Saturday

19th May - Law News

2337th 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: High levels of air pollution can have an adverse effect on pregnant women and the fetus and exposure to air pollution can lead to long-term consequences. On the show, we speak to experts to know how air pollution is affecting the health of pregnant women in India.



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Friday

18th May - Law News

2336th 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: Ecuador has housed the WikiLeaks founder at its embassy in central London since 2012. Leaked documents reveal the Ecuadorian government spent millions of dollars monitoring his every move. Here is what we know about 'Operation Hotel' 


Focus of the Day story: 'Cosy club' of lawyers and accountants slated by UK parliamentary group. According to UK parliamentary committees, almost £4 million was paid to Carillon days before construction giant failed. Full story - The Global Legal Post

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Thursday

17th May - Law News

2335th 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 South African government is debating whether to expropriate land from white farmers and give it to black South Africans. Land expropriation means taking property and land without any form of financial compensation. Critics of the proposed plans say it will run South Africa’s economy and increase poverty as it did in Zimbabwe. Meanwhile supporters believe it’s an attempt to move beyond South Africa’s history of racism - and is a step towards redressing some of the most damaging legacies of apartheid, townships and segregation. 


Focus of the Day story: Solicitors caught up in the bar's protest against the government's legal aid reforms should not be bullied or blamed, the chair of the Criminal Bar Association has said, as barristers prepare to escalate their action. The association has advised its 4,000 members to adopt a 'no returns' policy from Friday 25 May. It would start to take effect in courts after the late-May bank holiday. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

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Wednesday

16th May - Law News

2334th 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 new 19km bridge connecting the mainland with the Crimean Peninsula has been officially opened, making Russia the host of Europe’s longest bridge. President Vladimir Putin personally drove a truck across it to mark the occasion.


Focus of the Day story: Training law students in emotional competency, and a change in culture, led from the top, in law firms and chambers are among the shifts needed to combat the growing problem of stress in the legal profession, according to a roundtable held in the run-up to Mental Health Awareness Week. Full story - Legal Futures

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Tuesday

15th May - Law News

2333rd 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: Palestinian health ministry officials now say at least 52 people have been killed by Israeli forces at the protests on the Israel-Gaza border, and more than 2,200 others injured. The death toll makes Monday the deadliest day since the start six weeks ago of a series of protests dubbed the "Great March of Return", along the Israel-Gaza border fence. More than 100 Palestinian fatalities have been reported over those six weeks.


Focus of the Day story: In the Belhaj case, Britain set aside the rule of law and moral principles. Abdel Hakim Belhaj got his apology, but we still lost the moral high ground. Full story - Guardian Law

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Monday

14th May - Law News

2332nd 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 record number of refugees arrived in Europe between 2015 and 2016. First comes the excitement but soon they realise it is not entirely like home. Two years have passed and refugees living in UK, Spain, France and Germany tell whether reality met their expectations.


Focus of the Day story: A major research project is being launched into the way the justice system treats women who kill abusive men. Criminal lawyers, both prosecution and defence, are invited to contribute to the study, which is being run by the Centre for Women’s Justice and Justice for Women. They can take part by completing a survey on the topic by 17 June, at: www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/CWJresearch. Full story - New Law Journal

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Sunday

13th May - Law News

2331st 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: Several thousand people are out protesting in the capital of the south Caucasus country of Georgia, following overnight anti-drugs raids on two clubs. The Georgian Interior Ministry says 8 suspected dealers were arrested. But the demonstrators say officers used excessive force and that their operation was a 'deliberate provocation'. The protesters are now calling for both the Prime Minister and the Interior Minister to quit.


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Saturday

12th May - Law News

2330th 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: Himanshu Roy, a senior Mumbai police officer involved in many high-profile investigations, allegedly committed suicide at his home on Friday. A former chief of the Anti-Terror Squad of Maharashtra, Himanshu Roy was an Additional Director General of Police.


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