Edition 3271: 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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Focus of the Day Legal Article: The level of judicial sanctions has remained high this year, with
judges disciplined for shouting at counsel, re-tweeting contentious
material and making inappropriate remarks.The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office has published 54
disciplinary statements since January, almost equalling the 55 published
between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019 - the highest number in five
years.. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Australia's Northern Territory Government mining regulators have complained to the NT's Independent Commission Against Corruption, alleging improper conduct in their department. They claim they have been pressured by management to water-down environmental assessments and facilitate mining at all costs.
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- 'Extremely worrying': suspects wrongly released under investigation | Law Gazette https://t.co/1czl04m0L4
- Character references in Elphicke court case should be public, judge says - Decision comes as names of those who wrote in support of MP jailed for sexual assault are released https://t.co/lZvQZ24K7s
- Council ordered into mediation after row over solicitor attending | Law Gazette https://t.co/XtFqvLWkq
- #US President-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter has said his tax affairs are under investigation. The investigation is being conducted by federal prosecutors in Delaware https://t.co/3Pnk13uVNH
- Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine docs hacked from European Medicines Agency https://t.co/bnwAvvAWx
- Court finds UK war crimes but will not take action https://t.co/DlpDaTMlNV
- #US federal regulators and more than 45 state prosecutors have sued Facebook, accusing the social media company of taking illegal actions to buy up rivals and stifle competition https://t.co/1oCLmbt58A
- ICC abandons inquiry into alleged British war crimes in Iraq: Prosecutor says, however, there is ‘reasonable basis to believe’ atrocities may have been committed https://t.co/hZwuZQzhV
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- Under Boris Johnson, corruption is taking hold in Britain - ronyism is rife, our system of checks and balances is being dismantled, and ordinary people will soon start to suffer https://t.co/e1laM3VRez
- Simmons aims for 15% BAME partners by 2025 – up from 14% this year | Law Gazette https://t.co/V3mTsN2w25
- Argentina moves closer to historic abortion legalization - A pro-abortion movement, symbolized by a green handkerchief, has swept through Latin America, where abortion is punishable by law https://t.co/d3ztSo0wAT
- Society welcomes change of heart on 'lawbreaker' clauses | Law Gazette https://t.co/H0gTgL2b
- Why are so many prisoners in England still serving these cruel, endless sentences? Imprisonment for public protection tariffs were abolished in 2012, yet many people still languish in jail as a result of them https://t.co/KwmwOhDmQK
- Upskirting 'not a serious sexual offence' bar tribunal guidelines state | Law Gazette https://t.co/kR5hmQccUR
- Covid used as pretext to curtail civil rights around the world, finds report - Free speech, LBGT+ rights and freedoms to peacefully assemble have deteriorated during the pandemic https://t.co/oyj12e7ZYb
- Labour says 34,000 denied legal aid for domestic abuse claims since 2012 - Research suggests vulnerable individuals have been deprived of around £200m in legal support https://t.co/0aDR2q9fV
- Judges
told they should consider previous racial bias before sentencing -
Guidelines remind the bench black offenders tend to receive longer
sentences for firearms offences https://t.co/MATcToWtm5
- Legal firm doubles its support for Hand Picked jobs programme - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CjeDH2JZJE
- A vote on free speech at Cambridge University has strongly rejected guidelines requiring opinions to be "respectful" - after warnings this could limit freedom of expression https://t.co/CcDm2Zg9ax
- Four anti-racism activists have been charged with criminal damage over the toppling of the statue of racist slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol https://t.co/5AThcbjf1Z
- People with a history of significant allergic reactions should not have the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid jab, regulators say https://t.co/PlyHFzs1fZ
- Maya Allen reflects on her traineeship in this difficult year and the adjustments she has had to make - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3IWwDQpPwe
- Lindsays extols the benefits of employee ownership in succession planning - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xZp98oaa5H
- Lawyer Susan McDonald becomes interim director at Reidvale Housing Association - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qxL1eZEZPc
- Lord Stewart of Dirleton QC sworn in as Advocate General for Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QWPNblQvD8
- UK government backs down on threat to breach international law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Bzn29w3na8
- South African who cared for sick British mother refused deportation appeal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KANZmI6ZID
- Supermarkets
will be given a "grace period" to ensure food supplies from GB to NI do
not face disruption from 1 January, the government has said https://t.co/JQV4d0k52B
- Brexit: Tesco stockpiles food in case of 'worst-case scenario' no-deal https://t.co/kx8or6BI1h
- Ryan Russell launches new glass collection business - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/34VNmoJLKM
- England: Former rugby players plan group litigation over concussions - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qoNKqWOHIM
- £13m funding for groups tackling violence against women - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Qbx2Dju5bq
- Rich countries hoarding Covid vaccines, says People's Vaccine Alliance https://t.co/Ud1g4IrpTL
- Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: Some of the individuals involved in the assassination of #Iran's top nuclear scientist have been arrested, an Iranian parliamentary adviser has said https://t.co/rJIYHv59VF
- Council had no right to oppose solicitor's attendance at mediation - Legal Futures https://t.co/ooX0KRhpzn
- WJM announces raft of promotions - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DAxdcLICkR
- Children’s commissioner for England says tech giants are failing to keep children safe - Encrypted messaging putting children at risk of abuse, says watchdog https://t.co/BzcFJcz63u
- Alternative legal providers “impressing clients” with technology - Legal Futures https://t.co/i4HPBU6D1m
- Council had no right to oppose solicitor's attendance at mediation - Legal Futures https://t.co/ooX0KRz0XX
- Law Society: Race inclusion in profession not improving quickly enough - Legal Futures https://t.co/va6CkFJyru
- A landmark report says the UK can make major cuts to carbon emissions more cheaply than previously thought. The Climate Change Committee says that, for less than 1% of national wealth, the UK can reduce 78% of emissions by 2035, based on 1990 levels https://t.co/QLg0DQ30L0
- Covid-19 vaccine: GPs to start immunising next week https://t.co/PlyHFzs1fZ
- Four new associates among nine promotions at Digby Brown - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FSmMy0l6zs
- NI: Shoosmiths appoints Mark Davis as Belfast partner - Irish Legal News https://t.co/NeNtClfiQ1
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- NI: Cleaver Fulton Rankin announces round of five promotions - Irish Legal News https://t.co/RPPYzQV5CD
- Review group split on how to reduce litigation costs - Irish Legal News https://t.co/e9LSzEMDDh
- Court of Appeal: Criminal injuries compensation scheme not procedurally unfair - Irish Legal News https://t.co/jwFPNaDREd
- Virtual Lawyer seeks AI partners | Law Gazette https://t.co/2sjmg7UaiG
- Cash for courts upgrade in doubt | Law Gazette https://t.co/LspIf9eZrO
- Report hails lawtech boom | Law Gazette https://t.co/hbfwVkGh5E
- Hundreds of back-office staff face axe at Covid-hit firms | Law Gazette https://t.co/iD8bHT36Jf
- The
#US Army has fired or suspended 14 commanders and lower-level leaders
at the Fort Hood base in Texas over a pattern of violence there,
including murder, sexual assaults and harassment https://t.co/swgRIRfvNK
- Post-Beckwith, SRA must focus on 'what matters to clients’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/tWbw5E2Jqj
- Currys PC World is facing a growing number of complaints about cancelled Black Friday purchases, which customers only learned about after the sales period was over https://t.co/gIHyr3ZEFC
- Covid vaccine: What you need to know about vaccine safety https://t.co/jVOXl7QKi4
