2050th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles
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Today's video story: Qatar's industries relied heavily on imports, most of which used to come from its blockading neighbours. While the crisis is affecting businesses, it has also created opportunities for self-reliance.
2049th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles
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Today's video story: Protesters say Venezuela is heading for civil war as tensions build ahead of Sunday's controversial vote to rewrite the constitution. Money and food are short in the country, and it has been witnessed that people picking through rubbish to survive.
2048th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles
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Today's video story: Slavery is illegal in every corner of the world, yet an estimated 21 million people are enslaved globally. To put that number in perspective, there are more slaves in contemporary society than at the height of the transatlantic slave trade. How is this possible? And would you even recognise a modern slave if you saw one in the street?
Focus of the day story: The proportion of UK litigants using the commercial courts continued to fall last year, according to an annual analysis published today. According to the English Commercial Court report, compiled for the fifth year by communications consultancy Portland, 121 cases were brought by UK litigants in 2016-17, amounting to 28% of the total. That was down from 144 in 2015-16. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
2047th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles
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Today's video story: The man suspected of a fatal knife attack in Hamburg on Friday could have been deported years ago if the authorities hadn't failed to act. That's according to German media, which claims Berlin missed a deadline to return him to Norway, the country where he first applied for asylum.
Focus of the day story: The resident judge at Blackfriars Crown Court, one of the six courts due to take part in a Ministry of Justice (MoJ) pilot on extended court hours, has attempted to calm lawyers’ anger over the move. Judge Hillen said the impact on those with caring responsibilities would be specifically monitored, adding: “Those who devised the system wish to test it. No one is being asked to make it work, but no one should be engaged in making in not work. Full story - Legal Futures
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Today's video story: Abandoned zoo animals from Syria’s Aleppo province find refuge in Turkey . Animals have increasingly also become victims of the war in Syria that has killed hundreds of thousands of civilians and displaced millions of others.
Focus of the day story: Lord Justice Jackson scales back fixed costs proposals. One-size-fits-all cost proposal gives way to “a more segregated approach”. Full story - Solicitors Journal
2045th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles
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Today's video story: Luis Almagro, head of the Organization of American States, says Venezuela's controversial election on Sunday was a "fraud" that "cannot fool anybody."
Focus of the day story: Why did 10 migrants die in this truck in Texas? Their deaths, after being crammed into an uncooled trailer amid scorching summer heat, expose the callousness of smuggling along the US-Mexico border. Full story - Guardian Law
2044th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles
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Today's video story: New Texan anti-abortion laws are putting women’s lives at risk, according to pro-choice campaigners. But pro-life activists claim they are protecting women from an out-of-control abortion industry. A visit to the state as the battle over women’s bodies intensifies.
Focus of the day story: The impact of Brexit, the outcome of the latest Jackson costs review and taming the “monster” of e-disclosure are of critical importance if the UK is to retain its standing as the dominant legal centre. Full story - New Law Journal
