Wednesday

12th December - Law News

2543rd 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 the UK's departure date from the EU draws nearer, we look at whether a second referendum is possible - and if so, how it might look.


Focus of the Day Article:
Law firms must be able to explain “automated decisions”, including those involving artificial intelligence (AI), the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned. The regulator also said AI systems needed to be carefully trained and monitored, in many ways a “similar task to that of introducing and supervising a trainee”.
Full story - Legal Futures


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Tuesday

11th December - Law News

2542nd 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 number of schools in the US are opting to train staff to carry a concealed weapon in the classroom. US President Trump has given his support, and US Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos has said she's considering allowing schools to use federal funds to purchase guns. This story was based on a visit to a programme in Ohio called FASTER Saves Lives, that's aimed at teachers who choose to bring their registered firearm into school.


Focus of the Day Article:
As phase one of the inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire ends, and hopes of justice remain in the balance for survivors and the bereaved, it’s time to reflect on the process and ask, have we learned the lessons of past public inquiries?
Full story - Guardian Law


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Monday

10th December - Law News

2541st 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 chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei is due to appear for a hearing which will determine whether she will be extradited to the United States to face charges of violating US sanctions on Iran. China has called the arrest of Huawei's CFO a 'despicable rogue' action. Beijing also expressed concerns over reports that Japan plans to ban government purchases of telecoms equipment from Huawei and another Chinese company, Z-T-E.


Focus of the Day Article:
Smartphone courts could become a reality. Small-scale civil disputes could be resolved by mobile phone courts, the Lord Chief Justice has said.
Full story - New Law Journal


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Sunday

9th December - Law News

2540th 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 controversial museum, focusing on Belgium's colonial past, is re-opening after being closed for a year. The event is being overshadowed by demands from former colonies, like the Democratic Republic of Congo, that it return some artefacts. Curators say the renovated museum outside Brussels, takes a critical view of colonial rule in what was then the Belgian Congo.

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Saturday

8th December - Law News

2539th 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 special CBI court in Mumbai will give its verdict in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case on December 21. Sohrabuddin Sheikh, a petty criminal, was killed near Gujarat's Gandhinagar in November 2005 by Gujarat police officers who called him a terrorist. His wife Kausar Bi was also killed. Tulsiram Prajapati, who was accompanying the couple and became a witness to the crime, was killed a year later.


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Friday

7th December - Law News

2538th 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: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg tells Fran Kelly theAustralia Government has got children off Nauru and made sure those people still in detention there have the medical treatment they need.


Focus of the Day Article:
Complaints handlers could cut out hundreds of unwarranted enquiries with a new self-assessment tool for people bringing forward their grievances. The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) said this week it has launched an online system for people making complaints to triage their complaint at an early stage.
Full story - The Law Society Gazette

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Thursday

6th December - Law News

2537th 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: How a Gang Hunted and Killed a 15 Year Old in the Bronx - The murder of 15-year-old Lesandro Guzman-Feliz, known as “Junior,” drew outrage from across the city. The investigation retraces his last steps — and reveals how a recent wave of violence in the Bronx took the life of a boy just two blocks from his home.


Focus of the Day Article:
Public and human rights firm Bindmans is to test whether ‘ethical veganism’ can be considered a philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010. The firm said its client Jordi Casamitjana was dismissed by his employer, animal welfare charity the League Against Cruel Sports (LACS), after he raised concerns that its pension fund was being invested into companies that tested products on animals. He claimed the decision to fire him was on account of his philosophical belief in ethical veganism. The charity rejects the claim.
Full story - Legal Futures

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