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1st August - Law News

Edition 3505: 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:
An Indigenous vigilante group in southern Mexico says it is stepping in to provide security to communities ignored by the government. The group says it is protecting people from the threat of two big drug cartels.

 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Covid insurance caseload boosts Clyde & Co profits | Law Gazette https://t.co/MZU6dhaPkA
  • Some 60 Crown Court rooms will reopen by September, while 32 Nightingale Court rooms will have their leases extended to April 2022 to tackle the backlog of cases, the Lord Chancellor, Robert Buckland has announced | NLJ https://t.co/jep0O3AqYS
  • Romeward bound: Law Society strikes deal with Italian bar body | Law Gazette https://t.co/hTNN3KQuZj
  • Court backlog set to reach 50,000 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Ks6H1uZgXU
  • Police spent millions to support HMCTS during Covid-19 | Law Gazette https://t.co/pupfE9N92q 
  • President raises concerns over influx of legislation - Irish Legal News https://t.co/H2KQPXyfXK 
  • The majority of law firms are making increasing use of technology, although funding and scalability issues mean the development of bespoke tech is mainly aimed at helping large corporate clients | SRA https://t.co/zephhlphHM
  • NGO based at London firm praised for death penalty victory | Law Gazette https://t.co/MFTHIuTR5N
  • The Lord Chancellor, Robert Buckland has called for more CILEX (Chartered institute of Legal Executives) judges | NLJ https://t.co/gZ9Bbrcw7W
  • Ministers are no longer considering making it compulsory for university students to be fully vaccinated against Covid to attend lectures in England https://t.co/5jIdBrbVi
  • Freshfields reports solid growth after US expansion | Law Gazette https://t.co/IrzmpwvhxH
  • How Disabled Americans Are Pushing to Overhaul a Key Benefits Program #US https://t.co/L65hmHDe83
  • MPs have called for ‘urgent’ reform to civil and criminal legal aid, in a Justice Committee report | NLJ https://t.co/60famdLiDU
  • PM's attack endangers lawyers and clients, Society warns | Law Gazette https://t.co/KhW5Gsm87
  • Craig Murray to be jailed after Supreme Court refuses permission to appeal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DMHNQsrUwm
  • MPs enjoy free tickets worth £100k during Covid large event pilots - Labour leader Keir Starmer among those accepting gifts from gambling, drinks and sports firms https://t.co/QLVCykW62d 
  • The Supreme Court has called on Parliament to address a ‘serious lacuna’ in the law on solicitors' undertakings, in a case concerning rival law firms involved in the Volkswagen emissions legal action | NLJ https://t.co/GuMDl3ZCjW
  • IRS must turn over Trump tax returns to Congress, #US DoJ says. Department says House panel has ‘sufficient reasons’ for requesting returns as Nancy Pelosi hails ‘victory for the rule of law’ https://t.co/WnUiI5SVGZ
  • Supreme Court backs raped tourist in blow to travel industry | Law Gazette https://t.co/ns4WVsOqa
  • #Spanish Court Targets Chilean Bank Tied to Pinochet https://t.co/VsIf2xm2r
  • Lawmakers were racing on Friday to extend the federal eviction moratorium through the end of the year, as it’s set to expire on Saturday, and was responsible for slowing the pace of evictions during the pandemic #US https://t.co/o0hHVcPq1
  • Former #US president Trump Pressed Justice Dept. to Declare Election Results Corrupt, Notes Show - The New York Times https://t.co/EXaeA9TwJi
  • High Court: Judge condemns “unregulated charlatans” taking advantage of vulnerable defendants in possession proceedings - Irish Legal News https://t.co/TEjLRzZGQ
  • Vaccine passports ‘a possibility’ for judges | Law Gazette https://t.co/no7kG7XlT8
  • English court allows appeal by Sky in trade mark infringement action against email migration service provider - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/t8OBOQhjC
  • A change in the wording of equality legislation has not altered the burden of proof in discrimination claims, the Supreme Court has unanimously held | NLJ https://t.co/oUC1qG0jET 
  • A levels and training contracts – don’t ask, don’t tell | Law Gazette https://t.co/3fwoni9pw
  • Convicted rapist jailed for campaign of harassment and death threats against barristers and rape victim - Irish Legal News https://t.co/ZBfd3jQpyO
  • HMP Greenock indicative of Scotland’s prison crisis - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SK1JRZV31C
  • Polish judges unite in support of EU ruling - Irish Legal News https://t.co/SeANntpVHe
  • Pressure grows on UK ministers to outlaw ‘no jab, no job’ policies - HR body warns firms could face legal action if they insist staff must be fully vaccinated against Covid https://t.co/JzHxIXSDxT 
  • Police arrest 40 as part of child sexual abuse case in West Yorkshire. Move comes after months of investigations into historical crimes committed between 1989 and 1999 https://t.co/B4LJLOSuRD 
  • Three #Cubans who took the desperate step of trying to cross one of Europe's most sensitive border rivers on air beds now face deportation from Russia https://t.co/DeZhYSkyrP