Edition 3317: 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: Over a thousand demonstrators rally in Jerusalem demanding Israel's prime minister Netanyahu steps down over corruption charges and his handling of the pandemic.
Focus of the Day Article: In Evie Toombes v. Dr. Philip Mitchell [2020] EWHC 3506
the High Court has given renewed consideration to claims for, so
called, “wrongful life”. Can a disabled person ever claim damages on the
basis that they would not have been born but for the defendant’s
negligence? The Court answered that question with a resounding “yes”.
Full story - UK Human Rights Blog
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- A brief history of legal aid - Legal Cheek https://t.co/l767eUH95n
- Notable judgments on arbitration passed by the Bombay High Court in 2020 | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/c8JSoic2rV
- Flexi training contract specialist launches SQE scholarship for Black aspiring lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/9d136Ie3gN
- A barrister's guide to securing pupillage - Legal Cheek https://t.co/0DaMsDdfQV
- Clyde & Co boost projects disputes arm with London partner hire and Sydney relocation - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/HlejEvT7A8
- Johnson being urged to impose blanket Covid border controls - Cabinet ministers and scientists say more protection needed against unknown variants entering UK https://t.co/st15wapvUt
- 9 out of 10 PILs filed in Supreme Court are motivated: Dushyant Dave | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/oKXTlQgKd4
- A police officer is under investigation in the #US after his vehicle ploughed into a group of people, running over at least one, in Tacoma, Washington https://t.co/YqfGnWWDRY
- Law schools welcome first SQE students as SRA 'looks closely' at online exam options in light of COVID - Legal Cheek https://t.co/iCR4zytEWo
- The
drugs kingpin who joined the Probation Service - Janice Nix used to be a
notorious London drug dealer. Known as Mamma J, she drove flash cars
and had money to burn https://t.co/I6avQM0rJN
- Why students should take an SQE prep course - Legal Cheek https://t.co/cZGbjfUg0c
- Milbank unveils quartet of Hong Kong M&A and private equity partners after raids on UK Magic Circle - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/QF3sZAtfJ5
- AIBE 2021: Is BCI creating entry barriers for disabled law grads? | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/t2I3QcchR8
- The dreadful killing of her police officer husband, Andrew, led Lissie Harper to propose a new law to protect emergency workers https://t.co/w8sRObANI
- Advice to first year law students from a second year - Legal Cheek https://t.co/pl6tKVc2
- Public backs virtual trials in England and Wales to ease court case backlog: Support exists for other reforms, including further non-custodial schemes, but removal of trial by jury is opposed https://t.co/WXk83opA5
- Scotland's first minister has insisted she did not mislead parliament about when she learned harassment allegations had been made against her predecessor Alex Salmond https://t.co/os2sIVrqCo
- A police and crime commissioner (PCC) has written to the government to say smart motorways are "inherently unsafe and dangerous and should be abandoned" https://t.co/r9Ko5O8S25
- Diversity and inclusion efforts count towards billable targets, Hogan Lovells tells lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Gd5kPo8iKi
- ‘The Externalisation of Migration Control: An assessment of European Union’s Policy in the Light of the Charter of Fundamental Rights’ | Vito Todeschini https://t.co/C3okzWJQz
- ‘They decided the jury wouldn’t believe me’: CPS accused of secret change to rape policy: In a landmark hearing this week, rape victims aim to discover if their complaints failed due to a covert move to drop ‘weak cases’ https://t.co/0ZaJgq7o9
- Grant Shapps faces fury over mass Covid outbreak at DVLA: Minister under fire for ‘shameful’ virus spread as staff told to work on with more than 500 cases at agency in Swansea https://t.co/iDbXF1kqB
- Met police officer faces new hearing over death of mentally ill black man - Fresh misconduct proceedings will be held into senior officer cleared over death of Kevin Clarke in south London https://t.co/fGEsCdepL
- DUP leader Arlene Foster has said a potential vote on a united Ireland would be "absolutely reckless" https://t.co/kTovwAvgBm
- Police have issued more than £15,000 in fines after 300 people attended an illegal rave in a railway arch in London https://t.co/yV8d64zpD9
- Advanced tech news - virtual hearings 'here to stay', the EU targets big tech, DWF advises Ocado - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/rnYD3gLTji
- Plea in Supreme Court challenges SC Rule mandating imprisonment convicts to file application for exemption from surrender along with SLP | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/pbz2s9VAu1
- Overseas Operations Bill: Getting Away With Murder - Dr Ronan Cormacain - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/3vdi1KkT7A
- Criminal specialist held woman’s neck and pulled her on to his lap, according to ruling - Legal Cheek https://t.co/oQ3pXi4FdX
- Emerging Europe M&A eyes rebound after strong end to year - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/VYRjK5KBda
- Internet restrictions in Jammu & Kashmir challenged in Supreme Court for the third time after abrogation of Article 370 | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/IzLNgFEuNX
- Assange cannot be extradited, but free speech arguments dismissed - an extended look - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/pGVqOiQdF
- Should NHS staff tackling COVID-19 be immune from negligence claims? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6J2fRuczy
- 'You won't work for me' - Joe Biden assembles heavyweight DOJ team Senior lawyers from O'Melveny, MoFo and Linklaters lined up to support #US Attorney General nominee and his deputy | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/e6F1C2PKv
- Move to EU to avoid Brexit costs, firms told - Exporters advised by Department for International Trade officials to form EU-based companies to circumvent border issues https://t.co/aIBDtZCcnB
- Delhi Court sentences AAP legislator Somnath Bharti to two years imprisonment in AIIMS assault case | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/AZcPzqzLA
- "Wrongful Life" Revisited - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/OlPG9AaAcI
- Police in the #Netherlands have arrested Tse Chi Lop - a Chinese-born Canadian national, said to be the head of The Company, which dominates a $70bn illegal drugs market across Asia https://t.co/zoZWO4KMGY
- Virtual
student event NEXT WEEK: How to secure pupillage - with Hardwicke,
Henderson Chambers and Radcliffe Chambers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ELsdSRyfNr
- The pioneering lawyer Mithan Lam who fought for women’s suffrage in #India https://t.co/cQV9MXp3Uc
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