Monday

1st June - Law News

1253rd 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: Law firms should ensure they have a proper exit strategy, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has said, following a spate of Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal hearings in which firms failed to follow the correct process for closure. Full story - New Law Journal





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Sunday

31st May - Law News

1252th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Our last Saturday Law Interview featured Dr. Steven Vaughan, a former city solicitor and now a legal academic with expertise on the laws regarding the regulation of nanotechnology as well as the standard and quality of legal advice offered by corporate law firms: 'Regulating nanotechnology & the quality of corporate legal advice'.




Saturday Conversations on Law

Saturday

30th May - Law News

1251th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Our last Saturday Law Interview featured Dr. Steven Vaughan, a former city solicitor and now a legal academic with expertise on the laws regarding the regulation of nanotechnology as well as the standard and quality of legal advice offered by corporate law firms: 'Regulating nanotechnology & the quality of corporate legal advice'.



Saturday Conversations on Law

Friday

29th May - Law News

1250th 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: Law Society will publish report on consequences for legal sector of EU withdrawal. Having considered the contents of the Queen's Speech, the Law Society has raised concerns over the implementation of a British Bill of Rights, the Investigatory Powers Bill, and the potential withdrawal from the Europe Union. Law Society president Andrew Caplen said the representative body for solicitors supported the retention of the Human Rights Act (HRA) and was looking forward to working with the government to ensure that the Act's fundamental principles were protected. Full story - Solicitors Journal



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Thursday

28th May - Law News

1249th 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 Law Society has voiced concerns for the future of legal professional privilege after criticising the ‘rushed’ introduction of recent sweeping surveillance powers. Andrew Caplen told the Malaysian Bar Council that the right to consult a legal adviser in confidence, without either having their communications tapped or fearing they might be, was ‘fundamental’ to the right to a fair trial. Full story - The Law Society Gazette




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Wednesday

27th May - Law News

1248th 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: Contractual blind spots affect not only general counsel, but whole companies too. The corporate contractual process is failing. Epically. And that’s a big problem. Full story - The Lawyer




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Tuesday

26th May - Law News

1247th 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: MIAMs (mediation information and assessment meetings) could be expanded in scope to include civil cases, Lord Neuberger has said. Speaking at the Civil Mediation Conference in London last week, the President of the Supreme Court expressed caution about compulsory mediation, but said he felt there might be some merit in extending the MIAM scheme for family cases to smaller civil cases. Full story - New Law Journal



Saturday Conversations on Law