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19th April - Law News

Edition 3401: 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:
Hundreds of protesters rallied in Argentina’s Buenos Aires against restrictions in place to curb the spread of COVID. Police dispersed the crowd and made several arrests.



Focus of the Day Article:
 The Law Society has commented on the National Security and Investment Bill (the Bill) in a Parliamentary Briefing. The Bill aims to give government powers to scrutinise and intervene in business transactions that may have implications for national security, particularly with regard to foreign investment. Full story - New Law Journal
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • COVID-19 surge in Bihar: Patna High Court pulls up State | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/cf1tWheBTi
  • Defence lawyers call on A-G to protect lawyers from further police harassment - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/X7RcFLexZY 
  • ‘Catfished’ Indian lawyer demands Prince Harry be arrested for ‘breaking marriage proposal’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/sKBDLT1Fxu
  • Bombay High Court initiates suo-motu case on surge of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra prisons | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/oq5q9uwLtG
  • Indianapolis gunman bought rifles despite earlier gun confiscation - #US https://t.co/j4CxEGIYHl
  • Three Hertfordshire police officers who sped on a dual carriageway in a luxury car seized from its driver have been given a final written warning after being found guilty of gross misconduct https://t.co/QXuwaQiKPJ
  • NewLaw firm that lets lawyers work 'wherever, whenever' launches SQE training contract - Legal Cheek https://t.co/JrDeRjfPBN
  • Throughout Trial Over George Floyd’s Death, Killings by Police Mount #US https://t.co/DFGSXrzZ3p
  • From hair transplants to Pelotons: City lawyers reveal how they’re spending their lockdown bonuses - Legal Cheek https://t.co/0RBGsTzKFI
  • The Delhi High Court's decision on removal of arbitrator under Section 11: A welcome step | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/ipGoevSuIU
  • Irwin Mitchell junior solicitor among first to receive Moderna vaccine - Legal Cheek https://t.co/HeN8bW0mei 
  • Law Pod New Episode: Harriet Wistrich on Criminal Justice for Women - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/XW56PsZjd
  • The Ontario government is giving police temporary powers to enforce its stay-at-home order and allowing them to stop individuals and vehicles #Canada https://t.co/MGufVStOSU 
  • Greensill row: Ministers 'will look at' lobbying rules proposals https://t.co/WIlyXPRAD2
  • Podcast: Why I left a magic circle law firm to re-discover my passion for photography and art - Legal Cheek https://t.co/f33KPsPykA
  • Call for information about Gerard Davison shooting to be given to solicitor #Ireland https://t.co/Ym0lGqqGn7 
  • Europe's refugees and migrants: Hidden flows, tightened borders and spiralling costs | Karen Hargrave https://t.co/Mmm3AZ6DSu 
  • The Weekly Round-Up: Amnesty unimpressed and government care home guidance "grossly discriminatory" - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/OV4p4IMjkx
  • Linklaters targets disadvantaged teens with career support scheme - Legal Cheek https://t.co/xnHNXB8pZh 
  • Mandatory vaccinations for care home workers - a slippery slope? - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/i4S0HQXpcl
  • Quinn Emanuel dishes out spring bonuses to London lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/0YAN7MbCcv 
  • Delhi Court grants bail to actor Deep Sidhu in Red Fort violence case | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/4t79hDlZFI 
  • US law firm bosses take office road trip in campervan - Legal Cheek https://t.co/TmL9HOACdl 
  • Telangana High Court designates 27 lawyers as Senior Advocates | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/NTrk32A7ZH 
  • Virtual student event NEXT WEEK: Secrets to Success Newcastle - with Norton Rose Fulbright, Womble Bond Dickinson, Muckle LLP and ULaw - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ne1V8Z5ZrF
  • Victoria’s Court of Appeal sees new judge, Solicitor-General Kristen Walker QC has taken on the job, bringing with her over 25 years’ experience - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/l3gQqqeB8A
  • Joshua White murder: Three men guilty over Hackney stabbing https://t.co/AdYsupC6NO 
  • First edition of Irish Judicial Studies Journal 2021 online - Irish Legal News https://t.co/goG6ZB0P90
  • How lawyers must respond if Biden rejoins TPP - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/iNYHJFlNvv 
  • Five people killed as police fire at protesting workers in #Bangladesh - Employees were demanding unpaid wages and a pay rise at a Chinese-backed power plant, officials and police said https://t.co/Ht9hKUGKh8 
  • Witnesses to deaths in detention ‘deliberately’ deported from the UK - Home Office accused of undermining investigations into the deaths of migrants awaiting deportation https://t.co/ypUwucZKl0 
  • Indianapolis FedEx shooting: Who were the eight victims? Among the victims were four members of the local Sikh community #US https://t.co/SePVdDp47z
  • #Iran's state TV has named a man that intelligence authorities allege was responsible for an attack at the Natanz nuclear site last weekend. Reza Karimi fled Iran shortly before the blast https://t.co/hjXYGruPP8
  • Safety regulators in the #US have urged owners of a Peloton treadmill to stop using the product "immediately" if they have children or pets in the home https://t.co/weX3K8TpLc
  • Salisbury poisoning agents 'linked to Czech blast' https://t.co/Y2kORqJoxz 
  • No regionalism, parochialism, narrow-mindedness: CJI SA Bobde on what is special about NLUs | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/pIZuPfERlJ 
  • What’s keeping in-house teams up at night? - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/iorE9bE8oX