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9th October - Law News

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.  

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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