Monday

11th May - Law News

3058th 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:  Hundreds of Israeli demonstrators descended on Tel Aviv's Rabin Square to protest a ruling by the Israeli High Court of Justice which indicated PM Benjamin Netanyahu fit to form a coalition government despite legal charges brought against him. They have been calling for 'a quality government,' and protesting against corruption before the formation of a new government later in the week.


Focus of the Day Article: A student who recovered more than £460,000 in benefits for clients at tribunal and a student who helped set up a homelessness outreach project are among the nominees shortlisted for the 2020 Student Pro Bono Awards. Full story - New Law Journal

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Sunday

10th May - Law News

3057th 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:  May 1 was an important day for the world's poorest nations. It was the day the rich club of G20 nations gave debtors a payment holiday until the end of the year, giving developing nations more headroom to pay for healthcare during the pandemic. Despite more than 100 countries applying to the International Monetary Fund for emergency aid, the IMF and World Bank have not been so generous, insisting nations keep repaying interest on debt. The IMF had only $200m available in a catastrophe relief fund for the world's poorest countries.



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Saturday

9th May - Law News

3056th 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:  Migrant workers are walking hundreds of kilometres in the scorching heat to reach their hometowns because of lack of public transport amid the nationwide lockdown. While NDTV's reporter Sohit Mishra was reporting on the train accident LIVE from the railway tracks, a cop asked him to stop reporting.




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Friday

8th May - Law News

3055th 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 Justice Department is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, whose lies about his contacts with Russia prompted Trump to fire him three years ago and special counsel Robert Mueller to flip him to cooperate in the Russia investigation. The request to drop the case, filed with a federal judge in DC District Court, is a sudden end to a protracted legal battle that's lately been fertile ground for Trump to attack the early Russia investigation and former FBI leadership he dislikes. The court must still formally approve the request.


Focus of the Day Article: Immigration experts have accused the Home Office of interfering with the independence of the judiciary after it queried the number of detainees being released during the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter sent to the president of the First-Tier Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber last week, a senior official said the Home Office “is somewhat surprised at the level of grants of bail in recent weeks”. Full story - Scottish Legal News
 

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Thursday

7th May - Law News

3054th 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:  Australian pastoralists are falling victim to online scammers, who are creating fake websites advertising tractor, motorbike and caravan sales. The Northern Territory's consumer watchdog has uncovered more than 20 of these sites and says almost 400 thousand dollars has been lost so far.


Focus of the Day Article: Dying surrounded by family 'a fundamental right' says UK judge. Court of protection ruling may have immediate effect for relatives deterred from comforting terminally ill. Full story - Guardian Law
 

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