13th June - Law News

Edition 4186: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily 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: Peru has suffered by far the worst covid death toll of any country in the world per capita - and it's currently battling another deadly disease.  A record 130,000 cases of Dengue Fever have been reported so far this year. Spread by mosquitoes - it can cause fevers, nausea and in the most serious cases - death. Health authorities warn this outbreak could get worse - as the warming El Niño climate effect helps the insects thrive. 

  

Focus of the Day Law News/Article: 
How did NHS body get the law so badly wrong over its rules on same-sex care? Full story - Guardian Law 

A selection of important developments in the world of law and justice (for a comprehensive look at the news and events, please visit @theLawMap Twitter feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Three people have been killed - and another three injured - in connected "horrific and tragic" attacks in Nottingham. Two people, believed to have been stabbed, were found dead by police in Ilkeston Road just after 04:00 BST https://shorturl.at/ktV89
  
• Black remand prisoners held 70% longer than white counterparts in England and Wales https://shorturl.at/amBDI
  
• UK judges to be given powers to dismiss oppressive Slapps lawsuits at early stage https://shorturl.at/bjuSY
  
• Senior Tory MP seeks abortion law rethink after mother jailed https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65886472
  
• Tenant urges others to follow after deposit win - Edinburgh Holiday and Party Lets (EHPL) was ordered to refund Adéla Koubová after a housing tribunal ruled her former flat was not a holiday let https://tinyurl.com/y9fetfj9
  

12th June - Law News

Edition 4185: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily 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:Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been released without charge pending further investigations after being arrested by police on Sunday. Sturgeon was arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation into Scottish National Party funding and finances. After being questioned by detectives the former first minister was released from custody on Sunday.

 Focus of the Day Law News/Article: 
The judicial review (JR) into whether the chair of the COVID inquiry, Lady Hallett, can view ministers’ unredacted WhatsApp files, notebooks and other documents has been expedited and is likely to hold its first hearing at the end of this month, the Cabinet Office minister told MPs the last week. Full story - New Law Journal 

A selection of important developments in the world of law and justice (for a comprehensive look at the news and events, please visit @theLawMap Twitter feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

• SRA releases first review into SQE ethnicity attainment gap - Legal Cheek https://shorturl.at/iuyU3
  
• Sold a dream’: migrant workers at children’s care chain left without pay for months - They came to fill gaps in a sector desperate for staff. Now an Observer investigation finds Indian nurses stuck in debt and despair, and wounded by broken promises https://shorturl.at/itzOW
  
• Westminster inquiry launched into UK government’s progress on building devolution | Scottish Legal News https://shorturl.at/asyPV
  
• #Australia is set to impose a nationwide ban on Nazi symbols in a bid to crack down on far-right groups | Scottish Legal News https://shorturl.at/ghPV8
  
• Government introduces amendments to NI Troubles legacy legislation | Irish Legal News https://shorturl.at/gjoDG
  
• A round-up of human rights stories from around the world | Scottish Legal News https://shorturl.at/gktGL
  
• Unsecured creditor claims against Pure Legal top £40m | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/gtC08
  
• UK criticised again by Council of Europe over Troubles Bill | Irish Legal News https://shorturl.at/eg034
  
• Patricia Taylor becomes new president of Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association | Scottish Legal News https://tinyurl.com/46sth38v
• Exclusive research: Money, career building and burnout among top concerns for bar hopefuls - Legal Cheek https://tinyurl.com/mpba2jns
  
• Donald Trump calls indictment 'ridiculous and baseless' in Georgia speech https://shorturl.at/FHNQ8