Tuesday

31st January - Law News

Edition 4051: 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 Law News/Article: Personal injury lawyers have welcomed aspects of a landmark Court of Appeal decision on mixed injury cases, although some warned it could create ‘more uncertainty’. Full story - New Law Journal 
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: In Jerusalem, another Palestinian man has been killed by Israeli security forces, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken touched down in the country. Following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he called on both sides to calm tensions and honour 'the vision of two states'. But amid mounting anger and bloodshed, can his words have any real impact?

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Publication of criminal antecedents: Supreme Court seeks ECI response in BJP review petition against contempt proceedings | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/AHpgP2oyxK
  • 10 memes that accurately capture the pain of TC application season - Legal Cheek https://t.co/UG6s5aAM1Z 
  • Family judges will invite local MPs to attend court, the government has said in its response to the Justice Committee report | NLJ https://t.co/i9Ho8uswaD
  • How ESG is shaking things up at law firms - Legal Cheek https://t.co/YybpbPh1b
  • The legal profession marked the Day of the Endangered Lawyer this week, this year focusing on Afghanistan | NLJ https://t.co/Dk4qCYF2SL
  • Judge tells Kanye West's lawyers Greenberg Traurig to try harder to reach him - Legal Cheek https://t.co/qirUPrDHW1
  • A legal challenge against the UK government’s decision not to order an investigation into Russian interference in UK democratic processes has cleared its first hurdle at the European Court of Human Rights | NLJ https://t.co/MdmdFLByC
  • Suits out, sequins in! ‘Diva of Divorce’ Ayesha Vardag reveals new firm dress code which encourages lawyers to express themselves with gold leather trousers, scarlet Dr Martens and even pink hair - Legal Cheek https://t.co/bpjMpQUBKM
  • Former Wales rugby captain Gareth Thomas has settled a legal dispute with an ex-partner who accused him of "deceptively" transmitting HIV to him https://t.co/Vx8Dx3qyAx
  • The Lord Chancellor Dominic Raab’s flagship Bill of Rights Bill has come under fire in a devastating report by peers and MPs | NLJ https://t.co/dm6s6II5nq
  • Over 700 solicitors admitted through new SQE route - Legal Cheek https://t.co/OThPn7vacJ
  • A draft statutory code of practice to stop ‘fire and rehire’ practices has been published by the government | NLJ https://t.co/SWRmOHMCs1
  • Rebuke for solicitor who made ‘lewd gesture’ at firm Christmas party - Legal Cheek https://t.co/0GFdDlN8Ls
  • Thousands of NHS staff with long Covid risk losing their pay https://t.co/xHphDscX47
  • Sportswear chain JD Sports has said stored data relating to 10 million customers might be at risk after it was hit by a cyber attack, information that "may have been accessed" by hackers included names, addresses, email accounts, phone numbers https://t.co/b999MffNea
  • The number of crown court cases waiting for trial for two years or more has reached a record high, official figures show | NLJ https://t.co/DHv6cCTSD2
  • Trowers and Travers reveal spring retention rates - Legal Cheek https://t.co/1DXdoMXCKT
  • A major search is under way for a woman who went missing while walking her dog. Nicola Bulley, from Inskip, was last seen walking on a footpath by the river off Garstang Road, in St Michael's on Wyre https://t.co/0kwBQHKBJ
  • Teacher accused of abuse at Edinburgh schools arrested - The man, who the BBC is calling Edgar, taught at private schools Edinburgh Academy and Fettes College in the 1960s and 70s https://t.co/EvG5kLl2aN
  • At least 28 people have been killed in an explosion at a mosque in the #Pakistani city of Peshawar. The blast happened when the mosque was packed with worshippers and more than 150 people were injured https://t.co/y7SGrOvvhv
  • Personal injury lawyers have welcomed aspects of a landmark Court of Appeal decision on mixed injury cases, although some warned it could create ‘more uncertainty’ | NLJ https://t.co/SEFKi3Ivb
  • Forsters boosts NQ lawyer pay to £80k - also ups law school maintenance grants - Legal Cheek https://t.co/cBnaJqt8m
  • Lisa Law joins Ledingham Chalmers in Inverness | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MXV8U42azg
  • Revealed: Cressida Dick sought £500,000 to quit as Met chief - documents show tense exchanges between senior aide and London mayor’s office over ousting https://t.co/EFWpQEl8zd
  • Tyre Nichols' lawyer urges lawmakers to pass urgent police reforms #US https://t.co/KIAAhLTTOp
  • Which practice area boasts the smartest lawyers? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/P5o68kfUk
  • Partner promotions at McCash & Hunter | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2rYPcK3z3P
  • Erdogan says Turkey may block #Sweden's Nato membership bid https://t.co/QsjGo0TwqW 
  • High Court: Enoch Burke to be fined €700 per day if he continues to defy court order | Irish Legal News https://t.co/PEXd5bs0oG
  • Tories call for action over legal threats from powerful figures facing scrutiny - Solicitors accused of using lawsuits to stifle criticism of prominent figures include those acting for Nadhim Zahawi https://t.co/GpSSBhUsHl

Monday

30th January - Law News

Edition 4050: 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 Law News/Article: Family court reporting pilot scheme to begin in England and Wales. Journalists will be able to report on proceedings provided they protect anonymity of families involved. Full story - Guardian Law 
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: The Memphis Police Department has disbanded the so-called Scorpion special unit, whose officers are accused of murdering Tyre Nichols. Scorpion stands for "Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods". The unit is a 50-person team tasked with bringing down crime levels in particular areas.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Representative bodies for solicitors in Scotland have agreed to an £11 million package that increases fees for legal aid lawyers in Scotland and supports the country’s court recovery programme | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FfU1AVZ4o4 
  • Lauren McGhie joins Lindsays’ private client team | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ByLG0R6KQU
  • Mason Hayes & Curran announces two senior appointments | Irish Legal News https://t.co/CyErWD5xQR
  • Sunak was warned of Zahawi reputational risk in October, say sources - PM allegedly given advice about inquiry into minister’s taxes when he appointed him Tory party chair https://t.co/fKYIpVY6rh 
  • Appointments and promotions at Fieldfisher | Irish Legal News https://t.co/XGKeBdj9lz
  • Jim Cormack KC appointed head of risk advisory services group at Pinsent Masons | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cSnMNwVYGz
  • An "urgent review" of all transgender cases in Scottish prisons is to be carried out, the Scottish government has announced. The movement of all trans inmates with a history of violence against women will be paused until the review ends https://t.co/ez8jm7PylL
  • ‘We’re tired of being beaten’: protesters across US call for justice for Tyre Nichols #US https://t.co/fVa33x2Aoh
  • Zarvin Vandrewala joins Aberdein Considine | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/M9ZZZbD0Pq 
  • Trustpilot reviews of law firm defamatory, judge rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/hj7V82sILa 
  • Revealed: child migrants racially abused and threatened with violence at Home Office hotel https://t.co/R5gFnMB35t
  • Collective government failures regarding building regulations "over many years" were partly to blame for the Grenfell Tower fire, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has said https://t.co/uRdgtveTbf
  • Good enough for jazz: how well does the government need to understand its Paris Agreement obligations? A case of emissions and omissions - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/gC5A5yEBI0
  • Plexus Law expands Edinburgh office with appointment of Bobby Murray | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SFzp6xyzvH
  • A man was stabbed during a fight in department store Harrods, police have said. The Met were called at 19:33 GMT on Saturday to the store in Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, and found a 29-year-old man with stab or slash wounds https://t.co/INzb8yJAf4
  • Nadhim Zahawi has been sacked from government after an inquiry by Rishi Sunak's ethics adviser criticised how he handled his tax affairs. The prime minister said an inquiry showed there had been "serious breach of the ministerial code" https://t.co/JxagZFhVHI
  • Five new directors at DWF Belfast in 10-strong appointments round | Irish Legal News https://t.co/6TneHZ5xgH
  • McCartan Turkington Breen hires employment lawyer Cormac Rice | Irish Legal News https://t.co/I3Xh17o97c
  • Our Legal Heritage: The judges who defied the Nazis | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3HxJVCg5Ra
  • The Scottish government has been urged to block the transfer of a violent transgender prisoner from a men's prison to a women's jail. It is understood that Tiffany Scott, who was previously known as a man called Andrew Burns, has applied for the move https://t.co/VcidMwTrh6
  • Mason Hayes & Curran announces two senior appointments | Irish Legal News https://t.co/CyErWD5xQR
  • The Memphis Police Department has disbanded the so-called Scorpion special unit, whose officers are accused of murdering Tyre Nichols #US https://t.co/gpAFT4BcV4
  • Child abuse inquiry costs taxpayer £65m | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/58B0lMMrIE
  • #Israel moves to ‘strengthen’ illegally occupied Jewish settlements after shootings https://t.co/vYEIA6AKYm
  • Devolving justice to Wales: MoJ acts on just five Thomas recommendations | Law Gazette https://t.co/HTzRnzFcCH
  • Nadine Dorries has been accused by Parliament's anti-corruption watchdog of breaking the ministerial code by not consulting it before taking a TV job https://t.co/tj9F0ytyte
  • Matthew Howse: How restrictive covenants can protect Northern Ireland businesses in the war for talent | Irish Legal News https://t.co/IeCqODEhIy

Sunday

29th January - Law News

Edition 4049: 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: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has fired Conservative Party Chair Nadhim Zahawi after an independent investigation into his tax affairs found a serious breach of the ministerial code. “Following the completion of the Independent Adviser’s investigation – the findings of which he has shared with us both – it is clear that there has been a serious breach of the Ministerial Code,” Sunak said in a letter to Zahawi on Sunday

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • We can’t expect small-fry SRA to fight oligarchs and organised crime | Law Gazette https://t.co/TQtBhOfxkC
  • The Ministry of Justice will not contest the decision to release a man who killed his wife and was subject to the UK's first public parole hearing. Russell Causley, 79, murdered Carole Packman in Bournemouth in 1985 https://t.co/Wruz8qsss6
  • News focus: 'Wagner mercenary' row highlights role of lawyers in SLAPPs | Law Gazette https://t.co/0LfIejhIJW
  • Rebuke for solicitor caught on camera making "lewd gesture" - Legal Futures https://t.co/YyhyqOLHaK
  • Most law students still fixed on moving to London | Law Gazette https://t.co/beYr3oe6lX
  • Lords can stop police getting pre-emptive protest ban rights, Green peer says - Labour must whip its benches to vote against controversial proposed powers, says Jenny Jones https://t.co/g5BbfYmDZa
  • England and Wales still lowest-risk jurisdiction | Law Gazette https://t.co/Dl9YuKuCIZ
  • BSB to commission independent review of enforcement processes - Legal Futures https://t.co/qonSoyzP7R
  • Listed firm sells book of PI work for £1.3m | Law Gazette https://t.co/TTI0luCxCJ 
  • Tory donors own UK properties via more than 150 offshore firms - People including property developers and peers who have collectively donated £21m named on new register https://t.co/7QPdfV0vWp
  • TLT’s profits break £50m in record year | Law Gazette https://t.co/5GkU1jbqjp
  • Family court reporting pilot scheme to begin in England and Wales - Journalists will be able to report on proceedings provided they protect anonymity of families involved https://t.co/YAFmax073K
  • What the Tyre Nichols beating videos shows #US https://t.co/GuyWIvWH6w 
  • Parliament ratchets up pressure on SRA and solicitors - Legal Futures https://t.co/sFqyboE9wp 
  • Strasbourg chief defends Human Rights Act | Law Gazette https://t.co/L5Po4tln0Z 
  • Gulf royals own more than £1bn of UK property via tax havens https://t.co/fDknT77t4I 
  • Fears of escalating conflict as gunman injures two #Israelis in East Jerusalem - Shooting comes hours after seven people killed outside synagogue and two days after deadliest Israeli raid in West Bank for 20 years https://t.co/XWjwTcZSw
  • A former classmate of rapist Isla Bryson has said she feels "violated" after learning of her crimes. Louise Turner, 24, was paired with Bryson on a beauty course in Ayrshire https://t.co/nfmtyKjqB8
  • A serving member of the British Army, Daniel Abed Khalif, 21, was charged over two incidents including attempting to "elicit information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism" in 2021 https://t.co/74kLLW1dGe
  • Axiom to enter regulation after obtaining ABS licence - Legal Futures https://t.co/nXpmWnUiuq 
  • 'Unionisation may be our only choice,' legal aid chief tells members | Law Gazette https://t.co/lwGkiQxGUP
  • Six gang members have been jailed for trafficking a teenage drug runner. Rather than prosecute the boy, detectives pursued the adults controlling him https://t.co/ru1ovwj0Ql 
  • More civil servants intended to lodge complaints against Dominic Raab over his behaviour but allegedly pulled out for fear of being identified. Senior lawyer Adam Tolley KC is investigating a number of complaints about the deputy PM's behaviour https://t.co/ycB3EpBS4n 
  • Sarah Jackson: British windsurfer says south coast like 'surfing in sewage everyday' - Campaigners have blamed Southern Water, which is permitted to release untreated sewage during periods of heavy rain to stop drains backing up https://t.co/Lou9xK6srm 
  • Eight Israelis killed leaving synagogue in East Jerusalem - Gunman waited until Shabbat prayers ended before opening fire on people in worst terrorist attack on Israelis in years https://t.co/5GJHmePRxs