Saturday

17th April - Law News

Edition 3399: 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:
"Right now, we are at the peak, we are seeing early signals of plateauing effect, at least in cities like Mumbai," says Dr Shashank Joshi, member, Maharashtra, #India COVID-19 Task Force


 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • NI: High Court: Deceased victim of Bloody Sunday violence awarded £250,000 in personal injury case - Irish Legal News https://t.co/FDPdo5ac16
  • Around the House: new GCs for McDonalds and SUNY | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ukQEBmbUVR
  • ‘No room for complacency’ in City rebound, says lobby group | Law Gazette https://t.co/DK6hMqZgZ
  • Anderson Strathern hires European dealmaker Max Scharbert - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pMzyVlONg
  • ‘What are they playing at?’: Judge’s rant after court grants bail to repeat offender - His Honour Judge Giles Curtis-Raleigh could not believe Abdinasir Sheikh Ali had not been remanded in custody https://t.co/0en9RcYApt
  • NDA initiative aims to promote benefits of standardisation - Legal Futures https://t.co/82aDSWRBwx
  • Firm’s breach over counterparty's name caused no loss, rules High Court | Law Gazette https://t.co/Opz75OQJWg
  • Senior City lawyers want to continue working flexibly - or will leave - Legal Futures https://t.co/pL4RnUMfi
  • MTM Defence Lawyers appoints Andrew Seggie amid spike in domestic abuse cases - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4YWLN5lZVn
  • British Sikh life peer and self-made multi-millionaire Rami Ranger has been found by a Watford employment tribunal to have victimised, harassed & directly discriminated against an Indian employee https://t.co/7asyH0mQ7
  • ‘Knowledge activation’ is key for the future hybrid workforce - Legal Futures https://t.co/AaWo8guUA5
  • Home Office held in breach of Article 2 duty concerning death in immigration detention https://t.co/lA1AF0wSF
  • Balancing act: A barrister’s life in lockdown - Pandemic highlights parents’ struggle to juggle; ‘I hope there will be lessons learned’ #Ireland https://t.co/WhdQDK1BJU
  • SDT: Drink-drive solicitor did not automatically undermine public trust - Legal Futures https://t.co/2nqHlsLw9g
  • Tickets still being sold for June shows that can't take place as planned https://t.co/QPOYp7WCs5 
  • Chicago police have released graphic footage of an officer shooting dead a 13-year-old boy in a dark alley. Bodycam video shows the policeman shouting "drop it" before shooting Adam Toledo once in the chest on 29 March #US https://t.co/lg5dVNIlJ
  • Health Secretary Matt Hancock owns shares in a company which was approved as a potential supplier for NHS trusts in England, it has emerged. In March, he declared he had acquired more than 15% of Topwood Ltd, which was granted the approved status in 2019 https://t.co/PcS7hmHnPl
  • #HongKong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 14 months in prison after being found guilty of unauthorised assembly https://t.co/JZYX5Sowll
  • Eight people have been killed and many injured in a shooting in the #US city of Indianapolis, police say. Witnesses heard several gunshots at a FedEx facility and one said he had seen a man firing an automatic weapon https://t.co/75iFMNgjPO
  • Origins, political, economic, and discursive contexts of Europe’s “refugee crisis,” and the 2020 Moria camp disaster | K. Raymond Da-Boi https://t.co/FNyrblnJU
  • Solicitor fined for undervalued property sale between couple | Law Gazette https://t.co/I2yFPMGk5H
  • Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021 https://t.co/iUFYxPxN8s 
  • Terra Firma Chambers’ Webinar: The Inquiries Act 2005 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FI0LNWNsCJ
  • Identifying relevant laws and regulations is the key to effective data security https://t.co/RKrb3MDgVQ
  • Courts across Scotland have been badly affected by the Covid pandemic and have struggled to adapt to restrictions such as social distancing while trying to deal with as much business as possible - Evening Express https://t.co/3sRpe2iOXy
  • Good Law Project to challenge government antibody tests contract in court https://t.co/qMJJ56HnJE
  • The Pandemic Is Changing The Way UK Law Firms Use Legal Tech https://t.co/nEJLX4y4ZR 
  • It is damaging to rely on one model of disability | Law Gazette https://t.co/XjSofumCXN 
  • Law firm clients increasingly emphasising trusted relationships - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/85t2m9pRTa
  • WWF Australia creates legal fund to fight projects threatening forests after black summer bushfires https://t.co/WpmhIvH6hr 
  • Peers vote to grant veterans exemption from six-year claim longstop | Law Gazette https://t.co/sr1JcvPYPr ort schemes against legal challenges has seen a dramatic rise https://t.co/pnc9ht5SP7 
  • NI: QUB School of Law appoints US business ethics expert as honorary professor - Irish Legal News https://t.co/CaFocJ9F8G
  • UK to respond to EU legal action over Northern Ireland by mid-May https://t.co/WJsQliwk85 
  • Following the resignation of Nicola Gordon as chair of the Judicial Appointments Board Scotland, the board has appointed Deirdre Fulton as interim chairing member - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0waFzNrLLe 
  • Overseas investment curbs could hit legitimate business, Law Society warns | Law Gazette https://t.co/l0lJeFGYjn
  • New strategy aims to divert children and young adult offenders from criminal justice system - Irish Legal News https://t.co/lfuNAzp2gQ
  • Turnover in UK legal sector grows to £3.1bn - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xqIK1Uipx8 
  • Department for Education refuses to budge on JR disclosure | Law Gazette https://t.co/YRpoOvvJQt
  • Deals roundup - Irish Legal News https://t.co/8ipXKen0LL
  • Not proven: getting the arguments right - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ElQHVhEJvU
  • Dog-bite Britain: the problem with the pandemic puppy explosion - New rules on travelling between council areas and people meeting outdoors have come into force as lockdown restrictions continue to be eased https://t.co/OyirLhm9dB
  • New rules on travelling between council areas and people meeting outdoors have come into force as lockdown restrictions continue to be eased https://t.co/cTBwts84J3
  • US imposes sanctions on #Russia over cyber-attacks https://t.co/kyRk3mwFYS
  • Liberal-appointed tribunal members’ pay claims ‘fishy’, says Labor senator #Australia https://t.co/dC0e5f3x2J 
  • Do continued EU data flows to the United Kingdom offer hope for the United States? https://t.co/Cf3xiOUtIs 
  • The Legal Industry’s New Digital Frontier https://t.co/9LWLaKbZnW
  • Murder suspects bailed over shooting of Sheffield solicitor killed near Bramall Lane https://t.co/OX4vZVM8hY