Thursday

14th November - Law News

2879th 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:  Today's court decision is only a partial win for the 78-year-old former adviser to the Pope. The Australian High Court did not formally grant Pell special leave to appeal against his conviction, it simply agreed to hear (in front of the full court bench) arguments for and against his conviction.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: The Legal Services Board has listed concerns about the quality, cost and diversity impact of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam, suggesting there is still a long way to go before the assessment is approved. Full story: The Law Society Gazette

Wednesday

13th November - Law News

2878th 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 fate of hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants who arrived in the US as children will be on the line as the Supreme Court hears arguments on the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Lady Hale, president of the Supreme Court, has called on the courts to learn lessons from the tribunal service in improving the diversity of judges. She has also had a subtle dig at former colleague Lord Sumption’s infamous suggestion that it could take 50 years to achieve gender equality in the judiciary. Full story: Legal Futures

Tuesday

12th November - Law News

2877th 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:  India's Supreme Court has ruled that the disputed holy site in Ayodhya in northern India should be given to Hindus who want to build a temple there. The case, which has been bitterly contested for decades by Hindus and Muslims, centres on the ownership of the land in Uttar Pradesh state. At the centre of the row is the 16th Century Babri mosque which was demolished by Hindu mobs in 1992, sparking riots that killed nearly 2,000 people. Muslims would get another plot of land to construct a mosque, the court said.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Half of rape victims drop out of cases even after suspect is identified: leaked Cabinet Office report finds justice system fails claimants and lack of resources may impede investigations. Full story: Guardian Law


Monday

11th November - Law News

2876th 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:  Racist Greek anti-migrant group held a pork-and-alcohol barbecue gathering close to the Diavata refugee camp, near Thessaloniki on Sunday, as a form of protest against incoming and residing migrants, many of whom have Muslim backgrounds. "We are here today at this barbecue party to send a symbolic message to everyone that Greece will not lose its culture in time and will remain Greece," said Dimitris Siampazis, from the organising committee of the 'Enomenoi Makedones' ('United Macedonians') movement.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Civil law (non-family) barristers are waiting months, if not years, to be paid for work on legal aid high-cost cases, the Bar Council Remuneration Committee has said. Full story: New Law Journal

Sunday

10th November - Law News

2875th 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 debate over Muslim women wearing the veil has been reignited in France after a mother was verbally abused last month by a far-right politician during her son's school trip to a regional assembly. The politician demanded the woman remove her headscarf or leave. Wearing the veil - known as the hijab - is banned in French schools and government offices. Politicians are now examining a proposed law that would ban parents from wearing religious symbols on school trips.

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Saturday

9th November - Law News

2874th 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 Gandhi family will no longer have top level Special Protection Group cover and will now be given Z Plus category security. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will now be the only person to be guraded by the elite SPG commandos. In August, the government had also downgraded former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's security cover. The latest decision has taken on political overtones with the Congress leaders accusing the government of playing with the leaders' lives.

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Friday

8th November - Law News

2873rd 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:  Safiya Khalid just made history as the first Somali woman elected to a position on the city council in Lewiston, Maine. Khalid talks with CNN's Don Lemon about the obstacles, including racist attacks online, that she faced before the election.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: As Saudi Aramco prepares Riyadh IPO, the Kingdom launches database initiative to monitor implementation of international law mechanisms. Full story: The Global Legal Post

Thursday

7th November - Law News

2872nd 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 man who ran the Liberal Party's federal election campaign in Victoria has admitted that Chinese language posters used in key seats were designed to mimic official Electoral Commission signs. The posters are the subject of a Federal Court challenge which hopes to void the election results in the Treasurer's seat of Kooyong and Gladys Liu's seat of Chisolm.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Discussions on taking forward proposals for Wales to take full control of its justice system will begin as soon as a new UK government is in place, the Welsh government says. Responding to last month's wide-ranging report by the Commission for Justice in Wales, Mark Drakeford AM, first minister, endorsed what he called the key finding that 'substantial devolution' of the justice system is necessary. 'This central finding is consistent with the longstanding position of the Welsh government – reaffirmed most recently in our paper “Reforming the Union” last month,' Drakeford said. Full story: The Law Society Gazette