Wednesday

19th July - Law News

2032nd 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: Protest calls grow as Israel tightens grip on al-Aqsa. The Fatah party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called for a Day of Rage to protest against new security measures introduced by Israel at a Jerusalem site which is holy to both Muslims and Jews. The call follows the implementation of metal detectors and turnstiles at the entrance of al-Aqsa compound after a deadly shootout between Israeli troops and Palestinians there on Friday.


Focus of the day story:   NHS clinical negligence claims down but legal costs rise to £624m. Obstetric claims accounted for 50 per cent of new claims’ total value. Full story - Solicitors Journal

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Tuesday

18th July - Law News

2031st 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: There's growing excitement in the City at the prospect of the biggest stock market flotation in history coming to London. But admitting Aramco to the FTSE-100 on these terms would require a rule change that not everyone welcomes. Ashley Hamilton Claxton is corporate governance manager at Royal London Asset Management.




Focus of the day story:  How can men be properly human if they’re left to rot? In learning how to create a children’s story, inmates not only connect with their offspring but themselves. Full story - Guardian Law

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Monday

17th July - Law News

2030th 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: With smoking in decline in much of the developed world, tobacco companies are putting their hopes in new markets where populations are growing quickly and regulations can still be contested in the courts.



Focus of the day story: Courts could be given powers to recognise wills in cases where the legal requirements haven’t been followed but the deceased’s intentions are clear, under sweeping reforms proposed by the Law Commission. Full story - New Law Journal

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Sunday

16th July - Law News

2029th 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 family suffering. A family torn apart. A family grieving. This is the story of a girl that who had dreams to be a star. They called her Pakistan's "Kim Kardashian". She divided opinion in socially conservative Pakistan, and had expressed fears for her life as a result. One year from the anniversary of Qandeel Baloch's murder, BBC Stories brings you the story of her murder. What's happened to her brother? How has the case developed?


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Saturday

15th July - Law News

2028th 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 June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower with Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort included more people beyond the Russian lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, a source familiar with the circumstances tells.


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Friday

14th July - Law News

2027th 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:  Following the Donald Trump Jr. email scandal, claims of alleged Trump-Russia collusion are topping the news agenda yet again. So much so, that one of the president's advisers, Kellyanne Conway, decided to spell it out plain and simple to Americans.


Focus of the day story: There is a “clear perception” among most family law clients that barristers are more expensive than solicitors and other legal services providers, major research commissioned by the Bar Standards Board has found. The poll of 1,200 people who had used a family lawyer in the past two years also showed little take-up of public access – only 13% used a barrister at all, and just 12% of these contacted the barrister directly – but indicated a growing willingness to consider it in future. Full story: Legal Futures


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Thursday

13th July - Law News

2026th 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:  Tens of thousands of Venezuelans have been crossing into neighbouring Colombia every day in search of basic food items and medicine. As Venezuela's economic crisis deepens, these items are becoming increasingly hard to find. Some people are selling subsidised Venezuelan products at a profit just to put food on their tables.



Focus of the day story: A call for fresh legislation on employment status has been generally welcomed - though solicitors have warned that Brexit and the government’s reduced majority in parliament could get in the way of a ‘gargantuan’ task. In his review into modern employment practices published today, political strategist Matthew Taylor recommends that the government take a ‘fresh look’ at legislation to help citizens understand what employment status applies to them what rights they are entitled to. Full story: The Law Society Gazette


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