Wednesday

1st June - Law News

1619th 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: Judge describes “striking omission” of exclusion of ELD claims from fast track fixed costs. The best way to satisfy requests for clarity on costs is to create a fixed costs regime, Lord Justice Jackson has said in a speech that reiterated his support for fixed costs.  Full story - New Law Journal



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Today's video story: Most of us have never taken part in a poll about politics, says Guardian US data editor Mona Chalabi, but we will happily believe the results and even let them affect how we decide to vote.  
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Tuesday

31st May - Law News

1618th 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 defamation case that is bad news for journalism and the protection of sources. The right of journalists to protect their sources is being assaulted by the courts, where many judges have long held a sniffy antipathy towards the media.  Full story - Guardian Law


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Today's video story: A BBC debate on the EU referendum was held in Glasgow with an audience of voters aged between 18 and 29, and focusing on the issues affecting young people. Liam Fox, from the Conservative Party, and Diane James, a UKIP member represented the Vote Leave campaign. Labour politician Alan Johnson and Alex Salmond, from the SNP, spoke for the Vote Remain campaign.
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Monday

30th May - Law News

1617th 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: Unidentified bodies have been found in two mass graves in Gorongosa. No one has claimed responsibility and some have accused the government of involvement. Security forces in Mozambique are trying to quell a conflict with fighters believed to be linked to the Renamo opposition party.
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Sunday

29th May - Law News

1616th 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: The UK's prison problems, with many inmates suffering from mental illness, are mirrored around the world. In America there are thought to be three times more psychiatric patients in prison than in hospital. BBC correspondent Aleem Maqbool was given special permission to film inside Cook County Jail, Illinois, and to speak to the prisoners at this Chicago prison.
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Saturday

28th May - Law News

1615th 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: Students in Manipur protests against issue of Inner Line Permit. Police resort to baton charge and lob tear gas shells on protesting students. 
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Friday

27th May - Law News

1614th 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:  Lack of information on legal rights and available services is harming access to justice. Two in three domestic abuse victims are unaware of their legal aid eligibility - increasing their risk of harm. A legal needs survey of 8,912 people in England and Wales by Ipsos MORI found that 20 per cent of domestic violence sufferers thought they could not access legal aid, while 47 per cent did not know. Full story - Solicitors Journal



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Today's video story: The American legal system is rapidly transforming itself with the expressed purpose of replacing much of international law. Be it within the realm of trade and banking, criminal prosecutions and even sports. The Americanization of law supplants the United Nations and the sovereignty of every state on the planet.
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Thursday

26th May - Law News

1613rd 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:  An appeal court ruling last week appears to have delivered a serious blow to solicitors seeking to offer ‘unbundled’ services without being held liable for matters beyond those in their client retainer. The judgment, in Sequence Properties Ltd v Kunal Balwantbhal Patel ‘pretty much kills unbundled litigation services’, one practitioner told the Gazette. The Law Society, meanwhile, agrees the case may 'present difficulty' and has called for statutory protection for solicitors offering such services. Full story - The Law Society Gazette



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Today's video story: Ahead of the first debate on the EU referendum on 26 May, we asked for your thoughts and views in video, using your mobile. The debate - the first ahead of the 23 June poll - is aimed at young voters. You've told us whether you're voting to leave or remain - in or out - and about the issues of concern to you ahead of the referendum to decide Britain's future in Europe. 
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Wednesday

25th May - Law News

1612nd 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:  Only a tiny number of law firms follow up enquiries from potential clients after making initial contact with them, ‘mystery shopper’ research has found. And even that initial contact is often too slow in a world where ever-more rapid responses are expected. The report by client feedback specialist Shoppers Anonymous, The client journey project, surveyed 85 firms and recorded more than 400 one-to-one client experiences, made via web search, telephone, and walk-in office enquiries. Full story - Legal Futures


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Today's video story: Hundreds take to the streets at anti-labor reform rally in Brussels, Belgium.
 
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Tuesday

24th May - Law News

1611th 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:  'I’ve seen how our jails wreck human potential. Reform will take courage', Peter Stanford. Reoffending costs £13bn a year – and giving inmates an education is the best way to prevent it, says a member of the Coates review panel. Full story - Guardian Law



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Today's video story: Some Turkish residents living in London discuss the xenophobic Vote Leave poster about Turkish migrants and the European Union. 
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