Sunday

31st July - Law News

Edition 3869: 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: Undocumented migrants are once again at the centre of a political tussle in Italy. The interior ministry says more than 39,000 asylum seekers have arrived by boat this year, 10,000 more than the same period in 2021. Far-right politicians have seized on the situation ahead of the snap polls in September. Could this issue influence the vote's outcome? 

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • SDT rejects restoration plea 21 years after strike off - Legal Futures https://t.co/yCTYgKBYa
  • Grubby and dated? Why ‘Wagatha Christie’ may be last libel case of its kind https://t.co/HEt5jou6TS
  • Scottish business sentiment still in the black despite growing pressures | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Ow93MnS8n
  • Barrister compliance with transparency rules increases sharply - Legal Futures https://t.co/H0W3sGlsP
  • Fred Mackintosh QC calls to English bar | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Pbfd3MqwDn
  • Court of Appeal warns of "perverse incentives" from litigation funding - Legal Futures https://t.co/PGwayamDu8
  • New category of personal property proposed for crypto law | Law Gazette https://t.co/s5ywkADlcz 
  • Courts are to be given greater powers to dismiss strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), which are brought to stifle free speech by intimidating campaigners and journalists | NLJ https://t.co/S1j4CkdiND
  • Solicitors face fresh competence checks | Law Gazette https://t.co/QhQPABrQHS
  • Rebekah Vardy loses ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel case against Coleen Rooney https://t.co/2aDYWM6SmS
  • The Law Commission has unveiled draft reforms to the law on digital assets such as crypto-tokens and cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) | NLJ https://t.co/FWQShSftO1
  • Withers and Freeths latest to award ‘cost of living’ payments | Law Gazette https://t.co/CLUFesqXWm
  • Carbon Law Partners’ employment law specialist, Matthew Huggett (pictured) has taken over as the 59th President of CILEX (the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives), succeeding Caroline Jepson | NLJ https://t.co/w0YmCUkfqg
  • Supreme Court judge says online courts will come to Ireland faster than many believe | Irish Legal News https://t.co/qzOWtXJfi7
  • Blood scandal victims need quick payouts - lawyer https://t.co/160OZ5JgaK
  • Wikipedia articles influencing decision-making of Irish judges | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hz7oPnal8I 
  • Wayne Couzens loses appeal against whole-life sentence https://t.co/2gOpHTY2mD 
  • One of the most talked about celebrity disputes has now come to an end. Rebekah Vardy has lost her defamation case against Coleen Rooney - the so-called Wagatha Christie libel trial https://t.co/Mc21E2JVbS 
  • A judge has found the Tory ruled council that owned Grenfell Tower is liable for the deaths of five residents who died in the fire. The judgement came in the High Court on Thursday https://t.co/1JPOpaTOuP 
  • The formidable legal Twitterati has come under the watchful eye of regulators concerned about the reputation of the profession | NLJ https://t.co/XlKg5DMl7a
  • Lord Trimble obituaries | Irish Legal News https://t.co/5MmXLvGNyk Lord Trimble obituaries | Irish Legal News https://t.co/5MmXLvGNyk 
  • A nine-year-old girl who died after being stabbed in a Lincolnshire street has been named by police. Lilia Valutyte was found on Fountain Lane in Boston on Thursday https://t.co/TDEL5VBetE 
  • Old Bailey sentencing remarks broadcast on TV for the first time | Law Gazette https://t.co/gtxXNudf8w

Saturday

30th July - Law News

Edition 3868: 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: The number of people who have died due to consumption of spurious liquor in Gujarat, India, has crossed 50. Even though Gujarat is a dry state, liquor continues to be sold and purchased surreptitiously - if you have money then alcohol will be delivered at your doorstep.

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Infected blood victims set for £400m in compensation https://t.co/ZkFN6vpN7X
  • "Trial by internet" - Judges turn to Wikipedia to aid reasoning - Legal Futures https://t.co/EY44O5qwc
  • Lady Gillian Kerr, the widow of Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore, has passed away. Lord Kerr, a former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland who became one of the first justices of the UK Supreme Court, died in 2020 https://t.co/nBH7AZ901T
  • Rebekah Vardy has lost her High Court libel battle with Coleen Rooney in the so-called Wagatha Christie trial https://t.co/N3mAq4lgbA
  • SRA’s £6m undertaking could save indemnity fund | Law Gazette https://t.co/Qs6rpdOYop
  • Helen Dixon to chair expanded Data Protection Commission | Irish Legal News https://t.co/QmWu7mauNY
  • Why crypto really is a new kind of 'thing' | Law Gazette https://t.co/iJRl5DFRoA
  • LSB tells regulators to get moving with ongoing competence reform - Legal Futures https://t.co/vsYs1STWPX
  • Snipped in solidarity: the American men getting vasectomies after Roe – while they can #US https://t.co/Ont95Zg1E7
  • PILA welcomes Emily Cunningham as new legal officer | Irish Legal News https://t.co/mjMKJFxhx7 
  • Top-50 financial results table 2022: updated live | Law Gazette https://t.co/zWWUkMose
  • Frederick Barclay could face jail over failed payments to ex-wife https://t.co/RmcEC3OAnQ
  • Denovo Legal Case Management Software announced as Scottish Legal Awards Finalists | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OXq4d3szPa
  • PILA welcomes Emily Cunningham as new legal officer | Irish Legal News https://t.co/mjMKJFfG8x
  • Union's head of legal receives apology over picket line arrest - Legal Futures https://t.co/B8iGdghJlS
  • Spanish Gypsy groups call for protection after families flee racist mob: Killing of doorman in AndalucĂ­an town triggered rampage in which houses were burned and looted https://t.co/u8dlznfHb2
  • The rise of the legal resource manager – part 1 - Legal Futures https://t.co/1PdwHr0VXx 
  • Ultra conservative #US judge mocks world leaders over abortion ruling - Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the ruling, dismissed criticism from a host of prominent figures, including UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson https://t.co/pvB2PJsKnL
  • Cleaver Fulton Rankin grows dispute resolution team | Irish Legal News https://t.co/4gTPWEsL1I 
  • Ince halves in value as ‘financial difficulties’ revealed | Law Gazette https://t.co/XKBblaJAnA
  • Archie Battersbee’s parents fail in life support bid at supreme court https://t.co/haiQoEpQUG
  • SRA agrees to keep Solicitors Indemnity Fund alive with £6m undertaking - Legal Futures https://t.co/rM352lnr7C
  • ‘Wagatha Christie’ trial: verdict due in Vardy v Rooney libel case: Judge to release ruling in battle of footballers’ wives over Instagram leak allegation https://t.co/XiLfvpxgx9
  • A "very damaged man" has been jailed for killing his bedbound grandfather in a knife attack, in the first filmed sentencing in England and Wales. Ben Oliver, 25, stabbed his 74-year-old grandfather to death in Mottingham, south London, in January 2021 https://t.co/mBPWvaTDJY
  • Solemn sentencing is no circus as cameras enter English courts https://t.co/Qo3vRONOjX
  • Australian police are baffled after the bodies of two Saudi women, isters Asra Abdullah Alsehli, 24, and Amaal Abdullah Alsehli, 23 believed to have lain undiscovered for a month, were found in a Sydney apartment https://t.co/e4HmJyjknD

Friday

29th July - Law News

Edition 3867: 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: The number of 20- to 34-year-olds living with their parents in the United Kingdom has risen by 49% since the turn of the century, data from the country’s Office of National Statistics shows. Rising house prices, high rents and low salaries are to blame, according to Michael Edwards, a University College London lecturer and expert on the relationship between property markets and planning. 

Focus of the Day Article: UK GCs' take home pay significantly lags the rest of the world, study finds. Major Lindsey & Africa survey also shows huge disparity in gender pay globally. Full story - The Global Legal Post
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

Thursday

28th July - Law News

Edition 3866: 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: The marathon defamation trial brought on by war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has concluded after his lawyer told a Sydney court he was the victim of a "war of words" by bitter, jealous ex-colleagues who fed lies to journalists. Mr Roberts-Smith sued The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Canberra Times and three journalists in the Federal Court over a series of articles published four years ago

Focus of the Day Article: Aspiring solicitors on recommended minimum pay should receive a pay rise of 3.99% this year, the Law Society has recommended. That would bring salaries for people on training contracts or carrying out qualifying work experience to £23,703 in the capital and £21,024 elsewhere in England and Wales. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Senior Tory urges Liz Truss to explain deletion of abortion rights from statement https://t.co/PpwiEN7Axo
  • New developments in climate change for lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/wCOeVBrwTZ 
  • UK: Met admit to not sending Johnson partygate questionnaires | Irish Legal News https://t.co/MDMesgXT4H
  • Compulsory mediation for civil claims up to £10,000 | Law Gazette https://t.co/BIqosxXqKW
  • Solicitors should be mindful of National Security Act | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/N5LaG8kQ7y
  • Fieldfisher PEP above £1m as Kingsley Napley posts record revenue | Law Gazette https://t.co/SqPzCb3OhZ 
  • TV cameras to film in criminal courts for first time in major law change - Broadcasting of entire trials will remain off limits, unlike in the US and some other nations https://t.co/AjGnIAA2cC
  • Shadow Transport Minister Sam Tarry Sacked By Keir Starmer After Going On Rail Picket Line https://t.co/UjXHDCScXR
  • Macfarlanes pushes PEP to record £2.5m | Law Gazette https://t.co/LrvUx9FpLO
  • Barrister awarded £22,000 in discrimination case - Allison Bailey of Garden Court Chambers (GCC) in London, said her views wrongly resulted in her being labelled as transphobic, in 2019 https://t.co/729SwEd6GS
  • Cardiff dad and son poisoned in #Bangladesh, police say - Rafiqul Islam, 51, and his son Mahiqul, 16, died on their way to hospital while his wife and two other children are being treated https://t.co/OlBbMAd5RT 
  • MoJ proposes compulsory mediation for claims worth up to £10k - Legal Futures https://t.co/msIBgdbUAH
  • High Court: €60,000 awarded under new guidelines for girl suffering from moderate PTSD and minor white scar on thigh | Irish Legal News https://t.co/oIkLCgNNBe
  • MoR proposes ‘major new project’ to boost blockchain | Law Gazette https://t.co/9Oj0HaykvK
  • 'Flashy' NYC bishop robbed of $1m in jewellery during live sermon #US https://t.co/tEeYM2VxE4 
  • Police hope the tragic case of three people killed by a lorry driver using his phone at the wheel will serve as a warning. Ion Nicu Onut killed David Daglish, Elaine Sullivan and Paul Mullen when he drove at 58mph into stationary traffic https://t.co/jilI4Mjhop
  • Ban for PI fee-earner who used Covid as excuse for missing deadlines - Legal Futures https://t.co/rhDhWlcgaP
  • Top-50 financial results table 2022: updated live | Law Gazette https://t.co/zWWUkMG35z
  • The Guardian view on the death penalty: a long way to go | Editorial | The Guardian https://t.co/PFhFXi0J8y
  • Bird poo pollution posters at Scottish beaches challenged by experts - seabird droppings, known as guano, are important sources of nutrients for marine life such as phytoplankton https://t.co/FPADRHaZOO
  • Lawyers "will walk" if hybrid working demands not met - Legal Futures https://t.co/8hnLzFRORW 
  • My grandfather the lawyer - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/ilxll4X2Z5 
  • Legal adviser banned for feigning ignorance of court order | Law Gazette https://t.co/NJ7MRHDLc2 
  • LSB backs huge cut in time limit for complaining to Legal Ombudsman - Legal Futures https://t.co/vtJ0B0CIU5 
  • Improving diversity in the judiciary | Law Gazette https://t.co/TclFcAetvA
  • Met apologises to lawyer for picket line arrest | Law Gazette https://t.co/PMeICcSm7R
  • Senior Tories privately dismiss petition to reinstate Boris Johnson - organisers claim petition has nearly 14,000 signatures but CCHQ sampling found fewer than half were party members n https://t.co/8J4Xgt8LmZ
  • My legal life: Charlotte Clewes-Boyne, Arc Pensions Law - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/VgKiBWhajQ
  • SQE fiasco will cost some candidates thousands | Law Gazette https://t.co/J5gn9yEtB0
  • CILEX: Different route to qualification, yes. Lesser, no | Law Gazette https://t.co/vBzGE9y9o0

Wednesday

27th July - Law News

Edition 3865: 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: From Muslim ‘no-go areas’ to Brexit-voting white nationalists, stereotypes continue to be perpetuated about Bradford 21 years after the 'race riots' 

Focus of the Day Article: A study of top 100 law firm websites has rated only one as ‘excellent’ in terms of speed and only 13% as having no broken links. Full story - Legal Futures
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

Tuesday

26th July - Law News

Edition 3864: 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: Four pro-democracy activists have been executed in Myanmar. The ruling military junta accused the men of terror offences, and held their trials behind closed doors earlier this year.  

Focus of the Day Article: UK rape victim left feeling ‘suicidal’ after five-year wait for case to come to trial. The woman’s case is among thousands that have been affected by a record-breaking backlog of hearings likely to increase amid barrister strikes. Full story - Guardian Law
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • After Roe: Recognising the importance of reproductive rights in England and Wales - Legal Cheek https://t.co/AJnK57lb1
  • Law Squared opens London office - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/kaWSMNDLYB
  • Bakers retains 14 of 16 autumn NQ solicitors - Legal Cheek https://t.co/54KIHD8Hd
  • Tim Westwood: Ex-BBC employee raised concerns about bullying by DJ, reports say https://t.co/osyxcIMM2
  • Judges, like Caesar's wife, must be above suspicion: Jammu & Kashmir High Court refuses to quash termination of Judicial Officer | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/HmEjPZUdHB
  • Clifford Chance's partner profits top £2 million for first time - Legal Cheek https://t.co/PdKBzhzLqq
  • Law establishing national guardian ad litem service enacted | Irish Legal News https://t.co/tSPL7NDkqU
  • What law can learn from lore - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/4jCg412XI
  • An independent review into allegations of racism in Scottish cricket has found the governance and leadership of the sport to be institutionally racist with 448 examples of racism https://t.co/IsITYuQsha
  • Battle of the gowns: Ede & Ravenscroft sees off competition claim - Legal Cheek https://t.co/aAprSYEdPr
  • Lawyer Dan Nguyen travels the world with his three cats Lawyer Dan Nguyen travels the world with his three cats: Spongecake, Donut and Mocha are adventure-loving cats turned world travellers https://t.co/EX3VNELmBG
  • Domestic duties should be divided equitably between men and women: Justice S Ravindra Bhat | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/iEHoMAqgQR
  • The parents of a 12-year-old boy on life support have lost an appeal to continue treatment. Archie Battersbee was found unconscious at home in Southend, Essex, on 7 April and doctors at the Royal London Hospital believe he is brain dead https://t.co/TWAGCIo6Um
  • Police are investigating death threats against a Conservative MP, the threat was sent to the constituency office of Portsmouth North MP Penny Mordaunt https://t.co/MB8Jt8dPpl
  • Mishcon strikes SQE training deal with ULaw - Legal Cheek https://t.co/gCJc9Hdp2Y
  • How aspiring solicitors can create their own ‘bespoke training contract’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/p2icJZTkN8
  • Four democracy activists have been executed by #Myanmar's military in what is believed to be the first use of capital punishment in decades. The four - including activist Ko Jimmy and lawmaker Phyo Zeya Thaw - were accused of committing "terror acts" https://t.co/YumGmPLJA
  • Legal costs report recommends non-binding guidelines for practitioners | Irish Legal News https://t.co/ul4Ksvd4Zv
  • Disabled drivers are being warned that their blue badges may not be accepted in popular European holiday destinations this summer due to Brexit. Ministers are negotiating the status of the badges https://t.co/WxwojvUxgN
  • Never assume anything: What makes a property law team thrive - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/FHtft0F2Zl
  • Shops in France will be ordered to close doors when using air conditioning and limit neon lighting in a bid to cut energy waste. These rules, already in place in some areas, will be rolled out across #France https://t.co/c74sUEIlV4
  • Big Four player PwC joins City firms in upping junior lawyer pay - Legal Cheek https://t.co/jwsSSEa2rM
  • Moscow has charged 92 members of the Ukrainian armed forces with crimes against humanity, the head of #Russia's investigative committee has said https://t.co/XSk1VgRFjk
  • No diplomatic immunity for actions grounded in modern slavery allegations - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/pFTl2y4t3C
  • [Article 300A] Jammu & Kashmir High Court orders government to vacate police station on private land occupied without paying compensation | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/qMPlx4eeD
  • Are law firms falling behind on TikTok? - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/evM0m8PyTm
  • Bar exams: Research highlights attainment gap between white and ethnic minority wannabe barristers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ao5DlYEoAs
  • Media running kangaroo courts; Print media has some accountability; electronic media has none: CJI NV Ramana | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/rYrYZ5EeYM
  • Fraud claim for millions in missing crypto launched by NFT in legal first - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ot3g1Idc23
  • Battle of hardrights: Sunak wants tighten the definition of who qualifies for asylum and introduce a cap on refugee numbers. Truss wants to extend the UK's Rwanda asylum plan and increase the number of Border Force staff https://t.co/M8D38LBpI8 
  • I was keen on joining active politics but destiny had other plans: CJI NV Ramana | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/bKXngFkN7U

Monday

25th July - Law News

Edition 3863: 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: The UN says the Russia-Ukraine conflict has left many nations vulnerable to food insecurity. Global food prices are at a near all-time high and more than a dozen countries are banning grain exports. In Zimbabwe, maize production plummeted by 43% this year following long dry spells. It's one of the countries now seeking to import maize as well as find alternative sources for wheat and fertiliser previously sourced from Russia and Ukraine.  

Focus of the Day Article: It should be mandatory for medical expert reports to consider the role of ‘system failures’ as well as individual actions in an adverse patient outcome, the Medical Protection Society (MPS) has urged. Full story - New Law Journal
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • A six-year-old girl and her parents have been shot dead while camping in the #US state of Iowa, police have said. The bodies of Sarah and Tyler Schmidt, both 42, and their daughter Lula were found in their tent in the Maquoketa Caves State Park https://t.co/BOr9a1diO7
  • When two consenting adults decide to live together as husband and wife, families cannot interfere: Delhi High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/ZUG6vU8y6W
  • ‘You can’t bring my boy back’: why are so many UK prisoners dying on remand? https://t.co/GGL2UfUF9o
  • Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act can be "read down" to accord with Convention family rights - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/zlAOKW39OJ 
  • Applications now open for The Legal Cheek Campus Ambassador Programme 2022-2023 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Ov4cxzOm9H
  • Lindsays lawyers visit Edinburgh mental health project | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NdSRQAMZu5
  • How to be a human rights lawyer - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ejxYsTiKb
  • Tamara Ecclestone has offered a reward of up to £6m for the return of her £25m stolen jewellery. Three Italian men have been jailed for their part in the biggest domestic burglary in English legal history https://t.co/7jmro8rCmy
  • Strip search class action filed against State of NSW - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/QHNgTvhui7
  • ByrneWallace names five new partners | Irish Legal News https://t.co/AVaKE2qEnY
  • An amateur boxer has been cutting homeless people's hair for free in his spare time. Each month Wisdom Oviawe, 22, walks around Nottingham city centre with his clippers and chair, offering cuts to those living on the streets https://t.co/QvGmW0KaKC
  • Disabled lowest ranks dragged to the highest Court; Why? | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/GfiakdPSYo
  • 5 important points to remember about the SQE - Legal Cheek https://t.co/cYqgNviOgy
  • The Weekly Round-up: Supreme Court to rule on indyref2, pandemic WhatsApps, and protection for pupils - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/0wcGnmSw1F
  • Supreme Court finds part-time music teacher entitled to same holiday pay as full-time worker | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MQpVbIDIiV
  • Parents could take up to an extra 12 weeks of paid leave if their child is born prematurely, as part of a new law. Both parents would qualify for one week's extra help - in addition to existing maternity and paternity leave and pay entitlements https://t.co/AsJ6Ib6Xhd
  • Travers Smith boosts trainee numbers by a third - Legal Cheek https://t.co/xoRkMN2Dgw
  • Sir Andrew McFarlane - who is head of family courts in England and Wales - estimated one fifth of marriage break-ups were wrongly ending up in court with one partner suing the other https://t.co/2QbXZQV087
  • Climate protesters were dragged away after attempting to glue their hands to Botticelli's Primavera masterpiece. The activists had one hand pressed onto the painting when they were tackled by staff at the Uffizi Gallery in #Italy https://t.co/4rqNDR3dLW
  • Supreme Court finds part-time music teacher entitled to same holiday pay as full-time worker | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MQpVbIm7rn
  • How the competition regulator plans to stop malicious cyber actors from targeting #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/9WEOdVuL62
  • Law firm to open bookshop and cafĂ© to combat loneliness - Legal Cheek https://t.co/aSMqdgzOww 
  • ‘It’s easier to stay silent’ about bullying in law - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/DIavxzCzSr 
  • Students unable to sit SQE exam after London test centre suffers 'IT issue' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/agvUDu6SnC
  • Plymouth kinship carer wins legal bid over slashed payments https://t.co/cMfrgAlD60
  • The Boutique Lawyer Show: Law grad at 50 to award-nominated firm owner, Adele Anthony - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/4sq9RXnrPg
  • 'How easy is moving from Hong Kong to a City of London firm as a junior lawyer' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/3NMxUqQmpx