Edition 3712: 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: Ukraine will introduce a nationwide state of emergency in which special restrictions will apply to keep the country calm and protect its economy amid fears of a Russian invasion. Alexander Titov, a lecturer in modern European history at Queen's University Belfast tells The World it's unlikely to be anything of a deterrent to the Russian President.
Focus of the Day Article: Judges have been reminded of their limited scope for assisting litigants in person as part of a Court of Appeal ruling on a contested will. Lord Justice Snowden said there were ‘fundamental problems’ with the conclusion of a High Court judge that litigants had been treated fairly because the original trial judge had effectively done their job for them. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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- Zachary Rolfe trial: other officer present when Kumanjayi Walker was shot begins evidence #Australia https://t.co/YaFzpsGRTk
- 'Drunk' Florida lawyer arrested 'for stripping at a bar and refusing to put her clothes back on' #US https://t.co/jbWHDEJ4CN
- CPS head Max Hill severely criticised over record low in rape convictions - Vera Baird, victims’ commissioner, says DPP has overseen ‘catastrophic’ period in CPS’s history https://t.co/75UblTwgq3
- Councillor struck off after housing fraud conviction | Law Gazette https://t.co/H56hgRITks
- Clin neg costs reforms "could lead to exodus" of small law firms - Legal Futures https://t.co/c2pjhFWmVl
- Man arrested after hostage standoff at Amsterdam Apple store - Police say a 27-year-old gunman entered the store on Tuesday, taking one person hostage and demanding some €200m (£165m; $230m) in cryptocurrency https://t.co/jMHwJNgyNd
- Colombian court decriminalises abortion up to 24 weeks | Irish Legal News https://t.co/xdr30ZcYeY
- Entrepreneur in contempt over £200,000 dispute with Farrer & Co | Law Gazette https://t.co/2EGU8bz2K5
- Facebook rejects Andrew Forrest’s legal claim it should be liable for cryptocurrency scam ads - Social media giant tells #US court its terms of service protect it against claims by Australian billionaire https://t.co/9tsM1k6WAj
- Solicitor struck off after housing fraud conviction - Legal Futures https://t.co/DPFD1RGh6I
- CBA prepares to issue ballot papers on legal aid action | Law Gazette https://t.co/xg1BOXQvsA
- EU draft law would require firms to check suppliers for human rights, environmental ethics https://t.co/J71gsllz2d
- Boyd Legal acquires clientele of Somerville & Russell following administration | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kvCidNCd6k
- Human Rights Campaign Condemns Passage of Bill Attacking Transgender Children in Iowa #US https://t.co/KR1gSnnUmk
- Leak confirms Partygate questionnaire includes police caution - Met’s questionnaire asks recipients if they have ‘reasonable excuse’ for attending gatherings in lockdown https://t.co/95GDXP2kyp
- Record year for Hogan Lovells as PEP surges to £1.8m | Law Gazette https://t.co/wxC1mjTGwi
- A
stalker who walked 23 miles to the London home of tennis star Emma
Raducanu has been handed a five-year restraining order. Amrit Magar,
left the 19-year-old feeling she was "constantly looking over her
shoulder", Bromley Magistrates' Court heard
https://t.co/BTNo8aUKIW
- Institutional burials bill to be brought to Oireachtas within fortnight | Irish Legal News https://t.co/bRQXMr2qj7
- Judges told to stay ‘above the fray’ in cases with LiPs | Law Gazette https://t.co/GPI2cqIiaN
- Suspended jail sentence for client over unpaid Farrer & Co bill - Legal Futures https://t.co/McywVmOHdR
- Barclays has suspended millions of pounds in bonus share awards to former boss Jes Staley amid an investigation by regulators into his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein https://t.co/4fxwV7bzaW
- Northern Ireland’s new domestic abuse offence comes into force | Irish Legal News https://t.co/71Ec96SxtZ
- A Corrections Department denial that its national office has a list of the top five annoying barristers, has only piqued the interest of a lawyer who wonders if he’s on the list #NewZealand https://t.co/NpjMGt408W
- Convicted solicitors ordered to pay back £200,000 | Law Gazette https://t.co/W0EYTvbrGU
- Employment law platform targets DIY market with £500 service - Legal Futures https://t.co/yTXjCRBh4h
- Police
move to ban reporters from Birmingham Six journalist hearing: West
Midlands police want notes of former MP Chris Mullin, thought to hold
identity of surviving pub bomber https://t.co/uPscgQQPvt
- Post Office disclosure could be used against lawyers before SDT | Law Gazette https://t.co/nLxk6VfvDX
- Solicitor injected supermarket food with his own blood, court hears - The rampage at supermarkets in Fulham caused almost £500,000 in damage, the court heard https://t.co/2kc5QZRzKQ
- DWP admits wrongly rejecting disabled people for benefits at record rate https://t.co/i93c6fmQLp
- I grew up near an open prison. The number of escapes now is really alarming https://t.co/aUxXOGuN1V
- Firms with offices in Kyiv ready to act as Russia crisis escalates | Law Gazette https://t.co/gQHC19DGKc
- Dublin City Council spent €2.5m on legal fees last year #Ireland https://t.co/lWu97pB5j2
