Today's Video Focus: There's been a second night of violent protests in the US city of Minneapolis in response to the death in police custody of a black man. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe)
George Floyd died after a white police officer knelt on his neck during an arrest, his struggle to breath caught on camera by an onlooker. The four officers involved in the incident have been sacked and the mayor of Minneapolis has called for calm.
Focus of the Day Article: Criminal defence firms could go out of business if more jury trials are not held, a managing partner has said. The warning comes as the chair of the Criminal Bar Association highlighted the extraordinary amount of planning that has gone into starting a small number of jury trials during the Covid-19 pandemic. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Government rejected radical lockdown of England's care homes https://t.co/O80yl07Lan
- Johnson blocks top scientists Vallance and Whitty from talking about Cummings: https://t.co/DjMgvPOCIt
- Alarm over five suicides in six days at prisons in England and Wales https://t.co/dzEAzkmKzW
- Survivors of domestic abuse told to give evidence in person at Commons https://t.co/wY8aMVEZdM
- Trump has signed an executive order aimed at removing some of the legal protections given to social media platforms #US https://t.co/u7woswpJsJ
- English Dental practices to reopen from 8 June https://t.co/wqOSukxKVr
- #France to reopen cafes, bars and restaurants https://t.co/7LXySD4Eor
- Coronavirus restrictions in Wales are likely to be relaxed next week so people from two different households can meet each other outdoors https://t.co/uAy5GgOnnZ
- Groups of up to six people from different households will be able to meet outside in England from Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced https://t.co/K1ZUdkOaLo
- The NHSX app is a saviour not a privacy nightmare | Law Gazette https://t.co/7Y6Qg6km7q
- Global bar condemns move to impose security law on Hong Kong | Law Gazette https://t.co/sSvDhyHZjU
- Councils told to stop burdening High Court with child vaccination disputes | Law Gazette https://t.co/1PJ7rONcyK
- SRA defends Claire Matthews prosecution | Law Gazette https://t.co/AAGRaGswUP
- Underspend not a good reason to reassess budget, costs master rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/nhWHb6LFvk
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- R3 issues checklist to help Scottish firms manage coronavirus - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bIeIUwAWyy
- Whisky maker fails in Port Ruighe registration - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nRjlpvugwS
- Elaine McIlroy: An employer’s guide to the UK quarantine rules - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/JQJTM42t2u
- Carole Ewart: We want information – on the importance of FOI - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UYuBgwxkIb
- Philip Yelland retires after three decades with Law Society - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8ZOlYcOKLz
- MPs call on UK government to form committee on pandemic litigation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AUCHhbXWOE
- Child welfare reporters regulated under proposed laws - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XjAAWExfdi
- Promotions at Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bmNmOhBMpN
- Wings Over Scotland blogger loses defamation appeal against former Scottish Labour leader - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/05Jaz131e6
- Coronavirus lockdown: Trauma therapy for London's homeless https://t.co/ZUt5BS6073
- George Floyd: Minnesota sees second night of clashes over death in custody #US https://t.co/YdQ8dIMOWc
- People in Scotland will be able to meet their friends and family outside from tomorrow https://t.co/zgZRt68qw
- What stage comes next for the lockdown in Wales? https://t.co/YnQc78Cdre
- Dominic Cummings 'might have broken lockdown rules' - police https://t.co/S8oWvKirC4
- Coronavirus test workers 'making personal sacrifices' https://t.co/7liZXXs6Q4
- A Fijian veteran who served in the British Army has thanked the public for helping pay for life saving surgery https://t.co/cnkk4pjvyF
- Travel firms say quarantine plan must be scrapped https://t.co/RFqxANTU2D
- Hong Kong security bill backed by #China's parliament https://t.co/cymYZRUWRd
- #US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order targeting social media firms, the White House has said https://t.co/J4vBXlGJbI
- Full list of MPs who voted to lower our food standards during the Covid pandemic https://t.co/QrIfr7STCo
- An ‘Avalanche of Evictions’ Could Be Bearing Down on America’s Renters #US https://t.co/9m9WQNkdTj
- Are e-bundles here to stay? - Legal Futures https://t.co/mImjhicnHY
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- Law firms under constant cyber-attack - Legal Futures https://t.co/PC3SKnMHbg
- BSB to review rules on barristers' conduct outside practice - Legal Futures https://t.co/Pj4hLEtEYg
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