Sunday

14th April - Law News

2664th 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: Around 62 refugees and asylum seekers picked up at sea by the AlanKurdi vessel 10 days ago were disembarked in Malta's Valletta harbour on Saturday, after Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat confirmed the reception would take place.


 

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Saturday

13th April - Law News

2663rd 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 Supreme Court says it won't stop the electoral bonds scheme right now, but orders political parties to give details of their donors to the Election Commission in a sealed envelope. The court will look at the issue in detail later. Is this one important step towards more transparency?


 

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Friday

12th April - Law News

2662nd 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: While the Mueller investigation has dominated the headlines, here’s how the ongoing probe into hush money paid to two women alleging affairs with Trump in the mid-2000s, could be the real threat to the President.


Focus of the Day Article:
The solicitor general has told charities spearheading this year's week-long pro bono celebration that he wants the event to reach out to new audiences. Robert Buckland QC MP announced today that National Pro Bono Week will take place between 4-8 November. He told staff at the National Pro Bono Centre in London this morning that, not only did he want this year's events to promote the value of pro bono, but 'in the adage of that lager commercial, refresh the parts others cannot reach. Reaching out to new audiences, making people more aware of the work you do and the value of pro bono'.
 

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Thursday

11th April - Law News

2661st 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 joint investigation by Four Corners, The Age and Sydney Morning Herald reveals fresh and compelling evidence of covert Beijing-backed political activity taking place in Australia. The investigation has uncovered secret information gathering operations targeting sensitive Australian intelligence analysis. It also reveals how Chinese authorities are stifling dissenting voices by targeting members of the Chinese-Australian community who fail to toe the party line.


Focus of the Day Article:
Lord Hodge’s recent lecture at the University of Edinburgh is a welcome attempt to grapple with the legal implications of data-related technologies, and also with the practical implications of those technologies for the law. The legal profession, judiciary, regulators and legislators will have to consider the issues Lord Hodge raises at length over a number of years. However, a few thoughts sprung to mind while reading the lecture.
Full story - Legal Futures
 

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Wednesday

10th April - Law News

2660th 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: Divorce laws in England and Wales are to be overhauled under plans to make it easier for couples to end their marriage without a "blame game". Divorce coach Caroline Strawson and Christian Concern’s Tim Dieppe debate.


Focus of the Day Article:
Slaughter and May has announced the winners of its 2018/19 Africa Essay Prize. The annual competition was launched in 2016, and offers students the opportunity to display their ability to write concisely and persuasively about topics relating to African commerce and law.
Full story - The Global Legal Post
 

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Tuesday

9th April - Law News

2659th 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: Brunei is introducing strict new anti-LGBT laws, with some offences punishable by stoning to death - a move which has sparked international condemnation. Two Bruneians, who have left the country, share their experiences of what it's like growing up as an LGBT person in Brunei.


Focus of the Day Article:
At least some MPs are doing their day job. This week the Commons justice committee demanded that all prison sentences of less than a year be scrapped, in a drastic measure apparently to slash the prison population in England and Wales, and because short sentences do not work. Assuming it does not just mean longer sentences, this is good news.
Full story - Guardian Law
 

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Monday

8th April - Law News

2658th 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: People comemorated this Sunday the victims of the genocide which started on April 6, 1994 in Rwanda and lasted about 100 days, claiming the lives of 800,000 people, or 10 percent of the country’s total population.


Focus of the Day Article:
Committee calls for abolition of short sentences & criticises government’s ‘crisis management’ approach. Judges in the criminal courts should be given powers to monitor non-custodial interventions and short sentences should be abolished, an 18-month parliamentary inquiry has recommended.
Full story - New Law Journal
 

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