Sunday

5th March - Law News

Edition 4086: 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 head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has announced more inspections at Iran's Fordo nuclear plant and the installation of new monitoring equipment at the facility. Nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi said the talks could help restore the nuclear deal between Iran and several Western countries.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • The High Court has rejected a bid to strike out a claim brought on an opt-out basis by a representative against a firm of intellectual property lawyers | NLJ https://t.co/gYmz8hJer4 
  • The Supreme Court will head north to sit at Manchester Civil Justice Centre next week | NLJ https://t.co/se2kHuN1H3 
  • Legal aid 'hurdle' removed for domestic abuse applicants | Law Gazette https://t.co/8yShIjP3a2
  • Short lived – how to encourage litigants into the new trial schemes - Legal Futures https://t.co/01MQ0Ee5A2 
  • The minimum age for marriage rose to 18 this week, as the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 came into force | NLJ https://t.co/j5UFwphwBu 
  • ‘It makes me want to cry’: inside crumbling courts as judges wrestle with rise in rent eviction cases | UK cost of living crisis https://t.co/fgTpeye2tx 
  • Bar tribunal chair 'completely misunderstood' his role, court told | Law Gazette https://t.co/uewtUtopKl 
  • LPA reform which ends legal executive anomaly backed by MPs - Legal Futures https://t.co/wEQElGUuLF 
  • Lawyers have highlighted their concerns about the £1.3bn court reform programme, following a devastating report by the National Audit Office (NAO)| NLJ https://t.co/mHG75aEHMV 
  • Sacked solicitor duped investors into thinking he was still working | Law Gazette https://t.co/PWJ2CCZ4MK 
  • SRA wins approval to destroy 765,000 files from shut-down firms - Legal Futures https://t.co/2DxtdjCkyl 
  • A woman has been awarded nearly £100,000 in damages after suffering image-based abuse by her former partner, who covertly recorded her and posted the images on porn sites | NLJ https://t.co/FKT5FoQt1e
  • Judges' pension rights will be preserved, Raab confirms | Law Gazette https://t.co/5oKcJING3W 
  • Bellamy declines opportunity to back fixed costs uprating - Legal Futures https://t.co/WDCk7w9imp 
  • The chair of the City of London Law Society has hit back at allegations that efforts to improve diversity and inclusion in the capital’s business centre 'have failed because they were never meant to work' | Law Gazette https://t.co/AvwzA9413p 
  • HF gives staff shares as it bids to double turnover in four years - Legal Futures https://t.co/IFUpu7iYLw
  • Three lifeboats from Kent and a French salvage tug were launched after a fire broke out on a ferry in the Channel. The lifeboats from Dover, Ramsgate and Dungeness were sent to the vessel - the Isle of Innisfree, owned by Irish Ferries https://t.co/B9A9MEhlLB 
  • Police have been granted more time to question two men arrested in connection with the attempted murder of Det Ch Insp John Caldwell. The senior officer was shot several times in Omagh last week and is still critically ill in hospital https://t.co/nI5Ws5deub 
  • The government has committed itself to ratifying the Singapore Convention on Mediation, in a move welcomed by the legal profession | NLJ https://t.co/hVxQKjiUQr 
  • Five airlines are suing the Dutch government over plans to cut the number of flights operating from Europe's third-busiest airport. The government cited local concerns at Amsterdam Schiphol about the impact of flying on noise pollution and climate https://t.co/E6ELzLUQ4O 
  • Lawyers have been combing through the fine detail of the Windsor Framework, an agreement in principle on amending the Northern Ireland Protocol | NLJ https://t.co/Scr9cIxMkH 
  • Reality TV participant Stephen Bear's revenge porn prison sentence 'sends clear message' https://t.co/S96pNaMqsh 
  • Johnson may have misled Parliament over parties, say MPs - The privileges committee said it had seen evidence that "strongly suggests" Covid rule breaches would have been "obvious" to Mr Johnson https://t.co/Bb0vgbmwzI 
  • Court set to hear claims of 'secret' IP commissions | Law Gazette https://t.co/hZqaXKD72w 
  • Burges Salmon promotes Claire MacLean to partner | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/JUA4JAKozC 
  • Consultants in England want at least three times their basic pay to provide emergency cover for junior doctors during this month's three-day walkout https://t.co/6kTojqgMwr
  • Matt Hancock's reaction to photo of kiss with aide revealed in text leak https://t.co/FGEYUmwSsx

Saturday

4th March - Law News

Edition 4085: 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: District collectors in some Tamil Nadu districts in India have issued written appeals in Hindi after rumours about attacks on migrants, especially those from Bihar. The state police chief issued a denial saying videos circulating on social media were false, but with the rumours unrelenting new measures are being taken.
 

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • EU drops investigation into Apple in-app payments system | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/K7kWN1O6jK
  • Barrister arrested after climbing tree to stop "unlawful" felling - Legal Futures https://t.co/R88Hb0L5wn
  • Irish lawyer appointed to prestigious role at American Bar Association | Irish Legal News https://t.co/qSvE1DEEnO
  • Supervising solicitor 'manipulated and controlled' female colleague, tribunal hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/kkd46e6w8J
  • Larysa Zhdankina: From Kyiv to Glasgow – one lawyer’s journey | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/tTl2x770n7
  • LPA reforms 'will generate legal services competition' | Law Gazette https://t.co/MxYJ9jczKc 
  • TLT grows corporate team in Edinburgh with appointment of Douglas Roberts | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cZDwpcB1k1
  • Reality TV contestant Stephen Bear has been jailed for 21 months for sharing a private video of him having sex with his ex-partner https://t.co/2vJK3vZM31 
  • International firm faces negligence claim after losing time-bar fight | Law Gazette https://t.co/g0ftxEKgAM
  • Raab considers “cost shifting” to keep family law cases out of court - Legal Futures https://t.co/cNwAtRs86y
  • Manchester firm unveils plans to recruit 150 new staff | Law Gazette https://t.co/p3ZbdkBB6I 
  • Callan Tansey promotes Joanne Leetch to senior associate | Irish Legal News https://t.co/2Dlb2bbfTr 
  • Agile working policy attracts talent to Anderson Strathern | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/oj9P8kKG6y
  • National firm gives staff free stake in the business | Law Gazette https://t.co/s790nEag3a 
  • A court in #Belarus has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison. He was convicted of smuggling and financing "actions grossly violating public order", the Viasna human rights group said https://t.co/SgWWOZjEyh
  • Messages published by the Telegraph seem to show Matt Hancock and Simon Case joking about travellers being "locked up" in "shoe box" hotel rooms in quarantine during lockdown https://t.co/1tRVb7fJHD
  • ChatGPT fails solicitor’s conveyancing test - Legal Futures https://t.co/YCtuGE3nUa 
  • South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh found guilty of murdering his wife and son to distract from his multi-million dollar financial crimes. The jury deliberated for less than three hours before convicting , 54, of two counts of murder #US https://t.co/zOJS2Z0DTX 
  • Tory Party deputy chairman Lee Anderson has said he has sympathy with people protesting outside hotels providing refuge for asylum seekers. A spate of violent far-right protests have been organised at hotels across the country in recent weeks https://t.co/b4oSTV02rz 
  • Jacqueline Moore joins Thorntons | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Fwu6IsQKDL 
  • JUSTICE to intervene in case of woman refused entry to UK over national security | Irish Legal News https://t.co/RFsXfN3tBm
  • Hallissey & Partners LLP promotes Maura Crean to partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/AFp47t2gMv
  • Barrister misled court into removing child from father - Legal Futures https://t.co/GbMTkSN6DK 
  • Matheson promotes 14 lawyers to partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Z0gjVQblHX 
  • Constance Marten and Mark Gordon charged with gross negligence manslaughter https://t.co/YD2qaZI6jM
  • 'My Friday prison release led to a disastrous mistake' https://t.co/rsCd8TF59S

Friday

3rd March - Law News

Edition 4084: 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 Lord Chancellor has said he is considering “cost shifting or fees” as a means of ensuring that private law family cases are settled by mediation and not in court. In wide-ranging comments, Dominic Raab also responded to strong criticism of the court reform programme, defended what he has done on criminal legal aid, and indicated plans to open up the profession. Full story Legal Futures

Today's Highlighted Video Story: 600 evacuees have been flown to safety by the Australian Defence Force, after fast rising waters swamped a number of remote communities in the Northern Territory. Those out of the disaster zone are having to count the cost of what's been lost, with many preparing for the possibility of spending weeks away from home.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Boiling frog syndrome and law firm management - Legal Futures https://t.co/wMQVhv76R8
  • Ministers rally behind Covid inquiry after Hancock WhatsApp revelations - Government seeks to bolster confidence in public investigation amid claims process will take too long https://t.co/hMp7J62p8
  • Legal aid: Society seeks permission to challenge Raab in court | Law Gazette https://t.co/XOf83HsdEW
  • Up to a third of overseas aid budget used for housing refugees in UK, MPs report - Select committee accuses government of wilfully obscuring facts around ‘unsustainable’ trend https://t.co/5ARotCCRWJ
  • Tribunal lifts condition on solicitor “manipulated” by timeshare scheme - Legal Futures https://t.co/FAc6PdQZyx
  • Service at business address is valid, court rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/Xv9rt7Sto8
  • Senior civil servant Sue Gray, who investigated Covid lockdown gatherings in Downing Street, has resigned and has been offered the job of Labour leader Keir Starmer's chief of staff https://t.co/cklK1kVqh
  • MI5 missed a significant chance to take action that might have prevented the Manchester Arena attack, an inquiry has found. Chairman Sir John Saunders said the intelligence could have led to Salman Abedi being followed to a car where he stored explosives https://t.co/xDgjx2uR2Y 
  • Ghislaine Maxwell appeals #US court to throw out sex trafficking conviction https://t.co/FJZQtXm54
  • ChatGPT tested on common conveyancing questions | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZsIVLatoAK 
  • Solicitor validly served with claim at address on SRA website - Legal Futures https://t.co/FnDaGz6AZt 
  • Supreme court rules in favour of halting housebuilding in Shrewsbury park - Judgment handed down after five-year legal battle is landmark ruling for protection of green spaces https://t.co/o8oMLWeMq1
  • ICC asked to investigate Turkish government over persecution of opponents around the world https://t.co/A5tuqYKJ6
  • SRA asks court for permission to destroy 765,000 files | Law Gazette https://t.co/w0tpq0pPZl 
  • A former Met Police deputy commissioner is being investigated after allegedly saying the "bulk" of rape complaints were "regretful sex". It was claimed Sir Stephen House made the comments to a Home Office adviser in January 2022 https://t.co/XmDgyBxQsn
  • The head teacher of Epsom College and her daughter died of shotgun wounds at a property in the school grounds, an inquest in Surrey has heard. Emma Pattison, 45, was found dead alongside her seven-year-old daughter Lettie on 5 February https://t.co/Cfrm9I1OlR
  • Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock tried to bypass Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to have schools closed in December 2020, messages published by the Daily Telegraph suggest https://t.co/TcZlj4UjH
  • City law firms using diversity schemes for “reputation laundering” - Legal Futures https://t.co/t2oukHN24d
  • Hillsborough families demand more after MoJ proposes disaster support | Law Gazette https://t.co/vyzDPcfcO0 
  • Aboriginal spears taken by Captain James Cook to be returned to #Australia https://t.co/f7rdJl7d1L 
  • Mosque 'would have done anything' to prevent Manchester Arena attack Fawzi Haffar said he felt Didsbury Mosque was "being used as a scapegoat" after it came under intense scrutiny during the Manchester Arena Inquiry https://t.co/TcuGpUQkvC 
  • Ministers face legal battle with criminal solicitors over legal aid - Law Society of England and Wales to challenge government’s ‘irrational’ refusal to bring in minimum recommended raise https://t.co/btN6WZ6ID4
  • Boss of legal aid giant to face SDT over false document charges | Law Gazette https://t.co/6UUyPYd2SI 
  • Blavo to face SDT at last over huge legal aid fraud - Legal Futures https://t.co/J9DNhsvraR
  • One of #Greece's worst-ever rail disasters, which claimed at least 43 lives, was due to "tragic human error", the country's prime minister has said https://t.co/YP3AOi5wJa
  • The remains of a baby have been found by police searching for the missing child of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon. The discovery in an area of woodland came as hundreds of officers and volunteers were scouring a 90 square mile area near Brighton https://t.co/33Vvqa5XBX
  • TikTok sets 60-minute daily screen time limit for under-18s, but opt-out is possible, so the measure is merely a gimmick? https://t.co/0ZJeu9B2SV
  • Jacob Rees-Mogg admits Covid test was couriered to his home during shortage and accepted it might be deemed "special treatment" https://t.co/1fQOYWPHLY 
  • Kaylea Titford: Parents who let neglected teen die jailed https://t.co/kokZsXB2TQ