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29th December - Law News

Edition 3289: 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: For centuries in India, only people from the highest caste were allowed to become Hindu priests. Marichamy was the first from a caste lower than the Brahmin caste to be ordained as part of a state-sponsored programme. He hoped to pave the way for others. But a lawsuit and fears of intimidation have stopped authorities from appointing other non-Brahmins as priests.



Saturday Conversations on Law
  • UK’s ivory ban delay ‘costing lives of elephants’ as dealers still selling trinkets for thousands of pounds https://t.co/rTY8GcRHFW 
  • Duke of Sussex pursues legal action against Mail on Sunday over Royal Marines claim despite apology https://t.co/EoxPeAKUks
  • Ghislaine Maxwell denied $28.5m bail in sex crime case #US https://t.co/hUk6RGWjwh 
  • Scotland rejoining Erasmus despite Brexit 'doubtful' and 'unlikely' warn legal experts https://t.co/PJdUAQ0AHo 
  • Legal experts planning for fight over Bristol Airport expansion in 2021 https://t.co/KRZVR3oA7I 
  • Inside story: How legal case brought by an unknown Swiss player could stop footballers in England being frozen out by their clubs https://t.co/wUSt60iWI5 
  • NatWest blasted over legal costs for new PPI cases https://t.co/JmoH4KZ5Vg 
  • Europe: Tax information requests and taxpayer's right for legal remedy https://t.co/bVPSM9U4Q1 
  • #Ghana Opposition Party Plans Legal Challenge to Election Results https://t.co/qDny1e1sop 
  • Stefan Ralston, with 91 convictions, came to Antrim Courthouse armed with a metal baton https://t.co/CReglXGdTc 
  • Delhi High Court dismisses government employee s plea seeking quashing of transfer order-ANI #India https://t.co/CpkNGrrFOU 
  • Heavy snow in the Midlands has led to police warning drivers they should only take to the roads for essential trips https://t.co/9ij5PNml5y
  • Cost breakdown on NAMA Commission shows legal fees topped 800k over three years #Ireland https://t.co/xZQrvcGJQg 
  • Loujain al-Hathloul, a prominent #Saudi female activist, who campaigned for women's right to drive, has been sentenced to more than five years in prison https://t.co/SoMo5d06Z9 
  • Game of Thrones games maker dies 'after poisoning' - Lin Qi, 39, was the chairman and chief executive of games developer Yoozoo, best known for the Game of Thrones: Winter Is Coming strategy game #China https://t.co/1doKVUi3HO 
  • Aberdeen solicitors have spoken of the importance of sentence discounting, after a review revealed a lack of public support for the practice https://t.co/PGQgHaAJvP
  • Hundreds of UK tourists flee Covid quarantine in Swiss ski resort - About half of the 420 visitors ordered to self-isolate left Verbier in ‘cloak and dagger’ operation https://t.co/6gbIdlJtsU 
  • Courts service apologises to Black pupil barrister mistaken for defendant twice in one day - Legal Cheek https://t.co/pHg1UaRpKN
  • UK quietly shifts away from promise of 'deep' foreign and security links with EU - Little-discussed reversal of thinking means plans for formal co-operation look dead https://t.co/3ARh8V5tyo 
  • Western Isles council rejects official sex ed in favour of Catholic teaching - Vote came after ministers on Lewis said parents and teachers unhappy about government-backed materials https://t.co/RS2e0lBALr 
  • Ten of 12 Hong Kong democracy activists arrested at sea as they tried to flee to Taiwan by speedboat have gone on trial in mainland #China https://t.co/DHfFFgtbMV 
  • Zhang Zhan: #China jails citizen journalist for Wuhan reports https://t.co/ZSBxIO5QCe 
  • There will be "bumpy moments" for UK businesses and travellers as they get to grips with new EU rules, says government minister Michael Gove https://t.co/pAgye7jWmD 
  • Revealed: The best law firms for training and quality of work 2020-21 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/J8fPF5Eg3H 
  • SRA rules out Ryan Beckwith appeal - Legal Cheek https://t.co/MSP9BDD8UP 
  • What will the post-pandemic life of a lawyer look like? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/tUJVnCWZHY 
  • Revealed: The best law firms for working from home - Legal Cheek https://t.co/gXiP4pUY6q 
  • Law firm bill tweet sparks heated chargeable hour debate - Legal Cheek https://t.co/8EhlT43XJ2 
  • RPC latest firm to hand junior lawyers pay rises - Legal Cheek https://t.co/zFG7PjenEP 
  • Magic circle QC trades commercial bar megabucks for unpaid government gig - Legal Cheek https://t.co/d2pspmiNoq 
  • A barrister, whose online explainers of the government’s Covid-19 regulations have helped thousands to understand the law, has launched a fundraiser for law centres - Legal Cheek https://t.co/czH7j31hAW
  • Former Skadden solicitor pardoned by President Trump: The King’s College London law grad was charged with making false statements in connection with the Mueller investigation https://t.co/PmUskbd6aP
  • Gunmen on motorbike shot dead women's rights activist Freshta Kohistani and her brother north of #Afghanistan's capital Thursday, officials said https://t.co/Zcu5U9Nige 
  • Mobile roaming: What will happen to charges after Brexit? https://t.co/2RVrHhLtm2
  • The great opportunity: how Covid transformed global crime https://t.co/pNlvqUrJnE 
  • UN expert urges #Thailand to stop targeting protesters with royal insult law https://t.co/Hz9HQF9OfZ
  • GN Saibaba’s lawyer says Nagpur jail authorities refused essentials he brought for him #India https://t.co/QAFxESAyNP
  • Nashville explosion: Officials in the US state of Tennessee said the DNA matched that of Anthony Quinn Warner, 63. The FBI said there was no indication of additional suspects and that it was too early to suggest a motive #US https://t.co/q7kOwmG2At