Saturday

21st January - Law News

Edition 4043: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.

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Today's Highlighted Video Story: The stories that have come out of the Twitter Files have touched on much more than institutional bias - revealing that, for years, Twitter has been pressured by some very powerful institutions to suppress, moderate and in some cases amplify its content. But given that Elon Musk was also selective with what he chose to hand over to reporters – what are we not seeing in the Twitter Files? 

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Today, 17 people will likely die in unimaginable pain. Here’s how you can help stop that https://t.co/Jh38bhm3fU
  • Revealed: Could ChatGPT pass the SQE? | Law Gazette https://t.co/ziYpTEOwSp
  • More conflict, more violence: that’s the future if the UK’s new anti-protest law is passed https://t.co/bNiBKcwg6
  • Law firm fined record £20,000 for “reckless” AML breaches - Legal Futures https://t.co/vmEWkmTNc
  • Police looking into Sunak’s failure to wear a seatbelt - No 10 says PM ‘fully accepts mistake’ as Lancashire Constabulary say they are making inquiries https://t.co/4IlROovfn
  • People born of rape now recognised in Victims’ Code in England and Wales - Woman conceived through rape campaigned for law change after facing difficulties pursuing justice against her birth father https://t.co/jsAoeAoRFr
  • Donald Trump has withdrawn a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge accused him of using the courts to seek revenge #US https://t.co/7XmzZtsVDk
  • North of England firm Brabners today reported a healthy rise in profits as its stable of celebrity clients continues to grow | Law Gazette https://t.co/ucqId4zkxR
  • Squaring Circles’ Rachael Bicknell appointed to ADGM panel | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3OkBNySkhv
  • A stalker who targeted the actress Claire Foy has been given a suspended prison sentence and will be repatriated to the #US https://t.co/KBYkiavnL6
  • Acquisitions help Gateley post significant growth in latest results - Legal Futures https://t.co/ERcMbKUxzB
  • Police forces in England and Wales have been told to check all their officers against national databases by 31 March. This week the Home Office demanded checks after the case of David Carrick, who admitted dozens of rapes and sexual offences https://t.co/uLHAHXV0F
  • #US judge has ordered Donald Trump and one of his lawyers to jointly pay nearly $1m (£809,190) in fines for a "frivolous" lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and others https://t.co/7XmzZttts
  • Influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are to stay in custody until 27 February after a #Romanian court extended their detention by police. The pair are being investigated over allegations of sexual assault and exploitation  https://t.co/nFibVjbU3N
  • Disability rights solicitor to face multiple charges at SDT | Law Gazette https://t.co/AarZVYXFG
  • Molly Joyce appointed acting executive director of penal reform group | Irish Legal News https://t.co/mdlV4GVZ3
  • UK rail firms ordered to stop abusing train cancellations loophole - Cancellations far higher than official data suggests, says ORR, driven by use of unrecorded ‘pre-cancellations’ https://t.co/9Nbh7iRmb
  • £30m needed to raise prosecutor fees in line with defence | Law Gazette https://t.co/QUVvaLWVp0
  • Law firm did not breach contract by releasing off-plan deposits - Legal Futures https://t.co/nSqjvbq18
  • Romanian Daria Gusa was 16 and still at school, when she says she received a private message on Instagram from Andrew Tate, high-profile influencer who is being investigated https://t.co/WwzM0vKsx5
  • Video claiming to show Serbian volunteers training to fight alongside #Russian troops in Ukraine has prompted outrage in Serbia, exposing its complex relationship with Moscow https://t.co/AreAV2dWFJ
  • Dentists warn of permanent damage from clear braces ordered online - One man said aligners weakened his front teeth, leaving him unable to bite into an apple https://t.co/EFVLkyyr7W
  • MPs call for new tribunal to hear mental health treatment challenges | Law Gazette https://t.co/y0GrAIJK3o
  • Omar Mohammed joins Lindsays in Edinburgh | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0cZQBZUDE5 
  • SQE update on the cards to reflect Welsh law | Law Gazette https://t.co/qrtQ0Dgb3
  • Media get the go-ahead to report family proceedings | Law Gazette https://t.co/0lfxnQqxtr
  • Multi-million-pound campaign aims to remove stigma from PI claims - Legal Futures https://t.co/UaALByIhnf
  • England: Man fined for silent prayer outside abortion facility in Bournemouth | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qs3z3845bD
  • Mental health racial bias in England and Wales is ‘inexcusable’, says report - MPs and peers say draft mental health bill must go further to strengthen patients’ choices https://t.co/oxzDsYuggv 
  • Philip Lee promotes media lawyer Tamara Mitchell to senior associate | Irish Legal News https://t.co/oKFSPSv1ER
  • Westminster has dragged trans people into its attack on Scotland’s powers https://t.co/52Sq9LMY6x 
  • A mental health blogger who took her own life by swallowing a poisonous substance was failed by the psychiatric hospital caring for her, a jury has found https://t.co/oQ3kf3Klu5 Jan 20, 2023
  • ‘Slap in the face’: Tory seats gain more from £4bn levelling up fund, finds analysis https://t.co/fh3zQfNqcR

Friday

20th January - Law News

Edition 4042: 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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Focus of the Day Law News/Article: The government has stalled on proposals to introduce a ‘failure to prevent’ offence on fraud—made as part of the Law Commission’s recommendations for tackling economic crime last June and reiterated by the Justice Select Committee in October. Full story - New Law Journal
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Big companies are using their leverage to get employees back in the office without any convincing reasons says founder & CEO of EZPR Ed Zitron. Plus, the New York Times’ Kashmir Hill explains the controversy surrounding Madison Square Garden’s use of facial recognition technology to ban some customers. And Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz and Lakshmi Rengarajan, hosts of the “Land of the Giants: Dating Games” podcast, discuss the rise of premium dating apps

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Government must show commitment to defending the rule of law | Law Gazette https://t.co/bGcArxNkkq
  • Legal experts call for new UK offence of inducing sexual activity by deception https://t.co/0W7WFLku8O
  • Lord chancellor need not be a lawyer, peers conclude | Law Gazette https://t.co/Gvjx8u2tyO
  • Usain Bolt lawyers say $12.7m is missing from Olympic champion’s account https://t.co/g2wpyVwj4n
  • Next PM “could separate roles of Lord Chancellor and justice secretary” - Legal Futures https://t.co/z7YYR5V2o4
  • Dechert in court over allegations of leaks and wrongdoing | Law Gazette https://t.co/PUCEK6h6Sb 
  • MoJ hails success of family mediation vouchers | Law Gazette https://t.co/yQgndLkKL5 
  • Actor Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter over the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was killed on a film set when he fired a prop gun #US https://t.co/VvVPrqdLK
  • Libor 'fall guy' Hayes finally has review date | Law Gazette https://t.co/7e9G6k7pcF
  • MoJ calls for evidence on dual or multiple discount rates - Legal Futures https://t.co/k03xnHUC9
  • Society slams retained EU law 'sunset' measure | Law Gazette https://t.co/hdcE341LU6
  • President Macron's reform programme faces a make-or-break moment, as #frenchielover unions stage a day of mass strikes and protests on Thursday against his plans to push back the age of retirement https://t.co/SN19niOkGy
  • Ex-Barclays boss saw Jeffrey Epstein abuse young women, #US lawsuit claims https://t.co/jbtVdsw2WD
  • Drink drive barrister rebuked by SRA | Law Gazette https://t.co/taYYAqLJ0F
  • British actor Julian Sands has been reported missing after going hiking in mountains north of Los Angeles. He disappeared last Friday in the Baldy Bowl area during bad weather in the San Gabriel Mountains #US https://t.co/ROIghBWl9L
  • LawtechUK: Regulatory risks of AI "inhibiting law firm adoption" - Legal Futures https://t.co/iyniYnJskE
  • Brexiter James Dyson has accused the government of having a "stupid" and "short-sighted" approach to the economy and business in the UK. He said growth had "become a dirty word" during Rishi Sunak's premiership https://t.co/kaZxZUXTwH
  • Steve Banerjee's Chippendales, the #Indian whose US strip club empire ended with a murder https://t.co/1W4xi8iIcr
  • Father issues plea for mum missing with newborn - Constance "Toots" Marten, 35, Mark Gordon and their baby have been missing since their car broke down and caught fire near Bolton on 5 January https://t.co/I0M9aRnO1a
  • Jacinda Ardern, #NewZealand PM quits citing burnout - The shock announcement comes as polling indicates her Labour Party party faces a difficult path to re-election on 14 October https://t.co/XHrPOVH51
  • Costs protection still in place for last-minute discontinuance, rules CoA | Law Gazette https://t.co/JpbVSv9h1P

Thursday

19th January - Law News

Edition 4041: 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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Focus of the Day Law News/Article: A police station representative who answered more than a dozen calls from a prisoner’s unauthorised mobile phone has been barred from the profession. Suzanne Hughes, an employee of Birmingham firm Harringtons Legal LLP, had attended a client’s police station in June 2019 after his arrest. The client, who had requested that the firm represent him, was then remanded in prison until October 2019. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Australia's RACGP is calling for tighter regulations on vaping and has offered ‘cautious support’ for establishing product registration, in line with other medicines.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • CILEX strengthens position with Institute of Paralegals acquisition - Legal Futures https://t.co/qlGSuxZAiv
  • Watchdog finds probation failings over Killamarsh killer Damien Bendall https://t.co/1rlOsNA7Bl
  • Get ready for a roller coaster ride in 2023 | Law Gazette https://t.co/HjfAXOASC
  • Barrister who practised while suspended is disbarred - Legal Futures https://t.co/iMV4ibeWpY
  • Misogyny hidden in plain uniformed sight – but Braverman pulls her punches over the Met https://t.co/eERGRnH2NE
  • PI firm bucking market gloom with plans to double in size | Law Gazette https://t.co/FbSPqjJaBu 
  • Ban for police station representative who illicitly contacted jailed client - Legal Futures https://t.co/pw8qIjS5x
  • 15-year-old boy has been found guilty of murdering a man stabbed to death outside an Asda supermarket. Ian Kirwan, 53, was attacked at the store in Redditch, Worcestershire, on 8 March after challenging teenagers for messing about in the customer toilets https://t.co/RCuslTwvia
  • Wales' men's and women's senior players will be paid the same for representing their country for the first time. The Football Association of Wales [FAW] have agreed a deal that will see equal pay come into effect immediately https://t.co/0nqYspq0qC
  • MPs sound warning as number of remand prisoners hits 50-year high - Justice system in England and Wales failing rising number of inmates locked up without conviction, says committee https://t.co/oOc81lA2Bu
  • Don’t meddle with law officers, thinktank warns government | Law Gazette https://t.co/N86t8R04L0
  • 15-year-old boy has been found guilty of murdering a man stabbed to death outside an Asda supermarket. Ian Kirwan, 53, was attacked at the store in Redditch, Worcestershire, on 8 March after challenging teenagers for messing about in the customer toilets https://t.co/RCuslTx37I
  • An investigator has revealed she quit her job at the police watchdog over the handling of a complaint about the stop and search of two black athletes. Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos were stopped by met police in July 2020 https://t.co/oJFtj2dn
  • How to remain competitive with a digital operational strategy - Legal Futures https://t.co/PIDmwADWnm 
  • Wales' men's and women's senior players will be paid the same for representing their country for the first time. The Football Association of Wales [FAW] have agreed a deal that will see equal pay come into effect immediately https://t.co/0nqYsppsB4
  • #Australian justice appointed to Hong Kong court argues foreign judges shouldn’t ‘vacate the field’ https://t.co/FtCLUjhDcO
  • Ascot lawyer appears before SDT on multiple charges | Law Gazette https://t.co/9PBXY5PjER 
  • ‘Nothing can take its place’: dismayed Dartmoor wild campers share memories https://t.co/y9UZEIeGt
  • MPs told of court chaos because of duty solicitor crisis | Law Gazette https://t.co/Unb572PO4K 
  • Spurs fan charged with assaulting Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale after Sunday's match away to Tottenham. He faces charges of assault by beating, going onto an area adjacent to a playing area and throwing a missile onto a football playing area https://t.co/IKxF4Mwgmx 
  • #Iceland captain Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir says winning a claim against former side Lyon for failing to pay her full salary during pregnancy is a "wake-up call" for clubs https://t.co/pmx1fQH8eZ
  • Church of England bishops refuse to back gay marriage https://t.co/1z92N8abRn
  • #Iran protests: 15 minutes to defend yourself against the death penalty https://t.co/hIT0S4tPKz 
  • Failure to comply with Legal Services Act “did not invalidate indictment” - Legal Futures https://t.co/K13PytELA4
  • England: Listed legal businesses see share prices tumble | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/HhQruYmB4F
  • A new EU border control IT system which sparked fears of summer holiday queues at Dover has been delayed again. The Entry/Exit System was due to be introduced in late May, having already been pushed back from last year https://t.co/TyRpMH4HCj 
  • Organisers may not have employed enough security guards on the night of the fatal crush at the O2 Brixton Academy in December, a document seen suggests https://t.co/1nkbTN7L8U 
  • Scotland Gender Recognition Bill: What are the sticking points? https://t.co/hmgU5g3CSP 
  • Shortfall of 330,000 workers in UK due to Brexit, say thinktanks - ‘Nothing can take its place’: dismayed Dartmoor wild campers share memories https://t.co/y9UZEIeGti 
  • Quoting only hourly rate unfair, EU court rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/87TUA3irmX 
  • ‘Startling’ gender pay gap of up to 61 per cent at top Irish law firms | Irish Legal News https://t.co/6z9YWOGIo6
  • Profits rebound at Knights as listed firm unveils fresh acquisition | Law Gazette https://t.co/1dmOfnv76T 
  • New measures to silence climate activists? They’ll only spur us on https://t.co/e4uMHnlOGk 
  • Firms go under as PII premiums soar to 20% of turnover | Law Gazette https://t.co/reSSeSuKiu 
  • Economic, social and cultural rights must be enshrined in UK law https://t.co/QvGkhpRMVB