Edition 3436: 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:
As the US military packs up to leave Afghanistan after nearly 20 years
of war, it has destroyed its equipment so it can only be used by local
scrapyards – and not by militants.
Scrapyard and iron warehouse owners were seen looking through piles of
scrap metal outside Bagram Airfield. They buy the scrap from the US
military and sell it on at their own warehouses. Although the US clearly
believes in the phrase ‘One man’s trash is another man’s treasure,’
many scrapyard owners have lamented the disassembly of equipment as an
enormous waste, as both parties could have made significantly more money
by selling the equipment intact.
Focus of the Day Article:
YZ, R (on the application of) v Chief Constable of South Wales Police (Rev 1) [2021] EWHC 1060 (30 April 2021). The claimant YZ had been acquitted on three counts raping his former wife but details concerning these matters remain on the Police National Computer (PNC). These proceedings concerned whether such retention was lawful. Full story - UK Human Rights Blog
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Arthur Cox partner Brian O'Gorman appointed to advertising standards committee - Irish Legal News https://t.co/mddbMDXuTz
- With
visits from the outside world suspended and rehabilitation and other
activities stopped, prison inmates endured a ‘double lockdown’ during
the pandemic | NLJ https://t.co/nNYWePDbgB
- SRA shelves Compensation Fund cuts | Law Gazette https://t.co/K4ndDgrUnZ
- ULaw awards honorary degrees to campaigner Gina Miller and magic circle lawyer turned pro football player and pundit Eniola Aluko - Legal Cheek https://t.co/HJYHF9KKwH
- #Canadian
soldier has been court-martialled for allegedly serving cannabis-laced
cupcakes to an artillery unit during a live-fire exercise https://t.co/qpVKUcBBYn
- High Court reviews ‘inexcusable’ relationship between judge and barrister - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/PwvP9PoiRL
- NSW Solicitor who falsely claimed witness to signature reprimanded - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/DSXN5V9irF
- The University of Essex publishes Akua Reindorf’s Review of two events involving external speakers, concerning the controversy surrounding events at which Professor Jo Phoenix and Professor Rosa Freedman had been invited to speak https://t.co/TQtu4eF0RO
- Britain's human rights watchdog has not renewed its membership of a diversity scheme run by LGBT group Stonewall. The Equality and Human Rights Commission says it told Stonewall it would be leaving the Diversity Champions scheme in March https://t.co/tmodX3Buqa
- Scotland's top law officers have confirmed they are leaving their posts. Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC and Solicitor General Alison Di Rollo QC have said they will continue in their roles until replacements are appointed https://t.co/QSEVDvPbrb
- Firm targets lawyers in 'poison' breast implant scandal | Law Gazette https://t.co/uPrC3rY4y4
- Home Office considers charging EU citizens to visit Britain https://t.co/ff76nCzFIq
- National firm cements blockchain-based legal agreement in AusLaw first - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/HwVECYIXPO
- The Scottish government has said it is working to rectify a security flaw which could allow people to edit Covid vaccination status certificates https://t.co/mo4DFgvqSy
- LGBT rights in Northern Ireland - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/mCOZLDXTpW
- How a Sweeping New Proposal Would Limit Police Use of Force in N.Y. #US https://t.co/wbT1UubE1L
- Law Society issues trainee support guidance following flurry of flexible working policies - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6sBsmcPWfd
- #US police records show threats to kill lawmakers in wake of Capitol attack https://t.co/1NoDlxub3k May
- Anna Bradley has been reappointed as the chair of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Board for a second three-year term, up to December 2024 | NLJ https://t.co/rXpNJkU7X9
- Validity of the marriage cannot be a ground for denial of protection to couple who face threat from relatives: Punjab & Haryana High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/GKB9HYx8lZ
- Law students could challenge marking on grounds of free speech - Legal Cheek https://t.co/oO4gQvokw
- The head of the French armed forces has criticised a UN report which blamed his troops for killing 19 civilians in an air strike on a wedding in #Mali https://t.co/sx5kp3AzOC
- Ten people have been arrested during protests outside McDonald's depots. Animal Rebellion prevented lorries leaving premises in Basingstoke, Hemel Hempstead, Coventry and Heywood in Greater Manchester on Saturday https://t.co/1hJixRU5Ja
- A&O targets 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/yiAb6NdwqI
- Priti Patel has unveiled a US-style digital visa system that she claimed would help the government to count numbers of people entering and leaving the UK accurately for the first time https://t.co/MV8boNNQ1E
- Campaigners say Labour leader should not follow Tory agenda over night curfews at north London park: anger as Keir Starmer intervenes to back closures at popular Primrose Hill https://t.co/hkr8zMWesp
- Audrey Ferrie: Protect staff as UK hospitality sector reopens - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/JVS1uwhkmj
- RPC employee's not so secret life as TikTok music star - Legal Cheek https://t.co/UwOOrrldkI
- SME
law firms are witnessing an increase in requests for fixed fees, as
well as greater profitability – and the future looks bright for charging
in such a fashion, too - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/aSWOotWIlW
- #India's government has instructed social media companies to remove any content that refers to the "Indian variant" of Covid-19.
https://t.co/lc8BWIwB5D
- 'Did weak wi-fi password lead the police to our door?' https://t.co/REoKCSOUJ
- Disproportionate representation at the Supreme Court: A perspective based on Caste and Religion of judges | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/Sgmin8wbEb
- High Court grants injunction against publication of stolen HSE data - Irish Legal News https://t.co/jsiMUmxI5f
- Fiame Naomi Mata’afa was set to be sworn in Monday as the country’s first new prime minister in 22 years, until the head of state suspended the #Samoa Parliament https://t.co/WLKItzNP9n
- Here’s what a 150-year-old land law exam looks like - Legal Cheek https://t.co/aD53Aut0By
- Does a $75m settlement make up for three decades in prison? #US https://t.co/4mC08RnTKu
- An eviction in East Jerusalem lies at the center of a conflict that led to war between Israel and Hamas. But for millions of Palestinians, the routine indignities of occupation are part of daily life #Israel https://t.co/GYJlqSNYvu
- Liberty and Conscience—For All Seasons - Douglas B. Rasmussen | Law & Liberty https://t.co/3u2QxAPeW0
- Appeal dismissed despite ‘inexcusable’ 34-month wait for ruling | Law Gazette https://t.co/4nizgydsWx
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- Rosalie Chadwick appointed global head of oil and gas at Pinsent Masons - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QCweWCUxXh
- U.S. Backs 15% Global Minimum Tax to Curb Profit Shifting Overseas https://t.co/c0meUz6TWS
- HR professionals in public sector concerned about flexible and remote working issues - Irish Legal News https://t.co/jm2xQlBdaR
- Four
people have been arrested in connection with violent disorder in
Swansea on Thursday. Seven police officers were injured and families
described being trapped in their homes after violence erupted in Mayhill
https://t.co/JAlrzBMXLV
- 2021 edition of Edinburgh Student Law Review published - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7cMqvOfY2l
- Lawyers take the reins at Fife Chamber of Commerce - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/a2MNJVQvdP
- High Court: Directing concurrent wrongdoer to disclose other potential wrongdoers does not require proof of wrongdoing - Irish Legal News https://t.co/l2ARK51rSF
