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8th January - Law News

Edition 3299: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.   

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 Today's Highlighted Video Story: US Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump and said if the Cabinet failed to do so she would consider moving forward with impeachment.

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Focus of the Day Article: American Bar Association slams Trump supporters' assault on US Capitol. ABA president Patricia Lee Refo condemns 'criminal' attempt to subvert 'revered American tradition'. Full story - The Global Legal Post  


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Virginity tests for female rape survivors outlawed by #Pakistani court - Judge said the ‘humiliating’ practice was used to cast suspicion on the victim, and deflected focus from the act of sexual violence https://t.co/xbvS3U1MXR
  • Ashli Babbitt, the Trump supporting #US Air Force veteran who was killed at the capital riots https://t.co/nGXWmd7WY
  • Boeing has agreed to pay $2.5bn (£1.8bn) to settle #US criminal charges that it hid information from safety officials about the design of its 737 Max planes https://t.co/qzMsdyjwEL
  • Time to turn on the legal data taps | Law Gazette https://t.co/mcZuMR5wiN
  • National Express has announced that it is suspending its entire national network of coach services from midnight on Sunday https://t.co/UDlIe2OMBt
  • Hogan Lovells announces strong pandemic promotion round | Law Gazette https://t.co/93LhAPgf7X
  • Firm’s radio advertisement did not attack social workers, watchdog rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/vJ5xd3C8be
  • Law firm on government's minimum wage shaming roll | Law Gazette https://t.co/PhrkUBs38T 
  • Donald Trump has been suspended from his Facebook account for at least two weeks - and possibly indefinitely #US https://t.co/4P7y1SDibx 
  • Ground rent scandal: Homeowners get right to extend leases to 990 years with zero ground rents https://t.co/JSnxquYBFA
  • The people-smuggling ring which ended in the deaths of 39 migrants in a container was "sophisticated, long-running and profitable", a court heard https://t.co/PxstoLheUA
  • GPs 'charging over £150' for domestic abuse letters | Law Gazette https://t.co/FCaUDt1J6f
  • Insurer demands action to meet April’s whiplash reform date | Law Gazette https://t.co/ipGoOuHjIy
  • No Covid tests planned for lockdown court users | Law Gazette https://t.co/9ImEDcUjJt 
  • James Hyams promoted to associate at Balfour and Manson - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XqdDOP3f3s
  • Partner promotions high despite market uncertainty | Law Gazette https://t.co/5Wzxtxe7YP
  • Law Society raises court concerns with SCTS - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Qh8JIdXxjX
  • English judge orders recovery of funds from fraudulent car buying company account  - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lKDOGc3nfT
  • QAnon: What is it and where did it come from? Supporters of the QAnon alongside other known far-right activists were among the crowd that stormed the #US Capitol building on Wednesday https://t.co/khQmYGXRJV
  • Lawyers in frontline of new Hong Kong clampdown | Law Gazette https://t.co/DZ8NMHt5C1 
  • 'Safe space': Home Office refuses to reveal public law review submission | Law Gazette https://t.co/a7h7zp0TWi
  • Maga v BLM: how #US police handled the Capitol mob and George Floyd activists – in pictures https://t.co/iwUHtVYUPg
  • Judge fines trio who provided unregulated legal advice - Legal Futures https://t.co/ofvgsHNsZL 
  • Court rejects solicitor’s claim that she hand-delivered files to SRA - Legal Futures https://t.co/E79LbtaO0
  • Young solicitor who faked email in "moment of madness" avoids strike-off - Legal Futures https://t.co/Af2dd9OwU
  • Criminal barrister: 'I earn less than minimum wage' - With delays of up to four years for even straightforward cases, some barristers say their pay works out below an hourly minimum wage https://t.co/GF7RNYnBFG
  • Millionaire #French hotel owner to testify in kidnap trial - Jacqueline Veyrac, the 80-year-old owner of the five-star Grand Hotel in Cannes, was bundled into a van outside her home in Nice in October 2016 https://t.co/zLuCXehkZw
  • Reading stabbing: Murder accused teenagers appear in court https://t.co/638X7y2owy
  • Fears schools will be overwhelmed by laptopless pupils https://t.co/9n9VpTXagF
  • Contrasting the letter of the law with its spirit - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GIMnsskds1
  • Capitol riots: Congress certifies Joe Biden's victory after violent disruption #US https://t.co/4CQQDbc3TD
  • THE INSTRUMENTS OF PRE-BORDER CONTROL IN THE EU A NEW SOURCE OF VULNERABILITY FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS | Paix et Sécurité Internationales Journal of International Law and International Relations https://t.co/nipbvHESyR
  • China: Lawyers hired by Hong Kong protestors to be struck off - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/q81B8DdAj9
  • New biodegradable waste plans set out - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/m8VqhRdoHa 
  • Tribunal to consider if people outside UK can use freedom of information laws - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/EbgKeoILII
  • Long-awaited property rules come into force next month - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8p3AUhHjyN
  • Rachael Brandon made company director at Boyd Legal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DDF24m3Q9
  • Roddy Harrison joins Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/EROPnDULpa
  • NI: Human rights and equality watchdogs adopt new post-Brexit roles - Irish Legal News https://t.co/qWNg07vbYW 
  • Personal insolvency application fee waiver to continue until 2024 - Irish Legal News https://t.co/Z8QnC4VtTQ
  • Post-Brexit pinch points in UK-Ireland trade disputes - Irish Legal News https://t.co/fT52kTud89 
  • America shaken as violent pro-Trump mob storms Capitol building #US https://t.co/ZFqq1BnP8e 
  • Flynn O'Driscoll appoints Orla McCarthy as head of HR - Irish Legal News https://t.co/lqlQXgpqQv 
  • Julian Assange refused bail despite judge ruling against extradition to US https://t.co/nRtSft6c0J 
  • Irish legal sector can benefit from Brexit - Irish Legal News https://t.co/ytphyq2w2k
  • Social media giants remove Trump video for peddling election result lies #US https://t.co/4P7y1SlGMX
  • NI: ICC Belfast deployed as first 'Nightingale venue' for courts business - Irish Legal News https://t.co/ByUAvbkow4