Tuesday

28th February - Law News

1890th 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 story: Food waste is a massive global problem: the EU alone throws away 88 million tonnes a year. Much of this ends up in landfill and produces dangerous greenhouse gasses which contribute to climate change. In Europe 53% of food waste comes from households, and one woman has made it her mission to stop Danes throwing away food. We travel to Copenhagen to meet Selina Juul, a key part of Denmark’s food waste revolution.


Focus of the day story: Magic circle law firm Clifford Chance has for the second time in four months deployed artificial intelligence (AI) in a standalone product aimed at assisting clients to comply with complex regulatory changes. Hard on the heels of a ‘toolkit’ offering legal guidance on the derivatives market which it produced last November, this time it has devised an online tool to enable financial institutions to make sense of the second instalment of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID2) and its corresponding regulations. Full story - Legal Futures


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Monday

27th February - Law News

1889th 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 story: A German charity event to help starving African children has come under fire, after a woman filed a complaint that the name of the event's offensive. She forced the organizers to delete its Facebook page, in order not to spread racism online, but organizers claim they were well intentioned.

Focus of the day story: Justice Secretary Liz Truss is scrapping time limits that prevent victims of domestic violence from seeking legal aid for family court hearings on child custody and contact. Currently, victims have to demonstrate that they have been targeted by their abuser in the past five years in order to qualify for legal aid for private family law proceedings. The alternative is that they represent themselves, which often means confronting their abuser in court. Full story - New Law Journal


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Sunday

26th February - Law News

1888th 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 story: What's behind attacks on foreigners in South Africa? A series of attacks targeted foreign workers and their businesses across South Africa. 
 

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Saturday

25th February - Law News

1887th 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 story: Uttar Pradesh - The Return Of Identity Politics? Change, development, jobs, efficiency, and an end to corruption, discrimination - it was these top promises as demonstrated by his popular slogan Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas, that swayed the elections in favour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014. But two-and-half-years later, a different discourse is being heard in the Hindi heartland of Uttar Pradesh - instead of jobs, Make in India, Beti Padhao, the high-decibel campaign is now focussing on competitive communalism - allocation of money for "kabarastan and shamshan" (crematoria and burial grounds), from netas insinuating that laptops have been distributed on the basis of religion to parties boasting of fielding a sizeable number of Muslim candidates. Where does it lead us? An unending vortex of caste and identity politics from which India has been unable to pull itself out? A gargantuan obstacle that puts a leash on the immense talent and energy that the youth wants to use to build a new India - where equality is the bedrock and Vikaas (development) is the only political buzzword? A roadblock that stifles nation building from taking a sublime form and attaining the glorious height that is only bestowed to a religious ceremony?
 

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Friday

24th February - Law News

1886th 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 story: Lawyers speak on President Donald Trump's Immigration Ban and Travel Ban executive order, and the problems they faced once the order was implemented.
 

Focus of the day story:  Claimant lawyers have expressed their disappointment at today’s announcement on road traffic accident claims – despite making their voices heard during the consultation. The Ministry of Justice has revealed claimant lawyers made up 56% of the 625 responses to the consultation, with most opposing the increase in the small claims limit and a tariff system for whiplash damages. Full story: The Law Society Gazette


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Thursday

23rd February - Law News

1885th 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 story: A year-long protest against an oil pipeline in North Dakota appears to be nearing its end, as a government deadline for demonstrators to leave the area passes. Some demonstrators who ignored requests to depart were arrested, and makeshift wooden structures were set ablaze.
 

Focus of the day story:  For lawyers wanting to step away from the traditional firm structure, freelance work offers greater flexibility and the opportunity to develop new skills. Full story: Solicitors Journal


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