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1st January - Law News

Edition 3292: 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 2021 to all readers of LawNewsIndex.


 
 Today's Highlighted Video Story: From 1st January, more than a million people in Australia face a cut to their income as JobSeeker payments are reduced. The government insists there will still be a safety net for the vulnerable, but recipients warn scaling back welfare benefits will push them into poverty.


Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Brexit: To avoid a hard border, Gibraltar will join the EU's Schengen zone and follow other EU rules, while remaining part of the UK https://t.co/TZbS87PNxt 
  • #India's Assam state converts state-run Islamic schools into regular schools - Minister from Hindu nationalist BJP says schools should be producing Muslim professional workers, rather than future imams https://t.co/jxraD8cw2F 
  • #Swiss Court Rejects Sun Yang's Case To Remove CAS Judge https://t.co/y4dIGUk58o
  • #HongKong activist Jimmy Lai returned to jail until at least February - Court grants prosecutors’ request to appeal against bail order on media mogul https://t.co/WOr5hkQtWe
  • UK impact Of Border Closures On Construction Contracts https://t.co/soYI2O7C2p
  • Ticketmaster has paid a $10m (£7.3m) criminal fine for "intrusions into competitors' computer systems", the US Department of Justice has confirmed https://t.co/1pkQ8gK5Gj
  • UK Government Launches Tender For £25M Aerospace Legal Panel https://t.co/bTK9sAO8b6 
  • UK braced for changes as it cuts ties to EU at 11pm tonight - almost a year after officially leaving the 27-nation bloc https://t.co/qBEfKZXoZR 
  • AG Mandelblit Assembled Secret Forum of Jurists to Help Decide Netanyahu's Prosecution #Israel https://t.co/OBAnmu85g9 
  • Sir Jim Ratcliffe-owned hotel chain fined over minimum wage - Ineos founder’s boutique Home Grown Hotels joins Tesco and Pizza Hut on list of 139 ‘rogue employers’ https://t.co/WEwbfT0HGi
  • Cordella Bart-Stewart, founder of the Black Solicitors Network, is among the solicitors to feature in the New Year Honours List 2021 published today | Law Gazette https://t.co/Hv3JMae3dE
  • Tesco, Pizza Hut and Superdrug in minimum wage fail https://t.co/3da6Q9m2tp
  • People tempted to attend a New Year's Eve party on Brighton seafront have been warned by police to stay away https://t.co/XHn2vUxXvx
  • Covid rule-breakers 'have blood on their hands' https://t.co/ixjFbyEvdd
  • China amends criminal laws in latest anti-doping measure https://t.co/dYjaxKHQDt antial' cannabis farm found in loft with hole linking two houses https://t.co/2BozqpTOxJ
  • Externalizing Migration Management through Soft Law- The Case of the Memorandum of Understanding between Libya and Italy.docx | Martino Reviglio https://t.co/hMFqyJsbv6
  • Judge rules AG Cameron can intervene in lawsuit alleging mismanagement of pension funds #US https://t.co/eIpbZBySpx
  • People should avoid New Year's Eve celebrations because "Covid loves a crowd", officials warned as millions entered the toughest restrictions tier https://t.co/oW7MdtBKsJ
  • Judge Joyce Warren's 44-year legal career began with a suggestion from her boyfriend - the pioneer Arkansas jurist is now set for exit; 1st Black woman judge to retire #US https://t.co/1oChH1c7b4 
  • #Russia Frees Two Associates Of Navalny's Lawyer After Week In Jail https://t.co/4aeMChzW81 
  • Prominent #Moroccan historian and human rights activist arrested in Rabat - Maati Monjib, who has been targeted by authorities using Israeli spyware, is accused of money laundering https://t.co/mixopDGKyN
  • UK lawyers warn they face regulatory 'patchwork' despite Brexit deal https://t.co/W2AHrXLX9s 
  • Allahabad High Court on Tuesday ordered an inquiry into the assault on a government lawyer by police in Etah in Uttar Pradesh and directed the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of the district to submit a report #India https://t.co/aKCXNXNtd3
  • The convicted assassin of former #Israel prime minister Yitzhak Rabin has hired a prominent defense lawyer as part of his efforts to be released from prison https://t.co/SyncUmgdg
  • A #Chinese court has sentenced a former lawyer who reported on the early stage of the coronavirus outbreak to four years in prison on charges of “picking fights and provoking trouble." https://t.co/ehIju6FVgR
  • The New #Italian Legal Framework For Non-Italian Sports Agents https://t.co/kiWSOAqPk2
  • Why Is ‘Scabby the Rat’ a Legal Dilemma? https://t.co/g094PdlK8u
  • Diversity is still a problem in the legal sector https://t.co/1wuMw6CfKH
  • Kurian Joseph says independence of #India judiciary under threat, never seen India’s Bar so divided https://t.co/4r6ryQ7hXt 
  • Abu Dhabi judiciary discusses implementation of legal amendments to decriminalise non-sufficient fund cheques #UAE https://t.co/CNW2Ebi9Od
  • Beijing is breaching #HongKong's final line of defense: its judiciary https://t.co/Hxv2O3v6Ay