Wednesday

13th June - Law News

2362nd 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 FIFA World Cup is coming to Russia. As the world’s most-watched competition kicks off, questions hang over the safety of travelling fans. Threats of hooliganism, racism and homophobia are at the forefront of officials' minds as hundreds of thousands of fans from all over world converge on eleven host cities.

Focus of the Day Story: The Law Society has launched a fierce attack on the second attempt by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to reduce the indemnity insurance and compensation fund requirements for solicitors. Full story - Legal Futures



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Tuesday

12th June - Law News

2361st 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: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un tours the city of Singapore ahead of the US-North Korean summit with President Donald Trump.


Focus of the Day Story: Other countries tackle claims of arms trade corruption. Why not the UK? Italy and India acted over allegations involving Anglo-Italian AgustaWestland. But the Fraud Office seems reluctant to investigate. Full story - Guardian Law



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Monday

11th June - Law News

2360th 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 petition to save a pregnant cow from execution - has garnered almost 28-thousand signatures. The Bulgarian animal accidentally crossed the EU border and back - prompting the authorities to order her extermination, as a precautionary measure. However, there could be a ray of hope - with the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency saying she passed all health checks.


Focus of the Day Story: The number of breach of privacy cases at the High Court is in steep decline – confounding critics of the Human Rights Act (HRA). A mere 29 reported cases were heard by the High Court last year, down from 46 the previous year and from 58 in 2014/15. Full story - New Law Journal



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Sunday

10th June - Law News

2359th 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: Supporters of Jean-Pierre Bemba have been celebrating after the former Congolese vice president's war crimes convictions were overturned. A majority of judges a the International Criminal Court ruled that Bemba could not be held responsible for the horrific acts of his militia, in 2002.



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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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