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18th April - Law News

Edition 3765: 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: On 31 July 2015, 800 people gathered in the surroundings of Westminster Hall, in the Palace of Westminster, to witness a historic mock trial of a representative group of Magna Carta barons. The event was part of a range of activities taking place globally to mark the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215.

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Bakers backs ‘up and coming’ fintech firms with £100k worth of free legal support - Legal Cheek https://t.co/GXBtbEVhjL
  • Plea in Delhi High Court seeks action against those pasting printouts, parking stickers with word 'Judge' on their vehicles | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/K86e1HmoF
  • How TikTok is helping lawyers land new clients - Legal Cheek https://t.co/vJklWiRAqk
  • Non co-operating members should be held accountable for delay in redevelopment of society building: Bombay High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/oddsJFC12e
  • Nicola Sturgeon has been reported to police after being filmed apparently breaching Scotland's face mask rules https://t.co/APrN0cMMcJ
  • The "unduly harsh" test considered further by Court of Appeal - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/ODNnbs6DAv
  • Flapjacks are too chewy to be taxed as cakes, tribunal rules: Glanbia Milk’s products will attract VAT because they are not baked and would not be served at afternoon tea https://t.co/j3aW6SHVz0
  • Justice minister quits over Boris Johnson’s ‘partygate’ fine - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ll1eehUdHm
  • Report of Boris Johnson pouring drinks ‘implies he started lockdown party’ - Downing Street gathering in November 2020 became leaving party only after PM arrived, Sunday Times reports https://t.co/QUDWImXZLM
  • There has been a third night of unrest in #Sweden after protests against a far-right group which burned a copy of the Quran and planned to do so again https://t.co/1sqAgQDsYk
  • Boris Johnson's fine for breaching lockdown rules is the "most severe constitutional crisis involving a prime minister", a historian has said https://t.co/weJFnvoCZP
  • Law Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurates new J&K International Arbitration Centre at Srinagar | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/a39xbHNOX9 
  • Refusal of Sabina Nessa’s murderer to attend sentencing may prompt new law #US https://t.co/y7JA1XjowU
  • Open thread: What UK firms are REALLY paying associates beyond NQ level - Legal Cheek https://t.co/94Gl3CRmzw
  • Images posted online will be crucial in prosecuting war crimes in Ukraine, according to UK legal expert who said the use of bomb footage from Yemen during a mock war crimes trial showed how images shared online had "transformed" the documentation https://t.co/7ZxaJ72idM
  • What small firms should be doing post-budget - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/TuLb2PMDDV
  • Priti Patel mislead parliament over controversial borders bill: Questions raised over home secretary’s claim that new law would allow ‘safe and legal route’ https://t.co/j4iJutsQsW
  • Conviction of doctor under assisted suicide prohibition not in breach of Convention - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/zqHDpZf76k
  • Priti Patel's top civil servant Matthew Rycroft warned her there was not enough evidence of the "deterrent effect" of the plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda https://t.co/ppXDPaiQ47 
  • Briton who killed terminally ill wife faces murder trial in #Cyprus: David Hunter is to go to court this week, after his lawyers’ request that the charge be changed to assisted suicide was refused https://t.co/oMW25Qe9Du
  • Students gunning for high-paying jobs in law, medicine and finance could save £20k by taking a gap year, experts claim - Legal Cheek https://t.co/YkuAWyX2kc
  • Children have right to love and affection of parents and grandparents: Bombay High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/AeSxwH7AQ
  • RT @UKVisaBarrister: Migration Advisory Committee privacy information notice https://t.co/b9mHpNlgir https://t.co/dw4vozWyUw
  • One of Wales' most popular mountain paths was "covered in human stools" and litter as visitors flocked to the area for Easter, a mountain guide has said. Snowdon guide Gemma Davies said she even caught a man defecating on the mountain's railway line https://t.co/qYjb7Q4bPk 
  • Building a firm model fit for purpose in changing times - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/7sOTmfr5ap
  • London NQ lawyer pay reaches £164,000 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/IXGDdOlPMw 
  • [BREAKING] Special CBI Court upholds Magistrate court order setting aside CBI LOC against Aakar Patel | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/R8EtnkAQyf
  • How the SQE brings greater ‘flexibility, freedom and innovation’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/U6DGvG7jXq 
  • The Weekly Round-Up: no-fault divorce, Russia's suspension and support for trans rights - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/pCHIdkdnKA 
  • I am now one of millions of #Afghan refugees https://t.co/jTK1G1vL38 
  • IN-PERSON EVENT NEXT THURSDAY: How to build an international career at a global law firm in London - with lawyers from Skadden, Quinn Emanuel and Hill Dickinson - Legal Cheek https://t.co/iqNBRWAQ3W 
  • Judge slams Trump as 'charlatan' after jury finds Jan. 6 rioter guilty on all counts #US https://t.co/dEKOhCxEC0