Saturday

29th August - Law News

Edition 3168: 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:  Refusing permission for Muharram processions in the country over the weekend, the Supreme Court today said it would lead to chaos and "one particular community will be targeted" for spreading the coronavirus. "If we allow this procession across the country there will be chaos and one particular community will be targeted for spreading the pandemic COVID-19," Chief Justice SA Bobde said..


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • The advantages of engaging a personal injury lawyer in Edinburgh https://t.co/eNMZuSQjbS
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/onM5vakV96
  • British government to use treason laws targeting Russia and China to suppress domestic dissent https://t.co/YfFRdIDo
  • Four arrested as manhunt for Imran Safi and search for three sons continues https://t.co/zjiWHp6XDZ
  • Tightened restrictions to stop the spread of Covid-19 are to be eased in parts of north-west England, allowing more than a million people to mix in different households https://t.co/pqNla9oiW
  • Fact check: Increase of UK pension age to 75 not set to go through as law https://t.co/FO7HjDEU5
  • Clifford Chance, Eversheds Partners Named on the UK Trade Negotiation Panel https://t.co/7PTcCFQt3
  • SEC Adopts Rule Amendments to Modernize Disclosures of Business, Legal Proceedings, and Risk Factors Under Regulation S-K #US https://t.co/zFasQdcju
  • Huawei faces huge bill after losing legal fight over 4G phone patents https://t.co/0OTXDaYuw
  • SNP accuses No 10 of endangering Acts of Union with judicial review inquiry: Joanna Cherry’s intervention follows concerns inquiry could lead to changes in Scottish law https://t.co/sNLXB9vxVr
  • Legal challenge halts G4S Wellingborough 'mega prison' contract https://t.co/36LLIWyfgZ
  • PC Andrew Harper killing: Henry Long to appeal against manslaughter sentence https://t.co/pMCFLt0jeO
  • Motorists in Wales have been pictured driving the wrong way up the A55 dual carriageway slip road during heavy congestion https://t.co/Dim70BQBNn 
  • Paralysed Jacob Blake, the black man shot seven times in the back by police in the US state of Wisconsin, has been handcuffed to his hospital bed, his family says #US https://t.co/SjXOokRyZ
  • Essex lorry deaths: A man has admitted manslaughter after the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found in a lorry container in Essex https://t.co/5jFwJHk2UB
  • Kyle Rittenhouse, accused of killing two people during protests of a police shooting, faces six criminal counts. His social media accounts showed strong support for officers #US https://t.co/ZtuxtkQWpf
  • Delhi 2020 religious riots: Amnesty International accuses police of rights abuses #India https://t.co/bWsaOAg4Vx
  • The judgment in the extradition trial of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi over the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case will be handed down in the UK after December 1 https://t.co/7imQjKu0vq
  • #Israeli Officer Need Not Have Shot Autistic Palestinian, Commander Says https://t.co/Uy8JDZYPVk
  • Government officials and members of the ruling Democratic Party of #Korea (DPK) are intensifying criticism against a court decision which approved a massive rally in central Seoul on Aug. 15, saying its "wrong judgment" https://t.co/2mO5sVuKTW
  • Government pledges post-Brexit qualifications recognition - Legal Futures https://t.co/lY9CQJ3Mz
  • New police powers restricting social gatherings come into force - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZSGXcpd2TW
  • Scots lawyers condemn Home Office 'activist lawyers' video - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VCqbW0LLm6
  • Falun Gong practitioner loses appeal against immigration decision - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/N2uZTMOx
  • Homeless man cried 'why are you doing this to me?' as he was beaten to death, court told: A witness, Andy Goh, says he saw two men ‘yelling dirty words’ while kicking and punching Paul Tavelardis in the 2018 attack #Australia https://t.co/TYTWdCDDME
  • New instructions surge past pre-lockdown levels - Legal Futures https://t.co/q2JhAY0Y9a
  • Kathy-Ann Brown of Jamaica was elected a member of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), an intergovernmental body set up by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) https://t.co/cHvS47jf4o
  • Bank holiday 'fly-camping' and illegal rave warning in Wales https://t.co/jAzV6GU9J
  • PI solicitor struck off for "stupid" decision to forge client's signature - Legal Futures https://t.co/1Kneb0Hymv
  • #Chinese diplomat elected to maritime disputes tribunal amid South China Sea tension and US objection https://t.co/rl2arHvdyB
  • Racism in the City: arlier in the year, there was a concern that the Covid-19 crisis had put diversity and inclusion (D&I) on the backburner. The killing of George Floyd has brought it to the fore again | Law Gazette https://t.co/ThZdrliwt1
  • Tribunal clarifies telecoms rent issues under Landlord and Tenant Act renewal https://t.co/RDvxiuMHK5
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/A23lwhZI7j 
  • Solicitor suspended for deals 'outside of his area of expertise' | Law Gazette https://t.co/zv16eYM2pb
  • Armed Forces Tribunal begins hearing cases through video-conferencing #India https://t.co/JIuTFdVS5q
  • Abolishing 213 smaller councils in England and replacing them with 25 new local authorities could save almost £3bn over five years, a report says https://t.co/Vz3L22A3bm
  • Thousands of landlords are trying to avoid renting their properties to benefit claimants, despite a judge ruling a blanket ban was unlawful https://t.co/5Gpbpdffy
  • Reed Smith cuts 19 London jobs | Law Gazette https://t.co/T7OVR9aep
  • Taxi driver Yaser Abdel Said, a suspect on FBI most-wanted list arrested #US https://t.co/O7Prbg3PA
  • LiP support service prepares to go back to court | Law Gazette https://t.co/3tLjeInOH
  • Tribunal upholds award to age discrimination job interview solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/R4rbw1yjQd
  • Late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty on 'media trial' after Bollywood star's death #India https://t.co/Tzhpr9qlJn
  • A dozen more firms sign racial diversity pledge | Law Gazette https://t.co/YhOfsO8CZh 
  • Home Office accuses ‘activist lawyers’ of abusing immigration rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/FfNbZr2NOG
  • #France Covid-19: Mask rule for Parisians amid 'undeniable surge' https://t.co/K5m342XJao 
  • The Parole Board has launched two new information booklets for the families of prisoners going through parole and prisoners who chose to represent themselves https://t.co/Z3LaIIHZri
  • Parole Board chief executive Martin Jones discusses the importance of prisoners having a lawyer during a parole review as it publishes a leaflet on the issue https://t.co/1MqFutQWm3
  • The UK Government is accepting proposals for a project under its Conflict, Stability and Security Fund that aims to champion the two state solution in #Israeli public debate https://t.co/85mrOKb8f6
  • Frans Hals Dutch masterpiece stolen for third time: Security was stepped up the last time Frans Hals's painting Two Laughing Boys with a Mug of Beer was stolen from a small museum in the #Dutch town of Leerdam https://t.co/9zdvTs1Ijd
  • The Government Legal Department's general enquiry and switchboard numbers are being used fraudulently to target members of the public https://t.co/zRkiTY9g6C

Friday

28th August - Law News

Edition 3167: 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: Home Office wrong to refer to 'activist lawyers', top official admits. Permanent secretary accepts complaint over use of term in deportation video as charter flight carrying asylum seekers is cancelled. Full story - Guardian Law



Today's Highlighted Video Story:  Once a global epicenter of the pandemic, New York City has — for now — brought things under control. But where does this reprieve leave front-line medical workers? In the video above, we get a rare and intimate look at three — a hospitalist, a physician assistant and a palliative care physician — who worked at one of the hardest-hit hospitals in the Bronx. They’re confronting an unanswerable question: Did they do enough? The deaths may have subsided, but medical workers are still dealing with the devastation.


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • The Home Office is to stop using a video it put on social media accusing migrants' lawyers of being "activists" https://t.co/Grjk071968
  • Manchester United defender Harry Maguire said he feared for his life when #Greek police arrested him last week as he thought he was being kidnapped https://t.co/GnrNudnIR2
  • Ghislaine Maxwell: Judge denies request for move to general prison population #US https://t.co/JjiNs4OHQD
  • Consideration for gender and religion as criteria for appointment of a Chief Judge in states should be discountenanced by the National Judicial Council, before it destroys the judiciary #Nigeria https://t.co/dz4aIgUyiR https://t.co/i5Aw0w8ZCX
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/8xfrT2UN5Y
  • Debenhams set for Swansea store rates tribunal that could define future of its retail network - The department store chain says the action would serve as a test case for similar cases elsewhere in the UK https://t.co/xZebWFSSvW
  • Banksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean https://t.co/L9doPt6WMd
  • Passenger removed from plane after testing positive for Covid-19 https://t.co/0jPWYjL8wZ
  • Passenger sues easyJet after crew told her to move seats to satisfy Orthodox Jews https://t.co/zV918YdvHX
  • Windrush payout scheme not fit for purpose, say lawyers https://t.co/Ax8t4hLNuR
  • Travellers in Switzerland, Jamaica and Czech Republic who return to the UK from 04:00 on Saturday are to be required to self-isolate for two weeks https://t.co/KegoNBjFRi
  • Shane Phelan: Unprecedented move shows judiciary knows public confidence at stake #Ireland https://t.co/ErJ5vx3L8t
  • Manhunt for Imran Safi after 'three sons abducted' https://t.co/UvGlfyS7yQ
  • Donald Trump supporter Kyle Rittenhouse: Who is US teen accused of Kenosha Wisconsin protest murders? https://t.co/Pkpg3g3cZc
  • Coronavirus in Scotland: Police able to break up house parties of more than 15 people https://t.co/dCxvLbep4B
  • Lawyer for Ratko Mladic has told a UN court that the former Bosnian Serb military chief may not be mentally fit to take part in an appeal hearing against his convictions for crimes including genocide committed in 1992-95 Bosnian War https://t.co/IXVly12stX
  • ‘Agent provocateur’ involved in New IRA probe, lawyer contends: The claim came as six people appeared before Belfast Magistrates’ Court accused of directing terrorism https://t.co/LPgvoPsgDn
  • EU rewrites tourism law to label UK as 'non-EU' https://t.co/IyFUC86UPL
  • Scottish Land Commission publishes new protocol on good stewardship of land - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1pUfJTHb15
  • Read: Feminist judgment in Drury v HMA – sexual infidelity and culpable homicide - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SkLIKClQ9Q
  • Glasgow and Edinburgh properties sell faster than elsewhere in UK - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1ZMALrqtAk
  • Lawyers of Tomorrow – Grant Ashford - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UZiRtmsRbY
  • Lorna Jack joins new UK government trade group - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BBoEk7EtQl
  • Laura Thomson named junior counsel to Sheku Bayoh inquiry - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/v7tMbo6jlY
  • University of Aberdeen's first female law professor Margaret Ross to retire - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VL4kLc23iw
  • Facebook Plans Legal Action After #Thailand Tells It to Mute Critics https://t.co/dY9igVxxqI
  • This is what LGBT rights and laws could look in the UK after Brexit https://t.co/wyAet1MGDg
  • Linklaters To Allow Partners, Staff To Work Remotely Up To 50% Of Time International https://t.co/CK1EjtWvrU
  • Legal expert says post-Brexit powers should go to MSPs, not ministers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yRFuqJRrdb
  • Crown admits 'malicious' prosecution of Rangers administrators - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mfu5wIDF38
  • Teen who committed knife assault in Edinburgh has sentence reduced - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/b2q35kacdC
  • A&O Defeated as Huawei Loses UK Supreme Court Patents Battle https://t.co/6vCCQWsPZ
  • Workers on low incomes in parts of England where there are high rates of coronavirus will be able to claim up to £182 if they have to self-isolate https://t.co/RRHGTbHnZE
  • #Greece has a deadly new migration policy – and all of Europe is to blame https://t.co/H1kkGf0bww
  • As a police officer, I know stop and search is really about power | Anonymous Metropolitan police officer https://t.co/t0LGlI731Y
  • UK supreme court ruling clears way for Isis pair to be tried in US https://t.co/3Axa8rk2et
  • Rape victim's trauma after being 'blindsided' with 'rough sex' defence https://t.co/wDjbGmMuSA
  • Lambeth Council set to spend £4M on legal services over the next four years with new Barristers Framework contract agreed https://t.co/npY8a7n2Zc
  • Migrants deported as hunger strike continues at Brooke House: Campaigners have called for Brook House detention centre to be closed down and some of the people being held there are on hunger strike https://t.co/ACanRdWUiU
  • Solicitor who didn't understand transactions suspended - Legal Futures https://t.co/U5s7xApRgA
  • Barristers challenge Bishops’ legal advice against individual communion cups https://t.co/5ZQByhRlr3
  • Attorney General faults OPC on reassignment of Chizaso as ex-Solicitor General drags govt to court #Malawi https://t.co/eF87i9ugSH
  • Black organiser of UK anti-racism rally threatened with arrest https://t.co/RFfn1qtMRU
  • Caged Congolese man: Why a #US zoo took 114 years to apologise https://t.co/wfpS7hiNN9
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ZHetJX1yFr
  • Llangennech diesel train catches fire after derailing https://t.co/JjV1A2z23z
  • Wisconsin police officer Rusten Sheskey shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back as he opened the door of his car #US https://t.co/MI8aCMpFId
  • White terrorist Christchurch mosque attack: Brenton Tarrant sentenced to life without parole #NewZealand https://t.co/eIXnoS9FO
  • Ashill solicitor leaves legal career to set up art and interior design business Bruce Bramfield Home & Gifts https://t.co/0UFc3m7T2C
  • Former solicitor admits stealing £350k from two charities after he was scammed https://t.co/QVzvGmY0Uw
  • Lawtech start-up focused on security raises further £1m - Legal Futures https://t.co/em96wu6Z4O
  • Choosing the right e-signature and digital onboarding provider - Legal Futures https://t.co/T065mFOKT7
  • Judge rejects challenges to £13k award for age discrimination solicitor - Legal Futures https://t.co/VTQgu6WXnx
  • Acland-Hood steps up to run Department for Education | Law Gazette https://t.co/vaLJGaDCFv
  • Dechert’s head of white collar crime to retire | Law Gazette https://t.co/KND5iMtx1y
  • 'No formal evaluation' of digital system for immigration appeals | Law Gazette https://t.co/cG78myFqmx
  • 'Fair and reasonable' telecom IP ruling is boost for UK courts | Law Gazette https://t.co/rJ3ofnqQic
  • Inquests 'more adversarial than criminal cases', says Grenfell QC | Law Gazette https://t.co/i6jcZLyjUS
  • #Australia's attorney general Christian Porter accused of abusing powers in whistleblower trial https://t.co/pBRhTgiues
  • UK supreme court ruling clears way for Isis pair to be tried in US https://t.co/BDeH0mhSRr 
  • PLP research reveals challenges of online immigration appeals | Law Gazette https://t.co/X0X3LQmHMg
  • City firm billed millions but left client’s interest ‘in the rear-view mirror’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/VDWm8TirNF

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