Edition 4035: 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: New Bar Council chair champions independent Bar and calls for regulatory reform. Commercial silk Nick Vineall KC’s speech will ruffle feathers at Bar’s oversight and frontline regulators. Full story - The Global Legal Post
Today's Highlighted Video Story: A 13-year-old boy has been charged with assaulting and spitting on a bus driver in Perth, Australia.
It's the latest in a spate of serious crimes involving juvenile offenders.
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- The Guardian view on anti-strike laws: bad in practice, wrong in principle - Attacking fundamental labour rights is a sign of weakness in a prime minister without a strategy https://t.co/ZK9hOL4HcT
- Uncertainty mounts as partner profits slip at US firms | Law Gazette https://t.co/hnPnj00oA
- Illinois bans military-style weapons in win for gun control advocates #US https://t.co/IbPIiEWZ4K
- Costs lawyers call for revived remuneration certificate procedure - Legal Futures https://t.co/9ATzndKLaJ
- NUS failed to challenge antisemitism. The report, which outlines the findings of the investigation announced by the NUS and led by lawyer Rebecca Tuck KC, did not recommend any sanctions https://t.co/fWeRfBhQqj
- The Blue singer Lee Ryan has been convicted of the racially aggravated assault of a flight cabin crew member https://t.co/ltbNoq4Jvt
- Why reporting on #Iran comes at a heavy price https://t.co/fQZHkHETNI
- Why bother with Family Mediation Week? | Law Gazette https://t.co/m53J6WigC
- Air India Urination Case: Delhi Court reserves orders in Bail Plea | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/q7qlsZlJyk
- Mid-sized law firms “could save £400,000 a year” from digitisation - Legal Futures https://t.co/bSGCLxvC7
- Rishi Sunak is facing a major backbench rebellion over the government's plans to prevent harmful material on the internet. 36 Tory MPs are backing a plan to make social media bosses face prison if they fail to protect children from damaging content online https://t.co/pTBDN08WiT
- UKSC: Mother’s equality appeal over Glasgow City Council’s treatment of disabled son dismissed | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/aUvDpg3f9Y
- Black patients wait up to six months longer for an organ transplant than the general population - the best match comes from someone of the same ethnicity - but only 2% of donors in 2021/22 were black, while black people are 4% of the population https://t.co/CvpKNYossa
- A fourth man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering footballer Cody Fisher at a Birmingham nightclub. The 23-year-old player for non-league Stratford Town died after being stabbed on the dance floor of the Crane venue in Digbeth https://t.co/NH5y8zTwaf
- Afghan refugees made to move school take UK to court https://t.co/06zuQvPz0C
- Collapsed firm’s creditors stand to recoup just 0.3% of £21m owed | Law Gazette https://t.co/n2awtvFaIK
- Last
week, when Indian-origin lawyer Surendran K Pattel took the oath as a
district judge in a #US court, he made headlines back home because of
his inspiring journey - he once made cigarettes in India https://t.co/bVZw8hcOdI
- Stephanie Nichol made partner at Balfour and Manson | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gcpA6HvZeV
- New Bar chair calls on Ministry of Justice to review LSB - Legal Futures https://t.co/g887Aswnda
- Court is not 'playing field' for disputes, judge says in libel hearing | Law Gazette https://t.co/th0pzWTpgE
- Trio of partner appointments at Mackinnons | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YofhpKIbVi
- Solicitor can sue ex-firm for misuse of private WhatsApp messages - Legal Futures https://t.co/u7q9nQI9Y4
- Ireland: Digital rights group to sue DPC over Facebook data leak decision | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/m8iQzHUFqg
- The government has said it will not create a specific offence for spiking, arguing a new law is unnecessary. Ministers said they were looking into the issue last year https://t.co/fvzLmDbZ1O
- Inksters appoints chief operating officer and opens for business in Dunkeld | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PTDBRVo2IF
