14th April - Law News

3031st 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:  A week after images of bodies on the streets of Ecuador hit the headlines, many families are still waiting to bury their loved ones. Authorities in the biggest city, Guayaquil, are struggling to deal with the backlog of coronavirus deaths.

Focus of the Day article: The litigation funding market is likely to grow as finances tighten and business uncertainty leads to more litigation, a specialist has said. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Ln13iGSoPW
• Volunteers stitch together to make scrubs for NHS https://t.co/DqjEA07YQ9 
• Coronavirus conspiracy theories targeting Muslims spread in #India under far-right government https://t.co/hCjDUvtiJb
• UK sex workers in 'dire and desperate' need amid coronavirus lockdown https://t.co/X8yLEtQHfT
• Millions in UK having to choose between paying rent and eating, poll suggests https://t.co/Mr9eY0ugaC
• UK scraps plans to buy thousands of BlueSky ventilators https://t.co/vSRso06hG8
• UK missed three chances to join EU scheme to bulk-buy PPE https://t.co/1oZYAQXQVT
• Coronavirus: 'I lost my job, now we're on the bare minimum' https://t.co/rVnjXZ6I7O
• Don't expect changes to UK lockdown this week - Dominic Raab https://t.co/TxXLxQPGgI
• Navigating IT in turbulent times - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/6gu4x9caW7 
• How I juggle work life and family life in the time of COVID-19 - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/ja9sk8ieL
• Reflections on quarantine life from a lawyer - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/ZnfY04mOv
• COVID-19: A law of its own - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/7PRmTrm1u6
• Former ASX 100 counsel joins Adelaide firm - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/vOfLfJhpv
• New principal joins Gilchrist Connell - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/ClQKgu8vI
• New consulting principal joins Keypoint Law - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/6edsNccCZI
• BigLaw solicitor appointed VP in Neota Logic - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/oHeRZR3sxI
• Empathetic firm leadership critical right now - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/1vmXhbbicc
• Balance between privacy and workplace contact tracing critical - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/yIhOSw82F7
• Increased demand for wills being aided by tech - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/U26swPjafk
• The Importance of Pursuing Mediation before Starting Legal Proceedings | the barrister https://t.co/SvizX1v2qJ
• Nigel Poole QC, head of Kings Chambers has written in response to the pandemic and how Chambers has adapted | the barrister https://t.co/VgLVWeip9E
• Practice at the Civil Bar: Some intriguing possibilities | the barrister https://t.co/KZa3tO3Y4T
• Artificial Intelligence: Where Disruption Becomes a Force for Good | the barrister https://t.co/pzgLbMGUs6
• UK motorists caught at ‘extreme speeds’ on quiet lockdown roads https://t.co/VVxSxgQQx
• Abortion has come grudgingly to Northern Ireland in the wake of coronavirus https://t.co/A90ZL4nNR1
• Inns of Court create emergency hardship fund | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/6NbjARbU5G
• Karl Turner joins shadow justice team | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/abqXtSB9
• Medical expert who ran claims factory is banned as doctor | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/jVmAWANDm
• Best of the blogs - 11 April 2020 | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/JFJPlslmii
• Private schools’ land targeted for families without gardens https://t.co/8vDJdgEPpA
• Walkers urged to stay at home after woman rescued in Greater Manchester https://t.co/sKYPZJ2jri 
• For millions, lockdown is not novels and quality family time but food parcels and hardship https://t.co/Sq3KYMnrxl
• Pop-up bike lanes help with coronavirus physical distancing in #Germany https://t.co/xr91sepQX0 
• Death penalty states urged to release stockpiled drugs for Covid-19 patients #US https://t.co/gqCL2N7tDR
• #Chinese official: claims of racial targeting are 'reasonable concerns' https://t.co/bIlMVQdBbg
• #Uganda lawyer Brian Bakampa earns night in jail for begging food from President Museveni during lockdown https://t.co/yEsHQlm6y
• A lawyer is the best spouse to have — Funmi Falana #Nigeria https://t.co/6yKV0INpLQ
• Belfast lawyer Niall Murphy's release from ICU hailed as inspirational and life affirming https://t.co/AqtQu8XHT0 
• Former Stormy Daniels lawyer Michael Avenatti released from jail https://t.co/HzioBFJwnh 
• The #Tunisian lawyer helping to rescue Jewish homes https://t.co/WYzQCyJ8tb 
• Examining Tara Reade’s Sexual Assault Allegation Against Joe Biden #US https://t.co/u4vLJmM0Lp
• In #India, Coronavirus Fans Religious Hatred https://t.co/ilpVBPcTfM
• How a Premier U.S. Drug Company Became a Virus ‘Super Spreader’ https://t.co/4HYVmFENHp 
• Huawei urges UK not to make 5G U-turn after pandemic https://t.co/D4pjwit8aP 
• Coronavirus: UK enters fourth week of lockdown ahead of review https://t.co/Xwk61axkay 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/JagZY75vl4
• Expect more surveillance now, but beware it once the danger has passed https://t.co/1gK2unQppT
• Dr. Fauci confirms New York Times report #US President Trump rebuffed social distancing advice https://t.co/Sv8TCUmcMK
• Mortuary suppliers have told BBC News they have no stocks of standard body bags left for sale https://t.co/aCkwRUKf7Y 
• Coronavirus: Ask-a-friend cash access scheme extended https://t.co/1C6DBIdxd3

13th April - Law News

3030th 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:  Isolated protesters took to the streets of Sao Paulo to protest against the social distancing measures imposed by Governor of Sao Paulo, Joao Doria in a bid to counter the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wishing a peaceful Easter weekend for all our readers.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Why has the coronavirus hit African Americans so hard? https://t.co/W6f1Kcs0oz
• Four boats carrying 72 migrants were intercepted by Border Force off the coast of Kent and Sussex on Sunday https://t.co/HYa92n3YTU 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/LaRGD6Sh5O
• Government criticised over PPE and tests as death toll hits 10,000 https://t.co/dskKfAkpGv
• About half of A&E consultants and nurses at Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport have tested positive for coronavirus, a doctor there has said https://t.co/vK8RgkBJcL
• A family have been sent home by police after driving nearly 200 miles to go fishing https://t.co/Rt8W70xDLV
• Tech giants struggle to stem 'infodemic' of false coronavirus claims https://t.co/jFzqPfF1n9
• Coronavirus triggers UK shortage of illicit drugs - Experts concerned heroin users will turn to more dangerous fentanyl https://t.co/NaURVlcfzy
• Facebook acts to halt far-right groups linking Covid-19 to 5G https://t.co/nCVzIqJaEn 
• UK government 'giving incorrect information on self-isolation', say GPs https://t.co/UFnTFcmh9m 
• Documents contradict UK government stance on Covid-19 'herd immunity' https://t.co/yqnz46dVef
• UK government using confidential patient data in coronavirus response https://t.co/uJryAKjjl5 
• Top City firms freeze junior lawyer pay in response to virus pandemic - Legal Cheek https://t.co/d4Gm2SmprQ
• Eversheds Sutherland launches chatroom app to combat lawyer loneliness during lockdown - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ICQ6aJd7zU 
• Vicarious liability in the Supreme Court spotlight - Legal Cheek https://t.co/qh4ab1pStV 
• Veteran family law barrister suspended for twice breaking family court injunction - Legal Cheek https://t.co/TGQir1OQfU
• Domestic abuse support app and social care chatbot win SRA tech challenge - Legal Cheek https://t.co/XtwOTQYFu9
• City law firms give insights into SQE plans - Legal Cheek https://t.co/7zTAxavZ5J
• City law firms introduce belt-tightening measures in wake of COVID-19 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/PwOr03ogyF
• Paralegal loses job after saying Boris Johnson 'completely deserves' COVID-19 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/lrUHt60ndB
• Hogan Lovells makes training contract offers early as it cancels summer vacation schemes - Legal Cheek https://t.co/33SFv4nlzo
• People doing more DIY during the coronavirus lockdown has led to an increase in serious eye injuries https://t.co/TcW91VBk2m
• Release Julian Assange, says South African-born lawyer who had two children with him while in embassy https://t.co/ReqMNthAf2
• Inequality doesn't just make pandemics worse – it could cause them https://t.co/EWTUgirWHZ 
• Cramped living conditions accelerating UK spread of coronavirus https://t.co/8Bc5hVLngk 
• Home secretary Patel refuses to take children from Greek camps threatened by Covid-19 https://t.co/4JgaT7yFbm
• Parliament could return virtually on 21 April to debate coronavirus measures, authorise spending and make laws https://t.co/BQIZS9lFQA
• Some key medicines used in intensive care are "in relatively short supply" https://t.co/FaW2LtBuMw 
• Trainee barristers are in a ‘particularly vulnerable position’, the Bar Council Chair has warned, after a survey found nearly a third of chambers are changing their plans for pupillage | NLJ https://t.co/yDz20Nw6A0
• Domestic abuse victims are particularly vulnerable and will need more protection than ever during the COVID-19 lockdown, the Law Society has warned | NLJ https://t.co/fRUYWPKuZs 
• Lawyers acting for two families with children with autism have mounted a legal challenge to the government’s COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor exercise | NLJ https://t.co/4La3tOhhvh 
• Women in the Law UK, the national organisation for women in the legal profession, has ramped up its online activity to replace face-to-face meetings during the pandemic https://t.co/cdXqz9BIm7 
• The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) is giving the firms it regulates the option of deferring the regulatory fees they pay | NLJ https://t.co/tupgu5z5FA
• The litigation funding market is likely to grow as finances tighten and business uncertainty leads to more litigation | NLJ https://t.co/ZcTo4SnL3l 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Pkd1SQYE0e
• "Emerging evidence" to suggest coronavirus is having a disproportionate impact on people who are black, Asian and minority ethnic https://t.co/NT6cqz81jx
• A former army officer convicted of killing #Bangladesh's independence leader in 1975 has been executed https://t.co/WK23Gl9t8Z

12th April - Law News

3029th 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:  After the virus emerged in China, the epicentre of the COVID-19 disease soon shifted to Europe, overwhelming hospitals and forcing tens of millions of people into lockdown. There are questions about whether the European Union will survive, because of what critics say was a muddled response to the pandemic.

Wishing a peaceful Easter weekend for all our readers.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #China clamping down on coronavirus research, deleted pages suggest https://t.co/0756Ki1Du6
• Struggling retail landlords watch rents dry up in the pandemic https://t.co/dR7JWFah9B
• Police urge people to maintain physical distancing in UK parks https://t.co/9xQiAixDmW
• UK political parties unite to demand recall of parliament https://t.co/tZo92cjWdR
• Call for schools to open in the summer after lockdown https://t.co/v4WMBB58s1
• UK lockdown: police apologise after man threatened with pepper spray by overzealous Manchester police officer whose identity remains unknown https://t.co/sTNz8zY76H
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/AUoOcqYYRi
• Virus deepens struggle for migrants https://t.co/odCwQVF0pE
• Sensible #German region eases Baltic coast travel ban https://t.co/nENnKH29kp
• #Italy's migrants living through an emergency within an emergency https://t.co/v4EXMr3nqT 
• Women look out for one another? Not always, as Monica Lewinsky knows https://t.co/K4QbDGIBWM
• Three Eastbourne women have been charged with assault after police were spat at and threatened with exposure to Covid-19 https://t.co/69nmWaiXyV
• While 'low-skilled' migrants are saving us, the government is cracking down on them https://t.co/oodW4asKpT
• #India to extend nationwide lockdown, state minister says https://t.co/SdNgbM37x
• UK coronavirus lockdown explained - how long will it last and what are the rules? https://t.co/5gkeOdPCb5
• 'Companies should take a pragmatic approach to the UK's upcoming due diligence law' https://t.co/8vSCpaHUxS
• How do the coronavirus lockdown rules differ across the UK? https://t.co/o9QOVRhlpq
• How far can competitors go under UK competition law in cooperating to deal with the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis? https://t.co/MUheFNRg
• #China lawyer Liu Yingying disciplined for raising concern about dead bodies being cremated has abandoned her appeal against the sanction https://t.co/pXL7SkGkC
• #Russia suspends negotiations on prisoner swap with Ukraine – lawyer https://t.co/MBmBU2G1vW
• Human rights lawyer John Scott QC to review emergency police powers https://t.co/JLdyp61qW2
• Celebrity lawyer vows to fight unjust coronavirus fines and tells Australians to be 'alive to police power misuse' #Australia https://t.co/zAl5vuE3H
• Can a face mask protect me from coronavirus? Covid-19 myths busted https://t.co/RIvflxbOnG 
• Call for super-rich to donate more to tackle coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/JlNppYPbii 
• World celebrates Easter despite lockdown https://t.co/UABlwCXcv0
• Coronavirus lockdown: How can we lift restrictions? https://t.co/8Qbd5q0p3
• Aamir Siddiqi murder: Killing is 'open wound' 10 years on https://t.co/EdnWz094Xl 
• NHS workers' lives at risk over PPE shortages, says BMA https://t.co/yIYmDq9hga 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/zjsQaehkQk
• Four men jailed in first year since upskirting law was introduced https://t.co/MYOLOA7zD8 
• The children struggling to survive #India's lockdown https://t.co/dBZNa9Iu5b
• Teachers in #Singapore stop using Zoom after 'lewd' incidents https://t.co/VNwqUGckmH 
• #Malta takes in migrants hours after announcing coronavirus ban https://t.co/4hYwo5d16J
• Mississippi court will not undo 12-year sentence of a black man for jail phone #US https://t.co/htGgZhZoBk 
• #Jordan military arrests TV executives for airing virus complaints https://t.co/FAWLPQkbFX 
• #Pakistani taxi drivers give free rides to Spanish health workers https://t.co/RHnaLhq5zb 
• Violently imposed lockdowns will not be effective and will do more damage than good https://t.co/DfRv5rgEEJ 
• While Germany has taken in Italian patients for treatment, the UK has failed to participate in an EU ventilator scheme https://t.co/GqgqC3lDYM

11th April - Law News

3028th 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:  In West Bengal's Murshidabad district, the police had to disperse a crowd that had gathered for Friday prayers at a mosque. A video of the incident, that has gone viral, shows hundreds had gathered for the prayers.

Wishing a peaceful Easter weekend for all our readers.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• UK government urged to investigate coronavirus deaths of BAME doctors https://t.co/JU6U2lCYY6
• NHS workers angered at Matt Hancock's warning not to overuse PPE https://t.co/Y1Zl1meowd
• Fire at Siberian penal colony after riot sparked by claims of brutality #Russia https://t.co/OH16cPhFIH
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ut1XpOHVGa
• People can buy whatever they want from shops amid concerns some police are overstepping lockdown powers https://t.co/FuxLfCLeng
• Royal Mail is 'putting profits before safety' say staff https://t.co/riK3bo6GR6
• Coronavirus is not some great leveller: it is exacerbating inequality right now https://t.co/SyWWy5tSD2 
• 'Can I sunbathe in the park?' is now a deep moral question https://t.co/Pn4Ffs3oBS 
• #French police turn back private jet of holidaymakers from UK https://t.co/iWDzUI23o3 
• Coronavirus park closures hit BAME and poor Londoners most https://t.co/TUz6o7HDnX 
• Judge orders mental health patient to vacate bed for Covid-19 cases https://t.co/V5vLxWaFng 
• Police in Wales launching Easter crackdown on travelling https://t.co/DUfqhMuRNF 
• Ira Einhorn, Counterculture Guru and Murderer, Dies in Prison at 79 #US https://t.co/tqcWhZ7yRm
• Indigenous Groups across South America Isolated by Coronavirus Face Another Threat: Hunger https://t.co/RAjwfELlxz 
• Civil Resolution Tribunal extends deadlines, waives fees for those struggling financially #Canada https://t.co/vSlYFwLeO3
• Covid-19 causes delay for people waiting for PIP payment review https://t.co/OhAtcAmykN
• Appointment rules for all tribunals challenged in #India High Court https://t.co/zc7sN7HatI 
• UK ISP TalkTalk Win Unequal Pay Dispute Started by Ex-Worker https://t.co/bBWsGhzU6m 
• Lawyers working directly for the Upper Tribunal can now take more decisions on behalf of judges under a new Practice Statement https://t.co/MFXhVBU6kY
• Essex lawyer Professor Clara Sandoval plays part in landmark trans rights legal judgment in Latin America https://t.co/mW4r6cUWqf 
• Pandemic Lawyer of the Week: The Mr Motivator we deserve https://t.co/dW7VZOY83n 
• New Murder Trial Granted Over Lawyer's Failure to Challenge Faulty DNA Theory #US https://t.co/BMpCYzCZjL
• Commentary: What a pandemic can mean to your practice #US https://t.co/OnQyP1Dfx6 
• Brazilian lawyers decry short reporting period under Clean Companies Act https://t.co/5Cn77nHW0i
• Firms Love LGBT Lawyers—Restrictions Apply https://t.co/1IoruankTA
• No police investigation on Robert Jenrick MP, but he is urged to explain visit to parents during lockdown https://t.co/nyhvFhbJus
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/mnlVjfbtD4
• 15% find lockdown 'extremely difficult', poll suggests https://t.co/mHzQ1FM4PO 
• Worst economic crisis since 1930s depression, IMF says https://t.co/XM2F53Ap1y 
• Universities warn of going bust without emergency funds https://t.co/vVrLru2SMg
• Clothing makers in Asia give stark coronavirus warning https://t.co/CX4IJvzeyQ 
• Home Secretary Priti Patel has repeatedly refused to appear in front of a select committee to discuss the coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/8gaXYSlUUg
• Vigilantes kill eight people in #Malawi amid fear of 'bloodsuckers' https://t.co/yD62xcaMic 
• German army donates 60 ventilators as UK scrambles for equipment https://t.co/pDb86Y20AO 
• Hedge funds 'raking in billions' during coronavirus crisis https://t.co/W4HCa8ZBUJ
• UK government urged to abandon 'poor' finger-prick antibody tests https://t.co/QywHLVjn42 
• Covid-19: Hundreds of UK care home deaths not added to official toll https://t.co/mxyzDSRIHD

10th April - Law News

3027th 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:  Officials have promised a mass release of inmates from city jails to slow the spread of coronavirus. Critics say the government isn’t moving fast enough.

Wishing a peaceful Easter weekend for all our readers.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Probate: Are too many hopeless contentious cases being settled? | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/s4mw4JW4rj 
• Firm cuts ties with paralegal who said PM ‘deserves’ coronavirus | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/57jlK8dvUN
• 'Too scared to speak out': young legal aid lawyers highlight Covid-19 pressures | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/GnKuBBb5Ct
• SRA offers little leeway for firms struggling to renew PII | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/4eFDuxDd8J
• Insolvency litigation market grows to £1.5bn | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Ei8R2JV857 
• Civil society groups take SRA’s top legal technology prizes | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/0j1E00ZITc 
• Public lawyers defy crisis with firm startup | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ymOmySZeUa 
• £750m coronavirus pot 'not enough' to save advice sector | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/zHuBRKYQVt
• Government clarifies outdoor exercise limit following JR threat | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/nJG1P5Wmmy
• Furloughs and freezes: big names react to crisis | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/8yV6OWoIBp
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Gmmp626dKO
• #China signals end to dog meat consumption by humans https://t.co/KWnz84bGRM
• Manager at major UK food supplier Bakkavor says staff who stay at home may be sacked https://t.co/HyVS6CYMId
• UK lockdown could end 'with sector-by-sector plan' for firms https://t.co/v2CoEsa8oQ
• Spiteful tool to report lockdown rule-breakers 'risks fuelling social division' https://t.co/C8sOogch4z
• Interested in the Scottish bar? https://t.co/SXaOXJ0sLO 
• Coronavirus CPD seminar available online for free https://t.co/FrfrpKGs4F 
• New lead judge at Old Bailey to remain chief coroner https://t.co/skcMg1q8Bt 
• CJEU orders #Poland to suspend government-controlled judicial disciplinary chamber https://t.co/DJVp1n24qT
• COVID-19 and commercial leases https://t.co/r4Yhh9WtzT 
• Four new salaried employment judges have been appointed to the panel of judges of Employment Tribunals (Scotland) https://t.co/JbMdJyUkTx
• Cabinet Office at risk of further data breaches, review concludes https://t.co/UHfOtZi3TA
• Financial regulator adds UK car loans to household support strategy https://t.co/IMls4186AU 
• Owners of pub in Todmorden, Yorkshire, are told they risk jail after turning the exterior yellow https://t.co/Mn2sGkWFuB
• London Live prompts inquiry after showing virus conspiracy theories https://t.co/2b2FQ2kQSi 
• Top doctor sparks anger by telling NHS staff not to waste PPE https://t.co/ejIYDQ20XF
• Ruff justice: Dog walker ordered to pay £3,000 in damages for defamatory Facebook post about business rival https://t.co/E84yUeI6iz
• Repeat offenders denied bail appeal due to COVID-19 uncertainties over trial diet https://t.co/Qt5grAV4jM
• Lawyers warn that stalling civil business puts livelihoods at risk https://t.co/sNW6KVIUkw 
• #US Republicans Pursue Limits on Voting by Mail, Despite the Coronavirus https://t.co/j5plZMyjj6
• The Coronavirus Is a Disaster for Feminism https://t.co/bxSMAQ7wPO
• #HongKong face masks ban largely upheld despite coronavirus https://t.co/Gx16p7OKoe
• Doctors sue #Zimbabwe government over lack of Covid-19 protective equipment https://t.co/rEIWdlga9Z
• NHS staff forbidden from speaking out publicly about coronavirus https://t.co/PrOHQgBaBj 
• Child sexual abuse victims should not be put off by George Pell decision, experts say https://t.co/dv8WBDzku5 
• Morecambe arrests after two men seen on CCTV licking hands and wiping over vegetables, meat and fridge handles https://t.co/iJMr50sH90
• Home rental firm Airbnb is to temporarily restrict UK bookings to keyworkers and “essential stays” because of the coronavirus crisis https://t.co/jOmQ6p1e1T
• Will India extend its rigorous 21-day lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus beyond its end date next week? https://t.co/d818GfSPlo
• The economic fallout from the coronavirus could increase global poverty by as much a half a billion https://t.co/MNh5ujO09W 
• Officials struggling with porous borders where the virus cannot be controlled in South Asia https://t.co/wM8cJyILD9 
• Greater Manchester Police warning after 660 parties shut down https://t.co/0S74vR7Zpn
• Students angry at empty rooms rent charge https://t.co/RRyEIgBsTF
• Ministers to discuss UK lockdown review https://t.co/VCISytobw6
• Are minorities being hit hardest by coronavirus? https://t.co/b9YpDhNlgk
• Coronavirus: Passport Office staff told to go back to work https://t.co/fx0EhQ1F4b
• “Boris deserves it” paralegal leaves firm after storm | Legal Futures https://t.co/hBFrKzxCVt 
• Legal Access Challenge winners scoop extra £50k each | Legal Futures https://t.co/DthmvnQ7kL
• Law Society hives off SRA – but who keeps £73m of reserves? | Legal Futures https://t.co/Df5o9Ofi8
• Barrister lied to police “to help close friend” | Legal Futures https://t.co/TzPSQXLyhe
• Protecting clients from home | Legal Futures https://t.co/eFgOS0b1QO
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/rcdhdE1qlT
• When will the cabinet ease the lockdown? That depends which minister you ask https://t.co/eP0nDpunOx 
• Influencers among 'key distributors' of coronavirus misinformation https://t.co/UXX5EqSx4P 
• UK Covid-19 lockdown 'to be extended beyond next week' https://t.co/Nxxjg25MKj 
• Police chiefs call on No 10 to tighten UK lockdown https://t.co/FFGOCXRymL 
• Duffy's brave account highlights why so few rape victims speak up https://t.co/M36ndNfteg

9th April - Law News

3026th 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:  After a gruelling 76-day lockdown, the city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak has reopened. More than fifty thousand people have today left the city for other parts of China, putting the country on alert for a second wave of infections.

Focus of the Day story: The Law Society has called on the government to provide more help and support to domestic abuse victims, following reports of a surge in incidents during lockdown.  Guidance on emergency injunctions during the crisis presumes victims can find a safe space away from their abuser, fill in an application, provide a valid witness statement and attend a telephone hearing, Chancery Lane pointed out. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Mc8tLSYxx
• Border Force intercepts four boats in Channel https://t.co/L8XzYe8P3s
• Coronavirus: Tell us your stories of benefit claims, say MPs https://t.co/0qkAbbKJPx
• ‘Financial incontinence’: judge slashes group action costs | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/bcsC1Zfmsp 
• Coronavirus: insolvency parties do not need to attend court | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/3XiiBO6f60
• Veterans compensation scheme halted by Covid lockdown | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/6qEzutQmAS
• Anexo hoping for VW class action boost to profits | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/jnt70Ul4i9
• Ex-firm manager barred after backdating claim document | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/x1M3ieP8EY
• Domestic abuse victims need unconditional legal aid - Law Society | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Gx87pBym7F
• Regulator allows fee deferral to support conveyancers during Covid-19 crisis | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/siLtWq0FFE 
• Governments warned on rule of law during Covid-19 lockdown | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/WaTIb3DK1k
• Delay Baker McKenzie case until autumn, SDT urged | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Ypv4pRgLkY
• SRA to be legally separate arm of Law Society | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/7eBOqaMGdz
• Eversheds Sutherland furloughs staff and creates hardship fund | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/YFJmeMcyzT
• ‘Extremely poor’: Justice committee under cosh over private Buckland grilling | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/qTH0rSqR
• Will the LSB close the stable door before the SQE horse bolts? | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/aaTNwUOt7l
• Lorry driver Maurice Robinson has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to 39 counts of manslaughter after the deaths of a group of Vietnamese migrants https://t.co/7tFb4uxz3f
• Two members of Kazakhstan's political elite have won a High Court challenge against Unexplained Wealth Orders https://t.co/vFqDEoznrt
• A major voice in Zionism and supporter of the #Israeli regime, Jewish Chronicle and Jewish News to close and staff laid off https://t.co/x0Nhi4f08A
• #Italy declares own ports 'unsafe' to stop migrants arriving https://t.co/6TyedbRJWN 
• Cat lovers crash national vets' website after coronavirus fears https://t.co/DEcrEWWcRj 
• Robert Weir QC was today installed as a Senator of the College of Justice at a ceremony held in Parliament House https://t.co/WhDBCxTIDo 
• Deirdre MacNeill QC has passed away at the age of 65 - admitted to Faculty in 1981 and was appointed QC in 1994 https://t.co/BQBIIlEYEC 
• Dog walker ordered to pay £3,000 in damages for defamatory Facebook post about business rival https://t.co/E84yUeI6iz
• The lockdown in Wales will be extended and not be lifted next week, the first minister has confirmed https://t.co/JYgKG6MLDF
• What are the differences between English and Welsh coronavirus law? (Exercise only once a day in Wales) https://t.co/f4TnG1YPmH
• Several healthcare workers in #India have been attacked as they battle to stop the spread of the coronavirus https://t.co/yHIuOAYHM7
• #India home quarantine families face discrimination - signs posted outside their houses and releasing their personal data https://t.co/NbAEI1hRJv 
• #Australian man who accused Cardinal George Pell of child sexual abuse says he accepts a court's decision to overturn the cleric's conviction https://t.co/OPyjsL5vlh
• Thousands of people in England are potentially unable to access urgent dental services in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/VvOt2Nr6rC
• Wills 'being signed on car bonnets' amid lockdown https://t.co/ycKUymWEpr 
• More than nine million workers are expected to be furloughed under the government's job retention scheme (JRS) https://t.co/LiC5BrUpqf 
• Passengers using some London buses will only be able to board through the middle doors as part of increased efforts to protect drivers https://t.co/3r6yXOqcyF
• Tesco tells people to visit stores to get food unable to meet online demand despite 20% capacity increase https://t.co/QPfqkz7Kcf
• To Fight Coronavirus, UK Asked for Some Volunteers. It Got an Army of 750,000 https://t.co/VLDVEk9OxG
• Cardinal Pell’s Acquittal Was as Opaque as His Sexual Abuse Trial #Australia https://t.co/BtzC9WYVdT 
• Black Americans Face Alarming Rates of Coronavirus Infection in Some States #US https://t.co/0NgnHco2GP
• Week two of lockdown: Pride as work continues for many | Legal Futures https://t.co/PEIeOozOJ3
• Barrister breached court order to see ex-girlfriend | Legal Futures https://t.co/08FqZYEETE 
• MoJ eyes further support for legal aid firms and junior Bar | Legal Futures https://t.co/nAYY8zKACw 
• CLC allows firms to defer payment of regulatory fees | Legal Futures https://t.co/5PjlKtyTth 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/CgJ3spRjyK
• The Guardian view on tackling domestic abuse: when home isn’t a haven https://t.co/p69vfTFjDC 
• Coronavirus hits men harder. Here's what scientists know about it https://t.co/D1pzOQUfM9 
• UK will have Europe's worst coronavirus death toll, says study https://t.co/dHeYwj4JYj
• José Mourinho and Tottenham players break coronavirus rules to train https://t.co/ProtGvi59B 
• Covid-19 to wipe out equivalent of 195m jobs, says UN agency https://t.co/WYQnZrQw6M 
• Dominic Raab: PM's stand-in needs cabinet OK for big decisions https://t.co/ZrS5KNYeeV

8th April - Law News

3025th 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 origin of coronavirus are debated, but genetic detective work is leading scientists to point at one animal suspected.

Focus of the Day story: England's coronavirus lockdown is lawful. Heavy-handed police enforcement isn't. New legislation now limits the basic freedoms once enshrined in English law – but police cannot interpret it as they wish - Chris Daw QC. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Baker McKenzie case returns to tribunal - via Zoom | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/7a3sRXjthr
• Firm fights off ‘unlawful’ policy to send clients 120 miles away | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/9CHbILlmu4
• Let lawyers stay at home, legal aid firms urged | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/WkkZluF9T
• Emergency appeal to stop Covid-19 pushing advice sector to ‘breaking point’ | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/OFzGqxu3CT 
• Court claims drop by 65% in four weeks | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/LRXkAZiv1o 
• Clifford Chance sets gender and ethnicity targets | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/gYz6HitqZV
• Plea for government grants to help law firms manage debt explosion | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ztM01OXRQ8
• Junior solicitor banned for lies about briefcase left on a train | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/e24EeSdXza
• Coronavirus Q&A: Junior lawyers and mental health | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/z8ZwHrmXJK
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dMJSuBqdxz
• England's coronavirus lockdown is lawful. Heavy-handed police enforcement isn't   https://t.co/gvGPTEdNEr
• Killer of #Bangladesh independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman arrested after 45 years on run https://t.co/LWilxn1RmL
• UK lawyers inundated by divorced parents arguing over lockdown custody https://t.co/YnIj9wfTNh
• Paris bans daytime outdoor exercise #France https://t.co/covq3lrKsB
• NHS staff with Covid-19 given wrong test results https://t.co/WgGaLbwPaQ
• YouTube has banned all conspiracy theory videos linking coronavirus symptoms to 5G networks https://t.co/JZkznMGQ1g 
• Holland & Barrett keep stores open selling healthy living products but staff want them to close https://t.co/e5OAy4iRp5
• Edinburgh Law School students accepted to Clinton Global Initiative University https://t.co/ooCbfETwNR
• Anderson Strathern’s Business Hub helps businesses navigate lockdown https://t.co/fqkficabWu
• Lord Kinclaven, who was appointed to the Outer House of the Court of Session in 2005, has retired https://t.co/JSWS3TpUz5
• Court rules Volkswagen installed 'defeat devices' to cheat emissions tests https://t.co/jMPOc0jE14 
• Uefa's £50m warning to SPFL 'clearly open to challenge' https://t.co/2ES5WwdsXQ
• New measures introduced for right to work checks https://t.co/KSAAhISeVq
• Stephanie Zak: Landlords must ensure coronavirus crisis agreements are documented https://t.co/OROzLoqO5f
• International approach to land ownership holds lessons for Scotland https://t.co/NG218jI4yI 
• Tenant refused permission to appeal eviction decision to Court of Session https://t.co/NISTBVKR5k 
• Pinsent Masons furloughs staff https://t.co/LwqJY81g8H
• ‘Deep disappointment’ as Supreme Court refuses appeal in Serco case https://t.co/pvcRBVGLBl
• Fifa exco members took bribes for #Qatar World Cup votes, US prosecutors allege https://t.co/2wHpcYtBXc 
• Coronavirus lockdown: what are the UK's options for lifting restrictions? https://t.co/jwV6FWFsy6
• School closures have little impact on spread of coronavirus, study finds https://t.co/qkjZJ6Upm
• Your money or your life? Coronavirus has sparked the latest culture war https://t.co/Q0VHGe2SSu
• We say we value key workers, but their low pay is systematic, not accidental https://t.co/oxd1gNI1C
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/8jv5cps5PO
• Coronavirus: 'I was asked for £430 a month for my shut nursery' https://t.co/fqVE82ubqT
• A New Covid-19 Crisis: Domestic Abuse Rises Worldwide https://t.co/LgCV7C06cD
• In Pictures: Refugees giving back to coronavirus-hit #Malaysia https://t.co/GrGfKCYeS7
• Doctor's Note: Is even mild obesity a risk factor for coronavirus? So much for lockdown then? https://t.co/rcqWM3KrZb
• #Denmark refugees feel left out from lauded coronavirus policies https://t.co/z7a2Kbzy67
• Delivery drivers pay price of #SouthKorea's online shopping spree, increased workload, poor working conditions https://t.co/vnwyPh4WNO
• Taliban to end talks with #Afghan government over prisoner swap https://t.co/fSYDhLZn22 
• #Chad ex-president Hissene Habre temporarily released from jail due to COVID-19 https://t.co/nWGc5XokcC
• President Duterte extends #Philippines's coronavirus lockdown to April 30 https://t.co/QkGVUyttag
• New ABS targets ‘David and Goliath’ insurance disputes | Legal Futures https://t.co/44vTZqlKXG 
• Remote working during coronavirus | Legal Futures https://t.co/Tiiw6lpk8C
• Tribunal rejects SRA deal with flight delay solicitor | Legal Futures https://t.co/vajxpDvS4D 
• Rosenblatt: Trading unaffected by coronavirus to date | Legal Futures https://t.co/XySgt3huEv 
• Bar Council calls on LSB not to recruit staff during crisis | Legal Futures https://t.co/xiERpP7eyN
• 'Labour will be tougher than Tories on benefits', vowed new Labour frontbencher Rachel Reeves in 2013 https://t.co/9XsD7g06N
• Coronavirus: You can't just stop paying rent, tenants told https://t.co/5uC5LtWG4B
• Cardinal George Pell will be freed from jail after #Australia's highest court overturned his convictions for child sexual abuse https://t.co/5JrKeRzC8Y
• Vulnerable people and those most affected by the coronavirus outbreak are being offered help to pay their council tax https://t.co/83SJ6Nj3aV 
• Coronavirus: Scientists question school closures impact https://t.co/m5LccjaIBk