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3rd February - Law News

Edition 3326: 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 former follower of the fascist conspiracy QAnon movement tells how she came to believe in the movement and ultimately decided to leave.

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 Focus of the Day Article:  Prisoner serving life sentence fails to obtain judicial review of decision not to move him to lower security prison. Full story - Scottish Legal News
 


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Putin critic Navalny jailed in #Russia despite protests https://t.co/lsSBKcD4R
  • My legal life: Manjinder Singh Kang, Kang & Co Solicitors - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/pyISwoLLaH
  • Swift condemnation of Labour’s jury proposal is unwarranted | Law Gazette https://t.co/55T4mVF30Y
  • Meghan and the Mail | Law Gazette https://t.co/c9GSO9TdP4
  • Stagnant progress in profession’s diversity is disheartening | Law Gazette https://t.co/DN9W7XEY8Q
  • Barclays revamps legal arm with shared platform adoption | Law Gazette https://t.co/jSaNjPo6I
  • Slater and Gordon backs care home public inquiry | Law Gazette https://t.co/r3EtTZCJV
  • Court Covid safety confusion continues | Law Gazette https://t.co/eVhwWg7Qd8
  • The #French health authority has said AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine should only be given to people aged under 65 https://t.co/No0Czf0tN
  • How should the family court treat allegations of domestic abuse? | Law Gazette https://t.co/99PEix5zTa
  • Obituary: Tom Moore, a hero who gave a nation hope https://t.co/tMOnZvjDL
  • Chris O'Shea, the boss of British Gas owner Centrica, has said his family was posted excrement amid a pay row at the firm https://t.co/Q28pwqJ1uv
  • Captain Sir Tom Moore dies at 100 after testing positive for Covid https://t.co/NTjBJ2j9j
  • Israeli-made spying tools were bought for #Bangladesh intelligence service, despite the South Asian country not recognising Israel https://t.co/SCBTANKHQi
  • LSB kicks off new regime of transparency over PC fee spending | Law Gazette https://t.co/eSurnC8I0M
  • Wall Street billionaire backed Republicans who later tried to overturn election result - Blackstone founder Stephen Schwarzman faces scrutiny over donations to rightwing Republicans including Kelly Loeffler #US https://t.co/YVm4xzl5k
  • The Stansted 15's quashed conviction shows we were never terrorists - I was one of 15 charged for blocking a deportation flight. We’ve got justice, but victims of the UK’s hostile environment haven’t https://t.co/MktUGWC2
  • Tweeting barrister Holbrook parts company with chambers | Law Gazette https://t.co/0cqr3EyuHR
  • Tesla has begun to recall 158,000 Model S and Model X vehicles in the #US over issues with failing touchscreens that regulators were concerned could increase the risk of crashes https://t.co/luiEOPJzE
  • #Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine gives around 92% protection against Covid-19, late stage trial results published in The Lancet reveal. It has also been deemed to be safe - and offer complete protection against hospitalisation and death https://t.co/A4gJUAwe4
  • New practising fee rules will allow “more meaningful debate” - Legal Futures https://t.co/lanSW8oEge
  • High Court: Law firm was not operating collective investment scheme - Legal Futures https://t.co/WjGS5LGqQ
  • Most firms made a profit last year despite Covid, survey finds - Legal Futures https://t.co/hRDqriyrg
  • Solicitor jailed for money laundering returns to profession - Legal Futures https://t.co/gspIz0PLA
  • Solicitors to skip court security queues from today | Law Gazette https://t.co/v5Ek26nX2t
  • Barrister disbarred for work as a solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/ThgrvAnRI5
  • 'We demand results': Coca-Cola threatens to deduct 30% from fees over diversity | Law Gazette https://t.co/37H6EDq18i
  • Alcohol deaths hit record high during Covid pandemic https://t.co/qvMS22wO5B
  • Buy now, pay later firms such as Klarna face stricter controls https://t.co/EMZ4Gnrmqj
  • People in areas that have been singled out for enhanced testing for the South African variant should further limit the time they spend away from home, a minister has said https://t.co/JhKSNNmyz
  • Coercion, Prohibition, and Great Expectations. The continuing failure of the Common European Asylum System, Common Market Law Review 53(2016), p. 607-642 | Thomas Spijkerboer https://t.co/ycgmW4UQK
  • Faulks hands in his findings on judicial review | Law Gazette https://t.co/gnQvVeu6S
  • Shoosmiths signs up to science-based targets initiative in net zero carbon push - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1mA7rUYeB
  • SLCC launches budget and operating plan consultation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WjrDyw7j5
  • Standalone offence of misogynistic behaviour under consideration - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QRi2nVqwZ
  • Additional funding takes tram inquiry costs to almost £12m - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nIYPcJcfW
  • Dr Sarah Munro: EAWs and extradition post-Brexit – the need for mutual trust - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/T3mtfEZHC
  • #US actress Evan Rachel Wood has claimed singer Marilyn Manson "horrifically abused" her during their three-year relationship in the late noughties https://t.co/ZU7kAapo12
  • Michaela Guthrie promoted to senior associate at Balfour and Manson - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Fzj3nMU3F
  • Burness Paull charts future growth with partner promotions - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/y7A07wC6lJ
  • Lord Uist retires, he was appointed a judge of the Supreme Courts in April 2006, having previously served as a temporary judge from July 2001. - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nAxEgO0fQd
  • An unrepentant gym owner who has been fined three times for ignoring Covid-19 regulations is still refusing to close https://t.co/DuJ7x9wHfx
  • The inhuman face of malicious prosecution is revealed - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lGXq63SVOX
  • People in Wales who are told to self-isolate by the NHS Covid-19 phone app can now apply for a £500 payment, the Welsh Government has announced https://t.co/L7XW8K7rxl
  • Brexit: Portsmouth port bosses accuse government of withholding cash https://t.co/UJNNXT0aTb 
  • Fears army will tighten grip in #Myanmar after Aung San Suu Kyi detained https://t.co/VMtSlGhwNC
  • Joanna Cherry sacked from SNP frontbench at Westminster, QC had clashed with ex-deputy leader Kirsty Blackman over party’s policies on transgender rights https://t.co/M1WxipYjjo
  • Criminal complaint threatened over malicious prosecution - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qt2LKxmYr1