Edition 3374: 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 recent peace deal between separatist fighters and the Philippine government has led to the establishment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao. After decades of conflict, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front is now transitioning to politics, helping to establish a fledgling regional parliament in return for the decommissioning of firearms.
Focus of the Day Article: In Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake and John Shannon v Jaikishan and Prithee Rampersad (Trading as Clifton House Residential Home) [2021] UKSC 8, the court held the ‘working time’ did not include time spent asleep for the purposes of the National Minimum Wage Regulations. The care home workers had argued that they had to be available to provide work while asleep, could be woken and have to perform work and were sleeping away from their homes, therefore this should count as ‘working time’. Full story -
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Interview with Omid E. Dayan of The Accident Guys #US | Lawyer Herald https://t.co/AQoVrNsWR
- Linklaters in-house tech start-up takes on firm trainees - Legal Cheek https://t.co/wYZNxabva3
- YouTube star David Dobrik has stepped down from an app he co-founded, following a rape allegation about his former associate https://t.co/z2YbC2wJTr
- Alexander Monson: Four police officers in #Kenya are to stand trial over the death of a British man in 2012 after a judge ruled the case should be heard https://t.co/hNwaEhw4Oq
- Nicola Sturgeon cleared of breaching ministerial code over Alex Salmond saga https://t.co/s4YveEN2CS
- Know What Institutional Abuse Is All About and How to Deal With It | Lawyer Herald https://t.co/ITcXzD4ofX
- Embracing online reviews "changed firm's culture for the better" - Legal Futures https://t.co/bt7Lud8H7s
- Trainees slam remote-working - Legal Cheek https://t.co/BVQimrapS
- Junior solicitor who lied to opponent "in blind panic" avoids strike-off - Legal Futures https://t.co/4b3lE5Jx31
- How To Manage Liability in Construction | Lawyer Herald https://t.co/AHvaA99wfv
- 3 lawyers doing elite London work from rural Scotland, the South of France and Zimbabwe to join global firm chief at virtual summit - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ihzACAUle
- Peers reject lawyers' complaints about whiplash tariff - Legal Futures https://t.co/rabZnnEiSi
- An academic and lawyer, Rosemary Kayess from the University of New South Wales has been elected chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/qqYkbxGMHZ
- ABSs become a reality in America as Arizona approves the first two - Legal Futures https://t.co/bpPGzpeVKJ
- Freshfields latest to let lawyers work from home up to half the time - Legal Cheek https://t.co/vUibwsEMod
- Results from the long-awaited #US trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine are out and confirm that the shot is both safe and highly effective. More than 32,000 volunteers took part, mostly in America, but also in Chile and Peru https://t.co/UtLlPnOlRw
- The European Union has imposed sanctions on four #Chinese officials over human rights abuses against the mostly Muslim Uighur minority group https://t.co/WHyyPm98is
- The Scottish government has published draft legislation for the holding of a second independence referendum. It wants to hold indyref2 after the pandemic but "in the first half of the new parliamentary term" https://t.co/zqeGmHqxHa
- Violent clashes at a demonstration that saw police attacked and vehicles set alight have been condemned as "shameful" and "unacceptable". Protesters clashed with officers as thousands turned out for the Kill the Bill march in Bristol on Sunday https://t.co/YMps2S5Lv
- Boris Johnson has warned the effects of a third wave of coronavirus will "wash up on our shores" from Europe https://t.co/iIoioc6kad
- Real change will come when institutions that profit from caring for our vulnerable elderly are forced to account - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/r7ZJqQGAKD
- Why training contract hunters should look to the South East - Legal Cheek https://t.co/mdt5wBe07x
- If #Australia’s legal profession is to meaningfully progress in the new normal, Rose Cocchiaro believes “egocentric, outdated” modes of legal practice have to be left by the wayside - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/CPAd0VWQEq
- Controversial life of High Court judge nicknamed ‘Harman the Horrible’ and who once booted a taxi driver in the groin documented in incredible obituary - Legal Cheek https://t.co/uL5CuNJlV4
- South #Australian lawyer fined $50k, reprimanded over drafting will for aunt - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/7PjmyHYgUB
- Law firms' soaring share prices yield Bitcoin-esque rewards 🚀 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/TbETRQH2Nv
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Bir Singh writes to Maharashtra CM alleging interference by State Home
Minister Anil Deshmukh in police functioning | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/XxVhpgTpXr
- A&O anticipates 40% home-working after lockdown - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Mv6jlXnjJ9
- Reform of part 2A of the Civil Liability Act is a necessary second chance for survivors of abuse in custody - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/Dp7zU3VC4j
- Bitcoin, blockchain and cybersecurity: The hot tech topics law students should know about - Legal Cheek https://t.co/hO0k3T1wy2
- Delhi court closes journalist's defamation case against Somnath Bharti after he tenders apology | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/Rh1R9ptbmi
- With lawyers having to manage an increasingly busy schedule, many may find obtaining their compulsory requirements a bit of a headache. However one CPD provider says it doesn’t need to be - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/FNjh2Z0WrF
- Stowaway's story raises questions about Nave Andromeda incident https://t.co/GM4dcOpMHn
- Riot police sent in after 'kill the bill' protest in Bristol turns violent https://t.co/PLsy5PrgLf
- EU export ban would delay UK Covid vaccine drive by two months https://t.co/ZRN3TqMS9J
- SQE training provider reveals £6k online prep course - Legal Cheek https://t.co/TTIrtXb8eP
- Just what will it take to get our judges to see sense on violence against women? https://t.co/P0S2z2EiGX
