Saturday

18th April - Law News

3035th 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:  Migrant workers in Mumbai have been waiting to go back to their respective villages since the announcement of a nationwide lockdown in India.



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Friday

17th April - Law News

3034th 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:  President Trump falsely claimed he had the “total” authority to reopen states, but now he told governors that they are the ones who will decide when their states reopen.


Focus of the Day article: The Bar Council should claim its share of the £1.35m cash pile held by Queen’s Counsel Appointments to help barristers during the pandemic, the Public Access Bar Association (PABA) has said. In a letter to Amanda Pinto QC, chair of the Bar Council, the association said the ‘huge’ reserves held by the company that recommends the appointment of QCs serve ‘no obvious or legitimate purpose’ Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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Thursday

16th April - Law News

3033rd 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 battle against coronavirus is going hi-tech, with Australians to be asked to download a phone app that will monitor their movements — but only with their permission. The Government believes it would need at least 40 per cent of Australians to sign up for it to be effective.




Focus of the Day article: Just under 90% of fees generated by fee-earners at small and medium-sized law firms last year were used to cover their costs, Law Society research has found. The survey recorded that, on the whole, 2019 was a “very positive” year with fees up, staff and partner numbers on the rise too, and WIP and debtor balances are down. Full story - Legal Futures
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Wednesday

15th April - Law News

3032nd 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:  Scientific advisers to the Government on Covid-19 have warned ministers that there are now three separate epidemics across the country - in hospitals, care homes and the general population. Yet only the number of deaths in hospitals are currently being updated every day by the UK government.



Focus of the Day article: UK coronavirus rules relaxed for people with autism and learning disabilities. Policy updated after lawyers challenge ‘discriminatory’ lockdown measures. Full story - Guardian Law

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Tuesday

14th April - Law News

3031st 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:  A week after images of bodies on the streets of Ecuador hit the headlines, many families are still waiting to bury their loved ones. Authorities in the biggest city, Guayaquil, are struggling to deal with the backlog of coronavirus deaths.

Focus of the Day article: The litigation funding market is likely to grow as finances tighten and business uncertainty leads to more litigation, a specialist has said. Full story - New Law Journal

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Monday

13th April - Law News

3030th 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:  Isolated protesters took to the streets of Sao Paulo to protest against the social distancing measures imposed by Governor of Sao Paulo, Joao Doria in a bid to counter the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.


Wishing a peaceful Easter weekend for all our readers.

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Why has the coronavirus hit African Americans so hard? https://t.co/W6f1Kcs0oz
  • Four boats carrying 72 migrants were intercepted by Border Force off the coast of Kent and Sussex on Sunday https://t.co/HYa92n3YTU 
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/LaRGD6Sh5O
  • Government criticised over PPE and tests as death toll hits 10,000 https://t.co/dskKfAkpGv
  • About half of A&E consultants and nurses at Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport have tested positive for coronavirus, a doctor there has said https://t.co/vK8RgkBJcL
  • A family have been sent home by police after driving nearly 200 miles to go fishing https://t.co/Rt8W70xDLV
  • Tech giants struggle to stem 'infodemic' of false coronavirus claims https://t.co/jFzqPfF1n9
  • Coronavirus triggers UK shortage of illicit drugs - Experts concerned heroin users will turn to more dangerous fentanyl https://t.co/NaURVlcfzy
  • Facebook acts to halt far-right groups linking Covid-19 to 5G https://t.co/nCVzIqJaEn 
  • UK government 'giving incorrect information on self-isolation', say GPs https://t.co/UFnTFcmh9m 
  • Documents contradict UK government stance on Covid-19 'herd immunity' https://t.co/yqnz46dVef
  • UK government using confidential patient data in coronavirus response https://t.co/uJryAKjjl5 
  • Top City firms freeze junior lawyer pay in response to virus pandemic - Legal Cheek https://t.co/d4Gm2SmprQ
  • Eversheds Sutherland launches chatroom app to combat lawyer loneliness during lockdown - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ICQ6aJd7zU 
  • Vicarious liability in the Supreme Court spotlight - Legal Cheek https://t.co/qh4ab1pStV 
  • Veteran family law barrister suspended for twice breaking family court injunction - Legal Cheek https://t.co/TGQir1OQfU
  • Domestic abuse support app and social care chatbot win SRA tech challenge - Legal Cheek https://t.co/XtwOTQYFu9
  • City law firms give insights into SQE plans - Legal Cheek https://t.co/7zTAxavZ5J
  • City law firms introduce belt-tightening measures in wake of COVID-19 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/PwOr03ogyF
  • Paralegal loses job after saying Boris Johnson 'completely deserves' COVID-19 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/lrUHt60ndB
  • Hogan Lovells makes training contract offers early as it cancels summer vacation schemes - Legal Cheek https://t.co/33SFv4nlzo
  • People doing more DIY during the coronavirus lockdown has led to an increase in serious eye injuries https://t.co/TcW91VBk2m
  • Release Julian Assange, says South African-born lawyer who had two children with him while in embassy https://t.co/ReqMNthAf2
  • Inequality doesn't just make pandemics worse – it could cause them https://t.co/EWTUgirWHZ 
  • Cramped living conditions accelerating UK spread of coronavirus https://t.co/8Bc5hVLngk 
  • Home secretary Patel refuses to take children from Greek camps threatened by Covid-19 https://t.co/4JgaT7yFbm
  • Parliament could return virtually on 21 April to debate coronavirus measures, authorise spending and make laws https://t.co/BQIZS9lFQA
  • Some key medicines used in intensive care are "in relatively short supply" https://t.co/FaW2LtBuMw 
  • Trainee barristers are in a ‘particularly vulnerable position’, the Bar Council Chair has warned, after a survey found nearly a third of chambers are changing their plans for pupillage | NLJ https://t.co/yDz20Nw6A0
  • Domestic abuse victims are particularly vulnerable and will need more protection than ever during the COVID-19 lockdown, the Law Society has warned | NLJ https://t.co/fRUYWPKuZs 
  • Lawyers acting for two families with children with autism have mounted a legal challenge to the government’s COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor exercise | NLJ https://t.co/4La3tOhhvh 
  • Women in the Law UK, the national organisation for women in the legal profession, has ramped up its online activity to replace face-to-face meetings during the pandemic https://t.co/cdXqz9BIm7 
  • The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) is giving the firms it regulates the option of deferring the regulatory fees they pay | NLJ https://t.co/tupgu5z5FA
  • The litigation funding market is likely to grow as finances tighten and business uncertainty leads to more litigation | NLJ https://t.co/ZcTo4SnL3l 
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Pkd1SQYE0e
  • "Emerging evidence" to suggest coronavirus is having a disproportionate impact on people who are black, Asian and minority ethnic https://t.co/NT6cqz81jx
  • A former army officer convicted of killing #Bangladesh's independence leader in 1975 has been executed https://t.co/WK23Gl9t8Z