Friday

23rd October - Law News

1397th 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: Surprise over the small number of applications for equivalent means qualification leads junior membership body to release handy guide on route. Too few applications, lack of knowledge on the route's existence, and convoluted information on the regulator's website has led the Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) to release an equivalent means qualification FAQ. Full story - Solicitors Journal



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Thursday

22nd October - Law News

1396th 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: Challenges to the outcome of the government’s tender for new legal aid contracts appear inevitable after a former insider at the Legal Aid Agency alleged the contract procurement process was botched. Criminal defence practitioners were told last Thursday if they had won one of a reduced number of contracts to provide 24-hour cover at police stations. Full story - The Law Society Gazette


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Wednesday

21st October - Law News

1395th 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: Are female lawyers more ethical than the male? Full story - The Lawyer




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Tuesday

20th October - Law News

1394th 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: Most of the top 100 law firms now recognise ‘the need to respond to the digital age’ in the face of market disruptors, but less than a quarter have actually done so, accountants PwC have found. They said the future would become “increasingly difficult” for those firms that could not marry the need to invest to respond to the changing market, with the traditional ‘full distribution’ partnership model. Full story - Legal Futures




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Monday

19th October - Law News

1393rd 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: Personal injury lawyers and insurers have joined forces to produce a new code on catastrophic injury claims. The Guide to the Conduct of Cases Involving Serious Injury launched this week with the backing of 12 major insurers and 40 law firms. Full story - New Law Journal




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Sunday

18th October - Law News

1392nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap
 
Our Latest Saturday Law Interview features the Scottish National Party Justice and Home Affairs spokesperson, Joanna Cherry QC MP, in a wide ranging discussion on the the Human Rights Act 1998, the role of corroboration in the Scottish justice system, the legal issues surrounding Scottish independence and human rights. 



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Saturday

17th October - Law News

1391st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap
 
Our Latest Saturday Law Interview features the Scottish National Party Justice and Home Affairs spokesperson, Joanna Cherry QC MP, in a wide ranging discussion on the the Human Rights Act 1998, the role of corroboration in the Scottish justice system, the legal issues surrounding Scottish independence and human rights. 


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Friday

16th October - Law News

1390th 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: A former insider at the Legal Aid Agency has alleged that the contract procurement process due to conclude imminently has been botched. Criminal defence firms are due to find out tomorrow if they have won one of a reduced number of contracts to provide 24-hour cover at police stations. Full story - The Law Society Gazette


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