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25th March - Law News

Edition 3741: 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:  In the days leading up to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a common counterargument to the voices warning of Vladimir Putin's possible next steps permeated America's political discourse from both the left and right. The isolationist impulse is nothing new, including “America First.”

Focus of the Day Article: Men dominate Slaughter and May partner promotions in first year after publication of diversity targets. Just one woman made up in eight-strong cohort although five-year average is just shy of long-term goal. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Non-practising solicitors set to pay £40 a year to stay on roll | Law Gazette https://t.co/rp0bJriADO 
  • Macdonald Henderson advises on disposal of Ping Network Solutions to Sword Group | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/i310aXvO2B 
  • Knights woes continue as staff face share options losses | Law Gazette https://t.co/KZSEGwKMxh 
  • Chief Justice: Don’t let Irish criminal justice system end up like the US | Irish Legal News https://t.co/3HPNYHhlJL 
  • NI Court of Appeal quashes decision to discontinue prosecution of Soldier F | Irish Legal News https://t.co/NHz8ZE7m1x 
  • Don't include personal attacks in statements, family judge urges solicitors | Law Gazette https://t.co/1QYHSCfxiw 
  • Addleshaw Goddard opens in Luxembourg | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QXHk7Y6zTs
  • Solicitors 'have higher hurdle to jump' to reach the bench | Law Gazette https://t.co/qcdFJSVH5z 
  • EU nationals to require prior authorisation before crossing border into Northern Ireland | Irish Legal News https://t.co/y5n5xVD6kR 
  • Commercial partner apologises for judgment embargo breach | Law Gazette https://t.co/quIGai0jIK
  • SRA to reintroduce annual process and fee to stay on roll - Legal Futures https://t.co/b48TrTvhrp 
  • #Russian journalist has been killed during shelling by Russian forces in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Oksana Baulina had been reporting from Kyiv and the western city of Lviv for investigative website The Insider, the outlet said in a statement https://t.co/ZVtC0C4ayu 
  • Media should have ET documents, appeal decides | Law Gazette https://t.co/6iJpWEjIwF 
  • Why the QC title is still relevant in the modern world | Law Gazette https://t.co/9p8KeaRA8D 
  • Boris Johnson’s PR Guru Advising Firm Whose Founder Worked with Putin’s Top Energy Crony - A tangled web of influence from Gazprom to the Conservative Party to GB News – at its epicentre is a Tory PR lobbyist https://t.co/klprog6dfN Mar 24, 2022
  • Two police officers who conducted a strip-search of a black pupil are no longer in public-facing roles, the Met Police told a community meeting https://t.co/5bZYSLNtvN 
  • The driver of the Croydon tram which crashed killing seven people is being prosecuted by the railway watchdog. Transport for London (TfL) and the operator, Tram Operations Limited, are also facing action for breaches of health and safety law https://t.co/QDHon2bdEP 
  • Claimant lawyer relief after further whiplash reform put on ice - Legal Futures https://t.co/1PTDd03ByP 
  • Julian Assange’s fiancĂ©e believes journalists barred from wedding so he is not seen as ‘human’ https://t.co/cQkGkMB25u 
  • Karnataka High Court refuses to quash rape case against husband | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/Iw78MLmtS1 
  • Civil Court delays will harm UK businesses, legal experts say https://t.co/xtQyqNbeec 
  • Stormy Daniels refuses court order to pay Trump’s legal bills: ‘I will go to jail before I pay a penny’ #US https://t.co/cWPSGjh4eY 
  • Judge terminates appointment of guardian who criticised solicitor - Legal Futures https://t.co/bioLLkAsh3 
  • A top solicitor has avoided registering as a sex offender after pinching women’s bottoms on a night out at his village pub https://t.co/0bHtNHHDTT
  • Trainee beats lockdown to earn solicitor’s role in Lancashire https://t.co/9iGBwH8hSv 
  • The UK's national fraud reporting centre is warning about fake emails pretending to raise money for victims of the war in Ukraine https://t.co/yDOTYCxwBU 
  • UK Fast Tracks Bill For New Register Of Overseas Entities https://t.co/cUqu9KaBk1 
  • Consultancy law firms "putting pressure on talent retention" - Legal Futures https://t.co/YTt5sSeVnP