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23rd August - Law News

Edition 3891: 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: Police in Pakistan have filed terrorism charges against the former Prime Minister Imran Khan - after he gave a speech at the weekend vowing to sue police officers and a female judge, and claiming that a close aide had been tortured after his arrest

Focus of the Day Article: Criminal barristers in England and Wales vote to go on indefinite strike. Ministers accused of overseeing ‘recklessly underfunded’ criminal justice system, with industrial action to step up on 5 September. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • #US rejects Ukrainian call for blanket ban on visas for Russians https://t.co/BEgPFjOV29
  • Trump sues #US government over FBI search of Mar-a-Lago - Ex-president seeks to prevent bureau from reading seized documents until court official weighs in https://t.co/HAPX3LkGa5
  • UK intelligence agencies are accused of tipping off Indian authorities about a British national before his abduction and alleged torture by Punjab police. Jagtar Singh Johal was in India in 2017 when his family say he was forced into an unmarked car https://t.co/Y0ZoWgEz0W 
  • Justice Revati Mohite Dere recuses from Malegaon Blasts cases after accused highlights her appearance as lawyer for NIA | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/u6Le4o2OGD 
  • CMS retains 42 of 48 NQ lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/rWidX42Icd 
  • What Google v Defteros means for defamation law - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/z3VhnzgpwM 
  • Allen & Overy hires co-head of corporate at India relationship firm Trilegal - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/jPy8EhNhFY
  • Weil joins firms upping future trainee maintenance grants to £20k - Legal Cheek https://t.co/I5gpVJHW8t 
  • Loving your business as a law firm owner - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/77tlwQkMvQ 
  • CIFC Asset Management shakes up legal and compliance team with two senior appointments - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/STRl6BHh4S 
  • "I will issue rule of contempt, send you to prison:" Full exchange between Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay and Bar President Arunava Ghosh | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/2mkZb2Q1wU
  • Three Arkansas law enforcement officers have been suspended after a video emerged showing a suspect being pinned to the ground and repeatedly beaten #US https://t.co/ADIOgqroah 
  • British firms cannot avoid the Wolves of Law Street - Legal Cheek https://t.co/QthR5ApQtT 
  • #Pakistan's police have charged the country's former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, under anti-terror laws. Their investigation comes after he accused the police and judiciary of detaining and torturing a close aide https://t.co/dGlA2z37nx 
  • Shine Lawyers introduces 9-day fortnight - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/ElyaNPXae3 
  • How can we support young LGBTQIA+ legal professionals? - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/LSaU8OyhTb 
  • Freshfields lawyers to work from office at least three days a week in agile policy tweak - Legal Cheek https://t.co/pqY5gkjL9K
  • An innocent accused and a culpable victim? Critique of the Kerala court order granting bail to Civic Chandran | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/70KHbWdpuV 
  • Barristers have voted to go on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike in England and Wales from next month. The walkout by members of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) will begin on 5 September https://t.co/f6WB6z2ybM 
  • Reducing M&A risk with better data - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/GXpTL8Q5Vh 
  • From Sidley to security: Meet the City lawyer who kept people safe during the Commonwealth Games - Legal Cheek https://t.co/3P5hb74oZk 
  • Watchdog launches inquiry into legal advice charity founded by Lord Harley - Legal Cheek https://t.co/5PAJk5R3mU
  • Heated exchange of words between judge, lawyer cannot be ground to transfer case: Jammu & Kashmir High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/7BmoMGraNQ 
  • UK Supreme Court draws fire over diversity record after two men fill vacancies - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/JpiY8EOQDp
  • Special Guardianship Orders – Reviewing the Journey so far – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/TgO4lbM5Nw 
  • Ban for partner who told trainee to change date on property document - Legal Cheek https://t.co/vr1fXpdWH1 
  • US supreme court backs Black voters challenging Georgia election rules #US https://t.co/OimqFAyd1p 
  • From crime lord to Michelin award: how a notorious Marseille prison was the making of a top French chef https://t.co/9Tww3x3zAX
  • Women are facing threats and blackmail from a mob of anonymous strangers after their personal details, intimate photos and videos were shared on the social media platform Reddit https://t.co/WgG4t1Svmm 
  • Kobe Bryant's widow has testified that she had panic attacks after learning that photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband and daughter were taken and shared by first responders #US https://t.co/j0o2tv9xIs