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29th March - Law News

Edition 3745: 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:  Angela Davis grew up in segregated Alabama and became a world renowned political thinker, activist, author and academic. Her involvement with a politically distorted murder trial sent her into hiding, becoming one of the FBI’s most wanted. She spent 18 months in jail before she was acquitted of all charges. She returned to teaching, writing a series of seminal books on social justice and equality. She joined Krishnan to talk about Socialism, how change happens, and her life.

Focus of the Day Article:  The Scottish government should act to review the scope of its new land interests register in the wake of proposed UK legislation to force overseas entities to declare their ‘beneficial owner’. Full story - Scottish Legal News

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • One fifth of London trainees paid less than Law Society’s recommended minimum - Legal Cheek https://t.co/i8qZt0Vd6e 
  • Coaching helps lawyers ‘redefine success’ - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/oCkbxaS1O5 
  • How I secured a magic circle training contract as a neurodivergent graduate - Legal Cheek https://t.co/cGKq0ZlbO7
  • No one wants to take responsibility: Delhi High Court pulls up authorities for dengue menace | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/rOixRoxGe9
  • Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning at talks in Kyiv earlier this month, sources close to him claim. The Chelsea FC owner - who has now recovered - reportedly suffered sore eyes and skin peeling https://t.co/DreegM9tiV 
  • The first fines for breaches of Covid-19 rules as part of a police investigation into government lockdown parties will be issued soon. Westminster sources suggested the force will issue at least 15 fines initially https://t.co/hmmolt8Gtt
  • Dentons increases NQ lawyer pay by 15% to £92k - Legal Cheek https://t.co/OLqCQfr8ct 
  • Time for Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from election cases – his wife’s texts prove it #US https://t.co/F782Dgfehm
  • Trainee numbers dipped 11% in first year of pandemic, new stats show - Legal Cheek https://t.co/vHyZAx5vvb
  • The long fight to prosecute our father for rape: Sisters Alex and Chyann were repeatedly raped by their father as children https://t.co/3IA9wG3vZK 
  • Plea filed before Bombay High Court against non-implementation of child marriage prohibition laws in Maharashtra | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/BjpP2beJ7x
  • A woman has admitted using her car to try to move a climate change protester blocking the road in Grays, Essex. Sherrilyn Speid, 35, of Grays, pleaded guilty to a charge of dangerous driving when she appeared at Southend Magistrates' Court https://t.co/pdyvim38gx 
  • 5 ways to use the SQE to qualify as a solicitor - Legal Cheek https://t.co/CaVi1Y7PfK
  • 5-step guide on building your CPD plan - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/tapr17FxAC 
  • Legal recruiters help displaced Ukrainian lawyers find jobs - Legal Cheek https://t.co/5CTCcXHuIT 
  • "Where are the judges:" Bar, Bench bemoan burgeoning vacancies in Bombay High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/0dXURVG4Bo 
  • Actor Noel Clarke will not face a criminal investigation over sexual offence allegations, police have said. The Metropolitan Police says they have insufficient evidence to take the matter further https://t.co/AyfF54KqYB 
  • #Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was shadowed by an agent linked to a political assassination team for almost a year before he was shot dead, an investigation has found https://t.co/oOAyQuzriH 
  • Online law school launches ‘O Shaped Lawyer’ course - Legal Cheek https://t.co/r8cPRgk31i 
  • Ministers plan to force all ferry companies operating from UK ports to pay at least the National Minimum Wage, in a bid to persuade P&O Ferries to reinstate 800 workers it has sacked https://t.co/rmKFF3kN8W
  • Meet the senior lawyer running against Craig Kelly - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/1DDIYpIj7s 
  • Criminal bar gets its first hijab-wearing QC - Legal Cheek https://t.co/adNm2dZJRC 
  • The UK's attorney general has appointed a war crimes lawyer to advise Ukraine over the Russian invasion. Suella Braverman said Sir Howard Morrison would become an independent adviser to Ukraine's chief prosecutor, Iryna Venediktova https://t.co/g3vbS0yNLk
  • Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in the face on stage at the Oscars after the comic's joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith. "Jada, can't wait for GI Jane 2," he said, in a reference to her shaved hairdo, a result of the hair loss condition alopecia #US https://t.co/vLtWwJ9Hgy
  • City law firm partner apologises after breaking judgment embargo by posting result in group chat - Legal Cheek https://t.co/aw64GZCNOF 
  • Supreme Court allows persons with disability to provisionally apply for entry into IPS, DANIPS, IRPFS | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/b34UFudEu0 
  • Government paid firm linked to Tory peer £122m for PPE bought for £46m https://t.co/zGdCigselb 
  • Full video: The non-law dilemma - Legal Cheek https://t.co/uLjYTAVSaO
  • No sea experience needed, says P&O agency ad for crews - Stewards sought on Facebook to replace crew members sacked without notice https://t.co/TIxyQOPAsZ 
  • Barrister Amy Stout gives birth after leaving Supreme Court in taxi - Legal Cheek https://t.co/GGFyNjmsuD 
  • Sanction under Section 188 CrPC necessary only if entire offence is committed outside India: Supreme Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/zF2Vhpm1Q1