20th October - Law News

Edition 3221: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive. Since 2011, it has been collating articles on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice. The views expressed in individual articles archived within LawnewsIndex.com are solely the views of the original author.  

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 Focus of the Day Legal Article: Lord Kerr defends role of judiciary in checking power of government. The last thing the UK needs is a government whose ministers exercise “unbridled power”, the former Supreme Court justice has said. Full story - Scottish Legal News

 

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: A prominent Hong Kong protester has made her first public appearance in 14 months, telling reporters she had been held in mainland China. Alexandra Wong, 64, nicknamed "Grandma Wong," said she was detained last August in the border city of Shenzhen, and forced to renounce her activism in writing.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Pandemic changes platform for 25th annual Law Review Symposium #US https://t.co/rS3RwMQSJC
• Appeals court upholds Kentucky law on abortion clinic rules for hospitals, ambulances #US https://t.co/keO15HXYZZ
• Anne-Marie Hutchinson obituary: Family lawyer who did pioneering work on forced marriage and child abduction https://t.co/40q5K317R0 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/JVaxX6xl78
• Community members participate in Megan's Law training, learn myths and facts about the law #US https://t.co/0zIstjkX3X
• #Russian hackers targeted this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo with the aim of disrupting them, UK officials said https://t.co/27MT0QX8jc
• Conveyancers blame councils for property purchase hold-ups as window closes for landlords https://t.co/RiVn2sk7W
• Chaining, beatings and torture inside #Sudan's Islamic schools https://t.co/s2GZXRJLZ
• Scottish Government faces legal fight over 'definition of woman' https://t.co/rnY6Xr7m5
• #China Threatens to Detain Americans if U.S. Prosecutes Chinese Scholars https://t.co/jWqymLtDr
• Airbnb bolsters legal division ahead of IPO https://t.co/OWB1uhCsa
• Refugees Who Assisted the #US Military Find the Door to America Slammed Shut https://t.co/T8YwrLuWZo
• Extreme E faces legal challenge over its name from adventure sports company https://t.co/lCkc1oTKK
• #Belgium facing 'tsunami' of new infections - New measures to try to halt the spread came into force on Monday. All bars and restaurants are closed for four weeks https://t.co/N8dGV6tMy
• Former TV presenter John Leslie has been found not guilty of sexual assault, he was on trial at Southwark Crown Court accused of grabbing a woman's breasts at a Christmas party in 2008 https://t.co/E6GXjHdR0M
• Lord Kerr defends role of judiciary in checking power of government - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KhsGeA28k
• Faculty: Cost of adopting UNCRC ‘underestimated’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9grSUfkU3
• Prisoner granted permission to challenge refusal of escorted day absence to see ill grandmother - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vQ04oentD
• #Thai Students Defy Protest Ban With Bangkok Rally https://t.co/5lddHeoA
• Grenfell client admits secret Rydon meeting was against legal advice https://t.co/hQkWxXQmLk
• What Happens if Roe v. Wade Is Overturned? Abortion access in the #US would decline in large regions of the country, a new data analysis shows https://t.co/fWH2bA20G
• Rule of six: The latest social distancing rules and exemptions https://t.co/nvGh589yPL
• Remote hearings "can bring horror into your home", says judge - Legal Futures https://t.co/A3jCTxn15
• Internal Market Bill 'contrary to rule of law and destabilises devolution' https://t.co/XVmTSoVZc7
• Lawyers and accountants at odds over economic crime levy - Legal Futures https://t.co/IOwBj3bEKD
• UK mulls new law to prevent deforestation and protect rainforests https://t.co/XZH3oN7cg0
• “Don’t drain law firms of Black talent”, GCs told - Legal Futures https://t.co/zwQHafzz3
• Wales will go into a "short, sharp" national lockdown from Friday, 23 October until Monday, 9 November. People will be told to stay at home, while pubs, restaurants and non-essential shops will shut https://t.co/Yn9biMAZG8
• #Ireland: Irish Data Protection Law – The Key Differences For UK Organisations https://t.co/CKKFCvuBhs
• PI firms face deluge of costs claims after High Court ruling - Legal Futures https://t.co/nfpJMbLjQ
• BSB reveals bar exam pass rates following summer proctoring problems - Legal Cheek https://t.co/aiJSqNib9N
• Instagram to crack down on UK influencers' 'hidden advertising' https://t.co/c8dr5Dcxl
• UK needs judges to limit government power, says Lord Kerr https://t.co/u0ZrHshuLL
• Lord Kerr: 'respectable arguments' for both jury and non-jury trials https://t.co/6HGZMbNyb
• Legal Heroes and Practising Villains in the Nineteenth Century Press | Craig John Newbery-Jones https://t.co/shsjnG3jQX
• People to get emergency help to pay energy bills https://t.co/V4fH43aE95
• Rape case prosecutors must discount sext messages https://t.co/CJD23e8aNp
• New Criminal Obligations on UK Employers and Employees https://t.co/IeMpRMJXkO
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/KsfgaCmoQB 
• A man who straddled a woman and hit her several times in Belvoir Forest Park in south Belfast has been remanded in custody at the city's crown court https://t.co/1lRUZ9d6k
• Majority of law school websites don't mention SQE, research finds - Legal Cheek https://t.co/cV1KTaDkpi
• Veteran #Bngladesh Supreme Court lawyer, Barrister Rafique-Ul Huq, has been admitted to the Ad Din Hospital in Dhaka after he fell ill https://t.co/JKex8ctIm
• Kirkland & Ellis chopping boards are actually a thing - Legal Cheek https://t.co/NV8zujfQz
• Justice minister says he will personally ensure safety of arrested activists #Thailand https://t.co/o7xNs6c8vV
• Barrister who broke hotel receptionist's jaw with hockey stick avoids disbarment: Felix Joel Evans is about to become a solicitor despite GBH conviction - Legal Cheek https://t.co/FkyXkPHQb
• 'We want justice for these girls': the #Kenyan helpline for victims of gender violence https://t.co/o2VsFoXYj
• Legal Cheek virtual student events with Taylor Wessing, Burges Salmon and RPC - Legal Cheek https://t.co/CCaVAscllG
• Rape atrocities tragically suggest that justice is in dire need of egalitarian commitment by every citizen #India https://t.co/j5nm8e5kMv
• Transatlantic launch for 'Plastic Justice' report (a special report from Relatives for Justice on how British state forces used plastic bullets to kill 17 innocent #Irish people) https://t.co/Ji0PHKGtq
• #Canada: Divisional Court Clarifies Narrow Future Crimes / Fraud Exception To Solicitor-Client Privilege https://t.co/b8EmbytZhp 
• Jail for axe man whose public meltdown forced put Fife Asda into lockdown https://t.co/wC0Ui4SZDd
• I Was Sure I Would Be Deported Until an Attorney Informed Me of My Rights https://t.co/KDFRMmwFCQ
• Diane Flannery Named Product Liability Attorney of the Year By Legal Media Group https://t.co/wMgwpEo2Qq

19th October - Law News

Edition 3220: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive. Since 2011, it has been collating articles on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice. The views expressed in individual articles archived within LawnewsIndex.com are solely the views of the original author.  

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 Focus of the Day Legal Article:  The senior family judge, Sir Andrew McFarlane has warned of ‘fatigue and demoralisation’ among practitioners and urged them to prioritise their mental health and wellbeing. Speaking at Resolution’s online conference this week, ‘Future of Family Practice’, the President of the Family Division said fatigue was endemic across the sector. He praised the lengths practitioners have gone to in order to ensure hearings continued throughout the lockdown. Full story - New Law Journal

 

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: Hundreds of 'Yellow Vests' protesters gather in Lyon, France, despite a ban on demonstrations in the city center.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Israel's attorney general says he won't probe Netanyahu, cousin share deal https://t.co/Ws4khdtWA1
• #Italy tightens rules after coronavirus cases surge - BBC News https://t.co/br5vAFYELh
• As Budgets Improve, More Large Firms Restore Attorney and Staff Pay https://t.co/oG7VPxP1TF
  
• DWF retains 25 of 39 trainee solicitors - Legal Cheek https://t.co/zCkV4y7VsP
• Human Rights Watch condemns #Syria-Russia attacks in Idlib as crimes against humanity https://t.co/bdapmbiaVM
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/wh5uNtBoM
• Regulating content in the age of social media - Who should decide what is and is not acceptable social media content? #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/83PlZqpksz 
• The COVID-19 Health Emergency and the Right to Decent Housing in Latin America https://t.co/QXBJmt9Fc1
• Officials are "not blind" to the impact another national lockdown would have on the economy, Wales' health minister has said https://t.co/iyZdR50wRM
• The Hay literary festival has accused a senior Gulf royal of an "appalling violation" after he allegedly sexually assaulted one of their employees #AbuDhabi https://t.co/0HVvoy77bl
• You cannot sit in a car and address the court: Karnataka High Court to lawyer #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/GznNrP2xHn
• #US commits human rights atrocities at ICE detention facility https://t.co/o7ThmgBHBf
• Suspension for barrister convicted of GBH - Legal Cheek https://t.co/g8v8omdkcP
• More questions on human rights for Beijing Winter Olympics #China https://t.co/MSk7jhsj62
• Interview: In conversation with RK Swami, Delhi Metropolitan Education Law School #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/O8o83bBSqC
• Interview: Teaching is my passion: Prof. (Dr.) Rajesh Bahuguna, Law College Dehradun #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/NGnsITrXR
• Mother loses Supreme Court appeal against faith-based charity | Law Gazette https://t.co/YLNH6DXvCg
• ‘I'd be shouted at because I left the pub at 10 o'clock rather than 11pm’, says bullied former pupil barrister - Legal Cheek https://t.co/00mw8PSnZT
• Appeal courts to have 'final say' post-Brexit transition | Law Gazette https://t.co/PwRzKs7xNM 
• Interview: In conversation with Prof. Ashlyn Lembree, UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/zKtTEItsS
• KPMG creates 'transformation service' for in-house lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/ewk36oRkw
• What lies ahead for the banking and finance sector? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/c1QiHl9sQw
• London law firm seeks dog walker on £30k a year - Legal Cheek https://t.co/cEWaPbW5cl
• City solicitor drops unfair dismissal claim against former firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/P9JgY478K
• Firms are calling for more financial support to avoid "catastrophic consequences" from tougher coronavirus restrictions https://t.co/1YXw7PPLLJ 
• Baker McKenzie lawyer, 32, becomes one of the UK's youngest judges - Legal Cheek https://t.co/LePZAH6q2y
• Top gongs for solicitors in virtual awards ceremony | Law Gazette https://t.co/6kxkqmoLxk it is certainly charitable to many of it's members' unsavoury behaviour Oct 18, 2020
• SRA considers bid to apply for charitable status | Law Gazette https://t.co/bqVQuCmbEH
• American Law student gives birth during bar exam - Legal Cheek https://t.co/4UCvjsJ4eQ
• Interview: Legal education should prepare students for the 21st century, not the 19th: Prof. Bernard Hibbitts| Bar & Bench https://t.co/isL1UKOoU
• The #US is to execute a female federal inmate for the first time in almost 70 years, the Justice Department said - Lisa Montgomery strangled a pregnant woman in Missouri before cutting out and kidnapping the baby in 2004 https://t.co/mLoTzUlJP6
• Covid-19: Row over rules 'not just about Greater Manchester' https://t.co/QFwKqPEiPS 
• Second torture claim filed against international firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/F5X1vGULqT
• Claims handler banned after doctoring liability email | Law Gazette https://t.co/2EMmsyZYlA 
• A prison video visitation service exposed private calls between inmates and their attorneys https://t.co/SQZ2JFO7Qw
• ‘White Supremacy’ Once Meant David Duke and the Klan in the #US. Now It Refers to Much More https://t.co/wJi1lILDZo
• Corporate feminism gives us vagina candles and empowerment hotels. But all I want is equal rights https://t.co/I7836iCsnM
• Solicitors, barristers and CILEx members with five years’ experience are invited to apply for judicial roles at the District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) | NLJ https://t.co/OpBhQfgPRg!
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Lo8brEWZHU
  
• A radical overhaul of Law Society constituencies and a 12-year limit on council membership to make the governing body more representative were proposed at the Society’s AGM this month | NLJ https://t.co/nzLN1MQjrT
• Schrems 2 for the UK? CJEU Ruling Threatens Future Adequacy Talks - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/BIRApauD4z 
• Folk Heroes, Villains and the Overseas Operations Bill - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/K376uz1RHY
• The Weekly Round-up: Operation Cygnus, lawyers in the firing line, and a new undercover policing bill - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/TxqbBUruSB
• The UK Internal Market Bill and the Mother of all Ouster Clauses - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/YAw8cIAfK
• When will there be unlawful detention under the Detained Fast Track system? - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/t6CVeaxEWE
• Sale of alcohol to be banned in House of Commons https://t.co/WB0rEc66n0
• Thousands of victims of child trafficking denied right to stay in the UK https://t.co/ws81tycXBr

18th October - Law News

Edition 3219: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive. Since 2011, it has been collating articles on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice. The views expressed in individual articles archived within LawnewsIndex.com are solely the views of the original author.  

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Today's Highlighted Video Story: A mother and her 16-month-old daughter have been buried in the same grave after a missile attack on the Azerbaijani city of Ganja that killed at least 13 civilians, as fighting intensifies over the disputed of Nagorno-Karabakh region. A new humanitarian ceasefire has come into effect between Armenia and Azerbaijan, brokered by France, Russia and the US. It comes a week after a failed Russia-brokered ceasefire, and Azerbaijan has already indicated that it will continue its offensive.

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• People who have been told to self-isolate through NHS Test and Trace could have their details shared with the police on a "case-by-case basis" https://t.co/ZHOWalfmrs
• ‘Brain fade’ junior solicitor found dishonest - but spared strike-off | Law Gazette https://t.co/Vh9iN9MBrY
• Lords savage government for violating international law | Law Gazette https://t.co/aUi3argcY
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/AlJi6CHvrW
• Judicial review probe extends deadline to submit evidence | Law Gazette https://t.co/LjNwgiynEH
• Three special awards for outstanding contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic, were made at the Law Society Excellence Awards this week | NLJ https://t.co/t4QpAljZSw
• Covid: Confusion over fresh talks in Manchester tier row https://t.co/IobRXeZtx
• When is it too harsh to separate a child from their parent? - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/thaLliKmdf
• Most law firms are publishing information on their prices and services, a year on from transparency rules introduced by the regulator | NLJ https://t.co/nX4rH0VCx2
• There was no need to prove mens rea on the part of workers in an animal welfare case against a poultry slaughterhouse, the Supreme Court has held | NLJ https://t.co/rsbtpBHZeT
• After 75 Years and 15 Claims, a Bid to Regain Lost Art Inches Forward: Heirs of Baron Mor Lipot Herzog, a Hungarian banker whose collection of masterpieces was seized by the Nazis, are still pursuing its return https://t.co/LOM8ZPmOfN
• A housing charity did not breach the Equality Act 2010 by reserving its properties for Orthodox Jewish people, the Supreme Court has held | NLJ https://t.co/NOgmEXFhl2
• #US Supreme Court Will Review Trump’s Plan to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants in Redistricting https://t.co/SwQdm1FyJU
• Behind Cambridge Analytica lay a bigger threat to our democracy: Facebook https://t.co/FKV45SVK34
• A three-floor cannabis factory has been discovered in a former nightclub, with the crop said to have a street value of more than £1m https://t.co/3rlGXtYje
• When Armed Vigilantes Are Summoned With a Few Keystrokes #US https://t.co/setlhqCeV4
  
• So the ethnicity pay gap is over? If only things were that simple https://t.co/ORHYiSIbgx
  
• Pro-democracy protesters in Bangkok were forcibly dispersed by riot police, which deployed water cannons against demonstrators for the first time Friday #Thailand https://t.co/sBDeML0OWn
  
• Scots Law Conventions – Virtual Edition – 23-27 November - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bxOJvUwwrW
• Lockdown year 'worst ever' for dog thefts https://t.co/FfAzKmwIBH
• A Regulatory Rush by Federal Agencies to Secure Trump’s Legacy #US https://t.co/acoPHpxXTe 
• Help Faculty bring Christmas cheer to vulnerable families - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1KJRgCeul5
  
• The senior family judge, Sir Andrew McFarlane has warned of ‘fatigue and demoralisation’ among practitioners and urged them to prioritise their mental health and wellbeing | NLJ https://t.co/E1ezQPzopL
• An almighty hangover for the licensed trade - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GCE2B8IPDG
  
• Have we silenced the medics? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/e26hwc3zVA
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/SoMMLsVI00
  
• #Portugal's radical decision to decriminalise all drugs https://t.co/vvwNMVZel0 
• #Azerbaijan at war: Reporter’s journal https://t.co/vaTcIhQW96 
• It will become illegal for anyone to pick up and use their mobile phone while driving, under new legislation to be enacted next year https://t.co/6eCh91yZW9 
• ‘He wanted to control me completely’: the models who accuse Gérald Marie of sexual assault https://t.co/sJ2N0BSnH4
• SMEs join legal action against Clydesdale and National Australia Bank over TBLs - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qa85DLCRlv
  
• UK pub regulator bares teeth for first time with £2m fine - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pWAsYKrtBR
• Lawyers of Tomorrow – Isla Sinclair - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/plRARPDUMc
• David Lorimer: A double-edged shield - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/t5puDAStC3
  
• Lawyer who admitted finding evidence in sexual abuse case ‘titillating’ struck off - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/tznY4byoG7
  
• Convicted rapist loses hearsay evidence appeal https://t.co/LjmICXbdG2
• Lords: Internal Market Bill ‘contrary’ to rule of law and calls into question viability of Sewel Convention https://t.co/wfNdUJ0jvL
• Police and MI5 crime authorisation bill clears third reading https://t.co/QFi0YaHk4B 
• Linda Evangelista praises women accusing her ex-husband of rape https://t.co/HZSRgGJpry

17th October - Law News

Edition 3218: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive. Since 2011, it has been collating articles on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice. The views expressed in individual articles archived within LawnewsIndex.com are solely the views of the original author.  

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Today's Highlighted Video Story: A Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, West Bengal, is paying a special tribute to migrant workers with a statue depicting the Goddess as a migrant mother with her children.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• MLP Law grows family offer and marks Legal 500 2021 success https://t.co/F7pWNswTSC
• Extending custody time limit will hit BAME people hardest, MoJ told https://t.co/aRXIh1fTvQ
• UK supreme court backs housing charity's 'Jewish only' rule - Ruling cements positive discrimination as a legitimate way to tackle social disadvantage https://t.co/woHDdIUsJ7
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/TSBu8p1ZDQ
• Top legal firm launches international department to tackle Brexit challenges https://t.co/JQ76lJcPt
• A former Mexican defence minister has been charged with drug trafficking and laundering money while holding public office, #US prosecutors say https://t.co/yADTd7WeJW
  
• A ban on people travelling to Wales from coronavirus hotspots elsewhere in the UK has come into effect https://t.co/t6YuD9oB
• Orange launches legal proceedings against #Iraq government https://t.co/mXV4mrrBD
• A teacher has been beheaded in a suburb north-west of the #French capital Paris, reports say, with the attacker shot dead by police https://t.co/7v8fs6q1f
  
• Fishmonger's Hall attack: Prevent officers for Usman Khan 'lacked training' https://t.co/ldBEfqRFHx
• Ethnic minorities' higher risk of dying from Covid-19 is linked to where they live and the jobs they do, rather than their health, figures for England and Wales suggest https://t.co/QLquDpwAE0
• A New Peterloo: PM warns he may 'need to intervene' on Manchester https://t.co/8mDfYpUwoc
• EU-UK relations: Council adopts Channel Tunnel railway safety measures https://t.co/aQyfHpecTo
• Internal market bill fuels anger within UK legal profession https://t.co/5zY5tqaaD
• YouTube Cracks Down on QAnon Conspiracy Theory, Citing Offline Violence https://t.co/rkZTSEee1B 
• UK Plans New Law to Undo Foreign Deals on Security Grounds https://t.co/4Re0dJZIuU
• Focusing on Firearms Proves Contentious in Struggle to Reduce Veterans’ Suicides #US https://t.co/wIyEkZSsG4
• The Jailed Activist Left a Letter Behind. The Message: Keep Fighting: Pham Doan Trang was harassed for years by the #Vietnamese police, and beaten https://t.co/58zn5Pbd8
• Barrister suspended for breaking man's jaw with hockey stick - Legal Futures https://t.co/EETdfTKubq
• SRA seeks charitable status in Law Society split - Legal Futures https://t.co/VLpYUu4Gp
• Exclusive: Keystone investor eyes next legal opportunity - Legal Futures https://t.co/9vuudkQXu
• 8 Million #US citizens Have Slipped Into Poverty Since May as Federal Aid Has Dried Up https://t.co/mNM93xKht
• Impact of Covid-19 on ethnic minority diversity, inclusion and equality | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZuzGK41IPi
  
• Anti-viral drug remdesivir has little to no effect on Covid patients' chances of survival, a study from the World Health Organization (WHO) has found https://t.co/vjQyOFIhK
• Price transparency showing solicitors are affordable, says SRA | Law Gazette https://t.co/617Enh9Dw4
• Sean White promoted to associate at Allan McDougall Solicitors - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/irNhlnjeu
• Lancashire has agreed a deal to move into Tier 3 - the top level of England Covid restricstions - from Saturday https://t.co/kl4lWC0gB3
• British Airways fined £20m over data breach https://t.co/O6obGk3WGJ
• BSB releases exam pass rates after summer IT fiasco | Law Gazette https://t.co/WhGNEYLax
• Lawyers of Tomorrow – Adam Loose - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gy2p7uPbx
• MoJ sticking to RTA Portal start date as rules thrashed out | Law Gazette https://t.co/HZMxSPE6zI 
• Lawyers with disabilities or chronic illnesses sought for new study - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Kha7dMqihv
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/gwDDwkJahu
• Buckland defends ‘extraordinary’ Brexit bill | Law Gazette https://t.co/GcrhsM6vKR
• Man denied £1.7m payout by Betfred takes fight to High Court https://t.co/Z3xrqTrUWX
• Top #US journalist suspended after false Twitter hacking claims https://t.co/3A1w08vg9P
  
• Southall wedding venue hosts 100-guest reception - police intervene https://t.co/YVeZyvgfnz 
• New Brexit law will let vulnerable EU citizens apply late to stay in UK https://t.co/0vD9gDS5LH
  
• Govan Law Centre welcomes ‘parliamentary U-turn’ on Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0UnWvwf4rs

16th October - Law News

Edition 3217: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive. Since 2011, it has been collating articles on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice. The views expressed in individual articles archived within LawnewsIndex.com are solely the views of the original author.  

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Focus of the Day Legal Article:  Home Office hasn’t learned from Windrush - Campaigners and leaders of community and advocacy groups criticise Priti Patel for the lack of clear and concrete plans in response to the scandal. Full story - Guardian Law

 

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: Economists and job hunters agree that the reality of unemployment is far worse than the official numbers suggest.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• New leaders drafted in to ‘revitalise’ Legal Ombudsman service | Law Gazette https://t.co/pl3JOupJva
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/5RwiwVlGyw
• The industry needs urgent clarity amid stamp duty confusion https://t.co/RoKYUK5Eww
• Blog: High Court reviews its strike-off role for legal practitioners - Irish Legal News https://t.co/6suDKZOSDp
• Dominic Cummings allowed to avoid backdated council tax on second home - Government agency rules No 10 adviser must now pay tax on Durham property built without permission in 2002 https://t.co/lt80UT4P0D
• Faculty against land court/tribunal merger - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZtjhiKRSB8
• Keith Stewart QC to be next Advocate General for Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0D50Cu75gr
• Rape accused loses 5-judge appeal against refusal to allow character evidence  - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/elXgJCElby
• Seventeen lawyers make history as #Ireland's first solicitors to become Senior Counsel https://t.co/SDi4gfPMC
• A limited circuit-breaker lockdown for Wales is due to be announced in the next few days, the BBC has been told https://t.co/QgRKd7zY
• The Metropolitan Police has said it is taking no further action against an MP who travelled by train from London to Glasgow after testing positive for coronavirus https://t.co/4imrJL5BJG
• Covid alert level: Greater Manchester 'fighting back' against Tier 3 https://t.co/AvXkQCdQvC
• #Italy and #Vatican City added to UK quarantine list - BBC News https://t.co/UXSCWKHaNY
• In Defense of Gender Neutrality Within Rape | Prof Phil Rumney https://t.co/vHTRZ0A2M
• As Motorcade Rolls By, #Thai Royal Family Glimpses the People’s Discontent - officials imposed an emergency decree in Bangkok, and gatherings of five or more people were banned https://t.co/qdkspF9uh
• Family of seven's one-bedroom flat lockdown 'hell' https://t.co/l6nQ0xDHKl
• Price transparency "dispelling fears" about cost of legal services - Legal Futures https://t.co/OJReOFsaXt 
• Solicitors to have vote on reform of Law Society council - Legal Futures https://t.co/uXCiGxxOtJ
• Remote hearing success means no backlog in some family courts - Legal Futures https://t.co/pP2GymnRJZ
• EC proposal to safeguard environment is not enough, lawyers claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/88jWAtXiEA
• Liverpool is considering a two-week half-term break for schools as part of its "battle with Covid-19", says its mayor https://t.co/w9lzglT1sY
• 'It's like slavery' – Time, the shocking film about a family torn apart by the #US jail industry https://t.co/FNdw3XiAk7
• Society condemns ‘special tax on legal profession’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/vHKQ6BOhr
• Judge Amy Coney Barrett Gives Advice to Young Women #US https://t.co/ufqGCpMyAq
• 'They don't understand the law' - Barrister slams string of complaints made about Gateshead pub https://t.co/n4TLwTOysd
• SEN campaigner is Gazette’s Legal Personality of the Year | Law Gazette https://t.co/QlWB25P9yS
• Flintshire Council could face legal action over development plan data breach, solicitor warns https://t.co/A8NOUJKEyQ
• As Virus Spread, Reports of Trump Administration’s Private Briefings Fueled Sell-Off #US https://t.co/3XXivD8a59
• London due to move from Covid Tier 1 to Tier 2 https://t.co/CjZ78XHIN
• Junior solicitor felt ‘ambushed’ at HR meeting to talk over mistake | Law Gazette https://t.co/pLP3iMS3x9
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/geQdw7yHtt 
• New justice clinic to help Windrush victims with compensation claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/6gh1DFGt
• Law schools coy on SQE impact | Law Gazette https://t.co/p8rd3YT4zQ
• Counsel blocked from family case over personal animosity | Law Gazette https://t.co/ApACfq9mdP
• Insurers to fight on in PI housing costs case | Law Gazette https://t.co/uWRpuyrJ3K
• UK government urged to repatriate nationals detained in Syrian camps - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dC5oGOxKVh
• England: New Law Society president David Greene tells politicians to be ‘careful in their words’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bY8SPY6l2b
• Lawyers of Tomorrow – Gemma Ambrosini - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/py7m9D2Ra8 
• Ministers and north of England leaders clash over further Covid restrictions https://t.co/p0sZKa8Qtf
• Philosophically, taxation is a topic directly linked to statecraft, social justice, equality and pursuit of the public good - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dqdRoJ0eyn
• NHS staff testing 'dismantled' in virus hotspots https://t.co/vP3evbIVFm
• "Long Covid" - the long-lasting impact of coronavirus infection - may be affecting people in four different ways, according to a review https://t.co/uCtWddtbma

15th October - Law News

Edition 3216: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive. Since 2011, it has been collating articles on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice. The views expressed in individual articles archived within LawnewsIndex.com are solely the views of the original author.  

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Focus of the Day Legal Article:  Government plans for a levy to fund the fight against financial crime amount to a 'special tax on the legal profession', the Law Society said today. In a strongly-worded response to a consultation on the economic crime levy announced by the chancellor earlier this year, Chancery Lane said any levy based on income would be especially harmful to the profession. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

 

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: Political leaders across Northern England say the areas facing more stringent lockdowns need urgent financial support - or residents will face even more hardship over the winter.

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• UN human rights experts call for end to detention and intimidation of peaceful protesters in #Cameroon https://t.co/8RaxNHkV3A 
• In Bromford Housing Association Ltd v Nightingale [2020] EWHC 2648 Mr Justice Cavangh upheld decision not to allow claimant in possession proceedings to adduce evidence late https://t.co/9YQzXVrR32 
• A white woman who called police on a black man bird watching in New York's Central Park made a second call accusing him of attempted assault, prosecutors say #US https://t.co/fFZUDnn01T 
• Former Blue Peter presenter John Leslie has described sexual assault allegations against him as "crazy" and "ludicrous" https://t.co/SZ1RpVJ8Qi 
• #China shares experience on poverty reduction at UN Human Rights Council Social Forum https://t.co/RIEs4vq7Et 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/AnERXgMf5t 
• Catholic leaders in #India condemn arrest of Jesuit human rights activist https://t.co/EanyY0zrQW 
• Monica Roberts, Transgender Advocate and Journalist, Dies at 58 https://t.co/mLoW1HHvjl 
• Human rights committee opens one hundred and thirtieth session online https://t.co/jPSUBKJLmO
• David Greene: Condemning lawyers for doing their jobs is inherently dangerous - The new president of the Law Society on why it’s crucial to defend the rule of law in these febrile times https://t.co/oscMIJTjuf
• The Spycops bill undermines the rule of law and gives a green light to serious crimes | Shami Chakrabarti https://t.co/SlVYsPsAdt
• Home Office hasn't learned from Windrush: Campaigners and leaders of community and advocacy groups criticise Priti Patel for the lack of clear and concrete plans in response to the scandal https://t.co/vV9uqtFvSI
• Petition Targeting Murdoch Swamps Australian Parliament’s Website https://t.co/ubh22ORb3W
• New report highlights value of UN's human rights work in the field https://t.co/xs0PQuOhGQ
• Serial rapists should never be released, Court of Appeal told https://t.co/3UxhviQMdV
• Sir Elton John and ex-wife Renate Blauel resolve legal dispute https://t.co/MRdOBOIFpT 
• Amy Coney Barrett's day one hearing was rank hypocrisy from start to finish #US https://t.co/3yTXaMtfd8
• Britain is facing a "nasty mix" of national security threats, from hostile state activity by Russia and China to fast-growing white supremacist right-wing terrorism, the new director general of MI5 has said https://t.co/5UIaKfbFts 
• Defamation law reform backed by MSPs - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Lg8l8NuSW1
• Scots lawyers oppose entrenchment of virtual courts - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/aUPj2Ixtwp
• Former Harley mechanic awarded damages after crash left him afraid of riding motorbikes  - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2R5FwRVpMt
• JCB challenged over machinery used to demolish Palestinian homes - Foreign Office quango says some of NGO’s claims against machinery firm ‘merit further examination’ https://t.co/DQtPGv4pH
• Covid in Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon warns Scots against travel to Blackpool https://t.co/ukaUR94dWL
• Used coronavirus tests handed out by mistake in Birmingham https://t.co/zWhq0uwf0m
• YouTube bans misleading Covid-19 vaccine videos https://t.co/BkOfb5Zy8d
• PureGym trainer received racist abuse after slave post https://t.co/izDjji2J9r
• Schools to close and tight new hospitality rules in Northern Ireland https://t.co/2ygJKIRvA6
• Wales to ban travel from UK Covid hotspots https://t.co/h94xOzrpqR
• Amy Coney Barrett: Trump Supreme Court nominee sidesteps questions #US https://t.co/W4qmllIndD
• Google Employees Are Free to Speak Up. Except on Antitrust https://t.co/CsMwgKiqZc
• End Sars protest: #Nigeria police to free all protesters https://t.co/tuYsdb4yxo
• #US Census Count Can Be Cut Short, Supreme Court Rules https://t.co/Maa4FqY4mJ
• #Cyprus to suspend 'EU golden passports' scheme https://t.co/8rVq2OpUc
• #Turkish Defector Says He Was Ordered to Kill Politician in Austria https://t.co/ujXAJBWYMS
• Cutting to the chase on the SQE - Legal Futures https://t.co/46AItxCEgC
• Conveyancing bill would impose minimum standards | Law Gazette https://t.co/z4TeBRpFoU
• Legal Ombudsman urges CMA to extend reach to unregulated firms - Legal Futures https://t.co/kcP6kFXCp8
• Ethics worry with lawyers and lawtech firms “not speaking same language” - Legal Futures https://t.co/hPbWmJwlvM
• Diversity donations and Covid trim QC Appointments' reserves | Law Gazette https://t.co/7gsL0WzXnj
• President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee refused to weigh in on critical matters that could come before the court, including health care, abortion rights and a possible election dispute #US https://t.co/tPrONFWA0
• High Court upholds order to stop barrister from acting - Legal Futures https://t.co/5PqQBba6N
• Twitter has suspended a number of fake accounts purporting to be owned by black supporters of #US President Donald Trump #US https://t.co/fpF5vjEq1
• Police were forced to disperse large crowds in Liverpool just hours before new coronavirus restrictions came into force https://t.co/XmnAyQBkt
• Covid-19: New three-tier restrictions come into force in England https://t.co/2ErYtrjWw
• Professional services 'overlooked' in trade talks | Law Gazette https://t.co/XtCS2gOhEi
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/zNRC1ieCMd
• Negligence claim dismissed in 'stripy mews house' case | Law Gazette https://t.co/jAf2TxoMwz
• UK ‘unique in its light-touch approach’ to gender pay gap - Research finds legislation is ‘much more robust’ in other countries https://t.co/A31yO88uk5
• Bullying still 'widespread' among barristers, research finds | Law Gazette https://t.co/503WOl3Pnu
• Solicitors feature in birthday honours | Law Gazette https://t.co/H6yaWljdw
• Solicitor who binned document after 'trivial' mistake denies dishonesty | Law Gazette https://t.co/qLZkvMY8Mm
• Lawyers of Tomorrow – Melissa McNeill - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rFs0DRTQ4S
• EHRC webinar to discuss use and impact of sexual history evidence in Scottish criminal trials - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mdq1RiDMU
• Short film series to focus on inspiring women in Scots law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BDvRcWrZq
• England: Sexual orientation discrimination cases rise 165 per cent in five years - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dCBXmEe3p
• New resource for construction law in Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6pITmfXyP3
• A 32-year-old solicitor with Grenadian and Irish parents is set to become the youngest-ever deputy master in the High Court in England and Wales https://t.co/bmoli2mpev

14th October - Law News

Edition 3215: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive. Since 2011, it has been collating articles on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice. The views expressed in individual articles archived within LawnewsIndex.com are solely the views of the original author.  

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Focus of the Day Legal Article: Bullying, discrimination and harassment at the Bar is perceived to be tolerated “to a certain extent” due to its “adversarial, male-dominated culture and competitive nature”, new research has found. Full story - Legal Futures

 

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) repeatedly questions Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on whether she believes Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided.

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• What Amy Coney Barrett's likely confirmation means for #America: Barrett’s expected elevation will give conservatives a bulletproof court majority, and many progressive causes are under threat https://t.co/2ku6FVCyjM 
• JCB challenged over machinery used to demolish Palestinian homes https://t.co/MsQP0DrQ67
• Furlough fraud, snooping and firings: architects speak out over lockdown exploitation: Endless hours, home-surveillance, fear of reprisals – complaints in this already stressful industry have soared during Covid-19. We speak to distraught workers https://t.co/HAInoW5Eqz
  
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/fGwg5SJT1p
  
• Judges' politics absolutely sway how they decide cases. I crunched the numbers: I surveyed 81 court rulings on religious freedom and Covid lockdowns. I was staggered by the partisan divide #US https://t.co/Nsq5BtKuEN
• Two new appointments at MacRoberts - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SHm04n1KbQ
• The Guardian view on covert human intelligence sources: draw a line - It is right to draw up a clear legal basis for the conduct of undercover agents who protect us. But the current bill is unfit for purpose https://t.co/nbMS7fiuh
• Ultraviolence: the shocking, brutal film about deaths in police custody - Two decades ago the police tried to silence Ken Fero’s fearless documentary Injustice. Twenty years later, his follow-up is filled with even more pain and outrage https://t.co/0Kav6aZWx
• Privacy watchdog to probe Klarna after email backlash https://t.co/Zu8T1bU4I
• Ireland: Lawyers back resignation of top judge caught up in ‘golfgate’ scandal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RYWS6GQKa
• Shielding is not being reintroduced in England, despite rising levels of coronavirus across most of the nation https://t.co/z6wBwLIMda
• One of Europe's first coronavirus outbreaks could have been contained by the #Austrian authorities, an official investigation has found https://t.co/vlwizZP5L
• Pandemic the “right time” to launch law firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/bKnstLzhgH
• Traditional skills to the fore as Nairn Courthouse restoration reaches completion - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QF6hLgRfK
• Recovery falters as legal sector revenues slump in August | Law Gazette https://t.co/eSWOvhLj
• Barristers on AG panels "should consider resigning", says top QC - Legal Futures https://t.co/bxlRXppYF
• Conveyancers warned of letters causing delays | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZGAty3qa
• Bullying at the Bar "tolerated", with pupils suffering most - Legal Futures https://t.co/Up6147vOK
• Junior barrister hits back at Boris Johnson's 'hamstrung' justice comment in viral Twitter thread - Legal Cheek https://t.co/t2I49atN
• Law firm blames Priti Patel for knife attack on lawyer - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/q4QzM0E5XD
• Data transfers between UK and EU ‘in jeopardy’ after Brexit - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ppUH2D3pu
• Views sought on bill to protect private tenants and limit rent increases - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bDOMN41mq
• Sex offender who assaulted his sister and cousin loses appeal against conviction  - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/b5CDR7ais
• More protection for domestic abuse victims - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/HuU6qBFer
• Exclusive: High street consolidator buys three more firms - Legal Futures https://t.co/6RdDJqBP1y
• Future Pinsent Masons trainee to fund law scholarship with proceeds of new book - Legal Cheek https://t.co/S6lyKT4xU
• What does the tier system mean for UK holidays? https://t.co/chYSwbO78
• Why is Essex County Council pleading for tighter restrictions? https://t.co/0GyEIFUYM
• NHS app updated to 'fix' phantom messages https://t.co/TaPv3JCzXv
• A man in the United States has caught Covid twice, with the second infection becoming far more dangerous than the first, doctors report https://t.co/75JLb0ASA
• 'Activist lawyers' row: government silent on alleged knife attack | Law Gazette https://t.co/SKi7H8eC9
• Self-representation may have inflated £10m unexplained wealth order | Law Gazette https://t.co/dNbvJ75LM
• Reverse mentor scheme takes us back to the 18th century | Law Gazette https://t.co/nM5sUgQb1a 
• HMCTS: don't come to court if you have Covid | Law Gazette https://t.co/zN8EZinmhe
  
• Barrister disbarred for divorce case deception | Law Gazette https://t.co/8u109eE48C
• Witness evidence and the malleability of memory | Law Gazette https://t.co/6YBKgMz2Fk
• News focus: What explains a spate of law firm mergers? | Law Gazette https://t.co/6HQOxgGiNB 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/KaeOWj64gr
• Solicitor who binned document after 'trivial' mistake denies dishonesty | Law Gazette https://t.co/qLZkvMY8
• Lawyer in the news: Jon Heath, Levins Solicitors - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/4ZqSCdnkGW
• No absolute right to privacy on messaging platforms - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mDsaf1Ttad
• My legal life: Michael Herford, Legal Lifelines - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/E8rqH10v8R 
• CJEU decides against UK government on data protection | Law Gazette https://t.co/vi1ZOZCsmn 
• City begins to repay government furlough money | Law Gazette https://t.co/askLIvgBzy
• UWOs change the role of law enforcement agencies | Law Gazette https://t.co/A5AsjRyFO3
• Recorder appointments show encouraging signs of law firm support | Law Gazette https://t.co/nYTEKlXU1
• Responses sought on constitutional issues raised by pandemic - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UZGRJfsr2
• Coronavirus: Ethnic-minority vaccine volunteers needed https://t.co/JOJWX83ekq
• Lawyer of the Month: Matthew McGovern - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3xLUCogc9W
• Canadian detained in #China 'astonished' to learn about scale of Covid pandemic https://t.co/a3XBVBZvf7
• Grenfell landlord called safety campaigner an antagonist, inquiry told https://t.co/6hVhoarEN7 
• China, Russia and Saudi Arabia set to join UN human rights council https://t.co/B4NeMZxmYx