Wednesday

11th December - Law News

2906th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  The Health Service has moved to the centre of the election campaign and tonight an investigation by Channel 4 News shows that dozens of trusts have, in the past few months, reported to their boards that they are facing severe levels of risk - which could affect patient safety and could be catastrophic.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Well-known criminal law firm Kaim Todner closed its doors yesterday after One Legal – the alternative business structure that owns it – was put into voluntary liquidation. Full story: Legal Futures



Tuesday

10th December - Law News

2905th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Women make up 51% of the population but what are the parties offering women this election? And why do women get so much abuse and so little representation in politics?

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: ‘I will die if I have to’: hunger striker leads fight against rape crisis in India. BJP Government inaction drives Swati Maliwal of Delhi Women’s Commission to take a stand. Full story: Guardian Law

Monday

9th December - Law News

2904th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  A former Facebook content moderator is taking the company to court, alleging that his work caused him to develop post-traumatic stress disorder. He claims the 'psychological damage' was caused by 'viewing hundreds of violent and obscene videos' every day, without any proper training.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: The Bar Council and Bar Standards Board are holding a consultation on the proposed rates for 2020/21, which are scheduled to remain at their current level. Full story: The New Law Journal
 

Sunday

8th December - Law News

2903rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  The Israeli army is accusing the occupied West Bank's most prestigious university, Birzeit, of being a recruitment centre for what it calls "terrorism". Dozens of students are currently in Israeli jails. The university denies the accusations but has told Al Jazeera that it fears there are more raids to come.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Saturday

7th December - Law News

2902nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  "Those who believed religion should be the basis of nationhood - they created Pakistan. Those who refused to accept that - that is the basis of Indian constitution where we accept all", says Shashi Tharoor, Lok Sabha MP from Congress.

Saturday Conversations on Law


Friday

6th December - Law News

2901st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) delivered a powerful response after a reporter asked whether or not she is moving forward with impeachment because she "hates" President Trump, as some Republicans have suggested.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: High profile hires see Supreme Court advocate and bitcoin regulator sign up with US firms. O'Melveny and Willkie Farr celebrate as leading practitioners quit public office for private practice. Full story: The Global Legal Post
 

Thursday

5th December - Law News

2900th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Israel Folau has settled his unlawful termination case during mediation talks with Rugby Australia for an undisclosed amount of money. Both Folau and Rugby Australia have issued apologies, ending a case that struck to the heart of religious freedom of expression.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Lawtech is increasingly popular with firms but investment in technology and digital training remains low, research by a Big Four professional services firm has found. Full story: The Law Society Gazette

Wednesday

4th December - Law News

2899th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, an alternative climate conference is taking place that brings together youth activists, indigenous leaders, scientists and forest dwellers. In a region known as Middle Earth, they are building a new alliance and demonstrating that the rainforest is central to life on Earth, even though Brazil backed out of hosting this year's official UN climate talks after the election of Jair Bolsonaro as president.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Lawyers’ devotion to billable hours has stopped truly disruptive technology from changing the way legal services are delivered, with some law firms cynically misleading clients with press releases about buying cutting-edge tech. Full story: Legal Futures

Tuesday

3rd December - Law News

2898th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  A Norwegian pensioner convicted of spying in Moscow says he was wrong to trust an intelligence officer who recruited him to pass on payment for secrets about Russia’s atomic submarine fleet. Frode Berg has just returned home after complex negotiations led him being included in a spy swap between Russia and Lithuania. His arrest and conviction for espionage has caused controversy in Norway, where many criticise the Nato country’s use of a civilian in risky intelligence operations - especially when tensions between the West and Russia are so high.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Rendition: refusal to hold UK public inquiry to face judicial review. High court judge grants permission for challenge by David Davis and others. Full story: Guardian Law