Thursday

9th February - Law News

1871st 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: Politicians and protesters have had their say on the president's executive order on immigration - now lawyers are getting in on the act. The BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan explains the legal back and forth and why the US Supreme Court is likely to have the final verdict.

Focus of the day story: The Bar Council has recruited law firms to a panel set up under a new initiative to help barristers recover money they are owed by ‘professional clients’ – mainly solicitors.  Two debt recovery specialist firms, Thrings and Veale Wasbrough Vizards, have been appointed to the panel, the Bar Council said today. Panel members have a choice of payment options, including 'no-win, no-fee' as well as at fixed up-front rates. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

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Wednesday

8th February - Law News

1870th 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: A Russian court upheld a guilty verdict for opposition leader Alexei Navalny in his retrial for embezzlement. Navalny, the driving force behind massive anti-government protests in Moscow 2011 and 2012, has been handed a five-year suspended sentence. The verdict could have implications for next year's presidential election.


Focus of the day story: Lawyers are not the most depressed profession – they only rank number 15 on the depression scale of major occupations (firemen, farmers, and forestry workers top the list). But they are among the most stressed, and that is increasing. Eighty per cent of lawyers say that their job is too stressful and one in three contemplate suicide at least once a year, according to the American Institute of Stress’s 2016 survey. Full story - Solicitors Journal

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Tuesday

7th February - Law News

1869th 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: A village in Hungary has banned Muslim dress, the call to prayer and and “homosexual propaganda”. By leading what it calls "the war against Muslim culture", it hopes to attract other Christian Europeans who object to multiculturalism in their own countries. Its mayor, Laszlo Toroczkai, says that while he would welcome people from Western Europe to live in the area, “we wouldn't like to attract Muslims to the village".


Focus of the day story: What importance do relationships have in a modern legal profession? Full story - Legal Futures

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Monday

6th February - Law News

1868th 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: A journalist in Andhra Pradesh has been hospitalized and is fighting for his life after the brother of a law-maker beat him up in the town of Chirala; the attack was filmed as a crowd watched. (Disclaimer: Content in this video could be disturbing for viewers.)

Focus of the day story: The introduction of the controversial employment tribunal fees “broadly met its objectives”, a Ministry of Justice (MoJ) review has concluded. However, the MoJ has acknowledged that the fees are deterring some claims, and launched a consultation on proposals to reform the Help with Fees scheme to extend the scope of support available to people on lower incomes. Since July 2013, it has cost £160–£250 to issue a claim, and £230–£950 for a hearing. Groups pay higher fees of £320–£1,500 to issue claims and £460–£5,700 for a hearing. Full story - New Law Journal

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Sunday

5th February - Law News

1867th 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: Turkish police and security forces detained around 400 suspected members of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL) in nationwide raids.



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Saturday

4th February - Law News

1866th 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: Australia struck a deal with the former Obama administration for more than 1,200 refugees on Manus Island and Nauru to be considered for resettlement in the US. Donald Trump has described it as a "dumb deal" and expressed his concern in a "frank" conversation with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.


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Friday

3rd February - Law News

1865th 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 Louvre museum in Paris has been cordoned off after a French soldier opened fire on an attacker wounding him, local media report. The attacker armed with a knife reportedly cried out “Allahu Akbar.” No casualties reported.


Focus of the day story:  Stop and search: police 'unacceptably slow' to comply with new rules. Emergency inspection found four forces were still breaking rules aimed at ending discrimination against black people. Full story - Guardian Law


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Thursday

2nd February - Law News

1864th 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: Refugees are on the move again in eastern Ukraine as fighting intensifies between pro-Russian forces and government troops. The United Nations Security Council is expected to address the uptick in violence. Both Ukraine and Russia are current members of the Council, and blame each other for renewed attacks.


Focus of the day story:  More than 500 barristers have signed an open letter opposing the Bar Standards Board’s proposals to shake up the training regime for would-be barristers. In the letter, the barristers, who include former master of the rolls and lord chief justice Lord Woolf, say the consultation is not ‘guided by a proper understanding’ of the BSB’s objective of promoting and protecting the public interest. Full story - The Law Society Gazette


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