All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 57
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NewsNews focus: Client 'sniff test' - London International Disputes Week
Following their hasty retreat from Moscow, law firms at London International Disputes Week learned about the growing importance of the client ‘sniff test’. And about their lawyers’ mental health.
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News'We will sue the pants off them': outrage over LAA announcement
Several practitioners worried they will lose out on much-needed work when new crime contracts commence.
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OpinionRemember, judges are human too
The Court of Appeal's Lady Justice Carr gave a surprising glimpse of what life looks like behind the bench.
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News'We're the litigation forum of choice': Boyce optimistic about future
Law Society president tells London International Disputes Week that benefits of choosing England and Wales are unchanged.
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News'Reach out': lawyers highlight pressures of dispute resolution work
Senior figures share experiences and advice at dedicated session on mental health at London International Disputes Week.
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NewsCriminal bar chief hails 'extraordinary' commitment to legal aid action
Jo Sidhu QC says 'no returns' is causing widespread disruption and time is not on the government's side.
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NewsFirst Welsh council joins Land Registry's digital register
Agency says legislation aligning local land charges service fees enabled it to work with local authorities in Wales.
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NewsGetting £135m for criminal legal aid not easy, says minister
James Cartlidge MP insists at Law Society webinar that practitioners will get a 15% uplift in most fees.
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NewsLand Registry output 'higher than before the pandemic'
Hybrid working believed to have increased productivity but conveyancers complain of delays.
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NewsKhan seeks to appeal High Court order over files
Soophia Khan has asked for order requiring her to hand over files by 4pm today to be stayed.
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News'Loss-making' rates behind decline in community care work
Firms tell social care charity they are reluctant to take on cases because the work is financially unviable.
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NewsMagistrates' new jailing powers come in to force
Critics fear latest measure to tackle court backlog will result in more appeals to the Crown court.
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NewsLondon defence solicitors demand 25% fee increase
Practitioner group revises what it is willing to accept from government after members say 15% uplift isn't enough.
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NewsPart of the union: GMB sets up branch for judges
Prominent trade union insists it does not want to go to war with senior judiciary.
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NewsSRA obtains fresh order for Khan to deliver up files
Solicitor Soophia Khan says her release from prison should have marked end of dispute with regulator.
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NewsCriminal legal aid sector ‘will disappear’, MPs hear
‘If there’s one flaw in the package, then the whole package is flawed,’ Society president tells justice committee.
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NewsRelief as government drops 'remedy presumption' from JR bill
Law Society welcomes decision to remove requirement that would have 'severely curtailed' judicial discretion.
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NewsLegal aid barriers remain for people with 'trapped capital' - research
Public law specialists say low-income homeowners are still struggling to access legal aid following important High Court win.
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News'We have to fight': legal aid providers could decline work
Solicitors urged to tell representative bodies and practitioner groups what action they are prepared to take.
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NewsMinistry of Justice to be grilled by MPs over legal aid proposals
Justice committee will hear evidence from Law Society, Bar Council, justice minister and legal aid policy director.