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14th April - Law News

Edition 3396: 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:
​Residents in South Baltimore are fighting to 'starve' their nearby Bresco incinerator due to health concerns over the amount of pollution it creates. Of the 72 remaining facilities in the US, the vast majority are located in predominantly low-income or minority communities, raising concerns about compounding pollutants in already overburdened neighbourhoods


Focus of the Day Article:
The latest research by PwC has confirmed the top three business priorities for law firms – to improve the use of technology, standardise and centralise process, and improve the service offering – haven’t changed over the last year. Full story - Legal Futures
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Around 1,200 people become citizens through temporary process - Irish Legal News https://t.co/yy45WEagI3
  • Tamara Ecclestone burglary: Italian man admits £26m celebrity raids https://t.co/6UPFicpPPK
  • Students on all university courses in England will return "no earlier than 17 May", the government has announced https://t.co/JGsZ95Neqb
  • Decision in sight for Lugano accession | Law Gazette https://t.co/2pU4WK37p
  • My Brother’s Keeper: a former Guantánamo detainee, his guard and their unlikely friendship https://t.co/ZmKRh7CVrQ
  • Children with disabilities being excluded from consultations on laws and policies - Irish Legal News https://t.co/OCZE72I33Z 
  • East London man who called himself the Masked Menace has been jailed for life for plotting a terror attack during the coronavirus pandemic. IS supporter Sahayb Abu bought an 18-inch sword, a knife, balaclavas and body armour online https://t.co/4rfZLFKwIy
  • Making the courts less expensive | Law Gazette https://t.co/HQA5lmPWXi 
  • Insolvency expert Yvonne Brady joins Morton Fraser - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hH01GyOeX3
  • ODS Solicitors opens doors in Cork city centre - Irish Legal News https://t.co/iyzUje16Nw
  • UK government refers Holyrood bills to Supreme Court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/G2AGPoP6KR 
  • Sheffield shooting victim named as local 30-year-old solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/oJAM9rhWyZ
  • High Court refuses extradition appeal by Bulgarian man wanted in Romania for driving without licence - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qeMErm5bUb
  • Supreme Court: Challenge to constitutionality of WRC rejected in landmark judgment - Irish Legal News https://t.co/oZHSANm0k
  • TikTok star Justine Paradise has accused YouTuber Jake Paul of sexually assaulting her at his home in Los Angeles in 2019 https://t.co/po5w0Kvnm
  • Trial 'blitz' and vaccinated magistrates to tackle court backlog | Law Gazette https://t.co/PJ2zwfe93K
  • It says the world's wealthiest 1% produce double the combined carbon emissions of the poorest 50%, according to the UN https://t.co/YhQrIHNSDL
  • #US health authorities are calling for a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, after reports of extremely rare blood clotting cases https://t.co/JCTiGvPefc
  • Irwin Mitchell considering £500m flotation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/JwvUf5yown
  • A man has been charged after West Bromwich Albion footballer Romaine Sawyers was racially abused online. Simon Silwood, 49, is accused of sending an offensive message to the footballer via social media in January https://t.co/gV9YiNFCrl
  • The Covid-19 restriction on travelling around Scotland is to be lifted from Friday, while people are to be allowed to meet up in larger groups outdoors https://t.co/I5epvEb6q8
  • IP lawyers face multi-million pound claim over “secret commissions” - Legal Futures https://t.co/spARtm5yl
  • Legal aid census call: lawyers urged to take part in data drive | Law Gazette https://t.co/oAI1Bn7SkO
  • Fine for solicitor who acted on both sides in “undue influence” house sale - Legal Futures https://t.co/rG3vkSqYui
  • Scottish Civil Justice Council April update - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rWghVVQN8z
  • Negligence claim against Irwin Mitchell thrown out after assignment - Legal Futures https://t.co/gfzmo50OM
  • Treorchy born Teresa Payne came late to the law after working in a pub and travel agency - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/XLVOsCLFr5
  • Taylor Wessing latest to open in Dublin | Law Gazette https://t.co/Tf4FlRrz9t
  • Government's LGBT advisory panel disbanded, members not sure if it had still been operational https://t.co/aDkb1lBi11
  • Covid: People 45 or over in England invited to book vaccine https://t.co/lDNvBE7Xi6
  • Law firm and top entrepreneur ramp up Thirdfort backing - Legal Futures https://t.co/nPGvJ7pDl
  • My legal life: Dr Johanne Cox, Shoosmiths, Partner in the London office, leading the international arbitration practice - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/rVYqwcNQC
  • Solidarity at the European Borders: International/EU Law Challenge(s) | Martino Reviglio https://t.co/K1Svyw8Hyx 
  • Spain: Reform of secrecy laws to cast light on civil war and Franco regime - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VivCNky9CS
  • 'No evidence' behind Whitehall's attack on JR lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/o2VHOQPoqs 
  • Urfan Dar raises vital funds for children’s hospital in Palestine - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5ufaLZpijg
  • Supreme Court delays swearing-in following Duke of Edinburgh's death | Law Gazette https://t.co/QH85KV3jjD
  • Deloitte: UK CFOs gear up for stronger recovery as business sentiment hits new high - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zDhaxexpTU 
  • NI: Consultation on statutory duty of candour opens - Irish Legal News https://t.co/fW6Hzg2H9W
  • How can you help to close the gender pension gap? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2vHC5jQUwC
  • Prison schools to reopen next week - Irish Legal News https://t.co/JOMVAnYj2U
  • UK accession to Lugano Convention imminent - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FiRuKn1qqH