20th March - Law News

Edition 4100: 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 Chancellor has announced a time limit on unclaimed funds held by the Court Funds Office. Full story Scottish Legal News

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: Gary Linker and the BBC have been dominating the headlines after the Match of the Day host was asked to step back from presenting after tweeting out criticism of the government’s language around refugees.
But what does this whole row mean for the BBC, and what does it say about the state of our media and its relationship to impartiality?

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Philip Lee appoints Eimear Collins as new dispute resolution and litigation partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/r607s99zXS 
• Man arrested after window smashed at Indian high commission in London. Crowds outside building believed to be supporters of a Sikh separatist movement appeared to be encouraging man’s actions https://t.co/8sz1Xa8l4X
• "There was no consensus among Collegium members": Former CJI SA Bobde on why no judges were appointed to Supreme Court during his tenure | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/oZxjpCW3Oc
• 'Robot lawyer' sued because it 'does not have a law degree' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/UvRbIjXvY0
• Magistrate 'spoke to colleagues listed to hear relative's case' | Law Gazette https://t.co/XUTQs1Y05x
  
• South Norfolk Council told Stuart Dobson, 77, it was "sorry to hear" he had died and informed him he could get a council tax exemption https://t.co/8RLzPvMjc5
• Diners at one of Bath's historic hotels were met with an unusual sight on Mother's Day when a car became wedged against its basement windows https://t.co/tdQiuLSVjw 
• Epilim redress scheme would avoid ‘perpetual litigation’ | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Pz9x1ubUmT
  
• UK law firms ramp up rookie recruitment in Ireland - Legal Cheek https://t.co/DF0sOJxpGN 
• Is Sharing Caring? Disclosures from the Family Courts to Professional Regulators - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/bhPxLSMUqi
  
• Government Legal Department reveals SQE plans - Legal Cheek https://t.co/3INA7BNTl3 
• Liverpool fans press on with Paris claims despite refund offer | Law Gazette https://t.co/70j8FBaJta
• Lawyers urge Ireland to challenge UK’s legacy plans in Strasbourg | Irish Legal News https://t.co/6ZNQW1NroC 
• How Macfarlanes is working to make law firm careers more accessible - Legal Cheek https://t.co/0mR7ZGQgl7 
• Ireland set to join EU court case against Hungary | Irish Legal News https://t.co/pA4obwYz38 
• And the winners of the Legal Cheek Awards 2023 are… - Legal Cheek https://t.co/J83Xc82cqe 
• Imran Khan's chaotic court summons in 60 seconds - The former Prime Minister of #Pakistan, Imran Khan, is answering charges of corruption, which he dismisses as politically motivated, at a court in Islamabad https://t.co/V8DNMRePeU 
• #Israel protests: Tens of thousands of Israelis have marched again in nationwide protests against the government's plan to curb Supreme Court powers https://t.co/ZFfoMWrrk4 
• Firm sets up foundation to help those the law cannot | Law Gazette https://t.co/eTW3mO7tAT 
• #Switzerland's biggest bank, UBS, is in advanced talks to buy all or part of its troubled rival Credit Suisse. Credit Suisse is facing a crisis of confidence and its shares have fallen sharply in recent days https://t.co/qJxoKie2lp 
• A siren-like alert will be sent to mobile phone users across the UK next month to test a new government public warning system https://t.co/TY2Nwdft3e 
• BARBRI and London South Bank to deliver SQE-LLM - Legal Cheek https://t.co/SblwsR48Cf 
• The Weekly Round-up: The Illegal Migration Bill, Sanctions against gender-based violence, and Legal Aid eligibility - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/fwXVefOn2q 
• Some retired judges part of anti-India gang; anyone against nation will have to pay: right-wing BJP Law Minister Kiren Rijiju | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/BmMkULjWzR 
• Fraudster convicted decade ago must pay £92,500 | Law Gazette https://t.co/mCu0SlDnNN 
• 'Onslaught' of extra AML burdens likely to increase - SRA chief | Law Gazette https://t.co/3uQSdeSau8 
• A gambling addict has said bookmaker William Hill should have done more to help him stop betting when he was staking thousands on single bets https://t.co/OZWj5WNSyR

19th March - Law News

Edition 4099: 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: These Rohingya photographers developed their photo skills in the world’s largest refugee camp and are now exhibiting their works internationally. 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Morrisons fined £3.5m after death of employee with epilepsy https://t.co/IiWixQAQKF 
• Dominic Raab 'ruined people's lives', say officials who worked with him as bullying inquiry nears conclusion https://t.co/YmANxe1aSu 
• The Law Society has launched a ‘21st Century Justice project’, with a remit for working groups to prepare for the future in five key areas | NLJ https://t.co/qS3EjJsCaR 
• We all turn a blind eye to exploited carwash and nail bar workers https://t.co/5khWW8x2FA
• Mishcon leads law firms in global sustainability push - Legal Futures https://t.co/GMKdVPLJ7a
  
• Lawyers have welcomed the Bar Council of India’s historic decision to allow foreign lawyers and law firms to practise law in India, on a restricted and reciprocal basis | NLJ https://t.co/nu2rlWWrvJ
• A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a claim of responsibility made for the shooting of a senior police officer in Omagh last month https://t.co/XIxu1YvTFL 
• The UK government is banking on its new migration bill to stem the flow of small boats crossing the English Channel. The policy's headline-grabbing fascist slogan is identical to that used in #Australia a decade ago https://t.co/LGBEuf9MAF 
• Man sent bailiffs to Luton Airport for Wizz Air refund - Russell Quirk said he was left with little choice but to find another route to Portugal which cost him £4,500 https://t.co/AFoWJParYM 
• Donald Trump expects to be arrested on Tuesday. However his lawyer said there had been no communication from law enforcement and the former president's post was based on media #US reports https://t.co/J1S0qXuh7q
  
• The High Court has handed down detailed guidance for the first time on the correct approach in law to the Financial Ombudsman’s powers to reopen complaints | NLJ https://t.co/WRupqMDuHt 
• One year on, has P&O Ferries got away with illegally sacking all its crew? https://t.co/hI0ABFH0kB 
• The government intends to consult ‘shortly’ on the introduction of a criminal offence of failing to comply with a legal notice from HMRC to stop promoting a tax avoidance scheme | NLJ https://t.co/vTFhQLGKo8 
• Credibility at Bar linked to "masculine heterosexuality" - Legal Futures https://t.co/t8KVXiDUEY 
• The Chancellor has announced a time limit on unclaimed funds held by the Court Funds Office | NLJ https://t.co/UCWfDUJsEW 
• The G4S fraud trial collapse is the latest in a ‘catalogue of failings’ at the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), lawyers have warned | NLJ https://t.co/YyBuBD8PcH 
• Novak Djokovic: World number one will not play at Miami Open after being denied entry to #US https://t.co/4hV2uJYYKK 
• Police in Islamabad have clashed with supporters of former #Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan as he arrived in the city to appear in court https://t.co/7lCNy1Smrh
  
• The SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has resigned with immediate effect in a row over party membership. Mr Murrell, who is married to outgoing party leader Nicola Sturgeon, said he had become a distraction to the ongoing leadership race https://t.co/rRXjWYgOMk 
• Peer Nazir Ahmed’s jail term for 1970s sexual assault cut by three years https://t.co/U7UNqraYZh 
• The Law Society RFC are proud to announce LTN & Partners as the Headline sponsor of the 2023 Law Society RFC 7s & Netball Tournament | NLJ https://t.co/pRO0U5lw3O
• #Italy leaves children of same-sex parents in limbo https://t.co/0OcGyRQTnh
• CA: Barrister's conduct of own litigation "not a private matter" - Legal Futures https://t.co/19qrxxjiP5
• A fraud victim has won a £153,000 refund despite not being automatically entitled to one, after the BBC's Money Box programme contacted Lloyds bank https://t.co/CcsFgZG7NY
  
• Small and medium-sized law firms performed well during 2021-2022 despite challenging circumstances, according to the Law Society’s annual Financial Benchmarking Survey | NLJ https://t.co/F4vXFogYvU
• #Trinidad and Tobago is failing children locked in Syrian camps – it must bring them home https://t.co/0BwUJwy8S5 
• Tour de Law, the UK’s only cycle race for the legal sector, will take place this year from Wednesday 11 to Thursday 12 October | NLJ https://t.co/1qFXiUUoKt 
• Lawyers have lambasted both the government’s Illegal Migration Bill and the surrounding rhetoric about ‘lefty lawyers’ | NLJ https://t.co/ED7RKbIwsQ 
• Negligence claim over law firm's ground rent advice dismissed - Legal Futures https://t.co/uIwnYUghkc
• One in 20 corporate counsel have come under pressure to suppress or ignore information in conflict with their regulatory obligations, according to research by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) | NLJ https://t.co/OPH4CgfFra
  
• The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin https://t.co/bhiywRH1Pa
  
• Facebook parent company Meta has rolled out a paid verification service in the United States https://t.co/FMckXzmrM3