Saturday

27th June - Law News

3105th 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 coronavirus pandemic has resulted in loss of labour in India, output and income for most of the businesses in the country. Small firms, however, are the worst hit. On Reality Check, ground report from a factory in Noida.


 
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Friday

26th June - Law News

3104th 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:  Indonesia fisherman have rescued dozens of people, mainly Rohingya Muslims, from a boat that sank off the northern province of Aceh. The incident has raised fears there may be more of such boats adrift at sea.

Focus of the Day Article: The head of Vodafone’s legal team has warned firms against laying off junior lawyers and support staff in the wake of the pandemic, saying clients are scrutinising partners’ decisions. Rosemary Martin, group general counsel and company secretary for the telecom giant, said she was troubled by ‘very rapid moves’ at the start of lockdown to lay off junior lawyers, not to take on trainees and to furlough support staff. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
 
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Thursday

25th June - Law News

3103rd 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:  SRA - Learn more about the final SQE design, SQE2 pilot findings and the latest SQE2 Assessment Specification. Read the draft assessment specification and give us your feedback

Focus of the Day Article: Security experts have highlighted email interception as the “weakest link” in firms’ defences against cybercrime in the property market. Speaking on a webinar yesterday, former home secretary Lord Blunkett was among those who called for more use of personal contact and the “human touch”, which he described as “counter-intuitive in terms of productivity but magnificent in terms of service”. Full story - Legal Futures
 
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Wednesday

24th June - Law News

3102nd 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 police in New Delhi were roundly vilified for their role in religious violence. Now they’re on the front line of the city’s fight against coronavirus. Our reporters rode along as officers transported sick patients and served meals.

Focus of the Day Article: Universal credit rules irrational and unlawful, judge says. Court of appeal backs four single mothers after long legal fight by government. Full story - Guardian Law
 
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Tuesday

23rd June - Law News

3101st 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:  If it's via pornography, a New Zealand public advertising campaign is warning that may not be a great thing. The ad, with two porn actors showing up at a boy's home, has since gone viral.

Focus of the Day Article: The Law Society has urged ministers to provide emergency relief for criminal law firms amid fears several duty solicitor schemes and criminal law firms are at risk of ‘imminent collapse’. Full story - New Law Journal
 
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