Monday

30th September - Law News

2835th 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:  Pro-EU protesters joined a 'Manchester for Europe' march on Sunday, just as a Conservative party conference was starting in the city under the slogan of 'get Brexit done'.

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Focus of the Day Article: The results of Remark’s ‘Air Quality and Wellbeing at Work 2019’ survey suggest that ‘sick building syndrome’—a phenomenon that emerged in the 1990s—is making a comeback. Among more than 1,000 UK office workers surveyed, 86% suffered headaches at work, while 91% experienced tiredness or lethargy. Some 78% reported dry, itchy or watery eyes, 76% suffered a dry throat and 70% had itchy or irritated skin. Only 11% described their sleep quality as good during the working week. Full story: New Law Journal


Sunday

29th September - Law News

2834th 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:  Authorities step up mass arrests, disrupt access to internet and tighten security amid calls for more rallies on Friday. In Cairo, security forces closed off entrances to Tahrir Square, the hub of the 2011 uprising that toppled former leader Hosni Mubarak. Egyptian police have fired tear gas at protesters in Giza and Suez. Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has played down a call for protests against his rule, saying there are "no reasons for concern".

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Saturday

28th September - Law News

2833rd 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 India, the owners of 343 flats in four illegally constructed high-end buildings in Kochi that have been scheduled for demolition must be paid ad hoc compensation of Rs. 25 lakh within 4 weeks, the Supreme Court said today. The court said the demolition had to be completed within 138 days, in accordance with the schedule provided by the state. The court also ordered Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's government to pay the compensation and recover the cost from the builder.

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Friday

27th September - Law News

2832nd 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:  UK PM Boris Johnson has been berated after he said the best way to honour the memory of the murdered MP Jo Cox would be to "get Brexit done".

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Focus of the Day Article: Alternative fee arrangements rise by few percentage points, while partner rates continue to widen more significantly - anyone surprised? Full story - The Global Legal Post
 

Thursday

26th September - Law News

2831st 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:  Democrats in the House of Representatives have opened a formal impeachment investigation into whether President Trump put pressure on Ukraine to join an investigation into his Democratic rival Joe Biden.

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Focus of the Day Article: The High Court has ordered that a compromise contract be completed after ruling that a solicitor’s automatic email sign-off was proof of signature. In Neocleous & Anor v Rees, His Honour Judge Pearce said the presence of the sender’s name on the email – even if it was automatically generated – showed he had a 'clear intention' to associate himself with and authenticate it. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
 

Wednesday

25th September - Law News

2830th 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:  Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has captured the world's attention in a fierce and passionate speech at the United Nations headquarters, accusing world leaders of failing to act on climate change. The Swedish campaigner's brief address electrified the start of the Climate Action Summit in New York.

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Focus of the Day Article: Specialists have warned of problems for solicitors arising from the new Standards & Regulations being introduced by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in November. The new SRA code of conduct for firms was silent on whether law firms could cap their indemnity liability to clients below the minimum level of £2m for partnerships and £3m for incorporated firms and alternative business structures. Full story - Legal Futures

Tuesday

24th September - Law News

2829th 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:  Uganda is home to around 1.3m refugees - that's the largest number of refugees in any country in Africa, and the third largest in the world. Behind these huge numbers are conflicts in neighbouring countries the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. More than 90% of Uganda's refugees come for these two countries. But instead of fighting the tide of displacement, Uganda has become renowned for its welcoming refugee policy.

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Focus of the Day Article: Rape victims should not be forced to hand over their phones. It feels like more abusel. Full story - Guardian Law

Monday

23rd September - Law News

2828th 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:  Protesters wearing hazmat suits and gas masks pretended to clean the streets of the central Polish city of Kalisz on Sunday, after hundreds of people joined the city's first LGBT+ pride parade. A heavy police presence was on hand as other protesters shouted abuse at the participants from along the route, with police at one point using pepper spray to keep protesters away from the parade. Poland's ruling Law and Justice party has been repeatedly accused of encouraging homophobic prejudice, with party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski saying that the LGBT+ rights movement was a foreign import that threatens the country in April.

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Focus of the Day Article: All eyes were on the UK Supreme Court livestream last week as eleven Justices heard argument on the matter of whether the decision to prorogue Parliament was lawful. Full story - New Law Journal