Edition 3466: 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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Issues such as provocation, spontaneity and whether an incident was a ‘one-off’ should not be factors that reduce sanctions for sexual misconduct by barristers, the Bar Council has urged. This would send the “wrong message to the general public” about the profession’s attitude to such behaviour, it said. Full story - Legal Futures
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Professional legal research event to be held next month - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AZJvU0nXn
- Claimant has £200k costs paid despite winning only £10 damages | Law Gazette https://t.co/mfOrS7QS8
- Qualifications bill could harm profession, says Bar Council | Law Gazette https://t.co/jYct3jYYJ
- Concern over low take-up of free legal advice in eviction review | Law Gazette https://t.co/iaeEEocrBx
- Lord Advocate vows to act independently: The Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain QC, and Solicitor General for Scotland, Ruth Charteris QC, were nominated by the First Minister - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/trFsY3kqn
- UKSC: Doctor who negligently advised mother over genetic condition not liable for costs associated with child’s unrelated diagnosis - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NDe8NXwTY
- Bar urges chambers to consider 'trans inclusivity' | Law Gazette https://t.co/1mjoOum0
- Legal experts worldwide draw up ‘historic’ definition of ecocide - Draft law is intended to prosecute offences against the environment https://t.co/U69MAcGPLP
- Asynchronous legal hearings and pandemic fatigue discussed at civil justice conference - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8VYf1PAsk
- NI: Belfast lawyer Joanne Lecky to lead trade mark group at Murgitroyd IP - Irish Legal News https://t.co/VQopkxbv
- Met police makes second arrest after BBC’s Nick Watt confronted on street - Man, 62, held in south London police station after footage shared online showed reporter being harassed https://t.co/pb0TZyQzGL
- Wembley to be allowed at least 60,000 fans for Euro 2020 semi-finals and final https://t.co/HyUGf5HoIT
- Scotland aiming to lift Covid restrictions by 9 August https://t.co/ljJoWM6bfJ
- Supreme Court: Labour Court recommendation for Sectoral Employment Order quashed for failure to give reasons - Irish Legal News https://t.co/Ljzc0WeJQp
- Bar Council urges limits to mitigation in sexual misconduct cases involving barristers - Legal Futures https://t.co/DXDEtPuTd
- Shepherd and Wedderburn appoints Euan Murray as partner - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UJn9LdTBY
- Data regulation has replaced tax rate as top consideration for location decisions - Irish Legal News https://t.co/F9ednUs21P
- Supreme Court lays out “new legal roadmap” for professional negligence - Legal Futures https://t.co/M4769JH87L
- Jacqueline Fordyce appointed to Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/c1e1ZZJ4lB
- Virtual appraisals: Finding the opportunity in the challenge - Legal Futures https://t.co/Y2EIUBGYBW
- England: Around 1,600 suspects held on remand for over a year pending Crown Court trials - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MgegIAa9Pz
- Independent body should run Windrush compensation scheme - ‘Systemic mismanagement’ by Home Office has led to complaints over delays and low offers to claimants https://t.co/gYjmXSz2bX
- LSB praises "impressive progress" made by smallest regulator - Legal Futures https://t.co/5uF2bfIsZ6
- Solicitor suspended for “complete dereliction of duty” - Legal Futures https://t.co/avg3oXovkP
- Wimbledon: Fans frustrated as Ticketmaster cancels tickets because of an unwitting breach in sales terms, by using the same credit card on more than one transaction https://t.co/AVnfgtUK9l
- A Truckload of Evidence: 42,000 Pounds of Pistachios Are Stolen in California - TA man who worked for a trucking contractor was charged with stealing 21 tons of nuts from a pistachio grower #US https://t.co/JPIRlDJ5Cm
- Populist Leaders in Eastern Europe Run Into a Little Problem: Unpopularity - The ultra right-wing leaders of Slovenia, Hungary and Poland, who rode to power on waves of anti-elitism anger, face rising opposition over their pandemic responses https://t.co/i7nUc3Kbje
- In N.C.A.A. Case, #US Supreme Court Backs Payments to Student-Athletes https://t.co/tZUUIffwAH
- Police Scotland launches cyber-enabled crime team in north east - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ehChiRdlFK
- The government should drop its "disproportionate" plan to ban noisy protests in England and Wales, parliamentary committee warns. The Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill would also introduce powers to deal with demonstrations involving only one person https://t.co/eQhbx2wYqG
- A private detective who was a prime suspect during inquiries into the murder of Daniel Morgan has denied corruption hampered the police https://t.co/TUEWPAWR60
- Judge stops draft ruling publication after parties settle dispute | Law Gazette https://t.co/pBSeMXtziO
- ‘Take account but not be bound’ clause backed for HRA | Law Gazette https://t.co/aYjOXhNFVY
- Bafta-winning TV firm accused of mishandling sexual assault complaint https://t.co/oOPfpusSsk
- Bill to legalise assisted dying lodged - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nsPUmU4AcM
- Artist considers suing Royal Academy in ‘transphobia’ row - Jess de Wahls’ work no longer available in RA gift shop after views she expressed were deemed transphobic https://t.co/eA0OaYG9NG
- London: NQ starting salaries soar as US law firms compete for talent - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WQfpN8NDLN
- A fake wedding, and a $250,000 scam - 'I was such an idiot' https://t.co/zOnRXSmBDz
- New tool for under-18s to report nude photos of themselves online https://t.co/Mu7VySWISM
- 'I don't believe we're close to breaking point' says Buckland | Law Gazette https://t.co/nMCniYmWYC
