Monidipa Fouzder
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Drop CILEX plan and focus on your core duties, Society chief tells SRA
Chancery Lane chief executive says council members would need to approve changes to allow regulatory takeover.
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Operation Early Dawn a 'compliance nightmare'
Solicitors warn of dire impact as plan to ease prison overcrowding is activated.
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Junior lawyers threaten to escalate SQE results fiasco to LSB
Junior Lawyers Division expects to see changes implemented ahead of next exam sitting and says £250 'goodwill payment' not enough.
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'Operation Early Dawn': lawyers fear emergency measure could cause court chaos
Some defendants will remain in police cells instead of being taken to court.
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Home buying and selling: Mandate upfront information, MPs told
Industry bodies say provision of property information earlier in the process will speed up sales and reduce fall-throughs.
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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.