Wednesday

12th July - Law News

2025th 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:  A self-confessed IRA bomb maker who has said he was part of the group responsible for the Birmingham pub bombings has issued an apology. Twenty-one people were killed on 21 November 1974 when bombs exploded in two city centre pubs. Six innocent men were wrongfully convicted. No-one has ever been brought to justice for one of the worst single losses of life in the Troubles. Michael Christopher Hayes said he was sorry innocent people were killed. The 69-year-old, who now lives in south Dublin, refused to say who planted the bombs in the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town, but said he was speaking out to give "the point of view of a participant".



Focus of the day story: Legal engineering will help deliver efficiencies for law firms. Online hackathon winner points the way to digital solutions for lawyers and consumers. Full story: Solicitors Journal


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Tuesday

11th July - Law News

2024th 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:  A journey along the Yamuna river in India. Stretching 855 miles (1,375km) across the north of the country, at its source in the Himalayas its water is crystal clear but when it comes into contact with the major cities, it is the most polluted.



Focus of the day story:  Judge's handwritten notes released under UK data laws for first time. Ministry of Justice hands over notes to couple who disagreed with judge’s decision to reject constructive dismissal claim. Full story: Guardian Law


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Monday

10th July - Law News

2023rd 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: Matt and Chelsea Bond are living the Australian Dream, a house in the suburbs, kids at great schools, but that doesn’t mean racism hasn’t impacted their lives.



Focus of the day story: The Law Society has published a devastating critique of LASPO (Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012), which slashed civil and family legal aid. In a report published last week, ‘Access denied? LASPO four years on’, the Law Society concludes that the legislation, which came into force in April 2013, has denied access to justice to society’s most vulnerable, hit the public purse and damaged the foundation of the justice system. Full story: New Law Journal


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Sunday

9th July - Law News

2022nd 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: At least 28 inmates killed in Mexico’s Acapulco prison riot. Distraught families in the Mexican city of Acapulco have been waiting to identify the bodies of their relatives. Former inmates say the jail was a time-bomb.


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Saturday

8th July - Law News

2021st 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: Hundreds of left wing activists clashed with police in Hamburg, Germany. At least 29 activists are now under arrest and authorities claim that more than 150 policemen are injured. They are protesting against the G20 summit, Donald Trump's climate change denial and the presence of Russian president Putin.


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Friday

7th July - Law News

2020th 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: A review of the ongoing tension between India and China over the Doklam trijunction between India, China and Bhutan. Should India take a different approach towards the issue and try to solve the matter peacefully rather than engaging in military buildup? Given the tense atmosphere, should India as well as China maintain restraint in their discourse?


Focus of the day story: The Legal Services Board (LSB) has given the frontline regulators largely positive reviews of their performance, but warned the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) that it will be monitoring the impact of its controversial decision to end public and press access to its board meetings. It also expressed concern at the high staff turnover at the Bar Standards Board (BSB). Full story - Legal Futures

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Thursday

6th July - Law News

2019th 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 long struggle for pro-independence groups to separate Biafra from Nigeria is gathering pace, 50 years after a brutal civil war over a successionist rebellion. Now, it's mainly young activists from southeastern Nigeria, also known as Igboland, that are demanding separation.


Focus of the day story:  Barristers and solicitors have similar fees according to guidance published by the Bar Standards Board for people needing help with immigration and asylum issues. The Bar Standards Board has collaborated with the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner to publish guidance for members of the public and guidance for professionals to help clients navigate the system. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

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