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24th January - Law News

Edition 3681: 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: Citizens of Beirut rallied against corruption and restrictions on bank-account withdrawals amid the country’s economic crisis. The protesters decry the government’s lack of action due to alleged corruption as Lebanon witnesses the worst economic collapse in its history.


 Focus of the Day Article: The Supreme Court has launched a free, online course about its work, including interviews with current and former Justices. Full story - New Law Journal
 
Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Disturbing material against Dileep, says Kerala High Court; grants interim protection from arrest | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/s00s082YPD
  • Barry Bennell abuse claim falls on limitation and vicarious liability - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/YzrOUf6G9E 
  • Shoosmiths and Aston Uni join forces to support disadvantaged sixth formers into law - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fojxKphR8D
  • Self-Employment Support Scheme appeal dismissed - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/SS8FW1ARNH
  • Dutch police say they have found a stowaway alive in the wheel section of a plane that landed at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport from #SouthAfrica https://t.co/nLHs0mpaJ
  • Slaughters reveals spring trainee retention rate of 85% - Legal Cheek https://t.co/mKLcUzDSE0 
  • Leaving the ‘lawyer’ title behind - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/9qUnA55dQX 
  • Clydes and Fieldfisher raise junior lawyer pay - Legal Cheek https://t.co/j8KO3E5TQN
  • Police powers under Welsh COVID Regulations - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/UDEkEznse8 
  • Plea before Uttarakhand High Court to quash FIRs in Haridwar hate speech case | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/CbVgkqkvfO 
  • PIL in Supreme Court to deregister political parties promising freebies before elections | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/uRKecVqR1b
  • Freshfields keeps 34 of 37 spring qualifying trainees - Legal Cheek https://t.co/WNmv0LZYvE 
  • The Weekly Round-Up: Questions over Meta's VR child protection policies, and the ethics of banning sexual entertainment venues - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/7P3AESw2lg
  • SQE results day hit by technical issues and delays - Legal Cheek https://t.co/90LDZ3rtI9
  • This is how Instagram influencer pay stacks up against City law firm partners - Legal Cheek https://t.co/vwzhdRlYj
  • Actors and their agents are warning that the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in casting is a huge and increasing problem, with many major producers overly sensitive about the secrecy of their projects https://t.co/HNBpTGVIJm
  • Oligarchs use London law firms to intimidate journalists, MPs say - Government urged to protect media from abusive legal action used to ‘intimidate and destroy’ reporters https://t.co/b6Nhj9ggP
  • Intense fighting is taking place in north-eastern #Syria after Islamic State (IS) fighters tried to break inmates out of a Kurdish-run prison https://t.co/Rgk3UGifz8
  • A gentleman judge: Tribute to Justice S Ranganathan | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/zFI6PgcCSU
  • Supreme Court issues notice on plea seeking stringent punishment for offences against Transgender persons | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/a9GD5ZmDrv
  • Why all lawyers need coaches - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/8cW8UDgLoU
  • 6 top tips for securing pupillage - Legal Cheek https://t.co/HlyENeY5VZ
  • Former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith loses ‘ill-founded’ court case over ex-wife’s access to joint email account https://t.co/iRVEUl69t9
  • Supreme Court invited to consider secondary victim claims - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/2fSBUxyUsI
  • Just over half of students pass first ever SQE - Legal Cheek https://t.co/zrPkS0KHgh
  • Fans of actress Ana de Armas sue Hollywood studio Universal Pictures, claiming being duped into renting a film because she was in the trailer. Conor Woulfe & Peter Rosza paid $3.99. They are seeking $5m in compensation on behalf of all affected viewers https://t.co/XptW0YX3Id
  • High Court grants chancellor a £600m windfall | Law Gazette https://t.co/BgKTIhg6l
  • Milbank reignites pay war - raises London NQ lawyer rates to $215k - Legal Cheek https://t.co/LdOJU7hWI
  • 'Unwarranted hostility': Magistrates' chief fires back at critics | Law Gazette https://t.co/vowh3rm8Z3
  • [Bulli Bai] Conduct of accused against secularism: Delhi Court denies anticipatory bail to Vishal Jha | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/4hc6sTMiR
  • No 10 staff have swipe card data logged in probe of ‘partygate’ - Security logs crucial to future of key staff as Sue Gray also ‘has details of new social event’ https://t.co/1cxvSxWokl
  • ‘We can’t wait any longer’: anger over incompetent Priti Patel’s ‘inaction’ on violence against women - The killing of Ashling Murphy this month has highlighted the lack of progress on promises made after Sarah Everard’s murder https://t.co/Co3fE8GBJP
  • Chief whip comes forward as person behind ‘Muslimness’ sacking claim - Mark Spencer says accusations are ‘completely false’ after Nusrat Ghani says she was told her faith made colleagues ‘uncomfortable’ https://t.co/dlovonB0NU
  • An English astrophysicist was killed by a stray bullet that travelled through a wall and hit him in his bed, US authorities have said. Dr Matthew Willson, 31, from Chertsey, Surrey, was found with a single gunshot wound https://t.co/8ESSqlMtMx