All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 28
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NewsGLD delivers blueprint for lawyer of the future
Government Legal Department pledges lawyers will be able to perform ‘virtually any role [...] at any level’ from any of its UK-wide locations.
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NewsSolicitor-apprenticeship numbers 'promising', says education minister
Government figures reveal that at least 1,653 people have gone down the alternative route to qualifying as a solicitor.
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NewsThird time lucky? Legal executives demand vote on SRA switch
Former CILEX president submits fresh notice for special general meeting - but CILEX says members cannot vote on regulatory delegation.
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NewsICO-backed privacy certification scheme 'helpful for supplier due diligence'
Cyber law specialist says firms can now ask if legal services adhere to the new standard - and if not, why not.
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NewsMoJ spending £20m on northern court repairs
Millions being spent replacing roofs, heating systems, pipes, windows, cladding and lifts.
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NewsLawyers 'feel morally obliged' to do loss-making housing work
Independent research commissioned by the Law Society will be submitted to government's civil legal aid review.
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NewsLandmark survey reveals mass exodus of specialist rape lawyers
Two-thirds of barristers doing rape and serious sexual offences cases intend to quit the work.
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NewsMPs to grill MoJ officials on damning legal aid report
Public accounts committee seeks evidence from practitioners before questioning MoJ permanent secretary and LAA chief executive.
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NewsHousing possession spike prompts urgent legal aid plea
Latest Ministry of Justice data shows mortgage and landlord possession claims and orders continue to climb.
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News‘Slow and reactive’: NAO criticises government’s management of legal aid
Public spending watchdog says Ministry of Justice’s ‘reactive’ approach to market sustainability is concerning.
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NewsSolicitors on 24-hour police station rota raise health and safety concerns
Legal Aid Agency is conducting snap consultation on dividing 24-hour rota into two 12-hour shifts.
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NewsLAA requests status update on 17,000 'inactive' cases
Legal Aid Agency says review not designed to work out how much money is owed but it will help predict future expenditure.
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NewsCovid legislation allowing video-witnessed wills lapses
Law Society says future digital wills process must contain appropriate safeguards against the risk of fraud and undue influence.
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News'Your research on regulating legal executives is flawed,' Law Society tells SRA
Chancery Lane also warns that the Law Society's governing council will be required to vote in favour of the switch.
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NewsLandmark sentencing guidance highlights racial disparities
Judges will be told Black and Asian offenders receive longer sentences for blackmail, kidnap and false imprisonment.
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NewsBuckland: divorce reform needs to move faster
Former lord chancellor concerned about speed of progress on financial remedies with several months to go until Law Commission 'scoping paper' published.
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NewsSRA remains 'interested' in regulating legal executives
Regulator admits further work needs to be done but stays silent on compensation fund assurances sought by CILEX.
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News'Irrational': victory for Law Society in legal aid challenge
Chancery Lane took government to court over decision not to raise fees by minimum 15% recommended by independent review.
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News'Data limitations' narrow scope of new criminal legal aid consultation
Ministry of Justice needs 'accurate data' that reflects case complexity to consult on police station fee system.
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NewsProportion of privately educated barristers falling - but slowly
Annual diversity survey shows women now make up 40.6% of the bar.