Saturday

29th August - Law News

Edition 3168: 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.
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Today's Highlighted Video Story:  Refusing permission for Muharram processions in the country over the weekend, the Supreme Court today said it would lead to chaos and "one particular community will be targeted" for spreading the coronavirus. "If we allow this procession across the country there will be chaos and one particular community will be targeted for spreading the pandemic COVID-19," Chief Justice SA Bobde said..


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • The advantages of engaging a personal injury lawyer in Edinburgh https://t.co/eNMZuSQjbS
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/onM5vakV96
  • British government to use treason laws targeting Russia and China to suppress domestic dissent https://t.co/YfFRdIDo
  • Four arrested as manhunt for Imran Safi and search for three sons continues https://t.co/zjiWHp6XDZ
  • Tightened restrictions to stop the spread of Covid-19 are to be eased in parts of north-west England, allowing more than a million people to mix in different households https://t.co/pqNla9oiW
  • Fact check: Increase of UK pension age to 75 not set to go through as law https://t.co/FO7HjDEU5
  • Clifford Chance, Eversheds Partners Named on the UK Trade Negotiation Panel https://t.co/7PTcCFQt3
  • SEC Adopts Rule Amendments to Modernize Disclosures of Business, Legal Proceedings, and Risk Factors Under Regulation S-K #US https://t.co/zFasQdcju
  • Huawei faces huge bill after losing legal fight over 4G phone patents https://t.co/0OTXDaYuw
  • SNP accuses No 10 of endangering Acts of Union with judicial review inquiry: Joanna Cherry’s intervention follows concerns inquiry could lead to changes in Scottish law https://t.co/sNLXB9vxVr
  • Legal challenge halts G4S Wellingborough 'mega prison' contract https://t.co/36LLIWyfgZ
  • PC Andrew Harper killing: Henry Long to appeal against manslaughter sentence https://t.co/pMCFLt0jeO
  • Motorists in Wales have been pictured driving the wrong way up the A55 dual carriageway slip road during heavy congestion https://t.co/Dim70BQBNn 
  • Paralysed Jacob Blake, the black man shot seven times in the back by police in the US state of Wisconsin, has been handcuffed to his hospital bed, his family says #US https://t.co/SjXOokRyZ
  • Essex lorry deaths: A man has admitted manslaughter after the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found in a lorry container in Essex https://t.co/5jFwJHk2UB
  • Kyle Rittenhouse, accused of killing two people during protests of a police shooting, faces six criminal counts. His social media accounts showed strong support for officers #US https://t.co/ZtuxtkQWpf
  • Delhi 2020 religious riots: Amnesty International accuses police of rights abuses #India https://t.co/bWsaOAg4Vx
  • The judgment in the extradition trial of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi over the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case will be handed down in the UK after December 1 https://t.co/7imQjKu0vq
  • #Israeli Officer Need Not Have Shot Autistic Palestinian, Commander Says https://t.co/Uy8JDZYPVk
  • Government officials and members of the ruling Democratic Party of #Korea (DPK) are intensifying criticism against a court decision which approved a massive rally in central Seoul on Aug. 15, saying its "wrong judgment" https://t.co/2mO5sVuKTW
  • Government pledges post-Brexit qualifications recognition - Legal Futures https://t.co/lY9CQJ3Mz
  • New police powers restricting social gatherings come into force - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZSGXcpd2TW
  • Scots lawyers condemn Home Office 'activist lawyers' video - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VCqbW0LLm6
  • Falun Gong practitioner loses appeal against immigration decision - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/N2uZTMOx
  • Homeless man cried 'why are you doing this to me?' as he was beaten to death, court told: A witness, Andy Goh, says he saw two men ‘yelling dirty words’ while kicking and punching Paul Tavelardis in the 2018 attack #Australia https://t.co/TYTWdCDDME
  • New instructions surge past pre-lockdown levels - Legal Futures https://t.co/q2JhAY0Y9a
  • Kathy-Ann Brown of Jamaica was elected a member of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), an intergovernmental body set up by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) https://t.co/cHvS47jf4o
  • Bank holiday 'fly-camping' and illegal rave warning in Wales https://t.co/jAzV6GU9J
  • PI solicitor struck off for "stupid" decision to forge client's signature - Legal Futures https://t.co/1Kneb0Hymv
  • #Chinese diplomat elected to maritime disputes tribunal amid South China Sea tension and US objection https://t.co/rl2arHvdyB
  • Racism in the City: arlier in the year, there was a concern that the Covid-19 crisis had put diversity and inclusion (D&I) on the backburner. The killing of George Floyd has brought it to the fore again | Law Gazette https://t.co/ThZdrliwt1
  • Tribunal clarifies telecoms rent issues under Landlord and Tenant Act renewal https://t.co/RDvxiuMHK5
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/A23lwhZI7j 
  • Solicitor suspended for deals 'outside of his area of expertise' | Law Gazette https://t.co/zv16eYM2pb
  • Armed Forces Tribunal begins hearing cases through video-conferencing #India https://t.co/JIuTFdVS5q
  • Abolishing 213 smaller councils in England and replacing them with 25 new local authorities could save almost £3bn over five years, a report says https://t.co/Vz3L22A3bm
  • Thousands of landlords are trying to avoid renting their properties to benefit claimants, despite a judge ruling a blanket ban was unlawful https://t.co/5Gpbpdffy
  • Reed Smith cuts 19 London jobs | Law Gazette https://t.co/T7OVR9aep
  • Taxi driver Yaser Abdel Said, a suspect on FBI most-wanted list arrested #US https://t.co/O7Prbg3PA
  • LiP support service prepares to go back to court | Law Gazette https://t.co/3tLjeInOH
  • Tribunal upholds award to age discrimination job interview solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/R4rbw1yjQd
  • Late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty on 'media trial' after Bollywood star's death #India https://t.co/Tzhpr9qlJn
  • A dozen more firms sign racial diversity pledge | Law Gazette https://t.co/YhOfsO8CZh 
  • Home Office accuses ‘activist lawyers’ of abusing immigration rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/FfNbZr2NOG
  • #France Covid-19: Mask rule for Parisians amid 'undeniable surge' https://t.co/K5m342XJao 
  • The Parole Board has launched two new information booklets for the families of prisoners going through parole and prisoners who chose to represent themselves https://t.co/Z3LaIIHZri
  • Parole Board chief executive Martin Jones discusses the importance of prisoners having a lawyer during a parole review as it publishes a leaflet on the issue https://t.co/1MqFutQWm3
  • The UK Government is accepting proposals for a project under its Conflict, Stability and Security Fund that aims to champion the two state solution in #Israeli public debate https://t.co/85mrOKb8f6
  • Frans Hals Dutch masterpiece stolen for third time: Security was stepped up the last time Frans Hals's painting Two Laughing Boys with a Mug of Beer was stolen from a small museum in the #Dutch town of Leerdam https://t.co/9zdvTs1Ijd
  • The Government Legal Department's general enquiry and switchboard numbers are being used fraudulently to target members of the public https://t.co/zRkiTY9g6C