Sunday

30th June - Law News

2741st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: Prosecutors are defending their decision to drop criminal charges in one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in US history. City leaders in Flint, Michigan are accused of a crime against humanity by knowingly piping drinking water poisoned with lead into people's homes.



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Saturday

29th June - Law News

2740th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: The Mamata Banerjee government landed in a huge political firestorm on Friday over a directive to build dining halls in state-run schools with more than 70 per cent minority students, drawing accusations of "religious discrimination" from the BJP and other opposition parties. The chief minister, however, insisted it was an old circular that was long withdrawn but was "dredged up" by an "errant officer".



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Friday

28th June - Law News

2739th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: When Pamela Lawrence was brutally murdered in her Perth shop in 1994, police focused their investigation around one suspect, Andrew Mallard. He quickly became the victim of a miscarriage of justice, spending 12 years in jail for a crime he didn’t commit. Mallard’s family fought successfully to release him, enlisting then WA Shadow Attorney-General John Quigley and journalist Colleen Egan who uncovered a trail of deception and police misconduct.



Focus of the Day Article:
Three out of four top 100 big law firm websites mention alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) but the billable hour likely to remain in place pricing experts say, according to Bloomberg Law analysis.
Full story - The Global Legal Post

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Thursday

27th June - Law News

2738th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: The House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena testimony from White House counselor Kellyanne Conway after a federal agency recommended that she should be fired for repeatedly violating a law that limits the political activities of federal employees.



Focus of the Day Article:
The proportion of senior judges who went to a comprehensive school has trebled since 2014 - but the group remains the most socially exclusive of all professions, according to a landmark study of social inclusion published.
Full story - The Law Society Gazette

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Wednesday

26th June - Law News

2737th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: Jeremy Hunt is not just a Tory leadership hopeful, he is, in fact, also the Foreign Secretary, and today he told parliament he could not envisage any situation in which the UK joins the US in a war with Iran. Donald Trump announced new sanctions yesterday, but Iran's President has responded by calling them "useless, outrageous and idiotic," adding that the White House appears to be "afflicted by mental retardation".



Focus of the Day Article:
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to explore whether to use its power to cap the fees charged by personal injury claims management companies (CMCs), it has emerged. It has also been urged to co-ordinate with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) if it decides to take action. The Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 gave the FCA a duty to make rules restricting charges for claims management activities in relation to financial services and financial products claims.
Full story - Legal Futures

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Tuesday

25th June - Law News

2736th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: More than 25 years on from breakthrough peace accords the two sides seem further apart than ever. But why?



Focus of the Day Article:
England and Wales jail ‘shameful’ numbers of people, says report. ‘Addiction to imprisonment’ marked by overuse of short sentences and botched reforms.
Full story - Guardian Law

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