Wednesday

6th September - Law News

2081st 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: Gauri Lankesh, a senior journalist and activist in Bengaluru, was shot dead outside her home in Rajarajeshwari Nagar on Tuesday evening. Police said her body was found on the verandah of her home in West Bengaluru.


Focus of the day story:  How artificial intelligence can help solve GDPR issues. Businesses face an almost impossible task preparing for the General Data Protection Regulation. Full story - The Global Legal Post

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Tuesday

5th September - Law News

2080th 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: ‘Endless Stream’ of Rohingya Flee Military Offensive in Myanmar. “By far the worst thing that I've ever seen.” The New York Times reporter Hannah Beech describes a huge exodus of civilians into Bangladesh after a new military offensive against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.


Focus of the day story:  UK surveillance and spying watchdog begins work. Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office to ensure intelligence and government services act within new law. Full story - Guardian Law

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Monday

4th September - Law News

2079th 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: Moscow Muslims have gathered on Sunday in front of the Myanmar Embassy in solidarity with Rohingya Muslims who claim to be persecuted in the troubled northwest of the country.


Focus of the day story: Currently, most notes taken by judges in the course of proceedings are considered their private deliberations rather than the personal data of a party, he says. In July, however, the Ministry of Justice disclosed to a disgruntled claimant notes made by Judge Ian Pritchard-Witts on a constructive dismissal case, following a recommendation by the Information Commissioner on the reach of the Data Protection Act 1998. Full story - New Law Journal

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Sunday

3rd September - Law News

2078th 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: As Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has seen his popularity wane over the years, he has developed a time-worn tactic when faced with criticism in the media: dust off the anti-imperialist credentials and deflect attention onto Zimbabwe's white former colonial masters inside and outside the country. Mugabe's response to a recent incident involving his wife, Grace, in South Africa, was a case in point. When the South African press censured Mrs Mugabe for allegedly assaulting a woman in Johannesburg, the president countered by questioning why whites still wield so much power in South Africa.



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Saturday

2nd September - Law News

2077th 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: Despite working six days a week, Fran Marion, a single mother of two, can’t make ends meet on the $9.50 an hour she gets at Popeyes.



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Friday

1st September - Law News

2076th 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: Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Democrat Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper talk about their bipartisan plan to reform the US health care system.



Focus of the day story:  Litigant in person ordered to pay more than £80,000 in costs. Hourly rates claimed substantially lower than published guideline rates, says judge. Full story - Solicitors Journal


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Thursday

31st August - Law News

2075th 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: Could you afford your mortgage if interest rates rise in Australia? 1 in 4 mortgaged households are already in stress, meaning they struggle to cover both loan repayments and living expenses.



Focus of the day story: Judges are entitled to expect assistance from advocates when dealing with lengthy sentencing lists, the Court of Appeal has said in a case highlighting challenges with 'modern' sentencing legislation. In Dean Christopher Maxwell v R, Lord Justice Treacy, said sentencing judges are often burdened with long lists. 'They have a right to expect appropriate assistance from the advocates before them', he insisted in the judgment, published this week. 'It is clear that no such consideration or assistance was given by the advocates in this case, either before the judge came to sentence or indeed after he had sentenced in a flawed manner in a number of respects, or had failed to pass sentence on certain matters at all.'. Full story - The Law Society Gazette


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Wednesday

30th August - Law News

2074th 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: It has been a spectacular collapse of Mumbai as it was hit with rain nine times more than the normal rainfall in the last nine hours. People have been advised to stay indoors as waterlogging cripples the city. The high tide made a bad situation worse and the National Disaster Response has been slow.



Focus of the day story: Online courts and access to justice: Why we should care about being digitally defaulted. Full story - Legal Futures


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