21st April - Law News

3038th 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:  Germany has reopened small shops, car dealerships and bicycle stores, in a tentative easing of the coronavirus lockdown imposed nearly a month ago. The country has flattened the curve of new infections and last week said it had got the spread under control. But social distancing remains in force. In Saxony it is mandatory for people to wear face masks in public - and that is strongly recommended elsewhere.

Focus of the Day article: UK courts told not to 'overreact' during coronavirus crisis. Ken Macdonald QC says prison ‘isn’t the place for nuisances’ amid concerns over excessive jail terms.  Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ubN58R3h1
• Lawyer in the news: Gareth Pope, Slater and Gordon | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/tnoEBmi00d
• My legal life: Vanessa Ganguin, Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/A9xSnNLQwg
• Hong Kong lawyers’ arrests shock global profession | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/8mHbIce7q
• Bar ramps up aid initiatives | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/kawMFuoS5p
• Interactive heatmap: which courts are open | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ggBwbadij
• Fully remote jury test a ‘success for open justice’ | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/MFkIfb7hxM
• News focus: Bonzos group action sounds a bum note | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/3PKEQVhEx0 
• Slave to the algorithm? | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/dO0ZSrz1CC
• Fee-earners told they can’t claim for photocopying and visiting clients | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Uyau2pds2Z
• Trusted solicitor stole thousands from clients who saw him as friend | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/v2FrdeqDeF
• Police station representative issues Covid-19 warning from hospital | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Th6HBimzvw
• Pregnant law firm worker awarded £23k after email sacking | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/6o1WxnlkcQ
• Covid-19: 'Grant doctors immunity from clin neg claims' | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/MGLW996xIk
• Firm offers free advice to domestic abuse victims | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/MbYTCf1dWU
• Japan ponders introducing legal professional privilege | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/e8I1xYkfgL
• Herbert Smith Freehills announces biggest promotion round since 2012 | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/thJ0aUpP
• Herbert Smith Freehills announces biggest promotion round since 2012 | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/HpRwiDleM
• Buckland rules out judge-only trials as solution to virus backlog | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/HLOkCgogb
• Essex lorry deaths: Man held in Ireland faces manslaughter charges https://t.co/hmTFQfOLG3
• Ofcom rules on Eamonn Holmes and David Icke comments https://t.co/JgSX3QgxoV
• Lawyer of the Month: Laura McCallum on her Tangerine dream https://t.co/wKbVTyuW0O
• UKELA Scottish Conference – save the date https://t.co/5O4ihc6Vr1 
• Medics call for 'legal immunity' from civil liability during pandemic https://t.co/8ssczgoykI
• Jennifer Jack: Creative Scotland is not an 'undertaking' under the Competition Act 1998 https://t.co/91hicqQizy
• Douglas Mill looks at some of the opportunities the current lockdown presents https://t.co/7ioJOt2osD 
• Scottish Law Agents Society calls on Revenue Scotland to extend ADS tax reclamation period https://t.co/XYSQFbWil
• Plans for mobile phones to be used to support those in custody https://t.co/2VnpqocX1D
• Footballer who broke his contract by driving the wrong car has been ordered to sign autographs for Audi employees as punishment https://t.co/yPMEHK0veA
• Cat on a piano.. https://t.co/c2yKcoDgf
• Solicitor advocates oppose abolition of juries in solemn trials https://t.co/R4QjWPygit
• First online court hearings get underway https://t.co/w0WsRHtmWA
• Woman who shook eight-month-old baby loses appeal against conviction https://t.co/gko6z6MALo
• Billionaire Sir Richard Branson refusing to use personal fortune to prop up Virgin Atlantic https://t.co/zTen5ei9OK
• 'Low confidence' over arrival of PPE from Turkey https://t.co/xmylEBgGI
• Coronavirus: Millions to claim as UK furlough scheme goes live https://t.co/HSVRp8ToqA
• SRA: Legal Services Act regime "struggling to remain relevant" | Legal Futures https://t.co/uByKkikicX
• Charity offers £1m Covid-19 support to solicitors | Legal Futures https://t.co/BZhJB40zcN
• “Monumental” breach of trust by solicitor turned crook | Legal Futures https://t.co/A4e0yz0sSk
• Coronavirus update: AML warning, property help, and more | Legal Futures https://t.co/bLKTteKFhP 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/oLaniTtKa5
• Harry and Meghan tell UK tabloids they will no longer deal with them https://t.co/kkPEkgll04
• UK courts told not to 'overreact' during coronavirus crisis https://t.co/D2PKfcrYvW
• #Guatemala translators giving indigenous migrants a voice https://t.co/kVMBS1qqSz
• #India coronavirus: Should people pay for their own Covid-19 tests? https://t.co/fYcvmqsL3A
• Will Covid-19 speed up the use of robots to replace human workers? https://t.co/afWz1jPafs
• #Spain fruit labourers: 'If you don't want to work like a slave, you're out' https://t.co/mi4bVBjvT0
• Coronavirus: Amazon extends closure of #French warehouses https://t.co/maURZ5KjKs

20th April - Law News

3037th 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:  Spanish police officers have been placed under investigation for repeatedly pointing guns at two women. The video was shot in La Bisbal d’Emporda, Spain on Saturday after a man was placed under arrest for allegedly violating nationwide lockdown rules amid the COVID-19 pandemic. City Hall sources said the officers were wielding pepper gas weapons, and in a statement, La Bisbal’s city council insisted it has a firm position of “repulsion against any violent, racist, xenophobic, sexist or authoritarian attitude.”

Focus of the Day article: The Supreme Court will soon welcome its newest member, Lord Leggatt, a former commercial silk at Brick Court Chambers. Sir George Leggatt, currently Lord Justice Leggatt, will be sworn in as Justice in a closed ceremony on 21 April. However, the format of the ceremony has been modified due to social distancing requirements.’  Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• New York couples can now tie the knot over video conferencing #US https://t.co/jQamI5NBYY
• #Canada shooting: Gunman 'dressed as policeman' kills several https://t.co/5Ij4zsihtL
• #China is committing human rights abuses in Hong Kong https://t.co/oqNqjMyPuv 
• How the coronavirus outbreak in India was blamed on #Muslims https://t.co/MfFNzsXJe1
• Coronavirus: NHS risks facing billions of pounds in negligence claims https://t.co/qcGLEJhhrM
• Coronavirus: 38 days when Britain sleepwalked into disaster with hedonistic Boris failing to take note https://t.co/jtQSXLanfD
• The health minister has set out plans to "remove the bureaucracy" from Wales' coronavirus testing system https://t.co/QQw96eTuar
• Front-line NHS staff deserve extra £29 a day, Lib Dems say https://t.co/gwGcwHp3H7 
• Lifting lockdown requires balanced judgement - Gove https://t.co/6Gdqkd1X0P
• #China 'bars lawyer Wang Quanzhang from going home' after prison release https://t.co/WNvfcelZgt 
• Litigation by Labour members could cost party huge sums https://t.co/ojTxTrUHkt
• US and UK condemn arrest of #HongKong democracy activists https://t.co/uUkQ2GMUQB
• Inns of Court to launch emergency relief fund for junior barristers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Bi3sci9iyi 
• Macfarlanes posts 80% spring trainee retention score - Legal Cheek https://t.co/8rAKeWb5fv
• Why a shift towards booze free law events is a positive for the profession - Legal Cheek https://t.co/oreXJLkfmK
• Get out of bed and put on a shirt, judge tells Zooming lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/HMbO0r7Q9F
• Pinsent Masons offers virtual summer vacation scheme - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Vo5A063Y7
• Kim Kardashian tackles tort law with Tiger King themed question - Legal Cheek https://t.co/7stfCT3YOL
• Norton Rose Fulbright’s four-day week plans get green light - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fE9lJHOxp9 
• 502 Bad Gateway: Rebooting smart contracts - Legal Cheek https://t.co/GRyAF3DE2G
• Don't furlough staff to protect profits, ex-magic circle partner warns - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ZBpsyFsDX
• Pro bono group pits solicitors against barristers in 'virtual fitness challenge' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ie3LZXn3Zn
• XX v Whittington: Another nail in the coffin for the Surrogacy Act? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/HKEwlE8DSL
• Simmons & Simmons apologises after employee’s dancing daughter takes over its Instagram account - Legal Cheek https://t.co/MHAGANX9iR 
• Business but not as usual: Lawyers share 'work from home' snaps on social media - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Hkqoj2Xrxd
• Coronavirus: Stables owner's fight to survive lockdown https://t.co/MLl8JiLItx
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Q7w9S0Tq13
• Lancashire Police officer threatened 'to make something up' https://t.co/WNOm4PNBW8
• We need to live restricted lives for at least six months – police enforced lockdowns are unnecessary https://t.co/Upk44GxzOX
• Duty or score-settling? Rights and wrongs of corona-shaming https://t.co/DsgbNIChkm 
• Sahar Tabar: Jailed #Iranian Instagram star 'has coronavirus' https://t.co/3lzU71DJ3E
• Police in #HongKong have arrested 15 of some of the city's most high-profile pro-democracy activists https://t.co/UWk4R0oHfP

19th April - Law News

3036th 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:  There has been much attention on the Myanmar military's campaign against the Rohingya Muslim minority. But over the past few weeks, the Myanmar army has stepped up attacks on ethnic armed groups such as the Arakan Army, who are mainly Buddhist fighters fighting for greater autonomy.
The UN says air strikes and shelling have killed at least 32 people in two states over the past three weeks.
What's behind the uptick in violence? And why has Myanmar's military rejected offers of a ceasefire?

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/gZLoOmPYP1
• Revealed: FA had geese killed at national centre 'to protect its pitches' https://t.co/b0QHfwC9A
• Arcadia Group may permanently shut down stores amid Covid-19 crisis https://t.co/mdsBFCKMAK
• The expansion of mass surveillance to stop coronavirus should worry us all https://t.co/z8XNhVpt5X 
• Hundreds of Britons stuck in Bangladesh to be repatriated https://t.co/0J8KA3Uwld 
• Police call for end to 'lockdown-shaming' as a weapon in feuds https://t.co/YpVYtDmc2v
• MPs urge government to suspend NHS immigration checks https://t.co/Ww4tNMASvN 
• It is time mass anger management classes were made mandatory for all frontline police and this trigger-happy cowboy should be offered counselling immediately. https://t.co/Y2QnrYGj6E
• Parks and cemeteries must stay open, says communities minister https://t.co/6xxRmdOyD
• Coronavirus cases to be tracked by ethnicity https://t.co/MsDIR6SkFx
• RT @MillsandReeve: Can my divorce still go through during #coronavirus lockdown? https://t.co/0YF6uNkNHq
• The trial of five men accused of plotting the attacks had been scheduled for early next year — almost 20 years after the hijackings #US https://t.co/r09G5RaIPU
• Former Trumo lawyer Michael Cohen Is Among Prisoners to Be Released Because of Virus #US https://t.co/7PEPuUn0Lm
• Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist attacked with falsehoods by fascists that he created the coronavirus and wants to profit from it https://t.co/tWHmhpqW1v 
• Junior Lawyers Division (JLD), working with regional junior lawyer groups, has launched an online community for their members, in collaboration with mobile platform provider Ugenie | NLJ https://t.co/gjlcKlgYK
• Guidance for arbitrators on remote proceedings is now available from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) | NLJ https://t.co/kVSLOQRyLS 
• Both barristers and solicitors may be experiencing financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, help is at hand | NLJ https://t.co/Koz0oOUeOH
• The Law Society has produced an interactive map to help solicitors and members of the public find out which courts are operational during the COVID-19 pandemic | NLJ https://t.co/C93vTaStJK 
• Entries are now open for the 10th annual LexisNexis Family Law Awards https://t.co/Gq8Xle5NK9 
• Employers could face ‘costly delays’ to immigration applications for employees next year when the points-based system begins, lawyers have warned | NLJ https://t.co/waWZO003HO
• Lawyers at City law firm RPC have called for a moratorium on petitions to wind up retail companies in order to contain COVID-19 disruption | NLJ https://t.co/CdiqxYlmgG
• The Supreme Court will soon welcome its newest member, Lord Leggatt, a former commercial silk at Brick Court Chambers | NLJ https://t.co/Ah4J1oQkBb
• Family lawyers and judges are urged to take part in a two-week rapid consultation on the use of remote hearings in the family justice system | NLJ https://t.co/u4DUyzqE3p
• English councils could resort to 'extreme cost-cutting' https://t.co/RVEvRrdVS1
• Domestic electricity use up during day as nation works from home https://t.co/XC7hoEftXM
• Thousands of Americans backed by rightwing donors gear up for protests #US https://t.co/Edo3yjkRXY
• BAME British Transport Police officer has died after contracting Covid-19 https://t.co/51y7qgVhz1
• On the trail of a Nazi war criminal: 'It's my duty as a son to find the good in my father' https://t.co/I9WIDIsVy4 
• 'We're heartbroken': new starters trapped by furlough loophole https://t.co/Es8HwZO3Gx
• Five fishermen, a stormy night and £53m of cocaine: were the Freshwater Five wrongly convicted? https://t.co/frprz7kt0E
• Hotel scheme 'will cut rough sleeping after virus' https://t.co/9mQ0Mz7OkR
• Early prison release scheme suspended after errors https://t.co/ZOxNc46MtJ
• Hopes that coronavirus antibody tests could help the UK end its lockdown have been dealt a blow https://t.co/SK2xOFKuYI 
• Concern over protective kit guidance issued to medical staff https://t.co/eUYLCIl79l
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/oZ2Uhz85lh
• #Saudi Arabia executes dance troupe attacker https://t.co/VAlxKm6bN
• Rohingya crisis: UN reports surge of deadly fighting in #Myanmar https://t.co/oOMX0BsqzH
• English councils 'on brink of financial failure' https://t.co/baGkgpSiAy
• 1896 Moscow footage taken in May by Charles Moisson from the Lumière company #Russia https://t.co/15QnCEvSEs
• London's mayor has expressed concern after videos appeared to show police failing to observe social distancing rules https://t.co/ItzMiYOjd9
• Amid the pandemic, censorship in #India can be dangerous https://t.co/hI9XqcJiyw
• The UK needs its minorities now more than ever https://t.co/PwnJ6MFp4c

18th April - Law News

3035th 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:  Migrant workers in Mumbai have been waiting to go back to their respective villages since the announcement of a nationwide lockdown in India.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• New recommendations coming on guideline hourly rates | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/NxouNi1X8L
• Local authority lawyer fined at SDT after second drink-drive conviction | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/yifakdmbt
• City firms promote talent despite coronavirus woes | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/MSQekp7cP
• Liverpool lawyers lead tributes to court security guard | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/kl6kFx1Ym6
• Crackdown on Turkey's human rights lawyers continues | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/oHne8yaNdQ
• ITV drama raises profile of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? appeal | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/G8c4EnKklO
• Solicitor charity creates £1m hardship fund | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/XkUyu1B0xS
• Former Law Society chief to lead arbitration body | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/vbcK8PtyWB
• SRA will not punish its own adviser for not reporting lying solicitor | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ZZBO2Z9rNO
• I'm in prison in New York. Many are sick with Covid-19 – and I fear for our safety #US https://t.co/3j5czD4ZXu
• EY ordered to pay whistleblower $11m in #Dubai gold audit case https://t.co/ZijXPPWPrm
• Rights groups quit police body over stun gun use against BAME people https://t.co/h1UGkiCEz
• #Brazil: judge bans missionaries from indigenous reserve over Covid-19 fears https://t.co/lwgGFbFbT6
• No as yet discovered underlying conditions in 5% of coronavirus deaths in English hospitals https://t.co/8D68Hims7T
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/vTbWYnNX32
• Uber driver dies from Covid-19 after hiding it over fear of eviction https://t.co/ugRwxAYrBM
• Coronavirus: 'We could end up with no business or savings' https://t.co/bSLFE5dxsk
• #Azerbaijan Crackdown on Critics Amid Pandemic https://t.co/A0OZCJuBwc
• A man who dropped his wallet while robbing a bank has still not been identified because someone snatched the wallet before police arrived https://t.co/7JqUQJWYb
• A round-up of human rights stories from around the world https://t.co/alSqMqfuC5
• Strathclyde Non-Law Review makes for fine lockdown reading https://t.co/K1nirLTRH
• Lesbian judge in #US disciplined for flying rainbow flag in court https://t.co/SpX9JgWC2
• SYLA proposes amendment of standing orders to allow virtual AGM https://t.co/IliyfQWxJZ
• A construction site that's still working - record growth for SCN during difficult times! https://t.co/8B3BNcpblO
• BTO offers free 20-minute consultation for tech and media firms https://t.co/HMV4WUrUm
• Lawyer Polly Higgins' Dare To Be Great republished https://t.co/vaQKA2Zf32
• Macleod & MacCallum promotes Scott Dallas to director https://t.co/YW6j2dueLH
• Construction lawyer warns against pitfalls of postal service  https://t.co/X2bv0bQQGq 
• Roddy Dunlop QC: ‘Admirable advances’ in restoring civil business, but still much to do https://t.co/HACl80J7Kf 
• Edinburgh City Council loses planning appeal over waterfront development https://t.co/Zrb3G4GWoq 
• Coronavirus has wrecked my finances – and I'm sure I'm not alone https://t.co/wvWdbf4WM0
• When the coronavirus crisis is over, it should be payback time for the young https://t.co/A5F9JSoD1t 
• #SouthKorean businessman convicted of rape gets suspended sentence https://t.co/AoAB7mUMc7 
• Some 900,000 poorly paid female community health workers are on the frontline as part of #India’s battle against Covid-19 https://t.co/zEzhhl1vB2 
• #Denmark to reopen hairdressers as it loosens lockdown https://t.co/vlQT5pGvYj
• The public will not be told to wear face masks to stop coronavirus unless the government's scientists say it is necessary https://t.co/NpWVP0npTd
• Africans in #China: We face coronavirus discrimination https://t.co/D6hZJ178fw 
• Freeze on pawn, payday and car loan payments https://t.co/nKKBHZl2K8
• Fly-tipping rise prompts plea to reopen tips https://t.co/bQ1ZWJBxs9
• LeO weighs using big data to aid decision-making | Legal Futures https://t.co/I5FrQQDkFK
• Tax schemes "discourage investment" in legal start-ups | Legal Futures https://t.co/dWwqtWBoRB 
• Majority of firms have furloughed staff, survey finds | Legal Futures https://t.co/czi4JAzSut
• Firm's "drinking culture" led solicitor to alcoholism | Legal Futures https://t.co/WyJNwciNBW
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/kzlN8p3nPi

17th April - Law News

3034th 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:  President Trump falsely claimed he had the “total” authority to reopen states, but now he told governors that they are the ones who will decide when their states reopen.

Focus of the Day article: The Bar Council should claim its share of the £1.35m cash pile held by Queen’s Counsel Appointments to help barristers during the pandemic, the Public Access Bar Association (PABA) has said. In a letter to Amanda Pinto QC, chair of the Bar Council, the association said the ‘huge’ reserves held by the company that recommends the appointment of QCs serve ‘no obvious or legitimate purpose’.  Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Q&A – Why don't we know how many BAME people are dying? https://t.co/y0GN96JZYD
• Men die of coronavirus at twice women's rate in England and Wales https://t.co/Bp2ijjqv2G
• Can I get a refund on my UK holiday accommodation? https://t.co/GrAcvWX5Cg
• Government extends loan guarantee scheme to cover bigger firms https://t.co/9xD777Rr43 
• Remote possibilities | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/RqXQ6YV2dP 
• Top judges seek to ‘mute’ unruly parties in remote hearings | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/BdT0NzY4xM
• Judges call for review of costs rules after QOCS judgment | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/9dQ8zAMim
• Criminal defence community mourns loss of police station representative | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/1bwVfFYy0
• City law society defends big firms' furloughs | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/pBIta6IkMF
• Ombudsman promises flexibility over complaints during lockdown | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/qsAAKcfX1S
• Government risks missing the boat on ‘emergency’ probate laws | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/uVC2ldBie0 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ZLU59c43ry
• Norwegian Air's UK pilots and cabin crew will not receive April salary https://t.co/VRC6r4xSkK 
• Driving to take a walk is lawful during England lockdown, police told https://t.co/5mmHyTbSBv
• Police have been told to stop people "home-working" in parks or sitting on a public bench for long periods of time https://t.co/udAkHR5rcg 
• Plans to allow MPs to take part in some Parliamentary business virtually have been approved by the body responsible for administration in the Commons https://t.co/JSrVOdQmao
• Faculty help for mooting students https://t.co/dZ3W5y2fDC
• Great opportunities for online mediation https://t.co/9DcFMwo93v
• Trump loses trademark case over branded merchandise at Scottish golf resorts https://t.co/q2lGM0mQAW 
• French regulator tells Google to start paying media for displaying content https://t.co/p8f6zkxoAs
• Ashurst reduces partners' monthly drawings by 20 per cent https://t.co/BYf0XcbtGk
• Shared Parenting Scotland calls for action to prevent family case logjam https://t.co/8ggC349feZ
• Employment lawyer Russell Eadie joins Navigator Employment Law https://t.co/tyv8fh5BjK
• Law Society's Naomi Pryde seeks views on SCTS response to COVID-19 https://t.co/F9PxUmIVlq
• Mark Lazarowicz: Supporting NHS workers should mean more than clapping https://t.co/8AK6dM428c 
• Money laundering advisory note highlights COVID-19 risks https://t.co/pwD9u8nb5T
• Lord Justice Leggatt to be sworn in to Supreme Court in hybrid ceremony https://t.co/L8f9bBbe6O
• SCBA optimistic following meeting with Yousaf over jury trials https://t.co/t2LfWC7bVi
• Inner House remits NHS trust’s historic VAT case to First-tier Tribunal https://t.co/auZPENXHbq 
• Lockdown restrictions in the UK will continue for at least another three weeks, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is expected to announce https://t.co/Ybe7D3UL7M 
• A nationwide state of emergency has been declared in #Japan due to the country’s worsening coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/NLqnJH5mTy
• Ventilator built by Airbus and F1 approved https://t.co/5SeN57XKtj
• UK Border Force told US woman to go home because visit was 'non essential': Barrister says move to bar mother visiting pregnant daughter for birth could be unlawful https://t.co/TKBYjx3uaB
• Why are western Europe's food supplies worth more than east European workers' health? https://t.co/xIzp6uqlPA 
• For fascists and the nationalist right, our fear of coronavirus is an opportunity https://t.co/1RuxeAl9Pq 
• Why is #India ultra-right government targeting writers during the coronavirus pandemic? https://t.co/QBECiba46S
• Racism and football: 'It's more powerful when white players and fans speak out' https://t.co/3VOYQGD8rt
• Will Covid-19 be a wake-up call for the profession? | Legal Futures https://t.co/Lbh1Bmp6NM
• Susskind: No return to old ways after Covid-19 crisis | Legal Futures https://t.co/Nl1bUjnC6
• Week 3 of lockdown: Dark clouds of cash flow gather | Legal Futures https://t.co/fXEuzi3Okd
• One in seven female solicitors suffer bullying or discrimination | Legal Futures https://t.co/RkM0JBQIOb
• The UK must keep a "significant level" of social distancing until a vaccine for coronavirus is found https://t.co/VbBE9STtyE
• EasyJet plans to keep the middle seat on its planes empty to allow for social distancing once the Covid-19 lockdown has been lifted https://t.co/QM7K2tT00s
• A leaked letter seen by the BBC has revealed an extensive list of concerns about how the social care sector is coping with the coronavirus crisis https://t.co/uEK2v2Send 
• 80% of current smartphone owners would need to use NHS app for it to have any effect https://t.co/QGPn5O6Dh3
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Qusmu2Vi4b
• G20 delays poor nations' debt payments https://t.co/V84JX1oBlS
• Eastern Europeans to be flown in to pick fruit and veg https://t.co/QUKhOCYZt3
• #India caste activist surrenders over Bhima Koregaon violence charges https://t.co/MdIbrOIOZD 
• How #India's Kerala state 'flattened the curve' https://t.co/zNKqji0kgq
• Coronavirus lockdown guidelines: What has #India changed under new rules? https://t.co/YWaezZFmo
• #China McDonald's apologises for Guangzhou ban on black people https://t.co/yDvzyFLnmq
• Mumbai: Frantic migrants throng Bandra station as India extends lockdown #India https://t.co/D8pj8tW1z1
• Delhi victims: Profiles of those killed in violence around India's CAA protests #India https://t.co/kAdczIzHtO
• It is time the world invests in ventilators, not tanks https://t.co/H4IKOvBo8P
• Racism: The most dangerous 'pre-existing condition' https://t.co/YcFmhMacOj
• One day and one dream in the life of a self-isolating New Yorker #US https://t.co/YvDARvELIV
• The pandemic can be a catalyst for decolonisation in Africa https://t.co/kXFLd6BQ6U
• More than 200,000 more employees could now be furloughed following changes to the government scheme to help pay people's wages https://t.co/f6h3W7dMLS
• EU urges caution in lifting coronavirus lockdowns https://t.co/QG0AHMHn8Q 
• Tougher penalties proposed for attacks on UK emergency workers https://t.co/7oKLz0fIio

16th April - Law News

3033rd 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 battle against coronavirus is going hi-tech, with Australians to be asked to download a phone app that will monitor their movements — but only with their permission. The Government believes it would need at least 40 per cent of Australians to sign up for it to be effective.

Focus of the Day article: Just under 90% of fees generated by fee-earners at small and medium-sized law firms last year were used to cover their costs, Law Society research has found. The survey recorded that, on the whole, 2019 was a “very positive” year with fees up, staff and partner numbers on the rise too, and WIP and debtor balances are down. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The tech ‘solutions’ for coronavirus take the surveillance state to the next level https://t.co/EMdxj8qqj6 
• CPS to downgrade 'less serious' cases | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ZEHVodWP1
• Lawyers make pro bono appeal offer to struck-off briefcase junior | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/vyLNLc3VZ
• Disputes firm commits £1m to help businesses hit by pandemic | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/8BePCovkYa
• McFarlane calls for feedback on remote hearings | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ATddXExya
• Emergency fund will not cover barristers’ needs, warns Bar Council | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ChsNvuunRx
• The new normal? Opinion has shifted overnight on remote hearings | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/9UG87Ft00p
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/hjs9CS16sP
• Coronavirus lockdown: Anti-social behaviour on rise but overall crime falls https://t.co/nXoSZFZYrE
• #Guatemala calls US 'Wuhan of Americas' in battle over deportees https://t.co/9gyzYJ05cH
• Hundreds of students in UK sign up to rent strike https://t.co/zRxFMwNtfB
• UK government has no exit plan for Covid-19 lockdown, say sources https://t.co/HncjtW3P9
• Hancock vows to give families 'right to say goodbye' to loved ones https://t.co/0hD3b8sD4
• Amazon sales of 'non-essentials' hit by #French court ruling https://t.co/LYLk5AdfLE
• #Cyprus police deny mishandling British teenager's gang-rape case against Israeli men https://t.co/CVWf4SOWQ3
• Charles and Diana Ingram to challenge guilty verdicts in Millionaire case https://t.co/K3LnZvPyLh
• Florida judge has pleaded for lawyers to get dressed and get out of bed before taking part in remote court hearings https://t.co/8fWuS4roI
• In the third of his jurisprudential primers, Benjamin Bestgen looks at truth https://t.co/ECCOyE9Mg6 
• Saudi Arabia carries out 800th execution under King Salman https://t.co/ACs009o9AD
• #US Supreme Court to livestream hearings for first time in historic move https://t.co/K6RdOUUuKU
• A lawyer who made a virtual law office in Nintendo’s new Animal Crossing game has won praise from gamers https://t.co/o13axGjYNK
• Michael Conroy: COVID-19 and NEC Contracts https://t.co/bNjX002mfz
• Financial services director jailed after conning 140 clients out of £13m https://t.co/eikHX8uU3r
• Siobhan McGuigan joins Anderson Strathern https://t.co/qI13k48Dl
• Partner promotions for Lauren Pasi and Darren Leahy at Lindsays https://t.co/LL2TScmDDq
• Civil justice in Scotland goes online https://t.co/vfWlDnMlA
• Scots lawyers reject 'poorly researched' CMA report on regulation of legal services https://t.co/VzWojEHoV0
• Inner House rules that landlord can demolish property subject to repairing standard order https://t.co/G73F6C7PAk
• Judge-only trials still under active consideration by Scottish government https://t.co/1hf7crusLO
• Newcastle United takeover has moved a step closer after new documents show owner Mike Ashley has entered into a charge agreement https://t.co/yoNVXV6iid 
• Testing efforts led by ex-lobbyist who backed Hancock leadership bid https://t.co/nBgwuHt2Uo 
• How Thousands in #China Gently Mourn a Coronavirus Whistle-Blower https://t.co/ExeDf694y9
• 'My firm is viable – but I can’t get a loan' https://t.co/R2tIWl6H3c
• Burger King 'plant-based' Whopper ads banned as they are cooked alongside meat and may contain eggs https://t.co/qQ57odNKVo
• Coronavirus: ‘Last resort’ plans revealed for PPE reuse by health workers https://t.co/DeNnl1v0EA 
• The Financial Conduct Authority has ordered insurance companies to pay out claims to firms "as soon as possible" https://t.co/Y7lP7X1Iv3 
• 'Shamed by idiots' despite sticking to social distancing rules https://t.co/VS88qhBg7i 
• Children up to the age of 11 are returning to nurseries and schools across #Denmark https://t.co/4D6UaZwl4
• Fine for barrister who took 15 months to pay fine | Legal Futures https://t.co/InXurPGxQp
• Solicitor let firm “dissolve into complete mess” | Legal Futures https://t.co/Xu3xsAvweE
• Ex-Linklaters partner urges big firms not to furlough staff | Legal Futures https://t.co/kgO79MJ7uq
• Firm that was 'future of criminal practice' is wound up | Legal Futures https://t.co/wD50Q7Azmj
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/OPp6C3hA8s

15th April - Law News

3032nd 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:  Scientific advisers to the Government on Covid-19 have warned ministers that there are now three separate epidemics across the country - in hospitals, care homes and the general population. Yet only the number of deaths in hospitals are currently being updated every day by the UK government.

Focus of the Day article: UK coronavirus rules relaxed for people with autism and learning disabilities. Policy updated after lawyers challenge ‘discriminatory’ lockdown measures. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Lawyers in lockdown: Naomi Angell, the Law Society children’s law sub-committee, Osbornes Law, London https://t.co/eJOWM1PAFW
• Lawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline - Simon Davis, Law Society president, London | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/QY9FOpVen6
• Firm that missed email and released funds given all-clear by High Court | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ZPPdf8QCOm
• Court overturns £39k order against solicitor for unpaid medical fees | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/6vCjcRw5VP
• Pandemic adjournment bid rejected as judge orders remote five-week trial | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/p3RFn8MCE
• 1960s pop legends Bonzos see off court threats | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/r3v56tOE6w
• Learn to manage expectations of different generations, GCs told | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/8hSrnsuIA
• Use QC application fees to help barristers, Bar Council urged | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/SI6krZDzsO
• Directors ignorant of firm’s accounts breaches each fined £10k | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/mr8zUA45Z5 
• Firm furloughs and freezes – latest | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Z59RyfwCbU
• Will there be a worse access to justice crisis? | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/GYpJqdlMi2
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jCI7OTEjH
• Police foil €15m plan to sell #Germany fake face masks https://t.co/kSrvCtqA34
• No 10 faces calls to lift secrecy around Covid-19 advisory group https://t.co/RPD7E5LdRJ
• UK care providers allege Covid-19 death toll underestimated https://t.co/GH15g5Xv2e
• Suspects to avoid criminal charges in UK during Covid-19 crisis https://t.co/gUCUbUt6ry
• UK's mobile networks have reported a further 20 cases of phone masts being targeted in suspected arson attacks over the Easter weekend https://t.co/YCIOKZBC8g
• Oasis and Warehouse 'to fall into administration' https://t.co/J8BxO9P1Cy 
• Over 100 MPs and peers in call to back creative industries in lockdown https://t.co/uJhPKbuLiY
• England coronavirus testing has not risen fast enough - science chief https://t.co/1mcd3Vi0Zz
• What is the situation with personal protective equipment in the UK? https://t.co/8OxBewUwLH
• UK coronavirus rules relaxed for people with autism and learning disabilities:Policy updated after lawyers challenge ‘discriminatory’ lockdown measures https://t.co/tmBG9Vmqbu
• Care proceedings rise steeply in family courts during UK lockdown https://t.co/1dLIT1mu1l
• Louise Herd: My experience working for Clan Childlaw https://t.co/LuDEYOghks
• Gillespie Macandrew advises on creation of new charity https://t.co/1DQ5ZBFqPa
• Professor Peter Watson: We need to see the exit https://t.co/nPOuNSfd53
• Campaign to support domestic abuse victims relaunched https://t.co/QXxKtDDdqH
• Terra Firma Chambers: Experience and dependability through challenging times https://t.co/KWUPZN4pln
• MacAskill calls for prisoner release amid inmate deaths https://t.co/ZJaGgTvSL
• Government cash boost for charities won’t provide quick-fix for those plunged into crisis, lawyers warn https://t.co/anjxUClik6
• The Margaret Taylor Interview: Ian Moir https://t.co/1enVjLb2J
• Megan Joiner takes up role with Macnabs https://t.co/VOecERmpba
• John Scott QC to lead scrutiny of emergency police powers https://t.co/1SqyoycvF
• Doctor loses appeal against medical tribunal’s decision she falsified report https://t.co/m3huvjsYUx 
• Gambling addicts 'at greater risk during lockdown' https://t.co/Z0GIjaZJrT
• New research show #China directly caused the record low levels of water in #Thailand, #Laos, #Cambodia and #Vietnam https://t.co/2PEi4tLbpD
• "Release QC money" to support Bar during Covid-19 | Legal Futures https://t.co/g9VEIepPGW
• Law firm defeats broker's claim for £100k introducer fee | Legal Futures https://t.co/aq29zTmf1K
• Lockdown update: Video signings, emergency appeal and more | Legal Futures https://t.co/EOX1wTcVx7
• Online trends in law, week 3 of lockdown | Legal Futures https://t.co/yLyMEcok43
• Fee-earners "generate little profit" for SME law firms | Legal Futures https://t.co/m5xkeokdg
• Ofcom assesses Eamonn Holmes 5G comments after complaints https://t.co/4z9CGuhxTz
• NHS trusts request basic items via Amazon Wish Lists https://t.co/YaaXUbqMGW
• Anger over lack of PPE for nurse Gareth Roberts https://t.co/2kVr58dJVa
• #US President Donald Trump has claimed "total" power to lift the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, contradicting governors and legal experts https://t.co/RB2awQHuDp
• Older people being 'airbrushed' out of virus figures https://t.co/av5jeFLheQ
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2JflrKOfm
• TV interview for woman accused of making up Cyprus gang rape against #Israeli men https://t.co/CjRIzIFZY8
• New coronavirus helpline set up for vulnerable Scots https://t.co/cJZFPpMyIR
• Police target online sexual predators with new campaign https://t.co/qmcsjiVWGY
• Coronavirus: 'Without these deliveries my children would starve' https://t.co/zlgAz9t7S3