Tuesday

21st January - Law News

2947th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  The impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump is about to begin. While all the wrangling between Democrats and Republicans over this case has been based exclusively in Washington, the reason Mr Trump has been impeached lies thousands of miles away on another continent. 


Focus of the Day article: Sexual misconduct cases at record high in legal profession. Sixty-three cases were reported to solicitors’ governing body last year, figures show. Full story - Guardian Law

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Monday

20th January - Law News

2946th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Thousands of anti-govt protesters flooded the streets of the French capital Paris chanting slogans to berate the sweeping social security system reforms initiated by the pro-business government of French President Emmanuel Macron. 


Focus of the Day article: Proposed changes to sentencing for drugs offences to reflect ‘county lines’ operations, ‘cuckooing’ and other coercive practices have been revealed. Full story - New Law Journal

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Sunday

19th January - Law News

2945th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  The UK has added Lebanon's entire Hezbollah movement to its blacklist of what it terms terrorist organisations. And now it’s freezing Hezbollah’s assets, and will prosecute anyone in the UK who continues to have accounts or financial services connected to the group. It was in March last year that the British government said it could no longer distinguish between the political and the military wings of Hezbollah. But it took until this week before it announced it was going after the group’s finances. The United States has welcomed the decision, saying it had long been seeking such a move from its European allies. But why now? Is Iran the real target? 



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Saturday

18th January - Law News

2944th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  "Our students are free to say that this constitution is not sound but the only institution of the country which can give the statement 'unconstitutional state of law' is Supreme Court,” says Prof Ashutosh Varshney, Director of India Initiative, Brown University and Contributing Editor, Indian Express. 



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Friday

17th January - Law News

2943rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Australian exports to China could be affected by a trade deal between the US and China as US meat and dairy exports to China are expected to exceed double the amount from this year. 


Focus of the Day article: An initiative to double the number of black general counsel at Fortune 1000 companies has received a fillip with the launch of its official website. The Black General Counsel 2025 site sets out to serve as a resource centre for aspiring GCs, providing help and advice on how to rise up the in-house career ladder. Full story - The Global Legal Post

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Thursday

16th January - Law News

2942nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  In the UK, only one in four middle-income millennials are on the housing ladder. Twenty years ago,  65% of this group owned homes. What's changed? Is it possible to buy a house without help? And with more people privately renting, what are the implications for starting families, retirement and society at large? 


Focus of the Day article: The Law Commission has told the government that it could save £70m over a decade by simplifying the Immigration Rules introduced under the 1971 act, which have grown from 40 pages to over 1,100 pages over five decades. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

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Wednesday

15th January - Law News

2941st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  The report initiated by Manchester city's Mayor reveals that police knew that predominantly Asian grooming gangs were operating in the city, but they were told to find other ethnicities to investigate. The scandal dates back to 2003 and police identified nearly 100 suspects and there were dozens of victims but the operation was closed down prematurely as resources were moved elsewhere. Tonight, after similar grooming scandals in at least half a dozen major town and citys across the country, how safe are Britain's most vulnerable children? 


Focus of the Day article: Law firms assume – wrongly – that their professional indemnity insurance covers them if they are investigated or prosecuted by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), research has warned. As a result, a minority of firms surveyed have directors and officers’ (D&O) insurance – also known as management liability insurance – to cover the costs of regulatory action. Full story - Legal Futures

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Tuesday

14th January - Law News

2940th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Iran has admitted "unintentionally" shooting down a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing all 176 people on board. An investigation found that "missiles fired due to human error", President Hassan Rouhani said. He described the crash as an "unforgivable mistake". The military said the jet turned towards a sensitive site belonging to Iran's Revolutionary Guards and was then mistaken for a cruise missile. Iran had previously rejected suggestions that it was to blame. 


Focus of the Day article: UK immigration rules are unworkable, says Law Commission. Government’s advisory body says simplifying badly drafted regulations would save £70m. Full story - Guardian Law

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