Edition 3395: 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:
India reported a record daily increase of over 150,000 coronavirus cases - and more than 800 new deaths - on Sunday. Since the pandemic began, the country has confirmed more than 12 million cases and over 167,000 deaths. It has the third-highest number of Covid-19 infections in the world after the United States and Brazil.
India reported a record daily increase of over 150,000 coronavirus cases - and more than 800 new deaths - on Sunday. Since the pandemic began, the country has confirmed more than 12 million cases and over 167,000 deaths. It has the third-highest number of Covid-19 infections in the world after the United States and Brazil.
Focus of the Day Article:
Following International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, Emma-Louise Fenelon spoke to Harriet Wistrich, founder of the Centre for Women’s Justice about the many ways in which the UK criminal justice system is failing women. Full story
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- Will Smith's slavery film Emancipation has pulled out of filming in Georgia over what the star has called the #US state's new "regressive voting laws" https://t.co/I5HGSCjeNu
- The
UK government is to challenge parts of two bills passed by the Scottish
Parliament. MSPs unanimously approved the bills relating to children's
rights and local government last month https://t.co/EEvrceMWH3
- Covid vaccine: All over-50s and high risk groups offered first dose https://t.co/cF1F3nbrw1
- Bombay High Court exempts Arnab Goswami from personal appearance before Alibaug Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/FOvESuuQao
- Water companies illegally dumping sewage in England and Wales' rivers https://t.co/QwvDQJ9XrE
- The fatal shooting of a black man by a police officer in the #US city of Brooklyn Center was an accident, the local police chief has said https://t.co/ZpVaVECmPN
- Session Cases At 200: The Nat Fraser appeal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/sXus1mv83s
- Tony Lenehan: Abolishing Scotland’s ‘not proven’ verdict would erode trust in juries - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/eU0rKSZCpQ
- Man charged with exposing himself to children on social media loses appeal against competency of charges - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GpEJFUFkCy
- Vodafone puts emphasis on ESG in new eight-firm adviser panel | Legal Business https://t.co/nnQgW1jZj9
- Queensland-based compensation firm Travis Schultz & Partners (TSP) has hired a passionate new senior solicitor, who brings more than 12 years of experience in plaintiff compensation law - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/A6VXOYkIj
- Introduction to the Symposium on the Impact of Indigenous Peoples on International Law | American Journal of International Law https://t.co/DA4fyS3Cye
- Accredited wills and estates specialist joins Keypoint - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/4BdcrcGl7N
- Chanel, The RealReal Agree to Mediation in Escalating Counterfeiting, Antitrust Fight | The Fashion Law https://t.co/7lzavY5Go1
- Elderly are forgotten by the law - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/r7ZJqQYc9
- Baroness Shirley Williams dies aged 90 - a leading member of the 1970s Labour government and one of the first women cabinet ministers https://t.co/3Pq28gphJN
- Law firms' cost focus will drive financial innovation in the sector - Legal Futures https://t.co/UTxgKu9tlZ
- Fiona Scolding QC to lead Westminster School review https://t.co/5iQLUSWoI0
- Criminal Populism and Solidarity in Recent Italy's Migration Policies: A EU Law Perspective | Martino Reviglio https://t.co/lSgDgXeT
- What is CJIS Compliance? Here's What You Need to Know | Lawyer Herald https://t.co/MZCIziILP
- Ince launches client onboarding solution for estate agents - Legal Futures https://t.co/WQEWRcKm8
- How to manage up effectively - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/VFt8X4kayT
- A mother has been told she must attend court for jury service despite wanting to breastfeed her baby. Zoe Stacey, from Eastleigh, Hampshire, has been told her jury service in May at Winchester Crown Court can be deferred within a 12-month period https://t.co/U1ZlrYQXzP
- Irwin Mitchell tipped for £500m stock market listing - again - Legal Futures https://t.co/Hc3G6mGUh
- Britain is damaging its reputation by keeping Julian Assange in jail, says partner https://t.co/Zg4gQhKbB
- How John Himmelstein Chose His Path As A Trial Lawyer | Lawyer Herald https://t.co/2qGRCmABN9
- Solicitors who misused £1m raised from loan notes struck off - Legal Futures https://t.co/PCZyvDEzYD
- Guilty parties remain free in ‘chilling’ Witness K prosecution - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/BpxstuO0DY
- #French lawmakers have moved to ban short-haul internal flights where train alternatives exist, in a bid to reduce carbon emissions https://t.co/kIm4M95Zsy
- St John’s Buildings’ Matrimonial Finance barristers have raised over £1300 for Mad Dogs Homeless Project, in addition to providing more than 100 meals for hungry children in the UK – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/YmRsfkb2Gm
- NHS Covid-19 app update blocked for breaking Apple and Google's rules https://t.co/DfuT11MpkE
- Tear
gas has been fired and a curfew imposed amid angry protests after
police fatally shot a black man in a traffic stop in the #US city of
Brooklyn Center, just north of Minneapolis https://t.co/oevnBocVf6ift the spirit so much that
natural wellbeing would build immunity :) Apr 12, 2021
- Tens of thousands of Hindu worshippers have gathered, defying government guidance, to take a dip in the holy Ganges river as a deadly second Covid-19 wave continues to sweep #India https://t.co/1GuHnrSQMg
- ‘Unconstitutional, indefensible’: Lawyers bash proposed changes to charity sector - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/s4Iu5z5eUY
- Is a party that sells police stations to criminals so very tough on crime? https://t.co/pP5kkpDLgX
- Judges
should take expert advice before accepting the government’s proposed
remedy for the New Judicial Pension Scheme – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/4WcDBSLGqV
- Biztech Lawyers expands into Melbourne - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/afYV1GwgQ
- Skadden goes organic with three City promotions as investment intensifies | Legal Business https://t.co/xzy18cagr7
- Freshfields narrows gender pay gap - Legal Cheek https://t.co/roK0sYki6r
- UK law firms reward lawyers with COVID bonuses - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ZRolhzpdUY
- The play that changed my mind on assisted dying https://t.co/3ggfoM2bX
- First speakers announced for LegalEdCon 2021 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ceRA44sftw
- Pub gardens, indoor gyms and hairdressers are among the businesses that can reopen in England on Monday https://t.co/npFeG5s8pP
- First female barrister to be commemorated with London blue plaque - Legal Cheek https://t.co/XIPFpO1Kvs
- [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/Y9l0kk4Go
- 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/fSHhZJ0x8
- Slaughter and May to launch legal operations grad scheme - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fuWCjgg14
- 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/890ECDu1h
- 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/T0bvGTZRz
- 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/LNSEczBkFL
- 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/uTbR9xpov
- '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/jM9sDrw8ff
- 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
