Tuesday

13th September - Law News

Edition 3913: 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: It's quite a week for a new Metropolitan Police Commissioner to start work. As Sir Mark Rowley took charge at Scotland Yard today, he promised “more trust and higher standards” from the Met, which is currently in special measures. This evening, as the family of Chris Kaba, a 24-year-old shot dead last week gathered for a vigil, the Met Police confirmed the firearms officer involved in his shooting has been suspended from duty.

Focus of the Day Article: Property investor accused of shutting down criticism over £10,000 courses. Samuel Leeds’s lawyers sent accusing letter to sister of soldier who killed himself but they deny he is stifling criticism. Full story - Guardian Law
 

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • NGT orders Maharashtra government to pay ₹12,000 crore compensation for improper waste management | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/qwVtdhMETD
  • What do lawyers say will improve their work/life balance? - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/AL12xqtiJ
  • Regional NQ pay hits all-time high of £81k in Osborne Clarke salary hike - Legal Cheek https://t.co/dvzBKtEO0
  • Fifty million people trapped in modern slavery, report says https://t.co/nvX3n1rnlr
  • Lord Reed spotted on University Challenge - Legal Cheek https://t.co/XUEVBgeqO
  • Commercial Courts Act does not divest powers of High Court to appoint arbitrator: Bombay High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/nAEVIosH2n
  • Recently retired district District Court judge Julie Dick SC has been appointed to conduct a review of Queensland’s serious and organised crime laws - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/7FXEpmKhkm
  • Tony Paris, one of the three men wrongly convicted of the 1988 murder of Cardiff woman Lynette White, has died. Mr Paris, Yusef Abdullahi and Stephen Miller, who became known as the "Cardiff Three", were jailed in 1990 but cleared at the Court of Appeal https://t.co/ygURIYtADB
  • 'I got into law school. Any advice or tips?' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/tITzo3BGKG
  • Five years, six Chief Justices: What will the Supreme Court Collegium look like till 2027? | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/1zKKB4QFJ
  • The Corporate Counsel Show: Finding freedom as a lawyer - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/qfFyA5DvT
  • Crimes committed in pursuit of principles may not harm your career, according to new SRA guidance - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ExRMhcUDCu
  • SEBI order no bar on initiation of CIRP: NCLT orders insolvency process against Pancard Clubs | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/z5w9Qj7BY6 
  • President Biden has paid tribute to those who lost their lives on the 21st anniversary of the September 11 attacks on US soil. In his speech, Mr Biden referenced a message sent from the late Queen Elizabeth II at the time https://t.co/LNLJKA3rjP 
  • Legal Lightbulbs: Is ‘quiet quitting’ a good thing for the profession? - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/2c5Wsg0Mlq
  • The role of a restructuring lawyer amid global economic uncertainty - Legal Cheek https://t.co/aMHNbo4TDB
  • What top City partners would tell themselves if they were starting their TCs now - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Gq1ZaPogYV
  • Public offering prayers at funeral of militant not anti-national activity: Jammu & Kashmir High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/VoEySIk3bt

Monday

12th September - Law News

Edition 3912: 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: Charles III swore an oath as he was proclaimed as King at a ceremony at St James's Palace. Charles became king immediately following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, but a historic meeting formally confirmed his role on Saturday. 

Focus of the Day Article: Digitalisation of conveyancing tasks peaks at the post-completion stage but there is scope for significantly more digitalisation at the pre-completion and client onboarding stage. Full story - New Law Journal
 

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Ropes & Gray lawyer roasts Netflix hit show's portrayal of City law life - Legal Cheek https://t.co/T4tw56Jeyv 
  • ‘King Charles is a different kettle of fish’: Britain’s republicans believe their time will come https://t.co/C5QiVAYd2X 
  • Womble Bond Dickinson ups NQ pay to £78,000 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/r2xg9fL2dA
  • Darius Campbell Danesh died of accidental inhalation of chloroethane https://t.co/es8wu4vdpt 
  • Instances of bias are “incredibly rare” in #Australia’s judicial system. However, given Australians’ right to independent and impartial hearings, it is imperative for lawyers to understand and appreciate how best to serve their clients - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/tCq6aUiF6e 
  • Woman arrested after protester holds anti-monarchy sign in Edinburgh: The proclamation was one of three taking place in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on Sunday https://t.co/9VsFXGsbgJ
  • Champagne and cigars are just fine. It’s Thérèse Coffey’s views on abortion that worry me https://t.co/Zk0OLD2sWH 
  • Hogan Lovells announces 83% trainee retention rate - Legal Cheek https://t.co/O5B2G0ByMj 
  • Trend to level allegations against judges when litigants don't like order: Supreme Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/9oO1dMLu4t 
  • Why I’ve started an equine law firm - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/oELSL1GpoD 
  • Supreme Court Confirms Correct Approach to Deportation Cases - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/i2xalYZOl2 
  • Raab’s legacy project Bill of Rights Bill shelved - Legal Cheek https://t.co/hUVRuNuemx
  • Two Trump officials subpoenaed for fundraising to undermine elections #US https://t.co/MEsYBMMcv9
  • Lawyers enter new era of KCs and Rex v. criminal prosecutions - Legal Cheek https://t.co/GbVgZBo3q3 
  • Hold Public Prosecutor Recruitment exam in Marathi also: Bombay High Court to Maharashtra | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/O0jFYb0qHZ 
  • Flos Greig was the first woman to practise law in #Australia; special legislation had to be passed in order for her to practice — dubbed the Flos Greig Enabling Act - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/2GXzWvWcYj 
  • The Weekly Round-up: Truss to review workers' rights; drive for recruitment in health and social care; storm overflows and damage to rivers - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/IN3WQyIIWu 
  • In a statement issued first to Lawyers Weekly, the #Australian Bar Association (ABA) has confirmed that persons appointed as QCs will automatically become KCs, following the accession to the throne of King Charles III - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/mMPhHxmuRG 
  • Suella Braverman bags top job in Truss government - Legal Cheek https://t.co/OF0aga5Nre 
  • Supreme Court's Justice Hemant Gupta: Spotlight this week | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/AtQymSrmMC
  • School Mock Court Case Project seeks tutors | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LuCtXElzRF

Sunday

11th September - Law News

Edition 3911: 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: More than 30,000 refugees from the Ivory Coast living in Liberia have returned to their home country. The United Nations refugee agency calls it a success. However, the Liberian Refugee Repatriation Resettlement Commission says many others are refusing to return home, abandoning their Ivorian citizenship to become Liberians. 

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • What does ESG mean for disputes lawyers? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/nLRpr7REWX 
  • Remembering Queen Elizabeth II in Zimbabwe - Some #Zimbabweans criticise the late monarch for failing to ‘promote the interests of Africans in the colonial era' https://t.co/NEAexmeM4x 
  • The family of a London rapper shot dead by an armed Metropolitan Police officer in south London on Monday have called for the firearms officer to be "immediately suspended" https://t.co/AljEv9eHDG
  • Elisabeth Davies has been re-appointed as chair of the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) for a second term of office, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced | NLJ https://t.co/rRV3fHkRv
  • EY partners to vote on break-up after bosses approve split | Irish Legal News https://t.co/e1rrf7sw7Z
  • PEXA makes statement by buying property law firm Optima from Capita - Legal Futures https://t.co/vDwb9fnYLl
  • The arrest and pre-trial detention of Russian lawyer, Dmitry Talantov, president of the Bar Association of the Republic of Udmurtia, has been condemned by the International Bar Association (IBA) | NLJ https://t.co/CB1MR1atyW
  • Opinion: Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry – Focus on further and higher education | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YuwMUiYAPp
  • Mason Hayes & Curran names David McGovern as head of aviation and asset finance | Irish Legal News https://t.co/eYEBtEYnw
  • National law firm sets validated science-based net zero target for 2040 - Legal Futures https://t.co/xZXN56qL1r
  • Speech therapists in #HongKong jailed for 19 months after being found guilty of publishing "seditious" children's books. #China interpreted the books - about sheep trying to hold back wolves from their village - as referring to Hong Kong's independence https://t.co/mStpiPnsiy
  • Northern Ireland barristers welcome U-turn on human rights | Irish Legal News https://t.co/kgFSiOM7oj
  • A bank holiday across the UK has been approved by King Charles III for the day of the funeral of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, although the date remains undetermined https://t.co/RvGE5wBiCe 
  • Senior MPs take oath of allegiance to King Charles although "There is no procedural requirement to do so." as declared by Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle https://t.co/lYPeiWUnb6
  • Employment Lawyers' Association Chair charts year ahead for employment lawyers | New Law Journal https://t.co/TuMPtSLXmk
  • Property investor accused of shutting down criticism over £10,000 courses https://t.co/1Vfpkz6qz4
  • Hostile foreign powers “could flood OIC with fraudulent claims” - Legal Futures https://t.co/dngraXqMm
  • European nature conservation laws remain enforceable against the Environment Agency, despite the UK having left the EU, the High Court has held in a landmark case | NLJ https://t.co/OGqvW6LnLK
  • The task of simplifying the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) is ‘a mammoth task and expected to take quite some time | NLJ https://t.co/LbgMLFlPsr
  • Ginni Thomas’s links to anti-abortion groups who lobbied to overturn Roe #US https://t.co/QKzppUir0c 
  • A sharp rise in gun violence and gang crime has become a leading issue in what #Sweden's media have described as one of the ugliest election campaigns in history https://t.co/GXExEvhz6V
  • How to create a disaster recovery plan for your law firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/Sg7zPP2jH7 
  • Conveyancing teams could save themselves ‘days, weeks or even months’ by embracing technology, research by lawtech company InfoTrack suggests | NLJ https://t.co/zEeuO4ffja
  • Chris Miller to join Black Chambers | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/plWXZ4T0uu
  • Barristers accuse ministers of rushing release of pre-recorded video evidence https://t.co/eiYlJk3Qps
  • Legal profession pays tribute to the Queen as QCs become KCs - Legal Futures https://t.co/6GJTSCD7tL
  • Barristers accuse ministers of rushing release of pre-recorded video evidence https://t.co/eiYlJklrO2
  • Duchy of Cornwall estate worth £1bn passes to Prince William https://t.co/DymM8vdfME
  • Will there be a bank holiday for Queen’s funeral? https://t.co/Bb5DdHt6nE

Saturday

10th September - Law News

Edition 3910: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.

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 Today's Highlighted Video Story: After imposing 20 per cent export duty on non-basmati rice, the Indian government has banned the export of broken rice with an aim to increase domestic availability, according to a government notification.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Crypto market rife for new areas of litigation | Law Gazette https://t.co/cPJwFrQzHR
  • MHC: Energy sector professionals believe government targets are unrealistic | Irish Legal News https://t.co/kRskAi51gQ
  • King Charles speech: King Charles III pays tribute to his 'darling mama' in first address https://t.co/LvdgMgPe5U
  • Arson and robbery suspects released after long wait for trials | Law Gazette https://t.co/dEoXC9J9mY
  • Scottish homebuyer enquiries fall as house prices rise | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MKx3Wk4VzB
  • Irwin Mitchell profits plunge as Covid dividend ends | Law Gazette https://t.co/IYWtYt6mA4 
  • Plans submitted for new District Garda HQ in Newcastle West | Irish Legal News https://t.co/umBgj1iONt
  • CEO designate appointed to Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland | Irish Legal News https://t.co/gPqsAHtwjl
  • Law firm entitled to dismiss solicitor for not passing on complaints - Legal Futures https://t.co/gbyLfW2skm
  • Carson McDowell grows training programme to 15 trainees | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Em3AzC2fDk
  • Irwin Mitchell profit tumbles following bumper FY21 as revenue dips to £275.7m - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/VEY4BII6kD 
  • Baker McKenzie hires Addleshaw Goddard’s Hong Kong dispute resolution head - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/dl8FxSFVCR
  • Firm entitled to sack solicitor days after he resigned, rules tribunal | Law Gazette https://t.co/DevQVFQ1a6
  • Fee-share practice is first law firm to join collaboration institute - Legal Futures https://t.co/JOHx5I6r3d
  • he criminal bar’s indefinite strike over legal aid funding could be called off sooner than expected after criminal bar chiefs confirmed that the new lord chancellor has agreed to meet them | Law Gazette https://t.co/eHqNJrFROL
  • #Iran condemns two women to death for ‘corruption’ over LGBTQ+ media links - Outcry over show trial, which follows Zahra Seddiqi Hamedani talking to BBC about abuse of gay people in Iran’s Kurdish region https://t.co/Qj4T1xgfJ1
  • The Straw man is back - and this time it's personal | Law Gazette https://t.co/sl7kRtlPGD
  • A fifth of female solicitors promoted after maternity leave - Legal Futures https://t.co/uzrVPAzhl8
  • Ex-Pure employees paid redundancy money after tribunal order | Law Gazette https://t.co/Nqkw9fgu33
  • Trump attorney general Barr a liar, bully and thug, says fired #US attorney in book - In memoir, Geoffrey Berman recounts clashes before a botched firing he insists was politically motivated https://t.co/V1B9LXvyQd
  • Gunderson Dettmer hires seasoned fintech GC in San Francisco - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/pDAcqDtS5
  • DWF acquires specialist costs management business | Law Gazette https://t.co/Mzlk6T1muh
  • McGuireWoods adds IP litigation duo from Winston & Strawn to bolster US life sciences coverage - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/53AqoGo52
  • Three police chiefs sacked for inappropriate behaviour at work party https://t.co/FhlZrnyvDL 
  • Southern Water to use debt collectors against customers boycotting payment - Company will use bailiffs if those protesting against continuing raw sewage discharges continue to hold back payment of bills https://t.co/U85JSPDm8L 
  • Police investigating the shooting of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool have arrested a 29-year-old man was held on suspicion of assisting an offender in the West Derby area earlier https://t.co/S3CAl6HNDH

Friday

9th September - Law News

Edition 3909: 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: From embracing technology to connecting with people outside of the Palace, Queen Elizabeth II was credited with modernizing many aspects of the British monarchy, ensuring its success for over seven decades.

Focus of the Day Article: ‘Our hearts are broken’: how the UK papers reported the death of the Queen. Full page pictures of Queen Elizabeth fill the front pages as newspapers mark a historic and sombre day for Britain. Full story - The Guardian

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Terra Firma Sponsors UKELA Annual Scottish Conference 2022 | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hqgHcL6eXG
  • Cash, stamps and flags: how royal symbols will now change: Cash, stamps and flags: how royal symbols will now change - Unpicking Queen Elizabeth’s name, image and iconography from public life will take some time https://t.co/1kiNMUvzE2
  • Solicitor lent £6,000 by client’s father was not dishonest, SDT rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/HRwZmVXoWR
  • State pathology service has increased capacity | Irish Legal News https://t.co/zU4uBWfBkU
  • White House warns Truss over efforts to ‘undo’ Northern Ireland protocol https://t.co/qiCclSh80b 
  • Two government departments have been reprimanded by a watchdog for not responding to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests on time. It is the first time in seven years the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued an FOI enforcement notice https://t.co/RhkWKTMq7c 
  • Ince delays annual report until November | Law Gazette https://t.co/4w2eCkl9wF
  • Notice of death of Queen Elizabeth II, Holyroodhouse: The notice was posted on the gates of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, following the announcement https://t.co/l8YosmmSdw 
  • Obituary: Queen Elizabeth II https://t.co/kZhW67R16
  • Environment Agency told to protect wetlands in landmark court case - Victory for couple shows continuing role of European nature conservation laws in post-Brexit Britain https://t.co/9dOFeI8TTw 
  • Solicitor tells SDT that £6,000 from client’s father was a loan | Law Gazette https://t.co/Do7o7hxD9
  • A fifth of female solicitors promoted after maternity leave - Legal Futures https://t.co/uzrVPAhGtA
  • 'Substantial positive movement from government' could end bar strike | Law Gazette https://t.co/LAsf2N7pjv
  • Nuclear secrets reportedly found at Mar-a-Lago are ‘gamechanger’, experts say #US https://t.co/LJeF5zrtbX
  • Fee-share practice is first law firm to join collaboration institute - Legal Futures https://t.co/JOHx5Io2rN
  • Maples partner Adam Donoghue relocates from London to Dublin | Irish Legal News https://t.co/l5XQN2jv7r
  • Judge blames chronic underfunding as he refuses custody extension | Law Gazette https://t.co/sVSHCah7Ry 
  • Law firm entitled to dismiss solicitor for not passing on complaints - Legal Futures https://t.co/gbyLfVKRsO 
  • Lacey Solicitors promotes Ruaidhrí Austin to partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/UvggtU8jJG 
  • Cool reception for new lord chancellor Brandon Lewis MP | Law Gazette https://t.co/KpVFwgXY9t
  • How the ‘man in black’ was exposed by the #Russian women he terrorised - The women, mostly aged between 19 and 25, had attended a rally in Moscow in March against Russia's invasion of Ukraine https://t.co/0uiulQHj56
  • ECtHR: Discrimination claim rejected for man who was disqualified from Irish pension while serving prison sentence | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/V7UCm6ef8m
  • The suspect in a stabbing spree in #Canada which left 10 people dead and 19 injured has died after being captured by police. Myles Sanderson, 32, experienced "medical distress" after the arrest https://t.co/xg3dILaw9q
  • Dentons hires banking and finance partner Siobhan Carlin | Irish Legal News https://t.co/TLdYksAyaI 
  • AI, ‘AI washing’ and the case for using your legal brain - Legal Futures https://t.co/bC0NyuIOJR 
  • Changing lives: Scotland’s new drugs strategy | Law Gazette https://t.co/DJhjbWQSma 
  • Dominic Raab’s hopes of making reform of the Human Rights Act the legacy of his period as lord chancellor have been been dashed | Law Gazette https://t.co/y8bvl8nx3X 
  • Early resolution pilot yet another attack on defence lawyers | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cu75kGJxq9 
  • #Canada stabbings suspect has 59 prior convictions, documents show https://t.co/QJPcbL9UWI 
  • Post-menopause HRT treatment to be sold in UK pharmacies https://t.co/smzrgB0SA7 
  • Bombay High Court grants bail to juvenile gang rape accused; says he responded positively to rehabilitative efforts | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/S0ltaX4MkT 
  • New partners and directors at Anderson Strathern | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/K3A5KB6ctb 
  • Sinead McDonald joins ID-Pal board of directors | Irish Legal News https://t.co/L37dOsbis5
  • The SRA takes first steps on climate change | Law Gazette https://t.co/A8mupsz453

Thursday

8th September - Law News

Edition 3908: 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 Solomon Islands parliament is beginning to debate a conetentious bill to defer elections. It comes as the prime minister of the Pacific nation intensifies his attack on Australia over its offer to help fund the poll.

Focus of the Day Article: Solicitors interested in applying for posts as a deputy district judge will have a chance this week to gain inside knowledge of the selection process. An online pre-application seminar organised by the Judicial Office on Thursday aims to help applicants be better prepared and to receive up-to-date guidance and advice on the Judicial Appointments Commission's latest selection round. Attendees will also hear from serving deputy district judges and a representative for the JAC. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • The European Court of Human Rights has dismissed a discrimination claim brought by an Irish man who was disqualified from receiving a State pension while he served a prison sentence in the State | Irish Legal News https://t.co/XGIDrfy3JQ
  • Northern Ireland’s Lady Chief Justice calls for funding boost at opening of new legal term | Irish Legal News https://t.co/AxuxF9o45d
  • No firearm was found at the scene after a man was shot dead by police in south London, it has emerged. Chris Kaba, 24, died after a police pursuit of a car ended in Streatham Hill on Monday night https://t.co/HgacD89uB9 
  • Morton Fraser takes on 11 new trainees | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/31UTKD8WnE
  • Criminal bar demands to meet new justice secretary this week | Law Gazette https://t.co/qkos4ozyiS
  • Govan Law Centre shares misgivings over Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mHTwfA9BX
  • Osofsky calls for reform of disclosure rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/5htFsd0UeP
  • Solicitors cannot use lien to block disclosure of file in negligence claim - Legal Futures https://t.co/g4fFpL7hWE 
  • Friends Legal acquires East Lothian firm Garden Stirling Burnet | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rsEE9Qcyzo 
  • West reluctant to put Putin on trial, say Ukrainian officials https://t.co/iufBVYj6xg
  • Crown courts back to ‘business as normal’, senior judge says | Law Gazette https://t.co/3JDwfKSZ6l 
  • Firm had no duty to advise prospective client before CFA was signed - Legal Futures https://t.co/Q13CibcXfi 
  • Injury specialist crosses Pennines in latest expansion | Law Gazette https://t.co/2p7rgj32nG
  • Solicitors offered insight into DDJ applications | Law Gazette https://t.co/T1yCxcu80E
  • Ryan Giggs faces retrial after previous jury discharged https://t.co/vFh3OPeIWe
  • Firm avoids tribunal after admitting to acting in conflict | Law Gazette https://t.co/GSP4p1gZBy 
  • Law firm fined for failing to recognise conflict that arose in probate case - Legal Futures https://t.co/HJS6mHrRhO
  • In Herzliya in #Israel, people have begun a petition to try to save a modern-day hermit from being thrown out of his unusual dwelling, built in a cave on the coast https://t.co/ATQjpw47V8 
  • Plenty of people had already expressed their reservations about Liz Truss as prime minister. But one constituency has a particular reason to shudder: the insurance lobby | Law Gazette https://t.co/aZBsae6gzt
  • Liz Truss’s justice secretary urged to meet striking criminal barristers https://t.co/3Bqj7Iz6XM 
  • Replacing SIF with compensation fund would be "unlawful" - Legal Futures https://t.co/wMup5OOD3Q
  • Criminal barristers’ strike: share your views - We would like to hear your thoughts on criminal barristers in England and Wales going on strike for the first time since 2014 https://t.co/nJpaR3rL0X
  • Haarlem in The #Netherlands is set to ban most meat ads from public spaces because of the food's climate impact. In what is thought to be the first such move by a city, it will enforce the ban from 2024 https://t.co/lF3iTmoViN 
  • The British Pregnancy Advisory Service has called the new health secretary's record on abortion rights "deeply concerning". Therese Coffey has been appointed as health secretary by new Prime Minister Liz Truss https://t.co/xBKpTnvj8T
  • Shona Gilroy, John Hamilton QC, Michael Hanlon, Paul Haran, David Harvie, Krista Johnston, Derek Livingston, Charles Lugton, John MacRitchie, David Taylor and James Varney have been appointed to the office of sheriff | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cIwIhTg4nW
  • A woman with a severe allergy died after eating a Pret a Manger wrap that had been labelled vegan but included dairy protein, her inquest heard. Mum-of-five Celia Marsh collapsed while on a shopping trip with her husband and three of her daughters https://t.co/pij6sDsua3