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28th November - Law News

Edition 3624: 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: Police in Burkina Faso’s capital have fired tear gas during what was supposed to be a peaceful demonstration. Protesters say President Roch Kabore has failed to stop a wave of violence by armed groups.

 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Listed firms buoyant after reporting half-year profit rises | Law Gazette https://t.co/6W20SnFFEH
  • How to Influence and Inspire Others More Effectively – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/jQgAUzRjB
  • Law firms join Black Friday bandwagon with host of special offers | Law Gazette https://t.co/niiGPEVD3
  • Arthur Cox to sponsor environmental conference | Irish Legal News https://t.co/TuaDK6TN4l
  • Legal professionals are eyeing up their next move, with 43% currently seeking a new role and a further 22% considering making a move, a survey by south London and Kent law firm Thackray Williams and legal recruiters LR Legal has found | NLJ https://t.co/7ajLfCUPwH 
  • SCJC online court plans receive another blow with response of devils - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8E1dnjiR6H
  • Face coverings will become mandatory again in shops and on public transport in England from next week under a raft of measures to target the new Covid variant, Omicron, the PM has said https://t.co/fukHPKTBq
  • A shortage of lawyers and judges, and the poor condition of cold, leaky court buildings, are holding back efforts to reduce the backlog, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett has warned | NLJ https://t.co/m4ikaXnqde
  • Retired solicitor agrees to strike-off over filing delay | Law Gazette https://t.co/DgB4cgNp1S
  • BSB entities offer positive future for the Bar – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/rtrAWseVM9 
  • Gun smugglers are to be targeted by a specific sentencing guideline, effective from 1 January 2022 | NLJ https://t.co/4JPtgNsXh
  • Modern Barristers’ Chambers – what we need – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/7uqExaxHx8 
  • The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has launched a consultation on its proposals to close the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) and end its post six year run off cover | NLJ https://t.co/KGbioN9XE
  • Clyde and BLM tight-lipped on merger reports | Law Gazette https://t.co/LYXtFnWCG8
  • Legal education provider BARBRI has launched a fund, BARBRI Bridges, to support aspiring solicitors in England and Wales | NLJ https://t.co/gOcA1wInn
  • Two people in the UK have been found to be infected with the new Covid variant, Omicron, the health secretary has said. Sajid Javid said the UK Health Security Agency had detected cases in Chelmsford, Essex, and in Nottingham https://t.co/oNciCk5KzB
  • Matheson partner Kate McKenna elected chair of Irish Society for European Law | Irish Legal News https://t.co/k6Ser06mOX
  • The brutal journeys migrants make across the Channel are book-ended with beaches that tell the story of the crisis: from guerrilla-style smuggling operations among the French dunes to streams of soaking passengers washing ashore in Kent https://t.co/LuD9hpA4Pr
  • Sixty-one people who arrived in Amsterdam on two flights from South Africa have tested positive for Covid-19, Dutch officials say #Netherlands https://t.co/QNCz55SDw
  • Responsibility for ‘McMafia’ probe into Trump’s Scottish assets lies with Lord Advocate - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/f7ytpgrQxU
  • MoJ remodels housing emergency scheme to address concerns | Law Gazette https://t.co/tksOols7N
  • Lawyer of the Month: Keith Walsh | Irish Legal News https://t.co/4hIrLQ2eEi
  • A fire safety expert is demanding ministers reveal whether "highly dangerous" cladding, secretly tested in the early 2000s, was the product used at Grenfell Tower https://t.co/VYGQwMB0OH 
  • Dunfermline sheriff rules death of gardener who was electrocuted while using hedge trimmer could have been prevented - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7PasLY22A
  • Secondary schools in England have been asked to prepare to test pupils on-site after Christmas https://t.co/xvCuBtrCzy
  • Immigration legal aid consultation criticised for lack of data | Law Gazette https://t.co/w2CxsKRQdt
  • A section of Blackpool promenade has been closed after part of a building collapsed. A safety cordon has been placed around the building on Springfield Road at the junction with the promenade, near the North Shore https://t.co/GgVVeN5AH0
  • Countries around the world are racing to introduce travel bans and restrictions on southern African countries in an effort to contain the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 https://t.co/FHpQlutFm
  • Being Assessed as a Whole Person: A Critique of Identity Politics | Penelope J Corfield - https://t.co/ZLfayVXTgY
  • Compulsory vaccinations take NHS into uncharted territory – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/pvvDGjDN7C
  • Advocate celebrates 25 years at Bar Pro Bono Awards – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/huEJThi59
  • Harper's Law: Some practical difficulties | Law Gazette https://t.co/PpfGmQ3uo
  • Spiking in the UK – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/dzLH3KAUTL 
  • Manchester barrister joins Ministry of Justice trade mission – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/x6Wrel95S3
  • A new Covid variant is no surprise when rich countries are hoarding vaccines https://t.co/1PJGizGr0R
  • The new Master of the Roles has some big shocks for expert witnesses – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/FKuXqmbSnu
  • A 24-year-old Kurdish woman from northern Iraq has become the first victim of this week's mass drowning in the Channel to be identified. Maryam Nuri Mohamed Amin was one of 27 people who died while attempting to cross to Britain on Wednesday https://t.co/3BXYPcNfJa
  • Former chancellor Philip Hammond to face no action despite official ruling against his use of government connections https://t.co/b3nUydqRy1