2550th 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: Three and a half thousand troops are on standby, while letters to 140,000 businesses are warning them to prepare for the worst. The government says that although pursuing Theresa May's Brexit deal is
still its top priority, it's now begun ramping up its preparations for
no deal. Details of where £2bn in funding will be spent have been
revealed, while advice for the public will be rolled out over the coming
days on everything from potential traffic chaos to credit card fees.
Focus of the Day Article:
The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) is to focus on improving the quality of its
decision making as its caseload falls from 8,000 this financial year to
a predicted 7,400 in 2019-20. But delays continue to dog the
service, which is often called on to judge whether lawyers have dealt
with complaints in a timely fashion.
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