Sunday

31st January - Law News

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Saturday

30th January - Law News

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Friday

29th January - Law News

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The government has today announced it is scrapping a controversial new contracting scheme for criminal legal aid. In a written ministerial statement this afternoon, justice secretary Michael Gove (pictured) said he had decided 'not to go ahead with the introduction of the dual contracting system'. He will also suspend, for a period of 12 months from 1 April, a second 8.75% fee cut which was introduced in July last year. Full story - The Law Society Gazette





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Thursday

28th January - Law News

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Court fee increases that were hastily introduced to plug a £100m hole in the Ministry of Justice’s budget were based on “hopeless” evidence, according to the most senior civil judge in England and Wales. Giving evidence to the justice select committee, the Master of the Rolls, John Dyson, highlighted the financial problems of the department under which the government is trying to make the justice system self-financing. Full story - Guardian Law





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Wednesday

27th January - Law News

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The number of professional negligence cases brought against law firms remains at a high level despite almost halving (47 per cent) in the last year. Law firm RPC said the drop - 418 to 221 - is largely due to a fall in the number of post-financial crisis cases with the legal time limit on bringing a claim passing in the majority of instances. Full story - Solicitors Journal




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Tuesday

26th January - Law News

1492nd 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: More than three-quarters (78%) of general counsel lack separate budgets for process and technology services, despite exactly the same percentage identifying a “compelling need” for them, a survey has found. Nonetheless, two-thirds of GCs had invested in process or technology with an external supplier in the last two years. Full story - Legal Futures



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