Wednesday

13th January - Law News

1478th 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:  Number of female applicants for QC still stubbornly low, selectors say. Justine Thornton among the 25 women out of a total of 107 successful applicants for Queen’s Counsel. Full story - Guardian Law




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Tuesday

12th January - Law News

1477th 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 profession is entering an exciting new phase. In the next few decades changes to training, technology and the way lawyers are regulated will transform the landscape. Full story - The Lawyer




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Monday

11th January - Law News

1476th 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: Acas identifies bullying, pay, the new Trade Union Bill, productivity, and the increased use of zero hour contracts as major issues for the coming year, in its Workplace Trends 2016 report. The report includes advice from a range of employment experts on ways to deal with these issues. Full story - New Law Journal




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Sunday

10th January - Law News

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Saturday

9th January - Law News

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Friday

8th January - Law News

1473rd 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: Free speech, even when grossly offensive, has to be defended - Why it was wrong to prosecute an Islamophobic pastor and wrong for the Vatican newspaper to criticise Charlie Hebdo’s irreligious front cover. Full story - Guardian Law




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Thursday

7th January - Law News

1472nd 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: It has been a fascinating year in which to edit this Blog. Political and social challenges – from continued government cuts to the alarming rise of Islamic State – have presented new human rights conundrums that have, as ever, slowly percolated to the doors of the country’s highest courts. And all this during the year of an astonishing General Election result and amid continually shifting sands around the future of the Human Rights Act. 10 human rights cases that defined 2015. Full story - UK Human Rights Blog




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Wednesday

6th January - Law News

1471st 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: Automation by computers is unlikely to replace much of the work currently done by lawyers any time soon and the negative employment effects of technology have been overstated, according to a study. Suggesting the current literature – including the recent book by Professor Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind – exaggerates the likely impacts of automation, the authors argued that “predictions of imminent and widespread displacement of lawyers are premature”. Full story - Legal Futures




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