Sunday

26th July - Law News

3134rd Edition: 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.




Today's Video Focus:  Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa is accused of trying to destroy opposition and silence dissent using COVID-19 as an excuse. The accusations are not new. Political arrests and crackdowns on demonstrations have become common. But the recent arrest of investigative journalist Hopewell Chin'ono has brought back Zimbabwe into the international spotlight. Chin'ono is accused of inciting public violence. He denies that and says journalism is being criminalised. He's published articles alleging corruption in multi-million dollar deals to combat coronavirus that have been awarded to powerful individuals close to the government. What does it tell us about Zimbabwe after Mugabe?




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  • Travellers returning to the UK from Spain after midnight tonight will have to quarantine for 14 days, the government has said https://t.co/0UMgP6KiQV 
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/YROUjRErQq 
  • Did Bournemouth beach crowds spread coronavirus? It has been a month since thousands of people flocked to Bournemouth beach for this year's warmest weekend https://t.co/w8eaUAeMpD 
  • Stern signs instructing people to queue two metres apart have become part of life since lockdown https://t.co/I1anbnq04M
  • #France will introduce on-the-spot fines nationwide for drug users, particularly targeting cannabis, from September https://t.co/mHATkuLHNx
  • Face mask use plea at north Wales hospitals https://t.co/wzhyR0GGyY 
  • South China Sea dispute: #Australia says Beijing's claims have no legal basis https://t.co/xGJoVIW5xM
  • About 60 vehicles were turned away from close to the base of Snowdon before 08:00 BST, police have said https://t.co/kwK8QfzRPx 
  • 'That’s an illegal order': veterans challenge Trump's officers in Portland: Two #US military veterans asked federal agents if they understood their oath to defend the constitution as teargas was fired https://t.co/yuaCvbslDj
  • The death of Paulette Wilson must mark the end of the hostile environment | Diane Abbott https://t.co/dxtmfV2DcC
  • Washington Post Settles Lawsuit With Student in Viral Protest Video #US https://t.co/kagGDraeBI 
  • Goldman Sachs and #Malaysia Agree to 1MDB Settlement https://t.co/0S3gFqHiwY
  • In a rare intervention, the President of the UK Supreme Court has expressed concern about China’s imposition of a national security law on Hong Kong and the role of serving UK judges on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal https://t.co/hH4LHYmQBO
  • The Law Commission has proposed radical reforms to home ownership, making it simpler for leaseholders to extend their lease, buy the freehold and take over the management | NLJ https://t.co/28AVhxEsWL
  • The long-awaited ‘Russia report’ has called for new legislation to ‘tackle espionage, the illicit financial dealings of the Russian elite and the “enablers” who support this activity’ | NLJ https://t.co/CdAcxJIXuv
  • Former CILEx President Stephen Gowland has become the first Chartered Legal Executive to be appointed to the Legal Services Board (LSB) | NLJ https://t.co/MiVRDQQnW0 
  • The Justice Committee launched an inquiry this week into the future of the Probation Service | NLJ https://t.co/OkGYdgtbM
  • Lawyers who enter into damages-based agreements (DBAs) can be paid in the event of early termination, the High Court has confirmed | NLJ https://t.co/lVDjdna0dj
  • Judges are to be given a 2% pay rise, backdated to 1 April, the government has said | NLJ https://t.co/duZH7i16lG
  • The announcement of ten temporary Blackstone courts (legal equivalent of Nightingale hospitals) ‘feels like the Emperor’s new clothes’, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) chair Caroline Goodwin QC has said | NLJ https://t.co/0o74y5m0MP
  • A parliamentary committee is investigating the lack of progress on resolving racial inequalities in the protection of human rights in the UK | NLJ https://t.co/gX1eePMesa 
  • Judges and magistrates have for the first time been given a guideline for sentencing offenders with mental disorders | NLJ https://t.co/zcVj3kB8NG
  • Law firm Devonshires has announced it will reopen its London, Leeds and Colchester offices on 3 August to both staff and clients | NLJ https://t.co/qzxwQrmGHa 
  • The economic crime levy to be imposed on law firms and other anti-money laundering regulated businesses will be calculated according to revenue, with a threshold to exempt small businesses, the Treasury has said | NLJ https://t.co/NlPavPpysk
  • Working from home: How to cut your tax bill https://t.co/YD5MRALHkt
  • When a Manchester hotel advertised for a receptionist on Monday, the owners were shocked to have received almost 1,000 applicants in a day https://t.co/VTnEzUykX9
  • An innocent man accused of murdering PC Andrew Harper has said he feared he "could die in prison" https://t.co/sH1jFVAYKO
  • Singapore man admits being #Chinese spy in US https://t.co/G9ob7Vv0nL 
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/r6qCBJ2f4D 
  • Indoor gyms and pools in England start to reopen https://t.co/oxiXzjzDZn
  • Wills witnessed by video link to be made legal https://t.co/xPqmEuOQrf

Saturday

25th July - Law News

3133rd Edition: 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.



Today's Video Focus:  Rajasthan in India's Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today demanded an assembly session 'as soon as possible' and protested for more than four hours at Governor Kalraj Mishra's house, accusing him of sitting on the request because he was 'under pressure' to stall a test of strength. The Chief Minister submitted a list of 102 MLAs to the Governor, who asked him to send a fresh request for a session.




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Friday

24th July - Law News

3132nd Edition: 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.


Today's Video Focus:  Several Chinese companies are using Uighur labor from a contentious government program to produce P.P.E. during the pandemic. We track some of that equipment to the U.S. and around the world.



Focus of the Day Article: Managing partners need a break to avoid 'leader fatigue' from pandemic pressures - law firm leaders should take time out to survey their strategic horizons this summer. Full story -  The Global Legal Post


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Thursday

23rd July - Law News

3131st Edition: 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.



Today's Video Focus:  Australia has recorded 502 new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours, the single largest daily number of cases since the pandemic began. The previous highest number reported in a single day was 469 cases, which was recorded in late March and mostly fuelled by returning international travellers. The bulk of the cases are from Victoria, which reached a new peak on Wednesday with 484 cases recorded in 24 hours. An additional 16 cases were from New South Wales and one was from Queensland. New figures reveal almost 90 per cent of people in Victoria are failing to self-isolate when they become unwell.



Focus of the Day Article: Government proposals to collect £100m a year from business to fight economic crime have been slipped out by the Treasury as parliament winds down for the summer. A consultation on the economic crime levy announced by the chancellor of the exchequer in his March budget proposes that the levy could be calculated according to revenue, with an exemption for small businesses. Full story -  Law Society Gazette


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Wednesday

22nd July - Law News

3130th Edition: 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.



Today's Video Focus:  A lawsuit filed in federal court against Fox News on Monday accused former host Ed Henry of rape and alleged that he retaliated against two women who rejected his advances. The lawsuit was brought by Jennifer Eckhart, a former Fox Business Network producer and online personality who made the rape allegation against Henry, and Cathy Areu, a journalist who appeared frequently on Fox News.


Focus of the Day Article: Criminal lawyers took their fight for government support direct to the legal aid minister yesterday, haranguing him mercilessly during an online meeting and complaining that barristers were operating on “petrol fumes” due to the absence of jury trials. The minister, barrister Alex Chalk, responded by denying the government was complacent and insisted large sums had gone into funding the justice system, especially law centres. Full story -  Legal Futures


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Tuesday

21st July - Law News

3129th Edition: 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.
Today's Video Focus:  Sudan and Egypt have hit out at Ethiopia, which has started filling a reservoir behind a controversial new dam on the Blue Nile. Satellite images show water backing up on the Grand Renaissance Dam and now Sudan has reported reduced water flow in its section of the Nile River. Both Sudan and Egypt are downstream and are worried the dam will reduce their access to water. A deal between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over the reservoir is proving elusive. Instead there’s a fraught stand-off with national pride, regional power and economic development at stake.


Focus of the Day Article: A bill aiming to strengthen local government in Scotland through the incorporation of the European Charter of Local Self-Government into Scots law is due to be scrutinised by a Holyrood committee. The Charter, which was created in 1985 by the Council of Europe and ratified by the UK in 1997, sets out 10 principles to protect the basic powers of local authorities, concerning the political, administrative and financial independence of local authorities. Full story -  Scottish Legal News


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