All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 81
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NewsMPs urge October deadline for equality of arms at inquests
Justice committee calls for non-means tested legal aid for bereaved families where the state is represented.
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NewsConveyancers urged to be transparent over fees as stamp duty deadline looms
Estate agent says solicitors quoted £6,500 and £2,500 for the same work on a London property.
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NewsScotland considers fast-tracking legal aid fee increase
Holyrood consults on Covid support while Westminster awaits review findings.
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News'Enough is enough': Patel's message to deportation disruptors
Government says home secretary was talking in 'broad terms about a range of groups'.
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News'Safe space': judge highlights benefit of office returns
Family law conference discusses impact of working from home for junior lawyers.
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NewsActivist Scottish lawyers lobby for legal aid support
An activist group of lawyers has emerged in Scotland seeking to pile pressure on Holyrood to provide urgent support to legal aid solicitors.
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NewsEducate don't legislate to resolve JR concerns, says former LCJ
Crossbench peer Lord Woolf says drastic action is being considered due to 'lack of understanding'.
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NewsFinalists for prestigious legal aid awards revealed
Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year winners will be announced during a live broadcast on 6 July.
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News'Constitutional plumbing': Buckland defends Judicial Review Bill
Lord chancellor tells Robert Peston he will be proposing incremental change.
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NewsFamily lawyers expect to work from home post-Covid - survey
Practitioners encouraged to take advantage of opportunity to radically rethink working practices.
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NewsPre-sentence reports piloted for offenders with complex needs
Pilot prompted by steep decline in pre-sentence reports being requested by judges.
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NewsJudge hopes medical experts can continue to attend remotely
Mr Justice David Williams tells family law conference Covid-related change should become permanent.
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NewsScotland's legal aid solicitors boycott courts over Covid-19 support
Scottish Solicitors Bar Association says further action 'will not be ruled out' if government dispute not resolved.
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OpinionBeing available to work while on holiday sets a bad example
Some of the reaction to family law wellbeing survey has been as worrying as the findings themselves.
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NewsAdvisory panel to prepare housing market for commonhold
Law Society among members of Commonhold Council that will advise government.
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NewsThree in 10 Covid prosecutions wrongly charged
Crown Prosecution Service says errors typically involved wrong iterations of rules that frequently changed.
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NewsGovernment accused of rushing immigration reforms
Legislation announced days after Home Office closed controversial consultation.
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NewsBuckland urged to retain choice for court-assessed legal aid bills
Impartiality and transparency concerns raised in consultation responses.
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NewsOne in four ready to quit family law - survey
Association says long hours, heavy workloads and isolated working have taken their toll on sector.
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NewsHousing lawyers warn over tenants' rights reforms
Concern over proposals as government prepares to wind down emergency measures.