Sunday

11th October - Law News

Edition 3212: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive. Since 2011, it has been collating articles on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice. The views expressed in individual articles archived within LawnewsIndex.com are solely the views of the original author.  

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Today's Highlighted Video Story: This year's Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the World Food Programme. In the public mind, the WFP is often associated with famine relief. But it's mandate is actually much broader. It works extensively in war zones and with refugees around the world. Can the recognition that comes with the Nobel also draw attention to the use of food as a weapon in conflict zones and international efforts to prevent it?


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • #Syrian Victims of Chemical Weapons Attacks Look to Germany for Justice https://t.co/pOCazFagcA
  • Can courts provide real justice? https://t.co/9cGEkWTFd4
  • #Iran Judiciary to prosecute 45 Americans linked with US sanctions on Iran https://t.co/ZV8cUlNzGw
  • Opposition rallies again to oppose #USA offshore aquaculture legislation https://t.co/UY3zcM3Isq
  • No stand-off between Executive and Judiciary over appointment of HC judges, Prasad tells DMK MP #India https://t.co/9ukqU7WD9w 
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/BoFtnwE4XY
  • BCL leader serves legal notice seeking spl tribunals for rape cases #Bangladesh https://t.co/N4zUbrPm5H
  • Glasgow’s ambitious growth plans get underway - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/U9FFy1cTHA 
  • Paper files stopped QCAT staff working at home during pandemic: Report #Australia https://t.co/rWzOKCIC3V
  • Senior lawyers to ‘pass the badge’ on World Mental Health Day 2020 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PQqTHPNKx4
  • Osime Brown's mother vows to fight against deportation to Jamaica: Case of 21-year-old autistic man convicted under joint enterprise has received support from MPs and human rights activists https://t.co/NWER2uXjWY
  • Trump's public lands chief refuses to leave his post despite judge's order: William Perry Pendley says ‘I have the support of the president’ despite court ruling he is serving illegally as head of the Bureau of Land Management #US https://t.co/Dq39MEuQUR
  • Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani coughs his way through anti-mask interview #US https://t.co/hx3uOWdnh
  • Lawyers claim knife attack at law firm was inspired by Priti Patel's rhetoric: London firm blames recent violent assault on home secretary’s remarks that ‘activist lawyers’ were frustrating the removal of migrants https://t.co/KxD8yjsJ1
  • East Ham criminal lawyer sets up legal service and stop and search app to help BAME people https://t.co/HMQClBmQs4
  • Racial justice in America is a human rights issue, not a political one #US https://t.co/MxkKnCEXv
  • Judge tells reporter Cameron Charters that he “should have been a lawyer” after successfully fighting to name a teenage murderer https://t.co/hWnQoigQN8
  • Job Support Scheme: What is changing after furlough? https://t.co/0XGwIk0t
  • More than 250 inmates are in lockdown at Glasgow's Barlinnie prison after four members of staff and two prisoners tested positive for coronavirus https://t.co/VRk6NiwC
  • Wales' first minister says there will be "no immediate action" for Covid restrictions in Gwynedd beyond the local lockdown to take effect at 18:00 BST in Bangor https://t.co/NvkC3YXFM7
  • HMLR discuss the developing use of eSignatures https://t.co/kw4kbLdRKd
  • Man ‘addicted’ to firearms given Scotland’s first standalone SCPO - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8SFppGtqBO
  • #Vietnam human rights champion Pham Doan arrested, at grave risk of torture https://t.co/u7Zc90XXZ
  • Conveyancing Standards Bill passes first reading https://t.co/qWMjPJPjfQ
  • Lawyers of Tomorrow – Anna Dickson - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AJEbz1slUo 
  • Hampstead barrister Jzmes Fox battles past British elements for coast to coast charity walk https://t.co/4WMMCDf3FL
  • Solicitor advocate Robert More recounts two days in the life of a defence lawyer, highlighting the dire straits in which practitioners find themselves - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/k2ifk6hWWq
  • Amazon sends legal notice to #India's Future Group over Reliance deal https://t.co/wMx1kEUvR4
  • GCs Need Three Mission Critical Skills for Navigating Legal Challenges https://t.co/aorLtrJOgw
  • Premier League pay-per-view plan will 'drive fans towards illegal streams', says a football finance expert https://t.co/tF5xeeW8jk
  • Trans rights campaigners have criticised World Rugby's decision to prevent transgender women from competing at the highest levels of the women's game https://t.co/tKcYhHZz2u
  • Covid in Scotland: Bar workers dump leftover ice in closure protest https://t.co/8t0NC1lSrV
  • EU's legal action over the UK Internal Market Bill shows that it means business when it comes to international law https://t.co/gAuT8dJqd4
  • Davis Polk Delivers $500000 Grant to Columbia-Sponsored Legal Clinic in Harlem #US https://t.co/NZjMNDwsW
  • American digital legal services provider launches in Scotland https://t.co/5x5Rtyvl9o
  • 'It instilled such problems': ex-member of #US supreme court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's faith group speaks out https://t.co/tRiZkjmOhs 
  • #HongKong has seen more than 1,000 underage protesters arrested since the outbreak of mass anti-government protests in 2019 https://t.co/x44U9L8jNl 
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/V3j71agBfX
  • Netflix faces Texas legal battle over film's 'lewd' dancing https://t.co/usQWeixqft
  • Calls upon UK government to strengthen proposed deforestation law https://t.co/gceLAMadRb 
  • Meet the Bristol-born lawyer on a stop and search mission for BAME youngsters https://t.co/HmNDqsA7DY
  • The UK government’s attempt to shield its troops from vexatious litigation is laudable. The methods proposed are less so https://t.co/qxhi1GwrV7
  • #Australia partner visas: Immigration law 'to require English test' https://t.co/RdXGknpMFL
  • If the UK wants to lead in global health, it must demonstrate a commitment to international laws which underpin global governance https://t.co/nUyykxFSzf
  • #Singapore and UK Courts of Appeal consider the proper law of arbitration agreements https://t.co/LN41Xrh5d2
  • Brexit strategy risks UK 'dictatorship', says ex-president of supreme court https://t.co/snf82jixBE 
  • UK pressure mounts to strengthen ban on US chlorinated chicken imports https://t.co/C1j4VsTEW3
  • Special Issue 21.3 on “Border Justice” | German Law Journal https://t.co/ybNRuUsI0k
  • #Cyprus asks UN to step in as beach in north is opened after 46 years https://t.co/CM6nDj18Ha

Saturday

10th October - Law News

Edition 3211: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive. Since 2011, it has been collating articles on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice. The views expressed in individual articles archived within LawnewsIndex.com are solely the views of the original author.  

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Today's Highlighted Video Story: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad today arrested an employee of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for allegedly supplying secret information of fighter aircraft to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency. "The Nashik unit of the state Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) received reliable intelligence about the man, who was in constant touch with ISI. The man, identified as Deepak Shirsath, was supplying confidential information about Indian fighter aircraft and their manufacturing unit to the Pakistani spy agency through WhatsApp and social media," DCP Vinay Rathod said.



Saturday Conversations on Law

Friday

9th October - Law News

Edition 3210: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive. Since 2011, it has been collating articles on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice. The views expressed in individual articles archived within LawnewsIndex.com are solely the views of the original author.  

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Focus of the Day Law Article:  US lawyers need to be wary of conflicts caused by personal relationships, ABA says. New guidance outlines types of relationships that could violate professional conduct rules. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Today's Highlighted Video Story: A fierce political battle is underway over who will replace US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat and when a vote will take place. CNN's Jeffrey Toobin explains how the Supreme Court cases are decided when only eight justices are seated.


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Some barristers are earning less than the minimum wage following decades of underfunding and the Treasury has been warned that the justice system is at a “tipping point” https://t.co/eJbyUx0GUa
  • FBI busts far-right militia 'plot' to abduct Michigan's Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer https://t.co/jHcgoG5lc1
  • Five police officers are facing an investigation over the stop and search of British athlete Bianca Williams and her partner in west London https://t.co/YBicDVeIvm
  • The elder brother of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber has refused to say why he is not co-operating with the public inquiry into the atrocity https://t.co/MDBkrmh6r
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/451ewxXkOV 
  • Brown Rudnick's London head of arbitration joins Beirut's Alem & Associates https://t.co/yX2f3PaP3A
  • Advocate Sudhir Mishra called to No 5 Barristers'' Chambers, London as Door tenant https://t.co/oeC1uoWNFk 
  • Scottish experts call for rape complainer anonymity law - Academic says current regime and ‘gentleman’s agreement’ not enough in social media age https://t.co/AbJ16pW7SB
  • East Lancashire legal firm buys up well-known Accrington practice https://t.co/enUBeCsQcm
  • Holocaust survivor's daughter sues historian over claim of lesbian liaison with Nazi guard - Warwick University academic ‘broke German court ruling that protected dead woman’s reputation’ https://t.co/xrsTIu35c
  • Global law firm White &Case is to increase the salary of its newly qualified solicitors as part of its commitment to the future of its employees https://t.co/FCC8BqvNZQ
  • As a prison officer, I'm afraid of what Covid restrictions are doing to inmates https://t.co/Fa1MNHzUug
  • Arkansas solicitor general defends pharmacy law before US Supreme Court #US https://t.co/ClHQtcknb
  • West Lothian taxi driver loses appeal against suspension of licence until 2022 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PEFSwUUsNv
  • Lord Neuberger warns of slippery slope towards tyranny - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yKhDZnqN2
  • MPs from the Midlands and northern England are calling for more detail of possible plans to close restaurants and pubs in areas worst-hit by coronavirus https://t.co/mgnEkSvjG3
  • Scottish government calls for Internal Market bill to be abandoned - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zAWGueNVgG
  • Human Rights Watch accuses NYPD of planning assault on protesters in the Bronx #US https://t.co/wP5x9KHJ4x
  • Why human rights should guide responses to the global pandemic https://t.co/n1dkJEnmtS
  • Government to review Human Rights Act | Law Gazette https://t.co/28BXAsWgs
  • #Italian women take legal action over foetus graves marked with mothers' names - More than 100 women launch action as activists say practice is serious violation of human rights and privacy https://t.co/WzzsihWpX7
  • The transmission of coronavirus in pubs and restaurants is an "ongoing concern", Public Health Wales has said https://t.co/ObkS5plDvG
  • Students push again for fee refund after lockdown ‘failures’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/WzyKHePId
  • Nearly 40 nations criticize #China's human rights policies https://t.co/4EyxeqoOzP
  • Businesses urged to avoid post-pandemic legal battles | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ehx3aQTX6N
  • Race equality and inclusion in law firms "totally achievable" - Legal Futures https://t.co/1SvHw1GMJf
  • Disability hate crime: Only four charges in Wales in a year https://t.co/2oYsOybOY5
  • On the last day of September, #India woke up to the disturbing news that authorities had forcibly cremated the body of a 19-year-old Dalit (formerly untouchable) woman who had alleged gang rape and died a day earlier https://t.co/leQweoLwFl
  • New coronavirus restrictions will "sound the death knell" for some of Scotland's hospitality business, industry leaders have warned https://t.co/7zyipT2jt5
  • ‘Bitter and destructive’ dispute between barrister and chambers put on hold | Law Gazette https://t.co/GyyJJ893Yr 
  • Limit on Law Society council terms “essential for diversity” - Legal Futures https://t.co/r7nN3R1yg
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/rpCxefh4so
  • Mental health: Charity begins major study of lawyer wellbeing | Law Gazette https://t.co/LMST4xQN8H 
  • Women with darker skin are more than twice as likely to be told their photos fail UK passport rules when they submit them online than lighter-skinned men, according to a BBC investigation https://t.co/3mK8LY4qr3
  • Employee ownership move like “rocket fuel”, says firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/QBxbXMxf0p
  • Understanding the fight over trans rights — part 1 https://t.co/FfBZhYu6i8
  • Facebook bans Cornwall therapist's 'sexual' nipple tattoo ads https://t.co/bqqxLcFI5G
  • Up to £258m self-employment grants 'error or fraud' https://t.co/mcZzD7i6Xz
  • Freeths lays off 19 lawyers at end of redundancy talks | Law Gazette https://t.co/SbBs22DAvx
  • Freeths lays off 19 lawyers at end of redundancy talks | Law Gazette https://t.co/SbBs22lZDZ
  • Unexplained wealth order victory 'step in the right direction' | Law Gazette https://t.co/7k0Covlx6l
  • Benjamin Bestgen: Power and public discourse (Free Speech III) - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/aWiwxnoW7
  • Just Employment Law raises £5,300 for Pancreatic Cancer Action Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3DWVRJje19
  • Pakistani lawyer Hina Jilani wins Stockholm Human Rights Award - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2Vm1Mm1kbs
  • Oxfordshire solicitor runs two London Marathons for charity https://t.co/eFQoump1Sq 
  • If you’re involved in a Personal Injury claim, the third-party insurers may also take a rather unwelcome interest in your Social media content - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/aDRuAHR5z7
  • Scottish directors need to act now to avoid business closures says leading lawyer - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/y9V3XT0SGF 
  • Brexit strategy risks UK 'dictatorship', says ex-president of supreme court: Lord Neuberger condemns internal market bill for exempting some of its powers from legal challenge https://t.co/snf82jA90e
  • Report finds ‘many accounts’ of bullying and unwanted sexual advances at ICC - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6yHaaCG9yU
  • Former police officer Derek Chauvin, George Floyd's murder suspect released from jail on $1m bail #US https://t.co/9eVm5eYQNZ

Thursday

8th October - Law News

Edition 3209: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive. Since 2011, it has been collating articles on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice. The views expressed in individual articles archived within LawnewsIndex.com are solely the views of the original author.  

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Focus of the Day Law Article:  The Bar Council has urged all Government Legal Department barristers to respond to a call for evidence around judicial review, saying it is important to provide a ‘broad range of perspectives from as many parts of government as possible’. The Independent Review of Administrative Law is seeking feedback from government departments over whether judicial review strikes the right balance between enabling citizens to challenge the lawfulness of government action and allowing the executive and local authorities to carry on the business of government. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Today's Highlighted Video Story:  Around the world, hundreds of thousands of men, women and children as young as 10 with mental health conditions are being chained to trees, locked in sheds and even sometimes in cages for years at a time. Human Rights Watch Senior Disability Researcher Kriti Sharma tells The World how the practice of shackling is still used in around 60 countries.


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Over 90 percent Strata Management Tribunal cases involve maintenance fee arrears #Malaysia https://t.co/dbABpBJXvj
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/BgZjVwEZ3u
  • Gender-fluid engineer called 'it' by colleagues awarded £180000 compensation https://t.co/NhqcdrRHfk
  • Priti Patel’s asylum tirade plumbs new depths https://t.co/p8dprLcD5F
  • Far-reaching changes proposed for UK search warrant rules - Law Commission calls for easier access to medical records and remotely stored data https://t.co/NDGjiDzo5o
  • Woman sacked over LGBTQ+ education comments loses tribunal case https://t.co/NembrEoIF
  • Boris Johnson set for compromise on Human Rights Act – EU sources https://t.co/8AgPFj60Pe
  • Met police pay compensation to man fathered by undercover officer https://t.co/e2N4fZmgXG
  • UK court hears children cannot consent to puberty blockers: NHS trust face legal action over UK’s only gender identity development service for children https://t.co/1ow6A0S4ZY
  • Tribunal gives directives on appointing domestic workers as two convicted of murder #Bangladesh https://t.co/gGVjA9ih7
  • A 12-year-old boy was "extremely remorseful" after sending racist messages to Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha, police said. He has received education sessions "as part of the restorative justice process" following the incident https://t.co/q15BgFxmW
  • Growth at Shoosmiths Glasgow continues with new appointments - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CwRVW6ElKI
  • Prime Minister’s derogatory references to legal profession condemned - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/I8NXLZ0JGd
  • Sheriff Appeal Court refuses appeal by former cohabitee seeking financial award  - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/znDyjfzI1
  • Taskforce to look at virus testing for UK arrivals https://t.co/fL31g7vYvm
  • Essex lorry deaths: Gheorghe Nica admits people-smuggling role, court told https://t.co/rcOeP2xMYw
  • Scottish National 5 exams to be cancelled in 2021 https://t.co/gkmuqIxzmN
  • Boris Johnson has been challenged to publish the scientific evidence behind the 10pm closing time for English pubs ahead of a vote by MPs next week https://t.co/zgTZ9b6MdG
  • The government is likely to tighten coronavirus restrictions for parts of England on Monday - including the possibility of closing pubs and restaurants https://t.co/E9WT5bobP
  • Islamic State 'Beatles' charged in #US over hostages' deaths https://t.co/1LYxnneGQI
  • Everyone living in Nottinghamshire has been asked to avoid mixing with other households indoors after a "dramatic" rise in coronavirus cases https://t.co/mAENrUVOwI
  • All pubs and restaurants across central Scotland are to be closed under new measures aimed at tackling a surge in coronavirus cases https://t.co/FvIxDnv80W
  • Former dis­trict and sessions judge of video scandal fame, Ars­had Malik, has filed an app­eal before Punjab Subordi­nate Judiciary Tribunal challenging the termination of his service by the Lahore High Court #Pakistan https://t.co/OrmIuoRqBi
  • Lawyer who patted boys' bottoms allowed to resume practising law #NewZealand https://t.co/g3ZCA9c3ev
  • Lawyer for Daryl Maguire in ICAC inquiry is also NSW Special Envoy to China #Australia https://t.co/XyLg6vO8Xk
  • Tuition fee refunds - lawyer explains your rights as students are left in limbo https://t.co/pLppYQ0MSJ
  • Solicitor apprentices train while boosting advice agency - Legal Futures https://t.co/YQEcOmEFS
  • Lawyer Ross Cellino pays tribute to former law partner Steve Barnes after he died in a plane crash https://t.co/XUdSKmVW8w
  • Law Society conveyancing scheme a “barrier to competition” - Legal Futures https://t.co/X1x2LZQ44j
  • Traffic temporarily blocked on 101 Freeway as Armenian Americans rally for human rights #US https://t.co/XZG1gSq5um
  • LeO warns over emerging trend of holiday sickness complaints - Legal Futures https://t.co/Nl4EA0mxYa
  • Bar Council: Positive action like 'preferential briefing' can aid diversity - Legal Futures https://t.co/9h4RtFByLv
  • Thousands of scientists and health experts have joined a global movement warning of "grave concerns" about Covid-19 lockdown policies https://t.co/Jq646iPtQw
  • After a trial lasting more than five years, the leadership of #Greece's neo-Nazi party has been convicted of running a criminal organisation https://t.co/Uc11D8VCR
  • Lawyer wants judges trained to spot signs of dementia to prevent miscarriages of justice https://t.co/Fm9ubWJiE
  • Smart contracts: what lawyers really need to know | Law Gazette https://t.co/tm0l9srQv
  • Government weighs legal options in Vodafone tax arbitration case #India https://t.co/swAw0FAiXA
  • SRA back on trail of firms flouting price transparency rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/qp3rIX0uze
  • Hale and Sale Moor plans approved, despite threat of legal action https://t.co/EbCxmoLE6c
  • Firm mourns ‘extraordinary and unique’ family lawyer | Law Gazette https://t.co/VK6mlD8U
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/vWx2EmBeYc
  • Bereaved Grenfell families threaten legal action over 'misleading' government failure https://t.co/zPBoNN7Hn
  • Employer not liable for practical joke that backfired | Law Gazette https://t.co/alXWej4AV5
  • Citizens rights campaigner thanks 'kind and generous' public for help paying legal bill https://t.co/Rht9xEVUMS
  • Bounce back loans: Taxpayers may lose £26bn on unpaid loans https://t.co/Iy48DqgJB
  • Unexplained Wealth Orders: Suspected money launderer gives up £10m of property https://t.co/EQzkcpBkk
  • New restrictions aimed at slowing a surge in coronavirus cases are to be announced by Scotland's first minister. https://t.co/ppFC6m21ON
  • Bar Council urges government lawyers to feed back on judicial review | Law Gazette https://t.co/HzQR0jkIIa
  • Legal documents reveal the full story of the dramatic collapse of Halton Transport https://t.co/xNqDP4mWz
  • Cheshire East leaseholders in line for tens of thousands over bad legal advice https://t.co/Lke2XXe5Kt
  • Stricter safeguards needed around private prosecutions, say MPs | Law Gazette https://t.co/C47pScCx90
  • How to reconcile the Supreme Court with politics? https://t.co/qovWpHf97h
  • Interview: Talking Innovation With Tom Backhouse, CEO At Terrafirma https://t.co/q9ccJYGkkR
  • Solicitors for the Elderly to host webinar on loss, grief and bereavement - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bwKJVH9xPv
  • Barristers condemn Middle Temple for hosting Metropolitan Police commissioner | Law Gazette https://t.co/DLyCDpxlim
  • Referral fees are a 'step forward' for agents https://t.co/yEMm30uKE
  • The key to defusing landlord-occupier tension - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/s0xGu8GyU
  • New practice areas for TLT’s Legal 500 entry - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/n8bK6yAhd
  • Boris Johnson's dad caught flouting mask rules for second time in week https://t.co/coTGVQh1I
  • Study into wellbeing in legal profession launched - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LvmAk1iHh
  • McDonald's among food firms urging tougher deforestation rules McDonald's among food firms urging tougher deforestation rule
  • Lawyers of Tomorrow – William Hoffmann - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/EIY5FUEaOG
  • Is the UK heading for a second national lockdown? The latest Covid rules as they are updated https://t.co/LxH5c0WfRR
  • Marliese Perks named In-house Rising Star Award Winner 2020 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TnH3336T6B 
  • Lawyer with Caribbean background named 1st black woman to lead #Canada's national party https://t.co/6gsFbatoJ
  • Buyer sues conveyancer for £4.6m eight years after purchase https://t.co/Po8eY4BrhO 
  • More Scots companies should consider AIM listing - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/c0EVomCQ9H
  • Johnson opens new front in war on ‘lefty lawyers’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/uDw6rf05NS
  • Concerned about Channel crossings, UK minister vows to toughen asylum rules https://t.co/y0WgT9SWLE
  • Phoenix Rising midfielder Junior Flemmings has been banned for six games for making a homophobic comment to San Diego Loyal's Collin Martin. Jamaica international Flemmings, 24, made the comment during their recent second-tier USL Championship game #US https://t.co/kCedpjVKq8

Wednesday

7th October - Law News

Edition 3208: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive. Since 2011, it has been collating articles on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice. The views expressed in individual articles archived within LawnewsIndex.com are solely the views of the original author.  

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Focus of the Day Law Article:  Compliance with the rules on price and service transparency is improving but a stubborn minority are facing disciplinary action, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has said. The news comes as the Law Society has said the rules have helped firms internally, with staff having a better understanding of pricing. Full story - Legal Futures

Today's Highlighted Video Story:  Donald Trump’s election campaign in 2016 targeted nearly 3.5 million Black Americans to deter them from voting, and the battle for the right to vote is just as important in 2020. Kenya Evelyn travels to Florida where it's the Democrats' most loyal bloc, Black women, who are also bearing the brunt of the coronavirus outbreak, with its impact accelerating the fight for voting rights. From mail-in ballots and early voting, to felon disenfranchisement, Black voters are wielding their power to demand more from Democrats ahead of November.


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Police apologise after telling wrong family about teenager's death - The 18-year-old was critically injured in an incident on the A90 near Crimond in Aberdeenshire at about 07:30 on Monday but his family were told he had been killed https://t.co/OExi4vA2d7
  • Farmers call on UK to commit in law to ban chlorinated chicken Government must ‘put down a red line’ in the agriculture bill, says NFU president https://t.co/ZAq9XDb4Dl
  • Rebel Tories have clashed with a health minister over the ban on gatherings of more than six people in England, arguing it doesn't make sense https://t.co/3BodzWL273
  • Dominic Raab has not ruled out boycotting the Beijing Winter Olympic Games over the brutal treatment of the Uighur Muslims by the #Chinese government s https://t.co/qJoXYu71JG
  • Lawyers at risk of physical attack after Patel speech, says Law Society https://t.co/yxa4YXxC9M
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/tsOjJYEZht
  • My legal life: Placida Uzoamaka Ojinnaka https://t.co/ja7yaN1gD
  • The Citizens Rights Project will brief local authority and third sector staff working with vulnerable EU nationals about the EU Settlement Scheme in a free webinar https://t.co/kPOjowAPXM
  • MI5 bill prompts rebellion by more than 20 Labour MPs against Starmer - MPs, including Jeremy Corbyn, defied leadership and voted against bill https://t.co/qBEswBjf3w
  • Katie Hopkins forced to apologise for wrongly linking mosque to attack on police: Finsbury Park mosque took legal action against commentator after tweet in May https://t.co/V0j82CIAAu
  • Facebook has deleted a post in which President Trump had claimed Covid-19 was "less lethal" than the flu https://t.co/VywKSMHvnM
  • Row after London council is warned off enforcing mask rules in shops https://t.co/Vtm6I0A4UA
  • As the #US president clashes with the courts, some companies and investors say tougher limits on temporary work visas will help push jobs overseas https://t.co/jXdmjMlxkW
  • Human rights body calls for immediate return of social care support - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/k1X8yMn0s
  • Reconviction rates drop to new low - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CT7XzQPo8
  • Company successfully dismisses former director’s action to raise derivate proceedings against it - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fkn5LJUKdQ
  • Lords defy government over refugee children's right to family reunion: Alf Dubs among peers voting in favour of right of asylum-seekers to join relatives in UK https://t.co/cNNfR6PTbY
  • Growing Fears Human Rights Violations Could Undermine CAR Elections #CentralAfricanRepublic https://t.co/koD8dSxPJ
  • Massive Human Rights Violations in #DRC Linked to Armed Conflicts, Report Finds https://t.co/xpqQsuEEz
  • RT @Number10cat: My pal @PoliticalPics has captured me looking particularly resplendent https://t.co/TNRS662Jt
  • A son was left "angry and upset" when he was told to move while comforting his mother at his father's funeral, because of social distancing rules https://t.co/mrbOeUZVc
  • Anti-virus software entrepreneur John McAfee has been arrested in #Spain and faces extradition to the US where he has been charged with tax evasion https://t.co/nGbLaFHaP
  • Households could be banned from mixing in Nottingham after a surge in cases, a city health official has said https://t.co/Wi0EAwIvSw
  • Covid is taking an emotional toll across Europe with rising levels of apathy among some populations, the World Health Organization is warning https://t.co/99yUsbJW0
  • The exuberant rebound of large companies while their small competitors struggle will require more vigilant government antitrust action than ever before, an economist says https://t.co/KeFXXz5Hih
  • Church of England failures 'allowed child sexual abusers to hide' https://t.co/X0jxpmedw2
  • Proposals to quarantine visitors from Covid hotspots in England could "induce more cancellations and more uncertainty", say tourism businesses https://t.co/fTuM5JjGbS
  • As Black History Month begins, the Bar Council has published a collection of equality and diversity guides for the profession https://t.co/rPwRdmLfQC
  • SRA: transparency rules compliance "improving" - Legal Futures https://t.co/HJ2H9knIH0
  • Woulfe's actions create problem for Supreme Court despite 'fool's pardon' #Ireland https://t.co/rtJNj8ggRe
  • 'The British courts look at a black person and see a criminal': Barrister Alexandra Wilson shares her eye-opening experience as a young, black barrister in today’s legal justice system https://t.co/YNaqG4wre5
  • #China’s repression of the Uighurs in Xinjiang has forced those in the diaspora to protect their identity from afar https://t.co/onol2exskZ
  • Three university students and a man have died in suspected drugs-related incidents in the north-east of England. Two 18-year-old women and a 21-year-old man died in Newcastle, and another man, who was also 18, died in Washington, Northumbria Police said https://t.co/CBV7s9nCKt
  • The institutional response to sexual violence is critical. On this, the UP police have covered themselves in shame. At every turn, they robbed the family of its agency to make key decisions #India https://t.co/bS1qlfXbLX
  • “Manifestly incompetent” partner suspended over client cash - Legal Futures https://t.co/jU8f9A9PnL
  • 'My firm may fold because I can't get a bounce back loan' https://t.co/ChXp9g0WXP
  • Sali Hughes: I met the woman who trolled me online https://t.co/o5a292M7c
  • Train passengers left out of pocket by local lockdowns https://t.co/Rf9pKH4hlz
  • #Indonesia’s Parliament Approves Jobs Bill, Despite Labor and Environmental Fears https://t.co/TzGW0wdd7
  • How #US Justice Department disarmed its police reform effort https://t.co/RmU0WYUmA
  • More mergers mark start of new insurance year - Legal Futures https://t.co/SpqE0VSapO
  • #Bangladesh attorney general dies at 71- Mahbubey Alam had struggled for life since contracting coronavirus almost 4 weeks ago https://t.co/Af5FYuyGl
  • New imperative for infrastructure businesses to tackle climate change https://t.co/wU74GLs8qK
  • Release Breonna Taylor grand jury files by Friday, state attorney general told #US https://t.co/9HtPAW6P8P
  • Solicitor and chartered accountant David Lockhart dies https://t.co/pGBFq9FNYI
  • Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner hires former assistant US attorney in Los Angeles - Jean-Claude André will co-lead firm's appellate and Supreme Court group #US https://t.co/fxneVwxw4
  • #Saudi Arabia: ‘Image Laundering’ Conceals Abuses - New Human Rights Watch Campaign Against Whitewashing Rights Violations https://t.co/c7EqdA1vHo
  • Devils arrive at Faculty for Covid-friendly training https://t.co/2P7J2i7l61
  • Climate change and human rights come together in new funder collaborative https://t.co/rpPewHFEXW
  • Lord Hodge appointed non-permanent judge of Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal https://t.co/RdExuvwtQt
  • Forensic Medical Services Bill passes stage one https://t.co/XcNEijk8r
  • Paul Cleeland: ‘Gun error’ claim over 1972 murder case https://t.co/yCerLVOuN2
  • Lawyers of Tomorrow – Rachel Dick https://t.co/ZVs15aYr5D
  • Who is Behind the Bench? Insights on the #US Judiciary with Retired Judge Katherine Mader https://t.co/HTEeEAnFLJ
  • Prisoners in Swansea have made up to 300 protective clothing items a week for front-line healthcare staff https://t.co/xM3GLwgJT4
  • State pension age hits 66 and set to rise further https://t.co/x0jSMH2Cu
  • Vos: ‘lawyers face steep learning curve on tech’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/PtFCypvDo0
  • Outdated technology known to be vulnerable to cyber-attacks is still being relied upon in the criminal court estate | Law Gazette https://t.co/xLLsm63dmZ
  • After barrister Alexandra Wilson revealed that she had been mistaken for a defendant three times in a day, the Gazette spoke to leading sector figures on challenging ingrained prejudice | Law Gazette https://t.co/3465vcaYRF
  • Slater and Gordon chief: 'We don't really want to be a law firm' | Law Gazette https://t.co/JirHslpMXB
  • MoJ admits employment tribunal backlog now at 10-year high | Law Gazette https://t.co/iQ1SrIXXip
  • Lord Sumption: justice faces digital trade-off | Law Gazette https://t.co/D9RCCvp49W
  • Patel lashes out at ‘lefty lawyers’ in asylum speech | Law Gazette https://t.co/V1Hu5YSi3
  • Campaign for sanctions against jailers of Turkish lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/q9Gb4o0Jll
  • Solicitor’s sexual assault of teenager a ‘moment of complete madness’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/MNvPRMysvx
  • White & Case boosts NQ pay by £25k | Law Gazette https://t.co/tN2vdJFj9
  • Blackpool courts close after staff member develops Covid symptoms | Law Gazette https://t.co/qiFHXGFOFw
  • Conveyancing guidance on witness-free electronic signatures imminent | Law Gazette https://t.co/S6tPsnfhOe
  • G-A-Y owner instructs lawyers to fight 10pm closure rule | Law Gazette https://t.co/r8LFlDqn2u
  • Lord Bonomy to preside in trial of man accused of financing Rwandan genocide https://t.co/qkyilwLIn
  • Lawyers accuse Cabinet Office of bias over Cummings ally's PR firm contract https://t.co/K06sxOpwu
  • Accuracy of England and Wales convictions on police computer questioned after 'slip' https://t.co/mVha76ZH0
  • Home secretary Priti Patel faces tribunal questioning over alleged bullying: lawyers for Patel’s former permanent secretary Sir Philip Rutnam push forward constructive dismissal claim https://t.co/VZsnxnKy6J
  • #US Supreme court rejects appeal from clerk who refused to register gay marriage https://t.co/zRLx3MsFre
  • The Tax Appeals Tribunal has given the #Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) a go-ahead to ban the warehousing of sugar and rice https://t.co/uZzP68L1Ok