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2nd September - Law News

Edition 3901: 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: How to improve your advocacy - tips from the SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority)

Focus of the Day Article: DDisputed elections in Africa and the role of courts. The involvement of courts in electoral disputes has emerged as an increasingly common phenomenon in Africa. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Donald Trump says he plans to pardon US Capitol attack participants if elected: ‘I mean full pardons with an apology to many,’ says former president as January 6 rioter sentenced to 10 years for assault #US https://t.co/IcUKHcP8AW
  • Society ‘in principle’ backs SRA-run SIF replacement | Law Gazette https://t.co/g2oliiPmgM
  • House of Zana boutique owner celebrates trademark win against Zara https://t.co/VweFnWWbtr
  • Kennedys boosts NQ pay by 60% | Law Gazette https://t.co/X4Ayi5VN8A
  • CILEX private client firm becomes first to transfer to SRA - Legal Futures https://t.co/rSH1aPl8pa
  • Motor fraud declining - but cost of living crisis stokes concerns | Law Gazette https://t.co/gFxZJd5qQT
  • Former Capsticks boss admits unwanted sexual advances | Law Gazette https://t.co/vd5JAQJClT 
  • Pundit Gary Neville is to be referred to the Attorney General for a social media post he made during his ex-Manchester United team-mate Ryan Giggs' domestic violence trial. Judge Hilary Manley, has referred it as a possible case of contempt of court https://t.co/CeLQ8fZ12s
  • CCTV footage of the gunman fleeing after the fatal shooting of Olivia Pratt-Korbel has been released. Merseyside Police revealed the shooter used two guns in the attack that killed the nine-year-old https://t.co/bZnog60RJP
  • Court rejects firms' claims for cracked trial fees | Law Gazette https://t.co/FvJQX7jBhY
  • Rwanda threat raised UK asylum seekers’ suicide risk, clinicians said https://t.co/WbbAo3DsWt 
  • Decisions to suspend solicitors “should stay public” for extra three years - Legal Futures https://t.co/ibI9ulaIaL 
  • ICO takes 17 months to reach Whitehall JR decision | Law Gazette https://t.co/H2euZhNgFr
  • #Russian oil chief Maganov dies in 'fall from hospital window' - Maganov is the latest of a number of high-profile business executives to die in mysterious circumstances https://t.co/p85CzmYZ11
  • Ohio officer kills 20-year-old Black man seconds after opening his bedroom door #US https://t.co/fluW8YjtIG
  • The UN has accused China of "serious human rights violations" in a long-awaited report into allegations of abuse in Xinjiang province. #China had urged the UN not to release the report - with Beijing calling it a "farce" arranged by Western powers https://t.co/K4SWUmtekr 
  • Mayson: LSB’s ongoing competence push is “mission impossible” - Legal Futures https://t.co/gCVhOAHhlZ
  • At their height, pop band The Monkees was one of the most popular bands in America. They were also the subject of an FBI file linked to the Vietnam War. Now, Monkees singer Micky Dolenz, 77, is suing the agency to find out more https://t.co/r6oYpZBjfS
  • Garage data probe raises spectre of solicitor misconduct | Law Gazette https://t.co/smj60zrOTe 
  • Canada will investigate spy smuggling allegations regarding Shamima Begum https://t.co/ig5hNqbLbF
  • Two Trump lawyers could be witnesses or targets in FBI investigation #US https://t.co/pFd0zGMpgx
  • A detailed clinical review of the backgrounds of asylum seekers likely to be sent to Rwanda has found many may have been tortured. The research by charity Medical Justice questions how people have so far been selected for the proposed flights https://t.co/OlgMz8Bh6d
  • Need for specialist IP solicitors meets new "clear and compelling" costs test - Legal Futures https://t.co/iT0h99WUcK
  • When Crown court judges start to look young | Law Gazette https://t.co/lRedIc9wkT
  • What is really going on with solicitors’ PII this year? - Legal Futures https://t.co/nuuPBL6nhU 
  • Former ComReg chair appointed to competition watchdog | Irish Legal News https://t.co/OCSsuKCCGZ
  • Government appoints anti-‘woke’ activist as V&A trustee - Rightwing commentator Zewditu Gebreyohanes is director of a group waging ‘politicised’ campaign against the National Trust https://t.co/2QShWnn305
  • Children as young as 11 have been subjected to brutal attacks by teenagers in a Lancashire town - with the assaults filmed and shared on social media https://t.co/yEHJTa94zp
  • #China’s treatment of Uyghurs may be crime against humanity, says UN human rights chief - Michelle Bachelet accuses Beijing of ‘serious human rights violations’ minutes before her term ends https://t.co/sB6914YU3i 
  • Best of the blogs - 28 August 2022 | Law Gazette https://t.co/0bqnXMcU1t
  • Justin Kouame appointed to Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission | Irish Legal News https://t.co/2KNGu9bEUt