25th March - Law News

3011th 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:  Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) says that New York needs ventilators so desperately for the Covid-19 patients that they will test splitting a ventilator between patients. Cuomo then chastises the federal government for not doing more to get ventilators to New York like using the federal Defense Production Act to make companies produce ventilators.

Focus of the Day story: The Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland yesterday praised lawyers for their “heroic efforts” in trying to keep trials going during the coronavirus pandemic. He also acknowledged that the lockdown measures introduced on Monday might well lead to an increase in domestic violence and online crime as people stayed indoors. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Don't send them to Coventry: Crowd at 'unbelievable' barbecue dispersed https://t.co/Gr9iS3IByM 
• SRA staying ‘pragmatic’ over conduct during UK lockdown | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/HIR3ToSkRZ
• $500m commercial trial to be heard in 'virtual court room' | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/6fbtnLfSqE
• Scotland told to create independent regulator for legal services | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/hWtLzGuQZ8
• Gove apologises for lockdown confusion over separated families | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/TLi14QUdZN 
• Don’t delay exams, junior lawyers tell regulator | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/IO4169aVBG 
• Court tells solicitors to dampen client demands on trade secrets | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/TEm2twE8LO
• Covid-19 lockdown: Supreme Court goes virtual | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/0g6VrmdPwO
• Chaos in county court as lawyers call for possession cases to be adjourned | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/0UP6wHrYI
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/NVley2BSBb
• Coronavirus: British nationals stranded abroad in 'dire' situation https://t.co/NBTm3aVfc7 
• Ex-girlfriend of Brighton schoolgirls' killer to be charged https://t.co/vx07T9fR9Z 
• A pizzeria employee who allegedly faked a robbery to look good in front of his bosses has been arrested https://t.co/iCLfgTyZqW
• Home-working tips: Dress Up Friday https://t.co/u3GSHFLFM3
• US: Five-year prison sentence for woman who tried to vote while on parole upheld by appeals court https://t.co/jz5Le0sP8h
• Lynne McCaughey: Diversity and inclusion at Pinsent Masons https://t.co/mv27DEhj1D
• Lawyer of the Month: Ryan Russell https://t.co/Tjqdm5fAbT
• Guidance on virtual court etiquette in England and Wales has been issued by a judge https://t.co/xQPaiTARk
• COVID-19: Supreme Court goes online https://t.co/eze5r6gwOz
• Coronavirus: Calls for clarity over new curbs on life in UK https://t.co/mMrd478c6H
• Woman’s drugs conviction quashed over ‘unfair’ police questioning https://t.co/SmenlYyxs0 
• CMA recommends independent regulation of legal services in Scotland https://t.co/F0FNvMjV0d
• Gillespie Macandrew promotes three to partner https://t.co/Sf8jWXWsjt
• Belligerent Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin tells staff to get a job at Tesco https://t.co/xLaM5SGJ2V
• SNP MSP has said a judge should investigate claims that the Scottish government conspired to "do in" Alex Salmond https://t.co/oKcceA3DO
• Pressure is growing on government to act to protect construction workers against the risk of coronavirus https://t.co/Y4GZdmy8Mu
• Waitrose limits shopper numbers as physical-distancing measure https://t.co/FIyULxcPn
• Billionaire run Wetherspoons Pub chain tells 43,000 workers they will not be paid until government reimburses wages https://t.co/qc5h8jZXEL
• A private healthcare clinic in London has defended its decision to charge £375 ($434) for a coronavirus test https://t.co/hRSOVn1xzU
• Facebook cuts video quality to ease net strain https://t.co/cCZm9VBSI6
• How the self-employed have been abandoned by the Tories: ‘How is £94 a week going to pay anyone’s bills?’ https://t.co/YqnAgzP8tY 
• Coronavirus: Mobile networks send 'stay at home' text https://t.co/scyp6SindP 
• 1,000 Inmates Will Be Released From N.J. Jails to Curb Coronavirus Risk #US https://t.co/li47XkxRB1 
• After many attempts to censor it by woke activists, Woody Allen’s Memoir Is Published https://t.co/bS5UGnqAVs 
• As Coronavirus Surveillance Escalates, Personal Privacy Plummets https://t.co/t4SeubxZEF 
• Circuit leader tells barristers not to attend court today | Legal Futures https://t.co/sb0dXbUPQM
• Legal aid fraud trial stopped as barristers self-isolate | Legal Futures https://t.co/lBIJZuepQz 
• “Self-critical” solicitor cleared of dishonesty | Legal Futures https://t.co/IBPwjsa19x
• SRA will take “pragmatic” approach to breaches during pandemic | Legal Futures https://t.co/J0EkzL3vf8
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/DInROIrV7O
• #Spanish army finds care home residents 'dead and abandoned' https://t.co/W62cLZvRGK 
• Sports Direct vows to keep shops open despite new curbs https://t.co/mskd0Q4FzP 
• UK has multiple social rights failings, finds Council of Europe https://t.co/U02KJm84L3

24th March - Law News

3010th 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 prime minister is announcing strict new curbs on life in the UK to tackle the spread of coronavirus. From this evening people must stay at home except for shopping for basic necessities, daily exercise, any medical need and travelling to and from essential work. Shops selling non-essential goods will also be shut and gatherings in public of more than two people who do not live together prohibited. The UK death toll has reached 335. If people do not follow the rules police will have the powers to enforce them, including through fines and dispersing gatherings, Boris Johnson said in a televised statement from Downing Street.

Focus of the Day story: Crown court trials on hold while judges seek ways to protect juries, pause follows uncertainty over how trials would work given physical distancing need. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• IWGB to sue UK government over its failure to protect precarious workers https://t.co/a6RS5GjmeI
• Hostile environment | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/0HGrm426NE 
• My legal life: Barry Ross, Crossland Employment Solicitors | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/98B2QD9IUF 
• Jury trials on hold until courts can be made safe | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/wDBGivZ1LJ 
• Whiplash diagnosis to be allowed by video link | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/HWLkiyoO15
• Watchdog still concerned at information on quality | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/oSbwY0OnTL
• 'We cannot wait any longer': criminal defence firm halts face-to-face contact | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/8cq6078FZD
• No robot invasion: survey shows low levels of AI take-up | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/OIsKvFQwjD
• News focus: Courts move to remote control | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/w6pyLG4oAZ 
• ‘Virtual prosecco’: Law firms adjust to Covid-19 crisis | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Ffi1WO2qEB
• Solicitors cautiously welcome new abuse courts | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/rcGmUBBz3K
• Covid-19: Where is the SRA? | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Rrh55HeYqi
• Coronavirus brings out the best in our legal profession | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/1wh0IhMqsm
• The government's £330bn rescue package for British businesses doesn't go far enough, some firms have warned https://t.co/6hwFHlhs7r
• Alex Davies stabbing: Teen guilty of Grindr date murder https://t.co/zKxcQ6uXIK 
• Unis must stop unconditional offers in virus confusion https://t.co/IMk8JUDVEM 
• Thieves have stolen oxygen from a community hospital in Manchester, police said https://t.co/wjRXjcsPdH 
• Burges Salmon pensions team shortlisted in UK Pensions Awards 2020 https://t.co/ZVkGdgHoG3
• Blackadders raises £3,000 for Dundee Carers Centre https://t.co/kRjFgdhiFd
• England: Royal Navy to help run prisons under coronavirus contingency plans https://t.co/aFIdMIwBPl 
• Anderson Strathern Business Hub gives help in difficult times https://t.co/kgRKV4XlWA 
• Violence during sex explored in new show https://t.co/El3VqVl6ID 
• TLT secures emergency licences for small Glasgow breweries https://t.co/G9uURSzG5q
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/RaJq0uBxTC 
• Coronavirus: PM announcing strict new curbs on life in UK https://t.co/td7KnPlYe7 
• Concern over ultra-Orthodox Jews not getting isolation message https://t.co/m7RcWosWqC 
• Teenagers held for allegedly coughing at and assaulting elderly couple https://t.co/P76jVFv3Qg 
• Crown court trials on hold while judges seek ways to protect juries https://t.co/kura1GwyxF 
• Jurors packed into crowded courts: how the government defied coronavirus advice | The Secret Barrister https://t.co/j5LVFtM9eh
• Carlisle chimney death man 'upset over historical sexual abuse' https://t.co/UPphUIMu0a 
• What's in the emergency Coronavirus legislation? https://t.co/AgD7Q3PRai 
• PC Andrew Harper murder trial collapses due to coronavirus https://t.co/Q28cM7L346 
• Former Scotland first minister Alex Salmond cleared of all sexual assault charges https://t.co/ARWIcgGMm2
• Malcolm Combe: Landlord and tenant law in a time of crisis https://t.co/KB2RlBAGSJ 
• Scottish Legal Aid Board develops four-point plan https://t.co/pMX8YwUSsT
• Legal action against UK government over handling of coronavirus pandemic faces 'high hurdles' https://t.co/MtjYHTeDWy
• #Mali music star Rokia Traoré on hunger strike after 'kidnapping' arrest https://t.co/P4cmgE59ag 
• Government identifies justice system’s keyworkers | Legal Futures https://t.co/GFOfhSW2oO 
• Don’t believe the hype: “Modest” take-up of lawtech | Legal Futures https://t.co/rv19F9o3oJ 
• Partner fined for using firm’s accounts as bank | Legal Futures https://t.co/9HiyjDhEtb 
• Coronavirus is a disaster for UK prisons. Releasing the harmless now will save lives https://t.co/wfMstIamMS 
• 'If the hotels go down, everything does': the tourism hotspots hit by slowdown https://t.co/KZCdSCvGs6
• NHS paramedic evicted from home for fear he would spread Covid-19 https://t.co/nWLosLbrTN
• Covid-19: government suspends rail franchise agreements https://t.co/B1BGMS9KmP 
• Parents urged not to send children to school https://t.co/XYcEfvasSD 
• Harvey Weinstein tests positive for Coronavirus https://t.co/rtnLuLNehz 
• Coronavirus: New jury trials halted in England and Wales https://t.co/mxDcgH5bRn
• Coronavirus: Crowds reported on Tube, Aslef union says https://t.co/vw4dbCcMxy
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/75pQ3CUttE
• Yanis Varoufakis on the economic and political impact of the coronavirus https://t.co/Zj90HvwzF
• Tskaltubo. #Georgia's abandoned resort that refugees call home https://t.co/pxrMAv3rKK 
• Coronavirus: At least 23 killed in #Colombia prison unrest https://t.co/WL4Z89xHuG

23rd March - Law News

3009th 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:  Hospitals and morgues overwhelmed, bodies piling up in churches and just under 800 deaths in one single day. That's the shocking reality in Italy which has become the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. And a symbol of the enormous challenges facing Europe's public health systems. The Italian government is struggling to keep up with the spread of the virus. It has sent in the army to enforce the lockdown in Lombardy, the northern region at the centre of the outbreak And it's tightening already strict controls on daily life.

Focus of the Day story: Home Office failings that led to the Windrush scandal were ‘consistent with some elements of the definition of institutional racism’, an independent inquiry has found. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Virtual student event: What does COVID-19 mean for future lawyers? https://t.co/nTCyj96tsM
• Virus pandemic: Further City law firms postpone spring vacation schemes https://t.co/2EdUGc4ev
• Vlogging junior lawyers react to virus pandemic https://t.co/wNyiL1CZQK
• London commercial set reverses decision to cancel pupillage recruitment round https://t.co/cMGe4MF3TK 
• Chambers invites pupillage applicants to interview by mistake https://t.co/9hgDZlwtQG
• The law firms with the best canteens https://t.co/k6a6KS6zV
• Top London commercial set cancels pupillage recruitment round due to COVID-19 outbreak https://t.co/tshep2Fj6O
• Law prof stops lecture after spotting two students performing sex act https://t.co/chUNq3JaHK 
• London Legal Walk postponed until October https://t.co/M1hPewySGs
• LPC and BPTC students urge regulators not to delay exams amid virus pandemic https://t.co/twZbxeFihP
• Virus pandemic: Baker McKenzie and Herbert Smith Freehills postpone spring vacation schemes https://t.co/GiOxWxAUFc
• Wealthy partners work from home while lowest paid staff are forced into the office, legal union claims https://t.co/wKBfibnREA 
• Machine-learnt bias? Algorithmic decision making and access to criminal justice https://t.co/GoDGxqMJY6 
• Don’t let students sit exams at home, SRA tells law schools https://t.co/hYX1W35EBe
• 99 training contract interview tips https://t.co/giqrb0u1Bz 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/IJnICs4DtC 
• Waterstones closes stores in U-turn over staff's Covid-19 fears https://t.co/D6P98PzCFo
• Pets at Home under fire for coronavirus key worker claim for staff https://t.co/nR1TzK5Ozj 
• #Germany's low coronavirus mortality rate intrigues experts https://t.co/j189iqm8lU
• No 10 denies claim Boris Johnson aide Dominic Cummings argued to 'let old people die' https://t.co/bMJuVb5Y50 
• UK justice ministry urged to restrict court hearings to most urgent https://t.co/SHYhaJEDXT 
• Coronavirus: 'Life should not feel normal', it should be dour, miserable and spent in contemplation of doom https://t.co/GnADIYZFqp
• Coronavirus: Follow virus advice or 'tougher measures' likely, says PM https://t.co/aZTisVuV4R
• Letters are being sent to 1.5 million people most at risk of coronavirus, urging them to stay at home https://t.co/TC5iQUcC4f
• Car parks and trails could be shut to stop people from visiting Snowdonia National Park after "unprecedented scenes" on Saturday https://t.co/sH1Se46WwP 
• 'Disaster waiting to happen': visitors flock to Skegness https://t.co/j2RBivBLFR
• Scottish government 'furious' at travellers to Highlands and Islands https://t.co/oQ4zDW6NsG 
• Lockdown London: how much of the fabric of life can you take away before things fall apart? https://t.co/BporRQWqcs
• Coronavirus: homeless face race against time to self-isolate https://t.co/gGcmKFKvhj 
• Waterstones bookshop workers say sanitiser not provided and they are discouraged from wearing gloves https://t.co/D6P98PzCFo 
• Police could enforce social distancing rules, says London mayor https://t.co/PnvYknozGa
• Runners going solo after coronavirus postponements https://t.co/vwIlDoP2Z1
• Cigarette leads police to Florida cold case murder suspect https://t.co/gnncyyEtvW 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/pkd8cKuhpD
• A journey through the refugee crisis on the #Greece-Turkey border https://t.co/EGl6O40hJ7 
• #Canada and the First Nations: A history of broken promises https://t.co/SdUuxPtmil
• #Iran frees French researcher in apparent prisoner swap https://t.co/V7wq9stLnH
• Profiles: Who were the Delhi gang rape convicts? #India https://t.co/I2LnJIbjvN 
• Delhi Nirbhaya rape death penalty: What do hangings mean for #India's women? https://t.co/Lb9HvGTwb9 
• The rough sleepers who can't self-isolate https://t.co/3tFumWXOtw
• #German police arrest man over high-speed rail tampering https://t.co/OYgfucOWwE
• Coronavirus: Workers describe being hit by job losses and uncertainty https://t.co/y1Yf8o81gL

22nd March - Law News

3008th 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:  Very experienced Australian barrister Nick Papas QC was asked about about his practice, some of his best and worst moments, and what it means to be a barrister.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The Guardian view on the Windrush scandal: a result of a hostile environment https://t.co/DMUj8HAb2N
• #Zimbabwe unfazed by South Africa plan to erect border fence https://t.co/6MkgHiHuRP
• Indigenous 'at much greater risk' amid coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/PIJGz3dOT
• The coronavirus conundrum and human rights https://t.co/V0yyQFzCFs
• UK privacy activists raise fears over social distancing tracking https://t.co/IujKoR5wod 
• Police vow to enforce virus pub ban as some in UK continue to gather https://t.co/WV0prpXIne
• Prisons ‘could see 800 deaths’ from coronavirus without protective measures https://t.co/dCmOG4DBsz 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/iEybinPU49
• The NHS has struck a deal with private hospitals to acquire thousands of extra beds https://t.co/qQyp7eq32l
• Man in court over fake Covid-19 treatment kits https://t.co/ECtsIfNV3k
• Coronavirus action urged as travel advice ignored https://t.co/pF18vPzGN8
• Non-self-employed workers on a jolly with 80% guaranteed wage, by the sea, they defy social distancing advice https://t.co/gTTqxwrkl1
• Coronavirus: NHS staff protection 'short of WHO guidelines' https://t.co/TQZgNsPqix
• Coronavirus: Shoppers told to buy responsibly https://t.co/NLX62C5aZM
• Calls for restrictions to police powers and a strict time-limit on 'draconian' Coronavirus Bill https://t.co/EOkPGpmKGG
• For some people, social distancing means being trapped indoors with an abuser https://t.co/0FJLuOLP1W
• #Jordan begins nationwide curfew for 10m citizens https://t.co/MhTZUHdtDF
• Scottish hotel Coylumbridge hotel blames admin error for sacking staff during Covid-19 outbreak, it is owned by Britannia Hotels https://t.co/H2mAfLWctY
• Privatized Pushbacks: How Merchant Ships Guard Europe https://t.co/Cqw7QKYnkE 
• Trump Resists Pressure to Use Wartime Law to Mobilize Industry in Virus Response #US https://t.co/l7VQdCM6M
• The Windrush review is unequivocal: institutional racism played its part https://t.co/CFNeGoG4ay
• Police take action on Bondi Beach crowds #Australia https://t.co/oANKkWSCah
• Home Office failings that led to the Windrush scandal were ‘consistent with some elements of the definition of institutional racism’, an independent inquiry has found | NLJ https://t.co/FzpFzBlauY
• The Law Society is relaying solicitors’ concerns on the impact of COVID-19 to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and Legal Aid Agency (LAA), it has said | NLJ https://t.co/SIgk5fPqnr 
• Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division, has issued national guidance on COVID-19 for the Family Court and the High Court Family Division | NLJ https://t.co/bmIHvTZZn3
• The Information Commissioner’s Office has sought to reassure data controllers on compliance during the COVID-19 outbreak | NLJ https://t.co/Es8GesMCaX
• More than 200 Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) students have signed a letter criticising the regulator for its handling of delays to barrister exams in response to COVID-19 | NLJ https://t.co/cdBRrd6QrJ

21st March - Law News

3007th 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:  Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor who had attended several gatherings in the city and tested positive for coronavirus has been charged for negligence and disobedience to the order issued by a public servant, an official said.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/22atUYPv2w
• Coronavirus: Key workers include those ‘essential to justice system’ | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/VpmGzZMzpa 
• Immigration tribunals facing 'complete lack of guidance' | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/kdXjygZx9B
• Barrister who breached court order gets three-month suspension | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Jr5cS2PAUn
• SRA bans five non-solicitors in a week over dishonesty | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/hwgtW24rW4
• Appeal court critical of judge who took 22 months to make ruling | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/PmrciJtqPE 
• 'Justice Bus' hits the streets of Norfolk amid coronavirus shutdown | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/UIf4nFpfAO
• What lockdown? MedCo keeps ban on video diagnosis | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/CVZo3p5Wpg
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/FmmCa7hYPi
• Johnny Depp's libel case against the Sun adjourned https://t.co/O0aXOKG0RK
• Modern slavery probe after woman found on Salford street https://t.co/LB19V35E5z 
• California issues state-wide 'stay at home' order #US https://t.co/gWyDTDNn7
• Coronavirus: US, Canada and Mexico restrict border traffic https://t.co/8BvqWN9YPO 
• UK pubs and restaurants told to shut in virus fight https://t.co/5aG75drdxm 
• Wages cover for businesses hit by virus outlined https://t.co/eRjqeCo7oh 
• A round-up of human rights stories from around the world https://t.co/hYqVN72GqJ
• Our Legal Heritage: The unsolved mystery of the $500 million art theft https://t.co/kSgkqLnryf 
• Aberdeenshire Council legal teams take top accolade at SOLAR awards https://t.co/q9zSrmRCCS 
• : Coronavirus and construction projects procured under JCT https://t.co/JErpOvYsTh 
• Arbitration Olympics postponed https://t.co/SzPe6Q1aIu
• Shepherd and Wedderburn establishes COVID-19 advisory group to support clients https://t.co/uHOt4TPBEN 
• Lord Advocate and Chief Constable vow to keep people safe amid outbreak https://t.co/EODpesgcMq 
• BBC legal challenge over sheriff’s failure to provide reasons for imposing reporting restrictions dismissed https://t.co/GhvVTwd0NY
• COVID-19: Housing and Property Chamber cases postponed https://t.co/CgoCAZXTNd
• COVID-19: SLAB asked to urgently consider steps to improve cashflow https://t.co/iwIMiq7DOy
• COVID-19: Essential cases only to go through Scottish courts https://t.co/q3i7gpLd1U 
• How Delhi bus rape and murder galvanised #India https://t.co/VTJBdCLIFs 
• Critical care nurse's despair as panic-buyers clear shelves https://t.co/6KhbeFu1tI
• Man arrested for 'failing to self-isolate' on Isle of Man https://t.co/DD8he9l5fw
• Key worker: official list of UK personnel who can still send children to school https://t.co/stJ5PAfzMx 
• When a Solicitor Sues for Psychiatric Injury #Australia https://t.co/Ms05rUgYvF 
• A trainee solicitor with £13,000 saved shares, how she spends her money during the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/oCvFLAqkLu 
• How will the justice system withstand the coronavirus pandemic? https://t.co/LM7pzup7kk 
• Barrister Mallamfari Supports Nima Market Women #Ghana https://t.co/8YUVycttzx 
• Barrister calls for elderly prisoner release to limit coronavirus risk #Australia https://t.co/kJYTVfEioZ
• Diary Of A High Street Conveyancer – 17th March 2020 https://t.co/ROb4vRodSy 
• Q&A: NRDC attorney on the legal issues behind Atlantic Coast Pipeline challenge #US https://t.co/H3FvRl2ROq 
• Legal Tech Companies Shouldn't Rely on Rebranding After a Cyberattack https://t.co/a3mnvrZvd4
• New legal services contract agreed at council meeting held behind closed doors https://t.co/4zLdfqHDaP 
• Further Top Law Firms Put UK Vacation Schemes On Hold https://t.co/HDyLS565Ty 
• Future EU-UK Partnership: European Commission publishes draft legal text https://t.co/Xfsegc2tzR
• New UK law shields soldiers over Iraq and Afghanistan war crimes allegations https://t.co/4tMDhVzJmk
• This Year, Only 10 Black Students Got Into N.Y.C.’s Top High School #US https://t.co/VnHsV8v5Fu
• Translating a Surveillance Tool into a Virus Tracker for Democracies https://t.co/OXQzjh8vHG 
• #Germany Shuts Down Far-Right Clubs That Deny the Modern State https://t.co/jz6zRjjZBv 
• Not Just a Crisis: Coronavirus Is a Test for Putin’s Security State #Russia https://t.co/LnbmUy5dWG
• Jobless Claims Mount as Employers and Workers Face Bleak Outlook #US https://t.co/rzUXh5ZGXN
• Bar students urge BSB to reconsider exam delay | Legal Futures https://t.co/u4VGYiVvPr 
• Train services to be cut amid falling demand https://t.co/yFwEi9gWF
• Four #Indian men executed for 2012 Delhi bus rape and murder in the Nirbhaya case https://t.co/bUmVGz4yHz 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/b6dWIG3Tly
• Coronavirus: Calls for free broadband resisted by internet providers https://t.co/g2pcs26kLl

20th March - Law News

3006th 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:  What happens when stereotypes and fear about Covid-19 arrive before the actual disease does? In the video above, Katherine Oung, a 11th grader in Florida, shows what teenagers like her and her friends face as the coronavirus pandemic brings to the surface the racism underlying her community.

Focus of the Day Article: US companies lack resources to check on data privacy compliance, survey finds. More than half of respondents unsure if they are fully compliant with new regulations. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• First all-Skype trial tests crisis working at CoP | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/s6lSemAEE0
• New legal ombudsman chief wants powers to help ‘silent sufferers’ | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ObbaCcZ4gy
• Ex-solicitor faces bankruptcy restrictions after concealing assets | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ClbFXqPe43 
• MoD closes down historic claims from overseas operations | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/hajWpQqTMQ
• London Legal Walk is latest coronavirus casualty | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/1E4WJo4h69
• Coronavirus: Lawyers with children wait on key worker list update | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/fmVPOLKaf6 
• Civil and family courts to go virtual by default - LCJ | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/VQ11JxI4Lm 
• Coronavirus: McFarlane signals 'significant change in direction' for family courts | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/mY8CMOPz1y 
• Jurisdiction – a timely reminder for Heriot Watt University https://t.co/uIXGOSTDyO
• Law Society: Power of attorney – best practice https://t.co/UHSxZKJJOH
• Scullion LAW launches sixth annual free will scheme https://t.co/MkT2euFklg 
• COVID-19 and the property market https://t.co/rnKYIE3cCE 
• LLB exams to go ahead as Edinburgh Law School moves online https://t.co/UiQG0NDu4n 
• West Dunbartonshire Council suspends eviction cases https://t.co/l3kpoNW445 
• Pakistani man trafficked at behest of step-grandmother prevails in Supreme Court appeal https://t.co/XWGzGg2hT
• Man who posted intimate picture of ex on Facebook wins appeal against sex offender registration https://t.co/dzHx7Ew4Ea 
• COVID-19: Important changes to criminal court business in Scotland https://t.co/0nSvL7CUAn
• Church of England restricts weddings to five people https://t.co/5XpV5bZskc
• Former London bankers convicted after #Germany's 'greatest tax robbery' https://t.co/Xdy1Z9idc9 
• Alex Salmond trial: Scotland's former first minister 'was sexual predator' https://t.co/fdrLne1GYy 
• Hotel chains in talks to turn properties into NHS hospitals https://t.co/r48pcS4OFP 
• Half of #Uruguay's coronavirus cases traced to a single guest at a society party https://t.co/XCdNeSVNYh 
• Children to attend school if one parent classed as key worker https://t.co/7PPLYNavaB 
• UK food retailers urge government to relax trading regulations https://t.co/G76e0aTi60
• Phone location data could be used to help UK coronavirus effort https://t.co/ad68VYGtUL 
• Police and health officials to get powers to detain under UK coronavirus bill https://t.co/2KM4Nu8uEn
• Coronavirus: Supermarkets 'drastically' cutting product ranges https://t.co/2f5bz21ul8
• #US jails begin releasing prisoners to stem Covid-19 infections https://t.co/z7l2XKmSNI 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dTsOI6Vy41
• Derek Mackay: 'No crime committed' by former finance secretary who messaged teen https://t.co/tzdfxU5Kdr 
• #Bangladeshi mass prayer meeting criticised https://t.co/37GiZzacj8
• Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton postpone merger in response to Covid-19 pandemic | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/lipfZtoLya
• LCM doubles revenue for half year as it points to success of law firm alliances | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/cYzYqMnexX
• US companies lack resources to check on data privacy compliance, survey finds | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/btVTckNLLB
• Staff welfare, supply chain and privacy: the coronavirus-related issues keeping GCs awake at night | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/1tTMSjw1c4
• Withers rebuked for failing to provide appropriate anti-money laundering training | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Sz5NL2GWN2
• DLA Piper hires six lawyers from McMillan in Vancouver to expand its startups focus | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/z3CNtySJCV
• ABA sets up Covid-19 taskforce as Supreme Court suspends oral arguments | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/wozhh1rWB9
• Wells Fargo appoints former TD Bank GC as bank's new legal head | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/O9YNvCdQKn
• Energy bill help for vulnerable amid outbreak https://t.co/iLEdyoG1ca
• Windrush scandal: Home Office showed 'ignorance’ of race https://t.co/r2oZnHFjbW
• The coronavirus pandemic threatens a crisis for human rights too https://t.co/v0wUiKesCH 
• Lawyer-Parents Confront Significant Burdens While Homebound by Coronavirus https://t.co/4WJ2P3fBlP
• Theatre lawyer Sean Egan: Who should bear the cost of the Covid-19 theatre shutdown? https://t.co/apmoNYDo6c 
• Coronavirus 'very likely' to cause spike in divorce rates, says leading lawyer https://t.co/7QJNQDXr7K 
• Netflix criticises 'frivolous' When They See Us lawsuit from disgraced ex-lawyer https://t.co/IKWTkiuAIB
• Coronavirus in NY: Lawyer linked to county's spread awake and recovering, wife says #US https://t.co/mvx0buKcKg
• Ban for legal executive who used own money to cover error | Legal Futures https://t.co/RfwJzLBgTy
• Arizona looks to become first US state to allow ABSs | Legal Futures https://t.co/SImQHHCqKZ
• Consumer panel urges more fixed fees and SRA fining powers | Legal Futures https://t.co/QDsh2MSlMy 
• Jeffrey Epstein’s Ex, Ghislaine Maxwell, Sues His Estate for Legal Fees #US https://t.co/rQKf28mSRg
• Janitors are going into offices to battle the invisible germs that threaten public health #US https://t.co/nOG9q0M60o
• How #China Is Reshaping the Coronavirus Narrative https://t.co/pw22N5OA8M 
• Coronavirus: How the government hopes to stop you touching your face https://t.co/gKAoK6gNg7 
• The detectives racing to contain the virus in #Singapore https://t.co/rKpNG2sjP8
• Thomas Cook: Taxpayers face £156m bill for company's collapse https://t.co/dkNyohJtko
• 40 London Underground stations to be closed https://t.co/JBeHgyxERS 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/F0v6RlTxQU
• #Iran to pardon 10,000 including 'security' prisoners https://t.co/tGdQJrKpv1
• NHS staff 'at risk' over lack of protective gear https://t.co/YsGuRVCAyb
• #NewZealand passes law decriminalising abortion https://t.co/25NGAWmZsf

19th March - Law News

3005th 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:  Qantas and Jetstar have announced that two-thirds of their 30,000 employees will be temporarily stood down from late March until at least the end of May. The Reserve Bank is tipped to make an emergency interest rate cut to a new low of 0.25 per cent today as it unleashes a quantitative easing program to cushion the economy from the coronavirus crisis.

Focus of the Day Article: A family judge has imposed emergency measures in Berkshire and Oxfordshire, ordering lawyers to stay at home if possible – despite the government claiming courts will continue to ‘operate normally’. In an email seen by the Gazette, the designated family judge for Berkshire said all suitable hearings should be conducted via video link, Skype or telephone. Physical presence in court buildings ‘should be kept to a minimum’; witnesses should give evidence remotely where possible; and, if coming to court is unavoidable, attendance should be limited to advocates if they can readily contact their clients. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• COVID-19: Managing health and risk whilst in police custody | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/IvUFOfJtjI 
• Coronavirus: Law centres limit face-to-face advice | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/1gvkuJqmR
• CoA rules litigant in person needed help making right claim | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/6hhMCAWTeb
• Coronavirus update: Lord Chancellor says courts 'must go on sitting' | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/YiwxJFY8s2
• Coronavirus Bill: What it will say on courts and justice | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/uIxdU1g87Q
• Second barrister gets short suspension for assault conviction | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/PL2COSvRw
• Coronavirus: Bar calls for halt on all hearings | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Pz8m9M4Gtm 
• Slaughter and May appoints eight new partners | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/3K7XRl68dx 
• Coronavirus: LAA promises to be flexible | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/xfvBkMAOSt 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/yUF4q0HgGv
• EU entry ban hits travellers as lockdown widens https://t.co/bbArtEyPwv
• UK lorry drivers 'denied access to bathrooms' over virus fears https://t.co/2k2jmVqWej
• London could go into lockdown under tougher coronavirus measures https://t.co/9trmu7lGwN 
• Pantomime clown Boris Johnson flounders as crisis deepens https://t.co/RwELsoxAmm 
• #Japanese flu drug 'clearly effective' in treating coronavirus, says China https://t.co/v60iFrykwo
• Katy Perry wins appeal in $2.8m plagiarism case #US https://t.co/wwb6fy1si
• Quarter of criminal trials in England and Wales face disruption https://t.co/CEBcJNlbMa 
• UK failures over Covid-19 will increase death toll, says leading doctor https://t.co/wrZKOaTpBM
• Lie detectors should be used to monitor sex offenders, UK study says https://t.co/F8wLg6GZLV
• Longer criminal trials in England and Wales to be delayed due to Covid-19 https://t.co/inZUQQ92rh
• Bill sets five-year limit to prosecute UK armed forces who served abroad https://t.co/3VxgdOGP59 
• Johnny Depp: Dispute over finger injury at centre of The Sun libel case https://t.co/QcEPmJ4HBb 
• Former SNP leader Alex Salmond case: Witness says accuser did not attend Bute House dinner https://t.co/BUtCAQm4y
• The government will bring forward emergency legislation to protect private renters from eviction, Boris Johnson has said https://t.co/pRmH3uaovt
• A will hastily written on a McDonald’s napkin has been formally accepted by a judge https://t.co/0GeNya1Ra1
• Cambridge University Press makes 700 textbooks free https://t.co/KJi6Vxv959 
• Burges Salmon publishes report on UK and EU cryptoasset regulation https://t.co/lKliwEEOLz 
• COVID-19: New trials in Crown Court limited from today https://t.co/GHn1LLuXxW
• Coronavirus and licensing https://t.co/lLUeDG8AiH
• Working from home? Send us your tips https://t.co/34N94c9Ixv
• Timothy Young appointed deputy editor of Session Cases https://t.co/FVw3fBoPg7
• Simon Allison: Coronavirus – a guide for employers https://t.co/LaSpAGOcD3 
• COVID-19: Faculty makes plea for case papers in electronic format https://t.co/KMUZpKeArF 
• Appeal judges reject ‘professional negligence’ claim against Scots lawyer https://t.co/0zDaTW0veN
• Police officers to be given new emergency powers in UK-wide coronavirus bill https://t.co/3LMMicOtC4
• Chris Whitty, UK government's Chief Medical Advisor: The man with our lives in his hands https://t.co/ejQDWzluS6
• She Tracked Nazi-Looted Art. She Quit When No One Returned It https://t.co/os8WHzaYln 
• Coronavirus Outrage Spurs #China’s Internet Police to Action https://t.co/wuAHOf682B 
• ‘We Are Not a Hospital’: Inside a Prison Bracing for the Coronavirus #US https://t.co/VTQone0uBc 
• Asylum Seekers Say #US is Returning Them to the Dangers They Fled https://t.co/VwyEQ3zmc2 
• Coronavirus and ibuprofen: Separating fact from fiction https://t.co/cW1vHEkAhJ 
• Grace Millane's killer to appeal against conviction and sentence #NewZealand https://t.co/DzbS5Z29nl 
• Coronavirus: Asian nations face virus battle amid WHO warning https://t.co/E3vtVHZb6M 
• Plan to protect military veterans from prosecution for historical offences in conflicts overseas https://t.co/dxmI4qKegc 
• Sainsbury's limits sales of all food items amid stockpiling https://t.co/RXD1in5SBb 
• Renters 'need more help' in UK's coronavirus plans https://t.co/pRmH3uaovt 
• Three certainties in the most uncertain of times | Legal Futures https://t.co/kra4vSzgFq 
• Covid-19 round-up: BSB reassures barristers about rule breaches | Legal Futures https://t.co/ATcPcdlgFD 
• Prospective LeO chief eyes taking action without complaints | Legal Futures https://t.co/YErkSp4BvP
• “Outrage” as only partners are allowed to work from home | Legal Futures https://t.co/G50VBPO4lC 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/9GbCwZer6z
• UK funeral directors may stream burials of coronavirus victims https://t.co/GnKdnX8CuW 
• Sainsbury’s to close its meat, fish and pizza service counters to free up staff https://t.co/Kg5gz2P85d

18th March - Law News

3004th 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:  Professor Giacomo Grasselli, an Italian government health official, is coordinating the network of intensive care units in Lombardy during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Italy to 'prioritise patients with highest chance of survival' from coronavirus, says doctor.

Focus of the Day Article: Criminal defence solicitors have called for expedited legal aid payments and an extension of the business rate holiday to law firms with contracts to combat the impact of Covid-19. The call for action by the Criminal Law Solicitors Association (CLSA) is one of multiple developments as the legal profession, like the rest of the country, battens down the hatches with the coronavirus set to dominate society and business life for the coming weeks and months. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Secret policy change by CPS cut number of rape trials, high court told https://t.co/kio0KIVp3s
• Lawyers alarmed by courts ‘operating normally’ claim | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/szQPOlt1WP
• Social media ad controls in wholesale electoral law reform call | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/RsbWxyn9oj
• Bar exam delay sparks pupillage fears | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/2lsfSeszIw 
• Coronavirus: legal trade union threatens action | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/USujPtzZvG
• Coronavirus: SRA won't allow exams to go online | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/DuhrPoVsQk
• Divorce bill must not overlook pensions - Society | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/hgzw2deQ5
• Coronavirus: Family judge imposes emergency measures | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/tTJWitBmOv 
• Lawyers secure first known coronavirus High Court order | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/r72nDlbyrB
• Coronavirus: Business as usual 'not realistic' says lord chief justice | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/X4v9FGe5u
• Lawyers alarmed by courts ‘operating normally’ claim | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/yyEXBPBWtC 
• Coronavirus: Stop jury trials, says Bar Council | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/GYtZsF2CPH 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/gYoUgxRyah
• Beaten, raped and forced to work: why I'm exposing the scandal of #Nigeria’s house girls https://t.co/GKnU1H6MYa 
• UK government discloses existence of body monitoring foreign spies https://t.co/NstM44hgeM 
• TikTok 'tried to filter out videos from ugly, poor or disabled users' #China https://t.co/hqP6ywLgR
• Erdoğan in talks with European leaders over refugee cash for #Turkey https://t.co/oUVVXaTUjd 
• #China-US standoff escalates as Beijing expels major US media staff https://t.co/IPGsZ0RLu2 
• Trains scale back manual ticket checks amid coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/g5JCGrfyjy
• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe freed temporarily from #Iranian prison https://t.co/YQxuNCwsm5 
• Housing associations under pressure to offer Covid-19 rent holidays https://t.co/1FqJGsZabs 
• Chinese students flee UK after 'maskaphobia' triggered racist attacks https://t.co/5RKBzA1plc 
• Van Dyck painting thieves 'may have escaped in boat' https://t.co/EJyv1zEApO
• #Israel enables emergency spy powers https://t.co/7DH42L00xr
• ISIS militants have called on their fellow terrorists to put jihad in Europe on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/li67QY7NLx 
• Macfadyen Lecture 2020 rescheduled for November https://t.co/NRSXlZMbPW
• AAB joins Law Society of Scotland accountancy panel https://t.co/mbDNTmaQs
• Stephen McGowan: Guidance on large gatherings in Scotland https://t.co/J0R8SdOlF
• What explains the paradox of Scottish life imprisonment? https://t.co/Q8mzAPxvPg
• COVID-19: SLAB issues guidance for solicitors https://t.co/rLXt25uSrx
• Law commissions recommend overhaul of 'no longer fit for purpose' electoral law https://t.co/N2aycDvuPx
• COVID-19: Jury trials stopped in Scotland from today https://t.co/LpuCr6fqO1
• Domestic abuser loses appeal against ‘unwanted’ non-harassment order https://t.co/4zIpkNp7nT 
• Emergency legislation to pass at Westminster unopposed https://t.co/b3N0VwHcSY
• Family hearings at the Court of Appeal will be live-streamed under a joint initiative by the judiciary and government https://t.co/ov9a3i9XLp
• Why Texas Republicans are saying 'no' to all new refugees #US https://t.co/1x3F67vTa8 
• Manchester Arena bombing: Hashem Abedi guilty of 22 murders https://t.co/XuDfn1dt5P
• Republican McConnell Has a Request for Veteran Federal Judges: Please Quit while Trump is still president #US https://t.co/yo6dh318lJ
• England bowler Jofra Archer has condemned racist abuse on social media after posting a series of messages he has received https://t.co/lWNuNNpqQP
• UK mobile networks face problems https://t.co/LQ3Zz6XiM7 
• Laura Ashley blames coronavirus as it heads for administration https://t.co/dSOuXtaKSE
• Former SNP leader Alex Salmond says there was 'no policy' stopping him working alone with women https://t.co/fHYEy051Kw 
• Cinema chains Odeon, Cineworld and Picturehouse are shutting all their UK screens amid the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/kVVMEAtg95
• #Samoan chief found guilty of enslaving villagers in New Zealand over 25 years https://t.co/9dQVw7zBvt
• UK supermarkets take steps to prevent panic buying and shortages https://t.co/oHgYaTg4hA 
• New data, new policy: why UK's coronavirus strategy changed https://t.co/K9UY16IteI
• Courts across the #US halt as New York’s soldier on https://t.co/sz1oNLaz25
• Carphone Warehouse to close all standalone stores at cost of 2,900 jobs https://t.co/tpDxTVW8L
• Plan to extend early prisoner release scheme https://t.co/yo5L3HOwiJ
• Child deaths 'not properly investigated' at top hospital https://t.co/VPfZEJ0AQ
• #HongKong to quarantine all arrivals from abroad https://t.co/2dPQ2TpbmK
• UK to unveil new financial measures to support economy https://t.co/Nmqtoo7bwx 
• Legal aid lawyers call for government support over Covid-19 | Legal Futures https://t.co/LWexpmk67c 
• SRA rebukes Withers for money laundering training delay | Legal Futures https://t.co/S1ySJt1iaT
• No whiplash rules until May as clock ticks down to launch | Legal Futures https://t.co/4mfueKzI6X
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/bFN9Gwn5jO T
• Apple fined record €1.1bn by #French competition regulator https://t.co/1KpUi2FJmH
• Online political ads should be labelled, says Law Commission https://t.co/lhFOFyqW9i