Monday

16th November - Law News

Edition 3248: 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.   

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Focus of the Day Legal Article: 'Huge disappointment' as Irish law society blocks bid by English lawyers to preserve EU access. Law Society of Ireland announces that dual-qualified lawyers must be based in Ireland to gain practising certificates. Full story - The Global Legal Post
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Residents of the Kalbajar district, located in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, burn heir homes before leaving the territory, which is to be handed over to Azerbaijan in accordance with trilateral agreement signed earlier.
 



Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Work here if you want an Irish practising certificate, UK solicitors told - Legal Cheek https://t.co/oflwwQcrC
  • Prioritising client relationships with ethical billing key for post-COVID #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/7JbFvyqX2G
  • Manchester student alleges he was racially profiled by security guards - University is investigating incident at Fallowfield halls of residence https://t.co/2mPv0Uhxt
  • Supreme court plans an attack on independent judiciary - Proposals reportedly aimed at stopping court’s involvement in constitutional issues https://t.co/zLyVd2oRG
  • "My name is Anita Iranejad, I am from Sardasht": video clip of a Kurdish-Iranian girl who died with her family attempting to cross the English Channel last month highlights their drive for a better life https://t.co/tjj0c4uc9F
  • Islington baptism service halted by police due to lockdown rules https://t.co/ua4H41zTX
  • Peaceful, non-violent processions protected under the Constitution: Kerala High Court https://t.co/MUJEIYbGPs
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/NSvrJIcGXs
  • Top divorce firm Vardags in war of words with legal workers' union following dress code leak - Legal Cheek https://t.co/SZbxeq0S9v
  • How one training provider is preparing for the SQE - Legal Cheek https://t.co/EVXVFyRFe
  • Perceptions of criminal lawyers must improve to reflect true role #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/3mhhcXC4k
  • High Court of Australia names 2 new judges #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/2VxdtQE6S
  • Maughan: Suicide and Unlawful Killing Conclusions in Inquests - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/vmJbwSM2T
  • ‘Frustrated’ judge issued formal advice for shouting at barrister - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ighSwNZG2
  • Marina Litvinenko submits €3.5m ECHR claim against #Russia - widow seeks punitive damages for 2006 murder, and payment of lost income https://t.co/m1CmCqM0ir
  • Suing for climate action: can the courts save us from the black hole of political inaction? Climate litigator David Barnden had a landmark win this month against a major superannuation fund #Australia https://t.co/w06EzeUwD
  • What 2021 will look like for legal tech and innovation - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/aAbls6F07X 
  • The ‘Phoren-return’ Lawyer: The Obiter Truth is a catalogue of everyday experiences in the life of a young lawyer hoping to find humour in the bizarre and sense in the chaos #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/PIML3CjL8
  • What it’s like to work at a global law firm - Legal Cheek https://t.co/O3K8LuuPCD
  • 'The slate will never be clean': lessons from the Nuremberg trials 75 years on - Three Holocaust survivors reflect on a milestone in international justice and their struggle to come to terms with the past https://t.co/VEKuUi4IpF
  • Criminal justice plight ‘vastly improved’ after 60% conviction drop | Law Gazette https://t.co/wZsojM1qvD
  • Virtual student events next week with Simmons & Simmons and TLT on the future of law and the green economy - Legal Cheek https://t.co/K0Wg9uOsjc
  • Vaccine rumours debunked: Microchips, 'altered DNA' and more https://t.co/urfSKncdoB
  • Two people have died in clashes in #Peru's capital Lima between police and protesters angry at the impeachment of President Martín Vizcarra https://t.co/Mfrit13CLq
  • Lawyers have begun legal action on behalf of 200 UK women against the makers of a sterilisation device Essure, after claims of illness and pain https://t.co/LPHlNoHYfd
  • Labour calls for law to stop anti-vaccination fake news online https://t.co/nUvBtvM3bo
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ABdWqYVCJM
  • Supreme Court lowers standard of proof for inquests | Law Gazette https://t.co/gZi5zxfhn
  • Top law school reassures students following backlash over online teaching | Law Gazette https://t.co/U513WF2U6C
  • Master warns of tougher line on rogue costs bills | Law Gazette https://t.co/6XAmHCz66O
  • Joint NGO report to UN Human Rights Committee on the state of racial discrimination in #Japan https://t.co/4Tmt3wW3XC
  • Prominent #Libyan lawyer Hanan al-Barassi gunned down in Benghazi https://t.co/4QldioxlUc 
  • #Australian tribunal clears way for same-sex marriage blessings https://t.co/Q8xG2MvZlr
  • UK Govt Signs Into Law the Act That Ends Freedom of Movement for EU Citizens on December 31 https://t.co/gHaYYpzu5y 
  • This 'travel ban' is not legally enforceable and at odds with our human rights - Barrister Francis Hoar: 'In the absence of clear words preventing travel outside England, any person may do so for any reason' https://t.co/QK6B6wloKV
  • ‘Sex games gone wrong’ is increasingly invoked as a defence by men who kill women https://t.co/VQqG4H6ldH

Sunday

15th November - Law News

Edition 3247: 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.   

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Today's Highlighted Video Story: Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, seen by many as the public face of the Palestinian cause, has died at the age of 65. He was hospitalized last month after contracting coronavirus. The Palestinian Liberation Organization says Erekat required special care due to chronic health problems. Erekat served as an adviser to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and had been the Palestinians' chief negotiator in peace talks with Israel for more than 20 years.


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Australian lawyer Madeline Gleeson slams Priti Patel for trying to imitate her nation's asylum system https://t.co/5WuN0WX998
  • Orrick launches interactive platform for in-house lawyers to compare legal tech - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/lun9ptf08W
  • 'Huge disappointment' as Irish law society blocks bid by English lawyers to preserve EU access - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/HmzdMH9daP
  • Reed Smith apologises for handling of historic harassment allegations against ex-partner - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/V6koBYNwHC
  • EU Border Force Faces Investigation Over Handling Of Human Rights Violation Allegations https://t.co/DBI0YKazG5
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/3jftocrhhy
  • #Nigeria's Buhari signs law to create credit tribunal to improve loan recovery https://t.co/pL67LoIap
  • UK watchdog may appeal Tribunal's findings on JD Sports-Footasylum deal https://t.co/wDwXnrR9UH
  • Magdalene College, Cambridge is delighted at the news that Patrick Green QC (1986) has won The Lawyer’s coveted Barrister of the Year Award for 2020 after securing victory for 550 Sub-postmasters in the Post Office Group Litigation https://t.co/BtUOZDMo58
  • This photo of children living in poverty caused shock waves in 1992. Where are they now? https://t.co/LlY5LnNOfu
  • #Austria locks down as new wave grips Europe https://t.co/FGk7bXkax
  • European Investment Bank accused of abetting human rights violations https://t.co/dNnFJSe6Pr 
  • Man warned by police after shouting 'wakey wakey' in Gosport - Hampshire Constabulary said it received "many complaints" about a man and his passengers shouting "at the top of their voices" in the Brockhurst and Elson areas of Gosport https://t.co/suCQN9pphI
  • Crown used bribery, forgery and legal chicanery to take Māori land, tribunal hears #NewZealand https://t.co/bo11CikA3
  • Hong Kong's representative for legal profession disqualified from Legislative Council #China https://t.co/sGJZsuqr23
  • CMA welcomes Tribunal judgment in Facebook and Giphy case https://t.co/W61YBMOVEy 
  • Virtual Book Symposium: Intersections of Law and Culture at the International Criminal Court (Wed 9 December 2020 11:00-13:00) https://t.co/iT6DDDgI44
  • Covid-19: politicisation, “corruption,” and suppression of science | The BMJ https://t.co/cl3kbDU50p
  • Judges from Germany, Japan, Uganda, Slovakia and China were chosen to serve on the International Court of Justice. They will begin their nine-year terms on the 15-member court in February 2021 https://t.co/xJcZlmbx1m
  • #India’s Supreme Court in spotlight over bail for divisive anchor - Swift granting of bail to Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami dubbed a case of ‘selective treatment’ as many other journalists languish in jail https://t.co/K8uNAZVMj
  • Report finds anti-Muslim sentiment within Labour party ranks, with members and supporters called ‘terrorists’ and ‘foreigners’ https://t.co/H4xwZ1dpnh
  • Great Ormond Street worker sues hospital for race discrimination https://t.co/A63dkr7Msr
  • Justice delayed is justice denied for clients in lockdown limbo | Law Gazette https://t.co/BWKOQuvA6w
  • #Kosovo War Crimes Court Can Promote Justice on All Sides https://t.co/oouNMgw9mL
  • 'It's a nightmare': woman faces £1,300 demand due to universal credit fraud - Scammers took advantage after the government suspended face-to-face interviews with claimants https://t.co/sVl1ATsXzy
  • Study adds to calls to ban dogs from beaches during nesting season - Research reveals how ground-nesting birds frequently scared from nest by off-lead canines https://t.co/RrBZ4iFMWH 
  • #Israeli agents in Iran kill dissident group's top lieutenant Abu Muhammad al-Masri was gunned down in Tehran more than three months ago, says New York Times https://t.co/1U1BgtrlRu 
  • Rothschild descendant claims initial victory in legal battle with Vienna: Geoffrey Hoguet is suing #Austrian authorities for control of trust set up by his ancestors, but seized by Nazis in 1938 https://t.co/DSHyH2sh4n
  • Solicitor sacked for 'disgraceful' email loses appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/VjfO9MoilW
  • The lord chief justice has condemned attacks on ‘activist lawyers’ by politicians and described how the independence of the judiciary was ‘an essential hallmark of a society governed by the rule of law’ https://t.co/BHqYkbC5pg 
  • The US states of Oregon and New Mexico have announced strict measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 as the country faces growing outbreaks of the disease https://t.co/0UcvV5w5OC
  • #Ethiopia Tigray crisis: Rights commission to investigate 'mass killings' https://t.co/jbu2iuRC1b 
  • Would UK be ready for 2030 new petrol car ban? PM is poised to announce that the government is bringing forward by a decade a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars to 2030 from 2040 https://t.co/HfmTIfj9TU
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/JDVYiL40hQ
  • Construction and energy set Keating Chambers scooped the top chambers award, sponsored by Bench Walk Advisors, at The Lawyer Awards 2020 last week https://t.co/aUEaryZrT
  • No Self-Respecting Lawyer Should Touch Trump's Election-Fraud Claims #US https://t.co/kHMTaswBoH
  • Solicitors’ leaders are calling for urgent action to be taken to ease growing pressure in the residential property market ahead of the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) holiday deadline on 31 March 2021 https://t.co/jKrqTJdtb
  • ETN & CIOT webinar: Tax issues on importing and exporting after 1 January 2021 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uJX0SDIH1b
  • Brodies moves up four places in Social Mobility Employer Index - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TLNQZ8B92o
  • Highly commended award for SCTS procurement team - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mpHFePdRVB
  • Lawyers of Tomorrow – Caitlin McAllister - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UkI4VTcaTK 
  • Don’t be green on climate change advertising compliance - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Gz9JNKlx6m
  • #US Supreme court justice warns freedom of speech becoming ‘second-tier constitutional right’ in partisan address to Federalist Society https://t.co/lFx5QAoXNe
  • Vardags and trade union clash over dress-code leak | Law Gazette https://t.co/7kBPZRrTNe 
  • Lawyers set to make £46m from sale to private equity buyer | Law Gazette https://t.co/kcyw4PeaE8 
  • IBA 2020: Rule of law 'at greater risk than ever', says Law Society president | Law Gazette https://t.co/boJeipNaEe 
  • US lawyers urge Trump to halt federal executions | Law Gazette https://t.co/thO2pNeqkY
  • More destinations re-designated for quarantine - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UDK3kqagZG 
  • Lawyer denies it was misleading to call John Edwards a ‘dad being a bit overbearing’ before he killed his children #Australia https://t.co/C1GspgEfkg
  • Frampton and McGuigan: Why the sudden legal settlement? https://t.co/uXPASGFmyS 
  • Attorney general Suella Braverman set for Court of Appeal arguing for harsher sentences for PC Andrew Harper's killers https://t.co/fxkxJ5ZCPs
  • UK report calls out #Saudi Arabia over women’s rights abuses https://t.co/ogFTZJEfQc

Saturday

14th November - Law News

Edition 3246: 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.   

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Today's Highlighted Video Story: Chief Economic Adviser KV Subramanian gave his assessment of the economy and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the state of the economy. Mr Subramanian said normal life can resume once an effective vaccine comes. Some drug companies have reported good results from the third phase trials. The government had announced new measures to support the manufacturing sector and create jobs after the Reserve Bank of India said the country was set to enter a recession with estimates of another quarterly contraction. The government has, however, said the economy was now recovering strongly, pointing to global ratings agency Moody's revision of India's calendar year contraction to minus 8.9 per cent from its previous minus 9.6 per cent estimate.


Saturday Conversations on Law

Friday

13th November - Law News

Edition 3245: 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.   

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 Focus of the Day Legal Article:  UK legal sector records bumper September as many firms continue to shrug off Covid-19 woes. Top firms also repaying furlough cash and reversing earlier cost-cutting measures. Full story - The Global Legal Post
 
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: The report into allegations of war crimes by Australian special forces soldiers is due to be released by the Federal Government next week - but it could take many months before anyone faces criminal charges.


Saturday Conversations on Law

Thursday

12th November - Law News

Edition 3244: 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 Legal Article:  Fresh doubt has been cast on whether the Royal Commission announced last December to review and improve efficiency in the criminal justice system will begin its work. The government was pressed for an update on the commission in the House of Lords yesterday. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
 
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: CNN legal analyst Elie Honig examines the legal challenges proposed by the Trump campaign regarding election fraud and says they lack legitimacy.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Wednesday

11th November - Law News

Edition 3243: 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 Legal Article:  Law firm Shakespeare Martineau has become the first major business to sign up to a ‘Fair Redundancy Pledge’ to be transparent on their redundancy programmes for this year and beyond. The pledge is the brainchild of solicitor Hannah Strawbridge, founder of employment and HR business Han Law. Full story - Legal Futures
 
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: The Chairman of the Football Association has resigned after he used an offensive racial term during a Commons committee hearing. Greg Clarke, who was speaking to MPs about providing financial support for smaller clubs during the pandemic, claimed it was a term he'd used abroad.



Saturday Conversations on Law
  • The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has, at times, shown he cares more about the impact of abuse on the Church's reputation than on the victims, a report says https://t.co/0rjNUo4kUa
  • UK: Profession must act to avoid 'lasting detriment' for young lawyers - Irish Legal News https://t.co/iBdc0UJtN
  • SYLA event: Starting from scratch - first-time buyers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/clZYfcE54h 
  • Covid: Mass testing for 67 local areas in England https://t.co/38u6wDqxq2 
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/BCDyH6GRYb
  • Social housing litigation expert Stephen Humphreys joins BTO - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1rccHP0Fo
  • Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP acquires Edinburgh practice - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Uc6VUcQiG
  • Upper Tribunal rules Glasgow man can represent himself in proceedings against property factor - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7gnEPDid
  • Best of the blogs - 7 November 2020 | Law Gazette https://t.co/4tJRbPDVQt
  • NI: Code of conduct for barristers updated - Irish Legal News https://t.co/Fd7w9Tjcjw
  • Litigation lessons from a Pirate of the Caribbean - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zFrYFgbQ2N 
  • Innovators wanted for lawtech sandbox | Law Gazette https://t.co/qiJA2zU1wp
  • Shadow justice secretary calls for UK pro bono network | Law Gazette https://t.co/vwhs9c6Y01 
  • NI: Judicial review to challenge parental approval of compensation payout - Irish Legal News https://t.co/SEfh72RwU
  • GCSE and A-level exams in Wales cancelled for 2021 https://t.co/y1npBY9a9a
  • The European Commission has charged Amazon with abusing its dominant position in online retail to gain an unfair advantage over competitors. It said Amazon had used data on third-party sellers that use its marketplace to boost sales of its own-label goods https://t.co/fDi4DUAlMa 
  • UK’s top court could soon have just one woman judge - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5h2hnBwXUe
  • Suspected Covid-19 outbreaks in two Irish prisons - Irish Legal News https://t.co/J02zuL2VtI 
  • IBA 2020: Robots don black cap for lower court judges | Law Gazette https://t.co/ipWC7j9K5k 
  • NI: Legal challenge to argue Johnson 'acted in bad faith' on Brexit - Irish Legal News https://t.co/fTdBCmFZC
  • Abuser fails in argument that 'Covid pressure' made conviction unsafe - Legal Futures https://t.co/septc0hNQ
  • Judge recuses himself in contempt case against ex-solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/qa3E58TlVL
  • 'No one questioned it': teacher's tribunal victory shines light on unfettered academy powers - Herefordshire academy conspired to sack drama teacher for her union activities https://t.co/wshhwo2Nap
  • Rough sex excuse in women's deaths is variation of 'crime of passion' – study: Normalisation of BDSM enabling abusers to justify fatal violence against women, says researcher https://t.co/GRCEVbbDjk 
  • Barrister gave court wrong address to “fraudulently” obtain divorce - Legal Futures https://t.co/RDAPoihVRQ
  • Womble Bond partners fined over client account failures - Legal Futures https://t.co/okROHW6n4s
  • Extended operating hours to continue until April | Law Gazette https://t.co/DlkzhAfW6S
  • The NHS is ready to start providing the new coronavirus vaccine "as fast as safely possible", Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said https://t.co/pJg9QVowRR
  • The government has suffered a heavy defeat in the House of Lords over its controversial Brexit legislation. The Internal Market Bill contains measures that overrule parts of the UK's Brexit agreement with the EU https://t.co/tQCTgmdPMV
  • One in every 17 people who have had Covid-19 could be diagnosed with anxiety, depression or insomnia for the first time, a study of millions of US patient health records suggests https://t.co/fOhWzL8JhF 
  • #US attorney general William Barr has allowed prosecutors to probe alleged irregularities in the presidential election, prompting a senior justice department official to quit https://t.co/NCEQvmDVPo
  • High Court: Man awarded €231,000 for life-changing injuries in pub assault - Irish Legal News https://t.co/MwU5NjOAzB
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/3keW06ZsZV
  • Call for discrimination on basis of criminal conviction to be banned - Irish Legal News https://t.co/QrRruPxJnY 
  • Reserve training contracts for disabled, says Law Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/rwVSlTZqWU
  • My legal life: Bahareh Amani, Hodge Jones & Allen - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/BAB2oojZKG
  • Remote evidence could tackle expert shortage in family court | Law Gazette https://t.co/JN0o8lF2tW
  • Brexit and UK devolution - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Bgt5UzUtMl 
  • Lawyers of Tomorrow – Katie Deans - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yYDbthxZQH 
  • Lord Hodge: Profession must act to avoid ‘lasting detriment’ for young lawyers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hacn10aX1F
  • Debt Recovery Tribunal Slaps Rs 5 Lakh Penalty on Bank of #India for Compromising Loan Recovery https://t.co/fv2UAmT11E
  • Pinsent Masons advises on landmark Scottish offshore wind project - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Hvd0M98itA
  • UK set to cut Covid self-isolation to 10 days after Cummings and Whitty row https://t.co/pocndAxjIj 
  • Former deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist party and member of the House of Lords, Lord Kilclooney, has been called on to apologise after referring to the US vice-president-elect as “the Indian” in a tweet https://t.co/AIfSy0Izp7

Tuesday

10th November - Law News

Edition 3242: 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 Legal Article:  Convicted rapist loses mutual corroboration appeal based on paternity of complainer’s child. Full story - Scottish Legal News
 
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: President Ilham Aliyev has said his forces are winning the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and said Armenia's "opportunities to compromise are shrinking". Fighting has flared in the territory, which is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, but governed by ethnic Armenians backed by the Armenian government.


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • A lawyer denied accusations by the ICC of bribing witnesses in the case against Kenyan deputy president William Ruto https://t.co/tovvi5nyF6
  • The 2018 suicide of the senior legal counsel at Victoria's Coroners Court was linked to a toxic workplace culture that turned her "dream job" into an "unimaginable nightmare" within a few weeks, an inquest has found #Australia https://t.co/ZtWNWJNF0G
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/CmAgF3sa3c
  • As a lawyer, I know exactly why outgoing #US President Donald Trump should be prosecuted after he leaves office https://t.co/vnKVNkzE2z
  • More than 50 people have been beheaded in northern #Mozambique by militant Islamists, state media report. The militants turned a football pitch in a village into an "execution ground", where they decapitated and chopped bodies, other reports said https://t.co/7JdwciRW4X 
  • Corona Newton has endured jokes about her unusual name for as long as she can remember. Beer-related nicknames have followed the 49-year-old civil servant since before she was legally able to buy her first pint https://t.co/yYMOse03xa
  • A millionaire fashion mogul has lost a bid to save a skate park, tennis court and garage unlawfully constructed on a Devon beauty spot https://t.co/x3HC0GAsJ3
  • Karam Daulet-Singh on rebranding Platinum Partners as Touchstone Partners #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/sSizHJvDH2 
  • Mental health, clinical negligence and the illegality defence - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/cuibb53dVC
  • The mega trends aspiring lawyers need to know about - Legal Cheek https://t.co/8jhUwn9qip
  • Justice will survive Covid-19 intact - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cIVhb99Ru9 
  • Simpson & Marwick appoints real estate lawyer Jill Andrew as director - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yDBkvzLXl9
  • Convicted rapist loses mutual corroboration appeal based on paternity of complainer’s child - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fxd8WjSIrg
  • The breakthrough of a coronavirus vaccine has "cleared one significant hurdle but there are several more to go", Boris Johnson has said https://t.co/HlkTimu8iM
  • Podcast - Brexit and the Flaws of the Delegated Legislation System - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/qLnKLRJjIw
  • A low bridge in Leicestershire has been dubbed the "most bashed" in Britain after being struck 25 times in a year https://t.co/Klgmh68MdT
  • A man obsessed with horror films has been convicted along with his boyfriend of murdering and dismembering a woman in their flat https://t.co/c7vhcXu6jb
  • Junior barrister imagines Boris Johnson and top Tory MPs as fictional QCs in hilarious Twitter thread - Legal Cheek https://t.co/E7kqInwDKP 
  • The NewLaw sector is in the midst of an identity crisis. Practitioners in this space should be kind to one another and focus on one’s own race - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/Ngaxpoey2e
  • ICC Uighur genocide complaint backed by parliamentarians around world - ‘Chance should not be squandered’ to bring #Chinese government to justice, letter states https://t.co/YontJQeHG
  • Concern over #French bill that cracks down on photos identifying police - Journalists call for removal of clause that would ban footage disseminated ‘with intent to harm’ officers https://t.co/qmSoEtLfZb
  • Wigan man fined for visiting friend for cup of tea in Covid breach - Police in north-west England have warned of ‘greater levels of enforcement’ in lockdown https://t.co/YybCGFfGzj 
  • 'An obese turtle that has rolled over on to its back' - Caller tell's Donald Trump's voter fraud line. https://t.co/IC1PCdj4OW
  • Trump 'voter fraud hotline' inundated by prank calls - Reports in #US media say the hotline has turned into a ‘nightmare’ after TikTok and Twitter users began calling in with bizarre stories https://t.co/1Ge4uxFik1
  • Homeworking now a "reasonable adjustment" for disabled lawyers - Legal Futures https://t.co/5ZIKDfgmbM
  • UK government fails to publish details of £4bn Covid contracts with private firms: Good Law Project and MPs call for independent inquiry over apparent breach of UK law https://t.co/qgdH0j2vRk
  • The UK is making "good progress" towards being able to test people for coronavirus on arrival at airports, the transport secretary has said https://t.co/qe5ORy9uWM
  • Second Minister for Law Edwin Tong on the #Singapore Convention on Mediation | Bar & Bench https://t.co/e6KJ9Cb9Bh
  • SRA "may not allow" firms to recharge cost of negative interest rates - Legal Futures https://t.co/olBM0RyeP
  • 3 killer mistakes women make when promoting themselves - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/cn6RipyoYS
  • Solicitor used 'rubber' cheques to hide client money misuse - Legal Futures https://t.co/M7t9ZLiA8G
  • Unregulated firms "will force traditional practices to get better" - Legal Futures https://t.co/lWVEW2TBbc
  • Over 250,000 people who work for an employer who has voluntarily signed up to the "real living wage" are set for a pay boost of 20p to £9.50 an hour https://t.co/UuVCBl7cHJ
  • The first coronavirus vaccine can prevent more than 90% of people from getting Covid-19, a preliminary analysis shows https://t.co/60324Bd2Uu
  • British soldier Deacon Cutterham's medal-winning grenade hurling heroic actions questioned ahead of auction https://t.co/ihPx5oDVIH
  • Selecting an SQE training provider - Legal Cheek https://t.co/RJTeCt5Wyo
  • #Australian Law Reform Commission welcomes special counsel - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/YMuLKuwDX
  • AG Venugopal again turns down request to initiate contempt against Andhra CM #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/g9YAF2fIV
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/1h2kth4no8 
  • Courts hearing cases against MPs/MLAs to grant witness protection: Supreme Court #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/eGuDFhkaL
  • Reed Smith signs SQE training deal with BARBRI and College of Legal Practice - Legal Cheek https://t.co/utVTErYRnT
  • ACT makes ‘historic’ first step towards raising the age of criminal responsibility #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/rarLdlu0Uu
  • Ban for former Travers Smith trainee who 'misled colleagues' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/IrP3TgQDfn
  • Gujarat HC allows AIBE-hopeful to continue employment until she clears Bar Exam #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/tvh6q2nsuz
  • Seven petitions in seven months: Arnab Goswami's litigation #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/SQmK0bNvv6
  • Divisional Court gives guidance on article 2 inquests - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/kC90ZCBkqq
  • Rest Super climate lawsuit has far-reaching implications - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/xQ6LX6BAoR
  • DWF ‘cautiously optimistic’ following summer cost-cutting measures - Legal Cheek https://t.co/XpgCnFENdK
  • Big Four giant Deloitte snaps up London law firm - Legal Cheek https://t.co/o7Gfs5SVs5
  • Wales' 17-day firebreak lockdown has ended and a new set of nation-wide regulations have come into force https://t.co/NmOE2OJJRH
  • More than 1,600 African migrants have been rescued at sea or reached #Spain's Canary Islands over the weekend, Spanish emergency services said https://t.co/2VQ9qC6JT
  • Suspended sentence for banking lawyer caught with indecent images of children - Legal Cheek https://t.co/LOwlpPrCsI