Wednesday

28th July - Law News

Edition 3501: 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:
Technology and Innovation in Legal Services, a question and answer session by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

Focus of the Day Article:
Extended operating hours in the courts – bitterly opposed by the legal profession – have returned, at least for now, in the guise of ‘temporary operating arrangements’ (TOA). The Bar Council strongly criticised the move, saying there was little evidence that longer hours worked. Full story - Legal Futures
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Landmark climate legislation signed into law - Irish Legal News https://t.co/bZuVD6LYKN
  • NI: Shoosmiths appoints Belfast lawyer Grant Edwards as partner - Irish Legal News https://t.co/YVq724tygI
  • ‘Forcing women out of clothing is just as violent as forcing them into it’ #Norway https://t.co/XJsoNi7I0E
  • My legal life: Johnny Nichols, Keller Lenkner - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/B9LDcunwaf 
  • Instagram has made new under-16s' accounts private by default so only approved followers can see posts and "like" or comment https://t.co/ByBgMrgRl
  • EU pauses legal action against UK over NI Protocol 'breaches' https://t.co/oPZ8UpIhBy
  • Capitol Hill police officer in tears during testimony Officer Aquilino Gonell gave an emotional statement during the first day of the #US Capitol riot inquiry https://t.co/BRYT8dk95g
  • Portrait of Ms Justice Mella Carroll unveiled at DCU - Irish Legal News https://t.co/dJWlobkfTR 
  • News focus: Judicial Review and Courts Bill - bigger reforms on the horizon? | Law Gazette https://t.co/yTQveupVa5
  • NI: Commercial property lawyer graduates again - Irish Legal News https://t.co/9Adn3AMQ5a 
  • Land Registry tackles rise in restrictions-related problems | Law Gazette https://t.co/KiBzwZbQUa
  • Contaminated-blood inquiry: Former Health Minister Ken Clarke denies responsibility https://t.co/JUCAJwCpC
  • Britney Spears Files to Remove Father Jamie Spears From Conservatorship #US https://t.co/6paIXto0PT
  • Court of Appeal: 16-year sentence upheld for man convicted of violent sexual assaults against sex workers - Irish Legal News https://t.co/Uomj7Ww7fe
  • MPs urge complete overhaul of both civil and criminal legal aid - Legal Futures https://t.co/hp4NvlIjoK
  • New rules to protect sibling relationships for children in care - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/JRxQlAIboe
  • Men four times more likely than women to appear before SDT - Legal Futures https://t.co/Gt4Ylx6uZZ
  • New York City and California to Require Vaccines or Tests for Workers #US https://t.co/77X8eGkZ5C
  • Law firm worker's 'self-isolate' dismissal claim ruled out of time | Law Gazette https://t.co/zN532fbDq
  • Longer court hours re-emerge despite concerns over impact - Legal Futures https://t.co/ORCyypkJba
  • ‘I felt violated by the demand to undress’: three Muslim women on France’s hostility to the hijab - In #France, a new law could seriously restrict women’s rights to wear headscarves in public, and there are fears that it will entrench Islamophobia https://t.co/2s4MZQFsv6
  • Officers in Manchester are five times more likely to stop and search black people than white, race equality report finds. But Manchester police chief is in denial about institutional racism of his officers https://t.co/BRqA6wsEGd
  • Frontline services for women and girls affected by gender-based violence will receive £5 million to deal with additional pressures that have occurred during the pandemic - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Gl7wZAbZje
  • Technology and innovation "step-change" in last year but barriers persist - Legal Futures https://t.co/lu988eAEGi 
  • Rumpole rebooted – iconic series to return with female lead - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jlG3EQbdUh
  • Staff and councillors in Lambeth presided over a "culture of cover-up" that led to more than 700 children in care homes suffering cruelty and sexual abuse, an inquiry has found https://t.co/FjWhT5idwz
  • HMCTS scales back Nightingale courts as venues reopen | Law Gazette https://t.co/79w1HNPTUU
  • England: Lord Devlin’s daughter claims father sexually abused her as a child - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/y0ceJjt1Vu
  • Lawyer in the news: Vinita Templeton, Duncan Lewis - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/vOkbT1kuKV
  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to cut crime by tackling drug misuse and using electronic tagging on more burglars after release https://t.co/4GzsV90f6k
  • Defence solicitor who let client access confidential files fined £2,000 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MWMMgsjVF3
  • ‘Complete removal of hope’: an inmate on life in a close supervision centre. Case study: Kevan Thakrar says the high suicide and self-harm rates in CSCs are no surprise https://t.co/SLdKE2TXHt
  • 'Humanitarian' solicitor avoids strike-off – despite dishonesty | Law Gazette https://t.co/gbMABHNF9N
  • Stakeholders updated on scheme to regularise undocumented migrants - Irish Legal News https://t.co/IYBjvnXETf
  • Hope for Aberdeen property market as activity bounces back - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uEeykMDjg8
  • Best of the blogs - 26 July 2021 | Law Gazette https://t.co/rRH5ZRLu5d
  • MPs and campaigners alarmed at UK’s ‘discriminatory’ crime reduction plans. Government’s proposals include more frequent stop and search and making community service street cleaners ‘more visible’ https://t.co/e7S3jdGqDu
  • Activists lose legal bid to stop £27bn roads plan for England - Climate campaigners appeal against judgment saying ministers are being ‘let off the hook’ https://t.co/410OCeY2p
  • Billionaire investor and former Donald Trump adviser Thomas Barrack has pleaded not guilty to charges of acting as an agent of a foreign government #US https://t.co/zATBMyQiVB
  • MPs call for national register of home-educated children https://t.co/GsTPQ8Idpa
  • Mum hit by car at Denbighshire festival as daughter, 2, 'thrown to safety' https://t.co/TNfLei6oL3