Tuesday

11th February - Law News

2968th 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:  So called Islamic State may no longer control territory in Syria or Iraq but the group has survived and is now beginning to wage its bloody attacks once again across the world. A journalist has tracked down IS fighters after the fall of the Caliphate It took years of fighting and an international effort to defeat the Islamic State group, but its caliphate and leader are now gone.


Focus of the Day article: 'Gagging orders' should not be used to stop whistleblowers – Acas. Conciliation service’s advice warns employers against misuse of gagging orders. Full story - Guardian Law

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Monday

10th February - Law News

2967th 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:  European waste in landfills across Portugal is provoking a massive public outcry.


Focus of the Day article: Lawyers and members of the public are being invited to make their views known on the layout, ease of use and style of the Judicial Office’s judiciary.uk website

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Sunday

9th February - Law News

2966th 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:  Thai security forces have stormed a shopping centre to help hundreds of people escape a hostage situation. A soldier had shot and killed at least 20 people before holding others in the shopping centre in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima, also known as Korat, about 220km (135 miles) northeast of the capital, Bangkok. Witnesses say the shooter has an assault rifle.



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Saturday

8th February - Law News

2965th 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 international pressure will remain on India and we need to see what is happening in the country, Kashmir is only the beginning. The J&K leaders were working in the frame of the constitution and they have been detained," says Congress's Salman Soz.



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Friday

7th February - Law News

2964th 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:  Before his killing, Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani of Iran was everywhere. His persona is a clue into how the elite Quds Force he commanded operates.


Focus of the Day article: Singapore judge rules burden of proof lies with government in first fake news court case. Judge sides with government in first appeal against online correction notices but makes key procedural rulings. Full story - The Global Legal Post

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Thursday

6th February - Law News

2963rd 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:  Priscilla Dickey and her 8-year-old daughter are heading back to the US after being stuck in Wuhan, China, for several weeks. The pair missed the first American repatriation flight from the coronavirus outbreak epicenter.


Focus of the Day article: Lawyers commissioning medical experts for whiplash claims may have to pay a membership fee to plug a major funding gap in the accreditation body. MedCo, which facilitates the sourcing of medical reports for soft tissue injury, faces a £2.2m loss this year after a dramatic downturn in its income, it revealed last week. In 2016, the year after it was created by the Ministry of Justice, MedCo reported more than £5.8m in turnover from medical reporting organisations paying to be accredited and allocated work in the scheme. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

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Wednesday

5th February - Law News

2962nd 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:  For the first time, Nicola Gobbo's voice has been heard at the royal commission she triggered. But there was no sign of the lawyer-turned-police informer. Her image was hidden as she spoke from a secret location. On the first of four days of evidence, she admitted she'd mislead clients and revealed details about her sexual relationships with police.


Focus of the Day article: Written pupillage agreements will become compulsory from 1 May 2020, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has said. A related change will make it compulsory for chambers and other training providers to bring their pupillage recruitment timetables into line with the pupillage gateway – from 1 November 2020. Full story - Legal Futures

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