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27th June - Law News

Edition 3835: 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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Focus of the Day Article: Justice Secretary Dominic Raab introduced the Bill in Parliament the previous week. It introduces a permission stage where potential claimants will first have to persuade a court they have suffered a ‘significant disadvantage’. Courts awarding damages for human rights breaches will be required to consider the claimant’s conduct, such as violent or criminal behaviour. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Former Tory MP Neil Parish says he was felt "frightened" by the paparazzi and by death threats received after he was seen watching pornography at work https://t.co/W1Rf8KQHGU
  • Webinar: Human Rights in Ireland – Key Developments | Irish Legal News https://t.co/gMwdl8BVGn
  • Court of Appeal: Increased sentence for man who stabbed doctor with used needle | Irish Legal News https://t.co/g2qgz3iejk
  • LawTech Talks: Reducing risk and enabling efficiency with legal docs - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/b4oJ2BQpc
  • Bar Council & Law Society react to PM’s comments – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/jnI4xHsWj
  • Government has all but forced criminal barristers to take serious action, says leading QC – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/4wx28wpFdA
  • RPC increases trainee pay in London and Bristol - Legal Cheek https://t.co/nP46y4RD5
  • ALG’s Eileen Roberts nominated to High Court | Irish Legal News https://t.co/VPphaQTRjN
  • Mayer Brown posts autumn retention score with one of the City’s first solicitor apprentices accepting NQ role - Legal Cheek https://t.co/KCmIx9V09
  • James McCrone, Lynsey Morgan and Alistair Sloan join Optimum Advocates | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jkpP00XOy
  • It is crucial for the CCI, which has been often criticised for its inconsistent approach, to promulgate meaningful policies to induce the reportage of cartel activity | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/opYX5QfnD
  • Patna High Court's first woman judge Justice Indu Prabha Singh passes away | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/EDbRAmSu
  • Competition Appeal Tribunal gives green light for RHA £2 billion claim to proceed – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/rrKCugiBz
  • High Court rejects barrister's appeal against fine for calling opponent a 'hysterical woman' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/o4BLpSx3en
  • Prince Charles 'handled a suitcase with 1m euros' in donations for his charities from the Qatari PM. All donations from the sheikh were passed immediately to one of the prince's charities and all the correct processes were followed https://t.co/DYjGTHQI3N
  • Standards to reduce drug deaths not being implemented effectively | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LUbjN9Swb
  • Americans take to streets across US to protest for abortion rights – in pictures https://t.co/Iy9491BIF
  • Partners less happy than trainees, research suggests - Legal Cheek https://t.co/zGBCV4gR1H J
  • The Weekly Round-up: Rwanda flight, Julian Assange, and asylum tagging - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/BSCQbWVyz
  • Westwater Advocates welcomes Duncan Milne and Michael A S Briggs | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7IwlMXDY8m
  • The Treasury Devil and the scandal that never was – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/X5nwQuPshl
  • Biden administration signals fight to stop states banning abortion pill #US https://t.co/7IlXmQQvlT
  • Mock trial winner 'lost for words' after scooping Smart car - Legal Cheek https://t.co/GtvGo3xMPb 
  • Arnot Manderson welcomes five newly called advocates with long serving clerk set to retire | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DDnpK60Zu9
  • A&O and Travers Smith launch LGBTQI Legal Aid Fund - Legal Cheek https://t.co/8zc8jKodk8 
  • Criminal bar reassured over disciplinary proceedings risk | Law Gazette https://t.co/nMrKkkPcKi