Thursday

19th May - Law News

1606th 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: Barristers have complained that the decision of their regulator to make public the risk of commercial pressures damaging the Bar could on its own have a negative impact on the profession’s reputation. Full story - Legal Futures


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: Angelina Jolie Pitt, the UN refugee agency's special envoy, has warned that the international humanitarian system for refugees is breaking down. Ms Jolie Pitt has been speaking as part of the BBC's World on the Move day of coverage of global migration issues. She warned against a "fear of migration" and a "race to the bottom" as countries competed to be the toughest to protect themselves. 

Wednesday

18th May - Law News

1605th 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 marking Mental Health Awareness Week with a series of initiatives to support lawyers, who research indicates are particularly vulnerable to mental ill-health. A Law Society survey on solicitors’ health and wellbeing found that almost all practising certificate holders (95%) have negative stress in their working lives, with 16% reporting that they had experienced ‘severe’ or ‘extreme’ levels of stress. Full story - The Law Society Gazette


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: Massive trade union protests hit several French cities, as the public vents its anger over the country's controversial labour reforms.

Tuesday

17th May - Law News

1604th 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:  Human rights must be protected against the abuse of power. The Tories’ British bill of rights could deprive victims of the right to seek redress. It must be fought. Full story - Guardian Law


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story - Take the 360 degree video experience of solitary confinement in US prisons, which places viewers in a virtual segregation cell they can explore and interact with. It highlights the psychological effects of long-term solitary confinement for people who have experienced it first-hand around the world.

Monday

16th May - Law News

1603rd 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 conditional fee agreement (CFA) can be assigned, a court has held, in a decision that will affect thousands of cases. Ruling in the county court at Liverpool in Jones v Spire Healthcare (Appeal No 96/2015) this week, Judge Graham Wood QC held that an insolvent firm of solicitors can validly assign its entitlement and responsibility under a CFA with a client to another firm of solicitors. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: Turkey's Parliament is debating lifting immunity for members under investigation. It's a heated debate that has devolved into fighting.

Sunday

15th May - Law News

1602nd 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: The European Union's naval mission, launched in response to the migrant crisis, has failed, according to a UK House of Lords report. Critics say the search and rescue activity of operation 'Sophia' acts as a magnet to migrants and aids people traffickers. The chairman of the EU External Affairs Sub-Committee at the House of Lords admitted the failure of the mission.