28th July - Law News

3136th 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:  Brazil is suffering the impact of coronavirus infections more than almost any other country. Health workers there have called on the International Criminal Court to investigate President Bolsanaro’s government. They accuse it of crimes against humanity over its mishandling of the pandemic, which they say has led to thousands of unnecessary deaths.

Focus of the Day Article:  Over the past three months, independent charity Crimestoppers has received a record number of reports from the public across Scotland on domestic abuse, drug dealing and child harm and neglect. In response to lockdown across Scotland, the charity ran a series of public awareness campaigns to highlight the increased risk of harm and abuse some people would experience. Full story - Scottish Legal News

Saturday Conversations on Law

• BBC Panorama Investigation Into Labour Antisemitism Omitted Key Evidence and Parts of Labour’s Response https://t.co/XO791DnWgi
• 'Fix your bike' vouchers launch, as doctors to prescribe bikes on NHS https://t.co/3dpAIeiIw8 
• Revealed: NHS could take over social care, swelling budget to £150bn https://t.co/U34TKfllH5 
• An indictment of how we treat young offenders https://t.co/bQtHvwdLHr
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/snI8Jz0koZ
• A law requiring people in Wales to work from home where they can has been scrapped by the Welsh Government. It means it is no longer a criminal offence for individuals not to do so https://t.co/H1kqY3nKY
• The UK has updated its advice against all non-essential travel to Spain to include the Balearic and Canary Islands following a rise in coronavirus cases https://t.co/Z95v8n360Z
• Lawyer in the news: ​Kate Hammond, Miles & Partners - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/CsRbGzUMDu
• My legal life: Naveen Garg, Garg Solicitors - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/9xijmztRML
• Best of the blogs - 25 July 2020 | Law Gazette https://t.co/iPWI9cNC22
• EU’s soft power will still govern data transfer | Law Gazette https://t.co/jZlz2p8oUE
• Magic circle profits hit by Covid uncertainty | Law Gazette https://t.co/WhIV2PY5wp
• SRA probes firms over wellbeing of junior staff | Law Gazette https://t.co/7eYJ2tVvL
• News focus: 'Reinvigorating' commonhold | Law Gazette https://t.co/NQ8QsK6nFF
• Pupillages will be withdrawn, regulator warns | Law Gazette https://t.co/a0QPJOlTRj
• Judge replaced after private comments overheard on Zoom chat | Law Gazette https://t.co/sOldoCklKR
• Limitation changes 'not an attack on veterans', says forces minister | Law Gazette https://t.co/q9XO4zqdY
• Land Registry confirms electronic signature arrangements | Law Gazette https://t.co/wYKmEjROGh
• Land Registry confirms electronic signature arrangements | Law Gazette https://t.co/wYKmEjROGh
• Video wills 'risky and unnecessary', solicitors claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/v0lxN7vo6s
• Top marks for Blackadders' Rachael Delaney and Robyn Lee - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZbOngTkvJ
• Homelessness & Judicial Review: A Missed Opportunity for Reform - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6tVjUXw88
• Gillespie Macandrew secures over £2m of emergency business loans for clients in July - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/328E3nr
• Top graduate seeks new opportunities - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KSiA3ySxW
• Brian McConnachie QC hails success of first Glasgow jury trial - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/r7sNFFQhm
• Reports to Crimestoppers hit record high during lockdown - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/HTL6JrrQs
• Demand for Scottish commercial property remains 'robust' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/l0F1sKMF
• The transport secretary decided he had to remain in Spain and observe quarantine restrictions in the UK to avoid a possible public backlash, it is understood https://t.co/OQhQGdJ0Am
• Cardiff barking dog row attacker Raymond Burrell guilty of murder https://t.co/XJwOpC2FH
• Rishi Sunak could levy online sales tax to protect high streets: Chancellor considers tax in England and Wales as potential replacement for business rates https://t.co/5IuWFgPucQ
• #US attorney general may be using Assange case for political ends, court told https://t.co/XN6IPfRNsb
• Plaintiff lawyers allege #US foreign influence in Australian class action crackdown https://t.co/ZMVdtEQPUw
• #Australian states agree to overhaul of 'outdated' defamation laws https://t.co/wVIXB3HswJ
• Youth Justice Board chair aims to tackle racial disparities in criminal justice system in England and Wales https://t.co/OpWQ2ON6Da
• Law change to better protect consumers in event of insolvencies https://t.co/mwppsQOUbE
• It is regrettable that judges believe that silencing criticism will harbour respect for the judiciary #India https://t.co/WdRFcLynu
• RPC is Latest to Announce Drop in PEP https://t.co/oi6OcMnvaT
• UK PM Johnson set to overhaul Britain's treason laws https://t.co/qCf0K8ijm
• A pet cat has tested positive in the UK for the strain of coronavirus that is causing the current pandemic https://t.co/ytlNOVnV0I
• #France to ban heated terraces in cafes and bars https://t.co/nrI9KDnmc
• Manchester stabbing: Boy, 17, dead and four injured https://t.co/2l5DtF1tgd
• EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy https://t.co/j17gcqJrq
• National Human Rights Commission urges government to save the lives of youths staging hunger-strike #Nepal https://t.co/LMQ3jfaMn
• Legal experts describe framing people under Section 399/402 as ‘human rights violation’ #India https://t.co/0SVx77C2b
• Italian Marines Case: #India Entitled to Compensation, Rules International Tribunal, But No Criminal Prosecution in India https://t.co/nXpP74n3O
• #Kuwait sovereign wealth fund fights court battle with fired executives https://t.co/jnKdVjMxeB
• National Green Tribunal directs Indian Oil's Panipat refinery to pay Rs 25 crore #India https://t.co/h0i2R1ydc
• Ethical Representation in the Entertainment Industry: Can a Lawyer Wear Two Hats? https://t.co/qwpsQS6tj
• Lawyer who helps wealthy families get secondary citizenships says business is great in 2020 [Video] https://t.co/7MfYGpv1ca
• Prominent Melbourne lawyer Pat Lennon accused in court of pressuring a witness, threatening the man's elderly mother in profane text messages that have been referred to police and the Legal Services Commissioner following a complaint #Australia https://t.co/PgjJzGOA
• Uttar Pradesh lawyer Dharmendra Chaudhary goes missing, family suspects abduction #India https://t.co/TvLed7MpD
• Misogynistic lawyer who killed judge’s son had list of possible targets #US https://t.co/hTrhMZg8P
• A church volunteer has admitted starting a fire that devastated the cathedral in the French city of Nantes last week, his lawyer has said #France https://t.co/VpYcKE3LLg
• Lack of clarity in Hate Crime Bill could threaten freedom of expression - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NiXJrsoQCU
• Sudden death over the weekend of Sheriff Richard Davidson, 72, served as Sheriff in Dundee for almost 20 years up to 2016 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/snc3BbWEV
• Edinburgh coffee shop owner fails to challenge reduction in COVID-19 grant for multiple premises - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UzUN69PDa
• The man suspected of being #NorthKorea's first confirmed Covid-19 patient did not have the virus, South Korea says https://t.co/xylkwB5uO
• "Buy one get one free" deals on unhealthy food will be banned as part of the government's bid to tackle obesity in England https://t.co/m0m1NXLBiK
• Inside the Violent and Misogynistic World of Roy Den Hollander, known for frivolous lawsuits #US https://t.co/sPOWXlq2h
• Galvanized in part by the deployment of federal agents in Portland, Ore., protesters have returned to the streets in Oakland, Seattle and elsewhere #US https://t.co/n0u6J9Nij
• The UK economy could take until 2024 to return to the size it was before the coronavirus lockdown, according to analysis from the EY Item Club https://t.co/DA16sARrOz
• Chinese students in #Australia targeted in virtual kidnapping scam https://t.co/uRA7RHU59
• A Scottish pilot, who spent more than two months on a ventilator in #Vietnam, has warned Britons "not to be blasé about coronavirus" as lockdown eases https://t.co/WZnwNEfan
• #Spain is fighting to save its embattled tourism industry after the UK government imposed a 14-day quarantine on all arrivals from the country https://t.co/H7D8CLHRn
• The government had to act "rapidly and decisively" to impose a quarantine on people arriving in the UK from #Spain, a minister has said https://t.co/VWVmLFwavG
• Beauty salons and tattooists in Wales are allowed to reopen for the first time since lockdown https://t.co/cpH7gkBcXO
• Firms with more female executives 'perform better' https://t.co/FMYBfaCZp
• Circuit poll: Barristers set to quit if court hours are extended - Legal Futures https://t.co/xqrAaYbHI
• High Court judge's private comments caught on Zoom - Legal Futures https://t.co/hy8j5Ghe7R
• MoJ to allow and backdate remote will witnessing - Legal Futures https://t.co/VVrmQlaKjk
• Diversity without inclusivity is mere tokenism - Legal Futures https://t.co/fpH9gh15FB
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Q0nN91dqZ
• #China and the Uighurs: At last the world is beginning to react to the mounting evidence of horrific human rights abuses in Xinjiang https://t.co/8WH5gSONfM
• UK could impose more 'handbrake restrictions' on arrivals beyond Spain https://t.co/6L2CjWTM9p
• Debenhams up for sale in last-ditch bid to avoid liquidation https://t.co/ltu0Ul9t3
• Tom Cotton calls slavery 'necessary evil' in attack on New York Times' 1619 Project #US https://t.co/54RsHrIvhI
• Web ads for junk food could be banned under UK government plans https://t.co/Lxjmazj9lQ

27th July - Law News

3135th 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:  Opernplatz in Frankfurt, Germany witnessed a massive police presence as the city enforced a recently imposed curfew on Fridays and Saturdays from 1am. The move comes a week after a massive brawl reportedly broke out among revelers, resulting in 39 people being detained.

Focus of the Day Article: The economic crime levy to be imposed on law firms and other anti-money laundering regulated businesses will be calculated according to revenue, with a threshold to exempt small businesses, the Treasury has said. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/GUeDUwNaSv
• #Spain says outbreaks under control after UK orders quarantine https://t.co/lYtnlQtWg
• The home secretary has demanded a "full explanation" from Twitter and Instagram on why anti-Semitic posts by rapper Wiley were not removed more quickly https://t.co/2pvhlrwi
• Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has been caught up in his own department's rule change while on holiday in Spain https://t.co/HIrdxfTr03 
• More motorcyclists could be seriously injured on Welsh roads as people avoid public transport, experts have warned https://t.co/yAD2hcIxWq
• Risk of ‘unrest’ if civil servants are forced into hasty return to office https://t.co/KAr76gD3xT
• Harry Dunn's parents drop legal claim against police force https://t.co/MAJCsU3gsh
• Car drives through Black Lives Matter protest in Aurora, Colorado: A man was also shot during the Aurora march, as rival militias demonstrated in Kentucky #US https://t.co/aGjgbxANtb
• 49% of voters believe Kremlin interfered in Brexit referendum: Opinium poll for the Observer also reveals 47% of public think Putin’s government affected UK’s 2019 general election https://t.co/J9szvPOBC1
• The fight to clear Johnny Depp’s name exposes an altogether nastier agenda https://t.co/ZSMw0ApPr
• Ted Yoho: Christian group obtains resignation over Ocasio-Cortez attack: Nonpartisan organisation Bread for the World says Yoho agreed to step down following incident with congresswoman #US https://t.co/IYBbcKvRCN 
• As working from home becomes the new normal … know your rights: Many staff won’t be going back into the office until next year. Here we answer the important questions employers and employees face https://t.co/KCfysHASoQ
• Mum given just 26p more per day to feed her child during lockdown https://t.co/MS6LJWesnN
• Detective jailed for harassing solicitor sees appeal denied: Eve Doherty’s harassment of state solicitor Elizabeth Howlin included putting up leaflets in her neighbourhood #Ireland https://t.co/MQDiRIsvRB
• Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released after 'retaliatory' prison stay over tell-all book #US https://t.co/mkyOIMtbHk
• ‘The System Killed Him’—Jailed #Kyrgyz Journalist Azimjon Askarov Dies in Prison https://t.co/pQ86RcWbow
• Roy Den Hollander, Who Killed Judge’s Son, Had List of Possible Targets #US https://t.co/UvQzP7dA1N
• Freeths partner fined £4,000 for asking derogatory question to gay trainee - Legal Cheek https://t.co/lUjEaMTeC
• Ropes & Gray bans TikTok on work devices following privacy concerns - Legal Cheek https://t.co/5dHHEkjHiT
• Tributes pour in for LSE law graduate who fell from bridge while escaping burning car - Legal Cheek https://t.co/T31KCp0O8H
• Johnny Depp trial: 10 top advocacy tips we've learned so far... - Legal Cheek https://t.co/O8F0IFMD1n 
• Allen & Overy posts 93% autumn retention score - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Ll7spDmy0A
• Ashurst keeps profit per equity partner above £900k and holds NQ pay steady despite COVID-19 disruption - Legal Cheek https://t.co/rZfWy7WVAh
• Average partner earnings at Clifford Chance hit £1.69 million - Legal Cheek https://t.co/PvsLlzOIIm
• What Mediaeval animal trials can teach us about AI and the law - Legal Cheek https://t.co/FU946FH188
• Future City trainee goes public with concerns about doing training contract remotely - Legal Cheek https://t.co/m08HYUwYa1
• Lord Sumption admits breaking ‘absurd’ lockdown laws - Legal Cheek https://t.co/8sUgGj6Cdq
• US firms hold the MoneyLaw line - Legal Cheek https://t.co/qUr2mu593D
• Prison for Anglia Ruskin law student found with heroin and cocaine worth £4,000 at uni halls - Legal Cheek https://t.co/k34rMj80Ob
• A group of anonymous BPP students have published an open letter complaining about LPC lockdown 'failures' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/MItLvbathu
• Partner profits at Freshfields dip to £1.82 million as revenue creeps up 3% - Legal Cheek https://t.co/1ePZ1zQkXq 
• BPTC student raises bias and privacy concerns over exam proctoring - Legal Cheek https://t.co/RnuHtGfiZ4
• Uber in the Supreme Court: The case so far - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Xsv8yqM4rg
• Irwin Mitchell retains 47 out of 52 autumn NQ solicitors - Legal Cheek https://t.co/0odPBEcnt
• ‘Kirkland & End It’ is the latest corporate law meme account poking fun at the profession - Legal Cheek https://t.co/9YO34raq0X 
• ‘I'm torn between two magic circle TC offers in the Middle East' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/8ZXLTcNGOp 
• Coronavirus: 'Devastated' travellers react to Spain quarantine rules https://t.co/NU85DZNmh
• The week in radio and podcasts: The Punch; Future Prison – review https://t.co/N981UA3ney
• John Roberts sides with supreme court liberals over Nevada church Covid opening: In a 5-4 ruling the court denied a church’s request to strike down 50-person cap on services due to pandemic https://t.co/bZYt2mhezY
• Judge removed from child welfare case over 'pejorative' remarks about mother: Mrs Justice Judd’s comments about woman pretending to have a cough were accidentally heard by high court https://t.co/p6uq5yJTT2 
• #Poland is to withdraw from a European treaty aimed at preventing violence against women, the country's justice minister announced on Saturday https://t.co/rrqUYpVnep
• Far-right protesters in #France held a racist protest outside the office of black politician Sira Sylla https://t.co/yFUTN5ROhF
• Why won't #India admit how Covid-19 is spreading? https://t.co/wOw5dgCcIe
• Viewpoint from #Sudan - where black people are called slaves https://t.co/8yw0fv43zt
• FBI links 'anti-feminist' lawyer suspected of murder to separate killing of colleague #US https://t.co/ZlWYgjmrPf
• Roy Den Hollander was entrenched in 'anti-feminist' male supremacy movement #US https://t.co/NtnePdXvLa 
• Video-witnessed wills to be legalised under temporary SI | Law Gazette https://t.co/zvdNMoZQ6o

26th July - Law News

3134rd 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:  Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa is accused of trying to destroy opposition and silence dissent using COVID-19 as an excuse. The accusations are not new. Political arrests and crackdowns on demonstrations have become common. But the recent arrest of investigative journalist Hopewell Chin'ono has brought back Zimbabwe into the international spotlight. Chin'ono is accused of inciting public violence. He denies that and says journalism is being criminalised. He's published articles alleging corruption in multi-million dollar deals to combat coronavirus that have been awarded to powerful individuals close to the government. What does it tell us about Zimbabwe after Mugabe?

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Travellers returning to the UK from Spain after midnight tonight will have to quarantine for 14 days, the government has said https://t.co/0UMgP6KiQV 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/YROUjRErQq 
• Did Bournemouth beach crowds spread coronavirus? It has been a month since thousands of people flocked to Bournemouth beach for this year's warmest weekend https://t.co/w8eaUAeMpD 
• Stern signs instructing people to queue two metres apart have become part of life since lockdown https://t.co/I1anbnq04M
• #France will introduce on-the-spot fines nationwide for drug users, particularly targeting cannabis, from September https://t.co/mHATkuLHNx
• Face mask use plea at north Wales hospitals https://t.co/wzhyR0GGyY 
• South China Sea dispute: #Australia says Beijing's claims have no legal basis https://t.co/xGJoVIW5xM
• About 60 vehicles were turned away from close to the base of Snowdon before 08:00 BST, police have said https://t.co/kwK8QfzRPx 
• 'That’s an illegal order': veterans challenge Trump's officers in Portland: Two #US military veterans asked federal agents if they understood their oath to defend the constitution as teargas was fired https://t.co/yuaCvbslDj
• The death of Paulette Wilson must mark the end of the hostile environment | Diane Abbott https://t.co/dxtmfV2DcC
• Washington Post Settles Lawsuit With Student in Viral Protest Video #US https://t.co/kagGDraeBI 
• Goldman Sachs and #Malaysia Agree to 1MDB Settlement https://t.co/0S3gFqHiwY
• In a rare intervention, the President of the UK Supreme Court has expressed concern about China’s imposition of a national security law on Hong Kong and the role of serving UK judges on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal https://t.co/hH4LHYmQBO
• The Law Commission has proposed radical reforms to home ownership, making it simpler for leaseholders to extend their lease, buy the freehold and take over the management | NLJ https://t.co/28AVhxEsWL
• The long-awaited ‘Russia report’ has called for new legislation to ‘tackle espionage, the illicit financial dealings of the Russian elite and the “enablers” who support this activity’ | NLJ https://t.co/CdAcxJIXuv
• Former CILEx President Stephen Gowland has become the first Chartered Legal Executive to be appointed to the Legal Services Board (LSB) | NLJ https://t.co/MiVRDQQnW0 
• The Justice Committee launched an inquiry this week into the future of the Probation Service | NLJ https://t.co/OkGYdgtbM
• Lawyers who enter into damages-based agreements (DBAs) can be paid in the event of early termination, the High Court has confirmed | NLJ https://t.co/lVDjdna0dj
• Judges are to be given a 2% pay rise, backdated to 1 April, the government has said | NLJ https://t.co/duZH7i16lG
• The announcement of ten temporary Blackstone courts (legal equivalent of Nightingale hospitals) ‘feels like the Emperor’s new clothes’, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) chair Caroline Goodwin QC has said | NLJ https://t.co/0o74y5m0MP
• A parliamentary committee is investigating the lack of progress on resolving racial inequalities in the protection of human rights in the UK | NLJ https://t.co/gX1eePMesa 
• Judges and magistrates have for the first time been given a guideline for sentencing offenders with mental disorders | NLJ https://t.co/zcVj3kB8NG
• Law firm Devonshires has announced it will reopen its London, Leeds and Colchester offices on 3 August to both staff and clients | NLJ https://t.co/qzxwQrmGHa 
• The economic crime levy to be imposed on law firms and other anti-money laundering regulated businesses will be calculated according to revenue, with a threshold to exempt small businesses, the Treasury has said | NLJ https://t.co/NlPavPpysk
• Working from home: How to cut your tax bill https://t.co/YD5MRALHkt
• When a Manchester hotel advertised for a receptionist on Monday, the owners were shocked to have received almost 1,000 applicants in a day https://t.co/VTnEzUykX9
• An innocent man accused of murdering PC Andrew Harper has said he feared he "could die in prison" https://t.co/sH1jFVAYKO
• Singapore man admits being #Chinese spy in US https://t.co/G9ob7Vv0nL 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/r6qCBJ2f4D 
• Indoor gyms and pools in England start to reopen https://t.co/oxiXzjzDZn
• Wills witnessed by video link to be made legal https://t.co/xPqmEuOQrf

25th July - Law News

3133rd 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:  Rajasthan in India's Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today demanded an assembly session 'as soon as possible' and protested for more than four hours at Governor Kalraj Mishra's house, accusing him of sitting on the request because he was 'under pressure' to stall a test of strength. The Chief Minister submitted a list of 102 MLAs to the Governor, who asked him to send a fresh request for a session.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Jordan Sinnott: Footballer death accused 'sorry' and 'heartbroken' https://t.co/MVhp9HL41A 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/6lMa2aXQTh
• Federal Court Issues Restraining Order on Federal Agents in Portland #US https://t.co/82dj3HEq4t
• Court attendees in England asked to wear masks from next week | Law Gazette https://t.co/6T9BsZqvqB
• Plugging gaps in legal aid provision will be tough, says LAA | Law Gazette https://t.co/mnSTsu7a3h 
• Counsel fee denied after RTA claim settles day before trial | Law Gazette https://t.co/1Jyy6qnc9R
• Union pledges to support students looking to sue BSB | Law Gazette https://t.co/uSeFKXwol4
• SFO defends charging decisions as caseload drops | Law Gazette https://t.co/26VOkPKPht
• Most Irwin Mitchell staff going back full-time - but partner pay still reduced | Law Gazette https://t.co/HBx6wfIOBQ 
• Simmons & Simmons celebrates profit growth | Law Gazette https://t.co/sRn8rM2Obc
• 'Ambitious plans': HFW reports record growth | Law Gazette https://t.co/dXatsX22z3
• Busy tribunal dealing with ever-more complicated cases | Law Gazette https://t.co/f350cZzWb0
• Bernard Marder obituary: died aged 91, was a barrister and judge https://t.co/lFzGYEbYUz
• Far-right Chelsea fan jailed for attack on Guardian's Owen Jones https://t.co/TsFOgnJtp
• PC Andrew Harper's widow 'shocked' at manslaughter verdict - Teenagers Henry Long and passengers Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers cleared of murder https://t.co/CdIrgejDQl
• Johnny Depp's lawyers say video shows Amber Heard 'attacked' sister https://t.co/MYQkAlVaKB 
• Teenagers guilty of killing PC Andrew Harper https://t.co/YVUUlgyhbn 
• Anderson Strathern solicitors awarded top marks in STEP exams - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/l1qCkfAulM
• Northern Ireland Executive should be 'very slow to interfere' with 12-person jury trials - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8jeyRpNuyh
• Former Nazi camp guard found guilty of complicity in deaths of more than 5,000 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/b8fapLeyqJ 
• Gary McGovern: Policy vacuum risks blowing Scotland’s net zero carbon drive off course - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BpFAHhn5Hx
• The end of an era at Inverness Castle - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9bxxpChYfc
• Justice Secretary voices concerns over Scottish exclusion from Brexit ministerial talks - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Z9n0wsZTN
• Scottish Labour expresses 'serious reservations' over hate crime bill - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TWaJnhQPct 
• Council granted interdict against sale of farm it previously conveyed by feu disposition - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Xt9Ae5fgu2
• Portugal remains off the list of countries that the government has exempted from quarantine restrictions https://t.co/lmMWXTcibY 
• Teenagers found guilty of killing PC Andrew Harper https://t.co/CdIrgejDQl
• Top lawyer accused of relaying offer of £1m 'bribe' to police, say court transcripts: Mishcon de Reya partner Mike Stubbs allegedly relayed offer as part of plot to release €300m from Swiss bank account https://t.co/3x32RHd5J
• Labour to urge HMRC to investigate Sports Direct pay levels https://t.co/V3h1BVpHD3
• Coronavirus: UK ministers' £1.2bn 'advance payment' for Welsh Government https://t.co/0T9FQONEgm
• PM to target junk food ads in obesity crackdown https://t.co/23Gv3x5jM3 
• Small business owners in Edinburgh said they cannot afford to keep giving NHS worker discounts and have asked workers to stop asking for them https://t.co/4LGESMDcT6
• The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have launched legal action in the #US after drones were allegedly used to take pictures of their infant son Archie https://t.co/KW6cyv6O3
• Legal sector "must be bold and embrace disruptive tech" - Legal Futures https://t.co/qtgALNJElo 
• Turnover down at NAHL as PI work struggles to recover - Legal Futures https://t.co/y1BXmuzAIe 
• SDT rejects a quarter of prosecution agreements - Legal Futures https://t.co/t85ZSaY46v
• "Our goodwill has run dry" - hundreds to refuse out-of-hours hearings - Legal Futures https://t.co/dy8eQJerNy
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Vpb5nWKpQk
• Charges dropped against Red Bull heir over policeman death #Thailand https://t.co/3VVHqL1D2R 
• IS prisoner issue a ticking timebomb for the West https://t.co/J1LuQLCzi8
• Vikram Joshi, an #Indian journalist has died after he was shot in the head by the men he had accused of harassing his niece, police say https://t.co/IF1Yri5UoG 
• BBC News - Apple and Nike urged to cut '#China Uighur ties' https://t.co/Kj9aWjDFQD
• US has charged four #Chinese nationals with visa fraud for allegedly lying about their membership of China's armed forces https://t.co/Z9Y0L405m3
• #Israeli fighter jets have come dangerously close to an Iranian passenger plane in Syrian airspace https://t.co/S0sd6lVxM7
• DWP to increase support for vulnerable claimants after series of suicides https://t.co/YUzHCxlxcB 
• Children's news website apologises to JK Rowling over trans tweet row: The Day faced legal action from author after implying that her comments on gender harmed trans people https://t.co/km6FX0WKZE 
• Jenelyn Kennedy's death was senseless – we must all ensure she did not die in vain: The teenager’s violent death has inspired a broader movement against PNG’s endemic domestic abuse https://t.co/WC5gW2ATmx
• #US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has given a speech rejecting a colleague's apology after he allegedly used a sexist slur in an argument https://t.co/PX5amws0X1
• Paulette Wilson, Windrush campaigner who faced deportation dies aged 64 https://t.co/4Siv2nO9gH
• Liverpool midfielder Fabinho's home was burgled as the footballer celebrated the team's Premier League win https://t.co/7G6W1DXoYB

24th July - Law News

3132nd 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:  Several Chinese companies are using Uighur labor from a contentious government program to produce P.P.E. during the pandemic. We track some of that equipment to the U.S. and around the world.

Focus of the Day Article: Managing partners need a break to avoid 'leader fatigue' from pandemic pressures - law firm leaders should take time out to survey their strategic horizons this summer. Full story -  The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2QAXM5faIM
• The US and UK have accused Russia of testing a weapon-like projectile in space that could be used to target satellites in orbit https://t.co/87DlQJveEU
• Residents in Luton and Blackburn have been told lockdown measures set to be eased this weekend will not be lifted in the towns https://t.co/72ScNKAaYG
• A man and two teenagers have been injured in a triple shooting in north London. The man is now critically ill https://t.co/SLy2uibR9
• Sports Direct may be paying less than minimum wage, investigation shows https://t.co/jEgxPg9i8Q
• Ghislaine Maxwell case: ‘extremely personal’ documents to be unsealed https://t.co/JtHerVoyCk
• English judges rule lying about fertility to sexual partner is not rape https://t.co/K0Ke7MpT9
• Amber Heard had bruises and burns when with Johnny Depp, sister tells court https://t.co/svr1YjvNnA
• Barclays appoints new GC | Law Gazette https://t.co/zHZIsN7elS
• A&O takes on 93% of trainees | Law Gazette https://t.co/1P2DDzN8a2
• Bank deal gives claims giant 'headroom' as profits plummet | Law Gazette https://t.co/nuu6lJTGm
• 'Not just about the professionals': Buckland defends extended court hours | News | Law Gazette https://t.co/qysQ7nwz6N
• Coronavirus in Scotland: Relaxation of shielding to allow indoor visits https://t.co/euAi7bHEoh
• Elton John's ex-wife demands £3m over film and memoir https://t.co/1TCFSXOF9m
• Blackbaud Hack: Universities lose data to ransomware attack https://t.co/icTBs4F7Ec
• Snowdon motorists 'towed' if they park illegally at Pen-y-Pass https://t.co/cepGsC1KTm
• Webinar: Navigating your business out of COVID-19 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/osZhtZwLy5
• Terra Firma Chambers: 2020 Vision- Bringing Clarity to Executries and Taxes - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/P7JTuhRK92
• SEMLA announces student opportunity with energy giant Shell - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mqMSZBPctW
• LawCare announces new chair - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xSb54sAV9w
• Scot who realised dream US legal career reflects on success - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uqt1vcnjmg
• The Margaret Taylor Interview: Jodi Gordon on her route to success - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lgrP8ewM0S
• COVID-19: Recruiters call on legal sector to make 'brave' decisions - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TaCTUdUkPN
• New Preliminary Hearings Bench Book published - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6uxVi8UtYU
• Sheriff dismisses petition in case with solicitor without practising certificate - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6cAQfyzz1J
• Controversial plans to look at Parliament-courts relationship 'quietly shelved' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MLukGysfw
• First jury trial since lockdown a success - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AN84cYopSG
• These officers used to terrorise immigrants. Now they go after #US citizens https://t.co/42D9mXQm4
• 'Virtually entire' fashion industry complicit in Uighur forced labour by #China, say rights groups https://t.co/LSOWirJjlM
• Portland mayor teargassed by federal agents at protest: Democrat Ted Wheeler gives backing to protesters against ‘Trump’s occupation of this city’ #US https://t.co/WsZnAbD9nD
• Banker's sexist remarks about Amanda Staveley played in court: Former UK Finance chief forced to apologise to businesswoman after revelations of telephone transcripts https://t.co/ZpzSDw17Xl
• Momentum founder apologises for joining Labour attack on whistleblowers: Jon Lansman’s comments understood to be part of high court antisemitism settlement https://t.co/Ti5Fok5Azw 
• Nazi concentration camp guard convicted over 5,232 murders https://t.co/j6IbN5OBOX
• 'We look like fools': UK-US ties threatened by corruption case row https://t.co/lsroBGS4lI
• Amber Heard told her mother Johnny Depp was 'violent and crazy' https://t.co/svr1YjvNnA
• Probe into teenage motorbike rider's death launched in Blaenau Gwent https://t.co/h9UggvvJAB 
• Liverpool: Nine arrests as fans gather at Anfield https://t.co/Vm0Tnb2njC 
• Seven Sisters: Neighbours raise funds for uninsured blast home https://t.co/YlimN2FLJM
• New guidance on face masks and coverings released for England https://t.co/jkyGMp6KZG 
• Leonard Warwick found guilty of Sydney family court murders and bombings in 1980s #Australia https://t.co/ifvS5BIvI1
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/3hpQLqgF9C
• UK failed to plan for economic impact of flu-like pandemic, says watchdog https://t.co/MI6bNXFhBq
• The world needs a 'people's vaccine' for coronavirus, not a big-pharma monopoly: AstraZeneca and others should not own a lucrative patent on a medicine that is needed by poor as well as rich nations https://t.co/IcoocODRYW
• Clint Eastwood Sues, Says He Has Nothing to Do With CBD Products #US https://t.co/sZ48pDMtiL
• Justice secretary drops plan to replace jury trials - Legal Futures https://t.co/bSmOxiFBvR
• Union offers to back students who want to sue BSB - Legal Futures https://t.co/ACdFEAsikj
• Whistleblowers' lawyers "fear retaliation" over NDAs - Legal Futures https://t.co/sHAxnFnlxc 
• A student says a flaw in the law means she had to borrow money on a credit card to pay for her father's funeral https://t.co/n1SmVTx26M
• Twitter says hackers viewed 36 accounts' private messages https://t.co/1QIeim4iSJ
• 'Where you can afford to move decides job chances' https://t.co/Ub1YUNQrEX
• Confusion over where people will have to wear face coverings in England must be cleared up, opposition MPs have said https://t.co/CbQunBg1w
• MPs say the chancellor has "effectively drawn a line" under helping more than a million people excluded from government virus support packages https://t.co/KYSU7Zx8M8
• Stratford stabbing: Baptista Adjei 'stabbed over Snapchat beef' https://t.co/byuU7dbAIc
• President Donald Trump is to send "a surge" of federal security forces to US cities in a crackdown on crime #US https://t.co/CXMUSmpDmS
• Gulag historian punished for digging up #Russia's past, rights groups say https://t.co/bHyj5O9m8T
• At Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQ), the prime minister has often recently used the fact that the leader of the opposition was once a lawyer, to undermine him | Law Gazette https://t.co/cBgF2fLiWM
• Legal profession 'vigilant' against money laundering - Law Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/bjIaKvJkji
• Ashurst reports drop in partner profits | Law Gazette https://t.co/SZcbJISca1
• Listed firm sees acquisition opportunities from Covid fallout | Law Gazette https://t.co/91lxvnb0rr
• City unveils plans for ‘flagship’ 18-court development | Law Gazette https://t.co/1F151bZtxN 
• Profit flatlines at Freshfields | Law Gazette https://t.co/1mq7btv52A
• Economic crime levy to collect £100m a year | Law Gazette https://t.co/sbMwO3ExHs

23rd July - Law News

3131st 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:  Australia has recorded 502 new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours, the single largest daily number of cases since the pandemic began. The previous highest number reported in a single day was 469 cases, which was recorded in late March and mostly fuelled by returning international travellers. The bulk of the cases are from Victoria, which reached a new peak on Wednesday with 484 cases recorded in 24 hours. An additional 16 cases were from New South Wales and one was from Queensland. New figures reveal almost 90 per cent of people in Victoria are failing to self-isolate when they become unwell.

Focus of the Day Article: Government proposals to collect £100m a year from business to fight economic crime have been slipped out by the Treasury as parliament winds down for the summer. A consultation on the economic crime levy announced by the chancellor of the exchequer in his March budget proposes that the levy could be calculated according to revenue, with an exemption for small businesses. Full story -  Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/3Kya0W6tFZ
• Coronavirus: Care home visits to resume in England https://t.co/rrkFyJSXmG 
• Lord Justice Clerk to deliver criminal seminar - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1JjKfX8nBs
• Yousaf considers cutting offenders' unpaid work hours due to pandemic - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cTmTgQAYOl
• New co-directors for Aberdeen University's Centre for Scots Law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pK21I4pxS
• Addleshaw Goddard advises on £2.33m fundraising for Frontier IP Group - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9WSMBojkz
• Burges Salmon advises Cumulus Oncology on £1.7m investment round - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IFhofmV2
• Man who killed schoolgirl in hit and run jailed - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SFZQujZYQ3
• Eighth Edition of Ogden Tables published - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/L2v8qbGyrV 
• How the law might accommodate advances in cognitive technology - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AIdkC1PWET
• A man who allegedly attempted to fake his own death to avoid a jail sentence was arrested after prosecutors noticed a typo in his supposed death certificate https://t.co/xfIJFDuVGr
• The Russia report points to wilful negligence by the British government | Dominic Grieve https://t.co/OYd64fcr3Q
• There's a hidden epidemic of racism in UK schools – but it's finally coming to light https://t.co/JoCoXjVJJO 
• We are all in the gutter – but some of us are counting the nitrous oxide canisters https://t.co/oWj3ZkDHkj
• Retail staff will be asked to take on cleaning duties at Tesco's smaller stores after the chain ended contract cleaning services for those outlets https://t.co/YewLE6Hxb
• Home Office urged to correct false slavery information in citizenship test https://t.co/ThtkBFqOX
• Author loses spot in Top 10 after buying 400 copies of his own book https://t.co/Jtmrij39Y
• Johnny Depp threw bottles 'like grenades', Amber Heard tells court https://t.co/DiSGLe5uap
• 'World-first' legal case: student accuses #Australia of misleading investors on climate risk https://t.co/YUykIuL2i
• Clearer guidelines issued in UK for sentencing offenders with mental health disorders https://t.co/5f2QJNPof
• Parosha Chandran, professor of modern slavery law: 'Modern slavery in the UK is not confined to one place in the Midlands' https://t.co/ke0NVA8DDA 
• Russia report: MI5 to be strengthened by new counter-espionage law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/EQc6EuqFM2
• Lord Sumption admits to disobeying coronavirus rules when they reached 'absurdity' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/emfznru1VI 
• Sheriff dismisses petition in case with solicitor without practising certificate - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6cAQfyzz1J 
• Socially distanced holiday preparations under way https://t.co/vlNpDNpNM9
• Labour has agreed to pay "substantial" damages to seven former employees who sued the party in an anti-Semitism row https://t.co/qQtbsYyxUK
• The UK and the US have agreed to amend an "anomaly" that allowed Harry Dunn death suspect Anne Sacoolas to claim diplomatic immunity https://t.co/doML7Vl4F8
• Sydney police 'asked woman to remove tampon' in strip-search #Australia https://t.co/hYlqA0rgiF
• A backlog of more than 400,000 passport applications has mounted due to disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, figures show https://t.co/fEpUt6Rxmb
• Russia report: UK considers tougher security laws after criticism by MPs https://t.co/FtKlk54Vhb
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/vt21s8HDbd
• Minneapolis Police Experience Surge of Departures in Aftermath of George Floyd Protests #US https://t.co/aAp5WHrXX9
• Law firm marketing post-Covid: In-house or outsource? - Legal Futures https://t.co/GJjfWrgLpU
• Demand for legal services to surge after pandemic - Legal Futures https://t.co/DuWksbSQRV
• COFA banned for using disbursement payments to prop up firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/0b9HTLmK7L 
• Lawyers have become “de facto agents of Russian state” - Legal Futures https://t.co/08wpXHHRm7
• Portal offers fixed-fee barristers to handle small claims - Legal Futures https://t.co/0xcIoTD5as 
• #Ukraine hostage crisis: Lutsk siege ends after president's bizarre video https://t.co/WO4bwMbBdz 
• The Guardian view on rethinking China: right, but not because the US says so | Editorial https://t.co/FO4fvbp2kl