Wednesday

8th July - Law News

3116th 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 Black Lives Matter protests in the US, which escalated in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, have brought the little-known but decades-old campaign to abolish US police into the spotlight. But what are abolitionists calling for, and how would a police-free society work? Exploring the arguments for abolition with a campaigner from MPD150 and Reclaim the Block.

Focus of the Day Article: Shadow justice minister Karl Turner has called for an “immediate increase” in legal aid rates if criminal law firms are to survive, along with measures to save the Bar.
The MP, a former criminal law barrister, said it was “abundantly clear” that criminal law firms “simply cannot continue” under the existing fee structure, particularly in the “worsening situation” caused by Covid-19. Full story - Legal Futures
 
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Tuesday

7th July - Law News

3115th 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 people finally emerge into a changed reality, the Anywhere But Westminster team focuses on East London, where Covid-19 has fused with the Black Lives Matter moment and huge injustices are now impossible to ignore. Young people in particular are agreed: there's no going back to the world of 12 weeks ago’.

Focus of the Day Article: Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle’s recommendation that virtual courts for summary criminal cases become the default has been described as “absolutely atrocious”. In his report, Summary Criminal Virtual Trial Pilot: The Way Ahead, he states: “As a pillar in the effective administration of justice, it is recommended that the aim should be that virtual trials become the default method of judicial determination in summary crime.”. Full story - Scottish Legal News
 
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Monday

6th July - Law News

3114th 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:  Nigeria claims two sculptures that have been auctioned off by Christie’s were ‘stolen during the 1960s civil war,’ so compensation should be paid. The auction house, in Paris, insists the sale was ‘legitimate.’

Focus of the Day Article: The Joint Committee on Human Rights also urged the Home Office to consider the temporary release of all low-risk mothers, pregnant women and women in mother and baby units from prison, in a report published this week, ‘Human rights and the government's response to COVID-19: children whose mothers are in prison’. Full story - New Law Journal
 
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Sunday

5th July - Law News

3113rd 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:  Ethiopia has suffered days of unrest since the killing of a prominent musician and activist. More than 90 people were killed in protests following the death of the ethnic Oromo singer Hachalu Hundessa. The 34-year-old was shot dead in Addis Ababa on Monday night. Large crowds gathered for his funeral in his hometown of Ambo on Thursday. Hachalu's songs focus on the rights of the Oromo people. They became anthems in the wave of anti-government protests between 2015 and 2018. On Friday, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held an emergency meeting over Hachalu's killing. He says the assailants want to trigger civil unrest and de-rail Ethiopia's democratic reforms. So, how will Ethiopia face this crisis?


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/y73Fi8G9u1
  • Criminal barristers have voted against cutting jury trials and overwhelmingly in favour of converting more buildings into courts | NLJ https://t.co/gQ4x4kEIA
  • Tax breaks for lawtech could form part of a COVID-19 recovery package, the Law Society has said | NLJ https://t.co/d9KW1a0Pg1
  • Barristers suffering financially by the reduction in court work during the COVID-19 crisis have complained that cases are being adjourned unnecessarily | NLJ https://t.co/OqMUQb26E7
  • The Commercial Court has transitioned ‘smoothly’ from physical to remote hearings during lockdown, with ‘almost no backlog of work’, according to the minutes from the Commercial Group User Committee meeting on 15 June | NLJ https://t.co/rRvKHffQyG
  • The Bar Council and Law Society have given a cautious welcome to government investment of £142m in digital upgrades and maintenance for about 100 courts this year | NLJ https://t.co/NWKss5Owc
  • Six law firms have collaborated to launch a draft protocol on the use of tech in international arbitration | NLJ https://t.co/LqQpQHuWxH
  • The silk round for this year is going ahead despite the COVID-19 pandemic | NLJ https://t.co/U4xKAo6i3W
  • A Scottish divorce case in the Supreme Court could have ramifications for separating couples south of the border | NLJ https://t.co/zxewBs3cdC
  • Civil and family legal aid lawyers have been left in limbo after the Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) online system for processing applications and paying bills broke down | NLJ https://t.co/cbbJbu6TVy
  • Government does not know how many children have mothers in prison | NLJ https://t.co/UE7YtkWYo
  • Environet: Dogs detecting Japanese knotweed | NLJ https://t.co/EhxsvUz064
  • Subpostmasters fight on after Horizon compensation letdown | NLJ https://t.co/RRM6ml8hfD
  • Nigel Farage pub trip raised with Kent Police https://t.co/qP3IDf9MBh
  • Rugby star Gareth Cooper's ex-wife has been ordered to pay back just £1 after swindling him out of £1m https://t.co/llGiQRV3DS
  • Anti-fraud tech firm Altia-ABM hires #Canadian barrister as North America director https://t.co/wXrBSx7vi
  • Barrister TD Jim O'Callaghan turns down junior ministerial role - Irish Legal News https://t.co/WUU7EQZkJ3
  • Airlines to drop UK quarantine legal challenge, lawyer tells court https://t.co/iUONng686
  • Melbourne lawyer John James Kotsifas has been jailed for six years for stealing over $1.75 million from clients to fund his lavish lifestyle | RollOnFriday https://t.co/m8wQfJINTj
  • #US human rights lawyer Urooj Rahman pleads not guilty to firebombing police van | RollOnFriday https://t.co/Lnxlt4L1h
  • Coronavirus: how can UK employers prepare for a second wave? https://t.co/CHeNGZhrKW
  • UK quarantine rules explained: the 14-day self-isolation period dropped for over 50 countries https://t.co/Ah1zgSvO1x
  • TikTok is spying on you via the clipboard, researchers warn iPhone users https://t.co/sdNFsCTu
  • Operation Venetic: Police bust crime chat network in UK's biggest ever law enforcement operation https://t.co/et9ild0v2w
  • ‘They're all passing the buck’: UK travel firms flout the law on holiday refunds https://t.co/yP7AaoVQES
  • Avon and Somerset PCs keep job despite 'unconscious bias' against sex worker on crack https://t.co/u1AHR0VOO
  • Judge Adele Williams retires from the bench after 20 years in Kent https://t.co/BrdvoOxxEY
  • Barrister Hashi Mohamed has called for the Inns of Court to do more to promote social mobility after Lincoln’s Inn quoted £3,000 for hosting an event about diversity in the legal profession https://t.co/I9rAxbGnK8
  • Omagh solicitor Hugh Caulfield Hamilton's dazzling Grand Prix career cut short https://t.co/G5UilwYKK9
  • Aberdeen solicitors hit out as virtual trials planned as 'default' https://t.co/zgGuWI12T
  • Corrupt lawyer who was 'go to' solicitor for criminals is struck off https://t.co/w5iOu5O2x0 
  • Ghislaine Maxwell wasn’t a victim of Epstein, but she clearly feared his rejection https://t.co/4jotRlH5mT 
  • Amber Heard can be in court for Johnny Depp’s evidence, high court rules https://t.co/2AqRCZ3BC0 
  • Fall in international students left Cardiff with surplus of eyesore empty student flats, developers have warned https://t.co/8KDikgi8aU
  • The people who think coronavirus is caused by 5G https://t.co/W1RBNHkRcO
  • Police are urging the public to heed the stay local message in Wales as pubs begin opening in England https://t.co/8QtfK4FcQX
  • Seven Met officers have been injured after police attempted to break up an unlicensed music event in west London https://t.co/JTQytaYz02
  • Elijah McClain killing: Three #US police officers in Colorado have been sacked after they shared photos re-enacting a chokehold used on a black man who later died https://t.co/0gDIlvOsCD
  • #Portugal's foreign affairs minister has said his country's exclusion from a list of countries for which quarantine will not apply for people returning to England is "absurd" https://t.co/ySHqL0tDMv
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Saturday

4th July - Law News

3112nd 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:  Kame Gowda, a shepherd from a small village in Karnataka's Mandya district, has got the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In his most recent Mann Ki Baat broadcast, PM Modi referred to Mr Gowda as a "water warrior" and described how he had dug ponds near his village Dasanadoddi so that the area which was patched in summer could have access to water all year round.


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