Monday

11th January - Law News

Edition 3302: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.   

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 Today's Highlighted Video Story: A footbridge in China's Wuhan is honoring healthcare workers from all over the country for fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Its 32 plates display profiles of medical teams from across China's provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions and its army.


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Focus of the Day Article: The Law Society has responded to a consultation on communication offences that was launched by the Law Commission. Full story - New Law Journal  


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Sunday

10th January - Law News

Edition 3301: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.   

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 Today's Highlighted Video Story: More pictures are emerging from the moments the United States Capitol was overrun, and they appear to reinforce perceptions that a sparse police force was outnumbered and overwhelmed. At least one officer was killed in the melee.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Peter Murphy joins McInnes Dunne Solicitors as partner - Irish Legal News https://t.co/5Fa2GiS21
  • Court of Appeal: Rapist loses appeal against use of 'recent complaint' evidence in trial - Irish Legal News https://t.co/bITl3RU5k6
  • 'QAnon Shaman' Jake Angeli charged over pro-Trump riots #US https://t.co/8oQTarVRS
  • Met police officers told they must justify pre-arrest use of handcuffs https://t.co/o7ModMjpLu
  • Surveyors draft plan to free homeowners from fire safety limbo - Rics seeks to end need for EWS1 form stopping resale or remortgaging despite lack of cladding https://t.co/MRddYqWYrj
  • Directors to pay £45k for providing unqualified immigration advice | Law Gazette https://t.co/ryMQwqeLgW
  • Police arrest 12 at Clapham Common anti-lockdown protest https://t.co/RNRk3uqltP
  • People are "blatantly" ignoring rules on lockdown restrictions despite repeated warnings, police have said. 100+ cars turned away from Moel Famau on the Flintshire border by Saturday lunchtime, with some driving past "road closed" signs https://t.co/RuyqRUiati 
  • US firm calls for Trump’s removal from office | Law Gazette https://t.co/5Wqjlo5bVB
  • Principal who kept firm trading with counsel fees struck off | Law Gazette https://t.co/Okf7E7xBT
  • The Law Society has responded to a consultation on communication offences that was launched by the Law Commission | NLJ https://t.co/w2rejr12os
  • Leasehold reforms 'raise more questions than they answer' | Law Gazette https://t.co/MsLFD30OM
  • The Home Secretary has written a response to the Domestic Abuse Commission and Victims Commissioner regarding support for victims of domestic abuse in light of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown | NLJ https://t.co/KOPhaW5dI
  • Lockdown measures in England need to be stricter to achieve the same impact as the March shutdown, scientists advising the government have said https://t.co/XwalVCsWMc
  • Lawyers to retain European professional voice | Law Gazette https://t.co/R44cFIbMDy
  • A property investment company has offered GP surgeries £5,000 for unused coronavirus vaccine doses. The Hacking Trust's medical division approached surgeries in Bristol and Worthing offering to pay the money to charity "or the staff member directly" https://t.co/TPpBsbkYkr
  • Conspiracy theories like QAnon could fuel 'extremist' violence, FBI sayid a year ago and urged social media companies to lessen possible threats with ‘significant’ crackdown on related content https://t.co/YKdTsEEWdR
  • Details of amendments to various Family Procedure Rules 2010 Practice Directions consequential to Brexit have been issued | NLJ https://t.co/xTmgCQwoTm
  • Lockdown 3: Government extends evictions ban again | Law Gazette https://t.co/AJzcu7nYyQ 
  • The Housing Law Practitioners Association's open letter to the Secretaries of State for Housing and Justice supporting the re–enacting of measures that were put in place in March 2020 to protect people from losing their homes | NLJ https://t.co/onLZl1WHSO
  • Ashli Babbitt, killed in Capitol riot, was devoted conspiracy theorist #US https://t.co/xn79SkOl7t 
  • McFarlane alarmed by 8am and 4.30pm starts for family hearings | Law Gazette https://t.co/xe0cp1kUuB
  • HMRC fines MT Global Limited, who has been handed the ‘largest ever fine issued, £23.8m, for flouting money laundering regulations between July 2017 and December 2019 | NLJ https://t.co/E9hGizTku
  • People in England are being told to act like they have got Covid as part of a government advertising campaign aimed at tackling the rise in infections https://t.co/t9PkVeU3F
  • Anglers have hailed the mental health benefits of the sport after it was given the all-clear to continue, despite lockdown https://t.co/NYu9iFrDXC
  • The owners of a London gym have been fined for breaching Covid-19 rules by remaining open during lockdown. Police were called to the fitness centre in Stean Street, Hackney, on Friday to reports of a regulation breach https://t.co/uwTEjmBdwi
  • The Global Approach to Migration and Mobility | GroJIL, Groningen Journal of International Law https://t.co/XTzZtoaryl
  • CJC recommends ‘modest’ Guideline Hourly Rate rises | Law Gazette https://t.co/EQ4DhmElyz 
  • The #US Justice Department has said it would not rule out pursuing President Trump over his possible role in encouraging rioters to storm the US Capitol - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/24WPvqtaHR
  • Robert Burns Humanitarian Award 2021 finalists revealed - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jzRgUpajuO
  • Divorce rate up as Scotland approaches busiest period for marriage breakup - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/y67SerbE4f
  • England: Millions of leaseholders to benefit from major property law reform - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/U786pkZwel
  • Martin Devine: Commercial property sector weathers the storm - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kfEIyIziKS
  • English High Court rules South African government does not have immunity from salvage payment action - Irish Legal News https://t.co/xTD1l8W69C
  • NI: First and deputy first minister urged to intervene over Hong Kong arrests - Irish Legal News https://t.co/j7ijyxoZO6 
  • McEntee self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19 - Irish Legal News https://t.co/0EMmuif8y5
  • New survey to gauge impact of Covid-19 on personal injuries - Irish Legal News https://t.co/bn7nMaZibF
  • Tributes paid after passing of Professor Nial Osborough - Irish Legal News https://t.co/U12VsBRvwm 
  • Credit card giants Visa, Mastercard and Discover have blocked all payments to Pornhub, after the adult site was accused of being "infested" with child abuse and rape-related videos https://t.co/YAuoysgnW
  • Google has suspended "free speech" social network Parler from its Play Store over its failure to remove fascist and "egregious content" https://t.co/OPuaWmtykV
  • Davina Saint joins board of NAMA - Irish Legal News https://t.co/9S6lO0yMQP 
  • Alex Salmond has accused Nicola Sturgeon of misleading parliament, calling evidence she gave to an inquiry into the handling of sexual harassment claims against him "simply untrue" https://t.co/poURkWXmNH
  • #US President Donald Trump has been permanently suspended from Twitter "due to the risk of further incitement of violence", the company says https://t.co/qL6ErJdw6e Jan 09, 2021
  • #US judge blocks Trump sanctions targeting human rights lawyers https://t.co/LXhbEa6tht
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Saturday

9th January - Law News

Edition 3300: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.   

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 Today's Highlighted Video Story: Passengers arriving from the UK landed at the Delhi airport amid chaos over a last-minute tweet by the airport authorities on quarantine rules and mandatory Covid tests on arrival. Speaking to NDTV, passengers complained about the lack of clarity in instructions.


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Nicki Minaj Reaches Settlement With Tracy Chapman in 'Sorry' Lawsuit #US https://t.co/HWYidDRRZc
  • Ex-MP quits Labour ahead of sexual harassment disciplinary process https://t.co/kliTCNXN
  • Group of pro-Trump rioters who stormed Capitol expected in court https://t.co/HZHcVRAto
  • A police force that was criticised for its overzealous approach to two female walkers is to review its lockdown fines policy https://t.co/VyXbkW5Tz
  • Ground rent scandal: leaseholders in England get new rights https://t.co/3BnTCAr4c
  • ESPC: Q4 2020 sees significant year-on-year increase in homes coming to market - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vl5C0sWbfn
  • Solicitors in West Lothian question court safety measures amid new Covid variant - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LZGgmyvDjM
  • Sheriff Appeal Court upholds decision allowing servitude car parking right off narrow Carnoustie street - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qW8K26efr
  • Williamson wrong to force universities to abide by antisemitism definition, say lawyers https://t.co/wZpfF8sCV
  • Lawyers and retired judges argue that the IHRA working definition of antisemitism undermines freedom of expression and is wrong to forcefully impose it on universities https://t.co/Dx48Q4wP1
  • Lawyer calling for Dominic Cummings investigation forced to move after attacks on home https://t.co/iEhViHvJ
  • England's councils told to 'redouble efforts' on housing rough sleepers https://t.co/v6Rqy28vk9 
  • Three men filmed beating dolphin to death arrested in #India https://t.co/zwcVIZsvG
  • #Irish MP calls regulator to investigate LeaveEU's Irish registration https://t.co/8hfrr7llK
  • Stephen Akpabio-Klementowski: I educated myself in prison and changed my story https://t.co/offEJ5VPw9
  • Fashion student Depop seller's crop top made from Chiltern Railways train seat cover 'violates terms' https://t.co/pPbOKi3kNs
  • Throw open the windows of the LSB | Law Gazette https://t.co/dP2BdX8qlW
  • US bar condemns assault on Capitol | Law Gazette https://t.co/GXXGoA5K1j
  • Major inquest delayed over concerns about safety of travelling | Law Gazette https://t.co/MEfh511Y23
  • Staffordshire police arrest two men on suspicion of burglary after one sits on phone and dials 999 https://t.co/eYCL4z02in
  • Moderna Covid vaccine approved for use in UK https://t.co/k4Epc86tS
  • The spread of Covid in London is "out of control" according to Sadiq Khan, who has declared a "major incident". The coronavirus infection rate in London has exceeded 1,000 per 100,000 people, based on the latest figures from Public Health England https://t.co/SKID8Iq6SU
  • Trump riots: Policeman Brian Sicknick dies after 'engaging with protesters' #US https://t.co/JM1nVek0b
  • Young solicitor avoids strike-off after ‘moment of madness’ dishonesty | Law Gazette https://t.co/w2A4X712sA
  • Law Society: Include emails and photos in your will | Law Gazette https://t.co/7UFCR6XO2
  • Government sets up council to 'reinvigorate' commonhold | Law Gazette https://t.co/O9joAI3o5P 
  • Pinto: Gender parity a long way off in fraud work - Legal Futures https://t.co/wKMHwEaX62
  • Minister urges councils to speed up searches amid conveyancing rush - Legal Futures https://t.co/pq5uQsclz
  • Solicitor who hid evidence of error "didn't know what she was doing" - Legal Futures https://t.co/vRgM0A4Gj
  • Hunt for fake vaccine fraudster who injected woman, 92, in Surbiton https://t.co/pds44rAOm0
  • Two women have described how they were surrounded by police, read their rights and fined £200 each after driving five miles to take a walk https://t.co/SDjPEFTkC
  • New border rules introduced last week are already creating problems for exporters and traders, say firms https://t.co/AtqfIiNQq
  • Seven men, including two who had already been charged, will face no action over a suspected hijacking of an oil tanker off the Isle of Wight https://t.co/ydcDJgca01
  • 'Racist and sexist' Hampshire police unit officers dismissed https://t.co/FZOQuPbuLP
  • A Lesser Evil? The European Agenda on Migration and the Use of Aid Funding for Migration Control (forthcoming 2017, Irish Yearbook of International Law) | Daria Davitti - https://t.co/YpcFHpnqj
  • Investigation starts into barrister who broke SC ruling embargo | Law Gazette https://t.co/Fd5TDnIiO
  • Court rejects as ‘not credible’ solicitor's account of handing documents to SRA | Law Gazette https://t.co/HOmKNZEdZX
  • Bali bombings: #Indonesia frees suspected mastermind Abu Bakar Bashir https://t.co/yIsz8zfEk2 
  • Financial resilience survey reveals impact of Covid on UK firms’ finances - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NjF0F7CV4y
  • #US Police to interview woman who falsely accused black musician's son of theft https://t.co/hP2zVyQSIp
  • Take-home Naloxone to reduce risk of accidental overdoses - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Nbui2UQaer
  • Call for action as ‘sex for rent’ ads increase during lockdown - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gyPZ51KGs
  • Lawyer of the Month: Tony Lenehan - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/JQlQAfIeAC
  • Discrimination on the race ground under the Employment Equality Act 1998 - Irish Legal News https://t.co/RzKUlP6iMk
  • Una McGurk SC given 'slap on the wrist' after anti-mask rally - Irish Legal News https://t.co/bp1pVAMe8V
  • NI: Housing market to remain open under Covid-19 restrictions - Irish Legal News https://t.co/ywuTvBJQH
  • Leave. EU leaves Britain after Brexit - Eurosceptic campaign group founded by Arron Banks is now registered in Ireland https://t.co/QxzUTbgzMo
  • Man, 19, guilty of murdering schoolboy he paid £2,000 to keep silent https://t.co/swEO3YnzaX 
  • Arrivals to UK will need to show a negative Covid test before entry https://t.co/EnX6vpZSF8
  • The #Australian city of Brisbane will enter a snap three-day lockdown after a cleaner in its hotel quarantine system became infected with coronavirus https://t.co/qiSXhVmPVx
  • Four in ten Irish companies held closed AGMs last year - Irish Legal News https://t.co/nUeKYu3jUd
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Friday

8th January - Law News

Edition 3299: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.   

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 Today's Highlighted Video Story: US Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump and said if the Cabinet failed to do so she would consider moving forward with impeachment.

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Focus of the Day Article: American Bar Association slams Trump supporters' assault on US Capitol. ABA president Patricia Lee Refo condemns 'criminal' attempt to subvert 'revered American tradition'. Full story - The Global Legal Post  


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  • Virginity tests for female rape survivors outlawed by #Pakistani court - Judge said the ‘humiliating’ practice was used to cast suspicion on the victim, and deflected focus from the act of sexual violence https://t.co/xbvS3U1MXR
  • Ashli Babbitt, the Trump supporting #US Air Force veteran who was killed at the capital riots https://t.co/nGXWmd7WY
  • Boeing has agreed to pay $2.5bn (£1.8bn) to settle #US criminal charges that it hid information from safety officials about the design of its 737 Max planes https://t.co/qzMsdyjwEL
  • Time to turn on the legal data taps | Law Gazette https://t.co/mcZuMR5wiN
  • National Express has announced that it is suspending its entire national network of coach services from midnight on Sunday https://t.co/UDlIe2OMBt
  • Hogan Lovells announces strong pandemic promotion round | Law Gazette https://t.co/93LhAPgf7X
  • Firm’s radio advertisement did not attack social workers, watchdog rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/vJ5xd3C8be
  • Law firm on government's minimum wage shaming roll | Law Gazette https://t.co/PhrkUBs38T 
  • Donald Trump has been suspended from his Facebook account for at least two weeks - and possibly indefinitely #US https://t.co/4P7y1SDibx 
  • Ground rent scandal: Homeowners get right to extend leases to 990 years with zero ground rents https://t.co/JSnxquYBFA
  • The people-smuggling ring which ended in the deaths of 39 migrants in a container was "sophisticated, long-running and profitable", a court heard https://t.co/PxstoLheUA
  • GPs 'charging over £150' for domestic abuse letters | Law Gazette https://t.co/FCaUDt1J6f
  • Insurer demands action to meet April’s whiplash reform date | Law Gazette https://t.co/ipGoOuHjIy
  • No Covid tests planned for lockdown court users | Law Gazette https://t.co/9ImEDcUjJt 
  • James Hyams promoted to associate at Balfour and Manson - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XqdDOP3f3s
  • Partner promotions high despite market uncertainty | Law Gazette https://t.co/5Wzxtxe7YP
  • Law Society raises court concerns with SCTS - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Qh8JIdXxjX
  • English judge orders recovery of funds from fraudulent car buying company account  - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lKDOGc3nfT
  • QAnon: What is it and where did it come from? Supporters of the QAnon alongside other known far-right activists were among the crowd that stormed the #US Capitol building on Wednesday https://t.co/khQmYGXRJV
  • Lawyers in frontline of new Hong Kong clampdown | Law Gazette https://t.co/DZ8NMHt5C1 
  • 'Safe space': Home Office refuses to reveal public law review submission | Law Gazette https://t.co/a7h7zp0TWi
  • Maga v BLM: how #US police handled the Capitol mob and George Floyd activists – in pictures https://t.co/iwUHtVYUPg
  • Judge fines trio who provided unregulated legal advice - Legal Futures https://t.co/ofvgsHNsZL 
  • Court rejects solicitor’s claim that she hand-delivered files to SRA - Legal Futures https://t.co/E79LbtaO0
  • Young solicitor who faked email in "moment of madness" avoids strike-off - Legal Futures https://t.co/Af2dd9OwU
  • Criminal barrister: 'I earn less than minimum wage' - With delays of up to four years for even straightforward cases, some barristers say their pay works out below an hourly minimum wage https://t.co/GF7RNYnBFG
  • Millionaire #French hotel owner to testify in kidnap trial - Jacqueline Veyrac, the 80-year-old owner of the five-star Grand Hotel in Cannes, was bundled into a van outside her home in Nice in October 2016 https://t.co/zLuCXehkZw
  • Reading stabbing: Murder accused teenagers appear in court https://t.co/638X7y2owy
  • Fears schools will be overwhelmed by laptopless pupils https://t.co/9n9VpTXagF
  • Contrasting the letter of the law with its spirit - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GIMnsskds1
  • Capitol riots: Congress certifies Joe Biden's victory after violent disruption #US https://t.co/4CQQDbc3TD
  • THE INSTRUMENTS OF PRE-BORDER CONTROL IN THE EU A NEW SOURCE OF VULNERABILITY FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS | Paix et Sécurité Internationales Journal of International Law and International Relations https://t.co/nipbvHESyR
  • China: Lawyers hired by Hong Kong protestors to be struck off - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/q81B8DdAj9
  • New biodegradable waste plans set out - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/m8VqhRdoHa 
  • Tribunal to consider if people outside UK can use freedom of information laws - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/EbgKeoILII
  • Long-awaited property rules come into force next month - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8p3AUhHjyN
  • Rachael Brandon made company director at Boyd Legal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DDF24m3Q9
  • Roddy Harrison joins Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/EROPnDULpa
  • NI: Human rights and equality watchdogs adopt new post-Brexit roles - Irish Legal News https://t.co/qWNg07vbYW 
  • Personal insolvency application fee waiver to continue until 2024 - Irish Legal News https://t.co/Z8QnC4VtTQ
  • Post-Brexit pinch points in UK-Ireland trade disputes - Irish Legal News https://t.co/fT52kTud89 
  • America shaken as violent pro-Trump mob storms Capitol building #US https://t.co/ZFqq1BnP8e 
  • Flynn O'Driscoll appoints Orla McCarthy as head of HR - Irish Legal News https://t.co/lqlQXgpqQv 
  • Julian Assange refused bail despite judge ruling against extradition to US https://t.co/nRtSft6c0J 
  • Irish legal sector can benefit from Brexit - Irish Legal News https://t.co/ytphyq2w2k
  • Social media giants remove Trump video for peddling election result lies #US https://t.co/4P7y1SlGMX
  • NI: ICC Belfast deployed as first 'Nightingale venue' for courts business - Irish Legal News https://t.co/ByUAvbkow4
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Thursday

7th January - Law News

Edition 3298: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.   

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 Today's Highlighted Video Story: Prosecutors in the US state of Wisconsin say a policeman who shot and paralysed a black man last August will not face charges. The shooting of Jacob Blake sparked violent street protests in Kenosha and other parts of the country over racial justice -- and there are fears the decision could provoke more unrest.

 


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Focus of the Day Article: No one should be asked to go to court unless strictly necessary and remote attendance must be the default position, the lord chief justice said today, as England prepares to enter its third national lockdown. Lord Burnett of Maldon said the next few weeks will present difficulties in all jurisdictions but courts and tribunals must continue to function. Full story - The Law Society Gazette  



Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Richard Grogan & Associates appoints Sorcha Finnegan to lead personal injury practice - Irish Legal News https://t.co/6XVoW61az4 
  • Man viewed extreme Isis content before Reading knife attack, court hears https://t.co/nrTcXzvHbT
  • Senior promotions at Thorntons: Gary Mannion from the PI team in Dundee & Lucy Metcalf from the family law team in Edinburgh have both joined the partnership. Janice Napier has been promoted to legal director in business law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/tPh6XOxoG
  • Lord President’s warning over court safety rules met with contempt - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/tThDkQ96fK
  • English High Court rules South African government does not have immunity from salvage payment action - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wnesfsaJUX
  • National security law: #HongKong rounds up 53 pro-democracy activists https://t.co/TL4AgELEy
  • #US Congress in turmoil as violent Trump supporters breach building https://t.co/LZlh8rS64l
  • Dozens of #HongKong pro-democracy figures arrested in sweeping crackdown https://t.co/LpvACLka
  • Judge Merrick Garland is Biden's choice for #US attorney general https://t.co/aajMQM7GoD
  • Distributed law firm launches internship programme for postgrads - Legal Futures https://t.co/hNWoEbwGqd
  • UK unexpectedly reduces tax scheme reporting burden on firms - Legal Futures https://t.co/Q2wIpIcQVO
  • Complaint over law firm's radio advert rejected - Legal Futures https://t.co/fQKH43hYnK
  • Tribunal clears solicitor but refuses to order costs against SRA - Legal Futures https://t.co/RQG17IJIa
  • Shukri Abdi: family of refugee schoolgirl who drowned sues police https://t.co/qxsu3W4xQ
  • Two #US police officers linked to a notorious raid in which young black medic Breonna Taylor was fatally shot have been fired, authorities have said https://t.co/tQ13DirZBv
  • Fake NHS vaccine messages sent in banking fraud scam https://t.co/8k0vaZITdc
  • Doubts emerge in US over future of Assange extradition case https://t.co/Zdp8izO4GF
  • The Guardian view on Julian Assange's extradition ruling: relief, not victory https://t.co/JR65RIfvAi
  • Court denies relief for costs default during first lockdown | Law Gazette https://t.co/7NWXPJ4bcf 
  • Backlash after law school refuses to move exam online | Law Gazette https://t.co/3GI63qy74m 
  • Royal Mail ordered to pay £230,000 to harassed Hindu ex-worker - Ruling follows Mathan Shunmugaraja telling tribunal he was called ‘sly dog’ and mistaken for a Muslim https://t.co/mrBM12bGMh
  • Wine thieves turn to bottle as French police give chase - Burglars who stole €350,000 of Burgundy hurled bottles at gendarmes during motorway pursuit #France https://t.co/43WPnh78h0 
  • Lockdown 3: ‘Keep footfall in courts to a minimum’, says lord chief | Law Gazette https://t.co/4y2Wpqaz0e
  • Milton Keynes house party murders gang jailed for life https://t.co/GxO74E6kt5
  • Julian Assange loses extradition bail bid https://t.co/5lFOnAYZF1
  • Lockdown 3: Government urged to extend evictions ban | Law Gazette https://t.co/FK2PW5T96D 
  • Trump administration's Justice Dept. Seeks to Pare Back Civil Rights Protections for Minorities before leaving office #US https://t.co/CMYmkrD1D
  • Lockdown 3: ‘Safety of all court users paramount’, says Law Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/LIBOaXbNPO
  • Former Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp is set to be named the BBC's next chairman. Sharp spent 23 years working for the banking giant and was Tory Chancellor Rishi Sunak's boss https://t.co/hHgPk9vQB1
  • #Iran issues Interpol arrest warrant for outgoing US president Donald Trump over the illegal killing of General Soleimani https://t.co/8gSpyzoekK 
  • Courts stay open as England plunged back into lockdown | Law Gazette https://t.co/9qgS0xA31c 
  • All GCSE, AS and A-level examinations in Northern Ireland will not go ahead this year https://t.co/Vn8lGJD5ef 
  • An investment firm has bought 50% of the rights to all Neil Young's songs. Hipgnosis Songs Fund spent an estimated $150m (£110m) on 1,180 songs written by the Canadian folk rocker https://t.co/iN2cbiwvh4
  • England's third national lockdown has legally come into force, with MPs set to vote retrospectively on it later https://t.co/yPvvZsc4Bj
  • Questions of Jurisdiction and Attribution in the Context of Multi-Actor Operations in the Mediterranean | Fulvia Staiano https://t.co/WzdBItCiCf
  • A lawyer has been imprisoned after exchanging hundreds of calls and messages with a prisoner via contraband phones smuggled into a jail - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6CrLgj5Z6M
  • Drone owners required to register devices under new rules - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kVynLZY2PL
  • Non-binary person granted asylum in UK in first-of-its-kind ruling - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Fjjta9EB0x
  • Architect who embezzled from charity ordered to pay £700,000 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PYga7EFiJi
  • UK ranks second for GDPR fines - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xOXP7gS16R
  • Top lawyer Iain Smith calls for decriminalisation of drugs - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XlnZuNhXM5
  • Nigel Watson joins Burges Salmon in Edinburgh - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Hc1BVL5Myw 
  • Tim Edward joins MBM Commercial - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MthoeoaIIs 
  • John Burns, a legal messenger known as the world’s most loyal employee, having worked at the same firm for 84 years, has passed away - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/eIXAppVW2I
  • Courts and tribunals to operate during lockdown - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wOGVo2A2hb
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Wednesday

6th January - Law News

Edition 3297: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.   

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 Today's Highlighted Video Story: None of the police officers who raided Breonna Taylor’s home wore body cameras, impeding the public from a full understanding of what happened. The Times’s visual investigation team built a 3-D model of the scene and pieced together critical sequences of events to show how poor planning and shoddy police work led to a fatal outcome.


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Focus of the Day Article: Significant concerns have been raised over the Scottish statutory instrument implementing an ostensible increase in legal aid fees proposed by the Scottish government last year. The Glasgow Bar Association said only five of its members supported the package offered by the government and that it had undermined the spirit of its offer to help the defence profession. Full story - Scottish Legal News  



Saturday Conversations on Law
  • No police officer will face charges over the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin - an incident which sparked protests in the #US https://t.co/PNpZgxiMz
  • #US intelligence task force accuses Russia of cyber-hack https://t.co/EA6zSYNqs1
  • YouTube has reinstated TalkRadio's channel on its platform hours after saying it had been "terminated" for breaking the tech firm's rules https://t.co/4s0X558qEc
  • All but one of 25 high courts now have regular chief justice #India https://t.co/YD1MWVVv
  • An order for people in Northern Ireland to stay at home - to stop the spread of Covid-19 - will become legally enforceable from Friday https://t.co/IPWKdbVO2
  • Top lawyer Iain Smith calls for drug use to be decriminalised to solve deaths crisis https://t.co/sXlKaWFH44
  • Justice Mohd Rafiq takes oath as chief justice of Madhya Pradesh high court #India https://t.co/NvNFReFDfq
  • Lord President calls on court users to follow protective measures - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/v9qILj3og
  • Reality of Scottish government’s legal aid offer laid bare - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5DFnK2q0XD
  • Building contractor successfully enforces adjudicator’s decision in school extension dispute - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/R41gOAhlsR
  • Manhattan Bicycle injury lawyer Glenn Herman Discusses Legal Issues Surrounding Winter Cycling Crashes in New York City #US https://t.co/v2Yqusb5tU
  • Trump Campaign Settles With Artist Who Said He Was Assaulted: Rod Webber, a Boston artist with a provocative streak, is to receive $20,000 from the campaign, which admitted no wrongdoing #US https://t.co/gEYtUcOkr2
  • Teens who terrorised Merseyside and faced justice in 2020 https://t.co/qzmNIJPJ3
  • TalkRadio: YouTube kicks channel off its platform - speculation is that it relates to its rules on Covid-19-related misinformation https://t.co/4s0X558qE
  • Internet providers are under pressure to do more to help low-income families afford data packages for their children to take part in remote learning https://t.co/IlLpD6TdQ
  • Naked fugitive rescued from mangroves by #Australian fishermen https://t.co/y0Lu1zbOfe
  • Tui and Thomas Cook cancel holiday bookings in lockdown https://t.co/DR1cXiVJDi
  • The Cabinet Secretary, with the approval of the Prime Minister, has appointed Antonia Romeo as the new Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Justice https://t.co/eGR7mWfCIc
  • Man With Extremist Right-Wing Views Is Sought in Bomb Hoax #US https://t.co/qXJzlfCZlP
  • EastEnders: Lucas Johnson return is 'a stretch' claims legal expert https://t.co/7IkaNcsqC
  • Why making MSPs a legal requirement is counter-productive #India https://t.co/FHIrwbi0Vq
  • Surveillance and censorship bolster Beijing’s uncompromising grip on power. But in the #China’s cities and streets, people have resumed normal lives https://t.co/4RdYjgfWn
  • DHFL bids: Oaktree mulls legal action ‘seeing’ creditors’ ‘bias’ towards Piramal’s offer #India https://t.co/sfID0TOrat
  • England Covid lockdown likely to be in place until March, Gove warns https://t.co/PjBLlBy9mH 
  • A Plan Made to Shield Big Tobacco From Facts Is Now E.P.A. Policy #US https://t.co/8dXWzU9qLW
  • A Buckingham Palace catering assistant who stole medals and photographs from the Queen's residence has been jailed https://t.co/6xZ2iwo8S
  • #Australian Open quarantine plan faces legal challenge https://t.co/AbCztO5S3Z
  • Leader of Proud Boys, a Far-Right Group, Is Arrested as D.C. Braces for Protests #US https://t.co/hRbK2jhYK
  • The reduced sentence and subsequent release of a man convicted of brutally raping a child has raised fresh debate around #SouthKorea's legal system https://t.co/ElGmgE35X
  • There will be a fresh move later to make non-fatal strangulation a specific criminal offence in England and Wales as the House of Lords debates an amendment to the Domestic Abuse Bill https://t.co/IpHVsT3XWw
  • Stationery chain Paperchase is on the brink of administration after most of its stores were forced to close over the Christmas period https://t.co/ru66dj2RDH
  • Businesses in retail, hospitality and leisure will receive new grants to help them keep afloat until spring. The grants will be worth up to £9,000 per property, the Treasury says https://t.co/bZpN7LDlCn
  • Popular #Nigeria actor, Kanayo Kanayo becomes first lawyer in his community https://t.co/WeQWuqMqKa
  • Small claims process finally passed into law for #US copyright infringement victims https://t.co/z4Vko9gmXS
  • Bar students and BPP at odds over face-to-face exam this week - Legal Futures https://t.co/IdS7EJ8mVg
  • Solicitor “fobbed off” staff who wanted employment contracts - Legal Futures https://t.co/vaI5Xi6uwl
  • Chief Justice Roberts praises federal courts IT staff as 'unsung heroes' in annual judiciary report #US https://t.co/bdNQAiE3mC
  • The UK "cannot duck" tackling inequalities of health, ethnicity, education and jobs post-Covid, a major review has warned https://t.co/s8SsM66kz8
  • Solicitor "took advantage" of daughter-in-law over flat purchase - Legal Futures https://t.co/yehgs2lKJK
  • Research lays bare gender disparities in publicly funded advocacy - Legal Futures https://t.co/pGvDj0Gy1p
  • LHC CJ lays foundation stone for new judicial complex Muzaffargarh #Pakistan https://t.co/2U9zOckPiV
  • US Senate does not act on Maria Cenzon court nomination; sent back to President Trump #Guam https://t.co/JklRl3GuX9
  • Julian Assange verdict does little to protect press freedom https://t.co/XkYIOZpURj 
  • Julian Assange to seek release from prison after extradition ruling - Legal team for WikiLeaks co-founder expected to refer to Covid risk at Belmarsh prison https://t.co/b759IfLjiO
  • Refusing to extradite Assange to the US on mental health grounds is humane, but it doesn’t protect future whistleblowers https://t.co/Iug7gFn33
  • No change in opening as courts face new Covid variant | Law Gazette https://t.co/mFFIQFT8o3 
  • LAA extends Covid-19 contingency measures | Law Gazette https://t.co/2DaYupT802
  • Former US tech envoy appointed MoJ permanent secretary | Law Gazette https://t.co/stbtHTUvLa 
  • Court grants disclosure request in £650m tax dispute | Law Gazette https://t.co/QDb3FQv94
  • SRA ordered to pay £27,000 over 'heavy handed' tribunal pursuit | Law Gazette https://t.co/Fu8CAlD85V
  • Hope is The Thing With Feathers - Emily Dickinson https://t.co/cx1v1zg9CJ
  • Christianity's long history in fighting for social justice https://t.co/mCRhH2KiUE
  • JR: The ongoing Independent Review of Administrative Law should recommend restoring traditional limits | Law Gazette https://t.co/0WnxpbjO1Q
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