Tuesday

24th November - Law News

Edition 3256: 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: The High Court of Justiciary has refused to order the recovery of two protectively marked documents (PMDs) by the legal team appealing the conviction of the late Abdelbaset al-Megrahi following a recommendation by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission.’ Full story - Scottish Legal News
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: The lockdown in England will end on 2nd December and there will be a return to the 3 Tier system of restrictions - but with tougher rules for many people. Full details are to be announced soon but there's already a warning that more areas will find themselves in the highest tier. The prime minister Boris Johnson said that in all parts of England the Rule of 6 will return, with up to 6 people able to meet outdoors. All shops, gyms, swimming pools and hairdressers will be able to reopen. 

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • The law and a culture of sexual harassment: How the profession’s leaders are addressing misconduct at all levels #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/CCIVoP1cL
  • Facebook's encryption plans could help child abusers escape justice, NCA warns - Warning comes as man admits using Messenger to coerce children into sending explicit pictures https://t.co/eKMmrgSb
  • #Myanmar's genocide against Rohingya not over, says rights group - Lawyers and activists say persecution of Muslims is continuing despite UN action https://t.co/xgmwH3zMK4
  • Shamima Begum still a national security threat, UK supreme court told - MI5 assessments read out at start of appeal over revoking of Isis recruit’s citizenship https://t.co/ifsD05lnS
  • Australia is reckoning with its war crimes allegations. Now the UK must step up https://t.co/PqppqHKDvd
  • Nicolas Sarkozy corruption trial: co-defendant wants Covid postponement - Former #French president is accused of corruption and influence peddling https://t.co/aWZayU0csP
  • ‘He was nine’: The #Saudi minors still on death row despite royal decree - Saudi Arabia announced it would end capital punishment for juvenile crimes, but campaigners fear at least 10 prisoners could be executed at any time https://t.co/wYUgQPNyNE
  • Family who fear daughter was killed sue Leeds NHS trust after body decomposes https://t.co/1nTS2lupTo
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ga3B6OwV98
  • Maughan: Suicide and Unlawful Killing Conclusions in Inquests | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/vmJbwT3DLh
  • Article 2 and the provision of healthcare — Part 1 | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/ARHUYgFnVC
  • The assassination of a ‘Brave Journalist of #Afghanistan’ - The night before he died, Aliyas Dayee was up late working. This was not unusual for Dayee, who didn't mind going to bed late or getting up early for a story https://t.co/iNsL1KmpdI
  • Covid in Scotland: Relaxing of rules 'not expected' at Hogmanay https://t.co/hQRV34bqh9
  • ‘Landmark’ clinical and medical research facility sold #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/keSnQrHpNQ
  • What the Bofors case signifies in terms of solidarity within the Bar: Retired Justice Madan Lokur recounts #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/jWrEoD9mH9
  • Meet Australia’s new High Court judges #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/NwlTPoT43
  • Liam Allan and Hannah Arkwright have set up a charity aimed at helping those who become entangled in the criminal justice system through no fault of their own https://t.co/QxQyrP8Wm
  • Scottish Conservatives vow to scrap ‘not proven’ verdicts - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FlkSsSo4cu
  • 'Oh Lords, take a leaf from the lawyers’ standards' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/VEdJUZ6OdN
  • Scots in thrall to nationalist elite, new book argues - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IInLsyF8Cy
  • Lockerbie appeal: High Court refuses to order recovery of secure documents - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6utmAVzFkv
  • Fans at sporting events: Maximum of 4,000 set to be allowed in England https://t.co/DC2Q5Q8ITT
  • Cornwall cooker deaths: 'Serious failings' by Beko https://t.co/lcLAMj8ixu
  • Masks compulsory in Welsh schools communal areas https://t.co/EBZJ0OHIro
  • Covid rules 'disregarded' as Swale becomes worst-hit area https://t.co/9m3Se4Uxa2
  • Moray & Agnew welcomes new workplace relations lawyer #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/qOeSqqCoI8
  • London law schools team up with Clifford Chance and Macfarlanes to launch refugee law clinic - Legal Cheek https://t.co/7daKjfp6z9
  • Future-Reliance v Amazon: Arguments before Delhi High Court #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/vhnWm9lTXD
  • Attitudes to technology in access to justice might beneficially follow the trajectory of the earlier debate about the best way to deliver legal aid services - Legal Futures https://t.co/BCs3xbxgT
  • Modern slavery to be tackled through digital supply chain assessment #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/ZhLOG3iJZR
  • Comedians, Courts and the Constitution #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/v0dbzlvcq2
  • “Massively busy” ABS plans further growth - Legal Futures https://t.co/4nuKWD6Izl
  • Solicitor ordered to repay small part of legal aid fraud proceeds - Legal Futures https://t.co/QqqxHAS13B
  • PII market "only getting harder" after 17% premium increase - Legal Futures https://t.co/fhl0x6dNWN
  • Lost wills: What to do when the original will cannot be found - Legal Futures https://t.co/8WgZ5kTgQs
  • Commercial property solicitor's "outrageous failure" leads to strike-off - Legal Futures https://t.co/aoCIQhFVSR
  • Trial of ex-president Sarkozy a landmark for #France https://t.co/CBaiPHNGn
  • Cheaper covid-19 Oxford University made vaccine is highly effective - overall results showed 70% protection, but the researchers say the figure may be as high as 90% by tweaking the dose https://t.co/mWnca8cbu
  • CyberUp, a group of campaigners who want to reform the Computer Misuse Act, finds 80% of security professionals are concerned that they may be prosecuted just for doing their jobs https://t.co/AHKbGtBg8N
  • Advocates and lawyers at odds over consent law reform recommendations #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/zjI9PL7kwQ
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/wDgGwfJv1D
  • Law firm opens virtual boozer featuring pool tables, beer garden and DJ booth - Legal Cheek https://t.co/MxFBr9ztDy
  • How my STEM degree kickstarted my career as a magic circle lawyer - Legal Cheek https://t.co/blFw1gKgQl
  • Orissa High Court refuses to quash criminal proceedings against Odisha Infratech #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/D7qckHTInV
  • Gilchrist Connell makes new senior appointments #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/wYY4hzp95
  • Kerala Governor signs off on ordinance amending Kerala Police Act to combat defamation, communication of abusive material #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/UgXk1WlJMN
  • BBC calls on Lord Dyson to oversee Princess Diana interview investigation - Legal Cheek https://t.co/DFNqN0bNUz
  • Is there any scope of settlement?: New Judge hearing MJ Akbar's defamation case against Priya Ramani asks #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/mZ8H0eBaiv
  • Judges star in COVID-inspired Hamilton music video - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ONMD4E9SAW
  • Shamima Begum: she ran away to Syria as a 15-year-old to join the self-proclaimed Islamic State. But when the terror group was defeated, she ended up in a refugee camp in Syria https://t.co/TxzOAVHmWa
  • Virtual courtroom in a mobile van: Moving India towards Design Innovation in Law #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/NoXG2q5ty
  • Christmas tree sellers allowed to reopen in England despite lockdown https://t.co/ROYS9fRMNN
  • Mass Covid-19 testing to start in England to head off Tory revolt - Proposals include plans to limit self-isolation and to allow household mixing at Christmas https://t.co/JBXekFPukx
  • Trump faces pressure from Republicans to drop 'corrosive' fight to overturn election #US https://t.co/9ZBAf4bko0
  • Ministers take swipe again at lawyers with accusation of ‘playing politics’ - the immigration minister, Chris Philp, condemned lawyers for challenges to the deportations of asylum seekers https://t.co/V51Gf8uGnW
  • #Australian war crimes allegations: defence chief says commanders will be held accountable 'case by case' https://t.co/dss2AmHxS
  • ‘I don't like acts of dishonesty by the state’: Jolyon Maugham QC on Covid cronyism https://t.co/BpWlG0fCM
  • ‘Let us disobey’: Churches defy lockdown with secret meetings https://t.co/ZIM7ZpijEq
  • PM's defence of Priti Patel sparked Home Office fury, union says - Civil servants angry at ‘double standards applied to home secretary over bullying report’ https://t.co/qeAG56vvI8
  • Nicolas Sarkozy in dock as ‘historic trial’ over corruption finally begins #France https://t.co/aWZayU0csP
  • G20 leaders promise fair access to coronavirus vaccines https://t.co/87nbEZKMZJ
  • More than 200 arrested in renewed #Belarus protests: Rights group https://t.co/Aq2akgeaHc