Friday

24th February - Law News

Edition 4077: 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: An independent review of new policing technologies, chaired at Edinburgh Napier University, has suggested statutory codes of practice could be considered to provide greater clarity and safeguards around the future use of live facial recognition and certain artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Full story Scottish Legal News
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Reports obtained by CNN appear to show China is sending parts labeled for military use to Russia as aid in the Ukraine war. 

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • 'Cultural norms' blocking four-day week in the law | Law Gazette https://t.co/CFSnhkGoti
  • UK law firms will net more than £1 billion from a number of US-style class action lawsuits being considered by the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT), according to new analysis| Scottish Legal News https://t.co/y0rpeXN2rp
  • A rugby player who sued an opponent over a "revenge" tackle, that left her with a permanent spinal injury, has won a compensation case at the High Court https://t.co/qHsLVhfyrR 
  • Environment Secretary Therese Coffey has suggested turnips could be a suitable alternative while other vegetables remain in short supply https://t.co/iaOw77dTdc 
  • SRA shuts down City of London firm with 30 lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/WKhy1hraE7 
  • Sarah Ennis: Digby Brown successfully oppose QOCS motion | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Tm3OGEL846
  • Law firms not providing staff with the wellbeing support they want - Legal Futures https://t.co/3LN3Xls1wT 
  • Recruitment opens for diversity scheme to support aspiring lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/AKA84xk47L
  • The modern workplace explored at next month’s Employment Conference | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pLnDBdKoa1 
  • ‘Handsy’ solicitor’s actions in club were sexual, tribunal finds | Law Gazette https://t.co/mx070KbJdf 
  • Experts "too quick to dismiss" public concern over use of court data - Legal Futures https://t.co/4rIZkcncFl 
  • The BBC will not be put off from reporting without fear or favour, its Director-General Tim Davie has said in an email to staff in #India. The ruling BJP government had been instigating laws and measures to silence all criticism https://t.co/BsxId36QAH 
  • A "crisis team" will be introduced at this year's Oscars, to handle any real-time incidents as a response to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock during the 2022 ceremony #US https://t.co/RKr9KvpFzW 
  • Expect to wait longer on the phone, Land Registry warns ahead of strike | Law Gazette https://t.co/vi52SYsdRc
  • Four activists were arrested after painting the road outside the Russian Embassy in London in the colours of the Ukrainian flag https://t.co/CNjPrPohG9
  • Jackie McCreery appointed in-house counsel at Scottish Land & Estates | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uIiHxTBS5M 
  • English law can accommodate blockchain share-dealing | Law Gazette https://t.co/7krekbU0Cn 
  • Home Office "monitoring" immigration lawyers for regulatory breaches - Legal Futures https://t.co/t1p4MjtsDD
  • UK trip charged to client was my secretary’s mistake, solicitor tells tribunal | Law Gazette https://t.co/OMdVRKjCbw
  • Legendary commentator John Motson, who had an illustrious 50-year career with the BBC, has died aged 77. Motson covered 10 World Cups, 10 European Championships and 29 FA Cup finals for BBC Sport before retiring from the organisation in 2018 https://t.co/46qW8gDmtW
  • P. O’Connor & Son welcomes Katie Cadden as senior associate | Irish Legal News https://t.co/3rubc4o1hj
  • Attorney general defends use of special advisers | Law Gazette https://t.co/NIj7VmXFuw 
  • Manifestly incompetent solicitor fined for role in “secret sale” - Legal Futures https://t.co/g8RI9XGPr5
  • An off-duty police officer has been shot at a sports complex in Omagh, County Tyrone. There are unconfirmed reports that he was hit multiple times on the Killyclogher Road at about 20:00 GMT https://t.co/FoTKKbXbv6 
  • Paul C McCarthy SC admitted to International Academy of Family Lawyers | Irish Legal News https://t.co/ssqjiGKAEF 
  • Rapper Nipsey Hussle's killer Eric R Holder Jr gets 60 years in prison #US https://t.co/wAZdd742bY 
  • Asylum claims for 12,000 to be considered without face-to-face interview - A 10-page Home Office questionnaire will decide the cases of people from Afghanistan, Eritrea, Libya, Syria and Yemen who applied before last July https://t.co/hMqI9xk5zS 
  • Tidman Legal CEO appointed to Institute of Directors | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DBORcWnsVO

Thursday

23rd February - Law News

Edition 4076: 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 Home Office is ‘monitoring the activities’ of immigration lawyers, a minister has told parliament in a statement that will be interpreted as an attempt to intimidate parts of the legal sector. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick said in the Commons yesterday that the government is keeping tabs on a ‘small number’ of legal practitioners, although he declined to expand on how this monitoring is taking place. Full story The Law Society Gazette
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Since the war began, 8 million Ukrainians have fled to neighbouring countries – and nearly 5,000 have come to Australia seeking refuge. The Drum’s Stephanie Boltje spoke to three Ukrainians who have been living in NSW since April 2022. 

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Ex-easyJet pilot fined for blocking road outside Harrods in climate protest | https://t.co/Kl7MTZzG8z 
  • The climate crisis and the courts | Law Gazette https://t.co/Dqf5qG7PeT
  • Solicitor who felt 'victimised' by tribunal has appeal dismissed | Law Gazette https://t.co/P0KPMUymGP
  • Insurers bid to take mixed injuries argument to Supreme Court - Legal Futures https://t.co/PJDn1HzVEI
  • New civil orders to protect domestic abuse victims | Law Gazette https://t.co/qdyYq1HSjl
  • Home secretary Suella Braverman has played down the prospect she could resign over new post-Brexit rules for Northern Ireland https://t.co/j1qtAcnpEw 
  • Don’t judge Shamima Begum today: judge the cruel ministers who still won’t take responsibility for her https://t.co/aRpyxgv8Ii
  • ‘Accrington Stanley’ milk advert actor jailed for Liverpool murder: Kevin Spaine, who delivered famous line in TV ad 34 years ago, given life sentence with minimum of 18 years https://t.co/qPHb1XmU5n
  • Royal Mail boss blames rogue managers for tracking devices on workers. Simon Thompson says monitors were used to pressure staff to work faster in breach of its policy https://t.co/52r4MXEB56
  • TLT advises Santander UK on funding for landmark battery storage facilities | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/g0FZdJLAGR
  • Two new commissioners have been appointed to the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland | Irish Legal News https://t.co/OYANnQNqpr 
  • Ukraine-born solicitor offers pro bono help to war refugees | Law Gazette https://t.co/UfEpahFXGK
  • Law firm "colluded" with medics and others to layer PI claim - Legal Futures https://t.co/qYzNzItpfp 
  • Prominent Russian lawyer Nikolai Egorov sanctioned by UK | Law Gazette https://t.co/Yya9UDauTC
  • New 'laboratory' aims to plug the justice data gap | Law Gazette https://t.co/8IrticPaTK 
  • Police release new CCTV footage of missing couple with newborn baby https://t.co/fBMzIXQMb0
  • Shamima Begum has lost her challenge over the decision to deprive her of British citizenship despite a "credible" case she was trafficked. Mr Justice Jay told the semi-secret court dealing with her case that her appeal had been fully dismissed https://t.co/ZJkafzP8jv 
  • “Shambolic” solicitor suspended over disorderly closure of firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/8N1P6xfAhP 
  • Juries in rape cases more likely to convict than acquit | Law Gazette https://t.co/d5IyAy6b0J
  • Key measures of bill to limit protest tactics defeated in House of Lords https://t.co/Er9NIMFHqZ 
  • The Home Office is ‘monitoring the activities’ of immigration lawyers, a minister has told parliament in a statement that will be interpreted as an attempt to intimidate parts of the legal sector | Law Gazette https://t.co/hYkOlHXLN
  • Tughans tops Northern Ireland M&A league table | Irish Legal News https://t.co/7qEsiedj1Y
  • High Court rejects solicitor's appeal against disciplinary findings - Legal Futures https://t.co/h2MvKI8PVp
  • Surrey council on brink of insolvency with debts of nearly £2bn - Woking says it is at risk of issuing section 114 notice, which would force central government to intervene https://t.co/JzOCFsbNgF
  • Burges Salmon advises FirstGroup on acquisition of Ensign Bus Company | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/e88KrTuR5o
  • Firearms laws could be reformed in the wake of shootings in Plymouth and the Isle of Skye, the government has said. Home Office minister Chris Philp committed to make "any further changes needed to protect the public" https://t.co/IGTigTxoSQ
  • Conor Kennedy joins EY Law Ireland as head of tax strategy and disputes | Irish Legal News https://t.co/x0PuDaSL7W

Wednesday

22nd February - Law News

Edition 4075: 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: Juries in England and Wales are more likely to convict than acquit a defendant of rape, and this has been the case for at least 15 years, according to a large-scale analysis of all jury verdicts by University College London. Full story Irish Legal News
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: What is the impact of UK Supreme Court decisions? This video follows on from our 'Independence of the Supreme Court' video, explaining more about the kinds of cases that reach the UK Supreme Court, the journey of cases through the judicial system, and the impact that UK Supreme Court judgments have. It unpacks a key judgment handed down by the UK Supreme Court in 2018 as an example. This video is the third in our series about the role and workings of the Supreme Court. It is part of a wide range of learning resources designed to aid teaching in the classroom about the law, as well as to complement educational visits here. If you are a teacher or student interested in such a visit, please visit www.supremecourt.uk/education for more information.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Death row convict who murdered mother with intention to eat her allowed by Bombay High Court to attend daughter’s wedding | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/J4mwz7PHlq
  • Lawyers working from home doing longer hours, finds survey | Law Gazette https://t.co/onM9gCvYVZ
  • Solicitor used disbursements cash to prop up ailing PI firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/CQo6G8r1qI
  • ‘Misquoted and vilified’: Nicola Bulley’s family attack media as body identified - Statement read by police after ‘worst fears’ confirmed, critical of press and members of public who accused partner of wrongdoing https://t.co/jFg27vqenw
  • Judge throws out former AA chief's 'conspiracy' claim against firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/ifKtCTlUjz
  • #Kenya to investigate 'sex for work' exposed in tea documentary https://t.co/rTInDSy5g8 
  • If my house purchase is not registered at the Land Registry, will it be a problem when selling? https://t.co/SLW5k5RSNz 
  • Calling Putin to account for crime of aggression | Law Gazette https://t.co/h4ISM0ho4R 
  • City firm's advice to AA boss was negligent but did not cause loss - Legal Futures https://t.co/ZVAipAP8n4 
  • Godhra train burning case: Supreme Court seeks details about convicts before deciding bail pleas | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/vjz6XlHciD 
  • My legal life: Sarah Russell, Fox Whitfield - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/rLpX6YZvLj 
  • A group of Met Police officers were part of a WhatsApp group which shared sexist, racist and homophobic messages, a disciplinary hearing has heard. They are also accused making offensive remarks about Harvey Price, the son of celebrity Katie Price https://t.co/ePTuMIInIs 
  • Solicitor who founded listed legal business quits as CEO - Legal Futures https://t.co/awQ77s9Aaq
  • #SouthKorea court recognises same-sex couple rights for first time https://t.co/j3PeuVSjAr 
  • Does paid-for Facebook and Instagram signal end of free-access orthodoxy? https://t.co/gARBepo9Ra
  • Kettering Hospital ward accused of traumatising children may close https://t.co/LqULPIHDxM 
  • International firm partner charged clients for London trip with daughter, tribunal hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/rrWBaAqP7v 
  • Energy firms told to pay out over wrong meter fittings https://t.co/JGTtqRBk3g 
  • SNP leadership contender Kate Forbes has denied her campaign has been derailed by comments on gay marriage. Key backers have announced they can no longer support the finance secretary, who said she would have voted against legislation on same-sex unions https://t.co/9qzVeRAgeM 
  • Bar Council: Comparison websites "utterly inappropriate for barristers" - Legal Futures https://t.co/beh5I4OqSL 
  • Vulnerable tenants being left at the mercy of callous landlords https://t.co/k7L2NPad9c
  • Lawyer in the news: Daniel Martin, JMW - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/ir4KKd5NWz
  • Why 2023 is a great time to start a law firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/1LF32r3Fr5 
  • Alec Baldwin firearm enhancement in manslaughter charge downgraded #US https://t.co/i94Cqp1Hsg
  • Insurers ask for Supreme Court to hear mixed injury cases | Law Gazette https://t.co/23pmmsgYm
  • Top SNP leadership candidates split over transgender rights https://t.co/CSKK7OxKC0
  • Recruitment drive for policing panellists on parole board | Law Gazette https://t.co/Db8qzC1Cdw 
  • SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes has said she would not have voted for the Scottish government's gender reform bill in its current form https://t.co/snAkpKI8tW