Wednesday

20th April - Law News

Edition 3767: 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 has few ways to track the substantial supply of anti-tank, anti-aircraft and other weaponry it has sent across the border into Ukraine, sources tell CNN, a blind spot that's due in large part to the lack of US boots on the ground in the country -- and the easy portability of many of the smaller systems now pouring across the border

Focus of the Day Article:  The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that states have a broad margin of discretion in applying their criminal law to cases of assisted suicide. The applicant’s conviction may have constituted an interference with his rights, but that interference was prescribed by the Danish criminal law, which pursued the legitimate aims of the protection of health and morals and the rights of others. Denmark had not acted disproportionately by convicting him. Full story - UK Human Rights Blog

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Hostile environment instigator former Tory prime minister Theresa May has criticised the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda https://t.co/AoX9oQ8ODz 
  • Slaughter and May revamps associate pay scales and raises NQ rate to £115,000 - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/8bheecEIME
  • Laois Nationalist — Day in the life of a solicitor: Is it all suits and all-nighters? #Ireland https://t.co/FREMnUhCfA 
  • Dr Gregory Burke's stark ‘lessons learnt’ as a disabled barrister and why chambers are showing a ‘failure of imagination’ | COUNSEL https://t.co/Z8cNnQJp2A
  • London barristers’ sets announce merger to great 120-strong common law giant. Combined chambers will be known as 5 Norwich Street when deal completes in the autumn - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/fT4gdDSfmI 
  • Diary of a high street conveyancer; 18th April 2022 https://t.co/w3WEAxwuR
  • The positive steps being taken to enable the future Treasury Counsel team to be diverse and inclusive | COUNSEL https://t.co/NLLcCsOkzg
  • Son of immigrant parents becomes first professional discipline barrister to be appointed QC – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/oX4H63K8mL
  • Sir Robert Buckland QC MP: former Lord Chancellor chats about his time as a criminal barrister, his proudest moments in office and another cause very close to his heart – promoting awareness of neurodiversity in all parts of the justice system | COUNSEL https://t.co/aL1tD6goSG
  • Melbourne lawyer William Lye on the hunt for evidence of war crimes in #Ukraine https://t.co/FSQKPaW2yP
  • [Prohibition of Child Marriage] There hardly seem to be any FIRs: Bombay High Court to Maharashtra government | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/CxBpHpuntw
  • New data shows extent of crisis at criminal Bar – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/TjgyqYzGpp
  • Recognising and managing oppressive behaviour – in-court and out: part 1 | COUNSEL https://t.co/5plW621LzH
  • Coca Cola adds senior Facebook lawyer as international GC: Tech veteran Willie Hernandez joins beverages giant amid broader shake-up of legal leadership - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/P3jl4qzBf
  • One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? The Problem of the UK and Europol – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/frpEwFQ6Er 
  • A solicitor has been struck off after admitting he ‘hoodwinked’ himself into thinking it was acceptable to mislead counsel and the court | Law Gazette https://t.co/5zXUZyYSMv 
  • GCs face increased pressure on sustainability issues, Lex Mundi study finds - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/oLETnaGVZz
  • Regulator withdraws case against junior lawyer who left documents on train: decision prompted by new medical evidence in case that put spotlight on mental health in UK profession - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/GcZ3vc150M 
  • Working without benefits… part 2: Has the Bar yet made it to the ‘best employers’ list? The concluding part of Robin Jackson’s guide for chambers’ leaders, thinking of the next staff salary round | COUNSEL https://t.co/jXrG0SXKKz 
  • Backlog in the family courts – options for lawyers – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/XGrEwqyTvd
  • How did we get from a deep and sensible Independent Human Rights Act Review to a simplistic and self-defeating ‘modern bill of rights’? | COUNSEL https://t.co/HOEVzP60X6
  • A partisan case for making Hindi the common language of the #India judiciary? https://t.co/gdT8yltaaS
  • Former world champion Amir Khan says he has been robbed at gunpoint while out with his wife in Leyton, east London https://t.co/dSrskzU4su 
  • Florida federal judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has struck down the Biden administration's mask mandate for airplanes and other forms of public transit, calling it unlawful #US https://t.co/q9OUFoJIaM
  • Is the public empowered to seek justice when needed? – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/0fKOmSVb7E 
  • No 10 suspected of being target of NSO spyware attack, Boris Johnson ‘told’ - No 10 subjected to UAE-linked spyware attack, says report, but Israeli firm suggests allegations are false https://t.co/sz8zW0PRdB 
  • The effort to implement a Supreme Court code of ethics #US https://t.co/zRTTpEaycQ

Tuesday

19th April - Law News

Edition 3766: 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: Clashes have taken place for a fourth day in several Swedish cities, sparked by the apparent burning of a Quran by a far-right, anti-immigrant group. Local media said three people were injured in the eastern city of Norrköping on Sunday when police fired warning shots at rioters. Several vehicles were set on fire and at least 17 people were arrested. On Saturday, vehicles including a bus were set on fire in the southern city of Malmo during a far-right rally.
 
Focus of the Day Article:  Solicitors have raised questions about the Legal Services Board’s (LSB) plans to help consumers compare the market on fees, pricing models and costs. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Colston Four becomes Colston Three as victorious barrister is left off follow-up panel event - Legal Cheek https://t.co/NYrvzbVIiR 
  • Hookah smoking in restaurant should be only in separate earmarked space; customers should not use ganja: Karnataka High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/8XWGojJbxZ
  • Mishcon teams up with UCL to fund lawtech PhD - Legal Cheek https://t.co/nocF5VctWh
  • Plea by couple before Kerala High Court seeks ₹10 crore compensation alleging death of daughter due to Covishield vaccine | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/yFROyKbOlZ 
  • Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes first Black woman on US Supreme Court - Legal Cheek https://t.co/NzddI6MEgs 
  • Companies owned by #US radio host Alex Jones, including his right-wing website InfoWars, have filed for bankruptcy. The move comes as he fights defamation suits brought by families of those killed in a 2012 school shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school https://t.co/3NOr9iUHLV 
  • LawTech Talks: Reflecting on the waves of change - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/hdPshOtkxp 
  • Peers will fight UK government’s ‘awful’ Rwanda plans, says Lord Dubs: Alf Dubs, former child refugee, says sending asylum seekers to Rwanda is effectively ‘state-sponsored trafficking’ https://t.co/TpShFgKxfw
  • A Kentucky man has been awarded $450,000 (£345,314) after his company threw him a surprise birthday party despite his warnings that it would trigger stress and anxiety #US https://t.co/ixN6S9mvfC 
  • SRA abandons prosecution of junior solicitor who lost briefcase - Legal Cheek https://t.co/SEtcn7bD6m 
  • UK Language schools for foreign students are being “devastated” by a combination of post-Brexit red tape and the impact of the pandemic, threatening the future of a £3.2bn industry https://t.co/d1VYfpeI1Z 
  • Rich Britain sending refugees to Rwanda isn’t ‘burden-sharing’. It’s shameful exploitation https://t.co/T4MsiE9OyP 
  • Davis Polk joins City pay war with £160k NQ salary - Legal Cheek https://t.co/vr9xNu6ATj 
  • Forty XR activists arrested in various anti-fossil fuel protests across London: Olympians Etienne Stott and Laura Baldwin among those who climbed on oil tanker, while others hung banner from Marble Arch https://t.co/6XKsgRpi1N 
  • Meet the surrogacy lawyer standing for the Greens in Wills - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/TbQ62vk4fn 
  • 'I am only the UK's sixth black female QC': Nneka Akudolu was told she had little chance of becoming a barrister after getting pregnant in her second year of university, now she's a Queen's Counsel recognised for her excellence https://t.co/TzVXhBgIkk 
  • Scotland's health secretary has said the time is right to remove the last remaining Covid legal restrictions https://t.co/IDPGiynsNu
  • Unprepared walkers have been blamed for reports of human faeces on some of Wales' most popular mountain paths. Snowdonia National Park Authority said there were toilets at the bottom of main paths which should be used before starting a hike https://t.co/j72CsMJ5n9 
  • Kim Kardashian essay to be model answer for future law students - Legal Cheek https://t.co/hsFjx7lgXE 
  • Calls for US to issue visa bans for UK lawyers enabling Russian oligarchs #US https://t.co/slG2Tihjuc 
  • Christmas savings clubs money to be protected by new laws https://t.co/3yaikl6z8B 
  • The Corporate Counsel Show: Risk, reform and financial services - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/uflFLd3QuP 
  • Ashurst joins City firms in boosting financial support for future trainees doing the LPC - Legal Cheek https://t.co/lvNfIRVIYo 
  • UAL ‘suspends’ role in #Israeli gov’t over Jerusalem violence: The measure is seen as a symbolic gesture and could be resolved by the time the Israeli Knesset reconvenes next month https://t.co/Ay9zPjuSWx 
  • The lowdown on the Legal Cheek-ULaw Spring 2022 Virtual Vacation Scheme - Legal Cheek https://t.co/kua1BsUVAV 
  • Women in England’s poorest areas die younger than in most OECD countries https://t.co/XY1AVhU3yT 
  • Slaughters increases NQ lawyer rates to £115k - Legal Cheek https://t.co/DLal5vDq5j 
  • #Australians have unequal rights to die. For some families, that only adds to the pain https://t.co/OoVYQnLYlO

Monday

18th April - Law News

Edition 3765: 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 31 July 2015, 800 people gathered in the surroundings of Westminster Hall, in the Palace of Westminster, to witness a historic mock trial of a representative group of Magna Carta barons. The event was part of a range of activities taking place globally to mark the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215.

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Bakers backs ‘up and coming’ fintech firms with £100k worth of free legal support - Legal Cheek https://t.co/GXBtbEVhjL
  • Plea in Delhi High Court seeks action against those pasting printouts, parking stickers with word 'Judge' on their vehicles | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/K86e1HmoF
  • How TikTok is helping lawyers land new clients - Legal Cheek https://t.co/vJklWiRAqk
  • Non co-operating members should be held accountable for delay in redevelopment of society building: Bombay High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/oddsJFC12e
  • Nicola Sturgeon has been reported to police after being filmed apparently breaching Scotland's face mask rules https://t.co/APrN0cMMcJ
  • The "unduly harsh" test considered further by Court of Appeal - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/ODNnbs6DAv
  • Flapjacks are too chewy to be taxed as cakes, tribunal rules: Glanbia Milk’s products will attract VAT because they are not baked and would not be served at afternoon tea https://t.co/j3aW6SHVz0
  • Justice minister quits over Boris Johnson’s ‘partygate’ fine - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ll1eehUdHm
  • Report of Boris Johnson pouring drinks ‘implies he started lockdown party’ - Downing Street gathering in November 2020 became leaving party only after PM arrived, Sunday Times reports https://t.co/QUDWImXZLM
  • There has been a third night of unrest in #Sweden after protests against a far-right group which burned a copy of the Quran and planned to do so again https://t.co/1sqAgQDsYk
  • Boris Johnson's fine for breaching lockdown rules is the "most severe constitutional crisis involving a prime minister", a historian has said https://t.co/weJFnvoCZP
  • Law Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurates new J&K International Arbitration Centre at Srinagar | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/a39xbHNOX9 
  • Refusal of Sabina Nessa’s murderer to attend sentencing may prompt new law #US https://t.co/y7JA1XjowU
  • Open thread: What UK firms are REALLY paying associates beyond NQ level - Legal Cheek https://t.co/94Gl3CRmzw
  • Images posted online will be crucial in prosecuting war crimes in Ukraine, according to UK legal expert who said the use of bomb footage from Yemen during a mock war crimes trial showed how images shared online had "transformed" the documentation https://t.co/7ZxaJ72idM
  • What small firms should be doing post-budget - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/TuLb2PMDDV
  • Priti Patel mislead parliament over controversial borders bill: Questions raised over home secretary’s claim that new law would allow ‘safe and legal route’ https://t.co/j4iJutsQsW
  • Conviction of doctor under assisted suicide prohibition not in breach of Convention - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/zqHDpZf76k
  • Priti Patel's top civil servant Matthew Rycroft warned her there was not enough evidence of the "deterrent effect" of the plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda https://t.co/ppXDPaiQ47 
  • Briton who killed terminally ill wife faces murder trial in #Cyprus: David Hunter is to go to court this week, after his lawyers’ request that the charge be changed to assisted suicide was refused https://t.co/oMW25Qe9Du
  • Students gunning for high-paying jobs in law, medicine and finance could save £20k by taking a gap year, experts claim - Legal Cheek https://t.co/YkuAWyX2kc
  • Children have right to love and affection of parents and grandparents: Bombay High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/AeSxwH7AQ
  • RT @UKVisaBarrister: Migration Advisory Committee privacy information notice https://t.co/b9mHpNlgir https://t.co/dw4vozWyUw
  • One of Wales' most popular mountain paths was "covered in human stools" and litter as visitors flocked to the area for Easter, a mountain guide has said. Snowdon guide Gemma Davies said she even caught a man defecating on the mountain's railway line https://t.co/qYjb7Q4bPk 
  • Building a firm model fit for purpose in changing times - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/7sOTmfr5ap
  • London NQ lawyer pay reaches £164,000 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/IXGDdOlPMw 
  • [BREAKING] Special CBI Court upholds Magistrate court order setting aside CBI LOC against Aakar Patel | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/R8EtnkAQyf
  • How the SQE brings greater ‘flexibility, freedom and innovation’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/U6DGvG7jXq 
  • The Weekly Round-Up: no-fault divorce, Russia's suspension and support for trans rights - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/pCHIdkdnKA 
  • I am now one of millions of #Afghan refugees https://t.co/jTK1G1vL38 
  • IN-PERSON EVENT NEXT THURSDAY: How to build an international career at a global law firm in London - with lawyers from Skadden, Quinn Emanuel and Hill Dickinson - Legal Cheek https://t.co/iqNBRWAQ3W 
  • Judge slams Trump as 'charlatan' after jury finds Jan. 6 rioter guilty on all counts #US https://t.co/dEKOhCxEC0

Sunday

17th April - Law News

Edition 3764: 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: Lithium has become one of the most sought-after minerals, crucial for the transition to renewable energy and used in batteries, laptops and even medication. Chile is the world's second-largest producer, and it has become a hot spot for international mining companies looking to cash in on the lithium rush. But on the Maricunga salt flats, Indigenous communities say mining puts the local environment at risk.

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • The government's plan to send non-white asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda is "the opposite of the nature of God", the Archbishop of Canterbury is to say https://t.co/Q4CiMQetrS 
  • Lawyer for Cuba Gooding Jr victims Gloria Allred warns she will now take him for $6million civil rape #US https://t.co/MaWkxINghj 
  • A lifeboat volunteer said he spent days in hospital after contracting a parasitic infection linked to sewage after a river training exercise. David Deveney suffered giardiasis after spending two hours in the River Severn https://t.co/sVX9M9kXJm
  • Criminal defence solicitors have been issued with guidance as their colleagues at the Bar began a ‘no returns’ policy this week | NLJ https://t.co/oefTWbwxXH 
  • Patrick Lyoya killing: Could rethink of #US police traffic stops save lives? https://t.co/GvAztiGNUp
  • "Self-employed people shouldn't be made to do it": Hairdresser slams payments for jury service https://t.co/Ue8G8OIs7Y 
  • The Court of Appeal has fired off a second warning to counsel about lack of discretion, this time in a matter concerning a former MP who sought anonymity for domestic abuse allegations | NLJ https://t.co/iATcT50TsS
  • Dovercourt woman's bid to house Ukrainian family in caravan rejected https://t.co/d9gGoVu8eC 
  • Jury acquits DaVita, ex-CEO Kent Thiry on all counts in landmark antitrust trial #US https://t.co/DBShNSorLw 
  • Sales executive victim of sexual harassment after boss made advances and called her a 'good girl', tribunal rules https://t.co/qxkPyp5YTP
  • The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has made ‘swift access to justice’ one of its key goals, in its Digital Strategy for 2022 to 2025 | NLJ https://t.co/zxG3sND86H 
  • #Russia’s mass rapes in Ukraine are a war crime. Its military leaders must face prosecution https://t.co/NNNZSH4c9u
  • The Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) could be granted a 12-month reprieve, following a robust response to a consultation on its future | NLJ https://t.co/1I929w9XzP 
  • 10-year-old boy beaten by drunken criminal lawyer Chetan Patil at housing society in Thane #India https://t.co/PpvIqOUMoz 
  • Updated 'road map' for employment tribunal proceedings published | Lexology https://t.co/gSLJ1mUA0s
  • The Guardian view on ending rape in war: endemic but largely unpunished https://t.co/QGIO4IfKtp
  • Solicitors have raised questions about the Legal Services Board’s (LSB) plans to help consumers compare the market on fees, pricing models and costs | NLJ https://t.co/w3lCOCrvTw 
  • A former cabinet minister, Robert Jenrick, the MP for Newark has taken in a refugee family under a government scheme to help those fleeing Ukraine. His family have welcomed Maria, 40, Christina, 11, and Boden, 15, into their Nottinghamshire home https://t.co/lDtfakECwR 
  • UK Rwanda asylum plan against international law, says UN refugee agency https://t.co/GBnQIBmWS8

Saturday

16th April - Law News

Edition 3763: 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: Three Indian men, accused for attempted murder and in jail since March, have been named in a police case in the communal clashes in Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district earlier this month, raising questions about the police investigations in the rioting case. One of the men had recently witnessed the wrath of the district administration, who allegedly demolished his house citing illegal construction.


Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Divorce applications up in first week of 'no fault' era | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZDjzHCuath 
  • Russia: Artist detained amid clampdown on anti-war feminists | Irish Legal News https://t.co/W2QJS9FBCv 
  • Junior lawyers hope Matthews case shows ‘shift of approach’ by SRA | Law Gazette https://t.co/XAYKnMcR2r
  • Twitter's board has armed itself against a possible hostile takeover - a day after billionaire Elon Musk made a $43bn (£33bn) offer to buy the platform. It has adopted a "limited-duration shareholder rights plan," also known as a "poison pill" https://t.co/Wo5w25mNHO
  • European Commission boosts IP protection for craft and industrial products | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AQ2K1INOFL 
  • An Algerian man who won €250,000 (£206,000; $270,000) on a €5 scratchcard in #Belgium is struggling to claim his winnings because of his undocumented status https://t.co/Nyvu2JsOzg
  • Salah Abdeslam, accused Paris attacker, who did not allow his bombs to explode, claiming he changed his mind, has apologisef to victims #France https://t.co/5PhoCM8ApT
  • London firms in late-stage merger talks | Law Gazette https://t.co/WGO8yhElcV
  • Assault on the Four Courts among centenaries to be commemorated this year | Irish Legal News https://t.co/NlpvroCV36
  • LAA sitting on £1.4m in unclaimed fees for unused material | Law Gazette https://t.co/v5zRfw7RjK 
  • Law firm makes seven-figure investment in proptech business - Legal Futures https://t.co/emyInwwz5R
  • A round-up of human rights stories from around the world | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5sQ8EzMV3e
  • Mary Monson obituary: When a 13-year-old girl was detained in the arrivals hall at Manchester Airport in 2002 carrying heroin worth almost £1m, it was the pioneering criminal solicitor Mary Monson who was called in https://t.co/5Dg40XfjV7
  • No-fault clin neg compensation ‘would harm patients’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/mCf5HtmVuy 
  • Firms "should recruit next generation of lawyers in school" - Legal Futures https://t.co/29EGfwAmiZ
  • More than 150 Palestinians have been injured in clashes with Israeli police at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, Palestinian medics say. #Israeli police officers forcefully entered the holy site https://t.co/u5iW1FLdKM 
  • Boris Johnson takes pre-emptive shot at lawyers over Rwanda scheme - plan to send unauthorised migrants overseas is likely to be very difficult to defend in courts https://t.co/XKTZTEfCUT 
  • LAA turns to solicitors to undermine bar protest | Law Gazette https://t.co/m1rXgWRdm0 
  • A senior director at one of the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges has said, "there's a "special place in hell" for fraudsters. Curtis Ting spent eight years at the FBI before joining Kraken https://t.co/oghlexM5mu
  • The first asylum seekers, none of them from Ukraine though, could be flown to Rwanda from the UK within weeks. It follows the announcement of a pilot that will see people sent to the east African country to claim asylum there https://t.co/UiFKtoIVFq
  • Litigation funder can be joined to financial remedy proceedings - Legal Futures https://t.co/076C12d3Jy
  • Four courts, a siege and a country divided | Law Gazette https://t.co/7wKDxvhqjH
  • Northern Ireland charities invited to apply for funding from Allen & Overy Foundation | Irish Legal News https://t.co/bIo4UmDTCn 
  • Which other countries send asylum seekers overseas? https://t.co/OCvLMAuh9p
  • Which Indian law firms are the best to work for? Take this Vahura survey | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/SU3Zh0gxmX 
  • Treat family separations "as transactions, not litigation" - Legal Futures https://t.co/snoeOKNVqq

Friday

15th April - Law News

Edition 3762: 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: Retired Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt discusses a possible Ukrainian strike on a major Russian warship in the Black Sea. The Russians say the ship was evacuated after a fire

Focus of the Day Article:  Legal operations tips for controlling outside counsel costs. The strategic path to controlling law firm expenses often begins by getting the legal department’s affairs in good order first. Full story - The Global Legal Post
 
Saturday Conversations on Law

  • #NewZealand allows resident to be extradited to China in landmark ruling https://t.co/6OlkwKJ22h
  • Parliamentary committee urges government to drop bill of rights | Law Gazette https://t.co/w4UL3ZNQmB
  • Lawyer seen in compromising position with woman during virtual hearing sentenced to two weeks in jail by Madras High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/5OKvlf6QWg 
  • A London Conservative Association chair has resigned after he said he "could not rule out" that he was once pictured in Nazi military uniform. The image is said to show Colin Davis from a number of decades ago and was sent to Jewish News this week https://t.co/wlDQpiNLyN
  • 'Apocalypse' now? Judge stunned by £8m divorce costs demands new cap | Law Gazette https://t.co/lBQDm7PGJy 
  • A #US federal jury in Virginia has convicted an ex-British jihadist over his involvement with a notorious Islamic State terror cell. El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, was linked to the abduction, torture and beheading of several IS hostages in Syria https://t.co/fj3RGfBYuG
  • City of London police have arrested three people for running an unofficial version of Disney's game Club Penguin. Police, acting on the wishes of Disney, took down the website, which claimed to have millions of registered users https://t.co/yAY7LjoAq8
  • Delhi High Court to look into allegations of sexual harassment of woman lawyer at major law firm | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/iC8B0PV6O8
  • Two Russian oligarchs linked to billionaire Roman Abramovich have been sanctioned by the UK government. Chelsea FC director Eugene Tenenbaum and David Davidovich are longstanding business associates of Mr Abramovich, who owns the club https://t.co/PmzswmIkqs 
  • A Conservative MP found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy has announced he is resigning from the Commons. Imran Ahmad Khan, who has represented Wakefield since 2019, said he was appealing against the conviction https://t.co/7LtSAvxk2n 
  • ‘Peaceful protest’ under scrutiny as statue case referred | Law Gazette https://t.co/c8Hnnx6MM6 
  • A doctor from North Lanarkshire has been found guilty of 54 sex offence charges against women over 35 years. Krishna Singh, 72, kissed, groped, gave inappropriate examinations and made sleazy comments to 48 patient https://t.co/H1oUqaPbyS 
  • Plans to send some asylum seekers who arrive in the UK on small boats to live in Rwanda have been described as "absolutely chilling" and "cruel and nasty" by charities and politicians https://t.co/ExZBXkMulR 
  • William Nash obituary - campaigning lawyer who relished a fight with the establishment and broke new ground on human rights https://t.co/HpLDysPlUz 
  • Tributes paid to 'tenacious' housing lawyer Nathaniel (Nat) Mathews | Law Gazette https://t.co/QUcZE5gzVA 
  • Lack of accountability “damages authority” of in-house lawyers - Legal Futures https://t.co/Bke9uDYu6r 
  • Netflix subscribers in Russia launch class action for loss of service https://t.co/AwAZqSZPda 
  • BSB investigating Heathrow protest barrister | Law Gazette https://t.co/tDqZIMgLFe 
  • System failure led to default judgment against leading law firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/96zMmr9vsM 
  • The head of WHO says the world does not give equal attention to emergencies affecting black and white people. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said only a fraction of the help given to Ukraine was given to other humanitarian crises https://t.co/4QsmCbHZNE 
  • Barrister disbarred over council tax conviction loses appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/bWv8Az0v7h 
  • #Russian artist faces jail over peace protest using supermarket price labels |- Alexandra Skochilenko accused of displaying messages protesting against the invasion of Ukraine in a Saint Petersburg shop https://t.co/5S4co6R6H0 
  • '£33 quadrillion' serial litigant given two-year court ban | Law Gazette https://t.co/j2Qfr1IETo 
  • LSB calls for “urgency” in improving consumer information - Legal Futures https://t.co/mdaw8AXpYz 
  • Customer found in brothel cannot be prosecuted for immoral trafficking: Karnataka High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/W97wi6NwmN 
  • Priti Patel finalises plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda - Deal to outsource process, described by Labour as ‘unworkable and unethical’, among range of measures to be unveiled https://t.co/SBpvS2aE5m 
  • Will Putin face genocide charges over Ukraine atrocities? https://t.co/Fogr2kjaRB 
  • Justice minister quits over Covid 'rule-breaking' in Downing Street | Law Gazette https://t.co/U7kAa2dSpM 
  • More deals on the way as family law giant makes first acquisition - Legal Futures https://t.co/1H17x52EZu 
  • ‘It’s a joke’: Britons who received Covid fines react to Boris Johnson’s £50 penalty | https://t.co/LSBwEjLEXM 
  • Belfast firm McKees promotes Jill Annett to partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/MPTvBedjgI 
  • Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has had $7bn (£5.4bn) of assets linked to him frozen by a Jersey Court https://t.co/n6Dj0gAZfF
  • Are you saying Indian medicine system is inferior to allopathy? Delhi High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/DFNjCScmAR

Thursday

14th April - Law News

Edition 3761: 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: Police in the United States have arrested a man over the subway shooting in New York. Frank R James is accused of setting off smoke bombs and shooting 10 passengers in Brooklyn on Tuesday morning.

Focus of the Day Article:  The Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) – which was first due to close in 2017 – has been given another stay of execution and will now go on to September 2023, a year later than the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) had planned. Full story - Legal Futures
 
Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Cosmetic surgery – compensation and regulation | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PZnjUGOjig 
  • A law requiring workplaces in Wales to take precautions for Covid will be axed from Monday https://t.co/UbSBlTfzsG
  • Ali Harbi Ali has been given a whole-life sentence for murdering David Amess MP https://t.co/LFdUyuUIbu 
  • Wayne Couzens requests jury trial for indecent exposure charges https://t.co/yOCzk8MNOQ 
  • Some asylum seekers will be flown to Rwanda to have their applications processed, under new government plans. Boris Johnson is set to unveil the plans on Thursday, before Home Secretary Priti Patel signs a migration deal https://t.co/ym7lDAweUH
  • Justice minister Lord David Wolfson quits over Covid law-breaking at No 10 https://t.co/8S9ODjpMn5
  • Help shape our work on climate change | Law Gazette https://t.co/WHIaMvx4Ik
  • Women accuse Met of missing chances to charge alleged serial attacker https://t.co/6GynyZqdhE 
  • Whiplash portal ‘needs saving’ with claim numbers still low | Law Gazette https://t.co/tBOHVAcvPF
  • SDT fines veteran solicitor for multiple accounts rules breaches - Legal Futures https://t.co/1cGkUpEo8c
  • Matthews case was a futile and expensive mistake | Law Gazette https://t.co/Omd3elpsnS 
  • ECtHR: Italy violated Article 2 after failing to protect woman and her children | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/14wKT2ga7c
  • ‘Unnecessary and irresponsible’? No – barristers are striking because justice is being denied | The Secret Barrister https://t.co/P8vWJvFDDz
  • City solicitor to stand trial over SFO probe ‘tip-off’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/6YwJGyIKbm
  • Crime of fashion: Spanish jailers object to quality of prisoner‑made uniforms #Spain https://t.co/P45JozbqLP
  • Regulators urged to work more with legal comparison sites | Law Gazette https://t.co/EcAdwKfscj 
  • Why raising the SRA's fining powers is good for solicitors - Legal Futures https://t.co/F1WTwGE0ew
  • 'Defendants in the bath': magistrates reveal remote-hearing concerns | Law Gazette https://t.co/8JiGiwwDCe
  • [INS Vikrant fund misappropriation case] BJP's Kirit Somaiya moves Bombay High Court for anticipatory bail | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/RfSFMjh8GN
  • Sexual assault: regrettable, but no impediment to a parliamentary career n https://t.co/j7ziATSbkP 
  • Judge Helen Boyle recognised with UCC Alumni Achievement Award | Irish Legal News https://t.co/IlaCPJT7g7
  • Replacing Human Rights Act will weaken protections, say peers and MPs: Joint committee on human rights says plans contravene principle that human rights are universal https://t.co/VG9Mm872Bs
  • Litigator's claim against ex-firm struck out for unless order failure - Legal Futures https://t.co/H8BwbprU5g 
  • Slaughters joins NQ salary war | Law Gazette https://t.co/BVHQPzJNlg
  • Colston Four acquittal to be referred to court of appeal: Unusual move to seek legal clarification, which cannot reverse verdict, amounts to the ‘politicisation of jury trials’, says defence lawyer https://t.co/KnODXaQRvB 
  • GMP police chief apologises to Rochdale grooming gang victims https://t.co/fxsYDx51Cr 
  • A judge told of how he was "inspired" by Insulate Britain protesters as he fined some for holding a demonstration on the M25. The group blocked traffic, including an ambulance with a patient, by sitting at junction 3 near Swanley, Kent https://t.co/Xwq0PMHjIn
  • The SIF lives on - SRA gives fund yet another stay of execution - Legal Futures https://t.co/sxA83biydY 
  • Another P&O Ferries vessel has been detained after inspectors found a "number of deficiencies", the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) confirmed https://t.co/yshS6stxzb
  • Former Dechert client denies ‘perjury school’ knowledge | News | Law Gazette https://t.co/rW35nHILsS 
  • Protecting the rights of women and trans people https://t.co/JXp9OFD4Uo
  • Nolan Farrell & Goff appoints Rosie O’Flynn as partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/DmH44dQyGW
  • Latest OIC portal data shows lengthening settlement times - Legal Futures https://t.co/RrX2guQe1s
  • The Scottish Conservatives are encouraging Scots to have their say on the removal of MSPs who fail to carry out their duties, before consultation on the Removal from Office and Recall Bill closes | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YWDugFuy12 
  • Fresh reprieve for retired solicitors' safety net | Law Gazette https://t.co/gK4Jr5RQ7m
  • One in eight privately rented homes in England pose threat to health, MPs say https://t.co/TZdjKwLuWH 
  • Ukraine announces arrest of Putin ally in ‘lightning-fast’ operation: Viktor Medvedchuk had escaped house arrest on treason charges days after the #Russian invasion of Ukraine https://t.co/qxrkGdYM9b

Wednesday

13th April - Law News

Edition 3760: 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: Britain's most famous gated community is in trouble. The residents of Number 10 and 11 broke the laws they made for the rest of us during an unforgettable period when we weren't allowed to attend funerals, christenings - let alone birthday parties. 

Focus of the Day Article:  Prosecution of Russian war crimes is ultimate test for Ukraine’s state. With almost no successful major prosecutions over the last 30 years, those building cases hope things will be different this time. Full story - Guardian Law
 
Saturday Conversations on Law

  • KRW Law instructed by George Galloway in challenge to Twitter | Irish Legal News https://t.co/mrv5j7qpKQ
  • Twitter has 'anti-Hindu' bias, allows glorification of Aurangzeb and Tipu Sultan: Wokeflix to Delhi High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/J5dGhBqkHa
  • Best of the blogs - 9 April 2022 | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ako4slcjXl
  • Kennedys continues Scotland growth with appointment of Lesley Allan | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/t9yeAW7enY
  • Austrian chancellor confronts Putin over Ukraine war crimes #Russia https://t.co/b5vIIW3zbm 
  • An online forum providing criminals with stolen personal data has been taken down, in a global operation which saw its founder arrested. Its founder and chief administrator Diego Santos Coelho, 21, from Portugal, was arrested in the UK on 31 January https://t.co/GwQsGr01Kh
  • Five people have been shot and 13 injured in a shooting during morning rush hour at a New York subway station. According to police, shots were fired at the 36th Street station in Sunset Park #US https://t.co/bQ8t4ONKwA
  • Can the Council of Europe help us with our problems? | Law Gazette https://t.co/WtTqGwUcMx 
  • Prosecution of #Russian war crimes is ultimate test for Ukraine’s state https://t.co/sKLoSmp4vF 
  • 23 chambers declare support for 'no returns' as action begins - Legal Futures https://t.co/YuimQwRIWT 
  • Defence firm given another chance after missing hearing | Law Gazette https://t.co/DDXWFImyJi 
  • Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to be fined over lockdown parties https://t.co/PgLLPyzj8U 
  • Law Society looks to boost income by £8.4m through PC fee rises - Legal Futures https://t.co/5bN86N5y7P 
  • Litigation funder warns of ‘below expectations’ profits | Law Gazette https://t.co/tv5ZdyFX5F 
  • Six criminal appeals potentially affected by CJEU ruling on Irish data retention law | Irish Legal News https://t.co/NOx58PB1UK
  • Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial: SAS colleague felt threatened to testify by newspapers, court hears #Australia https://t.co/0stZdjuoK2 
  • Point of no returns: barristers begin legal aid action | Law Gazette https://t.co/H81VSmigou
  • Barrister’s treatment of more junior opponent “verged on bullying” - Legal Futures https://t.co/jQntiYyek8
  • Hibernian Law Journal annual lecture to discuss Irish use of emergency powers | Irish Legal News https://t.co/EdT4B2Hu7F
  • England: $4.2bn ‘Ukrainian case’ adjourned for a year due to Russian invasion | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6DRhPd1n7N
  • Ince’s takeover of Arden is back on | Law Gazette https://t.co/1FIPVQ2hVv
  • SRA decides against retrial of junior solicitor who left case on train - Legal Futures https://t.co/f6JNqq25pJ
  • Johnny Depp’s $50m defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard begins #US https://t.co/AUSEEpQQjz
  • Shared ambitions: London chambers agree merger | Law Gazette https://t.co/TflSW7m445
  • Paul Motion: Out of the traps – Scottish civil courts move quickly | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OQARzyXTlU 
  • Vialex has welcomed lawyer Scott Moncur as head of financial services and sustainable development, a newly created position | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/o7KfRzVw5B 
  • Struck-off junior Matthews free to practise after two-year ordeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/WxCCFqbVlE 
  • Flynn O’Driscoll appoints Mark Roberts as corporate partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Pg3gNqbfQI