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23rd July - Law News

3131st 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:  Australia has recorded 502 new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours, the single largest daily number of cases since the pandemic began. The previous highest number reported in a single day was 469 cases, which was recorded in late March and mostly fuelled by returning international travellers. The bulk of the cases are from Victoria, which reached a new peak on Wednesday with 484 cases recorded in 24 hours. An additional 16 cases were from New South Wales and one was from Queensland. New figures reveal almost 90 per cent of people in Victoria are failing to self-isolate when they become unwell.



Focus of the Day Article: Government proposals to collect £100m a year from business to fight economic crime have been slipped out by the Treasury as parliament winds down for the summer. A consultation on the economic crime levy announced by the chancellor of the exchequer in his March budget proposes that the levy could be calculated according to revenue, with an exemption for small businesses. Full story -  Law Society Gazette


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