Monday

23rd April - Law News

2310th 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 personal stories of the Windrush generation - British people from the West Indies who came here to live, often before their islands became independent states - have shocked the world. They have worked and lived in the UK for decades, but some are now finding that their status in this country, as citizens, is being questioned and doubted. In one community centre in Peterborough, England, every Friday a group of elderly British West Indians, many of whom served in Britain's armed forces and even fought in wars for this country, gather for lunch and for company. They told us what their lives here mean to them and how they feel about their country.


Focus of the Day Story: A judge was entitled to determine a case on the basis of burden of proof where the evidence was mainly hearsay, the Court of Appeal has held, in a case where a nephew evicted his elderly uncle from his home. Constandas v Lysandrou and others [2018] EWCA Civ 613 concerned a dispute over a house, bought in 1959 and registered in the first defendant’s name, in which the parties had lived since the claimant moved in with the defendants after his marriage broke down in 1973. In 2015, the claimant’s nephew, acting under power of attorney, evicted him, dumping his belongings in black binliners on the street. Full story - New Law Journal


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Sunday

22nd April - Law News

2309th 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 centre on Saturday introduced a new ordinance in response to nationwide anger over the Kathua and Unnao rape cases involving minors. The order will now allow the death penalty for the rape of minors. It also has several provisions for speedy trials in rape cases. But is this going to help resolve this epidemic of sorts that we are seeing of child rape cases. Will this act as a deterrent?


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Saturday

21st April - Law News

2308th 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: Tear gas has been deployed along the Gaza border with Israel trying to disperse protesters. Israeli officials confirm that around 3 thousand Palestinians are involved. That's amid an anti-Israel march by families of imprisoned Palestinians. There are reports that at least two demonstrators have been killed. Local journalist Hind Khoudary was reporting for RT when she was herself tear-gassed.


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Friday

20th April - Law News

2307th 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 in Berlin are investigating an assault on two young men in which the attacker was heard shouting anti-Jewish abuse. One of the victims was wearing a Jewish skullcap at the time of the attack. It is reported the alleged attacker has turned himself in to the authorities.

Focus of the Day Story: A 'vigil for justice' attracted well over 100 lawyers to gather outside the Ministry of Justice's London headquarters last night to declare that it was 'time for justice'. As the sun began to set, passions rose as solicitors and barristers, armed with placards, congregrated outside the ministry's building in Petty France, London, to demand change. The event culminated with the words 'Ministry of Injustice' projected on the department's walls. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

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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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