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22nd October - Law News

Edition 3223: 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: Many personal injury law firms fail to understand what potential clients are looking for and are wasting their marketing budgets as a result, according to research published today by First4Lawyers.. Full story - Legal Fuures
 
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Pope Francis endorses same-sex civil unions - James Martin, Jesuit priest and LGBTQ advocate, says opponents inside the Catholic church have to rethink their views after the Pope's 'momentous' comments.



Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Foreign rough sleepers face deportation from UK post-Brexit https://t.co/iMptRgtfEc
  • Why remote working has exacerbated cyber-security concerns - Legal Futures https://t.co/PCWwxK14eb
  • Helping the law’s young | Law Gazette https://t.co/xMrpu2L1nT
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/08FJM6cDoL
  • Oldest local law society hosts Nightingale court | Law Gazette https://t.co/K06VP8oBpH
  • Lawyer loses claim for full pay after Covid 40% salary cut | Law Gazette https://t.co/UqYopjSrcQ
  • A climbdown by the Scottish government on the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill has been confirmed by Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BitRJPTJUe
  • UK farmers call for EU workers to bypass Covid quarantine: Poultry industry warns of Christmas turkey shortage if EU workers not allowed in https://t.co/v8yypkCYJC
  • Universities accused of pressuring staff to work on campus https://t.co/EHgyYFh0Wj
  • GCHQ boss says spy agency is 'not nearly diverse enough': Jeremy Fleming’s remarks follow revelation that ethnic minorities were excluded until 1980s https://t.co/yZB9MoOl1p
  • South Wales police defend use of Taser on pregnant woman: Leanne Perrett, 35, lost her baby after officer fired stun gun at her during fracas https://t.co/wHBiHRRZrA
  • ULaw strikes SQE deals ahead of training shake-up | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZRVPveyKF8
  • A football fan who suffered horrific injuries when he was attacked by opposition hooligans in 2015 has died. Simon Dobbin, 48, was left brain-damaged in the assault after a match in Southend, Essex, five years ago https://t.co/gBasl21KYN
  • Buildings have been set aflame and there are reports of gunfire in #Nigeria's biggest city after demonstrators were shot at a protest. Rights group Amnesty International said at least 12 people were killed when soldiers opened fire in Lagos on Tuesday https://t.co/u06AAlEGxD
  • Four university students have been fined £10,000 each after telling police who broke up their house party they were "spoiling their fun" https://t.co/QtgjLX83s
  • Pope Francis has said that he thinks same-sex couples should be allowed to have "civil unions" https://t.co/43wX7YUow
  • Police have dropped their investigation into an interview in which historian Dr David Starkey made controversial comments about slavery https://t.co/QuMhSa6Dt
  • Digital-first court service to recharge London | Law Gazette https://t.co/dUprA3tunT
  • Ex-Freshfields partner appeals misconduct finding in High Court | Law Gazette https://t.co/H7QVzd5MV
  • Second witness says she was touched inappropriately by veteran solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/F3PZggM495
  • Parents of 545 children still not found three years after Trump separation policy: Lawyers struggling to find parents deported to Central America, says ACLU, after #US government removed 1,030 children in 2018 https://t.co/VEMOMNrgQ
  • Ex-members of #US supreme counrt nominee Amy Coney Barrett faith group tell of trauma and sexual abuse https://t.co/5ZY3WCLE9U
  • Lord Hope warns UK government risks bringing ‘our precious union to an end’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qtibGVwQuz
  • Sheriff Principal determines North Sea helicopter crash could not have been avoided - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OnRonm9FKX
  • Solicitors boycott court cells over Covid concerns | Law Gazette https://t.co/vTtZ1BHxVo
  • Barrister convicted of fraud avoids strike-off |Law Gazette https://t.co/YMZAW1LbT
  • A major plank of the UK's strategy for removing failed migrants has been ruled illegal because it prevents the courts from considering their cases https://t.co/LeW43t7SW
  • Man appears in court over alleged knife attack on immigration firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/VHpgN9adO
  • Bars and restaurants in Scotland's central belt are to remain closed for another week after short-term Covid-19 restrictions were extended https://t.co/3r4tQLl2a
  • The government's secretive Covid contracts are heaping misery on Britain - Bypassing the NHS and handing crucial services to corporate executives has led to the catastrophic failure of test and trace https://t.co/rBwbj3wjY
  • First virtual planning inquiry in Scotland held - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OAEUMNG65W 
  • People living in flats with Grenfell-style flammable cladding have reacted with anger to a government minister suggesting they will have to pay towards the cost of replacing it themselves https://t.co/zGtrPWYkD
  • At least 11 women have been killed and many more injured in a stampede in a stadium in #Afghanistan where people were applying for visas to Pakistan, officials say https://t.co/1qxW4xV7lW
  • Breonna Taylor: Grand jury 'not given chance to bring homicide charges' #US https://t.co/YaNqW9kW2
  • Fifteen people have been treated for breathing difficulties after an unknown substance was sprayed inside branches of Pizza Hut, Tesco and McDonald's https://t.co/8KGyRNaIa
  • Racist attack investigation reopened by Met Police https://t.co/w6XiYrOwar
  • Menopause resource launched to support Scottish legal profession - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KT9bCRziq
  • Personal injury lawyer who “wrecked lives” is struck off - Legal Futures https://t.co/pGxrFXIqSI 
  • Webinar on Colombian Truth Commission - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/63wR1wmn5
  • Thorntons charity wills campaign goes virtual for 2020 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2HbWIrwqP
  • #France teacher attack: Seven people to attend court over Samuel Paty's death https://t.co/xe5ULpsQW
  • Gyms will be able to reopen across Liverpool after the government bowed to pressure to bring it in line with other areas under tier 3 measures https://t.co/18B3OikCD
  • South Yorkshire to move into tier 3 from Saturday https://t.co/gymvnOdGm
  • Law firm loses appeal against penalty for late tax payment - Legal Futures https://t.co/Xf8lcraZeA 
  • Scots Law Conventions - Virtual Edition – 23-27 November - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lHrJDfi1tx
  • Family lawyers embrace mixed teams to offer non-court alternatives - Legal Futures https://t.co/BsMHglSV1w
  • Faculty to kick off online Hamlyn Lectures - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rdcDBqr2x
  • England: Prosecutors given guidance on sexting, online dating and hook-ups - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nV9YloJPW
  • Lawyers of Tomorrow – Atlanta Jack - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rcgjL12DV
  • Former stable clerk Susan Hastie to sue Faculty Services Ltd - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nPx4ym21
  • South of Scotland success in cutting summary backlog - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/q5a9YZo5H
  • Children to give views on Child Rights Bill - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ux27jFHL
  • Editorial: Local justice – all smokies and mirrors? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/i5jiI66Fw
  • Prosecutors in #Taiwan have charged the captain of a fishing boat with ordering the killing of four suspected Somali pirates eight years ago https://t.co/0VtHpxza
  • A number of people taking part in a protest against police brutality have reportedly been shot dead or injured in #Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos https://t.co/FwXs76rm
  • Teaching white privilege as uncontested fact is illegal, Tory minister states https://t.co/6DjcF3vzt
  • A dazzling, shocking indictment of America: What the Constitution Means to Me review https://t.co/KGb3KrHC
  • Worrying threat to the supreme court https://t.co/DeSrDcBY1
  • Starmer's 'abstentionism' treads fine line between election viability and party unity https://t.co/KgNZf5psG
  • Insurer that settled car crash injury action fails to have pursuer’s expenses reduced - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WJoLRlIIr
  • #France teacher attack: Pupil's father 'exchanged texts with killer' https://t.co/B2tv8OCmZg