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26th October - Law News

Edition 3956: 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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Focus of the Day Article: Women barristers are closing the pay gap with their male colleagues in certain practice areas but it remains vast in the higher-earning areas of work, the Bar Council has found. Full story - Legal Futures
 
 Today's Highlighted Video Story:  When going to court, it’s important to be prepared. Read our guide on what to expect before, during and after your hearing or trial.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Outcry over Suella Braverman’s return as home secretary https://t.co/gO9xz2OLcU
  • Investigating Officer has to subject accused to psychiatric assessment if his sanity is in doubt: Bombay High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/sXBX0RKOx
  • Best of the blogs - 22 October 2022 | Law Gazette https://t.co/esGqU7wAfD
  • Scottish legal authorities fail to reveal information about another sheriff’s case | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bnOWhnjHLL
  • Competition for solicitor apprenticeships “tougher than training contracts” - Legal Futures https://t.co/DKW3wbdSw
  • NI High Court has determined that it was in the best interests for a 21-month-old child to be adopted, without a contact order, where the actions of the parents represented a cycle of neglect which showed no signs of improving | Irish Legal News https://t.co/kwKEida6s
  • How to be a resilient lawyer | Law Gazette https://t.co/3H453NXbRm
  • Peter Tatchell was "arrested and detained on the kerbside" in Doha on Tuesday following his one-man protest challenging the #Qatar's treatment of LGBT people ahead of the World Cup https://t.co/ihHhKBSC2M 
  • The UK government acted unlawfully by not investigating whether some cotton imports come from Uyghur forced-labour camps in China, a court has heard https://t.co/5WsZfobZ61 
  • Bombay High Court refuses stay on release of Hindi film 'Thank God' | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/aw8OWpHCtx 
  • A #Russian court has rejected an appeal by US basketball star Brittney Griner against her nine-year jail term for drugs charges. The court near Moscow upheld the sentence, with the state prosecutor calling it "fair" https://t.co/sXB0CZnwtF
  • Consumers keen to read reviews of barristers, says Trustpilot - Legal Futures https://t.co/riK5crPAfS
  • Tesco warned of potential Irish lawsuit over member-only stores | Irish Legal News https://t.co/KjYPFbZBlB
  • Wrexham football club have banned socially conscious striker Paul Mullin from wearing boots featuring a slogan highlighting the ills of the Conservative Party https://t.co/8anss8vTU
  • Fresh footage has emerged showing more of what happened before #China's former leader Hu Jintao was dramatically led out of a session during last week's Communist Party Congress in Beijing https://t.co/z0MAf7FIID
  • When judges should keep their own counsel | Law Gazette https://t.co/ynBslMHG9Q 
  • Rees-Mogg move to axe 2,400 laws is ‘anti-democratic’, say legal experts |https://t.co/gsZB3RUeBe
  • Capping fees will kill collective actions, litigation funder warns | Law Gazette https://t.co/J2eiYz3tIz
  • ‘Everyone wants to get involved’: inside a new police approach to tackling rape - Operation Bluestone aims to put suspects at centre of investigations while better supporting victims https://t.co/oTyPPCkx9V
  • The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has urged the government to publish legislation that could allow big tech firms to be fined up to 10% of global annual income for abuses https://t.co/2an7gj5cFl
  • SRA forced to wait for end of Post Office inquiry to take action - Legal Futures https://t.co/cBjzPAqiYW 
  • Law Society has ‘duty’ to tell solicitors to shun underpaid work, says president - Incoming leader Lubna Shuja says some criminal work is unsustainable, amid calls for a 15% pay rise https://t.co/ZWwthBsl51
  • 'Enablers' in spotlight as economic crime bill takes next step | Law Gazette https://t.co/ewkAUdPsZp 
  • Rishi Sunak urged to scrap ‘undemocratic’ proposals to axe 2,400 laws https://t.co/p8BSXO7Dm4
  • LSB plans to make it easier for clients to complain to their lawyers - Legal Futures https://t.co/HAegHaSn6W
  • Lib Dems: Police Scotland needs vehicles for the job | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CeR7tZdDJT 
  • Lawyer in the news: James Love, Womble Bond Dickinson - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/5pQ3I3jFAN
  • Jammu & Kashmir High Court dismisses plea challenging reservation, ST status granted to 'Pahari Speaking People' | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/qjfYNVYXCl
  • My legal life: Michele Price, gunnercooke - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/1Btszt7tyx
  • #Philippines: Student 'anti-cheating' exam hats go viral https://t.co/v6G8h38JqC