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
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| 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
