Friday

3rd November - Law News

2139th 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: Since accusations of sexual harassment and worse against the film producer Harvey Weinstein were revealed, many people from other industries have come forward with their own experiences – in part, fuelled by the Me Too campaign on social media, a hashtag created to invite others to share their experiences in the wake of the Weinstein scandal. One of those who used the hashtag is Jayne Ozanne, a founding member of the Archbishops’ Council and a senior lay member of the General Synod. Tonight she tells us exclusively why she, too, is a Me Too. She has told us that she was raped by a priest in the 1990s and claims a bishop advised her not to report the attack. A warning: this report contains details of a sexual nature.


Focus of the day story: Consumer champions have urged regulators to push their transparency agenda after new figures showed gaps in public understanding. An annual survey, commissioned by the Legal Services Consumer Panel, found just 6% of legal clients found the price on the provider’s website, and another 4% found it through an advertisement or on a price comparison website. The most common areas of law where people had consulted a comparison site were employment disputes and housing problems. In almost two-thirds of cases, consumers found out about the price of services only through discussions with the provider. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
 

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Thursday

2nd November - Law News

2138th 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: In the Bronx, the Prison Writes program provides therapeutic writing workshops for people trying to get back on their feet after incarceration. Humberto, 16, is trying to get back into school after a period in Rikers Island prison. Across the city, Justin is using writing to move on from his history as a gang member, and his own experiences in the criminal justice system. But can they leave their past mistakes behind?


Focus of the day story: Law firms are still not getting to grips with business development and marketing despite pressure to improve profits. Full story - The Global Legal Post
 

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Wednesday

1st November - Law News

2137th 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 are fatalities after a truck drove the wrong way down the West Side Highway bike path for several blocks Tuesday afternoon, striking several people, according to sources at the New York Police Department.


Focus of the day story: The cab-rank rule will not be extended to public and licensed access (PLA) cases after the Bar Standards Board (BSB) received complete backing for the position in consultation. Feedback has also led it to drop plans for a requirement that PLA barristers disclose the level of their professional indemnity insurance (PII) cover and to allow clients ineligible to complain to the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) to directly instruct any barrister. Full story - Legal Futures
 

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Tuesday

31st October - Law News

2136th 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 Himalayan region of Kashmir has been a flashpoint between India and Pakistan for over six decades. Since India's partition and the creation of Pakistan in 1947, the nuclear-armed neighbours have fought two wars over the Muslim-majority territory, which both claim in full but control in part. Today it remains one of the most militarised zones in the world. China administers parts of the territory.


Focus of the day story:  Government reportedly planning to allow some UK prisoners to vote. Ministry of Justice rumoured to be considering ending blanket ban for those serving sentences of less than a year and on day release. Full story - Guardian Law
 

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Monday

30th October - Law News

2135th 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: Kenyan police clashed with protesters in opposition strongholds as the nation voted for a new president , leaving one person dead and more injured.


Focus of the day story: Lord Bach’s proposed Justice Commission’ is a ‘quango’ that ‘this country does not need’ and his proposed Right to Justice Act is a ‘silly idea’, solicitor and NLJ columnist David Burrows writes. Lord Bach’s 50-page Right to Justice report was published to favourable reviews last month. Its headline recommendation was to create a ‘right to justice’ for individuals to receive reasonable legal assistance at a price they can afford. Full story - New Law Journal
 

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Sunday

29th October - Law News

2134th 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: Women who had abortions either side of legalisation with the Abortion Act 1967 tell us their stories. From fears of dying in a stranger's kitchen to a safe medical procedure in the NHS, we hear how this change in the law has had a huge impact on women's healthcare in Britain – and what battles remain to be fought

 
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Saturday

28th October - Law News

2133rd 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: It is a historic day for Catalonia. The regions parliament has voted in favour of declaring independence from Spain. 72 lawmakers voted in favour of Catalan independence, 10 voted against, two abstained. Both pro-independence lawmakers and crowds of people outside the parliament did not hesitate to show their elation.

 
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