Friday

8th February - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Secret courts are totalitarian and would destroy our country’s moral standing in the world. Full story - The Lawyer


Thursday

7th February - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Justice secretary Chris Grayling has said the proposed new small-claims court limit of £5,000 may be ‘too low’ – despite the ongoing consultation on raising the figure from £1,000. Full story - Law Gazette


Wednesday

6th February - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: MPs have approved same-sex marriage in England and Wales in a key Commons vote, despite the opposition of almost half the Conservative MPs. Full story - BBC


Tuesday

5th February - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story: Collective actions will fuel ‘litigation culture’. The US Institute for Legal Reform echoed the Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI’s) warning that US-style collective actions would ‘fuel a litigation culture in the UK’. Full story - Law Gazette


Monday

4th February - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story: Solicitors acting for thousands of construction workers are appealing a decision by the Metropolitan police not to investigate claims that officers supplied information to an illegal blacklist of construction workers. Full story - Guardian Law


Sunday

3rd February - LAW NEWS

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Saturday

2nd February - LAW NEWS

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Friday

1st February - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story: Bar Council and Law Society at loggerheads as standard terms of contract come into force. Full story - Legal Futures