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11th October - Law News

Edition 3212: 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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Today's Highlighted Video Story: This year's Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the World Food Programme. In the public mind, the WFP is often associated with famine relief. But it's mandate is actually much broader. It works extensively in war zones and with refugees around the world. Can the recognition that comes with the Nobel also draw attention to the use of food as a weapon in conflict zones and international efforts to prevent it?


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • #Syrian Victims of Chemical Weapons Attacks Look to Germany for Justice https://t.co/pOCazFagcA
  • Can courts provide real justice? https://t.co/9cGEkWTFd4
  • #Iran Judiciary to prosecute 45 Americans linked with US sanctions on Iran https://t.co/ZV8cUlNzGw
  • Opposition rallies again to oppose #USA offshore aquaculture legislation https://t.co/UY3zcM3Isq
  • No stand-off between Executive and Judiciary over appointment of HC judges, Prasad tells DMK MP #India https://t.co/9ukqU7WD9w 
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/BoFtnwE4XY
  • BCL leader serves legal notice seeking spl tribunals for rape cases #Bangladesh https://t.co/N4zUbrPm5H
  • Glasgow’s ambitious growth plans get underway - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/U9FFy1cTHA 
  • Paper files stopped QCAT staff working at home during pandemic: Report #Australia https://t.co/rWzOKCIC3V
  • Senior lawyers to ‘pass the badge’ on World Mental Health Day 2020 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PQqTHPNKx4
  • Osime Brown's mother vows to fight against deportation to Jamaica: Case of 21-year-old autistic man convicted under joint enterprise has received support from MPs and human rights activists https://t.co/NWER2uXjWY
  • Trump's public lands chief refuses to leave his post despite judge's order: William Perry Pendley says ‘I have the support of the president’ despite court ruling he is serving illegally as head of the Bureau of Land Management #US https://t.co/Dq39MEuQUR
  • Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani coughs his way through anti-mask interview #US https://t.co/hx3uOWdnh
  • Lawyers claim knife attack at law firm was inspired by Priti Patel's rhetoric: London firm blames recent violent assault on home secretary’s remarks that ‘activist lawyers’ were frustrating the removal of migrants https://t.co/KxD8yjsJ1
  • East Ham criminal lawyer sets up legal service and stop and search app to help BAME people https://t.co/HMQClBmQs4
  • Racial justice in America is a human rights issue, not a political one #US https://t.co/MxkKnCEXv
  • Judge tells reporter Cameron Charters that he “should have been a lawyer” after successfully fighting to name a teenage murderer https://t.co/hWnQoigQN8
  • Job Support Scheme: What is changing after furlough? https://t.co/0XGwIk0t
  • More than 250 inmates are in lockdown at Glasgow's Barlinnie prison after four members of staff and two prisoners tested positive for coronavirus https://t.co/VRk6NiwC
  • Wales' first minister says there will be "no immediate action" for Covid restrictions in Gwynedd beyond the local lockdown to take effect at 18:00 BST in Bangor https://t.co/NvkC3YXFM7
  • HMLR discuss the developing use of eSignatures https://t.co/kw4kbLdRKd
  • Man ‘addicted’ to firearms given Scotland’s first standalone SCPO - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8SFppGtqBO
  • #Vietnam human rights champion Pham Doan arrested, at grave risk of torture https://t.co/u7Zc90XXZ
  • Conveyancing Standards Bill passes first reading https://t.co/qWMjPJPjfQ
  • Lawyers of Tomorrow – Anna Dickson - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AJEbz1slUo 
  • Hampstead barrister Jzmes Fox battles past British elements for coast to coast charity walk https://t.co/4WMMCDf3FL
  • Solicitor advocate Robert More recounts two days in the life of a defence lawyer, highlighting the dire straits in which practitioners find themselves - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/k2ifk6hWWq
  • Amazon sends legal notice to #India's Future Group over Reliance deal https://t.co/wMx1kEUvR4
  • GCs Need Three Mission Critical Skills for Navigating Legal Challenges https://t.co/aorLtrJOgw
  • Premier League pay-per-view plan will 'drive fans towards illegal streams', says a football finance expert https://t.co/tF5xeeW8jk
  • Trans rights campaigners have criticised World Rugby's decision to prevent transgender women from competing at the highest levels of the women's game https://t.co/tKcYhHZz2u
  • Covid in Scotland: Bar workers dump leftover ice in closure protest https://t.co/8t0NC1lSrV
  • EU's legal action over the UK Internal Market Bill shows that it means business when it comes to international law https://t.co/gAuT8dJqd4
  • Davis Polk Delivers $500000 Grant to Columbia-Sponsored Legal Clinic in Harlem #US https://t.co/NZjMNDwsW
  • American digital legal services provider launches in Scotland https://t.co/5x5Rtyvl9o
  • 'It instilled such problems': ex-member of #US supreme court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's faith group speaks out https://t.co/tRiZkjmOhs 
  • #HongKong has seen more than 1,000 underage protesters arrested since the outbreak of mass anti-government protests in 2019 https://t.co/x44U9L8jNl 
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/V3j71agBfX
  • Netflix faces Texas legal battle over film's 'lewd' dancing https://t.co/usQWeixqft
  • Calls upon UK government to strengthen proposed deforestation law https://t.co/gceLAMadRb 
  • Meet the Bristol-born lawyer on a stop and search mission for BAME youngsters https://t.co/HmNDqsA7DY
  • The UK government’s attempt to shield its troops from vexatious litigation is laudable. The methods proposed are less so https://t.co/qxhi1GwrV7
  • #Australia partner visas: Immigration law 'to require English test' https://t.co/RdXGknpMFL
  • If the UK wants to lead in global health, it must demonstrate a commitment to international laws which underpin global governance https://t.co/nUyykxFSzf
  • #Singapore and UK Courts of Appeal consider the proper law of arbitration agreements https://t.co/LN41Xrh5d2
  • Brexit strategy risks UK 'dictatorship', says ex-president of supreme court https://t.co/snf82jixBE 
  • UK pressure mounts to strengthen ban on US chlorinated chicken imports https://t.co/C1j4VsTEW3
  • Special Issue 21.3 on “Border Justice” | German Law Journal https://t.co/ybNRuUsI0k
  • #Cyprus asks UN to step in as beach in north is opened after 46 years https://t.co/CM6nDj18Ha