Monday

26th September - Law News

1736th 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 inflow of asylum seekers in Sweden, a country with one of the most liberal laws towards refugees, is putting an increasing strain on the country's police. There are now reportedly 55 areas in the country, where the law is not fully upheld.
 

Focus of the Day story: Solicitors have welcomed an assurance from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) that the ban on solicitors’ cold calling for personal injury will not be lifted. Full story - New Law Journal
 


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Sunday

25th September - Law News

1735th 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: Re-elected leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn has said parliament must be fully informed on Brexit negotiations. Speaking to Andrew Marr at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, he said: "I don't think it's democratic and I don't think it's sustainable at all." He said Labour had set up a Brexit team to demand information from the government and also get involved in talks.

 


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Saturday

24th September - Law News

1734th 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: Leftist FARC rebels have approved a landmark deal with the government, declaring an end to the five-decade war as it prepares to transition into a new political party. Colombians will now vote on the agreement in a referendum next month.

 

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Friday

23rd September - Law News

1733rd 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: Rakeyia Scott, the wife of Keith L. Scott, recorded the moments before and after the shooting of her husband by police in Charlotte, N.C. The video includes graphic violence and disturbing language.


Focus of the Day story:  The bar regulator has told newly qualified barristers to use correct English grammar and spelling from ‘day one’ in the profession. The Bar Standards Board’s recommendation comes in a revised version of its Professional Statement and Threshold Standard and Competences – a document that sets out the ‘skills, knowledge and attributes’ expected of a barrister immediately after getting their practising certificate. Full story - The Law Society Gazette




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Thursday

22nd September - Law News

1732nd 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 war in Yemen, which began early last year when the government was overthrown by rebel forces, has pushed the country to the brink of famine. This video contains distressing scenes from the start.


Focus of the Day story:  Senior judge questions policy of cutting court funding while raising fees. Lord Justice Jackson’s remarks follow arguments from activists and lawyers that Tories are withdrawing access to justice. Full story - Guardian Law



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Wednesday

21st September - Law News

1731th 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: Protests against police brutality are continuing into the night in two cities in the US state of North Carolina. They came after a police officer shot and killed 43-year-old black man Keith Lamont Scott earlier on Tuesday night. And following the fatal shooting by police of a black man five days earlier in the state of Oklahoma.


Focus of the Day story: A leading criminal silk has called for the Law Society and Bar Council to be scrapped to make way for a ‘unified’ trade union that can represent the legal profession in opposition to government cuts. ‘The Law Society and the Bar Council should go and we should have a unified negotiation body,’ the former chair of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA), Michael Turner QC. Full story - Solicitors Journal


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