28th June - Law News

2739th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: When Pamela Lawrence was brutally murdered in her Perth shop in 1994, police focused their investigation around one suspect, Andrew Mallard. He quickly became the victim of a miscarriage of justice, spending 12 years in jail for a crime he didn’t commit. Mallard’s family fought successfully to release him, enlisting then WA Shadow Attorney-General John Quigley and journalist Colleen Egan who uncovered a trail of deception and police misconduct.

Focus of the Day Article:

Three out of four top 100 big law firm websites mention alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) but the billable hour likely to remain in place pricing experts say, according to Bloomberg Law analysis.
Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Let’s build an open law movement | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/50IkHC8h8
• MoJ publishes four-year-old research on unrepresented defendants | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/hLbTVkuuxy
• Solicitor can sue firm as employee after ‘informal’ partnership rejected | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/qtK1M5WBar
• Litigation funder rides insolvency wave | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/5GmHRf9OtO
• Eversheds responds to ‘changing legal landscape’ with tech-driven ABS | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/THmTHFuBXM
• Employment tribunals delayed by months after scrapping of fees | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/e3beXccMwD
• Baker McKenzie promotes 81 to partnership | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/0kZzHcwX9d 
• Couples face record 59-week wait for a divorce | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ZHbYbQqIk1
• Government loses bid to take judges' pension dispute to Supreme Court | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/KfHNwAFgVy
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/KabWi2WZGm
• Latest Juridical Review examines devolution and legal history https://t.co/6Rmq0FhLCo
• Dundee mooters enjoy ‘fantastic opportunity’ as they look to the future https://t.co/uXC6T2kkjw
• After 60 years, Stone Of Destiny man Ian Hamilton QC reunited with award-winning play https://t.co/n9XgNDbkxG
• UK government ignoring miscarriage of justice victims, claims campaigner https://t.co/4YhNcq1nJT
• Do juries believe in rape myths? https://t.co/92QJyhrrbB
• Lawyers celebrate 500th edition of SCOLAG Journal https://t.co/J34b0HNccv
• Morton Fraser appoints Alistair Anderson as a consultant https://t.co/v0erHE8cAq
• Justice Committee calls for clarity on post-Brexit criminal justice and policing https://t.co/hERetmQVKl
• Lord Matthews reflects on the courts’ progress in helping child and vulnerable witnesses https://t.co/tLHFwBmoas
• Public’s views sought on legal aid reform https://t.co/KlsAJiPD8U
• Presumption against short sentences extended to 12 months https://t.co/e2MqJ7QUsZ
• Upper Tribunal for Scotland rules homeowners cannot retrospectively acquire right to complain to property factor https://t.co/80LBuLgcKp
• Journalists, Lawyers and the Digital Media: SLN editor Graham Ogilvy to address SSC Society https://t.co/7ePGK1G9Rm
• Alabama woman loses unborn child after being shot, gets arrested; shooter goes free https://t.co/DKMumROAK2 
• How Britain's welfare state has been taken over by shadowy tech consultants https://t.co/Xvw3JcqypD 
• Tired of Google following you? It is now easier to clear location data https://t.co/nHlfYo67cg 
• Watchdog criticises 'chaotic' police use of facial recognition https://t.co/wO10GRNGrl 
• Scotland 'at risk of losing environmental protection after Brexit’ https://t.co/zOLZVQUIZ8
• At 68, my climate activism made me a criminal. But I refuse to give up | Angie Zelter https://t.co/JkuyKsZzGa
• Homelessness lawyers complain of legal aid 'culture of refusal' https://t.co/wv4LukkT35
• Rape crisis services are at breaking point. Do the Tory leadership candidates care? https://t.co/i5GBwv8l0v
• Sexual violence victims get 'terrible deal', says outgoing commissioner https://t.co/nDX2632dbC 
• There's no duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment. That has to change https://t.co/SSCCc1A3W4
• Starbank school teachers strike over violence fears https://t.co/nQ9dTBUPOg
• 'Concern' over children being taken to police stations https://t.co/DEtZ4q4kJk
• 'Shocking' fake takeaway sold on Uber Eats https://t.co/XIES5EerLB 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/7ilNmG5y7h
• Transgender hate crimes recorded by police goes up to 1,944 https://t.co/zhOn9uVh6r
• Jeremy Hunt's tax plans 'could cost up to £65bn' https://t.co/apPFVqvaU3
• Lisnaskea woman speaks of three brothers killed by IRA https://t.co/3gSB2NTXKn
• Accountants bring the one-stop shop to Cornwall with new ABS | Legal Futures https://t.co/FVy9cN5vjP
• £13k fine for ops chief who resold firm’s mobiles highlights ABS anomaly | Legal Futures https://t.co/JhP6B8eSDy 
• Eversheds uses ABS to build £100m alternative legal services venture | Legal Futures https://t.co/JHLGo2Ly3s 
• “Formal periodic reaccreditation” for lawyers back on the table | Legal Futures https://t.co/sILFgqohz3