Sunday

19th March - Law News

1909th 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: Eyewitnesses speak about the Paris-Orly airport attack where a man was shot dead after he tried to grab a soldier's gun. The man, named as "Ziyed B", was killed by security forces in France after attacking a patrol in the airport's south terminal. Earlier on Saturday 18 March he had been involved in a shooting and then a carjacking in the Paris area. Prosecutors have opened an anti-terror investigation. Ziyed B had been reported as radicalised in the past, and was on a police watch-list.


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Saturday

18th March - Law News

1908th 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 new report by the Argentine Catholic University says 1.5 million people in Argentina have fallen into poverty since Maurico Macri took office. Activists say more resources are needed to assist those struggling to survive.


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Friday

17th March - Law News

1907th 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: India is a vast and complex country with many languages. The ongoing demonstrations by farmers from Tamil Nadu at Jantar Mantar in Delhi in an attempt to bring their drought woes to the attention of the Centre.  How does one raise her/his voice to be able to get the attention of those who don't understand the language? The farmers from Tamil Nadu do not know any language other than their native Tamil language. However, they are under the compulsion to highlight their concerns to the media and government in the capital where only Hindi and English are understood by most people.


Focus of the day story:  Tax credit ‘rape clause’ becomes law without parliamentary vote. The controversial move, which requires woman who had third child as result of rape to verify her position, added to existing act. Full story - Guardian Law

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Thursday

16th March - Law News

1906th 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: On the sixth anniversary of the start of the uprising in Syria, much attention is focused on the city of Raqqa, the de-facto capital of the "caliphate" proclaimed by so-called Islamic State. Thousands of civilians are fleeing the surrounding area ahead of an assault by US-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters that is widely expected to start in the coming weeks.


Focus of the day story:  Methods that allow members of the public and lay clients to instruct barristers directly without turning to a solicitor first are working well, the barristers’ regulator has claimed. In a review of its public and licensed access schemes published today, the Bar Standards Board said the schemes are an important way to access legal services. The review also found most public access barristers to be providing 'a valuable service' to their clients. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

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Wednesday

15th March - Law News

1905th 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: Retired US admiral among those charged in ‘Fat Leonard’ scandal. Nine US Navy officials have been charged in the 'Fat Leonard' bribery case which has plagued the military branch for years. They are accused of accepting "luxury travel, elaborate dinners and services of prostitutes" from a Singapore-based defense contractor.


Focus of the day story:  Enhancing student employability. Universities must not only provide opportunities for students to develop professional skills, but also ensure they understand why these skills are so important. Full story - Solicitors Journal

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Tuesday

14th March - Law News

1904th 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: Why is society so frightened of women without children? It has its roots in patriarchy. The proportion of women not having children before the menopause has reached a record high in the last decade. Here, women from the UK, France and Spain discuss the taboo of childlessness that they say comes from a dated societal structure – and celebrate International Women’s Day by affirming female identity beyond motherhood.


Focus of the day story: Clients are drawn to the advice more than the adviser, says Susskind. The days of lawyers as trusted advisers are numbered because a reliable outcome to their issue is more important to clients than a relationship with their lawyer, Professor Richard Susskind has claimed. Along with his son Daniel, he also expressed concern about the impact of Brexit on the UK maintaining its focus on what a period of unprecedented technological progress means for the country. Full story - Legal Futures

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Monday

13th March - Law News

1903rd 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: Turkey and the Netherlands: Why the falling out?


Focus of the day story: A family judge has urged child protection professionals to use Facebook and other forms of social media when trying to trace birth parents in adoption cases. Ruling in Re T (a child) [2017] EWFC 19, Mr Justice Holman said: “I do wish to highlight by this short judgment that, in the modern era, Facebook may well be a route to somebody such as a birth parent whose whereabouts are unknown and who requires to be served with notice of adoption proceedings.” Full story - New Law Journal

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Sunday

12th March - Law News

1902nd 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 British scientist widely credited with creating the 'World Wide Web' says he wants to save it from so called-fake news and targeted advertising.


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