Saturday

9th June - Law News

2358th 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: There have been plans to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a "Rajiv Gandhi-like incident", revealed a letter seized from a suspected Maoist, Pune police told a court on Thursday. Five people were arrested – Dalit activist Sudhir Dhawale, lawyer Surendra Gadling, activists Mahesh Raut and Shoma Sen and Rona Wilson – for links with the banned CPI-Maoist. The police claimed in the local court that the letter was recovered from the home of Delhi-based activist Rona Wilson.



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Friday

8th June - Law News

2357th 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: The first Washington lobbyist with Down syndrome - Kayla McKeon's job on Capitol Hill gives her independence - now she's pushing US politicians to help others like her too.

Focus of the Day Story: The first Washington lobbyist with Down syndrome - Kayla McKeon's job on Capitol Hill gives her independence - now she's pushing US politicians to help others like her too. Full story - The Global Legal Post

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Thursday

7th June - Law News

2356th 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: Adult film actress Stormy Daniels launched a new lawsuit against her former attorney, Keith Davidson, as well as President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, saying the two men "colluded" and "acted in concert" to "manipulate" Daniels and to benefit Trump.


Focus of the Day Story: The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has become the first regulator to announce what service standards and prices it will mandate the firms it regulates to publish online. It is also encouraging CLC-regulated firms to go beyond the minimum regulatory requirements and use the transparency drive to differentiate themselves better and attract clients – such as opening up to feedback platforms and price comparison websites. Full story - Legal Futures

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Wednesday

6th June - Law News

2355th 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: 2017 was one of the deadliest years for transgender people in the United States. At least 28 murders were reported by the Human Rights Campaign, the worst on record. Many in the LGBT community fear the struggle for acceptance has taken a step backwards under President Trump. His administration has already tried to ban transgender people from the military and scrapped official protections for transgender students.


Focus of the Day Story: The government has embarked on what could be years of parliamentary slogging to enable the £1bn modernisation of the courts and justice system. The Courts and Tribunal (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill was given its first reading last month in the House of Lords, with justice ministers aiming to delegate ‘routine’ judicial decisions to legally-qualified court staff. These reforms are expected to save almost £6m a year in net benefits, although courts chiefs have moved to assure the public the legislation is designed to help judges, not replace them. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

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Tuesday

5th June - Law News

2354th 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: US president Donald Trump has pardoned political allies and prominent figures whom he said were treated unfairly by prosecutors. The Times’s Supreme Court reporter, Adam Liptak, looks at how this compares with the actions of previous presidents.


Focus of the Day Story: Legal challenge says ‘right to rent’ rules discriminate against non-UK nationals. The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants argues that status checks make landlords favour those with British passports. Full story - Guardian Law


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Monday

4th June - Law News

2353rd 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: About 200 far-right activists marched through the town of Goslar, Lower Saxony, this Saturday to mark the so-called 'Day of the German Future' (TDDZ). The Neo-Nazis were met by a large counter-demonstration outside Goslar's main train station. A large police presence was on the scene to prevent the two sides from clashing. Both demonstrations passed off peacefully.


Focus of the Day Story: Survey paints mixed picture of a barrister’s working life. A barrister’s life is a stressful one, according to a Bar Council report. Full story - New Law Journal


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Sunday

3rd June - Law News

2352nd 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: In India this week, newspapers and television channels were conspicuously silent on a story that should have been major news. Twenty-seven news outlets were the target of a sting operation - a reporter from Cobrapost, an investigative news site, posed as a Hindu nationalist, offering to pay media executives to publish some polarising, religious propaganda ahead of next year's general election. The media executives seemingly accepted the offer.



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Saturday

2nd June - Law News

2351st 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: Fresh produce from farms and thousands of litres of milk have ended up on streets on the first day of the 10-day protest by farmers in seven states, including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The much-hyped demonstration, "Gaon Bandh", is being held to demand a complete loan waiver, minimum support price for their yield and an assurance of permanent minimum income from the government. The Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh (RKM), a federation of 130 farmer organisations, which is spearheading the protests, made it clear that farmers will not supply any vegetables and dairy produce to the cities for the next 10 days. The federation has assured that farmers won't block any roads, but they will sit on dharna along 30 major highways in the country.



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Friday

1st June - Law News

2350th 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: Bicycle helmets are compulsory in countries such as Australia and Canada, but as the Guardian's Peter Walker  explains this does not help save lives. Despite a series of helmet promotion campaigns in the UK, a growing amount of evidence suggests forcing people to wear protective headgear leads to greater risk-taking and can even put people off cycling altogether, exacerbating the crises in obesity and inactive living


Focus of the Day Story: Criminal barristers refusing to take on new legal aid work have asked the government to abandon plans to test new operating hours for courts, as heads of chambers prepare to discuss whether or not to accept the government’s surprise offer of investment last week. In a message to members, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) confirms that the Ministry of Jusitce (MoJ) has made a £15m investment offer in order to persuade barristers to end their action against reforms to the advocates graduated fee scheme (AGFS), which determines how criminal advocates are remunerated in legal aid cases. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

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