Monday

9th May - Law News

1595th 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 Bar Standards Board (BSB) has revealed a performance update on the next generation of barristers, based on data collected during the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC). Of 4,760 BPTC students between 2012 and 2014, 72% passed the course first time, and 11% of all graduates achieved the highest grade, “Outstanding”. More than a third of UK/EU domiciled graduates enrolled in 2011-2013 have since gained pupillage. Full story - New Law Journal 


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: Mo Asumang, daughter of a black Ghanaian father and a white German mother, talks to BBC News about her experiences making her new documentary, The Aryans, in which she confronts racists, both in Germany and among the Ku Klux Klan in America.

Sunday

8th May - Law News

1594th 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: Amy Goodman goes inside Ecuador's Embassy in London to speak with Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. Assange has been living in the embassy for more than two years under political asylum.

Saturday

7th May - Law News

1593rd 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
Saturday's video story: London has elected its first ever muslim mayor, causing the ruling Conservative party to lose control of the capital.Sadiq Khan, the son of a Pakistani bus driver, will now lead the city for the Labour party.

Friday

6th May - Law News

1592nd 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: UK courts chief to leave job after just over a year. Natalie Ceeney’s surprise departure comes during a period of modernisation for the Courts and Tribunal Service. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde answers questions sent by the BBC audience on Nigeria, Brazil, China, and tax havens. Recorded at the IMF Spring Conference in Washington DC 14th April 2016. 

Thursday

5th May - Law News

1591st 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:  SRA guidance and EU data protection regulations are being flouted, says consulting law firm. Law firms are showing an 'alarming level of ignorance' by not keeping client information confidential when buying and selling other legal businesses, according to a consultant lawyer. Full story - Solicitors Journal


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: Documentary talks to some of the people who came forward to tell there own experiences of sexual abuse crimes by Dj & TV presenter JIMMY SAVILE which also reaches far beyond Savile & into British society & Institutes.

Wednesday

4th May - Law News

1590th 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:  I became a probation officer again – after 30 years. In 2016 the job is far more fractured, bureaucratic and IT heavy. But at its core it is still about trying to uncover the hidden potential of ex-offenders. Full story - Guardian Law


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: The European Commission has given its support to a visa-free travel deal with Turkey after Ankara threatened to back out of a landmark migration deal. It is proposed to lift visa requirements by the end of June.

Tuesday

3rd May - Law News

1589th 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 have just six months to go until the new continuing professional development (CPD) rules come in, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned. All solicitors must move to the new approach on 1 November 2016. From that date, they will not need to count their CPD hours or do particular types of training. Instead, they will need to assess what they need to do to stay up to date and competent and pursue training in that area. Full story - New Law Journal


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: The Prime Minister of Iraq, Haider al-Abadi, has ordered the arrest of protesters who attacked politicians after breaking into parliament on Saturday. However, followers of Iraq's prominent Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who staged the protest, are now dispersing. Meanwhile car bomb attacks have killed at least 33 people in southern Iraq.

Monday

2nd May - Law News

1588th 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: CNN's John King breaks down Trump's case that he can change the GOP math in a general election & what impact the "woman card" rhetoric has on female voters.

Sunday

1st May - Law News

1587th 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: Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney is representing award-winning Azerbaijan reporter Khadija Ismayilova at the European Court of Human Rights. Ms Ismayilova, an outspoken critic of the government, was jailed 18 months ago. Ms Clooney has been speaking to the BBC about the journalist's case, and also gave her views on Republican presidential nomination front runner Donald Trump.