Thursday

3rd June - Law News

Edition 3446: 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: Aboriginal artwork will soon be used throughout the Canberra Hospital and other public health facilities in the ACT, in an effort to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples feel more comfortable while receiving treatment. The artwork, designed by Yuin artist Natalie Bateman, includes flowers that hold a special meaning for Indigenous peoples.



 Focus of the Day Article:
Legal services regulators are good at collecting diversity data - but do not know what to do with it, a new study has found. The Bridge Group, commissioned by the Legal Services Board to review efforts to promote diversity and inclusion, found evidence of only ‘modest activity’ among frontline regulators and a ‘weak’ evidence base for what was effective. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Buckingham Palace banned ethnic minorities from office roles, papers reveal https://t.co/WLGsK1IcwQ
  • A 14-year-old boy who was chased and stabbed to death in Birmingham was racially abused before the attack, police believe. Dea-John Reid and his friends were subjected to racist language before being pursued in Kingstanding on Monday evening https://t.co/HmvrKEtkuA
  • Partner promotions at Digby Brown - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hCJd6B1ku
  • The government is facing a surprise rebellion next week that could force it to reverse its cuts to the foreign aid budget. Rebel Conservative MPs say they have enough support to defeat the government and see aid spending increase in 2022 https://t.co/B7k4YHhU9
  • Expert witness appears remotely at High Court trial - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uTT8G27p0G
  • DWF scales back Scottish office space | Law Gazette https://t.co/r46nFl7Hi
  • #India dispatches: navigating India's 'VIP culture' in the courts amidst the COVID-19 second wave | JURIST https://t.co/gUhgmT2BY
  • Bar demands 'urgent re-funding' of youth justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/V66UIrX7f
  • A Special Tribunal rules that the R10-million tender awarded by the Eastern Cape Health Department to Fabkom Pty Ltd for the delivery of 100 scooter ambulances has been declared unlawful and invalid #SouthAfrica https://t.co/nLNwyhk1JC
  • Recipient of payments under self-directed care provisions fails to challenge alteration to support provisions - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/imYtsQLcgN
  • Housing assistance payment to be excluded from civil legal aid calculations - Irish Legal News https://t.co/uPsRpHsk73
  • Listed pioneer to issue 10m new shares | Law Gazette https://t.co/FqYjjBTzz7
  • Study into Queensland's Mental Health Review Tribunal raises concerns about oversight of patients #Australia https://t.co/AukSvd53r
  • Pension scandal: 'I've lost 14 years of payments' - But a law change in 2008 means she will only be able to recoup one year's worth of the money owed https://t.co/dHv13Ce2
  • A police officer charged with murder claims his "fear was through the roof" when he Tasered an ex-footballer. PC Benjamin Monk, 43, is on trial at Birmingham Crown Court charged with the murder of Dalian Atkinson in 2016 https://t.co/f1vVWKWQu
  • Has the shift to remote working increased cybersecurity threats? - Legal Futures https://t.co/wdN3RDBTtF
  • Shell’s historic loss in The Hague is a turning point in the fight against big oil https://t.co/jPdIIrQkM
  • Charity outlines worries about LiPs navigating new claims portal - Legal Futures https://t.co/2C3PFyW3Rq
  • A career in IP - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/0Kx5cUKkDg
  • Pandemic has “undermined cohesiveness” of firms, lawyers say - Legal Futures https://t.co/L88lKltIgx
  • #SriLanka, Facing ‘Worst’ Marine Disaster, Investigates Cargo Ship Fire https://t.co/FHVJgLAaBB 
  • Saxon Mullins on the fight for affirmative consent laws #Australia https://t.co/NEDu5TxMZ
  • Disputing Racism’s Reach, Republicans Rattle American Schools #US https://t.co/HZOwK6HzFP 
  • Whiplash: What they said, what they mean and where we go from here - Legal Futures https://t.co/oCqobGdTcY
  • String of promotions at Stronachs - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KgjbK8remV
  • Court of Appeal: Petitioners in unsuccessful examinership application ordered to pay half of opposing creditor's costs - Irish Legal News https://t.co/jPTmnX4apI
  • Black solicitors occupying senior roles is "key to success" - Legal Futures https://t.co/GFqwEXb2n2
  • Court order forger jailed for six years | Law Gazette https://t.co/6JtcSdLMww 
  • Imran Khan promised us press freedom in #Pakistan. Now journalists are under attack https://t.co/owyd1rH4JZ
  • Tory-run Darlington’s £20,000 rebranding has Labour in a blue funk - redesign would see the town hall signage, crest and even bins change to match Conservative colours https://t.co/EnR1lFxk4a
  • Mr Justice Donal O'Donnell to be next Chief Justice - Irish Legal News https://t.co/9Qm3RUBH0b 
  • Tribunal rejects solicitor's plea to end indefinite suspension - Legal Futures https://t.co/w3c2kQKUPY
  • Blog: ‘You can’t say that about me’ – an overview of the new defamation law in Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kye84pOt7Q
  • Charity outlines worries about LiPs navigating new claims portal - Legal Futures https://t.co/2C3PFzdEIY
  • A #Singaporean man has pleaded guilty to sending death threats to Premier League footballer Neal Maupay. Derek Ng De Ren, 19, sent the messages after Maupay's team Brighton & Hove Albion beat Arsenal last June https://t.co/JIricnT8fS
  • Reports against barristers have doubled, says regulator | Law Gazette https://t.co/qDPIcorI6w
  • Call for an investigation into two donations allegedly made to the Conservative Party from companies which had ceased to exist https://t.co/XUpHBec37
  • Peter Tatchell’s life on film: ‘So far I’ve been violently assaulted 300 times’ https://t.co/33ZHE0qilS
  • A teenager has been stabbed after a fight broke out in London's Hyde Park. A video posted on social media shows the 17-year-old being chased by a group of males armed with what appears to be large knives https://t.co/gwE3qwixAQ 
  • 'No more easy paydays': Whiplash reforms officially come into force | Law Gazette https://t.co/20TRrpsMqk
  • The world's largest meat processing company has been targeted by a sophisticated cyber-attack. Computer networks at JBS were hacked, temporarily shutting down some operations in Australia, Canada and the US, with thousands of workers affected https://t.co/nDWh6q8e7
  • Diversity and inclusion on the agenda for Scotland’s in-house lawyers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yVWhGkQ9TZ
  • ‘Right balance’: City staff to attend office two or three days a week | Law Gazette https://t.co/6loumMsmPg
  • The Trusts (Scotland) Bill: The blueprint for a state-of-the-art system in Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/tmV33tQk1n 
  • Diversity progress stalled by regulators’ weak use of data | Law Gazette https://t.co/alLKMrhAwz 
  • The new whiplash portal: Is it ready and will it work? | Law Gazette https://t.co/73OoLGtPbu
  • Academics call for 'right to disconnect' to be enshrined in legislation - Irish Legal News https://t.co/HSHuAY0pLi
  • Orthodoxy on trial: the pathogenesis of a diagnosis - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LFWuLCmwMe
  • Lisa Connaughton joins Pinsent Masons as head of company secretarial operations - Irish Legal News https://t.co/sWYs6nBZQK
  • Calling time on old-fashioned presenteeism | Law Gazette https://t.co/ShDjDnFlkz
  • New treatment standards for drug users - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hkOeI6DLpe 
  • Key questions remain over new claims portal | Law Gazette https://t.co/Rnc4aJxTzV
  • Best of the blogs - 29 May 2021 | Law Gazette https://t.co/UVtiS8sKV2
  • Disaster patriarchy: how the pandemic has unleashed a war on women https://t.co/U7JQL8IqvK

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