27th May - Law News

3074th 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:  It’s 3 a.m. and Kim Rockwood, a health care worker, is driving to her patients’ homes — even during the coronavirus pandemic — to help them take medication or go to the bathroom. She’s effectively on call 24/7. Yet she can barely make ends meet. As she explains in the above video, she’s always on the clock, and even though she loves her job, she can’t afford her own health insurance. Why is someone so vital to our health care system scraping by on poverty wages?

Focus of the Day Article: A growing number of offenders who avoid custodial sentences are instead being given informal community orders. Full story - Scottish Legal News

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Dominic Cummings surely knew he was exploiting a rule meant for abuse victims https://t.co/zSXc3LecHm
• Derek Roebuck obituary: lawyer & author of 40 legal titles, his 10-volume history of arbitration and mediation, starting with Ancient Greek Arbitration https://t.co/AFFNwr0ddI 
• Dominic Cummings faces questions over altered virus blogpost https://t.co/I24pRcsfqC
• BAME people fined more than white population under coronavirus laws: Police in England issue at least 22% of fines for contravening lockdown to 15.5% of population https://t.co/vOrf8NQUWs 
• Lori Klausutis death: Twitter will not remove Trump's 'horrifying lies' https://t.co/6FtmhYC7FD
• East Finchley big cat scare: Armed police called to garden https://t.co/EhtRKDF1CA
• Lugano: imperfect, but better than nothing | Law Gazette https://t.co/3LfYzi1w7K 
• Solicitor banned for bluffing to opposing party over mediation | Law Gazette https://t.co/xs5r4kKlds
• We’ll weather the Covid storm, upbeat Gateley tells investors | Law Gazette https://t.co/JEyn8OAHxd 
• Trainee puts legal career on pause to help on health frontline | Law Gazette https://t.co/AKQFQWHrq1
• Costs settlement offer didn’t end at the door of the court, High Court rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/GLFyfYEDDW 
• Tenants could lose access to duty solicitor in eviction cases | Law Gazette https://t.co/gvaPSvsDUy 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2lexYsUhbO
• FBI to investigate death of black man in Minnesota after arrest #US https://t.co/GuhCKkKxo5 
• Dominic Cummings row hit public trust, says Welsh minister https://t.co/87PBe18WF3 
• Japan’s top prosecutor, Hiromu Kurokawa, head of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office, gambled and lost - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CsC9gztMWw 
• England: Increasing use of informal community orders 'disturbing' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/t5L6mHuiwS
• Scot Dignan admitted to WS Society remotely in 500-year first - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/JuHvvFeLK5
• Lawrie IP grows turnover to £2.6 million - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/EZrxZpne8Y 
• Claims lodged against easyJet in Belfast and London - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/E3dKCHFQwS 
• Lawyer of the Month: Patrick McGuire - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kDEelFsI8N 
• Volkswagen ordered to reimburse motorists affected by 'dieselgate' scandal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/D7zjY00dsU 
• ESPC: How the Scottish property market might move forward after lockdown - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TgHH7Htna9 
• Reforming the Scottish IP court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/oIhhj3ky8u 
• Grandmother ordered to remove photos under GDPR laws - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zUMsBOVZT4 
• Civil engineering firm did not breach duty of care to tenants of contaminated housing development - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/r53oCUTNwQ
• Lady Dorrian: High Court jury trials to restart in July - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7g7xP6IeVf
• Mark Lazarowicz: New hurdles for EU nationals who wish to become British citizens - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZtQAzWSRmF
• Calls for lifeguard service to resume after deaths https://t.co/GYgwlX9hvh 
• A drug treatment that appears to shorten recovery time for people with coronavirus is being made available on the NHS https://t.co/p5kjhT1Fr9 
• More than 2,000 deaths in Wales with Covid-19 https://t.co/xf96bszcLM
• TikTok and a shoulder to cry on: why pupils in Gloucestershire wish lockdown school would never end https://t.co/wSqnMypscZ
• Fortescue Metals drops legal action against financial data companies https://t.co/Ifp17XfCS1 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/AmCKsYgMX7
• Zara Abid, model presumed dead in #Pakistan plane crash abused online https://t.co/wZ6uXZTZcg 
• Shoppers 'may be reluctant' to return after lockdown https://t.co/tit2l24JGA 
• Councils will take 'generation' to pay for response https://t.co/IMUJdC1XBr
• Jaden Moodie: 'Chances missed' to protect boy groomed by dealers https://t.co/ZuSYGjSZgi 
• Dominic Cummings: Minister Douglas Ross quits over senior aide's lockdown actions https://t.co/kmEMkGFeS7 
• Covid-19 remote hearings "must not become settled norm" - Legal Futures https://t.co/6p5OKrIutu 
• Call for review of regulator costs in unsuccessful prosecutions - Legal Futures https://t.co/YFc4nMacRF
• Law firms were paid out of frozen bank account - Legal Futures https://t.co/FQUkgYQp0B 
• Solicitor struck off for lying about counsel attending mediation - Legal Futures https://t.co/GSNso9Y5Oz
• FBI investigating Ahmaud Arbery shooting as possible hate crime, lawyer says #US https://t.co/bHPqdn7xmt 
• The Guardian view on Dominic Cummings: time to go | Editorial https://t.co/8vNDIbLCKg 
• The Guardian view on prisoners in lockdown: too much solitude | Editorial https://t.co/vmzOQAt4KD
• The lockdown breach questions Dominic Cummings has yet to clarify https://t.co/HdqPW7xsVk 
• #Burundi ruling party candidate wins election amid rigging claims https://t.co/W0mqtwHThB

26th May - Law News

3073rd 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 PM's chief adviser Dominic Cummings has said "I don't regret what I did" as he explained his actions during the coronavirus lockdown. He said he did not to tell the prime minister when he decided to drive his family 260 miles during lockdown, when his wife developed Covid-19 symptoms. He told reporters he believed he was acting "reasonably" and within the law. He said he had not considered resigning over the issue - but should have made a statement on it earlier.

Focus of the Day Article: Immigration lawyers have accused the government of using coronavirus to ‘rush through’ fee cuts when practitioners can least afford it. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/yK9nEUwtwt
• #Palestine cuts off all ties with Israel and US: is it a bluff? https://t.co/AfPsp8nRpc
• WeRNotVirus: plays to highlight Covid-19 racism against Asians https://t.co/xJINVuuyYk
• Jair Bolsonaro under pressure over Trump's travel ban on #Brazil https://t.co/aAiiZNjCyF
• People have been standing near cliff edges and posing for pictures prompting warnings from patrolling coastguards https://t.co/A3ef7D5rc9
• Volkswagen loses landmark #German 'dieselgate' case https://t.co/aUKi3ocV9j
• #Spain to stop quarantining arrivals from 1 July https://t.co/eNmKpsqwA3
• 'Virus could be here for year' so schools must open, says education secretary https://t.co/bNr1mWzVO
• The Round Up: Pilot Contact Tracing and a Points-Based Immigration Bill - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/F34QevSG
• Ivory ban upheld by Court of Appeal - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/Fl1FsiFC37
• Article 6 applies to challenge to conditions imposed on suspected Al-Qaeda affiliate – an extended look - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/dV6zMj4m5B 
• New Strasbourg Court President on AI and the law - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/QAl3RC74If 
• The Weekly Round-up: Dominic Cummings, Hong Kong, and Immigration Law Challenges - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/QSBgaYrnKG
• All non-essential retailers will be able to reopen in England from 15 June, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced https://t.co/SAHuKresCb 
• #Czech Republic lifts face mask rule as coronavirus restrictions ease https://t.co/Kw9yFQ1oFg 
• Lockdown gives asylum seekers reprieve and hope for change in policy https://t.co/YMtVN4uaw6
• 'Cummings is the real boss': world's press pours scorn on Boris Johnson https://t.co/qZKEbpDxBK
• Distanced drop-offs and protective bubbles: England's new school rules https://t.co/hS3xmggL95 
• Dominic Cummings: resign or be sacked, says leading doctor https://t.co/mGal26JV6e
• Cummings row risks breach of public trust, says psychology expert https://t.co/u2WDxdpjMt 
• #Myanmar army accused of new atrocities in attack on Rakhine village https://t.co/n2ROoGMM7O 
• Relatives of #Armenian axed to death by Azeri officer call for justice https://t.co/kqxZAic6JD 
• Explain, apologise, move on: what Johnson should have said about Dominic Cummings https://t.co/9VZpdagm5m 
• Daily Mail demand for Cummings to go poses challenge for UK PM https://t.co/QJB90zmy4P 
• Attorney general Suella Braverman faces calls to resign after she defends Dominic Cummings https://t.co/gnIYPx3TRE
• The unseen key workers keeping things going https://t.co/9pW1ZfL5Yw
• The UK must defend companies against overseas takeovers https://t.co/wcQiN9Ds3p 
• UK Government Publishes Brexit Legal Texts https://t.co/X1MADnDWxW 
• Employers face legal minefield over Covid-19 workplace surveillance tech  https://t.co/JSRXijcYnd 
• Bradford mosque leader's legal bid over lockdown prayer ban https://t.co/6Z2kqHQBME 
• Troubles pension: Legal action threat over delay https://t.co/j8E8Z4y577 
• UK approval for biggest gas power station in Europe ruled legal https://t.co/lyHISDWbMZ 
• Supreme Court asked to block release of vulnerable inmates #US https://t.co/PLCc8wHD9b 
• Identities of historical abuse victims exposed in email data breach https://t.co/RaZjwH9MUO 
• What happened next for Welsh solicitor Rosie Williams after leaving Love Island https://t.co/My2ZbrhHwh 
• For African-Americans in Uniform, It’s Duty, Honor, Country. But Don’t Expect to Lead #US https://t.co/1t2lM14YaK
• #Suriname’s President Shrugs Off Murder Sentence in Re-election Bid https://t.co/pP3yaq8H2t 
• Netanyahu Corruption Trial Takes #Israel Into Uncharted Territory https://t.co/QZyYj5hlJ1 
• Why #China’s Move to Rein In Hong Kong Is Just the Start https://t.co/TYwlUIrgWK
• Prince Charles issues warning on the arts https://t.co/3upuEG0nhb 
• Drivers plan to walk more to keep cleaner air of lockdown - survey https://t.co/ko4cNT07Pv 
• Grenfell fears prevent timber building boom https://t.co/JiLhVcpWPe
• Newspapers 'struggling to survive' pandemic https://t.co/JgA3YGnh80
• Devon care home creates 'drive-through' visit https://t.co/XwFq9D2I4K
• The government draws up plan to rescue key firms https://t.co/y96HJgAhs8 
• Kidney transplant patients 'in limbo' https://t.co/UlOYRYTBOc
• Cummings row raises fears over future of lockdown https://t.co/DwIEZFv9uC 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/P5O62Favfz
• 'Truth twisters': rogue civil service tweet causes storm https://t.co/oTg6EagwbB 
• Dominic Cummings timeline: what we know about his movements https://t.co/tG5UTH36V7 
• Tory whips apologise for urging MPs to support Dominic Cummings https://t.co/l4wQVXXerC 
• No dignity, no future: Boris forsakes leadership to protect Cummings https://t.co/otNxdtKkYt 
• Johnson's defence of Cummings sparks anger from allies and opponents alike https://t.co/74gapAED35 
• US suspends travel from #Brazil for foreigners https://t.co/KvAuvB7fNq
• Fresh UK review into Huawei role in 5G networks https://t.co/nNH4RQoKNK

25th May - Law News

3072nd 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:  Israelis backing Benjamin Netanyahu and those who want him jailed took to the Israeli PM’s residence to protest, as a Jerusalem court began its first corruption hearing. The 70-year-old faces charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, and has been indicted in three separate cases.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• UK must agree 'air bridges', warn business groups https://t.co/zeZodY4gSN 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/bt8eFe338d 
• Dominic Cummings facing possible police investigation as pressure mounts https://t.co/L5sItA7cwz
• Yousef Makki: Mother of stabbed teen dies 'with broken heart' https://t.co/3ZCLcyaASc
• Blackburn shooting: Sixth murder charge over Aya Hachem death https://t.co/vz5tEodzlA 
• Boris Johnson is being a hypocrite in backing key aide Dominic Cummings who has violated lockdown regulations https://t.co/QdRxekRqxQ
• England and Wales face backlog of 40,000 criminal cases due to coronavirus https://t.co/AtVBg6Dxia
• Has coronavirus changed the UK justice system for ever? https://t.co/iRfaOuwE2x 
• Coronavirus: Mental health advice for those with virus anxiety https://t.co/M3PNAKSNBf 
• The weak defence of Dominic Cummings further erodes trust in the government https://t.co/bDvflZxCx6
• Defence of Dominic Cummings is shameful, says ex-Durham police chief https://t.co/wWqWw9RW9E 
• Netanyahu in the dock: Israeli PM finally faces corruption charges - could lead to ten years in jail https://t.co/JvLpUc7C9w
• #HongKong police fire tear gas as protesters decry China security law plan https://t.co/uzda9abES6
• Roadside wildflowers bloom under lockdown https://t.co/Dg8X87ogJo
• 'Baffling' observations from Coronavirus front line https://t.co/WvALBemLWC 
• #Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in court for his trial on corruption charges https://t.co/qbb25CzJIz
• Manchester University confirms all law lectures from next term will be delivered online - Legal Cheek https://t.co/rjfA5jvdjJ 
• Oxford University lays out blueprint for training future lawyers in the tech age - Legal Cheek https://t.co/7EGUEubjwh
• Salford Uni law student killed in 'senseless' drive-by shooting - Legal Cheek https://t.co/9ewRQcBGSm
• SQE latest: City Consortium's non-law trainees will need to complete GDL-style conversion course - Legal Cheek https://t.co/uIBsrdCZHa
• Solicitor chief exec secures spot on ‘Rich List’ with £130 million fortune - Legal Cheek https://t.co/jOAz6xwEO8 
• Super-exam questions to be checked for 'cultural bias' so BAME candidates not disadvantaged - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fZEDAKbARm
• How the UK’s first teaching law firm will prepare students for the SQE - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Bn9VnA3RSm
• Ban for paralegal who stole £294,000 from law firm - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Xj7WqUBz57 
• Cambridge University moves law lectures online until summer 2021 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/OaT5QZnoXZ
• Law firm embraces ‘legal glamping’ in response to pandemic - Legal Cheek https://t.co/HBK3zX5WKW
• How Instagram can help you get a training contract at a national law firm - Legal Cheek https://t.co/WNdBStf6mV
• Linklaters announces two-week virtual vacation scheme with three weeks’ pay - Legal Cheek https://t.co/l6kgRWcwHp
• Dentons four-day week gets go-ahead - Legal Cheek https://t.co/7XElztOHRt 
• Law students pessimistic about pandemic career prospects, survey shows - Legal Cheek https://t.co/CsnsxbwxT0
• Aspiring barrister nails Godfather impression during advocacy exercise with top QC - Legal Cheek https://t.co/MHdzy8F9ck 
• Osborne Clarke to reduce solicitor pay by 7% - Legal Cheek https://t.co/vBnZaHbGfy
• The relationship between law schools and tech in a post-COVID world - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fLXoYy9PGU
• How the pandemic will impact future lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/uotOs2PQEk
• 60% of legal workers think firms should be doing more to support remote working - Legal Cheek https://t.co/pb1RQebS85
• Slaughter and May cuts NQ lawyer pay to £87,000 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/OvWFqKbUh1 
• Women in politics face 'daily' abuse on social media https://t.co/dxc8YkbKYW
• Conservative MPs have called for the PM's chief adviser Dominic Cummings to quit, amid claims he broke coronavirus lockdown rules https://t.co/hEqzQC3se9
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/6g8CiV0xbv
• Coronavirus exodus: Death and despair as #Indian workers flee cities https://t.co/tQemGTSmfz 
• Coronavirus: Care homes could 'go to the wall' as costs rise https://t.co/6FsbGAHH3m 
• Coronavirus: How scared should we be? https://t.co/tTqfNrtfl4

24th May - Law News

3071st 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:  More than 90 people have been killed and tens of thousands left homeless after Cyclone Amphan slammed into coastal towns and cities in India and Bangladesh. Authorities are now working to help communities already stricken by the coronavirus, but are hampered by damaged power and communication lines.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Dominic Cummings' lockdown trip - what do we know? https://t.co/gsjywB4ObN
• Body in Havant woods confirmed as missing teenager Louise Smith ttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-52786652 
• UK firms to be asked to pay part of furloughed staff's wages from August https://t.co/N2osvOD9lR
• Global report: Muslims face curfews ahead of Eid amid Covid-19 crisis https://t.co/qJVFyQ1bEZ
• New witnesses cast doubt on Dominic Cummings’s lockdown claims; drove 30 miles to popular tourist spot https://t.co/Y5Rgk00Svo
• Global outrage erupts over #China's ‘draconian‘ security law for Hong Kong https://t.co/DcWwkS2tKJ 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ULcthERU5d
• If we need childcare to reopen the UK economy, why is it so undervalued? https://t.co/WmRtJi1jWy
• Lockdown row: key points Cummings and Johnson must address https://t.co/ROzKMzLORT 
• Sweden’s Covid-19 policy is a model for the right. It’s also a deadly folly https://t.co/4OjBl7x3cn 
• A 53-year-old Cardiff man has been jailed for 26 weeks for spitting at a police officer after claiming he had coronavirus https://t.co/ESRvjRH1ok
• Tough school decisions for families on the border https://t.co/FziJY8Ksll 
• Concern at delay to drive-through test booking https://t.co/wR3YoSPIq8 
• Dominic Cummings defends 260-mile lockdown trip breaking the law https://t.co/uR5baM79nM
• Sexual Abuse Case in Global Soccer Puts FIFA Under Scrutiny Again https://t.co/Ig35XcSbE4 
• Hertz, Car Rental Pioneer, Files for Bankruptcy Protection https://t.co/Pj1NR2jpro
• Pandemic-Baking Britain Has an ‘Obscene’ Need for Flour https://t.co/tKQmJUficH
• Investigators Say Man Who Filmed Arbery’s Killing Was More Than a Witness #US https://t.co/tl8cpgOk3c
• Khashoggi’s Son Says Family Pardons His Father’s Killers https://t.co/wF2yN7fqUW
• What Role Should Employers Play in Testing Workers? #US https://t.co/uZv6tCVgS5 
• As Coronavirus Keeps the West at Bay, #China Moves to Tame Hong Kong https://t.co/BW8XYK83FT 
• Bristol, Manchester Minshull Street, Reading, Warwick, and Winchester Crown Courts are being considered for jury trials, the jury trial working group has confirmed https://t.co/7erBg9HsoA
• Researchers are looking for ways to bridge the generation gap between older and younger lawyers | NLJ https://t.co/n7oihYM1Ef 
• The Family Justice Council is looking for two new members―a justices’ clerk or assistant justices’ clerk and a paediatrician | NLJ https://t.co/tfj4RiJSFr 
• Professor Burrows QC will be sworn in as Justice of the UK Supreme Court in a closed ceremony, on 2 June | NLJ https://t.co/2EZKt5YVz8
• A draft remedial order to make bereavement damages available to cohabiting couples of two years or more as well as parents, spouses and civil partners has been welcomed | NLJ https://t.co/0BUPzv6Cgp 
• Suspects of crime have a reasonable expectation of privacy up until the point they are charged and this expectation is not dependant on the type of crime or characteristics of the suspect, the Court of Appeal has held https://t.co/RLUAuQ4Tm8 
• The former head of the Supreme Court Lord Neuberger is to take on a new presidency, this time at the Academy of Experts | NLJ https://t.co/chpHbI8gEn
• Immigration lawyers have accused the government of using coronavirus to ‘rush through’ fee cuts when practitioners can least afford it | NLJ https://t.co/Go71aUyr3X
• Lawyers understand that building their practice and bringing in more clients is key to attaining partnership, but only one in two feel they have the skills to do this | NLJ https://t.co/mlpsg24rD9
• A growing number of lawyers are calling for a public inquiry into the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic | NLJ https://t.co/jDHshw3P8Y 
• No 10 accused of covering up Dominic Cummings lockdown breach https://t.co/15FGnmvpuw 
• Amazon under threat: fires, loggers and now virus https://t.co/iaKcJuHuyi 
• France reveals reciprocal quarantine plans for UK arrivals https://t.co/p0rxWyE2lW 
• Digital poverty 'a threat to children in care' https://t.co/3MAhr9InMv
• Plaid Cymru MP Jonathan Edwards arrested on suspicion of assault https://t.co/uYbN3gaSdA 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/4LUbfYgK83
• Officers 'wary' as spit attacks rise in coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/NWrZws38se
• Bar regulator slammed for 'ridiculous' remote exam rules | RollOnFriday https://t.co/hb78jt2hjC
• #HongKong barrister talks about HKSAR national security legislation https://t.co/M3w0Q1l3pS 
• Leding family law Barrister urges parents to know their legal rights when sending children back to school https://t.co/NFVlw8OxV2 
• Prisoner with 193 convictions on temporary release gets eight month sentence for handling stolen property in Cork city #Ireland https://t.co/l94vJFAZI9
• Elderly Cork woman woke to see burglars posing as Gardaí in her bedroom #Ireland https://t.co/hOn3G3s84e
• Unionists criticise £106,000 legal-aid payment to Gerry Adams https://t.co/HwEwgWmDPk 
• #Brazil: blow to Bolsonaro as judge orders release of expletive-ridden video https://t.co/j4QuVYd630 
• Tara Reade: A complicated life and conflicting accounts muddle efforts to understand allegation against Joe Biden #US https://t.co/27kAdpBlYl 
• Joe Biden accuser Tara Reade let go by lawyer #US https://t.co/shzwNKiU1Q
• Boris Johnson forced to reduce Huawei’s role in UK’s 5G networks https://t.co/zqSZRSyE3M 
• Tributes paid to cab driver who died of Covid-19 after being spat at https://t.co/9Wu3YhwPWD
• No masks allowed: stores turn customers away in #US culture war https://t.co/FPIpFJAP31 
• Pressure on Dominic Cummings to quit over lockdown breach with elderly parents https://t.co/9FdmCtU9uW