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21st April - Law News

Edition 3768: 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: Australian businesses in the key marginal seat of Parramatta are pushing for a stronger immigration policy ahead of the election to fix labour shortages.

Focus of the Day Article:   A new official route for the online publication of court judgments marks 'a vital step towards better transparency' in the justice system, the government said today. As the Gazette revealed last year, the new service from the National Archives, called Find Case Law, presents judgments formatted to ease analysis by computer. For the first time, judgments are published under a clear copyright licence permitting such use. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Barrister with council tax conviction fails in disbarment appeal - Legal Futures https://t.co/49vTgrrMuy 
  • PI firm owner banned over kickbacks on ATE insurance | Law Gazette https://t.co/qxz6aqkYKh 
  • Police hunt for up to 40 people after bloody brawl spills into busy Cardiff street - South Wales Police is appealing for eyewitnesses or those with video footage of the incident involving Cardiff City and Luton Town fans to contact them https://t.co/Ok3Naf1JpW 
  • First chambers to set up abroad opens HQ in London - Legal Futures https://t.co/DsA1xbmgwT 
  • Pinsent Masons latest to boost NQ pay | Law Gazette https://t.co/hjBSk1ZxN9 
  • "Shocked:" Delhi High Court on ashram of absconding godman Virendra Dev Dixit housing 160 women in 'animal-like' conditions | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/95yrrfOS7n 
  • The head teacher of an east London school where a black pupil was strip-searched has stood down due to health issues https://t.co/KtWdsoxIaH 
  • A man has admitted sharing a grossly offensive video of a cardboard model of Grenfell Tower being burned on a bonfire. Paul Bussetti, of Sundial Avenue in Croydon, south London, pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court https://t.co/G1uSg63gJn
  • Ex-EastEnders actress Katie Jarvis who shouted 'black lives don't matter' has been sentenced with a community order https://t.co/ReW5l5l4b4 
  • Comparison website targets unmet needs of SMEs - Legal Futures https://t.co/lpXf9zu6ZY 
  • Why does the prime minister keep attacking lawyers? | Law Gazette https://t.co/iSSzOhCQYP 
  • Practical advice for anyone considering a career in international criminal law, distilled by David Josse QC | COUNSEL https://t.co/BCiKKi4YfR 
  • CMS announces five partner promotions in Scotland | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0CLwujafqW 
  • Rape victims failed by UK criminal courts are being forced to seek justice elsewhere https://t.co/OKtUjm0Ppm 
  • Public law campaigners help vulnerable child's legal aid challenge | Law Gazette https://t.co/rpTiAawETk 
  • Solicitor struck off for lying about existence of key evidence - Legal Futures https://t.co/wv2ljRA3xa 
  • UK to make fake reviews illegal and tackle ‘subscription traps’. Plan to give competition watchdog more powers to tackle rip-offs and poor business practices https://t.co/CBc09LKLB5 
  • #HongKong jails pro-democracy activist and former DJ for ‘uttering seditious words’: Tam Tak-chi was the first person charged with sedition since 1997  https://t.co/ugay092dlz
  • Brodies’ family law experts receive Law Society accreditations | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kAi6bascXo 
  • Ince’s takeover of Arden surmounts another hurdle | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ooue8cQ0em 
  • #Russia ‘preparing legal action’ to unfreeze $600bn foreign currency reserves https://t.co/rtJ4iW7pzo 
  • People using self-driving cars will be allowed to watch television on built-in screens under proposed updates to the Highway Code. The changes will say drivers must be ready to take back control of vehicles when prompted, the government said https://t.co/KDdEkZT7z6 
  • The Zomato and Swiggy riders risking their lives to deliver food in #India https://t.co/kT8g1BKcPV 
  • Ageism in UK and US law firms - Legal Futures https://t.co/kIlAL9zvA0 
  • Irwin Mitchell hands staff members £900 to help with cost of living crisis | Law Gazette https://t.co/yrmRJUp5cg
  • Lord Reed talks to Anthony Inglese about fair work distribution, what makes good advocacy and the importance of judicial views being heard respectfully | COUNSEL https://t.co/XVQYEUZHMe
  • Patients in waiting rooms in England are no longer required to socially distance. The new "stepping down" rules apply to NHS hospitals, GP surgeries and emergency departments https://t.co/TXl9npMqiI 
  • England and Wales: Government scheme expands access to court judgments | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LO5hA7rpLC 
  • #SriLankan protesters demand justice for victims of Easter terror attacks https://t.co/pjUSeFy0Fi 
  • Northern Ireland law firms urged to prioritise defences against cyber attacks | Irish Legal News https://t.co/N21MlpXPZh
  • Ukrainian workers flee ‘modern slavery’ conditions on UK farms https://t.co/tZqnsvH0D6 
  • Actor Johnny Depp has testified in his $50m (£38m) defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard that he never struck her #US https://t.co/L74pisWF7F