Thursday

23rd July - Law News

3131st 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:  Australia has recorded 502 new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours, the single largest daily number of cases since the pandemic began. The previous highest number reported in a single day was 469 cases, which was recorded in late March and mostly fuelled by returning international travellers. The bulk of the cases are from Victoria, which reached a new peak on Wednesday with 484 cases recorded in 24 hours. An additional 16 cases were from New South Wales and one was from Queensland. New figures reveal almost 90 per cent of people in Victoria are failing to self-isolate when they become unwell.



Focus of the Day Article: Government proposals to collect £100m a year from business to fight economic crime have been slipped out by the Treasury as parliament winds down for the summer. A consultation on the economic crime levy announced by the chancellor of the exchequer in his March budget proposes that the levy could be calculated according to revenue, with an exemption for small businesses. Full story -  Law Society Gazette


Saturday Conversations on Law
Posted by
Labels: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Wednesday

22nd July - Law News

3130th 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 lawsuit filed in federal court against Fox News on Monday accused former host Ed Henry of rape and alleged that he retaliated against two women who rejected his advances. The lawsuit was brought by Jennifer Eckhart, a former Fox Business Network producer and online personality who made the rape allegation against Henry, and Cathy Areu, a journalist who appeared frequently on Fox News.


Focus of the Day Article: Criminal lawyers took their fight for government support direct to the legal aid minister yesterday, haranguing him mercilessly during an online meeting and complaining that barristers were operating on “petrol fumes” due to the absence of jury trials. The minister, barrister Alex Chalk, responded by denying the government was complacent and insisted large sums had gone into funding the justice system, especially law centres. Full story -  Legal Futures


Saturday Conversations on Law
Posted by
Labels: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Tuesday

21st July - Law News

3129th 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:  Sudan and Egypt have hit out at Ethiopia, which has started filling a reservoir behind a controversial new dam on the Blue Nile. Satellite images show water backing up on the Grand Renaissance Dam and now Sudan has reported reduced water flow in its section of the Nile River. Both Sudan and Egypt are downstream and are worried the dam will reduce their access to water. A deal between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over the reservoir is proving elusive. Instead there’s a fraught stand-off with national pride, regional power and economic development at stake.


Focus of the Day Article: A bill aiming to strengthen local government in Scotland through the incorporation of the European Charter of Local Self-Government into Scots law is due to be scrutinised by a Holyrood committee. The Charter, which was created in 1985 by the Council of Europe and ratified by the UK in 1997, sets out 10 principles to protect the basic powers of local authorities, concerning the political, administrative and financial independence of local authorities. Full story -  Scottish Legal News


Saturday Conversations on Law
Posted by
Labels: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Monday

20th July - Law News

3128th 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:  George Floyd's uncle, Selwyn Jones, spoke to the public and media as the police officers who have been charged with the death of his nephew appeared in court on Monday for a pre-trial hearing.


Focus of the Day Article: The Supreme Court has restricted the scope of the ‘no reflective loss’ rule, in a ground-breaking judgment. The decision, handed down this week in Sevilleja v Marex Financial [2020] UKSC 31, clarifies the principle that reflective loss cannot be recovered (the principle derives from a 1982 ruling that shareholders cannot claim for loss of value of shares or dividends because that loss is a reflection of the loss suffered by the company rather than a personal loss). The upshot of Sevilleja is that business owners who provide loans or personal guarantees for the benefit of a company will retain their individual legal rights against wrongdoing by third parties. Moreover, their rights will not be damaged by the actions of any insolvency practitioners appointed if the company goes into administration. Full story -  New Law Journal


Saturday Conversations on Law
Posted by
Labels: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Sunday

19th July - Law News

3126th 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 Bangladesh, more than a dozen health workers have been arrested on charges of selling thousands of fake certificates claiming people are free of coronavirus. Corruption has only added to the challenge of fighting the COVID-19 outbreak.


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Crowd delays funeral for Glasgow knife attacker Badreddin Abadlla Adam https://t.co/Gb7F7Xmg3l
  • Thorpe Park: Man 'slashed in stomach' in stabbing https://t.co/b8un47fjmt
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/KIW9We5rR1
  • The 'digital strip search' has gone, but rape survivors still live in fear https://t.co/Aanwx0N7lS
  • Coronavirus spike continues amid new Catalonia restrictions #Spain https://t.co/fY5NfWxmoX
  • #Russia's UK ambassador rejects coronavirus vaccine hacking allegations https://t.co/9d65PghGcp
  • A "wartime state" has been declared in Urumqi, the capital of #China's western Xinjiang region, after a spike in cases of coronavirus https://t.co/mdmqHU9Gj0
  • Street protests are continuing for a seventh day in #Russia's far east in support of the detained governor Sergei Furgal https://t.co/T9ADimtWV
  • Wales' ancient monuments set to reopen in August https://t.co/TQfH6kd2u
  • Scotland sees biggest daily rise in cases in almost a month https://t.co/AtMgrAGGR9 
  • Met Police must apologise for 'knee-on-neck' arrest says lawyer https://t.co/JhA3j26oq1
  • A field day for divorce specialists? Lockdown may trigger 'surge' in couples splitting https://t.co/9rZRzUOnZ
  • Nantes: Arson suspected in fire at Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul cathedral #France https://t.co/dqfM85xpt1
  • Holidaymakers who were given refund credit notes, rather than cash, for their cancelled package holiday are being reassured their money is safe https://t.co/xgjkz9K2W
  • Unauthorised use of a trade mark guideline consultation https://t.co/m7wLQ5Lm2z
  • Draft sentencing guidelines for selling or possessing counterfeit goods intended for sale have been published by the Sentencing Council | NLJ https://t.co/nTZLEBam62
  • The government spends less on the justice system per day per head than the price of a red pepper in Tesco, a report has found - Small Change for Justice report 2020 | NLJ https://t.co/Cd8WWXS8gN
  • Powers extended for CILEx lawyers during COVID-19 pandemic - Institute urges government to make the change permanent | NLJ https://t.co/Ez4zgmU0vn
  • Two-thirds of barristers would find extended court operating hours ‘an impossibility’ due to caring responsibilities or because they are themselves vulnerable during the pandemic, the Bar Council has warned | NLJ https://t.co/G2zCpypKpP
  • A global project to improve the mental wellbeing of lawyers has been launched by the International Bar Association (IBA), as COVID-19 adds to the stress of professional life https://t.co/7YD8qeO3O6
  • The costs of budgeting and costs management do not include VAT, the Senior Costs Judge has held in an important decision for costs lawyers | NLJ https://t.co/jtyZB6dwEM 
  • Lawyers who enter into damages-based agreements (DBAs) can be paid in the event of early termination, the High Court has confirmed in a landmark judgment | NLJ https://t.co/0O0vEH3oey 
  • The Justice Committee has launched an inquiry into the Coroner Service and whether enough improvements have been made since reforms were introduced by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 https://t.co/5bLpf3WAD
  • The Barber window closed for Safeway pensioners when the Pensions Act took force, the Court of Appeal has held unanimously | NLJ https://t.co/T4ootOMwKK
  • The Supreme Court has restricted the scope of the ‘no reflective loss’ rule, in a ground-breaking judgment | NLJ https://t.co/MWGKG0604
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/5OmccCTM4y
  • Police Have Too Much Access to People’s Data, #German Court Rules https://t.co/RWqwYrRaTU 
  • #Tunisian Woman Sentenced to Prison Over Joke Alluding to the Quran https://t.co/N5Tb0x51kI 
  • More than 140 released prisoners housed in hotels during lockdown https://t.co/1tWvzo6rZt
  • Twitter hackers manipulated staff to access internal systems https://t.co/COdLXsUHzn
  • Ofcom says it is concerned some customers are "not being treated fairly" over the amount they are being charged to keep old email addresses https://t.co/UtemHwFOEy
  • Portland protests: Federal agents 'abuse power' in arrests #US https://t.co/fMKGjO7Qez 
  • Councils in England get new powers for local shutdowns https://t.co/vz4YXApFls
Posted by
Labels: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)