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6th February - Law News

Edition 4058: 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: The Supreme Court’s Tate Modern decision restates the law of nuisance to include visual intrusion and could provoke a wave of ‘copycat cases’, lawyers say. Full story - The New Law Journal  
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: The first images of Nicola Bulley on the day she went missing while walking her dog have been shared by one of her friends. The 45-year-old was last seen walking next to the River Wyre in St Michael's on Wyre in Lancashire, England.
 

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Family courts in Cardiff, Leeds and Carlisle will open to reporters from this week under measures to increase transparency in the justice system | NLJ https://t.co/VAjuha54a1 
  • Womble Bond Dickinson and BDB Pitmans abandon merger talks - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6nrdPRclfV 
  • It’s so easy to cheat with technology that even judges are doing it - Everyone uses Wikipedia, but should it really be affecting what happens in court? https://t.co/QoJQLKF60X 
  • City solicitors appointed to High Court bench | Law Gazette https://t.co/nrmFAJTG7G
  • A conveyancer from St Albans firm Bretherton Law has been chosen as the lucky winner of a two-week trip to Australia, courtesy of legal tech provider InfoTrack | NLJ https://t.co/a1dO3GTmeP 
  • Hill Dickinson’s top earner nets £1m as profits surge | Law Gazette https://t.co/GWNGDuYGvB 
  • Slaughters keeps all 47 spring NQ lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/WVfV2plXK0
  • The Supreme Court’s Tate Modern decision restates the law of nuisance to include visual intrusion and could provoke a wave of ‘copycat cases’, lawyers say | NLJ https://t.co/ecZRE5S8T8
  • Trade deal ‘could liberalise Korea legal market’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/afNauAKQAO 
  • Express Solicitors to recruit pupil barristers for first time - Legal Cheek https://t.co/2R35JKiAWF 
  • Lord Kitchin will retire from the Supreme Court in September, at the end of the legal year | NLJ https://t.co/wIYL9r0OuB 
  • Stop UK mobile and broadband firms ‘lining their pockets’, urge consumer experts - Companies facing backlash amid warning of mid-contract price rises of up to 17% during cost of living crisis https://t.co/5nZtwpyP4b 
  • Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has rejected calls to prevent sharp rises in domestic energy bills for all households in his March budget – meaning millions of users will see costs soar by about 40% from April https://t.co/CRxgMYIPM2
  • #Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi released on bail after hunger strike - award-winning director, who was arrested in July, is released from Evin prison in Tehran https://t.co/5QdwzgJ6AB 
  • Witness comes forward in Nicola Bulley case as police warn against speculation - Police had released CCTV images of a woman pushing a pram near where the dog walker went missing, urging her to get in touch https://t.co/eBiRwQqSvT
  • More civil servants in bullying complaints against Dominic Raab than previously thought. Some officials were signed off for ‘extended periods’ while others stayed at work to protect colleagues, says a complaint made by 27 staff at the Ministry of Justice https://t.co/dVsen3osVP 
  • A sixth police officer involved in the events leading to the arrest of Tyre Nichols has been fired, the Memphis police department has said. An internal police investigation found Preston Hemphill had "violated multiple department policies," https://t.co/UaVuWlrDPs 
  • Constance Marten, her partner Mark Gordon, 48 - a convicted sex offender - and their four-week-old baby have been missing for the last month - couple and their newborn baby are believed to be camping in the East Sussex countryside, https://t.co/wjDsz7W9Gc 
  • SRA continues fight for documents from former solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZUxi9MU3z2 
  • The aristocratic Trevelyan family, who owned six sugar plantations in Grenada, will apologise and pay reparations for owning a thousand slaves https://t.co/lC3C9Fwgrg 
  • With the threat of cybercrime growing ever more critical for law firms, an upcoming panel discussion will offer the opportunity to prepare, plan, and practise responses to cyber-attacks | NLJ https://t.co/LDXglyqHJm
  • Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has fired a government aide who made derogatory remarks about LGBT couples. Masayoshi Arai reportedly said he would not want to live next to, or look at, people in same-sex relationships https://t.co/mTin92fweI 
  • The 10 best legal social media users of 2023: Which lawfluencer will win this year’s Legal Cheek Award? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/wcPPSfuk80 
  • Costs ‘earthquake’ as CPR changes reverse claimant protection | Law Gazette https://t.co/dDjZuZRWH3 
  • Courts waved through applications by energy firms to forcibly install prepayment meters, according to internal advice from a top magistrate. Old guidelines required careful scrutiny of warrant applications, new advice to courts deems rules disproportionate https://t.co/03mv8QWGuu 
  • Law prof apologises for telling student 'f*ck you' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/81iZ1wkkzv 
  • Sunak ‘plans to stop deportation appeals’ for people who reach UK in small boats https://t.co/A3wbvtRdGu
  • A waste collection firm in Brighton has been told by lawyers for the Lord of the Rings franchise to change its name. Lord of the Bins collects household, building and office waste across East Sussex and West Sussex https://t.co/SscIiBdfBp 
  • When #Mexican police raided a self-styled Jewish sect, former members hoped it would spell the end of the group, which has been accused of crimes against children. https://t.co/8i43NgNz3I