3051th 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: Police and anti-government protesters clashed in Chile's Valparaiso during May Day march despite social distancing restrictions aimed at curbing COVID-19 spread.
Focus of the Day Article: A survey sent to nearly 8,000 small firms (four or fewer partners, including sole practitioners) returned a devastating result. Of the 774 firms who replied, 71% said they may have to close their business in the next six months as a result of the crisis. The respondents reported cashflow pressures and reduced fee income. Full story - New Law Journal
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Covid-19 tracking app must satisfy human rights and data laws: Legal report states that interference with users’ privacy will require ‘greater justification’ https://t.co/T3cINHdAV8
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/IFYvfLqV8p
- Indian students trapped in UK by coronavirus 'actually starving' https://t.co/H2GCWiKcVN
- ‘Insensitive’ graffiti which has appeared in Devon with slogans denying the existence of coronavirus https://t.co/TfSu2zzMZ2
- Fictional #Egyptian TV drama about Israel's destruction opens real world rift https://t.co/EIsparBWXh
- 'The police force desperately needs more black, brown and gay recruits' https://t.co/QI7xaeyQV3
- Hundreds of UK firms join forces to sue Hiscox over lockdown insurance https://t.co/3HPSa5GzSZ
- Women launch legal action to stop military courts trying UK rape cases https://t.co/ml1q5xNINY
- Underriver tiger sculpture sparks armed police response https://t.co/p2rqQBG1d2
- McDonald's is in talks with some of its landlords in the UK about cutting rent payments as the fast food chain prepares to reopen some of its sites https://t.co/8Jgrk9btpJ
- McDonald's worker served burglar wearing a cap he had just stolen from his home https://t.co/dwwKv6d3sd
- Jacob Zuma opens up about Arms Deal as lawyer fights court over KPMG delays #SouthAfrica https://t.co/ZgsTPrtHLj
- Harry Dunn: Lawyer accuses foreign secretary of ‘scandalous attempted cover up’, as family to receive disclosure documents https://t.co/LgJAqufj93
- Michael Cohen's Early Prison Release Held Up As Trump Lawyer Warns Against Tell-All Book #US https://t.co/1GvAFW8MwL
- Tributes paid to leading Scots lawyer Derek Ogg QC after tragic accident at home - https://t.co/CDOWo4akZy
- Daniel Uhlfelder, a Florida lawyer, is haunting Florida beaches dressed as the Grim Reaper to protest their reopening #US https://t.co/nMBo70MH9g
- Sam Lloyd, the portrayal of lawyer 'Ted Buckland' on 'Scrubs' dies at 56 #US https://t.co/vopFGMhlFK
- More than 70 per cent of high street law firms face closure https://t.co/Ku5fHkuwx2
- Domestic abuse victims to get priority housing status under new law https://t.co/BzX6b52N5Y
- Facebook faces legal hurdle to launch Messenger Kids app in UK https://t.co/MSFkyHOhYx
- Contact tracing app to be trialled on Isle of Wight https://t.co/hlUSFEXQHL
- Doctors 'buy their own PPE or rely on donations' https://t.co/6EuEhHyxW2
- Staggered work times considered as lockdown eases https://t.co/tT6btbHNCg
- Who is responsible for our data and how do we get it back? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/QpyL3XD2CT
- Freshfields and Taylor Wessing summer vacation schemes will go ahead - online - Legal Cheek https://t.co/yfI65iQ4OT
- Canterbury University law student urges private landlords to waive final rent fees - Legal Cheek https://t.co/DTspVcuSas
- 23 legal TikToks to make your day - Legal Cheek https://t.co/gVw3GiA56q
- Disciplinary tribunal against former Baker McKenzie boss restarts via Zoom - Legal Cheek https://t.co/OxkDs0ygUZ
- Donald Trump's four-step plan to reopen the #US economy – and why it will be lethal | Robert Reich https://t.co/xcsKQ9o6eJ
- UK lockdown must not be lifted until Covid-19 transmission is understood, say scientists https://t.co/1MwcqPFMfR
- States have a duty to protect their citizens’ right to life, whatever a retired justice of the supreme court may say https://t.co/DMXAdlQ4Ra
- Furloughed from work? It pays to know your rights https://t.co/4NWuyaiE6K
- Research: Over 70% of young barristers won’t survive six months in practice - Legal Cheek https://t.co/rDcTJqwCKE
- The SQE is just one part of a much bigger story - Legal Cheek https://t.co/AMAabn2aTB
- Squire Patton Boggs warns it may defer training contracts - Legal Cheek https://t.co/JAdT6oX9Us
- Dechert partner refused stay in case against former client accused of spying on him - Legal Cheek https://t.co/XlkFb9YV4O
- Law course provider in hot water over ‘misleading’ ads - Legal Cheek https://t.co/j47JiT8mm9
- Bar bigwigs take temporary pay cuts in wake of COVID-19 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/h3GEq045UW
- Why the government has been so slow to implement plans for prisoner release https://t.co/DNjTH8xgNm
- Surrey man ordered to hand over 'sidleylawyers' domain name to Sidley Austin - Legal Cheek https://t.co/S6uk3zHNGd
- Did Davis Polk predict the pandemic? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/NFgXVrHTBS
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/MGkhRSBeGM
- Business leaders: extend furlough to avoid millions of job losses https://t.co/Kt7kdOK3rk
- West Midlands Police officer who 'struck and kicked boy' suspended https://t.co/R9KccmjIm5
