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31st March - Law News

1921st 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: Bangladesh's leather tanneries are a billion dollar industry and a major employer in the country. But they're among the most polluted places on earth. After years of delays the Bangladeshi Supreme Court has now ordered the closure of 155 factories.
 

Focus of the day story:   Sentencing guidelines are to be amended to reflect the terminology shift from domestic ’violence’ to domestic ‘abuse’ under wide-ranging proposals unveiled. The Sentencing Council has revisited existing guidance covering domestic violence to reflect changes in terminology, expert thinking and societal attitudes over the past decade. Full story - Law Society Gazette


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