Wednesday

22nd June - Law News

1640th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Lawyers welcome justice committee finding that access to justice must prevail over full cost recovery. Disproportionate court fees should be overhauled to ensure access to justice for employees, MPs have declared. Full story - Solicitors Journal


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Today's video story: Considered among the best cities to work and live in the US, San Diego also ranks in the FBI’s 13 highest-intensity trafficking areas in the country.
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Tuesday

21st June - Law News

1639th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The president of the Supreme Court last week called for a debate on the ethical implications of artificial intelligence (AI) and for “greater prominence” for ethics in legal training. Lord Neuberger also warned once again of increased potential for ethical conflicts where alternative business structures (ABSs) were owned by non-lawyer investors who are “ultimately only concerned with the bottom line”. Full story - Legal Futures



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Today's video story: At least 14 foreign security guards have been killed after a suicide bomber hit a minibus in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.
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Monday

20th June - Law News

1638th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Litigators rail against twin forces of higher court fees & increasing disclosure costs. The London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) members who took part in this year’s survey expressed concern that the hike in court fees now stood in the way of access to justice for smaller businesses, and was undermining the major international work which is seen as such a strong contributor to the Treasury. Full story - New Law Journal


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Today's video story:  Jeremy Corbyn has paid tribute to Jo Cox describing her as a 'very passionate and very committed' MP and added "we've lost a great talent." Speaking to Andrew Marr, he said he'd been struck by the unity of the crowd when he visited the constituency on Friday. The Labour leader said it's still important for MPs to be part of the community and they should not live in a "security bubble". "It's an attack on all of us," he said
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Sunday

19th June - Law News

1637th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


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Today's video story: A group of prominent Muslim clerics in Bangladesh has announced a fatwa condemning recent attacks on members of religious minorities and secular activists. At least 18 people have been murdered in a series of attacks over the past two years. Most have been claimed by ISIL or Al Qaeda. 
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Saturday

18th June - Law News

1636th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


Saturday Conversations on Law
Today's video story: The 204th meeting of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is making a final decision in Vienna on whether Russian athletes can participate in the Rio 2016 summer Olympic Games, after the recent doping scandal. 
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Friday

17th June - Law News

1635th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Litigators warn that clients are being deterred from bringing claims due to government fee hikes. The UK's position as the jurisdiction of choice for international litigation is under threat due to higher court fees and increasing disclosure costs, London lawyers fear.  Full story - Solicitors Journal


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Today's video story: Earlier this month Pakistan's Council of Islamic Ideology made a recommendation saying that a man could "lightly" beat his wife. Although not legally binding, the proposal sparked outrage in Pakistan. Campaigners say that at a time when violence against women is rampant in Pakistani society this so-called women's protection bill encourages men to abuse their wives. Shaimaa Khalil spoke to the head of the council, to ask him why he had made such a proposal. 
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