21st March - Law News

3007th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor who had attended several gatherings in the city and tested positive for coronavirus has been charged for negligence and disobedience to the order issued by a public servant, an official said.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/22atUYPv2w
• Coronavirus: Key workers include those ‘essential to justice system’ | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/VpmGzZMzpa 
• Immigration tribunals facing 'complete lack of guidance' | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/kdXjygZx9B
• Barrister who breached court order gets three-month suspension | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Jr5cS2PAUn
• SRA bans five non-solicitors in a week over dishonesty | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/hwgtW24rW4
• Appeal court critical of judge who took 22 months to make ruling | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/PmrciJtqPE 
• 'Justice Bus' hits the streets of Norfolk amid coronavirus shutdown | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/UIf4nFpfAO
• What lockdown? MedCo keeps ban on video diagnosis | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/CVZo3p5Wpg
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/FmmCa7hYPi
• Johnny Depp's libel case against the Sun adjourned https://t.co/O0aXOKG0RK
• Modern slavery probe after woman found on Salford street https://t.co/LB19V35E5z 
• California issues state-wide 'stay at home' order #US https://t.co/gWyDTDNn7
• Coronavirus: US, Canada and Mexico restrict border traffic https://t.co/8BvqWN9YPO 
• UK pubs and restaurants told to shut in virus fight https://t.co/5aG75drdxm 
• Wages cover for businesses hit by virus outlined https://t.co/eRjqeCo7oh 
• A round-up of human rights stories from around the world https://t.co/hYqVN72GqJ
• Our Legal Heritage: The unsolved mystery of the $500 million art theft https://t.co/kSgkqLnryf 
• Aberdeenshire Council legal teams take top accolade at SOLAR awards https://t.co/q9zSrmRCCS 
• : Coronavirus and construction projects procured under JCT https://t.co/JErpOvYsTh 
• Arbitration Olympics postponed https://t.co/SzPe6Q1aIu
• Shepherd and Wedderburn establishes COVID-19 advisory group to support clients https://t.co/uHOt4TPBEN 
• Lord Advocate and Chief Constable vow to keep people safe amid outbreak https://t.co/EODpesgcMq 
• BBC legal challenge over sheriff’s failure to provide reasons for imposing reporting restrictions dismissed https://t.co/GhvVTwd0NY
• COVID-19: Housing and Property Chamber cases postponed https://t.co/CgoCAZXTNd
• COVID-19: SLAB asked to urgently consider steps to improve cashflow https://t.co/iwIMiq7DOy
• COVID-19: Essential cases only to go through Scottish courts https://t.co/q3i7gpLd1U 
• How Delhi bus rape and murder galvanised #India https://t.co/VTJBdCLIFs 
• Critical care nurse's despair as panic-buyers clear shelves https://t.co/6KhbeFu1tI
• Man arrested for 'failing to self-isolate' on Isle of Man https://t.co/DD8he9l5fw
• Key worker: official list of UK personnel who can still send children to school https://t.co/stJ5PAfzMx 
• When a Solicitor Sues for Psychiatric Injury #Australia https://t.co/Ms05rUgYvF 
• A trainee solicitor with £13,000 saved shares, how she spends her money during the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/oCvFLAqkLu 
• How will the justice system withstand the coronavirus pandemic? https://t.co/LM7pzup7kk 
• Barrister Mallamfari Supports Nima Market Women #Ghana https://t.co/8YUVycttzx 
• Barrister calls for elderly prisoner release to limit coronavirus risk #Australia https://t.co/kJYTVfEioZ
• Diary Of A High Street Conveyancer – 17th March 2020 https://t.co/ROb4vRodSy 
• Q&A: NRDC attorney on the legal issues behind Atlantic Coast Pipeline challenge #US https://t.co/H3FvRl2ROq 
• Legal Tech Companies Shouldn't Rely on Rebranding After a Cyberattack https://t.co/a3mnvrZvd4
• New legal services contract agreed at council meeting held behind closed doors https://t.co/4zLdfqHDaP 
• Further Top Law Firms Put UK Vacation Schemes On Hold https://t.co/HDyLS565Ty 
• Future EU-UK Partnership: European Commission publishes draft legal text https://t.co/Xfsegc2tzR
• New UK law shields soldiers over Iraq and Afghanistan war crimes allegations https://t.co/4tMDhVzJmk
• This Year, Only 10 Black Students Got Into N.Y.C.’s Top High School #US https://t.co/VnHsV8v5Fu
• Translating a Surveillance Tool into a Virus Tracker for Democracies https://t.co/OXQzjh8vHG 
• #Germany Shuts Down Far-Right Clubs That Deny the Modern State https://t.co/jz6zRjjZBv 
• Not Just a Crisis: Coronavirus Is a Test for Putin’s Security State #Russia https://t.co/LnbmUy5dWG
• Jobless Claims Mount as Employers and Workers Face Bleak Outlook #US https://t.co/rzUXh5ZGXN
• Bar students urge BSB to reconsider exam delay | Legal Futures https://t.co/u4VGYiVvPr 
• Train services to be cut amid falling demand https://t.co/yFwEi9gWF
• Four #Indian men executed for 2012 Delhi bus rape and murder in the Nirbhaya case https://t.co/bUmVGz4yHz 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/b6dWIG3Tly
• Coronavirus: Calls for free broadband resisted by internet providers https://t.co/g2pcs26kLl

20th March - Law News

3006th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  What happens when stereotypes and fear about Covid-19 arrive before the actual disease does? In the video above, Katherine Oung, a 11th grader in Florida, shows what teenagers like her and her friends face as the coronavirus pandemic brings to the surface the racism underlying her community.

Focus of the Day Article: US companies lack resources to check on data privacy compliance, survey finds. More than half of respondents unsure if they are fully compliant with new regulations. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• First all-Skype trial tests crisis working at CoP | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/s6lSemAEE0
• New legal ombudsman chief wants powers to help ‘silent sufferers’ | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ObbaCcZ4gy
• Ex-solicitor faces bankruptcy restrictions after concealing assets | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ClbFXqPe43 
• MoD closes down historic claims from overseas operations | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/hajWpQqTMQ
• London Legal Walk is latest coronavirus casualty | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/1E4WJo4h69
• Coronavirus: Lawyers with children wait on key worker list update | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/fmVPOLKaf6 
• Civil and family courts to go virtual by default - LCJ | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/VQ11JxI4Lm 
• Coronavirus: McFarlane signals 'significant change in direction' for family courts | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/mY8CMOPz1y 
• Jurisdiction – a timely reminder for Heriot Watt University https://t.co/uIXGOSTDyO
• Law Society: Power of attorney – best practice https://t.co/UHSxZKJJOH
• Scullion LAW launches sixth annual free will scheme https://t.co/MkT2euFklg 
• COVID-19 and the property market https://t.co/rnKYIE3cCE 
• LLB exams to go ahead as Edinburgh Law School moves online https://t.co/UiQG0NDu4n 
• West Dunbartonshire Council suspends eviction cases https://t.co/l3kpoNW445 
• Pakistani man trafficked at behest of step-grandmother prevails in Supreme Court appeal https://t.co/XWGzGg2hT
• Man who posted intimate picture of ex on Facebook wins appeal against sex offender registration https://t.co/dzHx7Ew4Ea 
• COVID-19: Important changes to criminal court business in Scotland https://t.co/0nSvL7CUAn
• Church of England restricts weddings to five people https://t.co/5XpV5bZskc
• Former London bankers convicted after #Germany's 'greatest tax robbery' https://t.co/Xdy1Z9idc9 
• Alex Salmond trial: Scotland's former first minister 'was sexual predator' https://t.co/fdrLne1GYy 
• Hotel chains in talks to turn properties into NHS hospitals https://t.co/r48pcS4OFP 
• Half of #Uruguay's coronavirus cases traced to a single guest at a society party https://t.co/XCdNeSVNYh 
• Children to attend school if one parent classed as key worker https://t.co/7PPLYNavaB 
• UK food retailers urge government to relax trading regulations https://t.co/G76e0aTi60
• Phone location data could be used to help UK coronavirus effort https://t.co/ad68VYGtUL 
• Police and health officials to get powers to detain under UK coronavirus bill https://t.co/2KM4Nu8uEn
• Coronavirus: Supermarkets 'drastically' cutting product ranges https://t.co/2f5bz21ul8
• #US jails begin releasing prisoners to stem Covid-19 infections https://t.co/z7l2XKmSNI 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dTsOI6Vy41
• Derek Mackay: 'No crime committed' by former finance secretary who messaged teen https://t.co/tzdfxU5Kdr 
• #Bangladeshi mass prayer meeting criticised https://t.co/37GiZzacj8
• Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton postpone merger in response to Covid-19 pandemic | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/lipfZtoLya
• LCM doubles revenue for half year as it points to success of law firm alliances | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/cYzYqMnexX
• US companies lack resources to check on data privacy compliance, survey finds | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/btVTckNLLB
• Staff welfare, supply chain and privacy: the coronavirus-related issues keeping GCs awake at night | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/1tTMSjw1c4
• Withers rebuked for failing to provide appropriate anti-money laundering training | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Sz5NL2GWN2
• DLA Piper hires six lawyers from McMillan in Vancouver to expand its startups focus | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/z3CNtySJCV
• ABA sets up Covid-19 taskforce as Supreme Court suspends oral arguments | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/wozhh1rWB9
• Wells Fargo appoints former TD Bank GC as bank's new legal head | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/O9YNvCdQKn
• Energy bill help for vulnerable amid outbreak https://t.co/iLEdyoG1ca
• Windrush scandal: Home Office showed 'ignorance’ of race https://t.co/r2oZnHFjbW
• The coronavirus pandemic threatens a crisis for human rights too https://t.co/v0wUiKesCH 
• Lawyer-Parents Confront Significant Burdens While Homebound by Coronavirus https://t.co/4WJ2P3fBlP
• Theatre lawyer Sean Egan: Who should bear the cost of the Covid-19 theatre shutdown? https://t.co/apmoNYDo6c 
• Coronavirus 'very likely' to cause spike in divorce rates, says leading lawyer https://t.co/7QJNQDXr7K 
• Netflix criticises 'frivolous' When They See Us lawsuit from disgraced ex-lawyer https://t.co/IKWTkiuAIB
• Coronavirus in NY: Lawyer linked to county's spread awake and recovering, wife says #US https://t.co/mvx0buKcKg
• Ban for legal executive who used own money to cover error | Legal Futures https://t.co/RfwJzLBgTy
• Arizona looks to become first US state to allow ABSs | Legal Futures https://t.co/SImQHHCqKZ
• Consumer panel urges more fixed fees and SRA fining powers | Legal Futures https://t.co/QDsh2MSlMy 
• Jeffrey Epstein’s Ex, Ghislaine Maxwell, Sues His Estate for Legal Fees #US https://t.co/rQKf28mSRg
• Janitors are going into offices to battle the invisible germs that threaten public health #US https://t.co/nOG9q0M60o
• How #China Is Reshaping the Coronavirus Narrative https://t.co/pw22N5OA8M 
• Coronavirus: How the government hopes to stop you touching your face https://t.co/gKAoK6gNg7 
• The detectives racing to contain the virus in #Singapore https://t.co/rKpNG2sjP8
• Thomas Cook: Taxpayers face £156m bill for company's collapse https://t.co/dkNyohJtko
• 40 London Underground stations to be closed https://t.co/JBeHgyxERS 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/F0v6RlTxQU
• #Iran to pardon 10,000 including 'security' prisoners https://t.co/tGdQJrKpv1
• NHS staff 'at risk' over lack of protective gear https://t.co/YsGuRVCAyb
• #NewZealand passes law decriminalising abortion https://t.co/25NGAWmZsf

19th March - Law News

3005th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Qantas and Jetstar have announced that two-thirds of their 30,000 employees will be temporarily stood down from late March until at least the end of May. The Reserve Bank is tipped to make an emergency interest rate cut to a new low of 0.25 per cent today as it unleashes a quantitative easing program to cushion the economy from the coronavirus crisis.

Focus of the Day Article: A family judge has imposed emergency measures in Berkshire and Oxfordshire, ordering lawyers to stay at home if possible – despite the government claiming courts will continue to ‘operate normally’. In an email seen by the Gazette, the designated family judge for Berkshire said all suitable hearings should be conducted via video link, Skype or telephone. Physical presence in court buildings ‘should be kept to a minimum’; witnesses should give evidence remotely where possible; and, if coming to court is unavoidable, attendance should be limited to advocates if they can readily contact their clients. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• COVID-19: Managing health and risk whilst in police custody | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/IvUFOfJtjI 
• Coronavirus: Law centres limit face-to-face advice | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/1gvkuJqmR
• CoA rules litigant in person needed help making right claim | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/6hhMCAWTeb
• Coronavirus update: Lord Chancellor says courts 'must go on sitting' | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/YiwxJFY8s2
• Coronavirus Bill: What it will say on courts and justice | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/uIxdU1g87Q
• Second barrister gets short suspension for assault conviction | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/PL2COSvRw
• Coronavirus: Bar calls for halt on all hearings | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Pz8m9M4Gtm 
• Slaughter and May appoints eight new partners | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/3K7XRl68dx 
• Coronavirus: LAA promises to be flexible | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/xfvBkMAOSt 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/yUF4q0HgGv
• EU entry ban hits travellers as lockdown widens https://t.co/bbArtEyPwv
• UK lorry drivers 'denied access to bathrooms' over virus fears https://t.co/2k2jmVqWej
• London could go into lockdown under tougher coronavirus measures https://t.co/9trmu7lGwN 
• Pantomime clown Boris Johnson flounders as crisis deepens https://t.co/RwELsoxAmm 
• #Japanese flu drug 'clearly effective' in treating coronavirus, says China https://t.co/v60iFrykwo
• Katy Perry wins appeal in $2.8m plagiarism case #US https://t.co/wwb6fy1si
• Quarter of criminal trials in England and Wales face disruption https://t.co/CEBcJNlbMa 
• UK failures over Covid-19 will increase death toll, says leading doctor https://t.co/wrZKOaTpBM
• Lie detectors should be used to monitor sex offenders, UK study says https://t.co/F8wLg6GZLV
• Longer criminal trials in England and Wales to be delayed due to Covid-19 https://t.co/inZUQQ92rh
• Bill sets five-year limit to prosecute UK armed forces who served abroad https://t.co/3VxgdOGP59 
• Johnny Depp: Dispute over finger injury at centre of The Sun libel case https://t.co/QcEPmJ4HBb 
• Former SNP leader Alex Salmond case: Witness says accuser did not attend Bute House dinner https://t.co/BUtCAQm4y
• The government will bring forward emergency legislation to protect private renters from eviction, Boris Johnson has said https://t.co/pRmH3uaovt
• A will hastily written on a McDonald’s napkin has been formally accepted by a judge https://t.co/0GeNya1Ra1
• Cambridge University Press makes 700 textbooks free https://t.co/KJi6Vxv959 
• Burges Salmon publishes report on UK and EU cryptoasset regulation https://t.co/lKliwEEOLz 
• COVID-19: New trials in Crown Court limited from today https://t.co/GHn1LLuXxW
• Coronavirus and licensing https://t.co/lLUeDG8AiH
• Working from home? Send us your tips https://t.co/34N94c9Ixv
• Timothy Young appointed deputy editor of Session Cases https://t.co/FVw3fBoPg7
• Simon Allison: Coronavirus – a guide for employers https://t.co/LaSpAGOcD3 
• COVID-19: Faculty makes plea for case papers in electronic format https://t.co/KMUZpKeArF 
• Appeal judges reject ‘professional negligence’ claim against Scots lawyer https://t.co/0zDaTW0veN
• Police officers to be given new emergency powers in UK-wide coronavirus bill https://t.co/3LMMicOtC4
• Chris Whitty, UK government's Chief Medical Advisor: The man with our lives in his hands https://t.co/ejQDWzluS6
• She Tracked Nazi-Looted Art. She Quit When No One Returned It https://t.co/os8WHzaYln 
• Coronavirus Outrage Spurs #China’s Internet Police to Action https://t.co/wuAHOf682B 
• ‘We Are Not a Hospital’: Inside a Prison Bracing for the Coronavirus #US https://t.co/VTQone0uBc 
• Asylum Seekers Say #US is Returning Them to the Dangers They Fled https://t.co/VwyEQ3zmc2 
• Coronavirus and ibuprofen: Separating fact from fiction https://t.co/cW1vHEkAhJ 
• Grace Millane's killer to appeal against conviction and sentence #NewZealand https://t.co/DzbS5Z29nl 
• Coronavirus: Asian nations face virus battle amid WHO warning https://t.co/E3vtVHZb6M 
• Plan to protect military veterans from prosecution for historical offences in conflicts overseas https://t.co/dxmI4qKegc 
• Sainsbury's limits sales of all food items amid stockpiling https://t.co/RXD1in5SBb 
• Renters 'need more help' in UK's coronavirus plans https://t.co/pRmH3uaovt 
• Three certainties in the most uncertain of times | Legal Futures https://t.co/kra4vSzgFq 
• Covid-19 round-up: BSB reassures barristers about rule breaches | Legal Futures https://t.co/ATcPcdlgFD 
• Prospective LeO chief eyes taking action without complaints | Legal Futures https://t.co/YErkSp4BvP
• “Outrage” as only partners are allowed to work from home | Legal Futures https://t.co/G50VBPO4lC 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/9GbCwZer6z
• UK funeral directors may stream burials of coronavirus victims https://t.co/GnKdnX8CuW 
• Sainsbury’s to close its meat, fish and pizza service counters to free up staff https://t.co/Kg5gz2P85d

18th March - Law News

3004th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Professor Giacomo Grasselli, an Italian government health official, is coordinating the network of intensive care units in Lombardy during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Italy to 'prioritise patients with highest chance of survival' from coronavirus, says doctor.

Focus of the Day Article: Criminal defence solicitors have called for expedited legal aid payments and an extension of the business rate holiday to law firms with contracts to combat the impact of Covid-19. The call for action by the Criminal Law Solicitors Association (CLSA) is one of multiple developments as the legal profession, like the rest of the country, battens down the hatches with the coronavirus set to dominate society and business life for the coming weeks and months. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Secret policy change by CPS cut number of rape trials, high court told https://t.co/kio0KIVp3s
• Lawyers alarmed by courts ‘operating normally’ claim | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/szQPOlt1WP
• Social media ad controls in wholesale electoral law reform call | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/RsbWxyn9oj
• Bar exam delay sparks pupillage fears | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/2lsfSeszIw 
• Coronavirus: legal trade union threatens action | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/USujPtzZvG
• Coronavirus: SRA won't allow exams to go online | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/DuhrPoVsQk
• Divorce bill must not overlook pensions - Society | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/hgzw2deQ5
• Coronavirus: Family judge imposes emergency measures | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/tTJWitBmOv 
• Lawyers secure first known coronavirus High Court order | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/r72nDlbyrB
• Coronavirus: Business as usual 'not realistic' says lord chief justice | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/X4v9FGe5u
• Lawyers alarmed by courts ‘operating normally’ claim | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/yyEXBPBWtC 
• Coronavirus: Stop jury trials, says Bar Council | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/GYtZsF2CPH 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/gYoUgxRyah
• Beaten, raped and forced to work: why I'm exposing the scandal of #Nigeria’s house girls https://t.co/GKnU1H6MYa 
• UK government discloses existence of body monitoring foreign spies https://t.co/NstM44hgeM 
• TikTok 'tried to filter out videos from ugly, poor or disabled users' #China https://t.co/hqP6ywLgR
• Erdoğan in talks with European leaders over refugee cash for #Turkey https://t.co/oUVVXaTUjd 
• #China-US standoff escalates as Beijing expels major US media staff https://t.co/IPGsZ0RLu2 
• Trains scale back manual ticket checks amid coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/g5JCGrfyjy
• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe freed temporarily from #Iranian prison https://t.co/YQxuNCwsm5 
• Housing associations under pressure to offer Covid-19 rent holidays https://t.co/1FqJGsZabs 
• Chinese students flee UK after 'maskaphobia' triggered racist attacks https://t.co/5RKBzA1plc 
• Van Dyck painting thieves 'may have escaped in boat' https://t.co/EJyv1zEApO
• #Israel enables emergency spy powers https://t.co/7DH42L00xr
• ISIS militants have called on their fellow terrorists to put jihad in Europe on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/li67QY7NLx 
• Macfadyen Lecture 2020 rescheduled for November https://t.co/NRSXlZMbPW
• AAB joins Law Society of Scotland accountancy panel https://t.co/mbDNTmaQs
• Stephen McGowan: Guidance on large gatherings in Scotland https://t.co/J0R8SdOlF
• What explains the paradox of Scottish life imprisonment? https://t.co/Q8mzAPxvPg
• COVID-19: SLAB issues guidance for solicitors https://t.co/rLXt25uSrx
• Law commissions recommend overhaul of 'no longer fit for purpose' electoral law https://t.co/N2aycDvuPx
• COVID-19: Jury trials stopped in Scotland from today https://t.co/LpuCr6fqO1
• Domestic abuser loses appeal against ‘unwanted’ non-harassment order https://t.co/4zIpkNp7nT 
• Emergency legislation to pass at Westminster unopposed https://t.co/b3N0VwHcSY
• Family hearings at the Court of Appeal will be live-streamed under a joint initiative by the judiciary and government https://t.co/ov9a3i9XLp
• Why Texas Republicans are saying 'no' to all new refugees #US https://t.co/1x3F67vTa8 
• Manchester Arena bombing: Hashem Abedi guilty of 22 murders https://t.co/XuDfn1dt5P
• Republican McConnell Has a Request for Veteran Federal Judges: Please Quit while Trump is still president #US https://t.co/yo6dh318lJ
• England bowler Jofra Archer has condemned racist abuse on social media after posting a series of messages he has received https://t.co/lWNuNNpqQP
• UK mobile networks face problems https://t.co/LQ3Zz6XiM7 
• Laura Ashley blames coronavirus as it heads for administration https://t.co/dSOuXtaKSE
• Former SNP leader Alex Salmond says there was 'no policy' stopping him working alone with women https://t.co/fHYEy051Kw 
• Cinema chains Odeon, Cineworld and Picturehouse are shutting all their UK screens amid the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/kVVMEAtg95
• #Samoan chief found guilty of enslaving villagers in New Zealand over 25 years https://t.co/9dQVw7zBvt
• UK supermarkets take steps to prevent panic buying and shortages https://t.co/oHgYaTg4hA 
• New data, new policy: why UK's coronavirus strategy changed https://t.co/K9UY16IteI
• Courts across the #US halt as New York’s soldier on https://t.co/sz1oNLaz25
• Carphone Warehouse to close all standalone stores at cost of 2,900 jobs https://t.co/tpDxTVW8L
• Plan to extend early prisoner release scheme https://t.co/yo5L3HOwiJ
• Child deaths 'not properly investigated' at top hospital https://t.co/VPfZEJ0AQ
• #HongKong to quarantine all arrivals from abroad https://t.co/2dPQ2TpbmK
• UK to unveil new financial measures to support economy https://t.co/Nmqtoo7bwx 
• Legal aid lawyers call for government support over Covid-19 | Legal Futures https://t.co/LWexpmk67c 
• SRA rebukes Withers for money laundering training delay | Legal Futures https://t.co/S1ySJt1iaT
• No whiplash rules until May as clock ticks down to launch | Legal Futures https://t.co/4mfueKzI6X
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/bFN9Gwn5jO T
• Apple fined record €1.1bn by #French competition regulator https://t.co/1KpUi2FJmH
• Online political ads should be labelled, says Law Commission https://t.co/lhFOFyqW9i

17th March - Law News

3003rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Several European nations have introduced more stringent restrictions on movement as they combat the spread of the coronavirus. Austria has banned gatherings of more than five people, and expanded the list of countries it restricts entry to. Romania is set to declare a state of emergency, and the Czech PM said he was likely to declare a quarantine for the whole country. The moves follow draconian measures taken by France and Spain on Saturday. But despite the shutting of cafes, restaurants and most shops and people being advised not to go out, France is holding local elections.

Focus of the Day Article: Will we finally discover the truth about Lockerbie? More than 30 years after Pan Am Flight 103 exploded, justice might be properly served with the reopening of the court case. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Lawyer in the news: Jane Keir, Kingsley Napley | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/bzGq4Bgyvn
• My legal life: Kieran Jay, Harbottle | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/J6eqCfV8Qb
• City firm rebuked by SRA over AML training failures | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/hhfh9kvpdH 
• Coronavirus: events and meetings latest | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/YUMxkf8W8
• E-scooters could be legalised in ‘transport revolution’ | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/YKQ3KtFTb
• Coronavirus: City giants tell staff to stay at home | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/4km4YbQ4Hc
• Coronavirus: New guidance over conveyancing transactions | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/dHbH9IBVhn
• Coronavirus: Call for upfront payments to barristers | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/NJnz78lOd
• Firms not meeting the needs of disabled staff, SRA finds | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/PyoFQbnA3C
• MBO practice in acquisition talks with three firms | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/5veaVg2Uy5
• City firms berate AML levy ‘burden’ | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/76gbhiFePl
• SFO on rack after Barclays blow | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/LpcCVCEJW2
• SRA to reveal racial profiles of solicitors facing prosecution | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/lYSHfKggut
• National bench proposed in magistracy structure shakeup | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/lJE2zEdjtW
• COVID-19: how bars are coping worldwide | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/I3pbjFDglU 
• Media and courts protect needy children | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/K6Ej6pqSMq 
• Classism: the unseen prejudice | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/9LwiY1POPC 
• St Mungo's staff strike over conditions and treatment of migrants https://t.co/mAok4RSmmZ 
• Travelex owner at risk as £81m of undisclosed cheques emerge https://t.co/Q7IiAsOUsr 
• #US sales of guns and ammunition soar amid coronavirus panic buying https://t.co/j8FOlwZ59X 
• Why the right's new strongmen are winning everywhere https://t.co/F5CuyJub3y
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/UW3Gxgkps9
• #Italians over 80 'will be left to die' as country overwhelmed by coronavirus https://t.co/OIRIRTZopk 
• #Spanish MPs have blocked an investigation into the financial dealings of former king Juan Carlos https://t.co/jxa5YjGN73 
• European Young Bar Association conference cancelled https://t.co/aqNakb7mvt
• Northern Ireland: Trial of former British soldier could proceed via Skype https://t.co/3BdefY3Fcf
• European Court declares anti-abortion midwives' case inadmissible https://t.co/QCRqcTxwZ5 
• England: Family hearings at Court of Appeal to be live-streamed https://t.co/p9ubDUPjK8 
• Why collaborative family law can be the Marriage Story tonic https://t.co/973rHeikGs 
• Specialist accreditation for Thorntons' Amy Jones https://t.co/PGVhwXOIEL
• Consider the Employee Ownership Trust https://t.co/QZKx0l6Xu3
• Strasbourg court rules against UK in ‘bedroom tax’ case https://t.co/hqcPfefuPg 
• Consultant prosecuted over Rangers sale fails in motion for summary decree in £2m damages claim against Police Scotland https://t.co/yzpJKbHwiS 
• How to argue with a racist: Five myths debunked https://t.co/xckR3qYP8Q
• Coronavirus: What are your travel rights? https://t.co/blEPAWK4Lc
• BBC delays over-75 TV licence fee changes until August https://t.co/YVtXYM0QlD 
• Broadband firms say no issue with extra demand as more stay home in self-isolation or fear https://t.co/PyBq8Qp6zQ
• Iceland stores to open early for older shoppers during the virus-related shopping frenzy by irresponsible and selfish shoppers https://t.co/NXK4aoOEVi
• PC Andrew Harper trial: Officer 'could not recognise' colleague https://t.co/J3WIuXxyQr 
• Police to get powers to detain people suspected of having coronavirus https://t.co/lMf68vDYhe 
• There is "credible" evidence British airstrikes against the Islamic State group have killed civilians in Iraq and Syria https://t.co/5z0my0Q3Jn
• Upheaval at Fashion Institute Over Accusations of Racism #US https://t.co/9GQiq6jFSS
• The Workers Who Face the Greatest Coronavirus Risk https://t.co/wPKLrM82Mq
• Europeans Erect Borders Against Coronavirus, but the Enemy Is Already Within https://t.co/JSt4tiqdnq
• A Complete List of Trump’s Attempts to Play Down Coronavirus #US https://t.co/OJhligGhXG
• Fed Slashes Rates to Near-Zero and Unveils Sweeping Program to Aid Economy #US https://t.co/c4QtvIG6ii 
• MBO of north-west firm heralds ‘buy and build’ strategy | Legal Futures https://t.co/MxP1cnogxK 
• SRA: “Solicitors conceal disability for fear of harming careers” | Legal Futures https://t.co/q7ThWF0gs5
• Law firm rebuked for breach of undertaking | Legal Futures https://t.co/vTtmuD7GGO
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/mjf4uF3O3s
• Is Official Injury Claim turning back the clock? | Legal Futures https://t.co/x2gw7VFneI 
• Coronavirus in Wales: Public should only call NHS 111 if 'can't cope' https://t.co/7gsiahQeIr 
• Satoshi Uematsu, #Japanese man who killed 19 disabled people sentenced to death https://t.co/rmE8jWuh6n
• Official advice to cancel all large gatherings of people has come into force in Scotland https://t.co/Pl3MH1yMDa

16th March - Law News

3002nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  The Indian Prime Minister holds a video conference with all South Asian leaders to discuss strategies to contain the virus outbreak.

Focus of the Day Article: Lawyers have slated the decision by the Chancellor to press ahead with IR35 implementation in April. The Treasury confirmed in this week’s Budget that it will legislate to implement the changes to the off-payroll working rules (IR35) from 6 April 2020. The rule change aims to catch out contractors who set up limited companies to minimise tax exposure while working in similar conditions to that of an employee. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Did #Spanish spies harass ex-king's 'lover'? https://t.co/lSJD5Kyjjc
• #Germany to impose border controls over coronavirus https://t.co/1o7QZh7a4i
• Pubs asked to close by the #Irish government https://t.co/C4URufW0fD
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/7DIidQKBlz
• Van Dyck painting stolen from University of Oxford gallery https://t.co/EQU9TLOgvE
• Internet Providers Won’t Cut Off Users Over Unpaid Bills for 60 Days #US https://t.co/20bWLtthi
• A Conservative Agenda Unleashed on the Federal Courts #US https://t.co/0XpjpW1Ql
• Shearman & Sterling becomes first firm to postpone spring vacation scheme in wake of coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/3YntQcWY0Q
• How to get ahead in the training contract race https://t.co/A8LBpDjr5y
• Coronavirus: Linklaters postpones insight scheme as Taylor Wessing closes London office after employee tests positive https://t.co/svnV4HET7D
• ‘Paralegal or legal directory researcher: which role will help me secure a City law TC?’ https://t.co/3vbiFLc6Z
• The chambers with the most supportive barristers https://t.co/61nyZag2Fj
• King’s College London law students to sit ‘take home’ exams amid coronavirus fears https://t.co/LH5wmvX403
• There’s an ‘Allen & Over It’ Instagram account poking fun at City law https://t.co/1GFZGB5TTa
• 66-year-old solicitor removed from profession for trying to kiss teenage girl in pub https://t.co/gSXhU0M3n
• The impact of coronavirus on global law firms https://t.co/FMSxVZM8a6
• Dublin’s legal scene: what aspiring lawyers need to know https://t.co/Kid2VEkWnW
• Barrister who beat woman — then failed to surrender to custody — suspended for four months https://t.co/OCV7z0Yodz
• Goldman Sachs postpones London legal internships in wake of coronavirus https://t.co/7Jm7yaiSiE
• Legal Cheek Podcast: How lawyers can build their brand https://t.co/A3FpN8yEm6 
• Linklaters launches grad scheme for legal operations roles https://t.co/qbAKhbwVMn 
• How to get a first in your law degree https://t.co/u8UMtlkhfH
• Elderly could be quarantined for four months in 'wartime-style' mobilisation to combat coronavirus https://t.co/NOANkMvCf5
• #Austria bans most gatherings as restrictions tighten https://t.co/1o7QZgPzcK
• Family of Spurs defender Jan Vertonghen held at knifepoint during burglary https://t.co/3j87SQlFCy
• When will a coronavirus vaccine be ready? Not for two and half years at least? https://t.co/FPZLwf4RI5
• Met police concedes forcing woman to remove hijab at airport was wrong https://t.co/Frb7dg2AQD
• Coronavirus: How Johnson’s plan shifted as virus wreaked havoc https://t.co/yB4ymjPKQx 
• Will we finally discover the truth about Lockerbie? https://t.co/05KDfN3Q9
• Coronavirus: Supermarkets ask shoppers to be 'considerate' and stop stockpiling https://t.co/wYzu9LZ9D0
• #Australia orders all arrivals to self-isolate for 14 days https://t.co/7B3alAquNr
• Coronavirus: Postcard bid to help self-isolating neighbours https://t.co/MU4Vt7xUXo
• Coronavirus: Isolation for over-70s 'within weeks' https://t.co/6L7KN8ZMzh
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/X7ZA66kp1s

15th March - Law News

3001st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  The global heath crisis created by the Coronavirus pandemic has led to extraordinary measures in an effort to contain the outbreak. Countries from South Korea to the US, Italy to New Zealand are introducing measures that are affecting hundreds of millions of people. Among the containment measures adopted by governments worldwide - many have banned public gatherings. Cambodia and Indonesia are the latest countries to shut down schools in their biggest cities. It comes shortly after major EU countries - including Italy, France, Germany and Spain - imposed similar restrictions. But UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has so far refused to follow suit, despite warning the public to be prepared for what he called, 'the worst public health crisis for a generation'. So, is distance learning the answer? and what's the impact on children?

  This being the 3001st Edition of LawNewsIndex, 

many thanks to all our readers going back to 2011.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Amazon to open store without checkouts in UK https://t.co/VNwPr6UaIQ 
• Coronavirus: BBC TV licence fee could starve over-75s of vital news, warns charity https://t.co/QizgfUFxG5
• Brexit: coronavirus sparks calls to extend EU transition period https://t.co/d5hPuNIZGc
• Brexit means coronavirus vaccine will be slower to reach the UK https://t.co/KuwDsy9QS
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/eMWpcUzRbF
• Coventry 'drive-by shooting': Two held as Abdul Wahid Xasan, 19, killed https://t.co/z05jQYuNmD
• #Spain set to declare national lockdown https://t.co/hu99rcQOFC 
• #US to extend travel ban to UK and Ireland https://t.co/enfmd19YbX 
• #Swedish midwives who oppose abortion fail in rights case https://t.co/QlJYiBCCl7
• All new jury trials in Victoria to be suspended amid coronavirus crisis #Australia https://t.co/VcRDFUu8vk
• Ealing rape victim's family donate £10,000 to legal claim against CPS https://t.co/MWQXHKSl8M
• Christopher Kapessa's mother accuses CPS and Police of racism https://t.co/Q1W3hmD8LL 
• Coronavirus: Public's role 'crucial' in containing pandemic https://t.co/eJpsZGYM8j
• Welsh Government Written Statement: Coronavirus (COVID-19) https://t.co/sjGos1gkJJ
• Jet2 flights to Spain turn round in mid-air over virus fears https://t.co/5U9MHaJtCq
• Emiliano Sala crash: Unlicensed charter flights happen 'every day' https://t.co/iyYjzR4HfB 
• Mamie Stuart: Sunderland burial for 1919 murder victim https://t.co/fcdPgp4QJ6
• Coronavirus: Cafe and bar jobs 'gone by May' if laws do not change - trade body https://t.co/6AS80GgiWb
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/qFMTHix81H
• Coranavirus: Emergency plan for prisons in England and Wales https://t.co/8B2zv8PWdI
• Met Police sacks Supt Robyn Williams over child abuse video https://t.co/QcNt5Zh4qb
• Coronavirus: Mass gatherings could be banned in UK from next week https://t.co/WAnVbdThrg

14th March - Law News

3000th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Why would you want to become a barrister? Members of Gray's Inn were asked why they wanted to be a barrister.

  This being the 3000th Edition of LawNewsIndex, 

many thanks to all our readers going back to 2011.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Mother worker allegedly abused Man Utd guards 'hurt' by response https://t.co/YnvSOtk6s8
• #Russian-led troll network based in west Africa uncovered https://t.co/7wcSZLTHLm
• BA says jobs will go as airline industry faces crisis 'worse than 9/11' https://t.co/VC4OZtsZ3o
• School closures could wipe 3% from UK GDP, ministers warned https://t.co/Q6iIcJTQaY
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/RPolPmePNR
• A round-up of human rights stories from around the world https://t.co/tzilIXoGkD
• Miller Hendry ranks second in Scotland for Will Aid https://t.co/hG9L6Cp9kV
• Gillespie Macandrew home buyer event cancelled https://t.co/GawnjWvox0
• LexFactor event to be rescheduled https://t.co/JJcH1xdNMO
• New act to establish Biometrics Commissioner welcomed https://t.co/GMhdWtjrX8
• Betway to pay £11.6m for failings linked to 'VIP' customers https://t.co/SF43ztZzOO 
• Blog: How COVID-19 could affect premises licence holders https://t.co/QCsaASHIyv 
• Police Scotland prepared for 300 arrests per day at COP26 https://t.co/bctXPRMz7l
• Supreme Court justice warns against politicising judicial appointments https://t.co/ivyt9yu0Xd 
• Homeowner loses legal challenge against ‘High Hedge Notice’ https://t.co/BFgn9lUdEZ
• Asexual Assault: England rugby prop Joe Marler has been given a 10-week ban for grabbing Alun Wyn Jones' Welsh genitals https://t.co/wnX8TB2J5A
• A #SouthAfrican king has been arrested after allegedly going on the rampage with an axe in the palace https://t.co/MrlEXrX7c
• BAME communities' 'unequal mental health care' https://t.co/4j0PUrwC0X
• Emiliano Sala crash: Pilot Ibbotson 'not licensed for flight' https://t.co/6kgW9SnEKq 
• Vulnerable #HongKong prisoners 'exploited' to make coronavirus masks and hand gel https://t.co/ERSAbmemd4
• Alleged assault 'led to ban on Alex Salmond working alone with women' https://t.co/rlwRzTrX9K 
• Report to be published in Northern Ireland cash-for-ash inquiry https://t.co/Nt8FDxkOGG
• Coronavirus facts: is there a cure and what is the mortality rate of the virus? https://t.co/pvn1uQzbZv
• UK government's coronavirus advice – and why it gave it https://t.co/uTqHiJkhed
• How #Taiwan is containing coronavirus – despite diplomatic isolation by China https://t.co/JggyPmSUVa 
• First Covid-19 case happened in November, #China government records show - report https://t.co/l7gB1sl4tT
• #US Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro has resigned after taking responsibility for "offensive" language used in court papers submitted in an equal pay case https://t.co/cjV2VHjb6n
• Two sisters who were victims of "honour hate" in their community are to work to raise awareness of it in schools https://t.co/RFfZnFWdbq
• Coronavirus: Food bank shortage blamed on panic buying https://t.co/8q430pHjQC
• Coronavirus: Schools need clear advice on closures, heads say https://t.co/3ejxhu4Aiw
• Ex-consumer panel chief set to return as LeO chair | Legal Futures https://t.co/eN9UcKvpAf 
• Flight delays solicitor suspended for “taking shortcuts” | Legal Futures https://t.co/eXygIDiEaU 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/XFxAT42fgI
• This report confirms it: Almost everyone is biased against women https://t.co/cCyXJBE0a0 
• Invisible to everyone, but safe together: Life in a labour colony in #India https://t.co/BcBGQ3YJoj
• #SriLankan Tamil women fighting for land 10 years after war ended https://t.co/9wUksKRmyY 
• The BJP has incited hatred it can no longer stop #India https://t.co/5SQWbR84TQ
• How the coronavirus has deepened human rights abuses in #China https://t.co/MtHSp7zKiU 
• #India suspends visas in attempt to contain coronavirus spread https://t.co/XpRrCur8b6
• What prompted the recent arrest of #Saudi royals? https://t.co/KmiQprMrJx
• #Lebanon set to legalise medical, industrial cannabis cultivation https://t.co/zNq4DgOIli
• #US prisons are woefully unequipped to deal with coronavirus https://t.co/jwHVDMVH9T 
• Tommy Robinson 'racist invective' led to far-right targeting family, court hears https://t.co/oRMup97J0c
• Brother of Manchester bomber 'exposes guilt' by not giving evidence, court told https://t.co/pZ513yjDSU 
• Police 'slow to learn' from bogus VIP paedophile ring probe https://t.co/EtM7A0odDC 
• Verdicts of experts on UK government's new coronavirus measures https://t.co/mozacA3j4z 
• #Canada PM Justin Trudeau in self-isolation as wife undergoes testing for coronavirus https://t.co/Nf3aXuZB4S 
• Satellite images show #Iran has built mass graves amid coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/csG4lMyrVq