16th June - Law News

2727th 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: Chief prosecutor says cases have been opened against 41 other members of Sudan's former regime. Al Jazeera talks to Shams, a Sudanese protester, live from Khartoum

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/fEHFKnjwOM
• Rape and sexual abuse in music: Fans tell their stories https://t.co/scBf8bsKFI
• Islington stabbing: Man charged over pushchair mum attack https://t.co/7qUUAgUOtm
• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe begins new hunger strike #Iran https://t.co/hOKk8zMloj
• Amanda Knox feared attacks and accusations on return to #Italy https://t.co/3Ka2qjlpW
• Free TV licences cannot be saved with cuts to salaries, says BBC https://t.co/lyJvVWC1Ne
• Two London teens killed within 15 minutes of each other https://t.co/Nkik8Db8TG
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/FvDBR4rfSj
• End-of-life care not 'culturally competent' https://t.co/I1Ts5LMXhT
• Hong Kong extradition to #China protests: Government to delay bill, reports say https://t.co/njc1gAHs2A
• Edexcel launches investigation after A-Level maths paper leaked online https://t.co/UKA4UhLtCa
• Jeremy Corbyn challenges UK government's Iran accusations on oil tanker attacks https://t.co/cu8RxT8XTg
• Listeria outbreak: Health secretary orders NHS food review https://t.co/a9fwHYNnLh
• ‘Smart’ Contracts in Conveyancing https://t.co/LkSCW7VfzA
• Hong Kong protesters attack Britain's response to extradition outcry as pressure from Beijing grows https://t.co/3hRWeuWbCO
• UK's “Unexplained Wealth Orders” Give the State Too Much Power https://t.co/2ypJJ6xWpm 
• New 'Finn's Law' Inspired by UK Police Dog Who Became a TV Sensation https://t.co/78gI7GCfkI
• NGO threatens to sue UK government over reduced post-Brexit oversight https://t.co/nHSubCEbpm
• This all-male council in Texas just voted to ban abortion #US https://t.co/nnLc08y4mw
• You saw me covered in blood on a bus. But do you get outraged about all homophobia? https://t.co/ZUi8Yd6VvP
• Ten arrested over two murders minutes apart in south London https://t.co/Z0RWC9NSW6
• Two G4S ambulance staff sacked over threat to patient on voicemail https://t.co/BOaFCihEkD 
• Blue badges: Task force launched to tackle parking permit fraud https://t.co/eNwEtDThFp
• Jo Brand to face no action over acid joke, police say https://t.co/hOUfzjaxtp

15th June - Law News

2726th 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: Scores of doctors across several states have boycotted work for a day to express solidarity with their protesting colleagues in West Bengal. Doctors in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Jaipur Thiruvananthapuram and other places staged protests, hampering medical services in various towns and cities. Doctors at Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) were seen wearing helmets and bandages as they attended to patients. The Bengal doctors have been on a strike since Tuesday, after a junior doctor was assaulted at a government-run hospital in Kolkata by the relatives of a patient who died. The doctors defied Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's ultimatum, saying they won't get back to work until they get better security. Mamata Banerjee has accused the BJP and the CPM of engineering the strike and playing "Hindu-Muslim politics". Urging the doctors to hold only symbolic protests, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, who met the doctors, blamed Mamata Banerjee and said it is her "threat" to the doctors in her state that led to the nationwide protests.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• 'Secret negotiations': discontent over criminal legal aid fees deal | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/mevGZtH5yP
• Professional deputies band together for support and advice | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/LqGCwNTt2u
• Thousands to walk for access to justice | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ZjhwDYKZpB
• Linklaters to offer virtual reality ‘internship’ | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/LgpftHc69x
• Firm misses £1m costs after ‘unreasonable’ switch of funding method | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Mh04kDAiNk
• Divorce bill to end 'unnecessary mudslinging' unveiled | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/7ov3VQEUj7
• Society calls for taskforce to save ailing criminal justice system | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/mo9XT5lxnI
• Former Quindell head claims for £14.7m over lost share value | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/bOYhiqqV25
• Backlog of employment tribunals grows | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/TF6YRPU9DI 
• Society heeds MPs' recommendation to review NDA guidance | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/3lM8SYwe1z 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/WoouTwvL0l
• Drone owners could land in jail for up to a year if they fly their drone while drunk under new laws https://t.co/bGCizyIbAW
• A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. https://t.co/0B64jr2wb9
• Scottish Civil Justice Council seeks Consumer Representative Members https://t.co/nS49XD3tKw
• Willie McIntyre’s latest thriller to hit shelves next month https://t.co/meU9rkSImK 
• In pictures… Macnabs raises £2,500 at Cateran Yomp https://t.co/Ea8lOBbvl4 
• England: Plans to recruit digital forensics volunteers criticised by experts https://t.co/Ze1XFc973J
• GDPR data breach notifications in UK among highest in EU https://t.co/n2cgeE8vD2
• Burness Paull assembles expert boardroom governance team https://t.co/8T8teIsSdU 
• NUJ to intervene in judicial review against bulk surveillance law https://t.co/KjesPJPRD2
• Gurjit Pall joins Thorntons’ immigration team https://t.co/hh28wfQBak
• Human Rights Committee begins scrutiny of FGM protections https://t.co/R3Mworzi4w
• Racial crime remains most commonly reported hate crime in Scotland https://t.co/3ibWEEx2eR
• Landlord to be convicted of ‘racially aggravated harassment’ following Crown appeal https://t.co/NWUFoF8sHa 
• Jeremy Corbyn on Joyce's Ulysses: ‘Don’t beat yourself up if you don’t understand it' https://t.co/4B536ZXnWX 
• Good riddance, Sarah Sanders, Washington's worst communicator #US https://t.co/DyDlBtfpMT
• #Russia pro-Kremlin media 'spread false claims that EU has Nazi roots' https://t.co/0k4oIjFDRY
• Pair jailed for holding man as slave at scrapyard in south Wales https://t.co/erClfupToN 
• Brexit vibes: Homophobic and transphobic hate crimes surge in England and Wales https://t.co/Wul4CnnTEE
• 'Going to get hell for this': Suzie Miller takes us to the messy heart of MeToo in Prima Facie https://t.co/2fvfCNbaD4
• #Australia has been seduced by creeping authoritarianism – and its citizens need to wake up https://t.co/5doQQej1Bj
• Progress on ending child labour stalls in countries supplying goods to west https://t.co/0tE8d3rG17
• Suspensions and the Catalan parliament #Spain https://t.co/bSYfMjCVcE
• Judge orders public inquiry into abuse claims at immigration removal centre https://t.co/exDrIfKEyz
• Britain has a duty to help Hong Kong out of this dark moment | Chris Patten https://t.co/DX7GIjbqYe
• UK rights advocate co-owns firm whose spyware is 'used to target dissidents' https://t.co/pEmyaAjISr
• Mariam Moustafa: Nottingham girls sentenced over attack https://t.co/hCLO3lQ4I6
• Brook House inquiry: Immigration centre staff 'must attend' https://t.co/1ThSejrHkY 
• Two more hospital patients die in sandwich listeria outbreak https://t.co/Lf3H778aFB 
• University of Wales Trinity Saint David faces 'financial uncertainties' https://t.co/FqgI71VljP 
• The #SriLankan civil war enemies who fell in love https://t.co/HNAKECgMMm 
• Ofsted sounds warning over outstanding schools https://t.co/Eso21oQVkL
• Adoption: Families' new support is 'crucial' https://t.co/1fEVFI3zkx 
• Margaret Fleming trial: Carers guilty of murdering missing teenager https://t.co/JzTRsEksSD 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/v8casdptmM
• Anti-money laundering supervisor “should practise what it preaches” | Legal Futures https://t.co/m3SqKdWsC8
• Lawyers catalogue problems with whiplash portal build | Legal Futures https://t.co/dOKC0wM4nn 
• Judge tells law firm and ex-partner to sort out dispute in arbitration | Legal Futures https://t.co/vRc5zLEKyC 
• Keanu Reeves and Cyberpunk 2077: Gaming doesn't need legitimising https://t.co/eHx08k99mS
• Bank Holiday change will 'cost calendar maker £200,000' https://t.co/RmnRkBg94b 
• #Swiss women strike for more money, time and respect https://t.co/pdGPWmR5wo 
• 'Harmful' gender stereotypes in adverts banned https://t.co/PB4LNJuWhl 
• I was blocked from advising on UK drug policy – because I criticised UK drug policy | Niamh Eastwood https://t.co/iH91KSpD4W
• To shut down parliament would be simple. But it would be an outrage https://t.co/eOz8xEXbHV 
• Amanda Knox: Kercher family lawyer labels return to #Italy 'inappropriate' https://t.co/IpxuwsyBVh
• #Argentinian ex-army officer accused of murder found on holiday in Sicily https://t.co/woWkxZPzW6
• Christchurch attack: Brenton Tarrant pleads not guilty to all charges #NewZealand https://t.co/fZKc6CPEGZ 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/fLk7tAV1gS

14th June - Law News

2725th 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: PNG authorities are calling on the Australian government to do something with the asylum seekers on Manus Island, as refugees say there is an unprecedented mental health crisis unfolding, with reports 50 men have self-harmed in recent weeks.

Focus of the Day Article:

Pinsent Masons has collaborated with The School of International Arbitration at Queen Mary University of London to launch the International Arbitration Survey 2019.

Full story - THe Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Solicitor under no duty to flag up opponents' mistake, rules CoA | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/eETauPDvjM 
• Insurers warned CMCs will run riot in new claims regime | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/98MJWMkQT
• Leveson welcomes progress to avert one-day criminal bar walkout | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/tsS41USOYO
• Probate applications suffer further delays as government battles with backlog | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/kv9cYsngJd
• EU withdrawal agreement has dangerous implications, Brexiteer lawyers warn | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/dSnPMg2JJk
• Shouldn't lawyers have a duty to flag up opponents’ mistakes? | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/pAcDOUnnqs
• Costs in the Court of Appeal create unique challenges | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/IQr5Dd1Ps5
• Tim Jones: #US dad to be executed for murder of five children https://t.co/0SxSnT1Psy
• Diageo part with London Irish over Paddy Jackson transfer https://t.co/NFghYJzRh9
• Change UK applies to change name after legal dispute https://t.co/ic49gSsHOY
• Amazon faces lawsuits over recording of children’s voices #US https://t.co/OLjXI156fg
• Last of sextet of EU directives on rights during criminal proceedings enters force https://t.co/qm0sJWO1U9
• Faculty welcomes creation of human rights National Taskforce https://t.co/rsjYWDdBea
• Five new promotions at Gilson Gray https://t.co/5JvQw2N4IX
• Law on Scotland’s side in Rockall dispute, say Irish experts https://t.co/qCElneArYV
• Serco’s recommencement of lock changes ‘extraordinarily unjust’ https://t.co/sNZU7uvB2Y 
• Libel Reform Campaign welcomes Supreme Court judgment on ‘serious harm’ in Lachaux https://t.co/ToPtuvvglR
• Bill to strengthen protection of children introduced at Holyrood https://t.co/WYxBqPbK20 
• Crown wins appeal against ‘no case to answer’ ruling in alleged rape case https://t.co/sUvqLutI9i 
• Staunch rightwing academic Jordan Peterson launches anti-censorship subscription-only site Thinkspot https://t.co/iJj4AkW1Z2
• Canterbury attack: victim still in coma as racist motive is mooted https://t.co/1SrSXQqnEH
• Female playwrights and rising star performance poet Kate Tempest in new National Theatre lineup https://t.co/MwzVXLrAY0
• MEPs create biggest far-right group in European parliament https://t.co/dpdTWmkGTd
• Evening Standard and Independent could face inquiry over Saudi funds https://t.co/AHYOwtY9M1
• Julian Assange to appear in court after Javid signs #US extradition request https://t.co/IVY1818Ejr
• Speedboat killer appeals against conviction over police 'mistake' https://t.co/yNFZ8lpM8U
• Bryan Singer to pay $150,000 to settle rape allegation #US https://t.co/FbnVA7SzBO
• Julian Assange: Sajid Javid signs #US extradition request https://t.co/XkFTnQM3pB
• Knife possession at nine-year high, Ministry of Justice figures show https://t.co/gigPWrkjK9 
• Bank closures: More than 200 branches close in four years https://t.co/RrzsDcihQ3
• #Irish baby born on a train given 25 years free rail travel https://t.co/ZkrP4J7Nt6
• Bartering between countries when unfair politically imposed sanctions trade laws cause hardship https://t.co/6MSkUKMixc 
• #German court rules mass-killing of male chicks legal https://t.co/dzfM1CQOAT
• Police have apologised to six victims of football coach Bob Higgins for the way the case was handled in the 1990s https://t.co/xpDIvSs3Sy
• Nottinghamshire Police offers abuse victims blunt knives https://t.co/z5CobdeLVf
• Home Secretary Sajid Javid has said his exclusion from the state banquet held for the US President was "odd" https://t.co/GFvcbewIPF
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/HCod6gF489
• Hong Kong extradition protests leave city in shock after #China crackdown https://t.co/i96z81C0EU
• The worst places for cancer care waits revealed https://t.co/H6Lhz2rPHY
• Law Society set to snub MPs’ call for NDA guidance review | Legal Futures https://t.co/g88vp6tL7Y
• Insurers agree to be bound by ADR in new whiplash system | Legal Futures https://t.co/jeawdqX3B0
• Legal aid lawyers “risk their mental health” with traumatic cases | Legal Futures https://t.co/1Uob9GCbp7
• Farage furious over Jo Brand's 'throw battery acid not milkshake' joke https://t.co/3VRDcT62J5
• A change in #Irish law was meant to help sex workers. So why are they being jailed? https://t.co/3QtIKgE9KO 
• Man granted visa to see son collect doctorate says he is 'in a dream' https://t.co/LnPXpgDjT4 
• Esther McVey claimed £8,750 in expenses for personal photographer https://t.co/nEIf2ascxF 
• Sex offence researcher 'was bullied' by Ministry of Justice https://t.co/qO2FZYWe83

13th June - Law News

2724th 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: Leading children’s charity NSPCC has cut ties with Munroe Bergdorf a trans rights activist. Three daysOn the 25th anniversary of the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, CNN analyst Jeffrey Toobin explains what it was like to be in the courtroom during the murder trial of O.J. Simpson.

Focus of the Day Article:

The High Court has significantly reduced a party’s costs in a case which will be regarded as a new authority on rules around proportionality. In Malmsten v Bohinc, The Honourable Mr Justice Marcus Smith slashed the appellant’s sum of £47,500 to £15,000, after finding the costs incurred in making a section 306 Companies Act application had been excessive.

Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Criminal bar strikes deal on higher fees | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/nwgolsNINe
• Top firms commit to improve social diversity with recruitment tool | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/1s7ki1gA1
• Legal Aid Agency audit triggered by £6.40 error | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/TJNBosqfw
• Profits surge at Eversheds Sutherland | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/1N3m4MEkXK
• Top-50 firm in international merger | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/GZxOLHZ9Fy
• SC dismisses newspapers' 'serious harm' libel appeal | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/xyPuWlRt
• Firms boost online presence - but who's best at content sharing? | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/RCQEzWOki
• Online courts legislation 'intentionally broad' - justice minister | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/zpKPOT2jR
• Sexual offending cases continue to fuel High Court caseload https://t.co/in8clUQmGq
• Brian Inkster’s A Practical Guide to Crofting Law launched in Glasgow https://t.co/1HtmTDIu0n
• Quarterly house sales up 14 per cent over last year in east central Scotland https://t.co/gg307iwhpR
• Public invited to give views on new sentencing guideline https://t.co/XswoeaLsK
• Newly passed bill aims to lift households out of fuel poverty https://t.co/JoU3UaFIEI
• Opt-out system for organ donation approved by Scottish Parliament https://t.co/Y24nKJug5q 
• Harper Macleod expands into Moray after acquiring Wink & Mackenzie https://t.co/DVCH8fRlC
• Minor offences don’t see the light of a court day any more, Sheriff Court cases are reduced to JP level https://t.co/wECXV9Rh0
• Donald Reid elected Dean of Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow https://t.co/kCLj6y3G9s 
• Lord Boyd appointed to Investigatory Powers Tribunal https://t.co/GMWmnFMiD
• MI5’s retention of innocent people’s data ‘undoubtedly unlawful’ https://t.co/hposX6SSGy
• Newspapers fail in appeal against libel actions as serious harm test is satisfied https://t.co/YtiP6JlABG
• Nurse who was struck off fails in bid to challenge decision after appeal was lodged late https://t.co/Bvalf2tG7N
• Scots lawyer wins appeal to have complaints dismissed as ‘totally without merit’ and ‘vexatious’ https://t.co/ZW1XhuOUV
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/vhZcjZBR4y
• Ben Fogle donates Animal Park salary towards over-75 TV licences https://t.co/IWACW9YTsv
• Central Park Five: The true story behind NYPD's falsely extracted confessions #US https://t.co/DiYljHzhB
• Litigants will not be forced online, government pledges - Legal Futures https://t.co/PUfRw1vUTO
• Solicitor struck off for misleading insurer, court and regulator - Legal Futures https://t.co/U9TalFnue
• Large firms turn to thought leadership marketing - Legal Futures https://t.co/nMJNEnXt0X
• SRA "inconsistent" on conduct cases involving mental health - Legal Futures https://t.co/fKNyc3ddOZ
• London Bridge inquest: MI5 probe hit by 'unprecedented' threat level https://t.co/Vq4jVy3Xqs
• The woman who sent a carpet-fitting firm a photo of her bare behind is just the latest person to attach the wrong p… https://t.co/A8N3E6U1lD
• Sheffield council backs universal basic income trial https://t.co/QBzaJvlSp
• Asylum seekers in Glasgow face eviction threat as private contractor Serco revives lock-change scheme https://t.co/tw6bllZfU
• Universal credit delays a factor in prostitution, government accepts https://t.co/4Wsme4JIJv 
• Philip Green's Arcadia avoids administration as rescue deal backed, 50 stores to close https://t.co/ol4mWPif8W
• Independent and Evening Standard lose appeal over libel case https://t.co/P8ZPdhDUoC
• Roman Polanski's lawyer: Oscar Academy expulsion of director a 'total sham' https://t.co/uwcSNyit1
• Supreme court rules in favour of single mother declared 'intentionally homeless' https://t.co/eZ3EscVKH
• Police forensics contractor 'sent phones to Fone Fun Shop' https://t.co/MU7R7II3zK
• I was forced out of my job after having a baby. Then I was silenced by an NDA | Anonymous https://t.co/dAHYaqndEK 
• Criminal barristers advised to accept pay deal https://t.co/CtcjhcOln
• The dangers of using automated facial recognition https://t.co/XjbleEQEM
• Brexit Party 'at high risk' of accepting illegal donations https://t.co/amyn26vbwu 
• Ex-wife of abuse accuser Carl Beech 'first heard claims on TV' https://t.co/icKZQukVZY
• Comic Relief to cut back on celebrity appeals after Stacey Dooley White saviour row https://t.co/VIelSDHWkP 
• Walt Whitman: celebrating an extraordinary life in his bicentennial https://t.co/y4GInvWO2H 
• Sumburgh Super Puma crash: Fatal accident inquiry to be held #US https://t.co/s1SPHStMHE 
• Nick Knowles, DIY SOS host banned from driving after speeding and using a phone https://t.co/0UOWPVeUj3
• Football coach Bob Higgins jailed for24 years for abusing trainees https://t.co/PWNJzJqnW0 
• Penguin rebuts charge of antisemitism against author Pedro Baños on book about Jewish influence on banking https://t.co/F5ahQvVgoP
• Hong Kong protesters shut down city centre over #China extraditions bill – in pictures https://t.co/TnnBWKVPeb
• Chernobyl survivors assess fact and fiction in TV series https://t.co/xIK6OVaSIC
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/lslDgoIYUd
• #US mum seeks mercy for dad who killed five children https://t.co/XaaVLpHVCm
• Scots charity launches legal challenge to change in women's state pension age https://t.co/dW7DRHS2wU
• Philip Green's Topshop empire survival vote 'on a knife edge' https://t.co/pCnVcW6xS4
• Education: Wales NHS bill will rise without PE lessons https://t.co/Hy2qtBzhIi
• Former 'dangerous' gang leader thanks police for prison https://t.co/ZGeUQqn1FQ 
• New Met Police recruits to get part-time work option https://t.co/b9kNlfMoYbu
• #China's suppression of Hong Kong democracy with new extradition law: Police and protesters clash https://t.co/cUQALeV9v8
• #US President Trump reveals Mexico migrant plan by waving document around https://t.co/77jVr9YMT4
• Climate change: UK government to commit to 2050 target https://t.co/jsWmzSn10B 
• The Misplaced Optimism in Legal Pot #US https://t.co/zPbjbk4LYH
• Supreme Court rebuffs bid to expand legal protections for gun silencers #US https://t.co/jM8Z3rrYmZ
• Is your wood from a legal source? This test can tell https://t.co/9uBmAK2aXJ
• WhatsApp to take legal action against spammers ahead of payments launch https://t.co/HVxFDVhWpi
• Legal profession urged to tackle bullying and boost diversity https://t.co/lROGdPhkYg
• Man's mental health issues from cannabis use 'led to axe attack' https://t.co/noNsaeSHBU
• BSTI retest of substandard products nearly complete #Bangladesh https://t.co/6mBdkKLDv1 
• PM’s address is a repetition of false promises: Barrister Murtaza Wahab #Bangladesh https://t.co/Z8Rw5LJ4Ho 
• Barrister Ruth Hughes from 5 Stone Buildings Chambers  says people with dementia at high risk of financial abuse https://t.co/VTIdDrJ4aI
• Kate Riekstina: How former prison officer from Latvia became Sheffield’s youngest barrister https://t.co/CXnvMPaUUp
• Youghal-born solicitor on confronting challenges faced as visually-impaired athlete https://t.co/Kk7SL9cO9a
• Sainsbury's fails to get equal pay claim struck out https://t.co/0bTjGQmzW1 
• Human Rights Tribunal won't force police to record race data of "pedestrian" stops #Canada https://t.co/8zYBLoILOc
• Justice Garba replaces Bulkachuwa, tribunal hears 16 applications on Atiku’s petition today #Nigeria https://t.co/IpdfyuuTtG
• Hague Tribunal looks into #Russia’s violations of UN Convention on the Law of the Sea https://t.co/RiLT4ZjT5e 
• Home Ministry lays down modalities for foreigner's tribunal in Assam #India https://t.co/WUhKfgVMaj 
• Tax scheme SPVs were not UK resident, says Upper Tribunal https://t.co/vrj8gCd87K
• Sacked north-east charity boss denies money laundering at tribunal https://t.co/m4wzEL53Tc 
• Cocaine gang jailed after £20m seizure on M6 in Cheshire https://t.co/D96v8RxmtA 
• Whirlpool told to recall dryers in 'unprecedented' government move https://t.co/MAF5iytYFf 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/I4rIel0ztm

12th June - Law News

2723rd 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: Leading children’s charity NSPCC has cut ties with Munroe Bergdorf a trans rights activist. Three days later, she says she is still in the dark about why it happened. In a statement, the NSPCC said Ms Bergdorf "has supported the most recent phase of Childline's campaign which aims to support children with LGBTQ+ concerns" but she would have "no ongoing relationship with Childline or the NSPCC".

Focus of the Day Article:

The professional indemnity insurance (PII) market is challenging for renewals this year, but firms can help persuade jittery underwriters of their case for cover by showing that they have taken steps to mitigate risk, last week’s Legal Futures Regulation and Compliance Conference was told.
Meanwhile, the post-LASPO landscape is concerning insurers, who wanted to know how personal injury (PI) firms planned to fill expected income gaps safely.

Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• MPs urge legal regulators to clarify NDA rules | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/YpDgueczw1
• Court closures: travel benchmark 'discriminates against disabled people' | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/VI4RDUNomL
• City worker reports firm over 'aggressive and intimidating' behaviour | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/hYkeZ9XGZa
• ‘Key changes’ are on the way, criminal bar chair assures members | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/pAIhwNCite
• Solicitor struck off over hidden details from 2008 property sale | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/hN4XQyj9m
• 'Entirely disproportionate' costs slashed by two-thirds | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/K3xNqOBs5e
• Why we'll take our Ryanair costs fight to the Supreme Court | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/rvK64QbcEQ
• International cooperation on cybercrime: lawyers beware | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/e1TiXcSAgX
• Cat lovers question ethics of Nicole Kidman hiking with pets in backpack https://t.co/XvxNyrAsd
• Mike Ashley starts legal challenge to Debenhams rescue plan https://t.co/TsT9OvzUog 
• Radiohead release hours of hacked MiniDiscs to benefit Extinction Rebellion https://t.co/ydAHRWuYow
• MI5 accused of ‘extraordinary and persistent illegality’ https://t.co/vJVygKH6t
• #Nicaragua releases dozens of political prisoners under new amnesty law https://t.co/mU7LkN8TD0
• Child spies used by police at risk of severe harm, high court told https://t.co/jUsrROiSDL
• Julian Assange: #US charges expected to be revealed at hearing https://t.co/Xrtdlghsi
• Ivan Golunov arrest: #Russian reporter is freed after public outcry https://t.co/XI2xBSfL1c
• Conservative Party accused of 'fundamental failure' over Islamophobia https://t.co/3m9MaWPfRB
• Guardian ranks Dundee best Scottish university for law https://t.co/l8wCmHahzY
• Defibrillators installed in all SCTS buildings https://t.co/1MB93J6rBN
• Lord Carloway to deliver keynote at Adoption and Fostering Alliance Scotland conference https://t.co/jvCYm3hja7
• ECtHR: British man who challenged dismissal that relied on phone data has appeal rejected https://t.co/dCAw8zDyDM
• Rare summer placement opportunity with advocates’ stable https://t.co/7lstAzDWU
• Hastings merges with Doughtys WS https://t.co/ccRZX4WxO4
• Mind your language – personal guarantees and personal interpretation https://t.co/V3YvxNS5q
• Scottish property market worth £18.2 billion https://t.co/0srSpDEKn
• Time’s up for bullies in the legal profession https://t.co/hxSZeligi3
• Justice Committee approves extension of presumption against short sentences https://t.co/1qXcMXzcW
• Rapist who claimed judge ‘misdirected’ the jury on consent loses appeal against conviction https://t.co/rjCkIBGR5y
• Controversial transperson says trans are' like second-class citizens' https://t.co/TWNhPlRYnM 
• Large firms “need to change culture” to attract Millennial lawyers | Legal Futures https://t.co/g4yyOIo9sy
• PII market “hardening” but cover still available for savvy firms | Legal Futures https://t.co/jupjb9mH9X
• Solicitor jailed for forging wills to cover up client money theft | Legal Futures https://t.co/XZsTBy8cat
• MPs urge legal regulators to take action over NDA misuse | Legal Futures https://t.co/C59ctSArax
• Oxfam criticised over Haiti sex claims https://t.co/0ZgcbtmZHt 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/SaJp3zouxq
• NDAs routinely used to cover up mistreatment at work, MPs say https://t.co/JmMiY9tLcs
• Trump-Russia: House committee to see Mueller evidence #US https://t.co/j4qmzKBFuo
• #Sudanese doctors say dozens of people raped during sit-in attack https://t.co/CDuFyIOQtr
• UK phone firms demand clarity over Huawei https://t.co/IStgLM8Uv6
• Prisoners serving less than four years 'should be able to vote' https://t.co/DVPok1B2po
• NDAs: MPs call for ban on 'gagging clauses' over 'cover-up' fears https://t.co/NKx26yUNe9 
• Doctor struck off for failing Warrington Hospital patients https://t.co/rfpM7dQoU7
• Presidential election tribunal:Petitioners heave sigh of relief as sitting resumes #Nigeria https://t.co/mlYLndGYM
• Moriarty Tribunal still racking up bills 22 years later #Ireland https://t.co/DLZbtShEd1
• Mother of millionaire property mogul's lovechild is sued https://t.co/OjjmNI24rW
• Football: New lawyer for Neymar's rape accuser considers dropping case https://t.co/hM3Azngq1
• #Russian reporter's lawyer protests alleged police violence https://t.co/YYZtxCY8i
• UK Should Get Serious About Defending Human Rights https://t.co/HSFvMsTEP9
• What is #HongKong’s controversial new extradition law? https://t.co/iZsCkpdags
• Rape survivor fighting rapist for custody of child in Alabama #US https://t.co/PepbPAQfeA 
• Queen's Birthday Honours 2019 | Top lawyer also serves as Marine Rescue volunteer https://t.co/hSjXPBnlXH
• Pippa Lee promoted to Associate Solicitor at Blandy & Blandy https://t.co/3YOi7qTkE
• Brazilian £21m housing Ponzi scheme solicitor struck off https://t.co/8CPRs921Nb
• Solicitor who illegally used Southall home as an office must pay £500,000 https://t.co/FM89gLoBix
• Sarah Castle has been appointed to the role of Official Solicitor and Public Trustee (OSPT) https://t.co/2olUrCGSet
• CPS could face legal action over claims sex offence cases being 'dropped' https://t.co/NwXOQpVt2c
• Kenneth Noye's £100000 in legal aid 'disgusting and outrageous', says victim's father https://t.co/UEu2tsdAZ4
• #Vatican issues guidance questioning modern gender identity https://t.co/olbYRqe4AZ
• My husband is not restricted by his wheelchair – it's the lack of access that's the problem https://t.co/NJctHw6ZDr
• Extinction Rebellion’s tactics are working. It has pierced the bubble of denial https://t.co/A0l00hmY8v
• Teaching children about LGBT issues is not brainwashing – it equips them for life? https://t.co/Kru5Cu3lEw
• Do these homophobic attacks mean we’ll again have to hide our same-sex relationships? https://t.co/2db3luEZLD
• These Tory leadership rivals are delusional – and drugs have nothing to do with it https://t.co/K2Tm5zgGvu
• #Saudi teenager could face execution for joining protests as child https://t.co/DpLxM8DiTT 
• Paul Shearer obituary, a solicitor who specialised in the field of housing and legal aid https://t.co/DAm709kr28
• NDAs routinely used to cover up mistreatment at work, MPs say https://t.co/JmMiY9tLcs

11th June - Law News

2722nd 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: Police violently cracked down on protesters and arrested at least 15 after hundreds blocked a downtown street in Tel Aviv late Friday following the cancellation of a trance music festival. Protesters had gathered on Rabin Square after police canceled Doof music festival citing intelligence, that drugs were planned to be sold at the venue in Golan Heights. "[They canceled the event] less than 24 hours before the event was about to begin, after they [the organizers] worked on it for 6 months, investing hundreds of thousands of Israeli shekels, they paid the police for security and had all the licenses," said a trance music producer. In a bid to reverse the police's decision, organizers had appealed to both the Nazareth Magistrate's Court and Israeli Supreme Court but were rejected.

Focus of the Day Article:

Reported rapes have soared, but cases reaching court have plummeted. That’s why women’s groups are taking legal action. The CPS is denying justice to thousands by secretly changing rape prosecution rules.

Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• In 27 years at Freshfields Claire Wills has risen to become the magic circle’s most senior woman https://t.co/VwwFW2vdOK 
• My legal life: Marena Mondair, Solicitor at DTM Legal, Liverpool | Law Gazette https://t.co/HuLcJUCRkE
• Pro bono charity seeks to remove PII barrier for in-house | Law Gazette https://t.co/wQ0hrL934N
• Bates v Post Office: Costs hit £25m as both parties warned about spending | Law Gazette https://t.co/Rvfq0mnI09 
• Law Society joins international protest over Hong Kong extradition law | Law Gazette https://t.co/GfV6RwvHl0
• Clifford Chance latest to offer NQs six figures | Law Gazette https://t.co/6RiOox6M5i
• Duped solicitor aided fraudster's football club bid | Law Gazette https://t.co/bxk6kwJUpE
• Trainee solicitor barred for faking lost share certificate | Law Gazette https://t.co/Av4gdxFKWe 
• Brexit: South Korea trade deal safeguards magic circle | Law Gazette https://t.co/4RBGhDQtpz 
• Indecent images: educate before you prosecute | Law Gazette https://t.co/v9aUoaLDUC
• 'No man's land': thousands of suspects left in limbo | Law Gazette https://t.co/mMVcEyME1B 
• Criminal barristers vote for one-day walkout | Law Gazette https://t.co/xrzDL8KNq
• Ministry of Justice reveals £10m Brexit day preparations | Law Gazette https://t.co/M330fQ53FD
• Costs chasers – expert urges firms to ‘call their bluff’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/pHUeDmDln2 
• When the Arkin cap doesn’t fit | Law Gazette https://t.co/G5UPKaRI39
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/wsFmfec1iG
• Crossing Divides - Immigration: Is Britain becoming less anxious? https://t.co/vn0Ix3EM4p 
• Grenfell fire: 'No guarantee' of criminal charges, say police https://t.co/HACQ4cz1t
• Three men jailed for life for the rape, torture and murder of 8-year-old Muslim girl in #Indian-administered Kashmir https://t.co/m4hamN1FBW
• London Bridge attack inquest: Police feared 'Mumbai-style' attack https://t.co/J2tQL0c37y
• TalkTalk hacker Daniel Kelley sentenced to four years https://t.co/2eWqa125gd
• Aberdein Considine wins accolade for banking work https://t.co/JDkHXZu29U
• Aberdeen law graduate Hanifi Baris faces life imprisonment for social media posts https://t.co/nZgjSSjC7t
• Grenfell survivors take legal action against American companies https://t.co/t8Ch0bOesi
• PIRC: Officers pursued stolen car without authorisation https://t.co/bAK3x3SgSU
• Aamer Anwar to discuss threats to life and his faith at Edinburgh event https://t.co/SmRcgzNXMq
• LAW records sharp rise in employment claims following abolition of fees https://t.co/t7pAY65hoP
• Children and the law – a balancing act https://t.co/p2KdgOnSCh 
• Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace appoints new managing partner https://t.co/d0Rw0lbreh
• England: Barristers’ day of action to bring justice system to a halt https://t.co/PomFdyf9fj 
• Legal and police figures recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours https://t.co/MmzcyBXvBw 
• JUSTICE publishes report on prosecuting sexual offences https://t.co/VseI1uUYs3
• Extending presumption against short sentences would help vulnerable women https://t.co/rBpQaceG0r
• Scots lawyer wins appeal to have complaints dismissed as ‘totally without merit’ and ‘vexatious’ https://t.co/ZW1XhuOUVI
• Plastic waste: Milton Keynes Council launches probe after Malaysian jungle find https://t.co/hBDxFcAfK0
• Birmingham school LGBT row: Trial date set over protests https://t.co/VsQbJuDLWR
• Fox cruelty: South Herefordshire Hunt pair found guilty https://t.co/CzIxOHiSwM
• 'He apologised - so why did the CPS drop my rape case?' https://t.co/hCw6C6hxga
• TV Licences: Up to 3.7 million over-75s to pay licence fee https://t.co/yf1vlfN6ge 
• #HongKong protests: Leader Carrie Lam defiant on extradition plan https://t.co/TWg3EHacFM 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/kMQF9SnFHz
• #Russian newspapers join forces in solidarity with detained journalist https://t.co/dDs6lPt9Ej 
• The CPS is failing rape victims. That’s why we’re taking legal action https://t.co/flJo5PYtaD 
• CPS faces challenge over 'covert policy change' on rape cases https://t.co/aZCNdooxCD
• Plastic wet wipes: Call for ban over sewer blockages https://t.co/hUhJiCxTuR
• CPS could face court challenge over rape cases https://t.co/hCw6C6hxga
• Washington gay pride: 'Gun threat' sparks panic at parade #US https://t.co/GFeHeefw5D
• Air New Zealand drops ban on staff tattoos https://t.co/NgyfeDJpwl
• Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz was shot in the back in the Dominican Republic on Sunday, police say https://t.co/bNB9tCDv8j
• Grenfell survivors and relatives open US legal battle https://t.co/UarBbkELG2
• MIB gives first sight of “customer journey” in whiplash portal | Legal Futures https://t.co/u17V5M33eq
• Lawyers “confused by boundaries in wake of #MeToo” | Legal Futures https://t.co/JUEzQfAAAN
• Partners cleared of conflict over criminal and civil road death cases | Legal Futures https://t.co/0AHkyDxtl
• Barking fire: residents claim safety fears about flats were downplayed https://t.co/a9p74JHXRg 
• German student in serious condition after attack in Canterbury https://t.co/eyVw3hZzeI
• Solicitor David Tully obituary https://t.co/HIn3V0iPK7
• The Guardian view on failures to protect children: the buck stops where? | Editorial https://t.co/zCg7HqwKfn
• Suspects left in legal limbo by delays to inquiries, say solicitors https://t.co/JTA0s8CJKV 
• Nicky Barnes, ‘Mr. Untouchable’ of Heroin Dealers, Is Dead at 78 #US https://t.co/Ltcq4UTY7s

10th June - Law News

2721st 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: Full explaination of the process required to remove US Presidet Donald Trump from office on the charges of colluding with Russia.

Focus of the Day Article:

Plans to extend fixed recoverable costs to civil cases valued between £25,000 and £100,000 will tilt the balance of power even further in favour of defendants, personal injury lawyers have warned.

Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• NSPCC cuts ties with controversial transgender activist Munroe Bergdorf https://t.co/1u5hdTQzeO
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/N92mpu2aEG
• Judge falls asleep TWICE during trial - Legal Cheek https://t.co/uFNCcbaMGQ
• London chambers pulls ad offering to pay paralegal less than minimum wage - Legal Cheek https://t.co/lStJe8V336
• Ministry of Justice commits £2 million to legal tech - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fS0LPhyQM
• £500,000 fine for solicitor who turned terraced house into office - Legal Cheek https://t.co/u7fg861l8X
• 'Uncritical reliance' on AI in criminal justice could lead to 'wrong decisions', says Law Society - Legal Cheek https://t.co/CpHqkP2CWN
• Firm charges law students £695 for 'virtual internship' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/cVUbdGWBb0
• Boris Johnson’s court summons appeal initially assigned to Mrs Justice Thornton - wife of former Labour leader Ed M… https://t.co/UNHupTZUud
• Emergency pay boost for judges in response to 'unprecedented' recruitment crisis - Legal Cheek https://t.co/A68mP5rrLw
• Oxford Uni medical student spared jail for stabbing boyfriend quits degree to pursue barrister dream - Legal Cheek https://t.co/z72u9xYsN
• Clients more concerned about robots than lawyers, says legal AI chief https://t.co/wklyNRR5A1
• Speakers announced for ‘Innovation and the law’ with Osborne Clarke, Shoosmiths, Blandy & Blandy and ULaw in Reading https://t.co/TDYxWnZHZP
• Ban for former Ropes & Gray London trainee who ‘traced’ client’s signature - Legal Cheek https://t.co/iHqUfGkoOx
• Williams v Roffey Bros: The uncertainty in contract law https://t.co/LJ9pn5Vv0O
• Top 5 entries for ‘My US Legal Icon’ Vlogging Prize https://t.co/hkQarcmSRo
• Criminal barristers vote for national walkout https://t.co/As0yznN8UH
• A solicitor at work has sent me an Instagram follow request https://t.co/Yx7R6cgGrl
• Event: Secrets to Success Birmingham — with Pinsent Masons, Gowling WLG, DWF and ULaw - Legal Cheek https://t.co/wypNYbcXJu
• Barking fire: Blaze breaks out in east London flats https://t.co/Khi4yqR0Yw
• 'Tragic death' of medieval Paston family's daughter revealed https://t.co/MaLdRTjKQS
• Actors targeted in 'homophobic' attack in Southampton https://t.co/QOxef8sIjh
• Former Justice Secretary and Tory leadership hopeful Michael Gove admits he was lucky to avoid jail over cocaine use https://t.co/TrygwpWB2
• Hargreaves Lansdown boss apologises for Woodford suspension https://t.co/FyNc8X79ps
• Monica McWilliams recalls taking a gun to school to please teacher https://t.co/Gk7OVPeRrR 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/J0XpIkOHb6
• English High Court overturns an arbitral award as it holds that an arbitral tribunal lacked jurisdiction  https://t.co/8kGK5Fgc7h
• National Green Tribunal Orders Probe On A Plea Highlighting Dangers Of Plastic Food Packaging #India https://t.co/xtBqkv2zPj
• Rugby #Australia hits back at Folau over alleged leaks https://t.co/SNpOKKeM2
• Ministry of Corporate Affairs moving tribunal to bar KPMG, Deliotte Haskin from auditing for five years #India https://t.co/wuTj8RF1mX
• Presidential tribunal resumes hearing of Atiku, PDP's petition Monday #Nigeria https://t.co/fjpRgudWgd
• Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday questioned the credibility of tribunals in detecting foreigners https://t.co/FqafkJQRzG
• Missing in National Register of Citizens? Approach foreigners tribunals: Centre #India https://t.co/mol41KXQz4
• Tehran closes 547 restaurants for breaking 'Islamic principles’ #Iran https://t.co/KKYxAZiDdB
• Revealed: 6,000 residential care workers suffer violent attacks https://t.co/Gcu0pVXE0K
• Michael Gove got high but his party champions a futile war on drugs https://t.co/CWzmBBDY5
• Michael Gove branded a hypocrite after admitting using cocaine https://t.co/wKiwNZet5c
• Who better than men to rule on the delicate subject of surrogacy? https://t.co/o6TbBcZBVZ
• Barcelona's Sagrada Familia gets permit after 137 years https://t.co/UhIS5aRyXu
• #HongKong protesters demonstrate against extradition bill https://t.co/qofZMYZ5je
• Former cocaine user Justice secretary Michael Gove 'would scrap VAT' https://t.co/5EBJvVYW7v
• Letter from Africa: A royal feud threatens #Nigeria's heritage https://t.co/qNWuy65tqM
• Fifa finds #Afghanistan Football Federation president 'guilty' of sexual abuse claims https://t.co/zM7QQdDoTW
• One person has been detained in connection with the shooting of a popular #German politician Walter Lübcke https://t.co/8UsagdCPMZ
• Regan Tierney murder: Man found in house dies https://t.co/t4lF0lcKen