Thursday

6th January - Law News

Edition 3663: 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: Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic is set to be deported from Australia after his visa was cancelled this morning, with reports the tennis star will launch a court challenge. The Serbian refuses to declare his vaccination status, indicating that he is unlikely to have been vaccinated for the covid19 virus

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Morgan Lewis hires SEC lawyer, citing SPAC and digital asset trends #US https://t.co/KAQbCwXrc6
  • Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell say she deserves a new trial after a juror told media that he used his own experience of being sexually abused to persuade other jurors who doubted witnesses #US https://t.co/fdnhN32rK
  • Serbian Novak Djokovic has had his visa to enter #Australia dramatically revoked on his arrival in Melbourne. The tennis player refuses to declare his vaccination status https://t.co/06rVNjNTq
  • [Law Student Suicide] Kerala High Court declines bail to accused husband; grants bail to parents of accused | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/0tYopXMnP0
  • #US Judge blocks Navy vaccine policy for legal challengers citing religious objections https://t.co/3mVZSUJqdJ
  • #NewZealand Covid experts take legal action against employer over alleged failure to protect them from abuse https://t.co/vkiUxBCSHY
  • SRA v Khan: High Court agrees to '11th hour' request | Law Gazette https://t.co/WYB00tWAsQ 
  • A #HongKong court sentenced a 36-year-old barrister to 15 months in prison for inciting an unauthorised assembly to commemorate those who died in China's 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square https://t.co/jCNbBouMt5
  • The Welsh Rugby Union is considering playing home Six Nations games in England because of Covid crowd restrictions in Wales. First Minister's imposed restrictions on sporting events in Wales effectively means professional games are behind closed doors https://t.co/7ITHg7Fh9a
  • Vodafone is delaying the brexit induced reintroduction of roaming charges in Europe by three weeks. The phone network had planned to bring in post-Brexit roaming fees on 6 January, matching other networks who plan to do so in 2022 https://t.co/TxA7VzV3Zw
  • The family of a terminally ill man murdered in County Antrim two years ago believe people have been intimidated from passing information to police. Glenn Quinn, 47, was beaten to death at his Ashleigh Park home in Carrickfergus on 4 January 2020 https://t.co/IyldAszkNE
  • Accountants finally fall into line on price transparency for probate work - Legal Futures https://t.co/0BeTzfSGbH
  • Costs of 22 times damages are ‘reasonable and proportionate’, says judge | Law Gazette https://t.co/EKRTcPVpvW
  • Lord Ahmed of Rotherham found guilty of trying to rape a girl when he was a teenager in the 1970s, also convicted of a serious sexual assault against a boy during the same period. Jurors at Sheffield Crown Court were told the "repeated sexual abuse" https://t.co/dcARP9WtB4
  • Pavement parking could be banned in weeks under new 2022 rules overhaul https://t.co/DIEeqUwlZd
  • Appeal judges shut door on single-stage flight claims - Legal Futures https://t.co/fBAtP8yzC8
  • Litigation funder ‘bypassed’ by divorce client seeks to recover £1m | Law Gazette https://t.co/ULyNdcz4Y9 
  • From 4 January 2022, the government is able to scrutinise and intervene in certain acquisitions that could harm the UK’s national security https://t.co/Ka4ZnnJmuc 
  • Record year for City partner recruitment in 2021 - Legal Futures https://t.co/cYqwHDh5r6 
  • A disgraced union executive who lost her lawyer’s licence for “conduct unbecoming” after misusing funds for years — including money destined for renowned charities — is now appealing #Canada https://t.co/pg7pzLuLPK
  • Meghan to receive just £1 from Mail on Sunday for privacy invasion: Newspaper accepts defeat and will pay additional unspecified sum for infringing her copyright https://t.co/FPTJurwEZJ
  • Curfew in Delhi as #India Covid cases surge. India is bracing for a third wave of coronavirus as its largest cities - the capital Delhi and financial hub Mumbai - see a surge in cases https://t.co/q1KKGqD4gO
  • Firm in private prosecutions row is to close | Law Gazette https://t.co/e1mTciwC4U
  • Junior lawyer burnout: M&A boom accelerates exit from elite firms https://t.co/qj4LdQZevF
  • #Australians have reacted angrily to news that tennis player Novak Djokovic will play in the Australian Open, after being exempted from vaccination rules https://t.co/DDrdBJJBq7 
  • #French President Emmanuel Macron has warned he intends to make life difficult for people in France who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19. "I really want to hassle them, and we will continue to do this - to the end," https://t.co/O4zQKCbUS
  • A #US biology teacher Laura Russo has been arrested for allegedly giving a Covid vaccine to a student, say officials. She administered the dose at her home despite having no legal authorisation to give jabs, or consent from the boy's parents https://t.co/NsRVZ5mzk5
  • Stamp Duty: Is it time to reform the tax we all love to hate? https://t.co/5eXKoi2Pwg
  • The shortage of Appellate Division judges hampers the disposal of many cases as the number of judges has dropped to four from eleven in #Bangladesh https://t.co/kcJ7UCIGh
  • Can we trust the LSB to comment on the rule of law? | Law Gazette https://t.co/HFiINdo1qD 
  • Legal ‘loophole’ blocks police whistleblowers and allows forces to ‘cover up corruption’, say former officers https://t.co/IejjXMiEgg
  • ‘Ruined the experience for me’: mother’s story of breastfeeding voyeurism https://t.co/RsIaJ5077
  • Trump lawyers drafted letter for seizure of election ‘evidence’ in ‘interest of national security’, documents show #US https://t.co/bKyQPnicEw
  • Emma Watson pro-Palestinian post sparks antisemitism row: Israeli officials attack actor’s message, and are accused of ‘cynical weaponisation’ of term https://t.co/2oddDMxcdR
  • A legal overview: Understanding the UK National Security & Investment Regime Podcast https://t.co/vmzvnT1hHP
  • Twitter has permanently banned the popular news aggregation service Politics For All, in a sign of how the social media platform has substantial power to deprive news outlets of their audience without warning https://t.co/OB5OXt6y7D 
  • Newport-based Convey Group has announced a new industry-wide charity initiative for the conveyancing industry and the planned opening of a new office for the business https://t.co/4noidIcpG7
  • UK Government left Scottish ministers and officials in the dark for hours about a terrorist plot to blow up aircraft in mid-flight, newly released cabinet papers have revealed https://t.co/nb1wyr6sps
  • A man tried to destroy a Banksy mural after hearing it was being moved from Wales to England, a court heard. Michael Thomas, 42, tried to break his way into a Port Talbot building to spray the £500,000 artwork with white paint on 26 November last year https://t.co/fBuPIbsvKn

Wednesday

5th January - Law News

Edition 3662: 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: Lawyers for Prince Andrew are arguing that the civil case against him brought by Virginia Guiffre should be dismissed at a hearing in New York. They claim a 2009 agreement between Ms Guiffre and Jeffrey Epstein - which was unsealed earlier this week - means no more legal action against "any other potential defendants". Ms Guiffre has claimed she was forced by Esptein to have sex with Prince Andrew when she was 17 - claims the Prince strongly denies.

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Edinburgh police broke up illegal Covid-breaking 1,000 person party https://t.co/qV3XTGsaMw
  • Chief Justice Roberts bats for judicial independence in annual year-end report #US https://t.co/gH80zIQI0a
  • National Green Tribunal resolved to address environmental disputes in 2021 #India Times https://t.co/skWQROLGtn 
  • Taking pictures of breastfeeding mothers in public to be made illegal in England and Wales https://t.co/FyUshTeVWD
  • How Isaiah survived Australia’s juvenile justice system #Australia https://t.co/1NsbAxyac1 
  • Cat-scratchers, Covid and criminals, my first 6 weeks covering London's courts https://t.co/Hy050fjkl6
  • Does it pay to represent yourself in court? https://t.co/qc0wJ4daJt 
  • From 6 April 2022, digital identity document validation technology (IDVT) will be introduced to support employers and landlords with right to work, right to rent and pre-employment DBS checks https://t.co/PpfcJiwVkd
  • Law PLC delivers for investors as listed firms' share prices soar - Legal Futures https://t.co/sai7kiXsBo
  • #Chinese painter exhibits portraits of 86 human rights activists https://t.co/vUYfEqIbRG
  • 'Director deadlock' on future direction contributed to failure of top PI firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/h52nzAnooF
  • Funder refused permission to use privileged material in 'fraud' claim - Legal Futures https://t.co/YhsYUvKetE
  • Special report: 'Court is terrifying, but it is often the only way to get compensation' #Ireland https://t.co/NVqGFwDJyE 
  • Tekatau Bio, 30, is the first person of Kiribati heritage to be admitted as a barrister and solicitor to the High Court of #NewZealand https://t.co/gIsLh5CxWO J
  • Prince Andrew's lawyers to ask #US court to dismiss civil sexual assault case https://t.co/TpYkOKC1Rj 
  • A jail sentence and driving ban handed down before Christmas to a motorist who had been drinking when he killed a cyclist then fled the scene highlight the need for reform of the law, say campaigners https://t.co/TkgZMxkwPo 
  • How English law is failing Islamic communities and ethnic minorities - Legal Futures https://t.co/JCOHqOKBOw
  • Anyone convicted or cautioned for consensual homosexual activity, under now-abolished laws, can apply to have them "disregarded" https://t.co/PXghH9zky5
  • US dating giant Match Group launches legal war with UK-based Islamic app Muzmatch https://t.co/MMnGLc2jvj
  • More than 500,000 people have signed a petition calling for former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair to have his knighthood removed. The petition complains that his role in the Iraq war makes him "personally responsible" for "war crimes" https://t.co/FU5Yq43MKV
  • Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has been convicted of defrauding investors after a months-long landmark trial in California. Prosecutors said Holmes knowingly lied about technology she said could detect diseases with a few drops of blood #US https://t.co/svqVAvWrVz
  • Family of autistic man plan legal challenge over care conditions - Mother says her 24-year-old son’s care at a hospital in Cheshire is ‘worse than being in prison’ https://t.co/PyQQ9WjfoV
  • Igboho's lawyer, Olajengbesi resigns after attack by Yoruba nation agitators #Nigeria https://t.co/79ASejZmOX
  • UK motorist caught driving while distracted nine times in four years: About 90,000 people committed CU80 offence at least once in that period, as campaigners call for crackdown https://t.co/cl7XSIYLLL 
  • David Bowie's estate has sold the publishing rights to his "entire body of work" to Warner Chappell Music, including hundreds of songs such as Space Oddity, Changes and Let's Dance https://t.co/zXwVDqMra7 
  • Madhya Pradesh High Court increases working hours by 30 minutes to tackle pendency | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/lM0SYOrm07
  • Driving laws: Motorists urged to check new European rule changes including licence warning https://t.co/jMCRX0f25m
  • A Scottish MP has proposed changes to employment law which would guarantee all workers two weeks of paid leave after losing a loved one https://t.co/l4a7cnTQcu 
  • Motoring in 2022: Experts predict driving law changes and much needed electric scooter legislation https://t.co/dyQWJPYVpm 
  • [COVID-19] Supreme Court reverts to virtual hearing for 2 weeks from January 3 | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/oFEJCsXPEF
  • Several French MPs say they have received death threats as they debate a Covid-19 pass that would bar the unvaccinated from much of public life https://t.co/pPqvYZoQZx 
  • Lawyer confronts driver on wrong side. His car, wife & 2 kids in it, pounded with liquor bottles #India https://t.co/GBjbPuH6MM

Tuesday

4th January - Law News

Edition 3661: 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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A very Happy New Year to all our readers!

 Today's Highlighted Video Story: Two prominent Indian stand-up comedians, Kunal Kamra and Munawar Faruqui, have said it’s becoming unsafe to perform after they received threats from right-wing Hindu nationalists. Faruqui, who is Muslim, was jailed earlier this year for jokes he didn’t even tell. Authorities say the arrest was in the interest of law and order, and to protect religious sentiments. But critics argue that laws are being misused to silence free speech, especially among critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • COVID-19: Calcutta High Court switches to full virtual hearing | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/ekib0efKqG
  • Law change allows wild birds to be killed to protect game birds in England - Certain species such as carrion crows and jackdaws can be shot after government updates guidelines https://t.co/UDBcDk8OKL 
  • Raising awareness for First Nations people - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/J4gf1WxEUN
  • Shoosmiths grabs place on housebuilder Taylor Wimpey’s Scottish legal panel https://t.co/0jqNCU4cYH
  • Former lord chancellor to become Sir Robert Buckland | Law Gazette https://t.co/bSnjuSelbW 
  • Glorification of Plymouth shooter by ‘incels’ prompts calls for action: Request for problem to be taken more seriously comes as data shows sixfold rise in visits to incel forums https://t.co/xig2A4HQkX
  • Prince Andrew accuser’s 2009 deal with Jeffrey Epstein made public - Virginia Giuffre agreed not to sue anyone connected to Jeffrey Epstein who could be described as a "potential defendant", a 2009 damages settlement against the sex offender shows https://t.co/AKyMC0KXjH 
  • High performance in an evolving market - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/DUT6fUqUse 
  • FCA Takes Next Step Towards a UK Consumer Duty https://t.co/ZlV722HbSS
  • Dechert top earner’s profit share falls by nearly half | Law Gazette https://t.co/c0gEB7t1eu
  • The Corporate Counsel Show: Riding waves of change and better understanding the in-house market - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/suIEirAoyf 
  • Airport staff in Mauritius have found a newborn baby boy abandoned in the rubbish bin toilet of a plane's toilet. A 20-year-old woman from Madagascar, suspected of having given birth on the flight, was arrested https://t.co/F8nTgQYrKo
  • Bar chair accuses lord chancellor of being ‘thin-skinned’ over failure to meet | Law Gazette https://t.co/1sqfHTc2lb
  • Having turned down partnership at a firm in her native UK to follow a different vocational path, Charlotte Smith has learned how to better manage her energy, tap into a mindset of potential and discover confidence in herself - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/jRGLX26wOj
  • #Australian police are investigating allegations from a former Australian youth cricket player that he was raped by a team official during a 1985 tour. Jamie Mitchell, 55, believes he was assaulted after a team doctor treated him with a sedative https://t.co/VtwpHhx7xr
  • Charles Russell Speechlys faces retrial over £50,000 bill | Law Gazette https://t.co/GmQypJlJtj 
  • A critical incident has been declared at four Lincolnshire hospitals because of staff shortages due to Covid-19 https://t.co/af1qkeDVll
  • Latest Law Pod UK Episode: Interview with Nazir Afzal OBE - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/3khf8u4Te7
  • English courts can still grant pan-EU trade mark injunctions, judge rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/8jczm4iKZY 
  • Children are being helped by adult chaperones on their way to and from school in high-crime inner city areas. The £1.2m project is being piloted in the West Midlands with support from the Home Office and the Police and Crime Commissioner https://t.co/ChwoacGjxv
  • Enforced quarantine in hotels: a breach of the right to liberty? - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/PISDe81yao
  • World-renowned rights defender held again in Hong Kong clampdown | Law Gazette https://t.co/k2Woo1WEYu
  • New NHS figures show that thousands of people injured in household accidents were admitted to English hospitals during Covid-19 lockdowns https://t.co/roa3qXLs07
  • Whistleblower warns baffling illness affects growing number of young adults in #Canadian province. Several new cases in New Brunswick involve caretakers of those afflicted, suggesting a possible environmental trigger https://t.co/95kx5WMa1p 
  • Law firm management chief to lead cricket board's diversity action plan | Law Gazette https://t.co/BUc159NM08
  • The first day of 2022 brought in some major legal changes for the United States of America #US https://t.co/G1CrvNEtcD
  • The Weekly Round-Up: New COVID-19 rules for three nations and no investigation into Met on Downing Street Christmas party - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/Cft4CCbXLK 
  • A class action firm will explore compensation options for victims of surgeon Dr Daniel Lanzer who allegedly engaged in several troubling practices, including serious safety and hygiene breaches and procedures that left patients in extreme pain #Australia https://t.co/t8EYiSJQC0
  • Tory peer to lead boycott of Coca-Cola over role in Beijing Winter Olympics https://t.co/7MlaOEWyj5 
  • NCB moves Bombay High Court for cancellation of bail granted to Nawab Malik's son-in-law in drug case | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/Za18k03ag6 
  • It’s not the police’s job to shut down political debate. They should stick to solving crime https://t.co/edKCeOM7fZ 
  • Legal tricks won't wash any more. Prince Andrew is jeopardising the monarchy https://t.co/tKjRllxMyc

Monday

3rd January - Law News

Edition 3660: 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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A very Happy New Year to all our readers!

 Today's Highlighted Video Story: Explosions rock Gaza amid Israeli bombing. The Israeli military claimed the strikes were in retaliation to rocket fire launched towards occupied territory from the Palestinian enclave.

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind moves Supreme Court for court monitored probe into hate crimes, hate speeches against Muslims | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/olW0TpvYgS
  • Speaker defends Tony Blair knighthood after backlash: Critics say legacy of 2003 Iraq invasion makes former PM unsuitable for Queen’s highest honour https://t.co/2kfrzFql8N 
  • The law firms with the best perks 2022 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/LV2oSLxaJm
  • Court to unseal deal between Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre: Prince Andrew’s lawyers believe 2009 agreement could shield him from Giuffre’s civil sexual assault lawsuit https://t.co/KEUXLqeffS 
  • Liz Truss asked for public money to cover £3,000 lunch: Reports say Truss demanded booking at ‘obviously incredibly expensive’ club owned by Tory donor https://t.co/KiD0OZI88Z 
  • Kerala High Court introduces e-filing but mandates filing two sets of physical copies | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/pNnNMs5bBY 
  • Twitter has suspended the personal account of the ultra rightwing #US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene for repeated violations of its rules around coronavirus misinformation https://t.co/qv4acJZK91
  • Your ultimate guides to training contract and pupillage applications this festive period - Legal Cheek https://t.co/4I6J1ucPVi
  • 2021: Ten newsmakers in law | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/jmzZIErNhE
  • The most eco-friendly law firms 2022 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/dsAxAEeEDE 
  • Defibrillator taken from an ambulance while paramedics responded to an emergency call on New Year's Day has been found after a social media appeal. North West Ambulance Service said "an unknown individual" took it from a vehicle on Union St West, Oldham https://t.co/dTimWBnYm
  • A 74-year-old man who collided with two parked cars while riding an e-scooter has died. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said he was travelling down Springfield Road, Tameside, when he crashed at about 13:40 https://t.co/znWG0H2Y5V
  • Rules on live streaming of proceedings in Karnataka courts, tribunals notified | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/czoQpF8lEL
  • A second boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death in south London. Zaian Aimable-Lina was found fatally injured after police were called to Ashburton Park in Croydon https://t.co/O4VqklGZoJ
  • From paralegal to lawyer at a listed law firm - Legal Cheek https://t.co/N35V6n6W4K 
  • Queen honours Brighton human rights barrister Zimran Samuel for helping victims of domestic abuse https://t.co/2Ln1B9ZWX2
  • Ministers are keen to ease immigration restrictions in a bid to make it easier for thousands of #Indian citizens to live and work in the UK as part of forthcoming trade talks https://t.co/MKIE9sHwjY
  • A #SouthKorean citizen has crossed the heavily fortified border into North Korea in an apparent defection, South Korea's military says https://t.co/7NGU7ukX4A 
  • US judge delivers double setback to Prince Andrew’s abuse case battle: Pressure grows on duke to settle alleged victim’s claim before key hearing this week https://t.co/6bF5ZMdFpr 
  • Fraudsters are using power-of-attorney rules to steal people’s homes https://t.co/J1AnEJ6lRP
  • A large fire is raging at the Houses of Parliament in the #SouthAfrican city of Cape Town. Video footage shows a plume of black smoke filling the sky, with huge flames coming out from the roof of the building https://t.co/1sdQYhe09S
  • Face masks are to be worn in classrooms in England's secondary schools to reduce the spread of the Omicron variant, the government has announced https://t.co/YEbC4j01as
  • #French car-burning returns for New Year's Eve - a total of 874 cars have been set alight during New Year's Eve celebrations https://t.co/zs6gqIoFh
  • The United Arab Emirates has announced that it will ban citizens who have not had three doses of a vaccine against Covid-19 from travelling abroad https://t.co/VCN4RzF2m4 
  • #Pakistan shows dismal Human Rights record under Imran Khan government https://t.co/6rQeK5PnDH
  • Maxwell’s attorney and family vow to appeal guilty verdict but face obstacles #US https://t.co/iokm7yGqQ5 
  • The Beckhams descend on Middle Temple - Legal Cheek https://t.co/I1o4NHbPSo
  • New law allowing assisted suicide takes effect in #Austria https://t.co/1IlTEDz9i6
  • Rowley Regis: Driver arrested after girl, 14, dies in crash https://t.co/D2Sr07XIjq
  • Lawyer Amy Spencer sent "at least 50" x-rated pictures to violent prisoner Grant McNamara behind bars for a meat cleaver attack, after defending him in court https://t.co/hrxmZh0DCh
  • Croydon stabbing: Boy, 15, killed in London park named https://t.co/Bl3yScvKPI
  • Priti Patel vows to curb eco protests and asylum appeals in 2022: Home secretary delivers dictatorial legal wishlist in new year video message which opposition calls ‘slogans not solutions’ https://t.co/dYRjNZocXk

Sunday

2nd January - Law News

Edition 3659: 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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A very Happy New Year to all our readers!

 Today's Highlighted Video Story: The adoption of the euro brought many challenges for some European states. One eurozone member nearly destroyed the currency altogether as a result. The crisis triggered new thinking about the euro and created a new institution intended to lend to struggling eurozone countries and protect the currency from speculation.


Saturday Conversations on Law

  • More than half of Italians in poll say racist acts are justifiable This article is more than 2 years old: Results of survey come after series of high-profile hate crime incidents across Italy https://t.co/S1smixbJIX 
  • Multiple incidents of fires were reported across #Bangladesh including several in the capital, over rogue sky lanterns crashing on rooftops and houses, during New Year's celebrations in the early hours https://t.co/y4vcHXMrYp
  • Why big law will keep getting bigger in the 2020s https://t.co/ujjJ50eoz
  • Predicted conveyancing trends for 2022 | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/TPlXRPa9WC
  • [LGBTQIA+] The judiciary's path towards "woke-ness" until 2021 | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/YF8V3nVaMH
  • #Pakistan's Gwadar city is up in arms. The rights movement for Gwadar is demanding an end to drugs trafficking https://t.co/cTUTq6qwxj
  • ‘It was civil war’: photographing #Mexico’s women’s rights protests https://t.co/QoNIbMUbwR 
  • Who is Maurene Comey, the rising star of #US courts who took down Ghislaine Maxwell? https://t.co/LrtQBiF0Z
  • When Desmond Tutu stood up for the rights of Palestinians, he could not be ignored https://t.co/Vg76pZLlj5
  • Jury in Elizabeth Holmes trial fails to reach a verdict for second straight week #US https://t.co/urHyg9msBs
  • US prosecutors have dismissed charges against two prison guards who falsified records the night Jeffrey Epstein killed himself on their watch. Tova Noel and Michael Thomas admitted to fabricating log entries to show they had monitored Epstein properly https://t.co/UffihQh3C
  • The death of a top Scots lawyer Paul McNairney has prompted a criminal investigation amid fears a medical device malfunctioned and delivered a fatal dose of insulin as he slept https://t.co/e158Ctqe2a
  • Rudy Giuliani Still In Disbelief That He's Been Banned From Appearing On 'Fascist' Fox News | Above the Law https://t.co/k6XOOYo0H
  • A 16-year-old boy has died after being stabbed in west London, making him the 30th teenage homicide in the capital in 2021, surpassing a peak of 29 in 2008 https://t.co/0Nq1kmYPBB
  • Priest who claims he was forced to retire because he says women shouldn't be ordained loses tribunal https://t.co/HQqUyNmzc8
  • Bar Association Jammu Protest For Housing Tribunal, Registration Work In Court Premises #India https://t.co/j5ql83RLSj
  • The jail sentences given to Arthur Labinjo-Hughes' killers were too lenient, the attorney general says: Court of Appeal to review killers' jail terms https://t.co/7YskWZo5Tq
  • Cornish manager loses 'sacking' tribunal against 87-year-old company boss https://t.co/A07VOdQ1D
  • Multi-member arbitral tribunals and the Fourth Schedule of the Arbitration Act: Decoding the legislative intent | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/mQB2DgNumO
  • A new law banning plastic packaging on most fruit and vegetables comes into effect in #France from New Year's day. Cucumbers, lemons and oranges are among the 30 varieties banned from being wrapped in plastic https://t.co/dEf5E8xp11
  • A number of Nationwide customers complained of delays receiving their wages on Friday following a payment glitch. Customers took to social media to question why their wages had not gone in but payments were still coming out https://t.co/1lPtYJ1TqQ

Saturday

1st January - Law News

Edition 3658: 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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A very Happy New Year to all our readers!

 Today's Highlighted Video Story: Old Dhaka in Bangladesh celebrates 2022 with a spectacular firework show!

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Postman sacked for routinely driving van after drinking beer - tribunal: Ian Partington claimed his behaviour was 'perfectly acceptable conduct' https://t.co/IUJb0t2Nae
  • The Welsh Government responds to reports of ‘Welsh invasion’ of Bristol on New Year’s Eve https://t.co/zp0nVfYzyi
  • Rule changes and law updates which come into force from January https://t.co/WuzKZmi9sR
  • A truck driver who was facing a 110-year jail term for a deadly crash has had his sentence reduced to 10 years, following widespread outcry. Rogel Aguilera-Mederos' lorry crashed into traffic in 2019, killing four people in the US state of Colorado #US https://t.co/ykFgFk4iRY
  • Campbell Watson, a solicitor in Kinross who played a prominent role in the community over many years, has died aged 74 https://t.co/aq2QPeChry 
  • A promising new antiviral pill to treat symptomatic Covid has been approved by the UK medicines regulator. The drug - Paxlovid - is intended for use soon after symptoms develop in people at high risk of severe disease https://t.co/nLrsPRzkWF
  • Lawyers for Virginia Giuffre who has accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault are seeking proof of the British royal's alleged inability to sweat https://t.co/KJMAAzkct
  • Two in three UK drivers unaware of planned Highway Code changes: Cycling group says key changes need to be clearly explained, as Labour claims ministers are ‘missing in action’ https://t.co/6uS5yze6gc
  • Average length of time for care proceedings has continued to rise, Ministry of Justice data reveals https://t.co/sjui6Z7UHW
  • Monkeys blamed for hundreds of puppy deaths captured in #India: Villagers claim animals were carrying out ‘revenge killings’ after dogs killed an infant monkey https://t.co/uDM086pMek
  • LSB annual regulatory performance report: regulators must improve accountability | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/yyshxQI8QC
  • A woman in her 90s has suffered life-threatening injuries after the car she was a passenger in crashed while being driven the wrong way along the A1(M) https://t.co/qpTS6f2spo
  • #Irish solicitor 'absolutely raging' some employers are forcing close contacts of Covid to return to work https://t.co/22KEABQNlT 
  • Mother asks for police apology over officer’s selfie of murdered son. Mandy Jamieson accuses Ryan Connolly of sullying memory of son Daniel Gee-Jamieson https://t.co/kWI2fUZCo7
  • Government ignores MPs’ calls to stop miscarriages of justice as review finds a third of Covid prosecutions were unlawful https://t.co/DuFZBDXnty
  • Majority of officials who downgraded northern rail plans don’t live there: Only a quarter of those who wrote Integrated Rail Plan rely on north of England’s sub-par services https://t.co/Iz3rSgvNBJ
  • Speculation grows that Maxwell may try to cut a deal for reduced sentence: Experts say any deal depends on whether US government believes it is worth investigating network that may have been involved https://t.co/fz1eX8VQpU
  • UK told to strengthen law to tackle sexism or devolve it to Scotland https://t.co/3N44MfgsmR 
  • Rehana Popal, once a child refugee, is now UK's first female barrister of Afghan descent https://t.co/8XZ4Dbt1xX
  • Bar Council chair criticises ‘thin-skinned’ Raab for not meeting him https://t.co/WznqkPNnef 
  • Covid visit ban breached Manx homeowner's human rights, deemster says https://t.co/d95Mqf9FJs 
  • A legal ruling has big implications for free speech in England https://t.co/nKCMKH0Nn1 
  • #Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, who won a prestigious prize this year for courageous writing, has been detained, his lawyer has confirmed https://t.co/AW3CJjBw4E 
  • Lawyer Of Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors: We Must Have Closure, Know Where The Mass Graves Are #US https://t.co/1BR6BRE5LL
  • Boris Johnson ‘to be cleared of breaking ministerial code’ over No 10 refurb - Ethics adviser Lord Geidt will criticise prime minister but not rule he misled donations inquiry, say reports https://t.co/hknkbV1562
  • Nearly 100 terrorists being considered for release by parole board after law change in wake of attacks https://t.co/ltnUvsMA9C 
  • Manchester City full-back Joao Cancelo says he suffered cuts to the face after attempting to fight off a gang of robbers while with his family https://t.co/7omBmCgkOy

Friday

31st December - Law News

Edition 3657: 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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Season's Greetings to all our readers.

 Today's Highlighted Video Story: Options for post six-year insurance cover and the Solicitors Indemnity Fund

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Justice minister backs legalizing illegal outpost where terror victim studied #Israel https://t.co/T3KVa7bK9
  • #Pakistan Ministry of Law and Justice on Tuesday constituted a 40-member special committee in line with the requirement of Section 15 of the Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Act 2021 https://t.co/CTgd0cH8zT
  • A man facing several public order offences ended up representing himself at Enniskillen Magistrates Court after his barrister asked to come off record during the hearing on Monday https://t.co/O8G40wNpF6
  • Two members of pop-punk activist group Pussy Riot have been listed as "foreign agents" by the #Russian government, along with journalists and other prominent figures. An updated list was published by the Russian justice ministry https://t.co/cQ4cgYBslr 
  • The BBC says an interview with lawyer Alan Dershowitz after the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell did not meet its editorial standards https://t.co/izijvzA4a2
  • UK nationals will be allowed to travel through #France if they are going to their home in an EU country during the festive period. France suspended its Covid restriction after UK travellers faced difficulties reaching their country of residence https://t.co/U51VFE5wN
  • UK Law Enforcement Shares 585 Million Compromised Passwords With "Have I Been Pwned" Website, 225 Million Are New https://t.co/VtosonG4IN
  • California Man Sentenced to Life Followed by 30 Years in Prison for Federal Hate Crimes Related to 2019 Poway Synagogue Shooting and Attempted Mosque Arson #US https://t.co/yq5zk7n0Zz
  • Hairdresser loses sex discrimination tribunal after claiming her boss gave her £100 for new clothes https://t.co/fFbduw1uae 
  • Anecdotes shared by a retired Fife solicitor in his tell-all book about his time in the legal profession https://t.co/aRzLcl1zf
  • Amazon tribe suffers mercury contamination as illegal gold mining spreads #Brazil https://t.co/L0C7uRv4ny
  • Police Federation data breach: Keller Lenkner UK serves group litigation notice | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/73Jpv4VQPC 
  • New legislation would allow military service in lieu of prison time #US https://t.co/aSqHwLXiHy 
  • Derbyshire man waged ‘continued campaign of harassment’ against neighbours, police and a solicitor https://t.co/R6fcsNlS1H
  • The Liverpool bomber died from an explosion and fire caused by a device he manufactured with "murderous intent", a coroner has ruled. Emad Al Swealmeen was killed when his bomb went off while he was inside a taxi at Liverpool Women's Hospital https://t.co/D2T5eHoj17
  • Legal tech buzzed throughout 2021 with IPOs, new 'unicorns' https://t.co/fMLyIsb1ph
  • Obituaries: Campbell Watson, solicitor well known in Kinross community https://t.co/CZKLM0J7OF
  • Call for law change to stop abusive partners inheriting from their victims https://t.co/Zxx5qoPtT7 
  • B.C. law society will give ‘serious and thoughtful deliberation’ to governance report: president | The Lawyer's Daily #Canada https://t.co/YnpvUalgsO
  • An inquest has been announced into the deaths of two mothers who died from herpes shortly after giving birth. Kim Sampson and Samantha Mulcahy gave birth by Caesarean section weeks apart at different hospitals that are part of the East Kent NHS Trust https://t.co/nqnS8dwEww 
  • Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted of grooming teenagers for abuse by Jeffrey Epstein. What are the implications for her former friend Prince Andrew? https://t.co/Zvvnlruftx 
  • Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty of recruiting & trafficking young girls to be sexually abused by the late American financier Jeffrey Epstein. She was found guilty on five of the six counts she faced - including that of sex trafficking a minor #US https://t.co/YqbmUMWvHN 
  • How the Rise of Machine Identities Impacts Enterprise Security Strategies https://t.co/IDO3K2PeLI
  • Key moments from Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial: The trial offered a rare look into the social circles she and Jeffrey Epstein moved in, as well as the wealth and power he wielded https://t.co/U9Oc3thLp4
  • UK Consultation On AI In Copyright And Patent Legislation https://t.co/CMcrQPvH5H
  • Naked Singularity review – John Boyega offers fig leaf for bizarre legal drama https://t.co/tKEeyHXEfr 
  • Tribunal overturns NDIA’s refusal to fund assistance dog for autistic boy https://t.co/z3Kwvt0hte 
  • [Docket exclusion] In North India, North Karnataka people don't know their rights at all, suffer in silence: Justice S Abdul Nazeer | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/5qBOjTbrzG 
  • Braintree company unfairly sacked man caring for wife with cancer https://t.co/B4q7lgVKW0 
  • New home and car insurance rules mean change in prices https://t.co/HBKZn1BNQT
  • Anti-vaxxers storm Covid testing centre during ‘freedom’ rally in Milton Keynes: Protesters seen in video appear to confuse test site with vaccine centre while claiming to have ‘woken up’ https://t.co/uKg6g6eEav
  • Ghislaine Maxwell: How accusers' testimony brought her down https://t.co/apLWswwWo6

Thursday

30th December - Law News

Edition 3656: 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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Season's Greetings to all our readers.

 Today's Highlighted Video Story: How white mobs firebombed homes and decimated a Black community in Illinois, US.


Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Madras High Court decides to revert to full physical hearing from January 3 | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/2Jbpu0rmW9
  • New legislation would allow for military service in lieu of prison time #US https://t.co/ps4y2zYKxb
  • Colorado judge asked to consider reducing 110-year prison sentence for truck driver #US https://t.co/zGn80LLpwN
  • Judge says ‘Fr Ted defence’ not credible in money mule case #Ireland https://t.co/JfzclmRtVr
  • #US Chief Justice Roberts receives highest approval rating among federal leaders: poll https://t.co/fvZk98898
  • Cantopop singer-actress turned political activist Denise Ho was among six people arrested on suspicion of sedition by #HongKong’s national security police force https://t.co/mtj3JBPVpq
  • #US Justice Department boosts funds to cities to battle rise in crime https://t.co/jUBEyysO7R 
  • A new public funded legal aid scheme could be established if Jersey politicians approve. In public/criminal cases legal aid is currently provided by the law society of Jersey, but the new scheme would see public money used for the first time https://t.co/gnet9aHbZ
  • A new fellowship program will train law school professors and administrators in the use of data and experimental design, in an attempt to address a lack of diversity in law schools and the industry at large #US https://t.co/wZxBfV5olw
  • Prince Andrew ‘Optimistic’ Despite Year of Legal Hell Ahead https://t.co/T5hbF7ozJb 
  • Sarah Weddington: tributes paid to lawyer who argued and won Roe v Wade - ‘Remarkable woman’ Weddington hailed for role in 1973 case that established right to abortion https://t.co/20NYJnBjHB
  • Scots have been urged not to travel to England for new year celebrations to get around the more stringent Covid-19 restrictions north of the border https://t.co/V1RNY6ak2C 
  • Indonesia says it will push back #Rohingya refugees adrift on leaking boat: Around 120 Muslim refugees were trying to reach Malaysia when their vessel reportedly foundered off the coast of Aceh, Sumatra https://t.co/DKIVD6kqAX
  • Agreement to attend a late appeal does not mean an agreement to extend a decision period https://t.co/VtUCCdQhHZ 
  • Prince Andrew lawyer seeks to halt US case as accuser ‘lives in Australia’ - Lawyer argues court does not have jurisdiction as Virginia Giuffre’s ties to Colorado are ‘very limited’ https://t.co/VHoBIlaBCR 
  • Michelin-starred chef sued for discrimination 'for asking Sikh worker to remove bangle' https://t.co/x3eSKUlRGd
  • Tarmac boss, 89, who suffers from dementia wins an unfair dismissal case https://t.co/YTAPLkuEUD
  • One of the last pro-democracy media organisations in Hong Kong, Stand News, is shutting down after it was raided by police and senior staff were arrested https://t.co/BNnCajIhs0
  • Pharmacists are warning of patchy supplies of rapid Covid tests following changes to self-isolation rules https://t.co/DwR4S6lgpy
  • Elizabeth Holmes fraud trial: jury begins second week of deliberations - Former Theranos chief faces 11 criminal charges, alleging she duped investors and patients over blood-testing technology #US https://t.co/QmE5MLdIU8
  • The #US Supreme Court will overturn the law recognizing a woman’s fundamental right to choose an abortion. The only question is whether it will go even further and jeopardize women’s equality, reproductive rights, and family privacy rights for all https://t.co/H1KTRXch6d
  • Police officer took selfies at murder scene and sent racist WhatsApp images: Tribunal details litany of offences over six years by PC Ryan Connolly, who resigned from Merseyside force before hearing https://t.co/k3wPFP5yUT
  • Australian man ‘cannot leave Israel for 8,000 years’ over unpaid child support - Noam Huppert says he is subject to travel ban until the year 9999 because he owes £1.8m to ex-wife https://t.co/UaufRL80M6 
  • Food scientist wins £19,000 after boss fired him saying he was lying https://t.co/nCxtxLyPmO 
  • #Myanmar massacre: two Save the Children staff among dead: Charity says the two men, both new fathers, were killed in massacre of more than 30 people blamed on junta troops https://t.co/YuJMtl8pTv 
  • Telling people to ‘follow the science’ won’t save the planet. But they will fight for justice https://t.co/EuT07f8DvA

Wednesday

29th December - Law News

Edition 3655: 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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Season's Greetings to all our readers.

 Today's Highlighted Video Story: The Chinese government has hit back at President Biden's new law that restricts imports from Xinjiang over concerns about the abuse of Muslim minorities in the region. A foreign ministry spokesman said the move would undermine global supply chains and disrupt international trade. It comes as two more monuments in Hong Kong commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre were removed. 

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Police say Sandy Springs lawyer raped woman asking for legal help: Serge Jerome, 33, was arrested during a traffic stop on Monday #US https://t.co/tpO07WiMrQ
  • A commission in #Gambia has suggested that former President Yahya Jammeh be brought before an international tribunal for crimes committed during his 22-year dictatorship https://t.co/4ni1sEyYkO 
  • Police searching for a 12-year-old girl from Devon who went missing before Christmas are asking for help to find her father. Leona Peach was last seen in the Hele Park area of Newton Abbot at about 09:15 GMT on 20 December https://t.co/bU4p5wUoD1 
  • The National Green Tribunal—a specialised environmental institution constituted 10 years ago—has transformed environmental regulation and governance in #India https://t.co/7hDS28BHg0 
  • A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder over the death of a 14-year-old boy. Jermaine Cools was attacked near West Croydon station on 18 November https://t.co/a1aFuhjlXA 
  • People in #Switzerland will be able to legally change gender by a visit to the civil registry office from Jan. 1, putting the country at the forefront of Europe's gender self-identification movement https://t.co/NibxtGBQiw
  • The judge in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial in New York has asked jurors to meet for an extra hour each day out of fears of Covid disruption #US https://t.co/3kjjA85rXj 
  • Tiktok sued by former content moderator traumatised by disturbing videos #US https://t.co/OJoAVHbI2h 
  • Credit Suisse may take legal action against SoftBank over Greensill debt https://t.co/QOYXvaL29J
  • Bill of Rights will ‘drive coach and horses’ through human rights law | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Cwl4YLttiN
  • Veteran lawyer loses crown as top legal aid earner as Covid pandemic slashes income - Donald Findlay QC's income fell by more than half in 2020-21 https://t.co/FHOqOlOCPm 
  • New UK law means online racist abusers could face 10-year bans from football https://t.co/ztufH8GHiU 
  • #Russian court orders oldest civil rights group to shut: the prosecutor, Alexei Zhafyarov, labelled Memorial a "public threat", accusing the group of being in the pay of the West to focus attention on Soviet crimes instead of highlighting a "glorious past" https://t.co/Mxatv56TYt
  • Judges Appointing Judges A Propagated Myth: Chief Justice of #India NV Ramana said there is a need to liberate the institution of public prosecutors https://t.co/qPZpy7HRNJ 
  • Innsbruck airport refused to allow 110 British tourists entry into Austria because they had not followed updated Covid restrictions, it has emerged. Many were caught out on Sunday by a new rule requiring a negative PCR test within 48 hours https://t.co/A67CUthhoI 
  • Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of 101 barristers and solicitors as new Queen’s Counsel (QC) in England and Wales | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/waV3vtnu9
  • How did I survive care and prison? https://t.co/eVJCFyIjkE
  • Large data controllers will breathe a huge sigh of relief following the Supreme Court’s decision to refuse Richard Lloyd permission to serve a £3bn representative claim on Google in Delaware | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/dr9iP7Pk83
  • 12,000 Afghan refugees to start new year stuck in UK hotels: Government struggling to persuade councils to find permanent homes for those who have arrived since August https://t.co/5qxTlDbvIR
  • Priti Patel orders review of crossbow laws after Windsor Castle incident: Home secretary tells officials to look at possible ways to strengthen controls on weapons in wake of Christmas Day arrest https://t.co/vGTd2vyOUl 
  • Multinational bankruptcy: where complexity is a feature, not a bug | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/B9CmfQbpXr 
  • A Sydney lab has told hundreds of people they did not have Covid when they in fact had tested positive, amid soaring infections in the area #Australia https://t.co/sIPWMmNZji 
  • More and more children are having to work to help support their families, amidst an economic collapse in #Afghanistan https://t.co/Ff1gglWil7
  • #Myanmar army kills more than 30 on Christmas Eve 'massacre' https://t.co/MtoOMZGdzn
  • Transgender people: judges advised to use preferred personal pronouns: Updated guidance for England and Wales judiciary says it is ‘common courtesy’ to do so in cases involving trans people https://t.co/QpsQ7NT9uJ
  • #China's human rights issues make 2022 Olympics dicey for IOC https://t.co/4JlV24fFw5 
  • New Covid-19 vaccine requirements have come into force in New York City, as infections continue to surge fuelled by the Omicron variant of the virus: Children aged 12 and over are required to show proof of full vaccination to access indoor dining areas https://t.co/bq2LaTgU0c 
  • It was only in 2015 that, according to the Treasury, British taxpayers finished ‘paying off’ the debt which the British government incurred in order to compensate British slave owners in 1835 because of the abolition of slavery https://t.co/7dpv6eGEeQ
  • Highway Code changes could be 'accident waiting to happen’ as legal experts share concerns https://t.co/K2vuVy3MNB 
  • As a descendant of Caribbean slaves, all I want is for David Cameron to recognise the damage his ancestors did: Yet the Prime Minister won't even apologise for the gross injustices of the slave trade https://t.co/ooFMx6yxbO
  • 'What writing my novel taught me about being a lawyer', Rachel Goldenberg | The Lawyer's Daily https://t.co/7VoZkkzhFd 
  • No new Covid restrictions in England before new year, Boris Johnson says: No extra curbs for New Year’s Eve, with prime minister to put emphasis on personal responsibility https://t.co/QFI12WDvQ
  • A law firm of more than 90 years is expanding into a prominent 16th century building in the centre of Norwich: Solicitors Rudlings, which already has offices in Bury St Edmunds, Thetford and Brandon, is expanding into the Fine City https://t.co/AtuAbU2TAO
  • A crazed woman was arrested by the FBI after she went on an expletive-laced tirade and slapped a fellow passenger aboard a Delta flight from Tampa to Atlanta #US https://t.co/u5xAMba32s 
  • #India blocks foreign funding for Mother Teresa charity - without evidence, Hindu hardliners have long accused the charity of using its programmes to convert people to Christianity https://t.co/tyuENAPHro