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13th January - Law News

Edition 3304: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily 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: A devout Christian, Jerry Givens was US state of Virginia’s chief executioner, before he became an advocate of abolishing the death penalty.

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 Focus of the Day Article: Solicitors have voted in favour of changes to the make-up of Law Society council and limits on how long members can sit on it, although only 6% of the profession took part in the ballot. The votes followed a divided Law Society AGM in October, at which both motions were approved, but opponents only needed 20 solicitors present to call for postal ballots. Full story - Legal Futures 

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Whiplash reforms: Detail, not delay, is what lawyers need | Law Gazette https://t.co/G6MlHLqe5s
  • Firm abandons traditional home for ‘agile’ alliance | Law Gazette https://t.co/uiwrLzF2jH
  • Mohamud Mohammed Hassan killing: Hundreds march over alleged police brutality in Cardiff https://t.co/KhQ7qQ7wne
  • Four arrested over 'public nuisance' at Redditch and Birmingham hospitals https://t.co/QhbPvuRxsI
  • City elite slash office space | Law Gazette https://t.co/7L732m9RSi 
  • Panasonic backs startup’s early warning dispute tech | Law Gazette https://t.co/6d92lBysJ7
  • ‘Widen Domestic Abuse Bill powers’ says Law Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/G5zW0DEZYt 
  • Jurisdiction in the UK in divorce and cohabitation cases post-Brexit - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QDB3RiaCL
  • Scotland’s top judges to sit in Supreme Court and JCPC - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wxPIRHkEyx
  • Sheriff grants division and sale of Bearsden home jointly owned by feuding ex-sisters-in-law  - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dBnogQwCmw
  • Home Office under pressure to reveal JR response | Law Gazette https://t.co/qlcCu1Vvzm 
  • News focus: 21 things for solicitors to look out for in 2021 | Law Gazette https://t.co/IOrj1iVXa0 
  • Paralegal accused of hiding cheques was unfairly dismissed | Law Gazette https://t.co/6n6rAaKN0
  • What powers do police have if people break Covid rules? https://t.co/JjvH4M6uJa
  • Covid in Scotland: Lockdown lifting 'unlikely' as deaths pass 5,000 https://t.co/64ya6OQRf
  • Tesco, Asda and Waitrose ban shoppers without face masks https://t.co/7clu90rOuz
  • Quinn Emanuel posts bumper London results | Law Gazette https://t.co/vi8MBDRNW
  • Whiplash reforms delayed another month | Law Gazette https://t.co/HtaDm0Pqjf
  • How I survived a #Chinese 're-education' camp for Uighurs https://t.co/MyeLkUsPef
  • Labour facing another split over police immunity in 'spy cops' bill - Shami Chakrabarti warns of ‘grave risk’ of human rights abuses if bill passes without amendment https://t.co/xPzmPsFQf
  • The father of one of three men murdered in a park terror attack has called on the home secretary to "tell us why" the killer was deemed safe to be free https://t.co/FwmUO0vDV
  • A deal has been agreed in principle for the sale of Edinburgh Woollen Mill, Ponden Homes and Bonmarché chains, which are on the brink of closure https://t.co/338cNBSEt
  • Government urged to redraft 'watered down' evictions ban | Law Gazette https://t.co/llFMDimfrx 
  • Profession backs reforms to Law Society council - Legal Futures https://t.co/F1TsJ0r0m
  • Solicitors vote to overhaul Law Society governance | Law Gazette https://t.co/YY3Wq6icMS
  • Solicitor fined for role in £29m off-plan development schemes - Legal Futures https://t.co/Y4pipVknF
  • QC and accountant set up ABS regulated by SRA - Legal Futures https://t.co/1G1VAMvX4
  • Downing Street has defended Boris Johnson for riding his bicycle seven miles from home, saying he complied with Covid rules during his trip https://t.co/sbCF5rXMy0
  • Lisa Montgomery: #US judge has granted a stay of execution to Lisa Montgomery - just hours before the only woman on America's federal death row was due to be given a lethal injection https://t.co/pJLsgT65Sc
  • Lockdown rule-breakers are more likely to be fined as Covid laws will be enforced "more quickly", the UK's most senior police officer has said https://t.co/R7wJ93daW
  • HMCTS boosts messaging as court concerns grow | Law Gazette https://t.co/1ULPCePkaa
  • High Court grants barrister her “dying wish” and halves suspension - Legal Futures https://t.co/S3VuAuWv7y
  • THE INSTRUMENTS OF PRE-BORDER CONTROL IN THE EU A NEW SOURCE OF VULNERABILITY FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS | Paix et Sécurité Internationales Journal of International Law and International Relations https://t.co/E2RkLjFsdm
  • Wales: Prisons should offer free cannabis to drug-dependent prisoners to determine whether it could stem overdose deaths and reduce violence, a police and crime commissioner has said - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZFM7IB2L5
  • #US Congressional committee orders publication of report on UFOs - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8g20jcPZl6
  • #SouthKorea court orders Japan to compensate wartime sex slaves - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nlVMQKoqF
  • Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association (SYLA) will host a conference on ethics over three virtual sessions in the coming weeks - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/23DZslSRJo
  • Terra Firma Sponsors STEP Scotland Discussion Forum - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lGURl2kscF
  • England: Family judges urged to challenge lawyers emailing outside acceptable hours - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/EcfSXO4ku
  • Render unto Cesar… Ground-breaking decision ‘highlights inadequate protection for PRS tenants’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/D7MNmiTLg3
  • Lynn Melville has joined Blackadders as a partner; an accomplished lawyer in the private client field, will be based in the Dundee and Perth office - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Mo47UGdGu
  • Employment lawyer Hayley Johnson has joined Morton Fraser as an associate - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3QkaGCMdgO
  • A #US Capitol police officer, African-American Eugene Goodman, is being called a hero for singlehandedly steering a mob away from the Senate chambers during the deadly riots https://t.co/epWUchxePB
  • Henry Hendron to appear before disciplinary tribunal - again - Legal Cheek https://t.co/tVTVmXiFQ
  • Police are investigating 24 year old's death hours after his release from custody where he allegedly received severe bruising. Mohamud Mohammed Hassan was arrested at his Cardiff home on suspicion of breach of the peace https://t.co/wQKrhXi5
  • All over-50s and everyone who is at greater risk from Covid will be offered a vaccine by spring, under new Welsh Government plans https://t.co/jNP3MrxOY
  • Parler social network, popular with Trump supporters and conspiracy theorists, sues Amazon for pulling support https://t.co/KPC9rEyj5
  • #UAE dropped from UK travel corridor list https://t.co/uBWiG4GGri
  • UK residents can apply for a Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) to access emergency medical care in the EU when their current EHIC card runs out https://t.co/9kFpKUC57l
  • A Dutch TV network has filmed border officials confiscating ham sandwiches and other foods from drivers arriving in the Netherlands from the UK, under post-Brexit rules https://t.co/dRhg8ZkMrP
  • An eye health charity is recommending people learn the "20-20-20" rule to protect their sight, as lockdown has increased people's time using screens https://t.co/xb9ttkM63b
  • Two women who were fined £200 each when they drove five miles for a walk have had the penalties withdrawn. Jessica Allen and Eliza Moore were walking at Foremark Reservoir, Derbyshire, when they were "surrounded" by officers https://t.co/CVBCmgocYh
  • Trials delayed endlessly due to deliberate absence of Investigating Officers, such officers ridicule justice delivery system: Kerala HC #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/IxTP1FE2db