Monday

18th June - Law News

2367th 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 Focus: So Saudi women will soon be able to drive when the ban is lifted on 24 June. But what about the rest? Here are five things they are still banned from doing:

Focus of the Day Story: Law firms will have to publish pricing information and display a badge highlighting protections for clients from December 2018, under regulatory proposals. Full story - New Law Journal


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Sunday

17th June - Law News

2366th 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 Focus: Seven people have been left injured after a taxi driver in Central Moscow is reported to have has lost control of his vehicle, slamming into pedestrians.



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Saturday

16th June - Law News

2365th 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 Focus: The UK High Court has ordered embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya to pay a minimum of 200,000 pounds towards the costs incurred by 13 Indian banks in their legal battle to recover alleged dues.



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Friday

15th June - Law News

2364th 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 Focus: In June 2017 residents of the Silchester estate woke to discover Grenfell Tower engulfed in flames, witnessing a terrifying national tragedy unfolding on their doorstep. The tower bore a striking resemblance to their own. The victims were people they knew, people from all walks of life who, like them, made a home for themselves high up above the clamour of the city. Faced with an uncertain future, the residents of the tower next door are fighting to rebuild their community, and their place within it


Focus of the Day Story: Almost three-quarters of lawyers in small firms report a clash between client-driven market and traditional role of solicitor, while over two thirds failing to adapt or evolve business strategy. The culture clash and complacency in independent law firms are flagged by The Bellwether Report 2018: The Culture Clash – Solicitor Confidence vs Client Power. Full story - The Global Legal Post


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Thursday

14th June - Law News

2363rd 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 Focus: Independent Senator Fraser Anning has frequently used Twitter to campaign against those migrants and asylum seekers he claims come to Australia "for a life of permanent handouts", claiming 56% of Australia's working-age Muslims are not in the labour force. But is Senator Anning correct?


Focus of the Day Story: Criminal barristers have voted by a narrow margin to accept the government’s offer of £15m in justice investment, which will end their boycott of new legal aid work. A total of 3,038 barristers voted on the proposals with 1,566 (51.5%) voting to accept the proposal and 1,472 voting against (48.45%). Full story - The Law Society Gazette


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Wednesday

13th June - Law News

2362nd 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 Focus: The FIFA World Cup is coming to Russia. As the world’s most-watched competition kicks off, questions hang over the safety of travelling fans. Threats of hooliganism, racism and homophobia are at the forefront of officials' minds as hundreds of thousands of fans from all over world converge on eleven host cities.

Focus of the Day Story: The Law Society has launched a fierce attack on the second attempt by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to reduce the indemnity insurance and compensation fund requirements for solicitors. Full story - Legal Futures



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Tuesday

12th June - Law News

2361st 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 Focus: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un tours the city of Singapore ahead of the US-North Korean summit with President Donald Trump.


Focus of the Day Story: Other countries tackle claims of arms trade corruption. Why not the UK? Italy and India acted over allegations involving Anglo-Italian AgustaWestland. But the Fraud Office seems reluctant to investigate. Full story - Guardian Law



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Monday

11th June - Law News

2360th 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 Focus: A petition to save a pregnant cow from execution - has garnered almost 28-thousand signatures. The Bulgarian animal accidentally crossed the EU border and back - prompting the authorities to order her extermination, as a precautionary measure. However, there could be a ray of hope - with the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency saying she passed all health checks.


Focus of the Day Story: The number of breach of privacy cases at the High Court is in steep decline – confounding critics of the Human Rights Act (HRA). A mere 29 reported cases were heard by the High Court last year, down from 46 the previous year and from 58 in 2014/15. Full story - New Law Journal



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Sunday

10th June - Law News

2359th 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 Focus: Supporters of Jean-Pierre Bemba have been celebrating after the former Congolese vice president's war crimes convictions were overturned. A majority of judges a the International Criminal Court ruled that Bemba could not be held responsible for the horrific acts of his militia, in 2002.



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