Saturday

5th December - Law News

1440th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap
 
Our Latest Saturday Law Interview features the Scottish National Party Justice and Home Affairs spokesperson, Joanna Cherry QC MP, in a wide ranging discussion on the the Human Rights Act 1998, the role of corroboration in the Scottish justice system, the legal issues surrounding Scottish independence and human rights. 



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Friday

4th December - Law News

1439th 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 Serious Fraud Office (SFO) joint head of bribery and corruption, Ben Morgan, issued a warning to lawyers on 1st December that the body will continue to prosecute companies for wrongdoing despite a successful first deferred prosecution agreement (DPA). Full story - The Lawyer


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Thursday

3rd December - Law News

1438th 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 Solicitors Regulation Authority welcome government proposals to make legal services regulators fully separate from representative bodies. SRA chair Enid Rowlands (pictured) told a board meeting in London that modern regulators should be ‘independent and fully accountable’ to the public. Chancellor George Osborne and business secretary Sajid Javid revealed plans earlier this week to consult on the change by spring 2016. In effect the plans would re-draft the Legal Services Act, which created legal services regulators that retained links to representative bodies. Full story - The Law Society Gazette



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Wednesday

2nd December - Law News

1437th 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: Sir Michael Pitt: Lack of independence between regulators and representative bodies is slowing down reforms. The government has announced plans to make it easier for alternative business structures (ABSs) to offer legal services in England and Wales. Full story - Solicitors Journal



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Tuesday

1st December - Law News

1436th 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: Practising solicitors should be allowed to deliver advice to the public from unregulated firms, subject to restrictions, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has suggested as part of a phased review of how it regulates both individuals and organisations. In a pre-consultation paper, the regulator also said plans to introduce third-party escrow accounts for solicitors would feature in a review of the accounts rules next spring. Full story - Legal Futures


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Monday

30th November - Law News

1435th 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: Costs lawyers could take on low-level judicial functions to help judges with costs, the Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) has told the Civil Courts Structure Review. The review, led by Lord Justice Briggs, is looking at the entire structure of the civil courts in England and Wales. It began in August, and is expected to produce an interim report by the end of the year. Full story - New Law Journal



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Sunday

29th November - Law News

1434th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap
 
Our Latest Saturday Law Interview features the Scottish National Party Justice and Home Affairs spokesperson, Joanna Cherry QC MP, in a wide ranging discussion on the the Human Rights Act 1998, the role of corroboration in the Scottish justice system, the legal issues surrounding Scottish independence and human rights. 



Saturday Conversations on Law