Saturday

29th February - Law News

2986th 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 deadly clashes in Delhi's northeast left 42 dead and hundreds injured. Families of victims still wait for bodies of their loved ones days after their death. A rickshaw puller tears up while narrating his ordeal of going from hospitals to morgues to just get back his 15-year-old son's body. NDTV speaks to grieving families of the victims who died in the violence.

 
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Friday

28th February - Law News

2985th 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:  Watch the Solicitors Regulation Authority webinar to find out how we plan to assess skills under the SQE – the new, licensing examination for solicitors of England and Wales coming in autumn 2021. Join Paul Carter and Maxine Warr to: • Explore the options for testing skills - whether we assess them in SQE1 or just in SQE2. • Hear about the SQE2 assessment, including whether the exam should cover a cross section of areas of law or if candidates choose two specific areas to focus on instead. • Find out how you can tell us your views and what works for you as employers in our follow up survey.


Focus of the Day Article: Big tech antitrust probes could impact companies in every industry, report finds. Crowell & Moring says digital transformation efforts mean tech regulation is becoming critical for all businesses. Full story - The Global Legal Post

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Thursday

27th February - Law News

2984th 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:  With Malaysia's government locked in a power struggle between Anwar Ibrahim and recently resigned PM Mahathir Mohamad, Asian Studies Professor James Chin tells The World the country "needs traffic policemen rather than politicians" due to all the political manoeuvring.


Focus of the Day Article: Constraints on legal aid fees are preventing defendants from accessing high-quality forensic science expertise, the Forensic Science Regulator warns today. Publishing an annual report for 2019, Dr Gillian Tully once again urges the government to put the regulator on a statutory footing to enforce high standards. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

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Wednesday

26th February - Law News

2983rd 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:  China’s initial response to the Coronavirus received praise. But now with the accusations of cover-ups, crack-downs and even forced quarantines beginning to mount - is China trying to shut down Coronavirus whistleblowers?


Focus of the Day Article: Business expectations of general counsel and in-house lawyers are changing rapidly – and are likely to evolve still further in the 2020s. In the past, many companies saw their GCs as technical legal specialists. But recent surveys have found disconnects with some boards. While GCs see their main role as highlighting risk and ensuring legal compliance, Board members want their legal teams to have greater commercial awareness and help make decisions about the strategic direction of the company. Full story - Legal Futures

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Tuesday

25th February - Law News

2980th 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:  Russian activist Anastasia Shevchenko is facing six years in prison for her opposition political activism. Anastasia has been under strict house arrest awaiting trial for over a year – banned from communicating with anyone other than officials and her relatives.


Focus of the Day Article: Alleged UK victims of Harvey Weinstein hail guilty verdict. Film producer also faces claims that he abused women during visits to London. Full story - Guardian Law

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Monday

24th February - Law News

2979th 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:  What unites a Norwegian concrete firm, Russia and the sneaky world of spies? Join us after the break to find out A Norwegian concrete firm has lost its legal bid for damages from the government, over a botched attempt to recruit its employees working in Russia, as spies.


Focus of the Day Article: The 2020 silk competition has begun. The Selection Panel opened the application window on 18 February, for a deadline of 5pm on 1 April. Full story - New Law Journal

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Sunday

23rd February - Law News

2978th 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:  Thailand's constitutional court has decided to dissolve the third-largest political bloc in the country. The ruling came after the Future Forward Party and its leader were accused of breaking election finance laws. Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit had reportedly loaned nearly $6 million to his party while campaigning last year..


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