Edition 3957: 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 Article: The first day of strike action by magistrates’ court staff over HM Courts & Tribunals Service’s controversial Common Platform system has already caused chaos, the Gazette has been told. Legal advisers and court associates at more than 60 magistrates’ courts are striking until 30 October over the rollout of the digital system, which has been beset by problems since it was introduced in September 2020. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
Today's Highlighted Video Story: The Australian federal government has introduced laws to increase penalties for companies that fail to protect their customers' data, as the full extent of the Medibank hack becomes clear. The private health company has today confirmed all of its nearly four million customers have been exposed in the cyber attack. Experts say this is about as bad as it gets.
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