2683rd 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: Labor's proposed changes to franking credits, tax credits used by some
retirees to minimise tax, remain one of the key difference between the
two major parties going into this year's election. Labor's changes will
strip the right to a tax refund from people who don't pay income tax.
But many voters are angry because they say the policy unfairly hits
those with self managed super funds while those in industry and retail
funds won't be affected.
Focus of the Day Article:
Nearly nine out of 10 legal cats prefer cybersecurity. According to a new Canadian survey, nearly nine out of 10 lawyers are aiming to increase their cybersecurity resources.
Saturday Conversations on Law |
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- Julian Assange and the story of WikiLeaks – podcast https://t.co/AOGhdyWB93
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- More than 600,000 EU citizens apply for UK settled status https://t.co/1ZgCvE56sr
- Pelosi says Barr committed a crime by lying about Mueller report #US https://t.co/CR3g8bp73C
- Nauru 19 left penniless and exhausted by 'neverending' ordeal, lawyer says #Australia https://t.co/HIfKlq6tRb
- Bereaved families deserve representation at inquests https://t.co/k65eRlEDXJ
- Is the fitness to practise regime fit for purpose? https://t.co/PtJMpPvBgQ
- IT glitches causing major grant-of-probate delays https://t.co/qCW2corTkk
- DWF swoops for US firm’s Warsaw office https://t.co/cNgcs7dBfv
- CMC censured for misleading online clinical negligence ad https://t.co/YXk8lrR3qX
- PwC joins lawtech incubator trend as City firm reveals first cohort https://t.co/MsWiWTQ3mq
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- Where else in the world have face coverings been banned? https://t.co/mqkUxrTunM
- Elderly #Australia couple receive meth haul in post https://t.co/blVDdx8Lfo
- #China's Xinjiang citizens monitored with police app, says rights group https://t.co/E7BAY5yOKw
- #Indonesia jails Polish tourist in Papua for treason https://t.co/WWv8XE4VE
- Google to 'auto-delete' web tracking history https://t.co/oe4DQAKaqr
- Scandinavian hikers murder trial begins in #Morocco https://t.co/7ZwXt3QUX4
- #US military reports major spike in sex assaults by sex-crazed soldiers https://t.co/LqooIP8ZtD
- Julian Assange doesn't consent to #US extradition, court hears https://t.co/2edicrEsMC
- Speaker Nancy Pelosi accuses Attorney General Barr of lying to Congress #US https://t.co/5wzCeIah7h
- I’m a police officer in London. Here’s why we’ve lost control of the streets | Anonymous https://t.co/8GluqgdEcR
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- #US begins extradition case against Julian Assange in London https://t.co/Y5HvOPyPVn
- Why we are addicted to conspiracy theories https://t.co/GD5EYaQZnV
- Child trafficking victim wins £85,000 from UK government over rape attempt https://t.co/9n62zwy3vJ
- Universities urged to close 'degree gap' between black and white students https://t.co/t169WbNVcq
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- Artificial intelligence and the legal industry https://t.co/Ve0dkFjKEK
- Union questions role of senior judges in court modernisation https://t.co/BAJNEsfY0O
- Tribunal rejects law firm’s bid to strike out disability claim https://t.co/YuTGkE0U61
- Law firms “willing to draw up NDAs” that breach SRA guidance https://t.co/ZEuTTjwCvw
- A Broken Skull, a Dubious Paper Trail: #Australian Justice for One Aboriginal Man https://t.co/UnObmQnus1
- Her Father Was Executed for Murder. She Still Wants to Know if He Did It #US https://t.co/B9ebb7AC7P
- Barr Defends Handling of Mueller Report Against Withering Rebukes #US https://t.co/1W6yY9Acva
- Farmer sentenced to life after #Irish state's longest murder trial https://t.co/SIVWCSXxne
- Boy detained for killing academic after hearing voices in his head https://t.co/IsN57zA9Hp
- Home Office stopped thousands of Britons for immigration checks https://t.co/vvDS5yxvds
- Nigel Farage’s Brexit party will reap the rewards if those demanding a second referendum at any cost punish Labour https://t.co/1anHBF0ql8
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- Cambridge college sacks researcher Noah Carl over links with far right https://t.co/YipFKJpj7M
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- #Cyprus serial killer case exposes abuse of migrant women https://t.co/dYLSTxUVEk
- Charlottesville Confederate statues protected, Virginia judge rules #US https://t.co/s4y2zcUbWj
- Attorney General Barr defends handling of Mueller report amid furore #US https://t.co/ybnBoGMajg
- Railway arches sale overlooked tenants, says spending watchdog https://t.co/1dBwTWCyNi
- Twitter and Facebook told they must do more to protect female MPs https://t.co/gdjK1uQuUh
- Melbourne doctor who called for women to be raped stood down during investigation #Australia https://t.co/4JZBrYAkcu
- Friends of the Earth to appeal against Heathrow judgment https://t.co/vAnrfS1CdR
- Urgent review over serial rape suspect freed early from prison https://t.co/EwXl71oyp9
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