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4th April - Law News

Edition 3386: 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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Easter Greetings to all our readers!
 
 Today's Highlighted Video Story:
Officials in Taiwan say the death toll from Friday's train crash could rise, as they search through the wreckage.
Families of some of the 51 people known to have died so far held a vigil at the site.
Prosecutors are now seeking an arrest warrant for a construction site manager whose truck rolled onto the tracks.


Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Freshwater part 1: are the wrong men in jail? https://t.co/yxpawjNQOE
  • Police and crime bill will create toxic legacy, warns Blunkett. Former Labour rightwing UK home secretary says law would drive wedge between officers and the public https://t.co/1ZawzTPEPo
  • Entries are now open for the Law Society Awards 2021, with nominations sought in 20 categories covering individuals, teams and firms. | NLJ https://t.co/TxhXwdonzw
  • Return to pre-Covid ways ‘not an option’ in backlogged ET | Law Gazette https://t.co/RIzAnuojs
  • ‘They Told Us Not to Resist’: Sexual Violence Pervades #Ethiopia’s War https://t.co/3FsmDWrmC
  • India's Khaitan & Co announces 22 new partners in bumper promotions round - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/iEUJvVWKLF
  • Rowley Regis dog attack: Woman, 85, killed by dogs that got through fence hole https://t.co/BzYojSXMAr 
  • Good Friday service at a Catholic church in south London was shut down for breaching covid restrictions. Met Police said officers found some worshippers without masks and not socially distancing at Christ the King church on Balham High Road on Friday https://t.co/t4srESJmKr
  • Teachers face "derogatory sexualised" language as well as violence and threats from pupils in the classroom, a union conference has heard https://t.co/pQogqPKC42
  • #US Justice Dept. Inquiry Into Matt Gaetz Said to Be Focused on Cash Paid to Women https://t.co/Yv49ONc4QP
  • Matheson unveils ESG group on eve of new EU sustainable finance rules - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/N6h0V5m8j3
  • The Tribunals Judiciary has published a roadmap to recovery in the employment tribunals, in response to the backlog of more than 51,000 claims | NLJ https://t.co/ZhIvpJbRfK
  • SLAS welcomes reduction in SLCC levy - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nojR5LhMjF
  • Did the government set out to cause controversy with an investigation into racial disparity in the UK? Or was the report's release, on Wednesday, mishandled? https://t.co/Aen4OdSdyy 
  • Clean up work is under way after huge crowds gathered in Cardiff Bay on Friday evening, despite coronavirus restrictions still being in place https://t.co/iHoClWOF4C
  • Costs lawyers have raised issues with the data used to inform the review of Guideline Hourly Rates (GHR), the guideline figures used by judges to calculate court costs | NLJ https://t.co/yFe5h81gbN
  • Petrol bombs, bricks and bottles were thrown at police during sustained rioting in the Sandy Row area of Belfast on Friday night. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said eight officers were injured and seven people arrested https://t.co/GMMMDPGE12 
  • Family courts are disturbingly out of touch in dealing with domestic abuse - Regular training sessions for judges and magistrates should be mandatory, as a Lords amendment I helped draft lays out https://t.co/H9jyOY72aJ
  • UK Government Launches Single Reporting Portal for Modern Slavery Act Obligations https://t.co/n1AgnxcDbg
  • The Changing Dynamics of Cross-border Human Smuggling and Trafficking in the Mediterranean | Ferruccio Pastore and Nourhan Abdel Aziz https://t.co/hDUuhhkAPT
  • Police uncover teenage girl ‘suicide’ Instagram group https://t.co/q4EYvkq7xh
  • Female staff at Freshfields earning more than men | Law Gazette https://t.co/ErZzi07pAP 
  • #Italy has entered a strict three-day lockdown to try to prevent a surge in Covid-19 cases over Easter. All regions are now in the "red zone" - the highest tier of restrictions - as the country battles a third wave, with about 20,000 new cases a day https://t.co/JWTG6kfMdm
  • Care home residents in England will be allowed two regular visitors indoors from 12 April, the government has said https://t.co/sU7D5vWPBP 
  • End of an era at Urquharts, Edinburgh law firm’s 145-year connection to its founder is to come to an end - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PzYQyZlsgI 
  • Home Office signs legal agreement to ensure Windrush failures are not repeated https://t.co/gUVdCLPrp9 
  • The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched an economic crime strategy, including the first economic crime court | NLJ https://t.co/PG2QZco8Xj 
  • The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice, Lord Wolfson, has approved and signed a temporary Insolvency Practice Direction (TIPD) on behalf of the Lord Chancellor| NLJ https://t.co/wPctOfdlzS
  • Louise Armstrong joins James & George Collie LLP - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5hIMzOnRMP