3rd January - Law News

Edition 3660: 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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A very Happy New Year to all our readers!

 Today's Highlighted Video Story: Explosions rock Gaza amid Israeli bombing. The Israeli military claimed the strikes were in retaliation to rocket fire launched towards occupied territory from the Palestinian enclave.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind moves Supreme Court for court monitored probe into hate crimes, hate speeches against Muslims | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/olW0TpvYgS
• Speaker defends Tony Blair knighthood after backlash: Critics say legacy of 2003 Iraq invasion makes former PM unsuitable for Queen’s highest honour https://t.co/2kfrzFql8N 
• The law firms with the best perks 2022 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/LV2oSLxaJm
  
• Court to unseal deal between Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre: Prince Andrew’s lawyers believe 2009 agreement could shield him from Giuffre’s civil sexual assault lawsuit https://t.co/KEUXLqeffS 
• Liz Truss asked for public money to cover £3,000 lunch: Reports say Truss demanded booking at ‘obviously incredibly expensive’ club owned by Tory donor https://t.co/KiD0OZI88Z 
• Kerala High Court introduces e-filing but mandates filing two sets of physical copies | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/pNnNMs5bBY 
• Twitter has suspended the personal account of the ultra rightwing #US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene for repeated violations of its rules around coronavirus misinformation https://t.co/qv4acJZK91
  
• Your ultimate guides to training contract and pupillage applications this festive period - Legal Cheek https://t.co/4I6J1ucPVi
  
• 2021: Ten newsmakers in law | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/jmzZIErNhE
• The most eco-friendly law firms 2022 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/dsAxAEeEDE 
• Defibrillator taken from an ambulance while paramedics responded to an emergency call on New Year's Day has been found after a social media appeal. North West Ambulance Service said "an unknown individual" took it from a vehicle on Union St West, Oldham https://t.co/dTimWBnYm
• A 74-year-old man who collided with two parked cars while riding an e-scooter has died. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said he was travelling down Springfield Road, Tameside, when he crashed at about 13:40 https://t.co/znWG0H2Y5V
  
• Rules on live streaming of proceedings in Karnataka courts, tribunals notified | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/czoQpF8lEL
• A second boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death in south London. Zaian Aimable-Lina was found fatally injured after police were called to Ashburton Park in Croydon https://t.co/O4VqklGZoJ
• From paralegal to lawyer at a listed law firm - Legal Cheek https://t.co/N35V6n6W4K 
• Queen honours Brighton human rights barrister Zimran Samuel for helping victims of domestic abuse https://t.co/2Ln1B9ZWX2
• Ministers are keen to ease immigration restrictions in a bid to make it easier for thousands of #Indian citizens to live and work in the UK as part of forthcoming trade talks https://t.co/MKIE9sHwjY
• A #SouthKorean citizen has crossed the heavily fortified border into North Korea in an apparent defection, South Korea's military says https://t.co/7NGU7ukX4A 
• US judge delivers double setback to Prince Andrew’s abuse case battle: Pressure grows on duke to settle alleged victim’s claim before key hearing this week https://t.co/6bF5ZMdFpr 
• Fraudsters are using power-of-attorney rules to steal people’s homes https://t.co/J1AnEJ6lRP
• A large fire is raging at the Houses of Parliament in the #SouthAfrican city of Cape Town. Video footage shows a plume of black smoke filling the sky, with huge flames coming out from the roof of the building https://t.co/1sdQYhe09S
• Face masks are to be worn in classrooms in England's secondary schools to reduce the spread of the Omicron variant, the government has announced https://t.co/YEbC4j01as
• #French car-burning returns for New Year's Eve - a total of 874 cars have been set alight during New Year's Eve celebrations https://t.co/zs6gqIoFh
• The United Arab Emirates has announced that it will ban citizens who have not had three doses of a vaccine against Covid-19 from travelling abroad https://t.co/VCN4RzF2m4 
• #Pakistan shows dismal Human Rights record under Imran Khan government https://t.co/6rQeK5PnDH
  
• Maxwell’s attorney and family vow to appeal guilty verdict but face obstacles #US https://t.co/iokm7yGqQ5 
• The Beckhams descend on Middle Temple - Legal Cheek https://t.co/I1o4NHbPSo
  
• New law allowing assisted suicide takes effect in #Austria https://t.co/1IlTEDz9i6
  
• Rowley Regis: Driver arrested after girl, 14, dies in crash https://t.co/D2Sr07XIjq
  
• Lawyer Amy Spencer sent "at least 50" x-rated pictures to violent prisoner Grant McNamara behind bars for a meat cleaver attack, after defending him in court https://t.co/hrxmZh0DCh
• Croydon stabbing: Boy, 15, killed in London park named https://t.co/Bl3yScvKPI
• Priti Patel vows to curb eco protests and asylum appeals in 2022: Home secretary delivers dictatorial legal wishlist in new year video message which opposition calls ‘slogans not solutions’ https://t.co/dYRjNZocXk

2nd January - Law News

Edition 3659: 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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A very Happy New Year to all our readers!

 Today's Highlighted Video Story: The adoption of the euro brought many challenges for some European states. One eurozone member nearly destroyed the currency altogether as a result. The crisis triggered new thinking about the euro and created a new institution intended to lend to struggling eurozone countries and protect the currency from speculation.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• More than half of Italians in poll say racist acts are justifiable This article is more than 2 years old: Results of survey come after series of high-profile hate crime incidents across Italy https://t.co/S1smixbJIX 
• Multiple incidents of fires were reported across #Bangladesh including several in the capital, over rogue sky lanterns crashing on rooftops and houses, during New Year's celebrations in the early hours https://t.co/y4vcHXMrYp
• Why big law will keep getting bigger in the 2020s https://t.co/ujjJ50eoz
• Predicted conveyancing trends for 2022 | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/TPlXRPa9WC
• [LGBTQIA+] The judiciary's path towards "woke-ness" until 2021 | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/YF8V3nVaMH
  
• #Pakistan's Gwadar city is up in arms. The rights movement for Gwadar is demanding an end to drugs trafficking https://t.co/cTUTq6qwxj
• ‘It was civil war’: photographing #Mexico’s women’s rights protests https://t.co/QoNIbMUbwR 
• Who is Maurene Comey, the rising star of #US courts who took down Ghislaine Maxwell? https://t.co/LrtQBiF0Z
• When Desmond Tutu stood up for the rights of Palestinians, he could not be ignored https://t.co/Vg76pZLlj5
• Jury in Elizabeth Holmes trial fails to reach a verdict for second straight week #US https://t.co/urHyg9msBs
• US prosecutors have dismissed charges against two prison guards who falsified records the night Jeffrey Epstein killed himself on their watch. Tova Noel and Michael Thomas admitted to fabricating log entries to show they had monitored Epstein properly https://t.co/UffihQh3C
• The death of a top Scots lawyer Paul McNairney has prompted a criminal investigation amid fears a medical device malfunctioned and delivered a fatal dose of insulin as he slept https://t.co/e158Ctqe2a
• Rudy Giuliani Still In Disbelief That He's Been Banned From Appearing On 'Fascist' Fox News | Above the Law https://t.co/k6XOOYo0H
• A 16-year-old boy has died after being stabbed in west London, making him the 30th teenage homicide in the capital in 2021, surpassing a peak of 29 in 2008 https://t.co/0Nq1kmYPBB
• Priest who claims he was forced to retire because he says women shouldn't be ordained loses tribunal https://t.co/HQqUyNmzc8
• Bar Association Jammu Protest For Housing Tribunal, Registration Work In Court Premises #India https://t.co/j5ql83RLSj
• The jail sentences given to Arthur Labinjo-Hughes' killers were too lenient, the attorney general says: Court of Appeal to review killers' jail terms https://t.co/7YskWZo5Tq
• Cornish manager loses 'sacking' tribunal against 87-year-old company boss https://t.co/A07VOdQ1D
• Multi-member arbitral tribunals and the Fourth Schedule of the Arbitration Act: Decoding the legislative intent | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/mQB2DgNumO
• A new law banning plastic packaging on most fruit and vegetables comes into effect in #France from New Year's day. Cucumbers, lemons and oranges are among the 30 varieties banned from being wrapped in plastic https://t.co/dEf5E8xp11
• A number of Nationwide customers complained of delays receiving their wages on Friday following a payment glitch. Customers took to social media to question why their wages had not gone in but payments were still coming out https://t.co/1lPtYJ1TqQ

1st January - Law News

Edition 3658: 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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A very Happy New Year to all our readers!

 Today's Highlighted Video Story: Old Dhaka in Bangladesh celebrates 2022 with a spectacular firework show!

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Postman sacked for routinely driving van after drinking beer - tribunal: Ian Partington claimed his behaviour was 'perfectly acceptable conduct' https://t.co/IUJb0t2Nae
• The Welsh Government responds to reports of ‘Welsh invasion’ of Bristol on New Year’s Eve https://t.co/zp0nVfYzyi
• Rule changes and law updates which come into force from January https://t.co/WuzKZmi9sR
• A truck driver who was facing a 110-year jail term for a deadly crash has had his sentence reduced to 10 years, following widespread outcry. Rogel Aguilera-Mederos' lorry crashed into traffic in 2019, killing four people in the US state of Colorado #US https://t.co/ykFgFk4iRY
  
• Campbell Watson, a solicitor in Kinross who played a prominent role in the community over many years, has died aged 74 https://t.co/aq2QPeChry 
• A promising new antiviral pill to treat symptomatic Covid has been approved by the UK medicines regulator. The drug - Paxlovid - is intended for use soon after symptoms develop in people at high risk of severe disease https://t.co/nLrsPRzkWF
• Lawyers for Virginia Giuffre who has accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault are seeking proof of the British royal's alleged inability to sweat https://t.co/KJMAAzkct
• Two in three UK drivers unaware of planned Highway Code changes: Cycling group says key changes need to be clearly explained, as Labour claims ministers are ‘missing in action’ https://t.co/6uS5yze6gc
• Average length of time for care proceedings has continued to rise, Ministry of Justice data reveals https://t.co/sjui6Z7UHW
• Monkeys blamed for hundreds of puppy deaths captured in #India: Villagers claim animals were carrying out ‘revenge killings’ after dogs killed an infant monkey https://t.co/uDM086pMek
• LSB annual regulatory performance report: regulators must improve accountability | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/yyshxQI8QC
• A woman in her 90s has suffered life-threatening injuries after the car she was a passenger in crashed while being driven the wrong way along the A1(M) https://t.co/qpTS6f2spo
  
• #Irish solicitor 'absolutely raging' some employers are forcing close contacts of Covid to return to work https://t.co/22KEABQNlT 
• Mother asks for police apology over officer’s selfie of murdered son. Mandy Jamieson accuses Ryan Connolly of sullying memory of son Daniel Gee-Jamieson https://t.co/kWI2fUZCo7
• Government ignores MPs’ calls to stop miscarriages of justice as review finds a third of Covid prosecutions were unlawful https://t.co/DuFZBDXnty
• Majority of officials who downgraded northern rail plans don’t live there: Only a quarter of those who wrote Integrated Rail Plan rely on north of England’s sub-par services https://t.co/Iz3rSgvNBJ
• Speculation grows that Maxwell may try to cut a deal for reduced sentence: Experts say any deal depends on whether US government believes it is worth investigating network that may have been involved https://t.co/fz1eX8VQpU
• UK told to strengthen law to tackle sexism or devolve it to Scotland https://t.co/3N44MfgsmR 
• Rehana Popal, once a child refugee, is now UK's first female barrister of Afghan descent https://t.co/8XZ4Dbt1xX
  
• Bar Council chair criticises ‘thin-skinned’ Raab for not meeting him https://t.co/WznqkPNnef 
• Covid visit ban breached Manx homeowner's human rights, deemster says https://t.co/d95Mqf9FJs 
• A legal ruling has big implications for free speech in England https://t.co/nKCMKH0Nn1 
• #Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, who won a prestigious prize this year for courageous writing, has been detained, his lawyer has confirmed https://t.co/AW3CJjBw4E 
• Lawyer Of Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors: We Must Have Closure, Know Where The Mass Graves Are #US https://t.co/1BR6BRE5LL
  
• Boris Johnson ‘to be cleared of breaking ministerial code’ over No 10 refurb - Ethics adviser Lord Geidt will criticise prime minister but not rule he misled donations inquiry, say reports https://t.co/hknkbV1562
  
• Nearly 100 terrorists being considered for release by parole board after law change in wake of attacks https://t.co/ltnUvsMA9C 
• Manchester City full-back Joao Cancelo says he suffered cuts to the face after attempting to fight off a gang of robbers while with his family https://t.co/7omBmCgkOy

31st December - Law News

Edition 3657: 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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Season's Greetings to all our readers.

 Today's Highlighted Video Story: Options for post six-year insurance cover and the Solicitors Indemnity Fund

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Justice minister backs legalizing illegal outpost where terror victim studied #Israel https://t.co/T3KVa7bK9
• #Pakistan Ministry of Law and Justice on Tuesday constituted a 40-member special committee in line with the requirement of Section 15 of the Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Act 2021 https://t.co/CTgd0cH8zT
• A man facing several public order offences ended up representing himself at Enniskillen Magistrates Court after his barrister asked to come off record during the hearing on Monday https://t.co/O8G40wNpF6
• Two members of pop-punk activist group Pussy Riot have been listed as "foreign agents" by the #Russian government, along with journalists and other prominent figures. An updated list was published by the Russian justice ministry https://t.co/cQ4cgYBslr 
• The BBC says an interview with lawyer Alan Dershowitz after the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell did not meet its editorial standards https://t.co/izijvzA4a2
• UK nationals will be allowed to travel through #France if they are going to their home in an EU country during the festive period. France suspended its Covid restriction after UK travellers faced difficulties reaching their country of residence https://t.co/U51VFE5wN
• UK Law Enforcement Shares 585 Million Compromised Passwords With "Have I Been Pwned" Website, 225 Million Are New https://t.co/VtosonG4IN
• California Man Sentenced to Life Followed by 30 Years in Prison for Federal Hate Crimes Related to 2019 Poway Synagogue Shooting and Attempted Mosque Arson #US https://t.co/yq5zk7n0Zz
• Hairdresser loses sex discrimination tribunal after claiming her boss gave her £100 for new clothes https://t.co/fFbduw1uae 
• Anecdotes shared by a retired Fife solicitor in his tell-all book about his time in the legal profession https://t.co/aRzLcl1zf
• Amazon tribe suffers mercury contamination as illegal gold mining spreads #Brazil https://t.co/L0C7uRv4ny
  
• Police Federation data breach: Keller Lenkner UK serves group litigation notice | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/73Jpv4VQPC 
• New legislation would allow military service in lieu of prison time #US https://t.co/aSqHwLXiHy 
• Derbyshire man waged ‘continued campaign of harassment’ against neighbours, police and a solicitor https://t.co/R6fcsNlS1H
• The Liverpool bomber died from an explosion and fire caused by a device he manufactured with "murderous intent", a coroner has ruled. Emad Al Swealmeen was killed when his bomb went off while he was inside a taxi at Liverpool Women's Hospital https://t.co/D2T5eHoj17
  
• Legal tech buzzed throughout 2021 with IPOs, new 'unicorns' https://t.co/fMLyIsb1ph
• Obituaries: Campbell Watson, solicitor well known in Kinross community https://t.co/CZKLM0J7OF
• Call for law change to stop abusive partners inheriting from their victims https://t.co/Zxx5qoPtT7 
• B.C. law society will give ‘serious and thoughtful deliberation’ to governance report: president | The Lawyer's Daily #Canada https://t.co/YnpvUalgsO
• An inquest has been announced into the deaths of two mothers who died from herpes shortly after giving birth. Kim Sampson and Samantha Mulcahy gave birth by Caesarean section weeks apart at different hospitals that are part of the East Kent NHS Trust https://t.co/nqnS8dwEww 
• Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted of grooming teenagers for abuse by Jeffrey Epstein. What are the implications for her former friend Prince Andrew? https://t.co/Zvvnlruftx 
• Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty of recruiting & trafficking young girls to be sexually abused by the late American financier Jeffrey Epstein. She was found guilty on five of the six counts she faced - including that of sex trafficking a minor #US https://t.co/YqbmUMWvHN 
• How the Rise of Machine Identities Impacts Enterprise Security Strategies https://t.co/IDO3K2PeLI
  
• Key moments from Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial: The trial offered a rare look into the social circles she and Jeffrey Epstein moved in, as well as the wealth and power he wielded https://t.co/U9Oc3thLp4
  
• UK Consultation On AI In Copyright And Patent Legislation https://t.co/CMcrQPvH5H
  
• Naked Singularity review – John Boyega offers fig leaf for bizarre legal drama https://t.co/tKEeyHXEfr 
• Tribunal overturns NDIA’s refusal to fund assistance dog for autistic boy https://t.co/z3Kwvt0hte 
• [Docket exclusion] In North India, North Karnataka people don't know their rights at all, suffer in silence: Justice S Abdul Nazeer | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/5qBOjTbrzG 
• Braintree company unfairly sacked man caring for wife with cancer https://t.co/B4q7lgVKW0 
• New home and car insurance rules mean change in prices https://t.co/HBKZn1BNQT
• Anti-vaxxers storm Covid testing centre during ‘freedom’ rally in Milton Keynes: Protesters seen in video appear to confuse test site with vaccine centre while claiming to have ‘woken up’ https://t.co/uKg6g6eEav
• Ghislaine Maxwell: How accusers' testimony brought her down https://t.co/apLWswwWo6

30th December - Law News

Edition 3656: 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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Season's Greetings to all our readers.

 Today's Highlighted Video Story: How white mobs firebombed homes and decimated a Black community in Illinois, US.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Madras High Court decides to revert to full physical hearing from January 3 | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/2Jbpu0rmW9
  
• New legislation would allow for military service in lieu of prison time #US https://t.co/ps4y2zYKxb
• Colorado judge asked to consider reducing 110-year prison sentence for truck driver #US https://t.co/zGn80LLpwN
• Judge says ‘Fr Ted defence’ not credible in money mule case #Ireland https://t.co/JfzclmRtVr
• #US Chief Justice Roberts receives highest approval rating among federal leaders: poll https://t.co/fvZk98898
• Cantopop singer-actress turned political activist Denise Ho was among six people arrested on suspicion of sedition by #HongKong’s national security police force https://t.co/mtj3JBPVpq
• #US Justice Department boosts funds to cities to battle rise in crime https://t.co/jUBEyysO7R 
• A new public funded legal aid scheme could be established if Jersey politicians approve. In public/criminal cases legal aid is currently provided by the law society of Jersey, but the new scheme would see public money used for the first time https://t.co/gnet9aHbZ
• A new fellowship program will train law school professors and administrators in the use of data and experimental design, in an attempt to address a lack of diversity in law schools and the industry at large #US https://t.co/wZxBfV5olw
• Prince Andrew ‘Optimistic’ Despite Year of Legal Hell Ahead https://t.co/T5hbF7ozJb 
• Sarah Weddington: tributes paid to lawyer who argued and won Roe v Wade - ‘Remarkable woman’ Weddington hailed for role in 1973 case that established right to abortion https://t.co/20NYJnBjHB
  
• Scots have been urged not to travel to England for new year celebrations to get around the more stringent Covid-19 restrictions north of the border https://t.co/V1RNY6ak2C 
• Indonesia says it will push back #Rohingya refugees adrift on leaking boat: Around 120 Muslim refugees were trying to reach Malaysia when their vessel reportedly foundered off the coast of Aceh, Sumatra https://t.co/DKIVD6kqAX
• Agreement to attend a late appeal does not mean an agreement to extend a decision period https://t.co/VtUCCdQhHZ 
• Prince Andrew lawyer seeks to halt US case as accuser ‘lives in Australia’ - Lawyer argues court does not have jurisdiction as Virginia Giuffre’s ties to Colorado are ‘very limited’ https://t.co/VHoBIlaBCR 
• Michelin-starred chef sued for discrimination 'for asking Sikh worker to remove bangle' https://t.co/x3eSKUlRGd
• Tarmac boss, 89, who suffers from dementia wins an unfair dismissal case https://t.co/YTAPLkuEUD
• One of the last pro-democracy media organisations in Hong Kong, Stand News, is shutting down after it was raided by police and senior staff were arrested https://t.co/BNnCajIhs0
• Pharmacists are warning of patchy supplies of rapid Covid tests following changes to self-isolation rules https://t.co/DwR4S6lgpy
• Elizabeth Holmes fraud trial: jury begins second week of deliberations - Former Theranos chief faces 11 criminal charges, alleging she duped investors and patients over blood-testing technology #US https://t.co/QmE5MLdIU8
• The #US Supreme Court will overturn the law recognizing a woman’s fundamental right to choose an abortion. The only question is whether it will go even further and jeopardize women’s equality, reproductive rights, and family privacy rights for all https://t.co/H1KTRXch6d
• Police officer took selfies at murder scene and sent racist WhatsApp images: Tribunal details litany of offences over six years by PC Ryan Connolly, who resigned from Merseyside force before hearing https://t.co/k3wPFP5yUT
• Australian man ‘cannot leave Israel for 8,000 years’ over unpaid child support - Noam Huppert says he is subject to travel ban until the year 9999 because he owes £1.8m to ex-wife https://t.co/UaufRL80M6 
• Food scientist wins £19,000 after boss fired him saying he was lying https://t.co/nCxtxLyPmO 
• #Myanmar massacre: two Save the Children staff among dead: Charity says the two men, both new fathers, were killed in massacre of more than 30 people blamed on junta troops https://t.co/YuJMtl8pTv 
• Telling people to ‘follow the science’ won’t save the planet. But they will fight for justice https://t.co/EuT07f8DvA

29th December - Law News

Edition 3655: 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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Season's Greetings to all our readers.

 Today's Highlighted Video Story: The Chinese government has hit back at President Biden's new law that restricts imports from Xinjiang over concerns about the abuse of Muslim minorities in the region. A foreign ministry spokesman said the move would undermine global supply chains and disrupt international trade. It comes as two more monuments in Hong Kong commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre were removed. 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Police say Sandy Springs lawyer raped woman asking for legal help: Serge Jerome, 33, was arrested during a traffic stop on Monday #US https://t.co/tpO07WiMrQ
  
• A commission in #Gambia has suggested that former President Yahya Jammeh be brought before an international tribunal for crimes committed during his 22-year dictatorship https://t.co/4ni1sEyYkO 
• Police searching for a 12-year-old girl from Devon who went missing before Christmas are asking for help to find her father. Leona Peach was last seen in the Hele Park area of Newton Abbot at about 09:15 GMT on 20 December https://t.co/bU4p5wUoD1 
• The National Green Tribunal—a specialised environmental institution constituted 10 years ago—has transformed environmental regulation and governance in #India https://t.co/7hDS28BHg0 
• A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder over the death of a 14-year-old boy. Jermaine Cools was attacked near West Croydon station on 18 November https://t.co/a1aFuhjlXA 
• People in #Switzerland will be able to legally change gender by a visit to the civil registry office from Jan. 1, putting the country at the forefront of Europe's gender self-identification movement https://t.co/NibxtGBQiw
• The judge in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial in New York has asked jurors to meet for an extra hour each day out of fears of Covid disruption #US https://t.co/3kjjA85rXj 
• Tiktok sued by former content moderator traumatised by disturbing videos #US https://t.co/OJoAVHbI2h 
• Credit Suisse may take legal action against SoftBank over Greensill debt https://t.co/QOYXvaL29J
• Bill of Rights will ‘drive coach and horses’ through human rights law | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Cwl4YLttiN
  
• Veteran lawyer loses crown as top legal aid earner as Covid pandemic slashes income - Donald Findlay QC's income fell by more than half in 2020-21 https://t.co/FHOqOlOCPm 
• New UK law means online racist abusers could face 10-year bans from football https://t.co/ztufH8GHiU 
• #Russian court orders oldest civil rights group to shut: the prosecutor, Alexei Zhafyarov, labelled Memorial a "public threat", accusing the group of being in the pay of the West to focus attention on Soviet crimes instead of highlighting a "glorious past" https://t.co/Mxatv56TYt
• Judges Appointing Judges A Propagated Myth: Chief Justice of #India NV Ramana said there is a need to liberate the institution of public prosecutors https://t.co/qPZpy7HRNJ 
• Innsbruck airport refused to allow 110 British tourists entry into Austria because they had not followed updated Covid restrictions, it has emerged. Many were caught out on Sunday by a new rule requiring a negative PCR test within 48 hours https://t.co/A67CUthhoI 
• Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of 101 barristers and solicitors as new Queen’s Counsel (QC) in England and Wales | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/waV3vtnu9
• How did I survive care and prison? https://t.co/eVJCFyIjkE
• Large data controllers will breathe a huge sigh of relief following the Supreme Court’s decision to refuse Richard Lloyd permission to serve a £3bn representative claim on Google in Delaware | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/dr9iP7Pk83
• 12,000 Afghan refugees to start new year stuck in UK hotels: Government struggling to persuade councils to find permanent homes for those who have arrived since August https://t.co/5qxTlDbvIR
  
• Priti Patel orders review of crossbow laws after Windsor Castle incident: Home secretary tells officials to look at possible ways to strengthen controls on weapons in wake of Christmas Day arrest https://t.co/vGTd2vyOUl 
• Multinational bankruptcy: where complexity is a feature, not a bug | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/B9CmfQbpXr 
• A Sydney lab has told hundreds of people they did not have Covid when they in fact had tested positive, amid soaring infections in the area #Australia https://t.co/sIPWMmNZji 
• More and more children are having to work to help support their families, amidst an economic collapse in #Afghanistan https://t.co/Ff1gglWil7
• #Myanmar army kills more than 30 on Christmas Eve 'massacre' https://t.co/MtoOMZGdzn
• Transgender people: judges advised to use preferred personal pronouns: Updated guidance for England and Wales judiciary says it is ‘common courtesy’ to do so in cases involving trans people https://t.co/QpsQ7NT9uJ
• #China's human rights issues make 2022 Olympics dicey for IOC https://t.co/4JlV24fFw5 
• New Covid-19 vaccine requirements have come into force in New York City, as infections continue to surge fuelled by the Omicron variant of the virus: Children aged 12 and over are required to show proof of full vaccination to access indoor dining areas https://t.co/bq2LaTgU0c 
• It was only in 2015 that, according to the Treasury, British taxpayers finished ‘paying off’ the debt which the British government incurred in order to compensate British slave owners in 1835 because of the abolition of slavery https://t.co/7dpv6eGEeQ
• Highway Code changes could be 'accident waiting to happen’ as legal experts share concerns https://t.co/K2vuVy3MNB 
• As a descendant of Caribbean slaves, all I want is for David Cameron to recognise the damage his ancestors did: Yet the Prime Minister won't even apologise for the gross injustices of the slave trade https://t.co/ooFMx6yxbO
• 'What writing my novel taught me about being a lawyer', Rachel Goldenberg | The Lawyer's Daily https://t.co/7VoZkkzhFd 
• No new Covid restrictions in England before new year, Boris Johnson says: No extra curbs for New Year’s Eve, with prime minister to put emphasis on personal responsibility https://t.co/QFI12WDvQ
• A law firm of more than 90 years is expanding into a prominent 16th century building in the centre of Norwich: Solicitors Rudlings, which already has offices in Bury St Edmunds, Thetford and Brandon, is expanding into the Fine City https://t.co/AtuAbU2TAO
  
• A crazed woman was arrested by the FBI after she went on an expletive-laced tirade and slapped a fellow passenger aboard a Delta flight from Tampa to Atlanta #US https://t.co/u5xAMba32s 
• #India blocks foreign funding for Mother Teresa charity - without evidence, Hindu hardliners have long accused the charity of using its programmes to convert people to Christianity https://t.co/tyuENAPHro

28th December - Law News

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 Today's Highlighted Video Story: Hundreds of millions of people don’t have access to electricity. But all over the world, people are joining forces to provide a home-grown solution by setting up their own “microgrids” using renewable energy.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Staff working for an outsourcing firm owned by Tory donor Michael Ashcroft are planning a walkout over a denial of their employment rights https://t.co/K5EmeSqxhc 
• Biotech grad bags SQE1 scholarship for essay on ‘why STEM students make great lawyers’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/xnoOzLNPeu 
• [Dengue outbreak] Amend laws to increase fine on people who enable mosquitoes to breed: Delhi High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/TXy60LgoFk 
• Eco-protest barrister to go to European Court of Human Rights after contempt ruling upheld - Legal Cheek https://t.co/VlQmm421a1 
• A police officer said he was "honestly shocked" to see a badly-damaged car being driven along the M25 from Kent to Surrey after a crash. Surrey PC Serge Hadfield stopped the car near Cobham on Sunday after a call reporting it to police https://t.co/zo8AewwPFS 
• 7 Christmas movie characters as the people you meet at law school - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Sq9Ntdv7cy
  
• Animal protection laws are failing animals – but there is a solution - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/yyyAOSynni 
• Dishonest litigants cannot be allowed to abuse process of court: Delhi High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/KyAVEGLTIr 
• Law student-led Oxford Uni a cappella group returns with seasonal banger - Legal Cheek https://t.co/599g8RiSUb 
• A group of Oxfordshire outdoor swimmers were forced to cancel their Boxing Day river dip after a water company announced a "sewage release" on Christmas Day https://t.co/8mjy44Mn2U 
• Police are investigating a video linked to a man who was found with a crossbow at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day. The person is shown addressing the camera saying they wanted to "assassinate the Queen" in a "revenge" mission https://t.co/r3zaZMSVC4 
• 5 strategies to become a legal thought leader in 2022 - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/K7kZadeXQF 
• Plans in England for car chargers in all commercial car parks quietly rolled back: Only new or refurbished commercial buildings should install charge points, the DfT says, citing fears over cost https://t.co/S0DxGl6wuu 
• 2022, the year of change at the Supreme Court: Eight judges to retire, two new Chief Justices of #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/z6yhc9cTnX
• 'Legal Font Wars’: Supreme Court’s switch to Calibri sparks debate among lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Hv6Jd9hBWX 
• The Taliban have said #Afghan women seeking to travel long distances by road should be offered transport only if accompanied by a male relative https://t.co/7qYZftQOpR
• Stepmothers might not have same affection for child like biological mothers: Karnataka High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/fYqbQnN2Na 
• Police have sent a written apology to the family of ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson, six months after an officer who Tasered him and kicked him in the head was jailed for manslaughter https://t.co/eQneL1SXcy
  
• A legacy for us all: Kathleen Folbigg and the need for a Criminal Cases Review Commission in NSW - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/hu3ZjOJAZJ 
• Delhi High Court rejects suit seeking ban on Waseem Rizvi's book on Prophet Mohammed | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/yj6zaTcP4a
• Revealed: The best law firms for training and quality of work 2022 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Qww9DgZWAM
  
• ‘It doesn’t matter how you want to practise law’: The benefits of non-traditional working models - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/3m1pvi2maP 
• ‘The supply chain is in crisis’ and other issues in maritime law - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/DdVGrchHEX
  
• New Covid restrictions have come into force in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as the nations try to halt the surge in infections https://t.co/uBW47CQd4W 
• Four fights in the long Scottish battle for right to roam: Successes and failures include the Stagecoach founder’s Perthshire castle and a footpath near a family bungalow https://t.co/hIOVBhwlUV

27th December - Law News

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10th Anniversary Edition of LawNewsIndex:

 Today's Highlighted Video Story: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said the Archbishop's death marked "another chapter of bereavement in our nation's farewell to a generation of outstanding South Africans". Desmond Tutu was one of the country's best known figures at home and abroad. A contemporary of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, he was one of the driving forces behind the movement to end the policy of racial segregation and discrimination enforced by the white minority government against the black majority in South Africa.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• What went down at the Legal Cheek-ULaw Winter 2021 Virtual Vacation Scheme - Legal Cheek https://t.co/B3VPrdvRfs
• Victim is best judge of the incident: Calcutta High Court upholds POCSO conviction, lays down guidelines | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/WgP2hlcBho
• A round-up of the best Xmas trees across the legal profession - Legal Cheek https://t.co/xwQl6pkd6M
• The Corporate Counsel Show: Being more than a GC - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/t6gAkrFVdH
  
• Having friend of opposite sex does not mean she is available for satisfying sexual desire: POCSO Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/plE6iwYDe9
• Three people have been charged in connection with a fatal stabbing outside a barber's shop. Jobari Gooden, 27, was attacked outside House of Ramish 2 in Choumert Road, Peckham Rye, on 17 December and died in hospital later that day https://t.co/LZ6QsjgJV
• Browne Jacobson offers up to 10 extra TCs with March 2022 start dates in response to workload boom - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ke5w6LQQb
• 2021 Reviewed - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/vP1u8PxWoh
• The Metropolitan Police said a 19-year-old man from Southampton who was arrested at about 08:30 GMT on Christmas Day has now been sectioned under the Mental Health Act https://t.co/WVZWuEPFMa
• Working in the legal industry presents a whole range of challenges that can impact your mental health, none of which have been helped by the ongoing global pandemic - Making the space to improve your mental health in 2022 - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/o5IdGVhnYp
• 12 struggles law students will face this Christmas - Legal Cheek https://t.co/RAwTppf5aA
• High performance for lawyers in an evolving market - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/DUT6fUqUse 
• The Weekly Round-up: Human Rights Act reform, citizenship for Windrush claimants and European parenting rights - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/cEnS4obqV6
• How to tackle cyber hacks on crypto exchanges - Legal Cheek https://t.co/g3KRYEzUW3
• ODPP solicitor reprimanded for misleading police - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/ybLcmmqeCg
  
• Article 3 in expulsion of mentally ill individuals: risk of harm to others insufficient to engage protection - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/om1NyVYy6
• Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace prize laureate who helped end apartheid in #SouthAfrica, has died aged 90 https://t.co/6XbDirsfzu
• Supreme Court allows appeal in part in Venezuela gold case - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1ceVArlgq2
• Failure to disclose mental disorder before marriage constitutes fraud: Delhi High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/ibea5hKdzq
• Fresh salary rises see Weil trainees become highest paid in the City - Legal Cheek https://t.co/qvoj7mNqO
• Revealed: The best law firms for peer support and partner approachability 2022 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/pGSdRltK2
• CMS and Simmons boost NQ lawyer salaries - Legal Cheek https://t.co/eZuL5CXEX
• #Russia blocks website of protest monitoring group OVD-Info - Communication watchdog takes action against ‘foreign agent’ OVD-Info as Kremlin crackdown on dissent rumbles on https://t.co/BC14Xgymjf
• Hadia Ahmadi, a 43-year-old teacher who lost her job after Taliban seized Kabul, now polishes shoes to earn her livelihood #Afghanistan https://t.co/egSt3y1op4 Dec 26, 2021
• Police in Columbus, Ohio are treating the death of a popular Islamic leader as a homicide after his body was found in a junk yard on Christmas Eve, two days after he vanished #US https://t.co/JrDlmr3E9H
• Arrest over theft of copper pine cone bollards in Glasgow https://t.co/esDDdKuUy2

26th December - Law News

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Season's Greetings to all our readers!

 Today's Highlighted Video Story: Christian Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip say their hopes of a Christmas reunion with family members who are overseas have been dashed due to restrictions placed by the Israeli government, ostensibly for security reasons. Those in the Gaza Strip have abandoned hope of celebrating Christmas in the holy cities of Bethlehem and Jerusalem, also because of the restrictions. This year Israel said 500 of the 1000 Christians in Gaza would be allowed to go, but people here say Israel only grants the permits to one or two members of the same family, which would mean entire families being split up at Christmas if they travelled

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The number of solicitors working in-house has risen ‘significantly’ in the past decade, amid a UK-wide boost in legal services output | NLJ https://t.co/5V84TtfiH4 
• Fear of catching coronavirus not protected belief, tribunal rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/BEeqzAntAn 
• Border Force picks up 67 people after Christmas Day attempt to cross Channel: Agents step in after incident involving two small boats in early hours of morning https://t.co/wnsSLCp1kC 
• A man armed with an "offensive weapon" has been arrested in the grounds of Windsor Castle on Christmas Day. Thames Valley Police said the man, aged 19 and from Southampton, was found within "moments" of entering the grounds at 08:30 GMT https://t.co/kLdYP85L0E 
• Bar Standards Board lacks “capability, capacity and resources” - Legal Futures https://t.co/QJwC5Tn0GG 
• More than two thirds of senior commercial property law professionals think it very likely that administrative tasks for commercial real estate transactions will be fully automated within the next three years | NLJ https://t.co/mgPjNrKTaJ 
• Lord Advocate announces sexual crime prosecution review - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Y6UQCli3cA 
• CoA denies flight compensation for delayed London connection | Law Gazette https://t.co/3zoUoV7okP 
• The odds are stacked against judicial applicants from under-represented backgrounds despite efforts to improve diversity, a ‘deep dive’ analysis appears to show | NLJ https://t.co/YRpBAvIuCl 
• Opinion: Douglas Mill – quis custodiet ipsos custodes? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AidX8FmU2N
  
• Bar Council Chair Derek Sweeting QC has been approved for appointment as a High Court judge | NLJ https://t.co/ptg9NM6DcN 
• Covid boosted conveyancing fees and role of 'dabblers' - Legal Futures https://t.co/9d14IDPmsP 
• Lawyers have called for ‘urgent’ funding for the criminal justice system, in the wake of the publication of the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid | NLJ https://t.co/jmIbiGUj4K
  
• Christmas appeal tops off year of fundraising for Burness Paull Foundation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kG43PmidX6 
• Tagging UK asylum seekers: another Patel idea destined to fail? Despite a string of measures intended to cut numbers, more than 27,000 crossed the Channel in small boats this year https://t.co/IRwBu2WDUm
  
• #Israeli settler ramming attack kills 60-year-old Palestinian woman Ghadeer Fuqaha in occupied West Bank https://t.co/l3QUsL0olh 
• In a diverse Commons, why are the hands on our levers of power ‘hideously white’? https://t.co/q3kw6xZs7J 
• #Russia slaps Google, Meta with record $125M fine for content violations https://t.co/XeS9J2rAAR 
• #India Police file case after videos go viral on social media of a meeting in which hardline Hindu religious leaders called for mass killings and use of weapons against Muslims https://t.co/qm707JIUtB 
• A #Russian court has jailed for 21 years a former Orthodox priest, said to have adopted 70 children, for a string of child abuse offences https://t.co/qRY9UDMYfQ 
• Former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has been ordered to pay $30,000 (£22,400) to a man who says he found his lost dog. His Pomeranian named Lucci was stolen from a house in Los Angeles in 2019 and offered a reward https://t.co/YgHeIiwWTH 
• UK to ease immigration rules for care workers as shortage worsens: Loss of more than 40,000 staff over past six months prompts move to recruit overseas https://t.co/m1QtcIVR8d 
• Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte in court for failing to provide passwords for seized devices - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/81hWtB5q0W 
• The right to protest is a democratic right, that right is threatened under Tory legislation: https://t.co/gG8bRJdXts

25th December - Law News

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Season's Greetings to all our readers!

 Today's Highlighted Video Story: In the wake of the rising Omicron cases, what should be India's policy on vaccinations and booster doses? Dr Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director of the Apollo Hospitals Group and Kiran Shaw, Chairperson of Biocon India Limited weigh in.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Professor Anthony Bradley QC, one of the greatest constitutional lawyers and thinkers of his generation, has passed away - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lo2FSOMSur
• Tesla, bowing to pressure, stops allowing drivers to play video games while driving https://t.co/XKYYyRfy1X
• Building contractor that settled action out of court unable to exercise right of relief against clerk of works - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GyJr40eWnU
  
• Los Angeles police have killed two people, including a 14-year-old girl trying on new outfits, after opening fire inside a clothing store. A stray bullet hit the teen as she was in a changing room with her mother #US https://t.co/gIKnaoQ8w8
• #Egypt: Human rights lawyer jailed for four years for ‘spreading false news’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9sLIqx0o3G
• Legal Aid Agency reissues accounts after spotting £26.3m error | Law Gazette https://t.co/onOXEUsCBh
• Fear of catching Covid "not a protected belief", tribunal rules - Legal Futures https://t.co/AFRs1W6Bjw
  
• Women more than twice as successful as men in applying for silk - Legal Futures https://t.co/4XQpBDZ32s
• A fourth woman has accused Sex and the City actor Chris Noth of sexual abuse and threatening to ruin her career if she spoke out about the alleged attack #US https://t.co/zJp1XTqD2d
  
• Cumbria footballer Danny Hodgson who suffered major brain injuries in Perth, #Australia after being punched will be allowed out of hospital for Christmas, his family have said https://t.co/ShCjgOIVL
• EU residency applications – when Covid met Brexit - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/u7OdFM1te
• Tougher criminal sentences contributing to the courts backlog - new bar chair | Law Gazette https://t.co/eGGHvJs8CI
  
• At least 37 people have been killed and about 100 others injured after a packed ferry caught fire in southern #Bangladesh, local officials say. Vessels have a poor safety record in the riverine country with frequent overcrowding and poor maintenance https://t.co/OhO0DMbkRB
• The myth of an overcrowded Britain suits our island psyche – and this government https://t.co/I3CTwL78bY 
• Communities to get a greater share of increases in land value under new bill | Irish Legal News https://t.co/EStitOZSGk
• Attempted murder victim’s address ‘inappropriately given’ to perpetrator | Law Gazette https://t.co/7QHRJHqz4e
• Dayjanta Samuels has been "wild and excited", says his mother Christine Borton, "counting down the days to Christmas". The family is overwhelmed by the public reaction to the story of their financial struggles, with dozens and dozens of people contacting https://t.co/dXELfG8U0e 
• Ciairín de Buis appointed CEO of Parole Board | Irish Legal News https://t.co/TJflXhSZuH
• William Fry welcomes 21 newly-qualified solicitors | Irish Legal News https://t.co/7w7Yt98WXW 
• CPS ‘misunderstood’ law on illegal entry into UK, Court of Appeal rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/7WDv1a8jBS 
• Anti-vaxxers serving ‘legal papers’ to Alan Shearer go to wrong address: Protest at property near Newcastle follows video of former England football captain urging people to get Covid booster https://t.co/D8Sf5rgzC6 
• Millar McCall Wylie to renew sponsorship of Ulster Rugby Junior Cup | Irish Legal News https://t.co/x7ZiVXycpP
  
• Employment law helpline sees spike in calls from Northern Ireland’s hospitality sector | Irish Legal News https://t.co/0e2X9J1zk2 
• Faculty opposes establishment of new regulator for legal profession - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/HaBSLKhu7d
  
• Former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter has been found guilty of manslaughter for the fatal shooting of a black motorist, Daunte Wright. She mistakenly drew her gun instead of a Taser and killed the 20-year old during a traffic stop #US https://t.co/9FCzR2CodO