10th July - Law News

2751st 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: Two sisters, who say they suffered years of abuse at the hands of their own father, have become the latest Saudi women to flee the Kingdom. Draconian guardianship laws mean every Saudi woman is assigned a male guardian, usually a father or husband, whose permission is needed to marry, travel and even play sports. Women, throughout their lives, are always treated as minors. Dua and Dalal say they fear being "disappeared" if their father tracks them down.

Focus of the Day Article:

Achieving buy-in for technology regulation from everyone involved in lawtech – from developers to users – is crucial to it working well, a new analysis has suggested. It also stressed the importance of regulators consulting on proposed regulatory change and being willing to change course if necessary, depending on the responses that came back.

Full story: Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Leasehold Changes Allow Conveyancers To Offer Vital Advice Earlier https://t.co/Q0UoTGw64Y
• Controversial judge should recuse from hearing cases: Barrister Ali Zafar #Pakistan https://t.co/9jQVl5KoRU 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/IQP41cF1Y7
• Hull teenager 'beaten black and blue' in alleged homophobic attack https://t.co/zpoEorMWFW
• Deutsche Bank bosses fitted for £1,200 suits as thousands lose their jobs https://t.co/XtcXnEkTm
• Halt 'inhumane' Glasgow asylum seeker evictions, Serco urged https://t.co/bAn5kHIjd7 
• Trump 'disrespectful and wrong' over UK ambassador, says Hunt https://t.co/9Zrm3NUaWP 
• Prison suicide rate is a scandal, says HM chief inspector https://t.co/dTPfU5egfv
• Tommy Robinson encouraged vigilante action, judges say https://t.co/b7Uch2NTxW
• The UK must stop persecuting people who seek asylum based on sexuality https://t.co/yYJ21ktSw5
• Abortion and same-sex marriage moves for NI backed by MPs https://t.co/BFDgZmBYmm
• LiP portal boss: We’re ready for April 2020 - now it’s up to others | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/zvXF7kg77V
• Firm poaches Barclays boss to start legal consultancy | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/4JgBorLmDJ
• Labour vows to end 'scandal' of leasehold injustice | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/XUrE4U31LL
• Solicitors disappointed by inheritance tax overhaul | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/PMHOT6DgjK
• Knights acquisition trail continues after splashing £21m in a year | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/YK5GS4vbnP
• European deal value plunges by nearly 60% | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/CYDLpCTKiP 
• Hale risks political storm by questioning legislation before parliament | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/FmdGMzvkwl
• JMW buoyed by positive profits before big London move | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/hU3opdmW7S
• Can legal tech harm more than our wallets? | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/xeaoezsay1
• In pictures… Eminent legal figures visit Dentons in Glasgow https://t.co/L0hTHluEhX
• British Airways – large GDPR fines now a reality in the UK https://t.co/4H8dhnI5cb
• Kingdom Initiatives appoints Mark Easton as new chair https://t.co/ee5uyHHJoV 
• Workplace sex discrimination claims rise by 69 per cent https://t.co/axJtLFKRfr
• New associates at Balfour and Manson https://t.co/xkjA9eaKDr
• Gilson Gray takes six Rutland Square as growth continues https://t.co/MxtKTXQj0E
• A man driving a hearse in a carpool lane was rapped after being told his dead passenger didn't count https://t.co/FIRH3FSeQa 
• UK’s surveillance powers to be considered by European Court of Human Rights https://t.co/SlaWSyKgXw
• Lords recommend improvements to law-making processes https://t.co/Dq9yczk4RK
• Serial domestic abuser’s non-custodial sentence was ‘not unduly lenient’ https://t.co/rEVqZq5TOU
• Apparently, teens less likely to use cannabis when it's legal, US study finds! https://t.co/BCMFVMntyy
• Chinese and Indian ethnic group biggest earners in the UK https://t.co/xojXIDCNe6 
• Home Office 'applies good character test to children as young as 10' https://t.co/kXBBM1Ybbt 
• MeToo isn't over yet. Ask Jeffrey Epstein https://t.co/p9UxkMtNJE 
• CPS and police ‘making intrusive demands of rape accusers’ https://t.co/ZB0we7Vuwh 
• The growing far-right threat online https://t.co/SoSz72YQ2I
• Wuhan protests: Incinerator plan sparks mass unrest #China https://t.co/X2egs1148M
• Who is Jeffrey Epstein: The financier charged with sex trafficking #US https://t.co/0UtxLQ4iHb
• #Russia's RT banned from UK media freedom conference https://t.co/ra3Mc9mkIE
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/UuCN5XfpPY
• Patrouille Suisse: Fighter jet display team fly-by misses town https://t.co/Mk764p4TSm
• Government faces no-deal backlash from its business experts https://t.co/WBClm9KS7e
• Hong Kong extradition bill 'is dead' says Carrie Lam #China https://t.co/M9SwdGxFHO 
• Legal Access Challenge “building innovation community” | Legal Futures https://t.co/Qu3SK8Lvei 
• hambers “must publish” data on sexual orientation and religion | Legal Futures https://t.co/kj63ntY2CL
• Innovation means “asking tough questions and using data” | Legal Futures https://t.co/Kot7sLXo6
• Small law firms can set up effective ‘Chinese walls’, says judge | Legal Futures https://t.co/wbXetsieRQ 
• Billy Bragg claims it is 'beyond doubt' that Morrissey is spreading far-right ideas https://t.co/80N2boBC5M
• More than 500 victims of trafficking detained in 2018, UK study finds https://t.co/7K6OEbXjGM