3rd April - Law News

Edition 4115: 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:   A claimant can ‘attend’ a hearing even if they are absent, the Court of Appeal has held. In Owen v Black Horse [2023] EWCA Civ 325, the case turned on the meaning of the phrase in CPR 27.9, on small claims, ‘if a claimant does not attend the hearing’. The court also considered whether the phrase meant the same in small claims hearings and in higher value cases. Full story New Law Journal

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story:  In Malaysia, the lower house of parliament is voting to abolish the mandatory death penalty for crimes such as murder and drug trafficking.
The bills seek to substitute the death penalty with life imprisonment and caning, depending on the crime.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• People who work with children in England will be legally required to report child sexual abuse or face prosecution under government plans. The move - which is subject to a consultation - was recommended last year by the Independent Inquiry IICSA https://t.co/hHq6kLnR0F
  
• As a surrogate, I’ve seen at first hand why Britain’s outdated law needs to change https://t.co/lAs9VDDPHh
• The Weekly Round-up: Misleading Parliament, unrest in France, and the Met review - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/3huJZEep1p 
• Defamation complaint filed against Rahul Gandhi in Haridwar court for his 'RSS is 21st century Kauravas' remark | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/LjIThPG0yU
  
• SRA set to cap fees for handling mis-selling claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/hI4BHOe1IF
  
• Junior barrister goes viral after bumping into dad at court - Legal Cheek https://t.co/7M8URE3E8E 
• Suella Braverman denies Brexit to blame for Dover queues of 14 hours - Home secretary points to ‘particular combination of factors’, but Labour says ministers need to ‘start doing their actual job’ https://t.co/M6mILdSsRR
  
• UK ministers ‘trying to avoid scrutiny’ by releasing 150 documents in 48 hours https://t.co/Ib0fDiQPYK
• Cafe blast in St Petersburg kills military blogger - Vladlen Tatarsky (real name Maxim Fomin) was a vocal supporter of #Russia's war in Ukraine https://t.co/jBbIu2G3as
  
• Woman fatally injured at Arthur’s Seat said husband had pushed her, witness says - Kashif Anwar is accused of murdering Fawziyah Javed and her unborn child by pushing her from hill https://t.co/sxfXFVcNZM
  
• Law Pod UK new episode: Unlawful Killing in Inquests: All Change? - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/96XLU0Xr2L
• Home secretary Suella Braverman claims Rwanda is safe for migrants despite evidence of 2018 killings https://t.co/LIxHa7gCL2
• Accountant granted injunction over hacking blackmail | Law Gazette https://t.co/rb3wp4aAYN 
• Sidley lawyer analyses Succession’s billion-dollar business deals - Legal Cheek https://t.co/iyEIoZgQj
• ‘Let him go’: Joe Biden calls on #Russia to release US journalist - Human Rights Watch describes arrest of WSJ’s Evan Gershkovich as ‘depraved cynical move’ designed to silence critical voices https://t.co/aINMowYFj1
• UK to clamp down on sanctions loopholes used by Wagner group head - Loophole meant mercenary group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin could sue journalist https://t.co/f1G6ijX9mK
  
• Acquisition creates southern England 'superset' | Law Gazette https://t.co/xeCQ5fJdhl
  
• Georgia prosecutors accused of waging ‘judicial pogrom’ against ‘Cop City’ activists #US https://t.co/oyYOiAy1j4
• We asked two legal education experts what they make of the SQE so far - Legal Cheek https://t.co/yLhxtj5uZv
• Sunak’s anti-union laws would make UK ‘international outlier’, lawyers say - Employment experts say proposals are ‘departure from established norms and treaty obligations’ https://t.co/rjL9YkIdS6
• Manager who faked solicitor's signature banned from profession | Law Gazette https://t.co/IZrKd9FV4D
  
• Two #Iranian women arrested for not covering hair after man attacks them with yoghurt https://t.co/UrGl7hrYEE 
• 2023: Year of the Nuisance? - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/mV0vrkFjHZ 
• Water companies could face unlimited fines for dumping sewage under government plans due to be unveiled in the coming days https://t.co/8fbUQl3VFp
• Is PM Modi literate case: Arvind Kejriwal made mockery of RTI Act, Gujarat High Court says | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/AihXIh8Kjm 
• LASPO turns 10: Legal aid deserts expanding | Law Gazette https://t.co/zfyeiAD8w9 
• Three British men are being held by Taliban in #Afghanistan https://t.co/QSeqAofXKa