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Founded in 2011 LawNewsIndex.com (150k+ monthly readers) is a daily law news blog on #HumanRights #Lawyers #Lawfirms #UKLaw #LegalAcademia #LawStudents #CriminalJustice

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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 4h
#Botswana at 60 challenges the story of postcolonial African failure. From one of the world’s poorest countries at independence, Botswana used diamond revenues to build public services, infrastructure and a stable democracy www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
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Botswana at 60 challenges the story of postcolonial African failure
Botswana showed that resource wealth need not condemn a country to corruption and underdevelopment.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 5h
Gareth Ritter, 44, of Bryngwyn, in Monmouthshire, a teacher who featured in the Channel 4 documentary series Educating Cardiff has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Educating Cardiff teacher admits sexually assaulting teenage girl
Gareth Ritter, who featured in the Channel 4 series, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 5h
Jailed for raping a woman in an underground car park in County Tyrone. Luis Dos Martins Mariano, 20, with an address of Sloan Street, and Alcino Soares, 21, with an address of Braeside, also in Dungannon, both previously pleaded guilty to rape www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Dungannon: Two men jailed for raping woman in underground car park
The rape offence took place in September 2023 when both men were 17 and some of it was recorded on CCTV.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 5h
Findings from the Premier League's case against Manchester City require scrutiny from His Majesty's Revenue and Customs, the chair of a cross-party group of MPs has told the tax authority www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
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Man City: HMRC urged to scrutinise tax implications of verdict revealed by Premier League
The Treasury Committee, which is responsible for overseeing HMRC, has urged the body to scrutinise tax implications of the Manchester City verdict.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 6h
A judge dropped the Reflecting Pool vandalism case against former Olympian David Hearn on Thursday, dismissing it with prejudice and preventing the government from reinstituting charges against Hearn #US www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_RF...
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David Hearn’s Reflecting Pool Vandal Case Permanently Dismissed
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 7h
Thursday's UPDATED LawNewsIndex: 1st October - Law News lawnewsindex.blogspot.com/2026/10/1st-...
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1st October - Law News
UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 7h
Shocking: Bombay High Court on not booking MP Parth Pawar in Mundhwa Land Scam despite 99% stake | Bar & Bench #India www.barandbench.com/news/shockin...
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Shocking: Bombay High Court on not booking MP Parth Pawar in Mundhwa Land Scam despite 99% stake
The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra government why Rajya Sabha MP Parth Pawar has been excluded as an accused in the Mundhwa land scam case
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 7h
Nearly a decade after the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya people by #Myanmar forces, satellite images show the insurgent Arakan Army is now emulating the killings and land grabs www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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‘They showed no mercy’: mapping the Rohingya villages being erased by rebel forces
Nearly a decade after the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya people by Myanmar forces, satellite images show the insurgent Arakan Army is now emulating the killings and land grabs
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 7h
Nearly a decade after the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya people by #Myanmar forces, satellite images show the insurgent Arakan Army is now emulating the killings and land grabs www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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‘They showed no mercy’: mapping the Rohingya villages being erased by rebel forces
Nearly a decade after the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya people by Myanmar forces, satellite images show the insurgent Arakan Army is now emulating the killings and land grabs
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 7h
Christa Pike: what we know so far about Tennessee woman’s failed execution - Pike, sentenced to death for a 1995 murder, has survived two lethal injections and was taken to a hospital after www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Christa Pike: what we know so far about Tennessee woman’s failed execution
Pike, sentenced to death for a 1995 murder, has survived two lethal injections and was taken to a hospital after
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 7h
Naomi Campbell wins legal challenge over charity trustee ban. Supermodel was disqualified from role in 2024 after Charity Commission accused her of misusing funds and abdicating responsibilities www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Naomi Campbell wins legal challenge over charity trustee ban
Supermodel was disqualified from role in 2024 after Charity Commission accused her of misusing funds and abdicating responsibilities
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 7h
David Sullivan sues BBC for £150m over Panorama’s sexual misconduct claims. West Ham co-owner and former pornographer lodges high court claim over episode, in which several women accused him of abusing power www.theguardian.com/media/2026/o...
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David Sullivan sues BBC for £150m over Panorama’s sexual misconduct claims
West Ham co-owner and former pornographer lodges high court claim over episode, in which several women accused him of abusing power
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 7h
Lyft agrees to pay California $272.5m in largest-ever wage theft settlement. More than $237m will be distributed to drivers over firm labeling them independent contractors and not employees #US www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Lyft agrees to pay California $272.5m in largest-ever wage theft settlement
More than $237m will be distributed to drivers over firm labeling them independent contractors and not employees
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 7h
Criminal defence solicitor among trio jailed over drug offences and perverting the course of justice | Law Gazette www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/crimina...
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Criminal defence solicitor among trio jailed for drug offences
South Wales Police says solicitor 'chose to abuse position of trust by actively engaging in the very criminality he was professionally bound to challenge'.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 7h
SRA pauses controversial COLP separation plans ahead of no confidence vote | Law Gazette www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sra-pre...
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SRA presses pause on compliance officer separation plans
Controversial proposal had already been approved and was due to be phased in from January.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 7h
'Dismissive' magistrate issued with formal advice for misconduct | Law Gazette www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/dismiss...
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‘Dismissive’ magistrate given formal advice
Acting presiding justice treated a member of staff in a 'curt and disrespectful' manner, JCIO says.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 7h
Listed claims group NAHL set for £1.85m boost after settling dispute with supplier | Law Gazette www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/claims-...
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Claims firm set for £1.85m dispute settlement boost
Listed group now reporting lowest level of net debt for 12 years.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 7h
Anonymous donor funds SQE resits for two law centre apprentices following LinkedIn plea | Law Gazette www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/anonymo...
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Anonymous donor funds SQE resits following LinkedIn plea
Social mobility champion asked followers to help Law Centres Network raise funds for solicitor-apprentices to resit exams.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 7h
Clinical negligence solicitor cleared of dishonesty by SDT despite misleading client three times | Law Gazette www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/solicit...
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Solicitor who misled client three times cleared of dishonesty
Yorkshire practitioner of 20 years wanted to wait to properly consider expert report.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 7h
They’re off! Lady chief justice starts the great legal race | News | Law Gazette www.lawgazette.co.uk/obiter/theyr...
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They’re off! Lady chief justice starts the great legal race
Solicitors, legal executives and regulators join the Bar v Bench race - all in a good cause.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 7h
Labour Party conference: Justice minister Sarah Sackman says pot is empty for further legal spending | Law Gazette www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/labour-...
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Labour conference: No more money for legal aid, admits minister
Sackman says focus now has to be on making existing funding go further.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 7h
LeO: Unhappy clients turning to AI - but that might not be so bad - Legal Futures www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/...
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LeO: Unhappy clients turning to AI - but that might not be so bad
AI is acting as “an informal form of pre-complaint ‘triage’” that is more likely to influence consumers not to complain than to complain, according to Legal Ombudsman research.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 7h
SRA announces "pause" to compliance officer rule changes - Legal Futures www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/...
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SRA announces "pause" to compliance officer rule changes
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has bowed to pressure from the profession and announced a “pause” in its implementation of the new compliance officer rules.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 7h
Jail for criminal defence solicitor found guilty of drugs offences - Legal Futures www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/...
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Jail for criminal defence solicitor found guilty of drugs offences
A criminal defence solicitor who became involved with a client in the supply of cocaine and class C drugs is among three men to be jailed for multiple offences.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 7h
NAHL poised to wipe out debt after revenue and profits rise - Legal Futures www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/...
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NAHL poised to wipe out debt after revenue and profits rise
Listed personal injury group NAHL is poised to be in a “net cash position” after increasing its revenue by 5% and its profit before tax by 31%.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 7h
Information isn’t oversight – lessons from the PM Law review - Legal Futures www.legalfutures.co.uk/blog/informa...
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Information isn’t oversight – lessons from the PM Law review
The PM Law review’s real findings perhaps point to a failure mode applying to any organisation sitting on scattered risk information.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 8h
700 prisoners walk out of jail early under government scheme www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCTU...
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Watch the moment early-release prisoner instantly arrested again outside jail
YouTube video by ITV News
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 9h
A UK-Iranian dual national has been arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts in connection with the incident at RAF Fairford, counter-terror police have said. The 27-year-old man was arrested in Westminster, London www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Dual UK-Iranian national arrested over RAF Fairford incident
The 27-year-old man was arrested in Westminster, London, marking the sixth arrest in connection with Sunday's incident near the airbase.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 14h
Woman sexually assaulted by a man given a key to her hotel room was "fundamentally failed" by Travelodge "at every stage" - independent review. Barrister Paul Greaney KC said security policies were "not fit for the purpose of keeping guests safe" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Travelodge failed Maidenhead sex assault victim 'at every stage'
Room intrusions were still being reported at one-in-10 Travelodge hotels this summer, a review finds.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 18h
Northern Ireland has become the first part of the UK to introduce new rules for new drivers in a bid to reduce fatal road crashes involving young people. Graduated driver licensing for learner & newly qualified drivers, applies to all new drivers www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Graduated Driver Licensing: Northern Ireland's young drivers first in UK to get new driving licensing laws
Northern Ireland becomes the first part of the UK to introduce new rules for new drivers in a bid to reduce fatal road crashes involving young people.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 18h
Thursday's LawNewsIndex: 1st October - Law News lawnewsindex.blogspot.com/2026/10/1st-... #Law #HumanRights #Lawyers #Lawfirms #Legal #LegalAcademia #CriminalJustice
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1st October - Law News
UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Two teen boys and a girl who died when the car they were in ended up in the River Wear have been named by police. Jackson Duke, 17, Luke Etheridge and Zara Shaw, both 16, were in a black Audi A3 that came off the road at Panns Bank near Sunderland www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Teens who died when car entered River Wear named
Jackson Duke, Luke Etheridge and Zara Shaw died when the car they were in ended up in the River Wear.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Wednesday's UPDATED LawNewsIndex: 30th September - Law News lawnewsindex.blogspot.com/2026/09/30th...
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30th September - Law News
Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights and Social Justice
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
BBC removes article linking bare nails trend to ‘white supremacist standards of beauty’. Corporation says story did not meet editorial standards after it attracts criticism from US and UK media www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s...
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BBC removes article linking bare nails trend to ‘white supremacist standards of beauty’
Corporation says story did not meet editorial standards after it attracts criticism from US and UK media
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How could Great Britain look under proportional representation? See the results for your area. These visualisations from exclusive polling modelling show how the UK parliament could change under different voting systems www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
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How could Great Britain look under proportional representation? See the results for your area
These visualisations from exclusive polling modelling show how the UK parliament could change under different voting systems
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Unfair method of splitting pensions can add to the pain of divorce www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Unfair method of splitting pensions can add to the pain of divorce | Letters
Letters: Richard Nobbs draws attention to fundamental flaw in way pension assets are split on divorce and calls on Labour to act
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
CAPF case listing fiasco: Supreme Court asks why original bench wasn't informed before matter was shifted | Bar & Bench #India www.barandbench.com/news/capf-ca...
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CAPF case listing fiasco: Supreme Court asks why original bench wasn't informed before matter was shifted
The Supreme Court on Wednesday took strong exception to the Registry abruptly delisting a case concerning Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) from a Bench of Ju
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
End in sight for lord advocate’s dual role? | Scottish Legal News www.scottishlegal.com/articles/end...
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End in sight for lord advocate’s dual role?
The roles of the lord advocate and solicitor general are to be scrutinised in a review chaired by Lord Boyd of Duncansby, First Minister John Swinney has announced. The review of the two law officer p...
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Michael D. Higgins to deliver keynote address at ICEL’s Annual Human Rights Law Conference | Irish Legal News www.irishlegal.com/articles/mic...
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Michael D. Higgins to deliver keynote address at ICEL’s Annual Human Rights Law Conference
Former president Michael D. Higgins will deliver the keynote address at the Irish Centre for European Law (ICEL) Annual Human Rights Law Conference this year taking place in partnership with the Irish...
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
William Fry advised on sale of Lifeline Ambulance Service Limited | Irish Legal News www.irishlegal.com/articles/wil...
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William Fry advised on sale of Lifeline Ambulance Service Limited
William Fry advised founder David Hall on the sale of a 75 per cent stake in Lifeline Ambulance Service Limited, Ireland's largest private ambulance service, to Health Transportation Group, S.L.U.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
High Court upholds Parades Commission determination at late night hearing | Irish Legal News www.irishlegal.com/articles/hig...
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High Court upholds Parades Commission determination at late night hearing
The High Court in Belfast upheld a determination of the Parades Commission permitting an Orange Order parade down the Garvaghy Road at an unprecedented hearing that concluded at 2.15am on Sunday morni...
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Barrister ordered to pay £6,700 after joining tribunal hearing from train | Scottish Legal News www.scottishlegal.com/articles/bar...
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Barrister ordered to pay £6,700 after joining tribunal hearing from train
A barrister must pay £6,767 in wasted costs after trying to undertake the first day of an employment tribunal hearing while travelling by train in Germany. Michael Engelhardt-Sprack had been per...
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ireland’s rape shield law failing to prevent cross examination about sexual history | Irish Legal News www.irishlegal.com/articles/ire...
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Ireland’s rape shield law failing to prevent cross examination about sexual history
Rape Crisis Ireland (RCI) will today launch new independent research showing that Ireland's rape shield - the law meant to stop complainants in sexual offence trials being cross-examined about their o...
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Zohran Mamdani Goes After Antisemitism in NYC #US www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uPx...
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Zohran Mamdani Goes After Antisemitism in NYC!
YouTube video by U.S. Democratic Socialists
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A set of unheard Oasis recordings valued at between £1.2m and £1.6m have been pulled from an auction after the band filed an injunction. Littleton Auctions, in Evesham, were selling a set of recordings which included 63 live shows www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Oasis unheard recordings pulled from auction after band 'sue'
The auction house said it was "very disappointed" the lot could no longer be sold.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Execution of #US murderer Christa Pike halted an hour before it was due to happen www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Execution of US murderer Christa Pike halted an hour before it was due to happen
Pike was convicted and sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nigel Farage has deleted this post But not before it's been shared widely showing him to be either a serial liar or delusional and either way, unfit for public office
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What we know about stabbing on Flydubai flight to #Israel www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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What we know about stabbing on Flydubai flight to Israel
The captain and first officer were injured, and one pilot has been arrested, officials say.
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LawNewsIndex.com @thelawmap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Wednesday's LawNewsIndex: 30th September - Law News lawnewsindex.blogspot.com/2026/09/30th... #Law #HumanRights #Lawyers #Lawfirms #Legal #LegalAcademia #CriminalJustice
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