13th February - Law News

2241st 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 Story: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg discusses her 25 years on the bench, the fight for gender equality and navigating the politics of Washington during a wide-ranging interview.



Focus of the Day Story: Justice system at 'breaking point' over digital evidence. Defence experts say public faith is being corroded by failures to disclose material. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Lawyer who prepared criminal complaint vs De Lima appointed to PACC #Philippines... https://t.co/wjAW1nkLeg
• Photographer told he's fit to work by DWP after multiple sclerosis leaves him unable to walk, sleep or balance... https://t.co/EIfuiTZXsr 
• Why it's not okay for police to quietly roll out on-the-spot fingerprint scanning... https://t.co/JtNYqr94oy 
• Ex-Kentucky judge enters plea deal in human trafficking case #US https://t.co/MPwp0bfa8F 
• Oklahoma woman gets reduced sentence after getting sterilized as per judge's request #US https://t.co/5VBlmPHoLq 
• Former President of #Pakistan Musharraf case: A litmus test for Pakistan judiciary https://t.co/OjgjMvnpEI 
• Is the Judiciary in #Myanmar Under Threat? https://t.co/oqlyIq6Lwg 
• Anti-LGBT Prop 8 lawyer gets Senate Judiciary confirmation #US https://t.co/ocSkwiAQkP 
• Shortage of judges in higher judiciary saddening: former law miniter of #India Khurshid https://t.co/bfglwixUww
• Judiciary acts like activist in wrongly opposing Executive #Kenya https://t.co/OLxANDledH 
• Court decision weakened law meant to keep guns from criminals #US https://t.co/nStoTDpVlS 
• Why law degrees matter https://t.co/slbTj6Fe8v
• Call on #Eduador for accountability following attack on defender who opposes oil & mining concessions https://t.co/rHfn9k7LYo
• #Uganda Human Rights Group Targeted in Violent Break-In https://t.co/2uyMi28fdP
• #Spanish Corporations 'Violating Human Rights in Latin America' https://t.co/Gw48hByXLp 
• #Kurdistan Regional Government: Allegations of Mass Executions of imprisoned ISIS soldiers https://t.co/DOX2U6l4DK
• How #Israel drags down human rights standards https://t.co/W7BTrM30MH
• #Maldives attorney general says court can't oust president - ABC News - https://t.co/CrDpa8Z739
• Former Attorney General Eric Holder hints at a possible run for president in 2020 #US https://t.co/7UCEOfsB9
• Justice in the factory: how Black Lives Matter breathed new life into unions #US https://t.co/gwhhbSxvA
• Solicitors Qualifying Exam decision delayed amid criticism from legal educators https://t.co/NVODaDEGpQ
• Addl Solicitor General Tushar Mehta made Special Public Prosecutor for 2G cases #India https://t.co/bmw6gsmfcE
• B.C. solicitor general pays Okanagan jail a visit #Canada https://t.co/DS5EdeQdus 
• Goldstein named chief deputy, Reardon appointed state solicitor#US https://t.co/VFvnRCKMuG 
• 10 Qualities of a Good Lawyer https://t.co/NvGgp0EWQO 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/rtaTBKsBQy
• Trump Jr wife in hospital after opening white powder envelope #US https://t.co/qtGBuTWimm 
• Arthur Collins to spend £50000 on top lawyer in bid to quash 20-year acid attack sentence... https://t.co/aGBPO8MBxp 
• Graft case against former PM Khaleda point for politics: claims barister Moudud #Bangladesh https://t.co/MILFoIYJcc
• Barrister avoids driving ban despite third offence https://t.co/8DjbfwXgfb
• Waymo And Uber Have Reached A Settlement In Their Trade Secrets Legal Battle https://t.co/BC8GMCnK66
• Carl Frampton issues legal proceedings against Barry McGuigan and his wife https://t.co/OZL0XXh2Ez 
• Qualcomm warns of customer losses, legal hazards to Broadcom buyout https://t.co/JatOnUXKKq
• After 4th DWI, man argues legal limit discriminates against alcoholics #US https://t.co/YZXu2KFW7W
• I tried (and failed) to get a safe and legal abortion in #Brazil https://t.co/LK9XEpv7xp 
• Woman’s legal bid to challenge confiscation order to keep property rejected https://t.co/cchlQcuAlu
• Blog: Perception of advocates as white men is outdated https://t.co/NxZsoSipEu 
• EU experts to discuss implications of Brexit for law in Scotland https://t.co/7pXYciWGr0
• Brodies announces move into Highlands with Dingwall office https://t.co/sCSPuWSPDq
• SLN Spotlight: Karen Nicol https://t.co/JHKXTv5Ukx
• Greens table legislative options to tackle short term lets https://t.co/02agT50cK9 
• 600 Breezy's Lawyer Files Motion to Have Rapper's Probation Revoked... https://t.co/pd51Tl1PQ2 
• My legal life: Anna Ferster | Law Gazette https://t.co/MePhIl2ihY 
• Lawyer in the news: Sara Lomri - High Court win over benefits change | Law Gazette https://t.co/1CRyktcRLN 
• Love changes everything? | Law Gazette https://t.co/ObPwPiyD8v 
• On the cost of clinical negligence claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/XvBCdthnq3 
• Super-exam: SRA facing re-sit | Law Gazette https://t.co/Bgi2lknMDP 
• Gig economy reform will have to wait | Law Gazette https://t.co/NX5Kvlvawo 
• Breaking protocol on client capture | Law Gazette https://t.co/qQxcrTOwbl
• Benefit overpayments recovery revamp | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ec5aZDIo8I 
• Advice vacuum looms on special educational needs | Law Gazette https://t.co/3ArPWILKTU 
• Mental health issues raised by SDT appeals | Law Gazette https://t.co/oNrsMKOwLF 
• Asset freeze power to hit domestic ‘Mr Bigs’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/Mhofc0BoER
• Government edges towards patent court approval | Law Gazette https://t.co/zLFui1x2iG 
• Society leads renewed push for early legal advice | Law Gazette https://t.co/XLs5EKCY01
• 'Dishonest' would-be solicitor given new hearing to enter profession | Law Gazette https://t.co/L5t9GEQQRM 
• Officials confirm April 2019 for RTA claim reforms | Law Gazette https://t.co/YVNZfODA9D 
• Scottish Law Commission are currently recruiting a small number of legal assistants to start in September this yea… https://t.co/kI8MKizy0b 
• Bitcoin energy use in Iceland set to overtake homes, says local firm https://t.co/A4tqdsEuJJ 
• #SouthAfrican lions eat 'poacher', leaving just his head https://t.co/sngf8kzFfq 
• Cambridgeshire blackmailer jailed for punching toddler https://t.co/8fjGKttOVO
• Oxfam Deputy resigns over sex claims amid crisis talks https://t.co/0qeQqX23OE 
• Transgender Primark employee told she had a ‘man’s voice’ was harassed, tribunal rules... https://t.co/l7TDOuVQDb
• #Singapore Court of Appeal slams lawyer for submitting “unreasonable” appeal for #Saudi diplomat molester... https://t.co/eHdhciQ00X 
• Legal challenge over Omagh bomb inquiry to be heard... https://t.co/OCtT42UzHd
• Uber to pay $245mn to Waymo for legal dispute settlement https://t.co/yPF5a7d8ht 
• White House floats an offer to keep legal immigration at 1 million per year instead of cutting it #US https://t.co/tkrQqjxUc4
• White supremacist Richard Spencer's attorney threatens legal action against KSU #US https://t.co/OZJhF94Az7
• New Reports Shine a Spotlight on Tether’s Legal Status https://t.co/4wR8GQ8djV
• Solicitor caught with cocaine is one of the highest paid legal aid solicitors #Ireland https://t.co/ZPjpr2RNCf 
• Tom Hanks in legal battle with Brit butler after actor's son 'rear-ended car' https://t.co/dw6u7SEEio
• Driving in the UK: Your questions answered https://t.co/AWEh7jzRGy
• GDPR will hand a huge advantage to big American tech companies by making the web unsurfable in Europe https://t.co/bgc5AbeMha 
• UK Midwife Forced Out for Refusing Abortion Participation https://t.co/iA7lxIfNVi 
• UK reviews Oxfam ties after sex abuse scandal in Haiti https://t.co/Y9ZtftuIcd 
• #Poland’s Jews fear for future under new Holocaust law https://t.co/YKAzCsL3hy
• UK law doesn't allow concealing source of income, property https://t.co/kpACV4er5S 
• Man who filmed himself punching a toddler in the face is jailed for 17 years... https://t.co/xl6gDGUGM0 
• Police outsource digital forensic work to unaccredited labs https://t.co/OxyJelSrJT 
• Justice system at 'breaking point' over digital evidence https://t.co/1ZNpxM3x4v 
• #Haiti demands Oxfam identify staff who paid sex workers https://t.co/PY9Abuw4j1
• Father of stabbed girl Mylee Billingham too ill to appear in court https://t.co/A2Lt4eb6ag 
• #Pakistan gang accused of tapping unwitting girl's spinal fluid https://t.co/IlZUStMerI
• Carillion: 11,800 wait to learn their fate as 4,400 more jobs are saved https://t.co/vPSrJ7rO24 
• ANC expected to order Zuma to resign or face no-confidence vote #SouthAfrica https://t.co/X4bJm59Xna 
• France rugby players questioned after Edinburgh sexual assault claim https://t.co/jzcdhAUwxV 
• #MeToo has led to a witch hunt 'coloured by a hatred of men' https://t.co/jhjTKhslqM 
• The countdown begins: Whiplash reforms to be introduced in April 2019 | Legal Futures... https://t.co/44g0VdyErw 
• High Court: SRA should have held oral hearing before deciding not to admit would-be solicitor | Legal Futures... https://t.co/4OksYXtnaE F
• Pay of up to £300,000 on offer for next Law Society chief executive | Legal Futures... https://t.co/b11iMHiThz 
• 5 questions to ask yourself & prospective suppliers for legal software | Legal Futures... https://t.co/e6pM8NUUCP
• #Cambodia deports seven disrespectful tourists accused of producing pornography https://t.co/9umc7DXwfg
• Peter Rabbit film producers apologise over allergy scene https://t.co/OWHcOVJyK8 
• Barclays Bank charged over #Qatar loans https://t.co/P68n8yrNCG 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/0Wj9zs9cL1
• Fire on All Sides and Paper Cuts review – forensic accounts of surviving child rape https://t.co/FR0rDdSEdB
• #Ireland's opposition leader wants to liberalise abortion law https://t.co/vLFglsaMkL 
• #Sweden tried to drop Assange extradition in 2013, CPS emails show https://t.co/C98C0mld9c 
• London City Airport shut as WW2 bomb found in Thames https://t.co/G2xHXlKMrF

12th February - Law News

2240th 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 Story: Is the UK in a knife crime crisis? Knife crime in the UK is being described by some as an 'emergency'.


Focus of the Day Story: Data breaches and protecting corporate data are increasingly the issues keeping in-house lawyers awake at night, research shows. More than a third (36%) of chief legal officers (CLOs) consider these issues of ‘extreme importance’, compared to only 19% in 2014, according to the annual Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) CLO survey. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Event series: Secrets to Success — in London, Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham... https://t.co/Mk4Azxj3KG 
• RPC launches new training contracts with 2018 start date... https://t.co/U299nll0pp 
• Embrace your inner Branson and Zuckerberg, barristers told... https://t.co/1cuNmlAqlD
• BPP student who fell victim to theft reunited with highlighted and tabbed company law textbook after public plea... https://t.co/FDa8rbOQD1
• Riyadh Ritz-Carlton corruption purge #Saudi hotel reopens https://t.co/4pNN6r5Tq7
• Asma Jahangir: #Pakistan human rights champion dies https://t.co/aWMhBCWJdo 
• Mylee Billingham death: Father charged with murder https://t.co/61xrn3l1Mw
• Jasmine Forrester's uncle charged with murder https://t.co/OFtKqRf8yC
• I left the EDL after befriending an ex-jihadist https://t.co/uTMOe3L6I3
• Hackers hijack government websites to mine crypto-cash https://t.co/zFc4EW64JV
• Boris Johnson 'doubts Aung San Suu Kyi grasps Rohingya suffering' #Myanmar https://t.co/4IBiGe5BEj 
• New York state sues Weinstein Company #US https://t.co/KIc7dhwRfM 
• ‘Zombie’ corporate lawyer avoids being struck off for dishonesty after being left ‘physically and emotionally... https://t.co/fXE58N4TeP 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2DORI5qP8V
• Booming in Bristol: Should junior lawyers shun London for the West Country?... https://t.co/3Y1FAXcDF3 
• Rape disclosure failings are no surprise — the criminal justice system is crashing down around us... https://t.co/LizlSRqHVD 
• Ex-Eversheds lawyer who ‘fabricated’ email escapes dishonesty charge after medical condition ‘impaired his... https://t.co/6glGkuEFiF 
• Linklaters becomes first magic circle firm to reveal gender pay gap stats... https://t.co/gzimrvdosi
• Average junior lawyer pay at Bird & Bird and Taylor Wessing HIGHER for women than men... https://t.co/5OXr7VUKKy
• Ex-Clifford Chance trainee LOSES bid to sue Oxford University over ‘inadequate’ teaching... https://t.co/Q7yfGayvdN 
• Sovereignty or Supremacy? Lords Constitution Committee Reports on EU (Withdrawal) Bill... https://t.co/wYGucQFYw7 
• High Court showdown on the cards as SRA confirms Leigh Day tribunal appeal... https://t.co/x5jkBtFZ1d
• One step closer to a review of assisted suicide... https://t.co/uaxSBxtQng
• #Russia's Semen Elistratov dedicates Winter Olympics medal to banned compatriots https://t.co/KV1C9c0YCU
• Water into gas should not go https://t.co/nDtByBnyCr 
• Tort textbooks set for update as new Supreme Court judgment changes law of negligence... https://t.co/tVmoCbVH0z 
• Instagramming your claim form: valid service?... https://t.co/FbMUPoG5zI 
• SRA appeals tribunal’s decision to show mercy on junior lawyer whose hair fell out as she struggled to meet... https://t.co/Qs1EMh9Ste 
• The Henry VIII powers in the EU (Withdrawal) Bill: Political and Legal Safeguards... https://t.co/yNEN8jHlrO
• Top QC expresses fear over waning influence of British lawyers in development of EU law... https://t.co/n8rqu3nl2i 
• The Forum Bar: it does exist https://t.co/i5oF5CXiFm https://t.co/iw3Jc5ZZZt 
• 9 things that aspiring magic circle lawyers should be doing to secure a training contract... https://t.co/O5wEdemyyP
• High wire walking without a mat: doctors, patient safety and public confidence... https://t.co/50VGIqDaUT 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/UGt2zESq8r
• Dentons partner leaves firm following allegations of sexual misconduct... https://t.co/wVLlJs5IeT 
• Decision to approve or reject solicitor super-exam delayed... https://t.co/TDvZu1uuPH
• The law firms that trainees and junior lawyers most admire – 2018 edition... https://t.co/2e6DcBfYHA
• TUPE and Brexit - A De-Facto Deterioration in Working Terms and Conditions? https://t.co/eC0qlhod2J
• Why can’t you use your phone at a petrol station? What is the law, is it dangerous? https://t.co/fcfjwSEv7D 
• Five-year-old boy dies after falling in river in Ballymena https://t.co/1vGHumEZ5D 
• Body found in missing hill walker search https://t.co/3q3rXP3jkp 
• Warning hundreds of fire deaths may be linked to skin creams https://t.co/AMuWjESqhB
• Charities warned after Oxfam Haiti prostitute claims https://t.co/PxbPbRLGiJ
• Baker McKenzie partner at centre of sexual assault scandal will be leaving the firm... https://t.co/EuoGJG7zSS 
• BPP launches legal tech module for LPC students... https://t.co/2x1jGV7PdW 
• Lawyers share their biggest humiliations, from dozing in court to falling off chairs in interviews... https://t.co/olHmLTkM6R 
• 2 police officers shot and killed in Westerville, Ohio #US... https://t.co/yOHgJcrAm3
• Web giant Cloudflare stores extreme neo-Nazi content on UK soil https://t.co/LzjDiYMZTJ 
• Anger over TGI Fridays plan to share waiters’ tips with kitchen staff https://t.co/DumouOenGt 
• Kendrick Lamar joins stars trying to keep concerts special: online footage limits https://t.co/HNV0AgMlcP

11th February - Law News

2239th 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 Story: Demand for shark fin soup during Chinese New Year is high. But animal rights activists in Hong Kong want to get a popular dish off the menu. They say Hong Kong imports 5,000 tonnes of shark a year, roughly one-third of the fins come from endangered species.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Increasing responsibilities of deputies & trustees will be discussed at conference aimed at Court of Protection https://t.co/4rHib1jBRc 
• Assistants wanted to support Supreme Court justices | NLJ https://t.co/wabFa2HFz5 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/IydFssldun
• Social media trolls & cyberbullies to be targeted in independent review of the law on offensive communications https://t.co/uwzFeo0yKZ 
• LASPO failing children: Research reveals thousands of young people ‘at grave risk’ | NLJ https://t.co/A2NFIYCiW3
• Forum bar prevents extradition | NLJ https://t.co/nh6a8GqzUG 
• In-house data concerns | NLJ https://t.co/nhsKLfVDcw
• Stockport Lollipop man's high-five ban lifted in U-turn https://t.co/vY5QGnrWah
• Sexual harassment is about power. Why not fight it as we do bullying? https://t.co/V7TNJBxRcF 
• What the media and politicians get wrong about domestic abuse https://t.co/V0dOhTL8zd
• New guide for barristers with children | NLJ https://t.co/puQyRfuB0O 
• EU must end silence on human rights violations in #Egypt https://t.co/ZhFepENWQK
• #Thailand based Burmese Workers on Trial for Reporting Abuses https://t.co/N5KlXjutFT
• Church investment fund says it will refuse to reelect directors at firms over gender & climate change concerns https://t.co/lNeXtThIUg
• #Russia environmentalist attacked while investigating allegedly illegal logging & construction https://t.co/FrJXSfXmIE
• Ian Hurd: Everything I know about International Human Rights I Learned from The Clash https://t.co/Qphy3CavA8
• President Moon Jae-In should step up human rights reforms and amnesty jailed trade unionists #Korea https://t.co/8kSo2CxswI 
• #Venezuela: ICC Prosecutor to Review Alleged Crimes https://t.co/cDpBZKS0NR 
• Top EU Diplomat Should Deliver Tough Message to #Azerbaijan https://t.co/Ykhm8bVJBg 
• #Canada selling weapons to #Philippines despite human rights concerns https://t.co/bFECFh3wcv
• UN Human Rights chief notes struggles in #Papua https://t.co/ldYGTnPq9c 
• The conditions under which gold and diamonds are mined can be brutal https://t.co/TthdpnCL5k 
• AKP Vice-Chair: Human rights 'have excelled' under Erdogan #Turkey https://t.co/UXUAxquVLl
• Gig economy plan 'weak' and 'unclear' | NLJ https://t.co/ISRK6PtCUO
• UK law firms reveal gender pay gap | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/sBZW8U3hUS 
• Ashurst forms “joint operation” to practice Chinese law | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/1QnRmDe9CD
• Paris court to hear English cases | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/aezEUZQOib 
• Kennedys grows Puru office | The Global legal Post... https://t.co/PsB2OXUAa2 
• Woman’s legal bid to challenge confiscation order to keep property rejected https://t.co/cchlQcMbd2 
• Struck-off solicitor Cameron Fyfe launches claims company https://t.co/fsbjZeObcC
• Asylum seekers’ legal challenge over ‘unlawful’ reduction in state support rejected https://t.co/bRe2eoOgDA 
• TLT appoints John Paul Sheridan as head in Scotland https://t.co/uh4fW1vy8P
• Thorntons’ profits up by 18 per cent to £5.1m https://t.co/PsQ736yqBQ 
• Bill proposed to reform law of negative prescription https://t.co/L5TVTOjpgT 
• Hong Kong's top court frees student activists | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/aaP7ZUVFuk 
• The probation service is in meltdown: how will Worboys be supervised? https://t.co/aa5pHkPzV5 
• Oxfam Haiti prostitute claims: Charity did not give watchdog 'full details' https://t.co/HGUvRgNkdz
• Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell: Labour public ownership plan will cost nothing https://t.co/prhfXAG1VI 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/fa7OzT5a4t
• Killer who ran a woman over as she tried to stop him stealing her handbag has gone on the run after being released… https://t.co/Imisq2cBYi
• Sing along with gender neutral #Canadian national anthem https://t.co/0uaiFe7NT0 
• #SouthAfrica's 'Doom Pastor' found guilty of assault https://t.co/Z1hGgzPOyr
• Uber settles with Waymo on self-driving https://t.co/h1gZFiyezr 
• Elaborate #France kidnap heist nets thieves 'millions' from cash van https://t.co/18nYsGWGbg 
• #Mexico Zetas drugs cartel leader caught https://t.co/fbdhlD6Frg 
• The clues right-wing terrorists give away https://t.co/8G0cEjhBV1
• Two bodies found on Malltraeth beach in Anglesey identified https://t.co/MOAAOgpqC4 
• Lawyers for Rick Gates say they have 'irreconcilable differences' with client #US... https://t.co/3oB8hL4hMZ
• Cis-woman Joy Neville: Rugby union referee makes history https://t.co/sAsIffLKSh 
• Brexit plan to keep Northern Ireland in customs union triggers row https://t.co/jDNe8Xf8ci 
• Theresa May spent almost £1,000 on delivery of Brexit letter https://t.co/2uOGeAxyMy
• Lack of migrant workers left food rotting in UK fields last year, data reveals https://t.co/PFrd8yIyG7 
• DPD splashed out on black-tie dinner on day after courier driver's funeral https://t.co/LCcLN8uW7H
• Fraudster who claimed family died in Grenfell Tower jailed for 21 months https://t.co/YHFRogcNsl
• Safety blunders expose lab staff to potentially lethal diseases in UK https://t.co/oNS2pMsbNk 
• Ukip group fails in bid to restore EU funding amid fraud inquiry https://t.co/t75k3Kcr2o 
• ‘The Beatles’ are dead or captured. But how to deal with Britain’s Isis fighters? https://t.co/NB2NZHIx1u
• Undercover police abused female activists. But the inquiry is a farce https://t.co/kgFqMPZDEk 
• Durham student death: witness tells of 'shambles' of nightclub queue https://t.co/kNDPKDEsKr 
• More than 100 New York City attorneys protest after Ice arrests Bronx man #US https://t.co/ht25SesVZD 
• UK man jailed for five years after Tinder rape https://t.co/4XkhVPJ2P8

10th February - Law News

2238th 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 Story: India's health report card is out and Kerala has come out at the top when it comes to overall performance in the health sector. Uttar Pradesh is at the bottom but has made some progress, the report shows. This is the first-of-its-kind study done by the central government, developed by the NITI Aayog in consultation with the health ministry and with technical assistance from the World Bank. Will this assessment help in transforming India's health sector?

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Lawyer who won case for ex-client wants more than settlement money #US... https://t.co/nUVwzynKuc 
• #Kenya deports opposition lawyer charged with treason... https://t.co/claJhbA3LZ
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/3ZFRdXFsSy
• Councils 'not confident' school admission rules are legal... https://t.co/BOy6spv8md
• Port Talbot Football Club consider legal action against rivals Llanelli over manager's comments... https://t.co/Zh4JTrz3Vz
• #Philippines Says Hague Tribunal Will Investigate Duterte Over Drug War... https://t.co/SAsNAdWc0A
• How #Myanmar forces burned, looted and killed in a remote village https://t.co/sq2SlNZ3k7 https://t.co/AAfkolSwz8
• #MeToo California assemblywoman accused of groping male aide of other assembly member #US https://t.co/1Tvkxybwo6 
• Spanish union to take legal action against Ryanair over contracts... https://t.co/eEi5bb0czU 
• London Bridge terror attackers 'took steroids' before incident https://t.co/mkHDjHCa8J 
• Racist rant at Camden post office staff caught on film https://t.co/ewcPz1DmH7 
• California police worked with neo-Nazis to pursue 'anti-racist' activists, documents show #US https://t.co/AxlqRDNlMk 
• See of Sheffield independent review: Bishops' response... https://t.co/dRVF1vvbEO 
• Management of Risk in Law Enforcement (MoRiLE) based scoring... https://t.co/hZNX3EeQxA 
• The gambling law in the UK explained in a nutshell... https://t.co/PQ6cihH6n4 
• ANU deputy vice-chancellor Marnie Hughes-Warrington appears at tribunal #Australia... https://t.co/v3scv1IVad
• Made-up to look beautiful. Sent out to die: The young women kidnapped and sent into crowds to blow themselves up - https://t.co/NCZ7ZLrqaZ
• EU to suspend the UK's access to the single market if it fails to comply with EU law, reveals draft text... https://t.co/6VvQ3ajgUS 
• Man and his dog beaten for binning poo bag in Ashton-under-Lyne https://t.co/P8hQ1dLiDX 
• Barrier death Durham University student Olivia Burt sailed for Britain https://t.co/xb0DYG2xDu 
• Oxfam denies cover-up over 'Haiti prostitutes' https://t.co/MSoTuLeoe1
• Islamic State 'Beatles' pair from UK 'should face trial' https://t.co/edJqxTVoZu
• Magic circle firm signs up to UN business code to promote equality | Law Gazette https://t.co/p7sseQByJv 
• Appeal court: £70m negligence claim against Mayfair law firm blocked by settlement agreement | Law Gazette https://t.co/2BKlVEZwFX 
• MoJ urged to abandon mandatory telephone gateway | Law Gazette https://t.co/47CKh87Xzv 
• Repair company employee convicted for passing on customer details for PI cold calls | Legal Futures... https://t.co/FUJjPvDoUy 
• Legal infrastructure behind blockchain contracts takes shape | Legal Futures... https://t.co/KQ0haOgG0h 
• SDT: Criminal conviction does not automatically mean solicitor has failed to uphold rule of law | Legal Futures... https://t.co/tuviTlkI1F
• UK to review laws on 'offensive online communications'... https://t.co/4S24NQunOQ
• Man charged with killing friend after injecting him with heroin is denied bail #Ireland... https://t.co/Xu8C1faxSi
• Inability to move motion for bail exposes fake lawyer who has 15 years 'experience' #Nigeria... https://t.co/xiRGqba6uj
• Robert Trigg: Police 'missed chances' to catch double killer https://t.co/SxLhwT406g 
• Whistleblower was unfairly sacked, tribunal rules in Isle of Man... https://t.co/zfF6e5Hmz9 
• Alleged murder victim Brendan Vollmost pointed gun at accused, court hears #Australia... https://t.co/8KkfffVGhu 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Jalf3GADgy
• Terrorist Ethan Stables 'might never be released' as judge considers detention in secure hospital... https://t.co/NGOYJFA9k6 
• Courts have authority to determine disqualification period, barrister tells SC #Pakistan... https://t.co/zBcAvyChQA 
• Georgia Justice Project assists criminal justice providers, individuals with criminal records #US... https://t.co/jPZipDOmWZ 
• Controversial businessman Mark Lifman 'illegally' arrested - lawyer #SouthAfrica... https://t.co/c9c5Hnyq2E
• Anger as illegal dredgers tear up protected seabed... https://t.co/u1AoPmHmXA
• #Italy's Berlusconi suggests amnesty for 'necessary' illegal building... https://t.co/jGcm6IBLd7 
• I'm a Stanford professor accused of being part of a 'terrorist group'. McCarthyism is back | David Palumbo-Liu #US https://t.co/8n9B65verm
• Is it illegal to burn money, melt down coins or deface notes in the UK?... https://t.co/AbQvD2pGGR 
• A secret plot to stop Brexit, or an antisemitic dog whistle? https://t.co/1MQMFKM6Hu
• George Soros: financier, philanthropist – and hate figure for the far right https://t.co/0ILaRVyNs1
• DPD boss admits taking picture on phone while motorway driving https://t.co/RHDe9NEjPf 
• No-deal Brexit would trigger wave of red tape for UK drivers and hauliers https://t.co/WAJRP6axnX
• #Indonesia is considering making extramarital and gay sex illegal, and the UN calls it 'hateful'... https://t.co/PEXehsalvF 
• EU leaked paper discourteous, says David Davis https://t.co/0droeMxKeT
• Government steps up action on unpaid internships https://t.co/yrJfr2R9m2 
• Formal complaint made to Audit Office over Policing Board tribunal case #Ireland... https://t.co/iKsoNOKCwa 
• Award-winning dementia campaigner who had benefits cut gets decision overturned https://t.co/JLbqSaqMCK 
• Geoffrey Rush's barrister slams 'hopeless' defence of Daily Telegraph misconduct article https://t.co/8rq2NiuADm
• 'Justice can’t be done until Bradley Blundell is caught,' barrister claims https://t.co/05dhA4IhjB 
• 100 Years Of Social Justice Warriors Remind Us To Keep Fighting The Good Fight https://t.co/KANi4dsxSU 
• Scottish Waspi women call for pension justice https://t.co/bXf0Jtbgw7 
• #Afghans seeking justice pin hopes on Hague court investigation https://t.co/nvskW0R1aO 
• Undercover police probe ‘unnecessary’, says justice secretary https://t.co/0FpUnCfBYC 
• Our justice system has been undermined? https://t.co/grwKyiDTni 
• Solicitor questions how Tesco will handle equal pay dispute https://t.co/SZNSGpFv12
• Solicitors raise thousands for hospital charity by waiving will fees https://t.co/PQkGjrbbQe
• Former solicitor walked out of Thai restaurant without paying £35 bill https://t.co/Lhylgjlcn3 
• Solicitor caught with cocaine on jail visit told gardaí 'somebody else must have put it in wallet' #Ireland https://t.co/gqD44BVC1u

9th February - Law News

2237th 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 Story: Rob Porter, a top White House aide with regular access to President Donald Trump abruptly resigned on Wednesday amid abuse allegations from two ex-wives, who each detailed to CNN what they said were years of consistent abuse from Porter, including incidents of physical violence. Porter denied the allegations in a statement issued in the wake of his resignation.


Focus of the Day Story: The independent review into the application of sharia law in England and Wales has been published. The review's terms of reference focused on "whether sharia law is being misused or applied in a way that is incompatible with the domestic law in England and Wales, and in particular whether there were discriminatory practices against women who use sharia councils." Full story - Family Law Week

Saturday Conversations on Law

• What's next for acquired rights of EU27 and UK citizens?... https://t.co/EWiQaBF4c6
• Syria war: Last of British IS 'Beatles' gang captured by Kurds https://t.co/ReRcedFvmi
• 'A stepping stone for women's rights' – How laws have changed women's lives... https://t.co/GhoOE8IfEl 
• Protest after Vue cinema cancels 'gay cure' film screening https://t.co/YKaaAeDAlB
• #Cambodian tourists bailed over fake orgy porn charge https://t.co/F9aPM0Y3qi 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/qIYA2SadXr
• The UK Court of Appeal Ruling and What's Next for the Investigatory Powers Act... https://t.co/YU4g8RolGY 
• #Bermuda becomes first jurisdiction in the world to repeal same-sex marriage https://t.co/VPf6esALTt 
• Kurt Treitel obituary - lawyer at Treasury Solicitor's department https://t.co/302yEyps10
• More must be done to clarify workers’ rights in gig economy https://t.co/qYHGZXrDyp 
• Polls show that most Americans approve of the FBI and believe Trump is obstructing justice #US... https://t.co/Rk37TnMivg 
• Model Chloe Ayling has told her lawyer she is saddened that many people do not believe she was kidnapped in Italy l… https://t.co/DenXgGPcz6 
• #Bermuda same-sex marriage: UK Government will not block bill https://t.co/joUoekORbt 
• #Somali judge is elected President of International Court of Justice... https://t.co/aFn6LwZedQ 
• #India couple held for selling newborns https://t.co/ePGNhTdU4F 
• Solicitor caught with cocaine during a professional visit to Mountjoy Prison #Ireland... https://t.co/5u6rjXW3Bl 
• Legal watchdog urges judges to strike off solicitor who tried to kill wife... https://t.co/UlPT7eA2p1
• Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says footballers should walk off if racially abused at World Cup https://t.co/mvN3PnEGrG 
• Four firms referred to Competition Tribunal over alleged Eskom tender collusion #SouthAfrica... https://t.co/uhU4L6Ltnj
• Daughter of #Swedish bookseller snatched in China fears he faces years in jail https://t.co/ayYJoXN4ou 
• Police 'may need AI to help cope with huge volumes of evidence' https://t.co/aJy4y4JItX 
• Be prepared for the GDPR | Law Gazette https://t.co/CBP0D2sJrr 
• An unfair trial, motivated by malice | Law Gazette https://t.co/RkkMBUKIfK 
• Insurers bound by protocol to pay solicitors costs, Supreme Court hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/QWJgqJbj7J
• New public body may probe solicitor ban on pro bono debt advice | Law Gazette https://t.co/DvGcIYybUO 
• Chinese firm to open in London next month | Law Gazette https://t.co/IsRtvU0jO8
• En marche! France's bilingual commercial court gets go-ahead | Law Gazette https://t.co/51RM7gj2fV
• SRA appeals to High Court to ban dishonest solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/V0LfONjfeb 
• Super-exam decision delayed amid chorus of disapproval | Law Gazette https://t.co/bsz4f2Dcwl 
• Reviewing the Holocaust Bill: The #Polish President and the Constitutional Tribunal... https://t.co/v7efm8XZs9
• Pet shop puppy sale ban considered by ministers https://t.co/TWg52WWRRS 
• National Audit Office asked to look into Motability https://t.co/az5Jv69jsY 
• Former special adviser to Frances Fitzgerald gives evidence to Disclosures Tribunal #Ireland... https://t.co/uOIglpLB2B 
• The compensation fund conundrum | Legal Futures https://t.co/3al3TlJ6qu https://t.co/Fq2nwUXn3b
• SRA appeals SDT ruling on mental health and dishonesty as plethora of ‘forgery’ cases highlights differing... https://t.co/GuhJWRaVyj 
• Bar Standards Board to regulate firm led by chartered legal executive | Legal Futures... https://t.co/J4cv1s6hE
• Extend PPI fee cap to personal injury claims, insurance lawyers demand | Legal Futures... https://t.co/I4Z3X0vG2Z
• Solicitor numbers in Ireland rise as economy booms and “Brexit effect” surge of English lawyers plateaus... https://t.co/nhZU6FOQrM 
• Influential Freemasons call for end to 'discrimination' of members https://t.co/qUiXYJJu29
• MPs face tougher sanctions for sexual harassment and bullying https://t.co/JcL6StWaom 
• Litigation funder “sells” US portfolio | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/jktGTA2TRQ 
• Vanessa King takes over the reins at O'Neal Webster | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/aekYJwLtCt 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ZBvCf0QIvG
• Around the house: weekly round-up of lawyer moves across the globe | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/hg2DTOS7f3 
• Political wrangling within law firms hitting client service, say general counsel... https://t.co/7uKUGw840y 
• New Electoral Laws proposed to combat intimidation in public life... https://t.co/LOvcsx6RfG 
• Legal action could be taken against Network Rail over state of Stockport Viaduct... https://t.co/epjPxFqYb1
• WikiLeaks founder Assange loses latest legal bid to quash British arrest warrant... https://t.co/qPL4YLMXV7 
• Egyptian doctor recruited by the NHS in 2016 has had an application for her three-year-old daughter to come to the… https://t.co/iWR76B8OG0 
• French Pesident Macron rejects Corsican language demand https://t.co/2exUHZ51Ql
• #India woman alleges husband stole her kidney to cover 'unpaid' dowry https://t.co/Tv0cQGS8WR 
• Trump White House top aide Rob Porter quits as ex-wives allege abuse #US https://t.co/y9hcArgmUR 
• Democrat Nancy Pelosi tells #US House immigrant stories for eight hours https://t.co/JjcNb96OF4
• EU migration chief hits out at ‘sick minds’ over #Greece bribery probe https://t.co/TRM1k9TXnG
• Burness Paull achieves four top rankings in IP law https://t.co/MSM04dksqL
• Arbroath Sheriff Court building will go on market if community buy-out cash is not found https://t.co/qgiiIHrPJV 
• Art lovers will have the chance to learn about the Faculty of Advocates at a special free drop-in event at the Frui… https://t.co/npEIv1ivdS 
• Leigh Day launches record £4 billion equal pay claim against Tesco https://t.co/mJ92RmtSJd 
• A solicitor is looking for help with a new venture seeking to assist survivors of human trafficking https://t.co/r5yaHyYkyg 
• Successful outcomes for our Lawyers of Tomorrow feature https://t.co/m1PrkwbOoa 
• #Ireland rugby captain attended rape trial 'because he was directed to by barrister' https://t.co/DKbODJt1Dd
• New York high musical shut down by social justice group https://t.co/i3tDA0J1NX 
• Parties clash over community justice results https://t.co/gvsLSZrpS2 
• Justice Dept. watchdog briefs lawmakers on investigation into FBI's Clinton email probe #US https://t.co/eqboKLhbOp 
• New branch head for Vincents Solicitors in Chorley  https://t.co/6shw1bLfnL
• #French racism, anxiety and love for postcolonialism https://t.co/COYfUObNYD
• White supremacist is convicted of terrorism after plotting attack on LGBT community https://t.co/QtltepRUOA 
• Consent is at heart of testimony as alleged victim gives evidence of night in question https://t.co/NBcvHfl0H8
• Sikh temple protest pair deny targeting mixed faith wedding https://t.co/1Yd5zpRVfM 
• ACT Supreme Court's new judge is Chrissa Loukas-Karlsson SC #Australia https://t.co/f5IpDV6etc 
• 'Prosecution case is full of gaps' claims barrister in fatal shooting trial https://t.co/uCAwCRyTBt 
• Five years after Delhi gang-rape, has anything changed for women in #India? https://t.co/u7CoUFaMs3 
• Parliament survey: one in five experienced sexual harassment https://t.co/PxH2iupIbZ
• Gambling firms defy calls to stamp out sexist behaviour at event https://t.co/x7j7XRMl2A
• 'Greed is good': ex-Uber boss likened to Gordon Gekko at trade secrets trial https://t.co/DnZUbeU2gW 
• Police 'may need AI to help cope with huge volumes of evidence' https://t.co/AUuZ9ZveBO 
• US suicides 'spiked after Robin Williams's death' https://t.co/xNuyF74Xn3 
• Reddit bans deepfake porn videos https://t.co/Ru4I7zrRod
• Trump's legal team is stonewalling Mueller as he closes in on the White House #US... https://t.co/NYV4tjXefJ
• 7 Tough Legal Lessons for Crypto Entrepreneurs https://t.co/kYqGZUKgm8

8th February - Law News

2236th 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 Story: What’s the Romani word for “feminism”? The answer is “Giuvlepin” – a Romanian theatre company showcasing “some of the most widespread stereotypes about Roma women across the world”. Formed by a group of Roma actresses in 2014, the troupe’s performance explores and busts stereotypes about Roma women and culture, challenging perceptions held both within and outside the community. The theatre company’s founders invented the term “Giuvlepin” because there was no previous Romani word for feminism.


Focus of the Day Story: A landmark case has opened in the Supreme Court that will finally decide whether insurers can bypass solicitors and settle claims directly with injured people. The outcome could either cost insurers millions in extra payments to solicitors or potentially threaten hundreds of firms that depend on personal injury work. Haven Insurance is appealing to the court to overturn a Court of Appeal ruling handing north-west firm Gavin Edmondson Solicitors around £12,500 in costs. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• UK Anti-Doping spent almost £600,000 on legal fees in the case involving former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury  https://t.co/rujhXi6vc1
• UK elects to 'delay' new insurance distribution rules amidst uncertainty at EU level... https://t.co/ZMVWKYSQDJ 
• Oldham bus firm first to be fined for pension law breach https://t.co/nusubjx0rW
• Safety warning after pram dragged by Nottingham tram https://t.co/fLrGzbud76
• Brexit: Official forecasts suggest economies throughout UK will be hit https://t.co/8kUgq1ZmtR 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dgssQHF7Dm
• The UK porn law changes you need to know about... https://t.co/cRTJaMKtcJ
• Law Society plays down significance of British solicitors seeking to practise here... https://t.co/BGqiN6UsPp 
• Couriers carrying blood for NHS win full employment rights https://t.co/EYFarzgtrn
• British group wins right to take Brexit case to European court https://t.co/YMJt1z8IGp
• Mental health, Labour and the crisis in criminal justice and jails https://t.co/CnKTqfWzoI 
• Dark web paedophile Matthew Falder blackmailed victims https://t.co/cTns43H4DV 
• Parking fine placed on car by idiot traffic warden where permit was hidden by snow https://t.co/kAj83bNJyd
• James Bulger killer Jon Venables jailed over indecent images https://t.co/aeKNRyUur9 
• A row has broken out over the screening of a film that advocates therapy to "cure" people from being gay https://t.co/tO0BENQc26
• Gambling Commission condemns outfits at trade show https://t.co/WVPSjqO6a8 
• Graduate loses bid to sue Oxford over 2:1 degree that prevented him from studying law https://t.co/EpCrI3vGHO 
• Deepfake pornographic videos banned by Twitter https://t.co/xElxI849V9
• A cutting-edge scientific analysis shows that a Briton from 10,000 years ago had dark brown skin https://t.co/P0dT5rVlKq
• Brexit: Britons' citizenship case to be taken to European court https://t.co/zYhkqwbfOV
• Briton who fought Islamic State faces terror charge https://t.co/tNOMFcWaKa 
• Footballer Alexis Sanchez given 16-month prison sentence for tax fraud in #Spain https://t.co/xZFQg7VHMj
• Bid for legal ruling on whether UK can unilaterally abandon Brexit fails... https://t.co/y1bsgxVK85
• Pomerantz recovery on behalf of Petrobras investors reaches $3 billion | The Global legal Post... https://t.co/1qBJ5NWkPU
• Government proposes 'day one' workers' rights in Taylor response | Law Gazette https://t.co/Iq0HQv9cwn 
• Insurer 'deliberately deceived' solicitors over third party capture, Supreme Court hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/oqJWGfhOyf 
• Ombudsman refuses to spend lawyers' money on unregulated sector | Law Gazette https://t.co/ofwAyw49jx 
• Linklaters women paid nearly 40% less than men | Law Gazette https://t.co/HeOwzd4fIm 
• Doubts over summer deadline for LASPO review | Law Gazette https://t.co/TytNry3HdB
• CMS chief Warne and lay members among appointments to Law Society's new Board | Law Gazette https://t.co/E4UpT8OfnV 
• High Court dismisses solicitor's claim against Oxford University | Law Gazette https://t.co/aSC25QTphw 
• SRA fights decision to let solicitor jailed for attempted murder stay on roll | Law Gazette https://t.co/vavbIqVrG2
• Majority of law firms say access to talent threatens growth... https://t.co/pVNQR3RTPo 
• Mosque in east London to be demolished after high court ruling https://t.co/yruLQtQHTR
• Court allows challenge to John Worboys' release https://t.co/PNGLnQmh3q
• Inquiry says letters to John Worboys' victims 'lacked clarity' https://t.co/brA9yluo37 
• Lauri Love has avoided a US trial – so why have others been extradited? https://t.co/ouags0ewAZ 
• Marriage? No thanks. Here’s a better idea | Peter Tatchell https://t.co/cq0eDBxl8b
• We are all Hadiza Bawa-Garba. Any doctor could make the same mistake https://t.co/h52VXIKhST 
• Sorry, Theresa May – we don’t need any more anti-abuse laws | Rachel Shabi https://t.co/YYuaG7bbpy
• UK Rejects Recognizing Sharia Marriages Under Law https://t.co/Y7PPtbBroy
• LeO rules out investigating complaints about unregulated providers using lawyers’ money | Legal Futures... https://t.co/dPsHWKQqUv
• Accounts clerk wins unfair dismissal claim against law firm after false harassment allegation | Legal Futures... https://t.co/8zg1bJRMqn 
• Government presses ahead with cold-calling ban despite criticism of approach... https://t.co/ZjT9JxEGYQ 
• Poundland 'naughty' elf ad deemed 'irresponsible' by regulator https://t.co/1Ac179ZtOg 
• Police Scotland chief constable quits https://t.co/b31HrinARj 
• 'Black cab rapist' John Worboys appears in court https://t.co/2drvROp8EF
• UK 'could adopt' Norway bottle recycling system https://t.co/s3lnlLYiMb
• Competition Tribunal to prosecute four firms for Eskom tender collusion #SouthAfrica... https://t.co/B7Z05M9l6T 
• NBN defends its privileged salaries as Rem Tribunal told to rethink pecking order #Australia... https://t.co/o9XVTM2hut
• Will Labour let Waitangi Tribunal complete TPPA inquiry #NewZealand... https://t.co/qH5kw7c3BL 
• Canadian claim served by Instagram | The Global legal Post... https://t.co/yw04bYOoWT 
• CEO Robert Ashcroft talks PRS For Music's BBC Copyright Tribunal... https://t.co/cIsbRPbc0g 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/7CSiVw3OZ1
• Op-Ed: The People's Tribunal on Economic Crime – holding power to account... https://t.co/W2s6LltEvQ
• Your views: How Brexit will affect the UK legal services sector... https://t.co/kwvGqcDJqQ 
• Brighton hospital's race equality champion wins employment tribunal... https://t.co/b9E57N4rZt 
• Orange Order in legal threat over risk to parades... https://t.co/OU8lNUCzwa
• Maldives Supreme Court says no legal barriers in releasing opposition leaders... https://t.co/jxzR4rIamh 
• Trustees beware: know your legal duties! https://t.co/lHG7JggsRn
• Conveyancer shortlisted for prestigious award... https://t.co/bVfnQOAMqO 
• Paperless property: Land Registry moves towards digital deeds... https://t.co/qfD5pwGW1T 
• British hacking suspect will not face extradition to US | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/q8Oig3VfW2
• Solicitor facing fraud charges: 'Sorry if I breached the rules but I didn't act dishonestly' - Hull trial... https://t.co/anr5uzZ0mJ
• Tesco faces record £4bn equal pay claim https://t.co/szdhdJSHap 
• EU wants to restrict single market access to UK https://t.co/NPIPadSgj7
• Gig economy workers angry at lack of bogus self-employment curbs https://t.co/4464VGBq6O 
• Man, 95, in hospital after being told to pay share of £2m bill to remove cladding https://t.co/KVVGYFAkaj 
• House passes bill to ban relationships between lawmakers and their staff #US https://t.co/k75X3zYvdx 
• Christian Louboutin faces setback in fight to trademark red sole https://t.co/vW3CoZttWs 
• Police assess contempt claims over Tommy Robinson videos https://t.co/hpQpyfaN5p
• I’ve had plenty of online abuse, but I still don’t think MPs deserve special treatment | Diane Abbott https://t.co/x0hCkEN1nj 
• Sir Henry Brooke obituary https://t.co/JjSDNtjRJy 
• Bid for legal ruling on whether UK can unilaterally abandon Brexit fails https://t.co/hqHxjNPIOD 
• Isaiah Haastrup father to appeal over decision to end life support https://t.co/svhG8fGp4k
• British justice is in flames. The MoJ’s fiddling is criminal | Charles Falconer https://t.co/dERfgAJEDl 
• I got 'doored' while undertaking on my bike. Was it my fault? https://t.co/fA6YEkDeIL 
• Child slavery victim to plead to stay in UK with support of thousands https://t.co/hKt8tKJFoP

7th February - Law News

2235th 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 Story: Three British women talk about their feminism and how they are continuing the legacy of the Suffragette movement.


Focus of the Day Story: A new breed of specialist artificial intelligence (AI) lawyer will emerge within 20 years, but governments should only legislate on the subject once technology companies have had time to develop their own ethical principles, according to Microsoft. In a 120-page thesis on the future of technology, The future computed, artificial intelligence and its role in society, the software giant urged regulators to use existing laws, while anticipating a discrete band of specialist lawyers, themselves supported by the technology. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• CJP chairs meeting of chairman, presiding officers of administrative tribunal, special courts #Pakistan... https://t.co/31c2kB7HRJ 
• Alleged N10m bribery: EFCC files charges against Code of Conduct Tribunal chair Danladi Umar #Nigeria... https://t.co/OKhK4vzKV0
• Lawyer questions legitimacy of police tribunal #Uganda... https://t.co/brdHH3rNp7
• Noel Edmonds takes on Lloyds Bank with new radio station https://t.co/JBnLzl1A7I
• Fourth man in court over Leicester jeweller murder inquiry https://t.co/OUfYRkSCHj
• Hunt orders review of criminalising doctors after Bawa-Garba case https://t.co/qQUgPtERNK 
• A man who pulled in to a bus stop on Christmas Day to help a homeless man was fined by Leicester council https://t.co/B3RyDMmiWN
• ‘VIP paedophile ring’ accuser charged over child abuse images https://t.co/Waz7AlWSl3 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/lEBf06T8Cl
• #Switzerland contributes funding to contested Kosovo tribunal... https://t.co/krxGojKRX0
• Registration Deadline Extended for 2018 Court Interpreter Orientation Workshops #US... https://t.co/ENPwSDFds9 
• Carillion: Ex-chairman Philip Green takes blame for collapse https://t.co/6CKyok6acu 
• Katie Price urges MPs to tackle online abuse https://t.co/kBLLxjcgx1
• A man has been jailed for murdering his ex-girlfriend by stabbing her 75 times in her car https://t.co/S5xSEeorZQ 
• Army-judiciary 'nexus' damaging democracy #Pakistan... https://t.co/8VyqFp5xBP 
• Judge Ian Forrester elected president of Franco-British Lawyers’ Society https://t.co/oWXklKEMI
• Judge refuses permission to proceed in legal challenge over revocability of Article 50 https://t.co/Nz5RmkB9Ri 
• Cyclist hit by 4×4 during bike race awarded damages but sheriff rules both were equally to blame https://t.co/oJDPJExY4h
• Ten senior promotions at BTO Solicitors https://t.co/FNOFt5uFVZ
• Should Scotland have a Mediation Act? The Irish experience https://t.co/1IV3dBFQPC
• “Stressed” solicitor avoids strike-off despite dishonesty | Legal Futures... https://t.co/KfwchDVWF9 
• Era of judge-led reform is over, says Ryder as he warns against “privatisation” of justice | Legal Futures... https://t.co/MMSmn3edSz
• Government accused of “breaking promise” on cold-calling ban as it targets April for holiday sickness fixed fees... https://t.co/DWscCcWSHp 
• A flawed forensics model | Law Gazette https://t.co/gKpnWOG7rQ 
• Lifting the lid on Worboys | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ne6s1uOCGU
• SRA shows mercy to ex-Eversheds lawyer over ‘fabricated’ email | Law Gazette https://t.co/7Hlvk7qN4H
• Pinsents managers share lower payout, LLP accounts suggest | Law Gazette https://t.co/bjSHBZvvE9 
• No takers? Government cancels procurement for education and discrimination advice | Law Gazette https://t.co/yB5PQxj5kx
• From green ink to hashtag hate: commission asked to look at trolling laws | Law Gazette https://t.co/uqkN5zs1hC 
• Right to settle directly is a matter of individual freedom, Supreme Court hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/l0ZN0tYxYE 
• Bill to exempt entire judiciary from FOIA heads to Senate vote next week #Canada... https://t.co/Ot0Fls4q3g
• Disgraced Katie Hopkins detained in South Africa accused of racial hatred... https://t.co/vAMkWcdwBvmerits may be considered on making placement order... https://t.co/566FIdKR8c 
• #Bangladesh opposition said country's the lower courts are now under the grip of the government... https://t.co/P07ur6QXVw
• Independent review into the application of sharia law in England and Wales published... https://t.co/X8nYv3pc8M 
• British man to face trial in #France over 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier... https://t.co/SJxevctuuU 
• Fully online divorce application process is being tested across England and Wales... https://t.co/2LRmUJ4SUw
• High Court order for protection of a six and a half year old from the risk of FGM... https://t.co/qUKhXHRhEd 
• Family Law in the European Court of Human Rights in 2017 https://t.co/tWvzR52nnU https://t.co/tpyaalU4aF
• People smuggling raids: 21 arrests made across England https://t.co/USh1WyLdva 
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