Friday

7th May - Law News

Edition 3419: 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: Police have arrested a truck driver over a serious crash in Melbourne's Southbank, where five pedestrians were hit. All were taken to hospital, with two in critical conditions.


  Focus of the Day Article:
Bar Council says there is “no evidence” for Lord Chancellor’s claim that courts are overreaching. Full story - The Barrister Mag
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • John Maillie re-elected location head for DAC Beachcroft in Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TWBuFreVfs 
  • Nicola Sturgeon was involved in a tense confrontation with a far-right candidate as she campaigned near a polling station in Glasgow. The SNP leader was praised on social media for how she handled an approach from a former deputy leader of Britain First https://t.co/qyn9fh5rL
  • Andy Knox appointed national legal services manager at Shelter Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CwB43UZg
  • TLT announces promotions in Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Bx7fBCR88
  • Lord Justice Treacy has been appointed to the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission (NIJAC) for a five-year term - Irish Legal News https://t.co/qMAfQXG6BH
  • War averted, UK ships prepare to leave Jersey after dispute over fishing rights https://t.co/3Ip601oXY
  • A witness has told a trial she feared ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson had died after a police officer repeatedly "stamped" on his head. The former Aston Villa star died in 2016 after a stand-off with police outside his father's home in Telford https://t.co/6JNAPZ051
  • A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a father of four who was stabbed to death while he was believed to be helping another man. James Gibbons, 34, was attacked at Iris Mews, Laindon, near Basildon in Essex https://t.co/S5CkZUBIZk
  • Childish Gambino is being sued for copyright infringement over his Grammy Award-winning rap song This Is America. Emelike Nwosuocha, a rapper who performs as Kidd Wes, claims the song copied his track Made In America, which was released two years earlier https://t.co/av1JzlKwoT 
  • #Germany has voiced opposition to a US-backed proposal to waive patents on Covid-19 vaccines, saying they were not hindering production of the jabs https://t.co/cCKmzt4f4
  • NI: New chairperson and four new members for Labour Relations Agency - Irish Legal News https://t.co/uAsnCNutJ
  • MHC: Businesses most concerned about staff as source of data breaches - Irish Legal News https://t.co/mmsLr0dzM
  • Lorna Hale, an associate at Drummond Miller LLP: Reflections on lockdown – A new mum’s perspective - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cQTRXJTHGH
  • Brian Moore named head of Dentons’ corporate law division - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xXN1biILa
  • Family lawyers have welcomed moves towards clearing the backlog of judicial separation and divorce cases in Dublin - Irish Legal News https://t.co/FZQTPlZybC 
  • FREE: Human rights and the environment – new online course for legal professionals - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WI3gbCfqOB
  • Retired civil servant who tripped on ramp outside Edinburgh supermarket wins over £11,000 in damages - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/taVSmHCyA
  • McCann FitzGerald names six new partners - Irish Legal News https://t.co/RVG8kqpQgx
  • Byron burger death: No damages payout for Owen Carey's family https://t.co/0Yz1ixogzL
  • Lisa Broderick re-elected as head of DAC Beachcroft in Ireland - Irish Legal News https://t.co/oei0W1rChK
  • Trial set for "most serious allegations" made against solicitors in civil courts - Legal Futures https://t.co/9w6gwb1wRL
  • CLT’s Employment Conference tackles return to work issues - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UEz96p4I29 
  • Mayra Zulfiqar shooting: London woman killed in #Pakistan had warned police in Lahore her life was in danger less than two weeks before her murder https://t.co/tSytqOwVD
  • EAT upholds ‘worker’ status for barrister tribunal chair - Legal Futures https://t.co/MwTqdh2voI 
  • Supreme Court: Admissibility of surveillance audio recordings upheld against convicted IRA members - Irish Legal News https://t.co/92KQsNfTbf
  • The NHS is revising the booking system for Covid-19 jabs in England after complaints that it could reveal individuals' vaccination status https://t.co/YusTPw0nA5
  • Linklaters to elect its first female leader | Law Gazette https://t.co/0QJbVsMa7
  • Latest deal for law firm consolidator as M&A rumbles on - Legal Futures https://t.co/LjWxMJaBA
  • Armagh solicitor Kieran J. Morgan has passed away, less than two years after his retirement from private practice - Irish Legal News https://t.co/D29jTFxD
  • Relatives of a woman caught up in the Windrush scandal can apply for permission to live in Britain without paying thousands of pounds in fees, the High Court has ruled https://t.co/XzJHHrVkYY
  • How is your internal weather today? - Legal Futures https://t.co/Ua0SVFYRJ3
  • Sir Frederick Barclay ordered to pay estranged wife £100m. Daily Telegraph owner criticised by high court judge for ‘reprehensible’ behaviour during divorce battle https://t.co/GgP90RwGAY 
  • Supreme Court Requests View of Solicitor General in American Axle v. Neapco | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP #US https://t.co/8Rl9cPKUEQ
  • NI: Consultation opens on funding mediation through legal aid in non-family civil cases - Irish Legal News https://t.co/U6O6Ilc4dH
  • Law firm gunnercooke launches in Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XEHH11XZyz 
  • NI: Solicitor Dr Muiris Ó Céidigh appointed to Mutual Energy - Irish Legal News https://t.co/qnzKvPhA
  • 'Insane delusions': bitter wills dispute adjourned by court | Law Gazette https://t.co/7wxBkOeEfz 
  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to amend the U.K.’s treason laws to prosecute citizens who travel abroad to join terrorist groups such as Daes https://t.co/51sPvfJo
  • #Australian man launches legal challenge to India travel ban, as number of vulnerable citizens rises https://t.co/Hi7fJME
  • Bill Gates hires Warren Buffett adviser’s legal team in ‘no pre-nup’ divorce from wife Melinda https://t.co/CaFuywLHjP 
  • Former Lord Advocate Dame Elish Angiolini has been appointed as the new chair of Reprieve’s board of trustees - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xIjXfbaOlM
  • Lawyer Puwayi Chiutsi is facing de-registration on the recommendation of the Law Society of #Zimbabwe after a disciplinary tribunal found he abused trust funds amounting to US$70 000 and sold an immovable property under judicial attachment https://t.co/aNBOo00JLw
  • Thousands battle against homes plan on Derby's green belt - Residents opposing the scheme have fundraised to hire legal services to help fight their cause https://t.co/cDJnI7Wthy
  • Scandinavia reviews our legal market | Law Gazette https://t.co/hcRziNkHvZ
  • More trafficking victims facing forcible removal from UK under rule change. Rights groups warn many more survivors face being locked up after MPs back Home Office change https://t.co/pDRnU2wtXS 
  • Firms rebound after market shrinks by 4% | Law Gazette https://t.co/opzLRW3TtH
  • Moir and Sweeney Litigation to represent CRER in Sheku Bayoh Inquiry - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Baa2Iv2h3A
  • Court to hear challenge to UK’s Down syndrome abortion law in July https://t.co/M1Hx6uQctR 
  • City firm loses cyber-snooping appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/QQi56qOXA7
  • International network buys stake in second UK law firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/mFXQSiYUQe 
  • Alan Rusbridger is a member of Facebook’s oversight board. He reveals the inside story of how the board reached the Facebook-Trump verdict https://t.co/bFVJvpkIJM
  • Courts attrition crisis as £17,000-a-year ushers shun service | Law Gazette https://t.co/rr0aEX3u3
  • UN raises serious human rights concerns over #Australia’s India travel ban https://t.co/xqzsQjEOqN
  • Former Irwin Mitchell duo fly solo | Law Gazette https://t.co/38qMFjJjD
  • Julie Harris of Allan McDougall Solicitors explains the details of a liability case in the All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zysfGlNQOz
  • Hundreds of Windrush victi ms waiting over a year for compensation | Law Gazette https://t.co/OOQhmfMQ2
  • Human rights to gain place in #Japan's corporate governance code https://t.co/3pKE1s63E
  • European Commission deals blow to UK's Lugano hopes | Law Gazette https://t.co/yp1wsG6Wqg 
  • The #US has thrown its support behind an initiative at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to waive intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines https://t.co/z22M3aVkVS
  • Human rights panel to weigh transboundary mining concerns in Alaska, #US https://t.co/4WFNkO8WBw 
  • #Pakistan police search for two men suspected of killing UK law graduate. Mayra Zulfiquar, 24, from London, found dead in rented flat in Lahore https://t.co/wbKL8JtXUd