Saturday

19th February - Law News

Edition 3707: 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: India's National Investigation Agency or NIA has arrested its former investigator, an IPS officer, who is alleged to have leaked sensitive information to Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).


Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Public consultation seeks views on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence strategy | Irish Legal News https://t.co/KGrfBd8hb0 
  • Shoosmiths has announced the recruitment of four senior hires, two associates and a support lawyer in its teams in Edinburgh and Glasgow | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QzTGcmTg4A
  • 'Step in right direction': Freshfields solicitor appointed to highest bench in Bahrain | Law Gazette https://t.co/umRAi5KRVs
  • Music teacher jailed for raping girls | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pyaiOspjz
  • Fresh calls for overhaul of ‘creaking’ power of attorney system | Law Gazette https://t.co/V7TMaww3sT
  • Former Minnesota police officer sentenced to two years in prison over the fatal shooting of a black motorist last April. In December, a jury convicted Kim Potter, 49, of manslaughter after she killed Daunte Wright, 20, during a traffic stop #US https://t.co/STETVfJd8H 
  • Mandatory for trial court to appoint legal aid lawyer when counsel for accused doesn't appear: Karnataka High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/j0CKeDAcl5
  • Costs assessment sent to wrong address struck out | Law Gazette https://t.co/cDeqRxKJYk
  • Ombudsman proposes to slash time limit for complaints | Law Gazette https://t.co/QuLuf7RmPi 
  • Legal Ombudsman eyes major shake-up of rules to help tackle backlog - Legal Futures https://t.co/kLzuySVwZ4
  • MPs 'concerned' at Herbert Smith’s involvement with Post Office scheme | Law Gazette https://t.co/ptPdSfnffk 
  • Falsely convicted postal workers must be ‘fully compensated’, says committee https://t.co/qRNh3jgbTV
  • Inspectors tell CPS to 'significantly improve' disclosure | Law Gazette https://t.co/Hn4f8Vs9y5 
  • Personal injury CMC boss convicted for second time - Legal Futures https://t.co/BdawznQvYA 
  • Boss of failed CMC spent company money while debts piled up | Law Gazette https://t.co/8PxWEg4gGG
  • Innocent Post Office manager’s children told she was a ‘thief’, hears inquiry - Susan Hazzleton says taunting happened after she was accused of stealing £300 despite reporting faults in Horizon IT system https://t.co/BTKD5eN0NM
  • ECtHR dismisses Troubles case despite identifying weaknesses in 2012 inquest | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GIhRvGUIqH
  • Parking charges law firm fined for unallocated payments from drivers - Legal Futures https://t.co/KybHAqN1V5
  • Court allows later medical reports despite failure to disclose first | Law Gazette https://t.co/zZ9S3SiFED
  • Mason Hayes & Curran appoints John Troute as corporate partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/BysDnfiSLi
  • Transgender people can self-identify in Scottish census, confirms judge https://t.co/5c0HM0Ig2E 
  • Criminal barristers in England and Wales may strike, in an action that could close down Crown Courts https://t.co/dfigfZ0px
  • Round-up of deals involving Irish law firms | Irish Legal News https://t.co/EQrDn6o1v7
  • Jailed Khan loses appeal against 'manifestly excessive' sentence | Law Gazette https://t.co/iQKznEb30x
  • Law firm dismissed staff member because she was pregnant - Legal Futures https://t.co/y1wmdnEIsU
  • #Ecuador legislators approve regulations allowing abortion in cases of rape https://t.co/CofprdSnNP
  • A deadline to register forgotten historical paths in England by 2026 is set to be scrapped by the government. There was a cut-off to apply to record rights of way through private land which existed before 1949 but did not appear on official maps https://t.co/mVXrzbkUPU
  • People will no longer have to show a Covid pass by law to get into large events, cinemas and nightclubs in Wales as rules are scrapped https://t.co/s9HqkR7Zbf
  • Andrew Neil launches libel claim against Jennifer Arcuri after Epstein tweet - Boris Johnson’s former lover made claims about journalist’s inclusion in a contact book owned by Jeffrey Epstein https://t.co/eNIzdp7uIt