10th August - Law News

Edition 4244: 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: Australian opinion polls suggest the Voice to Parliament is on track to be defeated. A report on how the No campaign and the federal opposition are cutting through.

 Focus of the Day Legal News: The government has been warned that the immigration legal aid system needs systemic change – as well as a hike in hourly rates – if plans to deal with the migrant crisis are going to work. The Ministry of Justice has proposed to raise hourly rates by up to 15% for work under the Illegal Migration Act, but firms expected to pick up the increased demand have said this is unworkable and inadequate. Full story - The Law Society Gazette 

A selection of important developments in the world of law and justice (for a comprehensive look at the news and events, please visit @theLawMap Twitter feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Braverman meets SRA as row over immigration lawyers escalates | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/5aav9u7y
  
• Ministers accused of ‘lawyer-bashing’ to distract from asylum policy failures https://tinyurl.com/2p82fc4f
  
• PSNI data breach: 'Family fears for my safety as a police officer' https://tinyurl.com/2p8pvxhd
• Police powers have been used to remove people around central London's shopping heartland following rumours online about planned disorder. Five arrested after police issued 24 dispersal orders, which gives officers powers to exclude people https://tinyurl.com/bdkfs744
  
• Lawyers representing three of Lizzo's former dancers have said they are reviewing new complaints against the singer. Fresh allegations are reported to have been made by at least six people who said they had worked with her #US https://tinyurl.com/57eatfbb
  
• Stephenson Harwood pays tribute to 'inspirational' John Fordham | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/3xudhbuh
• Mould found in lungs of man who died in house with chronic damp, inquest hears. Pathologist says Luke Brooks, 27, of Oldham, died from respiratory problems caused by aspergillus pneumonia https://tinyurl.com/y4nyad28