Edition 3336: 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: A Class 10 student in Hyderabad, India stopped from attending classes for not paying her school fees, died by suicide on Thursday, the police say. The girl, the daughter of daily wage labourers, was found hanging at her house yesterday. She had refused to go to school, her parents said.
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- A White House spokesman has been suspended for a week without pay after allegedly threatening to "destroy" a female reporter who was asking questions about his private life. TJ Ducklo reportedly threatened Politico reporter Tara Palmeri #US https://t.co/9Ltloyu3oS
- Quinn Emanuel hires Simmons & Simmons' UK disputes head - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/vKm7mY24aX
- UnitedLex hires five ex-Big Four execs as it ramps up digital transformation expertise - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/RBf9RgxxXA
- Hong Kong arbitrations reach 10-year high but concerns mount over long-term impact of security law - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/6IX0dUWDjE
- Orrick hires ESG expert in recognition of clients' 'heightened' sustainability focus - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/W9vg65LuWX
- BonelliErede launches competition litigation task force to combat unfair commercial practices - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/vKnqWflL5D
- The founder Camila Batmanghelidjh and former trustees of the collapsed charity Kids Company have won a High Court battle against being disqualified from other organisations https://t.co/rUXrZgb6ch
- New regulations mark land reform milestone - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zhDjMgnWiz
- Freshfields signals Silicon Valley commitment with 10-year office lease in Redwood City - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FtREULHzRM
- Defendant with Covid symptoms unable to call court | Law Gazette https://t.co/bJUQVhG9jL
- Looking ahead to a year of (tax) change - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wNoiHIU3X
- Police 'outnumbered' by Middlesbrough and Newcastle sledging crowds https://t.co/sGyDmuDvxF
- Who should fall? Global bar enters statue debate | Law Gazette https://t.co/yKiWzMOM12
- #Nigerians
can bring claims against Shell in UK, supreme court rules - Ogale and
Bille villagers say Shell oil operations have caused severe pollution
including to their drinking water https://t.co/qQNHuwws0q
- No duty of care owed to individual customer in APP fraud claim - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rKmSM0mfTR
- Home Secretary Priti Patel has promised to look at tougher measures to stem the "absolutely shocking" recent rise in pet thefts. Demand for dogs has increased during the pandemic, pushing up the cost of some puppies from £500 to £2,000 https://t.co/2bWKLrBgL
- A #US judge has denied a request by Britney Spears' father to exert greater control over her finances. Jamie Spears has controlled his daughter's financial affairs since 2008, but the singer has recently indicated she wants him removed https://t.co/wsK4FYISw
- Man denies giving woman, 92, fake vaccine - David Chambers is accused of administering the fake vaccine to Kathleen Martin at her Surbiton home on 30 December for £160 and returning five days later for a further £100 https://t.co/eYUUVnQe88
- England's hotel quarantine system could be less stringent than Australia's scheme. A copy of the government's official requirements for hotel operators, ahead of the launch on Monday, showed rules were looser in several key areas https://t.co/ch56qBxVUA
- #Pakistan ends death penalty for prisoners with severe mental health problems: Supreme court ruling welcomed by rights activists who say it opens the way to broader prison reforms https://t.co/Adt8lmaIWm
- CILEX unveils 'cheaper' route to law for school-leavers | Law Gazette https://t.co/vEe8f9HFOb
- Do you need to tame a Gerald or Geraldine? - Legal Futures https://t.co/mfsGouwjPs
- DLA fails in effort to stay €12m negligence claim - Legal Futures https://t.co/QWgEWqj02
- Solicitor struck off for harassment convictions fails in appeal - Legal Futures https://t.co/diKcmzemQX
- Solicitor's warnings of overcharging "could be protected disclosures" - Legal Futures https://t.co/obtEIgp3Pz
- LeO found to have discriminated against ombudsman - Legal Futures https://t.co/ISWrJxty5E
- Criminal
charges have been dropped against two policemen filmed knocking a
75-year-old protester to the ground in New York last year, prosecutors
say #US https://t.co/LXHhznV2B8
- Digital ID 'trust framework' to speed up conveyancing | Law Gazette https://t.co/hfQTZKa5Vf
- The Global Approach to Migration and Mobility | GroJIL Groningen Journal of International Law https://t.co/XTzZtoaryl
- The transport secretary has said that an international "vaccine passport" scheme is under consideration by the government https://t.co/9NQc8AqdjC
- Wales will be the first UK nation to have offered the top four priority groups a Covid jab, the Welsh Government has said https://t.co/yvZTKkSbLv
- O2 fined £10m for overcharging customers https://t.co/S9PtmTC5ya
- Lastminute dot com faces legal action over holiday refunds https://t.co/VlPrvPV2g3
- Victoria to enter lockdown with fans barred from #Australian Open https://t.co/9g4mXraWGq
- Trustpilot to fight order to take down libellous solicitor review | Law Gazette https://t.co/mAAEzIFi2Y
- UK government accused of 'dragging heels' on racism https://t.co/kA9EHO1Ye8
- Aberdein Considine makes raft of promotions - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PiSR6uWsMl
- UK government’s 10-year jail threat for quarantine flouters ‘utterly ridiculous’ abuse of power - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AXZ6MJ5cTA
- Forty-eight per cent rise in cases awaiting trial in Crown Court https://t.co/bkbfh7NE7J
- Could Meghan ruling stop the media using leaked documents? https://t.co/glBQHNUee
- A German woman who posed as a billionaire heiress in New York has been released from prison. Anna Sorokin, who pretended to be a wealthy socialite named Anna Delvey, was released from prison in Albany on Thursday #US https://t.co/fVTP7WmQhd
- #Saudi Arabia's release of Loujain al-Hathloul an overture to Biden https://t.co/7iwL7LHnE
- Lawyers among Policing Authority nominees https://t.co/adFFQKCArS
- Matheson announces appointment of eight new partners https://t.co/WitQi2l5oh
- Court of Appeal: Man who tried to exclude rape acquittal from criminal record certificate has appeal dismissed https://t.co/lQgrKRaKaS
