Monday

3rd August - Law News

3142th 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:  Protesters rally outside Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem on Saturday, August 1, in another round of anti-government demonstrations in the country.



Focus of the Day Article:  Candidates will pay £3,980 to sit the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE), the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed. Full story - New Law Journal


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/cs3MublKoL 
  • BLM march held after Bristol race related attack https://t.co/mFzt4Qewjr
  • A major incident has been declared by authorities in Greater Manchester following recent rises in coronavirus infection rates https://t.co/U7ObpF18hy
  • If Britain ditches overseas holidays, we can eliminate coronavirus? https://t.co/sxHxThtgeg
  • Don’t bank on Britain’s foppish, lazy elites to save us from deep fakery https://t.co/hSYRKanfPS
  • Tory MP not suspended over rape allegation arrest while investigation ongoing https://t.co/Tc9EuhIisp
  • New homes and hospitals will be granted "automatic" permission to be built as part of sweeping planning reforms in England, the housing secretary says https://t.co/zOx3PWsU7j 
  • Covid cluster linked to Aberdeen bar after 13 new cases https://t.co/xQzzPXKX6q
  • TikTok: Microsoft pauses talks on buying US arm - reports https://t.co/vHF2kIaye
  • Egypt has invited billionaire Elon Musk to visit the country and see for himself that its famous pyramids were not built by aliens https://t.co/x6SCckV36
  • Corporate law firm pledges to donate all profits to charity - forever - Legal Cheek https://t.co/hytKrVfGum
  • US law firm Crowell & Moring to recruit first London trainee - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6aCzgdVzWz
  • Beware the legal outsourcing second wave, junior City lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/9OJhTjNmBm
  • Staffordshire law grad wins High Court judicial review declaring benefit regulations unlawful - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Pk3n06qC9W 
  • ‘Eat Out to Help Out’… at the Supreme Court - Legal Cheek https://t.co/quZwz9ziz
  • The opportunities for future City lawyers in a post-COVID world - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6ydpiNNqYy nearly 10% to £857,000 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/5KSUAIg7J
  • Junior solicitor struck off for trying to cover up costs order against her client - Legal Cheek https://t.co/G8khXeCnK
  • New ‘10xChallenge’ replaces London Legal Walk - Legal Cheek https://t.co/3WtvAheVWT
  • Home-working: Older solicitors more likely to struggle with tech compared to younger colleagues, research finds - Legal Cheek https://t.co/JXBKJeYlcM
  • Freshfields posts 84% trainee retention score - Legal Cheek https://t.co/4KPVV9ydPT
  • Allen & Overy sets 35% ethnic minority target for trainees - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Bwg3JdKhgH
  • SRA reveals SQE exam cost of £3,980 as it extends transitional arrangements in response to COVID-19 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/0HoEE2mHNX
  • 9 City law firms make gender equality employer list - Legal Cheek https://t.co/bjkDz3S3I4
  • Latest financials reveal mixed fortunes for City firms - Legal Cheek https://t.co/IZVvEjbvK
  • Six top commercial chambers unite to mentor ‘under-represented’ aspiring barristers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/YWlLBYdXo
  • ULaw confirms SQE training deal with Sheffield University - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Zf8LMMNG6
  • Travers Smith partner profits down 20% amid COVID-19 disruption - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Xsm1DJ73ZE
  • Coventry Uni law grad launches her own range of Nike trainers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/lEphZ03zv
  • Essex Court Chambers barrister calls for Wiley to be stripped of MBE following anti-Semitic rant - Legal Cheek https://t.co/SfU410pf3
  • No sanction for trainee solicitor who inflated billing hours - Legal Cheek https://t.co/EzuMqqxS77
  • Remote prison visits for solicitors 'not available for weeks' | Law Gazette https://t.co/6rqiKZAAM
  • Claimant ordered to pay defence costs after fundamental dishonesty finding | Law Gazette https://t.co/NCx3FROrPr
  • Best of the blogs - 1 August 2020 | Law Gazette https://t.co/y0g9Ab2oIZ
  • The #Australian state of Victoria has declared a state of disaster and imposed new lockdown measures after a surge in coronavirus infections https://t.co/3Ln68ohvHw
  • Teachers and parents need "greater clarity" on the reopening of schools amid a rise in coronavirus cases, the head of a leading teachers' union say https://t.co/t8frdWmBhc
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/iKwFWL4GU3
  • #Iran says it has arrested head of US-based 'terrorist group': say Jamshid Sharmahd of the Kingdom Assembly of Iran planned the deadly 2008 bombing of a mosque in Shiraz https://t.co/q565hM25af
  • 'Green' colonialism is ruining Indigenous lives: #Norway continues to allow the construction of wind farms on Saami land, which threatens their herding livelihoods https://t.co/HXuAlcxyZ8
  • #Bangladesh university turning women garment workers into leaders: Special programme aims to inspire female workers to become leaders and boost women's rights across industries https://t.co/5o9H6cVNhk

Sunday

2nd August - Law News

3141st 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:  Coronavirus restrictions have been reimposed in parts of northern England after an increase in infections. Pubs, restaurants, cafes and gyms remain open, but some people feel being targeted.




Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Conservative MP arrested on suspicion of rape: allegations relate to four separate incidents alleged to have taken place between July 2019 and January 2020 https://t.co/kImF5iEYbo
  • I was an EHRC commissioner. It needs to start taking racism seriously | Simon Woolley https://t.co/m0uBezhsSI
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/B2pUitvEo9 #covid19
  • Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a racially-aggravated attack on an NHS worker https://t.co/tyKdAuu7x
  • The #US general manager of TikTok has said the Chinese-owned video-sharing app is "here for the long run", after President Donald Trump said he would ban it in the US https://t.co/7h3WZRWMbr 
  • Did UK Special Forces execute unarmed civilians in Afghanistan in 2011? https://t.co/pTNKEn8fka
  • Public told to avoid four ‘unmanageable’ Kent beaches https://t.co/qy4pHeM7M
  • LBC host Iain Dale breaks long silence over attempted rape https://t.co/ASeOraVyRv
  • #Kenyan tea workers file UN complaint against Unilever over 2007 ethnic violence https://t.co/Pe81zTnzSU
  • 'Walk for jobs' march in Caerphilly over General Electric cuts https://t.co/6YLmw5mbck
  • Coldstream guards probed over ‘fight with royal footmen’ https://t.co/Gy4kXZGAzR
  • #SouthKorea has arrested the leader of a religious sect linked to the country's largest coronavirus outbreak. Lee Man-hee, 88, heads the Shincheonji Church of Jesus https://t.co/wOhQXzLGzL
  • Pubs or "other activities" in England may need to close to allow schools to reopen next month, a scientist advising the government has said https://t.co/M2JJEPfriM
  • A 33-year-old man who needs 24/7 care has made an emotional plea to the Welsh Government to follow England and introduce personal health budgets https://t.co/rF2E6yL89d
  • Compass Chambers: August COVID-19 webinar series - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/y6kjqwrQOv
  • Judgment in Chinese fraud and torture case to be handed down next week - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xF1AesuHjp
  • Majority of Scottish companies planning redundancies when furlough scheme ends - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/57BDvhCrx8
  • Carbon capture and storage – the new normal on the UK Continental Shelf? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ILqeRAaiHH
  • The Supreme Court has clarified the duties of charity members, in a landmark case concerning a wealthy philanthropic couple whose marriage breakdown caused management difficulties for their charity | NLJ https://t.co/4a23meJ4BR
  • Candidates will pay £3,980 to sit the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE), the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed | NLJ https://t.co/Tb3rPX5QWu
  • Nominations have opened for Next 100 Years’ annual Inspirational Women in Law Awards, which recognise women excelling in their career and helping to promote opportunities for other women https://t.co/KvkmrJokIM
  • Regulators have abandoned plans to introduce a higher rights qualification for solicitors acting in serious cases in the youth court | NLJ https://t.co/R2MZ6uma9Q
  • MPs have launched an inquiry into the delays to justice as a result of COVID-19 | NLJ https://t.co/Iz86bjEmsY
  • MPs have criticised the lack of ‘basic data’ available to the judiciary on the extent of delays in the criminal courts | NLJ https://t.co/wGJPuxI7Zc
  • Lawyers have been asked for their views on the economic crime levy, to be imposed on anti-money laundering regulated businesses and law firms | NLJ https://t.co/t7qxPCufb5
  • Small and medium law firms are bullish about the future but, paradoxically, far less confident about their clients’ prospects, according to this year’s Bellwether Report | NLJ https://t.co/GCQS6e0B7
  • It is ‘vital’ that the UK continue her membership of the Lugano Convention, the Lord Mayor of London, William Russell, said at the annual Mansion House Judges’ Dinner, this year held virtually | NLJ https://t.co/NlVkSjIKCx
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Qt8AFDET7v
  • Residents in popular Cornish resorts have said they are "too scared" to go food shopping because of visitors pouring down narrow streets and ignoring social distancing https://t.co/KiIxMHsG9z
  • #HongKong 'seeking arrest' of fleeing activists https://t.co/D8uLJkKgQW
  • Businesses begin to pay towards furlough scheme - BBC News https://t.co/6RY48yEMZf
  • President Donald Trump has announced he is banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok in the #US https://t.co/zieXRJAWWG
  • People shielding against coronavirus can now leave their home and return to work, as a further easing of lockdown restrictions in England is postponed https://t.co/z87tITsql5
  • Inside Baltimore's human trafficking industry #US https://t.co/Vth3cOfPwK
  • The illegal surveillance of Catalans should worry all Europeans #Spain https://t.co/UD5i0wQLbu
  • #Israel's occupation has left Palestinians unable to control the virus https://t.co/JEszSOkcir
  • Chris Packham loses appeal against HS2 rail project https://t.co/JrtBoJMjc2
  • Underage girl forced to have sex with Prince Andrew, US court document claims: Papers part of 2015 civil court case by girl, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell https://t.co/TA1UsxdT5
  • Ex-British army officer faces 13 years in Romanian jail over ayahuasca ceremony: Thomas Lishman charged with prominent local figures in ‘landmark human rights case’ https://t.co/kIJYLeLav4
  • Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence overturned by appeals court #US https://t.co/0WbcC26YXO
  • Ban on prison visits in England and Wales breaches children's rights, say lawyers https://t.co/S9NEJaJVr
  • The safety of children is our paramount concern at Cafcass https://t.co/WlGeK1TCoS

Saturday

1st August - Law News

3140th 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:  At least 21 people have died in several districts of Punjab allegedly after consuming toxic liquor, prompting Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to order a high-level probe. The senior Congress leader later tweeted that the guilty will not be spared.




Saturday Conversations on Law
  • The government has been accused of causing "confusion and distress" with its handling of new lockdown rules https://t.co/sZLT6HlVZm
  • 'Invisible' Stoke-on-Trent girl 'gravely neglected' in lockdown https://t.co/bA7EBAe5dx
  • Mason Sheppard, 19, from Bognor Regis is one of three individuals charged over a major Twitter hack, according to the #US Department of Justice https://t.co/TbqzsAc2iP
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/77e3dVYOlC
  • Crispin Odey, one of Britain's highest-profile hedge fund managers and brexit funders, has been charged with indecent assault https://t.co/WozUtO83rA
  • Coronavirus: 'The spirit of Eid has gone but celebrations continue' https://t.co/U14vWOB7Be
  • Fans will not be allowed to attend the pilot sports events scheduled for this weekend in England after a spike in coronavirus cases, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said https://t.co/OOLzXsO9Bv
  • Coronavirus infections rising in England https://t.co/umQ9ZTte1g
  • PC Andrew Harper's teenage killers jailed https://t.co/GY9wMvOSD4
  • The further easing of coronavirus restrictions in England - due to come in this weekend - has been postponed for at least two weeks, amid concerns over an increase in coronavirus cases https://t.co/US9n3VsQEK
  • What are the new lockdown rules for Greater Manchester? https://t.co/dGgj3OIxoD
  • Outer House grants divorce to Russian wife of Scotsman living in Dubai - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/aGUTgKsy3g
  • Quarantine rules imposed on travellers from Luxembourg - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CwhrhKQf33
  • Aberdeen housing market suffers dramatic decline in sales over lockdown - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BfRwaeD7EK
  • Ferguson Officer Who Killed Michael Brown Isn’t Charged #US https://t.co/Rj2gVEqqWT
  • A Quarter of #Bangladesh Is Flooded: a striking inequity of our time: The people least responsible for climate change are among those most hurt by its consequences https://t.co/NrQPzEYGy
  • Lawyers must be able to report “mini-bullying moments” - Legal Futures https://t.co/Vzd3RF8S3N
  • Government awards cash for Covid lawtech innovation - Legal Futures https://t.co/VGtpvh9fz8
  • Number of complaints received by law firms on the rise - Legal Futures https://t.co/qXYQ1OUbuw
  • Conveyancing paralegal banned for trying to cover up mistake - Legal Futures https://t.co/rLXzpVjFpQ
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/L4hThAuczJ
  • Police cordons to stop crowds at Bournemouth beach amid fears of heatwave https://t.co/a9xVX4ipLb
  • Twitter says spear-phishing attack on employees led to breach https://t.co/xBNyN5eZwE
  • Kylie Moore-Gilbert granted meeting with Australian ambassador to #Iran https://t.co/PtgzCFl85x
  • Ghislaine Maxwell: court unseals documents related to dealings with Epstein https://t.co/GXETbufcru
  • ACT police receive no complaints against Dyson Heydon following harassment allegations #Australia https://t.co/4Jfx9sQf4h
  • British prisons are inhumane and do not prevent crime – most of them should go https://t.co/nCGXkZXl5Z
  • Sex party club founder defends £170,000 government Covid-19 loan: Killing Kittens boss hits back after Labour MP calls for state aid to be halted https://t.co/V5jxxBmP8c
  • Prosecution service under fire over record low rape convictions: Police censure charging policy and judge allows landmark legal challenge to go ahead https://t.co/JZquPIhkH
  • Kylie and Kendall Jenner are amongst dozens of influencers BBC Click has discovered to be promoting the sale of imitation Apple AirPods on Instagram https://t.co/H6ZygMQo83

Friday

31st July - Law News

3139th 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:  It is one of the grimmest of crimes - its victims among the most vulnerable, but often seen as criminals themselves.  Exclusive figures seen give a sense of the scale of the devastation caused by criminal exploitation: 47 children killed or seriously harmed in two years.



Focus of the Day Article:  The police could be sued over tactics deployed during protests supporting the Black Lives Matters movement. The Black Protest Legal Support group was set up to provide free advice and representation to activists and protesters. Committee member Danielle Manson, a barrister at Garden Court Chambers, told a Public Law Project conference this week to ‘watch this space’ over the possibility of legal action. Full story - The Law Society Gazette


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Coronavirus in Wales: Up to 30 can meet outdoors from Monday https://t.co/XZ6o9YmHve
  • Separate households will not be able to meet indoors from Friday in Greater Manchester, East Lancashire and parts of West Yorkshire, the government says https://t.co/RAYg5pzQRf
  • Coronavirus second wave risk is 'absolutely real' - Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford https://t.co/mHMb9QzEua
  • Jet2 tells some holidaymakers in Spain to come home early https://t.co/HsLWognjC6
  • Top Republicans have rejected Donald Trump's suggestion that November's presidential election should be delayed over alleged fraud concerns #US https://t.co/6DpSD2WUhQ
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/bbUK94o9vw
  • British trafficking victim sues Priti Patel alleging abuse of personal data: Lawyers argue human rights of ‘extremely vulnerable’ woman were breached by Home Office access to personal and confidential details https://t.co/xIHpyipeCF
  • What challenges do rape victims face in getting cases to court? https://t.co/h1TWwbVbvW
  • 'State-sanctioned gaslighting': a rape survivor recalls her CPS ordeal https://t.co/MKwdD0b8O
  • The Guardian view on falling rape prosecutions: women’s rights are regressing | Editorial https://t.co/Hs5GSsdOqR 
  • Justice is not about numbers, but some numbers cannot be ignored | Law Gazette https://t.co/9P7gtUvc69
  • Profit drops by 8% at Herbert Smith Freehills | Law Gazette https://t.co/RMobIa2KS0
  • ‘Overwhelmed’ junior struck off after concealing court orders | Law Gazette https://t.co/5YIkQ3XAuU
  • Summer spike in judicial sanctions | Law Gazette https://t.co/aqoUn04G5e 
  • Pre-Covid remote hearings worked well, study finds | Law Gazette https://t.co/a4hrPBkhL0
  • Solicitor super-exam to cost £3,980 | Law Gazette https://t.co/rpzxn39NE
  • Court closures 'hard to justify now', say MPs | Law Gazette https://t.co/BL6xL583Zm
  • Charlie Elphicke: Why did it take so long to bring ex-MP to justice? https://t.co/R6niq7gakp
  • A young NHS worker who was seriously injured by a car in a racially-aggravated attack says he is "glad he is still here breathing" https://t.co/bnEcJp1jOx
  • Nominations open for Law Society's 2020 Rising Star Award - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IemyyNO7xr
  • British Nationality for EU Citizens: a Citizens Rights Project webinar - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/JYJpHFZpy4
  • Police were justified in using PAVA spray on woman 'acting violently' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yBKxQE4QWT
  • Spain quarantine rules and employment law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MSZqjB2bsY
  • Blog: Good news for claimants in construction adjudication - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ETUMiFbHBH
  • Harper Macleod solicitor tops the class in STEP Awards - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/aYd0yP0Lgp
  • Charlie Elphicke trial: former Conservative MP has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two women https://t.co/nSQ4wm5Zx
  • Holocaust survivor launches legal claim against #German railway https://t.co/IQFYDn9C9Z
  • Serious Fraud Office prosecutes Airbus subsidiary over alleged corruption https://t.co/Fjn7BGa1X8
  • Legal & General's new leasing model 'potentially game-changing' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rMQ0WQ2GNR
  • New law to ensure furloughed employees receive full redundancy payments - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qnJFVkSN7f 
  • English child care judge found to have potential bias after leaving remote link open - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gaATvzfLog
  • Judges reject terror offender's challenge of early release ban: An attempt by terrorism offender Mohammed Zahir Khan to overturn a ban on early release from prison has been thrown out by the High Court https://t.co/c6oowqbj3F 
  • UK lockdown solidarity 'starting to fray' https://t.co/VLIaTXCxck
  • England had the highest levels of excess deaths in Europe between the end of February to the middle of June, official analysis shows https://t.co/63ItBG5PT
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/PieL0nzhc4
  • Revealed: Most barristers failing to comply with transparency rules - Legal Futures https://t.co/0JyvOjzHEf
  • Assistant turned senior partner let struck-off solicitor maintain control - Legal Futures https://t.co/m4yBKYRBUS
  • Justice committee launches inquiry into court backlog - Legal Futures https://t.co/zLp1tdIdBi
  • My lockdown legacy – what will yours be? - Legal Futures https://t.co/ABkXFicsp9
  • The Trump administration is planning to withdraw some federal security forces from Portland, Oregon, after weeks of clashes with protesters #US https://t.co/5QNlldqcMO
  • The length of time people with coronavirus symptoms will have to self-isolate for is expected to be increased from seven to 10 days in England https://t.co/dQqLEcM735 
  • Australia's virus-hit state of #Victoria has reported its worst death toll and case rise - prompting fears that a six-week lockdown of state capital Melbourne is not working https://t.co/v4W8RcKPvl
  • Domino's #NewZealand drops 'free pizza for Karen' offer after backlash over white middle-aged women who are perceived to be obnoxious or racist called Karen https://t.co/wVJI81xHbf J
  • Rape convictions fall to record low in England and Wales https://t.co/lrhELsPVLT

Thursday

30th July - Law News

3138th 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:  Three police officers caught on video bashing a man during a welfare check in 2017 have escaped conviction, instead facing fines for the attack on the man at his home in Preston. Officers John Edney, 30, Florian Hilgart, 42, and Brad McLeod, 35, were found guilty of assault last week and have each agreed to a good behaviour bond for 12 months.



Focus of the Day Article:  'We are the A&E of law': the first UK law centre for poor people turns 50. Austerity cuts to legal aid may have restricted North Kensington’s resources, but they haven’t crushed its spirit. Full story - Guardian Law


Saturday Conversations on Law

Wednesday

29th July - Law News

3137th 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:  Watch US Attorney General Bill Barr's complete opening statements before the House Judiciary Committee.



Focus of the Day Article:  The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is to end the practice of allowing trainee solicitors to obtain higher rights of audience (HRA) but has reversed course on its proposed approach to advocacy in the youth courts. Full story - Legal Futures


Saturday Conversations on Law