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5th March - Law News

Edition 3721: 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: Indian Students In Ukraine Collect Snow To Melt For Water
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Immigration lawyers reach pro bono milestone helping Ukrainians | Law Gazette https://t.co/N244wdQmv7 
  • Manchester police pay £8,000 to woman urged to drop rape claim https://t.co/XlSk6HGNVm 
  • A tale of two courts – Ukraine looks to The Hague | Law Gazette https://t.co/qTcK3vFBUv 
  • The Russian invasion of #Ukraine has laid bare the contradictory position of central and eastern Europeans within the racial hierarchies that structure Europe’s border regimes https://t.co/LB1FZym6JT 
  • Access to BBC's Russian service, Deutsche Welle, Meduza and Radio Liberty, have been limited as #Russia's parliament pass a law making it an offence to spread "fake" information about the armed forces and the Ukraine invasion https://t.co/Os6jeWgmFE
  • MoJ extends 30 Nightingale courtrooms - but will close 22 | Law Gazette https://t.co/oBQZA7uSme
  • Four-day week delivers for probate firm – but staff must work hard - Legal Futures https://t.co/WRtLIbjVbC 
  • Veteran solicitor 'drifted' into offering banking facility on dubious scheme | Law Gazette https://t.co/hqaNxfPban 
  • PM issues warning to oligarch lawyers as profession hits back at criticism - Legal Futures https://t.co/sbV4wkRG4e 
  • Bid to refer to Part 36 offer at hearing is dismissed | Law Gazette https://t.co/VMmrZh1BFi
  • Mishcon de Reya drops B Corp status after just seven months - Legal Futures https://t.co/2XhF5lK3YY
  • Access to BBC's Russian service, Deutsche Welle, Meduza and Radio Liberty, have been limited as #Russia's parliament pass a law making it an offence to spread "fake" information about the armed forces and the Ukraine invasion https://t.co/Os6jeWgUvc
  • MoJ writes off £18.3m in building courts case management system | Law Gazette https://t.co/uclnAoq8hN 
  • Being gay as a judge “no longer an issue”, says CA vice-president - Legal Futures https://t.co/cIjBwm5xJ
  • Why does UK seem so slow at acting against Putin’s oligarchs? From legal threats to a lack of resources, there are many reasons why Britain may be dragging its heels https://t.co/j5Gxr5zvH6 
  • City solicitor is London's latest cycling casualty | Law Gazette https://t.co/0gn51ox5lP
  • Wales' last few remaining Covid restrictions could be scrapped on the 28 March, it has been announced. It is the first time ministers have given a date for when laws requiring people to self-isolate and wear masks may end https://t.co/JaDqJC0RS
  • Solicitors who signed new fees agreement can't go back, Supreme Court told | Law Gazette https://t.co/62sRlC0RU0
  • Reed Smith’s London revenue up 13% in best-ever financial results | Law Gazette https://t.co/PV5RrcfJQ9 
  • A group of MPs say they are "ashamed" at the support offered to aid workers in Afghanistan, following UK's withdrawal last year. A report found ministers were too slow to provide help to humanitarian workers https://t.co/Go0iWcQFD6 
  • Greater Manchester Police pays £8,000 damages to rape complainant https://t.co/5BPdRPKZ9w 
  • Firm urges Court of Appeal to 'develop' common law on champerty | Law Gazette https://t.co/c22FbkehUj