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11th December - Law News

Edition 3637: 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: Members of several right-wing organisations tried to force their way into a church in Haryana's Rohtak on Thursday and were finally stopped by the police. The crowd alleged that the church was carrying out religious conversion. The BJP-ruled Indian state is planning an anti-conversion law on the lines of the one in Uttar Pradesh

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Professor Imelda Maher appointed Fellow at New York University | Irish Legal News https://t.co/cjj9kqaiwy
  • 'Reforms won't take shortcuts with parliamentary scrutiny' - Raab | Law Gazette https://t.co/48zTUReHYA
  • Ministers are failing to protect women in the military from bullying and assault https://t.co/TGmvVFJRX1 
  • Represented claimants continue to dominate ‘user-friendly’ RTA portal | Law Gazette https://t.co/71lSXO9Jvf
  • An independent report into a cyber-attack on #Ireland's health service in May has found the consequences could have been even worse than they were https://t.co/FYmsS5xNem
  • Julian Assange can be extradited to the #US, court rules https://t.co/bIE28yTDV6
  • Government denies people smuggling law will lead to prosecutions of NGOs | Irish Legal News https://t.co/nA390hHU1A
  • Oxford firm 'will not be cowed' by suspected arson attack | Law Gazette https://t.co/hBgxR19GDC
  • Failings by the Met Police contributed to the deaths of serial killer Stephen Port's final three victims, an inquest jury has ruled https://t.co/A91KOA3SBa
  • McCash & Hunter promotes Susan Scott to partner - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/W60ZwPd8Rn
  • U.K. court: Julian Assange can be extradited to the U.S.  https://t.co/5Xfk4Ba7Yy 
  • A former Conservative minister has been found to have raped and physically abused his wife. A family court judge concluded Andrew Griffiths, 51, pressurised Kate Griffiths, MP for Burton-upon-Trent, into engaging in sexual activity https://t.co/P3jq11yqnH 
  • The #US Supreme Court has ruled that abortion providers can sue to challenge a controversial Texas abortion law. The law, known as SB8, gives people the right to sue doctors who perform an abortion past six weeks, before most women know they are pregnant https://t.co/bzCrB9RwUo 
  • Competition watchdog probes search industry giant | Law Gazette https://t.co/QZI6l1hdOM 
  • Helen Murray appointed as editor of The Bar Review | Irish Legal News https://t.co/p3iLVXrQd1 
  • 'Complex and outdated': new tribunal system proposed for Wales | Law Gazette https://t.co/sGlMEVzRpQ 
  • Gig economy workers to get employee rights under EU proposals - Draft legislation would improve status of millions of workers, with likely knock-on effect on UK despite Brexit https://t.co/L9QFD7oc57 
  • Pandemic earnings show “resilience and adaptability” of legal sector - Legal Futures https://t.co/q6eJ5DSAMm
  • Robot lawyers ‘may stimulate demand for legal services’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/AhFyYeb0lJ 
  • Lady Rae to chair board of Catholic Church safeguarding watchdog - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cK93ESX8we 
  • Property search merger could lead to higher costs, warns watchdog - Legal Futures https://t.co/YPC2m1BRei
  • First criminal justice scorecards published | Law Gazette https://t.co/LOMlb72vPF 
  • US embassy nominates Islamabad Police's Amna Baig for 'International Women of Courage' award - #Pakistan https://t.co/eNk1SjMsIy
  • Glasgow woman accused of assaulting her four children fails to petition nobile officium of Court of Session - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/oUjl1Xz1yG
  • Gender pay gap in law remains wide, Law Society report finds - Legal Futures https://t.co/Bp5El7JStJ
  • Fixed costs extension set to happen in less than a year - Legal Futures https://t.co/klW7MuZyxD 
  • Beauticians breaking the law on underage lip fillers https://t.co/Sen3G5hCWF
  • If daughter expects father to support her education, she also has to play role as a daughter: Supreme Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/CYx7OXgar
  • Face coverings are now compulsory in most indoor venues in England, under measures to tackle the Omicron variant https://t.co/aHq5LkpN0w
  • Women in prison falling through gaps in feminist funding, report finds https://t.co/eUHZ9tunCr 
  • Rape ‘scorecards’ reveal CPS will miss prosecution targets https://t.co/XEQSBcbyxT
  • In-person hearings likely to continue in ‘Plan B’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/hJLDVq73x9
  • Victorian man assisted sick father’s suicide ‘out of love and respect for his wishes’, judge says #Australia https://t.co/jKQ21zgFXN
  • Cannot punish man for rape when promise to marry was not fulfilled due to family opposition: Calcutta High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/GB6zX3szPh 
  • Legal aid must be restored for family law cases | Law Gazette https://t.co/unqjyM5u8T 
  • Beauchamps welcomes six newly-qualified solicitors | Irish Legal News https://t.co/tsDbHhBoQD 
  • Husband can also file case against wife under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act: Jammu and Kashmir court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/47QgTka2Fo
  • People in Scotland have been urged to cancel Christmas parties due to the rising number of cases of the Omicron Covid variant https://t.co/M10L3qwsyq 
  • #US actor Jussie Smollett lied to police about being the victim of a racist, homophobic assault, a Chicago jury has found. At trial this week, Smollett, 39, stood by denials that he staged the attack against himself https://t.co/2VfqkK0AgS