2376th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a
UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers,
Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights &
Social Justice issues.
Today's Video Focus: INew satellite images show North Korea has made rapid improvements to the infrastructure at its Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center -- a facility used to produce weapons-grade fissile material, according to an analysis published by 38 North, a prominent North Korea monitoring group.
Focus of the Day Story: Family solicitors today urged the government to extend civil partnerships to couples of the opposite sex after the Supreme Court ruled in Steinfeld and Keidan v Secretary of State for International Development that there was no justification for the ongoing discrimination since legislation was introduced allowing same-sex couples to marry. Full story - Law Society Gazette
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- Lazy Durham University law students angry at plans for 8am start https://t.co/qGabagOgPb
- Timescale for child abuse inquiry extended https://t.co/uBk2H0GPZq
- Baker J rejects husband’s financial remedy claim 26 years after decree nisi https://t.co/089bazkfDV
- Countdown to AML registration deadline for Scotland’s law firms https://t.co/RsGJscXy6p
- First forced marriage protection order for teenage boy https://t.co/nbLp4M5Gzr
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/pv2adWeAkY
- Historical child sex abuse victims awarded £200,000 damages https://t.co/rbkCz1KU54
- Abortion & Travel Ban Rulings Are Victory for Rightwing Tactics on #US Supreme Court Judge Gorsuch… https://t.co/xyDZQQcmvs
- Crown loses appeal against ‘unduly lenient’ sentence for historical child sex offences https://t.co/zzUjouZPwQ
- Trump Supreme Court pick: Why is the #US top court so important? https://t.co/qHGHk274Or
- The #French government has introduced a plan to bring back national service for all 16-year-olds https://t.co/F6w2IwXCJT
- Eloise Parry death: Bernard Rebelo convicted of manslaughter https://t.co/YxkNIKCViR
- Heightened pressure on Democrats to take both houses and prevent Trump from nominating conversative judge as Anthon… https://t.co/fj7OxqI4xm
- The Family Drug and Alcohol Court National Unit set to close from end of September https://t.co/VcTt7TM8g9
- Found: Rosa Parks’s Arrest Warrant, and More Traces of Civil Rights History #US https://t.co/vbxqBWwoGf
- Pinsent Masons joins Scottish government’s cyber catalyst working group https://t.co/WXQ1kKLWsc
- 601,600 children covered by Child Maintenance Service arrangements https://t.co/1u4XtzvP0Y
- Bigoted and Feckless, the Travel Ban Is Pure Trump #US https://t.co/HwuCD6rfEz
- Domestic abuser wins appeal over lack of corroboration of ‘course of conduct’ assault charge https://t.co/jPnxAVkgB6
- 'Whistleblower' who sent documents to court raises privilege quandary | Law Gazette https://t.co/NE3SQjxTm0
- MoJ praised for 'listening to experts' over female offending | Law Gazette https://t.co/KKdu0bGyuy
- Ashurst partners enjoy 11% pay hike after strong results | Law Gazette https://t.co/7jgEPX1cqo
- Ban for City associate who inflated exam grades on CV | Law Gazette https://t.co/tPDgkVtUpr
- Right to die case fails at Court of Appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/fv0xl2YMYo
- Former Law Society president Paul Marsh dies | Law Gazette https://t.co/LvC0Sy2sBd
- Government urged to extend civil partnerships following Supreme Court defeat | Law Gazette https://t.co/C6thCHwy6p
- 'Better in my day': judges bemoan advocacy standards | Law Gazette https://t.co/Lx6VylUoLG
- New Supreme Court justices named | Law Gazette https://t.co/TcR1TlZUQn
- Solicitor (Dame Nicola Davies QC) among seven new CoA judges | Law Gazette https://t.co/Tos8infB7U
- Court of Appeal emphasises that time limit for care proceedings should be extended if necessary… https://t.co/yotAglzjNM
- Assisted dying and the removal of all hope https://t.co/5ZsfGgbQRy
- Police restrained my great-nephew, and he died. We, his family, ask how https://t.co/5gcduOqYuI
- Western drug users, take responsibility for the harm that you cause - want drug legalisation? Pay for it first https://t.co/in3JYmKj0c
- Probation service sacrificed on altar of Tory privatisation https://t.co/cYLAIcJkQd
- Erosion of trust in the judiciary #Malta https://t.co/ZmOzow088T
- Improved mental health support for children in care https://t.co/QlCLmm4nOj
- #US Supreme Court’s vote to bar public-employee contracts requiring workers to pay union dues will likely be felt f… https://t.co/dOOi5T5J98
- Cheese twist thief had to be restrained in Tesco https://t.co/MVyOG4nVKU
- The Bungled Bank Robbery That Ended in a Landmark Legal Ruling #US https://t.co/OhznoTv0yR
- Saddleworth Moor fire: Army called in to tackle blaze https://t.co/sUXWnsHJu
- HKU scholar barred from Law Society discussion on controversial new legal exam proposals #China… https://t.co/iRepfSz3fL
- 'How I found out my husband had married another woman' https://t.co/jW7d0tkNsQ
- Prince William meets #Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas https://t.co/93jo3lhRgx
- Two patients are reported to have died and seven more came to "significant harm" after people with swallowing diffi… https://t.co/ggJJTrjwx1
- Swann home security camera sends video to wrong user https://t.co/Kvc2V3WBQX
- Politicians, justice officials battle for control of legal establishment #Israel https://t.co/0S2Qe4O9zS
- Westworld game hit by Bethesda legal claim https://t.co/XM9dzUcZHc
- Lack of data to explain judiciary’s high use of remand criticised https://t.co/ePZrGpj6WB
- Solicitor who “lied on CVs” for training contract and associate job struck off | Legal Futures… https://t.co/3W3NZhmAbV
- UK to grade public contracts on social value https://t.co/mtUmrbdSv0
- Court in tangle after law firm ‘whistleblower’ sends it privileged material | Legal Futures https://t.co/3GjMa1myzQ
- High run-off premiums “holding profession back”, says innovator | Legal Futures https://t.co/g1tIiN7w5c
- North American, UK, Asian regulators press EU on data privacy exemption https://t.co/mpIhD6BtxN
- Criminal defence barrister jailed for tax fraud | Legal Futures https://t.co/ncxaWgOa2c
- #US Federal Judge in California Halts Splitting of Migrant Families at Border https://t.co/iRJ0rGvxd3
- Online campaigning needs urgent law change: UK Electoral Commission https://t.co/VPFNfo8VDW
- A 28-year-old Democratic Socialist just ousted a powerful, 10-term congressman in New York #US… https://t.co/MKZCJaAMK0
- Tommy Sheridan fails in legal challenge for review of perjury conviction https://t.co/vIPQjtAdcF
- Profits up 13 per cent at Morton Fraser https://t.co/LJP2ZfS0cY
- Improve your law firm’s efficiency – top 10 tips | Legal Futures https://t.co/q122lQ6xSI
- UK Supreme Court: Heterosexual couple win right to civil partnership https://t.co/sVNHqqy90h
- Mother suing Thomas Cook over 'abduction' https://t.co/0QaLhebEr5
- Community prisons for women plan shelved by ministers https://t.co/xrzxAOM5pD
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/4XWjxiGTk7
- New #Irish anti-corruption laws: issues for businesses https://t.co/2CQmhCBKMi
- Three in four Brits would back law change to allow assisted dying in the UK https://t.co/SXSeg8xBJG
- Solicitor General gets attacker's jail time doubled https://t.co/TKdIvMeO06
- Widow of murdered Belfast solicitor takes inquiry bid to the UK's highest court https://t.co/coy58wIanp
- Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims Against JC Penney #US https://t.co/6frUWEUAbt
- Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck says the Government is committed to upgrading the justice system to “first class,… https://t.co/bnJIyb6M5v
- Bar Council of #India lashes out at Justice Chelameswar for his statements after retirement https://t.co/vlkv3uf5S0
- Justice of the peace facing discipline hearing after criticizing bail system #Canada https://t.co/0Ebh1pbBnn
- Consultation opens into Isle of Man criminal justice reform https://t.co/dlJxW1TuDo
- #NewZealand man shot after 'flying to US to attack teenager' https://t.co/xCCDmPph30
- Why Former President of #Ireland Mary Robinson Fights for Climate Justice https://t.co/5NGLiulWkW
