Thursday

24th October - Law News

2858th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Australia's building industry has been under scrutiny after a series of significant defects were found in high rise buildings, including the Opal and Mascot Tower complexes in Sydney. These incidents have focussed attention on the lack of protection for owners when things go wrong, and the impact of the building boom on quality.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Blockchain technology - a cryptographic technique which creates an irrefutable chain of transactions - could cut the cost of legal services for consumers, according to the Legal Services Board. In its latest foray into technology policy-making, the super-regulator has urged front-line regulators to embrace the opportunities provided by blockchain and peer-to-peer 'distributed ledgers'. Full story: The Law Society Gazette

Wednesday

23rd October - Law News

2857th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  The wife of a Special Operations soldier, who has served throughout the Middle East, wrote an open letter to the Kurdish soldiers.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: There is a significant legal gap in England and Wales; it is a problem across the social spectrum. Despite our world-class legal system and status as a global hub for commercial law, six in ten people do not feel the legal system is set up for individuals and small businesses, with the vast majority wanting it to be easier to access justice, according to a survey carried out earlier this year. Full story: Legal Futures

Tuesday

22nd October - Law News

2856th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Six months ago, on Easter Sunday, Sri Lanka was hit by one of the world’s worst terrorist attacks this century. The town of Negombo suffered the deadliest bombing, when 115 people died while attending mass. Hasaru Jayakody lost his mother in the explosion – and spent his 17th birthday recovering from shrapnel injuries in hospital.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article:
Farewell the ‘porn block’ – a PR exercise and lousy policy. Without greater access to our online habits, politicians cannot frame laws for the digital age. Full story: Guardian Law

Monday

21st October - Law News

2855th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Demonstrations against the Spanish Supreme Court ruling sentencing Catalan independence leaders are continuing in Barcelona on Sunday, September 20.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Less than half personal injury practitioners predict their workload to increase in the next year, an annual report has found. Full story: New Law Journal

Sunday

20th October - Law News

2855th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  The ongoing trade tensions have led to an economic war in all but name. Washington slammed 28 Chinese tech companies with sanctions for their part in the repression of Uighur Muslims. Now, Beijing is targeting foreign companies and using access to the Chinese market through systems like corporate social credit as a weapon against those who criticise its policies. The NBA was the latest to step into the Chinese quagmire after China took offence to a team executive's tweet in support of the Hong Kong protesters.

Saturday Conversations on Law
 

Saturday

19th October - Law News

2854th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  The Sunni Waqf Board has no objection to the disputed temple-mosque site in Ayodhya being taken over by the government for the construction of a Ram Temple, a mediation panel of the Supreme Court has said in its report, according to sources. In addition to dropping its claim to the site of the razed Babri mosque, the Waqf Board has also asked that existing mosques in Ayodhya be renovated by the government. The Waqf board has offered to build a mosque at any other suitable place, sources have revealed on the report, which could produce a breakthrough in the 134-year-old Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Friday

18th October - Law News

2853rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney made a stunning admission by confirming that President Donald Trump froze nearly $400 million in US security aid to Ukraine in part to pressure that country into investigating Democrats.


Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: New adjudication procedure for the resolution of technology disputes in England & Wales launched. The launch event, sponsored by Hausfeld & Co, 4 Pump Court, 3VB and Pinsent Masons, featured keynote speaker the honourable Mr Justice Fraser, Technology and Construction Court. Full story: The Global Legal Post


Thursday

17th October - Law News

2852nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has again ruled out the prospect of pill testing at music festivals despite a leaked draft coroner's report recommending the move.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: The government’s justice spokesman in the House of Lords is facing a disciplinary hearing before bar watchdogs. The Rt Hon Lord Keen of Elie QC, who is also advocate general for Scotland, will face a three-man panel at a disciplinary tribunal later this month. The prosecution was confirmed when Lord Keen, listed as Richard Keen QC, appeared on an updated list of forthcoming hearings published by the Bar Standards Board. Full story: The Law Society Gazette