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15th March - Law News

Edition 3731: 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: Around 2,500 Ukrainians are currently stuck in the Turkish province of Antalya. Routes home from the tourist destination became shut off after the invasion began. Those now facing an uncertain future include Ukraine’s Olympic medal-winning national Canoe team, as well as players from a number of top-league football clubs.

Focus of the Day Article: Barely two weeks after Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, the Economic Crime Bill was rushed through the House of Commons. This one of the measures this country has taken to cleanse itself of “dirty money” from Russia and other countries by setting up a register of overseas entities and their beneficial owners and requiring overseas entities who own land to disclose their identities.  Full story - UK Human Rights Blog

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Apology to Geoffrey Thomas AO and Justice David Thomas - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/vFQQihNawA 
  • Attorney General and Love Island star to present gongs at this month's Legal Cheek Awards - Legal Cheek https://t.co/xT2zBSzoDx 
  • Plea in Bombay High Court against illegal eating outlets operating through Swiggy, Zomato, Dunzo | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/TrZcrwV16v 
  • Akin Gump ups NQ lawyer pay to £159k - Legal Cheek https://t.co/LISdMnv3of
  • Why you should learn about legal innovation - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/cR0aPvKgj2 
  • All-female a cappella group led by Oxford Uni law students releases charity single to mark International Women's Day - Legal Cheek https://t.co/wr4k8oBXZq
  • Hybrid work and the future of CPD - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/TLYTe9KZFO 
  • Look at ministers’ plans to secretly make Britons stateless and what do you see: Islamophobia https://t.co/pSoqvYwNh0 
  • Tory row as law barring import of hunting trophies set to be axed. ‘Wealthy peers’ in the party blamed for lobbying against animal welfare measures in case they affect shooting in UK https://t.co/45qPEHPvaP 
  • #Bermuda’s ban on same-sex marriage is allowed, UK judges rule. JCPC overturns decision by lower court that ban was unconstitutional, in setback for LGBTQ rights https://t.co/y7ScBcRotm 
  • Northern Ireland protocol is lawful, court of appeal rules. Judges in Belfast dismiss appeal by unionists and say post-Brexit trade deal does not violate Acts of Union https://t.co/RljXM4AwAU 
  • Government ministers are expected to agree to scrap all England's remaining international travel restrictions. Currently, everyone travelling to the UK must complete a passenger locator form before they arrive https://t.co/L6sNh1ouKa 
  • Ukraine war: Battle-ready Supreme Court judge urges City law firms to quit Moscow - Legal Cheek https://t.co/PjeXQCXMKg 
  • A protest on the balcony of a mansion believed to belong to Vladimir Putin ally Oleg Deripaska is continuing, despite the arrival of riot police. The protesters said they were reclaiming 5 Belgrave Square, in central London, for Ukrainian refugees https://t.co/2fYIy0onbH 
  • Ed Sheeran "belittled" a songwriter who accused him of stealing one of his songs, London's High Court has heard. Sami Chokri says he was hurt by the tone of lawyers' emails after he noticed similarities between his song Oh Why and Sheeran's Shape Of You https://t.co/Vk4uKxqwbd 
  • LawTech Talks: Resolving complaints in sports - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/KI3crEuloT 
  • Inns of Court College of Advocacy makes it easier to get a top grade on Bar Course after discovering some rival law schools have lower grade boundaries - Legal Cheek https://t.co/t0mTq72xF6 
  • De-reservation/ inter-changeabilty of posts reserved for SC/STs to OBC cannot be done by appointing authority: Supreme Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/BLJKZbE3US 
  • 'Gender pay gap bot' targets law firms tweeting about International Women’s Day - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6Qlfgj6Als
  • Legal Lightbulbs: Why can’t partners say no to clients? - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/Zzyl4x4o29 
  • There will be no limit to the number of Ukrainian refugees who can live with UK host families under a new visa scheme, the government has confirmed https://t.co/SZ3AWcPvmj 
  • Why environment concerns are lawyers’ top voting consideration - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/2X7hFfmokB
  • CMS increases trainee pay in London and regions - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Ae9EOt42ki
  • SRA: "Lack of trust and visibility" in online self-help legal tools - Legal Futures https://t.co/6uzskUeB6A 
  • A British national living in the UK has been accused by police in #HongKong of jeopardising China's national security and told he faces three years in jail. Benedict Rogers runs Hong Kong Watch, a charity which campaigns for human rights https://t.co/EPvZX0ME2m 
  • Man of integrity; drove his own car to private functions: Lawyers, judges on Justice Akil Kureshi | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/0EF0a6fKk4 
  • Russia-Ukraine war: UK immigration lawyers rally to support refugees - Legal Cheek https://t.co/pMAQDwA1PT 
  • Construction industry is not ‘broken’ - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/ICkF3QxqTA
  • [Employees Compensation Act] Interest on compensation payable from date of death and not date of order: Supreme Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/BOi7LBfB28 
  • Has sexual harassment prevention reached a tipping point in the legal profession? - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/mEcTbeI3rE 
  • Plea in Delhi High Court seeks Govt. intervention to pay 'blood money' to save Kerala woman sentenced to death for murder in Yemen | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/RYv5IvhmDY
  • Julian Assange set to marry in Belmarsh prison - WikiLeaks founder will tie the knot with Stella Moris on 23 March, wearing a kilt designed by Vivienne Westwood https://t.co/kDK63mjLWr