Sunday

28th August - Law News

Edition 3896: 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: Conflict and drought have left more than five million people in Chad desperately short of food. The government has declared a food emergency, in the hope other countries will deliver aid. However, aid has been slow to arrive. 

Saturday Conversations on Law

Saturday

27th August - Law News

Edition 3895: 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: Facing the threat of disqualification from the Indian state assembly of Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his ally Congress are planning to shift MLAs to resorts - the standard tactic of  attempts of poaching and bringing down governments. In 2016 when the ruling party of India, BJP tried to sell off ancient land so adivashi owned historical forrests could be bulldozed into land making factories and roads, Soren as the opposition leader had stood by the side of minority rights. 

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Second man arrested on suspicion of murdering Liverpool girl Olivia Pratt-Korbel https://t.co/G9Emn8gkYV 
  • Imran Khan: what do terrorism charges signify for former #Pakistan PM? https://t.co/sbFSq9OCIi
  • Sceptical crime lawyers lambast Raab's plan to "extend" higher rights - Legal Futures https://t.co/KkYHJe6nvV
  • Rise in Albanian asylum seekers may be down to criminal gangs - Albanian gangs controlling UK drugs trade offer minibus trip and Channel crossing for £4,000 on TikTok https://t.co/039Qm7gOfC
  • There is little evidence of bullying, discrimination and harassment on Bar training courses, students have reported as part of Bar Standards Board (BSB) research into equality and diversity (E&D) at the vocational stage of training - Legal Futures https://t.co/iy84iElc5e 
  • Lawyers who engaged the enemy more closely | Law Gazette https://t.co/6Niq6IgrlN 
  • ‘It gives me peace’: house legends Larry Heard and Robert Owens on winning their Trax legal battle https://t.co/UdEPOwzJxq 
  • Lily Sullivan: Murderer Lewis Haines jailed minimum 23 years - Lewis Haines, 31, of Flemish Court, Lamphey, Pembrokeshire, had admitted murdering Lily Sullivan, 18, but claimed it was not sexually motivated https://t.co/OkA4qrkIfi
  • Police investigating the fatal shooting of Olivia Platt-Korbel have released an image of the car believed to have taken the intended target to hospital https://t.co/cztJvpCTQk 
  • Oklahoma man executed after Republican governor denies clemency - James Coddington, 50, convicted of 1997 killing, given lethal injection at state penitentiary after parole plea falls on deaf ears https://t.co/gDNhgxp0Cx
  • Holding big corporations to account – lessons from BHP v Mariana - Legal Futures https://t.co/SQz6lW1ZYx 
  • Ince raises £9.5m to stave off ‘financial difficulties’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/VkRDjKx0kG
  • Energy firms refusing to supply small UK businesses over bankruptcy fears - Hospitality sector in particular is finding it hard to renew contracts, with some asked for £10,000 deposit https://t.co/4x460Sb6l8 
  • Climate change: #Russia burns off gas as Europe's energy bills rocket - Scientists are concerned about the large volumes of carbon dioxide and soot it is creating, which could exacerbate the melting of Arctic ice https://t.co/M0qhxEZvfc
  • ‘Orwellian’ government unit accused of blocking FoI requests to be replaced https://t.co/Ube2FpGGwJ 
  • UN rights chief under ‘tremendous pressure’ over Xinjiang report. Michelle Bachelet says she has faced pressure ‘to publish or not to publish’ report on the human rights situation in #China’s Xinjiang region https://t.co/06NSizRZhf
  • #Spain passes ‘only yes means yes’ sexual consent law - Legislation that says consent cannot be assumed by default or silence was drawn up after ‘wolf pack’ case https://t.co/NPfVH4O9Wa 
  • A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a nine-year-old girl was fatally shot in her own home. Olivia Pratt-Korbel was hit in the chest as her mother struggled with a gunman at the door of their house in Dovecot, Liverpool https://t.co/M01i1FzMms 
  • 'Historic moment': results day for first candidates to sit SQE2 | Law Gazette https://t.co/zV8E6TmYuO
  • The High Court has struck out a “vexatious” and “abusive” fraud claim by a litigant in person, seeking £160,000 in damages from a solicitor over a 17-year-old property dispute - Legal Futures https://t.co/bjGgWivrfN 
  • Kenyan tribes launch £168bn case against UK in European Court of Human Rights | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9eV4ggJVbU 
  • More advocacy rights? Solicitors 'already stretched to breaking point' | Law Gazette https://t.co/oVSIuddsvT 
  • Biggest conveyancing firms grab market share as 'dabblers' start to exit - Legal Futures https://t.co/HbyxWcaK7r
  • Irish lawyer Maree Gallagher appointed president of British Irish Chamber of Commerce | Irish Legal News https://t.co/D3iR4P0VQ7
  • Burness Paull staff to receive bonus after firm records £36m profits | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/y1UM509vUy 
  • An #Israeli minister wants Netzah Yehuda, a special unit of ultra-Orthodox Jewish soldiers, to be disbanded after a video posted online showed them beating two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank https://t.co/Txxh37LUIX
  • ‘Only interested in her own career’: Liz Truss fans prove elusive in constituency town - Interview with health secretary interrupted by woman who accuses him of ‘doing nothing’ about ambulance waits https://t.co/6OkApeS8P9
  • Royal Mail: 115,000 postal workers walk out on Friday - It is the first of four days of industrial action, with walkouts also taking place on 31 August and 8 and 9 September https://t.co/NuYETNTi13
  • Millions prepare for huge rise in energy bills - That annual bill is predicted to soar to more than £3,500, leaving many struggling or unable to pay https://t.co/Y6ix0Dkpte 
  • Woman confronts Steve Barclay on NHS outside hospital - Interview with health secretary interrupted by woman who accuses him of ‘doing nothing’ about ambulance waits https://t.co/HMV7sQ6idd

Friday

26th August - Law News

Edition 3894: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.

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 Today's Highlighted Video Story: A US federal judge ordered the Justice Department to release a redacted version of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit by noon on Friday

Focus of the Day Article: Global law firms boosted UK productivity during pandemic, study finds. Double-digit increase in hours worked achieved by workforce that grew only marginally. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Bar strike: More solicitors could be granted advocacy rights | Law Gazette https://t.co/pBobugprqW 
  • Funds lawyer Siobhan Moloney appointed chair of GemCap Investment Funds | Irish Legal News https://t.co/JNi2MLiciF 
  • Call to arms for firms to enforce veterans’ rights | Law Gazette https://t.co/jzDPZEV2p9 
  • Chaos as bail and adjournment applications flood Crown court | Law Gazette https://t.co/MZPlm7iPM7 
  • Oil firm Rockhopper wins £210m payout after being banned from drilling https://t.co/ugmxtzdLxH 
  • Panel warns on impact of “seismic” change to complaint time-limits - Legal Futures https://t.co/9zA3vxIWSx 
  • Hundreds of drug driving prosecutions abandoned due to forensic delays | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TIjftgmWLv 
  • William Fry congratulates winners at Irish Junior Lawn Tennis Championship | Irish Legal News https://t.co/ij0Cyf6XsZ 
  • The International Bar Association has condemned the arrest and pre-trial detention of Russian lawyer Dmitry Talantov, president of the Bar Association of the Republic of Udmurtia | Law Gazette https://t.co/vJF0ALgt70 
  • Court throws out £1.3m claim against City firm over service failure - Legal Futures https://t.co/R6OI0mvcud
  • Ex-Pinsent Masons employee banned over ‘offensive’ messages | Law Gazette https://t.co/dSXNeDA4YY
  • Emily Maitlis says ‘active Tory party agent’ shaping BBC news output. Former Newsnight presenter says former No 10 communications chief Sir Robbie Gibb on board acting as ‘arbiter of impartiality’ https://t.co/Kj0aKVFtSu
  • Cleaver Fulton Rankin welcomes four trainee solicitors | Irish Legal News https://t.co/Ji664IMCJf 
  • Former law centre chief Gary Lee joins wards of court office | Irish Legal News https://t.co/2ynHCZEfil 
  • Californian legislators bid to crush any ambitions to allow ABSs - Legal Futures https://t.co/uyY7b5Apy4
  • SRA to issue guidance on ‘without prejudice’ pre-action letters | Law Gazette https://t.co/svFGvwRO7z 
  • Usain Bolt files trade mark application for victory pose | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RyADPrkaf9 
  • SRA set to curb litigators' use of 'private and confidential' letters - Legal Futures https://t.co/nuPhvXylXe
  • British Sikh activist ‘tortured in India after tip-off from UK intelligence’. Lawyers for Jagtar Singh Johal say he was given electric shocks after unlawful arrest in Punjab in 2017 https://t.co/YlfMb03DDU
  • Google change reduces airline emissions calculations https://t.co/ujPISmJDXg 
  • A man targeted by a gunman in the shooting that killed nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel is due to face further questioning about her murder. Olivia was shot as her mother struggled with two men, one with a gun, at her home in Liverpool on Monday night https://t.co/LFey3oYqDc
  • A record label has cut ties with an AI rapper after criticism it contained racial stereotypes, including repeated use of the N-word https://t.co/9JP2dhY6cq
  • Anti-social behaviour injunctions are a great unknown | Law Gazette https://t.co/YkRcuGzx6Z 
  • Footballer Benjamin Mendy tried to "debate" a woman into having sex after getting her alone at a gathering at his mansion, a court has heard. In a police interview played to Chester Crown Court, the woman alleged she was raped by the 28-year-old July 2021 https://t.co/NMgH0DoxoB

Thursday

25th August - Law News

Edition 3893: 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: About 300 home owners have been left with unfinished houses after a Queensland residential construction company collapsed, owing about $14 million

Focus of the Day Article: Lord chancellor Dominic Raab has rejected criticisms of the proposed Bill of Rights from seven United Nations human rights experts, saying they are based on a 'flawed understanding'. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Breaking the taboo: more firms need to talk about fertility | Law Gazette https://t.co/xFl88NMImx 
  • Classified records: 700 pages retrieved at Trump home in January #US https://t.co/UsAVbG0Mys 
  • Solicitors 'cannot strike but they'll continue to quit' over legal aid | Law Gazette https://t.co/2u2Mu3BOLf 
  • Your ultimate guide to the UK’s International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) https://t.co/2liJayALhb 
  • Best of the blogs - 13 August 2022 | Law Gazette https://t.co/0XoId8YUeo
  • Firm goes for partnership model for first time in its history | Law Gazette https://t.co/g3EkbE5Q1p 
  • SRA plans huge increase in fines for misconduct by wealthy solicitors - Legal Futures https://t.co/ckzUAhe5MH 
  • A new police officer is at risk of dismissal after a disciplinary panel found she had urinated in a clothes shop fitting room while drunk off-duty. PC Amelia Shearer of Cleveland Police wept after being found guilty https://t.co/sPk48rZ8Mx 
  • Justice should be colour blind. So why is it served for Ukraine but not the Congolese? #DRC Guardian https://t.co/4c0upsYM5z
  • Raab rejects ‘flawed’ UN criticism of Bill of Rights | Law Gazette https://t.co/xIPeRsxOBT 
  • Barrister’s witness statement transcription tool trained in legal English - Legal Futures https://t.co/6ubZCiSQta 
  • A man who was targeted by a gunman in a shooting which left a young girl dead has been arrested and will be questioned over the killing. Nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel was shot as her mother struggled with two me https://t.co/EJwvpeNLIS 
  • Former #US police officer pleads guilty to Breonna Taylor cover-up https://t.co/WKERNOrRWb 
  • Stewarts’ partner profits almost double to £2.74m | Law Gazette https://t.co/LJZMHs4676 
  • Solicitor rebuked for offering invalid document certification services - Legal Futures https://t.co/jORnul57lY 
  • Attack on bar strike is a smokescreen for energy crisis, says Labour | Law Gazette https://t.co/khcRgKF98F 
  • Criminal bar 'holding justice to ransom' - lord chancellor | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ti3HDOpCMy
  • Scott Morrison’s secret ministries ‘fundamentally undermined’ responsible government, advice shows #Australia https://t.co/j10yIjZsMm 
  • City firm sees off £1.3m negligence claim form | Law Gazette https://t.co/SkKW9BIr8O 
  • Multi-billion-pound class actions target video games and cryptocurrency - Legal Futures https://t.co/MYERvJAkYc
  • Mother in law: How the pandemic changed us | Law Gazette https://t.co/itmtL721ub

Wednesday

24th August - Law News

Edition 3892: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.

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 Today's Highlighted Video Story: A federal jury found two men guilty of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. Prosecutors say the ring leader behind the plan ordered over $4,000 in explosives from an undercover FBI agent

Focus of the Day Article: The barrister who left his chambers following a storm last year over a tweet about a “stroppy teenager of colour” has had a £3m discrimination claim against the set thrown out for being time-barred. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Lawyers for female Afghan judge in 'constant fear' file immigration appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/3ItFyZboWi 
  • Student nurse Owami Davies has been found alive and well in Hampshire, the Met Police has confirmed https://t.co/eYYT1NjZZ2 
  • No material reform to be undertaken by the UK Government in response to the Taylor Review consultation on employment status https://t.co/6sWTGK67u6 
  • City firms to make millions from Covid inquiry contracts | Law Gazette https://t.co/Sox8F8s7W1 
  • Apprenticeships for the legal sector - Legal Futures https://t.co/VYadYkBIET 
  • Owami Davies: police issued CCTV images showing wrong woman - Met hurriedly apologised and withdrew images that it initially said showed missing woman in a shop https://tinyurl.com/2p9ycbs7
  • Foot Anstey plans further growth after posting record revenue | Law Gazette https://t.co/6YqFOf6Hsl
  • The judge presiding over the trial of former Manchester United player and Wales manager Ryan Giggs has told jurors it "is not a court of morals". Judge Hilary Manley also said the retired player, 48, was not on trial for his infidelity https://t.co/FaBE053nGT
  • Sony could face £5bn in legal claims over PlayStation game charges https://t.co/iPHlOBe1vC 
  • #Malaysia former Prime Minister Najib Razak has been sent to jail to begin serving a 12-year sentence, after the top court rejected his appeal. The 69-year-old's charges relate to a corruption scandal involving the state-owned wealth fund https://t.co/RTc40f1uXQ
  • Human drivers in UK won’t be liable for accidents when vehicle is self-driving https://t.co/1MnEbCo8wr
  • A fan who Nick Kyrgios said was "drunk out of her mind" during the Wimbledon final is taking legal action against the Australian tennis player. Anna Palus has now instructed solicitors to bring defamation proceedings against Kyrgios https://t.co/ieRoGkuoI3
  • An unfair tax on accessing justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/KNiBBpK22k
  • Consumers see online review websites as a helpful tool to find a lawyer, with those needing family law advice particularly likely to shop around, Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) research has found - Legal Futures https://t.co/lWpur1JrcT
  • Crikey: small independent news website challenges Lachlan Murdoch to sue it for defamation https://t.co/jEgVhsOLxa
  • A nine-year-old girl who died after being shot in Liverpool has been named as Olivia Pratt-Korbel. Olivia was shot at her home in Dovecot after a man being chased by a gunman barged his way inside at about 22:00 BST on Monday https://t.co/lucBWAgbvY
  • London's domination of commercial claims is shrinking - gradually | Law Gazette https://t.co/jlAzsLeAM
  • "Manifestly incompetent" solicitor did not touch probate file for decade - Legal Futures https://t.co/n5qULVIfw7
  • All out: barristers vote overwhelmingly for full-blown strike | Law Gazette https://t.co/5ZCGOK1Ixt
  • A nine-year-old girl has died after being shot in Liverpool. An unknown man was reported to have fired a gun inside a house in the Dovecot area at 22:00 BST on Monday https://t.co/wxyY8lM5UI
  • It tears barristers like me apart to strike, but the government has left us no choice https://t.co/YgBl9Qnei
  • Sunak pledges crackdown on JR "lawfare" and "judicial recidivism" - Legal Futures https://t.co/F6MFJbFP9s 
  • PlayStation maker faces £5bn claim over 'excessive and unfair prices' | Law Gazette https://t.co/UedoHj1sk4
  • Almost half of law firms are now using review websites but there remains strong opposition to price comparison for legal services, a Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) survey has found - Legal Futures https://t.co/hU2iwSKrbP
  • Sexual misconduct will not be punished with fines, SRA proposes | Law Gazette https://t.co/Oth4GYV5Xt
  • Police officers who were criticised after being shown on social media dancing at an LGBTQ+ Pride event have been defended by their chief constable https://t.co/plsoAbC0xO
  • Why criminal barristers are striking over legal aid funding https://t.co/oFqdrBUAOq
  • Criminal barristers in England and Wales vote to go on indefinite strike https://t.co/Jakv9Z7Esp 
  • Water companies are facing mounting criticism from environmental campaigners and politicians over sewage being pumped on to British beaches https://t.co/P5KpR1hF7i

Tuesday

23rd August - Law News

Edition 3891: 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: Police in Pakistan have filed terrorism charges against the former Prime Minister Imran Khan - after he gave a speech at the weekend vowing to sue police officers and a female judge, and claiming that a close aide had been tortured after his arrest

Focus of the Day Article: Criminal barristers in England and Wales vote to go on indefinite strike. Ministers accused of overseeing ‘recklessly underfunded’ criminal justice system, with industrial action to step up on 5 September. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • #US rejects Ukrainian call for blanket ban on visas for Russians https://t.co/BEgPFjOV29
  • Trump sues #US government over FBI search of Mar-a-Lago - Ex-president seeks to prevent bureau from reading seized documents until court official weighs in https://t.co/HAPX3LkGa5
  • UK intelligence agencies are accused of tipping off Indian authorities about a British national before his abduction and alleged torture by Punjab police. Jagtar Singh Johal was in India in 2017 when his family say he was forced into an unmarked car https://t.co/Y0ZoWgEz0W 
  • Justice Revati Mohite Dere recuses from Malegaon Blasts cases after accused highlights her appearance as lawyer for NIA | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/u6Le4o2OGD 
  • CMS retains 42 of 48 NQ lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/rWidX42Icd 
  • What Google v Defteros means for defamation law - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/z3VhnzgpwM 
  • Allen & Overy hires co-head of corporate at India relationship firm Trilegal - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/jPy8EhNhFY
  • Weil joins firms upping future trainee maintenance grants to £20k - Legal Cheek https://t.co/I5gpVJHW8t 
  • Loving your business as a law firm owner - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/77tlwQkMvQ 
  • CIFC Asset Management shakes up legal and compliance team with two senior appointments - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/STRl6BHh4S 
  • "I will issue rule of contempt, send you to prison:" Full exchange between Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay and Bar President Arunava Ghosh | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/2mkZb2Q1wU
  • Three Arkansas law enforcement officers have been suspended after a video emerged showing a suspect being pinned to the ground and repeatedly beaten #US https://t.co/ADIOgqroah 
  • British firms cannot avoid the Wolves of Law Street - Legal Cheek https://t.co/QthR5ApQtT 
  • #Pakistan's police have charged the country's former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, under anti-terror laws. Their investigation comes after he accused the police and judiciary of detaining and torturing a close aide https://t.co/dGlA2z37nx 
  • Shine Lawyers introduces 9-day fortnight - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/ElyaNPXae3 
  • How can we support young LGBTQIA+ legal professionals? - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/LSaU8OyhTb 
  • Freshfields lawyers to work from office at least three days a week in agile policy tweak - Legal Cheek https://t.co/pqY5gkjL9K
  • An innocent accused and a culpable victim? Critique of the Kerala court order granting bail to Civic Chandran | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/70KHbWdpuV 
  • Barristers have voted to go on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike in England and Wales from next month. The walkout by members of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) will begin on 5 September https://t.co/f6WB6z2ybM 
  • Reducing M&A risk with better data - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/GXpTL8Q5Vh 
  • From Sidley to security: Meet the City lawyer who kept people safe during the Commonwealth Games - Legal Cheek https://t.co/3P5hb74oZk 
  • Watchdog launches inquiry into legal advice charity founded by Lord Harley - Legal Cheek https://t.co/5PAJk5R3mU
  • Heated exchange of words between judge, lawyer cannot be ground to transfer case: Jammu & Kashmir High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/7BmoMGraNQ 
  • UK Supreme Court draws fire over diversity record after two men fill vacancies - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/JpiY8EOQDp
  • Special Guardianship Orders – Reviewing the Journey so far – The Barrister Magazine https://t.co/TgO4lbM5Nw 
  • Ban for partner who told trainee to change date on property document - Legal Cheek https://t.co/vr1fXpdWH1 
  • US supreme court backs Black voters challenging Georgia election rules #US https://t.co/OimqFAyd1p 
  • From crime lord to Michelin award: how a notorious Marseille prison was the making of a top French chef https://t.co/9Tww3x3zAX
  • Women are facing threats and blackmail from a mob of anonymous strangers after their personal details, intimate photos and videos were shared on the social media platform Reddit https://t.co/WgG4t1Svmm 
  • Kobe Bryant's widow has testified that she had panic attacks after learning that photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband and daughter were taken and shared by first responders #US https://t.co/j0o2tv9xIs