Monidipa Fouzder
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- monidipa.fouzder@lawsociety.org.uk
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Home buying and selling inquiry: MPs to hear evidence from industry bodies
Home Buying and Selling Group and Conveyancing Association chiefs will give evidence in opening session.
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Early legal advice: MoJ report reveals pilot problems
Evaluation highlights need for better engagement with practitioners but says early legal advice could generate significant value for money.
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Law school 'not sufficiently preparing Gen-Z lawyers for work' - US survey
US students want to see legal education include more practical skills and greater focus on transactional work.
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Specialist regulator raises red flag over SRA takeover plan
CILEx Regulation raises concerns over scope, cost and continuing professional development in consultation response.
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Judge's statutory consultation battle heads to Court of Appeal
District judge’s legal challenge over a controversial Judicial Appointments Commission recruitment tool will be heard next month.
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LAA to introduce 10-year flexible criminal legal aid contracts
Law Society says change will cut down on stress endured by solicitors during procurement process.
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Campaigners urge CPS to remove 'drill music' from guidance on gang-related offences
Academic research on consequences for young black men and children prompts fresh call for use of rap music as evidence to be curbed.
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In depth: Probate modernisation can't happen until 37-year-old rules are updated
With the Probate Registry set to handle a projected 350,000 applications a year, modernisation of the process is increasingly urgent. But digitisation is contingent on updating 37-year-old rules.
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Independent BSB? That's for us to decide, Bar Council tells MPs
Justice committee raised suggestion of formal separation of representative and regulatory arms of the bar in a letter to the lord chancellor.
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Competition watchdog unveils guidance for unregulated legal providers
Competition and Markets Authority says businesses providing will-writing and online divorce should not make misleading comparisons with solicitors.
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Bail hearings become remote by default
Lord chancellor says operational change will save judges and lawyers valuable time.
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CILEX enters homebuying information pack row
CILEX says sellers should be required to provide material information - but action group says requirement will expose sellers to legal liabilities.
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In depth: In conversation with the head of the GLD
As the Government Legal Department unveils its three-year business strategy, Treasury solicitor Susanna McGibbon expands on its goals of becoming a national GLD while offering rewarding careers.
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Rule changes steer families towards non-court dispute resolution
Parents will be informed of various mediation models and judges can ask parties to set out their views on non-court dispute resolution.
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'Stop dragging your feet': Society's criminal legal aid demand ahead of Chalk meeting
Chancery Lane to meet lord chancellor three months after High Court handed down judgment on decision-making process.
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SQE results fiasco: £250 'goodwill payment' on its way
Regulator says payment not in lieu of compensation and candidates will be reimbursed for losses incurred.
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Bar gender pay gap has little to do with caring responsibilities
Women paid significantly less than men from beginning of their career and gap cannot be explained by practice area either.
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Judges 'apprehensive' about security, Family Division president tells MPs
Sir Andrew McFarlane suggests security arrangements in criminal and family courts should be equally tight.
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'Defective, constitutionally improper' Rwanda bill to become law
Attention will now shift to the 25 courtrooms and 150 judges Rishi Sunak announced yesterday to deal with appeals.
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Electronic tagging: Lords committee criticises MoJ for not mentioning DPAs
Secondary legislation scrutiny committee told about deferred prosecution agreements after requesting supplementary information.