Wednesday

22nd April - Law News

3039th 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:  Speaking to the Washington Post, American CDC Director Robert Redfield warned a second wave of the Covid-19 coronavirus this year could be worse because it will coincide with flu season.


Focus of the Day article: Legal technology continues to make waves through the coronavirus, with a new wills app having secured an initial £150,000 investment and The Link App announcing further backing to help it go international. The news comes as the Law Society has urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to ensure the legal tech companies are eligible for the new £1.25bn government support package announced yesterday to help businesses driving innovation and development through the coronavirus outbreak.  Full story - Legal Futures


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Tuesday

21st April - Law News

3038th 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:  Germany has reopened small shops, car dealerships and bicycle stores, in a tentative easing of the coronavirus lockdown imposed nearly a month ago. The country has flattened the curve of new infections and last week said it had got the spread under control. But social distancing remains in force. In Saxony it is mandatory for people to wear face masks in public - and that is strongly recommended elsewhere.


Focus of the Day article: UK courts told not to 'overreact' during coronavirus crisis. Ken Macdonald QC says prison ‘isn’t the place for nuisances’ amid concerns over excessive jail terms.  Full story - Guardian Law


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Monday

20th April - Law News

3037th 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:  Spanish police officers have been placed under investigation for repeatedly pointing guns at two women. The video was shot in La Bisbal d’Emporda, Spain on Saturday after a man was placed under arrest for allegedly violating nationwide lockdown rules amid the COVID-19 pandemic. City Hall sources said the officers were wielding pepper gas weapons, and in a statement, La Bisbal’s city council insisted it has a firm position of “repulsion against any violent, racist, xenophobic, sexist or authoritarian attitude.”


Focus of the Day article: The Supreme Court will soon welcome its newest member, Lord Leggatt, a former commercial silk at Brick Court Chambers. Sir George Leggatt, currently Lord Justice Leggatt, will be sworn in as Justice in a closed ceremony on 21 April. However, the format of the ceremony has been modified due to social distancing requirements.’  Full story - New Law Journal
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Sunday

19th April - Law News

3036th 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:  There has been much attention on the Myanmar military's campaign against the Rohingya Muslim minority. But over the past few weeks, the Myanmar army has stepped up attacks on ethnic armed groups such as the Arakan Army, who are mainly Buddhist fighters fighting for greater autonomy.
The UN says air strikes and shelling have killed at least 32 people in two states over the past three weeks.
What's behind the uptick in violence? And why has Myanmar's military rejected offers of a ceasefire?



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Saturday

18th April - Law News

3035th 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:  Migrant workers in Mumbai have been waiting to go back to their respective villages since the announcement of a nationwide lockdown in India.



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Friday

17th April - Law News

3034th 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:  President Trump falsely claimed he had the “total” authority to reopen states, but now he told governors that they are the ones who will decide when their states reopen.


Focus of the Day article: The Bar Council should claim its share of the £1.35m cash pile held by Queen’s Counsel Appointments to help barristers during the pandemic, the Public Access Bar Association (PABA) has said. In a letter to Amanda Pinto QC, chair of the Bar Council, the association said the ‘huge’ reserves held by the company that recommends the appointment of QCs serve ‘no obvious or legitimate purpose’.  Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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Thursday

16th April - Law News

3033rd 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 battle against coronavirus is going hi-tech, with Australians to be asked to download a phone app that will monitor their movements — but only with their permission. The Government believes it would need at least 40 per cent of Australians to sign up for it to be effective.




Focus of the Day article: Just under 90% of fees generated by fee-earners at small and medium-sized law firms last year were used to cover their costs, Law Society research has found. The survey recorded that, on the whole, 2019 was a “very positive” year with fees up, staff and partner numbers on the rise too, and WIP and debtor balances are down. Full story - Legal Futures
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