Saturday

11th April - Law News

3028th 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:  In West Bengal's Murshidabad district, the police had to disperse a crowd that had gathered for Friday prayers at a mosque. A video of the incident, that has gone viral, shows hundreds had gathered for the prayers.


Wishing a peaceful Easter weekend for all our readers.

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Friday

10th April - Law News

3027th 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:  Officials have promised a mass release of inmates from city jails to slow the spread of coronavirus. Critics say the government isn’t moving fast enough.


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Thursday

9th April - Law News

3026th 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:  After a gruelling 76-day lockdown, the city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak has reopened. More than fifty thousand people have today left the city for other parts of China, putting the country on alert for a second wave of infections.


Focus of the Day story: The Law Society has called on the government to provide more help and support to domestic abuse victims, following reports of a surge in incidents during lockdown.  Guidance on emergency injunctions during the crisis presumes victims can find a safe space away from their abuser, fill in an application, provide a valid witness statement and attend a telephone hearing, Chancery Lane pointed out. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

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Wednesday

8th April - Law News

3025th 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 origin of coronavirus are debated, but genetic detective work is leading scientists to point at one animal suspected.


Focus of the Day story: England's coronavirus lockdown is lawful. Heavy-handed police enforcement isn't. New legislation now limits the basic freedoms once enshrined in English law – but police cannot interpret it as they wish - Chris Daw QC. Full story - Guardian Law
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Tuesday

7th April - Law News

3024th 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:  University College Hospital has one of the UK’s biggest intensive care facilities. The latest official figures say that 439 people in the UK have died in hospital from the effects of Coronavirus up to 5pm on Sunday. It brings the total number of deaths in hospital from the disease to 5,373. These figures do not account for people who have died in the community or in a care home.


Focus of the Day story: The High Court has rejected a “fanciful” £600,000 conveyancing negligence claim against the law firm Gateley, based on an error admitted by the firm. Mrs Justice Tipples described a director of one of the claimant companies, Lawrence Coppen, as an unsatisfactory witness who gave “untrue” evidence. Full story - Legal Futures
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Monday

6th April - Law News

3023rd 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:  Villages in North India have put up barricades to prevent people from cities and nearby towns from entering. It comes amidst the strict COVID19 21-day lockdown in the country that began on March 24th.


Focus of the Day story: The Bar Council surveyed heads of chambers at 262 sets, with 145 responses to date. The main concerns raised were interruption to court work, inability to generate income and lack of cash flow to pay current costs. Full story - New Law Journal
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Sunday

5th April - Law News

3022nd 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:  As the number of coronavirus infections keeps rising globally, hospitals are generating huge amounts of medical waste. That is dangerous for the people who collect it - sanitation workers - and the World Health Organization wants governments to ensure they are properly protected.


Saturday Conversations on Law

  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/vXy4BjY1T0
  • ‘I’ve had to sleep with the entire legal team’: Joe Lycett on making TV's most risk-taking comedy https://t.co/l2BheUZwW7 
  • Hotel quarantine a ‘disaster’ and vulnerable people should be allowed home, doctor says #Australia https://t.co/RkIDQU9loS 
  • UK’s Covid-19 lockdown could crumble as frustration grows, police warn https://t.co/43UAlxFLyX
  • Lady Hale, former president of the Supreme Court, has been named as the patron of The Next 100 Years, a project dedicated to achieving equality for women in law | New Law Journal https://t.co/93jczmuw94
  • Coram Chambers is hosting a series of discussions about topical family law issues, via Zoom | New Law Journal https://t.co/5wfgfgbx
  • Claimant and defendant personal injury lawyers have collaborated to produce a set standard of practice for cases during the COVID-19 crisis | New Law Journal https://t.co/ap7cla7YgZ
  • The impact of COVID-19 on financial provision is likely to be substantial, divorce lawyers say, but classifying it as a Barderevent would require ‘a bold judge’ | New Law Journal https://t.co/DQzdFk1Zr
  • The Court of Appeal is currently considering an important case on a parent’s right to refuse vaccination for their child | New Law Journal https://t.co/qv1nwOQjwE
  • A working group into approaches to child arrangements when parents separate has called for ‘radical change’ in its second report, published this week | New Law Journal https://t.co/lqvb0IembQ 
  • The Bar Council surveyed heads of chambers at 262 sets, with 145 responses to date. The main concerns raised were interruption to court work, inability to generate income and lack of cash flow to pay current costs | New Law Journal https://t.co/aaXVJxtQKI
  • The Law Society and Bar Council have given a mixed reaction to the government’s announcement of extra support for legal aid lawyers | New Law Journal https://t.co/Tgzu4FHPZm 
  • Vital guidance has been issued for members of the public applying for a domestic abuse injunction | New Law Journal https://t.co/yDo0XjXi9K
  • A Trip Through New York City in 1911 https://t.co/KsgGO2Fz2k 
  • The Guardian view on the EU: our nations are self-isolating too https://t.co/zhy15f8IfG 
  • The Guardian view on immunity passports: an idea whose time has not come | Editorial https://t.co/Y7eemxJZa
  • Sanctions are crippling #Iran's fight against coronavirus https://t.co/kMP6x54VH1
  • Fraudsters exploiting Covid-19 fears have scammed £1.6m https://t.co/LikqKr68pf
  • Two people have been killed and at least four others wounded in a knife attack in south-east #France, officials have said https://t.co/4sOFP6iOjp
  • Nurse deaths 'inevitable' from coronavirus https://t.co/v1vqyM13WN
  • Exit Jeremy Corbyn – just as Corbynism has never been more relevant https://t.co/NvLV5zm2L9
  • Up to 4,000 inmates to be temporarily released in England and Wales https://t.co/4qfXeYAdfC 
  • NHS worker quit when she was stopped from wearing face mask https://t.co/LkXESgezzY
  • Hotspot resorts face coronavirus crisis as rich escape to holiday hideaways https://t.co/ftRtbqoyYw
  • Brahmin Left vs Merchant Right:Rising Inequality & the Changing Structure of Political Conflict https://t.co/2uqon8T0je
  • Former director of DPP Keir Starmer elected as new Labour leader https://t.co/QXaCk2Ft9o 
  • Full list of MPs who voted against giving nurses and firefighters 'fair' pay rise https://t.co/DBQw1wHK
  • Nottinghamshire landlady's 'regret' over 'lock-in' defying government guidance https://t.co/vIa5ehCGcU
  • Police face "one of their biggest challenges" of the lockdown this weekend as sunny weather risks drawing crowds to parks and beauty spots https://t.co/F2jFRnZH8Y
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/6VH2UQ1dvs
  • Coronavirus: Coming 5,000 miles to die for the NHS https://t.co/5bcYCVqVzx
  • #US President Donald Trump has said he will not wear a face mask despite new medical guidance advising Americans to do so. https://t.co/BoFwzI8Iim
  • Broadband engineers threatened due to 5G coronavirus conspiracies https://t.co/zpAGTM7XGa 
  • Coronavirus: Heathrow Airport sheltering '200 homeless people' https://t.co/xN5g5XQL1x
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