Edition 3494: 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:
Pegasus spyware, made by Israel is capable of bypassing your phone's security and gaining complete access to your device - including emails, messages, GPS location, photos, video, and your phone's microphone. A Guardian investigation can now reveal widespread abuse of the Pegasus technology by government clients around the world who purchased the spyware from its Israeli manufacturer — the NSO Group. People who were selected as possible targets include journalists, lawyers and human rights defenders.
Pegasus spyware, made by Israel is capable of bypassing your phone's security and gaining complete access to your device - including emails, messages, GPS location, photos, video, and your phone's microphone. A Guardian investigation can now reveal widespread abuse of the Pegasus technology by government clients around the world who purchased the spyware from its Israeli manufacturer — the NSO Group. People who were selected as possible targets include journalists, lawyers and human rights defenders.
Focus of the Day Article:
A former Belgian judge was denied an effective remedy to challenge a judicial body’s decision in breach of her rights, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled. Full story - Scottish Legal News |
| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Woman ‘stole diamonds worth £4.2m by swapping them for pebbles’. Court told Lulu Lakatos posed as gem expert to steal seven diamonds from Boodles in Mayfair, London https://t.co/9yPmJCGmiY
- Retired solicitor sees off harassment claim over ‘puerile’ blog | Law Gazette https://t.co/XEVuqxTbu6
- Blog: CJEU rules on liability of internet platforms for user uploads - Irish Legal News https://t.co/zfJs9Oreg3
- A pragmatist seeking to restore high ideals | Law Gazette https://t.co/TenCW4o3tg
- UK firms owe HMRC £2.7 billion after VAT holiday - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/J1GJOeKCpH
- Travellers from green and amber list countries may no longer face Covid checks on arrival in England, a union representing border staff has said. Officers will not routinely verify that arrivals have tested negative https://t.co/r8frCRl0Ch
- Getting camera-ready for interviews | Law Gazette https://t.co/4pFdhIp0G
- Human rights lawyers around the world allegedly targeted with Israeli-made spyware - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bd4WTMH2a
- ‘Don’t do ADR on the cheap’ industry experts warn | Law Gazette https://t.co/J6Q8INVmhV
- Dorothy Bain QC recuses herself from Rangers litigation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mimblQGSUj
- UK competition watchdog to gain new post-Brexit powers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UY2dsE5sKV
- Vaccination proof may be required to attend sports events of about 20,000 or more capacity https://t.co/kRf7rqRxus
- Rennie: Fraud probe into SNP shows the need to split Lord Advocate role - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xp1WRZpwV6
- Data breach claimants lose bid for anonymity in court | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZAdbquCFPd
- ECtHR: Lack of effective remedy for former judge breached human rights - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wr7WMKsJVT
- Nearly 100 confirmed cases of Covid in HMP Perth - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/C1Y2Ix6Ehi
- Biden Administration Transfers Its First Detainee From Guantánamo Bay #US https://t.co/yTjJXZqcyi
- Borders bill 'risks driving wedge' between solicitor and client | Law Gazette https://t.co/KPcIfqSIWv
- Rockets could be heard exploding nearby during prayers in #Afghanistan to mark the start of the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha https://t.co/15uDXDUxLy
- My legal life: Katherine Rayden, Rayden Solicitors - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/p02LpXTU3
- High Court refuses to let law firm take place of deceased claimant - Legal Futures https://t.co/jwIGDcYikI
- Gilson Gray Financial Management acquires Westbourne Wealth Management - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GAYhBl5nc6
- A police officer in the centre of an alleged incident of police brutality in Newport has been taken off the front line, Gwent Police has confirmed https://t.co/ejb6eD5zqw
- A Premier League footballer has been arrested on suspicion of child sex offences. The 31-year-old man, who has not been named for legal reasons, was detained on Friday by Greater Manchester Police https://t.co/QD1nzTB4h
- A man stuck in long tailbacks when a lorry fire shut a motorway started playing football on the carriageway https://t.co/cTTqsh8l
- Women's state pension: Compensation closer for Waspi campaigners https://t.co/0ZMQepazFJ
- Stronger rules on ongoing competence move step closer - Legal Futures https://t.co/Pbcfyu6LlT
- LawtechUK proposals for legal data are a tall order | Law Gazette https://t.co/QgZ7sbP1dP
- Solicitor who forged loan documents is struck off - Legal Futures https://t.co/t1U9lJLnBl
- Irwin Mitchell announces family-friendly pay policies - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5q2J5uFZG7
- How an organisation operates in the Global South, including its attack on sexual and reproductive rights in #Kenya
https://t.co/ZH8S27IR6G
- Ex-boss of London PI firm struck off over unpaid loans | Law Gazette https://t.co/udZFsylyAO
- New legislation to limit cost of credit on moneylending loans - Irish Legal News https://t.co/rfAlLT7t9g
- Lawyer in the news: Jenny Wiltshire, Hickman & Rose - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/QnYyYLpd7o
- How
a proposed secrecy law would recast journalism as spying - Home Office
plans would remove the public interest defence for whistleblowing, and
could put reporters in jail https://t.co/YjD5fBGQz0
- Terri Janke: the #Australian lawyer trying to stop Indigenous cultural theft https://t.co/GF88JKChGu
- A trainee solicitor who claimed that he was paid less than minimum wage during his traineeship has been awarded €24,155 in back pay - Irish Legal News https://t.co/7hnmlrwZbP
- Judges starting to show restraint on JRs, says lord chancellor | Law Gazette https://t.co/d0F9QeF3dC
- Ben & Jerry's to stop sales in Palestinian territories - The company said it was "inconsistent with our values for Ben & Jerry's ice cream to be sold in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) #Israel https://t.co/laDaxfH7Wr
- At least 430 migrants crossed the English Channel to the UK on Monday - a new record for a single day - the Home Office has said https://t.co/dS4J4kHN9N
- Covid: Isolation rules loosened for critical workers https://t.co/R0WWgrJ4dr
- Reed Smith staff taken off furlough | Law Gazette https://t.co/HKA9HI9PRZ
- High Court: Hotelier must pay €200,000 domicile levy after court says his income is more than €1 million - Irish Legal News https://t.co/Xk1cwLrJhs
- Pandemic cooperation keeps clin neg claims out of court | Law Gazette https://t.co/r4KDlBuHhu
- Walkers Ireland announces multiple senior lawyer promotions - Irish Legal News https://t.co/asEWxRQayJ
- Minimum salary recommendation amended to include SQE candidates | Law Gazette https://t.co/VL7NzFUhCY
- Family farms and businesses to be excluded from care costs - Irish Legal News https://t.co/VnX7P3YiB2
- Ex-Dechert partner accused of lying to court over SFO link | Law Gazette https://t.co/zppaXzxcF6
- 100,000 sitting days: HMCTS sets out post-Covid action plan | Law Gazette https://t.co/YeFZYgUcD
- Best of the blogs - 17 July 2021 | Law Gazette https://t.co/usw47jwurz
