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26th June - Law News

Edition 3469: 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:
Around 2,000 people have fallen victim to 'fake Covid vaccination camps' in Mumbai, India, where police have filed seven FIRs and arrested 10 people so far, including a woman who shared the username/password of a CoWIN account to generate vaccination certificates.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for murder of George Floyd - Four members of the Floyd family, including his seven-year-old daughter Gianna, gave statements before the sentencing #US https://t.co/a1yOgojGx
  • UKSC: Doctor who negligently advised mother over genetic condition not liable for costs associated with child’s unrelated diagnosis - Irish Legal News https://t.co/JoDfcqWbeO 
  • An ultra-Orthodox mother navigated strict cultural norms to become one of the few Hasidic Jewish female doctors in the country #US https://t.co/AnR2GT52B
  • Couple who murdered Shetland woman for drug money lose appeals against conviction - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/w2NjhOryXV
  • The government will ask the Parole Board to look again at its decision to release a double child killer who was the first murderer to be convicted using DNA evidence. Colin PitchforJun 25, 2021
  • #Greek police arrest Dutch journalist for helping Afghan asylum seeker - Ingeborg Beugel was detained for ‘facilitating the illegal stay of a foreigner’ and faces up to a year in jail https://t.co/MrCGaU7Ce4
  • Men who were sexually abused as boys at a training school for Roman Catholic priests have welcomed a bishop's "momentous" apology https://t.co/OYCZpqAqme
  • The prices of flights and hotels for new green list travel destinations have swung sharply in both directions since the guidance was changed on Thursday https://t.co/hZ6QSkZ96Z
  • EU court’s legitimacy ‘in the doghouse’ over Sharpston sacking | Law Gazette https://t.co/DGOt8eGqb3
  • Court of Appeal: Spousal maintenance order doubled after High Court failed to make 'proper provision' for wife - Irish Legal News https://t.co/gqbc21AUtY 
  • Burges Salmon receives platinum Investors in People accreditation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xyaauhN5on
  • Dossier detailing Christian Porter rape allegations made public - Court publishes 31-page document first sent to Scott Morrison containing allegations the former attorney general strenuously denies #Australia https://t.co/tJ6ssCyhT
  • DWF relocates to smaller Dublin premises as remote working becomes norm - Irish Legal News https://t.co/7pY4Dz2oN
  • Government backs unique property reference numbers to speed up sales | Law Gazette https://t.co/vbW8SJi2v
  • Policing Authority scrutinised Garda on Covid, diversity and sex crimes last year - Irish Legal News https://t.co/E7W2VvWHZ
  • Joanna Cherry QC to defend Marion Millar in limited return to the bar - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/326cPMtCXi
  • Blog: What does SCARP mean for landlords? - Irish Legal News https://t.co/uSbRd1LIA
  • A step forward in the provision of education to pupils with Down’s syndrome | Law Gazette https://t.co/z4Q9tNtW
  • NI: Mallon & Co Solicitors takes over Rafferty & Boyle - Irish Legal News https://t.co/yRXGkJAh
  • Call for judge-led inquiry to examine Scottish and UK governments’ Covid response - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pO3MURjb
  • Education minister to gain oversight of Tusla's education welfare functions - Irish Legal News https://t.co/YbYOVLvlyD
  • US powerhouse LegalZoom eyes $500m windfall from IPO listing | Law Gazette https://t.co/59bBusUux
  • Deliveroo riders suffer setback in court battle for right to unionise - Court of appeal endorses previous verdicts that they should be deemed self-employed https://t.co/75TE729rTm 
  • Matt Hancock affair: Health secretary apologises for breaking social distancing guidelines - He said he had "let people down" after photos emerged of him with Gina Coladangelo - whom he appointed - and was "very sorry" https://t.co/ndNK6Fgalg
  • Calling all lawyers: School mock court project seeks legal tutors - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Ms75PdF6f
  • In-house lawyers will have to deliver more for less, survey finds - Legal Futures https://t.co/m4bh45qAeb
  • Has the UK crowdfunding marketplace reached a crossroads? - Legal Futures https://t.co/ZOKURiHwWA
  • GCs told to cut office space and review mix of staff | Law Gazette https://t.co/ViDhhkWRqy 
  • Sir Richard Branson gains licence for commercial spaceflights https://t.co/wy4AbOYC37
  • Four men charged over the shooting of black equal rights activist Sasha Johnson have indicated not guilty pleas during a hearing at the Old Bailey https://t.co/bmb4mqZZ
  • Far-right Operatives infiltrated progressive groups across the West to try to manipulate politics and reshape the national electoral map. They targeted moderate Republicans, too — anyone seen as threats to hard-line conservatives #US https://t.co/fazWnMxYv3
  • England: Undercover policing inquiry identifies first suspected miscarriages of justice - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/l9isPMzfzX
  • UK introducing three laws that threaten human rights, says UN expert - Proposed changes to policing, surveillance and judicial review will jeopardise right to peaceful protest, says special rapporteur https://t.co/a8Fo6z1nKb
  • NI: Nightingale court venue contract extended until September - Irish Legal News https://t.co/rVB2qSmnMQ 
  • #Israel has reintroduced a requirement to wear masks indoors amid a rise in coronavirus cases, just days after it lifted the measure https://t.co/ou1Qh1nK91 
  • Some GB Olympic athletes still refusing to have Covid vaccine, says BOA chief https://t.co/a7PzqNPfWc 
  • Forstater v CGD Europe – are gender critical beliefs protected under the Equality Act? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ncekvKV0XI
  • MPs seek MoJ answers over Rainsbrook youth jail contract extension - Committee questions why contractor was given another two years despite concerns over its performance https://t.co/pb2HijPgmu 
  • Judge refuses plea from litigant in person for free hard copy bundle | Law Gazette https://t.co/RGdNHKxCX
  • Brian calls in Atkinson to lead post-Civil Liability Act strategy - Legal Futures https://t.co/9dLCk4sBG
  • A scam where fraudsters con would-be renters out of thousands of pounds by pretending to own properties has been exposed by estate agents https://t.co/GH4Xtc2VHY
  • New law to reimburse cost of transvaginal mesh removal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Ctttcetm8
  • Islamic Terrorism in the West and International Migrations: The “Far” or “Near” Enemy Within? What is the Evidence | Maria do Céu Pinto Arena https://t.co/0ns7Td33oG
  • Links between Terrorism and Migration: An Exploration | Anežka Nekovářová https://t.co/BjKhPZcDBE
  • Why #US Police Have Been Quitting in Droves in the Last Year - Is this an opportunity to get the bad apples out of the system? https://t.co/V3Xr987NG
  • Illegal Settlement Creates Test for #Israel's New Government - The outpost of Evyatar is illegal under Israeli law. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will anger one wing of his coalition if he evicts the settlers, and another if he lets them stay https://t.co/1wpZPbrCSN 
  • More than one million people in Sydney's central and eastern suburbs, including Bondi Beach, will be locked down after a jump in Covid cases #Australia https://t.co/X2QOb5Ttxq
  • Matt Hancock, the health secretary, will not comment on reports of an extra-marital affair with a close aide. The Sun published pictures of the minister embracing Gina Coladangelo, whom he made a non-executive director of the health department https://t.co/rEmnnjzY3p 
  • Divorce firm looks to shake up field with fixed fee for whole process - Legal Futures https://t.co/4rBwxAPxDY
  • Roman Protasevich, #Belarus jet drama dissident moved to house arrest https://t.co/IzHfpYqBB8 
  • £2,104.18: tourists charged by date for rides on Brighton Palace Pier - Worldpay apologises for error affecting debit card users on 18 April at seaside attraction in England https://t.co/wsDCaNhzfs
  • Alan McNiven, Aberdeen solicitor who clinched major oil deals, dies aged 70 https://t.co/NfKFcig6xw
  • Outrage after Pakistan PM Imran Khan blames rape crisis on women - Khan accused of being a ‘rape apologist’ after saying rise in attacks is down to women wearing ‘very few clothes’ https://t.co/hWED6q7NOh 
  • Amazon and Google investigated by UK regulator over fake reviews - CMA will decide whether consumer law was broken by not taking sufficient action to protect shoppers https://t.co/sqQitRExoO 
  • Solicitors fined for not spotting £3.3m fraud | Law Gazette https://t.co/wdy9fX7Uiy