Saturday

10th March - Law News

2267th 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: Disguised Israeli forces have stormed Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank and seized the head of the university’s student council. Two students were reportedly injured by gunfire during the raid.


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Friday

9th March - Law News

2266th 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: Rajesh and Nupur Talwar have been wrongly cleared of charges that they murdered their teen daughter Aarushi and domestic help, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has told the Supreme Court.


Focus of the Day story: Is our penal system failing women? Most women behind bars pose no threat to the population and are often vulnerable with issues best dealt with outside a prison environment. Full story - The Global Legal Post

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Thursday

8th March - Law News

2265th 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: A nationwide state of emergency's being enforced in Sri Lanka to prevent attacks on Muslims. Buddhist mobs set fire to homes and businesses killing a young muslim - the riots followed the death of a Sinhalese truck driver.


Focus of the Day story: The government’s long-awaited review of its controversial legal aid reforms is unlikely to be finished by the summer as promised, the lord chancellor has warned, as justice campaigners highlighted their frustrations that the review has yet to properly get off the ground. David Gauke told the Commons justice committee today that the summer recess deadline 'is an ambitious timetable and I think I want to look at whether that is deliverable to be honest'. The Ministry of Justice is required to look at the operation of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act within three to five years of implementation. The act, which cut vast swaths of law from the scope of legal aid, came into force in April 2013. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

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Wednesday

7th March - Law News

2264th 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: Australia's Federal Government is taking action over defective Takata airbags, ordering one of Australia's biggest ever recall. Four million cars are now part of a compulsory replacement scheme because the Government was unhappy with the industry's response.

Focus of the Day story: More than one in ten law firms assessed for compliance with government money laundering obligations brought in last year have been referred for disciplinary action, a proportion which if extrapolated to the wider profession would amount to over 1,200 firms.
So concerned was the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) about the profession’s anti-money laundering (AML) performance that last week it issued a public warning notice, after scrutiny of 50 firms led to six being earmarked for the disciplinary process. Full story - Legal Futures

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Tuesday

6th March - Law News

2263rd 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: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) says he believes President Donald Trump would support a bill from him and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) to establish universal background checks.

Focus of the Day story: The Guardian view on cycling and the law: good manners needed. When people are judged by their means of transport, it brings out the worst in everyone. Full story - Guardian Law

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Monday

5th March - Law News

2262nd 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: Journalists from Nepal’s largest newspaper have been charged with contempt of court after publishing critical stories about the country's chief justice. The case against The Kantipur Daily is being seen by government critics as an attack on press freedom.

Focus of the Day story: The announcement of a consultation on a domestic violence and abuse Bill looks imminent, a leading family lawyer believes. Former Lord Chancellor Liz Truss promised the Bill in January 2017 only to be thwarted by the June General Election. According to family law solicitor-advocate and NLJ columnist David Burrows, however, recent Parliamentary activity suggests a consultation will be published soon, possibly as early as next week. Full story - New Law Journal


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Sunday

4th March - Law News

2261st 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: Somaiya Haidari is the first female Afghan army officer to be invited to Sandhurst, the UK's prestigious military academy. She talks about the challenges she faces.



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