Edition 3172: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice.
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Focus of the Day Law Article: The future of Scotland’s oldest law centre hangs in the balance following a provisional decision to refuse it funding. Castlemilk Law and Money Advice Centre, founded in 1979, has had its funding application for the next three years marked as ‘not recommended’ by Glasgow City Council ahead of a final vote on Thursday. Full story - Scottish Legal News
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Since 2016 residents in Southall have questioned whether the gases released from the redevelopment of an old gasworks site could be damaging their health. We followed them for a year as they grow their campaign group, question the authorities and demand to know if the increased air pollution from the site could have put them at greater risk during the coronavirus pandemic.
Saturday Conversations on Law |
- The Margaret Taylor Interview: Scotch Whisky Association's Alan Park on 'playing the long game' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6Ss2rVjO90
- Racial Discrimination Plagues Jury Selection – Blacks ‘Struck’ Much, Much More than Whites #US https://t.co/sVinEYmFOD
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- Same-sex weddings permitted in NI churches from today https://t.co/0kUy7QPivq
- Nine new trainees start at Blackadders - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/EjDd9V2Tt0
- Mandatory Online Jury Trials: An Idea Whose Time Has Not Come | Texas Lawyer https://t.co/woacw8zcMm
- Call for UK's 'antiquated' Official Secrets Act to be updated: Public interest defence proposed plus longer jail terms for those passing on sensitive information https://t.co/OMTUaLds8a
- Johnson backtracks on meeting group for Covid-19 bereaved: PM appeared to agree on Sky News to meet justice campaigners but now says it is ‘regrettably not possible’ https://t.co/IQPYfQlshG
- Addleshaw Goddard advises GEN inCode on fundraising deal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Sr2zqDXQja
- #Belarus riot police attack and arrest students https://t.co/hLETEXkFjb
- Quarantine restrictions will be imposed on people travelling from #Greece to Scotland, the Scottish government has announced https://t.co/xNicGTQGNV
- Restrictions on visiting other households are being reintroduced in Glasgow and two neighbouring areas after a rise in coronavirus cases https://t.co/ZKCq2La4cf
- Book on senior lawyer Lalit Bhasin’s life released : Bhasin, 81, was born in Rawalpindi, which is now in Pakistan #India https://t.co/OlGKwUOSj
- Public database of amnesties launched by Belfast and Edinburgh academics - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UomNNNelD2
- #Iran Judiciary Sentences Three Brothers to Death, Prison, and Lashes https://t.co/Nku9FOEOUI
- Blog: Ethical finance poised to unleash the green recovery - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pvE0KW6mvn
- New law ushered bold rulings and gave Judiciary a breath of fresh air #Kenya https://t.co/sSsIkEVXFM
- Advocate Ximena Vengoechea among speakers at international women event - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7ea3pTGT2Q
- PA employee chaired 'independent' planning appeal board #Malta https://t.co/TjBZ5daXC0
- Supreme Court of #India imposes symbolic one rupee fine on defiant lawyer - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RoUdG6cGg6
- Has #Greece become more hostile to migrants? https://t.co/ercnQCdFT9
- In Steve Bannon Case, Prosecutors Have ‘Voluminous’ Emails #US https://t.co/eDynHwUoYi
- Anxiety As Supreme Court Rules on Kogi Governorship Election #Nigeria https://t.co/xXxX7xORXf
- Faridkot NGO moves green tribunal to prevent axing of 20,000 trees #India https://t.co/sXXhml4X8U
- The family of a University of New Mexico football player who killed himself in November has sued the university, the former football coach and the N.C.A.A #US https://t.co/JYsmOw6Poh
- Four associates promoted to partner at Mitchells Roberton - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4yuBZA8NE
- Funding cuts threaten survival of Scotland's oldest law centre - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AcPcqZ7D5
- Sheriff rules pursuer’s settlement offer in personal injury case can be impliedly withdrawn - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wqyZfIUCDJ
- Review of alleged misconduct in Mona Wang case returned to RCMP for 'further investigation' #Canada https://t.co/2P3lLHIfz
- Tens of thousands of Scottish pupils absent from school https://t.co/PL5kdk39kS
- ‘Track and trace’ obligations for practitioners in force from today #Ireland https://t.co/6JasijqKw
- #Qatar: new laws to protect migrant workers welcomed https://t.co/yTdq4ZeqC
- Suspect in 1991 murder extradited from United Kingdom, booked into Santa Barbara County Jail https://t.co/vfDN1dTI9i
- Companies using the government's coronavirus furlough scheme are now having to contribute to workers' wages https://t.co/9wlNS6DvY
- Lockdown pupils are three months behind, say teachers https://t.co/qADt1Phsfp
- #Portugal return to quarantine list would cause 'chaos and hardship' to holidaymakers enjoying thr sun https://t.co/wk4oC7DElT
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/mvCKRv7rG0
- Singhvi’s UK law scholarship to focus on #Indians https://t.co/hEY8JlcdOD
- How Lionel Messi's lawyers are fighting Barcelona on two legal fronts to argue he is now a free agent https://t.co/R7sc5OpWcF
- Is your legal team truly working together? | Legal Blog https://t.co/wrWP0DwnOR
- Party host could be liable if visitor gets Covid-19, says barrister #Ireland https://t.co/4bmxkSQxIo
- Preparing law students for the inevitable role of technology in their careers - Legal Futures https://t.co/3883it4h6i
- Arizona to drop rule banning non-lawyer ownership of law firms - Legal Futures https://t.co/TxGlaVN5mE
- Barrister should have apologised to judge over behaviour - Legal Futures https://t.co/mGRhpvJBCg
- Second summary judgment issued against firm in three months - Legal Futures https://t.co/EwApjWeum9
- Prosecutors Get Ballistics Report in Breonna Taylor Shooting #US https://t.co/3OlbKT22Lg
- Justice Dept. Never Fully Examined Trump’s Ties to Russia, Ex-Officials Say #US https://t.co/QDeToknL5T