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29th March - Law News

Edition 3380: 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: The International Criminal Court in The Hague was set up in 2002 to bring to justice those accused of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community, such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes



Focus of the Day Article: In The Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v BXB [2021] EWCA Civ 356, the Court of Appeal has offered further guidance on vicarious liability following Supreme Court decisions last year in VM Morrison Supermarkets PLC v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 12 and Barclays Bank v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 13. Full story - UK Human Rights Blog

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • ULaw strikes training deal with Newcastle Law School - Legal Cheek https://t.co/eK5vfwqZ
  • Porter allegation will ‘taint the legal profession’, criminal lawyer says - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/lSnuPO3t3i
  • Two women lead Law Society for first time - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Mo7Lx1b17
  • Revealed: The top barristers by Supreme Court appearances - Legal Cheek https://t.co/vZMUm6gLcJ
  • A young mother has revealed how she signed up to OnlyFans to help fund her daughter through law school - Legal Cheek https://t.co/OeetkT7EX5
  • Legalign Global law firm alliance adds Canada's Alexander Holburn to roster - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/VF2NrBXJEO
  • BPP sold to private equity giant - Legal Cheek https://t.co/zVEUkDnoh3 
  • Former governor of #Kenya's capital, Nairobi, is now facing numerous criminal charges including money-laundering and terrorism. So who is Mike Sonko and how did he rise to become the high-profile politicians? https://t.co/BfHglEJXP
  • Slaughter & May elevates five London lawyers in latest partner promotion round - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/JBhptvzL3O
  • A Brazilian court has ordered President Jair Bolsonaro to pay compensation to a journalist after he made degrading comments about her https://t.co/ZtDjrDtBkK
  • Ex-A&O boss resurfaces at NewLaw firm - Legal Cheek https://t.co/9MdbQsI3tO
  • African legal information specialist Afriwise receives fresh funding to fuel growth - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/gGRRUOlspY
  • Police are investigating after Wales players Ben Cabango and Rabbi Matondo were racially abused on social media https://t.co/01vqYUgW9i 
  • What does Cyril Ramaphosa make of former president Zuma's judiciary defiance? The DA wants to know #SouthAfrica https://t.co/TAhM1u0kgo
  • Spotlight on LawCPD - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/yedyVtk9c
  • SLN Interview: A modernising Lord Lyon - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qm8kef5hy
  • The UK professor, a fake Russian spy and the undercover Syria sting https://t.co/hE0uwJjaFf
  • Why the Shrewsbury 24 case is so relevant right now - Its major themes – the gig economy, official disinformation, the right to protest – all remain contemporary struggles https://t.co/fRLsd7VbjH
  • Kill the Bill Manchester protest: 18 arrested forcefully after peaceful protesters block tram lines https://t.co/yqWIq9uJmb
  • High court to rule on legality of Covid contracts for PM's 'chums' - Campaigners claim Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock acted unlawfully https://t.co/WgFvyAu7mi
  • US law firms hand London associates spring bonuses of up to £47k - Legal Cheek https://t.co/bsxaSm5OOO 
  • The Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 of #India, is it an evolved GDPR? | Ujjwal Kumar Bose https://t.co/Y8nExoCCej 
  • Union creates hotline for disgruntled Amazon staff https://t.co/9Mw0MVwxZ3
  • Hunt for remand prisoner mistakenly released in London https://t.co/3cm901qR2s
  • Asda shop floor workers clear major hurdle in equal pay claim - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uFDdE6bLAb 
  • #Myanmar coup: US 'horrified' by deadliest day since military takeover https://t.co/9MnwFrzfWj 
  • Justice NV Ramana proposes National Judicial Infrastructure Corporation to cater to infrastructure demands of judiciary | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/MjqaHGWY7Y 
  • Police barred from searching Queen’s estates for stolen art - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3vanxzEn4N 
  • China bans magic circle chambers over alleged human rights 'disinformation' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/lLZFHwCErU
  • England: Divorcing couples to receive £500 mediation voucher - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/EUGCNg21JR
  • Burford hails record realisations as it hires in Hong Kong and Houston - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Y7SbfW6fzc
  • Rodney Whyte: Scotland is falling behind England on Longer Living - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VVasxolkcy 
  • Boris Johnson branded irresponsible over ‘back to the office’ call https://t.co/s40IaogzUA
  • Use of recovered materials in the Scottish courts after Whitehouse and Salmond - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/U8zjfgNaXu 
  • Legal Cheek launches first-ever SQE Providers guide - Legal Cheek https://t.co/aNFK75Wo7g