Edition 3283: 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 Law Society of Scotland has said that small, high street law firms should not be hit with an economic crime levy. The Law Society is strongly opposed to the legal profession paying such a levy as solicitors are subject to stringent anti-money laundering requirements, but has stated that if it is to be introduced, then smaller firms should be exempt. Full story - Scottish Legal News
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Two men have been found guilty of the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese men, women and children who suffocated inside a lorry trailer as they were smuggled into Britain last October. The jury at the Old Bailey in London also found George Neeka and Eamonn Harrison guilty of conspiracy to assist illegal immigration.
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- Even during COVID pandemic, we can run institutions in the best possible manner: Karnataka HC Chief Justice Abhay Oka #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/rykUthmrBO
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- The
Vatican has said the use of Covid-19 vaccines developed using cell
lines derived from aborted foetuses is "morally acceptable" in the
absence of an alternative jab https://t.co/vhhsS7QvVG
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- The #US has announced charges against a Libyan suspected of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988. Abu Agila Mohammad Masud has been charged with terrorism-related crimes https://t.co/1hvxiROUX
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- Might the Human Rights Act impose a duty to pass subordinate legislation? - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/s6FuxNRbSY
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- 'McMafia' banker's wife will have £22m seized unless she reveals source of wealth - Supreme court upholds order against Zamira Hajiyeva, who spent £1m a year at Harrods https://t.co/1rJRzWzB07
