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2nd August - Law News

3141st 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:  Coronavirus restrictions have been reimposed in parts of northern England after an increase in infections. Pubs, restaurants, cafes and gyms remain open, but some people feel being targeted.




Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Conservative MP arrested on suspicion of rape: allegations relate to four separate incidents alleged to have taken place between July 2019 and January 2020 https://t.co/kImF5iEYbo
  • I was an EHRC commissioner. It needs to start taking racism seriously | Simon Woolley https://t.co/m0uBezhsSI
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/B2pUitvEo9 #covid19
  • Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a racially-aggravated attack on an NHS worker https://t.co/tyKdAuu7x
  • The #US general manager of TikTok has said the Chinese-owned video-sharing app is "here for the long run", after President Donald Trump said he would ban it in the US https://t.co/7h3WZRWMbr 
  • Did UK Special Forces execute unarmed civilians in Afghanistan in 2011? https://t.co/pTNKEn8fka
  • Public told to avoid four ‘unmanageable’ Kent beaches https://t.co/qy4pHeM7M
  • LBC host Iain Dale breaks long silence over attempted rape https://t.co/ASeOraVyRv
  • #Kenyan tea workers file UN complaint against Unilever over 2007 ethnic violence https://t.co/Pe81zTnzSU
  • 'Walk for jobs' march in Caerphilly over General Electric cuts https://t.co/6YLmw5mbck
  • Coldstream guards probed over ‘fight with royal footmen’ https://t.co/Gy4kXZGAzR
  • #SouthKorea has arrested the leader of a religious sect linked to the country's largest coronavirus outbreak. Lee Man-hee, 88, heads the Shincheonji Church of Jesus https://t.co/wOhQXzLGzL
  • Pubs or "other activities" in England may need to close to allow schools to reopen next month, a scientist advising the government has said https://t.co/M2JJEPfriM
  • A 33-year-old man who needs 24/7 care has made an emotional plea to the Welsh Government to follow England and introduce personal health budgets https://t.co/rF2E6yL89d
  • Compass Chambers: August COVID-19 webinar series - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/y6kjqwrQOv
  • Judgment in Chinese fraud and torture case to be handed down next week - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xF1AesuHjp
  • Majority of Scottish companies planning redundancies when furlough scheme ends - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/57BDvhCrx8
  • Carbon capture and storage – the new normal on the UK Continental Shelf? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ILqeRAaiHH
  • The Supreme Court has clarified the duties of charity members, in a landmark case concerning a wealthy philanthropic couple whose marriage breakdown caused management difficulties for their charity | NLJ https://t.co/4a23meJ4BR
  • Candidates will pay £3,980 to sit the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE), the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed | NLJ https://t.co/Tb3rPX5QWu
  • Nominations have opened for Next 100 Years’ annual Inspirational Women in Law Awards, which recognise women excelling in their career and helping to promote opportunities for other women https://t.co/KvkmrJokIM
  • Regulators have abandoned plans to introduce a higher rights qualification for solicitors acting in serious cases in the youth court | NLJ https://t.co/R2MZ6uma9Q
  • MPs have launched an inquiry into the delays to justice as a result of COVID-19 | NLJ https://t.co/Iz86bjEmsY
  • MPs have criticised the lack of ‘basic data’ available to the judiciary on the extent of delays in the criminal courts | NLJ https://t.co/wGJPuxI7Zc
  • Lawyers have been asked for their views on the economic crime levy, to be imposed on anti-money laundering regulated businesses and law firms | NLJ https://t.co/t7qxPCufb5
  • Small and medium law firms are bullish about the future but, paradoxically, far less confident about their clients’ prospects, according to this year’s Bellwether Report | NLJ https://t.co/GCQS6e0B7
  • It is ‘vital’ that the UK continue her membership of the Lugano Convention, the Lord Mayor of London, William Russell, said at the annual Mansion House Judges’ Dinner, this year held virtually | NLJ https://t.co/NlVkSjIKCx
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Qt8AFDET7v
  • Residents in popular Cornish resorts have said they are "too scared" to go food shopping because of visitors pouring down narrow streets and ignoring social distancing https://t.co/KiIxMHsG9z
  • #HongKong 'seeking arrest' of fleeing activists https://t.co/D8uLJkKgQW
  • Businesses begin to pay towards furlough scheme - BBC News https://t.co/6RY48yEMZf
  • President Donald Trump has announced he is banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok in the #US https://t.co/zieXRJAWWG
  • People shielding against coronavirus can now leave their home and return to work, as a further easing of lockdown restrictions in England is postponed https://t.co/z87tITsql5
  • Inside Baltimore's human trafficking industry #US https://t.co/Vth3cOfPwK
  • The illegal surveillance of Catalans should worry all Europeans #Spain https://t.co/UD5i0wQLbu
  • #Israel's occupation has left Palestinians unable to control the virus https://t.co/JEszSOkcir
  • Chris Packham loses appeal against HS2 rail project https://t.co/JrtBoJMjc2
  • Underage girl forced to have sex with Prince Andrew, US court document claims: Papers part of 2015 civil court case by girl, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell https://t.co/TA1UsxdT5
  • Ex-British army officer faces 13 years in Romanian jail over ayahuasca ceremony: Thomas Lishman charged with prominent local figures in ‘landmark human rights case’ https://t.co/kIJYLeLav4
  • Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence overturned by appeals court #US https://t.co/0WbcC26YXO
  • Ban on prison visits in England and Wales breaches children's rights, say lawyers https://t.co/S9NEJaJVr
  • The safety of children is our paramount concern at Cafcass https://t.co/WlGeK1TCoS