22nd July - Law News

Edition 4225: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.

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Today's Highlighted Video Story: On crimes against women after a horrific video of two women being paraded naked in Manipur went viral, the ruling federal government of India is still intent upon shifting blame on the opposition rather than focus on its own damaging ultra-conservative policies.

A selection of important developments in the world of law and justice (for a comprehensive look at the news and events, please visit @theLawMap Twitter feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Report fees to rise as government consults on medico-legal reforms - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/bdlnI 
• No more 'contempt and hostility' to legal aid lawyers, says Chalk | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/3s6a3nwb
• Sanctions regime put to legal test in UK as oligarch seeks release of assets https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/jul/19/sanctions-regime-put-to-legal-test-in-uk-as-oligarch-seeks-release-of-assets
• Committee imposes conditions on Buckland’s job with law firm - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/3vdj35ze
  
• MoJ proposes to increase fees for whiplash medical experts | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/nhrj85aj
• Probate leads Compensation Fund payouts | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/bqBDL
• Questions are being asked about the role of the police in the ghastly incident where two women were paraded naked by a mob of men in #India's Manipur state. The police are guided by policies of the ultra-right-wing BJP government of Natendra Modi https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-66264926
  
• People who murder ex-partners could face longer sentences https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/20/people-who-ex-partners-could-face-longer-sentences