Edition 3810: 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: We've been reporting on the experiences of the Britons who chose to volunteer in the war in Ukraine. Pro-Russian media has targeted these foreigners, with one site publishing a list of hundreds of names they claim are "mercenaries" fighting for the Ukrainians.
Focus of the Day Article: The criminal bar could escalate action over legal aid fees in three weeks’ time as pressure mounts on the government to rethink its £135m reform package. Since 11 April, hundreds of barristers have adopted a policy of ‘no returns’ – refusing to cover cases returned by the original barrister due to a diary clash – in response to the government’s refusal to increase their fees by 25%. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Worthingtons Solicitors grows Belfast and Newtownards offices | Irish Legal News https://t.co/ijtp0Qwq08
- Opinion: Litigation funding and the Post Office scandal | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/smgqlAwxoq
- Irish Legal News reporter shortlisted for Justice Media Award | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Zh5wvtUefl
- Time is running out to help save the criminal justice system | Law Gazette https://t.co/N5LErzGvc8
- A jury has found both Amber Heard and Johnny Depp liable for defamation in their lawsuits against each other #US https://t.co/fS5iRWxrf
- Aberdein Considine celebrates 40th anniversary with community fundraising initiative | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CYilPXIeT
- Jury finds against Amber Heard's defamation case, Depp awarded $15 million in damages https://t.co/XGuKTPA4op
- Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has been charged with another count of rape. The 27-year-old is now accused of eight counts of rape, one count of sexual assault and one count of attempted rape after a new complainant came forward https://t.co/hojBUkKMSc
- Inside Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's legal battle https://t.co/jbmnIynS1z
- Gráinne Mellon shortlisted for Legal Aid Barrister of the Year award | Irish Legal News https://t.co/doyMXWJQHZ
- New legal aid means test thresholds will be out of date immediately | Law Gazette https://t.co/NauY7SGidR
- A year of the OIC - how do we judge success? - Legal Futures https://t.co/VMMY5hFjex
- Stop treating rape complainants as suspects, data watchdog tells police | Law Gazette https://t.co/oQKEhlq1Vz
- Commercial Court could face wave of ‘sanctions-related claims’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/9UKFZIx4em
- For the next three months, Germans will be able to travel the country for just €9 (£7.50; $9.50) a month in a drive to tackle the soaring cost of living. All local and regional transport on trains, buses and metro is included https://t.co/L5YKzxgIkU
- West Ham United defender Kurt Zouma has been ordered to carry out 180 hours of community service after he pleaded guilty to kicking and slapping his cat. The 27-year-old has also been banned from keeping cats for five years https://t.co/UHC0WrUQ5m
- Ten teenagers have been found guilty of murdering an 18-year-old man in a group attack. Jack Woodley suffered a single fatal stab wound while being punched, kicked and stamped upon in Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, in October https://t.co/rPETorBHg0
- Lord chancellor must ‘rein in’ cabinet on rule of law – LCJ | Law Gazette https://t.co/VjOYoAt8u1
- Appeal judges reject challenge to litigation funder assignment - Legal Futures https://t.co/nuNj9wSFRw
- Ukraine jails two #Russian soldiers for shelling villages https://t.co/DvQGMBJkm6
- Claimant jailed for contempt over £4m NHS fraud | Law Gazette https://t.co/b946r0Ng3r
- Driving tests are being bulk booked and resold for profit, as a chronic backlog means learners are otherwise waiting months for a test date https://t.co/ZcNveeqGD7
- Government to keep lawyers out of Russia services ban - Legal Futures https://t.co/QUuZARNann
- UK
to partially ratify domestic abuse convention after 10-year delay -
Britain to abide by Istanbul convention but reserves key article and is
accused of failing to protect migrant women https://t.co/gAD3mkSVtN
- Mills Selig promotes Rebecca Logan to senior associate | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Cn5PCT2vkc
- Priti
Patel’s own officials warned her about easing stop and search
conditions - Home Office assessment found lifting restrictions may lead
to more BAME people being stopped https://t.co/X9QTcXZwHP
- First year of RTA portal was great for insurers: what next? | Law Gazette https://t.co/j422SmfCyO
- Senior judges back push to move High Court cases to the regions - Legal Futures https://t.co/fg3FwfSSjX
- First flight taking non-white Channel migrants to Rwanda set for 14 June https://t.co/RlDS8YSNQv
- Mass civil legal action to seek compensation for #Ukrainian war victims https://t.co/CIimXWTOtG
- Richard Grogan & Associates promotes Natasha Hand to senior associate | Irish Legal News https://t.co/wbuCfalKYW
- PI claims leaving some clients worse off, Legal Ombudsman warns - Legal Futures https://t.co/CvuLso7teF
- Ciara Dowd: Proposed amendments in the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2022 | Irish Legal News https://t.co/MZxbxLfbUL
- Paris politician apologises over Champions League stadium chaos - Pierre Rabadan, the Deputy Mayor of Paris in charge of Sports, Olympic and Paralympic Games made the comments during an interview #France https://t.co/VXHnQI937I
- Labour leader Keir Starmer and his deputy Angela Rayner have received police questionnaires as part of an inquiry into alleged Covid rule-breaking. Both attended a gathering in Durham on 30 April last year, at which Starmer drank beer and ate curry https://t.co/L8MG7t0Z4B
