Edition 3579: 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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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- UK government embarking on ‘unprecedented programme of rights reversal’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nVkyMS2Lg
- Cabinet policy obliges ministers to delete instant messages - Legal challenge launched after use of self-destructing messages raises concerns over avoidance of scrutiny https://t.co/zkIYYuLHX2
- Appeal judges uphold Order for Lifelong Restriction on Aberdeen man convicted of assaulting ex-partners - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/u1OkzSafOp
- Migrant families to Scotland could be better supported by series of changes to UK government immigration rules, an independent expert group has said - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OzsU0BTOJ0
- Mergers, acquisitions and new firms abound in autumn rush - Legal Futures https://t.co/2nh71TSsja
- ‘Time to rethink our museums and return stolen goods’, says high-profile lawyer | Law Gazette https://t.co/g7lLo94Byx
- MP
Claudia Webbe found guilty of harassment - Leicester East MP was
accused of making unwanted phone calls and threatening her partner’s
female friend https://t.co/cCCc90VDOh
- Big firms’ support for clients during pandemic hit billable hours but not profits - Legal Futures https://t.co/7y5df6N5Gp
- Tense scenes as lorry drivers use vehicles to try to break through demonstrators’ blockades - Drivers threaten Insulate Britain activists in Essex protests https://t.co/sZPMQP6yBi
- UK Border Force could be given immunity over refugee deaths - Priti Patel is seeking legal protections for officers who ‘push back’ migrant boats https://t.co/zPME7oh5UG
- Julia Launders appointed editor-in-chief of Hibernian Law Journal | Irish Legal News https://t.co/LCrMhkUHgG
- #Pakistan Supreme Court remands Saad Rizvi's detention case back to LHC for two-member special bench to decide https://t.co/NbYd4lJ65
- UK government embarking on ‘unprecedented programme of rights reversal’ | Irish Legal News https://t.co/suzkc3VgW
- Unbundled family law service to expand as SRA eyes pilot - Legal Futures https://t.co/Y72vJw6jYi
- Built on the bodies of slaves: how Africa was erased from the history of the modern world https://t.co/zwVmOQp19y
- Female police officers say misogyny remains unchecked https://t.co/nUVv9TY7lI
- Football coach jailed for 25 years in #Dubai after four bottles of vape liquid containing cannabis oil were found in his car. Billy Hood from Notting Hill, west London, was arrested on 31 January & claims he was forced to sign confession in Arabic https://t.co/GB93purym
- NI High Court rules DUP ministers acting unlawfully by boycotting north-south meetings | Irish Legal News https://t.co/2reRk7XnFZ
- The NHS Covid Pass, used to show a person's vaccine status for travel and events, stopped working on Wednesday https://t.co/0JsSoxq7oX
- ‘Cheaper ticket to greater exploitation’: Trade union takes aim at SQE | Law Gazette https://t.co/A6fyT4jiZR
- Watch: From heading the crime division of a Glasgow law firm at the age of 26 to becoming the first female rector in Glasgow University’s 571-year history, Rita Rae, Lady Rae, has had a long and illustrious career as a lawyer - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AFSdQ7ayUT
- Religious treasures looted by Britain could be legally restored to Ethiopian Orthodox Church | Irish Legal News https://t.co/c1UPgkpcb
- Police have arrested 16 Insulate Britain protesters who have blocked another junction on the M25. Essex Police said officers were called to a slip road at junction 31 for Thurrock, near the Dartford Crossing, just after 08:25 BST https://t.co/6Zi1TidF1
- Listed tech startup acquires conveyancing firm as test bed | Law Gazette https://t.co/e2wWM12wh
- Trailblazing Matheson partner recognised as world-leading antitrust lawyer | Irish Legal News https://t.co/4dFQ2Vzo0
- National Trust warns of threat from ‘ideological campaign’ waged against it - It was prompted to speak out as members raised concerns about a range of “extreme” positions taken by individuals involved in a group called Restore Trust https://t.co/RiNc5GfJTQ
- Why are political parties allowed to erect flag masts in public spaces without permission? Kerala High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/8ql1Zi2jby
- A Scottish TikToker has won a victory against one of the UK's biggest food retailers after using her platform to campaign for a batch of "lumpy" oat milk to be removed https://t.co/wXb5mqKidL
- The rise of cyber-criminal threat for law firms since Covid-19 - Legal Futures https://t.co/rstPS7NM7A
- So you want to be an… in-house lawyer? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Al7raLx3U1
- Immigration solicitor fails to overturn second strike-off decision | Law Gazette https://t.co/mX0n6wn76K
- The prevalence of antisemitic messages and memes on Instagram, where almost 70% of global users are aged between 13 and 34, and TikTok, where 69% of users are between 16 and 24 years old https://t.co/VDq2O2oNgV
- Mortgage cryptocurrency "will lower cost of solicitors' PII" - Legal Futures https://t.co/u2aCsS2MXV
- Trafficking victims should be granted leave to remain in UK, high court rules - Landmark judgment will apply to thousands who may otherwise have been sent back to home countries https://t.co/6t7Mjkpkva
- Court throws out wasted costs order bid against Baker McKenzie | Law Gazette https://t.co/SonBUZeKoB
- Ten newly qualified solicitors secure permanent positions with Thorntons - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LaltXylftl
- Negligent firm escapes liability as client "wouldn't have listened" anyway - Legal Futures https://t.co/ZrlfH2YZAy
- Scullion LAW’s support for Marie Curie reaches £250,000 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6YjLuHJnSp
- Ex-Slater and Gordon solicitor misled clients over struck-out claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/K2Ybb7qVAD
- High Court rejects appeal from sham marriages solicitor - Legal Futures https://t.co/WKkPwxt2uS
- Court dismisses 28 separate divorce petitions with identical wording | Law Gazette https://t.co/UvUrpBCXO0
- Tech firm buys conveyancers to test products in “live environment” - Legal Futures https://t.co/ADd5vJQBb6
- Harper Macleod advises on £121 million windfarm sale - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gZuyMsaUMP
