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22nd January - Law News

Edition 3314: 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: Joe Biden has wasted no time in getting to work on reversing many of Donald Trump's key policies. Speaking to The World, historian and research scholar Nicole Hemmer says the Obama years taught the Democrats a lot about obstruction in Congress, as well as how to use executive power.


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 Focus of the Day Article: 'Much-needed clarity' - lawyers reflect on the landmark UK Covid-19 insurance test case. While the claimant lawyers are celebrating, advisers on both sides have welcomed the Supreme Court's judgment. Full story - The Global Legal Post
 

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • SRA 'hopeful' SQE can proceed as planned despite pandemic | Law Gazette https://t.co/0Q14Ms5WWE
  • Email attachments are not privileged just because message is - Legal Futures https://t.co/ctgo9Eysb
  • New York rejects ABSs for now as Arizona opens doors to them - Legal Futures https://t.co/8cjWsc3xBS
  • Another SRA prosecution fails but regulator avoids costs order - Legal Futures https://t.co/eU6iH9dTb
  • Male barrister fined for smacking female colleague on backside - Legal Futures https://t.co/N4QrGRBHpA
  • Court of Appeal considers family court's approach to domestic abuse | Law Gazette https://t.co/FzzgBbcQjc
  • Tribunal slashes SRA costs over ‘inordinate’ number of lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/uwAfR8ryKR
  • TV star wins Part 36 costs battle over newspaper's late acceptance | Law Gazette https://t.co/H99zAcomi
  • Review AML procedures now, practitioners warned | Law Gazette https://t.co/EA3952L5XG
  • Bar Council demands extra £55m for Covid courts | Law Gazette https://t.co/ThwydQWd3E
  • Solicitors forced into the office tell charity they feared for their jobs | Law Gazette https://t.co/cYa0XKhqwv
  • Lawyers and unions threaten 'legal and industrial response' over court safety | Law Gazette https://t.co/BI4rx3lmN
  • Coronavirus lockdown restrictions in Northern Ireland will be extended until 5 March, BBC News NI understands https://t.co/9F50ACmCBM
  • Our Legal Heritage: The Mountain Bard in Court, 1821 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mX69AI8oc
  • Revised code of conduct for property factors comes into force in August - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7XRGwNidG
  • University tuition fees frozen at £9,250 for a year https://t.co/WN6I3RdMFn
  • It is "too early" to say whether England's Covid restrictions will be able to end in the spring, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said https://t.co/6EHPHz1Noj
  • Joseph Biggs a leader of the Proud Boys, a #US extremist group that took part in the Capitol insurrection, was taken into custody and is facing charges, federal officials said https://t.co/CXRgMBC36S
  • New CPD offering from Scottish Law Agents’ Society - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/iABIInyhA6
  • Illinois poised to become first #US state to end wealth-based pre-trial detention - State passed Pre-trial Fairness Act which the governor, JB Pritzker, has long expressed his support for https://t.co/TwfYS8CZWT
  • Glastonbury Festival has been cancelled for a second year running due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic https://t.co/NVM3vn5Du
  • September start for hospital inquiry public hearings - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LQ2U5drX3H
  • Home-school: Can you get a free laptop or cheaper broadband? https://t.co/gbnH7XOcTC
  • Marmite maker Unilever to insist suppliers pay 'living wage' https://t.co/a1KxjgZwnT
  • England: ‘Unprecedented’ courts backlog could have long-term impact - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DXR2rXDiO5
  • High Court trials in December 2020 up over previous years - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/tHAm2KX2nH
  • Addleshaw Goddard optimistic about deal activity in year ahead - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zhvVmJ82h1
  • More remote jury centres power up during latest lockdown - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3sFeWgrvh
  • Is it time to ditch ‘Dear Sirs’ – have your say in our poll - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XuMLBKMop
  • #China announces sanctions against 'lying and cheating' outgoing Trump officials - Chinese foreign ministry announced sanctions against Mike Pompeo and 27 others as Biden was taking presidential oath https://t.co/yh3mtrdY5
  • NI: A&L Goodbody extends partnership with Ulster Rugby - Irish Legal News https://t.co/QxCJwDJJuI
  • FLAC hits out at 'contradictory and confusing explanations' for PUP tax - Irish Legal News https://t.co/Fzbh3dw50v
  • Ireland has one of highest rates of data breaches in EU - Irish Legal News https://t.co/0iE0PLYicV
  • NI: Domestic abuse law to be brought into effect this year - Irish Legal News https://t.co/BE50m8WJpm
  • #Australian government urged to try and recover student loans from the dead https://t.co/S5hDWSZnx
  • A private hospital group in #SouthAfrica has defended itself amid an uproar that the man dubbed "Dr Death" practises from two of its clinics https://t.co/var0ZxITk
  • Covid: 'No evidence' virus levels decreasing in England https://t.co/0dVyOchuvb
  • NI: Legislation to create stalking offence introduced - Irish Legal News https://t.co/rNwfmHJwrw 
  • House hunters are taking advantage of lockdown rules to travel hundreds of miles to view homes, estate agents say https://t.co/CreKHbs06o 
  • ‘Palace Four’ drawn into Meghan’s dispute with Associated Newspapers - Ex-employees of royal couple could shed light on drafting of letter to Thomas Markle, high court hears https://t.co/gRRhFCijQM
  • NI: 'Nightingale venue' hosts hearing for first time - Irish Legal News https://t.co/OIU5XoHdIo