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3186: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive
since 2011 on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation,
Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice.
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Focus of the Day Law Article: The government of the Australian state of Victoria has launched a review into sexual harassment in the legal profession following a “deeply disturbing” survey that found that a majority women had faced it.
Full story - Legal Futures
Today's Highlighted Video Story: The world's worst humanitarian crisis is deepening in Yemen after its three major donors, the US, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, dramatically reduced aid to the country this year.
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