Edition 3420: 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: "When Governments Don't Do Their Job, Courts Have To Step In": Senior Indian Congress leader Kapil Sibal speaks to NDTV about the current Covid crisis in India and says, "It is unfortunate that the government is caught napping, they never made any preparations for the second wave." Mr Sibal slammed the Centre's response to the oxygen shortage in the country adding that "It is important to ensure that there is enough oxygen for all Covid-19 patients in the country."
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Minimum alcohol pricing law to be brought into effect - Irish Legal News https://t.co/yEBXRBiiXz
- A Liberal Party member (not LibDem) who confronted the SNP MSP Humza Yousaf at a Glasgow election count has been suspended. Derek Jackson and others, questioned Mr Yousaf about how women and children in Pakistan are treated https://t.co/pHyMBVobKd
- This is what a lawyer looks like | Law Gazette https://t.co/X997gjJIAl
- Which countries are on the green list for foreign holidays? https://t.co/qhuyzO0d5a
- The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted emergency approval for the Covid vaccine made by Chinese state-owned company Sinopharm https://t.co/9HMBqiaPKj
- The United Nations human rights office has strongly criticised a police raid against suspected drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, amid allegations of abuse and extrajudicial executions #Brazil https://t.co/Y4xiJcq6vc
- Judge criticises Priti Patel over policy for asylum seekers in pandemic https://t.co/AmbOQBFEkk
- Annual house prices in Aberdeen up in ‘encouraging’ news - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/82nOwhkTBX
- John Bett, partner and head of dispute resolution and litigation at Lindsays, details why ignoring furlough mistakes could be costly for businesses - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NRkjanqBkK
- More City secretaries facing redundancy | Law Gazette https://t.co/aPdlGZB3Sx
- Law Society survey finds qualified support for remote civil court hearings - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GLiGJSUyL
- A fictionalised account of hidden battles during an ‘ordinary’ court day. By Rehna Azim https://t.co/LIFJE96Kvx
- Starmer’s focus group approach has worn thin incredibly quickly – leaving Labour looking vacuous, corporate, and insincere. The party has steadfastly refused to outline any policy positions, made supportive noises about even the worst Tory mismanagement https://t.co/Wm2C0NPNKj
- #India's Covid pandemic: Girl, 5, separated from family by Australia restrictions https://t.co/yk3744TOTc
- The ailing father of a man whose body was found in Michael Barrymore's swimming pool 20 years ago said he believed "the truth will come out". Stuart Lubbock, 31, died after being found unconscious in the TV presenter's pool in Roydon https://t.co/kVu7VQ008v
- NI: Former Attorney General John Larkin QCto lead legal challenge against abortion regulations - Irish Legal News https://t.co/pPd00JSnMV
- Immigration lawyers attack Patel's reform proposals | Law Gazette https://t.co/hSVDaKdCaV
- Home Office unlawfully stopped family joining Windrush woman, court rules https://t.co/sydaXwyXE8
- US makes dramatic U-turn on IP waiver for Covid-19 vaccines - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RPLyekuiDQ
- Dyfed-Powys Police: Domestic abuse among thousands of unrecorded crimes https://t.co/lT3ijqwqVW
- Men who spat at police officers during pandemic have prison sentences reduced by High Court of Justiciary - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5Jh1CdzBLp
- 'Extremely odd': Bar criticises logic of judicial review reforms | Law Gazette https://t.co/E1L1OI11Wf
- NI: Proposals to establish Victims of Crime Commissioner now out for consultation - Irish Legal News https://t.co/Dm5b5oR8U
- Police investigating the murder of PCSO Julia James have released an image of a man they want to speak to https://t.co/xX5ufwM8qy
- Holidaymakers in England are to find out which "green list" countries they can visit without quarantining on their return later this afternoon https://t.co/grhQFzRvwY
- Under 40s to be offered alternative to AZ vaccine https://t.co/jw3OgKPZTD
- The BBC has said it is "shocked" to hear allegations by several women that actor Noel Clarke sexually harassed them on the set of Doctor Who. Mr Clarke played Mickey Smith in the BBC drama from 2005 to 2010 https://t.co/p2undUICLI
- Christian Porter moves to strike out major sections of ABC’s defamation defence #Australia https://t.co/AxJCzw8dM0
- #Qatar orders arrest of finance minister amid probe - Attorney general orders arrest of Finance Minister Ali Shareef al-Emadi as part of an investigation, state media says https://t.co/riU8Pvbg3u
- Listed legal pioneer forecasts profits ‘significantly ahead’ of plan | Law Gazette https://t.co/m05sGccqu9
- No full-time office return for UK’s biggest employers, BBC survey finds - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8UOkdGh6cx
- Anti-torture committee warns against impact of austerity measures on prisons - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OnMNnxQ7AU
- Firm sued over ground rent that doubles every five years - Legal Futures https://t.co/zY2xsDsEc4
- Review of Bar exam chaos points finger at BSB and Pearson VUE - Legal Futures https://t.co/sEdm0ZjsAj
- #Uganda and role of the international criminal court https://t.co/OHoVT4Vq6w
- Rights
groups slam #UAE official’s Interpol president candidacy - UAE interior
ministry official Ahmed al-Raisi has been accused of the torture and
ill-treatment of prisoners https://t.co/MBQtCga5FJ
- Solicitors Regulation Authority eyes £2m budget boost - Legal Futures https://t.co/b4v4DScCOz
- BALKAN HUMAN CORRIDOR: Essays on the Refugee and Migrant Crisis from Scholars and Opinion Leaders in Southeast Europe | SOTIRIS SERBOS https://t.co/mnhLkl5E5j
- Public health experts have recommended one version of the Indian coronavirus variant be made a "variant of concern" in the UK. Public Health England (PHE) is tracking B.1.617.2 which appears to spread more quickly https://t.co/MAoGcWxCK3
- Trial date set for City firm 'torture' claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/5FtzJ9mkPI
- The single-use carrier bag charge will rise from 5p to 10p and be extended to all businesses in England from 21 May https://t.co/Tep8fn21YM
- Howard League Scotland makes urgent plea for donations - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XKV7ath42o
- ICC sentences #Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army leader to 25 years - Former child soldier Dominic Ongwen committed crimes against humanity as commander in cult https://t.co/ucnoH0xgSa
- £100m divorce award: judge rebuffs media pleas to publish judgment | Law Gazette https://t.co/xRPM867mv
- NI: Former soldiers to be protected from prosecution over Troubles killings - Irish Legal News https://t.co/U9MD7wgzy0
- Workplace Relations Commission may be unable to hear cases for months to come - Irish Legal News https://t.co/gQtE2mDaGM
- Pressure mounts on #Australia to support Covid vaccine intellectual property waiver for developing nations https://t.co/RHfzlXLTO
- Terra Firma’s 2021 Webinar Series: Planning Law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Ou8XC6iluC
- NI: Ombudsman finds RUC failed to investigate 1969 killings - Irish Legal News https://t.co/aGbyz2VRoP
- As #India's devastating Covid-19 crisis mounted last month, countries around the world began sending emergency medical supplies to help stem the surge, but the BJP government is failing to get to grips https://t.co/AaaJJFQLxB
- Pregnant women struggling to get Covid vaccine, Stella Creasy says https://t.co/8ib8ayIBYE
- ‘The word feminism is still a trigger’: #Russia's feminists in their own words https://t.co/yc2EWiBS9E
