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16th December - Law News

Edition 3642: 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: Two planeloads of passengers facing the prospect of spending Christmas in quarantine have been given a reprieve. A member of the Defence Force, believed to be infected with the highly-contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19, flew from Newcastle to Brisbane, then onto Townsville. Now, only those seated close to the soldier will be locked down, but tourism groups say the government's fumbled response has shaken visitor confidence.


Focus of the Day Story: A London-listed law firm’s bid to buy a New York practice has led the state Bar association to limit the circumstances in which New York lawyers can work for firms owned by non-lawyers. Full story - Legal Futures 

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Reopen closed courts to tackle backlog, Law Society urges | Law Gazette https://t.co/Bm3HCm3WQV
  • Bain doubles down on judge-only trials as Tories seek to protect juries - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FLda9vTxJL 
  • People in quarantine hotels in England have been told they can leave confinement, as long as they have tested negative for Covid https://t.co/Jy3DkE4qK9 
  • Backlog increase ‘not necessarily’ result of cuts, MPs told | Law Gazette https://t.co/4PY0xUcfyM
  • Court of Appeal: Personal injuries award reduced from €155,000 to €83,000 for accident arising from dazzled driver | Irish Legal News https://t.co/HlID2Md385 
  • Bakers bumps up junior salaries | Law Gazette https://t.co/6iZR4ydwBi
  • Christie Elan-Cane has lost a Supreme Court case challenging the government's refusal to issue gender-neutral passports. The court said applicants' gender was "a biographical detail which can be used to confirm their identity" https://t.co/lBgRfJO6K4
  • Fundamental principles of Scottish criminal justice system must be maintained - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/B5Nap244je 
  • Solicitor who “faced up to his problems” regains right to practise - Legal Futures https://t.co/5i1CqaHJms 
  • Educate as well as legislate, human rights review recommends | Law Gazette https://t.co/8LfGsaD6p1 
  • Innovation the big benefit of remote working, law firms say - Legal Futures https://t.co/zYa31tGBBE 
  • UK plans to reform human rights legislation branded a ‘power grab’ | Irish Legal News https://t.co/jrDe3VSmNC 
  • Ethics opinion stymies UK ABS's takeover of New York law firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/apO5rUKMw2 
  • Star Hobson murder: Savannah Brockhill jailed for 25 years - Judge Mrs Justice Lambert said Star's "short life was marked by neglect, cruelty and injury" https://t.co/cXIIW36dYo 
  • Extraordinary image shows 'raucous' Xmas party thrown by Tory aides in lockdown breach https://t.co/7CMlsvGvfG 
  • High Court makes “first" compulsory ADR order in commercial case - Legal Futures https://t.co/LZlEaR5vdv
  • Raab unveils his ‘modern bill of rights’ plan | Law Gazette https://t.co/th6ST9xYYw 
  • Callan Tansey lawyers to discuss inquests and role of coroners | Irish Legal News https://t.co/plvExpOkJH 
  • Police in #Germany's eastern state of Saxony have launched a series of raids after death threats were made against Premier Michael Kretschmer for backing coronavirus measures https://t.co/XUr2nfEM5F
  • Hearing paused after barristers spoke too quickly | Law Gazette https://t.co/TA7evU5cAk 
  • ByrneWallace promotes seven new associates | Irish Legal News https://t.co/1oDcMbP8np 
  • Time for a modern bill of rights | Law Gazette https://t.co/o3ymNSmM9h 
  • Eddie Obeid and convicted co-conspirators seek bail pending their appeals #Australia https://t.co/FIOabXC3hw 
  • Legal Ombudsman must take “radical action” to cut complaints backlog - Legal Futures https://t.co/LJ5XCd0lC8 
  • PI firm flying high a decade ago forced into administration | Law Gazette https://t.co/tUEQYJ3BK3 
  • Home Office appeal against Upper Tribunal decision to quash parental visa application refused by English Court of Appeal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TnUEnw5Rxi 
  • The Guardian view on China’s Winter Olympics: remember the Uyghurs https://t.co/ttTcVGFMb9 
  • Ince launches “most wide-ranging” private wealth offering - Legal Futures https://t.co/EwbCy7xrMF 
  • UK firms leading the way on social goals - global study | Law Gazette https://t.co/WhVpV7Cwqd 
  • Facebook put profit before Rohingya lives. Now it must pay its dues https://t.co/GPfkCsvm3n 
  • Fraudsters lied about retaining Manchester solicitors to fool NatWest - Legal Futures https://t.co/2eBbayH1zA 
  • ‘Permissions stage’ to intercept frivolous human rights claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/7lzfsSDP4S 
  • Law Society urges ‘radical change’ to fix struggling legal ombudsman | Law Gazette https://t.co/Mgj7LABLoa 
  • SRA pays solicitor record £228k in costs over "improper" prosecution - Legal Futures https://t.co/Dbc1jvFGJF