Edition 3650: 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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Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Senior Advocates cannot take away lion's share of court's time: Delhi High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/Y0gnaGWVCf
- Firm fails to wind up charity over allegedly unpaid fees | Law Gazette https://t.co/2YLEfYHvD3
- Capitol riot: Proud Boy pleads guilty and agrees to cooperate with authorities #US https://t.co/Va1ERcPjz
- Brussels launches legal action over Polish rulings against EU law https://t.co/jtrTJjaPUu
- Authorisation marks significant step towards alternative legal businesses in Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NlYxpafKCj
- Landmark jurisdiction ruling on data protection and libel claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/I4JP5equxY
- Review of ethics legislation consultation extended | Irish Legal News https://t.co/r7cKazAKNb
- Abramovich settles ‘Putin’s People’ libel action | Law Gazette https://t.co/4RGOiHjB5
- Fraud and sex offences up in latest crime stats | Irish Legal News https://t.co/0ehqAvvDCT
- Five solicitors among 101 QC appointments | Law Gazette https://t.co/glvs2VS8KZ
- Removing British citizenship under the nationality and borders bill https://t.co/RUC7sSDxWD
- Top-10 firm’s top earner receives £1.8m as profits soar | Law Gazette https://t.co/IgFsQ640sQ
- SLCC takes on new oversight role of Law Society as approved regulator - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/aQ2dMUcOU1
- Professor Suzanne Kingston appointed as CJEU judge | Irish Legal News https://t.co/nxx38iHrlO
- A women's health ambassador will be appointed to help reduce "gender health inequality" in England. Many women said they felt they were not listened to by health professionals, and were not supported well when dealing with health conditions https://t.co/fOxfY4vRIl
- Judges' pay to be reviewed following Covid pause | Law Gazette https://t.co/XNBl7KseTx
- #US congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon has had her car and possessions snatched from her at gunpoint in a daylight carjacking in the city of Philadelphia. Her government phone and ID were among belongings that the two robbers took https://t.co/B1wbI0KJjt
- Nightclubs in Scotland are to close for three weeks from 27 December, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has said https://t.co/PDCwUERI6c
- Consumer panel “uncertain” over future of Legal Ombudsman - Legal Futures https://t.co/izdZx0s2MN
- Outer House judge dismisses Maltese transport authority from bus crash reparation action - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8St3AjiduN
- Ruler of Dubai to pay up to £554m in record London divorce settlement | Law Gazette https://t.co/VyKRUoD7cd
- Actor Laurence Fox and three public figures who are suing each other for libel over an ‘unattractive Twitter spat’ should try and end their dispute over ‘such a pointless exchange’, a judge has urged | Law Gazette https://t.co/HFqp6qTAu4
- Newly-appointed director 'rips up' application form to support students | Law Gazette https://t.co/tfV6jvFoWS
- New crime contracts a critical 'pressure point' for defenders | Law Gazette https://t.co/hEjQxUknLN
- What is the UK legal sector’s role in preserving our planet? | Law Gazette https://t.co/KRgiqwvk7t
- Scotland set for non-lawyers to jointly own firms from 2022 | Law Gazette https://t.co/BPqjFkhIyB
- Faultless SRA given top marks after review by oversight regulator | Law Gazette https://t.co/2MWCajxd7O
- #French outcry over academic in Grenoble Islamophobia row - Klaus Kinzler has been locked in dispute for months over accusations of Islamophobia at Sciences Po Grenoble https://t.co/3SGZROBBcb
- Rogel
Aguilera-Mederos: Colorado lorry driver's sentence sparks uproar. His
truck with braking issues killed four bystanders #US https://t.co/X3y0mJVQFg
- An investigation has been launched in the #US into more than half a million Tesla cars that are equipped with touchscreens. It follows a complaint filed by a user who discovered he could play games while driving https://t.co/k8zzMfY1zQ
- Top-10 firm’s top earner receives £1.8m as profits soar | Law Gazette https://t.co/IgFsQ5Mp4g
- Taylor Wimpey pledges to remove 'unwarranted' leasehold terms | Law Gazette https://t.co/PUuapiSdWl
- Police watchdog dismisses complaint against No 10 officers over alleged party https://t.co/TJL759GKaa
- 'Gender Critical' ex-police officer wins appeal over force’s guidance on hate incidents - Judge rules Humberside’s actions were ‘disproportionate interference’ with right to freedom of expression https://t.co/LTuasWRaMM