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5th April - Law News

Edition 3752: 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: Day and another (Appellants) v The Governor of the Cayman Islands and another (Respondents)

Focus of the Day Article:  Gas from Mozambique in difficult times for energy: breach of the Paris Agreement? Full story - UK Human Rights Blog
 
Saturday Conversations on Law

  • “Very sorry state of affairs:” Supreme Court on arbitral award pending for 30+ years | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/VlfNLg9HvB 
  • Clyde & Co and BLM agree to combine - Legal Cheek https://t.co/FpGe5utG7Y
  • Merely being highest bidder in auction will not confer any legal right: Supreme Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/g6qjbnTFeu
  • First speakers announced for LegalEdCon 2022 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ebe6UgopSS 
  • The government's former head of ethics has apologised after receiving a fine from the police for attending a party in the Cabinet Office during lockdown. Helen MacNamara was reported to have gone to a leaving do for a fellow civil servant on 18 June 2020 https://t.co/wdG6ckgrBx
  • More than 100 organisations have pulled out of the UK's first ever global LGBT+ conference over the hardline Conservative government's stance on conversion therapy https://t.co/kn9MPws0lS 
  • Construction is an integral cog in the machine of #Australian society. Work as a construction lawyer remains exciting and “intellectually stimulating”, say two BigLaw partners - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/tSn5tlYbB2 
  • Barrister sanctioned over tweet about Muslims wins appeal - Legal Cheek https://t.co/yVbxY1sivW 
  • Medha Patkar moves Bombay High Court highlighting non-functional Police Complaints Authority in Maharashtra | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/ipvSBnMQWg 
  • Freshfields narrows gender pay gap for third year - Legal Cheek https://t.co/uMP0yau3Ha 
  • Whilst more briefs are going to women barristers than before, there are still shortfalls – including and especially pay – that need to be addressed - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/5oyiIz0fBg
  • Regional rises: who has increased so far? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Uw5mk1CVcS 
  • What makes a good dealmaker? - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/1hgmmP0ZZS 
  • How qualifying as a solicitor is changing for the better with the SQE - Legal Cheek https://t.co/g8xxmNlVqC 
  • National online provider LawCPD has launched a new “state-of-the-art” learning suite, which it said would create richer learning experiences for lawyers across #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/ny6cCUEm7l
  • The legal requirement to wear face coverings in places of worship and while attending marriage and funeral services in Scotland has ended. About one in 12 people had Covid last week and the number in hospital with the virus was at a record high https://t.co/BcFHl1uoKw
  • #Pakistan's supreme court is expected to decide the fate of embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan, following a day of political turmoil. Mr Khan has faced an attempt to oust him from office in recent days https://t.co/ZE7Y8zMSH9
  • A Met Police officer has been charged with sexually assaulting a colleague while on duty. PC Joseph Demir was charged on 9 March with sexual assault, which is said to have happened on 10 March, 2020, the force said https://t.co/DUhZCQZ3M
  • Ukraine crisis: Law students and lawyers look to tackle immigration challenges using lawtech - Legal Cheek https://t.co/acxEJjjx6v
  • As the firm celebrates its 140th anniversary, the managing partner of Sparke Helmore, appointed last month, shared his priorities for the firm for 2022 - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/iBElyrERt
  • Can't permit parties to take benefit of court order later set aside by higher court: Supreme Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/fxGU8CjA3h
  • Police have issued fines to some people who attended an event in Downing Street on the eve of Prince Philip's funeral. The gathering on 16 April 2021 was a leaving party for the former No 10 director of communications James Slack https://t.co/DUhZCQZ3MS 
  • Family law barrister cleared of misconduct over Meghan Markle baby tweet - Legal Cheek https://t.co/riQSvSw05S
  • HFW takes team from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/gQwGkAMTxL 
  • ‘I returned a changed man’: Prince Andrew deletes Falklands war post - Duke of York wrote about his experience in the conflict in a post on his ex-wife’s Instagram account that was quickly deleted https://t.co/anbHuueoUU
  • Flexi-lawyer service launches in-house focused SQE pathway - Legal Cheek https://t.co/jWcb7uJE8w 
  • Top UK judges quit Hong Kong - Legal Cheek https://t.co/LXxAaHUEKA