Edition
3896: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law,
Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation,
Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.
Today's Highlighted Video Story:Conflict and drought have left more than five million people in Chad desperately short of food.
The government has declared a food emergency, in the hope other countries will deliver aid.
However, aid has been slow to arrive.
Junior lawyer: 'Will spending a year backpacking in Australia kill my career?' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/orDWzwCLNP
Tennis loving lawyer sues Nick Kyrgios after being accused of having ‘about 700 drinks’ during Wimbledon outburst - Legal Cheek https://t.co/RhAn1NtreY
Row as report claims Sadiq Khan wrongly ousted Cressida Dick as Met chief https://t.co/EV7HU4IVW4
PwC and EY awarded extra £1m costs for private prosecution work | Law Gazette https://t.co/vuMMvOZwUK
‘What game is he playing?’: Lachlan Murdoch, Trump’s election lies and the legal fight against a small #Australian website https://t.co/LYv6HoW4jf
Ince completes £9.3m fund-raise as shareholder enthusiasm wanes - Legal Futures https://t.co/dtKqJLWfCF
Ex-magic circle solicitor’s insider dealing trial facing long strike delay | Law Gazette https://t.co/eP4qWOML1e
Why Africa is a continent brimming with opportunities for European law firms - Legal Futures https://t.co/C9v3rGxPJU
The
FBI told a judge they expected to find "evidence of obstruction" of
justice in a search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home,
according to newly released court papers #US https://t.co/gCsDBA3LgX
Edition
3895: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law,
Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation,
Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.
Today's Highlighted Video Story:Facing the threat of disqualification from the Indian state assembly of Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his ally Congress are planning to shift MLAs to resorts - the standard tactic of attempts of poaching and bringing down governments. In 2016 when the ruling party of India, BJP tried to sell off ancient land so adivashi owned historical forrests could be bulldozed into land making factories and roads, Soren as the opposition leader had stood by the side of minority rights.
Second man arrested on suspicion of murdering Liverpool girl Olivia Pratt-Korbel https://t.co/G9Emn8gkYV
Imran Khan: what do terrorism charges signify for former #Pakistan PM? https://t.co/sbFSq9OCIi
Sceptical crime lawyers lambast Raab's plan to "extend" higher rights - Legal Futures https://t.co/KkYHJe6nvV
Rise
in Albanian asylum seekers may be down to criminal gangs - Albanian
gangs controlling UK drugs trade offer minibus trip and Channel crossing
for £4,000 on TikTok https://t.co/039Qm7gOfC
There
is little evidence of bullying, discrimination and harassment on Bar
training courses, students have reported as part of Bar Standards Board
(BSB) research into equality and diversity (E&D) at the vocational
stage of training - Legal Futures https://t.co/iy84iElc5e
‘It gives me peace’: house legends Larry Heard and Robert Owens on winning their Trax legal battle https://t.co/UdEPOwzJxq
Lily
Sullivan: Murderer Lewis Haines jailed minimum 23 years - Lewis Haines,
31, of Flemish Court, Lamphey, Pembrokeshire, had admitted murdering
Lily Sullivan, 18, but claimed it was not sexually motivated https://t.co/OkA4qrkIfi
Police
investigating the fatal shooting of Olivia Platt-Korbel have released
an image of the car believed to have taken the intended target to
hospital https://t.co/cztJvpCTQk
Oklahoma
man executed after Republican governor denies clemency - James
Coddington, 50, convicted of 1997 killing, given lethal injection at
state penitentiary after parole plea falls on deaf ears https://t.co/gDNhgxp0Cx
Holding big corporations to account – lessons from BHP v Mariana - Legal Futures https://t.co/SQz6lW1ZYx
Ince raises £9.5m to stave off ‘financial difficulties’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/VkRDjKx0kG
Energy
firms refusing to supply small UK businesses over bankruptcy fears -
Hospitality sector in particular is finding it hard to renew contracts,
with some asked for £10,000 deposit https://t.co/4x460Sb6l8
Climate
change: #Russia burns off gas as Europe's energy bills rocket -
Scientists are concerned about the large volumes of carbon dioxide and
soot it is creating, which could exacerbate the melting of Arctic ice https://t.co/M0qhxEZvfc
‘Orwellian’ government unit accused of blocking FoI requests to be replaced https://t.co/Ube2FpGGwJ
UN
rights chief under ‘tremendous pressure’ over Xinjiang report. Michelle
Bachelet says she has faced pressure ‘to publish or not to publish’
report on the human rights situation in #China’s Xinjiang region https://t.co/06NSizRZhf
#Spain
passes ‘only yes means yes’ sexual consent law - Legislation that says
consent cannot be assumed by default or silence was drawn up after ‘wolf
pack’ case https://t.co/NPfVH4O9Wa
A
man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a nine-year-old girl
was fatally shot in her own home. Olivia Pratt-Korbel was hit in the
chest as her mother struggled with a gunman at the door of their house
in Dovecot, Liverpool https://t.co/M01i1FzMms
'Historic moment': results day for first candidates to sit SQE2 | Law Gazette https://t.co/zV8E6TmYuO
The
High Court has struck out a “vexatious” and “abusive” fraud claim by a
litigant in person, seeking £160,000 in damages from a solicitor over a
17-year-old property dispute - Legal Futures https://t.co/bjGgWivrfN
Kenyan tribes launch £168bn case against UK in European Court of Human Rights | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9eV4ggJVbU
More advocacy rights? Solicitors 'already stretched to breaking point' | Law Gazette https://t.co/oVSIuddsvT
Biggest conveyancing firms grab market share as 'dabblers' start to exit - Legal Futures https://t.co/HbyxWcaK7r
Irish lawyer Maree Gallagher appointed president of British Irish Chamber of Commerce | Irish Legal News https://t.co/D3iR4P0VQ7
Burness Paull staff to receive bonus after firm records £36m profits | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/y1UM509vUy
An
#Israeli minister wants Netzah Yehuda, a special unit of ultra-Orthodox
Jewish soldiers, to be disbanded after a video posted online showed
them beating two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank https://t.co/Txxh37LUIX
‘Only
interested in her own career’: Liz Truss fans prove elusive in
constituency town - Interview with health secretary interrupted by woman
who accuses him of ‘doing nothing’ about ambulance waits https://t.co/6OkApeS8P9
Royal
Mail: 115,000 postal workers walk out on Friday - It is the first of
four days of industrial action, with walkouts also taking place on 31
August and 8 and 9 September https://t.co/NuYETNTi13
Millions
prepare for huge rise in energy bills - That annual bill is predicted
to soar to more than £3,500, leaving many struggling or unable to pay https://t.co/Y6ix0Dkpte
Woman
confronts Steve Barclay on NHS outside hospital - Interview with health
secretary interrupted by woman who accuses him of ‘doing nothing’ about
ambulance waits https://t.co/HMV7sQ6idd
Edition
3894: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law,
Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation,
Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.
Today's Highlighted Video Story:A US federal judge ordered the Justice Department to release a redacted version of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit by noon on Friday
Focus of the Day Article: Global law firms boosted UK productivity during pandemic, study finds. Double-digit increase in hours worked achieved by workforce that grew only marginally.Full story - The Global Legal Post
Chaos as bail and adjournment applications flood Crown court | Law Gazette https://t.co/MZPlm7iPM7
Oil firm Rockhopper wins £210m payout after being banned from drilling https://t.co/ugmxtzdLxH
Panel warns on impact of “seismic” change to complaint time-limits - Legal Futures https://t.co/9zA3vxIWSx
Hundreds of drug driving prosecutions abandoned due to forensic delays | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TIjftgmWLv
William Fry congratulates winners at Irish Junior Lawn Tennis Championship | Irish Legal News https://t.co/ij0Cyf6XsZ
The
International Bar Association has condemned the arrest and pre-trial
detention of Russian lawyer Dmitry Talantov, president of the Bar
Association of the Republic of Udmurtia | Law Gazette https://t.co/vJF0ALgt70
Court throws out £1.3m claim against City firm over service failure - Legal Futures https://t.co/R6OI0mvcud
Ex-Pinsent Masons employee banned over ‘offensive’ messages | Law Gazette https://t.co/dSXNeDA4YY
Emily
Maitlis says ‘active Tory party agent’ shaping BBC news output. Former
Newsnight presenter says former No 10 communications chief Sir Robbie
Gibb on board acting as ‘arbiter of impartiality’ https://t.co/Kj0aKVFtSu
Former law centre chief Gary Lee joins wards of court office | Irish Legal News https://t.co/2ynHCZEfil
Californian legislators bid to crush any ambitions to allow ABSs - Legal Futures https://t.co/uyY7b5Apy4
SRA to issue guidance on ‘without prejudice’ pre-action letters | Law Gazette https://t.co/svFGvwRO7z
Usain Bolt files trade mark application for victory pose | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RyADPrkaf9
SRA set to curb litigators' use of 'private and confidential' letters - Legal Futures https://t.co/nuPhvXylXe
British
Sikh activist ‘tortured in India after tip-off from UK intelligence’.
Lawyers for Jagtar Singh Johal say he was given electric shocks after
unlawful arrest in Punjab in 2017 https://t.co/YlfMb03DDU
A
man targeted by a gunman in the shooting that killed nine-year-old
Olivia Pratt-Korbel is due to face further questioning about her murder.
Olivia was shot as her mother struggled with two men, one with a gun,
at her home in Liverpool on Monday night https://t.co/LFey3oYqDc
A
record label has cut ties with an AI rapper after criticism it
contained racial stereotypes, including repeated use of the N-word https://t.co/9JP2dhY6cq
Footballer
Benjamin Mendy tried to "debate" a woman into having sex after getting
her alone at a gathering at his mansion, a court has heard. In a police
interview played to Chester Crown Court, the woman alleged she was raped
by the 28-year-old July 2021 https://t.co/NMgH0DoxoB
Edition
3893: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law,
Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation,
Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.
Today's Highlighted Video Story:About 300 home owners have been left with unfinished houses after a Queensland residential construction company collapsed, owing about $14 million
Focus of the Day Article: Lord chancellor Dominic Raab has rejected criticisms of the proposed Bill
of Rights from seven United Nations human rights experts, saying they
are based on a 'flawed understanding'.Full story - The Law Society Gazette
Firm goes for partnership model for first time in its history | Law Gazette https://t.co/g3EkbE5Q1p
SRA plans huge increase in fines for misconduct by wealthy solicitors - Legal Futures https://t.co/ckzUAhe5MH
A
new police officer is at risk of dismissal after a disciplinary panel
found she had urinated in a clothes shop fitting room while drunk
off-duty. PC Amelia Shearer of Cleveland Police wept after being found
guilty https://t.co/sPk48rZ8Mx
Justice should be colour blind. So why is it served for Ukraine but not the Congolese? #DRC Guardian https://t.co/4c0upsYM5z
Barrister’s witness statement transcription tool trained in legal English - Legal Futures https://t.co/6ubZCiSQta
A
man who was targeted by a gunman in a shooting which left a young girl
dead has been arrested and will be questioned over the killing.
Nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel was shot as her mother struggled with
two me https://t.co/EJwvpeNLIS
Edition
3892: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law,
Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation,
Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.
Today's Highlighted Video Story:A federal jury found two men guilty of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. Prosecutors say the ring leader behind the plan ordered over $4,000 in explosives from an undercover FBI agent
Focus of the Day Article: The barrister who left his chambers following a storm last year over a tweet about a “stroppy teenager of colour” has had a £3m discrimination claim against the set thrown out for being time-barred.Full story - Legal Futures
Owami
Davies: police issued CCTV images showing wrong woman - Met hurriedly
apologised and withdrew images that it initially said showed missing
woman in a
shop https://tinyurl.com/2p9ycbs7
Foot Anstey plans further growth after posting record revenue | Law Gazette https://t.co/6YqFOf6Hsl
The
judge presiding over the trial of former Manchester United player and
Wales manager Ryan Giggs has told jurors it "is not a court of morals".
Judge Hilary Manley also said the retired player, 48, was not on trial
for his infidelity https://t.co/FaBE053nGT
#Malaysia
former Prime Minister Najib Razak has been sent to jail to begin
serving a 12-year sentence, after the top court rejected his appeal. The
69-year-old's charges relate to a corruption scandal involving the
state-owned wealth fund https://t.co/RTc40f1uXQ
Human drivers in UK won’t be liable for accidents when vehicle is self-driving https://t.co/1MnEbCo8wr
A
fan who Nick Kyrgios said was "drunk out of her mind" during the
Wimbledon final is taking legal action against the Australian tennis
player. Anna Palus has now instructed solicitors to bring defamation
proceedings against Kyrgios https://t.co/ieRoGkuoI3
Consumers
see online review websites as a helpful tool to find a lawyer, with
those needing family law advice particularly likely to shop around,
Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) research has found - Legal Futures
https://t.co/lWpur1JrcT
Crikey: small independent news website challenges Lachlan Murdoch to sue it for defamation https://t.co/jEgVhsOLxa
A
nine-year-old girl who died after being shot in Liverpool has been
named as Olivia Pratt-Korbel. Olivia was shot at her home in Dovecot
after a man being chased by a gunman barged his way inside at about
22:00 BST on Monday https://t.co/lucBWAgbvY
London's domination of commercial claims is shrinking - gradually | Law Gazette https://t.co/jlAzsLeAM
"Manifestly incompetent" solicitor did not touch probate file for decade - Legal Futures https://t.co/n5qULVIfw7
All out: barristers vote overwhelmingly for full-blown strike | Law Gazette https://t.co/5ZCGOK1Ixt
A
nine-year-old girl has died after being shot in Liverpool. An unknown
man was reported to have fired a gun inside a house in the Dovecot area
at 22:00 BST on Monday https://t.co/wxyY8lM5UI
It tears barristers like me apart to strike, but the government has left us no choice https://t.co/YgBl9Qnei
Sunak pledges crackdown on JR "lawfare" and "judicial recidivism" - Legal Futures https://t.co/F6MFJbFP9s
PlayStation maker faces £5bn claim over 'excessive and unfair prices' | Law Gazette https://t.co/UedoHj1sk4
Almost
half of law firms are now using review websites but there remains
strong opposition to price comparison for legal services, a Solicitors
Regulation Authority (SRA) survey has found - Legal Futures https://t.co/hU2iwSKrbP
Sexual misconduct will not be punished with fines, SRA proposes | Law Gazette https://t.co/Oth4GYV5Xt
Police
officers who were criticised after being shown on social media dancing
at an LGBTQ+ Pride event have been defended by their chief constable https://t.co/plsoAbC0xO
Criminal barristers in England and Wales vote to go on indefinite strike https://t.co/Jakv9Z7Esp
Water
companies are facing mounting criticism from environmental campaigners
and politicians over sewage being pumped on to British beaches https://t.co/P5KpR1hF7i
Edition
3891: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law,
Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation,
Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.
Today's Highlighted Video Story:Police in Pakistan have filed terrorism charges against the former Prime Minister Imran Khan - after he gave a speech at the weekend vowing to sue police officers and a female judge, and claiming that a close aide had been tortured after his arrest
Focus of the Day Article: Criminal barristers in England and Wales vote to go on indefinite strike. Ministers accused of overseeing ‘recklessly underfunded’ criminal justice system, with industrial action to step up on 5 September.Full story - Guardian Law
Trump
sues #US government over FBI search of Mar-a-Lago - Ex-president seeks
to prevent bureau from reading seized documents until court official
weighs in https://t.co/HAPX3LkGa5
UK
intelligence agencies are accused of tipping off Indian authorities
about a British national before his abduction and alleged torture by
Punjab police. Jagtar Singh Johal was in India in 2017 when his family
say he was forced into an unmarked car https://t.co/Y0ZoWgEz0W
Justice
Revati Mohite Dere recuses from Malegaon Blasts cases after accused
highlights her appearance as lawyer for NIA | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/u6Le4o2OGD
CIFC Asset Management shakes up legal and compliance team with two senior appointments - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/STRl6BHh4S
"I
will issue rule of contempt, send you to prison:" Full exchange between
Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay and Bar President Arunava Ghosh | Bar
& Bench #India https://t.co/2mkZb2Q1wU
Three
Arkansas law enforcement officers have been suspended after a video
emerged showing a suspect being pinned to the ground and repeatedly
beaten #US https://t.co/ADIOgqroah
#Pakistan's
police have charged the country's former Prime Minister, Imran Khan,
under anti-terror laws. Their investigation comes after he accused the
police and judiciary of detaining and torturing a close aide https://t.co/dGlA2z37nx
How can we support young LGBTQIA+ legal professionals? - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/LSaU8OyhTb
Freshfields lawyers to work from office at least three days a week in agile policy tweak - Legal Cheek https://t.co/pqY5gkjL9K
An
innocent accused and a culpable victim? Critique of the Kerala court
order granting bail to Civic Chandran | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/70KHbWdpuV
Barristers
have voted to go on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike in England and
Wales from next month. The walkout by members of the Criminal Bar
Association (CBA) will begin on 5 September https://t.co/f6WB6z2ybM
From Sidley to security: Meet the City lawyer who kept people safe during the Commonwealth Games - Legal Cheek https://t.co/3P5hb74oZk
Watchdog launches inquiry into legal advice charity founded by Lord Harley - Legal Cheek https://t.co/5PAJk5R3mU
Heated
exchange of words between judge, lawyer cannot be ground to transfer
case: Jammu & Kashmir High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/7BmoMGraNQ
UK Supreme Court draws fire over diversity record after two men fill vacancies - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/JpiY8EOQDp
Special Guardianship Orders – Reviewing the Journey so far – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/TgO4lbM5Nw
Ban for partner who told trainee to change date on property document - Legal Cheek https://t.co/vr1fXpdWH1
US supreme court backs Black voters challenging Georgia election rules #US https://t.co/OimqFAyd1p
From crime lord to Michelin award: how a notorious Marseille prison was the making of a top French chef https://t.co/9Tww3x3zAX
Women
are facing threats and blackmail from a mob of anonymous strangers
after their personal details, intimate photos and videos were shared on
the social media platform Reddit https://t.co/WgG4t1Svmm
Kobe
Bryant's widow has testified that she had panic attacks after learning
that photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband and daughter
were taken and shared by first responders #US https://t.co/j0o2tv9xIs