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28th February - Law News

Edition 4081: 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: Police should be given power to charge suspects, say senior officers in England. Police chiefs say delays in charging suspects are leading to backlogs of cases and guilty walking free. Full story Guardian Law

Today's Highlighted Video Story: How is the agreement being received in Northern Ireland? A group representing some leading industry bodies has already hailed it as a sign that businesses will get the kind of stability and certainty which they've been hoping for, as well as cutting out a lot of red tape.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Northern Ireland Brexit deal: At-a-glance https://t.co/riuKDCo314 
  • Russell-Cooke and Wedlake Bell post spring trainee retention scores - Legal Cheek https://t.co/n2IR42JBZC
  • NLU students must not look down upon students from other law schools: CJI DY Chandrachud | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/ddRaPbFGvP
  • Elon Musk defends racist tirade by Dilbert creator Scott Adams https://t.co/sZ7Z1ohug8
  • Kim Kardashian gives fans law school update - Legal Cheek https://t.co/O5jMV1lKaF
  • Tender conditions for Dharavi slum redevelopment were revised in public interest, not to favour Adani: Maharashtra to Bombay High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/Vwgyzjw0jn 
  • King Charles has met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for tea at Windsor Castle following the unveiling of a new Northern Ireland Brexit deal https://t.co/VzNjJcBZqm 
  • Opening doors to Black lawyers: How Shearman & Sterling is building a more inclusive workforce - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fxI3KvR4CS
  • Legal Notes by Arvind Datar: The Precedential Value of Minority Judgments | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/5oW1n26VNh 
  • Bar Council attempts to clear up confusion after telling chambers to disregard the ‘skills section’ on Gateway pupillage applications - Legal Cheek https://t.co/j3Ri0J7y21
  • Supreme Court issues fresh directions for implementing law prohibiting Manual Scavenging | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/oxzlDabCda
  • Some UK law firms need to more to guard against the risk of potentially abusive litigation, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6rPcWasS7c
  • Any perceived obscenity in book or work of art is brought upon by the viewer: Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/gff35gQMmP
  • Inside one of the most followed law firm grad rec Instagram accounts - Legal Cheek https://t.co/z6deae1Fml 
  • McCann FitzGerald hires responsible business head Sabina Cotter | Irish Legal News https://t.co/r3mKoP39Dy 
  • The New IRA has admitted it shot Det Ch Insp John Caldwell in Omagh on Wednesday. It did so in a typed statement which appeared on a wall in Londonderry on Sunday night https://t.co/oKyB414old
  • Court case held in the metaverse - Legal Cheek https://t.co/yrAeOv1XRS 
  • A #Thai drug dealer underwent several facial plastic surgeries to look like "a handsome Korean man" and evade the law, local authorities have said. Saharat Sawangjaeng, who adopted the alias Seong Jimin, was caught last week at a condominium in Bangkok https://t.co/YpxiBM9Pu7
  • Women are being misled and manipulated about abortion by some crisis pregnancy advice centres in the UK, according to evidence from a Panorama investigation https://t.co/qLaWgR7cBg 
  • Pawan Khera: Provisions invoked by UP Police | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/NnzrDOS6QL 
  • Reed Smith records 77% spring trainee retention rate - Legal Cheek https://t.co/bHJgflUWHQ 
  • Thorntons appoints commercial real estate partners | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/23PNzr2I95 
  • A new law increasing the legal age of marriage to 18 has come into force in England and Wales. Previously people could get married at 16 or 17 if they had parental consent https://t.co/WFqC1NQMyj 
  • The College of Legal Practice’s module leader and supervisor Nabeala Fiaz explains how she combines her passion for law and education - Legal Cheek https://t.co/iPgQPunLYT 
  • Only 22 housing possession cases referred to mediation pilot | Law Gazette https://t.co/tp0ltwv7Je 
  • Surge in number of Britons fighting to hold on to their citizenship - After the Shamima Begum decision, figures show a dramatic increase in challenges to Home Office https://t.co/TUM87QUz8A
  • Chief Justice: Civil legal aid cannot be limitless demand-led system | Irish Legal News https://t.co/gPc7NqfaxB
  • #Italy migrant boat shipwreck: Nearly 60 killed off Calabria coast https://t.co/suJ0z9Zpj1
  • "Cuckooing” in the homes of vulnerable people by drug gangs should become a criminal offence, according to a call from the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) thinktank, which has gathered cross-party backing https://t.co/LhvTiogorp
  • Trans violent offenders banned from women’s prisons in England and Wales - New rules also cover transgender women ‘with their male genitalia intact’, says Dominic Raab https://t.co/nLoLKqwGqd 
  • The Observer view on the government’s pointless voter ID scheme https://t.co/BBoFYmHT6i 
  • Cost of living: Ofgem price cap leads to debate over energy bill support https://t.co/3GDQwTFq5n 
  • The government is setting up a job centre league table and will give £250 bonuses to staff who get the most people into work https://t.co/Oqin0BCcKP 
  • NHS staff cried in safety interviews, says watchdog https://t.co/lJ4K0apuNq