Edition 3203: 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: UK law firms optimistic about business outlook even amid Covid-19 uncertainty, survey finds. Four out of five firms confident about the year ahead, according to Smith & Williamson report. Full story - The Global Legal Post
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Is China still persecuting its Uyghur Muslim minority? The government says the centres it calls “Vocational Training Centres”, which campaigners alleged were for detention and forced assimilation, have now closed. But new evidence suggests that large scale detention facilities are still being built.
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