Monday

4th March - Law News

2624th 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 the face of the migrant crisis, many countries across Europe have been building walls and fences to combat illegal immigration. But Denmark has almost finished one on its border with Germany to protect it from wild boars.




Focus of the Day Article:
Employment tribunals are struggling to cope with a swelling backlog of claims that has risen from 13,360 to 23,700 outstanding cases in one year. The 77% growth has occurred since fees were abolished in July 2017, and comes as tribunals suffer a shortage of staff, judges and resources.
Full story: New Law Journal



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Sunday

3rd March - Law News

2623rd 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: Worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound are back in control of a meeting hall that has been closed for 16 years by an Israeli court order. Days of tension over who controls the area led to the arrest, then release, of the cleric who helps administer the compound.





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Saturday

2nd March - Law News

2622nd 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: Captured Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman returned to India late on Friday after nearly 60 hours in Pakistan. Dressed in navy blue blazers, white shirt and grey trousers, the pilot - with a black eye - smile as he crossed into India through the Attari-Wagah border, hours later than expected. Escorted by Pakistan Rangers till the Zero Line that marks the India-Pakistan land border, he was received by Indian security officers and whisked away.





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Friday

1st March - Law News

2621st 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: Fran has been to prison four times for a range of drug and driving offences. She is one of a growing number of women ending up behind bars in Australia. In fact, there are now more women in Australian jails than ever before. Once women are released from jail, they are now more likely to reoffend because of the difficulties they face getting housing and employment. In this investigation, Four Corners follows Fran as she adjusts to life on the outside, navigating the challenges of finding work and accommodation with a criminal record.



Focus of the Day Article:
The UK legal services market was valued at £35.1bn in 2018, increasing by 6.3 per cent at current prices on the previous year. When inflation is taken into account then market value increased by 3.7 per cent. The findings come from the 9th annual edition of the UK Legal Services Market Trends Report.
Full story -The Global Legal Post


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Thursday

28th February - Law News

2620th 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: During her questioning of President Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) suggested that Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) bringing a black woman who used to work for Trump to combat claims that the President is racist was itself racist.



Focus of the Day Article:
The judiciary has ducked the issue of banning fee recovery by paid McKenzie friends saying that is a matter for the government. A long-awaited consultation response published today instead suppports the production of a 'plain language guide' for the benefits of litigants in person and that practice guidance be updated.
Full story - The Law Society Gazette



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Wednesday

27th February - Law News

2619th 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: "Don't mention the war." Basil Fawlty didn't follow his most famous piece of advice, and arguably the same can be said for all sides in the Brexit debate. Both Leavers and Remainers have likened Brexit to Dunkirk and tried to claim Churchill for themselves, while some advocates for a no-deal Brexit cite rationing as evidence the country will cope perfectly well with leaving without a deal. So why is World War Two constantly drawn upon in the Brexit debate?



Focus of the Day Article:
Criminal law barristers cannot go on without “sensible parameters” for sitting hours and overnight working and will take action if the judiciary does not, the head of their representative body said yesterday. Chris Henley, chair of the Criminal Bar Association, said it and the Bar Council have “endeavoured to agree” such parameters with the senior judiciary.
Full story - Legal Futures


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