Saturday

22nd August - Law News

Edition 3161: 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 Highlighted Video Story:  A United Nations-backed tribunal has found a member of the Lebanese group Hezbollah guilty of assassinating former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in a massive bomb blast in 2005. Three other Hezbollah suspects were, however, cleared on Tuesday. The verdict by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) - an international court based near The Hague, Netherlands - came more than 15 years after Hariri was killed on February 14, 2005, along with 21 others in the blast in the capital, Beirut. "We accept the verdict of the tribunal and want justice to be implemented," said former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, adding that he wants "just punishment" for the criminals.




Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Duoye Diri, has asked the Court of Appeal, Abuja, to set aside the majority judgment of the Bayelsa State Election Petition Tribunal #Nigeria https://t.co/RjSIgn9igu
  • Oxford attorney, J. Rhea Tannehill Jr., has been appointed to the Bar Complaint Tribunal by the Mississippi Supreme Court #US https://t.co/IrpQ1ytPdQ
  • Joseph DeAngelo, the man known as the Golden State Killer, has been sentenced to life in prison #US https://t.co/vK9YxIy8GC 
  • Paris Saint-Germain shirts to be banned in Marseille for Champions League final to deter football hooligans #France https://t.co/RJrqpHNn9r
  • Freezer bodies murder trial: Zahid Younis says he is 'a decent guy' https://t.co/FZgA2TCZCI
  • The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) says he hopes the coronavirus pandemic will be over in under two years https://t.co/p2rySyDVmT
  • The reinstatement of the SADC Tribunal is a fundamental human rights issue that requires SADC citizens to engage their governments for its immediate reinstatement #Namibia https://t.co/WzaKYqU9Ts
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/TiRgZpMwPV
  • #Egypt parliament approves bill protecting sexual violence victims' identities | JURIST https://t.co/xlYsBDBi6H
  • Woman thanks Faculty's Free Legal Services Unit for ‘incredible service’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5dHjEw3Juj
  • Violation of Fundamental Rights by Using Facial Recognition Technology in Protests - JURIST https://t.co/y6z7ii8CxB 
  • Stonehaven derailed train had reached 72.8mph, a perfectly normal speed for that part of the line https://t.co/KbDPacF4xW
  • A lawyer for a police officer charged in George Floyd's death says Floyd 'killed himself' by dying from an overdose and a heart condition #US https://t.co/3OLbMXhrCH
  • Views urgently sought by OU researchers on Scottish jury system - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/eoZOEqpWcZ
  • Outsourcing firms miss 46% of Covid contacts in England's worst-hit areas https://t.co/wTt4mDdlj5
  • Small rise in number of Scottish statutory instruments considered this year - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Ug9XYYHBFZ
  • A former GAA treasurer who is alleged to have sexually abused 20 victims has spent far too long on remand awaiting trial in Belfast, his solicitor said yesterday https://t.co/O6db1Zupg8
  • Brodies named top family law firm - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4HC7oDSMV
  • How Bannon and His Indicted Business Partners Cashed In on Trump #US https://t.co/6UqyC9HtGp
  • SYLA webinar – secure your financial future - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LI44Mums5Y
  • Police to be given new powers to enforce coronavirus rules - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/sA5xHmn6BT
  • Sky call centre workers are self-isolating in Cardiff after testing positive for coronavirus https://t.co/los4oUIvtT
  • Arrest Disrupts Alt Right Activist Bannon’s Efforts to Stay Relevant After Leaving White House #US https://t.co/AD0tCRSB8h 
  • Our Legal Heritage: The adulterous judge who had his troublesome wife kidnapped and exiled to St Kilda - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ASrj1TzKKY
  • MPs pushing for Russian interference inquiry threaten to sue Boris Johnson: Cross-party group says it will take action if PM fails to order independent investigation https://t.co/nHRaaxHG2Q
  • The killers of PC Andrew Harper have had their sentences referred to the Court of Appeal after the attorney general considered them to be "unduly lenient" https://t.co/mGyIoFDD0
  • Storm Ellen: Stormy sea swimmers labelled 'senseless' https://t.co/xjIHSidk7T 
  • Party's over: Lockdown tightened in Oldham, Pendle and Blackburn https://t.co/uCZR03iQDY
  • Most of $600 Million Settlement in Flint Water Crisis Will Go to Children #US https://t.co/MpHn8buA4z
  • #Thailand Police Arrest Activists, Escalating Protest Crackdown https://t.co/T6337JLeR
  • 'No ifs, no buts, no weekend courts' – Hamilton bar votes against SCTS proposal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/54uXRyqGF
  • Burness Paull appoints four new partners - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WAfzg8pNU7
  • Stornoway crofters lose community wind farm appeal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TABsjg6dju
  • Northern Ireland's new Attorney General Brenda King sworn in at Belfast's Royal Courts of Justice https://t.co/wqibpoAfOT
  • HSF Launches UK Mentoring Scheme For Disabled Students https://t.co/92qD3UjhTG
  • Manchester United say captain Harry Maguire is "fully co-operating with the Greek authorities" following an "alleged incident" on the island of Mykonos on Thursday night https://t.co/5AjGIbyib
  • Outdoor arts and sports events to be trialled in Wales https://t.co/bASLEBoU38
  • A post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and the EU "seems unlikely" at this stage, the bloc's negotiator has said https://t.co/HFtjEwHKv0
  • Corporate governance for UK group companies and subsidiaries https://t.co/pNYlQQOBFI
  • Former Uber Security Chief Charged With Concealing Hack #US https://t.co/hwLtFVOyky
  • Faith leaders in UK call for ''Online Harms'' law to fight hate crimes online https://t.co/os20jyj4uG
  • #China warns UK not to host fleeing activist Sunny Cheung https://t.co/wMvokw8ZMU
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/nrIXfJLXJB
  • UK retail sales climb back to pre-pandemic levels https://t.co/BfocZWsrdd
  • Eviction day fears for worried tenants in England and Wales https://t.co/5e1woKiWRk
  • Coronavirus in Wales: Indoor care home visits allowed from 29 August https://t.co/bASLEBoU3
  • The regulation of lawyers' private life - Legal Futures https://t.co/ylgGxWj0pn
  • Law firm offers clients behavioural science consultancy - Legal Futures https://t.co/su1KZgk1O
  • Law Society and Bar Council at odds over quarantine exemption - Legal Futures https://t.co/bObtjJWBFz
  • Struck-off solicitor's comparison with George Floyd "a disgrace" - Legal Futures https://t.co/KGoV7KU15
  • NY, UK politicians demand reform of biometric facial recognition use in law enforcement https://t.co/Fta6ALXpuW
  • Racial strife aboard a Navy ship left three men facing the threat of the death penalty. They became little more than statistics in the military’s dismal record of race relations in the Vietnam era #US https://t.co/LM2bFnA8UD
  • ‘Better Call Saul’ EP On Crafting ‘Legal Ethics’ Short-Form Series https://t.co/uZUhRSuC5t
  • Campaigners fighting against Shropshire Hills homes plan need £4,000 legal fees https://t.co/ayZD6EfDKk
  • Contempt of court rule issued against health secy, DG of Directorate General of Health Services #Bangladesh https://t.co/n9kGRL6i6
  • New Precedent For Estate Agent Finance Solicitors’ Undertakings: The largest local Law Societies in the UK have issued a new standard form for real estate finance solicitors’ undertakings https://t.co/botIUWpiO
  • Munpreet Singh Virdee was the director of Reemans Solicitors, which was wound up last year due to the money owed. He has also been disqualified from acting as a company director for six years https://t.co/ZLBW2c6ST
  • Contempt power can halt Judicial reforms #India https://t.co/ooIBItMOV
  • Precautionary Principle and its tryst with the #Indian judiciary https://t.co/0y3C2NpQ7
  • Judge Rejects Claims That Movie Theaters Singled Out Under State's COVID-19 Restrictions | New Jersey Law Journal https://t.co/UQ8mtUtbpA

Friday

21st August - Law News

Edition 3160: 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: Two-thirds of minority ethnic Britons believe the police and criminal justice system are biased against them, a new poll finds. Coming after racial injustice protests swept across Britain in recent months, the poll for the charity Hope Not Hate shows the level of concern about bias in policing among minority groups. Eight out of 10 black Britons and eight out of 10 Bangladeshi Britons fear “police are biased against people from my background and ethnic group”, with 65% of all ethnic minorities agreeing. Full story - Guardian Law



Today's Highlighted Video Story:  The battle over borders has erupted again with the Queensland Government under attack from federal politicians accusing the Premier of political motivations. The stoush featured at National Cabinet today, where the Prime Minister also revealed Queensland has quietly relaxed its border restrictions for people needing medical care.



Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Brooklyn Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Ending Health Care Bias Protections for LGBTQ Patients | New York Law Journal https://t.co/bNIbGTooqs
  • Proposed legislation would assist universities in protecting coronavirus research from hackers #US https://t.co/SKx2mKuU7
  • From treading water to drowning quickly | Law Gazette https://t.co/UiVzXE329u
  • Commercial firm BLM to cut 89 roles in home-working drive | Law Gazette https://t.co/RJd53U6Ov5
  • Landlords face new requirements once possession proceedings resume | Law Gazette https://t.co/lW7tQRW1t6
  • Hundreds of thousands face eviction, housing charities warn | Law Gazette https://t.co/4x8EKkXFl8
  • Computer says win: funder ties up with case prediction startup | Law Gazette https://t.co/SSTJKUqG6
  • Irwin Mitchell celebrates 11% profit growth | Law Gazette https://t.co/b6QFsK2QIk
  • More firms enter A-level debate | Law Gazette https://t.co/WNOEswSVw
  • Don't break quarantine to go to court - Law Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/KnWbj5N5X
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/UIKeUk8eD7
  • #Lebanon Tribunal Unanimously Finds Ayyash Guilty of 2005 Attack on Former Prime Minister https://t.co/dc9RXnw6MX
  • Lyft and Uber receive reprieve in California employment rights row #US https://t.co/JLPkWgEMo
  • Portugal added to UK's safe travel list as Croatia is removed https://t.co/JGSuKsbMjc
  • ISD tribunal rejects Elliott request for prosecutorial case files on Samsung heir on M&A #SouthKorea https://t.co/048dbeRiSg
  • U.N. tribunal verdict does not concern Hezbollah, says MP #Lebanon https://t.co/a68Mz91kQ4
  • Scottish Feminist Judgments Project launches podcast - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BaA39Rny
  • England: MoJ to support litigants-in-person with £3.1m in funding - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gOYG2pOlVx
  • Angela Grahame QC appointed to Sheku Bayoh public inquiry - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/H6hrkauYeX
  • Law At Work promotes Heather Maclean and Paman Singh - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6CFx7Dv3K8
  • Law Society responds to open letter decrying SLAB fees for Supreme Court case - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/30hn2J0XOH
  • BLM Scottish office avoids closure as firm launches redundancies consultation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZjB92TuMF
  • Examining Airline Market Power in Light of COVID-19 Bailouts | JURIST https://t.co/tgQ48ssx1
  • Scottish Parliament TV | Debate: Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (Amendment) Bill : August 19, 2020 https://t.co/rSPTT5pMuf
  • Fifa extends ban for #Haiti's Jean-Bart and widens sexual abuse investigation https://t.co/R1TykHENGb
  • Supreme Court to hear Obamacare case one week after Election Day #US https://t.co/QwztJeXN2v
  • “UK set to lose right to transfer refugees to other EU countries under Dublin regulation” https://t.co/pInuzSVn2U
  • #Australian Capital Territory votes to raise age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 https://t.co/54fs8KhYMP
  • St Basil's faces class action suit for allegedly breaching duty of care amid Covid crisis: A writ alleges the aged care home allowed staff or residents not to wear PPE and rove freely within the centre despite coronavirus risk https://t.co/fUzLzCwqN
  • Appeals court rules Spanish museum can keep looted Nazi art #US https://t.co/QlptLxLK9
  • Coronavirus in Scotland: Gyms and swimming pools to reopen on 31 August https://t.co/qKRvkXEAfv
  • AirBnB bans all house parties worldwide https://t.co/1i0f2acpZ5
  • Former Trump adviser and influential alt-right journalist Steve Bannon has been arrested and charged with fraud over a fundraising campaign to build a wall on the #US-Mexico border https://t.co/FyEusnVrk
  • Manchester Arena attack: Hashem Abedi, brother of the bomber, jailed for minimum 55 years https://t.co/B8y0LHJ
  • Health initiatives at risk under internal market blueprint, Faculty fears - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/z2y8gJQAy
  • Overburdened criminal solicitors deride plans for 'weekend trial courts' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5SArJLtJDo
  • Milkman wins personal injury appeal against operators of Scottish National Portrait Gallery - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vUD9m1dq9k
  • An annex of Telford Justice Centre will hear its first cases as a ‘Nightingale Court’ this week, in the latest step by the government to tackle the impact of coronavirus on the justice system https://t.co/4tZKnkXWxf
  • Tesco blackmail plot: Farmer Nigel Wright found guilty of contaminated baby food https://t.co/qr5qNFxfwH
  • Aman Vyas trial: Serial 'night stalker' rapist jailed for murder https://t.co/U2YWOa8qG
  • #Russian opposition figure & anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny is unconscious in hospital suffering from suspected poisoning, his spokeswoman has said https://t.co/vIIhBQ74oq
  • Court affirms 16-year prison term for 'mastermind' behind UMD student's murder #US https://t.co/l63PB50XeG
  • Help - I Don’t Want to Be a Lawyer. What Else Can I Do? https://t.co/nJaeey97AB 
  • Which undergrad majors make the most money as lawyers? #US https://t.co/gTCPNja2B6
  • 'Lottery lawyer' and New York mobster swindled jackpot winners out of millions, say prosecutors: One of the victims won the $1.5bn Mega Millions lottery, while another landed a $245m Powerball jackpot #US https://t.co/lKDWCyvqQe
  • Florida again postpones bar exam days before scheduled date #US https://t.co/XTHyJME667
  • #India's International Investment Law Breach through its Chinese Application Ban https://t.co/jYgPE4PfM
  • My dad's a sex offender. Can people like him change? https://t.co/qq6oXtIvK
  • Chicken rehoming charity gets 52,000 lockdown hen requests https://t.co/lcz3V4jiyu
  • #NewZealand Law Society loses bid to stop convicted drink driver being a lawyer https://t.co/WBV9rRAT6a 
  • Ethnic minorities feel UK police are racially biased, report says https://t.co/VHtVv1L8by
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/nq3bdVzwA7
  • The bookish #Thai human rights lawyer Anon Nampa, who challenged the king https://t.co/NZMB8BtwNm
  • LEAP Announces InnovateOnline 2020 – A Free Series Of Educational Webinars For Law Firms https://t.co/c9uP1MBywI
  • RSPCA launches petition to protect UK welfare standards amid free trade negotiations https://t.co/TYmowMsbF5
  • The UK's Supreme Court quashed an appeal seeking permission to challenge the country's new law to shut down the domestic ivory market https://t.co/oApj3nj6VF
  • Protect beavers in law and let them populate England’s rivers, experts tell ministers https://t.co/wtG5N8sboL
  • PC Andrew Harper's widow says he would have been proud of her for calling for law change https://t.co/1oodxsWsNb
  • Harboring illegal separatists from #HongKong may add obstacles to China-UK ties: says Chinese ambassador https://t.co/naU9V95yRF
  • Nearly half of business owners not confident in making redundancies in line with the law https://t.co/ixy8pF7hjr
  • Liz Truss meetings with hard-Brexit group deleted from public register: Trade secretary held talks with Institute for Economic Affairs that were on transparency register until being reclassified as personal https://t.co/qbsIBLzTqJ
  • Ofqual ignored exams warning a month ago amid ministers' pressure https://t.co/EoNvFVpMHH
  • 65% of minority ethnic Britons say police are biased against them: Poll suggests problems of trust and legitimacy for criminal justice system https://t.co/zux1eBhrkd
  • Law Society Survey Results Revealed In Application To Legal Services Board https://t.co/RfbFa0K4vB
  • Taking your dog for walks twice a day for at least an hour in total could soon become the law in #Germany https://t.co/RXenJpD5nU

Thursday

20th August - Law News

Edition 3159: 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: The Bar Standards Board has apologised for the ‘distress and inconvenience’ caused by technical faults in its online exams, saying students will get another opportunity to sit the tests as ‘soon as possible before December’. The regulator previously said bar school students who experienced IT failures would have to defer until the end of the year. Full story - The Law Society Gazette




Today's Highlighted Video Story:  The European Union agrees it will not recognise the results of the recent Belarus election and imposes sanctions on corrupt leaders.



Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Gunman accused of shooting dead bikie boss Mick Hawi 'ran off he like he was doing chicken dance' #Australia https://t.co/Fd0OBOh15O
  • A judge said he may need a coercive order to force the Northern Ireland Executive Office to progress the stalled compensation scheme for those injured in the Troubles https://t.co/SadGhNH
  • Facebook restricts more than 10,000 QAnon and US militia groups https://t.co/igk2A6vhN
  • Teenager found dead tried to cross Channel in dinghy with shovels for oars https://t.co/XMoiYdkGA
  • Manchester 'faces 1930s-style homelessness' as eviction ban ends https://t.co/5cZ8WRIyf
  • Halifax 'choke' video arrest man Hassan Ahmed feared for life https://t.co/xfJ2YDb3la
  • IS 'Beatles' will not face death penalty in #US https://t.co/K2h0O505
  • A man who had his identity stolen by a sex offender to groom young girls was wrongly held in custody over Christmas https://t.co/xik8EpRhOO
  • BTec grades pulled on eve of results day https://t.co/kmIrIAFbeL
  • Ranked in Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500, Charter Chambers based in London will be closing its doors at the end October due to the impact of the pandemic on the justice system https://t.co/9WwJq5eOX
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/rGcg8gjGeG
  • 18-year-old law helps German courts tackle backlog | Law Gazette https://t.co/ktOvsptY6u
  • Mayfair solicitor suspended for anti-money laundering failures | Law Gazette https://t.co/WqEYwo3lbp
  • Lawyers can break quarantine to attend court, says Bar Council | Law Gazette https://t.co/e0clyontYG
  • Business court prepares for technological shift | Law Gazette https://t.co/iZnfcnMkfb
  • Ex-football boss solicitor refused permission to appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/1ekJaDT5zP
  • Government finds £3.1m to support litigants in person | Law Gazette https://t.co/moXLEyjixG
  • Prosecutors have announced that they are seeking to prosecute three teenagers as adults in a crime spree in downtown Charleston which included the murder of a 63-year-old man #US https://t.co/LaIyQ8VO63
  • The daughter of a prominent imprisoned human rights advocate Nasrin Sotoudeh, who was arrested on Monday and taken for interrogation was released the same day, her father said #Iran https://t.co/XEoXGtRNgX
  • Lawyers support advocate Prashant Bhushan, say criminal contempt verdict holding him guilty must not be given effect #India https://t.co/EYqHPeiSf9
  • #Greece secretly expels over 1,000 refugees, abandoning them at sea https://t.co/btLTKKbJRL
  • Bookmakers 'helped gambling addict squander injury compensation': Lawyers claim Ladbrokes and Paddy Power let Liam McCarron’s losses reach £500,000 https://t.co/8V9pd3TNGY
  • Can our furloughed staff volunteer to help the elderly? https://t.co/vgUazSL7Ue
  • Two of PC Andrew Harper's killers launch appeals against convictions: Appeals come as Harper’s widow calls for tougher jail terms for people who kill emergency services workers https://t.co/x8xr3Fl1Vz
  • Anti-5G Group Crowdfunds Lawyer Fees for UK Legal Challenge https://t.co/uKyeNInm4a
  • The rights of animals in a jurisprudential primer - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/phXnoIUTWu
  • The UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA) will hold its annual Scottish conference on Thursday 24 September 2020 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/sXJcu4aQ0n
  • New resource to raise awareness of domestic abuse published - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Innefbq9YV
  • Bill to provide financial redress to abuse victims published - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zTrFER0PlV
  • The Solicitors Regulation Authority has issued a warning to lawyers after a report highlighted the need for firms to be vigilant when advising on investment schemes - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/06Ymf22sbD
  • Clan Childlaw has lent its support to the latest amendments to the Children (Scotland) Bill, which would widen participation in children’s hearings - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CtJsIXu8n
  • #Singapore lawyer Mark Tan Teik Yu has admitted to consuming methamphetamine (meth) after he was caught with the drug, also known as "Ice", at the Woodlands Checkpoint https://t.co/eQqM59AVlm
  • House of Lords: Temporary move to York rejected by repairs body https://t.co/mwptVXEo3P
  • A Welsh Conservative MP has been criticised by immigration law specialists following comments she made on social media about migrants crossing the English Channel https://t.co/nTDqvvOlrJ
  • Faculty of Advocates publishes new fees scheme - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wZq68jqCKg
  • Scottish Solicitors' Supreme Court triumph blighted by SLAB payment - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/S32YkAI
  • Scottish man injured in quad bike crash in Greece unsuccessful in obtaining damages - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2HGJlwnJtB
  • Cornwall lawyer and former Leeds United boss David Haigh declared bankrupt: The bankruptcy comes after Haigh, who spent time in jail in Dubai, was ordered to repay millions to his former employers https://t.co/YvuNI9gIK
  • #Zimbabwe court bans top lawyer from representing journalist: Hopewell Chin'ono's lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa accuses the government of leading a 'personal' attack against her https://t.co/1HBWBuTpJ9
  • Hundreds of illegal rave-goers in Birmingham dispersed by police https://t.co/6ykkqJXZT0
  • Arrest of #Polish LGBT activist sparks protest amid attacks on gay rights https://t.co/k6HU8Vd1H2
  • Catholic bishops accuse Zimbabwe gov't of rights abuses #Zimbabwe https://t.co/pL9Dct4iM6
  • The brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi has refused to leave his cell for his sentencing hearing https://t.co/yu5mhgFYp4
  • Body of teenage migrant found on #French beach: A 16-year-old boy from Sudan who disappeared at sea has been found dead https://t.co/4Isbf9Ueda
  • Iraqi-suspect, who rammed several vehicles on a motorway in Berlin is being investigated for what prosecutors say was "an Islamist-motivated attack" #Germany https://t.co/IMVCSsmef
  • Boston judge who set free ISIS terror sympathizer amid coronavirus pandemic 'clearly doesn't care' about victim #US https://t.co/nsjGdZB4J
  • UK 'not considering' compulsory face masks in workplaces https://t.co/HAsfWs2LEM
  • New Wills Legislation Is Momentous - Should Be Welcomed With Caution https://t.co/VwVGcS0VgF
  • Britney Spears has asked a court not to return her father Jamie to a role that gave him control over many aspects of her life and career https://t.co/tYz6RIJx0M
  • A woman who is exempt from wearing a mask said the abuse she has received while shopping without one has left her afraid to leave the house https://t.co/BGpRyNes3x
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/0XutscsUDJ
  • National Judicial Policy Making Committee date reveal more than two million cases are pending in the Supreme Court, Federal Shariat Court, high courts and the district judiciary #Pakistan https://t.co/khfd4vgXp
  • Trudeau accused of attempting to cover up scandal by proroguing parliament #Canada https://t.co/Kfu85jgZqC
  • Student who wrote story about biased algorithm has results downgraded: Jessica Johnson, who won Orwell youth prize for dystopian tale, hopes U-turn will restore university place https://t.co/rfZQiUUNpH
  • Hands-free driving could arrive on UK roads by spring next year, the government has said, as it launched a consultation on the technology https://t.co/zeqRD7HhuI
  • UK to ramp up household testing https://t.co/v8zKlRO5hD
  • Rail fares to rise 1.6% in January after surprise inflation jump https://t.co/xTV5ISUzen
  • As tensions between locals and tourists rise in rural areas, there are warnings the industry could be at risk if visitors are not made welcome https://t.co/iDzlEb8CJj
  • Joe Biden has been officially anointed the Democratic presidential candidate at the party's convention, helped over the line with some glowing testimonials from elder statesmen #US https://t.co/7JRBaDtRdQ
  • A-levels U-turn: Government considering lifting cap on medicine places https://t.co/dkN9qpJyv
  • A former Cardiff University student is seeking legal advice on how it dealt with a racism complaint https://t.co/nam43NxaK
  • The regulation of private life - Legal Futures https://t.co/ylgGxWj0pn
  • Another big investment in alternative legal services providers - Legal Futures https://t.co/DJbJ1Z9WvO
  • Solicitor struck off after 40-year career – for the sake of £100 - Legal Futures https://t.co/MaMjhK5Fjs
  • Law firm sues ex-client for slander after panel removal - Legal Futures https://t.co/4Y9MtcrlVf
  • Advocate and activist Prashant Bhushan defended his comments about the judiciary in the 2009 contempt case and has filed a written submission before the Supreme Court #India https://t.co/u6chciHMG
  • Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia #Balkans https://t.co/T5X6J780l2
  • The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Social Security Chamber and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition) Regulations 2018 https://t.co/RgsTsanJcW
  • Bankrupt Daewoo Motors #India’s land sale raises recovery hope for banks https://t.co/5ZPhzs5PDC
  • DU student rape at Kurmitola: Court accepts charges against lone accused #Bangladesh https://t.co/N6RErGQnBZ
  • More than 200 entities reinforce motion against Bolsonaro at Hague Tribunal #Brazil https://t.co/RIG9I6JygW
  • The #Lebanon Tribunal: the case, suspects and evidence https://t.co/x7CewBZPo
  • Class Struggle and Human Rights in the Bolivarian Revolution: A Conversation with Ana Barrios | https://t.co/3pG1hnXbGl https://t.co/sJxDgOYXA
  • #Belarusians seek justice for brutal beatings by riot police https://t.co/7jAj7fV2CS
  • The US Postal Service has suspended new policies that were decried as an attempt to sabotage the 2020 election https://t.co/gz2MJI3yAh  
  • Coronavirus: Labour calls for evictions ban to be extended https://t.co/N2rlkxvpOo

Wednesday

19th August - Law News

Edition 3158: 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: The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is looking to arrange another round of exams well before December, its chief executive has told Legal Futures, as complaints about the online system mount. Mark Neale said he did not apologise for ensuring the Bar professional training course (BPTC) exams were taken under “rigorous conditions”, but went on: “I do apologise and am sorry to those students who have suffered difficulty or distress because of failings on our part.” Full story - Legal Futures



Today's Highlighted Video Story:  A new documentary about Iran reveals how MI6 and the CIA collaborated in the 1953 coup that overthrew the country's first democratically elected leader Mohammed Mossadegh and installed the Shah. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) And the reason for the coup - to keep control of the oil fields of Persia. The film's been made by the renowned Iranian director Taghi Amirani. He now wants the British Government to finally admit what it did.



Saturday Conversations on Law
  • #Slovakia is Challenging China’s Human Rights Record? A small state in Central Europe is emerging as a loud critic of China’s human rights violations https://t.co/EbbQEg6bAH
  • Risk of vigilante attacks rising as victims wait for justice amid coronavirus delays https://t.co/2vb5P3a7wZ 
  • #Dutch plan to tax departing multinationals gains momentum https://t.co/uVWFo54pzS
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/NYu3vgO4s4 
  • Manchester lockdown party house closed for three months https://t.co/xG53qK1e9s 
  • Is it legal for neighbour to keep 16 dogs in French garden? https://t.co/6PaZyzIttw
  • Commonwealth veterans launch legal action in immigration row: Eight Fijian-born soldiers went public five months ago and have yet to receive positive response https://t.co/CMVa2n8XWU
  • BA police officer is being investigated after footage emerged that appears to show him restraining a man and saying "chill out or I'll choke you out" https://t.co/vwYqNsW8CH
  • Sajid Javid resigned as chancellor back in February 2020 after being told to sack his advisers: Why has the ex-chancellor been allowed to work for JP Morgan? https://t.co/2G52DVneFb
  • Soldiers seize #Mali President Ibrahim Boubakar Keïta https://t.co/kvSERVCumN
  • A-level and GCSE results: Call for urgent review into grading 'fiasco' https://t.co/ObmS5yvVjd
  • Regulatory sandboxes are sprouting everywhere. We can smile at human eagerness to follow a trend | Law Gazette https://t.co/uWV6rdZXYF
  • Four more Nightingale courts open | Law Gazette https://t.co/uEncAbNu8M
  • Utah to pioneer non-lawyer ownership in US first | Law Gazette https://t.co/F7905qKa80
  • Bar students can re-sit 'before December', says regulator | Law Gazette https://t.co/G0WJvjA4SR
  • Social justice training contracts up for grabs | Law Gazette https://t.co/YXkF4NzlmB
  • Two leading firms have dropped A-level requirements for graduate recruits, saying ‘academic performance is not an accurate predictor of performance in a role’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/aGL5YJZFs
  • City firm sets 'improvement measures' to promote BAME lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/XeNpfVf6cd
  • Payday loan verdict opens the way for more legal action | Law Gazette https://t.co/PQ4P6rg7LJ
  • 'Procedural muddle': family case came before 15 judges | Law Gazette https://t.co/5WZ8g5f6l
  • #NewZealand man has won an argument against the Law Society over whether his history of four drink driving convictions meant he was not a fit and proper person to be a lawyer https://t.co/WBV9rRjieC
  • Davidson Chalmers Stewart hires two lawyers for environment team: Firm recruits renewable energy expert Steven McAllister and former SEPA lawyer Chala McKenna https://t.co/7Yc5gB835A
  • Out of Court Settlement: How and Why To Do It https://t.co/nAobbrwoCK
  • UK housing market at decade high after COVID-19 bounce back - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jp23WWHvgq
  • MSPs seek views on financial impact of COVID-19 on human rights budget - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VB4LXw6jSg
  • New research raises concerns over use of sexual history in trials - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TVDWC675RJ
  • Moir and Sweeney Litigation expands with new office - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wtUlHNDYq
  • Dallas McMillan Solicitors welcomes new recruits - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0FSTLnk2yQ
  • David Lorimer: Jury centres in cinemas – the darker side - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LNVSkrOwlN
  • Former Rangers director to receive significant damages and apology from Lord Advocate - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8LbR4M5b4
  • Bail Appeal Court moves to virtual proceedings - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/I8rSvkwVNE
  • Advocates in favour of remote hearings as temporary measure - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/oyEJxNxHaY
  • Outer House allows proof to determine creditors of AWPR construction venture - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xx1T1afw3W
  • PC Andrew Harper: Widow Lissie Harper 'wants real justice' https://t.co/0MW7fN1ydO
  • Eat Out to Help Out dishes out 35m meals in two weeks https://t.co/rLuJJkGHn8
  • Rafik Hariri tribunal: Guilty verdict over assassination of #Lebanon ex-PM https://t.co/fFlJivrRVg
  • #France to make face masks mandatory in most workplaces - BBC News https://t.co/RbvN30770I
  • New COVID-19 legislation and guidance: to 22 August | Law & Religion UK https://t.co/099PO9xeSV
  • Asylum: may a bogus Christian “convert” be returned to Iran?: MR | Law & Religion UK https://t.co/FkgaDckQO
  • Law and religion round-up – 16th August - Organs, singing, weddings and disputes over individual communion cups | Law & Religion UK https://t.co/9cJVM9Z09e
  • Who decides on the How and Why of a funeral?: an Australian argument | Law & Religion UK https://t.co/ekVD6TWECY
  • Cai Xia, who has been expelled from the elite #China Central Party School, says president’s ‘unchecked power’ has made China ‘the enemy of the world’ https://t.co/TjHtM193i
  • Court overturns man's conviction for girlfriend's Bestival drug death https://t.co/aPm7kog2d
  • Criminal Dundee doctor still on medical register despite multiple drugs convictions https://t.co/9BBFAkkNJo
  • Coronavirus-related legislation: Cytûn’s briefing for churches in Wales | Law & Religion UK https://t.co/vFCk96Zbzo
  • The Round Up: CPS performance statistics and rumours of prosecution “targets” - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/xB4gfC2MPb
  • Bestival death: Ceon Broughton who gave his girlfriend drugs at a festival and filmed her as she died has had his conviction for manslaughter overturned https://t.co/vdV3lYGO3H
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/PCjhsBDW1z
  • The chief of the Welsh exam board has said he is "disappointed" about a U-turn in how grades are awarded to A-level and GCSE students this year https://t.co/HI4POxfyk
  • Disclosure of information to GP: not "data" under GDPR - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/oD2cYbtcJK
  • Three top producers of the Ellen DeGeneres Show have been fired amid allegations of misconduct and sexual harassment: The departures follow investigations by journalists into claims of bullying and intimidation on set https://t.co/D6LpSzXGk
  • A senior black police inspector has complained of racial harassment to the Metropolitan Police after being stopped in his car by two white officers https://t.co/QXVvO5uLH
  • Solicitors caught in dubious schemes "fail in due diligence" - Legal Futures https://t.co/qdrK0dLylP
  • Solicitor wrote cheque to himself from client account - Legal Futures https://t.co/DUSWRsTvUn
  • BSB chief aims to arrange exam resits as soon as possible - Legal Futures https://t.co/c7XvlccYNv
  • Facial Recognition Technology not "In Accordance with Law" - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/2SZnWCY1Y
  • The Weekly Round-up: A-level Results, Facial Recognition, and Special Educational Needs - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/3Wf8g74Ar6
  • As an international dispute resolution lawyer, I question if I still believe in justice after Beirut #Lebanon https://t.co/bxi9tHhswd
  • How an Atlanta Trial Lawyer Has Continued to Grow a Diverse Law Firm in a Pandemic #US https://t.co/qRqJ20RGCv
  • High-flying family lawyer Sunni Joy reveals how she moonlights as a sexual energy healer https://t.co/72IS0X4zZ
  • Tories accused of quietly watering down law on farm antibiotics after Brexit https://t.co/uWvomUjjk
  • #HongKong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has resigned from an honorary fellowship at a college at Britain's Cambridge University after it questioned her commitment to the protection of human rights and freedom of expression https://t.co/YRjBJ2xWIW
  • Law firm Howard Kennedy, which had represented high profile individuals such as Assange, facing multi-million pound legal claim https://t.co/D8HZNoiio
  • #China defends detention of Uighur model in Xinjiang https://t.co/gmbzj8aDEy