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30th November - Law News

Edition 3262: LawNewsIndex is a UK based topical legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.   

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Focus of the Day Legal Article: The risk of cyber fraud is a constant worry for law firms, particularly with so many people working from home. However, many firms miss the number one cause of cyber crime―human error. Full story - New Law Journal
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: In Poland, there have been protests against legislation passed to ban abortion. A mass rally was held over the weekend. 

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Advocacy lawyers join Victorian Law Reform Commission - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/NKATncKLJD
  • Legal profession making ‘significant progress’ on diversity - but top roles remain a problem - Legal Cheek https://t.co/uu0BZCQDDV
  • SRA rebukes Reed Smith over rule breach - Legal Cheek https://t.co/jy0awmDGFF 
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/UJg0ddrWnM
  • Mairead Philpott jailed for killing her six children in Derby blaze released https://t.co/p3I82o9XVU
  • Lack of definite surnames among Keralites: Kerala High Court asks CBSE to consider grievance about board exam application forms #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/89CH7sV1H2
  • A couple travelling from Essex to deliver Christmas presents to family were among those stopped for breaking coronavirus laws in Cardiff https://t.co/49G6DLKnj
  • The Boutique Lawyer Show: The transition from sole practitioner to employer - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/KZEl3cxTab
  • Does the government's COVID-19 response comply with the rule of law? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/O3Prjp18IE
  • PPolice stormed into a church broadcast and incorrectly told a minister he was to be prosecuted for breaking Covid regulations https://t.co/5VsN0tUAV
  • Nottingham student halls party with 200 irresponsible revellers broken up by police https://t.co/seLKc0VUT
  • Why Formula 1 and intellectual property don't mix - Legal Cheek https://t.co/J7A3mzy21g
  • Father has a greater obligation to maintain his family than mother: Jammu & Kashmir District court #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/CulN7bZcdu
  • UK marriage legislation | Law & Religion UK https://t.co/YITtrQLXJ
  • Police in #Argentina have searched the house and private clinic of Leopoldo Luque, the doctor of football legend Diego Maradona who died four days ago https://t.co/n6v2F70ffA
  • Treasury gives money for cases backlog - The justice system received a boost of about £500m in the Treasury Spending Review | NLJ https://t.co/TxO14xLnDI
  • Almost 8 in 10 firms had stable or rising profits in FY20 - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/B4Thp5o7YJ
  • A year after Wuhan alarm, #China seeks to change Covid origin story - Reports in state media signal an intensifying propaganda effort to place the birth of the virus in other countries https://t.co/qovnKknWqF
  • London Bridge attack, one year on: ‘Jack's story jolted people – we have to keep that going' | London Bridge terror attack 2019 https://t.co/E8jB4rpuYt
  • Virtual student event NEXT WEEK: The future of work — with Shoosmiths - Legal Cheek https://t.co/sHoVFw1kFE
  • England could face a third wave of coronavirus if ministers do not "get the balance right" with restrictions, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says https://t.co/NXJMLZ4Zg
  • #Canada: Vancouver to decriminalise drugs after record overdoses - Irish Legal News https://t.co/gMgRUAwHq4
  • New rules for visits to pubs and restaurants in England are being introduced, when lockdown ends on 2 December https://t.co/NjjLfbmcGJ
  • At least 43 killed in what the #Nigerian president has described as an "insane" attack in the north-east; attackers tied up agricultural labourers working in rice fields and slit their throats near Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state https://t.co/RilbT91NRD
  • Sir Philip Green and his family must plug a £350m hole in the pension fund of their retail giant Arcadia, the Work and Pensions Committee chair has said https://t.co/RdbOLYg4Zp
  • England's new Covid tier system has a "sunset" expiry date of 3 February, Boris Johnson has told MPs in a bid to prevent a Commons rebellion https://t.co/jtyvnOw4Fh
  • Consultation launched on Ireland's implementation of Aarhus Convention - Irish Legal News https://t.co/UoLklePoh9
  • Law and religion round-up – 29th November | Law & Religion UK https://t.co/dZDjg9mlt6
  • Ethical perceptions of lawyers in 2020 - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/dAO2F4qnrI
  • NI: DWF welcomes newly-qualified solicitors and trainees in Belfast - Irish Legal News https://t.co/7pYNajGIfF
  • The scandal surrounding the writer Gabriel Matzneff was not limited to his pedophilia. It also opened a window on the entrenched and clubby nature of many of #France’s elite institutions https://t.co/F4YvJpekIb
  • #Mexico is set to shatter another murder record, but that grim reality is nowhere to be seen on the TikTok videos that go viral by showcasing drug cartel culture https://t.co/DIucM536QE
  • Defensive justice minister promises judicial appointments reform bill soon - Irish Legal News https://t.co/hpVgAwcBck
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/e3iMwP4oHu
  • NI: High Court: Judicial review of decision not to prosecute sharing of sexual images denied - Irish Legal News https://t.co/bVqKndHr9b 
  • Addressing gender based violence | Law Gazette https://t.co/DFOsE30wf
  • SRA chair: Going back to old ways of working would be a ‘travesty’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/8CofYwKlqV
  • Sole practitioner ordered to pay damages for unlawful wage deductions | Law Gazette https://t.co/NMwfAsihX3
  • Bullish Gateley shrugs off Covid as profits climb | Law Gazette https://t.co/MosRjyaPZm
  • Eleventh-hour plea on Lugano pact | Law Gazette https://t.co/iP4quGj8TY
  • Web giants get their own regulator | Law Gazette https://t.co/PoUc640UAi
  • London Bridge victim Saskia Jones's family in security law call https://t.co/A8S4K29XrT
  • Deepwater ruling clarifies law on arbitrator bias | Law Gazette https://t.co/x4J2VGjf12