Thursday

24th November - Law News

1795th 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: Pope Francis on Monday extended the power to forgive the "grave sin" of abortion to all priests. Pope Francis revealed the measure in a church document known as an "apostolic letter."


Focus of the Day Story: Figures in the government’s proposals for whiplash reform are out of date and will be updated during the implementation process, the Ministry of Justice conceded to the Gazette today. The MoJ's consultation document proposes that minor injuries lasting six to nine months would receive £400 damages plus £25 for psychological impact, while injuries lasting 19 to 24 months will have a £3,600 tariff. Full story - The Law Society Gazette


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Wednesday

23rd November - Law News

1794th 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: Tess Asplund - the woman who faced down 300 neo-Nazis; It was an extraordinary show of defiance. One woman standing alone, her fist raised... 300 uniformed neo-Nazis marching towards her. The photo of Tess Asplund became an icon of the fight against the far right in Europe. As part of the BBC's 100 Women season, we travelled to her hometown of Stockholm, as she once again took to the streets to make a stand.


Focus of the Day Story: The Lord Chief Justice has called for judges to be appointed to the boards of the main legal regulators to ensure “tough standards of ethical behaviour and competence” in litigation. Appearing before the justice select committee this morning, Lord Thomas said it seemed “very odd” that the judiciary was not represented on the boards of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Bar Standards Board (BSB) and Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx). Full story - Legal Futures


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Tuesday

22nd November - Law News

1793rd 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: Reports from various rural parts of India where farmers are in severe distress because they are unable to buy seeds and fertilisers from shops using scrapped currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000. Several weddings are reportedly held up because the caterers and musical bands that provide services at wedding ceremonies refuse to accept cheques saying they 'don't have' bank accounts to deposit them.


Focus of the Day Story: The Home Office has been ordered to review policy on torture survivors. Justice Duncan Ouseley’s ruling may result in the release from detention centres of hundreds of asylum seekers who have been tortured. Full story - Guardian Law


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Monday

21st November - Law News

1792nd 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: Mass Shootings: Should media refuse to report gunman's name?


Focus of the Day Story: Fixed costs do not apply to claims that start in the road traffic accident protocol but are later allocated to the multi-track, the Court of Appeal has held. Full story - New Law Journal

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Sunday

20th November - Law News

1791st 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: Did 'Hamilton' cast cross line criticizing Vice President elect Pence or should politicians be made to take responsibility for objectionable views against equality?




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Saturday

19th November - Law News

1790th 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: Post-truth picked as word of the year 2016 by Oxford Dictionaries.



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Friday

18th November - Law News

1789th 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: Undercover filming by the Guardian reveals how employment agencies are being offered off-the-shelf tax avoidance schemes that could cost the government hundreds of millions in lost revenue. The salesman captured in our video says his scheme is legal – but ‘everyone’s moral compass is different’.


Focus of the Day story: Motor insurers may make a £200m profit from the personal injury reforms as they will not pass on all of the £1.3bn costs savings they will generate, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has suggested. Full story - Legal Futures



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