Saturday

30th April - Law News

1586th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap



Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story:  Nick Clegg says the "war on drugs is not working", but Peter Hitchens says "there has been no war". The columnist said cannabis has been "effectively a decriminalised drug in the country for many years", and the number of prosecutions has been “dropping like a stone”. But the former deputy prime minister said: “Drugs are bad for you, they cause harm. I am a dad, I don't want my kids hooked on drugs", but he told Mr Hitchens that he could not "just wish it away and somehow think you can prohibit drugs out of existence".
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Friday

29th April - Law News

1585th 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 legal profession has until early next decade to prepare for massive technological advances that will reshape the industry, according to a renowned legal futurologist. That was the warning today from Professor Richard Susskind (pictured), speaking at the Law Society’s law management section annual conference. Susskind said artificial intelligence will move forward at such a pace in the coming years that systems will be able to diagnose and respond to clients’ legal problems. Full story - The Law Society Gazette


Saturday Conversations on Law
Labour MP John Mann has verbally attacked Ken Livingstone as tensions rise over anti-Semitic claims. The former mayor was heading for the BBC Westminster studio when he was confronted by his critic. Mr Livingstone, who faces calls for his own resignation for defending Nah Shah, said: "He went completely over the top." And he told Daily Politics presenter Andrew Neil that previously Mr Mann was "screaming I was a bigot down the phone". 
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Thursday

28th April - Law News

1584th 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:  Online dispute resolution (ODR) could be the only way of ensuring access to justice in moderate-sized claims in future – but the Bar Council is trying to find an alternative that retains hearings, according to the president of the Supreme Court. Lord Neuberger noted the work being done on ODR by Lord Justice Briggs and the Civil Justice Council working party headed by Professor Richard Susskind, and said that ultimately, an eBay-style system might be the only solution. Full story - Legal Futures


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: Turkey’s demand to remove a photo of a boy from an exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland, has been rejected. The photo claims that then-PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan was directly involved in the death of a child amidst anti-government protests in 2013.
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Wednesday

27th April - Law News

1583rd 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:  One thousand fewer private practice firms than five years ago. One in five practising certificate holders now work in-house, says Law Society report. The number of practising solicitors is on the rise even as the amount of private practice firms falls, new statistics show. Full story - Solicitors Journal



Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney is representing award-winning Azerbaijan reporter Khadija Ismayilova at the European Court of Human Rights. Ms Ismayilova, an outspoken critic of the government, was jailed 18 months ago.
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Tuesday

26th April - Law News

1582nd 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 cuts have led to surge in DIY defence, says charity. Report finds rise in number of people appearing in court without lawyer, while experts warn vulnerable defendants are having to fend for themselves. Full story - Guardian Law


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: After Theresa May says Britain should leave the European convention on human rights, Patrick Stewart, Adrian Scarborough and Sarah Solemani expose the problems in the Conservative plan for a UK bill of rights. This satirical take on the classic Monty Python sketch asks ‘what has the European Convention on Human Rights ever done for us?’ Apart from the right to a fair trial, freedom from slavery, freedom from torture ...
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Monday

25th April - Law News

1581st 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: A proposal to hike court fees for immigration and asylum cases by as much as 500% has raised hackles in the legal profession. Bar Chairman Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC, accused the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of seeking to “use the courts as a cash cow”. "The outcome is likely to be that the Ministry won't get its money,” she said. She pointed out that, last year, the MoJ introduced a blanket 5% fee on money claims, with up to £10,000 payable upfront. In March, however, the MoJ revealed in evidence to the Justice Select Committee that the predicted fee income had not matched expectations, partly due to “unpredicted volume changes following introduction of enhanced fees in March 2015”. Full story - New Law Journal


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: Singer Lily Allen has accused police dealing with her stalking case of "victim-shaming". She spoke to Kirsty Wark in detail about her seven-year stalking ordeal - and why she's unhappy with the police response. The Met say they take all stalking cases "extremely seriously". 
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