Sunday

18th April - Law News

Edition 3400: 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:
Some of Brazil’s biggest media companies have come together to combat COVID-19 misinformation – a lot of which is coming from President Jair Bolsonaro’s office

 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • #Poland: Human rights chief ordered out by top court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Z6IRBY9HK
  • Supreme Court: Final orders made in landmark WRC decision - Irish Legal News https://t.co/ntzh97Ma9
  • LLB student Lucy Mackay wins named GCU’s student of the year - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/S2xCNXhMvJ
  • Session Cases At 200: The wisdom of the Institutional Writers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/StKxm7eBjx
  • ‘I’m not the defendant’: the trials of a black barrister https://t.co/jufpHOTQa1 
  • Quis: Tutoring of witnesses - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YoKDGiy5d
  • #Indian female advocates demand more representation in judiciary https://t.co/MyZZWdR0tD 
  • Emergency legislation to allow public hearings of WRC cases - Irish Legal News https://t.co/hDjGgkDb
  • A judge has criticised solicitors acting in a high-value banking case for not having promptly instructed costs lawyers to assess a $3.7m default costs certificate (DCC) | NLJ https://t.co/FagBl8HF
  • New right to welfare, housing and healthcare for prisoners in Lib Dem manifesto - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/D9FRIfp7C
  • The House of Commons Library has published a briefing on pension schemes for judges | NLJ https://t.co/w8tuIaaV5b
  • Widow of Pat Finucane granted leave for new judicial review - Irish Legal News https://t.co/vOOe1UZ4Ke
  • The Law Society has commented on the National Security and Investment Bill (the Bill) in a Parliamentary Briefing | NLJ https://t.co/5YBw9z0qT
  • Shepherd and Wedderburn team advised on deals worth £7.1 billion in 2020 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vEwAKzQjO4
  • Colin the Caterpillar cake row: Judge Rinder gives his verdict https://t.co/fsJsD9gHr
  • Breonna Taylor: Publisher refuses to distribute police officer's book #US https://t.co/WwwU9hxvYR
  • "Leave and Let Die: The EU Banopticon Approach to Migrants at Sea" | Marie-Laure Basilien-Gainche https://t.co/Wz0rpzBBV0
  • Aston Villa and England defender Tyrone Mings has revealed he has received racist abuse on social media https://t.co/v3CJaFaW1d
  • A police officer who used racist language towards a colleague has been dismissed. Chris Tyler, formerly of Cambridgeshire Police, used the slur at a staff Christmas party in December 2019 https://t.co/snV4G3FUCq
  • Man who allegedly tried to break into Buckingham Palace while carrying a knife has been charged: Chorrie Thompson, 46, of Ashcombe Park, Neasden, has been charged with trespass https://t.co/x4Q66hYoOK
  • Democrats’ Supreme Court Expansion Plan Draws Resistance #US https://t.co/nZPtaNmf2T
  • Lib Dems: Remove Crown Office from fatal accident inquiries - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SLZBinqtk8
  • The Institute for Government has published a report on the ongoing consultation and discourse into reforming judicial review | NLJ https://t.co/fwztfXvKXD
  • NI: Private member's bill would extend religious discrimination rules to teachers - Irish Legal News https://t.co/DXuib6oyy
  • Clyde & Co vacates part of London office | Law Gazette https://t.co/VCWvqGsON
  • Advocate Tony Lenehan responds to yesterday’s piece from academics on the ‘not proven’ debate - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cfiz56yGL
  • Linklaters to offer A-Level tutoring in diversity drive | Law Gazette https://t.co/zW8fMLMLCC 
  • Judge takes hearing to court cell after defendant refuses to come out = Vladyslav Dryhval has been accused of wielding an axe near Buckingham Palace https://t.co/bFIhaZS7pr
  • Peter Devitt, associate at Hayes Solicitors, examines a decision bringing clarity to the interpretation of the “special circumstances” test for plaintiffs who are seeking to renew a summons - Irish Legal News https://t.co/3QyLjYAkP
  • An elderly Sydney barrister who described his sexual harassment of a young female solicitor as "attempted chivalry" has been ordered to have at least eight hours counselling #Australia https://t.co/WzxQ3t9B9B
  • Lawyers demand remote work and even reduced hours, finds survey | Law Gazette https://t.co/3eKvS6rSVs
  • UN urges Australia to act quickly to bring stranded #Australians home - The human rights committee’s request, as it hears two cases about citizens’ ‘right to return’, should be a wake-up call for the government https://t.co/QN0sMOmgLj
  • Veteran solicitor fined for transferring £290,000 to wrong bank account | Law Gazette https://t.co/Lr2WbiO1zz
  • Crisis, what crisis? Legal sector revenues surge | Law Gazette https://t.co/MReVMmA6iW
  • Three men sentenced in #Spain’s ‘Sabadell wolf pack’ gang-rape trial https://t.co/7BG7pHChcI 
  • Edinburgh bus driver who hit cyclist loses tribunal appeal against dismissal from bus company - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KE0fWyHDRS
  • HMCTS still failing to collect data on jurors | Law Gazette https://t.co/OyOyGC0VWG
  • An Iranian human rights lawyer's lot | Law Gazette https://t.co/kPBNQTJzdJ
  • Human rights guidance for Irish businesses published - Irish Legal News https://t.co/8lyG6eX7Op
  • Joshua White murder: Three men guilty over Hackney stabbing https://t.co/AdYsupC6NO
  • First edition of Irish Judicial Studies Journal 2021 online - Irish Legal News https://t.co/goG6ZB0P90
  • Irwin Mitchell beats off claim from solicitor-turned-porn producer | RollOnFriday https://t.co/3SN9fqsdDj
  • A plug for Watt v Jamieson, 1954 SC 56, which I think should appeal for a number of reasons - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Wpg0Daj3W9 
  • #France Lawmakers Pass Contentious Bill Extending Police Powers https://t.co/odOYNOEQSR 
  • Video of Chicago Police Fatally Shooting Adam Toledo Is Released #US https://t.co/qxbjMVAbSV 
  • Fitness-obsessed father who forced his daughter to sign a contract to "never get fat" has been jailed for 30 months. Rachid Khadla, from Windsor, Berkshire, violently attacked and manipulated his three children for years, Reading Crown Court heard https://t.co/1pLLyABcpD

Saturday

17th April - Law News

Edition 3399: 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:
"Right now, we are at the peak, we are seeing early signals of plateauing effect, at least in cities like Mumbai," says Dr Shashank Joshi, member, Maharashtra, #India COVID-19 Task Force


 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • NI: High Court: Deceased victim of Bloody Sunday violence awarded £250,000 in personal injury case - Irish Legal News https://t.co/FDPdo5ac16
  • Around the House: new GCs for McDonalds and SUNY | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ukQEBmbUVR
  • ‘No room for complacency’ in City rebound, says lobby group | Law Gazette https://t.co/DK6hMqZgZ
  • Anderson Strathern hires European dealmaker Max Scharbert - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pMzyVlONg
  • ‘What are they playing at?’: Judge’s rant after court grants bail to repeat offender - His Honour Judge Giles Curtis-Raleigh could not believe Abdinasir Sheikh Ali had not been remanded in custody https://t.co/0en9RcYApt
  • NDA initiative aims to promote benefits of standardisation - Legal Futures https://t.co/82aDSWRBwx
  • Firm’s breach over counterparty's name caused no loss, rules High Court | Law Gazette https://t.co/Opz75OQJWg
  • Senior City lawyers want to continue working flexibly - or will leave - Legal Futures https://t.co/pL4RnUMfi
  • MTM Defence Lawyers appoints Andrew Seggie amid spike in domestic abuse cases - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4YWLN5lZVn
  • British Sikh life peer and self-made multi-millionaire Rami Ranger has been found by a Watford employment tribunal to have victimised, harassed & directly discriminated against an Indian employee https://t.co/7asyH0mQ7
  • ‘Knowledge activation’ is key for the future hybrid workforce - Legal Futures https://t.co/AaWo8guUA5
  • Home Office held in breach of Article 2 duty concerning death in immigration detention https://t.co/lA1AF0wSF
  • Balancing act: A barrister’s life in lockdown - Pandemic highlights parents’ struggle to juggle; ‘I hope there will be lessons learned’ #Ireland https://t.co/WhdQDK1BJU
  • SDT: Drink-drive solicitor did not automatically undermine public trust - Legal Futures https://t.co/2nqHlsLw9g
  • Tickets still being sold for June shows that can't take place as planned https://t.co/QPOYp7WCs5 
  • Chicago police have released graphic footage of an officer shooting dead a 13-year-old boy in a dark alley. Bodycam video shows the policeman shouting "drop it" before shooting Adam Toledo once in the chest on 29 March #US https://t.co/lg5dVNIlJ
  • Health Secretary Matt Hancock owns shares in a company which was approved as a potential supplier for NHS trusts in England, it has emerged. In March, he declared he had acquired more than 15% of Topwood Ltd, which was granted the approved status in 2019 https://t.co/PcS7hmHnPl
  • #HongKong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 14 months in prison after being found guilty of unauthorised assembly https://t.co/JZYX5Sowll
  • Eight people have been killed and many injured in a shooting in the #US city of Indianapolis, police say. Witnesses heard several gunshots at a FedEx facility and one said he had seen a man firing an automatic weapon https://t.co/75iFMNgjPO
  • Origins, political, economic, and discursive contexts of Europe’s “refugee crisis,” and the 2020 Moria camp disaster | K. Raymond Da-Boi https://t.co/FNyrblnJU
  • Solicitor fined for undervalued property sale between couple | Law Gazette https://t.co/I2yFPMGk5H
  • Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021 https://t.co/iUFYxPxN8s 
  • Terra Firma Chambers’ Webinar: The Inquiries Act 2005 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FI0LNWNsCJ
  • Identifying relevant laws and regulations is the key to effective data security https://t.co/RKrb3MDgVQ
  • Courts across Scotland have been badly affected by the Covid pandemic and have struggled to adapt to restrictions such as social distancing while trying to deal with as much business as possible - Evening Express https://t.co/3sRpe2iOXy
  • Good Law Project to challenge government antibody tests contract in court https://t.co/qMJJ56HnJE
  • The Pandemic Is Changing The Way UK Law Firms Use Legal Tech https://t.co/nEJLX4y4ZR 
  • It is damaging to rely on one model of disability | Law Gazette https://t.co/XjSofumCXN 
  • Law firm clients increasingly emphasising trusted relationships - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/85t2m9pRTa
  • WWF Australia creates legal fund to fight projects threatening forests after black summer bushfires https://t.co/WpmhIvH6hr 
  • Peers vote to grant veterans exemption from six-year claim longstop | Law Gazette https://t.co/sr1JcvPYPr ort schemes against legal challenges has seen a dramatic rise https://t.co/pnc9ht5SP7 
  • NI: QUB School of Law appoints US business ethics expert as honorary professor - Irish Legal News https://t.co/CaFocJ9F8G
  • UK to respond to EU legal action over Northern Ireland by mid-May https://t.co/WJsQliwk85 
  • Following the resignation of Nicola Gordon as chair of the Judicial Appointments Board Scotland, the board has appointed Deirdre Fulton as interim chairing member - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0waFzNrLLe 
  • Overseas investment curbs could hit legitimate business, Law Society warns | Law Gazette https://t.co/l0lJeFGYjn
  • New strategy aims to divert children and young adult offenders from criminal justice system - Irish Legal News https://t.co/lfuNAzp2gQ
  • Turnover in UK legal sector grows to £3.1bn - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xqIK1Uipx8 
  • Department for Education refuses to budge on JR disclosure | Law Gazette https://t.co/YRpoOvvJQt
  • Deals roundup - Irish Legal News https://t.co/8ipXKen0LL
  • Not proven: getting the arguments right - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ElQHVhEJvU
  • Dog-bite Britain: the problem with the pandemic puppy explosion - New rules on travelling between council areas and people meeting outdoors have come into force as lockdown restrictions continue to be eased https://t.co/OyirLhm9dB
  • New rules on travelling between council areas and people meeting outdoors have come into force as lockdown restrictions continue to be eased https://t.co/cTBwts84J3
  • US imposes sanctions on #Russia over cyber-attacks https://t.co/kyRk3mwFYS
  • Liberal-appointed tribunal members’ pay claims ‘fishy’, says Labor senator #Australia https://t.co/dC0e5f3x2J 
  • Do continued EU data flows to the United Kingdom offer hope for the United States? https://t.co/Cf3xiOUtIs 
  • The Legal Industry’s New Digital Frontier https://t.co/9LWLaKbZnW
  • Murder suspects bailed over shooting of Sheffield solicitor killed near Bramall Lane https://t.co/OX4vZVM8hY

Friday

16th April - Law News

Edition 3398: 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:
Thirty years ago, a royal commission delivered a blueprint to prevent Aboriginal deaths in custody. Since then, more than 450 Indigenous people have died in police or prison custody - five since the start of last month - and the proportion behind bars has doubled. Keenan Mundine is the co-founder at Deadly Connections Community and Justice Services


Focus of the Day Article:
Law firms still struggling on gender equality, according to US study. Yale Law Women survey highlights that only 20% of equity partners are women. Full story - The Global Legal Post
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • A group of public health advocates from around the world wants Facebook to scrap its plans to launch a version of Instagram for children https://t.co/mBwi0Scb15
  • Covid-status certificate scheme could be unlawful discrimination, says EHRC https://t.co/22tW9mnh0
  • SYLA: So you want to be an advocate? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/oFhCLxoJdL
  • Covid-19: NI pubs and cafes to open outdoors from 30 April https://t.co/T8yyXII2WV
  • Harvey Tyrrell death: Pub owner jailed over boy's electrocution death https://t.co/KOIfFgRXmD 
  • Inverness CT star allegedly racially abused in Championship clash as player's solicitor takes aim at 'cynical' SFA https://t.co/oS2KTGuAt9 
  • Top law firms team up to draft standard NDA | Law Gazette https://t.co/qk52IqQydn
  • NI: Judgment reserved on whether 'bad faith' Brexit legal challenge should be heard - Irish Legal News https://t.co/NdXdNWMdd
  • McGovern Reid Court Lawyers gains Living Wage accreditation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ohsUmvyjXL
  • Making the courts less expensive | Law Gazette https://t.co/HQA5lmPWX
  • Session Cases At 200: ‘Our predecessors speak to us across the years’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uWy35z2phl
  • Session Cases survey closes tomorrow – vote now! - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1u9MlOCI0o
  • Former Ryanair pilot’s judicial review petition challenging HMRC statutory loan charge refused - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Fx7LfgnHwO
  • George Floyd death: Ex-officer Chauvin will not take the stand #US https://t.co/V79UhBv9uu 
  • Supreme Court waiting times at 'historic low' after Covid year - Irish Legal News https://t.co/alWRxXx2g
  • Book your place at the Faculty’s free World IP Day Conference 2021 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QWPEdORKFF 
  • Self-harm declining in Irish prisons but up among women and people on remand - Irish Legal News https://t.co/7GIfTcVR1y
  • The ex-husband of an ITV Wales presenter has been jailed after a nine-year campaign of harassment and stalking during their marriage https://t.co/umpbxwr7C1
  • UK law lecturer John Stanton: How #Malta’s rule of law has been challenged by murder, corruption allegations https://t.co/65hFLRFSDr
  • First they came for Essex Court Chambers | Law Gazette https://t.co/psi3Fie60X
  • Truck driver Mohinder Singh jailed for at least 18 years for killing four police in Melbourne crash #Australia https://t.co/4ix3i2pUaR
  • Aberdeen students to represent Scotland at international competition - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AeFC6aMMv
  • Marks & Spencer has begun legal action over its Colin the Caterpillar cake - claiming rival Aldi's Cuthbert the Caterpillar infringes its trademark https://t.co/H5wZ07bq7
  • Man 'seen with axe' near Buckingham Palace charged https://t.co/7CNAn8V8xo
  • Authorities clamp down on hospitality in Windsor before Prince Philip’s funeral https://t.co/9neRlPNxId
  • When animal welfare officers received a report of an unusual animal lurking in a tree in the #Polish city of Krakow, they were not sure what to expect. "People aren't opening their windows because they're afraid", it was a croissant https://t.co/beZKYl8NW0
  • ‘How many more decades?’: Munby lambasts lawyers not complying with PDs | Law Gazette https://t.co/7NHVSdPveG
  • Firm to use AI to triage new clients and give initial advice - Legal Futures https://t.co/KXgRfRohIs
  • Touching tributes and flowers left at scene where young solicitor was fatally shot - Khuram Javed, aged 30, was fatally shot in an attack on Clough Road https://t.co/J81TnqUmuG
  • High Court: Doctor temporarily suspended after refusing to administer vaccines or refer patients for Covid testing - Irish Legal News https://t.co/w4yiXzxxHk
  • Profession has struggled with AML rules, says firm fined £10,000 - Legal Futures https://t.co/q1VTQjInu
  • #Uganada Judiciary unveils uniform to fight corruption in courts of law https://t.co/PmXhNt9HV
  • Restorative and criminal justice expert Professor Tim Chapman joins Strathclyde - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/B1n4PaHR8
  • Solicitor unfairly dismissed for refusing Covid variation to contract - Legal Futures https://t.co/OCCW7nC9m
  • ‘Marry your rapist’ laws in 20 countries still allow perpetrators to escape justice https://t.co/ccN1EVtOI5
  • Duncan Lewis bucks homeworking trend with City move | Law Gazette https://t.co/dEtHK49Xwu
  • 160 firms sign up to consumer app aiming to transform access to lawyers - Legal Futures https://t.co/P2K7NleWqO
  • Some lawyers were unmuted in remote court hearings without their knowledge on Monday due to a technical problem, the Courts Service has said - Irish Legal News https://t.co/3qt3E52JHW
  • Court tells Uber to reinstate five UK drivers sacked by automated process https://t.co/9hx4bB3OpQ
  • Permanent changes to Scotland’s bankruptcy laws following Covid-19 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9It8833TUP
  • One of #France's most high-profile political scientists and media figures, Olivier Duhamel, has admitted that he sexually abused his stepson decades ago https://t.co/AotGn7AVM
  • Priti Patel’s detention policies found to breach human rights rules - Court finds home secretary accountable for failures to ensure that deaths in immigration detention centres are investigated properly https://t.co/XQ86MDX8Q
  • Retired Police Officer Is Questioned on George Floyd’s Prior Arrest #US https://t.co/MDBNFfV56w
  • SRA’s £500k cap on comp fund payments runs into trouble | Law Gazette https://t.co/IC3fImGu5
  • Capitol Police Told to Hold Back on Riot Response on Jan. 6, Report Finds #US https://t.co/un9TOWDHmj
  • Gillespie Macandrew advises bookseller Topping & Company - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UIJ4SOeSZ
  • Justice Minister Helen McEntee meeting the family of George Nkencho, whose killing by gardaí in December prompted protests across the country - Irish Legal News https://t.co/o7TXDkPTU0 
  • Clubhouse Data Leak - 1.3M SQL Database Leaked Online https://t.co/nzRaybVM3w
  • NI: Unionist legal challenge to NI Protocol to be heard next month - Irish Legal News https://t.co/5sKVYGJNar
  • Bernie Madoff, a Wall Street financier disgraced after he admitted to one of the biggest frauds in US financial history, has died in prison at age 82 #US https://t.co/LKZQf4yz7H
  • Ryanair loses legal challenges to EU state aid for Scandi airlines https://t.co/mVnzXwj2ru
  • Legal services and staffing provider Lexitas acquires litigation support firm Alaris https://t.co/4LGswyG0fp
  • Barristers in crossfire of Beijing''s Uighur rage https://t.co/aR4FJZfTIv
  • Can fake heiress Anna Delvey move to the UK? https://t.co/Ga8jcBrs34
  • The challenges with data and AI in UK financial services https://t.co/U6hD8zVz2m 
  • Session Cases At 200: Age of innocence - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Z8VkIAUi6K 
  • Feminists must move past white-centered history https://t.co/ROuiOdzYyI

Thursday

15th April - Law News

Edition 3397: 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 former police officer who authorities say shot and killed a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb after a traffic stop has been charged with second-degree manslaughter, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter is charged in Sunday's shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, Washington County Attorney Pete Orput said. In Minnesota, second-degree manslaughter applies when authorities allege a person causes someone's death by "culpable negligence whereby the person creates an unreasonable risk, and consciously takes chances of causing death or great bodily harm to another." Someone convicted of this charge would face a sentence of up to 10 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $20,000.



Focus of the Day Article:
An autumn trial ‘blitz’ and more vaccinated magistrates on the bench are part of an 'ambitious' action plan to get the justice system back on track, the Gazette can reveal. The Judiciary and HM Courts & Tribunals Service set out details in a document entitled Magistrates’ Criminal Courts 5-Point Plan: Recovery Ambitions for Adult & Youth Courts. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Breastfeeding juror case prompts call for maternity exemption | Law Gazette https://t.co/UASeGszwR7
  • High Court: Decision to refuse school transport for autistic boy quashed due to inadequate reasoning - Irish Legal News https://t.co/HiYUrzRLTT 
  • 50:50 gender split in Freshfields promotion round | Law Gazette https://t.co/eTtAfvngzw
  • Court dismisses developers’ bid to double agreed costs budget | Law Gazette https://t.co/M9gAbfRj8s
  • Apple agrees to testify before #US Senate on app store antitrust concerns https://t.co/1TUHXWHcCk
  • Leading firm sees off loan negligence claim from ex-solicitor client | Law Gazette https://t.co/9HNaWLEBsc 
  • CMS announces five new partner promotions in Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PtGsUhyp0r 
  • Peers vote to halt plans to limit UK soldiers’ accountability for war crimes https://t.co/0TMWsJikD9
  • SQE gets green light for Covid safety | Law Gazette https://t.co/9X4OOdxSoA 
  • Lindsays has promoted Louise Norris and Rachel Holt to the respective roles of partner and associate - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2baX6WrRgt
  • David Welsh has joined Exchequer Chambers, having completed his pupillage under barrister Harry Hodgkin of Clerksroom - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1I3ffeDZ4m 
  • Daunte Wright shooting: Officer Kim Potter to be charged over killing #US https://t.co/ki98u7RAst
  • Government departments have been ordered to find out by the end of the week whether senior officials have rule-breaking second jobs https://t.co/sUJdARgezs 
  • #Denmark has ceased giving the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine amid concerns about rare cases of blood clots, the first European country to do so fully https://t.co/2ZRf0ROBvh
  • Former tanning salon employee who suffered hearing loss from faulty alarm awarded over £240,000 in damages - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/tVRZTWkdG2
  • ‘Not proven’ – the case in favour - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VooRZgJsTp 
  • Hydrogen sector gets new legal framework boost in #France https://t.co/4Tc9X2hiWO
  • NI: Crown Court trial over Nama scandal evidence to be heard without jury - Irish Legal News https://t.co/kCSz2RXdCf
  • #Norwegian Air wins latest legal ‘milestone’ for restructure https://t.co/LbXHkcyEOw
  • Nigel Boardman: from GQ list to chairing Greensill lobbying inquiry https://t.co/yGWXTAb5MF 
  • An interesting case on an employee’s refusal to wear a mask and his subsequent dismissal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mQ5xCAeqJj 
  • Solicitor struck off for “sophisticated” Land Registry fraud - Legal Futures https://t.co/jMyxCFa51C
  • Conveyancing giant enters the big leagues as acquisitions pay off - Legal Futures https://t.co/oHLSKY4RNq
  • A false narrative is being spread to try to harm #HongKong," said British barrister Grenville Cross - he said the global financial hub will see a rosy future after the improvement of the electoral system https://t.co/5RIcbuoXuV 
  • From pencil sharpeners to a $539m lawsuit: how big tech weaponised design patents https://t.co/Q43cIf95I0 
  • #Egypt seizes ship that blocked Suez Canal over $900m compensation claim https://t.co/bdwSA1686W
  • Judge President John Hlophe is a blight on the judiciary’ – DA responds to Hlophe verdict #SouthAfrica https://t.co/oApvfuMloF
  • Oldham gang of six men who stole more than £160,000 worth of items from supermarkets, by setting off alarms to distract security guards, have been jailed https://t.co/tdecQQBr1M
  • Belfast-based KRW LAW LLP has secured a second six-figure payout for Irish singer Dana after settling a libel case against the Sunday World - Irish Legal News https://t.co/2stR5HFbLf
  • Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster is suing TV presenter Dr Christian Jessen for defamation, saying he made an "attack" on her marriage https://t.co/5xj30VtECD 
  • SRA bid to cut Compensation Fund payout cap facing rejection - Legal Futures https://t.co/Ed8aXJzi4q
  • A retired judge who was at Fishmongers' Hall during the terror attack saw one of the victims lying at the foot of a staircase with a "chalk-white" face https://t.co/IGDbiw9PO2
  • Boris Johnson has voiced "concern" following the revelation that top civil servant Bill Crothers was employed by Greensill Capital while still working for the government https://t.co/IBGFYGHyBX
  • SRA backs new cyber-losses clause for indemnity policies - Legal Futures https://t.co/e0Dy8gZ5eo 
  • The Changing Dynamics of Cross-border Human Smuggling and Trafficking in the Mediterranean | Ferruccio Pastore and Nourhan Abdel Aziz https://t.co/B6fhWxFSWq 
  • UN human rights chief calls for war crimes bill to be revised - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/U85eMARFzx
  • Judiciary seeks SDT recruitment scrutineer | Law Gazette https://t.co/n36X7AqLMu
  • New personal injury guidelines providing for reduced payouts in most cases will come into effect next week - Irish Legal News https://t.co/Faj22ACqrq
  • Women representation in judiciary: Why quota will not work #India https://t.co/QvLvpvDeuw 
  • Chinese law skills still sought by City firms, says top university | Law Gazette https://t.co/ACpc79Cx2Z 
  • Alastair Shepherd recalls halcyon days of traineeship as 40 years in law come to a close - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/491SK51zkn 
  • Twitter asked to block malicious content against #Pakistan judiciary https://t.co/VZs9IsFD0F 
  • Pre-legislative scrutiny of online safety bill to begin today - Irish Legal News https://t.co/Stivki0eso
  • SRA wants new PII clause on cyber-crime - but premiums 'won't go up' | Law Gazette https://t.co/nkIL75pzPF 
  • Reporting on women’s safety: ‘We tell the stories that have been ignored’ https://t.co/MT7ZKDuTkf
  • Commissioner General of #Uganda Prisons service, Dr Johnson Byabashaija, has said the current congestion in prisons can only be blamed on the challenges facing the the criminal justice system https://t.co/klNV5NVyRx
  • Plan to ban political parties having social media managed abroad 'unworkable' - Irish Legal News https://t.co/SSKlHwf7Fh 
  • Session Cases At 200: Nominative case - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/tmXmcXXsow 
  • Paper on US-style public defender system almost complete - Irish Legal News https://t.co/G2yZCcCqnG 
  • Review into Douglas Council's handling of pay-dispute tribunal ruling https://t.co/dn1l119Tps 
  • Yazidi women fail in claim for compensation in #Australia for actions of Isis fighter Khaled Sharrouf https://t.co/t47fo4fx9N
  • EU Commission opposes UK’s application to join Lugano Convention - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pDMLFCK8Eo
  • With orders on Varanasi mosque, judiciary is paving the path to a majoritarian #India - court is allowing itself to facilitate the political project of this government https://t.co/Gjf4ZcBthw 
  • Anna Reilly: My experience as a (virtual) trainee secondee - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/sOCIONzArw 
  • Resumption of summary criminal business from 19 April - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SslU4MgjVA
  • Radiologist who secretly filmed women in toilets on mobile phone is struck off https://t.co/275CXXU4lp 
  • Sturgeon blasts decision to refer Holyrood bills to UK supreme court - Scottish first minister calls UK government decision ‘morally repugnant’ as bills were passed unanimously https://t.co/QZ9MUud0JY
  • Verifying the identity of a data subject - Irish Legal News https://t.co/2X79OhMQK9 
  • Late bid to scrap six-year limit in Overseas Operations Bill | Law Gazette https://t.co/xzohMFfbMy

Wednesday

14th April - Law News

Edition 3396: 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:
​Residents in South Baltimore are fighting to 'starve' their nearby Bresco incinerator due to health concerns over the amount of pollution it creates. Of the 72 remaining facilities in the US, the vast majority are located in predominantly low-income or minority communities, raising concerns about compounding pollutants in already overburdened neighbourhoods


Focus of the Day Article:
The latest research by PwC has confirmed the top three business priorities for law firms – to improve the use of technology, standardise and centralise process, and improve the service offering – haven’t changed over the last year. Full story - Legal Futures
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Around 1,200 people become citizens through temporary process - Irish Legal News https://t.co/yy45WEagI3
  • Tamara Ecclestone burglary: Italian man admits £26m celebrity raids https://t.co/6UPFicpPPK
  • Students on all university courses in England will return "no earlier than 17 May", the government has announced https://t.co/JGsZ95Neqb
  • Decision in sight for Lugano accession | Law Gazette https://t.co/2pU4WK37p
  • My Brother’s Keeper: a former Guantánamo detainee, his guard and their unlikely friendship https://t.co/ZmKRh7CVrQ
  • Children with disabilities being excluded from consultations on laws and policies - Irish Legal News https://t.co/OCZE72I33Z 
  • East London man who called himself the Masked Menace has been jailed for life for plotting a terror attack during the coronavirus pandemic. IS supporter Sahayb Abu bought an 18-inch sword, a knife, balaclavas and body armour online https://t.co/4rfZLFKwIy
  • Making the courts less expensive | Law Gazette https://t.co/HQA5lmPWXi 
  • Insolvency expert Yvonne Brady joins Morton Fraser - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hH01GyOeX3
  • ODS Solicitors opens doors in Cork city centre - Irish Legal News https://t.co/iyzUje16Nw
  • UK government refers Holyrood bills to Supreme Court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/G2AGPoP6KR 
  • Sheffield shooting victim named as local 30-year-old solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/oJAM9rhWyZ
  • High Court refuses extradition appeal by Bulgarian man wanted in Romania for driving without licence - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qeMErm5bUb
  • Supreme Court: Challenge to constitutionality of WRC rejected in landmark judgment - Irish Legal News https://t.co/oZHSANm0k
  • TikTok star Justine Paradise has accused YouTuber Jake Paul of sexually assaulting her at his home in Los Angeles in 2019 https://t.co/po5w0Kvnm
  • Trial 'blitz' and vaccinated magistrates to tackle court backlog | Law Gazette https://t.co/PJ2zwfe93K
  • It says the world's wealthiest 1% produce double the combined carbon emissions of the poorest 50%, according to the UN https://t.co/YhQrIHNSDL
  • #US health authorities are calling for a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, after reports of extremely rare blood clotting cases https://t.co/JCTiGvPefc
  • Irwin Mitchell considering £500m flotation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/JwvUf5yown
  • A man has been charged after West Bromwich Albion footballer Romaine Sawyers was racially abused online. Simon Silwood, 49, is accused of sending an offensive message to the footballer via social media in January https://t.co/gV9YiNFCrl
  • The Covid-19 restriction on travelling around Scotland is to be lifted from Friday, while people are to be allowed to meet up in larger groups outdoors https://t.co/I5epvEb6q8
  • IP lawyers face multi-million pound claim over “secret commissions” - Legal Futures https://t.co/spARtm5yl
  • Legal aid census call: lawyers urged to take part in data drive | Law Gazette https://t.co/oAI1Bn7SkO
  • Fine for solicitor who acted on both sides in “undue influence” house sale - Legal Futures https://t.co/rG3vkSqYui
  • Scottish Civil Justice Council April update - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rWghVVQN8z
  • Negligence claim against Irwin Mitchell thrown out after assignment - Legal Futures https://t.co/gfzmo50OM
  • Treorchy born Teresa Payne came late to the law after working in a pub and travel agency - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/XLVOsCLFr5
  • Taylor Wessing latest to open in Dublin | Law Gazette https://t.co/Tf4FlRrz9t
  • Government's LGBT advisory panel disbanded, members not sure if it had still been operational https://t.co/aDkb1lBi11
  • Covid: People 45 or over in England invited to book vaccine https://t.co/lDNvBE7Xi6
  • Law firm and top entrepreneur ramp up Thirdfort backing - Legal Futures https://t.co/nPGvJ7pDl
  • My legal life: Dr Johanne Cox, Shoosmiths, Partner in the London office, leading the international arbitration practice - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/rVYqwcNQC
  • Solidarity at the European Borders: International/EU Law Challenge(s) | Martino Reviglio https://t.co/K1Svyw8Hyx 
  • Spain: Reform of secrecy laws to cast light on civil war and Franco regime - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VivCNky9CS
  • 'No evidence' behind Whitehall's attack on JR lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/o2VHOQPoqs 
  • Urfan Dar raises vital funds for children’s hospital in Palestine - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5ufaLZpijg
  • Supreme Court delays swearing-in following Duke of Edinburgh's death | Law Gazette https://t.co/QH85KV3jjD
  • Deloitte: UK CFOs gear up for stronger recovery as business sentiment hits new high - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zDhaxexpTU 
  • NI: Consultation on statutory duty of candour opens - Irish Legal News https://t.co/fW6Hzg2H9W
  • How can you help to close the gender pension gap? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2vHC5jQUwC
  • Prison schools to reopen next week - Irish Legal News https://t.co/JOMVAnYj2U
  • UK accession to Lugano Convention imminent - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FiRuKn1qqH

Tuesday

13th April - Law News

Edition 3395: 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:
India reported a record daily increase of over 150,000 coronavirus cases - and more than 800 new deaths - on Sunday. Since the pandemic began, the country has confirmed more than 12 million cases and over 167,000 deaths. It has the third-highest number of Covid-19 infections in the world after the United States and Brazil.



Focus of the Day Article:
Following International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, Emma-Louise Fenelon spoke to Harriet Wistrich, founder of the Centre for Women’s Justice about the many ways in which the UK criminal justice system is failing women. Full story - UK Human Rights Blog
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Will Smith's slavery film Emancipation has pulled out of filming in Georgia over what the star has called the #US state's new "regressive voting laws" https://t.co/I5HGSCjeNu
  • The UK government is to challenge parts of two bills passed by the Scottish Parliament. MSPs unanimously approved the bills relating to children's rights and local government last month https://t.co/EEvrceMWH3
  • Covid vaccine: All over-50s and high risk groups offered first dose https://t.co/cF1F3nbrw1
  • Bombay High Court exempts Arnab Goswami from personal appearance before Alibaug Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/FOvESuuQao
  • Water companies illegally dumping sewage in England and Wales' rivers https://t.co/QwvDQJ9XrE 
  • The fatal shooting of a black man by a police officer in the #US city of Brooklyn Center was an accident, the local police chief has said https://t.co/ZpVaVECmPN
  • Session Cases At 200: The Nat Fraser appeal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/sXus1mv83s
  • Tony Lenehan: Abolishing Scotland’s ‘not proven’ verdict would erode trust in juries - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/eU0rKSZCpQ 
  • Man charged with exposing himself to children on social media loses appeal against competency of charges - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GpEJFUFkCy 
  • Vodafone puts emphasis on ESG in new eight-firm adviser panel | Legal Business https://t.co/nnQgW1jZj9
  • Queensland-based compensation firm Travis Schultz & Partners (TSP) has hired a passionate new senior solicitor, who brings more than 12 years of experience in plaintiff compensation law - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/A6VXOYkIj
  • Introduction to the Symposium on the Impact of Indigenous Peoples on International Law | American Journal of International Law https://t.co/DA4fyS3Cye
  • Accredited wills and estates specialist joins Keypoint - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/4BdcrcGl7N
  • Chanel, The RealReal Agree to Mediation in Escalating Counterfeiting, Antitrust Fight | The Fashion Law https://t.co/7lzavY5Go1
  • Elderly are forgotten by the law - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/r7ZJqQYc9
  • Baroness Shirley Williams dies aged 90 - a leading member of the 1970s Labour government and one of the first women cabinet ministers https://t.co/3Pq28gphJN
  • Law firms' cost focus will drive financial innovation in the sector - Legal Futures https://t.co/UTxgKu9tlZ
  • Fiona Scolding QC to lead Westminster School review https://t.co/5iQLUSWoI0
  • Criminal Populism and Solidarity in Recent Italy's Migration Policies: A EU Law Perspective | Martino Reviglio https://t.co/lSgDgXeT
  • What is CJIS Compliance? Here's What You Need to Know | Lawyer Herald https://t.co/MZCIziILP
  • Ince launches client onboarding solution for estate agents - Legal Futures https://t.co/WQEWRcKm8
  • How to manage up effectively - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/VFt8X4kayT 
  • A mother has been told she must attend court for jury service despite wanting to breastfeed her baby. Zoe Stacey, from Eastleigh, Hampshire, has been told her jury service in May at Winchester Crown Court can be deferred within a 12-month period https://t.co/U1ZlrYQXzP
  • Irwin Mitchell tipped for £500m stock market listing - again - Legal Futures https://t.co/Hc3G6mGUh
  • Britain is damaging its reputation by keeping Julian Assange in jail, says partner https://t.co/Zg4gQhKbB
  • How John Himmelstein Chose His Path As A Trial Lawyer | Lawyer Herald https://t.co/2qGRCmABN9
  • Solicitors who misused £1m raised from loan notes struck off - Legal Futures https://t.co/PCZyvDEzYD
  • Guilty parties remain free in ‘chilling’ Witness K prosecution - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/BpxstuO0DY
  • #French lawmakers have moved to ban short-haul internal flights where train alternatives exist, in a bid to reduce carbon emissions https://t.co/kIm4M95Zsy
  • St John’s Buildings’ Matrimonial Finance barristers have raised over £1300 for Mad Dogs Homeless Project, in addition to providing more than 100 meals for hungry children in the UK – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/YmRsfkb2Gm
  • NHS Covid-19 app update blocked for breaking Apple and Google's rules https://t.co/DfuT11MpkE
  • Tear gas has been fired and a curfew imposed amid angry protests after police fatally shot a black man in a traffic stop in the #US city of Brooklyn Center, just north of Minneapolis https://t.co/oevnBocVf6ift the spirit so much that natural wellbeing would build immunity :) Apr 12, 2021
  • Tens of thousands of Hindu worshippers have gathered, defying government guidance, to take a dip in the holy Ganges river as a deadly second Covid-19 wave continues to sweep #India https://t.co/1GuHnrSQMg
  • ‘Unconstitutional, indefensible’: Lawyers bash proposed changes to charity sector - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/s4Iu5z5eUY
  • Is a party that sells police stations to criminals so very tough on crime? https://t.co/pP5kkpDLgX 
  • Judges should take expert advice before accepting the government’s proposed remedy for the New Judicial Pension Scheme – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/4WcDBSLGqV
  • Biztech Lawyers expands into Melbourne - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/afYV1GwgQ
  • Skadden goes organic with three City promotions as investment intensifies | Legal Business https://t.co/xzy18cagr7
  • Freshfields narrows gender pay gap - Legal Cheek https://t.co/roK0sYki6r
  • UK law firms reward lawyers with COVID bonuses - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ZRolhzpdUY
  • The play that changed my mind on assisted dying https://t.co/3ggfoM2bX
  • First speakers announced for LegalEdCon 2021 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ceRA44sftw
  • Pub gardens, indoor gyms and hairdressers are among the businesses that can reopen in England on Monday https://t.co/npFeG5s8pP 
  • First female barrister to be commemorated with London blue plaque - Legal Cheek https://t.co/XIPFpO1Kvs
  • [Adoption under JJ Act] Child born out of live-in Relationship to be treated as child born to married couple | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/Y9l0kk4Go
  • Police have said they "deeply" regret the hurt caused when a Good Friday service was shut down for breaching Covid-19 restrictions. Met Police officers found some worshippers without masks and not socially distancing at Christ the King on Balham High Road https://t.co/hsf08qxJLH
  • BBC launches SQE apprenticeship for graduates - Legal Cheek https://t.co/IfIwmKemYZ
  • Courts not expert bodies to decide whether Bachelors Degree in Engineering is equivalent to Degree in Science: Karnataka High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/w6TbIMV5zw
  • David Cameron has said he should have contacted the government “through only the most formal of channels" when lobbying for a financial firm. The former prime minister has faced criticism for contacting ministers on behalf of Greensill Capital https://t.co/HCTcRBj2F9
  • 7 ways training contract hunters need to be thinking about legal research - Legal Cheek https://t.co/8DaFwJzBwY
  • What is the true value of a companion animal? - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/mhwgt3n0oq 
  • Downing Street rewrote ‘independent’ report on race, experts claim - Commissioners allege No 10 distorted their work on inequality, after conclusions played down institutional racism https://t.co/fSHhZJ0x8
  • Slaughter and May to launch legal operations grad scheme - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fuWCjgg14
  • The Viewpoint - New Rules for Digital Media Intermediaries: How far is too far? | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/s0XetzRq9f
  • 'Loot boxes': Blurring the lines between gaming and gambling? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/koxGT4E00m
  • A black #US army lieutenant has filed a lawsuit against two policemen who pointed their guns and pepper-sprayed him during a traffic stop https://t.co/2D0lKQ5Ttn
  • A man arrested on suspicion of the murder and indecent assault of Stuart Lubbock at the home of entertainer Michael Barrymore has been released under investigation by police https://t.co/nGQz0ceica 
  • Lawyers should think twice before appearing on reality TV - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/3Uin1SDaAI 
  • People are being asked to be respectful to shop workers as thousands of non-essential retail stores prepare to reopen across England and Wales https://t.co/890ECDu1h
  • The behaviour of some adults in contributing to the actions of young people during the recent street violence in Northern Ireland amounts to child abuse, NI's children's commissioner has said https://t.co/hY0Efy3GYK
  • US outfit Cadwalader latest to launch in Dublin - Legal Cheek https://t.co/rlioYMWQv7
  • Application for fresh inquest refused - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/T0bvGTZRz
  • Your guide to navigating a virtual training contract assessment - Legal Cheek https://t.co/zFCqcrCL93
  • Law Pod UK new episode: Courts tussle with Uber, Ola and the Gig Economy - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/LNSEczBkFL
  • Taylor Wessing to join host of firms in Dublin - Legal Cheek https://t.co/EMnBffzOCY
  • According to GC-turned-change agent Anna Lozynski, professional branding is fast becoming as important a business skill as tech proficiency, and as essential an educational piece as the Priestley 11 - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/X6ujsJvFEL
  • Walker Morris awards training contract to child of managing partner - Legal Cheek https://t.co/JBUuIRB38A
  • The Weekly Round-Up: New Police Powers and Domestic Abuse in the Family Courts - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/uTbR9xpov
  • 'Will firms consider me for a TC if I've had to retake LPC exams?' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Ijfwa2NCN
  • Judges to be dismissed under reformed sexual harassment legislation - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/jM9sDrw8ff
  • The countdown to Legal Cheek‘s new flexible working conference for lawyers has begun - Flexible working conference takes place on 22 April https://t.co/LIKfZOlSvk 
  • More than 80 people have been killed by #Myanmar security forces in a crackdown on a protest in the city of Bago, activists say https://t.co/6bzzN41CdU
  • #Israel says it will not co-operate with an investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) into war crimes in the occupied territories. In a letter to the court, Israel says the ICC is "acting without authority" in carrying out the probe https://t.co/FcIvxk8Gr4
  • Police bill makes provision for remote juries, MoJ reveals | Law Gazette https://t.co/kETClkqHDZ 
  • Giorgos Karaivaz, veteran crime journalist shot dead in #Greece https://t.co/eZrYz6PqOi