Wednesday

2nd June - Law News

Edition 3445: 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 White House ethics lawyer Richard Painter spoke to CNN's Ana Cabrera about former President Trump's one-time national security adviser Michael Flynn appearing to endorse a Myanmar-style coup in the United States


 Focus of the Day Article:
Age discrimination complaints to employment tribunals in Great Britain have increased in volume by nearly three-quarters in the last year, according to new analysis. Ministry of Justice figures show there were 3,668 age discrimination complaints lodged in Great Britain in 2020, up by 74 per cent from from 2,112 in 2019. Full story - Scottish Legal News
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Geradin Partners hires former Competition and Markets Authority director to lead new UK office - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/TjdM8w76Ih
  • #China's decision to allow couples to have up to three children continued to dominate discussion online as people debated if it had come too late https://t.co/xvCfEOUyZN
  • Scotland is at the beginning of a third wave of Covid, according to the country's national clinical director. Prof Jason Leitch said more cases were inevitable as society gradually opens up after lockdown https://t.co/NBo7fhY8AR
  • Glasgow lockdown restrictions are 'unfair and unlawful', claims former MSP and legal academic https://t.co/znT6iKmW1M
  • Study reveals worrying biases of forensics experts - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vsGkbKvu7U
  • Rafi Mottahedeh: 'Part of the joy for me is explaining byzantine tax laws in a way that makes sense to our business teams' - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/QWZrlzF5GX
  • Age discrimination claims up 74 per cent in past year - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XbEICyip6h 
  • TotalEnergies hindered by legal framework on more #Myanmar action https://t.co/q855vCJg8s 
  • Amigo, which lends money to those with a poor credit history, has said it faces insolvency without a new plan to cap payouts for mis-sold loans https://t.co/eqDrRc9Iu
  • Clifford Chance pulls out of Seoul after strategic review - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/8FIz50ZgN
  • Sarah Everard died from compression of the neck. PC Wayne Couzens, 48, has been charged with Ms Everard's murder and kidnap https://t.co/YnbMM4oIJ
  • Sheriff Appeal Court allows appeal of residence order after three sheriffs fail to obtain 11-year-old’s views - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1WrXNNouI1
  • Slater & Gordon launches "revolutionary" digital legal services offering - Legal Futures https://t.co/fOP13o1y8
  • Drivers will not be charged for entering Birmingham's new Clean Air Zone for the first two weeks, the city council has announced https://t.co/m1fshVv3V6
  • Sicilian Mafia boss Giovanni Brusca, whose grisly crimes include having a child's body dissolved in acid, has been released from prison #Italy https://t.co/2vjpSgiUCb
  • Whitehead Presbyterian Minister to leave over same-sex couples rule https://t.co/2N6RJa9Xph 
  • Intellectual Property Office Launches Call For Views In Relation To The Implementation Of The Beijing Treaty On Audiovisual Performances https://t.co/V9P6TRt0X1
  • Scotland's lockdown easing paused for millions as rules are relaxed in Glasgow https://t.co/Sccepf4m8D 
  • Terrorists are apparently hiding where they can’t be moderated: The rise of the DWeb – the decentralised web – will make it harder to stop terrorists online https://t.co/i7TWMkVrAC 
  • ‘For My People’: A Transgender Woman Pursues an Olympic Dream #US https://t.co/MuMtP60BdZ
  • "An end to greedy opportunism" - whiplash reforms finally go live - Legal Futures https://t.co/YdftoQqZ19
  • As Harvard Case Looms at Supreme Court, Study Tests Value of Diversity #US https://t.co/Ah4zXMdddS
  • UK faces legal challenge to detail policy on lethal drone strikes https://t.co/8xXG1bHDnk 
  • Digital forensics experts prone to bias, study shows https://t.co/uo2yBzRP6m
  • UK PM Boris Johnson baptised Catholic and cannot defect from Church, says canon law https://t.co/yIep7oSJIT 
  • Retired FBI Agent Is Accused of Swindling Woman Out of $800,000 #US https://t.co/sR8Wodq88L 
  • Ban for law firm consultant jailed after secret mobile calls to prisoner - Legal Futures https://t.co/Pxq7X0X4BI 
  • Norton Rose Fulbright launches solicitor apprenticeship scheme in London - Legal Cheek https://t.co/dQOJKb4LUM
  • Two deaths in English prisons make me wonder how civilised we are in 2021 https://t.co/mUciMF0XLD 
  • A dedicated terminal for passengers arriving in the UK from countries with a high risk of Covid has opened at Heathrow Airport. Travellers arriving on direct flights from red list nations will now transit through Terminal Three https://t.co/dtnz6AIz9b
  • Ashurst hires former HFW Perth managing partner to bolster Australian disputes team - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/S3YE7e642o
  • How a Police Chief in Wyoming’s Ranchlands Lost Her War on Drugs #US https://t.co/e7gKJc0SSS
  • After Dramatic Walkout, a New Fight Looms Over Voting Rights in Texas #US https://t.co/Z4xSmS1aRT
  • Barrister who practised while suspended over drugs avoids disbarment - Legal Futures https://t.co/GevQGJIJeT
  • Upfront property information one way to improve conveyancing process https://t.co/LEtGODwM3S
  • Kim Kardashian reveals she did not pass first year law exam - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Js5ioi2akY
  • Insults caught on secret tape recordings: ‘The DUP should all be hospitalised’, says council solicitor https://t.co/J6Zdc58Ly
  • Caravan owners face eviction from their homes after following lockdown restrictions https://t.co/88gsrADMEe 
  • UK vaccine passport plans to be scrapped https://t.co/p74FTgqRFS 
  • Police are hunting up to seven people after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death in north Birmingham. West Midlands Police said they understand the teenager was attacked in College Road, Kingstanding https://t.co/3mEfzORwNN 
  • Supreme Court launches paid internship for underrepresented aspiring barristers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/2QRurtpuqo
  • Britons face one-month deadline to retain rights in four EU countries https://t.co/8ee2qDZziB
  • The majority of Prevent investigations due to concerns about far-right activity, figures reveal - at least 16 members of UK military referred to anti-extremism scheme https://t.co/ZGfSTi1qZQ

Tuesday

1st June - Law News

Edition 3444: 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 head of the CIA has told the BBC that there's an urgent need for tighter controls of biological laboratories around the world, to prevent another pandemic, similar to Covid-19..General David Petraeus, says world leaders need to address the issue, at next month's G7 summit in Cornwall.
 

 Focus of the Day Article:
The Weekly Round-up: Criminal justice scandals and ‘prison-like’ hotels for victims of modern slavery Full story - UK Human Rights Blog
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Aspiring solicitor slams firm's 'absolutely ridiculous' 30 second online job test - Legal Cheek https://t.co/0tFdHYnjTG 
  • Lawyer's assistant robbed of car for not defending jailed gangster Rajiv Raja #India https://t.co/Ncr7Lnvy2p 
  • Lawyers for alleged Capitol rioters to blame election misinformation, conspiracy theories #US https://t.co/JohSnLr1jZ
  • Take a Covid-19 test before coming into the office, Skadden tells unvaccinated London lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/TsRaqHpoAc
  • How mentors and mentoring for young lawyers have changed post-COVID | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/DI56PqqGMw
  • "Saw news report of dead body being thrown into river; don't know if sedition case has been filed against news channel yet:" #India Supreme Court | Bar & Bench https://t.co/2GvdMKtbZe 
  • 26 Met Police Officers and Staff Arrested for Sexual Offences in Recent Years https://t.co/tFUsaLYX2t 
  • Slaughter and May to allow trainees to work remotely one day a week - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Th9uE9Yh5z 
  • How are eviction rules for renters and landlords changing? https://t.co/JzLoDK6PqT
  • "Cookie banner terror": Noyb, headed by well-known Austrian privacy advocate Max Schrems, is targeting companies which it says deliberately make it hard to opt-out of tracking cookies https://t.co/988F8SXQmf 
  • Leveraging a law degree for more than just a legal career | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/7LB3GS2oBM
  • Law students step up to fill legal gap for stateless people in #Australia | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/NhmOBC122E 
  • Nahla al-Othman lived in a tent camp for displaced #Syrians where her father often chained her to stop her from wandering. She was malnourished and choked to death while eating too quickly https://t.co/PJGZ5Kt5QL 
  • Biden Aims to Rebuild and Expand Legal Immigration to the #US https://t.co/aX1LpEJPnQ 
  • The legal industry is lagging behind in the age of digitalisation, according to a teaching fellow with three decades of leadership development experience | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/qcmilXq5iF 
  • Pinsent Masons repays government furlough money - Legal Cheek https://t.co/eUOvdtNU8f
  • [Free Press] "Section 124A on sedition needs interpretation:" Supreme Court protects Andhra news channels TV5 and ABN from coercive action | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/aELuupO57t 
  • St. Anthony: How a lawyer built a business helping seniors take their dream trips https://t.co/eS1W343QRm
  • There are signs the UK is in the early stages of a third wave of coronavirus infections, Prof Ravi Gupta, from the University of Cambridge, said although new cases were "relatively low" the Indian variant had fuelled "exponential growth" https://t.co/tXHT4yy8oc
  • An armed ex-soldier on the run in south-western #France has been shot by police after a 24-hour manhunt. The man, named by police as 29-year-old Terry Dupin, had fled to a forest after shooting at officers on Saturday, sparking a massive search https://t.co/jrWlGqQ1aF 
  • #Denmark's secret service helped the US spy on European politicians including German Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2012 to 2014, Danish media report https://t.co/bkSdL4MD8c 
  • From Kafka’s The Trial to insightful accounts from barristers on their time in the courts, here are some outstanding titles to explain the legal system https://t.co/VYmZhD993q
  • The need for an international right to obscurity - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Ax0dfpEWqO 
  • Six Post Office bosses 'could face charges' over handling of IT scandal, lawyer says https://t.co/Y9526sUC93
  • Calling girls "sweetie" or boys "mate" in primary school perpetuates gender stereotypes, campaigners say. In a letter to the education secretary in England, various groups are calling on the government to address the language and ideas used in schools https://t.co/eZeZMEMS5b 
  • War hero who captured 60 German soldiers honoured on 100th birthday - Eric Goldrein, who later became a successful solicitor and leading member of Liverpool's legal community, was recognised by the Hale Village community https://t.co/WekXdW4Ell
  • Hong Kong is offering top bankers exemptions from strict virus quarantine measures, said the Securities and Futures Commission. Senior executives who are fully vaccinated can apply to be exempted from a mandatory 21-day quarantine https://t.co/GmtdGVPIDS 
  • Norton Rose Fulbright launches new apprenticeship scheme in Newcastle for school leavers - The law firm wants six school leavers to join its office in the North East https://t.co/UdzmUycHnx 
  • Hundreds more Afghans and their families to be allowed to settle in UK https://t.co/8nx8WJKLeR
  • #India Supreme Court hears suo motu case concerning COVID-19 | Bar & Bench https://t.co/Y0UJyj64Mm
  • The tricks for breaking into in-house years before graduation | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/VVwPc0riRv
  • UK women forced to wear face masks during labour, charity finds https://t.co/O8WLqHDD21 
  • #China has announced that it will allow couples to have up to three children, after census data showed a steep decline in birth rates https://t.co/Tm2NulYPqX

Monday

31st May - Law News

Edition 3443: 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 coalition of Israel’s opposition parties have announced they have reached an unlikely agreement and now have the votes to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s longest serving leader. If out of office, the longest serving PM in the country's history faces the courts on corruption charges.
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Ashurst appoints first female global chair - Legal Cheek https://t.co/VXmznIkLlH
  • Re-victimised rape complainant suffered violation of ECHR rights - Irish Legal News https://t.co/KhOoJplfSk
  • Phone intercepts shine more light on #Jordanian prince’s alleged coup attempt - Discussions took place before Prince Hamzah was put under house arrest https://t.co/226uhF64qD
  • A new equality for Ireland's criminal justice system - Irish Legal News https://t.co/pDcGvwUuNA 
  • A guide to covering the cost of your SQE - Legal Cheek https://t.co/heBAXj4hhe
  • Uncovered: the brutal secrets of UK deportation flight Esparto 11 https://t.co/w9R5cr5YyV
  • A flower seller has been stabbed to death close to his stall in north London. Tony Eastlake, 55, died from a knife wound after being attacked on Essex Road, Islington, just before 17:30 BST on Saturday https://t.co/Hnt3Me1Yul
  • The partner of the son of Lord Ashcroft, the millionaire businessman and pollster, is in custody in Belize after a police officer was shot dead. The body of Supt Henry Jemmott, 42, was found on a pier in the town of San Pedro after reports of a gunshot https://t.co/iDeVSfhEVE
  • Beauchamps' Imelda Reynolds elected president of Institute of Directors of Ireland - Irish Legal News https://t.co/pRWpTA492s 
  • Roberto Saviano says that a court has shown that the crime clans – whose threats forced him to live with a bodyguard – are not invincible #Italy https://t.co/9MdCPNFYLl
  • Samantha Azzopardi, #Australia's notorious con artist sentenced for child theft https://t.co/oGfAD0mCYf
  • Covid bereaved join call for ‘Hillsborough law’ to force duty of candour | https://t.co/yGWWjihIim
  • Kumbh Mela: how a superspreader Hindu religious festival seeded Covid across #India and the government took no action https://t.co/7b0GapPfVP
  • Cornwall officials urge tourists to ‘engage brains’ after car swept into sea: family car washed away at high tide near St Agnes after driver became stuck on a steep slipway while doing a three-point turn https://t.co/DhFGGcVvmo 
  • Work from home 50% of the time, Dechert tells lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/DQaIjV8w7n 
  • GPs warn over plans to share patient data with third parties in England https://t.co/9FEyhEnstW 
  • Produce evidence Matt Hancock lied on Covid, Dominic Cummings to be told https://t.co/j2H77obBcP 
  • Comyn Kelleher Tobin sponsor UCC children's rights and family law scholarship - Irish Legal News https://t.co/jqw1UXMxfV 
  • Parents in UK prepare for legal action over A-level results - Teachers, unions and academics concerned at potential chaos over cancelled exams as parents prepare to challenge grades https://t.co/ZPaLQuat8H
  • Senior MP demands answers for leaseholders - https://t.co/K0ASOq9odH 
  • Interdict granted in IP dispute over lookalike gin products - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/heWfO3L190 
  • A former child refugee who arrived in the UK unable to speak English has graduated with an architecture degree. Salman Khan, 25, fled war-torn Afghanistan as a boy and began a six-month journey through snow and mountains https://t.co/3i820P181e 
  • Biden’s Silence on Abortion Rights at a Key Moment Worries Liberals #US https://t.co/w8YnoBoDwe
  • Holmes O'Malley Sexton rebrands as Holmes - Irish Legal News https://t.co/EXMcKqYae3 
  • World renowned barrister Geoffrey Robertson in town to talk Parthenon Sculptures and the ‘ownership’ of history https://t.co/3EdcKjdQnF
  • CMS and Clydes thank lawyers with Covid bonuses - Legal Cheek https://t.co/D4TiMnlM76
  • The Weekly Round-up: Criminal justice scandals and ‘prison-like’ hotels for victims of modern slavery - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/CpNIJQcPm0
  • Virtual student event NEXT WEEK: How to fund your SQE - with BARBRI, Linklaters, the SRA and The Law Society - Legal Cheek https://t.co/4yHFSTLOyh 
  • Law firm parts ways with paralegal filmed climbing into zoo monkey enclosure 'to feed them Hot Cheetos' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/LyhDJbo4vS 
  • The Executive has no legal capacity to commission abortion services, the High Court has heard. Counsel representing Stormont’s Cabinet claimed a challenge to its alleged failure to act was fundamentally misconceived  https://t.co/wFLr2cHMTk
  • Prominent #HongKong barrister Priscilla Wong, wife of pro-Beijing heavyweight Martin Liao, is new head of police watchdog https://t.co/bXkiwKrLV
  • Discursive construction of an 'anti-immigration Europe' by the right-wing political groups in the European Parliament | Kamber Güler https://t.co/MeX21KPnUX
  • Private renters in England on ‘cliff edge’ as eviction ban ends - Councils and charity Shelter voice concern as ministers are warned homelessness crisis could cost the state £2.2bn https://t.co/XjtnbojmHv
  • The Law Society has launched its member survey on the Practising Certificate Fee (PC fee) for 2021/22 | NLJ 
  • Chiara Pieri becomes president of Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YTMUC4fkeF 
  • Study: Legislation should ensure Covid-19 status certificates are temporary - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2CYm1GMG1e
  • The UK’s mass surveillance regime breaches the right to privacy and freedom of expression, the European Court of Human Rights has held, in a landmark ruling | NLJ https://t.co/Xc6OjcgMZc

Sunday

30th May - Law News

Edition 3442: 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: Workers from an illegal mine have attacked police in northern Brazil. In recent months, thousands of prospectors have exploited what are supposed to be protected indigenous lands.The Supreme Court has ordered the government to stop this, but the miners believe they are being encouraged by the country's President.

 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Supreme Court announces first paid internship in diversity drive | Law Gazette https://t.co/mH4kLSRMhJ
  • John O'Connor Solicitors moves to new Ballsbridge premises following merger - Irish Legal News https://t.co/nu3vaSh9Qi
  • McArthur presses FM over splitting Lord Advocate role - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/JsJDgQxELF
  • Re-victimised rape complainant suffered violation of ECHR rights - Irish Legal News https://t.co/KhOoJplfSk
  • RT @taxbod: Faye Schulman Dies; Fought Nazis With a Rifle and a Camera. https://t.co/v0QF4F6Hz2
  • #NorthKorea says orphan children volunteering on mines and farms https://t.co/rJEcCgMCPw 
  • A former #US airline pilot has admitted committing a "lewd, indecent, or obscene act" during a flight last year. Michael Haak, 60, exposed himself to the female first officer in the cockpit and watched porn https://t.co/jByCgHDJtd
  • Hillsborough defence lawyers hit back at online critics | Law Gazette https://t.co/oXed5wOJc3 
  • The Hillsborough families’ ordeal has ended in an insult: no one is accountable https://t.co/wKF5OSlXrR
  • The Supreme Court is launching its first paid internship for aspiring lawyers from communities which are currently underrepresented at the Bar, in collaboration with the Bridging the Bar diversity initiative | NLJ https://t.co/hnAIOcRrcZ 
  • In-house lawyers want virtual dispute resolution to outlive Covid-19 pandemic - Irish Legal News https://t.co/No8Hfa1p40
  • Re-victimised rape complainant suffered violation of ECHR rights - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hcHgfKkEih
  • NI: Clinical and social care negligence costs increase to £32.8m - Irish Legal News https://t.co/fDv8q8tyN7
  • Complex immigration rules replaced with 'raft of appendices' | Law Gazette https://t.co/RaKJyiIv29
  • Twitter Calls on #Indian Government to Respect Free Speech https://t.co/DDjFnPPNkN
  • Solicitors approve 10 per cent reduction in practising certificate fee - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ggC3UpcGuI
  • Hillsborough: last chance of justice slips away for bereaved families - The acquittal of two ex-South Yorkshire police officers in relation to the 1989 stadium tragedy is the final blow for campaigners https://t.co/ema3OhGKO
  • Employee admits transferring money from client account to pay debts | Law Gazette https://t.co/V9WoJix5yJ
  • Mollie Tibbetts' Death: Farmworker Convicted of Fatally Stabbing Iowa College Student #US https://t.co/t0GAMpEzXW
  • 25 medics approved to assess LiPs as portal prepares for launch | Law Gazette https://t.co/S1mLsqWRJi
  • 3 Tacoma Police Officers Charged in Killing of Black Man #US https://t.co/xC9cPFIVRT
  • Promotions at Jackson Boyd - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/osxM0coBAg
  • An 18-year-old has been charged with conspiracy to murder over the shooting of Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson https://t.co/Gq633qNU6
  • ‘I was 10 when it first happened’: Former footballer Jermaine Jenas on why stop-and-search is failing black children https://t.co/ljCqIYZpic
  • San Jose Gunman Detested Workplace Long Before Rampage, Police Say #US https://t.co/KTexEFXNUE
  • A Forgotten Genocide: What Germany Did in #Namibia, and What it’s Saying Now https://t.co/G6C1ZQ5LYz 
  • A #Palestinian rocket from Gaza strikes an Israeli apartment building, killing a resident. A Palestinian work crew from the West Bank cleans up the mess https://t.co/IctBirCDgr
  • A Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Splits the Gucci Family https://t.co/s49zMxIaEf
  • Russia Appears to Carry Out Hack Through System Used by #US Aid Agency https://t.co/CeVGZRcXKl 
  • 'Lawyers must do better’: Lord Hodge criticises use of expert witnesses | Law Gazette https://t.co/cbCIAM33bv
  • Attempt to ban Kids Company trustees cost taxpayers £8m - Legal bill follows failed case brought by official receiver against Camila Batmanghelidjh and seven others https://t.co/4rULm5bLXO 
  • Mass grave containing remains of 215 children found in #Canada at a former residential school set up to assimilate indigenous people. The children were students at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia that closed in 1978 https://t.co/cYkeQ7GK2j
  • Stonewall head Nancy Kelley defends the organisation's position amid a freedom of speech row and criticism from a founder. Matthew Parris said in the Times that Stonewall had become "tangled up in the trans issue" and "cornered into an extremist stance" https://t.co/Sn6XMDWuRH 
  • Ann Collier obituary: Shes died aged 70, was a dedicated senior professional in the criminal justice system, whose work at the Home Office formed the basis of the Sexual Offences Act https://t.co/X9j40WUTtS
  • Rape prosecution review failed to engage with victims, say survivor groups https://t.co/vLMd6CYVUH
  • Biden’s Silence on Abortion Rights at a Key Moment Worries Liberals #US https://t.co/w8YnoBoDwe
  • Hong Kong Has a New Type of Prisoner: Pro-Democracy Activists #China https://t.co/lZNXJ64NHW
  • Prosecutors Investigating Whether Ukrainians Meddled in 2020 Election #US https://t.co/5zAlwucOIu
  • The UK has imposed its first asset freezes and travel bans under a new sanctions regime targeted at individuals and entities suspected of corruption and bribery overseas - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AGSNmkaGAJ
  • Legal professionals at the top 100 law firms have generated ‘an explosion’ in content marketing such as blogs, articles and thought leadership pieces during lockdown, researchers have found| NLJ https://t.co/xd61aHeqUw
  • Makers of popular gin obtain interim interdict in trade mark claim against ‘own-label’ copy - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yZZliCEgzJ 
  • Conveyancers 'working late into the night' to meet stamp duty deadline | Law Gazette https://t.co/nSZ3tU3U3v
  • Faculty appoints new directors - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hOB8B3cqaU 
  • The Justice Committee has called for fundamental reforms to Coroners Courts, including legal ‘equality of arms’ | NLJ https://t.co/d9KR4db2H3 
  • DAC Beachcroft has become the first law firm member of ClimateWise, a global insurance industry collaboration committed to reducing the impact of climate change on society | NLJ https://t.co/K6UNDg2yXr 
  • Temporary homelessness measures extended - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KNNPZiv98b

Saturday

29th May - Law News

Edition 3441: 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: Two of the six people arrested in the Bengaluru rape and assault case were shot in the leg today when they allegedly tried to escape from the crime scene. Around 5 am today, the police had taken the accused to the spot for reconstructing the crime scene when two of the accused allegedly tried to flee and police had to open fire, DCP (Bengaluru East) Shranappa S D has told. The injured accused have been hospitalised. 

 
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Senior promotions at Drummond Miller - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DnEkyXJVt
  • Republicans block 9/11-style congressional probe of Capitol riot #US https://t.co/4BKONByG4
  • Human rights lawyers condemn Belarus plane hijacking as ‘state terrorism’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Imr06Xva2
  • Banned pesticide blamed for killing bees may be approved for fish farms https://t.co/PVS0lYcKT
  • Good Law Project has evidence that Ministers – Cabinet Ministers – and a close adviser to the Prime Minister actively helped favoured bidders win PPE contracts. The question is, why? Why did they go out of their way to help these middlemen? https://t.co/AfzCrKhz
  • Hillsborough solicitor had no duty to correct the court | Law Gazette https://t.co/EbXwshYDni 
  • A woman has been found guilty of murdering her millionaire landlord in order to inherit part of his £3.5m estate. Anthony Sootheran, 59, relied on care from Lynda Rickard who forged his will before killing him by depriving him of food and medical help https://t.co/DQnfFbNzuG
  • MPs urge October deadline for equality of arms at inquests | Law Gazette https://t.co/5N8erJ71vU 
  • Rape prosecution review failed to engage with victims, say survivor groups https://t.co/vLMd6CYVUH
  • Academic project on Irish unity referendums urges need for ‘clear plan’ before vote - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/U2w9rgq3S
  • Matt Hancock broke ministerial code over family firm given NHS contract - Health secretary breached code ‘in technical terms’, new adviser on standards concludes https://t.co/GgVqmy0i6w 
  • Hillsborough: mayors accuse QC of repeating lies about Liverpool fans - Call for lawyer who defended South Yorkshire police’s former solicitor to retract comments and apologise https://t.co/vmCUFs0XU
  • #Spain’s postal service accused of racism over flesh-toned stamps - Collection was supposed to highlight inequalities, but anti-racism campaigners say it has backfired https://t.co/WHMs4coeZU 
  • Boris Johnson acted unwisely over flat refurbishment, report finds - Adviser on ministers’ interests says prime minister was initially unaware Tory peer was paying for works https://t.co/RORPAtTkku
  • Failings by MI5 and the police contributed to the deaths of two graduates who were killed by a convicted terrorist, a jury has found https://t.co/PltLFz1TRk
  • Supreme Court to launch paid internship for aspiring lawyers from underrepresented communities - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CaGLYnOAA0
  • NI: Ombudsman to investigate consistency of policing across Black Lives Matter protests and Bobby Storey funeral - Irish Legal News https://t.co/bevcQavabi
  • Royal Dutch Shell ordered to cut emissions in landmark judgment - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/72Rwbu0wvJ
  • #Germany has officially acknowledged that it committed genocide during its colonial-era occupation of Namibia and announced a financial support gesture https://t.co/9sNMVN1MJN 
  • SFO fights back in ENRC 'conspiracy' case | Law Gazette https://t.co/vpkgoa4J0
  • Christian Porter defamation case: judge rules Porter’s barrister Sue Chrysanthou must stand aside #Australia https://t.co/JtSQErkV3
  • David Coutts named head of Simpson & Marwick’s new family law department - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/D9PQza5Jc
  • Complaints about law officers send BSB caseload rocketing up - Legal Futures https://t.co/vGmob5vxW
  • Slaughter and May trainees to work remotely one day a week | Law Gazette https://t.co/HMF9f5TiWM
  • A suspected Bitcoin "mining" operation illegally stealing electricity has been found by police who were searching for a cannabis farm. Officers had been tipped off about the site on the Great Bridge Industrial Estate, Sandwell https://t.co/8oOKfHGcow
  • US sportswear giant Nike says it stopped working with #Brazilian footballer Neymar because he "refused to co-operate in a good faith investigation" into an allegation of sexual assault against an employee https://t.co/IytdFbUyGw
  • Law firms resting on their laurels spells trouble for the future - Legal Futures https://t.co/Kf4OzKmGgL
  • #Kenya’s high court overturns president’s bid to amend constitution https://t.co/pkNxtMhCc9 
  • Wales boss Ryan Giggs will go on trial in January accused of headbutting his ex-girlfriend and controlling her https://t.co/EwYfs9OdNa 
  • People renewing their home or motor insurance will pay no more than they would as a new customer from January. The new rules have been confirmed by the City regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), following years of complaints https://t.co/R953epAXt
  • Law Society honours Scots lawyer instrumental in Malawian independence - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xo5Yp15aAo
  • LSB diversity report finds multiple failings by regulators - Legal Futures https://t.co/BCc4TYNQ60 
  • Justice ministers discuss north-south co-operation - Irish Legal News https://t.co/Wu3y8Gz3EJ 
  • Cost of practising set to remain static for solicitors - Legal Futures https://t.co/mNoFeBnoml
  • She had been a successful operative and station chief when staffers made dubious allegations that forced her from the field. She sued the C.I.A. — and won #US https://t.co/3vk6ye9jCH 
  • Guards Smuggled Drugs and Razors Into N.Y.C. Jails, Prosecutors Say #US https://t.co/RqO5F01u2
  • #Russia Raises Heat on Twitter, Google and Facebook in Online Crackdown https://t.co/sd7NJW144X
  • A Culture of Fear at the Firm That Manages Bill Gates’s Fortune #US https://t.co/SxWfKUBJKF 
  • #Brazil is seeking to share the cost and burden of protecting the rain forest with the private sector. But it has found few firms willing to help https://t.co/SIdeXzq4Iu 
  • Executives of major banks testified to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs with an emphasis on financial instability and inequality during the coronavirus pandemic #US https://t.co/eeGtMwWulF 
  • Absent solicitor pledges to appeal even before he is struck off | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZgH5po1h2X 
  • Consolidator and investor target IPs handling distressed law firms - Legal Futures https://t.co/1Bwm54MVly
  • Surgeons are calling for specialist hubs in England to help tackle what they call a "colossal backlog" of non-urgent operations because of Covid-19 https://t.co/UyLOSk3Oh
  • Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan explores a case involving unfair dismissal where an employee is smoking on work premises - Irish Legal News https://t.co/3MvvcJ9Uaq
  • Forced adoptions to be investigated by Parliament https://t.co/mwIewx1BNZ
  • Corporate banking lawyer Davina Saint has been appointed as chair of the Business to Arts charity - Irish Legal News https://t.co/NfAiDuitj
  • Commonhold focus on new builds could boost lender confidence | Law Gazette https://t.co/4aRJLzKKia 
  • Scottish Law Commission begins work on updating mental element in homicide - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/io8AyIZ9kL
  • Complex immigration rules replaced with 'raft of appendices' | Law Gazette https://t.co/RaKJyiIv29
  • A £500,000 fund will help places of worship to take security measures against hate crime - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/D0u5zN4Vve
  • Sheriff finds children of divorcing couple should be moved to state school in light of financial difficulties - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/50dJ3zEaSR 
  • ECHR criticises #Italian court for referring to ‘red underwear’ in rape case https://t.co/10GWFSZk8d

Friday

28th May - Law News

Edition 3440: 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: In this episode of Modern Masculinity, Guardian journalist Iman Amrani speaks to writer Derek Owusu about his journey to being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD). They discuss growing up in foster care, his positive experiences of the NHS and why he thinks it is so hard for black men to have open conversations about mental health.

 Focus of the Day Article:
Ashurst elects UK corporate head as first woman chair. Karen Davies to replace Ben Tidswell in August as he heads for Competition Appeals Tribunal  Full story - The Global Legal Post
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Seven appointments at Shoosmiths - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WeMk6ntlA
  • Chelsea footballer Antonio Rudiger asks why the recent proposed European Super League collapsed within 72 hours after combined objection from fans, while racism remains a "complicated" subject https://t.co/CCEaHSiGBg
  • Airbnb has extended a ban on house parties until at least the end of summer despite easing Covid restrictions in some countries https://t.co/YfAkAHQyg5 
  • Live music events can return immediately in Wales, it has been announced. The Welsh government confirmed performances could begin again but the change does not apply to the usual drunken revelry at nightclubs https://t.co/izl1Myd4gi 
  • Boris Johnson backs my case for unlimited sitting days, says LCJ | Law Gazette https://t.co/LiRxp60uDv 
  • Legal aid: Lawyers in talks with Scottish government over disbursement of resilience fund - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nESORfOt8r
  • NI: Concerns raised over lack of consultation on Professional Qualifications Bill - Irish Legal News https://t.co/0MQI4S7ea
  • ‘Frictional costs no longer acceptable’, says PI firm backing ADR | Law Gazette https://t.co/keiGH1MNw
  • Up to three quarters of new UK Covid cases could be of the Indian variant, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. Public Health England data shows cases of the variant have risen by 3,535 to 6,959 since last week https://t.co/qDiFlzpPt
  • Government backs reproductive health-related leave bill in principle - Irish Legal News https://t.co/dESuNyB6
  • Faculty: No case for immunity from judicial review - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DtfHa086
  • Civil liberties campaigners challenge case for renewing Covid-19 legislation - Irish Legal News https://t.co/IHO5OsGh
  • Conveyancers urged to be transparent over fees as stamp duty deadline looms | Law Gazette https://t.co/yIMcJlK5l
  • NI: Modern slavery strategy to be published only every three years - Irish Legal News https://t.co/RpNJ8Us0s
  • Baileys maker wins trade mark battle against rival ‘McBaileys’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VUR8UZ6d4s
  • FLAC appoints Danielle Curtis as PILA legal officer - Irish Legal News https://t.co/JV1dRS59SR 
  • ‘Conspiracy theories’: Dechert rebuts negligence claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/yj4geX0PHk
  • SRA cyber-losses clause “could force firms to close” - Legal Futures https://t.co/ubH1MO7Dnm 
  • Nearly £30m has been offered in compensation to victims of the Windrush scandal, it has been confirmed, amid criticism over slow payments. The Home Office said claims had sped up and that £20.4m has been paid to 687 people, with £9m offered to applicants https://t.co/s21XBCv9TP 
  • Lord Hope raises concerns over absence of plans to consult Scots lawyers on new bill - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5ZSZk9oeN
  • Eoin Brady joins FP Logue Solicitors as consultant - Irish Legal News https://t.co/VwOWxnet0R 
  • CCRC admits it lacks funds to handle glut of Post Office cases | Law Gazette https://t.co/mHn6JE1
  • Law firm to recoup money paid out of client account without consent - Legal Futures https://t.co/DDHtNtb6V
  • Solicitor who misused vulnerable clients' compensation struck off - Legal Futures https://t.co/GM5gld7YtM
  • Landlord who instructed sheriff officers to serve notice to leave on tenants successfully appeals rejection of eviction application - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3yWlcq2fW
  • #Tanzania judiciary's endeavour to fast-track dispensation of justice and reduce case backlog has garnered momentum with the launching of a new Strategic Plan https://t.co/dz4aIhc9ap https://t.co/k5ihkvZ7K
  • Melbourne lockdown: Fears over outbreak sparks #Australia's second most populous state Victoria will enter a seven-day lockdown to counter a fast-spreading outbreak in its capital, Melbourne https://t.co/44nFSz5bG
  • No human remains have been found by police searching a cafe in Gloucester for a suspected victim of the serial killer Fred West https://t.co/5cdyn15Zk
  • Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster has been awarded £125,000 in damages after a defamatory tweet by TV presenter Dr Christian Jessen https://t.co/6XuhjgFn9R
  • Lord Chief Justice attacks “idiotic” loss of talented court staff - Legal Futures https://t.co/bMlUiiiUka 
  • Consumer clients say they are happy to Zoom with their lawyer | Law Gazette https://t.co/t4xfs9lo7E 
  • Hillsborough: why has the trial collapsed and what happens next? https://t.co/ATxmJwhesh
  • MacRoberts invests in workforce with qualifying trainees and commitment to Kickstart Scheme - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BHakmu9TXN
  • Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford said he received "at least 70 racial slurs" on social media following Wednesday's Europa League final loss to Villarreal https://t.co/Lctjul28tH
  • Changing affirmative consent laws felt like the fight of a lifetime. So what now? https://t.co/QUzd5XrweW 
  • Nine people were found in an uninsured and unroadworthy car during a police traffic stop. The passengers and driver were crammed into a five-seater Skoda Octavia near Malton in North Yorkshire https://t.co/CE4R3jYmN
  • Academic project on unity referendums urges need for 'clear plan' before vote - Irish Legal News https://t.co/W2YulzTA2
  • Simon Woolley, a former senior government adviser on race disparity until last year, says it should now be mandatory for companies to disclose their ethnicity pay gap https://t.co/OClwO3smZ
  • Licence to content: Amazon’s MGM takeover gives it access to Bond and beyond https://t.co/H5n0QMGvs
  • Barrister faces negligence case despite out-of-time claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/2FeGwWS5H0 
  • Heavily tattooed maverick bikies' lawyer 'got his client to organise a cocaine deal for him on the day he received parole on drugs charges', court hears #Australia https://t.co/UHw4mgxg1D
  • New chairman eyes growth for outsourced data protection officer provider - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zgTOMPdmaN
  • A trainee solicitor from Chesterfield “ran off” when he saw police officers after crashing his car following a five-pint drinking session, a court heard https://t.co/9mmREmOKUM
  • Heed the shoeshine boy theory - but crypto is more than Bitcoin | Law Gazette https://t.co/nMTKZfaT9S
  • #Iraqi Activism Fights for Survival Amid Murders and Threats https://t.co/l0CkyLf1D
  • Johnson Hana appoints Sinead Garrett as director of legal operations and solutions - Irish Legal News https://t.co/GrWblTV7m
  • Guide brings environmental claims under increased UK consumer law scrutiny https://t.co/ETd0LLPG2m
  • Macdonald Henderson advises Emblation on investment by Apposite Capital - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CTFJTxuft
  • Anti-abortion movement bullish as legal campaign reaches #US supreme court https://t.co/4jlxt1jFc
  • #Nigeria’s court strike paralyses underfunded justice system https://t.co/spUTbm2yR5
  • US business immigration firm Erickson expands into Dublin - Irish Legal News https://t.co/cAmcECGNGU 
  • A crackdown on county lines drug dealing gangs resulted in the arrest of 1,100 people and the seizure of 292 weapons https://t.co/wDmeu5VXf
  • HS2 dishonest over compensation claim, says report https://t.co/zBr7EzmNUK
  • #France has become the latest European country to introduce restrictions on UK tourists due to the spread of the Indian coronavirus variant # https://t.co/TXJlrnks2f
  • Brad Pitt awarded joint custody of children with Angelina Jolie #US https://t.co/3BFriTZ5Jk
  • New #Namibian Industrial Property Tribunal Rules - Intellectual Property https://t.co/YcsZ7KBKAc
  • #India's Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Rules in Favor of Shipping Agency https://t.co/xPyuVScUy4 
  • UK's Uygur Tribunal has no legitimacy, likely to recruit familiar actors at hearing: Xinjiang officials in #China pronounce https://t.co/ZpAOQfEkvo
  • CervicalCheck tribunal has received just three of 250 claims lodged against State #Ireland https://t.co/wyesWG1wsN
  • Morocco Reveals Pedro Sanchez's Chavismo, Exposes weakness of #Spanish judiciary https://t.co/Y65X7qWXWw 
  • #US Senate confirms Kristen Clarke as top Justice Dept. civil rights lawyer https://t.co/2OAEBvVG2I 
  • Ex-Dechert lawyer ‘threw his client under the bus’ to salvage ties with SFO, court hears https://t.co/U2Lv9rHTin
  • Aung San Suu Kyi's lawyer sees little chance for a fair trial in #Myanmar https://t.co/qqNXAptA8E 
  • Key impeachment witness sues Pompeo over $1.8 million in unpaid legal fees #US https://t.co/upzPkZh4rn 
  • DUP: Nichola Mallon seeking legal advice over north-south boycott https://t.co/Po2LoMnbCt 
  • Glitz and glamour as the Conveyancing sector celebrates at British Conveyancing Awards https://t.co/g1ByiVLD6
  • LSL sells its 50% stake in conveyancing firm LMS for £12 million https://t.co/nPmUKXZIwD 
  • Adapting To The Cyber Domain: Comparing US And UK Institutional, Legal, And Policy Innovations https://t.co/k8tPZerIov 
  • Judge warns of electronic ‘Big Brother’ across Europe after court finds UK broke law with bulk data interception https://t.co/w8v5ubr6YP 
  • Reed Smith UK Mentor Scheme Valid For Billable Hour Credit https://t.co/jLtP6CuRZB
  • SULI conference Reflections on Scots Law to be held this August - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xKY5lOeMaX 
  • Friends of Christian Porter’s accuser threatened to make things ‘very bad’ for his barrister, court hears #Australia https://t.co/uZhWsNK1wv
  • Nottingham blackmailer Declan Ryan has had his sentence increased following an intervention by the Solicitor General, Rt Hon Lucy Frazer QC https://t.co/bNu9qnNFyA
  • The Dominic Cummings Chronicles: Boris Johnson's Ex-Adviser to Testify https://t.co/e1NCCVlS3P
  • Roman Protasevich: A #Belarus Activist Who ‘Refused to Live in Fear’ https://t.co/BE1aE23w4j 
  • Human rights ignored by public bodies during pandemic - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MJsu5H7qrV