Sunday

5th March - Law News

1895th 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 story: Members and supporters of the far-right Azov Battalion staged a torch-lit memorial march through Lviv, honoring the late General of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) Roman Shukhevych, 67 years on since his death.


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Saturday

4th March - Law News

1894th 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 story: The US is stepping up its fight against Al Qaeda in Yemen. It has conducted more than 30 airstrikes over the past two days. And in the capital Sanaa, thousands of demonstrators have been marching in support of the Houthi rebel group.


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Friday

3rd March - Law News

1893rd 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 story: Then the shooting started': Afghan asylum seekers on the moment they lost their family


Focus of the day story:  Asset-rich but cash-poor families could put their welfare at risk as they attempt to minimise the impact of an unprecedented rise in probate fees, private client lawyers have warned. Last week the government decided to go ahead with an increase in grant of probate application fees based on the value of an estate before inheritance tax, despite overwhelming opposition by lawyers. Full story - Solicitors Journal

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Thursday

2nd March - Law News

1892nd 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 story: What's the cost to privacy in our increasingly connected lives? An extraordinary array of gadgets are on display at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona - both technologies already on the market and ones that will be soon. There's less discussion about the privacy and security costs that come with our increasingly connected world. Many of us live our entire lives 'connected' by smartphones, which we carry every day and everywhere. Phone apps turn your house lights ON and switch OFF air conditioning. Cars monitor not only our location but our driving habits and send that information back to the vehicle's manufacturer, among others. What tech companies call the 'Internet of Things' will make us healthier and safer, they say. Critics reply that we are being stripped of privacy and isolated from communicating with other people. So is a more technologically connected world a better one?


Focus of the day story:  Academic results, including a first-class honours degree, are one of the least significant factors for businesses looking to recruit graduates, a survey has suggested. According to the Global Employability Survey, the two most important factors were professional experience and a high degree of specialisation. Figures released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency show that 24% of students gained a first-class degree in 2015/16, compared with 17% in 2011/12. Full story - The Law Society Gazette


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Wednesday

1st March - Law News

1891st 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 story: If you work in retail, hospitality, fast food or pharmacies, today was probably not a good day. Sunday penalty rates are set to be cut. The Fair Work Commission announced a change that could affect hundreds of thousands of employees.

Focus of the day story:  Environment groups fear cost rules may deter vital court challenges. RSPB, ClientEarth and FoE launch judicial review of Ministry of Justice’s change to costs cap already criticised by UN and peers. Full story - Guardian Law


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Tuesday

28th February - Law News

1890th 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 story: Food waste is a massive global problem: the EU alone throws away 88 million tonnes a year. Much of this ends up in landfill and produces dangerous greenhouse gasses which contribute to climate change. In Europe 53% of food waste comes from households, and one woman has made it her mission to stop Danes throwing away food. We travel to Copenhagen to meet Selina Juul, a key part of Denmark’s food waste revolution.


Focus of the day story: Magic circle law firm Clifford Chance has for the second time in four months deployed artificial intelligence (AI) in a standalone product aimed at assisting clients to comply with complex regulatory changes. Hard on the heels of a ‘toolkit’ offering legal guidance on the derivatives market which it produced last November, this time it has devised an online tool to enable financial institutions to make sense of the second instalment of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID2) and its corresponding regulations. Full story - Legal Futures


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