Monday

5th April - Law News

Edition 3387: 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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Easter Greetings to all our readers!
 
 Today's Highlighted Video Story:
Protests in the UK over proposed legislation that would crackdown on public demonstrations have led to ten officers being injured and dozens of people arrested, according to police, who describe the event as a “policing operation.”
Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Quinn Emanuel lawyer convicted of dangerous driving following parking row outside daughter's nursery school - Legal Cheek https://t.co/G89xYUzgaY
  • "One more thing": Apple and Swatch at each other's throats - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/R6DuhejGCT
  • Akin Gump latest to announce spring bonuses for London associates - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ydZ52pW90f
  • Met police criticised for arrest of two observers at 'kill the bill' protest - Two people from Black Protest Legal Support among 107 arrested during demonstration in London https://t.co/NwGhFTwaxw 
  • Covid certificates on the cards for use in England since December - Report shows government was considering plan months before ministers went public https://t.co/EanVEnRP85
  • Victims of crime suffer as backlog of court cases hits ‘crisis level’ - Calls for independent agency to tackle delays caused by pandemic https://t.co/a4Uo5AXZGNMultimillionaire Tory Richard Drax blames accountant for more than a decade of missing records https://t.co/9yr0Z8w9DC
  • Sisters of murdered Collette Gallacher fight for change in justice system - The six-year-old was raped and killed 35 years ago. Now her family are campaigning to protect others from sex offenders https://t.co/61Cod8ZFer 
  • Kill the Bill protests: More than 100 arrested in London against draconian Tory plans to curb protests https://t.co/vijXmnEsov 
  • Remote-working across continents - Legal Cheek https://t.co/kge51fMTM
  • When Malisa Howard set up her firm, she did so in a way that guaranteed time in the week for volunteering activities. Doing such community work, she says, offers greater purpose and perspective for legal-business owners - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/M2CKdJky2v
  • Speakers announced for Legal Cheek’s Spring Virtual Vacation Scheme - Legal Cheek https://t.co/PpTUBvecRG
  • ‘A bad dream’: George Floyd trial revives painful memories - Floyd’s uncle says the trial is ‘like somebody sticks their hand in your chest and rips your heart out’ #US https://t.co/hxKwM20HRk 
  • One of Donald Trump's last sanctions before he left office was mistakenly on a restaurant owner in Verona, Italy. The error happened as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on blacklisted Venezuelan crude oil #US https://t.co/qqPjYZ7EJG
  • The Chinese State attacks the Bar: A Call to Arms - Lord Sandhurst QC - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/fWrM7jcNEE
  • A 47-year-old man has been arrested following another night of violence in Northern Ireland https://t.co/Fqckh0mcnR
  • Lower prices make your law firm more sustainable - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/sc4fcMbAbX
  • Emma Caldwell suspect 'attacked woman in same woods' https://t.co/V9ZS4zNRAD
  • NIA Court extends custody of Sachin Waze in explosives case till April 7 | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/69OjPSI4gf
  • The director of technology at a national law firm has offered their take on the biggest digital developments set to impact #Australia’s legal profession over the remainder of 2021 - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/NWyvrOalCk
  • Legal celebs flock to Cameo - Legal Cheek https://t.co/EzOoBXFLU9
  • Newtownabbey: Police attacked with petrol bombs and fireworks https://t.co/qrX0exBYkb
  • What is CJIS Compliance? Here's What You Need to Know | Lawyer Herald https://t.co/MZCIzirar5
  • Florida declares state of emergency over toxic wastewater leak #US https://t.co/78cfOUAH2N 
  • Mapping Migration Challenges in the EU Transit and Destination Countries | Annelies Pauwels, Roderick Parkes, Erzsébet N. Rózsa, and Gunilla M Herolf https://t.co/kM9MPesXyM
  • The Weekly Round-up: Asylum System Overhaul - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/8Ze3zNKuh2 
  • Kill the Bill protests: Defend right to protest, Corbyn tells marchers https://t.co/CanwWP2Cll 
  • Pupillage: Bar leaders urged to stop 'shameful' rejection by silence - Legal Cheek https://t.co/PkCNCfpwkx 
  • Covid passport trials begin with live comedy night https://t.co/PuLxmkb1bD 
  • Freshwater part 6: the decision https://t.co/S4AgJ1sh1o
  • Freshwater part 5: the appeal https://t.co/vmC3fg64f3 
  • Freshwater part 4: radar https://t.co/eRFfrstAdu 
  • Freshwater part 3: the clifftop evidence https://t.co/7Y5HjGHIJa 
  • Desperate #Burmese refugees flee to Thailand and India to escape crisis https://t.co/C7Ls1IUqxN 
  • The maker of the rapper Lil Nas X’s controversial “Satan shoes” responded to a lawsuit from Nike by claiming the sneakers were works of art https://t.co/h3mUYaq2sW
  • The #US professional baseball league has said it will pull the 2021 All-Star Game and the Draft out of Georgia in protest of a restrictive voting law in the state https://t.co/rjCO25w1vg 
  • Amazon apologises for wrongly denying drivers need to urinate in bottles https://t.co/ZmsN2ldQyv Apr
  • Freshwater part 2: the circumstantial evidence https://t.co/tvOZTrLhRw
  • The former crown prince of #Jordan says he has been placed under house arrest as part of a crackdown on critics https://t.co/QlYMXhuXWE

Sunday

4th April - Law News

Edition 3386: 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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Easter Greetings to all our readers!
 
 Today's Highlighted Video Story:
Officials in Taiwan say the death toll from Friday's train crash could rise, as they search through the wreckage.
Families of some of the 51 people known to have died so far held a vigil at the site.
Prosecutors are now seeking an arrest warrant for a construction site manager whose truck rolled onto the tracks.


Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Freshwater part 1: are the wrong men in jail? https://t.co/yxpawjNQOE
  • Police and crime bill will create toxic legacy, warns Blunkett. Former Labour rightwing UK home secretary says law would drive wedge between officers and the public https://t.co/1ZawzTPEPo
  • Entries are now open for the Law Society Awards 2021, with nominations sought in 20 categories covering individuals, teams and firms. | NLJ https://t.co/TxhXwdonzw
  • Return to pre-Covid ways ‘not an option’ in backlogged ET | Law Gazette https://t.co/RIzAnuojs
  • ‘They Told Us Not to Resist’: Sexual Violence Pervades #Ethiopia’s War https://t.co/3FsmDWrmC
  • India's Khaitan & Co announces 22 new partners in bumper promotions round - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/iEUJvVWKLF
  • Rowley Regis dog attack: Woman, 85, killed by dogs that got through fence hole https://t.co/BzYojSXMAr 
  • Good Friday service at a Catholic church in south London was shut down for breaching covid restrictions. Met Police said officers found some worshippers without masks and not socially distancing at Christ the King church on Balham High Road on Friday https://t.co/t4srESJmKr
  • Teachers face "derogatory sexualised" language as well as violence and threats from pupils in the classroom, a union conference has heard https://t.co/pQogqPKC42
  • #US Justice Dept. Inquiry Into Matt Gaetz Said to Be Focused on Cash Paid to Women https://t.co/Yv49ONc4QP
  • Matheson unveils ESG group on eve of new EU sustainable finance rules - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/N6h0V5m8j3
  • The Tribunals Judiciary has published a roadmap to recovery in the employment tribunals, in response to the backlog of more than 51,000 claims | NLJ https://t.co/ZhIvpJbRfK
  • SLAS welcomes reduction in SLCC levy - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nojR5LhMjF
  • Did the government set out to cause controversy with an investigation into racial disparity in the UK? Or was the report's release, on Wednesday, mishandled? https://t.co/Aen4OdSdyy 
  • Clean up work is under way after huge crowds gathered in Cardiff Bay on Friday evening, despite coronavirus restrictions still being in place https://t.co/iHoClWOF4C
  • Costs lawyers have raised issues with the data used to inform the review of Guideline Hourly Rates (GHR), the guideline figures used by judges to calculate court costs | NLJ https://t.co/yFe5h81gbN
  • Petrol bombs, bricks and bottles were thrown at police during sustained rioting in the Sandy Row area of Belfast on Friday night. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said eight officers were injured and seven people arrested https://t.co/GMMMDPGE12 
  • Family courts are disturbingly out of touch in dealing with domestic abuse - Regular training sessions for judges and magistrates should be mandatory, as a Lords amendment I helped draft lays out https://t.co/H9jyOY72aJ
  • UK Government Launches Single Reporting Portal for Modern Slavery Act Obligations https://t.co/n1AgnxcDbg
  • The Changing Dynamics of Cross-border Human Smuggling and Trafficking in the Mediterranean | Ferruccio Pastore and Nourhan Abdel Aziz https://t.co/hDUuhhkAPT
  • Police uncover teenage girl ‘suicide’ Instagram group https://t.co/q4EYvkq7xh
  • Female staff at Freshfields earning more than men | Law Gazette https://t.co/ErZzi07pAP 
  • #Italy has entered a strict three-day lockdown to try to prevent a surge in Covid-19 cases over Easter. All regions are now in the "red zone" - the highest tier of restrictions - as the country battles a third wave, with about 20,000 new cases a day https://t.co/JWTG6kfMdm
  • Care home residents in England will be allowed two regular visitors indoors from 12 April, the government has said https://t.co/sU7D5vWPBP 
  • End of an era at Urquharts, Edinburgh law firm’s 145-year connection to its founder is to come to an end - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PzYQyZlsgI 
  • Home Office signs legal agreement to ensure Windrush failures are not repeated https://t.co/gUVdCLPrp9 
  • The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched an economic crime strategy, including the first economic crime court | NLJ https://t.co/PG2QZco8Xj 
  • The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice, Lord Wolfson, has approved and signed a temporary Insolvency Practice Direction (TIPD) on behalf of the Lord Chancellor| NLJ https://t.co/wPctOfdlzS
  • Louise Armstrong joins James & George Collie LLP - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5hIMzOnRMP

Saturday

3rd April - Law News

Edition 3385: 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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Easter Greetings to all our readers!
 
 Today's Highlighted Video Story:
COVID-19 cases in Mumbai rose to a record 8,646 in the last 24 hours. The city's Dadar area saw over 100 cases in a day, which is a jump of 30 per cent in a week. Dadar, which is known for its markets, is overcrowded and now the government is planning to enforce more strict rules for safety



Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Promotions at Blackadders - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LyFe06Ufa0
  • Lawtech: beware of the big plan | Law Gazette https://t.co/IoWhlEv3BI 
  • Seven people have died from unusual blood clots after getting the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the UK, the medicines regulator has confirmed https://t.co/pEuY47n6xK 
  • Lawyer of the Month: Emma Toner - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5eyTAcLDI
  • Firms see clients pause relationships in biggest market shakeup since financial crisis, study finds - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/erqULBOB8U 
  • 'Agile' regional law firms helping to grow Bristol legaltech hub, says report - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/mdGcGJXFa6 
  • Holiday sickness doctor instructed by wife’s firm loses ban appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/PzAXAjfF2E
  • #US Capitol under lockdown after security threat https://t.co/tlB81MIzTp
  • On-screen hearings to help bar pupils hone court skills | Law Gazette https://t.co/oeM6tJbQwq 
  • Session Cases At 200: Title and interest to the top spot - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8TIOD4rj0i
  • Travel from the Philippines, Pakistan, Kenya and Bangladesh is to be banned from next week, the government says https://t.co/staUJFwlk
  • Society calls for clarity on vaccination passports | Law Gazette https://t.co/D0p0K65SBg
  • Deshaun Watson's sexual assault allegations and the dangers of the 'nice guy' defense | Houston Texans #US https://t.co/KiAvMw5Z3
  • MBM Commercial announces promotions - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vQKezmVYt
  • Victims going to court entitled not to see defendant | Law Gazette https://t.co/uZjd4nmgU5 
  • 'Rape culture' in schools and the debatable role of pornography https://t.co/ZsBlLeSlBV 
  • Rights groups in #Russia condemn Moscow's role in Syria war crimes https://t.co/C1T9LnpV4M 
  • Oxfam to investigate misconduct claims against staff in #DRC - Two aid workers suspended as charity looks into allegations of bullying and sexual misconduct https://t.co/4g7fqsSS9u
  • Windrush campaigners alarmed by omissions of No 10 race report https://t.co/4OtZwrYJrc
  • Businessman sues police for alleged misconduct after £1.6m in assets frozen - Ildar Sharipov says he had planned to sponsor Liverpool Football Club https://t.co/2VOzevWfeF
  • OLR prisoner’s judicial review petition challenging parole board release refusal decision fails - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GSkY6a869T
  • The Changing Dynamics of Cross-border Human Smuggling and Trafficking in the Mediterranean | Paola Monzini https://t.co/guS9hcuQCd
  • Nike has won its lawsuit against Brooklyn art collective MSCHF over their controversial 'Satan Shoes' that contain a drop of real human blood in the soles #US https://t.co/a5Rjt0Nfr0
  • Beauty YouTuber James Charles has admitted sending sexually explicit messages to two 16-year-old boys. "I fully understand my actions and how they are wrong," the 21-year-old influencer said in a video posted to his YouTube channel on Thursday https://t.co/SDXHSCPxR2
  • Leading garden retailers are still failing to stop the sale of peat in compost despite pressure from the government and campaigners https://t.co/zYJadcPgxw
  • Campaigners have started legal action against the government over guidance that bans care home residents in England aged 65 and over from taking trips outside the home https://t.co/faLviEDLQ
  • Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and senior Tory Iain Duncan Smith are among more than 70 MPs to launch a campaign opposing Covid passports in England https://t.co/CaxTENV30V 
  • Veteran barristers among protesters convicted in Hong Kong | Law Gazette https://t.co/uYIjW3yvRR
  • Dentons to secure coveted Nigeria presence with ACAS-Law combination - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/l7A1XRAPUB 
  • New rules give victims right to know when offender leaves prison - Victims’ commissioner for England and Wales said new code is ‘excellent step’ but says attitudes must change https://t.co/FheA66gbC5
  • #French government condemns reality TV 'virginity test' https://t.co/hsxoI20Z3R
  • PwC lets staff choose start times – and clock off early in the summer | Law Gazette https://t.co/W5wE3NHVFa
  • Professor Michael Doherty to chair industrial relations review - Irish Legal News https://t.co/deki7bOzyq
  • The Scottish Conservatives have pledged to abolish the “not proven” verdict in a series of criminal justice election promises - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DymiIHqiUh
  • Derek Chauvin trial: Paramedics say Floyd had no pulse when they arrived #US https://t.co/2dX1X7GrED
  • Supreme Court rules sale and leaseback of Aberdeenshire care home did not trigger VAT exemption claw-back - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FDBNOWXno9
  • Seal Alliance asks walkers to give the animals space as lockdown eases https://t.co/yssYPbHAhF 
  • Evidence suggests #Ethiopian military carried out massacre in Tigray https://t.co/oRHzmJ8vfo 
  • #Belgium police break up fake festival started as April Fools' joke https://t.co/rNEQ6eLZeT

Friday

2nd April - Law News

Edition 3384: 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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Easter Greetings to all our readers!
 
 Today's Highlighted Video Story:
Moldova's recent presidential election ended up being a referendum on one of Europe's most pressing questions. With birth rates in steep decline and much of its remaining population leaving the country, the incumbent president, Igor Dodon, was desperately trying to reinstate faith in the traditional family structure and religious values. His opponent, Maia Sandu, was a 48-year-old unmarried woman with no children. But was the country ready for her?


Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Domnhall O'Cathain elected president of Brehon Law Society - Irish Legal News https://t.co/iaI5VsgDn
  • Court backlog: outgoing CPS inspector issues public confidence warning | Law Gazette https://t.co/IooKYXVTY
  • Solicitor who survived violent sex attack meets justice minister to discuss reforms - Irish Legal News https://t.co/XJbGIMWWCE
  • Barristers accuse Home Office officials of breaching civil service code with press release - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TpxQprlEMY
  • New rules to help pubs, cafes & restaurants reopen outdoors safely in England on 12 April have sparked anger. All customers will have to sign in on entry, not just one member of the group like before https://t.co/yqIGBm2PrO
  • Court backlog: outgoing CPS inspector issues public confidence warning | Law Gazette https://t.co/IooKYYduQ6
  • Gender pay gap bill to be strengthened through government amendments - Irish Legal News https://t.co/RtGCdCMOhV
  • Ashurst boosts bonuses as financial year draws to an end | Law Gazette https://t.co/epachLGqc8 
  • Coercive behaviour must be prioritised in domestic abuse cases, court of appeal says https://t.co/N13MjRXExI
  • Women and safety from violence - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/iubmPtpTAx
  • Fitness to practise regime “can deal with incompetent lawyers” - Legal Futures https://t.co/rno8B8Bo
  • University leaders are lobbying for a return to campuses this month for all students in England - from 12 April rather than suggestions of 17 May. Many students "feel they have been forgotten by government" https://t.co/rGmB9uLhd5
  • John le Carré, spy novelist 'best known for his intricately plotted Cold War thrillers, gained Irish citizenship before his death in December. He was "furious" and disillusioned after Brexit https://t.co/qoipLfub4H
  • A man followed and murdered a woman on a night out and later disposed of her body in an alleyway and woodland. Lorraine Cox, 32, was killed in Exeter on 1 September https://t.co/DEToFGLbrq
  • The Conservative Party helped Boris Johnson pay his legal bills when he fought allegations that he had used his position to "benefit and reward" a US businesswoman while London mayor https://t.co/wGaigkG18q
  • #Myanmar coup: More than 40 children killed by military, rights group says https://t.co/WtVRbT5Gzj
  • Burgess Hill crash: Car ploughs into house after smashing into lamp-post https://t.co/EcCyu79Yvh
  • Met PC found guilty of neo-Nazi group membership - Benjamin Hannam, of Enfield, north London, was found guilty of membership of the banned right-wing extremist group National Action (NA) https://t.co/gmGBJxMDdR
  • Lawtech start-up outlines big ambitions for family law disputes - Legal Futures https://t.co/1Is9Y4O6iJ
  • Charities' watchdog starts inquiry into Carrie Symonds' employer https://t.co/mGuj6r5Ce2
  • Top firm tells staff they can choose how and when they work | Law Gazette https://t.co/jhneJogViD
  • Pandemic led to “dramatic” change for notaries - Legal Futures https://t.co/ovVfm1nYs5
  • Blog: When spectators take the hit – spectator litigation in Ireland - Irish Legal News https://t.co/7ip7Hn8Umk
  • Former army lawyer takes “military approach” to legal services - Legal Futures https://t.co/MaByziL7aq
  • Labour seeks inquiry over Boris Johnson flat renovation - Lawyers tell Electoral Commission PM breached donations law over £200,000 Downing Street upgrade https://t.co/n6gPcqmf6S
  • Facebook bans 'voice of Trump' from platform https://t.co/9SZLrOqAyL 
  • Chambers criticised for giving pupils silent treatment | Law Gazette https://t.co/hNtq5UkpPA 
  • The Great Affair is to Move: Travel and Topography at the Signet Library - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hdJM3hBBhL
  • A man has been stabbed to death at a vigil being held to remember the victim of another knife attack. The Met Police said 23-year-old Reece Young was killed on Alpha Road in Croydon at about 21:10 BST on Tuesday https://t.co/mrqvw1jCht 
  • Virtual supervision – the modern dilemma - Legal Futures https://t.co/JzAREw4iPV
  • NI: Labour Relations Agency chairperson to be appointed in May - Irish Legal News https://t.co/P2FCTFLic2
  • Council lawyers seek court declaration on virtual meetings | Law Gazette https://t.co/9ndCQex3Bd
  • Junior barristers launch range of hijabs for court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4lMQPLZkFO 
  • A helpline and immediate review into sexual abuse in schools have been set up by the government in response to thousands of allegations from students https://t.co/dEiipdb3yu 
  • Derek Chauvin trial: New footage shows George Floyd pleading with officers #US https://t.co/vpDRymRtli
  • The Metropolitan Police is investigating allegations that a serving officer raped two of his female colleagues. The officer was not charged and has not been suspended https://t.co/6hOMKhokKs 
  • Guests to Neighbours: The Difficulty of Naming Syrians in Turkey : REFUGEE WATCH A South Asian Journal on Forced Migration 48 | Emre Erdogan https://t.co/dfjg3xgQHN
  • PM's ethnic minority adviser Samuel Kasumu quits role https://t.co/5sMkvM62Lx
  • Assisted dying inquiry essential, leading brain surgeon says https://t.co/e5X4lJw6ah 
  • Race commission: criminal justice disparity contributing to negative stereotypes of black men | Law Gazette https://t.co/h7MBKvmrzm
  • Pubs and restaurants in Wales could reopen indoors in time for the Spring Bank Holiday at the end of May. The Welsh government also said two households could meet indoors from 10 May, if Covid cases remained low https://t.co/TexLJ1Ehag
  • Dentons wins Scotland IP Transactions Firm of the Year - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IeOKpGczqU
  • From now on if you work for PriceWaterhouseCooper you'll be able to work from home a couple of days a week and start as early or late as you like https://t.co/TnwV6DklF5 
  • Brian Daly awarded Holmes O'Malley Sexton Scholarship - Irish Legal News https://t.co/mQXsMX3L7a
  • CMS survey: climate change activism presents ‘real risk’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Df2AQ9OO6H 
  • Eversheds notes slight narrowing of gender pay gap | Law Gazette https://t.co/lxq0V7cjSF
  • Latest English court ruling on puberty blockers is step forward - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/L1iTUxXC8X
  • A motorist who tried to escape police by speeding through residential streets has been jailed for 12 months, after officers stopped the vehicle by pushing it sideways into a tree in a so-called "tactical stop" https://t.co/hVCbj6w1hr
  • Tiger Woods crash: Los Angeles police determine the cause of golfer's car accident https://t.co/1TRcv9Tx3H 
  • Minimum wage rises for two million workers https://t.co/EmWkiYDzx
  • Police watchdog accused of skewing report to back protests clampdown - Police watchdog accused of skewing report to back protests clampdown. Whistleblower claims HMICFRS decided to support Priti Patel in seeking stronger powers before gathering evidence https://t.co/CXQhHCK0ZB
  • Donald Reid steps down as chairman of Mitchells Roberton - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/j4xI8nNhob 
  • #InPictures: Maples and Calder welcomes 10 NQs - Irish Legal News https://t.co/4WhrTcVorm

Thursday

1st April - Law News

Edition 3383: 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:
Refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar are being turned away by both Thailand and India. And armed ethnic groups are now involved in the fallout from the coup – with the Burmese army responding with air strikes



Focus of the Day Article: An under-resourced legal services team at Liverpool City Council was placed under pressure to sign off reports and had little idea when work was being outsourced, the government’s damning report into the local authority has revealed. Inspectors found ‘serious failings’ in governance and practice in housing and planning areas in a report on potential fraud and corruption at the local authority, with ‘corporate blindness’ failing to pick this up and remedy the position. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Eugene McCague to probe Beacon Hospital vaccine row - Irish Legal News https://t.co/LT1K6Hcbs
  • SRA passes on money laundering cases involving £200m in a year | Law Gazette https://t.co/hxiPu0PvJ
  • SLCC board agrees reduced budget and levy with extra support for newly qualified lawyers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fapc2H4vuA 
  • Landmark ruling in favour of Balhousie sets important precedent for business - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hXSj1mArF
  • OLR prisoner’s judicial review petition challenging parole board release refusal decision fails - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GSkY6a869T
  • NI: No prosecutions following HIA inquiry despite 190 criminal complaints - Irish Legal News https://t.co/tCYm35BHLg
  • NI: Parental alienation cases on the rise - Irish Legal News https://t.co/lM7C6mM6iW
  • Fake signature trainee to appeal ban decision in the High Court | Law Gazette https://t.co/pGlKL7reKe
  • South of Scotland’s biggest community buyout completed - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/sQJEhr4gzH
  • Virtual supervision – the modern dilemma - Legal Futures https://t.co/JzAREwlTHt
  • Tribunal rejects solicitor appeal against £1,000 SRA fine - Legal Futures https://t.co/o9FdHDfPqA
  • Ashurst to pay employees bonuses of at least £1,000 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qdyC9ljvXJ
  • Biggest firms falling behind on website effectiveness - Legal Futures https://t.co/xXVEi16WJG 
  • A group of young people in the #French city of Nantes are being hailed for rescuing a family from a fire in an apartment building https://t.co/XlwHE1llBo
  • Turmoil at London school hit by flag and hairstyle row https://t.co/YBtUGXup2e
  • Law firms “complacent” about sharing technology - Legal Futures https://t.co/1SWfJf3gm7
  • Who Are the Jurors in the Derek Chauvin Trial? #US https://t.co/9vfyQWviU
  • Sarah Johnson appointed to board of National Treatment Purchase Fund - Irish Legal News https://t.co/wEcMDzBDFl
  • How #China Plans to Control Hong Kong’s Elections https://t.co/A9yrzC0EE
  • Change to cohabitation laws on the horizon - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rVyjfHaO
  • Chauvin Trial: Day 2 Key Moments #US https://t.co/XhqvkJuqfm
  • Teen who filmed killing tells court George Floyd was 'begging for his life' #US https://t.co/CCq79IVC61
  • Lawyers line up to support Supreme Court contempt barrister | Law Gazette https://t.co/NgSt5mwp13
  • Brutal Attack on Filipino Woman near Times Square, New York, #US Sparks Outrage: ‘Everybody Is on Edge’ https://t.co/r5lhhBIXTC
  • Disabled law firm employee addresses UN committee - Irish Legal News https://t.co/fUB7unICyc 
  • Deliveroo shares have plummeted on its stock market debut after a number of major UK investors expressed concerns about its gig economy worker model https://t.co/IZkKeMRFKT
  • Women who made allegations last month of rape and sexual abuse in Chinese detention camps have been harassed and smeared in the weeks since https://t.co/pvevwoDJfW 
  • Covid challenges are not leading to complaints - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TSZSfUUzp5 
  • Anger as long-awaited report on race and ethnic disparities concludes ‘claims of institutional racism not borne out’ https://t.co/ipWlnVwBV
  • Google Maps to start directing drivers to routes it calculates to be the most eco-friendly based on a list of factors. The search engine said it will highlight journeys that generate the lowest carbon footprint using mainly traffic data and road inclines https://t.co/Ry05GYFOHH
  • Perilous but Profitable Crossing: The Changing Nature of Migrant Smuggling through sub-Saharan Africa to Europe and EU Migration Policy (2012-2015) | European Review of Organised Crime (EROC) and Tuesday Reitano https://t.co/ZuPYwKQj2g 
  • Wednesday marks the last day that about four million of the most clinically vulnerable people in England and Wales are advised to shield at home https://t.co/PuOrSTNbDh 
  • ‘Neither acceptable nor inevitable’: Peers give verdict on Covid courts | Law Gazette https://t.co/RPb5ax3umU
  • Johnson has case to answer over Jennifer Arcuri, says lawyer https://t.co/lUVUWHZuCS
  • Medics to compete for unrepresented claimants through new whiplash portal | Law Gazette https://t.co/ErF9rITefk
  • Ever-changing Covid rules on protest set up conflict with the police https://t.co/01MwrsIEy
  • Scottish Building Society sees record increases in mortgage lending and savings - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yyctdYNl
  • Ex-directors in dock as Serco tagging fraud trial opens | Law Gazette https://t.co/4bmfNMF5TK 
  • Stephen Miller: Employee fall out cases prompt re-think for employers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9cZY4ay6g
  • Court of Appeal delivers ruling on family court's approach to domestic abuse | Law Gazette https://t.co/HJ8LrPtBa
  • England: Lords committee calls on UK government to set out vision for court recovery - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NvTtaJzqpM
  • Archbishop of Canterbury: Harry and Meghan's legal wedding was on Saturday https://t.co/kV7AqYja4B
  • Who pays for Suez blockage? Ever Given grounding could spark years of litigation https://t.co/2sTpq7oCe7
  • Best of the blogs - 27 March 2021 | Law Gazette https://t.co/FqOnO5JLmd

Wednesday

31st March - Law News

Edition 3382: 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 coroner has called on Boris Johnson to launch a public inquiry into the Covid pandemic "as soon as practicable", at the end of an inquest into a pregnant nurse who died with the virus. The coroner found that Mary Agyapong, who was 28, died of multiple organ failure and Covid-19, but said it remained “unclear” where she contracted the virus. Her husband told the inquest she was nervous about catching the virus at the hospital where she worked, while she was heavily pregnant.


Focus of the Day Article: The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) made 26 reports of suspected money laundering by solicitors to the National Crime Agency (NCA) last year, involving more than £200m in possible criminal proceeds. A further 122 matters are being monitored by the regulator’s money laundering reporting officer (MLRO) to track the progress of ongoing SRA investigations which may uncover money laundering suspicions which require reporting in due course. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • CPS drops more than half of its private prosecutions | Law Gazette https://t.co/ucUnixNG5I
  • Is pornography to blame for rise in 'rape culture'? https://t.co/bPOynBCyGt
  • If we're urging girls to report rape in schools, we need to fix the legal system https://t.co/YbqHYKvSR3
  • Session Cases At 200: Where there’s a will there’s a way - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zY5UKCHyrE 
  • The mother of Richard Okorogheye, who has been missing for more than a week, has urged him to come home and called for more help to find him. He has not been seen by his family since 22 March when he left their home in the Ladbroke Grove area https://t.co/t3wH7ay0d
  • Bobby Storey funeral: Arlene Foster calls on PSNI chief to resign https://t.co/iiUVLzBGFV
  • The problem of sexual violence and abuse is not just an issue for schools to tackle, say head teachers. Social media companies, parents and the criminal justice system all have a role to play, says the school leaders' union, ASCL https://t.co/dNoxj9ve6Y
  • Caroline Kayll murder: Cage fighter Paul Robson found guilty https://t.co/UwhfvaNQee
  • Seventh extension to immigration permissions until September 2021 - Irish Legal News https://t.co/iZ7gXPqVNZ
  • Fostering new behaviour - Legal Futures https://t.co/EkU0T3gz4
  • The ins and outs of family court cases over video call - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/V73s4EW0W5
  • 'No plans to expand' - new Public Defender Service chief | Law Gazette https://t.co/7U8PseaAM
  • A man hailed as "a national hero" for his intervention during the Westminster Bridge terror attack is battling Covid in an Istanbul hospital. Tony Davis, 47, a boxing coach from Gateshead, was one of the first people to try and save PC Keith Palmer https://t.co/MDmpePWPyU
  • A young child inadvertently sparked confusion over the weekend by posting an unintelligible tweet to the official account of US Strategic Command https://t.co/46f2B7CgW0
  • ‘Fake' accounts claiming to be Amazon workers have been praising their working conditions on Twitter. Votes are currently being counted in Alabama to decide whether Amazon warehouse workers will form a union https://t.co/E9tdwtFKji
  • Covid: Coroner calls for pandemic inquiry after Luton nurse's death - Mary Agyapong, 28, died after giving birth in April at Luton and Dunstable Hospital, where she also worked https://t.co/5dQU71ghWT
  • Employment lawyer launches bid to be elected as Senator - Irish Legal News https://t.co/tGgk1JMG0V
  • Lawyer in the news: Daniel Kindell, Morrish Solicitors - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/mlQjYHByaD
  • Amid Accusations of Rape and Misogyny, #Australia’s Leader Demotes 2 Ministers https://t.co/mnh8vWBSk5 
  • Compulsory mediation back on the table as too few opting into ADR | Law Gazette https://t.co/q6ORwawYG2
  • NI: Increased limits for unfair dismissal and redundancy payments confirmed - Irish Legal News https://t.co/Yb5E2fCD3W
  • News focus: ‘Perverse’ punishments at the bar | Law Gazette https://t.co/awEYLlBnZ
  • Killing of Salvadoran Refugee by Police in #Mexico Incites Furore https://t.co/6m643com1e
  • A dangerous executive power grab | Law Gazette https://t.co/mucztcf1PW 
  • New York Must Offer Vaccine to All Prisoners Immediately, Judge Rules #US https://t.co/bvEmkCKRgA
  • Teen who called himself Hitler sentenced for terror offences https://t.co/W5txynjfTU
  • Pandemic has left people “unable to access legal advice”, say peers - Legal Futures https://t.co/vsleMTc8QD
  • Scotland's "stay at home" lockdown order will be lifted on Friday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed. People are being told to "stay local" and remain within their local authority boundaries for the next three weeks https://t.co/VjEHZJEoZO
  • Watchdog steps in over secrecy about UK women in Syria stripped of citizenship https://t.co/0ACZYKy2hX
  • Former UK ambassador held in contempt of court for Salmond case publications - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/b8STvTi0qG
  • Lorne Crerar elected fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/D0AVQ8oCj
  • Session Cases At 200: A ‘gallery of mirrors’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/D3zK6POsFq
  • Taylor Rose targets further growth after £5m capital injection - Legal Futures https://t.co/oCYyxeS0iE 
  • 'Best and brightest': Biden announces 'trailblazing' slate of judicial nominees: Ketanji Brown Jackson nominated to replace Merrick Garland on US appeals court, as part of president’s 11 diverse selections #US https://t.co/0kLDTMH3iM
  • McMillan Williams saviour handed £5m by founder for fresh acquisitions | Law Gazette https://t.co/lphbgmH7HY
  • The Metropolitan Police acted "appropriately" at a vigil for Sarah Everard in south London earlier this month, a police watchdog has found. The force was criticised after officers handcuffed women and removed them from crowds on Clapham Common on 13 March https://t.co/kQvA108GX
  • Chambers hit by China sanctions battens down the hatches - Legal Futures https://t.co/3edkiDCiGU
  • Shoosmiths awarded platinum Investors in People award - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/59BSVcSRjK
  • SRA flags over £200m of potential money laundering by solicitors - Legal Futures https://t.co/cd1uzyBXA
  • BSB discloses sexual misconduct data ahead of sanctions review | Law Gazette https://t.co/CsqL3OcjrL
  • In January, NHS gender clinic for children & young people was rated "inadequate" by the country's health watchdog - the lowest rating. Inspectors raised "significant concerns" about the way the Gender Identity Development Service works https://t.co/dfiKTLdVtY
  • A witness has told of the last harrowing minutes of George Floyd's life on the opening day of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white American policeman accused of killing him #US https://t.co/yvYlTefpE
  • Mercy Law Resource Centre names new managing solicitor - Irish Legal News https://t.co/pTb7d3ptOt
  • Labour has called on a standards watchdog to investigate reports of government access offered to financial services firm Greensill Capital https://t.co/aTDT151oBU
  • The Rights of Refugees at the Borders of the EU: The case study of Syrian Refugees crossing the Greek-Turkish and Bulgarian-Turkish borders | Ayla Karakaya https://t.co/K3gC0fgEbe
  • NI: #InPictures: Solicitors and barristers join roundtable on Human Rights Act review - Irish Legal News https://t.co/gAXjU3DgrI
  • Pinsent Masons names new partners in Dublin and Belfast - Irish Legal News https://t.co/Fh1IxBV1x
  • A drug used in attacks by the UK's most prolific rapist and the serial killer Stephen Port will be reclassified. Home Secretary Priti Patel said GHB would move from a Class C to a Class B drug - the same as speed or cannabis https://t.co/qAsXgxkrPi 
  • A senior scientist has warned that the #US faces "impending doom" as coronavirus cases and hospital admissions rise across the country https://t.co/OuEMpxvSA
  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson has joined more than 20 world leaders in calling for a new global settlement to help the world prepare for future pandemics https://t.co/e35EJ0eEuG 
  • Crown court backlog has reached 'crisis levels', report warns - Delays likely to disproportionately affect black and minority ethnic young people, says Lords committee https://t.co/NkHZf016nb 
  • Macdonald Henderson joins International Commercial Law Alliance - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8jO623qrrJ 
  • Law schools report huge discrepancy in student success | Law Gazette https://t.co/nezQiYsCv6 
  • ‘We’re treated as children,’ Qatari women tell rights group: Gulf state’s male guardian rules deny women right to wed, travel, work or to make decisions about their children, report says https://t.co/Ho2Glhp0c
  • Housing and Property Chamber case completions up 30 per cent - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NNxvJguk87
  • Slater and Gordon hit by glut of insurance policy actions | aw Gazette https://t.co/RZmrSQKMIW 
  • Spain becomes sixth country in the world to legalise assisted dying - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/upAmStfliM 
  • Two new US federal charges of sex trafficking conspiracy and sex trafficking of a minor have been filed against British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell #US https://t.co/n7fzEKIFgG 
  • Freshwater part 6: the decision - podcast https://t.co/mgLXviAz8o

Tuesday

30th March - Law News

Edition 3381: 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 trial over George Floyd’s death is under way in Minneapolis. What to do with his memorial site has become a controversy of its own



Focus of the Day Article: Members of the House of Commons Justice Committee are “shocked and appalled” by the treatment of children at a privately run detention centre in Northamptonshire, they said in a report published today. Full story - Scottish Legal News

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Maintaining an agile and innovative workforce (without sending them into meltdown) - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/BPjMH0B0Bo 
  • Vlogging criminal lawyer gives case law the rocker treatment - Legal Cheek https://t.co/5xDWDSZNC2
  • Members of a golf club with holes in both England and Wales can now cross the border during rounds. Powys council had told Llanymynech Golf Club that members from England ran the risk of being fined for breaching Covid travel rules for crossing the border https://t.co/pByQMKPZjG
  • 8 ways lawyers can influence and impact beyond their title - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/yKdUASawCp 
  • Brexit: Spain denies reports it will round up and deport Britons without visas https://t.co/u7kEm1mzx0 
  • KPMG: Scottish economic recovery could outpace UK average - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/B0662XMNzJ
  • MPs ‘shocked and appalled’ by treatment of children at privately run detention centre - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TlYgysleLb 
  • Supreme Court holds Asda warehouse workers can be valid equal pay comparator for shop workers  - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Mc4lpdPLS
  • Chief Justice of India SA Bobde inaugurates new Bombay High Court building at Goa | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/I72AoChL
  • Grenfell residents 'bullied' for raising safety fears before fire https://t.co/iE3xrANlfx
  • Ministers could be banned from using self-destructing messages on Whatsapp or Signal for official business if a legal challenge is successful https://t.co/zf9Rxa6XOr 
  • Secret filming at one of the biggest UK Covid testing labs has found evidence of potential contamination, discarded tests and pressure to hit targets https://t.co/UZEtOBZNkj
  • Holiday counts towards billable hours, Orrick tells London lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/GAQhVMHulB
  • The Corporate Counsel Show: An uncommon journey to in-house success - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/rXPAWT9sMz
  • MI5 undercover agent policy held lawful - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/GIsyOfi7y9
  • Gauhati HC holds in favour of woman declared Indian citizen in 2013, a foreigner in 2017 by Foreigners Tribunal; says dissimilarities in information in two proceedings too minor #India https://t.co/WrOjK9JVW
  • Nottingham Law School unveils SQE prep course prices - Legal Cheek https://t.co/MehC3d9gOE 
  • Are disputes arbitrable after Section 7 IBC petition is filed? Supreme Court answers | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/PSwKacQLlh 
  • Edinburgh daughter fights for visiting rights after being separated from mum for a year https://t.co/3BAvaFRZ41
  • The Weekly Round-up: expeditious return vs non-refoulment - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/SGv9w0WT
  • Emma-Jayne Magson jailed again after murdering boyfriend in row https://t.co/G2zSGsG2o6 
  • The government is being urged by MPs to consider taking over a privately-run youth detention centre where children have been kept in their cells for all but 30 minutes a day https://t.co/IvQ2RAnhMo
  • The US has warned it could put tariffs of up to 25% on a host of UK exports in retaliation for a UK tax on tech firms https://t.co/88Tl7oqBr
  • Company Tribunal Not A Labour Court Or Administrative Tribunal To Focus Entirely On Removal Of Director : #India Supreme Court In Tata-Mistry Case https://t.co/ALnwT5U9os 
  • Two-thirds of Bar sexual misconduct cases referred for disciplinary action - Legal Futures https://t.co/GtZCEXvmvK
  • Pinsent Masons paralegal Shanelle Mattu tracks the evolution of cryptocurrency and considers whether crypto assets are the future of money - Legal Cheek https://t.co/hs6Y5bht6v
  • Deliveroo investors urged to push worker rights ahead of £8.8bn IPO https://t.co/2YiMBVMg4H 
  • Barriers to seeking damages, and achieving justice, in the #MeToo era - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/Ti8OBDI1rq
  • Legal Services Board sets 10-year goal to correct market problems - Legal Futures https://t.co/N6ACjSMkyL
  • Gopal Subramanium called to Bar Council of England and Wales as member of Gray's Inn | Bar & Bench https://t.co/uLyaHzLyrC
  • Law firms set to tumble down Google rankings as update looms - Legal Futures https://t.co/58lEssf0Ww
  • Re-hearing for junior solicitor struck off after losing work briefcase - Legal Cheek https://t.co/7or8GwEQo4 
  • Tribunal: Law firm's part-time FD was worker, not self-employed - Legal Futures https://t.co/t9PholpkwL
  • No boycotting of China over Uighur persecution but Germany, Norway and Netherlands players voice human rights concerns about Qatar World Cup https://t.co/hz4YNPI9Ro 
  • Ego gets in the way of being client-centric - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/0cEoadSrL0
  • Shelters 'at capacity' with unwanted lockdown pets https://t.co/ota6qS4cTu
  • Intellectuals should observe administration of justice in Goa under Uniform Civil Code: Chief Justice of India SA Bobde | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/EpinOcYiGh
  • Abortion in Northern Ireland: at the interface between politics and law - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/C88dF2P9iz
  • Italy: the Deadliest Route to Fortress Europe | Daniela Lo Coco https://t.co/PMp2dgLkqB
  • 'It's do or die time for my insurer to pay up' https://t.co/mMrDMzjUzQ
  • Barrister suspended for six months over sexual comments to female mini-pupil - Legal Cheek https://t.co/vulvDC5bSZ
  • Jehovah's Witnesses congregation vicariously liable - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/2WB9F6f7WL
  • Senior Advocate Zal Andhyarujina joins Fountain Court as door tenant | Bar & Bench https://t.co/UqL7ut4g6E 
  • DLA Piper targets 30% global female partnership by 2025 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/7PFn8cpDh8 
  • Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum celebrates designation of six women as Senior Advocates | Bar & Bench India https://t.co/EvvsOhqEGj
  • ‘Enough to enough’: Call to action to end sexual harassment in workplaces - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/4APk0dkL07 
  • Ban for junior solicitor who faked colleague’s signature during training contract - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fpvzANwQZx 
  • Two households or groups of up to six people are now able to meet outside in England again as the stay-at-home Covid restrictions order comes to an end https://t.co/Gr9hr4Yaqy