12th June - Law News

Edition 4185: 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:Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been released without charge pending further investigations after being arrested by police on Sunday. Sturgeon was arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation into Scottish National Party funding and finances. After being questioned by detectives the former first minister was released from custody on Sunday.

 Focus of the Day Law News/Article: 
The judicial review (JR) into whether the chair of the COVID inquiry, Lady Hallett, can view ministers’ unredacted WhatsApp files, notebooks and other documents has been expedited and is likely to hold its first hearing at the end of this month, the Cabinet Office minister told MPs the last week. Full story - New Law Journal 

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

• SRA releases first review into SQE ethnicity attainment gap - Legal Cheek https://shorturl.at/iuyU3
  
• Sold a dream’: migrant workers at children’s care chain left without pay for months - They came to fill gaps in a sector desperate for staff. Now an Observer investigation finds Indian nurses stuck in debt and despair, and wounded by broken promises https://shorturl.at/itzOW
  
• Westminster inquiry launched into UK government’s progress on building devolution | Scottish Legal News https://shorturl.at/asyPV
  
• #Australia is set to impose a nationwide ban on Nazi symbols in a bid to crack down on far-right groups | Scottish Legal News https://shorturl.at/ghPV8
  
• Government introduces amendments to NI Troubles legacy legislation | Irish Legal News https://shorturl.at/gjoDG
  
• A round-up of human rights stories from around the world | Scottish Legal News https://shorturl.at/gktGL
  
• Unsecured creditor claims against Pure Legal top £40m | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/gtC08
  
• UK criticised again by Council of Europe over Troubles Bill | Irish Legal News https://shorturl.at/eg034
  
• Patricia Taylor becomes new president of Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association | Scottish Legal News https://tinyurl.com/46sth38v
• Exclusive research: Money, career building and burnout among top concerns for bar hopefuls - Legal Cheek https://tinyurl.com/mpba2jns
  
• Donald Trump calls indictment 'ridiculous and baseless' in Georgia speech https://shorturl.at/FHNQ8
  

11th June - Law News

Edition 4184: 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: In Iraq, the ancient art of pottery is declining. Many potters have abandoned the craft, as people turn to modern imports. But some are keeping that rich heritage alive.

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

• EU agrees radical reforms on migration and asylum laws https://shorturl.at/fFHNR
  
• How Alabama discriminated against Black voters – visualized - The state’s new congressional map had only one majority-Black district, even though they make up 25% of the population #US https://shorturl.at/bnIV1
  
• What's in the Trump indictment: US nuclear secrets and files kept in shower https://shorturl.at/diSV7
  
• Carlton Queen capsize: Passengers plan to sue owners of boat https://shorturl.at/bklF6
  
• Ted Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber, has been found dead in his jail cell by prison officers, #US media says, citing prison officials https://shorturl.at/eAHIT
  
• A City financier is leaving the company he founded after sexual harassment allegations. Crispin Odey's departure from Odey Asset Management follows a Financial Times report that 13 women accused him of sexual harassment https://shorturl.at/pyAD5
  
• Unsecured creditor claims against Pure Legal top £40m | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/gtC08
  
• A 16-year-old boy has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after an assault at a boarding school which left two students in hospital https://shorturl.at/wyFV3
  
• High-profile defamation case dismissed by judge | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/xP057
• Police investigate deaths at Royal Sussex County Hospital https://tinyurl.com/5ajcz6tb
  
• A parking firm has lost a civil case against a motorist over an unpaid £160 fine after she requested the details in Welsh rather than just in English. A judge ruled against Simple Intelligent Parking Ltd, which had not provided information bilingually https://shorturl.at/dhtuG