Sunday

19th May - Law News

2699th 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: Homes come in all sorts of shapes and sizes - including some on stilts, perched precariously over a lake in Benin. The African fishing community on the edge of Lake Nokoue has managed to preserve its lifestyle and traditions for more than two centuries.




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Saturday

18th May - Law News

2698th 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: Under fire from her own party, the far-right BJP's Pragya Thakur has apologised for her controversial statement that Mahatma Gandhi's killer Nathuram Godse is a "patriot" after it sparked a political storm. The BJP candidate from Bhopal stopped short of an apology twice but appeared to give in after pressure from the BJP ahead of the final round of voting on Sunday.




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Friday

17th May - Law News

2697th 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: Bob Hawke, Australia's 23rd prime minister and former Labor Party leader, has died at the age of 89. A great conciliator, Mr Hawke's achievements as prime minister included modernising the economy and integrating it into the global community, establishing Medicare, and championing environmental issues.


Focus of the Day Article:
Bullying and sexual harassment rife among lawyers, global survey finds as IBA chief exhorts practitioners to “be of good character,” while UK and government workers singled out. With the UK Mental Health Awareness Week in full swing, reality bit into the campaign with a survey revealing levels of bullying in the UK are above the international average.
Full story - The Global Legal Post

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Thursday

16th May - Law News

2696th 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: Alabama Senate passed a near-total abortion ban, posing a challenge to the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. Senator Bobby Singleton (D-AL) tells CNN why he voted against the bill.


Focus of the Day Article:
Sexual harassment and bullying is rife in the legal profession - and government legal workplaces are worse offenders than law firms, the largest international survey of the phenomenon reveals today. 'US Too?', a global study led by the International Bar Association (IBA), found that a third of women lawyers have been sexually harassed at work, while half of women and a third of men have faced bullying. UK respondents reported higher rates of sexual harassment and bullying than many other European countries, including France, Germany, Spain and Italy. Some 7,000 legal professionals from 135 countries responded to the IBA's survey.
Full story -The Law Society Gazette

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Wednesday

15th May - Law News

2695th 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: MPs have joined calls for the Jeremy Kyle Show to be taken off air for good, after the death of a man shortly after he appeared on the programme. Steven Dymond was found dead last week, following a recording. Police said his death was not being treated as suspicious. In an internal email, the ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall said the decision to suspend the show was "the best way" to protect it and its staff. But Downing Street said broadcasters and production companies had a responsibility towards the mental health and wellbeing of participants and viewers.


Focus of the Day Article:
A new campaign, #SupportingSolicitors, has been launched to promote the help available to solicitors facing professional and personal challenges. It goes live today at the start of Mental Health Awareness Week. It has been put together jointly by the Law Society, the Solicitors Regulation Authority, wellbeing charity LawCare, SBA The Solicitors’ Charity – which supports those in serious financial need with grants – and the Solicitors Assistance Scheme, a service best known for helping those facing disciplinary and regulatory issues.
Full story - Legal Futures


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Tuesday

14th May - Law News

2694th 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: Travelling by plane has never been more popular, with four billion passengers flying every year. But aviation emissions contribute to climate change, and scientists say we need to do more to tackle the problem. BBC research has found that only a tiny fraction of passengers travelling with the world's biggest airlines are choosing to offset their carbon footprints. Carbon offset schemes involve paying extra in order to contribute to environmental projects that reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere, though some say it's just an excuse to continue polluting. But it's not the only way to reduce the impact of your flight on the planet.


Focus of the Day Article:
Private jails more violent than public ones, data analysis shows - figures for England and Wales raise questions over government’s prisons model.
Full story - Guardian Law


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