Saturday

18th September - Law News

Edition 3553: 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:  In another new record in terms of filling up vacancies in the judiciary, a three-member India Supreme Court collegium led by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana has recommended the elevation of eight judges as Chief Justices of various High Courts at one go, according to sources.

 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Academic reports examine police use of pandemic powers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KG9JyVdHrW
  • ‘Brexit hasn’t happened yet’ for law firms, says Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/2PJ1EyaePg
  • The Scottish Climate Emergency Legal Network is running a climate conference entitled Using the Law to Tackle the Climate Emergency on Thursday 21 October 2021 at Blythswood Hall, Glasgow - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ymG1nXy4b7
  • The international travel traffic light system is being simplified in England with a single red list, as part of an overhaul of the rules from 4 October https://t.co/OHLIzo7gWD
  • Georgian chess icon Nona Gaprindashvili has filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix, saying she was incorrectly portrayed in the hit series The Queen's Gambit https://t.co/zpojcPGIv8
  • Calls to 'socialise' unique property reference numbers | Law Gazette https://t.co/IFJGAr02Td
  • Supportive teacher relationships reduce crime later in pupils’ lives - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/D38gZVT7q
  • Registration opens for Ireland’s only law graduate mentorship programme | Irish Legal News https://t.co/yhRCFbYhm
  • New breed firm doubles profits during first half of 2021 | Law Gazette https://t.co/NSfvtTC63x 
  • Under-16s can take puberty blockers without parental consent, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The appeal was brought by the Tavistock Trust, which runs the UK's only youth gender identity clinic https://t.co/dqhqz2fuIg 
  • NI High Court: Decade-long ‘doomed to fail’ dispute over Belfast land sale dismissed | Irish Legal News https://t.co/OXRPoUeZE
  • Shares in thriving listed law firm reach all-time high - Legal Futures https://t.co/XmahBfs5NZ 
  • KPMG: Major Scottish cities could see employment rise by 5-7 per cent in wake of pandemic - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wa0cKCPsHN 
  • First sale to use "gamechanger" e-signature completes - Legal Futures https://t.co/gIhErpbD71 
  • Yorkshire firm swoops to take 11-strong team from rivals | Law Gazette https://t.co/dmWiZY95wf 
  • Revenue up as Co-op Legal Services expands reach - Legal Futures https://t.co/FUUbaR1l1n
  • People in Wales will need to show a pass proving they have been fully vaccinated or had a negative Covid test to attend clubs and large-scale events. The new rules begin on 11 October https://t.co/jklxai1gyB
  • Funding for criminal justice in Holyrood spotlight - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/M2g0M7j9gT
  • Shamima Begum, regardless of her new image, remains the UK's responsibility https://t.co/7hQIKHQtPS 
  • UK scientist warns over relaxation of Covid travel rules https://t.co/wtDTM6iunT
  • Slater & Gordon fails in "full frontal" court attack on Checkmylegalfees - Legal Futures https://t.co/E3ZloYXqKs
  • Prince Andrew may challenge High Court ruling in US sexual assault case - Using the Hague Service Convention, lawyers for Virginia Giuffre, Prince Andrew's accuser, asked the court to serve the duke with papers informing him of the civil case in New York https://t.co/wBaMuRCrL
  • Top sports lawyer denies central role in football transfer payments | Law Gazette https://t.co/vNGWBKT8V9
  • HMP Bronzefield inmates Mia and Lorraine speak about their education in prison which has allowed them to move forward https://t.co/NqiOFYGhni
  • Two men have been charged with the murder of journalist Lyra McKee. Ms McKee, 29, was shot dead while observing rioting in Londonderry's Creggan estate in April 2019 https://t.co/7u7Vw6yyIn
  • Tackling violence against women and girls should be as much of a priority as countering terrorism, a police watchdog has said. It has identified major inconsistencies between police forces in how they tackle the issue https://t.co/sDLBeJb6AU 
  • Ireland fined over €15m due to failure to comply with EU law | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Hje06q5AoS Sep
  • A key aspect of the Law Society’s work is to engage and consult with its communities and maintain a dialogue with the profession to understand areas of concern, as well as acknowledging the key successes, within the sector | Law Gazette https://t.co/3w2SUhjDR
  • Inner House rejects appeal against refusal of permission for North Lanarkshire energy-from-waste development - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/T7XD2VNDu
  • Rules on GM farming and cars to be top of UK bonfire of EU laws: Minister reveals plans to change laws inherited from EU, with rules on medical devices also in crosshairs https://t.co/H8AmPOhG9K S
  • Faculty supports Bloody Scotland festival - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uT2wty7eJM
  • Dominic Raab replaces Robert Buckland as justice secretary - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/tc1JsvnJ2F
  • Law Society of Scotland shortlisted for UK Covid Response Award - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ssUcg77NkF
  • French woman held by Home Office officials at Gatwick for eight hours. Tessa Stines, who has EU settlement claim in progress, detained by Border Force despite rule change https://t.co/QXA8Vv6z8s 
  • Five senior counsels to be appointed to High Court | Irish Legal News https://t.co/X3K04xxIxg

Friday

17th September - Law News

Edition 3552: 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:  Amid those ongoing concerns about cladding, a recent tower block fire in Milan has raised fresh concern about unsafe buildings. The fire at the 18-storey block has been likened to Grenfell by the city's mayor. We travelled to Milan with some of those who lost loved ones in the Grenfell fire - and while we were there we also took a look at a more unusual building that could offer an idea for a memorial.



Focus of the Day Story: More than 100 law firms clear Mansfield Rule certification with D&I efforts. Early adopters of the scheme have been shown to diversify management committees by more than 30 times the rate of non-Mansfield firms.
Full story - The Global Legal Post
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • New plan aims to improve racial equality - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UIi2Uqq5a
  • #US man files $1m lawsuit after Michigan teacher cuts child's hair https://t.co/zVjor0JKY
  • SRA under pressure to demand more price transparency | Law Gazette https://t.co/6AIWP6RvQw
  • CMS advises on £175m placing for Smart Metering Systems plc - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/t8JEj8FCl
  • The Duke of Edinburgh's will is to remain secret for at least 90 years to protect the "dignity and standing" of the Queen, the High Court has ruled https://t.co/sktxl3bfeL
  • MP proposes law to stop employers hiding behind gagging orders https://t.co/OjZk6W32LO
  • Half-year profits soar 279% at RBG | Law Gazette https://t.co/9F8XOb9bcL
  • Sheriffs made no recommendations in hundreds of FAIs into deaths in custody - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PXhpFeD2C7
  • Chambers obtains final injunction after cyber-attack - Legal Futures https://t.co/PRIr6SXQ2
  • Dealing with volatile materials costs in construction tenders - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/seMOJg02t0
  • Trainee solicitor banned for lying about work done for colleague - Legal Futures https://t.co/gUMKpMHErc
  • Swansea man jailed after CCTV operator witnessed rape - Turkey Al-Turkey, 26, of Cwm Level Road in Brynhyfryd, Swansea, attacked the woman outside the city's Civic Centre on 18 July https://t.co/rTfsQ4WFqq
  • ICC authorises full inquiry into Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ #Philippines https://t.co/RIyOwi3A9a
  • Legal regulators secure government cash for innovation projects - Legal Futures https://t.co/fBG9z4AUuy
  • Qualified solicitor Raab replaces Buckland as lord chancellor | News | Law Gazette https://t.co/L6S0EIjgu
  • Robert Buckland's plea for investment as he departs Ministry of Justice - Legal Futures https://t.co/uth90zo41
  • High Court battle over the regulation of a landfill site accused of emitting noxious gases: Lawyers representing Mathew Richards say hydrogen sulphide (H2S) gas from Walleys Quarry, in Staffordshire, has worsened his underlying health issues https://t.co/auZwKuGWT
  • Shepherd and Wedderburn advises on ‘green’ redevelopment of iconic Hunterston Parc - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/i3JFWcbrb
  • Solicitor-judge's disability struggles 'prevented career development' | Law Gazette https://t.co/ueGmbUyRo5
  • Police say that prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh ordered a hit on himself so that his son could collect $10m (£7.24m) in life insurance https://t.co/BIT4tHHZoM
  • Guideline on sentencing of young people emphasises rehabilitation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7pQhh1SlVl
  • Law centre assists complaints over exclusion of under-18 from Northern Ireland voucher scheme | Irish Legal News https://t.co/DdryBJw1R
  • A publication of statistics on the number of suspected drug deaths during the first half of 2021 shows a small decrease (one per cent) on the same period last year - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hpKTDjAmK
  • 'Thank you HMCTS': positive feedback over financial remedies | Law Gazette https://t.co/CKF0ECQnc
  • The Scottish Climate Emergency Legal Network (SCELN) has had success in its “Seventh Gas Campaign”, after the UK government recently pledged to bring forward amendments to the UK’s Climate Change Act 2008 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/tLxrVeLWa
  • ‘Unconscionable’ universal credit cut breaks human rights law, says UN envoy - Poverty rapporteur says removal of £20 a week uplift based on ‘very ill-informed understanding’ of impact https://t.co/sVRsaO0Mog
  • Bruce Lehrmann to plead not guilty to alleged sexual assault of Brittany Higgins - The case is to be brought to the ACT supreme court in October, with the accused, a former Liberal government staffer, pleading not guilty #Australia https://t.co/T0OrCIr06E
  • Microsoft's passwordless plans lets users switch to app-based login https://t.co/HMsA9uY98c
  • As a new report claims dilapidated housing is "killing some of the most vulnerable people", a 22-year-old student has become an unlikely champion for social housing tenants, shaming Clarion, Europe's biggest housing association, into action https://t.co/TSSGT8NHFY
  • Supreme Court: Appeal dismissed for family seeking inquiry into death of Seamus Ludlow | Irish Legal News https://t.co/7cIEbiqz
  • The UK, US and Australia have announced a historic security pact in the Asia-Pacific (Aukus), in what's seen as an effort to counter China https://t.co/VCwuSUEKLK
  • 'Women-sufficiency' may be the funnel performance metrics contributor in the coming Cycle of Economy and demography | Esther Ochoga https://t.co/DNNw4d6Vc2 
  • Mishcon gave ‘element of trust’ to murky football transfers, tribunal hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/KDb8g5URdn
  • City council grant of planning permission for e-bike station declared ultra vires by Outer House - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IjRk3GXEmZ
  • What happens when the robots go rogue? | Law Gazette https://t.co/sZGNpeNMoe
  • Solid legal basis for NSW vaccine mandates to enter businesses, expert says #Australia https://t.co/2WuTHG4jKk 
  • Alison McKay joins Lindsays in Glasgow - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nOHzvSdiJE Sep 16, 2021 
  • Eversheds Sutherland appoints Liam Boyle as head of company secretarial | Irish Legal News https://t.co/lOv6eNV3O9
  • Banking lawyer Nichola Coghlan joins TLT in Belfast | Irish Legal News https://t.co/LYoQMN7l5U
  • Lawyers secure legal aid for asylum seekers facing eviction by Home Office - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QTKz8EWEcA 
  • Daphne Franks: the woman who lost her much-loved mother to a predatory marriage https://t.co/B4mqc9rIIz

Thursday

16th September - Law News

Edition 3551: 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:  An 89-year-old woman who died after complications from a broken hip had accused a fellow resident of her Canberra aged care home of pushing her over, the ACT Supreme Court has heard. Mario Amato, 61, went on trial today in the ACT Supreme Court, after he pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of Sheila Marie Capper, who died in December 2018. Today the court was shown video footage taken within the Campbell nursing home of Mrs Capper being propelled through the doorway of a laundry, onto the floor.


Focus of the Day Story: General counsel and a City firm have come under repeated criticism in a damning report into governance issues at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. An independent report by Alison Levitt QC found that the outcome of an internal governance review conducted in 2019 had already been decided before it was commissioned. Levitt concluded that the RICS general counsel, who was unnamed, had wrongly outsourced the review to Fieldfisher LLP, where she used to work, and that the firm took a ‘partisan approach’ against four non-executive members of the RICS board without any objective analysis.
Full story - The Law Society Gazette
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Barrister suspended for groping women on night out | Law Gazette https://t.co/V5GscIrjbJ
  • Report raises data protection concerns over Covid-19 measures | Irish Legal News https://t.co/nja27Pk9EQ
  • The main defendant in the November 2015 Paris attacks trial has sought to justify the murder of 130 people as retaliation for #French military action against Islamic State (IS) jihadists https://t.co/k8NCQaNdtX 
  • Manchester Arena Inquiry told police failed in response to bombing https://t.co/Xw86HNPr2
  • Paralegal banned for logging calls she hadn’t made | Law Gazette https://t.co/Q9p1iNWJt5
  • In whose interests is the creation of a judicial register? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kgd6WWAcJF
  • Raft of promotions at Anderson Strathern - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FVubovIzps 
  • Shamima Begum, who left the UK for Syria as a teenager, says she will regret joining the Islamic State group for the rest of her life and has offered to help the UK fight terrorism https://t.co/0Nr0YQ8nSl
  • Facebook-owned Instagram has been criticised for keeping secret its internal research into the effect social media had on teenager users https://t.co/2uu83PtfeK
  • Two-day conference to guide Chief Justice’s working group on access to justice | Irish Legal News https://t.co/zHDVaMETfb
  • In-house lawyers “more trusting of automation” after pandemic - Legal Futures https://t.co/Zrn9ZZgwJq
  • Small firms weather pandemic with confidence | Law Gazette https://t.co/OrJLIUx1QU
  • Michael Gove criticised over racist and homophobic language in student speeches - He used a racial slur to refer to black people and made derogatory comments about gay people https://t.co/nXYgbsJCPK
  • The High Court in London will formally contact the Duke of York about allegations of sexual assault filed in a US court. Lawyers for Virginia Giuffre requested the High Court contact the prince about the civil case launched in New York https://t.co/EagdTJTqUh
  • LSB demands regulators deliver “real change in outcomes for consumers” - Legal Futures https://t.co/JucvtsPnVl 
  • Scottish Land Court rules in favour of Space Hub Sutherland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/JJhwrND78b
  • Profits soar as listed legal business benefits from litigation investment - Legal Futures https://t.co/aDbbVPF3d5
  • Aberdeen Law Project’s Katy Smith secures £2,000 for discrimination victim - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/x2Oyw4SBg0
  • NDAs “cannot be controlled by professional regulators” - Legal Futures https://t.co/DCshgfFEmS 
  • Police have made 71 arrests as climate change protesters caused fresh disruption on the M25, blocking roundabouts and the motorway itself https://t.co/1K6twBZhde 
  • Why unifying the Land Court and Lands Tribunal makes sense - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/llBMNaJ6Ek
  • ‘Every man was drinking’: how much do bans on alcohol help women in India? Women’s protests led to prohibition in Bihar but can alcohol bans end domestic abuse and harassment? https://t.co/fnxvqR2hhP 
  • Allaying confusion over duty of confidentiality - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UnFBkb9QvJ 
  • Campaign aims to outlaw ‘toxic’ NDAs hiding misconduct | Law Gazette https://t.co/adec0kmmGb
  • Christian Porter reveals part of legal fees paid by blind trust with funds from unknown source #Australia https://t.co/LqLdkiGdXM
  • Firm remains instructed to challenge 'temporary operating arrangements' | Law Gazette https://t.co/6hdGfFivoa 
  • Sheriff finds death of chronically ill prisoner at HMP Addiewell could have been avoided - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/V0Sw9kluLw 
  • Covid: Can England avoid 'lockdown lite' this winter? https://t.co/6pK5wuttud
  • The crisis of citizenship and the rise of cultural rights | Yves Guermond https://t.co/rbGVb3TEHy 
  • Chambers mourns death of 'trailblazer' barrister: Red Lion Chambers said it learned on Friday that Georgia Lassoff, born in 1987, had unexpectedly passed away | Law Gazette https://t.co/h8pOuLPApf
  • Long-delayed review into care of vulnerable Northern Ireland prisoners completed | Irish Legal News https://t.co/FHz8pmVX2F 
  • New associates at Balfour and Manson - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ndVoF8P9Op 
  • Court rules against woman who became face of #China’s #MeToo movement. Zhou Xiaoxuan, who accused CCTV host of sexual harassment, vows to appeal ‘unfair treatment’ https://t.co/M5jS03L00U
  • Medics urged to drop opposition to assisted dying before crucial vote https://t.co/sIRoT4Z45z 
  • The BMA must change its stance on assisted dying https://t.co/pDiHYdJVOb
  • MEPs condemn failure to respect rights of same-sex partners in EU. European parliament resolution criticises bloc’s patchwork policy, as some countries ignore recent rulings https://t.co/tYV7EDI8Yu
  • Braverman reappointed attorney general following maternity leave | Law Gazette https://t.co/te5XjkSIB5

Wednesday

15th September - Law News

Edition 3550: 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:  Nominations for candidates to be elected to the 2022 Bar Council of England and Wales are now open. Successful candidates will join from 1 January 2022 for a three-year term (except where otherwise indicated). Why join the Bar Council? Find out from existing members why it is worth joining and getting your voice heard.


Focus of the Day Story: Smaller law firms have survived the pandemic well but are very worried about possible increases in the cost of their professional indemnity insurance (PII), a report has found. Overall, it painted a very positive picture of smaller firms, with 93% confident in the future – a higher proportion than before the virus.
Full story - Legal Futures
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • New appointments for Gillespie Macandrew - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Rs2fWPyiKn 
  • Major rebrand for councils' pioneering ABS | Law Gazette https://t.co/0e51X28piF
  • Gilson Gray Financial Management acquires GCR Financial - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Dn5bGh5aoG
  • Plans to extend fixed costs are 'fraught with danger' | Law Gazette https://t.co/PMuv8PUFOn 
  • Still no answers for investors in Woodford Equity Income Fund - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/aKPjgP2QA5 
  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would not rule out introducing mandatory Covid passports for people attending sporting events in England this winter https://t.co/DzD7RnDHMR 
  • China's ambassador to the UK has been told he cannot come to Parliament while sanctions remain in place against a number of MPs and peers. Zheng Zeguang was due to attend a House of Commons reception on Wednesday https://t.co/itjfWoO9Sp 
  • Firms roll out flexible office return | Law Gazette https://t.co/wTuxfKtxQ5 
  • Success in-house – what people don’t tell you about how to get there - Legal Futures https://t.co/VWoUpGuQir 
  • Black Chambers has welcomed the appointment of Jennifer Bain as Queen’s Counsel - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UchY1ypf7U
  • Increased indemnity costs “biggest threat” to smaller law firms - Legal Futures https://t.co/kbYhFTHgU7 
  • Solicitor-judge in disability challenge received complaints over delays | Law Gazette https://t.co/0L67ppkJk6
  • Fraud, overbilling and more - SRA bans non-solicitors over misconduct - Legal Futures https://t.co/rqjJqNS9tu 
  • Blackadders appoints Stephen Connolly as partner - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yP2S2PBIcH
  • Turnover and profits soar at listed business's law firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/6YJg3DaiQs 
  • The UK is to delay introducing post-Brexit checks on food and farming imports to England, Scotland and Wales, blaming Covid disruption and pressure on global supply chains https://t.co/Gazc3z1nko
  • Angry and despairing criminal Bar to "draw a line in the sand" - Legal Futures https://t.co/4HghRGbPqh
  • QC report accuses City firm of acting with conflict of interest | Law Gazette https://t.co/dlBrG8DN44 
  • Covid booster vaccine rollout to begin next week - This includes over-50s, younger adults with health conditions and frontline health and social care workers https://t.co/I975q3362P
  • Police catch as many drivers on drugs as drunk - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xMx5XXb1BD 
  • High-flying lawyer jailed for £600,000 frauds | Law Gazette https://t.co/bMtBUlIBCL
  • Patel faces widening revolt over policing bill’s restrictions on protest - More than 350 groups join peers in challenging home secretary over ‘attack on democratic rights’ as legislation enters Lords https://t.co/8lVbRO7To
  • Immigration expert Grace McGill moves to Burness Paull - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Q0Owq5PXF3
  • Apple has issued a software patch to block so-called "zero-click" spyware that could infect iPhones and iPad. Independent researchers identified the flaw, which lets hackers access devices through the iMessage service https://t.co/U3xVQoJAWj 
  • 'Scandalous' SRA delays in investigation of disciplinary cases | Law Gazette https://t.co/ycc3mTjlOs
  • Outer House awards £290,000 in damages to family of man who died in diving boat accident - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3YZfM5RGpO
  • Policing bill will deepen racial and gender disparities, say experts https://t.co/tMnHK768W6
  • Success for David Logan in challenge against planning permission for e-bike docking station - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MZJLxMFPkP 
  • Menus could show how many calories there are in meals under new Scottish government plans to encourage healthy eating - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/a6iCtXADAF
  • Prince Andrew not properly served with lawsuit, lawyers argue https://t.co/ADTga7dUUd 
  • TLT signs Greener Litigation Pledge - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LRVz54pDiO 
  • Capital and class – a radical shift | Law Gazette https://t.co/MulSzRklSw

Tuesday

14th September - Law News

Edition 3549: 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:  "Many criminal lawyers make barely more than the minimum wage," Chris Daw QC tells LBC's Nick Abbot. Chris Daw QC talks to LBC about our failing justice system and the myth of the "millionaire legal aid lawyer" 

Focus of the Day Story: Stephen O’Rourke QC has been appointed principal crown counsel, replacing Alex Prentice QC in the role. Mr O’Rourke, whose seniority is immediately below that of the lord advocate and solicitor general, will lead the advocate depute team.
Full story - Scottish Legal News
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Freshfields matches Clifford Chance on trainee pay - Legal Cheek https://t.co/WU4RJpx0y5
  • Kerala High Court senior advocate designation rules challenged before Supreme Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/ePNRRQqh4T
  • Fake Walmart news release claimed it would accept cryptocurrency https://t.co/4HBKqOIps
  • Grenfell Tower inquiry: Reckless firms showed neglect - lawyer https://t.co/WtJ3Ww8JRx
  • In the latest stage of the sexual assault case against him, Prince Andrew is expected to argue he has not been served papers, and will challenge the jurisdiction of the case https://t.co/ETf2XVqVy9
  • Tomorrow: The Legal Cheek September 2021 UK Virtual Law Fair - Legal Cheek https://t.co/m6akdpfk3L
  • The Boutique Lawyer Show: Putting the community first - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/0OwhZU9vaZ
  • More top firms confirm trainee retention scores - Legal Cheek https://t.co/j2H0goimCL 
  • Two Parents Are the First to Face Trial in College Admissions Scandal - At issue are the parents’ conduct, U.S.C.’s admissions practices and possibly the fairness of the college admissions process itself #US https://t.co/sLtBnohF0D
  • Centre will introduce new law on mediation: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/lXeDTUCNK4
  • Supreme Court judge expressed 'relief' at Lord Sumption's resignation in previously unseen email exchange - Legal Cheek https://t.co/gZkIXLktuG
  • The Corporate Counsel Show: Rise of the start-up GC - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/NZa3dJnbf3 
  • President Ram Nath Kovind: Just society only possible when women are represented in justice system | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/OizQW51sqo
  • UK scraps Covid-19 vaccine deal with French firm Valneva: The firm said that the UK government served notice over allegations of a breach of the agreement, which it "strenuously denies" https://t.co/JArmiLiu5T 
  • Taylor Wessing opens in Dublin - Legal Cheek https://t.co/OLblTCPTCg 
  • Seqwater decision to be reviewed for potential High Court appeal - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/YwzzZlRMEx
  • [COVID-19] But for video conference, judiciary would have come to a grinding halt: Delhi High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/j4NXREzPkW
  • QC criticises "partisan" City law firm over advice given to RICS - Legal Futures https://t.co/ZfNKSfrZr
  • British American Tobacco negotiated bribe for Mugabe, new evidence suggests https://t.co/jTjB4syhDl
  • Eversheds Sutherland retains 45 of 50 NQ solicitors - Legal Cheek https://t.co/7io21ZxtSX
  • Nearly a third of people arriving in England and Northern Ireland as the coronavirus Delta variant took off may have broken quarantine rules https://t.co/PFBpylNkQY
  • Male barrister suspended for groping female clerk and trainee solicitor - Legal Futures https://t.co/SBlgbvdtgF 
  • Solicitor reprimanded, fined for falsely witnessing signature on e-affidavit - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/juhL6EmjDk 
  • £50k fine for partner at leading firm who "recreated" letters - Legal Futures https://t.co/vfuvcuy9Vw
  • #Mexico’s Supreme Court Greenlit Abortion. Will Doctors and Nurses Listen? https://t.co/xb0AsHg49X
  • Solicitor accused of injecting blood into supermarket food previously worked for A&O, Milbank and HSF - Legal Cheek https://t.co/kPRbYrUDij 
  • CPS lawyer rebuked over offensive Facebook posts - Legal Cheek https://t.co/VOQ6qPWlsL
  • Centre clears appointment of members to Armed Forces Tribunal | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/7leP4DFu0P
  • Legal YouTuber reveals what magic circle trainees really do in a day - Legal Cheek https://t.co/hi250KO0IO
  • Bar aptitude test ‘not effective filter’ of weak wannabe barristers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/XylzVsegNv
  • The Metropolitan Police commissioner has accused tech giants of making it harder to identify and stop terrorists. The focus on end-to-end encryption was making it "impossible in some cases" for the police to snoop https://t.co/3EEgAGX1Qq

Monday

13th September - Law News

Edition 3548: 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:  Pro-independence protesters threw objects and shouted abuse at police during rallies on Catalonia Day in Spain on Saturday. They burned large photos of the Spanish region’s leader, as well as Spain’s prime minister.

Focus of the Day Story: The Online Safety Bill Part 2: Do these proposals go too far, leading to overzealous policing?
Full story - UK Human Rights Blog
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • US law firm targets grads with launch of Belfast support hub - Legal Cheek https://t.co/UfjN4rLLWE
  • Centre clears appointment of members to Armed Forces Tribunal | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/7leP4DnT9
  • Blending contemporary branding with traditional practice approaches - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/XZykj4qRpQ
  • Bakers, Burges and Simmons reveal autumn trainee retention rates - Legal Cheek https://t.co/DpppGvQEvT
  • Labour has called for a probe into reports the home secretary met two airlines and the boss of a hotel chain without any officials present - Ministerial rules say officials should be present or informed if government business is discussed https://t.co/4qF0DA6Nq
  • Fake certificate for appointment: Jammu & Kashmir govt terminates service of judicial officer | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/9sUgCO9XL3
  • ‘Significant funds’ drained from bar charity’s bank account without permission - Legal Cheek https://t.co/0gaFm1lObs
  • Plans to raise National Insurance to fund health and social care could lead to the breakdown of struggling families, the UK's tax authority says https://t.co/NH8O2XtOHx
  • Support rises for Charter of Human Rights in #Australia - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/mEFZmDTH6w
  • Life at a US law firm in London - Legal Cheek https://t.co/9hahyxOynA
  • The UK's Afghanistan Resettlement Scheme - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/T9I2Wk1Bdu 
  • FBI begins declassifying documents into #Saudi 9/11 links https://t.co/LCbgibdHLh
  • Top City law firms feature on ‘family-friendly’ employers list - Legal Cheek https://t.co/0O1y1SLV0P
  • Plans to introduce vaccine passports for access into nightclubs and large events in England will not go ahead, the health secretary has said. Sajid Javid told the BBC: "We shouldn't be doing things for the sake of it." https://t.co/VWPamrdTpR
  • The Weekly Round-Up: “undue lenience” and unpopular social care proposals - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/XJvrZWyayT 
  • Mishcon trainee and junior lawyers set to become firm shareholders as flotation gets go ahead - Legal Cheek https://t.co/gV6x1hMZw9
  • Men are inventing new excuses for killing women and judges are falling for them - Sam Pybus claimed his fatal act was consensual, and was given just four years in prison https://t.co/Yk7opuzokN 
  • Who is Lorraine Finlay and why has her appointment as human rights commissioner angered some? #Australia https://t.co/wFgqJewqxK
  • The Online Safety Bill Part 2: Do these proposals go too far, leading to overzealous policing? - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/2g4J5tO3m6
  • Covid Vaccine Resisters Seek Religious Exemptions. But What Counts? #US https://t.co/wyC3DrMUOL
  • The Conservative Lawyer Behind the Texas Abortion Law #US https://t.co/FxFQDLxEAF 
  • Shearman steps up NQ talent battle with improved £145k salary - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Tz3Ln1ygk2
  • Carnival fails to block international passengers from joining Ruby Princess class action - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/JBoxAiiObV
  • Charles Russell keeps 25 of 26 NQ solicitors - Legal Cheek https://t.co/GBNEcewth
  • Calcutta High Court quashes FIR with “absurd allegations” against journalist for tweets about | Bar & Bench #India Covid management https://t.co/Nvyu2PKBps
  • Stephen O’Rourke QC named principal crown counsel; new roles created for Alex Prentice QC - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/iKwpOLX8nH
  • #Indian pilot's error and failure to follow safety guidelines led to the crash of an Air India Express plane in August last year, investigators say https://t.co/MSfvXCbnmj
  • Foreign travellers from Wales can use a wider choice of Covid testing firms from 21 September, the Welsh government has announced https://t.co/48oWhFv7xF 
  • Barrister apprenticeships? Quite possibly says pupillage expert - Legal Cheek https://t.co/IoLGRxE0Rg
  • Vaccine certification plans approved by Scottish Parliament - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Dw1hd8KYMm

Sunday

12th September - Law News

Edition 3547: 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 facing a stark choice with Afghanistan: accept the Taliban as the country's new leaders, or continue shutting them out. The group's been barred from accessing the Afghan Central Bank's foreign assets worth 10 billion dollars, and aid has dried up. The UN warns 97% of the population could be living in poverty within a year. So what will the international community do now?


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Donald Findlay QC launches website - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3GFOho6zO0
  • Means test to be removed for bereaved families in ECF cases | Law Gazette https://t.co/Rsnq8kQqf
  • Alan McKee joins board of Business Beats Cancer Glasgow - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PxWExvmDpJ
  • Court adds City firm and ex-partner to hacking conspiracy claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/5chPUgkTTp
  • Police investigate Didsbury Mosque fire as hate crime https://t.co/QWoSCDMEt
  • Legal action planned as NHS closes doors to new patients at East Lothian hospital - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wRKkAyc9xZ
  • Digital divorce portal to become mandatory | Law Gazette https://t.co/OpFo63p6pc
  • #Spain Arrests Former Venezuela Spy Chief Accused of Drug Trafficking https://t.co/M4xkcX5DKo
  • A banner supporting a woman who accused footballer Cristiano Ronaldo of a sex assault has been flown over Old Trafford during his return game for Manchester United: The Level Up feminist group said they wanted to "remind crowds" of rape allegations https://t.co/4ivaq8nDpA 
  • Blog: Managing risk throughout the construction materials shortage - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RnYHg6tz5
  • Manchester super court opens in battle against the backlog | Law Gazette https://t.co/9gFq8Z5Hts 
  • 20 Years On, the War on Terror Grinds Along With No End in Sight - Only the weapon manufacturers and contractors benefit https://t.co/ta5TQSq37W
  • Prince Andrew's team do not believe that legal papers from lawyers for the woman who has accused him of sexual abuse have been successfully served https://t.co/SbcgwBZlLb
  • Six men arrested in £160m cocaine haul off Plymouth coast https://t.co/5IzJKvLTFE
  • ‘My son misses his Papa’: Brexit rules force families to split: Partners and spouses are being kept apart by Home Office delays in processing revised versions of entry permits to Britain https://t.co/39oFinuH20 
  • Inaugural Theresa Hunt Prize in Excellence awarded - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jBztYGwjmx 
  • Solicitor-judge takes government to court over disability struggles | Law Gazette https://t.co/gOAf8DxJHD
  • ‘Every message was copied to the police’: the inside story of the most daring surveillance sting in history #Australia https://t.co/TCQeMTpstW
  • Bar sticks to its guns over harsher sexual misconduct sanctions | Law Gazette https://t.co/EIwzkOkF2Y
  • Declassified documents show #Australia assisted CIA in coup against Chile’s Salvador Allende https://t.co/dL8kuM10q4
  • In US Drone Strike in #Afghanistan, Evidence Suggests No ISIS Bomb https://t.co/XWZLoVbXkE
  • Google illegally underpaid thousands of workers across dozens of countries https://t.co/KfsxcIkcF7
  • England: ‘Super courtroom’ to allow for trials of up to 12 defendants - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/v2Kf7CMG7o
  • #US military trial of 9/11 suspects drags on 20 years after attack: Torture, secrecy and dysfunction plague military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay with no resolution in sight https://t.co/pywnaYZKNZ 
  • Defendant solicitors and their clients will welcome fixed costs expansion | Law Gazette https://t.co/GU6ugMrhW
  • How Southeast Asia’s hardline groups saw September 11 attacks - Groups like Jemaah Islamiyah were already carrying out attacks in Southeast Asia when 9/11 happened – an attack of an altogether larger scale https://t.co/rO2acb0SqG
  • Fraud warnings not good enough for young adults, says charity https://t.co/YuLNdVlVBb
  • Tax on landlords could help pay for social care, says the Labour leader https://t.co/5RSPqq6Vww 
  • Obituary - Kingsley Williams, who has died aged 94, was a solicitor who served on a number of public bodies in the Hampshire area from 1960 onwards https://t.co/kvMQQmUU4V
  • Defendant solicitors and their clients will welcome fixed costs expansion | Law Gazette https://t.co/GU6ugMISNV
  • Faculty and SEMLA event: How to become an Advocate - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CCiNYkAGUR
  • A judge has issued an arrest warrant for a woman accused of killing two of her children in a crash on the M1. Mary McCann, 35, of Bamford Avenue, Derby, failed to appear at Aylesbury Crown Court https://t.co/3gu04j5CSv
  • What is happening on court-imposable PPOs for Scotland? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/JNcorD7xiG 
  • The Northern Ireland Protocol and the limits to ‘creativity and flexibility’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9SNuaPdmzG
  • Lucy-Anne Rushton murder detective jailed for witness signature forgery https://t.co/OuQFP8RPZt
  • Glasgow sheriff orders Brexit Party to pay £22k in unpaid invoices to advertising firm - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/syv6lLkkjo

Saturday

11th September - Law News

Edition 3546: 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:  Two hours before play, the Manchester Test match was called off due to fear of COVID-19 cases in the Indian camp. With packed schedules and bio-bubbles ranging from 15-45 days for tournaments, is India playing too much cricket in times of a pandemic?


 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Dishonest solicitor who faked boss’s signature allowed to stay on roll | Law Gazette https://t.co/pNiQDS9U
  • As national eviction protections lapse, much of the rental assistance sits unspent. Aid was slowed by red tape, resistance from landlords and the difficulty of navigating an informal market #US https://t.co/JeHiZ4QZd9 
  • Plans to boost GSOC powers branded ‘draconian’ by Garda commissioner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/e0ZAyyojNl 
  • Lawyers for Virginia Giuffre who has accused Prince Andrew of sexual abuse claim they have successfully served him with legal papers. Legal papers have to be "served" before the case can proceed https://t.co/yJnua2Ni6G 
  • Building Safety Bill gives leaseholders 'worthless' legal right | Law Gazette https://t.co/qJ2TEEv5v5
  • The world's poorest countries say they are worried about getting to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in November. Twenty are on the UK's Covid red list - meaning hotel quarantine for arrivals https://t.co/OfgdrWJVi
  • Apple has been dealt a major blow in its ongoing trial against Fortnite-maker Epic Games. A court in Oakland, California #US, has ruled that Apple cannot stop app developers directing users to third-party payment options https://t.co/WTxGJwS99y
  • A total of 31 late-stage terror plots have been foiled in the UK in the past four years, the head of MI5 has said https://t.co/VQt5bUmYXa 
  • Pfizer accused of holding #Brazil ‘to ransom’ over vaccine contract demands. Leaked supply document reveals clauses to protect US pharma company from legal action in the event of serious side-effects https://t.co/rOLXz9hLk
  • Criminal cases in Northern Ireland took nearly a third longer during Covid-19 pandemic | Irish Legal News https://t.co/HmxsDEUeb5
  • A new law puts Missouri at the vanguard of states challenging federal authority on guns #US https://t.co/2UUam4UsXP 
  • Buckland calls for tougher corporate crime laws | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ua77MkTM8
  • Law firm was akin to "slow-motion car crash", tribunal finds - Legal Futures https://t.co/EpCq4XFEFT
  • Brodies’ family law specialist reaches solicitor advocate milestone - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8y0TF5jQHX
  • Post Office scandal inquiry urged to put more focus on the lawyers - Legal Futures https://t.co/d974CRS8pN 
  • TLT takes top floor in Glasgow’s flagship sustainable office development - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xQXmJFu7o3
  • Mishcon de Reya to list - and more firms are set to follow - Legal Futures https://t.co/ff95LoIouG 
  • Firm posts £3.5m annual losses as pandemic hits turnover | Law Gazette https://t.co/Qm3cydnvA
  • Cressida Dick, Met commissioner has been given two-year contract extension - On Thursday a number of high-profile signatories wrote an open letter accusing her of "presiding over a culture of incompetence and cover-up" https://t.co/QsMoomKs8I
  • Treat personal mitigation "with caution" in cases of sexual misconduct - Legal Futures https://t.co/v83teEGXhS
  • Initially reluctant to enact mandates, the #US president is now moving aggressively to require vaccination as the Delta variant races across the country https://t.co/qJmgglwZV0
  • Ampersand trio takes silk - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lZb6emN7w
  • West Midlands Police apologises for failing domestic abuse victim - The family of a 34-year-old domestic abuse victim have received a public apology following failings by police https://t.co/hFav9Dp0p1
  • Nuisance calls could lead to multimillion-pound fines in UK - Ministers considering bringing punishment in line with GDPR, which can issue fine of up to £17.5m https://t.co/gLvvoi1gmI
  • Valerie Armstrong-Surgenor: Our ‘cookie’ recipe to assist you with compliance - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ljHtwHDPoX
  • Azeem Rafiq was the "victim of racial harassment and bullying," according to the findings released from a report by his former county cricket club Yorkshire https://t.co/M84Av9fHeq 
  • Tribunal questions ‘stale’ allegations against veteran solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/bx85JMs2Eh 
  • An experiment that hung rhinoceroses upside down to see what effect it had on the animals has been awarded one of this year's Ig Nobel prizes https://t.co/921kPUl79g
  • #Austria man kept dead mother in cellar for pension, police say https://t.co/Fy9ppoJwJ2 
  • The UK's first LGBT business champion has pledged to build a bridge between the government and the LGBT community. Iain Anderson, executive chairman of public relations firm Cicero, will focus on improving workplace equality https://t.co/mvwr1WEDho
  • Five new solicitor advocates admitted - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/65XzCINxbs 
  • The fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban is likely to have "emboldened" so-called lone wolf terrorists in the UK, the director general of MI5 has warned https://t.co/VQt5bUmYXa
  • #German footballer Jerome Boateng has been found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, and has been ordered to pay a 1.8m euro (£1.5m) fine https://t.co/PRZ6Eej47G
  • The trial of Elizabeth Holmes: perfect for the age of the Instagram influencer https://t.co/sWMagP6305 
  • Mishcon partners vote for stock exchange listing | Law Gazette https://t.co/A7Ydyv878g
  • Tributes have been paid to Gordon Nicol, who passed away last week at the age of 68 following a short illness - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Ri6mE7oD3e
  • KRW Law welcomes acquittal of Birmingham pub bombings convoy participants | Irish Legal News https://t.co/srfN1OdBic
  • Brexit pre-settled status: EU nationals in UK face losing out on jobs and housing - Some people cannot prove they are in the country legally because of glitch in digital residency permits https://t.co/OwOuLVxxg8
  • Crimestoppers launches appeal over 1994 unsolved murder of Shona Stevens - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DSy9FPMU1g
  • A former student has been jailed for 20 months for hacking university computers and selling exam answers for thousands of pounds. Hayder Aljayyash, 29, was studying for a master's degree in embedded system design at the University of South Wales https://t.co/sDGAThChRb
  • Joanna Boag-Thomson elected chair of Scottish Council for Development and Industry - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bDUkphuPXp
  • Twelve new Queen’s Counsel appointed - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4pqgvXLQc5
  • The Queen and the royal family are supporters of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, one of the monarch’s representatives has said https://t.co/iQnzgdUiOc 
  • UK negligent in failure to stop customs fraud, says senior EU lawyer = Non-binding opinion says UK allowed criminal gangs to flood Europe with cheap Chinese-made clothes https://t.co/1cuqZBqOA1 
  • Texas sued by #US justice department over ‘clearly unconstitutional’ abortion ban https://t.co/uZ2sBtkqmR