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After 'Real Housewives' scandal, scathing audit says California fails to stop corrupt lawyers

LOS ANGELES — The State Bar of California has failed to effectively discipline corrupt attorneys, allowing lawyers to repeatedly violate professional standards and harm members of the public, according to a long-awaited audit of the agency released Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

Personal injury lawyer who mowed down four people in parking lot because of ‘voices’ in her head is suspended from Florida Bar

Surveillance footage showed a black car smashing into tables and running over people outside a store

The Independent UK

Brave barrister who never stopped smiling dies from cancer

The 'formidable' top city lawyer was known for his 'warmth, kindness and sense of fun'

Liverpool Echo

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Three mandatory bar association dues cases on SCOTUS’ April 1 conference list

The Supreme Court has 122 cases up for consideration during today’s conference, including three challenges to mandatory state bar association dues. Here’s a rundown of each of those cases. To follow along, keep an eye out for the order list to be posted here on Monday.

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Two new judges assume office in Madras High Court

Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari administers oath of office to Justices N. Mala and S. Sounthar

The Hindu

Madras HC introduces mandatory e-filing for anticipatory bail pleas, commercial litigations

The shift will be conducted in phased manner in order to smoothen the transistion

The Hindu

Judge warns lawyers of contempt of court proceedings for disrupting court functioning

According to judge, the police official who asked Ms. Prasad to stop the performance acted in excess of his instructions

The Hindu

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Hong Kong leader rejects barrister nominee to sensitive judges panel, appoints another

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam rejected a Bar Association nominee to a discreet panel that selects the city's judges, according to a statement on Friday from the barristers' body, appointing instead the Bar's new chairman in an unprecedented switch.

Reuters

Former Chief Justice of India R C Lahoti dies at 81

Former Chief Justice of India Ramesh Chandra Lahoti died at a hospital here on Wednesday evening, family sources said. He was 81 years old.

Dynamite News

Former Chief Justice of India R.C. Lahoti dies at 81

He rose from a humble background and reached highest position of judiciary, says Law Minister

The Hindu

Editorial: Big Tobacco’s powerful ally: the Florida Supreme Court

Special interests have many friends at the Florida Supreme Court. The people have one — Justice Jorge Labarga.

Tribune News Service

Hijab-wearing criminal barrister calls QC appointment ‘surreal’

Sultana Tafadar received her Letters Patent – the document denoting the award for excellence in advocacy – at the Palace of Westminster on Monday.

The Independent UK

A Miami attorney altered police lineup photos. One judge had no problem with that

MIAMI — That Miami criminal defense attorney Jonathan Schwartz changed police lineup photos in a police lineup during a witness deposition wasn’t in question. The disagreements came in what should be done about it.

Miami Herald

Court lawyers ordered to smarten up after attending remote hearings wearing leisurewear or from the car

President of the High Court Mary Irvine has issued a strongly-worded letter to solicitors and barristers

Irish Mirror

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High-powered dark money group seeks to disbar 100+ Trump election lawyers

The 65 Project hopes to deter right-wing legal talent from signing on to any future GOP efforts to overturn elections.

Reuters

Ex-chief of Hong Kong barristers says he left city after police interview

A British human rights lawyer and former head of Hong Kong's Bar Association said he left the city on Tuesday evening, hours after China's state-backed media said he was summoned to a local police station and interviewed by national security police.

The Independent UK

California bar investigating Trump lawyer for ethic breaches

The State Bar of California says it is investigating a lawyer for former President Donald Trump for possibly breaking legal and ethical rules relating to the 2020 election

The Hindu

Former Madras HC judge Chandru recalls journey from Bar to Bench in autobiography

He has not minced words in hard-hitting book

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Munishwar Nath Bhandari sworn in as Chief Justice of Madras High Court

The Chief Justice says he will do his best to deliver justice to the common man

Evening Standard

Black barrister says culturally insensitive wigs should be banned

‘To have them in the 21st century is nonsense,’ Leslie Thomas said

Wales Online

'Sexist' barrister fined after claiming female lawyers were 'hysterical'

Feliks Kwiatkowski's comments have been condemned as 'reprehensible' by his professional regulator

Miami Herald

A Florida woman thought she was divorced. She didn’t know her attorney was a forger

A former Jasper, Florida, attorney has 22 counts of criminal charges over her head, two names by which she’s known and had 11 Florida Bar discipline cases open against her.

Newslaundry

“After 55 hours, 400 questions, the CBI still doesn’t have any evidence against me on money laundering, shell companies,” said Chidamabaram in court.

On August 30, CBI-designated courtroom number 501 at Rouse Avenue Court was packed to the brim with journalists and lawyers eager to observe what was in store for the former Union Minister.

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