Saturday

18th March - Law News

Edition 4098: 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 National Investigation agency  of India on Friday filed two chargesheets in special courts against 68 activists of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) in two separate cases in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, an official said. With these, the number of chargesheets filed by the agency against PFI members this month, has gone up to four.

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Putting a data minimisation strategy in place - Legal Futures https://t.co/PeOCfptKzS
  • Judge throws out 'extravagant' claim about litigant's lookalike | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZgpjA1Hc5h
  • ‘Hostile, authoritarian’ UK downgraded in civic freedoms index - Civicus Monitor cites hostility towards campaigners and charities, and clamp down on public protests https://tinyurl.com/yckjcdr2
  • Tribunal right to strike out judge's grievance claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/yYoj2Qlk5q
  • Consortium wins bid to run £3m LawtechUK operation - Legal Futures https://t.co/AiRLY6WrRT 
  • England and Manchester City footballer Kyle Walker will not face criminal charges over newspaper allegations that he indecently exposed himself in a bar https://t.co/UqRvtGImuV
  • A PC who repeatedly struck ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson on the night he was killed by her colleague has been found guilty of gross misconduct. Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith hit the former footballer six times with her baton as he lay on the floor helpless https://t.co/07Igs7vHbJ
  • Met police on ‘last chance’ as Casey report to condemn failure to change - findings of official review due out on Tuesday described as ‘horrible’ and ‘atrocious’ for force https://t.co/7nKXM4mADs
  • UK mounted police chase down man holding mobile phone while driving - Officers on horseback deployed to reduce use of phones by motorist; driver faces £200 fine and six points on licence https://t.co/EdxY1wUK20
  • A former security guard’s communications with neo-Nazi extremists were uncovered after an online chat group was infiltrated by an undercover counter-terrorism officer | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OVpmLdfwZw
  • Circuit judge fails in discrimination and harassment claim - Legal Futures https://t.co/N04QPufnO4
  • Roger Waters threatens legal action over German concert cancellations https://t.co/ABEjUnkFcF 
  • Split liability offer did not meet Part 36 requirements | Law Gazette https://t.co/LMw074o2yo 
  • Network launched for barristers who have experienced mental illness - Legal Futures https://t.co/HnlHyjR10
  • gunnercooke Scotland expands with appointment of two partners | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vUhq5Y7jG
  • SRA pleased with SQE start - but black candidates way behind | Law Gazette https://t.co/t44Chuvu
  • A man who allegedly prevented Home Office officials from carrying out their duties on Glasgow’s Kenmure Street has been acquitted after a trial | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lPnWOwqZE
  • Murderers with a history of coercive behaviour towards their victims or who use extreme violence could face tougher sentences under new government plans https://t.co/nAPJjI7Sko
  • Good first year for SQE but market confidence needs building - Legal Futures https://t.co/QUqNNwxBo8
  • Royal Mail is falling down on its letter delivery obligations, a group of MPs has said. The firm has been prioritising parcel deliveries over letters, they said, and called on Ofcom to investigate https://t.co/h45eF6NyNd
  • More than 1,000 Passport Office workers will go on strike for five weeks over a dispute about jobs, pay and conditions https://t.co/e4Ix14Nzxp 
  • A matter of time: Why lawyers should embrace four-day week | Law Gazette https://t.co/MWxCgYvit
  • Chris Kaba: The family of an unarmed black man who was killed by police have voiced concerns over the resignations of two watchdog staff members overseeing an investigation into what happeneds https://t.co/YgmF6Sky6s
  • Leila Borrington: Woman jailed for killing three-year-old stepson https://t.co/3Xyd94W5kZ
  • Lawtech initiative gets a geeky new home | Law Gazette https://t.co/fwaVAbNOA5 
  • SFO not responsible for financial hit to ENRC, High Court told | Law Gazette https://t.co/ArqN4tfGfe
  • #France pension protests: Clashes after Macron orders rise in pension age without vote - BBC News https://t.co/bn3KgQrBoO

Friday

17th March - Law News

Edition 4097: 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: A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Full story Scottish Legal News

Today's Highlighted Video Story: Millions of Australians who've used a lender to buy cars, laptops and other products are still in the dark about whether their data has been stolen

Saturday Conversations on Law