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19th November - Law News

Edition 3615: 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: Travis McMichael, a defendant in the trial for the death of Ahmaud Arbery, said that Arbery never threatened or pulled a weapon before he was shot and killed. Criminal defense attorneys Anne Bremner and Sara Azari discuss

Focus of the Day Story:  Talent wars pose greatest risk to law firms' prospects but outlook remains 'bullish', survey finds. Leaders have definitively shifted their focus from cost cutting to standing out in a hypercompetitive market and using tech to build value. Full story - The Global Legal Post 
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Post Office willing ‘as general principle’ to waive privilege | Law Gazette https://t.co/c0wr2gxq4c
  • Fraud rises by two-thirds in Scotland during pandemic - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/oISDRXspwP 
  • ClubsNSW wins federal court order restraining whistleblower from ‘intimidating’ statements #Australia https://t.co/ZhUWOhjg0J
  • Afghan girl footballers reach UK on Kim Kardashian West-funded flight https://t.co/QgLueWJli7 
  • Covid passes may be used over Christmas in order to keep pubs and restaurants open, the Welsh government has said. But First Minister Mark Drakeford said no decision would be made on introducing the pass to the hospitality sector until early December https://t.co/A3H9TyGbYE 
  • The government has named 50 companies given fast-track "VIP" contracts to supply protective equipment after the outbreak of Covid-19. Eighteen were nominated by Conservative politicians https://t.co/7EnkqtMTa3 
  • Oklahoma's governor has halted the execution of prisoner Julius Jones hours before he was due to be put to death #US https://t.co/a2XBJgJKUj
  • Novice conveyancer paid out £42k deposit without proper checks | Law Gazette https://t.co/zIpXBQDLkj
  • Delhi court refuses interim injunction against Salman Khurshid's book on Ayodhya, RSS. The Court said that an injunction would cause hardship to the publishers and curtail the author’s right of speech and expression | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/dHCbFMpMZt 
  • Zephaniah McLeod who launched a deadly stabbing spree in Birmingham has been sentenced to at least 21 years. Jacob Billington, 23, died and seven others were hurt in five separate incidents carried out in 90 minutes across the city on 6 September 2020 https://t.co/iUm0gNlje1 
  • Appeal hearing to be live-streamed in court first - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cB9LG3RDUw 
  • More than 125 people who were caught up in the deadly Astroworld music festival crush have sued rapper Travis Scott and other organisers for $750m (£556m) https://t.co/UGRDdMDkXU 
  • Pacific trade deal raises IP law concerns | Law Gazette https://t.co/yVUTsHdtCW 
  • Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has criticised media outlets for mistakenly using his image in stories about Manchester City's Benjamin Mendy. The latter has been charged with six counts of rape and one of sexual assault, and remains in custody https://t.co/JeKnHhxY8P 
  • Inquiry into foundation linked to Prince of Wales launched - Charity Commission investigating claims donations intended for Prince’s Foundation went instead to Mahfouz Foundation https://t.co/VjbKS3owCU
  • A public inquiry will be held into the death of Novichok poisoning victim Dawn Sturgess, the home secretary says. Priti Patel said Ms Sturgess's inquest could be converted into a public inquiry to examine any Russian involvement in her death in 2018 https://t.co/aqOnASuFCp 
  • CJEU: Hungary broke EU law with anti-migrant law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nlyXBALPfz 
  • How to achieve a return on your legal software investment - Legal Futures https://t.co/kC2IBRfCJo
  • Scottish Sentencing Council made ‘significant progress’ despite pandemic - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TueBJedOvH
  • Pandemic has hindered lawyers' careers, survey finds - Legal Futures https://t.co/taK6Ibvbl5 
  • University of Warwick stabbing: Two arrested on attempted murder charge https://t.co/NLko7Peszh 
  • ‘Embarrassing’ state of court buildings deterring bench applicants - LCJ | Law Gazette https://t.co/2DLk8tytfH
  • Law firm fights off wages claim from consultant solicitor - Legal Futures https://t.co/kzpDucoR5n 
  • McDougall McQueen celebrates 40 years in business - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pMBpAa3S75
  • Lawyer faces jail for contempt after failing to hand over files to SRA - Legal Futures https://t.co/luTunJhCDv
  • Law Society: Irish solicitors upbeat about future despite Covid-19 impact | Irish Legal News https://t.co/s7eZaZyS6Q 
  • US private equity funds “will buy large UK law firms next year” - Legal Futures https://t.co/BQ3DtMKlJw
  • The widow of a top Scottish government official, who died after contracting Covid, believes the full details of his illness were concealed to protect the reputation of a troubled hospital https://t.co/RXDDTXHZ9S
  • Nine Insulate Britain activists jailed for contempt | Law Gazette https://t.co/U6GyZqUg1U
  • Across Eastern Europe - from Belarus to the Balkans - people fleeing conflict and poverty are trying to seek asylum in the EU https://t.co/NpIwtkaS8Q 
  • Israeli court halts return to Italy of boy who survived cable car crash - aternal grandparents in Israel have appealed in latest round of custody battle with paternal relatives https://t.co/t8CsDIFLXy
  • Who are the key figures involved in the Yorkshire CCC racism scandal? Rafiq, Hutton, Harrison, Arthur, Moxon, Malik, Vaughan and Ballance make up leading characters in sorry tale https://t.co/i1fJ9GziIo
  • A Welsh minister has said that she had to “remind” a conductor to tell passengers that masks are still “mandatory” on trains in Wales https://t.co/o0tVQSeopO
  • Graham Brady faces questions over ‘opaque’ £800 an hour job: clarity sought over work done for constituent’s firm by head of the Conservative 1922 Committee https://t.co/u7DvwVYiT2
  • Prince Philip’s will: legal battle launched over media exclusion from hearing - High court ruled in secret hearing in September that Philip’s will should be hidden from public for 90 years https://t.co/4B6bV3TSTC
  • Housing experts have said that the shared ownership scheme, touted as an easier way onto the housing ladder for those on low incomes, is deeply flawed and must be reformed https://t.co/IDhCEOQMbD
  • Sustainable Development and the Ethical Issue of Human Morality; an Overview | Ibrahim U D A L E Hussaini https://t.co/zG9gWEL7MI
  • Irish government proposals for mother and baby homes payments ‘too little, too late’ | Irish Legal News https://t.co/T8zJWm41lr 
  • We have enough courtrooms to hear jury trials in England and Wales and enough money to pay for them, the lord chief justice told MPs yesterday. What we don’t have, Lord Burnett of Maldon added, is enough judges https://t.co/4RJnZiGNey 
  • Father of man who suffered brain damage in car accident fails to challenge English court’s finding of contributory negligence - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gbgCgKKylR 
  • Registered foreign lawyer in contempt for failing to deliver files to SRA | Law Gazette https://t.co/dwqNwB84rl 
  • Boris Johnson plan on ‘second jobs’ would hit fewer than 10 MPs https://t.co/mzBvWwbUdA 
  • Post Office willing ‘as general principle’ to waive privilege | Law Gazette https://t.co/c0wr2gfPcE 
  • UK-born extremists pose main threat, says top counter-terrorism officer. Comment comes after home secretary claimed Liverpool attack suspect was able to exploit UK’s asylum system https://t.co/aOpiEUr5pS 
  • Rust script supervisor sues Alec Baldwin and producers over shooting | Rust film set shooting #US https://t.co/K24Q4xX3vo 
  • A senior #US prosecutor says two men convicted of the murder in 1965 of the US civil rights leader Malcolm X are to have their convictions quashed. Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam did not get the justice they deserved, the Manhattan District Attorney says https://t.co/xA38w5oSmo 
  • Conveyancing giant still restoring IT systems after 'security incident' | Law Gazette https://t.co/BVx6v1vQea