Monday

13th June - Law News

Edition 3821: 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: People globally are facing a cost-of-living crisis, but in Japan shoppers have been used to decades of stable or falling prices. The country now faces rising prices, which is a big deal, partly because people's wages haven’t gone up since the 90s. Japan hit its inflation target of 2% in April this year, almost a decade after it was set. But with much of it driven by the global rise in prices, rather than consumer demand, many are questioning whether it is the kind of inflation the country needs.
 
Focus of the Day Article: A scheme to give divorcing couples £500 vouchers for mediation is to be extended until March 2023, with a further £5.4m funding announced. Full story - New Law Journal
 
Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Law Pod UK Latest Episode: Wendy Joseph QC - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/oPAl0H8Bml
  • BCLP launches ‘European vac scheme’ for aspiring lawyers studying English and French law - Legal Cheek https://t.co/aoD5c97msY
  • Macdonald Henderson appoints Michael Strain to dispute resolution team | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nJKeCnhmH
  • Ginni Thomas pressed 29 lawmakers in bid to overturn Trump loss, emails show - Wife of #US supreme court justice Clarence Thomas accused of ‘undermining democracy’ after Washington Post revelation https://t.co/6w9TWp5iXg 
  • ‘What should I wear for my summer vac scheme?’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/IvAUhct7I
  • A cross-party group of #US senators say they have agreed a framework for potential legislation on gun safety. The measures would include support for tougher background checks for buyers under the age of 21 and cracking down on illegal gun purchases https://t.co/QgzAjnNU58
  • UK Supreme Court decisions giving ‘troubling impression’ of successful political pressure | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Gn4VonfdFv
  • The UK's competition watchdog has been asked to conduct an urgent review into whether a 5p fuel duty cut is being passed on quickly enough to drivers https://t.co/O3qehQSYlw 
  • Newspapers, agencies do not perform public function; not subject to writ jurisdiction under Article 226: Delhi High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/02b2cZZBrD
  • #Australian newspaper Sydney Morning Herald denies outing Rebel Wilson over its reporting of her new relationship with a woman: it had known about the relationship before the matter was public and had given Wilson two days to comment https://t.co/MLNxqPNC5r
  • An imam has been dismissed as a government adviser after backing calls for a film about the Prophet Mohammed's daughter to be banned. Qari Asim, 44, was removed from his role as an Islamophobia consultant after protests against the film The Lady of Heaven https://t.co/Mah1u2ROTe 
  • Bar Council revamps Pupillage Gateway - Legal Cheek https://t.co/EZlaGtpwkH
  • Opinion: Sanctions compliance steps up a gear | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/45kTjvmnZn 
  • The Weekly Round-up: social care spending, Stafford statements and Ukraine's legal battle - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/Wbu5mYWTgx
  • Ashurst bumps trainee solicitor pay to £55k - Legal Cheek https://t.co/cjD5sRZr1v 
  • Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied across the US to call for stricter gun laws in the wake of two mass shootings. Those taking part at the hundreds of marches carried slogans like "I want freedom from getting shot" https://t.co/CoZFcVVYaH 
  • A woman has said she cannot remember the last time she had a hot meal due to the rising prices of her bills. Denise Gun, 57, works for a creche run by Chell Area Family Action Group in the Whitfield Valley Centre, Stoke-on-Trent https://t.co/tXpQRp7uTQ
  • British Muslims hoping to make a pilgrimage to Mecca are at risk of losing thousands of pounds after the #Saudi government has enforced online booking https://t.co/rmbHsazx9t
  • #Moroccan cinema authorities have banned the controversial British film Lady of Heaven, after it was condemned by the country's religious council. The film claims to tell the story of Lady Fatima, the daughter of Prophet Muhammad https://t.co/XvacTUKwu4
  • Nominations open for Aberdeenshire solicitors to join Law Society Council | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/HZwFGpxxOO 
  • Planning law changes have seen 16,000 residential units ringfenced for individual buyers | Irish Legal News https://t.co/0e4y4jOWDy
  • Irwin Mitchell looks to power all offices using renewable energy within three years - Legal Cheek https://t.co/sIU6bEjNIP
  • Police in the #US state of Idaho have arrested 31 members of a white supremacist group and charged them with plotting to riot at a gay pride event https://t.co/rcPNIqn5Gi
  • Role of agents soliciting life insurance policies needs to be looked into: NCDRC | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/53zxyZkQHl
  • A 15-year-old boy who was found stabbed at a house in Manchester and later died in hospital has been named by police. Jakub Szymanski was found injured by paramedics at an address on Bednal Avenue in Miles Platting on Thursday https://t.co/MxdDVhQGKx
  • The government is preparing to repeal a legal ban that prevents agency staff filling in for striking workers: a potential change in legislation could allow companies to hire temporary workers to cover some roles and prevent disruption https://t.co/dCZUScL3YJ
  • Mum told she has terminal cancer while giving birth by C-section - after doctors labelled her ‘hypochondriac’ https://t.co/PKkXatYqkQ
  • Northern Ireland courts saw activity return to pre-pandemic levels in 2021 | Irish Legal News https://t.co/ho07bG0SpB 
  • Don't disrupt associates' holidays, Mayer Brown London boss tells partners - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6WXcuO2zyl
  • Anti-money laundering proposals ‘uninspired and insipid’, say MPs - Law Commission review of corporate criminal liability in England and Wales also criticised by campaigners https://t.co/Kv27TviS1V 
  • Barristers to be balloted on possible walkouts in row over legal aid rates https://t.co/JTwwHShbTE
  • Anger has engulfed the Islamic world since last week, when Nupur Sharma, spokeswoman for #Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party made a disrespectful comment on the Holy Prophet on a TV debate show https://t.co/iBMgzbpbQV
  • LK Shields hires Abigail Butler as senior associate | Irish Legal News https://t.co/imWboUYUBs 
  • The ‘trial’ in Donetsk has set a chilling precedent for conflict in the 21st century https://t.co/iSjrJc0Ws0

Sunday

12th June - Law News

Edition 3820: 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 month ago, Israeli soldiers shot dead Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank. Known as the 'Voice of Palestine', the Palestinian-American was killed while doing what she'd done for 25 years: telling the stories of resistance to Israeli occupation. Al Jazeera is referring the case to the International Criminal Court and continues to demand an independent investigation. But are hopes of accountability fading away?
Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Email is the Achilles’ heel of law firms when it comes to cybercrime, acting as the conduit for 83% of cybercrimes reported to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in 2021 | NLJ https://t.co/AQXCcUh0L8 
  • Mother in law: Anxious child? Don't blame yourself | Law Gazette https://t.co/BlchdBvzAp
  • Law firms which fall within the scope of the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 will need to provide the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) with more data by the end of July, or face regulatory action | NLJ https://t.co/sugJAUQWvW
  • A scheme to give divorcing couples £500 vouchers for mediation is to be extended until March 2023, with a further £5.4m funding announced | NLJ https://t.co/6zPvujGs5t 
  • An Iranian ex-police commander due to be deported from the UK to Rwanda under a controversial scheme says he fears being killed by Iranian agents there https://t.co/budL4kWhlf 
  • A #US judge has dismissed a rape allegation lawsuit against Cristiano Ronaldo because the accuser's lawyer relied on leaked and stolen records. Kathryn Mayorga alleges that the Manchester United footballer raped her at a Las Vegas hotel in 2009 https://t.co/W5EFb4dZ4a 
  • Government blames Easter for court backlog rise | Law Gazette https://t.co/C8SseQACTM
  • The Bar Council is launching a Pupillage Gateway platform for applicants and recruiters | NLJ https://t.co/EEkqwXOtO
  • Minister refuses to answer questions on NI protocol advice | Law Gazette https://t.co/J3hL3O40xu
  • Partner fined after charitable trusts used client account as bank - Legal Futures https://t.co/Pd5sejG5l
  • The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) consultation on reforms proposed by the criminal legal aid review closed this week, with alarm bells raised across the profession | NLJ https://t.co/Ds9jryEVUR
  • Human rights offence mooted in corporate crime reform | Law Gazette https://t.co/IV3O22Tq59 
  • FCA toughens up new claims management company ‘phoenixing’ ban - Legal Futures https://t.co/f350hsPQgw
  • Government minister Heather Wheeler has apologised after describing Birmingham and Blackpool as "godawful" places. Full of disdain, the Tory MP for South Derbyshire made the remark at a conference in London launching the government's new digital strategy https://t.co/K4eYfTwN7
  • Flights at East Midlands Airport have again been disrupted after drones were spotted nearby. Eight services were diverted on Friday evening and the runway was closed https://t.co/M0gQvEkhF
  • Rogue CMC owners banned from resurfacing under new name | Law Gazette https://t.co/emmZihv9
  • Brian Burston consoled upset One Nation staffer by offering best sex of her life, defamation trial hears #Australia https://t.co/9FmqhbZ8d
  • New UK telecoms legislation presents challenges for landowners | Irish Legal News https://t.co/40hcpaa2f0
  • Regulators must tackle “out-of-date” lawyers, LSB says - Legal Futures https://t.co/RMwxcXbWn
  • Council of Europe rebukes UK over Troubles immunity plan - Body criticises plan to grant conditional immunity to people accused of murder in Northern Ireland conflict https://t.co/t1gMQMhBqk
  • Prince Charles criticised ‘appalling’ Rwanda migrant scheme – source says Prince of Wales was ‘more than disappointed’ with deportation plans https://t.co/5qq5Sl2jV
  • Solicitors probed over client loans to fund divorce cases | Law Gazette https://t.co/FmLEXEILVN 
  • #Brazilian police have found possible human remains in their search for UK journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira. experts will analyse the "organic material" found in a river near the town of Atalaia do Norte in the remote Amazon https://t.co/lFWps8S3PJ
  • PracticeEvolve ask for law firm’s thoughts to a changing market | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fp10N38m22
  • Judge calls for guidance on rights of unqualified agency advocates - Legal Futures https://t.co/YlFpOBenn4
  • Bringing a clin neg claim – it could easily have been me | Law Gazette https://t.co/N5vJ37h25r 
  • The Legal Services Board (LSB), eight regulators and two disciplinary tribunals have committed themselves to taking action to ensure more inclusive workplaces | NLJ https://t.co/NRIsBYkQ3g 
  • Fixed costs – a fix that doesn’t fix what needs fixing - Legal Futures https://t.co/OmnQIO5jx0
  • A well-known Magic Circle lawyer and a former attorney general are among lawyers recognised in the Queen’s Birthday honours list | NLJ https://t.co/8WjWBy6iV
  • Johnny Depp lawyer promoted in wake of trial success | Irish Legal News https://t.co/8mfxK6ooPb
  • A fraudster who became the UK's most wanted woman after fleeing to Spain while on trial for money laundering has been jailed for eight years. Sarah Panitzke, 48, from York, went missing in 2013 while on trial for her part in a £1bn mobile phone tax scam https://t.co/Y6iYMMsLBs
  • It’s time to limber up and get ready for the London Legal Walk, due to take place on 28 June | NLJ https://t.co/hJ0a0DUtEu

Saturday

11th June - Law News

Edition 3819: 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: It's a story that has shocked the country - the gangrape of a 17-year-old girl in Hyderabad by six boys - five of them minors belonging to influential families. There is concern that they may be tried as juveniles and therefore get away with lighter punishment. This shows that even in a post-Nirbhaya world, there is no fear of consequences and that even tougher new rape laws may not be enough to deal with this problem
 
 
Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Car insurer Geico may have to pay $5m after woman contracts STI in a vehicle #US https://t.co/gxpIPNx58L
  • Rwanda asylum plan: Campaigners failed in an initial legal bid to halt the removals to the east African country, but have confirmed they will take the case to the Court of Appeal on Monday https://t.co/tVy1UnemCx
  • Rape used ‘systematically’ during Lebanon’s civil war, report finds - Levels of torture and sexual violence used by combatants against women and girls during the 15-year conflict shocked investigators https://t.co/bD00eUR5Oa
  • Lawyers under fire over Rwanda flight legal challenge | Law Gazette https://t.co/81FNTCyaOJ
  • Northern Ireland equality watchdog calls for clarity on post-Brexit funding | Irish Legal News https://t.co/RvzpMtTOBj 
  • 'First real scrutiny': Society defends Rwanda flight challenges | Law Gazette https://t.co/0GPYlp3euT 
  • Matheson announces double partner appointment | Irish Legal News https://t.co/fK6cpL76FH
  • College escapes costs over 'slave trade' memorial case | Law Gazette https://t.co/gUU6HoeiMu 
  • Jack Lis: Pair jailed for Caerphilly dog attack death - Brandon Hayden, 19, from Penyrheol, Caerphilly, admitted at Cardiff Crown Court to owning or being in charge of a dangerously out of control dog https://t.co/4JkUDoiug2
  • Transgender Sussex paramedic says patients refuse her help - "As I come to the door usually I get 'what are you?'. It's really not okay. I'm a paramedic first and foremost and I'm here to help https://t.co/JOu3CNwPFc
  • Do everything to free Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, PM tells ministers - they were captured while with the Ukrainian army and tried as mercenaries by a Russian proxy court in eastern Ukraine https://t.co/hbZVP4xwep 
  • Four years after he was arrested in a #French village close to the Belgian border, Dino Scala has gone on trial accused of a 30-year series of rapes and sexual assaults https://t.co/e6kl9bz3wO 
  • Former cabinet minister Yvette Cooper has revealed that she once hid from PM Tony Blair while she looked after her young child: In her early days in politics, women MPs had been reluctant to be seen "juggling" work and family duties https://t.co/P8U3q3CRp4
  • Mishcon’s IPO U-turn highlights risks of going public | Law Gazette https://t.co/foQbvIdzR6
  • CAT prefers opt-in to opt-out in choosing truck cartel claimant - Legal Futures https://t.co/dxk7n3tLHy 
  • The Mediators’ Institute of Ireland (MII) has announced the appointment of Stiofán Nutty as its first-ever chief executive officer | Irish Legal News https://t.co/DhjhoBszcG 
  • Dotcom pioneer buys stake in 'tech ecosystem' specialist firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/XYCHIi2rUg
  • Isn’t it frightening that a lone woman seeing a policeman now feels afraid, not reassured? https://t.co/Euyseozh3C 
  • Online rule committee will be catalyst for digital justice, says Birss - Legal Futures https://t.co/ywLPFgrCp1
  • MoJ spent £36m on consultants in three years | Law Gazette https://t.co/3CpPEtke3k 
  • Saxon Mullins, the woman challenging #Australia's rape laws https://t.co/bfZdYQBGXY 
  • YouTube is being criticised for failing to tackle a network of cyber-criminals streaming fake Elon Musk videos to scam viewers. The criminals are hijacking YouTube accounts and using the videos to promote bogus cryptocurrency giveaways https://t.co/3GMoL1vaNL
  • Former #US President Donald Trump orchestrated last year's Capitol riot in an "attempted coup", a congressional inquiry has heard as a hearing opened into the raid https://t.co/PNY9as0YKy 
  • Home Office’s first Rwanda flight threatened by second injunction - Asylum Aid makes legal application to stop flights in challenge to Priti Patel’s offshoring policy https://t.co/0qbMHYFRg8 
  • Mishcon puts float on ice as staff at listed firms enjoy share rewards - Legal Futures https://t.co/PUupbXVDMS 
  • Solicitor disciplined over WhatsApp chat loses tribunal claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/CUTqlWJKSb 
  • Clyde & Co’s Ross Fairweather qualifies as solicitor advocate | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TdD7m8QMi8
  • Entrepreneurs group takes minority stake in boutique law firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/h7E98Tw6uA
  • Spain is considering new laws that would impose fines on supermarkets that bin leftovers and require restaurants to offer doggy bags to customers | Irish Legal News https://t.co/YbME7kXCem
  • Details of the Duke of Sussex's latest legal claim against the publishers of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday have been aired at a High Court hearing https://t.co/zO26YIWwNs 
  • Ministers asked why they are refusing to release details of PPE contracts for a firm being investigated by the National Crime Agency. The supplier PPE Medpro was reportedly raided by police, along with the home of Tory peer Baroness Mone https://t.co/8mtW1PH60S
  • Shona Young promoted to senior associate at Gilson Gray | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wKgjK6MrNV

Friday

10th June - Law News

Edition 3818: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011

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 Today's Highlighted Video Story: The Bar Council's seminar led by expert representatives from the Legal Aid Agency, specialist publicly-funded chambers and solicitors’ associations on how to receive payments faster and reduce the risk of your fees being rejected.

Focus of the Day Article: Brown Rudnick promotes Johnny Depp's lawyer to partner. Camille Vasquez regarded as key to landing $15m verdict in favour of Depp. Full story - The Global Legal Post
 
Saturday Conversations on Law

  • MPs condemn ‘improper’ attacks on judges | Law Gazette https://t.co/JHZVCmMr23
  • Ryan Cushley elected chair of Employment Lawyers Group NI | Irish Legal News https://t.co/p97avwCRiM 
  • One of #Pakistan's most prominent and contentious TV hosts, Aamir Liaquat Hussain, has died aged 50 after being found unconscious at home in Karachi https://t.co/WF5Wy7oxiM
  • Law firm staff cash in £2m shares after being allowed to sell early | Law Gazette https://t.co/JLh0Gb7s9K
  • Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter has denied approving fraudulent payments to Michel Platini, saying that a 2011 transfer followed a "gentleman's agreement" between the pair https://t.co/go63C8v3dI
  • CAT prefers opt-in to opt-out in choosing truck cartel claimant - Legal Futures https://t.co/dxk7n3caQ0 
  • Mishcon de Reya’s IPO shelved indefinitely | Law Gazette https://t.co/wnQrfrvBdP
  • Dublin firm Kenny Solicitors joins Eversheds Sutherland LLP | Irish Legal News https://t.co/LqsLz0qy14
  • The #US House of Representatives has voted through a series of measures regulating the sale of guns, but which are destined to fail in the Senate. The new measures would bar sales of semiautomatic weapons to people under 21 and ban large-capacity magazines https://t.co/redlTsdtZJ
  • 'Record-breaking' year for conveyancers | Law Gazette https://t.co/IeXvQa6cOc
  • Dentons appoints Alison Weatherhead to new post | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fcPHrztkNa 
  • The age at which people can buy tobacco and cigarettes in England should be raised year by year so that eventually no-one can buy them, a review says. The call has been made in an independent report by ex-charity boss Javed Khan asked for by ministers https://t.co/Ljsow8fydc 
  • Irish budget airline Ryanair says it is still insisting that all South Africans travelling on flights to the UK must prove their nationality by taking a test in the Afrikaans language https://t.co/yBZ4t53v1K
  • Prince William spotted selling Big Issue in central London - the magazine is sold by homeless people, long-term unemployed people, and those who need money to avoid getting into debt, the Big Issue says https://t.co/GhptIlIKk9
  • Children in care have reported being groomed and sexually assaulted in homes run by a firm making huge profits. Multiple employees of Calcot Services for Children say vulnerable young people were failed https://t.co/qgmMjE5Ftp 
  • £2bn trucks cartel claim gets green light | Law Gazette https://t.co/zFQ0qmZsFv
  • Online rule committee will be catalyst for digital justice, says Birss - Legal Futures https://t.co/ywLPFgrCp1
  • Bonnet de douche, Rodney! Del Boy becomes a literary work in court ruling https://t.co/i8vxNmqyRp
  • Law firm staff cash in £2m shares after being allowed to sell early | Law Gazette https://t.co/JLh0GaPRic
  • Victoria Blair: Housebuilding – the compelling case for more investment | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0ynw5Nbop7
  • ‘The worst law on earth’: why the rich love London’s reputation managers https://t.co/uJSQF4hw77 
  • Top criminal silk suspended over ‘lamentable’ disclosure failings | Law Gazette https://t.co/CadnAXbW2v
  • Judicial independence tainted by ministers, Commons inquiry finds https://t.co/b29lTKRSwa
  • Mishcon puts float on ice as staff at listed firms enjoy share rewards - Legal Futures https://t.co/PUupbXE2o
  • PracticeEvolve ask for law firm’s thoughts to a changing market | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Ec7W7Y2yZ1
  • Man arrested near rightwing #US supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home charged with attempted murder #US https://t.co/MM0AaHdyGn
  • Why we need a Bad Law Project, according to rightwing activist Laurence Fox | Law Gazette https://t.co/cvQQMm4lU1
  • An anti-lockdown protester has been sentenced after a BBC journalist was chased and called a traitor near Downing Street. Joseph Olswang, 39, was part of a group of people who shouted abuse at Newsnight political editor Nicholas Watt on 14 June 2021 https://t.co/yVJrUkFet1
  • MPs warn of “politicisation” of Supreme Court - Legal Futures https://t.co/tnVW2Cibpj 
  • Decision on lifting EU sanctions against Alisher Usmanov and sisters expected soon https://t.co/XC4InDvTNU 
  • £98m wasted on failed upgrade of offender tagging system, say auditors https://t.co/TXKFoeh1PI 
  • England: Legal services regulators and tribunals commit to creating more inclusive profession | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pCVqyDLk7a 
  • Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has vowed to end the "scourge" of unoccupied second homes, as part of government plans to boost housing. A new bill making it easier to charge higher council tax on empty properties in England would "bring life back" https://t.co/FHLWXEtZY9

Thursday

9th June - Law News

Edition 3817: 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: More than 90 women and girls sexually assaulted by former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar are suing the FBI for over a billion dollars

Focus of the Day Article: Legal regulators and disciplinary tribunals have pledged their commitment to ensuring a more inclusive profession by pledging to come down harder on misconduct affecting minority groups. Regulators for solicitors, barristers, legal executives, costs lawyers and licensed conveyancers are among those to have reaffirmed their aim that the profession reflects the society it serves. The tribunals for solicitors and barristers are also signatories to similar pledges.  Full story - The Law Society Gazette
 
Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has vowed to end the "scourge" of unoccupied second homes, as part of government plans to boost housing. A new bill making it easier to charge higher council tax on empty properties in England would "bring life back" https://t.co/FHLWXEtZY9
  • Harvey Weinstein to be charged with indecent assault in UK - The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge the 70-year-old after a review of evidence gathered by the force https://t.co/efbz1QPyw1
  • Caroline MacBeath joins McEwan Fraser Legal | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hrLQTPtSmn 
  • £135m for criminal legal aid ‘woefully inadequate’ – Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/AqhNU8RrBV
  • Nearly 300 barristers petition justice minister over ‘unsustainable’ District Court fees | Irish Legal News https://t.co/ZT4ofNjBrC
  • National firm pledges carbon ‘net zero’ by 2040 | Law Gazette https://t.co/g0nfhLk1YD
  • Morton Fraser announces 22 promotions | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mMBx6SxIwu
  • The UK has decided not to impose direct rule on the British Virgin Islands, despite a report finding gross failures of governance in the territory, review said the BVI's constitution should be suspended and government dissolved amid corruption concerns https://t.co/yFGMpP29Ag
  • Uvalde mass shooting: Survivor testifies - Speaking in a pre-recorded message to #US lawmakers, Miah Cerrillo, 11, said that she fears that a similar shooting may happen again https://t.co/372QvJU4kb
  • Will anti-abortionists use ‘uterus surveillance’ against women in the #US? https://t.co/yFP6H5yh7L 
  • Curbs on civil legal aid for terrorists questioned by MPs | Law Gazette https://t.co/dM2auuBYlQ 
  • Former FIFA president Blatter, 86, and Platini, 66, start a two-week trial at #Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court in the southern city of Bellinzona, following a mammoth investigation that began in 2015 and lasted six years https://t.co/nbBZ0OfzF1 
  • IBA project to probe role of lawyers as “ethical gatekeepers” - Legal Futures https://t.co/Mo7QusgyS7
  • Tesco's adverts for one of its plant-based food ranges have been banned for being misleading, adverts for Plant Chef campaign featured a woman biting into a veggie burger, along with the claim it was "better for the planet" https://t.co/iA71fbyJs3
  • Trade mark law specialist Stobbs opens doors in Dublin | Irish Legal News https://t.co/bkDoi8ujZG 
  • A teacher wounded in a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has criticised police as "cowards" for delaying taking action while his pupils were killed #US https://t.co/uqVqmsh3pc
  • Family solicitors welcome extension of voucher scheme | Law Gazette https://t.co/cDymWx2qqG 
  • Veteran British freelance journalist Dom Phillips, 57, and respected Indigenous specialist Bruno Pereira, 41, went missing early Sunday while traveling by boat in #Brazil's Javari Valley, near the border with Peru, where Phillips was researching a book https://t.co/IQ96hDxgrc 
  • Bodycam footage shows officials borrowing a family's boat to chase suspected thief in Florida #US https://t.co/fBzn45yGZj 
  • “Postcode lottery” with civil cases waiting up to 15 months for CCMCs - Legal Futures https://t.co/XLn5oCoXGS
  • Pharmacists say physical and verbal abuse against them has become unacceptably common and many now feel unsafe when at work. Police forces say they are being called out to handle pharmacy-based crimes https://t.co/N7riljPVl7
  • Macnabs partner Garry Sutherland becomes solicitor advocate | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6mICUT9god
  • Health and social care leadership in England will be overhauled after a review found evidence of bullying and blame cultures https://t.co/PJVX97FN0o
  • Young shoppers risk building up debts by borrowing money to make buy now pay later repayments, Citizens Advice says. Half of 18 to 34-year-olds used different types of credit - such as credit cards or borrowing from family - to make the payments, it said https://t.co/2k0reRxNJw
  • Legal aid report author Bellamy appointed justice minister | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ce1ILMYvUb 
  • Cost of cyber insurance becoming unaffordable for some - Legal Futures https://t.co/r1xbb0K3Ww 
  • Police officer mental health absences up 22 per cent | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4MEpU1xzBy
  • Legal regulators pledge to stamp out 'non-inclusive' misconduct | Law Gazette https://t.co/rZ0qcKwJHE
  • Tribunals agree to “deterrent” sanctions for sexual and racial misconduct - Legal Futures https://t.co/FFNDl7MUZM
  • Palestinian human rights lawyer to speak in Blackhall Place | Irish Legal News https://t.co/vUti2Jwit8
  • A Manchester City fan who ran onto the pitch and taunted Aston Villa keeper Robin Olsen on the final day of the season at Etihad Stadium has received a four-year football banning order after attending Manchester Magistrates' Court https://t.co/eUvaPbb7vX
  • England: New inquiry launched to understand public perceptions of sentencing | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hoCjYRYX1H 
  • Brenda Edwards has said her son Jamal died from cardiac arrhythmia after he took recreational drugs. The music entrepreneur, who helped launch the careers of Dave and Ed Sheeran, died in February aged 31 https://t.co/SyRVZvtl1F

Wednesday

8th June - Law News

Edition 3816: 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: Since Russia invaded Ukraine, hundreds of children have been killed, hundreds more have been injured, and millions have fled. Ukraine's children have suffered immeasurably since Vladimir Putin’s forces started the conflict, more than 100 days ago. For those families who have stayed, the children live with the reality of war every day, under constant threat from Russian bombing.

Focus of the Day Article: Email-based fraud is on the rise and is the dominant method criminals use to access law firms’ systems, according to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).  Full story - Legal Futures
 
Saturday Conversations on Law

  • The cost of living crisis and the rule of law | Law Gazette https://t.co/6P4bfM3ymC
  • Priti Patel accused of trying to deport former Iranian police officer to Rwanda. Man reportedly fled to the UK after being sentenced to five years’ jail for refusing to fire at Iranian protesters https://t.co/3nfqSgrTS
  • Transport company Hermes fined £850,000 for failings that led to man’s death | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cUZJVfuVv
  • Legal aid to be provided under new capacity regime | Irish Legal News https://t.co/GXXroO3NtN
  • Nupur Sharma, the ultra-rightwing #Indian lawyer turned BJP politician who is behind offensive Prophet Muhammad comments https://t.co/6bgpAthlh8
  • SFO faces third appeal over Unaoil investigation | Law Gazette https://t.co/iB0FPPMZFl 
  • Costs of botched Rangers case set to exceed £100m | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/tsbZbeQrKZ
  • England is making it a legal requirement for doctors to notify their local council or health protection team about any suspected monkeypox cases. It brings the infection in line with ones such as measles, scarlet fever and tuberculosis https://t.co/9TPecHkF9
  • The days of hunting through cables to find the right charger may be coming to an end. The European Union has provisionally agreed new portable electronic devices must, by autumn 2024, use a USB Type-C charger https://t.co/Bk1L5Ye3Om
  • High Court: Challenge to controversial Personal Injuries Guidelines dismissed | Irish Legal News https://t.co/dd9vjMAXAd
  • Tribunal may have let view of “obnoxious” solicitor colour decision - Legal Futures https://t.co/djM2JG9Hwi
  • Alterations made to remodelled housing emergency scheme | Law Gazette https://t.co/Im3SOyAAq2
  • Legal Leaders 2022 Case Study Compendium – Volume 3 | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nLeDnwjjDP
  • Seven England fans were arrested in Munich on Monday, including three for making a Nazi salute. More than 4,500 England fans were expected in Munich for Tuesday's Nations League game against Germany https://t.co/OK9FMTrJpw
  • Angelina Jolie "sought to inflict harm" on her former husband Brad Pitt when she sold her stake in their co-owned vineyard to a Russian oligarch, new legal documents have claimed https://t.co/A0k3coLSAh
  • A 27-year-old man described in court as a Nazi has been jailed for eight and-a-half years for being a member of a banned fascist group. Alex Davies of Swansea, was a member of National Action (NA) after it was outlawed in December 2016 https://t.co/cLY0YTl0bB
  • Online dispute resolution could unlock £3.4bn a year | Law Gazette https://t.co/gKqy5XLNet 
  • Last-minute damages claim portal reprieve for defendants - Legal Futures https://t.co/kE5UUPs6cC
  • MHC: Two-thirds of Irish employers unprepared for new whistleblowing law | Irish Legal News https://t.co/lYhNQgIxH
  • UK provides more support to Ukraine war crimes investigation | Law Gazette https://t.co/RdMO0QQZyt 
  • Email phishing and ransomware on the rise, SRA warns firms - Legal Futures https://t.co/tpCSxhdGgb
  • The family of the Israeli writer whose article inspired the 1986 Tom Cruise movie Top Gun is suing film studio Paramount Pictures for copyright infringement over its sequel https://t.co/STyJCtcx3d
  • ‘Ethical gatekeepers’ riposte to critics of lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/Mnh7PKuomI
  • Unscrupulous ivory traders can evade new UK ban, charity says https://t.co/MryI5d44rg
  • Clifford Chance appoints first global head of wellbeing | Law Gazette https://t.co/Obd87I9uE5 
  • The Guardian view on a four-day week: policies needed to make it a reality | Editorial https://t.co/lY8zQq3F60
  • Ukraine: UK justice ministry offers more support for ICC war crimes investigation - Dominic Raab to unveil new raft of measures, which include providing court with a specialist legal and police team https://t.co/oGn62UvHR
  • Tech tips for lawyers: 10 ways I’ve improved my workspace in 2022 - Legal Futures https://t.co/gCesP5zscA
  • SFO disclosure failings probe delayed by a month | Law Gazette https://t.co/99JsVMp5RR
  • Defamation trial hears ‘malicious’ text message Pauline Hanson sent former senator’s wife #Australia https://t.co/WcYTh0mk0d 
  • Appeal judge deprecates litigators who display their "machismo" - Legal Futures https://t.co/Uug2oYZ5wH 
  • Solicitor transferred dead client’s £1m home into his own name | Law Gazette https://t.co/XdCDY12u8E

Tuesday

7th June - Law News

Edition 3815: 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: Firstport Property Services Limited (Appellant) v Settlers Court RTM Company and others (Respondents)

Focus of the Day Article: In 1998, people across the island of Ireland overwhelmingly endorsed the Good Friday Agreement, in a historic decision which signalled hope for a post-sectarian, post-conflict future. The UK Parliament responded to this popular mandate by returning devolution to Northern Ireland. On 24 May 2022, the reverse happened: in the face of vehement opposition from Northern Ireland, the UK Parliament voted to clear the second stage of a Bill that would drastically impact efforts to deal with the Northern Ireland conflict.  Full story - UK Human Rights Blog
 
Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Republican Amendment On Gun Firearm Background Checks Passes House Judiciary Committee #US https://t.co/jbFavmImeo 
  • Entries open for Bar Council’s Employed Bar Awards 2022 – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/9P6F8BlAx8
  • Elon Musk has threatened to walk away from his $44bn takeover of Twitter, accusing the social media company of "thwarting" his requests to learn more about its user base https://t.co/u4itur7AtH
  • Skirmishes as police block Tunisia protests against July referendum https://t.co/aBQtTAtKQ4
  • Partygate: Justice Committee chair submits letter of no-confidence in PM - Legal Cheek https://t.co/CufN73WAQS
  • #Bangladesh officials have accused the operator of a container depot of exacerbating a deadly blaze by not storing chemicals safely. Nine firefighters were among more than 40 people killed after fire broke out near the port city of Chittagong https://t.co/o0u1Ubii0v
  • The precious time I got to spend with Sir Gerard Brennan made a lasting impact upon me and how I see the world – something I will always be grateful for, writes Jerome Doraisamy - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/jBedTyQYXd
  • Archaic immunity from the long face of the law - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/C7j8uOYiEn
  • [Saki Naka rape and murder] "Brought down dignity of Mumbai:" Special Court sentences convict to death | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/ULV7EJ3Val
  • Legal Lightbulbs: Why are junior lawyers so unhappy? - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/eNrS2QSgIx 
  • Nurse wrongly sacked over 300 sick days for untreatable migraines to receive pay-out, tribunal rules https://t.co/nHtuCSVqv
  • Wake-up marketing call for firms with federal government contracts - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/dIKy6LGW6P
  • Fewer than a quarter of burnt-out lawyers feel supported by their firm - Legal Cheek https://t.co/7RRX5bhra
  • #SouthAfricans condemn Irish airline Ryanair for making them take a test in the Afrikaans language on UK flights, calling it discriminatory. The country has 11 official languages, Afrikaans language was imposed during white-minority rule https://t.co/JL8mIWfu2k 
  • Delhi High Court stays special court order allowing Satyendar Jain to have counsel during ED interrogation | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/wGMprmRW4T
  • Gatwick Airport has apologised to a disabled passenger who was left on a plane for more than an hour and a half after it had landed. Victoria Brignell, who is paralysed from the neck down, said she was initially told it would take 50 minutes to get help https://t.co/QIdcPSzFYP
  • A man has been interviewed voluntarily in relation to a video mocking the death of Michaela McAreavey, police have said. The 27-year-old woman was murdered on honeymoon in Mauritius in 2011 https://t.co/DO9bXR67I7
  • Samuel Townend QC elected as Bar Council Vice Chair for 2023 – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/bdPiu35LPx
  • Retired British geologist jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from #Iraq. Jim Fitton, 66, collected 12 stones and shards of broken pottery during a recent geology and archaeology tour of the country https://t.co/qs1M9HAPGu
  • Protégé: Finding a ‘law-adjacent’ career path - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/5dymcr6W0u
  • A group of former soldiers have been reunited with their Afghan interpreter after winning a legal battle to allow him to settle in the UK. The interpreter went into hiding after being turned away from evacuation flights following the Taliban takeover https://t.co/xVrRIlDdH
  • Supercharge your training contract applications by completing The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy - Legal Cheek https://t.co/8q82plBnI
  • Thousands of UK workers are starting a four-day week trial from Monday. About 70 companies are taking part in what is thought to be the world's biggest pilot scheme into the working pattern over the next six months https://t.co/c7ZuBMnZMO
  • Hands off our park: Shrewsbury takes its council to the supreme court. Row over Greenfields recreation ground could be a test case on selling English public land for housing https://t.co/XaJuMWDvM
  • Racism in UK immigration policy comes as no surprise https://t.co/JqlDhQaQD0 
  • How was Douglas K. Uhde connected to Wisconsin Judge John Roemer? #US https://t.co/Dw2vKxOhXL
  • SAT dismisses appeal challenging SEBI order penalising a company for misutilizing IPO proceeds | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/i6bR59ItAX
  • Ukraine: UK justice ministry offers more support for ICC war crimes investigation - Dominic Raab to unveil new raft of measures, which include providing court with a specialist legal and police team https://t.co/oGn62UvHR
  • Minister was warned staff crisis would lead to ‘inevitable’ travel chaos, says aviation union: Call predicted airlines would fail to cope with huge demand as hostilities between government and industry deepen over appeal for special visas for EU workers https://t.co/INSIkEHOeL
  • Bloxham couple speak out after losing £200k to fraudster https://t.co/TQBfFCzOJ
  • A man who was rescued from the River Thames after police used a Taser to try to restrain him has died. The Met Police said it was called at 09:03 BST on Saturday to reports of a man shouting on Chelsea Bridge Road armed with a screwdriver https://t.co/rp8OW0MVTC
  • Consent of first wife immaterial in offense of bigamy: Karnataka High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/5YukNkzbbE 
  • Gunmen have killed church worshippers in Ondo state, south-west #Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari said "only fiends from the nether region" could have done this "dastardly act" https://t.co/ROyK7KnKon