Friday

4th November - Law News

1775th 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 story: At the Golden Temple Complex in the Indian city of Amritsar, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister talks about the newly built Heritage street, takes on his political rivals and challenges the AIIMS report on Punjab drug menace. On the Buck Stops Here, Sukhbir Badal calls Navjot Sidhu a 'human bomb', compares Arvind Kejriwal to a new mobile phone and terms Captain Amarinder Singh the 'most non serious politician'. Rejecting Rahul Gandhi's charge of 70% Punjab being drug addicts, Sukhbir Badal says Congress citing a criminal, Jagdish Bhola's statement to level baseless accusation.


Focus of the Day story: The European arrest warrant has helped the UK  extradite suspects quicker and more cheaply, the director of public prosecutions said today, highlighting potential challenges with international criminal justice cooperation after the UK leaves the EU. Alison Saunders told the House of Lords EU home affairs sub-committee that up to 150 extraditions to the UK over recent years would not have been possible without the European arrest warrant (EAW). Full story - The Law Society Gazette


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Thursday

3rd November - Law News

1774th 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 story: Yemen has been devastated by a wave of deadly strikes from the Saudi-led coalition lately. In light of recent attacks, Saudi Arabia has appointed a military lawyer to investigate the possible human rights violations caused by coalition bombing in Yemen. But Bahraini, Colonel Mansour Al-Mansour's involvement has been questioned - along with his reputation.


Focus of the Day story: One quarter of firms not ready for new competence regime. Solicitors welcome ability to focus on relevant learning but only 75 per cent of organisations ready . Full story - Solicitors Journal



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Wednesday

2nd November - Law News

1773rd 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 story: Asian Americans are the fastest growing demographic in the US, but are less politically active than black, white and Hispanic voters. According to the Pew Research Center, they have the lowest voter turnout of any major ethnic group in the United States. Why is participation so low? And will things change after this year's presidential election?


Focus of the Day story: An online court (OC) should be introduced slowly and modestly rather than as a ‘big bang’, according to one of the original architects of the dispute resolution model on which Lord Justice Briggs drew when devising his Civil Court Structure Review. Giving the Society for Computers and Law (SCL) 25th anniversary annual lecture, Professor Richard Susskind, who headed a Civil Justice Council advisory group which in February 2015 produced a report calling for state-backed online dispute resolution, called for the OC to be “piloted and researched” and for its backers to “show restraint”. Full story - Legal Futures


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Tuesday

1st November - Law News

1772nd 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 story: Baby born during Dakota Access Pipeline protest. Mni Wiconi was born at a camp where protestors of the Dakota Access Pipeline are staying to protect their land.


Focus of the Day story: Cloud and data protection are inextricably linked. The business rationale for law firms to switch to the cloud is clear, writes Janet Day of LexisNexis Enterprise Solutions, but there are two key issues they must address when it comes to cloud and data protection. Full story - The Global Legal Post


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Monday

31st October - Law News

1771st 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 story: The destruction of the refugee camp in Calais has meant thousands of its residents were disbursed quickly throughout France. Around 200 children were accepted by the UK, but as the registration process closed, the Guardian’s Mat Heywood found hundreds of adults and children were left with nowhere to go.


Focus of the Day story: The top 100 UK law firms achieved modest growth in 2016 but anticipate challenging market conditions ahead, according to PwC’s 25th annual Law Firms Survey. Last year, a record 82% of firms reported revenue growth. That figure has reduced to 75% for this year. Profit per equity partner remained flat. Full story - New Law Journal

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