Wednesday

4th March - Law News

2990th 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:  Irish teacher Ben Kavanagh has become an unexpected internet sensation. His videos for Channel 4 News of everyday life throughout the Covid-19 coronavirus epidemic have been watched by millions, offering a unique insight into what it's like to be caught up in the middle of a global outbreak. From exploring Wuhan's deserted streets to being held in quarantine for 14 days, Ben has filmed every step of his journey.


Focus of the Day Article: Most law firms recognise the need to protect themselves from cyber security and data breach issues originating from the outside world. This means that most firms will have things like firewalls, email encryption etc. However, there is an alarming growing trend that is much harder to spot – the insider threat. Full story - Legal Futures

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Tuesday

3rd March - Law News

2989th 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:  Number of deaths worldwide now more than 3,000. More than 90% are in Hubei, China, but there have been deaths in 10 other countries. European Union disease prevention agency raises risk level to "moderate to high". South Korea reports 476 new cases, total 4,212, and four more deaths, total 26. The leader of a South Korean church linked to the outbreak gets on his knees to apologise. Indonesia, Iceland, Portugal, Armenia and Andorra confirm their first cases of the virus. Australia confirms first person-to-person transmission. China reports 42 more deaths - a total of 2,912.


Focus of the Day Article: Weinstein’s British accusers had to fight for anonymity. Women who alleged the Hollywood producer raped and assaulted them kept their identities hidden. Full story - Guardian Law

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Monday

2nd March - Law News

2988th 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:  Thousands of #migrants and refugees massed at #Turkey's western frontier Sunday, trying to enter #Greece by land and sea after Turkey declared its borders were open to migrants hoping to enter the European Union. Many huddled against the cold late Sunday as darkness fell at the Pazarkule border crossing west of Istanbul, and further south at Ayvacik opposite the Greek island of Lesbos. The United Nations reported at least 13,000 people had gathered on Turkey's land border by Saturday night, the vast majority apparently from Afghanistan.


Focus of the Day Article: Judges have told of their fears road traffic accident (RTA) claims will cause a ‘logjam’ and district judges will be ‘overwhelmed’ when personal injury reforms are introduced later in the year. Full story - New Law Journal

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Sunday

1st March - Law News

2987th 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 midst of the 2020 US presidential race, President Donald Trump continues to enjoy overwhelming support from white evangelical Christian voters, with a recent poll finding 75 percent approve of the president. While Trump claims that "no president has ever done what I have done for evangelicals, or religion itself", Reverend William Barber believes that the evangelicals who support him are not an accurate representation of what it truly means to be evangelical. "What we see is a fake kind of a religion, a distorted moral narrative, where evangelicalism has been hijacked," Barber said.

 
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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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