Monday

3rd April - Law News

1924th 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 story: Fraud row erupts in Ecuador presidential election. Ecuador's left-wing candidate Lenin Moreno has claimed victory in the presidential election after a partial count. His rival Guillermo Lasso has alleged fraud and said he would contest the result. Supporters of both candidates took to the streets on Sunday to celebrate and protest.


Focus of the day story: What is it with judges and women? Men who inflict terrible violence on their partners are walking free from courts that treat their crimes lightly. Full story - Guardian Law


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Sunday

2nd April - Law News

1923rd 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 story: Anti-racism protesters and members of the anti-immigrant grouping, Soldiers of Odin, have been involved in street clashes in Toronto, Canada.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Saturday

1st April - Law News

1922nd 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 story: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has secured the released of the body of his murdered half-brother as well as three North Koreans wanted for questioning in the murder as nine Malaysian hostages were released by Pyongyang.
 


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Friday

31st March - Law News

1921st 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 story: Bangladesh's leather tanneries are a billion dollar industry and a major employer in the country. But they're among the most polluted places on earth. After years of delays the Bangladeshi Supreme Court has now ordered the closure of 155 factories.
 

Focus of the day story:   Sentencing guidelines are to be amended to reflect the terminology shift from domestic ’violence’ to domestic ‘abuse’ under wide-ranging proposals unveiled. The Sentencing Council has revisited existing guidance covering domestic violence to reflect changes in terminology, expert thinking and societal attitudes over the past decade. Full story - Law Society Gazette


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Thursday

30th March - Law News

1920th 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 story: Hundreds of women's police stations have been set up across India to combat domestic abuse and sexual violence, following the Delhi rape case in December 2012. Parmila Dalal is second-in-command at the women's police station in Sonipat, in the northern state of Haryana. Every day she has to deal with the cases the public bring to her. She encounters family members at war over such contentious matters as caste, dowry payment and relations with abusive in-laws. India's Ladycops reveals how women's lives are changing in India today, and how they often struggle to reconcile the conflicting demands made upon them.
 

 

Focus of the day story:   Allow judiciary to work until 75, says Britain's most senior judge. Lord Neuberger calls for increase in upper age limit to address problems in recruiting crown court and high court judges. Full story - Guardian Law


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