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31st October - Law News

Edition 3596: 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:  Fishing is not only an important industry for the UK and France, but a deeply emotional issue as well. It was fiercely debated during discussions on Britain's departure from the European Union. Both countries accuse the other of breaking post-Brexit agreements on licences for trawlers. But what's really behind the stormy relations?



Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Abortion was legalised in Northern Ireland in 2019 – so why are we still waiting for it? https://t.co/wfuufq9e11
  • Matheson launches 2021 diversity and inclusion scholarship in memory of Cara O’Hagan | Irish Legal News https://t.co/aP3QrHdAFj
  • Is my phone listening to me? We ask the expert - Data protection advocate Mariano delli Santi on whether we should worry about targeted advertising https://t.co/U7iqew40jI
  • Top sports lawyer cleared over football transfer payments | Law Gazette https://t.co/rJwKL2dOU3 
  • £295,000 bottle of wine stolen from #Spanish restaurant’s cellar https://t.co/Tat7tTlyjG 
  • Legal aid: Scottish government told to explain itself as it plays games on eve of COP26 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VOo3GMx06a 
  • Transparency to be ‘new norm’ in Family Division - McFarlane | Law Gazette https://t.co/KGz2bQcAFA
  • Civil liberty fears as police consider using drones that film from 1,500ft - England and Wales police ask private firms for information on systems that film high-quality images at a distance https://t.co/6FEkHnjJw5
  • Conversion therapy to be restricted but not banned in proposed bill https://t.co/EtxiiKD52D
  • FCA wins appeal over action on Carillion collapse | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZxQY0ezg9y
  • The courts, prisons and probation services received an extra £2.2bn, including funding to clear the courts backlog, in Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s autumn Budget | NLJ https://t.co/NcbyqDjnhd
  • Diego Gallagher elected president of Dublin Solicitors’ Bar Association | Irish Legal News https://t.co/l21zq6IACb
  • The ever-popular Will Aid returns this November, with potential benefits for both firms and charities | NLJ https://t.co/ZfSMpMKlEO
  • In-person hearings to resume at Inner House on November 15 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lWwvU0KKYn 
  • The Law Society and City of London Law Society have pledged to hold the government to account over its economic crime levy, due to begin next year | NLJ https://t.co/v8Q00nN2M6
  • Cop 26: Lawyers must wake up to climate ‘madness’, says former Ireland president | Law Gazette https://t.co/ctFDB24q6t
  • An extra clause addressing affirmative cyber cover is to be added to the minimum terms and conditions for professional indemnity insurance, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced | NLJ https://t.co/cbvPyXwADQ
  • DWF conference to discuss Northern Ireland’s personal injury discount rate | Irish Legal News https://t.co/G6SDkF0mxa
  • Outer House awards expenses in seven unopposed information disclosure petitions to General Teaching Council - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/T9KrilnbIO
  • #US rapper Fetty Wap has been indicted on drug trafficking conspiracy charges, federal prosecutors say. The 30-year-old, whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, was arrested on Thursday at a stadium in New York City ahead of his concert https://t.co/ZEGHiT4xYq 
  • Covid passes will be needed for most of the fans as Wales hosts international rugby at a full stadium for the first time since the pandemic. Each ticket holder will also have an arrival time at a specific gate to stagger entries https://t.co/GeDJZqrK7Y
  • Prince Andrew asks New York court to dismiss a legal action brought against him by Virginia Giuffre. The Duke of York's lawyers said the "baseless lawsuit" should be dismissed because Ms Giuffre failed to sufficiently outline her claims against him https://t.co/TMd5wXZ2Yi 
  • Cautious welcome for family court transparency review | Law Gazette https://t.co/fIZ09YKSRC 
  • Comedian had right to mock disabled teen singer, Canadian court rules - The legal battle had waged for more than a decade and raised questions over satire and the need to protect vulnerable children https://t.co/Romx2rvh0H 
  • Outcry after Oklahoma prisoner vomits and convulses during execution #US https://t.co/CsNuG9Ata5
  • Raab’s plans to overhaul the Human Rights Act make no sense | Law Gazette https://t.co/llhyrM14DR 
  • Murlands Solicitors appoints Sarah Shannon as partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/SezKLC2UfY 
  • Webinar to mark Pro Bono Week in Northern Ireland | Irish Legal News https://t.co/BfCktpTwYH 
  • Mishcon fined £25,000 over football transfer payments | Law Gazette https://t.co/vDRGWw8YLD 
  • Penelope Jackson jailed for minimum of 18 years for husband’s murder - Jury at Bristol crown court finds retired accountant guilty of murdering ex-soldier David Jackson https://t.co/xRatPLW7FA