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21st September - Law News

Edition 3556: 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:  The SRA have worked with the Bar Standards Board and CILEx Regulation to develop competences, resources and videos for lawyers who practise in inquests. Dealing effectively with vulnerability is an important part of the competences. In this video, Emma Norton, Director of the Centre for Military Justice, shares her tips for communicating and engaging effectively with vulnerable people in an inquest.
 
Focus of the Day Story:  Cambridge University Foundation NHS v AH and others (by her Litigation Friend and the Official Solicitor. These are the words that Hayden J, Vice President of the Court of Protection, used to describe AH, the applicant in this case. The Official Solicitor identified it as “the most troubling and tragic of cases of this kind” with which she has been involved. Full story - UK Human Rights Blog
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Registrations are open for the October Legal Cheek UK Virtual Law Fair - Legal Cheek https://t.co/OzyRwKv5aH
  • The Boutique Lawyer Show: Tax law is ‘a way of giving back’ - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/JLtG3VPOZd
  • [Vidhispeaks] Certainty of Tax Legislation in India | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/hQtyzaUC05
  • Macquarie Asset Management advised on Lawson Grains sale - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/khBz4NbVlW
  • The US is easing its coronavirus travel restrictions, re-opening to passengers from the UK, EU and other nations https://t.co/fYTanvOIfE
  • Unspoken rules: "This weekend on twitter, Rhys Taylor sparked a discussion about the rules that barristers are supposed to adhere to, and how they have changed." / Pink Tape https://t.co/0ouBaFBoe9
  • Pinsent Masons appoints Scots experts to climate change team - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xXrODPst8L
  • Is Kathleen Folbigg innocent? New evidence suggests she is - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/SxVtPedLFF
  • Hearings in Scottish Hospitals Inquiry commence - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3tQlvoSySt 
  • Take steps to bring down dog population at IIT campus: Madras High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/r6iSfPah7o 
  • Why are gas prices going up and what if my energy supplier goes bust? https://t.co/iatzovGblh 
  • Cumbernauld man loses High Court appeal against shop knife assault conviction - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LR9E3UcGoP
  • The first ‘super courtroom’―part of HM Courts & Tribunals Service’s strategy to tackle the backlog of cases―has opened | NLJ https://t.co/mqiX7IhXYJ
  • Folic acid is to be added to UK flour to help prevent spinal birth defects in babies, the government will announce. Women are advised to take the B vitamin - which can guard against spina bifida in unborn babies - before and during pregnancy https://t.co/L0w5Vmjvxc
  • Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed in a film as a life-saving hero during the Rwandan genocide has been convicted of terrorism by a court in #Rwanda https://t.co/d6273Ebc0w
  • Ambitious football agent Aidy Ward broke rules by targeting minors https://t.co/vkQpOOhh1c 
  • My life as a digital rights and assets lawyer - Legal Cheek https://t.co/LjxvoROeXg 
  • Green contract project targets in-house lawyers - Legal Futures https://t.co/VJnr8lmvMY 
  • Is enforcement of the Certificate of Genuine Effort what’s needed? - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/qUA5WtmR5J 
  • Claimant who exaggerated impact of injury not fundamentally dishonest - Legal Futures https://t.co/xOtXyA1A0r
  • A fearless, down-to-earth Judge: Tribute paid to Late Justice MM Shantanagoudar | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/NLYrOq8xNh 
  • Solicitor sanctioned for ignoring anti-money laundering duties - Legal Futures https://t.co/Mqjp5Nske2
  • Suspension for barrister who groped female chambers clerk and trainee solicitor during night out - Legal Cheek https://t.co/JAuNVxa5gS 
  • Childhood injuries, parental conduct and the law - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/hiRlr3DRuC
  • Claimant who exaggerated impact of injury not fundamentally dishonest - Legal Futures https://t.co/xOtXyAjaRZ
  • A murder investigation has been launched after four people were found dead at a house in Derbyshire. Officers were called to a property in Chandos Crescent, Killamarsh on Sunday https://t.co/O3ve9bLuPj
  • Susskind: Remote hearings have "opened door slightly" to courts revolution - Legal Futures https://t.co/2OepfC1X94 
  • MP Rosie Duffield says public women always thinking about security https://t.co/Bs44gBzysh 
  • A body matching the description of missing woman Gabby Petito has been found by crews searching a national park in the US state of Wyoming #US https://t.co/oy3D7hIgqF
  • The government is considering offering emergency state-backed loans to energy companies as firms battle to stay afloat amid surging gas prices https://t.co/InAS3fkbRr
  • From picnics to kebabs: lawyers car eating habits revealed in new research - Legal Cheek https://t.co/F9jTEDQSRD 
  • From trainee to private equity partner at a magic circle law firm - Legal Cheek https://t.co/5HriCsBO85
  • Debevoise follows MoFo with London office vaccine mandate - Legal Cheek https://t.co/tqY2NuVS5N
  • Hogan Lovells posts 92% trainee retention rate - Legal Cheek https://t.co/XGsfyxq6Ui 
  • ‘There is clearly a problem with women getting into and staying in senior positions’ - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/kWL0OTWgww
  • Our legal system is colonial, not suited for Indian population: CJI NV Ramana | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/UsgCsbvu0v 
  • Former City lawyer jailed over £600k frauds - Legal Cheek https://t.co/zSugB8RNIx 
  • Lawyers issue open letter to NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/RgksIQC71h