Edition 3559: 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 the last two years, crime in New South Wales has either fallen, or stayed stable across every major category, except one: sexual assault. The number of women coming forward to police to say they've been sexually assaulted has grown significantly and continues to rise with reports up 21% in just the past year. But it's not necessarily that there have been more assaults, but rather an increase in awareness, thanks largely to the advocacy of three young women.
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Who can save Maxim Znak? | Law Gazette https://t.co/z0m8iOQZOd
- New sentencing guideline comes into force in Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mikIV94vn
- Solicitor leaves private practice to start ‘more ethical’ business | Law Gazette https://t.co/ciMlU7ONIH
- Plans for specialist sexual offences court risk injustice - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CnYFMdTCPM
- Deadline to register rights of way to be removed to avoid ‘unnecessary court cases’ | Irish Legal News https://t.co/x0JQLqwStq
- Sheriff summary cases at 98 per cent of pre-Covid levels - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5W9UG9BDjG
- Parents forced to give up their babies for adoption in the 1950s, 60s and 70s are being asked to come forward to give evidence to a new investigation https://t.co/VZAwjX9w7
- From cost saving to revenue making – post-pandemic commercial success - Legal Futures https://t.co/jj9bJ5eO2T
- National insurance hike to hit NHS and care staff with £900m tax bill https://t.co/ip5SQdpF68
- YouTube growing in popularity as law firm marketing tool | Law Gazette https://t.co/MOFcxHAmF2
- "Patronising" solicitor struck off for comments made to young women - Legal Futures https://t.co/wtwo9Kv4q9
- Apple has banned Fortnite from its App Store until a legal battle with the game's maker Epic has concluded, according to Tim Sweeney, chief executive of Epic Games https://t.co/LvThzSwlXe
- EU
fears citizens will be barred from flights to UK due to rules
confusion: Airlines may turn away EU nationals with settled status due
to complex residency rules, says Brussels https://t.co/86m7tV7icH
- ByrneWallace appoints Martin Cooney as head of infrastructure, construction and energy | Irish Legal News https://t.co/bxs3bo8tli
- Regulators issue new standards to improve practice in coroner's courts - Legal Futures https://t.co/zAI28G1LpG
- Andrew Monk, a City chief executive, is not a fan of government proposals for new staff to have the right to ask to work from home. "People abuse it," and are less productive, at least in financial services, he opined https://t.co/T2vp1z53bD
- EU rules to force USB-C chargers for all phones including Apple iPhones https://t.co/sqzWuX8TXk
- Delaying UK novichok poisonings inquiry ‘could put more lives at risk’ | Novichok poisonings https://t.co/BBzK7dGCbd
- Recruiter launches automated data tool for law firm mergers - Legal Futures https://t.co/xHNoYz6eUd
- Law firms set to be captured by new £100m economic crime levy | Law Gazette https://t.co/0CzzM42zsG
- Lusophone Africa: Past, Present and Future | Nuno Ferreira https://t.co/odzJKcm1yl
- Government misled public over existence of VIP lane for testing contracts - Good Law Project https://t.co/6ZBwAJC6lM
- Ex-Labour MP Keith Vaz should be ashamed of his behaviour towards a House of Commons staff member, a report on his conduct has said. His "sustained & unpleasant bullying" had an "enduring psychological impact", according to an independent panel of experts https://t.co/H05CNJV63H
- Compensation funds could be “wiped out”, panel warns - Legal Futures https://t.co/gDNGKrokhh
- Faculty defends juries against ‘baying’ special interest groups - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/50hwS6cQd6
- England’s Covid travel rules spark outrage around the world: Refusal to recognise vaccines given across Latin America, Africa and south Asia has been denounced as ‘discriminatory’ https://t.co/JJIEBv1wIG
- GLD struggling to demonstrate legal service value | Law Gazette https://t.co/X7Du7rxDzG
- Ashurst commits to new diversity action plan - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LfcltgOQ1H
- ‘They’re going to meet their Waterloo’: woman wins remarkable legal battle against developer in #Australia - Retirement village developer had claimed squatter’s rights over New South Wales woman’s family land https://t.co/dJWKBg8VzM
- A woman with Down's syndrome has lost her High Court challenge against the government over a law that allows abortion up to birth for a foetus with the condition. Heidi Crowter brought the case saying the legislation did not respect her life https://t.co/xbQKiwaDj
- 'Shattered' legal aid practitioners not claiming new fee | Law Gazette https://t.co/vTKk7yRe4T
- Travel agent loses Supreme Court appeal alleging lawful economic duress by monopoly supplier - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nRte0eW7n
- How can missing five million be persuaded to have the jab? Multiple studies show coronavirus vaccines are highly effective at preventing serious illness and side-effects are rare https://t.co/8TnNjr9b53
- Nearly
1.5 million customers have been affected by energy firms collapsing
under soaring gas prices. Avro Energy and Green ceased trading on
Wednesday and their 830,000 combined customers face being switched https://t.co/lrhSoeeyeO
- Failed pupillage applicant sues chambers claiming discrimination | Law Gazette https://t.co/hV0sTXphJG
- QC calls on UK to support female judges at risk in Afghanistan https://t.co/LEoIO3HAsN
- Comprehensive programme planned for early October’s Family Law Conference - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qCX0RmTazy
- Supreme Court: Appeal dismissed for inmate who sought damages after hunger strike in prison | Irish Legal News https://t.co/8X26fdpXQ4
- Power of attorney doesn’t help in tackling predatory marriage https://t.co/vgVOBNOYBP
- McArthur presses Scottish government on disgraceful fatal accident inquiry system - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/olTwXTBNXg
- Being out in the law | Law Gazette https://t.co/nXvs7rtQX5
- #Croatian police solve mystery of woman with no memory found on rock. Daniela Adamcova, say police, is a Slovakian who once lived in LA and designed jewellery for Hollywood stars https://t.co/ZbfvoSibKN
