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6th March - Law News

Edition 3357: 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 customs department today told the Kerala High Court that Swapna Suresh, an accused in a gold smuggling case, has made "shocking revelations" against the Chief Minister, the Speaker and some ministers in her statement before a magistrate. "She has made shocking revelations about the Chief Minister's close connections with the previous Consul General of the UAE and the illegal monetary transactions carried out," Customs Commissioner Sumit Kumar said in a statement.
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Law societies condemn Myanmar military coup - Irish Legal News https://t.co/c0VTBlrci
  • NI: Solicitor Greg Cox appointed as trustee to Armagh Observatory and Planetarium - Irish Legal News https://t.co/RBH55ok90
  • Businessman John McAfee, creator of the McAfee anti-virus software, has been charged in the #US with conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering https://t.co/BBcQulOzjf
  • NI: Anti-bullying law to take effect from September 2021 - Irish Legal News https://t.co/e3v5gMq2
  • Solicitor who submitted false oath agrees to leave profession - Legal Futures https://t.co/UBjmncGIR
  • 16-year-old girl is killed in Ynyswen, Rhondda and two men are arrested with serious injuries after stabbing reports https://t.co/HeaawtI4VB
  • Lady Justice Rose appointed to Supreme Court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NuZii0nuZN 
  • Scots lawyers call for role of Lord Advocate to be split - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OCR8zRldAl
  • Paisley man jailed for possession of disguised stun gun has sentence reduced - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jwhlID4z9H 
  • NI: Controversial spit hoods rolled out further despite calls for phasing-out - Irish Legal News https://t.co/qf07Qoupiz
  • SRA "need to monitor" enforcement staff more closely - Legal Futures https://t.co/oFcfxIZ5Xp 
  • Lawyers leading the way for women in GAA standing committees - Irish Legal News https://t.co/GmFblEyBFv
  • A step in the right direction on private prosecutions | Law Gazette https://t.co/QEP0MoAqPW 
  • Mail on Sunday must publish front page statement of Meghan copyright win https://t.co/7GUyd6Ski3
  • Head teachers are warning of problems getting parental consent for Covid tests, ahead of pupils returning to school in England next week https://t.co/on39W5yXcE
  • A number of people have been injured in an incident in Rhondda Cynon Taf, police have confirmed. South Wales Police said officers were dealing with "a serious incident" which happened in Baglan Street, Treorchy, at about midday on Friday https://t.co/6ECrYOJe7x
  • English travellers face fines and losing flights without permit https://t.co/CFriMIbQoF
  • Offenders on probation have 'significant and unmet' mental health needs - Irish Legal News https://t.co/6Xygfqu6U
  • Solicitor fined over ‘colourful’ phone exchange with client | Law Gazette https://t.co/1nrSKPut6f 
  • Law centre calls for action to improve minority groups' access to housing services - Irish Legal News https://t.co/vjH3UTmVd
  • Tribunal orders BPP to pay disabled former law lecturer £168k | Law Gazette https://t.co/YWtZvzaKzB
  • Investment and supermarket shopping – a one-size-fits-all policy? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zn7MpBTrAm 
  • David Crosby sells music catalogue, citing Covid restrictions on touring https://t.co/QDUOb6EwgT
  • SQE’s earn-as-you-learn training opens door for new legal talent - Legal Futures https://t.co/ozgVbmz4UI
  • Private equity investor grabs stake in consultancy law firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/J1pTLQpdSd 
  • #China's top law-making body has unveiled plans to ensure only "patriots" can govern Hong Kong, as Beijing tightens its grip on the city with changes to the electoral system https://t.co/biOFV5xqF
  • The gender politics of Sturgeon v Salmond can't be ignored https://t.co/jDin5G437H
  • Diary reveals birth of secret UK-US spy pact that grew into Five Eyes https://t.co/q3tZLLUys8 
  • Government has no climate change plan - the influential Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says ministers have "no plan" to meet climate change targets, two years after setting them in law https://t.co/dEMz0pQpH4
  • Cyprus to welcome vaccinated UK tourists from May https://t.co/Z70pyNz9MW
  • Campaign to safeguard children and young people from online harms launched - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7VtWw4bYaZ
  • Asylum Policy and the Future of Turkey-EU Relations: Between Cooperation and Conflict | Basak Kale, Angeliki Dimitriadi, Elena Sánchez-Montijano, and Elif Sum https://t.co/pUl6Hq98ru
  • UK has broken air pollution limits for a decade, EU court finds |https://t.co/0FXif6FMU2 
  • Government to tackle 'inequitable' funding arrangements for private prosecutions | Law Gazette https://t.co/BZI7D31VP9
  • 'Right and just' for students to get Covid refunds https://t.co/NQbDK0lZJj
  • Law societies condemn Myanmar military coup - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pDPojxa2Zg 
  • Johnson & Johnson loses court appeal over pelvic mesh negligence #US https://t.co/RmLglGvarg 
  • 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it!', joint committee tells Human Rights Act review | Law Gazette https://t.co/9vUJjQCLc
  • Met officer who Tasered black man jumping over wall may face charges: IOPC determines officer may have committed GBH on Jordan Walker-Brown, who was paralysed in incident https://t.co/jImdtGEXsj
  • Latest quarterly crime figures show rise in cases concluded - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nYGJAF5CDq
  • Listed company buys specialist employment law ABS - Legal Futures https://t.co/fAgd5XMJWO 
  • England: Law Society president steps aside due to misconduct case - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qeW5X1BU1
  • Law firm run as social enterprise aims to sit in “middle ground” - Legal Futures https://t.co/TAw1eX3YUl
  • New advocates seek their due as pandemic takes its toll - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZRGXfaMckj
  • 'The police just shot': the terror inflicted on #Myanmar's protesters https://t.co/PAusHaBgKE
  • Family of man who starved to death after benefits cut lose case against DWP: Family may appeal in case of mentally ill 57-year-old whose death in 2018 led to new benefits guidelines https://t.co/pfbCkujNjX 
  • Buckingham Palace yet to contact Sussexes about bullying inquiry https://t.co/U2cr0gNxEk 
  • Football racism: Premier League and EFL asked to help tackle problem https://t.co/aYEjSSTulv 
  • #HongKong activists: 15 of 47 granted bail but remain detained pending appeal https://t.co/SGhHtfNs
  • #Brazil's Supreme Federal Court has ordered an inquiry into the sale of protected areas of the Amazon rainforest via Facebook https://t.co/vZNicPAN2d
  • YouTube to lift Trump ban if violence threat falls, says CEO https://t.co/NzoxPGDs5O 
  • Covid contracts still unpublished despite Boris Johnson's claim https://t.co/zvo7nrgA5o