3039th 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: Speaking to the Washington Post, American CDC Director Robert Redfield warned a
second wave of the Covid-19 coronavirus this year could be worse because
it will coincide with flu season.
Focus of the Day article: Legal technology continues to make waves through the coronavirus, with a new wills app having secured an initial £150,000 investment and The Link App announcing further backing to help it go international. The news comes as the Law Society has urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to ensure the legal tech companies are eligible for the new £1.25bn government support package announced yesterday to help businesses driving innovation and development through the coronavirus outbreak. Full story - Legal Futures
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- Firm targets ‘significant’ cash savings to offset PI claims drop | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/WjjJxv98BG
- Solicitor who sub-let council flat is struck off | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/59W7yGxUu
- Profits up 27% as Rosenblatt reports 'work proceeding as planned' | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/chA2SlCpM
- Criminal bar to lobby Treasury for more funding | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/8gSwWyndr
- Furloughs and freezes: latest | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/UILDeZ3R9
- Covid-19 testing extended to frontline court staff and judges | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/qn4FeARQER
- Eversheds announces almost 40 new partners | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/sH9KPQaZy
- Whiplash reforms delayed again - this time to April 2021 | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/GdY2QM7WJ
- Islamic State Rapper Lyricist Jinn arrested by police in #Spain https://t.co/QR7KrKZvv
- Top civil servant says he was wrong about EU medical equipment claim https://t.co/hi2DQUCdeP
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/nTGlSW20n
- #France urges Apple and Google to ease privacy rules on contact tracing https://t.co/3POohC0V0O
- Boots and Matalan among firms targeted over unpaid rents https://t.co/nko23979LX
- Rise in people sleeping rough at Heathrow as councils fail to provide accommodation https://t.co/oRZQnp91hE
- Downing Street defends Hancock as blame game starts over PPE shortages https://t.co/6AHdC6roJL
- Nurse shortage causes Nightingale hospital to turn away patients https://t.co/vKodY9srrs
- Insurer to give £25 refunds as cars and vans sit idle https://t.co/SSEyL2CM5N
- NHS and care staff struggling to access coronavirus tests https://t.co/5aZrgJo9UN
- Right to rent rule 'justified' finds UK appeal court:Home Office wins case for upholding rule judged by high court as racially discriminatory https://t.co/ghlhGn34Bh
- #Dutch court approves euthanasia in cases of advanced dementia https://t.co/qakVlLapKB
- Tommy Robinson accused Syrian teen of attacking girl, judge finds: Far right activist in libel case over videos made after Jamal Hijazi was assaulted at school https://t.co/WRW3utlyT
- Richard Garside: 'The UK is lagging behind Europe on coronavirus in prisons' https://t.co/LEq9zVZjbs
- Terra Firma toddler joins Captain Tom in Walk for NHS https://t.co/9ZUwmr33DF
- Scullion Law offers free wills to everyone in Scotland over 18 https://t.co/YhazpSDE81
- Blog: Shifting sands on the definition of 'woman' in Scots law https://t.co/Dx7IQQFZ8S
- Criminals using fake goods to capitalise on coronavirus https://t.co/BamPSKDEhm
- UK drops to 35 in World Press Freedom Index https://t.co/NrVz0eK1sC
- Lady Arden on her career in law https://t.co/RqhIHvm2rX
- Robert Spano becomes president of the European Court of Human Rights https://t.co/j3FMkizEOT
- The IHT magic million - true or false? https://t.co/A6Mn49r9aD
- Sheriff Principal Anwar takes oath of office https://t.co/hKmyj6syHj
- Harper Macleod's corporate dealmakers record £50m lockdown surge https://t.co/1tek4dkgCc
- Continued viability of Scots law society founded in 1797 'uncertain' https://t.co/dPgq1H5khH
- Wind farm developer successfully petitions for judicial review against MoD https://t.co/sQHE830O0X
- Having a zero online presence, Primark goes from £650m sales a month to nothing https://t.co/w5DW8c4FLR
- NHS supplies of face masks could be put at risk if the government starts advising the public to wear them https://t.co/xNdcYauovy
- Immigration to #US to be suspended amid pandemic, Trump says https://t.co/wNLDlpHV57
- Schools give emergency food to families with nothing to eat https://t.co/Na8hDZWglG
- Coronavirus advice issued for spending Ramadan in lockdown https://t.co/nv7LcDPLao
- Alcohol fuels rise in assaults on over 50s, study suggests https://t.co/Fv2q590et1
- Firms denied Covid-19 insurance payments have a strong case, says lawyer https://t.co/OWovyvIByp
- Energy lawyer: Prorationing order would prompt litigation #US https://t.co/ZK8xMSJFFq
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ck8byOmbtb
- Lawyer says coronavirus may be 'excuse' in Lockerbie bombing appeal https://t.co/cALhgbE0ss
- Lawyer faces dope charge after allegedly being caught at Glasgow Sheriff's Court with drugs https://t.co/HWMLTHI5w2
- How Abortion, Guns and Church Closings Made Coronavirus a Culture War in the #US https://t.co/k7817tMpZ
- #US Supreme Court Bans Non-Unanimous Jury Verdicts for Serious Crimes https://t.co/kbMPjtXDLV
- New working arrangements for MPs as Commons returns https://t.co/NOerL0O3Kl
- Severe restrictions will be placed on imports of some very popular trees and plants in an effort to halt a deadly infection https://t.co/z9UiHHzdCz
- Virgin #Australia slumps into voluntary administration https://t.co/wP9rPtic7P
- Covid-19 Is the New Civil Rights Frontier #US https://t.co/rfaNru1xh4
- Priti Patel bullying row: ex-Home Office chief launches tribunal claim: Sir Philip Rutnam takes action under whistleblowing laws, claiming constructive dismissal https://t.co/9lLCiPHoI1
- Man charged with manslaughter over deaths of 39 migrants https://t.co/v0rdsY9q2U
- Prince Harry pleaded with Thomas Markle on eve of wedding, court papers show https://t.co/KqR5j255wR
- Richard Branson to mortgage Caribbean island as he seeks Virgin bailout https://t.co/DX7Oxlxm0F
- GCHQ calls on public to report coronavirus-related phishing emails https://t.co/325ZoiAg0w
- London death shines light on Covid-19 threat to local shopworkers https://t.co/QYMXmowgb7
- Kingfisher Airlines tycoon loses appeal against extradition to #India - Multimillionaire ‘king of the good times’ Vijay Mallya faces allegations of £1bn fraud https://t.co/tDqwjRoeSb
