2856th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a
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Today's Video Focus: Six months ago, on Easter Sunday, Sri Lanka was hit by one of the world’s worst terrorist attacks this century.
The town of Negombo suffered the deadliest bombing, when 115 people died while attending mass.
Hasaru Jayakody lost his mother in the explosion – and spent his 17th birthday recovering from shrapnel injuries in hospital.
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Focus of the Day Article:
Farewell the ‘porn block’ – a PR exercise and lousy policy. Without greater access to our online habits, politicians cannot frame laws for the digital age. Full story: Guardian Law
- Harry Dunn: Government knew crash suspect would leave UK https://t.co/Lj4MMcWemK
- Abortion has been decriminalised and same-sex marriage is to be legalised in Northern Ireland https://t.co/bhcMw5HEY3
- Credit Suisse survey shows Brexit effect has reduced number of UK millionaires by 27,000 https://t.co/GfgjgtBBo1
- Diplomatic immunity review launched after Harry Dunn case https://t.co/ELeMlUBKqi
- Paul Burrell and James Hewitt among latest phone-hacking cases https://t.co/XgEYSoocbT
- Facebook reveals preparations for UK election to cash in and make huge profits as it doesn't have to pay much UK tax https://t.co/uXJ97JNNM1
- Embarrassing? Maybe - but Slater and Gordon has to move on https://t.co/vASEVpGBLp
- Slater and Gordon's Quindell claim settles on steps of court https://t.co/GKflrSHm1w
- News focus: Making Welsh law more accessible https://t.co/2wKkxjJJA
- Regulator warns barristers against heated Twitter debates https://t.co/t6q0IQoHU
- Medical charity condemns ‘fixed costs at all costs’ approach https://t.co/BTeOgJvxif
- Freshfields threatens to fine partners for bad behaviour https://t.co/WUu3FWvbXJ
- Lawtech regulation must not stifle innovation https://t.co/igbMeIRofs
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/RfU4ED057x
- Sir Clive Callman obituary: for 24 years, a deputy high court judge in the family division https://t.co/64H8DftaN0
- #Israeli PM Netanyahu may finally be feeling the long arm of the law after failing to form a government and losing immunity https://t.co/lw27cLirC
- Peak District anglers dangerously close to huge plug hole https://t.co/jQ2LCviaaT
- Asda's contract changes are 'just not fair' (long-service benefits, paid tea breaks and Bank Holidays taken away a… https://t.co/WmlD69V79c
- Free-climber who scaled The Shard detained https://t.co/TmIkQDcOaX
- Move to block release of film based on Panama Papers fails https://t.co/7K0yzx1Zqt
- Presiding Officer to visit Swedish Parliament https://t.co/KKA8DfmGLV
- Could you help offenders’ charity? https://t.co/kqP1QYqYtn
- Scottish court upholds charitable rates relief arrangement in industrial estate office block https://t.co/rrfmySmaN1
- Human rights defenders take up Dundee University fellowships https://t.co/urgXJlNZ71
- Karen Wooton becomes legal director at Gillespie Macandrew https://t.co/7QGaWkwvAD
- Murgitroyd Group acquired for £63m https://t.co/7zyiGmYAiR
- Prosecutor who took on campaigners over Skye Bridge tolls suffered nervous breakdown https://t.co/ynmOnoeZ9N
- Court of Session delays decision in Article 50 extension case https://t.co/fB36wKRe8
- Legal challenge to ‘unlawful’ Brexit deal ‘misconceived’, judge rules https://t.co/OMIWCMQsTk
- #Bangladesh MP Tamanna Nusrat allegedly hired eight lookalikes to take her place at university exams https://t.co/262lFV6An9
- 'I lost £4,000 in a call centre scam' - fake call centres https://t.co/LgaUt4IvXH
- American Airlines London flight diverted after 'chemical spillage' https://t.co/Mp2fk4HNeL
- Brexit deal vote ruled out by Speaker John Bercow https://t.co/1glOcIl454
- Julian Assange extradition judge refuses request for delay https://t.co/7D1MligffT
- #Slovakia: four people charged over murder of investigative journalist https://t.co/BwHyefzcCK
- Presenter Samira Ahmed takes BBC to court over claim of unequal pay https://t.co/yX861Jk5NO
- Manchester: Welcome to Manc-hattan - how the city sold its soul for luxury skyscrapers https://t.co/WCDoKvbPTc
- Scottish judges delay ruling in Boris Johnson contempt of court case https://t.co/Rr3FLGUZAE
- #Australian newspapers black out front pages in 'secrecy' protest https://t.co/Fn6jfAa3Fl
- Abortion law: NI politicians return to Stormont https://t.co/GUjy4v0M7
- Milton Keynes stabbings: Tributes to victims of 'senseless' killings https://t.co/8jdTcqK4WK
- #Thailand's King Vajiralongkorn has stripped his royal consort of her rank and titles over disloyalty https://t.co/Ovr45gjym7
- Racist fans at Haringey v Yeovil: Two men arrested in Somerset after reports of racial abuse https://t.co/RmrF807dvd
- Katherine Ryan's boyfriend saves Netflix scripts during burglary https://t.co/rBPFDkn1GP
- Legal Services Board eyes its own transparency push | Legal Futures https://t.co/EO0iu5UMTT
- High Court upgrades solicitor’s “lenient” fine to strike-off | Legal Futures https://t.co/gAp52kqZC4
- Barristers warned over social media misuse “at all times” | Legal Futures https://t.co/SODMaHldPW
- S&G settles Quindell action for less than 2% of claim value | Legal Futures https://t.co/Vcv8aUzLRc
- Little by little, big tech’s veneer of invincibility is starting to crack https://t.co/MIuCKYkFp7
- Drill rapper Rico Racks jailed and banned from rapping certain words https://t.co/006gG1pX5A
- Police strip searched 16-year-old girl at Splendour music festival, inquiry hears #Australia https://t.co/qH8jHqj6Ec
- '$50bn is pocket change': opioid makers on trial in Ohio after talks collapse #US https://t.co/CpzKXB1s6J
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dsEP1cmq3F
- Harold Bloom’s defence of western greats blinded him to other cultures https://t.co/Hn7nu6Nqpx
