Edition 3718: 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: The family of an undergraduate who took her own life are to challenge the University of Bristol over its duty of care in protecting the mental health of its students.
Natasha Abrahart's parents are suing the university for negligence in an unprecedented case. She was one of 13 students whose suspected suicides, in the words of a pro-vice chancellor, "lit a fire under the institution"
Mental health illnesses have rocketed six-fold in 5 years across universities in England and Wales.
Focus of the Day Article: Immigration lawyers yesterday launched a free advice service to support Ukrainians wanting refuge in the UK in the wake of the Russian invasion. Simon Cox, a barrister specialising in immigration and public law at Doughty Street Chambers, said the project aimed to help Ukrainians wanting to stay in the UK or “reach the UK legally”. Full story - Legal Futures
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Best of the blogs - 26 February 2022 | Law Gazette https://t.co/257WMr9beG
- Jennifer Downing promoted to partner at CDS Tax & Law | Irish Legal News https://t.co/n7pnYQtVeR
- Russia's invasion: blaming lawyer 'enablers' | Law Gazette https://t.co/EHPNrEmA7i
- Ukraine conflict: UK relaxes visa rules for refugees - The scheme allowing close relatives of Ukrainian people settled in the UK to come over will be widened to include adult parents, grandparents, children over 18 and siblings https://t.co/qNqEmh0JdW
- Compulsory Covid jabs for care home staff scrapped https://t.co/Trrjs8wGod
- UK's most wanted woman Sarah Panitzke arrested in Spain https://t.co/fpeb2rMcwo
- How top #Indian law firms are getting back to work after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions | Bar & Bench https://t.co/BzVbBzj8lj
- Criminal barristers balloted on action over legal aid reform | Law Gazette https://t.co/R9cJrblNiK
- Immigration expert Ashley Fleming joins Harper Macleod | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zHvgsxi46N
- Students face long wait for SQE2 exams | Law Gazette https://t.co/ulmUfn4ghB
- Solicitors quit London office of Russian law firm because of invasion - Legal Futures https://t.co/2SZnJZfwXg
- Norton Rose tells lawyers: no ‘external commentary’ on Russian sanctions | Law Gazette https://t.co/nkSc9E2vtu
- UK law firms aiding Russian oligarchs could face penalties, No 10 suggests https://t.co/AyZKsVeOWH
- CoA refuses permission to cap costs in Malawi rape case | Law Gazette https://t.co/f1FQ7zx9dF
- Ukraine to sell 'war bonds' to fund armed forces https://t.co/wF7h1Afxyq
- Patients will be endangered by flaws in health bill, says NHS ombudsman - Rob Behrens says victims of medical negligence could be denied justice because of ‘curtain of secrecy’ https://t.co/yB0D5CUeIR
- CMCs have not exploited whiplash portal, report says - Legal Futures https://t.co/xpxxdrPieO
- A former prosecutor has accused the Metropolitan Police of a "dereliction of duty" over failures to investigate a British paedophile who is on the run. Daniel Erickson-Hull, who fled to Bulgaria in 2017, may have abused hundreds of children there https://t.co/w7l0v00ldN
- Pressure mounts for action against 'enablers' of Russian regime | Law Gazette https://t.co/zPJlVweNLf
- MPs have voted to scrap a proposal to make misogyny a hate crime in England and Wales as part of new public order laws going through Parliament https://t.co/wlliFGSRu3
- #US supreme court signals it may restrict EPA’s ability to fight climate crisis https://t.co/t35BGJC8vI
- Wishing a very happy St. David's Day to all https://t.co/4OcsvvtSw2
- Dr Mary McAleese: Next generation of lawyers must stand up for what’s right | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Y60Y4vIpjC
- Solicitor wins unfair dismissal claim over transfer to new firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/FsqUknQJ88
- Boutique firm wins case against solicitor over move to competitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/hgKsQkFeOr
- Court upholds non-compete clause for lawyer joining Weightmans - Legal Futures https://t.co/SbWmXGGMHe
- Anderson Strathern appoints former Deloitte partner Mike McGregor as non-executive director | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/46RiHyMclt
- Obituary: Francesca Jaszczyk - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/QlM4wcMEWZ
- ICC prosecutor to investigate possible war crimes in #Ukraine https://t.co/FwJJsYUCXu
- Economic crime bill to surface after four-year wait | Law Gazette https://t.co/B007AfJkse
- US: Three officers convicted over failing to stop George Floyd’s murder | Irish Legal News https://t.co/2iWoJsfWhE
