Edition 3552: 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: Amid those ongoing concerns about cladding, a recent tower block fire in Milan has raised fresh concern about unsafe buildings. The fire at the 18-storey block has been likened to Grenfell by the city's mayor.
We travelled to Milan with some of those who lost loved ones in the Grenfell fire - and while we were there we also took a look at a more unusual building that could offer an idea for a memorial.
Focus of the Day Story: More than 100 law firms clear Mansfield Rule certification with D&I efforts. Early adopters of the scheme have been shown to diversify management committees by more than 30 times the rate of non-Mansfield firms. Full story - The Global Legal Post
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- New plan aims to improve racial equality - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UIi2Uqq5a
- #US man files $1m lawsuit after Michigan teacher cuts child's hair https://t.co/zVjor0JKY
- SRA under pressure to demand more price transparency | Law Gazette https://t.co/6AIWP6RvQw
- CMS advises on £175m placing for Smart Metering Systems plc - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/t8JEj8FCl
- The Duke of Edinburgh's will is to remain secret for at least 90 years to protect the "dignity and standing" of the Queen, the High Court has ruled https://t.co/sktxl3bfeL
- MP proposes law to stop employers hiding behind gagging orders https://t.co/OjZk6W32LO
- Half-year profits soar 279% at RBG | Law Gazette https://t.co/9F8XOb9bcL
- Sheriffs made no recommendations in hundreds of FAIs into deaths in custody - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PXhpFeD2C7
- Chambers obtains final injunction after cyber-attack - Legal Futures https://t.co/PRIr6SXQ2
- Dealing with volatile materials costs in construction tenders - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/seMOJg02t0
- Trainee solicitor banned for lying about work done for colleague - Legal Futures https://t.co/gUMKpMHErc
- Swansea
man jailed after CCTV operator witnessed rape - Turkey Al-Turkey, 26,
of Cwm Level Road in Brynhyfryd, Swansea, attacked the woman outside the
city's Civic Centre on 18 July https://t.co/rTfsQ4WFqq
- ICC authorises full inquiry into Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ #Philippines https://t.co/RIyOwi3A9a
- Legal regulators secure government cash for innovation projects - Legal Futures https://t.co/fBG9z4AUuy
- Qualified solicitor Raab replaces Buckland as lord chancellor | News | Law Gazette https://t.co/L6S0EIjgu
- Robert Buckland's plea for investment as he departs Ministry of Justice - Legal Futures https://t.co/uth90zo41
- High Court battle over the regulation of a landfill site accused of emitting noxious gases: Lawyers representing Mathew Richards say hydrogen sulphide (H2S) gas from Walleys Quarry, in Staffordshire, has worsened his underlying health issues https://t.co/auZwKuGWT
- Shepherd and Wedderburn advises on ‘green’ redevelopment of iconic Hunterston Parc - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/i3JFWcbrb
- Solicitor-judge's disability struggles 'prevented career development' | Law Gazette https://t.co/ueGmbUyRo5
- Police say that prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh ordered a hit on himself so that his son could collect $10m (£7.24m) in life insurance https://t.co/BIT4tHHZoM
- Guideline on sentencing of young people emphasises rehabilitation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7pQhh1SlVl
- Law centre assists complaints over exclusion of under-18 from Northern Ireland voucher scheme | Irish Legal News https://t.co/DdryBJw1R
- A publication of statistics on the number of suspected drug deaths during the first half of 2021 shows a small decrease (one per cent) on the same period last year - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hpKTDjAmK
- 'Thank you HMCTS': positive feedback over financial remedies | Law Gazette https://t.co/CKF0ECQnc
- The Scottish Climate Emergency Legal Network (SCELN) has had success in its “Seventh Gas Campaign”, after the UK government recently pledged to bring forward amendments to the UK’s Climate Change Act 2008 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/tLxrVeLWa
- ‘Unconscionable’ universal credit cut breaks human rights law, says UN envoy - Poverty rapporteur says removal of £20 a week uplift based on ‘very ill-informed understanding’ of impact https://t.co/sVRsaO0Mog
- Bruce Lehrmann to plead not guilty to alleged sexual assault of Brittany Higgins - The case is to be brought to the ACT supreme court in October, with the accused, a former Liberal government staffer, pleading not guilty #Australia https://t.co/T0OrCIr06E
- Microsoft's passwordless plans lets users switch to app-based login https://t.co/HMsA9uY98c
- As a new report claims dilapidated housing is "killing some of the most vulnerable people", a 22-year-old student has become an unlikely champion for social housing tenants, shaming Clarion, Europe's biggest housing association, into action https://t.co/TSSGT8NHFY
- Supreme Court: Appeal dismissed for family seeking inquiry into death of Seamus Ludlow | Irish Legal News https://t.co/7cIEbiqz
- The UK, US and Australia have announced a historic security pact in the Asia-Pacific (Aukus), in what's seen as an effort to counter China https://t.co/VCwuSUEKLK
- 'Women-sufficiency' may be the funnel performance metrics contributor in the coming Cycle of Economy and demography | Esther Ochoga https://t.co/DNNw4d6Vc2
- Mishcon gave ‘element of trust’ to murky football transfers, tribunal hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/KDb8g5URdn
- City council grant of planning permission for e-bike station declared ultra vires by Outer House - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IjRk3GXEmZ
- What happens when the robots go rogue? | Law Gazette https://t.co/sZGNpeNMoe
- Solid legal basis for NSW vaccine mandates to enter businesses, expert says #Australia https://t.co/2WuTHG4jKk
- Alison McKay joins Lindsays in Glasgow - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nOHzvSdiJE Sep 16, 2021
- Eversheds Sutherland appoints Liam Boyle as head of company secretarial | Irish Legal News https://t.co/lOv6eNV3O9
- Banking lawyer Nichola Coghlan joins TLT in Belfast | Irish Legal News https://t.co/LYoQMN7l5U
- Lawyers secure legal aid for asylum seekers facing eviction by Home Office - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QTKz8EWEcA
- Daphne Franks: the woman who lost her much-loved mother to a predatory marriage https://t.co/B4mqc9rIIz
