Edition 3417: 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:
Republican pollster Frank Luntz discusses how to convince skeptical Trump voters to get vaccinated.
Republican pollster Frank Luntz discusses how to convince skeptical Trump voters to get vaccinated.
Focus of the Day Article:
Immigration and civil litigation were the two areas of legal practice hit hardest by the pandemic last year, with private client and family law “insulated” from the impact, new research has found. Demand for immigration work declined by 47%, while criminal litigation held up much better than civil – with demand falling by 7% compared to 35% for civil. Full story - Legal Futures
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Plea in Sikkim High Court seeks ED probe, audit into conduct of lotteries in Sikkim | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/NerqOp22Hb
- Three Colorado Officers Resign After Arrest of Woman With Dementia #US https://t.co/Fi00OPapiq
- #Mexican authorities have promised a full investigation into the collapse of a metro overpass in Mexico City, as questions mount over the line's safety https://t.co/NDkfaCvYed
- Bar Council reaction to court sitting days boost – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/a6paURR6lU
- Post Office Horizon scandal - Where weren’t the lawyers? | Law Gazette https://t.co/NNl3vb6BbH
- The French government has voiced anger over what it calls new UK fishing rules in the Channel and warns it could cut electricity to Jersey in response https://t.co/uoCJTZY8r5
- A man has been charged over a protest against Manchester United's owners, which took place outside a hotel where the team's players were staying https://t.co/AsfLMv63Ie
- Charities including Barnardo's claim Under-18 marriages contribute to sexual violence and domestic abuse, and want to ban under-18s marrying in England and Wales https://t.co/6p7xTHF2r
- Secret #Australian prosecution ‘unprecedented’ and must never happen again, watchdog told https://t.co/5e59G1gba
- Nine-partner boost for Brodies - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TSmAdlTjTo
- Bar Council ‘disappointed’ at lack of action on legal help for domestic abuse cases – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/o9t5LCpXYc
- Four bars warn against widespread use of remote hearings after Covid - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/T1iVC48uaj
- Bar Council backs Charter for Black Talent – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/DE0C0Bspg1
- Independence campaigner loses appeal on Scottish Parliament’s competence to independently legislate for indyref2 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wLAEXnm7Di
- As Body Cameras Become Commonplace, a Debate Over When to Release the Footage #US https://t.co/Ss4M2eYk3T
- A farmer in #Belgium has caused a stir after inadvertently redrawing the country's border with France. A local history enthusiast was walking in the forest when he noticed the stone marking the boundary between the two countries had moved 2.29m (7.5ft) https://t.co/vWcy1qr0Fa
- A police officer Tasered an ex-footballer for six times longer than is standard before kicking him twice in the head, a jury has heard. PC Benjamin Monk is charged with the murder of Dalian Atkinson during an altercation in Shropshire in 2016 https://t.co/ZxWpwbNadj
- Actor Adam Deacon says he was the accused director Noel Clarke's 'victim' - Deacon claimed to have been Clarke's "victim" for 15 years and said his mental health had suffered as a result https://t.co/4q9PPfHatd
- Two former paratroopers accused of the murder of an Official IRA man in 1972 have been formally acquitted after their trial collapsed. Joe McCann, 24, was shot in disputed circumstances in Joy Street in the Markets area of Belfast in April 1972 https://t.co/lEkRbL7Ojh
- Retired solicitors bond amid SIF closure fears | Law Gazette https://t.co/O3tpGPDcRX
- S&G lawyer wins unfair dismissal claim - but no damages - Legal Futures https://t.co/S0JILko95J
- UK likely to give green light for travel to fewer than 10 EU countries https://t.co/XQWYuLrLHk
- Knights enters Sheffield in deal number 13 for listed consolidator - Legal Futures https://t.co/JcQgUmn0Cf
- Bar Council: Reform of Mental Health Act is chance to enshrine equality – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/qZsftzQMkJ
- Barrister fined for submitting misleading witness statement - Legal Futures https://t.co/FmJqkKO5i2
- Schillings dives into ‘deep web’ with US tech startup | Law Gazette https://t.co/vW1qkIM4tF
- Concerns mount over use of review websites to judge quality of lawyers - Legal Futures https://t.co/gsAsO6qcDy
- Prosecutors will consider whether to charge a man arrested on suspicion of murdering a guest at entertainer Michael Barrymore's home in 2001. Stuart Lubbock, 31, died in hospital after being found unconscious in the TV presenter's pool https://t.co/kHH0bnyJOK
- Plea filed in Delhi High Court to stop all IPL matches, use Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium as COVID care centres | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/3fDFZlLhzS
- EAC Constitutional Experts Interface with Judiciary Chiefs #Uganda https://t.co/Yg1GBR884l
- Gender recognition certificate fee cut from £140 to £5 https://t.co/z8y3tsb7Xd
- Leading chambers back on board with leading software – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/YKTGHYA1J1
- That is a loophole the government is apparently planning to fill. A bill to be announced next week will make it easier for the UK to expel undeclared ‘illegals | Law Gazette https://t.co/c4jGNAZ1pq
- News
of death not negative: Delhi High Court dismisses PIL to regulate
"negativity" due to COVID-19 reporting | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/OthJrtn4WN
- Pub
and restaurant bosses lose legal fight over England Covid closures -
High court judge dismisses attempt to bring forward indoor reopenings https://t.co/vJpm9YXCYQ
- The judiciary is not the UK government’s enemy https://t.co/UpL38VRYSA
- Disaster
Management Act, Epidemic Diseases Act cannot be used to regulate
economic aspects of private contracts: Supreme Court | Bar & Bench
#India https://t.co/px2ck27egO
- Business and Property Courts in Liverpool gear up for growth – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/cyPE21wKmt
- Office of Judiciary calls for legal action against Redem protesters #THailand https://t.co/fbvRPegpuH
- How a Miami School Became a Beacon for Anti-Vaxxers #US https://t.co/oZSXn9kqBt
- Armagh
man who made false report of being stabbed by wife fined £200 for
wasting police time – Defence told court that last week his client was
handed a suspended sentence for offences including assault on police https://t.co/N6TSwQy5uS
- Barrister dug up ‘bottles’ in his garden to find they were live WW2 grenades https://t.co/wue56bRQmE
- Young woman spat in police officer's face after they tried to check on her wellbeing https://t.co/0YkEAIqfmV
- Nicola Gillett, an employee at Warwick solicitors celebrates 45 years at firm - and looks back at how things have changed over the years https://t.co/RlrzC82LkZ
- TurgenSec finds 345,000 files from #Filipino solicitor-general's office were breached https://t.co/jVX2Gxsxtv
