3047th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news &
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Today's Video Focus: Prominent human rights lawyers in India say the country's police are acting like brutal criminals, while enforcing the strict coronavirus lockdown.
With social media awash with videos of alleged police abuse, India's Supreme Court and the national government are being urged to take action.
Focus of the Day Article: Seven of the eight frontline regulators have “confirmed their continued commitment” to the Legal Choices website, despite the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) no longer wanting to run it. The consumer-facing website helps people to identify their legal needs and navigate the sector, and is managed operationally by the SRA, with decisions made by all the legal regulators – or at least it was until the Bar Standards Board (BSB) controversially pulled its funding last year. Full story - Legal Futures
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Regulators “confirm commitment” to Legal Choices amid control dispute | Legal Futures https://t.co/w7aWc8aPFY
- NAHL eyes conveyancing work as profits tumble | Legal Futures https://t.co/BhKedQQjWt
- City firm commoditises commercial law advice | Legal Futures https://t.co/R2MPJiXUKi
- What crisis? Conveyancing firm secures £1.1m investment | Legal Futures https://t.co/FO4cGXJOaE
- Ilford stabbing: Man arrested over stabbed toddler and three-year-old https://t.co/ztVRmtQS9t
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/YSrFe1xx7d
- Home Office barred from deporting Zimbabwean with HIV https://t.co/ZwtNhOJsfQ
- Bar Council furloughs 20% of workforce | Law Gazette https://t.co/KbOSvXrI6D
- Legal training provider rapped over unsubstantiated ‘#1’ boast | Law Gazette https://t.co/ijrnd68HwP
- Criminal bar bags more hardship provisions | Law Gazette https://t.co/8iqe9H7oc
- Domestic Abuse Bill 'should ban cross-examination of children' | Law Gazette https://t.co/C9AlpT9Vpx
- Personal injury group sees pre-Covid annual profits tumble by £7.6m | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZwKQ9Ik0Jb
- Judge’s blast at lawyers ‘bombarding’ court with meritless material | Law Gazette https://t.co/7klx4g0a8f
- £220m needed to clear Covid-19 court backlog | Law Gazette https://t.co/c2qZzdJFGw
- Our Legal Heritage: Mr Roughead and Miss Smith https://t.co/G5sVdLzCeK
- Terra Firma Chambers' 2020 Vision: Bringing Clarity to Insolvency Law https://t.co/MeQdRCDU1J
- Benjamin Bestgen: Working hard https://t.co/VDjHrzNXjz
- A dram fine result for Ardbeg https://t.co/Qr0nNQnUov
- Judicial review sought over lack of BSL at coronavirus briefings https://t.co/iwhQkQySVY
- SLCC welcomes Court of Session decision on sifting appeal https://t.co/QNABrSeXbf
- Lockdown exacerbating problems with corroborating domestic abuse https://t.co/yFgeCdZjwR
- Law Society of Scotland slashes solicitor charges to save profession £2.2m https://t.co/1waSPhNx60
- The reopening of schools in England is expected to take place in a "phased manner", says the Education Secretary Gavin Williamson https://t.co/uc6Wlp7i18
- #Switzerland says young children can hug grandparents https://t.co/OFBOQlxSoN
- PPE 'designed for women' needed on frontline https://t.co/hiab7COprG
- The findings of an inquiry into Home Secretary Priti Patel's conduct must be made public "as soon as possible" https://t.co/6hofH5tJ24
- Kickstarter Lures Away Uber Lawyer Nicole Benincasa to Serve as General Counsel https://t.co/8nSrBPeGZw
- Lawyer Mark Cohen, with rare eye condition, raises money through 2.6 Challenge https://t.co/jcOWcWoUYK
- #Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang reunites with family https://t.co/4ME1GaBhEb
- Harry Dunn: Lawyer for teenager's alleged killer talks to foreign office https://t.co/oAyiZhgGFi
- Facebook Restructures Its Security Teams https://t.co/Dt3ChMZT5D
- Coronavirus Diplomacy: How #China’s Red Cross Serves the Communist Party https://t.co/8C7q2pHUSd
- #US Businesses Seek Sweeping Shield From Pandemic Liability Before They Reopen https://t.co/rEnvE15nbt
- Call for employment tribunals to have more power to protect workers https://t.co/zyXczlIVH0
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/XKHZlaAYJs
