21st March - Law News

Edition 4101: 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: Cruel Tory migration bill will erode basic right to seek asylum. Full story Guardian Law

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: The Iraq invasion and its consequences, with 20 years of hindsight - It's 20 years since US and British forces invaded Saddam Hussein's Iraq. The then US Secretary of State Colin Powell declared the time for diplomacy over, British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook resigned, and the second UN resolution authorising force was withdrawn. George W Bush, who was then president of the US, issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Saddam to leave Iraq or face war. What followed still reverberates today, from hundreds of thousands of deaths and missing weapons of mass destruction, to elections, the growing influence of Iran, the rise of ISIS, and the impact on US and British politics and foreign policy. 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• ‘We had to hide them’: how Ukraine’s ‘kidnapped’ children led to Vladimir Putin’s arrest warrant #Russia https://t.co/ga4FXsayIw
• Law ranks second for graduate earning power - Legal Cheek https://t.co/lmfFHITLtw 
• Law Society urges SLCC to minimise costs on solicitors | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yfH6s76hTC
• Report flags differences in SQE pass rates between white and BAME candidates - Legal Cheek https://t.co/DnpBpWisN4
• The Observer view on how Xi Jinping plans to use his meeting with war crimes suspect Vladimir Putin https://t.co/Gi6Hab0zkr 
• Non-law grad: 'How will I know if law is the right path for me?' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/q7KCJ14w5s
• Lindsays continues growth with Miller Hendry merger | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ztuqGuMiY3
• Black paralegal ‘felt vulnerable and targeted’ after being stopped by police on the way to visit client - Legal Cheek https://t.co/FKcZiDZQjD
• Lawyer accused of theft has case thrown out after it took 11 years to get to court | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mMyhnpL2k
• Boris Johnson submits evidence before Partygate grilling https://t.co/aoAHJRR1Kv
• London crowned ‘best city for lawyers’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/AweW4HInjq
• [The Viewpoint] The Foreign Lawyer - Indian Law Firms undone or reset? | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/HB1YB0Q8Ck 
• 'Big Legal Lesson’ looks to teach school students their legal rights - Legal Cheek https://t.co/yy39DmIjWZ
  
• Full video: SQE v LPC: which route is best for me? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/i9Sf1noZt9 
• Law Society gets down with Gen Z lawyers on TikTok - Legal Cheek https://t.co/zJTSfXdMeE 
• #Australian former SAS soldier Oliver Schulz held over alleged war crime in Afghanistan https://t.co/cqoD8Rdqop
• Police in #India's Punjab have launched a massive search for Amritpal Singh, preacher who has been on the run since Saturday. Internet, messaging & civil liberties in the state have remained suspended since the search began and security has been tightened https://t.co/HBYj48WBrY 
• Glossary of gender-inappropriate terms in law: A step towards gender sensitisation in a profession that needs it | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/pmoWTeEp7O 
• The College of Legal Practice strikes SQE training partnership with national law firm - Legal Cheek https://t.co/OdqaDZsyFL 
• Dr Mary Tumelty reappointed to health regulator | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Bko3c3qKu8 
• A matter of time: Why lawyers should embrace four-day week | Law Gazette https://t.co/MWxCgYvitC 
• Hogan Lovells becomes latest big legal player to offer solicitor apprenticeships - Legal Cheek https://t.co/hpwmbGFHo5 
• SRA's freelancer research 'skewed' towards solicitors and not clients | Law Gazette https://t.co/bDkIC5JK6v 
• A #SouthAfrican accountant who was investigating high-level corruption cases has been shot dead along with his son. Cloete Murray, 50, was the liquidator for Bosasa, a company implicated in numerous government contract scandals https://t.co/HHa5b68bNT
• The leader of the Taliban has ordered #Afghan officials to sack relatives they have hired to government positions. Hibatullah Akhundzada's decree says officials should replace appointed sons or other family members https://t.co/MyfHKsJTh7

20th March - Law News

Edition 4100: 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 Chancellor has announced a time limit on unclaimed funds held by the Court Funds Office. Full story Scottish Legal News

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: Gary Linker and the BBC have been dominating the headlines after the Match of the Day host was asked to step back from presenting after tweeting out criticism of the government’s language around refugees.
But what does this whole row mean for the BBC, and what does it say about the state of our media and its relationship to impartiality?

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Philip Lee appoints Eimear Collins as new dispute resolution and litigation partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/r607s99zXS 
• Man arrested after window smashed at Indian high commission in London. Crowds outside building believed to be supporters of a Sikh separatist movement appeared to be encouraging man’s actions https://t.co/8sz1Xa8l4X
• "There was no consensus among Collegium members": Former CJI SA Bobde on why no judges were appointed to Supreme Court during his tenure | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/oZxjpCW3Oc
• 'Robot lawyer' sued because it 'does not have a law degree' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/UvRbIjXvY0
• Magistrate 'spoke to colleagues listed to hear relative's case' | Law Gazette https://t.co/XUTQs1Y05x
  
• South Norfolk Council told Stuart Dobson, 77, it was "sorry to hear" he had died and informed him he could get a council tax exemption https://t.co/8RLzPvMjc5
• Diners at one of Bath's historic hotels were met with an unusual sight on Mother's Day when a car became wedged against its basement windows https://t.co/tdQiuLSVjw 
• Epilim redress scheme would avoid ‘perpetual litigation’ | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Pz9x1ubUmT
  
• UK law firms ramp up rookie recruitment in Ireland - Legal Cheek https://t.co/DF0sOJxpGN 
• Is Sharing Caring? Disclosures from the Family Courts to Professional Regulators - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/bhPxLSMUqi
  
• Government Legal Department reveals SQE plans - Legal Cheek https://t.co/3INA7BNTl3 
• Liverpool fans press on with Paris claims despite refund offer | Law Gazette https://t.co/70j8FBaJta
• Lawyers urge Ireland to challenge UK’s legacy plans in Strasbourg | Irish Legal News https://t.co/6ZNQW1NroC 
• How Macfarlanes is working to make law firm careers more accessible - Legal Cheek https://t.co/0mR7ZGQgl7 
• Ireland set to join EU court case against Hungary | Irish Legal News https://t.co/pA4obwYz38 
• And the winners of the Legal Cheek Awards 2023 are… - Legal Cheek https://t.co/J83Xc82cqe 
• Imran Khan's chaotic court summons in 60 seconds - The former Prime Minister of #Pakistan, Imran Khan, is answering charges of corruption, which he dismisses as politically motivated, at a court in Islamabad https://t.co/V8DNMRePeU 
• #Israel protests: Tens of thousands of Israelis have marched again in nationwide protests against the government's plan to curb Supreme Court powers https://t.co/ZFfoMWrrk4 
• Firm sets up foundation to help those the law cannot | Law Gazette https://t.co/eTW3mO7tAT 
• #Switzerland's biggest bank, UBS, is in advanced talks to buy all or part of its troubled rival Credit Suisse. Credit Suisse is facing a crisis of confidence and its shares have fallen sharply in recent days https://t.co/qJxoKie2lp 
• A siren-like alert will be sent to mobile phone users across the UK next month to test a new government public warning system https://t.co/TY2Nwdft3e 
• BARBRI and London South Bank to deliver SQE-LLM - Legal Cheek https://t.co/SblwsR48Cf 
• The Weekly Round-up: The Illegal Migration Bill, Sanctions against gender-based violence, and Legal Aid eligibility - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/fwXVefOn2q 
• Some retired judges part of anti-India gang; anyone against nation will have to pay: right-wing BJP Law Minister Kiren Rijiju | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/BmMkULjWzR 
• Fraudster convicted decade ago must pay £92,500 | Law Gazette https://t.co/mCu0SlDnNN 
• 'Onslaught' of extra AML burdens likely to increase - SRA chief | Law Gazette https://t.co/3uQSdeSau8 
• A gambling addict has said bookmaker William Hill should have done more to help him stop betting when he was staking thousands on single bets https://t.co/OZWj5WNSyR