Edition 3720: 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: Russian forces have seized control of Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The facility in the country's south came under heavy shelling and a building caught fire. Ukrainian authorities say the building was used for training and was away from the reactor.
But the attack sparked fears of a potential nuclear disaster. And Ukraine has denounced the assault as "nuclear terror".
But the attack sparked fears of a potential nuclear disaster. And Ukraine has denounced the assault as "nuclear terror".
Focus of the Day Article: Could the international criminal court bring Putin to justice over Ukraine? Even if Russian leader were charged, he would have to be arrested in a state that accepts the court’s jurisdiction. Full story - Guardian Law
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- A former Free Church of Scotland minister who created a fake social
media profile in an attempt to extort intimate images from a young woman
has been sentenced to 180 hours’ unpaid work and ordered to pay £750
compensation | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ET6jQT7SPQ
- City firm bucks office trend by moving to bigger premises | Law Gazette https://t.co/TEtzSjt2eV
- Immigration lawyers reach out to support fleeing Ukrainians | Law Gazette https://t.co/TAlkv4kWTK
- DWF welcomes 27 new recruits in Belfast | Irish Legal News https://t.co/2rP3h4naX8
- Ketanji Brown Jackson Nomination: A Judiciary Without Public Defenders Is Broken - It will take a lot more than Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation to reverse decades of harm inflicted by a prosecutor-heavy federal bench #US https://t.co/htcqYa9grp
- Russian government-backed news channel RT has disappeared from all broadcast platforms in the UK https://t.co/raVEwBnDuC
- Northern Ireland young solicitors support Ukraine appeal | Irish Legal News https://t.co/LCo3zJvUg8
- Solicitor leaves profession after clients lost money on unfinished flats | Law Gazette https://t.co/f1yamAci0X
- Group proceedings case against Celtic FC proceeds | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dshPXu1hxn
- Top-100 ambitions as southeast firm acquires neighbour | Law Gazette https://t.co/hZr2HLg1ML
- Bid by Kazakh mining company to sue journalist is dismissed by judge - Libel claim against Financial Times writer Tom Burgis had been brought to court in London by ENRC https://t.co/HySJwAvXx5
- Kim Kardashian's divorce is now complete after nearly eight years married to Ye, formerly known as Kanye West #US https://t.co/nL8O4BR3v3
- A yacht owned by Igor Sechin, boss of #Russian state energy company Rosneft, was grabbed by French customs officers near Marseille. German authorities seized a $600m vessel owned by Russian metal tycoon Alisher Usmanov according to reports https://t.co/CT3JqHAGXU
- Disabled people 'given 12 days' to respond to human rights consultation | Law Gazette https://t.co/kr6Aw6GEHB
- Bid by Kazakh mining company to sue journalist is dismissed by judge - Libel claim against Financial Times writer Tom Burgis had been brought to court in London by ENRC https://t.co/HySJwANyoD
- Barristers stop work to protest District Court legal aid fees | Irish Legal News https://t.co/xWYYki4PtX
- Greene mounts appeal over SDT 'misleading evidence' case | Law Gazette https://t.co/aLHMjrEsEE
- Northern Ireland’s restorative justice protocol to be reviewed | Irish Legal News https://t.co/wLkVEYX5zl
- #US Capitol riots: Guy Reffitt accused of being 'tip of spear' in 6 January mob - Guy Reffitt, 49, is accused of carrying a handgun on to the Capitol grounds, obstruction of an official proceeding and obstruction of justice among other charges https://t.co/xN9vjQ5mVo
- Half of the temporary Nightingale Courts set up at the start of the pandemic are to close, the Ministry of Justice has announced. Temporary courts were opened in hotels and conference suites to help manage the massive backlog in cases, which has worsened https://t.co/ILZjiA0Bhu
- Fees ruling could stop solicitors acting for cash-strapped clients, court hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/pAzwHUFlmF
- Ministry of Justice “lacks credibility” because of unspent £1bn - Legal Futures https://t.co/9eb6YDOMgy
- Seven solicitor advocates introduced to court | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AeoSU8d2mC
- LSB warns Bar Council over objections to “unreasonable” PCF rise - Legal Futures https://t.co/yV31AcUTQ
- #Australia's up-and-coming legal superstars for 2022 unveiled | Australasian Lawyer https://t.co/yZUNtkwWYt
- Lawyer calls for anti-SLAPP legislation after ‘dirty money’ libel claim collapses | Law Gazette https://t.co/IZViavew
- #China’s IP Tribunal Releases 2021 Annual Report https://t.co/GNPOV1veLc
- Could the international criminal court bring Putin to justice over Ukraine? https://t.co/Dh1YM9brnM
- Ex-chief of #HongKong barristers Paul Harris says he left city after police interview https://t.co/B2c6nrN9eX
- #Egyptians seen in jail ‘torture’ videos charged with spreading fake news https://t.co/YQrhFGqwYp
- They are ‘civilised’ and ‘look like us’: the racist coverage of #Ukraine https://t.co/uPO9DDlLpM
- Three more top firms reviewing Russia client links | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ncl6snYdMq
- John
McDonnell and Diane Abbott pull out of Stop the War rally: Labour
leftwingers react to pressure from Keir Starmer to avoid blaming Nato
for Russian aggression in Ukraine https://t.co/lI6qXDN73A
- Lisa McKenna elected to Dublin Chamber | Irish Legal News https://t.co/I6W10TyQaL
- System under ‘real threat’ as barristers leave criminal work – Bar Council #Ireland https://t.co/oNPuacKVJm
- The end of the Word is nigh | Law Gazette https://t.co/KhcpcuKLgj
- Leading criminal law solicitor struck off over £100 “gift” - Legal Futures https://t.co/fraAMqyIqI
- Law Society statement on Ukraine | The Law Society https://t.co/oiRgIHBqgE
- Fallon Spencer joins Esson & Aberdein in Glasgow | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9Gm6bM5diB
- Continued whiplash portal problems "a real cause for concern" - Legal Futures https://t.co/RxOJfzJay3
- Sheku Bayoh’s family ‘bitterly disappointed’ at inquiry evidence requests https://t.co/C9zi5HjgqA
