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12th April - Law News

Edition 3394: 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:
Demonstrators at the Ecuadorian embassy in Washington DC have called for Assange's release in the wake of the second anniversary of the WikiLeaks founder's arrest and removal from Ecuador's embassy in London



Focus of the Day Article:
The Bar Council is inviting barristers in England and Wales to complete a survey about their working lives, in order to ensure it is meeting their professional needs. The Bar Council’s Working Lives survey is due to launch on 20 April 2021. Covering topics such as career progression, working practices and wellbeing, the anonymous results will inform the Bar Council’s policies and training programmes going forward. Full story - New Law Journal
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • [Adoption under JJ Act] Child born out of live-in Relationship to be treated as child born to married couple | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/Y9l0kk4Gon
  • Police have said they "deeply" regret the hurt caused when a Good Friday service was shut down for breaching Covid-19 restrictions. Met Police officers found some worshippers without masks and not socially distancing at Christ the King on Balham High Road https://t.co/hsf08qxJLH
  • BBC launches SQE apprenticeship for graduates - Legal Cheek https://t.co/IfIwmKemYZ
  • Courts not expert bodies to decide whether Bachelors Degree in Engineering is equivalent to Degree in Science: Karnataka High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/w6TbIMV5zw
  • David Cameron has said he should have contacted the government “through only the most formal of channels" when lobbying for a financial firm. The former prime minister has faced criticism for contacting ministers on behalf of Greensill Capital https://t.co/HCTcRBj2F9
  • 7 ways training contract hunters need to be thinking about legal research - Legal Cheek https://t.co/8DaFwJzBwY
  • What is the true value of a companion animal? - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/mhwgt3n0oq 
  • Downing Street rewrote ‘independent’ report on race, experts claim - Commissioners allege No 10 distorted their work on inequality, after conclusions played down institutional racism https://t.co/fSHhZJ0x8u
  • Slaughter and May to launch legal operations grad scheme - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fuWCjgg14c
  • The Viewpoint - New Rules for Digital Media Intermediaries: How far is too far? | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/s0XetzRq9f
  • 'Loot boxes': Blurring the lines between gaming and gambling? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/koxGT4E00m
  • A black #US army lieutenant has filed a lawsuit against two policemen who pointed their guns and pepper-sprayed him during a traffic stop https://t.co/2D0lKQ5Ttn
  • A man arrested on suspicion of the murder and indecent assault of Stuart Lubbock at the home of entertainer Michael Barrymore has been released under investigation by police https://t.co/nGQz0ceica
  • Lawyers should think twice before appearing on reality TV - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/3Uin1SDaAI
  • People are being asked to be respectful to shop workers as thousands of non-essential retail stores prepare to reopen across England and Wales https://t.co/890ECDu1hS
  • The behaviour of some adults in contributing to the actions of young people during the recent street violence in Northern Ireland amounts to child abuse, NI's children's commissioner has said https://t.co/hY0Efy3GYK
  • US outfit Cadwalader latest to launch in Dublin - Legal Cheek https://t.co/rlioYMWQv7 
  • Application for fresh inquest refused - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/T0bvGTZRzo 
  • Your guide to navigating a virtual training contract assessment - Legal Cheek https://t.co/zFCqcrCL93
  • Law Pod UK new episode: Courts tussle with Uber, Ola and the Gig Economy - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/LNSEczBkF
  • Taylor Wessing to join host of firms in Dublin - Legal Cheek https://t.co/EMnBffzOCY
  • According to GC-turned-change agent Anna Lozynski, professional branding is fast becoming as important a business skill as tech proficiency, and as essential an educational piece as the Priestley 11 - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/X6ujsJvFEL
  • Walker Morris awards training contract to child of managing partner - Legal Cheek https://t.co/JBUuIRB38A
  • The Weekly Round-Up: New Police Powers and Domestic Abuse in the Family Courts - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/uTbR9xpovQ 
  • 'Will firms consider me for a TC if I've had to retake LPC exams?' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Ijfwa2NCN
  • Judges to be dismissed under reformed sexual harassment legislation - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/jM9sDrw8f
  • The countdown to Legal Cheek‘s new flexible working conference for lawyers has begun - Flexible working conference takes place on 22 April https://t.co/LIKfZOlSvk
  • More than 80 people have been killed by #Myanmar security forces in a crackdown on a protest in the city of Bago, activists say https://t.co/6bzzN41CdU
  • #Israel says it will not co-operate with an investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) into war crimes in the occupied territories. In a letter to the court, Israel says the ICC is "acting without authority" in carrying out the probe https://t.co/FcIvxk8Gr4
  • Police bill makes provision for remote juries, MoJ reveals | Law Gazette https://t.co/kETClkqHDZ 
  • Giorgos Karaivaz, veteran crime journalist shot dead in #Greece https://t.co/eZrYz6PqOi