Sunday

11th September - Law News

Edition 3911: 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 30,000 refugees from the Ivory Coast living in Liberia have returned to their home country. The United Nations refugee agency calls it a success. However, the Liberian Refugee Repatriation Resettlement Commission says many others are refusing to return home, abandoning their Ivorian citizenship to become Liberians. 

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • What does ESG mean for disputes lawyers? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/nLRpr7REWX 
  • Remembering Queen Elizabeth II in Zimbabwe - Some #Zimbabweans criticise the late monarch for failing to ‘promote the interests of Africans in the colonial era' https://t.co/NEAexmeM4x 
  • The family of a London rapper shot dead by an armed Metropolitan Police officer in south London on Monday have called for the firearms officer to be "immediately suspended" https://t.co/AljEv9eHDG
  • Elisabeth Davies has been re-appointed as chair of the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) for a second term of office, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced | NLJ https://t.co/rRV3fHkRv
  • EY partners to vote on break-up after bosses approve split | Irish Legal News https://t.co/e1rrf7sw7Z
  • PEXA makes statement by buying property law firm Optima from Capita - Legal Futures https://t.co/vDwb9fnYLl
  • The arrest and pre-trial detention of Russian lawyer, Dmitry Talantov, president of the Bar Association of the Republic of Udmurtia, has been condemned by the International Bar Association (IBA) | NLJ https://t.co/CB1MR1atyW
  • Opinion: Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry – Focus on further and higher education | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YuwMUiYAPp
  • Mason Hayes & Curran names David McGovern as head of aviation and asset finance | Irish Legal News https://t.co/eYEBtEYnw
  • National law firm sets validated science-based net zero target for 2040 - Legal Futures https://t.co/xZXN56qL1r
  • Speech therapists in #HongKong jailed for 19 months after being found guilty of publishing "seditious" children's books. #China interpreted the books - about sheep trying to hold back wolves from their village - as referring to Hong Kong's independence https://t.co/mStpiPnsiy
  • Northern Ireland barristers welcome U-turn on human rights | Irish Legal News https://t.co/kgFSiOM7oj
  • A bank holiday across the UK has been approved by King Charles III for the day of the funeral of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, although the date remains undetermined https://t.co/RvGE5wBiCe 
  • Senior MPs take oath of allegiance to King Charles although "There is no procedural requirement to do so." as declared by Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle https://t.co/lYPeiWUnb6
  • Employment Lawyers' Association Chair charts year ahead for employment lawyers | New Law Journal https://t.co/TuMPtSLXmk
  • Property investor accused of shutting down criticism over £10,000 courses https://t.co/1Vfpkz6qz4
  • Hostile foreign powers “could flood OIC with fraudulent claims” - Legal Futures https://t.co/dngraXqMm
  • European nature conservation laws remain enforceable against the Environment Agency, despite the UK having left the EU, the High Court has held in a landmark case | NLJ https://t.co/OGqvW6LnLK
  • The task of simplifying the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) is ‘a mammoth task and expected to take quite some time | NLJ https://t.co/LbgMLFlPsr
  • Ginni Thomas’s links to anti-abortion groups who lobbied to overturn Roe #US https://t.co/QKzppUir0c 
  • A sharp rise in gun violence and gang crime has become a leading issue in what #Sweden's media have described as one of the ugliest election campaigns in history https://t.co/GXExEvhz6V
  • How to create a disaster recovery plan for your law firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/Sg7zPP2jH7 
  • Conveyancing teams could save themselves ‘days, weeks or even months’ by embracing technology, research by lawtech company InfoTrack suggests | NLJ https://t.co/zEeuO4ffja
  • Chris Miller to join Black Chambers | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/plWXZ4T0uu
  • Barristers accuse ministers of rushing release of pre-recorded video evidence https://t.co/eiYlJk3Qps
  • Legal profession pays tribute to the Queen as QCs become KCs - Legal Futures https://t.co/6GJTSCD7tL
  • Barristers accuse ministers of rushing release of pre-recorded video evidence https://t.co/eiYlJklrO2
  • Duchy of Cornwall estate worth £1bn passes to Prince William https://t.co/DymM8vdfME
  • Will there be a bank holiday for Queen’s funeral? https://t.co/Bb5DdHt6nE

Saturday

10th September - Law News

Edition 3910: 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: After imposing 20 per cent export duty on non-basmati rice, the Indian government has banned the export of broken rice with an aim to increase domestic availability, according to a government notification.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Crypto market rife for new areas of litigation | Law Gazette https://t.co/cPJwFrQzHR
  • MHC: Energy sector professionals believe government targets are unrealistic | Irish Legal News https://t.co/kRskAi51gQ
  • King Charles speech: King Charles III pays tribute to his 'darling mama' in first address https://t.co/LvdgMgPe5U
  • Arson and robbery suspects released after long wait for trials | Law Gazette https://t.co/dEoXC9J9mY
  • Scottish homebuyer enquiries fall as house prices rise | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MKx3Wk4VzB
  • Irwin Mitchell profits plunge as Covid dividend ends | Law Gazette https://t.co/IYWtYt6mA4 
  • Plans submitted for new District Garda HQ in Newcastle West | Irish Legal News https://t.co/umBgj1iONt
  • CEO designate appointed to Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland | Irish Legal News https://t.co/gPqsAHtwjl
  • Law firm entitled to dismiss solicitor for not passing on complaints - Legal Futures https://t.co/gbyLfW2skm
  • Carson McDowell grows training programme to 15 trainees | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Em3AzC2fDk
  • Irwin Mitchell profit tumbles following bumper FY21 as revenue dips to £275.7m - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/VEY4BII6kD 
  • Baker McKenzie hires Addleshaw Goddard’s Hong Kong dispute resolution head - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/dl8FxSFVCR
  • Firm entitled to sack solicitor days after he resigned, rules tribunal | Law Gazette https://t.co/DevQVFQ1a6
  • Fee-share practice is first law firm to join collaboration institute - Legal Futures https://t.co/JOHx5I6r3d
  • he criminal bar’s indefinite strike over legal aid funding could be called off sooner than expected after criminal bar chiefs confirmed that the new lord chancellor has agreed to meet them | Law Gazette https://t.co/eHqNJrFROL
  • #Iran condemns two women to death for ‘corruption’ over LGBTQ+ media links - Outcry over show trial, which follows Zahra Seddiqi Hamedani talking to BBC about abuse of gay people in Iran’s Kurdish region https://t.co/Qj4T1xgfJ1
  • The Straw man is back - and this time it's personal | Law Gazette https://t.co/sl7kRtlPGD
  • A fifth of female solicitors promoted after maternity leave - Legal Futures https://t.co/uzrVPAzhl8
  • Ex-Pure employees paid redundancy money after tribunal order | Law Gazette https://t.co/Nqkw9fgu33
  • Trump attorney general Barr a liar, bully and thug, says fired #US attorney in book - In memoir, Geoffrey Berman recounts clashes before a botched firing he insists was politically motivated https://t.co/V1B9LXvyQd
  • Gunderson Dettmer hires seasoned fintech GC in San Francisco - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/pDAcqDtS5
  • DWF acquires specialist costs management business | Law Gazette https://t.co/Mzlk6T1muh
  • McGuireWoods adds IP litigation duo from Winston & Strawn to bolster US life sciences coverage - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/53AqoGo52
  • Three police chiefs sacked for inappropriate behaviour at work party https://t.co/FhlZrnyvDL 
  • Southern Water to use debt collectors against customers boycotting payment - Company will use bailiffs if those protesting against continuing raw sewage discharges continue to hold back payment of bills https://t.co/U85JSPDm8L 
  • Police investigating the shooting of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool have arrested a 29-year-old man was held on suspicion of assisting an offender in the West Derby area earlier https://t.co/S3CAl6HNDH

Friday

9th September - Law News

Edition 3909: 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: From embracing technology to connecting with people outside of the Palace, Queen Elizabeth II was credited with modernizing many aspects of the British monarchy, ensuring its success for over seven decades.

Focus of the Day Article: ‘Our hearts are broken’: how the UK papers reported the death of the Queen. Full page pictures of Queen Elizabeth fill the front pages as newspapers mark a historic and sombre day for Britain. Full story - The Guardian

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Terra Firma Sponsors UKELA Annual Scottish Conference 2022 | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hqgHcL6eXG
  • Cash, stamps and flags: how royal symbols will now change: Cash, stamps and flags: how royal symbols will now change - Unpicking Queen Elizabeth’s name, image and iconography from public life will take some time https://t.co/1kiNMUvzE2
  • Solicitor lent £6,000 by client’s father was not dishonest, SDT rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/HRwZmVXoWR
  • State pathology service has increased capacity | Irish Legal News https://t.co/zU4uBWfBkU
  • White House warns Truss over efforts to ‘undo’ Northern Ireland protocol https://t.co/qiCclSh80b 
  • Two government departments have been reprimanded by a watchdog for not responding to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests on time. It is the first time in seven years the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued an FOI enforcement notice https://t.co/RhkWKTMq7c 
  • Ince delays annual report until November | Law Gazette https://t.co/4w2eCkl9wF
  • Notice of death of Queen Elizabeth II, Holyroodhouse: The notice was posted on the gates of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, following the announcement https://t.co/l8YosmmSdw 
  • Obituary: Queen Elizabeth II https://t.co/kZhW67R16
  • Environment Agency told to protect wetlands in landmark court case - Victory for couple shows continuing role of European nature conservation laws in post-Brexit Britain https://t.co/9dOFeI8TTw 
  • Solicitor tells SDT that £6,000 from client’s father was a loan | Law Gazette https://t.co/Do7o7hxD9
  • A fifth of female solicitors promoted after maternity leave - Legal Futures https://t.co/uzrVPAhGtA
  • 'Substantial positive movement from government' could end bar strike | Law Gazette https://t.co/LAsf2N7pjv
  • Nuclear secrets reportedly found at Mar-a-Lago are ‘gamechanger’, experts say #US https://t.co/LJeF5zrtbX
  • Fee-share practice is first law firm to join collaboration institute - Legal Futures https://t.co/JOHx5Io2rN
  • Maples partner Adam Donoghue relocates from London to Dublin | Irish Legal News https://t.co/l5XQN2jv7r
  • Judge blames chronic underfunding as he refuses custody extension | Law Gazette https://t.co/sVSHCah7Ry 
  • Law firm entitled to dismiss solicitor for not passing on complaints - Legal Futures https://t.co/gbyLfVKRsO 
  • Lacey Solicitors promotes Ruaidhrí Austin to partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/UvggtU8jJG 
  • Cool reception for new lord chancellor Brandon Lewis MP | Law Gazette https://t.co/KpVFwgXY9t
  • How the ‘man in black’ was exposed by the #Russian women he terrorised - The women, mostly aged between 19 and 25, had attended a rally in Moscow in March against Russia's invasion of Ukraine https://t.co/0uiulQHj56
  • ECtHR: Discrimination claim rejected for man who was disqualified from Irish pension while serving prison sentence | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/V7UCm6ef8m
  • The suspect in a stabbing spree in #Canada which left 10 people dead and 19 injured has died after being captured by police. Myles Sanderson, 32, experienced "medical distress" after the arrest https://t.co/xg3dILaw9q
  • Dentons hires banking and finance partner Siobhan Carlin | Irish Legal News https://t.co/TLdYksAyaI 
  • AI, ‘AI washing’ and the case for using your legal brain - Legal Futures https://t.co/bC0NyuIOJR 
  • Changing lives: Scotland’s new drugs strategy | Law Gazette https://t.co/DJhjbWQSma 
  • Dominic Raab’s hopes of making reform of the Human Rights Act the legacy of his period as lord chancellor have been been dashed | Law Gazette https://t.co/y8bvl8nx3X 
  • Early resolution pilot yet another attack on defence lawyers | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cu75kGJxq9 
  • #Canada stabbings suspect has 59 prior convictions, documents show https://t.co/QJPcbL9UWI 
  • Post-menopause HRT treatment to be sold in UK pharmacies https://t.co/smzrgB0SA7 
  • Bombay High Court grants bail to juvenile gang rape accused; says he responded positively to rehabilitative efforts | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/S0ltaX4MkT 
  • New partners and directors at Anderson Strathern | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/K3A5KB6ctb 
  • Sinead McDonald joins ID-Pal board of directors | Irish Legal News https://t.co/L37dOsbis5
  • The SRA takes first steps on climate change | Law Gazette https://t.co/A8mupsz453

Thursday

8th September - Law News

Edition 3908: 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 Solomon Islands parliament is beginning to debate a conetentious bill to defer elections. It comes as the prime minister of the Pacific nation intensifies his attack on Australia over its offer to help fund the poll.

Focus of the Day Article: Solicitors interested in applying for posts as a deputy district judge will have a chance this week to gain inside knowledge of the selection process. An online pre-application seminar organised by the Judicial Office on Thursday aims to help applicants be better prepared and to receive up-to-date guidance and advice on the Judicial Appointments Commission's latest selection round. Attendees will also hear from serving deputy district judges and a representative for the JAC. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • The European Court of Human Rights has dismissed a discrimination claim brought by an Irish man who was disqualified from receiving a State pension while he served a prison sentence in the State | Irish Legal News https://t.co/XGIDrfy3JQ
  • Northern Ireland’s Lady Chief Justice calls for funding boost at opening of new legal term | Irish Legal News https://t.co/AxuxF9o45d
  • No firearm was found at the scene after a man was shot dead by police in south London, it has emerged. Chris Kaba, 24, died after a police pursuit of a car ended in Streatham Hill on Monday night https://t.co/HgacD89uB9 
  • Morton Fraser takes on 11 new trainees | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/31UTKD8WnE
  • Criminal bar demands to meet new justice secretary this week | Law Gazette https://t.co/qkos4ozyiS
  • Govan Law Centre shares misgivings over Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mHTwfA9BX
  • Osofsky calls for reform of disclosure rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/5htFsd0UeP
  • Solicitors cannot use lien to block disclosure of file in negligence claim - Legal Futures https://t.co/g4fFpL7hWE 
  • Friends Legal acquires East Lothian firm Garden Stirling Burnet | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rsEE9Qcyzo 
  • West reluctant to put Putin on trial, say Ukrainian officials https://t.co/iufBVYj6xg
  • Crown courts back to ‘business as normal’, senior judge says | Law Gazette https://t.co/3JDwfKSZ6l 
  • Firm had no duty to advise prospective client before CFA was signed - Legal Futures https://t.co/Q13CibcXfi 
  • Injury specialist crosses Pennines in latest expansion | Law Gazette https://t.co/2p7rgj32nG
  • Solicitors offered insight into DDJ applications | Law Gazette https://t.co/T1yCxcu80E
  • Ryan Giggs faces retrial after previous jury discharged https://t.co/vFh3OPeIWe
  • Firm avoids tribunal after admitting to acting in conflict | Law Gazette https://t.co/GSP4p1gZBy 
  • Law firm fined for failing to recognise conflict that arose in probate case - Legal Futures https://t.co/HJS6mHrRhO
  • In Herzliya in #Israel, people have begun a petition to try to save a modern-day hermit from being thrown out of his unusual dwelling, built in a cave on the coast https://t.co/ATQjpw47V8 
  • Plenty of people had already expressed their reservations about Liz Truss as prime minister. But one constituency has a particular reason to shudder: the insurance lobby | Law Gazette https://t.co/aZBsae6gzt
  • Liz Truss’s justice secretary urged to meet striking criminal barristers https://t.co/3Bqj7Iz6XM 
  • Replacing SIF with compensation fund would be "unlawful" - Legal Futures https://t.co/wMup5OOD3Q
  • Criminal barristers’ strike: share your views - We would like to hear your thoughts on criminal barristers in England and Wales going on strike for the first time since 2014 https://t.co/nJpaR3rL0X
  • Haarlem in The #Netherlands is set to ban most meat ads from public spaces because of the food's climate impact. In what is thought to be the first such move by a city, it will enforce the ban from 2024 https://t.co/lF3iTmoViN 
  • The British Pregnancy Advisory Service has called the new health secretary's record on abortion rights "deeply concerning". Therese Coffey has been appointed as health secretary by new Prime Minister Liz Truss https://t.co/xBKpTnvj8T
  • Shona Gilroy, John Hamilton QC, Michael Hanlon, Paul Haran, David Harvie, Krista Johnston, Derek Livingston, Charles Lugton, John MacRitchie, David Taylor and James Varney have been appointed to the office of sheriff | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cIwIhTg4nW
  • A woman with a severe allergy died after eating a Pret a Manger wrap that had been labelled vegan but included dairy protein, her inquest heard. Mum-of-five Celia Marsh collapsed while on a shopping trip with her husband and three of her daughters https://t.co/pij6sDsua3

Wednesday

7th September - Law News

Edition 3907: 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: Traces of drugs have been found in marine life, thanks to the untreated sewage being pumped into British waters, according to a joint study by two leading UK universities, which this programme has been given exclusive access to.

Focus of the Day Article: The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is unlikely to take action against solicitors convicted in exercising their right to protest where no significant harm has been caused, it said yesterday. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Sacked minister’s wife calls Liz Truss an ‘imbecile’ in Twitter outburst - Felicity Cornelius-Mercer said system ‘stinks’ after husband Johnny was removed as veterans affairs minister https://t.co/dGjAa6P7rU
  • Good causes could lose £1bn as Camelot sues over ‘unlawful’ national lottery licence - UK Lotto operator challenges the Gambling Commission’s decision to award £6.4bn contract to its rival, Allwyn https://t.co/HX7W7oJERh
  • Compensation replacement for SIF ‘unlawful’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/rboSyoG3Ge
  • Compensation replacement for SIF ‘unlawful’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/rboSyoXExM 
  • Become an insurance lawyer - it may not be sexy but it's a good career - Legal Futures https://t.co/skFtwH8ozK
  • Man shot dead by police in Streatham named Chris Kaba. Mother-in-law to be, Ms Alleyne sad had her daughter's fiancé been white he would have been given "a chance to get out the car" https://t.co/pHH6cEoCwM
  • #Gibraltar government braces for public inquiry to hear corruption allegations https://t.co/fubV4zxza2
  • The former Wales rugby captain Gareth Thomas says he has faced a torrent of abuse after allegations he hid his HIV status from his partner. Mr Thomas, who denies the allegations, said reaction to the civil case has affected his daily life https://t.co/Cj43hn3MaN
  • Liberalising legislation to help lawyer-led MDPs grow in Germany - Legal Futures https://t.co/z7rhaekNsx
  • News focus: Universities step up to save Support Through Court | Law Gazette https://t.co/VuI2R4xadu
  • ‘Our people are still trapped’: Uyghur exiles demand action on abuses #China https://t.co/PdTybvoLsh
  • Mother in law: Making the most of the next chapter | Law Gazette https://t.co/Y14bYh7JQe
  • Firm uses AI to spot high-value personal injury claims in portals - Legal Futures https://t.co/p9K6OpN0Tp
  • Malaysian businessman at the heart of a massive bribery scandal involving the #US Navy has escaped house arrest, Leonard Glenn Francis, known as "Fat Leonard," cut his ankle bracelet off before disappearing from his San Diego home https://t.co/ujiJDLVjVI 
  • My legal life: Cindy Yip, Google - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/nqIJWqGX2a
  • A group in Tayside has scrapped the role of period dignity officer after facing a backlash for appointing a man. Jason Grant's hiring sparked a heated online debate, with critics saying the job should have gone to a woman https://t.co/vg0HI2o00V
  • #Canada stabbings: One suspect found dead - An officer said Damien Sanderson, 31, had injuries that did not appear self-inflicted - but gave no details https://t.co/X2mwe8RNBW 
  • Cleaning up after Raab and Braverman | Law Gazette https://t.co/GRSp2w9Sc9
  • A cycling club said it faces closure after being charged thousands of pounds on a charity bike ride in Spain. Riders said they were told to pay an €8,500 (£7,330) tariff by Spanish border officials when they collected their bikes https://t.co/8Q2S6ZYZoL
  • Des Collins, Collins Solicitors - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/VzL4J59WPG
  • Leeds: M62 motorist brings sick driver's car safely to a stop - John Barlow said he spotted the Audi going slowly in the outside lane of the M62 near Leeds on Saturday. The driver was slumped with a bloodied face https://t.co/EYjt8ZXtqG
  • A British former trader has had a conviction in the US for "rigging" interest rates overturned in spite of pleading guilty. Mike Curtler, formerly of Deutsche Bank, was among 38 former traders and brokers prosecuted after the US Department of Justice https://t.co/d4YJKNOPX4
  • A man has been shot dead by police in south London. Officers said they were pursuing a "suspect vehicle" at about 21:50 BST on Monday and ended the chase by making "tactical contact" in Kirkstall Gardens, Streatham Hill https://t.co/bMjcHOXNch
  • Another 13 locations have been earmarked for shared banking hubs to ensure services are available in areas where the last bank branch has closed https://t.co/0rZYgqr2Li
  • Rwanda policy exposes asylum seekers to ‘significant risk of torture’, High Court hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/KmQ2uV9zge
  • Birmingham solicitors oppose regulator's plan to replace SIF - Legal Futures https://t.co/WwhrXkFf34 
  • The Guardian view on the barristers’ strike: justice is on their side | Editorial https://t.co/sIGViyfVMg
  • Irish regulators have fined Instagram €405m for violating children's privacy. The long-running complaint concerned children's data - particularly their phone numbers and email addresses https://t.co/mFN5waj30l
  • EAT allows sacked law firm boss to continue challenging 2014 ruling - Legal Futures https://t.co/gx7KliBnjS
  • A man who has an "obsession" with broadcaster Emily Maitlis has been given an eight-year prison sentence for repeatedly writing to her. Edward Vines was found guilty of attempting to breach a restraining order https://t.co/lZy6aa0bFV 
  • Liz Truss will have an opportunity to reset the government’s approach to the rule of law and address the crisis in the justice system, the Law Society said | Law Gazette https://t.co/jOyst22QcY 
  • A young woman tearfully told detectives how she woke up in bed with Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy raping her, a court has heard. The 28-year-old denies charges of rape, attempted rape and sexual assault https://t.co/zFkEClXNlI

Tuesday

6th September - Law News

Edition 3906: 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: Saturday 15 October in London for the Pupillage Fair 2022. Find out everything you need to know about a career at the Bar, get advice from barristers, discuss your prospects with pupillage providers, and find out how to build your CV and access sources of funding and support.

Focus of the Day Article: Members of the Criminal Bar Association have voted in favour of an indefinite strike, escalating the industrial action that the courts have witnessed since June. The decision follows failed negotiations with the Ministry of Justice, with Dominic Raab still having not met with the CBA and the government standing firm in its position. The MoJ have expressed their disapproval of the decision, labelling it ‘irresponsible’. The CBA, alternatively, have accused the government of overseeing a ‘recklessly underfunded’ criminal justice system. In response to the decision, Raab has proposed granting more solicitors rights of audience, allowing more to advocate in the Crown court. The strike is due to commence on 5 September, coinciding with the announcement of the new Conservative party leader. Full story - UK Human Rights Blog

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • The Boutique Lawyer Show: Getting maximum mileage out of your marketing - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/ozWHl3Eghc
  • Trademark 'Amul' deserves broad protection even against non-competing goods, services: Calcutta High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/5Xli6ro6LM
  • Welsh speaker David Lloyd-Jones, an international, EU and public law barrister, and company law and corporate insolvency barrister Sir David Richards have been appointed to the Supreme Court | NLJ https://t.co/aiP6CfV3XX
  • [2019 Pollachi gang rape case] Media guided by ratings; has no concern for survivors, families: Madras High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/tUBmodAYsE 
  • #Israel has dropped a controversial demand for foreigners visiting the occupied West Bank to report romantic links with Palestinians within 30 days https://t.co/uPmA4eUjsO
  • 10 books you should read before you start law school - Legal Cheek https://t.co/mkgvnkSaS0
  • Police are investigating after Oldham midfielder Hallam Hope was left with "serious injuries" after being "viciously assaulted" following their National League game with Chesterfield https://t.co/OCyujWffzH
  • More than three-fifths of UK motorists have not read recent updates to the Highway Code, according to the AA. The motoring group's survey of 13,327 members suggested 8,090 (61%) drivers had not read changes made in January https://t.co/MBQMiWf8lz
  • Priti Patel has said she will step down as home secretary when Liz Truss becomes prime minister on Tuesday https://t.co/tgIeRFVBNh
  • Legal Lightbulbs: Is ‘quiet quitting’ a good thing for the profession? - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/2c5WsfJaWQ
  • If minority institution chooses qualified person from minority community to lead, courts can't go into merits of choice: Delhi High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/S14Y01ncgn
  • Government documents, advice and experts repeatedly warned ministers about Rwanda's poor human rights record, the High Court has been told. Campaigners are challenging the Home Office's plan to send some cross-Channel migrants to Rwanda https://t.co/Mgw7GY1GSi
  • How the Devil became a lawyer - Legal Cheek https://t.co/v0ovxqJuG3
  • Two suspects named as Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson are on the run and considered armed and dangerous. Victims were found in 13 locations in the remote indigenous community James Smith Cree Nation and nearby Weldon #Canada https://t.co/07X3h0rjwQ
  • More than three-quarters of candidates have passed the inaugural SQE2 (second part of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam) | NLJ https://t.co/i7hhROw9TI
  • A woman has described how criminals raided her gym locker, stole her wallet and went on an £8,000 shopping spree while she was exercising https://t.co/k1pYyTMRwE
  • The UK–Rwanda partnership is not legally binding, has not been subject to scrutiny by Parliament, and fails to protect asylum-seekers’ rights, the Law Society has warned | NLJ https://t.co/NY1wusH7dA 
  • Love Island contestant sets sights on SQE - Legal Cheek https://t.co/j8IkWdF1f9
  • Shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry called this week for junior associate prosecutors, who are regulated by CILEX, to be allowed to apply for Crown prosecutor positions, to help tackle the backlog of cases | NLJ https://t.co/KalMzQoyhB
  • Bedfordshire Police has referred itself to the police watchdog after a man in his 80s was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker. Officers attended reports of a disturbance in Potton on Friday to the wrong address https://t.co/ljYNd4oVN0
  • IT system causing key information about court cases in England and Wales to change or disappear. Justice at risk: One legal adviser revealed how he entered a driving ban in the system, called Common Platform, only to later discover the result had changed https://t.co/J4lG7Uun9A 
  • Christina Blacklaws appointed as Chair of the Judicial Pension Board - The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Christina Blacklaws as Chair of the Judicial Pension Board https://t.co/WHPZSm9xLC
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  • A date has been set for the first stage of a gigantic opt-out class action against Facebook (now known as Meta), worth a potential £2.2bn | NLJ https://t.co/PDE7cJ1knz
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  • Barrister Kyle Leyden appointed to Northern Ireland’s Historic Buildings Council | Irish Legal News https://t.co/J8zyLmO3HG
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