Edition 3684: 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: The US city of San Francisco has pledged to step up policing in Asian-American communities ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations following a spike in hate crimes against them. Statistics show a near six-fold increase in 2021, but officials believe the actual number is much higher. Manny Tsigas reports. WARNING: Contains distressing vision from the start.
Focus of the Day Article: Candidates logging into their SQE accounts to receive their results were able to see data about other candidates - however, the exam provider for the Solicitors Regulation Authority insists no reportable breach occurred. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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- A distraught #NewZEaland family have lost their fight for the return of their beloved pet moggy after taking their case to the Disputes Tribunal - despite winning the case https://t.co/eP30y506GV
- Credit Suisse issues fourth-quarter profit warning as legal costs rise https://t.co/CPU9G9r3nz
- Man who took uncle into Carlow post office to collect his pension 'didn't know he was dead' https://t.co/0x3bHpQms6
- One
million face masks, described by a confidential government report as
counterfeit, were sent out for use in NHS hospitals despite warnings
about their authenticity
https://t.co/5w77Gt2nWX
- Growing PI firm says new £8m warchest will fund more acquisitions | Law Gazette https://t.co/4DYK28EX2a
- Crimes of bogus lawyer known as the 'Devil's Advocate' highlighted in new documentary series https://t.co/dbaVMv18L6
- Millar McCall Wylie appoints Emma Rooney as associate director | Irish Legal News https://t.co/T7JsDdCB6
- First SQE results hit by IT glitches, data issues and delays | Law Gazette https://t.co/XhUX679mhw
- At risk for upholding the law: Day of the Endangered Lawyer | The Law Society https://t.co/OFhgVP7MwY
- Alberta announces investigator, terms for inquiry into suspended justice minister - Solicitor General Kaycee Madu called Edmonton police chief after a distracted driving ticket #Canada https://t.co/hay6Lp5ams
- Cardiff doctor tortured, robbed and left to die in gruesome ‘homophobic’ attack in Sophia Gardens, court hears https://t.co/XsdXeZag40
- Collapse in number of motor claims continues but clin neg cases jump - Legal Futures https://t.co/h1oNskL35C
- Boris Johnson authorised the evacuation of animals from Afghanistan during the fall of Kabul, according to emails leaked by a whistleblower. He previously dismissed as "nonsense" claims he intervened in the evacuation of the Nowzad charity https://t.co/zovKDHP6cw
- Lawyers engaging in ‘trench warfare’ may be summoned to court – Flaux | Law Gazette https://t.co/dYp7OMwy3P
- Bid to improve consistency of sanctions for sexual and racial misconduct - Legal Futures https://t.co/LoDVugiBal
- A Brief But Spectacular take on immigrant justice in America #US https://t.co/A7sbDxZoy4
- #Saudi Arabia and #Thailand have ended a 30-year row over a scandal involving stolen jewels and a string of murders. A Thai cleaner working for a Saudi prince took the gems in 1989. A rare 50 carat blue diamond was never recovered https://t.co/awtNgWBfEZ
- An #Indian court has finally cleared Shilpa Shetty of obscenity charges 15 years after the Bollywood star was kissed on stage by actor Richard Gere. Footage from 2007 showed the Hollywood star kissing Ms Shetty's cheek at an Aids awareness event in Delhi https://t.co/QBdgolU2Aa
- Immigration solicitor certified LPA without checking client's capacity - Legal Futures https://t.co/41iGKSOYoE
- Lindsays has welcomed Aziz Yasin to its commercial property team in Edinburgh as a banking and finance solicitor | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GThIAByR1
- BSB considers regulating intermediaries after Absolute Barrister collapse - Legal Futures https://t.co/xAeIIzfY2
- Recovered billions could support ‘under-resourced’ law enforcement, report suggests | Law Gazette https://t.co/nflwj7LLkZ
- Two men have been arrested as part of an investigation into an attack on a Texas synagogue which saw a gunman take four people hostage. Malik Faisal Akram, 44, from Blackburn in Lancashire, was shot dead by the FBI after a 10-hour standoff in the #US https://t.co/dVQUc3aEZ6
- A #US hospital has rejected a patient for a heart transplant at least in part because he is not vaccinated against Covid-19. DJ Ferguson, 31, is in dire need of a new heart, but Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston took him off their list https://t.co/BGHKnTcCcO
- Northern Ireland charity regulator was constrained by flawed legislation | Irish Legal News https://t.co/7ABNUwouGZ
- Activist deceived into relationship with Met officer wins £229,000 compensation - Award made to Kate Wilson after tribunal rules police grossly violated her human rights https://t.co/nsbtA730if
- Human drivers should not be legally accountable for road safety in the era of autonomous cars, according to the law commissions for England and Wales, and Scotland https://t.co/2mmk0yKTCe
- Court fees for special exemptions orders to be waived until May in #Ireland | Irish Legal News https://t.co/i6vG2duDo6
- Organisers of the Beijing Winter Olympics have eased a Covid-19 testing requirement for participants, amid a growing number of cases in the capital. The new change makes it easier for participants arriving at the Games to be considered virus-free #China https://t.co/wlJ61HLAZ1
- Convicts have fundamental right to conjugal relationship only for specific purpose, not as a matter of course: Madras High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/vWbF7ksnW6
- BSB asked to pursue ‘consequences’ for bosses of failed barrister service | Law Gazette https://t.co/6SWQZUq7Z1
- A prosecutor has told a jury in an opening statement that California lawyer Michael Avenatti stole nearly $300,000 in book proceeds from porn star Stormy Daniels while a defense lawyer says it's not true #US https://t.co/nMPZztrd77
- Crowdfunding bankrolls £2.3m of Scottish legal action | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cILSK7L3G
- A brief guide to solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance (PII) in 2022 https://t.co/CLfmq8H0ym
- Court allows ‘clear and obvious’ Part 36 mistake to be changed | Law Gazette https://t.co/BHf5s9yDMX
- #Bulgaria referred to rights body over Covid vaccine rollout https://t.co/JL7d4KZVHp
- Suffolk County Council council is spending thousands of pounds fighting the parents of disabled children in court — despite winning just three in ten cases https://t.co/X7Q9XNTskB
- Workers paid less than minimum wage to pick berries destined for UK supermarkets https://t.co/5mq4ilf45
- Barrister
Ade Oluborode announces bid for Trinity seat in Seanad byelection -
Independent candidate for vacant seat describes herself as a ‘voice for
inclusion’ #Ireland https://t.co/xevpzulHOe
- New year and a new broom for family justice? | Law Gazette https://t.co/l14hNoPoYH
- Pressure grows on UK to beef up measures to tackle economic crime https://t.co/xBw3WxpR4a
- Draft legislation: The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2022 https://t.co/wZUgvVJe75
- NHS trust loses costs battle after arguing 'specialised' solicitor skills not needed | Law Gazette https://t.co/D2VMvRebmK
