Saturday

1st May - Law News

Edition 3413: 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:
Outrage Grows Over Vaccine Rate Cards in India. "There should have been a better negotiation and it shouldn't have been forced. What started the price controversy was the unilateral price fixing by the government at Rs 150 per dose. Initially the company didn't have a problem with the pricing. What shocked them was the downward revising by the government," says Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Executive Chairperson, Biocon

 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Who owns what on a partially built project? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SPhZQX0DiS
  • NI: TLT wins expanded role on framework advising police forces and local authorities - Irish Legal News https://t.co/M0tpgIxu7x 
  • City prepares for June opening - but takes a hybrid approach https://t.co/sbNNrCBCIg
  • Five arrested in Lady Gaga dognapping case – including the woman who returned them #US https://t.co/XJMbWGdvIY 
  • Man fined $12m for police station arson during George Floyd protests #US https://t.co/7cR5TIHZx
  • Bar promises tougher sanctions on sexual misconduct | Law Gazette https://t.co/7IJ6ptmPym
  • Human rights commission issues recommendations over ‘vaccine passports’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8f8NV62bvi
  • Undercover police on wrong side of history, says ex-cabinet minister Lord Hain https://t.co/N9U36LqeAl
  • Met PC sacked for hitting vulnerable teenage girl with baton 34 times - a misconduct panel heard PC Benjamin Kemp tried to handcuff the teenager and then used CS spray less than a metre away from her face and his baton https://t.co/ypNzNmdd2O
  • Lawyers for the British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell have released a photo of her face which appears to show bruising under her left eye https://t.co/v9EbQtxlS
  • Mishcon de Reya to explore IPO on London Stock Exchange - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PdZGTRbflM
  • Apple has been charged with breaking EU competition rules over the way it runs its App Store. European Commission anti-trust regulator Margrethe Vestager tweeted that "consumers are losing out" https://t.co/mji46JqXiT
  • Julia James, police community officer died from head injuries https://t.co/mpDILDRK8i
  • Benjamin Hannam, Met PC who was neo-Nazi group member is jailed https://t.co/fpbXrIPxPL 
  • Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association AGM to be held next month - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xYpcg8N9OT
  • 10 Downing Street refuses to disclose judicial review submission | Law Gazette https://t.co/U7HHCViAy
  • Barbara Eckersley found guilty of manslaughter after giving elderly mother ‘green dream’ drug #Australia https://t.co/dEZ2C1r9vq
  • Bar set to beef up "lenient" sanctions for misconduct - Legal Futures https://t.co/Tw1hxhYrFB 
  • Keystone boss untroubled by competition from US - Legal Futures https://t.co/XjJoXlRhRl
  • Twelve Nightingale courts could close in June | Law Gazette https://t.co/RbadxJROy7
  • DWF among Times Top 50 Employers for Women - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fcsR3pUXwF 
  • Court of Appeal: Adducing new arguments on appeal in summary cases only permitted in exceptional circumstances - Irish Legal News https://t.co/gSxsrd1jUC
  • Law firms will continue with digital learning – if they can find the time - Legal Futures https://t.co/TNQu1WlCy
  • At least 44 people have been killed in a crush at a crowded religious festival in the north-east of #Israel. Dozens more were injured at the Lag B'Omer celebration, which takes place annually at the foot of Mount Meron https://t.co/GA5U6Jfktb
  • The 64-page guide for litigants in person bringing 'simple' whiplash claims - Legal Futures https://t.co/mTAdyZkEwQ
  • Digital Nomads and Tourism Industry | Akrivi Vagena https://t.co/zyj6qOgclS
  • Do not allow delays in family court to be overshadowed | Law Gazette https://t.co/o0wsxhXm7l 
  • Law firm boss who ‘ran for the hills’ was fairly dismissed, rules EAT | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZF02LGR3Az 
  • The Post Office prosecutions follow a familiar script | Law Gazette https://t.co/RpbZCVMfcN 
  • FCA launches consultation on changes to MIFID conduct and organisational requirements - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZkcT5HfNuC
  • Keystone shares reach record high despite flat profits | Law Gazette https://t.co/OXtJe5eene
  • #US split on vaccine passports as country aims for return to normalcy https://t.co/UJYsk8k6M3 
  • 74% of legal professionals struggle to complete essential legal learning https://t.co/IINusk9k70 
  • Government sets out bill for 'most wide-ranging policing reform in a generation' - Irish Legal News https://t.co/S9Ir9KVDap 
  • Calls to NSPCC helpline surge during the pandemic - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/g85LCpwCer
  • No beds for Covid patients in UP: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta tells SC in Siddique Kappan case #India https://t.co/yUqwh0IIBT
  • NI: MKB Law welcomes two new solicitors - Irish Legal News https://t.co/JWbcTJlcGr
  • Blanket ban on identifying deceased child victims ends next week - Irish Legal News https://t.co/baiXysE9Pe
  • A daughter has been given permission to administer her mother’s estate after a legal battle with a professional executor ended with the High Court refusing their application to appeal https://t.co/eeH0mhu5Rf
  • Men jailed after being caught transporting handguns - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3MrtGRQzPr
  • Court Could Consider Whether Trump Interfered in Cloud Computing Contract #US https://t.co/47Lgemfgun 
  • #US supreme court gives hope to long-term immigrants in deportation ruling https://t.co/GEZ81bd9hC 
  • Children in direct provision being failed due to lack of oversight and 'culture of fear' - Irish Legal News https://t.co/mB9W95x3na
  • Prosecutors refuse to drop case against tax office whistleblower Richard Boyle #Australia https://t.co/H4m0RRHbaJ
  • 3 Indicted on Federal Hate Crime Charges in Ahmaud Arbery Shooting #US https://t.co/01WxvGLZ0U 
  • NI: Outdoor pubs which flout guidelines could face licensing problems next year - Irish Legal News https://t.co/YhIlmJzVrh
  • ‘Sexual predator’: actor Noel Clarke accused of groping, harassment and bullying by 20 women https://t.co/en9MHi04kv
  • #Indonesia Arrests Firebrand Cleric’s Lawyer Over Attacks – Police arrested Islam Defenders Front leader Rizieq Shihab’s lawyer, Munarman, in a raid this week https://t.co/XrdgOtdFM1 
  • United Kingdom Legal Services Market Report 2021: Revenue on Hold in 2020 but Annual Growth of Over 4% Forecast for 2021 https://t.co/VE1W1THQrR
  • Government to Review UK Product Safety and Liability Laws https://t.co/hlDxKJ3dWn 
  • Blocking Google class action would deny justice, UK court told https://t.co/0UODd3njAj 
  • Lawmaker Who Sponsors 'Obstruction of Justice' Bill Says It's Meant to Increase Police, Public Safety #US https://t.co/IFCX1TgHg
  • Caerphilly drug dealer ‘new man after birth of baby girl’ - defendant’s barrister Scott Bowen said his client no longer deals or touches drugs since becoming the father of a two-year-old girl https://t.co/IJLJl7cW4R 
  • Pro-Palestine activist Dennis McNulty, gave Jewish barrister Tim Ludbrook a broken nose after being called a 'Hamas-loving b******' in Hampstead pub row, court hears https://t.co/5CZ7rkJG2y
  • Council legal threat over towering bill sent to Rotherhithe resident in error https://t.co/xCBFsQphBe
  • Xact Data Discovery acquires UK-based legal staffing and services provider Paralaw https://t.co/OQAaCwG0cG
  • Biden Administration Plans to Propose Banning Menthol Cigarettes #US https://t.co/LTSYmqDDWF