Edition 3291: LawNewsIndex is a UK based topical legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.
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Today's Highlighted Video Story: When his son-in-law was killed in a tragic car crash, World War II veteran Calvin Haworth became a surrogate parent and an activist against drunk driving in Minnesota.
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- UN finds #Netherlands violated human rights of stateless child - Dutch authorities left 10-year-old without legal protection by registering him as ‘nationality unknown’ https://t.co/qq2tk4RwE5
- #Iran
court sentences Azerbaijani human rights activist - Ali Azizi sentenced
to 6 years for anti-Syrian regime propaganda and membership to
opposition front https://t.co/StBROBG7Ct
- The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is being sued by former umpires John Holder and Ismail Dawood over alleged racial discrimination https://t.co/sT5o1Eq7U
- Two #US police officers linked to a notorious raid in which young black medic Breonna Taylor was fatally shot could soon be dismissed from their positions, US media report https://t.co/PuIlUwzYxx
- Who is #Saudi human rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul? https://t.co/bQJTf31oWX
- Trump's Blackwater pardons an affront to justice, say UN experts - Rights experts say pardon of four contractors over Iraq killings undermine humanitarian law #US https://t.co/8nfQr5AsJd
- Opinion: Criminal justice reform can start with employers who give felons a second chance #US https://t.co/3KzHfvGc
- #US Justice Department Files Statement of Interest Urging Transparency in the Compensation of Asbestos Claims https://t.co/MkVku4QCSn
- MPs overwhelmingly back post-Brexit deal with EU https://t.co/ATYtKimMDh
- Chagos Islanders pin their hopes on Biden: Decades after the #US took over the territory for a military base, families separated and forced to leave their homes are still waiting for compensation https://t.co/wlUF2rYCj
- A Newry teenager who turned on police after he himself was the victim of an assault has been ordered to pay a fine of £250 https://t.co/00pfc4saQ
- Madge Easton Anderson: Marking 100 years of women in law https://t.co/t3vGPHKmn
- Matt Hancock told the Commons that the Midlands, North East, parts of the North West and parts of the South West are among those escalated to tier four https://t.co/pRoFS2M0O
- Brexit trade deal: it’s good and bad for lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/boUfgwYKY
- Return to English secondary schools and universities to be delayed - Most school pupils to get extended holiday and most university students will not go back before 18 January https://t.co/UA76rpmclQ
- Judge commends solicitor granted temporary right of audience | Law Gazette https://t.co/GQaxNkScn
- California Hospitals, Nurses Union Battle Over Patient Ratio Law https://t.co/F2NoEk8B2Q
- Brexit and environment, risks and opportunities for the UK https://t.co/dmUtI4XPss
- Apple removes Vybe app promoting private parties in pandemic https://t.co/vqXZNzvLDm
- Scientists fought coronavirus, now they face a battle against disinformation | Jim Al-Khalili https://t.co/R0jwu50vk
- First non-binary person granted UK refugee status - Initially refused asylum, a judge on appeal ruled that Arthur Britney Joestar would suffer persecution if sent back to El Salvador https://t.co/6SjHBO0x
- A major incident has been declared in Essex amid fears the number of Covid-19 cases could overwhelm the county's health services https://t.co/STtYAjDuw
- The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been approved for use in the UK, with the first doses due to be given on Monday amid rising coronavirus cases https://t.co/c0X5eOLcAR
- EU-UK Trade Deal: What It Means For Post-Brexit Data Flows https://t.co/XvLZRMAauG
- UK Government Publishes Green Paper on Transforming Public Procurement https://t.co/Am2moDqgp
- Stonehenge Tunnel legal action fundraiser nears £50k target https://t.co/k5fUgI3ucL
- Revolut faces legal action over bonus dispute https://t.co/Z5CgI53ttZ
- Worker who missed 808 shifts costing company £95k wins legal battle over unfair sacking https://t.co/Tv6Cj5S4U1
- Indian
fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi appeared via videolink for a
routine 28-day remand hearing on Tuesday before Westminster
Magistrates'' Court in London, where he was further remanded in custody
until January 7 https://t.co/BX2Ym822Rj
- Former speaker Peter Slipper forced to apologise for threatening to deport international students #Australia https://t.co/6Oc7KC8vwW
- Santander to block mortgage applications from overseas buyers https://t.co/OIqpz9MItb
- Trump''s court appointments will leave decades-long imprint #US https://t.co/drK0F67Bes
- Ahmed Bassem Zaki: #Egypt jails harassing student who sparked MeToo campaign https://t.co/bYtz5uqaNU
- #Russian state investigators have brought new charges against opposition leader Alexei Navalny. They say Mr Navalny, who is convalescing in Germany after being poisoned, fraudulently spent public donations on his personal needs https://t.co/9GdVaHSXju
- #Argentina abortion: Senate to vote on legalisation https://t.co/NTzvdwcxQu
