Edition 3529: 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: Only 100 km away from Kabul, Panjshir province has never been conquered either by foreigners or by Afghans. Panjshir has now become the last holdout against the Taliban. Self-proclaimed ‘Caretaker President’ of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh has reportedly retreated to Panjshir. Pictures of Saleh has surfaced on social media that shows him with Ahmad Massoud, the son of his former mentor in Panjshir. As per reports, Saleh and Massoud are preparing to put together a guerilla movement against the Taliban. Watch the video to know more.
Focus of the Day Article: Estate agents have called for the introduction of digital property logbooks, supplied by companies regulated by the government, to help speed up the conveyancing process. Full story - Legal Futures
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- Judicial feudalism in #India - No judge is ‘subordinate’ to any other. As constitutional beings, judges are limited in jurisdiction but also supreme within their own jurisdiction https://t.co/qbtD3Pb7vW
- Solicitor who relied on ‘excuses and obfuscation’ struck off | Law Gazette https://t.co/w26f3QplP1
- New book looks at US stance on the crime of aggression - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Mgcy6bvi3w
- Tourists have been urged to stay away from Cornwall unless they have pre-booked a trip because of a huge spike in Covid cases. The latest figures show Cornwall has 770 cases per 100,000 people, double the previous week's figure https://t.co/yL4VTJXThI
- Court blocks removal of Serpentine boathouse | Law Gazette https://t.co/gslpMGVE0n
- Inheritance tax payments reach record high due to Covid deaths - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NG6I9RBuue
- Universities compete for City trainees ahead of SQE roll-out | Law Gazette https://t.co/t44X0WkmNW
- New animal protection laws will ban people from riding elephants while drunk. The legislation in #SriLanka will also require domesticated elephants to have biometric identity cards - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pbTFLeFUO
- The head of #Iran's prison service has apologised after hackers leaked videos showing the abuse of detainees at Tehran's notorious Evin prison. The hackers released security footage showing guards beating prisoners and dragging one along a floor https://t.co/FEC2XM6aB
- Police investigating the discovery of a woman's body in a lake have released CCTV images in an attempt to identify her. Officers were called to Cresswell Lake between the A34 and A40 in Yarnton, Oxfordshire, at about 20:30 BST on 16 August https://t.co/2bBB2jidp
- Business leaders must listen to staff concerns over office return - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3zWtx5AwF
- Online hearings take edge off cross-examination, study finds | Law Gazette https://t.co/vfYHEUPYbF
- LSB delays decision on new breed of accountant probate providers - Legal Futures https://t.co/Gf6M4ZqXb
- Lindsays assists golf tech developer to secure £1.5m funding package - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/td95MFYx
- Agents call for regulated companies to supply property logbooks - Legal Futures https://t.co/bxSYamt3xv
- A 1978 #US law tried to remedy adoption practices created to forcibly assimilate Native children. Now conservative lawyers are arguing that the law constitutes ‘reverse racism’ https://t.co/IanQ4sz6h
- High Court uses new guideline rates ahead of formal introduction - Legal Futures https://t.co/XnQPBucQBV
- McDonald's has run out of milkshakes and some bottled drinks at restaurants in England, Scotland and Wales. The fast-food chain said it was facing supply chain issues affecting the availability of some products at its 1,250 outlets https://t.co/rcs5fzc6hW
- Baroness Hale issues support plea for Afghan judges | Law Gazette https://t.co/0KnVp2eLty
- Best of the blogs - 21 August 2021 | Law Gazette https://t.co/YbWH95K8Mx
- In Shift, #Israel Quietly Allows Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount - the move upsets a longstanding compromise aimed at staving off conflict https://t.co/R8pG7SafNq
- How the courts have dealt with medical evidence for which there is no record - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1T16EIPeN
- Afghan Refugees Find a Harsh and Unfriendly Border in #Turkey https://t.co/hdwlbUkjlA
- Everyone over the age of 40 in England will be able to have their blood pressure checked for free in High Street chemists from October https://t.co/3cx3JKvuuW
- F.D.A. Fully Approves Pfizer Vaccine. The move was expected to kick off a round of new vaccination mandates from hospitals, schools and private companies #US https://t.co/3LihxV6tJt
- Claimant ‘unreasonable’ for not using portal on overvalued case | Law Gazette https://t.co/fGGKvTceKu
- Barrister suggests anonymous juries for SCC | Irish Legal News https://t.co/x4TW6VK5L
- Carmel Budiardjo obituary: Campaigner for human rights in Indonesia from soon after independence and for freedom in regions it controlled https://t.co/mtj4kPZ5YR
- Robot wars: lawtech AI giants square off | Law Gazette https://t.co/RgpWW4Sf3
- HM Courts & Tribunal Service has revealed it paid £12.5 million to the HMRC due to making incorrect IR35 status decisions, according to HM Courts and Tribunal Service documents https://t.co/19WOwtzgY
- The leader of the far-right Proud Boys group has been sentenced to nearly six months in jail for burning a stolen Black Lives Matters flag in December. Enrique Tarrio, 37, pleaded guilty in July to two crimes #US https://t.co/A7wq9qIny9
- Teacher who told Ofsted that school ‘hid naughty pupils in squash courts’ during inspection was unfairly dismissed, tribunal finds https://t.co/qn0vuugNtK
- People posing ‘direct threat’ to UK found among potential Kabul evacuees -Six people on Britain’s ‘no fly’ list picked up in security checks in Kabul and Frankfurt https://t.co/jWVtow2Qu3
- Estate agency to pay former employee compensation for unfair dismissal https://t.co/Urxr7jMh8L
- Chandigarh tribunal awards ₹16 lakh to Ambala man who lost limb in mishap #India https://t.co/TuMtcgOG9
- Adekanmi Abayomi helps refugees and asylum seekers in Northern Ireland because he is one himself: #Nigerian government’s thugs forced solicitor Kamni Abayomi to flee his home https://t.co/g3TPL0zJCY
