Thursday

15th February - Law News

2243rd 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 Focus Story: Court of Arbitration for Sport Secretary General Matthieu Reeb has told RT that he sees nothing illegal or odd in the International Olympic Committee refusing athletes entry, even in cases when the exclusion was based on suspicion.



Focus of the Day Story: Plans to introduce accelerated two-year degree courses could create a ‘two-tiered’ profession if students are not given time to take part in ‘crucial’ work experience schemes during holidays, junior lawyers have warned. Responding to a government consultation, the Law Society’s Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) said proposals could result in ‘increased and additional terms’ for those on the fast track programme, meaning they may not have the time to apply for work experience.  Full story - The Law Society Gazette

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Wednesday

14th February - Law News

2242nd 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 Focus Story: President Trump has used MS-13 to justify hardline immigration policies. But the gang he’s trying to root out was born right here in the United States.



Focus of the Day Story: The government plans to introduce its whiplash reforms in April 2019, it emerged today. A statement put out by the Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS) said the so-called ‘strategic alliance’ – made up of MASS, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and the Law Society – have today been told that ministers have agreed for the personal injury reforms to be implemented from April 2019. Full story - Legal Futures


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Tuesday

13th February - Law News

2241st 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 Focus Story: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg discusses her 25 years on the bench, the fight for gender equality and navigating the politics of Washington during a wide-ranging interview.



Focus of the Day Story: Justice system at 'breaking point' over digital evidence. Defence experts say public faith is being corroded by failures to disclose material. Full story - Guardian Law


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Monday

12th February - Law News

2240th 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 Focus Story: Is the UK in a knife crime crisis? Knife crime in the UK is being described by some as an 'emergency'.


Focus of the Day Story: Data breaches and protecting corporate data are increasingly the issues keeping in-house lawyers awake at night, research shows. More than a third (36%) of chief legal officers (CLOs) consider these issues of ‘extreme importance’, compared to only 19% in 2014, according to the annual Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) CLO survey. Full story - New Law Journal


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Sunday

11th February - Law News

2239th 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 Focus Story: Demand for shark fin soup during Chinese New Year is high. But animal rights activists in Hong Kong want to get a popular dish off the menu. They say Hong Kong imports 5,000 tonnes of shark a year, roughly one-third of the fins come from endangered species.



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Saturday

10th February - Law News

2238th 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 Focus Story: India's health report card is out and Kerala has come out at the top when it comes to overall performance in the health sector. Uttar Pradesh is at the bottom but has made some progress, the report shows. This is the first-of-its-kind study done by the central government, developed by the NITI Aayog in consultation with the health ministry and with technical assistance from the World Bank. Will this assessment help in transforming India's health sector?



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Friday

9th February - Law News

2237th 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 Focus Story: Rob Porter, a top White House aide with regular access to President Donald Trump abruptly resigned on Wednesday amid abuse allegations from two ex-wives, who each detailed to CNN what they said were years of consistent abuse from Porter, including incidents of physical violence. Porter denied the allegations in a statement issued in the wake of his resignation.


Focus of the Day Story: The independent review into the application of sharia law in England and Wales has been published. The review's terms of reference focused on "whether sharia law is being misused or applied in a way that is incompatible with the domestic law in England and Wales, and in particular whether there were discriminatory practices against women who use sharia councils." Full story - Family Law Week

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