Edition 3319: 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: Many of the journalists who reported on the truth of the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, are now being targeted by Beijing - something China has denied.
Focus of the Day Article: Shadow Lord Chancellor David Lammy yesterday condemned the barrister at the centre of a racism row over his comments about the Equality Act “empowering the stroppy teenager of colour”. Mr Lammy said: “What a pathetic response from a barrister. No one should be discriminated against because of their race, or because their hair is different. You shame the Bar and undermine your profession.”. Full story - Legal Futures
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Supreme Court issues 'very significant' ruling on right of parents and children - Irish Legal News https://t.co/cgXHs82YP
- Best of the blogs - 23 January 2021 | Law Gazette https://t.co/oZi3qdn1
- YouTube extends ban on Trump amid concerns about further violence - After review, platform continues indefinite suspension that prevents the former #US president from posting https://t.co/J9s2AioFIp
- Lawyer in the news: Robert Pocknell, Keystone Law - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/yTD1rm1zg
- UK government backs birth control for grey squirrels https://t.co/YlMnT3lU0O
- My legal life: Wendy Lloyd-Goodwin, 360 Law Group - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/ajNsthtQnx
- This is no time to review reserved activities | Law Gazette https://t.co/vuQ4rELwn
- London’s lead in litigation 'still under threat' | Law Gazette https://t.co/GdafCzFQq7
- Gay dating app Grindr fined £8.6m in #Norway over sharing personal information - Fine from by the Norwegian Data Protection Authority is 10% of Grindr’s global annual revenue https://t.co/gHhBpSatVB
- Madrid feminist mural saved from removal attempt by far right: Artwork celebrating pioneering women saved after city councillors step in to stop Vox party motion #Spain https://t.co/qazu7QCHlC
- #Ireland is repeating its mother and baby home scandal with its asylum system https://t.co/04OHt40DT
- #Iran says it has arrested a US-Iranian dual national facing spying charges who attempted to leave the country. Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili did not identify the man, but said he "had been free on bail https://t.co/p5ag87drD
- Changes were made to rape prosecution policy that led to a "shocking" fall in offences before courts in England and Wales, the Court of Appeal has heard https://t.co/Y68tMUCNn
- Covid-19: Met Police officers in haircut lockdown breach - Two officers who hired a barber to give the cuts to staff at Bethnal Green Police Station, on 17 January, are also facing misconduct investigations, the Met said https://t.co/z71myusDV
- More than 100,000 people in the UK have died from a virus, that, this time last year, felt like a far-off foreign threat. How did we come to be one of the countries with the worst death tolls? https://t.co/ItK1ajpHZ
- People campaigning against the HS2 rail project have dug a tunnel near Euston station, in a bid to prevent their eviction from a protest camp https://t.co/Hgo587BAhE
- New ID card will allow solicitors to bypass security queues | Law Gazette https://t.co/chThwlJU5
- SRA on rack over costs again as scrutiny builds | Law Gazette https://t.co/0mVxw6aKwU
- Rape victims' battles with CPS: 'I don’t have words for how betrayed I feel' - Four women describe their traumatic interactions with the Crown Prosecution Service https://t.co/2YEbtKDap
- #Canadian mogul fined after getting Covid vaccine meant for Indigenous residents https://t.co/ePQ0E3eSEG
- EU
citizens offered financial incentives to leave UK - European nationals
added to voluntary returns scheme, which can include flights and up to
£2,000 for resettlement https://t.co/8QVeHeNpax
- Rape victims speak out ahead of legal challenge to CPS policy: Court of appeal hearing comes amid record low in rape prosecutions in England and Wales https://t.co/TYJOkZIRtf
- Thousands of farmers protesting at hard-right BJP government's agriculture reforms have fought through police barricades and tear gas to enter Delhi's historic Red Fort complex #India https://t.co/e5DtkEw9
- Chambers condemns barrister's 'stroppy teenager of colour' tweet | Law Gazette https://t.co/zCrlzObrE
- The voices of survivors of mother-and-baby homes in NI will be heard "loudly and clearly" with a new independent investigation, Arlene Foster has said https://t.co/mXqGyDFiPV
- Scottish government advisers recommend full devolution of equality legislation and policy - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/H8oEOHiKzT
- Andrew Diamond appointed chairman of ESPC - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7GnRtrhQ0w
- Glasgow murderer who killed man with machete outside pub loses appeal against conviction - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mMixWwDPrE
- Are we putting court users in harm’s way? | Law Gazette https://t.co/6qaVUMVGKx
- Solicitor banned for part in legal aid translation fee fraud | Law Gazette https://t.co/GxFdUhKCsT
- City firms publish toolkit on tackling racism | Law Gazette https://t.co/avgfYNB7d
- Oldham school to withdraw places for lockdown-breach pupils - Yew Tree Community School in Oldham said several children had admitted visiting friends, neighbours and family contrary to Covid-19 lockdown rules https://t.co/UvgWDvMX7
- Off-shoring and Out-sourcing the Borders of Europe: Libya and EU Border Work in the Mediterranean | Luiza Bialasiewicz https://t.co/MFWRbyL4s
- CoA reserves judgment in groundbreaking domestic abuse case | Law Gazette https://t.co/CFn0ptApC8
- Everything has changed. Nothing has changed - Legal Futures https://t.co/1mmgrK7keO
- Competition hots up to become standard software for in-house teams - Legal Futures https://t.co/V0Fx5OmYY
- Lammy wades in over barrister's "shameful" tweet - Legal Futures https://t.co/MSoFnPst3v
- Legal executive threatened witness in holiday sickness case - Legal Futures https://t.co/MUa726fS7C
- Poor white teenagers in England's former industrial towns and those living on the coast are among the least likely to go to university, warns the watchdog for fair access https://t.co/jmI8IwFA
- Co-op and Morrisons see queues over payments outage https://t.co/PO4ljpOs3
- City veteran Tony Guise struck off over dishonest transfers | Law Gazette https://t.co/H7oDmuV1EQ
- Distinguished advocates to share career advice with law students - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vYqUVEvJGC
- Jodi Gordon, partner at Road Traffic Accident Law (Scotland) LLP, comments on the development of remote hearings during the Covid-19 pandemic - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/86tru6a13
- DLA Piper Scotland to relaunch gender balance network - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LzLAz1NSrE
- Salmond inquiry reflects poorly on Scotland’s democratic traditions - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Urh932wI4L
- KPMG: Scottish insolvencies remain low as support measures offer short-term lifeline - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/eV9syAXqgD
- ESPC reveals top-selling areas in Edinburgh, Lothians, Fife and Borders in 2020 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mS4rc9Q734
- Legal academic Professor Jonathan Fitchen has passed away just a week following his promotion to personal chair at the University of Aberdeen https://t.co/S4Hiu7oI4
- Shoosmiths has paid tribute to its former head of real estate Steve Dougherty, who passed away last week at the age of 59 following a battle with cancer https://t.co/RGgIgU7XM
- Terrorism watchdog to open inquiry into radicalisation in prison: Prison officers have suffered a ‘steady drumbeat’ of attacks by terrorists, says Jonathan Hall QC https://t.co/tvrsB5ZJa
- Riot police in the #Netherlands have again clashed with protesters defying a curfew, following a weekend of unrest. More than 150 people were arrested https://t.co/oh36YZu28u
- Police have begun an investigation into potential breaches of Covid-19 regulations at the funeral of an IRA veteran in Londonderry https://t.co/UvfM3ySLEK
- Brexit parcel price shock: 'I had to pay £30 for a gift' https://t.co/SxARribCu
- The EU has warned it will tighten rules on exports of Covid vaccines, amid a row with AstraZeneca over a cut in planned supplies to the 27-member bloc https://t.co/iKwCj8YeKO
- Grief, anger and a curfew as #Pakistani activist Karima Baloch buried: Family of women’s rights advocate, found dead in Canadian lake, call for police to reopen investigation https://t.co/8BG7h53IZH
