3053rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news &
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Today's Video Focus: Dr Carla Graichen works in the ER in a New York state hospital. As cases in the area pass the peak, she reflects on the fear, loneliness and camaraderie she's been witnessing every day in the fight against coronavirus.
Focus of the Day Article: Video hearings in certain criminal cases are more likely to lead to defendants receiving a prison sentence, a major study has found. It also highlighted the difficulties defence advocates have in building trust with clients and doing their job effectively from a remote location. Full story - Legal Futures
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- UK coronavirus contact tracing app: how unsafe it is and will people use it? https://t.co/XCBgtqiv6Q
- UK could relax lockdown for millions if over-70s are shielded, say scientists https://t.co/vIjP3fj92
- The high-profile figures who got into hot water over lockdown rules https://t.co/WiRv7oA4st
- UK coronavirus adviser Neil Ferguson resigns after breaking lockdown rules https://t.co/543a0K5741
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/cabPp2yoZ3
- Man dead and three injured after south Wales stabbings https://t.co/wmGzd9qCEM
- Even if it works, this privacy issue riddled coronavirus tracking app is no get-out-of-jail-free card https://t.co/hrtaRfrOl7
- Cruise companies accused of refusing to let stranded crew disembark due to cost https://t.co/uTyCdvCPn7
- UK government under fire after 'big influx' of Covid-19 cases from Europe revealed https://t.co/eT0hZ9trSW
- Jolt to eurozone as #German court warns against central bank stimulus https://t.co/Db6nD5zyGs
- Prisoner wins first round in challenge to terrorism law https://t.co/gFDXxqVvrN
- Greta Thunberg and children's group hit back at attempt to throw out climate case https://t.co/0yfK55tbAB
- Law centres given £5.4m to survive pandemic | Law Gazette https://t.co/PzY5vLYy6r
- Lawyers urged to offer free 20-minute domestic abuse support | Law Gazette https://t.co/T3f2L4d9Qw
- Upbeat Mishcon picks Singapore for first Asia office | Law Gazette https://t.co/EnLV1Y9Lkn
- Barristers get help for priority Covid testing | Law Gazette https://t.co/quMbfuC4FK
- Thinktank warns of mission-creep in Coronavirus Act | Law Gazette https://t.co/VWSdI26zSg
- Costs penalty for successful PI claimant who exaggerated case | Law Gazette https://t.co/k2bkb3UecF
- ULaw offers scholarship for workers hit by pandemic | Law Gazette https://t.co/VKSU9widyE
- Frontloading immigration work 'will drive firms out of business' | Law Gazette https://t.co/ruMCu5kzp
- Baker's QC accuses SRA of 'moving the goalposts' | Law Gazette https://t.co/nuFI7zjdUY
- Smaller, poorer and differently regulated | Law Gazette https://t.co/RZQyZqwpyr
- The lure of mafia money during the crisis in #Italy https://t.co/yKkqEiKS5p
- The Scottish government has set out options for lifting the coronavirus lockdown - but has warned that "extreme caution" will have to be exercised https://t.co/izRJGDZIYS
- There is no clear guidance on social distancing measures on an aircraft, the chief executive of Belfast City Airport has said https://t.co/A97TiY4Rvk
- Woman held over 'horrific' Penygraig wounding incident https://t.co/Am6EtGz7jQ
- Thousands more in Wales told to shield from coronavirus https://t.co/YylvSxW0sY
- Customers of Barclays Bank have been struggling to get emergency money from the Bounce Back Loan scheme which launched on Monday https://t.co/krtQ6qcr85
- Coronavirus: Key workers to trial NHS tracing app https://t.co/Gm7IYGLuMd
- Price of a bus, train or tube ticket during peak commuting hours could be raised relative to the cost of off-peak travel to prevent crowding and the spread of coronavirus on public transport https://t.co/qjgEbqNWuj
- Virgin Atlantic to axe a third of jobs and shut Gatwick operations https://t.co/TxL1yn4UsU
- Genetics in focus after coronavirus deaths of siblings and twins https://t.co/ZO4zZOGOVb
- Why has eastern Europe suffered less from coronavirus than the west? https://t.co/nn7yCgSzkQ
- There is a possibility that Covid-19 second wave may be avoided with very intrusive track and trace chief https://t.co/ZU9tt3EiZz
- Legal headaches for Scottish football | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mkaKa9Q6mU
- A five-year-old boy has been caught driving his mum’s car in an ambitious bid to cross the United States to buy a Lamborghin | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0ChsGPD8Cy
- DLA Piper advises Greencoat UK Wind on acquisition of subsidy-free wind farm in Scotland | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Or0x2yUG7D
- Exploring the concepts of trust and trustworthiness in a jurisprudential prime | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ERqUSmrDI4
- The Margaret Taylor Interview: John Scott QC on scrutinising police powers in a time of crisis | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Ve6EJJXbWl
- Two new real estate hires for TLT | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Q0MWVsCqa1
- Neil Anderson joins Rooney Nimmo | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wKIPkoFr6H
- Council ordered to re-consider planning application for Cumbernauld retail park expansion | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8AJ5B0Uen6
- Clyde & Co announces Vikki Melville as managing partner for Scotland | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yGcFR4njfR
- Regulations to allow release of short-term prisoners laid at Holyrood | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ItvaaSEVSa
- Warning over easing lockdown measures too quickly https://t.co/MgBQSPwLrM
- Five friends, five victims: how Covid-19 tore a hole in one Pakistani community https://t.co/VQdAxNxuLH
- An Amazon Vice President Quit Over Firings of Employees Who Protested https://t.co/3tmtTKY37I
- Mississippi allowed tens of millions of dollars in federal anti-poverty funds to be used in ways that did little or nothing to help the poor #US https://t.co/8p4jXevqGJ
- Sewer Cleaners Wanted in #Pakistan: Only Christians Need Apply https://t.co/fvBbeSSoLx
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/DarfF1lTVH
- Coronavirus Survivors Want Answers, and #China Is Silencing Them https://t.co/bQWG4PeHrY
- Barrister who “took advantage of BSB’s generosity” is suspended | Legal Futures https://t.co/5g0YfZv5bT
- MoJ pumps £5.4m into not-for-profit advice sector | Legal Futures https://t.co/bUvytodirQ
- Court hearings running at half pre-virus level | Legal Futures https://t.co/zk914bAqfm
- Big firms "burning through" the little cash they have | Legal Futures https://t.co/uRsCD8eceL
- #US security guard murdered following argument over face mask https://t.co/kMgxUvP9hd
- Surveillance in the time of COVID-19 https://t.co/qLw44w4EHc
- 'Waiting to die': Coronavirus enters congested #Philippine jails https://t.co/ZMquhiqP5x
- British-style lockdowns are not working in Africa https://t.co/SGltAnYs5m
- #Lebanese army denies beating, electrocuting detained protesters https://t.co/j8xKHa1lIo
- Lake District coronavirus lockdown 'fraying at the edges' https://t.co/SKHVNJrgML
- Anger at UK lockdown easing plans 'that could put workers at risk' https://t.co/qcms8d7hYI
- Covid-19 was a chance for a reset in #HongKong. Instead, the crackdown continues https://t.co/YnS9QjroNE
- When lockdown eases, don't rely on the goodwill of bosses to keep their staff safe https://t.co/HAraDgHt33
- What is Britain’s wealth for if we can’t protect key workers in a pandemic? https://t.co/suqDPwEp5i
