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15th December - Law News

Edition 3641: 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: Today marks four and a half years since the Grenfell fire, a tragedy which claimed the lives of 72 people. Those left behind are continuing their fight with a new campaign. They say they've waited for justice long enough and are calling on the Met Police to press ahead with the criminal investigation. They say enough evidence has been unearthed at the inquiry and it's time to act. 

Focus of the Day Story: New rules on UK arms trade make it ‘easier’ to sideline human rights. Experts say changes could allow ministers to ignore abuse concerns when deciding on international weapon sales. Full story - Guardian Law 

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Best of the blogs - 11 December 2021 | Law Gazette https://t.co/drwS11BhWD
  • Shaun Bailey, Conservative London mayoral candidate who attended a Covid regulation-breaching Christmas party has quit as chair of a police and crime committee https://t.co/KhadrUcbgw
  • UK: Lords warn digital regulation still not joined-up and effective enough | Irish Legal News https://t.co/ds9i6EpPep
  • Home Office sued by watchdog set up to protect post-Brexit rights of EU citizens. Statutory body says 2.5 million EU nationals settled in the UK have been put at automatic risk of losing rights https://t.co/MrcN0mqrrU
  • My legal life: Harriet Quiney, DWF - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/80ts8XxAYA
  • #French authorities have formally identified 26 of the 27 bodies recovered after last month's mass drowning in the English Channel. Sixteen Kurdish people from Iraq and four Afghans were among the victims, whose families are being informed https://t.co/99TZOzLUd
  • Law student, 19, sues landlord and wins first case - what happened with Jack Simm's university accommodation, which he described as being like a "building site" https://t.co/TPxLTcUdqR
  • Photojournalist in #Myanmar dies in military custody a week after arrest: Soe Naing was arrested in Yangon while taking photos of a ‘silent strike’ protest against military rule https://t.co/39V4iPf2hY 
  • Who will stop human rights abuses if the government puts itself above the law? https://t.co/PvtI30nvoD
  • MPs ask for 'immediate change' to football ban law to protect women's players https://t.co/mY93vbyk0
  • MPs approve mandatory face masks measure https://t.co/uuTlsTkAG
  • News focus: Successful defences at the SDT still leave solicitors out of pocket | Law Gazette https://t.co/y8c1qkB3OM
  • Two men who bought a National Lottery scratch card using stolen debit card details and then tried to claim the £4m jackpot they revealed have been jailed https://t.co/hSedVVyCDG
  • Resident judge initiates 'Plan B' remote hearings to reduce footfall | Law Gazette https://t.co/H2aLWTSqaE
  • Scottish government finally seeks views on ‘not proven’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bGiEHZGzXN
  • The government has said that all 11 countries will be removed from the UK's travel red list from 4am on Wednesday. Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe are on the list https://t.co/yrs0kmv1Ru
  • Scottish Law Commission launches consultation on draft leases bill - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Baxx52Wosg
  • Lawyer of the Month: Jenny Moore | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Ztb7EQ8rYK
  • #Belarusian opposition leader who rallied mass protests against disputed leader Alexander Lukashenko has been jailed for 18 years. Sergei Tikhanovsky was convicted of organising riots among other charges following a trial condemned as a sham https://t.co/U2PAvOSy5s
  • Lawyer in the news: Joelle Rich, Schillings - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/FCf0xey4L4
  • A woman has been found guilty of murdering her partner's 16-month-old daughter after months of physical abuse. Savannah Brockhill inflicted "catastrophic" injuries on Star Hobson, whose mother was also convicted of causing or allowing her death https://t.co/7ls9SabYb5
  • New criminal offences and major changes have been proposed in the Online Safety Bill, which seeks to regulate social media and tech giants https://t.co/sd5m8epajL
  • Sheriff rules £35 charge for data storage by insolvency practitioner not recoverable as estate charge - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AAQMU62j9F
  • Amazon is facing questions over health and safety policies at a warehouse in the US state of Illinois after six workers died when the building was destroyed by a tornado https://t.co/JkCkR3mXxo
  • Scotland has become a financial crime hotspot - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3aSupY0MO3 
  • Early advice key to cutting family backlog | Law Gazette https://t.co/hzakuUnKoW 
  • Hundreds of women abused by former #US national gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar are to receive $380 million (£287 million) after reaching a settlement with USA Gymnastics https://t.co/hKUTI4OxhZ
  • Our Legal Heritage: Public fascination with royal drama is nothing new | Irish Legal News https://t.co/G8qcLFm5GB
  • Former #Denmark immigration minister convicted for illegally separating migrant couples https://t.co/xJmhSQxZor
  • The UK government is launching "brutal assault" reforms to the Human Rights Act that will "erode total confidence" in the legal system and lead to further tweaking in democracy https://t.co/opvLVE0ydD 
  • Face off – facial recognition company in potential £17 million fine from ICO - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uSoOcsnFPe
  • News focus: Successful defences at the SDT still leave solicitors out of pocket | Law Gazette https://t.co/y8c1qkB3OM
  • England: Ethnic minority applicants more likely to fail in applications to the bench - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/75IZkk6GEH 
  • Lords committee: Digital regulation still not joined-up and effective enough - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BrmhIZdHgl 
  • Raab to claim overhaul of human rights law will counter ‘political correctness’ https://t.co/bNcibWePpr
  • Dominic Raab’s paper seen as fulfilment of quest to destroy Human Rights Act https://t.co/aXBOa9fWpu
  • MPs call for online safety bill overhaul to protect children and penalise tech firms https://t.co/sUQJGSzbV1
  • Representative claimants generally entitled to CPO costs, tribunal rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/TVyhgoWWuB 
  • Met PC who shared photos of dead sisters made racist cover-up boast https://t.co/41u3axZqRK 
  • Morton Fraser’s Jenny Dickson calls for business to focus on children’s mental health - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YjcZOaDtpx