3rd October - Law News

Edition 4298: 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 world is witnessing an epochal shift, according to Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis: from the now-dead capitalism, to “technofeudalism”. In his latest book, the former Greek politician - who in 2015, at the height of the Greek debt crisis, was catapulted from academic obscurity to Minister of Finance - argues that insane sums of money that were supposed to re-float our economies in the wake of the financial crisis and the 2020 pandemic have ended up supercharging big tech's hold over every aspect of the economy. And capitalism's twin pillars - markets and profit - have been replaced with big tech's platforms and rents; while we, the “cloud serfs”, increase these companies’ power with every online click and scroll

Focus of the Day Legal News: Dame Sue Carr has been sworn in as the lady chief justice of England and Wales. She was sworn in at a ceremony held today at the Royal Courts of Justice, where she took the judicial oath. Full story - Scottish Legal News   

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

• Transgender people may be banned from single-sex hospital wards under plans to restore "common sense" in the NHS, the health secretary says. Speaking at the Tory conference, Steve Barclay announced a consultation on strengthening the protections for women https://tinyurl.com/bpana6cm
  
• All Onewheel electric skateboards sold worldwide will be recalled after four people died while riding them. US watchdog the Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled all 300,000 devices sold in the US, citing a risk of crashes causing serious injuries https://tinyurl.com/tzn9pvhm
• 'A prison officer will get killed': Staff warn of chaos and violence inside flagship super prison https://tinyurl.com/56fz9pht
• "Shocking and abhorrent" conduct - SDT explains Bretherton strike-off - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/3s98n29m
  
• Sunak fails to hand WhatsApp messages from time as chancellor to Covid inquiry https://tinyurl.com/43kuecyu
• Class action specialists secure biggest ever law firm financing deal - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/bpap5njp
  
• People jailed for killing their partner will lose parental rights, Tories to announce. Justice secretary to tell conference he will introduce ‘Jade’s law’ later this year to protect families from jailed abusers https://tinyurl.com/48vmy7sc
  

2nd October - Law News

Edition 4297: 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 record 7.68 million patients are waiting for routine NHS hospital treatment in England which is prompting some people to explore other options, including going abroad.  One patient was told by her doctor that she needed a full hip replacement, and discovered it would be years until she could be treated by the health service. Instead, she joined the growing number of Britons choosing to pay to have surgery in another country.

Focus of the Day Legal News: Using foul language on social media is fine but posting dishonest or discriminatory material online is not, according to guidance issued by the Bar Standards Board (BSB). Full story - New Law Journal   

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

• Law prof sparks debate over class 'cold calling' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/KNNaraQY0s 
• Senior UK judge given formal warning for ‘rude and hostile’ behaviour - Lord Justice Clive Lewis, whose manner amounted to ‘judicial bullying’ in court, has apologised for behaviour https://tinyurl.com/5xvpfjx3
• Tesla sued for severe harassment of Black workers at California plant #US https://tinyurl.com/mvc7xrky
  
• Targets for reduction in sewage outflow not unlawful, says High Court - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/YaB4kliNRd
  
• Refugee activist’s house in Home Office raid for ‘unknown illegal persons’. Campaigner Tony Pierre is demanding answers as to why his home was searched by immigration officers without a warrant https://tinyurl.com/3yn9mdhv
• Businessman jailed for targeting barristers with fake bombs - Legal Cheek https://t.co/BWABBn9r7Y
  
• UK government keeping files on education critics’ social media activity - An Observer investigation finds DfE tried to cancel conference with ‘unsuitable’ speakers – and experts who criticised state education policy had online posts monitore https://tinyurl.com/5c7b9hwm