27th September- Law News

Edition 3197: 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 here are solely the views of the original author.  

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Today's Highlighted Video Story:  AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said the challenges ahead for developing a COVID-19 vaccine is not as big as distribution. He says research is not the biggest challenge, but it is buying and distributing the vaccine and ensuring it reaches remote corners. An effective strategy needs to be worked out to prioritise who get it first, how many dozes will be needed and could a combination of vaccines be better than just one. 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Remote hearings fail most vulnerable clients, say solicitors | Law Gazette https://t.co/kNLFQmSsbY
• Hardline BBC critics reportedly offered top media roles: Former Daily Mail editor could head Ofcom, while ex-Daily Telegraph editor considers BBC chairman job https://t.co/aoG4ca1oPW
• Anti-abortion judge Amy Coney Barrett: Trump nominates conservative favourite for Supreme Court #US https://t.co/oQ35Ux5rP
• Top divorce outfit blames court delays as 10 jobs put at risk | Law Gazette https://t.co/LYG13j7Xk
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/rsIGbcKYbK 
• Barrister blames online trolls after trying to mislead Google | Law Gazette https://t.co/g7JvaaLx4
• Birmingham solicitor Lubna Shuja elected as future president of Law Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/7NY1tLUEX
• Dozens of Asian lawyers say they have been mistaken for defendants - Lawyers say they had similar experiences to the black barrister Alexandra Wilson https://t.co/UJDkgqxqD0
• Inquest into suicide of gambling addict will explore if UK state failed him https://t.co/GlAtJvmp1
• UK barrister mistaken for defendant calls for compulsory anti-racism training https://t.co/A9ROhwSQ9u
• Brexit: EU citizens in UK could be shut out of vital services https://t.co/rCQGOI681
• Amy Coney Barrett: spotlight falls on secretive Catholic group People of Praise #US https://t.co/Ns7vfDTJe5
• More than a quarter of UK under stricter rules https://t.co/Fwb4syyErr
• Hundreds of students register for bar re-sits | Law Gazette https://t.co/8vZpwXxhiQ
• QC who accused prosecution of bad faith cleared of professional misconduct | Law Gazette https://t.co/z4oK5u8pc
• Crisis navigator to help criminal firm provide holistic support | Law Gazette https://t.co/WE3kUdz7W
• Firm required to disclose client advice in dishonesty claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/bo0ly0EDy
• You can't put a price tag on judicial review | Law Gazette https://t.co/w1esXXQWU
• #Kyrgyzstan Medics suffer rights violations, pay high personal price during COVID-19 pandemic https://t.co/0WVFUAZgn
• This is troubling to see.. is there no understanding how infection works? So many at close proximity and no precaution either. https://t.co/LT3hAoLn0v
• A European Union of unequal reproductive rights https://t.co/kRlsXupt0
• EasyJet 'hanging by a thread', says union official https://t.co/tDNb0ejM
• Croydon police shooting: Suspect's background probed over Sgt Matt Ratana death https://t.co/aTgOzlr8qg
• A tribunal has reserved judgement in the case of a Christian school worker who was sacked for comments criticising LGBT lessons on Facebook. Kristie Higgs was dismissed for gross misconduct by Farmor's School in Fairford https://t.co/aVaAfhE6O
• Competition Tribunal adopts the Carecraft procedure for settlements in competition law cases https://t.co/NSjH66oI2
• Changes to the employment tribunal rules and procedure - clearing the backlog https://t.co/ZcdAtOI8j
• Ex-army leader is first suspect arrested by Kosovo war crimes tribunal - Salih Mustafa oversaw #Kosovo Liberation Army fighters in Llapi region during 1998-99 war https://t.co/PGgnDTLdkE
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/65yjrSpBCE 
• Equifax, class counsel strike back at plaintiffs' lawyer who slammed $380 mln deal #US https://t.co/QIxgKcK03
• What does transgender mean and what does the law say? https://t.co/1YOn7rmxka
• UK troops to be shielded from torture prosecutions under proposed law https://t.co/tlplrfxZvR
• Are the lockdown restrictions too strict? In the bid to control the spread of Covid-19, governments across Europe have imposed restrictions on movement and socialising https://t.co/9efXVdNRK
• Facebook Takes Down Networks Linked to Russian Disinformation https://t.co/XbV2wwgQQo
• Mary Trump Sues President and Family, Claiming Fraud of Millions #US https://t.co/opXQsaJdG5 
• Fewer than 0.1% fined for no masks on trains https://t.co/mdlvIMMsTC 
• A bus worker who sent "creepy" messages to a woman after getting her contact details from a test-and-trace form has been fired from the company https://t.co/FWuYXQumbK 
• A defendant in Ohio made a daring escape from the courtroom while being sentenced for a drugs offence https://t.co/xnBZKyjIPU 
• Shoppers lost £100m in vouchers expiring in lockdown - Which? https://t.co/nD9PrHYoUo 
• Ultra-conservative Amy Coney Barrett 'to be picked by Trump for Supreme Court' #US https://t.co/4Z4prQWuci 
• Saturday's LawNewsIndex: 26th September- Law News https://t.co/F04KZLsFNf 
• Night Images Reveal Many New Detention Sites in #China’s Xinjiang Region https://t.co/VQSZscYSEv 

26th September- Law News

Edition 3196: 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 here are solely the views of the original author.  

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Today's Highlighted Video Story:  For thousands of years, the Nile has been the backbone of civilisations and a source of conflict. The latest dispute is over the the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the largest hydroelectric dam project in Africa. Ethiopia's government says its $4 billion project on the Blue Nile will provide power to its more than 100 million citizens and create huge opportunities for its economy. 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Louisville’s Police Force Feels Besieged on Two Fronts - Officers say that city and police officials were slow to release crucial details in the Breonna Taylor case #US https://t.co/Fr7E9QqNx
• Rival rabbit breeders were left with broken ribs and bloodied noses after a prize rabbit show descended into chaos - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/b2q9dC1q8z
• A stabbing in Paris that left two people seriously injured is being treated as a terror attack, the #French interior minister has said https://t.co/VyWm9SWrT
• Police patrols have been stepped up across Scotland to ensure the smooth introduction of a new pub and restaurant curfew https://t.co/xXkjh5wRLU 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dGmqYlbJHg 
• Law student Kate Scarborough completes ‘extremely valuable’ SLN internship https://t.co/oXGS8cduq1
• Georgia Dawson named first woman senior partner at Freshfields https://t.co/XyLiad6roD
• Lawyers of Tomorrow – Holly Allan https://t.co/8516dV0a3l
• Croydon police officer shot dead named as New Zealand-born Sgt Matt Ratana https://t.co/apHs1TSMX
• Employment tribunal finds employee’s paranoid delusions were not a disability https://t.co/8mleKK07I
• Addleshaw Goddard set to explore Scottish business tech trends https://t.co/wP4x3yrRl
• ury trials will appear on the big screen from next week to help deal with Scotland’s backlog of criminal cases https://t.co/UH2Tj3Zlu
• New rules to allow Civil Online procedure claim forms approved https://t.co/CyXlc2JIL2
• European Commission to appeal Apple tax ruling https://t.co/G4U8ZV05u
• Undercover police and MI5 agents to be permitted to commit crimes https://t.co/1m7i0MbEr
• Head of courts service apologises for disgraceful treatment of black barrister https://t.co/bW7EVGcPDU
• Local authority successfully claims portion of commercial sub-lease cancellation fee https://t.co/iH44TaVMMA
• Covid-hit university students: 'Why have they forsaken us?' https://t.co/6UqR0rZaW
• London to go on Covid-19 watchlist as cases rise https://t.co/6LBbGESeBR
• Leeds household mixing ban confirmed by government https://t.co/1tkRAFDeI
• Vulnerable people left without access to solicitors during Covid | Legal Futures https://t.co/WV2Mja0AV
• BSB: Bar students’ results “broadly in line” with the average | Legal Futures https://t.co/TYyyl8LLuO
• Defence QC’s accusation against prosecutor was not misconduct | Legal Futures https://t.co/5aYTJZmvng
• Muslim man wins UK tribunal case over Cognac raffle switch Zakaria Kioua succeeds with harassment claim after prize was swapped for very cheap chocolates https://t.co/sTjydwBi3
• New scholarships for UK Black or ethnic minority doctoral candidates in Law https://t.co/oAZh733mT
• Twenty Essex shortlisted for ‘Chambers of the Year’ and ‘Barrister of the Year’ https://t.co/lSwEc1asy
• Cardiff, Swansea and Llanelli get new restrictions - They will come into effect in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire on Saturday at 18:00 BST and in Wales' two biggest cities on Sunday from 18:00 https://t.co/SUym8DH4qR
• “Partnership penalty” of lower socio-economic background laid bare | Legal Futures https://t.co/Ju0B7FCm2z
• President Michael D Higgins has appointed Ms Justice Teresa Pilkington of the High Court, as a judge of the Court of Appeal with effect from 17 September, 2020 #Ireland https://t.co/ubr61U2gey 
• Tesco joins Morrisons to limit sales of some items https://t.co/AjjGjzbatQ
• #NorthKorea's leader Kim Jong-un has issued a rare personal apology for the killing of a South Korean official, Seoul says https://t.co/IaFIbqXoBD
• Why it's hard to charge #US police over illegal shootings such as that of Breonna Taylor? https://t.co/zDbHWVDhyN
• Police officer shot dead by a 23 year old at Croydon Custody Centre. The killer shot himself and is critically ill https://t.co/9veEjWYGwS
• From solicitor to plumber: How people are retraining to cope during coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/wi3CyIGzYA
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/iK1hoHZlrq 
• In courts and prisons, Covid-19 has made an already bad situation worse. Our society will suffer the consequences - The Guardian view on crime and justice: dangerous neglect https://t.co/NHZan6xiqM
• SQE could halve cost of qualification, says consultancy | Law Gazette https://t.co/uLxaGfH5MB
• Sunak offers new incentives to keep on ‘viable’ jobs over winter | Law Gazette https://t.co/R1kZ9VxFKq
• HMCTS to introduce evening sessions in magistrates' court | Law Gazette https://t.co/xwh4CTkUnD
• US private equity firm increases stake in DWF | Law Gazette https://t.co/1ZLOcdAkIc
• Coronavirus a ‘catalyst’ for cross-border mediation | Law Gazette https://t.co/Z0jeRlWgaw
• Barrister fined for ‘positive discrimination’ comment about judge | Law Gazette https://t.co/tuIyMMzjE
• Remote family lawyers 'feeling isolated' during lockdown | Law Gazette https://t.co/dmFoMLwi8
• #Vietnamese police have seized more than 320,000 used condoms that were to be illegally resold to unsuspecting customers, local media report https://t.co/GCw6epSik9
• Wales' capital city is facing a local lockdown as coronavirus cases rise "rapidly". Cardiff council leader Huw Thomas has warned of potential restrictions on travel and different households mixing https://t.co/QSbPfrgWpl 
• Covid: Morrisons limits sales of disinfectant and toilet rolls https://t.co/cZDft73ETz
• Investigation launched after black barrister mistaken for defendant | Law Gazette https://t.co/FLqmWCz8yb 
• The #US supreme court has become a threat to democracy. Here's how we fix it https://t.co/kqIAOzrkkh

25th September- Law News

Edition 3195: 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: Freshfields becomes first magic circle UK firm to appoint a woman leader. Asia head Georgia Dawson takes top role; one of three co-managing partners to be based in US. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Today's Highlighted Video Story:  Westpac has agreed to pay $1.3 billion for 23 million breaches of money laundering laws. The penalty comes after the financial crimes regulator, AUSTRAC, accused the bank of failing to prevent breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financial laws.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Getting a job as a paralegal; interview techniques and tips | the barrister https://t.co/PvMpB2yqiV
• Suella Braverman calls fellow female MP 'emotional' during row over Brexit bill – video https://t.co/5wguilhy0g
• The CMA is reviewing the legal services sector in England and Wales to assess whether transparency of price, quality and service have improved | the barrister https://t.co/hvHWp5Vzv8
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/hZK1ZizS0Q
• The Bar Standards Board recently issued its Regulatory Return questionnaire to a selection of around 350 chambers, BSB entities and sole practitioners as a way to assess risk across the Bar and levels of compliance with its rules | the barrister https://t.co/88e1dRm2YQ
• Lawyers in film: Inherit the Wind - We can learn a lot about the profession from lawyers in film and it can engender in students a love of the law | Counsel https://t.co/iULBPXO2Ic
• In the absence of reliable evidence, British ex-soldier Major Robert Campbell cleared over Iraqi teenager Saeed Shabram's death - he drowned after being forced into a river by UK soldiers in Basra in 2003 https://t.co/6Ly9U5pPs3
• Covid: Scottish university students banned from going to pubs https://t.co/oWkmI3nyeK 
• Beyond the intrusiveness of automated facial recognition is concern about ‘false positives’ and potential for racial bias in the technology | Counsel https://t.co/lxPAsVkCCj
• Black History Month and the Bar Council Leadership Programme | Counsel https://t.co/BNeHsKvbWz
• A black barrister has said court staff mistook her for a defendant three times in one day. Alexandra Wilson, 25, from Essex, said a security officer, a solicitor and a court clerk had not recognised she was in the legal profession https://t.co/HZvz51bED
• US private equity house takes major stake in listed law firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/LatP2GM0Xc
• #French police have opened an investigation after a woman in Strasbourg said she was attacked in broad daylight for wearing a skirt https://t.co/ikcvRSYLDw
• Law firms "in denial" about their post-Covid finances - Legal Futures https://t.co/muZgEuzljT
• Football hate crime - Arrests for racism-related offences on the rise - Incidents of hate crime connected to 287 football matches in England and Wales were reported in 2019-20, according to new Home Office figures https://t.co/UhpaylTOX
• Barrister sanctioned for "positive discrimination" jibe at judge - Legal Futures https://t.co/WHB38qqjvS 
• David Kates-Lowick, who kept calling police to complain Britain's Got Talent star Ant McPartlin was still on TV after his drink driving conviction, is jailed. He breached an order by contacting Dyfed-Powys Police when it was not a genuine police matter https://t.co/dJWzRofXNR
• Now you see him, now you don’t – sheriff’s speaker profile removed after SLN enquiry - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KQEOTHCdyj
• Latest amendments to hate crime bill welcomed by Faculty and Law Society - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ADZy6ZxCs
• Man found with indecent images of children loses appeal against conviction - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dksktbbu4v
• Students “could save up to £38k” by qualifying with SQE - Legal Futures https://t.co/imiBMgus14
• Small firms in legal threat over Yell hard-sell tactics https://t.co/pnKmznz81
• Judge Orders Eric Trump to Testify in N.Y. Fraud Inquiry #US https://t.co/DNdVA0z2SP 
• The SQE and ethics: STAR lite? - Legal Futures https://t.co/QGM0dQa1Oa
• The Overseas Operations Bill for service personnel and veterans will be laid before Parliament for its Second Reading https://t.co/P07Ji2lVBz 
• TikTok Files for Injunction to Stop Ban of App https://t.co/oPuLyrBlEc 
• The government and firms will continue to top up the wages of workers who have not been able to return to the workplace full time due to the virus https://t.co/HmuA1EoOvb
• Wales 'more conscious' of devolution due to Covid-19 laws | Law Gazette https://t.co/frrHp842DB
• The EU wants to persuade its most anti-immigrant member countries to agree to a common policy. But the future of its new plan, like many of its details, remains uncertain https://t.co/d67LSa8Gjg
• Facebook's Oversight Board is "opening its doors to business" in mid-October. Users will be able to file appeals against posts the firm has removed from its platforms, and the board can overrule decisions made by Facebook's moderators and executives https://t.co/zdgqFYgDeD
• Clyde & Co announces private prosecutions service https://t.co/mslNpbgNS
• Pub-goers in Wales 'likely to get 20 minutes to drink up' https://t.co/K3hZza1kab
• Two policemen have been shot amid protests in the #US over a decision not to charge any officers over the killing of Breonna Taylor. Ms Taylor, 26, a black hospital worker, was shot six times as three officers raided her home on 13 March https://t.co/7S8kKSzEs
• Matt Hancock has refused to rule out banning students from returning home at Christmas, to limit the spread of coronavirus outbreaks https://t.co/CBfrmsEmX
• NHS Covid-19 app: England and Wales get smartphone contact tracing for over-16s https://t.co/Xvx4gAxgz4 
• Parents 'generally bear their own costs' in family proceedings | Law Gazette https://t.co/IVe8OmqpeL
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2axrBRuc9l
• Law Commission says hate crime legislation should protect women | Law Gazette https://t.co/cifNMzGlqP
• Litigators frustrated by ‘hopelessly laborious’ disclosure pilot | Law Gazette https://t.co/ScTHTkeTpw
• Overseas Operations Bill a ‘gross injustice’ to veterans, say lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/559wECFD4E 
• Remote family lawyers 'feeling isolated' during lockdown | Law Gazette https://t.co/dmFoMLeHgT 
• Father to plead guilty to endangering life of baby daughter - he held her upside down over river #Ireland https://t.co/V0VyON7ONB
• A man deported from the State claims he has been forced to live in an African airport terminal since March after allegedly being abandoned by gardaí who were supposed to return him to his native country, the High Court has heard #Ireland https://t.co/5CsSbLT1m
• Decriminalising torture does our soldiers a disservice - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/iEKzeNIGYK
• SEMLA offers work experience opportunity with NatWest Group in-house legal team - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rkx3RVc5ag 
• Lawyers advocating for a right to independent legal representation for sexual offence complainers have published a detailed video on their proposals - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/msJxXh73Ke 

24th September- Law News

 Edition 3194: 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: Legal educator BPP has rebutted claims that it degraded the quality of teaching during lockdown and prioritised students with prestigious training contracts. Responding to a complaint lodged by a group of post-graduate students last month, BPP’s dean of academic quality partly upheld just four of the 27 issues raised.. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Today's Highlighted Video Story:  The real crime in the Breonna Taylor case was the events that led Louisville police to Taylor's home and said the police work that led to the warrant was "very sloppy." A former police officer was indicted only on first-degree wanton endangerment charges for his actions on the night Breonna Taylor was killed by police. Two other officers who also fired shots during the botched March raid were not indicted, meaning no officer was charged with killing the 26-year-old Black EMT and aspiring nurse. After the decision was announced, members of the Kentucky National Guard and state police were activated as protesters took to the streets and some clashes erupted with officers in riot gear.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Jurisprudence Primer: The right (not) to be offended (Free Speech II) - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BpVV7722N
• Staff at Weightmans return to full pay following pandemic cuts - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dPhWTTuFiq
• Durham University withdraws fresher's place over 'abhorrent' online posts: Wealthy prospective students planned competition to have sex with poorest undergraduate https://t.co/YMX1y31AS5
• ‘It’s cruel’: Covid rule on weddings in England frustrates couples - Criticism over ‘inconsistency’ around new restrictions and short notice to disinvite guests https://t.co/zFfdQZrylB 
• UK supermarkets urge shoppers not to panic over lockdown fears https://t.co/KD7pTv61CZ
• Revealed: pro-Trump activists plotted violence ahead of Portland rallies - Patriots Coalition members suggested political assassinations and said ‘laws will be broken, people will get hurt’, leaked chats show #US https://t.co/eg1chbLmyx
• England's Covid regulations: the 'rule of sex' and other quirks https://t.co/Hn5IkCknY
• Nearly a quarter of UK pubs and restaurants 'fear collapse' by Christmas https://t.co/GXP38lqNB6
• Dangerous legal step towards dictatorship - on the likely consequences of the government breaking international law https://t.co/mo8HUGZCZv
• Dr Ronan Cormacain: Internal Market Bill breaches domestic law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Rb7gCPKV6S
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/SiUSQjsO0A 
• Anderson Strathern has promoted 18 fee earners in its latest round of promotions including at senior solicitor, associate and senior associate levels - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/plGb5gdEU
• Flat owner fails to establish statutory repair duty for downstairs neighbours - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OqEs2SWr1x 
• Faculty of Advocates warns industrial disease bill ‘unlikely to improve safety’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/iBTdVmSyL1
• Miners sacked and prosecuted during strike should be compensated, ministers told - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QztFT2iOAD
• Asda to crack down on shoppers without face masks https://t.co/2oyz7d4Svo
• Eleven Met Police officers have been injured by a "corrosive substance" during a drugs raid in north London https://t.co/Dxj6sQjVir
• Truck drivers will need a permit to enter Kent after the Brexit transition period ends, the government has said https://t.co/GMgMQLdYs
• A grand jury has charged one police officer over the raid which resulted in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor at her home in the US state of Kentucky #US https://t.co/r7EpAutMiS
• Profits at a listed claims management company tumbled in the first half of the year as the coronavirus pandemic took effect - but a possible buyer has come forward for the troubled business | Law Gazette https://t.co/nmtUC4DBH1
• The Ginsburg-Scalia Act Was Not a Farce #US https://t.co/ThL81ug1HI
  
• Grenfell fire: Police helicopters 'did not make fire worse’, says police watchdog https://t.co/gk0ap0B7U
• Law firm principal reported by solicitor for improper transfers - Legal Futures https://t.co/i9irX4pR5G
• PI newcomer saves 100 jobs with Yorkshire firm pre-pack - Legal Futures https://t.co/qdpWt39in
• Second time unlucky as sham marriage solicitor is struck off again - Legal Futures https://t.co/h7MY4wKa4Z
• Big personal injury firms “to merge as market shrinks” - Legal Futures https://t.co/h2gfKEhhzR
• Read: Mapping Post-Brexit Environmental Law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OiTHat73os
• Covid stops family visits for children in youth prisons in England and Wales https://t.co/d8Wpr131wd
• A drug trafficker has escaped a death sentence in a Shawshank Redemption-style escape through prison sewers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WJuXQYoia4
• Chancellor Rishi Sunak is understood to be looking at options to replace the furlough scheme when it expires at the end of October - These include a salary top-up scheme similar to those already operated by governments in France and Germany https://t.co/GOzCPYaBSo
• Elaine Motion: Ruth Bader Ginsburg – an appreciation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XFltOFhcAy
• Stonewall to continue trans campaign for right to change birth certificates - LGBT charity makes statement after reports ministers are planning to drop proposal https://t.co/uA8DOawSxd
• New rules over office romances are being rolled out at the investment giant BlackRock, now extended to relationships outside the office in a bid to clamp down on conflicts of interest https://t.co/dBBdVjjkmP
• #Libya: EU imposes additional sanctions for human rights abuses and arms embargo violations https://t.co/5uwA4Cgof
• #US Supreme Court clerks see $400G bonuses from elite law firms The study found that justices are 16 percentage points more likely to vote for their former clerks https://t.co/bjnv5Eoyxt
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/we4os3A5A
• Tributes paid to founding member of Alliance Party, a former solicitor and one time Lord Mayor of Belfast David Cook following death from Covid-19 https://t.co/Zm2kvOSOMf
  
• Misogyny 'should become a hate crime in England and Wales': Law Commission, which recommends legal changes, calls for sex or gender to be protected trait https://t.co/yfMaTofNfR
• Trump memo on Comey firing was 'tinfoil helmet material', Mueller prosecutor says #US https://t.co/rePyGMtkoZ
• Alleged Isis members can be tried in US after UK high court ruling: British officials hand over evidence after mother of one of accused men loses challenge https://t.co/5flD6qWY3K
• The British government is preparing to break the law again – this time on torture | Shami Chakrabarti https://t.co/fXRUWeDyE
• Successive governments across the UK "took their eye off the ball" and failed to prepare for a global pandemic, despite being warned for years of the risks https://t.co/7ElhXlu75l
• As the UK introduces fresh restrictions on social contact to curb the spread of coronavirus, controversy continues to rage about whether the government had initially considered trying a very different approach https://t.co/HFYhdNJNaV
  
• There is "no case" for more areas to be locked down as new measures to control the rising Covid-19 rate need time to work, Wales' first minister has said https://t.co/KdX4kPgiDW
• The government has warned of "tougher measures" if people do not follow the latest coronavirus restrictions https://t.co/OQjqSGng2L
• Vanessa Bryant sues L.A. County sheriff, alleging 'cover-up' of Kobe Bryant crash photos #US https://t.co/ppGUf0ux6t
  
• Farm legislation: Dissatisfaction of farmers can endanger peace and internal security, warns Ashwani Kumar #India https://t.co/Vsf4h64ktP
• In Miami, buzz over Cuban American judge Barbara Lagoa as potential Trump Supreme Court pick #US https://t.co/t9DJuE374V 
• Second judge rules against USPS, says election mail must be prioritized #US https://t.co/zKcp9i67yt
  
• A slump in the number of young lawyers choosing to do defence works is a serious threat to Scotland’s justice system, experts have warned https://t.co/VXfPZoWv2B
• Legal culture wars are a necessary nuisance | Law Gazette https://t.co/KY4XkKZFmS
• Scots mum in legal fight to bury baby son 45 years after empty coffin scandal https://t.co/uKz0HYfJMu
• Reluctant home workeOpinion | Law Gazette https://t.co/WJp7Y0uavg
• Brewdog loses legal battle with Elvis Presley's estate over beer name https://t.co/EOJ5Qm4z5
• JMW poaches 14-strong specialist team from rival firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/LiLva9Wf0e 
• International flights: Eligibility rules for travelling to US, UK, Canada, 10 other countries https://t.co/OGDvCv4WvE
• DWF sets up Southampton insurance base after lawyer raid | Law Gazette https://t.co/4adyKgVqFC
• A former SA Attorney-General has cast doubt on whether the state’s DPP Martin Hinton QC, should argue matters in the Supreme Court – over which he used to preside – insisting “the appearance of a conflict of interest is palpable” #Australia https://t.co/ZDxFGPN5XY 
• High Court dismisses robot inventor appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/em7SS4MW8S 
• Barrister got into a stolen car after the driver took the keys from a hotel changing area knew "skullduggery" was afoot but went along with it, a court heard. Shauna Roe suffered a huge loss of reputation after her crimes were reported widely #Ireland https://t.co/Ns7uzvEyjL 
• BSB refuses to back down on October exams | Law Gazette https://t.co/9vmqdBaxXY
• A Canadian woman has been charged in US federal court for allegedly posting a letter with deadly ricin poison to President Donald Trump #US https://t.co/nGW8owAYtp 
• David Lammy has set out Labour’s plans on criminal justice reform, voicing the party’s commitment to renationalising probation, addressing racial and gender inequality and improving diversity https://t.co/kntOaegBZx

23rd September- Law News

 Edition 3193: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice.

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Focus of the Day Law Article: The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) must work “even harder” through its SRA Innovate programme to encourage technology that helps reduce digital exclusion, the regulator’s new executive director for strategy and innovation has said.. Full story - Legal Futures

Today's Highlighted Video Story:  Leaders in England, Scotland and Wales announce new restrictions to tackle Covid-19:Mr Johnson spoke to MPs earlier today giving details of new coronavirus restrictions for England - urging people to go back to working from home wherever possible, ordering pubs and restaurants to close at 10pm and bringing in more mask wearing as well as tougher fines for rule breakers.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Syrian opposition rejects UN claims of human right abuses as 'partial and baseless' https://t.co/MMGUdZrclP
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dAV6aNcaKA
• Planning tilts away from sustainable development - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bxCUFxD
• #Switzerland's niggling problem with the independence of the judiciary https://t.co/S7cql93L
• Owner of Highland golf club jailed over tax fraud - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bKZ6uLX81
• Tribunal passes ‘pay-and-recover’ order against insurance company #India https://t.co/ltiQMc6gZ
• Lawyers of Tomorrow – Zenab Saheel - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/tZiiE1j4cm
• #Kenya Competition Tribunal Eases Merger Conditions For Telkom Kenya And Airtel | Anti-trust/Competition Law https://t.co/aUlTf2wNb
• New reforms for Employment Tribunal to deal with COVID-19 backlog - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OIBbwqVZS
• Employment tribunals are at a ‘tipping point’ a leading employment lawyer has warned: the average wait now at 284 days, a 20 percentage point increase on last year’s 237 days https://t.co/MeuCKQonA
• DAC Beachcroft litigation executive disciplined for naming client on Facebook - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8boQkn93H
• Pubs, cafes and restaurants in Wales will have to shut at 10pm every night under new measures to control the rising rate of coronavirus, BBC Wales understands https://t.co/fK6vclg9h6
• Cult leader with no carpentry experience, who claims to be reincarnation of Jesus arrested in #Russia - Former traffic officer Sergei Torop, AKA Vissarion, arrested in special operation in Siberia https://t.co/MLEBeOQ9n
• Facebook says it may quit Europe over ban on sharing data with US https://t.co/SzNWAtTxAU
• Three crucial requirements of technology any firm needs in order to adapt to a model that, for some, is somewhat worrying: security, collaboration and all-in-one solutions - Legal Futures https://t.co/cyYHZOuv1g
• Republicans have secured the numbers needed to ensure that President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee will face a confirmation vote in the Senate #US https://t.co/HuqlR1aFd
• Law Commission targets smart contracts and digital assets - Legal Futures https://t.co/K1X9oaZGXT
• Mike Dailly applies to take case of disabled man to Supreme Court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MClecRntpU
• CJEU: Member states can regulate Airbnb-style short-term lets to combat housing shortages - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/oXfoy68Ew
• ‘Pick-up artist’ wins appeal against convictions for threatening and abusive behaviour - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bmJrpNlT6
• SRA Innovate “must work even harder” to combat digital exclusion - Legal Futures https://t.co/2CajSqZyM
• He Killed a Transgender Woman in the #Philippines. Why Was He Freed? The pardon of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton by President Rodrigo Duterte is the final chapter in a case that reignited debate over old defense treaties https://t.co/7C0SdKe7r
• Mark Chapman, the man who killed John Lennon, has apologised to the late Beatle's widow, Yoko Ono, 40 years after his death. Chapman shot Lennon four times outside his New York Manhattan apartment as Ono looked on, in 1980 https://t.co/CaTWVNOOxK
• Covid rules: What are the new coronavirus restrictions? https://t.co/YVdznkLppo 
• HMP Whitemoor inmates 'wore fake suicide belts in officer attack' https://t.co/1MrHmo7GFA
• Changes to gender recognition laws ruled out, rejecting calls, backed in a 2018 consultation, for people to be able to change their birth certificates without a medical diagnosis https://t.co/RzZmBCm3O1 
• A ban on visiting other people's homes is to be imposed across Scotland, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced https://t.co/aSioEs1bKT
• Law firm principal reported by solicitor for improper transfers - Legal Futures https://t.co/i9irX4HrX
• Exclusive: PI newcomer saves 100 jobs with Yorkshire firm pre-pack - Legal Futures https://t.co/qdpWt3qTMs
  
• Coronavirus: What are social distancing and self-isolation rules? https://t.co/UP7IMq5lfR
• There's no law to 'harvest' DNA from Covid-19 tests https://t.co/61JynYn92c
• My legal life: Tahmina Mannan, Links Legal - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/PHfYCKKXWd
• Coronavirus contributed to 1% of all deaths in England and Wales in the second week of this month https://t.co/7OJooIvFU
• Coronavirus: Work from home 'if you can', Michael Gove says https://t.co/xINCp8Oyk7
• Covid in Wales: New lockdowns loom with more restrictions due https://t.co/ese91gZeQ
• Single Market Bill could 'weaken Scots Grenfell regulations' https://t.co/s2zHCCH1y
• #Japan prioritized 'long-term' strategy over rights in Tiananmen response, documents show | https://t.co/6pLhypbcgG
• Price To Legally Change Gender In UK To Be Made ‘Cheaper’ – But Major Transgender Rights Reforms ‘Scrapped’ https://t.co/q1H8rJZgl2
• Rifkind criticises bill to restrict British soldier torture prosecutions - Former defence secretary says move puts UK’s position as a champion of rule of law at risk https://t.co/TFX4N4JGg
• Calls to speed up review of complaints against lawyers practising at #Cyprus courts https://t.co/PGssO0L6S
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/sK5pzlQkpx
  
• Lawyer in the news: Emma Sackville, Morrison Spowart - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/4cuxghMdG
• In a shocking incident, #Indian lawyer Ravinder killed himself after allegedly shooting his ex-policeman father dead at Dhanwapur village in Laxman Vihar https://t.co/umUcXC9Fk
• Swindon solicitor Mike Pulsford was jailed for eight years and eight months in 2019 after he admitted molesting six boys and girls while he was volunteering for church group the Crusaders https://t.co/8jgxKx2bWI
  
• Assange lawyer says Trump associates offered deal if WikiLeaks founder divulged hacked DNC emails didn’t come via Russia #US https://t.co/xLyaiPn7ax
• Woman fights sacking for objecting to son's LGBTQ+ classes - Kristie Higgs tells tribunal in Bristol she was defending ‘Bible truth’ against ‘harmful doctrines’ https://t.co/5KI925wevH
• #Pakistan imposes no lawyer from outside the country to be allowed to represent death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav, India demanded to appoint an Indian lawyer or a Queen’s counsel in the case https://t.co/y0n6Kof1sd
• Nasrin Sotoudeh, #Iranian human rights lawyer has been hospitalized a month after launching a hunger strike seeking better prison conditions and the release of political prisoners https://t.co/prErYElCRZ
• ‘The Most Important Woman Lawyer in the History of the Republic’ - How did Ruth Bader Ginsburg change #America? More than 20 legal thinkers weigh in https://t.co/5PZfTF6zQ6
• Your resource guide for food assistance, utilities, legal help for evictions and volunteering #US https://t.co/NCdhu2oBt1
• EU plans new legal framework until 2024, chance for Ripple and Bitcoin? https://t.co/7eC5fq2ev
• Lawyers of Tomorrow – Adam Stevens | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/P4CpsjKz
• The Department for the Economy and the Education Authority have been threatened with a judicial review unless they reverse a decision not to fund asylum seeker Arezki Yachir's student grant https://t.co/1IdY7yRuVd
• A barrister has criticised Amazon for selling hats with the slogan "Black Lives Don't Matter", marketed as being elegant and a "nice present" https://t.co/OdZSSJZGVR
• Obituary: Nick Filbee – Lymington solicitor, musician and former chair of Coda Music Trust https://t.co/6FUvCs8fGM
• David Murray joins partnership at Marks & Clerk - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vMNvmUvvSI