Saturday

21st July - Law News

2398th 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: One of the 17 men, accused of raping an 11-year-old girl at a posh apartment complex in Chennai, had worked as a security guard at a hospital, where the police say he learnt how to give sedatives used on women during childbirth.



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Friday

20th July - Law News

2397th 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: Vote Leave, which was the official Brexit campaign backed by Michael Gove and Boris Johnson, has been fined and referred to the police for breaking the law. Vote Leave's unlawful funnelling of cash through the youth-focused campaign group BeLeave was first exposed by Channel 4 News and The Guardian back in March when three whistleblowers came forward. They said Vote Leave had broken the law by handing £675,000 to BeLeave to pay controversial data firm Aggregate IQ. We talk to Shahmir Sanni, a former Vote Leave volunteer.


Focus of the Day Story:
The decision to postpone reform of the personal injury market has been met with unanimous approval - even from the insurers baying for change. Interested parties came out yesterday in support of the government’s revised plan to implement the Civil Liability Bill in April 2020 - a year later than originally envisaged. The revised plans were included in the government’s response to the Justice Select Committee’s critical report on the detail and process of reform.
Full story - The Law Society Gazette


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Thursday

19th July - Law News

2396th 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 Guardian spends the day getting to know the people Donald Trump tried to avoid during his visit to the UK. More than 100,000 people travelled to London from around the country to protest against the US president, according to the organisers of the two marches that converged on Trafalgar Square



Focus of the Day Story:
There was surprising unanimity yesterday in support of the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) decision to delay implementation of its whiplash reforms by a year to April 2020.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) expressed relief that the government had not accepted the justice select committee’s recommendation to lower the proposed new small claims limits for personal injury claims to £1,500.
Full story - Legal Futures


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Wednesday

18th July - Law News

2395th 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: Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers is put to a people’s tribunal in a new piece of political theatre at Sydney Opera House.


Focus of the Day Story:
Commons to debate progress on protecting victims of domestic abuse in the family courts. On Wednesday, 18 July 2018 the House of Commons will hold a Westminster Hall debate on progress on protecting victims of domestic abuse in the family courts. The Member leading the debate is Jess Phillips MP. In preparation for the debate, the House of Commons Library has published a research briefing on the subject. For the briefing, click here. Full story - Family Law Week


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Tuesday

17th July - Law News

2394th 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: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has revealed that he actually wanted Donald Trump to win the 2016 US presidential election. Russia, however, did not contribute to Trump’s win by any means, he insisted.


Focus of the Day Story:
Police ‘decriminalising cannabis’ as prosecutions fall away, yet it is difficult to walk through our large cities and concentration of young people without being able to smell a whiff of it.
Government figures sent to Norman Lamb MP reveal fall of 19% since 2015 in people prosecuted for possession.
 Full story - Guardian Law


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Monday

16th July - Law News

2393rd 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: Theresa May reveals what President Trump suggested she should do when dealing with the EU.


Focus of the Day Story: Care workers are not entitled to the minimum wage for all the time they are on a ‘sleep-in’ shift, the Court of Appeal has held in a decision of major significance to the care sector. In Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake [2018] EWCA Civ 1641, the charity Mencap successfully argued against an Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling last April to the effect that overnight care workers could claim six years’ backpay at national minimum wage (NMW) level. Full story - New Law Journal


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Sunday

15th July - Law News

2392nd 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: Saudi Arabia has arrested prominent preacher and scholar Safar Al-Hawali just days after he published a book criticising the ruling family.

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Saturday

14th July - Law News

2391st 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: A 12-hour hostage drama in Bhopal ended this evening with a twist rarely seen. The hostage-taker - a casting director - and the hostage - a model - told the police they want to marry.



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