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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Wednesday

1st February - Law News

1863rd 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: Hundreds of Israeli security officers have entered a hardline Jewish outpost in the occupied West Bank to evict settlers. Israel's Supreme Court says they've built homes on private Palestinian land. Earlier on Wednesday, the government announced the construction of 3,000 settlement homes elsewhere in the occupied Palestinian territories.


Focus of the day story:  Lawyers must be prepared to give their clients advice rather than a range of options, the managing director of a fast-growing wealth management and legal services firm has said. Neil Moles said the Progeny Group, based in Leeds and London, had doubled in size in the past year to 70 staff, including 15 lawyers, and aimed to grow just as quickly this year.  Full story - Legal Futures

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