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19th July - Law News

3126th 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:  In Bangladesh, more than a dozen health workers have been arrested on charges of selling thousands of fake certificates claiming people are free of coronavirus. Corruption has only added to the challenge of fighting the COVID-19 outbreak.


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Crowd delays funeral for Glasgow knife attacker Badreddin Abadlla Adam https://t.co/Gb7F7Xmg3l
  • Thorpe Park: Man 'slashed in stomach' in stabbing https://t.co/b8un47fjmt
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/KIW9We5rR1
  • The 'digital strip search' has gone, but rape survivors still live in fear https://t.co/Aanwx0N7lS
  • Coronavirus spike continues amid new Catalonia restrictions #Spain https://t.co/fY5NfWxmoX
  • #Russia's UK ambassador rejects coronavirus vaccine hacking allegations https://t.co/9d65PghGcp
  • A "wartime state" has been declared in Urumqi, the capital of #China's western Xinjiang region, after a spike in cases of coronavirus https://t.co/mdmqHU9Gj0
  • Street protests are continuing for a seventh day in #Russia's far east in support of the detained governor Sergei Furgal https://t.co/T9ADimtWV
  • Wales' ancient monuments set to reopen in August https://t.co/TQfH6kd2u
  • Scotland sees biggest daily rise in cases in almost a month https://t.co/AtMgrAGGR9 
  • Met Police must apologise for 'knee-on-neck' arrest says lawyer https://t.co/JhA3j26oq1
  • A field day for divorce specialists? Lockdown may trigger 'surge' in couples splitting https://t.co/9rZRzUOnZ
  • Nantes: Arson suspected in fire at Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul cathedral #France https://t.co/dqfM85xpt1
  • Holidaymakers who were given refund credit notes, rather than cash, for their cancelled package holiday are being reassured their money is safe https://t.co/xgjkz9K2W
  • Unauthorised use of a trade mark guideline consultation https://t.co/m7wLQ5Lm2z
  • Draft sentencing guidelines for selling or possessing counterfeit goods intended for sale have been published by the Sentencing Council | NLJ https://t.co/nTZLEBam62
  • The government spends less on the justice system per day per head than the price of a red pepper in Tesco, a report has found - Small Change for Justice report 2020 | NLJ https://t.co/Cd8WWXS8gN
  • Powers extended for CILEx lawyers during COVID-19 pandemic - Institute urges government to make the change permanent | NLJ https://t.co/Ez4zgmU0vn
  • Two-thirds of barristers would find extended court operating hours ‘an impossibility’ due to caring responsibilities or because they are themselves vulnerable during the pandemic, the Bar Council has warned | NLJ https://t.co/G2zCpypKpP
  • A global project to improve the mental wellbeing of lawyers has been launched by the International Bar Association (IBA), as COVID-19 adds to the stress of professional life https://t.co/7YD8qeO3O6
  • The costs of budgeting and costs management do not include VAT, the Senior Costs Judge has held in an important decision for costs lawyers | NLJ https://t.co/jtyZB6dwEM 
  • Lawyers who enter into damages-based agreements (DBAs) can be paid in the event of early termination, the High Court has confirmed in a landmark judgment | NLJ https://t.co/0O0vEH3oey 
  • The Justice Committee has launched an inquiry into the Coroner Service and whether enough improvements have been made since reforms were introduced by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 https://t.co/5bLpf3WAD
  • The Barber window closed for Safeway pensioners when the Pensions Act took force, the Court of Appeal has held unanimously | NLJ https://t.co/T4ootOMwKK
  • The Supreme Court has restricted the scope of the ‘no reflective loss’ rule, in a ground-breaking judgment | NLJ https://t.co/MWGKG0604
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/5OmccCTM4y
  • Police Have Too Much Access to People’s Data, #German Court Rules https://t.co/RWqwYrRaTU 
  • #Tunisian Woman Sentenced to Prison Over Joke Alluding to the Quran https://t.co/N5Tb0x51kI 
  • More than 140 released prisoners housed in hotels during lockdown https://t.co/1tWvzo6rZt
  • Twitter hackers manipulated staff to access internal systems https://t.co/COdLXsUHzn
  • Ofcom says it is concerned some customers are "not being treated fairly" over the amount they are being charged to keep old email addresses https://t.co/UtemHwFOEy
  • Portland protests: Federal agents 'abuse power' in arrests #US https://t.co/fMKGjO7Qez 
  • Councils in England get new powers for local shutdowns https://t.co/vz4YXApFls