Monday

4th June - Law News

2353rd 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: About 200 far-right activists marched through the town of Goslar, Lower Saxony, this Saturday to mark the so-called 'Day of the German Future' (TDDZ). The Neo-Nazis were met by a large counter-demonstration outside Goslar's main train station. A large police presence was on the scene to prevent the two sides from clashing. Both demonstrations passed off peacefully.


Focus of the Day Story: Survey paints mixed picture of a barrister’s working life. A barrister’s life is a stressful one, according to a Bar Council report. Full story - New Law Journal


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Sunday

3rd June - Law News

2352nd 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: In India this week, newspapers and television channels were conspicuously silent on a story that should have been major news. Twenty-seven news outlets were the target of a sting operation - a reporter from Cobrapost, an investigative news site, posed as a Hindu nationalist, offering to pay media executives to publish some polarising, religious propaganda ahead of next year's general election. The media executives seemingly accepted the offer.



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Saturday

2nd June - Law News

2351st 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: Fresh produce from farms and thousands of litres of milk have ended up on streets on the first day of the 10-day protest by farmers in seven states, including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The much-hyped demonstration, "Gaon Bandh", is being held to demand a complete loan waiver, minimum support price for their yield and an assurance of permanent minimum income from the government. The Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh (RKM), a federation of 130 farmer organisations, which is spearheading the protests, made it clear that farmers will not supply any vegetables and dairy produce to the cities for the next 10 days. The federation has assured that farmers won't block any roads, but they will sit on dharna along 30 major highways in the country.



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Friday

1st June - Law News

2350th 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: Bicycle helmets are compulsory in countries such as Australia and Canada, but as the Guardian's Peter Walker  explains this does not help save lives. Despite a series of helmet promotion campaigns in the UK, a growing amount of evidence suggests forcing people to wear protective headgear leads to greater risk-taking and can even put people off cycling altogether, exacerbating the crises in obesity and inactive living


Focus of the Day Story: Criminal barristers refusing to take on new legal aid work have asked the government to abandon plans to test new operating hours for courts, as heads of chambers prepare to discuss whether or not to accept the government’s surprise offer of investment last week. In a message to members, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) confirms that the Ministry of Jusitce (MoJ) has made a £15m investment offer in order to persuade barristers to end their action against reforms to the advocates graduated fee scheme (AGFS), which determines how criminal advocates are remunerated in legal aid cases. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

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Thursday

31st May - Law News

2349th 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: Why every defense of Roseanne is wrong - trying to defend Roseanne Barr's racist tweets is wrong because they are.



Focus of the Day Story: London remains top for commercial cases, but warned over 'complacency'. Annual survey confirms London's number 1 spot, but highlights potential challengers from Europe, Middle East and Asia. Full story - The Global Legal Post

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Wednesday

30th May - Law News

2348th 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 coffee chain is giving all its US staff "unconscious bias" training after protests against the treatment of black customers at some of its stores. But how do such courses identify biases, and then try to change behaviour? We went to a training session for charity workers held in Richmond, Virginia, to find out.



Focus of the Day Story: Thousands enslaved in forced marriages across UK, investigation finds. Experts say crime is woefully under-reported, as research shows large scale of domestic and sexual servitude. Full story - Guardian Law

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Tuesday

29th May - Law News

2347th 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: ‘Israel turned Gaza into a prison’ v ‘Intl community in no position to lecture Israel’. Going Underground’s Afshin Rattansi speaks to Palestine's Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat about Gaza, Israel and how the Israeli government can ever be made to abide by UN resolutions. Rattansi asks the co-chair of North West Friends of Israel, Raphi Bloom, about the difference between self-defense and war crimes.



Focus of the Day Story: Small claims change not ‘proportionate’. Plans to raise limit pose significant access to justice concerns, the Bar warns. Full story - New Law Journal

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Monday

28th May - Law News

2346th 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 Republic of Ireland has voted overwhelmingly to overturn the abortion ban by 66.4% to 33.6%. Here's how the referendum unfolded.




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