Tuesday

19th May - Law News

3066th 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:  Using security footage, cellphone video, 911 calls and police reports, The NY Times has reconstructed the 12 minutes before Ahmaud Arbery was shot dead in Georgia on Feb. 23.


Focus of the Day Article: More than £60,000 is being invested by the Scottish government to provide additional support to women involved in prostitution during the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding will help nine organisations across Scotland increase their staffing and enable women involved in prostitution to access support and trauma counselling. The funding will be delivered through the Encompass Network of support agencies. Full story - Scottish Legal News

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Monday

18th May - Law News

3065th 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 world is gradually rolling back lockdown measures, as the coronavirus pandemic shows a faint sign of easing off. We talked about this with Paul Turner, the Rachel Carson professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Yale University, and professor of microbiology at Yale School of Medicine.


Focus of the Day Article: Banks need to rethink their complaints handling and use a more ‘human touch’ if they are to avoid repeating the mistakes of the 2008 financial crisis, an independent dispute resolution body has advised. Full story - New Law Journal

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Sunday

17th May - Law News

3064th 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:  Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga was arrested on Saturday near Paris after 25 years on the run, accused of playing a leading role in one of the worst massacres of the 20th century. The 84-year-old, who is Rwanda's most-wanted man and had a $5m bounty on his head, was living under a false identity in a flat in Asnieres-Sur-Seine, according to the French justice ministry.




Saturday Conversations on Law
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/6k7jLaxl8E
  • UK bars and hair salons get more help than care homes, say providers https://t.co/LwJlOv7jzy
  • BAME women make up 55% of UK pregnancy hospitalisations with Covid-19 https://t.co/ODqk5fkvMd
  • Regional differences in Covid-19 transmission rate emerge in England https://t.co/SvzHfMglJm
  • London police accused of racial profiling in lockdown searches https://t.co/9IjBPC0njg
  • Southern bias: Revolt over easing of lockdown spreads as poll slump hits PM https://t.co/UcMORojxYA
  • Government faces legal action over refusal to publish Sage minutes https://t.co/Fr76Wcki8z 
  • French police arrest #Rwandan genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga https://t.co/eQbM7NDVkC 
  • All prosecutions under new Coronavirus Act unlawful, review finds https://t.co/bJHS7DTqwn 
  • WA solicitor removed from roll for stealing elderly client’s life savings | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/TEPJdtHXzO
  • If People ‘Get Angry’, Start on Foot, Nothing Can be Done: #India Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to Supreme Court on Migrants ran over https://t.co/3EAHwbbG1x 
  • Solicitor Silke Hartshorne-Jone, whose husband has been charged with her murder died of a gunshot wound to the chest, an inquest heard https://t.co/7iK5DErT9q 
  • Clifford L Hodgetts OBE DL, a well-respected Sussex solicitor and ecclesiastical lawyer with a wicked sense of humour, has died peacefully at home aged 85 https://t.co/jxwXCiEBjT
  • Solicitor witnesses will from outside client's car amid crisis https://t.co/tSQDwGnmLn 
  • The International Bar Association (IBA) will hold a ‘unique and dynamic’ virtual annual conference in November, replacing the previous scheduling for Miami | NLJ https://t.co/LAKteEqm2n
  • The winners of the prestigious annual student pro bono awards have been announced, with two gongs each for Hertfordshire and Plymouth | NLJ https://t.co/YiJm7ubP4u 
  • Property lawyers and industry professionals have collaborated on a guide to re-opening the housing market | NLJ https://t.co/m3l8NIxfJK 
  • Two-thirds of women in the legal profession say the COVID-19 crisis is affecting their mental health, according to research carried out by Next 100 Years this month | NLJ https://t.co/crgCZyv9qZ 
  • Employers could face legal proceedings if they fail to take account of coronavirus fears, lawyers have warned | NLJ https://t.co/YWfHdC42EH 
  • The annual London Legal Walk may have been postponed to October but the legal sector can still take steps to boost access to justice | NLJ https://t.co/1rJ7XWCStq 
  • Bristol, Manchester Minshull Street, Reading, Warwick, and Winchester Crown Courts are being considered for jury trials, the jury trial working group has confirmed | NLJ https://t.co/AFfQk6lWdC
  • Brighton solicitor Sam Elsby has taken over the reins as president of the Association of Personal injury Lawyers | NLJ https://t.co/O35fgeqa84 
  • IBA surveys young lawyers: Researchers are looking for ways to bridge the generation gap between older and younger lawyers | NLJ https://t.co/p5Cvma47T7
  • Banks need to rethink their complaints handling and use a more ‘human touch’ if they are to avoid repeating the mistakes of the 2008 financial crisis | NLJ https://t.co/Okrc3dI7wK
  • The International Bar Association (IBA) is stepping up its ‘Us Too?’ campaign to drive out sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour from the workplace | NLJ https://t.co/Rt0Xg3sclL
  • NFL's Deandre Baker and Quinton Dunbar charged with armed robbery #US https://t.co/L24TBIAMEf
  • Up to 30% of patients who are seriously ill with coronavirus are developing dangerous blood clots, according to medical experts https://t.co/YuBNQ24AaC 
  • #Italy to lift travel restrictions as lockdown eases https://t.co/cdRoSHOEam
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/wP84zIYJoh
  • Remains in suitcases: Woman charged with murder https://t.co/DMQDmm5zyE
  • "I'm living on cards": The businesses still waiting for emergency loans https://t.co/I3ZCjNkINo 
  • Kobe Bryant helicopter crash post-mortem released #US https://t.co/aZQyaHOg6N 
  • Since when did teacher-shaming become Britain's national sport? | Shami Chakrabarti https://t.co/DbXlA4dsQC
  • Under cover of coronavirus, the world's bad guys are wreaking havoc https://t.co/PLuGhOgrZT 
  • Asylum seeker doctor prepares for coronavirus on #US-Mexico border https://t.co/Vt58ZigHhO 
  • Ex-officer charged in Arbery killing lacked training: Documents #US https://t.co/oKgfXOQSDD
  • A large section of media in #India accused of running shows that appear to blame Muslims for the spread of the virus https://t.co/uLBDsCmwce
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Saturday

16th May - Law News

3063rd 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:  As scores of migrants are walking towards their native land in India, visuals have emerged from Haryana's Yamunanagar where migrants can be seen crossing River Yamuna on foot.




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