14th August - Law News

Edition 3153: 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.
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Focus of the Day Law Article: Q&A: what’s the real story behind recent UK refugee arrivals? Britain takes in very few of the world’s asylum seekers and only a minority of them arrive by boat. Full story - Guardian Law

Today's Highlighted Video Story:  Pat Bellew who was a volunteer at Lordship Credit Union, Ireland, on the night of the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe on 25 Jan 2013 recounts what he saw that night.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Do You Trust Lawyer Bots? Well, It Depends. | Above the Law https://t.co/8zXogn9Gb
• Investment Firm GC Heads to Goodwin's Private Equity Practice | The American Lawyer https://t.co/PTqG5c2JII
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/PH7lyr6HJm
• Fortnite removed from iPhone App Store as Epic Games sues https://t.co/H2UO7aylQ
• Lord chancellor faced two JRs before immigration U-turn | Law Gazette https://t.co/E20ppfYiN
• SRA shuts down West Midlands firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/2zXziHBSOM
• Hunger striking lawyers 'in critical condition' | Law Gazette https://t.co/quEvkAG0m
• Lawtech and protection of justice spending on Society’s CSR wishlist | Law Gazette https://t.co/HZDpwpwZm
• SRA declines to comment on Freshfields investigation report | Law Gazette https://t.co/DCtdHxTKaW
• Masks not mandatory in appointment-only firms | Law Gazette https://t.co/OMpJPzzm3b
• MoJ reveals impact of suspending housing possession proceedings | Law Gazette https://t.co/ru6IatTxf4
• Legal information giant snaps up digital courts system | Law Gazette https://t.co/fMPby32ZNo
• Chevron Is Trying to Crush a Prominent Climate Lawyer https://t.co/iCUsT2f1TT
• DLA Piper announces £150m litigation funding pot | Law Gazette https://t.co/sSg27hCB03
• Profession sides with harassed bar exam students | Law Gazette https://t.co/nm4I2wYtlu
• Forgotten defendants and crumbling criminal justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/DYcMAlBbbb
• UK passengers barred from flights to Greece over confusing Covid forms https://t.co/dVPRkilKSB
• Netherlands and Malta set to be added to England's quarantine list https://t.co/SWEPWjIrQe
• Equalities body warns it may step in after A-level downgrades in England https://t.co/tBptA4i0Sb
• #Israel signs historic 'peace' deal with UAE that suspends illegal annexation https://t.co/2oTDt2YwyV
• Mak Staff Tribunal Orders Reinstatement of Dismissed Political Science Don Dr Okuku #Uganda https://t.co/Zw9nN8VSm0
• Waitangi Tribunal to hear claim from Moko Rangitoheriri's mother #NewZealand https://t.co/JXHOQEWOfv
• Tribunal ponders alleged bike-lane bias against blind in Victoria #Canada https://t.co/aijLuZrkkK
• New Tribunal rules and advertisement for Armed Forced Tribunal members come under High Court scanner #India https://t.co/77vdsXwOw
• Our Legal Heritage: The cow that sparked a farmers' revolt and eight 'not proven' verdicts - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PwlF7yYB
• Belarus: Irish academic who evaded arrest in Minsk reflects on Lukashenko's fall from grace - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/iLoPKkVI1s
• Willie McIntyre's latest legal thriller Bad Debt out soon - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TLXw0Kga7R
• Pension scheme transfer judgment to be handed down by Supreme Court next week - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NBJ3JfrE
• ICO to take pragmatic approach to enforcement during COVID-19 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/E0MHiMFqE
• UK government’s plans for post-Brexit internal market 'threaten' devolved policies - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yHJbuz33s
• Neal Maupay, Brighton forward to receive legal support from the Premier League after online abuse from a Singapore-based individual https://t.co/2nwF65GXS
• New resource to help practitioners in High Court solemn trials - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/z0ysTbC8Z
• Lord Advocate orders investigation into Stonehaven derailing - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/T6n1kmxAns
• Aberdeen landowners’ reclaiming motion against restriction of servitude right refused  - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QAqqqfSaM
• Musicians have complained about politicians playing their music at events for years. Now, with Neil Young suing for copyright infringement, they are trying a new strategy #US https://t.co/aw7Xx35HPE
• Almost 300 people have tested positive for Covid-19 following an outbreak at a factory which makes M&S sandwiches https://t.co/CWJ8SBiTCm
• Luxury Homes Tie #Chinese Communist Elite to Hong Kong’s Fate https://t.co/PtcxR4Npd
• A Florida Sheriff Has Ordered His Deputies Not to Wear Masks #US https://t.co/QWjk6glaY3
• How American Guns Are Fueling UK Crime https://t.co/iyNIkeZLJi
• #US proposes change to shower rules after Trump's hair-washing moan https://t.co/6PR3YTq6Vc
• David Lammy: ‘Ex-offenders should have the chance of a clean slate’ https://t.co/1d1S6FsdnB
• From First Female Police Officer Of Maharashtra To Investigator With #Indian Central Bureau https://t.co/Ay7WwmB62d
• ‘No Slavery in #Australia’? These Pacific Islanders Tell a Different Story https://t.co/rr3xyUFC0H
• ‘Are You OK?’: Audio Captures Father and Son in Beirut Hospital Minutes After Blast #Lebanon https://t.co/25uHUvyoH
• #Zimbabweans stage solo social media protests against human rights abuse in the country https://t.co/3THBnA5Egq
• What price solidarity among legal aid lawyers? - Legal Futures https://t.co/kDtNcwSvKm
• Barristers step in to support beleaguered Bar students - Legal Futures https://t.co/KIkbapqXKm
• Bouncer left bleeding after 5ft 2in solicitor 'hit him over the head with her stiletto heel' https://t.co/w3bCoARBqt
• Charlton Athletic: Paul Elliott taking legal advice about proposed takeover https://t.co/xof98X6VH
• UK HR Two Minute Monthly: disability discrimination; TUPE; employment status https://t.co/zqxEKC1Ajv
• 67% of solicitors tell Law Society PC fee is not value for money - Legal Futures https://t.co/Jenxzbx7bm
• 4 Things a Lawyer May Not Tell You https://t.co/onp8DbHtXJ
• Ex-Citi London Forex Trader Welcomes Unfair Dismissal Ruling https://t.co/4CfgaHJFhc
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/pKn2497vst
• Indigenous property rights protect the Amazon rainforest #Brazil https://t.co/xt9ufaPK5I
• Investigation into fatal Stonehaven train derailment begins https://t.co/YNbR9gGPlv
• Top grades at A-level have gone up in Wales, after a chaotic summer when schools shut and exams were cancelled. https://t.co/2LDLWZbTHQ
• The 'toxic debate' around trans rights is harming the UK, says expert https://t.co/5yLVy86voX
• Tribunal issues determination of reasonable indication of injury-decorative and other non-structural plywood from #Canada https://t.co/p0Jk93wHH
• The Scottish Government has launched a consultation about the possibility of amalgamating the Scottish Land Court and the Lands Tribunal in Scotland https://t.co/6A76dieVz1 
• Rose Arnall, winning solicitor at housing charity Shelter, helped secure a landmark victory against housing discrimination for a tenant. She explains the steps you can take to stop it happening to you https://t.co/9NtNf2Ov0
• St Albans solicitor Debenhams Ottaway raises money for charity https://t.co/48JFpmHexD
• Judiciary employees reported bullying and sexual harassment in significant numbers but the complaints were rarely filed or successfully addressed #Kenya https://t.co/dJUqVzhvT6
• #Nepal Bar Association calls for a mechanism to control corruption in the judiciary https://t.co/qCUK3n1Tfs
• Supreme Court ruling on rights of daughters reinstates faith in Judiciary: Valli #India https://t.co/UshMTm6TMO
• #Iran arrests five Iranians for spying for foreign states: judiciary https://t.co/y2cbhrjikj

13th August - Law News

Edition 3152: 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.
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Focus of the Day Law Article: A designated family judge who was criticised this year for employing ‘obsolescent concepts' on consent in a family case has confirmed he will step down from his leadership role next week. In an email seen by the Gazette, His Honour Judge Robin Tolson QC, of Central Family Court in London, said the designated family judge (DFJ) role was 'arduous and, at times, thankless', and he wanted a life 'better suited to my personal circumstances'. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Today's Highlighted Video Story:  Experts have told the Australia Aged Care Royal Commission that hundreds of nursing home residents in Australia will die from coronavirus. It's also heard shocking testimony about the lack of protective equipment at some nursing homes. And today the Federal Government hit back at claims it had no plan in place to deal with a COVID-19 outbreak in aged care homes.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The pilot of a drone flown illegally over properties in Cirencester met one of the residents and underwent training as part of a successful restorative justice outcome https://t.co/xj6exUsBNN
• Kings County Supreme Court Justice Retires Due to Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Diagnosis #US | New York Law Journal https://t.co/TIptAWHIeF 
• A gangland killer says his former lawyer Nicola Gobbo has more to fear from Victoria Police than the criminal underworld #US https://t.co/uu2O5QGfPK
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/SBGWmBLz9f
• Top commercial chambers reveal mentoring initiative for aspiring barristers from underrepresented groups https://t.co/HfY80AalrY
• Downward spiral of criminal defence continues | Law Gazette https://t.co/lIMZGnLIxB
• Government U-turn over immigration fee reform | Law Gazette https://t.co/shhLzR4clH
• Performance at big US firms drops sharply | Law Gazette https://t.co/9yPryreOh6
• 'Robust security checks' at Nightingale courts | Law Gazette https://t.co/tuALjIY9Jq
• Bar exams plagued with technical faults, anxious students claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/GMwXzpqYu
• Revenues rebound by 20% in June, but still down on last year | Law Gazette https://t.co/dvXyxjWBMQ
• Norton Rose Fulbright cuts NQ pay to reward senior associates | Law Gazette https://t.co/7Ir5WUWge
• Let's drop the nebulous 'robo-lawyer' moniker | Law Gazette https://t.co/YBMIvl3jnp
• National firm Kingly Solicitors Limited, which has 16 offices across the United Kingdom, has been shut down by the regulator | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ej08N7uepf
• Uttar Pradesh Lawyer Abhishek Shukla, the newly-elected joint secretary of Bar Association, Allegedly Shot At, Beaten Up By Accused Linked To A Gang In Prayagraj: Police #India https://t.co/btttxOxqci
• England's contact-tracing app gets green light for trial https://t.co/8z8FlhLrb5
• Teenager, 17, pulled from River Taff after falling near Cardiff bridge https://t.co/FIlVufyFtE 
• Management-employee communication key to preventing discrimination in the workplace: lawyer https://t.co/NfaoBGAORi
• How Did a Lawyer Who Took on Big Oil and Won End up Under House Arrest? Steven Donziger is celebrated by Nobel laureates and international lawyers, but now he’s being demonized #US https://t.co/9luWkZEeIg
• Stamp Duty Changes Appears To Have Increased Overseas Buyer Enquiries https://t.co/fJto6ZAJZ7
• Recruitment crisis in conveyancing as hundreds of vacancies remain unfilled https://t.co/4s5Ui56oSm 
• New protocols to help give communities greater stake in land use - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wh8czBHszF
• Report finds failure to observe social distancing at HMP Kilmarnock - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/M6zj0rybGJ
• English Court of Appeal rules automated facial recognition technology an interference with ECHR rights  - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/a2aOTvfofm
• A senior Met Police official has condemned the "trial by social media" faced by officers who stopped a car carrying a Labour MP https://t.co/AyDDe9yhNj
• A-Levels in Wales: Changes considered to grading system https://t.co/VVeAre8gTz
• DLA Piper's Natasha Luther-Jones and Peter Ihrfelt recognised in The Legal Power List 2020 https://t.co/j2PRIAJP7z
• Holyrood harassment inquiry to consider legal means to force Scottish Government to release documents https://t.co/1IZBvJsCPa
• Supreme Court to examine if reference to alleged corruption in judiciary would per se amount to contempt #India https://t.co/Dp2GqxwyR
• The big legal questions behind Trump’s TikTok and WeChat bans #US https://t.co/bh4hQOBT7
• Facebook has updated its rules to tackle posts containing depictions of "blackface" and common anti-Semitic stereotypes, no action on Islamophobia as yet https://t.co/tFGQRpXnoU
• 'Serious injuries' after passenger train derails near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire during storms https://t.co/u7TMQGZ0Kj
• University worker suspended for alleged grade tampering unfairly dismissed, tribunal rules https://t.co/pLDr8mJ163
• PM Boris Johnson considers law change amid rising migrant crossings https://t.co/7FkyhW5lli
• LeO: Simplest complaints could take over a year to conclude - Legal Futures https://t.co/iSzRVPBISu
• Dentons to add non-legal services amid global growth - Legal Futures https://t.co/t6QC4P0cEo
• Bar students hit by technical failures in first online test - Legal Futures https://t.co/3moq4NRQR8
• Coronavirus: Airline refunds ‘still too slow’ despite warning https://t.co/MULDZfWZVt
• Coronavirus: 'Horrifying' death rate of dementia patients https://t.co/jM4XyfnS7w 
• UK officially in recession for first time in 11 years https://t.co/BEd30P3XlV 
• Asylum seeker removal flight to go ahead despite last-minute court action https://t.co/3SDOheySGf
• Man awarded £1.1m after sexual abuse by PE teacher speaks out https://t.co/sABaw5BGcR
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/XirKlsj3Po
• Lord Lester of Herne Hill obituary: Lawyer who made a huge contribution to Britain’s groundbreaking legislation on racial and gender equality https://t.co/50zzrxwzKI
• Lincoln Crawford obituary: Race equality campaigner who became one of Britain’s first black barristers and conducted a number of high-profile inquiries https://t.co/6VQX1UKNRn
• Former California attorney general Kamala Harris: Who is Biden's running mate in 2020 #US election? https://t.co/31rVA9AplP
• A source close to Home Secretary Priti Patel has branded Ben and Jerry's ice cream "overpriced junk food" after the company criticised her stance on cross-channel migrant crossings https://t.co/LU117rry41
• Tiger King's Carole Baskin faces lawsuit from family of husband Don Lewis https://t.co/2R9cviIMCH

12th August - Law News

3151st 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.
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Today's Video Focus:  Our identity today is shaped by how we understand our history. After waves of Black Lives Matter protests, the toppling of statues and how we process our past became a key battleground in that struggle. Owen Jones speaks to people in two UK cities with a very different relationship to these monuments to discuss colonialism, anti-racism and what’s next for the Black Lives Matter movement.

Focus of the Day Article:  Consumers of legal services are more likely to shop around and to make a formal complaint if they do not get what they want than in previous years, new research has found. The tracker survey by the Legal Services Consumer Panel (LSCP) – now in its 10th year – found that the proportion of consumers shopping around has reached 30%, the highest level to date. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• More clients shopping around - but 'struggling' with price data | Law Gazette https://t.co/cI3HdSwtav
• Linklaters latest magic circle firm to cut NQ pay | Law Gazette https://t.co/F8JeCWeOmJ
• Chambers cut office space in flexible working drive | Law Gazette https://t.co/RwpfC7uCIr
• Family judge steps down from 'thankless' leadership role | Law Gazette https://t.co/qc8wljddki
• Court of Appeal warns of race bias in facial recognition technology | Law Gazette https://t.co/WXiSrzChoV
• Xiaomi #India claims full compliance with government’s orders since the banned mobile applications cannot be accessed on its devices https://t.co/NeSdOPRHqY
• Students lodge formal complaint against BPP alleging City favouritism | Law Gazette https://t.co/DZ41yMzRx
• 'New normal' shines light on need for change | Law Gazette https://t.co/Jy7Q1LvkoB
• Has European Gambling Commissions Gone Too Tough on Legal Online Gambling? https://t.co/86ABSZokIs
• Property raffles are a legal minefield and many are too good to be true, according to a leading lawyer https://t.co/ECcdPatqS
• #US lawyer shares footage of an eight-year-old boy with special needs being handcuffed and arrested after allegedly punching his teacher - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3uO4xZsnYP
• Dentons to combine with Durham Jones & Pinegar in Utah - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XyXfd4QsLz
• Blog: Proposed Highway Code changes simply 'tinker at the edges' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mOq4goCTGC
• Online parcel delivery pricing map launched to catch unfair delivery charges - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dXXu5PNiKs
• Blog: Scottish gyms shaping up to reopen in September 2020 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/W7Z5CdHK1
• Rights coalition warns against automated weapons systems and 'killer robots' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fkMg4LmW2
• Court of Appeal: Successful legal challenge against police use of facial recognition technology - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FxIvSi0Aw
• Stephen Lawrence racist murder investigation declared 'inactive' by Met https://t.co/BeZ6F9Pdci
• #US is weighing new rules that would temporarily bar US citizens and legal residents from entering the US to control a surge in coronavirus cases https://t.co/T57ululZYm
• Farmer who had been underpaid by Tesco blackmailed supermarket over contaminated baby food, court told https://t.co/Dn3AP18X4
• Tens of thousands of school pupils are to have their exam results upgraded after the Scottish government agreed to accept teacher estimates of scores https://t.co/QnV5hTmisc
• Apple takes legal action against meal planning service with a pear-shaped logo https://t.co/gN4V49yva
• Continuity and Change: The Impact of Brexit on UK Employment Law https://t.co/qkaNuhq2E
• Wills validity warning for anyone recently moved north of the Border – highlighting legal differences between English and Scottish documents https://t.co/CT7zfgWwg2
• #Russia approves Sputnik V Covid vaccine despite testing safety concerns https://t.co/oR9ZksOtIa
• UK Code of Student Conduct Applies to Student Behavior Regarding COVID-19 https://t.co/CknxtiwH9B
• Dover MP refuses to back hardline rightwing Tories' ‘invading migrants’ rhetoric https://t.co/MCEsGfBi0
• Harry Dunn: ministers urged to consider 'virtual trial' for Anne Sacoolas, Dunn family’s MP, Andrea Leadsom, says virtual trial is ‘way to achieve closure’ after US declined extradition request https://t.co/EveMSNxEUS
• Ronaldinho: #Brazil football star's decline from Barcelona greatness to Paraguay prison https://t.co/E3sLVHC8an
• R3 Scotland warns of winter corporate insolvency spike - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YsXHt8WmJv
• Coalition of artists and campaigners condemn hate crime bill - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Do0O07jlTF
• Sheriff Appeal Court rules “debt” does not include interest in bankruptcy provision - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mjONOma44
• Celtic & Aberdeen's Scottish Premiership games off after Covid breach https://t.co/ZXJk9EpQsN
• Face coverings will be made mandatory in more settings if coronavirus "starts to spread", the Welsh first minister has said https://t.co/uhJBuGidHP
• Students vs UGC: SG Mehta says final year exams necessary, SC grants time to file replies; here's where the case stands #India https://t.co/gaQzW0mN6
• Hong Kong security law: Freelancer for UK's ITN among two more arrested, as journalism watchdogs sound alarm https://t.co/QjaWhwCC2z
• Immigration advisor loses CAB dismissal claim over 'air of superiority' https://t.co/3Z8XjfQYxG
• Two More UK Law Firms Make Cuts Due to COVID-19 https://t.co/vRcd1WIzwd
• Online program to commemorate barrister Salma Sobhan’s 83rd birth anniversary today #Bangladesh https://t.co/rBN6O5vO7
• Racist UK visa software algorithm was scrapped on 7 August https://t.co/ADX6PYEYNW
• A man sexually abused as a schoolboy has been awarded more than £1m from his teacher's employer https://t.co/p1TPoin68t
• The use of automatic facial recognition (AFR) technology by South Wales Police is unlawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled https://t.co/daC6UduRwJ
• Chambers giving notice on leases in wake of Covid - Legal Futures https://t.co/7pn5SfedYn
• MPs urge action on lawyers who facilitate "aggressive tax avoidance" - Legal Futures https://t.co/M5BeEMPsuk
• Consumers “more likely to both shop around and complain” - Legal Futures https://t.co/mXrhUVMAGS
• Former partner faces £230,000 director’s loan account claim - Legal Futures https://t.co/YDWcXJ2NgB
• Ex-client pursued for £1,800 costs years after halting RTA claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZdgRdKxoug
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/UJZqsJdC2H
• Surfing the IT wave | Law Gazette https://t.co/IpOHGvyoUC
• Coronavirus in Europe: #France extends mask use as #Greece says it is in second wave https://t.co/elZRYMIhCK
• Love of Stilton drives wedge between UK and Japan in post-Brexit trade talks https://t.co/SZqLUD8pk5
• Secret Service escorts Trump from press briefing after shooting outside White House #US https://t.co/VZVVG5pGX
• Race equality chief who does not believe in the concept of institutional racism, faces legal challenge over appointment https://t.co/Ky0KN0Ngi
• Asylum seekers launch legal challenge against their removal from UK https://t.co/UJpwXQbH1Y
• #Lebanese government quits following Beirut port explosion https://t.co/GvxMfBHkwc
• 730,000 workers fall from UK payrolls between March and July https://t.co/AhIEQZyXus
• My legal life: Susie Murray, Ashfords - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/tTIM12BXYm
• Obituary: Lord Lester of Herne Hill | Law Gazette https://t.co/7mtHFXFbfE
• CPS prepares for office return | aw Gazette https://t.co/820I0B8qWI
• AML fines falling, global survey suggests | Law Gazette https://t.co/aN2KxpnMFI

11th August - Law News

3150th 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:  TikTok is threatening legal action against the US after Donald Trump ordered firms to stop doing business with the Chinese app within 45 days. The company said it was "shocked" by an executive order from the US President outlining the ban. TikTok said it would "pursue all remedies available" to "ensure the rule of law is not discarded". Mr Trump issued a similar order against China's WeChat in a major escalation in Washington's stand-off with Beijing.

Focus of the Day Article:  Scotland’s impotent fatal accident inquiry system has been condemned by families who have lost loved ones in tragic accidents. They spoke out following the announcement that it could take a year before any evidence is actually heard in an inquiry led by Lord Brodie into two hospitals. Full story - Scottish Legal News

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Solicitor probate applications must go online, government proposes | Law Gazette https://t.co/A4ljZYOhhN 
• Child sexual offences in Scotland rises by one-third over five years - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8kBbrQKJfm
• Joyce Horsman to take up reins at Dundee North Law Centre as Peter Kinghorn retires - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8pFBveEqRE 
• Police racism inquiries in the UK: Do they change how things work? https://t.co/VnM7SBIDzU
• Extended hours: Society issues guidance for practitioners | Law Gazette https://t.co/oeutcUIJww 
• Hamish Lean: Proposal for court is worthy of note - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GbcagCsfou 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/V7dD6yYSB2
• Manchester Crown Court closes again after Covid-19 outbreak | Law Gazette https://t.co/Htk1eVvAmr
• Government paid Vote Leave AI firm to analyse UK citizens’ tweets: Faculty, linked to senior Tories, hired to collect tweets as part of coronavirus-related contract https://t.co/HS8JpeyN1C
• Boris Johnson accused of scapegoating migrants over Channel comments https://t.co/g0eJJINBf0
• GCU launches annual law journal and Common Good Lecture - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fj94dfoYpd 
• More than 100 people were arrested for looting, battery against police and other charges. Crowds gathered following reports of a police shooting involving a 20-year-old man #US https://t.co/ed4Pchsnp5
• Quindell successor sues PwC for £63m over Slater and Gordon deal | Law Gazette https://t.co/PNOknjQlsD
• Judge loses race discrimination claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/021H0pURja 
• Govan Law Centre increases pressure over Fair Rents Bill - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vMTq3sRcKJ
• Gilson Gray reveals £23m property deals bloom - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Wzjvd1URO5
• SLN welcomes intern Kate Scarborough - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LXsetolrJT
• Man who permanently disfigured another loses appeal against attempted murder conviction - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1tVspgrJSe
• Accountancy body withdraws from legal services regulation - Legal Futures https://t.co/NfCSkG4ON1
• England: Downing Street to set rape prosecution targets - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8YEij1h8Hn
• Thirty-year-old corpse discovered in cellar of €35m Paris mansion #France https://t.co/uuHtYByyI
• Police officer admits performing sex acts on colleague at station: PC Jemma Dicks of South Wales police denies gross misconduct at disciplinary hearing https://t.co/41nT1GpyFN 
• Rape survivors say they are being stigmatised for not wearing masks: Campaigners say survivors are being castigated despite fact that covering face can trigger flashbacks and panic attacks https://t.co/sdxKEHTHnx
• Activists launch London legal action against UK officers in Hong Kong police: Pro-democracy activists allege five British officers have taken part in brutal actions against protesters https://t.co/pBgg57TTrm
• Traffic stops should face same scrutiny as stop and search: Data on why or on whom police use traffic stops not available as action is not routinely recorded https://t.co/VzxIfA3sxP
• Exclusive: Faculty establishes emergency fund for advocates affected by Covid crisis - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/J4lWoVrrRv
• A 15-year-old boy has admitted attacking a student from Singapore who was told "we don't want your coronavirus in our country" https://t.co/3BRxOMzgdD
• Scotland's impotent FAI system condemned by families of victims - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kOM6WPxDam
• Richard Lapointe, Exonerated in a Murder Case, Dies at 74: Advocates worked for decades to free him in the murder of his wife’s grandmother in Connecticut; in 2015 a court finally agreed https://t.co/OOCf8GH986
• From prisoner to PhD: Stephen Akpabio-Klementowski tells the extraordinary story of how he transformed his life through education https://t.co/w3iZo5lLGD
• Quindell saga rumbles on with claim against PwC - Legal Futures https://t.co/Dw3kfvu8ih
• Government set to mandate online probate applications - Legal Futures https://t.co/SWV5pmrdmP
• McDonald's has taken new legal action against former chief executive Steve Easterbook, accusing him of lying about sexual relationships with staff https://t.co/7WQv0mNGDi
• Plan to deploy Navy to intercept asylum seekers labelled 'unlawful' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Z2NWS6b41R
• Judge loses race discrimination claim over litigant's complaint - Legal Futures https://t.co/hMsByQ4zSb
• Gyms, swimming pools, leisure centres and play centres are reopening as lockdown continues to ease in Wales https://t.co/AUUIrFpnE
• Dawn Butler MP has called for a "system change" after she was stopped by police while travelling in a car in east London https://t.co/0iYJajbOzD
• How Pro-Trump Forces Work the Refs in Silicon Valley #US https://t.co/E28qaRXg5q
• Accountancy body withdraws from legal services regulation - Legal Futures https://t.co/NfCSkG4ON1
• #Chad inquiry finds 44 prisoners died in hot, overcrowded cell https://t.co/GWVmBS3Qjv
• #Malawi closes bars and churches as coronavirus cases rise https://t.co/fTSv9PI7QU
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dshq11FUqk
• Tax affairs of 246 footballers being investigated by HMRC in 2019-20 https://t.co/2VjIevaBqK
• Apple imported clothes from Xinjiang firm facing US forced labour sanctions https://t.co/BBkwza1qh
• Jimmy Lai: the Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon who is not afraid to take on #China https://t.co/xyMe6FKFw
• Q&A: what’s the real story behind recent UK refugee arrivals? https://t.co/PUxH8vzTsa
• Protesters and riot police have clashed in #Belarus' capital Minsk and other cities, after a state TV exit poll said long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko was re-elected in Sunday's election https://t.co/yxtB2BcJrx
• Fix contact tracing or shut pubs, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham says https://t.co/8QBloXCxS6
• Police officer run over by thieves backs 'Andrew's Law' https://t.co/mIg8ukizB
• #HongKong media tycoon arrested under security law: Jimmy Lai accused of 'colluding with foreign powers' in most high-profile arrest yet under new security law https://t.co/FuVqgzug0g
• Some liberal Zionists are finally becoming aware of the inherent contradiction in their views on #Israel and Palestine https://t.co/1ZGXm2tE07
• Trump WeChat ban 'an unwelcome signal' for #Chinese community https://t.co/MmjHM2zjq5

10th August - Law News

3149th 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:  Anti-government protests continue in the Lebanon's capital that was rocked by deadly port blasts. On Saturday, protesters demanding the government’s resignation on Martyr’s Square clashed with riot police and reportedly entered a number of governmental buildings. A police officer was killed during clashes, confirmed a police spokesperson, and hundreds of people were treated for injuries in the city’s hospitals. Earlier on Sunday, Lebanon's information minister Manal Abdel Samad became the first government official to resign in the aftermath of the deadly Beirut port blasts.

Focus of the Day Article:  A survey to gauge the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the working practices of disabled lawyers has been launched by the Law Society. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Meet the experts who will consider reforming judicial review - Legal Cheek https://t.co/5LXRflzUzg
• The Legal Cheek Podcast: 3 essential skills for junior lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/aRG1IpFaQY
• Covid-19: UK competition law exemption for dairy industry comes to an end https://t.co/K0YmePYdS
• £7.5 million to restore Law Society offices ravaged by fire - Legal Cheek https://t.co/U832FtfKp
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/C9IKdUZ1aC
• Outrage, Condemnation Continues to Trail Police Invasion of Edo Assembly #Nigeria https://t.co/usTUEFSotj 
• Downing Street plans rape prosecution targets for police and CPS- unusual intervention aims to reverse decline and bring more cases to trial https://t.co/HVfDRKCqUP
• Justice charity teams up with Big Four accountancy firm to launch virtual pro bono advice platform - Legal Cheek https://t.co/gybO9XLsR6
• Judges increase sentence of teenager who raped girl, 15, on his birthday - The case was referred to the Court of Appeal https://t.co/FfTiFXcDUi 
• Why are rape case targets being planned in England and Wales? Proposals for police and CPS would aim to increase prosecutions after steep decline https://t.co/zrXglJTi8N
• Eversheds Sutherland posts 88% autumn retention score - Legal Cheek https://t.co/BjgxpEninM 
• This is how much you stand to earn as a law grad, uni by uni - Legal Cheek https://t.co/bLNL1lYHsd 
• Gunmen in #Niger have attacked a party of wildlife tourists, killing six French citizens, their local guide and driver https://t.co/gmwhsnhOaX
• 17-year-old boy has died after being stabbed in London's West End.: Jeremy Menesses was stabbed on Market Place near to Oxford Street at about 17.30 BST on Saturday https://t.co/GHkwwNwVLx
• Black Labour MP Dawn Butler stopped by police in London: Car driven by a friend pulled over, with officers subsequently admitting they made a mistake https://t.co/3RoP5Xjx0W
• 'Why do City law firms target second year law students?' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/RMdrNg0WDQ
• Former trainee solicitor barred from legal profession following rape conviction - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Fu4pvmySSR
• UK weather: Coastguard issues new warning after busiest day in four years https://t.co/EtX38RFXFK
• 'Rough sex' defence ban: A step in the right direction - Legal Cheek https://t.co/xUchg9GqRN
• Macfarlanes to cut NQ pay by £5,000 as it reveals 88% autumn retention score - Legal Cheek https://t.co/o8tMsShA6p
• Former City lawyer charged with fraud over missing Commonwealth money - Legal Cheek https://t.co/nQmI4OAK7i
• Scrap the Supreme Court, argues right-wing think tank - Legal Cheek https://t.co/P1D131Szrw
• Clyde & Co cuts junior lawyer pay by £2,000 and confirms 90% retention - Legal Cheek https://t.co/c1nRHCVBJ5
• US duo announce 100% autumn retention scores - Legal Cheek https://t.co/11b7JzL08X
• Herbert Smith Freehills retains 22 of 32 autumn qualifying trainees - Legal Cheek https://t.co/XRgYmxYRfn
• Linklaters offers emergency accommodation to staff suffering domestic violence - Legal Cheek https://t.co/gZKI27G7Np
• Trade Secrets - Interim injunction to prevent importation of "infringing goods" | Lexology https://t.co/vlffiBjymM
• Top US law firm reports itself to the SRA after libel trial is Zoomed around the world - Legal Cheek https://t.co/D7iyuIkFZ2
• Sir Geoffrey Vos appointed new Master of the Rolls - Legal Cheek https://t.co/NYxoAAX2eN
• 1 in 4 UK puppies may be being acquired before minimum recommended age: Separating a puppy from its mother before 8 weeks risks health and behavioural problems https://t.co/sIFJDvpEdS
• No Pajama Pants Allowed While Learning From Home, Illinois District Says #US https://t.co/AC3gBX2ng3
• Concerned girlfriend goes public with boyfriend’s plan to quit law school to become podcaster - Legal Cheek https://t.co/aTTQE9fmIN
• 'Unsophisticated' Belfast burglar jailed after targeting same house three times in one month https://t.co/93RqjemysG
• Teen became a drug dealer to make sure his mum and dad had a good Christmas, court told https://t.co/Hh9F58vWkc
• Children with Down's syndrome and autism 'left for hours in court cells' https://t.co/PmEJbxh0z1
• An #Afghan grand assembly of elders has approved the release of 400 Taliban prisoners accused of "major" crimes https://t.co/mPB8GN126o
• Trump signs relief order after talks at Congress collapse #US https://t.co/n7B901inWw
• Ministers may question if the right approach was taken to mass gatherings at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, a scientific adviser has said https://t.co/IHM28YNSaG 
• 'Sustainable tourism' call prompted by influx at Wales' hotspots https://t.co/Evs2pujyj3
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/VDoDHW3Mq1
• Two-thirds of UK’s furloughed workers continued job in Covid-19 lockdown, this a mini-housing boom looms https://t.co/Vn10bTbHkp