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16th November - Law News

Edition 3248: 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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Focus of the Day Legal Article: 'Huge disappointment' as Irish law society blocks bid by English lawyers to preserve EU access. Law Society of Ireland announces that dual-qualified lawyers must be based in Ireland to gain practising certificates. Full story - The Global Legal Post
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Residents of the Kalbajar district, located in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, burn heir homes before leaving the territory, which is to be handed over to Azerbaijan in accordance with trilateral agreement signed earlier.
 



Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Work here if you want an Irish practising certificate, UK solicitors told - Legal Cheek https://t.co/oflwwQcrC
  • Prioritising client relationships with ethical billing key for post-COVID #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/7JbFvyqX2G
  • Manchester student alleges he was racially profiled by security guards - University is investigating incident at Fallowfield halls of residence https://t.co/2mPv0Uhxt
  • Supreme court plans an attack on independent judiciary - Proposals reportedly aimed at stopping court’s involvement in constitutional issues https://t.co/zLyVd2oRG
  • "My name is Anita Iranejad, I am from Sardasht": video clip of a Kurdish-Iranian girl who died with her family attempting to cross the English Channel last month highlights their drive for a better life https://t.co/tjj0c4uc9F
  • Islington baptism service halted by police due to lockdown rules https://t.co/ua4H41zTX
  • Peaceful, non-violent processions protected under the Constitution: Kerala High Court https://t.co/MUJEIYbGPs
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/NSvrJIcGXs
  • Top divorce firm Vardags in war of words with legal workers' union following dress code leak - Legal Cheek https://t.co/SZbxeq0S9v
  • How one training provider is preparing for the SQE - Legal Cheek https://t.co/EVXVFyRFe
  • Perceptions of criminal lawyers must improve to reflect true role #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/3mhhcXC4k
  • High Court of Australia names 2 new judges #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/2VxdtQE6S
  • Maughan: Suicide and Unlawful Killing Conclusions in Inquests - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/vmJbwSM2T
  • ‘Frustrated’ judge issued formal advice for shouting at barrister - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ighSwNZG2
  • Marina Litvinenko submits €3.5m ECHR claim against #Russia - widow seeks punitive damages for 2006 murder, and payment of lost income https://t.co/m1CmCqM0ir
  • Suing for climate action: can the courts save us from the black hole of political inaction? Climate litigator David Barnden had a landmark win this month against a major superannuation fund #Australia https://t.co/w06EzeUwD
  • What 2021 will look like for legal tech and innovation - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/aAbls6F07X 
  • The ‘Phoren-return’ Lawyer: 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 #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/PIML3CjL8
  • What it’s like to work at a global law firm - Legal Cheek https://t.co/O3K8LuuPCD
  • 'The slate will never be clean': lessons from the Nuremberg trials 75 years on - Three Holocaust survivors reflect on a milestone in international justice and their struggle to come to terms with the past https://t.co/VEKuUi4IpF
  • Criminal justice plight ‘vastly improved’ after 60% conviction drop | Law Gazette https://t.co/wZsojM1qvD
  • Virtual student events next week with Simmons & Simmons and TLT on the future of law and the green economy - Legal Cheek https://t.co/K0Wg9uOsjc
  • Vaccine rumours debunked: Microchips, 'altered DNA' and more https://t.co/urfSKncdoB
  • Two people have died in clashes in #Peru's capital Lima between police and protesters angry at the impeachment of President Martín Vizcarra https://t.co/Mfrit13CLq
  • Lawyers have begun legal action on behalf of 200 UK women against the makers of a sterilisation device Essure, after claims of illness and pain https://t.co/LPHlNoHYfd
  • Labour calls for law to stop anti-vaccination fake news online https://t.co/nUvBtvM3bo
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ABdWqYVCJM
  • Supreme Court lowers standard of proof for inquests | Law Gazette https://t.co/gZi5zxfhn
  • Top law school reassures students following backlash over online teaching | Law Gazette https://t.co/U513WF2U6C
  • Master warns of tougher line on rogue costs bills | Law Gazette https://t.co/6XAmHCz66O
  • Joint NGO report to UN Human Rights Committee on the state of racial discrimination in #Japan https://t.co/4Tmt3wW3XC
  • Prominent #Libyan lawyer Hanan al-Barassi gunned down in Benghazi https://t.co/4QldioxlUc 
  • #Australian tribunal clears way for same-sex marriage blessings https://t.co/Q8xG2MvZlr
  • UK Govt Signs Into Law the Act That Ends Freedom of Movement for EU Citizens on December 31 https://t.co/gHaYYpzu5y 
  • This 'travel ban' is not legally enforceable and at odds with our human rights - Barrister Francis Hoar: 'In the absence of clear words preventing travel outside England, any person may do so for any reason' https://t.co/QK6B6wloKV
  • ‘Sex games gone wrong’ is increasingly invoked as a defence by men who kill women https://t.co/VQqG4H6ldH