16th February - Law News

2608th 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: A curfew was imposed in parts of Jammu city on Friday following massive protests over the terror attack in Pulwama in the Kashmir Valley in which over 40 security personnel were killed, officials said. The army has been requested to help the administration in maintaining law and order and conduct flag marches, they said.

Saturday Conversations on Law

•  Judges direct 'misogynistic' behaviour towards female barristers, says leading QC https://t.co/CGmkX0wrdf
• Volunteer Lawyers Give New Direction to #Nigerian Legal Aid Initiative https://t.co/o42tiHi4F
• Pakistani cousin marriages cited as significant factor in Bradford child deaths https://t.co/4Rj1rqAJyY
• Llanelli hit by wave of 'county lines' drug gangs https://t.co/LAfbk1pvjI 
• The Guardian view on family law: transparency is in the public interest | Editorial https://t.co/pruPFoiXDk
• GPs could see legal aid 'embedded' in practices under new Government scheme https://t.co/LLwyuV8OlX h
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/tmXGwjUkZl
• Colin Kaepernick: Former NFL quarterback settles 'collusion' case https://t.co/8FVAFNOPSl 
• Can we save traditional media? | Law Gazette https://t.co/tNVYjKnGR0
• Solicitor rebuked for 'inbreeding' quip during meeting | Law Gazette https://t.co/pgMRjuK9sS 
• MPs demand answers over 'limited opportunities' for recorders | Law Gazette https://t.co/6mMtEoYtMw
• Consultant forgot client had paid £900 into personal bank account | Law Gazette https://t.co/C2Ei1LeEn1
• Partnership model hampering lawtech take-up | Law Gazette https://t.co/wVRQswXMn9 
• Law Society Group reports 9% gender pay gap | Law Gazette https://t.co/WN1zo8VgIl
• Voice-detection for insurance fraud among £13m grant winners | Law Gazette https://t.co/oJl44ZZnbd
• MoJ accused of ignoring solicitors in bequest alert reforms | Law Gazette https://t.co/oGa91weCqy
• Why the Supreme Court remanded a 30-year-old case back to an Industrial Tribunal #India https://t.co/yIkfutkjZ
• Issues of satisfaction of claims or existence of dispute rest with Arbitral Tribunal, Delhi HC #India… https://t.co/QPIbrt7iFc
• #Nigeria tribunal issues arrest warrant for top judge before elections https://t.co/cV82jRUnFM 
• National emergency: Trump's 'clear abuse of power' faces torrent of lawsuits #US https://t.co/4XjtxBp0ag
• Dr Richard Freeman's tribunal unlikely to finish in March as start delayed again https://t.co/IS5uE2gMoh
• Islamic State group plans to rebound with more attacks - MI6 https://t.co/AskFOL3qfx
• Lawyer says rapper 21 Savage freed from immigration custody #US https://t.co/FyAhx50zng 
• Controversial Eastern Cape lawyer nabbed for alleged RAF fraud #SouthAfrica https://t.co/mzO7gpX1wK 
• Former Apple lawyer Gene Levoff accused of insider trading #US https://t.co/VJ4hwUXcr8 
• Strathclyde mooters to appear before Lord Reed at Supreme Court this year https://t.co/Z8HsZdorXX
• Legalisation of cannabis in the UK would help protect its users from harm? https://t.co/BlUneSURn
• Climate strike: UK school pupils take part in call for urgent action https://t.co/NoRqGf0iCF
• US: Lawyer who was responsible for insider trading compliance at Apple charged with insider trading… https://t.co/X4a18au2sY
• Jonathan Tait: EU Copyright Directive – is this the answer or will it leave creatives worse off?… https://t.co/zTNWppgAEn
• Charity calls for legal change to allow Muslim women to divorce husbands more easily https://t.co/UxdMv2pYxJ 
• Cheryl Grimmer: Murder charge in toddler's 1970 disappearance dropped https://t.co/LAbcTcV6ws
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/0sGXlPMz5Q
• CJEU: General Court annuls EUIPO decision over 'Chiara Ferragni' trade mark https://t.co/95WoHPIt53
• UK property market peakes as average prices decline https://t.co/mITkwNY2Xp
• David McEwing joins Addleshaw Goddard's Aberdeen team https://t.co/lhq36C6Kme 
• Standards Commission concerned poor conduct on public boards in Scotland goes unreported https://t.co/vXrHhdMkYu
• Aberdeen law graduate Hanifi Bariş' jail term for social media posts in Turkey extended https://t.co/midWjfbCbB
• Law Society seeks views on in-house traineeships https://t.co/ZUvOhNri56 
• £3.5m legal spend on London’s Garden Bridge detailed | Legal Futures https://t.co/hU1Do4C88z 
• Solicitor struck off for misconduct prior to qualification | Legal Futures https://t.co/GNAwzvrCY4
• Losing the chance to litigate – impact of the Raleys ruling | Legal Futures https://t.co/FS0HB1iaLw
• The Guardian view on Shamima Begum: return and face the consequences | Editorial https://t.co/bZSvtofFSJ
• Blow for Carlos Ghosn as Renault votes unanimously for pay cut https://t.co/xey7Z4LhHc
• Agent Provocateur shop displays branded 'pornographic' https://t.co/dkRM84R0oA
• Lord Ahmed 'took advantage' of vulnerable women https://t.co/z3boLzUGPo
• HMP Nottingham prisoners smuggled drugs in Harry Potter book https://t.co/vbmome0esG
• Raleys ruling “good news for law firms and their insurers” | Legal Futures https://t.co/7zW3mRa4CM

15th February - Law News

2607th 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: A trainee doctor has been overwhelmed by the response she received after going public with her story about "four months of hell" working at a Sydney hospital. Yumiko Kadota, 31, posted a blog explaining why she resigned from the job she had hoped would be the gateway to her dream career.

Focus of the Day story:

Law society sends a Valentine day message to avoid the popular 'common law' marriage myth and suggests giving the gift of security.
  Full story: The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

•  Replace Lady Barristers room at Osgoode Hall with unisex space, lawyers say #Canada https://t.co/OY22hXheK8
• DPP reveal €17.4m paid to barristers in 2018; €1.2m for prosecuting barristers in former Anglo boss' trial #Ireland https://t.co/bMrpGhtYRo
• What is Article 13? The EU's copyright directive explained https://t.co/iUGdcgNGHq
• #Canada teacher guilty of voyeurism for filming students' cleavage https://t.co/5VB8DFgLXO
• #Slovenia MP quits after stealing sandwich https://t.co/XenU1HQsVE
• Stop making jokes about breasts and skirts, female barrister pleads https://t.co/k0HT7JS1G5 
• Christopher Chope was wrong to object to FGM bill https://t.co/1ZfEvCoWE
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/l37C7lBsvH
• A40 police pursuit crash couple 'were not at burglary' https://t.co/5ijLttBAXU
• EU copyright reform indicates let-off for news aggregators | Law Gazette https://t.co/3iQhAicdHo
• Lawyers were paid over £3m for advice on doomed ‘Garden Bridge’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/Y2upEQEYGz
• Majority of in-house teams will take to AI | Law Gazette https://t.co/0VxQ3n4q3x
• £280,000 pledged to safeguard pioneering family court | Law Gazette https://t.co/CaoWKZorMl
• Documenting death is in a time warp | Law Gazette https://t.co/U8XoGX10Q
• Solicitors' relief at Raleys judgment on professional negligence | Law Gazette https://t.co/LmJUlGPC8w
• Chabloz's barrister: Nazis 'didn't deliberately murder' Anne Frank https://t.co/A0Y0HskQOk 
• Terror attacks: Closing legal loophole will give firms insurance cover https://t.co/op1DwV2ry7 
• SC summons magistrate over failure to adopt legal procedure in identity parade #Pakistan https://t.co/xK2xshqenJ
• Caster Semenya is ‘unquestionably a woman’, say her lawyers https://t.co/Y4kkMn8zvb
• If you have to marry a Troll, turn her into 'von' : #Austrian battle over three noble letters https://t.co/mh5uDtTab9
• Latino advocacy groups create legal fund for ICE arrestees #US https://t.co/IeTKJ5tkqt 
• YouTube's copyright claim system abused by extorters https://t.co/H1zhDIe9kS
• Taiji dolphin hunt: activists to launch unprecedented legal challenge #Japan https://t.co/CjrHEefnto
• The prosecution's evidence amounts to nothing: Najib's lawyer #Malaysia https://t.co/OGkMZartgW
• Shamima Begum was groomed. She deserves the chance of rehabilitation https://t.co/JQh2h2Sd0X
• Lawyer: Rapper 21 Savage granted immigration bond #US https://t.co/1msdwQ5Lex
• How a #Slovakian neo-Nazi got elected https://t.co/n1tD0mABrY
• Journalist quits over blacklisting of story about 'Putin's chef' #Russia https://t.co/yUYAQr9bGG
• 'Ridiculous': homeless man fined by HMRC for missing tax return https://t.co/XrtvlbLy8
• Home Office apologises to man, 90, told to fly to US to renew visa https://t.co/7SypZJfhOc 
• French lawyer in #Malaysia to aid in submarine graft probe https://t.co/tanluAqEVU 
• 'The law is an ass': Prince Philip will not be prosecuted over crash https://t.co/d3wpx3b1qB
• England: 'Dr Evil' admits causing grievous bodily harm with tongue splitting and ear removal modifications… https://t.co/68UMOBZlm
• Herbert Smith Freehills helps children's charity with proposal to regulate social media https://t.co/rXSDW9hXAE
• Lawyers pay tribute to victims in child abuse inquiry https://t.co/QADXp9TfGp
• Family Drug and Alcohol Courts backed by private donors https://t.co/O3ojssDFml
• Maria Ressa: Head of #Philippines news site Rappler freed on bail https://t.co/7ZJbGLskhO
• BBC News - Paul Manafort: Trump ex-aide lied to prosecutors, judge rules #US https://t.co/CmvwSN0mN8
• British IS schoolgirl 'wants to return home' https://t.co/ErHaRWjSKa
• ARDL grows Scottish membership with launch of seminar programmes https://t.co/oXhzdH1J3a
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/hEQOkazV7Z
• Thief who broke into sheriff's house for second time sent back to prison https://t.co/wvCuU3XNcK
• Reputation protection in the age of social media and fake news https://t.co/bVgNgXtFux 
• Elderly Iranian couple granted leave to remain in UK 40 years after immigration, at cost of £20,000… https://t.co/JOi60knTn1
• South Ayrshire Council first council in Europe to give staff 'safe leave' https://t.co/Aw6q1BB4Gq
• Traveller who held man in servitude fails in appeal against conviction https://t.co/tjeu0APyVb
• Companies using contract AI to help with Brexit and GDPR | Legal Futures https://t.co/zDsgXIsTJD
• “Far removed from fat cats” – High Court praises lawyers | Legal Futures https://t.co/eif0Ga1IJr
• SDT: Solicitor “terrified” by Court of Appeal was incompetent | Legal Futures https://t.co/cSo2RziVUU
• Supreme Court overturns law firm negligence decision | Legal Futures https://t.co/HbrztDpuTx 
• Alesha MacPhail: Woman denies killing six-year-old schoolgirl https://t.co/MkJc9fhBb9
• Catalan leaders' lawyer attacks 'vaudeville' case as trial begins #Spain https://t.co/Bs7NhQHtG
• The Guardian view on drug wars: protect the innocent | Editorial https://t.co/jbT7A3WnKp
• ‘Living in poverty’: workers at business ministry go on strike https://t.co/78SlieTtaM
• Valentine's Day Tinder messages aim to stop deportations https://t.co/cBFDdlariQ

14th February - Law News

2606th 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: Samuel Little, a convicted serial killer who has confessed to killing more than 90 people, is helping investigators identify his alleged victims by sketching their portraits from memory

Focus of the Day story:

A High Court judge has reignited the debate about pro bono goodwill after comparing lawyers who work for free to Boxer, the tragic Stakhanovite horse in George Orwell's Animal Farm.  Mr Justice Williams made the comparison in ME and MP, in which the father appealed a 2018 judgment which concluded that his 12-year-old son should live with the mother and have no direct contact with him. Williams said the 'lengthy and comprehensive' 45-page judgment addressed issues 'of the utmost seriousness in the private law arena'.
  Full story: The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Essex University students offer free legal advice in Jaywick https://t.co/JKW1CJ0GJ
• Motorcyclist left paralysed after crash looks to future after legal battle https://t.co/F4SOcIwxP
• Video of woman in #Canada throwing chairs from 45th floor sparks outrage https://t.co/5RtR87lUOE
• Forty years for a mosque killer, when murderers of white victims get 75? https://t.co/HO6Yxpw0R3
• Site launched to help workers claim uncollected pay https://t.co/3PK2ZpE9H5
• KPMG legal consultancy coming to UK as global arm booms https://t.co/C8jxgH9RKt 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/uc4W5LgpUp
• Don't chop Robocop | Law Gazette https://t.co/EJXnavGC4N
• Ryanair gets court backing to bypass solicitors in delay claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/A4ygVxfxe6
• Pro bono lawyers 'like loyal horse Boxer in Animal Farm' - High Court judge | Law Gazette https://t.co/EO8JnpGD99
• Novice solicitor banned for perverting course of justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/NoOPdl69Dq 
• Juniors demand answers from SRA on protection from ‘toxic’ work environments | Law Gazette https://t.co/bucBuMrVe2
• Supreme Court backs law firm in landmark negligence case | Law Gazette https://t.co/BU7nnUVZF
• Moors Murders: 'Unlock Ian Brady's briefcases' plea https://t.co/LekEulOLDU
• Apple to investigate Saudi app that tracks women https://t.co/xjD5a8XNGO
• Sofija Kaczan death: Mugger guilty of killing 100-year-old https://t.co/gJSlASBIZd
• FBI releases serial killer Samuel Little's drawings of victims #US https://t.co/dKl5FDDDc0
• Inside the illegal world of organised dogfighting https://t.co/EnKF7Dz7Uu
• People's Law School celebrates 25 years of free workshops on common legal issues https://t.co/NlLt8CTMu
• Election threat over refugee bill after bombshell legal advice #Australia https://t.co/VxDZrruYfB
• Civil Rights Lawyer Faked Cancer to Delay Cases, Illinois Bar Authorities Say #US https://t.co/k4b5Gv29M
• Epic Proposal: Local lawyer stages elaborate proposal in court #US https://t.co/G1bkJlslH6 
• Ex-wife of Georgia lawyer fears for her safety after he allegedly killed his mother #US https://t.co/7zbGopdeUn 
• UK experts advise on new Refugee Protection Appeals Tribunal https://t.co/yKByU9IDV6 
• Dundee doctor who assaulted two people set to appear at tribunal https://t.co/PtjisZKN9d 
• #India environment tribunal dismisses review petition against lake pollution order https://t.co/svADq0aH0I
• Voter ID trials are dangerous. That’s why I’m taking the government to court | Neil Coughlan https://t.co/FqLxwlY25Q
• So you want to be... a judicial assistant https://t.co/sUBoB8Eghx https://t.co/sUBoB8Eghx
• London knife crime: 'I don't know how many people I've stabbed' https://t.co/2W1LjslONu
• England: Judge 'given advice' after falling alseep during hearing https://t.co/yYbf9iciK1 
• England: Judicial bullying prompting female barristers to leave profession https://t.co/OeZW0Brwvm
• Breast-ironing: UK government vows to tackle abusive practice https://t.co/eJ1a83BWpU 
• #Thailand election: princess apologises as future of Thai Raksa party in doubt https://t.co/RIQOgHi8Ej 
• Six California police officers fire shots at rapper asleep in car, killing him #US https://t.co/akLrdqpINe 
• Austerity causing stress and trauma to officers, say police https://t.co/dXN4AYMry
• #Australia 'to re-open' controversial detention centre in Christmas Island https://t.co/U6AfQE7HYY
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/iH3QTgsS44
• David Sellar obituary https://t.co/wQ54FFr2kJ 
• Legal education foundation welcomes financial aid applications https://t.co/4PbySPGAIl 
• Tax seminar: HMRC Representations, Guidance https://t.co/vpzPRuKbaQ
• Time for an intelligent approach to cutting crime https://t.co/cW8QQRI1Jh
• ECtHR: Judgment ordering lawyer to pay excessive damages to judge breached Article 10 https://t.co/V6SPSVdH2a
• Solicitor who issued 'contrived' fee notes has practising certificate restricted https://t.co/mSLrheXVeQ 
• Supreme Court to rule on damages in solicitors’ negligence claims | Legal Futures https://t.co/yIZ2Hx0bjg
• Police shortages: 'Working alone left me with PTSD' https://t.co/lDEJ5TAehj
• “Less talk, more action” needed to tackle female barrister crisis | Legal Futures https://t.co/ERHBVPNAYW 
• Najib Razak: 1MDB corruption trial of former #Malaysian PM postponed https://t.co/u6Ag2zTf9W
• Speedboat killer lawyer may agree to extradition https://t.co/ya1Tk9mBMk
• From 100% to 37% – huge variation in LPC providers’ pass rates | Legal Futures https://t.co/vf2yRsAKaV
• Solicitor paid himself over £800k from litigation funding schemes | Legal Futures https://t.co/e5ycHsohn5
• #French mayor issues ban on 'excessive dog barking' https://t.co/9BT8AR8J99
• #Haiti prison break: All inmates escape from Aquin https://t.co/011rXYF6br
• Crackdown on young celebs in gambling ads https://t.co/tCu17hIHUd

13th February - Law News

2605th 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: British expats living in Spain have been urged to register before the 29th of March to make sure the Spanish authorities recognise their residency after the UK leaves the EU. But in the event of a no-deal Brexit, what then?

 Focus of the Day story:

The court modernisation programme has realised £158m in “benefits” to date, more than was anticipated, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has revealed. It is also to create an advisory panel to help ensure that the programme – which will ultimately cost £1bn – achieves its goals.
  Full story: Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Netanyahu expands legal team as indictment announcement looms #Israel https://t.co/28noJfOvC
• Legal action to be taken against perpetrators of fake junta order #Thailand https://t.co/IbGSq4FUN
• Home Office criticised for accelerating removals to Zimbabwe https://t.co/LrerXKky28
• Ecclesiastical Rainbow: Four in five Vatican priests are gay, book claims https://t.co/JfkQvjKaZa
• The EU looks like the Soviet Union in 1991 – on the verge of collapse | George Soros https://t.co/Ifu4EfEsg
• Fashion designer accuses Janelle Monáe of plagiarism for Grammy performance https://t.co/zrPJBkwJ
• In defence of Christopher Chope on FGM legislation (as if his conduct is defensible) https://t.co/NyUa5z3BP
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Q4641xjjG
• 620 million accounts stolen from 16 hacked websites now for sale on dark web, seller boasts https://t.co/Q3NLhUuXcA
• Tomorrow's law today: More legal firms embracing tech than before #Malaysia https://t.co/IemzxmHoHH
• Labour prepares Commons ambush on probate ‘stealth tax’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/DIjsUXUq
• People who live in glass houses shouldn't make privacy claims - judge | Law Gazette https://t.co/KOT8yL6N4Y
• Supreme Court set to give crucial negligence ruling | Law Gazette https://t.co/o1Rr0izmi3 
• 'Monstrous' behaviour under fire at criminal bar | Law Gazette https://t.co/8yOPSLAaRo
• Judge's 'oppressive behaviour' cited in care appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/rkSV11Nnvw
• Law Society warns of 'no deal' IP chaos | Law Gazette https://t.co/mFu9Q4CyeH 
• Family judge expresses remorse for dozing off during hearing | Law Gazette https://t.co/K5ERGFVJdR
• Beware the hidden consequences of legal tech | Law Gazette https://t.co/F7dkiLOjwF 
• Facebook criticised for promoting 'legal loophole' in #US gun ownership laws https://t.co/poWQrw0JEH
• Man threatens pub drinkers with power saw in Sale https://t.co/Jmn97ZDSn
• Tate Modern neighbours lose viewing platform privacy case https://t.co/rGX6bRE0Eg
• BBC asks White House for security review after Trump rally attack #US https://t.co/HW5l4BAo4m
• Kings Cross attack: 'Corrosive substance' thrown at men https://t.co/OzQLliov2a
• A40 police pursuit crash couple 'were newlyweds' https://t.co/eGsT4KKdbW
• 'Dr Evil': Wolverhampton modification artist admits GBH https://t.co/FfnaS110g
• El Chapo trial: Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzmán found guilty #US https://t.co/2fbobwaUp1 
• #US Marshals release new photo of lawyer wanted in mom's death https://t.co/9ifjOLFabd 
• Law society probes lawyer's relationship with terrorist client #Canada https://t.co/nlSkM6zGm
• Will AI Put Lawyers Out Of Business? https://t.co/ysDmdP1cqu
• Lawyer for National Enquirer's CEO denies the tabloid extorted Jeff Bezos #US https://t.co/nq3Dz5xMx0
• England: Prison Service considering separate wings for trans prisoners https://t.co/LxGFZp4SWz
• SYLA's annual Criminal Day Conference in Glasgow next week https://t.co/WZzPFjT2lv 
• Northern Ireland: Pat Finucane was 'murdered to silence lawyers', son tells 30th anniversary event… https://t.co/UENQySAKQ
• Revealed: the truth about Cressida Dick’s cannabis problem https://t.co/PO5x1Scdo9
• Deflagging of refugee rescue ship a 'dark moment' for Europe https://t.co/gejw5ePhwM 
• Land near gas works to host £100m Barlinnie Prison replacement https://t.co/KOkMGVQr3k 
• Home Office abandons plan to force great-grandparents out of country https://t.co/dUzxqBksF7 
• Man wins fit-for-work appeal seven months after his death https://t.co/fV6RPDNZ5j 
• #Spain’s trial of Catalan separatists is an alarming act of state repression | Carles Puigdemont https://t.co/vb5JI2SbEU
• Permission to appeal granted in divorce case Villiers v Villiers https://t.co/wH3Wf10oil 
• Citizens Advice Scotland braces for job losses amid funding cut https://t.co/XqXMLMJ35y 
• Taxi and private hire drivers to face enhanced checks https://t.co/bM7ENPNxid
• How sex traffickers use black magic to force migrants into prostitution https://t.co/nFP1G1zjp0 
• Government sued over no-deal ferry contracts https://t.co/7zVQR54l7N 
• Advocate Usman Tariq named Scotland's Junior of the Year at Legal 500 Awards https://t.co/cHbegcfa8h
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/zWweblaqvL
• John Fotheringham joins Flexlaw Solicitors https://t.co/ELZy9ZLiNU
• John Halley: Legal system could traumatise girl abused by Christopher Daniel all over again https://t.co/jgZPxgna5V
• Police, prosecutors and local authorities failing to uphold law on unlawful evictions https://t.co/iUUG0hS5Aw
• It's time #Kenyans stand up, protect Judiciary from attacks https://t.co/RGOHB8A1g9 
• Storm warning for solicitors' indemnity insurance - Legal Futures https://t.co/N47EtFkMXW 
• DWF to raise £75m from groundbreaking listing - Legal Futures https://t.co/d6qQtHHJ7L 
• Falling budget sparks Law Commission independence concern - Legal Futures https://t.co/eN6IslZfgn
• Court modernisation delivers £158m in savings so far - Legal Futures https://t.co/SgfJsa6jGH 
• CA: "Bully" judge forced mother to agree to care orders - Legal Futures https://t.co/5BnNLHPMAc 
• #French ‘boys’ club’ of journalists accused of bullying women online https://t.co/ltAm7xvxwb 
• CCTV could be made mandatory in taxis in England and Wales https://t.co/6bqP3sXFha 
• Public funds should be used to rescue local journalism, says report https://t.co/vW40Tg9w36

12th February - Law News

2604th 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: Bristol's first Repair Cafe is five years old. It is a place where people bring their broken things and volunteer fixers will try to mend them for free to stop it from going to landfill. The founder, Kate Jerrold, has been campaigning all this time for Bristol Waste to take more action on promoting re-use or repair and her persistence has paid off.

 Focus of the Day story:

Pressure grows to oust Christopher Chope after FGM law blocked. Tory MP is facing deselection from party over objection to private member’s bill.
 Full story: Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Facebook and Google news should be regulated, report says https://t.co/sWHO0v2gY
• No solicitor probed for colluding with 'chancers' to bring fraudulent claims https://t.co/g0DX3izb9x 
• Trump: release of Mueller report will be 'totally up to' attorney general #US https://t.co/MPiijM5sx5
• Lawyer in the news: Merry Varney | Law Gazette https://t.co/7zpxDTCSoW
• My legal life: Omar Madhloom | Law Gazette https://t.co/l3aTNf4rLB
• Litigators must tread carefully on shifting sands | Law Gazette https://t.co/MQ1Ncabhv
• Royal visit for Supremes | Law Gazette https://t.co/0vyAocAfYd
• News focus: A ‘drop in the ocean’ for justice? | Law Gazette https://t.co/6HUlWmpbQ
• Appeal upholds compliance officer curb on 'sloppy' solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/RfeqNaMmGS
• Appeal court overturns £1m 'security' order for late evidence | Law Gazette https://t.co/cUTeouxH0B 
• Sir Nick Clegg named in ENRC action against wife's former firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/v6lLc4X6Q3
• Court extends Linklaters gag on former director | Law Gazette https://t.co/0by697pNRZ
• Supreme Court begins hunt for Hale's replacement | Law Gazette https://t.co/iMoY9aWYgo 
• MoJ chief denies whiplash portal is in hock to insurers | Law Gazette https://t.co/ik6NlakSeR 
• Turkish rights lawyer Elçi fell to police officer's bullet, investigation finds | Law Gazette https://t.co/oFUMPlqukM
• Court restrains LiP who made 'wild' allegations against lawyers and judges | Law Gazette https://t.co/PX41SIfTy8
• UK and Irish attorneys general to meet for Brexit talks https://t.co/wHQ9SPlzq
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Y3zkV7AFq3
• Amber Rudd links universal credit to rise in food bank use https://t.co/6v1CIcn2dt 
• Request to urgently end gross human rights violations in #Zimbabwe https://t.co/9D9zI9Rkw6 
• OK, Your Law Firm's Diverse, But in What Practice Areas? https://t.co/7q2wAktulE 
• Supreme Court Blocks Louisiana Abortion Law #US https://t.co/OBect4WR4U
• #Russia is considering whether to disconnect from the global internet briefly, as part of a test of its cyber-defen… https://t.co/4IJk1ix6FQ
• Lauri Love: Alleged hacker begins legal battle over seized computers https://t.co/fpSwdvwaK9 
• High Court judge apologises after falling asleep https://t.co/pGwttm71A4
• Man cleared over drill rapper Incognito's murder https://t.co/LEDpkKMsZk 
• Lloyds customers hit by online banking woes https://t.co/eZcqoDUj7K
• Alesha MacPhail murder accused, aged 16, blames woman https://t.co/l6D1csvKPb
• Jury discharged in £130million cocaine smuggling trial in Bristol https://t.co/GUzeCjGYGb 
• Jury awards $123 million to victims of Seattle duck boat crash #US https://t.co/kYXJlBGuGU 
• Pat Finucane 'murdered to silence other human rights lawyers' https://t.co/XASeSYnW2Y 
• The Solicitor as Symbol #Nigeria https://t.co/rFKKlhlmjP
• Solicitor-General defends call to speed up cases #Malaysia https://t.co/iP9mmIsm4A 
• New York Man Arrested for Attempting and Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorist #US… https://t.co/CebmQuWnie
• Deeper, wider, longer: lawyer X inquiry reveals corruption of justice system #Australia https://t.co/tffF8dnMHI
• Barrister's bid to upgrade record $2.6 million defamation payout stalls #Australia https://t.co/d5TskwkCbO
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/LgzLB0sEwm
• #Australia PM seeks to block bill on sick asylum seekers https://t.co/jKEGlCeh9e 
• Reddit: Censorship fears spark criticism of #Chinese Tencent funding reports https://t.co/C3Ng1jA1m8
• A40 crash leaves two dead after police chase https://t.co/ApmDGjPNMJ
• #UAE assures 'threatened' woman of her legal rights https://t.co/8KsHoEeXV9
• Renault legal team denounces Nissan over Ghosn investigation: report https://t.co/HY4J1buT2T
• Sir Philip Green hit with £3m costs as he drops legal case https://t.co/t8bSZIQSgj
• The value of being legal and legal services #Philippines https://t.co/StyiOc5ew3
• Fiji Water Girl: Legal battle for Golden Globes model https://t.co/hxMKH85OWh
• Pro-Life Ryerson student files discrimination complaint with Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario #Canada… https://t.co/VGC0wuo6AQ
• Employee, 27, reveals how her boss, 50, told her he 'knew more about sex' than she did https://t.co/9pYe0rPIgh
• Resolve Mahanadi row amicably: Tribunal #India https://t.co/kfiNWMRNMJ
• #Hungary tries for baby boom with tax breaks and loan forgiveness https://t.co/g1ti412ONJ 
• Teachers can expand on sex ed curriculum, government lawyers tell tribunal #Canada https://t.co/877joLIap7

11th February - Law News

2603rd 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: The Venezuela crisis is causing concern in other troubled nations facing difficult elections. Nigeria goes to the polls next Saturday, and an ally of the president there has threatened opponents of the current government with deadly consequences if they try anything similar.

Focus of the Day story:

Lawyers’ groups have given a mixed reaction to the long-awaited Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) post-implementation review of the LASPO legal aid cuts. Part 1 of LASPO (the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012) removed legal aid coverage for hundreds of thousands of people across large areas of civil and family law in April 2013.
 Full story: New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Two Barclays lawyers killed in Italian avalanche https://t.co/BXjtjCSCB
• Law professor pens self-help book on how to do less tedious life admin https://t.co/8cmrGjWjw
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dZ3VNRfq6i
• New Crown Court judge starred in BBC legal documentary https://t.co/64oN3dvrA
• Open thread: How to ace a last-minute pupillage application https://t.co/7jkgWRnDrD
• ‘Turning law into justice’: Lord Harley returns with flashy new website https://t.co/HsdoBuhnhr
• SRA defends decision to prosecute ‘bullied’ trainee solicitor whistleblower https://t.co/fWiuhhf2OR
• High Court judge falls asleep on the job https://t.co/7hkVeC0nc2
• Home Office urged to release leftwing extremism report https://t.co/TBOQVvdqn
• Brexit: Poll shows majority of students want second referendum https://t.co/bVWrHRVrGX 
• Privately-educated continue to dominate the bar https://t.co/pUdI2kMOoh
• Revealed: Lynton Crosby's £5.5m offer to undermine 2022 Qatar World Cup https://t.co/m9FXyqp27Q
• Pressure grows to oust Tory Christopher Chope after FGM law blocked https://t.co/RxWgUimuGs
• Pupillage Gateway deadline extended AGAIN in wake of IT problems https://t.co/GOxQbkX17R
• Grindr and Tinder 'must not risk children's safety' https://t.co/S3JIpH2Ac5
• Pensions: Tougher jail terms for mismanaging funds https://t.co/xYM130mmaO
• Met police chief: 'I'm a bit different' https://t.co/RGsN3D9xC
• Anti-FGM bill being blocked by Tory MP Chope 'appalling' with a record of such objections https://t.co/0hy83T0xL
• Law Society ups recommended trainee minimum salary by 2.6% https://t.co/u5npuBoxm6 
• DWF looks to raise £75 million from London Stock Exchange flotation https://t.co/BabLUPF09B
• ‘Terribly let down’: Whistleblowing trainee solicitor hits back at strike off decision https://t.co/4AFCuLcU4
• Allen & Overy launches Belfast training contracts https://t.co/UZoz3LLocy
• My life as a lawyer advising on the online retail revolution https://t.co/rNqQszj5x9
• Ayesha Vardag: From pregnant magic circle trainee to £845-an-hour Queen of Divorce https://t.co/YADBNYFMZY
• Yellow vests crisis: What are flash-balls and why haven’t they been banned? https://t.co/O4CKYwUPY
• Law firm sent letters with Latin phrases including ‘ab initio’ and ‘prima facie’ to client with learning difficulty https://t.co/54Q4O9YExH
• Charles and Camilla visit Supreme Court https://t.co/c5RPiKB3hl
• High Court blocks ex-Linklaters director from revealing what he called firm’s ‘struggle with women in the workplace’ https://t.co/SGwvPggrVQ
• Ex-Linklaters partner who sexually assaulted student intern at Oktoberfest party loses appeal https://t.co/TbyE9ibIo7
• Pupillage Gateway deadline extended as system struggles to cope with ‘unprecedented levels of traffic’ https://t.co/yxFZXsDpbB
• Event: Inside Track Cambridge — with Baker McKenzie, Mayer Brown, Mills & Reeve and White & Case https://t.co/FMhg2wThx5
• Alleged hacker Lauri Love in legal bid over seized computers https://t.co/irbbRkdv5J
• Sackers praised as top employer | NLJ https://t.co/28yeDfBeyr
• Judicial assistants wanted | NLJ https://t.co/RZWq7i3nCU
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jkporm76qB
• Give maternity claims more time, Bar says | NLJ https://t.co/FCxEtHk72E
• Supporting the rule of law | NLJ https://t.co/QLqE7H1HOp
• Housing charity wins in court | NLJ https://t.co/tBLtbXbX0O
• Bellwether highlights risks of pricing transparency | NLJ https://t.co/VzSEr3ST9E
• Lawyers respond to LASPO review | NLJ https://t.co/2jM1p1rQ0
• Family lawyers react to legal aid review | NLJ https://t.co/jpMZQOTdB
• Pressure mounts to strip Green of knighthood https://t.co/90NORRXhYs
• #Kosovans call for justice after alleged rape of teenage girl https://t.co/Ecl7cQsgV
• Royal Parks opposes proposal for London Holocaust memorial https://t.co/GfHL1yL8IY
• University launches scheme to rehabilitate sex offenders https://t.co/1gbSMlxnAn
• Since when was it a police job to impose sanctions on drill musicians? https://t.co/F6ZkUaukdj
• 'Free the nipple' female campaigners lose challenge to #US topless conviction https://t.co/OLbGcHJJHW

10th February - Law News

2602nd 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: It's been more than four months since journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Despite widespread demands for an international investigation and to hold the Saudi government accountable, Donald Trump has largely stood by his ally, the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. The US President has now missed a Friday deadline to tell Congress who's responsible for Khashoggi's killing. Instead, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrote a letter insisting the Trump administration will seek accountability. So, will anyone be held to account for Khashoggi's murder?

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Muslim inmate executed in Alabama after legal battle over imam's presence #US https://t.co/eNxZXU691B
• Archbishop spent $473,000 in child abuse inquiry legal fees without proper authorisation #Australia… https://t.co/NHRAd3uvIs 
• No-deal Brexit: France brings in new law to confirm rights for British citizens https://t.co/HrBdDKft0w
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/wab9SGjzu5
• UK: Changes In The Financial Regulations To Tackle Fraudsters And Scammers https://t.co/iDNZuBYQS
• #Russia islands emergency over polar bear 'invasion' https://t.co/1xIZ4P1wDy
• #French 'yellow vest' protester loses fingers in violent unrest https://t.co/3SRiTNjlZ1
• Prince Philip, 97, sees sense and gives up driving licence https://t.co/2AQ4BLp8Bq
• Drivers face £1000 fine for not properly cleaning car – why you need to check yours now https://t.co/2t3X1vnXy1
• HC upholds debt recovery tribunal order permitting ICICI Bank to recover Rs 4066 #India... https://t.co/NL9yktXhnJ
• Closing arguments begin in sex ed curriculum challenge at human rights tribunal #Canada... https://t.co/nowWlI6jha
• Attorney: ICE kept arrested farm employee from seeing lawyer #US https://t.co/8rWPYt9buk 
• Emiliano Sala: Who owned the plane the Cardiff player died in? https://t.co/iB96hHr9l
• Jacqueline Fordyce returns to Axiom following International Criminal Court appointment https://t.co/L12MYJfPJP
• England: Petrofac executive pleads guilty to bribery charges https://t.co/eIhCS7YyMN
• #Tunisia attacks: Militants jailed over 2015 terror https://t.co/QZID9kq7C4
• Donald Findlay QC to share his take on Peter Manuel at special event https://t.co/s23QJUpxpA 
• DWF to float on London Stock Exchange by March https://t.co/tIqmSqwlUZ
• Cambridge University student Peter Biar Ajak 'detained in hellhole' #SouthSudan https://t.co/ewXosiiZJI
• Yvonne Brady elected to CBI Scotland Council https://t.co/6T3jJcYN1B
• Chelmsford bus gate signs 'confusing drivers' brains' https://t.co/LzNdMCOcyk
• Sir Philip Green 'paid employee £1m over harassment claims' https://t.co/9eeycqMU1Y 
• Putin ally loses high stakes legal battle over Moscow factory https://t.co/YuQdAFHi3
• Final power promised to Holyrood in awake of independence referendum devolves https://t.co/BQtLQAGgYB
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/1yuN0CeNWd
• Information on forthcoming appeals now available on courts website https://t.co/q2npAAIFUc 
• Toughening stance on prosecution of domestic abuse https://t.co/KaqvbZvbQh
• Blackadders to merge with Aberdeen firm Plenderleath Runcie https://t.co/bWTEBiKQZ1 
• Gillespie Macandrew announces Glasgow expansion https://t.co/7x0bIy2De
• Crown wins ‘mutual corroboration’ appeal to restore conviction of man caught repeatedly masturbating in view of nei… https://t.co/TMrMqsGCE1
• Gauke: Innovation and tech the way forward on legal aid - Legal Futures https://t.co/bS3wPVaXcG
• Supervising solicitor “told paralegal to lie” to barrister - Legal Futures https://t.co/KXK3i46fmt 
• Court refuses to overturn solicitor's sole practitioner ban - Legal Futures https://t.co/QNm1H8Ko1O
• DWF to raise £75m from groundbreaking listing - Legal Futures https://t.co/evezMmd1qh 
• Lawyers "must make way" for justice innovation to take hold - Legal Futures https://t.co/isR0mCsp07
• Covington student's lawyers warn dioceses of possible legal action #US https://t.co/Fa5AZYLHQG 
• Jeff Bezos 'blackmail' claim puts focus on National Enquirer links to Trump #US https://t.co/CjILi1IrF
• New Lawyer X revelations prompt royal commissioner to stand down #Australia https://t.co/B8lEjBrNmW