Saturday

19th September- Law News

 Edition 3189: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice.

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Today's Highlighted Video Story:  Indian film star Suriya Sivakumar will not face a contempt case over his comments on the Madras High Court linked to the alleged suicide of three medical aspirants. The Madras High Court today called the actor's comments "unnecessary and unwarranted" but ruled that there would be no contempt proceedings.



Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Company directors will have their identities verified before their names are listed on the UK’s official register of company information, as the government attempts to make life harder for financial criminals https://t.co/Qzg4zaxCL3
  • #Thai national park sends rubbish back to tourists https://t.co/EXdilPddqn
  • A woman who was changed out of vomit-soaked clothes after being arrested has failed in her bid to sue police. Cheryl Pile "emptied the contents of her stomach all over herself" at a Liverpool Police station in April 2017 https://t.co/1xWMdIE53
  • Jail for driver who crashed on A487 killing girlfriend https://t.co/pYZeZMqQXa
  • 'The legal and illegal trade are inseparable': The drain of Africa’s chimpanzees for foreign zoos https://t.co/nuAKcOZkK
  • TikTok and WeChat: #US to ban app downloads in 48 hours https://t.co/HsVswtVFi
  • Amal Clooney has quit her role as the UK's envoy on press freedom "in dismay" at the government's willingness to break international law over Brexit https://t.co/kzwRLDbwYd
  • UK Insolvency Law's Impact on Energy Companies https://t.co/mic6PJ9LCZ
  • A so-called pickup artist who was jailed for targeting young women has had his conviction quashed on appeal - Adnan Ahmed - who called himself Addy A-game - secretly filmed himself approaching women in Glasgow and South Lanarkshire https://t.co/KGtw79vTL
  • Mark D'arcy-Smith was having a drink at The Richmal Crompton Wetherspoon when Louie Kincella used the pub's ordering app to send a banana to his table, latter found guilty of hate-crime, fined £1280 in fine & court fees https://t.co/NJzqEf04QH
  • Boxer Carl Frampton is facing total claims for nearly £4m over his split from ex-manager Barry McGuigan, the High Court heard on Wednesday https://t.co/qS56BU2Vh
  • Gender-fluid worker wins Jaguar Land Rover tribunal - s R Taylor brought claims against the company, saying she had suffered abuse and a lack of support https://t.co/qHMtkOc38
  • Know the law on flexible working requests? Employment lawyer guides https://t.co/NYoeL3U2TG
  • NI: Lurgan firm expands to form McCourt McGlone Solicitors - Irish Legal News https://t.co/gpGb6XTQk
  • Australian judge steps down from #HongKong court over new national security law - James Spigelman resigned from Hong Kong appeal court citing concerns with new law imposed by China https://t.co/cUkUxsTeA
  • Private client lawyer targets wealthy with strategic consultancy - Legal Futures https://t.co/m9VCag9Ot8
  • Thirteen new employment judges appointed - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TAeJ5gnryp
  • UK government faces ‘difficulty’ in replacing Lord Keen - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dJ5XRQpTg
  • Police officers in offensive WhatsApp group lose appeal against decision to investigate them - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YLPjodxspa
  • City firm launches multi-disciplinary harassment service - Legal Futures https://t.co/bIba7wVjaC
  • Police launch homicide inquiry after #German hospital hack that led to the death of a patient https://t.co/ZObCrkfhok
  • Disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been stripped of his honorary CBE following his conviction for rape and sexual assault https://t.co/9xbb2p2jRW
  • More judges to work flexibly in latest diversity push - Legal Futures https://t.co/nXQTrSdcty
  • On the frontline in a Nightingale court | Law Gazette https://t.co/9AeqV8i9c
  • Disgrace of England and Wales' prisons exposes ministers' refusal to learn from mistakes https://t.co/e1Gn6cxKAn
  • Solicitor caught in TV sham marriage sting is banned once more | Law Gazette https://t.co/ujbOpiezXm
  • Lockdown 'sexting' blackmail concerns for young people sharing images https://t.co/41GMBOqlO
  • Bestival death: Ceon Broughton will not face retrial https://t.co/PINWR9M1Ug
  • Tell us: what are pandemic conditions like in UK prisons? We would like to hear about experiences of prisons in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/xmTHqR0VhY
  • NHS worker attacked on London bus in Covid mask row, say police: Police seek man who allegedly assaulted passenger who moved away from him on bus https://t.co/DgGdRH0YIn
  • 'Hail, gallant woman': Amy Dorris praised for coming forward with Trump assault allegation - Fellow accuser E Jean Carroll leads chorus of voices supporting former model https://t.co/5ma4psqKg
  • Bar students required to decide exam retake before knowing results | Law Gazette https://t.co/2H1Th53TG
  • The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/1qL5ZtqDWD
  • IBA warns against Assange extradition | Law Gazette https://t.co/VtMcWlXPBK
  • Co-op Legal profits fall despite lockdown divorce surge | Law Gazette https://t.co/5yu0m2d0dC
  • Hundreds of children at one of Wales' biggest schools have been sent home to self-isolate after a pupil tested positive for coronavirus https://t.co/voYiknKQpK
  • UK government is considering taking further England-wide measures including a short period of restrictions across the country to try to slow a second surge of coronavirus cases https://t.co/H6B0RyTIJ1
  • Scottish Feminist Judgments Project releases third episode in podcast series - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/owGIuFK5Fu
  • Launch Offer - Scots Law Conventions – Virtual Edition - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/EcEPn8FuZI
  • Children’s rights expert says SQA appeals system ‘not human rights compliant’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qzrPI0ZMpJ
  • New student directors for Aberdeen Law Project - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kZ2LWFgGg
  • Caroline Fraser joins Lindsays Dundee office as partner - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/b2eDfaYN3Z
  • Chevron refuses to pay for the 'Amazon Chernobyl' https://t.co/Jhv5oV7ZUC
  • Cheer star Jerry Harris arrested on charges of child sexual abuse images #US https://t.co/NZqMJmM0h3
  • Home Office 'bases immigration policies on anecdotes and prejudice' – MPs https://t.co/wHgjhDyxi
  • Friday's LawNewsIndex: 18th September- Law News https://t.co/5DbMutTZq
  • New silk Ruth Charteris makes Crown Office switch - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dgczzoOHZC
  • Kentucky cheerleading: University of Kentucky violated open records law in denying ESPN #US https://t.co/juESNJwpnY