Thursday

20th August - Law News

1332nd 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 Legal Services Board (LSB) has expressed concern that the cost of practising as a solicitor remains the same even though the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) budget continues to fall. However, it has decided to approve the application from the Law Society and SRA for the 2015/16 practising fees, set at £320 for individuals, with firms between them again contributing £62.7m. Full story - Legal Futures





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Wednesday

19th August - Law News

1332nd 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: Firms struggle to convert revenue into profitability. Over a quarter of firms see overall profit pool decrease as regional firms outperform City counterparts in PEP metric. Full story - Solicitors Journal




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Tuesday

18th August - Law News

1331st 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 new pupillage run by two chambers and Norfolk’s public sector legal service has been launched for this September. It will offered by nplaw, a shared legal service that works for eight Norfolk councils and various other public sector clients, and run in partnership with London public law set Doughty Street Chambers and the Norwich chambers Octagon Legal. Full story - The Lawyer





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Monday

17th August - Law News

1330th 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: Despite current controversy over the increase to court fees, the Ministry of Justice intends to consult on increasing the maximum fee further from £10,000 to £20,000, plus a 10% increase in other civil court fees, as well as increases to fees for possession and divorce proceedings. Full story - New Law Journal




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Sunday

16th August - Law News

1329th 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

15th August - Law News

1328th 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

14th August - Law News

1327th 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: Big law backs Justice First Fellowship Scheme which will provide £75,000 to LPC graduates with a passion for helping society's most vulnerable The Legal Education Foundation (TLEF) is to offer seven training contracts designed to produce a new generation of specialist social justice lawyers and increase access to justice for the UK's most vulnerable. The Justice First Fellowship Scheme targets legal practice course (LPC) graduates, with successful applicants undertaking a two-year term as fellows for the duration of their training contracts and receive around £75,000 to cover salary, supervision, and training courses. Full story - Solicitors Journal





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