Edition 3698: 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: Statistics consistently show that family violence is pervasive in our community, yet few victims report their experiences and even fewer perpetrators are convicted of their crimes. In the ACT Legislative Assembly, a new bill will be introduced, that if passed, will give Canberra's courts more power to impose harsher penalties on those who inflict family violence. It will also change the way sexual abuse of a children is described, a move inspired and applauded by former Australian of the Year, Grace Tame.
Focus of the Day Article: Failing to provide a safe environment for staff to raise concerns or admit a mistake could be a breach of SRA regulations, the regulator said. In 'workplace culture' guidance published today, the regulator states that firms should do ‘everything they reasonably can’ to look after their staff’s wellbeing and protect them from bullying, harassment, discrimination and victimisation. It expects firms to have effective systems and controls to supervise staff, and to monitor concerns which may affect their wellbeing and competence. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- The proposed royal commission on the criminal justice system does not have a start date more than two years after it was first announced, peers have heard | Law Gazette https://t.co/1FvLmmnVuT
- A no-fly list for unruly passengers? I have a better – and crueller – idea https://t.co/Siy6bgrw29
- Accounts show the Captain Tom Foundation gave out grants of £160,000 to four charities and paid out more than £162,000 in management costs in its first year https://t.co/hJBnBDF4k7
- Divorcee who showed ‘barefaced contempt’ for court faces jail | Law Gazette https://t.co/F5WzjMow5W
- The UK's terror threat level has been lowered from severe to substantial, meaning a terror attack on British soil is considered "likely" https://t.co/sFEHtxLXSA
- West Virginia students to stage walkout over Christian revival at high school. Students instructed to raise their arms in prayer at event in public school’s auditorium #US https://t.co/RgQRKB70hK
- Court of Appeal: €85,000 award upheld for woman who witnessed aftermath of fatal car accident | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Vc2dHFkpS7
- Metropolitan Police to review No 10 quiz decision after Boris Johnson photo leak https://t.co/43CY8B4TJ
- All
remaining Covid restrictions in England - including the legal rule to
self-isolate - could end later this month, Boris Johnson has said. Under
the current rules, anyone who tests positive must self-isolate for at
least five full days https://t.co/9mMu7YMhZi
- ENRC ‘highly disputes’ allegations in ‘dirty money’ book, High Court hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/Bhw9VoQRAS
- #Ireland's Justice Minister Helen McEntee is to be asked why the Courts Service enjoys a private parking arrangement outside Cork’s circuit courthouse building, the Irish Examiner reports | Irish Legal News https://t.co/f4owuPfbS
- Solicitor ‘played to harmful lawyer stereotypes’ with £2.9m costs claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/KEKYzBTHc
- Washington Commanders defensive back Deshazor Everett has been charged with involuntary manslaughter following an investigation into a fatal car crash - His girlfriend, Olivia Peters, died from injuries sustained in a one-car accident on 23 December #US https://t.co/A5sau86CBx
- The Scottish legal system can be a mystery to English lawyers and there are plenty aspects of Scots law which are (understandably) entirely alien to our friends south of the border | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UHVPueUJxx
- 'We did not panic': minister praises courts backlog progress | Law Gazette https://t.co/GEV7uM8SZY
- Nepalis who made UK’s PPE speak out on claims of abusive working conditions: Glove manufacturer Supermax has repeatedly won NHS contracts during the pandemic, despite claims of forced labour. Now, a group of former workers are seeking justice https://t.co/5KZlPWpMyR
- Investigation has raised fresh doubts about the evidence used to throw thousands of people out of the UK for allegedly cheating in an English language test https://t.co/ZXtnzC6BDp
- JR reforms face tough committee stage in Lords | Law Gazette https://t.co/QGjKTTuMkD
- The University of California has agreed to pay nearly $250m (£185m) to over 200 women who allege they were sexually assaulted by a campus gynaecologist, James Heaps https://t.co/1YHREQDTL4
- Iranian refugees face deportation from Turkey for attending demonstration: Lawyer says refugees, who were protesting against Turkey leaving Istanbul convention on violence against women, are at risk in Iran https://t.co/Bn9fAQv0rK
- Latest MoJ figures reveal continuing legal aid decline | Law Gazette https://t.co/5nLvPh9WTv
- Bristol student tells court she faced ‘intimidation’ from trans rights activists: Raquel Rosario Sánchez launches civil action claiming University of Bristol failed to stop ‘bullying’ https://t.co/uKQCeqwX9
- Listen to prosecuted solicitors for ‘balanced’ view of SRA, says Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/eYGsat6dkY
- Tory
health minister has apologised for continuing with a meeting despite
discovering she had tested positive for Covid. Gillian Keegan said she
found out her result during a visit on Tuesday, after taking a
"precautionary" lateral flow test beforehand https://t.co/5tqtiAseBd
- It would be wrong to think that concerns about the Pegasus spyware from NSO, the Israeli company, are behind us here in the UK, particularly in relation to lawyer confidentiality | Law Gazette https://t.co/lUWnzCJZ7f
- Rebekah Vardy said it was "war" after Coleen Rooney publicly accused her of leaking stories, a court has heard. A trial is due to start in May, and the two-day hearing this week is to decide what evidence can be used when that comes around https://t.co/pft6r3iSxv
