23rd 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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Focus of the Day Law News/Article: Personal injury lawyers have welcomed aspects of a landmark Court of Appeal decision on mixed injury cases, although some warned it could create ‘more uncertainty’. Full story - New Law Journal  

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd (Respondent) v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd (Appellant) - Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd (Blacks) rented commercial retail premises from Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd (S&H) pursuant to two leases dated 2013 and 2018 respectively (the Leases). S&H claimed service charge arrears from Blacks for 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 under the Leases. The Leases provided that S&H shall calculate the total cost of various services and expenses. Once this was ascertained, the Leases provided that S&H would give Blacks a certificate with the amount of the total cost and the sum payable by Blacks. Blacks argued that the service charges were excessive and not properly due under the Leases.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Civil servant who finished LLB in 2021 becomes country’s youngest judge at 29 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6rlPirXt7n 
• US Department of Justice (DoJ) investigators have found six more classified documents during a 13-hour search of President Joe Biden's home in Delaware, a lawyer for Mr Biden says https://t.co/Jez7nqgjaE
• The Weekly Round-up: Anti-strike laws, war crimes, and gender recognition certificates - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/mWTOSuiJBZ
  
• #Indian PM Narendra Modi ‘directly’ responsible for the 2002 Gujarat massacre of Muslims https://t.co/seErHTF7Ec
  
• Energy suppliers should stop forcing vulnerable households on to prepayment meters, the government has said. Business Secretary Grant Shapps' warned he would "name and shame" suppliers who were doing "nowhere near enough" for vulnerable customers https://t.co/3CqX3iwJXy 
• US law firms in London outperform UK rivals thanks to focus on high margin work - Legal Cheek https://t.co/XNlZOPfL9m
  
• CA rules for claimants in mixed injuries cases - but uncertainty remains - Legal Futures https://t.co/jDkdBdM0MO
• Clifford Chance's top paid partner made almost £5 million last year, records show - Legal Cheek https://t.co/3KWx8Op3Ez
• Sturgeon: I trust 16-year-olds to make decisions https://t.co/7LJ7q7uQyi 
• Türkiye, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia lead Muslim world's outrage after #Sweden allowed a notorious habitual offender Rasmus Paludan to burn a copy of Holy Quran under "freedom of expression" guise https://t.co/vfvXlgy7YT 
• Clifford Chance posts 69% spring retention result - Legal Cheek https://t.co/se0oWXNjxA 
• Probe urged over claims BBC chair helped Johnson secure loan https://t.co/dXcHTunS2h
• Police investigating rape claims in England believe victim-blaming myths, study finds https://t.co/hpcAZ572HX
• Call for a parliamentary investigation into claims the chairman of the BBC helped Boris Johnson secure a loan - weeks before the then-prime minister recommended him for the role https://t.co/dXcHTuopRP
• Police in California are responding to a shooting that has left several people injured, according to #US media reports. The incident happened in Monterey Park, located about eight miles (13km) east of Los Angeles, after 22:00 local time on Saturday https://t.co/RxKfv2bz8N
• Flawed costs reforms must be fixed before next roll-out - Legal Futures https://t.co/efSS8foODd 
• What to expect when you start out as a lawyer - Legal Cheek https://t.co/8l6d8Vm45P 
• Revealed: scores of child asylum seekers kidnapped from Home Office hotel - Call for inquiry after Observer investigation uncovers scale of trafficking by criminal gangs https://t.co/6m0DiPESYZ 
• Regulator mulls tweaking SQE to reflect Welsh law - Legal Cheek https://t.co/M5tOZnnut4
  
• Stoking a culture war? No, Nicola Sturgeon, this is about balancing conflicting rights https://t.co/pLB5zieE2l 
• Firm handed largest-ever fine for transparency rules non-compliance - Legal Futures https://t.co/vuoBMBuRVP 
• Kanye West’s lawyers Greenberg Traurig request court’s permission to use newspaper ads to tell him they quit - Legal Cheek https://t.co/yWW4hwihFs

22nd January - Law News

Edition 4044: 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: Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, has warned the country could face an economic collapse if there isn’t a general election early this year. The cricketer-turned-politician was ousted in a vote of no confidence last April. Mr Khan has tried to push the government to bring the elections forward. His critics say his efforts are adding to the country’s economic issues.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Elite chefs say kitchen work 'like going to war' - study finds https://t.co/NEbezEXTp
• CILEX has acquired the Institute of Paralegals (IoP) and its voluntary regulator, the Professional Paralegal Register (PPR) | NLJ https://t.co/92wbxrCtU9
• Archbishop will not give new prayer blessing for gay couples https://t.co/KrdXc5TAC
• Some 770 defendants have been incarcerated for more than two years awaiting trial, as the justice system buckles under the pressure of ever-increasing numbers of prisoners on remand | NLJ https://t.co/Qg1b7hm5MS
• Girl whose limbs were amputated after she was wrongly discharged from hospital has had a £39m settlement approved in the High Court. At Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey with "red flags for meningitis and sepsis" but was given paracetamol and discharged https://t.co/ovB8Ce3dx1
• Thousands of people protested in Dartmoor on Saturday in opposition to the loss of wild camping rights. It comes after a decision by the high court to outlaw the long-held custom of camping on the moor without asking the landowner's permission https://t.co/Ay5agQEwhd 
• Miss Wales Darcey Corria has suffered a broken pelvis and two broken bones in her neck after an M4 crash. She is being treated at the University Hospital of Wales (UHW), Cardiff, following the crash near Bridgend https://t.co/mlRCU42OF7
• The head of a people-smuggling ring who fled the UK to avoid jail has been arrested. Tarik Namik led a gang that brought people from Iraq and Iran to the UK hidden in lorries https://t.co/PhqRt0eJnc
• Members of the public across the three main parties support legal aid, research has shown | NLJ https://t.co/knWM333vG
• A storm of words: The UK’s latest constitutional clash parsed | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5JydriJy5I
  
• All eight legal regulators need to be more transparent and make more robust decisions, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has declared | NLJ https://t.co/HkEQ4msB48
• Stagecoach co-founder Dame Ann Gloag charged with human trafficking offences https://t.co/Wi4ugE3SQm
• Former chancellor and Tory party chairman Nadhim Zahawi claims an error in his tax affairs was accepted by HMRC as having been "careless and not deliberate" https://t.co/OhbNtomAlw
• The Law Society issued a plea for an extension and clarity on what’s at stake this week as the controversial Retained EU Law Bill entered its final stage in the House of Commons | NLJ https://t.co/ASiu7QU1vM
• Rishi Sunak fined for not wearing seatbelt in back of car https://t.co/icIIWwhrR
• JUSTICE invites applications for our two three-month internship positions commencing in Spring 2023. These are paid positions, funded by The Portal Trust | NLJ https://t.co/DC6ZIcOC53
  
• Court delay compensation prioritised in legislative programme | Irish Legal News https://t.co/WJT19SSUsi
• Personal injury lawyers have welcomed aspects of a landmark Court of Appeal decision on mixed injury cases, although some warned it could create ‘more uncertainty’ | NLJ https://t.co/SEFKi3Ivb6
• Suicidal patients in England are being put at risk of serious harm, with one in five calls to NHS helplines going unanswered. One caller said after repeatedly trying to get through, staff eventually told her to "think happy thoughts" https://t.co/HInzRUxsWD
• A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a terrorism offence after he was allegedly spotted with a suspected firearm and suspicious package at a hospital maternity ward https://t.co/fCZryrdiGk 
• Labour calls for Nadhim Zahawi to be sacked over tax claims https://t.co/8lHnz7QNZe
  
• Two Irish lawyers among IBA’s new chief officers | Irish Legal News https://t.co/9fZNpPLvyQ 
• Three Scots lawyers jailed for money-laundering | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OxqCZKHYae 
• Be wary of lone policemen, warns London head teacher - Fionnuala Kennedy, head of Wimbledon High School in south London, made the comments after the David Carrick case https://t.co/tAcykbqwW4 
• Cian Smith takes top legal role at National Lottery | Irish Legal News https://t.co/U2yTBMkxBT

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

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