22nd February - Law News

1884th 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 story: Why do white men still control so much culture? Women of colour are regularly applauded in the worlds of fashion, film and music. But, argues Hanna Yusuf, critical acclaim – awards, reviews and write-ups – remains the domain of the rich few who control the industries. Because of this, she argues, non-white artists are missing out on the credit they deserve.
 

Focus of the day story:  Top lawyers warn of human rights crisis after Brexit. Pressure on Theresa May to explain legal guarantees after Britain has left the EU. Full story: Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Don’t promote the UAE, bar association urged | Law Gazette https://t.co/HjoD8SUUK8 
• First female Metropolitan police commissioner appointed | Law Gazette https://t.co/YQzENAx6VG 
• Supreme Court backs immigration income threshold | Law Gazzette https://t.co/SnL0L2EIZO 
• Bolton Council leader to be pressed again on Asons grant | Law Gazette https://t.co/bkvDr6cQOS 
• Tributes paid to ‘innovative’ local government lawyer | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZW8NufGgJ3
• Norton Rose agrees US merger deal | Law Gazette https://t.co/ENGrCdhU93 
• £72,000 bill for £3,000 claim ‘disproportionate’, costs judge insists | Law Gazette https://t.co/kNnbWL2IBn 
• Lawyers and the summer of love | Law Gazette https://t.co/oPaAuz7Byg 
• Court hearing over ECHR defence in waterways licence battle | Law Gazette https://t.co/Le5pWrXosu 
• Advocacy and the vulnerable training | Law Gazette https://t.co/gEOD4JO9oV 
• The Jehovah’s Witnesses organisation is facing an international abuse scandal on a scale akin to the Catholic Church https://t.co/Qbhcz0XrUx
• National Suicide Prevention 08000684141 https://t.co/glUc6vK703 
• Is Jeremy Corbyn responsible for all Labour’s troubles? Blairite propagande through the Guardian & the BBC to blame https://t.co/BkMgqrgwxo
• #US City Fines Interracial Couple Who Found Racist Graffiti On Home https://t.co/qFwELq63vd
• Tony Blair attacks Daily Mail's 'hypocrisy' over suicide bomber https://t.co/mDu1Rd3f88 
• #SouthAfrican judge blocks attempt to withdraw from ICC defying President Zuma https://t.co/EfEp6cYYlk 
• Highest UK court backs £18,600 immigration threshold but acknowleges the rule has caused hardship for thousands https://t.co/JwCcYSHl0t 
• Met Police appoints first female chief Cressida Dick https://t.co/a9JI4bl6UI 
• Londonderry: Device found outside police officer's home https://t.co/hqL4Ekjo06 
• Keegan Downer: Murdered toddler 'invisible to professionals' https://t.co/TsXOiHbGyV 
• Helen Bailey murder: Fiance Ian Stewart found guilty https://t.co/s6JnIvDKWo 
• Escaped killer Shaun Walmsley taken to hospital in taxi https://t.co/l7RVoOivYw 
• No inquest into former 'It girl' Palmer-Tomkinson's death https://t.co/sHNuPiAzYc
• David Davies jailed for live-streaming Cardiff court case https://t.co/plzp5XuOp5 
• Backlash after Primark pulls 'fantastically offensive' Walking Dead T-shirt https://t.co/zQrjOhgtEc
• Facebook confusion over fake cancer babies U-turn https://t.co/R5ia2HReKX 
• Income rules stopping thousands of British citizens bringing their foreign spouse to UK are lawful https://t.co/qlgYREP6RE
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/RWAEsA9UbT
• Lawyer: Pie eating as serious as spot-fixing https://t.co/S1hoHL7dHI
• Ohio policeman helps girl, 10, with maths homework #US https://t.co/cqRM3mqY8U 
• Tiny Trump Photos Likely to Annoy The President Bigly #US https://t.co/lvJerxKeUS 
• In #Pakistan, tolerant Islamic voices are being silenced https://t.co/sCQscODviv
• In Paul Nuttall, Ukip’s hypocrisy is finally being revealed https://t.co/yrTl1vqVMP
• The rise and fall of Milo Yiannopoulos – how a shallow actor played the bad guy for money https://t.co/M361KHxA3B
• Losing City banking jobs to EU 'threatens financial stability across Europe' https://t.co/0asp44rTxj 
• Divisive political rhetoric from #Trump a danger to the world, Amnesty says https://t.co/9fzPs8AvmM
• Kim Jong-nam killing: #Malaysia seeks #NorthKorea embassy official https://t.co/kvTi1kMO9g 
• Trafficking victim: 'I was raped and blindfolded underground' https://t.co/92pLrPlTPT 
• #China finishing South China Sea buildings that could house missiles https://t.co/Xp3k5tBd85 
• Tax barrister plans to take Uber to court over alleged £20m black hole https://t.co/MKugWyegwR
• Families await supreme court verdict on income rules for spouse visas https://t.co/jASYyCsOoj 
• MPs pass bill allowing police to seize UK assets of human rights abusers https://t.co/gXFmbm4lu3 
• #US Supreme court appears split in case of boy shot across Mexico border https://t.co/4D8d1KZCxa 
• Draft of first #Trump budget would cut legal aid for millions of poor #Americans https://t.co/8ozalF02ed
• #Iceland's president forced to clarify views on delicious pineapple pizza ban https://t.co/e6qSaYTgtx 
• Whistleblowers will be protected by EU https://t.co/WIPLRk5Zd9 
• #Israeli soldier jailed for killing injured Palestinian attacker https://t.co/zGwELJJLqn 
• #US cinemas to show Nineteen Eighty-Four in anti-Trump protest https://t.co/BP829AC6rh 
• Two policemen stopped for cups of tea before attending emergency call for a suicidal woman https://t.co/UfRf9g0UwV 
• 12 legal rights you should know about if you're a renter https://t.co/iAos5hasHs 
• Fewer Teens Die By Suicide When Same Sex Marriage Is Legal #US https://t.co/NIhVWxVCDq
• Terrier faces eviction from owner's £1million London Docklands flat - because pets are not allowed... https://t.co/uMAKLK5qIB 
• The UK Constitution and the Folly of Majoritarianism https://t.co/gwhcy02jQM 
• What future for E numbers after Brexit? https://t.co/Ww7e3pc5sJ 
• UK law firm Browne Jacobson launches legal support service for early-stage startups https://t.co/4KJHDukyZP
• Law is the hardest subject to get a first class degree in the UK – study https://t.co/mgWRCy5YBs 
• Legal innovation centre to be first of its kind in UK... https://t.co/f72V9gv6sx 
• Top lawyers warn of human rights crisis after Brexit https://t.co/e6hVT4KGCK 
• From Silicon Valley, to Silicon Alley, to Silicon Belfast | The Global Legal post https://t.co/OXAKHKcJp8
• First ever London lateral partner hire for Slaughter and May | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/G3Uq2agaRV 
• Crowds gather to oppose new internet law in Malta | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ticm94rD6m
• Former #Canadian law firm partner sued for $9 million | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/UVqQAXYGX0 
• Attorney General speaks out against tribal gaming ban bill | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/iKwwzvcfSM
• Petition: Pay £350m per week to NHS or re-run EU Referendum https://t.co/S2yGT8SM3I https://t.co/gDCKGWuwpV 
• Lord Chief Justice “strongly opposes” accountants’ bid to handle litigation and advocacy work | Legal Futures https://t.co/R1GFxm9KCk
• UK first as Ulster University launches legal innovation centre | Legal Futures https://t.co/5xa4LEX4xu 
• Ministry of Justice plays down job loss fears over whiplash reforms | Legal Futures https://t.co/GQAR9ZDz6J

21st February - Law News

1883rd 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 story: European countries need to do more to prevent an upsurge of violent attacks across the continent. That was the message from the German Interior Minister at the 20th European Police Conference in Berlin. Thomas de Maiziere told delegates that Europe needs to know more about the people who come and go to member states.
 

Focus of the day story: The total number of law firms registering conveyancing transactions rose 4% in 2016 to 5,572, halting five years going the other way, and they are busier than before the financial crash, new figures have shown. Search Acumen’s conveyancing market tracker – which uses Land Registry data – showed how the overall trend has been steeply downwards, with the number of active conveyancing firms in the market dropping by 28% in the last decade from around the 8,000 mark, despite 2016 activity hitting its highest point since 2007. Full story: Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/0hTH79jQUL
• Milo Yiannopoulos quits ultra-right Breitbart News https://t.co/G9q7FDQZI8 
• Met Police Commissioner: Who will be Britain's next top cop? https://t.co/KRdH4qyVOl 
• Driver proves Southampton Central station parking bays 'too small' https://t.co/rtKYl7tXcX
• Missing #Thailand tourist: Body found in hunt for Andrew Apperley https://t.co/h0DVHOmrWC
• Muslim teacher from #Wales Juhel Miah denied entry to US, 'not given reason' https://t.co/RlP3qTpw7A
• Liverpool killer Shaun Walmsley in armed escape https://t.co/O0u6Ux781x 
• Heterosexual couple lose civil partnership challenge https://t.co/m4rOF1KrMc 
• Facebook deletes fake child-cancer posts accounts https://t.co/qWPIIxJecC 
• Pie-eating Sutton keeper Wayne Shaw resigns as FA launch investigation https://t.co/Q88kWSfX2I
• #Trump condemns 'horrible' anti-Semitism likely to have been perpetrated by his own supporters #US... https://t.co/SRRFwEPmpl
• #Trump administration widens net for immigrant deportation #US https://t.co/W6abPgb8ox https://t.co/NDLkKatcle 
• British suicide bomber dies in attack on #Iraqi forces in Mosul https://t.co/mObxY7D3ds 
• Refusal to extend civil partnership to straight couples not unlawful | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/2IcEzIePv9 
• ‘Expect the unexpected’ in 2017, conveyancers told | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/mafwwZwHGR 
• Milo Yiannopoulos’s enablers deserve contempt – and must be confronted https://t.co/Qz2H1JL9xJ
• ‘Adaptable’ PI sector will survive our reforms, says MoJ | Law Gazette https://t.co/wnisFUBtlp 
• Founding pro bono charter signatories revealed | Law Gazette https://t.co/OpGdbOoXxz 
• Mental health issues rife in the law but support not there, research shows | Law Gazette https://t.co/VbKF0OlNzq 
• Top firms back legal innovation centre at university | Law Gazette https://t.co/33wyXi0Yks
• DAC Beachcroft set to complete second raid on a rival firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/3KInFJEqAr 
• Analysts warn consumers will suffer as insurers hit by discount change | Law Gazette https://t.co/RR2UN9gBIV 
• The rule of law is being shaken like rarely before in the US – how will the American Bar Association respond? https://t.co/MOrRXh960z 
• Civil partnership couple seek Supreme Court hearing | Law Gazette https://t.co/HA5ZGKClx4 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/bsLG9eA6nN
• Ruling due on civil partnership challenge https://t.co/k6AU7w6CAJ
• Climate scepticism is a far-right #fascist badge of honour – even in sweltering #Australia https://t.co/TU2q3Lk2x7 
• Uber hires former #US attorney general Eric Holder to investigate sexual harassment allegations https://t.co/u2bJptUJrZ 
• 'No deal' Brexit would mean £6bn in extra costs for UK exporters https://t.co/7rkRfZ8gyx
• Five teenagers have been arrested in London on suspicion of the preparation of terrorist acts, the Metropolitan https://t.co/1u13KeSShq
• Milo Yiannopoulos book deal cancelled after outrage over child abuse comments https://t.co/VznmsunTYg
• Racist #Serb fans torment Brazilian footballer Everton Luiz https://t.co/zFhjpyLIDV 
• #US 20 year old man marks his ex-girlfriend's apology letter and sends it back to her https://t.co/1Ay8KmW1Hh 
• #Malawi albino attack survivor: 'I am too scared to sleep' https://t.co/Y7PiLUsmj6
• #Gibraltar seizes #Russian's superyacht over #German debt claim https://t.co/wBmQ9A1jvx
• Swindon dig: Police search at Christopher Halliwell's former home https://t.co/aUq421CtGP 
• MPs attack ministers' lack of action on gender pay gap https://t.co/8UckV5zMzv 
• Volkswagen 'fixes 470,000 UK diesel cars' https://t.co/21OJGxhfne
• Freshfields departs Fleet Street for shiny new Bishopsgate | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/RtAKs3xSXV
• McCann's new legal battle over faked abduction claims | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/C2D5IZXeOk
• India seeks lawyers to represent child sexual abuse survivors | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/HeMUR5pEta
• White men still top dogs at Canadian law firms | The Global Lgal Post https://t.co/ixgw7KWYIP
• FisherBroyles appoints new partner in Washington DC | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/w6ltRpTITL
• Why do all the women on Fox News look and dress alike? Republicans prefer blondes https://t.co/8fHuFwYh7A 
• Should Donald Trump be afforded a state visit to Britain? https://t.co/QusiVjjzNs 
• MPs pour scorn on 'racist and sexist' Donald #Trump in state visit debate https://t.co/t6GBAHXJYn 
• British Muslim teacher from #Wales denied entry to #US on school trip https://t.co/I1W3TredTc 
• Moors murderer Ian Brady loses court fight over legal representation https://t.co/zJwFlbQ2cb 
• 1000+ Protests in Cardiff City Centre demonstrating against Donald Trump's state visit invitation to the UK https://t.co/Vhj99KcWQw

20th February - Law News

1882nd 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 story: The oil rich nation of Saudi Arabia hosted its first comic con to show off its other riches -- young people that love the arts. Is this the shape of things to come as the country debates liberalisation and dealing with the expectations of its younger citizens?
 

Focus of the day story: Judicial Attitude Survey highlights significant disatisfaction. Judges have complained of deteriorating buildings, poor IT support, and low morale among court staff, according to the latest Judicial Attitude Survey. More than half have concerns for their personal safety while in court, and more than one third are concerned for their safety outside of court, while 15% have concerns related to social media. Full story: New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Shortage of judges hits immigration tribunals | Law Gazette https://t.co/kyzCln7u61
• Appeal court rules firm wrong to refuse disclosure of privileged information | Law Gazette https://t.co/qyenlldJIw 
• Failure to switch off from work ‘killing’ professionals, research shows | Law Gazette https://t.co/3AhBzfVOZL 
• Solicitor showed fake documents to SRA to conceal mistakes | Law Gazette https://t.co/1mCiiPvu0g
• E-comveyancing at last: solicitors could no longer be asked to witness signatures on Land Registry forms https://t.co/v2MAMXCDFS 
• New protests over legal aid cuts | Law Gazette https://t.co/jBsCDKHYN5
• Solicitors speak out over plight of jailed 71-year-old | Law Gazette https://t.co/h7Q4eBoNgi 
• E-conveyancing: 15 years on | Law Gazette https://t.co/pDFdYobVuF 
• No one in government remembers the last time a lord chancellor introduced something as short-sighted as these https://t.co/PQ98cIMqRE 
• A review of the cap on criminal injury compensation is long overdue | Law Gazette https://t.co/H2xbv3HF7Q 
• Tributes paid to ‘legal legend’ Harry Ellis, 100 | Law Gazette https://t.co/PjEe3k5RJp 
• Roundtable: cybersecurity | Law Gazette https://t.co/77Fpsy72d1 
• Dundee University team reconstruct face of brutally murdered Pictish man | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rFaRklIGAV 
• Quality auditors of medical devices under no general obligation to ensure conformity | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/agXzGnw5a1
• Dominic Grieve leads cross party call for death row Brit’s return | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xzpDzCHKJh 
• New chair and board members take up SCCR posts - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/JVlxcTq8bM 
• Andrew Mackenzie appointed co-vice chair of IBA's Access to Justice and Legal Aid Committee | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/niz3ztjpvG 
• Full obituary for Roanne Dods, a dancer, Scots lawyer and arts producer https://t.co/oDPuQmDPm3
• How agricultural tenants can recoup improvement costs | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VFoeJA7RXM 
• Article 50 intervention cost Scottish government £136,000 | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3gXXtS0Yb5
• Operation of High Hedges Act to come under Holyrood scrutiny | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/D80b9oSMk5 
• Lord Neuberger condemns politicians over failure to defend judiciary in wake of High Court judgment | Scottish... https://t.co/o7oyrEoN7q
• Europe’s last frontier: Border by Kapka Kassabova - This is a magical book | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xDR8dMhunp
• Paige Doherty killer John Leathem wins appeal against ‘excessive’ sentence | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/y7dbaE3bAH
• Advocate General launches attack on Law Society of Scotland over 'political' Brexit stance | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ucqP9xbG0M
• Widow of drowned diver has damages claim dismissed as ‘time-barred’ but can sue as son’s guardian | Scottish... https://t.co/xalWwGZ2x1
• Operation of High Hedges Act to come under Holyrood scrutiny | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/31Tm8VxCKb 
• Drusillas Park's lorikeets killed by rat poison https://t.co/8HLkAI23GN 
• Hitler's phone sold for $243,000 at #US auction as the far-right rises under #Trump presidency... https://t.co/3G5GCQ12NO
• Vast protest rallies in London, Cardiff & major cities as MPs debate Trump's state visit to UK https://t.co/dzFunX3kyJ 
• Peers urged to stand up for the 48% and lied to Brexit voters, & remove tyranny of the right https://t.co/Aludyj0yu5 
• YouTube ditches unskippable 30-second ads https://t.co/ZrokBZkYCp
• Denbighshire's Qioptiq wins 'massive' £82m MoD contract to maintain surveillance equipment https://t.co/Z03g63AxIG 
• There are reasons to be cheerful... LGBTI rights gains in unlikely countries https://t.co/NwqwMBwQW4 
• Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg due in court over VR 'heist' #US https://t.co/7imSBWXUSA 
• Uber investigates 'abhorrent' sexism claims https://t.co/k0grSiPGps
• UKIP officials quit in Hillsborough lying row https://t.co/5nocJ8MMRy 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/9KE4YkOvlv
• Google and Bing to demote pirate sites in UK web searches https://t.co/l7XsrZ3EcN 
• Convicted solicitor was "naive but not dishonest", says tribunal - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/ZpzNrNjuqp
• Lawyers sue to discover extent of information obtained by "corporate spy" - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/1q9y7ScAf7 
• Council tax to rise while services cut, says LGA https://t.co/SGqXcr0TPx https://t.co/1Pa8qvPPjn
• #Trump tries to explain lies about Sweden amid ridicule #US https://t.co/NOgG1Y7Cmt https://t.co/y1Nt79WHgK 
• Lords coalition set to fight for amendments to Brexit bill https://t.co/iBBI6bMqqK 
• Global arms trade reaches highest point since cold war era https://t.co/vPaberkHgs 
• Home Office agrees to review asylum claims of child refugees in #France https://t.co/swYQjq1hCy 
• Diane Abbott on abuse of MPs: 'My staff try not to let me go out alone' https://t.co/vwjaS0s7Vs 
• Trump’s fragile male ego craves the dangerous drug of adulation #US https://t.co/s4S78BJ1pK 
• #Trump's Sweden comment referred to 'rising crime', White House tries to cover up President's fake news story #US https://t.co/I0T8QdzKCc 
• Norma McCorvey obituary Plaintiff known as Jane Roe in the groundbreaking 1973 #US legal case over the right to... https://t.co/2rhIJSy9n8 
• Manchester lab's drink and drug tests may have been manipulated https://t.co/7pf0PYDBEW 
• High prisoner numbers create a vicious cycle https://t.co/kdfukvYI8x 
• Police 'rape victim' sister speaks out https://t.co/HCPeGn34DR
• Bogota explosion: Many injured in blast near bullring #COLOMBIA https://t.co/VWZpEcnYHU 
• War by smartphone: ⚡️ “On Mosul front line” #IRAQ https://t.co/gJ9wTNQK6b 
• Bikram Choudhury built hot yoga, then came lawsuits & a lawyer who now owns the business https://t.co/LuL5qTYsTb

Photos from the protest held in Cardiff against Donald Trump's state visit to the UK, which was attended by just over 1000. Photos courtesy of Taz Rahman, Events & Wedding Photographer:

19th February - Law News

1881st 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 story: Adama Traoré died in police custody last year. His family's struggle for justice has put police brutality back under the spotlight in France and his older sister Assa is leading the battle for the truth around her brother's death. Iman Amrani looks at how this story paved the way for the recent riots in France, following the alleged rape of a young man called Theo by a police officer.

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• UK students push for more non-white thinkers on courses... https://t.co/dix7IInjrG 
• #CANADA’s Supreme Court justices travel to exchange ideas, discuss legal issues with international judges https://t.co/VzZwUAn0HM 
• Defense Ministry requests legal aid for haredi soldiers subject to harassment #ISRAEL https://t.co/0J1D1HUXpS 
• Holyrood's legal intervention over Brexit cost nearly £140k... https://t.co/dXruRpJd75 
• Tory's top lawyer in Scotland goes to war with Law Society over Brexit... https://t.co/1XxT14EPT4
• Britain attempts to brand journalists as spies https://t.co/gyaxrAbgn9 
• A visitors guide to the UK's tough surveillance law https://t.co/4X114A3dhr 
• Administrative Court ruling on the public’s right to attend court hearings and the Court Service’s limited powers https://t.co/mG1FeEuaqL
• Should courts order vaccination against parents’ wishes? | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/mi9wk5b12S 
• Time limits for the return of asylum seekers – did the clock stop ticking? | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/IqIJ2wzhWO 
• More vaccine litigation | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/FuiDaXFIYA Feb 19, 2017
• The Round-Up: this week in human rights legal news | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/kQK4WwzWlZ
• Jackson talks fixed costs | New Law Journal https://t.co/9Xw3o8xXWW 
• Dechert's estimates for £16m bill judged "unrealistic" | New Law Journal https://t.co/2aWZRzXZjm 
• Competitive tendering on housing possession | New Law Journal https://t.co/FTHUeX26S6 
• Judicial Attitude Survey highlights significant disatisfaction | New Law Journal https://t.co/A59QbCFBtq
• Lawyer warns of “real risk that safety standards will fall” under MoD proposals | New Law Journal https://t.co/H8TqyU8g2u 
• Law centre opens in Moss Side https://t.co/nGQm9ppLpU 
• Judge Aydin Sedaf Akay continues to remain in detention in Turkey | New Law Journal https://t.co/qM453dh6Mj 
• Furness Hospital baby deaths: Midwifery regulator probed https://t.co/FtHPYjNNtn
• Stephen Lawrence killer David Norris to sue government https://t.co/OhX5DMBCHJ 
• Man charged with making racist comments at Carlisle United ground https://t.co/MjlQrpLRu0 
• #Israel to Seize West Bank Widow's Inheritance, Claiming It Belongs to the State https://t.co/GI0dO3RGoB 
• BPTC student uses skills she’s learnt on bar course to challenge government’s decision to strip her dad of his https://t.co/AmMy8TrvLa
• I used my autism to my advantage and secured a training contract at Reed Smith https://t.co/zv0E2lGGtb
• 11 reasons why you should date a lawyer https://t.co/Opgcu91Y5u 
• Why are Brits so unsure of their right to challenge government in the courts? https://t.co/qxLRZzejkS
• Solicitor who was tricked into handling £100k in stolen cash for conman posing as Pope’s banker fined by regulator https://t.co/MgH3S2HzOc
• Barrister who was fined £1,800 for pestering three women at chambers summer party has decision OVERTURNED by High https://t.co/mhGKvzMHj1 
• UK Supreme Court justices are hearing death penalty cases https://t.co/kC404DZ1Rg 
• New solicitor super-exam could prevent ‘less affluent’ students entering the profession, warns Junior Lawyers https://t.co/Z0RKLkJWRD 
• You can now apply to be a Supreme Court justice https://t.co/N5KKHDS3u4 
• ‘Undermining the rule of law’: Lord Neuberger slams press attacks on Brexit judges https://t.co/WXASPHyuk6 
• Barristers struggle to suppress anger at Liz Truss’s silk day speech https://t.co/cfqlqsQWuN
• Eversheds Sutherland’s Singapore merger given go-ahead just weeks after transatlantic tie-up https://t.co/hIe3bJ5ixP 
• Students ‘proud’ as Kent Law School academics take on Donald Trump https://t.co/TrkyXEuzbU 
• Supreme Court receives ‘application’ for its next president from some teddy bears https://t.co/80kzjZTLVX 
• Is my education in Colombia the reason I can’t get a training contract? https://t.co/xr9FM4vrLc 
• #USA Gymnastics: Larry Nassar faces trial for abuse claims https://t.co/AboLXBS3S0
• #Bosnia to challenge ruling clearing #Serbia of genocide https://t.co/Ws0ZngMw6B 
• Fieldfisher confirms Birmingham training contracts https://t.co/yiUHMx92ID
• Lawyer struck off by SRA has now been disbarred as well https://t.co/4q0pr8cf2P
• Average barrister earnings equate to £60,000 salary https://t.co/TKV5SyWJsP 
• Americans discover a new must-read for the Trump age: the #US constitution https://t.co/1abbmRDInG
• Support a free press – don’t judge it https://t.co/VLJbq2o9dj
• Beware, whistleblowers: officials still love secrets more than freedom https://t.co/74ZChIv0Np 
• Prison officers' union dismisses pay rise as 'plaster over a wound' https://t.co/zrWHw2BHQf 
• '#Sweden, who would believe this?': #Trump cites non-existent terror attack #US https://t.co/Xk96yLZA91 
• Probe into Randox Manchester 'manipulated' drug tests https://t.co/LtwtGtcnl2 
• Prison officers in 31 jails set for pay rises of up to £5,000 https://t.co/7lNfdxYr6H
• Trump goes to war with 'un-American' leakers #US https://t.co/MyKxkfr7ix 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/enGOMf7wOH
• #Trump attacks 'dishonest media' while making even more false claims at Florida rally #US https://t.co/nVtikUDQJL
• McCanns launch new court battle against cop's claims they faked Maddie abduction... https://t.co/kL565J5w8u
• EU citizens living in the UK could face legal limbo after Brexit https://t.co/w6vd0vG5Jf
• Top orchestra quits Britain over Brexit migration clampdown https://t.co/D4g0ulTVmr 
• Chaos in the White House: 'There's never been anything like this' #US https://t.co/RlI8f31K0C 
• Laws protecting workers from employers’ out-of-hours emails ignore the fact that, for many, switching off is not https://t.co/RAiwRm6HW6
• ‘I always say to a woman who may be in a dark place – if I can make it, so can you’ https://t.co/AOgGg9qQHW 
• Mental health issues are rife in prison, but I'm not trained to deal with them https://t.co/L0NgVpdU3r
• Leonne Weeks: Teen in court accused of murder https://t.co/7Ggk8d9KoA
• Man dies after Sheffield city street shooting https://t.co/IsI85dcBOb
• Internet memes mock Donald #Trump by making him look small - literally #US https://t.co/lGMZnl0mDA 
• Brexit protest halts traffic at Irish border https://t.co/P191aPLyf7 
• Ex-boxer Michael Watson injured after attack by carjackers https://t.co/ZWbeTVsalJ 
• Museum removes every piece of art created by immigrants #US... https://t.co/xrCLsZb6b2 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/9YFQSGkssH

18th February - Law News

1880th 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 story: At the 2016 European Championships, violent clashes between Russian and English supporters in Marseille put the spotlight on Russian hooliganism. Russian hooligans injured over 100 English supporters, beating two into a coma, and it raised serious concerns ahead of Russia hosting the 2018 World Cup. In rare interviews with members of the Orel Butchers - who violently attacked English fans in Marseille - a world is revealed where brutal violence has become a mark of honour and a symbol of newly resurgent Russian masculinity.

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Roe v Wade: Woman in #US abortion legal test case dies https://t.co/cEzsVNdCmA
• Beautiful Barcelona protest to support migrants draws thousands #SPAIN... https://t.co/D9f3cCFVyI 
• Europe's biggest paper ran a bogus refugee 'sex mob' story. What now?... https://t.co/Kz0BjhldI5
• Immigrants Want You to See These Chilling Photos of #US Detention Centers... https://t.co/qVTIeidaOs 
• 'Enemies of the people': #Trump remark echoes history's worst tyrants... https://t.co/Gadm3BggGw 
• New York bomb plot mastermind Omar Abdel Rahman dies in prison #US https://t.co/tUVJNNOjx4 
• Dutch ultra-right politician Geert Wilders calls some Moroccans 'scum'... https://t.co/IJv9MaDmgg 
• High Court affirms narrow interpretation of the "client" for purposes of legal advice privilege... https://t.co/tlJnqHRAF9
• From Nazi labor camp to sausage factory: #Austrian locals outraged by legal ruling... https://t.co/qW3461Uxgt
• A Step Forward in Microsoft's Legal Battle for Transparency about Government Data Requests... https://t.co/sc62sFB8wr 
• Reinventing Professionals: There are jobs in the emerging legal gig economy... https://t.co/vDPO82fTPs
• Council drags mother, 44, through 14-month legal battle over parking fine for a £1 ticket... https://t.co/LOE57zH20a 
• Paris unrest: Banlieue youths see French state as the enemy #FRANCE https://t.co/u2clCJK3Vt https://t.co/a1BBqY8SnQ 
• Sunderland Aquatic Centre: Legal action over leaks at £20m pool https://t.co/uv4hLeQ5Hh https://t.co/2D8VaPkfNr 
• Sebi seeking legal clarity for allowing options trading in commodities derivatives #INDIA... https://t.co/bnHnl4sh58
• Fresh legal setback for former Leeds United MD David Haigh... https://t.co/c8lKlT9EfC 
• Here's how Attorney General Sessions could shut down the legal marijuana industry overnight #US... https://t.co/vqLWCyBrdm
• University of Kentucky Law Student Lands UN Internship in Ethiopia https://t.co/NXqA7q4KuM 
• UK Appeal Court affirms autonomy of letters of credit... https://t.co/SDa2vZ0WOI
• San Francisco passes law forcing all pet shops to only sell rescue dogs and cats #US... https://t.co/TyyOrWOwrM 
• Theresa May must get second Brexit Act through Parliament after EU negotiations, lawyers conclude... https://t.co/2gjVs6oUqn 
• Pontormo Failure Prompts Calls for Tighter UK Heritage Protection Rules... https://t.co/V7Zf1uozaV 
• United Kingdom Gender Pay Gap Reporting https://t.co/fM2lsYy62i 
• Trump goes to war with 'un-American' leakers #US https://t.co/MyKxkfr7ix 
• #NorthKorean man arrested over killing of Kim Jong-nam https://t.co/gTuXEoD7BI 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/8nq52QeKLs
• Oklahoma Just Passed The Most Oppressive Law Against Women In History #US... https://t.co/1ZJipzJTep
• #Donetsk People's Republic seeks sense of nationhood... https://t.co/KX6tc5W3WJ
• Why are some black Africans considered white #Americans?... https://t.co/zfadMbZFbU 
• #Spain's Princess Cristina acquitted, husband jailed... https://t.co/T029sT04HB 
• Odebrecht case: Thousands protest in #Panama City... https://t.co/1mlx4qF2bI 
• Sufis return to Sehwan shrine in defiance of ISIL #PAKISTAN... https://t.co/7cQYXOUKiK 
• Theresa May, who has subjected more women into poverty this century, 'I want to transform how we think about... https://t.co/TkUPJIpQPM 
• RBS plans: Williams & Glyn sale should be dropped, UK says https://t.co/SnTjLivYtj https://t.co/cFJMDdnRF0 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/qaJSiUeuLn

17th February - Law News

1879th 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 story: Donald Trump has a new approach to the Middle East peace process and has signalled strong support for Israel. Al Jazeera spoke to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank to gauge their reaction to the shift in US policy away from a two-state solution.


Focus of the day story: The “gig economy” has been dealt a second blow in the name of worker’s rights, after the Court of Appeal ruled in favour of a plumber at Pimlico Plumbers (PP).  Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Palestinian Dies After Being Shot by #Israeli Troops on His Way to His Last Chemo Session https://t.co/xX6DeT3tsQ 
• Uber exploiting loophole to 'spread tentacles' across UK, union says https://t.co/4cwfpuPmiT 
• Musician who admitted groping students wins teaching ban appeal https://t.co/oZJ8sz5RvL 
• Paul Nuttall tells Ukip that his Hillsborough lies are 'cruel smear campaign' https://t.co/aoX6Bs3TYe 
• Stoke byelection candidate arrested over anti-immigrant comments https://t.co/nO6spoMAZZ
• Suspect in #NorthKorea killing 'thought she was taking part in TV prank' https://t.co/q3HrXPc1Wk 
• Donald Trump considered using national guard to round up immigrants, memo suggests #US https://t.co/gDPk4YD4et 
• World’s first transgender doll to be unveiled at New York toy fair https://t.co/sFCbRYrpUD 
• Scousers who film or photograph fly-tippers & irresponsible dog owners may not have to pay council tax... https://t.co/mXs46drJeh
• Bolton and Macclesfield firms on ‘pay shame’ list | Law Gazette https://t.co/BkEQKoDLWZ 
• Ex-solicitor disbarred for misappropriating client funds | Law Gazette https://t.co/PxTo094x8N 
• Solicitors battle through ‘technical difficulties’ to reach next JAC round | Law Gazette https://t.co/KRfKhWB64n 
• Family law barrister who made woman ‘fearful’ disbarred | Law Gazette https://t.co/KRrRobWIru 
• Super-regulator announces Law Society-SRA governance probe | Law Gazette https://t.co/edYYpbzDJs 
• The current attacks upon access to justice and victims of crime are an affront | Law Gazette https://t.co/a79Pp0LWKo 
• Increasingly hard to argue that the low number of women partners in law firms is a ‘legacy’ issue | Law Gazette https://t.co/HR3MWyFg8c 
• Moby Claims To Know Donald Trump Is Being ‘Blackmailed’ By Russian Government #US https://t.co/iZslJ6mFOs 
• A tiny handful of wealthy white Trump supporting women rage At Nordstrom #US... https://t.co/swn1IMMEm6
• Ford developing pothole alert system for drivers https://t.co/EUgAssN8Lt 
• Bin lorry crash driver Harry Clarke admits reckless driving charge... https://t.co/pTSNhuBJVi 
• Hatton Garden raider Daniel Jones admits earlier £1m heist https://t.co/xyPkN0u2nX
• Supreme court president: politicians too slow to defend judges after Brexit case https://t.co/d67RIKn9XX 
• Delhi rape victim's parents call for her real name to be used to end stigma #INDIA https://t.co/vY8K7cQpFh 
• Draconian secrecy measures are being quietly ushered in. We must fight them https://t.co/xpl1GxJZFF 
• New law to stop adults sexting children not being enforced https://t.co/Fwfx7UtqTZ 
• New UN team to collect evidence for #Syria war crime prosecutions https://t.co/z4Ik92DGF5 
• Lord Neuberger is right. We have to take on the mob https://t.co/Y4szRmfpj8
• Donald Trump denies White House in chaos at extraordinary press conference #US https://t.co/daSVxLIMIE
• Domestic abuse victims wait nearly two years for compensation https://t.co/RQysn3Msev 
• Unhappily married? You’re not alone https://t.co/pZMYZibeGp
• Trump to sign new immigration policy after multiple court defeats of travel ban https://t.co/N42uqpKep2 
• Pimlico Plumbers founder on Brexit and the future of business https://t.co/UBt1QBgA2d 
• #German parents told to destroy Cayla dolls over hacking fears https://t.co/671dqBQZ7S
• #Spanish princess cleared in tax trial https://t.co/riTy5LMpxB 
• NHS worker fired for 'stealing' £4 sandwich reinstated https://t.co/uzG4x9Dp2P
• £10m rate relief plan details revealed by Mark Drakeford https://t.co/Ai9c8XJRIl 
• Deputy head Jonathan Norbury banned for sex with teens https://t.co/zOvdTPZBND 
• Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong arrested in #SouthKorea https://t.co/Ttqxxt3FBj 
• Trump and DACA: Is arrest of 'dreamer' a sign of things to come? #US https://t.co/F6tQQqc2q8 
• Robert Harward turns down Trump's national security adviser offer #US https://t.co/X3MbAxpkN2 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/KQqrTxAlrV
• IS attack on Sufi shrine in Sindh kills dozens #PAKISTAN https://t.co/eXRbs8al3l 
• The banality of a Donald Trump aide accusing the BBC of 'fake news' #US https://t.co/TwjcA5zR8V 
• Law firm insurer fails in High Court bid to recover property fraud losses from solicitor - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/dVkOK2FbhS
• All through: good news for 1,000 lawyers who should have been eliminated from recorder competition - Legal... https://t.co/Q6n0K4M40Y 
• OC Queen Street legal clinics to grow technology business | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/upR8eP6FlE 
• New partner and former RAF pilot boosts Ashfords aviation offering | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/159pZZ89y2 
• Rising number of carve-out deals providing legal opportunities | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/ThUq2XNvJG 
• Housing White Paper a 'confused approach' to private rental sector, says CA | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/3HczWpu5AN 
• Seven partners exit Kirkland & Ellis for Sidley Austin | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/Fc3GPPIXvY

16th February - Law News

1878th 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 story: President Trump still hasn't released his tax returns a situation Congress could easily change, but isn't likely to do.


Focus of the day story: The predicament of trainee lawyers left 'in limbo' by firms failing to tell them until the last minute whether or not they will be retained will be a priority for the Junior Lawyers Division this year, its new chair has said.  Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/XPhXcDCRlb
• LSB allows more flexible approach to improve legal diversity | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ROdzuvXlia 
• Court of Appeal victory for patient choice over medical paternalism | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/mjcoHbevJL 
• Home » Comment Why and how the SQE can work | Law Gazette https://t.co/kQtoGYqlFH 
• Selection process launched to fill three vacancies on UK’s highest court | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/xzjy3kgDBl 
• Slater and Gordon shares dive as UK recovery takes ‘longer than expected’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/cOGFZjyBH2
• Don’t panic over Gulf exodus, sector experts say | Law Gazette https://t.co/sJUWLn5LRw
• Diversity the watchword as Supreme Court competitions open | Law Gazette https://t.co/O6nRkAHzqD 
• Ex-Leeds Utd MD fails to overturn costs award against fellow solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/YcoiGHNtlq
• LSB ‘not stepping back’ from diversity role | Law Gazette https://t.co/hpw9i8DQYs 
• Courts transparency in the digital new world will require constant vigilance | Law Gazette https://t.co/arqi59yLNB
• Burger King cook gets $46K for being sacked over taking a fish sandwich home #CANADA https://t.co/6D5X70N0Fn
• Donald Trump launches another stinging attack on media blaming it for his failures #US https://t.co/KhTI4ropym 
• Former Celtic footballer Anthony Stokes ordered to pay Elvis impersonator 230,000 euros https://t.co/rNlYSKbKZ0 
• Baby taken from family amid concern over formula milk comment https://t.co/crhiadnQxT 
• Woman guilty of 'horrific' Sheffield murder https://t.co/YL1ZrzUd9T
• Flynn resignation: Republicans seek probe into leaks #US https://t.co/4HF43j4ZBC
• Bullfighting has now been banned in Balearic Islands... https://t.co/vIwOucfYTi 
• Trump’s Daughter And Putin’s Girlfriend Just Went On Vacation Together #US https://t.co/GoFpOuTtoW 
• Bristol University student accidentally made explosive https://t.co/X8LJWr0cLs https://t.co/3XfCRs8Vvu 
• West Midlands police officers face drug dealing charges https://t.co/uV4x2i5iPd https://t.co/GPbfdit1FI
• Fifa president Gianni Infantino 'not concerned' about hooligan threat at Russia World Cup https://t.co/o94TcVsdZL 
• 'Not guilty does not mean innocent': Jury acquits lawyer, 48, of murdering her millionaire father #US... https://t.co/GLNia6wQGN 
• Focus on communities, not hate crime legislation - Muslim lawyer #NEWZEALAND https://t.co/YsucvKFKTe
• #US Probing 'Sexual Harassment Issues' at Fox News, Lawyer Says https://t.co/JsiM07Ecq6 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/zXuA2oVsX8
• Attacks on judges undermine law - Supreme Court president https://t.co/IOHGAcyiuq https://t.co/Pp8cEceuhn 
• Poldark's Levant Mine parking fees 'insensitive' https://t.co/iYQNaQvUXT https://t.co/dvw0sNnKz1 
• #SouthKorea's Kim Jong-nam: Second woman arrested over airport poisoning #MALAYSIA... https://t.co/Ytdpy0omSe
• US actor Ashton Kutcher urges end to child sexual exploitation https://t.co/fhSRKBWa3g 
• A Housing Solution: Lawyers for Tenants #US https://t.co/2JSb2SfJcA 
• Ethics Watchdog Denounces Conway's Endorsement of Ivanka Trump Products #US https://t.co/I5zzrB78CK
• Living in Darkness, but Holding On to Hope in #LIBERIA https://t.co/dLcHVLhxN9 
• How Mar-a-Lago Turned Into the Situation Room #US https://t.co/pqwYeuT8L5 
• 'Unbelievable Turmoil': Trump's First Month Leaves Washington Reeling #US https://t.co/6Hlrmcdz6v
• Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts With Russian Intelligence #US https://t.co/zkVFSQNPvd
• #Russian hooligans warn England fans of ‘festival of violence’ at World Cup 2018 https://t.co/O71yppA7k4 
• Enda Kenny says #Ireland will oppose any post-Brexit 'hard border' https://t.co/NfOUbgj20s 
• MPs and peers launch manifesto in support of children of alcoholic parents https://t.co/u4blrWBavI 
• Children's commissioners write to home secretary over end of Dubs scheme https://t.co/rXJ6ZzmcKB
• Liverpool mayor calls on Ukip's Paul Nuttall to resign as MEP over Hillsborough lies https://t.co/JTWkjpIuH4
• #Debenhams department store tops government's shame list for underpaying staff https://t.co/Wv485Dmf3l 
• LSB to put regulators’ efforts to improve diversity under microscope | Legal Futures https://t.co/c3COZfTsl7 
• Chaos as judicial appointments website crashes with 2,500 would-be recorders trying to take test - Legal Futures: https://t.co/6fYPkkZV9E
• Gloomy Slater & Gordon sees shares tumble to lowest level after warning of UK trading difficulties - Legal Futures https://t.co/5aNIiTZs4I 
• Rethinking ‘quality versus quantity’ - Legal Futures: https://t.co/VsV6EANCnR 
• RBS accused of fraud and forgery by customers and ex-employee https://t.co/uFBpFJIrbo https://t.co/6FAqyr1NOO 
• #Vatican's top legal aide says divorced-and-remarried may receive Communion https://t.co/9ewGwI37TR 
• Forget dodgy streams, here are five legal add-ons for your Kodi box https://t.co/bcxZf34PrD 
• Moors murderer Ian Brady launches "unique" legal challenge https://t.co/xwfVs0suZR https://t.co/Y41K2my1Jy 
• Supreme Court Brexit ruling may affect legal action against Tony Blair & 'state officials' over Iraq War https://t.co/kqiFACBnrP 
• The common element in Trump's biggest legal fiascos #US https://t.co/1aVdAyCD3i 
• Child car seat law change - here's what you need to know https://t.co/eZcWoenYXT 
• Five questions the UK government must answer regarding arms to #SaudiArabia https://t.co/C7Gj7Pjc7U 
• A legal perspective on the Government's Brexit white paper https://t.co/WLHzMPX89i
• Withdrawal From EU Control Mechanisms to Put UK Environment Policy at Risk https://t.co/g1kPM3Sb8x 
• Op-Ed: UK Tories prove their insanity with jailing of journalists law https://t.co/sAUlRkpKhC 
• UK Considers War on Leaks by Criminalizing Even Receiving Secret Gov't Info https://t.co/ZDoVNcwNAV
• UK govt will strip soldiers of human rights to protect itself from prosecution, lawyers warn https://t.co/YnIUKUTdP6
• Bryan Cave launches new technology incubator | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/8yyEKBIhqw 
• Durst lawyers want 'witness' reporter booted from court | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ZVKsOvawhr 
• Weil Gotshal is latest firm to exit Middle East | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/yCEZsahJih 
• Haynes and Boone CDG expands London office | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/GlRtBIP4LK
• Cement cartel class action case runs out of time | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/W1qZUIoajG