13th September - Law News

2818th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  The 5 Biggest Corporate Lies About Unions - FormerUS  Secretary of Labor Robert Reich debunks the biggest myths about unions spread by corporations. 

Focus of the Day Article:  How cost-effective is your legal department? Cost-effective legal departments allocate almost twice as much of their in-house budget to training than higher-cost peers. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• No, minister: Implying our judges are biased is economic vandalism https://t.co/mKKsjFBbe7
• Campaigners hit £200k fundraising target to defend prorogation judgment https://t.co/1MzlURyZyr
• Lawyer in the news: Elaine Motion on Scotland’s prorogation ruling https://t.co/fv3DyvaxB2
• Parliament prorogation halts probate fees hike https://t.co/tptspy6KoE 
• Coalition prepares to sue DPP over rape prosecution numbers https://t.co/36mGOgvrJd 
• Veteran solicitor overpaid client as compliance pressure mounted https://t.co/3jQVCO0X1d 
• ‘Must-read’ practice guidance for solicitors going it alone https://t.co/MjbEmQETOL
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/7dTUpzY03p
• Philip Green's Topshop reports £500m loss https://t.co/LfPwpauPiP
• Huawei chief offers to share 5G know-how for a fee https://t.co/AjAC9jKq86 
• #Russia asks Interpol for help over alleged CIA mole's whereabouts https://t.co/rFy4DB148G 
• Why are rape prosecutions at a 10-year low? https://t.co/u6emtdyZeV
• Boris Johnson: a prime minister acting above the law https://t.co/rVluMC3F0w 
• John Bercow: I’ll stop Boris Johnson breaking the law on Brexit https://t.co/4xi1hhZR8b 
• Child abuser to be banned from Devon and Cornwall https://t.co/7UWR2wZTk0 
• Anti-Brexiters file new legal challenge to force article 50 extension https://t.co/QXVAiQr32D 
• Rape is becoming decriminalised. It is a shocking betrayal of vulnerable women https://t.co/Z6yi38GGAG
• Peter Herbert becomes first judge to sue MoJ over race discrimination https://t.co/awGkGUNoHb
• FGM clinics open across England to support victims https://t.co/gwCnlnfytA
• Spilled coffee forces plane to divert over Atlantic https://t.co/7XbIE2lArh
• Byron burger death: Owen Carey 'died after eating buttermilk' https://t.co/bQLvGNlec1
• Court ruled employee who died having sex while on a business trip was victim of a workplace accident https://t.co/bQSbOks2mA
• House sales rose 4.6 per cent in spring https://t.co/Cdm8WSN0tp
• New financial penalty to be imposed on criminals to fund victim support https://t.co/bjC9E0KFRh
• First digital evidence hearing in Scotland takes place https://t.co/G9sLcwbQZC 
• Police failed to send help to assault victim who ultimately required reconstructive surgery https://t.co/2wPKjTWZc1
• A tale of the SLCC and its determination levy https://t.co/5lTAv6mL7U 
• Academic warns Constitutional Court is being created without democratic oversight https://t.co/IywJHT72eD
• Downing Street forced to back down after questioning impartiality of Scottish judiciary https://t.co/lF6KZevfhF
• High Court in London issues full reasons for rejecting legal challenge against prorogation of Parliament https://t.co/XpK8JrPRnQ 
• Johnson’s ugly rhetoric thrills the far right, but he’s playing with fire https://t.co/zLXi6NuOHi rachutists in UK near miss https://t.co/iicqsRxZ8o
• Defra to review release of game birds after legal threat https://t.co/tLq5MvYk5O
• Brexit: Kwasi Kwarteng criticised for 'biased judges' comment https://t.co/YoY9jr4yjh
• Brexit: File shows no deal devastating, says Welsh minister https://t.co/oSD9xedIrR 
• Rape victims ‘devastated’ at cases being dropped https://t.co/lOwug7IlcX 
• Johnson denies lying to Queen over Parliament suspension https://t.co/N17cCvFfnD
• Trump immigration plans: conservative dominated #US Supreme Court approves asylum curbs https://t.co/CS7DRe1QZw
• John Lewis in no-deal Brexit warning as it falls to a loss https://t.co/JicL5jsKNs 
• Brexit: Labour urges Parliament recall after no-deal Brexit papers released https://t.co/SI2CpXc7VL 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/h4ASSmnihJ
• #Kenyans who claim UK drove them from their land seek UN inquiry https://t.co/TaaYzxwmiM
• 'Look at how white the academy is': why BAME students aren't doing PhDs https://t.co/3qc76XGb90 
• Civil service union tells PM: don't make our members break the law https://t.co/VZpEJP8l3h 
• European parliament to raise alarm over UK's treatment of EU citizens https://t.co/NZDTCNXwQx 
• Rape prosecutions in England and Wales at lowest level in a decade https://t.co/tGIuxVqoPn 
• French-style cap on working week in Britain unrealistic, finds study https://t.co/Y4YEZNHRDs 
• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation under fire over award to Narendra Modi, a known human rights violator #India https://t.co/IptZ2DXL4n
• Measuring success by your ability to embrace change | Legal Futures https://t.co/WSaKigYmL0 
• Solicitor’s rehabilitation insufficient to lift PC conditions | Legal Futures https://t.co/4nZPW1mMlA
• Law firms “need data-sharing guidance” to avoid GDPR breaches | Legal Futures https://t.co/1DIbq0Ooc9
• Solicitors "should seek contractual assurances" from unregulated firms | Legal Futures https://t.co/tgBuTpQvrj
• Ban children from gambling in games, MPs say https://t.co/kQuJx6Spui
• Stowmarket High: Skirts banned at school 'to protect girls' modesty' https://t.co/0gMqlNHrSp 
• Trump plans ban on sale of flavoured e-cigarettes, should the UK consider a ban too? https://t.co/spiew15thK 
• Top Liverpool solicitor reaches career half-century https://t.co/ibnyao1yXM
• Scottish judges rule prorogation unlawful https://t.co/nc3JxsrFl1 
• New justice minister backs £10k small claims limit https://t.co/dYB193tgMX
• Solicitors 'paying lip service' to business skills, say researchers https://t.co/4kAooi7yea
• Tribunal fines solicitor found in contempt over breached court order https://t.co/BItqCTFL9m 
• Downing Street revives 'Enemies of the People’ row https://t.co/dEY7YLNugb 
• Linklaters drops trainee application form for online skills test https://t.co/EZXnvqt9BT
• The Guardian view on Boris Johnson and the crown: a clear abuse of power | Editorial https://t.co/CU5lWqNgHu 
• Female banker wins gender bias case after witch's hat left on desk https://t.co/hqgcxVUIIP
• Civil service union tells PM: don't make our members break the law https://t.co/qWc6W7dBv6 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/9rWWykVrw9

12th September - Law News

2817th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  New documentary Seahorse tells the story of Freddy McConnell, whose desire to start his own family was filmed from start to finish, including birth. In this exclusive video for the Guardian, Freddy and director Jeanie Finlay discuss the collaborative process behind the scenes of the film, and the complex nuances and challenges of portraying an emotional and unpredictable process. 

Focus of the Day Article:  HM Revenue & Customs will not have to pay the £6,245 costs of a wine wholesaler who successfully appealed a decision notice, a tribunal has ruled. Judge Greg Sinfield, sitting in the First Tier Tribunal (Tax) in Hare Wines Ltd v Revenue & Customs (COSTS - application by Appellant for costs), made the distinction between a case with merits and one which was obviously meritorious. He concluded that a paying party could not be penalised simply because their opponents have a case with merits. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/9rWWykVrw9
• Lindsays agrees four more years of support with Scottish Athletics https://t.co/GbTElVVQng
• Watermans Solicitors announces new sponsorship agreement with Blood Bikes Scotland https://t.co/MXkwiLCA9b
• Edinburgh law student Lauren Graham addresses NI government lawyers on technology and law https://t.co/olYvVeKSrT
• EU Commission accused of adopting fascist rhetoric https://t.co/jwaKXCGwCh
• Coulters Lettings finds a new home with Gilson Gray https://t.co/hk8dFuod4l
• SLCC poll finds majority of public oppose Law Society’s regulatory function https://t.co/3OUfmLQPAn
• Inner House's 'remarkable' judgment on prorogation could have long-lasting constitutional implications https://t.co/7ZeVckWyex
• Charlotte Church faces probe over school classes at home https://t.co/jEKtDKByhV 
• River Irwell boy rescue: Man held in attempted murder arrest https://t.co/1Uz1hte0Uy
• Why the Scottish court ruling on proroguing Parliament is significant https://t.co/wVI603opeh 
• MEPs damn racist undertone of 'protecting European way of life' job title https://t.co/TH2lDYAmpq
• Man, 69, jailed for knocking teenager off bike and punching him in road rage row https://t.co/BKIpEn90PK
• Sports Direct investors rebel against Mike Ashley's re-election https://t.co/vcU19SqCtK
• Dutch euthanasia case: Doctor acted in interest of patient, court rules #Netherlands https://t.co/ejQhMwwFbN
• Fireman Sam axed as brigade mascot for not being inclusive https://t.co/F8X3lICbCv
• #French company liable after employee dies during sex on business trip, court rules death as business accident https://t.co/X1MREwE0HW
• English judges explain decision to reject prorogation challenge https://t.co/hLoAqhZEtl
• #Belgium football transfer: Two arrested in fraud inquiry https://t.co/4eHuHVoaQw
• 'I almost regret coming to the UK to study' https://t.co/lXSBdUpRde
• The homeless teen who studied by candlelight https://t.co/8aEQypBaLE
• Celsa steelworks fatal blast: Guilty plea to risk assessment charge https://t.co/iN5vKKgG1X 
• Keir Starmer: Scottish court's Brexit ruling a victory for democracy https://t.co/Cslkrke00q 
• California passes landmark gig economy workers’ rights bill #US https://t.co/bVeQwvOKVT 
• Three Australians, two of them dual British citizens, held in #Iran https://t.co/9kmEu9fDHm 
• UK work visas for foreign graduates to be extended to two years in reversal of Tory policy https://t.co/wdMxl9aAep
• Ex-Chelsea youth footballers 'endured racism from age 12' https://t.co/rpWTTdfCtz
• Boris Johnson’s suspension of the UK Parliament is unlawful, Scotland’s highest civil court has ruled https://t.co/HysddwEjGH
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Fcb2xifpdX
• Deloitte launches three-year SQE training contracts | Legal Futures https://t.co/x9E0RfymmZ 
• Tribunal piles on second fine for solicitor’s contempt of court | Legal Futures https://t.co/8U1xaIbUCC
• ABS plans more growth as it sees PI firms closing | Legal Futures https://t.co/RgNSauW5Od 
• Deliveroo TV advert banned for being misleading https://t.co/h3p9uxTBI1
• Bailiffs 'used more to chase unpaid parking fines' https://t.co/ekyYxcjjHs
• Homophobic hate crime charges fall despite soaring reports https://t.co/cvgjkDDSH8
• Channel migrants: Rise in crossings driven by Brexit 'fake news' https://t.co/v6uzfA9nSv

11th September - Law News

2816th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  US Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch sits down with CNN's Ariane de Vogue to discuss President Trump's attacks on the judiciary and the role of the court.

Focus of the Day Article:  One of the first key pieces of correspondence with a new client is your client care letter. Judging by some of the client care letters I’ve seen over the years, there could be more ‘care’ put into constructing the contents of the letter. The upcoming changes to the SRA Code of Conduct, specifically the 10 new SRA Principles, will have an increased focus on client service – and this means law firms will need to consider much more carefully how they communicate with their clients. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/V55kGXnv12
• PI giant back in profit - after £1.2m spend on redundancies | Law Gazette https://t.co/Dbzs4bXmoX
• Ask about children before sentencing, MPs and peers tell judges https://t.co/kToUnd8Ut1
• Whiplash lawyer demise ‘good news’ says listed credit hire firm | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/zDtJf3LtJr 
• Barrister has 'strongly worded feedback' on flexible operating hours | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/B2GxIR0We0
• Senior judge among resignation honour nominees | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/FwUb3sRw7A
• Justice bills fall overnight as parliament shuts down | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/yda8rOKDvE
• Belgian lawyer gets EC justice commissioner role | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/sWXCserZNj
• Deloitte muscles into legal education with first trainee solicitors | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/jc50udN5Nl
• Blackadders trainee raises thousands of pounds for Educate The Kids https://t.co/aaTxxYOlcw 
• A court has ruled by a majority that the rectum is “inherently personal and private” after limiting how police can https://t.co/x95wDgvoEP
• Aberdeen Law Project recognised by Supreme Court President https://t.co/sP23QkcEF8 
• Dallas McMillan race night raises more than £17,500 for Glasgow charities https://t.co/D4KLqN2xzj 
• Gordon Jackson QC: Crime festival reveals public appetite for justice https://t.co/WAWN7Kjdcu
• Savills opens new office in Inverness https://t.co/9rlu4VSQjd
• University of Glasgow academics design board game to explain law on marriage https://t.co/o0Lfo34c0z
• Scottish franchise boom could banish Brexit blues says Harper Macleod’s David Kaye https://t.co/hFk0q7ODB1
• Prosecutors forced to do paperwork by hand following computer crash https://t.co/rX3eeoyCQ5
• David Cairns Fulton MC WS – war hero and lawyer https://t.co/OYdAqCkCN4
• Lords committee raises concerns over refugee protection after Brexit https://t.co/1fn0kblQxg 
• Drunk mum Marina Tilby who fell asleep on baby freed from jail https://t.co/uu1YpASwM2 
• #Brazil police charge woman with fraud in Neymar rape case https://t.co/LU609XCTFG 
• Army bans smoking at Harrogate training college https://t.co/aYqvzIIQpo 
• Jeremy Corbyn pledges biggest ever extension of workers' rights https://t.co/kycOZ8NyTA 
• Gwyneth Paltrow 'a crucial source' in Harvey Weinstein revelations https://t.co/aAWTKtRmMz 
• Legal attempt to keep girl alive not in her best interests, court told https://t.co/iIHqwyby9o 
• Intimate data, including when people have had sex, being shared with Facebook, study from Privacy International https://t.co/rex53SFq3s
• Vincent Fuller: White supremacist car park stabbing "terrorist act" https://t.co/Ops8naEXDe 
• #Iran's 'blue girl' dies after setting herself on fire https://t.co/QYnPpFUVIB
• Violent retail crime leading to PTSD for shop staff, report says https://t.co/m9fdEDmAPa
• Alesha MacPhail killer has sentence cut by three years https://t.co/2TLbBIY9Y
• US extracted high-level spy from inside #Russia in 2017, reports say https://t.co/ufsoT4HmMX 
• Taylor Swift 'tried to sue' Microsoft over racist chatbot Tay https://t.co/V6is3pi3Wl
• Rohingya crisis: Villages destroyed for government facilities #Myanmar https://t.co/nDFg3PaLxn
• 'Ban all watches from exams to stop cheating' https://t.co/fiGiWbP3SV 
• Election tribunal irked by non-submission of report #Pakistan https://t.co/tc1KGk4N1d
• Employment Appeal Tribunal decision on whistleblowing: ‘reasonable belief’ in public interest https://t.co/UI73jCZgjw 
• Tribunal: Presidential aide reacts to online movement calling for Buhari's sack #Nigeria https://t.co/BQy5oeh2iY
• Judiciary's insistence on setting deadlines for the NRC process in Assam has increased pressure on the people involved https://t.co/ZOhZbY1H3Z
• Indian tribunal overturns audit ban on Price Waterhouse https://t.co/eMUuVih6cy
• Charging migrant women for maternity care puts us all to shame https://t.co/S1szg69SAf
• Ex-England cricketer Geoffrey Boycott responds as critics say perpetrator of domestic abuse should not get knighthood https://t.co/qajDxZzwdL
• Terror legislation watchdog rejects call to change treason laws https://t.co/HMOxUEmwwR 
• Anonymous reporting tool to aid barristers facing harassment | Legal Futures https://t.co/a4s9Bfx484
• Hackathons not solving “intractable problems” of access to justice | Legal Futures https://t.co/9sMa985pgk
• Solicitors ignoring importance of business skills | Legal Futures https://t.co/dkCq4FKzre 
• Solicitor told SRA he didn’t “give a monkey’s” about firm | Legal Futures https://t.co/iNsgTRxiIH 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Y7nTAIyV0M
• Man spends £30,000 fighting £100 speeding fine https://t.co/9dPodIIemb
• Creggan: Petrol bombs thrown at police and homes evacuated https://t.co/hfStVxfoRe 
• Taylor Swift threatened to sue Microsoft over its racist chatbot Tay https://t.co/8oj0gcfNPe 
• Theft charges for couple who spent $100k from bank transfer mistake https://t.co/CCcZWLEMpX

10th September - Law News

2815th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  In Uganda, young women are leaving their homes to try and find jobs as domestic workers, but for some their new lives can lead to mistreatment and abuse. A charity in Kenya is calling for the introduction of laws to protect domestic workers, who are commonly referred to as ‘housegirls’, to ensure their safety.

Focus of the Day Article:  The race to create a perfect lie detector – and the dangers of succeeding.
AI and brain-scanning technology could soon make it possible to reliably detect when people are lying. But do we really want to know?  Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Signature moves | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/QpeFDKjHib 
• Regulator fee cut and other news in brief https://t.co/BdDJAV1NqL
• Crown court sitting days decision 'political' - senior presiding judge https://t.co/ouNxXUNFx2
• Maltese candidate tipped for EC justice role https://t.co/djkV9B0Nes
• HMRC escapes costs after defending appeal over ‘chaotic’ decision https://t.co/xJsEd5p9iD 
• Solicitor eyeing retirement lost control as his firm collapsed https://t.co/LT899Mp2BQ 
• Law centres fight flexible hours pilot https://t.co/cm7brD1UwO
• BT's legal outsourcing to set a trend https://t.co/KTOauiOpZj
• My legal life: Murat Karkin, Karkin & Yüksel https://t.co/JwOgSmt6KG
• Lawyer in the news: ​Karen Holden, A City Law Firm https://t.co/ZgpE6PHbdQ 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/qlhbq2Ow2u
• Man guilty of running over Birmingham PC with police car https://t.co/u1141fZyyA
• Man jailed for putting 13-month-old girl in tumble dryer https://t.co/6xjcbZjO4e
• Emergency 'grab bag' campaign accused of scaremongering https://t.co/a0o68f2gXu
• Home Secretary 'ashamed' by lack of support for police officers https://t.co/AtH9yqiE0o
• Margaret Atwood says thieves targeted Handmaid's Tale sequel https://t.co/8SKBkMKavA
• Commons Speaker John Bercow to stand down https://t.co/1Mp8yyZCka
• Shepherd and Wedderburn banking and finance team reports £13.4bn year-on-year deal value growth https://t.co/1UgVADDf1
• Excellence recognised at Ian Moir and Company with rebrand https://t.co/UfXl7fggFz
• Rooney Nimmo welcomes NQ Agne Zasinaite https://t.co/qGQqYQHTRe
• New app allows barristers to report bullying and sexual harassment https://t.co/yDNN157uSi 
• Ethnic minority professionals must develop a ‘sense of belonging’ to succeed https://t.co/IEHaSEqkHI
• Shoosmiths trio complete Buccleuch property challenge https://t.co/8vAR3IJNwk
• Eight solicitors qualify at Thorntons https://t.co/sHWP9dCFu
• Unsuitable temporary accommodation legislation to cover people facing homelessness https://t.co/LjP85rqvK0 
• Animal Welfare Bill aims to protect service animals https://t.co/7n7kofjvbw 
• Brodies adds shipping and transport specialists as activity in the sector increases https://t.co/lr2ehiHhuy
• MacRoberts celebrates 18 promotions and welcomes 10 new trainees https://t.co/ShVmiiwlSd 
• Boris Johnson warned over threats to ignore law https://t.co/VM015w4fM4
• Man found guilty of gangland ‘execution’ loses legal bid to amend grounds of appeal https://t.co/HNybdyZZQU
• Hospital breaching girl's religious rights in life-support row, court told https://t.co/VyTHqAcR22 
• Liberty seeks judicial review forcing Johnson to abide by Brexit bill https://t.co/dR0L10XET3 
• Defence secretary under fire for appearing to condone torture https://t.co/1hHElolAUL 
• Boris Johnson 'sabotage' letter to EU 'would break law' https://t.co/ATXg3rbgLZ
• Why do #Dubai's princesses keep trying to run away? https://t.co/sy6ONrWG4M
• MPs call for pavement parking ban across England https://t.co/NK2eyxDout
• Brexit: Parliament to be suspended later https://t.co/x03DBrdbjV
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/o2nL2BK4qj
• Hanseatic League: The first European Union? https://t.co/RdmDmRkcGs
• Meeting the client-care requirements is more than sending a letter | Legal Futures https://t.co/7wJNB6OhEW
• Licensed conveyancers set for 30% practice fee cut | Legal Futures https://t.co/XBc6OM7es7 
• Quindell counterclaim easily passed High Court permission test | Legal Futures https://t.co/UVAwLWpkop
• Solicitor “preyed” on vulnerable clients who left him legacies | Legal Futures https://t.co/NKmx9bO9V
• Simpson Millar’s £6.3m loss “does not reflect growth since” | Legal Futures https://t.co/rdVjZmohDK
• Femicide: The murders giving Europe a wake-up call https://t.co/8TGf7i1ll5 
• #Nigeria: Why is it struggling to meet its tax targets? https://t.co/9GFGgjaCzs
• Huawei heats up the battle for internet in #Canada's north https://t.co/SiFfFBPgp1
• Lloyds facing up to £1.8bn in fresh PPI costs https://t.co/7ZWaBaV6WY 
• Brexit: MPs to hold second vote on early election https://t.co/x03DBrdbjV
• TUC calls for ban on 'class discrimination' at work https://t.co/rwD938Fr3G 
• Acid attack victim regains sight via new surgery https://t.co/xYEgzHEYmG
• Thousands complain about solar panels https://t.co/BiGwuyfz7G

9th September - Law News

2814th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Police scuffled with demonstrators in Cape Town on Friday, as women returned to the streets calling for an end to gender-based violence in South Africa. Riot police confronted protesters, mainly women, as they demanded the government to take action following a spike in rapes and killings earlier this month. Many carried signs and attempted to physically attack police forces, who shoved them in response. The protest took place a day after thousands of women rallied outside parliament to pressure president Cyril Ramaphosa into declaring a state of emergency due to the rate of violence against women.

Focus of the Day Article: Vulnerable claimants and defendants should be given more support, the Civil Justice Council (CJC) has said in a report with seven recommendations for change. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/XSdXMLGIt3
• Luxury car found stripped in Birmingham street https://t.co/USwb1udgC
• Nazi design exhibition in #Netherlands raises fears of glorification https://t.co/h3DcMsRXiO
• Dominic Raab says law blocking no-deal Brexit may be tested in court https://t.co/DXGLaRmePC 
• London GPs told to restrict specialist referrals under new NHS 'rationing' plan https://t.co/kUaBgMRLwa
• Police raids find huge arms cache linked to Islamic terror group https://t.co/SZgvuPg8QG
• Catherine McKenna, #Canada environment minister given extra security https://t.co/ygcycakT8h
• UK to seek feedback on retail price index used in calculating pension benefits https://t.co/8ipYODwXAa
• First Canadian firm to open an office in London, Stikeman Elliot marks 50th anniversary of UK office https://t.co/2iMkVlq6PO
• The Home Office’s message to EU citizens living here: we want you to stay | Brandon Lewis https://t.co/da2MlpxZ7J
• Retired British headteacher ends his life at Dignitas clinic, prompting debate on assisted dying laws https://t.co/BGa3xYS9Ue
• Hundreds of climate sceptics to mount international campaign to stop net-zero targets being made https://t.co/z2cbAiPgyH
• Brilliant women barristers marking their centenary https://t.co/lMcg6gpEtk
• Boy, 15, is found guilty of stabbing 17-year-old aspiring barrister to death behind Waitrose https://t.co/3OOtZgv2QB
• Isle of Wight solicitor Alison Colley, from Real Employment Law Advice shortlisted for prestigious legal award https://t.co/1I41dkTatw
• Noted Maritime Trial Lawyer Robert J. Mongeluzzi Says "Heartless" Owner Of California Dive Boat Insults #US https://t.co/0daQOqkyiP
• City lawyer says he was discriminated against because he's a white man #US https://t.co/jQ9qDPK3XK
• #Ukrainian filmmaker and detained sailors part of Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap, lawyer says https://t.co/3Nrq31sYvX 
• Tory MP Andrew Griffiths cleared of wrongdoing by parliamentary standards watchdog after sex texts to two barmaids https://t.co/UsPswOqsQ
• Ask questions, avoid bullshit and shop in Tesco’s bargain bin, Secret Barrister tells new pupils https://t.co/z7VXESbzln
• China’s booming tech industry through the eyes of a Clifford Chance lawyer https://t.co/WdgP3s6kQo
• Legal YouTube star documents first day as magic circle trainee https://t.co/lRLGMEq4Ll
• Trainee solicitor pleads guilty to rape and kidnap after police discover work ID at crime scene https://t.co/Q0uE3pBBbG 
• Suits cast say emotional farewells after filming final ever season https://t.co/Lkzxtuff5u
• ‘Do law students really have it tough?’ https://t.co/sRxkeOBEqx 
• Gowling WLG ups London NQ solicitor pay by 8% to £71,000 https://t.co/Rq41vzuQxv
• Linklaters redesigns training contract offer letter in bid to gain edge over rivals in hot graduate recruitment mar… https://t.co/DoxvouDtTB
• Paralegal handed six-month suspended jail sentence for paperwork error has decision overturned on appeal https://t.co/0izs7USIjj
• My life as a county court advocate https://t.co/0Pr69S6V47
• Trainees must prepare for 'culture shock’ of billable time recording, vlogging junior lawyer warns - Legal Cheek https://t.co/1pHBI3eUnQ
• Ropes & Gray ups London trainee pay by 10% to £55,000 https://t.co/q2466eIPB
• Stephenson Harwood retains 92% of autumn qualifying trainees https://t.co/PiBPzx2Rgz
• Tories bid to depose Speaker Bercow after Commons revolt https://t.co/xttUo8wj3
• Student with stoma accused by Wetherspoons staff of taking drugs https://t.co/TTJUcZlqVC 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/TazN276Bxr
• Landgrab, worker exploitation & gang violence in #Bangladesh shrimp farming industry https://t.co/2sG21xZBLx

8th September - Law News

2813th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced the formal withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill that sparked months of protests. The Beijing-backed leader made the announcement in a televised statement on Wednesday.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Black women in the UK 'five times more likely to die in childbirth' https://t.co/Kl4qHGymzD
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/BYbB4FKDn7
• Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd quits Borin Johnson's cabinet and Conservative party https://t.co/gAvducxFCD
• Boris Johnson 'could be jailed for refusing to seek Brexit delay' https://t.co/zCwwK2vO3H
• Hundreds of cyclists stage 'die-in' protest in central London https://t.co/CyBd6bybNz
• Why is Jewish billionaire George Soros a bogeyman for the hard right? https://t.co/T2NJnsgSdh 
• #Brazil mayor blocked from banning Avengers comic over gay kiss https://t.co/XjsB41HfhI 
• Congress investigating Trump over #US military trips to Scotland https://t.co/bcgV3BysIZ
• The law must step in to fill the gap left by a wounded parliament https://t.co/oKLkoY9Xzu 
• Former commissioner waltzes into Baker McKenzie https://t.co/PQi2BqRXTG 
• Dentons in LatAm combinations https://t.co/lysUCLTSCf
• DLA Piper boosts Irish expansion https://t.co/5prx87ByYz 
• Linklaters has designs on contracts https://t.co/JL2xxu2VgA 
• Kennedys gets Portuguese boost https://t.co/dwSYqhaoE3 
• #HongKong Protests Resume After Carrie Lam Offers Olive Branch https://t.co/5uVwTrzzMQ 
• A Cruel Parody of Antitrust Enforcement #US https://t.co/XG1XrdFyGi
• Cases of #Vaping Related Lung Illness Surge, #US Health Officials Say https://t.co/ZRj4FrBFrj
• Justice Dept. Investigates California Emissions Pact That Embarrassed Trump #US https://t.co/9VkQoghNM1 
• England’s children’s commissioner calls for police in schools https://t.co/Qzji1MYz5u 
• Thysia Huisman describes alleged rape by Jean-Luc Brunel https://t.co/vkzu0j70jZ
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/vwNFxwiAmE
• #Ukraine and #Russia exchange prisoners in landmark deal https://t.co/7XkF7oyMWS
• ASAP Rocky’s #Swedish lawyer injured in Stockholm shooting https://t.co/dchKXTD1Sf
• Fake news: BBC and tech firms join forces to fight disinformation https://t.co/Ew5cHO9yMq 
• Brexit: Firms have 'no idea what's going on' https://t.co/u8sWxUkgda
• Toronto 2019: Susan Sarandon voices support for assisted dying https://t.co/hmO65fXwg7
• 'I was shocked at £4,400 bill from bust energy firm' https://t.co/1IQdh3tfvI
• Brexit: MPs willing to go to court to enforce delay https://t.co/m0kYkkUYLP
• #ElSalvador will seek third trial of woman accused of 'murdering' stillborn https://t.co/oweUT7fj3O 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/MvPoMVVgFm

7th September - Law News

2812th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  One of the most-wanted criminals in Haryana managed to escape from a police lock-up in Rajasthan this morning, in a scene straight out of a Bollywood thriller. Six men barged into a police station in Alwar, 166 km from Delhi, at around 8.45 on Friday morning and fired several rounds of gunshots at the station building. The gang escaped with a man called Vikram Gujjar who was in the lock-up. The police are suspecting that the men used AK-47s rifles. Though 25 rounds appeared to have been fired, no one has been injured.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• James Bond film studio worker jailed over toilet spycam https://t.co/EJ6L4psxyC
• 'Too little too late' in Hong Kong https://t.co/yyvuVqepPM
• Miller prorogation challenge heads to Supreme Court https://t.co/XkVAtEVcV7
• Funder defies litigation market uncertainty with Vannin acquisition https://t.co/v4aoqq1gv
• Alcoholic former solicitor banned for assaulting paramedics https://t.co/9bRQkcVmnk
• Linklaters mourns equity partner after fatal cycling accident https://t.co/mMGz8FG75W
• US legal business takes stock and backs out of IPO https://t.co/CFTJ7DVi6h
• Fraudster who posed as solicitor jailed for four years https://t.co/xPbxjlYHK9
• Facial recognition cameras proportionate despite privacy infringement https://t.co/pEj9vxYN2D
• Listed PI firm owner flexes muscle before small claims assault https://t.co/b8Fi4aEgb
• 'It will follow him for years': how Jacob Rees-Mogg's slouch gambit backfired https://t.co/1Z8fNCSJv3
• Boris Johnson’s Irish border plan stalls after 'disastrous' EU talks https://t.co/7fLemunHBg
• Jeffrey Epstein accuser denies claims photo with Prince Andrew was faked https://t.co/6xgrrKcJx
• Ucas criticised for promoting 'inappropriate' private loans to students https://t.co/STfzz4RaQt 
• Gender identity clinic leaks transgender patient email addresses https://t.co/wW0DjGENr
• The murder of Joy Morgan https://t.co/V7pFXnaUWL
• Identical triplets jailed after DNA link to Uzi gun plot https://t.co/6b8lRjQWtY
• A round-up of human rights stories from around the world https://t.co/pSg6bIT3M6
• Law firm recognised for a job wool done https://t.co/TeZvHe0FY
• Google agrees to pay record $170m fine over collection of children’s data https://t.co/c3Fkd2F9mv
• Energy industry must rise to new oil and gas challenges https://t.co/a3ZrM925k
• Harper Macleod’s corporate team powers sale of Scottish-based turbine installers Windhoist Group https://t.co/pd28QXz5LN
• Shoosmiths moves into Glasgow https://t.co/AAJk2F6x0G
• Property expert Lindsay Darroch to lead Aberdein Considine expansion into Dundee https://t.co/siMl7mfTa9
• Courts dealing with increasing crime as appeals decline https://t.co/zdVTrKvtLT
• Man convicted of drink-driving & ordered not to drive for a year, was arrested for driving away from court https://t.co/ivxo3qwXeo
• Sentencing guideline ‘benefit to public’, says Faculty https://t.co/YdTrXqDS7P
• ECtHR: Greek authorities should not have annulled man's marriage to ex-wife's sister https://t.co/TZDQCmRGWO 
• Solicitors vote for below inflationary practising certificate fee rise https://t.co/lEI26OESL6
• Prisoner 'breached BBC Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis restraining order' https://t.co/5kVGikxZ9m
• Apple rewrote Siri to 'deflect' questions about feminism https://t.co/zRaK4qlBfh
• TripAdvisor defends itself in fake reviews row https://t.co/hRKwIjcxPu
• Axiom ditches listing for private equity investment | Legal Futures https://t.co/Bwrs4B3NLS 
• NewLaw ABS joint venture adds £3m in profit | Legal Futures https://t.co/doplL8hdb7
• Alcoholic solicitor who assaulted paramedics struck off | Legal Futures https://t.co/f0S3iumRDj
• Claims Direct founder returns with Civil Liability Act offer | Legal Futures https://t.co/a5he30DR2i 
• Hepatitis C-infected kidneys used in organ transplants https://t.co/MbaOeKqq2e
• Philip Green's Topshop empire plunges to loss https://t.co/RF8mD94tS7
• Boris Johnson 'political stunt' police speech in Yorkshire criticised https://t.co/u2wrM0MSkU 
• Opposition parties to refuse PM election request https://t.co/J9yk51Bwag 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/YFtPApnsLK
• Challenge to UK Parliament suspension fails in UK High Court https://t.co/akjNtegrEd
• The woman who dares to run a feminist radio station in #Afghanistan https://t.co/I6Pz3YxUKM
• Make supermarket booze more expensive, says think tank https://t.co/tl6MbkZlKW
• Pornhub owners 'profit from revenge porn' https://t.co/sNoGKvr6c0 
• Icon of independence and then a brutal dictator Robert Mugabe, #Zimbabwe ex-president, dies aged 95 https://t.co/0VDbZYV3F2
• Brexit: Irish PM Leo Varadkar says some checks 'near the border' in a no-deal https://t.co/2PVgTEnOQF

6th September - Law News

2811th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  After four years of leading volunteer beach cleans in the west of Wales, Alan Cookson is quitting because of the insurmountable plastic problem around Britain’s coastlines. We join him as he leads his last beach clean to find out why he believes we need to change our approach in the fight against plastic pollution.

Focus of the Day Article:
General counsel can be well-pleased by their outside counsel diversity response as 64 law firms announced as Mansfield Rule 2.0 certified.

Full story - The Global Legal Post

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Details of the Ministry of Justice’s review of criminal legal aid, announced in December 2018 https://t.co/pTja1TAuxt 
• Fixed costs extension as MoJ reveals plans for MedCo system https://t.co/JXn7NHUphK
• Solicitors assured lessons will be learned from DSCC 'meltdown' https://t.co/i1EMnto63N
• ‘Passive’ civil courts urged to improve handling of vulnerable parties https://t.co/mHRQv8e6h
• Justice ‘short-changed’ by spending review https://t.co/2NWIQKx6ys
• Insurance boss concedes MoJ should ditch claims limit rise https://t.co/So6j8H7GsE
• Government by judges https://t.co/a947Qr2Qvl 
• Rees-Mogg apologises after comparing no-deal medical expert to anti-vaxxer https://t.co/NEyqXnmPr
• Court rejects NHS trust bid to stop Muslim family representing sick girl https://t.co/RrU592GRb
• Police chiefs condemn PM for using officers as backdrop to Brexit 'rant' https://t.co/5L1DXkMCZN
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/E2apxwfKxJ
• Brexit: Court releases PM's Parliament shutdown memos https://t.co/1RlcSleG4O
• Air France crash: Manslaughter charges dropped over 2009 disaster https://t.co/RXbSfAdXLJ 
• Electric Car Charge Posts To Be Installed In Every New Home In England https://t.co/VbtwfeZD5v
• Pupil with 'too short' trousers taken out of class in Nottinghamshire https://t.co/Fc3JCnPNrs 
• Doctors blamed after Cardiff runner dies with missed broken leg https://t.co/FYL3hqOg9F 
• Newbury couple 'shocked' over migrant in car roof box https://t.co/7SNmMbIrkA
• Lord Sales suggests new laws to force consideration of climate issues https://t.co/gnUTPRQaKy
• Consultation on financial redress for historical abuse explained https://t.co/m22jYgCbk
• Franchise lawyer Andrew Fraser sets up new Glasgow practice https://t.co/Yjnawk6Wv
• Senior solicitor promotions at Blackadders https://t.co/W0OO6g9mDj
• Eminent solicitors receive lifetime honorary Law Society membership https://t.co/nk0EjIMOME
• Rooster whose owner was taken to court over his crowing spared death after judge rejected lawsuit brought by neighb… https://t.co/EibrifBz5R
• Introduction of parking fees to Mull abandoned following Govan Law Centre intervention https://t.co/7SWynDi2GQ
• Fewer properties come to market as selling prices rise, ESPC data reveals https://t.co/fOTPdqBN
• Compensation awards for criminal acts should not be discounted for guilty plea, Sheriff Appeal Court rules… https://t.co/gDWFxssIY9
• Sheffield Wednesday striker Fernando Forestieri's appeal against a Football Association charge of using racist language https://t.co/6CIpo9iQLz 
• Yahoo email fault hits BT, Sky and TalkTalk customers https://t.co/PatjeVwd4y
• PC who bought porn while child lay dead in house is jailed https://t.co/7zmX5gVF3K 
• Maurice the noisy cockerel can keep crowing, court rules #France https://t.co/Mej87Ji9rU 
• Prorogation of parliament is abuse of power, high court told https://t.co/D2UHyyq8Ah
• Industry bill for PPI claims could hit £53bn https://t.co/GdN8nSREvU
• Brexit: PM's plan 'an unlawful abuse of power' https://t.co/QBDZUZxbB3
• Doors open on moving Southend train for an exhilarating 23 minutes https://t.co/FeTmRJu6Vr 
• Police road collision deaths reach 10-year high https://t.co/SoJcFoVOkJ S
• Even Boris Johnson's brother has now quit as MP and minister amid Tory brexit fiasco https://t.co/rql6mGYFxN
• #SouthKorea politician scolds female professor for not having child https://t.co/emknwXBDCj 
• Opera singer Plácido Domingo accused by 11 more women of harassment https://t.co/DaYmiUWFk9 
• #HongKong's Carrie Lam vows to use 'stern law enforcement' to stamp out protests https://t.co/GtGmzXnbvV
• Lords agree to push through bill preventing no-deal Brexit by end of Friday https://t.co/meBZv5TfNB
• Gina Miller to challenge Boris Johnson plan in high court on Thursday https://t.co/h2R1y4xqcx 
• The race to create a perfect lie detector – and the dangers of succeeding https://t.co/3Se3LXLRFm
• The mixed children #Belgium took from their mothers under colonial rule https://t.co/aTXKCrA3tH 
• Stars boycott #SouthAfrica over xenophobic attacks https://t.co/PXUkU2TlAK
• How Britain's colonial era opium trade impoverished #Indians https://t.co/tdifgalv7E 
• Why phones that secretly listen to us are a myth https://t.co/BS6tzWf21o
• San Francisco council calls NRA 'domestic terrorist organisation' #US https://t.co/i0i2yZa320 
• Article 370: The weddings 'ruined' by Kashmir's lockdown #India https://t.co/2HQ9NGGuAx 
• 'Treated like animals' by slavery gang https://t.co/JFvBLHNL4s
• More violent crime reported on British railways https://t.co/uxdgRzM40m
• Law Commission paves way for video witnessing of deeds | Legal Futures https://t.co/ay2WKLR7vb
• Government stumps up extra £250k for Legal Access Challenge | Legal Futures https://t.co/iaCObjaI3p
• Firm becomes ABS to further group expansion plans | Legal Futures https://t.co/hjhfXpQJkX 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/f070Mvm6zE
• UK faces Victorian age of inequality, says TUC general secretary https://t.co/hxULxT8VIL