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18th November - Law News

1058th 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: Who'd be a law firm leader? Your partners hate you, your clients are deserting you and all that awaits you at the end of your term is the scorched earth, wintry emptiness of the former law firm leaders’ jobs market. Welcome to the world of the managing partner. Full story - The Lawyer




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Monday

17th November - Law News

1057th 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: Litigation solicitors have called on the government to rethink its decision to rule out “hybrid” damages-based agreements (DBAs) but welcomed further research by the Civil Justice Council (CJC). DBAs, recommended by Lord Justice Jackson in his review of civil litigation costs, were introduced by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 in 2013. However, they have largely been shunned by litigators owing to a lack of clarity about how they would operate in practice. One much-touted solution to this was to change the law to allow “hybrid” DBAs. However, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has ruled this option out as it might encourage a “low risk/high returns approach” to litigation. Full story - New Law Journal



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16th November - Law News

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Saturday

15th November - Law News

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Friday

14th November - Law News

1054th 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: An attempt to deny legal aid to a woman suing the police for false imprisonment has been defeated in the high court, overturning restrictions imposed following government cuts. The decision by Mr Justice Dingemans is the latest in a series of judicial setbacks for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) and the Ministry of Justice, which are trying to reduce spending in the courts. Full story - Guardian Law






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