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14th April - Law News

Edition 3761: 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: Police in the United States have arrested a man over the subway shooting in New York. Frank R James is accused of setting off smoke bombs and shooting 10 passengers in Brooklyn on Tuesday morning.

Focus of the Day Article:  The Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) – which was first due to close in 2017 – has been given another stay of execution and will now go on to September 2023, a year later than the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) had planned. Full story - Legal Futures
 
Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Cosmetic surgery – compensation and regulation | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PZnjUGOjig 
  • A law requiring workplaces in Wales to take precautions for Covid will be axed from Monday https://t.co/UbSBlTfzsG
  • Ali Harbi Ali has been given a whole-life sentence for murdering David Amess MP https://t.co/LFdUyuUIbu 
  • Wayne Couzens requests jury trial for indecent exposure charges https://t.co/yOCzk8MNOQ 
  • Some asylum seekers will be flown to Rwanda to have their applications processed, under new government plans. Boris Johnson is set to unveil the plans on Thursday, before Home Secretary Priti Patel signs a migration deal https://t.co/ym7lDAweUH
  • Justice minister Lord David Wolfson quits over Covid law-breaking at No 10 https://t.co/8S9ODjpMn5
  • Help shape our work on climate change | Law Gazette https://t.co/WHIaMvx4Ik
  • Women accuse Met of missing chances to charge alleged serial attacker https://t.co/6GynyZqdhE 
  • Whiplash portal ‘needs saving’ with claim numbers still low | Law Gazette https://t.co/tBOHVAcvPF
  • SDT fines veteran solicitor for multiple accounts rules breaches - Legal Futures https://t.co/1cGkUpEo8c
  • Matthews case was a futile and expensive mistake | Law Gazette https://t.co/Omd3elpsnS 
  • ECtHR: Italy violated Article 2 after failing to protect woman and her children | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/14wKT2ga7c
  • ‘Unnecessary and irresponsible’? No – barristers are striking because justice is being denied | The Secret Barrister https://t.co/P8vWJvFDDz
  • City solicitor to stand trial over SFO probe ‘tip-off’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/6YwJGyIKbm
  • Crime of fashion: Spanish jailers object to quality of prisoner‑made uniforms #Spain https://t.co/P45JozbqLP
  • Regulators urged to work more with legal comparison sites | Law Gazette https://t.co/EcAdwKfscj 
  • Why raising the SRA's fining powers is good for solicitors - Legal Futures https://t.co/F1WTwGE0ew
  • 'Defendants in the bath': magistrates reveal remote-hearing concerns | Law Gazette https://t.co/8JiGiwwDCe
  • [INS Vikrant fund misappropriation case] BJP's Kirit Somaiya moves Bombay High Court for anticipatory bail | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/RfSFMjh8GN
  • Sexual assault: regrettable, but no impediment to a parliamentary career n https://t.co/j7ziATSbkP 
  • Judge Helen Boyle recognised with UCC Alumni Achievement Award | Irish Legal News https://t.co/IlaCPJT7g7
  • Replacing Human Rights Act will weaken protections, say peers and MPs: Joint committee on human rights says plans contravene principle that human rights are universal https://t.co/VG9Mm872Bs
  • Litigator's claim against ex-firm struck out for unless order failure - Legal Futures https://t.co/H8BwbprU5g 
  • Slaughters joins NQ salary war | Law Gazette https://t.co/BVHQPzJNlg
  • Colston Four acquittal to be referred to court of appeal: Unusual move to seek legal clarification, which cannot reverse verdict, amounts to the ‘politicisation of jury trials’, says defence lawyer https://t.co/KnODXaQRvB 
  • GMP police chief apologises to Rochdale grooming gang victims https://t.co/fxsYDx51Cr 
  • A judge told of how he was "inspired" by Insulate Britain protesters as he fined some for holding a demonstration on the M25. The group blocked traffic, including an ambulance with a patient, by sitting at junction 3 near Swanley, Kent https://t.co/Xwq0PMHjIn
  • The SIF lives on - SRA gives fund yet another stay of execution - Legal Futures https://t.co/sxA83biydY 
  • Another P&O Ferries vessel has been detained after inspectors found a "number of deficiencies", the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) confirmed https://t.co/yshS6stxzb
  • Former Dechert client denies ‘perjury school’ knowledge | News | Law Gazette https://t.co/rW35nHILsS 
  • Protecting the rights of women and trans people https://t.co/JXp9OFD4Uo
  • Nolan Farrell & Goff appoints Rosie O’Flynn as partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/DmH44dQyGW
  • Latest OIC portal data shows lengthening settlement times - Legal Futures https://t.co/RrX2guQe1s
  • The Scottish Conservatives are encouraging Scots to have their say on the removal of MSPs who fail to carry out their duties, before consultation on the Removal from Office and Recall Bill closes | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YWDugFuy12 
  • Fresh reprieve for retired solicitors' safety net | Law Gazette https://t.co/gK4Jr5RQ7m
  • One in eight privately rented homes in England pose threat to health, MPs say https://t.co/TZdjKwLuWH 
  • Ukraine announces arrest of Putin ally in ‘lightning-fast’ operation: Viktor Medvedchuk had escaped house arrest on treason charges days after the #Russian invasion of Ukraine https://t.co/qxrkGdYM9b