Monidipa Fouzder

The government would still curb jury trials even if the criminal courts were not in crisis, the courts minister revealed yesterday - as MPs demanded yet again to see the impact assessment for the proposal. When the plan to axe a quarter of jury trials was... See more

Publishing conveyancing solicitors’ track record on performance will not necessarily improve the home buying and selling process, the Law Society has cautioned - telling the government that more detail on proposed reforms are needed to understand if they ... See more

MPs tasked with holding the government to account on spending have accused the Ministry of Justice of remaining ‘stubbornly uninterested’ on legal aid. In a damning report published today they lambast the department for not doing enough to ensure adequate... See more

The government did not have a digital disaster recovery plan in place for the Legal Aid Agency despite knowing since 2021 that the agency's IT systems were vulnerable to attack, it has emerged. The agency’s systems were hacked on 31 December 2024, with th... See more

I've clearly been doing this job for too long when I see an announcement from the Ministry of Justice about £20 million to fund free legal advice for people needing social welfare and family support and my first instinct is not to do a Tom Cruise and jump... See more