12th April - Law News

3029th Edition: 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.

Today's Video Focus:  After the virus emerged in China, the epicentre of the COVID-19 disease soon shifted to Europe, overwhelming hospitals and forcing tens of millions of people into lockdown. There are questions about whether the European Union will survive, because of what critics say was a muddled response to the pandemic.

Wishing a peaceful Easter weekend for all our readers.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #China clamping down on coronavirus research, deleted pages suggest https://t.co/0756Ki1Du6
• Struggling retail landlords watch rents dry up in the pandemic https://t.co/dR7JWFah9B
• Police urge people to maintain physical distancing in UK parks https://t.co/9xQiAixDmW
• UK political parties unite to demand recall of parliament https://t.co/tZo92cjWdR
• Call for schools to open in the summer after lockdown https://t.co/v4WMBB58s1
• UK lockdown: police apologise after man threatened with pepper spray by overzealous Manchester police officer whose identity remains unknown https://t.co/sTNz8zY76H
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/AUoOcqYYRi
• Virus deepens struggle for migrants https://t.co/odCwQVF0pE
• Sensible #German region eases Baltic coast travel ban https://t.co/nENnKH29kp
• #Italy's migrants living through an emergency within an emergency https://t.co/v4EXMr3nqT 
• Women look out for one another? Not always, as Monica Lewinsky knows https://t.co/K4QbDGIBWM
• Three Eastbourne women have been charged with assault after police were spat at and threatened with exposure to Covid-19 https://t.co/69nmWaiXyV
• While 'low-skilled' migrants are saving us, the government is cracking down on them https://t.co/oodW4asKpT
• #India to extend nationwide lockdown, state minister says https://t.co/SdNgbM37x
• UK coronavirus lockdown explained - how long will it last and what are the rules? https://t.co/5gkeOdPCb5
• 'Companies should take a pragmatic approach to the UK's upcoming due diligence law' https://t.co/8vSCpaHUxS
• How do the coronavirus lockdown rules differ across the UK? https://t.co/o9QOVRhlpq
• How far can competitors go under UK competition law in cooperating to deal with the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis? https://t.co/MUheFNRg
• #China lawyer Liu Yingying disciplined for raising concern about dead bodies being cremated has abandoned her appeal against the sanction https://t.co/pXL7SkGkC
• #Russia suspends negotiations on prisoner swap with Ukraine – lawyer https://t.co/MBmBU2G1vW
• Human rights lawyer John Scott QC to review emergency police powers https://t.co/JLdyp61qW2
• Celebrity lawyer vows to fight unjust coronavirus fines and tells Australians to be 'alive to police power misuse' #Australia https://t.co/zAl5vuE3H
• Can a face mask protect me from coronavirus? Covid-19 myths busted https://t.co/RIvflxbOnG 
• Call for super-rich to donate more to tackle coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/JlNppYPbii 
• World celebrates Easter despite lockdown https://t.co/UABlwCXcv0
• Coronavirus lockdown: How can we lift restrictions? https://t.co/8Qbd5q0p3
• Aamir Siddiqi murder: Killing is 'open wound' 10 years on https://t.co/EdnWz094Xl 
• NHS workers' lives at risk over PPE shortages, says BMA https://t.co/yIYmDq9hga 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/zjsQaehkQk
• Four men jailed in first year since upskirting law was introduced https://t.co/MYOLOA7zD8 
• The children struggling to survive #India's lockdown https://t.co/dBZNa9Iu5b
• Teachers in #Singapore stop using Zoom after 'lewd' incidents https://t.co/VNwqUGckmH 
• #Malta takes in migrants hours after announcing coronavirus ban https://t.co/4hYwo5d16J
• Mississippi court will not undo 12-year sentence of a black man for jail phone #US https://t.co/htGgZhZoBk 
• #Jordan military arrests TV executives for airing virus complaints https://t.co/FAWLPQkbFX 
• #Pakistani taxi drivers give free rides to Spanish health workers https://t.co/RHnaLhq5zb 
• Violently imposed lockdowns will not be effective and will do more damage than good https://t.co/DfRv5rgEEJ 
• While Germany has taken in Italian patients for treatment, the UK has failed to participate in an EU ventilator scheme https://t.co/GqgqC3lDYM

11th April - Law News

3028th Edition: 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.

Today's Video Focus:  In West Bengal's Murshidabad district, the police had to disperse a crowd that had gathered for Friday prayers at a mosque. A video of the incident, that has gone viral, shows hundreds had gathered for the prayers.

Wishing a peaceful Easter weekend for all our readers.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• UK government urged to investigate coronavirus deaths of BAME doctors https://t.co/JU6U2lCYY6
• NHS workers angered at Matt Hancock's warning not to overuse PPE https://t.co/Y1Zl1meowd
• Fire at Siberian penal colony after riot sparked by claims of brutality #Russia https://t.co/OH16cPhFIH
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ut1XpOHVGa
• People can buy whatever they want from shops amid concerns some police are overstepping lockdown powers https://t.co/FuxLfCLeng
• Royal Mail is 'putting profits before safety' say staff https://t.co/riK3bo6GR6
• Coronavirus is not some great leveller: it is exacerbating inequality right now https://t.co/SyWWy5tSD2 
• 'Can I sunbathe in the park?' is now a deep moral question https://t.co/Pn4Ffs3oBS 
• #French police turn back private jet of holidaymakers from UK https://t.co/iWDzUI23o3 
• Coronavirus park closures hit BAME and poor Londoners most https://t.co/TUz6o7HDnX 
• Judge orders mental health patient to vacate bed for Covid-19 cases https://t.co/V5vLxWaFng 
• Police in Wales launching Easter crackdown on travelling https://t.co/DUfqhMuRNF 
• Ira Einhorn, Counterculture Guru and Murderer, Dies in Prison at 79 #US https://t.co/tqcWhZ7yRm
• Indigenous Groups across South America Isolated by Coronavirus Face Another Threat: Hunger https://t.co/RAjwfELlxz 
• Civil Resolution Tribunal extends deadlines, waives fees for those struggling financially #Canada https://t.co/vSlYFwLeO3
• Covid-19 causes delay for people waiting for PIP payment review https://t.co/OhAtcAmykN
• Appointment rules for all tribunals challenged in #India High Court https://t.co/zc7sN7HatI 
• UK ISP TalkTalk Win Unequal Pay Dispute Started by Ex-Worker https://t.co/bBWsGhzU6m 
• Lawyers working directly for the Upper Tribunal can now take more decisions on behalf of judges under a new Practice Statement https://t.co/MFXhVBU6kY
• Essex lawyer Professor Clara Sandoval plays part in landmark trans rights legal judgment in Latin America https://t.co/mW4r6cUWqf 
• Pandemic Lawyer of the Week: The Mr Motivator we deserve https://t.co/dW7VZOY83n 
• New Murder Trial Granted Over Lawyer's Failure to Challenge Faulty DNA Theory #US https://t.co/BMpCYzCZjL
• Commentary: What a pandemic can mean to your practice #US https://t.co/OnQyP1Dfx6 
• Brazilian lawyers decry short reporting period under Clean Companies Act https://t.co/5Cn77nHW0i
• Firms Love LGBT Lawyers—Restrictions Apply https://t.co/1IoruankTA
• No police investigation on Robert Jenrick MP, but he is urged to explain visit to parents during lockdown https://t.co/nyhvFhbJus
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/mnlVjfbtD4
• 15% find lockdown 'extremely difficult', poll suggests https://t.co/mHzQ1FM4PO 
• Worst economic crisis since 1930s depression, IMF says https://t.co/XM2F53Ap1y 
• Universities warn of going bust without emergency funds https://t.co/vVrLru2SMg
• Clothing makers in Asia give stark coronavirus warning https://t.co/CX4IJvzeyQ 
• Home Secretary Priti Patel has repeatedly refused to appear in front of a select committee to discuss the coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/8gaXYSlUUg
• Vigilantes kill eight people in #Malawi amid fear of 'bloodsuckers' https://t.co/yD62xcaMic 
• German army donates 60 ventilators as UK scrambles for equipment https://t.co/pDb86Y20AO 
• Hedge funds 'raking in billions' during coronavirus crisis https://t.co/W4HCa8ZBUJ
• UK government urged to abandon 'poor' finger-prick antibody tests https://t.co/QywHLVjn42 
• Covid-19: Hundreds of UK care home deaths not added to official toll https://t.co/mxyzDSRIHD

10th April - Law News

3027th Edition: 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.

Today's Video Focus:  Officials have promised a mass release of inmates from city jails to slow the spread of coronavirus. Critics say the government isn’t moving fast enough.

Wishing a peaceful Easter weekend for all our readers.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Probate: Are too many hopeless contentious cases being settled? | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/s4mw4JW4rj 
• Firm cuts ties with paralegal who said PM ‘deserves’ coronavirus | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/57jlK8dvUN
• 'Too scared to speak out': young legal aid lawyers highlight Covid-19 pressures | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/GnKuBBb5Ct
• SRA offers little leeway for firms struggling to renew PII | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/4eFDuxDd8J
• Insolvency litigation market grows to £1.5bn | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Ei8R2JV857 
• Civil society groups take SRA’s top legal technology prizes | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/0j1E00ZITc 
• Public lawyers defy crisis with firm startup | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ymOmySZeUa 
• £750m coronavirus pot 'not enough' to save advice sector | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/zHuBRKYQVt
• Government clarifies outdoor exercise limit following JR threat | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/nJG1P5Wmmy
• Furloughs and freezes: big names react to crisis | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/8yV6OWoIBp
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Gmmp626dKO
• #China signals end to dog meat consumption by humans https://t.co/KWnz84bGRM
• Manager at major UK food supplier Bakkavor says staff who stay at home may be sacked https://t.co/HyVS6CYMId
• UK lockdown could end 'with sector-by-sector plan' for firms https://t.co/v2CoEsa8oQ
• Spiteful tool to report lockdown rule-breakers 'risks fuelling social division' https://t.co/C8sOogch4z
• Interested in the Scottish bar? https://t.co/SXaOXJ0sLO 
• Coronavirus CPD seminar available online for free https://t.co/FrfrpKGs4F 
• New lead judge at Old Bailey to remain chief coroner https://t.co/skcMg1q8Bt 
• CJEU orders #Poland to suspend government-controlled judicial disciplinary chamber https://t.co/DJVp1n24qT
• COVID-19 and commercial leases https://t.co/r4Yhh9WtzT 
• Four new salaried employment judges have been appointed to the panel of judges of Employment Tribunals (Scotland) https://t.co/JbMdJyUkTx
• Cabinet Office at risk of further data breaches, review concludes https://t.co/UHfOtZi3TA
• Financial regulator adds UK car loans to household support strategy https://t.co/IMls4186AU 
• Owners of pub in Todmorden, Yorkshire, are told they risk jail after turning the exterior yellow https://t.co/Mn2sGkWFuB
• London Live prompts inquiry after showing virus conspiracy theories https://t.co/2b2FQ2kQSi 
• Top doctor sparks anger by telling NHS staff not to waste PPE https://t.co/ejIYDQ20XF
• Ruff justice: Dog walker ordered to pay £3,000 in damages for defamatory Facebook post about business rival https://t.co/E84yUeI6iz
• Repeat offenders denied bail appeal due to COVID-19 uncertainties over trial diet https://t.co/Qt5grAV4jM
• Lawyers warn that stalling civil business puts livelihoods at risk https://t.co/sNW6KVIUkw 
• #US Republicans Pursue Limits on Voting by Mail, Despite the Coronavirus https://t.co/j5plZMyjj6
• The Coronavirus Is a Disaster for Feminism https://t.co/bxSMAQ7wPO
• #HongKong face masks ban largely upheld despite coronavirus https://t.co/Gx16p7OKoe
• Doctors sue #Zimbabwe government over lack of Covid-19 protective equipment https://t.co/rEIWdlga9Z
• NHS staff forbidden from speaking out publicly about coronavirus https://t.co/PrOHQgBaBj 
• Child sexual abuse victims should not be put off by George Pell decision, experts say https://t.co/dv8WBDzku5 
• Morecambe arrests after two men seen on CCTV licking hands and wiping over vegetables, meat and fridge handles https://t.co/iJMr50sH90
• Home rental firm Airbnb is to temporarily restrict UK bookings to keyworkers and “essential stays” because of the coronavirus crisis https://t.co/jOmQ6p1e1T
• Will India extend its rigorous 21-day lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus beyond its end date next week? https://t.co/d818GfSPlo
• The economic fallout from the coronavirus could increase global poverty by as much a half a billion https://t.co/MNh5ujO09W 
• Officials struggling with porous borders where the virus cannot be controlled in South Asia https://t.co/wM8cJyILD9 
• Greater Manchester Police warning after 660 parties shut down https://t.co/0S74vR7Zpn
• Students angry at empty rooms rent charge https://t.co/RRyEIgBsTF
• Ministers to discuss UK lockdown review https://t.co/VCISytobw6
• Are minorities being hit hardest by coronavirus? https://t.co/b9YpDhNlgk
• Coronavirus: Passport Office staff told to go back to work https://t.co/fx0EhQ1F4b
• “Boris deserves it” paralegal leaves firm after storm | Legal Futures https://t.co/hBFrKzxCVt 
• Legal Access Challenge winners scoop extra £50k each | Legal Futures https://t.co/DthmvnQ7kL
• Law Society hives off SRA – but who keeps £73m of reserves? | Legal Futures https://t.co/Df5o9Ofi8
• Barrister lied to police “to help close friend” | Legal Futures https://t.co/TzPSQXLyhe
• Protecting clients from home | Legal Futures https://t.co/eFgOS0b1QO
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/rcdhdE1qlT
• When will the cabinet ease the lockdown? That depends which minister you ask https://t.co/eP0nDpunOx 
• Influencers among 'key distributors' of coronavirus misinformation https://t.co/UXX5EqSx4P 
• UK Covid-19 lockdown 'to be extended beyond next week' https://t.co/Nxxjg25MKj 
• Police chiefs call on No 10 to tighten UK lockdown https://t.co/FFGOCXRymL 
• Duffy's brave account highlights why so few rape victims speak up https://t.co/M36ndNfteg

9th April - Law News

3026th Edition: 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.

Today's Video Focus:  After a gruelling 76-day lockdown, the city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak has reopened. More than fifty thousand people have today left the city for other parts of China, putting the country on alert for a second wave of infections.

Focus of the Day story: The Law Society has called on the government to provide more help and support to domestic abuse victims, following reports of a surge in incidents during lockdown.  Guidance on emergency injunctions during the crisis presumes victims can find a safe space away from their abuser, fill in an application, provide a valid witness statement and attend a telephone hearing, Chancery Lane pointed out. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Mc8tLSYxx
• Border Force intercepts four boats in Channel https://t.co/L8XzYe8P3s
• Coronavirus: Tell us your stories of benefit claims, say MPs https://t.co/0qkAbbKJPx
• ‘Financial incontinence’: judge slashes group action costs | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/bcsC1Zfmsp 
• Coronavirus: insolvency parties do not need to attend court | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/3XiiBO6f60
• Veterans compensation scheme halted by Covid lockdown | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/6qEzutQmAS
• Anexo hoping for VW class action boost to profits | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/jnt70Ul4i9
• Ex-firm manager barred after backdating claim document | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/x1M3ieP8EY
• Domestic abuse victims need unconditional legal aid - Law Society | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Gx87pBym7F
• Regulator allows fee deferral to support conveyancers during Covid-19 crisis | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/siLtWq0FFE 
• Governments warned on rule of law during Covid-19 lockdown | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/WaTIb3DK1k
• Delay Baker McKenzie case until autumn, SDT urged | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Ypv4pRgLkY
• SRA to be legally separate arm of Law Society | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/7eBOqaMGdz
• Eversheds Sutherland furloughs staff and creates hardship fund | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/YFJmeMcyzT
• ‘Extremely poor’: Justice committee under cosh over private Buckland grilling | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/qTH0rSqR
• Will the LSB close the stable door before the SQE horse bolts? | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/aaTNwUOt7l
• Lorry driver Maurice Robinson has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to 39 counts of manslaughter after the deaths of a group of Vietnamese migrants https://t.co/7tFb4uxz3f
• Two members of Kazakhstan's political elite have won a High Court challenge against Unexplained Wealth Orders https://t.co/vFqDEoznrt
• A major voice in Zionism and supporter of the #Israeli regime, Jewish Chronicle and Jewish News to close and staff laid off https://t.co/x0Nhi4f08A
• #Italy declares own ports 'unsafe' to stop migrants arriving https://t.co/6TyedbRJWN 
• Cat lovers crash national vets' website after coronavirus fears https://t.co/DEcrEWWcRj 
• Robert Weir QC was today installed as a Senator of the College of Justice at a ceremony held in Parliament House https://t.co/WhDBCxTIDo 
• Deirdre MacNeill QC has passed away at the age of 65 - admitted to Faculty in 1981 and was appointed QC in 1994 https://t.co/BQBIIlEYEC 
• Dog walker ordered to pay £3,000 in damages for defamatory Facebook post about business rival https://t.co/E84yUeI6iz
• The lockdown in Wales will be extended and not be lifted next week, the first minister has confirmed https://t.co/JYgKG6MLDF
• What are the differences between English and Welsh coronavirus law? (Exercise only once a day in Wales) https://t.co/f4TnG1YPmH
• Several healthcare workers in #India have been attacked as they battle to stop the spread of the coronavirus https://t.co/yHIuOAYHM7
• #India home quarantine families face discrimination - signs posted outside their houses and releasing their personal data https://t.co/NbAEI1hRJv 
• #Australian man who accused Cardinal George Pell of child sexual abuse says he accepts a court's decision to overturn the cleric's conviction https://t.co/OPyjsL5vlh
• Thousands of people in England are potentially unable to access urgent dental services in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/VvOt2Nr6rC
• Wills 'being signed on car bonnets' amid lockdown https://t.co/ycKUymWEpr 
• More than nine million workers are expected to be furloughed under the government's job retention scheme (JRS) https://t.co/LiC5BrUpqf 
• Passengers using some London buses will only be able to board through the middle doors as part of increased efforts to protect drivers https://t.co/3r6yXOqcyF
• Tesco tells people to visit stores to get food unable to meet online demand despite 20% capacity increase https://t.co/QPfqkz7Kcf
• To Fight Coronavirus, UK Asked for Some Volunteers. It Got an Army of 750,000 https://t.co/VLDVEk9OxG
• Cardinal Pell’s Acquittal Was as Opaque as His Sexual Abuse Trial #Australia https://t.co/BtzC9WYVdT 
• Black Americans Face Alarming Rates of Coronavirus Infection in Some States #US https://t.co/0NgnHco2GP
• Week two of lockdown: Pride as work continues for many | Legal Futures https://t.co/PEIeOozOJ3
• Barrister breached court order to see ex-girlfriend | Legal Futures https://t.co/08FqZYEETE 
• MoJ eyes further support for legal aid firms and junior Bar | Legal Futures https://t.co/nAYY8zKACw 
• CLC allows firms to defer payment of regulatory fees | Legal Futures https://t.co/5PjlKtyTth 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/CgJ3spRjyK
• The Guardian view on tackling domestic abuse: when home isn’t a haven https://t.co/p69vfTFjDC 
• Coronavirus hits men harder. Here's what scientists know about it https://t.co/D1pzOQUfM9 
• UK will have Europe's worst coronavirus death toll, says study https://t.co/dHeYwj4JYj
• José Mourinho and Tottenham players break coronavirus rules to train https://t.co/ProtGvi59B 
• Covid-19 to wipe out equivalent of 195m jobs, says UN agency https://t.co/WYQnZrQw6M 
• Dominic Raab: PM's stand-in needs cabinet OK for big decisions https://t.co/ZrS5KNYeeV

8th April - Law News

3025th Edition: 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.

Today's Video Focus:  The origin of coronavirus are debated, but genetic detective work is leading scientists to point at one animal suspected.

Focus of the Day story: England's coronavirus lockdown is lawful. Heavy-handed police enforcement isn't. New legislation now limits the basic freedoms once enshrined in English law – but police cannot interpret it as they wish - Chris Daw QC. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Baker McKenzie case returns to tribunal - via Zoom | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/7a3sRXjthr
• Firm fights off ‘unlawful’ policy to send clients 120 miles away | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/9CHbILlmu4
• Let lawyers stay at home, legal aid firms urged | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/WkkZluF9T
• Emergency appeal to stop Covid-19 pushing advice sector to ‘breaking point’ | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/OFzGqxu3CT 
• Court claims drop by 65% in four weeks | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/LRXkAZiv1o 
• Clifford Chance sets gender and ethnicity targets | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/gYz6HitqZV
• Plea for government grants to help law firms manage debt explosion | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ztM01OXRQ8
• Junior solicitor banned for lies about briefcase left on a train | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/e24EeSdXza
• Coronavirus Q&A: Junior lawyers and mental health | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/z8ZwHrmXJK
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dMJSuBqdxz
• England's coronavirus lockdown is lawful. Heavy-handed police enforcement isn't   https://t.co/gvGPTEdNEr
• Killer of #Bangladesh independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman arrested after 45 years on run https://t.co/LWilxn1RmL
• UK lawyers inundated by divorced parents arguing over lockdown custody https://t.co/YnIj9wfTNh
• Paris bans daytime outdoor exercise #France https://t.co/covq3lrKsB
• NHS staff with Covid-19 given wrong test results https://t.co/WgGaLbwPaQ
• YouTube has banned all conspiracy theory videos linking coronavirus symptoms to 5G networks https://t.co/JZkznMGQ1g 
• Holland & Barrett keep stores open selling healthy living products but staff want them to close https://t.co/e5OAy4iRp5
• Edinburgh Law School students accepted to Clinton Global Initiative University https://t.co/ooCbfETwNR
• Anderson Strathern’s Business Hub helps businesses navigate lockdown https://t.co/fqkficabWu
• Lord Kinclaven, who was appointed to the Outer House of the Court of Session in 2005, has retired https://t.co/JSWS3TpUz5
• Court rules Volkswagen installed 'defeat devices' to cheat emissions tests https://t.co/jMPOc0jE14 
• Uefa's £50m warning to SPFL 'clearly open to challenge' https://t.co/2ES5WwdsXQ
• New measures introduced for right to work checks https://t.co/KSAAhISeVq
• Stephanie Zak: Landlords must ensure coronavirus crisis agreements are documented https://t.co/OROzLoqO5f
• International approach to land ownership holds lessons for Scotland https://t.co/NG218jI4yI 
• Tenant refused permission to appeal eviction decision to Court of Session https://t.co/NISTBVKR5k 
• Pinsent Masons furloughs staff https://t.co/LwqJY81g8H
• ‘Deep disappointment’ as Supreme Court refuses appeal in Serco case https://t.co/pvcRBVGLBl
• Fifa exco members took bribes for #Qatar World Cup votes, US prosecutors allege https://t.co/2wHpcYtBXc 
• Coronavirus lockdown: what are the UK's options for lifting restrictions? https://t.co/jwV6FWFsy6
• School closures have little impact on spread of coronavirus, study finds https://t.co/qkjZJ6Upm
• Your money or your life? Coronavirus has sparked the latest culture war https://t.co/Q0VHGe2SSu
• We say we value key workers, but their low pay is systematic, not accidental https://t.co/oxd1gNI1C
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/8jv5cps5PO
• Coronavirus: 'I was asked for £430 a month for my shut nursery' https://t.co/fqVE82ubqT
• A New Covid-19 Crisis: Domestic Abuse Rises Worldwide https://t.co/LgCV7C06cD
• In Pictures: Refugees giving back to coronavirus-hit #Malaysia https://t.co/GrGfKCYeS7
• Doctor's Note: Is even mild obesity a risk factor for coronavirus? So much for lockdown then? https://t.co/rcqWM3KrZb
• #Denmark refugees feel left out from lauded coronavirus policies https://t.co/z7a2Kbzy67
• Delivery drivers pay price of #SouthKorea's online shopping spree, increased workload, poor working conditions https://t.co/vnwyPh4WNO
• Taliban to end talks with #Afghan government over prisoner swap https://t.co/fSYDhLZn22 
• #Chad ex-president Hissene Habre temporarily released from jail due to COVID-19 https://t.co/nWGc5XokcC
• President Duterte extends #Philippines's coronavirus lockdown to April 30 https://t.co/QkGVUyttag
• New ABS targets ‘David and Goliath’ insurance disputes | Legal Futures https://t.co/44vTZqlKXG 
• Remote working during coronavirus | Legal Futures https://t.co/Tiiw6lpk8C
• Tribunal rejects SRA deal with flight delay solicitor | Legal Futures https://t.co/vajxpDvS4D 
• Rosenblatt: Trading unaffected by coronavirus to date | Legal Futures https://t.co/XySgt3huEv 
• Bar Council calls on LSB not to recruit staff during crisis | Legal Futures https://t.co/xiERpP7eyN
• 'Labour will be tougher than Tories on benefits', vowed new Labour frontbencher Rachel Reeves in 2013 https://t.co/9XsD7g06N
• Coronavirus: You can't just stop paying rent, tenants told https://t.co/5uC5LtWG4B
• Cardinal George Pell will be freed from jail after #Australia's highest court overturned his convictions for child sexual abuse https://t.co/5JrKeRzC8Y
• Vulnerable people and those most affected by the coronavirus outbreak are being offered help to pay their council tax https://t.co/83SJ6Nj3aV 
• Coronavirus: Scientists question school closures impact https://t.co/m5LccjaIBk

7th April - Law News

3024th Edition: 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.

Today's Video Focus:  University College Hospital has one of the UK’s biggest intensive care facilities. The latest official figures say that 439 people in the UK have died in hospital from the effects of Coronavirus up to 5pm on Sunday. It brings the total number of deaths in hospital from the disease to 5,373. These figures do not account for people who have died in the community or in a care home.

Focus of the Day story: The High Court has rejected a “fanciful” £600,000 conveyancing negligence claim against the law firm Gateley, based on an error admitted by the firm. Mrs Justice Tipples described a director of one of the claimant companies, Lawrence Coppen, as an unsatisfactory witness who gave “untrue” evidence. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Waitrose has pledged to reverse a policy where workers self-isolating because of their family had to make up their hours owed at a later date https://t.co/DrGvL5us7R
• Colleagues of bus drivers who died of coronavirus call for better protection https://t.co/36WnJ7TlXV
• NHS doctors lacking PPE 'bullied' into treating Covid-19 patients https://t.co/Y8VCguWXzn
• Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been taken into intensive care in hospital with coronavirus https://t.co/8Vzou6dua1
• Waitrose staff told to make up time off for virus https://t.co/DrGvL5us7R 
• 16-year-old from Newcastle faces 11 charges including supporting the banned neo-Nazi group National Action https://t.co/6CP4mtglA5 
• Lawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/qiXcaeYjEg 
• Lessons learned that must not be forgotten | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/VS8LyzcW5f 
• News focus: what Morrisons means for vicarious liability | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/G111E2NoPP 
• SRA staying silent on law school pass rates | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/3u4U0RmJzj
• Listed Rosenblatt owner postpones dividend | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/yO7ro8SNri 
• Salmond’s QC to resign as Scottish bar chief | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/FP6JwmjwWM 
• Dechert partners accused of Gulf torture | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/gV5KE7km9s
• Solicitor representing 17-year-old attacks 'unnecessary' coronavirus risk | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/i78jHdifi7 
• China could face Covid claims running into trillions | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/LKrzfGu2sO 
• High Court ruling backs claimants in VW emissions litigation | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/E5O9CanwyC
• David Lammy replaces Burgon as shadow justice secretary | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ZCBbOc5OEP 
• My legal life: Mukesh Badhan, Tyrer Roxburgh Solicitors | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/gp9VROh7T2
• UK's first sanctuary house to open in Scotland https://t.co/iHTpAD2RVL 
• Blog: Coronavirus support for commercial tenants https://t.co/pxfcsNoveM
• Parliament calls Scottish Housing Regulator to account over bullying and governance allegations https://t.co/gboZ15e6um
• Strong start to 2020 for property sales impacted by coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/Vk4RD3a9SC 
• Ireland: Criminal barristers to receive legal aid payments during coronavirus lockdown https://t.co/dNd29jSLvn 
• Herbert Kerrigan QC calls for non-jury trial proposals to be rejected https://t.co/LHGO9o7BNm
• Emily Wiewiorka joins Bellwether Green https://t.co/FRHM7l4DAA 
• Gary Webster joins Ledingham Chalmers as partner in rural team https://t.co/0A7XMfecic
• Pinsent Masons promotes Kathryn Wynn to partner https://t.co/jNncMepBFZ 
• UK ministers accused of prioritising careers over lives of coronavirus victims https://t.co/TQodZBo8h6 
• Airbnb hosts defy lockdown laws with 'Covid-19 retreats' https://t.co/7IwNf6GeVf
• Scots flock to online wills service during coronavirus lockdown https://t.co/XNPxB29FkB
• Lord Advocate warns that deliberate coughing on front-line workers will result in prosecution https://t.co/ifUfvMJW69
• Sex offender’s conviction upheld on appeal but sentence reduced by two years https://t.co/uzlUpeEcaI
• Parks & open spaces are a major part of mainting the public's mental health: Closing open spaces in lockdown should be 'last resort' https://t.co/y28cCvHw7W
• UK drivers win first round in VW 'dieselgate' case https://t.co/e6dHmRsIpV 
• Twitter and Facebook failing to contain Covid-19 misinformation: https://t.co/8eNi5rLblN
• Ousted #US intelligence inspector general urges others to speak out and defend whistleblowers https://t.co/HxxwsDmTJN 
• #Bangladesh sends food aid to sex workers as industry goes into lockdown https://t.co/736Z6Um8wH 
• After this crisis, remember the NHS is not drained by migrants, but sustained by them https://t.co/SjTU0eAV2F
• Calls to seal off ultra-Orthodox areas add to #Israel's virus tensions https://t.co/sYsKdBTwRT 
• Who runs the country if Boris Johnson is out of action? https://t.co/V0FrrIPWPD 
• Mirror publisher to furlough almost 1,000 employees and cut pay https://t.co/20UsdSJE7R 
• Singer Duffy has opened up about a four-week ordeal during which she says she was drugged in her own home, raped and taken to a foreign country https://t.co/Y35ZhaGmNu
• National Domestic Abuse helpline has seen a 25% increase in calls and online requests for help since the lockdown https://t.co/XfOLpMKJDb 
• Young workers, the worst paid and women will be most affected economically by the coronavrius, a study has found https://t.co/VZaHCNFyQV
• A four-year-old female Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the coronavirus https://t.co/QmLPbWVydu
• What’s the Best Material for a Mask? https://t.co/BIX2nvFJyr 
• As Himalayas Warm, #Nepal’s Climate Migrants Struggle to Survive https://t.co/TOts2P4AtB 
• #Hungary’s Far-right Leader Grabbed Powers to Fight the Virus. Some Fear Other Motives https://t.co/Y3TpClfG2S
• Huge growth at PI ABS but Leeds office put on ice | Legal Futures https://t.co/7P90f7pDqZ 
• Scottish Bar chief resigns over train chat indiscretion | Legal Futures https://t.co/F697RuMLLl 
• Court rejects “fanciful” conveyancing negligence claim | Legal Futures https://t.co/bvmkyqwnfI
• Junior solicitor who lied about lost documents struck off | Legal Futures https://t.co/Ap7hUvGpRY

6th April - Law News

3023rd Edition: 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.

Today's Video Focus:  Villages in North India have put up barricades to prevent people from cities and nearby towns from entering. It comes amidst the strict COVID19 21-day lockdown in the country that began on March 24th.

Focus of the Day story: The Bar Council surveyed heads of chambers at 262 sets, with 145 responses to date. The main concerns raised were interruption to court work, inability to generate income and lack of cash flow to pay current costs. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine leaves prison early because of asthma fears #US https://t.co/CnpI0yn36
• Aerial footage of police patrolling outdoor spaces https://t.co/g1DdtNH2T
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/pb27LO0drV
• Scotland's chief medical officer Calderwood resigns over lockdown trip https://t.co/2EYaNQFm3o
• Manchester City to investigate footballer Kyle Walker over sex party during lockdown https://t.co/5dNQOlU7Mg
• Retired judge and Dominic Cummings' uncle Sir John Laws dies after contracting Covid-19 https://t.co/SYTkeb4ZPu 
• Lombardy insists on face masks outside homes to stop Covid-19 #Italy https://t.co/qQFpEgcs6t 
• Jacob Rees-Mogg's firm accused of cashing in on coronavirus crisis https://t.co/eBPlbPqQ31 
• Boris Johnson admitted to hospital with coronavirus https://t.co/gT0ljuQ44p
• Coronavirus: Cath Kidston set to call in administrators https://t.co/3q6gPIcRxW 
• Inside Kim Kardashian’s Prison-Reform Machine https://t.co/oDXXyBzjMr
• A Quarantined Uber Driver’s Quest for Paid Sick Leave #US https://t.co/ne08TIsgsG 
• #Russian Doctor Detained After Challenging Virus Figures https://t.co/Oe0Z7QZHbZ
• ‘Muslims Are Foreigners’: Inside #India’s Campaign to Decide Who Is a Citizen https://t.co/ujtJmh8gUW
• 430,000 People Have Traveled From China to U.S. Since Coronavirus Surfaced https://t.co/vE0AotCPus
• Man ignoring lockdown told police his journey was 'essential to buy weed' https://t.co/jhEIJBnnkg
• Get supermarket staff to witness your legal docs during lockdown, says law firm https://t.co/UojsoMVHL
• Meet the pioneers shaking up the legal industry https://t.co/p47A5UI8kG
• Private school kids continue to dominate corporate law https://t.co/S5Gr6G9shb 
• Remote hearings resource hub launches in wake of virus pandemic https://t.co/rC1SyDwgeo 
• Vlogging magic circle trainee reflects on life in lockdown https://t.co/zWZmwRZUO6
• Drunk deputy head of chambers headbutted junior female colleague outside Calvin Klein underwear store https://t.co/Wj9yzmU3kh
• Virus pandemic: Why the UK must release immigration detainees https://t.co/GSEHKGcK4P 
• Cambridge Uni law students express ‘serious concern’ over COVID-19 exam plans https://t.co/HDQwwv4ZFV
• Law under lockdown: Junior lawyers share their home-working experiences https://t.co/GBd0ML7g1S
• Law school giants announce SQE speakers for LegalEdCon 2020 https://t.co/vwXK89MuS6 
• LSE law student drafts ‘Zoom Class Act 2020’ as lectures go online https://t.co/c8kkqu3myo 
• Former Attorney General Geoffrey Cox QC records children’s bedtime story while in lockdown https://t.co/48vxSOQHDZ
• COVID-19: What it means for aspiring lawyers https://t.co/ULCSepcq8b
• 30% of pupillage places in limbo, COVID-19 survey finds https://t.co/yMvAiP1pKj
• Legal life before and after COVID-19 https://t.co/USWTOrEAs2
• Appeal win for German law student deducted marks for turning up to exam in jeans https://t.co/ecUNxQG4cO
• Norton Rose Fulbright asks lawyers to work four-day week in response to virus crisis https://t.co/TIjp8RVHLY 
• London’s Ely Place Chambers to close after 20 years https://t.co/nEDws6zswJ
• ‘Will coronavirus cost me my magic circle TC?’ https://t.co/e9CV5WympK
• The two tests that will help to predict spread of Covid-19 https://t.co/435V2qzEX5
• The Sound of a Pandemic! Don't worry, Maria and the Von Trapplings know how to deal with it! https://t.co/fAkSBhcRm0
• #US President Trump has fired a senior official who first alerted Congress to a whistleblower complaint that led to his impeachment trial https://t.co/j762MsYxKu
• London's ExCel centre has performed a U-turn on charging the NHS to use the site as a hospital to treat coronavirus patients https://t.co/aan7NI2myR
• 'Shameless': anger as #China quarantines freed human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang 400km from home https://t.co/fuRQztbJgH 
• Fake and misleading stories that went viral this week https://t.co/86wlWk8OHW 
• Tech firms summoned over interesting 5G conspiracies https://t.co/7d13OI18lj 
• A criminal investigation has been launched in #Australia into how cruise ship passengers were allowed to disembark in Sydney https://t.co/JX4Qs1wwZz 
• Scotland's chief medical officer has apologised "unreservedly" for visiting her second home in Fife during the coronavirus lockdown https://t.co/G33Qmmz53a
• Exercise out of the home 'could be banned' adding to major mental health issues, if people flout rules https://t.co/0dRmoS6Y02
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/axHzanZeOo
• Domestic workers in Middle East risk abuse amid COVID-19 crisis https://t.co/SONnyiSpT7 
• The NHS workers wearing bin bags as protection https://t.co/ej6C9Yr9Ao
• Two workers at London's Pentonville prison die from Covid-19 https://t.co/2fMfqjYqsA