Edition 3892: 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: A federal jury found two men guilty of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. Prosecutors say the ring leader behind the plan ordered over $4,000 in explosives from an undercover FBI agent
Focus of the Day Article: The barrister who left his chambers following a storm last year over a tweet about a “stroppy teenager of colour” has had a £3m discrimination claim against the set thrown out for being time-barred. Full story - Legal Futures
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Lawyers for female Afghan judge in 'constant fear' file immigration appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/3ItFyZboWi
- Student nurse Owami Davies has been found alive and well in Hampshire, the Met Police has confirmed https://t.co/eYYT1NjZZ2
- No material reform to be undertaken by the UK Government in response to the Taylor Review consultation on employment status https://t.co/6sWTGK67u6
- City firms to make millions from Covid inquiry contracts | Law Gazette https://t.co/Sox8F8s7W1
- Apprenticeships for the legal sector - Legal Futures https://t.co/VYadYkBIET
- Owami Davies: police issued CCTV images showing wrong woman - Met hurriedly apologised and withdrew images that it initially said showed missing woman in a shop https://tinyurl.com/2p9ycbs7
- Foot Anstey plans further growth after posting record revenue | Law Gazette https://t.co/6YqFOf6Hsl
- The judge presiding over the trial of former Manchester United player and Wales manager Ryan Giggs has told jurors it "is not a court of morals". Judge Hilary Manley also said the retired player, 48, was not on trial for his infidelity https://t.co/FaBE053nGT
- Sony could face £5bn in legal claims over PlayStation game charges https://t.co/iPHlOBe1vC
- #Malaysia former Prime Minister Najib Razak has been sent to jail to begin serving a 12-year sentence, after the top court rejected his appeal. The 69-year-old's charges relate to a corruption scandal involving the state-owned wealth fund https://t.co/RTc40f1uXQ
- Human drivers in UK won’t be liable for accidents when vehicle is self-driving https://t.co/1MnEbCo8wr
- A fan who Nick Kyrgios said was "drunk out of her mind" during the Wimbledon final is taking legal action against the Australian tennis player. Anna Palus has now instructed solicitors to bring defamation proceedings against Kyrgios https://t.co/ieRoGkuoI3
- An unfair tax on accessing justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/KNiBBpK22k
- Consumers see online review websites as a helpful tool to find a lawyer, with those needing family law advice particularly likely to shop around, Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) research has found - Legal Futures https://t.co/lWpur1JrcT
- Crikey: small independent news website challenges Lachlan Murdoch to sue it for defamation https://t.co/jEgVhsOLxa
- A
nine-year-old girl who died after being shot in Liverpool has been
named as Olivia Pratt-Korbel. Olivia was shot at her home in Dovecot
after a man being chased by a gunman barged his way inside at about
22:00 BST on Monday https://t.co/lucBWAgbvY
- London's domination of commercial claims is shrinking - gradually | Law Gazette https://t.co/jlAzsLeAM
- "Manifestly incompetent" solicitor did not touch probate file for decade - Legal Futures https://t.co/n5qULVIfw7
- All out: barristers vote overwhelmingly for full-blown strike | Law Gazette https://t.co/5ZCGOK1Ixt
- A
nine-year-old girl has died after being shot in Liverpool. An unknown
man was reported to have fired a gun inside a house in the Dovecot area
at 22:00 BST on Monday https://t.co/wxyY8lM5UI
- It tears barristers like me apart to strike, but the government has left us no choice https://t.co/YgBl9Qnei
- Sunak pledges crackdown on JR "lawfare" and "judicial recidivism" - Legal Futures https://t.co/F6MFJbFP9s
- PlayStation maker faces £5bn claim over 'excessive and unfair prices' | Law Gazette https://t.co/UedoHj1sk4
- Almost half of law firms are now using review websites but there remains strong opposition to price comparison for legal services, a Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) survey has found - Legal Futures https://t.co/hU2iwSKrbP
- Sexual misconduct will not be punished with fines, SRA proposes | Law Gazette https://t.co/Oth4GYV5Xt
- Police officers who were criticised after being shown on social media dancing at an LGBTQ+ Pride event have been defended by their chief constable https://t.co/plsoAbC0xO
- Why criminal barristers are striking over legal aid funding https://t.co/oFqdrBUAOq
- Criminal barristers in England and Wales vote to go on indefinite strike https://t.co/Jakv9Z7Esp
- Water companies are facing mounting criticism from environmental campaigners and politicians over sewage being pumped on to British beaches https://t.co/P5KpR1hF7i
