Edition 3272: LawNewsIndex is a UK based topical legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.
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Focus of the Day Legal Article: Five legaltech start-ups admitted to new UK regulatory sandbox. Project to boost innovation by helping companies surmount regulatory hurdles reaches key stage. Full story - The Global Legal Post
Today's Highlighted Video Story: There is some horrific detail in today's report into the deaths of babies at a scandal hit NHS trust in Shrewsbury. Grieving mothers were blamed for their loss, their concerns were dismissed and some babies were treated so brutally they died. But the review is just the start of the inquiry and only looks at 250 cases. The full inquiry will look at more than 1,800, and will be the largest clinical review the NHS has ever done into one service.
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- Covid-19: #France moves to night-time curfew from 15 December https://t.co/3daV9gREd3
- Boris Johnson faces legal challenge for clearing Priti Patel of bullying - Lawyers for FDA union send pre-action notice accusing prime minister of acting unlawfully https://t.co/vecRkfFugr
- Scotland’s legal profession ‘has to change’, says First Minister - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/G3eLk5MSFh
- Justice Committee says Hate Crime Bill ‘must’ be amended - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KaIvJVGtM
- East Midlands firm expands with acquisition of neighbour | Law Gazette https://t.co/by1PeMdKAH
- Sheriff Appeal Court increases sentence discounts in Elgin drink driving appeals - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/u8eIlFGzuc
- Covid-19 operating hours 'will not continue beyond June 2021' | Law Gazette https://t.co/PB4wyTKEbQ
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/k1DlArVefE
- Weinstein NDA hearing will be in private, tribunal confirms | Law Gazette https://t.co/7iH5oSbDrf
- Virtual wills ‘pretty unattractive’ in urgent cases, says probate expert | Law Gazette https://t.co/DVDu32WOc2
- Canary Islands added to UK quarantine list https://t.co/hd7XazRrba
- Welsh Government 'considering second firebreak and tier system' to curb rising cases https://t.co/CwFy1hc4KN
- Solicitor who touched colleague and told racist joke not a ‘significant risk’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/NHyQe7GvRb
- Timetable set out for judicial review and Human Rights Act reform | Law Gazette https://t.co/IWVuz7RAu5
- Solicitor appeals ban based on ‘racist’ and ‘unreliable’ witness | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ndxz7RG4YF
- White solicitors 'earn a third more' than BAME colleagues | Law Gazette https://t.co/X4gaC6Ye3V
- UK should ban use of spit hoods and Tasers on children, says Unicef - UN humanitarian organisation says continued use runs counter to international rights standards https://t.co/ZYIa3qdjoK
- In a 290m privatisation deal, Serco and G4S – who were stripped of contracts for tagging prisoners because a Serious Fraud Office investigation revealed they were charging for tagging people who didn’t exist – are going to be trusted with the handcuffs? https://t.co/8Ng7XlBzCx
- Date set for next Scottish Land Commission public meeting https://t.co/EVc7d7qzzu
- 'Alarming': female prison population rises by 100,000 in past decade – report - New data finds number of women behind bars growing, despite most being convicted of low-level nonviolent crimes https://t.co/zTvIsk1yyD
- Police
weapon amnesty offers £2 per knuckle-duster -Owners of weapons such as
knives, knuckle-dusters and rifles are being offered cash to hand them
in to police https://t.co/7VCTvZWxZR
- Tesco and Morrisons will open their shops on Boxing Day despite calls to give staff the day off https://t.co/XEiW4f0Hu5
- Watermans becomes Hearts’ official legal partner https://t.co/E0b9wbBo8X
- Documentary featuring top lawyers enjoys success at BAFTA Scotland Awards https://t.co/IhNEhrHG1t
- Google has been fined 100 million euros (£91m) in #France for breaking the country's rules on online advertising trackers known as cookies. It is the largest fine ever issued by the French data privacy watchdog CNIL https://t.co/Z1L9Z9FK6M
- Evolution of the law firm: why clients demand that you embrace new technology - Legal Futures https://t.co/ixFeWblGN
- Report highlights post-lockdown recovery in family and private client work - Legal Futures https://t.co/sYoCA1MoGu
- Law firm leaders expecting market consolidation in 2021 - Legal Futures https://t.co/DM2A1V3jZG
- SDT: No significant risk that groping 'KKK' solicitor will repeat conduct - Legal Futures https://t.co/0hiRAF1zIu
- LSB eyes legal expenses insurance expansion and "approved" products - Legal Futures https://t.co/N3aVuvuoV
- UK holidaymakers barred from EU after 1 January under Covid rules - European commission indicates Britons will face ban on non-essential travel at end of Brexit transition https://t.co/S9hOEXqsqQ
- CMA advises government on new regulatory regime for tech giants https://t.co/Fgt1tmBPRv
- Major review of gambling laws announced https://t.co/pNHJcL4vvh
- #Italy charges four Egyptians over murder of Giulio Regeni - Cairo killing of doctoral student in 2016 long believed to be work of Egypt’s security forces https://t.co/yy6BwWEGnA
- Singapore and the UK signed a free trade deal in the Southeast Asian city-state on Thursday https://t.co/gFhUarn6zk
- As President Donald Trump's days in the White House wane, his administration is racing through a string of federal executions https://t.co/Mb9cvho1j8
- A
teenager given a tent to live in, and a child denied the chance to say
"goodbye" to his dying mother feature in a report revealing
heart-breaking decisions about children in care https://t.co/bO6haL9D9b
- Thirty
two men have been charged with sexual offences in connection with abuse
involving eight girls. Most of the men, largely from the Kirklees area,
are charged with rape offences which were allegedly committed between
1999 to 2012 https://t.co/pPqnx96APq
- Call for quicker resolution of investigations into police custody deaths https://t.co/r8lVpkStN3
- Securing legal clarity in the Forensic Medical Services Bill https://t.co/FOApZ1nZVF
- Gardaí make progress on implementing reform plans - Irish Legal News https://t.co/UUTZWg6twZ
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/hf9FskZQlu
- Lawyers invited to apply to become senior counsel next year - Irish Legal News https://t.co/WdH3W6Qt8
- NI: Practising certificate renewals to go entirely online next year - Irish Legal News https://t.co/npd2Jr8fqr
- Women in-house lawyers more concerned about post-Covid salary prospects - Irish Legal News https://t.co/vALsM18Xth
- Professor Dagmar Schiek appointed UCC Synnott Family Chair in EU Law - Irish Legal News https://t.co/UnLgd5OmU
- FLAC calls for 'full consultation' on civil justice reform proposals - Irish Legal News https://t.co/h6JaSZkGey
- In law firms big and small across the country, diversity programmes are working hard to bring balance to traditionally white, male-dominated partnerships | Law Gazette https://t.co/vZTcz6K4K1
- More City firms return furlough money | Law Gazette https://t.co/6pVG4rbS68
- Profession condemns 'appalling' trolling of defence lawyer | Law Gazette https://t.co/MAtPS7TuSE
- Judicial sanctions remain at high level despite pandemic | Law Gazette https://t.co/R7ibOTNepB
- The dead professor and the vast pro-India disinformation campaign https://t.co/YfK7z7lMnj
- #France Islam: French cabinet backs law targeting extremism https://t.co/Oz2MC5INmw
- Greater Manchester Police 'let down' victims and failed to record crimes. https://t.co/pRamCRfp05
- Five innovators first to play in the Lawtech Sandbox | Law Gazette https://t.co/GntkyptSjM
