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 |
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- How police officer Wayne Couzens covered up Sarah Everard's murder https://t.co/U4BSLgpspu
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- Sarah Everard murder: Cressida Dick faces calls to resign
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- 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
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- 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
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