26th March - Law News

3012nd 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:  Australian veterinarians are being asked to help during the COVID-19 pandemic by offering their equipment to treat acute cases of the virus. While some vets see sense in the idea, others are skeptical that animal ventilators could be used on humans. Veterinarians around the country could be called on to sacrifice their equipment to help Australian hospitals if the number of coronavirus patients needing ventilation exceeds the number of machines now available.

Focus of the Day story: The Solicitors Regulation Authority has said it will take a ‘proportionate approach’ to enforcing rules on firms working through the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis. In its first public statement on the emergency, the regulator said it expects solicitors and firms to continue to meet high standards expected by the public, and to do everything they can to comply with rules. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• There is power in a union: Bakers Union forces Wetherspoons U-Turn on worker's pay https://t.co/xveI2wq3b6
• Coronavirus: Talks ongoing over wills witness requirements | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/maUyPxKbWT
• Listed Gateley cancels dividend as coronavirus hits | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/7mN0dDrW2Y
• Solicitor retires after half a century with same firm | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/jKhriOGg6L 
• Paralegal banned after under-settling claim without authority | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/rjMYty1FY2
• LAA working 'as rapidly as possible' to pay legal aid firms | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/nl7OgfUdMe 
• Buckland: Critics ‘too harsh’ as MoJ strives to keep courts open | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/u9nxetXfTH
• Gender pay gap narrows at Irwin Mitchell | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/1bnpCX7qY
• Coronavirus: Insurers and claimants agree protocol for disputes | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/IJc1ycfoX
• 'Cut your overheads': Conveyancing firms face battle to survive Covid-19 | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/gprT8fKXjR
• Shami’s interview outtakes | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/P5ds464plP
• Courts boss cleans up on coronavirus bad luck | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/nYnXWpriSN 
• #Turkey charges 20 Saudis over Jamal Khashoggi murder https://t.co/jFbDa7l6n3 
• NHS staff warned to hide ID after spate of targeted muggings https://t.co/RREPMYEaom
• UK government fends off criticism with plan to pay self-employed https://t.co/e192Od4XCf 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/uGFuqIf16x
• Egypt: Prosecutors and judges 'turning blind eye' to torture of children as young as 12 https://t.co/Xh3qjltvl0
• COVID-19: Diploma applications should be submitted online https://t.co/mN50MFJ9g0
• Blog: First Scottish Electronic Communications Code decision highlights telecommunications operators' advantage https://t.co/5vxVB7vMU2
• COVID-19: Counsel may appear in criminal courts without instructing agent https://t.co/fTpTlEOaMS
• BTO offers free will consultation https://t.co/gbVp8q7B0L
• COVID-19: Registers of Scotland must find 'sensible solution' following suspension of activity  l https://t.co/6urETADKBM
• Kelly Fraser: What RSLs need to know about coronavirus and data protection https://t.co/yPlyTbJNl
• COVID-19: Scottish government to ban all evictions for six months https://t.co/KEuTG0DDhU 
• #India's poorest 'fear hunger may kill us before coronavirus' https://t.co/89lfonPiDz
• BBC News suspends 450 job cuts to ensure Covid-19 coverage https://t.co/mdTM1XMHt9 
• UK coronavirus mass home testing to be made available 'within days' https://t.co/tGYBm4Q5Bv
• The UK's coronavirus policy may sound scientific. It isn't https://t.co/JV6REU8wis
• The government's Covid-19 plan is full of holes – we must look after these four groups | John McDonnell https://t.co/CZNtDPxai
• Release inmates or face jail pandemic, say prison governors https://t.co/d9IRggGzY
• Editorial: On your side in dark days https://t.co/IgPT3VRm
• Criminal Appeal Court upholds firearms convictions after rejecting ‘hearsay’ claim https://t.co/kFQRp1xFvF
• COVID-19: New Scottish court arrangements in place https://t.co/Xik050wyPs
• Coronavirus delays #Russian vote on Putin staying in power https://t.co/DW4Z8zt6a
• New measures have been brought in to stop non-essential Tube journeys amid the coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/VFPIMuXMCx
• Bicycle and car parts retailer Halfords has defended its decision to keep shops open amid the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/w273s8yVJX
• Motorists worried about getting an MOT because of the coronavirus crisis, have been handed a six-month reprieve https://t.co/aIpTOr6IE0 
• Off-licences added to essential businesses list during UK lockdown https://t.co/qlm1q8SPRv 
• Homeless Travelodge residents turned out on to street https://t.co/TQwe9UxuBf 
• Urgent action needed as rise in porn site traffic raises abuse fears, say MPs https://t.co/lb0bkT2U
• #China set to indict Australian academic Yang Hengjun on espionage charges https://t.co/4gY6wcaYC
• Former child bride wrongfully accused of murdering husband sues in #Pakistan https://t.co/y77Ih93s
• Coronavirus: GP given masks with expiry dates that have passed https://t.co/2UUhFFQ4Ad
• UK broke law over IS 'Beatles' by passing information to US https://t.co/fYhI8nsgJy 
• Coronavirus: Doctor 'kicked out' by Headington landlady scared of getting virus https://t.co/HaiyGHUK99
• Significant problems are being reported after an "incredible" number of benefit claims in recent days due to the economic fall-out https://t.co/54tCRNxiyA 
• Coronavirus: Construction firms split as shutdown calls grow https://t.co/Blbb1nZA1h 
• Coronavirus: Prince Charles tests positive but 'remains in good health' https://t.co/2DojBVeFsE 
• Decisions in copyright cases involving Led Zeppelin and Katy Perry suggest the open season on lawsuits could be coming to a close https://t.co/ckgIH80Lq2
• Drivers Say Uber and Lyft Are Blocking Unemployment Pay #US https://t.co/FlKfgsblcq
• Rome’s Homeless Don’t Have the Luxury of Staying Home #Italy https://t.co/2QEVWAPqiY 
• After much debate on the value of prayer, #India PM Modi Orders 3-Week Total Lockdown for All 1.3 Billion Indians https://t.co/kMJ6oLXT1m 
• Calls to protect criminal solicitors, pupils and LPC students | Legal Futures https://t.co/lIgCvf7fd
• Gateley ditches dividend payout to protect liquidity | Legal Futures https://t.co/afBEL4Mi0H 
• Lord Chancellor praises lawyers’ “heroic” efforts | Legal Futures https://t.co/6WR5qBPwbA 
• Time for Scotland to embrace ABSs, says watchdog | Leal Futures https://t.co/qrqOn2X7iA 
• #US state of Texas says abortions 'non-essential' amid pandemic https://t.co/mqkcagVmbW 
• #SouthKorea chatroom sex abuse suspect Cho Ju-bin named after outcry https://t.co/8xc8LbsouX
• Three immigration removal centres in the UK are housing people with symptoms of coronavirus https://t.co/s3iBfWMUmb
• Inmates could be freed to ease virus pressure on jails https://t.co/YGL9nNlc61
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/bkDpeJMCbH

25th March - Law News

3011th 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:  Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) says that New York needs ventilators so desperately for the Covid-19 patients that they will test splitting a ventilator between patients. Cuomo then chastises the federal government for not doing more to get ventilators to New York like using the federal Defense Production Act to make companies produce ventilators.

Focus of the Day story: The Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland yesterday praised lawyers for their “heroic efforts” in trying to keep trials going during the coronavirus pandemic. He also acknowledged that the lockdown measures introduced on Monday might well lead to an increase in domestic violence and online crime as people stayed indoors. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Don't send them to Coventry: Crowd at 'unbelievable' barbecue dispersed https://t.co/Gr9iS3IByM 
• SRA staying ‘pragmatic’ over conduct during UK lockdown | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/HIR3ToSkRZ
• $500m commercial trial to be heard in 'virtual court room' | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/6fbtnLfSqE
• Scotland told to create independent regulator for legal services | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/hWtLzGuQZ8
• Gove apologises for lockdown confusion over separated families | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/TLi14QUdZN 
• Don’t delay exams, junior lawyers tell regulator | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/IO4169aVBG 
• Court tells solicitors to dampen client demands on trade secrets | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/TEm2twE8LO
• Covid-19 lockdown: Supreme Court goes virtual | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/0g6VrmdPwO
• Chaos in county court as lawyers call for possession cases to be adjourned | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/0UP6wHrYI
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/NVley2BSBb
• Coronavirus: British nationals stranded abroad in 'dire' situation https://t.co/NBTm3aVfc7 
• Ex-girlfriend of Brighton schoolgirls' killer to be charged https://t.co/vx07T9fR9Z 
• A pizzeria employee who allegedly faked a robbery to look good in front of his bosses has been arrested https://t.co/iCLfgTyZqW
• Home-working tips: Dress Up Friday https://t.co/u3GSHFLFM3
• US: Five-year prison sentence for woman who tried to vote while on parole upheld by appeals court https://t.co/jz5Le0sP8h
• Lynne McCaughey: Diversity and inclusion at Pinsent Masons https://t.co/mv27DEhj1D
• Lawyer of the Month: Ryan Russell https://t.co/Tjqdm5fAbT
• Guidance on virtual court etiquette in England and Wales has been issued by a judge https://t.co/xQPaiTARk
• COVID-19: Supreme Court goes online https://t.co/eze5r6gwOz
• Coronavirus: Calls for clarity over new curbs on life in UK https://t.co/mMrd478c6H
• Woman’s drugs conviction quashed over ‘unfair’ police questioning https://t.co/SmenlYyxs0 
• CMA recommends independent regulation of legal services in Scotland https://t.co/F0FNvMjV0d
• Gillespie Macandrew promotes three to partner https://t.co/Sf8jWXWsjt
• Belligerent Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin tells staff to get a job at Tesco https://t.co/xLaM5SGJ2V
• SNP MSP has said a judge should investigate claims that the Scottish government conspired to "do in" Alex Salmond https://t.co/oKcceA3DO
• Pressure is growing on government to act to protect construction workers against the risk of coronavirus https://t.co/Y4GZdmy8Mu
• Waitrose limits shopper numbers as physical-distancing measure https://t.co/FIyULxcPn
• Billionaire run Wetherspoons Pub chain tells 43,000 workers they will not be paid until government reimburses wages https://t.co/qc5h8jZXEL
• A private healthcare clinic in London has defended its decision to charge £375 ($434) for a coronavirus test https://t.co/hRSOVn1xzU
• Facebook cuts video quality to ease net strain https://t.co/cCZm9VBSI6
• How the self-employed have been abandoned by the Tories: ‘How is £94 a week going to pay anyone’s bills?’ https://t.co/YqnAgzP8tY 
• Coronavirus: Mobile networks send 'stay at home' text https://t.co/scyp6SindP 
• 1,000 Inmates Will Be Released From N.J. Jails to Curb Coronavirus Risk #US https://t.co/li47XkxRB1 
• After many attempts to censor it by woke activists, Woody Allen’s Memoir Is Published https://t.co/bS5UGnqAVs 
• As Coronavirus Surveillance Escalates, Personal Privacy Plummets https://t.co/t4SeubxZEF 
• Circuit leader tells barristers not to attend court today | Legal Futures https://t.co/sb0dXbUPQM
• Legal aid fraud trial stopped as barristers self-isolate | Legal Futures https://t.co/lBIJZuepQz 
• “Self-critical” solicitor cleared of dishonesty | Legal Futures https://t.co/IBPwjsa19x
• SRA will take “pragmatic” approach to breaches during pandemic | Legal Futures https://t.co/J0EkzL3vf8
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/DInROIrV7O
• #Spanish army finds care home residents 'dead and abandoned' https://t.co/W62cLZvRGK 
• Sports Direct vows to keep shops open despite new curbs https://t.co/mskd0Q4FzP 
• UK has multiple social rights failings, finds Council of Europe https://t.co/U02KJm84L3

24th March - Law News

3010th 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 prime minister is announcing strict new curbs on life in the UK to tackle the spread of coronavirus. From this evening people must stay at home except for shopping for basic necessities, daily exercise, any medical need and travelling to and from essential work. Shops selling non-essential goods will also be shut and gatherings in public of more than two people who do not live together prohibited. The UK death toll has reached 335. If people do not follow the rules police will have the powers to enforce them, including through fines and dispersing gatherings, Boris Johnson said in a televised statement from Downing Street.

Focus of the Day story: Crown court trials on hold while judges seek ways to protect juries, pause follows uncertainty over how trials would work given physical distancing need. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• IWGB to sue UK government over its failure to protect precarious workers https://t.co/a6RS5GjmeI
• Hostile environment | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/0HGrm426NE 
• My legal life: Barry Ross, Crossland Employment Solicitors | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/98B2QD9IUF 
• Jury trials on hold until courts can be made safe | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/wDBGivZ1LJ 
• Whiplash diagnosis to be allowed by video link | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/HWLkiyoO15
• Watchdog still concerned at information on quality | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/oSbwY0OnTL
• 'We cannot wait any longer': criminal defence firm halts face-to-face contact | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/8cq6078FZD
• No robot invasion: survey shows low levels of AI take-up | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/OIsKvFQwjD
• News focus: Courts move to remote control | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/w6pyLG4oAZ 
• ‘Virtual prosecco’: Law firms adjust to Covid-19 crisis | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Ffi1WO2qEB
• Solicitors cautiously welcome new abuse courts | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/rcGmUBBz3K
• Covid-19: Where is the SRA? | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Rrh55HeYqi
• Coronavirus brings out the best in our legal profession | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/1wh0IhMqsm
• The government's £330bn rescue package for British businesses doesn't go far enough, some firms have warned https://t.co/6hwFHlhs7r
• Alex Davies stabbing: Teen guilty of Grindr date murder https://t.co/zKxcQ6uXIK 
• Unis must stop unconditional offers in virus confusion https://t.co/IMk8JUDVEM 
• Thieves have stolen oxygen from a community hospital in Manchester, police said https://t.co/wjRXjcsPdH 
• Burges Salmon pensions team shortlisted in UK Pensions Awards 2020 https://t.co/ZVkGdgHoG3
• Blackadders raises £3,000 for Dundee Carers Centre https://t.co/kRjFgdhiFd
• England: Royal Navy to help run prisons under coronavirus contingency plans https://t.co/aFIdMIwBPl 
• Anderson Strathern Business Hub gives help in difficult times https://t.co/kgRKV4XlWA 
• Violence during sex explored in new show https://t.co/El3VqVl6ID 
• TLT secures emergency licences for small Glasgow breweries https://t.co/G9uURSzG5q
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/RaJq0uBxTC 
• Coronavirus: PM announcing strict new curbs on life in UK https://t.co/td7KnPlYe7 
• Concern over ultra-Orthodox Jews not getting isolation message https://t.co/m7RcWosWqC 
• Teenagers held for allegedly coughing at and assaulting elderly couple https://t.co/P76jVFv3Qg 
• Crown court trials on hold while judges seek ways to protect juries https://t.co/kura1GwyxF 
• Jurors packed into crowded courts: how the government defied coronavirus advice | The Secret Barrister https://t.co/j5LVFtM9eh
• Carlisle chimney death man 'upset over historical sexual abuse' https://t.co/UPphUIMu0a 
• What's in the emergency Coronavirus legislation? https://t.co/AgD7Q3PRai 
• PC Andrew Harper murder trial collapses due to coronavirus https://t.co/Q28cM7L346 
• Former Scotland first minister Alex Salmond cleared of all sexual assault charges https://t.co/ARWIcgGMm2
• Malcolm Combe: Landlord and tenant law in a time of crisis https://t.co/KB2RlBAGSJ 
• Scottish Legal Aid Board develops four-point plan https://t.co/pMX8YwUSsT
• Legal action against UK government over handling of coronavirus pandemic faces 'high hurdles' https://t.co/MtjYHTeDWy
• #Mali music star Rokia Traoré on hunger strike after 'kidnapping' arrest https://t.co/P4cmgE59ag 
• Government identifies justice system’s keyworkers | Legal Futures https://t.co/GFOfhSW2oO 
• Don’t believe the hype: “Modest” take-up of lawtech | Legal Futures https://t.co/rv19F9o3oJ 
• Partner fined for using firm’s accounts as bank | Legal Futures https://t.co/9HiyjDhEtb 
• Coronavirus is a disaster for UK prisons. Releasing the harmless now will save lives https://t.co/wfMstIamMS 
• 'If the hotels go down, everything does': the tourism hotspots hit by slowdown https://t.co/KZCdSCvGs6
• NHS paramedic evicted from home for fear he would spread Covid-19 https://t.co/nWLosLbrTN
• Covid-19: government suspends rail franchise agreements https://t.co/B1BGMS9KmP 
• Parents urged not to send children to school https://t.co/XYcEfvasSD 
• Harvey Weinstein tests positive for Coronavirus https://t.co/rtnLuLNehz 
• Coronavirus: New jury trials halted in England and Wales https://t.co/mxDcgH5bRn
• Coronavirus: Crowds reported on Tube, Aslef union says https://t.co/vw4dbCcMxy
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/75pQ3CUttE
• Yanis Varoufakis on the economic and political impact of the coronavirus https://t.co/Zj90HvwzF
• Tskaltubo. #Georgia's abandoned resort that refugees call home https://t.co/pxrMAv3rKK 
• Coronavirus: At least 23 killed in #Colombia prison unrest https://t.co/WL4Z89xHuG

23rd March - Law News

3009th 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:  Hospitals and morgues overwhelmed, bodies piling up in churches and just under 800 deaths in one single day. That's the shocking reality in Italy which has become the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. And a symbol of the enormous challenges facing Europe's public health systems. The Italian government is struggling to keep up with the spread of the virus. It has sent in the army to enforce the lockdown in Lombardy, the northern region at the centre of the outbreak And it's tightening already strict controls on daily life.

Focus of the Day story: Home Office failings that led to the Windrush scandal were ‘consistent with some elements of the definition of institutional racism’, an independent inquiry has found. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Virtual student event: What does COVID-19 mean for future lawyers? https://t.co/nTCyj96tsM
• Virus pandemic: Further City law firms postpone spring vacation schemes https://t.co/2EdUGc4ev
• Vlogging junior lawyers react to virus pandemic https://t.co/wNyiL1CZQK
• London commercial set reverses decision to cancel pupillage recruitment round https://t.co/cMGe4MF3TK 
• Chambers invites pupillage applicants to interview by mistake https://t.co/9hgDZlwtQG
• The law firms with the best canteens https://t.co/k6a6KS6zV
• Top London commercial set cancels pupillage recruitment round due to COVID-19 outbreak https://t.co/tshep2Fj6O
• Law prof stops lecture after spotting two students performing sex act https://t.co/chUNq3JaHK 
• London Legal Walk postponed until October https://t.co/M1hPewySGs
• LPC and BPTC students urge regulators not to delay exams amid virus pandemic https://t.co/twZbxeFihP
• Virus pandemic: Baker McKenzie and Herbert Smith Freehills postpone spring vacation schemes https://t.co/GiOxWxAUFc
• Wealthy partners work from home while lowest paid staff are forced into the office, legal union claims https://t.co/wKBfibnREA 
• Machine-learnt bias? Algorithmic decision making and access to criminal justice https://t.co/GoDGxqMJY6 
• Don’t let students sit exams at home, SRA tells law schools https://t.co/hYX1W35EBe
• 99 training contract interview tips https://t.co/giqrb0u1Bz 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/IJnICs4DtC 
• Waterstones closes stores in U-turn over staff's Covid-19 fears https://t.co/D6P98PzCFo
• Pets at Home under fire for coronavirus key worker claim for staff https://t.co/nR1TzK5Ozj 
• #Germany's low coronavirus mortality rate intrigues experts https://t.co/j189iqm8lU
• No 10 denies claim Boris Johnson aide Dominic Cummings argued to 'let old people die' https://t.co/bMJuVb5Y50 
• UK justice ministry urged to restrict court hearings to most urgent https://t.co/SHYhaJEDXT 
• Coronavirus: 'Life should not feel normal', it should be dour, miserable and spent in contemplation of doom https://t.co/GnADIYZFqp
• Coronavirus: Follow virus advice or 'tougher measures' likely, says PM https://t.co/aZTisVuV4R
• Letters are being sent to 1.5 million people most at risk of coronavirus, urging them to stay at home https://t.co/TC5iQUcC4f
• Car parks and trails could be shut to stop people from visiting Snowdonia National Park after "unprecedented scenes" on Saturday https://t.co/sH1Se46WwP 
• 'Disaster waiting to happen': visitors flock to Skegness https://t.co/j2RBivBLFR
• Scottish government 'furious' at travellers to Highlands and Islands https://t.co/oQ4zDW6NsG 
• Lockdown London: how much of the fabric of life can you take away before things fall apart? https://t.co/BporRQWqcs
• Coronavirus: homeless face race against time to self-isolate https://t.co/gGcmKFKvhj 
• Waterstones bookshop workers say sanitiser not provided and they are discouraged from wearing gloves https://t.co/D6P98PzCFo 
• Police could enforce social distancing rules, says London mayor https://t.co/PnvYknozGa
• Runners going solo after coronavirus postponements https://t.co/vwIlDoP2Z1
• Cigarette leads police to Florida cold case murder suspect https://t.co/gnncyyEtvW 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/pkd8cKuhpD
• A journey through the refugee crisis on the #Greece-Turkey border https://t.co/EGl6O40hJ7 
• #Canada and the First Nations: A history of broken promises https://t.co/SdUuxPtmil
• #Iran frees French researcher in apparent prisoner swap https://t.co/V7wq9stLnH
• Profiles: Who were the Delhi gang rape convicts? #India https://t.co/I2LnJIbjvN 
• Delhi Nirbhaya rape death penalty: What do hangings mean for #India's women? https://t.co/Lb9HvGTwb9 
• The rough sleepers who can't self-isolate https://t.co/3tFumWXOtw
• #German police arrest man over high-speed rail tampering https://t.co/OYgfucOWwE
• Coronavirus: Workers describe being hit by job losses and uncertainty https://t.co/y1Yf8o81gL

22nd March - Law News

3008th 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:  Very experienced Australian barrister Nick Papas QC was asked about about his practice, some of his best and worst moments, and what it means to be a barrister.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The Guardian view on the Windrush scandal: a result of a hostile environment https://t.co/DMUj8HAb2N
• #Zimbabwe unfazed by South Africa plan to erect border fence https://t.co/6MkgHiHuRP
• Indigenous 'at much greater risk' amid coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/PIJGz3dOT
• The coronavirus conundrum and human rights https://t.co/V0yyQFzCFs
• UK privacy activists raise fears over social distancing tracking https://t.co/IujKoR5wod 
• Police vow to enforce virus pub ban as some in UK continue to gather https://t.co/WV0prpXIne
• Prisons ‘could see 800 deaths’ from coronavirus without protective measures https://t.co/dCmOG4DBsz 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/iEybinPU49
• The NHS has struck a deal with private hospitals to acquire thousands of extra beds https://t.co/qQyp7eq32l
• Man in court over fake Covid-19 treatment kits https://t.co/ECtsIfNV3k
• Coronavirus action urged as travel advice ignored https://t.co/pF18vPzGN8
• Non-self-employed workers on a jolly with 80% guaranteed wage, by the sea, they defy social distancing advice https://t.co/gTTqxwrkl1
• Coronavirus: NHS staff protection 'short of WHO guidelines' https://t.co/TQZgNsPqix
• Coronavirus: Shoppers told to buy responsibly https://t.co/NLX62C5aZM
• Calls for restrictions to police powers and a strict time-limit on 'draconian' Coronavirus Bill https://t.co/EOkPGpmKGG
• For some people, social distancing means being trapped indoors with an abuser https://t.co/0FJLuOLP1W
• #Jordan begins nationwide curfew for 10m citizens https://t.co/MhTZUHdtDF
• Scottish hotel Coylumbridge hotel blames admin error for sacking staff during Covid-19 outbreak, it is owned by Britannia Hotels https://t.co/H2mAfLWctY
• Privatized Pushbacks: How Merchant Ships Guard Europe https://t.co/Cqw7QKYnkE 
• Trump Resists Pressure to Use Wartime Law to Mobilize Industry in Virus Response #US https://t.co/l7VQdCM6M
• The Windrush review is unequivocal: institutional racism played its part https://t.co/CFNeGoG4ay
• Police take action on Bondi Beach crowds #Australia https://t.co/oANKkWSCah
• Home Office failings that led to the Windrush scandal were ‘consistent with some elements of the definition of institutional racism’, an independent inquiry has found | NLJ https://t.co/FzpFzBlauY
• The Law Society is relaying solicitors’ concerns on the impact of COVID-19 to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and Legal Aid Agency (LAA), it has said | NLJ https://t.co/SIgk5fPqnr 
• Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division, has issued national guidance on COVID-19 for the Family Court and the High Court Family Division | NLJ https://t.co/bmIHvTZZn3
• The Information Commissioner’s Office has sought to reassure data controllers on compliance during the COVID-19 outbreak | NLJ https://t.co/Es8GesMCaX
• More than 200 Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) students have signed a letter criticising the regulator for its handling of delays to barrister exams in response to COVID-19 | NLJ https://t.co/cdBRrd6QrJ

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