Sunday

13th March - Law News

Edition 3729: 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: Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, could soon be banned in Russia as an 'extremist organisation'. The Kremlin also announced it's blocking Instagram, a move that will affect some 80 million users. This is all in response to Meta announcing a change in its hate speech policy, allowing violent posts in some instances. There's now a partial exception when the target are Russian soldiers in Ukraine. Users are even allowed to call for Vladimir Putin's death. But what are the consequences of this change in policy? 

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Proceedings began this week in Ukraine v Russian Federation at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague | NLJ https://t.co/0oc8Ssbkwc
  • Only 30 Nightingale courtrooms―introduced to help with the backlog during the COVID-19 pandemic―are to be kept in use until March 2023, the government has said | NLJ https://t.co/feHKhC43De 
  • Mother and daughter turned away from UK border after fleeing Ukraine - Alena Semenova, 22, and Tetyana Tsybanyuk, 40, from Kyiv, are trying to reach close friends in Wales after their neighbourhood came under bombardment https://t.co/FmHOqOL6P5 
  • Thorntons announces merger with Edinburgh-based Stuart & Stuart WS | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cTo3io36G1
  • Fast track entry is now available at all courts and tribunals through the Professional Users Access Scheme (PUAS) | NLJ https://t.co/ag8bLIGj
  • The city of Seattle in the #US is being sued by salmon in a novel legal case invoking the “rights of nature” | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2qF8k7DzTa
  • Penny Mordaunt suggests colleagues should not take funds from Tory donor: Tory minister issues statement after it emerges Alexander Temerko called her an ‘absolutely uncontrollable woman’ https://t.co/g3zWgsFTA
  • Mishcon fighting football club’s £20m negligence claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/PpZDQdP1q5 
  • All UK crypto-currency cash machines (ATMs) are operating illegally and must be shut down, the Financial Conduct Authority has announced. Crypto-ATMs look like regular cash machines & let people buy crypto-currency, such as Bitcoin, using their bank cards https://t.co/4AObG9foN7
  • Vexatious litigant banned after bringing 40 ET claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/UhkDKczGN4 
  • ‘It’s about survival’: the Yorkshireman seeking justice for the Mariana dam disaster #Brazil https://t.co/xAl6DE0W5t
  • Norwegian computer expert has created a website enabling anyone to send an email about the war in Ukraine to up to 150 #Russian email addresses at a time https://t.co/SC32Ivo2EN
  • The Next 100 Years, the successor project to the First 100 Years, has launched a photo competition to mark the centenary of the first four women to be admitted to the Law Society as solicitors―Carrie Morrison, Maud Crofts, Mary Pickup and Mary Sykes https://t.co/z36Zouzka1 
  • Walt Disney's CEO apologised for his "painful silence" on a Florida sex education bill critics warn will isolate LGBT youth. "You needed me to be a stronger ally in the fight for equal rights and I let you down. I am sorry," Bob Chapek told employees #US https://t.co/peYUDcsZiO 
  • ‘Disrespectful and wrong’: lawyers slam push to restore power to deport Aboriginal non-citizens. Federal government’s appeal against the release of NZ man due to his claim of Aboriginality is being criticised as ‘a significant step backwards’ #Australia https://t.co/dYAaOCj68n
  • The Ministry of Justice has extended its consultation to reform the Human Rights Act 1998, replacing it with a Bill of Rights, after legal groups including Justice and Liberty pointed out accessibility issues | NLJ https://t.co/2YtXzjnYWM
  • From #Rohingya refugee camp to Street Child World Cup - Jasmin Akter is a Rohingya refugee who resettled in the UK when she was just eight years old https://t.co/sNP1ZDyIvD
  • Fears funeral plan reforms could mean thousands lose money https://t.co/YqOgbh1NFP 
  • Highway Code rule means drivers can be fined £100 for parking near their homes https://t.co/Pjx7jV9GiT
  • The police banned our vigil for Sarah Everard and that was illegal – how can women trust them? https://t.co/9JrUW61N92
  • Brodies pair launch Scottish women’s insolvency group | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Nq479YcTgT
  • Is bullying ever dealt with effectively? | Law Gazette https://t.co/YuInqFI0av 
  • Belfast firm Tughans hires Julie Huddleston as banking partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/FEquUse506
  • Ballot on legal aid action reaches final hours | Law Gazette https://t.co/1y88kTPwIh
  • Northern Ireland’s former director of public prosecutions, Barra McGrory QC SC, has joined Red Lion Chambers in London as an associate tenant | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Rg1JfnDNul
  • A Texas judge has extended an order to prevent state officials from investigating allegations of so-called "abuse" against parents seeking gender-transitioning care for their children #US https://t.co/Wp5UUXY5NT
  • Law Society president wins diversity award | Law Gazette https://t.co/Dku0AviFXC
  • Intimate image abuse: His confession protected him https://t.co/Xf0jOi4E1m 
  • Met police breached rights of organisers of Sarah Everard vigil, court rules: Reclaim These Streets welcomes judges’ decision as ‘a victory for women’ and calls for Met reform https://t.co/57ay1h8Rl4

Saturday

12th March - Law News

Edition 3728: 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 Reserve Bank of India has directed Paytm Payments Bank to stop taking on new customers with immediate effect, citing "material supervisory concerns observed in the bank."

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Over 3,000 obsolete laws recommended for removal from statute book | Irish Legal News https://t.co/skaImw6kcm
  • Union plans 'mass disruption' at ombudsman over disgruntled staff | Law Gazette https://t.co/aJgGJDFbQ8
  • Online casino fined £1.2m after sending promo offer to gambling addicts | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Bc8CZrLber 
  • Chelsea Football Club's credit card facilities have been temporarily suspended while banks assess the implications of sanctions imposed on Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich https://t.co/IJdKIxTAWZ
  • Will conduct fresh post-mortem of Mukul Arya, India's representative at Palestine: Central govt to Delhi High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/edSekpAyJN
  • HMCTS to switch off 'old' divorce portal on 31 March | Law Gazette https://t.co/Lt4IrB4KiB 
  • #India claims it accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan on Wednesday, blaming the incident on a "technical malfunction" during routine maintenance. Delhi said it was "deeply regrettable" and expressed relief no one was killed https://t.co/LcjJXGB5VZ
  • Arbitration: Best practice spurs opportunities for growth - Legal Futures https://t.co/NCQomz8vPW
  • The Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA) has announced the appointment of South African lawyer Shamika Dwarika as its new pro bono development officer | Irish Legal News https://t.co/ULxltRc097
  • Minister names firm working for Russian oligarch Usmanov | Law Gazette https://t.co/ITmz7GJs70
  • Gender equality: More flexible working, less unconscious bias training - Legal Futures https://t.co/zMVPNvRytj
  • Belfast firm Tughans hires Julie Huddleston as banking partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/FEquUrWtBw
  • Firm fined almost £100,000 over ransomware attack | Law Gazette https://t.co/SHUy9YO2g9 
  • Northern Ireland’s former director of public prosecutions, Barra McGrory QC SC, has joined Red Lion Chambers in London as an associate tenant | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Rg1JfnDNul
  • 8% of judges report facing bullying and/or harassment - Legal Futures https://t.co/zk3T7iZwK4 
  • Criminal legal aid spend slow due to 'unclaimed' cash | Law Gazette https://t.co/2Zme0V6Cyf 
  • A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder after a man died following an attack outside a supermarket. Ian Kirwan, from Redditch, was stabbed near Asda in Jinnah Road in the town at about 19:20 GMT on Tuesday https://t.co/jPYF5F0SQl
  • The owner of Facebook and Instagram will allow users in some countries to call for violence against Vladimir Putin and #Russian soldiers https://t.co/r8kdsJeV7O 
  • #US actor Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in jail after a jury found he lied to police about being the victim of a hate crime https://t.co/qhP9Bfyrnx 
  • What is a war crime, and could #Russian president Putin with his finger on a nuclear trigger ever be prosecuted over Ukraine, and what moral right does the West have after invading Iraq under a similar false premise? https://t.co/rIJHxSoeWz
  • Is UK home secretary Priti Patel vicious or stupid? It’s a fine line for Ukrainian refugees https://t.co/7jCGnV0Jdf 
  • A British national who has spent the last fortnight trying to secure passage to the UK for his wife’s family after they fled Ukraine has said the visa process has been "torturous" https://t.co/64ss2F1s94
  • Law firms should register deals affecting national security, says QC peer - Legal Futures https://t.co/62SeO2IgeY
  • Google settles MP’s libel claim over defamatory advert | Law Gazette https://t.co/DkBoVOyEdq 
  • Why dissent by conservative justices in voting rights cases is alarming #US https://t.co/3EIBuD971
  • Top criminal law firm fined £98,000 for cyber-security "negligence" - Legal Futures https://t.co/NgvSR66u39
  • CC and Allen & Overy complete magic circle flight from Moscow | Law Gazette https://t.co/8M0VTsL9Lg
  • Struck-off solicitor sentenced to 18 months for contempt | Law Gazette https://t.co/F73c8mi0wW 
  • UN ocean treaty is ‘once in a lifetime’ chance to protect the high seas https://t.co/dWsUnlqRAs 
  • “Reckless” solicitor suspended for misleading £2.9m costs bill - Legal Futures https://t.co/b5iQfoLJxK
  • Maples and Calder welcomes three new partners and two new of counsel | Irish Legal News https://t.co/o1tnckHxHa
  • The draft terms of reference for the UK public inquiry into the government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic have been published https://t.co/OOj6BbF0mf

Friday

11th March - Law News

Edition 3727: 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: On 11 December 2015, His Honour Judge Devlin made an order for the extradition of Mr O’Connor to Greece in accordance with a European Arrest Warrant. Pursuant to section 26(4) of the Extradition Act 2003, Mr O’Connor then had seven days in which to give notice of any application for leave to appeal against this order. Mr O’Connor’s solicitor lodged this application on 16 December 2015 but failed to serve notice of the application on the Appellant until 4 January 2016 owing to an oversight. The question was whether Mr O’Connor’s appeal could nevertheless be entertained on the basis that he had done everything reasonably possibly to give notice of the appeal pursuant to section 26(5) of the Extradition Act 2003. The Divisional Court in Northern Ireland allowed the appeal to proceed, drawing a distinction between the actions of Mr O’Connor and the actions of his solicitor. The Appellant seeks to appeal against this order.

Focus of the Day Article: Solicitors from the Aberdeen Bar Association have warned that the north-east’s most vulnerable people will suffer from the Scottish government’s refusal to adequately fund Scotland’s legal aid system. Defence lawyers in the city and Aberdeenshire have withdrawn from the duty scheme in protest at the dire state of affairs.  Full story - Scottish Legal News

 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Putin should be scared of The Hague | Law Gazette https://t.co/CdsoLDElMf 
  • MPs slate Ministry of Justice over Crown Court backlog and judges - Legal Futures https://t.co/wIXo9avBbf
  • The High Court has dealt a blow to the claimant in a high-profile privacy claim against social media platform TikTok after refusing an extension of time for service | Law Gazette https://t.co/BheCgmDue4 
  • Fleeing Ukraine, LGBTQ refugees face countries' anti-gay laws and discrimination #Poland #Hungary https://t.co/yFQxXpW2bj
  • Prison is no place for people with mental illnesses. I know because I was in one https://t.co/htq1aGAtVf
  • A triple killer has been found guilty of the rape of his final victim, who was five months pregnant. Anthony Russell, 39, has previously admitted the murders of Julie Williams, her son David Williams and 31-year-old Nicole McGregor https://t.co/OO1SUGO3JC
  • Rush of lawsuits over plastic waste expected after ‘historic’ deal - Like Paris climate agreement, treaty could provide tool to hold firms and states to account, say legal experts https://t.co/T6dMnsfyod
  • Rush to recruit police officers risks hiring racists and criminals, warns watchdog https://t.co/vrF5j58kwy 
  • Twitter removes #Russian embassy tweet on Mariupol bombing. Post by embassy in London had claimed images of women injured in hospital bombing were faked https://t.co/MpRxOo1Ipw 
  • British troops who leave to fight in Ukraine will face court martial, says PM https://t.co/i8DHmVqCbz
  • A triple killer has been found guilty of the rape of his final victim, who was five months pregnant. Anthony Russell, 39, has previously admitted the murders of Julie Williams, her son David Williams and 31-year-old Nicole McGregor https://t.co/OO1SUH5F8c
  • Home secretaries must know how to deal with flak. But when accusations of foot-dragging, complacency, heartlessness and lies come from your own backbenches, you know you have got a serious problem. One Tory MP has called for Priti Patel to resign https://t.co/cd0MwH3SOu 
  • Client selection: The next frontier in the evolution of legal ethics | Law Gazette https://t.co/sQBQtzDKcF 
  • The oligarch’s guide to getting round the UK’s economic crime bill https://t.co/kZNTVvVtR7 
  • Three million dead can be part of Mastercard action | Law Gazette https://t.co/bK2N5x7lTl 
  • MPs sound alarm over MoJ's 'meagre ambition' to reduce court backlog | Law Gazette https://t.co/vb7WfS7Ici 
  • Mariupol bombing: before and after satellite images show destruction in Ukraine city #Russia https://t.co/gutEodFmtm
  • ‘A colossus of criminal law’: Tributes paid to Cornwall solicitor - Mike Gregson, a partner with Cornwall firm Coodes Solicitors, died last month following a short illness | Law Gazette https://t.co/0tidHP0my
  • Largest private suppliers of children's homes and foster care places in England, Wales & Scotland make excessive profits, UK has "sleepwalked" into a system where vulnerable children do not get good care, says a Competition and Markets Authority report https://t.co/Xuyma4xcLv 
  • #Ukrainians with passports will be able to apply for UK visas entirely online from Tuesday, Priti Patel has said, but those without ID would still have to undergo the dehumanising unmitigated bureaucracy at visa application centres https://t.co/QUmYgCrGCb 
  • Solicitors and expert's "serious trangressions" see evidence thrown out - Legal Futures https://t.co/rsdRltOwT5 
  • Conveyancing body calls for more upfront commonhold information | Law Gazette https://t.co/rZlNehVdHf
  • Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the UK government as part of its response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He is one of seven oligarchs to be hit with fresh sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bans https://t.co/w5ZykFOyj0 
  • Tax QC fights off £40m negligence claim over film financing schemes - Legal Futures https://t.co/PAlB5bQxFA 
  • Novak Djokovic pulls out of Indian Wells and Miami Open over #US coronavirus rules - Regulations require any non-US citizen to have a Covid vaccination before entering the country https://t.co/D0CfJGF8XV 
  • Freshfields leads latest round of retreats from Moscow | Law Gazette https://t.co/Dkjdg6OEFf 
  • Six people who were part of a failed 1950s social experiment have won compensation from Denmark's government and have received a face-to-face apology from the prime minister https://t.co/3osTAYGPI8 
  • Snow Patrol's Johnny McDaid has described the idea of stealing other people's work as "abhorrent", during the copyright trial over a song he wrote with Ed Sheeran https://t.co/Vicu6aLdR1

Thursday

10th March - Law News

Edition 3726: 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 subvariant of the Omicron strain of COVID-19 is circulating in New South Wales, Australia. There are fears the strain is more contagious and could lead to a large spike in cases. 

Focus of the Day Article: Unconscious bias training is the least effective way to improve diversity, according to the results of a survey by the International Bar Association. Research to mark International Women's Day today shows that the training, which seeks to make people aware of deep-seated prejudice, is one of the most popular initiatives used by law firms to address gender imbalance.  Full story - The Law Society Gazette

 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • UK faces large EU bill over Chinese imports fraud | European Union https://t.co/9w8wPhWCid
  • Lawyers sceptical about ‘unconscious bias’ training | Law Gazette https://t.co/bWFxZnQDiH
  • All-Female Full Bench hears cases at Kerala High Court on International Women's Day 2022 | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/2ow4coICcd
  • Lawtech startup raises £15m to tackle money laundering risk | Law Gazette https://t.co/bj6q0olPgV
  • Internet scams to be included in UK online safety bill - Platforms to be required to protect users from pre-paid fraudulent adverts as well as user-generated scams https://t.co/NYWB2ci2GY 
  • Wait goes on for creditors claiming £42m from collapsed firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/5xXWEHkaaH
  • A former Radio 1 DJ has been found guilty of trying to arrange the sexual abuse of children in the Philippines. Mark Page, 63, of Ingleby Barwick, Teesside, used a webcam to contact his victims and travelled to the country https://t.co/RQKp3PbQsz
  • A private jet has been impounded at Farnborough Airport in Hampshire as authorities investigate its connection with the billionaire Russian oligarch Eugene Shvidler https://t.co/451DYZ1NAj 
  • John Bercow found to be ‘serial bully’ and liar by independent inquiry https://t.co/Qie1MJ0Oda 
  • Tax silk fights off negligence claim over film schemes | Law Gazette https://t.co/QV822Car3l 
  • Ian Duddy to be next chair of Scottish Human Rights Commission | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RMrZovLr2w 
  • 'Sledgehammer to justice': Society condemns HRA proposals | Law Gazette https://t.co/qchvR27q6Z
  • Northern Ireland to criminalise ‘cyber-flashing’ | Irish Legal News https://t.co/jeqoHA6BfC 
  • Public law not very public, research suggests | Law Gazette https://t.co/tbcvj91GAW 
  • The UK's visa scheme for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine has been branded "a shambles" by Britons with Ukrainian partners https://t.co/0DhLGd4Rr6
  • New bill to restrict interest rates for moneylending loans | Irish Legal News https://t.co/kMXykMCp4H
  • Human rights consultation extended for disabled people | Law Gazette https://t.co/nl0oji5Mot 
  • New misogyny offences proposed in Scotland | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fdIm3lPh2i 
  • Does the Home Office need to get a grip? https://t.co/0KV1Y7ZWKN
  • Ministers are making it a criminal offence for planes owned or chartered by Russians to enter UK airspace https://t.co/451DYZ1NAj
  • The African Origins of Democracy | Bernd Reiter - https://t.co/SQZGLL2T8o
  • Owner fined for dipping into client funds to pay the bills | Law Gazette https://t.co/OyaWpLl1WZ 
  • New appointments to Probation Board for Northern Ireland | Irish Legal News https://t.co/1KRSnctdTJ 
  • 'Investigative' approach piloted in family courts | Law Gazette https://t.co/EQ7JlpfSWt
  • A mother has won a legal battle to ensure her teenage son has the right to a potentially life-saving transplant. Ami McLennan, from Lancaster, had argued a transplant was 17-year-old William's only chance and without it he would have just 12 months to live https://t.co/tEecONYQB7
  • SRA SLAPPs back | Law Gazette https://t.co/ivUTabNOr5
  • IWD: Harper Macleod and Dechomai join forces to support ethnic minority female entrepreneurs | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FCfAPT54TC
  • BBC to resume English language reporting in #Russia - Broadcaster had paused its reporting in country after passing of law that could impose jail terms over ‘fake’ news https://t.co/2y42dsLLYg 
  • A two-year strategy aimed at delivering a “joined-up criminal justice system” in Ireland has been developed and published for the first time | Irish Legal News https://t.co/5kzwq1dnVg 
  • Ukrainian refugees, meet Britain’s ‘hostile environment’. We should be ashamed https://t.co/wlXtyEqDD7
  • A world-leading UK visa system? Tell that to Ukrainian refugees who can’t get past Calais https://t.co/RGwZvwp4R4
  • Nicola Sturgeon has offered a formal apology to people accused of witchcraft between the 16th and 18th centuries, many of whom were executed https://t.co/gfoCDWCE6U

Wednesday

9th March - Law News

Edition 3725: 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: Volunteers at a railway station in Lviv, west Ukraine are doing all they can to help refugees flee the violence of Putin’s invasion and reach safety. Lviv is 60 kilometres from the Polish border and thousands of people have been arriving every day from the rest of country. The Guardian spends the day with one volunteer named Sergyi Mykolaiv 

Focus of the Day Article: A High Court master has revoked permission for the claimants in a group action to rely on an expert’s evidence because of “serious transgressions” by him and the group’s solicitors.. Full story - Legal Futures

 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • What to make of the government’s Human Rights Act consultation? | Law Gazette https://t.co/z7ukz4C4GK
  • Former Law Society of Scotland president, Amanda Millar, has been appointed as a trustee of the Samaritans | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gwWWggW5hH 
  • Ed Sheeran sings Nina Simone during Shape of You copyright case - The star is accused of lifting his song's "Oh I, oh I, oh I" hook from Sami Chokri's 2015 single Oh Why https://t.co/gb4L3KqJDP 
  • City speaks up on right to representation | Law Gazette https://t.co/gdt2tKtKn
  • The daughter of a Ukrainian refugee has warned of the anger and frustration of people waiting for visas at an "understaffed" UK application centre. Marianne Kay from Yorkshire says if delays continue much longer "it does feel like there will be riots" https://t.co/TRCSOTDnDm
  • Prince Andrew pays settlement in Virginia Giuffre sex assault case https://t.co/qXqE0suVB4 
  • Firm to pay £26,500 to worker sacked for not coming in on Jewish holiday | Law Gazette https://t.co/ip2Q3V3EAz
  • Solicitor struck off for lying to avoid paying legal aid debt - Legal Futures https://t.co/1rgnK7BP45 
  • Costs row in abuse cases as court rules Grade C fee earner should lead | Law Gazette https://t.co/MuH6QcmUwS 
  • Police officer who posted comedy GIF in Twitter argument with solicitor loses appeal against misconduct proceedings decision | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/d6ucVTLRF9 
  • Freshfields drops Russian client as Norton Rose closes Moscow office | Law Gazette https://t.co/XSDLpl34rn
  • Public sexual harassment: The women groped and laughed at in the street https://t.co/lvlf8QJLj8 
  • Almost 300 Ukrainian refugees trying to reach the UK have already been turned back at the French border by British Border Force officials, the Calais authorities have said https://t.co/Zk5BdRloaa 
  • #Russia has said it may close its main gas pipeline to Germany if the West goes ahead with a ban on its oil. A "rejection of Russian oil would lead to catastrophic consequences for the global market", causing prices to more than double https://t.co/G362Xaxjqb 
  • [1986 Pan Am Hijack] Can compensation received by husband whose wife was killed by terrorists be taxed as 'income': Gujarat HC to examine | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/SekhoUcqB4 
  • Overcoming the hurdles of professional indemnity insurance - Legal Futures https://t.co/qJG8zFvjUd
  • Solicitors will have to ‘challenge’ misbehaving colleagues | News |Law Gazette https://t.co/Xr6NUlhmlZ 
  • The Law Society of Ireland has issued a warning to solicitors over a fake email purporting to come from the Law Society | Irish Legal News https://t.co/KSDFSLxyi5
  • Ukraine Supreme Court judge joins defence forces on front line | Law Gazette https://t.co/fGUz4aZeXt
  • Blow to Republicans as supreme court denies bid to overturn electoral maps #US https://t.co/Ypx80Pv4Wq
  • LeO boss: Efforts to close complaints more quickly starting to work - Legal Futures https://t.co/b6X0DS1MIZ
  • A solicitor who runs The Secret Trainee Twitter account has spoken of the pressure on criminal trainees to undertake work for which they are unprepared | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8nGwAfx9du
  • SRA updates warning on SLAPP misconduct | Law Gazette https://t.co/OUrciVmqF0 
  • Since the invasion of Ukraine began, footage has emerged of some #Russian citizens, at home and abroad, showing support for Ukraine https://t.co/Gp5W7uxzDV
  • A Scottish government consultation seeking views on Scotland’s not proven verdict and related reforms closes this Friday | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/heBQkZEVt9
  • Ex-Mishcon partner to pay £21,000 over AML rule breaches | Law Gazette https://t.co/EOJvkLUn5n
  • The Guardian view on how to convict rapists: put experts in charge https://t.co/cCbuO0vyPQ
  • But more than 500 refugees are stuck in Calais, with many saying they were turned away for lack of paperwork: The number of Ukrainian refugees granted visas under the UK's new scheme has risen from about 50 on Sunday to 300, the Home Office has said https://t.co/ru2qcqpywR
  • Rule will require solicitors to challenge colleagues' improper behaviour - Legal Futures https://t.co/JdoaOKcmk
  • Russia snubs ICJ as Ukraine asks court to stop ‘war crimes’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/24A22SwgTu 
  • Dua Lipa faces second copyright lawsuit over hit song Levitating https://t.co/MZa5XXaNWA 
  • Ex-Mishcon partner accepts £17,500 fine for AML failures - Legal Futures https://t.co/CC9WbI4X6R
  • Oligarchs selling UK property to avoid new register may have to declare details https://t.co/qcesn2Lfa
  • 'Open defiance and hostility' to the SRA: Khan loses intervention challenge | Law Gazette https://t.co/eDSQdKFhQA
  • A plan to harden and quicken UK sanctions against allies of Vladimir Putin has got through the House of Commons at rapid speed https://t.co/yzzzapMkq4
  • Best of the blogs - 5 March 2022 | Law Gazette https://t.co/a5YVZYonbJ
  • Sexist snubs against female leaders are shockingly familiar https://t.co/sMvsLzHSUo

Tuesday

8th March - Law News

Edition 3724: 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: As Russian forces close in on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, families have been fleeing for their lives as missiles rain down on the outskirts of the city. In the town of Irpin, just 20 kilometres from the centre of Kyiv, Russian shelling has claimed many lives, including families and children, as they fled their homes in an attempt to escape the onslaught.

Focus of the Day Article: R (on the Application of the Counsel General for Wales) v Secretary of State for business, Energy and Industrial Strategy [2022] EWCA Civ 118 - The Court of Appeal decision handed down on 9th February 2022 is an important case concerning devolved powers. The judgement concerns an application for permission to apply for judicial review made by the Counsel General for Wales to seek a declaration in the following terms. Full story - UK Human Rights Blog

 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Solicitor who made up client wins on Facebook escapes with six-month suspension - Legal Cheek https://t.co/UF3qnLmZdt
  • On criminalisation of marital rape: Part II - The Indian Context | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/OiflG1FKlE 
  • 'I went from prisoner to PhD' - Stephen Akpabio-Klementowski tells the extraordinary story of how he transformed his life through education https://t.co/w3iZo5lLGD
  • Lawyers exit Russian law firm’s London office following ‘shocking developments’ in Ukraine - Legal Cheek https://t.co/9fXZHTCfPM 
  • Grime artist Dizzee Rascal has been found guilty of assaulting his former partner. The rapper, whose real name is Dylan Kwabena Mills, attacked Cassandra Jones at a property in Streatham, south London, in June 2021 https://t.co/TbLNmR2MhW
  • Plea before Madhya Pradesh High Court challenges indirect exclusion of non-residents to apply for State Civil Service | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/uOtYNLx1iH
  • Ed Sheeran denies Shape of You copyright claim at High Court trial https://t.co/jysDatT3gG 
  • Ashurst and Ropes & Gray reveal spring trainee retention scores - Legal Cheek https://t.co/UjScf1mgRn 
  • New UK prospectus regime – Government announces fundamental reforms for the post-Brexit era https://t.co/gVLnEdenpS
  • The opportunities awaiting aspiring lawyers in the South East - Legal Cheek https://t.co/tK8IRTWSGM
  • Delhi High Court Chief Justice DN Patel to be next TDSAT chairperson | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/VxzOwCqRQF
  • SQE candidates unable to sit both exams this year - Legal Cheek https://t.co/wgfd76qGYO
  • UK Regulator to Probe Potential Competition Law Breaches by Mitie Group https://t.co/rxx5g87ZDN
  • Travers Smith keeps 5 of 7 spring qualifying trainees - Legal Cheek https://t.co/bAI8rdTYaX
  • Marketing assistant unfairly dismissed after employer ‘engineered’ redundancy process, tribunal rules - Holiday company was looking to increase its social media presence after not getting as many ‘likes’ and ‘shares’ as its competitor https://t.co/Q5OjRw4bo8
  • Cyclists demand Sadiq Khan makes safety improvements as eighth person killed at Holborn gyratory https://t.co/H9tLJmFAKs
  • #Australia’s SAS was riven by ‘toxic’ infighting serving soldier tells Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial: ‘The SASR is like a country wives’ club,’ says elite soldier under cross-examination https://t.co/QyqhjRC3p
  • Ukraine invasion: Ashurst ceases Russian work as City response continues - Legal Cheek https://t.co/3reg9JCiQH
  • "Dark period in history of NSE:" Delhi court rejects Chitra Ramkrishna anticipatory bail plea | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/TA7zswqob
  • Kim Kardashian’s lawyer appears to post cheeky dig at Kanye West following divorce ruling #US https://t.co/Wj53CLY6ss 
  • Karim Khan: the ‘very modern British barrister’ heading ICC’s Russia inquiry: International criminal court prosecutor has launched investigation into alleged war crimes in Ukraine https://t.co/QNrtk8TZUB 
  • Ukraine president is a law graduate - Legal Cheek https://t.co/OL517EXt4Y
  • But what are the experiences of Welsh people who have plural ethnic and cultural identities? What preconceptions might a black child face in rural Powys or a hijab-wearing Muslim face in Cardiff? https://t.co/gDcgVAcdr8
  • Is refusal to undergo medical treatment for mental illness a ground for divorce? Supreme Court to decide | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/j01KqOhCIp
  • Ukraine crisis prompts UK U-turn on economic crime law https://t.co/LA4l18f67Z 
  • Legal Twitter defends law firms called out by MP over alleged Russian links - Legal Cheek https://t.co/cPCWBAyGx3 
  • Lawyer admonished by DC ethics board for 'frivolous' sanctions bid #US https://t.co/QS4yijLD5v 
  • The rights and wrongs of life in the metaverse - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Pi5tiE4nNI 
  • How to make the conveyancing process more efficient – part 1 https://t.co/MnkJwXOn2z 
  • TikTok limits services as Netflix pulls out of #Russia https://t.co/eFDMvd9d1e

Monday

7th March - Law News

Edition 3723: 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: Despite the Kremlin's draconian crackdown, crowds of people have turned out at anti-war protests across Russia. One monitoring group said more than 4,000 people had been arrested in dozens of cities across the country. But none of that could stop many ordinary Russians from simply 'going for a walk'. 

Focus of the Day Article: Lawyers have expressed solidarity with Ukraine and called on the government to assist refugees. In a joint statement, Bar leaders in England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland and the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland, unequivocally condemned the invasion as an ‘act of war’ and ‘a gross violation of international law’. Full story - New Law Journal

 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • After taking over as SPP, I exited all WhatsApp groups: Delhi Riots cases Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/bvLoEHcOIn
  • How to make it as a legal tech lawyer - Legal Cheek https://t.co/90NLAjHyno 
  • England’s law, not its lawyers, is to blame for the oligarch gold rush https://t.co/cr8GDw11wS
  • Dear Nadhim Zahawi, did you even glance at existing political impartiality law? | Michael Rosen https://t.co/jEOrfysxRY
  • Trainee retention latest: Hogan Lovells and Mayer Brown post spring scores - Legal Cheek https://t.co/kC8npU8dNV
  • Only 50 Ukrainians have been granted visas under a scheme for refugees with family links to the UK, the Home Office has announced https://t.co/6IUx2rm3Mk
  • How lawyers can show support for people in Ukraine | The Law Society https://t.co/HFWDVFQc0F 
  • Britons should not head to Ukraine to fight and should instead help however they can from the UK. The head of the armed forces Adm Sir Tony Radakin rejected the call for a no-fly zone saying it would not help tactically and might escalate fighting https://t.co/z47qj9BoSi 
  • Human rights and a divorce or civil partnership dissolution statement - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/AE88Y4eaVJ
  • Magic circle firms A&O and Freshfields latest to review Russia client links - Legal Cheek https://t.co/aKOZySX7bd 
  • Barrister accused of murdering dad of four is remanded in custody pending DPP directions - #Ireland https://t.co/NjM1VT3FMC
  • First female judge presides over hearing at top court in #Egypt - Radwa Helmi sits on bench of state council, marking ‘historic’ step along road to equality https://t.co/0ia06a1qT2
  • Taylor v Catterall: rumble in the public law jungle? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/cRELKZkgqI 
  • The legal fallout from the Russia sanctions https://t.co/4NuTi3QYas
  • ‘Leave no stone unturned’: how investigators gather evidence of war crimes in #Ukraine: Multiple investigations launch as experts caution worst crimes likely yet to come under Russian occupation https://t.co/97zbJqC1DW
  • Leaving with pride intact; consider govt's negative perception a certificate of independence: Justice Akil Kureshi | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/5W6peJl95j 
  • Shane Warne's family have accepted the offer of a state funeral, says Victorian Premier Dan Andrews. Legendary #Australia spinner Warne died of a suspected heart attack in Thailand on Friday, aged 52 https://t.co/yvzhQTS7IQ 
  • Visa and Mastercard have announced they will suspend all operations in #Russia in protest at its invasion of Ukraine https://t.co/YyVp9ANXNf 
  • ‘Can I spend the next year unemployed now I’ve secured a training contract?’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ueK7SELXYT
  • Devolved powers and the internal market post-Brexit - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/jzSCxaD5xb 
  • #Ukraine backs international tribunal plan to try Putin for crime of aggression https://t.co/DvJzYo1dh1 
  • LinkedIn removes lawyer’s post calling for 'pre-emptive nuclear attack on Russia' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/8jy3PwjlAi
  • Law students demand refund over lecturer strikes | Law Gazette https://t.co/FEz3DMLqpN 
  • NRA: Judge blocks New York attorney general's attempt to dissolve it but allows suit to proceed #US https://t.co/AP7BylgVrD 
  • Police officer is named after newspaper wins year-long legal fight to reveal his identity https://t.co/LkRsTUNkB8 
  • County court delays still much higher than pre-pandemic, MoJ reveals | Law Gazette https://t.co/U6sZxExgil 
  • Net Zero - the challenges and the opportunities for the property sector https://t.co/iCLP8hcG0g 
  • WNBA side Phoenix Mercury say they are concerned for Brittney Griner's "safety, physical and mental health" after the centre was detained in #Russia on charges of drug smuggling https://t.co/kwNZoO82Ai 
  • Zara, Paypal and Samsung suspend business in #Russia over Ukraine invasion https://t.co/59Lbs2EziE 
  • Drivers warned as legal loophole means stranger could park their car on your driveway https://t.co/pZfv7jRW4r

Sunday

6th March - Law News

Edition 3722: 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: Early voting is under way in South Korea's presidential election. One of the last actions of the outgoing liberal president, Moon Jae-in, was to grant a pardon to his conservative predecessor.

 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • NI: Barrister Iryna Kennedy raises funds as she returns to Ukraine | Irish Legal News https://t.co/X82SJates8
  • A&O's multi-strand strategy to improve diversity of barristers it uses - Legal Futures https://t.co/HE0lyJ2Oto 
  • ENRC lashes out at 'xenophobia' as libel claim collapses | Law Gazette https://t.co/LMQ9QMLuuj
  • Firm fired Jewish employee after taking time off for religious holiday - Legal Futures https://t.co/QtUdpEekuV 
  • Hundreds of criminals potentially let out wrongly after Scottish government IT blunder | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AN2vRyTWjO
  • Solicitors should decide for themselves what gaps in training they need to fill, rather than have regulators tell them | Law Gazette https://t.co/lZx9e0lpvv
  • The Post Office and Lord Neuberger – Going upstairs - Legal Futures https://t.co/LiNpG5vCWL 
  • English and Irish law will ‘grow further apart’, senior judge says | Law Gazette https://t.co/lcq081y6JK 
  • "Terminate your retainer" if client accepts pre-med whiplash offer - Legal Futures https://t.co/qdKZJO1Xg8
  • The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) set out the two options for its members this week. ‘Returns’ are where another barrister takes over the case if there’s a diary clash. The ballot ends at one minute to midnight on 11 March | NLJ https://t.co/egRAunx9wH 
  • Cork lawyer Catherine Kirwan triumphs with her second novel | Irish Legal News https://t.co/VyboZ9aVjM
  • Family firm producing two cost estimates due to hearing uncertainty | Law Gazette https://t.co/C6u5UVAX9U
  • The House of Commons voted to reject the Lords amendments to the Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill this week, in a hotly debated late night vote | NLJ https://t.co/W50BlD4ROR
  • Solicitor suspended for false 'great result' posts on Facebook | Law Gazette https://t.co/jermJeYJTp
  • A Scottish law firm, which has no offices south of the border, has failed in a jurisdiction challenge to halt a negligence claim over advice a solicitor gave over a Cornish wind farm project - Legal Futures https://t.co/V2UG4jNBj8
  • Litigation concerning cryptoassets and smart contracts is ‘increasing significantly’, the Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos has revealed | NLJ https://t.co/avrjezaNuv
  • CC and Eversheds latest to announce Russian client reviews | Law Gazette https://t.co/4d1TVp0LWk 
  • A judge has frozen UK bank accounts operated by a British businessman Graham Bonham-Carte amid allegations they are linked to one of Russia's most controversial oligarchs https://t.co/KCrIdR7DuN
  • Ed Sheeran is a ‘magpie’ who ‘borrows’ ideas, copyright trial hears: The artist was in court for a dispute with two musicians who claim Shape Of You plagiarises parts of their song https://t.co/POH6E41tmg 
  • Minor survivor's family/guardian must be notified when POCSO accused files plea for bail: Karnataka High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/7sJXhN0e77 
  • Move to add free speech protections to UK anti-corruption bill: MPs say additions to economic crime bill would help prevent oligarchs and others using ‘intimidation lawsuits’ https://t.co/5pu6PRqLYd 
  • Calls for ad-hoc tribunal to try Putin | Law Gazette https://t.co/gjRFm7DMt9 
  • Paul Bonner Hughes joins 3VB | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OSw9fQMwji 
  • US hunter fined after trophy photo proves he shot sheep in #Canada. Donald Lee claimed he killed a Fannin bighorn sheep in Alaska but an online sleuth and Yukon conservation officers proved he didn’t https://t.co/YDS2j1XnwS 
  • A police officer has been jailed for 10 years for raping a woman who went on to give birth to his child. Sgt Ben Lister, of West Yorkshire Police, attacked the woman at a mutual friend's house in Bradford in 2016 after a night out https://t.co/rlN60HbqMs
  • Jack Ritchie: coroner condemns ‘woefully inadequate’ care for gambling addict https://t.co/31K8lKiC76