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14th July - Law News

Edition 3852: 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:  Last month, the international swimming governing body FINA effectively banned transgender athletes from competing in women's competitions, sparking a heated debate, and a wave of other sporting bodies reviewing and changing their own policies. Could there be a way of balancing the science and fairness, and maintain inclusion so trans athletes are not discriminated against?

Focus of the Day Article: Most conveyancers have to raise a post-offer query with lenders, according to the findings of sector research to determine issues that are slowing down the home buying and selling process. As part of the Conveyancing Association’s annual lender survey, members were asked about post-offer queries and how the process could be sped up. A quarter of the 66 respondents said they usually had to raise a query with the lender, while 57% said they sometimes had to raise one. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • CILEX bodies in public spat over regulatory overhaul | Law Gazette https://t.co/5v5kX8wyzJ
  • A Premier League player arrested on suspicion of rape has not been suspended and can "fulfil his professional commitments including permitted travel", his club have said https://t.co/UjurQHoGbj
  • Plans for new internet safety laws that would've curbed free speech have been put on hold until a new prime minister is in place in the autumn https://t.co/IGkFv444fZ
  • RDJ hires people and culture director from Apple | Irish Legal News https://t.co/S53IAMPHKU
  • Judge lambasts ‘feral’ divorce proceedings | Law Gazette https://t.co/cEq1GjpWls
  • Litigation funder keen on taking more stakes in law firms - Legal Futures https://t.co/zDMAqRWw1
  • DJ Tim Westwood is facing allegations from a woman who says they had sex several times starting when she was 14. She says Mr Westwood was in his 30s at the time and describes him as a "predator" https://t.co/i2hN0peQo
  • No British military personnel are "above the law", Boris Johnson has said, amid calls for an inquiry into allegations of unlawful killings by the SAS in Afghanistan https://t.co/FQRtJTigYW 
  • A drunk driver travelled for 10 miles down the M4 with two tyres missing after a night out with friends. Despite being twice the limit and admitting to drink driving, Laurie Rosser, 42, blamed Covid for making his mind "cloudy" https://t.co/9GXMx694
  • Justice committee to hear evidence on drug decriminalisation | Irish Legal News https://t.co/89zEnUk0C
  • Knights shares rebound despite profits slide | Law Gazette https://t.co/066KGj3KcC
  • Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC condemns Philippines court over increased prison sentence for journalist Maria Ressa | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Ggvl5Hptwb
  • Insurance and client capability are "main barriers" to unbundling - Legal Futures https://t.co/t4xCiYPKwW
  • Trafficking victims ‘fear being criminalised’ if they seek help - Charity workers hope Sir Mo Farah’s decision to reveal he was trafficked would encourage more victims to come forward https://t.co/yno9yw5nW0
  • NHS to miss out on recruiting thousands of nurses if BTecs are scrapped https://t.co/DQm0a05CKc
  • Solicitor-judge struck off for skimming £300,000 from employers | Law Gazette https://t.co/TC8CuQkNBe
  • Scotland “polarised” on single legal services regulator - Legal Futures https://t.co/IO40kU7e5u 
  • Scottish referendum moves ‘premature’, says UK government https://t.co/9X5LaCYBMw
  • he government has a full set of justice ministers again with the appointment of Stuart Andrew MP as minister of state at the Ministry of Justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/LPvchtKEZc 
  • Emmanuel Macron ‘proud’ of supporting Uber’s lobbying drive in #France - French president vows to ‘do it again tomorrow’ after leaks he told Uber executives he had brokered secret ‘deal’https://t.co/zSiPyhreXZ
  • “Astonishing” revenue rise for top law firms in pandemic - Legal Futures https://t.co/dvWOgz2431
  • Big and small firms join cost of living bonus push | News | Law Gazette https://t.co/Kx8nWU4IkK
  • Four men have been arrested as part of an operation targeting the smuggling of migrants into the UK by lorry. The arrests were carried out by the National Crime Agency in coordinated raids in east and south-west London https://t.co/po27QQlXq
  • Giving teenagers mindfulness lessons at school to boost wellbeing is largely a waste of time, a major UK study has found. The technique was no better than what schools were already doing for mental health https://t.co/A4QPYZHT6A
  • Fast-track to a career in commercial mediation | Irish Legal News https://t.co/mBFOdfAPoS
  • Racial diversity at risk if legal aid isn't properly funded | Law Gazette https://t.co/3vvApTsaN9 
  • Litigation funder keen on taking more stakes in law firms - Legal Futures https://t.co/zDMAqRWw1V
  • Post-offer lender queries 'major drain' on conveyancing process | Law Gazette https://t.co/Y527qh9doL
  • Will a new PM mean a change for lawyers? | Law Gazette https://t.co/zf75umCTHs
  • Obvious evidence of child sex crimes in Telford was ignored for generations leading to more than 1,000 girls being abused, an inquiry has found. Agencies blamed children for the abuse they suffered, not the perpetrators https://t.co/GVBhOmCjyg
  • Hacker uploaded Ward Hadaway documents after injunction, court hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/v7cgzmn2nF