All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 5
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NewsSociety unveils 'two-form' approach to TA6
Separate 'before and after offer' forms designed to make process of gathering property information straightforward.
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NewsNational Conveyancing Week: Conveyancers 'exhausted and undervalued'
Chief executive of mental health charity suggests conveyancers need support on how best to respond to frustrated clients.
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NewsCouncil and legal advice service clash over proposed rent rise of 562,000%
Council says Waterloo Action Centre, which pays a peppercorn rent, is ineligible for further cash until it signs a new lease.
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NewsCriminal bar in crisis: one in three intends to quit
Half of respondents to CBA survey work over 60 hours a week and overwhelming majority spend weekends preparing cases.
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NewsNew ethics framework will help in-house lawyers 'speak truth to power'
Whistleblowing and influencing corporate culture will be at the core of resource currently being developed by the Law Society.
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NewsRegulator urged to support junior GCs
In-house conference hears concerns for newly-qualifieds quickly promoted to senior positions for the wrong reasons.
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NewsSRA chief: 'My decision to quit has nothing to do with Axiom Ince'
Chief executive tells journalists he had been planning retirement 'for quite a number of years'.
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NewsFines imposed on SQE provider will fund disadvantaged candidates
SQE Access and Reinvestment Fund pump-primed by £360,000 of 'financial penalties' paid by Kaplan since exam was introduced.
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NewsLawyers attack political backlash over sentencing guidance
Guidance tells courts to consider pre-sentence report if offender is from an ethnic, cultural or faith minority community.
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ProfileMy legal life: Cecilia Goodwin, Goodwin & Rose
Founder and managing director, Manchester and London.
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NewsLAA pays out £21m on 7,000 'inactive' cases
Legal Aid Agency could commence process to recoup cash if providers fail to submit a final bill.
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NewsUN declares 25 July 'day for judicial wellbeing'
Judicial chief who spearheaded international judicial wellbeing pact hails UN vote a historic moment for judges.
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OpinionYounger duty solicitors should be celebrated
Coverage of a 30-year-old becoming a duty solicitor raised a few eyebrows - but not all criminal legal aid stories have to be doom and gloom.
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News'Get on with it': peers tell MoJ to make pre-nuptial agreements binding
Prominent peers back pre-nuptial agreements entering the statute book but opinion is divided on judicial discretion.
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NewsIn depth: Law Commission issues proposals on reforming criminal appeals
Replacing the CCRC’s ‘real possibility’ test and elevating more cases to the Supreme Court are among Law Commission proposals.
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NewsLand Registry: error-check service will save 300,000 hours a year
Minor errors and omissions will be flagged up for correction before applications are accepted, HM Land Registry says.
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NewsCovid inquiry to consider impact on justice sector workers
Coalition of membership bodies representing law centre, housing and legal aid lawyers granted core participation status.
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NewsSupreme Court should hear more criminal appeals, Law Commission recommends
Proposed reforms to help people challenge their convictions more easily.
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NewsJudges have received death threats, LCJ reveals
Lady Carr speaks of dangers of 'inaccurate reporting' after judge's decision criticised during PMQs.
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NewsGovernment to consult on cohabitation reform
Minister tells MPs there is no need to wait until existing work on marriage and divorce law has concluded.