Edition 3872: 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 Chinese state-owned CCTV firm with one million cameras in the UK
Focus of the Day Article: A solicitor “duped” into paying over £1.2m in sale proceeds to third
parties in what turned out to be property frauds has failed in his
appeal against being struck off. Full story - Legal Futures
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Clive Palmer and Mark McGowan ordered to pay damages to each other in defamation case #Australia https://t.co/rP1SzHyp6q
- Former Met Police chief Dame Cressida Dick may have breached professional standards relating to the murder of a private detective. Daniel Morgan was found in the car park of the Golden Lion pub, south London, with an axe in his head in 1987 https://t.co/hMSQiequuV
- Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook school shooting was '100% real' - The parents of a child killed in the shooting are seeking at least $150m (£123m) in a defamation trial brought against the prominent radio host #US https://t.co/RuwN4i94Tk
- The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has refused an application from Archie Battersbee's parents to postpone the withdrawal of his life support https://t.co/D6nNEMOuxo
- Solicitors could be jailed for new property register failures - Legal Futures https://t.co/QWaCkTw2gj
- Litigation funding “explosion” driving class actions across Europe - Legal Futures https://t.co/0HKVfyLYvk
- Archie Battersbee: mother says life support to be removed at 11am Wednesday | The Guardian https://t.co/2x1q6FB50J
- AG tells government lawyers to be more like those in private practice - Legal Futures https://t.co/9UcfIuxoIr
- Kent and Sussex hosepipe ban announced from 12 August - The measure affects at least one million people, and rule-breakers could be hit with a £1,000 fine https://t.co/MXgypr6KGP
- Third murder arrest over missing student nurse - Owami Davies, 24, left her family home in Grays, Essex, and was last seen in West Croydon on 7 July https://t.co/SKMtv7qDkW
- ‘Vexatious’ contempt bid against protest solicitor thrown out by judge | Law Gazette https://t.co/uLCDLBoRIi
- "Uneconomic": NAH stops accepting tariff-only whiplash claims - Legal Futures https://t.co/NCwcxzkM0G
- "Duped" solicitor fails in challenge to strike-off - Legal Futures https://t.co/wbRiS76mXS
- Exam operator announces refunds for SQE fiasco | Law Gazette https://t.co/E1Hj4nZzLd
- Barristers should avoid “supportive” comments after winning cases - Legal Futures https://t.co/p0UGgIEJ9j
- High Court upholds ruling that $3m CFA is unforceable - Legal Futures https://t.co/CqZW4oVIjd
- Why law firms need to raise staff awareness of the menopause - Legal Futures https://t.co/TXN8c6hLla
- Tenants whose bills are included in their rent could miss out on the government's £400 energy rebate because it is paid to their landlord, warn charities https://t.co/Yz37HZLbBs
- England: Legal Ombudsman rubbished by public as wait times reach two years | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uE3uKrdiuQ
- Judge throws out ‘frivolous’ case by UK puppy farm firm against lawyer https://t.co/kaYsd3KfTQ
- Solicitor ‘duped’ by fraudster clients loses appeal against ban | Law Gazette https://t.co/HTyiBQq61p
- Soophia Khan’s strike out application refused by SDT | Law Gazette https://t.co/nYhkr3FKwY
- High Court upholds ruling that $3m CFA is unforceable - Legal Futures https://t.co/CqZW4oE7rF
- Carole Packman murder: Parole dates given to paper before family https://t.co/XmvBLcI1RJ
- Tory leadership contest ballot papers delayed over security fears https://t.co/HbsMsyxV80
- Cases like Archie Battersbee’s rely on complex ethical decisions. This is how they’re made https://t.co/ALSdN2Vt9X
- Justin Welby ‘affirms validity’ of 1998 gay sex is sin declaration n https://t.co/MKJmWfICom
- Archie Battersbee: mother says life support to be removed at 11am Wednesday | The Guardian https://t.co/2x1q6FjtC9
- Gillespie Macandrew appoints legal heavyweight Michael Shaw as chair | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KnYUUryi1N
- Dr Bitcoin awarded £1 after 'deliberately false' libel evidence | Law Gazette https://t.co/S67U6CkZgA
- Rapper Pa Salieu says he has been removed from the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony after failing a background check. He was convicted in March of possessing a bottle as an offensive weapon during a brawl which saw his friend stabbed to death https://t.co/cLNQ58BcRy
- Thousands of small firms go bust owing millions in bounce back Covid loans https://t.co/hGHlFx0ADB
