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25th December - Law News

Edition 3651: 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: In the wake of the rising Omicron cases, what should be India's policy on vaccinations and booster doses? Dr Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director of the Apollo Hospitals Group and Kiran Shaw, Chairperson of Biocon India Limited weigh in.


Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Professor Anthony Bradley QC, one of the greatest constitutional lawyers and thinkers of his generation, has passed away - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lo2FSOMSur
  • Tesla, bowing to pressure, stops allowing drivers to play video games while driving https://t.co/XKYYyRfy1X
  • Building contractor that settled action out of court unable to exercise right of relief against clerk of works - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GyJr40eWnU
  • Los Angeles police have killed two people, including a 14-year-old girl trying on new outfits, after opening fire inside a clothing store. A stray bullet hit the teen as she was in a changing room with her mother #US https://t.co/gIKnaoQ8w8
  • #Egypt: Human rights lawyer jailed for four years for ‘spreading false news’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9sLIqx0o3G
  • Legal Aid Agency reissues accounts after spotting £26.3m error | Law Gazette https://t.co/onOXEUsCBh
  • Fear of catching Covid "not a protected belief", tribunal rules - Legal Futures https://t.co/AFRs1W6Bjw
  • Women more than twice as successful as men in applying for silk - Legal Futures https://t.co/4XQpBDZ32s
  • A fourth woman has accused Sex and the City actor Chris Noth of sexual abuse and threatening to ruin her career if she spoke out about the alleged attack #US https://t.co/zJp1XTqD2d
  • Cumbria footballer Danny Hodgson who suffered major brain injuries in Perth, #Australia after being punched will be allowed out of hospital for Christmas, his family have said https://t.co/ShCjgOIVL
  • EU residency applications – when Covid met Brexit - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/u7OdFM1te
  • Tougher criminal sentences contributing to the courts backlog - new bar chair | Law Gazette https://t.co/eGGHvJs8CI
  • At least 37 people have been killed and about 100 others injured after a packed ferry caught fire in southern #Bangladesh, local officials say. Vessels have a poor safety record in the riverine country with frequent overcrowding and poor maintenance https://t.co/OhO0DMbkRB
  • The myth of an overcrowded Britain suits our island psyche – and this government https://t.co/I3CTwL78bY 
  • Communities to get a greater share of increases in land value under new bill | Irish Legal News https://t.co/EStitOZSGk
  • Attempted murder victim’s address ‘inappropriately given’ to perpetrator | Law Gazette https://t.co/7QHRJHqz4e
  • Dayjanta Samuels has been "wild and excited", says his mother Christine Borton, "counting down the days to Christmas". The family is overwhelmed by the public reaction to the story of their financial struggles, with dozens and dozens of people contacting https://t.co/dXELfG8U0e 
  • CiairĂ­n de Buis appointed CEO of Parole Board | Irish Legal News https://t.co/TJflXhSZuH
  • William Fry welcomes 21 newly-qualified solicitors | Irish Legal News https://t.co/7w7Yt98WXW 
  • CPS ‘misunderstood’ law on illegal entry into UK, Court of Appeal rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/7WDv1a8jBS 
  • Anti-vaxxers serving ‘legal papers’ to Alan Shearer go to wrong address: Protest at property near Newcastle follows video of former England football captain urging people to get Covid booster https://t.co/D8Sf5rgzC6 
  • Millar McCall Wylie to renew sponsorship of Ulster Rugby Junior Cup | Irish Legal News https://t.co/x7ZiVXycpP
  • Employment law helpline sees spike in calls from Northern Ireland’s hospitality sector | Irish Legal News https://t.co/0e2X9J1zk2 
  • Faculty opposes establishment of new regulator for legal profession - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/HaBSLKhu7d
  • Former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter has been found guilty of manslaughter for the fatal shooting of a black motorist, Daunte Wright. She mistakenly drew her gun instead of a Taser and killed the 20-year old during a traffic stop #US https://t.co/9FCzR2CodO