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22nd April - Law News

Edition 3404: 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:
Indigenous leaders are hopeful the murder conviction of a man on the other side of the world will bring much-needed change in Australia. Indigenous young people make up 50 per cent of those in youth detention, while comprising just five per cent of the population. While the conviction of former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin for the killing of African-American George Floyd has no official or legal precedent for Australia, Indigenous leaders in this country think it can bring important societal change.

Focus of the Day Article:
The High Court has refused relief from sanctions to a party where the solicitors blamed Covid restrictions for a trainee not sending a claim form with other documents. The form was emailed four days late in a contractual claim worth £683,000, and Mrs Justice O’Farrell DBE ruled in Boxwood Leisure Ltd v Gleeson Construction Services Ltd & Anor that the court could not grant leniency for the error. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Court of Appeal: €7,500 award for false imprisonment upheld against gardaĆ­ - Irish Legal News https://t.co/UpSvahVtUO
  • Call for mandatory hotel quarantine system to be suspended over rights concerns - Irish Legal News https://t.co/lXAPTvRuBc 
  • Crown Office app to expedite criminal cases in need of update - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Ilchq4IXXm 
  • SLN Interview: Julia McPartlin on why defence lawyers must unite - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BbHG5Abq3r
  • Aamer Anwar has been subjected to racist abuse and death threats from Slavia Prague fans over his representation of Rangers’ Glen Kamara - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9x6isxEUXE
  • Statistics regulator asked to urgently review JR data | Law Gazette https://t.co/gdnqbdkJ6q 
  • An ITV Wales presenter harassed and stalked by her husband for years said it was the "best thing" her story went public as it gave her a platform to help others speak out https://t.co/jN2NDpe8hW 
  • Heathrow Airport has refused to allow extra flights from #India before the country is added to the UK travel red list on Friday https://t.co/Py4leZpZpu
  • Eben Hamilton obituary - died aged 83, was one of the leading insolvency lawyers of his time https://t.co/nM3MgR1T1K 
  • Brexit will 'renew vigour' in common law heritage, says Supreme Court judge | Law Gazette https://t.co/sczaPXhQCY 
  • Owner of converted stable house in Fife loses appeal against parking servitude variation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PEJUissa5a 
  • Influx of new partners as City bounces back | Law Gazette https://t.co/w3mSNBk3CD 
  • Solicitor misled hundreds into investing £19m in failed claims scheme - Legal Futures https://t.co/rxhoIlzwlt 
  • Scullion LAW pledges support to Marie Curie for 7th successful year - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/EwWUc2CuVP 
  • Judge rejects recusal application after barristers withdraw - Legal Futures https://t.co/fBmasjDAVG
  • NI: Health and safety protections to be extended to gig economy workers - Irish Legal News https://t.co/dGIjD3Kgcm
  • South #Australian Judges, barristers accused of ‘alarming’, widespread sexual harassment https://t.co/u7zMgudVEH
  • US firms continuing to grow London bases despite Brexit - Irish Legal News https://t.co/rhBTmTFL0S 
  • Court shows no mercy over trainee's failure to file claim form | Law Gazette https://t.co/K3b47JxIu9 
  • Why the Boston Consulting Group is wrong about the Legal Services Act - Legal Futures https://t.co/aFcTHKwErU
  • A police officer in the US state of Ohio has shot dead a 16-year-old black girl while responding to an emergency call over an attempted stabbing. The teenager involved in the incident, in the state capital Columbus, has been identified as Ma'Khia Bryant https://t.co/8e5Aj3MxvP 
  • Police statements about Hillsborough were changed to remove references to officers being "like headless chickens", a court has heard. Retired Ch Supt Donald Denton, retired Det Ch Insp Alan Foster & former solicitor Peter Metcalf deny perverting charges https://t.co/iR1scXQJjg 
  • TikTok is banning users who are posting pornographic and violent videos as their profile pictures to circumvent moderation, in a unique viral trend https://t.co/DMurqu4iGK
  • First law firm joins government's passport checking pilot - Legal Futures https://t.co/Ppsk61jq0n 
  • Burges Salmon commits to Scottish Business Pledge - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YP3yAVlRrp
  • Professor Stephen Mayson has hit back at a report by the Boston Consulting Group questioning the impact of the Legal Services Act 2007 - Legal Futures https://t.co/MYMSvRf6B6 
  • Described As 'Over The Hill' Criminal Barrister Wins Defamation Case Against Daily Telegraph #Australia https://t.co/HxXAiPmyOR
  • Solicitor accepts ban after serving jail time for fraud | Law Gazette https://t.co/Qr3aFl8m20
  • Listed pioneer buys Memery Crystal in £30m deal | Law Gazette https://t.co/7sb74ACOMz 
  • Super-regulator claims lead role in tech revolution | Law Gazette https://t.co/WL4HVsWOOH 
  • Companies resist litigation during lockdown - but truce won’t last | Law Gazette https://t.co/XEiMJz5iPp
  • Time factor as offshore wind worker concession deadline approaches - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nhsDCdV72e
  • Emergency Covid powers are becoming routine, warns ex-legal chief | Law Gazette https://t.co/zGv75MQsx
  • NI: Six members of the Labour Relations Agency (LRA) board have been reappointed and a further three have had their terms extended - Irish Legal News https://t.co/NYABVD0p1j
  • Firm offering to buy bulk PI claims goes into administration | Law Gazette https://t.co/huOcqIBlvu
  • Council plans could spell the end for legal advice service after 49 years | Law Gazette https://t.co/6nSPUAkhbR
  • Case launched against TikTok over collection of children’s data https://t.co/K27Az4HV3y 
  • US firms continuing to grow London bases despite Brexit - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DN9BaNG24E
  • Hibernian Law Journal lecture to address challenge of online disinformation - Irish Legal News https://t.co/7BwqxUgc0
  • Firm of lobbying inquiry chair won £7m of government contracts in past year https://t.co/vPKwVXqWTR 
  • Lawyers’ Brexit issues updated | Law Gazette https://t.co/8XozolMl9e 
  • Paul McCartney and Kate Bush lead call for change to music streaming payments https://t.co/72Az3Ctz0u
  • Companies must invest in pensions to free up next generation of talent - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cYzQKe4mvq
  • How Defra's post-Brexit statutory instrument spree could weaken UK environmental law https://t.co/DYQxbEKlgK 
  • Bill to regulate private security firms enforcing court orders published - Irish Legal News https://t.co/P10o59gbS
  • UK regulator hires Legal & General IM's Sacha Sadan for new sustainability role https://t.co/wSssqFyX1z 
  • A #US jury has found a former police officer guilty of murder over the death of African-American George Floyd on a Minneapolis street last year https://t.co/2bfglWlLZ1
  • MurrayBlackburnMackenzie: Greens’ commitment to enshrining Yogyakarta principles needs scrutiny - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/eb5uvCrD1f
  • Blanket ban on identifying deceased child victims to be lifted within weeks - Irish Legal News https://t.co/TLlDVIW8jK 
  • Police spy’s bosses knew activist was being duped into sexual relationship, court told - Legal case against Metropolitan police claims managers allowed undercover officer to continue deception https://t.co/yl6KyKLuri
  • Middle East states dominate list of top executioners in 2020 - Amnesty https://t.co/G55kCmubpf 
  • High Court blocks Welsh challenge to post-Brexit UK trade law https://t.co/742rgd0WVN
  • Why is the UK warning Facebook not to encrypt its messaging services? https://t.co/xA8479nqwd
  • UK enshrines new target in law to slash emissions by 78% by 2035 https://t.co/WnaYnz8jxd 
  • Barristers call on ministers to make legal aid available in all domestic abuse cases – The Justice Gap https://t.co/CPYauMsLSh
  • Solicitor to face criminal trial over alleged assault near Dublin courts #Ireland https://t.co/rvCrysztZ8 
  • Hillsborough disaster jury sworn in for trial of police officers and solicitor https://t.co/UVWP3NCYvJ 
  • England cricket captain Joe Root among those to pay tribute to murdered Sheffield solicitor, victim's devastated family reveal https://t.co/Db12kcNE5a 
  • #Thailand: Free Unjustly Detained Democracy Activists https://t.co/XT0mGTgfuF 
  • The Human Rights Watch Film Festival's Second Digital Edition https://t.co/ld59tynENr 
  • US imposes bans on #Uganda government officials accused of human rights violations - JURIST https://t.co/pnGyvgDbfO 
  • Stonehaven derailment offers more questions than answers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/on4UbcpWbP 
  • Just Eat to offer 1,500 Liverpool couriers minimum hourly rate and sick pay https://t.co/s1nhyhJo0i