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30th June - Law News

Edition 3473: 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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  Focus of the Day Article:
The European Commission has adopted two data “adequacy decisions” for the UK. This action resolves a major concern after Brexit, that whilst personal data flowing from the UK to the EU member states was regarded as flowing to countries with sufficiently robust data protection, personal data flowing the other way, from the EU to the UK – now a “third country” – was not automatically treated as such. Full story - Scottish Legal News


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Best of the blogs - 26 June 2021 | Law Gazette https://t.co/E2gEwblB8A
  • 'Net zero' network to support in-house lawyers tackle climate change | Law Gazette https://t.co/sr80VWtWcn
  • How the Bribery Act transformed business for the common good - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kC7p0F8g5q
  • Are we too squeamish about the SQE? | Law Gazette https://t.co/5IDpLkMLLB
  • A winner of one of Brewdog's "solid gold" beer cans has asked the advertising watchdog to investigate its claim the prize is worth £15,000 https://t.co/qqwDDKcrPB
  • Steven Jansch joins board of GTS Solutions CIC - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AA7ExkZras
  • Agricultural tenancies update - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DzDJaJSpou 
  • High Court orders UK government to pay Good Law Project’s costs in contract case - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IkFE6msal
  • My legal life: Chris Seel, the Law Society, Diversity and inclusion adviser - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/amt9QlVD0n
  • Glasgow law graduate Mashal Aamir receives Diana Award - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/F7ndBt0MQa
  • Haddon-Cave: Online justice is “best hope” of simplifying the law - Legal Futures https://t.co/3PRQlpPK
  • #SouthAfrica's former President Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months in jail by the country's highest court. He has been given five days to hand himself in to police. Failing that, the police minister must order his arrest https://t.co/gAGR0o0D2v
  • A police officer has been jailed for eight years after he was convicted of the manslaughter of ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson in 2016. PC Benjamin Monk, 43, discharged his Taser three times and kicked him twice in the head https://t.co/fm7DIO2xMZ
  • Why our AML regime needs a radical overhaul | Law Gazette https://t.co/yD5oVhspcW
  • Making a compelling case for online reviews - Legal Futures https://t.co/VYrouOGgp2
  • How much are you charged by your financial adviser? It seems a very simple question, doesn’t it? However, it is often avoided, dodged or circumvented by financial advisers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hwFFlSbOQu
  • There has been a sharp rise in pupils sent home from school in England because of Covid, according to the latest official figures https://t.co/85nB6W0YJv
  • NI: Drink driving offenders to be offered rehabilitation training course - Irish Legal News https://t.co/LsPeqIcKJ
  • In-house lawyers and litigators launch separate green initiatives - Legal Futures https://t.co/pZWw5sXPgf
  • Legal Schema tagging boost for smart contracts | Law Gazette https://t.co/V7WIP04QBm 
  • Matheson partner Emma Doherty named corporate governance lawyer of the year - Irish Legal News https://t.co/A266pngrUK
  • #Jersey to legalise assisted dying - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PrsFZjFhgK
  • Donald Trump in financial and political danger as company faces possible criminal charges - New York prosecutors may soon bring indictment against Trump Organization tied to perks for top executives #US https://t.co/myGeTvWr02
  • Judge's surprise at firm's failure to ensure "basic compliance" with CPR - Legal Futures https://t.co/ENYzf8VtBx
  • NI: Court business resumes in Banbridge after five-year absence - Irish Legal News https://t.co/fukp3hlXc
  • Chris Whitty may get police protection as PM condemns ‘despicable harassment’ - Ministers speak out after video emerges of chief medical officer apparently being manhandled https://t.co/RoYE3qwPaW
  • Solicitor jailed for defrauding firm of £2.3m over seven years - Legal Futures https://t.co/qTJtD9ndh9 
  • #Greece accused of refugee ‘pushback’ after family avoid being forced off island - persecuted Palestinians who hid on Samos to escape deportation to Turkey appears to be ‘proof’ that pushbacks continue, claim rights groups https://t.co/Nb5AEePHW
  • 'Think before you post' warning to public on contempt | Law Gazette https://t.co/S1yOTxXdLN 
  • Boom Times for #US Lawyers as Washington Pursues Big Tech https://t.co/ehHe4oVRok
  • Trump Organization Lawyers Meet With Manhattan Prosecutors #US https://t.co/IjEJzUQp0K 
  • NI: Pared-back version of delayed justice bill approved at eleventh hour - Irish Legal News https://t.co/3OPl3JBKuV
  • The quality of face masks healthcare workers wear makes a huge difference to their risk of coronavirus infection, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust research has found https://t.co/mQWYqtpR1T
  • A painting by Pablo Picasso that was stolen nine years ago during a heist at a #Greek gallery has been recovered. On Monday, police in Athens said Picasso's Woman's Head had been found along with a 1905 painting of a windmill by Dutch artist Piet Mondrian https://t.co/QhEI5Z54Sa 
  • Parents prevented from seeing their dying son in his final weeks have said they were treated "like criminals". Ollie Bibby, 27, from South Benfleet, Essex, died of leukaemia in hospital on 5 May, a day before Matt Hancock was filmed kissing a colleague https://t.co/zK6OOrIX7F
  • Police are investigating video footage which appears to show England's chief medical officer, Prof Chris Whitty, being accosted by two men in a park. The Met Police said it happened in St James's Park in London on Sunday https://t.co/mgtxnSVD6F
  • Mobile phone ban plan to improve school behaviour https://t.co/c0yJ2qjEy1 
  • Hong Kong bans all incoming flights from UK over Covid concerns #China https://t.co/PNdN71Oi4
  • Olivia Colman, John Nettles and Joanne Harris are among dozens of high-profile artists calling for a portion of gadget sales revenue in the UK to go into a fund for performers and creators https://t.co/xfPRgwd9tN
  • The Covid control system in England's schools, where groups of pupils have to self-isolate if one tests positive, could be scrapped in the autumn https://t.co/KicaXlUqII 
  • Greater Manchester Police officers allege force failing crime victims https://t.co/TroEJyzufC 
  • Slater and Gordon saw off the latest challenge by a costs chaser. But the firm’s plea to halt such claims is likely to fall on deaf ears, especially with the landmark Belsner case on the horizon | Law Gazette https://t.co/mKyWJEZ3Ei
  • Judicial Appointments Commission to face questions on 'systemic discrimination' | Law Gazette https://t.co/GdmxR6WyqA
  • #US judge throws out Facebook anti-trust lawsuits https://t.co/Op8FsqP2F9
  • Lawyer in the news: Alex Cochrane, Hamlins - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/SId90t4pHe
  • Paralegal accepts ban for misleading clients about PI case progress | Law Gazette https://t.co/NqXoYqA0fH
  • Covid-19: End of England's Covid rules still set for 19 July https://t.co/WYh0trsDHo
  • More Nightingale courts to close | Law Gazette https://t.co/h1tgMEKBPO 
  • BBC's Emily Maitlis breached impartiality guidelines with Piers Morgan Covid retweet https://t.co/zSDMn8c1fj 
  • Solicitors apologise after remote hearing recorded without permission | Law Gazette https://t.co/jeGgqsear6
  • England: Malawian child farmer claims against British American Tobacco and Imperial to proceed - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/tNPX3OSUQk 
  • England: Attorney General launches #ThinkBeforeYouPost campaign - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/E4c6Kbp8rR J
  • #India viral wedding ad: The feminist looking for no-farting, no-burping man https://t.co/dn1tpqQEFZ