Edition 3359: 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: To mark International Women's Day 2021, a protest was held in Paris, France in support of women's rights.
Focus of the Day Article: The rules on lawyers’ fees for private prosecutions are to be changed, following an inquiry prompted by the Post office cases. Fees for defence and prosecution will be placed on an equal footing in terms of recoverability, a change proposed by the House of Commons Justice Committee in its report, ‘Private prosecutions: safeguards’, in 2020. Full story - New Law Journal
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- UCL law student Sara López-Viejo examines the portrayal of non-consensual sex in the Netflix smash hit - Legal Cheek https://t.co/OLpaEKV75
- Right to have footways in reasonably good condition is a fundamental right under Article 21: Karnataka High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/Gl9YnWhPB5
- Law Society president steps down amid misconduct claims - Legal Cheek https://t.co/JvDQCCvX2O
- Priti Patel orders review into Ruth Williams lockdown killing https://t.co/QMmtamNSO
- Detectives investigating the disappearance of has been missing Sarah Everard since Wednesday in south London have confirmed where she was last seen https://t.co/1VDYJa557E
- A guide to having a baby, taking leave and returning to work - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/4uzN1X0gw
- How to build an international legal career in Ireland - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Luxa9qB0a4
- The organiser of a protest against the government's controversial 1% pay rise plan for NHS staff in England has been fined £10,000 by police https://t.co/cLQtyldsC
- Delhi High Court constitutes nine-member Committee to deal with issues concerning treatment and therapy in rare diseases | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/CRofe9M1s
- Top City firms confirm summer vacation schemes will stay online - Legal Cheek https://t.co/44swyn0Kow
- Christian Porter allegations: independent inquiry no threat to rule of law, legal experts say: Prof Ben Saul says it’s ‘par for the course’ in Australia for non-criminal inquiries to look at potential criminal matters #Australia https://t.co/9NpT6E066
- A seasoned New Zealand judge and chair of its independent police conduct authority body has been asked to oversee recommendations from the Lawyer X inquiry - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/ZPIxFHqAgj
- SDT rejects allegations of misconduct against former Hong Kong Law Society president - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Mt9QX9bLmX
- Surgeons fear wave of lawsuits over delays to cancer treatment https://t.co/FMOS2WtyZX
- Offences
under laws other than IPC punishable with imprisonment upto 3 years or
more are cognizable, non-bailable: Bombay High Court | Bar & Bench
#India https://t.co/XgfqvrxUz6
- These US cities defunded police: 'We're transferring money to the community' #US https://t.co/dcmiKngkEK
- The New York attorney general holding Trump and Cuomo accountable #US https://t.co/1UWrDxdb9U
- Food scarcity fears prompt plan to ease post-Brexit checks on EU imports - Ministers considering ‘lighter touch’ regime to avoid disruption to supplies from bloc https://t.co/FDHqj8X7ZP
- End femicide: 278 dead – the hidden scandal of older women killed by men https://t.co/GJLE3lefPp
- The Observer view: We can no longer turn away, femicide must be tackled now https://t.co/DOFPDoVlkm
- "Leave and Let Die: The EU Banopticon Approach to Migrants at Sea" | Marie-Laure Basilien-Gainche https://t.co/eEhxrT7fYk
- “No frills” approach has led young lawyer Courtney Lockett to make her mark in Queensland, establishing three offices in her early 30s - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/YSqsSksaEE
- Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran on spying charges, has been freed after five years. But her husband has been told a new court case against her is scheduled for next Sunday https://t.co/iKUXwrHaX
- Employment tribunal awards former BPP law lecturer £168k - Legal Cheek https://t.co/17MvcOB6JC
- A landmark decision from November 2019 has been upheld, delivering findings in favour of thousands of women whose “lives were destroyed” - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/dDCXy14TTC
- World law school rankings: Harvard beats Oxbridge again - Legal Cheek https://t.co/1fPB3Gi8yq
- Karnataka
court restrains 67 media houses from publishing defamatory content
against six State Ministers on sex-for-job scandal | Bar & Bench
#India https://t.co/IhPaBx7EEz
- Virtual student event on TUESDAY: Secrets to Success North - with Pinsent Masons, Womble Bond Dickinson, Kings Chambers and ULaw - Legal Cheek https://t.co/DfeOp2dGj
- Former government lawyer Rose appointed to Supreme Court | Law Gazette https://t.co/B3uDUDCrd
- Barristers lose £6.9m fees appeal over unenforceable DBA | Law Gazette https://t.co/aY12z9QVq4
- NI: Progress made on £108m redevelopment of Magilligan Prison in spite of Covid-19 - Irish Legal News https://t.co/dQhKhBRo0U
- 'Thank you' bonus for lockdown lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/Q3oq9TEmOv
- Civil liberties group calls for guidelines for 'safe and legal protest' during Covid-19 - Irish Legal News https://t.co/BV0MdlAiuK
- #Myanmar has asked neighbouring India to return several police officers who crossed the border seeking refuge after refusing to carry out orders https://t.co/QUD0mnNaJ
- £45m funding boost for group claims firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/sFIEAfQjWV
- Hibernian Law Journal launches Case Note Competition 2021 - Irish Legal News https://t.co/1Zs6O0JeTK
- Police name 16-year-old girl killed in south Wales - Murder investigation launched into death of Wenjing Xu as family pays tribute to ‘a very gentle soul’ https://t.co/Q1O22M4x1y
- A Bullingdon in reverse: how working-class student club is taking on elitism https://t.co/yhfECmdTAX
- The British Horseracing Authority has expressed its "concern" over claims by Sheikh Mohammed's daughter, Princess Latifa, that she has been imprisoned by her father and fears for her life #Dubai https://t.co/8VVNvlCCC9
- Nurse leaders are lobbying government to update "fundamentally flawed" guidance on personal protective equipment https://t.co/9mPkV90ozD
