Tuesday

11th August - Law News

3150th 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:  TikTok is threatening legal action against the US after Donald Trump ordered firms to stop doing business with the Chinese app within 45 days. The company said it was "shocked" by an executive order from the US President outlining the ban. TikTok said it would "pursue all remedies available" to "ensure the rule of law is not discarded". Mr Trump issued a similar order against China's WeChat in a major escalation in Washington's stand-off with Beijing.



Focus of the Day Article:  Scotland’s impotent fatal accident inquiry system has been condemned by families who have lost loved ones in tragic accidents. They spoke out following the announcement that it could take a year before any evidence is actually heard in an inquiry led by Lord Brodie into two hospitals. Full story - Scottish Legal News


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Solicitor probate applications must go online, government proposes | Law Gazette https://t.co/A4ljZYOhhN 
  • Child sexual offences in Scotland rises by one-third over five years - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8kBbrQKJfm
  • Joyce Horsman to take up reins at Dundee North Law Centre as Peter Kinghorn retires - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8pFBveEqRE 
  • Police racism inquiries in the UK: Do they change how things work? https://t.co/VnM7SBIDzU
  • Extended hours: Society issues guidance for practitioners | Law Gazette https://t.co/oeutcUIJww 
  • Hamish Lean: Proposal for court is worthy of note - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GbcagCsfou 
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/V7dD6yYSB2
  • Manchester Crown Court closes again after Covid-19 outbreak | Law Gazette https://t.co/Htk1eVvAmr
  • Government paid Vote Leave AI firm to analyse UK citizens’ tweets: Faculty, linked to senior Tories, hired to collect tweets as part of coronavirus-related contract https://t.co/HS8JpeyN1C
  • Boris Johnson accused of scapegoating migrants over Channel comments https://t.co/g0eJJINBf0
  • GCU launches annual law journal and Common Good Lecture - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fj94dfoYpd 
  • More than 100 people were arrested for looting, battery against police and other charges. Crowds gathered following reports of a police shooting involving a 20-year-old man #US https://t.co/ed4Pchsnp5
  • Quindell successor sues PwC for £63m over Slater and Gordon deal | Law Gazette https://t.co/PNOknjQlsD
  • Judge loses race discrimination claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/021H0pURja 
  • Govan Law Centre increases pressure over Fair Rents Bill - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vMTq3sRcKJ
  • Gilson Gray reveals £23m property deals bloom - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Wzjvd1URO5
  • SLN welcomes intern Kate Scarborough - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LXsetolrJT
  • Man who permanently disfigured another loses appeal against attempted murder conviction - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1tVspgrJSe
  • Accountancy body withdraws from legal services regulation - Legal Futures https://t.co/NfCSkG4ON1
  • England: Downing Street to set rape prosecution targets - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8YEij1h8Hn
  • Thirty-year-old corpse discovered in cellar of €35m Paris mansion #France https://t.co/uuHtYByyI
  • Police officer admits performing sex acts on colleague at station: PC Jemma Dicks of South Wales police denies gross misconduct at disciplinary hearing https://t.co/41nT1GpyFN 
  • Rape survivors say they are being stigmatised for not wearing masks: Campaigners say survivors are being castigated despite fact that covering face can trigger flashbacks and panic attacks https://t.co/sdxKEHTHnx
  • Activists launch London legal action against UK officers in Hong Kong police: Pro-democracy activists allege five British officers have taken part in brutal actions against protesters https://t.co/pBgg57TTrm
  • Traffic stops should face same scrutiny as stop and search: Data on why or on whom police use traffic stops not available as action is not routinely recorded https://t.co/VzxIfA3sxP
  • Exclusive: Faculty establishes emergency fund for advocates affected by Covid crisis - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/J4lWoVrrRv
  • A 15-year-old boy has admitted attacking a student from Singapore who was told "we don't want your coronavirus in our country" https://t.co/3BRxOMzgdD
  • Scotland's impotent FAI system condemned by families of victims - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kOM6WPxDam
  • Richard Lapointe, Exonerated in a Murder Case, Dies at 74: Advocates worked for decades to free him in the murder of his wife’s grandmother in Connecticut; in 2015 a court finally agreed https://t.co/OOCf8GH986
  • From prisoner to PhD: Stephen Akpabio-Klementowski tells the extraordinary story of how he transformed his life through education https://t.co/w3iZo5lLGD
  • Quindell saga rumbles on with claim against PwC - Legal Futures https://t.co/Dw3kfvu8ih
  • Government set to mandate online probate applications - Legal Futures https://t.co/SWV5pmrdmP
  • McDonald's has taken new legal action against former chief executive Steve Easterbook, accusing him of lying about sexual relationships with staff https://t.co/7WQv0mNGDi
  • Plan to deploy Navy to intercept asylum seekers labelled 'unlawful' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Z2NWS6b41R
  • Judge loses race discrimination claim over litigant's complaint - Legal Futures https://t.co/hMsByQ4zSb
  • Gyms, swimming pools, leisure centres and play centres are reopening as lockdown continues to ease in Wales https://t.co/AUUIrFpnE
  • Dawn Butler MP has called for a "system change" after she was stopped by police while travelling in a car in east London https://t.co/0iYJajbOzD
  • How Pro-Trump Forces Work the Refs in Silicon Valley #US https://t.co/E28qaRXg5q
  • Accountancy body withdraws from legal services regulation - Legal Futures https://t.co/NfCSkG4ON1
  • #Chad inquiry finds 44 prisoners died in hot, overcrowded cell https://t.co/GWVmBS3Qjv
  • #Malawi closes bars and churches as coronavirus cases rise https://t.co/fTSv9PI7QU
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dshq11FUqk
  • Tax affairs of 246 footballers being investigated by HMRC in 2019-20 https://t.co/2VjIevaBqK
  • Apple imported clothes from Xinjiang firm facing US forced labour sanctions https://t.co/BBkwza1qh
  • Jimmy Lai: the Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon who is not afraid to take on #China https://t.co/xyMe6FKFw
  • Q&A: what’s the real story behind recent UK refugee arrivals? https://t.co/PUxH8vzTsa
  • Protesters and riot police have clashed in #Belarus' capital Minsk and other cities, after a state TV exit poll said long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko was re-elected in Sunday's election https://t.co/yxtB2BcJrx
  • Fix contact tracing or shut pubs, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham says https://t.co/8QBloXCxS6
  • Police officer run over by thieves backs 'Andrew's Law' https://t.co/mIg8ukizB
  • #HongKong media tycoon arrested under security law: Jimmy Lai accused of 'colluding with foreign powers' in most high-profile arrest yet under new security law https://t.co/FuVqgzug0g
  • Some liberal Zionists are finally becoming aware of the inherent contradiction in their views on #Israel and Palestine https://t.co/1ZGXm2tE07
  • Trump WeChat ban 'an unwelcome signal' for #Chinese community https://t.co/MmjHM2zjq5