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13th April - Law News

3030th 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:  Isolated protesters took to the streets of Sao Paulo to protest against the social distancing measures imposed by Governor of Sao Paulo, Joao Doria in a bid to counter the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.


Wishing a peaceful Easter weekend for all our readers.

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Why has the coronavirus hit African Americans so hard? https://t.co/W6f1Kcs0oz
  • Four boats carrying 72 migrants were intercepted by Border Force off the coast of Kent and Sussex on Sunday https://t.co/HYa92n3YTU 
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/LaRGD6Sh5O
  • Government criticised over PPE and tests as death toll hits 10,000 https://t.co/dskKfAkpGv
  • About half of A&E consultants and nurses at Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport have tested positive for coronavirus, a doctor there has said https://t.co/vK8RgkBJcL
  • A family have been sent home by police after driving nearly 200 miles to go fishing https://t.co/Rt8W70xDLV
  • Tech giants struggle to stem 'infodemic' of false coronavirus claims https://t.co/jFzqPfF1n9
  • Coronavirus triggers UK shortage of illicit drugs - Experts concerned heroin users will turn to more dangerous fentanyl https://t.co/NaURVlcfzy
  • Facebook acts to halt far-right groups linking Covid-19 to 5G https://t.co/nCVzIqJaEn 
  • UK government 'giving incorrect information on self-isolation', say GPs https://t.co/UFnTFcmh9m 
  • Documents contradict UK government stance on Covid-19 'herd immunity' https://t.co/yqnz46dVef
  • UK government using confidential patient data in coronavirus response https://t.co/uJryAKjjl5 
  • Top City firms freeze junior lawyer pay in response to virus pandemic - Legal Cheek https://t.co/d4Gm2SmprQ
  • Eversheds Sutherland launches chatroom app to combat lawyer loneliness during lockdown - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ICQ6aJd7zU 
  • Vicarious liability in the Supreme Court spotlight - Legal Cheek https://t.co/qh4ab1pStV 
  • Veteran family law barrister suspended for twice breaking family court injunction - Legal Cheek https://t.co/TGQir1OQfU
  • Domestic abuse support app and social care chatbot win SRA tech challenge - Legal Cheek https://t.co/XtwOTQYFu9
  • City law firms give insights into SQE plans - Legal Cheek https://t.co/7zTAxavZ5J
  • City law firms introduce belt-tightening measures in wake of COVID-19 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/PwOr03ogyF
  • Paralegal loses job after saying Boris Johnson 'completely deserves' COVID-19 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/lrUHt60ndB
  • Hogan Lovells makes training contract offers early as it cancels summer vacation schemes - Legal Cheek https://t.co/33SFv4nlzo
  • People doing more DIY during the coronavirus lockdown has led to an increase in serious eye injuries https://t.co/TcW91VBk2m
  • Release Julian Assange, says South African-born lawyer who had two children with him while in embassy https://t.co/ReqMNthAf2
  • Inequality doesn't just make pandemics worse – it could cause them https://t.co/EWTUgirWHZ 
  • Cramped living conditions accelerating UK spread of coronavirus https://t.co/8Bc5hVLngk 
  • Home secretary Patel refuses to take children from Greek camps threatened by Covid-19 https://t.co/4JgaT7yFbm
  • Parliament could return virtually on 21 April to debate coronavirus measures, authorise spending and make laws https://t.co/BQIZS9lFQA
  • Some key medicines used in intensive care are "in relatively short supply" https://t.co/FaW2LtBuMw 
  • Trainee barristers are in a ‘particularly vulnerable position’, the Bar Council Chair has warned, after a survey found nearly a third of chambers are changing their plans for pupillage | NLJ https://t.co/yDz20Nw6A0
  • Domestic abuse victims are particularly vulnerable and will need more protection than ever during the COVID-19 lockdown, the Law Society has warned | NLJ https://t.co/fRUYWPKuZs 
  • Lawyers acting for two families with children with autism have mounted a legal challenge to the government’s COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor exercise | NLJ https://t.co/4La3tOhhvh 
  • Women in the Law UK, the national organisation for women in the legal profession, has ramped up its online activity to replace face-to-face meetings during the pandemic https://t.co/cdXqz9BIm7 
  • The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) is giving the firms it regulates the option of deferring the regulatory fees they pay | NLJ https://t.co/tupgu5z5FA
  • The litigation funding market is likely to grow as finances tighten and business uncertainty leads to more litigation | NLJ https://t.co/ZcTo4SnL3l 
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Pkd1SQYE0e
  • "Emerging evidence" to suggest coronavirus is having a disproportionate impact on people who are black, Asian and minority ethnic https://t.co/NT6cqz81jx
  • A former army officer convicted of killing #Bangladesh's independence leader in 1975 has been executed https://t.co/WK23Gl9t8Z