Edition 3356: 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: Italy and the European Union block a shipment of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine destined for Australia amid a stoush over contract commitments between the pharmaceutical company and the EU.
Focus of the Day Article:Law Society of England and Wales president steps down over long-running client dispute. High Court decision to reopen case against London-based litigator David Greene triggers early departure. Full story - The Global Legal Post
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Budget 2021: New moves on ‘tax avoidance promoters’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/uMXh5A7XLA
- Reporters without Borders accuses Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince of crimes against humanity - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/r836mdXBVX
- Greene to step aside as Law Society president | Law Gazette https://t.co/f9S4T96ab
- Alice Bowman joins Allan McDougall Solicitors - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SfGp7cFndA
- The UK government has unilaterally extended another of the Irish Sea border grace periods, this time for parcels https://t.co/bfY4bVy0VG
- Banksy confirms escaping prisoner artwork at Reading Prison https://t.co/9WMuYtj5EN
- #Italy 'blocks' AstraZeneca vaccine shipment to Australia - the first EU country to use the bloc's new regulations allowing exports to be stopped if the company providing the vaccines has failed to meet its obligations to the EU https://t.co/XhGqSvtad
- Legal aid fraudsters fail to set aside £5m judgment | Law Gazette https://t.co/CYihOQzv6E
- DWF advises owners of Cirrus on sale to Accenture - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DKQOKE7mP
- Hirsi v Italy or the Strasbourg Court v Extraterritorial Migration Control? (HRLR 2012) | Violeta Moreno-Lax https://t.co/O7hHfab7kN
- Bar chief dismisses complaints of 'woke' bias from tweeting barrister | Law Gazette https://t.co/SZ6WatBFfM
- Survey: Should the role of Lord Advocate be reformed? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FrAtbU3SgD
- The role of the Lord Advocate: time for radical change or cautious reform? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WwDxgr9ipP
- Glasgow sheriff removes convicted rapist’s parental rights in respect of son and orders nil contact - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zRmnEszguk
- Alarm bell sounded on risks to Human Rights Act - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MCvEluvteN
- The government has settled with former civil servant Sir Philip Rutnam over his claim for unfair dismissal. The ex-Home Office official quit last February, amid bullying claims against Home Secretary Priti Patel https://t.co/yeGArDD75O
- ICC opens investigation into war crimes in Palestinian territories - Inquiry expected to investigate alleged crimes committed by both #Israelis and Palestinians https://t.co/yBZJfy3UJ
- Why #Israel fears the ICC war crimes investigation https://t.co/iKgvLjDml0
- Three terror attacks have been prevented in the UK since the coronavirus pandemic began, according to security services. Arrests for terrorism-related activity fell by 34% in 2020, the lowest level in nine years, Home Office data showed https://t.co/97m7aWyM8
- Great British Bake Off presenter Noel Fielding and Ryan Giggs' brother Rhodri are among the latest people to accept "substantial damages" over phone-hacking by tabloid journalists https://t.co/0yozh8yzNc
- Singer Ian Brown has pulled out of headlining a festival over his refusal to play events that "accept vaccination proof as condition of entry" https://t.co/SD9sb2b5GL
- Germany's vaccine commission has approved the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab in people aged over 65 https://t.co/AgY80CyWb
- Student Essay competition on European Convention of Human Rights - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9AQlvppTt
- Cat on a fast train roof holds up London to Manchester service: Feline was a whisker away from a 125mph ride when it was spotted at Euston station on Tuesday evening https://t.co/ONoNqJ5dWi
- The government is hell-bent on diluting the Human Rights Act. We must protect it https://t.co/W6Ypcam1Wc
- #Irish outrage at Pontins obscures the truth about anti-Traveller racism https://t.co/6j91pYZIot
- Mandatory Covid jabs for NHS staff could be discriminatory, top doctor says https://t.co/leUkguj2d
- Farmers and rights groups boycott food summit over big business links https://t.co/cKEDkaAetE
- Refugee rescuers charged in #Italy with complicity in people smuggling - Staff of charities including Save the Children and MSF among dozens facing sentences of up to 20 years over humanitarian work https://t.co/dYBef8ddYo
- Police rule out inquiry into Martin Bashir's 1995 Diana interview: Scotland Yard says there will be no investigation into BBC journalist’s TV interview with Princess of Wales https://t.co/O2AWkS0NGT
- #Australia attorney general accused of rape – podcast https://t.co/bqAarYdXhn
- Sweden attack: Seven injured in stabbings in Vetlanda https://t.co/G9aGva7pvT
- Apple investigated in UK over 'unfair' App Store claims https://t.co/Y8yxyPZaeR
- The #US has agreed to suspend tariffs imposed on UK goods including single malt whiskies that were imposed in retaliation over subsidies given to the aircraft maker Airbus. The suspension also covers items like cheese, pork, cashmere and machinery https://t.co/ffOMwI0wg
- Budget: Get ready for a very busy six months, conveyancers told - Legal Futures https://t.co/Ve470YWCmi
- Terra Firma Chambers launches Spring webinar series - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/G3VF5xqby8
- SDT clears pro-Beijing lawyer over “kill protestors” allegation - Legal Futures https://t.co/co9aidXxQD
- Setfords unveils second round of private equity investment - Legal Futures https://t.co/ashjKmeKCx
- Singer Mariah Carey's brother sues over emotional distress caused by her memoir #US https://t.co/kjDavz3wZr
- About 200,000 women could be in line for payouts averaging £13,500 to top-up the underpayment of their state pension for up to two decades https://t.co/N6gg4S6K0
- #US Capitol police warn of possible militia plot to breach Congress https://t.co/hXLOap40U6
- New Covid vaccines to fight variants like the one from Brazil can be fast-tracked through the approval system, says the UK's regulator the MHRA https://t.co/chwj1bAfo
- The Duchess of Sussex has said Buckingham Palace could not expect her and Prince Harry to be silent if it was "perpetuating falsehoods about us" https://t.co/59gkGrnAc
- The
Architecture of Functional Jurisdiction: Unpacking Contactless Control -
On Public Powers, S.S. and Others v. Italy, and the "Operational Model"
(German Law Journal, 2020) | Violeta Moreno-Lax https://t.co/otCHjUzzwy
- Magic circle firm snaps up former government law chief | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZrQR6Pbvgp
- Ex-Tory MP fails in bid to appeal against jail term for sexual assault - Charlie Elphicke was sentenced to two years last year after being found guilty of three counts of assault https://t.co/fNo5CBhrj2
- Holiday park operator unlawfully blacklisted common Irish surnames - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/o5Kl8mPsl4
- Budget 2021: Solicitors react to stamp duty confirmation | Law Gazette https://t.co/psV8YXQCzm
- Law Society president to step down amid dishonesty accusations - David Greene’s resignation follows misconduct proceedings against him being reinstated https://t.co/HRziOOBN
- Definition of defamatory statement set out in bill - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/w77E9TyuGr
- Budget 2021: What law firms need to know | Law Gazette https://t.co/7rwVZCaq
- Tertia Optio – law and espionage - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ncvMJTbUJ
- Budget 2021: Stamp duty holiday extended until 30 June | Law Gazette https://t.co/CwKlqGvvTc
- Google has promised not to develop any new way of tracking individual users for adverts once it phases out its current method https://t.co/gyFR1THedy
- Budget 2021: City welcomes ‘transformative’ review | Law Gazette https://t.co/W23tfQ4JyA
- New trainees for Law At Work - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hTlFoehM7d
- Budget 2021: Biggest incorporated firms face hike in corporation tax | Law Gazette https://t.co/UFGBG2nknI
- Budget 2021: Sunak 'turning a blind eye' on law and order | Law Gazette https://t.co/N26eqAxwBe
- The amount the government has to spend on state pensions will fall by £1.5bn by 2022, partly because of over-65s dying of Covid, forecasts suggest https://t.co/u4bBt1J75r
- Brexit: EU says UK grace period extension breaches international law https://t.co/q31F3i22c4
