Monday

5th October - Law News

Edition 3206: 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:   Solicitors must comply with a budgeting rule in force from 1 October or put their recovery of costs in peril, the Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) has warned. The new rule 3.15A introduces a formal procedure to revise budgets in the event of significant developments in litigation. This must be done ‘promptly’. Full story - New Law Journal

Today's Highlighted Video Story:  Hordes of sea creatures have washed up at a popular tourist beach in Kamchatka after surfers complained about suffering from eye burns. A probe has been launched as tests show increased levels of petroleum products in the water. #amchatka is a large peninsula, in Russia's Far East, which juts out into the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk.


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • BLM retains 7 out of 19 trainee solicitors - Legal Cheek https://t.co/DuzXqwzmD
  • Clifford Chance launches Oxford Uni tech bursaries - Legal Cheek https://t.co/WawImA69MF
  • Transport for London (TfL), the capital's transport authority, has banned Indian taxi app Ola over public safety concerns https://t.co/Fu0P3j9iY
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/8jb0MQD6No
  • #MyRoutetotheBar: Tweeting barristers share their unconventional career paths - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fCUCNj8wI
  • US lawyer takes on coronavirus in action-filled YouTube ad - Legal Cheek https://t.co/th8xVyyKf7
  • Met Police officer stabbed in Westminster trying to detain armed men https://t.co/346yn9Agv7
  • Ulster Uni’s A&O and Bakers-backed innovation hub launches lawtech LLM - Legal Cheek https://t.co/HlVQOHg3qL
  • Solicitor agrees to leave profession after sending hundreds of offensive messages to his own defence lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/tMdKsgAyoP
  • Meet the magic circle lawyers helping businesses achieve their environmental, social and governance goals - Legal Cheek https://t.co/oL9chdZ3Q
  • Family court rejects 41-year-old solicitor's attempt to sue parents for financial support - Legal Cheek https://t.co/T2Rbwja7qf
  • #Belgium Arrests 3 Men Suspected of Involvement in Rwandan Genocide https://t.co/8hvuAGZlWQ
  • A Black #Belgian Student Saw a White Fraternity as His Ticket. It Was His Death https://t.co/MSMx6sNK
  • BPP students' frustration over exam clash with winter vac scheme dates - Legal Cheek https://t.co/lvivSRPVpe
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/i7z4vdsDla 
  • Why #Belgian struggle for identity could tear country apart https://t.co/n4sxyYSDjR
  • Beatrice Atobatele is trying to hack one of the most commonly used voting machines in the #US, to look for security vulnerabilities, but not with any criminal intentions https://t.co/qjzDo942A
  • How are pubs keeping customers safe? https://t.co/NjjLfbmcG
  • Cineworld set to close UK cinema doors after the latest corvid related movie release delay https://t.co/TT8EAP8leT
  • Home Secretary Priti Patel is to commit to delivering the "biggest overhaul" of the UK's asylum system in "decades"; will the asylum seekers be the losers? https://t.co/TY0knwlNA
  • Those who won't wear masks put us all at risk, but confrontation is not the answer https://t.co/6UwnwXHQ5c
  • The Coronavirus Act is an attack on our liberties. MPs must seize this chance to scrap it https://t.co/yIGLR9dtE
  • How universities tricked students into returning to campus https://t.co/BFddrjQwRr
  • Life as a fresher this year is a cross between Nineteen Eighty-Four and Lord of the Flies https://t.co/BK49ObeXbC
  • #Italy's PM called to testify at Salvini migrant kidnap trial Judge summons Giuseppe Conte and other ministers in government at time of incidents https://t.co/IcnnvwY2i
  • UK ministers warned against leaked plans to put refugees on ‘prison ships’ - Former top civil servant says government must not repeat past mistakes, amid controversial ideas to discourage migrants https://t.co/yjIEcOH9il
  • The Nigeria-born man who joined the #Polish resistance https://t.co/qC5EVkB3R
  • French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah has been temporarily released from prison with an electronic ankle bracelet, her lawyer has said #Iran https://t.co/PteL0i4UnB

Sunday

4th October - Law News

Edition 3205: 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:  Human rights groups say they are increasingly concerned at the number of civilians in northern Mozambique who are being beaten, tortured and beheaded. Government forces have confronted armed groups fighting to create an Islamic state in Cabo Delgado province for the past three years. Both sides are accused of targeting civilians in their battle for control.


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • #Ethiopia suspects in killing of musician charged with terrorism - charges filed against four suspects in connection with the killing of popular singer that ignited deadly protests https://t.co/JC9TFKNdMm
  • Student accommodation: renters face stress over tenancies in Covid crisis https://t.co/ShtbQhnucY
  • Shadow chancellor calls on ministers to fulfil pledge on money laundering Introduce promised register for foreign owners of UK properties now https://t.co/1HEBgtkJw
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/EjFcdFXr2j 
  • BA man who uses a wheelchair said he pulled himself up three flights of stairs to take his driving theory test as the centre had no disabled access https://t.co/bdJEzeoLWb
  • With its legal action over this UK bill, the EU is showing it means business https://t.co/xdu3buViRh
  • RT @CrimeGirI: This is so awful. That poor child. https://t.co/sTAUdLdWoU
  • Lancashire police launch murder inquiry after woman and daughter found dead: Dr Saman Mir Sacharvi, 49, and Vian Mangrio, 14, were found dead inside their fire- and smoke-damaged house in Burnley https://t.co/rKJPfiTZ7
  • Post Office apologises in false accounting scandal climbdown: Subpostmasters’ appeals now set to be unopposed as chair admits ‘historical failings’ https://t.co/J3tXKjI0vN
  • Electric scooters: proceed with caution https://t.co/TGazuwLvu
  • Cleared trainee was ‘inexperienced and overwhelmed’, tribunal finds https://t.co/y7SamfqRs
  • Lawyers for Backto60 and the two complainants apply to the Supreme Court for permission to bring their case to the highest court in the UK https://t.co/awx4iJeo6
  • Date set for firm’s Supreme Court showdown with Ryanair https://t.co/r6jpTXGeW
  • 'So old he was losing his hair': survivors urge MPs to end scandal of UK's child brides - A new bill could close loophole allowing under-18s to marry in England and Wales, as charities warn Covid has exacerbated hidden child marriage https://t.co/z8p1BQBjH
  • New UK app records police encounters and saves footage in cloud - Legal Lifelines app intended to provide alternative evidence to police bodycam footage https://t.co/1LR6sR383g
  • Criminal barristers earning less than minimum wage, Bar Council claims https://t.co/mbddXsZkB
  • Airbnb blocks #US Halloween bookings over party fears https://t.co/kuycE7lUc
  • Brierley Hill shootings: Man charged with murders https://t.co/mqE7b6ck0W
  • Homeland Security Considered Snooping on Portland Protesters’ Cellphones #US https://t.co/HHTkFbBUMA
  • Homeworking putting billable hours under pressure, firms told https://t.co/XJz0anFyUN 
  • Problem-solving court to help families in the Midlands https://t.co/FIioKsf2N
  • #Russian Journalist Sets Herself on Fire and Dies, Blaming Government https://t.co/NQnXDKEYJd
  • Covid-affected law firm office reopens after deep clean https://t.co/DjjuJ86to3
  • Sacked SFO lawyer claims he was victim of 'conspiracy' https://t.co/JZxqQ6pRFt
  • Law Society alarmed by Covid-19 exemption for lawyers https://t.co/fqidN4vTRF 
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/SSk5ORxEiB 
  • Scrutiny on Rose Garden event after Kellyanne Conway and other guests test positive for Covid - At least seven people who attended event for Trump’s supreme court nominee have confirmed they have coronavirus #US https://t.co/VHBiIVpg9w
  • MPs call for stricter safeguards for private prosecutions: Committee says legal aid paid out for such cases rose from £360,000 to £12m in five years https://t.co/5VSeAqVLv
  • Local lockdown rules: Check Covid restrictions in your area https://t.co/FeEXgnELC2
  • Best of the blogs - 3 October 2020 | Law Gazette https://t.co/hKwBffufMD
  • Large parts of northern England are facing tighter coronavirus restrictions after new measures came into force in Liverpool, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and Warrington https://t.co/0wHcAqAAf
  • Faith communities are being invited to take part in a study of the role singing plays in spreading coronavirus https://t.co/4hvUbtDke
  • Lawyers of Tomorrow – William Rennie https://t.co/2EyWViGN7r
  • Aberdein Considine lawyers named among UK’s finest by Legal 500 https://t.co/wCrQFVKoEb
  • Roddy Macleod to speak at Private Client Conference https://t.co/F6sYDDsCi0 
  • What can and should employees monitor? https://t.co/ruSkFesnD
  • Cover-up solicitor texted boss to take out compromising note https://t.co/6DGcoRqVpD
  • MTM Defence Lawyers sees 10 per cent growth driven by London office https://t.co/nhULHzHhtX
  • Abuse survivors need expert advice before opting for redress scheme https://t.co/nqa0ojw3m1
  • BA group of men who ignored local lockdown rules to go rally driving have been hit with penalty fines https://t.co/VtXpwGuvgQ
  • A family of four were trapped in their burning house after an arsonist "mistakenly" targeted their home https://t.co/BhvLeXl9tl 
  • Police are investigating the actions of MP Margaret Ferrier, who travelled from Glasgow to London with Covid-19 symptoms then returned home after testing positive https://t.co/OP800sAXL4
  • Harvey Weinstein faces six new sexual assault charges #US https://t.co/PGdCq8oKG1

Saturday

3rd October - Law News

Edition 3204: 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:  Two days after two people were killed by a mob in a Rohimapur, India, a remote village under Dokmoka police station of Karbi Anglong district in Assam after local residents suspected them of practicing witchcraft, till now 11 people have been arrested and a massive manhunt is on to nab the others, police sources said. The incident happened on Wednesday night but was first reported to the police on Thursday morning. While nine villagers were picked up on Thursday, two more were arrested on Friday. The arrested villagers were produced in a court and have been sent to police remand on Friday..




Saturday Conversations on Law

Friday

2nd October - Law News

Edition 3203: 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:  UK law firms optimistic about business outlook even amid Covid-19 uncertainty, survey finds. Four out of five firms confident about the year ahead, according to Smith & Williamson report. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Today's Highlighted Video Story:  Is China still persecuting its Uyghur Muslim minority? The government says the centres it calls “Vocational Training Centres”, which campaigners alleged were for detention and forced assimilation, have now closed. But new evidence suggests that large scale detention facilities are still being built.



Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Jury trials to resume for criminal and civil cases in Maryland #US https://t.co/8nZzzJ1dbF
  • Employment tribunal asked to consider case of former employee at Lancashire-based electronics firm Falconex who was “forced to work” while on furlough https://t.co/1E2CAsdJoD
  • C$1m cash and guns seized in police raid on 'illegal casino' at mansion #Canada https://t.co/tEr3w55hq
  • In a move to suppress voters, the Republican Texas governor cuts back on voting locations weeks before election #US https://t.co/JvdNbQtscG
  • How can I protect my screenplay from theft? Ask the lawyer https://t.co/EVIZyqLJYt
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/LQaxmDfDkw 
  • SNP MP Margaret Ferrier's Covid Parliament trip 'indefensible' https://t.co/al7wKngMq
  • Winners of Latin Lawyer’s 2019 Deal of the Year Awards announced https://t.co/DBY89rXOVG
  • Law firm Johnson Hana targets the US and UK following €3.5m funding https://t.co/siEt9ehF7
  • Three prison officers accused of racial assault worked on 'most violent wing of the prison' https://t.co/wyDsaZ2kVA
  • The death of a second Dalit woman in a few days after an alleged gang rape has shocked and angered #India - The 22-year-old was dragged into a vehicle after going to apply for admission at a local school and raped https://t.co/6rSJC72oc
  • A #Japanese man has pleaded guilty to murdering nine people after contacting them on Twitter, in a high-profile case that has shocked the country https://t.co/gyqhk1Lqg
  • MBM Commercial announces promotions and appointments - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KDRnhkPYq
  • EU launches infringement proceedings against UK over Brexit deal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BIEdV4TxP3
  • Son of Lockerbie bomber succeeds in obtaining order allowing appeal against father’s conviction - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dpp0zF35RP
  • Geoffrey Rush defamation barrister joins coveted rank of silks #Australia https://t.co/jTDimUSgJ1
  • Sentencing Policy Review consultation responses, Northern Ireland https://t.co/hOizApLV7
  • A 19-year-old woman has begun a campaign to ban all unpaid work trials after she worked a five-hour shift in a restaurant and didn't get paid https://t.co/S22putNnFl
  • The rolls used in Subway's hot sandwiches contain too much sugar to be considered bread, according to #Ireland's Supreme Court https://t.co/D97l86ZNq
  • Law firm Rollits is expanding its employment team with a new solicitor who will work across its offices in York and Hull. Lucy Trynka, who joined Rollits in September 2018, has completed her Period of Recognised Training https://t.co/SZIPDSO9QV
  • Comyn Kelleher Tobin appoints partner and two solicitors - Irish Legal News https://t.co/9DZsishlyI 
  • Lady Hale to deliver lecture on ‘communication and transparency’ in UK Supreme Court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/szC4UZhhI9 
  • The government is to push ahead with a new "three-tier" approach to coronavirus restrictions in local areas of England https://t.co/RyFgDyewK9
  • #Australian man Stipe Lozina jailed for Islamophobic attack on pregnant woman Rana Elasmar https://t.co/KrIXZ6VW5G 
  • Brexit: EU starts legal action against UK over Brexit deal https://t.co/pDzwJ1RMj6
  • Stricter Covid rules in Liverpool, Warrington, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough https://t.co/2bEWozzwQz 
  • Elias decision shows judiciary is willing to address racism when granting equitable remedies - Judge finds landlord’s perception of Black restaurateur tenants “stereotypical” #Canada https://t.co/QZEJSOhNKf
  • MoJ: "Time has come" to mandate online probate applications - Legal Futures https://t.co/TdHskzpETX 
  • Glasgow City Council seeking court interdict to ban short-term let flat - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FxeYvYrl3h 
  • LSB issues wide-ranging list of weaknesses in legal market - Legal Futures https://t.co/n7gGw1HAHE 
  • Is the New Deal for Consumers the next GDPR? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xsHevAFlR
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/FWjdNfEiYP
  • No sanction for trainee who billed "in anticipation" of doing work - Legal Futures https://t.co/sCT1plssc
  • #US soccer team San Diego Loyal forfeit match after alleged #homophobic comment made by opposition player, thereby forfeiting their chance of making it to the playoffs https://t.co/l2XoLV6Bpd
  • Coronavirus: What are the rules for face masks or face coverings? https://t.co/WO1wDmJ0am
  • Lawyers of Tomorrow – Derek Gardiner - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bz6AmM5xvY
  • Penally asylum seekers criticise military camp housing https://t.co/YWaTK9HsPa
  • Asylum seekers could be processed on old ferries https://t.co/IfCQ9LVBGo
  • New social security legislation passed by Scottish Parliament - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/sSNoV1rnq
  • Government considered shipping asylum seekers over 4,000 miles away - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kMxcKJ97Ls
  • Law clinics club together to launch online video training platform for law students - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZncO0YrM6i
  • Convicted solicitor sent almost 500 offensive messages to firm’s staff | Law Gazette https://t.co/Lg1EQLZkNQ 
  • Separated parents from deprived areas going to court in Wales | Law Gazette https://t.co/YkYRt124JR
  • Court service tackles jump in probate applications | Law Gazette https://t.co/VDddSgj8hm
  • LA police 'ambush': Deonte Lee Murray charged with attempted murder #US https://t.co/dktiPgSdU2
  • Bar sets could move online post-coronavirus, says QC | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ip14lGUO5B 
  • Trump campaign ads push baseless Biden earpiece conspiracy #US https://t.co/ZflG7oZP9I 
  • Costs ruling opens way for uplift on CoP guideline hourly rates | Law Gazette https://t.co/352X9oInQu 
  • Qualified solicitor, 41, loses battle for financial support from parents | Law Gazette https://t.co/EsDS8VxUsc
  • Madrid coronavirus: #Spain orders lockdown amid rise in cases https://t.co/7CwGuqofOt

Thursday

1st October - Law News

Edition 3202: 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:  Lawyers who test positive for Covid-19 can have exemptions from latest regulations imposing a new legal duty to self-isolate, the Ministry of Justice confirmed . Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Today's Highlighted Video Story:  A last-minute political scramble is underway to attract farm workers in time to pick the spring harvest in Australia. The closure of the borders has locked the door on thousands who'd normally do the job, and the government's now grasping for any scheme that could entice Australians to get picking.


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Hague court begins long-delayed hearings on Kosovan war crimes - Two former members of KLA appear before judge nine years after prosecutor first appointed #Balkans https://t.co/aCB0RHc3yA
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/uu8z0M8ijf 
  • Covid student chaos: Paying £30k a year and begging security for food https://t.co/zOcItzC3q4
  • Covid quarantine breakers: 'It was selfish but I don't regret it' https://t.co/64M0m3g2Gk
  • Top Intelligence Official Releases Unverified, Previously Rejected Russia Information #US https://t.co/HhFFOIQzLl
  • Gateley eyes post-Covid acquisition opportunities | Legal Futures https://t.co/3dV2dyOD72
  • After having weathered high death rates when it resisted a lockdown in the spring, #Sweden now has one of Europe’s lowest rates of daily new cases. Whether that is an aberration remains to be seen https://t.co/tm7vVwOhty
  • Solicitor agrees to leave profession over offensive emails and tweets | Legal Futures https://t.co/nG7ftl8yH3
  • A 41-year-old man has failed in a legal bid to force his wealthy parents to continue financially supporting him https://t.co/uWK9FgHTRv
  • Review of BSB decision-making will not cover exams furore | Legal Futures https://t.co/nJeuRxkHPE 
  • Land commission says reform can support economic recovery https://t.co/wFrkVgPYB1
  • New firm aims to ‘disrupt’ Scottish legal scene with technology - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yq556ZLhK3
  • 'It's not fair': workers outraged that Donald Trump pays less tax than them - President paid almost no federal income tax in 15 years in contrast to hefty contributions from those striving to make ends meet #US https://t.co/5onJeLVVO
  • UK is looking at processing asylum claims overseas, No 10 suggests: No 10 says it is ‘looking at what other countries do’, in response to question about Australian system https://t.co/PtS0kTiYVY 
  • Burges Salmon advises on development of offshore wind in Baltic Sea https://t.co/5fy7IK30Ia 
  • Possible miscarriages of justice linked to Post Office scandal identified in Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3zh7gR2jk7
  • Former employee of non-trading company fails to establish claim against liability insurer - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zuBqwiWi5a
  • Ledingham Chalmers: Business interruption claims – a significant step forward https://t.co/MCDiXpzZ1M 
  • Students’ wellbeing ignored in the quest to make money https://t.co/X015d93VEw
  • People ignoring coronavirus rules by socialising in houses are the reason behind a rise in cases leading to parts of north Wales going into a lockdown, a council leader has claimed https://t.co/HkJIKXX4Ca 
  • eenage county lines drug dealers posed as key workers during the coronavirus lockdown to evade police, London authority bosses have revealed https://t.co/DrYZm7qomO 
  • Nearly 1,700 domestic abuse crimes reported under new law https://t.co/3gyjPFiENi
  • In what seems like an idea from fascist concentration camps, home secretary Priti Patel looked at idea of sending asylum seekers to South Atlantic: officials were instructed to see if applicants could be processed on isolated St Helena https://t.co/cftBMnndwY
  • Britain offers EU fishing concession as part of Brexit sweetener https://t.co/vsFd9Upv18 
  • MSPs urged to reject Internal Market Bill https://t.co/uLsCdOQJY0
  • MPs will vote later on whether to extend emergency powers given to the government to tackle coronavirus https://t.co/Vf9WrWyOf7 
  • Coventry University halls partygoers flout rules - Up to 200 people gathered for a party at a university student hall, flouting coronavirus restrictions https://t.co/zVkyw57Xc5
  • A government minister has accused BBC News of treating interviews like a "quiz show" after Boris Johnson got local coronavirus restrictions wrong https://t.co/hTOzE52Utn 
  • Ethical challenges posed by climate change | Law Gazette https://t.co/slKkxL16dT 
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/qLJimcBiIn
  • CPS inspectors identify 'significant room for improvement' | Law Gazette https://t.co/sdt8tESp2O
  • FCA prepares for Supreme Court in business interruption action | Law Gazette https://t.co/I3wgHW2g3F 
  • Gateley profits slip in year of uncertainty | Law Gazette https://t.co/I5qd0pOcLk
  • Judge tells lawyers: Stop wasting our time with trivial applications | Law Gazette https://t.co/6koGP7ZgY2 
  • Criminal lawyers vote overwhelmingly against extended operating hours https://t.co/wrFL77qcOF
  • Slater and Gordon kicks off ‘aggressive’ growth plan with PI acquisition | Law Gazette https://t.co/t5bqYqdwLc
  • Manchester lawyers on alert after positive Covid-19 test | Law Gazette https://t.co/zRUE4oltFe 
  • Ince lays off 50 staff and suspends dividend payments | Law Gazette https://t.co/kNCnNiFi2U
  • The Coronavirus Act is an attack on our liberties. MPs must seize this chance to scrap it https://t.co/GtYrLXIzCs 
  • Conservatives' assault on the supreme court is a judicial tragedy in the making #US https://t.co/hUTtMuOmrP 
  • Deaths from natural causes in English and Welsh prisons 'unacceptably high' https://t.co/KhXAcdJtW0

Wednesday

30th September- Law News

Edition 3201: 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:  A proposal that in-house legal departments should be regulated as a separate regulated business unit within their organisations have been broadly welcomed by senior company lawyers. Full story - Legal Futures

Today's Highlighted Video Story:  The first episode of our four-part series, Stressed Election, focuses on voter suppression in Georgia, where a growing Black and Latino population is on the precipice of exercising its political voice, if they get the chance to vote.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Uighurs could be allowed to seek genocide ruling against #China in UK: MPs and peers aim to grant minorities in China the right to petition British courts https://t.co/g3k8YBGa5
  • Manchester Arena Inquiry: Bomb plotters 'still at large' https://t.co/xsSQ666PT
  • Report raises alarm over police detention of vulnerable suspects in England and Wales: Hundreds of thousands of people interviewed without appropriate adult present, report says https://t.co/BgWWP4WZ
  • Universities in England could finish face-to-face teaching early this term so any students having to self-isolate could return home for Christmas, says the education secretary https://t.co/7I5ZgT5biC
  • Police officers in England and Wales are to be told they can download the NHS Covid-19 app on to their personal smartphones and use them at work https://t.co/p7x7Rj7KD
  • Democrats aren't anti-Catholic bigots for questioning supreme court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett #US https://t.co/Q5YxAlocH
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/smBl990lrN
  • Why we need media reporting guidelines for road safety: Language and accuracy matter, as they can contribute to making the roads less safe for non-motorists and how the law is applied https://t.co/5nn8LB1Pb
  • American Could Face Prison in #Thailand After Posting Negative Reviews of a Resort https://t.co/g0NLeumtcC
  • Donald Trump’s tax returns illustrate the profound inequities of the tax code and the shambolic state of federal enforcement #US https://t.co/Crg8zicHfb
  • Lawyer in the news: Lesley Hannah, Hausfeld - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/iLO8mQZcaX
  • My legal life: Carol Lee, Setfords - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/JkhIAPmeK9
  • Wales' first minister has called for Boris Johnson to ban people in locked-down parts of England from travelling to Wales on holiday https://t.co/5xGDeUgBkX
  • The Mail on Sunday can use a recent biography of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in its defence, in a High Court privacy claim over the publication of a letter to Meghan's estranged father https://t.co/mqW2zbmEJn
  • Trust consumers to make their own choices | Law Gazette https://t.co/dEVaBrbNVe
  • Sheriff Appeal Court finds sheriff unfairly divided property in divorce appeal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7HEqFMpqNT
  • Hybrid hearings 'increase risk of unfairness' | Law Gazette https://t.co/mgbBcLcQc3 
  • The deportation of an autistic black man is an indictment of the UK’s racist justice system: Osime Brown was convicted under ‘joint enterprise’ laws when he was a teenager. Now, at 21, he’s due to be flown to Jamaica https://t.co/brbTBmW1
  • Impact of Covid-19 on justice system in Wales | Law Gazette https://t.co/rL9J3oKI71
  • Lord Carloway hails ‘remarkable’ determination of lawyers during Covid-19 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QC61UMQ9L
  • Ex-lord chief justice: UK parliament must scrutinise Covid rules: Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd joins senior legal figures in calling for MPs to examine emergency legislation https://t.co/Pu3Jx0w6h
  • Half of City partners attended private schools | Law Gazette https://t.co/JJKE3Dja5
  • Woman wins UK legal fight over unlawful deportation to Uganda: Court of appeal dismisses Home Office’s case against lesbian asylum seeker known as PN https://t.co/6xHhEl2vho
  • In-house teams invited to help build dispute-avoidance robot | Law Gazette https://t.co/cSNKEyQ8Xh
  • The prime minister has apologised after failing to clarify the detail of new tighter coronavirus restrictions in north-east England https://t.co/jBshi6kBiA 
  • The government has been accused of creating "doubt and uncertainty" with its announcement of tighter coronavirus restrictions in north-east England https://t.co/I0O0WmgMY4
  • Poor marketing returns? Here’s where you’re going wrong - Legal Futures https://t.co/Z6P4jBAANu
  • Consultant accuses NHS trust of forcing him into modern slavery: Dr Shankar Chappiti says he was told to run clinics without pay after an unfounded and racist fraud allegation https://t.co/zMhg0MArCS
  • Global Microsoft outage brings down Teams, Office 365 and Outlook https://t.co/H2LUbwUws
  • Boris Johnson's Covid-19 policy critics: who says what? https://t.co/5moL3asPWR
  • Lawyers step in as Manchester students locked down | Law Gazette https://t.co/xV35R5qeO
  • RT @CivilLitTweet: Interesting judgment. High Court judge overturns decision that doctor's arrest was a lawful one. https://t.co/JK7tlHJUc
  • Blaenau Gwent has the highest and fastest rising case rate for Covid-19 infection in the UK https://t.co/YEb4i9lI9
  • Lynette White murderer Jeffrey Gafoor's move to open prison approved https://t.co/tNZSZHnhM
  • Former cabinet ministers take consultancies with City law firms - Legal Futures https://t.co/WIp9tZUr5h
  • City firms snap up ex-ministers for consultancy roles | Law Gazette https://t.co/Qbd360SYmL
  • Female advocates "to lose instructions" with longer court hours - Legal Futures https://t.co/HlvERFeHn9
  • Court allows mother to recover inquest costs as part of PI claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/RmTWJAuz9a
  • Company lawyers open to idea of regulating in-house departments - Legal Futures https://t.co/NUXf0OtlMP
  • The water-saving device wasting billions of litres every week https://t.co/ZrzWm9rVFp
  • Nokia clinches 5G deal with BT to phase out Huawei's kit in EE network https://t.co/3XlUBY4RIT
  • Pubs and restaurants must shut in NI at 23:00 https://t.co/iQz61q8QQ4 
  • City puts brakes on return to the office | Law Gazette https://t.co/NLucEKuP67
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/qQ11cgpkD
  • First Home Fund expected to support 8,000 households following pilot success - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/iNGx0lJS2N
  • International schools join mock court case project in Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vJUdnn0yX2
  • Get smart and be one step ahead of AI patent laws - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SZh93qklD
  • The latest trend of the super-wealthy setting up finance and legal offices to deal with their affairs - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/e1tMgunYg8
  • Livingstone Brown raises over £13,000 for charity in 10 years - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GYj64v1tM2 
  • Session Cases Bicentenary Scholarship awarded to Shona Warwick - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5IRzY5xmtV
  • Lawyers of Tomorrow – Julie Sharp - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/JSl4VCuQuc 
  • Douglas Mill sees light at the end of the Covid tunnel - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ODN4lDW4cX 
  • Advocate John Campbell joins housing association board of trustees - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WOYAT9HrWc