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25th October - Law News

Edition 3226: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive. Since 2011, it has been collating articles on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice. The views expressed in individual articles archived within LawnewsIndex.com are solely the views of the original author.  

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Today's Highlighted Video Story: Refugees and migrants trying to reach Western Europe say they have been abused by Croatian authorities. The Danish Refugee Council has collected testimonials describing whippings, beating, and sexual abuse.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett has hosted an online event with Chief Justices from around the Commonwealth to discuss their experiences of responding to COVID-19 | NLJ https://t.co/6vRmyT4WSX 
  • Eighteen people have been arrested at a protest in central London over coronavirus lockdown restrictions https://t.co/oohYyiXHXT
  • The winter 2020–spring 2021 Pre-Application Judicial Education Programme (PAJE) is now open for applications | NLJ https://t.co/qDmHW0lSq8
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ITLlci4iyd
  • Guidance on how to apply for probate online using the MyHMCTS portal has been published by HM Courts & Tribunals Service | NLJ https://t.co/Xs19AXTLR
  • A further two Nightingale courts have opened at Bristol Law Society’s headquarters and Chester Town Hall, bringing the total number to 14 | NLJ https://t.co/DbAS76651
  • Personal injury firms may be pointing their marketing efforts at the wrong targets, according to research by legal marketing collective First4Lawyers | NLJ https://t.co/J8nVcf3k06
  • Islam and the Limits of the State: Reconfigurations of Practice, Community and Authority in Contemporary Aceh #Indonesia https://t.co/kqBH2Vb2Ir
  • Our Legal Heritage: Black History Month – Dido Elizabeth Belle - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/k4pwSjPlUa
  • “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot” Joni Mitchell https://t.co/nrtjvvrbNw
  • Opposition in #Belarus awarded EU’s Sakharov Prize - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MIiqFsqtJ1
  • WBD energy sector team advises on Scottish energy deal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/X3xiLr8Tx
  • Wales' second national lockdown is more challenging to police than the first because people are "fatigued" with Covid, a police chief has warned https://t.co/yJDXnesGUh 
  • UK government outlines replacement food protection scheme - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4jiWvQ2cag 
  • New immigration rules loom as Brexit approaches - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ltsKKbvG48 
  • Faculty member’s special European Lawyers’ Day role - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YWLkmuzqPe
  • Lawyers of Tomorrow – Kirstine Rennie - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ghnEIxeHds
  • Philip Buchan joins Blackadders’ rural team as director - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4MuHDqEk5Y 
  • Linklaters pledges to do better on racial diversity | Law Gazette https://t.co/iNLt6sZUbl
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/yHLT9EOshM
  • UK's top universities urged to act on classism and accent prejudice - Investigation finds widespread evidence of students being ridiculed over their backgrounds https://t.co/by51YQeQgT 
  • A self-proclaimed member of a violent far-right anti-government group has been charged with rioting during the George Floyd protests in Minnesota #US https://t.co/jpmd8NAiVA
  • Video dismissed as fake by #Azerbaijan, of a potential war crime have emerged as fighting rages around the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, which had been occupied by #Armenia https://t.co/yTsq0RClhJ
  • Slater and Gordon puts roles at risk as business continues evolution | Law Gazette https://t.co/tEV83e09cq 
  • Solicitor cleared by SDT over signed document complaint | Law Gazette https://t.co/E8RrkamwPv
  • SFO tries to lift the veil on deferred prosecutions | Law Gazette https://t.co/mbxqFsrSV6 
  • PC renewals extended as solicitors report IT 'nightmare' | Law Gazette https://t.co/G7skgI7o9J 
  • Health fears for jailed Iranian human rights lawyer | Law Gazette https://t.co/qNcajZ3LDg
  • Solicitors sworn in as High Court judges | Law Gazette https://t.co/kOK6IYXDtA
  • Technology could widen law centre catchment areas, says MoJ minister | Law Gazette https://t.co/sxCFIv6ZGc
  • Legal sector welcomes Japan trade deal | Law Gazette https://t.co/BUZHssS9BP
  • Facebook moderators forced to work in Dublin office despite high-tier lockdown #Ireland https://t.co/5SsgLvedYI
  • #Austria's postal service issues 'corona stamp' printed on toilet paper https://t.co/SA8rEqeRGq 
  • European farmers lose attempt to ban terms such as veggie burger - Meat-related words can be used to describe plant-based foods, decides European parliament https://t.co/gGxOpfr9yi
  • Two found guilty of murdering Irish dancer with 'devil's breath' drug - Adrian Murphy, 43, was targeted by Joel Osei and Diana Cristea on the dating app Grindr https://t.co/1k2oUn6zrO 
  • BLM UK gains legal status and renames as Black Liberation Movement UK https://t.co/GRFIfqKXaB