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10th August - Law News

3149th 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:  Anti-government protests continue in the Lebanon's capital that was rocked by deadly port blasts. On Saturday, protesters demanding the government’s resignation on Martyr’s Square clashed with riot police and reportedly entered a number of governmental buildings. A police officer was killed during clashes, confirmed a police spokesperson, and hundreds of people were treated for injuries in the city’s hospitals. Earlier on Sunday, Lebanon's information minister Manal Abdel Samad became the first government official to resign in the aftermath of the deadly Beirut port blasts.



Focus of the Day Article:  A survey to gauge the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the working practices of disabled lawyers has been launched by the Law Society. Full story - New Law Journal


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Meet the experts who will consider reforming judicial review - Legal Cheek https://t.co/5LXRflzUzg
  • The Legal Cheek Podcast: 3 essential skills for junior lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/aRG1IpFaQY
  • Covid-19: UK competition law exemption for dairy industry comes to an end https://t.co/K0YmePYdS
  • £7.5 million to restore Law Society offices ravaged by fire - Legal Cheek https://t.co/U832FtfKp
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/C9IKdUZ1aC
  • Outrage, Condemnation Continues to Trail Police Invasion of Edo Assembly #Nigeria https://t.co/usTUEFSotj 
  • Downing Street plans rape prosecution targets for police and CPS- unusual intervention aims to reverse decline and bring more cases to trial https://t.co/HVfDRKCqUP
  • Justice charity teams up with Big Four accountancy firm to launch virtual pro bono advice platform - Legal Cheek https://t.co/gybO9XLsR6
  • Judges increase sentence of teenager who raped girl, 15, on his birthday - The case was referred to the Court of Appeal https://t.co/FfTiFXcDUi 
  • Why are rape case targets being planned in England and Wales? Proposals for police and CPS would aim to increase prosecutions after steep decline https://t.co/zrXglJTi8N
  • Eversheds Sutherland posts 88% autumn retention score - Legal Cheek https://t.co/BjgxpEninM 
  • This is how much you stand to earn as a law grad, uni by uni - Legal Cheek https://t.co/bLNL1lYHsd 
  • Gunmen in #Niger have attacked a party of wildlife tourists, killing six French citizens, their local guide and driver https://t.co/gmwhsnhOaX
  • 17-year-old boy has died after being stabbed in London's West End.: Jeremy Menesses was stabbed on Market Place near to Oxford Street at about 17.30 BST on Saturday https://t.co/GHkwwNwVLx
  • Black Labour MP Dawn Butler stopped by police in London: Car driven by a friend pulled over, with officers subsequently admitting they made a mistake https://t.co/3RoP5Xjx0W
  • 'Why do City law firms target second year law students?' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/RMdrNg0WDQ
  • Former trainee solicitor barred from legal profession following rape conviction - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Fu4pvmySSR
  • UK weather: Coastguard issues new warning after busiest day in four years https://t.co/EtX38RFXFK
  • 'Rough sex' defence ban: A step in the right direction - Legal Cheek https://t.co/xUchg9GqRN
  • Macfarlanes to cut NQ pay by £5,000 as it reveals 88% autumn retention score - Legal Cheek https://t.co/o8tMsShA6p
  • Former City lawyer charged with fraud over missing Commonwealth money - Legal Cheek https://t.co/nQmI4OAK7i
  • Scrap the Supreme Court, argues right-wing think tank - Legal Cheek https://t.co/P1D131Szrw
  • Clyde & Co cuts junior lawyer pay by £2,000 and confirms 90% retention - Legal Cheek https://t.co/c1nRHCVBJ5
  • US duo announce 100% autumn retention scores - Legal Cheek https://t.co/11b7JzL08X
  • Herbert Smith Freehills retains 22 of 32 autumn qualifying trainees - Legal Cheek https://t.co/XRgYmxYRfn
  • Linklaters offers emergency accommodation to staff suffering domestic violence - Legal Cheek https://t.co/gZKI27G7Np
  • Trade Secrets - Interim injunction to prevent importation of "infringing goods" | Lexology https://t.co/vlffiBjymM
  • Top US law firm reports itself to the SRA after libel trial is Zoomed around the world - Legal Cheek https://t.co/D7iyuIkFZ2
  • Sir Geoffrey Vos appointed new Master of the Rolls - Legal Cheek https://t.co/NYxoAAX2eN
  • 1 in 4 UK puppies may be being acquired before minimum recommended age: Separating a puppy from its mother before 8 weeks risks health and behavioural problems https://t.co/sIFJDvpEdS
  • No Pajama Pants Allowed While Learning From Home, Illinois District Says #US https://t.co/AC3gBX2ng3
  • Concerned girlfriend goes public with boyfriend’s plan to quit law school to become podcaster - Legal Cheek https://t.co/aTTQE9fmIN
  • 'Unsophisticated' Belfast burglar jailed after targeting same house three times in one month https://t.co/93RqjemysG
  • Teen became a drug dealer to make sure his mum and dad had a good Christmas, court told https://t.co/Hh9F58vWkc
  • Children with Down's syndrome and autism 'left for hours in court cells' https://t.co/PmEJbxh0z1
  • An #Afghan grand assembly of elders has approved the release of 400 Taliban prisoners accused of "major" crimes https://t.co/mPB8GN126o
  • Trump signs relief order after talks at Congress collapse #US https://t.co/n7B901inWw
  • Ministers may question if the right approach was taken to mass gatherings at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, a scientific adviser has said https://t.co/IHM28YNSaG 
  • 'Sustainable tourism' call prompted by influx at Wales' hotspots https://t.co/Evs2pujyj3
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/VDoDHW3Mq1
  • Two-thirds of UK’s furloughed workers continued job in Covid-19 lockdown, this a mini-housing boom looms https://t.co/Vn10bTbHkp