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12th August - Law News

Edition 3880: 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: In a news conference at the Justice Department, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the Federal Bureau of Investigation has filed a motion to unseal the search warrant of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort. He also spoke out about allegations made against the FBI about the purpose of the search

Focus of the Day Article: Even working class Oxbridge graduates fail to prosper, study into socio economic diversity finds. Law Society president calls for urgent action as social mobility taskforce highlights cultural barriers to career progression for less well off. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • University investigates PhD student’s paper on masturbating to comics of ‘young boys': Manchester University launches inquiry into ethical standards after paper details masturbation sessions https://t.co/2jBNoyzZ3k 
  • What will happen if drought is declared by UK government? With drought expected to be declared in parts of England on Friday, we look at some key questions https://t.co/7Kc5QsmxTn 
  • England: Criminal barristers vote on escalating to ‘uninterrupted strike’ | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3yDgLxuqaC 
  • Liz Truss has defended earnings at energy companies amid soaring price rises, saying profits should not be considered "dirty and evil" even though families are facing the biggest fuel poverty in modern history https://t.co/kQp5wZuNfD 
  • Top-50 financial results table 2022: updated live | Law Gazette https://t.co/zWWUkMG35z
  • New appointments at Lindsays | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/HafU7ebyVf 
  • Freshfields secures 'largest-ever pro bono costs order' | Law Gazette https://t.co/if0CtjxOOs 
  • Taylor Wessing endorses call to boost pension schemes’ investment in Irish start-ups | Irish Legal News https://t.co/O1xH48PG5z 
  • US lawyers uphold opposition to non-lawyer ownership of firms - Legal Futures https://t.co/iaJ5bnGtLG
  • MoJ stands firm as 'uninterrupted' strike looms | Law Gazette https://t.co/iTeVeZmYZq 
  • Calls for paedophile John Watt QC to be stripped of rank as Queen’s Counsel | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/93U6VOhVuw 
  • Major new report looks at neurotechnology and its implications for law | Irish Legal News https://t.co/WH5yddmKWp 
  • Lawyers of the future “could face pressure to upgrade brains” - Legal Futures https://t.co/7hrhhAaL09
  • Merger activity likely to rise after post lockdown lull | Law Gazette https://t.co/uQkQnzz2PS 
  • An Bord Pleanála report now in hands of housing minister | Irish Legal News https://t.co/lKKNesvaM3
  • Clyde & Co records 24th year of growth but partner profits dip | Law Gazette https://t.co/Tg2HuzPx16
  • Conveyancers "have duty to advise clients on climate risk" to properties - Legal Futures https://t.co/qlXvaMQvWA
  • Bogus companies scam: about 150,000 addresses had been registered and in some streets, every home had been targeted. The residents have then had to deal with overdrafts, loans, insurance demands and credit card debts https://t.co/IlxnGzWuCO
  • Clearance time for LPA applications doubles in five years | Law Gazette https://t.co/VrR706KR2Y 
  • Most victims of burglary, robbery and theft in England and Wales are not being given the justice they deserve, the police watchdog says. Her majesty's chief inspector of constabulary calls current low charge rates "unacceptable and unsustainable" https://t.co/YjKucX8W14 
  • Gráinne Ní Ghuidhir joins TikTok as lead privacy counsel for Europe | Irish Legal News https://t.co/c8U7bU9fUw 
  • Litigants want to know if they’ve won. Judgments should tell them | Law Gazette https://t.co/u8ARL11NDp 
  • Solicitor founder of Axiom fund faces jail after fraud conviction - Legal Futures https://t.co/lEOLrXcyrX 
  • US: Donald Trump to be questioned under oath over business practices | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Mfnj9y1li2
  • Activists lose challenge to NSW laws banning secret filming of animal cruelty #Australia https://t.co/jmNuTmAWeI
  • A quarter of sponsors of Ukrainians as part of the Homes for Ukraine scheme do not want to continue the arrangement beyond six months, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found https://t.co/gjGCy4QMdL