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25th April - Law News

Edition 3407: 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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Biden is first US president to formally recognise mass killings of Armenians in Ottoman Empire during WWI as ‘genocide’. United States President Joe Biden has formally recognised the mass killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during World War I as a “genocide”, a move that is expected to increase tensions between Washington and Ankara.

 
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Columbus Grapples With Police Shootings That Have Taken Black Lives #US https://t.co/9QcOmrEfLN
  • 'Shocked' Helena Kennedy QC praises advice service at risk of closure | Law Gazette https://t.co/X8SRq359bR
  • Barrister victim of scorned Oxford barrister Anisah Ahmed compares his ordeal to movie Fatal Attraction https://t.co/RexCwWpyZ
  • Footballers to boycott social media in mass protest over racist abuse https://t.co/p2166wBWs
  • £450m divorce judgment remarkable for more than just Tolstoy quote | Law Gazette https://t.co/UxKF1Tqx2
  • Technician dies after ambulance on 999 call hit by object - West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) said the vehicle's windscreen was hit on the A49 near the village of Moreton on Lugg, Herefordshire https://t.co/2oZN8LK7w
  • Dominic Cummings allegations: Boris Johnson urged to explain funding of flat refurbishment https://t.co/8yEYWBLIg6
  • An Introduction to CAADs - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cFMSXFzbPN
  • Call for legal services to be top of the agenda in trade negotiations | The Law Society https://t.co/swxcWXFfcF
  • Sacked solicitor wins ET claim after firm responded two days late | Law Gazette https://t.co/ev3scI7Kut 
  • Regulations imposing restrictions during the pandemic were confusing, inaccessible and last minute, the Justice Committee has heard | NLJ https://t.co/BrjFp6zBP
  • Law Society of Ontario to vote on regulatory sandbox pilot for innovative legal tech development | Law Times #Canada https://t.co/Kdu0QvOu3I
  • Pet dog runs on to high school race track and wins relay event!!! https://t.co/DPYu55im9l 
  • Boy, 14, stabbed to death outside Newham pizza restaurant named as Fares Maatou https://t.co/N5YES8EwQ
  • A man has been in #Spain arrested on suspicion of assault after allegedly infecting 22 people with Covid. The 40-year-old is alleged to have continued to go to work and the gym despite having a cough and a temperature of more than 40C https://t.co/8xBzGha5Gb
  • What Do You Do When the Kids Are Still Unvaccinated? https://t.co/Q3FuavHwVH
  • No cap on judicial sitting days next year | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZKky8LAcLq
  • #Australian judge and barrister involved in same case fail to declare relationship - Lawyers for a Perth man say the contact between John Walters and Gillian Anderson strikes at the foundation of the justice system https://t.co/rX5JH3dXmz 
  • Homelessness: Lib Dems propose stricter duties on councils - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Zty2rZB7ry
  • ‘It will crucify the Bar’: Cork solicitors confident of adapting to new injuries guidelines - Judges voted to introduce new guidelines to reduce amount paid out in specific damages #Ireland https://t.co/82D9JoQhUh 
  • LSB outlines technology risks & rewards | NLJ https://t.co/7Dt9MjpfqB
  • Fixing shortage of judges: After deadlines for govt, judiciary must address own role in delays #India https://t.co/sbnSAC0rX9
  • Bomb hoax barrister fails to overturn legal ban | Law Gazette https://t.co/GuzQFt05Cq 
  • Reforms in tribunals necessary but Modi govt isn’t helping judiciary by scrapping them #India https://t.co/sxsbzow5ky
  • One registration to rule them all: IPO announces five-year plan | Law Gazette https://t.co/B6fpKUQUiy 
  • Tax avoidance not a main purpose of transaction, says UK tribunal https://t.co/0AHKPCCZLa 
  • March sees rise in clearance of Sheriff solemn cases - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/sYlgHSpGdW 
  • Plymouth University’s family law clinic and BPP’s Streetlaw online student team are among those shortlisted for the 2021 LawWorks and Attorney General’s Student Pro Bono Awards | NLJ https://t.co/c7grrotuKR 
  • Reappointment to the Tribunal Procedure Committee https://t.co/ArIvvoKHeE
  • EU preparing legal case against AstraZeneca over vaccine shortfalls https://t.co/3CLUeLFBu4 
  • Lessons from the GDPR in the COVID-19 era | Omer Rana https://t.co/HlS79qoe8K 
  • DAC Beachcroft rolls out explanatory animations for insurance claims clients - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SzkNYORiY1 
  • MoJ 'closely scrutinising' judicial review data | Law Gazette https://t.co/bHjqgiQIJi
  • Addressing modern slavery in the construction sector - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wLCcMPzUHB 
  • Court of Appeal wary of tribunal’s focus on ‘trust & confidence’ | NLJ https://t.co/SCrrvT29ax 
  • Court lambasts Post Office disclosure failings as convictions quashed | Law Gazette https://t.co/NFABihIVMB
  • Former recruitment agency employees fail in application to recall interim interdicts enforcing non-compete employment contract clause - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bQsqUuQh9h 
  • New claims risks for shuttered firms | NLJ https://t.co/U9Ltogilda 
  • Insurer’s appeal in case of man killed outside bar in Aberdeen dismissed by Supreme Court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TuEO6VbKqQ
  • Rape victims in south Asia still face vaginal tests, report finds https://t.co/CQ87AfAavs 
  • Home Office sued by asylum seeker over baby’s death https://t.co/g4pyOL6Xnq 
  • ‘So much has been taken from us’: former post office operators speak out https://t.co/PB6jsP0C6q 
  • The Business and Property Courts in Liverpool are preparing for an increased caseload in the months to come, with their first full-time judge marking six months in the role | NLJ https://t.co/5IP2QFe3nC