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22nd August - Law News

Edition 3890: 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: Mexico's former attorney general has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of 43 students in 2014. Jesús Murillo Karam, who led an inquiry into the atrocity, has been charged with forced disappearance, torture and the obstruction of justice.

Focus of the Day Article:  The Home Office is launching a ‘scale-up’ visa route next week to help businesses recruit highly skilled employees. The two-year visa, available from 22 August, is aimed at ‘scale-ups’―young, fast-growing, innovation-driven companies, as opposed to ‘start-ups’, which are recently established companies with potential to grow. To qualify, scale-ups should have a turnover or growth rate of more than 20% for the past three years and have at least ten employees at the start of the three-year period. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Latham and Sayenko Kharenko take lead roles on Ukraine's $20bn debt restructuring - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/JN4ZQyywuV 
  • Baroness Hale spotted at Edinburgh Fringe - Legal Cheek https://t.co/dkbuYFElJn 
  • Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Yogender Yadav acquitted in a 2013 criminal defamation case | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/meG5hfB2kL
  • Being a female lawyer in regional #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/9x5LFfFXZO
  • BARBRI expands diversity funding project with legal aid and commercial law partnerships - Legal Cheek https://t.co/rWCIoGSmTX
  • Reed Smith advises Aristata Capital on formation of Soros-backed impact litigation fund - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FZOAYqLdM
  • Boxer Tyson Fury has called on the government to introduce stronger punishments for knife crime after his cousin was killed in a stabbing. The heavyweight champion said on social media "RIP Rico Burton", who was "stabbed in the neck" overnight https://t.co/sixpjnoQNK 
  • Squire Patton Boggs hires trademark specialist from Marks & Clerk to boost IP practice - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/JiclxVSTm
  • Lord Lloyd-Jones re-joins the Supreme Court... seven months after retiring - Legal Cheek https://t.co/jpwQXdyA2j
  • Singapore will repeal a law that bans gay sex, effectively making it legal to be homosexual in the city-state. The decision, announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on national TV, comes after years of fierce debate https://t.co/zFrSGDX3v
  • Victorian Parliament passes ‘historic’ treaty legislation - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/JDMkTSsNK4
  • Banana split: artists set for court battle over who first taped fruit to the wall - Judge rules that Joe Morford has no ‘copyright in bananas or duct tape’ but can take Maurizio Cattelan to court over Comedian piece https://t.co/0fpe46KJHM
  • What’s new in the Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2022? | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/7g2Mz1jDU
  • 'How enforceable are work from home policies?' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/G5iGinPDyz 
  • Kathryn Stone OBE appointed as the new Chair of the Bar Standards Board – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/zsJ5ykGXax
  • Bombay High Court to constitute special bench to take up issue of potholes on roads | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/8Km7uy6QkI 
  • Police officers had contact with student nurse Owami Davies on the day she was reported missing by her family, it has emerged, she was last seen in Croydon on 7 July https://t.co/887Mzc3xP8 
  • Seeking justice for the Chagossians - Legal Cheek https://t.co/zNMHTogEi0
  • “It's all still possible.” Law Awards Finalist Shares Her Unconventional Career Journey. - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/3i2THlbj0S
  • Punjab appoints 5 lawyers as Additional Advocates General in Supreme Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/juBMJnlqr4
  • Burges Salmon targets 50% emissions cut by 2030 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/1mnZchZkhD 
  • What makes an award-winning wellness advocate? - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/AMLZzgRshf 
  • A wise strategy for a LIP to seek some form of professional assistance. And options for a first port of call include the paralegal sector – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/nnq76eIsjL 
  • Virtual student event NEXT WEEK: Kicking off your legal career with the SQE — with Reed Smith, Accutrainee and The College of Legal Practice - Legal Cheek https://t.co/AmnMZxJG0S 
  • An exam board has apologised after some BTec students did not receive their results as expected last Thursday, throwing university places into doubt https://t.co/ILHB8dFQpw 
  • Kirkland hires second London investment funds partner in as many days - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/r2wYrTf89h
  • LSB competence statement ‘a solution in search of a problem’, says Bar Council – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/sOyDMJEXOq
  • Aspiring lawyer with child exploitation convictions refused admission - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/ae11g7o0Os