Edition 3200: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive. Since 2011, it has been collating articles on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice. The views expressed in individual articles archived within LawnewsIndex.com are solely the views of the original author.
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Focus of the Day Law Article: It will take up to a decade to get the courts backlog back to pre-pandemic measures unless more measures are taken to increase or speed up court business, MSPs have warned. Holyrood’s Justice Committee has called for a “basket of measures” to help clear the backlog exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic – though has ruled out controversial proposals for trials without juries. Full story - Scottish Legal News
Today's Highlighted Video Story: A fierce political battle is underway over who will replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat and when a vote will take place. CNN's Jeffrey Toobin explains how the Supreme Court cases are decided when only eight justices are seated.
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- Attacks against small towns, big cities and the contractors who run their voting systems have federal officials fearing that hackers will try to sow chaos around the #US election https://t.co/PXmsnBJTP5
- Shop workers are being put at greater risk of violence, verbal abuse and coronavirus infection by pubs shutting at 10pm, a retail union has warned https://t.co/wW0UDEKGRI
- Lockdown restrictions in north-east England are to be tightened in a bid to halt the rise in Covid-19 cases https://t.co/dXlpgbsmT
- #US voters Believe Winner of Election Should Fill Court Vacancy, Poll Shows https://t.co/diyT0BBDKX
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- ‘Up to a decade’ just to return courts backlog to pre-pandemic levels - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9AFMHshr5z
- Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has changed its agile working policy to reflect that its staff work in the office an average of at least 60 per cent of their working hours | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/gt9UjsGry
- Woman successfully obtains order for use of husband’s frozen sperm without correct forms - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/M9VYInYLoc
- Repoliticization Through Search and Rescue? Humanitarian NGOs and Migration Management in the Central Mediterranean https://t.co/rd2TBPw4g
- The Houses of Parliament has said it will not serve alcohol on its premises after 10pm despite not being subject to England's Covid-19 hospitality curfew https://t.co/qDcLW82EM
- Pembrokeshire cleaner stole £93,000 from elderly woman https://t.co/HRNWpnBdRj
- In June this year, Tellings Home Made Furniture Service "borrowed" £50,000 from a government Covid bail-out scheme. There was just one problem. The company isn't real - the loan went to a criminal gang, who will never pay it back https://t.co/56C4Td2YJp
- The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) has confirmed officers are being told not to install the NHS Covid-19 app on their work smartphones https://t.co/Em5m6Fc1ZP
- The Modern Slavery Act 2018 – more than a statement #Australia | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/yhb0Z0uwzA
- Lockdown students warned to remove 'let us out' signs from windows: Some 1,700 students at Manchester Metropolitan were put into a lockdown on Friday without any warning, after 127 students tested positive for Covid-19 https://t.co/EoAs3LvtK
- Labour MP Claudia Webbe has been charged with harassing a woman. Ms Webbe, who represents Leicester East, is accused of one count of harassment between September 2018 and April this year https://t.co/dKiCfr8ZB
- How to make an anonymous or bystander report #Australia | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/9FB0UMnd8g
- For the first time since 1933, the ACT Law Society has announced its new executive committee will be led by a female president and vice-presidents #Australia | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/tCpVx6dA2
- About 40 universities around the UK have now reported coronavirus cases and thousands of students are self-isolating as the new term begins https://t.co/ELVEimdPgT
- Croydon police shooting: Farmland searched over Sgt Matt Ratana death https://t.co/JeUUeBr03Q
- Overcoming perfectionism in law | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/uVMaO4pFMd
- There should be an "urgent review" of 22:00 closure times for restaurants and pubs, Greater Manchester's mayor says. Andy Burnham said it meant people were gathering in homes and supermarkets that were "packed out to the rafters" once the bars closed https://t.co/Yj66Cp5rk1
- Uber has secured its right to continue operating in London after a judge upheld its appeal against Transport for London (TfL) https://t.co/T7Lj50DNGH
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- TikTok has avoided a government-ordered block on new downloads in the #US after a judge issued a temporary injunction https://t.co/49Tjxr9Lio
- Covid in Scotland: 'Struggling' students told they can return home https://t.co/MKCdp1aJt
- Covid-19: Up to £10,000 fine for failure to self-isolate in England https://t.co/sM4SisSUM
- Female-led association launched to support diversity in law and tech | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/SWnF6opmij
- Maximising your real hourly rate post-pandemic | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/I3PDs5XP7O
- 9 City law firms named top LGBT employers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fpyaaICMKb
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