Tuesday

5th July - Law News

Edition 3844: 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: Hastings (Appellant) v Finsbury Orthopaedics Ltd and another (Respondents) (Scotland [2022] – UKSC 19 

Focus of the Day Article: In R (Gorani) v HM Assistant Coroner for Inner West London [2022] EWHC1593 (QB), a Divisional Court comprising Macur LJ and Garnham J rejected on all grounds a wide-ranging challenge to the conduct of in inquest into a suicide. Of particular interest were the Court’s observations on the effect of a finding that the investigative duty under article 2, ECHR was engaged, and their clarification that a coroner does not need to hear submissions before refusing to make a ‘preventing future deaths’ report. That said, it is a broad and interesting judgment and deserves reading in full by those with an interest in coronial law. Full story - UK Human Rights Blog
 

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Has a robot really just hired a lawyer? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/wWFDj3VKfg
  • ‘The property market is disgraceful’: why bosses are renting homes to staff - Some bosses are taking action amid claims sites such as Airbnb are pricing workers out of housing https://t.co/1UyFJY0j20 
  • Squires to give 75% of internships and work experience places to disadvantaged students as part of new ESG strategy - Legal Cheek https://t.co/00lpRWTEoU 
  • A Premier League and international footballer has been arrested in north London on suspicion of rape. The 29-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was taken into custody on Monday morning where he remains https://t.co/X3s3H5hpf9
  • The government has said it wants all new public buildings in England to have separate male and female toilets. Equalities minister Kemi Badenoch stated it was "vital that women feel safe" and "that their needs are respected" https://t.co/9hQ4ok4iJd
  • Councils will be able to control numbers of second homes and holiday lets under new Welsh government plans. A new licensing scheme for people who want to operate short-term holiday lets, such as Airbnb, is also planned https://t.co/MeAWLI6fUG
  • India needs stronger enforcement of copyright and IP laws to reduce piracy and counterfeiting | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/fTItr6jWRp
  • US firm Sidley latest to up LPC and GDL maintenance grants for future London trainees - Legal Cheek https://t.co/mmzF9N6Xqv 
  • A court in India has sent to prison a man who was found guilty of posing as the son of a wealthy landlord for 41 years https://t.co/OgiKoABrGE
  • Two serving soldiers sold hundreds of rounds of live ammunition for cash to an undercover police officer posing as a criminal, a court has heard https://t.co/RMGBuUH4vm
  • Protégé: How to spearhead wellness initiatives at your workplace - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/ngtMgsDKnN
  • Anonymous criminal barrister posts breakdown of entire year's earnings on Twitter - less than £20,000 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/w0BCRjj1jd
  • Rape survivor moves Supreme Court challenging anticipatory bail granted to accused-actor Vijay Babu by Kerala High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/AvcmrOgcs3
  • The BBC has revealed that a complaint against former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood had previously been referred to police. The complaint is one of six the corporation now says it received about alleged bullying or sexual misconduct by Westwood https://t.co/Q7pIhzPahP 
  • More than a dozen arrested after demonstrators targeted motorways in England, Wales and Scotland over high fuel prices. The go-slow action is targeting three-lane motorways with convoys of vehicles crawling along two lanes - leaving the outside lane free https://t.co/XKkq3NZeRh
  • Why law students should ‘explore their passions’ and ‘keep an open mind’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/yrQIZ8wbRa 
  • Criminal cases in courts across England and Wales face disruption for a second week as barristers pledge to extend their strike action into August. Rallies have taken outside the Royal Courts of Justice, in London, plus Liverpool & Birmingham Crown Courts https://t.co/aWkWI2LBVc
  • Fines for UK lawyers to increase by up to 1,150% - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/AVUCIWQPVt 
  • #US police have released video of a chase in Akron, Ohio, which ended in a black man being shot dead, hit more than 60 times by pursuing officers https://t.co/VKUYevOKwT
  • Don’t get 'super sh*tfaced' at socials and don’t ask lawyers about working hours: Reddit users list their top vac scheme ‘pitfalls’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Duw4Vn5KXJ
  • Mob-style killings shock #Netherlands into fighting descent into ‘narco state’ - Murders, corruption and ‘Mocro Maffia’ prompt Dutch to set up war chest to tackle wave of organised crime sweeping nation https://t.co/oVp7yhpIG
  • In India, political parties wrongly believe judiciary should endorse their actions, advance their political cause: CJI NV Ramana | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/1Gc1qNKaFs
  • Freshfields keeps 32 of 36 autumn NQ solicitors - Legal Cheek https://t.co/3Lx9hFg5hz 
  • The week the supreme court reshaped America: ‘We’re being hurled back decades’ #US https://t.co/5AuB8nP7G
  • BPP to offer paid qualifying work experience - Legal Cheek https://t.co/uO09CSeCQZ
  • Navigating the first year of partnership - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/dTLAGfDdBZ
  • The tide is finally turning in Italy in favour of protecting women in the sex trade https://t.co/RKjjHwsIno
  • A round-up of the best pet pooches from Slaughter and May's ‘Bring your Dog to Work Day’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/1lOZunp6vX 
  • The British Army says it is investigating after its Twitter and YouTube accounts were hacked. Videos on cryptocurrency using images of billionaire businessman Elon Musk appeared on the YouTube channel https://t.co/S5SzNbZr8Q 
  • Rajasthan High Court directs Excise Officer to expeditiously decide plea for release of 1,500 boxes of BIRA Beer seized by Police | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/z2Km1PQNha
  • A group of 67 MPs and Lords have called on the government to ban the sale and use of Hikvision and Dahua surveillance equipment in the UK. Supporters range across the parties and include Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey and four ex-Conservative ministers https://t.co/d9ExuniyBg
  • London lawyers refuse legal aid jobs in dispute over fees: Cases rejected include assaults on health workers and harrassment offences https://t.co/PdXx1Ut38K
  • [BREAKING] Delhi Court denies bail to Mohammed Zubair, sends him to 14-day judicial custody | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/8bXefY4iKD
  • Pups, legal celebs and stylish merch: The London Legal Walk in photos - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Lyb4rjdhj4
  • A terminally ill #Russian physicist who was arrested in Siberia on suspicion of treason has died in custody after being flown to Moscow. FSB officers took Dmitry Kolker, 54, from his hospital bed in Novosibirsk on 30 June. He had pancreatic cancer https://t.co/wAh0mR99zC 
  • Police in Londonderry attacked with petrol bombs while dealing with a security alert which has since been declared a "shameful hoax". Masonry, bottles and other items were also thrown at officers in what police called a "sustained and senseless attack" https://t.co/LG3UY2iPHt
  • The Nigerian gas deal, the Irish impresario and the £8bn ruling amid claims of bribery #Nigeria https://t.co/aar6Dgbo5o

Monday

4th July - Law News

Edition 3842: 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 Taliban are preparing to hold their first big gathering since seizing power in Afghanistan. No women have been invited to the event. The Taliban's deputy prime minister said women would be represented by the men attending. The meeting involves more than 3,000 Muslim scholars and tribal leaders from across the country.

Focus of the Day Article: Giving evidence to the House of Lords Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Select Committee last week, Hill recommended the government consider court powers to reimburse victims with any additional funds that are recovered. Currently, a Confiscation Order identifies the amount a criminal financially benefited from their crime and orders repayment. If the criminal is later found to have additional money and assets, the Confiscation Order can be increased. Full story - New Law Journal
 

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Mickey Mouse could soon leave Disney as 95-year copyright expiry nears: The beloved character was created in 1928 and the cartoon is widely regarded as a pioneer in animation https://t.co/09p4cBvk0R 
  • Women accused of illegal abortions in England and Wales after miscarriages and stillbirths https://t.co/aYXBBurErK 
  • What is commercial awareness and how do you show law firms you’ve got it? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/5EWPBNaI0L
  • AZB Partner Pranav Atit leaves for Trilegal | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/q24BdPQDvL
  • UK Home Office plans second flight to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. Flight could take off within weeks and before court has ruled on whether scheme is lawful https://t.co/O6eG1HoeI9
  • Police in #Nigeria have rescued 77 people, including children, from a church where they were confined in the south-western state of Ondo. Some of them are believed to have been there for months https://t.co/Db1Xp9hXZp
  • Human traffickers ‘using UK universities as cover: overseas students have vanished from courses and then been found working in exploitative conditions https://t.co/BMdYzD0WTe
  • SRA warns public over fake Dechert Instagram account - Legal Cheek https://t.co/x3DqPOHKc9 
  • A police investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against Glasgow MP Patrick Grady has been dropped. Mr Grady stood away from his SNP membership after newspapers reported officers would be examining claims against him https://t.co/UGcNi3r2eQ
  • Several people have been shot in a shopping centre in the #Danish capital Copenhagen, police say. Armed officers were sent to the Field's mall, in the south of the city. It is not clear how many people may have been killed or wounded https://t.co/98gTkftwTj
  • What federal election legal work looks like - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/ZmwFlVn9JZ
  • A&O opts against NQ lawyer pay rises citing 'challenging' economic conditions - Legal Cheek https://t.co/FfYdEyEKM7 
  • Gender pay gap persists for NSW solicitors, despite women outnumbering men - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/Gy4HbLcITN 
  • The Weekly Round-up: the Bill of Rights, Roe v Wade and the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/j6I2OEyMlj 
  • Top commercial chambers join forces to launch new social mobility mentoring scheme - Legal Cheek https://t.co/gotlCVUFWd
  • Civil Justice Council kicks off 'holistic' review of costs | Law Gazette https://t.co/wCzW00Ivwi 
  • High Court gives guidance on scope of article 2 inquests - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/5W5NtgNsyk
  • Clydes and BLM tie-up goes live - Legal Cheek https://t.co/iwinB50wbF
  • Claimant loses £49k damages as High Court overturns ‘injustice’ finding | Law Gazette https://t.co/VOa7w1jsJy
  • The changing legal landscape: How will it affect aspiring lawyers? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/YtUQvlKEF6
  • MoR may be on brink of ‘destroying our civil justice ecosystem’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/rPYlJEV94g 
  • Three police officers have been shot dead in the #US state of Kentucky while trying to serve a warrant on a man accused of domestic violence. Police took the 49-year-old suspect into custody after the shooting https://t.co/1jgB96fQ3Y 
  • Six new claims of inappropriate behaviour by former Conservative deputy chief whip Chris Pincher have emerged, days after he was suspended from the party for allegedly groping two men https://t.co/epKAjvcfXc
  • Philip Lee appoints Finola Igoe as senior associate in construction team | Irish Legal News https://t.co/b3Y6xhTpNS
  • Solicitor suspended over supercar failures | Law Gazette https://t.co/YVJ3ADm9uc 
  • Food delivery drivers fired after ‘cut-price’ GPS app sent them on ‘impossible’ routes | Couriers/delivery industry https://t.co/6Wy9RRWdlV 
  • Barrister appointed to Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland | Irish Legal News https://t.co/3GTkECoQK0
  • HSF ups NQ lawyer base pay to £120k - Legal Cheek https://t.co/wCmHYPhLle 
  • Clarilis and FromCounsel team up with Arthur Cox LLP to provide an automated M&A suite for the Irish market | Irish Legal News https://t.co/oPmKu5EnrJ 
  • Exclusive: We won't 'rush' to increase NQ pay, Linklaters tells lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/7tGb08zq5A 
  • The suspected driver of a lorry where 53 migrants died from heat in Texas did not know that the air conditioner had stopped working, an informant says #US https://t.co/jLXUOb4OTA
  • New commissioning editors - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/tWJyLnBWDN 
  • Republic of Ireland manager Vera Pauw says she was raped and sexually assaulted by three different men involved in Dutch football https://t.co/P8BiqG4jux

Sunday

3rd July - Law News

Edition 3841: 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: Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and resultant sanctions on President Putin’s oligarch elite, a spotlight has been firmly cast on the British capital and its complicity as a store for dirty money. Now, the British government is seeking to salvage its reputation with a clampdown on corruption. But will it be successful? And just how will London fare without its fix of forbidden finance?

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Barristers owed average of €27,000 by solicitors | Irish Legal News https://t.co/oqDYeB4cpd
  • Anthony Albanese raises case of jailed #Australian engineer Robert Pether with Iraqi PM https://t.co/bJF927Cde
  • Adoption Authority opens applications for contact preference register | Irish Legal News https://t.co/o4cuIAopL0
  • A team of experts from York, Cardiff and Lancaster universities has been appointed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to investigate the over-representation of solicitors from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds https://t.co/x36AAJMCOU
  • Ten Irish barristers have been appointed to the European Commission’s panels of arbitrators and trade and sustainable development experts (TSD) | Irish Legal News https://t.co/7dzr244p9
  • Firm shuts citing ‘unmanageable’ rises in PII costs | Law Gazette https://t.co/edYagyG4Fz
  • Moveable Transactions Bill to be scrutinised at Holyrood | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0xsPRCJOVJ
  • The for-profit unregulated legal services sector may account for up to 9% of the market for individuals and 39% of the market for SMEs, researchers have found | NLJ https://t.co/70F03tLxr6
  • The Criminal Bar Association instructs Mishcon de Reya and specialist leading counsel, on a pro bono basis, to consider whether the Ministry of Justice's activities in response to its Days of Action amounts to unlawful processing of personal data https://t.co/ytS9KKqgjV
  • Hundreds of people have gathered for a vigil dedicated to Zara Aleena, 35-year-old law graduate, who was killed as she walked home from a night out https://t.co/hStvS7D3PC
  • Innes Clark: Timely reminder of risk of bypassing collective bargaining procedures | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TZAX7WQ1nF 
  • Anthony Albanese raises case of jailed #Australian engineer Robert Pether with Iraqi PM https://t.co/bJF927Cden
  • A round-up of human rights stories from around the world | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/p0J2Z9CHCh
  • Bereaved then evicted by in-laws: #Kenya’s widows fight disinheritance https://t.co/tSSw3hJyNG 
  • Will invalidated after solicitor failed to check "delusional" client's capacity - Legal Futures https://t.co/HkLPdQJAFP
  • More money could be returned to victims of crime, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Max Hill QC has told Peers | NLJ https://t.co/RF2Q2zoKy0
  • Take advantage of upfront information reform, conveyancers urged - Legal Futures https://t.co/Npig2VqwGD
  • Abortion: UK women face protests by emboldened bigots who don't care about children after birth, but are focused on controlling women's wombs https://t.co/8L0tJTMwu9
  • Special paid leave for Covid-related sickness and isolation will be scrapped next week for NHS staff in England, it has been announced. From 7 July staff will revert to normal contractual sick pay arrangements https://t.co/4uhzewK1YP 
  • Two more Britons captured by #Russian forces in Ukraine have been charged with being mercenaries, according to Russian state media. Dylan Healy, a chef who was volunteering as an aid worker, had been captured at a checkpoint in April https://t.co/kszTKhbbKE
  • A National Deprivation of Liberty court (DoLs) is due to be launched next week, the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane has said| NLJ https://t.co/L59FYmUJ8U
  • CJC begins process for major reform of costs regime - Legal Futures https://t.co/FXc6GHPU5a 
  • The Gazette has recently announced that they will be reaching out to probate practitioners to offer a free deceased estates notice placement guide, which can be passed on to clients | NLJ https://t.co/fU1kk4ofvE
  • #US president Joe Biden has said that women travelling for abortions will be protected by the federal government https://t.co/C32ehqqo3i 
  • Palestinian Authority routinely tortures detainees, says rights group: Human Rights Watch calls for donors to cut off funding to security forces and urges international court to investigate https://t.co/mVBdmNPZyd
  • Chris Pincher suspended as Tory MP after groping allegation https://t.co/bxMlo409DK
  • Two Met Police officers have been sacked for making "abhorrent" comments in a group chat, including a racist joke about the Duchess of Sussex https://t.co/yNz5wXdeLg

Saturday

2nd July - Law News

Edition 3840: 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: Delhi Police, India, has added fresh charges against Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of fact-checking site Alt News who was arrested in a case related to an alleged objectionable tweet in 2018. The fresh charges of criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence were mentioned by the Delhi Police as it produced the fact-checker at the Patiala House court

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • CJC begins process for major reform of costs regime - Legal Futures https://t.co/FXc6GHPU5a
  • The Gazette has recently announced that they will be reaching out to probate practitioners to offer a free deceased estates notice placement guide, which can be passed on to clients | NLJ https://t.co/fU1kk4ofvE
  • #US president Joe Biden has said that women travelling for abortions will be protected by the federal government https://t.co/C32ehqqo3
  • Palestinian Authority routinely tortures detainees, says rights group: Human Rights Watch calls for donors to cut off funding to security forces and urges international court to investigate https://t.co/mVBdmNPZyd
  • Chris Pincher suspended as Tory MP after groping allegation https://t.co/bxMlo409DK
  • Two Met Police officers have been sacked for making "abhorrent" comments in a group chat, including a racist joke about the Duchess of Sussex https://t.co/yNz5wXdeLg
  • Criminal barristers’ pay offer in the dock https://t.co/AgUlcPETFC
  • Firm owner and consultant sanctioned for €9m supercar failures - Legal Futures https://t.co/nK7PXFMBLQ
  • The Roe ruling is not about states’ rights. It’s about power and control #US https://t.co/WhFakoWTi
  • Why is Raab so keen to hand the SRA extra powers? | Law Gazette https://t.co/qlcpBt6e84
  • Turnover and staff engagement soar at employee-owned firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/J7NHtbBDu
  • Sanctions on strikers 'could be unlawful' | Law Gazette https://t.co/ii7CiNbOe8
  • Supreme court expands states’ power to prosecute crimes on tribal lands #US https://t.co/KIrdr7IqJZ
  • Government to pay ‘reasonable fees’ of Post Office claimants | Law Gazette https://t.co/I06haJUFrL
  • Julian Assange is seeking permission to appeal against a decision to extradite him to the United States. Last month, the UK Home Secretary Priti Patel approved the Wikileaks founder's extradition to the US https://t.co/MdneKkA9
  • The UK and New Zealand will allow more younger people to live and work in both countries for longer. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Kiwi counterpart Jacinda Ardern agreed to extend the Youth Mobility and Working Holiday schemes https://t.co/zxwRodxQ4K
  • American basketball star Brittney Griner has gone on trial in #Russia on charges of illegal cannabis possession. Shewas seen arriving handcuffed at a court in the town of Khimki, outside Moscow https://t.co/dRAJ3s4b8
  • Immigration advice scammer jailed for absconding while on bail - Legal Futures https://t.co/S3WbAbINbh
  • Minister complains to Speaker about Labour remarks on rape convictions https://t.co/NuCdW69Oho
  • Will cancelled after solicitor failed to probe ‘paranoid delusions’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/cXBBxc9DQx
  • Virginia lawsuits indicate pattern of schools ignoring reported sexual assaults #US https://t.co/3h1aUM0i1W
  • MoJ to fast-track criminal legal aid fee increase | Law Gazette https://t.co/eC02WtUcxW
  • Complaints about claims management companies continue to fall - Legal Futures https://t.co/rwKNiXofHP 
  • William Tyrrell’s foster mother denied mental health application over alleged assault of young girl #Australia https://t.co/qT6sK89jB6
  • Ambulance services are appealing for the public's help to find 70,000 defibrillator devices scattered in community locations across the UK. The machines can be a life-saver for people having a cardiac arrest https://t.co/QYxcSTbApS 
  • Ruja Ignatova, also known as the "missing Cryptoqueen", has been placed on the FBI's top 10 most wanted list. The #Bulgarian believed to be in her 40s, is wanted for her alleged role in running a cryptocurrency scam known as OneCoin https://t.co/LgtBZi8ewB 
  • A row has broken out on Twitter over pronouns on Halifax name badges, with the bank saying customers who object to its stance can close their accounts https://t.co/5ATGgFQM4C 
  • Government must strengthen laws against 'enablers', MPs say | Law Gazette https://t.co/123Ypry3f3
  • Home Office to face legal challenge over post-Brexit rights of EU citizens in UK - High court allows judicial review of rules that remove rights of those who do not apply for residency in time https://t.co/UgCUWIdM6j
  • A new route to practice rights for chartered legal executives - Legal Futures https://t.co/HPEiC0qWYD
  • London's top public-health doctor is urging anyone with monkeypox symptoms not to attend Pride events this weekend. Prof Kevin Fenton said people needed to watch out for unusual rashes, blisters, fevers and swollen glands https://t.co/T65PAowqsV
  • ‘Burn it’ solicitor: Destroying evidence was ‘utterly stupid’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/T9dw8aG6nf
  • The hoarder brother of a disabled woman who died from extreme ulcerations after being left on her bedroom floor for two weeks has been jailed for manslaughter https://t.co/j2ucFABY5U 
  • #US supreme court rules against EPA and hobbles government power to limit harmful emissions https://t.co/QDmQmlw6XA 
  • Slater and Gordon splits business but denies merger talk | Law Gazette https://t.co/4i2uJfFzAj

Friday

1st July - Law News

Edition 3839: 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: Almost 30 years ago a domestic terrorism attack on an Australian government agency shocked the nation. The 1994 bombing of the National Crime Authority office in Adelaide killed one senior police officer and badly injured a lead investigator. A prime suspect was soon identified, but only today was the case finally closed

Focus of the Day Article: Home Office to face legal challenge over post-Brexit rights of EU citizens in UK. High court allows judicial review of rules that remove rights of those who do not apply for residency in time. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Tory deputy chief whip resigns after ‘drunkenly groping two men’ - Chris Pincher’s resignation is latest in a series of allegations of sexual misconduct by Conservative MPs https://t.co/iMpGSlsv2e
  • Fossil fuel industry faces surge in climate lawsuits: Number of climate-related lawsuits globally has doubled since 2015, with quarter filed in past two years https://t.co/98Fp6xfcmi 
  • Fraser & Mulligan Solicitors merges with Mackinnons Solicitors | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/47kLkj4pBS
  • Solicitors mull court walkouts over legal aid | Law Gazette https://t.co/QQhyvCqhbb
  • Aberdeen Law Project announces new co-student directors | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/R9rlBZUMND
  • The Tory deputy chief whip has resigned from government, saying he "embarrassed myself and other people" and "drank far too much". In his resignation letter on Thursday Chris Pincher apologised to the prime minister "and to those concerned" https://t.co/5kTcYAaX02 
  • Specialised judges could preside over domestic, sexual and gender-based violence cases | Irish Legal News https://t.co/l8wIgHe5CL
  • Fifteen people have been arrested in France on suspicion of being part of a people-smuggling ring that was involved in one of the deadliest incidents seen in the English Channel https://t.co/qs7KUgaYKu
  • Barrister reprimanded for "bullying and aggressive" emails - Legal Futures https://t.co/1vF3DyxGtG
  • Faculty voices opposition to the UK Bill of Rights | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6rW7ejZ0C0 
  • Women suffering domestic abuse at the hands of partners or husbands who work for the police are not having their cases investigated properly https://t.co/EsQxt4Blae 
  • More than 500 sub-postmasters wrongly suspected or accused of taking money by the Post Office are to get an interim payment worth around £40,000 each https://t.co/GAi5jk6NX7
  • ‘Burn it’ solicitor was not aware of need to preserve documents, court hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/2m6xElfwsb
  • #US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has lost some of its power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The landmark ruling by the US Supreme Court represents a major setback to President Joe Biden's climate plans https://t.co/rgSzD67Sn5
  • Mother, stepfather and a teenager given life sentences for murdering five-year-old Logan Mwangi and dumping his body in a river. John Cole, will serve a minimum term of 29 years in prison while Logan's mother, Angharad Williamson, at least 28 years https://t.co/lbSafSbR9z
  • Activist Lawyer wraps up third season | Irish Legal News https://t.co/fNAyXUv2Iz
  • WorkNest promotes Daniel Gorry to legal director | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fRrUz2auq1 
  • Signing CFA "not informed consent" to deduct costs from damages - Legal Futures https://t.co/H1DuRj59Jw 
  • AG accused of ‘general attack’ on juries in Colston Four case | Law Gazette https://t.co/AHHZ9UXnqZ 
  • Barbara Cotter to chair Top Level Appointments Committee | Irish Legal News https://t.co/R7YF17KKRH 
  • Ghost broking: up to 21,000 people in the UK have fallen victim to this car insurance scam. People should "safeguard their personal finances against fraud" amidst the cost of living crisis, warns The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) https://t.co/WeOJnzMP74 
  • Supreme Court receives reference on new independence bill | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XwoCP1gs1C
  • Former SNP MP Natalie McGarry has been jailed for embezzling £25,000 from two pro-independence groups. The 40-year-old was sentenced to two years in prison https://t.co/nh5PRBCE3
  • Lawyers involved in the high-profile 2018 rape trial of rugby player Paddy Jackson have reached a settlement in their defamation proceedings against former Ireland and Ulster rugby captain Rory Best | Irish Legal News https://t.co/IlG8vkBHbl
  • Inquiry launched into the charity set up in honour of fundraiser and Army veteran Capt Sir Tom Moore. The Charity Commission has concerns about The Captain Tom Foundation's management and decisions that could have generated "significant profit" https://t.co/F1FekwwsRA
  • Estate agents "discriminating" because of conveyancers' referral fees - Legal Futures https://t.co/OEpp88ne0K 
  • New laws urgently needed to control facial recognition | Law Gazette https://t.co/1UrJGJTJdq
  • Dominic Raab says right to abortion does not need to be in bill of rights https://t.co/g0ImLveHyZ 
  • Pro bono left to pick up the slack - just 2,400 barristers practising criminal law | Law Gazette https://t.co/v7WEb0B1wQ
  • Google is facing action from a coalition of ten European consumer organisations over the company's account sign-up process. A Google account is essential in order to use a number of its products and services https://t.co/TjJlTsfz8R
  • Government approves increase in SRA's fining power to £25,000 - Legal Futures https://t.co/8KaNWXUvkv 
  • Raab approves SRA fining powers increase to £25,000 | Law Gazette https://t.co/C4DKa8qqLt 
  • People convicted of football-related online hate crime can now receive banning orders that stop them from attending matches https://t.co/PQsem0UUWv 
  • Gallery: London Legal Walk 2022 | Law Gazette https://t.co/8ftzjyBwlb
  • R Kelly sentenced to 30 years on sexual abuse charges - the R&B singer, 55, was found guilty in September of sex trafficking and racketeering on nine counts involving women, girls and boys #US https://t.co/D9BolXWyUR 
  • Petrol station workers are reporting growing abuse from drivers as fuel prices remain at record highs. Staff are seeing a "huge increase" of verbal abuse from motorists angry at the price at the pump https://t.co/BeEJHxRtJz 
  • MPs should not bring babies into Commons chamber, review says - The review concluded the "long-standing practice" of barring babies from Commons debates should remain in place https://t.co/RQDIzoiuff
  • The findings of an investigation into the handling of allegations of bullying made against the Duchess of Sussex will remain private, says a senior Buckingham Palace source https://t.co/GK0adxxWNK
  • The only survivor of the group behind the November 2015 Paris attacks has been found guilty of terrorism and murder charges. Salah Abdeslam received a rare full-life prison term for his role in the gun and bomb attacks that killed 130 people #France https://t.co/NWUknFACS4 
  • Professor Shane Kilcommins appointed provost and deputy president at University of Limerick | Irish Legal News https://t.co/bYSoG2rDFP

Thursday

30th June - Law News

Edition 3838: 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 Ethical Dilemmas at the Criminal Bar online seminar explored common ethics that arise in criminal proceedings, including returning instructions, absconding clients and mental incapacity. Led by experienced criminal barristers

Focus of the Day Article: The Law Commission of England and Wales has been asked by the government to review the 'disordered and unclear' law on contempt of court and consider ways to improve its effectiveness, consistency, and coherence. Among the possibilities is codification. . Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Ex-education secretary Gavin Williamson takes £50k second job with education firm - former minister will spend 80 hours a year chairing advisory board of RTC Education https://t.co/CxGfpmHAJD
  • The Tory bill of rights is a gift to the world’s tyrants https://t.co/Z7KqPh1YuG
  • Irwin Mitchell did not have consent for £28,000 deduction, court rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/uhRhVy5u
  • Opinion: Repeat customers – CMA uncovers yet more competition law breaches in the construction sector | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4jqaSRbP86
  • Queen’s approval of laws must be more transparent, Scottish ministers told https://t.co/O6ZBuWU8pX 
  • Contempt law under spotlight at government request | Law Gazette https://t.co/kboBWy7DA
  • Sheriff Adrian Cottam appointed deputy director of Judicial Institute | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NXVWPMx51j
  • Setting the record straight on barristers' pay | Law Gazette https://t.co/8O6hjBop7M
  • 'Something has gone very badly wrong': judge turns down 19 appeals | Law Gazette https://t.co/UyTWPyndnX
  • The parents of a 12-year-old boy at the centre of a life support dispute have won an appeal for his case to be heard again. Archie Battersbee was found unconscious at his home https://t.co/kzPxAqrz4K
  • Mum was left in tears after supermarket staff told her to stop breastfeeding her daughter in her car. Beth Coles, 25, took her baby Rosie for a feed when she became agitated in Sainsbury's in Kidderminster https://t.co/7DqKoZOjaP
  • No longer just contracts – BT expands managed services partnership - Legal Futures https://t.co/M9H8Hf4kqZ
  • Fred Banning: Pro bono and the rewarding opportunities it offers | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Ppmt2joPbP 
  • The US supreme court is letting prayer back in public schools. This is unsettling https://t.co/ztX2sKpn0y 
  • Scotland could become independent if the SNP won a majority of votes in a UK election, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The first minister wants a referendum in 2023, and is pushing for the Supreme Court to rule on a bill to set this up https://t.co/rmWqxbnvmw
  • Airbnb has permanently banned parties and events at homes on its platform, after a temporary measure during the pandemic proved popular with host: the rule has become "much more than a public health measure" since it was introduced in August 2020 https://t.co/utzoQHTyFS
  • Courts and tribunals may grant remote access to in-person and hybrid hearings after temporary measures introduced at the height of the pandemic were today replaced by a permanent regime with ‘expanded powers’. | Law Gazette https://t.co/FMHbwJPHIi
  • Firm fined for inadequate anti-money laundering controls - Legal Futures https://t.co/xnme2cOHFG
  • Scottish government memo details secret changes sought by the Queen | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hJJZiFg4S
  • Labour MP in bid to include right to abortion in British bill of rights https://t.co/ZOzLeForcB
  • Male MPs attempt menopause in hot flush vest – then can’t wait to take it off. Politicians try out device fitted with heated pads that mimics one of the menopause’s most unpleasant symptoms https://t.co/HvugY7yC8P
  • Court staff asked to report strikers' data for Raab | Law Gazette https://t.co/EoHcJcT5jr
  • Jeffrey to take reins at Law Society as it closes Brussels office - Legal Futures https://t.co/05KSCs5iIv
  • Landmark launches Scotland’s first customer onboarding solution – LandmarkAgent | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OKQwQvXmiZ 
  • Simon Case refuses to come clean about his dirty work for Boris Johnson https://t.co/moS8lf1L0G
  • ALG’s Eileen Roberts nominated to High Court | Irish Legal News https://t.co/VPphaQCfVd 
  • ‘If you love or are a woman, don’t go to Malta,’ say couple in abortion drama https://t.co/AWBYjgx5xi
  • Solicitor admits ‘burn it’ evidence call but denies contempt | Law Gazette https://t.co/4tpQjvqDdO
  • ‘He bought me like a chicken’: the struggle to end slavery in #Niger - Al-Husseina Amadou was just one of thousands of girls in west Africa who are still bought cheaply as a wahaya, or ‘fifth wife’ https://t.co/3Ms2b6sWa0
  • William Fry partner Lyn Brennan to lead New York office | Irish Legal News https://t.co/zNQWpbee99

Wednesday

29th June - Law News

Edition 3837: 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: 0:02 / 9:16 - Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd (Appellant) v Compton Beauchamp Estates Ltd

Focus of the Day Article: Law firms based in the UK are top of the legal world when judged by their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, research has found. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in a #US prison for helping disgraced former financier Jeffrey Epstein abuse young girls https://t.co/BQdNrxqrTT
  • England: Corporation tax rise could reverse trend of lawyers forming limited companies | Irish Legal News https://t.co/2qtS0fF09z
  • Queen’s secret influence on laws revealed in Scottish government memo https://t.co/66cmYotaGf
  • Best of the blogs - 25 June 2022 | Law Gazette https://t.co/rZQB22TccW
  • LK Shields appoints Aideen Burke as partner and head of IP, tech, media and privacy team | Irish Legal News https://t.co/jHPECnhO3G
  • Solicitors angry that vulnerable clients ‘wide open’ to unregulated market | Law Gazette https://t.co/UFTRo2PC0f
  • NI High Court: Parental order refused for ‘vindictive’ father who called police on his son’s mother | Irish Legal News https://t.co/APJ0AJiKa
  • Louisiana judge blocks abortion ban amid uproar after Roe v Wade ruling - State temporarily blocked from enforcing ban as other US states pass ‘trigger laws’ designed to severely curtail access to abortion #US https://t.co/4zYDmp9lh
  • Met Police placed into advanced stage of monitoring - Recently the force has been hit by a series of scandals including the murder of Sarah Everard, the strip-search of Child Q and officers being caught exchanging offensive messages https://t.co/C02sPvR1ro 
  • SRA accused of selective accounting over indemnity fund plan | Law Gazette https://t.co/nDQEiCBSGk
  • Scotland's first minister has proposed 19 October 2023 as the date for another referendum on independence. Nicola Sturgeon said the question would be the same as in the last referendum in 2014: "Should Scotland be an independent country?" https://t.co/Qty70vpuyy 
  • Insolvency cases on the rise after difficult year for litigation funder - Legal Futures https://t.co/oxode1Xr7o
  • Brexit has claimed another casualty – the Brussels office of the Law Society is to close after 31 years at the heart of the city’s EU district | Law Gazette https://t.co/vpaiqGkL55 
  • #US Supreme court sides with high school coach who led on-field prayers - Ruling expands religious rights of government employees in latest of decisions taking a broad view of religious liberty https://t.co/gbirczUXl7
  • Firm fined after wrongly saying it had proper AML risk assessment | Law Gazette https://t.co/FuMxzRjEtJ 
  • Roe vs Wade overturn will herald the renaissance of feminism at its bravest and best – For 30 years the women’s movement swerved violently to the left and wokeism. Last week it woke up https://t.co/XxC4DOSPST
  • Greens urge disciplinary action against lawyer MPs over rule of law threats - Legal Futures https://t.co/ynU56wwJJV
  • ‘The system is in crisis’: barristers make their case as strike begins https://t.co/bbC2Wzq2Hn
  • At least 46 people have been found dead in an abandoned truck on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas. A fire official said 16 people, including four children, had also been taken to hospital #US https://t.co/SgSKSJKKxR
  • Litigation funder Therium should be jointly and severally liable for indemnity costs after a specialist currency debt management firm unsuccessfully sued HSBC, the High Court has ruled | Law Gazette https://t.co/wUgK5l2MnH 
  • Republicans have hijacked the #US supreme court. It’s time to expand it https://t.co/DYwND6CqO4
  • Law firm owner rebuked for caseworker supervision failure - Legal Futures https://t.co/DCnLnXRaJO
  • More women than men made senior counsel in legal first | Irish Legal News https://t.co/SXbDuLl1j5
  • The Law Society has appointed a former managing partner and chief executive of City firm Lewis Silkin as its new chief executive. Ian Jeffery will take over from interim CEO Gerry Walsh in September | Law Gazette https://t.co/i6MNzTmSeg
  • ‘A nightmare’: British Muslims left stranded by Saudi hajj booking system - Hundreds who paid for travel through Motawif system say they missed flights after their bookings ‘failed’ https://t.co/beB3e2H8Lg
  • Why are criminal barristers in England and Wales striking and what will be the impact? https://t.co/mUNOCAljsS
  • Former human rights lawyer Phil Shiner today pleaded not guilty to three counts of fraud over claims made against soldiers who fought in Iraq | Law Gazette https://t.co/pAsYINVaLt 
  • Business recovery firm eyes acquisitions in bid to double size of ABS - Legal Futures https://t.co/dgXfPh7tVa 
  • Criminal barristers begin strike in row over legal aid fees - The CBA says the offer of a 15% uplift in fees is insufficient and is calling for a 25% rise to make up for years of funding cuts https://t.co/BChAkKuGXb
  • Zara Aleena: police arrest man on suspicion of murder in east London https://t.co/dv2ZKObFNO 
  • A £20m experiment offering a basic income to young people leaving care will launch in Wales on Friday. From 1 July, the Welsh government will offer around 500 18-year-olds £19,200 a year before tax - no strings attached https://t.co/b4Gpy2DxA
  • A woman who is suing a rape crisis charity says she felt unable to speak at a support group after a transgender woman began attending the same meeting https://t.co/RFPl3PbInh
  • On the picket line: Raab condemns strike as barristers down tools | Law Gazette https://t.co/Qpvnn7vPAN