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11th July - Law News

Edition 3850: 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: One of the richest people on the planet, says he's changed his mind about buying Twitter. Tesla CEO, Elon Musk says fake accounts could amount to a fifth of Twitter's users - four times more than he was initially told. The company denies this and says it will sue Musk to push through the deal. So, what's likely to happen next?
 
Focus of the Day Article: The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA’s) fining powers have been increased from £2,000 to £25,000 (a rise of 1,150%). Full story - New Law Journal
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • How Bored Apes are changing the law - Legal Cheek https://t.co/SZi9q31Nq
  • Prosecutorial work involves not only the responsibility a practitioner has to clients, but sometimes also the expectations of the community - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/fdmMKB9FGX
  • Person belonging to another religion cannot be prevented entry in temple if he has faith in that Hindu deity: Madras High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/zL2CaVmPda 
  • Lawyers ranked amongst the worst kissers in the UK - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ca3GWi5RI
  • #Australia Federal Court case demonstrates misapprehensions with contractors and super guarantees - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/5DZm9KFpy
  • The Weekly Round up: planned new Bill of Rights; fall in the success rate of JR claimants; Afghan judge applies for relocation to UK - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/TvikFRRU4S
  • Thousands of leaked files have exposed how Uber courted top politicians, and how far it went to avoid justice. They detail the extensive help Uber got from leaders such as Emmanuel Macron and ex-EU commissioner Neelie Kroes https://t.co/5Fr24ND5B
  • Top judge blasts 'creeping march of anonymity' in solicitor disciplinary rulings - Legal Cheek https://t.co/5s5MQe5NUd
  • New Tory minister Lia Nici repeats Angela Rayner legs slur https://t.co/NGYUyvoPlA
  • Councillor Daniel Cook's claim that the Tories instructed him to hold off making an allegation about former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher was "categorically not true", the party claims https://t.co/uNNTxFQgZ
  • Formula 1 will investigate claims that some spectators at the Austrian Grand Prix suffered discriminatory abuse: unconfirmed reports from fan forum postings state a female spectator may have been abused too https://t.co/pfvjh8HsoN
  • Non-Binary Passports: R (on the application of Elan-Cane) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2021] UKSC 56 - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/U8sJG1sTdc
  • Law firm owner charged with attempted murder | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZttwC6N0Ap
  • Hill Dickinson to offer TCs in the Toon - Legal Cheek https://t.co/21eyepkMTu
  • Court throws out attempt to have junior solicitor jailed | Law Gazette https://t.co/4Mc65l2Zoo
  • CMS boosts NQ lawyer pay to £100k - Legal Cheek https://t.co/MX04FEWgJi
  • Government plugs two justice resignation gaps | Law Gazette https://t.co/Jf0eBdzKIL
  • RPC records 100% autumn trainee retention rate - Legal Cheek https://t.co/eiOIzUNmB
  • Solicitor fined for allowing £68,000 deposit payment to fraudster | Law Gazette https://t.co/EGlkdZszcu
  • Central Bank to report on price walking ban within six months | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Ml7WWdDtyF 
  • Magistrates court staff to vote on strike over Common Platform | Law Gazette https://t.co/69Ilm1k1XX
  • New solicitor advocates introduced | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/o7FsNuqlQv
  • Updated sentencing guidelines to cover new driving offences | Law Gazette https://t.co/AgfBV4VAau
  • William Fry hires Colm Manning as corporate consultant | Irish Legal News https://t.co/zLBwymlPMy
  • Officials raised ‘flag’ over Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs before he was appointed chancellor - HMRC alert raised as minister faces questions over offshore family trust that held shares worth £20m https://t.co/dz6ImRjneO
  • Number of people involved in UK competition class actions more than doubles in a year | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Kq5DDzpU1T
  • Akin Gump pushes NQ pay to £179,000 | Law Gazette https://t.co/RqgfIdsy2C
  • Report on reform of legal services regulation in Scotland welcomed | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/clZabIEBL1