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8th May - Law News

Edition 3785: 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: Dr. Renu Raina Sehgal, Director and Chief of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Artemis Hospital and Daffodils, India says that “gynae visit once a year should be there in the rule book”. However, not many women visit a gynaecologist on a regular basis to ensure good reproductive and sexual health. It’s about time, women start giving importance to self care and pay attention to their health

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • A British YouTuber has been detained at a Russia-controlled space centre in Kazakhstan, officials have said. Benjamin Rich, known for his travel channel Bald and Bankrupt, was held near a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome https://t.co/FvcS1oUGJF 
  • Reprieve: Richard Branson, Stephen Fry and Timothy Shriver plead with Singapore’s President for mercy as Nagaenthran Dharmalingam’s execution scheduled – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/umj2HVGFsH 
  • Law firm Stephenson Harwood is offering its employees the option of working from home full-time on lower salaries | NLJ https://t.co/4Ej4xQ5nSm 
  • The remains of hundreds of people are being deliberately destroyed in an organised campaign to dispose of evidence of ethnic cleansing in the west of #Ethiopia's Tigray region, according to interviews with 15 eyewitnesses https://t.co/mtu6pTPPJr
  • Litigant banned over ‘unjustified’ complaints to regulators | Law Gazette https://t.co/PzTHAFL9OS
  • Temple Church is offering four choral scholarships for young female singers, soprano or contralto, as part of its equality and diversity activity https://t.co/6ImYnenpRz 
  • Howard Kennedy sees off negligence claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/3cLIhcyDzD 
  • Land Registry output 'higher than before the pandemic' | Law Gazette https://t.co/bQ53QeDgPl 
  • Qualified barristers and solicitors in the early stages of their careers can now apply for the 2022/23 Judicial Assistants scheme, which provides an invaluable ringside view of the trial process from the perspective of the judge https://t.co/RZWq7ikYu
  • PC fee to rise - but overall practising bills will fall | Law Gazette https://t.co/R6ZH7fBYFR 
  • Former shadow home secretary Diane Abbott says Sir Keir Starmer should consider his position as Labour leader if he is fined for breaking Covid laws https://t.co/AmUYsAGDIN 
  • Injured NHS patients need full and fair redress https://t.co/5IuzwSKgcj
  • A court in #Belarus has sentenced a Russian student to six years in jail, one year after she and her dissident journalist partner were removed from a Ryanair plane and arrested https://t.co/xeJpdoLB2h 
  • Solicitors are being asked for their views on how to stop unscrupulous sellers, following a surge in the funeral plans market | NLJ https://t.co/vm8fSMnSw0 
  • Florida pension fund sues Elon Musk and Twitter to stop buyout. The class-action lawsuit argues that the deal cannot close before 2025 #US https://t.co/yytIyAnzFm 
  • Fundamental business habits that modern law firms need to succeed - Legal Futures https://t.co/CJunZyVrWV 
  • Kathy Boudin obituary: Radical #US activist jailed for her part in a robbery who became an advocate for women in prison and their children https://t.co/onQGP5LkRG 
  • A woman who was secretly filmed getting undressed and using the shower by a man who preyed on nearly 170 victims says she is still waiting for justice. John Wood concealed cameras to film women in a number of locations https://t.co/vRYgiwHxy8 
  • Getting £135m for criminal legal aid not easy, says minister | Law Gazette https://t.co/n67XlveTsp 
  • Lawyers limit community care cases “to help firms stay afloat” - Legal Futures https://t.co/Ll1KhzmdEM 
  • An intruder who pretended to be a priest and spent a night in an Army barracks near Windsor Castle will face no further action. The man gained entry into Victoria Barracks, home to the Coldstream Guards, in Windsor on 27 April https://t.co/HfMtsiLbBF 
  • ‘I didn’t believe stories of atrocities in #Ukraine. But then I saw the photos’ https://t.co/UjAtWwZnTl
  • Charities and patient groups urge rethink on negligence costs plans - Legal Futures https://t.co/BS4zZC2cMw 
  • A £25m fraud squad, to be known as the Public Sector Fraud Authority, will be up and running by July, the Treasury has announced | NLJ https://t.co/TZLtbLtwOX 
  • Consumers open to optional top-up cover to reduce cost of PII - Legal Futures https://t.co/tZ0oQ9tuOu
  • No retainer between law firm and businessman in £2.5m dispute - Legal Futures https://t.co/RpDcWh3TEq 
  • ‘Tommy Robinson’ faces contempt proceedings | Law Gazette https://t.co/jijTJb4wE1