Tuesday

27th November - Law News

2528th 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: Footage appearing to show a Russian ship crashing into Ukrainian tug has been posted on social media by the Ukrainian Interior Minister. Arsen Avakov claims it was filmed from a Russian ship. There have been growing tensions between the two countries over access to the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov off the Crimean peninsula - annexed by Russia in 2014.


Focus of the Day Article:
Legal aid cuts are 'huge threat' to access to justice in UK. Bar Council chair says rule of law is at risk because of political folly and expediency.
Full story - Guardian Law

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Monday

26th November - Law News

2527th 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: Italian women staged a huge feminist demonstration in Rome on Saturday, to protest against gender-based violence. The protest was organised by the 'Non Una Di Meno' (No one less) campaign group, which accuses the current right-wing government of being sexist and patriarchal.



Focus of the Day Article:
Criminal justice review reveals critical lack of compliance - The government has promised to take a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to disclosure in the criminal justice system, after its own review uncovered systematic failings.
Full story - New Law Journal

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Sunday

25th November - Law News

2526th 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 rocky peninsula is again emerging as a big hurdle standing in the way of Britain's exit from the EU. Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is demanding that the Brexit agreement clarify that the status of Gibraltar will be directly negotiated between Madrid and London. UK-controlled Gibraltar voted overwhelmingly to stay within the EU and, while residents appear to be resigned to the impending Brexit, they and large numbers of Spanish workers employed across the border still face an uncertain future.



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Saturday

24th November - Law News

2525th 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: As right-wing organisations like the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Hindu activists prep for a massive gathering in Ayodhya over the weekend to mount pressure on the government for a Ram temple at the site of the razed Babri mosque, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has urged the Supreme Court to send the army, if necessary, to keep the situation under control. The mega show will coincide with a two-day visit to Ayodhya by Uddhav Thackeray, chief of Shiv Sena -- BJP's oldest ally and one of its sharpest critics.




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Friday

23rd November - Law News

2524th 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 Prime Minister has proposed new laws to make it easier to strip Australian citizenship from those convicted of terrorism offences.



Focus of the Day Article:
The University of Law, one of the UK's longest established specialist providers of legal education, to open in Hong Kong by spring 2019.
Full story - The Global Legal Post



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Thursday

22nd November - Law News

2523rd 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 gay, biracial couple is raising twins. Their own parents say they can’t do it. But they know they can raise their sons in an environment where anything is possible.



Focus of the Day Article:
Suffolk advice charities have warned they will have to make 'difficult choices' if their county council decides to axe a £400,000 grant in what would be the latest blow to a county that has been hit hard by legal aid reforms. Suffolk County Council's proposed cut was revealed in a pre-decision scrutiny paper of the local authority's 2019/20 budget, which will be discussed on Thursday.
Full story - The Law Society Gazette



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Wednesday

21st November - Law News

2522nd 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 United Nations human rights chief has called on Bangladesh to halt plans to begin repatriating thousands of Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar on Thursday, saying it would put their lives in danger.




Focus of the Day Article:
The government should only reject peers’ advice about the use of secondary legislation to enact key parts of legislation like the Civil Liability Bill if there are “clear and compelling reasons”, the House of Lords constitution committee said today. The committee described the government’s use of delegated powers as “increasing and constitutionally objectionable” and warned it that the “constitutional restraint” shown by peers towards challenging secondary legislation could be undermined.
Full story - Legal Futures



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Tuesday

20th November - Law News

2521st 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 Egypt, a growing list of dissidents are prosecuted under a new law criminalising the spreading of fake news. The government says it is trying to fight rumours that destabilise the country.


Focus of the Day Article:
Increasing the small claims limit to £2,000 would mean that workers suffering injuries that include a collapsed lung, a fractured wrist or elbow and loss of front teeth, are denied access to justice, write five trade union general secretaries.
Full story - Guardian Law



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