Tuesday

4th October - Law News

Edition 3934: 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 UK government has confirmed it is abandoning its plan to abolish the top rate of income tax for the highest earners following a growing backlash. The U-turn comes after several senior Tory MPs voiced their opposition to the plan, announced just 10 days ago in the mini-budget.
 

Focus of the Day Article: Nearly The American professor of law Danielle Citron talks about her new book on the fight for data privacy, the personal dossiers brokers build on us and how, post-Roe v Wade, women’s data in the US may be weaponised. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • #US supreme court rejects MyPillow chief’s bid to dodge $1.3bn lawsuit | US politics | The Guardian https://t.co/o7ePQuFNnL 
  • Kaplan offers more SQE testing spots in response to high demand - Legal Cheek https://t.co/AenIRBMvjv 
  • Criminal justice: A system on its knees - Legal Cheek https://t.co/7e0fpOnDIP 
  • How a serial tech entrepreneur is transforming a global law firm - Legal Cheek https://t.co/dQ09FhdQv3
  • Kerala High Court stays proceedings against actor Sreenath Bhasi booked for using filthy language during interview | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/feusWnotYS
  • Excellence in commercial real estate — a case study on Edinburgh’s St James Quarter - Legal Cheek https://t.co/H6zy8M8kR
  • Supreme Court rejects plea raising issues with EVMs; imposes ₹50k costs on petitioner | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/Vg6fRswM3q
  • Human rights not a defence to protesters causing ‘significant’ criminal damage, Court of Appeal rules - Legal Cheek https://t.co/K7CKMACWqX
  • [Jubilee Hills gang rape] Juvenile Justice Board recommends trying four minors as adults since they understood consequences of the act | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/oW9qLJdUL2 
  • Top tips for law freshers from a future trainee - Legal Cheek https://t.co/dzrLFMaLhT
  • Office of Governor and its Secretariat are part of State Government: Rajasthan High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/pDwNu85ms7
  • Does size matter for law firms? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/QO96oT9Vf3
  • Violent scenes at a prestigious university in Tehran overnight, as anti-government protests continue to sweep #Iran https://t.co/myBE140r
  • The #US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged influencer Kim Kardashian for advertising EthereumMax on her Instagram page. It said she received $250,000 (£223,000) in exchange for advertising https://t.co/nddOh3N2Ks 
  • [The Viewpoint] New Age Litigation in the NFT Regime | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/ttIFTvOqfE
  • How law students can boost their employability - Legal Cheek https://t.co/5OLuigLKzf 
  • Bank of England strikes SQE training deal with ULaw - Legal Cheek https://t.co/O9OOtSAU4M 
  • The government has U-turned on plans to scrap the 45p rate of income tax, the chancellor has confirmed. Kwasi Kwarteng has said that the proposals, announced just 10 days ago, had become "a massive distraction on what was a strong package" https://t.co/9ULouh0OD
  • Wrong to ask developing countries to halt projects citing climate change: Supreme Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/9UJqU82rG
  • Law firm partner apologises after wearing blackface to work fancy dress party - Legal Cheek https://t.co/rTDy3MMD5D
  • Do law firms care which A-Levels I do? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/EZMMrGlFNg
  • SRA allows former trainee barred for stalking to work for criminal defence firm - Legal Cheek https://t.co/7ttqGaMW9X