Edition 3202: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive. Since 2011, it has been collating articles on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice. The views expressed in individual articles archived within LawnewsIndex.com are solely the views of the original author.
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Focus of the Day Law Article: Lawyers who test positive for Covid-19 can have exemptions from latest regulations imposing a new legal duty to self-isolate, the Ministry of Justice confirmed . Full story - The Law Society Gazette
Today's Highlighted Video Story: A last-minute political scramble is underway to attract farm workers in time to pick the spring harvest in Australia.
The closure of the borders has locked the door on thousands who'd normally do the job, and the government's now grasping for any scheme that could entice Australians to get picking.
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