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31st August - Law News

Edition 3170: 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.
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Today's Highlighted Video Story:  Massive chemical blast that ripped through Beirut earlier this month has left economic devastation. Growing reports suggest that people are unable to feed themselves. Stranded workers of West African origin in Lebanon's capital are sleeping rough outside their countries' embassies and consulates, hoping to fly home. Many are women 'abandoned' by employers in Beirut, who can no longer pay them in the country's economic crisis.


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • #Algerian Judiciary Investigates Properties of Gaid Salah’s Family https://t.co/6x4GcPuQBt
  • Manufacturing a Crisis: How the #Kenya Executive Is Failing the Judiciary |https://t.co/N1vQCsGVqT
  • Home Office deletes 'activist' tweet amid complaints about 'loudmouthed lawyers' on social media - Legal Cheek https://t.co/xJOYyP2oWK
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Dg7n64M2Zc
  • How handing over power of attorney can strengthen close bonds https://t.co/rOpPIdKZ2q
  • How aspiring lawyers can better understand the legal market - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Z6STKiV8JB
  • Ashurst keeps 18 out of 20 NQ solicitors - Legal Cheek https://t.co/YO4mljGFB
  • Husch Blackwell makes first new attorney hire to join virtual office | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/J5CLoM0Ox
  • Revealed: The non-law careers law students are considering - Legal Cheek https://t.co/CfvqB11Co6
  • Gruntasnorus Poo Face! Glasgow Uni law prof in Zoom name blunder - Legal Cheek https://t.co/WhihV2khb
  • 'I got 50% on the GDL - should I resit exams or move onto the LPC?' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/aqQ5u0yMQ
  • NY attorney-general probes whether Trump misrepresented asset values #US https://t.co/jhRTuVRH9f
  • Legal Twitterati outrage over Home Office’s ‘activist lawyer’ tweet - Legal Cheek https://t.co/be6zXeC1w
  • New guidelines aim to dismantle barriers blocking people with disabilities from access to justice https://t.co/wje35WPIG2
  • Work remotely up to 50% of the time, Linklaters tells lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6U0zBwGFtp
  • Life as a magic circle partner… and how it's changed due to the pandemic - Legal Cheek https://t.co/81rqRSwr11
  • What hiring a failed Australian prime minister tells us about corrupt Britain: Tony Abbott is the product of rightwing thinktanks that do so much to tarnish our politics https://t.co/DLd2t1em2f
  • Revealed: 'shocking' lack of regulation at Leicester garment factories https://t.co/xtiRYVNYpe
  • George Floyd-style killing 'could happen in the UK', says Michael Fuller: Britain’s only ever black police chief says communities feel ‘humiliated’ https://t.co/5UEjuRFNsq
  • Statement on escalating media and human rights violations in #Zimbabwe https://t.co/0Cy7VG9u5o
  • De Montfort Uni's mock courtroom to host new TV sports show starring ex-footballer Steve Claridge as a judge - Legal Cheek https://t.co/O1gBXrVtqR
  • Reed Smith cuts London lawyer roles in wake of pandemic - Legal Cheek https://t.co/uvONCWg6Ko
  • South Wales Police: 'Significant' operation as 3,000 people attend Banwen rave https://t.co/3ca1tcXf6M
  • An attempt to storm #Germany's parliament during Saturday's big Berlin far-right protest against Covid-19 restrictions has been condemned by politicians across the political spectrum https://t.co/wl2cUmzMSZ
  • All passengers who were on a flight to Wales from a Greek island have been told to self-isolate after some on board tested positive for coronavirus https://t.co/TsuV18l4ga
  • How National Human Rights Institutions can help raise standards across Europe: How the ECHR system works https://t.co/8dmjfLykJG
  • Dechert boosts London NQ solicitor pay to £120,000 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/RRHfYM3jEj
  • Statement from J.K. Rowling regarding the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award https://t.co/IxrGqQs2Uz
  • Burges Salmon records 97% trainee retention score - Legal Cheek https://t.co/e1muEt9rrN
  • Lord Stephens appointed Supreme Court judge - Legal Cheek https://t.co/1rK3qKS3Hd
  • Outsourcing: dealing with vague termination rights https://t.co/ac7EtJotmk
  • #Egypt: Veteran Human Rights Defender Bahey el-Din Hassan Sentenced to 15-Years in Prison https://t.co/WaTVyaeXA
  • Mass beer garden brawl erupts at Glasgow nightclub https://t.co/TiEjXGSdiH
  • A man has been shot dead in Oregon as a large procession of supporters of President Trump clashed with Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland #US https://t.co/b2pYE747ZJ
  • No fuel without PUC: SC sets aside NGT order, says tribunal lacks jurisdiction #India https://t.co/GpebnRhVz
  • Jeffrey Epstein friend Ghislaine Maxwell gets jail visit despite coronavirus rules https://t.co/iEpxhCdJi0
  • Alex Salmond's lawyer Gordon Jackson referred by watchdog for probe after discussing trial on train https://t.co/mFgNXfwUL6
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/epdwuT0UqV
  • Jailed singer R. Kelly's lawyer has requested his immediate release from jail, after he was allegedly attacked by another inmate https://t.co/YhMm4i8ciG
  • Family Public Law Reform: National rollout of digital care and supervision applications resumes in September https://t.co/LXfrPXnDtU
  • Government has changed the law so most renters have a 6 month notice period: Landlords must provide at least 6 months’ notice period prior to seeking possession through the courts in most cases https://t.co/dklMureHSn
  • Cash flow and employee wellbeing among top law firm concerns in post-Covid world, surveys find | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/T14IFostPA
  • As Law Departments Adjust Focus, Broader May Be Better for Legal Service and Tech Providers https://t.co/GaMPbauJjy
  • What does GPT-3 mean for the future of the legal profession? https://t.co/ms0tXc8rFh
  • Legal hurdles, pandemic would bedevil Biden efforts to undo Trump immigration overhaul -#US https://t.co/Q6Nz4oJ8wy
  • #Germany coronavirus: Hundreds arrested in German 'anti-corona' protests https://t.co/ZvaQUxTN1n
  • #US teen billed for New Jersey police overtime after organising peaceful Black Lives Matter protest https://t.co/kk3erZm7YS