Wednesday

1st March - Law News

Edition 4082: 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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Focus of the Day Law News/Article: The High Court has refused an application for an interlocutory injunction restraining An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha (CLRG) from pursuing disciplinary proceedings against an Irish dancing teacher. The plaintiff had been implicated as one of dozens of instructors involved in fixing dancing competitions by sending texts to judges. Full story Irish Legal News

Today's Highlighted Video Story: News Corp UK & Ireland Ltd (Appellant) v Commissioners for HMRC (Respondent) - The issue is: Whether the Court of Appeal erred in finding that News Corp's supplies of digital issues of The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun and The Sun on Sunday were not supplies of "newspapers" within the meaning of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (the "VAT Act") such that they could not be zero-rated for Value Added Tax ("VAT") during the period 30 August 2010 – 4 December 2016.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Judge recuses himself in proceedings against Dechert ex-partner | Law Gazette https://t.co/dT4NV5gwwj
  • My legal life: Faris Amin, Capsticks - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/NXTbJXMKUZ
  • Rugby liability ruling 'sets legal precedent' for sport claims, says lawyer | Law Gazette https://t.co/7LZKaUDeKW 
  • Carrot or stick? The future for AML supervision of the legal sector - Legal Futures https://t.co/F65nnnAxyi
  • Sanction for judge who 'displayed subconscious bias' | Law Gazette https://t.co/NtLxZFpemE 
  • Maths teacher accused of misgendering pupil on religious grounds - Joshua Sutcliffe denies regulator’s charge of prioritising his convictions over pupil’s interests https://t.co/nqmzB2WRhG 
  • City director gave 18-year-old tasks 'relating to sexual gratification', tribunal told | Law Gazette https://t.co/jcEUmUVW3Z
  • The number of people sleeping rough in England rose by more than a quarter last year, official statistics suggest. On a single night in autumn, 3,069 people slept outside, 26% more than in 2021 https://t.co/M0ucqTrXfM
  • The austerity-hit CPS can’t cope and people aren’t getting justice. We, the police, want the power to fix that https://t.co/dzG8vGQgkm 
  • SDT lifts restrictions on twice-fined solicitor despite SRA objection - Legal Futures https://t.co/ammfbPd1yr 
  • Lawyer in the news: Lana Adamou, Liberty - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/y9595p89c1 
  • ‘Like an animal’: Queensland boy, 13, spent months confined to cell for 20-24 hours a day #Australia https://t.co/EjanBGQ6ba
  • A double rapist who changed gender while waiting to stand trial has been jailed for eight years. Isla Bryson attacked two women in Clydebank and Glasgow in 2016 and 2019 while known as Adam Graham https://t.co/eMR5dcIF2S
  • Criminal legal aid decline resumes | Law Gazette https://t.co/iyH9oj3ZB
  • A woman who represented herself in court using 80-year-old contract legislation has beaten British Airways (BA) in a row over flight vouchers https://t.co/4DNot10hc5
  • Urgent search for baby as Constance Marten and Mark Gordon arrested https://t.co/oYzD2zBZRT 
  • Police should be given power to charge suspects, say senior officers in England https://t.co/oxsGWupti4
  • Litigator able to bring disability discrimination claim, tribunal rules - Legal Futures https://t.co/m0QGxOUkXF
  • Rugby player Levi Davis's disappearance is being examined by #Spanish detectives to establish whether a crime has been committed https://t.co/Eg1QxrGYUV 
  • Mother in Law: Stuck in bad habits? Seek out small wins | Law Gazette https://t.co/y0Yo5wobwe 
  • A #Romanian court has rejected an appeal by Andrew Tate against his continued detention, ruling that he should remain in custody until 29 March https://t.co/X9NNGK5G7P 
  • Negligence claim against law firm to go ahead after limitation ruling - Legal Futures https://t.co/ywisyNmnhB 
  • Ince results delayed again as fourth deadline passes | Law Gazette https://t.co/LHx3Vc3OWG 
  • #Canada bans TikTok on government devices https://t.co/NlDtimwO6l
  • Footing the bill for our own values | Law Gazette https://t.co/C31EfLZIXG
  • IP law firm fails in bid to strike out 'secret commissions' claim - Legal Futures https://t.co/CLauYpzL3N 
  • Wizz Air to suspend Moldova flights over airspace safety https://t.co/aq81Kilqa2 
  • #Ukrainian Nobel peace laureate calls for special tribunal to try Putin https://t.co/UfkUYIg6pi

Tuesday

28th February - Law News

Edition 4081: 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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Focus of the Day Law News/Article: Police should be given power to charge suspects, say senior officers in England. Police chiefs say delays in charging suspects are leading to backlogs of cases and guilty walking free. Full story Guardian Law

Today's Highlighted Video Story: How is the agreement being received in Northern Ireland? A group representing some leading industry bodies has already hailed it as a sign that businesses will get the kind of stability and certainty which they've been hoping for, as well as cutting out a lot of red tape.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Northern Ireland Brexit deal: At-a-glance https://t.co/riuKDCo314 
  • Russell-Cooke and Wedlake Bell post spring trainee retention scores - Legal Cheek https://t.co/n2IR42JBZC
  • NLU students must not look down upon students from other law schools: CJI DY Chandrachud | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/ddRaPbFGvP
  • Elon Musk defends racist tirade by Dilbert creator Scott Adams https://t.co/sZ7Z1ohug8
  • Kim Kardashian gives fans law school update - Legal Cheek https://t.co/O5jMV1lKaF
  • Tender conditions for Dharavi slum redevelopment were revised in public interest, not to favour Adani: Maharashtra to Bombay High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/Vwgyzjw0jn 
  • King Charles has met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for tea at Windsor Castle following the unveiling of a new Northern Ireland Brexit deal https://t.co/VzNjJcBZqm 
  • Opening doors to Black lawyers: How Shearman & Sterling is building a more inclusive workforce - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fxI3KvR4CS
  • Legal Notes by Arvind Datar: The Precedential Value of Minority Judgments | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/5oW1n26VNh 
  • Bar Council attempts to clear up confusion after telling chambers to disregard the ‘skills section’ on Gateway pupillage applications - Legal Cheek https://t.co/j3Ri0J7y21
  • Supreme Court issues fresh directions for implementing law prohibiting Manual Scavenging | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/oxzlDabCda
  • Some UK law firms need to more to guard against the risk of potentially abusive litigation, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6rPcWasS7c
  • Any perceived obscenity in book or work of art is brought upon by the viewer: Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/gff35gQMmP
  • Inside one of the most followed law firm grad rec Instagram accounts - Legal Cheek https://t.co/z6deae1Fml 
  • McCann FitzGerald hires responsible business head Sabina Cotter | Irish Legal News https://t.co/r3mKoP39Dy 
  • The New IRA has admitted it shot Det Ch Insp John Caldwell in Omagh on Wednesday. It did so in a typed statement which appeared on a wall in Londonderry on Sunday night https://t.co/oKyB414old
  • Court case held in the metaverse - Legal Cheek https://t.co/yrAeOv1XRS 
  • A #Thai drug dealer underwent several facial plastic surgeries to look like "a handsome Korean man" and evade the law, local authorities have said. Saharat Sawangjaeng, who adopted the alias Seong Jimin, was caught last week at a condominium in Bangkok https://t.co/YpxiBM9Pu7
  • Women are being misled and manipulated about abortion by some crisis pregnancy advice centres in the UK, according to evidence from a Panorama investigation https://t.co/qLaWgR7cBg 
  • Pawan Khera: Provisions invoked by UP Police | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/NnzrDOS6QL 
  • Reed Smith records 77% spring trainee retention rate - Legal Cheek https://t.co/bHJgflUWHQ 
  • Thorntons appoints commercial real estate partners | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/23PNzr2I95 
  • A new law increasing the legal age of marriage to 18 has come into force in England and Wales. Previously people could get married at 16 or 17 if they had parental consent https://t.co/WFqC1NQMyj 
  • The College of Legal Practice’s module leader and supervisor Nabeala Fiaz explains how she combines her passion for law and education - Legal Cheek https://t.co/iPgQPunLYT 
  • Only 22 housing possession cases referred to mediation pilot | Law Gazette https://t.co/tp0ltwv7Je 
  • Surge in number of Britons fighting to hold on to their citizenship - After the Shamima Begum decision, figures show a dramatic increase in challenges to Home Office https://t.co/TUM87QUz8A
  • Chief Justice: Civil legal aid cannot be limitless demand-led system | Irish Legal News https://t.co/gPc7NqfaxB
  • #Italy migrant boat shipwreck: Nearly 60 killed off Calabria coast https://t.co/suJ0z9Zpj1
  • "Cuckooing” in the homes of vulnerable people by drug gangs should become a criminal offence, according to a call from the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) thinktank, which has gathered cross-party backing https://t.co/LhvTiogorp
  • Trans violent offenders banned from women’s prisons in England and Wales - New rules also cover transgender women ‘with their male genitalia intact’, says Dominic Raab https://t.co/nLoLKqwGqd 
  • The Observer view on the government’s pointless voter ID scheme https://t.co/BBoFYmHT6i 
  • Cost of living: Ofgem price cap leads to debate over energy bill support https://t.co/3GDQwTFq5n 
  • The government is setting up a job centre league table and will give £250 bonuses to staff who get the most people into work https://t.co/Oqin0BCcKP 
  • NHS staff cried in safety interviews, says watchdog https://t.co/lJ4K0apuNq

Monday

27th February - Law News

Edition 4080: 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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Focus of the Day Law News/Article: A family judge was wrong to take a limited approach in a case concerning an ex-husband’s deliberate and repeated non-disclosure of assets, the Court of Appeal has held. Full story New Law Journal

Today's Highlighted Video Story: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, to strike a new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland. Mr Sunak will meet Ms von der Leyen in Berkshire, UK later today, where they are expected to sign off a deal over trade arrangements. The Northern Ireland Protocol has been a big sticking point between the two sides since the UK formally left the EU in 2020, and resulted in a political impasse which also caused a shutdown of the government in Northern Ireland.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Flynn O’Driscoll tops Irish M&A rankings | Irish Legal News https://t.co/S6nVh3DGlM
  • Theatrical bus claimants ordered to pay insurer £75,000 | Law Gazette https://t.co/rceKgQEVu9
  • Faculty promotes career possibilities at the bar | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pE0jefFdrr 
  • Most students who die by suicide from Dalit, Adivasi communities; judges cannot shy away from social realities: CJI DY Chandrachudd | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/MIDe9hD4XR
  • Supreme Court reveals what it's like to work for a justice - Legal Cheek https://t.co/de56e14UR3 
  • High Court: Bank granted leave to lodge tender on condition that discovery process is completed | Irish Legal News https://t.co/XUQpzRK2DU
  • An unregistered barrister has been disbarred after he made misleading statements in the family court while posing as a ‘criminal barrister' | Law Gazette https://t.co/7TREbimTCo 
  • Bird & Bird becomes latest City player to embrace solicitor apprenticeships - Legal Cheek https://t.co/rjGzdRC6a6
  • Firms told to change client care letters ahead of rule changes | Law Gazette https://t.co/ghqcEHHy4Y
  • Ronnie Clancy KC: It comes as no great surprise that Shamima Begum has lost her appeal against the Home Secretary’s decision of 19 February 2019 depriving her of United Kingdom citizenship | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/POjDLGhWVF
  • Law student claims TC interview offer at US firm's London office was ‘rescinded’ after ‘bofadeez nutz’ voicemail - Legal Cheek https://t.co/5Ps9TKDBrJ
  • Home-working lawyers doing longer hours, research finds - Legal Cheek https://t.co/LVLHwG9Zzg 
  • Solicitor opens advice clinic in home town | Law Gazette https://t.co/WvXSLpax4e 
  • Lawyer of the Month: Aonghus Kelly | Irish Legal News https://t.co/HyY0GNAY8p 
  • 'Am I doing my preferred TC seat too early?' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/FOwZGmSkHu 
  • HMCTS was forewarned about the risk of digital courts | Law Gazette https://t.co/AoRJub4MDT 
  • A round-up of human rights stories from around the world | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xRSOjyX49E 
  • The Law Commission has extended the timetable for finalising its 14th programme of law reform for the next five years and beyond, which it first consulted on in 2021, receiving 500 responses and nearly 200 suggestions for reform | NLJ https://t.co/CEx3r17EZ9
  • Junior lawyer to deliver aid to earthquake survivors: Sheroze Nadeem left for Turkey and Syria on Friday - Legal Cheek https://t.co/yEGrg0dTgt
  • Lord Neuberger has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at the five-day 2023 London International Disputes Week (LIDW) in May | NLJ https://t.co/gNhnQHH0ln 
  • One in 100 police officers in England and Wales faced a criminal charge last year - Figure has surged over the past 10 years with pressure growing for officers to be sacked on the spot https://t.co/vGhjRGNNaN 
  • Family call on Dominic Raab to review plan to release pilot who killed wife - Mother of Joanna Brown, who was bludgeoned to death by husband Robert, says she ‘fears for women’ https://t.co/2GrrfAIjEK