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4th December - Law News

Edition 3630: 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 two cases of Omicron detected in India, Tamil Nadu's Madurai today announced that unvaccinated people would not be allowed to enter malls, shopping complexes and other public places from next week

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • There are eight attacks on emergency workers every day on average, according to new figures. The 1,400 in the first half of this year saw workers headbutted, kicked, punched and coughed at, while 21 involved weapons being brandished https://t.co/mU7SUe80wL
  • Northern Ireland arbitration law to be reviewed | Irish Legal News https://t.co/PYWN2GQvOE 
  • #Italian man tries to dodge Covid jab using fake arm - But a nurse was not fooled and the man has now been reported to the police https://t.co/1Y2GDTHmh1 
  • Swansea cinema that defied orders to shut after not enforcing Covid pass rules may have to pay back some of the £53,000 it received in Covid grants https://t.co/DcODSY5oNS
  • Prosecutors have charged the parents of a suspect in a deadly Michigan school shooting with involuntary manslaughter. Authorities have issued a fugitive warrant for James and Jennifer Crumbley #US https://t.co/h8m6vxRMAE
  • Court orders contempt of court hearing following SLCC petition to secure file - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yeuuUlpETM 
  • Outrage at Taliban takeover of Afghanistan bar association | Law Gazette https://t.co/xOcxGolp7m
  • Man tortured and killed in #Pakistan over alleged blasphemy - Government accused of having emboldened extremists after lynching of Sri Lankan in Sialkot https://t.co/YIB8fBsFjm 
  • Meghan calls for tabloid industry overhaul as Mail on Sunday loses appeal https://t.co/lBnQh5H5CS
  • Act now against Omicron to stop new Covid wave, UK ministers warned: Government privately being urged by advisers to tell people to work from home until more is known of variant https://t.co/iFLEDpPVTh 
  • Cleaver Fulton Rankin promotes Jeanette Donohoe to head of dispute resolution | Irish Legal News https://t.co/OWFEFNNwki
  • Law Society’s annual awards to end after 15 years | Law Gazette https://t.co/VPSLVTGNWd 
  • Douglas Mill: No whitewash in the White House - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vGKXaiOVFd 
  • Mail lawyers criticised for lack of ‘clear focus’ in Meghan appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/3Zz1zTvofX
  • A man has been jailed for 21 years and his partner for a minimum of 29 years over the torture and killing of his six-year-old son, Arthur Labinjo-Hughes. Emma Tustin, 32, murdered the boy with a fatal head injury at her home in Solihull last year https://t.co/GcDwvXhpQE
  • ECJ adviser backs rule-of-law measure in blow to #Poland and #Hungary https://t.co/VwXc5UgTsx 
  • Charities watchdog set to be led by poetry and finance specialist - Nadine Dorries promotes Forward Arts Foundation trustee Martin Thomas for politically sensitive role https://t.co/O9pOVBGosm 
  • Will the SQE affect diversity in the legal profession? - Legal Futures https://t.co/02yLOr4Sk6 
  • Police dogs to gain extra protections in Northern Ireland | Irish Legal News https://t.co/U8irVjvJui 
  • "Ticketless, drunken and drugged-up thugs" could have caused death as they stormed Wembley before the Euro 2020 final, says a review into the disorder. The report by Baroness Louise Casey said there was a "collective failure" in planning for the match https://t.co/ZirpfhUJ4x 
  • Top 50 law firms heading for “two-track” future - Legal Futures https://t.co/wqaiuA2SZy 
  • Carnwath disappointed ‘legal enforcement’ was not discussed at Cop 26 | Law Gazette https://t.co/knjMrWgJbb
  • Law students pledge to boycott top firm for "shielding polluters" - Legal Futures https://t.co/kjMBTWkLB4 
  • Northern Ireland landlords could be required to give six months’ notice to quit | Irish Legal News https://t.co/nqcVKCBoEK 
  • Unregulated firm uses AI to offer clients debt repayment guarantee - Legal Futures https://t.co/pe4xiVfuDf
  • A male trainee solicitor at global law Dentons has successfully appealed a rebuke from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) over a sexually suggestive Christmas card he left on the desk of a female colleague - Legal Futures https://t.co/3iXypTB7ED 
  • Younger lawyers unhappy about working hours | Law Gazette https://t.co/uDSI4kJS05 
  • The risk of catching and becoming very sick from Covid remains higher for people belonging to certain ethnic groups: Black and South Asian people are among those hit hardest, along with people in cities with high levels of deprivation https://t.co/g5QQdTedI8 
  • Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire and government minister Michael Gove have criticised Formula 1 team Mercedes for signing a deal with a firm linked to the tower https://t.co/5jj5DLQvy8 
  • Inner House rules “success fee” charged by solicitor in debt recovery action not a judicial expense - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PgNoGCnFJs 
  • CJEU advised to dismiss Hungary and Poland's rule of law case | Law Gazette https://t.co/SUY0hu6Twx 
  • ByrneWallace announces appointment of seven new partners | Irish Legal News https://t.co/C3jM1iYjF5 
  • Michael Fawcett honours claims: Charles' ex-aide worked with 'fixers', investigation finds https://t.co/XMhqHEs4p7 
  • A broken system: education, health, and care plans | Law Gazette https://t.co/UUyoHrcgY6 
  • Meghan’s all-out war may have taken Mail on Sunday by surprise https://t.co/SYWY3RKQsS 
  • Small claims taking 51 weeks to go to trial as litigants wait for justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/mcrG94k9XH