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15th August - Law News

Edition 3883: 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 Amazon rainforest absorbs huge amount of CO2 and helps to cool the world, but recent studies have shown the rainforest is approaching a tipping point, with profound implications for the global climate and biodiversity. 
 

Focus of the Day Article: The House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee has highlighted the risks faced by cohabitants on relationship breakdown or the death of a partner. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • London associate pay war bleeds into holiday season as Jones Day raises NQ rate to £140k - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/HIhmgdOMB9
  • Police are investigating an online threat to JK Rowling, after she tweeted support for Salman Rushdie following his attack in the US. The Harry Potter author, 57, shared screenshots of a message stating: "Don't worry, you are next" https://t.co/yXbTBFX7b
  • Jones Day NQ lawyer salaries rise to £140k - Legal Cheek https://t.co/BHlf6lWQ6z 
  • Central Government notifies appointment of 2 judges each to Orissa and Gauhati High Courts | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/e9H9lnGnj
  • US legaltech firm Aderant acquires people management platform viGlobal - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/3Du9K3BtiX
  • Future lawyers could bill ‘units of attention’ via computers hooked up to their brains, report claims - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ZuRwcMGJXP 
  • 'The dial is moving' - Bates Wells advises on landmark return of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/6djhlp0ffn
  • [Judge Uttam Anand Murder] Incident shook judicial fraternity and people at a mass level: Jharkhand Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/VFo7HE1ivZ
  • The Weekly Round-up: proposed reforms to judicial review, Truss's promise to cut taxes, strip-searching of children by Metropolitan Police - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/QWAu8bCE2d 
  • Academy launched to help underrepresented wannabe barristers secure pupillage - Legal Cheek https://t.co/IO6PKmK8ck
  • Lawyers who have the option of practising in non-traditional time frames — such as four-day weeks or nine-day fortnights — are getting “a pretty good deal” - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/HgyAKbN6Fd 
  • A consumer court in #India has reportedly ruled in favour of a lawyer who was overcharged 20 rupees (21p) by a railway company over two decades ago - Legal Cheek https://t.co/KMdlxSSf7X 
  • Litigation: At 15.31 percent of the total advocates, female advocates form a miniscule minority at the Bar. However, the data in its current shape and form, hides more than it reveals? | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/MwUk8byZoX
  • Salman Rushdie attack: suspect charged with attempted murder https://t.co/0BnJwV9ZQY
  • What happened in UK financial results season - Legal Cheek https://t.co/RwZUU1AIio 
  • Browne Jacobson launches Dublin office with four founding partners | Irish Legal News https://t.co/PLFXIfQeIg
  • Winners of the 2022 Australian Law Awards revealed - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/AWrgvt8Y3e 
  • Vulnerable women put at risk as courts in England and Wales reveal refuge locations https://t.co/3WsaEjn7SY 
  • Meet all the leading law firms at our first virtual law fair of the new graduate recruitment year! - Legal Cheek https://t.co/9DHuH5Z7za
  • Blanket ban on trans women in Irish rugby may be unlawful | Irish Legal News https://t.co/OANasrjyBM 
  • DIFC Courts in spotlight as Irish judges resign under pressure from human rights campaigners - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ENTIbr6J70 
  • Firm predicts 1,000 clients may join gender identity clinic claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/B1fQvb2f7r