Sunday

8th December - Law News

2903rd 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 Israeli army is accusing the occupied West Bank's most prestigious university, Birzeit, of being a recruitment centre for what it calls "terrorism". Dozens of students are currently in Israeli jails. The university denies the accusations but has told Al Jazeera that it fears there are more raids to come.

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Saturday

7th December - Law News

2902nd 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:  "Those who believed religion should be the basis of nationhood - they created Pakistan. Those who refused to accept that - that is the basis of Indian constitution where we accept all", says Shashi Tharoor, Lok Sabha MP from Congress.

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Friday

6th December - Law News

2901st 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:  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) delivered a powerful response after a reporter asked whether or not she is moving forward with impeachment because she "hates" President Trump, as some Republicans have suggested.

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Focus of the Day Article: High profile hires see Supreme Court advocate and bitcoin regulator sign up with US firms. O'Melveny and Willkie Farr celebrate as leading practitioners quit public office for private practice. Full story: The Global Legal Post
 

Thursday

5th December - Law News

2900th 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:  Israel Folau has settled his unlawful termination case during mediation talks with Rugby Australia for an undisclosed amount of money. Both Folau and Rugby Australia have issued apologies, ending a case that struck to the heart of religious freedom of expression.

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Focus of the Day Article: Lawtech is increasingly popular with firms but investment in technology and digital training remains low, research by a Big Four professional services firm has found. Full story: The Law Society Gazette

Wednesday

4th December - Law News

2899th 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 the heart of the Amazon rainforest, an alternative climate conference is taking place that brings together youth activists, indigenous leaders, scientists and forest dwellers. In a region known as Middle Earth, they are building a new alliance and demonstrating that the rainforest is central to life on Earth, even though Brazil backed out of hosting this year's official UN climate talks after the election of Jair Bolsonaro as president.

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Focus of the Day Article: Lawyers’ devotion to billable hours has stopped truly disruptive technology from changing the way legal services are delivered, with some law firms cynically misleading clients with press releases about buying cutting-edge tech. Full story: Legal Futures

Tuesday

3rd December - Law News

2898th 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:  A Norwegian pensioner convicted of spying in Moscow says he was wrong to trust an intelligence officer who recruited him to pass on payment for secrets about Russia’s atomic submarine fleet. Frode Berg has just returned home after complex negotiations led him being included in a spy swap between Russia and Lithuania. His arrest and conviction for espionage has caused controversy in Norway, where many criticise the Nato country’s use of a civilian in risky intelligence operations - especially when tensions between the West and Russia are so high.

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Focus of the Day Article: Rendition: refusal to hold UK public inquiry to face judicial review. High court judge grants permission for challenge by David Davis and others. Full story: Guardian Law

Monday

2nd December - Law News

2897th 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:  Azerbaijani customs seized some 933kg of heroin hidden in trucks belonging to an Iranian company delivering fruit. The vehicles were crossing the Azerbaijani border to get to Ukraine.

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Focus of the Day Article: Arbitration is the best way to resolve international construction disputes, global research among in-house counsel has found. Full story: New Law Journal

Sunday

1st December - Law News

2896th 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:  A court in Bangladesh has just sentenced seven people to death for one of the worst attacks in the country's history. Twenty-two people died in the siege on the Holey Artisan cafe in the capital Dhaka in 2016. Nearly all the victims were foreigners. An eighth person has been acquitted.

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