Edition 3855: 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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- Mr Justice Trower in the High Court has granted permission to serve
court documents on unknown fraudsters via the transfer of a token on
blockchain, in a legal first | NLJ https://t.co/fS4oUCrbO4
- Employers urged to be mindful of workers rights ahead of heatwave | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/oO0W0bj8U4
- Court blocks bid to issue 3,500 cases on just one claim form | Law Gazette https://t.co/GOECxiLfHX
- Cameron Wood, 25, from Hereford, said Transport for Wales staff told him it was the only space to sit due to the lack of available wheelchair bay https://t.co/KXKBpnZW1Q
- White
former barristers occupy 95% of senior court judiciary roles, while
progress has stalled for ethnic minority candidates and solicitors, the
Judicial Diversity Forum has revealed in its statistics report for 2022 |
NLJ https://t.co/8MtfuUf6Na
- New law to reduce ‘unnecessary judicial reviews’ of planning decisions | Irish Legal News https://t.co/nfYAKCNmfg
- The Crown Court backlog has reduced by a mere 111 cases, from 58,386 in April 2022 to 58,275 in May 2022, the latest Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures show | NLJ https://t.co/R8LND1p9LG
- Platform aims to help smaller law firms "democratise" group actions - Legal Futures https://t.co/wpAGQsA2bb
- Non-binary barrister: "Judges can be ignorant of gender neutral address" - Legal Futures https://t.co/pbFmVl49J8
- Criminal barristers have entered their third week of strike action, downing tools from Monday to Thursday, and enduring uncomfortable temperatures to protest | NLJ https://t.co/Rv9TqNXs8C
- Ivana Trump, Donald Trump's first wife, died of "blunt impact injuries" to the torso, the New York City medical examiner's office has said. It added that the death of the 73-year-old on Thursday was accidental #US https://t.co/viRZKObqJZ
- New platform pledges to democratise access to group claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/f72mN6CfhZ
- Alex White SC appointed to National Paediatric Hospital Development Board | Irish Legal News https://t.co/UteQdjwWaH
- #Mexican drugs lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who is on the US most wanted list, has been arrested in the western Sinaloa state, the Mexican Navy says. Quintero is accused of kidnapping, torturing and murdering a US drug enforcement agent in 1985 https://t.co/4MvKQpFfCc
- UK legal services sector’s revenue dipped significantly last month, according to official figures, though one lawyer said the fall was unlikely to be the start of ‘a worrying new trend’. | Law Gazette https://t.co/FvBdSKhrpZ
- The common-law partner of the gunman behind #Canada's worst mass shooting has said she feared for her life. Lisa Banfield, 53, testified before a joint federal and provincial inquiry looking into the April 2020 shooting https://t.co/xGHepoK5ii
- Solicitor jailed in Germany for role in VAT carousel fraud struck off - Legal Futures https://t.co/dAiK0EvBdX
- The judiciary and Ministry of Justice intend to make it easier for judges to move from one practice area to another, ‘removing barriers that prevent judges with appropriate authorisation from hearing different types of cases’ | NLJ https://t.co/pEw54eFw5w
- Met police officer sacked after punching handcuffed black child in the face: Steve Martin found guilty of gross misconduct after punching and verbally abusing 15-year-old boy https://t.co/5pcjcruoEG
- A 25-year-old black man killed by Ohio police last month had 46 gunshot wounds or graze injuries on his body, an autopsy report has found. The medical examiner said it was impossible to know which bullet killed Jayland Walker #US https://t.co/MslhKmHTTL
- Brian Wilkinson, who has died aged 93, was a lawyer and parliamentary legal draftsman who worked in this capacity around the world until 2010 https://t.co/3rqLVG4rZB
- When will we see more black lawyers on the bench? | Law Gazette https://t.co/XqN2AUZxIR
- The Bar Course Aptitude Test (BCAT) is to be scrapped from 31 July because it ‘no longer… serves a useful purpose’, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has confirmed | NLJ https://t.co/dk8dQyNSyI
- Barrister Eoin Delap appointed CEO of Irish Centre for European Law | Irish Legal News https://t.co/KYGN0ncY8I
- BSB highlights freedom of expression in social media guidance - Legal Futures https://t.co/DwiUCFPmLo
- The
Supreme Court handed down 56 judgments while the Judicial Committee of
the Privy Council gave 34 judgments in 2021-22, according to their
annual report and accounts | NLJ https://t.co/1UjUNi2qAz
- Irish office helps to boost Simmons & Simmons revenue to €547m | Irish Legal News https://t.co/0bTHaKHwSX
- EU energy rationing can't be ruled out, Shell warns https://t.co/SM4IdSr0Se
- The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has a temporary team in charge until at least 5 September, when Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to give way to a new leader | NLJ https://t.co/CzpU4p0Mv5
