Sunday

14th February - Law News

Edition 3337: 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 US is due to lift its terrorist designation for Yemen's Houthis on Tuesday. President Joe Biden, the United Nations and aid groups had feared the designation could worsen an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis, but the shift in policy comes with a warning.


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  • The ban on evictions in England is to be extended until the end of March, the government has announced. It means eviction notices - which could have started again on 22 February - cannot be served for another six weeks https://t.co/i7O8cBuziw 
  • Markle judgment warns against ‘Micawber’ tactics | Law Gazette https://t.co/1tIlk9pZ1
  • #Myanmar coup: Fear and defiance at night-time arrests https://t.co/gsHgWD32Ge
  • ICC's Palestine ruling is a threat to international law | Law Gazette https://t.co/J9EP7ZKhih
  • The bodies of a man and woman have been recovered from a car that has been in the River Trent for almost two weeks. Searches had been ongoing since witnesses saw a car floating in the river near Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, on 1 February https://t.co/6plg17atb7
  • #US Senate has acquitted former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial Saturday, voting that Trump was not guilty of inciting the deadly January 6 riots at the Capitol https://t.co/0gsE6sm3J2
  • LGBT+ History Month: I’m an LGBT+ lawyer | Law Gazette https://t.co/28fNQviOQv
  • The video of a protester's arrest #Russian police 'leaked to scare people' https://t.co/rEHu0SMjNE 
  • China refused to hand over key data to the World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the origins of Covid-19 https://t.co/9ZmrIXle0
  • A man has been arrested and 26 people reported for £800 fines after police broke up a party on a canal boat. Some 30 people were discovered on the vessel on the River Lea in east London at about 04:20 GMT https://t.co/s0cIEaM6
  • Court dismisses appeal by solicitor banned over foreign harassment convictions | Law Gazette https://t.co/Qr9XJ3m7N
  • 'Serious threat to social mobility': junior lawyers react to SQE fees | Law Gazette https://t.co/F9cOc6MWa
  • Boris Johnson has said he is "optimistic" he will be able to set out plans later this month for a "cautious" easing of England's lockdown https://t.co/1zA4n4gOsA
  • Swansea: Nine sex attacks in Singleton Park reported https://t.co/ilcflDV6y1
  • Kate Gillies, a solicitor at Harper Macleod on how hockey helped her keep her cool as a lawyer - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yzd3LIIAC
  • Keoghs announces graduate apprenticeship | Law Gazette https://t.co/KGyuJBSOG1
  • Petition calls for regulation of non-statutory child advocacy services - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jV4FbQZvJZ
  • The Externalization of the EU’s Southern Border in Light of the EU/Libya Framework Agreement. A lawful Alternative or a Neo-Refoulement Strategy? | Paolo Biondi https://t.co/jDmZDDVJ4J
  • Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti's Crosby home burgled https://t.co/wnTkYAfjsI
  • Pupils who begin a phased return to secondary school later this month could face two-metre social distancing rules https://t.co/B7yaNSwKWN
  • Covid vaccine: Over-70s urged to get vaccine as UK nears target https://t.co/QcUJuRp163 
  • Heathrow protest lawyer to be prosecuted for contempt | Law Gazette https://t.co/ef6muNre8h 
  • Dean Wright has been ordered to serve a minimum of 22 years in custody after he was found guilty of the murder of 18-year-old Liam Hendry in Glasgow on 29 September 2019 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NYUg30fmN
  • Senior partner urges profit-making firms to measure social contribution | Law Gazette https://t.co/k0qO6deNV1
  • Tougher sentencing for Scottish businesses in breach of fire laws - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/do8zZxl5fO
  • Supreme Court gives green light for Nigeria pollution case | Law Gazette https://t.co/91DzqWoSg
  • Employers should exercise caution on mandatory vaccinations - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/O5itSrsan
  • Why we should not be pardoning witches - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xtMXbhZZbG
  • Landmark report paints bleak picture of criminal legal aid | Law Gazette https://t.co/0TNnbv0VZq
  • Tribunal finds legal ombudsman guilty of indirect sex discrimination | Law Gazette https://t.co/kLvOGmsLm3
  • British barrister Karim Khan elected ICC's new chief prosecutor: Khan, 50, won on second round of voting by 131 member states and replaces Fatou Bensouda, who was hit with US sanctions https://t.co/tsqpDnegjj
  • Police Scotland admits to compensating malicious prosecution victims - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AUmJG232lR
  • Nigerians can bring claims against Shell in UK, supreme court rules https://t.co/qQNHuwws0q 
  • Court restrictions extended due to continued high transmission of Covid-19 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Z2UmNGQorF
  • Colin Norris: serial killer nurse conviction sent to court of appeal - New evidence calls into doubt 2008 case of man known as ‘angel of death’ for four murders in Leeds https://t.co/5jq9NbUoni 
  • Lord Mulholland responds to Holyrood comments on malicious prosecution scandal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5hgwZu2xU
  • One in eight prisoners in England and Wales have had Covid https://t.co/i0BoENJXVm
  • Grenfell firm continued selling cladding despite high-rise fires in Middle East, inquiry hears https://t.co/E2pxOFpDY6
  • Mars, Nestlé and Hershey to face child slavery lawsuit in #US https://t.co/7hN4vVzgwx
  • Charities urge clarity over who qualifies for next UK vaccine wave https://t.co/3mKvMDmZhI 
  • Edinburgh law student loses appeal against being placed on children’s list following sexual offences against classmates - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2YqnfLZNDD
  • Olympic swimmer Klete Keller faces new charges over #US Capitol riots by far-right Trump supporters https://t.co/diguspY93k
  • Fifteen people in #SouthAfrica are facing fraud charges relating to the funeral of the former president, Nelson Mandela, in 2013 https://t.co/gCpasyovNB
  • Pubs and restaurants in Jersey will be allowed to reopen for table service only from 22 February, the government has announced https://t.co/6U5EvXUbcJ
  • A man has been arrested on suspicion of child abduction after police stopped a plane flying to Romania https://t.co/ltc9TH45Zu
  • Cumbria couple arrested over adoption baby's death https://t.co/6XmsaXMsun
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Saturday

13th February - Law News

Edition 3336: 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: A Class 10 student in Hyderabad, India stopped from attending classes for not paying her school fees, died by suicide on Thursday, the police say. The girl, the daughter of daily wage labourers, was found hanging at her house yesterday. She had refused to go to school, her parents said.


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  • A White House spokesman has been suspended for a week without pay after allegedly threatening to "destroy" a female reporter who was asking questions about his private life. TJ Ducklo reportedly threatened Politico reporter Tara Palmeri #US https://t.co/9Ltloyu3oS 
  • Quinn Emanuel hires Simmons & Simmons' UK disputes head - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/vKm7mY24aX
  • UnitedLex hires five ex-Big Four execs as it ramps up digital transformation expertise - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/RBf9RgxxXA
  • Hong Kong arbitrations reach 10-year high but concerns mount over long-term impact of security law - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/6IX0dUWDjE
  • Orrick hires ESG expert in recognition of clients' 'heightened' sustainability focus - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/W9vg65LuWX
  • BonelliErede launches competition litigation task force to combat unfair commercial practices - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/vKnqWflL5D
  • The founder Camila Batmanghelidjh and former trustees of the collapsed charity Kids Company have won a High Court battle against being disqualified from other organisations https://t.co/rUXrZgb6ch
  • New regulations mark land reform milestone - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zhDjMgnWiz
  • Freshfields signals Silicon Valley commitment with 10-year office lease in Redwood City - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FtREULHzRM
  • Defendant with Covid symptoms unable to call court | Law Gazette https://t.co/bJUQVhG9jL
  • Looking ahead to a year of (tax) change - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wNoiHIU3X
  • Police 'outnumbered' by Middlesbrough and Newcastle sledging crowds https://t.co/sGyDmuDvxF
  • Who should fall? Global bar enters statue debate | Law Gazette https://t.co/yKiWzMOM12
  • #Nigerians can bring claims against Shell in UK, supreme court rules - Ogale and Bille villagers say Shell oil operations have caused severe pollution including to their drinking water https://t.co/qQNHuwws0q
  • No duty of care owed to individual customer in APP fraud claim - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rKmSM0mfTR
  • Home Secretary Priti Patel has promised to look at tougher measures to stem the "absolutely shocking" recent rise in pet thefts. Demand for dogs has increased during the pandemic, pushing up the cost of some puppies from £500 to £2,000 https://t.co/2bWKLrBgL
  • A #US judge has denied a request by Britney Spears' father to exert greater control over her finances. Jamie Spears has controlled his daughter's financial affairs since 2008, but the singer has recently indicated she wants him removed https://t.co/wsK4FYISw
  • Man denies giving woman, 92, fake vaccine - David Chambers is accused of administering the fake vaccine to Kathleen Martin at her Surbiton home on 30 December for £160 and returning five days later for a further £100 https://t.co/eYUUVnQe88
  • England's hotel quarantine system could be less stringent than Australia's scheme. A copy of the government's official requirements for hotel operators, ahead of the launch on Monday, showed rules were looser in several key areas https://t.co/ch56qBxVUA
  • #Pakistan ends death penalty for prisoners with severe mental health problems: Supreme court ruling welcomed by rights activists who say it opens the way to broader prison reforms https://t.co/Adt8lmaIWm 
  • CILEX unveils 'cheaper' route to law for school-leavers | Law Gazette https://t.co/vEe8f9HFOb
  • Do you need to tame a Gerald or Geraldine? - Legal Futures https://t.co/mfsGouwjPs
  • DLA fails in effort to stay €12m negligence claim - Legal Futures https://t.co/QWgEWqj02
  • Solicitor struck off for harassment convictions fails in appeal - Legal Futures https://t.co/diKcmzemQX 
  • Solicitor's warnings of overcharging "could be protected disclosures" - Legal Futures https://t.co/obtEIgp3Pz 
  • LeO found to have discriminated against ombudsman - Legal Futures https://t.co/ISWrJxty5E
  • Criminal charges have been dropped against two policemen filmed knocking a 75-year-old protester to the ground in New York last year, prosecutors say #US https://t.co/LXHhznV2B8
  • Digital ID 'trust framework' to speed up conveyancing | Law Gazette https://t.co/hfQTZKa5Vf 
  • The Global Approach to Migration and Mobility | GroJIL Groningen Journal of International Law https://t.co/XTzZtoaryl
  • The transport secretary has said that an international "vaccine passport" scheme is under consideration by the government https://t.co/9NQc8AqdjC
  • Wales will be the first UK nation to have offered the top four priority groups a Covid jab, the Welsh Government has said https://t.co/yvZTKkSbLv
  • O2 fined £10m for overcharging customers https://t.co/S9PtmTC5ya
  • Lastminute dot com faces legal action over holiday refunds https://t.co/VlPrvPV2g3
  • Victoria to enter lockdown with fans barred from #Australian Open https://t.co/9g4mXraWGq 
  • Trustpilot to fight order to take down libellous solicitor review | Law Gazette https://t.co/mAAEzIFi2Y
  • UK government accused of 'dragging heels' on racism https://t.co/kA9EHO1Ye8
  • Aberdein Considine makes raft of promotions - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PiSR6uWsMl 
  • UK government’s 10-year jail threat for quarantine flouters ‘utterly ridiculous’ abuse of power - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AXZ6MJ5cTA
  • Forty-eight per cent rise in cases awaiting trial in Crown Court https://t.co/bkbfh7NE7J
  • Could Meghan ruling stop the media using leaked documents? https://t.co/glBQHNUee
  • A German woman who posed as a billionaire heiress in New York has been released from prison. Anna Sorokin, who pretended to be a wealthy socialite named Anna Delvey, was released from prison in Albany on Thursday #US https://t.co/fVTP7WmQhd
  • #Saudi Arabia's release of Loujain al-Hathloul an overture to Biden https://t.co/7iwL7LHnE
  • Lawyers among Policing Authority nominees https://t.co/adFFQKCArS 
  • Matheson announces appointment of eight new partners https://t.co/WitQi2l5oh
  • Court of Appeal: Man who tried to exclude rape acquittal from criminal record certificate has appeal dismissed https://t.co/lQgrKRaKaS
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Friday

12th February - Law News

Edition 3335: 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: Greece’s population is falling fast, with low birth rates and economic instability hitting its island communities hardest. An unconventional new organisation, Hope Genesis, is attempting to inject life back into these remote areas and encourage people to get pregnant through a programme of financially incentivised births. Leah Green and Ekaterina Ochagavia travel to Greece to see them in action, and to examine the ethical and environmental issues behind paying women to have babies


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 Focus of the Day Article:  Most companies avoiding mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations, Littler survey finds. Concerns over legal liability and employee morale deterring enforced jabs. Full story - The Global Legal Post



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Thursday

11th February - Law News

 Edition 3334: 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 impact of climate change throughout the Pacific has been well documented, but over the past ten years or so one subject in particular has been gaining a lot of traction. With low-lying atolls and islands considered under threat from rising sea levels, new research suggests hundreds of them are steadily expanding. But as Manny Tsigas explains, it has some climate researchers calling for more data.


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 Focus of the Day Article:  The body representing claimant interests has demanded that insurers immediately hand over savings after a year in which claim numbers plummeted. The government’s compensation recovery unit – regarded as a reliable measure of claims trends – recorded a 47% drop in claims across the board in 2020, from 843,000 to around 445,000. Motor claims fell 46% to 356,000, while employer liability claims were down by 60% in 2020 mainly due to the effect of the pandemic and more people working remotely.  Full story - The Law Society Gazette


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Gardaí can now fine Northern Ireland residents for Covid-19 breaches https://t.co/0QwxwZAypc
  • A ban on the sharing of intimate images without consent, even if there is no specific intent to cause harm, has come into effect in #Ireland https://t.co/9nnlZ3uJu0
  • Proposed #Irish law would allow for rescue of small companies without going to court https://t.co/X7PBm2qsWN
  • Trustpilot has warned users after a law firm sued a man for leaving a negative review on the platform alleging inadequate service received https://t.co/56kfJ3bo01
  • Home Secretary Priti Patel could face a charge of contempt of court after failing to follow an order to house an Iranian sex offender https://t.co/xFDkbEkMKu
  • Dublin's Augustus Cullen Law appoints Deirdre Courtney as commercial litigation partner #Ireland https://t.co/pVNADr7Rsm 
  • Court of Appeal: €110,000 award overturned for employee who slipped on steps at work #Ireland https://t.co/RXcauRysml
  • Handforth Parish Council: No confidence vote after Zoom meeting https://t.co/qTobMiiXt4
  • Cladding: Extra £3.5bn promised to tackle unsafe buildings https://t.co/mv6NqOBwjB
  • Lawyer of the Month: Michael Upton https://t.co/pveCamGOiQ
  • Accent bias in the law https://t.co/f3lD2p9oeo
  • Firms encouraged to join black interns initiative https://t.co/7qOrv8oCMZ
  • Solicitor rebuked after police caution for assault at home https://t.co/yNxXEjRO5w
  • Possession suspensions 'put neighbours at risk' https://t.co/ELBHoita2o
  • Texas lawyer trapped by cat filter on Zoom call, informs judge he is not a cat #US https://t.co/ZiCIomRyLN https://t.co/ZiCIomRyLN
  • Facebook claims it is apparently "horrified" to see the continued online abuse of footballers and has announced tougher measures to tackle the issue https://t.co/EIpyh8VSuS
  • Home Office rejects appeal over public law review evidence https://t.co/TXprvUt1la
  • There are "encouraging signs" coronavirus cases in Wales are falling, the head of NHS Wales has said. Chief Executive Andrew Goodall said rates of the virus in the community were "significantly down" from where they were in December https://t.co/P6OvCVUFIe
  • UK ministers accused of cynically blocking clear vote on genocide - Amendment would have given UK courts a role in determining if genocide is taking place https://t.co/2QW80xjOpj
  • Myanmar coup: Woman shot at protest fights for life https://t.co/Kweuqw0YOe
  • The head of influential dance label R&S Records, Renaat Vandepapeliere, discriminated against black and female artists, according to a former employee Raj Chaudhuri https://t.co/K3xEhPvS5E
  • A maximum 10-year jail term for lying about recent travel history has been defended by the government. Transport Secretary said the British public "would expect pretty strong action" and the maximum sentence reflects the seriousness of the crime https://t.co/C3FS3L5tVn
  • A cheaper route to qualifying? ULaw unveils SQE pricing https://t.co/q66mtGqsKe
  • SRA to cut office space with hybrid homeworking move https://t.co/aD7tbFEITT
  • LSB to press ahead with continuing competence regime https://t.co/uxVJxA0BNt
  • Whiplash progress at last as protocol is all but approved https://t.co/7S2KJ3TseY
  • Bank of England chief's evidence to MPs questioned by former senior judge - Row over report into LC&F collapse escalates as ex-high court judge disagrees with Andrew Bailey’s evidence https://t.co/BuvGecYTsj
  • Former Arcadia staff pursue compensation over redundancies - Law firms sign up hundreds of staff from former Sir Philip Green fashion chain sold to Asos and Boohoo https://t.co/EiQqpFCsG2
  • New super-exam fails to drive down fees at ULaw https://t.co/k7zNhD9m7u
  • Autonomy co-founder's lawyers attack 'overweening' US extradition effort - Mike Lynch’s legal team tell court US is ‘not the global marshal of corporate world’ and case should be heard in UK https://t.co/gTeSTejKYX
  • Lord Freud breached code of conduct over Charlie Elphicke references - Tory peer to apologise after seeking to interfere in legal decision over MP’s sentencing https://t.co/ivyPhqxJDa
  • Nazi guard charged over murder of thousands at Sachsenhausen https://t.co/mYbRkbNVXV
  • Burges Salmon advises renewable energy investment platform Bio Capital https://t.co/VMulV6XpxE
  • CMS secures Northern Lighthouse Board appointment https://t.co/3DCJUm6SO
  • ICC rules it has jurisdiction over occupied Palestinian territories https://t.co/IJQPwLa778
  • Trump impeachment: #US Senate says trial is constitutional and can go ahead https://t.co/3zvpWahWzX
  • Cross-justice initiative makes better use of court time https://t.co/DX9K5AsB5K
  • Prince Charles vetted laws that stop his tenants buying their homes - Royals used secretive procedure to approve laws that gave special exemptions to Duchy of Cornwall https://t.co/2Slt1Ij0JR
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Wednesday

10th February - Law News

 Edition 3333: 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:  Former US Preseident Donald Trump's legal team have argued that the people who breached the Capitol did so on their own. Brent Mayr, a lawyer representing accused Capitol rioter Christopher Grider, calls that claim "absurd."


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 Focus of the Day Article:  The High Court has ruled that legal professional privilege was waived by the liquidators of a company when they released a set of documents to a litigant to help her sue her law firm for negligence.  Full story - Legal Futures


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Tuesday

9th February - Law News

  Edition 3332: 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:  Myanmar military has begun to impose restrictions in some areas, including curfews and limits to gatherings. Huge protests were held on Monday for a third straight day, along with a nationwide strike, to oppose the coup. The leader of the coup in Myanmar has made his first TV address, seeking to justify the action amid mass protests. Min Aung Hlaing said November's election, won in a landslide by the party of detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, had been unfair.


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 Focus of the Day Article: A Scot who practises law in the US has gone to court to overturn an order by Donald Trump intended to protect US military personnel from prosecution. Steven Watt, a senior attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) human rights programme, is part of a landmark legal action against the former president’s administration’s decision to impose sanctions as well as visa restrictions on staff from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.  Full story - Scottish Legal News
 

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Weil celebrates hire of 'superb' Slaughter and Mary corporate partner | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/IQ0d2az8h7
  • China retaliates to UK's citizenship offer for Hong Kong residents https://t.co/hJ7zz4oT1p
  • Harry Dunn suspect's intelligence role not in US Embassy's immunity notes https://t.co/PP6Wrt2HJd
  • Manchester Arena Inquiry: Policing issues 'identified before attack' https://t.co/DWWMcm5Rsz
  • Solicitors and estate agents join up to fight negative interest rates #Ireland https://t.co/RNXpREbPpw
  • The Weekly Round-up: Employment Rights, ‘Spy Cops’, and Abandoned Rape Prosecutions https://t.co/bS1nmCY5a
  • The use of ten million surgical gowns, bought by the UK government, has been suspended for frontline NHS staff because of how the items were package https://t.co/DNjlXTltiQ
  • Wolf Alice's Ellie Rowsell accuses Marilyn Manson of upskirt filming https://t.co/FfgBVhb7xh
  • A man has been charged in Lanarkshire in connection with an offensive social media tweet about Sir Captain Tom Moore https://t.co/BOpszJUD8e
  • General Warrants to Hack Computers Unlawful: Privacy International v IPT https://t.co/vgDY8VCgwt
  • Atmospheric pollution relevant to asylum claim, holds French court https://t.co/dXn58dEEPy
  • Solicitor who misled potential employer suspended indefinitely https://t.co/jLkR0z4nnC
  • Virtual chambers brings in first QC as it outlines global ambition https://t.co/wzea83rAVy
  • Client sued over unpaid fees loses appeal against contempt sentence https://t.co/3RBvycGH8J
  • Project races to tackle tech's impact on fundamental legal rights https://t.co/jjwzl71DOQ
  • Liz Cheney raises possibility of criminal investigation of Trump for provoking violence #US https://t.co/qyMP5Kopn8
  • Revealed: Queen lobbied for change in law to hide her private wealth https://t.co/zOqnsxwcoH
  • Outrage over #French girl's rape case sparks demand for law to protect minors https://t.co/LoSB4SSQdD
  • Police in #Myanmar's capital Nay Pyi Taw have used water cannon on workers conducting a nationwide strike against a military coup https://t.co/1pZQR0nsH5
  • Alex Salmond will not appear at the Holyrood inquiry on the government's handling of harassment complaints on Tuesday as had been planned https://t.co/l8buow3N1j
  • People who live in Northern Ireland will face fines from Monday onwards if they are caught crossing the Irish border without "a reasonable excuse" https://t.co/QfDJWsTljj
  • There is a "very credible case" that the #Chinese government is carrying out the crime of genocide against the Uighur people, according to a formal legal opinion newly published in the UK https://t.co/rY34M3xe9h
  • People living in the UK unlawfully won't be risking deportation by coming forward for a coronavirus jab, the government has said. Ministers say they want everyone to get vaccinated and are urging illegal immigrants to register with a GP https://t.co/92VBCyoqOv
  • Boohoo buys Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton but 2,450 jobs lost https://t.co/xSBBet2hvM
  • Top judge rocks incredible judicial face mask - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Ze94Ui3DUL
  • Legal fight to collect $78k in unpaid fees continues #Australia https://t.co/Q62mHZGeXK
  • The best chambers for training and quality of work 2021 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/HSOcDtnZui
  • What does a lawyer look like? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/GW2dn9RCin
  • #US Vice President Kamala Harris appoints law student as assistant press secretary - Legal Cheek https://t.co/TKGsJmFutT
  • BCLP restores NQ solicitor pay to £80k as it retains 14 out of 16 spring qualifiers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/8CKsZRpmPD
  • Amazon has been criticised for paying less in business rates than British bricks and mortar retailers https://t.co/e24fQEDDgr
  • Police name stabbing victim after weekend of attacks in London - Sven Badzak, 22, was chased and knifed to death by a group in Kilburn amid spate of incidents in capital https://t.co/llzbqyhId5 
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Monday

8th February - Law News

 Edition 3331: 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: Hundreds of people took to the streets of Santiago​ on Saturday to protest over police's fatal shooting of a street juggler the day before. Police were seen deploying water cannons on protesters gathered in the city's Plaza Nunoa. Protesters were seen rallying behind a banner reading 'street art is not a crime,' as rallies took place in cities across Chile​.


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