28th February - Law News

Edition 3351: 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: Dutch children were once ranked among some of the world's happiest, but since the coronavirus pandemic, an increasing number are suffering from depression. Mental health experts say they have seen a sharp rise in calls to suicide prevention helplines.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Medical law expert challenges Scottish government mesh review - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qSpaHgA59k
• #Pakistan Christian couple on death row have blasphemy appeal delayed indefinitely - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uc0s3VNLaZ 
• Life Sciences Regulatory Framework Becomes Law Post-Brexit https://t.co/O5B27Uh3g
• Families with babies can now hug and stay with their loved ones after a slight relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in Wales https://t.co/vTWcVGXPHK
• New research shines light on death by driving sentencing - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UO9jGSdvy2
• Dentons appoints Claire Armstrong as Scotland managing partner - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/inG02XJ6iz
• In defence of DJs | Law Gazette https://t.co/xviBEbnK1j
• It’s not our business where and when you work, top-200 firm tells staff | Law Gazette https://t.co/bAUQoZQ6c
• Tipperary solicitors group call for their client accounts to be exempt from new bank charges #Ireland https://t.co/zlsNwBEKe
• IBA chief hits out at 'sustainable development' measure | Law Gazette https://t.co/RU39f1rHfu 
• #US Judge approves $650m settlement of privacy lawsuit against Facebook: Nearly 1.6m Facebook users to receive at least $345 after network allegedly used face photo-tagging without permission https://t.co/5Lw2Yik4tl
• Developers of mixed housing schemes are increasingly building segregated floors and blocks for low-income families to boost the value of the open market properties https://t.co/rlBA0uYSFD 
• #Hungary asylum restrictions broke European law, says top EU legal adviser https://t.co/yK71kBWPew
• Law schools compete for City contracts | Law Gazette https://t.co/J659ICYL5W
• Make taking pictures down a woman's top a crime, say law advisers - Law Commission is putting forward proposals to expand behaviours covered by upskirting legislation https://t.co/LtuR1bX7f5
• Britain risks creating new Guantánamo in Syria, says rights group https://t.co/IjO6nBVy4o
• Shamima Begum ruling sets dangerous precedent, say legal experts https://t.co/KTWyhbTPRm 
• Criticism builds over Biden's failure to lift Trump sanctions on ICC prosecutors #US https://t.co/cYHC4vEKhr
  
• #Myanmar's security forces intensified a crackdown against protesters on Saturday, with local reports of dozens of detentions and a woman shot https://t.co/NHsiF6J4A5
• ‘V.I.P. Immunization’ for the Powerful and Their Cronies Rattles South America https://t.co/bwqERPUAzj
• Wales manager Ryan Giggs has had his bail extended after denying an allegation of assault. In November, several newspapers reported he had been arrested on suspicion of assaulting his girlfriend https://t.co/gQOujRvl15
• Justice campaigners worried about 'disturbing reliance' on remote assistance | Law Gazette https://t.co/kopa2WL7
• British National Overseas Passport Holders Are Latest Victims of #China’s Nationality Law in Hong Kong https://t.co/01yIofq2zn
• A US intelligence report has found that #Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the murder of exiled Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 https://t.co/7zRaV9TwV
• Police boss wants cannabis trial for prisoners https://t.co/GyewWJM9W
• Remembering Wales' peacemakers https://t.co/v8zXk4emKu
  
• Stop and search: police told to justify racial disparity | Law Gazette https://t.co/PT95Pbybaw
• Detective says fraudster solicitors' spelling mistake was an error of omission #Ireland https://t.co/IEO6pfMuEK
• Birmingham street traders granted legal review of new rules https://t.co/3u5lEs8Oh3
• A heavy metal singer in trouble with Polish authorities over a photo of him stepping on an image of the Virgin Mary has launched a legal defence fund https://t.co/AoozCyuRP
• Confidence problems among young Welsh people could lock them out of a career in law, a senior lawyer has claimed. The Senedd's former chief legal advisor, Elisabeth Velina Jones, said not having role models or relatives in the business can be problematic https://t.co/Gq7dIckcEY
• Government reveals long-awaited whiplash portal start date and tariffs | Law Gazette https://t.co/NnH8lB0Rjy
• Top Senate Official Disqualifies Minimum Wage From Stimulus Plan #US https://t.co/QsVUBKmtp
• Highland solicitor appoints new director, Laura Cormack . Promoted colleague first joined the firm more than a decade ago as a legal secretary https://t.co/UaBVNuOww4
• Forecasters say one-third of lawyers could be in virtual firms by 2026 | Law Gazette https://t.co/0AO5C9nEaM
• Occupiers’ liability in Scotland – who has control of the premises? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qLdcrGnRy2
• Man who named Salmond accusers jailed for six months - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mMrkDAsBjU
• Legal education and training: Unfit for purpose - Legal Futures https://t.co/EC0ULoRK6M 
• Begum's right to fair hearing is not a trump card, SC rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/I3y35XxVcP 
• #Estonian legal tech startup Avokaado counts €700,000 for contract automation platform https://t.co/cqBJPiTXNU
  
• Ex-detective barred from police for life after sexually harassing junior colleague https://t.co/9RUoF2tCyN
• Kathleen Thompson inquest: Ex-soldier quizzed about 1971 shooting statements https://t.co/Jm1O0ZYDSd

27th February - Law News

Edition 3350: 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 pattern seems to be emerging in India. Activists are being arrested for the farmers protest and charged under serious charges - sedition, attempt to murder, and then granted bail; in some cases, the bail orders dismantling the police case. Today it was the turn of Nodeep Kaur, a 23-year-old Dalit labour rights activist from Punjab. Arrested over 45 days ago by the Haryana police, she is now out on bail. Her arrest received less attention than those of the activists arrested under the so-called 'Toolkit' case of the Delhi police, but it contains many of the similar ingredients.

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Court interpretation not needed for secret or open ballot: Barrister Salahuddin #Pakistan https://t.co/kWQWb6ShL
• Budget 2021 predictions | Law Gazette https://t.co/tRly0atuql
• Solicitor faked decree absolute and had fees paid to her account | Law Gazette https://t.co/5u4R823o1N
• Police stations resume support for video remand hearings | Law Gazette https://t.co/bnb6jKG4Rn
• Former Yorkshire all-rounder Azeem Rafiq's solicitor urges investigation into alleged racism to be completed by April https://t.co/oYOiasSoOS
• Misunderstanding of drill music leading to unfair convictions, says Justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/SqdohdhhPH
• Lord Mulholland set to be called as witness in Rangers damages action - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hzSnp60LmV
• Venezuelan IT businessman allowed appeal in persecution asylum application - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/17F9i85CMR
• Civil liberties group unveils bill to replace 'dangerous' Coronavirus Act | Law Gazette https://t.co/T7dktCSM9r 
• ‘Quisling’: SFO wrong to sack solicitor over pub abuse | Law Gazette https://t.co/T8iBRqXuaY 
• More than 300 schoolgirls have been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from a school in #Nigeria's north-western Zamfara state, police say https://t.co/cHWY7HxkWq 
• Craig Wright is taking legal action to recover $3.5bn of “stolen bitcoin” https://t.co/o17gEBz81r 
• Twitter has announced plans for a new "super follow" feature which will enable account holders to charge for exclusive additional content https://t.co/8b0mFG4nv
• Most judges do not feel valued by government - survey | Law Gazette https://t.co/ombnuklMXu 
• Amanda Staveley loses High Court fight with Barclays over damages https://t.co/QzEXwn59nL 
• A Briton has been sentenced to two weeks in prison and a S$1000 fine ($753; £539) for breaking #Singapore's quarantine rules by leaving his hotel room to visit his fiancée https://t.co/r2rwIRLBzU
• Britney Spears: Father's lawyer says fans 'have it wrong' about pop star's conservatorship #US https://t.co/0UrSLt7oyD
• Shamima Begum cannot return to UK, Supreme Court rules https://t.co/phK3d3JiYc
• 'Writing for joy' is a session offered by a terrific young Welsh poet. The aim is to spark a bit of creativity for participants from any background. Here are the details from her facebook post: https://t.co/UKVekx6Ouz 
  
• Highland solicitor appoints new director, Laura Cormack . Promoted colleague first joined the firm more than a decade ago as a legal secretary https://t.co/UaBVNuOww4
• #Pakistan Christian couple on death row have blasphemy appeal delayed indefinitely - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uc0s3W5m2
• #Pakistan Christian couple on death row have blasphemy appeal delayed indefinitely - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uc0s3VNLaZ
• Legal education and training: Unfit for purpose - Legal Futures https://t.co/EC0ULoRK6M
• M&A activity continues to roll on in legal market - Legal Futures https://t.co/ZKOuzRoNt
• “Power of the purse” will bring diversity to Bar - Legal Futures https://t.co/7Ywxxq0Dfn
• British law professor under fire over ‘Islamophobic’ statements Students at the University of Bristol demand an apology and review of a module they say expresses ‘discriminatory, bigoted’ views on Islam https://t.co/uWIouAkKC
• It's 31 May - MoJ fires whiplash reforms starting gun - Legal Futures https://t.co/zRCwFlRMpB 
• Consultant solicitors “set to dominate” mid-market and high street - Legal Futures https://t.co/w34AkdMwnj
• John Geddert, former #US Olympics gymnastics coach found dead after sex assault charges https://t.co/r0Dze0GDMi
• Queen urges selfish anti-vaxers to 'think about others' by taking Covid jab https://t.co/kV1rybUuEM
• The Supreme Court is to rule later whether the runaway schoolgirl Shamima Begum should be allowed back into the UK from Syria https://t.co/KPa6JRr8sD
• Governing Irregular Migration and Asylum at the Borders of Europe: Between Efficiency and Protection | Angeliki Dimitriadi https://t.co/i55u8moaei 
• Aberdeen Law Project appoints new members - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QCMNDdixZR 
• Scottish Land Commission’s student competition opens - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0TQQeGhZ1
• Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary says after 35 years police still unable to explain why black people are targeted more often https://t.co/98pcVrmCI
• Solicitor David George Frew has passed away at the age of 66. Mr Frew’s career began as a detective constable with Strathclyde Police and the Scottish Crime Squad https://t.co/SBk8IFzBG
• A Wales based landlord pleaded guilty to harassing a tenant, which is the first time a case of this nature has been brought to the Crown Court and received a six-month jail term suspended for two years https://t.co/uPe2eBkwQ
• Barrister who spoke at anti-mask rally issues legal proceedings against asylum seekers' group #Ireland https://t.co/WuESEfZ4pY
• Price transparency – a dagger through the heart of solicitor estate agents? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yusZ0oRybX
  
• UK adopts medical device legislation, setting stage for new databases and sanctions https://t.co/C9BgaJjYS
• Seeing red | Law Gazette https://t.co/ryy1xBLtoM
  
• HMRC considering another appeal against Loose Woman presenter Adams’ IR35 tribunal ruling https://t.co/EEe61Iw0kD
  
• Tribunal upholds CMA decision on pharma collusion and £1.2m fine - The Competition Appeal Tribunal has today upheld the CMA’s finding that Lexon broke competition law, dismissing Lexon’s appeal https://t.co/jA66t8mdK9
• NHS issued legal challenge over contract with Palantir - The lawsuit claims that NHS England failed to consider the impact of the deal on patients and the public https://t.co/K76pOrWM3W 
• Hong Kongers snap up UK homes and do what they excel at: being landlords https://t.co/DwWGYfJRfp
• The political future of Conservative MS Nick Ramsay is hanging in the balance as he awaits court action by his local party as well as a looming reselection battle https://t.co/RyW0pLYxuW

26th February - Law News

Edition 3349: 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: Pastor Mick Fleming has devoted all of his time in this lockdown to supporting the poorest communities in Burnley. But his life hasn’t always been this way. He tells us how he swapped a life of crime and dealing drugs for supporting people 24/7 with food parcels, clothes, through suicide attempts and drug relapses. And says that the suffering of the poorest members of his town should make society deeply uncomfortable, more now in the covid crisis, than ever.

 

Focus of the Day Article: Avoiding the 'shiny toy syndrome' - law firms urged to focus on the strategy behind tech investment. Video Q&A underlines the importance of staying level-headed in face of booming legaltech sector. Full story - The Global Legal Post

 

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Former Trump lawyer warns tax release could spell end for ex-president: ‘Take responsibility for your dirty deeds’ #US https://t.co/TE3FVrhn7M
• A short stamp duty holiday extension will only ‘kick the can down the road’ https://t.co/bPDm6XqEIO
• Campaigners accuse government of 'bullying' over £1m PPE case costs | Law Gazette https://t.co/97ay4r7
• 18-year-olds would be treated as children under proposed court bill | Law Gazette https://t.co/ocaPRcXUb
• Bar sanctions under scrutiny in new consultation | Law Gazette https://t.co/zIpWk1fbI3
• Greece and Austria are urging other EU states to adopt a common coronavirus vaccination passport, or "certificate", which could help revive Europe's stricken tourist industry this summer https://t.co/xyfrFwitlM
  
• Rishi Sunak 'to extend stamp duty holiday' | Law Gazette https://t.co/tLVtXFXmW
• Experienced Aviation And Aerospace Lawyer Paul Alp Rejoins Jenner & Block #US https://t.co/pApKagU5yZ
• Nicola Sturgeon has denied allegations that the name of a woman who complained about Alex Salmond was passed to him during a government investigation https://t.co/qQoiTRJxW7
• Michael Gove should apologise to children who lost support from collapsed charity Kids Company, its founder Camila Batmanghelidjh has said https://t.co/JYnbkJhM0
• The UK's coronavirus alert level has been lowered from level five to four in all four nations as the risk that the NHS could be overwhelmed "has receded" https://t.co/JucyVsvZ5T
• Leading organisations in the conveyancing profession have agreed to work together as The Conveyancing Task Force to discuss, and where possible agree, on reform and enhancement of the conveyancing process for the benefit of consumers and lawyers alike https://t.co/QLxUyPF76f
• Covid regulations accused had right of silence | Law Gazette https://t.co/uu5KRdSHO
• Judges reminded to be aware of menopause symptoms | Law Gazette https://t.co/QQxU2igIqc 
• DAC Beachcroft pilots automation of client onboarding process - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0FOZP0hscj
• Judges most concerned with declining respect from government and media - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/L8rKXQcLE
• Salmond inquiry: Former sheriff questions whether rule of law still holds in Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IgqjWHz4l
• Outer House allows damages action by former private school student alleging camping trip rape to continue - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/c0mSwjD40
• FCA to return funds to victims of unauthorised deposit taking and collective investment schemes - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/eoyY0bfCQ
• Old CPR links reopened as upgrade work continues on new site | Law Gazette https://t.co/eeiBnyKMtE
• Police powers to stop and search people in a specified area should be immediately suspended, Justice says. The human rights group says stop-and-search is key in the disproportionate representation of black people in the criminal-justice system https://t.co/lPex4WqgER
• California Wins Court Victory for Its Net Neutrality Law #US https://t.co/NSmaZJiRP3
• #Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has warned of an "attempted military coup", after the country's armed forces said he and his cabinet must resign https://t.co/xLo3bViXcn
• Campaign to highlight impact of abuse, threats and violence on retail staff - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bHlASPNNj
• Average conveyancing firm saw transactions fall 21% last year - Legal Futures https://t.co/9JmIyB1qPv
• Climate change “could transform legal profession” - Legal Futures https://t.co/luZ1LftXmr 
• Solicitor who left clients "high and dry" struck off - Legal Futures https://t.co/H3HU1mF3cR 
• Consumers “enthusiastic” about all-encompassing register of lawyers - Legal Futures https://t.co/5HmR2IKYHY
• #Australia’s move to tame Facebook and Google is just the start of a global battle https://t.co/rTmQZnj29I
• Tiger Woods will not face any criminal charges following the single-car crash he was involved in on Tuesday that left him with serious injuries #US https://t.co/CPSx1vAGKm
  
• Building and fire safety regulations post-Grenfell - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8K1qmnmZmU
• How many principles have we scrapped since 9/11? A new Guantánamo film reminds us https://t.co/NRdqfkZmST
• Blair Melville puts theory into practice with Teneu Legal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FLPwwyMDUd
  
• Australia has passed a world-first law aimed at making Google and Facebook pay for news content on their platforms. The news code legislation had been fiercely opposed by tech giants who contribute little through tax revenue https://t.co/izoHLUgKq8
• The government is being urged to close a legal loophole to stop convicted sex offenders working with children as private tutors https://t.co/CFh5vT5D9R
• Why did ‘Walter Mitty’ solicitors veer into life of crime? Flynn and Clarke used fake IDs and wigs to defraud banks and credit unions of €400,000 #Ireland https://t.co/C6Urwtd90K
  
• Job losses in pandemic due to performance issues, say nearly half of Britons: Kings College London study also revealed negative views of minorities are still common https://t.co/vc4eZBaXoU
• MSPs to recognise value of Citizens Advice network - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/d2y3e6lCTR
• Princess Latifa, the captive daughter of #Dubai's poet ruler, has appealed to UK police to re-investigate the kidnap of her older sister from a Cambridge street more than 20 years ago https://t.co/5Wo6tzXcfy
• Asda says it has begun consulting with workers over a major restructuring of the business which could put about 5,000 jobs at risk, including 3,000 support jobs https://t.co/BM92ri15UL
• #Yazidis have been forgotten during Covid. They need justice, jobs and a return home https://t.co/9vFE4eIEo3
  
• Cars are set to be banned from George Street in Edinburgh as part of transformation plans to open up the space for pedestrians, bikes, and outdoor seating areas https://t.co/OL2aQauMj
• Goldman Sachs bank boss rejects work from home as the 'new normal' https://t.co/yrwYmUJP34 
• A-level and GCSE results to be decided by teachers https://t.co/pYKffnjn1
• #Pakistan An election tribunal on Tuesday turned down a plea challenging the candidature of Federal Minister Faisal Vawda to contest the upcoming Senate election https://t.co/k0QDg671RU 
• Italy: the Deadliest Route to Fortress Europe | Daniela Lo Coco https://t.co/PMp2dgLkqB
• Greenock lawyer rips off clients for £200K - William Murnin systematically overcharged by up to 7,000 per cent above what his fees should have been https://t.co/tJaCIIwa3L
• Richard Pike made partner at Womble Bond Dickinson - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Fe13rjopL0
• The Awadh Bar Association (Lucknow) and the Allahabad High Court Bar association (Allahabad) have decided to abstain from judicial work today. The strike is on the same day, but the reasons slightly differ #India https://t.co/9oHUn8aX2n 
• The Importance of Pre-Arbitral Steps: The Latest English High Court Approach https://t.co/1syIzkSGS
• Judge slams Machynlleth Town council clerk’s conduct in tribunal ruling https://t.co/qBmzBocAsD
• New UK laws needed to stop hate speech and extremism, says report https://t.co/CKh8lCiYCm 
• UK Prime Minister taps senior Tory to lead regulation commission, top City lawyer's reform plan favoured https://t.co/WcFPj9M9xE
• Ex-Security Officials Spread Blame for Failures of Capitol Riot #US https://t.co/kr1HcXWaoa 
• Online safety commissioner 'more urgent' in context of Covid-19 pandemic - Irish Legal News https://t.co/f1ns7eHCrX
• Further tension between minister and justice committee over NI discount rate - Irish Legal News https://t.co/OU1SyiuxMo
• Ex-solicitors jailed for conspiracy to commit fraud - Irish Legal News https://t.co/eSgx0bXaiU 
• About 29 million people in the UK may be entitled to compensation of up to £30 each if a legal claim from watchdog Which? is successful https://t.co/xxwRFKdOeV
• Consumers love online reviews when picking a lawyer, super-regulator finds | Law Gazette https://t.co/6eeaJ0S5nZ
• Fund in memory of DWF partner’s son passes £100,000 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Sksg8VHhRL
• 'Lacking integrity': Aberdeen teacher tells tribunal his fraudulent actions had 'devastating' impact on pupils https://t.co/T9KLwckliz
• Commission for Countering Extremism publishes legal review https://t.co/CIhwT0cP1g
  
• Keir Starmer’s backwards approach on drugs policy is baffling - He must know the war on drugs has failed. So why is he wedded to this blinkered policy? https://t.co/IygMeakYwa

25th February - Law News

Edition 3348: 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: Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services Richard Colbeck say "I wasn't overly impressed myself" about the communication issues that have emerged since it was announced two aged care residents were given higher-than-prescribed doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. 

 

 

 Focus of the Day Article:Research commissioned by the Legal Services Board has found that consumers see customer reviews as ‘key’ to choosing the right lawyer. Interviews and discussions with 69 people, carried out by the group Community Research, found that respondents regarded it harder to choose a provider of legal services than in other sectors. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Tomás Mac Thréinfhir BL joins board of uilleann piping body - Irish Legal News https://t.co/jU74qap3H
• Growth of 'lawtech' could bring down Irish legal costs and boost growth - Irish Legal News https://t.co/6RzOowQ1z
• Bruce Springsteen fined $500 over drinking charge #US https://t.co/9OtJCOtanE
• An advertising campaign has been launched to encourage people across the UK to "keep going" and remain at home https://t.co/Ydb9tdjhR
• High Court: Receiver costs take priority over preferential creditors when winding up a company - Irish Legal News https://t.co/uK89Oa2ItF 
• Uptick in profits for Harper Macleod in last financial year - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/a7dvpimP2L
• Caroline Stevenson joins Burness Paull - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ESd168HVx
• Glasgow sheriff refuses to recuse himself from child relocation case - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/D1Nl0oEIk
• SQE: we are on the right path | Law Gazette https://t.co/pQ3ZNaiEjq
• Recommended trainee minimum rises by 1.1% | Law Gazette https://t.co/BZ4u1qwHYU
• 'Shifty Rental Solutions' in fake crash scam, jury finds | Law Gazette https://t.co/HlYttr8NPU
• “#Spain’s international image is in tatters and reduced to one of a rogue state”. Harsh criticism from MEP Clara Ponsatí's Scottish lawyer after Tuesday's vote at the European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs https://t.co/xXgCdDvmWs
  
• Leicester mother with Covid-19 should be allowed to die against her family's wishes, a judge has ruled. The woman, who is in her early 30s, has been in an induced coma since giving birth to a baby boy last month https://t.co/Rsa43HBNJ
• 'No barrier': magistrates set up LGBT+ group | Law Gazette https://t.co/O9xvL4L81Y
  
• Conveyancers set sights on growth after challenging year - Legal Futures https://t.co/9s6xo6je1b 
• First cohort of graduate solicitor apprentices start work towards SQE - Legal Futures https://t.co/UCVsF3MCmu
• Solicitor failed to check whether jailed client wanted to sell property - Legal Futures https://t.co/DrWep2208I
• Sotoudeh: Speak out on Iran executions | Law Gazette https://t.co/zrb2om8fCA
• ‘Extraordinary’: court hears how claimant won case two years after his death | Law Gazette https://t.co/bX5C3O5GPt
• A comparative analysis of migration control strategies along the Western and Eastern Mediterranean routes: Sovereign interventions through militarization and deportation | Ozgun Topak and Luna Vives https://t.co/WOeRcJRiPU 
• Handforth Parish Council could be abolished under boundary review to the dismay of comedy lovers all over the world https://t.co/sff4Ko6v0s
  
• Alex Salmond saga 'a crisis of credibility' for Holyrood - what impact could it have on the possibility of Scottish independence politics? https://t.co/umPvR4vAqf 
• Lammy: 'My race review would go further today' | Law Gazette https://t.co/nhn0f8PMkX 
• #US Fashion designer Alexander Wang accused of sexual assault https://t.co/mtqtp34VjY
  
• Only two Crown courts checked for cell safety | Law Gazette https://t.co/jbMWjNnHD
• Why is the Justice Secretary so quiet about the malicious prosecution scandal? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hx2Bc0JndC 
• Ghislaine Maxwell offers to give up UK and French citizenship for bail https://t.co/4EbWEM8Rf6
• A #German court has sentenced a former Syrian intelligence officer to four-and-a-half years in jail for complicity in crimes against humanity. Prosecutors in Koblenz successfully argued that Eyad al-Gharib, 44, had helped to arrest protesters in 2011 https://t.co/oErtlvqyse
  
• People with learning disabilities to be prioritised for Covid vaccine https://t.co/vouSH9wYMb 
• New senators installed at Parliament House ceremony - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ve6j6Y3Waj 
• Blog: Parental disputes magnified by lockdown - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/S8usSF0ntB 
• Eddy Winters joins Gilson Gray as business development director - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MUjWgYlwmH 
• Melanie Sangster appointed Employment Tribunal judge - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MnltJjCLW1
• Major conference to look at civil business in Scotland after Covid - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dvFziBaq1i 
• UK racks up nearly £6m legal bill over Chagos Islands - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/z3fw3gvkgz 
• Plea made to UN over human rights abuses of Indian farmers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/aFdqfyC3UY
• CMS and business experts to deliver March ESG series - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Wqxjd1cjgX
• Mental health charity SAMH has received £1,000 from Thorntons after staff completed a physical virtual challenge https://t.co/1flBi0Y8Db
• Daniel Prude: New York police officers filmed restraining an unarmed black man until he stopped breathing will not be charged over his death, officials say #US https://t.co/N2gNxwoXC0

24th February - Law News

Edition 3347: 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: Just days after Maryland became the first state in the country to impose a tax on digital advertising targeting Big Tech, lobbying groups representing companies including Amazon, Facebook, Google are trying to stop it. Maryland State Senate President Ben Ferguson says that technology companies who make over $100 million a year in ad sales have benefited from public investment and should pay their fair share.

 

 

 Focus of the Day Article:Direct access barristers can be looked down on, and ignored by legal directories, because they do not have solicitors or other professional clients singing their praises, a leading family law specialist has argued. Maria Scotland, joint head of the family team at 5 St Andrew’s Hill chambers, said she could not see a “positive” reason why the directories existed. Full story - Legal Futures

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Best of the blogs - 20 February 2021 | Law Gazette https://t.co/WSgLTmjw1M
• Tech giants Google and Facebook have too great a share of the UK online advertising market, the boss of the UK's competition watchdog has said https://t.co/XRgN0RY9Qv
• A basic principle under attack | Law Gazette https://t.co/opf8ayQKyu 
• The first woman to lead a magic circle firm, Georgia Dawson is determined to protect and build on ‘all that is fantastic’ at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/gANqBODRMR
• Freshwater Five drug-smuggling convictions unsafe, court hears: New radar evidence casts doubt on convictions of Isle of Wight fishermen, court of appeal told https://t.co/R4G1rjllSO
• Workers’ rights and role of trade unions https://t.co/nFBzQhfuCa
• Gérard Depardieu charged with rape and sexual assault: French star is being investigated over an incident with a female actor at his Paris home in 2018 #France https://t.co/e9dwBEFFh
• Man who sent antisemitic tweets on holiday avoids UK prosecution Judge says Sam Mole, from Kettering, cannot be punished because he tweeted in Australia https://t.co/VFVIYufUCX
• My legal life: Anna Newport, Newport Land & Law - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/6rNgU3TfY
• Lawyers acting as charity trustees urged not to be deterred by Kids Company case | Law Gazette https://t.co/iVn3RBUVk
• Alex Salmond will not give evidence on Wednesday to the inquiry into how the Scottish government handled complaints against him https://t.co/N62NCPKOt
• A woman who deliberately coughed at police investigating a breach of coronavirus restrictions has been jailed for four months. Lisa Dawn Fisher was verbally abusive when the officers called at a flat in Scarborough https://t.co/YekPV65tYr
• CPS to write to defence teams linked to unqualified court interpreter | Law Gazette https://t.co/FsKtvXVlJi
• Legal training disruptor unveils prices for virtual SQE courses | Law Gazette https://t.co/wTqigqfZtN
• News focus: Is it time for a common law rewrite of GDPR? | Law Gazette https://t.co/KJz9Baf6VX
• Inspection into how Crown Office handles criminal complaints against police gets underway - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hgRpyzYeI
• Visible minority groups experience two-thirds of race-related hate crime - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KEqCawpxap
• Evangelical association’s breach of contract claim for cancelled arena event rejected by Glasgow sheriff - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/swvlxLiGF3
• Boris Johnson has promised a review into the use of vaccine passports, but said there were "deep and complex issues" to consider https://t.co/zMQ8qnoYy
• "It's one of the easiest ways to get money to be honest. If you've got a girl and she works and she's into you, why not ask her to send over money? Lawyers are the best obviously." https://t.co/2QzPzu49QU
• The reopening of Scotland's economy - including shops, bars, restaurants, gyms and hairdressers - is expected to start in the last week of April https://t.co/gvFP4bejC
• Solicitor struck off in 1999 allowed back into profession | Law Gazette https://t.co/ulrlpR8sRf
• Conveyancing taskforce set up to manage digital transition | Law Gazette https://t.co/s1KMBoFnRg
• ‘Work from home’ guidance to remain until June at least | Law Gazette https://t.co/N4qlA3WBuz 
• Renewing your PII this spring? Here's what you need to know - Legal Futures https://t.co/hCK06Qu0s8
• Solicitor fined for abusive call to client who's also a relative - Legal Futures https://t.co/9jFx6KH8T
• Earl of Strathmore jailed for sex attack at Glamis Castle home https://t.co/W5OLhSmtr6
• Facebook reverses ban on news pages in #Australia https://t.co/TBNILxXLI0
• A father-to-be has died after a device he was building for his child's gender-reveal party exploded, according to police. Christopher Pekny, 28, was assembling the device in the town of Liberty when it exploded just before noon on Sunday #US https://t.co/MhSTwYDYDV
• Irregular Migration Flows and the Management of the EU's Southern Maritime Borders: The Case of the Greek Islands | Anna Triandafyllidou https://t.co/zQ5SX3Bsnh
• Ince launches first multi-disciplinary maritime offering - Legal Futures https://t.co/lMTBaBt7BM 
• Senior barrister rails against 'direct access discrimination' - Legal Futures https://t.co/eCYwLnAu1
• Dentons to raise fee-earner salaries - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6uuHiheReK
• LGBT History Month – a celebration of spirit - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3vTqlftwCq
• Burges Salmon advises BayWa r.e. UK on wind farm acquisition - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gNzKV1pPMM
• Sheriff Tom Hughes on fond memories of Dundee - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9V3BF789A
• Gillespie Macandrew advises on landmark Waitrose deal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rCc0LNtH63
• Scott McGeachy: European Commission publishes draft decisions to allow EU-UK data flows - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FQUY3Xhon
• BTO announces appointment of commercial litigation partner Angus Wood - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MRQDsgDrm1
• UK firms given six months' grace on gender pay gap reporting: EHRC says it will not begin enforcement proceedings until 4 October, six months after deadline https://t.co/1SpVmydx9X
• BAME Britons more likely to face higher living costs, study finds https://t.co/g5pMY01kJ5
• Cambodian child sexual abuse victim seeks compensation in #Australian legal first: the law allows victims who were assaulted overseas to claim compensation, but provision has never been used https://t.co/0J9lFwPlkf

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 Today's Highlighted Video Story: At least two people have been killed in Myanmar after riot police fired live rounds to disperse crowds protesting against the military coup. Witnesses said police opened fire at demonstrators in the country's second largest city, Mandalay. One victim was shot in the head and died at the scene, the other died on the way to hospital. Protestors were forced to flee as security forces chased after them. 

 

 

 Focus of the Day Article: A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has found that a local authority acted unlawfully in failing to provide assistance to a homeless Sudanese refugee living in Scotland..Abdelwahab-Kaba Dafaalla sought declarator that Edinburgh City Council has failed to fulfil its statutory duty under the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 in refusing to accept an application from him for accommodation and assistance. Full story - Scottish Legal News

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Judge says lawyer who killed her son also tracked Justice Sotomayor, FBI agents found that the lawyer, Roy Den Hollander, had "a manila folder with a workup on #US Supreme Court judge," https://t.co/VbQfuP6qkk 
• The maker of Fortnite, Epic Games, will not be able to take Apple to court in the UK as part of a high-profile row, a tribunal has ruled https://t.co/b5HG9EV4VI
• Nicola Sturgeon has challenged Alex Salmond to prove there was a conspiracy against him, saying he has made claims "without a shred of evidence" https://t.co/YikPt34R0z
• Four-step plan to ease England's lockdown; all legal limits on social contact lifted by 21 June, if strict conditions are met. Shops, hairdressers, gyms and outdoor hospitality could reopen on 12 April in England under plans set out by the PM https://t.co/nk5eInwVi
• EC Publishes Draft UK Data Transfer Adequacy Determination https://t.co/bG6eKcQXJ
• Pro-Beijing reforms threaten ‘end’ of #HongKong’s legal system, top lawyer warns https://t.co/LrV45qxAHT
• £550K fine for #Jersey firm’s anti-money-laundering breach https://t.co/BTDMR9TpZ
• To Help Migrants in #Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tackle EU Abuses https://t.co/2FyZRK9Lq
• Top criminal defence solicitor Cahir O’Higgins in court charged with attacking former colleague in Dublin city centre #Ireland https://t.co/oIEFzpgXa
• #Malaysia court Punishes News Site for Reader Comments Decision Holding Portals Liable Poses Serious Risk to Freedom of Speech https://t.co/ztyLuQOj4Z
• Britain’s largest Muslim group has complained that the government’s refusal to work with it throughout the pandemic crisis has had “tragic consequences” and urgently called on ministers to reconsider a policy of non-engagement with the organisation https://t.co/feXQmeGyMT
• Grenfell cladding company did nothing after two high-rise fires in Middle East - Inquiry finds that customers were not warned of risks by Arconic, who did not share results of fire tests with UK certification body https://t.co/Z19zO7Kbdu
• Police drop charge against black man arrested for walking home in Texas snowstorm - Rodney Reese was arrested in Plano, Texas, and charged with being a pedestrian in the roadway #US https://t.co/lRvHw5CoEA
• #US Supreme court rejects Trump bid to block tax records from prosecutor - Court’s order is a win for the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus Vance Jr, who has been seeking Trump’s tax records since 2019 https://t.co/HKqdefk6C
• Erdogan regime condemned after human rights activist MP is jailed #Turkey https://t.co/114jCqj1P1
• WhatsApp users who do not accept its updated terms and conditions by the 15 May deadline will be unable to receive or send messages until they do so https://t.co/676KAR8al
• Criminal lawyers nationwide have reacted with shock and sadness to the sudden passing last Tuesday of Edinburgh solicitor Kathleen More at the age of 45 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YFwV3msfm1
• Hancock acted unlawfully by failing to publish details of Covid-19 contracts - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/V7YGeaRi
• Outer House judge finds Edinburgh council in breach of duties towards homeless refugee - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Fu4g3Mrrln
• #Russian Court Clears Way to Send Navalny to a Penal Colony https://t.co/g8wt24YKEx
  
• Human rights and climate crisis give HSBC an image problem https://t.co/ui8T1k5J4
• A terror suspect who caused nine hours tailbacks at British ports after absconding has been jailed for breaking counter terrorism rules https://t.co/lGEEN12qPz
• UK government broke the law by failing to disclose PPE contracts, court rules https://t.co/RVcgYQEwa6
• #Venezuelan Women Lose Access to Contraception, and Control of Their Lives https://t.co/2nntyxc4nF
• Fly-tipping: Licensing system failing to stop dumping, Panorama finds https://t.co/umR4bcGEh3 
• US plane manufacturer Boeing has recommended grounding all of the 777-model aircraft which have the same type of engine that suffered failure and shed debris over Denver on Saturday https://t.co/sow2NU8ZDU
• The fallout from the Capitol attack and the shadow of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing are likely to take center stage at the confirmation hearings for President Biden’s pick for attorney general #US https://t.co/Omd0gWcb
• Freshwater part 4: radar – podcast https://t.co/cKnFbSjm6
• UK's anti-terror chief fears rights group boycott threatens Prevent review https://t.co/3igctUNriD 
• Scottish misogyny law must protect all women, says Helena Kennedy: QC discusses the task ahead as she begins her scrutiny into whether Scotland needs a separate offence of misogynist abuse https://t.co/iuyS8lWkvX
• Captain Sir Tom Moore: Daughters release funeral details https://t.co/YNO81RUxu
• Covid vaccine: Confidential offer for HIV patients https://t.co/KWGDKo61nj
• Former presidential adviser joins ABS with eye on Brexit benefits - Legal Futures https://t.co/0bIeYSKAmD
• Partner lied to client about settlement that never was - Legal Futures https://t.co/cd9tcwf9a
• Quran-quoting barrister receives apology from counsel who asked him to stop - Legal Futures https://t.co/iT3sPYrnE
• Law firm takes stake in online legal services platform for SMEs - Legal Futures https://t.co/1VUA0lg9Ef
  
• Managing migrations at the external borders of the European Union - Meeting the human rights challenges | François Crépeau https://t.co/SjBXXDtor
• UK's anti-terror chief fears rights group boycott threatens Prevent review https://t.co/3igctUNriD 
• New doubt over fishermen’s cocaine smuggling convictions https://t.co/0VbXwY4Vqi
• Barristers are demanding tougher sanctions for sexual misconduct at the bar - Legal Cheek https://t.co/SvFy39fyO
• What to expect as the SQE roll-out date nears - Legal Cheek https://t.co/xRQFRsXFX
• The courts are helping low-paid workers. It’s a shame that the government isn’t https://t.co/aQY953KYbN
• Top magic circle partner makes switch to investment banking - Legal Cheek https://t.co/LC2edRN7rA
• BCLP signs SQE training deal with BPP and BARBRI - Legal Cheek https://t.co/jZ7pS5SsNd 
• Barrister receives complaint from fellow lawyer after posting Quran quotes on LinkedIn - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Mcfrak2j
• The Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 of India, is it an evolved GDPR? | Ujjwal Kumar Bose https://t.co/LaGVpdzIw1
• Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy's legal battle 'may not reach court until 2022' https://t.co/12pHR8YsDU
• The head of the UN nuclear watchdog says #Iran has agreed to extend UN inspectors' access to its nuclear sites for three months https://t.co/Sh8UuqeDoQ
• Toolkit case: Order on Disha Ravi’s bail plea on 23rd February #India https://t.co/DdmXgl4XKq

22nd February - Law News

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 Today's Highlighted Video Story: Torch-lit demo in Bologna, Italy, protesting compulsory closure of businesses - restaurateurs decry the shut-down of hospitality venues as the city moves into the so-called ‘orange zone’ of the country’s COVID restrictions system.

 

 

 Focus of the Day Article: Uber drivers are workers with access to paid holidays, minimum wage and other benefits, the Supreme Court has held in a landmark ruling. Full story - New Law Journal

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Living Room Law: Lawyers who are doing things differently tell their stories at new virtual conference - Legal Cheek https://t.co/RRoUQlXbOq
• We need to train our magistrates that remand is not automatic in all cases: Justice Deepak Gupta (Retd.) | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/Zq73QPQ2R
• Court delays allow violent offenders to avoid prison https://t.co/0KBC4XQhN
• Investment Law in #India Explained | Lawyer Herald https://t.co/ZBQZj1qXCK
• Latham & Watkins bumps trainee pay to £50-55k and increases maintenance grant - Legal Cheek https://t.co/sC78X6pCzq
• Madras High Court asks Central government to consider request to print image of Subhas Chandra Bose on currency notes | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/RV5PqNgi4P
  
• Essential Inquest Law Updates with Rachel Marcus and Jim Duffy on Law Pod UK - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/JJXYhMeCj
• UK medical regulator investigates after a firm was awarded a £30m contract during the pandemic. Alex Bourne - who used to run a pub near Matt Hancock's old constituency home, made vials for Covid testing and had no history of medical goods manufacturing https://t.co/sJ1swuY5nw
• When is a Slip and Fall Accident Legally Actionable? | Lawyer Herald #US https://t.co/ybmKUBj7Qo
• The key commercial awareness themes of 2021 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Brbvygf3lZ
• Judge-alone trials could have ‘breached’ ACT’s constitutional limitations - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/rLNEfFT97G
• The daughters of assassinated #US black civil rights leader Malcolm X have requested that the murder investigation be reopened in light of new evidence https://t.co/laTj3IVIt
• Two teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping after a car was stolen in Birmingham with the owner's two children inside, police have said https://t.co/wfi7h9X31
• Police have handed a £10,000 fine to the organiser of a church meet-up in a pub car park. Officers from Nottinghamshire Police said the Church on the Streets service, involving about 30 people in Bardney Drive, Bulwell, Nottingham, broke lockdown rules https://t.co/nh16m3PfI
• Making unfounded allegations against spouse amounts to mental cruelty: Bombay High Court upholds divorce granted to wife | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/egOArlRThW
• The judiciary’s quest towards compromising its independence | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/GArCOGpMs
• 5 Ways the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Protects You | Lawyer Herald #US https://t.co/ZtDirDbCBQ
• From tough beginnings to top of the profession: How one lawyer continues to use compassion and openness to succeed in law - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/hWVlZuHGd
• Banks liable under Consumer Protection Act for deficiency in locker service: Supreme Court issues guidelines to banks on operating lockers | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/iae4GtNMu0 
• Ex-Clifford Chance junior lawyer charged with insider trading alongside younger banker brother - Legal Cheek https://t.co/KfajHiKfC
• What Types of Cases Fall Under Family Law | Lawyer Herald https://t.co/peGgjfX8HU
• Employment contracts are insurance policies - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/RoGnF7lzcW 
• HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has announced that Southwark Crown Court will be the next place to pilot rapid coronavirus (COVID-19) testing of court users| NLJ https://t.co/QWhZxa9WF
• The 'cab-rank' rule - an ethical conundrum - Legal Cheek https://t.co/mf3Tkt5lfp
• MIGRATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS THE RESPECT OF MIGRANTS’ RIGHTS Migration and human rights : the respect of migrants' rights, case of Morocco, Tunisia, and Jordan | Ghaith Saad https://t.co/Qdjgb3aNZy
  
• What’s next for contract lawyering? - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/zDmEIRNTBX
• 15 City law firms sign social mobility action plan - Legal Cheek https://t.co/i5DtFJH3j2
  
• Matt Hancock says it was "the right thing to do" to delay publishing contracts during the pandemic, despite a court ruling he acted unlawfully. A judge ruled the health secretary had "breached his legal obligation" https://t.co/61UWl1KP0P
• Claims for damage to a household TV and roof tiles have been made after a sonic boom was caused by RAF Typhoons that were intercepting a private plane https://t.co/i2EtxreNIx
• Officer manslaughter charge ‘important step in the administration of justice’ - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/mSiR5rqMN
• The Weekly Round-up: Phase 2 of the Grenfell Inquiry - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/us0xrhPPG
• What ‘build back better’ means for law firms - Legal Cheek https://t.co/X0M4ZODaBX
• How the legal profession can celebrate Mardi Gras in 2021 - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/DcEJGEdtZV
• The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has published a report on the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on human rights in the private sector | NLJ https://t.co/jSYXjaQfra
• Keoghs launches SQE apprenticeship for graduates - Legal Cheek https://t.co/dzOD8EmOX
• BPP Law School to offer module in small talk - Legal Cheek https://t.co/7yTdvh8RL
• Goodwin Procter raises NQ solicitor pay to £137,500 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/DUdyvcl7CR
• Jo Maugham QC claims Allen & Overy blacklisted him and his chambers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/lZcYpZG7tD
• Summerfield Browne, Trustpilot, and the SRA - Legal Cheek https://t.co/O4Wjg7LNPH 
• Fewest firms planning job cuts since pandemic began https://t.co/hvksvgp4h0