Edition 3515: 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:
This Body explores the relationship between Black Americans and the medical industry. Sydney Hall, a participant in a coronavirus vaccine trial grapples with questions of trust and the hope of saving lives whilst her community grapples with the historical fallout of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment and contemporary abuses that continue to this day
This Body explores the relationship between Black Americans and the medical industry. Sydney Hall, a participant in a coronavirus vaccine trial grapples with questions of trust and the hope of saving lives whilst her community grapples with the historical fallout of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment and contemporary abuses that continue to this day
Focus of the Day Article:
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has written to 8,000 law firms to demand a declaration that their websites are compliant with the transparency rules and display its clickable logo. Full story - Legal Futures
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Investigation has revealed the scale of operations by a shadowy #Russian mercenary group in Libya's civil war, which includes links to war crimes and the Russian military https://t.co/ixa0JHSGNQ
- Best of the blogs - 7 August 2021 | Law Gazette https://t.co/IaWSywbIgg
- NI: Cleaver Fulton Rankin appoints Kerry McCloy to lead legaltech group - Irish Legal News https://t.co/eANuLawslx
- The UK was "by far" the main origin of the "abhorrent racist abuse" on Twitter after England lost the Euro 2020 final, the social media platform has said https://t.co/lNR2sGqbwZ
- A former prison officer has been jailed for forming a relationship with an inmate and helping him escape. Erica Whittingham, 33, became "smitten" with violent robber Michael Seddon after her marriage broke down https://t.co/ItoDAcpPSC
- Without adequate resources the war against money laundering is destined to fail | Law Gazette https://t.co/ajP783VgE
- Brodies profits reach £39m amid bonuses for staff - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IpNsX3TBju
- #France extends Covid health pass after fourth weekend of protests https://t.co/Ire6u3sRnY
- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has resigned after an inquiry found he sexually harassed multiple women, prompting efforts to remove him #US https://t.co/IE7VwTozSW
- Insurers cash in on RTA claims drop during lockdown | Law Gazette https://t.co/zV8xyqRLEX
- #Belarus regime steps up ‘purge’ of activists and media - Alexander Lukashenko leading ‘vicious operation to eviscerate critical voices’ and civil society, rights groups warn https://t.co/OCY4CoNMaw
- More firms celebrate record partner profits | Law Gazette https://t.co/Kkn1MJ6QIE
- Independence of CJEU comes into question - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/sODAw2zAwE
- SRA demands firms declare compliance with transparency rules - Legal Futures https://t.co/uCNsIlvvI0
- Trainee solicitor Mark O'Sullivan was killed by brother and father - Irish Legal News https://t.co/jSEz0QaHFr
- Report online material promoting terrorism or extremism https://t.co/IYf1cHOdk2
- Tributes paid to woman found dead on country lane in Leicestershire. Man arrested on suspicion of murder and rape after discovery of Megan Newborough’s body near village https://t.co/dtVEHN7INA
- Covid contracts: inquiry to look into use of WhatsApp, says ICO - Information commissioner confirms Lord Bethell’s use of messaging app will be investigated https://t.co/foLIvr3ElD
- 'Political cat's paw': sacked Sharpston speaks out on CJEU | Law Gazette https://t.co/zgLqrCrri8
- Jamaica calls for deportation flight from UK to be halted over Covid fears - High commissioner urges Home Office to stop flight after outbreak among those due to be onboard https://t.co/GuRaMInT1H
- Scottish Health Secretary Humza Yousaf and his wife have launched legal action against a Dundee nursery claiming it discriminated against their daughter. Little Scholars in Broughty Ferry said it had no availability after applying for their two-year-old https://t.co/zZthnrwjNL
- Chasing joy – employee wellbeing and the four-day week - Legal Futures https://t.co/27QZRaWXTg
- ESPC: Selling prices continue to rise as demand soars in the suburbs - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DLN4ANbF9X
- Judge warns parties to expect sanctions for incorrect e-bundles - Legal Futures https://t.co/CiPPetHPbf
- The police bill is not about law and order – it’s about state control - In a chilling erosion of our freedom of expression, ministers will have the power to suppress any protest they don’t agree with https://t.co/dNaCsC9E04
- Black lawyers most likely to say racial injustice has held back careers - Legal Futures https://t.co/YGptH5ReA
- Sainsbury’s failed to warn cat owners of toxic food recall due to email issues. Customers who had opted out of marketing mail were excluded from alerts about a nationwide product recall https://t.co/QwK5iyVnz5
- #China court upholds death sentence against Canadian Robert Schellenberg. Ruling comes as verdict expected in trial of fellow Canadian Michael Spavor https://t.co/t826wYssZh
- Trainee solicitor banned over past stalking conviction | Law Gazette https://t.co/HyJajgOaj3
- #Mexican drug cartel threatens to kill TV reporter - The warning was made by a man who said it was on behalf of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel https://t.co/LHcHadwmMc
- Rachel Uchitel on the N.D.A. She Signed With Tiger Woods: For more than a decade, a sweeping nondisclosure agreement with Tiger Woods, brokered by Gloria Allred, has ruled her life. Now she’s ready to rip it up https://t.co/y6JabnXFWh
- Ex-Officer Who Killed Mentally Disabled Man Is Charged With Manslaughter - The California attorney general’s office filed charges against Salvador Sanchez, a former Los Angeles officer who shot Kenneth French #US https://t.co/mgHzZ3DqEM
- Charles Loeb: The Black Reporter Who Exposed an Atomic Bomb Lie - Charles H. Loeb defied the American military’s denials and propaganda to show how deadly radiation from the strike on Hiroshima sickened and killed #US https://t.co/b6FPRn1A5G
- A Defiant Cuomo Seeks to Buy Time as Lawmakers Prepare for Impeachment - Legislators could decide by early next month to try to force the governor from office over allegations that he sexually harassed 11 women #US https://t.co/gHyyQDYpvw
- Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: ‘Belarusians weren’t ready for this level of cruelty’ #Belarus https://t.co/KEJC9dwyr
- Health minister denies plan for exclusion zones law has been dropped - Irish Legal News https://t.co/ulNolQ9qzv
- New Children Act changes – what you need to know - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IEQc0xEUkW
- Whitehall lawyers demand apology for 'outrageous' underpayment | Law Gazette https://t.co/mL6RRKGRZ8
- One of the bigger providers of Covid PCR test kits has responded after images of overflowing drop boxes were shared online. The firm, Randox, said it was increasing the number of drop boxes and the frequency of box collections https://t.co/a1TfYcv0Zg
- A major investigation has been launched into care home entrepreneur Gavin Woodhouse. It will focus on investments he offered in care homes and hotels, some of which were in Wales https://t.co/Nz8pGhxvi
- Advocate Craig Murray raises funds for Dreams Come True - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/oZ7H8vbNo
- A&O heads to Silicon Valley in US expansion drive | Law Gazette https://t.co/3haWJ1YjK
- David Cameron made about $10m (£7m) from Greensill Capital before the finance company collapsed, documents obtained by BBC Panorama suggest. The documents indicate the former prime minister received $4.5m after cashing in Greensill shares in 2019 https://t.co/5Wox4j9KpQ
- The Institute of Economic Affairs has lost a two-year battle with LBC radio presenter James O’Brien over claims the registered charity is a politically motivated lobbying organisation funded by “dark money” https://t.co/l32dQHFP1x
- Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre sues Prince Andrew: Giuffre accuses Andrew of sexual abuse at Epstein’s mansion when she was under 18 https://t.co/0JXdbDIyXW
- Idiotic anti-vaccine protesters storm BBC HQ – years after it moved out https://t.co/dGamE5Salh
- R&B singer R. Kelly has appeared in court in New York, as jury selection for his sex trafficking trial begins. It comes more than two years after he was charged with abusing women and underage girls for almost two decades #US https://t.co/CWWqqpg2O
- England: New offence of ‘pet abduction’ to punish dognappers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RpLsr5A1d
- S&G assistant who joked about Jimmy Savile loses employment case | Law Gazette https://t.co/4lvBSO4K
- Teachers’ fury as lawyers line up A-level results appeals | Law Gazette https://t.co/9PgnMnVPOh
- COP26: Weekend courts imposed on defence lawyers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5Ua8h854n3
