Monday

15th November - Law News

Edition 3611: 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:
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald spoke to RT’s Chris Hedges about the eerie similarities between the US government’s legally excessive actions after the 9/11 terror attacks and the Capitol riot earlier this year.


Focus of the Day Article: The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) could take legal action against the government over changes to its pension scheme, which it says will make firefighters pay the cost of age discrimination introduced by the government into the scheme. Full story - New Law Journal
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Paul McCann was the head of litigation and Sydney office lead partner of a top-tier firm who saw a “noticeable decline in the happiness factor” for lawyers across the board - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/hZdHpYbnHB
  • Delhi judges should mark their leave one day in advance: Delhi High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/u7A6tk2lma 
  • Why Google’s landmark victory is music to TikTok’s ears - Legal Cheek https://t.co/60JjI4QpmS
  • We are in the midst of possibly the greatest revolution in the way we work in the modern era, and men in law are starting to take full advantage – for themselves and their families - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/VNTTeZtQZM
  • #Austria is placing about 2 million unvaccinated people in lockdown from Monday amid record infection levels and growing pressure on hospitals https://t.co/HtIMA69zoX
  • Three arrested under Terrorism Act after car blast at Liverpool Women's Hospital https://t.co/7djCiKAD7F
  • 'Should I do the SQE during my law degree?' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/KbROAH4us
  • Tips to avoid lawyers’ mental health epidemic - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/4COYNWDapW 
  • [Delhi Pollution] It has become a fashion to bash farmers; I am a farmer: SC judge Justice Surya Kant | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/mSdQdDGiI9
  • What do corporate lawyers do? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/EtOUE51HfN
  • Cocaine with a street value of £33m has been discovered in a lorry load of frozen onion rings bound for the UK https://t.co/YWzmDT3mcJ
  • Brentford stabbing: Norris Henry, 37, is charged with the murder of Ali Abucar Ali, 20, and the attempted murder of an 82-year-old woman https://t.co/7pVRuWYzgK
  • Tanya Musgrove, the ballerina who became a family lawyer - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/NiD75Waa8K
  • A man who died after being stabbed in a street fight has been named by police. Officers arrived at Wilford Crescent in The Meadows area of Nottingham at about 22:30 GMT on Wednesday after receiving reports of a fight https://t.co/0hZfdfET83
  • The fugitive behind one of America's most notorious bank robberies has been identified after a 52-year search, law enforcement officials have announced https://t.co/kOGnhYujA6
  • Azeem Rafiq: from England hopeful to revealing cricket’s racism. Rafiq’s remarkable career is filled with tremendous peaks and bitter lows as a climax nears in his fight with Yorkshire CCC https://t.co/UxM3Gjj017
  • City firms to offer part-time training contracts for disabled aspiring lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/C5L200EDe
  • MPs are keeping secret their employment agreements for second jobs worth up to £100,000 annually after quietly changing the rules on disclosure: rule change in 2015 meanns their employment contracts need no longer be disclosed to standards commissioner https://t.co/IspZr2fbW
  • What happens when someone is convicted of a criminal offence & is given a custodial sentence? But, what happens after they’ve served the totality of their sentence? https://t.co/btsG8Wa4oR 
  • Militaries are huge energy users whose greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are making a significant contribution to the climate crisis. Because reporting military emissions is voluntary, data is often absent or incomplete https://t.co/fHwj1hvqXw
  • Backbencher Richard Fuller MP has four roles outside Parliament and advised a company that invests in surveillance kit https://t.co/insB5PjYMw 
  • Wife making unproven allegations of criminal conduct is cruelty to husband: Delhi High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/rpct8Fveq6 
  • What they don't teach you at law school - Legal Cheek https://t.co/gzFfxbCx8L 
  • Law departments cannot risk becoming a “bottleneck for business”. Helping the business scale their operations at this critical juncture not only helps manage workflow issues but will also help shore up the long-term relevance of the law department https://t.co/V00CcVsZd1
  • Walker Morris increases trainee numbers by a quarter - Legal Cheek https://t.co/kiOVXJsuwS 
  • Kangana Ranaut seeks transfer of her cross complaint against Javed Akhtar to another Magistrate | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/zhot5sQhUT 
  • Clifford Chance joins magic circle rivals in upping NQ lawyer pay to £107.5k - Legal Cheek https://t.co/vKU12TDfD4
  • A deal aimed at staving off dangerous climate change has been struck at the COP26 summit in Glasgow. The Glasgow Climate Pact is the first-ever climate deal to explicitly plan to reduce coal, the worst fossil fuel for greenhouse gases https://t.co/OU1sDClHXa
  • Life as a lawyer in the fast-moving automotive sector - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Li9v7AhXNt

Sunday

14th November - Law News

Edition 3610: 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:
One of the most significant commitments to come out of COP26 was the promise, by Brazil and others, to end deforestation this decade. About 60% of the Amazon rainforest lies within Brazil's borders, and its destruction has gathered pace since President Jair Bolsonaro took power.


 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • 'Great deal more to do': senior judges report on diversity progress | Law Gazette https://t.co/AY2g7hgl6M
  • Renfrewshire hotel owners’ petition for review of council development plan rejected as incompetent - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/os798nQfFD
  • Cleaver Fulton Rankin announces four promotions | Irish Legal News https://t.co/cnEMinuuHG
  • McFarlane issues double warning to family lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/n02EkczhLB
  • Lawyer of the Month: Stuart Munro - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MvftU9Lg3D
  • At least 68 prisoners have been killed in new fighting at an #Ecuadorean prison more than a hundred inmates died in clashes between rival gangs in September, officials say https://t.co/RSkuFhRF2G
  • Father Lee and his partner Fabiano Da Silva Duarte have become the first same-sex couple to be officially blessed by the Church in Wales. It comes after the Church's governing body approved a new service of blessing for same-sex couples in September https://t.co/1rfeoMk8ix 
  • High Court: Solicitor fails in challenge to WRC handling of unfair dismissal claim against Arthur Cox | Irish Legal News https://t.co/9IiaBm1FGl
  • Defence solicitors fire back at Raab over guilty plea accusation | Law Gazette https://t.co/xd5vIopFK4
  • Two MPs have admitted using their Commons offices for non-parliamentary paid meetings. Liberal Democrat Layla Moran and Conservative Crispin Blunt appeared via video link on a panel discussing political prisoners in Saudi Arabia https://t.co/A76eTzQUU4 
  • Is your firm ahead of these key legal trends for 2022? - Legal Futures https://t.co/nntozPsdz7
  • Needs of victims ‘central’ to Northern Ireland’s criminal justice system | Irish Legal News https://t.co/slPTmILby1
  • Ryanair barred from changing jurisdiction choice in PI claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/B5DtcCIngq
  • “Lessons for other legal regulators” from Faculty Office review - Legal Futures https://t.co/kXZiajnjRu
  • Two brothers who believed Covid jabs were part of a conspiracy to turn people into "unthinking beings" have been jailed for buying a firearm. Carlisle Crown Court heard Harry Wilson, 24, from Kendal, ordered a Glock 19 pistol https://t.co/3PzkwoqE8C
  • Law firm BLM has launched a subscription-based legal support service, which offers clients an alternative way to buy legal services | NLJ https://t.co/utrR6fOfzZ 
  • A survey question asking schoolchildren to describe their body image has been branded "crude and disrespectful". Options include "much too fat", "much too thin" or "about the right size" https://t.co/zKHVUzvvXj
  • Ex-DWF chief back as strategic adviser for fast-growing firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/P80ajsTKPu 
  • Barristers from ethnic minority backgrounds find it harder to secure pupillage and face systemic obstacles throughout their career, according to a report by the Bar Council’s Race Working Group | NLJ https://t.co/fqRKcM8mrW
  • Faculty: Virtual hearings hamper professional development of junior bar - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zKNzwa4wVb 
  • Provision of s 20 accommodation under the Children Act 1989 does not automatically give a local authority a general duty of care, the High Court has confirmed | NLJ https://t.co/AEsOSMzOxz 
  • Disclosure of audit files would ‘undermine the purpose’ of disclosure pilot | Law Gazette https://t.co/MXYaG3ei9N
  • Brexit has made it easier for small boat crossings to reach UK, refugees say | Immigration and asylum - Outside EU, people can no longer be returned to other European countries under legislation known as Dublin regulation https://t.co/ynEysbm3JZ
  • The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) could take legal action against the government over changes to its pension scheme, which it says will make firefighters pay the cost of age discrimination introduced by the government into the scheme | NLJ https://t.co/NeFnZIrsUp
  • CA: Lawyers can be cross-examined in wasted costs applications - Legal Futures https://t.co/bW4JUrtXuJ
  • JCB failed to do checks over potential use of equipment in Palestine https://t.co/erupC54ooj
  • The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has reported himself over undeclared earnings while serving as an MP. Douglas Ross has apologised for failing to fully record his MSP salary and earnings as a football referee https://t.co/ERiFDH3Ecy
  • SENTENCING AND TREATMENT OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS - A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK IN NIGERIA | Emem Udoh https://t.co/NRjXG4MrTD 
  • Kilkenny-based Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan Solicitors appoints six new staff | Irish Legal News https://t.co/AhuIHDigAE 
  • Littler: Most companies still planning to return to office soon | Irish Legal News https://t.co/oLsxzVAw73 
  • MoJ is wrong on the SEND Tribunal | Law Gazette https://t.co/FDDiwT9sNP
  • "Significant weaknesses" in legal regulators' approach to money laundering - Legal Futures https://t.co/M5Nji0vkH1
  • Britney Spears’s conservatorship terminated after nearly 14 years #US https://t.co/Hp10i0Ycn3 
  • Sophie Moss killer: wife condemns decision not to increase sentence https://t.co/ogCTKtZrd5 
  • Conveyancing giant told to improve communication after cyber-attack - Legal Futures https://t.co/VEEqwBlhh3 
  • Tory treasurer could net millions from controversial LV= takeover: Secrecy obscures fees already paid to Malik Karim’s investment bank for advice on pension firm’s demutualisation https://t.co/VZT8iyHYqS
  • Voluntary assisted dying: Perrottet speaks of sick grandmother as he opposes NSW bill #Australia https://t.co/1oQa5wIhYr
  • Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon has been charged with contempt of Congress after refusing to testify about the US Capitol riot #US https://t.co/84AUzr51pS

Saturday

13th November - Law News

Edition 3609: 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:
"I agree that there has been hate speeches, misinformation, fake news and inflammatory content... on Facebook India. But I don't agree with this that this is solely being done by people who belong to the BJP & RSS," says Alok Vats of BJP on the revelations in Facebook internal documents that pro-BJP/RSS pages and users are some of the biggest contributors to online anti-Muslim hate.


 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • UCC students awarded first Ronan Daly Jermyn diversity scholarships | Irish Legal News https://t.co/keYM7UOHUQ
  • Argyll landowner who persuaded ex-partner to pay him for land she never received ordered to pay back full sum - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0Pb2EImNkU
  • Irish lawyers petition EU to intervene over post-2008 pay cuts | Irish Legal News https://t.co/2AyOXkXQtr
  • CJEU: General Court upholds €2.4 billion fine against Google for abuse of dominant position in European market - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/92igt2LAJe
  • Paramedic jailed for North West Ambulance Service defibrillator theft https://t.co/X7TRPUUeDN
  • #Portugal has banned bosses from text messaging and emailing staff out of working hours as part of new laws dubbed "right to rest" https://t.co/FpvOkFOuEx
  • TikTok abuse 'is pushing teachers over the edge' https://t.co/IFJxa6nibO
  • Legislation to bring Marine Casualty Investigation Board in line with EU law | Irish Legal News https://t.co/nH6OW7RVyt
  • A chance be given for course correction: Madhya Pradesh High Court grants bail to rape accused | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/2EOJtnOQBF
  • Pro forma T&Cs for expert witnesses to find ‘middle ground’ with solicitors | Law Gazette https://t.co/NQLZykyQsg 
  • Inquiry confirms children were abused at boarding schools in Largs and Dumfries - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RXYvrcxGBq 
  • Apan Jewellers owner's son Shafat Ahmed and all four other accused in the Banani Raintree hotel rape case were acquitted yesterday, more than four and a half years after the incident allegedly took place#Bangladesh https://t.co/Qj0tctVAT0 
  • Conveyancing giant suffers IT 'security incident' | Law Gazette https://t.co/WBRJ4VXdhB
  • The rules on MPs’ standards are hopeless. Here’s how to clean up parliament https://t.co/5FBNOBluFe
  • Public consultation launched as part of freedom of information review | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Hvy69nP8d8
  • Royal Ballet choreographer accused of sexual misconduct took his own life following the "humiliation" of the allegations and press reports, an inquest heard. Liam Scarlett, 35, was told by Royal Opera House there were grounds for a disciplinary process https://t.co/YfZ30TSIi9
  • Legal sector rebound continues | Law Gazette https://t.co/GWLzQtVfYZ 
  • Around 1,000 people crossed the Channel by boat to reach the UK on Thursday, a new record for migrant Channel crossings in a single day - as mild weather made the journey less risky https://t.co/X7WSIOcvck 
  • Grenfell Tower: Housebuilders may be "gaming the system" to avoid fire safety checks put in place after the Grenfell Tower fire, London Fire Brigade (LFB) has warned https://t.co/uuT10k83cf 
  • Trump wins temporary victory in effort to keep White House records secret | US Capitol attack #US https://t.co/uweqgogP8z 
  • ByrneWallace reappoints Feargal Brennan as managing partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/PEho7MNSbp 
  • Insolvency funder blames Covid lifeline for profits slide | Law Gazette https://t.co/ISRrrFtyrK 
  • Advocate losing case on merits not deficiency of service to file consumer case: Supreme Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/3DojJOznTi 
  • Printing Meghan’s letter to father was ‘his reply’ to People article, court told https://t.co/1mcoihIILC 
  • Cross-examination on wasted costs applications ‘should be the exception’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/RRIN6lhE7Y 
  • Nuala Jackson SC appointed chair of Legal Aid Board | Irish Legal News https://t.co/EsKmIl56Uo
  • SRA wins injunction to stop suspended solicitor serving clients | Law Gazette https://t.co/XqFzpw12cv 
  • Leman Solicitors promotes Elaine White to partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/XNJW1zR91j 
  • Lawmakers, lawyers and second jobs | Law Gazette https://t.co/p9Wf1y8WuQ

Friday

12th November - Law News

Edition 3608: 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:
Cults of personality, conspiracy theories, religious cults, & political extremism draw different people down rabbit holes - so how do you reach them?


Focus of the Day Story:  The Ministry of Justice has paused plans to bring court-assessed civil legal aid bills in-house following objections from everyone who responded to its consultation. At present, legal aid practitioners can choose to have certain costs bills between £2,500 and £25,000 assessed by the courts or the Legal Aid Agency. Following consultation, which was prompted by a Law Society challenge, the MoJ has decided to retain the hybrid system until November 2022, when it will consult on a longer-term position. Full story - The Law Society Gazette 
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Privacy should not mean secrecy: Calls for more transparency in family court proceedings - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kAEpWsXloY
  • Pupils whose meal accounts are more than a penny in debt at a school will be left without food at lunchtime. The severe warning was issued in a letter to parents sent by Neil Foden – the strategic head of Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle in Penygroes, Gwynedd https://t.co/qwb3xaoYJw
  • Austrians are days away from a first lockdown for anyone not fully vaccinated, after record infections were reported across the country https://t.co/2fzcydU8PT
  • Senior military officers buried evidence that British troops were executing detainees in Afghanistan, the High Court has been told. MoD documents reveal UK Special Forces officers suspected their men were killing unarmed Afghans who posed no threat https://t.co/lRRvbwHbKs 
  • Julian Assange has been granted permission to marry his partner Stella Moris in Belmarsh prison https://t.co/zBlQXmEsib
  • England: Master of the Rolls warns judges not to exclude press from court | Irish Legal News https://t.co/fE5CZS4y8r 
  • Andrew Scott: Challenging a liquidator’s decision to assign a cause of action – Edennote revisited - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/B2TIuemin5
  • UKSC: Google succeeds in appeal against ‘same interest’ claim over allegations of data breaches - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IwQWZu9Xef
  • SLCC shortlisted for Scottish Public Service Award - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8sMR0P7ZNq
  • Borders sheep farmer ordered to pay £900k to divorcing wife - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XakJd1k5gu
  • Celtic faces class action over sexual abuse at boys club - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AW4MkyXScW
  • ABS aims to lead the field in horse-related legal work - Legal Futures https://t.co/P9AGa2MioM 
  • Boeing admits full responsibility for 737 Max plane crash in Ethiopia: ‘Significant milestone’ paves way for families of 157 victims of 2019 crash to seek compensation, say lawyers https://t.co/EI1RlEGPXA
  • #Belarus's leader has threatened to cut-off gas supplies to Europe if sanctions are imposed over an escalating migrant crisis at the country's border https://t.co/fPRgYkLDGr
  • New guideline encourages rehabilitation over prison for young people - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dyQI0EZHJg
  • Commercial lawyer fined for providing banking facility to client - Legal Futures https://t.co/3PFbHGjEA
  • Ex-Tory adviser married to Tory MP will help choose Ofcom chair - Michael Simmonds to join interview panel, with Paul Dacre favoured for the role https://t.co/LGC909lkWN
  • Cop26 police tactics creating atmosphere of fear, protesters say: Organisers of Glasgow march claim police risked ‘chaos’ by failing to adhere to agreed arrangements https://t.co/YrVqHXmr0n 
  • Vos unveils group to help steer civil justice system into the future - Legal Futures https://t.co/bvtw7B8oeT 
  • Not our job to help retired solicitors “sleep easy”, says SRA - Legal Futures https://t.co/2JNhtJh2aB
  • A grandfather has told of how he lost money saved for Christmas presents after his family were duped by fraudsters on WhatsApp https://t.co/YqPp3idApx
  • SRA seeks injunction to stop suspended solicitor serving clients | Law Gazette https://t.co/4HIQUUPeuM
  • A student has been found guilty of murdering his step-grandmother in a house fire. Mary Gregory, 94, died from smoke inhalation following a blaze at her home in Heysham, Lancashire, in 2018 https://t.co/Z9r3GW9S6U
  • Family of Kenyan woman allegedly murdered by UK soldier to sue MoD - Agnes Wanjiru’s family instruct law firm to demand answers over her death https://t.co/qDRSdW6eI7
  • We need to protect breastfeeding women from voyeurs – so why did the debate get so weird? https://t.co/IHXKXHC8qm
  • Supreme Court kills multi-billion-pound Google data claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/rxNHZbG2k
  • Our sceptred isle is mired in corruption, but there’s still reason to hope https://t.co/Kkb8kcdkYq 
  • The Duchess of Sussex has denied intentionally misleading the High Court after a privacy case appeal heard her ex-spokesman gave information to the authors of Finding Freedom https://t.co/8F9QL47LQZ
  • Supreme Court shut the door on Google claim, but 'left it ajar' for others | Law Gazette https://t.co/ch8CliUhe1
  • The head electrician on the film set where Alec Baldwin accidentally shot dead cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last month is suing the actor and other crew members over the incident alleging negligence that resulted in "severe emotional distress" #US https://t.co/78o29B6hmF
  • A deportation flight from the UK to Jamaica left with just four people on board, the Home Office has said. Several last-minute legal challenges meant 33 people did not board Wednesday morning's flight as planned https://t.co/MjJgOcpSu6
  • Opinion: ‘World’s lowest discount rate’ will over-compensate plaintiffs | Irish Legal News https://t.co/5zNWVWKsr9 
  • Sunak's millions will cut case backlog by just 7,000, government admits | Law Gazette https://t.co/MCmhkscT1R
  • European court upholds €2.42 billion fine imposed on Google | Irish Legal News https://t.co/L72PsJG5QE 
  • Solicitor sacked after refusing move to Walsall wins ET claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/wdEPIyPERM 
  • Geoffrey Cox accrued at least £6m from second job while a parliamentarian https://t.co/7FgeP1qLN6 
  • Raab promises scorecards by Christmas | Law Gazette https://t.co/8EGskc3N4U
  • Portadown-based JPH Law acquires neighbouring TD Gibson & Co Solicitors | Irish Legal News https://t.co/AVWSzWlrBD 
  • The true cost of billable hours to the profession | Law Gazette https://t.co/ic0HgVnJ1w
  • DLA Piper appoints Gavin Smith to head restructuring practice in Ireland | Irish Legal News https://t.co/uMgfZDQyGt

 

Thursday

11th November - Law News

Edition 3608: 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 the months leading up to Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial for killing two people, we analyzed hours of footage and interviewed key witnesses from that fatal night in Kenosha, Wis., to understand how the country’s polarization set the scene for violence.



Focus of the Day Story:  Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has called on the Scottish government to hand back unprecedented emergency powers granted to it during the Covid-19 pandemic, as a consultation into making powers permanent closes. Full story - Scottish Legal News 
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Open justice reminder for judges after reporters barred from court | Law Gazette https://t.co/MTgw1KQMtT 
  • A #US teenager charged with shooting three people during civil unrest on the streets of Wisconsin last year has taken the stand in his own defence. Kyle Rittenhouse broke down in tears, forcing a brief recess https://t.co/AlEtJ6bLK
  • Nuala Jackson SC to stand down from Family Lawyers Association | Irish Legal News https://t.co/nWRiZQFwAe
  • Tribunal rejects bid by formerly suspended solicitor to run own firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/QKVEJPtZwq
  • How to see if a company is eco-friendly and socially responsible - Legal Futures https://t.co/CqQJveV7Ya
  • Man complains of police ‘bullying’ after mooning at speed camera: Darrell Meekcom, 55, says he has reported incident in which he was arrested by six officers at his Midlands home https://t.co/ugEQ41YgHl
  • #Singapore: indefinite stay of execution for man with learning disabilities after he gets Covid https://t.co/rJTFiDcWSs
  • Devonshires pays tribute to longstanding medical negligence solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/luPNmJCgPA
  • #Greek minister urges victims to ‘speak up’ amid wave of domestic violence https://t.co/YGzptWXN0
  • Czech billionaire lawyer Daniel Kretinsky has completed his purchase of a 27% stake in West Ham United https://t.co/lEomzeAn7
  • Attorneys general to reflect on Brexit impact on Irish and UK constitutions | Irish Legal News https://t.co/aITrcurct6
  • Seller’s conveyancer calls police after harassment from buyers - Legal Futures https://t.co/PcCzsxYukK
  • Solicitor who misappropriated £164,264 then lied to SRA and court is struck off | Law Gazette https://t.co/i6w7t5WgG
  • Family spared trial over mummified remains of woman found on mattress - Charges against artist’s brother, sister and mother to stay on file but prosecution ‘not in public interest’, says judge https://t.co/uBQD9MwQZ
  • CervicalCheck Tribunal received just eight claims in 11 months | Irish Legal News https://t.co/fie8Vlt8wQ
  • Partner struck off for telling "outrageous" lies to SRA - Legal Futures https://t.co/YnF7p3tD72 
  • Clinical negligence reforms ‘could prevent infant deaths’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/aOVJgbS6nf 
  • National firm’s subscription service “will change the way we work” - Legal Futures https://t.co/rFvmynsNOY
  • Troubles amnesty would be ‘kick in the teeth’, says daughter of victim - Patricia Burns, whose father was shot dead in Belfast 49 years ago, is seeking judicial review to pre-empt legislation https://t.co/gUQMT2kusb
  • Legal aid practitioners to retain choice over court-assessed bills | Law Gazette https://t.co/zwBIXjN21T
  • The UK's Supreme Court rejects claim that sought billions of pounds in damages from Google over alleged illegal tracking of millions of iPhones. The judge said the claimant had failed to prove damage had been caused to individuals by the data collection https://t.co/ZvYGMZfFO5 
  • A #Japanese train driver is suing his employer after he was docked 56 yen ($0.49; £0.36) in wages for causing a brief delay to the country's famously punctual rail system https://t.co/KNsBRcOYiM
  • Scottish government should prepare to hand back emergency Covid powers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ayG4kDc50E
  • Land Registry announces first mandatory digital process | Law Gazette https://t.co/4PQ8sDnAaX 
  • Diane McGiffen announced as next CEO of Law Society - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/k1whZrdaNt 
  • A #US judge has ruled a congressional committee investigating the Capitol riot can access some of ex-President Donald Trump's White House records https://t.co/CfPznhEGmo 
  • Post Office inquiry chair seeks waiver on legal privilege | Law Gazette https://t.co/jRDY3cWmAH
  • Recruitment firm wrongly claimed furlough as staff worked, ex-employees say - Secret recordings obtained by File on 4 and The Times newspaper appear to show managers at Brewster Partners telling staff how to avoid detection while they continued to work https://t.co/2SjTnZDQgE
  • Ann Lalor appoined to lead Pinsent Masons in Dublin | Irish Legal News https://t.co/kQrA8sFu8
  • Man convicted of assaulting wife and young son fails in challenge to three-year non-contact order - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/O7lD7kiDq4 
  • Major PI litigation funder goes into administration | Law Gazette https://t.co/GDMlBjgjSD
  • “Basic errors” keep law firms scoring low for customer experience - Legal Futures https://t.co/IQn289pU62
  • Law Society welcomes £2.7m Loughborough ‘supercourt’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/1gwz8W8Slz 
  • Less than half of barristers happy with their working lives - Legal Futures https://t.co/KeCkApnXxh 
  • Should a law school be named after a genocidal judge? | Law Gazette https://t.co/gknmasQzUk 
  • Law firm subject to UK's biggest ever proceeds of crime forfeiture - Legal Futures https://t.co/5lFoIzKgVo
  • Tempting to view the demise of Pure Legal and Hampson Hughes in recent weeks as indicative of the struggles of the personal injury sector. Yet the wider picture is a little more nuanced | Law Gazette https://t.co/9Pc9Y159sV 
  • Solicitor sacked over order to move offices wins tribunal claim - Legal Futures https://t.co/zLJrg7Os73

Wednesday

10th November - Law News

Edition 3607: 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 European Union has accused the Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko of a "gangster-style” approach towards migrants trying to cross the Polish border and trying to force them to make an illegal entry into the EU. Thousands of people are now camped out along the frontier in freezing temperatures, while Poland has sent extra troops and riot police to shore up its security. 


Focus of the Day Story:  The High Court has refused to make an order to prevent future claims on a law firm’s fees that claimants may argue came from stolen funds. Mr Justice Miles said the claimants would have to overcome “serious legal and evidential obstacles” to bring such claims and there was “no present prospect” of them doing so. Full story - Legal Futures 
 
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