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30th May - Law News

Edition 3442: 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: Workers from an illegal mine have attacked police in northern Brazil. In recent months, thousands of prospectors have exploited what are supposed to be protected indigenous lands.The Supreme Court has ordered the government to stop this, but the miners believe they are being encouraged by the country's President.

 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Supreme Court announces first paid internship in diversity drive | Law Gazette https://t.co/mH4kLSRMhJ
  • John O'Connor Solicitors moves to new Ballsbridge premises following merger - Irish Legal News https://t.co/nu3vaSh9Qi
  • McArthur presses FM over splitting Lord Advocate role - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/JsJDgQxELF
  • Re-victimised rape complainant suffered violation of ECHR rights - Irish Legal News https://t.co/KhOoJplfSk
  • RT @taxbod: Faye Schulman Dies; Fought Nazis With a Rifle and a Camera. https://t.co/v0QF4F6Hz2
  • #NorthKorea says orphan children volunteering on mines and farms https://t.co/rJEcCgMCPw 
  • A former #US airline pilot has admitted committing a "lewd, indecent, or obscene act" during a flight last year. Michael Haak, 60, exposed himself to the female first officer in the cockpit and watched porn https://t.co/jByCgHDJtd
  • Hillsborough defence lawyers hit back at online critics | Law Gazette https://t.co/oXed5wOJc3 
  • The Hillsborough families’ ordeal has ended in an insult: no one is accountable https://t.co/wKF5OSlXrR
  • The Supreme Court is launching its first paid internship for aspiring lawyers from communities which are currently underrepresented at the Bar, in collaboration with the Bridging the Bar diversity initiative | NLJ https://t.co/hnAIOcRrcZ 
  • In-house lawyers want virtual dispute resolution to outlive Covid-19 pandemic - Irish Legal News https://t.co/No8Hfa1p40
  • Re-victimised rape complainant suffered violation of ECHR rights - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hcHgfKkEih
  • NI: Clinical and social care negligence costs increase to £32.8m - Irish Legal News https://t.co/fDv8q8tyN7
  • Complex immigration rules replaced with 'raft of appendices' | Law Gazette https://t.co/RaKJyiIv29
  • Twitter Calls on #Indian Government to Respect Free Speech https://t.co/DDjFnPPNkN
  • Solicitors approve 10 per cent reduction in practising certificate fee - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ggC3UpcGuI
  • Hillsborough: last chance of justice slips away for bereaved families - The acquittal of two ex-South Yorkshire police officers in relation to the 1989 stadium tragedy is the final blow for campaigners https://t.co/ema3OhGKO
  • Employee admits transferring money from client account to pay debts | Law Gazette https://t.co/V9WoJix5yJ
  • Mollie Tibbetts' Death: Farmworker Convicted of Fatally Stabbing Iowa College Student #US https://t.co/t0GAMpEzXW
  • 25 medics approved to assess LiPs as portal prepares for launch | Law Gazette https://t.co/S1mLsqWRJi
  • 3 Tacoma Police Officers Charged in Killing of Black Man #US https://t.co/xC9cPFIVRT
  • Promotions at Jackson Boyd - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/osxM0coBAg
  • An 18-year-old has been charged with conspiracy to murder over the shooting of Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson https://t.co/Gq633qNU6
  • ‘I was 10 when it first happened’: Former footballer Jermaine Jenas on why stop-and-search is failing black children https://t.co/ljCqIYZpic
  • San Jose Gunman Detested Workplace Long Before Rampage, Police Say #US https://t.co/KTexEFXNUE
  • A Forgotten Genocide: What Germany Did in #Namibia, and What it’s Saying Now https://t.co/G6C1ZQ5LYz 
  • A #Palestinian rocket from Gaza strikes an Israeli apartment building, killing a resident. A Palestinian work crew from the West Bank cleans up the mess https://t.co/IctBirCDgr
  • A Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Splits the Gucci Family https://t.co/s49zMxIaEf
  • Russia Appears to Carry Out Hack Through System Used by #US Aid Agency https://t.co/CeVGZRcXKl 
  • 'Lawyers must do better’: Lord Hodge criticises use of expert witnesses | Law Gazette https://t.co/cbCIAM33bv
  • Attempt to ban Kids Company trustees cost taxpayers £8m - Legal bill follows failed case brought by official receiver against Camila Batmanghelidjh and seven others https://t.co/4rULm5bLXO 
  • Mass grave containing remains of 215 children found in #Canada at a former residential school set up to assimilate indigenous people. The children were students at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia that closed in 1978 https://t.co/cYkeQ7GK2j
  • Stonewall head Nancy Kelley defends the organisation's position amid a freedom of speech row and criticism from a founder. Matthew Parris said in the Times that Stonewall had become "tangled up in the trans issue" and "cornered into an extremist stance" https://t.co/Sn6XMDWuRH 
  • Ann Collier obituary: Shes died aged 70, was a dedicated senior professional in the criminal justice system, whose work at the Home Office formed the basis of the Sexual Offences Act https://t.co/X9j40WUTtS
  • Rape prosecution review failed to engage with victims, say survivor groups https://t.co/vLMd6CYVUH
  • Biden’s Silence on Abortion Rights at a Key Moment Worries Liberals #US https://t.co/w8YnoBoDwe
  • Hong Kong Has a New Type of Prisoner: Pro-Democracy Activists #China https://t.co/lZNXJ64NHW
  • Prosecutors Investigating Whether Ukrainians Meddled in 2020 Election #US https://t.co/5zAlwucOIu
  • The UK has imposed its first asset freezes and travel bans under a new sanctions regime targeted at individuals and entities suspected of corruption and bribery overseas - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AGSNmkaGAJ
  • Legal professionals at the top 100 law firms have generated ‘an explosion’ in content marketing such as blogs, articles and thought leadership pieces during lockdown, researchers have found| NLJ https://t.co/xd61aHeqUw
  • Makers of popular gin obtain interim interdict in trade mark claim against ‘own-label’ copy - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yZZliCEgzJ 
  • Conveyancers 'working late into the night' to meet stamp duty deadline | Law Gazette https://t.co/nSZ3tU3U3v
  • Faculty appoints new directors - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hOB8B3cqaU 
  • The Justice Committee has called for fundamental reforms to Coroners Courts, including legal ‘equality of arms’ | NLJ https://t.co/d9KR4db2H3 
  • DAC Beachcroft has become the first law firm member of ClimateWise, a global insurance industry collaboration committed to reducing the impact of climate change on society | NLJ https://t.co/K6UNDg2yXr 
  • Temporary homelessness measures extended - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KNNPZiv98b