Edition 3523: 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: Raheel Butt is building The Compound street gym in Newham, east London, an area he calls a “war zone”. After a number of young people lost their lives in the borough, which has been badly affected by postcode gang wars, he’s giving out free memberships to those caught up in serious violence. He has big plans for the gym to be a safe space where young people can rehabilitate and focus on improving their physical and mental health. The Guardian follows Raheel as he mentors the next generation and works with activists from around London to reduce the number of knives on the capital’s streets.
Focus of the Day Article:
The Court of Appeal has refused to grant a defunct law firm security for costs in a ‘mysterious’ case where there was a ‘complete lack of explanation on both sides as to what was really going on’. Axiom Stone London Ltd (ASLL) – which formerly ran a solicitors' practice under the trading name Quality Solicitors Axiom Stone – is being sued by Heathfield International LLC. The claimant argues it is owed money by the now dormant law firm after providing medical reports for use in litigation. However, ASLL argues that the written contract Heathfield relies on is fraudulent and displays a forged signature. Full story - Legal Futures
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- New guideline rates from 1 October as MoR gives go-ahead | Law Gazette https://t.co/5Z6IXRT6Oq
- Gillespie Macandrew appoints Lisa Macpherson-Fletcher as tax director - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jNCE9Y5WuW
- Scrutiny fear over proposed tribunal appeal power | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ti7TTmgTBf
- System of oppression and gender discrimination among India’s scheduled tribes revealed - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DPKCkxnYo
- Sweeping reform of consumer protection proposals – what you need to know - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cOoumVoyY9
- ‘Perplexed’ claimant was not fundamentally dishonest, appeal confirms | Law Gazette https://t.co/bgQ0QGL8fC
- Views sought on minimum income guarantee - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3aRWNuPMGK
- Consultation seeks views on recovery from pandemic - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pYozpQAPG
- Partner profits at Withers leap for second year in a row | Law Gazette https://t.co/YSjHq9Pym1
- Twitter tests 'misleading' post report button for first time https://t.co/R7jP2L29wP
- Expert witnesses “prefer preparing in-person for virtual hearings” - Legal Futures https://t.co/KYHGuDdg25
- ‘Spreading like a virus’: inside the EU’s struggle to debunk Covid lies https://t.co/UpJIDCO9C6
- Judge right to consider “mystery” of who was funding law firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/JdMc7UzF8
- Why Was Vicha Ratanapakdee Killed? - His death helped awaken the nation to a rise in anti-Asian violence. For his grieving family, the reckoning hasn’t gone far enough #US https://t.co/Wb4pzltro
- Crown Office fails to take decision three years after boy’s death - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xfe64WMxS
- MR approves new guideline hourly rates but plans further review - Legal Futures https://t.co/z9MWhUc3fL
- Bored working in a law firm in Brussels, I filled my time writing anonymously online about love, life – and how dull my job was. Then my colleagues found my posts ... https://t.co/2arQc4txK8
- Equality laws could be changed to protect women in menopause, says MP. Strengthening legislation ‘not ruled out’ claims chair of inquiry into menopause discrimination, Caroline Nokes https://t.co/PRzQhU4IXx
- I don't believe Taliban pledge on women's rights, says UK home secretary Priti Patel, not known for advancing the cause of equality in any form through her own actions https://t.co/NuCHV07BWT
- Defunct law firm denied costs security in ‘mysterious’ litigation | Law Gazette https://t.co/HgpaIIJQ2
- The woman on a mission to expose torture in Thailand’s troubled south. Despite the risks, Anchana Heemmina wants justice for victims of the Malay Muslims’ decades-old insurgency – and for herself https://t.co/Kb3wegsIj
- Ian Le Pelley joins Addleshaw Goddard - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Yygi8PaFJK
- Supreme Court to test limits of economic duress | Law Gazette https://t.co/lOERIdY6F2
- Outer House judge sets aside prejudicial transactions by late farmer who suffered from lung condition - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/J8FSiKzjck
- Trials of shared banking hubs in two communities where all the branches have closed down are to be extended. The premises, managed by the Post Office, include counter services, ATMs and, crucially, the opportunity for local businesses to deposit cash https://t.co/tmX3CWRLud
- Local government ABS's profits surge despite 'challenging' year | Law Gazette https://t.co/1AE7O18hg
- Reservists call for employment protections during overseas deployment | Irish Legal News https://t.co/ZuPhi5JKV
- Kevin Drummond QC: Only a Scottish judge can investigate the malicious prosecution scandal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DdogIYIICO
- Fleeing Afghans are up against three decades of Britain’s mean stance on asylum | Law Gazette https://t.co/PrSbC9UhM
- Charles Green expects criminal charges to be brought against Lord Advocate over malicious prosecution - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/oEcVRMtsU
- Rules on work experience set out ahead of SQE debut | Law Gazette https://t.co/r1VVXJ2OfW
- Independent review of abortion laws to begin within weeks | Irish Legal News https://t.co/D8CepRyMBq
- #US DIY store chain the Home Depot discriminated against a Minneapolis employee for raising issues of racial harassment with colleagues and bosses, a federal watchdog has alleged https://t.co/uhbpzeDNeg
- Protesters
claim to ‘seize’ Edinburgh Castle citing Magna Carta - Protesters claim
to ‘seize’ Edinburgh Castle citing Magna Carta - Police at scene and
public evacuated as about 20 demonstrators enter landmark in bid to
‘take power back’ https://t.co/lI7RMxTIrq
- James Wood Lecture 2021: Free speech and hate speech - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MQPkTLmrZ
