All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 64
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NewsSenior MoJ official to lead influential legal thinktank
Barrister Fiona Rutherford has been appointed chief executive of Justice.
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NewsHome Office urged to help 'abandoned' Afghan judges and lawyers
Law Society says it is continuing to receive desperate messages from 'terrified' colleagues.
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NewsConveyancing IT crash should make firms 'review own response'
Cyber law specialist says major IT systems failure should encourage firms to ask themselves: 'what’s the worst that could happen and what would you do?'.
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NewsGovernment unveils early legal advice pilot
Pilot, which tests the impact of early legal advice in social welfare law, will launch next year – three years after it was first promised.
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NewsLaw firm ex-employee awarded £1,000 over race claim
Employment tribunal upholds one claim and dismisses six claims.
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NewsFast-track card holders may still face court checks
HMCTS tries to clear up confusion over scheme designed to allow legal professionals to bypass security.
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NewsCriminal investigation opened on outage that caused conveyancing chaos
Simplify says it cannot comment on what caused major IT systems outage.
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NewsJudicial diversity update criticised for scant detail on selection process
Prominent human rights solicitor renews call for rethink on merit requirement.
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NewsConveyancing giant still restoring IT systems after 'security incident'
Regulator says Simplify cannot confirm when restoration will support return to business as usual.
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NewsTodner fails to quash SRA prosecution
Tribunal rules that case brought against criminal defence specialist is not an abuse of process.
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NewsHigh-profile solicitor seeks to get SRA prosecution thrown out
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal is hearing abuse of process application brought by Karen Todner.
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NewsLegal aid for Windrush victims 'would save taxpayer money'
Legal thinktank says direct engagement between caseworkers and legal representatives would reduce errors and delays.
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NewsMcFarlane issues double warning to family lawyers
Family Division president unimpressed over preparation of witness statements and orders.
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News'Great deal more to do': senior judges report on diversity progress
Report reveals achievements so far but stops short of guaranteeing improved statistics next year.
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NewsDefence solicitors fire back at Raab over guilty plea accusation
Lord chancellor criticised 'widespread practice' of defendants being encouraged to wait until court to decide plea.
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NewsConveyancing giant suffers IT 'security incident'
Simplify says it has restored systems sufficiently to enable clients to complete transactions.
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NewsSunak's millions will cut case backlog by just 7,000, government admits
Minister tells parliament that the Crown court backlog will stand at 53,000 by March 2025.
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NewsRaab promises scorecards by Christmas
Lord chancellor says publishing performance data will improve effectiveness of the justice system.
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NewsLegal aid practitioners to retain choice over court-assessed bills
Ministry of Justice decides to continue hybrid system until November 2022 following unanimous response to consultation.
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NewsOpen justice reminder for judges after reporters barred from court
Bureau of Investigative Journalism report prompts master of the rolls to write to all civil judges.