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7th October - Law News

Edition 3937: 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:  For millennia, Aboriginal people living on the far south coast of New South Wales have fished for abalone. It's a cultural practice that's sacred to them. Elders say they only take enough abalone to feed their family, but some, like Yuin man Kevin Mason, have found themselves in trouble with the law, despite the practice being legal.

Focus of the Day Article: ‘Engage with the training – someday it may save your job’: top tips for partners to avoid sexual misconduct risk. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Four India made cold and cough syrups in question "have been potentially linked with acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children" in #Gambia, says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus https://t.co/EkzLH4ZdUv
  • Ex-Met Police officer arrested over racist WhatsApp chat - Rob Lewis, now a Home Office official, is being held on suspicion of offences under the Communications Act and misconduct in a public office https://t.co/RfX9u27Igu
  • Conservative conference: Lewis appeals for end to strike ‘brinkmanship’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/7BJ6FPD2TY
  • British teachers found not guilty over death of girl, 12, on French school trip https://t.co/1egVK2pnSB
  • Solicitor had cannabis at courthouse to help with Covid anxiety - Legal Futures https://t.co/t27qaqlpEj
  • 'Problems with your ex?': McFarlane suggests mediation rebrand | Law Gazette https://t.co/3XF8BhjHNc
  • Evidence of woman's relatives in matrimonial dispute can't be brushed aside terming them 'interested witnesses': Madras High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/WJzLVn7S7w
  • Sir Elton John takes legal action against Daily Mail publisher for 'privacy breach' https://t.co/gmsgA0ihM9
  • Alleged fugitive facing extradition from Scotland to the #US has had photos of his tattoos taken in prison as part of a bid to establish his identity. Prosecutors believe he is Nicholas Rossi, who is said to have faked his own death to escape charges there https://t.co/HYmWAY7HLT 
  • Ankle tags used to target young black men, London mayor’s report finds https://t.co/v4d4jeys7I 
  • Men jailed for life for murder of Sheffield solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/MCHPFXGmT2 
  • Chambers merge to create common law giant | Law Gazette https://t.co/miySOS94bA
  • McFarlane urges shift away from mediation in mandatory pre-divorce meetings - Legal Futures https://t.co/VW0iInJLya
  • Linklaters lawyers could be financially rewarded for diversity work | Law Gazette https://t.co/lKvLQpC4rP
  • Woman to sue CPS after rape case dropped over sexsomnia claims - Prosecutors admit error after Jade McCrossen-Nethercott was accused of having rare sleep condition https://t.co/pXIWUbMzgM
  • Master of rolls questions 'impenetrable' client documents | Law Gazette https://t.co/XZ6UkeFogR 
  • Acquisition number 13 for listed law firm pioneer Gateley - Legal Futures https://t.co/BZZabZu9fA 
  • ‘Burn it’ City solicitor escapes jail for contempt | Law Gazette https://t.co/AXqFHhZaTk
  • An immigration official at the Home Office suspended after an investigation revealed he had been posting racist content on WhatsApp. Rob Lewis, an ex-Metropolitan Police officer created the group chat, which also included other former Met police officers https://t.co/GdDcC4kSjS
  • At least 28 people have been killed after a former police officer opened fire at a pre-school child daycare centre in #Thailand, police say. The gunman is still at large after the attack in Nong Bua Lamphu, in the north-east of the country https://t.co/MAh54QfzUR
  • Serial cyberstalker who harassed dozens of women has jail term cut https://t.co/JMZHccZkT4 
  • Public need protection from so-called ‘legal advisers’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/STXVBwUqx0 
  • Hybrid working disconnect between fee-earners and support staff - Legal Futures https://t.co/FRDVIDACI3
  • Alec Baldwin has reached a settlement with the family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, after she was killed on a film set when he fired a prop gun #US https://t.co/fkoaBCX1ah 
  • Twitter v Musk trial still on as neither side requested a pause, judge says - Billionaire offered to complete his proposed $44bn buyout of Twitter in a dramatic U-turn on decision to withdraw from deal https://t.co/88XRgpW8hr