Saturday

8th December - Law News

2539th 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 special CBI court in Mumbai will give its verdict in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case on December 21. Sohrabuddin Sheikh, a petty criminal, was killed near Gujarat's Gandhinagar in November 2005 by Gujarat police officers who called him a terrorist. His wife Kausar Bi was also killed. Tulsiram Prajapati, who was accompanying the couple and became a witness to the crime, was killed a year later.


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Friday

7th December - Law News

2538th 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: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg tells Fran Kelly theAustralia Government has got children off Nauru and made sure those people still in detention there have the medical treatment they need.


Focus of the Day Article:
Complaints handlers could cut out hundreds of unwarranted enquiries with a new self-assessment tool for people bringing forward their grievances. The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) said this week it has launched an online system for people making complaints to triage their complaint at an early stage.
Full story - The Law Society Gazette

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Thursday

6th December - Law News

2537th 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: How a Gang Hunted and Killed a 15 Year Old in the Bronx - The murder of 15-year-old Lesandro Guzman-Feliz, known as “Junior,” drew outrage from across the city. The investigation retraces his last steps — and reveals how a recent wave of violence in the Bronx took the life of a boy just two blocks from his home.


Focus of the Day Article:
Public and human rights firm Bindmans is to test whether ‘ethical veganism’ can be considered a philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010. The firm said its client Jordi Casamitjana was dismissed by his employer, animal welfare charity the League Against Cruel Sports (LACS), after he raised concerns that its pension fund was being invested into companies that tested products on animals. He claimed the decision to fire him was on account of his philosophical belief in ethical veganism. The charity rejects the claim.
Full story - Legal Futures

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Wednesday

5th December - Law News

2535th 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 the fallout from the Khashoggi murder case, some Saudi activists in the US and Canada have told Channel 4 News they believe they've been actively targeted by Saudi authorities. From new passports denied, to educational funding withheld they perceive attempts are being made to lure them back home. They say they fear for their own safety - following the death of Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post journalist who was murdered in the Saudi embassy in Istanbul. The Crown Prince continues to deny any involvement in the murder.


Focus of the Day Article:
There is no reason why litigants could not access the courts on their smartphones in the future, the Lord Chief Justice said yesterday, although he questioned the extent to which artificial intelligence would handle judicial tasks. Lord Burnett said that when large numbers of people, “and particularly those on low incomes”, do not have effective access to justice, the law could not ignore the digital revolution.
Full story - Legal Futures

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Tuesday

4th December - Law News

2534th 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: Valerie Casanova is a "yellow vest". She is one of thousands who have been protesting against President Macron's controversial fuel tax. At the roadblock, Ms Casanova says they're all the same. Nobody asks what job each other does or which way they lean politically. And at home she says her family has "no choice" but to rely on cars to get anywhere from their home in the countryside. In recent days, President Macron has said he was open to ideas and revising how the levy is applied.


Focus of the Day Article:
Fear stops reporting of sexual harassment at the bar, says top QC. Young lawyers do not complain in case it damages their careers, says Jo Delahunty.
Full story - Guardian Law

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Monday

3rd December - Law News

2533rd 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:When you live on opposite sides of a contested border, it's difficult to know what's really going on across the divide. Young locals in Gaza and Israel are trying to give each other and the world glimpses into what their lives are actually like.



Focus of the Day Article:
A cutting-edge report on the gender pay gap at law firms has presented in-depth analysis of the extent of the issue and what firms are doing to redress the balance. The 14,000-word report, Bridging the gender pay gap in law firms, includes statistics and commentary from the top 50 law firms. In the largest firms (50-plus partners), just 29% of partners are female.
Full story - New Law Journal


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Sunday

2nd December - Law News

2533rd 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: UNICEF is warning of an unprecedented humanitarian disaster for children in the Central African Republic. It says tens of thousands could starve to death, as Seleka and Anti-balaka fighters battle for control of land and resources in one of the least developed countries in the world.



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