Edition 3631: 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: The leaders of 14 European far-right parties are at a conference in Poland. Among the nationalist and populist issues up for discussion is the building an alternative centre of power in the European Union. It's aimed at opposing the EU on issues such as migration, national sovereignty as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. They face a number of challenges caused by their differences. Despite that, what's clear is they all want more influence in European politics. But how much influence do they have now? How dangerous is a united far-right?
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Travellers heading to the UK will now have to take a Covid test before their departure in an effort to limit spread of the virus, the government has said. The tightened requirements would come into force from 04:00 GMT on Tuesday https://t.co/LeRRQ1v4eC
- Lawyers have been advised to keep electronic court bundles clearly labelled and brief, in general guidance issued by the judiciary | NLJ https://t.co/ax6HLSEq0
- Disgraced Police Scotland gives £1m to family of M9 crash victim Lamara Bell - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bUAYwNiLCH
- A Calderbank offer does not have the same effect as a Part 36 offer and should not be treated the same by a judge, the Court of Appeal has held | NLJ https://t.co/32fxrrm0jy
- 'Dangerous
offender' snatched woman's handbag as she sat outside coffee shop with
friends - Marc Morgan has 114 previous offences on his record including
robbery, numerous assaults, and 38 burglaries https://t.co/SiIuq5bKmr
- Publishing lawyers’ complaints data won’t help consumers, says Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/AjsPkLBtR1
- The Attorney General is to be asked to review the "lenient" jail sentences given to a couple who killed six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes. Emma Tustin was jailed for 29 years for murder and child cruelty and Thomas Hughes, was given 21 years https://t.co/rhhknI4jGK
- Swansea based Cinema & Co, closed down over covid pass row, advertise Muppet Christmas Carol screening 'starring Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford as Scrooge' https://t.co/knvO7ioTBZ
- The Law Commission is to launch a major review of the Arbitration Act 1996, the principal legislation governing arbitrations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland | NLJ https://t.co/1snFzSjNTm
- ‘HMRC gave me £775,000 by mistake – and it’s turned into a nightmare’ - Staff processing a £23 parcels duty rebate paid the life-changing sum into a woman’s bank account https://t.co/Mue9JAuTe1
- Lawyers could be referred to regulators for inappropriate urgent applications | Law Gazette https://t.co/QSUYOQha8o
- Anti-Semitism: 2021 likely to be 'the worst year on record' https://t.co/h3DiScMsld
- A man with no mental capacity to understand consent does not have capacity to enter into sexual acts, the Supreme Court has held | NLJ https://t.co/XmMc1VUc9H
- The Metropolitan Police has said it does not routinely probe "retrospective breaches" of Covid laws amid calls for an investigation of a No 10 Christmas party held during 2020's restrictions https://t.co/FqPCmcyBEj
- Womble Bond Dickinson finally fights off negligence claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/8x4vt8pN4O
- RNLI takes down its website after suspected hacking attempt: Charity’s site reduced to a landing page after ‘suspicious activity’ and staff sent threatening emails from far-right activists https://t.co/bkfrC6ZXaP
- RNLI vows to continue Channel rescues ‘without judgement’ amid new hate campaign by Britain First - Far-right group claims to have sent thousands of emails to rescue charity claiming to be from ‘concerned citizens’ https://t.co/yHOGycAuDT
- The parents of a teenager suspected of a deadly school shooting have been arrested in a Detroit basement hours after going on the run, police say. James and Jennifer Crumbley were found unarmed hiding in a warehouse after a tip-off #US https://t.co/k9lU0W58sd
- The High Court has sent a warning to lawyers with illegible signatures, in a case where a bill of costs was held not to have been validly served | NLJ https://t.co/HlpMbBqvZg
- Increase in BSB staff not ‘reasonable or proportionate’ - Bar Council | Law Gazette https://t.co/JKZT3dVKhs
- The Law Commission has confirmed that smart legal contracts can be accommodated by existing law, and there is no need for statutory law reform | NLJ https://t.co/sGPt2cvfe6
- Ghislaine Maxwell trial: Key moments from the first week https://t.co/6Yzli23lMK
- Firm lets staff take 'you day' if they've already done their hours | Law Gazette https://t.co/y7bIxoc5Yp
- E-Scooters set to be banned from London Tube after Parsons Green fire https://t.co/2SxkU2XQFO
- Two army veteran MPs are trying to force the government to waive visa fees for foreign citizens who served in the military and want to remain in the UK. Visas for foreigners who served in UK armed forces currently cost £2,389 https://t.co/pV4WXfBsPQ
- I had £18,000 stolen after my drink was spiked' - Ben Gregory, 26, believes his drink was spiked during a night out in Clapham in south London https://t.co/62OK5dz4Va
- GPs in England can defer some of the services they provide to patients to allow them to deliver Covid booster jabs instead, NHS chiefs have said https://t.co/24G60m7YvT
- Man
detained in secure Glasgow hospitals who claimed he should have been
released earlier loses damages claim against health board - Scottish
Legal News https://t.co/XtKXsgpI8w
- Mother in law: Paternity leave and the gender pay gap | Law Gazette https://t.co/gM39FPOcMr
- Legal tech is having a strong impact on the probate process, with various innovations making this an exciting time | NLJ https://t.co/4ZWrJHUAS7
