8th September - Law News

Edition 4273 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: A lot of Americans have recently weighed in on legacy admissions, the preferential treatment given to the children of alumni in the college application process: President Biden. Members of Congress. Supreme Court justices. Officials at numerous colleges — some defending the practice, others calling to ditch it. The Education Department even opened a civil rights investigation last month into Harvard University’s legacy admissions policy.

 

Focus of the Day Legal News:  ‘The art of the possible’ - arbitration specialists welcome targeted proposals to reform UK’s Arbitration Act. England and Wales Law Commission acknowledges ‘root and branch reform is not needed or wanted’ to 1996 legislation. Full story - The Global Legal Post    

 

A selection of important developments in the world of law and justice (for a comprehensive look at the news and events, please visit @theLawMap Twitter feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

• An inmate who worked with escapee Daniel Khalife in the kitchens at HMP Wandsworth has told the BBC that he said "he was going be famous". The 21-year-old ex-soldier escaped from the jail on Wednesday morning strapped to the bottom of a delivery lorry https://tinyurl.com/3kwhb96j
  
• Couple stung by £89 storage fee after spending £4,500 on wills | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/2w7sxzkp
  
• The details of Daniel Khalife's escape raise serious questions about what happened with security at HMP Wandsworth. The Ministry of Justice is highly unlikely to ever publicly confirm all the details https://t.co/RtMgwZCClt
  
• Police officers secure seven per cent pay increase | Scottish Legal News https://tinyurl.com/bdhafw6t
• Practising fee to rise £21, Legal Services Board confirms | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/5dsrfvek
  
• Budget worries at the fore as Northern Ireland begins new legal year | Irish Legal News https://tinyurl.com/nhzynn64
  
• Justice secretary must “get to grips” with escalating civil court delays - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/28ky5fdr
  

7th September - Law News

Edition 4272 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 boss of Johnny and Assosciates, Japan's biggest pop talent agency, has resigned after finally admitting the sexual abuse committed by its late founder, Johnny Kitagawa. Julie Fujishima resigned on Thursday during a public apology to her uncle's victims. Her departure comes a week after a major inquiry found Kitagawa had "extensively" abused young idols at his pop agency over a six-decade career. He died in 2019, having always denied wrongdoing. He never faced charges.

Focus of the Day Legal News:  The Post Office has denied taking a ‘laissez faire’ approach to disclosure to the public inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal despite allowing external lawyers to decide what terms were searched for. Full story - The Law Society Gazette  

A selection of important developments in the world of law and justice (for a comprehensive look at the news and events, please visit @theLawMap Twitter feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Society creates ‘safe space’ to discuss ethical issues | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/mxFNQ
• “Power kick” solicitor struck off for fake employee fraud - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/jCFRU
• Letby inquiry: judge to work with families on terms of reference | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/mxFNQ
• A #Kenyan hospital employee who was caught selling a baby on the black market has been convicted of child trafficking. Fred Leparan, who worked at Nairobi's Mama Lucy Kibaki hospital, was filmed accepting $2,500 (£2,000) https://shorturl.at/zJTW0
  
• Jenni Hermoso has filed a legal complaint over the kiss by Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales. Rubiales kissed Hermoso on the lips after Spain's World Cup final win, which she says was not consensual https://shorturl.at/kOPS2
• Talks on the UK becoming a fully-fledged member of the EU's €100bn (£85bn) programme again began after a deal was cut on post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland earlier this year https://shorturl.at/gtL14
• 'Danger to the public': solicitor struck off over 'threatening' emails | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/adxQ4