Edition 3989: 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: Personal injury lawyers have been given an extra six months’ reprieve on the implementation of the fixed costs regime for civil litigation. Full story -
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Today's Highlighted Video Story: From truck drivers in Chile and South Korea to rail workers and nurses in the UK, a global cost of living crisis is pushing workers to go on strike. Economies, barely recovering from the pandemic, are now facing more hardship. The war in Ukraine, a climate crisis and the price of food and fuel have pushed several countries beyond their ability to cope. The UN says the cost of living crisis is the worst the world has experienced so far in the 21st century. Is this challenge too big for many governments?
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Legal Twitter divided over review of barrister's book - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Po6yndKOyK
- The Weekly Round-up: Cop27 deals, advertising restrictions, and online safety - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/EJnPUHv1Ma
- Lord Chief Justice to retire - Legal Cheek https://t.co/j0tcgjuN4E
- #Barbados plans to make Tory MP pay reparations for family’s slave past - Richard Drax reported to have visited Caribbean island for meeting on next steps, including plans for former sugar plantation https://t.co/hnJ7ORZMwG
- A man whose body was found dumped on a street covered in "potentially hazardous" substances had been shot and attacked with acid, police said. Liam Smith's body was discovered on Kilburn Drive in Shevington, Wigan, at about 19:00 BST on Thursday https://t.co/Jnb07rTE7d
- Protests in China against strict Covid measures have intensified, with some people publicly venting their anger at the Communist Party leaders. Thousands of protesters have turned out in Shanghai, where the BBC has seen people bundled into police cars https://t.co/vHGHFflp8L
- Report reveals 'most feared' law firms - Legal Cheek https://t.co/4fNj0viJLE
- Family of man killed over a decade ago demand apology from gardaí | Irish Legal News https://t.co/SQK1byKnBs
- Painful lessons about the duty of candour (more on the unlawful seizure of migrants’ mobiles) - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/ccFGECprni
- Why I chose to be an energy lawyer - Legal Cheek https://t.co/P7r3nfBW8h
- Removal of gametes from brain dead man would breach his rights to privacy: Court of Protection - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/0EqxwAZGU3
- King Charles visits legal London - Legal Cheek https://t.co/88KgBzndpX
- British soldier guilty of manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in 1988 | Irish Legal News https://t.co/HoZjv24oMf
- ‘Can I wear a nose piercing to my winter vac scheme?’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/OYhq3D9xPn
- The beginning of a pushback against Article 2 inquests? - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/5bgpqO0m4j
- High Court: Plaintiff’s second actions should not be dismissed as she did not receive a determination of issues in first action | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Kly182l40T
- Covid: Over 2,000 law students join group action over lost learning - Legal Cheek https://t.co/2FiF3Ay4om
- Revealed: half of English police forces fail to meet standards in crime investigations https://t.co/hs0aMGhSBV
- The path to a training contract is rarely straightforward - Legal Cheek https://t.co/BqHS3uTgA3
- Meta seeks government protection from Rees-Mogg’s EU law bonfire https://t.co/SYcWUtsqG0
- Brexit blow: exports to Japan slump after ‘landmark’ free trade deal. First such accord after leaving EU was predicted to bring £15bn boost but UK now lags rivals https://t.co/Pq2GCNdcUc
- Society condemns Home Office asylum delays | Law Gazette https://t.co/v6HBmlwg4d
- Baroness Hale badged 'affable member' of Inn 'staff' by newspaper - Legal Cheek https://t.co/w0ptIIMVm7
- Key points from the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement last week | NLJ https://t.co/VePl99Dguj
- How to make the most of your legal software investment - Legal Futures https://t.co/W5CZiSddWl
- Early legal advice scheme piloted in hospital | Law Gazette https://t.co/nRJfAveOOG
