Wednesday

17th November - Law News

Edition 3613: 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: On the border with Barcelona, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat is one of the most densely populated cities in the European Union and home to a large migrant community. Dedicated to protecting the most vulnerable members of this fringe society, a group of young volunteers set up Sindicat, a renters union. The group is working relentlessly to counteract the housing crisis engulfing the often undocumented residents, who at times resort to squatting as they fight for a place to live in their city.


Focus of the Day Story:  A leading QC has criticised NHS Resolution for “unacceptable” delays in settling one of the largest ever settlements in a clinical negligence case. Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust agreed to pay £27m after a young boy suffered life-changing injuries in 2009 because it failed to diagnose that he was suffering from the HSV virus when he was admitted at the age of 17 months with a seizure. Full story - Legal Futures 
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • The Liverpool bomb attacker was a failed asylum seeker who had been refused permission by judges to appeal to stay in the country https://t.co/BtKgCCtWQ
  • The Supreme Court’s ruling in Lloyd, blocking a multi-billion-pound claim against Google, exposes the lack of legislation providing redress in mass claims. But CPR 19.6 could offer a way forward | Law Gazette https://t.co/sF0yaCguFT
  • Inner House reverses commercial judge’s decision to bar damages action against investment group - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zHhy3cBEVa
  • Looking after our juniors | Law Gazette https://t.co/jL2fzSKVNP
  • Ireland referred to CJEU over alleged breach of drinking water laws | Irish Legal News https://t.co/2vphPrj6Kb
  • Director “had no standing” to challenge assignment to litigation funder - Legal Futures https://t.co/eF57R6QkEU
  • Costs in pension divorce case a ‘shaming indictment’ of our legal system | Law Gazette https://t.co/bqQbZ6wM8H
  • QC criticises NHS Resolution for "unacceptable" delay in settling huge claim - Legal Futures https://t.co/KeXzB7zv9W
  • Victoria’s controversial pandemic bill poised to pass parliament after amendments #Australia https://t.co/y1FIdDYAtt
  • Transport for Wales (TfW) has tried to reassure fans ahead of Tuesday night's Wales v Belgium fixture at Cardiff City Stadium. Chief operating officer Marie Daly said 600 people tried to travel between Cardiff and Newport after the Belarus match https://t.co/GyWVgR5lcz
  • Scotland's vaccine passport scheme could be rolled out to cinemas, theatres and more hospitality venues from 6 December, the first minister has confirmed https://t.co/B0kCrXc2i8
  • Police have started a major search for a woman missing since 2012. Claire Holland, 32, from Lawrence Weston in Bristol, was last seen on the evening of 6 June, the day after the Queen's Diamond Jubilee weekend https://t.co/tcgSy8edMo
  • Boris Johnson has set out plans to stop MPs from working as paid consultants, ahead of a Commons debate on banning some second jobs https://t.co/nJEblvyYDm 
  • Disciplinary hearings for judges to stay private in revamped system - Legal Futures https://t.co/a3b58f0vf8
  • Union ballots HMCTS staff over Common Platform rollout | Law Gazette https://t.co/liU07pLrda 
  • Tribunal: Barrister's 'fundamentally dishonest' claim was not fraudulent - Legal Futures https://t.co/KUixGs2Pa
  • PM fails to stifle sleaze scandal as ratification of Paterson report blocked | Kwasi Kwarteng https://t.co/4MzSYoGye4
  • England cricketing trio Matthew Hoggard, Tim Bresnan and Alex Hales accused by Azeem Rafiq in DCMS select committee racism related testimony https://t.co/LKQ5aPIMy7
  • #Polish forces have used tear gas and water cannon against migrants trying to cross into the country from Belarus. Videos showed migrants throwing stones and other objects at the Polish forces guarding a fortified border crossing https://t.co/jRn9WAgXUZ
  • Legal Ombudsman's costs had to be challenged | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZHzQuX3i3c
  • Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been charged with two further counts of rape. Mr Mendy, of Prestbury, has been summonsed to appear at Stockport Magistrates' Court on Wednesday https://t.co/m7sbyS1OOE
  • Amnesty report: #Qatar migrant workers trapped and exploited before World Cup https://t.co/6iCR8iLfcv
  • Ministers have rejected a call for greater oversight of the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) after a foreign agent crossed ‘red lines’, Sir Brian Leveson has told the Gazette during his first interview as investigatory powers commissioner https://t.co/zHOo7XvACn
  • Use of bail and remand consultation launches - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xkh6CvVLQw 
  • My legal life: Joanne Cummings, Spencer West - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/CR8v6srReG 
  • Almost £225,000 in wages and freebies taken from gambling industry by 28 MPs - Guardian audit since August 2020 shows 19 Conservative MPs and nine Labour were beneficiaries https://t.co/NEOHfpnjRo
  • JUSTICE raises serious concerns over Windrush compensation scheme - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jkNgORh3Zu
  • More than 2,500 police officers and staff are working without the appropriate level of vetting. Figures show more than a quarter of UK forces have not checked all personnel to meet national guidelines introduced in 2006 https://t.co/bLP4haLgIi
  • The government's attempt to reverse its changes to the system for monitoring parliament's standards has been blocked by a Conservative MP. The Commons was expected to pass a motion on Monday night that would scrap the controversial reforms https://t.co/NJaho1SXa7
  • Legal aid for Windrush victims 'would save taxpayer money' | Law Gazette https://t.co/fSYsxS7rc
  • Private practice solicitor of the year Anne Kavanagh talks about hospitals, career breaks and test cases - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/oJ3ENwt4gL
  • Ex-DWF solicitor alleges he faced discrimination as wife’s carer | Law Gazette https://t.co/LoPOZ2GOdY
  • No convictions under Northern Ireland mental capacity law | Irish Legal News https://t.co/36EKhBavKF
  • Banned caseworker fined £700 for breach of the Solicitors Act | Law Gazette https://t.co/pM0trz4uaH
  • Youth diversion projects to benefit from €5m funding boost | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Ya2ufK984
  • Maugham apologises for Good Law Project’s procedure rules mistake | Law Gazette https://t.co/dilOlbrGWH
  • Thirteen law schools to compete in 12th National Moot Court Competition | Irish Legal News https://t.co/pdcpV1hJ8j
  • Judicial misconduct findings should be ‘more detailed’, but no public hearings | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZjX84fwvLn
  • The man who died when a homemade bomb exploded outside Liverpool Women's Hospital has been named by police as Emad Al Swealmeen. The 32-year-old was a passenger in a taxi when his device blew up https://t.co/Lj2I2UfISV

Tuesday

16th November - Law News

Edition 3612: 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:
“People think when you get exonerated the fight is over - it’s just beginning." Dontae Sharpe spent 26 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. After proving his innocence and fighting to have his name cleared, he was granted a full pardon on 12 November 2021. This documentary highlighted the miscarriage of justice, and his fight with the criminal justice system that stole his freedom.

Focus of the Day Story:  What happens when someone is convicted of a criminal offence and is given a custodial sentence? Sometimes, the individual will serve at least part of their sentence in prison and the remainder on licence. But, what happens after they’ve served the totality of their sentence? Full story - UK Human Rights Blog 
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Pioneer Legal Promotes Anupam Shukla and Shoubhik Dasgupta to partnership | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/vVTzNb0e1T
  • The Boutique Lawyer Show: Why this firm has a dedicated LGBTQIA+ practice group - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/9fpaJkWW7p
  • [NDPS case] Mere non-recovery of drugs not ground for grant of bail: Mumbai court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/Dr2rFdzHWJ 
  • Firms must better support clients’ climate risk journeys - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/Zf2SEiFYoB 
  • An exploration of the financial ties between Conservative MPs and private health companies https://t.co/fbBsWbUADx
  • NHS bosses advise all hospitals to review security after Liverpool blast: NHS England to send guidance to all trusts as terror threat level in country upgraded to ‘severe’ https://t.co/MhUJELEdXw
  • Alex Jones liable for damages over Sandy Hook shooting claims, judge rules: Court in Connecticut will determine amount conspiracy theorist must pay over claims that school massacre was a hoax #US https://t.co/tfIitxwyAL
  • [Vidhispeaks] Abortion Rights in North America and India: A comparative socio-legal analysis | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/RlCx4anOkA
  • How to stand out in training contract applications - Legal Cheek https://t.co/mGTAQQ2z96
  • A group of Australian women who were strip-searched and examined at Doha airport are suing authorities in #Qatar https://t.co/OjfbH21ajC
  • The UK terror threat level has been raised to "severe" after an explosion outside Liverpool Women's Hospital https://t.co/fQVbo1F53t
  • Leading NewLaw firm LegalVision is set to launch in the United Kingdom, following growth in #Australia and #NewZealand, which has “exceeded expectations” - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/aMHwQEEU5C
  • Following an investigation into a number of posts made across the G&B Lawyers Facebook page, solicitor Nathan Buckley has been suspended from practising until June 2022 - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/iICtjE2sPw
  • Italian gang jailed for £26m celebrity raids: Jugoslav Jovanovic, Alessandro Maltese and Alessandro Donati each admitted to burgling the Kensington mansion of Tamara Ecclestone in December 2019 https://t.co/PQAB3sCjQz
  • Trump ally Steve Bannon surrenders to authorities to face contempt of Congress charges after refusing to give evidence about the Capitol riot #US https://t.co/et9ujk2dWm
  • A #Kenyan court has jailed four police officers for the manslaughter of British aristocrat Alexander Monson, who died in custody after being arrested in Mombasa in 2012 https://t.co/uhNbppxtoW
  • Union considers legal action over Channel refugee ‘pushbacks’: Border Force staff express concern at Priti Patel’s proposed tactic of forcing boats back to France https://t.co/V2rWLV0rDe 
  • Protégé: From one side of the system to the other: How this new lawyer is building a legal career with unique first-hand experience - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/5dXgKdyhGg 
  • "Profound conflicts of interest": US lawyers push back at ABS moves - Legal Futures https://t.co/WzffCHzVl3
  • Is it all over for law firm freebies? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fAxNBytVpV 
  • Solicitor who used client account like a “piggy bank” is struck off - Legal Futures https://t.co/dCwba61dpx 
  • Centre has been requesting HC Chief Justices to consider SC/ST, OBC, minorities, women candidates for judgeship: Kiren Rijiju | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/KDTIpu1zWW
  • Legal bodies, QCs oppose new Victorian pandemic bill - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/7G9RcoJVfy
  • Clients' desperation grows as impact of Simplify cyber-attack stretches on - Legal Futures https://t.co/H0jZukiSX5
  • Lottery scammers pretend to work for Simmons & Simmons - Legal Cheek https://t.co/NXR6UAltAC
  • Regardless of a firm’s choice of data sharing techniques, said businesses will have to get ahead of the game if they are to better serve clients and navigate evolving regulatory and security requirements - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/65vhj3LRhd 
  • Racial discrimination on Northern Circuit "legitimised by silence" - Legal Futures https://t.co/oiipGitrhP 
  • 47 students receive total of ₹40 lakh as part of CAN Foundation's Eklavya scholarship | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/6Yp1Z5eoxc
  • A Maori tribe has told anti-vaccine protesters in #NewZealand to stop the use of a famous haka "immediately" https://t.co/gk02zTDgGC 
  • Akin Gump boosts trainee pay 14% to £62.5k - Legal Cheek https://t.co/A8K5ogomm9 
  • If global finance can step up to the net-zero challenge, governments surely can | Mark Carney | The Guardian https://t.co/AmR2bi9FID 
  • Why science grads make great lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/VNOjlJqlKe
  • Boris Johnson’s betrayal of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe shows us who he really is https://t.co/OVKw1XP5fD 
  • ULaw appoints academic management heavyweight as new CEO - Legal Cheek https://t.co/uMLPM3jnVX

Monday

15th November - Law News

Edition 3611: 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:
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald spoke to RT’s Chris Hedges about the eerie similarities between the US government’s legally excessive actions after the 9/11 terror attacks and the Capitol riot earlier this year.


Focus of the Day Article: The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) could take legal action against the government over changes to its pension scheme, which it says will make firefighters pay the cost of age discrimination introduced by the government into the scheme. Full story - New Law Journal
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Paul McCann was the head of litigation and Sydney office lead partner of a top-tier firm who saw a “noticeable decline in the happiness factor” for lawyers across the board - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/hZdHpYbnHB
  • Delhi judges should mark their leave one day in advance: Delhi High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/u7A6tk2lma 
  • Why Google’s landmark victory is music to TikTok’s ears - Legal Cheek https://t.co/60JjI4QpmS
  • We are in the midst of possibly the greatest revolution in the way we work in the modern era, and men in law are starting to take full advantage – for themselves and their families - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/VNTTeZtQZM
  • #Austria is placing about 2 million unvaccinated people in lockdown from Monday amid record infection levels and growing pressure on hospitals https://t.co/HtIMA69zoX
  • Three arrested under Terrorism Act after car blast at Liverpool Women's Hospital https://t.co/7djCiKAD7F
  • 'Should I do the SQE during my law degree?' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/KbROAH4us
  • Tips to avoid lawyers’ mental health epidemic - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/4COYNWDapW 
  • [Delhi Pollution] It has become a fashion to bash farmers; I am a farmer: SC judge Justice Surya Kant | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/mSdQdDGiI9
  • What do corporate lawyers do? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/EtOUE51HfN
  • Cocaine with a street value of £33m has been discovered in a lorry load of frozen onion rings bound for the UK https://t.co/YWzmDT3mcJ
  • Brentford stabbing: Norris Henry, 37, is charged with the murder of Ali Abucar Ali, 20, and the attempted murder of an 82-year-old woman https://t.co/7pVRuWYzgK
  • Tanya Musgrove, the ballerina who became a family lawyer - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/NiD75Waa8K
  • A man who died after being stabbed in a street fight has been named by police. Officers arrived at Wilford Crescent in The Meadows area of Nottingham at about 22:30 GMT on Wednesday after receiving reports of a fight https://t.co/0hZfdfET83
  • The fugitive behind one of America's most notorious bank robberies has been identified after a 52-year search, law enforcement officials have announced https://t.co/kOGnhYujA6
  • Azeem Rafiq: from England hopeful to revealing cricket’s racism. Rafiq’s remarkable career is filled with tremendous peaks and bitter lows as a climax nears in his fight with Yorkshire CCC https://t.co/UxM3Gjj017
  • City firms to offer part-time training contracts for disabled aspiring lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/C5L200EDe
  • MPs are keeping secret their employment agreements for second jobs worth up to £100,000 annually after quietly changing the rules on disclosure: rule change in 2015 meanns their employment contracts need no longer be disclosed to standards commissioner https://t.co/IspZr2fbW
  • What happens when someone is convicted of a criminal offence & is given a custodial sentence? But, what happens after they’ve served the totality of their sentence? https://t.co/btsG8Wa4oR 
  • Militaries are huge energy users whose greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are making a significant contribution to the climate crisis. Because reporting military emissions is voluntary, data is often absent or incomplete https://t.co/fHwj1hvqXw
  • Backbencher Richard Fuller MP has four roles outside Parliament and advised a company that invests in surveillance kit https://t.co/insB5PjYMw 
  • Wife making unproven allegations of criminal conduct is cruelty to husband: Delhi High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/rpct8Fveq6 
  • What they don't teach you at law school - Legal Cheek https://t.co/gzFfxbCx8L 
  • Law departments cannot risk becoming a “bottleneck for business”. Helping the business scale their operations at this critical juncture not only helps manage workflow issues but will also help shore up the long-term relevance of the law department https://t.co/V00CcVsZd1
  • Walker Morris increases trainee numbers by a quarter - Legal Cheek https://t.co/kiOVXJsuwS 
  • Kangana Ranaut seeks transfer of her cross complaint against Javed Akhtar to another Magistrate | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/zhot5sQhUT 
  • Clifford Chance joins magic circle rivals in upping NQ lawyer pay to £107.5k - Legal Cheek https://t.co/vKU12TDfD4
  • A deal aimed at staving off dangerous climate change has been struck at the COP26 summit in Glasgow. The Glasgow Climate Pact is the first-ever climate deal to explicitly plan to reduce coal, the worst fossil fuel for greenhouse gases https://t.co/OU1sDClHXa
  • Life as a lawyer in the fast-moving automotive sector - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Li9v7AhXNt

Sunday

14th November - Law News

Edition 3610: 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:
One of the most significant commitments to come out of COP26 was the promise, by Brazil and others, to end deforestation this decade. About 60% of the Amazon rainforest lies within Brazil's borders, and its destruction has gathered pace since President Jair Bolsonaro took power.


 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • 'Great deal more to do': senior judges report on diversity progress | Law Gazette https://t.co/AY2g7hgl6M
  • Renfrewshire hotel owners’ petition for review of council development plan rejected as incompetent - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/os798nQfFD
  • Cleaver Fulton Rankin announces four promotions | Irish Legal News https://t.co/cnEMinuuHG
  • McFarlane issues double warning to family lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/n02EkczhLB
  • Lawyer of the Month: Stuart Munro - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MvftU9Lg3D
  • At least 68 prisoners have been killed in new fighting at an #Ecuadorean prison more than a hundred inmates died in clashes between rival gangs in September, officials say https://t.co/RSkuFhRF2G
  • Father Lee and his partner Fabiano Da Silva Duarte have become the first same-sex couple to be officially blessed by the Church in Wales. It comes after the Church's governing body approved a new service of blessing for same-sex couples in September https://t.co/1rfeoMk8ix 
  • High Court: Solicitor fails in challenge to WRC handling of unfair dismissal claim against Arthur Cox | Irish Legal News https://t.co/9IiaBm1FGl
  • Defence solicitors fire back at Raab over guilty plea accusation | Law Gazette https://t.co/xd5vIopFK4
  • Two MPs have admitted using their Commons offices for non-parliamentary paid meetings. Liberal Democrat Layla Moran and Conservative Crispin Blunt appeared via video link on a panel discussing political prisoners in Saudi Arabia https://t.co/A76eTzQUU4 
  • Is your firm ahead of these key legal trends for 2022? - Legal Futures https://t.co/nntozPsdz7
  • Needs of victims ‘central’ to Northern Ireland’s criminal justice system | Irish Legal News https://t.co/slPTmILby1
  • Ryanair barred from changing jurisdiction choice in PI claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/B5DtcCIngq
  • “Lessons for other legal regulators” from Faculty Office review - Legal Futures https://t.co/kXZiajnjRu
  • Two brothers who believed Covid jabs were part of a conspiracy to turn people into "unthinking beings" have been jailed for buying a firearm. Carlisle Crown Court heard Harry Wilson, 24, from Kendal, ordered a Glock 19 pistol https://t.co/3PzkwoqE8C
  • Law firm BLM has launched a subscription-based legal support service, which offers clients an alternative way to buy legal services | NLJ https://t.co/utrR6fOfzZ 
  • A survey question asking schoolchildren to describe their body image has been branded "crude and disrespectful". Options include "much too fat", "much too thin" or "about the right size" https://t.co/zKHVUzvvXj
  • Ex-DWF chief back as strategic adviser for fast-growing firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/P80ajsTKPu 
  • Barristers from ethnic minority backgrounds find it harder to secure pupillage and face systemic obstacles throughout their career, according to a report by the Bar Council’s Race Working Group | NLJ https://t.co/fqRKcM8mrW
  • Faculty: Virtual hearings hamper professional development of junior bar - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zKNzwa4wVb 
  • Provision of s 20 accommodation under the Children Act 1989 does not automatically give a local authority a general duty of care, the High Court has confirmed | NLJ https://t.co/AEsOSMzOxz 
  • Disclosure of audit files would ‘undermine the purpose’ of disclosure pilot | Law Gazette https://t.co/MXYaG3ei9N
  • Brexit has made it easier for small boat crossings to reach UK, refugees say | Immigration and asylum - Outside EU, people can no longer be returned to other European countries under legislation known as Dublin regulation https://t.co/ynEysbm3JZ
  • The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) could take legal action against the government over changes to its pension scheme, which it says will make firefighters pay the cost of age discrimination introduced by the government into the scheme | NLJ https://t.co/NeFnZIrsUp
  • CA: Lawyers can be cross-examined in wasted costs applications - Legal Futures https://t.co/bW4JUrtXuJ
  • JCB failed to do checks over potential use of equipment in Palestine https://t.co/erupC54ooj
  • The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has reported himself over undeclared earnings while serving as an MP. Douglas Ross has apologised for failing to fully record his MSP salary and earnings as a football referee https://t.co/ERiFDH3Ecy
  • SENTENCING AND TREATMENT OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS - A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK IN NIGERIA | Emem Udoh https://t.co/NRjXG4MrTD 
  • Kilkenny-based Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan Solicitors appoints six new staff | Irish Legal News https://t.co/AhuIHDigAE 
  • Littler: Most companies still planning to return to office soon | Irish Legal News https://t.co/oLsxzVAw73 
  • MoJ is wrong on the SEND Tribunal | Law Gazette https://t.co/FDDiwT9sNP
  • "Significant weaknesses" in legal regulators' approach to money laundering - Legal Futures https://t.co/M5Nji0vkH1
  • Britney Spears’s conservatorship terminated after nearly 14 years #US https://t.co/Hp10i0Ycn3 
  • Sophie Moss killer: wife condemns decision not to increase sentence https://t.co/ogCTKtZrd5 
  • Conveyancing giant told to improve communication after cyber-attack - Legal Futures https://t.co/VEEqwBlhh3 
  • Tory treasurer could net millions from controversial LV= takeover: Secrecy obscures fees already paid to Malik Karim’s investment bank for advice on pension firm’s demutualisation https://t.co/VZT8iyHYqS
  • Voluntary assisted dying: Perrottet speaks of sick grandmother as he opposes NSW bill #Australia https://t.co/1oQa5wIhYr
  • Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon has been charged with contempt of Congress after refusing to testify about the US Capitol riot #US https://t.co/84AUzr51pS

Saturday

13th November - Law News

Edition 3609: 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:
"I agree that there has been hate speeches, misinformation, fake news and inflammatory content... on Facebook India. But I don't agree with this that this is solely being done by people who belong to the BJP & RSS," says Alok Vats of BJP on the revelations in Facebook internal documents that pro-BJP/RSS pages and users are some of the biggest contributors to online anti-Muslim hate.


 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • UCC students awarded first Ronan Daly Jermyn diversity scholarships | Irish Legal News https://t.co/keYM7UOHUQ
  • Argyll landowner who persuaded ex-partner to pay him for land she never received ordered to pay back full sum - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0Pb2EImNkU
  • Irish lawyers petition EU to intervene over post-2008 pay cuts | Irish Legal News https://t.co/2AyOXkXQtr
  • CJEU: General Court upholds €2.4 billion fine against Google for abuse of dominant position in European market - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/92igt2LAJe
  • Paramedic jailed for North West Ambulance Service defibrillator theft https://t.co/X7TRPUUeDN
  • #Portugal has banned bosses from text messaging and emailing staff out of working hours as part of new laws dubbed "right to rest" https://t.co/FpvOkFOuEx
  • TikTok abuse 'is pushing teachers over the edge' https://t.co/IFJxa6nibO
  • Legislation to bring Marine Casualty Investigation Board in line with EU law | Irish Legal News https://t.co/nH6OW7RVyt
  • A chance be given for course correction: Madhya Pradesh High Court grants bail to rape accused | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/2EOJtnOQBF
  • Pro forma T&Cs for expert witnesses to find ‘middle ground’ with solicitors | Law Gazette https://t.co/NQLZykyQsg 
  • Inquiry confirms children were abused at boarding schools in Largs and Dumfries - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RXYvrcxGBq 
  • Apan Jewellers owner's son Shafat Ahmed and all four other accused in the Banani Raintree hotel rape case were acquitted yesterday, more than four and a half years after the incident allegedly took place#Bangladesh https://t.co/Qj0tctVAT0 
  • Conveyancing giant suffers IT 'security incident' | Law Gazette https://t.co/WBRJ4VXdhB
  • The rules on MPs’ standards are hopeless. Here’s how to clean up parliament https://t.co/5FBNOBluFe
  • Public consultation launched as part of freedom of information review | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Hvy69nP8d8
  • Royal Ballet choreographer accused of sexual misconduct took his own life following the "humiliation" of the allegations and press reports, an inquest heard. Liam Scarlett, 35, was told by Royal Opera House there were grounds for a disciplinary process https://t.co/YfZ30TSIi9
  • Legal sector rebound continues | Law Gazette https://t.co/GWLzQtVfYZ 
  • Around 1,000 people crossed the Channel by boat to reach the UK on Thursday, a new record for migrant Channel crossings in a single day - as mild weather made the journey less risky https://t.co/X7WSIOcvck 
  • Grenfell Tower: Housebuilders may be "gaming the system" to avoid fire safety checks put in place after the Grenfell Tower fire, London Fire Brigade (LFB) has warned https://t.co/uuT10k83cf 
  • Trump wins temporary victory in effort to keep White House records secret | US Capitol attack #US https://t.co/uweqgogP8z 
  • ByrneWallace reappoints Feargal Brennan as managing partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/PEho7MNSbp 
  • Insolvency funder blames Covid lifeline for profits slide | Law Gazette https://t.co/ISRrrFtyrK 
  • Advocate losing case on merits not deficiency of service to file consumer case: Supreme Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/3DojJOznTi 
  • Printing Meghan’s letter to father was ‘his reply’ to People article, court told https://t.co/1mcoihIILC 
  • Cross-examination on wasted costs applications ‘should be the exception’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/RRIN6lhE7Y 
  • Nuala Jackson SC appointed chair of Legal Aid Board | Irish Legal News https://t.co/EsKmIl56Uo
  • SRA wins injunction to stop suspended solicitor serving clients | Law Gazette https://t.co/XqFzpw12cv 
  • Leman Solicitors promotes Elaine White to partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/XNJW1zR91j 
  • Lawmakers, lawyers and second jobs | Law Gazette https://t.co/p9Wf1y8WuQ

Friday

12th November - Law News

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Focus of the Day Story:  The Ministry of Justice has paused plans to bring court-assessed civil legal aid bills in-house following objections from everyone who responded to its consultation. At present, legal aid practitioners can choose to have certain costs bills between £2,500 and £25,000 assessed by the courts or the Legal Aid Agency. Following consultation, which was prompted by a Law Society challenge, the MoJ has decided to retain the hybrid system until November 2022, when it will consult on a longer-term position. Full story - The Law Society Gazette 
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Privacy should not mean secrecy: Calls for more transparency in family court proceedings - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kAEpWsXloY
  • Pupils whose meal accounts are more than a penny in debt at a school will be left without food at lunchtime. The severe warning was issued in a letter to parents sent by Neil Foden – the strategic head of Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle in Penygroes, Gwynedd https://t.co/qwb3xaoYJw
  • Austrians are days away from a first lockdown for anyone not fully vaccinated, after record infections were reported across the country https://t.co/2fzcydU8PT
  • Senior military officers buried evidence that British troops were executing detainees in Afghanistan, the High Court has been told. MoD documents reveal UK Special Forces officers suspected their men were killing unarmed Afghans who posed no threat https://t.co/lRRvbwHbKs 
  • Julian Assange has been granted permission to marry his partner Stella Moris in Belmarsh prison https://t.co/zBlQXmEsib
  • England: Master of the Rolls warns judges not to exclude press from court | Irish Legal News https://t.co/fE5CZS4y8r 
  • Andrew Scott: Challenging a liquidator’s decision to assign a cause of action – Edennote revisited - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/B2TIuemin5
  • UKSC: Google succeeds in appeal against ‘same interest’ claim over allegations of data breaches - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IwQWZu9Xef
  • SLCC shortlisted for Scottish Public Service Award - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8sMR0P7ZNq
  • Borders sheep farmer ordered to pay £900k to divorcing wife - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XakJd1k5gu
  • Celtic faces class action over sexual abuse at boys club - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AW4MkyXScW
  • ABS aims to lead the field in horse-related legal work - Legal Futures https://t.co/P9AGa2MioM 
  • Boeing admits full responsibility for 737 Max plane crash in Ethiopia: ‘Significant milestone’ paves way for families of 157 victims of 2019 crash to seek compensation, say lawyers https://t.co/EI1RlEGPXA
  • #Belarus's leader has threatened to cut-off gas supplies to Europe if sanctions are imposed over an escalating migrant crisis at the country's border https://t.co/fPRgYkLDGr
  • New guideline encourages rehabilitation over prison for young people - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dyQI0EZHJg
  • Commercial lawyer fined for providing banking facility to client - Legal Futures https://t.co/3PFbHGjEA
  • Ex-Tory adviser married to Tory MP will help choose Ofcom chair - Michael Simmonds to join interview panel, with Paul Dacre favoured for the role https://t.co/LGC909lkWN
  • Cop26 police tactics creating atmosphere of fear, protesters say: Organisers of Glasgow march claim police risked ‘chaos’ by failing to adhere to agreed arrangements https://t.co/YrVqHXmr0n 
  • Vos unveils group to help steer civil justice system into the future - Legal Futures https://t.co/bvtw7B8oeT 
  • Not our job to help retired solicitors “sleep easy”, says SRA - Legal Futures https://t.co/2JNhtJh2aB
  • A grandfather has told of how he lost money saved for Christmas presents after his family were duped by fraudsters on WhatsApp https://t.co/YqPp3idApx
  • SRA seeks injunction to stop suspended solicitor serving clients | Law Gazette https://t.co/4HIQUUPeuM
  • A student has been found guilty of murdering his step-grandmother in a house fire. Mary Gregory, 94, died from smoke inhalation following a blaze at her home in Heysham, Lancashire, in 2018 https://t.co/Z9r3GW9S6U
  • Family of Kenyan woman allegedly murdered by UK soldier to sue MoD - Agnes Wanjiru’s family instruct law firm to demand answers over her death https://t.co/qDRSdW6eI7
  • We need to protect breastfeeding women from voyeurs – so why did the debate get so weird? https://t.co/IHXKXHC8qm
  • Supreme Court kills multi-billion-pound Google data claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/rxNHZbG2k
  • Our sceptred isle is mired in corruption, but there’s still reason to hope https://t.co/Kkb8kcdkYq 
  • The Duchess of Sussex has denied intentionally misleading the High Court after a privacy case appeal heard her ex-spokesman gave information to the authors of Finding Freedom https://t.co/8F9QL47LQZ
  • Supreme Court shut the door on Google claim, but 'left it ajar' for others | Law Gazette https://t.co/ch8CliUhe1
  • The head electrician on the film set where Alec Baldwin accidentally shot dead cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last month is suing the actor and other crew members over the incident alleging negligence that resulted in "severe emotional distress" #US https://t.co/78o29B6hmF
  • A deportation flight from the UK to Jamaica left with just four people on board, the Home Office has said. Several last-minute legal challenges meant 33 people did not board Wednesday morning's flight as planned https://t.co/MjJgOcpSu6
  • Opinion: ‘World’s lowest discount rate’ will over-compensate plaintiffs | Irish Legal News https://t.co/5zNWVWKsr9 
  • Sunak's millions will cut case backlog by just 7,000, government admits | Law Gazette https://t.co/MCmhkscT1R
  • European court upholds €2.42 billion fine imposed on Google | Irish Legal News https://t.co/L72PsJG5QE 
  • Solicitor sacked after refusing move to Walsall wins ET claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/wdEPIyPERM 
  • Geoffrey Cox accrued at least £6m from second job while a parliamentarian https://t.co/7FgeP1qLN6 
  • Raab promises scorecards by Christmas | Law Gazette https://t.co/8EGskc3N4U
  • Portadown-based JPH Law acquires neighbouring TD Gibson & Co Solicitors | Irish Legal News https://t.co/AVWSzWlrBD 
  • The true cost of billable hours to the profession | Law Gazette https://t.co/ic0HgVnJ1w
  • DLA Piper appoints Gavin Smith to head restructuring practice in Ireland | Irish Legal News https://t.co/uMgfZDQyGt