10th March - Law News

Edition 4091: 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: Northern Ireland’s high street voucher scheme was introduced without regard for equality law obligations, the Equality Commission has found. Full story Irish Legal News

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: *This report contains racist and abusive language which some may find distressing* A spectator has been ejected from Penrith's match against South Sydney after allegedly racially abusing Rabbitohs star Latrell Mitchell. 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• 'Cavalier' solicitor 'poses risk to public' over client account mishandling | Law Gazette https://t.co/tg2UBoZ89E 
• Pentagon accused of blocking effort to hand Russia war crimes evidence to ICC #US https://t.co/9k2Ve4FayI 
• Several people are reported to have been killed in a shooting in Hamburg, #Germany. Police said in a tweet that a large-scale operation was under way in the Alsterdorf area https://t.co/cFW74wxFnQ 
• Dozens of lawyers arrested and detained in Iran amid protests | Law Gazette https://t.co/dGBEhpmZeK
• Suella Braverman accused of rule breach over ‘blob of civil servants’ email https://t.co/XP3g0MZ4n8
• Law Society gender pay gap shrinks but rises for ethnicity - Legal Futures https://t.co/G6oKlMThfN 
• Criminal bar losing patience over government delay | Law Gazette https://t.co/krVE48xQ2P
• Court restrictions on climate protesters ‘deeply concerning’, say leading lawyers - Three non-violent Insulate Britain activists have been jailed for telling juries why they were protesting https://t.co/EX5uyEFOhq
  
• MoJ to revise 'outdated' thresholds for court fee remission scheme | Law Gazette https://t.co/K0r8gK1850 
• Campaign calls for gender apartheid to be crime under international law - Prominent #Afghans and #Iranians say current laws do not capture the systematic suppression of women https://t.co/aYFK7f1kmI 
• Law firm offers staff free menopause diagnosis service - Legal Futures https://t.co/71U2oTJXZW 
• Firm's director sent 'torrent' of accusatory messages to junior, tribunal hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/eU59maDVx
• Braverman denies small boats plan breaks law and struggles with Mo Farah question - Home secretary is asked whether Olympian would have been deported as soon as he turned 18 under proposals https://t.co/vWgq3UUpu0 
• Gary Lineker says he does not fear BBC suspension following his tweet highlighting the Tory government's extremist asylum policy https://t.co/omUsXHuR7K 
• Permission to proceed not enough to stop indemnity costs | Law Gazette https://t.co/88c9KhZzCI 
• What are the legal obstacles faced by the UK’s illegal migration bill? https://t.co/23fGhPxlG6 
• Leading firms sign up to rainmaker programme for female lawyers - Legal Futures https://t.co/9z8XwV7GXG 
• A lawsuit filed by an ex-girlfriend of Tiger Woods asks a judge in Florida to cancel a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) she signed with him. Lawyers for Erica Herman, who began dating Mr Woods in 2017, cite a new law limiting the scope of NDAs #US https://t.co/t3gRtLn8xw 
• Police forces across Great Britain have seen a significant rise in the number of mental health incidents they have dealt with in the past five years https://t.co/pYXrnRPDSL Mar 09, 2023
• #Japanese police have arrested three people over "sushi terror": viral, unhygienic pranks that are threatening the world-famous feature of sushi conveyor belt restaurants https://t.co/tvXXmHfYoq 
• The Guardian view on refugee rights: a warning from history | Editorial https://t.co/EKCcvhe9be 
• Sunak criticised for 'startling ignorance' over lefty lawyer attack | Law Gazette https://t.co/VxfCkAU3D3
• Brexit trade treaty ‘could be terminated’ if UK quits ECHR over small boat crossings - Legal experts say Brussels has right to take retaliatory action, making cross-border law enforcement harder https://t.co/jeGwVMZ11R 
• Solicitor “grossly abused his position” to dupe investors - Legal Futures https://t.co/EEjBLeOktA 
• We can have the power - Legal Futures https://t.co/40TP1vhzMW 
• Litigation funder set up to deliver 'wider social change' | Law Gazette https://t.co/rWS7WNdhvN

9th March - Law News

Edition 4090: 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 Law Society’s gender pay gap shrank last year to a median of 4.7%, much lower than the national average, but its ethnicity pay gap almost doubled to 15.6%. There were no disability or sexual orientation pay gaps at Chancery Lane, because disabled and LGBTQ+ staff actually earned more than other workers. Full story Legal Futures

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: On International Women's Day, four of our Judicial Assistants (JAs) shared their insights about what it means to embrace equity, and their experiences as women working in law.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Plans for the Israeli judicial system are an anti-democratic coup – and will be resisted #Israel https://t.co/0Bd1q0ouJO 
• Gary Lineker has said he will try to keep speaking up for people with "no voice", after criticism of his tweets on Tory government's extreme asylum policy https://t.co/TA4HwFsxPg
  
• Firms should treat every day as International Women's Day | Law Gazette https://t.co/awBfwxUoyW 
• Solicitor apprenticeships launched for part-qualified legal professionals - Legal Futures https://t.co/w9GaIP4Kb0
• Suella Braverman: small boats plan will push boundaries of international law https://t.co/zNsPt5iXlg 
• Landmark damages awarded in so-called 'revenge porn' case | Law Gazette https://t.co/jHI2t64STE 
• Police have launched an investigation after a newspaper alleged England and Manchester City footballer Kyle Walker indecently exposed himself in a bar https://t.co/l5VzrBlTDV 
• A 14-year-old has been sentenced for causing the death of a woman while on a privately-owned electric scooter. The boy, who cannot be named, hit Linda Davis on a pavement in Rainworth, Notts https://t.co/wnxTKSMhUn 
• Home secretary Suella Braverman must apologise to civil servants for accusing them of blocking efforts to stop small boat crossings, a union leader has said https://t.co/XmYPbgkIeg 
• An increased reward of £150,000 is on offer for information leading to the conviction of those who tried to murder of one of Northern Ireland's top detectives https://t.co/GhiFDhGFFS 
• What does the UK government’s bill on illegal migration propose? https://t.co/kopPAGqs4X
• Firm silent on reports of 12 trainee solicitors being released | Law Gazette https://t.co/fef4czZjQf 
• Solicitor fined £32,000 for secretly working against firm's own client | Law Gazette https://t.co/hq25jDee72
• MoJ “must publish data on unrepresented defendants” - Legal Futures https://t.co/Z3otNF24rI 
• Rishi Sunak ‘extinguishing the right to seek refugee protection in UK’ https://t.co/i4GILAiLH5 
• 'Conveyancing crunch': workload rises as sector shrinks | Law Gazette https://t.co/33yXu4JtmJ 
• Olivia Pratt-Korbel said ‘Mum, I’m scared’ before killer shot her, court told https://t.co/K9NRKlXLy6 
• International Women's Day: Profession looks to do more and do it better | Law Gazette https://t.co/bEVz67d0rh 
• Competition law to grow fastest among practice areas - Legal Futures https://t.co/I7KEp3owxL 
• Heathrow Airport has been told to cut passenger charges for airlines next year, in a move that should feed through to ticket prices. The Civil Aviation Authority decided lower charges were required due to passenger numbers recovering quicker https://t.co/bmnEg8HYc3 
• Protesters have clashed with police in #Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, after parliament backed a controversial draft law which critics say limits press freedom and suppresses civil society https://t.co/V0OncANK0B
• The RMT union has called off planned strike action at Network Rail on 16 March, after receiving a new pay offer https://t.co/PcDVX3NG0a
  
• In a draughty corridor of Leeds Family Court, a father cuddles his young son. The baby is chewing the string of his dad's hoodie, smiling broadly. Lawyers dressed in severe black outfits hurry over to say hello, and Freddie coos and giggles in response https://t.co/oCbST21pDu 
• ENRC seeks millions for losses incurred over SFO investigation | Law Gazette https://t.co/Nh2WNN5zk0
• Former lord chancellor and serving MP Robert Buckland has joined a London firm in a part-time consultancy role | Law Gazette https://t.co/vKgJVrg2Hq
• New immigration legislation due to be announced today to tackle small boat crossings will be closely scrutinised to ensure Britain is upholding its international obligations, the Law Society has said | Law Gazette https://t.co/6cRsAQd7OF
• Partner secretly worked on deal with his firm on opposite side - Legal Futures https://t.co/udJbRxqk9s
  
• ‘Martyn’s law’ anti-terrorism bill to be published this spring, says Braverman | https://t.co/eXB8QJOO21
• Rishi Sunak has backed the UK's top civil servant Simon Case over comments he made about the government's Covid policies in WhatsApp messages https://t.co/0WnOnfDShD 
• Senate Republicans and Capitol police have criticised Fox News after one of its hosts aired previously unseen clips of the riot two years ago at Congress, and played down the violent disorder #US https://t.co/0o8QInlmYU
• Match of the Day host Gary Lineker will be "spoken to" after appearing to compare the Tory government's fascist asylum policy to Nazi Germany, the BBC has said https://t.co/QpoIfwysCs 
• Can lawyers be utopians? | Law Gazette https://t.co/uKkUG7jE58 
• Mixed claims: Progress but now time to sort out the rest of the problems - Legal Futures https://t.co/eJDaWoGLK7 
• Domestic abuse survivor takes UK justice ministry to court over legal aid https://t.co/CmkgGfQYRP