Monday

20th July - Law News

3128th 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:  George Floyd's uncle, Selwyn Jones, spoke to the public and media as the police officers who have been charged with the death of his nephew appeared in court on Monday for a pre-trial hearing.


Focus of the Day Article: The Supreme Court has restricted the scope of the ‘no reflective loss’ rule, in a ground-breaking judgment. The decision, handed down this week in Sevilleja v Marex Financial [2020] UKSC 31, clarifies the principle that reflective loss cannot be recovered (the principle derives from a 1982 ruling that shareholders cannot claim for loss of value of shares or dividends because that loss is a reflection of the loss suffered by the company rather than a personal loss). The upshot of Sevilleja is that business owners who provide loans or personal guarantees for the benefit of a company will retain their individual legal rights against wrongdoing by third parties. Moreover, their rights will not be damaged by the actions of any insolvency practitioners appointed if the company goes into administration. Full story -  New Law Journal


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Sunday

19th July - Law News

3126th 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:  In Bangladesh, more than a dozen health workers have been arrested on charges of selling thousands of fake certificates claiming people are free of coronavirus. Corruption has only added to the challenge of fighting the COVID-19 outbreak.


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  • Crowd delays funeral for Glasgow knife attacker Badreddin Abadlla Adam https://t.co/Gb7F7Xmg3l
  • Thorpe Park: Man 'slashed in stomach' in stabbing https://t.co/b8un47fjmt
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/KIW9We5rR1
  • The 'digital strip search' has gone, but rape survivors still live in fear https://t.co/Aanwx0N7lS
  • Coronavirus spike continues amid new Catalonia restrictions #Spain https://t.co/fY5NfWxmoX
  • #Russia's UK ambassador rejects coronavirus vaccine hacking allegations https://t.co/9d65PghGcp
  • A "wartime state" has been declared in Urumqi, the capital of #China's western Xinjiang region, after a spike in cases of coronavirus https://t.co/mdmqHU9Gj0
  • Street protests are continuing for a seventh day in #Russia's far east in support of the detained governor Sergei Furgal https://t.co/T9ADimtWV
  • Wales' ancient monuments set to reopen in August https://t.co/TQfH6kd2u
  • Scotland sees biggest daily rise in cases in almost a month https://t.co/AtMgrAGGR9 
  • Met Police must apologise for 'knee-on-neck' arrest says lawyer https://t.co/JhA3j26oq1
  • A field day for divorce specialists? Lockdown may trigger 'surge' in couples splitting https://t.co/9rZRzUOnZ
  • Nantes: Arson suspected in fire at Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul cathedral #France https://t.co/dqfM85xpt1
  • Holidaymakers who were given refund credit notes, rather than cash, for their cancelled package holiday are being reassured their money is safe https://t.co/xgjkz9K2W
  • Unauthorised use of a trade mark guideline consultation https://t.co/m7wLQ5Lm2z
  • Draft sentencing guidelines for selling or possessing counterfeit goods intended for sale have been published by the Sentencing Council | NLJ https://t.co/nTZLEBam62
  • The government spends less on the justice system per day per head than the price of a red pepper in Tesco, a report has found - Small Change for Justice report 2020 | NLJ https://t.co/Cd8WWXS8gN
  • Powers extended for CILEx lawyers during COVID-19 pandemic - Institute urges government to make the change permanent | NLJ https://t.co/Ez4zgmU0vn
  • Two-thirds of barristers would find extended court operating hours ‘an impossibility’ due to caring responsibilities or because they are themselves vulnerable during the pandemic, the Bar Council has warned | NLJ https://t.co/G2zCpypKpP
  • A global project to improve the mental wellbeing of lawyers has been launched by the International Bar Association (IBA), as COVID-19 adds to the stress of professional life https://t.co/7YD8qeO3O6
  • The costs of budgeting and costs management do not include VAT, the Senior Costs Judge has held in an important decision for costs lawyers | NLJ https://t.co/jtyZB6dwEM 
  • Lawyers who enter into damages-based agreements (DBAs) can be paid in the event of early termination, the High Court has confirmed in a landmark judgment | NLJ https://t.co/0O0vEH3oey 
  • The Justice Committee has launched an inquiry into the Coroner Service and whether enough improvements have been made since reforms were introduced by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 https://t.co/5bLpf3WAD
  • The Barber window closed for Safeway pensioners when the Pensions Act took force, the Court of Appeal has held unanimously | NLJ https://t.co/T4ootOMwKK
  • The Supreme Court has restricted the scope of the ‘no reflective loss’ rule, in a ground-breaking judgment | NLJ https://t.co/MWGKG0604
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/5OmccCTM4y
  • Police Have Too Much Access to People’s Data, #German Court Rules https://t.co/RWqwYrRaTU 
  • #Tunisian Woman Sentenced to Prison Over Joke Alluding to the Quran https://t.co/N5Tb0x51kI 
  • More than 140 released prisoners housed in hotels during lockdown https://t.co/1tWvzo6rZt
  • Twitter hackers manipulated staff to access internal systems https://t.co/COdLXsUHzn
  • Ofcom says it is concerned some customers are "not being treated fairly" over the amount they are being charged to keep old email addresses https://t.co/UtemHwFOEy
  • Portland protests: Federal agents 'abuse power' in arrests #US https://t.co/fMKGjO7Qez 
  • Councils in England get new powers for local shutdowns https://t.co/vz4YXApFls
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Saturday

18th July - Law News

3126th 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:  On Wednesday, when the Indian Medical Association issued a "red alert" to healthcare professionals across India urging them to ensure all safety measures while performing their duties, it said 99 doctors across India have lost their lives to COVID-19. Among the 99 who have lost their lives, 57 of them are General Practitioners. 56-year-old Dr Milind Vairagi was among those who lost their lives. He was working as a General Practitioner at his clinic in Mumbai's Kalyan-Dombivali area which is currently Mumbai's biggest hotspot with total 9,000 cases.


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Friday

17th July - Law News

3125th 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:  When some of the world's top most visible political figures and TV stars tweet - people pay attention. So when the likes of Barack Obama, Bill Gates and Kim Kardashian were hacked on Twitter, many wondered how. It's still not known who was responsible, leaving Twitter scrambling to find the culprit.
Focus of the Day Article: Information aggregator tool to offer paid-for insight into leading arbitrators. Arbitrator Intelligence looks to the open up market by publishing feedback on arbitrators. Full story -  The Global Legal Post

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Thursday

16th July - Law News

3124th 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:  Florida Republican state lawmaker Rep. Anthony Sabatini, who has filed numerous lawsuits to prevent mask mandates in his state, tells CNN's Brianna Keilar that his state is doing just fine despite data showing Florida is a hotspot for coronavirus.


Focus of the Day Article: The new ‘super-exam’ for aspiring solicitors will improve diversity only if employers have confidence in the assessment, an independent report has found. The Bridge Group, a diversity consultancy, said the Solicitors Qualifying Exam will achieve only ‘modest gains’ if leading law firms continue to recruit directly from a small pool of universities, with little focus on relative SQE performance. Full story -  Law Society Gazette

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