Wednesday

24th November - Law News

Edition 3620: 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: Years of racism. Sexist and homophobic messages. A former officer has made a series of troubling allegations against Leicestershire police, which prides itself on representing a rich diversity of communities.
 


Focus of the Day Story: The UK government must address ethical, legal, logistical and political challenges arising from new border checks due to launch next year that will affect UK residents travelling to the EU, according to the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee.  Full story - Scottish Legal News 
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Treasury highlights 'weaknesses' in anti-money laundering effort | Law Gazette https://t.co/BBM1wvZf
  • Review: Ireland and the Magdalene Laundries – A Campaign for Justice | Irish Legal News https://t.co/GEjPlt6V2X
  • The inquiry into Brook House removal centre, near Gatwick, is examining mistreatment of detainees, as well as the attitudes and culture of staff. It follows a series of investigations triggered by BBC's Panorama in 2017 https://t.co/adzQXcRV5
  • MPs have backed a ban on virginity testing in England, after the government called it "indefensible". Anyone helping girls or women get the tests, which includes an intrusive vaginal examination, could face up to five years in prison https://t.co/811l5bDbIb
  • Tax silk tells court he ‘did not make any mistakes’ on film financing schemes | Law Gazette https://t.co/VlvV6SJ5qU
  • A couple were killed in their home as their two children were asleep upstairs, police have said. Jennifer and Stephen Chapple were found seriously injured at the house in Dragon Rise, Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset, on Sunday https://t.co/UEWGyE13CI
  • Former London capital firm employee who thought Russian gang was following him loses appeal against finding that he did not have disability - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fgJ0yFLndR
  • An investigation has uncovered a black market in highly polluting greenhouse gases being smuggled into the UK from Eastern Europe https://t.co/rWCFm8KKng 
  • Collapsed Pure’s debts run to almost £25m | Law Gazette https://t.co/YqPGVh9apI
  • The foreign secretary has admitted that Parliament and the public were misled for decades about a British Airways flight which landed in Kuwait during an Iraqi invasion in 1990 https://t.co/MoVcmkxLcL
  • RT @tann_law: Today with Clive from BBC at the SRA colp and cofa conference #colpcofa #sra #solicitors https://t.co/0cqG4FNa5H 
  • Northern Ireland charity announces £300k match fund for legacy gifts | Irish Legal News https://t.co/23q8ghJZ4g
  • Caroline Nokes MP says she got silent treatment from some within the Tory party after Stanley Johnson inappropriate touching claim https://t.co/m3QYbZ7mkW
  • My legal life: Antonia Mee, Burgess Mee Family Law - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/BRuDOdf2bK
  • [POCSO Act] Romantic relationship cannot be lost sight of: Meghalaya High Court grants bail to accused | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/72tXdCOaFK
  • Raab’s no-show at bar conference a ‘dereliction of duty’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/gpdXCnIonU 
  • How to practise in Australia without re-qualifying - Legal Futures https://t.co/MQoWIxhse
  • The conviction of a fourth member of the so-called Stockwell Six, wrongly jailed for allegedly attempting to rob a corrupt policeman, has been quashed. Texo Johnson, 67, was one of five young black men arrested in February 1972 https://t.co/Dpt76Iya
  • Rudy Guede, convicted of the 2007 murder of UK exchange student Meredith Kercher, has finished his sentence early saying he wants to be forgotten #Italy https://t.co/1mcwi6I3EU
  • No instance of Rohingyas being associated with ISIS, no cross-border threat: Kerala to Supreme Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/IWIVUbN
  • "We're getting there," says Simplify as client anger rages on - Legal Futures https://t.co/To3ac9Ovzz
  • Spotlight shines on legal profession in ongoing MP jobs row | Law Gazette https://t.co/xgBAFVsWK
  • Leading firm vets clients for conflicts with social purpose - Legal Futures https://t.co/w6wLoc971N
  • Rights and liberties of UK citizens must be protected in new EU travel rules - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/l34O0EURTH
  • Compensation fund pays out £600,000 to clients of dishonest solicitor - Legal Futures https://t.co/HhV52AysIu
  • Law firm ex-employee awarded £1,000 over race claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/3TRauVYbSn 
  • #US added to list of ‘backsliding’ democracies for first time https://t.co/3f7f83dnPa 
  • Acting for both sides "may become the norm" in divorce work - Legal Futures https://t.co/9kAEAl2NDn
  • Government unveils early legal advice pilot | Law Gazette https://t.co/pnri9wNueO
  • More than 90% of Black Friday deals were the same price or cheaper in the six months before the sales event last year, a Which? investigation has found https://t.co/EJiDoIOmxT
  • A mediator has ordered Kevin Spacey to pay nearly $31m (£23.2m) to the studio that made the hit Netflix show, House of Cards, for breach of contract following sexual harassment allegations against the #US actor https://t.co/FrWNO4jPoP
  • ‘No alternative’ to new walkouts in legal aid dispute, says QC https://t.co/IfkQpWJ09i 
  • Councils across the UK are to be forced to care for some of the unaccompanied asylum seeker children who have arrived via the English Channel in small boats https://t.co/IXDNlxZfxj 
  • Family lawyer Ken Breen joins KOD Lyons | Irish Legal News https://t.co/I1nWCJbcmE 
  • Wisconsin officials will seek to charge a driver who ploughed into a Christmas parade on Sunday with five counts of intentional homicide. Police said Darrell Edward Brooks Jr, 39, killed five people, aged between 52 and 81, and injured 48 others #US https://t.co/aK28iMKYfj
  • Supreme Court hears Kurdish flags appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/qQXuTMYZI2
  • Scotland is to introduce ‘sobriety tags’ for offenders who commit alcohol-fuelled crimes - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/l1Z8t8aryB 
  • Conveyancing IT crash should make firms 'review own response' | Law Gazette https://t.co/aylQBdt8Gu
  • Ireland’s controversial wardship system will be ended by June 2022 under plans set out by ministers | Irish Legal News https://t.co/1WiRrOVWGS 
  • Almost £9m was wrongly paid out by Stormont's main Covid-19 business support scheme, a public spending watchdog has estimated https://t.co/QxIumw66S8
  • News focus: Pacific trade deal facing formidable legal obstacles | Law Gazette https://t.co/IbMjvmNey7
  • Northern Ireland's justice minister has raised concerns about a proposal for her department to "take the lead" in managing compliance around face coverings to help combat Covid-19 https://t.co/Z77XWRnSMF

Tuesday

23rd November - Law News

Edition 3619: 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: Dealing with complaints before they come to the Legal Ombudsman. The presentation will share the latest data from the Legal Ombudsman, giving insight into the top complaint types, areas of law, and current trends and complaint themes
 


Focus of the Day Story: There’s no doubt that the past two years have sparked an unprecedented level of change in both our personal and professional lives – and crucially, in how lawyers run their law firms. The question that should be on every solicitor, barrister and other legal professional’s mind is, what’s next?  Full story - Legal Futures 
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • From self-taught coder to tech lawyer - Legal Cheek https://t.co/5uaOEqLvu3 
  • JK Rowling says trans rights activists posted her address online https://t.co/0tmQPWSSJD
  • A private investigator has apologised for targeting the Duke of Sussex's ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy for surveillance when they were dating. Gavin Burrows has said, the press had focused on Prince Harry in the 2000s as "the new Diana" https://t.co/pgdG6rH7Ib
  • A record number of people contacted the NSPCC with concerns about child sexual abuse, with nearly 5,000 calls made to the charity's helpline in six months https://t.co/zMfZ6SwUe
  • High Court dismisses appeal in ‘largest women’s health class action in #Australia’s history’ - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/0w8AghMQRC
  • The Women's Tennis Association has said that a call between Peng Shuai and the president of the International Olympic Committee does not address its concerns over the #Chinese player's wellbeing https://t.co/tcgV96tuuh
  • 'There are people who might not want Kim Kardashian to become a lawyer', says Kanye West - Legal Cheek https://t.co/DlC22Ph9aU 
  • Delhi court summons Delhi BJP Chief Adesh Gupta in defamation suit by Raghav Chadha, Delhi Jal Board | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/Q6oYm26yN
  • A ‘new era’ for litigators? - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/beCXJqiiMZ 
  • Ghislaine Maxwell's brother, Ian, has said he doubts his sister will get a fair hearing at her trial on sex trafficking and other charges which is due to start next week https://t.co/Ex64OA36mo
  • Reed Smith joins NQ salary war with 19% boost to £107.5k - Legal Cheek https://t.co/BrMJ5J117W
  • Bulb Energy, which has 1.7 million customers, has announced that the firm will be put into administration. It is the largest UK energy company to face difficulties following a sharp rise in wholesale gas prices this year https://t.co/JuShJxQBGP
  • Two mothers who died of herpes after giving birth could have been infected by a single surgeon. The doctor performed Caesareans on both the women in 2018 https://t.co/I6cI2EUHhb
  • Double child killer Colin Pitchfork was arrested and recalled to prison because he had been approaching young women. He was released two months ago after spending 33 years in jail for murdering two teenage girls in the 1980s https://t.co/auX6tl6vf0
  • [BREAKING] No positive evidence against Aryan Khan: Bombay High Court in bail order [READ ORDER] | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/S4rqKhoPdo 
  • It’s time the UK recognised assisted dying as a human right https://t.co/1jkAVT9xgj
  • DLA Piper partner becomes City of London Lord Mayor - Legal Cheek https://t.co/vIEUBWG6XT 
  • Solicitor suspended for "dumping" hours on file to meet billing targets - Legal Futures https://t.co/9UAqTcCDEg 
  • [Release of undertrials] Telangana High Court dispenses with need for certified bail order copy | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/qnekTDn42E
  • Can big tech ever be reined in? https://t.co/1VMCSM1KHp
  • Pure Legal was put into administration by secured creditors owed £6.4m - Legal Futures https://t.co/QR4RegIUM0
  • A-G considers reform following ‘malicious’ harassment of solicitor - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/MJ3ajQYole
  • Law firm ordered to pay £1,000 for employee's "racist" comment - Legal Futures https://t.co/Ch8RLtS8tR 
  • Barristers fall out over Middle Temple LGBTQ+ qualifying session - Legal Cheek https://t.co/jUi0NwCva4
  • Madhya Pradesh High Court paves way for establishment of National Forensic Sciences University in State | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/WsNwzPY0gA
  • Attempted murder arrest after football disorder - A 52-year-old man was found with a serious head injury in west London following Queens Park Rangers' 2-0 win over Luton Town on Friday night https://t.co/QVgbkCG9jd
  • The Observer view on Priti Patel’s fake migrant crisis: The home secretary fans rhetorical flames on asylum seekers and refugees, but the numbers disagree https://t.co/gNuO5QjGpJ
  • The first minister and the Scottish Conservative leader are making a joint visit to a drugs recovery group. Why? https://t.co/opIGpKdBc8
  • From offender to lawyer: The lessons and insights behind this lawyer’s career - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/gC39JPv0hf 
  • #Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said she was safe and well in a video call on Sunday, the International Olympic Committee says https://t.co/c2UdQWfQ8c 
  • Ex-Love Islander sets sights on career as criminal lawyer - Legal Cheek https://t.co/OB3fqzrBfH 
  • Jai Bhim conveys Dr Ambedkar's message, Suriya acted with complete restraint: Justice K Chandru | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/hNiN82fSUq
  • Police in #Kenya have launched an investigation after a BBC staff member was found dead in the capital Nairobi. Kate Mitchell, a British national who worked for BBC Media Action in a number of African countries, died on Friday https://t.co/EDoM2UstPp
  • Climate protesters block London bridges after activists jailed https://t.co/aI2JQTdL7P
  • New homes and buildings in England will be required by law to install electric vehicle charging points from next year, the prime minister is set to announce https://t.co/U49DLZOOWc 
  • A trip to #Switzerland in search of a good death: ‘All this instead of just doing it in Brighton’ https://t.co/5Az2CBM8GK
  • Police and banks tell shoppers to be vigilant for Black Friday scams: Online crime during Black Friday and Cyber Monday in 2020 defrauded UK shoppers by £2.5m https://t.co/RTxhiEMUVb 
  • New law school launches conversion course at quarter the price of GDL - Legal Cheek https://t.co/dSM3DUxoWd
  • I fought for Sally Clark and other cot death mothers. I’m still haunted by their fate https://t.co/C8VXoLVbpe
  • The Corporate Counsel Show: ‘The Great Scramble for Talent’ - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/utvNbdna2n
  • Tory MPs suggest sending migrants to UK to the Falklands. Conservatives are coming up with extreme ideas to placate voters angry at lack of border controls post-Brexit https://t.co/73LI4LLnYo 
  • Home Office ‘covering up’ its own study of why refugees come to the UK https://t.co/a13u1uJ7RQ
  • Exclusive: Boris Johnson in fresh inquiry after Jennifer Arcuri agrees to assist ethics watchdog https://t.co/FFIDr5Ir7i 
  • At least 20 injured after car speeds through Christmas parade in Wisconsin, #US. A red SUV drove though the celebrations in Waukesha near Milwaukee, polce said https://t.co/GqStrPyxhD 
  • ESG investor cornerstones IPO of graphite miner Evolution Energy Minerals - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/CkW5oUwPew 
  • WhatsApp privacy policy tweaked in Europe after record fine - Following an investigation, the Irish data protection watchdog issued a €225m (£190m) fine - the second-largest in history over GDPR - and ordered WhatsApp to change its policies https://t.co/mzcvAsRaIw

Monday

22nd November - Law News

Edition 3618: 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 gather for rally in Kenosha, Wisconsin, organised by faith leaders and activists after Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges against him earlier during the week.
 

Focus of the Day Story:  Salvato v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2021] EWCA Civ 1482 — read judgment - The Court of Appeal has allowed the Secretary of State’s appeal against a ruling that the system of calculating childcare for Universal Credit indirectly discriminates against women. The judgment below was reported in the blog here.. Full story - UK Human Rights Blog 
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Sense of peace much better when parties agree to mediation: Justice Gita Mittal on ADR | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/wXJiPQtd4y 
  • Meet the man helping students hack law school revision - Legal Cheek https://t.co/9OZ9CiR0dW
  • An Open Letter to the Judges of the Supreme Court: "The time has come for a full-fledged hearing on what is no longer a Winter’s Tale." | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/NKYJYTHq9c 
  • Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru's ruling bodies have approved a co-operation deal between the parties in the Senedd: The "very wide-ranging" deal includes a pledge to extend free school meals to all primary school pupils https://t.co/JzkKNn2bud 
  • Supreme Court issues notice on plea to cancel former MP Chief Secretary Gopal Reddy's anticipatory bail | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/eNL1hV6JZT 
  • Ramnagesh Akubathini who tweeted rape threats to Virat Kohli-Anushka Sharma daughter granted bail | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/kAts6aIncS
  • Allen & Overy picks new City HQ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/CsQ4I3F6V
  • Man wrongfully identified as Cleo Smith abductor launches defamation action - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/S6OF8LvCSk
  • An online portal to match lawyers with pro bono opportunities has been launched by the charity LawWorks, (the solicitors pro bono group) | NLJ https://t.co/6xVU54tcSa
  • Johnson & Johnson split: it’s not me, it’s the (pharma) boom - Legal Cheek https://t.co/gLKhFV4LeF
  • Law Pod UK latest: Henrietta Lacks - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/9enAU44a96 
  • ‘Barriers to entry remain’ for women in legaltech - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/Nl8miZgNAf 
  • ‘Commercial awareness is more than reading the FT and using buzzwords’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/pTNuqoXuGi
  • Investigations into judges behaving badly would be speeded up and more details made public, under a consultation launched this week by the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice | NLJ https://t.co/vhb07mkI21
  • A review into whether medical devices are equally effective regardless of the patient's ethnicity has been ordered by Health Secretary Sajid Javid https://t.co/jz4nunVitw
  • Court of Appeal upholds Universal Credit childcare rules - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/AaQV52T5hL
  • Police have arrested 30 climate activists after the Lambeth Bridge was closed by a sit-down protest. The demonstration was held in support of nine Insulate Britain campaigners who were jailed this week for defying an injunction on road blockades https://t.co/Y8pdXX8NmW
  • Rebooting ethics education in the digital age | Simon Rogerson https://t.co/rd1qKR0pNH
  • BARBRI encourages STEM students to bring their skills to the legal profession with new full SQE1 scholarship - Legal Cheek https://t.co/PLJuxe8XV
  • Eversheds Sutherland and Osborne Clarke are to offer all trainees the opportunity to work part-time, as part of a Lawyers with Disabilities Division (LDD) project to promote part-time qualifying opportunities | NLJ https://t.co/9gm5mif59G
  • Rebuke for solicitor who 'struck' member of the public with a frying pan while holidaying in Wales - Legal Cheek https://t.co/IpvVBHul0s
  • Diversity and inclusion: a magic circle firm’s perspective - Legal Cheek https://t.co/QCF4wnZ9xK
  • ‘Will doing both a client and international secondment impact my chances of being kept on as an NQ?’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/EytvBeXrpK
  • The Civil Justice Council is consulting on what role pre-action protocols (PAPs) should play in the civil justice system | NLJ https://t.co/oCtPULDRf
  • Flexibility trumps pay as lawyers top priority, research shows - Legal Cheek https://t.co/047NGfoO2E N
  • Half of all legal professionals think the pandemic has been detrimental to their career, with many now looking for new roles, research has found | NLJ https://t.co/zt87LLxFx
  • Partner of the Year Awards 2021 winners revealed - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/CTcqOaggc
  • Lib Dem leader Ed Davey quits HSF advisory role amid MPs second jobs row - Legal Cheek https://t.co/9PuU2CwIgD
  • New racism scandal rocks English football https://t.co/1J95lrnTMC

Sunday

21st November - Law News

Edition 3617: 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: For more than a year now, farmers across India have been holding mass protests, strikes and sit-ins. Their actions have been against a set of farm laws they say, hurt their livelihood. But the government had long defended the legislation - which would have ended minimum price guarantees for produce. That was until Friday, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a sudden announcement his administration will withdraw the controversial laws


 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Callan Tansey celebrates five years in Ballina | Irish Legal News https://t.co/JN34OYdc1r
  • HS2 contractors not immune from wildlife prosecutions, court rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/aB8LB6ERiv 
  • The Windrush Compensation Scheme is over-complex, lacks independence, suffers from delays and inconsistencies and is administered by inexperienced caseworkers, legal rights group JUSTICE has said | NLJ https://t.co/jm6tsg2K4X
  • Do long jail sentences stop crime? https://t.co/ljasVkIcPx 
  • Prosecutor apologises to Court of Appeal for ‘incomprehensible’ charging decision | Law Gazette https://t.co/eFAig9tWmb 
  • Amnesty: Article 16 risks human rights protections in Northern Ireland | Irish Legal News https://t.co/DILO1yWxn7 
  • Solicitor struck off for lying during job interview | Law Gazette https://t.co/Z3AGx1wuEb
  • MSPs to examine Scottish government’s use of emergency rule-making powers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RZLv2vlbiP
  • SRA seeks big increase in fining powers | Law Gazette https://t.co/StiFZVgSua 
  • Former chief justice Frank Clarke to launch Pro Bono Week Ireland | Irish Legal News https://t.co/FuiPGdbNh1 
  • Nine Insulate Britain activists ordered to pay £5,000 each in costs | Law Gazette https://t.co/TDDm3cft2F
  • Lawyers’ groups reject SCJC attempts to entrench online courts - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pZOfNfZA4
  • Single-use plastic: Plates, cups and cutlery ban edges closer https://t.co/oaUSOKNedN
  • Fast-track card holders may still face court checks | Law Gazette https://t.co/6Aomq5V2tU 
  • Treat terrorism like other crime regarding mental health, says watchdog Legislation reviewer warns against treating mental health differently in terrorism investigations https://t.co/iCsbF9FFDV
  • Tesla drivers left unable to start their cars after outage - BDozens of owners posted on social media about seeing an error message on the mobile app that was preventing them from connecting to their vehicles https://t.co/UjBX32pRru
  • Inner House refuses permission to appeal asylum decision by Iraqi policeman who claimed to have witnessed corruption - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/04lHcOJKjK N
  • Taxpayers may be liable for up to £335m after a government bank failed to scrutinise collapsed lender Greensill Capital properly, MPs have said https://t.co/1U3iwuGhco 
  • #US President Joe Biden has said he is angry after a teenager who shot dead two black men during racial unrest last year in Wisconsin was cleared by a court https://t.co/o2nb39SQF8
  • Offer of support was 'not genuine', ex-DWF solicitor tells tribunal | Law Gazette https://t.co/OUGWmIBVIY
  • McCann FitzGerald names Stephen Holst as next managing partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/qPUpkv5ow8 
  • Ex-MP Charlie Elphicke jailed for sexual assault now claiming universal credit https://t.co/fDWTJztx50
  • #Croatia violated rights of Afghan girl who was killed by train, court rules - Madina Hussiny, 6, died after police refused to let her family apply for asylum and made them walk back to Serbia https://t.co/Hj91EBjXJZ 
  • Lawyers must be prised away from witness 'comfort blanket' - judge | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZrzbifSiUo
  • The law is failing domestic abuse victims in England and Wales. But we can change it https://t.co/BWVfyQ2Ery
  • Sexism in the office? Women can be worse than men | Law Gazette https://t.co/VZVLr2Cwnd

Saturday

20th November - Law News

Edition 3616: 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: India's Prime Minister has admitted defeat and announced that the Union government will withdraw the controversial farm laws that led to protests across the country. Farmers who have been protesting at Singhu border, one of the prominent venues of the anti-farm laws agitation, reacted on the centre's move and shared their experiences of the protest site.


 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Criminal investigation opened on outage that caused conveyancing chaos | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZHDaPUPGRe
  • Mr Justice Kevin Cross retires from the High Court | Irish Legal News https://t.co/sFVAp6YKo3
  • Former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre has pulled out of the contest to become the next chair of media regulator Ofcom https://t.co/pT3eVKRcv
  • A #US teenager who shot dead two men during racial justice protests has been cleared of homicide and all other charges after claiming self-defence. Kyle Rittenhouse, 18, killed the men and wounded a third on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin https://t.co/YXqQDuiwfX
  • Windfarm security guard died of hypothermia after companies’ failings - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bfMK9TsDLw
  • Top firm extends paid paternity leave to 12 weeks | Law Gazette https://t.co/GelTyt1Z7Z
  • Brodies receives higher education legal appointment - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CrHQl1XK44 
  • Open borders in EU has led to ‘mass migration crisis’, says Priti Patel: Home secretary says policy to blame as France ‘overwhelmed’ with migrants trying to reach UK https://t.co/hygXrOGtCE 
  • A cinema has been told to shut down after the owner defied the law and refused to ask for Covid passes. Earlier this week, Anna Redfern, owner of Cinema & Co in Swansea, said she would not be complying with the Welsh government rules https://t.co/7J25rdFZ2g 
  • Consultant solicitor was not an employee, rules employment tribunal | Law Gazette https://t.co/qvevN8rWkc
  • Commercial lease obligations – where are we now? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/p8aYPzyKZL 
  • Pandemic has highlighted digital gaps, property lawyers say - Legal Futures https://t.co/jvWGITyqyH
  • Judicial diversity update criticised for scant detail on selection process | Law Gazette https://t.co/7PlnwRBiB4
  • Solicitors rebuked for frying pan attack and non-disclosure agreement - Legal Futures https://t.co/yR6O5nORnU
  • While Liverpool called for calm, home secretary Priti Patel exploited the terror incident for political gain https://t.co/QeXME0GZL
  • Law firm closures fall during Covid but support scheme abuses emerge - Legal Futures https://t.co/F03zxUbLxL
  • Solicitor struck off for lying in job interview about previous sacking - Legal Futures https://t.co/TiC3B0chN
  • Advocate Paul McNairney has passed away at the age of 39. Dean of Faculty Roddy Dunlop QC said: “It is fortunately rare, and thus doubly tragic, when we see the passing of such a young member of Faculty.” https://t.co/sLDolP5boh 
  • Tim Paine has stepped down as #Australia Test captain before the Ashes over a historical investigation into sexually explicit texts to a female colleague https://t.co/kPSMdWRvOP
  • #India's ultra-rightwing PM Narendra Modi has announced the repeal of three controversial farm laws after a year of protests https://t.co/83xKqdSbWb
  • #Pakistan PM Imran launches 'digital power of attorney' portal for overseas Pakistanis, felicitates them on getting voting rights https://t.co/1uOpkjlIVC
  • Government did nothing about chambers sanctions because 'it needs Chinese dosh' | Law Gazette https://t.co/Y0IscT7bkh
  • "Why are you not in Court?" Justice Subramonium Prasad asks lawyers who failed to appear physically | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/aIadd8llGi
  • #Malaysian transgender Nur Sajat: 'I had to run away'. The offence was to wear a baju kurung, the traditional long-sleeved outfit worn by Malay women, at a private religious ceremony she held in 2018 https://t.co/bSVW6yusYH
  • About six million Sky routers had a significant software bug that could have allowed hackers to take over home networks, researchers say it took Sky 18 months to address the issue https://t.co/S87eAZPdBW
  • Research reveals Garda influence over selection of criminal defence solicitors | Irish Legal News https://t.co/m1L2hM0kWi
  • Outer House judge rejects averments of pre-contract discussions in dispute over quality of construction stone - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ew3W6BLQRl
  • Inability to find criminal lawyers 'chickens coming home to roost' - LCJ | Law Gazette https://t.co/IpEhFUnhXg
  • A recent EAT judgment finds even costs incurred by choice need to be deducted when calculating NMW - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UhmDhM5VcH
  • #Germany is set to introduce tighter curbs on people who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19, as cases in the country hit a record high https://t.co/ltOYlZIh9j
  • US Secretary of State under pressure to condemn UK government’s Troubles plan - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0fRtISjlub
  • Burnett: Lawyers like remote hearings so they can do more | Law Gazette https://t.co/z0LoYUwkQd
  • Simmons & Simmons becomes lead sponsor of women’s rugby at Railway Union RFC | Irish Legal News https://t.co/HU3AqJLAid 
  • Worklife, wellbeing and mental health: Bringing men into the frame | Law Gazette https://t.co/uWOJGBW0r2
  • ‘Non-issuance of e-visas to UK tourists wanting to visit #India may impact bookings’ https://t.co/fBBh4W7NrE 
  • About 150 British army Royal Engineers will be sent to help reinforce Poland's border with Belarus, the defence secretary has said. The border is seen as an entry point to the EU https://t.co/YOCooZqptD

Friday

19th November - Law News

Edition 3615: 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: Travis McMichael, a defendant in the trial for the death of Ahmaud Arbery, said that Arbery never threatened or pulled a weapon before he was shot and killed. Criminal defense attorneys Anne Bremner and Sara Azari discuss

Focus of the Day Story:  Talent wars pose greatest risk to law firms' prospects but outlook remains 'bullish', survey finds. Leaders have definitively shifted their focus from cost cutting to standing out in a hypercompetitive market and using tech to build value. Full story - The Global Legal Post 
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Post Office willing ‘as general principle’ to waive privilege | Law Gazette https://t.co/c0wr2gxq4c
  • Fraud rises by two-thirds in Scotland during pandemic - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/oISDRXspwP 
  • ClubsNSW wins federal court order restraining whistleblower from ‘intimidating’ statements #Australia https://t.co/ZhUWOhjg0J
  • Afghan girl footballers reach UK on Kim Kardashian West-funded flight https://t.co/QgLueWJli7 
  • Covid passes may be used over Christmas in order to keep pubs and restaurants open, the Welsh government has said. But First Minister Mark Drakeford said no decision would be made on introducing the pass to the hospitality sector until early December https://t.co/A3H9TyGbYE 
  • The government has named 50 companies given fast-track "VIP" contracts to supply protective equipment after the outbreak of Covid-19. Eighteen were nominated by Conservative politicians https://t.co/7EnkqtMTa3 
  • Oklahoma's governor has halted the execution of prisoner Julius Jones hours before he was due to be put to death #US https://t.co/a2XBJgJKUj
  • Novice conveyancer paid out £42k deposit without proper checks | Law Gazette https://t.co/zIpXBQDLkj
  • Delhi court refuses interim injunction against Salman Khurshid's book on Ayodhya, RSS. The Court said that an injunction would cause hardship to the publishers and curtail the author’s right of speech and expression | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/dHCbFMpMZt 
  • Zephaniah McLeod who launched a deadly stabbing spree in Birmingham has been sentenced to at least 21 years. Jacob Billington, 23, died and seven others were hurt in five separate incidents carried out in 90 minutes across the city on 6 September 2020 https://t.co/iUm0gNlje1 
  • Appeal hearing to be live-streamed in court first - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cB9LG3RDUw 
  • More than 125 people who were caught up in the deadly Astroworld music festival crush have sued rapper Travis Scott and other organisers for $750m (£556m) https://t.co/UGRDdMDkXU 
  • Pacific trade deal raises IP law concerns | Law Gazette https://t.co/yVUTsHdtCW 
  • Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has criticised media outlets for mistakenly using his image in stories about Manchester City's Benjamin Mendy. The latter has been charged with six counts of rape and one of sexual assault, and remains in custody https://t.co/JeKnHhxY8P 
  • Inquiry into foundation linked to Prince of Wales launched - Charity Commission investigating claims donations intended for Prince’s Foundation went instead to Mahfouz Foundation https://t.co/VjbKS3owCU
  • A public inquiry will be held into the death of Novichok poisoning victim Dawn Sturgess, the home secretary says. Priti Patel said Ms Sturgess's inquest could be converted into a public inquiry to examine any Russian involvement in her death in 2018 https://t.co/aqOnASuFCp 
  • CJEU: Hungary broke EU law with anti-migrant law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nlyXBALPfz 
  • How to achieve a return on your legal software investment - Legal Futures https://t.co/kC2IBRfCJo
  • Scottish Sentencing Council made ‘significant progress’ despite pandemic - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TueBJedOvH
  • Pandemic has hindered lawyers' careers, survey finds - Legal Futures https://t.co/taK6Ibvbl5 
  • University of Warwick stabbing: Two arrested on attempted murder charge https://t.co/NLko7Peszh 
  • ‘Embarrassing’ state of court buildings deterring bench applicants - LCJ | Law Gazette https://t.co/2DLk8tytfH
  • Law firm fights off wages claim from consultant solicitor - Legal Futures https://t.co/kzpDucoR5n 
  • McDougall McQueen celebrates 40 years in business - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pMBpAa3S75
  • Lawyer faces jail for contempt after failing to hand over files to SRA - Legal Futures https://t.co/luTunJhCDv
  • Law Society: Irish solicitors upbeat about future despite Covid-19 impact | Irish Legal News https://t.co/s7eZaZyS6Q 
  • US private equity funds “will buy large UK law firms next year” - Legal Futures https://t.co/BQ3DtMKlJw
  • The widow of a top Scottish government official, who died after contracting Covid, believes the full details of his illness were concealed to protect the reputation of a troubled hospital https://t.co/RXDDTXHZ9S
  • Nine Insulate Britain activists jailed for contempt | Law Gazette https://t.co/U6GyZqUg1U
  • Across Eastern Europe - from Belarus to the Balkans - people fleeing conflict and poverty are trying to seek asylum in the EU https://t.co/NpIwtkaS8Q 
  • Israeli court halts return to Italy of boy who survived cable car crash - aternal grandparents in Israel have appealed in latest round of custody battle with paternal relatives https://t.co/t8CsDIFLXy
  • Who are the key figures involved in the Yorkshire CCC racism scandal? Rafiq, Hutton, Harrison, Arthur, Moxon, Malik, Vaughan and Ballance make up leading characters in sorry tale https://t.co/i1fJ9GziIo
  • A Welsh minister has said that she had to “remind” a conductor to tell passengers that masks are still “mandatory” on trains in Wales https://t.co/o0tVQSeopO
  • Graham Brady faces questions over ‘opaque’ £800 an hour job: clarity sought over work done for constituent’s firm by head of the Conservative 1922 Committee https://t.co/u7DvwVYiT2
  • Prince Philip’s will: legal battle launched over media exclusion from hearing - High court ruled in secret hearing in September that Philip’s will should be hidden from public for 90 years https://t.co/4B6bV3TSTC
  • Housing experts have said that the shared ownership scheme, touted as an easier way onto the housing ladder for those on low incomes, is deeply flawed and must be reformed https://t.co/IDhCEOQMbD
  • Sustainable Development and the Ethical Issue of Human Morality; an Overview | Ibrahim U D A L E Hussaini https://t.co/zG9gWEL7MI
  • Irish government proposals for mother and baby homes payments ‘too little, too late’ | Irish Legal News https://t.co/T8zJWm41lr 
  • We have enough courtrooms to hear jury trials in England and Wales and enough money to pay for them, the lord chief justice told MPs yesterday. What we don’t have, Lord Burnett of Maldon added, is enough judges https://t.co/4RJnZiGNey 
  • Father of man who suffered brain damage in car accident fails to challenge English court’s finding of contributory negligence - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gbgCgKKylR 
  • Registered foreign lawyer in contempt for failing to deliver files to SRA | Law Gazette https://t.co/dwqNwB84rl 
  • Boris Johnson plan on ‘second jobs’ would hit fewer than 10 MPs https://t.co/mzBvWwbUdA 
  • Post Office willing ‘as general principle’ to waive privilege | Law Gazette https://t.co/c0wr2gfPcE 
  • UK-born extremists pose main threat, says top counter-terrorism officer. Comment comes after home secretary claimed Liverpool attack suspect was able to exploit UK’s asylum system https://t.co/aOpiEUr5pS 
  • Rust script supervisor sues Alec Baldwin and producers over shooting | Rust film set shooting #US https://t.co/K24Q4xX3vo 
  • A senior #US prosecutor says two men convicted of the murder in 1965 of the US civil rights leader Malcolm X are to have their convictions quashed. Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam did not get the justice they deserved, the Manhattan District Attorney says https://t.co/xA38w5oSmo 
  • Conveyancing giant still restoring IT systems after 'security incident' | Law Gazette https://t.co/BVx6v1vQea

Thursday

18th November - Law News

Edition 3614: 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: His testimony to MPs gave harrowing insight into the closed world of top-flight cricket. Azeem Rafiq's account of the bullying and racism he faced during his time at Yorkshire County Cricket Club caused much soul searching among cricket's authorities yesterday. But what long-lasting impact will it have?

Focus of the Day Story:  A not-for-profit organisation engaged in a series of legal battles with the government has publicly apologised after falling foul of civil procedure rules. In an apology published on the Good Law Project (GLP) website, founder Jolyon Maugham QC said he wanted the organisation to put its hand up ‘promptly and fulsomely’ when it made mistakes. Full story - The Law Society Gazette 
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • RCCW takes on seven new members of staff - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QFDqulcupu 
  • Peng Shuai: Doubt cast on email from #Chinese tennis star - One of China's biggest sporting stars, she has not been heard from since she made sexual assault allegations against a top Chinese official https://t.co/F8NGSqAZUf
  • Potential class action over NSW police strip searches focuses on Splendour in the Grass #Australia https://t.co/JiXgL4XYt0
  • Ronan Daly Jermyn appoints five new partners | Irish Legal News https://t.co/u48LZq00Eo
  • ‘Stocktake’ requirement before heading to court discussed by civil rule-makers | Law Gazette https://t.co/pRViOeSo5
  • #US tourists fined for sneaking into Rome's Colosseum for a beer https://t.co/NZbsRCYgU
  • Insulate Britain activist says he will block more roads if not jailed - Ben Taylor, 27, was one of nine members of group accused of breaching injunction over M25 https://t.co/zFpm9TRHz
  • New bill quietly gives powers to remove British citizenship without notice: Clause added to nationality and borders bill also appears to allow Home Office to act retrospectively in some cases https://t.co/3ybCnDUCGN
  • Northern Ireland ministers have voted in favour of Covid vaccine passports to be introduced from next month. Under the measure, people have to provide a passport or proof of a Covid test result to access nightclubs, pubs or restaurants https://t.co/QVjz6goMY
  • Jacob Anthony Chansley of the baseless QAnon conspiracy has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for his involvement in the #US Capitol riot. He was among the Trump supporters who tried to stop Congress from certifying the 2020 presidential election https://t.co/ljaJvdvAjx
  • Michael Gove backer won £164m in PPE contracts after ‘VIP lane’ referral - David Meller’s company was among 47 awarded PPE contracts after referrals from politicians and officials https://t.co/yJ3FHJeoOx
  • The sisters of Stephen Port's final victim launched their own investigation when the Met Police failed do so, an inquest has been told https://t.co/mMcJdLRuyl
  • #Australia moves towards raising age of criminal responsibility but advocates say 12 still too young https://t.co/GdZF8UMqjr
  • The Archbishop of Canterbury has apologised for saying a "significant cloud" hung over the name of the late Bishop of Chichester George Bell https://t.co/ZRtijMlzv
  • Victorian pandemic laws: what changes have been made to the controversial bill? #Australia https://t.co/A1elKOoif
  • European court to rule on challenge to Irish president’s religious oath | Irish Legal News https://t.co/vL6RIIcMd0 
  • Vaccine research among cyber attack targets https://t.co/oY60SGYqxG 
  • Insulate Britain protesters jailed for defying road blockade ban https://t.co/m3ZFyBuBt0
  • Claimant solicitors 'told clients to delete' holiday social media posts | Law Gazette https://t.co/9Hp9gjEEz
  • "Abusive" to bring minor data breach claim in High Court - Legal Futures https://t.co/n35PJny6SO
  • Felix Main becomes third recipient of Kirk Murdoch Scholarship - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RBNioDAEgS
  • Consumer panel and Bar Council at odds over future of aptitude test - Legal Futures https://t.co/G1ewN23Pj
  • Parliament to vote on bill to ban child marriage in England and Wales - Marriage of under-18s associated with risk of domestic, sexual and ‘honour’-based violence, say MPs, who will vote on Friday https://t.co/v0u8rF3puO
  • Women lawyers write to CJI, Supreme Court judges to continue hybrid hearings | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/c3VpZwBxf1
  • Tributes paid to first Muslim QC Sibghatullah (Sibghat) Kadri | Law Gazette https://t.co/AhQz1pDtyQ
  • An #Australian man has launched a defamation case against one of the nation's biggest news channels after it wrongly identified him as an alleged child abductor https://t.co/fCTolbatLo
  • The students losing thousands in an Edinburgh rental scam https://t.co/AxHrDnKTiH
  • Northern Ireland to hold inquiry into mother and baby institutions and Magdalene laundries | Irish Legal News https://t.co/3P3xDz0gIu
  • CJC backs new pre-action protocols and ‘good faith obligation’ - Legal Futures https://t.co/SXoDhVnLUN
  • Under Taliban rule, female judges in Afghanistan have reportedly been tortured and received death threats. Hundreds were forced into hiding https://t.co/ovTTyCLnp4
  • RT @CrimeGirI: https://t.co/WOvVZVexCV 
  • Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards in UK - It said the move was due to high credit card transaction fees but said Visa debit cards would still be accepted https://t.co/7TzE3Ld0oC
  • Every part of justice system fails mentally ill people, inspectors find - Six regulatory bodies say people with mental health issues in England and Wales are offered poor support https://t.co/Ym9rM5KTdA 
  • Research to establish if and why Catholic children more likely to be detained in Northern Ireland | Irish Legal News https://t.co/sFTL5x7Sf1 
  • 'The UK is not remotely a corrupt country' | Law Gazette https://t.co/RxAP5c6aq9 
  • Family law one year on – less intimidating, more efficient - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3rOPzRdDfS 
  • Lawyer’s anger as £27m NHS claim is settled two days before trial | Law Gazette https://t.co/6kB1bzzlnB
  • Prince Andrew’s £1.5m loan paid off by firms linked to Tory donor – report https://t.co/2sP4u4AU0L 
  • High-profile solicitor seeks to get SRA prosecution thrown out | Law Gazette https://t.co/hxrpLWQ84R 
  • Man who published tweets encouraging terrorism against India sentenced - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MdUwmIuwmf
  • Drunkenness no basis for avoiding contributory negligence, Court of Appeal rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/By8lrDMCAD
  • English High Court orders construction company to pay over £220,000 for aggregate it claimed was unfit for purpose - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uGpyjinwRF
  • SMS hotlines and integrity officers set to tackle racist abuse at #Australian sporting events https://t.co/uwQTrQfAAc
  • Ex-Dechert partner to explain how mobile phone was stolen | Law Gazette https://t.co/RSOSO3RDRN