Thursday

27th August - Law News

Edition 3166: 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 digital system piloted on a small scale last year to manage immigration and asylum appeals was parachuted into the justice system without any formal evaluation, a public law charity revealed today. Full story - The Law Society Gazette




Today's Highlighted Video Story:  The Federal Government of Australia is moving to introduce sweeping new laws which would give it the power to block deals involving foreign nations, in a major flexing of its constitutional powers. The Commonwealth is pushing to regulate all agreements that state, territory and local governments, and universities, make with other countries.


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Overview of the court system in #Australia - https://t.co/goNTjVrtNG
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/9Xdq7o62Dof Tablighi Jamaat members #India https://t.co/LJ2amUDVBn
  • The moral obligations of companies, a jurisprudential primer - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AcJeVVmTOW
  • Indian lawyer faces jail after tweeting that the country’s highest court undermined democracy: Prashant Bhushan, a public interest lawyer, accused judges of giving in to the ultra rightwing government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi- Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PR4LV5RtJg
  • Michael Upton and Stephen O’Rourke QC admitted as CIArb fellows - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4d4KTAYbY
  • Lawyers of Tomorrow: David McBride - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lfTUe9k1Ee
  • Holyrood calls for views on Trade Bill 2020 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GrMvFKmXJ4
  • Scottish commercial property sales at lowest level for 10 years - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/JugkaTulKy
  • New cameras in Essex courts will allow victims to pre-record evidence https://t.co/JrxTvij93d
  • An anti-racism campaigner says she has been threatened with legal action by a local authority because her leaflets too closely resemble planning notices https://t.co/WSHkVMpLdz
  • Campaigners lose legal challenge to Lake District off-roading decision https://t.co/wFB1nezrCN
  • Harry Maguire's lack of apology following his trial in #Greece is "shocking" and "unsportsmanlike", says one of the prosecution lawyers Dr Ioannis Paradissis https://t.co/bI0IQGxxoC
  • Wearing of face masks up to Welsh schools and councils to decide https://t.co/bGK0GQ7No0
  • A-levels and GCSEs: Boris Johnson blames 'mutant algorithm' for exam fiasco https://t.co/u4VM4dPz8O
  • UK plans law to force big companies to clean up their supply chains https://t.co/1tHzutk7xJ
  • UK sets out law to curb illegal deforestation and protect rainforests https://t.co/p7b48HBKy
  • Vulnerable victims allowed to give pre-recorded evidence in more courts https://t.co/rjxF8vCKX
  • How does the coronavirus pandemic effect conveyancing? https://t.co/xxcRqw8eGb
  • Crime in England and Wales falls during lockdown https://t.co/PctQHwFhVn
  • Telford boy calls number on toy ambulance to get help for diabetic coma mum https://t.co/vZMyrfYYl
  • Nóra Quoirin: London schoolgirl who vanished from a Malaysian jungle resort may have been "alive and moving" during early searches for her, an inquest has heard https://t.co/jijIPO0WH4
  • 'I'm a black barrister working in a broken justice system' https://t.co/rJnA4wMv6Q
  • Lord Justice Stephens appointed to Supreme Court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xVLENfp9GG
  • New laws to make family court process more child friendly - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7BUjSel53R
  • Father’s petition to have daughter returned to Poland refused by Inner House - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uTkvUBxvla
  • Celebrations at a Bury and Bolton-based law firm as two of its top lawyers enjoyed double exams success and the company welcomed a new starter https://t.co/C25ay9B2Ui
  • Fifty of the biggest UK employers questioned by BBC have said they have no plans to return all staff to the office full-time in the near future https://t.co/l9qGrxXO
  • A Scottish woman is preparing to take legal action to prevent fertility doctors from destroying her transgender offspring's frozen sperm https://t.co/DRsgELZCb
  • Two people have been killed and one injured during a third night of unrest in the US city of Kenosha, sparked by the police shooting of a black man #US https://t.co/hW5ZXsKGNr
  • Solicitor punched and kicked outside his house in Blackburn https://t.co/hmAg1eHR
  • Grand Jury Sought In Indiana Police Shooting Of Black Man #US https://t.co/a36lwLfgw
  • Flight delay claims handler goes bust as travel numbers slump | Law Gazette https://t.co/nbxpfewCAo
  • The jury found him innocent but why is Alex Salmond is still on trial by the media? https://t.co/txfBTqAssT
  • Law Society warns firms of steep rise in insurance premiums - Legal Futures https://t.co/uJ2xEnaOlJ
  • Former trainee doctor in contempt for online campaign against judge - Legal Futures https://t.co/J04xB72oLa
  • Solicitor suspended for holiday sickness retainer failures - Legal Futures https://t.co/d46dOeF4Ng
  • 'Between life, security and rights: Framing the interdiction of 'boat migrants' in the Central Mediterranean and Australia' https://t.co/nFMO4Trbrz
  • Securitization of Search and Rescue at Sea: The Response to Boat Migration in the Mediterranean and Offshore #Australia https://t.co/67a7bxaXja 
  • Firm sues Police Federation after removal from solicitors panel | Law Gazette https://t.co/uspP7UNMdC
  • Firms told to brace themselves for October PII hike | Law Gazette https://t.co/Qjwgdxsjhw
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/4JFMZGa0Uc
  • Rivalry between the Judiciary and the Executive has become a dominant subject of discussion in recent times #Kenya https://t.co/v3ykTjpTPH
  • Law regarding consent is not confused, wrong or unfair | Law Gazette https://t.co/EjgOFgw4am
  • Topshop owner accused of potential legal breach over redundancy terms https://t.co/P6Z0kwvyHc 
  • #Myanmar ethnic cleansing: Rohingya Await Justice, Safe Return 3 Years On: Conditions Worsen in Rakhine State, Bangladesh Refugee Camps https://t.co/WKdYRuofKq
  • MoJ headquarters begins new role as Nightingale court | Law Gazette https://t.co/BBQO1pcYn5
  • Q&A: Justice secretary Humza Yousaf on developments in digital justice, court backlogs and better minority representation https://t.co/AJ3yxoZTNV
  • Firm defies Covid to boost staff salaries | Law Gazette https://t.co/FPRVlJtvCj
  • Barrister Una McGurk spoke against the wearing of masks at the event, which was organised by the Yellow Vests Ireland group: Justice Minister now seeks report on barrister's appearance at anti-mask protest #Ireland https://t.co/JXnKocPXDJ 
  • Mother in care case allowed to type answers from witness box | Law Gazette https://t.co/G5N0DrT3PK
  • Why Supreme Court should act, suo motu, to stop miscarriage of justice in Prashant Bhushan case #India https://t.co/pfVl3tbyyZ
  • Linklaters lawyers to work remotely up to half of the time | Law Gazette https://t.co/Z3qcAndya5 
  • #Philippines Solicitor General Jose Calida has filed an urgent motion asking the Supreme Court to cancel oral arguments over the anti-terror law, which the justices have initially scheduled for the end of September https://t.co/isYazW5DAG
  • Linklaters takes on 87% of trainees | Law Gazette https://t.co/84FP2H1Fo9
  • In light of the recent ban on landlords evicting tenants in England and Wales being extended until 20 September, it is not enough https://t.co/SHRXHy1mAQ 
  • Profession prepares to challenge BSB over exam fiasco | Law Gazette https://t.co/Bm37kmXYkv 
  • Solicitor PI rates rocket as renewal deadline looms https://t.co/VZdd0GGKxG 
  • N.Y. Attorney General Asks Judge to Order Eric Trump’s Testimony: Trump Organization has stalled a state inquiry into the financing of four properties for months, Attorney General Letitia James said in court papers #US https://t.co/7GZ7S9gf1R

Wednesday

26th August - Law News

Edition 3165: 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 Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) needs to introduce a ‘fitness to practise’ regime as a better way to deal with young solicitors with mental health problems who find themselves in trouble, the former chief executive of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has said. Full story - Legal Futures



Today's Highlighted Video Story:  HAs work in the UK gets more precarious and the gig economy booms, trade unionism is being reimagined and people from a wide range of backgrounds are joining new kinds of unions, often for the first time. Before coronavirus hit the UK and impacted the healthcare system, grassroots union United Voices of the World was already fighting for the rights of key workers. Through personal stories of one group of cleaners, caterers and porters from St Mary's hospital in London, we chart an inspiring story of resistance – from their first strike through to an influential victory that benefits outsourced workers across five other hospitals.


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Secondary pupils in England will have to wear masks in school corridors in local lockdown areas of England, after the government reversed its guidance https://t.co/U6P8gCnxGv 
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/X8b9V2Z24q
  • Schools in England prepare to defy official advice on face masks https://t.co/P1gz29udkB
  • High court challenges launched against removal of asylum seekers: Dozens of those who arrived in UK on small boats will be put on charter flights over next two days https://t.co/rZPNvnpKUt
  • Six more police officers investigated over photos of murdered sisters: Two Met colleagues arrested earlier for allegedly taking and sharing inappropriate images https://t.co/TcpWaghaYZ
  • Man Utd defender Victor Lindelof thanked by #Swedish police for catching thief https://t.co/kcPjnyLx9i
  • Call for parliament to review assisted dying law in England and Wales https://t.co/I6G1o2taah
  • Labour calls for halt to bill shielding UK soldiers from prosecution: legislation restricting prosecutions over torture and war crimes charges would breach human rights law https://t.co/TZByd9uu2L
  • Woman in 'extreme poverty' found dead next to crying baby in Glasgow: Harry Dunn death: Anne Sacoolas faces possible trial in absentia: Attorney general considers option with prospect of Sacoolas’ return to UK remote https://t.co/NZzaXjR3zT
  • Harry Dunn death: Anne Sacoolas faces possible trial in absentia: Attorney general considers option with prospect of Sacoolas’ return to UK remote https://t.co/ZtEcN6yBff
  • Irish Supreme Court judge Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe to be investigated amid furore over rule-breaking dinner - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vzN0hyruCd
  • Our Legal Heritage: In 1884, a lamb skipped its way into Scottish legal history after it entered unfriendly territory - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/N3Vi0Iux5E
  • A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into a helicopter crash in the North Sea is to begin next week, a court has been told - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Cq62dsjJDQ 
  • Compass Chambers launches new website - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xfZNzhoWRO
  • Lanarkshire Community Law Centre has expanded its EU Citizens Support Project with the appointment of immigration solicitor Filip Angelov - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/EsE89ISBqi
  • Wing Commander Allan R M Steele WS RAF (Retd) establishes new firm - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/j14e7pTYUH
  • The Scottish Parliament’s Education and Skills Committee is seeking views on the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qJB8Kb5B3
  • Scottish Legal News is now welcoming entries from law graduates for its Lawyers of Tomorrow slot - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kYS1IMjuNs
  • Ofqual chief Sally Collier steps down after exams chaos https://t.co/zp3McxtpPk
  • As reveller's fill pubs again in Cardiff, stag and hen-dos should be a thing of the past because of the risk from coronavirus, Wales' Health Minister Vaughan Gething has said https://t.co/0rkN6nS7kK
  • Jacob Blake, the black man shot many times in the back by Wisconsin police officers is paralysed from the waist down, his father has said https://t.co/Y5VAtmsUyT
  • Manchester United footballer Harry Maguire has been found guilty of repeated bodily harm, attempted bribery, violence against public employees and insult after his arrest on the #Greek island of Mykonos https://t.co/IkS9ddQjVB
  • Face coverings to be worn in all Scottish courts and tribunal buildings from 31 August - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VhIFY8aKv
  • Faculty gives qualified backing to guidance on sentencing young people - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MwDrqoaBb7
  • Mother of man with Down's Syndome has petition against service charges refused - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OzvMe3G6lp
  • National Green Tribunal raps Haryana pollution control board over dyeing industries #India https://t.co/nU1R8WlTjb
  • Judicial independence diluted — Madras Bar Assn challenges Modi govt rules for tribunal posts #India https://t.co/RZoUKsfprc
  • 'Dead' woman discovered alive in body bag at funeral home https://t.co/bdDE8SntH3
  • Stop-and-search use in London rose 40% in lockdown, figures show: Tactic was used 1,100 times a day between April and June, and lower proportion led to arrests https://t.co/Y3vJVjgsMc
  • The case files of 15 high-profile individuals, including the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, Senator Peter Nwabaoshi, and others facing graft and other criminal charges have disappeared #Nigeria https://t.co/HyLfCFodE
  • Trio are charged by the Serious Fraud Office https://t.co/tpDMa5J3R0
  • Harry Maguire was kicked in the leg by #Greek police officers and told his career was over, assault trial hears https://t.co/D1XPoBZ6gr
  • The trial of Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has begun on the Greek island of Syros. He is represented by Alexis Anagnostakis, one of #Greece's top human rights lawyers https://t.co/e0eDGJ1DTX
  • Should you really pay more for insurance cover extras? https://t.co/9NQ8h8MqqE
  • UK delays Zaghari-Ratcliffe release for fear of offending Trump, lawyers claim: Lawyers call for meeting with defence secretary and accuse government of waiting for US permission to pay money owed to Iran https://t.co/sS9N8ATz05
  • British hypocrisy is to blame for the deadly plight of migrants: We express sorrow at ‘tragedies’ but fail to oppose the politics behind them. Voters on the left and right alike are complicit https://t.co/zoQ9FbJ24
  • Prominent #India lawyer Prashant Bhushan refuses to apologise in SC for his tweets against judiciary https://t.co/xqp0g9DReZ 
  • Jade fulfils dream to train as a solicitor at the same Wrexham law firm she did work experience at as a student https://t.co/S94h1RqZfL
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/z51ooDloHE
  • One of #India’s most prominent barrister, Prashant Bhushan, convicted by Supreme Court over tweets, faces deadline https://t.co/90eoQ7erys
  • Will-writing entrepreneur obtains “first digital LPA” - Legal Futures https://t.co/9z5JC2pzp
  • Solicitor cleared of beating bouncer with stiletto - Legal Futures https://t.co/hsQLmVCxq
  • Scottish secondary school pupils will have to wear face coverings in corridors, communal areas and school buses from next Monday https://t.co/4hH3lpHpzf
  • The top #US virus expert has warned against rushing out a Covid-19 vaccine before it has been proven to be safe and effective https://t.co/1kIho0SlMF
  • Ex-SDT chief urges 'fitness to practise' regime to help solicitors with mental health problems - Legal Futures https://t.co/wjYL03yg5
  • Keeping up with the times: 2020 update to the LCIA (London Court of International Arbitration) #Australia https://t.co/A6RYWQk4fI 
  • Norwich fast food joint sacked a worker after she fell pregnant, having already failed to pay her the national minimum wage, a tribunal has heard https://t.co/3pU0jigVNX
  • Fylde coast GP who dodged prison after being found guilty of lying about his working hours during a bankruptcy claim now faces a medical tribunal https://t.co/9q6RQokI4o
  • Airbnb announces major rule change with risk of legal action against anyone ignoring new guidelines https://t.co/XZSYvekZWS
  • Campaigners lose legal challenge over Lake District 4x4 vehicles - Judge dismisses appeal against decision to allow drivers to use two off-road tracks https://t.co/xlBupXeKOk
  • Former Scotland First Minister Alex Salmond considering legal action against BBC after trial documentary https://t.co/uqKTtbzWU
  • Bayelsa governorship tribunal verdict evokes judicial anarchy #Nigeria https://t.co/9HMp5yFlgJ
  • Judge Orders Trump to Pay Stormy Daniels $44,000 in Legal Fees #US https://t.co/u1giU5sOX
  • Delhi riots: #India Police claim lawyer forged documents, court says investigate https://t.co/oU1Xjci4Ww

Tuesday

25th August - Law News

Edition 3164: 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: Police Scotland will be given powers to break up large house parties and councils will be allowed to shut companies down that fail to follow the coronavirus rules. The Scottish government announced the measures as new cases of COVID-19 reached their highest level for almost three months. Full story - Scottish Legal News



Today's Highlighted Video Story:  Hamimah Tuyan's husband, Zekeriya, was one of 51 people killed by the attacks on two mosques in Christchurch in March 2019. The Australian gunman has pleaded guilty to charges of murder, attempted murder, manslaughter and terrorism. Hamimah has flown from Singapore to New Zealand to give a victim impact statement at his sentencing.


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • The governor of the #US state of Wisconsin has deployed the National Guard to maintain "public safety" after police shot a black man on Sunday https://t.co/hcTdkMe8a
  • Flordelis de Souza, a #Brazilian congresswoman has been accused of orchestrating the murder of her pastor husband, after multiple botched attempts https://t.co/3lJHlJNUO
  • #China Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders has received a donation of archive documents and other materials as part of a lawsuit against Japan from an attorney representing a survivor of the massacre https://t.co/ubx4cfVDKo 
  • Scottish pensioner admits to homophobic tirade after seeing gay couple hold hands https://t.co/DgWSclVgFN
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/WtEEmjQ5R5
  • More Crown courts to allow pre-recorded video evidence | Law Gazette https://t.co/OZM3c1AATW
  • Litigation funder hopes to attract global investors in cases | Law Gazette https://t.co/HKfAxpeHn
  • Justice processes 'exacerbating' grief and trauma | Law Gazette https://t.co/b4Urx7PJdK
  • Solicitor agrees to pay £1,000 over delay in reporting drink-drive conviction |Law Gazette https://t.co/ej4MA6GQ2S
  • A-Level shambles has lessons for justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/IKSBii2NKh
  • Best of the blogs - 22 August 2020 | Law Gazette https://t.co/XmdDlRJKv
  • Look, no hands: reality and robot cars | Law Gazette https://t.co/ByikSHpT49
  • Prominent #Indian lawyer, Prashant Bhushan, convicted by Supreme Court over tweets, faces deadline to apologise https://t.co/8k2GNUSADu
  • Legal Aid Agency to extend crime contracts | Law Gazette https://t.co/o6sro40fzX
  • Berlin reports rise in fatalities as new bike lanes fail to keep cyclists safe - Campaigners demand more rules for lorries after initial hope pandemic would mean less traffic #Germany https://t.co/IJg1oFiqz2
  • Do energy-from-waste plants fall within Construction Act? Law Office https://t.co/7vfLboZ4xb
  • Councils scrapping use of algorithms in benefit and welfare decisions - Call for more transparency on how such tools are used in public services as 20 councils stop using computer algorithms https://t.co/X4Gad9iQAy
  • Two opposition leaders arrested in #Belarus after day of protest https://t.co/ZMhFvwWw8c
  • Rape victims often have to give up critical therapy because prosecutors fear they may be 'coached' by their therapists https://t.co/nDFpi2A4c
  • A complaint has been filed with prosecutors after a herd of around 80 camels wreaked havoc when their owner released them into the wild - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1UFNJU6sZ
  • 'Lady Grange deserves a better memorial' - A reader writes in response to our article - Our Legal Heritage: The adulterous judge who had his troublesome wife kidnapped and exiled to St Kilda - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0UdC6c4ON
  • Evergrowing, national UK law firm Shoosmiths has expanded its Court of Protection (COP) team with the recruitment of a new partner https://t.co/1dxtopTIiTb3xcXv3J0n
  • Roseanna Cunningham to stand down as MSP, she joined the Faculty of Advocates in 1990 and became a non-practising member in 2002 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Gxxg1cewH0
  • Covid whistleblowing claims are inevitable - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IMOpvM4n
  • There is an urgent need to review the UK's system of communicable disease control administration and its public health laws https://t.co/hEzfUp0AJ
  • Kennedys bucks trend as it presses ahead with salary increases - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RInGgdhgQ
  • Hong Kong buyers rush for UK properties after security law https://t.co/6INhH9MU9f
  • Time is nearly upon us for firms to begin their professional indemnity insurance (PII) renewals, with the usual ‘renewal season’ spanning the next three months https://t.co/2IAATjYXF
  • A New Digital Direction: Why e-Signatures is Welcomed https://t.co/a5Gc6uZOG
  • Microsoft has thrown its weight behind Epic Games in a continuing legal battle with Apple https://t.co/3NsRQxS5U
  • Catholic bishops in #Zimbabwe speak out for first time on human rights abuses: Government calls Vatican representative for talks after scathing letter accuses Mnangagwa of corruption and abuse of power https://t.co/wcetrwX9b
  • Reforms to reduce conviction disclosure period - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XHaWjCi2H1
  • Lady Smith to step down as tribunals president - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/JoxS1zna3C
  • 'Donald is cruel', he has 'no principles': Maryanne Trump Barry, a former federal judge, made the comments to her niece Mary Trump in secretly taped conversations #US https://t.co/X6bYTSOatC
  • Man who pursued and intimidated two women in vehicle loses appeal against conviction - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/T0wwKO5Z9A
  • A driver who ploughed head-on into four cyclists at 60mph in Bargoed, has been jailed for two years and eight months: Jason Morgan from Treharris, had taken amphetamine https://t.co/2Kw6fjAvgY
  • Greater Manchester Police criticised for breaking up a child's 10th birthday party celebration say they "can't win" when enforcing enhanced coronavirus restrictions https://t.co/56AgEZnB
  • Solicitor says killers of PC Andrew Harper should not 'have their spirits broken' by overtly harsh sentences https://t.co/EMmrVxEZLG
  • #Greece Is Still Denying Migrant Pushbacks: Prime Minister Denies Growing Evidence of Abuses by Coast Guard and Border Police https://t.co/JlLT94ltM
  • Scottish high schools to introduce new face covering rules https://t.co/VFqUczDJqB
  • Rally demands changes to Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission: Organizers say the commission's policies disadvantage Black complainants https://t.co/0rm4qZ2qh1
  • Wales Covid-19 death rise 'likely' in coming days https://t.co/aloA02dg9
  • #US allows emergency use of blood plasma treatment for coronavirus patients https://t.co/j8JF16XNSL
  • Commission of Inquiry on #Burundi Vital in Prompting Meaningful Human Rights Progress https://t.co/R5qoh4DVmx
  • #Malaysia opens inquest into death of London teenager Nóra Quoirin https://t.co/R9dqLOU5Fn
  • US imposes visa restrictions on 14 #Iranians over human rights violations https://t.co/ia5UOqvZSB 
  • White supremacist and terrorist who killed 51 people at two mosques in #NewZealand in 2019 had plans to target a third mosque, his sentencing hearing has heard https://t.co/3Mr6FAT40P
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/7sAsWnzHfO
  • Mining giant Rio Tinto has cut the bonuses of three executives over the destruction of two ancient caves in #Australia https://t.co/ke0Lurey0u
  • SFO charges three men over Axiom fund collapse - Legal Futures https://t.co/baqUnQ5QDV
  • Accountants offered new route to setting up ABSs - Legal Futures https://t.co/xQU477VWPU
  • Judge lifts veil on New York City police discipline records #US https://t.co/KN7djYE43P
  • Protests have erupted in the #US state of Wisconsin after police shot a black man several times while responding to what they said was a domestic incident https://t.co/sKzxkjCBuu
  • Ultra-rightwing Kellyanne Conway has announced that she is resigning from her post as Senior Counsel to #US President Donald Trump https://t.co/gjBLSM3nRv
  • Law firms cheered by U-shaped recovery - Legal Futures https://t.co/9AEvttBpvN
  • Will #Nepal Chief Justice's new initiative end corruption in the judiciary? https://t.co/IlxCifEbL
  • Why a robust and independent judiciary is so critical to #India’s constitutional functioning in the face of an ultra-rightwing segregationist government https://t.co/UBPB48RPs
  • Chief Justice Maraga says Judiciary will help decongest prisons #Kenya https://t.co/LWZKPZqyV
  • Gujarat High Court has disposed of a PIL seeking appointment of fulltime chairperson and members to Real Estate Regulation appellate tribunal #India https://t.co/BzbjMN2k2
  • #Turkey Tribunal to hold trial on Erdogan’s rights violations, Int'l organizations demand addressing his war crimes in Syria, Libya https://t.co/vxCiDt4PZx
  • Legal education charity backs 19 ‘social justice’ training contracts - Legal Cheek https://t.co/amRXnSih5k
  • JLD writes to BPP over LPC lockdown complaints - Legal Cheek https://t.co/j16zi4v2Kx
  • BPTC online exam chaos continues into second week - Legal Cheek https://t.co/5pzNlaQCG5

Monday

24th August - Law News

Edition 3163: 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: Solicitor applications for probate are to be made online only, under Ministry of Justice (MoJ) proposals. Currently, solicitors and other probate practitioners make applications for about 180,000 of the annual 260,000 grants of probate where the deceased left a will or letters of administration where the deceased died intestate. The rest of the applications are made by individuals. Full story - New Law Journal


Today's Highlighted Video Story:  Protesters’ gathered at the emblematic 'Plaza de la Dignidad’ in the Chilean capital over a policeman blinding a protesting student last November. The protest swiftly turned into a standoff.


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Ashurst ditches A-Level requirements for training contract hopefuls as government performs exam U-turn - Legal Cheek https://t.co/22asfH3Grp
  • Australian white supremacist who killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in #NewZealand last year is facing survivors of his attack as a sentencing hearing gets under way https://t.co/3Mr6FAT40P
  • A black box recorder recovered from a Ukrainian passenger jet mistakenly shot down by #Iran in January captured a conversation in the cockpit moments after a missile strike https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-53880254
  • Bar exams: BSB plans to offer ‘pen and paper’ resits as soon as possible - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fjG9a82eF
  • Inside the Boogaloo: #America's Extremely Online Extremists https://t.co/0NouXXoJk
  • Latham & Watkins posts 96% trainee retention score and keeps NQ pay at £145k - Legal Cheek https://t.co/R07orRZxO
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/oE1o0a88Yx
  • BPP secures indefinite degree-awarding powers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Qp4Axhhj4T
  • Former MI5 boss to become law lecturer - Legal Cheek https://t.co/XLuAh7lwlm
  • BLM to shutter two offices in permanent remote-working push - Legal Cheek https://t.co/46seB1pWe
  • Petition calling for botched bar exams to be scrapped attracts over 1,200 signatures - Legal Cheek https://t.co/VlQdOxMsf1 
  • Thirty-three people have tested positive for coronavirus after attending wedding celebrations in the #German state of Hesse, local authorities say https://t.co/G0JV2gPiNa
  • Struck-off solicitor’s George Floyd comparison slammed by tribunal - Legal Cheek https://t.co/O65aRuxOX
  • The UK's gathering Covid-19 autumn storm https://t.co/ojyA58GsgO
  • Treasury denies it plans to drop 'Facebook tax' in favour of trade deal: Recently introduced tax expected to raise £500m, helping to reduce Britain’s huge Covid bill https://t.co/mews1jYUQg
  • People need support to follow local lockdowns, not orders from above https://t.co/646qIoFYp6
  • The Covid-19 crisis is accelerating the breakup of the UK https://t.co/XVFxfOWu7V
  • Osborne Clarke posts 96% trainee retention score - Legal Cheek https://t.co/W2wht8bqvp
  • Furloughed trainee: 'Should I get my pay rise?' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/2Lf76GO3Pp ran Desert Into a Graveyard for Migrants https://t.co/ARbnkVTUO
  • Stop Campus Partying to Slow the Virus? Colleges Try but Often Fail #US https://t.co/bHGUiskwRB
  • Police diversity: 'Why join a force of people you mistrust and is known for its blatant institutionalised racism?' https://t.co/jrHo7VxQMJ
  • The #Irish government has agreed to recall the Dáil (Irish parliament) early amid controversy about the attendance by political figures at a dinner with more than 80 people https://t.co/vrdfOoFuWG
  • Prestwich lawyer is set to face her professional watchdog amid claims she threatened a witness that she would expose her to benefit fraud allegation https://t.co/wiVjhcsMu
  • United Hospital fire: SC orders to dispose of writs with regular HC bench #Bangladesh https://t.co/wQPZkWbCV
  • Former lawyer missed out on pupillage spot because chambers ‘hired a black guy last year’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/CcN0fIF5r
  • Anglesey man accused of a biting part of another man's ear off had to be physically restrained after he started throwing items around the dock during his trial https://t.co/T8sydfGF2
  • The trends future lawyers should look out for - Legal Cheek https://t.co/uEsjAsZz7O
  • Trump withdraws nomination of controversial attorney illiam Perry Pendley for top environment post #US https://t.co/y4jU3BXI
  • Newark, Southwell and Mansfield law firm Tallents Solicitors raise £14,330 to assist in third world countries https://t.co/Bt1rgzW1A
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/FmJblHmtOP
  • Solicitor who attacked bouncer with stiletto is cleared because she was protecting herself https://t.co/mYCRO8MqJE
  • People in Wales are now able to welcome more family and friends into their homes as coronavirus lockdown rules continue to be relaxed https://t.co/kneOaB1Njv
  • Chinese video app TikTok is taking legal action to challenge a ban imposed by #US President Donald Trump https://t.co/9rCsTACW6f
  • #HongKong suspends extradition, judiciary assistance pacts with US https://t.co/fdnYRF7yyG
  • The judiciary has a higher responsibility to protect the Federal Constitution though under the doctrine of separation of powers, all three branches of the government must respect each other’s jurisdictions, a #Malaysia lawyer said https://t.co/Gmdus1zkDT
  • Judiciary announces closure of court facilities, public services #Guam https://t.co/GWD21IT0Gq
  • Acting CEO of HM Courts and Tribunals appointed - Kevin Sadler appointed Acting Chief Executive of HM Courts and Tribunals Service from today (21 August 2020) https://t.co/SRDjmdv4cR
  • House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal Office closed over safety concerns #Philippines https://t.co/vCnipZ6yqo 
  • Supreme Court extends term of three administrative members of Armed Forces Tribunal #India https://t.co/cXCw1omOF
  • Witnessing the rise and fall of the Special Tribunal for #Lebanon https://t.co/BtlX7NwSCV
  • Family lawyers organisation Resolution has launched a jumbo training package to ease its members through lockdown | NLJ https://t.co/bXJPo3Mh5t
  • Solicitor applications for probate are to be made online only, under Ministry of Justice (MoJ) proposals | NLJ https://t.co/srZ1bDzOG3

Sunday

23rd August - Law News

Edition 3162: 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:  The Supreme Court said on Friday that Jains could offer prayers, on Saturday and Sunday only, at any one of three temples in Mumbai - in the city's Dadar, Byculla and Chembur neighbourhoods - as part of festivities surrounding the eight-day Paryushan festival. The top court said prayers could be offered as long as SOPs in place during the Covid pandemic, including the use of face masks and social distancing, were strictly enforced.




Saturday Conversations on Law
  • E Book: Litigation in the Time of Covid-19: Legal issues in commerce, finance and insolvency https://t.co/bePL9dvmpF
  • New £10,000 fines for organisers of illegal raves from Friday https://t.co/Upz3Jzoc1h
  • Look, no hands: reality and robot cars | Law Gazette https://t.co/ByikSHpT49
  • Struck-off solicitor criticised for 'grossly offensive' George Floyd reference | Law Gazette https://t.co/Pti1BXYvO3
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/X8CketdyhT
  • Coronavirus pandemic: Children aged 12 and over should wear masks - WHO https://t.co/jyq4mAqzRG
  • Bar condemns Zimbabwe’s treatment of human rights lawyer | Law Gazette https://t.co/Icfq9zIbU7
  • Local society adds its voice to Hong Kong concerns | Law Gazette https://t.co/3Qb4PFt9X9
  • Osborne Clarke retains 96% of trainees | Law Gazette https://t.co/fh3odBX0Ui
  • SFO charges three men over Axiom legal financing fund | Law Gazette https://t.co/ChqotzckxK
  • Housing possession proceedings suspension extended again | Law Gazette https://t.co/82ulDykqkr
  • HMCTS chief goes back to school | Law Gazette https://t.co/QjyCeTa99v
  • £51m boost for criminal legal aid - but more needed say lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/i9BBj1UZTR
  • President Trump hopes to end DACA, which has granted employment authorization to thousands of young immigrants. Already, some large employers are refusing to hire them #US https://t.co/Do2xGlZp
  • Barr announces Operation Legend, controversial DOJ program, nets nearly 1,500 arrests #US https://t.co/bLUDGtAquq
  • Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has pleaded not guilty and been released from police custody in #Greece following his arrest on the island of Mykonos https://t.co/vBkRxqxAHe
  • Rohingya cry for justice deserves to be heard https://t.co/uum4Y2JOtt
  • UK shop workers 'in firing line of vile, abusive customers', as shops are closing and surviving businesses making redundancy plans https://t.co/O2L2qZZJl
  • More than 700 lawyers signed a letter to Chief Justice of #India S A Bobde, expressing their concern with the "trend that has emerged in recent times to browbeat and intimidate the judiciary" https://t.co/h5nlCpUQU
  • how many redundant employees are about to become one of the millions to fall into the ‘hidden justice gap’ highlighted by the Law Centres Network in its Law For All report last month | Law Gazette https://t.co/UiVzXE329u
  • Legal professionals are too busy to win new business, despite the average value of a case being £4,000, according to a new research report https://t.co/IjdpI3q1KB
  • Legal Sector Embrace Technology Thanks To Pandemic: a sector not well known for embracing technology, relying on laws that are hundreds of years old, the public perception of this archaic sense of working can be understandable https://t.co/UP2xOlgns4
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/6p6hO5cf6V
  • Against the law: why judges are under attack, by the Secret Barrister https://t.co/S1s0YUOZB
  • #US actress Lori Loughlin, star of the sitcom Full House, has been sentenced to two months in prison for her part in a US college admissions scam https://t.co/W3DTd8hww4
  • The Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 https://t.co/nfe7HdHDF
  • Two men have been charged under the Terrorism Act as part of an ongoing investigation into the New IRA https://t.co/WhFCFT0z9p
  • UK tourists have spent thousands of pounds on new flights and endured long drives in a race to get home before new coronavirus travel rules kicked in https://t.co/sOOYFtK6C
  • New UK Framework for Foreign Investment - A Proposed New Framework for Increased Scrutiny https://t.co/ROcvmkJyMY
  • Keystone Law continues recruitment drive with bumper hiring spree from Clifford Chance and others | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/R4pCYjXF98
  • UK class action style claim filed over Marriott data breach https://t.co/fAfHz7sqP4
  • The legal issues that trustees and employers need to consider in relation to defined benefit (DB) superfunds need to be given more attention, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has warned https://t.co/6FMgkQ180Y
  • Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has entered a legally binding agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to improve support for deaf customers accessing its services by telephone https://t.co/9BXR4Cm4
  • Phones could detect drinking over legal driving limit https://t.co/0XqwKOJPDw
  • NI: In full: Institute of Professional Legal Studies 2020 prizewinners - Irish Legal News https://t.co/lFO1FKEMhr
  • Solicitor that dealt with property sales to a client base in Russia and Ukraine has been suspended for nine months by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal after failing to put in place anti-money laundering safeguards https://t.co/w1D5601CKn 
  • Police cancel ban on Paris Saint-Germain shirts in Marseille for Champions League final #France https://t.co/RJrqpHNn9r 
  • From defending Ivan Milat to seeking justice on Palm Island: Andrew Boe's life in the courtroom: Once described as running ‘a hard line in moral earnestness’, the barrister’s new book paints a portrait of #Australia few would ever see https://t.co/oHi9v4hfou