1889th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles
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Today's video story: A German charity event to help starving African children has come under fire, after a woman filed a complaint that the name of the event's offensive. She forced the organizers to delete its Facebook page, in order not to spread racism online, but organizers claim they were well intentioned.
Focus of the day story: Justice Secretary Liz Truss is scrapping time limits that prevent victims of domestic violence from seeking legal aid for family court hearings on child custody and contact. Currently, victims have to demonstrate that they have been targeted by their abuser in the past five years in order to qualify for legal aid for private family law proceedings. The alternative is that they represent themselves, which often means confronting their abuser in court. Full story - New Law Journal
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Solicitors’ fees should not pay for LeO expansion – Law Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/DkO5NbwCsu
- Further fee cuts ‘obtuse’, top legal aid firms tell MoJ | Law Gazette https://t.co/qoS3iNgatl
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- Former mayor Lutfur Rahman to face SDT hearing next week | Law Gazette https://t.co/gByisTEZKg
- Domestic violence evidence requirement removed | Law Gazette https://t.co/FpdlV75PYK
- MoJ confirms hike in probate fees | Law Gazette https://t.co/zoysFL6OPV
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- Slater and Gordon writes down value of UK business by £216m | Law Gazette https://t.co/akb7hIAWlF
- New call to respect legal professional privilege | Law Gazette https://t.co/iKrmW72HY7
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- Prison and Courts Bill | Law Gazette https://t.co/zchSMZmTb4
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- Jurisdictions attending the annual meeting of European bar presidents report on developments | Law Gazette https://t.co/2P2Lw35fl2
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- Children 'should be taught about pornography and sexting'? https://t.co/f28MADyA6f
- Labour MP Gerald Kaufman, who had cited #Israeli politicians as war ciminals dies https://t.co/liRnXQz5rQ
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- Child sex abuse inquiry public hearings to start https://t.co/LqGQdnRpKh
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- Couple fighting refugee status, lose care of baby #NewZealand https://t.co/tPrzHh7R4N
- Fianna Fail increases pressure on under-fire Garda Commissioner #Ireland https://t.co/zBISyoqkw7
- Disability benefit changes needed to roll back 'some bizarre decisions' https://t.co/DgGZV8EFhJ
- Need to create an international tribunal and apply legal mechanisms for Khojaly genocide #Azerbaijan https://t.co/aW4CcIO3XR
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- Claims tribunal rebuffs insurer, asks it to pay victim's kin #India https://t.co/V8BTb1qDf4
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- Magic circle firm adopts AI to simplify complex compliance issue | Legal Futures: https://t.co/ulYrE87V8N
- In-house lawyer wins tribunal agreement to remove practising restrictions | Legal Futures: https://t.co/jDvmNikr4z
- More dire results for Slater & Gordon as it admits survival depends on lenders | Legal Futures: https://t.co/N257WqjHRn
- Tackling the uncertain legal job market like an entrepreneur https://t.co/buIkqu769H
- Victoria to open night court following Bourke Street tragedy #Australia https://t.co/7IT63Eje4v
- Law Society rallies behind NT Chief Justice’s remarks on sentencing #Australia https://t.co/drzxCfG7aG
- Victoria Supreme Court welcomes new judicial registrars #Australia https://t.co/zQy1Oscodh
- Retired chief justice headlines golden Law Oration #Australia... https://t.co/Ff0wjdwQAT
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- Study finds AI and other technology less of a threat to lawyers' jobs than believed | Legal Futures: https://t.co/zb5nt4JsGE
- Lawyers will be able to replace work lost to online court, says government | Legal Futures: https://t.co/e5wuwY5Hwe
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