Edition 3858: 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: Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has severely hit workers in the island’s biggest export industry - tea. The industry, which normally brings in more than $1bn per year, employs some two million people, but production levels have dropped. Farmers said they are struggling for fuel to transport goods and are still reeling from the government’s decision to ban chemical fertiliser last year, which has since been reversed.
Focus of the Day Article: HM Land Registry (HMLR) was hit by a surge of 85% in complaints over the past year in the wake of the property boom sparked by the stamp duty holiday, its annual report has revealed. Full story - Legal Futures
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- A #US judge has ordered that Twitter's lawsuit against Elon Musk go to trial in October, a blow to the world's richest man who had asked for a delay https://t.co/r3FD19KqwZ
- A rise in exotic pet ownership means snakebite injuries are becoming more common in the UK, doctors are warning. In the last 11 years medics have seen and treated 300 victims https://t.co/JiDrcBPv7
- XR
protesters smash windows of News UK over coverage of Britain’s heatwave
- Activists target London HQ of Rupert Murdoch’s media company after UK
weather treated as upbeat story https://t.co/Bt3lNwvo8R
- Axiom solicitor made money ‘hand over fist’ while investors ‘lost everything’, court hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/x229ObVlM
- Volumes 1–4 of Legal Leaders Case Study Compendium feat. Nestlé, Oracle, Telefónica and many more | Irish Legal News https://t.co/1rPCU9S0ub
- £187m of Windsor family wealth hidden in secret royal wills https://t.co/yCVl56ohhp
- South Asian Heritage Month: why it matters | Law Gazette https://t.co/QYLQreXfRj
- BSB board members call for “radical thinking” on backlog - Legal Futures https://t.co/vHR6KmxtJH
- Anti-Corbyn Labour officials covertly diverted election funds away from winnable seats, Forde report finds https://t.co/sxpZQi9Rzr
- Apple has been hit with a lawsuit in the US over Apple Pay. The tech giant is being accused of using its market power in the mobile phone industry to fend off competition from other payment card issuers #US https://t.co/zGnbiPwDHE
- Forensic inquiry to examine UK rape case after man’s 17 years in jail - DNA links another man to the crime in Greater Manchester for which Andrew Malkinson was jailed https://t.co/wx6DF7nkT
- CJC forum brainstorms costs reform | Law Gazette https://t.co/1xr4ogeyFN Jul 19, 2022
- Bar Council and Law Society unhappy with LSB's oversight reforms - Legal Futures https://t.co/JQ5om1jpU
- Ángel Bello Cortés promoted to partner at Fragomen | Irish Legal News https://t.co/V118DA4oM6
- Artificial intelligence rules to require human liability | Law Gazette https://t.co/ogTyawNfEb
- A domestic abuse charity has spoken to ITV about "misogynistic and controlling behaviour" on Love Island. Women's Aid said it was forced to act after being tagged in so many social posts about the show by viewers https://t.co/KhmkfApLl
- ESG key to expanding litigation funding market, says report - Legal Futures https://t.co/kJ9t4eYpBU
- Lindsays lawyers share expertise with emerging game creators | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Ewrs1fylrA
- Bar protest goes to parliament as five-day walkout begins | Law Gazette https://t.co/GTrQ87eSOt
- Court orders UK government to explain how net zero policies will reach targets - Green activists brought challenge, arguing climate change strategy did not spell out how carbon emissions cuts would be achieved https://t.co/TB6tZSreTd
- CLC warns on shutdowns after conveyancer abandons 15,000 files - Legal Futures https://t.co/ufXlBl4CsH
- Why did MI5 name Christine Lee as an 'agent of influence'? https://t.co/1YbqCzBRd6
- More than 2,000 tourists have been stranded in a #Chinese coastal city after a surge in coronavirus cases. Officials in Beihai locked down urban areas and ordered the mass testing of its 1.9m residents over the weekend https://t.co/zDfyimBz0T
- SDT blocks solicitor from returning 21 years after strike-off | Law Gazette https://t.co/x1dkVT5k11
- Julie Faverie joins aircraft lessor TrueNoord as legal counsel | Irish Legal News https://t.co/jh8iplwaXE
- Deborah Miller: Dorothy the turkey, veganism and the Equality Act | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/p0iYwnFEek
- Medical expert witnesses ‘should not scapegoat doctors’ | Doctors | The Guardian - Ben Roberts-Smith was targeted after being awarded Victoria Cross, his barrister tells court #Australia https://t.co/h64GT7l9ee https://t.co/6wcf1jAqFX
- Shoosmiths hands out £1,000 cost of living payment | Law Gazette https://t.co/DhyGa7K8Cq
- How law firms can overcome the top five operational challenges - Legal Futures https://t.co/v4CdqgJG4l
- NI Court of Appeal: Man who sawed off partner’s head fails appeal alleging ineffective counsel | Irish Legal News https://t.co/mUjxDTNhkg
- Analysis: Service of proceedings via NFT on the blockchain — the future? | Irish Legal News https://t.co/ce9b2cifUh
- Best of the blogs - 16 July 2022 | Law Gazette https://t.co/J2pBmBzTgh
