Wednesday

29th April - Law News

1220th 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: Professional negligence as a discrete body of law could disappear if restrictions on the liability of professionals continue to be swept aside as social attitudes towards them also change, Lord Justice Jackson has predicted. Jackson LJ, author of Jackson & Powell on Professional Liability, said the courts had reflected a “general shift in public perception” by “slowly stripping away” protections for professionals and “devising new ways of imposing liability” on them. Full story - Legal Futures




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Tuesday

28th April - Law News

1219th 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 Law Society’s Annual Statistical Report has revealed that training contract numbers decreased slightly in 2013-14. Some 5,001 traineeships were registered in that year. This is down 5.6 per cent on 2012-13, when 5,302 new traineeships were registered with the SRA. Full story - The Lawyer



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Monday

27th April - Law News

1218th 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: Solicitors have been asked for their views on the ban on payments to introducers for legal aid clients, as well as proposals to cut red tape. The Solicitors Regulation Authority proposals include: simplifying compliance officer approval: removing the requirement for firms to carry out reserved legal activities; guidance on the recording of non-material breaches; and alternatives to client accounts. Full story - New Law Journal


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Sunday

26th April - Law News

1217th 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'.




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Saturday

25th April - Law News

1216th 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'.



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Friday

24th April - Law News

1215th 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 account for nine out of the 50 ‘top employers for women’ in a league table published by The Times today. The only sector to achieve more entries is financial services, with 11. Other professional services account for only five places. Full story - The Law Society Gazette



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Thursday

23rd April - Law News

1214th 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 battle for criminal legal aid contracts is underway, with Duncan Lewis – which describes itself as the country’s largest legal aid provider – unveiling a consortium that will bid for duty provider contracts nationwide. It has joined forces with East London’s criminal defence law firm SJ Law and West London practice MB Law to put together a team of more than 200 duty solicitors. Talks with other firms are also ongoing. Full story - Legal Futures




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