Tuesday

3rd August - Law News

Edition 3507: 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:
A sprinter from Belarus who refused her team's order to fly home early from the Olympics has been granted a humanitarian visa by Poland. Krystina Timanovskaya, 24, is at the Polish embassy in Tokyo after spending the night secured in a hotel under protection from Japanese police. She said she was forcibly taken to the airport for criticising coaches, and voiced fears for her safety. Belarus says she was removed from the team because of her emotional state. Ms Timanovskaya told the BBC on Monday that she was safe, but said she had been advised not to give further details at this stage.

  Focus of the Day Article:
In R (NB & Others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 1489 (Admin), the High Court ruled that the treatment of asylum seekers at Napier military barracks did not meet minimum legal standards, that the process for allocating asylum seekers to accommodation centres was flawed and unlawful and that the six claimants had been falsely imprisoned during the “inevitable” Covid-19 outbreak. David Manknell of 1 COR was junior counsel to the SSHD. Full story - UK Human Rights Blog


Saturday Conversations on Law
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  • The frequency of ransomware attacks has risen substantially in recent years. In an age where remote working is mainstream, ensuring one’s firm or business is protected is more critical than ever before - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/LVeOlnWZm8
  • Rapper Dizzee Rascal has been charged with assault, following an incident in south London. The 36-year-old whose real name is Dylan Mills, was charged after police officers visited an address in Streatham on 8 June https://t.co/7CzgZbel4a
  • Norton Rose Fulbright 'software error' causes staff pronouns to change in emails - Legal Cheek https://t.co/DhHv42M7PW
  • Craig Murray to be jailed after Supreme Court refuses permission to appeal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DMHNQsaj7M
  • 5 steps to creating greater confidence - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/7mwBGUhNAX
  • Scotland’s courts are sitting on an estimated backlog of 48,993 cases, figures from the Scottish government show - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Ks6H1vgSmu
  • English court allows appeal by Sky in trade mark infringement action against email migration service provider - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/t8OBOQhjC1
  • Dominic Cummings brands legal Twitter royalty as 'charlatans' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ESSoTo6VvJ 
  • Subsequent marriage with victim will not absolve accused of rape charge: Delhi High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/QbyKIw4mbf
  • Evaluation of flexible court hours stresses need to get lawyers onboard - Legal Futures https://t.co/C7yPJMM0xc
  • Jimmy Savile: 10 years on, what has changed in uncovering abuse? https://t.co/0R3eoCDLu3
  • #Palestinians facing eviction from East Jerusalem offered deal - Judge proposes compromise to settle dispute over home ownership with Israeli settlers in Sheikh Jarrah https://t.co/uiobCQZELg 
  • The burnout profession? Why City law culture needs to change - Legal Cheek https://t.co/h7rT9joEFB 
  • Princess Latifa campaigner had ‘phone compromised by Pegasus spyware’ - Human rights activist David Haigh targeted in attack suspected to have been ordered by #Dubai https://t.co/uLR8lklrqA
  • No grounds to suspect "fidelity, accuracy and sincerity" of CBI investigation in Unnao accident case: Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/JG5QnAM9zd
  • Goldman Sachs has increased its salaries for younger bankers following complaints of long working hours. It is understood that first-year investment bank analysts globally will get a pay rise this year to $110,000 (£80,000) from a previous $86,000 https://t.co/fXV4gYbw1K
  • A police officer has been found guilty of assaulting two members of the public on consecutive days when he wrongly suspected each of a crime. PC Declan Jones committed both offences while on duty for West Midlands Police in Birmingham last year https://t.co/MzuweXQwS6
  • Why #Turkey’s Regulators Became Such a Problem for Google - The antitrust backlash against Big Tech is playing out in places not known as regulatory hotbeds https://t.co/i97crm33h3
  • #Australia Private Practice Salary Guide & Market Report 2021-2022 - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/i4FKffmHNR
  • BTAS rejects calls to soften sanctions for 'low level' sexual misconduct - Legal Futures https://t.co/mf8ATIEyo6
  • Riots Shatter Veneer of Coexistence in #Israel’s Mixed Towns - Israel’s Jewish and Palestinian communities looked past each other until violence and bloodshed forced a reckoning https://t.co/LQmQo4p4U2 
  • A terrorist who stabbed two people in Streatham had been released from prison just days before the attack despite concerns he "retained extremist views", an inquest has heard. Sudesh Amman, 20, was shot dead by surveillance officers after the attack https://t.co/VfHKpT36h1
  • Civil Justice Council pushes ahead with guideline hourly rates changes - Legal Futures https://t.co/iOiXmy2WV4
  • Thousands Protest #France’s Vaccine Pass for a Third Week https://t.co/VVMssNtypp
  • Law firm's pupillage offer to tetraplegic student "not a publicity stunt" - Legal Futures https://t.co/01UoQvK5Lg
  • What ancient Greek oracles warn us about predictive justice - Legal Cheek https://t.co/lYhdNuBxjJ 
  • Lengthy judgments, unlimited arguments | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/ypIXO5TOTc
  • New York Is Pushing Homeless People Off the Streets. Where Will They Go? - Cleanup crews are clearing encampments, but advocates say the sweeps just move people from one place to another and fail to address the housing crisis #US https://t.co/BNph6v4Q9w
  • How to rebuild your team culture when you’ve been apart for so long - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/s3gbiUqMSJ
  • #Belarus Olympian Krystina Timanovskaya seeking asylum in Poland after refusing 'forced' flight home https://t.co/PyFeuRW0oM 
  • A TikTok star has died after he and a friend were shot at a southern California cinema, according to police and his family. Anthony Barajas, 19, was at a cinema in Corona with Rylee Goodrich, 18, on Monday 26 July when they were both shot in the head #US https://t.co/ayTwtaa0YO
  • Grenfell Tower: Man accused of burning model to face retrial - Paul Bussetti was cleared of posting the "grossly offensive" video in August 2019, but the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) appealed against the verdict https://t.co/4hfY1rPH8R
  • Home Office challenged over ‘sped-up’ removal of Vietnamese nationals. Signs that detainees were victims of trafficking are being overlooked, say campaigners https://t.co/fPnT186FjQ
  • Courts failed people ‘caught up’ in UK riots in 2011, says ex-chief prosecutor. Custodial sentences for rioters were much harsher, despite a fifth never having committed a crime before https://t.co/CfOsEJdrlb
  • [POCSO cases] Victim's testimony sufficient for conviction unless there is strong reason to discard it: Madras High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/6n3v4t9Vwn 
  • Salmond blogger Craig Murray hands himself in to police to begin jail term. Ex-diplomat found in contempt of court over ‘jigsaw identification’ of women who accused former first minister of sexual assault https://t.co/jUTdiVNs2i
  • Board work makes you a better lawyer - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/8j2v9pSi8
  • L Brands Agrees to New Policies Tied to Sexual Harassment Claims. The owner of Victoria’s Secret will release current and former employees from certain nondisclosure agreements as part of a settlement of a shareholder lawsuit #US https://t.co/8Pn8xnYo68
  • Serious questions raised by solitary confinement in prisons https://t.co/aAnezMWjC8 
  • People who have been fully vaccinated in the US or European Union no longer have to isolate when arriving in the UK from an amber list country. The rule change came into effect across the country at 04:00 BST on Monday https://t.co/MMYiVtC0sm 
  • Police have arrested two adults and a 13-year-old boy on suspicion of murder following the death of a five-year-old boy. The body of a child was found in the Ogmore River in Bridgend https://t.co/bpwHMeIxac
  • RPC retains 12 out of 14 NQ solicitors - Legal Cheek https://t.co/hiuOT1WgfW
  • Legalising same-sex marriages made even the unwed happy https://t.co/cm77jNGXst 
  • "It was an attempt to kill:" UP Judge Mohammad Ahmad Khan injured in car accident files complaint; UP Police register FIR | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/8C7zPMWAYr 
  • Man, 19, arrested after girl, 15, dies at north Wales holiday park. The man is in custody after what police described as ‘domestic incident’ in Ty Mawr in Towyn https://t.co/Fr3eyXcpH6 
  • #Belarusian sprinter who criticised coaches refuses to be sent home - IOC says Krystsina Tsimanouskaya now with a Tokyo 2020 staff member at airport and ‘feels safe’ https://t.co/ZjGezQI77y 
  • Hundreds demand reparations for Windrush generation - Event in Brixton marking end of slavery in British empire also hears calls for restored citizenship https://t.co/nIABBS5xgG
  • Anger as Poland plans law that will stop Jews reclaiming wartime homes. Daughter of Holocaust survivor pledges to continue her fight for family property seized by Nazi occupiers https://t.co/jllM8fdMQW 
  • BJP MLA challenges appointment of Mukul Roy as PAC Chairman in Calcutta High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/ACd6v3LB5H 
  • Lawtech business gives staff Fridays off... forever - Legal Cheek https://t.co/R5cWXdt5ds 
  • Court document language favours domestic violence perpetrators, analysis finds - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/EP1TQYm10o