Friday

10th February - Law News

Edition 4062: 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:Ms Justice Marie Baker has been appointed as chairperson of An Coimisiún Toghcháin, the new statutory electoral watchdog formally established. Full story - Irish Legal News  
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Transitional Justice in Gambia after dictatorship – from truth seeking to justice. Keynote address by Salieu Taal, President of the Bar Association of The Gambia

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Thursday

9th February - Law News

Edition 4061: 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 head of the Crown Prosecution Service and bar chiefs have secured extra cash from HM Treasury to restore parity in fees between prosecution and defence barristers – prompting calls for the chancellor of the exchequer to do the same for solicitors. Full story - The Law Society Gazette  
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: As Europe’s most infamous migrant camp burned to the ground on the island of Lesbos in 2020, two Syrian friends evaded police to stay. Living in a post-apocalyptic graveyard, Ayham and Khalil now race against local scrap metal collectors to find what they can, which they are forced to sell at a reduced price. With what little money they make they buy food and cook together, dreaming of Aleppo before the civil war forced them to leave and waiting for an end to their bureaucratic limbo. From their shared tent their friendship endures, despite their impossible circumstances

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Focus on real-life not high concepts, consumer watchdog tells regulator | Law Gazette https://t.co/wjfTJkdL7L
  • The Gareth Thomas case proves it: no one wins when an HIV transmission fight goes to court https://t.co/kDGXuYhYtw
  • Lidl accuses Tesco of ‘deception’ in legal dispute over yellow circle logo - German discounter claims its rival has infringed its trademark by using design for Clubcard promotions https://t.co/x16nr3tWli
  • Top law firms invest in content marketing “which does not work” - Legal Futures https://t.co/EX8cvzwKO
  • Tribunal 'wrong to strike out judge's grievance claims' | Law Gazette https://t.co/8Fa3fWzqGC 
  • Owners of 53,000 properties still unknown | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZGb9shSt5f
  • Defendants of colour more likely to be charged than white people, finds CPS study - Mixed ethnicity suspects in England and Wales charged 10 percentage points higher than rate of white counterparts for similar offences https://t.co/UQDHjoP0YA
  • Leading PI firm pays tribute to 'wonderfully kind' solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/9qcsqwbP6z 
  • LeO has 22 ongoing enforcement actions against lawyers - Legal Futures https://t.co/UTNDBmJFsc
  • We have done 'huge amount' to support welfare of judges, LCJ insists | Law Gazette https://t.co/sJz2fzwTHb
  • Parliament’s part in the C of E’s rifts on equality for women and gay people https://t.co/rQ2848Zzox
  • The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said it is opposed to Microsoft's planned purchase of games developer Activision Blizzard https://t.co/Ac6o3xm2y
  • The Northern Ireland Protocol is lawful, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. Part of the Brexit deal, the protocol creates a trade border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK https://t.co/mByUWqr7V
  • Global firm sees off £400,000 fees challenge in High Court | Law Gazette https://t.co/OjP9qikC8
  • Mediators ready for compulsion as caseload tops pre-Covid level - Legal Futures https://t.co/fRS5IUCaDC
  • We weren’t going to spend £700m on Quindell, ex-SG directors tell court: | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZL4708PwJ
  • Removing undergarment, forcing girl to lie on ground would amount to rape: Calcutta High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/YIu0iwlpd
  • The head teacher of Epsom College made a distressed call to a relative before she and her daughter were shot dead by her husband - George Pattison is believed to have killed Emma Pattison and Lettie, seven https://t.co/ivbPm9Mq5M
  • Controversial HS2 rail line builder has underestimated its impact on habitats and wildlife, according to a coalition of wildlife charities: the methodology used to calculate the impact on biodiversity of the project was "fundamentally flawed" https://t.co/nkzJ4qdQFC
  • The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be questioned as part of a #US defamation case brought by Meghan's half-sister. Samantha Markle is suing Meghan for "defamation and injurious falsehoods" following the couple's interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021 https://t.co/qlrJTLygay 
  • Strike-off for solicitor whose fake PI claim “shattered public trust” - Legal Futures https://t.co/1d3zUFpvpr
  • Women in the UK: share your experience of being subjected to online misogyny https://t.co/EJG8xIint
  • Five lawyers part of Central government panel set up to assess need for separate law on competition in digital markets | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/amApS91njs
  • From demands about avocado rotation to staff in tears, working for the Tories can be perilous https://t.co/i24JbKGlh
  • Suella Braverman’s Rwanda flight ‘dream’ could happen this year, sources say - Home secretary reportedly believes European court of human rights will rule on policy by end of 2023 https://t.co/jnwR9qFfi
  • McDonald's manager 'exposed himself in front of me' https://t.co/t2ob3NyRuH
  • SNP MP Stewart McDonald's emails hacked by Russian group https://t.co/ef0JBeAZz
  • The House of Lords has overturned plans to clamp down on protest marches that cause too much disruption. The government had proposed giving police powers to stop protesters using tactics such as blocking roads https://t.co/jSHW03JVZ
  • A 53-year-old man has been charged following the disappearance of an 11-year-old girl who was later found in the Scottish Borders https://t.co/NsAkQlyYU9
  • Consent review – a horribly timeless tale of male sexual violence https://t.co/XqpEp3YbOn
  • As the detective who inspired TV’s Prime Suspect, I know this: the misogyny of David Carrick lives on https://t.co/TTv7Lm22x
  • Taking exception to the REUL | Law Gazette https://t.co/nCdxMm1Flt
  • Trump porn star payment a ‘zombie case’ that wouldn’t die, ex-prosecutor says in book - Mark Pomerantz writes of frustration of attempt to make hush money to Stormy Daniels a money-laundering case #US https://t.co/TPKEynjzSJ
  • Insulate Britain protester faces prison over contempt of court conviction - David Nixon defied judge’s instruction not to cite climate crisis as motivation for causing public nuisance https://t.co/Ca8m0qGQme
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Wednesday

8th February - Law News

Edition 4060: 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 vastly experienced regulator who once described the prospect of a single regulator for lawyers as “inevitable” has been named as the new chair of the Legal Services Board (LSB). Full story - Legal Futures  
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar responds to news that Republicans are fundraising via email off of her removal from the Foreign Affairs Committee, calling the move a 'truly bigoted act.'

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • What will it take to stop the rape and murder of women by men on probation? https://t.co/aGE67Yt2PV 
  • Reflections on the SQE one year on - Legal Futures https://t.co/0p6FUrADaY 
  • My legal life: Lorraine Green, Miles & Partners - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/ROXBUs1ENs 
  • Drill lyrics alone won’t send a man to prison - UK courts demand much more evidence in criminal trials than the contents of a rap song, says criminal barrister Sam Trefgarne https://t.co/Uni48TEBjk 
  • CPR costs changes create dangerous situation for claimants | Law Gazette https://t.co/VR5rEA7vso 
  • Solicitor struck off for lying over legal aid debt fails in appeal - Legal Futures https://t.co/WIDxXwu5QF
  • If you ignore hate crime, then one day it will come for you: Supreme Court laments delay in filing FIR in 2021 Noida case | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/EgiIDJwaRD 
  • Solicitor dishonest over his income loses strike-off appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/19KcyltfuM 
  • Judges of the world unite: GMB starts a branch for judges | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/iwTGth9OW1 
  • New chair of LSB viewed single regulator for lawyers as "inevitable" - Legal Futures https://t.co/rNG0Bh2H1U
  • David Carrick, serial rapist Met Police officer jailed for at least 30 years https://t.co/uK3UZMDvgS
  • 'Stop short-changing solicitors': HM Treasury gives prosecutors extra cash | Law Gazette https://t.co/aDorBJbAEc
  • Study: Domestic abuse information ‘not adequately captured’ in child contact cases | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/muCm2GQVsF
  • The Shamima Begum Story https://t.co/apIW8FFJGR 
  • 'Changing the mindset' objective of new wellbeing body | Law Gazette https://t.co/RtisY3Cc1B 
  • Supreme Court refuses to hear two cases on solicitors' rights - Legal Futures https://t.co/EHRKot9WNu
  • Postal workers will no longer go on strike later this month after a legal challenge from Royal Mail, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) says https://t.co/dB3XCYdKTK 
  • £2bn bitcoin fiduciary duty case to go to trial | Law Gazette https://t.co/GQOc6Sr9mj 
  • Making it simpler for someone to legally change their gender is part of new proposals being unveiled by the Welsh government. It comes after the UK government said it would block similar legislation put forward by the Scottish government https://t.co/Wt7QtwDr0q 
  • Investigations are continuing into the circumstances of the deaths of the head of Epsom College and her family https://t.co/zIZd2Z5PD8 
  • Scullion LAW to host fireside chat for members of armed forces | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/f5nRemW8JN 
  • Regulation expert to take helm of regulators' regulator | Law Gazette https://t.co/3cfWO1VTVG 
  • Head of private school Epsom College has been found dead along with her husband and seven-year-old daughter in a property on school grounds. Emma Pattison, 45, her husband George, 39, and their daughter Lettie were found dead at 01:10 GMT on Sunday https://t.co/RkQWQEg4Mz 
  • Trio of solicitors sanctioned for conveyancing firm misconduct - Legal Futures https://t.co/V1g5NsLAoq 
  • Prepayment meters: Magistrates told to stop allowing forced installations https://t.co/jISdWGy30U
  • Solicitor impersonated friend to secure NHS prescriptions | Law Gazette https://t.co/l1h2zmOiKe 
  • Embattled Republican Congressman George Santos is facing an accusation of sexual misconduct from a former aide. Derek Myers, 30, also accused Mr Santos of an ethics violation for having him work as a volunteer #US https://t.co/IZFOzj9W9B
  • A woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after three children were found injured at a house in Huddersfield. Police were called to Walpole Road at about 08:00 GMT and found a girl, two boys and a woman with serious injuries https://t.co/Zjg3xPdZyl
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