Thursday

19th August - Law News

Edition 3523: 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: Raheel Butt is building The Compound street gym in Newham, east London, an area he calls a “war zone”. After a number of young people lost their lives in the borough, which has been badly affected by postcode gang wars, he’s giving out free memberships to those caught up in serious violence. He has big plans for the gym to be a safe space where young people can rehabilitate and focus on improving their physical and mental health. The Guardian follows Raheel as he mentors the next generation and works with activists from around London to reduce the number of knives on the capital’s streets.

  Focus of the Day Article:
The Court of Appeal has refused to grant a defunct law firm security for costs in a ‘mysterious’ case where there was a ‘complete lack of explanation on both sides as to what was really going on’. Axiom Stone London Ltd (ASLL) – which formerly ran a solicitors' practice under the trading name Quality Solicitors Axiom Stone – is being sued by Heathfield International LLC. The claimant argues it is owed money by the now dormant law firm after providing medical reports for use in litigation. However, ASLL argues that the written contract Heathfield relies on is fraudulent and displays a forged signature. Full story - Legal Futures


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • New guideline rates from 1 October as MoR gives go-ahead | Law Gazette https://t.co/5Z6IXRT6Oq
  • Gillespie Macandrew appoints Lisa Macpherson-Fletcher as tax director - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jNCE9Y5WuW
  • Scrutiny fear over proposed tribunal appeal power | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ti7TTmgTBf 
  • System of oppression and gender discrimination among India’s scheduled tribes revealed - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DPKCkxnYo
  • Sweeping reform of consumer protection proposals – what you need to know - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cOoumVoyY9
  • ‘Perplexed’ claimant was not fundamentally dishonest, appeal confirms | Law Gazette https://t.co/bgQ0QGL8fC
  • Views sought on minimum income guarantee - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3aRWNuPMGK 
  • Consultation seeks views on recovery from pandemic - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pYozpQAPG
  • Partner profits at Withers leap for second year in a row | Law Gazette https://t.co/YSjHq9Pym1 
  • Twitter tests 'misleading' post report button for first time https://t.co/R7jP2L29wP
  • Expert witnesses “prefer preparing in-person for virtual hearings” - Legal Futures https://t.co/KYHGuDdg25
  • ‘Spreading like a virus’: inside the EU’s struggle to debunk Covid lies https://t.co/UpJIDCO9C6 
  • Judge right to consider “mystery” of who was funding law firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/JdMc7UzF8
  • Why Was Vicha Ratanapakdee Killed? - His death helped awaken the nation to a rise in anti-Asian violence. For his grieving family, the reckoning hasn’t gone far enough #US https://t.co/Wb4pzltro
  • Crown Office fails to take decision three years after boy’s death - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xfe64WMxS
  • MR approves new guideline hourly rates but plans further review - Legal Futures https://t.co/z9MWhUc3fL
  • Bored working in a law firm in Brussels, I filled my time writing anonymously online about love, life – and how dull my job was. Then my colleagues found my posts ... https://t.co/2arQc4txK8 
  • Equality laws could be changed to protect women in menopause, says MP. Strengthening legislation ‘not ruled out’ claims chair of inquiry into menopause discrimination, Caroline Nokes https://t.co/PRzQhU4IXx
  • I don't believe Taliban pledge on women's rights, says UK home secretary Priti Patel, not known for advancing the cause of equality in any form through her own actions https://t.co/NuCHV07BWT
  • Defunct law firm denied costs security in ‘mysterious’ litigation | Law Gazette https://t.co/HgpaIIJQ2
  • The woman on a mission to expose torture in Thailand’s troubled south. Despite the risks, Anchana Heemmina wants justice for victims of the Malay Muslims’ decades-old insurgency – and for herself https://t.co/Kb3wegsIj
  • Ian Le Pelley joins Addleshaw Goddard - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Yygi8PaFJK
  • Supreme Court to test limits of economic duress | Law Gazette https://t.co/lOERIdY6F2
  • Outer House judge sets aside prejudicial transactions by late farmer who suffered from lung condition - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/J8FSiKzjck
  • Trials of shared banking hubs in two communities where all the branches have closed down are to be extended. The premises, managed by the Post Office, include counter services, ATMs and, crucially, the opportunity for local businesses to deposit cash https://t.co/tmX3CWRLud
  • Local government ABS's profits surge despite 'challenging' year | Law Gazette https://t.co/1AE7O18hg
  • Reservists call for employment protections during overseas deployment | Irish Legal News https://t.co/ZuPhi5JKV
  • Kevin Drummond QC: Only a Scottish judge can investigate the malicious prosecution scandal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DdogIYIICO 
  • Fleeing Afghans are up against three decades of Britain’s mean stance on asylum | Law Gazette https://t.co/PrSbC9UhM
  • Charles Green expects criminal charges to be brought against Lord Advocate over malicious prosecution - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/oEcVRMtsU
  • Rules on work experience set out ahead of SQE debut | Law Gazette https://t.co/r1VVXJ2OfW 
  • Independent review of abortion laws to begin within weeks | Irish Legal News https://t.co/D8CepRyMBq
  • #US DIY store chain the Home Depot discriminated against a Minneapolis employee for raising issues of racial harassment with colleagues and bosses, a federal watchdog has alleged https://t.co/uhbpzeDNeg
  • Protesters claim to ‘seize’ Edinburgh Castle citing Magna Carta - Protesters claim to ‘seize’ Edinburgh Castle citing Magna Carta - Police at scene and public evacuated as about 20 demonstrators enter landmark in bid to ‘take power back’ https://t.co/lI7RMxTIrq
  • James Wood Lecture 2021: Free speech and hate speech - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MQPkTLmrZ

Wednesday

18th August - Law News

Edition 3522: 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: Speaking to Afghan women about what the Taliban's return to power means for them and their daughters.

  Focus of the Day Article:
Lawyers compelled by the Civil Procedure Rules or court order to reveal the content or existence of suspicious activity reports (SARs) must contact the National Crime Agency (NCA) at the “first opportunity”, the Home Office has said. Full story - Legal Futures


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Save our Afghan colleagues, urges united profession | Law Gazette https://t.co/Jbmr6ltFXg
  • Malcolm McGregor takes on Pyrenees Stage Run in aid of charity - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SnrIGLifV
  • Firms enticed by new City developments | Law Gazette https://t.co/hWyuz1o2BU
  • Dr CiarĂ¡n O’Kelly promoted to senior lecturer at QUB | Irish Legal News https://t.co/XQGnyQLnPe
  • Mastercard to end magnetic strip on cards - The UK moved to chip-and-pin for all card payments in 2006, but in the US, some magnetic strip systems are still in use https://t.co/h2rmSA0uaD 
  • Digby Brown raises more than £14,000 for charity - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DxcQZjY4im 
  • Start-ups boosted by £1.2m investment and top judge hire - Legal Futures https://t.co/MiR1EWauzh
  • Kevin Clarke death: police watchdog reopens investigation - Mentally ill man was heard saying ‘I can’t breathe’ while being restrained by Met officers in London https://t.co/phgGC7S3Hr
  • Master of the Rolls accepts recommended changes to guideline hourly rates | Courts and Tribunals Judiciary https://t.co/3Bb0Cp0v0I 
  • Fears for female judges in Afghanistan | Law Gazette https://t.co/pwwbKQRaSC
  • A man who shot and killed five people had received useless support from mental health services during the coronavirus lockdown, it has emerged. After killing five people in Plymouth, Jake Davison turned his gun on himself https://t.co/OX8UfRTuJV
  • A man has been found guilty of murdering a teenager in the early hours of New Year's Day after a conflict between two households on a street. Callum Aylett, 21, stabbed Jay Fathers, 18, to death and injured another man in Milton Keynes https://t.co/1Q2mmKwZQ
  • Start-ups boosted by £1.2m investment and top judge hire - Legal Futures https://t.co/MiR1EVSTaH
  • #Pakistan appoints first woman judge to the Supreme Court: Justice Ayesha A Malik was nominated to the role by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, and she will remain in that position until March 2031 https://t.co/GXdeKZOc9T
  • He Stayed Afloat Selling $3 Tacos. Now He Faces $2,000 in Fines, People who lost jobs in the pandemic began to peddle food and wares to survive, but the city is starting to crack down on unlicensed vendors #US https://t.co/RpQjLNYSui
  • Dublin solicitor Eamonn Carney to cycle to Cork for charity | Irish Legal News https://t.co/lTumkR2KtO 
  • Fast-growing virtual legal business launches global trade mark service - Legal Futures https://t.co/QcygYA6hGh
  • Facebook could be forced to undo $400m merger with Giphy - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lKeAlwKeTR
  • Solicitor faces SRA probe over Taliban tweet - Legal Futures https://t.co/k0LKucLGpT 
  • HMCTS revamps probate service ahead of fee rise | Law Gazette https://t.co/PYKUrywQfJ
  • Witness evidence reforms – significant but not extreme https://t.co/UAO5wXMNGu 
  • Four Courts scaffolding to come down during courts vacation | Irish Legal News https://t.co/vZ5Ei5Xx8z
  • Refugee projects awarded £2.8 million - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wTYoj9UPFr
  • Thousands could have isolated for no reason due to Covid app error, says source'. Whitehall whistleblower says Matt Hancock was told of mistake where people were classed as close contacts for five days, not two https://t.co/jjfHAA6oVW 
  • Solicitor wins £10,000 social innovation prize | Law Gazette https://t.co/sEn11TV0xh 
  • Lawyer of the Month: Paul Tweed | Irish Legal News https://t.co/d9oRTtnqNm
  • #NewZealand has announced a snap lockdown after a man tested positive for Covid, the first case in six months. The case was detected in Auckland, which will be in lockdown for a week https://t.co/gq9NbFj10K 
  • The skill and talent of refugees - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZVpGWd7DR9 
  • PCR tests for travel have become "a predictable Covid rip-off", says the ex-chair of the Competition and Markets Authority, Lord Tyrie https://t.co/nqRcUIo251 
  • Women’s rights are under attack around the world because of a belief in a fascistic natural order that naturalises male supremacy https://t.co/eVcFOCuJNO
  • Lawyers being punished for insurers' costs elsewhere, says regulator | Law Gazette https://t.co/vw2Y8wqHFp 
  • Geronimo the alpaca gets temporary reprieve ahead of review - Geronimo twice tested positive for bovine tuberculosis, and the Department of Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) has ordered he be euthanised https://t.co/bp60ZkBAiI 
  • A proposed code of practice covering police use of live facial recognition in England and Wales has been criticised by human rights groups. Live facial-recognition systems compare faces captured on closed-circuit television with those on a watch-list https://t.co/O6hbdZLmFI 
  • 'Women-sufficiency' may be the funnel performance metrics contributor in the coming Cycle of Economy and demography | Esther Ochoga https://t.co/DNNw4d6Vc2 
  • Pakistani family find refuge in EU after death threats over false blasphemy claims - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/c3UaUOY4Xk 
  • Pakistani family find refuge in EU after death threats over false blasphemy claims - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/c3UaUPfGlU 
  • Fife house sells for £600,000 over asking price - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DqmFUGLeMr 
  • In the City lateral market today, rapid evolution and an increasing appetite to hire in quantity from a competitor has been driven, in the main, by US firms | Law Gazette https://t.co/oGanqg7zXh 
  • Bob Dylan accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old in 1965 - A lawsuit, filed Friday, alleges the Nobel laureate plied a girl with drugs and alcohol and abused her over six weeks in 1965 https://t.co/t6mtL0wkGH
  • Funding to tackle violence against women and girls - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/iWehWFcznZ
  • Online harms and freedom of expression | Law Gazette https://t.co/82yMHCYbpp 
  • Customers should think carefully about handing over personal data when ordering food and drink via their mobile phones, the UK's body overseeing data privacy suggests https://t.co/1EWkBuX6sB

Tuesday

17th August - Law News

Edition 3521: 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: President Biden has defended the US withdrawal from Afghanistan as thousands of desperate people try to flee the country following the Taliban seizure of power. There have been tragic scenes of panic and mayhem at Kabul airport as Afghans tried to board departing aircraft, some clinging to planes as they took off. US and British troops are working to evacuate their citizens but the fate of many Afghans who have worked for the former government and coalition forces is unclear. 

  Focus of the Day Article:
Poland’s disciplinary chamber for judges threatens rule of law – ECJ. Full story - UK Human Rights Blog


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • The contribution of Justice Rohinton Nariman to IBC jurisprudence in #India | Bar & Bench https://t.co/OFXUWZBpNA
  • Jeff Bezos's space firm Blue Origin is suing Nasa over a decision to award a $2.9bn (£2.1bn) lunar lander contract to Elon Musk's SpaceX #US https://t.co/eX9FJUIySR
  • Delhi Court says relief cannot be denied on ground that accused will jump bail, surety meant to prevent the same | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/nhPIJYZpAl
  • Would you let a robot lawyer defend you? https://t.co/7STHbmgQPe
  • Trainee solicitor barred over past stalking conviction - Legal Cheek https://t.co/VyE0GkrckG
  • Given the exacerbation of psychological safety concerns in the age of coronavirus, legal professionals have to be more purposeful in the ways they engage and give greater consideration to the long-term- Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/LzQJfB29Br Aug 16, 2021
  • What I wish I knew before starting my LLB - Legal Cheek https://t.co/2O8cDBaur9
  • Two men have been attacked with bottles and had homophobic abuse shouted at them in Birmingham, police have said. Rob and Patrick, in their 30s, were outside the Missing Bar in the city's Gay Village on Sunday https://t.co/82gBHzeN5N
  • Justice Muralidhar seen as the Steve Jobs of the judiciary: Justice V Ramasubramanian | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/em70YHdRN
  • Skadden secures new skyscraper office featuring City’s first ‘sky-wall’ climbing window - Legal Cheek https://t.co/L9ULvLwP2h
  • Outer House reduces parole board decision not to progress man who raped and murdered his neighbour to open estate - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NyeJe7bA9
  • Aysha Khanom is suing Leeds Beckett University after being dropped from advisory role over tweets calling a mixed-race man a “house negro”, alleging the decision was discriminatory because of her belief in critical race theory and Black radicalism https://t.co/8NXd6cQzq
  • Bathers in #Spain catch suspect after ‘drug boat’ runs aground on beach https://t.co/bhwq91rM5G 
  • A former firearms officer who was told two female officers shouldn't be deployed together when men were available for duty, Rhona Malone has raised an employment tribunal action against Police Scotland alleging sex discrimination https://t.co/xZgXRjxWQX
  • Warning over potential roof collapses at NHS England hospitals - Initial risk assessment at one hospital predicted ‘almost certain’ failure of outdated concrete planks https://t.co/c0IvAYPFjU 
  • Expected Afghan influx reopens divisions over refugees in Europe - Concerns come as Albania and Kosovo accept US request to temporarily host political refugees https://t.co/kbzWtweL8l
  • Unmarried girls don't indulge in carnal activities without assurance of marriage: Madhya Pradesh High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/ceo3ayQNEk
  • Cherie Blair backs campaign for Garrick club to admit women - Female lawyers protest against men-only rule at networking institution used by senior judges and politicians https://t.co/TmQKYtV94h
  • Afghan interpreters rejected for resettlement fear death after UK exit - Home secretary Priti Patel feels no compulsion to fasttrack applications https://t.co/hvLHKixo23
  • Her Majesty The Queen has appointed eighteen sheriffs and fourteen summary sheriffs on the recommendation of the Scottish First Minister - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7b1rswMjnf
  • Parcel delivery texts now the most common con-trick https://t.co/zNw91Tn8Vf
  • Mark Chilman jailed for murdering ex's new partner and setting body on fire https://t.co/ktesr8Aqs
  • Twitter's new design to get fix after headache complaints https://t.co/pGHN2N77t
  • Millions awarded to legal and domestic violence support groups - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/2Fya4PRtLb 
  • Support service launched to bring people from global south to COP26 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0VBC80V17C
  • Eversheds becomes latest City firm to target net zero emissions - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fuqD9cVMHR
  • Lawyers “must contact NCA immediately” before disclosing SARs - Legal Futures https://t.co/MgdMaAWZqn
  • Jharkhand Advocate General claims he overheard petitioner's counsel saying case will be allowed 200 %; seeks recusal of judge | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/rfOj3EYiU1
  • Law firm and funder win fees claim after terminating retainer - Legal Futures https://t.co/4tylCBOmCZ
  • Landmark UK court ruling due in ‘bride price’ dispute. Woman has taken her ex-husband and his parents to court seeking full payment of her mahr https://t.co/eGdei2DVw
  • His dissent in ADM Jabalpur was the lighthouse for future Judges: Justice UU Lalit on Justice HR Khanna | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/dmofROGNz6
  • How a 400-year-old will dispute is keeping crypto shielded from the law - Legal Cheek https://t.co/xpF18a5SeM
  • If extreme misogyny is an ideology, doesn’t that make Plymouth killer a terrorist? https://t.co/xBgAznfY3V
  • #India's Solicitor General Tushar Mehta Refuses to Grant His Consent to Initiate Contempt of Court https://t.co/V8bREIoqNJ
  • Amol Kamble, a constable from #India's Mumbai city, always dreamt of becoming a professional dancer. As a child, he would spend hours in front of the television mastering iconic moves https://t.co/8PecX0tKjR
  • People in England and Northern Ireland who have had two Covid vaccine doses will no longer have to isolate if they come into contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus https://t.co/uKqozIdgnn
  • Solicitor General declines to grant consent to initiate contempt case against Justice Markandey Katju | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/XQdW8ugJDZ
  • Police forces in England & Wales asked to review their current firearm application processes, in the wake of the Plymouth mass shooting. Questions remain over why Jake Davison, who killed five people and himself on Thursday, had a shotgun licence https://t.co/CPvjFWNQTC 
  • Interview with: Rashid Gaissin, Partner, Head of Kazakh Legal Practice | The Legal 500 https://t.co/FjlIZMGswS 
  • Travers partner profits soar 21% to £1.2 million - Legal Cheek https://t.co/t0EU0aicZl
  • Legal Researchers Weigh in on How Future Laws Should Deal With The Rise of The Sexbots https://t.co/CMpkIHtt5d 
  • The Corporate Counsel Show: Using tech and innovation to scale a business - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/jMMmnogKW6 
  • A&O ramps up US presence with new Silicon Valley and San Francisco offices - Legal Cheek https://t.co/iKzonPLaVS
  • Queen Elizabeth is footing the legal bills for Prince Andrew as palace aides express doubts about the royal's account of his dealings with accuser https://t.co/rF9raFjEPR 
  • A gay couple in #Taiwan wed after massive legal win for marriage equality https://t.co/pPau1r4kZ7 
  • Adherence to Code of Ethics under Rule 9 of IT Rules stayed by Bombay High Court (for now) | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/PiAqxMwM92
  • On social media, there's a new type of influencer. But instead of promoting clothing lines and lifestyle products, they promote fraud. They flash stacks of cash, hide their faces, and some even lure new recruits by selling guides on committing fraud https://t.co/zbmBGFi26y
  • Discovery takes legal action against #Poland over 'assault' on media freedom https://t.co/jYP4rFKTBG
  • Trainee Birmingham solicitor banned from profession after stalking woman https://t.co/fZPqfkyM7c

Monday

16th August - Law News

Edition 3520: 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 pickup-truck explosion in the city of Karachi in southern Pakistan killed at least 11 people and injured several others. The deadly incident coincided with celebrations of Pakistan’s 75th Independence Day

  Focus of the Day Article:
 Guidelines on sentencing modern slavery offences have been published. The Sentencing Council said the new guidelines would cover four offences under the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Full story - New Law Journal


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Ban for rookie solicitor who ‘misappropriated’ over £100k - Legal Cheek https://t.co/gWSC6kPLII
  • Do law students still fancy a life in crime? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/gWiUCh1QYy
  • Why the Online Safety Bill doesn't go far enough - Legal Cheek https://t.co/iA9F4IAR1I
  • Four injured in suspected shooting in Camden - Police, including firearms officers, were deployed to Clarence Gardens, Camden, at about 22:10 BST on Saturday https://t.co/YS5XL3G3db 
  • Meet the law students having second thoughts about criminal practice - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ITv0jI3SNH
  • Linklaters partner profits jump 10% to £1.77 million ‘despite the uncertain backdrop of the last year’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/q21CU8KVRW 
  • Unmarried girls don't indulge in carnal activities without assurance of marriage: Madhya Pradesh High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/ceo3ayQNEk
  • Kent Uni law students launch TV series exploring ‘contemporary legal issues’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ldUY6o6yMf
  • Common law Chief Judge takes to Supreme Court - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/ctZ3CwpLNu
  • A police officer found dead with a three-year-old child were father and son, his West Mercia force colleagues have confirmed. The pair, discovered at a property in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, on Friday, as David Louden, 39, and his boy Harrison https://t.co/mVqUEGcOEB
  • A&O partner resigns after footage of office canoodling surfaces online - Legal Cheek https://t.co/wgQ0C3JaP
  • An expert panel unpacks the myriad changes to daily legal practice and the duties of leaders to better support individual professionals in a new-look market - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/Cp1lPXxTW
  • Poland's disciplinary chamber for judges threatens rule of law - ECJ - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/5WShor2SPK 
  • Victorian County Court receives 6 new judges - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/JId0IN2lJk
  • Afghan students offered scholarships by the UK government to study here from next month have been told they will not now be able to take up their places https://t.co/LG9Y0YP2mH
  • NRF to offer graduate solicitor apprenticeships in Newcastle - Legal Cheek https://t.co/8JqWem4Pzj 
  • Perceptions of Sexual Harassment. Subtitle: If we only define “Sexual Harassment” in the way we have until now, we will never be able to defeat it. | Paula Koller https://t.co/0cdPgXdxos 
  • Landlords and Tenants Worry About Effects of Ruling on Eviction Moratorium #US https://t.co/1Q4LjOBzdf
  • Unpacking the case that could lead to more climate change-influenced litigation - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/5wBwN8Fv6j
  • Leeds Uni law students offered £10k cash and free accommodation to defer - Legal Cheek https://t.co/dWUQ04hEYQ
  • Mainstream Renewable Power nabs 80% stake of solar project pipeline - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/aJ2IWlpzKq
  • #Poland's president Andrzej Duda has approved a law that will make it harder for Jewish people to recover property lost during and after World War Two https://t.co/ZjK3KbU6E3 
  • What sets Tasmania’s legal profession apart? - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/hl6lwrOuB
  • Former Supermodel Accuses Elite Model Agency Executive of Rape #US https://t.co/c9tHm9JMc3 
  • A third Extinction Rebellion protester has had her conviction overturned, following a Supreme Court ruling that obstruction of the highway is a valid protest | NLJ https://t.co/5P1S4nwYHV 
  • Apply now: The Legal Cheek UK Virtual Law Fair 2021 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/XLAMxxRl8o

Sunday

15th August - Law News

Edition 3519: 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: Israeli forces have raided the offices of five Palestinian organisations since the beginning of the year. Two of them have been ordered to shut down. Palestinian NGOs say there is an intensifying Israeli campaign to stop them from operating in the occupied West Bank.


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Central government should set out what it needs from local government on climate change, a public lawyer has urged after the IPCC issued a dire warning | NLJ https://t.co/GDQJgI8bhT
  • Lawyers and insurers end lockdown co-operation agreement | Law Gazette https://t.co/Tb6DGeSyD0
  • Hundreds of criminal solicitors and barristers are refusing to attend evening and weekend courts | NLJ https://t.co/kTpc1AfmmY
  • Nicki Minaj and Husband Sued, Accused of Harassing Sexual Assault Victim - Jennifer Hough said in a lawsuit filed in New York that the couple pressured her to recant her account of the rapper’s husband, Kenneth Petty, sexually assaulting her in 1994 #us https://t.co/U8CreC9IiW
  • New law requires public bodies to use more electric vehicles - Irish Legal News https://t.co/reccFZ5jcJ 
  • Google Infringed on Sonos Patents, Judge Says #us https://t.co/uYviH89uNE
  • Norton Rose boosts presence in Newcastle | Law Gazette https://t.co/IxoTQRjHok 
  • Three suspected burglars who tried to hide from police on the roof of a bank were foiled by a thermal imaging drone. Nottinghamshire Police attended the Santander bank in Stockwell Gate, Mansfield, at 01:10 BST after the intruder alarm was deployed https://t.co/r8ue4YtkHd
  • Six people have been arrested after fights broke out ahead of Manchester United's game with Leeds United. Social media footage showed chairs and a bin thrown during a scuffle in Manchester city centre https://t.co/mAcnLTsoz
  • Draft guidelines for planning authorities on development plans out for consultation - Irish Legal News https://t.co/ZDTPnLjaTQ
  • The High Court has ordered the government to consult on its ‘unspent conviction rule’ for criminal injuries compensation | NLJ https://t.co/8YtH4qQWxd 
  • Judge Allows Biden’s Narrower Evictions Ban in Place for Now #US https://t.co/QenXjlZ3ps 
  • MoJ rules out court interpreting review following private equity investment | Law Gazette https://t.co/xEipld3lxZ 
  • Coping with Identity Threat as Minority in Nigeria | Igazeuma Okoroba https://t.co/ycCwLih93h 
  • Virtual hearings have been a good experience for most participants, according to Bar Standards Board (BSB) research into clients’ expectations and experience of barristers | NLJ https://t.co/7Ib380ezI1
  • Darach Connolly promoted to legal director at DLA Piper - Irish Legal News https://t.co/Dn5lRImiZ
  • For a Crime at 14, He Faces Death in a Case Casting Doubt on #Saudi Reforms https://t.co/v1C7c2ff6X
  • For years, Britain relied on an informal code of gentlemen’s agreements to help prevent influence-peddling and cronyism in politics. Some say that no longer works https://t.co/N0cfJtGhQq
  • Where Police Killings Often Meet With Silence: Rural America #US https://t.co/WhR3JAKXRN 
  • Plymouth shooting: police urged to take misogyny more seriously - Gunman who killed five regularly expressed hatred of women but had firearms licence reinstated in July https://t.co/5lsE1V1Vrk
  • RT @TheSun: Armed cops swoop after victim knifed repeatedly near Oxford Circus tube station https://t.co/RkyH0Nu7NR
  • Reporting year change could hike firms’ 2022 tax bills | Law Gazette https://t.co/XllF5HOufX 
  • The Royal Marines have been ordered by a military safety watchdog to check the depth of water before disembarkation training after the death of a recruit. Ethan Jones, 20, drowned after disembarking from a landing craft into deep water at Tregantle beach https://t.co/oPV3uVEbMS 
  • Ministers have launched an eight-week call for evidence on the best ways to settle family, business and civil disputes outside the courtroom | NLJ https://t.co/c8DEL2xNUP
  • Edinburgh student’s French language article published in Trinity College Law Review - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/14YtNiXBWL
  • PwC notes growing demand for 'new law' services | Law Gazette https://t.co/NupvbauH19
  • Action on sexual abuse images is overdue, but Apple’s proposals bring other dangers: The tech giant’s new system for scanning iPhones in the US would enable the massive expansion of state surveillance https://t.co/hwJQ1JXGNI
  • Damian Hinds to be security minister after Johnson U-turn over Priti Patel - PM made last-minute decision not to give ultra-rightwing home secretary wide-ranging brief including counter-terrorism and cybercrime https://t.co/zyhIn26XrZ
  • UK dog owners warned about thieves staking out parks and luring puppies https://t.co/N1Kz9YH8U8 
  • Vaccination compensation scheme being established as a priority - Irish Legal News https://t.co/emJE88uYam
  • The police watchdog is investigating why the man who shot dead five people in Plymouth on Thursday had been given back his confiscated gun and permit. Jake Davison was stripped of the weapon and its licence in December after he was accused of assault https://t.co/rDDA4nIe13
  • A package of technologies being put together by an international firm and a high-tech startup to put clients in control of their data - and protect them from an emerging global threat | Law Gazette https://t.co/jiAiOBoyZF
  • Guidelines on sentencing modern slavery offences have been published| NLJ https://t.co/wfKx0kytSp
  • NI: Probation Board launches restorative justice practice framework - Irish Legal News https://t.co/K0sQOWNmNW
  • FCA receives 2,700 allegations of financial misconduct from whistleblowers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DRB6hRLlVv
  • Facebook could be forced to undo $400m merger with Giphy - Irish Legal News https://t.co/Tx2xj2DeQ6 
  • Ireland set for 'stand-out year' as M&A activity reaches record high - Irish Legal News https://t.co/nubzN2uIzJ
  • ‘Nowhere to go’: divorced #Afghan women in peril as the Taliban close in https://t.co/zxAljd8qmB 
  • Court hears Ben Roberts-Smith’s ex-wife dug up USB sticks from family backyard: The USBs containing classified information from SAS missions in Afghanistan were handed to police, the former soldier’s defamation trial has been told #Australia https://t.co/NHmd2erHso
  • Paul Sweeney MSP tables motion in support of Govanhill Law Centre - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/v7n5f8dHRc
  • Cost of NHS Covid tests for UK arrivals reduced - Test and Trace tests have been cut from £88 to £68 https://t.co/rM6fUH6zZT

Saturday

14th August - Law News

Edition 3518: 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 Indian men arrested for parading a 45-year-old Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur town through a street, assaulting him and making him chant "Jai Shri Ram" slogans have been granted bail less than 24 hours after their arrest. 


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Conference: How have Scotland’s tribunals adapted to the pandemic? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XUMAHFwmn4 
  • Irwin Mitchell profits leap by almost 50% | Law Gazette https://t.co/ettFCfcfAu 
  • Balfour and Manson retains trainees - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/HtDNJxXKyk
  • Crown Office being sued for £120m over Rangers affair as crisis deepens - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/I8EWRtee4P
  • Downsizing? Shoosmiths takes on bigger London office | Law Gazette https://t.co/nJoEimL3S8
  • Outer House judge permits out-of-time petition challenging Scottish Ministers’ failure to investigate Donald Trump’s Scottish assets - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DlnZVLfZjX
  • Sex workers fighting for human rights among world’s most ‘at risk activists’ https://t.co/ZJ5nbsVt7a 
  • Marion Millar, the Scottish feminist campaigner accused of a hate crime, has had her first court appearance delayed again. She is represented by Joanna Cherry QC https://t.co/IZCDCIVYoe
  • Dispersed firm aims for 1,000 consultant lawyers in next five years - Legal Futures https://t.co/ldhxv911U
  • The mother of the Plymouth gunman, Maxine Davison, and three-year-old Sophie Martyn have been named among the five victims of his shooting spree. Ms Davison, 51, was shot and killed by her 22-year-old son Jake Davison https://t.co/z0Zg4eU1as 
  • Landmark sentencing guidelines issued for modern slavery | Law Gazette https://t.co/4IbGiq0kH5 
  • 12 Years, $800 Million, One Conviction: #Lebanon Tribunal Winds Down Short of Answers https://t.co/rMhL20bYhg
  • A Lawyer’s Deathbed Confession About a Sensational 1975 Kidnapping - Samuel Bronfman, heir to the Seagram fortune, was abducted by two men who confessed to the crime. But then their story evolved wildly, and the jury believed it #US https://t.co/RkD8wSpWlk 
  • Regulators forced to self-finance compensation funds - Legal Futures https://t.co/V9AsNEfLDY 
  • Pores for thought: how sweat reveals our every secret, from what we’ve eaten to whether we’re on drugs n https://t.co/SazMc2IhhX
  • Solicitor finally faces disciplinary tribunal after 2015 rape conviction - Legal Futures https://t.co/qRBoWlPIgE
  • NI: Shoosmiths’ profits up 31 per cent to £55.4m - Irish Legal News https://t.co/d658mPNogH 
  • ACSO/ABI Covid deal expires but "spirit of partnership" continues - Legal Futures https://t.co/RbkzXYJZ2S
  • A man who kidnapped and raped a 13-year-old girl as she made her way to school has received a 20-year sentence. Kadian Nelson forced her into an alley in Mitcham, south-west London https://t.co/f3oibEtRvS 
  • Inescapable truths about our outdated prisons https://t.co/Jmg4cA5SdT
  • A serving police officer and a three-year-old child have been found dead at a house in Worcestershire, police said. Officers were called to an address in Cairndhu Drive, Kidderminster on Friday https://t.co/I32Ic0ffq5
  • Law firms must be proactive in shaping the ‘new normal’ in litigation - Legal Futures https://t.co/f28IP6WnxV 
  • Firm challenges ‘unlawful’ hotel quarantine rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/3fkCf4xdjv
  • Statutory and independent Parole Board now formally established - Irish Legal News https://t.co/bYrclRu6Bd
  • Trainee retention falls at Clifford Chance | Law Gazette https://t.co/5RGdpbXWkv 
  • Judicial appointments bill to be published within weeks - Irish Legal News https://t.co/PN9caBmsZ
  • Partner profits leap by 40% at Shoosmiths | Law Gazette https://t.co/AUFgCFeHB0
  • Shoosmiths’ profits up 31 per cent to £55.4m - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vCivIz7lgi
  • A man suspected of killing five people before turning the gun on himself has been named locally as Jake Davison. Three females and two males were shot in the Keyham area of the city https://t.co/MpZR9mS1O
  • Scottish SPCA calls for banned dogs to be judged on ‘deed not breed’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zs6yVV5wfx
  • Half of British public 'do not understand legal aid system' | Law Gazette https://t.co/xpI5f0JctC 
  • Austin Flynn: 30 years in law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BieYZZEBQq
  • Legal sector shines as services output recovers | Law Gazette https://t.co/cScXZzmkV9
  • Britney Spears' father has agreed to step down as the singer's conservator after 13 years, #US media report. The singer's career has been in the hands of legal guardians since public concerns over her mental health in 2008 https://t.co/HeoaNJmLB4
  • Hybrid working could create joyless, half-empty offices | Law Gazette https://t.co/lTCoi4IIJy
  • Accountants warn property solicitors of tax pitfall - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hBvLA4umNG

Friday

13th August - Law News

Edition 3517: 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: Prince Andrew is being sued in a New York court by Virginia Giuffre who alleges he sexually abused her on multiple occasions when she was a teenager. 

  Focus of the Day Article:
India’s police stations are human rights threat, says chief justice. Nuthalapati Ramana issues extraordinary rebuke over ‘custodial torture and other police atrocities’. Full story - Guardian Law


Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Government intrusion | Law Gazette https://t.co/IqDXoI3eD3
  • Police in Plymouth have confirmed a "number of fatalities" in a "serious firearms incident". Devon and Cornwall Police were called to Biddick Drive in the Keyham area https://t.co/OzLfsCfCfn 
  • Staff shortages having 'significant impact' on Garda response to economic and cyber crime - Irish Legal News https://t.co/6LKEgVn3Wq
  • What are the domestic implications of the Dutch Shell ruling? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SUPRg97Ar8 
  • Racism and bias 'barriers to career progression', say black lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/93Slyh7ucF
  • #Brazil's lower house of Congress has voted in favour of expelling a lawmaker who has been accused of ordering the murder of her husband. Evangelical gospel singer and pastor turned politician Flordelis de Souza has always maintained she is innocent https://t.co/M2Ac76Gx9l
  • Around 600 UK troops are to be sent to #Afghanistan to assist British nationals to leave, the government has announced. It comes as the Taliban has seized the cities of Ghazni and Herat - taking control of 11 provincial capitals in less than a week https://t.co/ebxY0FazFV
  • Statutory and independent Parole Board now formally established - Irish Legal News https://t.co/bYrclRu6Bd
  • Views of 14-25 year olds on the sentencing of young people explored in new report - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CyZKbmAt2p
  • SLCC succeeds in action against law firm to access files for investigation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uwDIj3e2av
  • Nigerian citizen who claimed to be victim of voodoo magic has judicial review petition refused - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FpSBCPLYaU
  • The unravelling of a conspiracy: how the 16 charged with plotting to kill #India’s ultra-rightwing prime minister framed? https://t.co/3SoMAn3KR3
  • Priti Patel appoints hard-right ex-Taxpayers’ Alliance head as new aide https://t.co/jS5obSIGHM 
  • Court throws out appeal by solicitor who turned ‘blind eye’ to scam | Law Gazette https://t.co/yrgHDCfbl
  • UN experts censure UK plan to end Troubles prosecutions - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4o4opHLUZl
  • Accountants Must Give the House Some of Trump’s Financial Data, a Judge Rules. #US https://t.co/rTbba2houB 
  • Half a million EU citizens await decision over right to stay in UK https://t.co/cx32vGI4Wj 
  • Rapper Nines admits plot to import cannabis https://t.co/wsGymfxke9 
  • Linklaters adds to magic circle success story | Law Gazette https://t.co/tWmVKAgRJd
  • Accountants doing probate work failing on price transparency - Legal Futures https://t.co/ZsdUTg89bm 
  • Attorney general to advise minister on mixing of Covid-19 vaccines - Irish Legal News https://t.co/Y07viWTnr1 
  • In-house specialists put faith in trainees - Legal Futures https://t.co/jwYZhLtoA5
  • Land Registry to pilot 'lawyer certification' | Law Gazette https://t.co/WBSFxvdFwt 
  • Trainee and legal cashier banned for taking money - Legal Futures https://t.co/JcxxOALhio
  • Employers should consider a WFH penalty carefully - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XgBLK4Obn
  • California orders all teachers to be vaccinated or face regular testing #US https://t.co/AVrpzcjEFO 
  • Martin Sisk appointed to board of National Treatment Purchase Fund - Irish Legal News https://t.co/sfEOwVewvd
  • A 54-year-old man has died 16 days after he was left with life-threatening injuries following an attack in a park. Dr Gary Jenkins had been in hospital since the attack in Bute Park, Cardiff, during the early hours of 20 July https://t.co/YLbKaiV9F
  • Extradition experts say Prince Andrew has no basis for hiding behind royal privilege to avoid Virginia Giuffre’s rape suit https://t.co/yj6i9TzId
  • Evicted, Despite a Federal Moratorium: ‘I Do Not Know What I am Going to Do’ - Many local governments and courts were not sure how to apply the extension of the protections #US https://t.co/LMyzc5PWfX
  • Law Society prepares guidance on Supreme Court undertakings ruling - Legal Futures https://t.co/Dk8qDNm4R
  • UK judge backs US appeal in Assange extradition case - British judge gives US permission to expand grounds for appealing an earlier decision to block the extradition https://t.co/iJ8xc2uXRT 
  • Sydney surgeon wins $450k payout after ‘appalling’ online campaign to destroy his reputation #Australia https://t.co/PZsADqL5Fh
  • #NewZealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said that that the country's borders will remain closed until at least the end of the year https://t.co/zRAV1WwtGX
  • Judicial review of Trump McMafia order decision granted - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/thuM3tqDrP
  • The Australian capital Canberra is going into a snap one-week lockdown after recording its first case of Covid-19 in more than a year https://t.co/ZNa8caRt34
  • SRA acts to ban trainee and cashier who misappropriated funds | Law Gazette https://t.co/ljzmaLgYQb
  • The hacker behind one of the largest cryptocurrency heists to date has returned almost half of the $600m (£433m) stolen assets https://t.co/Kma5UorVo1
  • Malicious prosecution victim Charles Green awarded £6.3m - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0oekIOKvKe
  • #Bangladesh Reopens Economy Despite Covid Third Wave https://t.co/3hXnrAQjrZ 
  • Academic Inquisition: Are Universities centres of Higher Education or Higher Indoctrination? | Alaric NaudĂ© https://t.co/Ntj7siMJh
  • A London-based firm PGMBM representing travellers, is challenging the UK's quarantine hotel policy and seeking a judicial review https://t.co/RWPSMIbSy4
  • QCs in football arbitration were not biased, High Court finds | Law Gazette https://t.co/0rpVkZaPBZ
  • Julian Assange loses court battle to stop US expanding extradition appeal. Judges say psychiatric expert report can form part of Washington’s full appeal https://t.co/60euIGghgo
  • Man jailed for historical offences against women and girls - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/e8tiSk5wxq
  • Students wanting to study law or business at the University of Leeds are being offered £10,000 cash and free accommodation to defer their courses https://t.co/DnPaql1fZe 
  • A Home Office deportation flight left for Jamaica overnight on Tuesday with just seven people on board, after last-minute legal challenges https://t.co/WvXgqrtTaj 
  • NI: UN experts censure UK plan to end Troubles prosecutions - Irish Legal News https://t.co/xmK9SzToZW
  • Two 14-year-old boys have been arrested after a man was stabbed to death in an east London street. It is believed that James Markham, 45, died after he confronted a group of youths in Churchill Terrace, Chingford https://t.co/5rzkZyhVdl
  • No need for fully-jabbed Covid contacts to isolate from Monday, confirms Javid https://t.co/wAW9yOHTjx