Edition 3247: 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.
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Today's Highlighted Video Story: Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, seen by many as the public face of the Palestinian cause, has died at the age of 65. He was hospitalized last month after contracting coronavirus. The Palestinian Liberation Organization says Erekat required special care due to chronic health problems. Erekat served as an adviser to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and had been the Palestinians' chief negotiator in peace talks with Israel for more than 20 years.
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Australian lawyer Madeline Gleeson slams Priti Patel for trying to imitate her nation's asylum system https://t.co/5WuN0WX998
- Orrick launches interactive platform for in-house lawyers to compare legal tech - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/lun9ptf08W
- 'Huge disappointment' as Irish law society blocks bid by English lawyers to preserve EU access - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/HmzdMH9daP
- Reed Smith apologises for handling of historic harassment allegations against ex-partner - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/V6koBYNwHC
- EU Border Force Faces Investigation Over Handling Of Human Rights Violation Allegations https://t.co/DBI0YKazG5
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/3jftocrhhy
- #Nigeria's Buhari signs law to create credit tribunal to improve loan recovery https://t.co/pL67LoIap
- UK watchdog may appeal Tribunal's findings on JD Sports-Footasylum deal https://t.co/wDwXnrR9UH
- Magdalene College, Cambridge is delighted at the news that Patrick Green QC (1986) has won The Lawyer’s coveted Barrister of the Year Award for 2020 after securing victory for 550 Sub-postmasters in the Post Office Group Litigation https://t.co/BtUOZDMo58
- This photo of children living in poverty caused shock waves in 1992. Where are they now? https://t.co/LlY5LnNOfu
- #Austria locks down as new wave grips Europe https://t.co/FGk7bXkax
- European Investment Bank accused of abetting human rights violations https://t.co/dNnFJSe6Pr
- Man warned by police after shouting 'wakey wakey' in Gosport - Hampshire Constabulary said it received "many complaints" about a man and his passengers shouting "at the top of their voices" in the Brockhurst and Elson areas of Gosport https://t.co/suCQN9pphI
- Crown used bribery, forgery and legal chicanery to take Māori land, tribunal hears #NewZealand https://t.co/bo11CikA3
- Hong Kong's representative for legal profession disqualified from Legislative Council #China https://t.co/sGJZsuqr23
- CMA welcomes Tribunal judgment in Facebook and Giphy case https://t.co/W61YBMOVEy
- Virtual Book Symposium: Intersections of Law and Culture at the International Criminal Court (Wed 9 December 2020 11:00-13:00) https://t.co/iT6DDDgI44
- Covid-19: politicisation, “corruption,” and suppression of science | The BMJ https://t.co/cl3kbDU50p
- Judges from Germany, Japan, Uganda, Slovakia and China were chosen to serve on the International Court of Justice. They will begin their nine-year terms on the 15-member court in February 2021 https://t.co/xJcZlmbx1m
- #India’s Supreme Court in spotlight over bail for divisive anchor - Swift granting of bail to Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami dubbed a case of ‘selective treatment’ as many other journalists languish in jail https://t.co/K8uNAZVMj
- Report finds anti-Muslim sentiment within Labour party ranks, with members and supporters called ‘terrorists’ and ‘foreigners’ https://t.co/H4xwZ1dpnh
- Great Ormond Street worker sues hospital for race discrimination https://t.co/A63dkr7Msr
- Justice delayed is justice denied for clients in lockdown limbo | Law Gazette https://t.co/BWKOQuvA6w
- #Kosovo War Crimes Court Can Promote Justice on All Sides https://t.co/oouNMgw9mL
- 'It's a nightmare': woman faces £1,300 demand due to universal credit fraud - Scammers took advantage after the government suspended face-to-face interviews with claimants https://t.co/sVl1ATsXzy
- Study adds to calls to ban dogs from beaches during nesting season - Research reveals how ground-nesting birds frequently scared from nest by off-lead canines https://t.co/RrBZ4iFMWH
- #Israeli agents in Iran kill dissident group's top lieutenant Abu Muhammad al-Masri was gunned down in Tehran more than three months ago, says New York Times https://t.co/1U1BgtrlRu
- Rothschild descendant claims initial victory in legal battle with Vienna: Geoffrey Hoguet is suing #Austrian authorities for control of trust set up by his ancestors, but seized by Nazis in 1938 https://t.co/DSHyH2sh4n
- Solicitor sacked for 'disgraceful' email loses appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/VjfO9MoilW
- The lord chief justice has condemned attacks on ‘activist lawyers’ by politicians and described how the independence of the judiciary was ‘an essential hallmark of a society governed by the rule of law’ https://t.co/BHqYkbC5pg
- The US states of Oregon and New Mexico have announced strict measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 as the country faces growing outbreaks of the disease https://t.co/0UcvV5w5OC
- #Ethiopia Tigray crisis: Rights commission to investigate 'mass killings' https://t.co/jbu2iuRC1b
- Would UK be ready for 2030 new petrol car ban? PM is poised to announce that the government is bringing forward by a decade a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars to 2030 from 2040 https://t.co/HfmTIfj9TU
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/JDVYiL40hQ
- Construction and energy set Keating Chambers scooped the top chambers award, sponsored by Bench Walk Advisors, at The Lawyer Awards 2020 last week https://t.co/aUEaryZrT
- No Self-Respecting Lawyer Should Touch Trump's Election-Fraud Claims #US https://t.co/kHMTaswBoH
- Solicitors’ leaders are calling for urgent action to be taken to ease growing pressure in the residential property market ahead of the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) holiday deadline on 31 March 2021 https://t.co/jKrqTJdtb
- ETN & CIOT webinar: Tax issues on importing and exporting after 1 January 2021 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uJX0SDIH1b
- Brodies moves up four places in Social Mobility Employer Index - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TLNQZ8B92o
- Highly commended award for SCTS procurement team - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mpHFePdRVB
- Lawyers of Tomorrow – Caitlin McAllister - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UkI4VTcaTK
- Don’t be green on climate change advertising compliance - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Gz9JNKlx6m
- #US
Supreme court justice warns freedom of speech becoming ‘second-tier
constitutional right’ in partisan address to Federalist Society https://t.co/lFx5QAoXNe
- Vardags and trade union clash over dress-code leak | Law Gazette https://t.co/7kBPZRrTNe
- Lawyers set to make £46m from sale to private equity buyer | Law Gazette https://t.co/kcyw4PeaE8
- IBA 2020: Rule of law 'at greater risk than ever', says Law Society president | Law Gazette https://t.co/boJeipNaEe
- US lawyers urge Trump to halt federal executions | Law Gazette https://t.co/thO2pNeqkY
- More destinations re-designated for quarantine - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UDK3kqagZG
- Lawyer denies it was misleading to call John Edwards a ‘dad being a bit overbearing’ before he killed his children #Australia https://t.co/C1GspgEfkg
- Frampton and McGuigan: Why the sudden legal settlement? https://t.co/uXPASGFmyS
- Attorney general Suella Braverman set for Court of Appeal arguing for harsher sentences for PC Andrew Harper's killers https://t.co/fxkxJ5ZCPs
- UK report calls out #Saudi Arabia over women’s rights abuses https://t.co/ogFTZJEfQc
