Saturday

25th February - Law News

Edition 4078: 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 Mayor Alleges Attack By Extremist BJP Councillors, Files Late-Night Complaint - Hours after the municipal House was rocked by fresh clashes between the councillors of the BJP and the AAP, Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Friday alleged that a few members of the saffron party inflicted life-threatening attack on her. At a press conference here, she alleged that her colleague Ashu Thakur was also attacked by another BJP councillor

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Solicitor instructed and paid by clients without telling firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/r6bwMXcVcI 
  • ‘Life and death situation’: Queensland police minister’s claims on youth justice rebuked by experts #Australia https://t.co/g9LSTO8USk 
  • Common platform failure led to 35 defendants not being electronically tagged | Law Gazette https://t.co/98VTNEZrvz
  • NAO castigates “rushed” court modernisation programme - Legal Futures https://t.co/WORRmhmVxE 
  • High Court: Protective costs application refused for disabled individuals seeking extra year of schooling from the State | Irish Legal News https://t.co/TNraVPwlNv 
  • #US court skeptical of bid to access congressman’s phone in January 6 inquiry https://t.co/QoXwwNTpUn 
  • 'Handsy' solicitor fined £30,000 for misconduct | Law Gazette https://t.co/n4CwaRfeUn 
  • UK shooting lobby to fight demands to tighten shotgun ownership rules. Powerful pro-gun groups plan to lobby ministers as calls mount to raise ownership barriers after Plymouth killings https://t.co/zsCqRp6ImF
  • Far right trying to infiltrate UK’s low-traffic protests, campaigners warn. Defenders of LTNs in Oxford report antisemitic and conspiracy-theory chanting at confrontations over traffic reduction measures https://t.co/hFNMhyzTpc
  • TSSA union halts its rail strikes as members accept pay offers. Move will increase pressure on larger RMT union to put similar offers to full vote by its members https://t.co/rgdYW1syBU 
  • Lady Martha Bruce obituary - Governor of Scotland’s only all-female prison whose military career shaped her pioneering approach to women in custody https://t.co/2kdcEhbenG 
  • #Kenyan convicted in a trial linked to the murder of a British man has been freed from prison, after a decade-long campaign. A senior UK police officer who assisted the Kenyan investigation "omitted key forensic evidence" in the trial of Ali Kololo https://t.co/LTX0YUtsHG 
  • #Canadian privacy protection regulators have launched an investigation into TikTok over its collection of users' data. The video-sharing platform, owned by Chinese giant ByteDance, has come under scrutiny over concerns that it hands information to Beijing https://t.co/5ZdHE2NcNV 
  • The Police Service of Northern Ireland is treating the shooting of Det Ch Insp John Caldwell as terrorist-related. Investigators confirmed their primary line of enquiry was dissident republican group the New IRA https://t.co/i0kXXZ65sg 
  • Rushed pace of reform putting pressure on courts | Law Gazette https://t.co/nTY6YissM8 
  • New family law firm commits to four-day working week - Legal Futures https://t.co/nmXRDQUFik
  • Warwick student with cancer wins payout after university denied extension request | https://t.co/bIxofGo6f5
  • Firm’s tribute to ‘exemplary’ managing partner after sudden death | Law Gazette https://t.co/FS4Ain9WOX 
  • Shamima Begum has shown up courts’ deference to this government. It’s a worrying new era https://t.co/JkhYL4pDyJ 
  • Female pupils say they have been left "humiliated" over enforcement of a uniform policy at a Merseyside school. Girls have been made to enter Rainford High School in St Helens separately to boys and have had their skirt length inspected by male teachers https://t.co/nikEoZLLb0 
  • Junior doctors in England will strike on 13, 14 and 15 March, the British Medical Association has announced. They want a pay increase to make up for 15 years of inflation https://t.co/UpGyAV6pAw 
  • Rugby player found liable for injury after 'red mist descended' | Law Gazette https://t.co/arHk6cXUPX
  • The encrypted-messaging app Signal would 'walk' from UK if Online Safety Bill undermined encryption https://t.co/BDro0Oxv95 
  • Judges urged to call out role of lawyers in "layering" PI claims - Legal Futures https://t.co/9He3xabwZc
  • Partner struck off for misleading probe into London trip expenses | Law Gazette https://t.co/aiIpGzC0ea
  • Boris Johnson hints he may not support Rishi Sunak’s Northern Ireland deal - Ex-PM says controversial bill is best way forward as lawyers advising Tory Eurosceptics submit fresh proposal https://t.co/2K3vvISdbX 
  • Top state officials push to make spread of #US election misinformation illegal https://t.co/4nM095RYhp 
  • PII renewal: Is the tide turning? - Legal Futures https://t.co/cHKiacvdT3 
  • ‘He stole my childhood’: how three women banded together – and took down their rapist https://t.co/7yRg1A8XqG 
  • Angela Ruttledge appointed to Fáilte Ireland board | Irish Legal News https://t.co/b8J6V37EKr 
  • Risks and regulatory changes to look out for | Law Gazette https://t.co/WMHoQqeOCX 
  • Crypto firm with links to parliamentary groups appears to have vanished - Apparent disappearance of Phoenix Community Capital leaves some investors fearing they have lost large sums of money https://t.co/6aVePiRFRC 
  • Press greets Home Office redraft of national security bill with scepticism - Media industry sources say changes appear not to go far enough amid fears of ‘chilling effect’ on journalism https://t.co/4OH4jrqbhP 
  • Why we need a data lab for justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/kxOktY5QC4
  • Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein gets 16 more years in prison #US https://t.co/vCjdaJ1R7z

Friday

24th February - Law News

Edition 4077: 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 Law News/Article: An independent review of new policing technologies, chaired at Edinburgh Napier University, has suggested statutory codes of practice could be considered to provide greater clarity and safeguards around the future use of live facial recognition and certain artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Full story Scottish Legal News
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Reports obtained by CNN appear to show China is sending parts labeled for military use to Russia as aid in the Ukraine war. 

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • 'Cultural norms' blocking four-day week in the law | Law Gazette https://t.co/CFSnhkGoti
  • UK law firms will net more than £1 billion from a number of US-style class action lawsuits being considered by the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT), according to new analysis| Scottish Legal News https://t.co/y0rpeXN2rp
  • A rugby player who sued an opponent over a "revenge" tackle, that left her with a permanent spinal injury, has won a compensation case at the High Court https://t.co/qHsLVhfyrR 
  • Environment Secretary Therese Coffey has suggested turnips could be a suitable alternative while other vegetables remain in short supply https://t.co/iaOw77dTdc 
  • SRA shuts down City of London firm with 30 lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/WKhy1hraE7 
  • Sarah Ennis: Digby Brown successfully oppose QOCS motion | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Tm3OGEL846
  • Law firms not providing staff with the wellbeing support they want - Legal Futures https://t.co/3LN3Xls1wT 
  • Recruitment opens for diversity scheme to support aspiring lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/AKA84xk47L
  • The modern workplace explored at next month’s Employment Conference | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pLnDBdKoa1 
  • ‘Handsy’ solicitor’s actions in club were sexual, tribunal finds | Law Gazette https://t.co/mx070KbJdf 
  • Experts "too quick to dismiss" public concern over use of court data - Legal Futures https://t.co/4rIZkcncFl 
  • The BBC will not be put off from reporting without fear or favour, its Director-General Tim Davie has said in an email to staff in #India. The ruling BJP government had been instigating laws and measures to silence all criticism https://t.co/BsxId36QAH 
  • A "crisis team" will be introduced at this year's Oscars, to handle any real-time incidents as a response to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock during the 2022 ceremony #US https://t.co/RKr9KvpFzW 
  • Expect to wait longer on the phone, Land Registry warns ahead of strike | Law Gazette https://t.co/vi52SYsdRc
  • Four activists were arrested after painting the road outside the Russian Embassy in London in the colours of the Ukrainian flag https://t.co/CNjPrPohG9
  • Jackie McCreery appointed in-house counsel at Scottish Land & Estates | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uIiHxTBS5M 
  • English law can accommodate blockchain share-dealing | Law Gazette https://t.co/7krekbU0Cn 
  • Home Office "monitoring" immigration lawyers for regulatory breaches - Legal Futures https://t.co/t1p4MjtsDD
  • UK trip charged to client was my secretary’s mistake, solicitor tells tribunal | Law Gazette https://t.co/OMdVRKjCbw
  • Legendary commentator John Motson, who had an illustrious 50-year career with the BBC, has died aged 77. Motson covered 10 World Cups, 10 European Championships and 29 FA Cup finals for BBC Sport before retiring from the organisation in 2018 https://t.co/46qW8gDmtW
  • P. O’Connor & Son welcomes Katie Cadden as senior associate | Irish Legal News https://t.co/3rubc4o1hj
  • Attorney general defends use of special advisers | Law Gazette https://t.co/NIj7VmXFuw 
  • Manifestly incompetent solicitor fined for role in “secret sale” - Legal Futures https://t.co/g8RI9XGPr5
  • An off-duty police officer has been shot at a sports complex in Omagh, County Tyrone. There are unconfirmed reports that he was hit multiple times on the Killyclogher Road at about 20:00 GMT https://t.co/FoTKKbXbv6 
  • Paul C McCarthy SC admitted to International Academy of Family Lawyers | Irish Legal News https://t.co/ssqjiGKAEF 
  • Rapper Nipsey Hussle's killer Eric R Holder Jr gets 60 years in prison #US https://t.co/wAZdd742bY 
  • Asylum claims for 12,000 to be considered without face-to-face interview - A 10-page Home Office questionnaire will decide the cases of people from Afghanistan, Eritrea, Libya, Syria and Yemen who applied before last July https://t.co/hMqI9xk5zS 
  • Tidman Legal CEO appointed to Institute of Directors | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DBORcWnsVO

Thursday

23rd February - Law News

Edition 4076: 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 Law News/Article: The Home Office is ‘monitoring the activities’ of immigration lawyers, a minister has told parliament in a statement that will be interpreted as an attempt to intimidate parts of the legal sector. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick said in the Commons yesterday that the government is keeping tabs on a ‘small number’ of legal practitioners, although he declined to expand on how this monitoring is taking place. Full story The Law Society Gazette
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Since the war began, 8 million Ukrainians have fled to neighbouring countries – and nearly 5,000 have come to Australia seeking refuge. The Drum’s Stephanie Boltje spoke to three Ukrainians who have been living in NSW since April 2022. 

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Ex-easyJet pilot fined for blocking road outside Harrods in climate protest | https://t.co/Kl7MTZzG8z 
  • The climate crisis and the courts | Law Gazette https://t.co/Dqf5qG7PeT
  • Solicitor who felt 'victimised' by tribunal has appeal dismissed | Law Gazette https://t.co/P0KPMUymGP
  • Insurers bid to take mixed injuries argument to Supreme Court - Legal Futures https://t.co/PJDn1HzVEI
  • New civil orders to protect domestic abuse victims | Law Gazette https://t.co/qdyYq1HSjl
  • Home secretary Suella Braverman has played down the prospect she could resign over new post-Brexit rules for Northern Ireland https://t.co/j1qtAcnpEw 
  • Don’t judge Shamima Begum today: judge the cruel ministers who still won’t take responsibility for her https://t.co/aRpyxgv8Ii
  • ‘Accrington Stanley’ milk advert actor jailed for Liverpool murder: Kevin Spaine, who delivered famous line in TV ad 34 years ago, given life sentence with minimum of 18 years https://t.co/qPHb1XmU5n
  • Royal Mail boss blames rogue managers for tracking devices on workers. Simon Thompson says monitors were used to pressure staff to work faster in breach of its policy https://t.co/52r4MXEB56
  • TLT advises Santander UK on funding for landmark battery storage facilities | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/g0FZdJLAGR
  • Two new commissioners have been appointed to the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland | Irish Legal News https://t.co/OYANnQNqpr 
  • Ukraine-born solicitor offers pro bono help to war refugees | Law Gazette https://t.co/UfEpahFXGK
  • Law firm "colluded" with medics and others to layer PI claim - Legal Futures https://t.co/qYzNzItpfp 
  • Prominent Russian lawyer Nikolai Egorov sanctioned by UK | Law Gazette https://t.co/Yya9UDauTC
  • New 'laboratory' aims to plug the justice data gap | Law Gazette https://t.co/8IrticPaTK 
  • Police release new CCTV footage of missing couple with newborn baby https://t.co/fBMzIXQMb0
  • Shamima Begum has lost her challenge over the decision to deprive her of British citizenship despite a "credible" case she was trafficked. Mr Justice Jay told the semi-secret court dealing with her case that her appeal had been fully dismissed https://t.co/ZJkafzP8jv 
  • “Shambolic” solicitor suspended over disorderly closure of firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/8N1P6xfAhP 
  • Juries in rape cases more likely to convict than acquit | Law Gazette https://t.co/d5IyAy6b0J
  • Key measures of bill to limit protest tactics defeated in House of Lords https://t.co/Er9NIMFHqZ 
  • The Home Office is ‘monitoring the activities’ of immigration lawyers, a minister has told parliament in a statement that will be interpreted as an attempt to intimidate parts of the legal sector | Law Gazette https://t.co/hYkOlHXLN
  • Tughans tops Northern Ireland M&A league table | Irish Legal News https://t.co/7qEsiedj1Y
  • High Court rejects solicitor's appeal against disciplinary findings - Legal Futures https://t.co/h2MvKI8PVp
  • Surrey council on brink of insolvency with debts of nearly £2bn - Woking says it is at risk of issuing section 114 notice, which would force central government to intervene https://t.co/JzOCFsbNgF
  • Burges Salmon advises FirstGroup on acquisition of Ensign Bus Company | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/e88KrTuR5o
  • Firearms laws could be reformed in the wake of shootings in Plymouth and the Isle of Skye, the government has said. Home Office minister Chris Philp committed to make "any further changes needed to protect the public" https://t.co/IGTigTxoSQ
  • Conor Kennedy joins EY Law Ireland as head of tax strategy and disputes | Irish Legal News https://t.co/x0PuDaSL7W