Thursday

19th April - Law News

2306th 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: OPCW representatives say they cannot identify the country or laboratory of origin of the nerve agent used in the Skripal poisoning.

Focus of the Day Story: Justice minister Lord Keen today set the stage for next week’s House of Lords debate on the Civil Liability Bill with an uncompromising message that there are “too many unmeritorious whiplash claims made each year which proceed without challenge or investigation”. He also made clear the government’s intention to extend the application of fixed recoverable costs. Full story - Legal Futures

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Wednesday

18th April - Law News

2305th 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: This week we bring you “A Conversation With Native Americans on Race,” the latest installment in our wide-ranging “Conversation on Race” series. Directed by Michèle Stephenson and Brian Young, the film grapples with the racist contradictions of a country that, many feel, would prefer it if Native Americans didn’t exist.

Focus of the Day Story: Costs and service quality drive trend toward boutique law firms. Multinational companies are turning to small and medium-size firms and enterprises to tackle specialised legal issues. Full story - The Global Legal Post

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Tuesday

17th April - Law News

2304th 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: Violent crime in London is rising rapidly. More than 50 people have been murdered in the capital this year alone - with most victims under the age of 25. The Government has vowed to do “whatever it takes” to tackle the recent increase in stabbings, shootings and acid attacks, but will it change anything? And what of the people caught up in the violent crime which is corroding some communities? We met up with members of Football Beyond Borders in Brixton, a charity which uses football to support disadvantaged young people in south London – and asked them what they think needs to be done.



Focus of the Day Story: UK removed legal protection for Windrush immigrants in 2014. Government quietly deleted clause that protected long-term residents from deportation. Full story - Guardian Law

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Monday

16th April - Law News

2303rd 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: Michael Avenatti, lawyer for Stormy Daniels, says he believes President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen will be indicted and that the probe will not end well for Cohen.

Focus of the Day Story: Barristers unite in protest against ‘broken’ criminal justice system. The Bar has rallied in support of its criminal law colleagues, as more sets join the action against fee cuts imposed by changes to the advocates’ graduated fee scheme (AGFS). Full story - New Law Journal

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Sunday

15th April - Law News

2302nd 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: Debate has been raging about whether privileged white South African farmers deserve special attention under Australia's humanitarian visa program. Like many issues in Australia, it is split along partisan lines. Conservatives highlight horrendous violence suffered by farmers and say they would integrate well in Australia unlike immigants from Asia, while progressives say the motivation is more about race. According to police figures, 71 people were murdered on South African farms in the year to March 2017, but farmers say that figure does not reflect the full extent of the violence.

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Saturday

14th April - Law News

2301st 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: There comes a time in our lives when we all have to stand up for something important and push back. We have to speak up, speak out and hold elected politicians accountable for their actions. For us, that time is now. The rape and murder of the eight-year-old girl in Kathua is so gut wrenching, not only because she was drugged, gang-raped and had her head smashed in, but also because politicians, ministers of the BJP, leaders of even the Congress party, were backing the men who did this to her. Finally tonight, after days of silence, the prime minister has spoken, promising justice.

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Friday

13th April - Law News

2300th 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: Indian parents often go through intense social pressure to find the perfect groom for their daughters. So much so that some of them in the eastern Indian state of Bihar end up kidnapping grooms.



Focus of the Day story: Costs and service quality drive trend toward boutique law firms. Multinational companies are turning to small and medium-size firms and enterprises to tackle specialised legal issues. Full story - The Global Legal Post

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Thursday

12th April - Law News

2299th 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: Police have used armoured vehicles to demolish structures at an eco-camp in Western France. Activists gathered again on Wednesday to try and prevent police from entering the site near the city of Nantes. They clashed with officers, throwing stones and bottles.

Focus of the Day story: Demand for commercial legal advice will rise over the next 18 months, according to an annual market bellwether*, but some sectors are becoming crowded with law firm teams created to serve specific industries. Of 180 large and SME businesses surveyed by IRN Research, most expect their demands for legal services to stay unchanged over that period. But nearly a third of large businesses and 16% of SMEs predict a rise in their use of external advice. Just 9% of large businesses and 11% of SMEs expect a fall. Most large businesses reported using more than one law firm. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

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