Wednesday

15th February - Law News

1877th 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 story: A former undercover cop speaks to VICE about his experiences working on cases involving drugs, firearms, homicide, paedophilia and internal police corruption.


Focus of the day story: Rape trial loophole should not be excuse to shame victims, says minister. Justice secretary Liz Truss launches review of law under which a complainant’s sexual history can be admissible in court. Full story - Guardian Law


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Tuesday

14th February - Law News

1876th 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 story: Senegal, where radio hosts are using comedy and satire to inspire listeners and break social taboos.

Focus of the day story: S Law Society still wary of MoJ’s digital court reforms. Chancery Lane remains concerned over lack of safeguards for vulnerable people. Full story - Solicitors Journal


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Monday

13th February - Law News

1875th 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 story: An undercover investigation by Panorama has revealed the reality of life behind bars in the crisis-hit prison system. From prison custody officers who say they've lost control, to some inmates regularly taking drugs, undercover reporter Joe Fenton records his time working behind bars.


Focus of the day story: Some 2,500 barristers will earn more than £240,000 this year, Bar Council figures have shown, and they will have to pay an extra £200 for their practising certificates after the Legal Services Board (LSB) approved a 12% hike in fees across the board. But with a decade of higher fees looming to plug a hole in the Bar Council’s pension fund, the LSB said it expected regulatory costs to fall. Full story - Legal Futures


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Sunday

12th February - Law News

1874th 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 story: Sham Shui Po 深水埗 in Hong Kong is regarded as one of the poorest or hardest hit areas of Hong Kong for poverty and homelessness. There is rampant sale of fake electronic goods, as well as a high immigrant population.
 

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Saturday

11th February - Law News

1873rd 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 story: In the first of a three-part series Young Minds, we meet Sheeva, 24, who was sexually assaulted at university.
 


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Friday

10th February - Law News

1872nd 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 story: A defamation case between a halal certifier and an Islamophobic rightwing anti-halal campaigner in the New South Wales Supreme Court is being closely watched by some of the country's highest profile conservative politicians.
 

Focus of the day story: Remember when legal aid was slashed? The awful effects are taking hold.  Full story - Guardian Law

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