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31st August - Law News

Edition 3899: 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: Identifying as a black Ukrainian, Eno says most of the ideas that have changed his life as a designer have come from tough times in Ukraine. As he waits to bring his machines from Kyiv, and works on new shows while navigating the unfamiliar Hungarian system, he is optimistic about the future, telling other Ukrainian refugees: 'If we had the will to withstand the Russians we also have the willpower to move and forge ahead in life.'

Focus of the Day Article: Local authority age assessments considered in R (HAM) v Brent LBC - This decision, handed down by Swift J in the High Court, concerns the requirements for fairness in local authority age assessments for asylum seekers and the correct approach to be adopted. Full story - UK Human Rights Blog

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Wholesale gas prices tumble as Europe prepares to intervene in energy markets https://t.co/2r1DtfU38W 
  • UK law firm financial results tracker - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/E7otDJBd4m
  • Australasian Lawyer’s annual Elite Women showcase is back to recognise women who prove that they are slowly changing the status quo #Australia https://t.co/6BRVUjzSKB
  • Paul Pogba's lawyers respond to brother's threat: The facts have been reported to the police https://t.co/MiHI3bKpqk 
  • Stewarts unveils bumper results with revenue climbing 43% to £114m - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/GPhy1mbiQo 
  • Jurors deciding whether Ryan Giggs is guilty or not have been instructed they can give a majority verdict https://t.co/NNPxJ0iNKx 
  • Inventing Anna: Rachel DeLoache Williams sues Netflix for defamation https://t.co/qJMvscUUAE
  • Why Johnny Depp follows the lawyer who was removed and not Camille who helped him win defamation case? #US https://t.co/RVTdJsiHZ9 
  • Paul Weiss secures veteran litigation partner duo from Winston & Strawn in New York - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/seB7fiYXw1 
  • A 2010 book on the British empire by the man set to be chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, shows a very different worldview to that of some of his Tory colleagues https://t.co/FZXyBsUPPc 
  • A 21-year-old who died after being stabbed at Notting Hill Carnival has been named as rapper Takayo Nembhard. Mr Nembhard, known as TKorStretch, from Bristol, was attacked in Ladbroke Grove at about 20:00 BST on Monday https://t.co/uwzxMexQh1
  • Iran closes #Iraq borders amid Baghdad violence as Shia cleric steps down. Death toll rises after unrest following announcement of Muqtada al-Sadr’s resignation from politics https://t.co/MdMbk8VgRe 
  • Police in Liverpool have made more than 30 arrests in 24 hours as they crack down on organised crime after the fatal shooting of Olivia Pratt-Korbel. Merseyside Police said it had made 32 arrests, carried out 66 stop and searches https://t.co/mhJk4gwEF3 
  • DLA Piper hires Hausfeld’s former Brussels, Paris head Laurent Geelhand amid ongoing European antitrust push - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/pw7YmaNqfi 
  • Spat at, abused and run off the road: why do some people hate cyclists so much? https://t.co/WGDf6YTfaC 
  • Queensland author Chelsea Watego launches racial discrimination case over 2018 arrest #Australia https://t.co/mhV2f6w5gS
  • Two 16-year-old boys have died after getting into difficulty at Enagh Lough, close to Londonderry. Emergency services were called to Temple Road at about 18:30 BST on Monday https://t.co/78Xhe6IgwP 
  • Big Boys Don’t Cry review – a former abuse victim confronts his harrowing childhood https://t.co/B1EwSYrGyl