Friday

12th February - Law News

Edition 3335: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.   

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


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



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Thursday

11th February - Law News

 Edition 3334: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.   

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


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


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

Wednesday

10th February - Law News

 Edition 3333: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.   

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


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


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Tuesday

9th February - Law News

  Edition 3332: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.   

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


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

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

Monday

8th February - Law News

 Edition 3331: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.   

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


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Sunday

7th February - Law News

  Edition 3330: 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: Thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon to denounce a military coup and demanded the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The protest came six days after the military seized control of the government in Myanmar and arrested its civilian leaders.


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Saturday

6th February - Law News

 Edition 3329: 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: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor comments on the debate about celebrity tweets on farmer protests and says, "we also comment on internal affairs of other counties with the most recent example - MEA commenting on Myanmar coup". Mr Tharoor hit out at government's handling of the situation, calling its reaction embarrassing. He also spoke about Indian celebrities and their 'cut copy' reactions and ways in which India can change its global image.


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • LGBT+ History Month: Identity and authenticity | Law Gazette https://t.co/buZS79s8qj
  • Police watchdog launches investigation after arrest at shooting commemoration https://t.co/V3FvEAm9Vj
  • #Ugandan ex-child soldier guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity ://www.theguardian.com/law/2021/feb/04/uganda-ex-child-soldier-dominic-ongwen-guilty-of-war-crimes-against-humanity
  • Encrochat: Secret network messages can be used in court, judges rule https://t.co/3dBPihS5Ct
  • First4Lawyers to open law firm and keep RTA enquiries for itself | Law Gazette https://t.co/jcLeVhmTkQ
  • Lawyers miss out on £16.2k costs after ending CFA for no good reason | Law Gazette https://t.co/UAUH5tJ3oJ
  • Law Society launches Wales manifesto ahead of election | Law Gazette https://t.co/elyINuiYqm
  • More Nightingale courts expected by end of March | Law Gazette https://t.co/0Tj8MPXkXh
  • Lawyers ordered to pay almost £1m over trustee negligence | Law Gazette https://t.co/16RZVwWHqB
  • Former Cubism Law boss charged with misconduct by the SRA | Law Gazette https://t.co/5mc9JQfPdO
  • Government 'scraps extended operating hours' | Law Gazette https://t.co/IOnKk9K07a
  • Roma communities are some of the most marginalised in Europe. More than 10 million people live largely in poverty, often in overcrowded settlements https://t.co/LCSvSbZynd
  • #Denmark unveils world’s first Covid-19 ‘vaccine passport’ scheme - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yZm77DBMIK
  • Britons should not face extradition to the US for alleged crimes on UK soil - MPs claim to be appalled by our unjust and uneven extradition deal. But they still won’t change it https://t.co/vrEGCdD3mm
  • Growth in new property listings slows as selling prices increase year-on-year - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CltL2LvsiD
  • Key considerations for implementing new technology - Legal Futures https://t.co/VugjWb8N9Q
  • Parliamentarians hear call for quotas to boost profession's diversity - Legal Futures https://t.co/DW2FiexCpM
  • Prospect of negative interest rates and law firm dilemma moves closer - Legal Futures https://t.co/ir5ex4vYd8
  • SRA: New areas of practice and legalised cannabis present AML risks - Legal Futures https://t.co/wBlz1NqILV
  • Boris Johnson's senior adviser on ethnic minorities resigned complaining of "unbearable" tension within Downing Street - but then decided to stay on https://t.co/YjQvgOH6fC
  • Kilmarnock stabbings: Two women and a man die in three linked incidents https://t.co/YWfRziBjNw
  • Covid-19: Avoid 'setting dates' for lifting lockdown, scientist warns https://t.co/EDYIjMeZ6r
  • Foreign Office minister James Cleverly has defended the government's plan to quarantine travellers in hotels, which begins on 15 February - Arrivals from Covid variant hotspots will have to stay in a hotel for 10 nights https://t.co/nlkYfrZgHm
  • Shepherd and Wedderburn commits to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jD3HYufohk
  • New rules to allow Attorney General six months’ maternity leave on full pay - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7GwABHVP7J
  • Legislative proposals to address impact of Scotland’s concentration of land ownership - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9OsKoSFvoG
  • Shirley Phillips: Blended model of legal traineeships set to continue - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vA1ehbZDtZ
  • Amendments to strengthen UNCRC Bill lodged - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hoEjxGZJcF
  • Lord Glennie appointed judge of Dubai financial court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/i3x5SkQ3Zp
  • Traineeship numbers hit by pandemic - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SjK99xYBg8
  • NI: McKees opens 2021 trainee programme for applications - Irish Legal News https://t.co/uf6nEXDoLp
  • McKenna & Co Solicitors welcomes trainee - Irish Legal News https://t.co/rGqyPTyrBo
  • Gillian Keating: When language is loose and 'best efforts' is not good enough - Irish Legal News https://t.co/70eODiwNUx
  • Una McGurk SC rebuked by judge in case brought by Nigerian man who said he was bisexual - Irish Legal News https://t.co/JJp3YESPts