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30th October - Law News

Edition 3594: 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:  "The India (anti-drugs) law is clear, but enforcement agencies are misusing it," says Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik on whether the law should be reformed. "80% cases made out by Sameer Wankhede and other NCB officials in Mumbai are fake, we will prove it in court," he adds.
 

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Dillon Eustace appoints Conor Kiernan as banking partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/pDpcEpH3qT
  • Appeal against two convictions by man who raped women in their own bedrooms refused by High Court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PjaZL33gCV
  • #Pakistani Twitter users are shaking their heads at the misogyny of Abrar ul Haq's 'Begum Shak Karti Hai' https://t.co/J4E7nNhAuM
  • CJEU: Poland must pay EU daily €1m fine as judicial independence row escalates | Irish Legal News https://t.co/KDql6bvEP4
  • Former CAG Vinod Rai tenders unconditional apology to Sanjay Nirupam in defamation case | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/5CW1P7BhnV
  • Firm's insurer targets fraud exception to defeat £6m claim - Legal Futures https://t.co/zMcsCEwtSZ 
  • Law Society unveils climate resolution | Law Gazette https://t.co/JPzpduA3q9
  • Barrister sanctioned for own fundamentally dishonest PI claim - Legal Futures https://t.co/lEwKCfPmWJ
  • A woman has been found guilty of murder after stabbing her husband to death following a row over a birthday meal. Penelope Jackson, 66, attacked 78-year-old David Jackson with a kitchen knife at their home in Somerset in February https://t.co/WGhv0AL3Ol
  • Self-harm among women and children in UK prisons rises to record levels https://t.co/aX8ERvGW9E
  • Judge bemoans public authorities' "dispiriting" approach to costs - Legal Futures https://t.co/mjGNY2jjVb
  • An on-the-run prisoner who was jailed for strangling a woman has been arrested by police. Marcus Coates was an inmate at HMP Leyhill near Bristol and was last seen in the city on Thursday near the bus station https://t.co/1CJD4TT0FS 
  • High Court: DPP restrained from prosecuting drug-driving charge due to breach of fair procedures | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Gimq7Nqlbe
  • Cladding-hit flat owner is trolled online by Government agency worker for speaking out - The social media account behind the trolling was linked to Homes England https://t.co/hHWONLFIxo 
  • Lawyers the only winners in "nihilistic" divorce dispute, says judge - Legal Futures https://t.co/91XnIHFrMx
  • Callow junior left to run firm rebuked over conveyancing failures | Law Gazette https://t.co/l2Yyk6jFA2
  • An investigation into pollution of the River Llynfi has ended with no realistic prospect of a conviction, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has said. The incident, which took place on 31 July last year, had a highly detrimental effect on the river https://t.co/U8chXkkEv0
  • NHS seeking further £18m in compensation from Multiplex over Glasgow hospital defects - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/13FAWK3OJs
  • Guide on Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights https://t.co/nBgPoK7cK3 
  • Woman disciplined for taking too much time off work due to menopause sickness is calling for better services. Mo Wildridge, 51, said although her boss was "understanding" of what she was going through, her employer told her they were "following guidelines" https://t.co/SzBP78QFVt 
  • Zayn Malik has "adamantly" denied assault of Gigi Hadid's mum, Yolanda Hadid. The former One Direction singer told TMZ claims that he hit Yolanda Hadid are "false allegations" https://t.co/1JSunXiaYe
  • Scrapped Covid rules could be brought back to allow Wales to have a "normal" Christmas, First Minister Mark Drakeford has warned. Covid passes will be extended to cinemas, theatres and concert halls from 15 November as part of the plans https://t.co/Gwc2vRRsyf
  • Concerns raised over JR bill’s court reforms | Law Gazette https://t.co/IuKs0di5Nq
  • Insulate Britain protesters caused delays on the M25 by walking alongside oncoming traffic, police said. The protest group said the decision to stop sitting in the middle of roads had been made following "feedback" from frustrated drivers https://t.co/UmjqsXAyxZ
  • A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with a number of child sex offences. Det Con Francois Olwage, 51, from Stevenage, allegedly arranged to meet a girl he believed to be 13 years old https://t.co/KiFIbhsTzn
  • Assange extradition appeal: lawyers cite new claims of CIA plot to harm him https://t.co/dOHgTUiFPt
  • Catherine Pierse appointed as next director of public prosecutions | Irish Legal News https://t.co/JXJumnf0e
  • Nigerian technology specialist expands to UK | Law Gazette https://t.co/BSBb9cdrwZ
  • By banning six Palestinian NGOs, #Israel has entered a new era of impunity https://t.co/3VkO2dJ0hK
  • Barrister sanctioned over his own 'dishonest' RTA claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/sXTbURLMgd 
  • Ex-stripper refused anonymity claims breach of human rights - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RU8ivNsHB5 
  • Assange supporters block road outside RCJ | Law Gazette https://t.co/yaNLrxhdg5
  • UK announces extra £2.2bn to address mounting criminal backlog in England | Irish Legal News https://t.co/nixezxPwJw
  • Openness ‘new norm’ in Family Division, McFarlane says | Law Gazette https://t.co/9lMq5uXlvs 
  • Proposals to reform Probation Board for Northern Ireland due for consultation | Irish Legal News https://t.co/VZ7KDbnWw
  • People in #India's most populous state who praised arch rival Pakistan's cricketing victory in a recent match could face sedition charges, authorities said on Thursday https://t.co/bMR9hkFDMY 
  • Sussex professor resigns after transgender rights row: Kathleen Stock announces resignation as university says ‘no substantive allegations of wrongdoing’ were made against her https://t.co/nP5pgH95kN
  • Online anonymity: be careful what you wish for | Law Gazette https://t.co/Y4pDwhRY3f 
  • Can an animal be a person? Yes – if they are Pablo Escobar’s cocaine hippos https://t.co/OkMD6qXK6d