Wednesday

23rd November - Law News

Edition 3984: 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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Focus of the Day Article: The government has delayed the extension of fixed recoverable costs (FRC) for most money cases worth up to £100,000 by a further six months to October 2023. Full story - Legal Futures
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Legal analyst Norm Eisen and CNN senior law enforcement analyst and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe break down the implications of the Supreme Court ruling that cleared the way for Congress to obtain former President Donald Trump's tax returns.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Lawyer in the news: Edward Lewis, Weightmans - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/mJAlGR3Pe
  • Top Whitehall official had to apologise over alleged bad behaviour by Raab https://t.co/yp64cRsJ6J
  • A shift in priorities - the legal profession has forever changed and we are still finding our feet in the post-pandemic world | Law Gazette https://t.co/AEp1JxOR6D 
  • Patent and trade mark specialist Hindles increases revenue by 25 per cent to £2.1 million | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Mx1l8Df2m2 
  • Uncommon knowledge | Law Gazette https://t.co/6nKD0N6KbW
  • Brandon Malone to become an advocate | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Enj4OHuBuJ 
  • Lying solicitor struck off but deemed too poor to pay any costs | Law Gazette https://t.co/7XnE7tRIqs 
  • Thames Water lifts hosepipe ban for millions after heavy rain and long after there has been no need to use hosepipe to water gardens https://t.co/ZQNxmjkfY4
  • RMT general secretary Mick Lynch has announced further train strikes: 13-14 and 16-17 December and 3-4 and 6-7 January https://t.co/iIm0kMWRE
  • Prince Andrew heckler will not face court - The case has now been dealt with "by way of an offer of an alternative to prosecution" https://t.co/BtU3aGcvBS
  • Barrister who misused gift aid overpayment from charity disbarred - Legal Futures https://t.co/xoQ65QVZhv
  • Shiner faces two-year wait for fraud trial | Law Gazette https://t.co/xirlTU9Siq
  • A proposal for a fatal accident inquiry into a tragic collision involving of RAF Lossiemouth-based Tornado jets has been rejected by Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LetAZFsRq3 
  • Most of the outstanding schools in England inspected last year have been downgraded, according to a report from the schools watchdog https://t.co/jkPAUoRBxe
  • MPs can claim Christmas parties on expenses, says Ipsa - The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) announced MPs can this year claim back money spent on food, decorations and non-alcoholic drinks for an "office festive event" https://t.co/zTeFgpDvuL 
  • The Manston migrant processing centre, a holding site for people who arrive in the UK on small boats, is empty, Home Office confirms. Thousands of migrants placed in tents at the former military airfield during the autumn, lead to outbreaks of disease https://t.co/BfekokJhjq 
  • Solicitor witness apologises for 'conspiracy and fraud' research | Law Gazette https://t.co/QyyeXRBoRI
  • CBI Scotland has announced the appointment of lawyer Jennifer Young as Scotland chair, unveiling an all-woman senior leadership team – a first for the organisation | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vPN65RRZnN
  • Energy firms fail vulnerable customers, the sector's watchdog has said, as people face a cold and costly winter. Ofgem told all 17 firms in its review to improve, with Good Energy, Outfox, So Energy, Tru Energy and Utilita found to have severe weaknesses https://t.co/EG512nLFNM 
  • Solicitor struck off for misusing client money and unauthorised practice - Legal Futures https://t.co/JTpqLVRKWa 
  • Shoppers searching for Black Friday bargains are being warned that most deals do not offer genuine discounts. Analysis of more than 200 offers last Black Friday found 98% were cheaper or the same price at other times in the year https://t.co/WNGw1B1u9g
  • Best of the blogs - 18 November 2022 | Law Gazette https://t.co/g0YOZeQdbq 
  • A court in the western #Indian state of Gujarat has handed a six-month jail sentence to a man for letting his cattle stray on the streets. Prakash Jairam Desai was found guilty of letting them loose and endangering people's lives https://t.co/Nz088zFvRk 
  • Shiner faces two-year wait for trial on cold-calling fraud charges - Legal Futures https://t.co/BA8ohOrDA0 
  • My legal life: Geeta Daswani, The Daswani Law Company - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/gOD2KTbQMQ 
  • Law firms looking to be bought "do not have the value they think" - Legal Futures https://t.co/brKLgDLbdu
  • Eviction 'an exciting opportunity' says SDT | Law Gazette https://t.co/rmBKHpeMBR 
  • Justice Sec Raab accused of 'hurling tomatoes' across meeting room in explosive 'tirade' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Ore5D8L5MA
  • US: Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to 11 years in prison | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gIWYIBgIdg 
  • What law firms want their junior lawyers to know - Legal Cheek https://t.co/u4D6D7VZbZ

Tuesday

22nd November - Law News

Edition 3983: 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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Focus of the Day Article: A proposal for a fatal accident inquiry into a tragic collision involving of RAF Lossiemouth-based Tornado jets has been rejected by Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC. Full story - Scottish Legal News
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: An earthquake on the main Indonesian island of Java has killed at least 162 people and injured hundreds, regional governor Ridwan Kamil has said. The 5.6 magnitude quake struck Cianjur town in West Java, at a shallow depth of 10km (six miles), according to US Geological Survey data. Scores of people were taken to hospital, with many treated outside. Rescuers worked into the night to try to save others thought to still be trapped under collapsed buildings.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Protégé: Navigating neurodivergence and supporting emerging lawyers - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/lCkJTpWW4G 
  • Legal workers 'actively ignoring' hybrid policies, report finds - Legal Cheek https://t.co/7NXygZNmlv
  • Madras High Court restrains over 12,000 websites from illegally broadcasting FIFA World Cup 2022 | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/pM5MkElcnK
  • Human rights lawyer cycles 1,250 miles back to UK after delivering aid to Ukraine - Legal Cheek https://t.co/oHOJgP7RiU 
  • [Teen footballer Priya death] No anticipatory bail to accused doctors before investigation is complete: Madras High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/wRs7ZtjtmV
  • Only 10 Met officers out of 412 investigated over alleged online abuse have been fired - Revelations that vast majority were instead given written warnings will raise fresh concerns about the force https://t.co/L4tKFWlU1U
  • Squires joins firms launching in Dublin - Legal Cheek https://t.co/h2cLCeCUcV
  • An MP breached Parliament's code of conduct over a £150,000 loan from a Russian-born businessman, a watchdog has ruled. Tory David Warburton failed to declare a loan given to him by Roman Joukovski via an off-shore trust while lobbying for the businessman https://t.co/1Yx6Ka1Ql6 
  • The Corporate Counsel Show: Bringing solutions and building confidence - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/kdxLnghWqT 
  • Shamima Begum was a victim of human trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation, a court has heard. She travelled to Syria in 2015, with her citizenship stripped on national security grounds in 2019 https://t.co/pNExkHSzcE
  • The UK will not pursue any post-Brexit relationship with the EU "that relies on alignment with EU laws", Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said https://t.co/C4fTDQfgxM
  • Beyond the SQE: the changing face of legal education - Legal Cheek https://t.co/4GGyrDkA5M 
  • Opportunities, challenges, and non-negotiables for sole practitioners - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/CfYFvL04s0
  • Ince offloads corporate advisor business – seven months after buying it - Legal Cheek https://t.co/N1JZoiWSBm
  • Protections for criminal defence lawyers to be enacted - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/7q11HyOu3S
  • Ashurst hires professor to explore firm’s 200-year history - Legal Cheek https://t.co/AgWAshtd0z 
  • How should lawyers deal with their mistakes? - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/hinNGlVHPT
  • Club Q Colorado shooting: Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers said one patron grabbed the attacker's own gun and hit him with it during the shooting in Club Q on Saturday night #US https://t.co/IGKqkgsXll
  • NHS leaders in Scotland have discussed abandoning the founding principles of the service by having the wealthy pay for treatment. A "two-tier" health service is mentioned in draft minutes of a meeting of NHS Scotland health board chief executives https://t.co/6TWQG1J6F
  • Barrister conducted 'hearing under an umbrella' due to leaky court roof, Bar Council report claims - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ZMRIsfCaB
  • The Weekly Round-up: Protest injunctions, EU law overhaul, and UN reviews human rights in UK - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/brQlOFjAq0
  • Late Guardian prisons correspondent receives outstanding journalism award: Criminal Justice Alliance honours Eric Allison, who died last month, as a ‘dedicated activist and penal reformer’ https://t.co/wnSTO5RQ5A
  • From paralegal to junior lawyer at a top US firm - Legal Cheek https://t.co/yyJuSDb6XQ
  • What it takes to make partner at a US firm’s London office - Legal Cheek https://t.co/yAf0Ghypf5
  • If lawyers go on strike, meet CJI against every Collegium decision, where will it lead to: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/r0bXzSn9c9 
  • Top commercial barrister triumphs in parking fine row - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Zf4suVzTRn 
  • Gwent Police: New messages reveal more misconduct allegations - The Welsh secretary has said he is "appalled" following fresh allegations of misconduct within a police force https://t.co/UCIsrOuimX
  • Full SQE1 scholarship up for grabs in ‘future of law’ essay competition - Legal Cheek https://t.co/RbzkhR1joF
  • A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two children died in a flat fire in Nottingham. The girls, aged three and one, died in hospital after the blaze in Fairlisle Close, Clifton, early on Sunday morning https://t.co/KkcH2etLz
  • Leeds Uni law student uses LLB skills to win court battle against former employer - Legal Cheek https://t.co/DF9v1b1zIi
  • At least five people have been killed and 25 injured after a gunman opened fire inside a gay club in the #US state of Colorado on Saturday night https://t.co/zdMpWJB2mV

Monday

21st November - Law News

Edition 3982: 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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Focus of the Day Article: Justice secretary Jeremy Hunt promised departmental spending would continue to grow but at a slower rate, with departments required to make efficiencies during a ‘challenging period’. However, Law Society vice president Nick Emmerson said: ‘With inflation so high, the Ministry of Justice budget has effectively been cut. Full story - New Law Journal
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Workplace culture - getting it right for your law firm - from the SRA

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Woman groomed and abused in care gets apology after 30 years: Leeds city council letter accepting responsibility believed to be the first of its kind https://t.co/rB5GPKOB8o 
  • Kent Tory councillor pictured in blackshirt at far-right event: Andy Weatherhead has been suspended after photos emerged of him at 2013 event that he says he attended ‘in spirit of curiosity’ https://t.co/G2XPCi5Ywq
  • Sentences were increased for 106 offenders under the Unduly Lenient Scheme in 2021, according to government statistics published last week | NLJ https://t.co/xiVEXnxlZZ 
  • Scottish justice sec to be quizzed on Holyrood refusal to endorse Troubles bill | Irish Legal News https://t.co/UBgeP5t1YC
  • Revealed: The best law firms for training and quality of work 2023 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/NbhWFmICyn
  • JMK Solicitors headcount has grown by a fifth since pandemic began | Irish Legal News https://t.co/HoovbDrjYY
  • Terrorist offenders will face longer sentences if they commit crime while in prison, Dominic Raab has said https://t.co/oMeyumH0SQ
  • Personal injury organisations APIL and MASS have been given permission by the Court of Appeal to intervene in two test cases to help establish levels of compensation to be awarded for ‘mixed’ whiplash injuries | NLJ https://t.co/brHKjyI8LD 
  • Gavin Coyle joins Belfast firm MKB Law | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Y8wNsmsx5u 
  • 'Lawyers are like translators - your client must be able to understand and apply your advice' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/1Gyt1RwD2q 
  • Ciaran Fegan elected chair of new In-House Lawyers’ Group Northern Ireland | Irish Legal News https://t.co/rCsjKje1Zm
  • A file of evidence about cash-for-honours allegations involving one of the King's charities has been passed to the Crown Prosecution Service. The claims relate to The Prince's Foundation, a charity set up by the King when he was the Prince of Wales https://t.co/UMrDazw901
  • City partners should pay more tax, says ex-City partner - Legal Cheek https://t.co/R3EP2TF0Qa 
  • Mastercard has been refused permission to appeal the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) judgment greenlighting the claim in the mammoth class action launched by former Financial Ombudsman Walter Merricks | NLJ https://t.co/tUpBv3JT32 
  • Disabled lawyers to host event on future of hybrid work | Irish Legal News https://t.co/sD2SYjgp36 
  • Hunt under fire for using lobby group data to shield private schools from £1.7bn VAT: Experts attack claim that 90,000 pupils would be forced into state schools by tax change that Labour says could fund thousands of extra teachers https://t.co/eZm3TqLlYL 
  • Solicitors to foot £1.2m bill for relocating disciplinary tribunal - Legal Futures https://t.co/Jo5YasVNfB 
  • Housing providers are being put "on notice" following the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak, the government has said. The Housing Secretary has written to every English council leader and all social housing providers saying they have to improve conditions https://t.co/88gwcf8lJr
  • The criminal court backlog ‘is continuing to spiral out of control’, Law Society president Lubna Shuja has warned, with solicitor action akin to that taken by barristers ‘near inevitable’ | NLJ https://t.co/HB5BuhlMOr
  • The chancellor’s announcement of a further real-terms cut to the justice budget has left the sector facing ‘systemic failure’, says the Law Society. There are no more ‘savings’ to be made | Law Gazette https://t.co/K8wWoqPN05 
  • Tax hikes for Scots expected in December | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/n84l1yL9jN
  • Solicitors have not been offered adequate safeguards since the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) took over professional misconduct fines in the summer, the Law Society has warned | NLJ https://t.co/bfGHoqTVZA 
  • Rebuke for City partner ‘who drove motor vehicle at a member of the public' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/mcPhoaQjoO 
  • Lawyers have aired more concerns about the government’s controversial EU laws bonfire Bill, warning it will create chaos for business, deter investment and decimate employee rights | NLJ https://t.co/f2pa4iwgrO 
  • Blackadders appoints Lindsey Brown as private client partner | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/15uBr2RRC2
  • Budget cuts, LASPO’s ten-year legacy and recent political decisions have devastated access to justice, according to a major piece of research by the Bar Council | NLJ https://t.co/k6TvKaRS7v 
  • Checkmylegalfees, which advised Darya Belsner, has been ordered to make an interim payment of £130,000 on account of costs by 28 November | NLJ https://t.co/cnu4pmlCiK

Sunday

20th November - Law News

Edition 3981: 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: Qatar is ready for football's biggest showcase. The FIFA World Cup is being played in the Middle East for the first time. But the lead-up has put Qatar under intense international, especially on human rights and its treatment of migrant workers. So what will be the impact of the World Cup on Qatar and the region, on and off the pitch? 

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Man to man: Wellbeing at work | Law Gazette https://t.co/JX36nFINo4
  • More than €220,000 raised by Lawyers Against Homelessness | Irish Legal News https://t.co/QW0iK8dNkG 
  • Investigators probe collapse of Pure Business Group | Law Gazette https://t.co/dAllheCnYI 
  • Eton College apologises after allegations pupils jeered visiting state schoolgirls: Private school sanctions a number of boys after investigation into misogynistic language and racial slurs https://t.co/pFW2E25sWs 
  • "Old school" solicitor used £500,000 of client money to prop up firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/gTI7Mt1AXF
  • A Scottish engineer who spent two months in custody in Iraq has been reunited with his family. Brian Glendinning touched down in Edinburgh after being locked up in an overcrowded prison in Iraq https://t.co/t9pWMvuEmH
  • A migrant staying at the Manston processing centre in Kent has died, the Home Office has said. The man was taken to hospital on Friday evening after becoming unwell, but died on Saturday morning https://t.co/fXRBgPRZMj
  • Aberdeen law alumna Yorm Ama Abledu wins 2022 IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DGnz567GdL
  • Woman who left the law in 2016 fined £10,000 for drugs convictions | Law Gazette https://t.co/lGjBgz6xYL
  • US says Saudi Arabia’s MBS is immune from Jamal Khashoggi lawsuit | Irish Legal News https://t.co/D8lgOi7RPf
  • Bundles being done badly, judge tells housing lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/LryBVX6SHI 
  • Consumers “don’t care whether legal businesses are regulated” - Legal Futures https://t.co/3uy2oiZm6A
  • Awaab Ishak death: boss of Rochdale housing body sacked - Gareth Swarbrick is fired four days after coroner found two-year-old Awaab died because of ‘chronic exposure’ to mould https://t.co/ujoZUCYo33
  • LSB mulls more comprehensive redress for wronged clients | Law Gazette https://t.co/z6sNMxUuF7
  • Walkers appoints Aongus McCarthy as asset management and investment funds partner | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Am20oxlFiB
  • Trainee solicitor banned for offering unlawful immigration advice | Law Gazette https://t.co/1cMqjmnAhs 
  • TLT hires Christina Lishman as managing associate in Belfast | Irish Legal News https://t.co/XrjZq2O5xo
  • Fifa president Gianni Infantino has accused the West of "hypocrisy" in its reporting about Qatar's human rights record on the eve of the World Cup https://t.co/UXKT8DjYTi 
  • Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has been sentenced to over 11 years in prison for defrauding investors in her blood testing start-up that was once valued at $9bn (£7.5bn) https://t.co/SFacNVgoxO 
  • NI High Court: Grandmother denied contact to grandson after refusing to accept her son’s murder conviction | Irish Legal News https://t.co/4gQTUNAKJf 
  • Dundee legal community walks the walk for access to justice | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bJNcvmuS6P 
  • Leading firm stores up cash reserves ahead of economic challenges | Law Gazette https://t.co/0Q9gLA5AqY 
  • Sasha Butterworth elected senior partner of TLT | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/EwAo5FphIs 
  • LAA accused of potential discrimination over duty rota | Law Gazette https://t.co/NUtSG24njl 
  • MoJ delays fixed costs extension again as CJC consults on Belsner impact - Legal Futures https://t.co/jxslRc8wtZ
  • Mercy Law Resource Centre welcomes solicitor Adam Boyle | Irish Legal News https://t.co/BK0IQIZiXM
  • Clyde & Co appoints three new senior associates in Edinburgh | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VTOqwvKoH6 
  • The justice budget suffered a ‘real terms cut’ in the Autumn Statement this week, lawyers have warned, despite Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s pledge to protect public services | NLJ https://t.co/CNrRkXQ5GA 
  • Fixed costs extension delayed to October 2023 | Law Gazette https://t.co/WdZLoz3KGu