Thursday

14th February - Law News

2606th 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: Samuel Little, a convicted serial killer who has confessed to killing more than 90 people, is helping investigators identify his alleged victims by sketching their portraits from memory

Focus of the Day story:
A High Court judge has reignited the debate about pro bono goodwill after comparing lawyers who work for free to Boxer, the tragic Stakhanovite horse in George Orwell's Animal Farm.  Mr Justice Williams made the comparison in ME and MP, in which the father appealed a 2018 judgment which concluded that his 12-year-old son should live with the mother and have no direct contact with him. Williams said the 'lengthy and comprehensive' 45-page judgment addressed issues 'of the utmost seriousness in the private law arena'.
  Full story: The Law Society Gazette
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Wednesday

13th February - Law News

2605th 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: British expats living in Spain have been urged to register before the 29th of March to make sure the Spanish authorities recognise their residency after the UK leaves the EU. But in the event of a no-deal Brexit, what then?

 Focus of the Day story:
The court modernisation programme has realised £158m in “benefits” to date, more than was anticipated, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has revealed. It is also to create an advisory panel to help ensure that the programme – which will ultimately cost £1bn – achieves its goals.
  Full story: Legal Futures

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Tuesday

12th February - Law News

2604th 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: Bristol's first Repair Cafe is five years old. It is a place where people bring their broken things and volunteer fixers will try to mend them for free to stop it from going to landfill. The founder, Kate Jerrold, has been campaigning all this time for Bristol Waste to take more action on promoting re-use or repair and her persistence has paid off.

 Focus of the Day story:
Pressure grows to oust Christopher Chope after FGM law blocked. Tory MP is facing deselection from party over objection to private member’s bill.
 Full story: Guardian Law


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Monday

11th February - Law News

2603rd 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 Venezuela crisis is causing concern in other troubled nations facing difficult elections. Nigeria goes to the polls next Saturday, and an ally of the president there has threatened opponents of the current government with deadly consequences if they try anything similar.


Focus of the Day story:
Lawyers’ groups have given a mixed reaction to the long-awaited Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) post-implementation review of the LASPO legal aid cuts. Part 1 of LASPO (the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012) removed legal aid coverage for hundreds of thousands of people across large areas of civil and family law in April 2013.
 Full story: New Law Journal

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Sunday

10th February - Law News

2602nd 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: It's been more than four months since journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Despite widespread demands for an international investigation and to hold the Saudi government accountable, Donald Trump has largely stood by his ally, the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. The US President has now missed a Friday deadline to tell Congress who's responsible for Khashoggi's killing. Instead, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrote a letter insisting the Trump administration will seek accountability. So, will anyone be held to account for Khashoggi's murder?

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Saturday

9th February - Law News

2601st 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 India government is set to announce a blanket exemption from angel tax for all start-ups that are recognized by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade or DPIIT, the government body which addresses concerns of start-ups, sources have told NDTV. A notification to this effect could be issues as early as Monday. The exemption will apply to all start-ups with total investment not exceeding Rs. 25 crore, sources said, adding that a company will be classified as a start-up up till 10 years, instead of the earlier recognized seven.


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Friday

8th February - Law News

2600th 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: For many in El Salvador, the options are few: Journey north to try to cross into America illegally, or live in fear at home. This video explores how rampant gang violence is pushing Salvadorans into perilous migrant caravans.


Focus of the Day story:
The Ministry of Justice has spent more than half its allocated budget for court modernisation, the department confirmed today. An update provided for the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee stated that by the end of 2018/19 the government will have spent £546m, achieving with benefits so far worth £158m. The entire programme is expected to cost around £1bn, but the committee stated its concern last year that elements of it still required backing from the Treasury.
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