4th April - Law News

3021st 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:  Ten jawans of the Central Industrial Security Force or CISF India posted at the Mumbai airport have tested positive for coronavirus. The paramilitary force has decided to get all 152 jawans staying together in a camp tested.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/KtDWGGj1j6
• Men acquitted of Daniel Pearl murder kept in detention in #Pakistan https://t.co/lKllWXK2nc
• Can you pause season tickets, Sky Sports or car insurance during lockdown? https://t.co/zozp1Tp0R
• #US accused of 'modern piracy' after diversion of masks meant for Europe https://t.co/keQckAzQ
• Slavery in #NewZealand: inside the story of the Samoan chief who abused power for profit https://t.co/M8nJKoYNv
• Alex Salmond's lawyer, Gordon Jackson, quits as head of Scottish legal body https://t.co/KWse5tRbje
• Accountant fined over advice to solicitor who was later suspended | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/vGbBWTSBp
• Weightmans and Walker Morris confirm plans to furlough staff | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/7LOmt7l4NR
• $530m Zoom trial was a success, says partner | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/OuMe2c6cBf 
• Chancellor lowers bar to emergency loans for small firms | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Ko5uVQa6O
• Norton Rose Fulbright proposes shorter week and lower pay | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/n5ypJ6862
• Rules finally amended to extend time for civil procedures | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/4uXdBOamZY 
• City firms pledge £85,000 to save law centres from closure | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/JRKt1r2dey
• Police and legal chiefs agree Covid-19 interview protocol | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/CAbtSGBbjw
• Ely Place Chambers to close in July | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/7DcFXEsau0
• Legal aid support package to help lawyers 'weather the coronavirus pandemic' | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/UsHkzkELH
• Coronavirus: Whistleblower's claims over patient safety denied https://t.co/UMs95SJUKX
• YouTube profits from videos promoting unproven Covid-19 treatments https://t.co/3Rs4OZZzUV
• Tory tycoon's spread-betting firm buoyed by Covid-19 crisis https://t.co/xfSIAqLJR
• Debenhams, the department store chain, is facing administration for a second time https://t.co/5aYN4qEN51
• A law student who lost marks for wearing jeans and a casual top to an exam has won a court battle to revise her grad https://t.co/HotvEjlM3E
• A round-up of human rights stories from around the world https://t.co/imDcvdPnaS 
• Glasgow School of Law hosts Virtual https://t.co/bAh3lNmnu1
• Nuclear weapon law expert suggests furloughing Trident https://t.co/PS0T8h9Uj2
• COVID-19: APIL and ABI agree new approach for personal injury cases in Scotland https://t.co/ZIqoHs6li
• England: Bar Council calls on UK government for urgent financial aid https://t.co/kvJpmIGjT8 
• New process in place to report COVID-19 deaths https://t.co/rinMhMSWhL
• Applications open for Faculty scholarships https://t.co/GO7buSByP
• Emergency changes to housing legislation in Scotland https://t.co/FZY720aocH
• Criminologist warns of prison riots during pandemic https://t.co/xU3czSJNSs
• Supreme Court: Barclays Bank not vicariously liable for doctor’s alleged sexual assaults https://t.co/OQqqERIMHp
• Edible insects set to be approved by EU in 'breakthrough moment' https://t.co/LM0PelLGYX 
• #Hungarian journalists fear coronavirus law may be used to jail them https://t.co/hBJQIYgngb 
• Impose strict curbs on gambling during Covid-19 lockdown, MPs urge https://t.co/KqoZOBztzt
• Twitter deletes 20,000 fake accounts linked to Saudi, Serbian and Egyptian governments https://t.co/kXwrKjFsGM 
• #SouthKorea bars entry to foreign nationals who refuse to self-isolate https://t.co/47vPoWfqmB
• Sainsbury's to ease shopping limits, but allow only one adult per household https://t.co/YwB8yVfx6k
• British Airways suspends more than 30,000 staff while Heathrow shuts one runway https://t.co/pz0ySIR6c9
• Commuted sentence: Covid-19 spares the #Japanese salaryman from ritual exhaustion https://t.co/W4ibQfJwgp
• Marauding goats in Llandudno have told local residents to brace for a final assault on the town https://t.co/17MPwe1t14
• E.U. Court Rules 3 Countries Violated Deal on Refugee Quotas https://t.co/nBLjXsmQLB
• Under Religious Fundamentalist PM Modi, #India’s Press Is Not So Free Anymore https://t.co/cyPfDclT2r
• People are being urged to walk the extra mile (avoiding farm footpaths) to give blood during the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/88jSnYTjVJ 
• Some farmers say they fear their families could be put at risk of coronavirus due to an increase in walkers using footpaths on their land https://t.co/Inf1Pz87qa 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/gh446u8bvn
• Most chambers “face collapse” without government cash | Legal Futures https://t.co/5K6MrPegen
• Accountant severely reprimanded over SRA report | Legal Futures https://t.co/qe6Ubbaxxy
• Withers bids to help couples negotiate separation | Legal Futures https://t.co/8Ez9HNV8a
• Bomb hoax barrister fails to overturn law firm ban | Legal Futures https://t.co/CPWy2Wt4P7 
• In challenging times, should you move to the cloud? | Legal Futures https://t.co/8ManJynnYA 
• Coronavirus: #US Navy removes Captain Brett Crozier who raised alarm https://t.co/KTQppUCsmY
• Coronavirus conman barges in on 83-year-old woman https://t.co/Rkl6KqozWx 
• #Hungary seeks to end legal recognition of trans people amid Covid-19 crisis https://t.co/eAi9HJ3HtD
• Bus firms get £400m bailout to maintain services https://t.co/cI0L5phU4i
• UK care home bosses threaten to quit over return of coronavirus patients https://t.co/cxAIR5doir
• UK banks banned from requesting personal guarantees for loans https://t.co/YuWLHdqaCU 
• No 10 seeks to end coronavirus lockdown with 'immunity passports' https://t.co/j4l9dnpejh
• Couple who opposed council vaccinating their child lose appeal https://t.co/cfL105uN8F

3rd April - Law News

3020th 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:  Dr. Sanjay Gupta discusses remarks by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in which he claims he recently learned that the coronavirus can be spread by asymptomatic people.

Focus of the Day story: There is a scary element to this in that we are dealing with people’s lives and law firms have had to act quickly to safeguard their employees and clients. But in terms of the financial impact, this feels very different. During the financial crisis law firm leaders were asking themselves whether their firms would survive. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• A man who coughed on a police officer and claimed to have coronavirus has been jailed for six months https://t.co/wF9K945KYW
• Missing Owen Harding: CCTV images of teen released https://t.co/F3wvK8why
• Trading knowledge in Tokyo | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/6pSwxHUxh
• Defendant and claimant lawyers agree relaxed litigation rules | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/RbRPp06mfU
• Supreme Court awards damages to fund US surrogacy costs | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/gtKRrOGRw
• Upbeat Burford predicts Covid-19 litigation boom | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/1vyVsx0Pom
• Covid-19: government threatened with JR over outdoor exercise limit | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/JhR0DYlOn9
• 81% of chambers will fold within a year, Bar Council survey finds | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/iEQi2is7G6 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/uM0kltvgV
• British light-middleweight champion Scott Fitzgerald has been charged with three counts of common assault and one of witness intimidation following his arrest https://t.co/VTKWWJMc5E
• Burges Salmon launches gender taskforce and diversity network https://t.co/Jxpu2u0f8N
• Lady Hale named patron of The Next 100 Years https://t.co/DvBaSjvNxF
• Dundee's Professor Nicholas Fyfe made fellow of Academy of Social Sciences https://t.co/xgaTfrYWBg
• CMS leads successful reverse takeover of marine technology group https://t.co/q451wOQwoV 
• Scottish Justice Secretary Yousaf asked to uphold rights of detainees during crisis https://t.co/hITVJVF7Vu 
• Coronavirus legislation spells changes for commercial property https://t.co/VOMR8fEeAE
• Europe raises rule of law concerns among coronavirus responses https://t.co/YE4hoChbc5
• Raft of spring promotions at BTO https://t.co/JdQQhZj95W
• Courts 'still obliged' to refer unclear EU law issues to CJEU https://t.co/w9qZiBiRA
• Lord Hope: Efforts should be made to 'preserve jury trials' during pandemic https://t.co/EbB1BqBxq
• Couple who rented stately home granted limited repairing standard appeal https://t.co/n7C4vOnW4
• Criminal bar wecomes withdrawal of 'non-jury' provisions from Coronavirus (S) Bill https://t.co/CvIbPXhJ2o
• WeWork founder threatens to sue after Softbank scraps rescue deal https://t.co/vUUVSTCd6Q 
• Ease rules on research into psychedelic drugs, urges David Nutt https://t.co/cZ2VbnypKx
• Number of potential modern slavery victims in UK rises by 52% https://t.co/j8fEfcbioP
• Loan and credit card payments to be frozen for three months in UK https://t.co/Sau9zAJKFl 
• Major brexit donor Arron Banks fails to use European laws to avoid paying £162,000 tax bill https://t.co/rN8pPk3msL
• Fewer than 1.5% of health service staff have been tested for coronavirus, the head of NHS Wales has confirmed https://t.co/9uLLiJYYZ
• In Slum at Epicenter of Duterte’s Drug Crackdown, Fear and Love Coexist #Philippines https://t.co/EDSm4bMm7a
• Suspected fraudsters and gangsters should not be charged during the coronavirus outbreak to avoid "clogging up" courts https://t.co/sXk746q5g0
• Boots staff have told the BBC they feel "unsafe" at work as customers continue to browse for hair dye and fake tan https://t.co/dzB4OmRpyi
• Health officials say they are "frustrated" by a lack of progress in expanding UK coronavirus testing https://t.co/rsh0gBY2VX
• Don't send rainbow pictures to Nightingale hospital, NHS says https://t.co/WV4Q1D20AV
• Week one of lockdown: new enquiries dived, furloughing began | Legal Futures https://t.co/WneqJctc6j
• SRA to regulate National Accident Helpline | Legal Futures https://t.co/WSvSWtEKap 
• Simpson Millar buys PI practices and is on the hunt for more | Legal Futures https://t.co/vwrQ3xk7H
• Why isn't the government publishing more data about coronavirus deaths? | Jeni Tennison https://t.co/3P3fEZATlE
• Hundreds of university staff made redundant due to coronavirus https://t.co/811ipmpCNj
• Coronavirus: London hospital almost runs out of oxygen for Covid-19 patients https://t.co/QwCiMj95mN
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/t0tQfypTOr
• Nottinghamshire 'lock-in' pub closed under new laws https://t.co/QqxeFDAWhM
• Coronavirus lockdown raises risk of online child abuse, charity says https://t.co/IDHFnjSpxl 
• Millions in UK 'could slip through virus wage safety net' https://t.co/6itDgnnwwm 
• Morrisons not liable for massive staff data leak, court rules https://t.co/WF5YnfGkGj 
• UK woman wins claim for NHS to pay US surrogacy costs https://t.co/hSU45mrG5x
• Policing under coronavirus: the real test is yet to come https://t.co/9UA7qKAy3l 
• Barclays not liable for alleged sexual assaults during medicals, court rules https://t.co/EY01bwuzYd
• What are your rights in coronavirus lockdown Britain? https://t.co/GNJltHunbK

2nd April - Law News

3019th 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:  With all the warnings around COVID-19 keeping shoppers away, many fashion retailers are feeling confused about whether they should bother keeping their doors open. One the one hand, there are few customers around, but on the other, closing the doors for good takes away any chance left of earning an income.

Focus of the Day story: The first trial ever to be conducted entirely by Skype proceeded 'almost without a hitch', the presiding judge said handing down his ruling. Mr Justice Mostyn ruled that treatment should not be withdrawn from a retired NHS worker to allow him to starve to death. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• HMCTS reveals list of priority work for county courts | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/5kSvLvdkMO
• Family court overcomes 'teething difficulties' in contested Skype hearing | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/rhnat2LsgH
• Supreme Court sides with Morrisons over vicarious liability | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/BLGwMmdai
• Court rejects ‘absurd’ contempt complaint against two solicitors | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/HlSs2NDHTQ
• Work in the police station remains chaotic and unsafe | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/kkGRzmWlD
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/rqhRoo60Oz
• Denying coronavirus loans 'completely unacceptable' banks told https://t.co/s0HMpDaSP8
• Coronavirus: Nearly a million universal credit claims in past two weeks https://t.co/9ctmmDZfuN 
• Bloomsbury Professional makes Scots law textbooks free to all students https://t.co/0fo7RXM8JO
• Dr Guido Rossi awarded eminent prize for barratry article https://t.co/fHEw9u9pVj
• Tackling domestic abuse a priority for prosecutors https://t.co/hBqK63TUa8
• Significant increase in convictions for rape and attempted rape https://t.co/esNdfyBFcE
• Weightmans launches private client practice with appointment of Noel Ferry https://t.co/pYAM4L9UmD
• Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace promotes Allan Mackenzie to associate https://t.co/xomLkrA6IZ
• Mortgage lenders seek 40 per cent deposits https://t.co/XhSjX0ySXD
• David Bartos and Dr Gillian Black appointed to Scottish Law Commission https://t.co/gryWBYIYL
• Supreme Court: Morrisons not liable for employee's criminal data protection breach https://t.co/GyksqaJJGQ 
• Edinburgh City Council granted permanence order to allow child’s adoption https://t.co/msjCzTKreu
• Controversial plans to temporarily abolish juries delayed following severe backlash https://t.co/JqPEraNjNq
• Eamon Keane: Alarm bells ring over hearsay proposals https://t.co/2e4pWZqWUi
• Editorial: No need for Carloway Courts or legislative legerdemain https://t.co/omtMtN1uJU 
• A woman has been fined for breaching coronavirus restrictions after she refused to tell police who she was and why she was at a railway station https://t.co/icjqZL18x2 
• Hard-pressed supermarket workers are being handed thank-you bonuses by bosses https://t.co/gGNaZVmUsM
• UK to control devolved nations' access to test kits https://t.co/wwlqYaliPx
• Coronavirus Paramedic protective kit 'only fit for making sandwiches' https://t.co/qb7X3T6A17
• Southend Hospital staff could 'limit work' over a severe lack of protective equipment https://t.co/ON4xdCOjk
• Delivery drivers say they are being denied access to toilets at some service stations and petrol garages https://t.co/tEkeRpxWqw
• Stacey Dooley Investigates: 'My daughter was tormented by spycam sex crime' https://t.co/4lNvxuYzu
• Edinburgh festivals cancelled due to coronavirus https://t.co/pdmqo8MOS8
• Teargas, beatings and bleach: the most extreme Covid-19 lockdown controls around the world https://t.co/fDcQ6IX4u
• Singing stops in #Italy as fear and social unrest mount https://t.co/ibuDg1DXP
• #Russia sends plane full of medical supplies to Trump https://t.co/qyC69L1L27
• Scotland drops plans to suspend jury trials during coronavirus crisis https://t.co/r7mu8cf4ss 
• #Myanmar blocks hundreds of news sites and threatens editor with life in jail https://t.co/rpKSeEuzo
• UK coronavirus lockdown: police re-educated with guidance on enforcement https://t.co/O2s8MQnYSJ
• Gun Ownership Soars in #Brazil Under Facist Bolsonaro https://t.co/RDknk7vCG
• Long-Silenced Victim of a Pedophile Writer Gets to Tell Her Story https://t.co/camX4QdYcR 
• He wasn't given personal protective equipment such as a mask at work: NHS worker dies alone https://t.co/ukgPA5VpMl
• A Loyal #Chinese Critic Vanishes, in a Blow to the Nation’s Future https://t.co/wiz7LcXlbi 
• A GP surgery has apologised after sending a letter asking patients with life-limiting illnesses to complete a "do not resuscitate" form https://t.co/inw4cG0YFV
• A fifth of smaller UK firms 'will run out of cash' during the Tory government imposed lockdown and stringent policing https://t.co/1TwMXy9Viq
• The videoconferencing app Zoom under increased scrutiny as popularity soars https://t.co/yPIA6bSWbY
• ASOS denies claims staff are unsafe at work during outbreak https://t.co/QAgYJxzpbA
• Sainsbury’s uses ‘loophole’ to keep Argos open https://t.co/dpaTzh4vta
• Hospitals urged to use lab space to test NHS staff https://t.co/5jD0FH39T6
• Daughter in CoP case questions “second-rate” Skype justice | Legal Futures https://t.co/R0QVEugraH
• In-house lawyer facilitated sham £16m property schemes | Legal Futures https://t.co/zK8KrzNAWA
• Coronavirus hits SRA’s plan to target AML laggards | Legal Futures https://t.co/bpAKOpw7Oj 
• Barrister suspended for headbutting female colleague | Legal Futures https://t.co/6kROAhjdRD 
• How two firms use technology to minimise human error | Legal Futures https://t.co/qs60q7R3zF

1st April - Law News

3018th 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:  Scientists may still be learning about the virus that has swept across the world but they do appear to be united on one fact: lockdowns can slow the spread. But Brazil's far-right leader President Jair Bolsonaro has refused to be socially distant. Critics say his behaviour is criminally irresponsible.

Focus of the Day story: A project has gone live enabling the global justice community to share experiences of developing remote alternatives to physical court hearings in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, spearheaded by Professor Richard Susskind. Remote Courts Worldwide is a collaborative project involving the Society for Computers and Law – of which Professor Susskind is present – the UK LawTech Delivery Panel, and Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS). Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Banks bow to pressure and axe dividend payments https://t.co/mxFRAQdiSq
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/fw9v7ZFunn
• BoE urged to consider emergency loans to top law firms | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ggGWzAcMjl
• Female, Asian - but not with a disability: SRA's picture of the profession today | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/JBXtaNw94a 
• Travers Smith creates force majeure app | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/qCaw7Fy3J
• Pioneering Skype trial 'went without a hitch', says judge | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/PEeyh40tZ
• Coronavirus: Demand for wills jumps by 76% | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/RNaSLBcQp8 
• LeO humiliated as it is forced to drop 21% budget increase | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/kCjAF39OEe
• Lawyers echo Sumption's 'police state' warning | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/iipgVghSqZ 
• Womble Bond Dickinson lays off staff and cuts pay | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/X42giYwJu0
• Police force praised for coronavirus measures to protect lawyers | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/eHEfhtwnlm
• Gender pay gap narrows at Freshfields | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/NSddf4aX0n 
• Society strives to secure emergency support for SME law firms | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Rgz6rjCxtD
• 'Zero money': young legal aid lawyers highlight coronavirus plight | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/RIEF8Sv3dh
• The hostile environment is creating a coronavirus crisis for Britain's migrants https://t.co/UXCU6LOBp
• Can people of colour trust the UK Covid-19 laws with the police's track record? https://t.co/4ps9uO90kB 
• #Malaysian ministry apologises for 'avoid nagging' lockdown tips https://t.co/xllOuYL7J
• UK examines ways to make writing wills easier during Covid-19 crisis https://t.co/u0KYyt6R2
• #Myanmar editor could face life in jail for interviewing rebel https://t.co/rpKSeEuzoZ
• Scottish lawyers call plan to suspend jury trials 'kneejerk reaction' https://t.co/rzU253Axn3
• Overzealous police will soon lose public respect https://t.co/1cG9tmorwG
• COVID-19: Watermans Legal offers 20 per cent discount to NHS workers https://t.co/jEet5yYI10
• New website tracks use of online courts amid coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/kY295PyLLd 
• Scottish Human Rights Commission flags implications of coronavirus laws https://t.co/SLjzFXBEI4
• Council of Europe launches free online training course on ECHR https://t.co/O9PEGE2tyC 
• Lex Energy aims to help firms in need https://t.co/mEiwI4Mkts
• Jamie Foulis gains Law Society specialist accreditation https://t.co/xpRL8qe8j
• Govan Law Centre offers free online service during lockdown https://t.co/hu1qwRWuX
• SLCC to determine whether levy can be reduced during pandemic https://t.co/tX0l1jPRTS
• Gilson Gray acquires Wallace and Co Property Management in Dundee https://t.co/VZJ10n33C
• Robin Macpherson appointed temporary auditor of Court of Session https://t.co/Or1crnBY4i 
• Inverness Justice Centre opens https://t.co/ZOFMU6rOo
• Scottish government attempts sweeping justice changes during emergency https://t.co/za1vfG7aJ
• Mixed sex civil partnerships a step closer https://t.co/9d1u3M3Vf6
• Houseparty offers $1m reward for proof of sabotage https://t.co/oNaPYnVsR1
• Coronavirus: How Wales' approach differs from England https://t.co/XCYcFUkd5e
• Tories rejected advice to give protective equipment to all frontline NHS staff, memo reveals https://t.co/LbxZgUzWce
• A herd of goats has taken over deserted Llandudno town centre, eating hedges and flowers from gardens https://t.co/QuX4pjnC94
• Aldi, Morrisons and Waitrose are easing restrictions on some of their products which were imposed in the wake of stockpiling earlier this month https://t.co/AQJS2FVeU7
• Tesco has been accused of "whipping up a huge lobbying operation" against a decision not to give its biggest stores in Wales financial help https://t.co/uj6knFP5A
• Police told to be 'consistent' with lockdown approach https://t.co/Nnd7FYRWW5 
• ‘Jails Are Petri Dishes’: Inmates Freed as the Virus Spreads Behind Bars https://t.co/obn6XgJ01X
• Florida Pastor Arrested After Defying Virus Orders #US https://t.co/Bw256SAw0T
• #China Chases Indonesia’s Fishing Fleets, Staking Claim to Sea’s Riches https://t.co/NmKvVnm6yS
• Virus Soars Among Ultra-Orthodox Jews as Many Flout #Israel’s Rules https://t.co/3va85fTel5 
• For #India’s Laborers, Coronavirus Lockdown by PM Modi Is an Order to Starve https://t.co/skA7amaPZ
• Taunton councillor wants independent schools to forgo some tax relief to keep local services open https://t.co/13QqblG4nB
• UK firm won't pay higher sick pay as Covid-19 'less severe than flu' https://t.co/opbIgb14aG 
• UK prisoners with flu symptoms forced to share cells with those with Covid-19 https://t.co/T9GLuGQf5F 
• Budget rejection lays bare Legal Ombudsman crisis | Legal Futures https://t.co/JYdYSVwfU9 
• Negligent firm ordered to pay €3.5m to property investors | Legal Futures https://t.co/cDlXNgKB1
• Privately educated lawyers dominate corporate work | Legal Futures https://t.co/Q1ZhC1AYMG
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/LXToCxshlC
• The four companies which manage ground operations at UK airports have warned that they are close to collapse, putting thousands of jobs at risk https://t.co/qULMIXcTd3
• Woodmancote murder probe: Two adults and two children found dead https://t.co/Tm4AKSro8Z
• Thousands of rough sleepers still unhoused in England, say charities https://t.co/c3Jsxqn9ga 
• UK police warned against ‘overreach’ in use of virus lockdown powers https://t.co/UtPq750mr9

31st March - Law News

3017th 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:  There are now 9,000 patients with coronavirus in hospitals across England. A quarter of doctors are ill or self isolating. The new Nightingale Hospital in east London will begin taking its first 500 patients this week and will soon have room for 4,000. The government’s chief scientific adviser says the number of infections and deaths will continue to rise over the next two to three weeks.

Focus of the Day story: A former supreme court justice has heavily criticised Derbyshire police for stopping people exercising in the Peak District saying that such behaviour risks plunging Britain into a “police state”. Lord Sumption warned that police had no legal power to enforce “ministers’ wishes” and that the public should not be “resigning their liberty” to over-zealous citizens in uniform. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/REDB7QsFcB
• My legal life: Rachel Adamson, Adkirk Law | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/RYxe32Hl1w
• Bar’s leniency on conduct under spotlight | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/nDi61pK56G
• Coronavirus: Barristers to get £500 upfront, says CPS | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/kipboiLPmK
• Bar refuses to budge on exam delays | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/7jz2tLq66N
• Open justice campaigner calls for video remand data to be published | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/349m7nDaG2 
• Firm sees off £600k negligence claim over aborted property purchase | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/7ktrAOnBwU 
• Extra guidance for conveyancers stuck in coronavirus lockdown | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/B5FrJW57wU
• Self-employed package ‘woefully insufficient’, say junior barristers | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/i0haofaEmx 
• Pandemic prompts global ‘remote courts’ initiative | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/1UKQnsrx3Q 
• Coronavirus: Priority courts scheme starts today | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/E5IxPmmHE1
• News focus: Unified Patent Court impasse - what now? | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/HDokqbFGQ6
• Magic circle equality scheme attracts more men than women | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/JFcmm1qsqX 
• 'Appointment at the dining table to represent a client at the police station' | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/i0QZCRZqDY
• Serial attacker jailed for London sexual assault while on licence https://t.co/FaeHuHkMTF 
• Leeds woman put message in window to ask cat's name to comply with social distancing recommendation https://t.co/SAL69qpTgb 
• #US Republican Senator Richard Burr probed for alleged insider trading - he sold stocks just before the coronavirus pandemic sparked https://t.co/YWsh299YYC
• Huge crowds as #India lockdown sparks mass migration https://t.co/Nb4YLh6UGZ
• Italian restaurant chain Carluccio's has gone into administration, blaming "challenging trading conditions" exacerbated by the coronavirus https://t.co/gTesdASpab 
• Law student Kirstie Ann Duncan wins financial knowledge prize https://t.co/ktnEONTw4u
• COVID-19: New interim payments guidance on submitting accounts https://t.co/z0ckpdrHRA 
• Shaun George: Family law arbitration - how FLAGS can help during the pandemic https://t.co/NfpbZzJN9Q
• Annika Neukirch: Working Time (Coronavirus) Regulations – what you need to know https://t.co/uTCsJVq58K
• Scottish government announces £100,000 ‘victims fund’ during pandemic https://t.co/L8pRmtcYa8
• UK ditches wrongful trading insolvency laws https://t.co/mKQKL1kxv1
• Evictions ban outlined as emergency legislation moves forward https://t.co/GrFsL62rLX 
• Fran Ennis joins Bellwether Green as head of litigation and regulation https://t.co/VRa2Js8GQZ
• Sheriff Aisha Anwar appointed Sheriff Principal https://t.co/qLmfPMqT5M 
• COVID-19: Guidance on compliance with court orders relating to parental responsibilities and rights https://t.co/RO9CalJjsG 
• ICO advises UK government it can use phone data to track coronavirus https://t.co/iV3acLRH8u 
• Dean of Faculty Gordon Jackson QC self-refers to SLCC over Salmond comments https://t.co/qycmTIo1O0
• Covid-19: ex-supreme court judge lambasts 'disgraceful' policing https://t.co/8uhFd9JMha 
• UK hospitals tightening restrictions on visits - even to dying patients https://t.co/iNqDIhmSqw 
• Grenfell cladding not the only type to burn easily, tests show https://t.co/J8girDIvP7 
• #Australia to subsidise wages of up to 6m workers in $130bn coronavirus plan https://t.co/0Vzj6Z1GZS
• Morrisons gives food banks £10m during coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/gVbByIagcs
• PM's controversial advisor Dominic Cummings self-isolates after experiencing coronavirus symptoms https://t.co/pETKCqP1L8
• #India’s Coronavirus Lockdown Leaves Vast Numbers Stranded, Hungry and growing anger towards PM Modi https://t.co/ELbTAyHQbm
• Rich Europeans Flee Virus for 2nd Homes, Spreading Fear and Fury https://t.co/E9uT8MDLmT
• Coronavirus Slowdown in Sleepless Seattle Suggests Restrictions Are Working #US https://t.co/uceRFZcLAB
• Firms launches ‘will through a window’ service | Legal Futures https://t.co/TWP6FasJEK
• Conveyancing groups issue contract variation guidance | Legal Futures https://t.co/bAxcyrJrTK 
• Lawyers and HMCTS launch remote hearings resource | Legal Futures https://t.co/uOhkBSZzwk
• Train chat lands Scottish Bar chief in hot water | Legal Futures https://t.co/avIiAuXvwM
• Convenience stores selling Easter eggs are facing interference from “heavy-handed” officials trying to restrict the range of goods they can sell https://t.co/KSzVdVUFjz
• EasyJet has grounded its entire fleet of planes and said it cannot give a date for when they will restart https://t.co/IcWOK2mXF
• Lifting coronavirus prevention measures will be a matter of "trial and error", Wales' chief medical officer has said https://t.co/zuVFET68sa
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Lii9P2XhMA
• UK anti-fake news unit dealing with up to 10 false coronavirus articles a day https://t.co/uneSLjaqyJ
• EU citizens in UK at risk of becoming illegal as coronavirus response prioritised https://t.co/BLroGCapvE

30th March - Law News

3016th 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:  Protesters' encampment in central Beirut was dismantled after riot police removed dozens of demonstrators from the site, according to reports. Encampment was set on fire at Riad al-Solh Square and firefighters attempted to extinguish it, amid conflicting reports about how the blaze began.

Focus of the Day story: As law firms adjust to working life during COVID-19, Jersey firm Bedell Cristin has sworn its first virtual affidavit. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Hungary's coronavirus law: Orbán's power grab https://t.co/KQNSAvajBc
• For a billion #Indians, lockdown has not prevented tragedy https://t.co/f4daXwildG
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/xsAND1Os52
• Devon 'vigilantes' target family with second home https://t.co/YQh9aeaPkG
• #Israeli Forces Demolish Emergency Coronavirus Clinic for Palestinians https://t.co/nOWvoJFl6o
• Coronavirus protection 'concerns' for lawyers and detainees https://t.co/iJkxn56Vcb 
• Alex Salmond's lawyer accused of calling him a sex pest https://t.co/8v7gepjLmG
• #India's prime minister has asked for his country's forgiveness after imposing a sweeping lockdown causing wide dissatisfactiion https://t.co/Z5KrMvFCDT 
• Revealed: £1bn of taxpayers' cash to help foreign countries buy British arms https://t.co/fqDR9C94ii
• Churchgoers all over world ignore physical distancing advice https://t.co/B6lpPUjAY
• Stephen Kinnock MP targeted by police for visiting father, Neil https://t.co/ycydH7vlrI
• UK coronavirus restrictions could last six months and ruin the self-employed into destitution https://t.co/BMcYEZ1HvH
• Alex Salmond’s QC to be investigated ‘after naming trial women’ https://t.co/HMKhtKK2N3 
• #Uganda's crackdown on public gatherings ruled unconstitutional https://t.co/Zhc2Bx9GAT 
• Detainees in #US immigration jails living in fear as coronavirus spreads https://t.co/mijXVzAOJ2 
• Chennai Six member says Johnson did 'nothing' to secure release https://t.co/kOv6WRBCkW 
• #Japan Airlines ditches compulsory high heels and skirts in big win for #KuToo movement https://t.co/xnmBpdNs5D 
• Home-working Serjeants’ Inn QC drafts hilarious ‘legal notice’ to kids https://t.co/1M4Kco1YRK 
• Shoosmiths first firm to cancel 2020 summer vacation scheme amid COVID-19 disruption https://t.co/bSDdd1a9T
• Financial uncertainty and tech woes force chambers to delay pupillage interviews https://t.co/XkpNyZbXCn
• Husband asks internet for legal advice after catching junior barrister wife having affair with QC colleague https://t.co/mMPfwg45Kv 
• City law firms to cover vac schemers wasted expenses amid COVID-19 disruption https://t.co/caZlxDcvWH
• Regulator to relax LPC exam rules https://t.co/onswMuruwB
• Taylor Wessing extends meditation app to future trainees as it ramps up wellbeing support for home-working lawyers https://t.co/ueRGdMVtKd
• And the winners of the (virtual) Legal Cheek Awards 2020 are… https://t.co/ZvkSgqcMA0 
• Freshfields lawyer exits following internal investigation https://t.co/5uMm4k8kuq
• COVID-19: The toll on criminal justice https://t.co/i1bZNJcFL5
• Stephenson Harwood keeps 9 out of 12 spring qualifying trainees https://t.co/y8r8MbszCb
• How to manage your mental health as a junior lawyer https://t.co/k2GLwfksxW
• Boxer Billy Joe Saunders has apologised after posting a video advising men how to hit their female partners during the coronavirus lockdown https://t.co/gz5Ich70Q
• Coronavirus: Domestic abuse victims 'still allowed to leave home' https://t.co/KxyN4T07yv 
• The coronavirus is the worst intelligence failure in #US history https://t.co/oElA4KxIRH
• Police name woman found dead in Plaistow churchyard https://t.co/RwBXdnDohr
• Amid our fear, we’re rediscovering utopian hopes of a connected world https://t.co/fvtjmQXP5q
• The two tests that will help to predict spread of Covid-19 https://t.co/435V2qzEX5
• Care homes refusing to take in patients ready to leave NHS hospitals https://t.co/i1KwC3csbF 
• The row between Oxford University and the students who ‘disinvited’ Amber Rudd highlights the illiberalism on both sides of the argument https://t.co/4A8ln4kVHV
• We #Ugandans are used to lockdowns and poor healthcare. But we’re terrified https://t.co/UXgtJg8ue
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Kc1JqyStxI
• Broadband providers to lift data caps during Covid-19 lockdown https://t.co/xRRoExgfdP
• 'They see my blue eyes then jump back' – #China sees a new wave of xenophobia https://t.co/OZonc7lMo7
• The rules of safe shopping under coronavirus: five tips for social distancing https://t.co/PjkOqyKN2F
• Coronavirus: Things will get worse, PM says in letter to Britons https://t.co/Fw64Rgm3oV
• SNP urges UK government to 'hit pause' on Brexit due to coronavirus https://t.co/L6zHaGIxGy 
• Calls for better workplace social distancing guidance https://t.co/aeV5w7FfVE
• Alex Salmond's accusers 'devastated' by court verdict https://t.co/QjgmuGpfOD