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3rd August - Law News

3142th 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:  Protesters rally outside Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem on Saturday, August 1, in another round of anti-government demonstrations in the country.



Focus of the Day Article:  Candidates will pay £3,980 to sit the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE), the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed. Full story - New Law Journal


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/cs3MublKoL 
  • BLM march held after Bristol race related attack https://t.co/mFzt4Qewjr
  • A major incident has been declared by authorities in Greater Manchester following recent rises in coronavirus infection rates https://t.co/U7ObpF18hy
  • If Britain ditches overseas holidays, we can eliminate coronavirus? https://t.co/sxHxThtgeg
  • Don’t bank on Britain’s foppish, lazy elites to save us from deep fakery https://t.co/hSYRKanfPS
  • Tory MP not suspended over rape allegation arrest while investigation ongoing https://t.co/Tc9EuhIisp
  • New homes and hospitals will be granted "automatic" permission to be built as part of sweeping planning reforms in England, the housing secretary says https://t.co/zOx3PWsU7j 
  • Covid cluster linked to Aberdeen bar after 13 new cases https://t.co/xQzzPXKX6q
  • TikTok: Microsoft pauses talks on buying US arm - reports https://t.co/vHF2kIaye
  • Egypt has invited billionaire Elon Musk to visit the country and see for himself that its famous pyramids were not built by aliens https://t.co/x6SCckV36
  • Corporate law firm pledges to donate all profits to charity - forever - Legal Cheek https://t.co/hytKrVfGum
  • US law firm Crowell & Moring to recruit first London trainee - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6aCzgdVzWz
  • Beware the legal outsourcing second wave, junior City lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/9OJhTjNmBm
  • Staffordshire law grad wins High Court judicial review declaring benefit regulations unlawful - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Pk3n06qC9W 
  • ‘Eat Out to Help Out’… at the Supreme Court - Legal Cheek https://t.co/quZwz9ziz
  • The opportunities for future City lawyers in a post-COVID world - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6ydpiNNqYy nearly 10% to £857,000 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/5KSUAIg7J
  • Junior solicitor struck off for trying to cover up costs order against her client - Legal Cheek https://t.co/G8khXeCnK
  • New ‘10xChallenge’ replaces London Legal Walk - Legal Cheek https://t.co/3WtvAheVWT
  • Home-working: Older solicitors more likely to struggle with tech compared to younger colleagues, research finds - Legal Cheek https://t.co/JXBKJeYlcM
  • Freshfields posts 84% trainee retention score - Legal Cheek https://t.co/4KPVV9ydPT
  • Allen & Overy sets 35% ethnic minority target for trainees - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Bwg3JdKhgH
  • SRA reveals SQE exam cost of £3,980 as it extends transitional arrangements in response to COVID-19 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/0HoEE2mHNX
  • 9 City law firms make gender equality employer list - Legal Cheek https://t.co/bjkDz3S3I4
  • Latest financials reveal mixed fortunes for City firms - Legal Cheek https://t.co/IZVvEjbvK
  • Six top commercial chambers unite to mentor ‘under-represented’ aspiring barristers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/YWlLBYdXo
  • ULaw confirms SQE training deal with Sheffield University - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Zf8LMMNG6
  • Travers Smith partner profits down 20% amid COVID-19 disruption - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Xsm1DJ73ZE
  • Coventry Uni law grad launches her own range of Nike trainers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/lEphZ03zv
  • Essex Court Chambers barrister calls for Wiley to be stripped of MBE following anti-Semitic rant - Legal Cheek https://t.co/SfU410pf3
  • No sanction for trainee solicitor who inflated billing hours - Legal Cheek https://t.co/EzuMqqxS77
  • Remote prison visits for solicitors 'not available for weeks' | Law Gazette https://t.co/6rqiKZAAM
  • Claimant ordered to pay defence costs after fundamental dishonesty finding | Law Gazette https://t.co/NCx3FROrPr
  • Best of the blogs - 1 August 2020 | Law Gazette https://t.co/y0g9Ab2oIZ
  • The #Australian state of Victoria has declared a state of disaster and imposed new lockdown measures after a surge in coronavirus infections https://t.co/3Ln68ohvHw
  • Teachers and parents need "greater clarity" on the reopening of schools amid a rise in coronavirus cases, the head of a leading teachers' union say https://t.co/t8frdWmBhc
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/iKwFWL4GU3
  • #Iran says it has arrested head of US-based 'terrorist group': say Jamshid Sharmahd of the Kingdom Assembly of Iran planned the deadly 2008 bombing of a mosque in Shiraz https://t.co/q565hM25af
  • 'Green' colonialism is ruining Indigenous lives: #Norway continues to allow the construction of wind farms on Saami land, which threatens their herding livelihoods https://t.co/HXuAlcxyZ8
  • #Bangladesh university turning women garment workers into leaders: Special programme aims to inspire female workers to become leaders and boost women's rights across industries https://t.co/5o9H6cVNhk