Friday

11th November - Law News

1782nd 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: 'Not My President'! Demonstrators took to the streets in parts of California and Washington to protest the election of Donald Trump.

 
Focus of the day story: The Bar Council plans to hike practising fees next year in order to plug a ‘very significant’ shortfall in its staff pension scheme. In a budget consultation paper, the body proposes that fees rise by 12% to plug a deficit in its defined benefit scheme which stood at £5.4m in July, the date of the latest scheme valuation. It then expects to freeze fees for five years. The proposals would result in a £13 increase for the lowest earners, rising to a £198 rise for those earning over £240,000. This will raise £1.3m each year which would be used 'wholly and exclusively' to fund the shortfall. Full story: The Law Society Gazette


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Thursday

10th November - Law News

1781st 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: DA Filipino sex worker who met former British banker Rurik Jutting just months before he killed two women in Hong Kong says she feels lucky it wasn't her.


Focus of the day story: The so-called ‘bedroom tax’ introduced by the government as part of a wide-ranging series of benefit cuts in 2013 was unlawful, the Supreme Court has ruled, upholding two claims that the rule breached the applicants’ right to be protected against disability discrimination. The seven justices considered seven applications challenging the decision to remove the ‘spare room subsidy’ that was introduced through regulation B13 – an amendment to the Housing Benefits Regulations 2006. Full story: Solicitors Journal



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Wednesday

9th November - Law News

1780th 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: Donald’s Trump’s shock election victory. Clyde Wilcox, a professor of government at Georgetown University, discusses the unexpected winning of the US presidency by Donald Trump.


Focus of the day story: The Competition Appeal Tribunal will today begin hearing a training provider’s claim that the Law Society acted anti-competitively by requiring law firms to buy its own training in order to maintain their Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) accreditation. The case brought by North London-based Socrates Training, which provides anti-money laundering (AML) training, among other compliance-related courses, is scheduled to last four days, and will include evidence via video-link by previous Law Society president Jonathan Smithers, who is now working for the Law Council of Australia. Full story: Legal Futures



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Tuesday

8th November - Law News

1779th 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: Former Donald Trump ghostwriter Tony Schwartz says he regrets working on "The Art of the Deal," and never envisioned Trump running for president.


Focus of the day story: The belated response of the lord chancellor to the shameful attacks on three senior judges by the Mail, Express and Telegraph (Report, 7 November) was the bare minimum required of her by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 and by her oath of office: to “defend the independence of the judiciary”. It fell far short of the forceful condemnation which she should have delivered to those who seek to undermine the crucial role of the judges as guardians of our democracy against the abuse of executive power. Full story: Guardian Law



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Monday

7th November - Law News

1778th 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: There's been talk of a wall on one end, and open borders on the other. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's plans for immigration couldn't be more different. And that might make it a deciding issue in this year's US presidential election. Latino voters are expected to turn out in record numbers on Tuesday. And their numbers have spiked during early voting these past few weeks. They normally vote democrat, and this year is no exception. Polls suggest Trump is expected to get fewer Latino votes than any other Republican candidate in 35 years. So, why has immigration played such a big role in this election campaign?


Focus of the day story: The right of children to express their views in legal matters affecting them (the right of active engagement) is increasingly recognised in jurisdictions around the world, but significant barriers remain according to a new report by legal think-tank the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, which analyses these barriers, and the ways to overcome them, in different jurisdictions. Full story: New Law Journal


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Sunday

6th November - Law News

1777th 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: The hijab-wearing Muslim model using her global profile to challenge stereotypes. Mariah Idrissi became the first hijab-wearing model to appear in a campaign for a major clothing brand and she's determined to be a positive role model for young Muslim girls.




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Saturday

5th November - Law News

1776th 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: Michael Moore, the Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker and director of Michael Moore in Trumpland, discusses US presidential election politics and explains why he changed his mind about supporting Hillary Clinton.




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