All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 67
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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.
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NewsParents could face costs order for clogging up family court
Dominic Raab reportedly drawing up plans to bolster mediation by making it the default in most cases.
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NewsReturn to face-to-face interviews raises police station Covid concerns
Solicitors report lack of social distancing in interview rooms.
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NewsWellbeing is a two-way street, judge tells 'wildly optimistic' lawyers
Recorder Alexander Chandler says inadequate time estimates are often given for interim applications.
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NewsGLD wants to increase diversity target at senior levels
Deputy director says 26.8% of department have declared themselves to be from an ethnic minority background.
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NewsDefenders of judicial review plead their case to MPs
Law Society says reforms will remove basic requirement of an effective justice system.
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NewsFifteenth time lucky: advice clinic's legal aid struggle revealed
Solicitor tells Pro Bono Week event that free advice relies on fully funded legal aid sector.
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NewsLAA ordered to apologise to law centre for 'unreasonable delays'
Parliamentary ombudsman says agency's failure to address unfairness was maladministration.
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NewsScottish legal aid row escalates after solicitor 'removed from court building'
Public war of words breaks out between bar association and Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.
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News30 minutes free: LAA tackles immigration detainee discrepancy
Solicitor who successfully challenged absence of equal provision says change does not go far enough.
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NewsEarly users warned HMCTS about Common Platform problem
Practitioners repeatedly struggling to access cases due to error-free requirement, Gazette can reveal.
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NewsEmails intercepted in £640,000 conveyancing fraud
Law Society, National Economic Crime Centre and National Crime Agency unveil anti-scam campaign.
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NewsNeuberger 'unconvinced' by JR reform arguments
Former Supreme Court president says political involvement is part of judicial role.