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4th May - Law News

Edition 3781: 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: US President Biden spoke out for the first time since a draft of the Supreme Court opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade was leaked

Focus of the Day Article: When the NHS spends billions on personal injury cases, it’s the public that loses. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • #India seizes $725 million of Xiaomi assets over illegal remittances https://t.co/3YVz69RWV8 
  • UK government drops maternity charity after critical tweets - Group championing rights of new mothers and pregnant women removed after commenting on government’s lack of progress https://t.co/dW12lCx3aL 
  • This abortion rights group is encouraging more women to share their abortion stories #US https://t.co/ZanHvwtgSc 
  • Aspects of Nehru, Mountbatten letters to stay redacted: UK tribunal https://t.co/PmXG1Q52mv
  • 17 types of animals it is illegal to own as pets in the UK https://t.co/dTWNue0Gsh 
  • One of UK’s most wanted men arrested at Lisbon airport - Alex Male is alleged to have been a regional distributor of class A drugs across south-west England https://t.co/7q1dyl3qeX 
  • Nottinghamshire police boss Caroline Henry caught speeding five times - Conservative Caroline Henry, the PCC for Nottinghamshire, appeared before Nottingham magistrates earlier after previously admitting the offences https://t.co/b99hZj32qX 
  • Some energy suppliers have been given a three-week deadline to explain accusations they have increased customers' direct debit payments by "more than is necessary" https://t.co/WoKG3WgUxe 
  • Europe has to monitor hate speech and illegal content on social media more closely https://t.co/KGTBaaNuH8
  • Edmonton lawyer drops Queen's Counsel title after controversy over appointment process #Canada https://t.co/DHhxYQTaHc
  • People left out of pocket by traders say UK county court system ‘unfit for purpose’ https://t.co/3vPZkNX9PY
  • Priti Patel faces legal threat over Ukraine visa delays https://t.co/yoN6obcDWw 
  • The Kardashian-Jenners have won a defamation case brought against them by Blac Chyna - the influencer, model and former fiancĂ©e of Rob Kardadhian https://t.co/uG8FhaXOvw
  • Covid breach court case criticised by Bedford gym owner https://t.co/kV6tRJCjJv 
  • Ministers plan to use noise cameras to ‘banish boy racers’ https://t.co/vqd9sKjijP
  • What does the calorie labelling law mean for people with eating disorders? https://t.co/pRMd0NlWfg 
  • Nicola Sturgeon has said her government is considering “carefully” whether legal advice regarding a second Scottish independence referendum can be made public https://t.co/PKFLrM7eRD
  • Using gaming tactics in apps raises new legal issues https://t.co/JHZ6Z0JxX6
  • Legal aid system in grave danger if no new money in budget : senior barrister & ex crown prosecutor #NewZealand https://t.co/uPWnmJVbca
  • Magistrates' sentencing powers doubled in bid to tackle courts backlog https://t.co/AzJFu9FPOf 
  • #US Supreme Court may overturn abortion law, leak suggests - In a 98-page draft opinion, Justice Samuel Alito writes that the 1973 Roe v Wade decision legalising abortion across the US is "egregiously wrong" https://t.co/IkJPOhBOME
  • EU accuses Apple of breaking competition law over contactless payments https://t.co/ZaxAQDukLq 
  • UK home secretary, Priti Patel, is facing mass legal action over delays that have left thousands of Ukrainians at risk of trauma and Russian bombs, or in limbo in eastern Europe https://t.co/r1VsXY1rE0
  • UK Tribunal Rules for Pastor Whose Homophobic Tweet Led to Backlash https://t.co/821V0ONEoe
  • Amazon will pay US staff travel expenses for abortions and other treatments https://t.co/2Zmy74m7vt 
  • 'Boris could deport Boris': Immigration lawyer says Becker may be deported under reforms https://t.co/7X7za7MfzE
  • German man who had four children with his sister reveals fight to make incest legal https://t.co/a2BlhoSKc8
  • Wales FM Mark Drakeford says Boris Johnson's law-breaking is worse than Eluned Morgan's https://t.co/2AF8pe2gWa
  • #US police are searching for an escaped inmate who is facing murder charges, and a guard who may have helped him. Inmate Casey White and corrections officer Vicki White were last seen on Friday morning at the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office in Alabama https://t.co/7buyHQXUdf