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30th December - Law News

Edition 3290: 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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Wishing a happy, healthy and safe festive period to all readers of LawNewsIndex.

 
 Today's Highlighted Video Story: It's almost five years since Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested and imprisoned in Iran. She is now under house arrest in Tehran - still separated from her six-year-old daughter Gabriella. Today Gabriella, who now lives in London with her father, has teamed up with Elika Ashoori, whose father Anoosheh is serving a 10-year sentence in Tehran's notorious Evin prison.


Saturday Conversations on Law

  • 'Tier 5': England faces possible new Covid restrictions, source says https://t.co/UOivwvxAuS 
  • Provision of Women and Repression Prevention Act not being followed: SC administration #Bangladesh https://t.co/Tryf2SVySH 
  • References to decades-old computer software are included in the new Brexit agreement, including a description of Netscape Communicator and Mozilla Mail as being "modern" services https://t.co/oGZOtRFNHy 
  • The Moriarty Tribunal is finally set to wind up early next year with a final cost of over €65 million #Ireland https://t.co/IsEqENEPx4 
  • #Turkish human rights groups face being shut down as Erdogan passes law stifling NGOs https://t.co/RCbfcmsVxf 
  • Raw sausages and other minced meats can no longer be exported to the EU from 1 January, according to new rules. The guidance is part of the post-Brexit trade deal agreed between the UK and the EU last week https://t.co/1oVYHA3K0V
  • Racism in the military? A former RAF officer's story - Efforts to tackle racism and sexism in the armed forces have been described as "sclerotic" https://t.co/Dao5b4EtDJ
  • Criminal justice reforms likely in next Wisconsin state budget, governor says #US https://t.co/j1w2JzXHid
  • Irish government refused to assist wrongly convicted Birmingham Six for fear of 'embarrassment' https://t.co/4VX6KMXk1P
  • Kennedys invites law students to apply for solicitor training https://t.co/w6C70bJRZp 
  • 10 days after 'assault' in Bharuch: One held after Dalit lawyer succumbs to injuries #India https://t.co/Su4iFkE0Lb
  • Netanyahu lawyers again seek to cancel charges, claim AG never authorized probe https://t.co/Uw13jCSggZ
  • Colombian lawyer on Wellington's friendly residents, missing her parents' hugs and the wind #NewZealand https://t.co/TxV0B2TySx
  • Pressure on #Turkey to protect Uighurs as China ratifies extradition treaty - Ankara has long welcomed Uighur and Turkic Muslims fleeing China but rights groups fear the treaty will endanger them https://t.co/K83ePWETh
  • Covid Lockdown visits to Brecon Beacons 'disappointing' https://t.co/syOgm2yz7m
  • #Indian lawyer from Punjab dies after consuming poison near farmers' protest site https://t.co/NU0yG67Qyw
  • An investigation has been launched after a 14-year-old black teenager was allegedly assaulted by a white woman who falsely accused him of stealing her phone in a hotel lobby in New York #US https://t.co/6InwqKgTZ2 
  • #Australia says it could deport backpackers who flout Covid rules, after hundreds, many British, were seen partying at a Sydney beach on Christmas Day https://t.co/PHep1fGIgU
  • Covid support in Stoke-on-Trent 'stopped rough sleeper dying' https://t.co/zjgVcpohDR
  • Legal challenge on child's outdoor play gains renewed momentum: Solicitor Stephen Atherton #Ireland https://t.co/nGfahSJEev
  • UK law firms working in France can continue post 31 December transition https://t.co/Snq9NDfXZy
  • Vodafone to pay up to $2.6 bln to end German legal fight https://t.co/vd8lhwnxD
  • Are OCGs bank-rolling legal fees of Bradford cannabis farmers? https://t.co/Avm38BTA54
  • National Green Tribunal junks plea to stall work on rapid transit system #India https://t.co/M0YD8Dq3rk
  • PAC chief queries continuing tribunal costs 9 years after final report #Ireland https://t.co/4uvNRDEFJh
  • Human Rights Tribunal dismisses complaint from Okanagan Correctional inmate #Canada https://t.co/1XWrx7uM0v
  • #Zimbabwean music mogul Munya Chanetsa felt his hackles rise when he learnt about the royalties battles that have been fought over the song Mbube - also known as The Lion Sleeps Tonight https://t.co/oSJWMLcYem
  • ITAT relief for Tata trusts; tax tribunal says Mistry's claims 'doubtful' #India https://t.co/r2uxN1Ytck