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


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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.

Wednesday

30th March - Law News

1555th 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: EU judges in Luxembourg could limit key powers in UK surveillance laws just weeks before Britain votes on its EU membership. An emergency hearing on the bulk interception of communications data has been scheduled for 12 April at the European court of justice (ECJ), whose rulings are binding on UK courts. Its final decision could have a decisive impact on the powers of GCHQ, the Cheltenham-based monitoring agency, and could come shortly before Britons decide whether to remain in or leave the EU on 23 June. Full story - Guardian Law


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Today's video story: The hijacker of an EgyptAir passenger jet was arrested at Cyprus' Larnaca airport after a five-hour standoff. No one was hurt in the incident after the man surrendered to authorities.

Tuesday

29th March - Law News

1555th 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 Law Society has expressed disappointment at a decision by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to reject calls to extend Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) cover by a further three years to 2023. SIF closed in 2000. Currently, however, any firm that has closed since September 2000 without a successor can resort to the SIF for any claim made after the six-year run-off period. This arrangement is due to end in 2020, and the SRA Board has now decided not to grant an extension. Full story - New Law Journal



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Today's video story: A 360 tour of CERN that takes you deep inside the Large Hadron Collider – the world’s greatest physics experiment.

Monday

28th March - Law News

1554th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Wishing a very happy Easter Bank holiday to all our readers!


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Today's video story: A minute of silence is held in the center of Brussels as people gather to pay tribute to victims of bombings that took dozens of lives on Tuesday.

Sunday

27th March - Law News

1553rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Wishing a very happy Easter to all our readers!



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Today's video story: Muslim-majority Pakistan is for the first time observing the Hindu festival of Holi as a public holiday. The festival of colours marks the beginning of Spring and the triumph of good over evil.

Saturday

26th March - Law News

1552nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Wishing a very happy Easter to all our readers!


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Today's video story: Suicide attack in Iraqi stadium blast kills 25. ISIS is claiming responsibility for a suicide attack at an Iraqi soccer stadium that killed 25 people and wounded at least 80. CNN's Barbara Starr reports. 

Friday

25th March - Law News

1551st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Wishing a very happy Easter to all our readers!



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Today's video story:  The significance of Christianity and Easter holidays to the African continent.

Thursday

24th March - Law News

1550th 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 government has been warned that tinkering with the legal services legislation and regulation risks jeopardising the UK economy. The first ever study of the wider economic value of UK legal services found that 8,000 new jobs were created and £379m added to the economy for every 1 per cent growth in the sector. Full story - Solicitor's Journal



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Today's video story: The Graffiti artist Stik first made his mark on East London with his simple figures made from six lines and two dots. He developed his style while living in a homeless hostel, and campaigning for the rights of the disenfranchised. He has gone from being an illegal street artist to a celebrated, internationally exhibited one. His stick people can now be seen on huge murals around the world from New York to Tokyo. For the first time his works have been brought together in a book documenting his career. He told the BBC's Dan Damon about his stick people.