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28th February - Law News

Edition 3351: 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: Dutch children were once ranked among some of the world's happiest, but since the coronavirus pandemic, an increasing number are suffering from depression. Mental health experts say they have seen a sharp rise in calls to suicide prevention helplines.


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Medical law expert challenges Scottish government mesh review - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qSpaHgA59k
  • #Pakistan Christian couple on death row have blasphemy appeal delayed indefinitely - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uc0s3VNLaZ 
  • Life Sciences Regulatory Framework Becomes Law Post-Brexit https://t.co/O5B27Uh3g
  • Families with babies can now hug and stay with their loved ones after a slight relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in Wales https://t.co/vTWcVGXPHK
  • New research shines light on death by driving sentencing - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UO9jGSdvy2
  • Dentons appoints Claire Armstrong as Scotland managing partner - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/inG02XJ6iz
  • In defence of DJs | Law Gazette https://t.co/xviBEbnK1j
  • It’s not our business where and when you work, top-200 firm tells staff | Law Gazette https://t.co/bAUQoZQ6c
  • Tipperary solicitors group call for their client accounts to be exempt from new bank charges #Ireland https://t.co/zlsNwBEKe
  • IBA chief hits out at 'sustainable development' measure | Law Gazette https://t.co/RU39f1rHfu 
  • #US Judge approves $650m settlement of privacy lawsuit against Facebook: Nearly 1.6m Facebook users to receive at least $345 after network allegedly used face photo-tagging without permission https://t.co/5Lw2Yik4tl
  • Developers of mixed housing schemes are increasingly building segregated floors and blocks for low-income families to boost the value of the open market properties https://t.co/rlBA0uYSFD 
  • #Hungary asylum restrictions broke European law, says top EU legal adviser https://t.co/yK71kBWPew
  • Law schools compete for City contracts | Law Gazette https://t.co/J659ICYL5W
  • Make taking pictures down a woman's top a crime, say law advisers - Law Commission is putting forward proposals to expand behaviours covered by upskirting legislation https://t.co/LtuR1bX7f5
  • Britain risks creating new Guantánamo in Syria, says rights group https://t.co/IjO6nBVy4o
  • Shamima Begum ruling sets dangerous precedent, say legal experts https://t.co/KTWyhbTPRm 
  • Criticism builds over Biden's failure to lift Trump sanctions on ICC prosecutors #US https://t.co/cYHC4vEKhr
  • #Myanmar's security forces intensified a crackdown against protesters on Saturday, with local reports of dozens of detentions and a woman shot https://t.co/NHsiF6J4A5
  • ‘V.I.P. Immunization’ for the Powerful and Their Cronies Rattles South America https://t.co/bwqERPUAzj
  • Wales manager Ryan Giggs has had his bail extended after denying an allegation of assault. In November, several newspapers reported he had been arrested on suspicion of assaulting his girlfriend https://t.co/gQOujRvl15
  • Justice campaigners worried about 'disturbing reliance' on remote assistance | Law Gazette https://t.co/kopa2WL7
  • British National Overseas Passport Holders Are Latest Victims of #China’s Nationality Law in Hong Kong https://t.co/01yIofq2zn
  • A US intelligence report has found that #Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the murder of exiled Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 https://t.co/7zRaV9TwV
  • Police boss wants cannabis trial for prisoners https://t.co/GyewWJM9W
  • Remembering Wales' peacemakers https://t.co/v8zXk4emKu
  • Stop and search: police told to justify racial disparity | Law Gazette https://t.co/PT95Pbybaw
  • Detective says fraudster solicitors' spelling mistake was an error of omission #Ireland https://t.co/IEO6pfMuEK
  • Birmingham street traders granted legal review of new rules https://t.co/3u5lEs8Oh3
  • A heavy metal singer in trouble with Polish authorities over a photo of him stepping on an image of the Virgin Mary has launched a legal defence fund https://t.co/AoozCyuRP
  • Confidence problems among young Welsh people could lock them out of a career in law, a senior lawyer has claimed. The Senedd's former chief legal advisor, Elisabeth Velina Jones, said not having role models or relatives in the business can be problematic https://t.co/Gq7dIckcEY
  • Government reveals long-awaited whiplash portal start date and tariffs | Law Gazette https://t.co/NnH8lB0Rjy
  • Top Senate Official Disqualifies Minimum Wage From Stimulus Plan #US https://t.co/QsVUBKmtp
  • Highland solicitor appoints new director, Laura Cormack . Promoted colleague first joined the firm more than a decade ago as a legal secretary https://t.co/UaBVNuOww4
  • Forecasters say one-third of lawyers could be in virtual firms by 2026 | Law Gazette https://t.co/0AO5C9nEaM
  • Occupiers’ liability in Scotland – who has control of the premises? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qLdcrGnRy2
  • Man who named Salmond accusers jailed for six months - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mMrkDAsBjU
  • Legal education and training: Unfit for purpose - Legal Futures https://t.co/EC0ULoRK6M 
  • Begum's right to fair hearing is not a trump card, SC rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/I3y35XxVcP 
  • #Estonian legal tech startup Avokaado counts €700,000 for contract automation platform https://t.co/cqBJPiTXNU
  • Ex-detective barred from police for life after sexually harassing junior colleague https://t.co/9RUoF2tCyN
  • Kathleen Thompson inquest: Ex-soldier quizzed about 1971 shooting statements https://t.co/Jm1O0ZYDSd