Saturday

21st November - Law News

Edition 3253: 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.   

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Today's Highlighted Video Story: West Bengal (India) Governor Jagdeep Dhankar has alleged political violence, vendetta, victimisation and killings are rising in the state. "Can you imagine if the opposition has no space at all?" Mr Dhankar told NDTV, hitting out at the Mamata Banerjee government. Defending his tweets against the state government, Mr Dhankar said, "It is part of my oath to serve the people of state of West Bengal. When I see that political work is being done by public servants, they are doing it in a manner which shames Indian democracy. Surely, you will expect me to raise a concern." 


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Man with intellectual disability to challenge laws preventing marriage - Irish Legal News https://t.co/wNv2773rtq
  • Regulator proposes end of solicitor and barrister education monopolies - Irish Legal News https://t.co/oo6i8XieOW
  • Solicitors under misconduct investigations over unpaid barrister fees, some as old as 15 years - Irish Legal News https://t.co/KN1d8myAv
  • Home Secretary Priti Patel was warned on several occasions to treat staff with respect, according to a former top official who resigned over the row https://t.co/KCdESGgeDy
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Ph6wOx9VnD
  • Court of Appeal: Costs order against State overturned in case brought by murder victim's family - Irish Legal News https://t.co/mDas2lANB
  • Households face £21 rise in energy bills in 2021 https://t.co/GeKj9UXwF
  • Reforming the Gender Recognition Act 2004 | Law Gazette https://t.co/JzUa5d7yY
  • South #Australia decided to enter a state-wide lockdown based on a lie told by a man with Covid-19 about his link to a pizza shop, police say https://t.co/rqzRmFChw
  • #Dutch police have questioned a security researcher who said he successfully logged into the US president's Twitter account by guessing his password https://t.co/9bvjUpG2
  • Brothers sanctioned after London firm ran up huge client account shortages | Law Gazette https://t.co/wWqj4uk8M
  • 'Net cost of justice system is small' says LCJ in court funding plea | Law Gazette https://t.co/3l7deHFqV
  • Chambers hit by pandemic reinvents itself online | Law Gazette https://t.co/w7K3Wpei
  • Quarter of black barristers feel race negatively impacts solicitor relationships | Law Gazette https://t.co/JKezpiXRR
  • EHRC brings to an end practice of sending incapax elderly to locked units - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LTXn93wgK
  • Crowdfunder launched for al-Megrahi family’s Lockerbie appeal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6GJGQaNb
  • Edinburgh harbour commercial tenant fails to establish wrongful payments  - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/swI7tgbslS
  • Coleen Rooney "clearly identified" Rebekah Vardy when she made allegations about social media stories being leaked to the tabloids, a judge has ruled https://t.co/c9yweGuV
  • GHB: A drug that was weaponised by the UK's most prolific rapist and the serial killer Stephen Port should be reclassified, says an official report https://t.co/WtG2BtxLX
  • Solicitors reassured over PC renewal as extended deadline looms | Law Gazette https://t.co/RCM7ZGSb2
  • 'Toxic dispute' over Zaha Hadid's £100m estate finally settled: Court case at end of four-year feud hears contested allegations of financial mismanagement and ‘clandestine relationships’ between practice principal and junior staff https://t.co/kVkdGTUsM
  • UK sourced PPE from factories secretly using North Korean slave labour https://t.co/kwpbkwRA
  • A man who threatened to kill Theresa May while she was PM has been jailed. Wajid Shah emailed Mrs May with the threat& sent similar messages to ex-home secretary Blunkett, Baroness Lister, MPs Tan Dhesi & Caroline Nokes, and former MP Mark Lancaster https://t.co/6LTgHO86
  • Buckland: Supreme Court review is not 'revenge' | Law Gazette https://t.co/jteWnGw6M
  • Call for tougher penalties in UK for possession of chemsex drugs - Report highlights dangers including use in aiding serious crimes such as murder https://t.co/en0JIrqUV
  • Youth court closures in England and Wales due to Covid 'have almost doubled backlog' - Delays in hearing cases causing distress to victims and those accused, says HMIP report https://t.co/JKQHBglZx
  • Calls for UK to investigate possible war crimes in Afghanistan - Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission wants UK to follow Australian inquiry https://t.co/ViF2PsiiY
  • Priti Patel: Summary of official report into bullying claims https://t.co/Jhzuj8uX19
  • England: Legal aid lawyers suffering stress due to Covid-19 pandemic - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2qsivW42Q
  • Pioneering British hip-hop star and former BBC 1Xtra DJ Rodney P has admitted assaulting an ex-girlfriend https://t.co/knKitPTUC
  • The Vatican is investigating the Pope's official Instagram account liking a photo of a scantily clad Brazilian model. It is unclear when the account "liked" the image of Natalia Garibotto, who was dressed up in a school uniform outfit https://t.co/fUPghvtCk
  • Priti Patel: Bullying inquiry head quits as PM backs home secretary https://t.co/JcGaYYEOke
  • UK innovation body seeks to boost legal sector in global AI competition - Legal Futures https://t.co/vWqaF11y
  • Barristers sanctioned for misconduct while working for solicitors - Legal Futures https://t.co/18Ho9T7Z
  • Barristers aim to end “shocking” lack of diversity on Western Circuit - Legal Futures https://t.co/RSZsFECi1
  • DWF advises Aliter Capital on Skill Pill deal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BOv7Ab4E
  • The prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann disappearance has had his appeal against a rape conviction rejected #Germany https://t.co/KXUTFUxaJ
  • Fines collection holds steady during pandemic - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/tSiQ4PtF
  • Covid: Christmas restrictions warning if Wales' cases rise https://t.co/Vy08WYvjm
  • Angry reaction to NI's new lockdown measures https://t.co/eHQNr0UiX
  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to set out his decision later on the findings of an inquiry into the conduct of Home Secretary Priti Patel's bullying https://t.co/VrDrTvIuT
  • Your guide to virtual court hearings – what you need to know - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IUM4SuvzR9
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/hvNhTQiTQe
  • CMA fines ComparetheMarket £17.9m for competition law breach - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/B2COVmvyk
  • Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has defended a man charged by police for operating an illegal drugs consumption van in Glasgow - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FWkZUItWS
  • Online news and lifestyle site Buzzfeed is taking over the Huffington Post in a deal that brings together two of the most high-profile digital media firms https://t.co/xMhg6vc2K
  • Blog: Jurisdiction and legal advice privilege - Irish Legal News https://t.co/eAbXNnNtK
  • NI: Review of support services for stressed prison officers delayed - Irish Legal News https://t.co/2Lvz52RpF
  • Migration expert Dr ClĂ­odhna Murphy promoted to assicate professor - Irish Legal News https://t.co/lqBq83RvKx
  • NI: JMK Solicitors embrace remote working across Europe - Irish Legal News https://t.co/rjPYGojbk5
  • Restrictions on post-Brexit VAT refunds for British visitors to be relaxed - Irish Legal News https://t.co/Mo5vRmKCn
  • Covid: Judge allows legal challenge into care home deaths https://t.co/7rimoZumF
  • Manchester Uni vice-chancellor apologises over 'racial profiling' incident https://t.co/uDEoTfwYm
  • Facebook owned Instagram 'failed self-harm responsibilities' https://t.co/YuymZz9OE
  • Remembering the Nuremberg trials 75 years on #Germany https://t.co/sNnL1fSeW
  • Coronavirus: Inside test-and-trace - how the 'world beater' went wrong https://t.co/eIlaOpSPm
  • Barry Magee joins Office of the Legal Costs Adjudicator - Irish Legal News https://t.co/fB0KM2spCK
  • The future of sports integrity functions to be discussed at LawInSport's Annual 6th Conference https://t.co/W0rtEYZzZ
  • Call for reform of training for barristers, solicitors #Ireland https://t.co/QV93Vh89es
  • Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan to chair SIPO - Irish Legal News https://t.co/ZFg6gDKInY

Friday

20th November - Law News

Edition 3252: 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.   

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Focus of the Day Legal Article: Criminal justice system is 'on its knees', says top English lawyer. Criminal Bar Association chair says funding cuts punishing victims more than criminals. Full story - Guardian Law
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: The Scottish National Party on an election winning roll and Boris Johnson's difficulties in Scotland growing - is this all heading in one inevitable direction? Channel 4 News has commissioned an exclusive focus group of Scots who voted no to independence in 2014. It shows that the prime minister has reason to be worried, but Nicola Sturgeon isn't having it all her own way. 


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Government will not support removal of Mr Justice Woulfe - Irish Legal News https://t.co/z5K2O0Clk
  • Rebekah Vardy suing Coleen Rooney for libel as last resort, court told | https://t.co/tpSfJ3Ot1
  • Holding #Australia to account for allegations of war crimes https://t.co/TxMCXFXDI
  • Star Wars author appeals to Disney in fight over royalties https://t.co/fgkBZmkqhZ
  • Coronavirus: NI to face new lockdown measures from next Friday https://t.co/XsnWtPR7Kl
  • High Court: No costs ordered in family law dispute - Irish Legal News https://t.co/eG0Q4mU8
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Zqyzo3dGO
  • Personal injury lawyers are in company with estate agents, traffic wardens, and politicians. Broadly speaking, they are not particularly popular | Law Gazette https://t.co/GpOazZkVO
  • Rights organisations urge Biden to help protect Good Friday Agreement - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fxNmBJvwC
  • Hope prevails as peers rebel against government over Internal Market Bill - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/tcKY0am0b
  • Belfast man convicted of sexually assaulting teacher in Dumfries loses appeal against conviction - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jp9AbQYPFj
  • Courts must aim higher than video hearings, says Susskind | Law Gazette https://t.co/ViGpGWUXM
  • Fashion chains Peacocks and Jaeger have fallen into administration, putting more than 4,700 jobs and almost 500 shops at risk https://t.co/K8UF9wSEw
  • Travellers returning to England from Israel and Sri Lanka will no longer need to quarantine from Saturday https://t.co/ghbJfkH9O
  • Essex lorry deaths: Accused 'watched Netflix as migrants were loaded' https://t.co/SVvSAwq4
  • Jeremy Corbyn's lawyers challenge Labour over MP suspension https://t.co/ZmyUHZNo8
  • #China has strongly rebuked the UK, the US, Australia, New Zealand and Canada after being accused of a concerted effort to silence critics in Hong Kong https://t.co/W45gl2YPi
  • A draft report concluded in the summer that Home Secretary Priti Patel had broken rules on ministers' behaviour, sources familiar with the contents say https://t.co/wwMnN53p6
  • Block on remote assessments stopping PI claimants getting help | Law Gazette https://t.co/WP4PtDbjt
  • Department for International Trade calls out to arbitrators | Law Gazette https://t.co/LokKXpjkzC
  • New conveyancing requirements to encourage digital ID checks | Law Gazette https://t.co/RBKkckzbd
  • 'Complainant' and 'survivor' added to code for victims | Law Gazette https://t.co/Armssv8lII
  • UK faces calls to drop opposition to patent-free Covid vaccines -Request will be made at WTO meeting in order to allow mass production of treatments https://t.co/gKplZ7Nwto
  • Legal aid evidence reveals wellbeing crisis | Law Gazette https://t.co/TnWdWPotO4
  • Kevin Rudd calls for soldiers responsible for Afghanistan war crimes to be ‘brought to justice’ #Australia https://t.co/iRu5ZhXN40
  • In schools, we see the extra harm Covid is doing to Britain's homeless children https://t.co/35s6zqsw1
  • Criminal justice system is 'on its knees', says top English lawyer - Criminal Bar Association chair says funding cuts punishing victims more than criminals https://t.co/weDtF2nn0
  • Rebekah Vardy suing Coleen Rooney for libel as last resort, court told - Footballer’s wife seeking vindication after being accused of leaking stories to the Sun https://t.co/2VJaVZqP8E
  • The Pike River mining disaster was a tragedy that shocked the world. Twenty-nine men who were in the #NewZealand coal mine died when it collapsed in a series of explosions ten years ago https://t.co/baEPj2aPQ
  • Lawyers make late plea to halt massive whiplash cuts | Law Gazette https://t.co/Rv2XFkHoQ
  • The alleged Afghanistan war crimes that shocked #Australia https://t.co/y77VqPTRw
  • Caricatures of fatcat lawyers and greedy shysters lining their pockets through frivolous claims and overcharging clients have linked the legal profession unflatteringly with money for centurie
  • The dead voter conspiracy theory peddled by Trump voters, debunked #US https://t.co/f8oXGJhjR
  • Number of refugees safely resettled to hit record low, warns UNHCR - UN urges UK to restart programme of resettlement suspended during pandemic https://t.co/yElSUC1p5
  • Naya Rivera drowning: wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of Glee actor's son #US https://t.co/EXe430hkR
  • Sexual offences review says consent must be communicated 'through words or actions' https://t.co/ovJ98yfkBa
  • Second Epstein Investigation Begins at Victoria’s Secret, but What’s Changed? https://t.co/u9XbUswtT
  • Pardon sought for Christine Keeler over Profumo affair conviction - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/sUoHTviAV
  • Private baby scans show 'incredibly poor practice' - investigation has uncovered failures in the diagnosis of serious medical issues https://t.co/MtvACVMzd
  • Price comparison site ComparetheMarket has been fined £17.9m by the competition watchdog for keeping home insurance costs artificially high: CMA concluded the website stopped insurers from advertising cheaper elsewhere for 2 years https://t.co/TyFIWCG8c
  • Mixing households at Christmas could pose "substantial risks", particularly for older people more vulnerable to coronavirus, a scientist advising the government has warned https://t.co/9SyChYAlZ
  • #Australian 'war crimes': Elite troops killed Afghan civilians, report finds https://t.co/656KWsZNO
  • St Andrews’ students launch new legal journal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/m3bpO9WJ4k
  • Now is the time to outsource a really good data protection officer - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AQPRWAvF
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dwwjLJqJE5 
  • New cases registered now 78 per cent of pre-Covid monthly average - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zr06NGTYTs
  • Sexual abuse at English and Welsh universities 'a public scandal' https://t.co/qDKrUtLU9
  • Privacy campaigner Max Schrems takes on Apple over user-tracking - Irish Legal News https://t.co/yMtzNGkr
  • Sexual violence awareness campaign halted due to Covid resumes - Irish Legal News https://t.co/BozUSC2iy
  • Advocate-General Gerard Hogan to address online immigration lawyers' conference - Irish Legal News https://t.co/X7DdgAJri9 
  • NI: Armstrong Solicitors promotes Joanne Moore to director - Irish Legal News https://t.co/qikWZu3rC
  • Board of Judicial Council to meet today - Irish Legal News https://t.co/Bp91M6NLT3
  • Why Legal Entity Rationalisations Are More Important Than Ever https://t.co/hB7EAx6gq
  • Israeli spyware maker NSO channels Hollywood spy thrillers in appeal for legal immunity in WhatsApp battle https://t.co/zdBBcBwg3
  • Care home leaders call for protection against COVID legal claims https://t.co/bjpwoIfKY
  • Surrey council faces legal challenge over oil drilling https://t.co/KfK33hovK
  • Brexit and Data Protection: an Illusory Opportunity for Divergence? https://t.co/1pAhOgICY
  • UK – High Court says government failed to grant gig economy workers health and safety rights https://t.co/AeSs2DEL9
  • British Authorities to Lose Access to EU Law Enforcement Cooperation Tools - Including SIS, ECRIS & PrĂĽm https://t.co/5vnP8I219
  • Newly robed Barrister-at-law and Solicitor in the state of St Vincent and the Grenadines (#SVG), Chris-Ann Mofford, has promised to serve diligently https://t.co/MjMkXbCFFt
  • Barrister should get appeal costs against District Court judge, Supreme Court rules - Matter dates back to separate lengthy litigation between lawyer and Campion Property #Ireland https://t.co/v0vDH7Cg2
  • Solicitor Barry Magee appointed Legal Cost Adjudicator #Ireland https://t.co/5VwCUiaCkw
  • High Court: Docklands development decision quashed - Irish Legal News https://t.co/bvba55LEup

Thursday

19th November - Law News

Edition 3251: 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.   

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Focus of the Day Legal Article: Local authority lawyers have told a government-commissioned probe into judicial review that the current regime is 'fit for purpose' in the first known public sector response to the inquiry. Responding to the Independent Review of Administrative Law’s call for evidence, Lawyers in Local Government, a membership body for council lawyers, monitoring and governance officers, said it strongly believed there was a 'positive case for the ongoing scrutiny of public decision making'. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: The return of a self-exiled cleric is causing concern for Indonesian authorities. Rizieq Shihab is the leader of the hardline Islamic Defenders Front, and over the weekend thousands defied social distancing rules to attend his rallies. Resty Woro Yuniar, a Jakarta-based reporter for the South China Morning Post, told The World the violations have led to some repercussions. 


Saturday Conversations on Law

Wednesday

18th November - Law News

Edition 3250: 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.   

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Focus of the Day Legal Article: Family lawyers should be forced to follow good practice to protect children from “acrimonious legal representation” and report it to their regulator, a major report has concluded. It also said there was a “lack of inter-disciplinary practice” by family lawyers and insufficient knowledge of the role of other professionals. Full story - Legal Futures
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: In the days after the election, Times reporters went to four swing state counties with some of the tightest vote margins to see how people were feeling. The answer? Still pretty divided. 


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Judicial review regime 'fit for purpose' - local government lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/PCKA7Ax1tA
  • The Mangrove Nine: Echoes of black lives matter from 50 years ago https://t.co/8itO88CDN7
  • #Kenya to probe baby stealers following BBC Africa Eye exposĂ© https://t.co/5DLLpH601G
  • Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Bill introduced at Holyrood - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZqqjpHhV
  • Crown Office apologises for decade-long FAI into death of seaman - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/l7uqX5eyf
  • Tenant of Glasgow office building with defective curtain walling entitled to abate rent - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WW0GfQGGe
  • Much more needs to be done to stop vulnerable people getting lost in the criminal justice system, says solicitor of the year Chloe Jay - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/evlyHIehI
  • Barrister finds technical flaw in drug driving law - Irish Legal News https://t.co/GBKSFjl8
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ozF1VwMCy
  • Mr Justice George Birmingham appointed TCD judicial visitor - Irish Legal News https://t.co/0ZF1FGihT
  • High Court: 'Fraud' in interrogatories is equitable definition - Irish Legal News https://t.co/sRcdodpc
  • My legal life: Simon Zinger, Dentsu International - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/Jz53Kvtf
  • Rishi Sunak refuses to say if he will profit from Moderna Covid vaccine: Chancellor’s former hedge fund invested heavily in Moderna, which had 94.5% trial success https://t.co/vYZzwjfM
  • Call to protect UK doctors from prosecution over life-or-death Covid rationing - Medics may have to decide who lives or dies due to scarcity of resources during pandemic https://t.co/0NLhn84vH
  • Covid in Scotland: Level 4 lockdown to be imposed in 11 council areas https://t.co/1FyUOcwQ7
  • A member of the House of Lords retired from Parliament after seeing a conduct report recommending he be expelled for sexually exploiting a vulnerable woman https://t.co/FvuD02zKb
  • Planning application seeks permission to use Croke Park for trials - Irish Legal News https://t.co/RkzFdzu60
  • Police suspend fixed £10k fines for big gatherings, instead recommending court summons for gatherings of more than 30 https://t.co/GUa5XOFS32
  • UK: Plans to reform Supreme Court last gasps of ‘weirdos at No 10’ - Irish Legal News https://t.co/qegNYBOIO
  • Court calls time on year-long fundamental dishonesty saga | Law Gazette https://t.co/IT07MYIg
  • Travel rules have been relaxed for people arriving in England to work on poultry farms to ensure there is enough turkey available for Christmas dinners https://t.co/JHVFB4GXi
  • ‘People’s tribunal’ established to investigate alleged atrocities of Iranian state - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xZJsWYTb0
  • A Spanish businessman who acted as a go-between to secure protective garments for NHS staff in the coronavirus pandemic, was paid $28m (£21m) in UK taxpayer cash https://t.co/gr284cNYfq
  • Dentons trials workflow app that "could remove" unconscious bias - Legal Futures https://t.co/Kb6KQw2tJF
  • Thomas Ross QC: Legal Challenges to the EncroChat Hack – an Introduction - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yvlJxObDW
  • Lawyer of the Month: Iain Smith - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pwauyqm6C
  • Family lawyers “must be forced to follow good practice” - Legal Futures https://t.co/KbO4n6QOhb
  • Susanne Tanner QC to lead council inquiry - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/P1qHRSWtXM
  • Leading firm eyes rapid growth by building "house of brands" - Legal Futures https://t.co/CLpNbzOcY
  • MSPs call for action to tackle ‘institutional racism’ in public sector employment - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/O2YrrXIF3H 
  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian BrĂĽckner injured in #German court - Suspect, who is serving time for drug conviction, sustains two broken ribs in incident https://t.co/soHZzD4oR0 
  • High Court overturns “flawed” SDT decision to clear solicitor - Legal Futures https://t.co/Vc0ndza3fH
  • Abortion provider changes name over Marie Stopes eugenics link https://t.co/EAWMNKgzd
  • Black applicants least likely to be offered PhD places https://t.co/RxIMJbJudE
  • The second national lockdown is going to push sex workers "even deeper into crisis", according to a campaign group https://t.co/QjzTmD9ezX
  • Gillian Carty elected chair of Shepherd and Wedderburn - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DcXkJNoTnc
  • Advice for future STEM lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/o6Es8LW4Fc
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/y39n9qvvK
  • New employment law firm launches, two former McDonald Murholme lawyers have started their own firm dedicated exclusively to employees #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/TslFwKxgET
  • FinClear advised on ‘strategic investment’ #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/daLqAjW0us
  • Five cases on personal liberty decided by Justice DY Chandrachud #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/7JshGRigAy
  • Challenges and opportunities for Indigenous lawyers amid COVID-19 #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/v3jzFhUzM
  • Courts are not oracles of public opinion: Patna High Court acquits death row convict https://t.co/alKAkhZfHX
  • December bar exams to go ahead as planned - Legal Cheek https://t.co/8ncqxHUOmy
  • ECB accused by John Holder and Ismail Dawood of 'institutionalised racism' https://t.co/N8zPTPltLg 
  • #US singer Taylor Swift has confirmed a report that music mogul Scooter Braun has sold the rights to her first six albums https://t.co/Vu4pVg9Tbt
  • First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is set to announce whether the toughest Covid restrictions will be imposed in the west of Scotland https://t.co/d3FlsyDjNB
  • #Indian factory workers supplying major brands allege routine exploitation, no support from the country's ultra-rightwing government either https://t.co/VX3sICUCF3 
  • Cracker Ban: Supreme Court directs modification of Telangana High Court order #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/BQKrWNLZTl 
  • Business insurance battle begins in Supreme Court | Law Gazette https://t.co/7G0eTexwlZ

Tuesday

17th November - Law News

Edition 3249: 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.   

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Focus of the Day Legal Article: Opposition parties at Holyrood are considering attempting to force a no-confidence vote in the Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC. The move comes after the Scottish government refused to publish legal advice given to it by Mr Wolffe on the judicial review of its investigation into complaints against former first minister, Alex Salmond. Scottish Conservative spokesman Murdo Fraser said the situation had “become an absolute farce”. Full story - Scottish Legal News
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: The UK has become the first country in Europe to pass 50,000 coronavirus deaths, according to the latest government figures. As of 11 Novemeber, a total of 50,365 people have died within 28 days of a positive Covid test, up 595 in the past 24 hours. The UK is the fifth country to pass 50,000 deaths, coming after the US, Brazil, India and Mexico. 


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • A senior officer at British Transport Police has accepted the force let the public down on the night of the Manchester Arena attack https://t.co/A3zd8Wo25
  • IBA conference: Regulator has major role to play in junior lawyer wellbeing, argues Sheffield Uni law lecturer - Legal Cheek https://t.co/5DdkLsRAU
  • Prof. Vijender Kumar of Maharashtra NLU elected CLAT 2021 Convener #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/nxulF8elTb
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/0WDA9u3V9
  • From temporary measure to permanent practice: Securing remote workers for the long haul - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/TJDLnuwYq
  • One Nation joins campaign to push back against class action reforms #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/ki90u2qB8
  • Algorithms Are Automating Fascism. Here’s How We Fight Back https://t.co/jALKH1rDC
  • The Story of How the #Australian Government Screwed Its Most Vulnerable People https://t.co/geO8C5P6a
  • Facebook has taken down a string of racist and misogynistic posts, memes and comments about US Vice-President-Elect Kamala Harris after being alerted by the BBC https://t.co/y35AySHsn
  • Bangalore Riots: Karnataka High Court directs police to trace former Mayor Sampath Raj #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/x2uYXsU4r
  • #Hungary and #Poland have blocked approval of the EU's budget over a clause that ties EU funding with adherence to the rule of law https://t.co/yHntoom7z
  • Hogan Lovells offers fast-track path to TC assessment days with new virtual academy - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ZAqjKh1hx
  • Opposition parties consider vote of no-confidence in Lord Advocate - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WsU134ZH
  • Plans to reform Supreme Court last gasps of ‘weirdos at No 10’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7NUPcSNQz
  • Man who left firearm outside of gun cabinet fails in appeal against conviction but has fine reduced - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/sMEv31q
  • Covid-19 contracts smell of cronyism – so I'm taking the government to court | Jolyon Maugham https://t.co/1pLQ7pOBK
  • Trans person loses UK legal battle to register as his child's father - Freddy McConnell says he will apply to the European court of human rights to hear the case https://t.co/KktWi5pug
  • British diplomat Stephen Ellison saves drowning Wuhan student in #China https://t.co/ICmRYMPc
  • It is "grossly unfair" that supermarkets can sell greeting cards in lockdown while specialist retailers have to shut their shops, the boss of Clintons cards has said https://t.co/LtRMAV71M
  • [Automatic Arrests] Andhra Pradesh High Court pulls up Police, Magistrate #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/99DKdBtfhw
  • The rights of grandparents after a family breakdown #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/UnKMUauMb
  • Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ lawyer husband to leave DLA Piper - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fTHuPuWhW
  • Time for vendor disclosure to replace caveat emptor? - Legal Futures https://t.co/uQKmxVN1
  • The digital play: transforming legal document management - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/B9tkq8OsM
  • Solicitors oppose move to digital signatures for LPAs - Legal Futures https://t.co/d9BDw4J34o
  • [COVID -19] Karnataka High Court cuts short winter break #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/mJE7j6kJt
  • “Reckless” conveyancer agrees to leave profession - Legal Futures https://t.co/Nin363tTL
  • Women who survived Sutcliffe’s attacks also had to survive institutional sexism - Appalling psychological damage was inflicted on the victims, dismissed by male investigators as ‘unreliable witnesses’ https://t.co/1HjDDbyeN
  • 'I'm seeing an industry disappear': how lockdown is leaving hospitality workers homeless - For thousands working in bars, restaurants and hotels, the future is uncertain https://t.co/WU0cEVxA8
  • Trump campaign abandons part of legal challenge to Pennsylvania election results #US https://t.co/JLKQ85NyL
  • Father faces criminal charge over son's death in migrant boat tragedy - Afghan asylum seeker accused of endangering six-year-old’s life after family tried to reach #Greek island of Samos from Turkey https://t.co/vBStFCCGd
  • Hundreds of Gateley staff sign up to share options - Legal Futures https://t.co/xuHtwo4tW
  • Law firm apologises for handling of allegations against Charlie Elphicke - Reed Smith launched review after former colleague cited ex-Tory MP’s conduct as reason to leave https://t.co/CPDFfMbNP
  • Working from home could lead to more prejudice, report warns https://t.co/cL94QjFxq
  • A major trial of a vaccine to protect against Covid-19 has launched in the UK - the third such trial in the country https://t.co/1Xzm0SeWl
  • The opportunities ahead for the Midlands legal market - Legal Cheek https://t.co/A2FVihVrk
  • 'Middle Temple must strip Boris of his honorary status' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Wsqi7YdOW
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/z5Z5e2bFN
  • Bernard Collaery on threats to the rule of law #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/sSb9xoxBt
  • Bangalore Riots: Karnataka High Court directs police to trace former Mayor Sampath Raj #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/x2uYXsCt
  • Law Society: Reserve vac scheme and TC spots for disabled aspiring lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ZxPZwGODF
  • Ex-Daily Mail editor who wrote infamous ‘Enemies of the People’ article set to become Boris Johnson’s director of communications - Legal Cheek https://t.co/FEw8634Ln
  • Who are the petitioners seeking contempt of court action against Kunal Kamra? #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/IqSx6HIvg
  • A&O restarts lawyer salary reviews and increases pay - Legal Cheek https://t.co/g2BW9XyY8o
  • A hotly-contested case about insurance payouts for small businesses who were unable to trade owing to lockdown heads to the Supreme Court on Monday https://t.co/v4qGcIsHGZ