Thursday

30th April - Law News

3047th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Prominent human rights lawyers in India say the country's police are acting like brutal criminals, while enforcing the strict coronavirus lockdown. With social media awash with videos of alleged police abuse, India's Supreme Court and the national government are being urged to take action.


Focus of the Day Article: Seven of the eight frontline regulators have “confirmed their continued commitment” to the Legal Choices website, despite the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) no longer wanting to run it. The consumer-facing website helps people to identify their legal needs and navigate the sector, and is managed operationally by the SRA, with decisions made by all the legal regulators – or at least it was until the Bar Standards Board (BSB) controversially pulled its funding last year. Full story - Legal Futures
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Wednesday

29th April - Law News

3046th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  President Trump has often said he’s knowledgeable about science and medicine, but he is not a doctor, which is why many were alarmed when he said in a coronavirus press conference people should inject disinfectants into their bodies to fight the virus.


Focus of the Day Article: An emergency hardship fund has been established for barristers to support junior lawyers in financial distress as many do not qualify for the UK government’s coronavirus support scheme. Full story - Scottish Legal News
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Tuesday

28th April - Law News

3045th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  The Government is rejecting calls to relax the coronavirus lockdown, saying the outbreak remains at a "delicate and dangerous" stage. Ministers are asking people to adjust to what they're calling "a new normal," for some time yet.  As the Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to work, the government says the current restrictions are having a positive effect, with fewer people being treated in hospital.


Focus of the Day Article: Only 33 prisoners in England and Wales released under anti-coronavirus measures. Ministry of Justice said this month that up to 4,000 prisoners would be freed early. Full story - Guardian Law
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Monday

27th April - Law News

3044th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Police officers monitor Madrid's Rio park with drones on Sunday, as Spain partially eased its COVID19 lockdown measures to allow minors to leave the house for an hour per day if accompanied by an adult for the first time in 6 weeks.


Focus of the Day Article: Barristers, solicitors, court staff, judiciary, and all those others who support court users have been praised for working ‘around the clock to explore and deliver extraordinary changes at great pace’. Full story - New Law Journal

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Sunday

26th April - Law News

3043rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  A group of indigenous Sami reindeer herders in Sweden has been targeted by revenge attacks, following a landmark court case. In January, the herders won back exclusive rights to hunting and fishing in their area of the Arctic. But that has led to heightened tensions between Sami people and local Swedes.



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Saturday

25th April - Law News

3042nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  The Uttar Pradesh government will bring back migrant workers stranded in other states amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today. The migrants will be brought back in phases after having completed the mandatory 14-day quarantine at the places in which they had been staying, the Chief Minister added.



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