All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 35
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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.
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News£16m 'pay boost' for police station work
Ministry of Justice opens eight-week consultation and says funding increase will apply to new work from the summer.
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NewsEnglish language requirements for foreign lawyers 'overly restrictive'
Solicitors Regulation Authority proposes no longer accepting a degree taught in English as evidence of proficiency.
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NewsNews focus: Civil legal aid provision is withering away
Racked by stagnant fees and mounting overheads, civil legal aid providers on the frontline fear for the sustainability of the sector, according to a survey commissioned for the government.
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NewsCompulsory mediation ruled out for separating couples
Ministry of Justice says concerns had been raised about the adequacy of proposed safeguards to protect victims of domestic abuse.
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NewsSocial justice initiative to fund qualifying work experience
Access to Justice Foundation has partnered with Social Welfare Solicitors Qualification Fund to boost talent pipeline.
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NewsBench Book refresh: racism chapter 'tighter and full of practical guidance'
Judiciary declines to confirm if revised version will contain 'problematic' sentences brought to bench book editors' attention.
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NewsBarrister Robert Courts sworn in as solicitor general
Witney and West Oxfordshire MP appointed to attorney general's office during December mini-reshuffle.