Tuesday

28th June - Law News

1646th 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:  MPs launch inquiry into sharia courts in UK. Home affairs committee to consider sharia courts’ compatibility with British law, in parallel with Home Office inquiry. Full story: Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: What's behind the new deal between Turkey and Israel? They were once close allies, before relations soured six years ago when an Israeli naval raid killed 10 Turkish activists. Now, after many months of negotiation, a deal has been reached to restore relations between Israel and Turkey. What do both countries stand to gain from being friends again?

Monday

27th June - Law News

1645th 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: How well the costs management regime works varies according to “which judge you’re before”, costs lawyers have said. The Association of Costs Lawyers’ (ACL) annual survey of its members highlighted the risks of judicial inconsistency when dealing with costs. More than one fifth of ACL members, 128 lawyers, responded. The lawyers also felt that “solicitors think they can do it—and they’re wrong”. Full story: New Law Journal


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: Sajid Javid on timing of UK leaving the EU; “We don’t want haste, we want to make this decision in a way that you get it right for the country” 

Sunday

26th June - Law News

1644th 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: Brexit Special: Are we living in a Disunited Kingdom? (Going Underground) 

Saturday

25th June - Law News

1643rd 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: What's the future of the UK in the wake of Brexit?  

Friday

24th June - Law News

1642nd 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 simple answer to the question as to whether the EU referendum is legally binding is “no”. In theory, in the event of a vote to leave the EU, David Cameron, who opposes Brexit, could decide to ignore the will of the people and put the question to MPs banking on a majority deciding to remain. This is because parliament is sovereign and referendums are generally not binding in the UK.  Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: Pakistanis mourn Amjad Sabri, one of country's most famous singers of Sufi devotional music, who was shot dead in Karachi.

Thursday

23rd June - Law News

1641st 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: Remain is the outcome that will best ensure the prosperity of our families, our country and our legal profession. Full story - Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: What happens after the EU Referendum?

Wednesday

22nd June - Law News

1640th 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: Lawyers welcome justice committee finding that access to justice must prevail over full cost recovery. Disproportionate court fees should be overhauled to ensure access to justice for employees, MPs have declared. Full story - Solicitors Journal


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: Considered among the best cities to work and live in the US, San Diego also ranks in the FBI’s 13 highest-intensity trafficking areas in the country.

Tuesday

21st June - Law News

1639th 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 president of the Supreme Court last week called for a debate on the ethical implications of artificial intelligence (AI) and for “greater prominence” for ethics in legal training. Lord Neuberger also warned once again of increased potential for ethical conflicts where alternative business structures (ABSs) were owned by non-lawyer investors who are “ultimately only concerned with the bottom line”. Full story - Legal Futures



Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: At least 14 foreign security guards have been killed after a suicide bomber hit a minibus in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.