Monday

4th October - Law News

Edition 3569: 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:  Join the Bar Council online on 16 October for the Pupillage Fair 2021 to find out everything you need to know about a career at the Bar. Sign up free of charge to get for advice from barristers, discuss your prospects with pupillage providers, and find out how to build your CV and access sources of funding and support.


Focus of the Day Story: Solicitors have called for any increase in probate fees to be accompanied by ‘real and tangible improvements in the service’. Full story - New Law Journal
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • How I became a green energy lawyer - Legal Cheek https://t.co/LYeWneGtD
  • In plain sight, Boris Johnson is rigging the system to stay in power - Weakening the courts, limiting protest, hobbling the elections regulator. If another country did this, what would we call it? https://t.co/YRjgq3NmJ
  • LawTech Talks: Getting more women into legal tech leadership - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/BFWbTw0zY
  • Competition for pupillage fiercer than ever, Bar Council report finds - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6VLzDwsCk6
  • Severed finger's owner traced by police in Southampton https://t.co/DsZHBgqY6H
  • Church sex abuse: Thousands of paedophiles in #French Church, inquiry says https://t.co/pG0t2D5MM
  • The secret wealth of world leaders, politicians and billionaires has been exposed in one of the biggest leaks of financial documents. Some 35 current and former leaders and more than 300 public officials are featured in the files from offshore companies https://t.co/YYxvPuj3O
  • The Weekly Round-Up: public executions, same-sex adoption and refugee rights - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/4UZA2zFSnK
  • Legal aid: Are City lawyers best placed to plug the gap? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/i5QU96SYJb 
  • PM Boris Johnson points to criminal justice delays that mean sexual violence and other cases can take years to be heard https://t.co/uMTy7IWAjI
  • Goodwin boosts London trainee pay by 14% to £57,000 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/rZ7OoWzcAn 
  • Can AI qualify as an "inventor" for the purposes of patent law? - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/7cxcEbYbnQ
  • Donald Trump asks Florida judge to force Twitter to reinstate account - The request follows the former president suing Twitter, Facebook and Google in July accusing them of censoring conservative voices #US https://t.co/duKQAFV5VI
  • Norton Rose Fulbright to help fund underprivileged aspiring lawyers through university - Legal Cheek https://t.co/s97kQVviU4 
  • The Lawyer Behind the Memo on How Trump Could Stay in Office #US https://t.co/iaI0e0Zygj 
  • Botox and lip-fillers no longer available to under-18s in England - Law passes meaning it will be illegal to administer products for cosmetic purposes to those under 18 https://t.co/2LvKR0e2R1 
  • MPs and civil servants called to account for misleading use of statistics - Official watchdog has responded to a rise in complaints from politicians and the public about misuse of figures https://t.co/0kfYqRLKaq
  • A hedge fund lawyer Matthew Adam Feargrieve who punched a fashion designer during a performance of Wagner at the Royal Opera House has been rebuked by the Solicitors Regulation Authority - Legal Cheek https://t.co/T2j2jFVtXk
  • In Bell and A v Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust and others [2021] EWCA Civ 1363 the Court of Appeal advised judges to avoid formulating policy in an area of social and moral complexity - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/Q3QenXQxsJ 
  • The Speaker of the House of Commons has asked for an urgent meeting with the Met Police after it was confirmed that Wayne Couzens was on duty five times at parliament last year https://t.co/L4mXTl6uvw 
  • Two men arrested after a video was posted on social media purportedly showed a female nightclubber's drink being spiked. Police have said two 18-year-olds from Gloucestershire have been arrested on suspicion of administering a noxious substance https://t.co/gfNFZGcWTm
  • Tensions rise at #Kosovo border as number plate row escalates https://t.co/g7DJPvTSlL
  • Jonathan Cooper obituary: Human rights barrister at the forefront of the fight to decriminalise homosexuality around the world https://t.co/5XzpRB2WUB
  • Apprentice star Lottie Lion starts law degree at Bristol Uni - Legal Cheek https://t.co/c2xXiM7sff 
  • Transgender person allowed to appear for Kolkata Police recruitment exam: Calcutta High Court told | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/70hIR56YW6 
  • What’s been happening in venture capital? - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/rOeN9m51Lw
  • Tax through time: How to get the rich to pay their way - Legal Cheek https://t.co/eJfRCOUvXP 
  • Lone police officers in Scotland to offer checks on their own identity https://t.co/ujXmE4YSRu 
  • A high-profile rape allegation at #Chinese tech giant Alibaba has sparked a social media storm in recent weeks about the "toxic" work culture of pressuring employees to drink at work gatherings https://t.co/ikTVDk4qG8
  • Tens of thousands of people have been holding rallies across all 50 #US states in support of abortion rights. They have been galvanised in opposition to a new Texas law that severely limits access to abortions in the state https://t.co/aRyMkWBVKL
  • A Canadian national who narrated propaganda videos for the Islamic State group has been charged in the US. #Saudi-born Mohammed Khalifa was seized by a Kurdish-led militia in Syria in 2019 and later handed over to the FBI https://t.co/DtdqCFZwP1
  • At the Tory party conference this week, Priti Patel will announce plans for longer sentences and new powers for police to seize protesters' equipment https://t.co/VFbNNK8lU
  • Despite the horrifying levels of violence against women, there is no strategy to end it. Just promises to ‘learn lessons’ https://t.co/GkOOSV7c8w Oct 03, 2021
  • Queen ‘to spend millions funding Prince Andrew’s defence against sex abuse claims’ https://t.co/gjyyu4kzwa 
  • 'Pls fix, thx': Is this the latest junior lawyer social media trend? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6Qr1bFiCOi

Sunday

3rd October - Law News

Edition 3568: 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:  An exposé detailing the CIA’s war on WikiLeaks - a Trump administration plan to silence Julian Assange and the organisation - has been published. But like so much of the Assange story, it's got nothing like the media coverage it deserves.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Quarter of pupillage hopefuls £50k in debt | Law Gazette https://t.co/xlJdMJSTeP
  • Consultation launched on regulation of legal services - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/z1U6iTgQt8
  • 'How I escaped a hidden world of gangs and exploitation' - At first glance, Aliyah looks like any other 24-year-old https://t.co/t3IeJHwtsL
  • Man attacks four people with a hammer in central London - A 38-year-old has been arrested, with none of the victims believed to be in a life-threatening condition https://t.co/aY1YS1yU32
  • Judge lambasts government lawyers who ignored court rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/XQqwtJd6tz
  • Environmental activists from Extinction Rebellion have blocked entrances to a private airport in Hampshire. Campaign group members are outside three entrances to Farnborough Airport protesting against carbon dioxide levels produced by private flights https://t.co/zSJbloFDP
  • #US radio host and prominent conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has lost another legal case after falsely calling Sandy Hook, a mass school shooting, a "hoax" https://t.co/BT5cb1nT2P
  • Government denies conflict of interest over AG’s role in INM case | Irish Legal News https://t.co/EzL9wGwuIB
  • Family courts deal with soaring volume of work | Law Gazette https://t.co/XZlh0k2nHc
  • Last-minute cancellations of court hearings to agree financial settlements or child contact arrangements are leaving ex-couples facing ‘ruinous costs’, family lawyers have warned | NLJ https://t.co/fZbycDIIbz
  • Solicitors to advise police suspects in person under revised Covid-19 protocol | Law Gazette https://t.co/yfT75mVJZT
  • A new approach to interviews for vulnerable child victims and witnesses is to be rolled out across Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Qygqq5MVvV
  • Unfair dismissal has been the number one case at employment tribunals since the pandemic began, according to data compiled by law firm Wright Hassall | NLJ https://t.co/IRr9aJM5e3
  • Chambers merge in south east expansion drive | Law Gazette https://t.co/5r8rjdxSln
  • Care home workers who are not prepared to get the Covid vaccine should get another job, Sajid Javid has said. The health secretary said he was not prepared to "pause" the requirement for care staff in England to be fully vaccinated by 11 November https://t.co/kBinObnHXi
  • Legal aid deserts have sprung up around the country as practitioners move to more economically viable fields, retire or leave the profession | NLJ https://t.co/YefOgjTk6n
  • The Law Society has joined with Cardiff University to issue guidance for law firms on reasonable adjustments to help them recruit and retain disabled employees | NLJ https://t.co/Q7PdXjqtSC 
  • Solicitor fined for trying to levy extra charge on property sale | Law Gazette https://t.co/rrkM2Trr2
  • Supreme Court rejects Vietnamese asylum seeker’s appeal based on unfair tribunal procedure law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6xp58MXX9A
  • Young referees have been withdrawn from some children's rugby league games this weekend because of growing levels of verbal abuse from adults https://t.co/wXTOZe2gA
  • Welcome to the One Million Pound Club - Conservatives: Who funds them, and what's in it for them? https://t.co/XS1bbHz7Zn
  • Fuel supplies: Mortar tanker tailed by drivers looking for petrol - "The man at the front... actually said 'You could have stopped and told us you weren't a petrol tanker," he said https://t.co/t71DAwdpa
  • Police must take harassment and flashing more seriously, Priti Patel said, as forces face questions over how violence against women is dealt with in the wake of Sarah Everard's murder https://t.co/HThERcpfAm
  • Legal professionals are at high risk of burnout (particularly if aged 26-35), mental ill-health, discrimination and harassment, research by charity LawCare has found | NLJ https://t.co/wTz0nZP4Qy
  • ‘You can only work a seven-day week for so long’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/WHlqF8IQR3
  • BHSM appoints Eimear Grealy as corporate partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/2jM1dffHne 
  • Chief Justice: No ‘silver bullet’ to solve barriers to access to justice | Irish Legal News https://t.co/gHBaio3RQG
  • Cleaver Fulton Rankin welcomes three NQs | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Gu59AJGaks
  • Solicitors have called for any increase in probate fees to be accompanied by ‘real and tangible improvements in the service’ | NLJ https://t.co/v9x51JCDvw
  • Anonymous reporting ‘could help tackle’ workplace sexual harassment | Irish Legal News https://t.co/tBOAUtFr5N

Saturday

2nd October - Law News

Edition 3567: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011  

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 Today's Highlighted Video Story:  India Supreme Court today lashed out at a farmers' group protesting the three agricultural laws saying they have "strangulated the entire city (Delhi) and blocked highways".


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • New meeting space opens at Belfast’s Law Society House | Irish Legal News https://t.co/l9CHI4bUNN 
  • Manager banned for selling firm’s devices on black market | Law Gazette https://t.co/wTZdrFurwN 
  • Deloitte income grows despite 'challenging markets' | Law Gazette https://t.co/i2A7dsVErg
  • HMRC set to crackdown on furlough fraudsters - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/b0rlHCq6BI 
  • Australia announces new cap on returns for litigation funders | Law Gazette https://t.co/MRENm6asA8
  • Shoosmiths announces managerial roles for Scotland partners - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/L3nRBj9Cpf 
  • North Yorkshire commissioner Philip Allott sparked fury when he said Ms Everard "never should have submitted" to the arrest by her killer and has now apologised for the remark https://t.co/bi5jLY0RC
  • A TV presenter who was hurt while playing the role of a human crash test dummy has been awarded £1.6m in damages after a High Court battle with the BBC. Jeremy Stansfield, 50, said he suffered spine and brain injuries https://t.co/qclmSl4qq
  • Court allows credit hire charges to be set out in solicitor’s email | Law Gazette https://t.co/Le6nKNiKgs
  • BHSM appoints Keith Doyle as senior associate in commercial real estate | Irish Legal News https://t.co/iBgGQYe8Mi
  • 'Negligent' London firm defeats £12m claim for lack of causation - Legal Futures https://t.co/hCgS83IaGD
  • Lawyers praised for role in Everard murder case | Law Gazette https://t.co/P8pw0Jk4IO
  • Solicitor's error delayed case by a year - Legal Futures https://t.co/UTW4jSLbc
  • #French ex-officer François Vérove's DNA ends 35-year murder hunt - for decades the crimes of a notorious serial killer have haunted the Paris crime squad https://t.co/QoCODsnuUQ
  • Wayne Couzens is believed to have been in a WhatsApp group with five police officers who are being investigated for gross misconduct. The officers allegedly shared "discriminatory" messages - including misogynistic content https://t.co/yu0APrryRq
  • Owner of racehorse found not liable for injury to farmhand after riding accident on Fife farm - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XaGiTb7vQC
  • Nine people have been charged with the abuse of patients with learning difficulties at a specialist hospital in County Durham https://t.co/z9TaFs2DcW
  • A really quick lunch of honey sautéed sweet potato and carrot, broccoli cooked with lemon juice, Stilton and almonds salad, plus a peppered runny egg for protein. https://t.co/g1CyufUYp
  • Litigation analytics firm turns focus on IP - Legal Futures https://t.co/ITzwcQ6D1o 
  • Raab admits court delays 'unacceptable' as backlog reaches record high | Law Gazette https://t.co/86UlQrCSaD
  • SRA bans non-solicitors for theft, fabrication and forgery - Legal Futures https://t.co/HVlJbT7MMN
  • Judges criticise Met police after woman wins spy cop case - Tribunal rules in favour of Kate Wilson over breach of human rights, citing ‘lamentable failings’ https://t.co/na9sVXhxr
  • Hybrid working – A rise or fall in future claims? - Legal Futures https://t.co/FfW70EuCoh
  • Hundreds more SMEs joins legal action against Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Ec2pP3fVSJ 
  • Ofgem prepares for looming failure of a leading energy supplier https://t.co/cOVMyf69oS
  • Attorney General to oversee ‘unprecedented’ review of planning laws | Irish Legal News https://t.co/wYADWkbV7a 
  • The parents of a teenager who died after an allergic reaction to a Pret A Manger baguette have welcomed the introduction of a UK law in her name https://t.co/wvcvINzcMt
  • Sarah Everard’s killer might have been identified as threat sooner, police admit - Details of indecent exposure claims emerge as ex-Met officer Wayne Couzens is given whole-life sentence https://t.co/jZWrYChZV3
  • Talks to resume on devolving justice to Wales | Law Gazette https://t.co/SSIS2btL3I 
  • A #Spanish judge has shocked women's rights groups by dismissing a case that involved women being secretly filmed urinating in public and the videos then being posted on porn websites https://t.co/6BOna54hrh
  • Wales to become first UK nation to make Black, Asian and ethnic history mandatory on school curriculum https://t.co/yhRuNjxoCp 
  • #Australia will reopen its international border from November, giving long-awaited freedoms to vaccinated citizens and their relatives https://t.co/5FC2Em9YjR
  • People stopped by a lone plain-clothes officer must challenge their legitimacy, the Met Police says, as it seeks to reassure women after the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving police officer https://t.co/XzFGlI9J8
  • Burness Paull partners with groundbreaking rewilding charity - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/sCVXJcC6jh
  • Former Nazi concentration camp secretary, 96, faces trial - Irmgard Furchner faces charges of aiding and abetting the murder of thousands of prisoners at Stutthof #Germany https://t.co/E09WclLVEx
  • What are whole-life orders and which killers have received them? Prisoners in England and Wales are handed such sentences for the most serious cases of murder https://t.co/OK4SbZqDFr
  • Problems have been reported with Scotland's Covid vaccine passport app, just hours after its launch https://t.co/o0n9F3WXcA
  • More rape trials to allow pre-recorded evidence | Law Gazette https://t.co/pF4yKoim1z
  • More PI consolidation as Minster Law buys Irwin Mitchell's fast-track work - Legal Futures https://t.co/PtUDRPZjqd
  • Scottish government’s delay into holding child abuse inquiry ‘woeful and wholly avoidable’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MKUZdvAEUy
  • High Court holds clients in contempt for failing to pay solicitors £2.3m - Legal Futures https://t.co/Tf8EsEN8Ud
  • Britney Spears: after her father’s removal, what next for the conservatorship? #US https://t.co/HaaTwKEWjb 
  • Dominic Raab ‘open-minded’ about allowing asylum seekers to work in UK: Justice secretary says move could help people waiting for claims to be processed to make a contribution https://t.co/MYvXuySbg
  • Epic Dechert trial ends with accusations of lies, dishonesty and greed | Law Gazette https://t.co/vnudbElPT2
  • Judges can rely on solicitors’ emails to assess credit hire losses - Legal Futures https://t.co/0O66mXFVB6
  • Talbots hires accountant CEO to drive growth | Law Gazette https://t.co/jdTRZIp66E
  • Solicitor misled own relatives about their conveyancing fees - Legal Futures https://t.co/s3pCWhk3FI
  • ICC turns focus to Afghanistan and away from US - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GnagusFeek 
  • Female police officers fear reporting male colleagues as they worry they will be abandoned if they need help on duty, says a former senior officer https://t.co/Bjk1Z9eb7j

Friday

1st October - Law News

Edition 3566: 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:  Wayne Couzens has joined 60 of England and Wales' most dangerous offenders who will die behind bars. That he had been able to continue working as a police officer while colleagues seemingly knew he used violent pornography, has led many to question the culture within the Metropolitan Police and other UK forces. The case has shaken women's faith in the police. The Met's chief Dame Cressida Dick recognised "the precious bond of trust has been damaged". Now questions are being asked about whether she is the right person to rebuild it.

Focus of the Day Story:  Bar Council pledges action as survey of barristers records sharp increase in bullying. Proportion of English and Welsh practitioners reporting incidents of bullying, harassment and discrimination rises by 9% to 30%. Full story - The Global Legal Post
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Scotland sees sharp increase in bicycle thefts - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SmMxssV8Sr 
  • BHSM appoints Keith Doyle as senior associate in commercial real estate | Irish Legal News https://t.co/iBgGQYe8Mi
  • Barrister disbarred over council tax conviction | Law Gazette https://t.co/pMDnI20Ff
  • Professor Siobhán Wills to lead Transitional Justice Institute | Irish Legal News https://t.co/ZtRbMmUlan
  • An activist who was deceived into a relationship with an undercover police officer has won a tribunal case for breaches of her human rights. Kate Wilson met Mark Kennedy while he was posing as an environmental campaigner in Nottingham in 2003 https://t.co/twcWjjc836 
  • Gender income gap widens at bar | Law Gazette https://t.co/2CR2wmQVqM 
  • Housing tribunal awards £2,400 to former tenants of landlord who sold property after claiming he wanted to live in it - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1u9sSuniUv
  • Firm celebrates housing solicitor's judicial appointment | Law Gazette https://t.co/fukvVBRI1F 
  • European court to rule in November on post-Brexit extradition requests | Irish Legal News https://t.co/InoWQe30WH
  • Clients committed for contempt after non-payment of £1.2m costs bill | Law Gazette https://t.co/phfWCD4mBy
  • Strathclyde Mediation Clinic wins community award at Scottish Legal Awards - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1eGHi27bi
  • Shepherd and Wedderburn invests in new Aberdeen office - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/S7uSyRL12r
  • How police officer Wayne Couzens covered up Sarah Everard's murder https://t.co/U4BSLgpspu 
  • Ex-president of #Franxe Sarkozy gets jail sentence over campaign funding https://t.co/PhPDuafQEd
  • Sarah Everard murder: Cressida Dick faces calls to resign https://t.co/nWqrFgFhjc
  • A Met Police officer who murdered Sarah Everard after kidnapping her under the guise of an arrest has been sentenced to a whole-life prison term. Wayne Couzens abducted the 33-year-old as she walked home https://t.co/uXrG4ZWSbV
  • Sawmill company fined £300,000 for failings that led to severe injury - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gCkLyXg2OH
  • Claims firm’s shares slide as profits fall | Law Gazette https://t.co/uRdG7QP5ef
  • Fears grow for photojournalist Morteza Samadi, arrested by Taliban as executions resume in #Afghanistan https://t.co/0cKXOqP86v 
  • Lady Hale pays tribute to late colleague Lord Kerr in Belfast speech - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/d217CkS4vy
  • Covid lawsuits and inquiries are looming – but blame won’t prevent future pandemics https://t.co/DjVn8irLu1
  • A new expert advisory forum on land and human rights has met for the first time to discuss the relationship between property rights and wider economic, social, and cultural rights - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lF4raRSYzf
  • SIF: SRA consultation, closure and the future of post six-year run-off cover | Law Gazette https://t.co/B8DB22MHgO
  • At least 116 people are now known to have died in a fight between rival gangs in #Ecuador's jail, officials say, making it the worst prison violence in the country's history https://t.co/eudquwmRxo 
  • Britney Spears’ father suspended from conservatorship in victory for singer #US https://t.co/hpOoMhF9xd 
  • Attorney General to oversee ‘unprecedented’ review of planning laws | Irish Legal News https://t.co/wYADWkbV7a
  • The watchdog Ofcom has added the words “nat” and “yoon” to its list of offensive terms - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PF3CWyqyJq 
  • How to get your first job in immigration law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GSIiwFaZwf 
  • GCSE & A-level grades in England will be returned to pre-Covid levels over the next two years, the government has announced. Next summer's results will be wound back to a "mid-point" between 2019 and 2021, after two years of unusually high grade inflation https://t.co/hgiuDcONiE 
  • Furlough scheme ends with almost 1 million left in limbo https://t.co/pK96UqABko
  • Advocate Tim Haddow has returned to practice after completing a short mobilisation in his capacity as an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ap4ABjRs4j 
  • Labour’s pro bono plan confirms they won’t fund the justice system either | Law Gazette https://t.co/9ctEhIRVk1

Thursday

30th September - Law News

Edition 3565: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011  

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 Today's Highlighted Video Story:  The world's oldest living rainforest has been returned to its custodians in a historic handback ceremony in Far North Queensland. The Eastern Kuku Yalanji people have taken formal ownership of 160,213 hectares of country stretching from Mossman to Cooktown, including the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Daintree National Park.
 

Focus of the Day Story:  More than two-thirds of lawyers (69%) have experienced mental ill health in the last year, according to a new snapshot of wellbeing in the profession. The survey of around 1,700 legal professionals by legal charity LawCare also found that just 56% of those suffering had discussed their problems at work. Respondents in this group said they had not disclosed their condition for fear of the stigma that would attach, the resulting career implications and the financial and reputational consequences. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Solicitor Karyn Watt among Construction Scotland Innovation Centre appointments - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/iz9KhMEUW
  • BPP finally unveils cost of new SQE courses | Law Gazette https://t.co/qZTyWOCRP0
  • Session Cases bicentenary: A conversation with Lord Ericht - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/B0Y7u2Jf9c
  • Three more energy suppliers have gone bust amid the surge in wholesale gas prices, the regulator Ofgem has said. Enstroga, Igloo Energy and Symbio Energy said they would stop trading on Wednesday https://t.co/ztrvSLg8wU
  • Police Scotland must be transformed into a 21st century police force after new figures revealed that recorded cyber-crime doubled in the past twelve months - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VC9SyQtzgz
  • Burnt out, sleep deprived and hiding mental illness: lawyers reveal struggles | Law Gazette https://t.co/NWwlhsifq3
  • Loss of Greatness: British motorists driving outside the UK must now remove old-style GB stickers or cover them up https://t.co/VEd4tuQSrN
  • A monument to honour Betty Campbell, Wales' first black head teacher and black history campaigner, has been unveiled in Cardiff. It is believed to be the first statue of a named, non-fictional woman in an outdoor public space in Wales https://t.co/jyjREClbeC
  • Sentence of white supremacist told to read classics referred to court of appeal - England and Wales attorney general says sentencing of Ben John for terror offence appears ‘unduly lenient’ https://t.co/dh59A7JtB
  • High Court witness actions to be listed for physical hearings by default | Irish Legal News https://t.co/v0pz4VejEZ
  • Fuel crisis: Judge 'asks for proof' of why counsel can't get to court | Law Gazette https://t.co/WgAGzRTG
  • NFU’s Director of Policy keynotes CLT Scotland’s Rural Conference - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XwqiDjII
  • British judges hit with pay freeze over pandemic - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1hTfRPypm8 
  • Labour: Do pro bono work if you want government contracts - Legal Futures https://t.co/G1s7A6iw0e
  • #Poland’s justice minister has said that he hopes the country’s Constitutional Tribunal “will behave properly” and confirm that the Polish constitution takes primacy over EU law https://t.co/jZdSbmowE
  • Police have defended shooting an "out of control" white deer that had been roaming the streets after an angry backlash on social media https://t.co/oyl4wqF0V
  • A man who escaped #Afghanistan to study at a UK university says the Taliban has been threatening his family: 'My young sister will be forced to marry a Taliban fighter' https://t.co/y44FYuKV4I
  • Reality TV star Katie Price has been charged with driving without insurance and while disqualified following a car crash on Tuesday, say police https://t.co/nebAwVLy13
  • One third of barristers ‘bullied, harassed or discriminated against’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/FoixhrGRRg
  • Rebuke for solicitor whose failures inadvertently facilitated fraud - Legal Futures https://t.co/iix2WZqpD0
  • Barrister disbarred after council tax fraud conviction - Legal Futures https://t.co/9uvte1jV3Z 
  • English IP court finds no trade mark infringement in dispute between “archangel” holistic therapists - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4JCMVNCXFo
  • Slower-than-expected rebound in PI claims hits listed business - Legal Futures https://t.co/MAOgmaTRL
  • Solicitor rebuked after failing to check fraudster client | Law Gazette https://t.co/kFPrlQmPQn 
  • Personal injury claims expected to fall by 20 per cent | Irish Legal News https://t.co/hakFUqzChv 
  • Lord Carloway’s optimism for future of criminal justice ‘entirely misplaced’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BwnqMDuIaj
  • The government must guard against the new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill further undermining access to justice for the most vulnerable, the Law Society of England and Wales has warned https://t.co/9bQVTk3NN5
  • Labour tells firms to meet pro bono target or lose government contracts | Law Gazette https://t.co/rljXr5E7bN
  • GB stickers ditched for UK marker under new number plate law https://t.co/Og3xK88wfo
  • McKees welcomes three new trainees after record number of applications | Irish Legal News https://t.co/CQ5yNYzlW1
  • Double appointment at Aberdein Considine - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fNlLp93OdI
  • Three-quarters of small French boats may be denied fishing in UK waters https://t.co/2NfpCUf4jX
  • Professional Liability Online Seminar Series – Solicitors' And Barristers' Negligence (Video) - Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration - UK https://t.co/NcpePEZ6uL
  • Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh found guilty of professional misconduct again - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Jw8xjwIvw8
  • Comyn Kelleher Tobin appoints Karen Tobin as family law partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/eYyrfCecmZ
  • An award-winning traditional Scots singer says she was offered help to get a festival gig in return for sex. Iona Fyfe, who was named Scots singer of the year in 2018, said she was propositioned by a man from a "really well-known band" https://t.co/nel6atJyOh

Wednesday

29th September - Law News

Edition 3564: 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:  Anti-money laundering – guidance for trust and company service providers. Hear in more detail which activities fall in scope of this category and work, and what a law firm needs to do if so. The SRA speaks about what areas of trust and company services are a high risk of being targeted by criminals, and how you can mitigate this risk.  

Focus of the Day Story:  Nearly one in three barristers have personal experience of bullying, harassment and/or discrimination (BHD) in the past two years, Bar Council research has revealed. Judges were frequently cited as the source of bullying, which will intensify recent focus on poor judicial conduct. Full story - Legal Futures
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • How Strasbourg protects lawyers’ rights | Law Gazette https://t.co/sB2sEdViab
  • Home Office planned speedy removal of Vietnamese trafficking victims https://t.co/0DegaksIYV
  • Petrol crisis fuels concern about lawyers getting to court | Law Gazette https://t.co/whlac8zLHb
  • #SanMarino to legalise abortion after referendum result - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zsr2Av1Pow
  • A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with the murder of Sabina Nessa, who was killed as she walked to meet a friend in south-east London https://t.co/hqJmkw12fr
  • What did your parents do? | Law Gazette https://t.co/bXy9JyD8p9
  • Comyn Kelleher Tobin appoints Karen Tobin as family law partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/eYyrfCvNex
  • The High Court has rebuked an expert witness who had ‘no persuasive answer to a number of key questions’, in an unsuccessful claim against a high-profile fashion stylist | Law Gazette https://t.co/N8MFhSLWF
  • Female #Afghan judges hunted by the murderers they convicted https://t.co/tbcpHwNm60
  • CMA cracks down on competition law breaches - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Oxm6RbRHeR 
  • Poverty Trap Vs Bad Governance: A Theological Response to Problem of Poverty in Africa | Wole Adegbile https://t.co/wAqItTp8vP
  • Millions deprived of lawyer as vast legal aid deserts revealed | Law Gazette https://t.co/RVBwaPm6CX
  • Leaving cryptocurrency in your will - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/K98L0jZasO 
  • 'Largely overlooked': Law Society posts guidance about disabled staff | Law Gazette https://t.co/LBU2ovVSUT
  • Defence lawyers boycott custody court to force government’s hand - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/C34gIU84Tn
  • Research: "Billions could be saved" by funding more legal advice - Legal Futures https://t.co/X3WeSyvwpr
  • Poorer junior lawyers being forced to choose City, says top Labour lawyer | Law Gazette https://t.co/soG0ExZAUt
  • Labour MPs attack cost of qualifying as a lawyer - Legal Futures https://t.co/uksk9KIfvC 
  • ICC asked to relaunch inquiry into Taliban and IS ‘war crimes’ https://t.co/suxkZj6o55 
  • Giving evidence “not a game”, judge tells expert witness - Legal Futures https://t.co/Gpc3H8Ky4n
  • My legal life: Ben Brown, Attorney General’s Chambers. Crown prosecutor on St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/eZEeQj0dTH
  • Family ‘in tears’ after Cornwall hotel booking swapped for Uxbridge: Booking through online travel agents can have pitfalls – such as arriving for a luxury holiday only to find it doesn’t exist https://t.co/VWUhLMFv5K
  • Government to take over Southeastern after ‘serious’ breach of franchise: Department for Transport finds rail operator did not declare more than £25m of historical taxpayer funding https://t.co/j78YdJQqm7
  • Major report: Law's culture has to change to tackle wellbeing crisis - Legal Futures https://t.co/JyDcBsgSGU
  • Working from home boosts career progress, say half of women https://t.co/UrCiGlEjA9
  • For a Broader Understanding of Corruption as a Cultural Fact, and its Influences in Society | Fernando M Forattini https://t.co/684L8JiadU
  • Outer House judge refuses petition for recognition of Singaporean moratoria on insolvent offshore companies - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ucyUCYK4pQ
  • Clinical negligence reforms imminent as Hunt lambasts ‘obscene’ costs | Law Gazette https://t.co/RsIwfd1TGp 
  • IP lawyer Brian McElligott joins AI firm Altada as chief intellectual property counsel | Irish Legal News https://t.co/DYkBo5illQ
  • Arbroath construction director banned for negligent accounting records - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OxOkj1Nlv6
  • Best of the blogs - 25 September 2021 | Law Gazette https://t.co/GCcWgoHTzY 
  • Spice Girl among stars to begin phone-hacking claims against Murdoch empire https://t.co/foQbjBYHGq
  • High Court witness actions to be listed for physical hearings by default | Irish Legal News https://t.co/v0pz4VejEZ 
  • Levelling up agenda should include legal aid, says Lammy | Law Gazette https://t.co/JZ6iSpCsrD 
  • Holyrood committee to discuss short-term let licensing proposals - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/B0VQj9CHpy

Tuesday

28th September - Law News

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 Today's Highlighted Video Story:  Join The Bar Council online on 16 October for the Pupillage Fair 2021 to find out everything you need to know about a career at the Bar. Sign up free of charge to get for advice from barristers, discuss your prospects with pupillage providers, and find out how to build your CV and access sources of funding and support. 

Focus of the Day Story:  The murder of Sarah Everard shone a spotlight on a culture of male harassment and violence against women and girls, sparking protests and calls for reform. Now the killing of Sabina Nessa has appalled the nation. Full story - Guardian Law
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Kerala High Court declines to halt hartal called by CPI(M) in support of farmers protests | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/Wq72VRc4R8 
  • My work as a cyber risk lawyer - Legal Cheek https://t.co/cpYeu9wW1p
  • The far-right group Britain First has registered as a political party after its application was approved by the Electoral Commission https://t.co/yn6y1CTAjU
  • Foundation of judiciary stronger after Justice NV Ramana took over as CJI, changes palpable: Orissa High Court CJ Dr. S Muralidhar | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/IuqSHxLklJ
  • #US singer R Kelly has been found guilty of running a scheme to exploit his fame to sexually abuse women and children over two decades https://t.co/akdHyNzpg
  • School leaders have warned about being targeted by hoax Covid vaccine consent letters, which aim to spread anti-vaccine messages to parents in England https://t.co/o4BmsvX2m
  • White & Case records 78% trainee retention rate - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ZLxflOAM4L
  • French Court Confirms Dissolution of Anti-Discrimination Group - Decision Likely to Have Chilling Effect on Civil Society in #France and Beyond https://t.co/lJ5WlvZOrV
  • Government expected to mobilise army 'as a precaution' amid fuel crisis https://t.co/Eco4YoVzmV
  • A baffled North Yorkshire homeowner found "keep clear" markings painted on the road outside his home - a converted village school which closed down 18 years ago https://t.co/5D6lWzH7MO 
  • Hospitals in England have been given the green light to ease some of the Covid infection-control measures that have been in place during the pandemic https://t.co/faTN2exDY
  • The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary has issued updated practical guidance on remote hearings | NLJ https://t.co/ytSUOMjBwx
  • Burges boosts Bristol NQ lawyer pay to £60k - Legal Cheek https://t.co/X0gRkWWIjx 
  • The Corporate Counsel Show: Improving equitable briefing rates in-house - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/j98F27M9hx
  • "Positive action scheme" bids to improve diversity of Treasury Counsel - Legal Futures https://t.co/zz82QdvXbH
  • Issues facing lawyers with disabilities - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/bKTGKSbiMq 
  • Ashurst elevates 'New Law' tech roles to careers alongside lawyers - Legal Futures https://t.co/0gIYcup6Uj
  • Boris Johnson will meet a campaign group representing families bereaved by Covid on Tuesday, after declining to meet them since last year. The PM will host Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice for a private reception in Downing Street https://t.co/z2BlgRuCpl
  • Ban for trainee solicitor who altered emails in attempt to ‘keep up with work’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/YXMKQhqR7w
  • An MP threatened to send naked pictures of a woman to her family because she was jealous of her friendship with her partner, a court has heard. Claudia Webbe, 56, also allegedly used a misogynistic insult against Michelle Merritt https://t.co/TPCw8foTI
  • Treasury rejects SRA and Law Society pleas over economic crime levy - Legal Futures https://t.co/XxspB4sdqG
  • Our legal system fails to consider social realities: CJI NV Ramana on need to Indianise system | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/iKNggoFXTN
  • My journey from trainee to commercial real estate partner - Legal Cheek https://t.co/rqNwq7lsGm 
  • Jonathan Diba-Musangu, 23, who used to be on Rochdale AFC's books, raped the seven-year-old girl in 2012 https://t.co/7ICkSfRH0
  • An inquiry into Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences has been launched by a parliamentary committee | NLJ https://t.co/9F9XJTzPHT
  • Lawyers from across the UK will be hitting the pedals in the week 11-17 October, for Breast Cancer Now’s annual charity cycle race, Tour de Law https://t.co/nReInsBqy
  • File on 4 - Hush Money: the Rise and Fall of an International Fraudster -https://t.co/qFqIPwUdGr 
  • The Taliban have banned hairdressers in #Afghanistan's Helmand province from shaving or trimming beards, saying it breaches their fundamentalist interpretation of Islamic law https://t.co/bEnP1MB5Nu
  • Climate change protesters have defied a court order and have blocked part of the M25 at Heathrow Airport. Insulate Britain said 52 people have blocked the slip road at junction 14 https://t.co/c34qsRKJKS
  • Detectives continue to question a man arrested on suspicion of murdering south-east London primary school teacher Sabina Nessa. The 36-year-old man was arrested in East Sussex https://t.co/j4A5lV3e1q
  • How to build real connections in a virtual world - a junior lawyer's perspective - Legal Cheek https://t.co/bELfiJKyA1
  • The Cabinet Office has defended the government’s handling of the pandemic, in its response to the Lords' Constitution Committee’s report on coronavirus (COVID-19) and the use and scrutiny of emergency powers | NLJ https://t.co/dFvD7pEMF3
  • Magistrate rebuked for calling junior barrister 'huffy' after she was mistaken for defendant three times in one day - Legal Cheek https://t.co/glDMhcIosl 
  • £6 million up for grabs as Inns open bar scholarship applications - Legal Cheek https://t.co/idrvUaJgNN
  • Extension of limitation period to file cases to end on October 2, 2021: Supreme Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/2Ti9Yux9L4
  • Call of the wild: planned Dartmoor crackdown ‘will penalise campers’ https://t.co/JB9BRQHC01 
  • Ashurst targets 35% ethnic minority and 13% Black trainees - Legal Cheek https://t.co/HQk9r7FUXR

Monday

27th September - Law News

Edition 3562: 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:  Three US-based women talk about the seedy world of online sex trafficking, with its secret code words, manipulation, and victims sold to the highest bidder. 


Focus of the Day Story:  The judgment in Forstater v CDG Europe UKEAT/0105/20/JOJ has forced the courts yet again to grapple with the transgender debate. We have already seen the judiciary face up to the challenging issues of whether children with gender dysphoria can consent to receiving puberty blockers (see recent decision in Bell v Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWCA Civ 1363). In the present case, the issue was whether the Claimant’s belief that biological sex is real, important, immutable, and not to be conflated with gender identity was a “philosophical belief” within the meaning of section 10 of Equality Act 2010 (“EqA”). Full story - UK Human Rights Blog
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • A ‘wider range’ of diversity is critical at board level - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/K3W7ZYruT
  • Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says it is "not right" to say only women have a cervix amid a row involving one of his MPs https://t.co/oKcpORiW14
  • The government is to suspend competition law to allow oil firms to target fuel deliveries at petrol stations following recent panic buying https://t.co/fVhbPU4x6l
  • What makes a good ESG lawyer? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/roytw2Iy74
  • Recommendation made to remove solicitor from roll over ‘blatant lies’ to client - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/9jqzxsPg6z 
  • From part-time retail college job to supporting big retailers on business - Legal Cheek https://t.co/EtvBOGqF4k
  • Is an employee backlash for post-pandemic policies coming? - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/VDKe4rV8D
  • Slaughter and May appoints first female leader - Legal Cheek https://t.co/QFj8fvuPl0
  • Harmonious functioning of legislature, executive, judiciary essential to remove barriers to justice: CJI NV Ramana | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/A7SPxq5zcG
  • Shamima Begum: What price have we paid for national security? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/I8UFtPvdP8
  • Energy regulator Ofgem says gas crisis not its fault https://t.co/JKgVN8qaGh
  • Court of Appeal rules that artificial intelligence cannot be named as inventor in patent application - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YAdWWxcawT
  • The Weekly Round-up: Discriminatory policing, online privacy and puberty blockers - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/fTHzbc5iNX
  • If you’re a conveyancer or solicitor working on property transactions then you have a chance to win £500 in a Global Reviews survey | NLJ https://t.co/bguiu5BrbR
  • Netflix drama to follow hot-shot lawyer's journey on becoming her firm’s first ethnic minority female partner - Legal Cheek https://t.co/A4bmcb9olZ 
  • Lawyers take on Kiltwalk in aid of Lawscot Foundation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XKKcaor3qq
  • Law and the Culture War - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/bmMPk68yY3
  • After the murder of George Floyd, some states looked to independent agencies to examine deaths in police custody. But dozens of cases handled by the Texas Rangers show the approach has flaws #US https://t.co/P86wiE6xp
  • Child refugees were ‘dumped’ in unsafe hotel, claims Brighton council - Law firm says attempts to evaluate a 15-year-old Afghan held in a hotel had been prevented, breaching the child’s rights https://t.co/euLhSG5EMp
  • Has the Court of Appeal just trapped inventors in 1421? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/5JhHhKFPLw 
  • Property Standardisation Group wins Outstanding Achievement Award - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jWQxBgX4u6 
  • Cleary gives lawyers £45 to help them reconnect over lunch - Legal Cheek https://t.co/uryxxWMPx9 
  • LawTech Talks: Getting more women into legal tech leadership - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/BFWbTwibmN
  • Delhi court grants anticipatory bail to LJP MP Prince Raj | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/2P2Zh4aYBw
  • New name, new home: one leading London chambers on its major shake-up - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Lb4sbg3jQI 
  • Law Society of Scotland achieves AML levy exemption for majority of Scottish law firms - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/HmfzdIVQF9
  • Linklaters boosts NQ lawyer pay twice in three months - now £107.5k - Legal Cheek https://t.co/vICypRBjZN
  • Allegation of bias against judge should not be based on conjectures: Kerala High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/GlHUdWA8wY 
  • Important Licensing Conference less than two weeks away - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kPoYDOu9BR