Monday

29th April - Law News

2679th 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 Russian university student, who fled and attempted to join the ranks of Islamic State, has been released on parole after serving more than half of her sentence


 
Focus of the Day Article:
Nearly 95% of criminal barristers who prosecute cases would be prepared to take direct action in protest against the fees paid by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
Full story - New Law Journal

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Sunday

28th April - Law News

2678th 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 armed group Boko Haram has been fighting the Nigerian government from more than 10 years and that conflict has spilled over into neighbouring Niger, Cameroon and Chad. Boko Haram fighters have recently increased attacks on civilians with suicide bombings, kidnappings and burning entire villages. Many families have fled Nigeria's Borno state, the centre of the Boko Haram rebellion, but the attacks have followed them across the border and they are still looking for safety.


 

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Saturday

27th April - Law News

2677th 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: India's unemployment rate has hit the highest level in the last 2 and half years, according to a data released by Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). The unemployment rate in the country stood at an average of 8.1 per cent in the first three weeks of April, the think-tank said in its April 23-notification citing the findings of its household survey. In the first week of April, the unemployment rate was recorded at 7.9 per cent, in the second week at 8.1 per cent and in the third at 8.4 percent. "Each of these is higher than the unemployment rate in the weeks of March," CMIE said in its statement.


 

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Friday

26th April - Law News

2676th 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 Reserve Bank of Australia has warned that almost 3 per cent of home loans are in negative equity — meaning the purchased property is worth less now than when it was bought. And some economists are concerned the rate of "underwater loans" is actually higher. But what will the flow-on effect be for the rest of the economy?


 
Focus of the Day Article:
This year’s Am Law 100 data shows gross revenue grew 8 percent on average, net income increased by 7.8 percent, profit per equity partner grew by 6.5 percent, revenue per lawyer moved up 4.2 percent, and head count rose 3.6 percent.
Full story - The Global Legal Post

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Thursday

25th April - Law News

2675th 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 Wall Street Journal has obtained audio from a secretly recorded phone call of President Donald Trump's former fixer and lawyer Michael Cohen walking back part of his guilty plea.


 

Focus of the Day Article:
The Ministry of Justice today asked for views on how best to create a lawyer-free system for handling low-level RTA claims. The department issued a consultation, lasting four weeks, for designing a new IT platform to enable unrepresented litigants to progress their own claim. The Civil Liability Act has significantly reduced damages levels for RTA claims and, as of next April, will be enforced along with a new £5,000 small claims limit for soft tissue injuries. This will mean legal costs for any claim within this category will not be recoverable – effectively removing lawyers from the process.

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Wednesday

24th April - Law News

2674th 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: 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg addresses crowds at the Extinction Rebellion protest in London.


 

Focus of the Day Article:
The cultures of some law firms and other legal workplaces mean that well-being is “often not a concern” while they chase increased profits, researchers have found. They also said lawyers engaged in emotionally demanding work were experiencing burn-out.
Full story - Legal Futures

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Tuesday

23rd April - Law News

2673rd 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 190 million people in Indonesia will be eligible to cast their votes on 17 April, in what is being called one of the most complicated single-day elections in history. For illiterate communities in remote areas of the vast archipelago it is a daunting task. The BBC travelled to hear the aspirations of Dayak Meratus tribes in remote Borneo ahead of the poll.


 

Focus of the Day Article:
Barristers, solicitors and paralegals urged to join single trade union. Top lawyers including Michael Mansfield say move would help all ranks of the profession.
Full story - Guardian Law

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