28th April - Law News

3045th 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 Government is rejecting calls to relax the coronavirus lockdown, saying the outbreak remains at a "delicate and dangerous" stage. Ministers are asking people to adjust to what they're calling "a new normal," for some time yet.  As the Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to work, the government says the current restrictions are having a positive effect, with fewer people being treated in hospital.

Focus of the Day Article: Only 33 prisoners in England and Wales released under anti-coronavirus measures. Ministry of Justice said this month that up to 4,000 prisoners would be freed early. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Jm9K0DwaDL
• NHS rejects Apple-Google coronavirus app plan https://t.co/TNsuzqYfJh 
• Virgin Media, one of the UK's largest broadband providers, has gone offline for thousands of users, at peak time https://t.co/I4rJMbKBN
• Lawyer in the news: Marian Shaughnessy, SinclairsLaw | Law Gazette https://t.co/qXjeTvfvEd
• My legal life: David Gauler, Thompsons Solicitors | Law Gazette https://t.co/HHQ0wIXzUt 
• Stay home, save lives: A different kind of Ramadan | Law Gazette https://t.co/3ZTYhrofzk
• Litigation breathing space is a honeyed trap | Law Gazette https://t.co/x8BVe32oVP
• Furloughs and freezes: City office moves halted | Law Gazette https://t.co/5QpU1K007L
• BT offers panel diversity prize | Law Gazette https://t.co/Y6Gnt2Tasv
• Are small firms better placed to weather Covid-19? | Law Gazette https://t.co/276EMR42mI 
• 'Abdication of responsibility': Consumer watchdog attacks SRA's compensation fund cuts | Law Gazette https://t.co/e3WxpY6QHe
• Public health measures could threaten privilege | Law Gazette https://t.co/UEMAkfQY1L
• Baker McKenzie hearing returns in virtual SDT courtroom | Law Gazette https://t.co/FVY9lRqf19
• Judicial heavyweights call for 'breathing space' to save dispute resolution system | Law Gazette https://t.co/xuSARBAPF6
• Legal charity plans emergency virus funding for welfare advice | Law Gazette https://t.co/4kLqTWNLT6
• Sole practitioners ‘alive and well’ despite lockdown, says SPG | Law Gazette https://t.co/3JkXm5ABoj 
• Legal Choices site at risk as SRA tries to shake off ownership | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/KYNb7cOo5B
• What is the new illness affecting children, and is it linked to coronavirus? https://t.co/JqVnO1WWDT
• Only 33 prisoners in England and Wales released under anti-coronavirus measures https://t.co/1dQPriBcG9
• The Margaret Taylor Interview: Greg Bargeton on how Scotland's whisky giants are tackling the coronavirus challenge https://t.co/QQKOpexovx
• Germany considers right to work from home https://t.co/XfMDE8CY9t
• Alleged IRA members convicted of aiding Colombian rebels granted amnesty https://t.co/4O7r3zjIhB
• Addleshaw Goddard announces new charity partnership with The Rock Trust https://t.co/POZk6doAsa
• Macdonald Henderson advises EHC Energy Limited on employee buyout https://t.co/y7O6wP1YbC
• Andre Boyle accredited as legal technology specialist https://t.co/nmZ0Z7tPEZ
• Judicial review sought over Scottish government’s ‘unfair’ business grant scheme https://t.co/MiWe3f7hp0
• Are you sure? Judges in England told to abandon 'beyond all reasonable doubt' https://t.co/smi3xUsArE
• Blog: Constructive criticism for Scottish government's business advice https://t.co/t7Z9uHDWj9
• Lothian valuation board wins appeal over council tax on ‘golden share’ affordable housing https://t.co/xnKvaEiWGd
• Holyrood committee launches inquiry into equality and human rights impact of COVID-19 https://t.co/FfbSUgXAEL
• Article 6 of ECHR ‘not engaged’ in dispute over £40 fixed penalty notice https://t.co/QJuyz9hk2y
• Clergy criticise tax-haven firms seeking coronavirus cash https://t.co/I7Kn2GfkxX 
• EU ‘watered down’ report on Chinese disinformation about Covid-19 https://t.co/PuA1LUGxXa
• NHS warns of rise in children with new illness that may be linked to coronavirus https://t.co/5hYr1yPwky 
• Critics are using the coronavirus crisis to revive the Brexit narrative of freedom-loving patriot v Britain-hating leftist https://t.co/X3cEHCQ8TJ
• The traffic data that shows the road into - and out of - Covid-19 lockdown https://t.co/RBdtkvjorc
• John Jones obituary: criminal barrister and a crown court recorder https://t.co/5fQ4uAQ64W 
• Ice cream vans out in Cardiff Bay despite police lockdown warnings https://t.co/5ggZNGZ2XG 
• Dozens of Gay Men Are Outed in #Morocco as Photos Are Spread Online https://t.co/rHdwdII5oA 
• Two Weapons, a Chase, a Killing and No Charges #US https://t.co/lNaAmO8M1a 
• He Found One of Stalin’s Mass Graves. Now He’s in Jail #Russia https://t.co/4Xz6Av05hr
• Trump’s Disinfectant Remark Raises a Question About the ‘Very Stable Genius’ #US https://t.co/A01MfTQFhf 
• The UK is at the moment of maximum risk in the coronavirus outbreak, Boris Johnson has said https://t.co/554UcRZycI
• #Saudi Arabia ends executions for crimes committed by minors, says commission https://t.co/MZ5emw0XOy 
• UK lockdown: Calls to domestic abuse helpline jump by half https://t.co/YhxppQwD9e
• Co-op eyes partnerships after revenue and profit jump | Legal Futures https://t.co/qmtSJHIZNS 
• LSB questions Bar regulator's decision-making | Legal Futures https://t.co/DTidQtZPl0
• Covid-19 could herald reform of reserved legal activities | Legal Futures https://t.co/a2k5X0fiw0
• Legal project management "needs common standards" | Legal Futures https://t.co/dMZmqYl4oy 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/nDvBTKvHKt
• #Israeli PM 'confident' US will soon give approval to pursue de facto annexation of parts of occupied West Bank https://t.co/kavkPnxXtN
• #India: Charged with anti-terror law, pregnant woman sent to jail https://t.co/TYnsKKgNYH 
• The solution to food insecurity is food sovereignty https://t.co/XZrYxD4mMT
• It is time to cancel student debt and make higher education free #US https://t.co/SjcERYOYyO 
• #SouthAfrica's police minister Bheki Cele apologise for "blasphemous" remark made by policeman to praying Muslims as he was enforcing lockdown rules https://t.co/0RbTJDEGhT 
• Internet child abuse images 'not being deleted' https://t.co/RAwKDu3VUc
• #Italy's PM outlines lockdown easing measures https://t.co/SsRIaohM6b 
• Ilford stabbings: Baby girl and three-year-old boy killed https://t.co/exfJjW8sJO 
• #Chile is to go ahead with controversial plans to issue certificates to people who have recovered from Covid-19 https://t.co/mTpyrWUtuS

27th April - Law News

3044th 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:  Police officers monitor Madrid's Rio park with drones on Sunday, as Spain partially eased its COVID19 lockdown measures to allow minors to leave the house for an hour per day if accompanied by an adult for the first time in 6 weeks.

Focus of the Day Article: Barristers, solicitors, court staff, judiciary, and all those others who support court users have been praised for working ‘around the clock to explore and deliver extraordinary changes at great pace’. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/qYWhwYoIIB
• UK coronavirus response utterly hypocritical, says UN poverty expert https://t.co/f9W5qFphv
• Coronavirus has deepened prejudice against older people https://t.co/AVvfYlyTrV
• Trade figures have issued new social distancing guidelines for shops to prepare for any easing of the lockdown https://t.co/gaN9ENEoKp 
• Chelsea Flower Show moves online for first time https://t.co/okRFMyw9ti
• Furloughed workers urged to become fruit pickers https://t.co/aZ0A9pBAfb 
• Reports of angry residents blocking roads and confronting cyclists during coronavirus lockdown cause concern https://t.co/KpqS0WnBWP
• Attendees of Sage meetings worried by presence of Dominic Cummings https://t.co/5GtBbbJPP7
• Non-jury trials could help clear coronavirus backlog, says QC https://t.co/tBfbf9qGA3 
• Don’t let older people’s liberty be stolen during this crisis https://t.co/XIS2xyvCwY
• Birmingham's Nightingale hospital 'has no patients' https://t.co/zyoHoInB8t
• #French police seize 140,000 black market masks https://t.co/CA9DOgEeMJ
• Philippe Sands: 'When the virus crisis is over, nationalism could be rampant' https://t.co/30Az4s1M2q
• If ministers fail to reveal 2016 flu study they ‘will face court’ https://t.co/vM25An12t
• Firm advised by ex-foreign secretary funding Russian fraudster's legal case https://t.co/xjeLqoAmlB
• Home-working judge appears topless on Zoom - Legal Cheek https://t.co/YP9hRvUEka
• Barristers lose it over Quiz courtroom blunders - Legal Cheek https://t.co/MnRxti0Ji
• Gateley furloughs trainee solicitors - Legal Cheek https://t.co/M1vKvzY49m
• SRA’s go-to law firm won't be punished over handling of missing briefcase incident - Legal Cheek https://t.co/nvZy3uIEIw
• The Great British 'internexit' from the EU - Legal Cheek https://t.co/QRWepo6vT1
• Oxbridge YouTube sensation explains why he switched from psychology to law - Legal Cheek https://t.co/SlldiQmhgI
• A flock of sheep have been spotted outside a McDonald's restaurant in Ebbw Vale during the lockdown https://t.co/B2p06ZvzTd
• Justices appear 'virtually' during Supreme Court swearing-in ceremony - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fwF30W6SnO
• Irwin Mitchell delays trainee start dates by six months in response to pandemic - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Ua9z1pUaQV
• How law students can make the most of the lockdown - Legal Cheek https://t.co/sOYEmy4jr9 
• Clifford Chance defers partner profits and freezes salary reviews in wake of virus - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6vUAVYenNH
• Solicitor struck off after losing work briefcase launches appeal crowdfunder - Legal Cheek https://t.co/vmLOxmuQhp
• From London to Paris: My life as an international arbitration lawyer - Legal Cheek https://t.co/xIwNnwAu3c
• London lawyer in Frozen lockdown parody - Legal Cheek https://t.co/4SThU6h2L
• Biotech start-up calls on law firms to donate acetate sheets for PPE production - Legal Cheek https://t.co/qYKL0k9Z6
• Sussex Uni law student leads call for tuition fee cuts as lectures move online - Legal Cheek https://t.co/E1n1aLVpRm
• Creating an SQE for the post COVID-19 world - Legal Cheek https://t.co/aVcXRyZhVw
• Largest law firm in the world asks staff to work four-day week in wake of pandemic - Legal Cheek https://t.co/8pSJ0bReC5
• University of Oxford’s Professor Rebecca Williams to deliver future of legal education keynote at LegalEdCon - Legal Cheek https://t.co/CRxIRAWcLA 
• Podcast: Meet the Durham Uni law student tackling mental health - Legal Cheek https://t.co/aWKxd1j8Pz 
• Lady Hale uses lockdown to write her memoirs - Legal Cheek https://t.co/qtQirgJQrk
• SRA: Trainees can qualify before completing Professional Skills Course - Legal Cheek https://t.co/i38KXusP5I
• Coronavirus 'could close half of Wales' care homes' https://t.co/baK9ZPnvDl
• Croydon stabbing: Search for Gucci tiger bag after fatal attack https://t.co/t97OxMEpYn
• 'Going to buy drugs' among lockdown breach excuses https://t.co/0iW4aUDPiu
• Military to test key workers in mobile units https://t.co/a1iD9YozR
• Jailed Huawei Workers in #China Raised a Forbidden Subject: Iran https://t.co/2qgAswOFnf 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/yamgVpgi3q
• Is social distancing an oxymoron in #India? https://t.co/BkROA5wfWW
• Top Tories join calls to bar Cummings from scientific advisory group https://t.co/eBFamtd99H 
• The coronavirus crisis has exposed #China's long history of racism https://t.co/VSGKE5kWQV 
• First cemeteries reopen following policy change https://t.co/bumqr7wkXT
• Nicholas Churton murder: Probation Service to give apology https://t.co/eEChjiCims 
• Three boats carrying 35 migrants intercepted in Channel https://t.co/ExabtVNn4O
• Recorded crime in Scotland down by a quarter since lockdown https://t.co/s1rQSWp8Yu

26th April - Law News

3043rd 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:  A group of indigenous Sami reindeer herders in Sweden has been targeted by revenge attacks, following a landmark court case. In January, the herders won back exclusive rights to hunting and fishing in their area of the Arctic. But that has led to heightened tensions between Sami people and local Swedes.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2iv3YwdI8O
• Johnson faces lockdown dilemma as scientists warn over grim virus data https://t.co/YxxNwNs97w
• Far right hijack coronavirus crisis to push agenda and boost support https://t.co/vQtGnVXfzE
• A growing clamour of voices treats the pandemic as if it's just health and safety gone mad https://t.co/WUqFKs6Ui
• Contact apps won't end lockdown. But they might kill off democracy https://t.co/nvDeBzArO
• Has the government broken the law by putting NHS staff in harm's way? | Stephen Cragg and Emily-Jade Defriend https://t.co/WFJb79y0c
• Coronavirus refunds: why fans are raging over ticket policies https://t.co/OGqSErdhR
• Amazon Loses Appeal of #French Order to Stop Selling Nonessential Items https://t.co/ogxGle2Zq
• Turmoil in #Brazil: Bolsonaro Fires Police Chief and Justice Minister Quits https://t.co/tk3WRH45uH
• #HongKong protests: Jailed man gets judge's sympathy for stabbing https://t.co/eUGBC6Tj1r 
• Lam Wing-kee: HK bookseller who defied #China opens shop in Taiwan https://t.co/ug0gfbbyTl 
• Tata Steel needs about £500m of government support to get through the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/iq24H380aQ
• #India allows small shops to reopen https://t.co/6GDgSmVSfS
• Coronavirus Immunity passports ‘could increase virus spread’ https://t.co/4vFwqrCFk
• Some 30% of SMEs don’t expect to survive the COVID-19 crisis, according to research by the UK200Group of mid-sized legal and accountancy firms | NLJ https://t.co/37UXFaXRqQ
• Reforms to whiplash claims are to be delayed for a third time, to April 2021, due to COVID-19, the Lord Chancellor has confirmed | NLJ https://t.co/6km1HnyhcH
• Barristers, solicitors, court staff, judiciary, and all those others who support court users have been praised for working ‘around the clock' | NLJ https://t.co/DO7jxHjMNf
• Zoombombers and virtual eavesdroppers are just some of the risks faced by lawyers when working remotely | NLJ https://t.co/Cid1kzZ1E3
• Atkin Chambers has won a prestigious award for international business success, for a second time | NLJ https://t.co/r0ZXmy8QB
• Moneypenny is offering a free digital switchboard service to keep law firms talking during the COVID-19 pandemic | NLJ https://t.co/ttcYR4NKr
• Costs lawyers have produced guidance on assessing costs for remote hearings, with the support of the regional costs bench | NLJ https://t.co/O4Fb7VXumF
• 'Homeless' struggle to social distance https://t.co/z8sDfaUXaj
• Coronavirus test website slots booked up within hour of site reopening https://t.co/bkh26rgdJr 
• Coronavirus refunds: why fans are raging over ticket policies https://t.co/OGqSErdhRl
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/BlFQtQ8ryZ
• Revealed: leader of group peddling bleach as coronavirus 'cure' wrote to Trump this week #US https://t.co/Py7ot9qLtM
• Insurers estimate virus payouts to UK firms to be £1.2bn https://t.co/4ZNJrF7sLV
• 'Revenge porn' surge hits helpline https://t.co/iADwcCpTWa
• Plea for public to get medical care when they need it https://t.co/euViyMf5tm
• Gender and Covid-19: the immediate impact the crisis is having on women https://t.co/Y4RAPhwq1N
• European Court of Human Rights to Consider Impact of Covid-19 | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/IhTle1BKfQ
• Is the Lockdown Lawful? An overview of the debate | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/AbgdSW7KkP
• A disproportionate interference: the Coronavirus Regulations and the ECHR | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/Nf1jAxzSfJ
• Fisheries Bill 2020: What Does it have in Stock? | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/QehJwyR64M

25th April - Law News

3042nd 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 Uttar Pradesh government will bring back migrant workers stranded in other states amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today. The migrants will be brought back in phases after having completed the mandatory 14-day quarantine at the places in which they had been staying, the Chief Minister added.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Brazil justice minister resigns, accuses Bolsonaro of meddling https://t.co/yqZLLSTq6e
• Coronavirus pandemic leaves Delhi riots victims twice displaced #India https://t.co/DTbFfMmgzv 
• #India's coronavirus lockdown worsens access to mental healthcare https://t.co/BQDFLDAyf9 
• This Ramadan, boycotting #Israeli dates is working and we need to keep going https://t.co/XoHUH78Dg8
• #US states built stockpiles of hydroxychloroquine after it was touted by Trump as a treatment for coronavirus https://t.co/BKim4QsPHY
• Ramadan: Fasting safely during coronavirus crisis https://t.co/dj0vJW12fZ
• #SouthAfrica allows cigarette sales as lockdown restrictions eased https://t.co/Dq9LO5qkyG 
• #Saudi Arabia to abolish flogging - supreme court https://t.co/12soUqO0oF
• Nova Scotia gunman's first victim was girlfriend, who survived #Canada https://t.co/zMMMOAwNhH
• British soldiers to get insect repellant as Covid-19 protection https://t.co/q2W8pe9CaZ
• Case for transparency over Sage has never been clearer https://t.co/GUff8yZX4x
• Mail publisher had agenda of 'offensive' stories about Meghan, court told https://t.co/NYoveyhv91
• Leading #Saudi activist Abdullah al-Hamid dies in detention, say campaigners https://t.co/djUIhloTH4 
• Blasphemy to be decriminalised in Scottish hate crime bill https://t.co/QqrCGc5ZG3
• #China rejects call for probe into origins of disease https://t.co/Z9VOQyxUFF
• Judiciary sets up working party to bring back jury trials | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/JmN5WM6hi7
• East Anglia heavyweight goes international with merger | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/LS8aR4FUnj 
• Suspension for barrister who took four years to pay fine | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/lgH4EDUqBu
• Councils move to ditch adult social care duties | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/2vrhLrmmav 
• SRA relaxes rules to ensure trainees qualify on time | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/AQhpSIzq1n
• DWF secures extra credit to ride out lockdown | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/O5ig3Pyea4 
• Probate researchers 'flouting lockdown rules by visiting heirs' | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Dihk0Am2T1 
• Firm concerned by London 'blindspot' over court safety | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/2fbV0hyT1H 
• Legal services profits soar as Co-op claims UK market lead | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/diipL3nMl3 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/z18UbKAlkr
• Expanding law group buys Yorkshire ABS from LegalZoom | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/4PGJf1GdO4 
• And the judge wore pyjama trousers | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/qjS27mSrYs 
• Revealed: Dominic Cummings on secret scientific advisory group for Covid-19 https://t.co/jMH4k16lOK
• Rugby player fined and banned after signing for two clubs https://t.co/2H0WCpi9oE
• Leading disinfectant producer has issued a strong warning not to use its products on the human body after Donald Trump suggested they could potentially be used to treat coronavirus https://t.co/3JCpbcoo0t 
• Coronavirus volunteers 'not being called upon' to help NHS https://t.co/bNgYV0R4vN
• Coronavirus test website to reopen for bookings after 'significant demand' https://t.co/jw7hwmbzup
• A judge has ruled that a staggering €340,000 debt built up in three games of rock-paper-scissors is invalid https://t.co/EuxvJDKBnj
• A round-up of human rights stories from around the world https://t.co/R1Rzj8NMg3
• Ailie McGowan: Coronavirus pandemic underlines necessity of a digitalised civil court system https://t.co/x8d0v6M8YC 
• DWF boosts liquidity with additional £15 million facility https://t.co/p75jMJZFWS
• Lady Hale to publish memoirs next year https://t.co/ZIpsYOO5jS 
• ‘Mary Barbour Bill’ lodged by Scottish Labour @scottishlegal https://t.co/gaiNqfPiWS 
• Businesses call for Scottish housing market recovery plan https://t.co/XZzSMyMTp
• First steps made to restore Sheriff Court civil business https://t.co/WX1RoMzvzg
• Former UK diplomat charged with contempt of court over Salmond trial blog https://t.co/7ZYpBuIVM0
• Hate Crime Bill introduced with standalone offence of misogynistic harassment to be considered https://t.co/I7ocEuWC9V
• Lothian valuation board wins appeal over council tax on ‘golden share’ affordable housing https://t.co/xnKvaEiWGd
• Google Will Require Proof of Identity From All Advertisers https://t.co/fPRIjGJngd
• A lawsuit filed against a Smithfield Foods plant claims it has created a public nuisance by failing to protect workers from coronavirus infection #US https://t.co/LYa06ks9F2
• ‘Sadness’ and Disbelief From a World Missing American Leadership #US https://t.co/JxBiATiE6L 
• The Secretive Group Guiding the U.K. on Coronavirus https://t.co/Gf8bB0hLsv
• Coronavirus detected on particles of air pollution https://t.co/jULvZNc8ZU
• Revealed: former Vodafone executive in 5G conspiracy video is UK pastor https://t.co/WquLJA1YA8 
• No checks to be made on essential-worker status for UK Covid-19 tests https://t.co/wnR9cgG9nJ
• Revealed: UK ministers were warned last year of risks of coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/P3vXziwfAX 
• Doctor couple challenge UK government on PPE risks to BAME staff https://t.co/p4scYBo3pi 
• Mail publisher asks court to strike out Meghan's 'dishonesty' claims https://t.co/NYoveyhv91 
• 'Traffic light' system to lift lockdown in Wales https://t.co/tHE8lXf2rZ 
• Laura McLellan says she has never felt so humbled as when she and her team of checkout operators were told they were key workers https://t.co/UeOBe67ppU
• Transport for London furloughs 7,000 staff https://t.co/qEAYKsY8ta
• Outcry after Trump suggests injecting disinfectant as coronavirus: treatment #US https://t.co/LSMo4ICj5d
• Coronavirus test website closes after 'significant demand' https://t.co/YWmM1MzKFy
• US legal giant sells its ABS to consolidator | Legal Futures https://t.co/Tu6N6NYBIS
• Solicitor “dipped into” divorce client’s funds | Legal Futures https://t.co/4TNT2TCSIr 
• SRA allows trainees to qualify before completing PSC | Legal Futures https://t.co/Gyjvljh8LM 
• EHRC warning on use of video hearings in criminal cases | Legal Futures https://t.co/OtLfheW6vm
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Ro8EoEow4f
• Lebanon arrests suspect for putting Nigerian worker up 'for sale' https://t.co/wD5KnyNYUp 
• In Pictures: Lockdown adds to #India's slum dwellers' woes https://t.co/a6a7mxNs97 
• #Israel's new national emergency government was established not to defeat COVID-19, but to keep Netanyahu out of prison https://t.co/w704yjEAoP
• #India rape: Six-year-old victim's eyes damaged in attack https://t.co/IybsTxc8ui
• Lockdown UK: 'There are now two classes, people with gardens and the rest of us' https://t.co/TJy4iAlPR1
• Covid-19 pandemic casts long shadow as Ramadan starts https://t.co/mR49D02rCX
• Thousands of firms may fail if rescue schemes not expanded, says CBI https://t.co/6ONzaHa72L
• Hospitals sound alarm over privately run virus test centre at Surrey theme park https://t.co/slFy9QaG8
• NHS supplier urges public not to buy out medical masks https://t.co/xmnr977k8b 
• First trial for potential Covid-19 drug shows it has no effect https://t.co/dhsmhE9MZK
• What would a year of physical distancing mean for the UK? Total destruction of all small and medium sized businesses? https://t.co/nkl96pljI
• From an Italian hotel to a US state, coronavirus ‘lawfare’ takes off https://t.co/2e27PC7OvI 
• 'The most depressing place in Manchester': inside city's domestic violence court https://t.co/dRDBRGhEfn 
• No-prorogation justice Lady Hale to publish memoir and guide to the law https://t.co/rrTj8FIOd7
• UK voter ID plan disenfranchises the poor, appeal court told https://t.co/USKRbbnAsI

24th April - Law News

3041st 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:  Police have charged the driver of a Porsche with fleeing the scene of Wednesday's truck crash that killed four officers, as detectives face a days-long wait to interview the driver of the truck behind the crash. Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor, Constable Glen Humphris, Senior Constable Kevin King and Constable Josh Prestney were killed when they were hit by a truck on the Eastern Freeway in Kew.

Focus of the Day article: The High Court has ruled that a hearing related to the biggest class action in history can go ahead remotely, in another sign of judges’ acceptance of a new default position during the coronavirus crisis. Two defendants in Municipio De Mariana & Ors v BHP Group Plc have made applications to stay proceedings and wanted their seven-day June hearing moved to the autumn. The proceedings arise out of the collapse of the Fundao Dam in Brazil in November 2015.  Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Bereavement staff have been spat at and assaulted by mourners who are angry at the six-person restriction for funerals https://t.co/6YxC2OjRm
• Society urges chancellor to bail out struggling solicitors | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/NIH05ohntK
• Online fraudsters target lawyers working from home | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/nW5wRLDFZg
• Bar watchdog predicts income boost from surge in students | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/eRRLIVCPuw
• Crisis could put diversity drive into reverse, says Bar Council | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Pmyl0Dyn3
• Coronavirus truce extended between claimant lawyers and insurers | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/km1tHABqLu
• McFarlane adjourns family proceedings as unsuitable to be heard remotely | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/fIMfaEVOiA
• Ex-Coops boss fined £20,000 over Asons transfer | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/vGo2c4VLE
• Communication with colleagues in lockdown is key | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/fZyUhIap0
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/8rcwuc15K
• US state of Missouri has launched an “impossible” bid to sue the Chinese government for coronaviru https://t.co/JEigGePMcJ
• Conversations with SYLA coming soon https://t.co/7mo0k7fBdH
• On Tuesday Lord Leggatt was sworn in as a Supreme Court justice in a small, modified ceremony held in the court’s library https://t.co/3BJ9vOjnp4
• How can the COVID-19 pandemic affect a company’s ability to make key decisions? https://t.co/5BV5cHgQDV
• England: Remote courts not ready for criminal trials with juries https://t.co/8xIEA5h1h
• Online briefings on EU citizens’ rights announced by Citizens’ Rights Project https://t.co/xYp0WbpZ3T 
• COVID-19: Plaintiffs join class action lawsuit against Austrian ski resort 'by the minute' https://t.co/bOxeKlsVCL
• Can my boss make me return to work? And other questions https://t.co/jylI62mRoZ
• Postman delivers 'somewhere in Sheffield' parcel https://t.co/h2BMxr1CsM
• Conor McGregor fails in legal fight against clothier https://t.co/UtHTOdMdg0
• Scottish housing market 'poised for two waves of bounceback' https://t.co/K9vhNT5czi 
• Home Office succeeds in challenging judicial review of ‘hostile environment’ letting policy https://t.co/oVYvHyU1c
• The government is facing pressure to give businesses "hope" after a warning that social distancing could last for the rest of the year https://t.co/AKyxypzhwl
• 'Murder threats' to telecoms engineers over 5G https://t.co/J1mBbiTBuE 
• The parents in lockdown with violent children https://t.co/kkJYMDMnPW
• Knife crime in England and Wales rises to record high, ONS figures show https://t.co/ZwIy4An4jx
• Lifting of Scottish coronavirus lockdown 'likely to be phased' https://t.co/O26kAB8jLJ
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Gp8FZfmEe
• Coronavirus: UK plans to test 300,000 for immunity https://t.co/fUcDIAHIvt
• The revelations in the leaked Labour report are a genuine scandal | John McDonnell https://t.co/6HGLLki2YC
• The lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) has become one of the defining stories of the UK's battle with coronavirus https://t.co/COOkRvY2e9
• Twenty thousand households in England are being contacted to take part in a study to track coronavirus in the general population https://t.co/TiTKSRo56Z
• Luxury Hotel Company Is Biggest Beneficiary of Small-Business Funds #US https://t.co/9n61vk3DAI 
• Banks Gave Richest Clients ‘Concierge Treatment’ for Pandemic Aid #US https://t.co/b8xsX3Zjns
• For Indian Diaspora, Panic and Anger Over Trump’s Immigration Plans #US https://t.co/DqUvGEXigL 
• The Untold Story of the Birth of Social Distancing #US https://t.co/IgYpuQqyJJ
• Conveyancers calls on government to extend furlough scheme | Legal Futures https://t.co/3Mknu93T1e
• New file openings crash but staff stepping up during crisis | Legal Futures https://t.co/8S1gtclnej
• Coops boss sanctioned for frustrating SRA over Asons | Legal Futures https://t.co/7kthVjPiSq
• Young barristers spell out pandemic's devastating financial toll | Legal Futures https://t.co/1vdofclBT
• Law firms must adapt to survive lockdown | Legal Futures https://t.co/Movm80aEC5

23rd April - Law News

3040th 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:  Supporting small firms to protect law firm business. Find out more about what the SRA rule changes mean for legal businesses and the opportunities they bring. Learn more about the Account Rules and our Standards and Regulations.

Focus of the Day article: A discussion on how moral judgements are affected by aesthetic perception in a jurispurdential primer. See also parts one, two and three.  Full story - Scottish Legal News

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/L7Fyxc5rMC
• Under fire Welsh health minister caught swearing about Labour AM https://t.co/xyQJUGWua
• Hearing in biggest ever group litigation to go ahead remotely | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/hNNQT6Ka0
• Leeds firm wins international trade prize | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/0wL5pI1NTZ
• Solicitor spends hours in call queue for update on abuse injunctions | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/tT4qgKWZNH
• London secures a third of A&O promotions | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/lEgebrZRo
• Awareness of leading legal brands increasing, consumer research shows | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/WCRCNv5mew
• HMCTS reveals deaths of three employees who tested positive for Covid-19 | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/C6VYsKEHN
• Struck-off junior files appeal with pro bono help | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/gEXdYIHEKY
• Domestic abuse victims 'have no escape' during lockdown https://t.co/UTYOcS520g
• #Germany's states make face masks compulsory https://t.co/qF28oPkt4r
• The moment a top police officer sheds a tear over nurses' support during his battle with Covid-19 https://t.co/sUCKs53W1f
• Easing social distancing measures in the UK too soon would risk a second spike of coronavirus cases https://t.co/p72LW2JnXH
• Lockdown is nothing new. We’ve been kept off the land for centuries https://t.co/CaP0gOO3pF
• Thomas Mensah obituary: Lawyer who was the world’s leading arbitrator on the settlement of international maritime disputes https://t.co/HBWO1NpiBF
• Two Muslim students face 'bogus' charges of inciting Delhi riots #India https://t.co/h8mGv6oJgl 
• Senior doctors from across Wales have written to the first minister calling on him to make using second homes illegal during the Covid-19 pandemic https://t.co/x8Tk2mMQH
• A homeowner has won a planning battle started after a neighbour challenged her decision to paint her front door pink https://t.co/4Lj9YdDqAA
• How moral judgements are affected by aesthetic perception https://t.co/Bkq6OVIXF4
• Shepherd and Wedderburn announces two partner and four legal director promotions https://t.co/R6oFBVcd1j
• DAC Beachcroft launches England & Wales litigation unit in Scotland https://t.co/XcjnXJyBfx 
• Stronachs' private client team awarded highest accreditation from STEP https://t.co/NlU0L6qZ17
• TLT wins expanded role on BT legal panel https://t.co/f5TIw4Z6m4
• Terra Firma launches series of webinars on 'Local Government in Challenging Times' https://t.co/A7OoOSH2To
• Peter Carmichael Millar OBE, MA, LLB, WS, solicitor and Deputy Keeper of the Signet, passed away last month at the age of 93 https://t.co/mBLewscG2
• Short-term prisoners considered for early release https://t.co/86G28DnP84 
• Social distancing regulations strengthened https://t.co/pAcgYoWYeS
• First virtual court hearing in Scotland takes place https://t.co/ktyMWQhqIR
• COVID-19: Debenhams’ administrators took on contracts of furloughed employees https://t.co/r28ncwxtaF
• What is the EU medical equipment scheme and why did UK opt out? https://t.co/g7Jy99bsV
• Armed police arrest Chatham 'balcony gunman' https://t.co/t4fHRSz94R 
• 'First Ryanair agreed to a refund, then it didn't' https://t.co/lVe2ww5G19
• Government facing fresh questions over EU equipment scheme https://t.co/TyTXwmUij
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/UNmvlcevPB
• UK ad watchdog bans claims that IV drips can treat coronavirus https://t.co/UBdAUpdL9
• All big UK airlines and travel firms denying refunds, Which? finds https://t.co/aEjEzarNBM
• Revealed: Private firm running UK PPE stockpile was sold in middle of pandemic https://t.co/82gNE9hqG5 
• McFarlane: Remote hearing on future of child a step too far | Legal Futures https://t.co/cTAy5vx1XV 
• Tribunal clears solicitor of SDLT scheme allegations | Legal Futures https://t.co/K4kiTIWmKm
• IP specialist waited two years to switch to unregulated firm | Legal Futures https://t.co/6Fr1Mk0yqm 
• Restructuring transactions in response to the COVID-19 crisis – Key UK tax considerations https://t.co/eG1hkvcuUN 
• European citizens in UK at risk of losing out on jobless benefit, warn campaigners https://t.co/08sL47wapm 
• UK marks 4/20 cannabis legalisation rally with first ever virtual event https://t.co/Om1y3Fg31a
• UK 'Resident Evil' stuntwoman left with life-changing injuries wins legal challenge https://t.co/UiUREh3bHn
• Brexit and Animal Welfare: Opportunity or Risk? https://t.co/0SMolleYU4
• Lawyers see 'spike' in will inquiries https://t.co/TIXrxR3HzC
• UK Crypto Cop: Law Enforcement Must Understand Bitcoin https://t.co/rirUIfQ0h5 
• PODCAST 87: Sex Worker and Lawyer Nadia Guo on the Devastating Impact of COVID-19 on the Sex trade https://t.co/HTWeJHdtv8
• The Quiet Hand of Fascist and Conservative Groups in the Anti-Lockdown Protests https://t.co/YfRBLiprt0
• Mourning Victims of Canada’s Worst Mass Shooting Must Come at a Safe Distance #Canada https://t.co/E08wkSVhSB
• From 1 to 1,000s: Solving the Mysteries of Coronavirus With Genetic Fingerprints #US https://t.co/0enLn7CJWY 
• Trump Halts New Green Cards, but Backs Off Broader Immigration Ban #US https://t.co/I4bsSxALJI 
• Are the Tories turning Britain into a one-party state? https://t.co/HMqhphHHjX
• PC Keith Palmer's widow 'disappointed' at disclosure of Met lawsuit https://t.co/Hymp59u7Dc
• Iran extends Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's prison release by month https://t.co/LwW660C2EK
• Coca-Cola and Pepsi falling short on pledges over plastic – report https://t.co/ZlKCJqOZxW 
• Government misses out on 16m face masks for NHS in four weeks https://t.co/26ymeO4C0W
• Experts call for inquiry into Cheltenham festival decision https://t.co/TVIcFn3vPg
• Tenants told to use lunch and holiday savings to pay full rent: London agent for billionaire landlord turns down residents’ request for coronavirus relief https://t.co/2slrI9hLCP
• Students 'should get a year's refund due to Covid-19 crisis' https://t.co/Nnn4iaAnZB 
• Court hearings via video 'risk unfairness for disabled people' https://t.co/PaVpfe3laf
• Coronavirus in #India: Desperate migrant workers trapped in lockdown https://t.co/sJGiWYga42 
• #Saudi Arabia executed record number of people in 2019 - Amnesty https://t.co/0Mm0hXqeV3
• Euthanasia: #Dutch court expands law on dementia cases https://t.co/aGF4kSrAtY
• #Cameroon admits army's role in civilian killings https://t.co/Icbrs8weOy