Tuesday

5th April - Law News

1561st 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: Arrangements for appointing senior judges in England and Wales are approaching a crisis. But you would have no idea of that from the the self-congratulatory news release put out by the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) to mark its 10th anniversary this week. Full story - Guardian Law


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark speaks to Newsnight about her candidacy for UN Secretary General.

Monday

4th April - Law News

1560th 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: From 1 April, all new civil legal aid applications must be made through the Client and Cost Management System (CCMS), the Legal Aid Agency has said. The CCMS has proved controversial due to repeated complaints from practitioners experiencing technical difficulties with the system. Last week, family lawyers’ group Resolution wrote to the Agency asking them to delay compulsory use of the system as it was “not fit for purpose”. Resolution and the Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG) released a joint statement this week expressing disappointment at the Agency’s decision to press ahead. They said more than two-thirds of users “reported regularly experiencing problems with CCMS in a recent survey”. Full story - New Law Journal



Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story:  On the backdrop of the Indian Supreme Courts decision on National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), for the first time on Indian television, TIMES NOW brings you the biggest face between a union minister and a former Chief Justice of India. In the biggest debate of 2015, Union Minister Arun Jaitley is set to take on Former Chief Justice RM Lodha to put to rest the matter of greater authority between the legislature and judiciary.

Sunday

3rd April - Law News

1559th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap



Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: Law of the fun - American police chiefs have been to Scotland to learn new techniques in how to avoid shooting violent suspects. 

Saturday

2nd April - Law News

1558th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story:  They are the UK's most powerful arbiters of justice and now, for the first time, four of the Justices of the Supreme Court talk frankly and openly about the nature of justice and how they make their decisions. The film offers a revealing glimpse of the human characters behind the judgments and explores why the Supreme Court and its members are fundamental to our democracy.

Friday

1st April - Law News

1557th 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: Small businesses have told the competition watchdog that the legal services market is not serving them properly. In its response to a Competition and Markets Authority study, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), which has 200,000 members across the UK, called for a ‘thorough look’ at the functioning of the legal services sector. Full story - The Law Society Gazette


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: Richard Hermer QC of Matrix Chambers shares his three top tips for being a successful advocate | The Lawyer

Thursday

31st March - Law News

1556th 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: Consumer choice and the affordability of legal services would be boosted if regulators were separated from their representative bodies, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has told the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The SRA has set out how full independence from the Law Society would benefit the public and business users of legal services. Full story - Solicitors Journal


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: The President of Afghanistan, Ahshraf Ghani talks to the BBC about the migrant crisis and why there has been an exodus of people from his country.