Tuesday

3rd November - Law News

Edition 3235: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive. Since 2011, it has been collating articles on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice. The views expressed in individual articles archived within LawnewsIndex.com are solely the views of the original author.  

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 Focus of the Day Legal Article:  LLBs no longer needed to qualify as a solicitor from next September. Full story - Scottish Legal News
 
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Ethnic Mongolians battle to keep their language and culture alive in China. Close In recent years, the Chinese government has faced damning criticism over its handling of ethnic minorities like the Uighurs and also Tibetans. Now the central government, which is dominated by China’s majority Han Chinese, has decided to reduce Mongolian language teaching, prompting rare protests in China’s northern border region.



Saturday Conversations on Law
  • What TV trials are really asking us - Legal Cheek https://t.co/DTvDI3ZehC
  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas announces its new Permanent Dynamic Working Policy #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/XunKFitJ59
  • At least one person has been killed in central Vienna and several more are feared dead after a shooting in central Vienna, according to the city's police #Austria https://t.co/bgRVaJSfhG
  • A man who caused the death of his son after racing with another driver at more than 100mph has been jailed for four-and-a-half-years. Israr Muhammed, 41, from Batley, West Yorkshire, hit a tree after crashing off the M62 https://t.co/4MfPjzzt6e 
  • England: LLBs no longer needed to qualify as a solicitor from next September - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/A5RNIvF34
  • Scottish firms facing ‘wave’ of Covid-19 employment law claims - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/tdiXM9pG7
  • Sex offender who inappropriately touched 11-year-old loses appeal against conviction - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vP61Ix8XLh
  • Which industries will define the 2020s? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Bum8vL8rOV
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/9xMnAHkmjF
  • Only 80 women Judges out of 1113 #Indian Supreme Court and High Court Judges: Justice Lalitha Kanneganti on "disappointing" numbers of women Judges | Bar & Bench https://t.co/ZdLpwNQaRj
  • Linklaters extends virtual internship to sixth-formers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/mTthSIOExu
  • Universities say students in England should not move home for the lockdown - even if courses are switched to being taught online https://t.co/5CzC6UEiNL
  • The self-employed will be able to claim state aid of up to 80% of profits during the month-long lockdown, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced https://t.co/XYJsngWz7N
  • Senior Advocates Rebecca John, Sonia Mathur share their experiences | Bar & Bench https://t.co/rvHpHZP2Y
  • A summary of Judgments passed by the Supreme Court in August, 2020 #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/VeyxFWJ60
  • Lord Sumption warns of 'totalitarian society' in latest attack on lockdown policies - Legal Cheek https://t.co/byJ1X2jUv4
  • Open consultation Artificial intelligence call for views: copyright and related rights https://t.co/XlZNbUTBvL
  • The Delhi High Court in Review: September, 2020 [Part I] #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/YvTLDJQWXQ
  • Is There a Heideggerian Bridge to the Far Right? | Law & Liberty https://t.co/uSExcQc2C
  • Remote Work as a Lawyer: How to Adjust | Lawyer Herald https://t.co/dWoJYtxk7o
  • Prepare now for negative interest rates, law firms told - Legal Futures https://t.co/AnkaqrQj9P
  • Solicitor suspended after struck-off brother takes blame - Legal Futures https://t.co/rQT6Lupg2T
  • Exclusive: New 'corporate' chambers looks to shake up Bar - Legal Futures https://t.co/ofmOEHvdwP
  • Payment holidays on credit cards, car finance, personal loans and pawned goods have been extended ahead of tougher coronavirus restrictions https://t.co/HLqirCHv5o
  • Trio of ex-Supreme Court justices join 800 legal figures in call for Johnson and Patel to end lawyer ‘hostility’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/drOZRHDenH 
  • Two households will be able to form a bubble in Wales after the firebreak lockdown ends on 9 November, First Minister Mark Drakeford said https://t.co/rfrZXp4fr
  • An officer run over when trying to stop a motorist from driving into runners has won a Pride of Britain award. PC Claire Bond was pursuing a drug dealer who had crashed into parked cars and was heading towards the ongoing Stafford 10k run https://t.co/2n92kmIwS3
  • Solicitor fined by disciplinary tribunal after failing to provide blood sample to police - Legal Cheek https://t.co/NaqHsFbxXH 
  • Johnny Depp has lost his libel case against the Sun newspaper over an article that called him a "wife beater". Mr Depp, 57, sued the paper after it claimed he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard, which he denies. The Sun said the article was accurate https://t.co/3LAQn0hwlA
  • Ryanair customers will not be refunded for flights in November, according to its boss, despite the UK government banning all but essential travel https://t.co/A7HFHzB4W0 
  • Strike off for solicitor who changed dates on property paperwork with Tipp-Ex - Legal Cheek https://t.co/yye5XMIzqe 
  • Solicitor super-exam receives final approval - Legal Cheek https://t.co/mb8wUYwUpO
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/3iW2SkjaRW
  • Why Lawyers Should Be Involved When You Get In A Car #Australia | Lawyer Herald https://t.co/vT67oHkoD
  • Home Office Removals Policy Unlawful, holds Court of Appeal - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/EkMcIVBFlF
  • Norton Rose Fulbright sets BAME trainee recruitment target of 25% - Legal Cheek https://t.co/4tdTwTRCXG
  • Hertfordshire Uni teams up with Citizens Advice to launch student-staffed welfare appeals clinic - Legal Cheek https://t.co/wSpHL6mNzF
  • Kerala Court allows alleged Maoist facing trial limited internet access #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/yTyhY2PNdI 
  • Debt Relief or Bankruptcy? | Lawyer Herald https://t.co/C9NF0ivHg
  • ‘Will doing a PhD damage my chances of a career at the bar?' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/l8bB0KM2gk
  • TikTok failed to ban flagged 'child predator' https://t.co/kHG8OuXexV
  • Why You Should Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer #Australia | Lawyer Herald https://t.co/rvUeOH9kOr
  • Covid in Scotland: New five-level regional restrictions go live https://t.co/8c0F3u0CYK
  • Windrush: At least nine victims died before getting compensation https://t.co/O825Viuzqz
  • Coronavirus laws and the difficult balance of personal freedoms https://t.co/dbgpgs2Z7j 
  • NSW police strip-searched 96 children in past year, some as young as 11 - new data reveals 21% of those searches were performed on Indigenous children #Australia https://t.co/tqf3UIrqbG
  • Domestic abuse survivors 'having to pay for abusers to see children' - London victims’ commissioner calls for overhaul of family courts, including child contact payments https://t.co/a3QdU8afQ
  • Deaths in custody report 'kicked into long grass' - QC behind 2017 inquiry says government has failed to act on many of her key recommendations https://t.co/KIW07h8b26

Monday

2nd November - Law News

Edition 3234: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive. Since 2011, it has been collating articles on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice. The views expressed in individual articles archived within LawnewsIndex.com are solely the views of the original author.  

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 Focus of the Day Legal Article:  Lawyers have until 16 November 2020 to submit their views on what issues the government should focus on when it forms the Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission. Full story - New Law Journal
 
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: As Spain was gripped with violence prompted by new anti-lockdown measures, protesters clashed with police in the capital city of Madrid, vandalizing ATMs, as well as breaking and burning trash cans in the city center.


Saturday Conversations on Law

Sunday

1st November - Law News

Edition 3233: 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:  A Greek Orthodox priest has been injured in a shooting in the French city of Lyon and the assailant has fled, a police source said. The priest was fired on twice at about 4pm local time (15:00 GMT) as he was closing a church, and was being treated on-site for life-threatening injuries, the source told Reuters on Saturday. Police immediately cordoned off the area. Witnesses said the church was Greek Orthodox. Another police source told Reuters the priest was of Greek nationality, and had been able to tell emergency services as they arrived that he had not recognised his assailant.
 

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Women in law continue to be put under pressure by crisis | Law Gazette https://t.co/0FFyv6u3aI
  • Supreme Court targets diverse candidates for bench | Law Gazette https://t.co/tBDPLZWfYY
  • 'Modern family' focus for new virtual firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/H8f8wcMJPh 
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ty1MFAci6I
  • Mixed fortunes for City as BLM announces 71 job cuts | Law Gazette https://t.co/0vLxNKBW9l
  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a second national lockdown for England to prevent a "medical and moral disaster" for the NHS https://t.co/HvkcFbGmsC
  • Hasty planning reform threatens the environment, says Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/2ofm85Q3E
  • SQE candidates will face host of unresolved issues, junior lawyers claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/rcVXn4nLr
  • Forces claims bill condemned as attack on independent legal profession | Law Gazette https://t.co/X8GABnoso
  • Sikh organisation to hold non-governmental referendum on Punjabi independence - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VsOsZBjblU
  • The Law Society has said it does not believe there is a need for fundamental reform of judicial review, in its response to Lord Faulks’s independent review of administrative law | New Law Journal https://t.co/tQImUsciH4
  • Solicitor who falsified documents with Tipp-Ex struck off | Law Gazette https://t.co/eWd2QWewQf
  • Training judges to actively promote mediation and appointing a dedicated minister for commercial disputes are among proposals to boost the UK’s alternative dispute resolution (ADR) industry | New Law Journal https://t.co/P3lir0iSVV
  • Multiple business leaders have hit out at the looming prospect of a second national lockdown in England, saying the potential damage "is immense" https://t.co/lDalUxmZsH
  • Wilson Sonsini hires former Checkout (.com) GC in London to bolster fintech coverage - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/SooM3mUebE 
  • #Egyptian Teen Seeks Justice in Rape Case, and a Battle Erupts Over Women’s Rights https://t.co/O5TgUwqfPe
  • Woman jailed for neglecting daughter who died - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/V3R5hUTF6D 
  • The volume of outstanding cases rocketed from 109,000 to more than 170,000 in the three months to the end of June 2020, during the pandemic, Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) statistics have revealed | New Law Journal https://t.co/zGlbvSkJzl
  • Drive less or face post-lockdown gridlock, UK transport experts warn: Campaigners urge more walking and cycling schemes despite opposition from ‘vocal minority’ https://t.co/nS5BDDSkwX 
  • Zaghari-Ratcliffe: 'Interrogators threatened to take my daughter away': British-Iranian dual national gives detailed account of interrogation after arrest #Iran https://t.co/ffDVT9ojE
  • One in eight UK renters unable to meet housing costs in full, says report https://t.co/pJU0Ih8QU5 
  • Essex firefighters rescue three men from tumble dryer https://t.co/c6Gw4vBMLR 
  • The ICC's new rules: Zoe O'Sullivan QC and Tim Benham-Mirando assess the key changes in the new ICC Arbitration Rules - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/CfUdohzOW5 
  • Lawyers have until 16 November 2020 to submit their views on what issues the government should focus on when it forms the Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission | New Law Journal https://t.co/B9Z2xOXIJr 
  • Food bank organisers and users have hit out at claims free school meal vouchers can be used for alcohol and drugs amid Marcus Rashford's campaign to get them extended to the holidays https://t.co/Y1bC0tPp6u 
  • CPS will not prosecute UAE minister accused of sexually assaulting Briton https://t.co/z2zShEbYkO
  • There could be 500,000 outstanding employment tribunal claims by spring, Citizens Advice has warned | New Law Journal https://t.co/Nj12CqeVAa
  • Quinn Emanuel hires former US district attorney and ex-Trump White House lawyer - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/VP9Dt4uWFB
  • New rules and logos to protect British food and drink | New Law Journal https://t.co/yVLONrnX4D
  • #Poland: Poor legal and medical access for people in police custody among concerns raised in Anti-Torture Committee report https://t.co/k1B1FVQeqB
  • Latham & Watkins promotes seven partners across continental European offices - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ROXVBMEjAO
  • Independent Review of Administrative Law - UK government proposal https://t.co/GC6wDPPRMX
  • Legal practitioners are being asked for their thoughts on case summaries, as part of research being conducted by LexisNexis https://t.co/Ty07xqbW92
  • The prime minister is considering a month-long lockdown across England in the hope that measures could be eased before Christmas https://t.co/7hCEM0Th38
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/AHn4nYekfv
  • UK's £27 Billion Road Building Plan Faces Renewed Legal Challenge Over Environmental Impact https://t.co/q7GwPvEkm
  • Proceeding with a defended professional negligence proof: Christies Parks Ltd v Scottish Water - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AvWHxYeVAR
  • Pinsent Masons boosts professional services offering with Vario expansion - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/tWpnPIpOsh
  • Success for Arnot Manderson Advocates in Chambers Rankings - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uve4aNWoIW 
  • Gibson Dunn launches judgment and arbitral award enforcement practice - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/QXv32m8RjO 
  • Scottish Land Commissioners reappointed - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yJtDQyIEBx 
  • CMS appoints CEE corporate head as Romania managing partner - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/BfOCg8LYPU 
  • Outer House allows proof in action for reduction of dairy farmer’s loans - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wJGyFPUP38
  • Baker McKenzie 'resilient and confident' after posting 12 per cent fall in PPP - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ilCkRXZdGE
  • Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: reputations at stake as judgment looms: Depp victory could mean more libel claims in London courts while Sun win could lead to bolder celebrity stories, say experts https://t.co/WmZ1LTiusr
  • Dossier alleges Cummings may have perverted course of justice in account of lockdown trip https://t.co/S0jMfSNEVW

Saturday

31st October - Law News

Edition 3232: 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:  An interview with former Indian external affairs minister Salman Khurshid on France's proposed law, which aims to keep Constitution above religious law. In Indian context, it sounds like Uniform Civil Code. Is that why India is speaking in favour of France?


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Sheffield Council explains why it spent £38,049 on solicitors during investigation into dangerous cladding https://t.co/efGRqPxxv
  • A Week in the Life of a Criminal Solicitor – Wednesday https://t.co/cYghVQDl0
  • UK Government Proposes Tighter Reporting Requirements Under Modern Slavery Act, but No Action on Enforcement Measures https://t.co/du70G9fWB
  • A police officer involved in the fatal shooting of black woman Breonna Taylor has sued her boyfriend for emotional distress, assault and battery https://t.co/4HhM7wVzS
  • Police have closed a shisha cafe after finding about 150 people inside, days after the venue was hit with a £10,000 fine for Covid-19 breaches. Officers forced their way in to Kasablanca in the Highgate area of Birmingham at 01:00 BST on 24 October https://t.co/81XkwXwzz
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/LmDuBJBIWU
  • Law firm PGMBM has issued a case in the High Court of Justice in London against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles over an alleged diesel emissions scandal https://t.co/zI0KySpsrv
  • Whose Law is it Anyway? UK Supreme Court Clarifies Choice of Law Test for Arbitration Clauses in International Contracts https://t.co/dD4orwOlc
  • Facebook Faces UK Legal Action Involving Cambridge Analytica Scandal https://t.co/N1tWAPrwz8
  • Armidale Sanctuary hosts a Zoom webinar featuring human rights barrister Bernard Collaery #Australia https://t.co/8p653Gsxv
  • Teenager left with brain injury after crash given £2.7m compensation https://t.co/A5WEgDNJHN
  • Leading human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson QC says #Qatar must answer for a breach of human rights as CCTV is released from Doha airport https://t.co/IrGdlPfUTT
  • Barrister avoids disbarment despite expenses fraud conviction - Legal Futures https://t.co/QpcGytKPh7
  • SQE: Student loan issues remain unresolved, says Law Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/73bJsCAtHS
  • Marriott Hotels fined £18.4m for data breach that hit millions https://t.co/VdHR69FM3
  • City sets out innovation blueprint amid fears over Covid impact - Legal Futures https://t.co/cGNcmCbOe
  • Ed Sheeran lawyers ticked off for ignoring Part 18 requests | Law Gazette https://t.co/MDcbKbdO
  • The number of criminal cases waiting to be dealt with by Crown Courts threatens to overwhelm the justice system in England and Wales: backlog in the courts hearing the most serious cases could be 195,000 by 2024 without action https://t.co/P7PaA6nob
  • Giving false information to NHS contact tracers will become a criminal offence in Wales - First Minster Mark Drakeford also said there would be a legal requirement to self-isolate if asked to do so by contact tracers https://t.co/g7Yjt7kXnE
  • Solicitor sells employment law business for £59m - Legal Futures https://t.co/2mjdvmlOH
  • Listed firm predicts rise of in-house chambers | Law Gazette https://t.co/PdzUR6yjlD
  • 'What A Barrister Looks Like': A Young Black Woman Paves The Way https://t.co/FUKCiaPA97
  • Walmart has removed gun and ammunition from display in thousands of its stores in the #UnitedStates, citing concerns of "civil unrest" https://t.co/MqeOegHoqY
  • In Solidarity with Migrants at Sea: The Alarm Phone 3 Years on (2017) | Maurice Stierl https://t.co/AHXZQGD0do 
  • Police called out to investigate reports a masked man was armed with a machete discovered he was carrying a bag of leeks https://t.co/vaidMpPNsq
  • Sky will not broadcast its TV carpentry contest The Chop after an investigation into a contestant's face tattoos found they "could be connected to far-right ideologies" https://t.co/thLdIj3VzU
  • Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: UK expresses 'grave concern' over fresh court proceedings in #Iran https://t.co/PKSpTkHIpu 
  • Lawyers denied CFA fees after failing to act in client’s best interests | Law Gazette https://t.co/gBVyx5g5rk
  • Justice minister misses major legal aid evidence session | Law Gazette https://t.co/eViMdnInzP
  • Court of Appeal rules solicitor was ‘winner’ in £50k costs battle | Law Gazette https://t.co/nzcmrY77e
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/lfCbpgI0rL
  • Regulator reads riot act to CMCs over spurious claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/uTzeSgWJa0
  • CMS Scotland awards three scholarships to S6 pupils - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SNPWnHnYE5
  • Climate Crisis – the Seventh Gas Campaign - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bIGjSitsk8
  • Sheriff Principal Craig Turnbull and Matt Jackson QC appointed to Scottish Sentencing Council - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hcmASm85fQ 
  • New report shows ‘tiny number’ of UK families detained in Syria - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/sJdAT6DqWD
  • Ian Forrester QC to be given lifetime achievement award - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AbC1ngIlmD
  • #Ireland: Rape complainants facing sexual history questioning to be entitled to counsel - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lXlCCQWobA
  • Lawyers of Tomorrow – Mark Goodson - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yddla5NI1T
  • Covid: Are we heading back into a full lockdown? https://t.co/rcsq4otmVq
  • Scots miners convicted during 1984 strike to be pardoned - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dFWitIyKOU
  • A black barrister who said she was "humiliated" after being mistaken for a defendant three times in one day is to meet the head of the courts service https://t.co/5HO6vQIlht 
  • Hysteria and rushed laws 'more harmful than Covid', say campaigners https://t.co/PKAYGRhPPk
  • #Australia and the #US have named judges to their highest courts, but in very different ways https://t.co/okH6V4FINp
  • Legal aid services are on brink of collapse, lawyers tell MPs: Inquiry hears urgent investment is needed and miscarriages of justice are likely https://t.co/bJuMNbcxDz 

Friday

30th October - Law News

Edition 3231: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive. Since 2011, it has been collating articles on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice. The views expressed in individual articles archived within LawnewsIndex.com are solely the views of the original author.  

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 Focus of the Day Legal Article:  Women lawyers face racial roadblocks in gender diversity push, ABA study finds - Lack of dialogue over race issues potentially hindering female equality in the legal profession. Full story - The Global Legal Post
 
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: The lawyer representing embattled Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate has accused the Prime Minister of humiliating his client in Parliament.


Saturday Conversations on Law

Thursday

29th October - Law News

Edition 3230: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive. Since 2011, it has been collating articles on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice. The views expressed in individual articles archived within LawnewsIndex.com are solely the views of the original author.  

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 Focus of the Day Legal Article:  The Law Commission’s reform work has provided gains worth billions of pounds to the economy, business and wider society, economists commissioned by the body have found in the first assessment of its kind. Analysis of 11 projects, ouf of the 230 produced in the body's 55-year history, found predicted economic gains from just five in recent years exceed more than £3bn over 10 years. The commission costs £5m a year to run. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
 
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: The city of Blackburn, UK, has the highest Covid-19 infection rate in England and staff at its main ICU have endured abuse and relentless pressure.


Saturday Conversations on Law