Friday

7th June - Law News

2718th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: Stadiums Queensland has admitted to trialling facial recognition software on sports fans and concertgoers, prompting questions by the state's Privacy Commissioner about its quiet implementation. The move means patrons are being monitored in real time, with their biometric data potentially being stored and shared with other agencies such as state and federal police. While Stadiums Queensland (SQ) venues display privacy warnings about the use of CCTV, there is no signage suggesting facial recognition technology is in operation.




Focus of the Day Article:
Silicon Valley law firm Wilson Sonsini is selling CCPA advice starting at $7,500, earning over $100,000 in sales first week for its privacy app.
Full story - The Global Legal Post

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Thursday

6th June - Law News

2717th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: The White House has directed former officials Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson not to turn over any documents to the House Judiciary Committee relating to their time at the White House, according to two sources familiar with the matter.




Focus of the Day Article:
Alleged victims of sexual and modern slavery offences can now pre-record cross-examination evidence in certain crown courts, the Ministry of Justice has announced. In Leeds, Liverpool and Kingston upon Thames, witnesses who feel intimidated in cases relating to sexual and modern-day slavery offences can record their cross-examination evidence before trials start.

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Wednesday

5th June - Law News

2716th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: Activists in Sudan say at least 27 people have been killed after security forces launched an assault on a camp at the centre of the country's protest movement in Khartoum, sending activists running for cover to escape the gunfire. Other sit-in protests around the country were also attacked in what appeared to be a co-ordinated push to crush the opposition movement, which has been calling on Sudan's military rulers to hand over power to civilian rule.




Focus of the Day Article:
Legal representation for immigration detainees is very poor, including the quality of advice given by solicitors, according to a charity that challenges detention in removal centres and prisons.
It argued that although the number of law firms allowed to provide advice had increased, lawyers’ expertise in the subject had dropped. It said interviewees responding to a survey “painted a damning picture of the quality of the legal advice surgeries” under the Legal Aid Agency’s detention duty advice (DDA) scheme.
Full story - Legal Futures

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Tuesday

4th June - Law News

2715th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: The Philippines is sending 69 container loads of waste back to Canada after it was imported into the country. The material was supposed to be recyclable but was found to contain items including soiled nappies. It's just one nation in the region which is trying to curb the amount of rubbish it accepts from developed countries.




Focus of the Day Article:
ICC submission calls for prosecution of EU over migrant deaths. Member states should face punitive action over deaths in Mediterranean, say lawyers.
Full story - Guardian Law

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Monday

3rd June - Law News

2714th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: Despite strong calls for its cancellation, hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists have taken to the streets of Berlin, for the annual Al-Quds demonstration, which marks the day of Jerusalem. Usually held on the last Friday of Ramadan , the protest is against, what's viewed by the demonstrators, as Israel's occupation of East Jerusalem. The Israeli community in the city held a counter-demonstration - and expressed fears that anti-Semitism is gaining momentum in Germany.




Focus of the Day Article:
The Law Society has issued a practice note highlighting solicitors’ duties when encountering a suspected victim of human trafficking.
Full story - New Law Journal

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Sunday

2nd June - Law News

2713rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: US immigration: Texas detention facility severely overcrowded: A US government watchdog has issued a damning report on overcrowding at a migrant detention facility in Texas. The Office of Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security says immediate action must be taken to address the problem.





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