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24th May - Law News

Edition 3801: 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: Zipvit Ltd (Appellant) v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Respondent) (No 2) 

Focus of the Day Article: Priti Patel in fresh bid to push through strict anti-protest measures. ‘We do not make policy through mob rule,’ home secretary will say as she urges MPs to back bill that criminalises obstructing traffic. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Oliver Lewis, Rabah Kherbane and Marie Paris are finalists in the LALY Awards 2022 https://t.co/IMRRyAxppD 
  • City Consortium reveals future trainees will complete 'mini-training seats' with virtual law firm as part of SQE prep - Legal Cheek https://t.co/adeZlXFkC3
  • UK-Mexico trade talks should lock in legal services market access | The Law Society https://t.co/ix2XSE0lbI 
  • Willkie Farr and Davis Polk boost training contract numbers in London - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Rt7zJXZ1ma 
  • Ukraine's application against Russia before the International Court of Justice: joint statement - https://t.co/sYm4QUFhkx
  • Patrick Vieira will not face any criminal charges after Merseyside police completed their investigation into the pitch invasion that followed Everton’s victory against Crystal Palace last week https://t.co/nVGMXmSEe5
  • Shoosmiths raises London NQ lawyer pay by 16% to £87,000 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/D2hJzgPHxl
  • Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has entered not guilty pleas to nine charges of sexual offences against six women. Mendy, 27, of Prestbury, Cheshire, denied all the charges, which include seven of rape, at Chester Crown Court https://t.co/NjjQJ7gpVJ
  • UK fertility watchdog could recommend scrapping donor anonymity law https://t.co/yglB5anRGc 
  • A court in #Ukraine has jailed a Russian tank commander for life for killing a civillian at the first war crimes trial since the invasion. Captured soldier Sgt Vadim Shishimarin was convicted of killing Oleksandr Shelipov, 62 https://t.co/9TZsTtiC5A
  • Birmingham Children's Hospital worker held on suspicion of poisoning child https://t.co/kV2lkiS2ej
  • West Ham defender Kurt Zouma will appear in court after being accused of three offences under the Animal Welfare Act for allegedly harming his cat https://t.co/FkUaS82HXA
  • Imran Ahmad Khan, former Conservative MP has been jailed for 18 months following his conviction for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy. At a trial last month, he was found guilty of groping the boy at a party in 2008 https://t.co/YAWLmg2AFr 
  • Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has said Iran forced her to sign a last-minute false confession at the airport as a condition of her release. A UK official was with her when she signed the statement "under duress" https://t.co/qRXUuYcmYm 
  • Former Dechert partner slammed for leaking to press about his own client - Legal Cheek https://t.co/8fyBNe4aCp 
  • The career-building skills of the future - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/I5YHQxEpyU 
  • Queen’s Speech Confirms Government Will Proceed with Brexit Freedoms Bill https://t.co/xxMlvIrjPk?
  • ULaw and Newcastle law firm Muckle finalise SQE training deal - Legal Cheek https://t.co/EOm5tvIxxX 
  • Why young lawyers should have a Plan B - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/VjOJSavmkP 
  • Paralegal stole £438k from law firm to fund gambling addiction - Legal Cheek https://t.co/HReWLROMfr
  • A colonel in #Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has been shot dead in a rare assassination in Tehran. Two gunmen on a motorbike are reported to have shot Colonel Sayad Khodai five times in a car outside his home https://t.co/DMtSEixamA 
  • #US Supreme Court Requests Solicitor General for FCA Rule 9b Context https://t.co/3QxjDm4fBT 
  • Manchester City have launched an investigation after Aston Villa keeper Robin Olsen was assaulted during a pitch invasion after the final whistle at Etihad Stadium https://t.co/rkfOq9fRQ1 
  • Withers secures freezing injunction against rare ‘Bored Ape’ NFT in commercial disputes first - Legal Cheek https://t.co/TxrUVgLmKG 
  • Tens of thousands more youngsters will end up in care unless radical changes are made to child protection in England, a major review has warned. Struggling families needed earlier support before they reached crisis point https://t.co/7uwzUP6dmW 
  • The defiant Russians speaking out about the war -Dozen have already been prosecuted under the "fake news" law, as it's known. They face up to 15 years behind bars for challenging the official line on #Russia's invasion or criticising the military https://t.co/LGaWjLh5j5 
  • Rail unions have reacted with fury to a government threat to make strike action illegal unless a minimum number of train staff work during a walkout https://t.co/vMFC0POLTY
  • Significant funding increase for youth justice services https://t.co/mGd976fXzu 
  • 12 TikToks law students will just get - Legal Cheek https://t.co/YZr10VktsF
  • 14 Globally Guaranteed Human & Civil Rights All Africans Should Know About https://t.co/RZUxYqoLYr 
  • Slaughters targets 90% emissions reduction by 2040 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/lppfYndluH 
  • Although 126 fines have been issued, Boris Johnson remains in post, raising questions for the police and Conservative party https://t.co/Y1Xswggbcz 
  • Capsticks writes off trainee debt after bumper pandemic profits - Legal Cheek https://t.co/n2b7ZAaZJL
  • ‘Devil’s advocate’? #Russian soldier’s Ukrainian lawyer defends role on eve of verdict https://t.co/KuUFqmINmN