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21st October - Law News

Edition 3222: 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: The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) is considering a new push to regulate reserved legal activities, it has emerged. Full story - New Law Journal
 
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Young, healthy volunteers in the UK could be deliberately exposed to the Coronavirus under highly controlled conditions to speed up the development of a vaccine. The government is committing more than £30 million to the so-called human challenge trials, which means researchers don't have to wait until their subjects come across the infection naturally. It's hoped the project will begin in January.



Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Will judges fill this moral vacuum? | Law Gazette https://t.co/yiDIKq8M
  • The 10pm curfew should be scrapped in London to help venues deal with Tier 2 coronavirus restrictions, the Mayor of London has said https://t.co/zaeFD1mcF
  • Jamal Khashoggi: Journalist's fiancee sues #Saudi crown prince https://t.co/rJ8P0tlF0
  • In focus: Making the most of HMCTS data | Law Gazette https://t.co/6jtE1NGQC
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/LuyJi6Eyrl 
  • City firms repay furlough cash, but more job cuts loom | Law Gazette https://t.co/7WTkoEYuP
  • Covid shock closing tech generation gap | Law Gazette https://t.co/ubVXS2fZS
  • Court services offer ‘safe space’ for litigants | Law Gazette https://t.co/NRjUoZ7OF
  • The day-to-day life of a private equity partner explained - Legal Cheek https://t.co/WrM5MNha
  • Guideline hourly rates under fresh scrutiny as lawyers claim higher costs | Law Gazette https://t.co/DMLLhljoL
  • Reduced legal budgets seen as biggest virus challenge - Legal Futures https://t.co/pJl8voZRi
  • Virtual Arbitration Hearings: Part I – Concerns with adoption #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/HQgWZYaj
  • Court orders costs repayment after client did not consent to deduction | Law Gazette https://t.co/5X050XHQg
  • Drink and drugs driver Kanad Basi, 22, jailed over Lesmahagow crash https://t.co/sNUPhPMgC
  • The New Yorker magazine has suspended one of its long-time staff writers, legal expert Jeffrey Toobin, while it investigates a report that he was allegedly masturbating during a Zoom work call #US https://t.co/rgjqIPoIi
  • Frenkel Topping given more time for NAHL takeover talks - Legal Futures https://t.co/cqnQRa8DM7
  • UK cities plan Covid-safe festivities as Christmas markets are cancelled https://t.co/X3Pavw7KT
  • How the Greater Manchester Covid lockdown standoff unfolded https://t.co/wkI0vVJQG
  • My life as an employment lawyer - Legal Cheek https://t.co/528eV08Y0
  • Police to close mosque in Paris in clampdown on extremism: Mosque in Pantin allegedly posted Facebook video violently criticising teacher days before he was beheaded #France https://t.co/P5ARxnbGB
  • When it attacks 'lefty lawyers', this government takes aim at the rule of law | David Gauke https://t.co/VQKD3B5cZ
  • Former Tory justice secretary condemns government attacks on 'lefty lawyers' https://t.co/nv6hNwuD
  • Parole Board chief calls for high-profile hearings to be held in public - Proposed changes to system in England and Wales after John Worboys case aim to remove secrecy https://t.co/k7xhThqoTZ
  • 'I'm the one': #Philippines president takes responsibility for drug killings https://t.co/p9xpmEtN95
  • CPS addresses rape 'myths' in guidance for prosecutors | Law Gazette https://t.co/JvhK7peHR8
  • Fake naked photos of thousands of women shared online https://t.co/l35EAysdGx
  • Grenfell Tower: Police to look into 'binned' refurbishment records https://t.co/lqe1lcBiQ
  • 'We had more than 60 calls from test and trace' workers https://t.co/GFtRYjxUh
  • The #US government has filed charges against Google, accusing it of abusing its dominance to preserve a monopoly over internet searches and online advertising https://t.co/ZXRBocMLS8
  • City solicitor fails in claim for pay reduced during Covid - Legal Futures https://t.co/dS91Ik7B3b
  • The sale of Durex jumped when social-distancing rules were relaxed in the summer, says maker Reckitt Benckiser https://t.co/dc4cxs4DJK
  • The highest tier of Covid restrictions is expected to be imposed on Greater Manchester after talks over financial support broke down https://t.co/g1qn6b0Qql
  • Accountants ponder new push to regulate legal services - Legal Futures https://t.co/7ptIyIt186 
  • In light of what has transpired in the Hathras case, the article details the legality of Dying Declarations under Indian law #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/wqrj6WOyR
  • Partner wore 'KKK hat' in office and groped colleague 18 times, tribunal hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/tlqsrx5bRu
  • Music law: A barrier to creativity? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/LpwC1ANa1
  • Outlook - 'This is what a barrister looks like' - Alexandra Wilson is a young black woman changing the face of Britain’s legal system https://t.co/F8BOgLOr6B
  • A couple who posed for wedding photographs on railway tracks in North Yorkshire have been condemned by Network Rail https://t.co/d6L7rJSrp7
  • Hospitality chiefs are scrambling to work out whether working lunches at pubs and restaurants could be exempt from new coronavirus restrictions https://t.co/cvZ1VcvMJn
  • Courts showing ‘good signs of recovery', government claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/5MrbTChr7
  • Danish submarine builder Peter Madsen, who murdered the #Swedish journalist Kim Wall, has been caught after trying to escape from jail https://t.co/YE68lKCxbJ
  • WhatsApp chats and criminal investigations: A legal analysis #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/RJDt2PH3Co
  • Police forces pull support for virtual remand hearings | Law Gazette https://t.co/uIZgCpP4vW
  • BMC slept over unauthorized building construction, Supreme Court in Dongri collapse case #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/CmfbCLK7kp
  • Trustlaw to host free pro bono event - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MSEWM1sU5c
  • (TRP Scam) Republic TV moves Bombay High Court challenging the FIR of Mumbai police, seeks CBI intervention in investigation of proceedings #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/iLmGJcTKvR
  • New co-directors appointed to Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fTUYwzLTjV
  • City law firms repay government furlough money - Legal Cheek https://t.co/lfXLKdc4xE
  • Bletchley Park’s contribution to WW2 'over-rated' and due to millennial fascination with the repressed geek https://t.co/8uYWqHWfiK
  • Mysterious 'Robin Hood' hackers donating stolen money https://t.co/5KNQjf7Teo
  • Macfadyen Lecture 2020: Climate change and the Convention - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SKuOgXGHPK
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/fuVc21OMhW
  • In search of a ‘new better’ - David Greene - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/njA6hJqEdB
  • CMS lawyers talk remote-working, lawtech and the future of legal practice - Legal Cheek https://t.co/bn9r2gTQ3a
  • Family lawyer Claire Robertson has died of cancer aged 43. The Press and Journal has published a full obituary - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6xat1uA1al
  • Hogan Lovells keeps 20 out of 29 autumn NQ solicitors - Legal Cheek https://t.co/564g9n9xA
  • DAC Beachcroft’s Beverley Atkinson re-accredited in professional negligence law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2ouzihU6cy
  • The Obiter Truth is a catalogue of everyday experiences in the life of a young lawyer hoping to find humour in the bizarre and sense in the chaos. A hat tip to the comical struggles of young lawyers everywhere #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/z3Ir8JNksO 
  • Lawyers of Tomorrow – Megan Slater - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RFMByZJXC5
  • Judges must be steadfast in holding on to principles, Justice NV Ramana #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/htahNA278f
  • Simpson & Marwick to become part of Aberdeins Group - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hWOyK6EUXN
  • Films, food parcels and online lectures: The life of a self-isolating law student - Legal Cheek https://t.co/P4OAyxjdip 
  • UK government refuses to assist Police Scotland investigation into US torture and rendition - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5a2xNG0bYp
  • Russell Group unis launch partnership with new SQE provider - Legal Cheek https://t.co/YYo80Fpsbd
  • Woman denied social housing because she was not an Orthodox Jew fails in Supreme Court appeal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/64EckKaAC
  • Birmingham prison inmates' letters laced with drugs https://t.co/7osJPzeMoB
  • A gap between the start of Wales' lockdown and the UK government's new Job Support Scheme is a "significant barrier" for firms trying to survive https://t.co/cah9TxY84M
  • The Irish government is to move the country to the highest level of coronavirus restrictions, broadly similar to the spring lockdown https://t.co/d84hx3OD0
  • First UK airport coronavirus testing begins https://t.co/pkTibFoKgG
  • Instagram censored one of these photos but not the other. We must ask why it likes thin, white and the conventionally attractive more https://t.co/lWDXNwPGJ3
  • Just one in seven rape survivors expect justice in England and Wales https://t.co/5gy3RM4u9f
  • How Green Is That Electric Car? And When It Hits 100 M.P.H.? https://t.co/TuUEGSBHGv 
  • For Young Rohingya Brides, Marriage Means a Perilous, Deadly Crossing #Myanmar https://t.co/BE1UdzVLlm 
  • Federal Appeals Courts Emerge as Crucial for Trump in Voting Cases https://t.co/c7fsARQRKD