Edition 3215: 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 Legal Article: Bullying, discrimination and harassment at the Bar is perceived to be
tolerated “to a certain extent” due to its “adversarial, male-dominated
culture and competitive nature”, new research has found. Full story - Legal Futures
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) repeatedly questions Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on whether she believes Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided.
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- What Amy Coney Barrett's likely confirmation means for #America: Barrett’s expected elevation will give conservatives a bulletproof court majority, and many progressive causes are under threat https://t.co/2ku6FVCyjM
- JCB challenged over machinery used to demolish Palestinian homes https://t.co/MsQP0DrQ67
- Furlough
fraud, snooping and firings: architects speak out over lockdown
exploitation:
Endless hours, home-surveillance, fear of reprisals – complaints in this
already stressful industry have soared during Covid-19. We speak to
distraught workers https://t.co/HAInoW5Eqz
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/fGwg5SJT1p
- Judges' politics absolutely sway how they decide cases. I crunched the numbers: I surveyed 81 court rulings on religious freedom and Covid lockdowns. I was staggered by the partisan divide #US https://t.co/Nsq5BtKuEN
- Two new appointments at MacRoberts - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SHm04n1KbQ
- The Guardian view on covert human intelligence sources: draw a line - It is right to draw up a clear legal basis for the conduct of undercover agents who protect us. But the current bill is unfit for purpose https://t.co/nbMS7fiuh
- Ultraviolence: the shocking, brutal film about deaths in police custody - Two decades ago the police tried to silence Ken Fero’s fearless documentary Injustice. Twenty years later, his follow-up is filled with even more pain and outrage https://t.co/0Kav6aZWx
- Privacy watchdog to probe Klarna after email backlash https://t.co/Zu8T1bU4I
- Ireland: Lawyers back resignation of top judge caught up in ‘golfgate’ scandal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RYWS6GQKa
- Shielding is not being reintroduced in England, despite rising levels of coronavirus across most of the nation https://t.co/z6wBwLIMda
- One of Europe's first coronavirus outbreaks could have been contained by the #Austrian authorities, an official investigation has found https://t.co/vlwizZP5L
- Pandemic the “right time” to launch law firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/bKnstLzhgH
- Traditional skills to the fore as Nairn Courthouse restoration reaches completion - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QF6hLgRfK
- Recovery falters as legal sector revenues slump in August | Law Gazette https://t.co/eSWOvhLj
- Barristers on AG panels "should consider resigning", says top QC - Legal Futures https://t.co/bxlRXppYF
- Conveyancers warned of letters causing delays | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZGAty3qa
- Bullying at the Bar "tolerated", with pupils suffering most - Legal Futures https://t.co/Up6147vOK
- Junior barrister hits back at Boris Johnson's 'hamstrung' justice comment in viral Twitter thread - Legal Cheek https://t.co/t2I49atN
- Law firm blames Priti Patel for knife attack on lawyer - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/q4QzM0E5XD
- Data transfers between UK and EU ‘in jeopardy’ after Brexit - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ppUH2D3pu
- Views sought on bill to protect private tenants and limit rent increases - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bDOMN41mq
- Sex offender who assaulted his sister and cousin loses appeal against conviction - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/b5CDR7ais
- More protection for domestic abuse victims - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/HuU6qBFer
- Exclusive: High street consolidator buys three more firms - Legal Futures https://t.co/6RdDJqBP1y
- Future Pinsent Masons trainee to fund law scholarship with proceeds of new book - Legal Cheek https://t.co/S6lyKT4xU
- What does the tier system mean for UK holidays? https://t.co/chYSwbO78
- Why is Essex County Council pleading for tighter restrictions? https://t.co/0GyEIFUYM
- NHS app updated to 'fix' phantom messages https://t.co/TaPv3JCzXv
- A man in the United States has caught Covid twice, with the second infection becoming far more dangerous than the first, doctors report https://t.co/75JLb0ASA
- 'Activist lawyers' row: government silent on alleged knife attack | Law Gazette https://t.co/SKi7H8eC9
- Self-representation may have inflated £10m unexplained wealth order | Law Gazette https://t.co/dNbvJ75LM
- Reverse mentor scheme takes us back to the 18th century | Law Gazette https://t.co/nM5sUgQb1a
- HMCTS: don't come to court if you have Covid | Law Gazette https://t.co/zN8EZinmhe
- Barrister disbarred for divorce case deception | Law Gazette https://t.co/8u109eE48C
- Witness evidence and the malleability of memory | Law Gazette https://t.co/6YBKgMz2Fk
- News focus: What explains a spate of law firm mergers? | Law Gazette https://t.co/6HQOxgGiNB
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/KaeOWj64gr
- Solicitor who binned document after 'trivial' mistake denies dishonesty | Law Gazette https://t.co/qLZkvMY8
- Lawyer in the news: Jon Heath, Levins Solicitors - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/4ZqSCdnkGW
- No absolute right to privacy on messaging platforms - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mDsaf1Ttad
- My legal life: Michael Herford, Legal Lifelines - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/E8rqH10v8R
- CJEU decides against UK government on data protection | Law Gazette https://t.co/vi1ZOZCsmn
- City begins to repay government furlough money | Law Gazette https://t.co/askLIvgBzy
- UWOs change the role of law enforcement agencies | Law Gazette https://t.co/A5AsjRyFO3
- Recorder appointments show encouraging signs of law firm support | Law Gazette https://t.co/nYTEKlXU1
- Responses sought on constitutional issues raised by pandemic - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UZGRJfsr2
- Coronavirus: Ethnic-minority vaccine volunteers needed https://t.co/JOJWX83ekq
- Lawyer of the Month: Matthew McGovern - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3xLUCogc9W
- Canadian detained in #China 'astonished' to learn about scale of Covid pandemic https://t.co/a3XBVBZvf7
- Grenfell landlord called safety campaigner an antagonist, inquiry told https://t.co/6hVhoarEN7
- China, Russia and Saudi Arabia set to join UN human rights council https://t.co/B4NeMZxmYx
