Edition 4075: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.
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Focus of the Day Law News/Article: Juries in England and Wales are more likely to convict than acquit a defendant of rape, and this has been the case for at least 15 years, according to a large-scale analysis of all jury verdicts by University College London. Full
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Today's Highlighted Video Story: What is the impact of UK Supreme Court decisions? This video follows on from our 'Independence of the Supreme Court' video, explaining more about the kinds of cases that reach the UK Supreme Court, the journey of cases through the judicial system, and the impact that UK Supreme Court judgments have. It unpacks a key judgment handed down by the UK Supreme Court in 2018 as an example. This video is the third in our series about the role and workings of the Supreme Court. It is part of a wide range of learning resources designed to aid teaching in the classroom about the law, as well as to complement educational visits here. If you are a teacher or student interested in such a visit, please visit www.supremecourt.uk/education for more information.
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