Edition 3210: 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.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Focus of the Day Law Article: US lawyers need to be wary of conflicts caused by personal relationships, ABA says. New guidance outlines types of relationships that could violate professional conduct rules. Full story - The Global Legal Post
Today's Highlighted Video Story: A fierce political battle is underway over who will replace US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat and when a vote will take place. CNN's Jeffrey Toobin explains how the Supreme Court cases are decided when only eight justices are seated.
Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Some barristers are earning less than the minimum wage following decades of underfunding and the Treasury has been warned that the justice system is at a “tipping point” https://t.co/eJbyUx0GUa
- FBI busts far-right militia 'plot' to abduct Michigan's Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer https://t.co/jHcgoG5lc1
- Five police officers are facing an investigation over the stop and search of British athlete Bianca Williams and her partner in west London https://t.co/YBicDVeIvm
- The elder brother of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber has refused to say why he is not co-operating with the public inquiry into the atrocity https://t.co/MDBkrmh6r
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/451ewxXkOV
- Brown Rudnick's London head of arbitration joins Beirut's Alem & Associates https://t.co/yX2f3PaP3A
- Advocate Sudhir Mishra called to No 5 Barristers'' Chambers, London as Door tenant https://t.co/oeC1uoWNFk
- Scottish experts call for rape complainer anonymity law - Academic says current regime and ‘gentleman’s agreement’ not enough in social media age https://t.co/AbJ16pW7SB
- East Lancashire legal firm buys up well-known Accrington practice https://t.co/enUBeCsQcm
- Holocaust survivor's daughter sues historian over claim of lesbian liaison with Nazi guard - Warwick University academic ‘broke German court ruling that protected dead woman’s reputation’ https://t.co/xrsTIu35c
- Global law firm White &Case is to increase the salary of its newly qualified solicitors as part of its commitment to the future of its employees https://t.co/FCC8BqvNZQ
- As a prison officer, I'm afraid of what Covid restrictions are doing to inmates https://t.co/Fa1MNHzUug
- Arkansas solicitor general defends pharmacy law before US Supreme Court #US https://t.co/ClHQtcknb
- West Lothian taxi driver loses appeal against suspension of licence until 2022 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PEFSwUUsNv
- Lord Neuberger warns of slippery slope towards tyranny - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yKhDZnqN2
- MPs from the Midlands and northern England are calling for more detail of possible plans to close restaurants and pubs in areas worst-hit by coronavirus https://t.co/mgnEkSvjG3
- Scottish government calls for Internal Market bill to be abandoned - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zAWGueNVgG
- Human Rights Watch accuses NYPD of planning assault on protesters in the Bronx #US https://t.co/wP5x9KHJ4x
- Why human rights should guide responses to the global pandemic https://t.co/n1dkJEnmtS
- Government to review Human Rights Act | Law Gazette https://t.co/28BXAsWgs
- #Italian women take legal action over foetus graves marked with mothers' names - More than 100 women launch action as activists say practice is serious violation of human rights and privacy https://t.co/WzzsihWpX7
- The transmission of coronavirus in pubs and restaurants is an "ongoing concern", Public Health Wales has said https://t.co/ObkS5plDvG
- Students push again for fee refund after lockdown ‘failures’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/WzyKHePId
- Nearly 40 nations criticize #China's human rights policies https://t.co/4EyxeqoOzP
- Businesses urged to avoid post-pandemic legal battles | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ehx3aQTX6N
- Race equality and inclusion in law firms "totally achievable" - Legal Futures https://t.co/1SvHw1GMJf
- Disability hate crime: Only four charges in Wales in a year https://t.co/2oYsOybOY5
- On the last day of September, #India woke up to the disturbing news that authorities had forcibly cremated the body of a 19-year-old Dalit (formerly untouchable) woman who had alleged gang rape and died a day earlier https://t.co/leQweoLwFl
- New coronavirus restrictions will "sound the death knell" for some of Scotland's hospitality business, industry leaders have warned https://t.co/7zyipT2jt5
- ‘Bitter and destructive’ dispute between barrister and chambers put on hold | Law Gazette https://t.co/GyyJJ893Yr
- Limit on Law Society council terms “essential for diversity” - Legal Futures https://t.co/r7nN3R1yg
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/rpCxefh4so
- Mental health: Charity begins major study of lawyer wellbeing | Law Gazette https://t.co/LMST4xQN8H
- Women with darker skin are more than twice as likely to be told their photos fail UK passport rules when they submit them online than lighter-skinned men, according to a BBC investigation https://t.co/3mK8LY4qr3
- Employee ownership move like “rocket fuel”, says firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/QBxbXMxf0p
- Understanding the fight over trans rights — part 1 https://t.co/FfBZhYu6i8
- Facebook bans Cornwall therapist's 'sexual' nipple tattoo ads https://t.co/bqqxLcFI5G
- Up to £258m self-employment grants 'error or fraud' https://t.co/mcZzD7i6Xz
- Freeths lays off 19 lawyers at end of redundancy talks | Law Gazette https://t.co/SbBs22DAvx
- Freeths lays off 19 lawyers at end of redundancy talks | Law Gazette https://t.co/SbBs22lZDZ
- Unexplained wealth order victory 'step in the right direction' | Law Gazette https://t.co/7k0Covlx6l
- Benjamin Bestgen: Power and public discourse (Free Speech III) - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/aWiwxnoW7
- Just Employment Law raises £5,300 for Pancreatic Cancer Action Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3DWVRJje19
- Pakistani lawyer Hina Jilani wins Stockholm Human Rights Award - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2Vm1Mm1kbs
- Oxfordshire solicitor runs two London Marathons for charity https://t.co/eFQoump1Sq
- If you’re involved in a Personal Injury claim, the third-party insurers may also take a rather unwelcome interest in your Social media content - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/aDRuAHR5z7
- Scottish directors need to act now to avoid business closures says leading lawyer - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/y9V3XT0SGF
- Brexit strategy risks UK 'dictatorship', says ex-president of supreme court: Lord Neuberger condemns internal market bill for exempting some of its powers from legal challenge https://t.co/snf82jA90e
- Report finds ‘many accounts’ of bullying and unwanted sexual advances at ICC - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6yHaaCG9yU
- Former police officer Derek Chauvin, George Floyd's murder suspect released from jail on $1m bail #US https://t.co/9eVm5eYQNZ