Monday

22nd October - Law News

2492nd 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: A brief introduction for consumers of legal services on how to make sure you get the best possible service from your lawyer. For more information, read the SRA's information on how to get the best from your solicitor
 

Focus of the Day Article:
A ‘Hatton Garden’ type burglary now pays less than a shoplifting case and ‘resumption of action’ is ‘inevitable’, criminal defence barristers have warned this week. Heads of chambers are due to meet at the end of October to discuss what action to take if the Ministry of Justice does not honour its £15m offer in full and compensate for delays in implementing the offer. 
Full story - New Law Journal

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Sunday

21st October - Law News

2491st 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: Saudi Arabia has, for the first time, admitted that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. An announcement on Saudi media claimed Khashoggi died during a brawl between him and those he went to the consulate to meet. Eighteen Saudi nationals have been arrested in connection with the death and at least five prominent officials have been sacked. The story cut against the impressions given by Turkish investigators and left more questions than answers, including what happened to the journalist's remains.
 

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Saturday

20th October - Law News

2490th 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: At least 50 are feared killed after a train ran into dozens of people standing on a railway track in Amritsar, watching the burning of Ravan's effigy this evening. The people who were mowed down reportedly could not hear the approaching train due to the exploding crackers. The accident took place at Joda Phatak in Amritsar.
 

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Friday

19th October - Law News

2489th 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: The disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and Saudi dissident, made international headlines. From jet conspiracies to blaming Qatar, here’s how Saudi Arabia’s news media is portraying the story.
 

Focus of the Day Article:
 Interview: Lord Sumption - The magic of the Bar, call of the Bench and parallel lives: in a rare interview Lord Sumption sets the record straight.
Full story - Counsel Magazine

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Thursday

18th October - Law News

2488th 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: As Canada legalises recreational cannabis, what happens to the 500,000 people with existing criminal records for pot possession? The first recreational cannabis to be legally bought in Canada was purchased at midnight on Wednesday on the eastern island of Newfoundland amid queues of hundreds of people. Canada has become the second country after Uruguay to legalise possession and use of recreational cannabis. Medical marijuana has been legal in the country since 2001. But concerns remain, including about the readiness for police forces to tackle drug impaired driving. Information has been sent to 15m households about the new laws and there are public awareness campaigns.
 

Focus of the Day Article:
Supercharging innovation in the legal technology industry will be the focus of a review by a new panel that aims to make the UK the ’perfect’ destination for LawTech companies.

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Wednesday

17th October - Law News

2487th 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: The manager of a Belfast bakery said he was "delighted and relieved" after the Supreme Court ruled that his company was not discriminating against a customer when it refused to make a cake iced with the slogan "support gay marriage". Gareth Lee, who ordered the cake, said he found the decision concerning "not just for gay people, but every single one of us". Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell and John O'Doherty, director of the Northern Ireland LGBT organisation, Rainbow Project, debate.
 

Focus of the Day Article:
The pros and cons of publishing prices for lawyers.
Full story - Legal Futures

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Tuesday

16th October - Law News

2486th 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: Amazon has been repeatedly criticised over poor working conditions at its warehouses with some employees now claiming their physical health has been seriously impacted as a result.
 

Focus of the Day Article:
Number of supervised offenders charged with violent crimes rises 21%. There were 627 serious further offence reviews in England and Wales last year, FoI data shows.
Full story -Guardian Law

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