Thursday

31st July - Law News

948th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: No new laws are needed to deal with crimes committed using social media, according to peers. The ‘tentative’ conclusion of the House of Lords communications committee, set up in June, is that the criminal law, almost entirely enacted before the invention of Twitter and Facebook, is ‘generally appropriate’ for the prosecution of offences committed using social media. . Full story - The Law Society Gazette






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Wednesday

30th July - Law News

947th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Master of the Rolls, Lord Dyson, has approved a change to guideline hourly rates (GHRs) to allow chartered legal executives to recover costs at the same level as solicitors once they reach eight years' post-qualification experience in litigation (known as Grade A rates). The change will come into effect on 1 October. The Costs Committee of the Civil Justice Council, chaired by Mr Justice Foskett and reporting to the Master of the Rolls, recommended that chartered legal executives with equivalent experience should be afforded the same recognition in the guidelines. Full story - Solicitors Journal









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Tuesday

29th July - Law News

946th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: With high training costs, retaining the best newly qualifieds makes good business sense. But why are some firms considerably better at it than others? The retention and attrition model in law firms has functioned along much the same lines for decades: retain as many newly qualifieds (NQs) as the market needs; maintain the pyramid by hiring laterally along with some strategic managing out; and hope that the best of the bunch stick around to make partner.. Full story - The Lawyer








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Monday

28th July - Law News

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Warning over motor insurance strike-out proposals. Plans to give courts new powers to strike out motor insurance cases with “phantom passengers” and “fundamentally dishonest claims” have been condemned by personal injury lawyers. Full story - New Law Journal







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Sunday

27th July - Law News

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Saturday

26th July - Law News

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Friday

25th July - Law News

942nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Legal Services Board (LSB) has said the Bar Council’s response to the Jeffrey review illustrated its “extreme reluctance” to “look forward and adapt to market conditions”. Full story - Legal Futures






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