Edition 4236: 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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Today's Highlighted Video Story: There’s a crisis of funding in England’s elderly care homes. A lack of long-term investment in social care means local authorities can't pay the true cost to providers. That's left a gaping shortfall - blamed for low pay and staff shortages, while some people have been forced to use up their savings or even sell their home to fund their care. The government has pledged more money for the system - but campaigners say it’s not enough.
Focus of the Day Legal News: The Court of Appeal last week overturned a decision that £2.7bn
collective proceedings over a foreign exchange spot-trading cartel
should be on an opt-in, rather than opt-out, basis. Full story
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