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21st June - Law News

Edition 3464: 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:
A massive rally was held in Rome to protest over the death of trade unionist Adil Belakhdim, who was hit by a truck during a demonstration for better working conditions in Italy’s Novara province
 

 
  Focus of the Day Article:
 The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced the extension of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) for a further year. The delay means SIF will continue to provide post six-year run-off cover until September 2022 for claims against firms which have closed without a successor practice. Full story - New Law Journal


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Akin Gump ups London NQ salaries to $202,500 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/xGDsZXyctU
  • No cab rank? Supreme Court judges criticised for pricey private car rides - Legal Cheek https://t.co/RJzgmbodEy
  • How British law enforcement authorities use doctors to label Muslims 'terrorists' https://t.co/JgIem6fuJb
  • #Australia will file a formal complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) after China imposed up to 218% tariffs on its wine last year https://t.co/6ATbxoSghN
  • Landless women farmers in #India respond to growing agrarian distress https://t.co/D7dUwPmjoB
  • A Tory councillor's home and cars have been set on fire in South Lanarkshire following multiple similar attacks. Police are treating the blaze at Graeme Campbell's property in Fortrose Gardens, Strathaven, as suspicious https://t.co/N240HegUW
  • The justice secretary has said he is considering intervening over the decision to approve the release of child killer Colin Pitchfork. Pitchfork, 61, was jailed for raping and murdering Leicestershire teenagers Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth in 1988 https://t.co/pXr9uc57Pk
  • Macfarlanes launches legal technologist grad scheme - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ttFTUmTpt6
  • Cases against the medical profession: an extended review by Marina Wheeler QC - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/rX8QiRmUfw
  • Former BBC legal correspondent joins London chambers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/WD6yDUKucM
  • The Weekly Round-Up: "Freedom Day" delayed - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/dmyY4OixSw
  • QAnon and on: why the fight against extremist conspiracies is far from over https://t.co/jWK3bJ5kIR
  • Gateley suffers client data loss in cyber security attack - Legal Cheek https://t.co/a6r2ffk0Ov
  • High Court rejects 'failure to remove' abuse claim - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/CBZkazLGb5 
  • Paris police search for two e-scooter riders after pedestrian killed #France https://t.co/8pEL44HRkX
  • Civil weddings will be permitted to take place outdoors for the first time in England and Wales from next month. The ceremonies at approved premises such as hotels currently need to be in a room or other permanent structure https://t.co/UGfTN5bN36
  • Kim Avis Jailed After Faking Death at 'Mortuary Beach' - Scottish Man Who Faked His Death in California Is Jailed for Rape #US https://t.co/vGhT9GwLv0 
  • London-born law prof becomes head of US competition regulator aged just 32 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/VO3JaXusUj
  • Meet the lawyers dating England and Scotland's footballers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/aTg4nmroH
  • As #Ethiopia prepares for parliamentary elections on Monday, some online users have been posting misleading content and claims https://t.co/grxtQ3weth
  • MoneyLaw latest: Simpson Thacher boosts junior lawyer pay to $205,000 in London - Legal Cheek https://t.co/FOgypMCzqL 
  • Assisted dying bill to be lodged at Scottish Parliament https://t.co/ewZyWMPEFp
  • The justice secretary must resign if he cannot reverse low conviction rates for rape within a year, Labour has said https://t.co/222CdHlReU 
  • Ashurst boosts NQ lawyer pay to £90,000 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/VQqxLP91Tw 
  • Arizona police shoot driver who crashed into charity bike ride #US https://t.co/9IPPUR67ba