Friday

5th June - Law News

3083rd 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:  German prosecutors believe British girl Madeleine McCann who went missing in Portugal 13 years ago, is dead. They're investigating a 43-year-old german national on suspicion of murder. While Madeleine's parents have welcomed this 'significant devlopment', they remain hopeful their daughter's still alive.


Focus of the Day Article: Long-practising barrister has been fined £1,000 for being rude to a judge, after pulling faces at her and calling one of her decisions ‘insane’. Marguerite Russell, who was called to the bar in 1972, was found to have acted in a ‘rude and unprofessional manner’ towards the judge over a three-month period in 2016 while instructed as counsel for the defence. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

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Thursday

4th June - Law News

3082nd 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:  Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announces charges against all four ex-officers involved in the arrest and subsequent death of George Floyd.


Focus of the Day Article: Supreme court orders libel case retrial over judge's 'barrage of hostility'. Judge’s use of ‘immoderate, ill-tempered and at times offensive language’ meant trial was unfair, court rules. Full story - Guardian Law

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Wednesday

3rd June - Law News

3081st 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:  A rare glimpse into the lives of a young couple in lockdown in Iran.  Filmed over several weeks in quarantine, Sara and Mohammad Reza attempt to process the devastating loss of a family member to Covid-19. The news of coronavirus spreading in Tehran is the backdrop to their lives indoors, they see the outside world from their window, neighbours setting off fireworks and street musicians playing for spare change. As they approach Persian new year, usually a time of family reunion, the couple find hope and happiness in the traditional rituals that mark the spring equinox.


Focus of the Day Article: Bar professional training course (BPTC) students have told the Bar Standards Board (BSB) that its plans for online examinations risk discriminating against women, carers and the disabled. Full story - Legal Futures

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