Sunday

9th May - Law News

Edition 3421: 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: Although Sheikh Jarrah makes up just a tiny part of Occupied East Jerusalem, the area is a major source of tension between Palestinians and Israelis. A recent order to evict Palestinian families has triggered days of violent protests. On Friday, more than 200 people were injured when security forces stormed the nearby Al Aqsa mosque compound to clear demonstrators. So why is the Sheikh Jarrah dispute so contentious?

 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Refugees and the #Armenian genocide: human rights this fortnight in pictures https://t.co/Xh4TLqbz3s 
  • Burgh Quay registration office to reopen on Monday - Irish Legal News https://t.co/ncE4FIAz2X
  • High Court: Judge declines jurisdiction in favour of Hong Kong in shipping dispute - Irish Legal News https://t.co/n84NTZxFb9 
  • #French President Emmanuel Macron has called on the US to drop its restrictions on the export of Covid-19 vaccines and ingredients https://t.co/mZ4ef2ugy4
  • Police investigating the death of community support officer Julia James have arrested a man in his 20s https://t.co/sWazp5H6LE 
  • European Commission appoints first religious freedom envoy in two years - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fOvH6jD2jH 
  • Singapore jostles with London for top arbitration spot | Law Gazette https://t.co/nQIAnN6TcQ 
  • Gary Lineker’s political tweets could help him avoid £4.9m tax bill - Presenter’s tweets on Brexit and Tories could form part of case that he is not a typical BBC or BT Sport employee https://t.co/aNudZkx0li 
  • Firm entitled to sack ‘car-window cash’ solicitor, CoA rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/mwkkLkZIt9 
  • England puts 12 destinations on Covid ‘green list’ for trips from 17 May https://t.co/HnPCNx91If 
  • Douglas J. Cusine, former sheriff and member of Quis, argues that responsibility for FAIs should be taken away from the Crown Office - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YYCf0T1Bj2 
  • SRA to create ‘independent’ team to assess enforcement quality | Law Gazette https://t.co/yOPZ97UeS3 
  • Limerick Solicitors Bar Association raises funds for worthy cause - Irish Legal News https://t.co/Pxemb8P59
  • 2020: a year of lockdowns, Zoom, social distancing and, according to EY’s recent research, a good amount of ‘litigation distancing’ in business disputes during the course of the pandemic | Law Gazette https://t.co/oG6cTKOq4s 
  • Chief Master Marsh retired as Chief Master of the High Court, Chancery Division on 1 May after a distinguished career | NLJ https://t.co/v36u4ad6kd
  • 'Ableist attitudes': BSB reviews bar exam fiasco | https://t.co/4se1dKnPla
  • #India’s judiciary and the rights of refugees https://t.co/iF3x7bFyuC
  • Kimberley Land Council appoints top barrister Tony Power for internal review of trust #Australia https://t.co/fhXsWuAVd3 
  • Ireland: Minimum alcohol pricing law to be brought into effect - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GJsBdFuwyu
  • Does a Barrister owe a duty to its instructing solicitor https://t.co/zymBmj1Q9e
  • William Fry announces two new partners - Irish Legal News https://t.co/C0qXNDvi59 
  • 'Very decent, good man': council pays tribute to property solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/GGCfRmHjsc
  • Up to 178 Palestinians and six officers injured in skirmishes at al-Aqsa mosque and around east Jerusalem. #Israeli police clash with protesters over Palestinian evictions from Jerusalem homes https://t.co/Sw9TR7cwBP
  • Lawyers with judicial aspirations should keep an eye out for the 2021/22 High Court Judicial Assistant Scheme | NLJ https://t.co/B1snOkRkr3
  • Lawyers have called for non-means tested legal aid to be made available to domestic abuse victims, as the Domestic Violence Bill passed its final parliamentary hurdle | NLJ https://t.co/dBigbkWcSt 
  • Burges Salmon is celebrating the continued growth and success of its Scottish practice, which launched in Edinburgh in May 2019 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/q64hJ314j0
  • HFW defies sanctions row with China expansion | Law Gazette https://t.co/b59TDLqeiv 
  • Ireland failing to identify victims of human trafficking at an early stage - Irish Legal News https://t.co/EB79KnKIze 
  • Criminal legal aid solicitors 'have suffered 50% pay cut' | Law Gazette https://t.co/EtonqD8zcg 
  • Two people have been arrested over a suspected £3.4m furlough scheme fraud. The man, 35, and woman, 36, from Bradford, were also interviewed in relation to a suspected multi-million-pound tax fraud, officials said https://t.co/KcMKxElKqk
  • A solicitor impacted by the effects of the drug Thalidomide who fraudulently claimed over €120,000 in social welfare payments will begin a jail term next week - Irish Legal News https://t.co/NZHSSfdM8h 
  • A documentary about a 10-year-old Aboriginal boy's experience in school, In My Blood It Runs, has reignited a debate about #Australia's failure to give indigenous children a good education and a fair start in life https://t.co/QCt5Sgq5KZ
  • The Post Office is contacting 540 former sub-postmasters/mistresses who may have been wrongfully convicted of theft and fraud. Dozens were convicted - with some imprisoned - after the Post Office installed the flawed Horizon system https://t.co/T2hB8o740M 
  • Some railway services across the UK have been cancelled after hairline cracks were found in high-speed trains. The issue was found in the Hitachi 800 series trains, which are used by Great Western Railway, London North Eastern Railways and Hull Trains https://t.co/Zg0uWXzSBF 
  • Creation of body examining public servants' working hours welcomed - Irish Legal News https://t.co/GW9vwAhupv
  • Ex-client sues firm over ‘ridiculous’ ground rent clause | Law Gazette https://t.co/xFbI3IHME1 
  • Solicitors’ new firm pledges to give all profits away | Law Gazette https://t.co/CKJ7RG6fIq 
  • Residents angry after fire at east London high-rise with Grenfell-style panels | London | The Guardian- Blaze tore through flats at New Providence Wharf in Tower Hamlets on Friday morning https://t.co/nk91fPp5Z
  • Court hears ‘obvious concerns’ about Slater and Gordon ATE commissions https://t.co/bk45GCEkW
  • Former soldiers to be protected from prosecution over Troubles killings - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/d1ZJSgsoa
  • NI: A&L Goodbody staff mark Deaf Awareness Week with sign language classes - Irish Legal News https://t.co/TBwiryjQhn 
  • Julia James killing: Kent police identify man they appealed to hear from https://t.co/rlatWtHhG3 
  • Tony Williams loses contract with US club over comments backing former NRL teammate Jarryd Hayne - Williams targeted Hayne’s victim on Instagram, questioning the woman’s truthfulness and the justice system https://t.co/vwtFpHcnjF
  • Manchester barrister leads national initiative to tackle abusive behaviour at Bar https://t.co/zINIf0ZLLM
  • Solicitor advised police officer to ‘review’ criticism of top cops after Hillsborough disaster https://t.co/ydn4UJaLgk
  • #Zimbabwe Opposition Accuses Government of Trying to Undermine Judiciary https://t.co/H7qJs46LjF
  • Gary Lineker targeted by HMRC over £4.9m tax bill https://t.co/hWGNBscsZn
  • Newcastle United take Premier League to competition tribunal over takeover collapse https://t.co/m5GvRMxo2V 
  • Europe's human rights court finds fault with #Polish tribunal https://t.co/m7iWGtQuKc 
  • South Carolina Lawmakers Vote to Add Firing Squad to Executions List #US https://t.co/P6QXlkAIvJ 
  • Police are now stopping random people on the streets. A group of secret informers has reappeared. The killings continue, but so does the resistance #Myanmar https://t.co/Yzi6AHwyso 
  • Health Advocate or Big Brother? #US Companies Weigh Requiring Vaccines https://t.co/omZik5YD0r
  • Lithium Mining Projects May Not Be Green Friendly https://t.co/DETl3KW3E4
  • England: Children likely to be pleading guilty when innocent, study argues - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LsDPEH8eRV

Saturday

8th May - Law News

Edition 3420: 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: "When Governments Don't Do Their Job, Courts Have To Step In": Senior Indian Congress leader Kapil Sibal speaks to NDTV about the current Covid crisis in India and says, "It is unfortunate that the government is caught napping, they never made any preparations for the second wave." Mr Sibal slammed the Centre's response to the oxygen shortage in the country adding that "It is important to ensure that there is enough oxygen for all Covid-19 patients in the country."

 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Minimum alcohol pricing law to be brought into effect - Irish Legal News https://t.co/yEBXRBiiXz 
  • A Liberal Party member (not LibDem) who confronted the SNP MSP Humza Yousaf at a Glasgow election count has been suspended. Derek Jackson and others, questioned Mr Yousaf about how women and children in Pakistan are treated https://t.co/pHyMBVobKd
  • This is what a lawyer looks like | Law Gazette https://t.co/X997gjJIAl 
  • Which countries are on the green list for foreign holidays? https://t.co/qhuyzO0d5a
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted emergency approval for the Covid vaccine made by Chinese state-owned company Sinopharm https://t.co/9HMBqiaPKj 
  • The United Nations human rights office has strongly criticised a police raid against suspected drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, amid allegations of abuse and extrajudicial executions #Brazil https://t.co/Y4xiJcq6vc
  • Judge criticises Priti Patel over policy for asylum seekers in pandemic https://t.co/AmbOQBFEkk 
  • Annual house prices in Aberdeen up in ‘encouraging’ news - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/82nOwhkTBX
  • John Bett, partner and head of dispute resolution and litigation at Lindsays, details why ignoring furlough mistakes could be costly for businesses - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NRkjanqBkK 
  • More City secretaries facing redundancy | Law Gazette https://t.co/aPdlGZB3Sx
  • Law Society survey finds qualified support for remote civil court hearings - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GLiGJSUyL
  • A fictionalised account of hidden battles during an ‘ordinary’ court day. By Rehna Azim https://t.co/LIFJE96Kvx
  • Starmer’s focus group approach has worn thin incredibly quickly – leaving Labour looking vacuous, corporate, and insincere. The party has steadfastly refused to outline any policy positions, made supportive noises about even the worst Tory mismanagement https://t.co/Wm2C0NPNKj 
  • #India's Covid pandemic: Girl, 5, separated from family by Australia restrictions https://t.co/yk3744TOTc 
  • The ailing father of a man whose body was found in Michael Barrymore's swimming pool 20 years ago said he believed "the truth will come out". Stuart Lubbock, 31, died after being found unconscious in the TV presenter's pool in Roydon https://t.co/kVu7VQ008v 
  • NI: Former Attorney General John Larkin QCto lead legal challenge against abortion regulations - Irish Legal News https://t.co/pPd00JSnMV 
  • Immigration lawyers attack Patel's reform proposals | Law Gazette https://t.co/hSVDaKdCaV 
  • Home Office unlawfully stopped family joining Windrush woman, court rules https://t.co/sydaXwyXE8 
  • US makes dramatic U-turn on IP waiver for Covid-19 vaccines - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RPLyekuiDQ
  • Dyfed-Powys Police: Domestic abuse among thousands of unrecorded crimes https://t.co/lT3ijqwqVW
  • Men who spat at police officers during pandemic have prison sentences reduced by High Court of Justiciary - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5Jh1CdzBLp
  • 'Extremely odd': Bar criticises logic of judicial review reforms | Law Gazette https://t.co/E1L1OI11Wf 
  • NI: Proposals to establish Victims of Crime Commissioner now out for consultation - Irish Legal News https://t.co/Dm5b5oR8U
  • Police investigating the murder of PCSO Julia James have released an image of a man they want to speak to https://t.co/xX5ufwM8qy
  • Holidaymakers in England are to find out which "green list" countries they can visit without quarantining on their return later this afternoon https://t.co/grhQFzRvwY
  • Under 40s to be offered alternative to AZ vaccine https://t.co/jw3OgKPZTD 
  • The BBC has said it is "shocked" to hear allegations by several women that actor Noel Clarke sexually harassed them on the set of Doctor Who. Mr Clarke played Mickey Smith in the BBC drama from 2005 to 2010 https://t.co/p2undUICLI
  • Christian Porter moves to strike out major sections of ABC’s defamation defence #Australia https://t.co/AxJCzw8dM0 
  • #Qatar orders arrest of finance minister amid probe - Attorney general orders arrest of Finance Minister Ali Shareef al-Emadi as part of an investigation, state media says https://t.co/riU8Pvbg3u 
  • Listed legal pioneer forecasts profits ‘significantly ahead’ of plan | Law Gazette https://t.co/m05sGccqu9
  • No full-time office return for UK’s biggest employers, BBC survey finds - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8UOkdGh6cx 
  • Anti-torture committee warns against impact of austerity measures on prisons - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OnMNnxQ7AU
  • Firm sued over ground rent that doubles every five years - Legal Futures https://t.co/zY2xsDsEc4 
  • Review of Bar exam chaos points finger at BSB and Pearson VUE - Legal Futures https://t.co/sEdm0ZjsAj
  • #Uganda and role of the international criminal court https://t.co/OHoVT4Vq6w
  • Rights groups slam #UAE official’s Interpol president candidacy - UAE interior ministry official Ahmed al-Raisi has been accused of the torture and ill-treatment of prisoners https://t.co/MBQtCga5FJ
  • Solicitors Regulation Authority eyes £2m budget boost - Legal Futures https://t.co/b4v4DScCOz 
  • BALKAN HUMAN CORRIDOR: Essays on the Refugee and Migrant Crisis from Scholars and Opinion Leaders in Southeast Europe | SOTIRIS SERBOS https://t.co/mnhLkl5E5j 
  • Public health experts have recommended one version of the Indian coronavirus variant be made a "variant of concern" in the UK. Public Health England (PHE) is tracking B.1.617.2 which appears to spread more quickly https://t.co/MAoGcWxCK3 
  • Trial date set for City firm 'torture' claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/5FtzJ9mkPI 
  • The single-use carrier bag charge will rise from 5p to 10p and be extended to all businesses in England from 21 May https://t.co/Tep8fn21YM 
  • Howard League Scotland makes urgent plea for donations - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XKV7ath42o
  • ICC sentences #Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army leader to 25 years - Former child soldier Dominic Ongwen committed crimes against humanity as commander in cult https://t.co/ucnoH0xgSa
  • £100m divorce award: judge rebuffs media pleas to publish judgment | Law Gazette https://t.co/xRPM867mv
  • NI: Former soldiers to be protected from prosecution over Troubles killings - Irish Legal News https://t.co/U9MD7wgzy0
  • Workplace Relations Commission may be unable to hear cases for months to come - Irish Legal News https://t.co/gQtE2mDaGM
  • Pressure mounts on #Australia to support Covid vaccine intellectual property waiver for developing nations https://t.co/RHfzlXLTO
  • Terra Firma’s 2021 Webinar Series: Planning Law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Ou8XC6iluC 
  • NI: Ombudsman finds RUC failed to investigate 1969 killings - Irish Legal News https://t.co/aGbyz2VRoP 
  • As #India's devastating Covid-19 crisis mounted last month, countries around the world began sending emergency medical supplies to help stem the surge, but the BJP government is failing to get to grips https://t.co/AaaJJFQLxB 
  • Pregnant women struggling to get Covid vaccine, Stella Creasy says https://t.co/8ib8ayIBYE 
  • ‘The word feminism is still a trigger’: #Russia's feminists in their own words https://t.co/yc2EWiBS9E

Friday

7th May - Law News

Edition 3419: 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: Police have arrested a truck driver over a serious crash in Melbourne's Southbank, where five pedestrians were hit. All were taken to hospital, with two in critical conditions.


  Focus of the Day Article:
Bar Council says there is “no evidence” for Lord Chancellor’s claim that courts are overreaching. Full story - The Barrister Mag
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • John Maillie re-elected location head for DAC Beachcroft in Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TWBuFreVfs 
  • Nicola Sturgeon was involved in a tense confrontation with a far-right candidate as she campaigned near a polling station in Glasgow. The SNP leader was praised on social media for how she handled an approach from a former deputy leader of Britain First https://t.co/qyn9fh5rL
  • Andy Knox appointed national legal services manager at Shelter Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CwB43UZg
  • TLT announces promotions in Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Bx7fBCR88
  • Lord Justice Treacy has been appointed to the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission (NIJAC) for a five-year term - Irish Legal News https://t.co/qMAfQXG6BH
  • War averted, UK ships prepare to leave Jersey after dispute over fishing rights https://t.co/3Ip601oXY
  • A witness has told a trial she feared ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson had died after a police officer repeatedly "stamped" on his head. The former Aston Villa star died in 2016 after a stand-off with police outside his father's home in Telford https://t.co/6JNAPZ051
  • A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a father of four who was stabbed to death while he was believed to be helping another man. James Gibbons, 34, was attacked at Iris Mews, Laindon, near Basildon in Essex https://t.co/S5CkZUBIZk
  • Childish Gambino is being sued for copyright infringement over his Grammy Award-winning rap song This Is America. Emelike Nwosuocha, a rapper who performs as Kidd Wes, claims the song copied his track Made In America, which was released two years earlier https://t.co/av1JzlKwoT 
  • #Germany has voiced opposition to a US-backed proposal to waive patents on Covid-19 vaccines, saying they were not hindering production of the jabs https://t.co/cCKmzt4f4
  • NI: New chairperson and four new members for Labour Relations Agency - Irish Legal News https://t.co/uAsnCNutJ
  • MHC: Businesses most concerned about staff as source of data breaches - Irish Legal News https://t.co/mmsLr0dzM
  • Lorna Hale, an associate at Drummond Miller LLP: Reflections on lockdown – A new mum’s perspective - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cQTRXJTHGH
  • Brian Moore named head of Dentons’ corporate law division - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xXN1biILa
  • Family lawyers have welcomed moves towards clearing the backlog of judicial separation and divorce cases in Dublin - Irish Legal News https://t.co/FZQTPlZybC 
  • FREE: Human rights and the environment – new online course for legal professionals - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WI3gbCfqOB
  • Retired civil servant who tripped on ramp outside Edinburgh supermarket wins over £11,000 in damages - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/taVSmHCyA
  • McCann FitzGerald names six new partners - Irish Legal News https://t.co/RVG8kqpQgx
  • Byron burger death: No damages payout for Owen Carey's family https://t.co/0Yz1ixogzL
  • Lisa Broderick re-elected as head of DAC Beachcroft in Ireland - Irish Legal News https://t.co/oei0W1rChK
  • Trial set for "most serious allegations" made against solicitors in civil courts - Legal Futures https://t.co/9w6gwb1wRL
  • CLT’s Employment Conference tackles return to work issues - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UEz96p4I29 
  • Mayra Zulfiqar shooting: London woman killed in #Pakistan had warned police in Lahore her life was in danger less than two weeks before her murder https://t.co/tSytqOwVD
  • EAT upholds ‘worker’ status for barrister tribunal chair - Legal Futures https://t.co/MwTqdh2voI 
  • Supreme Court: Admissibility of surveillance audio recordings upheld against convicted IRA members - Irish Legal News https://t.co/92KQsNfTbf
  • The NHS is revising the booking system for Covid-19 jabs in England after complaints that it could reveal individuals' vaccination status https://t.co/YusTPw0nA5
  • Linklaters to elect its first female leader | Law Gazette https://t.co/0QJbVsMa7
  • Latest deal for law firm consolidator as M&A rumbles on - Legal Futures https://t.co/LjWxMJaBA
  • Armagh solicitor Kieran J. Morgan has passed away, less than two years after his retirement from private practice - Irish Legal News https://t.co/D29jTFxD
  • Relatives of a woman caught up in the Windrush scandal can apply for permission to live in Britain without paying thousands of pounds in fees, the High Court has ruled https://t.co/XzJHHrVkYY
  • How is your internal weather today? - Legal Futures https://t.co/Ua0SVFYRJ3
  • Sir Frederick Barclay ordered to pay estranged wife £100m. Daily Telegraph owner criticised by high court judge for ‘reprehensible’ behaviour during divorce battle https://t.co/GgP90RwGAY 
  • Supreme Court Requests View of Solicitor General in American Axle v. Neapco | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP #US https://t.co/8Rl9cPKUEQ
  • NI: Consultation opens on funding mediation through legal aid in non-family civil cases - Irish Legal News https://t.co/U6O6Ilc4dH
  • Law firm gunnercooke launches in Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XEHH11XZyz 
  • NI: Solicitor Dr Muiris Ó Céidigh appointed to Mutual Energy - Irish Legal News https://t.co/qnzKvPhA
  • 'Insane delusions': bitter wills dispute adjourned by court | Law Gazette https://t.co/7wxBkOeEfz 
  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to amend the U.K.’s treason laws to prosecute citizens who travel abroad to join terrorist groups such as Daes https://t.co/51sPvfJo
  • #Australian man launches legal challenge to India travel ban, as number of vulnerable citizens rises https://t.co/Hi7fJME
  • Bill Gates hires Warren Buffett adviser’s legal team in ‘no pre-nup’ divorce from wife Melinda https://t.co/CaFuywLHjP 
  • Former Lord Advocate Dame Elish Angiolini has been appointed as the new chair of Reprieve’s board of trustees - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xIjXfbaOlM
  • Lawyer Puwayi Chiutsi is facing de-registration on the recommendation of the Law Society of #Zimbabwe after a disciplinary tribunal found he abused trust funds amounting to US$70 000 and sold an immovable property under judicial attachment https://t.co/aNBOo00JLw
  • Thousands battle against homes plan on Derby's green belt - Residents opposing the scheme have fundraised to hire legal services to help fight their cause https://t.co/cDJnI7Wthy
  • Scandinavia reviews our legal market | Law Gazette https://t.co/hcRziNkHvZ
  • More trafficking victims facing forcible removal from UK under rule change. Rights groups warn many more survivors face being locked up after MPs back Home Office change https://t.co/pDRnU2wtXS 
  • Firms rebound after market shrinks by 4% | Law Gazette https://t.co/opzLRW3TtH
  • Moir and Sweeney Litigation to represent CRER in Sheku Bayoh Inquiry - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Baa2Iv2h3A
  • Court to hear challenge to UK’s Down syndrome abortion law in July https://t.co/M1Hx6uQctR 
  • City firm loses cyber-snooping appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/QQi56qOXA7
  • International network buys stake in second UK law firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/mFXQSiYUQe 
  • Alan Rusbridger is a member of Facebook’s oversight board. He reveals the inside story of how the board reached the Facebook-Trump verdict https://t.co/bFVJvpkIJM
  • Courts attrition crisis as £17,000-a-year ushers shun service | Law Gazette https://t.co/rr0aEX3u3
  • UN raises serious human rights concerns over #Australia’s India travel ban https://t.co/xqzsQjEOqN
  • Former Irwin Mitchell duo fly solo | Law Gazette https://t.co/38qMFjJjD
  • Julie Harris of Allan McDougall Solicitors explains the details of a liability case in the All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zysfGlNQOz
  • Hundreds of Windrush victi ms waiting over a year for compensation | Law Gazette https://t.co/OOQhmfMQ2
  • Human rights to gain place in #Japan's corporate governance code https://t.co/3pKE1s63E
  • European Commission deals blow to UK's Lugano hopes | Law Gazette https://t.co/yp1wsG6Wqg 
  • The #US has thrown its support behind an initiative at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to waive intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines https://t.co/z22M3aVkVS
  • Human rights panel to weigh transboundary mining concerns in Alaska, #US https://t.co/4WFNkO8WBw 
  • #Pakistan police search for two men suspected of killing UK law graduate. Mayra Zulfiquar, 24, from London, found dead in rented flat in Lahore https://t.co/wbKL8JtXUd

 

Thursday

6th May - Law News

Edition 3418: 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:
This story, split between Guatemala and Florida, offers a firsthand look at the continuing trauma of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” separation policy.


  Focus of the Day Article:
UK solicitors based in Paris can continue advising on English and international law in the wake of Brexit, the French authorities have confirmed. After several months of negotiation, the National Council of French Bar Associations (Conseil National des Barreaux) and the French government have concluded that the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement – ratified by members of the European Parliament last week – enables UK lawyers to register as 'foreign legal consultants'. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Kim Kardashian, reality TV star named in US court papers over relic bought in her name and sought by #Italian authorities https://t.co/XqzUt7d11e
  • Four bars warn against widespread use of remote hearings after Covid - Irish Legal News https://t.co/IyBN4LGly
  • Session Cases At 200: Lord Ericht reflects on the significance of the cases that topped the Session Cases poll - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bb8zpg8ScJ
  • Former Arsenal and #Germany keeper Jens Lehmann has been sacked from his role on Hertha Berlin's board after sending a Whatsapp message to pundit Dennis Aogo calling him a "quota black guy" https://t.co/34blV3iCLr
  • Manchester City and England forward Raheem Sterling has received racist abuse on social media. It comes two days after English football's four-day boycott of social media, in response to ongoing online abuse, came to an end https://t.co/6nyfvucCpJ
  • Environmental campaigners suspect a #Liechtenstein prince shot dead probably the biggest bear alive in the EU on a hunting expedition in Romania in March. They say Prince Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein had been granted a permit to shoot a female bear https://t.co/L0bFNFKI2H
  • UK travellers returning from "red list" countries are flying home via Turkey to avoid hefty hotel quarantine fees. Passengers are breaking their journey in Istanbul, and staying in hotels there for a fraction of the cost they would have to pay in Britain https://t.co/WC4BImvvEl 
  • Stephen O’Rourke QC: The importance of the Advocates Library - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rPo4oJTpn
  • Donoghue v Stevenson has been voted the top Session Case in a poll by the Scottish Council of Law Reporting to mark the bicentenary of the UK’s oldest law reports - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PJ2SssUU7E
  • Anti-money laundering and white collar crime bills clear Oireachtas - Irish Legal News https://t.co/ilkOG9gNIk
  • Publishing company defrauded of over £193,000 fail to appeal decision that ex-employee was not liable for damages - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZdPVci0fgS
  • Peloton, which had ramped up his advertising campaign over lockdown, has recalled treadmills in the US and UK over a series of safety issues following investigations by a US watchdog https://t.co/kJeByPRwf8
  • Dalian Atkinson: Two police officers "colluded" in their account of what happened after the death of the former Aston Villa footballer, a court has heard https://t.co/IEsBtD0Lnq
  • Donald Trump's ban from Facebook and Instagram has been upheld by Facebook's Oversight Board. But it criticised the permanent nature of the ban as beyond the scope of Facebook's normal penalties https://t.co/2tdIEyDAd
  • Northern Ireland: Working group to consider how to reduce number of non-jury trials - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UuXbNPsMHg
  • #Australian government urged to press Saudis to reveal whereabouts of extradited citizen https://t.co/PMnn8Vcjih
  • My legal life: Mark Blois, Browne Jacobson - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/8nxxutE3T9
  • Barristers and retired judge back new online commercial arbitration service - Irish Legal News https://t.co/WPlkoc7gDL
  • Male employee’s shared parental leave not comparable to female adoption leave - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Y9iEjP4GbX 
  • How will we persuade the politicians of the future to fund the justice system properly? Start teaching law to schoolchildren, new Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce tells us https://t.co/YLfSzlfS2J
  • Investors back start-up that turns collaborating lawyers into virtual firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/jANlUAFj2p
  • France allows UK lawyers to keep practising post-Brexit | Law Gazette https://t.co/H6SJ8wCB1E 
  • Entrepreneur with “strong views on breastfeeding” unfairly dismissed lawyer - Legal Futures https://t.co/oRaEdI4S24
  • Quarter of Scottish businesses expect to reduce office footprint - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YbDY7nnIrU
  • A Catalan separatist leader, Jordi Cuixart, is serving a nine-year prison sentence for supporting a failed independence bid in his #Spanish region. His supporters say he should not be in prison at all https://t.co/4Afitmr8l4
  • Global network targets London with second UK law firm acquisition - Legal Futures https://t.co/7Kk58YIOWE
  • 'Markedly inferior': Bar councils warn against virtual justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/TUtr1wgwt4
  • Nearly 40 UK food businesses have threatened to stop sourcing products from Brazil over proposed land reforms https://t.co/oJ8YDwuY8s
  • High Court: Refusal of protection for applicants claiming political violence quashed due to being 'marred by unreasonableness' - Irish Legal News https://t.co/brN5WCJMR2
  • Immigration and civil litigation hit hardest by Covid-19 - Legal Futures https://t.co/a3CB808Ex1 
  • Woman loses nearly £113k in dating site romance fraud https://t.co/8CbEhfuqB
  • Several employees of a pharmaceutical company have been arrested in #Indonesia for allegedly washing and reselling used Covid nasal swab test kits https://t.co/F5HEUbwP
  • Right to work – right to change policy now? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Mb6O2mdOxS
  • Pressure Mounts to Lift Patent Protections on Coronavirus Vaccines #US https://t.co/RSsS2Htabs
  • Home support providers to be required to hold a license - Irish Legal News https://t.co/1QMkltqLdh
  • Listed firm adds 138 fee earners with £11.5m acquisition | Law Gazette https://t.co/CPTv8UTC69 
  • New drive to liberalise India’s legal market | Law Gazette https://t.co/PcYVGv7R4
  • Lawyer of the Month: Janys Scott QC - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mmjjApUIzi
  • Joe O'Malley takes up leadership of Hayes Solicitors - Irish Legal News https://t.co/y2U6iaigyC 
  • European Commission deals blow to UK's Lugano hopes | Law Gazette https://t.co/yp1wsFPlyI 
  • The rights of care home residents to have visits from loved ones must be "underpinned" by law, according to a new report by cross-party MPs https://t.co/HpPuvtElbH
  • Former #Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill was abducted and released in a kidnapping in Sydney last month. Four people have been arrested in connection https://t.co/vI0RiNfYxG
  • Community Law & Mediation to launch employment and equality guides - Irish Legal News https://t.co/kZ6g3lCHAw
  • He was convicted of murder 20 years ago – but could new evidence give an alibi for Omar? Despite being convicted and jailed almost 20 years ago, Omar Benguit has always said he's not guilty of murder. Could new evidence provide him with an alibi? https://t.co/DBgiBbnLPU
  • George Floyd killer Derek Chauvin asks for new trial #US https://t.co/WtXoIGxNh
  • Gary Baines made partner at MacRoberts - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ctAeoALwAk
  • Child marriage ‘thriving in UK’ due to legal loophole, warn rights groups https://t.co/hcgPWZd0dv
  • NI: Shoosmiths launches traineeship programme in Northern Ireland - Irish Legal News https://t.co/Xm6W8Bmum
  • #Kenya's police watchdog has begun an investigation into reports that a baby died after officers on curfew duty refused to let a taxi go to hospital https://t.co/iTBJazODKO

Wednesday

5th May - Law News

Edition 3417: 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:
Republican pollster Frank Luntz discusses how to convince skeptical Trump voters to get vaccinated.
 


  Focus of the Day Article:
Immigration and civil litigation were the two areas of legal practice hit hardest by the pandemic last year, with private client and family law “insulated” from the impact, new research has found. Demand for immigration work declined by 47%, while criminal litigation held up much better than civil – with demand falling by 7% compared to 35% for civil. Full story - Legal Futures
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Plea in Sikkim High Court seeks ED probe, audit into conduct of lotteries in Sikkim | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/NerqOp22Hb 
  • Three Colorado Officers Resign After Arrest of Woman With Dementia #US https://t.co/Fi00OPapiq
  • #Mexican authorities have promised a full investigation into the collapse of a metro overpass in Mexico City, as questions mount over the line's safety https://t.co/NDkfaCvYed 
  • Bar Council reaction to court sitting days boost – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/a6paURR6lU 
  • Post Office Horizon scandal - Where weren’t the lawyers? | Law Gazette https://t.co/NNl3vb6BbH
  • The French government has voiced anger over what it calls new UK fishing rules in the Channel and warns it could cut electricity to Jersey in response https://t.co/uoCJTZY8r5
  • A man has been charged over a protest against Manchester United's owners, which took place outside a hotel where the team's players were staying https://t.co/AsfLMv63Ie
  • Charities including Barnardo's claim Under-18 marriages contribute to sexual violence and domestic abuse, and want to ban under-18s marrying in England and Wales https://t.co/6p7xTHF2r
  • Secret #Australian prosecution ‘unprecedented’ and must never happen again, watchdog told https://t.co/5e59G1gba
  • Nine-partner boost for Brodies - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TSmAdlTjTo
  • Bar Council ‘disappointed’ at lack of action on legal help for domestic abuse cases – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/o9t5LCpXYc 
  • Four bars warn against widespread use of remote hearings after Covid - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/T1iVC48uaj 
  • Bar Council backs Charter for Black Talent – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/DE0C0Bspg1 
  • Independence campaigner loses appeal on Scottish Parliament’s competence to independently legislate for indyref2 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wLAEXnm7Di 
  • As Body Cameras Become Commonplace, a Debate Over When to Release the Footage #US https://t.co/Ss4M2eYk3T
  • A farmer in #Belgium has caused a stir after inadvertently redrawing the country's border with France. A local history enthusiast was walking in the forest when he noticed the stone marking the boundary between the two countries had moved 2.29m (7.5ft) https://t.co/vWcy1qr0Fa
  • A police officer Tasered an ex-footballer for six times longer than is standard before kicking him twice in the head, a jury has heard. PC Benjamin Monk is charged with the murder of Dalian Atkinson during an altercation in Shropshire in 2016 https://t.co/ZxWpwbNadj 
  • Actor Adam Deacon says he was the accused director Noel Clarke's 'victim' - Deacon claimed to have been Clarke's "victim" for 15 years and said his mental health had suffered as a result https://t.co/4q9PPfHatd 
  • Two former paratroopers accused of the murder of an Official IRA man in 1972 have been formally acquitted after their trial collapsed. Joe McCann, 24, was shot in disputed circumstances in Joy Street in the Markets area of Belfast in April 1972 https://t.co/lEkRbL7Ojh 
  • Retired solicitors bond amid SIF closure fears | Law Gazette https://t.co/O3tpGPDcRX 
  • S&G lawyer wins unfair dismissal claim - but no damages - Legal Futures https://t.co/S0JILko95J 
  • UK likely to give green light for travel to fewer than 10 EU countries https://t.co/XQWYuLrLHk 
  • Knights enters Sheffield in deal number 13 for listed consolidator - Legal Futures https://t.co/JcQgUmn0Cf
  • Bar Council: Reform of Mental Health Act is chance to enshrine equality – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/qZsftzQMkJ
  • Barrister fined for submitting misleading witness statement - Legal Futures https://t.co/FmJqkKO5i2
  • Schillings dives into ‘deep web’ with US tech startup | Law Gazette https://t.co/vW1qkIM4tF 
  • Concerns mount over use of review websites to judge quality of lawyers - Legal Futures https://t.co/gsAsO6qcDy 
  • Prosecutors will consider whether to charge a man arrested on suspicion of murdering a guest at entertainer Michael Barrymore's home in 2001. Stuart Lubbock, 31, died in hospital after being found unconscious in the TV presenter's pool https://t.co/kHH0bnyJOK
  • Plea filed in Delhi High Court to stop all IPL matches, use Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium as COVID care centres | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/3fDFZlLhzS
  • EAC Constitutional Experts Interface with Judiciary Chiefs #Uganda https://t.co/Yg1GBR884l 
  • Gender recognition certificate fee cut from £140 to £5 https://t.co/z8y3tsb7Xd
  • Leading chambers back on board with leading software – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/YKTGHYA1J1
  • That is a loophole the government is apparently planning to fill. A bill to be announced next week will make it easier for the UK to expel undeclared ‘illegals | Law Gazette https://t.co/c4jGNAZ1pq
  • News of death not negative: Delhi High Court dismisses PIL to regulate "negativity" due to COVID-19 reporting | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/OthJrtn4WN
  • Pub and restaurant bosses lose legal fight over England Covid closures - High court judge dismisses attempt to bring forward indoor reopenings https://t.co/vJpm9YXCYQ
  • The judiciary is not the UK government’s enemy https://t.co/UpL38VRYSA
  • Disaster Management Act, Epidemic Diseases Act cannot be used to regulate economic aspects of private contracts: Supreme Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/px2ck27egO
  • Business and Property Courts in Liverpool gear up for growth – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/cyPE21wKmt
  • Office of Judiciary calls for legal action against Redem protesters #THailand https://t.co/fbvRPegpuH
  • How a Miami School Became a Beacon for Anti-Vaxxers #US https://t.co/oZSXn9kqBt 
  • Armagh man who made false report of being stabbed by wife fined £200 for wasting police time – Defence told court that last week his client was handed a suspended sentence for offences including assault on police https://t.co/N6TSwQy5uS
  • Barrister dug up ‘bottles’ in his garden to find they were live WW2 grenades https://t.co/wue56bRQmE 
  • Young woman spat in police officer's face after they tried to check on her wellbeing https://t.co/0YkEAIqfmV
  • Nicola Gillett, an employee at Warwick solicitors celebrates 45 years at firm - and looks back at how things have changed over the years https://t.co/RlrzC82LkZ 
  • TurgenSec finds 345,000 files from #Filipino solicitor-general's office were breached https://t.co/jVX2Gxsxtv