Thursday

2nd May - Law News

2682nd 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: Representative Ilhan Omar has only been in Congress a few months, but she is gaining attention from across the political spectrum and has become a target of the president.


 
Focus of the Day Article:
Junior lawyers have warned that aspiring solicitors risk being exploited if they are not paid a minimum salary while completing the work experience element of the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). In a letter to Paul Philip, chief executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the Law Society’s Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) urges the regulator to reinstate a mandatory minimum salary for both trainee solicitors and would-be lawyers undertaking the SQE.

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Wednesday

1st May - Law News

2681st 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: Chickens, ducks, donkeys and a mini shopping village. Definitely not your usual prison – but HMP Foston Hall in Derbyshire is trying something different to help rehabilitate those serving time. The women’s jail is running a unique project to build and run pop-up shops within the confine, aimed at preparing prisoners mentally to cope with normal life on release, and to gain the right skills to get employment.


 
Focus of the Day Article:
The Law Society receives around £30m each year from the practising certificate and turnover fees paid by each solicitor and regulated legal business. This money is used to fund the trade association activities that the Law Society focuses on. It explains its core focus as supporting its members but perhaps solicitors should be asking if it is really acting in their interests all the time?
Full story - Legal Futures

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Tuesday

30th April - Law News

2680th 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: Ever since Narendra Modi swept to power in 2014, India has seen a resurgence in right-wing Hindu nationalism. The Indian PM has made it the cornerstone of his ongoing re-election campaign


 
Focus of the Day Article:

Rape cases ‘could fail’ if victims refuse to give police access to phones. Experts split on whether new guidance for crime victims will help or hinder prosecutions.
Full story - Guardian Law

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Monday

29th April - Law News

2679th 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: A Russian university student, who fled and attempted to join the ranks of Islamic State, has been released on parole after serving more than half of her sentence


 
Focus of the Day Article:
Nearly 95% of criminal barristers who prosecute cases would be prepared to take direct action in protest against the fees paid by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
Full story - New Law Journal

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Sunday

28th April - Law News

2678th 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 armed group Boko Haram has been fighting the Nigerian government from more than 10 years and that conflict has spilled over into neighbouring Niger, Cameroon and Chad. Boko Haram fighters have recently increased attacks on civilians with suicide bombings, kidnappings and burning entire villages. Many families have fled Nigeria's Borno state, the centre of the Boko Haram rebellion, but the attacks have followed them across the border and they are still looking for safety.


 

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Saturday

27th April - Law News

2677th 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: India's unemployment rate has hit the highest level in the last 2 and half years, according to a data released by Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). The unemployment rate in the country stood at an average of 8.1 per cent in the first three weeks of April, the think-tank said in its April 23-notification citing the findings of its household survey. In the first week of April, the unemployment rate was recorded at 7.9 per cent, in the second week at 8.1 per cent and in the third at 8.4 percent. "Each of these is higher than the unemployment rate in the weeks of March," CMIE said in its statement.


 

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Friday

26th April - Law News

2676th 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 Reserve Bank of Australia has warned that almost 3 per cent of home loans are in negative equity — meaning the purchased property is worth less now than when it was bought. And some economists are concerned the rate of "underwater loans" is actually higher. But what will the flow-on effect be for the rest of the economy?


 
Focus of the Day Article:
This year’s Am Law 100 data shows gross revenue grew 8 percent on average, net income increased by 7.8 percent, profit per equity partner grew by 6.5 percent, revenue per lawyer moved up 4.2 percent, and head count rose 3.6 percent.
Full story - The Global Legal Post

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