Edition 3679: 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 Indian state of Karnataka today lifted the weekend curfew, however, the night restrictions (10 pm-5am) will continue as part of efforts to stem the spread of coronavirus
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- A Lords committee has called for the creation of a revitalised, better-functioning and less rancorous United Kingdom in a new report | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5PrB36ZwBf
- Registered foreign lawyer Jakub Wojciech Pawlak sentenced to 13 months for contempt | Law Gazette https://t.co/zUbWtYDdO3
- UK incident reporting laws updated as ransomware attacks rise https://t.co/5a9xWxG6hu
- A "Devil-obsessed" murderer has been warned he faces a whole-life prison term for killing a woman and attacking two others in the space of four hours. Brian Sengendo was convicted at the Old Bailey of seven charges, including the murder of Therasia Gordon https://t.co/IITQHiio7H
- Anti-vaxers use 'crime number' to try to halt jabs - Police say it "merely acknowledges" an allegation has been received, but there is currently no criminal investigation https://t.co/876Zx7vMr5
- Physical
Irish court hearings are due to resume on a “phased basis” from Monday
following a month dominated by Covid-19 disruption | Irish Legal News https://t.co/1qDHlD41C9
- Noted #Indian criminal lawyer Shrikant Shivade, who represented Salman Khan in hit-and-run case, dead at 67 https://t.co/xiO4B9k08f
- We must do something to level the playing field in the SDT | Law Gazette https://t.co/lL83eDd9b8
- Self-acquired
property of Hindu male deceased before Hindu Succession Act devolves by
inheritance; daughter entitled to it: #India Supreme Court | Bar &
Bench https://t.co/NpJHyW58Fn
- Government pauses plans to rewrite UK copyright laws after authors protest - Intellectual property rule changes were mooted in the wake of Brexit but have been shelved after warnings about how this could hit writers’ incomes https://t.co/sbkNIAyIFr
- An appeal has been launched to find a man who was filmed kicking a cat which he had on a lead in Newport. The man was filmed by a cyclist's head camera on a path off the Southern Distributor Road in the city at about 14:25 GMT on Wednesday 12 January https://t.co/JigOuH6fB7
- British astrophysicist shot dead while visiting his girlfriend in the #US state of Georgia, local police say. Dr Matthew Willson, 31, from Chertsey, Surrey, was found in bed with a single gunshot wound to the head https://t.co/Lx3bPwlhhi
- Fee earner who rushed to backdate document is banned | Law Gazette https://t.co/PKJRMOYpng
- After
consensual sex with his Grindr sourced victims, 28-year-old Anouar
Sabbar would claim he was actually an escort and demand payment for his
visit. He stole £2,360 from his victims between April 2019 and June 2021
https://t.co/PV3dmq6YJo
- Met Police detective Neil Corbel jailed for three years for voyeurism
https://t.co/Jmqn871Q7c
- Kerida Naidoo SC has been nominated for appointment as an ordinary judge of the High Court | Irish Legal News https://t.co/K50FbJ0Vrz
- The Irish Society for European Law (ISEL) will next month host a careers event highlighting opportunities for Irish lawyers within the EU | Irish Legal News https://t.co/nHaEQVEoep
- ‘Zero’ bug in whiplash portal stopping claims getting through | Law Gazette https://t.co/1WobYLtTTI
- UK Nationality Bill: Legal experts fear 'disproportionate' impact on minorities - Human rights barrister Raza Husain and other legal experts described Clause 9 of the proposed bill as 'unconstitutional' and 'ill-defined' Eye https://t.co/kSm8mpcjyV
- Facebook
stalling report on human rights impact in #India, allege whistleblowers
- Papers leaked by Frances Haugen revealed users in India were
inundated with fake news and anti-Muslim posts https://t.co/FAS34WyR8X
- US charges four #Belarus officials with aircraft piracy over flight diversion https://t.co/irCobSF3Xq
- A dyslexic judge in England has won a disability discrimination case against the Ministry of Justice over its failure to provide her with voice recognition software and training | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mLwPdM78VS
- UN is Urged to Ban Abusive #Bangladesh Unit from Peacekeeping Role of Rapid Action Battalion Should Be Reviewed Following US Sanctions https://t.co/kBYIPkjTVQ
- Trains told to get rid of torrent of 'Tannoy spam' https://t.co/J8b7b1lsQA
- CPS denies suggestion it shrinks font to reduce page count | Law Gazette https://t.co/oI5n5CVVU2
- Pro-Palestinian lawyers will next week host an online event to help lawyers and law students navigate apartheid-related issues in the UK courts, including in asylum, defamation and discrimination cases | Irish Legal News https://t.co/yZVN4zPTvu
- From student law to Steinem: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s library up for auction - Bonhams says late #US supreme court justice’s collection gives sense of who she was and how she came to be https://t.co/82WKx9FxE
- The government has announced plans to tackle what the head of the Environment Agency has called the "new narcotics" of fly-tipping and waste crime https://t.co/N54WqXgyXx
- Lawfare and the UK Court System - House of Commons Library https://t.co/xznsU5wJfn
- City firm launches domestic abuse support service for staff - Legal Futures https://t.co/4O3cDjptAJ
- UK ethnic minorities face a breathtaking legal onslaught https://t.co/6U9wIHS6E4
- Struck-off solicitor’s JR against regulator refused | Law Gazette https://t.co/k5XZGZkwfS
- Record proportion of Crown court backlog outstanding after a year | Law Gazette https://t.co/GvhsyB796J
- Analysis: Supreme Court ruling is a bitter legal and personal blow to Trump #US https://t.co/oE6OrLPkWB
- Partners fined for letting non-lawyer take control of group litigation - Legal Futures https://t.co/lNrCS2KjgS
- BBC My Family, the Holocaust & Me: Judge Robert Rinder's real story of his Jewish family's tragic history https://t.co/AmllQCMacx
- Clyde & Co and Fieldfisher latest firms to boost NQ pay | Law Gazette https://t.co/qg3UacOJdk
- The UK government has refused permission for a £1.2bn electricity link between England and France. Aquind Ltd wanted to lay cables through Portsmouth, Hampshire, to Normandy https://t.co/L1DSuDYqO0
- Lawyers hits back at attacks by international bodies on privilege - Legal Futures https://t.co/YdGUDFRwqf
- US congressional investigators have asked Ivanka Trump, the daughter of the former president, to testify about the 6 January riot at the #US Capitol https://t.co/sTr3RHegxC
- Insurance firm develops AI app to boost clients’ reserving - Legal Futures https://t.co/yRZvOfOV30
- Highway Code: Cyclists to get priority on roundabouts with new 2022 driving laws https://t.co/zVZswcn1P0
- Ince set to complete takeover deal after shareholder vote | Law Gazette https://t.co/idsGDAvfIv
- The AA faced a backlash after customer Helen Mott was told lone male and female drivers were given the same priority as "that's equality" https://t.co/R6ivQf47vt
- Supreme court rejects Trump bid to shield documents from January 6 panel - Court’s move leaves no legal impediment to turning National Archives documents over to congressional committee https://t.co/FXHB9sGosS
