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14th March - Law News

Edition 3365: 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: UThe murder of Sarah Everard in the UK has ignited an international conversation about women's safety. Thousands of women have spoken of the harassment and fear they face on a daily basis. The 33-year-old disappeared as she walked home from a friend's house in London on March the third. A police officer's been charged with her kidnapping and killing.
 

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Buckland and Patel drum up support for 'historic' police bill | Law Gazette https://t.co/WDX6c23sbM
  • Clashes have broken out between police and people attending a gathering for Sarah Everard in London, as virtual and doorstep vigils are held across the UK https://t.co/fiywm22Fpd
  • Linklaters makes twin Hong Kong partner hires to boost corporate and banking teams - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/5M7hK32J5l 
  • Former employee barred over WhatsApp messages to colleague | Law Gazette https://t.co/ppPtbnvTf
  • Breonna Taylor: Protest to mark anniversary of police killing #US https://t.co/XrvO1kX2GO
  • A man with severe learning difficulties should have a Covid-19 vaccine, despite his family's objections, a judge ruled https://t.co/Lz3QNcEO3
  • #Russian police have broken up an opposition conference and detained 200 people including high-profile opposition figures https://t.co/DcxLqO44ci
  • MinterEllison appoints interim head as CEO exits over leaked email - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/wz5KHSFmh
  • New York City prosecutor leading Trump inquiry won't seek re-election,:Cyrus Vance Jr, Manhattan district attorney, said he intends to retire, signaling it is likely a new DA will see Trump case through #US https://t.co/Cu905WvyJy
  • Bar counsels ‘extreme caution’ in Human Rights Act review | Law Gazette https://t.co/AlwkMhvml
  • Herbert Smith Freehills chooses Australian dealmaker to be first woman senior partner - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/jLy7qF78ow
  • HMCTS apologises for CVP connection problems | Law Gazette https://t.co/AsK2DOLvAk 
  • Police who broke up a party which breached lockdown rules found guests had travelled hundreds of miles to attend. Officers arrived at a house in Gloucester to find "loud music, flashing lights and drunken singing" https://t.co/LixpngCyik
  • It's time to change the law to allow assisted dying https://t.co/H5ree6WnWO
  • Is the Sarah Everard vigil ban part of creeping curbs on the right to protest? Mounting concern that ministers are using pandemic to curtail freedoms in the UK https://t.co/IbNMDN539c
  • Multiple employment claims shoot up as Covid hits working conditions | Law Gazette https://t.co/MKWODynYMM 
  • High Court: Inherent jurisdiction may be used to remand person awaiting hearing for revocation of suspended sentence - Irish Legal News https://t.co/UwqMxSaZbp
  • Reclaim These Streets: Sarah Everard vigil evolves into virtual and doorstep protests https://t.co/kJPVvxebGy 
  • 'Mandalay was a massacre': Security forces have shot dead eight people, and injured many more, as civilians continue their peaceful protests against a coup in #Myanmar https://t.co/qZTBDHuc5C
  • Clifford Chance latest to award lockdown bonus | Law Gazette https://t.co/HRF0WoTMTh 
  • Registry unveils 'gold standard' digital ID for property purchase | Law Gazette https://t.co/YjYV95jusv
  • Extending the ban on commercial evictions to 30 June 2021, while the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions and the requirement to provide a six-month notice period to tenants before eviction have been extended until at least 31 May 2021 | NLJ https://t.co/4UwbAYXfFT
  • Covid-19: UK national day of reflection to be held on 23 March https://t.co/lj8yxWSrXk
  • Shops, restaurants and schools will be closed across most of #Italy on Monday, with PM Mario Draghi warning of a "new wave" of the coronavirus outbreak. For three days over Easter, 3-5 April, there will be a total shutdown https://t.co/aWUuJkIRlD
  • December was profession’s highest-billing month in history | Law Gazette https://t.co/38Ja1U553G
  • The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary has published a speech made by the Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos, in relation to technological challenges for English law and jurisdiction https://t.co/K5Zb4oOwmo
  • EU-Morocco Cooperation on Readmission, Borders and Protection: A model to follow?, With Carrera S, Cassarino JP, Den Hertog L and al., CEPS (2016) | Nora El Qadim https://t.co/ufrJjiSPjz 
  • There is bipartisan interest in removing fencing around the Capitol and dismissing the National Guard troops deployed there, but law enforcement officials fear new threats #US https://t.co/BdvTWa5joD
  • Refugee Flights Canceled as Biden Fails to Lift Trump Cutback #US https://t.co/63zskVbg41 
  • Yazidi women freed from sexual slavery under ISIS were forced to give up their babies. Two years later, some are risking everything to get them back #Iraq https://t.co/UbG90bKOVj
  • Calls for curb on Supreme Court’s power - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VyDz5ugWS7
  • The Family Justice Council Experts Sub-Committee has announced an open invitation to judiciary, legal, medical, and allied professionals to register their interest in the Experts and the Family Justice System: Widening the Pool event https://t.co/GnkcUoOh36
  • Domestic abuse cases prioritised in Aberdeen virtual hearings - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RMnMErhry8 
  • HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has announced the launch of a five-week pilot to trial the use of coronavirus (COVID-19) home testing kits among court users at sites in Birmingham, Croydon, Liverpool, Snaresbrook and Wolverhampton | NLJ https://t.co/RVOw1vvheR 
  • Black Chambers welcomes Kenneth Cloggie - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Vtw9M3O3dA 
  • Microsoft hack: 3,000 UK email servers remain unsecured https://t.co/jROYIUO2fv
  • Financial redress act for survivors of historical child abuse in care welcomed - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TWXZBGEKrp
  • Amazon will not sell books that 'frame sexual identity as mental illness' https://t.co/6APWyrW2lO
  • Four United Nations treaties to be incorporated into Scots law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XvaDIuTu73 
  • House builders that carry out repairs on newly built homes need to be more open about what work has been required, according to the chairman of Parliament's Housing Committee https://t.co/D6c1L9dwWa