Friday

28th October - Law News

Edition 3958: 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: New legislation strengthening consumer rights online and offline has been passed by the Oireachtas. The Consumer Rights Bill 2022 cleared the Seanad yesterday and will now be sent to President Michael D. Higgins to be signed into law. Full story - Irish Legal News
 
 Today's Highlighted Video Story:  Many of us use technology to access everyday services – from online banking to grocery shopping, buying insurance to ordering a taxi. Why should it be any different when it comes to the law? Read SRA's guide to find out how using technology to access legal services could provide you with more control, choice and affordable options.”

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Labour has ordered MP Nadia Whittome to delete a tweet saying Rishi Sunak becoming prime minister "isn't a win for Asian representation" https://t.co/cv79ByC6GN 
  • Government seeks new LawtechUK contractor | Law Gazette https://t.co/M5p33AKRSE 
  • A woman has been found guilty of murdering and decapitating her friend in order to inherit her estate. Jemma Mitchell, 38, killed Mee Kuen Chong, 67, in north-west London in June 2021 https://t.co/pJ1cvqyV3w 
  • Calls grow for resignation as two more Conservative MPs have questioned the re-appointment of Suella Braverman as home secretary, just days after she quit over data breaches https://t.co/J1LskTnuuI 
  • Ireland’s biggest ALSP heads to London after £9m funding boost - Legal Futures https://t.co/9NMvcq9hTc
  • Private equity-backed business snaps up Farleys | Law Gazette https://t.co/veTJWRm3sX
  • Asylum seekers: UK spending almost £7m a day on hotels - The figure is more than £2m higher than the government said it was spending in February and includes £1.2m to house Afghan refugees who fled the Taliban https://t.co/vBOG2udGk1
  • A senior #US investigator says it is still easy to find child abuse images that have originated on OnlyFans. The online platform told the BBC it had acted to tackle illegal content and it was impossible for them to verify claims without evidence https://t.co/JFgeGH88WF
  • Children with Afro-textured hair should not be prevented from wearing natural hairstyles at school, new guidance from Britain's human-rights watchdog says https://t.co/r6Dva8lgiY 
  • People's inability to afford essential hygiene products is leaving many too ashamed to go to work. A report suggests 3.2 million UK adults are affected by so-called hygiene poverty - with 12% saying they have avoided facing colleagues as a result https://t.co/oWlEnwmJha
  • PE firm makes second big acquisition in bid to build national practice - Legal Futures https://t.co/bQxIj7dOLP
  • #Iranian police are reported to have fired on protesters in Saqqez, home city of Mahsa Amini who died in custody after being arrested for allegedly wearing her hijab "improperly" https://t.co/MDkGwdTUcK 
  • Rochdale grooming gang members to be deported to Pakistan https://t.co/mhEt66XPP1
  • A former subpostmaster convicted in connection with the Post Office Horizon scandal has become the first in Northern Ireland to have his conviction quashed | Irish Legal News https://t.co/QbRlW0obLP
  • Our Legal Heritage: 100 years since the 1922 Irish Free State Constitution | Irish Legal News https://t.co/9EnCFl6CdE 
  • A woman who tipped faeces over a memorial of Sir Captain Tom Moore has been given a suspended jail sentence. Madeleine Budd targeted the sculpture of the World War Two veteran and NHS fundraiser as part of a climate protest in Derbyshire on 30 September https://t.co/1pbhDED1v
  • Raab's return fuels legal aid funding fears | Law Gazette https://t.co/BYd7gYJnNl
  • UK government’s Troubles bill ‘unlikely’ to comply with ECHR | Irish Legal News https://t.co/BAJqdVL2wa

Thursday

27th October - Law News

Edition 3957: 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 first day of strike action by magistrates’ court staff over HM Courts & Tribunals Service’s controversial Common Platform system has already caused chaos, the Gazette has been told. Legal advisers and court associates at more than 60 magistrates’ courts are striking until 30 October over the rollout of the digital system, which has been beset by problems since it was introduced in September 2020. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
 
 Today's Highlighted Video Story:  The Australian federal government has introduced laws to increase penalties for companies that fail to protect their customers' data, as the full extent of the Medibank hack becomes clear. The private health company has today confirmed all of its nearly four million customers have been exposed in the cyber attack. Experts say this is about as bad as it gets.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Tory MP under fire for transphobic comments about Eddie Izzard - ‘Playground bully’ Lee Anderson’s remarks described as ‘vile and disgusting’ by MPs from his own party https://t.co/9ddsJBQhuv
  • Tory MP alleges Braverman responsible for ‘multiple breaches of ministerial code’ - Opposition call for inquiry as Braverman is reappointed home secretary six days after resigning over security breach https://t.co/uuaIfyk86O
  • New initiative promotes diversity in Northern Ireland’s legal profession | Irish Legal News https://t.co/exhHPL4X7z
  • MSP hopes for specific crime against stealing dogs despite existence of ‘theft’ | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Aq9wjdd96n
  • #Germany's coalition government has agreed on a plan to legalise recreational cannabis use among adults. Possession of up to 30g (1oz) for personal use would be allowed. Licensed shops and pharmacies would sell it https://t.co/QWqQLuPq4A
  • Rhyme or reason: the blocking of ABSs in California - Legal Futures https://t.co/K9Mxig5ZUF 
  • Women earn 34% less than men at the bar | Law Gazette https://t.co/EiSqrNfMr0
  • Common Platform strike causes court chaos | Law Gazette https://t.co/jEB4jAZLR7 
  • UK government to commission abortion services in Northern Ireland | Irish Legal News https://t.co/AdGYYdQ6LZ
  • Decline in homicides | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/av0Ap2QCmz
  • LSB to consider “alternative configurations” of reserved legal activities - Legal Futures https://t.co/lgqvv74I5d
  • #Indian minister calls for abolition of 1,500 laws dating back to Raj https://t.co/csGm8uk2Et 
  • High Court hears Uyghur judicial review case | Law Gazette https://t.co/TYXL7SS2M3 
  • Court of Appeal: Murderer fails to quash convictions on grounds of later diagnosis with schizophrenia | Irish Legal News https://t.co/giiHgp7y4X 
  • LGBT football fans who attend the World Cup in Qatar should show "a little bit of flex and compromise", Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said https://t.co/3wVvOT2WL9 
  • Women barristers closing pay gap a little in some areas of practice - Legal Futures https://t.co/6wgrly4NZO
  • Solicitor judge Johnson appointed to JAC | News | Law Gazette https://t.co/tifmPHTIJ6 
  • Licensing process to move from Circuit Court to District Court | Irish Legal News https://t.co/y2JUyRnmKV
  • Regulator tells conveyancers to prepare for sharp work downturn - Legal Futures https://t.co/eIpaRYS6iQ
  • Ex-Eversheds trainee banned following sexual assault convictions | Law Gazette https://t.co/BKoyx5fyUs
  • Security services in #Norway say they have arrested a university lecturer accused of working for Russia as a spy https://t.co/JZDQW712Rj 
  • Dutch media found evidence that China's "overseas service stations", which promise to provide diplomatic services, are being used to try to silence #Chinese dissidents in Europe https://t.co/T6SXzkxaS6 
  • Prince Andrew's & Prince Harry's role in being allowed to stand in for King Charles for official duties challenged in the House of Lords. They remain 2 of the 5 "counsellors of state" who can carry out important constitutional duties https://t.co/jfwpLLgdsR 
  • RT @ishkolhatkar: Shocked, humbled etc https://t.co/N4hvz7N3dW 
  • Rees-Mogg lambasts critics of EU laws bill after quitting government https://t.co/kmWrCG623K 
  • High Court claimant accused law firms of taking bribes | Law Gazette https://t.co/4ibfcDC6Cq 
  • Descendant of Doctor Zhivago author loses copyright court case https://t.co/o1kaBt9wMw 
  • Solicitor was "manifestly incompetent" in advice to elderly client - Legal Futures https://t.co/ksTCnMBNKl
  • Raab in his own words | Law Gazette https://t.co/ixNDZSXyIV
  • Breaking: Raab back as Lewis sacked as lord chancellor | Law Gazette https://t.co/2FW3OeBGzt

Wednesday

26th October - Law News

Edition 3956: 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: Women barristers are closing the pay gap with their male colleagues in certain practice areas but it remains vast in the higher-earning areas of work, the Bar Council has found. Full story - Legal Futures
 
 Today's Highlighted Video Story:  When going to court, it’s important to be prepared. Read our guide on what to expect before, during and after your hearing or trial.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Outcry over Suella Braverman’s return as home secretary https://t.co/gO9xz2OLcU
  • Investigating Officer has to subject accused to psychiatric assessment if his sanity is in doubt: Bombay High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/sXBX0RKOx
  • Best of the blogs - 22 October 2022 | Law Gazette https://t.co/esGqU7wAfD
  • Scottish legal authorities fail to reveal information about another sheriff’s case | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bnOWhnjHLL
  • Competition for solicitor apprenticeships “tougher than training contracts” - Legal Futures https://t.co/DKW3wbdSw
  • NI High Court has determined that it was in the best interests for a 21-month-old child to be adopted, without a contact order, where the actions of the parents represented a cycle of neglect which showed no signs of improving | Irish Legal News https://t.co/kwKEida6s
  • How to be a resilient lawyer | Law Gazette https://t.co/3H453NXbRm
  • Peter Tatchell was "arrested and detained on the kerbside" in Doha on Tuesday following his one-man protest challenging the #Qatar's treatment of LGBT people ahead of the World Cup https://t.co/ihHhKBSC2M 
  • The UK government acted unlawfully by not investigating whether some cotton imports come from Uyghur forced-labour camps in China, a court has heard https://t.co/5WsZfobZ61 
  • Bombay High Court refuses stay on release of Hindi film 'Thank God' | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/aw8OWpHCtx 
  • A #Russian court has rejected an appeal by US basketball star Brittney Griner against her nine-year jail term for drugs charges. The court near Moscow upheld the sentence, with the state prosecutor calling it "fair" https://t.co/sXB0CZnwtF
  • Consumers keen to read reviews of barristers, says Trustpilot - Legal Futures https://t.co/riK5crPAfS
  • Tesco warned of potential Irish lawsuit over member-only stores | Irish Legal News https://t.co/KjYPFbZBlB
  • Wrexham football club have banned socially conscious striker Paul Mullin from wearing boots featuring a slogan highlighting the ills of the Conservative Party https://t.co/8anss8vTU
  • Fresh footage has emerged showing more of what happened before #China's former leader Hu Jintao was dramatically led out of a session during last week's Communist Party Congress in Beijing https://t.co/z0MAf7FIID
  • When judges should keep their own counsel | Law Gazette https://t.co/ynBslMHG9Q 
  • Rees-Mogg move to axe 2,400 laws is ‘anti-democratic’, say legal experts |https://t.co/gsZB3RUeBe
  • Capping fees will kill collective actions, litigation funder warns | Law Gazette https://t.co/J2eiYz3tIz
  • ‘Everyone wants to get involved’: inside a new police approach to tackling rape - Operation Bluestone aims to put suspects at centre of investigations while better supporting victims https://t.co/oTyPPCkx9V
  • The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has urged the government to publish legislation that could allow big tech firms to be fined up to 10% of global annual income for abuses https://t.co/2an7gj5cFl
  • SRA forced to wait for end of Post Office inquiry to take action - Legal Futures https://t.co/cBjzPAqiYW 
  • Law Society has ‘duty’ to tell solicitors to shun underpaid work, says president - Incoming leader Lubna Shuja says some criminal work is unsustainable, amid calls for a 15% pay rise https://t.co/ZWwthBsl51
  • 'Enablers' in spotlight as economic crime bill takes next step | Law Gazette https://t.co/ewkAUdPsZp 
  • Rishi Sunak urged to scrap ‘undemocratic’ proposals to axe 2,400 laws https://t.co/p8BSXO7Dm4
  • LSB plans to make it easier for clients to complain to their lawyers - Legal Futures https://t.co/HAegHaSn6W
  • Lib Dems: Police Scotland needs vehicles for the job | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CeR7tZdDJT 
  • Lawyer in the news: James Love, Womble Bond Dickinson - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/5pQ3I3jFAN
  • Jammu & Kashmir High Court dismisses plea challenging reservation, ST status granted to 'Pahari Speaking People' | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/qjfYNVYXCl
  • My legal life: Michele Price, gunnercooke - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/1Btszt7tyx
  • #Philippines: Student 'anti-cheating' exam hats go viral https://t.co/v6G8h38JqC

Tuesday

25th October - Law News

Edition 3955: 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: Scottish legal authorities have failed to explain the fate of an Aberdeen sheriff who was the subject of sexual misconduct allegations almost four years ago. Jack Brown was reported by a female lawyer, referred to as X, in 2018. He was suspended on full pay. Full story - Scottish Legal News
 
 Today's Highlighted Video Story:  Rishi Sunak became the last man standing in this Conservative leadership contest. Just before 2pm, his last rival Penny Mordaunt announced she was dropping out. Moments later Mr Sunak was confirmed as the new Conservative leader. Tomorrow morning, he will formally take over as prime minister after seeing the King at Buckingham Palace. He'll face some formidable challenges - not least the cost of living crisis, energy prices and winning back the confidence of the markets.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Britain faces chaos if it scraps EU laws, warns ex-Whitehall legal boss https://t.co/aDyUxsWU9W
  • Shoosmiths imposes £200 ‘levy’ on lawyers choosing to travel by plane - Legal Cheek https://t.co/gOSposCNk8 
  • Supreme Court issues notice on Central government plea to modify judgment on tenure limit of ED Director | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/8nnmpKW4GD
  • Squires introduces ‘all-in Thursdays’ in WFH policy shake-up - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ST9l57lUaA
  • Patna High Court strikes down provisions of Bihar Municipal (Amendment) Act for hindering self-governance | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/tAqbDJkC7Q
  • Who is Rishi Sunak's father-in-law? Meet billionaire Narayan Murthy https://t.co/mrKe1L1LRe 
  • Will legal tech doom the billable hours model for law firms? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/esDlP3O3fz 
  • [PayCM campaign] Karnataka High Court quashes criminal complaint against two Congress office bearers | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/UjrxKFkimR
  • Hollywood is preparing for the start of a new trial for Harvey Weinstein, which is expected to begin on Monday in Los Angeles, after the jury was selected on Friday #US https://t.co/qypYBzjww0
  • Northern Ireland could see a surge of refugees this winter as fighting intensifies in Ukraine, a support group has said https://t.co/AecONCgfMN
  • Activists appear to have thrown cake into the face of King Charles's waxwork at London's Madame Tussauds. Video footage posted on social media showed two protesters wearing Just Stop Oil T-shirts throwing cake in the King's face https://t.co/oaBnmPNdW7
  • My life as a green finance lawyer - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6fHkPtowDT 
  • Demystifying the law on legal heirship certificate | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/xChFj1htOh 
  • Claire Edgar delivers talk on domestic abuse at Jersey conference | Irish Legal News https://t.co/P8BARy1rVZ
  • [Stray dog menace] Impose fine on citizens feeding them on roads, public places: Bombay High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/7bKKZD4MDP
  • Her right to speak versus his reputation: how courts around the world are getting this wrong https://t.co/orqTIs9Hcr
  • Three new partners at Dillon Eustace LLP | Irish Legal News https://t.co/k1lDMqjfpf
  • The curious case of central bank independence - Legal Cheek https://t.co/MEPW3iypVB 
  • Northern Ireland consults on three-year human trafficking strategy | Irish Legal News https://t.co/9VIrtwP3gH
  • King Charles hires UCL law lecturer as deputy private secretary - Legal Cheek https://t.co/raJkDMmn9i
  • ‘I spent years trying to crack the pupillage Rubik’s Cube’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/CyyBKYyawP
  • JUSTICE announces new board and council members | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/I7bPyNY1pO
  • The vast majority of global law firms’ websites are crap, new research has found — despite outfits spending millions on online platforms and agencies with “impressive credentials” - Legal Cheek https://t.co/xrsWXMN314
  • Rapper Lady Leshurr has been charged with two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to reports of a fight on Knotts Green Road in Leyton, east London https://t.co/7VLpgcAIRy
  • Justice Keane says judiciary diversity ‘not happening fast enough’ - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/IZANRlNk6O
  • Labour to step up efforts to stop ‘reckless’ Northern Ireland protocol bill in Lords https://t.co/OUkOVJP1te
  • Bill to better protect criminal lawyers from clients welcomed - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/TzceRK3rqM
  • Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye, agent Andrew Wylie says https://t.co/H906EGGDty 
  • Want to boost your pupillage chances? Scholarships, perseverance and a first-class degree remain key factors, new report finds - Legal Cheek https://t.co/EsFsSqqr5B 
  • How I used my background in neuroscience to make it as a lawyer - Legal Cheek https://t.co/twNu2hYDSg

Monday

24th October - Law News

Edition 3954: 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: On 22 September 2022, the UN Human Rights Committee found that the Australian Government had violated the human rights of various Torres Strait islanders through climate change inaction. The rights in issue arose under the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights of 1966, and in particular the right to life (Article 6), the right to be free from arbitrary interference with privacy, family and home (Article 17), the rights of the child (Article 24), and the right of indigenous minorities to enjoy their culture – all of which rights should be respected and ensured to all individuals (Article 2). Full story - UK Human Rights Blog
 
 Today's Highlighted Video Story:  The health ministry in Bangladesh is struggling to cope with the increasing number of Dengue fever cases. More than 100 people have died from the disease since January, and at least 27,000 people have been hospitalised. Poor sanitation, a lack of adequate drainage, and changing weather patterns are being blamed for the alarming spike in infections.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • LK Shields appoints Jamie Ritchie as head of projects and construction | Irish Legal News https://t.co/7TZ0PVwEDP
  • ‘David and Goliath battle’: Passengers sue #Qatari airline and authority over unlawful bodily searches - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/TBIqnV8EPp
  • Working Title: Tax lawyer turned artisanal cheese-maker Manya Bhardwaj | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/lxWMx1Be8h
  • Arthur Cox names three new of counsel | Irish Legal News https://t.co/gMdpIuvudp
  • Is this the first time a judge has used a meme in a judgment? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/a3vN7HmVUr
  • Madhya Pradesh High Court says rape convict kind enough to leave survivor alive; reduces life sentence to 20 years' jail | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/K3k98PN47W 
  • Top threats to UK law firms? Tech-savvy competitors, talent snapped up by rivals and the growth of US players, new report finds - Legal Cheek https://t.co/LoikvUgMTf 
  • Barrister says she became legal expert while in Home Office immigration detention - Aderonke Apata says she has Home Office to thank for career as she fought removal to Nigeria https://t.co/Kus5aonR9m 
  • The Weekly Round-up: strike action, modern slavery, and electronic tagging - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/N7b8IGbXo5 
  • New committee elected by Northern Ireland in-house lawyers | Irish Legal News https://t.co/H5F5lV7jBL 
  • Mistaking a partner for a vac schemer, deal-wrecking typos and costing clients thousands — lawyers annoymously share their TC blunders - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ZYB8vdWwpz
  • Dundee University awarded sanctuary status | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/aIuP0V4P0b 
  • Cleaver Fulton Rankin continues focus on responsible business | Irish Legal News https://t.co/LnrlCixqK6
  • Nailing a TC application, handling rejection and what it really means to be ‘commercially aware’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ZRFxDMWJdJ
  • A Welsh woman who has been in hospital for five months after having cut-price weight loss surgery in #Turkey said she regrets her decision every day https://t.co/rz5UpMMXxe 
  • Ever since Moscow's mobilization drive to shore up #Russian troops in Ukraine, a Russian feminist group has been helping men to avoid conscription https://t.co/2g40Yr9KEO 
  • Climate change human rights violations found against Australia in Torres Strait Islanders case - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/3JqGnYpNaU 
  • Top marks for Compass Chambers’ regulatory team | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VgBPVmPCnP 
  • Matheson: Most organisations not considering diversity and inclusion in hybrid working policy | Irish Legal News https://t.co/TFK4MrWer3 
  • A statue of Margaret Thatcher which stands in her home town in Lincolnshire has been vandalised for a third time. The £300,000 sculpture in St Peter's Hill in Grantham, which is subject to CCTV surveillance, has been daubed with the words "Tories out" https://t.co/mDZw6t6aqN 
  • TC applications at Clifford Chance jump 50% since 2018 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/JVcnJHzxR9 
  • The great podcast robbery? Sony and Spotify accused of stealing shows https://t.co/vwtmqreZwb 
  • How proposed changes to advice definition could impact lawyers - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/dmrSDEAqqf 
  • Dallas McMillan takes on sixth trainee amid promotions | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/e7cseLcccb 
  • Excellent results for Westwater Advocates in latest Chambers guide | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/tb4OhBKAsg 
  • Ethical conduct in the modern marketplace - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/QHiTbYRgSd