2791st 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 Supreme Court has ruled that the appointment of Governor Pedro Pierluisi was unconstitutional.
Pierluisi was appointed as governor without Senate approval on Friday.
2790th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a
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Today's Video Focus: The Rajasthan provincial government (India) has said it will re-examine the Pehlu Khan
case, in which a district court acquitted the six men accused of
thrashing the dairy farmer on suspicion of cattle smuggling two years
ago. Pehlu Khan, whose beating was captured on a mobile phone video used
by Rajasthan police to identify his attackers, died of his injuries
three days later.
2789th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a
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Today's Video Focus: On June 1, an Israeli soldier shot into a crowd, killing a volunteer
medic named Rouzan al-Najjar. Israeli officials say soldiers only use
live fire as a last resort. Our investigation shows otherwise. We
analyzed over 1,000 photos and videos, froze the fatal moment in a 3-D
model of the protest, and interviewed more than 30 witnesses and I.D.F.
commanders to reveal how Rouzan was killed.
Focus of the Day News Story:
Just over 1 in 10 (11 percent) the UK's retail workers have experienced
“inappropriate touching of a sexual nature” in their current role,
according to a new survey by law firm Foot Anstey. A figure of 11 per
cent represents 319,000 workers in the UK's retail sector.
2788th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a
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Today's Video Focus: Exclusive school finance figures reveal four elite private schools spent
more on new facilities than the poorest 1,800 schools combined. This is
Australia's great education divide.
Focus of the Day News Story:
Solicitors were not bound to a lower costs figure by a partner’s email
to clients promising to ‘honour’ a costs budget, the High Court has
ruled. Claimants in Blyth & Anor v Nelsons Solicitors Ltd
had sought to cap the fees owed by them to the Midlands firm for work
in a contentious probate dispute, but Mr Justice Stewart, sitting in the
Queen’s Bench Division, rejected their appeal and said there was no
binding agreement to limit costs.
2787th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a
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Today's Video Focus: There’s a war on plastic – government around the world are trying to cut the amount we use it. But does the science make sense?
Plastic waste is polluting the ocean and harming wildlife. But where
does your recycling go? Most of it ends up getting shipped abroad – to
the very countries responsible for the most marine plastic waste.
The EU is bringing in measures to restrict our use of plastic. But even
after Brexit, the UK government has lots of plastic policies of its own.
But do they make sense? Or are we just making things worse – and
ignoring the broader issue of climate change? Is recycling actually
worth it?
Focus of the Day News Story:
The chair of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has called on the
senior judiciary to extend wellbeing protocols being drafted for the
family courts to the criminal jurisdiction. Chris Henley QC said the wellbeing of those working in the criminal courts was not being prioritised or respected.
2786th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a
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Social Justice issues.
Today's Video Focus: Cities in Europe say a growing number of property developers are buying
up residential apartments, to rent them to tourists on Airbnb.
The website started as a way for people to rent out their spare rooms.
But several cities claim that with more professionals using the site,
people are being forced from their homes.
Ten cities are now asking the EU to help them regulate this.
BBC Scotland’s the Nine went to Valencia, where 1 in 15 homes in the old
town is now listed on Airbnb.
Focus of the Day News Story:
Shackles and restraints used on hundreds of deportees from UK. David Lammy MP says ‘chilling’ figures reveal abuse of power by authorities.
2785th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a
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Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights &
Social Justice issues.
Today's Video Focus: Some 10 weeks after protests first began over a since-suspended
extradition bill, Hong Kong continues to be a city in turmoil.
Running battles between police and protesters are again dominating the
news.
In the latest installment, thousands of protesters have clashed with
police at various points in the center of the city.
The situation escalated with petrol bombs being thrown at the police, as
well as bricks, and officers used tear gas in an effort to quash the
unrest.
Focus of the Day News Story:
A sudden jump in the number of (usually rare) cases where heirs try to oust executors has been recorded by the High Court. The High Court saw 138 new cases of this type last year, an increase from zero new cases in 2017, according to figures obtained by private client firm Boodle Hatfield.
