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29th April - Law News

Edition 3776: 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: Exclusive new modelling, seen by this programme, suggests that 70 per cent of UK households are in areas that breach three World Health Organisation guidelines on dangerous air pollutants, and 97% breach at least one guideline

Focus of the Day Article: Clifford Chance unveils 'most diverse ever' partner promotions round. Largest cohort since 2007 sees 37 lawyers made up as firm measures up to latest diversity targets. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • £1bn courts repair bill is threat to justice system, MPs report | Law Gazette https://t.co/Tl8Eep78R0
  • RT @acatfromgreece: The criminal justice system in a leaflet. https://t.co/er7dFZcRiy
  • Legal time-bar for latent damages claims – changes to the discoverability test under Scots law | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/r4mABrjGOX 
  • Services firms line up to tackle crypto fraud | Law Gazette https://t.co/7wIzaFSYiG
  • Northern Ireland parties set out justice priorities at Law Society event | Irish Legal News https://t.co/HtuXocY1EG 
  • Bar left reeling from malicious cyber attack | Law Gazette https://t.co/hzx56hvQRn 
  • Terra Firma’s Roddy MacLeod pens new book: Contentious Executries | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bUX0hBVD9d
  • Slater and Gordon denies bullying costs recovery lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/Lbqo7IxdhS 
  • The supreme court’s coming abortion ruling may spark a new era of #US unrest https://t.co/KTYoploPZI
  • MPs lament “missed opportunities” of court reform programme - Legal Futures https://t.co/vUAERnUAs6
  • Nothern Ireland judge rebukes ‘time-wasting’ personal litigant over failed appeal | Irish Legal News https://t.co/aXquEWhNkK
  • Keen: 'Role of the lord chancellor has diminished' | Law Gazette https://t.co/4qymV9y5mY
  • Six ways to improve your clients' conveyancing experience - Legal Futures https://t.co/775G3c1HnJ 
  • Samsung's latest advert has been criticised by some women's running groups and safety campaigners for being "unrealistic". The film shows a young woman getting up at 02:00 to go for a run through the streets of a city alone https://t.co/h5f1MvlIeG
  • Conservative MP Jamie Wallis has been charged with failing to stop after a car crash last November. South Wales Police said Mr Wallis, 37, from Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, has also been charged with failing to report the crash, careless driving https://t.co/dMC4IK7SeT 
  • Council paid £60k a week for ‘wholly unsuitable’ place for vulnerable girl - ourt of protection orders education secretary to explain ‘national crisis’ in secure placements for children with complex needs https://t.co/7CcwcVkyhg 
  • Labour MP Liam Byrne has been found to have bullied a former member of staff and will be suspended from the Commons for only two days https://t.co/uPYmanBaO4 
  • Ukrainians deported to #Russia beaten and mistreated https://t.co/hTGxOq72vK 
  • Bermondsey stabbings: Joshua Jacques, 28, is due at Westminster Magistrates' Court later https://t.co/pgEaUe50da 
  • Ince’s takeover of Arden approved by High Court | Law Gazette https://t.co/1cpb4X6mac 
  • Foreign nationals and ethnic minorities receiving longer prison sentences in Ireland | Irish Legal News https://t.co/w2Ea1kH6v
  • Bleak outlook for creditors owed £40m after PI firm collapse - Legal Futures https://t.co/nk9CbERIrp
  • #Singapore executes man on drugs charge, rejecting mental disability plea https://t.co/JgpcW1epIf
  • The parents of a US Marine freed in a prisoner swap with #Russia have spoken of their joy at his release. Trevor Reed had been held in a Russian jail since 2019. He was traded for Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian jailed on drug-smuggling charges https://t.co/UFdqW44YI1 
  • Joint enterprise ruling has not led to fewer homicide charges, report finds https://t.co/UFXdIiRjo8 
  • An MP has spoken out about lewd comments allegedly made to her by a member of the Keir Starmer's cabinet https://t.co/2sIlpr3zNk
  • EHRC: Britain’s human rights record reviewed ahead of UN examination | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wzDKkjcDBa 
  • Bar Council and Ward Hadaway become latest cyber-attack victims - Legal Futures https://t.co/tErnaxnoVj 
  • Trump appeals against judge’s contempt order and $10,000-a-day fine - Ex-president found to be in contempt after failure to comply with subpoena in New York state attorney general’s fraud investigation #US https://t.co/kUxflIWgvU 
  • EU announces plans to protect journalists from vexatious lawsuits - Anti-Slapp directive would also enable EU states to refuse to recognise judgments passed in UK https://t.co/rXAi1P2UkM 
  • Criminal legal aid sector ‘will disappear’, MPs hear | Law Gazette https://t.co/dydbgYG3uI 
  • Tory councillors disciplined for ‘hate’ directed at Jewish Labour candidate- Dan Ozarow felt terrorised by abuse of him and his family after negative campaigning in Hertfordshire https://t.co/ivZZP18Zu0 
  • Serious Fraud Office requests documents at Gupta-linked firms https://t.co/1oqPYtBtX3
  • Legislate to help legal regulators deal with sanctions busters, Raab told - Legal Futures https://t.co/3H5AEpM54p 
  • Channel 4 privatisation to begin amid criticism from MPs and industry: Process for privatisation announced as part of sweeping changes to UK media landscape https://t.co/4u0Y4ianoK
  • Proud Boys member pleads guilty for role in US Capitol attack #US https://t.co/r7XbsPxQez
  • 'Resist prolixity' from lawyers, Vos tells judges | Law Gazette https://t.co/HDgvMwi9hd
  • A woman who rode an e-scooter while drunk after a hen do has been banned from driving for 18 months. Paige Burnley, 26, was stopped by police in Cheltenham at 22:40 BST on 9 April after being spotted weaving in and out of traffic https://t.co/RPSGWqh8hk 
  • Terrorism offenders ‘enjoy high status’ in prison, QC’s official report says https://t.co/VM123Fq3qA