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20th August - Law News

Edition 3524: 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: In Afghanistan, the immediate future for its people remains uncertain, especially for women

  Focus of the Day Article:
‘I have burned my documents’ - women Afghan judges in hiding as bar groups highlight plight. Bar associations unite to call for expedited evacuation of and asylum for 250 female judges in Afghanistan. Full story - The Law Society Gazette


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Scottish Land Commission: Public sector should play a greater role in housing land market - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5jSCteNC8V 
  • Judge issued with 'formal advice' over sexist comment | Law Gazette https://t.co/pznQDiTOZ
  • Workers who allegedly assaulted inmate dismissed - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BKzjlWvFZk
  • Nadine Martin joins Gibson Kerr in Glasgow - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yfeWnbMb2s
  • Supreme Court dismisses appeal in economic duress case | Law Gazette https://t.co/hQ3kOT3ex
  • PSNI to share information about domestic abuse instances with schools | Irish Legal News https://t.co/ZHvbaqdY7
  • Society announces ‘unique cohort’ of scholarship winners | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZKVWl7xhxz
  • Glass Network declines Faculty offer over trans rights issue - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Pnm5bDh4QA
  • Yorkshire County Cricket Club has admitted former player Azeem Rafiq was "the victim of inappropriate behaviour". Rafiq revealed last year that "institutional racism" at the club left him close to taking his own life https://t.co/7J4V6qHOJi
  • Actress Nicole Kidman reportedly enters #HongKong quarantine-free https://t.co/PRpfbQRn6M 
  • DAC Beachcroft celebrates seventh year of growth | Law Gazette https://t.co/eVSIKlKSVf
  • Durham prison officer guilty of misconduct over sexual activity - David Whitfield, 36, of Colman Avenue in South Shields, took advantage of the women between 2011 and 2016 at HMP Low Newton https://t.co/z8zM2F9JoV
  • High Court cases at 86 per cent of pre-Covid level - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pql0mpf5NM 
  • Takeover of listed legal services and credit hire group called off - Legal Futures https://t.co/AWAjGCHLsE
  • NI courts service told to refund fined Black Lives Matter protesters | Irish Legal News https://t.co/LQ8d5jA6t
  • Hundreds of men in #Pakistan investigated over mass sexual assault on woman - Lahore police open case against 300-400 unidentified people captured on video https://t.co/eRdNuVyj9s
  • Britney Spears’ case has shown why guardianship laws need to change https://t.co/MupVYTPAal 
  • #Australian watchdog considers regulating Apple and Google to boost app store competition - Push comes as Fortnite creator Epic Games fights a global legal battle against the tech giants over in-app payments https://t.co/lKGWT3HV5d
  • Head of failed PI firm struck off for “double funding” cases - Legal Futures https://t.co/2ZHWNDv29E
  • Tributes paid to 'long-term stalwart' of criminal defence community, Julian Young | Law Gazette https://t.co/UwBqMd8SwD
  • Tribunal finally grants first ever collective proceedings order - Legal Futures https://t.co/7S9TbslOd8
  • Poland: Disciplinary chamber for judges to be dismantled following EU court ruling - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Vtu8u2bGXD
  • Consultation overwhelmingly backs pardon for miners - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qgPphVQADe
  • Police searching for the husband of Eileen Barrott have made an arrest. Police said 54-year-old Mark Barrott had been detained on suspicion of murder by Police Scotland in the Elgin area at 04:30 BST https://t.co/nR7LEzmDWY
  • Improving social mobility will help people succeed on merit | Law Gazette https://t.co/TmrY9ApeD
  • Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement to become independent statutory agency | Irish Legal News https://t.co/OL7hzG6X05 
  • The Competition and Markets Authority has told the BBC it warned government officials that consumers could face risks from the fast-growing Covid PCR testing industry in April and May https://t.co/EH8AXr6oX
  • IBA adds its voice to Afghanistan concerns | Law Gazette https://t.co/nUgrr43psT
  • Kurdish Iraqi citizen who claimed to be victim of blood feud has asylum petition refused by Inner House - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hBTDs83DnC 
  • Visa delays hit UK students heading to Spain to study. Ni visas were required before Brexit https://t.co/LdnIrC5OQx 
  • BCLP offers sector-specific training contracts | Law Gazette https://t.co/UeYGMI4rlo 
  • Police officer and son's deaths in Kidderminster were murder-suicide https://t.co/nhvAxmOvms 
  • DAC Beachcroft profits up nearly 20 per cent to £67m | Irish Legal News https://t.co/a322UdiwBv