Edition 3506: 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:
Demonstrators in Thailand were met with police water cannons. Protesters demand the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha over the government's handling of the pandemic and a sluggish vaccine rollout.
Demonstrators in Thailand were met with police water cannons. Protesters demand the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha over the government's handling of the pandemic and a sluggish vaccine rollout.
Focus of the Day Article:
T A change in the wording of equality legislation has not altered the burden of proof in discrimination claims, the Supreme Court has unanimously held. Royal Mail Group v Efobi [2021] UKSC 33 concerned an employee, Efobi’s claim for race discrimination in relation to job applications for IT and management roles and harassment based on race, as well as subsequent victimisation for bringing his claim. Full story - New Law Journal
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- UK law firms continue to post 2021 financials - Legal Cheek https://t.co/w53NpYSKb
- The Weekly Round-Up: Freedom Day, Tokyo 2020 and the Judicial Review and Courts Bill - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/amz5yyUEu6
- People in Northern Ireland who are travelling abroad on Tuesday can now apply for a Covid-19 vaccination certificate, the Department of Health has said https://t.co/hNHut0sOd0
- The prosecutor of notorious sex offenders has told of how he quit as a defence lawyer after not wanting to represent an alleged rapist. Nazir Afzal went on to become the chief crown prosecutor in the Rochdale grooming gang cases in 2012 https://t.co/uLCunHDMsr
- Leaning on mentoring relationships during COVID-19 - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/602ClHPAFK
- Goodwin ups London NQ pay to £147k - second rise this year - Legal Cheek https://t.co/5pDTFPsvo3
- Depression and anxiety in young lawyers shouldn’t be an occupational hazard, solicitor says - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/TTOUYbo9i5
- The judge who went for a morning walk and never returned: Who was Judge Uttam Anand? | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/Z2QGkXfHuS
- What your law firm’s board needs to know about cyber security - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/bEvAz8rgON
- Polish judges unite in support of EU ruling - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Q5MQNe1DIL
- Future Baker McKenzie trainee co-hosts legal TV show - Legal Cheek https://t.co/zTvbyKeZtn
- Are lawyers loners or aspiring solopreneurs? - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/Yyi2YUhlo
- Napier barracks conditions held not to meet minimum standards - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/TESy7mQGu
- #NewZealand's Prime Minister has formally apologised for an immigration crackdown in the 1970s against Pacific Islanders. The Dawn Raids targeted people who overstayed their visas, deporting them to their countries of origin https://t.co/4TbaZknPJ8
- A&O and Freshfields publish autumn trainee retention scores - Legal Cheek https://t.co/KmW6NXUZwt
- Financial ombudsman publishes digest of decisions highlighting impact of Covid-19 on businesses - Irish Legal News https://t.co/32DQoo1qmE
- YouTube has barred Sky News Australia from uploading new content for a week, saying it had breached rules on spreading Covid-19. The channel is owned by a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp misinformation https://t.co/EHTCdA3kj1
- James Kitching is living his dream as a senior lawyer for global football association FIFA. His work is every bit as exciting and stimulating as it is challenging, he says - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/WrcFEKyGD
- Professional dog walkers in London sound alarm over curbs on numbers of pets - Four-dog limit on Hampstead Heath means up to 700 animals could miss daily exercise https://t.co/ZCcFzOOqpT
- Measures are being introduced to try to identify what is driving rising murder rates in the wake of a spike in teenage deaths in some of the UK’s homicide hotspots https://t.co/VeOhW9NXNK
- Freshfields reports 5% uplift in revenue and partner profits - Legal Cheek https://t.co/3IrxukAJDG
- Latest Law Pod UK: Care orders and newborn babies - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/lPKO5aVv1
- In #SouthAfrica, Poachers Now Traffic in Tiny Succulent Plants https://t.co/fXswHQ9znF
- Anti-eviction lawmaker camps overnight on #US Capitol steps - Congresswoman Cori Bush has spent a night on the steps of the US Capitol to protest against the end of a Covid-related moratorium on evictions https://t.co/OyuCkSWLs
- Police say they are "keeping an open mind" as an investigation continues into the death of a five-year-old boy whose body was discovered in a river. He was found near Pandy Park, Sarn, Bridgend, on Saturday https://t.co/HDknorhujQ
- Young people will be offered discounted takeaways and taxi rides to get their Covid jabs in a bid to boost vaccine uptake, the government has said https://t.co/ILUI2JvXNz
- From paralegal to SYLA president: Chiara Pieri on seizing opportunities - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vvdWEp8sro
- 7 things that make Macfarlanes ‘meaningfully different’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/1RVixOEp2n
- Mishcon to face disciplinary tribunal over alleged client account failures - Legal Cheek https://t.co/AbIqkcMePG
- NSW solicitor to pay $480k after misappropriation of firm’s partnership funds - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/KkugiipCUY
- What we learnt during The Legal Cheek-ULaw Summer 2021 Virtual Vacation Scheme - Legal Cheek https://t.co/mjm6iUVMEh
- How can construction businesses work with supply chains to minimise disputes? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ODe8bWSMo6
- Ruling made on suppressed documents in Christian Porter defamation trial - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/YZeB1Zssax
- Heatwave risk from plans to convert shops to homes - From 1 August, firms will be allowed to redevelop a wider range of commercial property into flats https://t.co/qZqBD5ZFSa
- Apply now for Legal Cheek’s 2021-22 Campus Ambassador Programme - Legal Cheek https://t.co/i2KGxWSdk2
- 2021 #Australian Law Awards postponed until December - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/VtgITjlm0d
