Friday

2nd September - Law News

1713rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: ABC's Four Corners obtained footage showing a boy, Dylan Voller, who is hooded and strapped into a mechanical restraint chair for almost two hours in March 2015.


Focus of the day: The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s proposed reforms to the SRA handbook and accounts rules risk ‘weakening client protection’ and ‘damaging the reputation of the solicitor profession both at home and abroad’, the Law Society has warned. The Law Society has urged solicitors to give feedback on the changes, and has released guidance, case studies and a template submission to help solicitors. Full story - The Law Society Gazette



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Thursday

1st September - Law News

1712nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: Fort McMurray residents were forced to flee a huge wildfire that destroyed much of their city in Canada’s Alberta province in May 2016.


Focus of the day: Narrow focus on price could potentially damage clients' ability to make informed choices, says Chancery Lane. The Law Society has rejected calls from the Legal Services Consumer Panel (LSCP) for firms to publish the average cost of services as the debate around the future of legal services intensifies. Full story - Solicitors Journal



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Wednesday

31st August - Law News

1711st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: US Presidential candidate Donald Trump's model agency skirted visa laws. Rachel Blais, a former model for Donald Trump's modeling agency, says she worked for the agency without a visa.


Focus of the day: The insurance industry had a taste of its own PR medicine over the weekend after The Times accused insurers of “cheating motorists” by not passing on whiplash savings. The newspaper’s lead story said that “insurance companies are overcharging motorists for cover despite measures that have helped the industry to save half a billion pounds in the past three years. Full story - Legal Futures


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Tuesday

30th August - Law News

1710th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: Citing gross irregularities, the Indian state of Maharashtra government scrapped nearly 94 irrigation project tenders worth Rs 6,000 crore, which are currently under the Anti-Corruption Bureau scanner in connection with the state's multi-crore irrigation scam.


Focus of the day: “Love them or loathe them”, the public interest is dependent on firms such as Public Interest Lawyers (PIL) and Leigh Day to hold the government to account, says Legal Action Group director Steve Hynes. PIL is due to close on 31 August. The Legal Aid Agency announced earlier this month that it had terminated PIL’s contract because the firm had breached its contractual requirements. Full story - New Law Journal

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Monday

29th August - Law News

1708th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: The Graffiti artist Stik first made his mark on East London with his simple figures made from six lines and two dots. He developed his style while living in a homeless hostel, and campaigning for the rights of the disenfranchised. He has gone from being an illegal street artist to a celebrated, internationally exhibited one. His stick people can now be seen on huge murals around the world from New York to Tokyo. For the first time his works have been brought together in a book documenting his career. 



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Sunday

28th August - Law News

1707th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: Less than two weeks after Philando Castile was shot dead by police in a suburb of St Paul, Minnesota, and video of the event was seen by the world via Facebook Live, two film-makers spent time with his closest friends as they remembered Castile on what would have been his 33rd birthday.



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Saturday

27th August - Law News

1706th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: Picture from Pescara del Tronto as rescue operations continue in the wake of an earthquake that struck central Italy. The town is located some 160 kilometers northeast of Rome and was one of the three hardest hit. A powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake followed by a series of aftershocks rocked central Italy on Wednesday. Strong tremors were felt in the country’s capital, Rome, and several small towns and villages have seen severe damage.




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Friday

26th August - Law News

1705th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: Rio 2016 is over and much is made of the legacy that the Games leave, but who will actually benefit?


Focus of the day: Latest figures for the number of A-level students embarking on law degrees suggest the supply of law graduates will continue to exceed the profession’s demand – despite undergraduate vacancies remaining at nearly 30 universities. According to figures reported by admissions service Ucas, 22,890 applicants have been placed in the subject group of M (law) this year, compared with 19,480 four years ago. Full story - The Law Society Gazette


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Thursday

25th August - Law News

1704th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: The international charity Oxfam has accused the British government of violating the International Arms Trade Treaty as London continues its arms deals with Saudi Arabia.


Focus of the day: Family law specialists should be required to work under fixed fees, the Legal Services Consumer Panel has suggested as it ramped up its call for regulatory intervention to improve transparency in the market. The panel said family law was one area where it advised that regulators “should now consider mandating fixed fees”. Full story - Legal Futures



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