Edition 3699: 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: White House call records now in possession of congressional investigators do not reflect calls made to or from then-President Donald Trump as the violence unfolded on Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021, leaving them with gaps so far in their understanding of what transpired that day, three sources familiar with the House investigation into the insurrection
Focus of the Day Article: The government has revived intrusion of privacy plans to make pornography websites carry out age checks, which would require British users to provide data such as their credit card or passport details to prove they are over 18. Full story - Guardian Law
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- Woodland Trust joins objection to Kirsty Young’s plan for Scottish island: Broadcaster and husband hit by claims they plan to cull wallabies and chop down trees on Inchconnachan island https://t.co/FmQIDXQ3f
- ‘Life was lovely’: Chagossian women head home 50 years after forced exile: Women on Mauritian-chartered vessel bound for Chagos Islands recall how life there was ‘paradise’ https://t.co/4o9VhgXIUB
- United Kingdom Regulator Moves Forward With Greenwashing https://t.co/Nk3RHOQTkN
- Reddit and Twitter users in the UK could be required to submit details of their passport or credit card as part of the government’s proposed age verification rules for pornography citing privacy fears https://t.co/VcVSJyGhvm
- Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick is leaving her role after a series of damaging controversies. She had been left with "no choice" after London Mayor Sadiq Khan made it clear to her he had no confidence in her leadership https://t.co/UfKEfQgeRV
- Barrister fined for calling opposition client 'hysterical woman' | Law Gazette https://t.co/h0urG944Sd
- Anti-Jewish hate incidents hit record high in UK - Biggest surge coincided with bloody conflict between Israel and Palestinians as a result of illegal Israeli land grab and settlement building https://t.co/MZoXGzcdy
- Firm to pay ex-employee £9,500 over ‘Chinese chip shop’ comment | Law Gazette https://t.co/Zy7nVfKXC
- General accused of rights abuses made Ugandan head of police - Maj Gen Abel Kandiho is blacklisted by US for presiding over ‘horrific’ targeting of opposition activists #Uganda https://t.co/bffKmArv9b
- Committee examines how Government reforms could change human rights protections in the UK - Committees - UK Parliament https://t.co/oDQc8F4zaX
- The SQE is not living up to its promise on diversity | Law Gazette https://t.co/R7tybujPb9
- Dame Cressida Dick has "absolutely no intention" of leaving her post as commissioner of the Met Police. She intends to root out "disgusting behaviour" within the Met and had told officers "enough is enough" https://t.co/RO74dIRtkz
- A #Russian art gallery guard has been accused of doodling on a Soviet-era painting he was responsible for guarding on his first day in the job. Two visitors spotted eyes drawn in ballpoint pen on Anna Leporskaya's work Three Figures https://t.co/dVe6vnvOla
- Offspring of #Italy’s last king sue state in battle to reclaim crown jewels - King Umberto II descendants take legal action over treasure kept in Bank of Italy deposit box for 76 years https://t.co/uw4wn8ILD9
- Appeal judges throw out case after appellant fails to turn up | Law Gazette https://t.co/14WQPpWAFG
- International Data Transfers under the UK GDPR: International Data Transfer Agreement and Addendum laid before Parliament https://t.co/xS8dqUFizy
- Human rights reform would leave former SC justice 'very confused' | Law Gazette https://t.co/gNymjh4Kyf
- Met considering whether to investigate PM over Downing Street flat refurb - Solicitors for Labour have written to Cressida Dick suggesting force is ‘duty-bound’ to launch inquiry https://t.co/uZmpI7piMf
- A number of women who participated in protests demanding women’s rights in #Afghanistan are missing: Evidence mounts of Taliban reprisal arrests and killings https://t.co/pYoVLEkdMb
- #HongKong's tough Covid laws threatened by virus surge - The city has recorded more than 1,000 Covid infections for the first time since the pandemic began - a worrying milestone for officials who are aggressively pushing for zero-Covid https://t.co/9QOmLXxfLG
- Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers renew call to seal juror’s legal arguments - Scotty David, who was Juror 50, made comments about prior sexual abuse that prompted a request for a new trial #US https://t.co/5qivgcgVgs
- SFO’s disclosure failings to be probed by former High Court judge | Law Gazette https://t.co/peP1U7jSPd
- More than 50 people to face police questions on Downing Street parties https://t.co/qbLGrnOD86
- SRA tells firms to provide 'safe environment' for concerned staff | Law Gazette https://t.co/imbxxEP8VM
- Animal charity the RSPCA has taken West Ham defender Kurt Zouma's pet cats away after videos emerged on social media of him kicking and slapping one of them https://t.co/ccVPvulR5f
- Survey: LSRA seeks views of recently qualified non-practising solicitors and barristers | Irish Legal News https://t.co/r7vDaSOAaQ
- ‘We have to make ourselves seen’: the New York rent strikers fighting eviction #US https://t.co/V3zS1paLfU
- DLA Piper wades into NQ salary war | Law Gazette https://t.co/9ouDqGXmuE
- Catholic
church in legal battle over bid to force schools to become academies -
Unions write to education secretary calling on him to withdraw orders
issued to group of Catholic schools https://t.co/98fh4jz3o9
- A passenger was arrested at Heathrow Airport after a woman said she was raped in business class on an overnight transatlantic flight from New Jersey. She was attacked by a 40-year-old man while others slept on the flight from Newark on 31 January https://t.co/e9YynQ6Oba
