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3179: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive
since 2011 on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation,
Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice.
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Focus of the Day Law Article: Calls have been made for subsidised traineeships for law students
seeking to qualify as criminal defence solicitors in order to preserve
equality of arms in the profession.
Many criminal defence firms cannot afford to take on trainees,
despite a willingness on the part of law students to become criminal
practitioners. Full story - Scottish Legal News
Today's Highlighted Video Story: In sports arenas around the world, taking a knee is no longer taboo — it’s trending. But there’s at least one place where protesting is still not allowed. The Olympic medal podium. In the video Op-Ed above, the track and field Olympian Gwen Berry confronts Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, over what she feels is his organization’s hypocrisy: Olympians are celebrated for their courage, drive and tenacity. But if they are spurred by those same traits to demand racial justice? That’s a punishable offense.
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