Tuesday

7th July - Law News

1289th 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: Law Firms need to juggle real estate costs with providing a modern environment. Balancing the economics of growing a City law firm to keep pace with rising global markets against a backdrop of expensive office rents is a conundrum facing many managing partners. Real estate spend is, after all, the biggest cost to law firms after salaries. Full story - The Lawyer



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Monday

6th July - Law News

1288th 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 Court of Appeal has suspended the controversial detained fast-track (DFT) system which keeps asylum seekers in detention while legal hearings and appeals take place. Full story - New law Journal


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Sunday

5th July - Law News

1287th 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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Saturday

4th July - Law News

1286th 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

3rd July - Law News

1285th 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: Tensions between the bodies representing criminal law solicitors and barristers reached breaking point yesterday after the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) was accused of showing a lack of courage and acting unworthily. As solicitors across the country began to strike in protest at the 8.75% litigators’ fee cut imposed from 1 July, the CBA executive decided to hold a ballot of members on whether to support them – even though only a few weeks ago it ran a survey that showed overwhelming support among members to take action with a ‘no returns’ policy, and then decided against calling for it. Full story - Legal Futures



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Thursday

2nd July - Law News

1284rd 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 new chair of the justice committee of the House of Commons has said ministers should ‘not be afraid’ to consider reform of human rights legislation. Robert Neill, who will play a key part in scrutinizing the government’s plans to replace the Human Rights Act, gave his first public thoughts on the proposals yesterday during a commons debate. Full story - The Law Society Gazette





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Wednesday

1st July - Law News

1283rd 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: Legal aid firms set to work after 1 July ‘will run at a loss’. Lawyers' revolt takes over the regions and reaches the capital. Lawyers in Leeds and London will not act in legal aid cases after 1 July, declaring the further 8.75 per cent cut to solicitors' fees 'uneconomic'. Full story - Solicitors Journal





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