Edition 3421: 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: Although Sheikh Jarrah makes up just a tiny part of Occupied East Jerusalem, the area is a major source of tension between Palestinians and Israelis. A recent order to evict Palestinian families has triggered days of violent protests. On Friday, more than 200 people were injured when security forces stormed the nearby Al Aqsa mosque compound to clear demonstrators. So why is the Sheikh Jarrah dispute so contentious?
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- Refugees and the #Armenian genocide: human rights this fortnight in pictures https://t.co/Xh4TLqbz3s
- Burgh Quay registration office to reopen on Monday - Irish Legal News https://t.co/ncE4FIAz2X
- High Court: Judge declines jurisdiction in favour of Hong Kong in shipping dispute - Irish Legal News https://t.co/n84NTZxFb9
- #French President Emmanuel Macron has called on the US to drop its restrictions on the export of Covid-19 vaccines and ingredients https://t.co/mZ4ef2ugy4
- Police investigating the death of community support officer Julia James have arrested a man in his 20s https://t.co/sWazp5H6LE
- European Commission appoints first religious freedom envoy in two years - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fOvH6jD2jH
- Singapore jostles with London for top arbitration spot | Law Gazette https://t.co/nQIAnN6TcQ
- Gary Lineker’s political tweets could help him avoid £4.9m tax bill - Presenter’s tweets on Brexit and Tories could form part of case that he is not a typical BBC or BT Sport employee https://t.co/aNudZkx0li
- Firm entitled to sack ‘car-window cash’ solicitor, CoA rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/mwkkLkZIt9
- England puts 12 destinations on Covid ‘green list’ for trips from 17 May https://t.co/HnPCNx91If
- Douglas J. Cusine, former sheriff and member of Quis, argues that responsibility for FAIs should be taken away from the Crown Office - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YYCf0T1Bj2
- SRA to create ‘independent’ team to assess enforcement quality | Law Gazette https://t.co/yOPZ97UeS3
- Limerick Solicitors Bar Association raises funds for worthy cause - Irish Legal News https://t.co/Pxemb8P59
- 2020: a year of lockdowns, Zoom, social distancing and, according to EY’s recent research, a good amount of ‘litigation distancing’ in business disputes during the course of the pandemic | Law Gazette https://t.co/oG6cTKOq4s
- Chief Master Marsh retired as Chief Master of the High Court, Chancery Division on 1 May after a distinguished career | NLJ https://t.co/v36u4ad6kd
- 'Ableist attitudes': BSB reviews bar exam fiasco | https://t.co/4se1dKnPla
- #India’s judiciary and the rights of refugees https://t.co/iF3x7bFyuC
- Kimberley Land Council appoints top barrister Tony Power for internal review of trust #Australia https://t.co/fhXsWuAVd3
- Ireland: Minimum alcohol pricing law to be brought into effect - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GJsBdFuwyu
- Does a Barrister owe a duty to its instructing solicitor https://t.co/zymBmj1Q9e
- William Fry announces two new partners - Irish Legal News https://t.co/C0qXNDvi59
- 'Very decent, good man': council pays tribute to property solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/GGCfRmHjsc
- Up to 178 Palestinians and six officers injured in skirmishes at al-Aqsa mosque and around east Jerusalem. #Israeli police clash with protesters over Palestinian evictions from Jerusalem homes https://t.co/Sw9TR7cwBP
- Lawyers with judicial aspirations should keep an eye out for the 2021/22 High Court Judicial Assistant Scheme | NLJ https://t.co/B1snOkRkr3
- Lawyers have called for non-means tested legal aid to be made available to domestic abuse victims, as the Domestic Violence Bill passed its final parliamentary hurdle | NLJ https://t.co/dBigbkWcSt
- Burges Salmon is celebrating the continued growth and success of its Scottish practice, which launched in Edinburgh in May 2019 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/q64hJ314j0
- HFW defies sanctions row with China expansion | Law Gazette https://t.co/b59TDLqeiv
- Ireland failing to identify victims of human trafficking at an early stage - Irish Legal News https://t.co/EB79KnKIze
- Criminal legal aid solicitors 'have suffered 50% pay cut' | Law Gazette https://t.co/EtonqD8zcg
- Two people have been arrested over a suspected £3.4m furlough scheme fraud. The man, 35, and woman, 36, from Bradford, were also interviewed in relation to a suspected multi-million-pound tax fraud, officials said https://t.co/KcMKxElKqk
- A solicitor impacted by the effects of the drug Thalidomide who fraudulently claimed over €120,000 in social welfare payments will begin a jail term next week - Irish Legal News https://t.co/NZHSSfdM8h
- A documentary about a 10-year-old Aboriginal boy's experience in school, In My Blood It Runs, has reignited a debate about #Australia's failure to give indigenous children a good education and a fair start in life https://t.co/QCt5Sgq5KZ
- The Post Office is contacting 540 former sub-postmasters/mistresses who may have been wrongfully convicted of theft and fraud. Dozens were convicted - with some imprisoned - after the Post Office installed the flawed Horizon system https://t.co/T2hB8o740M
- Some railway services across the UK have been cancelled after hairline cracks were found in high-speed trains. The issue was found in the Hitachi 800 series trains, which are used by Great Western Railway, London North Eastern Railways and Hull Trains https://t.co/Zg0uWXzSBF
- Creation of body examining public servants' working hours welcomed - Irish Legal News https://t.co/GW9vwAhupv
- Ex-client sues firm over ‘ridiculous’ ground rent clause | Law Gazette https://t.co/xFbI3IHME1
- Solicitors’ new firm pledges to give all profits away | Law Gazette https://t.co/CKJ7RG6fIq
- Residents angry after fire at east London high-rise with Grenfell-style panels | London | The Guardian- Blaze tore through flats at New Providence Wharf in Tower Hamlets on Friday morning https://t.co/nk91fPp5Z
- Court hears ‘obvious concerns’ about Slater and Gordon ATE commissions https://t.co/bk45GCEkW
- Former soldiers to be protected from prosecution over Troubles killings - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/d1ZJSgsoa
- NI: A&L Goodbody staff mark Deaf Awareness Week with sign language classes - Irish Legal News https://t.co/TBwiryjQhn
- Julia James killing: Kent police identify man they appealed to hear from https://t.co/rlatWtHhG3
- Tony Williams loses contract with US club over comments backing former NRL teammate Jarryd Hayne - Williams targeted Hayne’s victim on Instagram, questioning the woman’s truthfulness and the justice system https://t.co/vwtFpHcnjF
- Manchester barrister leads national initiative to tackle abusive behaviour at Bar https://t.co/zINIf0ZLLM
- Solicitor advised police officer to ‘review’ criticism of top cops after Hillsborough disaster https://t.co/ydn4UJaLgk
- #Zimbabwe Opposition Accuses Government of Trying to Undermine Judiciary https://t.co/H7qJs46LjF
- Gary Lineker targeted by HMRC over £4.9m tax bill https://t.co/hWGNBscsZn
- Newcastle United take Premier League to competition tribunal over takeover collapse https://t.co/m5GvRMxo2V
- Europe's human rights court finds fault with #Polish tribunal https://t.co/m7iWGtQuKc
- South Carolina Lawmakers Vote to Add Firing Squad to Executions List #US https://t.co/P6QXlkAIvJ
- Police are now stopping random people on the streets. A group of secret informers has reappeared. The killings continue, but so does the resistance #Myanmar https://t.co/Yzi6AHwyso
- Health Advocate or Big Brother? #US Companies Weigh Requiring Vaccines https://t.co/omZik5YD0r
- Lithium Mining Projects May Not Be Green Friendly https://t.co/DETl3KW3E4
- England: Children likely to be pleading guilty when innocent, study argues - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LsDPEH8eRV
