Edition 3935: 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 Monday 3 October 2022 a special ceremony was held for the swearing in of Lord Richards as a new Justice of the UK Supreme Court. This marks the beginning of the new legal year.
Focus of the Day Article: UK law firms will be unable to provide “transactional legal advisory services” to Russians after the government ratcheted up the sanctions regime yet further. Full story - Legal Futures
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Growing firm adds another office with Liverpool move | Law Gazette https://t.co/3E8EmpOMk8
- Young children are dying in growing numbers in #Somalia amid the worst drought to hit the country in 40 years https://t.co/MZYo5QU9Rj
- Oath Keepers founder accused of ‘armed rebellion’ on January 6 at trial #US https://t.co/EYN5julKrf
- A trustee of the transgender kids support charity Mermaids has resigned after reports he spoke at a conference organised by a group that promotes support for paedophiles. Dr Jacob Breslow had attended the B4U-ACT conference in 2011, as a PhD student https://t.co/5kb2avftDi
- A woman who poured faeces over a memorial to Sir Captain Tom Moore has admitted criminal damage. Madeleine Budd damaged the life-sized statue of the World War Two veteran in Thistley Meadow, in Hatton, Derbyshire, on Friday in an apparent climate protest https://t.co/FR2wscpYoy
- News focus: Consolidators are keen for firms to keep their identity | Law Gazette https://t.co/GqOB7DmUm0
- Victorian boy, 13, has mental capacity to be tried for murder of Declan Cutler, court hears #Australia https://t.co/CfOuQFrroA
- Thinktank puts ECHR withdrawal back on Tory agenda | Law Gazette https://t.co/i69gwIFPe3
- The BBC has reached a settlement with Earl Spencer's former head of security, after his bank statements were forged by Martin Bashir to help secure an interview with Princess Diana https://t.co/7jL5ag2w4f
- Solicitor's overcharging warning to firm was a protected disclosure - Legal Futures https://t.co/7WSv8DJIQo
- European MPs have voted for a law requiring all new portable devices to use the same type of charging cable. Smartphones and tablets, including the Apple iPhone and iPad, would have to use a USB-C charger from 2024 https://t.co/nRXDqs3yE6
- Rebekah Vardy must pay an estimated £1.5m towards Coleen Rooney's legal costs after losing a defamation case earlier this year, a judge has ruled https://t.co/s1k9uEXLp
- Society edges closer to nuclear option on legal aid | Law Gazette https://t.co/jDf11GsGan
- New lord chancellor leads events to mark opening of the legal year | Law Gazette https://t.co/1ibeoR60B
- An inquest has been opened into the police killing of Chris Kaba, who was shot by armed police in south London. Coroner Andrew Harris offered his condolences to the family of the 24-year-old https://t.co/mNtLw7MCne
- Calais migrants: Smugglers cause fresh problems for police https://t.co/RP3WnHASDZ
- Belsner: Lawyers await ‘costs case of the decade’ ruling | Law Gazette https://t.co/Wa62fSr3D4
- Panicked solicitor under-settled claim and misled client - Legal Futures https://t.co/Zsk09uOtbk
- Trump sues CNN for defamation and seeks $475m in punitive damages #US https://t.co/tUs868Zdce
- Lawyer in the news: Michelle Victor, Leigh Day - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/c9GDT28kBO
- Law professor Danielle Citron: ‘Privacy is essential to human flourishing’ https://t.co/3FC6ldXR3c
- The judge appointed to lead the Scottish Covid-19 inquiry is resigning from the role. Lady Poole was appointed in December to chair the inquiry https://t.co/708r7Id37k
- Emergency legislation aimed at freezing most rents until the end of March 2023 has been introduced by the Scottish government. There are exceptions where a landlord faces increased property costs, mortgage interest payments and some insurance costs https://t.co/T9Egk73WG9
- The first preliminary hearing of the UK Covid public inquiry will begin later. The session, in London, will focus on the UK's pandemic preparedness before 2020 https://t.co/rKp8BNXFOu
- According to a report to governors at the trust which runs the Edenfield Centre, the Care Quality Commission noted its "strong, motivated leaders", however suspended the rating only after a television investigation into abuse https://t.co/7PXBor6yzm
- Nick Kyrgios seeks dismissal of assault case on mental health grounds #Australia https://t.co/dMbIGCX8b9
- Supermarket push to cut waste hits food bank donations - Food waste charity Fareshare has seen a drop of around 200 tonnes in supermarket surplus donations every month this summer https://t.co/ool3xC81dQ
- UK law firms banned from handling transactional work for Russians - Legal Futures https://t.co/ore8wIAPuv
- I’d like inheritance tax to be abolished, says UK Treasury minister https://t.co/g4socFpgnK
- Co-op Legal profits double as business continues to grow | Law Gazette https://t.co/KwNmtlyaCJ
- Suella Braverman to consider giving anonymity to suspected criminals - The home secretary criticised the ‘media circus’ surrounding high-profile people wrongly accused of sexual abuse https://t.co/h8A4eloHMm
- Madras
High Court orders blocking of over 13,000 websites to prevent piracy of
Vikram Vedha Hindi remake | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/6r7Yqq9iI1
- Revenue, profit and staff numbers up at Co-op Legal Services - Legal Futures https://t.co/LYiQuvwP8s
