Sunday

16th August - Law News

Edition 3155: 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.
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Today's Highlighted Video Story:  The opposition in Ivory Coast is warning of more protests to denounce the president's decision to seek a third term. Another day of demonstrations on Friday turned violent. Protesters accuse Alassane Ouattara of breaking a two-term limit, but he insists a new constitution allows him to run again.



Saturday Conversations on Law
  • For #Palestinians, Israel-U.A.E. Deal Swaps One Nightmare for Another https://t.co/LFQp6i9qWh 
  • Innovation sandbox to be tested this year as LawtechUK contractors named | Law Gazette https://t.co/ROlHMQK1qO
  • Diners at the luxury Ritz hotel in London have been targeted by "extremely convincing" scammers who posed as hotel staff to steal payment card details https://t.co/h7ewXC3nZm
  • Exams regulator Ofqual has explained what constitutes a "valid" mock exam for the purpose of students appealing against A-level results in England: Teacher assessments can be used as 'valid' mocks https://t.co/TncYmcrA0j
  • Fixed costs regime 'cut via the back door' for legal aid lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/zksJrmy6Jf
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/PDvYERy86U
  • London criminal set to close after Covid-19 pressure | Law Gazette https://t.co/9yecXDp2aA
  • Bar Council wades into exam row | Law Gazette https://t.co/ueBLzFjWnf 
  • Court rooms are sitting empty, says criminal bar | Law Gazette https://t.co/Y3ugS7DeS0
  • Jury trial halted in Liverpool after paralegal tests positive for Covid-19 | Law Gazette https://t.co/OyYklRmshF
  • Covid-19 protocol encourages 'positive behaviours' in clinical negligence litigation | Law Gazette https://t.co/JNGvgNpSD3
  • Barrister Franck Magennis of Garden Court Chambers, arrested at picket line, to sue Metropolitan Police - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jMBlESFkR
  • CMS has confirmed its continued sponsorship of 2020 Pride celebrations in support of Scotland’s LGTBQ+ community - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4aV5wljCO
  • Running a law school in lockdown: Diary of a law academic, trying to make law graduates fit for the workplace, trying (and failing) to be the perfect manager, mother and mate | Law Gazette https://t.co/4zsQIvhjA
  • José Filomeno dos Santos, son of #Angola's ex-leader jailed for fraud from when he was head of the oil-rich country's Sovereign Wealth Fund https://t.co/0DbKgWmj4
  • Crime in #SouthAfrica dropped by up to 40% during the first three months of its lockdown, official figures show https://t.co/HM3zV46Uhi
  • Video: Public inquiries and FAIs in the COVID-19 era - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yivwEHbwuH
  • Barrister's rapist son demands new trial claiming attack was 'misunderstanding' https://t.co/M7eK2KcVSC 
  • Solicitor traineeship opportunity at Dingwall branch of major legal firm Brodies LLP https://t.co/VRs0uih5x1
  • The Margaret Taylor interview: Rachael Bicknell squaring circles online - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4gW84XT3Rs
  • A student, rejected by her chosen university after her A-level results were downgraded, has told Tory schools minister Nick Gibb he "ruined my life" https://t.co/j6NAHjju6s
  • #Thai king commutes death sentence of UK pair’s killers https://t.co/HzcGv0QM1
  • Personal Injury Court video tech system off to a good start - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8pUU7Blp7
  • Nurse who said 'telling people bad news made her ill' tried to sue hospital https://t.co/Q2fDqH7TO4
  • Inside the youth justice system: Why people from BAME backgrounds are over-represented https://t.co/Yk4ol5ZQoQ
  • Fury in #Spain at US plans to produce ‘Iberian’ ham in Texas and Georgia https://t.co/BeGnvMPeQa
  • #Thailand protests: police arrest student activist for sedition https://t.co/9QBMo1Npn
  • Clive Palmer brands WA premier an 'outlaw' in fiery interview as state moves to block $30bn suit #Australia https://t.co/paq4Ss4vd
  • 'Miel Gibson' honey lands #Chilean entrepreneur in hot water. Actor's representatives had issued a cease and desist notice over the unauthorised use of his name and likeness https://t.co/BDP4EM1021
  • Businesses such as bowling alleys, soft play centres and casinos can now reopen in England as lockdown rules ease https://t.co/vBk9WfMLeW
  • Parents urged to stay up-to-date with children's vaccinations https://t.co/pK46NI1hv
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/TxWbFuQK5d
  • Suspended supreme court judge Francis Bere's supporter lawyers walk out of court to show solidarity #Zimbabwe https://t.co/6yBRdOPIXF
  • National Green Tribunal seeks Centre’s response on RLIS #India https://t.co/mXLRVzRPGa
  • The Lord Chancellor, after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, has announced the appointment of Philip Brook Smith QC and Susan Humble as new members of the Tribunal Procedure Committee https://t.co/FNGybdSHkQ
  • Woman lawyer commits suicide in Gurugram; blames senior lawyer of sexual harassment #India https://t.co/GBtPhokefk
  • Trump to nominate Albany lawyer as federal judge for Upstate New York #US https://t.co/21BKE9MFs4
  • Vegan lawyer and blogger Joanne Molinaro claps back after fellow attorney says it 'doesn't look like she w [Video] https://t.co/1lXi2GgDU0
  • 'I Will Never Say I'm Sorry': South Florida Lawyer Sought $700,000 in Fees to Fight a $100,000 Claim Against Him #US https://t.co/FN0w69Ctdr
  • HM Land Registry Enhances Users' Portal Experiences https://t.co/h9rFrypDBY
  • As the end of the transition period looms, what does Brexit mean for UK data protection law? And what does it mean for the marketing and cookie rules your business needs to adhere to? https://t.co/3oEUk1jDc2
  • Coronavirus: What are the rules on weddings? https://t.co/zagIE6AJkI
  • Exam results: Can I accept a degree place and sit the exam? And other questions https://t.co/f4DXiE4iej
  • Stonehaven train derailment: Crash investigators confirm train struck landslip https://t.co/YvtizZSC69
  • A-levels and GCSEs: Free exam appeals for schools in England https://t.co/dq7ss13Lbg

Saturday

15th August - Law News

Edition 3154: 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.
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Today's Highlighted Video Story:  15th August in 1947 was a momentous day, Britain lost its most profitable colony, acquired through deception, bribery, rape and pillage. Tryst with Destiny was a speech made by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India. The speech was made to the Indian Constituent Assembly, on the eve of India's independence, towards midnight on 14 August 1947. "Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance".



Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Double appointment boost for Saddleworth’s straight-talking law firm https://t.co/UcqQ4WAa2N
  • ‘We can’t wait until 2050 to reach net zero’: Campaigners call for climate crisis to be enshrined in law https://t.co/NWc2z1H56S
  • DLA Piper Sets Up £150M Litigation Funding Arrangement for Clients https://t.co/mGQ1pyG72k
  • UK eyeing disclosure labels for online political campaigning https://t.co/Ikz9yRXxph
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/yFxPaNdL73
  • UK Regulation of Consumer IOT Security - How the U.K.’s Regulatory Plans Could Raise Compliance Standards https://t.co/9PgWuPoAY
  • Collateral waiver and legal professional privilege: PCP Capital Partners v Barclays Bank Plc https://t.co/7cXBjP4ecV
  • Legal Departments May Need to Rethink What They Want From Outside Providers | Corporate Counsel https://t.co/wydDNbJG90
  • Lawyers and barristers hampered by lack of ECEC under Stage 4 restrictions, ALA says #Australia https://t.co/uqsVBLc1ax
  • A-level results Wales: Senedd committee recalled over A-level results https://t.co/HWFfUVrnro
  • Thousands return to UK to beat France quarantine https://t.co/lFMdpxcWXL
  • Ad tech: Major companies sued over alleged GDPR breaches - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RVfeO0TgYK
  • Juries in High Court trials in Scotland will convene in cinemas to hear cases remotely in the autumn - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3TFJDkApI0
  • West Mercia Police officer denies causing death of a motorist in a road crash while responding to 999 call: Defence barrister Matthew Butt QC and Crown counsel Duncan Atkinson QC appeared by video-link during the hearing https://t.co/gaW8uHrlMC
  • English court finds two former directors of fraudulent property company in breach of Companies Act - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ISIuCWrVpi
  • Aspiring barristers 'forced to urinate in bottles and buckets' while sitting online exams https://t.co/1SHBjD0OM9
  • Official solicitor Sarah Castle has raised concern about treatment “outcomes” for mentally ill people who also have physical disabilities https://t.co/HDTmRqRj7M
  • 'The worst of human nature': UK staycationers' trail of destruction: Countryside and coastal custodians lament ‘different demographic’ of visitors leaving litter and endangering wildlife https://t.co/9PmCb1IVOi
  • 'Do you regret all your lying?' White House reporter's question startles Trump: SV Dáte takes the president to task for repeated untruths but is quickly cut off #US https://t.co/VJK6kUtOEY
  • 'Punishment by statistics': the father who foresaw A-level algorithm flaws: Huy Duong had long warned 39% of grades between A* and D would be lower than teacher assessments https://t.co/x8QcGk5gSD
  • Busy solicitors firm in Milton Keynes, Austin Ray, is closed down suddenly as part of investigation by regulatory body https://t.co/IlUlEiE1SQ
  • Police investigate racist hate crime at British Army base in Cyprus https://t.co/cZ04zLi70Z
  • Trump Encourages Racist Conspiracy Theory About Kamala Harris citing ineligibility, theories debunked by constitutional lawyers #US https://t.co/feTNBCwRyt
  • #US Justice Dept. Accuses Yale of Discrimination Against White, Asian-American Applicants https://t.co/buO3daBAtW
  • Muslim Bar student "forced to defer exam" over headscarf removal demand - Legal Futures https://t.co/9cwe1oPNlC
  • LSB demands greater transparency on practising fees - Legal Futures https://t.co/TFaJL663Bt
  • Why data-driven decision making can improve efficiency for GCs - Legal Futures https://t.co/BZiTB9v2Md
  • Chambers blames government approach to justice system for decision to close - Legal Futures https://t.co/Prdb2ZWVs1
  • The UK government has signed deals for a further 90 million doses of coronavirus vaccine https://t.co/RuYYrCP95N
  • The Mangrove Nine: echoes of black lives matter from 50 years ago https://t.co/8itO88CDN7
  • A-level results Wales: Labour backbench revolt against downgrading https://t.co/HWFfUVrnro
  • Lockdown rules on meeting people indoors in Wales will not be relaxed this weekend, as previously suggested https://t.co/GEJuMefmTj
  • EU reinstates trade duties on some #Cambodian imports over human rights violations https://t.co/X2iPlQFcEV
  • One of the predominant grey areas for ‘soft justice’ and discernible discomfort for the judiciary has been questions related to violence against women #India https://t.co/hWM94oq2bA
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/0ObU2hzSuy
  • Cleric accused of uploading anti-judiciary video seeks bail #Pakistan https://t.co/RenXkwqDsx
  • #Indonesia human rights lawyer Veronica Koman pleads for justice as she is forced to return state-sponsored scholarship https://t.co/ooAvSE52gZ
  • #Egypt's Rabaa massacre: Cries for justice unheeded https://t.co/8lZyXxBNMt
  • Met closure of Stephen Lawrence case will deny his family justice https://t.co/PPy2CVzfMU
  • One of the legal architects of the now-vibrant fields of European Union and Human Rights Law, Anthony P. Lester, Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC https://t.co/6xOwkZNM3q
  • Sussex murder trial barrister Jessica Clarke's anger over court delays https://t.co/MdvY2cKzkT
  • Brave New World: How AI Tools Are Used in the Legal Sector | Legaltech News https://t.co/temDT8rNa8
  • Digital mortgage company Habito completes £35M Series C https://t.co/frSPdXft1m
  • Channel crossings: UK and France 'seek to completely cut' migrant boat route https://t.co/DzsJGuefGZ
  • How Do You Tell If Climate Laws Really Work? Start By Counting Them https://t.co/XxRvqqKW1c
  • New rules may force online political adverts in UK to carry labels https://t.co/41eiio6N5T
  • The millions being made from cardboard theft https://t.co/kyQjRBU7LP
  • Trump blocks postal funds to prevent expanded mail-in voting #US https://t.co/oU21t9FYlR
  • The 17-year-old boy convicted of murdering teaching assistant Lindsay Birbeck has been named as Rocky Marciano Price https://t.co/BHdkvE3XpV
  • More beauty treatments, small wedding receptions and live indoor performances will be able to resume in England from Saturday, as lockdown rules are eased https://t.co/KkuhlWdTjm
  • Migrant children face hunger over free school meal restrictions https://t.co/Y8aTrc2Thk
  • Teenage girl died after routine dental surgery, inquest hears: Denisa Alexandra Stefanoaia, 15, stopped breathing during procedure at Great Ormond Street hospital https://t.co/QhglKyQxDl
  • 'They were smashing me with batons': detained #Belarusians tell of jail abuse https://t.co/68oG8PcZGH
  • UK adds France to Covid-19 14-day quarantine list https://t.co/SWEPWjIrQe

Friday

14th August - Law News

Edition 3153: 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.
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Focus of the Day Law Article: Q&A: what’s the real story behind recent UK refugee arrivals? Britain takes in very few of the world’s asylum seekers and only a minority of them arrive by boat. Full story - Guardian Law


Today's Highlighted Video Story:  Pat Bellew who was a volunteer at Lordship Credit Union, Ireland, on the night of the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe on 25 Jan 2013 recounts what he saw that night.



Saturday Conversations on Law

Thursday

13th August - Law News

Edition 3152: 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.
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Focus of the Day Law Article: A designated family judge who was criticised this year for employing ‘obsolescent concepts' on consent in a family case has confirmed he will step down from his leadership role next week. In an email seen by the Gazette, His Honour Judge Robin Tolson QC, of Central Family Court in London, said the designated family judge (DFJ) role was 'arduous and, at times, thankless', and he wanted a life 'better suited to my personal circumstances'. Full story - The Law Society Gazette


Today's Highlighted Video Story:  Experts have told the Australia Aged Care Royal Commission that hundreds of nursing home residents in Australia will die from coronavirus. It's also heard shocking testimony about the lack of protective equipment at some nursing homes. And today the Federal Government hit back at claims it had no plan in place to deal with a COVID-19 outbreak in aged care homes.



Saturday Conversations on Law
  • The pilot of a drone flown illegally over properties in Cirencester met one of the residents and underwent training as part of a successful restorative justice outcome https://t.co/xj6exUsBNN
  • Kings County Supreme Court Justice Retires Due to Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Diagnosis #US | New York Law Journal https://t.co/TIptAWHIeF 
  • A gangland killer says his former lawyer Nicola Gobbo has more to fear from Victoria Police than the criminal underworld #US https://t.co/uu2O5QGfPK
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/SBGWmBLz9f
  • Top commercial chambers reveal mentoring initiative for aspiring barristers from underrepresented groups https://t.co/HfY80AalrY
  • Downward spiral of criminal defence continues | Law Gazette https://t.co/lIMZGnLIxB
  • Government U-turn over immigration fee reform | Law Gazette https://t.co/shhLzR4clH
  • Performance at big US firms drops sharply | Law Gazette https://t.co/9yPryreOh6
  • 'Robust security checks' at Nightingale courts | Law Gazette https://t.co/tuALjIY9Jq
  • Bar exams plagued with technical faults, anxious students claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/GMwXzpqYu
  • Revenues rebound by 20% in June, but still down on last year | Law Gazette https://t.co/dvXyxjWBMQ
  • Norton Rose Fulbright cuts NQ pay to reward senior associates | Law Gazette https://t.co/7Ir5WUWge
  • Let's drop the nebulous 'robo-lawyer' moniker | Law Gazette https://t.co/YBMIvl3jnp
  • National firm Kingly Solicitors Limited, which has 16 offices across the United Kingdom, has been shut down by the regulator | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ej08N7uepf
  • Uttar Pradesh Lawyer Abhishek Shukla, the newly-elected joint secretary of Bar Association, Allegedly Shot At, Beaten Up By Accused Linked To A Gang In Prayagraj: Police #India https://t.co/btttxOxqci
  • England's contact-tracing app gets green light for trial https://t.co/8z8FlhLrb5
  • Teenager, 17, pulled from River Taff after falling near Cardiff bridge https://t.co/FIlVufyFtE 
  • Management-employee communication key to preventing discrimination in the workplace: lawyer https://t.co/NfaoBGAORi
  • How Did a Lawyer Who Took on Big Oil and Won End up Under House Arrest? Steven Donziger is celebrated by Nobel laureates and international lawyers, but now he’s being demonized #US https://t.co/9luWkZEeIg
  • Stamp Duty Changes Appears To Have Increased Overseas Buyer Enquiries https://t.co/fJto6ZAJZ7
  • Recruitment crisis in conveyancing as hundreds of vacancies remain unfilled https://t.co/4s5Ui56oSm 
  • New protocols to help give communities greater stake in land use - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wh8czBHszF
  • Report finds failure to observe social distancing at HMP Kilmarnock - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/M6zj0rybGJ
  • English Court of Appeal rules automated facial recognition technology an interference with ECHR rights  - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/a2aOTvfofm
  • A senior Met Police official has condemned the "trial by social media" faced by officers who stopped a car carrying a Labour MP https://t.co/AyDDe9yhNj
  • A-Levels in Wales: Changes considered to grading system https://t.co/VVeAre8gTz
  • DLA Piper's Natasha Luther-Jones and Peter Ihrfelt recognised in The Legal Power List 2020 https://t.co/j2PRIAJP7z
  • Holyrood harassment inquiry to consider legal means to force Scottish Government to release documents https://t.co/1IZBvJsCPa
  • Supreme Court to examine if reference to alleged corruption in judiciary would per se amount to contempt #India https://t.co/Dp2GqxwyR
  • The big legal questions behind Trump’s TikTok and WeChat bans #US https://t.co/bh4hQOBT7
  • Facebook has updated its rules to tackle posts containing depictions of "blackface" and common anti-Semitic stereotypes, no action on Islamophobia as yet https://t.co/tFGQRpXnoU
  • 'Serious injuries' after passenger train derails near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire during storms https://t.co/u7TMQGZ0Kj
  • University worker suspended for alleged grade tampering unfairly dismissed, tribunal rules https://t.co/pLDr8mJ163
  • PM Boris Johnson considers law change amid rising migrant crossings https://t.co/7FkyhW5lli
  • LeO: Simplest complaints could take over a year to conclude - Legal Futures https://t.co/iSzRVPBISu
  • Dentons to add non-legal services amid global growth - Legal Futures https://t.co/t6QC4P0cEo
  • Bar students hit by technical failures in first online test - Legal Futures https://t.co/3moq4NRQR8
  • Coronavirus: Airline refunds ‘still too slow’ despite warning https://t.co/MULDZfWZVt
  • Coronavirus: 'Horrifying' death rate of dementia patients https://t.co/jM4XyfnS7w 
  • UK officially in recession for first time in 11 years https://t.co/BEd30P3XlV 
  • Asylum seeker removal flight to go ahead despite last-minute court action https://t.co/3SDOheySGf
  • Man awarded £1.1m after sexual abuse by PE teacher speaks out https://t.co/sABaw5BGcR
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/XirKlsj3Po
  • Lord Lester of Herne Hill obituary: Lawyer who made a huge contribution to Britain’s groundbreaking legislation on racial and gender equality https://t.co/50zzrxwzKI
  • Lincoln Crawford obituary: Race equality campaigner who became one of Britain’s first black barristers and conducted a number of high-profile inquiries https://t.co/6VQX1UKNRn
  • Former California attorney general Kamala Harris: Who is Biden's running mate in 2020 #US election? https://t.co/31rVA9AplP
  • A source close to Home Secretary Priti Patel has branded Ben and Jerry's ice cream "overpriced junk food" after the company criticised her stance on cross-channel migrant crossings https://t.co/LU117rry41
  • Tiger King's Carole Baskin faces lawsuit from family of husband Don Lewis https://t.co/2R9cviIMCH

Wednesday

12th August - Law News

3151st 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.
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Today's Video Focus:  Our identity today is shaped by how we understand our history. After waves of Black Lives Matter protests, the toppling of statues and how we process our past became a key battleground in that struggle. Owen Jones speaks to people in two UK cities with a very different relationship to these monuments to discuss colonialism, anti-racism and what’s next for the Black Lives Matter movement.



Focus of the Day Article:  Consumers of legal services are more likely to shop around and to make a formal complaint if they do not get what they want than in previous years, new research has found. The tracker survey by the Legal Services Consumer Panel (LSCP) – now in its 10th year – found that the proportion of consumers shopping around has reached 30%, the highest level to date. Full story - Legal Futures


Saturday Conversations on Law