Edition 3221: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive. Since 2011, it has been collating articles on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice. The views expressed in individual articles archived within LawnewsIndex.com are solely the views of the original author.
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Focus of the Day Legal Article: Lord Kerr defends role of judiciary in checking power of government. The last thing the UK needs is a government whose ministers exercise “unbridled power”, the former Supreme Court justice has said. Full story - Scottish Legal News
Today's Highlighted Video Story: A prominent Hong Kong protester has made her first public appearance in 14 months, telling reporters she had been held in mainland China. Alexandra Wong, 64, nicknamed "Grandma Wong," said she was detained last August in the border city of Shenzhen, and forced to renounce her activism in writing.
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