Edition 3799: 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: A US judge has blocked plans to lift an immigration policy that prevents migrants from seeking asylum in the US. The policy known as 'Title 42' was issued to prevent the spread of coronavirus. But medical experts say it is no longer needed.
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Boris Johnson to sacrifice top official over Partygate to save himself: Civil service head will carry the can, amid row over claims that No 10 tried to interfere with Sue Gray’s findings https://t.co/eu6HkNY1gv
- The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has expanded a scheme that allows victims and witnesses of crimes, such as rape and modern slavery, to have their cross-examination video-recorded and played later in trial | NLJ https://t.co/BAemWjscrR
- Fox hits back with ‘Bad Law Project’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/b9pTbEv0oE
- The four HM Chief Inspectors of police, Criminal Prosecution Service, probation and prison services have issued a devastating warning on the ‘knock-on effect’ of the courts backlog | NLJ https://t.co/lFqZ4Rw9D
- Departing legal recruiter wrong not to hand over LinkedIn password - Legal Futures https://t.co/RMoMZyFhou
- One in four lawyers suffers daily stress | Law Gazette https://t.co/sIg6xTearo
- ‘Ella’s law’ bill seeks to establish right to clean air in UK https://t.co/NebmAe4Dmi
- Is your law firm protected from ransomware attacks? - Legal Futures https://t.co/3ueDFI6W3p
- Partisan experts can be fatal, Supreme Court justice warns | Law Gazette https://t.co/Rh467tuRsq
- Two
people have been taken to hospital after part of a stand collapsed at a
Trooping the Colour event at Horse Guards Parade in central London.
Scaffolding holding the stand up is reported to have given way just
before 11:00 BST https://t.co/UPwEeWOjrF
- UK citizens who have not had a coronavirus jab can now travel to Spain by showing a negative PCR or antigen test on arrival. The Spanish government confirmed that non-vaccinated travellers from outside the EU can enter the country from Saturday https://t.co/di0S1jLSj
- Opposition parties are calling for the prime minister to explain a meeting with Sue Gray over her report into the partygate saga. There are conflicting accounts of what was discussed during the meeting https://t.co/5s3SMEz1QI
- The Ivy Williams Centenary Exhibit, which can be found in the Main Hall of the Royal Courts of Justice features judges and other women pioneers in the legal profession from the past 100 years | NLJ https://t.co/sUxz3uWxny
- ‘Wagatha Christie’ puts England’s legal system on trial in the social media age https://t.co/wULcUuYuDq
- Justice committee chair raises doubts about fixed costs in clin neg claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/c73HzaY1D
- Trump isn’t out there with a gun, but he’s enabled this war against black people https://t.co/bUGGN1wzVb
- Survey: Public think badly of law firms with Russian clients - Legal Futures https://t.co/FcuQlaxql2
- Chancery Lane 'not surprised' by escalating legal aid action | Law Gazette https://t.co/PfEoFvXy4
- Tamil refugees detained by UK on Chagos Islands go on hunger strike https://t.co/S6WFrUyVUw
- ‘It’s ridiculous’: shock as some UK grocery prices rise by more than 20% - Which? analysis finds cereal, mushrooms and cheese among the items to have risen the most https://t.co/AA9JptIVqq
- England is facing a "dentist shortage crisis" as 14% of NHS dentists approach retirement, the Lib Dems have warned. The party says the situation will be acute in some rural areas such as parts of Lincolnshire and Cumbria https://t.co/ILgmSxBCuS
- Parliament could burn down "any day", former minister Andrea Leadsom has warned as she urged MPs to "get on" with the renovation of the building https://t.co/UwisjuZXIo
- Paper channel to remain under LPA modernisation plan | Law Gazette https://t.co/ON2lYqDalt
- Electronic signatures instead of witnesses for LPAs stay on the table - Legal Futures https://t.co/4uUqwHh9sP
- Junior staff could have risked career by not attending No 10 parties, lawyer says https://t.co/yGRM9r1Szv
- Mother in law: Walking | Law Gazette https://t.co/EAVe0algOE
- This year’s Pro Bono Week will discuss how lawyers have coordinated support in response to the crises in Afghanistan and Ukraine, and how best to deliver for future emergencies | NLJ https://t.co/SAaVcSktkz
- Barrister convicted of sexual assault wins appeal against disbarment - Legal Futures https://t.co/s6GZ2I392F
- Craig McLachlan drops defamation case against ABC, Fairfax and Christie Whelan Browne #Australia https://t.co/Al3gV4OeKG
- The Sentencing Council has revised its guidelines on sentencing offenders convicted of arranging or facilitating sexual offences against a child, and issued a new guideline on sexual communication with a child | NLJ https://t.co/AeL8cj6uM6
- Leeds and Burnley are threatening legal action against Everton and the Premier League over the handling of the club's finances. Everton's most recent accounts which showed losses of £120.9m for the 2020-21 season https://t.co/fmB9vtcXWr
