Tuesday

24th October - Law News

2129th 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: US Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. details the ambush in Niger that left four US service members dead, and promised a thorough investigation into the incident.


Focus of the day story:  Videolinks in court trials undermine justice system, says report. Virtual courtrooms may be cheaper but they can jeopardise defendants’ right to fair trial, say campaigners.
 Full story - Guardian Law

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Monday

23rd October - Law News

2128th 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: A white supremacist walked into the middle of an anti-fascist rally in the US, some attached him but then a black man hugged him.


Focus of the day story: The government is to pay back all employment tribunal fees—ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court in July—along with 0.5% interest. It will be paid in stages. In the first stage, the government will contact about 1,000 people who have applied for refunds concerning single claims. The scheme will be opened up four weeks later to everyone else who paid fees. Full story - New Law Journal

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Sunday

22nd October - Law News

2127th 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: President Trump announced that he expects to release classified documents relating to the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

 

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Saturday

21st October - Law News

2126th 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: Diwali time fireworks related pollution has fallen this year in India's capital New Delhi, but remains five times over the safety level proscribed by health chiefs.Fireworks had been banned by the authorities.

 

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Friday

20th October - Law News

2125th 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: A Pakistani court has formally charged the ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law with corruption, opening a trial that could see the former leader jailed. The 2016 Panama Papers revealed the family had used offshore companies to buy expensive properties in London and their wealth did not match their income. The accused insist the proceedings are part of an opposition-fueled conspiracy.


Focus of the day story:  Employment tribunals are failing to hit basic targets and judges are departing without being replaced, users have revealed. Minutes of the National User Group Meeting on employment tribunals report that tribunals are falling short of targets for completing and disposing of claims. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
 

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Thursday

19th October - Law News

2124th 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: Gul Meena is starting a new life in Sweden after spending five years in a women's shelter in Afghanistan. The 18-year-old was attacked by her family with an ax after leaving her abusive husband.


Focus of the day story:  UK law firms are suffering from increased competition, poor adaption of cutting edge technology and rising fee-earner costs. Full story - The Global Legal Post
 

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Wednesday

18th October - Law News

2123rd 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: Some Puerto Ricans are resorting to desperate and potentially dangerous measures to collect water from parts of the island that are polluted with industrial chemicals.


Focus of the day story:  The Bar Council has strongly attacked a plan by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) for the compulsory registration of youth court advocates, the first scheme of its type. It said the move did not address the “underlying issues of low pay and status” in the youth courts and risked deterring barristers from undertaking the work. Full story - Legal Futures
 

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