Tuesday

5th July - Law News

1653rd 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: UK government faces pre-emptive legal action over Brexit decision. Law firm says article 50 cannot be triggered without full debate and vote by parliament. Full story - Guardian Law


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: What motivated the bombings in Saudi Arabia? "It's an act of desperation more than anything else," Kechichian told Al Jazeera, when asked what motivated the explosions.  

Monday

4th July - Law News

1652nd 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 are looking to re-register in Ireland so they can continue to practise law in the EU. Tina Williams, Chair of Fox Williams, says: “Once we leave the EU formally, UK law firms will need to re-establish their right to operate offices and UK lawyers to practise EU law in EU countries. “Hence the rush by lawyers to become registered on the roll of solicitors in Ireland. We expect to be very busy restructuring law firms and advising lawyers who do not want to be confined to practising solely in England and Wales. Full story - New Law Journal



Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: The End of China’s ‘Bang-Bang Army'. On the steep streets of Chongqing, impoverished porters, known as “bang-bang,” help carry goods for anyone willing to pay a small fee. But today their occupational existence is under threat.

Sunday

3rd July - Law News

1651st 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

Saturday

2nd July - Law News

1650th 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: A vote for Brexit is not racist, argues the Guardian’s political editor, Anushka Asthana. But a small group with deeply racist views have hijacked the result of last week’s referendum, and are having a field day.

Friday

1st July - Law News

1649th 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: New Conservative government must act quickly to clarify UK-EU position. Only the UK is capable of starting the process of divorcing from the EU by triggering article 50, but a second referendum cannot be ruled out, legal experts have clarified. Since the Leave vote was delivered last week, the UK and EU have been locked in stalemate over activating the formal process for a Brexit to occur, with leaders on both sides standing firm. Full story: Solicitors Journal




Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story:  The funeral for four of the victims from the Istanbul airport terror attack and interview with the father of an 8-year-old girl who was killed in the Turkey attack.

Thursday

30th June - Law News

1648th 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: Unregulated legal services providers are generally cheaper and more innovative than regulated law firms, but consumers need to understand the risks of using them, Legal Services Board (LSB) research has found. The conclusion of its research into the unregulated market was that small scale of the problems it caused meant the oversight regulator would not take steps to introduce regulation. Full story: Legal Futures



Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: Just a few hours after the attack - Ataturk airport reopened and the cleanup operation began. This was the latest in a series of bombings that have been targeting cities across Turkey - but this time it was different. 

Wednesday

29th June - Law News

1647th 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 influential committee of MPs will conduct an inquiry into the relationship between sharia councils and the British legal system. The home affairs committee of the House of Commons has announced the inquiry into how sharia councils operate in the UK. The work will include how family and divorce disputes are resolved, and how these compare to British law. Full story: The Law Society Gazette


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: At least two explosions have been reported at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport. At least 10 people have been killed and 60 more injured in the blasts, according to Turkish officials.