Thursday

18th December - Law News

1088th 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: LCJ - Criminal defence tendering ‘arbitrary and anomalous’. The tender process for duty provider crime contracts is riddled with anomalies and even very good legal aid firms will struggle to participate. Full story - The Law Society Gazette




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Wednesday

17th December - Law News

1087th 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: LCJ: why is the cost of legal services increasing, despite more competition? “Steps must be taken” to find out why the cost of legal services is increasing, despite the changed market and “great number of providers”, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas, has said. Lord Thomas also warned, in his annual report to Parliament, that use of mediation and ADR is reducing as the number of litigants in person increases. Full story - Legal Futures





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Tuesday

16th December - Law News

1086th 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 life sciences sector is generating millions of pounds of revenue for lawyers despite the worldwide decline in healthcare budgets and stringent regulation worldwide. With regulators closing in and costs climbing higher – is the bubble set to burst? Full story - The Lawyer




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Monday

15th December - Law News

1085th 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: Lawyer welcomes the Legal Services Board (LSB) decision to reject plans to reduce the minimum level of professional indemnity insurance (PII) cover to £500,000. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) had proposed lowering the minimum cover from £2m for firms, and £3m for incorporated firms and LLPs, to £500,000 to create more flexibility in the market. However, the LSB said in November that it was “not persuaded by the evidence put forward”. Full story - New Law Journal




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Sunday

14th December - Law News

1084th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

This weekend's Saturday Law Interview features the Plaid Cymru, Party of Wales leader Leanne Wood, who is a former probation officer as well as Social Policy lecturer. The questions range from the viability of a devolved criminal justice system as well as the current laws on domestic violence.



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Saturday

13th December - Law News

1083rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap



Today's Saturday Law Interview features the Plaid Cymru, Party of Wales leader Leanne Wood, who is a former probation officer as well as Social Policy lecturer. The questions range from the viability of a devolved criminal justice system as well as the current laws on domestic violence.


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