Saturday

28th February - Law News

1160th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news& legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Our last Saturday Law Interview featured Dr. Steven Vaughan, a former city solicitor and now a legal academic with expertise on the laws regarding the regulation of nanotechnology as well as the standard and quality of legal advice offered by corporate law firms: 'Regulating nanotechnology & the quality of corporate legal advice'.




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Friday

27th February - Law News

1159th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news& legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: While Chris Grayling tries to sell British justice abroad, this Government is pulling it apart at home. If you won't hear it from the lawyers, listen to the judges. Full story - The Independent




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Thursday

26th February - Law News

1158th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news& legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: 'The rule of law is an empty concept without access to justice'. The president of the Law Society has used his appearance at the Global Law Summit (GLS) to reinforce his opposition to government's reforms to the legal system. Speaking at a plenary session at the GLS on the globalisation of sport, Andrew Caplen said: "The major theme that I have taken as president is the all-important subject of access to justice. This is of great relevance as we celebrate the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta. Magna Carta is rightly regarded as being the foundation of the rule of law in this country. Full story - Solicitors Journal





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Wednesday

25th February - Law News

1157th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news& legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Is knowledge power? In a legal context, the answer is yes. The monopoly over legal knowledge and know how is still the preserve of the legal elite, the future of law no longer however allows for the same. Information, both transparent and simple, is crucial. Does it suit lawyers that legalese is unnecessarily complicated? Do we enjoy the obscurity it engenders? In light of legal aid cuts do we not owe it to the public to cut out the legalese and promote access to justice?  Full story - The HuffPost





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Tuesday

24th February - Law News

1156th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news& legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Law Society has instructed Kingsley Napley to bring legal action against the Government over court fee hikes that it claims are “tantamount to selling justice”. The body has launched proceedings for a judicial review to challenge ministers’ plans to raise court fees by up to 600 per cent for claimants using the civil, family and commercial courts. In its application for judicial review, the Law Society claims the Government is “proceeding without evidence to justify the increases” and “failed to allow representations on enhanced fees in combination with amendments to the remissions scheme”. Full story - The Lawyer




Saturday Conversations on Law