Edition 3510: 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:
Santana is a skilled photographer and never imagined she would become one of the 20 per cent of Australians who have experienced homelessness. Last year, Santana (not her real name) spent three months sleeping and living on the streets on the Gold Coast and now lives in crisis accommodation in Brisbane. Founder of domestic violence and homelessness charity 4 Voices, Jo Westh, said it hit people from all walks of life, with the current housing crisis leaving more people than ever struggling to keep up.
Santana is a skilled photographer and never imagined she would become one of the 20 per cent of Australians who have experienced homelessness. Last year, Santana (not her real name) spent three months sleeping and living on the streets on the Gold Coast and now lives in crisis accommodation in Brisbane. Founder of domestic violence and homelessness charity 4 Voices, Jo Westh, said it hit people from all walks of life, with the current housing crisis leaving more people than ever struggling to keep up.
Focus of the Day Article:
Leading cannabis lawyer joins regulatory and compliance specialist Simplifya. Katrina Skinner moves back in-house to help tackle booming sector’s ‘incredibly complex’ legal issues. Full story - The Global Legal Post
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- Adrian Hutcheon makes firm commitment to family business - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vEnD4ljbI0
- A family-run farm has won a legal battle against the multimillion-pound makers of plant milk, Oatly, which accused it of trademark infringement. Oatly brought legal action against Glebe Farm Foods, in Cambridgeshire https://t.co/3FaCK4DBkP
- Crown court clogged by low value fraud cases | Law Gazette https://t.co/mdF3A1XlsC
- Glasgow Caledonian University launches law prize - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VJXOFkkhAJ
- Bar refuses to back down on sexual misconduct sanctions | Law Gazette https://t.co/MYLGjvWjt6
- NI: Alyson Kilpatrick to head Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission - Irish Legal News https://t.co/DUDdovvq82
- Burness Paull partners with The Robertson Trust to provide legal pathway for students - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uu7nglLIdp
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suspected boss of #Italy's powerful 'Ndrangheta mafia clan, which
controls much of Europe's cocaine trade, has been arrested in Spain https://t.co/edan6SnYsX
- Governing the automation of public decision-making - Legal Futures https://t.co/TVQ3VkLLjg
- Academics call for probe into Post Office lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/oVA49EeQXS
- Family lawyers need to replace billing targets with new business model - Legal Futures https://t.co/U7gaDdz5EM
- Legal experts criticise lack of transparency in Covid-19 law-making - Irish Legal News https://t.co/1GWwKGqUHm
- Scottish firms ‘named and shamed’ for breaking minimum wage law https://t.co/2c3aUVVgW9
- Firefighter unfairly dismissed from his union job after speaking at a pro-Brexit rally in Westminster, an employment tribunal has found. Paul Embery was also barred from being a Fire Brigades Union official for two years after appearing at a Brexit rally https://t.co/twhmq6FGHU
- New national facility for families affected by drug use - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/igkSjRgfwk
- Solicitor, 61, who blamed 'wokeism' when hauled before governing body for telling Muslim colleague woman to go back to Afghanistan and saying 'Belgians made the Congo civil' at lawyers' function is struck off https://t.co/fBIpIfovmz
- A
third Extinction Rebellion protester has had their conviction quashed
at the Old Bailey in as many days. Amelia Halls, 23, was told she should
not have been given a criminal record for peacefully obstructing a road
during a 2019 demonstration https://t.co/9yoxsvSO8c
- Equity investor begins legal assault with first acquisition | Law Gazette https://t.co/xFgqjCdvAj
- Appeal judges reject “binary” approach to negligence claim - Legal Futures https://t.co/E8EBxaIdD0
- First prison inspections since Covid-19 warn of 'complacency' - Irish Legal News https://t.co/FLIyXKlW7u
- Alta Fixsler: European court says UK hospital can withdraw life support ECHR rejects appeal from parents of girl who suffered severe brain injury at birth https://t.co/YAevHtIkk4
- Toxic cat food fear as UK vets struggle with mysterious illness - As cases of blood condition pancytopenia persist, investigators suggest food fungi could be to blame https://t.co/K3zydc4UAm
- Vaccines to be required for open travel ‘for evermore’, says Shapps. Minister suggests quarantine rules for some arrivals in England will remain in place into autumn https://t.co/kH61QrqIAx
- Partners and staff at listed law firm cash in £14m worth of shares - Legal Futures https://t.co/EFbsp3eBwS
- At least 482 migrants crossed the English Channel in 21 small boats on Wednesday, the Home Office has said, setting a new record for a single day https://t.co/uOKSTBcVyh
- Steven Barrett's pet cat Freyja seemed healthy just over a week ago, but after going downhill rapidly, she died on Tuesday. Steven fears that her death is linked to dry cat food he had been feeding her without knowing it had been recalled https://t.co/zTATV6VRx2
- £21 million funding to support equality and human rights over three years - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/drVA0JFH4j
- Three in four Britons back assisted dying for terminally ill – poll https://t.co/TvbSI6zsLB
- Solicitors should offer clients more choice than single barrister - Legal Futures https://t.co/HaKlIUqJc
- ‘Pingdemic’: Criminal bar calls for self-isolation exemption | Law Gazette https://t.co/pxrSSco7nv
- I
saw what sparked the Tottenham riots – 10 years on, it could happen
again - A decade after the killing of Mark Duggan, it’s clear the police
have failed to learn vital lessons about excessive force https://t.co/GRrp2LZFUQ
- Tips to Help you Become a Successful Lawyer https://t.co/OmkKiiD8NY
- NI: Law Society appoints Alison Grundle as head of member services - Irish Legal News https://t.co/E3aAyqoHe1
- Infrastructure Bill Recognizes Climate Change Is a Crisis #US https://t.co/9UkH3K0uvA
- NI: Van Morrison withdraws challenge to Covid-19 ban on live music - Irish Legal News https://t.co/ilhnYuO4y9
- John Lewis named in government list of firms that paid below minimum wage. More than 190 companies fined for owing a total of £2.1m to 34,000 workers in 2011-18, as part of crackdown https://t.co/o8nTe2eTnx
- McCann FitzGerald appoints new group leaders amid growing headcount - Irish Legal News https://t.co/qshZwt4rjr
- 'Fascist' Britain First target Bute House and Holyrood amid anger over tour https://t.co/fFSgiC03eR
- Two adults and a teenager have been charged after a five-year-old boy was found dead in a river. Logan Mwangi, also known as Logan Williamson, was found in the River Ogmore near Pandy Park, Aberkenfig https://t.co/cmOb9YuChq
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- Six-year ban for couple after spending £2.4m before liquidation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/J5TTCf5CY
- No room on the press bench | Law Gazette https://t.co/vJrTEIEvC5
- #Mexico sues US gun manufacturers over arms trafficking https://t.co/39fYFUrMUg
- NI: Pro bono costs orders identified as priority area for modernisation of civil and family justice - Irish Legal News https://t.co/KYUWkzmcIv
- HR expert who lost her claim she was dismissed by Sellafield because she reported bullying allegations says she fears the case will deter would-be whistleblowers https://t.co/ofhf5O3yKI
- NI: Court of Appeal overturns finding that 'six-month rule' for terminally ill benefit claimants is unlawful - Irish Legal News https://t.co/7bLAHWJNZA
- ‘Serious concerns’ over strategy and conduct of Post Office lawyers during High Court case - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UKv5aUulV0
- Judicial and parliamentary workers in Delta State can now heave a sigh of relief as Governor Ifeanyi Okowa assented to the bills that will grant them financial autonomy #Nigeria https://t.co/3nAx8q9cAR
- Maynooth appoints Dr Joe Garrihy as assistant professor in criminology - Irish Legal News https://t.co/D4HDKKxoJW
- Data breaches reported to ICO drop 20 per cent due to Covid - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LFRtVjoPH5
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- A sprawling network of more than 350 fake social media profiles is pushing pro-China narratives and attempting to discredit those seen as opponents of China's government, according to a new study https://t.co/dsIrYjA2vZ
- Government accused of 'burying' conversion therapy report https://t.co/iMWr5yBJ3I
- The UK National Security and Investment Act: Who, What, Where, When, Why? https://t.co/Ru80Ek4gPP
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- Appointment of ‘Junior Junior’ Counsel to the Advocate General for Scotland https://t.co/rL624jthIx
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- Employers Faced With Tribunal Claims For Telling Employees To Return To Work https://t.co/3H8HVpOGv8
- #France will not be on England's amber-plus list from 04:00 BST on Sunday, meaning fully vaccinated arrivals will no longer have to quarantine https://t.co/182ImSoRcN
- Legal experts criticise lack of transparency in Covid-19 law-making - Irish Legal News https://t.co/1GWwKG9jPO
