Friday

20th March - Law News

3006th 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 happens when stereotypes and fear about Covid-19 arrive before the actual disease does? In the video above, Katherine Oung, a 11th grader in Florida, shows what teenagers like her and her friends face as the coronavirus pandemic brings to the surface the racism underlying her community.


Focus of the Day Article: US companies lack resources to check on data privacy compliance, survey finds. More than half of respondents unsure if they are fully compliant with new regulations. Full story - The Global Legal Post

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Thursday

19th March - Law News

3005th 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:  Qantas and Jetstar have announced that two-thirds of their 30,000 employees will be temporarily stood down from late March until at least the end of May. The Reserve Bank is tipped to make an emergency interest rate cut to a new low of 0.25 per cent today as it unleashes a quantitative easing program to cushion the economy from the coronavirus crisis.


Focus of the Day Article: A family judge has imposed emergency measures in Berkshire and Oxfordshire, ordering lawyers to stay at home if possible – despite the government claiming courts will continue to ‘operate normally’. In an email seen by the Gazette, the designated family judge for Berkshire said all suitable hearings should be conducted via video link, Skype or telephone. Physical presence in court buildings ‘should be kept to a minimum’; witnesses should give evidence remotely where possible; and, if coming to court is unavoidable, attendance should be limited to advocates if they can readily contact their clients. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

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Wednesday

18th March - Law News

3004th 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:  Professor Giacomo Grasselli, an Italian government health official, is coordinating the network of intensive care units in Lombardy during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Italy to 'prioritise patients with highest chance of survival' from coronavirus, says doctor.


Focus of the Day Article: Criminal defence solicitors have called for expedited legal aid payments and an extension of the business rate holiday to law firms with contracts to combat the impact of Covid-19. The call for action by the Criminal Law Solicitors Association (CLSA) is one of multiple developments as the legal profession, like the rest of the country, battens down the hatches with the coronavirus set to dominate society and business life for the coming weeks and months. Full story - Legal Futures

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Tuesday

17th March - Law News

3003rd 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:  Several European nations have introduced more stringent restrictions on movement as they combat the spread of the coronavirus. Austria has banned gatherings of more than five people, and expanded the list of countries it restricts entry to. Romania is set to declare a state of emergency, and the Czech PM said he was likely to declare a quarantine for the whole country. The moves follow draconian measures taken by France and Spain on Saturday. But despite the shutting of cafes, restaurants and most shops and people being advised not to go out, France is holding local elections.


Focus of the Day Article: Will we finally discover the truth about Lockerbie? More than 30 years after Pan Am Flight 103 exploded, justice might be properly served with the reopening of the court case. Full story - Guardian Law

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Monday

16th March - Law News

3002nd 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 Indian Prime Minister holds a video conference with all South Asian leaders to discuss strategies to contain the virus outbreak.


Focus of the Day Article: Lawyers have slated the decision by the Chancellor to press ahead with IR35 implementation in April. The Treasury confirmed in this week’s Budget that it will legislate to implement the changes to the off-payroll working rules (IR35) from 6 April 2020. The rule change aims to catch out contractors who set up limited companies to minimise tax exposure while working in similar conditions to that of an employee. Full story - New Law Journal

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Sunday

15th March - Law News

3001st 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 global heath crisis created by the Coronavirus pandemic has led to extraordinary measures in an effort to contain the outbreak. Countries from South Korea to the US, Italy to New Zealand are introducing measures that are affecting hundreds of millions of people. Among the containment measures adopted by governments worldwide - many have banned public gatherings. Cambodia and Indonesia are the latest countries to shut down schools in their biggest cities. It comes shortly after major EU countries - including Italy, France, Germany and Spain - imposed similar restrictions. But UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has so far refused to follow suit, despite warning the public to be prepared for what he called, 'the worst public health crisis for a generation'. So, is distance learning the answer? and what's the impact on children?


  This being the 3001st Edition of LawNewsIndex, 
many thanks to all our readers going back to 2011.

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Saturday

14th March - Law News

3000th 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:  Why would you want to become a barrister? Members of Gray's Inn were asked why they wanted to be a barrister.


  This being the 3000th Edition of LawNewsIndex, 
many thanks to all our readers going back to 2011.

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Friday

13th March - Law News

2999th 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 Supreme Court says that the controversial Trump administration "Remain in Mexico" asylum policy can stay in effect while legal challenges play out. The court's order is a victory for the administration, which warned there would be a "rush to the border" if the policy that has been in effort for a year was blocked by the courts.


Focus of the Day Article: 'I have realised how powerful technology now is': an Italian lawyer's take on Covid-19. The lockdown is forcing Italians to embrace digitisation - and that even includes its public officials, writes Gabriella Geatti. Full story - The Global Legal Post

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