Tuesday

22nd February - Law News

Edition 3710: 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: How senior leaders role model law firm Lewis Silkin's values | Workplace Culture Thematic Review
 
 Focus of the Day Article: The Good Law Project and The Runnymede Trust, R (on the application of) v The Prime Minister and Anor [2022] EWHC 298 (Admin) (15 February 2022). Full story - UK Human Rights Blog
 
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Monday

21st February - Law News

Edition 3709: 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: Mounted police knock down Freedom Convoy protesters at a demo against COVID mandate in Ottawa, Canada.

 
 Focus of the Day Article: Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) inspectors have highlighted the impact of ‘rising caseloads and considerable backlogs’ on work at CPS London South, with particular problems found in disclosure and pre-charge reviews. Full story - New Law Journal
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Privacy laws could be rolled back, UK government sources suggest https://t.co/E6WjturNID
  • How I built a career as a construction lawyer - Legal Cheek https://t.co/8whiNFMlUm
  • The Good Law Project and The Runnymede Trust, R (on the application of) v The Prime Minister and Anor [2022] EWHC 298 (Admin) (15 February 2022) | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/sipxVkfCZg 
  • Revealed: Credit Suisse leak unmasks criminals, fraudsters and corrupt politicians https://t.co/rickrwP8HN 
  • Home Office is investigating claims racist WhatsApp messages were sent by immigration staff working for Mitie. The messages remarked on Syrian refugees, MP Diane Abbott and the home secretary https://t.co/flI2Tfo4RD 
  • Online law school strikes SQE deal with Oxford Brookes - Legal Cheek https://t.co/UFwSSL9s39 
  • Court of Appeal examines limits of judicial authority - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/YaaoQsFA6a 
  • Dechert and Fried Frank raise junior lawyer salaries in London - Legal Cheek https://t.co/uXUlPe8z4O
  • Is Hindi national language? Bombay High Court says 'yes' to reject bail plea; Telugu accused moves Supreme Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/MFyosEMW8B
  • Law firm invites training contract seekers ten-pin bowling - Legal Cheek https://t.co/j8gPeIT2mb 
  • Building a successful family law firm - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/ZeccvUCF51
  • Personal injury CMC boss convicted for second time - Legal Futures https://t.co/BdawznQvYA 
  • The Queen has tested positive for Covid, Buckingham Palace has said. The monarch is experiencing "mild cold-like symptoms" but expects to continue "light duties" at Windsor over the coming week, the palace said https://t.co/v8ciG7Acgw 
  • Divorce that wife did not know about for 12 years is set aside | Law Gazette https://t.co/rwpKppeemx
  • Legal Ombudsman eyes major shake-up of rules to help tackle backlog - Legal Futures https://t.co/kLzuySDVAu
  • BPP strikes SQE training deals with international and national law firms - Legal Cheek https://t.co/NfLehescme 
  • PM refuses to say whether he will resign if found to have broken lockdown laws https://t.co/0FoarcVDax
  • A round-up of human rights stories from around the world | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ScSEQYQqYc
  • Law firm dismissed staff member because she was pregnant - Legal Futures https://t.co/y1wmdnn7Bm
  • High Court overturns tribunal's dishonesty finding | Law Gazette https://t.co/YFKuXExGyD 
  • Meet the aspiring barrister hoping to dismantle barriers and bring disability to the bar - Legal Cheek https://t.co/FqAoFiwvQC
  • So-called “sex-for-rent” arrangements should be criminalised in Ireland, justice minister Helen McEntee has said | Irish Legal News https://t.co/3E353s8eh1 
  • Parking charges law firm fined for unallocated payments from drivers - Legal Futures https://t.co/KybHAqN1V
  • Vegan court wigs are being trialled after a barrister sold 10 headpieces to his fellow advocates | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6o7q2do6RK
  • Matrix apologises for putting embargoed judgment on press release - Legal Cheek https://t.co/KU4A3eMlGK
  • Police in Canada's capital Ottawa have cleared a main protest site in front of parliament that had been occupied by demonstrators for over three weeks https://t.co/bwBa43k0Eg
  • The legal requirement to self-isolate after catching Covid in England is expected to be dropped from next week - as part of a "living with Covid" plan https://t.co/nFswHjiuYi 
  • Over one million remote links in Northern Ireland courts since pandemic began | Irish Legal News https://t.co/hM8Q8BbhTn
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Sunday

20th February - Law News

Edition 3708: 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: Western leaders as well as the Russian propaganda machine are blaming each other of spreading misinformation. Moscow has long accused Ukraine of 'genocide' against Russian speakers in the east. The U.S. called the claim 'a reprehensible falsehood', but Washington has also faced criticism for warning of an imminent attack. So who will win the battle for public opinion?

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Over one million remote links in Northern Ireland courts since pandemic began | Irish Legal News https://t.co/hM8Q8BbhTn
  • UK Legal industry turnover jumped to £41.6bn in 2021, up 11.5% on 2020 according to Office of National Statistics data released this week | NLJ https://t.co/7KlALnOxo
  • Sole practitioners dispute need for annual levy to sustain SIF | Law Gazette https://t.co/I2cAKZGuyn
  • Low fees & high stress causing shortage of criminal duty solicitors | NLJ https://t.co/ZHTmM2aVaf
  • Afghan evacuees face legal limbo, Society warns | Law Gazette https://t.co/p50wKg0CmH
  • The Court of Protection (CoP) has issued guidance on meetings between a judge and protected parties during proceedings | NLJ https://t.co/Z84OzqCc3o 
  • Prince Harry ‘does not feel safe in UK’, lawyers tell high court - Legal hearing challenges Home Office decision to prevent duke from paying for police protection when visiting https://t.co/A4mweHzBT4 
  • A French modelling agent and a former associate of the late US financier Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead in his prison cell in Paris. Jean-Luc Brunel was found hanged in his cell in La Santé prison on Saturday morning, French media report https://t.co/JriqbYlPSJ
  • Lawyers aim to ensure client’s reputation doesn’t precede them | NLJ https://t.co/r5D5BRc2Ps 
  • A thief who posed as a gem expert to switch diamonds worth £4.2m for pebbles has been ordered to pay back less than £250. Lulu Lakatos, 60, told Mayfair jewellers Boodles she had been sent to value seven precious stones on behalf of Russian buyers https://t.co/pLqxN74TKX
  • Peers seek views on lord chancellor’s role | Law Gazette https://t.co/o3NlcP8GUT
  • Former health secretary Matt Hancock acted unlawfully when he appointed former Talk Talk chief executive Dido Harding as chair of the National Institute for Health Protection and retail executive Mike Coupe as director of testing, the High Court has held https://t.co/ySmRgLsWlu 
  • Operating profits soar 30% at Harbottle | Law Gazette https://t.co/fuC6tS8A9k
  • The Law Society has raised objections to an HMRC consultation on draft regulations for mandatory disclosure rules | NLJ https://t.co/3QRZHYZNPo 
  • Robert Milsom obituary - a legal aid solicitor who often defended the poor and outcast – and sometimes the seriously criminal https://t.co/Dr5PQzmiUm
  • The UK government is likely to drop plans to ban imports of fur and foie gras, amid cabinet opposition. The measures were due to be included in the Animals Abroad Bill, to be introduced soon https://t.co/wEvJJTConD
  • Call for reform of ‘cumbersome’ rules on email service | Law Gazette https://t.co/mrVN6drkS5 
  • The hunt is on for the next two Justices of the Supreme Court, following the retirement of Lord Lloyd-Jones and Lady Arden | NLJ https://t.co/skwJjzSUey
  • Diamond thief must pay back £244 after record £4.2m heist - The Guardian view on privacy law and press freedom: failing to strike a balance | Editorial https://t.co/HgA7JkdhUj https://t.co/bdpKydmImy
  • Hijab must pass Constitutional Morality test in Sabarimala, Triple Talaq rulings: State to Karnataka High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/ayWhAYo4hm
  • The dangers of rushing to comment on a judgment | Law Gazette https://t.co/8crKqGALR5 
  • District Judge Paul Clarke has been appointed to the Civil Procedure Rule Committee, which makes rules of court for the Court of Appeal, High Court and County Court | NLJ https://t.co/DHRuh3rQLY
  • The Guardian view on privacy law and press freedom: failing to strike a balance | Editorial https://t.co/HgA7JkuSLR 
  • From 1 March, first hearings in family cases at the Royal Courts of Justice are to be attended in person, the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane has said | NLJ https://t.co/IvzfwKglD5
  • Sheffield couple jailed for imprisoning autistic son in loft https://t.co/W8lMgnwfNB 
  • Mrs Justice Eady becomes president of Employment Appeal Tribunal | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BHXRRYPMOT
  • Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) inspectors have highlighted the impact of ‘rising caseloads and considerable backlogs’ on work at CPS London South, with particular problems found in disclosure and pre-charge reviews | NLJ https://t.co/QPj8UXz1EF
  • Gateshead school fined for field trip which ended in mountain rescue https://t.co/vDYcYVFdIm 
  • Boris Johnson returns lockdown party questionnaire to police https://t.co/gnO0oEVoIL 
  • The London Legal Support Trust (LLST) is once again asking lawyers to bring their hairiest family members along with them for London Legal Walkies at Greenwich Park on Saturday, 23 April at 10am | NLJ https://t.co/rW0KCuaHde 
  • No 10 staff facing police over Partygate can see notes on their evidence https://t.co/pkzmSntVPS
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Saturday

19th February - Law News

Edition 3707: 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: India's National Investigation Agency or NIA has arrested its former investigator, an IPS officer, who is alleged to have leaked sensitive information to Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).


Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Public consultation seeks views on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence strategy | Irish Legal News https://t.co/KGrfBd8hb0 
  • Shoosmiths has announced the recruitment of four senior hires, two associates and a support lawyer in its teams in Edinburgh and Glasgow | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QzTGcmTg4A
  • 'Step in right direction': Freshfields solicitor appointed to highest bench in Bahrain | Law Gazette https://t.co/umRAi5KRVs
  • Music teacher jailed for raping girls | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pyaiOspjz
  • Fresh calls for overhaul of ‘creaking’ power of attorney system | Law Gazette https://t.co/V7TMaww3sT
  • Former Minnesota police officer sentenced to two years in prison over the fatal shooting of a black motorist last April. In December, a jury convicted Kim Potter, 49, of manslaughter after she killed Daunte Wright, 20, during a traffic stop #US https://t.co/STETVfJd8H 
  • Mandatory for trial court to appoint legal aid lawyer when counsel for accused doesn't appear: Karnataka High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/j0CKeDAcl5
  • Costs assessment sent to wrong address struck out | Law Gazette https://t.co/cDeqRxKJYk
  • Ombudsman proposes to slash time limit for complaints | Law Gazette https://t.co/QuLuf7RmPi 
  • Legal Ombudsman eyes major shake-up of rules to help tackle backlog - Legal Futures https://t.co/kLzuySVwZ4
  • MPs 'concerned' at Herbert Smith’s involvement with Post Office scheme | Law Gazette https://t.co/ptPdSfnffk 
  • Falsely convicted postal workers must be ‘fully compensated’, says committee https://t.co/qRNh3jgbTV
  • Inspectors tell CPS to 'significantly improve' disclosure | Law Gazette https://t.co/Hn4f8Vs9y5 
  • Personal injury CMC boss convicted for second time - Legal Futures https://t.co/BdawznQvYA 
  • Boss of failed CMC spent company money while debts piled up | Law Gazette https://t.co/8PxWEg4gGG
  • Innocent Post Office manager’s children told she was a ‘thief’, hears inquiry - Susan Hazzleton says taunting happened after she was accused of stealing £300 despite reporting faults in Horizon IT system https://t.co/BTKD5eN0NM
  • ECtHR dismisses Troubles case despite identifying weaknesses in 2012 inquest | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GIhRvGUIqH
  • Parking charges law firm fined for unallocated payments from drivers - Legal Futures https://t.co/KybHAqN1V5
  • Court allows later medical reports despite failure to disclose first | Law Gazette https://t.co/zZ9S3SiFED
  • Mason Hayes & Curran appoints John Troute as corporate partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/BysDnfiSLi
  • Transgender people can self-identify in Scottish census, confirms judge https://t.co/5c0HM0Ig2E 
  • Criminal barristers in England and Wales may strike, in an action that could close down Crown Courts https://t.co/dfigfZ0px
  • Round-up of deals involving Irish law firms | Irish Legal News https://t.co/EQrDn6o1v7
  • Jailed Khan loses appeal against 'manifestly excessive' sentence | Law Gazette https://t.co/iQKznEb30x
  • Law firm dismissed staff member because she was pregnant - Legal Futures https://t.co/y1wmdnEIsU
  • #Ecuador legislators approve regulations allowing abortion in cases of rape https://t.co/CofprdSnNP
  • A deadline to register forgotten historical paths in England by 2026 is set to be scrapped by the government. There was a cut-off to apply to record rights of way through private land which existed before 1949 but did not appear on official maps https://t.co/mVXrzbkUPU
  • People will no longer have to show a Covid pass by law to get into large events, cinemas and nightclubs in Wales as rules are scrapped https://t.co/s9HqkR7Zbf
  • Andrew Neil launches libel claim against Jennifer Arcuri after Epstein tweet - Boris Johnson’s former lover made claims about journalist’s inclusion in a contact book owned by Jeffrey Epstein https://t.co/eNIzdp7uIt
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Friday

18th February - Law News

Edition 3706: 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: A video showing police officers breaking up a fight between a Black teenager and a White teenager at a New Jersey mall has prompted outrage over the police response.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday that the "appearance of what is racially disparate treatment is deeply, deeply disturbing." The Bridgewater Township Police Department said in a Facebook post that they know video of the incident has upset members of the community. They have asked the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office to investigate the incident.

Focus of the Day Article: Human rights lawyers attempt to bring Syria war crimes cases to ICC. Attempt to target Iranian and Syrian officials includes evidence from civilians forced to flee to Jordan. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Pinsent Masons has completed a move into new offices in the centre of Edinburgh’s financial district | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lFuOskEXb9
  • Suspect under investigation has reasonable expectation of privacy, SC confirms | Law Gazette https://t.co/D0fAPvNEv
  • Two serving Metropolitan Police officers and one former officer have been charged with sending grossly offensive messages on WhatsApp, the Crown Prosecution Service has said https://t.co/pwUfkPUyiX
  • Consultation seeks views on Northern Ireland law on zero hour contracts | Irish Legal News https://t.co/HIjhciGm6A
  • Former #US President Donald Trump and two of his children must answer questions under oath in a New York investigation into their business practices, a judge has ruled https://t.co/fIiZXeqzAr
  • 'Negligible' £240 per firm could save indemnity fund - Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/jNIogkBK5L
  • Law Society and consumer panel join forces to oppose SIF closure - Legal Futures https://t.co/jKE9dAjT9M
  • Higher SRA fining powers would increase risk of miscarriages of justice – SDT | Law Gazette https://t.co/EplFlkFzGn 
  • Ben Roberts-Smith trial: soldier tells court at least two men pulled from tunnel in Afghanistan compound #Australia https://t.co/phnuGCWbkW
  • Northern Ireland prisons to relax Covid rules over six-week period | Irish Legal News https://t.co/mdQfwtB1T8 
  • Bloomberg loses landmark UK supreme court case on privacy https://t.co/b9DXXluHBa
  • A&L Goodbody to redevelop Dublin HQ in support of continued growth | Irish Legal News https://t.co/EOVoGiUTb6
  • Hungary and Poland’s rule of law case dismissed by CJEU | Law Gazette https://t.co/iWA43Xg8KF
  • Scholarships: The Clark Foundation for Legal Education now open for applications | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3XB27b7Aa5
  • Two serving Metropolitan Police officers and one former officer have been charged with sending grossly offensive messages on WhatsApp, the Crown Prosecution Service has said https://t.co/pwUfkPUyi
  • Can we trust the SRA when issuing bigger fines? | Law Gazette https://t.co/InMV4h9hXt 
  • Magistrate cannot return complaint merely because it was filed by aggrieved person's wife: Kerala High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/eZG0kWpvHW 
  • MoJ lays bare full extent of court closures | Law Gazette https://t.co/TISbbth0oh
  • Barristers plan ground-breaking transparency over income and caseloads - Legal Futures https://t.co/lhHwoLonks
  • Visas offering foreign investors fast-track residency in the UK are expected to be scrapped by the government, amid pressure over UK links to Russia https://t.co/2HoxJHdMzI
  • Schools in England given guidance to avoid biased teaching - teachers instructed to cover complex topics, such as the history of the British Empire or the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, without pushing one political view over another https://t.co/3OcSD5X1Oc 
  • The voices of senior women in law are important | Law Gazette https://t.co/txdSdmm0UR 
  • Northern Ireland draft budget scrapped following FM’s resignation | Irish Legal News https://t.co/rSCyWKbZQe 
  • Matrix offers ‘unreserved apology’ for breaching judgment embargo | Law Gazette https://t.co/yrr9QGcFTj
  • Human rights lawyers attempt to bring #Syria war crimes cases to ICC https://t.co/TFfKO0bIKA 
  • Returning instructions a “last resort”, Bar Council tells criminal barristers - Legal Futures https://t.co/yjEqwzRroQ
  • Criminal barristers to be balloted on legal aid action | Law Gazette https://t.co/z5QlnFXTMZ 
  • Man wrongly identified as Cleo Smith accused reaches settlement with Seven Network #Australia https://t.co/ETxDV1lyTi
  • Charities working with survivors of abuse say they have "significant concerns" about the Duke of York's offer to support trafficking victims https://t.co/i4QhSj5mZ5
  • Boris Johnson has until 22:00 GMT on Friday to answer the Metropolitan Police's questionnaire about whether he broke lockdown rules at Downing Street parties https://t.co/Alo3FS6BQc
  • Electronic signatures “largest area of change” for property industry - Legal Futures https://t.co/yLuYLjiSBb
  • Stormont committee unable to decide way forward for bill of rights | Irish Legal News https://t.co/jnewptyl6R
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Thursday

17th February - Law News

Edition 3705: 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: A new report shows drug production and trafficking is becoming one of the most serious security issues facing the Pacific Islands region. The report also cites the rise of drug usage, causing serious societal disruption. The report's author, Jose Sousa-Santos from the Australia-Pacific Security College, tells The World local drug usage has also moved from marijuana to harder drugs like meth-amphetamine.

Focus of the Day Article: Crown court hearings should be conducted remotely ‘where it is lawful and in the interests of justice to do so’, the lord chief justice has recommended in guidance which has been welcomed by the criminal bar. Lord Burnett said hearings including mentions, bail applications, applications to extend custody time limits, uncontested applications under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and hearings involving legal argument only ‘will generally be suitable for remote attendance by all advocates’. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Fears of online censorship in #HongKong as rights group website goes down https://t.co/Dpip2zE8ZN
  • Criminal barristers welcome remote hearings guidance | Law Gazette https://t.co/l3afywdNDp
  • The Guardian view on healthcare in war: protect those who aid others | Editorial https://t.co/7WjynI7ZT
  • Tech entrepreneur puts £1.3m into case-preparation software | Law Gazette https://t.co/G7F3daC02p
  • Activists convicted of ‘falsely accusing’ Greek bishop of hate speech #Greece https://t.co/UO8QmpasQ
  • #Kuwait's constitutional court has overturned a law that criminalised "imitation of the opposite sex" and was used to prosecute transgender people https://t.co/yMVrcnlxI
  • #Hungary and #Poland have lost their court challenge to an EU rule that allows billions of euros of funding to be conditional on democratic standards https://t.co/evyrbSlXj8
  • S and G upbeat despite sharp rise in pre-tax losses | Law Gazette https://t.co/apyORZQuGZ
  • ‘Eco-terrorist’ who planted bomb in Edinburgh park jailed. Nikolaos Karvounakis had placed improvised device at Princes Street Gardens in January 2018 https://t.co/1BItRJCW
  • A lawyer has been found guilty of professional misconduct and fined £1,000 for failing to flag up suspicious activity and comply with money laundering rules | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IUw2Sw1mvs
  • Christian sect ordered to pay man £1.4m damages over alleged abuse by monks https://t.co/LXmWoDP4pf
  • Eight career boosting qualities that could set you up for a bright future in the legal sector https://t.co/4pHxcEJRgn
  • A young girl who went missing in 2019 has been found alive in a secret room under a staircase, police in the US state of New York say. Paislee Shultis, now six, was discovered in a house in the town of Saugerties after a search on Monday #US https://t.co/s3gPJY8Oh
  • UK Court Clarifies Important Issues Relating to Proprietary Interests in Trust Assets https://t.co/dttNmcZdK
  • Rosenblatt parent's litigation funder in £20m deal with investor | Law Gazette https://t.co/MIccEFXY
  • How much Russian money is there in the UK? Many wealthy individuals and companies from Russia and around the world invest legitimately in UK financial and property markets https://t.co/vFguSBXpA
  • Wrongly convicted Post Office workers say former bosses should face jail https://t.co/UqNPZizdxb
  • Police to investigate claims that Prince Charles' charity offered honours help to Saudi citizen https://t.co/itvBIL09uD
  • Supreme Court issues notice in bail plea of man in jail for 15 years, condones delay of 11 years | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/y3WcURxvtu
  • Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly has resigned after weeks of criticism for his handling of anti-vaccine mandate protests that have paralysed the city. Protesters have occupied the centre of Canada's capital for 19 days #Canada https://t.co/GD8taTODJ
  • Green law firm pledges 10% of fees to environmental causes - Legal Futures https://t.co/uFXQzlP2HA
  • New SDT leader vows to broaden diversity of members | Law Gazette https://t.co/uV0MEtHfTP 
  • Pupillage survey open for prospective pupils to share experiences on route to qualifying https://t.co/ua8nuHOlOJ
  • Anderson Strathern re-appointed to APUC framework | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pqZTcIoHrM
  • Djokovic saga highlights #Australia asylum seekers held for record 689 days https://t.co/nBpKoZ9LAv
  • Why it’s time to ditch outdated barristers’ wigs https://t.co/2ZaE8OSjr5
  • ECtHR to rule in case brought against UK by sister of killed IRA volunteer | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Co53AtqM7m
  • Every 18-year-old leaving care will be offered £1,600 a month under the Welsh government's basic income pilot. Around 500 people will be eligible to join the scheme, which is being launched this year and could cost up to £20m over three years https://t.co/68ioXStkEH
  • An investigation has found that women's intimate pictures are being shared to harass, shame and blackmail them on a massive scale, on the social media app Telegram https://t.co/2q2aGkwB2c 
  • The recruitment crisis – what are lawyers looking for in their next role? - Legal Futures https://t.co/Q8v0WZMp91
  • Good Law Project does not have ‘carte blanche’ to bring JRs, High Court says | Law Gazette https://t.co/usfgeg3FNs 
  • Prince Andrew’s settlement with Virginia Giuffre: what just happened? https://t.co/c7I3Z5Gnrz 
  • Revolutionary Australian conveyancing platform to launch in the UK - Legal Futures https://t.co/Xu6AUBd3wj
  • Eversheds Sutherland increases regional NQ pay by 24 per cent | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/id3GrSsR3m
  • Trans rights are at risk now, but the failures of Britain’s equality watchdog imperil us all https://t.co/SgFwULBqQm
  • Leading firm ditches training contracts for apprenticeships - Legal Futures https://t.co/xwx411h5VJ
  • Why Andrew had to settle with Virginia Giuffre: lawyers say he had little choice https://t.co/1VRe0yR2SD 
  • Alec Baldwin "recklessly shot and killed" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust last year, a lawsuit from her family has alleged #US https://t.co/454zlI9ARf 
  • Trump Organization’s accountants cut ties, calling years of filings unreliable - Mazars, Donald Trump’s longtime accountancy firm, sever links amid criminal and civil investigations of ex-president’s business #US https://t.co/Xzrqjsrwaa 
  • A jury in New York City has ruled unanimously against ex-Alaska Governor Sarah Palin in her defamation lawsuit against the New York Times newspaper. Palin argued the Times defamed her in 2017 by linking her to a shooting that left six people dead #US https://t.co/jNSvBcnc5o
  • MoJ bids to help consumers better understand whiplash portal - Legal Futures https://t.co/bP1HkXK0n7
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Wednesday

16th February - Law News

Edition 3704: 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:
After the recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, millions of teenage girls have been forbidden from receiving a high school education. Taliban officials have claimed the ban is temporary, but said the same thing the last time they were in power more than two decades ago. Back then, girls of all ages never returned to school. Today, much has changed in the country, and a new generation of girls and women possess radically different aspirations than they were previously allowed to hold. An anxious population waits to see to what extent the Taliban has changed, too. 

Focus of the Day Article: The Law Society has backed a “moderate” increase in the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) fining powers to between £5,000 to £7,500, rather than its proposed £25,000. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Top lawyer kicked off British Airways flight after family nanny refused business class seat https://t.co/sx3P9FDx53 
  • Courts service picks new chief from within the tent | Law Gazette https://t.co/t9fhva1B5T
  • Child Law Project raises concern about lack of residential placements for children with complex needs | Irish Legal News https://t.co/nQnbKdxiJs 
  • Lawyers in ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel case criticised by judge | Law Gazette https://t.co/lfcC2FDYlc
  • British BLM group closes down after police infiltration attempt: Swansea Black Lives Matter says covert police operations and far-right threats made supporters scared to join https://t.co/0HCbt1zv14
  • Call for complaints over refusal to enter licensed venues to be heard in WRC | Irish Legal News https://t.co/SWlis4K9bx
  • Prince Andrew has settled a civil sexual assault case brought against him in the US by Virginia Giuffre. Ms Giuffre had been suing the Duke of York, claiming sexual assault when she was 17, allegations he has repeatedly denied https://t.co/I9pK9MeUV
  • Government should nurture English law – LCJ | Law Gazette https://t.co/TaSHIjmVUZ
  • Sheriff who granted warrants in botched Rangers probe allegedly held shares in club | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Vdmx35Rs2
  • McFarlane clarifies family court attendance requirement | Law Gazette https://t.co/yPsTnCRgca 
  • ‘Historic’ settlement for women allegedly sexually harassed by former high court justice Dyson Heydon #Australia https://t.co/8BO7gAsra
  • A new trial against jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has begun inside the maximum-security prison east of the capital, Moscow, where he is held https://t.co/aLSq1JEo1D 
  • Criminal bar awaits decision on legal aid ballot | Law Gazette https://t.co/5cOtsdKtQU 
  • Fee-earner banned for pocketing Covid ‘bounce back’ loan | Law Gazette https://t.co/Exgx6zqTRr 
  • Bombay High Court quashes tax reassessment notice against Tata Sons for financial year 2003-04 | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/apVXVHFHIJ
  • A doctor has brought his 27 year career in medicine to an end after it was discovered he faked his CV. Dr Hakeem Lateef tried to get a job in finance just six weeks after he was suspended for lying about his involvement in a head on car crash https://t.co/nTgGpGYn8A
  • Solicitors oppose SRA's role as prosecutor and judge | Law Gazette https://t.co/uRgFScoi0q 
  • Novak Djokovic has said he would rather miss out on future tennis trophies than be forced to get a Covid vaccine. The Serbian said he should not be associated with the anti-vax movement, but supported an individual's right to choose https://t.co/BiWEkRQe6N
  • Should a lawyer go on strike? | Law Gazette https://t.co/HzYQsYZvY
  • Ex-Nissan solicitor ordered to hand over confidential documents - Legal Futures https://t.co/ML9wFSTIL5 
  • Home developers who refuse to pay the costs of removing unsafe cladding could have planning permission and projects blocked under government plans https://t.co/T0Zb2xFzP4
  • Law Society backs "moderate" increase in SRA fining powers - Legal Futures https://t.co/3rB8strleM
  • Met commander who wrote drugs strategy faces sack for taking drugs: Julian Bennett, a senior commander in the Metropolitan police, allegedly took cannabis, LSD and magic mushrooms while on holiday https://t.co/kpWcJYZeSY 
  • Press panel pleads with government to introduce legal costs incentive - Legal Futures https://t.co/R38VVy5rUJ 
  • High Court quashes drug supply conviction after Crown accepts jury misdirection argument | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0uS9s2KkuW 
  • NQ salary war rumbles on amid ‘sticking plaster’ warning | Law Gazette https://t.co/rqdDRelbmo 
  • Law Society backs "moderate" increase in SRA fining powers - Legal Futures https://t.co/3rB8st9Kne 
  • Maura McNally SC appointed chair of Atlantic Technological University governing body | Irish Legal News https://t.co/9l8bbaN272 
  • "Hysterical woman" barrister to argue free speech in reprimand appeal - Legal Futures https://t.co/LHoY8Dprpr 
  • Police to look again at decision to charge Caroline Flack with assault: Mother of Love Island presenter, who took her own life in 2020, says Flack’s fame influenced decision https://t.co/sKpAYl4PL4 
  • A senior officer has admitted racism remains a problem in the Met Police, after two black colleagues has said that discrimination was getting worse. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Bas Javid told BBC Newsnight some officers "have racist views and are racist" https://t.co/Ah59S88byf
  • Euston tunnellers’ court victory at risk as CPS seeks to overturn verdict - Six protesters walked free after spending a month underground in front of London station https://t.co/hHE7Ie193s
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15th February - Law News

Edition 3703: 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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Turkey is rebranding its internationally recognised name as Türkiye. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the new name “represents and expresses the culture, civilisation, and values of the Turkish nation in the best way”. 
 
Focus of the Day Article: A man who was convicted of being involved in a drug supply operation has had his conviction quashed on appeal to the High Court of Justiciary after the Crown indicated that it could no longer support the conviction. Full story - Scottish Legal News

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • The Met Police Federation has declared it has "no faith" in Sadiq Khan after the "very public ousting" of the police incompetence apologist Cressida Dick as commissioner https://t.co/C8sPZSYBVc 
  • A senior member of the Police Federation, Sgt Simon Kempton, is facing a misconduct hearing for allegedly sharing details of an interview given by Sarah Everard's killer Wayne Couzens https://t.co/weOlb8b7pu 
  • Graduate recruiters should provide 'tick box' feedback - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fXe254iQRa
  • Delhi High Court appoints committee headed by retired Justice Gita Mittal to manage Table Tennis Federation of India | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/GULNrR0mcf 
  • Eve Cornwell explains why she 'quit dream job' as magic circle lawyer - Legal Cheek https://t.co/jg4d45c9g
  • What is common law and why is it being misinterpreted? https://t.co/6dzSveJTJt
  • DLA ups NQ lawyer pay: 95k in London, 65k in regions - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Cg16rFrN0h 
  • Plea in Supreme Court against Kerala High Court order quashing FIR against former DGP Jacob Thomas | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/Dayoxim7uC
  • The Mauritian flag has been raised for the first time on the Chagos Islands, an Indian Ocean archipelago controlled by Britain https://t.co/55yZujW8kr 
  • Coleen Rooney has been refused permission to bring a High Court claim against Rebekah Vardy's agent. It's part of an ongoing legal battle between the footballers' wives over an online post https://t.co/k3D7oYj8dq 
  • High-flying media lawyer acting for ex-MI6 Trump dossier author disbarred for faking High Court order - Legal Cheek https://t.co/U4IRthevhz
  • SEBI bars Anil Ambani from dealing in securities market for siphoning off funds from Reliance Home Finance | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/PrMHkEQBlX
  • Queen's law firm embraces solicitor apprenticeships - Legal Cheek https://t.co/13hRLIu419
  • Saffron Scarves are not same as Hijab Vs Rule of Law: 8 Experts speak on Karnataka HC ohijab narder on Hijab Ban | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/4mXNp5RTU8
  • London's mayor Sadiq Khan has said he will oppose the appointment of a new Metropolitan Police chief unless they have a "robust plan" to deal with the force's "cultural problems" https://t.co/Xup5SI2nhE
  • London's mayor Sadiq Khan has said he will oppose the appointment of a new Metropolitan Police chief unless they have a "robust plan" to deal with the force's "cultural problems" https://t.co/Xup5SIjY9c
  • The opportunities Ireland has to offer future solicitors - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ENcnrzSDji
  • Dressing gowns to robes: Putting home courts in the dock - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/rLLdi942E3 
  • One of the Post Office workers to be wrongly convicted in the Post Office scandal has returned to Holloway Prison as part of her healing process https://t.co/EF11DVjlGX
  • HSF and White & Case reveal spring trainee retention scores - Legal Cheek https://t.co/FXXhflAXD5
  • Supreme Court grants parole to accused for two days to attend sister’s wedding | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/V2EZZVvml3
  • A "dangerous sex offender" who absconded from an open prison is being searched for by police. Paul Robson, 56, was reported missing from HMP North Sea Camp in Boston, Lincolnshire, at about 07:00 GMT on Sunday https://t.co/C5hQSYVWea 
  • The 10 best legal social media users of 2022 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/x6E1W3NK6D 
  • ‘We need that authenticity and transparency to make us relatable’ - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/ir3pE2MgR7 
  • The UK tax authority has seized three Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) as part of a probe into a suspected a VAT fraud involving 250 alleged fake companies https://t.co/HNAzGyMfhR 
  • Law firms could face action over 'unreasonable' lawyer workloads, SRA warns - Legal Cheek https://t.co/FXXwWvBNhL
  • ‘Kill the bill’: surge in Bristol riot charges prompts alarm over civil liberties - MP says police seem to be punishing people for challenging them during clashes in the city last year https://t.co/GSiBdvr1kh 
  • The wrongful convictions of hundreds of sub-postmasters and mistresses will be examined by a public inquiry starting on Monday. Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 sub-postmasters were wrongly accused of theft, fraud and false accounting https://t.co/Or6AoJJ1vs 
  • Clifford Chance could cut Canary Wharf office space - Legal Cheek https://t.co/NEvWq7momH 
  • Thirteen people have been injured after a mezzanine floor collapsed at an east London pub. Emergency services were called to the Two More Years bar in Hackney Wick at about 16:50 GMT on Saturday https://t.co/mMJr6EHXNi 
  • Police have cleared the remaining protesters blocking a key bridge: #Canada's protests against Covid vaccine certification to cross the border have paralysed trade across the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario https://t.co/Gjl5gwNvtC 
  • [NEET PG 2022] Plea in Supreme Court says EWS reservation should be subject to outcome of case in SC | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/OgCRJLK06W
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