20th August - Law News

2793rd 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: Shocked by a series of stabbings in his area of east London, Courtney Barrett has set up a DIY knife amnesty bin in an effort to get knives off the streets. We joined him outside Leytonstone tube station as he collected 27 knives from the public and ask why he has volunteered for something that is usually the job of the police.

Focus of thre Day Article:

Criminal cases delayed across England and Wales as courts lie idle. Cuts are being blamed for many crown courts not sitting despite very high caseloads.

Full story - Guardian Law

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