Thursday

7th August - Law News

955th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a warning to solicitors and barristers over the need to keep personal information secure, especially paper files, in the wake of “a number of data breaches” in recent months The ICO said that in the last three months, it has received reports of 15 incidents involving members of the legal profession. Full story - Legal Futures





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Wednesday

6th August - Law News

954th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: Former Attorney General Dominic Grieve should be applauded for putting commitment to the rule of law ahead of his party’s short-term political advantage. Full story - The Law Society Gazette






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Tuesday

5th August - Law News

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The cultural costs of those sky-high salaries - Why is lawyers’ pay so high? Not because it benefits the business, say the stats. Full story - The Lawyer






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Monday

4th August - Law News

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Government plans to let HMRC recover unpaid tax and tax credits directly from debtor’s bank accounts have been slated by City lawyers. HMRC’s consultation on new direct recovery powers, Direct Recovery of Debts, closed this week. Accounts would be raided where the debtor owed at least £1,000 and HMRC would leave a minimum of £5,000 in the account. Full story - New Law Journal





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Sunday

3rd August - Law News

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Saturday

2nd August - Law News

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Friday

1st August - Law News

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Sole practitioners have warned of “dire consequences” if the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) goes ahead with its plans to cut the minimum limit for indemnity cover from £2m to £500,000. The Legal Services Board is considering whether to approve the change. Full story - Legal Futures






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Thursday

31st July - Law News

948th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: No new laws are needed to deal with crimes committed using social media, according to peers. The ‘tentative’ conclusion of the House of Lords communications committee, set up in June, is that the criminal law, almost entirely enacted before the invention of Twitter and Facebook, is ‘generally appropriate’ for the prosecution of offences committed using social media. . Full story - The Law Society Gazette






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