Saturday

28th November - Law News

Edition 3260: LawNewsIndex is a UK based topical 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: At -7.5 per cent, the gross domestic product (GDP) rebounds, but India is now in technical recession with two successive quarters of shrinking output, due to the lingering effects of lockdowns to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Economists are optimistic the slump in the second quarter of current financial year will not be as harsh as the record 23.9 per cent crash in the April-June period.


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • The new Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal has been brought into effect with the appointment of its 33 members - Irish Legal News https://t.co/9KCZHZpncd
  • High Court: Patent case joinder of additional parties permitted - Irish Legal News https://t.co/LHLVoVP3DU
  • #US election: Appeal court dismisses Trump camp's lawsuit in Pennsylvania https://t.co/iaAkCmzklC
  • Whisper it quietly, but law firms have done well in lockdown | Law Gazette https://t.co/YSkNzYYKGx
  • SRA chief: Misconduct reports must be more than office gossip | Law Gazette https://t.co/byKe0G2q3X
  • Judge's decision to free teenager due to Covid backlog overruled - Release of defendant held beyond custody time limits ‘was not open’ to Judge Keith Raynor, says high court https://t.co/lRrlXKViS3 
  • City law firm partner overturns £35,000 fine over 'sexual encounter' - High court criticises professional regulators for delving too far into Ryan Beckwith’s private life https://t.co/ieXvoFBFfx 
  • EU to use Magnitsky-style law to impose sanctions on human rights abusers - Provisionally approved act will allow EU to freeze assets and impose travel bans https://t.co/513wqHbzDY
  • Covid: People in tier two 'will have to leave pub after meal' https://t.co/NuswruL5YO
  • PC had sex with woman in Launceston police station toilet - PC Christopher Wilson, 43, invited the woman to the toilet via text on 2 December, Exeter Crown Court was told https://t.co/6wLTmmZW2X
  • An escort accused of helping burglars steal property worth £26m from celebrities was only in the UK for a client, a court has heard https://t.co/KvnnLXvXT3 
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/uKKBCLKobB 
  • Legal PA placed in redundancy ‘pool of one’ loses dismissal claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/Rdpk9SXVOY
  • Buckland assures City of post-Brexit opportunities | Law Gazette https://t.co/CsW4M81VKJ
  • City firm embraces remote working and reverses pay cuts | Law Gazette https://t.co/XmNTj9OCJa
  • Free legal advice centres receive £11.5m in emergency funding | Law Gazette https://t.co/pvmQlUZPz5
  • City celebrates ‘golden decade’ – but impact of pandemic remains unclear | Law Gazette https://t.co/OuECl2IzAN
  • Nuremberg landmark stirs memory of Faculty great - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/V7fOk1jAuB
  • German court rules against Yemeni plaintiffs in lethal drone strike case - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3X2fkL1ZYo
  • High Court rules on equalising historical transfers for the effect of unequal GMPs - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AA4q09bSXf
  • Anger over funeral home photos with legend's open coffin - Maradona's agent and lawyer, Matías Morla, vowed to take legal action against the "scoundrel" responsible for the photos https://t.co/QEK3CDZOCX
  • Covid in Wales: Greater restrictions for pubs ahead of Christmas https://t.co/FVmuKQP7gh
  • David Adams of Compass Chambers has joined the Session Cases team for 2021 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/P2NhGFhkD0
  • Pig guts were thrown and scuffles broke out in #Taiwan's parliament over the easing of US pork imports. The government have been criticised for a recent decision to allow pork containing ractopamine in to the country https://t.co/K2CSRbMiQb
  • A west Belfast man found guilty of murdering Adrian Ismay, a prison officer, who died 11 days after a bomb exploded under his van, has been given a minimum jail term of 22 years https://t.co/V4PmHcb849
  • Chambers "expected" to commit to race audits and 'positive action' - Legal Futures https://t.co/96sAqUYae
  • Report casts doubt on UK pledge to prevent low-quality food imports - Ministers have refused to sign safeguards, potentially spelling disaster for farmers after Brexit https://t.co/ncjY9ei1ht
  • The Republic of Ireland’s single regulator for the legal profession has decided that it would be “premature” to abolish the distinction between solicitors and barristers - Legal Futures https://t.co/FlxzDKTMOH
  • British-only passport holders barred from playing Prince William in new film due to brexit regulations, only EU passport holders can apply https://t.co/pIuOSKwe1T 
  • Five British MPs escaped terror plot at Paris rally in 2018, Iranian diplomat allegedly behind plan to bomb Free Iran event attended by thousands #France https://t.co/1AckgH3ut
  • New UK tech regulator to limit power of Google and Facebook https://t.co/vNVZj8BaL
  • Two roles at Dentons in Scotland are at risk of being lost, as the firm begins a UK-wide redundancy consultation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Lv7tnTMr6
  • The UK's asylum system has become mired in delay during the lockdown, with tens of thousands of people still waiting for their cases to be determined https://t.co/WBlesjbFw0
  • Controversial 'virginity tests' sold by UK clinics https://t.co/2cGejJNTu
  • The government has asked the regulator to assess the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, bringing the UK a step closer to a possible rollout https://t.co/eAKAr5oAxk
  • The Unilever of law? Shakespeare Martineau's big ambitions - Legal Futures https://t.co/OhLzeHawEG 
  • The independent public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Sheku Bayoh in police custody will begin next Monday - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GrndmJvzMZ
  • Criminal Bar diversity will be hit by debt, low fees and pandemic, young barrister warns Criminal Bar diversity will be hit by debt, low fees and pandemic, young barrister warns
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/GEohOY0zag
  • Victorian government hires barrister who trashed Christian Porter #Australia https://t.co/FpEDtLXiJ
  • The EU Court of Justice Deems CBD Ban in France Illegal https://t.co/2r5L8FBKC
  • DR Congo: War crimes conviction 'an important victory' for justice – UN envoy #DRC https://t.co/2fHUlLoY4
  • Justice in crisis: Rishi Sunak urged to fully fund the courts amidst growing backlog Justice in crisis: Rishi Sunak urged to fully fund the courts amidst growing backlog 
  • High Court confirms position on implied retainers and duties of solicitors https://t.co/Wrhp0kLhh
  • Getting the Best Out of Your Solicitor – Tips for Business Owners https://t.co/Qcd1uu3th
  • Right to redundancy law suspended until March - Irish Legal News https://t.co/cLeOGbaWE
  • NI: Consultation seeks views on continued use of non-jury trials - Irish Legal News https://t.co/wSjIv7WXWb
  • Dominic Raab says legislation is needed to cut UK aid spending - Foreign secretary says it is not known when 0.7% target, set in law, will be restored https://t.co/b7ckWJsOu
  • Scottish court urged to use diaries to uphold Lockerbie bomb case - Scottish government lawyer says appeal judges should use evidence from second Libyan suspect https://t.co/yRKwc6G3k3
  • Family of man killed by convicted terrorist sue UK government - Jack Merritt, 25, was stabbed by Usman Khan last November while he was out on licence https://t.co/57BJc0yTJr