9th December - Law News

Edition 3270: LawNewsIndex is a UK based topical 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 Legal Article: The challenge facing traditional law firms from artificial intelligence (AI) is not a lack of finance to invest in technology but having the right “human capital”, a study from Oxford University has argued. Academics found that AI would “augment the capabilities of human lawyers” while “generating new roles for legal experts” in producing AI services. Full story - Legal Futures

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: The US Supreme Court denied a request from Pennsylvania Republicans to block certification of the commonwealth's election results, delivering a near fatal blow to the GOP's long-shot bid to invalidate President-elect Joe Biden's victory.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Buckland unveils Human Rights Act review | Law Gazette https://t.co/29iMFcFjB3 
• #US cybersecurity firm FireEye hit by 'state-sponsored' attack https://t.co/iXsb08edZM 
• Small claims taking almost a year to come to trial | Law Gazette https://t.co/ihbG3LIp8M 
• #US Supreme Court rejects Trump ally's push to overturn Biden win in Pennsylvania https://t.co/WeOmfh1tlv
• Society ex-president to sit on HRA review | Law Gazette https://t.co/Sy4mPfichL 
• Vocal Brexiter Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Ineos boss, has vowed to make new Grenadier 4x4 in Bridgend but has now bought car plant at Hambach - 'British' heir to Land Rover Defender shall be made in France https://t.co/L2BNnY4Wzx
• The announcement of an independent panel to examine the Human Rights Act fails to acknowledge the act’s history as well as its current value and significance https://t.co/iU2I8irDW1
• Lords vote to revoke UK trade deals with countries committing genocide - British high court would be given right, for first time, to declare if genocide occurring in another state https://t.co/b7SjUo7irh
• Police bail reforms left crime victims feeling unsafe, finds report - Changes intended to benefit innocent suspects kept some attackers at liberty until trial https://t.co/uzzdy0eFq
• EHRC sex data advice ‘misrepresents the law’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1uMheIhv3
• Faculty backs new domestic abuse protections - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dZ29rUiXy
• Dentist who concealed medical condition for six years loses appeal against removal from register   - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ajlNFdsfC
• Acland-Hood leaves courts & tribunals service for good | Law Gazette https://t.co/tB6i3h6Yq
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dMBEWY7345 
• Lawyer in the news: Nick Brett, Brett Wilson LLP - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/Swy6KtYkUI 
• My legal life: Sanah Butt, EBR Attridge - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/5Pu7iE964
• How to write a legal judgment | Prospect Magazine https://t.co/DPOpAc32yM
• Isle of Wight monolith: Designer claims responsibility for structure https://t.co/EWrNvqZwij
• Coronavirus: Londoners 'must stick to rules' amid tier 3 fears https://t.co/aoz0CaUmk
• Louise Smith death: A man has been found guilty of the "sexually-motivated" murder of a teenager whose body he set on fire https://t.co/AwnGuU4bkG
• Steve Thompson in group of ex-rugby union internationals to sue for brain damage https://t.co/BM5ZWWzA6G
• End of an era for the European project | Law Gazette https://t.co/U2BekbKF
• Training tomorrow’s AI lawyers today | Law Gazette https://t.co/EL2yj3cJUT
• Firm forced to close days before Christmas after insurance refusal | Law Gazette https://t.co/YClqV8en3
• New protocol on local authority management of common good land - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AVGK4NH32m
• London logjam brings justice to a standstill - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/do2Fj5j97d
• Robinho: #Brazilian footballer's rape case & country's gender violence problem https://t.co/8kf3ZVHmo9
• The UK and EU have reached agreement on how rules in the withdrawal agreement will be implemented, particularly in relation to Northern Ireland https://t.co/HX3zgK7Sa
• Tougher penalties for animal and wildlife crime - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qH6ZM6wD6J
• Inquiry into Christchurch massacre found failures but concluded the tragedy was unpreventable. The inquiry was launched after white supremacist Brenton Tarrant killed 51 people at two mosques in March 2019 #NewZealand https://t.co/D1TOG47HoL
• Unexpected office change on the horizon? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ayXF1yn9H
• Gordon Lindhurst: Meeting together, coronavirus, and religious freedom - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Az28Tpu6H
• Consultation on amendments to the Attorney General’s Code of Practice issued under Section 377A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 https://t.co/LM7fFwFsL
• 'Why the need for such speed? The answer, as it so often is for us advocates, was an impatient judge. Or, perhaps more fairly to the judge, the feeling that the court was waiting' - Legal Futures https://t.co/dfSK6p2Pk5 
• Five businesses chosen for ‘lawtech sandbox’ pilot - Legal Futures https://t.co/nb9kv00JUX
• Litigant in person threatened opposing lawyers with violence - Legal Futures https://t.co/DsBADXkC4T
• 3,000 law firms “could be forced to close or merge” - Legal Futures https://t.co/TXI15u59Q
• A prosecutor who believes Madeleine McCann was killed by a German sex offender says the public would reach the same conclusion if they "knew the evidence we had" https://t.co/AyJV0rzbtV 
• Ken MacDonald re-elected president of Society of Advocates in Aberdeen - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0IUcGoZW8l 
• The legal profession swears by the maxim verba volant, scripta manent, which means ‘spoken words fly away, written words remain’. While the legal world has seen a radical shift in its functioning, it still lacks good legal writing #India https://t.co/9K1LYglMsG
• Jennifer Bain becomes vice-president of SCBA - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uTq3WCajZ
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/yhrmTOfbX
• Criminal's character can be taken into account in compensation claim, court rules #Ireland https://t.co/ETpZErdLV
• Law Society hopeful of legal aid support following government talks - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/h4VTlhM4tb
• Three staff members of an Egyptian human rights group were released from an #Egyptian prison Thursday https://t.co/ogwmfJyRia
• NGT slams NHAI for indifference towards environment protection #India https://t.co/yXOupiNX8U 
• #Kenya Judiciary says it needs Sh35 billion to serve Kenyans effectively https://t.co/RtuKhQFJgf
• Family of Detained Chinese Rights Lawyer Chang WeipingSilenced by Threats, Sources Say #China https://t.co/7IkS8ndwAR 
• Bryan Cranston Discusses Legal Twists And Turns On Showtime's 'Your Honor' #US https://t.co/gcPRjrbofn
• Muslims in #SriLanka 'denied justice' over forced cremations of Covid victims https://t.co/YsrA6AGSwN
• Home Office faces legal challenges over 'inhuman' conditions for asylum seekers in former barracks https://t.co/5uuLwHU5r
• Police bail reforms left crime victims feeling unsafe, finds report - Changes intended to benefit innocent suspects kept some attackers at liberty until trial https://t.co/uzzdy0eFq
• Lawyers denied access to asylum seekers in Kent barracks - Solicitors firm says clients need advice on asylum claims, removals and conditions at the site https://t.co/XtI4ccQOh
• The age limit for playing the National Lottery is set to be raised from 16 to 18 from next October as the government moves to crack down on gambling https://t.co/RT9uwsr6Q1
• When will you be eligible for the Covid vaccine? https://t.co/hotFWfvW
• The #Palestinian case at the ICC is legal, not political - It is time for the ICC to finally open the investigation on Israel/Palestine https://t.co/rU61XLOyd
• An #Italian man stepped outside to cool off after quarrelling with his wife - and ended up walking 280 miles. He's been fined 400 euros for breaching lockdown https://t.co/tMD1gUnLRi

8th December - Law News

Edition 3269: LawNewsIndex is a UK based topical 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 Legal Article: A former Court of Appeal judge will lead an independent review of the Human Rights Act. Sir Peter Gross has been appointed by the UK government to determine whether the 1998 act, which domesticates the European Convention on Human Rights, is operating effectively. A panel of eight is expected to report its findings next summer. Full story - Scottish Legal News

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: There are fears poorer nations will be left behind when it comes to accessing a coronavirus vaccine, with higher-income countries pre-ordering “more than their fair share” of limited supplies. What are the dangers of ‘vaccine nationalism’?

Saturday Conversations on Law

• NGT junks review plea alleging falsification of emission readings by Mercedes Benz #India https://t.co/PlutOLJs5
• UK’s Treasury Committee Publishes Further Inquiry Into Future of Financial Services Post-Brexit https://t.co/WOltA70yOt
• Refugees living in Scotland whose families have been torn apart by war are struggling to rebuild their lives with “restrictive” family reunion rules forcing many relatives into life-threatening journeys to try to join them https://t.co/n4CCskg0Iw
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/AqG9IYY6M9
• The UK government has unveiled a new security law which includes new fines if telecoms operators fail to meet security standards. Companies which fail to tighten their security could receive fines which amount to 10 percent of their turnover https://t.co/V8kmnu6i4
• Ministers say they will remove clauses from the Internal Market Bill on trade and business support in Northern Ireland or "deactivate" them if a solution is found in the coming days https://t.co/TwLtj9KrlM
• Michelle Tangimama returned to the #CookIslands in 2019 for the first time in 18 years. This week, Tangimama was admitted to the Cook Islands High Court as a barrister and solicitor https://t.co/0O1EUtb6O1
• Police have pulled over a “playboy” Sydney barrister and seized his Lamborghini number plates after Transport NSW deemed them “offensive”: Peter Lavac is a renowned criminal defence barrister and former Hong Kong crown prosecutor #Australia https://t.co/YHwuosK3mD
• Are barristers and solicitors “separate controllers” or “joint controllers?” https://t.co/tV6HcrCzr8 
• ITV breached Ofcom competition rules over postal votes https://t.co/hm94PQt3z6
• Small Axe: Scottish barrister who spent 50 years fighting tyranny and injustice remembered in Mangrove case drama https://t.co/TMZ2i3aJNL
• Windrush and the need for do-gooders in the face of a total hard-right bully Priti Patel https://t.co/GSiJCwO5oc
• Republic of #Ireland minister has become the country's first serving cabinet member to announce she is pregnant while in office. Helen McEntee, the Irish Justice Minister, made the announcement on Saturday https://t.co/lIbhD7WpA
• Faculty of Advocates defends extension to Jackson inquiry - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/aYhEKN0H9
• Human Rights Act review to decide if judges are being drawn into politics - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qZ0TtNtxt
• Outer House dismisses $210m damages action alleging conspiracy to breach fiduciary duty - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/w0EX8iZ2g
• #US Department of Justice sues Facebook over use of temporary visa workers, including H-1Bs https://t.co/zgyMd9X5x
• Nottingham house party with 'up to 150 guests' raided by police https://t.co/Ht41shXEi
• Manchester Arena bomber's brother Hashem Abedi admits involvement https://t.co/vdUk6BRw0
• Wales only part of UK without falling coronavirus rates - Wales' health minister has warned there could be further restrictions after Christmas as Covid cases continue to rise https://t.co/RGgcSu6DH
  
• Digitalisation of Justice must be based on the experience of practitioners https://t.co/ig8POZlnVr 
• Challenging institutional power must be integral to the fight for climate justice https://t.co/DDfrZQmUt
• Instant justice for teen vandals caught in the act as officers praised for 'old-fashioned policing' https://t.co/es5dxC6fL9 
• Dolan's latest lockdown defeat https://t.co/Ycqkaxf31
• 'Kevin Crosslands identity was stolen by police after he died' https://t.co/ueFxQAXNuq
• Salisbury Novichok-poisoned police officer 'fighting for pension' https://t.co/6cWQft7r6g
• No-comment barrister reprimanded for breath test refusal - Legal Futures https://t.co/zRXSQYioPS
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/EzrQEhF3wc
• Magna Carta and Freemen on the Land https://t.co/uDUZucbBU3
• Small firm solicitors' wellbeing worsening as homeworking stretches on - Legal Futures https://t.co/Ie5hKUEJD3
• Ex-Eversheds Sutherland legal assistant banned after faking manager’s signature - Legal Cheek https://t.co/T7dRzJIy64
• Firm fined £14,000 for conveyancing ID failures - Legal Futures https://t.co/Y4rrP0ZnTu
• What the Green Economy has in store for lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/amA6zqnz2x
• Law school enters SQE market with £3k prep course - Legal Cheek https://t.co/vO6aqbrZew
• Ex-Supreme Court judge Lord Kerr dies aged 72 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/4uhdPn4v8
• Part 2: Does the government’s COVID-19 response comply with the rule of law? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/e9giXOF7vz
• How tech is driving change in the legal sector - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Kwn4W4qVpT
• Herbert Smith Freehills targets net-zero carbon emissions by 2030 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/z6nIJ2RGyO
• BPP accused of ‘disruptive editing’ by Wikipedia - Legal Cheek https://t.co/MWQk2l512Z
• #Ethiopia's Tigray Crisis: Why Nobel laureate Abiy Ahmed sent his troops to battle https://t.co/Y4rVpCgd6X
• #Indonesia minister accused of bribery following raid - Juliari Batubara is accused of taking cash from contractors supplying food aid parcels to people in need https://t.co/bjSaErXp40

7th December - Law News

Edition 3268: LawNewsIndex is a UK based topical 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 Legal Article: The Law Commission, which advises the government on law reform, called this week for the common law offence of misconduct in public office to be replaced with two statutory offences. It claims the offence is outdated and unclear, and would like to clarify and modernise the law, targeting the most serious misconduct. Full story - New Law Journal

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: Greek police detained dozens of people who tried to gather in central Athens to commemorate the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old schoolboy by a policeman 12 years ago.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Top commercial awareness talking points for aspiring lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/MoQKYEVuEd 
• Law firms continue to repay government furlough cash - Legal Cheek https://t.co/B29T4v0iUp
  
• President Donald Trump says his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for Covid-19 #US https://t.co/6ayHiVukV
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/vQpJMB3z1J
  
• Barrister shares top 10 pupillage application tips as Gateway reopens - Legal Cheek https://t.co/igACvGcgIN 
• Cocaine with an estimated value of £100m has been found in a banana pulp shipment, the Home Office has said https://t.co/ZaZoJaOPn4
• Over 200 top lawyers sign petition calling on London’s Garrick Club to scrap men-only membership policy - Legal Cheek https://t.co/bDQIYWfXwi
• Meet the City lawyer using tech to tackle clients’ problems - Legal Cheek https://t.co/vxYuPnBZOD 
• Noor Hossain and the image that helped bring down a dictator #Bangladesh https://t.co/Nsvzq6aQQ1
  
• Cardiac arrest survivor backs defibrillator bill https://t.co/bApdliCnl9
• Law student who gave birth during bar exam reveals she passed - Legal Cheek https://t.co/RSFeKCRE72 
• 8 insights into trainee life at Reed Smith - Legal Cheek https://t.co/NkQDCHdHZx 
• Slaughter and May boosts Xmas bonuses but sticks with pay freeze - Legal Cheek https://t.co/nJBUZ0kmTT
  
• UCL law students complain of 'overwhelming' workload and 'unhealthy' screen usage during online studies - Legal Cheek https://t.co/NiShxjeguz 
• Virtual student event THIS TUESDAY: Innovation and the law - with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Irwin Mitchell, Elevate and BARBRI - Legal Cheek https://t.co/7iNISoarJZ 
• Courts logjam leaves 227,000 waiting for justice in London alone: The capital’s mayor Sadiq Khan calls for urgent help, saying the emotional wellbeing of victims and witnesses is at risk https://t.co/KOXYqvONZn
• The culture of incompetence that led to Grenfell still imperils us https://t.co/qjr7anNbPb
• The IPP regime with its callous treatment of prisoners is a stain on our society - Our leaders can’t preach respect and treat the vulnerable with contempt https://t.co/4GXPR8qjKp
• The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has hinted at potential strike action if the government presses ahead with extended operating hours | NLJ https://t.co/xD4FNL4q1Y
• What the NHS has termed the largest-ever vaccine rollout in UK history will begin on Tuesday, the Department of Health has said https://t.co/BtXRaK8GHh
• Justices and staff of the Supreme Court have paid tribute to their former colleague, Lord Kerr, who sadly died this week at the age of 72 years | NLJ https://t.co/if9Fl9Yuml
• Retired judges are being authorised to sit as Crown Court judges to deal with an anticipated surge of cases once the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett has said | NLJ https://t.co/aRGYZcJSBR
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/pmGOkHVND
• LawWorks’ virtual ceremony recognises ‘dedication & commitment’ of pro bono winners | NLJ https://t.co/utOpllLVBy
• Small and medium law firms are regaining their confidence as the impact of COVID-19 begins to ease | NLJ https://t.co/UDjXySHn6f
• The Law Commission has laid recommendations in parliament to reform the law governing politicians and public officials’ misconduct in public office | NLJ https://t.co/TTDNspqwgH
• Law firms are adopting a virtual organisational model, accelerating the shift to the cloud as many firms adapt to enforced remote working conditions | NLJ https://t.co/XqTilHRgEF
• New research finds jurors do not subscribe to rape myths and casts doubt on mock jury studies - Irish Legal News https://t.co/jTTP7kUfH
• NI: Man overturns paramilitary-related convictions 40 years later - Irish Legal News https://t.co/P4ct8IIrI
• IWLA Women Lawyers of the Year Awards - Irish Legal News https://t.co/ZOxGaWSDrW
  
• NI: Former midwifery student settles disability discrimination case against QUB - Irish Legal News https://t.co/jXsWMKD0s
• NI: John O’Kelly promoted at HHD Solicitors - Irish Legal News https://t.co/RhMlgXB0fN
• Police in #Italy have arrested 19 people accused of running a smuggling ring bringing migrants to Europe https://t.co/szSzmc3AFx

6th December - Law News

Edition 3268: LawNewsIndex is a UK based topical 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: Argentina is turning to its super rich to help people struggling to make ends meet because of COVID-19. The Senate has approved a bill to tax people with assets worth more than $2.5m, with hopes of raising more than $3bn. But opponents say it will prevent future investment and slow down the country’s economic recovery..

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Donal Dunne, associate at Eugene F Collins, looks at recent decisions with implications for UK-headquartered retail businesse
• A sheriff's department in the #US state of Alabama has come under fire over a Facebook photo showing a Christmas tree adorned with mugshots of suspects https://t.co/VMXiOz3uFp
• #France police security bill violence: Nearly 100 rallies were planned nationwide on Saturday over the draft bill that would outlaw taking photos of police with malevolent intent https://t.co/YmETuv61w
• NI: No fresh prosecution in most of 15 sex offence convictions set aside over legislative error - Irish Legal News https://t.co/A2OuYade0L
• #Argentina has passed a new tax on its wealthiest people to pay for medical supplies and relief measures amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/9qfFKvp4wb
• Carson McDowell announces 18 promotions - Irish Legal News https://t.co/anKbwukIeq 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/iHIx1fVP0q
• High Court: Liquidator ordered to repay more than €860k in overcharged fees - Irish Legal News https://t.co/eyPPZDbDak
• Litigation funders are sensitive to potential conflicts | Law Gazette https://t.co/VyNte8B97
• Solicitors fined over £100m car park investment scheme | Law Gazette https://t.co/Mkq66zVSoF
• The man convicted of killing 21-year-old UK student Meredith Kercher will finish his sentence doing community service, an #Italian court has ruled https://t.co/MFBQw4Avz
• Judiciary has not lost sight of its proper role, insists former SC justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/1CFYxBNiPa
• A #US judge has ordered the Trump administration to fully reinstate a scheme that protects immigrants brought to the country illegally as children from being deported https://t.co/fa2pRFqYgP
• Latest Wales travel restrictions fuel enforcement concerns | Law Gazette https://t.co/QXmEJZH2u7
• Mastercard judgment delayed after death of Lord Kerr | Law Gazette https://t.co/vl7kpHGygW
• Former Hodge Jones & Allen chief becomes consultancy boss | Law Gazette https://t.co/4NTzEOqbvs
• Video wills expose lawyers to ‘too many risks’, says solicitor MP | Law Gazette https://t.co/BvDaU7AVk
• Trump's latest batch of election lawsuits fizzle as dozens of losses pile up: #US President no closer to overturning result, with just one small victory in a month’s worth of cases https://t.co/i3EY7jbRIX
• Commission proposes block on 'vexatious' misconduct prosecutions | Law Gazette https://t.co/pT2lLmRudZ
• More than 1,200 Google workers condemn firing of AI scientist Timnit Gebru: More than 1,500 researchers also sign letter after Black expert on ethics says Google tried to suppress her research on bias https://t.co/ZHmEAgugWx
• Law centres appeal for £250,000 to fund crisis navigators | Law Gazette https://t.co/qeYJhNwLn
• #France security law incompatible with human rights, say UN experts: Special reporters take government to task over proposed legislation that would give police more power https://t.co/VGLcCyfarN
• Appeal judges demand rule change after epic 100-page JR grounds | Law Gazette https://t.co/wY9U7lZNB
• Teenager Luke Wheaton, Michael James, 64, Brian Vickery, 63, and Raymond White, 57, died in the blast in Avonmouth, Bristol. A fifth person injured is recovering at home https://t.co/lBHpXFJnU0
• World Athletics accused over 'abusive sex testing' of athletes from global south - Human Rights Watch says testing regulations are demeaning and target women based on racial stereotypes https://t.co/W8Z9RpsOF
• England: Government backtracks on court closures - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GzQ9FMjWG8
• The Guardian view on a rape crisis: failing victims and society - only a tiny fraction of reported rapes lead to a charge, let alone a court case. It’s time to overhaul this broken system https://t.co/a36v3Lj0Q2
• One of the 13 prisoners deported from the UK to Jamaica on Wednesday has tested positive for Covid-19, the Jamaican government has said https://t.co/qIeufYv6Jc
• SYLA to host virtual house party in aid of The Trussell Trust - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/znCwPD01f8
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/TL4yIZFfPD
• Enforcement of evictions from rented properties will be halted in Scotland for a six week period until mid-January - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uRIRFYK8So
• New videos for participants in remote jury centre trials - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/iunEGzdsv2
• ECtHR: Judge appointed in tainted process violated defendant’s rights - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/h7QowVBE9Z
• Thirty-six evidence-led High Court trials in latest quarter - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Zz7UReEMu
• Scottish Solicitors’ Benevolent Fund sees 50 per cent rise in applicants during pandemic - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/X1JnUu9xng
• Lord Glennie joins Scottish Arbitration Centre - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/A6wUotKHi5
• A&L Goodbody named Irish law firm of the year - Irish Legal News https://t.co/RhBNrNFBnO
• Draft of Ireland's first report under UN disability convention published - Irish Legal News https://t.co/f6UIwiXpMS
• Government may back bill allowing children born in Ireland to receive citizenship - Irish Legal News https://t.co/4X85omCcg8

5th December - Law News

Edition 3267: LawNewsIndex is a UK based topical 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 state of Uttar Pradesh in India has attempted to transform 'right-wing fantasy' into a law by passing an ordinance against "forcible" conversions for marriage. Citing the law, the state police stepped in to stop a marriage between an interfaith couple.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• NI: Trans woman brings judicial review over gender recognition laws - Irish Legal News https://t.co/pHegbK41FD
• Liverpool's mayor Joe Anderson has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation https://t.co/etSaUESJh
• Lightwater Valley fined £350k over boy's rollercoaster fall https://t.co/Hax5jlQeyj
• President-elect Joe Biden says Americans won't be forced to take a coronavirus vaccine when one becomes available in the #US https://t.co/D5bQGxwEOO
• NI: Work recommences on defamation reform bill - Irish Legal News https://t.co/OV2rvyinUu
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ReF6epwJO
• Give magistrates the benefit of the doubt | Law Gazette https://t.co/ubPmNPiP2t
• Court grants 35% uplift on guideline rates ‘as a starting point’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/zA4lm0eMzp
• Pinsent Masons lays off support staff as solicitors shun the office | Law Gazette https://t.co/llNTEmhINA
• Extended operating hours 'misunderstood', says lord chief justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/pPPZIplUx
• The Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, Roddy Dunlop QC, has complained to the UK government about Home Office allegations of abuse of court process by immigration lawyers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xn2R1H2Cj
• Workloads increasing for law firms but recovery ‘a long way off’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/93jRF7egES
• English High Court allows review of custody time limit extension decision, refuses another  - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6WvzCIliWb
• A woman who slit a seven-year-old's throat has been cleared of murder after the prosecution offered no further evidence and withdrew the charge https://t.co/VJ13KPr0NM
• Proven a bully, Priti Patel has criticised Labour MPs and celebrities for invoking the Windrush scandal in their efforts to stop a flight deporting the proven guilty to Jamaica https://t.co/pQx6Oxxdzt
• Hale: Covid regulations should not have been introduced during parliamentary recess | Law Gazette https://t.co/2FI9nhR2S9
• Public respect for law ‘ebbing away during lockdown’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/hG0DaM0qA
• Muckle reports dip in profits after IT investments | Law Gazette https://t.co/F6XMy8AfZ
• Pinsent Masons hands out biggest ever pay package to top earner | Law Gazette https://t.co/6JqokPzqgb
• Approval decision on ombudsman budget hike ‘finely balanced’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/qGmoq8Nnf0
• Puberty Blocking - can a child consent? - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/VlxUlXnghU
• #Palestinian rights and the IHRA definition of antisemitism https://t.co/fzJYXRgyHR
• UK gambling laws review to consider ban on sports sponsorship https://t.co/o6P7awwADc
• Rishi Sunak's cuts 'risk plunging more than 3 million into poverty' https://t.co/nFUHILszm
• Doomed firm ‘over-valued’ WIP by £15m before collapse | Law Gazette https://t.co/zmUq1gZFI
• Definition of treasure trove to be recast to protect UK's rare artefacts https://t.co/zhyxmEZUs
• In-house solicitor brings libel claim over accusatory press release - Legal Futures https://t.co/UDHMGKYMS
• Law students at Stirling University launch podcast - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Xxv6Wiqg
• Solicitor ordered secretaries to retrospectively “witness” wills - Legal Futures https://t.co/qcXxvOqH7u
• Macdonald Henderson advises on £4.5m funding boost for Inspire Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qo5EY68JEs
• Susskind advocates role of AI in transforming courts - Legal Futures https://t.co/Mp3fFgQqeL
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ktBuQ0WR8l 
• Ogilvie starts construction of Dundee and Glasgow community custody units - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OSN7G7wVs
• Law firm in court battle over alleged snooping - Legal Futures https://t.co/rBZ7uyGoq
• Patel attacks lawyers over criminal deportations - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0IAnTiftHO
• Government to cut £1bn from rail budget https://t.co/NbBeAvNnQ9
• Call for probe into 'missing' £50bn of UK cash https://t.co/xEcu6CGqeJ
• Cyber-warning for festive shoppers https://t.co/fqDmcQB39Z
• Covid in Wales: What are the new rules and restrictions? https://t.co/Q1CLGoYuF2

4th December - Law News

Edition 3266: LawNewsIndex is a UK based topical 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 Legal Article: Leading judge appointed next chair of the Scottish Arbitration Centre. Lord Glennie to assume role after retirement from bench as SAC ushers in more diverse board. Full story - The Global Legal Post

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: New details have emerged over the crash on Melbourne's Eastern Freeway which left four police officers dead. It can now be revealed that the driver at the centre of the smash, Mohinder Singh, was high on drugs and severely sleep deprived when his truck slammed into the officers in April this year. The 48-year-old pleaded guilty over the incident and apologised to his victims, describing them as innocent people.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Will making on the rise in wake of coronavirus | Law Gazette https://t.co/o4q4LhoZuu
• UK rebuked over failure to enforce Troubles court rulings having not carried out effective inquiries into killings as required by ECHR, Council of Europe says https://t.co/Rwvw18ZXFf
• Indefinite sentences 'the greatest single stain on justice system' - Lord Brown calls for action over prisoners in England and Wales languishing under rules https://t.co/orX3oAzXO
• Quarantine rules to be relaxed for business travellers https://t.co/gjY8HfXAUw
• Arbitration hub opens ‘super suite’ for Covid-era disputes | Law Gazette https://t.co/tjx7GHAV9D
• Trial listed in 2023? Not true, Buckland tells MPs | Law Gazette https://t.co/si73zKimp
• A look this week at robotic weapons and the law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YrKCuYozNV
• Dr Fauci: The UK 'was not as careful' as US in vaccine approval https://t.co/SWCvL1tp16
• Senator of the College of Justice Lord Glennie has retired, he was appointed a judge of the Supreme Courts in 2005 and to the Inner House in 2016 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0Jy9z8zKi
• Turnover at Gillespie Macandrew reaches £14m - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uUGmpD9rjR
• English High Court rules under 16s unlikely to be able to consent to puberty blocking drugs   - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZNJta0uhvs
• A woman was strangled to death after two dogs pulled on their leads which were around her neck as she walked them, an inquest has heard. Deborah Roberts was fatally injured in Garden Village, Wrexham on 8 July https://t.co/xviejaS7H
• Facebook says it will start removing false claims about Covid-19 vaccines to prevent "imminent physical harm" https://t.co/GVtyBpbDnE
• £500k in five years to celebrate women in law, yet much more to be done says charity - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BvMLev7gK
• More than 100,000 young people supported by CashBack for Communities - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BX045CdJKZ
• Ranjitsinh Disale, a teacher from a village school in #India, praised for improving the education of girls, has won this year's Global Teacher Prize; he's given away half of it to the 9 runners up https://t.co/kRxG7PpCIx
• The international vaccine supply chain has been targeted by cyber-espionage, according to IBM. The company says it tracked a campaign aimed at the delivery "cold chain" used to keep vaccines at the right temperature https://t.co/BJ2yXTPA0
• Avonmouth warehouse explosion: Emergency services at scene - Firefighters were called to an explosion in Kings Weston Lane in Avonmouth, an industrial area near Bristol, at about 11:20 GMT https://t.co/nbGSWjp2r
• BT takes legal near-shoring option with Northern Ireland move - Legal Futures https://t.co/x6ODFiXxa
• Second provider reveals price for SQE preparation courses - Legal Futures https://t.co/MAw1kR08vZ
• Lottery funding helps law firm launch free Covid fines app - Legal Futures https://t.co/1Huu9ktez
• Inward investment consultancy becomes ABS after “exponential growth” - Legal Futures https://t.co/VPq77hqTSt
• Digby Brown named UK Catastrophic Injury Team of the Year - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qt8AjhIFV
• Anne McSherry becomes company secretary at Cairn Energy - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1a8aUxWmAt
• Streaming a television show in standard definition can shave a little off your carbon emissions, HD video streaming on a phone generates about eight times more in emissions https://t.co/KGjUQnt2II
• Sainsbury's and Aldi to hand back £540m of business rates relief https://t.co/1JhcmNzcb
• People will be able to travel between Wales and England's tier one and two areas, the Welsh Government has said https://t.co/9fuqnUjSH
• Topshop owner Arcadia leaves gift card holders 50% short https://t.co/jJkGLG9cAb
• Denise Laverty joins partnership at Gilson Gray - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Nq9cE8xsl8
• Interim gambling reform law brought into effect - Irish Legal News https://t.co/zEd9xsKTNm
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/CewXr0nNA
• Parole Board will be put on statutory footing next year - Irish Legal News https://t.co/fG4LYoM1C
• NI: Review backs move to Scottish model of hate crime prosecutions - Irish Legal News https://t.co/2vwpseRM8
• UK government condemned for refusing Finucane inquiry again - Irish Legal News https://t.co/XTbIMG8yc
• Aisling Timoney joins multi-profession health regulator - Irish Legal News https://t.co/0nyFEKNday
• 'Apologies Bill' aims to take the heat out of disputes | Law Gazette https://t.co/ryhVwxHgN
• Warring siblings return to court in ‘case of the missing original will’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/AeSiWOkUY
• 'Exceptional results' boost Ince shares | Law Gazette https://t.co/gRQzr0R4U
• Embezzling Crown Office employee jailed for stealing cash and drugs - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XR9rEaLxi
• English solicitor successfully appeals ‘alarming’ misconduct fine after intimate relations with firm junior - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OwSarxiZj
• Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore, who retired from the Supreme Court bench just two months ago, has passed away at the age of 72 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qu8W8Xbs2
• Secretaries and paralegals banned in flurry of SRA activity | Law Gazette https://t.co/sq4wUUUjfI
• Publicly accessible toilets in England are being reviewed by the government. It says evidence shows that an increasing number are being converted into gender-neutral facilities https://t.co/idYz6XvGQj
• Doctors may have made decisions about "do not resuscitate orders" without consent in the first wave of the pandemic, the care watchdog has warned https://t.co/0QzSrB1Dms
• Extra measures 'to ensure fair exams next summer' https://t.co/W0fueDUlz3
• Live animal exports to be banned in England and Wales https://t.co/KnumIlwKSP