Edition 3622: 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: How such secret societies as the Ribbon Men, Peep O’Day Boys, Molly Maguires & many more made Ireland so dangerous.
Focus of the Day Story: Leading offshore arbitration centre announces more eco-friendly rules. Measures including provisions for remote hearings feature in BVI International Arbitration Centre's 2021 rules update. Full story - The Global Legal Post
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Law firms dominate top-75 social mobility index | Law Gazette https://t.co/1IUhE56o2x
- CCLRP: Specialised family courts must be established as soon as possible | Irish Legal News https://t.co/dr29H5tGqr
- Largest debt amassed by student in England is £189,700 - Student Loan Company reveals ‘exceptional case’ after Freedom of Information request https://t.co/iDccoSwKfX
- Ger Deering nominated as ombudsman and information commissioner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/6GVyqPqh4i
- Peers warn of ‘government by diktat’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/KFsx9Ft15f
- Bar of Northern Ireland names Action Deaf Youth as new charity partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/wSM5fhlZlE
- PC Andrew Harper’s killing was appalling, but changing the law won’t protect key workers https://t.co/FyI7v4thdi
- Motorcyclist Jordan Talbot killed on way to Aston Martin job - Mr Talbot, of Radyr, Cardiff, died at the scene after his blue Honda was in collision with a white Vauxhall Astra and a lorry https://t.co/BsLp7fnpMA
- Zara McDermott uncovers a ‘rape culture’ raging in Britain’s schools. She speaks for the first time about her own sexual assault by a schoolboy, and asks what needs to change https://t.co/VWKjqPh55v
- The National Trust will stop issuing licences for trail hunts on its land, the charity's board of trustees said. It is legal and sees dogs and riders follow an artificial scent along an agreed route. It differs from traditional fox hunts which are banned https://t.co/2zMVV3amK2
- Abramovich wins first round of ‘Putin’s People’ libel claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/9reMgrgRee
- Human rights and equality commissions hold first joint board meeting | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Up8tK0ctMR
- UK court refuses to allow man who does not understand consent to pursue sex - Supreme court dismisses appeal from autistic 36-year-old who has impaired cognition https://t.co/3dbOTQzx2L
- Leading firms prepare to offer part-time working to all trainees - Legal Futures https://t.co/k0tXqS9VgR
- Judicial diversity is a 'complicated business', says LCJ | Law Gazette https://t.co/DILlbD7SCn
- Strike-off for solicitor who misled clients over progress of claims - Legal Futures https://t.co/T9ZDkw1XUB
- A general from the United Arab Emirates who has been accused of complicity in torture has been elected as president of the global police agency Interpol https://t.co/x9KKTLPyJ5
- Jersey politicians have approved the principle of legalising assisted dying in the island https://t.co/WMQ8vuTwOH
- A delivery company has apologised amid reports that people are facing lengthy delays receiving their passports and some have had to cancel travel plans https://t.co/ANxvRPoWrP
- Net migration fell 88% although there were 37,562 asylum applications in the year to September - an 18% increase on the previous year https://t.co/iTTwvFEsD4
- Environmental activists face ‘fever pitch’ of repression from #Australian governments, report says https://t.co/BbGJcTkriF
- Lords warn of government by diktat and imbalance between Parliament and government - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/An3uS4ULF9
- Call for shaming of ‘SLAPP’ solicitors | Law Gazette https://t.co/bvkYTNoeht
- No need for new laws on smart contracts, Law Commission says - Legal Futures https://t.co/WQ7ikLLoqh
- Law Society survey finds profession holding steady against Covid - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fdhXn4eaqu
- MPs call for legal aid to cover Windrush compensation work | Law Gazette https://t.co/RbKiCwpYhG
- English teacher who was punched by pupil loses negligence appeal against former employer - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0zNn4rhrl
- EHCPs and the uphill struggle for justice - Legal Futures https://t.co/K7QZzezLlN
- Data claim with £50k costs sent to county court after ‘procedural abuse’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/LF0OU7Xy0t
- Mr Chan, a 72-year-old former tax lawyer based in Los Angeles, claims to have dined at nearly 8,000 Chinese restaurants across the #US and counting https://t.co/ga4Rs3rWix
- Three people have been arrested in connection with the death of schoolgirl Caroline Glachan more than 25 years ago https://t.co/Vk9NMhFHFF
- How the murder of Ahmaud Arbery further exposes America’s broken and racist legal system #US https://t.co/OBaOf2wR9j
- Supreme Court rules on capacity to engage in sexual relations | Law Gazette https://t.co/tPQvNyaSHe
- An Afghan woman judge who has been brought to safety in Ireland has recounted how she saw “people running in terror” from her courthouse building as the Taliban approached during their takeover of the country | Irish Legal News https://t.co/kU1XAMwt11
- ‘Harper’s law’ will not be retrospective, says Raab, as lawyers express disquiet - Killers of PC Andrew Harper will not have sentences extended as legal experts fear law change will remove judges’ discretion https://t.co/pE7OjVkXjY
- Solicitor fined £30,000 for providing banking facility to fraudster | Law Gazette https://t.co/Q7Qrb714EQ
- UK Covid scheme indirectly discriminated against maternity leave takers, court rules https://t.co/JVtmH9LOUa
- SRA says fines no longer enough for sexual misconduct | Law Gazette https://t.co/uA4MmZW6rD
- A government minister says how her drink was spiked on a night out in 2019 and has called for tougher action to prevent further incidents https://t.co/qqEDqcCiQ0
- Three white men have been found guilty of killing a black jogger that became a rallying cry to racial justice protesters. Ahmaud Arbery was shot in 2020 in a confrontation with Travis and Gregory McMichael and their neighbour, William Bryan https://t.co/tKAzKjeP5S
- High Court issues warrant for prominent solicitor’s arrest | Law Gazette https://t.co/Nm5uWNmrc5
