Edition 3723: 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: Despite the Kremlin's draconian crackdown, crowds of people have turned out at anti-war protests across Russia. One monitoring group said more than 4,000 people had been arrested in dozens of cities across the country. But none of that could stop many ordinary Russians from simply 'going for a walk'.
Focus of the Day Article: Lawyers have expressed solidarity with Ukraine and called on the government to assist refugees. In a joint statement, Bar leaders in England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland and the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland, unequivocally condemned the invasion as an ‘act of war’ and ‘a gross violation of international law’. Full story - New Law Journal
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- After taking over as SPP, I exited all WhatsApp groups: Delhi Riots
cases Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/bvLoEHcOIn
- How to make it as a legal tech lawyer - Legal Cheek https://t.co/90NLAjHyno
- England’s law, not its lawyers, is to blame for the oligarch gold rush https://t.co/cr8GDw11wS
- Dear Nadhim Zahawi, did you even glance at existing political impartiality law? | Michael Rosen https://t.co/jEOrfysxRY
- Trainee retention latest: Hogan Lovells and Mayer Brown post spring scores - Legal Cheek https://t.co/kC8npU8dNV
- Only
50 Ukrainians have been granted visas under a scheme for refugees with
family links to the UK, the Home Office has announced https://t.co/6IUx2rm3Mk
- How lawyers can show support for people in Ukraine | The Law Society https://t.co/HFWDVFQc0F
- Britons should not head to Ukraine to fight and should instead help however they can from the UK. The head of the armed forces Adm Sir Tony Radakin rejected the call for a no-fly zone saying it would not help tactically and might escalate fighting https://t.co/z47qj9BoSi
- Human rights and a divorce or civil partnership dissolution statement - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/AE88Y4eaVJ
- Magic circle firms A&O and Freshfields latest to review Russia client links - Legal Cheek https://t.co/aKOZySX7bd
- Barrister accused of murdering dad of four is remanded in custody pending DPP directions - #Ireland https://t.co/NjM1VT3FMC
- First
female judge presides over hearing at top court in #Egypt - Radwa Helmi
sits on bench of state council, marking ‘historic’ step along road to
equality https://t.co/0ia06a1qT2
- Taylor v Catterall: rumble in the public law jungle? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/cRELKZkgqI
- The legal fallout from the Russia sanctions https://t.co/4NuTi3QYas
- ‘Leave no stone unturned’: how investigators gather evidence of war crimes in #Ukraine: Multiple investigations launch as experts caution worst crimes likely yet to come under Russian occupation https://t.co/97zbJqC1DW
- Leaving with pride intact; consider govt's negative perception a certificate of independence: Justice Akil Kureshi | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/5W6peJl95j
- Shane Warne's family have accepted the offer of a state funeral, says Victorian Premier Dan Andrews. Legendary #Australia spinner Warne died of a suspected heart attack in Thailand on Friday, aged 52 https://t.co/yvzhQTS7IQ
- Visa and Mastercard have announced they will suspend all operations in #Russia in protest at its invasion of Ukraine https://t.co/YyVp9ANXNf
- ‘Can I spend the next year unemployed now I’ve secured a training contract?’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ueK7SELXYT
- Devolved powers and the internal market post-Brexit - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/jzSCxaD5xb
- #Ukraine backs international tribunal plan to try Putin for crime of aggression https://t.co/DvJzYo1dh1
- LinkedIn removes lawyer’s post calling for 'pre-emptive nuclear attack on Russia' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/8jy3PwjlAi
- Law students demand refund over lecturer strikes | Law Gazette https://t.co/FEz3DMLqpN
- NRA: Judge blocks New York attorney general's attempt to dissolve it but allows suit to proceed #US https://t.co/AP7BylgVrD
- Police officer is named after newspaper wins year-long legal fight to reveal his identity https://t.co/LkRsTUNkB8
- County court delays still much higher than pre-pandemic, MoJ reveals | Law Gazette https://t.co/U6sZxExgil
- Net Zero - the challenges and the opportunities for the property sector https://t.co/iCLP8hcG0g
- WNBA side Phoenix Mercury say they are concerned for Brittney Griner's "safety, physical and mental health" after the centre was detained in #Russia on charges of drug smuggling https://t.co/kwNZoO82Ai
- Zara, Paypal and Samsung suspend business in #Russia over Ukraine invasion https://t.co/59Lbs2EziE
- Drivers warned as legal loophole means stranger could park their car on your driveway https://t.co/pZfv7jRW4r
