Edition 4265: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.
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Today's Highlighted Video Story: The Western Australia government and prison operator Serco is being urged to make significant changes to mental health supports at one of the state's largest prisons. A coroner has found a 30-year-old man who died at Acacia Prison in 2019 was able to take his own life because of a chronic shortage of safe cells, recommending significant upgrades to buildings at the facility.
And Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised the following story contains the name and image of a person who has died, with his family's permission.
Focus of the Day Legal News: Firms are taking more than four months to get paid and face a ticking timebomb if they cannot get clients to settle bills more quickly, new figures suggest. Analysis from chartered accountants Lubbock Fine shows that the average lock-up at the UK’s top 100 firms is now 124 days, a small rise from last year. High profile firms have this year reported lock-up of around 200 days. Full story
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