Edition 3796: 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: The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the United States Women's National Team Players Association (USWNTPA) and the United States National Soccer Team Players Association (USNSTPA) have agreed to a deal that achieves "equal pay and set the global standard moving forward in international football"
Focus of the Day Article: Controversial legislation aimed at ending prosecutions for killings during the Troubles will be introduced to Westminster. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation Bill) will create a new independent body called the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) and offer immunity from prosecution for individuals who co-operate with it. Full story - Irish Legal News
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- A New York man has a beef to pick with McDonald's and Wendy's: misleading adverts he says make their burgers look much bigger than they actually are #US https://t.co/Zoz2kDKJXm
- #India's Supreme Court has ordered the release of one of the men convicted of involvement in the 1991 murder of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi https://t.co/uxp6hWaG13
- Alaa Abdel Fattah: UK urged to help jailed British-Egyptian activist #Egypt
https://t.co/cuD1ToGbiQ
- Former clients hit with indemnity costs for ‘hopeless’ appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/M6IMmiHESo
- World’s highest jailing rate found in Uyghur county of China, data leak suggests #Uyghurs https://t.co/jGWl2e2rXt
- Controversial legacy legislation to be introduced to Westminster today | Irish Legal News https://t.co/NGDsZ09F8w
- Plight
of Afghan judges in spotlight as court hears UK asylum challenge -
Three judicial reviews of Afghans who face ‘real risk to life’ could
force wholesale Home Office rethink https://t.co/J1tMGuD1qh
- Planning your office for the next generation - Legal Futures https://t.co/9HV4dvHWUO
- New firm Power Law LLP to focus on business clients | Irish Legal News https://t.co/rNOAgNT5wG
- A High Court ruling will allow the BBC to publish a story about a man it says exploited his status as an MI5 informant to abuse his partner. The BBC said the decision will allow it to tell a story that is "firmly in the public interest" https://t.co/OtKrSJ7SFx
- A hospital trust has been fined more than £1.3m after admitting failures in care that contributed to the deaths of two patients. Mohammed Ismael Zaman, 31, died of severe blood loss while undergoing dialysis at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in 2019 https://t.co/EpZ00G7YXZ
- A 21-year-old #Russian soldier has pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian, in the first war crimes trial in Ukraine since the war started. Vadim Shishimarin admitted shooting a 62-year-old man a few days after the invasion began https://t.co/D3LT7tFpij
- Don’t assume litigation lawyers always want their trial payday | Law Gazette https://t.co/R8ClXYhKLN
- Jamie Gray appointed as partner at Burness Paull | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wkjr6YFSZt
- Advice deserts? We have a telephone helpline, says minister | Law Gazette https://t.co/SJbyC47wWo
- Smaller law firms eager to grow as confidence stays high - Legal Futures https://t.co/OVjOnIq7rn
- McKee Campbell Morrison appoints Michael Flett as associate director | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5wiao3Dqh7
- Legal advice clinic for LGBTQ+ issues reaches landmark: Cardiff LGBTQ+ Law Clinic was set up in May 2021 to provide free legal advice for individuals across the country, and is on the verge of passing 100 enquiries in that time | Law Gazette https://t.co/Rtr2AtviIU
- Listed company's law firm shoots up rankings with £47m turnover - Legal Futures https://t.co/V7YfH2Bqvn
- As a high-profile tax dispute regarding film distribution schemes rumbles on, the Court of Appeal could yet be asked to give guidance on a lawyer’s duty of care | Law Gazette https://t.co/l6IHQ6oSIs
- Dechert ex-partner ‘disgrace to profession’, court hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/b2P1ZjvxH0
- The Legal Aid Agency has sought to assure anxious criminal legal aid providers that it will try to ensure they do not lose out on work when new contracts begin later this year | Law Gazette https://t.co/luL7dojige
- ABS evolves platform model with other lawyers and professionals - Legal Futures https://t.co/21IHkhibZH
- Priti Patel lifts restrictions on police stop and search powers: Home secretary announces the end of limitations on use of section 60 powers where serious violence anticipated https://t.co/QnVfcIHWFL
- Lawyer in the news: Stuart Luke, Instalaw Solicitors - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/G8LjP3UhPr
- Colleague feared Craig McLachlan could take his own life after articles alleging harassment, court hears #Australia https://t.co/9PWGThnAIt
- Best of the blogs - 14 May 2022 | Law Gazette https://t.co/zROOAIrPLZ
- New firm Power Law LLP to focus on business clients | Irish Legal News https://t.co/rNOAgNT5wG
- Dechert ex-partner leaked to press and ‘plainly lied’ in court – judge | Law Gazette https://t.co/cjciT5CtlR
