Tuesday

26th October - Law News

Edition 3590: 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:  Whistleblower Frances Haugen has told UK MPs Facebook is "unquestionably making hate worse", as they consider what new rules to impose on big social networks


Focus of the Day Story: The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) sparked controversy with its recent judgment passed down in IX v Wabe eV and MH Müller Handels GmbH v MJ. This case required the CJEU to again consider the right to freedom of religion. It ruled that employers can ban workers from observing religious symbols, including headscarves, to maintain a neutral image in front of its customers. Full story - UK Human Rights Blog
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Jammu & Kashmir fast track court sentences sub-judge to 10 years in jail for rape | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/B3EUGBpQeL
  • The Binance backlash: the potential dangers of crypto derivatives - Legal Cheek https://t.co/CjnJ79JhuM
  • Accountants to gain client credit risk transparency through new partnership - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/43iHOjXn9n 
  • Whistleblower Frances Haugen has told MPs Facebook is "unquestionably making hate worse", as they consider what new rules to impose on big social networks https://t.co/onALubP3Ul
  • Law firm partner workloads increase as remote working makes it more difficult to delegate to juniors and trainees, survey finds - Legal Cheek https://t.co/CORGlyM9X2 
  • People’s faith in judiciary is biggest strength of democracy: Chief Justice of India NV Ramana | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/AbQnB9QUAX
  • Ex-Eversheds trainee who sexually assaulted two sleeping students at house party jailed for 8 years - Legal Cheek https://t.co/q1caNtUlb
  • Tory MPs have been defending themselves from accusations they have given the go-ahead to water companies to dump raw sewage in rivers. Proposal from the Lords to the Environment Bill to place legal duties on the companies to reduce discharges was defeated https://t.co/Q39INealhg 
  • ‘Own your experience as a law career changer’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/YKCxxTZuVz
  • Common aim of judges, lawyers is to administer justice: SC judge Justice DY Chandrachud | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/6FJ3fKo7M6
  • BPP looks to secure welfare benefits for society’s ‘most vulnerable’ with new student-staffed pro bono clinic - Legal Cheek https://t.co/3fFRUufkC2 
  • National Living Wage set to rise to £9.50 an hour https://t.co/ffI5uOr4Sk 
  • Possessing book of Bhagat Singh not barred by law: Karnataka court acquits UAPA accused | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/nLhaGZDi76
  • The Corporate Counsel Show: Unpacking trust levels in legal departments - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/WoREgt1n9t
  • Jailing of most mothers for non-violent crimes should stop, says report - UK consultancy also, for first time, uncovers huge cost of putting children in care during sentences https://t.co/kCS2jZ2pAF 
  • NQ solicitor pay hits £140k at Cleary Gottlieb - Legal Cheek https://t.co/4BpdS7GoLg 
  • Jehovah’s Witnesses, blood transfusions and capacity: PW | Law & Religion UK https://t.co/evS08YRJS5
  • The first weekend of enforcement of Scotland's vaccine passport scheme was an "unmitigated disaster", according to a body representing night-time venues https://t.co/8Yi5md7awG
  • CBI is used to settle scores; congress used it, now BJP is using it: Siddhartha Dave [Part 2] | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/B958bs93fj
  • Major phone networks have agreed to automatically block almost all internet calls coming from abroad if they pretend to be from UK numbers, Ofcom has confirmed. Criminals have been using internet-based calling technology https://t.co/XDUiilQfVk
  • Navigating the trauma of loss - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/hQce2gAlYF
  • Members of #Sudan's transitional government and other civilian leaders have been arrested amid reports of a military coup. Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok is among those reported to have been put under house arrest by unidentified soldiers https://t.co/5QdtU2GWjV
  • CCTV use by churches | Law & Religion UK https://t.co/IHGOYWy9RE
  • Court of Justice of the EU allows prohibition of religious symbols in the workplace - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/Qj3oEb05sP
  • Monitoring Attacks on Health Care as a Basis to Facilitate Accountability for Human Rights Violations https://t.co/M0jfYjaZNU
  • Safeguarding the Lives of Children Affected by Boko Haram: Application of the SAFE Model of Child Protection to a Rights-Based Situation Analysis https://t.co/B7zVv3GxCA
  • LEAP to ‘celebrate the many great achievements of the profession’ - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/GvV28yh0Ix
  • 'The hurdles I overcame on my path to partnership' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/zCHHq92pnY 
  • Disrupting Legacies of Trauma: Interdisciplinary Interventions for Health and Human Rights https://t.co/O2B001A1rJ 
  • ‘Cycle of deceit’: The law firms buying into media scams to fool clients - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/KATkQVDlEU