Edition 3268: 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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Today's Highlighted Video Story: Argentina is turning to its super rich to help people struggling to make ends meet because of COVID-19. The Senate has approved a bill to tax people with assets worth more than $2.5m, with hopes of raising more than $3bn. But opponents say it will prevent future investment and slow down the country’s economic recovery..
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- Donal Dunne, associate at Eugene F Collins, looks at recent decisions with implications for UK-headquartered retail businesse
- A sheriff's department in the #US state of Alabama has come under fire over a Facebook photo showing a Christmas tree adorned with mugshots of suspects https://t.co/VMXiOz3uFp
- #France police security bill violence: Nearly 100 rallies were planned nationwide on Saturday over the draft bill that would outlaw taking photos of police with malevolent intent https://t.co/YmETuv61w
- NI: No fresh prosecution in most of 15 sex offence convictions set aside over legislative error - Irish Legal News https://t.co/A2OuYade0L
- #Argentina has passed a new tax on its wealthiest people to pay for medical supplies and relief measures amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/9qfFKvp4wb
- Carson McDowell announces 18 promotions - Irish Legal News https://t.co/anKbwukIeq
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/iHIx1fVP0q
- High Court: Liquidator ordered to repay more than €860k in overcharged fees - Irish Legal News https://t.co/eyPPZDbDak
- Litigation funders are sensitive to potential conflicts | Law Gazette https://t.co/VyNte8B97
- Solicitors fined over £100m car park investment scheme | Law Gazette https://t.co/Mkq66zVSoF
- The man convicted of killing 21-year-old UK student Meredith Kercher will finish his sentence doing community service, an #Italian court has ruled https://t.co/MFBQw4Avz
- Judiciary has not lost sight of its proper role, insists former SC justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/1CFYxBNiPa
- A #US judge has ordered the Trump administration to fully reinstate a scheme that protects immigrants brought to the country illegally as children from being deported https://t.co/fa2pRFqYgP
- Latest Wales travel restrictions fuel enforcement concerns | Law Gazette https://t.co/QXmEJZH2u7
- Mastercard judgment delayed after death of Lord Kerr | Law Gazette https://t.co/vl7kpHGygW
- Former Hodge Jones & Allen chief becomes consultancy boss | Law Gazette https://t.co/4NTzEOqbvs
- Video wills expose lawyers to ‘too many risks’, says solicitor MP | Law Gazette https://t.co/BvDaU7AVk
- Trump's latest batch of election lawsuits fizzle as dozens of losses pile up: #US President no closer to overturning result, with just one small victory in a month’s worth of cases https://t.co/i3EY7jbRIX
- Commission proposes block on 'vexatious' misconduct prosecutions | Law Gazette https://t.co/pT2lLmRudZ
- More than 1,200 Google workers condemn firing of AI scientist Timnit Gebru: More than 1,500 researchers also sign letter after Black expert on ethics says Google tried to suppress her research on bias https://t.co/ZHmEAgugWx
- Law centres appeal for £250,000 to fund crisis navigators | Law Gazette https://t.co/qeYJhNwLn
- #France security law incompatible with human rights, say UN experts: Special reporters take government to task over proposed legislation that would give police more power https://t.co/VGLcCyfarN
- Appeal judges demand rule change after epic 100-page JR grounds | Law Gazette https://t.co/wY9U7lZNB
- Teenager Luke Wheaton, Michael James, 64, Brian Vickery, 63, and Raymond White, 57, died in the blast in Avonmouth, Bristol. A fifth person injured is recovering at home https://t.co/lBHpXFJnU0
- World Athletics accused over 'abusive sex testing' of athletes from global south - Human Rights Watch says testing regulations are demeaning and target women based on racial stereotypes https://t.co/W8Z9RpsOF
- England: Government backtracks on court closures - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GzQ9FMjWG8
- The Guardian view on a rape crisis: failing victims and society - only a tiny fraction of reported rapes lead to a charge, let alone a court case. It’s time to overhaul this broken system https://t.co/a36v3Lj0Q2
- One of the 13 prisoners deported from the UK to Jamaica on Wednesday has tested positive for Covid-19, the Jamaican government has said https://t.co/qIeufYv6Jc
- SYLA to host virtual house party in aid of The Trussell Trust - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/znCwPD01f8
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- Enforcement of evictions from rented properties will be halted in Scotland for a six week period until mid-January - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uRIRFYK8So
- New videos for participants in remote jury centre trials - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/iunEGzdsv2
- ECtHR: Judge appointed in tainted process violated defendant’s rights - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/h7QowVBE9Z
- Thirty-six evidence-led High Court trials in latest quarter - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Zz7UReEMu
- Scottish Solicitors’ Benevolent Fund sees 50 per cent rise in applicants during pandemic - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/X1JnUu9xng
- Lord Glennie joins Scottish Arbitration Centre - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/A6wUotKHi5
- A&L Goodbody named Irish law firm of the year - Irish Legal News https://t.co/RhBNrNFBnO
- Draft of Ireland's first report under UN disability convention published - Irish Legal News https://t.co/f6UIwiXpMS
- Government may back bill allowing children born in Ireland to receive citizenship - Irish Legal News https://t.co/4X85omCcg8
