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11th January - Law News

Edition 4033: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.

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Focus of the Day Law News/Article: Legal regulators can reduce the amount of enforcement work they need to undertake if they can build enough trust that lawyers will approach them before things go wrong, an event has heard. Full story - Legal Futures

Today's Highlighted Video Story: The government calls it common sense - but Labour and the unions say it’s an attack on the fundamental freedoms of British workers. New powers to limit the impact of strikes in key sectors are something ministers 'don't want to use', said Grant Shapps today, but would help protect 'lives and livelihoods' amid waves of industrial action. Unions meanwhile said they'd challenge the legislation, as they held talks over a possible 'coordinated day of action'.

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