Edition 3270: 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: The challenge facing traditional law firms from artificial intelligence (AI) is not a lack of finance to invest in technology but having the right “human capital”, a study from Oxford University has argued. Academics found that AI would “augment the capabilities of human lawyers” while “generating new roles for legal experts” in producing AI services. Full story - Legal Futures
Today's Highlighted Video Story: The US Supreme Court denied a request from Pennsylvania Republicans to block certification of the commonwealth's election results, delivering a near fatal blow to the GOP's long-shot bid to invalidate President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Buckland unveils Human Rights Act review | Law Gazette https://t.co/29iMFcFjB3
- #US cybersecurity firm FireEye hit by 'state-sponsored' attack https://t.co/iXsb08edZM
- Small claims taking almost a year to come to trial | Law Gazette https://t.co/ihbG3LIp8M
- #US Supreme Court rejects Trump ally's push to overturn Biden win in Pennsylvania https://t.co/WeOmfh1tlv
- Society ex-president to sit on HRA review | Law Gazette https://t.co/Sy4mPfichL
- Vocal Brexiter Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Ineos boss, has vowed to make new Grenadier 4x4 in Bridgend but has now bought car plant at Hambach - 'British' heir to Land Rover Defender shall be made in France https://t.co/L2BNnY4Wzx
- The announcement of an independent panel to examine the Human Rights Act fails to acknowledge the act’s history as well as its current value and significance https://t.co/iU2I8irDW1
- Lords vote to revoke UK trade deals with countries committing genocide - British high court would be given right, for first time, to declare if genocide occurring in another state https://t.co/b7SjUo7irh
- Police bail reforms left crime victims feeling unsafe, finds report - Changes intended to benefit innocent suspects kept some attackers at liberty until trial https://t.co/uzzdy0eFq
- EHRC sex data advice ‘misrepresents the law’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1uMheIhv3
- Faculty backs new domestic abuse protections - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dZ29rUiXy
- Dentist who concealed medical condition for six years loses appeal against removal from register - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ajlNFdsfC
- Acland-Hood leaves courts & tribunals service for good | Law Gazette https://t.co/tB6i3h6Yq
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dMBEWY7345
- Lawyer in the news: Nick Brett, Brett Wilson LLP - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/Swy6KtYkUI
- My legal life: Sanah Butt, EBR Attridge - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/5Pu7iE964
- How to write a legal judgment | Prospect Magazine https://t.co/DPOpAc32yM
- Isle of Wight monolith: Designer claims responsibility for structure https://t.co/EWrNvqZwij
- Coronavirus: Londoners 'must stick to rules' amid tier 3 fears https://t.co/aoz0CaUmk
- Louise Smith death: A man has been found guilty of the "sexually-motivated" murder of a teenager whose body he set on fire https://t.co/AwnGuU4bkG
- Steve Thompson in group of ex-rugby union internationals to sue for brain damage https://t.co/BM5ZWWzA6G
- End of an era for the European project | Law Gazette https://t.co/U2BekbKF
- Training tomorrow’s AI lawyers today | Law Gazette https://t.co/EL2yj3cJUT
- Firm forced to close days before Christmas after insurance refusal | Law Gazette https://t.co/YClqV8en3
- New protocol on local authority management of common good land - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AVGK4NH32m
- London logjam brings justice to a standstill - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/do2Fj5j97d
- Robinho: #Brazilian footballer's rape case & country's gender violence problem https://t.co/8kf3ZVHmo9
- The UK and EU have reached agreement on how rules in the withdrawal agreement will be implemented, particularly in relation to Northern Ireland https://t.co/HX3zgK7Sa
- Tougher penalties for animal and wildlife crime - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qH6ZM6wD6J
- Inquiry into Christchurch massacre found failures but concluded the tragedy was unpreventable. The inquiry was launched after white supremacist Brenton Tarrant killed 51 people at two mosques in March 2019 #NewZealand https://t.co/D1TOG47HoL
- Unexpected office change on the horizon? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ayXF1yn9H
- Gordon Lindhurst: Meeting together, coronavirus, and religious freedom - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Az28Tpu6H
- Consultation on amendments to the Attorney General’s Code of Practice issued under Section 377A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 https://t.co/LM7fFwFsL
- 'Why the need for such speed? The answer, as it so often is for us advocates, was an impatient judge. Or, perhaps more fairly to the judge, the feeling that the court was waiting' - Legal Futures https://t.co/dfSK6p2Pk5
- Five businesses chosen for ‘lawtech sandbox’ pilot - Legal Futures https://t.co/nb9kv00JUX
- Litigant in person threatened opposing lawyers with violence - Legal Futures https://t.co/DsBADXkC4T
- 3,000 law firms “could be forced to close or merge” - Legal Futures https://t.co/TXI15u59Q
- A prosecutor who believes Madeleine McCann was killed by a German sex offender says the public would reach the same conclusion if they "knew the evidence we had" https://t.co/AyJV0rzbtV
- Ken MacDonald re-elected president of Society of Advocates in Aberdeen - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0IUcGoZW8l
- The legal profession swears by the maxim verba volant, scripta manent, which means ‘spoken words fly away, written words remain’. While the legal world has seen a radical shift in its functioning, it still lacks good legal writing #India https://t.co/9K1LYglMsG
- Jennifer Bain becomes vice-president of SCBA - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uTq3WCajZ
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/yhrmTOfbX
- Criminal's character can be taken into account in compensation claim, court rules #Ireland https://t.co/ETpZErdLV
- Law Society hopeful of legal aid support following government talks - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/h4VTlhM4tb
- Three staff members of an Egyptian human rights group were released from an #Egyptian prison Thursday https://t.co/ogwmfJyRia
- NGT slams NHAI for indifference towards environment protection #India https://t.co/yXOupiNX8U
- #Kenya Judiciary says it needs Sh35 billion to serve Kenyans effectively https://t.co/RtuKhQFJgf
- Family of Detained Chinese Rights Lawyer Chang WeipingSilenced by Threats, Sources Say #China https://t.co/7IkS8ndwAR
- Bryan Cranston Discusses Legal Twists And Turns On Showtime's 'Your Honor' #US https://t.co/gcPRjrbofn
- Muslims in #SriLanka 'denied justice' over forced cremations of Covid victims https://t.co/YsrA6AGSwN
- Home Office faces legal challenges over 'inhuman' conditions for asylum seekers in former barracks https://t.co/5uuLwHU5r
- Police bail reforms left crime victims feeling unsafe, finds report - Changes intended to benefit innocent suspects kept some attackers at liberty until trial https://t.co/uzzdy0eFq
- Lawyers denied access to asylum seekers in Kent barracks - Solicitors firm says clients need advice on asylum claims, removals and conditions at the site https://t.co/XtI4ccQOh
- The age limit for playing the National Lottery is set to be raised from 16 to 18 from next October as the government moves to crack down on gambling https://t.co/RT9uwsr6Q1
- When will you be eligible for the Covid vaccine? https://t.co/hotFWfvW
- The #Palestinian case at the ICC is legal, not political - It is time for the ICC to finally open the investigation on Israel/Palestine https://t.co/rU61XLOyd
- An #Italian man stepped outside to cool off after quarrelling with his wife - and ended up walking 280 miles. He's been fined 400 euros for breaching lockdown https://t.co/tMD1gUnLRi
