Edition 3282: LawNewsIndex is a UK based topical legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.
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Focus of the Day Legal Article: A lucky 116 lawyers made it through the rigorous application process to be named Queen’s Counsel. They include 40 women out of 72 who applied (compared to 30 out of 52 last year), 28 applicants aged over 50 (compared to 26 last year) and six solicitor-advocates out of 15 who applied (compared to four last year). Full story - New Law Journal
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Students throng streets of Beirut protesting against a move by private universities to change how fees are calculated. Later in the night, students set bins on fire and riot police used tear gas to disperse crowds.
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- The University of Law to launch in Scotland - Legal Cheek https://t.co/0GHKJupCtR
- High
expectations, PIL and over-activism an invitation for criticism of
Supreme Court: Justice AK Sikri #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/grNw9zxPU0
- Inns of Court student presidents write to BPP over teaching concerns - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Gh3JS1gVMe
- 6 ways to protect your law firm from ransomware attacks - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/JfiZbuu7op
- Court's
duty to release accused on default bail if probe not completed within
time: Jammu & Kashmir High Court #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/axqB32HMcV
- How innovation is shaking up the legal sector - Legal Cheek https://t.co/7G6wy47uib
- The threat of technology disrupting the legal sector has long existed. The pandemic accelerated technology adoption - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/PYqFqcFcFi
- Londoners who crowded on to trains to leave the capital on Saturday night were "totally irresponsible", the health secretary has said https://t.co/a967RDIdlt
- The UK is a covid pariah: Ireland, Italy, Belgium and Netherlands ban flights from UK https://t.co/EaXuzeI4Cv
- Law schools report rise in pro bono work as public turn to student-staffed clinics for legal advice - Legal Cheek https://t.co/LY1xx7MfKZ
- Life as a trainee lawyer during a global pandemic - Legal Cheek https://t.co/0rTsw5Sf4
- The Weekly Round-up: An 'Attack' on Human Rights and Two Failed Judicial Reviews - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/5kogKEgR2
- Around whom can LGBTQI+ professionals be themselves in legal workplaces? - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/5Yboo1L7Bi
- Housing association pays tenant £31,000 over neighbours’ racism: Court found L&Q had misled black woman who was harassed by family and had to flee her home https://t.co/C3hOvOUWvT
- Appeals to parish overseers show how penniless 19th-century families were ‘masters’ at navigating Old English Poor Law https://t.co/calhrPfZWC
- Police will stop people fleeing new Covid tier 4 areas, ministers say https://t.co/rV39upSHwW
- Ministers face fresh legal challenge over Heathrow airport plans:
Critics say plan for third runway runs counter to UK’s legally binding target of net zero emissions by 2050 https://t.co/ctHYnsPWhq
- It’s useful to know who should have responsibility for accidents in autonomous vehicles https://t.co/a6BCexef72
- New coronavirus variant 'in every part of Wales' - the stay-at-home rule was introduced from midnight "partly" as a result of a new variant of the virus https://t.co/gci2LiT1aw
- England's new Covid restrictions likely to stay 'for months' until vaccine rollout https://t.co/gbG1RH1eaO
- George Pell, the #Australian cardinal whose conviction for child abuse was overturned this year, has claimed his conservative Christian views drove public opinion against him https://t.co/0bJmFCkmVA
- Queen’s Counsel, Barristers, Solicitors and Door Tenants This article examines the significance of barristers, Queen’s Counsel, solicitors and door tenants | Bar & Bench https://t.co/8DWWIYrLV5
- Covid in Sydney: New restrictions announced as outbreak grows #Australia https://t.co/zaEH5bJDtL
- Human
rights lawyers have welcomed reports that the Morrison government has
permitted the release of 200 people from Nauru and Papua New Guinea
under the now-repealed Medevac laws #Australia https://t.co/N537kHZr1J
- Grenfell Tower inquiry: 'Whistleblower' refusing to give evidence https://t.co/xDVJ2tST6i
- Charlie Hebdo: four men charged over Paris knife attack - arrest of Pakistanis held on suspicion of inciting attacker comes after court convicts 14 people linked to 2015 terrorist massacre #France https://t.co/UFF9eohGVj
- Covid: WHO in 'close contact' with UK over new virus variant https://t.co/XRiMLP9ufb
- UK could follow Hungary and Poland in 'backsliding' on rule of law - Irish Legal News https://t.co/MxGHGtHD9B
- UK: Regulatory framework for self-driving vehicles proposed - Irish Legal News https://t.co/hwQEdJQ27n
- Calcutta Run raises €285k in spite of Covid-19 pandemic - Irish Legal News https://t.co/81BweQ4oO1
- UCC congratulates 80-year-old Tom Walsh on completing his PhD - Irish Legal News https://t.co/wd4d20k1J7
- Lawyers for Belturbet bombing victims call for government transparency - Irish Legal News https://t.co/uOa4mgx8Kk
- The importance of working time records - Irish Legal News https://t.co/P5Aqyy0Y6W
- NI: Adult protection consultation launched after high-profile safeguarding failures - Irish Legal News https://t.co/RBVjl0LNMD
- NI: Remote hearings 'not delivering access to justice' in family courts - Irish Legal News https://t.co/5J8Q73TCqQ
- New regulations introduced for advertising by legal practitioners - Irish Legal News https://t.co/1uU594WqBe
