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19th October - Law News

Edition 3584: 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:  In an increasingly digital world, legal services are changing. They are being offered in new ways, while consumers expectations are shifting. The Solicitors Regulation Authority wants to support the responsible adoption of legal technology and innovation - helping legal businesses improve and people access legal help more easily

Focus of the Day Story: A sheriff in Livingston Sheriff Court has found that a charge under Section 1 of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 of engaging in a course of abusive behaviour against an accused’s ex-partner was able to be sufficiently corroborated by Crown evidence. Full story - New Law Journal
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • We look at interns as potential next generation leadership of an organization: Rousseau Anai, Ex-Head of Asia Pacific, Cantor Fitzgerald | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/rul6ZZ6L2R
  • County Court advocate is a 'worker', says employment tribunal - Legal Cheek https://t.co/5RsTqg5wPp
  • Bus lane camera mistakes woman's sweater for number plate https://t.co/QKX9RQZNW
  • General trend to have firearm licence not in the interest of noble profession of Advocate: Allahabad High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/yTSHIr6noa
  • Crowell & Moring to launch in Denver with seven-lawyer team - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Cpx1tObFdL
  • Paul Hastings launches year-long legal innovation internship - Legal Cheek https://t.co/z6FiIfx31U
  • Goto Energy has become the latest UK energy firm to cease trading amid a sharp rise in wholesale gas prices https://t.co/tkHZkhDGID
  • Has Interpol become the long arm of oppressive regimes? https://t.co/xnjySAw4xy
  • Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has unveiled a planned overhaul of the Human Rights Act, claiming the European Court of Human Rights was imposing too many “obligations on the state” - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PPhqrFhe2F 
  • Litigation funder earmarks $100m to fund racially diverse and female-led cases - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/RR8meQdKSC
  • Malicious Prosecution Scandal: Crown Office pays out £35m - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ftIA8T68AL
  • Supreme Court judge Justice UU Lalit flags off bike rally 'Ride for legal Awareness' in Ladakh | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/HsfsF5iuqy
  • 5 reasons school leavers should consider a solicitor apprenticeship - Legal Cheek https://t.co/nbvBNWtEPf 
  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the Queen has agreed Southend will be granted city status following the killing of MP Sir David Amess https://t.co/1imWSk6rsV 
  • The courts have a new chance to block Texas’s abortion law. They must take it #US https://t.co/RyDcvv86IU
  • Sheriff rejects no case to answer submission from man charged with statutory partner abuse offence - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hFc4qcYNjI
  • Failure and Fault: What the NatWest case tells us about corporate liability for money laundering – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/ZkYFZPDpuF 
  • A man has pleaded guilty to a charge relating to the flight in which footballer Emiliano Sala died. David Henderson, 67, admitted trying to arrange a flight for a passenger without permission or authorisation https://t.co/hE0GTGfHdD
  • UK top 100 firm in merger talks with City player: Royds Withy King and Goodman Derrick merger plan to create firm with revenue in excess of £50m - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/utbTtPygyb
  • Big law firms “failing to adopt their own innovations” - Legal Futures https://t.co/jwgVb1ST4I 
  • The Bar Council highlights barristers championing social mobility – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/jcjPhRHvB7
  • Economic crime levy "could impact law firm structures" - Legal Futures https://t.co/2myEfxiytA 
  • New Member Adding “Academic Lustre” to Addington Chambers: Virtual barristers Chambers now totals seventeen in little over a year. – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/ZDl5aLOU6a
  • Solicitor fails in challenge to ruling over recruitment costs repayment - Legal Futures https://t.co/7iptuo6HO2 
  • [Vidhispeaks] Prosecutorial independence compromised by politics | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/cEIja5iq4e
  • Analysis of the whole life order imposed upon Wayne Couzens for the murder of Sarah Everard – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/2B1eFioQPC
  • Legal regulators slammed for "lacking expertise" on comparison data - Legal Futures https://t.co/DzaB9AQA6q 
  • What challenges will the Bar face in the next five years? - Legal Futures https://t.co/fUseNFsA4t 
  • The Boutique Lawyer Show: Likeability trumps skill (and other lessons for lawyers) - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/ZTbkhaXxak
  • The African Origins of Democracy (Democracy did not start in Ancient Greece but in Africa) | Bernd Reiter https://t.co/JSORu9SbkG
  • The Scottish government's vaccine passport scheme has become enforceable by law from Monday morning https://t.co/yTIKgpn8Kk
  • College of Legal Practice strikes SQE training deal with Solent Law School - Legal Cheek https://t.co/oahYRVRGEg 
  • #Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez pledged on Sunday to outlaw prostitution in the country https://t.co/z5FdcFE1l4
  • Woman conceived through rape wins award for campaign to convict father. 45-year-old known as Daisy wins Emma Humphreys prize for contribution towards ending male violence https://t.co/RvBLpCF3Ly
  • Barrister relocates from London to join Exchange Chambers – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/wClttNeyAf 
  • All cases filed by government should be through e-filing from January 1, 2022: Supreme Court e-committee to High Courts | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/6GPKlPwTmy
  • My journey from law student to junior lawyer - and what I learnt along the way - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fvJ9Awl5Vy
  • Withers grows Italy presence with six-strong tax team from Gianni & Origani - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/5t3bvrMLiz 
  • Viral TikTok of law student who continued moot comp despite passing out prompts debate over profession’s focus on resilience - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6matrX8aOJ
  • #Canadian lawyers call on re-elected PM Trudeau to combat climate change with review of laws and justice system - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/p1SMZasCzs 
  • From The Gherkin to Gotham: Kirkland & Ellis to leave iconic London home after 15 years - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6zbzVhca46