31st May - Law News

1618th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The defamation case that is bad news for journalism and the protection of sources. The right of journalists to protect their sources is being assaulted by the courts, where many judges have long held a sniffy antipathy towards the media.  Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The prisoner 'trapped' 10 years into a 10-month jail sentence https://t.co/vxEBq50N5v 
• Inside Guantanamo: Why is it still open? https://t.co/VPnFvoAKsb 
• US comic book giants defeated by BPP Law School student over right to use the word 'superhero' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Mcu3u6IwYa 
• Fake lawyer who was jailed for tricking high-ranking judges BANNED from profession - Legal Cheek https://t.co/KZ4q4MsGJM 
• Supreme Court REFUSES to hear Belgium-based White & Case lawyer’s case on why she should be able to vote in EU refer…https://t.co/o3v3CHancw
• Juries of the future could be ‘transported’ to crime scenes using virtual reality headsets - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6qjm1qZz8v 
• Law is the hardest degree, says a law student - Legal Cheek https://t.co/CwcyF9X11a 
• Joshua Rozenberg: Are universities meeting their legal duty to ensure free speech for students? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Q7y7Z5WzCS
• Ding-dong in Hong Kong: Stephenson Harwood trainee punches partner in drink-fuelled secondment ‘initiation’ - Legal…https://t.co/DSpM7rVz8K
• Aberdeen second year makes Scottish law degree sound like a walk in the park - Legal Cheek https://t.co/7YRM6SLVz9 
• Cringeworthy Skadden recruitment brochure from bygone days surfaces online - Legal Cheek https://t.co/NkaaPp7FHH 
• 8 lawyers make the grade in new minority business power list - Legal Cheek https://t.co/LQgObPbMTj
• Barrister who accused Bar Disciplinary Tribunal of 'lack of impartiality and independence' has appeals booted out -…https://t.co/M02f9lgkkQ
• Confirmed: Gay judge appointed as Master of the Rolls - Legal Cheek https://t.co/wxkM7zhMIe 
• Southwark crown court sell-off as officials look to cash in on valuable Thames-side property - Legal Cheek https://t.co/RqkWVqyMqR 
• Inside insider trading: Tabernula and Salman - high stakes on both sides of the Atlantic - Legal Cheek https://t.co/egNwRIiIAj
• BPP University student wins Global Financial Crime Blogging Prize - Legal Cheek https://t.co/GBQWwk0mwp 
• Psychoactive Substances Act BANNING legal highs comes into force today - Legal Cheek https://t.co/T2osPRtq8c 
• How to get your fellow law students to pay for your summer holiday - Legal Cheek https://t.co/gpUHKzQvvL 
• Practice areas: Who is drawn to what? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/IbgfxNVNcs
• 'Lawyered up': Mr Justice Peter Smith takes legal advice - Legal Cheek https://t.co/2PG3jYLFdl 
• Judge sacked for watching porn in his ‘private chambers’ reprimanded by SRA - Legal Cheek https://t.co/vQSs5iWWpA 
• EU referendum: Row over 'biased' postal vote form https://t.co/pEOKFmIQot 
• Worcester man charged after wearing offensive Hillsborough T-shirt https://t.co/JU6etMTlNs 
• Eton chief attacks plan to make jobseekers reveal private schooling https://t.co/zox7Je7tOK 
• Hissene Habre: Chad's ex-ruler convicted of crimes against humanity https://t.co/0HkE9MNnB5
• Migrant boat rescue: Two Britons charged over Channel incident https://t.co/i5jRbRlADG 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/HQC3NdDZOe
• The defamation case that is bad news for journalism and the protection of sources https://t.co/S1t8Op2prU 
• Probe into UK occupational pension schemes https://t.co/tvXqnSK1I7 
• Suspected migrants rescued off Kent coast questioned https://t.co/21ScO88bE8

Today's video story: A BBC debate on the EU referendum was held in Glasgow with an audience of voters aged between 18 and 29, and focusing on the issues affecting young people. Liam Fox, from the Conservative Party, and Diane James, a UKIP member represented the Vote Leave campaign. Labour politician Alan Johnson and Alex Salmond, from the SNP, spoke for the Vote Remain campaign.

30th May - Law News

1617th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Wellbeing awareness beyond a week | Law Gazette https://t.co/j5A9XAtsqs 
• Court rules on QOCS protection in appeals | Law Gazette https://t.co/MwN5n5biJ9 
• Olympiakos footballer Alan Pulido kidnapped in #MEXICO https://t.co/PDlJ15EPiA 
• Glee actor Mark Salling charged over child porn possession https://t.co/yB9y0R2x82 
• Police to review League One play-off final crowd trouble https://t.co/AMSmPI2gp1 
• Donald Trump claims Migrants treated better than #US military veterans https://t.co/Tt5xN8Zj7J 
• Sarah Champion MP: Didcot men 'could have been rescued' https://t.co/L4lqRIbXpb 
• Man dies of stab wounds in Kirkcaldy street attack https://t.co/nhQxdck7RX 
• Londonderry: Funeral for Gerard Quinn, 24, who died from stab wound https://t.co/NuUdRdbm3i 
• Academy trust accused of discrimination over moving disabled pupils https://t.co/ZYW0jnkdU5 
• Economists overwhelmingly reject Brexit in boost for Cameron https://t.co/aKKno6FPyf 
• #German rightwing party apologises for Jérôme Boateng comments https://t.co/RDXESyHZRZ 
• Tony Blair hints he could refuse to accept Chilcot's Iraq war verdict https://t.co/Ec3X5zpVQI
• Former #CHAD dictator to learn fate after alleged victims' long fight for justice https://t.co/9WLcQAVqmE 
• Rogue Justice review: Bush, 9/11 and the assault on American liberty https://t.co/EVv6DkvnAf 
• Coastguard rescues suspected migrants off Kent coast https://t.co/A9FVqZcW1F 
• European migrant crisis: Shipwrecks 'kill up to 700 migrants' https://t.co/41Z8lJr1TK 
• #Chinese firm apologises over Qiaobi race-row advert https://t.co/tzc0YUM15p 
• #Japan parents left missing boy in woods 'as punishment' https://t.co/W2yddZp4bN
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/V0tGDK2mLm
• Failure to report signs of child abuse ‘should be made a criminal offence’ https://t.co/Ce4CUmEL08

Today's video story: Unidentified bodies have been found in two mass graves in Gorongosa. No one has claimed responsibility and some have accused the government of involvement. Security forces in Mozambique are trying to quell a conflict with fighters believed to be linked to the Renamo opposition party.

29th May - Law News

1616th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Saturday Conversations on Law

• BBC Chiefs Urged To Investigate Chris Evans Bullying Claims https://t.co/ZhAphHFrol
• Consolidator takes over Linder Myers | Law Gazette https://t.co/gcQPKragnF 
• Sixteen hundred years before the European Union, Brexit meant leaving the Roman Empire: it followed chaos https://t.co/YwkpBPaqMU 
• To Save Our Justice System, End Racial Bias in Jury Selection #US https://t.co/c9GgGOG3n0 
• Queens Man Arrested in J'ouvert Killing of Cuomo Aide in 2015 #US https://t.co/w5JhEpS9UJ 
• A Challenge to Donald Trump's Energy Claims: Economic Reality #US https://t.co/vmvPMyI5m0 
• How One Berliner Battles Hate: With Conscience and a Sharp Scraper #GERMANY https://t.co/8aEJ921FZM 
• French Unions Clamor for Workers' Rights, and Relevance #FRANCE https://t.co/RWy78xkME8 
• Chicago's Murder Problem #US https://t.co/8waSUV8mz8 
• Donald Trump's Campaign Stumbles as It Tries to Go Big #US https://t.co/tQKyCpXTfU 
• At Hiroshima Memorial, Obama Says Nuclear Arms Require 'Moral Revolution' #US https://t.co/iwzpGFp5fn 
• Disenfranchised in the EU | New Law Journal: https://t.co/bkhKfWTqSJ 
• The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge against standardised packaging rules | New Law Journal: https://t.co/u9s0bpKao1 
• ABS at the Bar | New Law Journal: https://t.co/r6nIdLAHCB
• CPR changes: Lawyers are invited to respond to a Ministry of Justice consultation | New Law Journal: https://t.co/9lzXrXAkJR 
• LLST summer events | New Law Journal: https://t.co/agaLFwkRPG 
• The road to redress for motor accident victims | New Law Journal: https://t.co/a7u5Hh03ke 
• Perspectives on employment claims | New Law Journal: https://t.co/W5QCWbivXd
• Legal aid safety net is “lawful” | New Law Journal: https://t.co/jV1nVHMwVj 
• Don’t suffer in silence: SRA initiative supports solicitors' mental health & wellbeing | New Law Journal: https://t.co/fRhF1VszLT 
• Jackson urges fixed costs: Judge describes “striking omission” of exclusion of ELD claims | New Law Journal: https://t.co/FokZKp4S7p 
• From 1 November all solicitors will need to follow the SRA’s new continuing competence scheme | New Law Journal: https://t.co/cELdJykkNB 
• France’s chaos stems from its failure to adapt to globalisation? https://t.co/eW1p9b8onQ 
• All scientific papers to be free by 2020 under EU proposals https://t.co/Mi3jN6Rop4
• Black man is washed white Chinese in #CHINA’s racist detergent advert https://t.co/L9niT4xBsU 
• Student loans: the next big mis-selling scandal? https://t.co/3RcoU680Tx 
• Ukip’s use of Great Escape theme tune grates with composer’s sons https://t.co/0gjMHfhU8v 
• Protests grow as Greece moves refugees to derelict warehouses ‘not fit for animals’ https://t.co/UFNSY6zTVz 
• ‘It makes you want to fight back’: activists on life after prison https://t.co/iE2680Fcir
• HMRC fails in attempt to recoup £50m from Chelsea Barracks sale https://t.co/HEmkRwppCZ 
• Ticking John Lewis security tag sparks Liverpool bomb scare https://t.co/VoohOUg72i 
• Sgt Kirsten Treasure: Met officer dismissed for 'ignoring' stabbing https://t.co/vK2jsE9iH1 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/KF6LiPabUI
• #Zambian villagers win right to have pollution case heard in Britain https://t.co/CPDCfnjRHp

Today's video story: The UK's prison problems, with many inmates suffering from mental illness, are mirrored around the world. In America there are thought to be three times more psychiatric patients in prison than in hospital. BBC correspondent Aleem Maqbool was given special permission to film inside Cook County Jail, Illinois, and to speak to the prisoners at this Chicago prison.

28th May - Law News

1615th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Worried about the Chilcott Inquiry, Tony Blair says, Jeremy Corbyn in power would be a 'dangerous experiment' https://t.co/7QqQvvg31p 
• Zika crisis: Rio Olympics 'should be moved or postponed' #BRAZIL https://t.co/sZfFd52ZFE
• #US judge has ordered actor Johnny Depp to stay away from his estranged wife, actress Amber Heard https://t.co/Lb6FsJW7UT 
• Operation Condor: Former #Argentine junta leader jailed https://t.co/8j86lLGNXX 
• UK citizen jailed for Heathrow suicide plot https://t.co/OM8JqClvIN 
• Children 'denied mental health support' https://t.co/1bUeLxBuLz 
• HMRC loses £50m Chelsea Barracks tax appeal to Qatar https://t.co/E149tf9fsf 
• Diversity pays off for legal teams | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FPSaLmyQmb
• Survey shows oil and gas industry expects strong rebound in M&A | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/GFwk7GlrOX 
• LinkedIn comes clean about 2012 password leak | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/B7V7s3n2oM 
• West and Kardashian lawsuit offers a choice - $30 million or an apology | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/LjiHJM8OqB 
• Philadelphia legal legend passes away aged 51 | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/mzBExSaI2j 
• Quinn Emanuel launches Zurich outpost | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ZlrVfvpWUL 
• Shearman ramps up associate pay as talent war heats up | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/zucmlRBWkt
• Simmons & Simmons launches six-figure fintech fund | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Gnmdr33aLt 
• Should lawyers learn how to code? | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/mSCmV2DFFW 
• Changing IP law: nearly there | Law Gazette https://t.co/GleoaqiOA0 
• Bar dominates Gove’s new advisory council | Law Gazette https://t.co/v6E5Tb6v0z 
• Man allowed to challenge former mother-in-law's will | Law Gazette https://t.co/HuXlw6e99k 
• Call for ban on solicitors’ agents in public hearings | Law Gazette https://t.co/Zt6LeRLqn8 
• MoJ awards courtroom interpreting contracts | Law Gazette https://t.co/YgMQ90Dhk5 
• Cautious welcome for insolvency regime change | Law Gazette https://t.co/nJJkLpjpvx 
• Criminal justice system ‘under stress’, MPs warn | Law Gazette https://t.co/f8cq5vSSNH 
• Justice ministry says solicitors must act on insurance fraud | Law Gazette https://t.co/YfsYPWWLWd 
• LSB warns on publishing ‘average prices’ of legal services | Law Gazette https://t.co/Th6n1YL8q8 
• BBC Question Time Ipswich Audience Applauds Woman For Slamming Tory Cuts During Brexit Debate https://t.co/ra4u7pBO6h 
• Why are women banned from Mount Athos? https://t.co/dPng2Bx4Km 
• PC Amar Hussain jailed for false terror kidnap claim https://t.co/GjaOxbEfWa 
• UK spy agencies 'recruiting more women' https://t.co/NwNSpuxHaI 
• 'Mass rape' video on social media shocks #BRAZIL https://t.co/9cj4XuLG9K 
• Tarot card reader tells of killer's Brighton seafront confession https://t.co/4ACPNRbKHj 
• EU referendum campaigns 'misleading voters' https://t.co/plBZNzXKNq
• Driver Andrew Nay jailed for paralysing sisters in 'road rage' crash https://t.co/WwQ1d5XM67 
• Model guilty of murder of millionaire ex-boyfriend Andrew Bush https://t.co/PZBjSQI8s1 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/gQjqXqqITu
• Justice system is failing witnesses and victims of crime, say MPs https://t.co/mULfSmn3ls 
• #Kenya changes anti-doping laws in bid to avoid Olympic ban https://t.co/MhdVy5eUOd 
• Hundreds more DNA records of terrorism suspects deleted https://t.co/KO45u2LgaF 
• Criminal justice system near breaking point, MPs warn https://t.co/639pvSX3j8 
• Scots students face 'shocking' university access gap https://t.co/eOOC9OiTas 
• G7 warns of Brexit as risk to global growth priority https://t.co/pqleN5P9KF 
• Hinkley Point: French unions puts nuclear plant's future in doubt https://t.co/kcwvWZug1Z 
• Google defeats Oracle in Java code copyright case https://t.co/JwgKyZtW3Y

Today's video story: Students in Manipur protests against issue of Inner Line Permit. Police resort to baton charge and lob tear gas shells on protesting students. 

27th May - Law News

1614th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY:  Lack of information on legal rights and available services is harming access to justice. Two in three domestic abuse victims are unaware of their legal aid eligibility - increasing their risk of harm. A legal needs survey of 8,912 people in England and Wales by Ipsos MORI found that 20 per cent of domestic violence sufferers thought they could not access legal aid, while 47 per cent did not know. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Final push to stop Australian family being deported from Scotland https://t.co/kSSigQ1EsI 
• Why have #France's labour reforms proved so contentious? https://t.co/oIi8qDSObr 
• Serial killer loses claim for rights violations over solitary confinement https://t.co/z7zgYhooID
• Kenneth Starr's job in peril for handling of Baylor University sex assault cases #US https://t.co/4ZpcXcr1s3
• WHO says military and militia hospital attacks claimed 959 lives in two years: #Syria and #Palestine worst hit https://t.co/7LFi3xYdAm 
• #VIETNAM jails four asylum seekers returned by Australia https://t.co/yZHViOQt4G 
• Britain's first openly gay judge becomes master of the rolls https://t.co/0Fj2BLmBnu 
• Virtual reality crime scenes for the juries of the future | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/SD7vYk5tNM 
• HSF warns of US clampdown on tax evasion in Asia-Pacific | The Global legal Post https://t.co/7cl3z2N5OF 
• Diversity pays off for legal teams | The Global legal Post https://t.co/LejmlsVXYA 
• Survey shows oil and gas industry expects strong rebound in M&A | The Global legal Post https://t.co/qPS7szVaEx 
• US law firm announces Hong Kong expansion | The Global legal Post https://t.co/0ePyrNM8YS 
• Investigators swoop on Google in Paris | The Global legal Post https://t.co/8fUmo3iVFS 
• Fenwick & West sets sights on New York | The Global legal Post https://t.co/93QTx7pO0z
• Linklaters and Nabarro partners criticised over BHS sale | The Global legal Post https://t.co/0Lfm0XFbYr
• Clyde & Co unveils first Miami office | The Global legal Post https://t.co/QPHdGUP4fH
• Solicitors Journal Award winners revealed | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ZfTfEyP4wJ 
• Land Registry privatisation opposed by stakeholders | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/l57wSgWRUc 
• Canadian ambassador Kevin Vickers tackles protester at Easter Rising event in Dublin https://t.co/bzkCDDCSno 
• PayPal customers with addresses containing the word "Isis" fear their accounts are being blacklisted https://t.co/nfIz8CyC0E 
• Late F1 driver Jules Bianchi's family sue over 'avoidable' death, British firm Stewarts Law acting on behalf https://t.co/CjbzObxOay 
• #US election: Donald Trump 'wins enough delegates for Republican nomination' https://t.co/oKwBGiuoCd 
• Sandwell Council: Ex-housing chief investigated over mum's house https://t.co/uu7tSGVrQW 
• My student loan was mis-sold, says graduate https://t.co/c3ewoYSALP 
• Susan Whiting death: Woman guilty of manslaughter https://t.co/1qzreoG0cc 
• Sharia law review to focus on fairness to UK women - Theresa May https://t.co/jRLA2WuFCJ 
• Exam regulator clamps down on re-marks https://t.co/xAWZYJrbzD 
• Twitter abuse - '50% of misogynistic tweets from women' https://t.co/jL8B2VmQRm

Today's video story: The American legal system is rapidly transforming itself with the expressed purpose of replacing much of international law. Be it within the realm of trade and banking, criminal prosecutions and even sports. The Americanization of law supplants the United Nations and the sovereignty of every state on the planet.

26th May - Law News

1613rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY:  An appeal court ruling last week appears to have delivered a serious blow to solicitors seeking to offer ‘unbundled’ services without being held liable for matters beyond those in their client retainer. The judgment, in Sequence Properties Ltd v Kunal Balwantbhal Patel ‘pretty much kills unbundled litigation services’, one practitioner told the Gazette. The Law Society, meanwhile, agrees the case may 'present difficulty' and has called for statutory protection for solicitors offering such services. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Dundee mooting team shines at international competition | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KdKfKkkcMs 
• Haddington man sentenced for snaring offences | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VzAhB3RjY9
• Luxembourg: Decision to confer unlimited implied guarantee annulled over failure to prove economic advantage https://t.co/gk8yZemdno 
• New psychoactive substances banned from today | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/elgjnvLHLV 
• Sir David Edward warns Brexit would encourage Russian militarism | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9Mg6a6a4ln 
• Commons committee demands European Council decision-making transparency | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/EsYt0SEDNI 
• First Minister sets out legislative programme for government | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9Q8JbUPfWV 
• Former RBS business customers set up website to bolster asset-stripping legal bid | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4CjniV5pTl
• Man convicted of wilful fire-raising charges fails in ‘insufficient evidence’ appeal | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9htIpV9hnj 
• Harper Macleod secures double tender win to advise Historic Environment Scotland | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ftivkl1fl2 
• Law Society pays tribute to Michael Park CBE | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TLiFjRWx5E 
• Scots conveyancing lawyer fined £2,500 for ‘professional misconduct’ over ‘blatant rip off’ of mortgage lenders https://t.co/dj7eSR2EHC 
• High Court throws out ‘hopeless’ claims by direct access barrister | Law Gazette https://t.co/800eChABxE 
• Conveyancer regulator presses ahead with PII reforms | Law Gazette https://t.co/YpFLtk6GeP 
• Author of damning expert witness report faces disciplinary hearing | Law Gazette https://t.co/sZBaiMDb5j 
• Sir Terence Etherton is next master of the rolls | Law Gazette https://t.co/cNkUAcXkxx 
• Councils face greater DoLS duties | Law Gazette https://t.co/yxR00OAXxj 
• Sharia law review panel named by home secretary | Law Gazette https://t.co/xmhDqRlPRJ 
• No case for ban on paid McKenzie friends – regulators | Law Gazette https://t.co/7GRT3WZK2b 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/cINQNLvSCQ
• Democracy meaningless sans freedom of press, Chief Justice #BANGLADESH https://t.co/e3DJQzgfK3 
• Complaints against subordinate judiciary should be entertained only if accompanied by duly sworn affidavit #INDIA https://t.co/H5FeDYwlel 
• Centre & judiciary's standoff over judges' selection may resume #INDIA https://t.co/9k292RLYUN 
• Norms on plaints against judiciary: High Court rejects plea #INDIA https://t.co/YbYBFCwcDP 
• Former MP indicted of offending judiciary – ‘Fake’ drinks confiscated #KUWAIT https://t.co/aQHpE59ZEE 
• Tunoi Tribunal Reprimands Judiciary Official for Skipping Hearing #KENYA https://t.co/erYoVO1yVl 
• The systematic destruction of an independent judiciary in Nazi #Germany https://t.co/xPuBzhkK8h 
• New York Man Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL #US https://t.co/JD7wnaHmxI
• Justice ministry mystery as executive deadline looms #IRELAND https://t.co/HYXn5hCiO4
• Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court Not to Hear Interest-Rate Case #US https://t.co/0SSv5j4ATX 
• Court clash as hold-out councils try to sink Baird’s mergers #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/79qbX9fw4W 
• Northern Ireland's Barristers and solicitors to attend museum choir performance https://t.co/6vG0kpAMs3 
• Jonny Thomas manslaughter trial: Jury set to begin considering verdict in morning https://t.co/5Wv5H8oFPj 
• Petition: Give all ancient woodland statutory legal protection https://t.co/G2yIrL4NUe 
• #CHINA’s New Law on International NGOs – And Questions about Legal Reform https://t.co/f5wHgjuC4c 
• What effect will Cosby criminal trial have on legal world or celebrity world? https://t.co/npcMDZYBMe 
• PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel 'bankrolled' Hulk Hogan's legal battle against Gawker, report claims https://t.co/AbSYep7mEM 
• Legal glitch means the Government may not be able to prosecute commercial fishing vessels for dumping fish #NZ https://t.co/EI4qb7itxZ 
• Legal action brought over Oxfordshire children's centre closures https://t.co/xEL13knSi3
• Fridge supplier ITW Ltd fined £2.2 million for restricting online discounts https://t.co/roMpQJSFI7 
• San Francisco keeps controversial sanctuary laws #US https://t.co/l03EyEY5Nn 
• The dog breeds that are banned in the UK and why https://t.co/hS9f41LY7l 
• More than 10% of drivers admit breaking law by using mobile at the wheel https://t.co/t4qIsDZStE 
• Brexit: Are You Prepared? The Implications of the UK’s June Vote on EU Membership https://t.co/HVih4Idgyq
• UK law banning BDSM and bondage porn is directly 'targeting and exposing gay men' https://t.co/chcL5SoJPi 
• Online ticket sites 'routinely breaking law' https://t.co/yCFMrXLIq8 
• Attorney general: University of Kentucky violated Kentucky's open records law #US https://t.co/9T1z1grwIW
• What the EU’s new data protection laws mean for UK industry https://t.co/meWBf6wd7V 
• Notorious English football hooligan says he will attack Muslims during Euro 2016 https://t.co/QbFqDG8IBl 
• Focusing regulation on risk | Legal Futures: https://t.co/ViZm311uqH 
• Only 30% of people with legal issues seek help from a lawyer, biggest-ever survey finds | Legal Futures: https://t.co/PTDimJllcu 
• CLC seeks approval for solicitor-style indemnity scheme | Legal Futures: https://t.co/Tczarmn5ve 
• High Court throws out 'named and shamed' barrister’s disciplinary appeals | Legal Futures: https://t.co/cECUuxvvVJ 
• Solicitor launches website to help SMEs and consumers access unbundled advice | Legal Futures: https://t.co/pTRfJgFi8W
• SWITZERLAND's Muslim students must shake teacher's hand https://t.co/a2JdORWYqL 
• Legal highs ban comes into force across the UK https://t.co/Q6oecvj9GE 
• European migrant crisis: Capsized boat horror caught on camera https://t.co/b8bJLnXryI 
• EU referendum: How to register to vote https://t.co/DtsPk72WNT 
• Higher English exam leak sparked 'near emergency' https://t.co/U2lEAiK7WM 
• EU referendum: White 'thug' poster aimed at black voters https://t.co/x2WKWJwhoc 
• Fort Augustus woman used electric dog collar on toddler https://t.co/35mdlob613 
• 'Meningitis death' schoolgirl was sent home from hospital https://t.co/R7fBl0aH4x 
• The IBA and lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/XoXtIrqfBK 
• How fixed costs are looking | Law Gazette https://t.co/jLQ0cp4v6P 
• ‘Largest ever’ legal needs survey – findings | Law Gazette https://t.co/yvTLHCOSPh 
• Osborne Clarke adopts ‘work anywhere’ policy in Reading office | Law Gazette https://t.co/EF172Gcrtx 
• Sheffield makes new push to persuade law firms to northshore | Law Gazette https://t.co/a9mwUKuy0e 
• Slaughter allowed to keep £2m costs in liquidation case | Law Gazette https://t.co/9juLmwOkG2 
• City police turn to private lawyers to help fight fraud | Law Gazette https://t.co/XSbOb8MLI3 
• Gawker denied new trial in Hulk Hogan sex-tape lawsuit #US https://t.co/fSESwVv4Pw 
• Former leader of group that 'cures' homosexuality says industry is dying https://t.co/aT7jJFz1N4 
• Two ex-judges guilty of misconduct after viewing porn at work https://t.co/feoqadW2JP 
• Ohio law limiting early voting ruled unconstitutional by federal judge #US https://t.co/fTqmQ943Jr 
• Celebrity threesome case: context is crucial, whatever tabloids say https://t.co/ZSWJ4T08wr 
• US act aimed at curbing impunity for murderers of journalists https://t.co/E0dKzbO1iX 
• Birth Charter aims to improve conditions for pregnant women in prison https://t.co/rQ4jDYH8Ag 
• Nine ill after Rochdale legal highs: Two arrested https://t.co/zolx4FwgLJ 
• How 14,000 Jews were airlifted out of #ETHIOPIA in two days by #Israel https://t.co/w7H6O2xrav 
• France labour unrest: Stakes rise as fuel runs low https://t.co/6Jc94k9JBe
• EU referendum: Millions 'could miss out on vote' https://t.co/H83AStN9g0 
• One in five children referred over suspected abuse https://t.co/3QV2pqjbeZ 
• Woman's bid to use deceased daughter's eggs continues https://t.co/IdKUOJldM5
• #US elections: Violent protests at Trump New Mexico rally https://t.co/QsNxtXhDyH
• Daily Mail made a big claim: more than 700 EU migrants were being found guilty of crime every week: It was a lie https://t.co/upwO1lXKfM 
• Top model agencies accused of price fixing by watchdog https://t.co/rRnmpOrwXj 
• Xenophobic #German Pegida's row over non-white childhood photos on Kinder bars who represent national football team https://t.co/JXF54ng5Jw 
• Court in #SWEDEN upholds Assange arrest warrant https://t.co/arH0iRPj1O 
• Netflix and Amazon face quota on EU-made content https://t.co/cNLfeVDn3K 
• #Russia 'frees #Ukraine pilot Savchenko in prisoner swap' https://t.co/B6hQu0JYtS 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/r5j5sfXD88
• Fifth of UK couples close to break-up - Relate study: opportunity for divorce lawyers? https://t.co/2C4xoa6bva 
• #US seeks death penalty over Charleston church shooting https://t.co/XI91nWlIaO 
• Hanging on line to HMRC cost taxpayers £97m, NAO finds https://t.co/LcVRk9kYII 
• Brexit could add two years to austerity, IFS says https://t.co/unsarm4vlo

Today's video story: Ahead of the first debate on the EU referendum on 26 May, we asked for your thoughts and views in video, using your mobile. The debate - the first ahead of the 23 June poll - is aimed at young voters. You've told us whether you're voting to leave or remain - in or out - and about the issues of concern to you ahead of the referendum to decide Britain's future in Europe. 

25th May - Law News

1612nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY:  Only a tiny number of law firms follow up enquiries from potential clients after making initial contact with them, ‘mystery shopper’ research has found. And even that initial contact is often too slow in a world where ever-more rapid responses are expected. The report by client feedback specialist Shoppers Anonymous, The client journey project, surveyed 85 firms and recorded more than 400 one-to-one client experiences, made via web search, telephone, and walk-in office enquiries. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• No country for academics: Chinese crackdown forces intellectuals abroad #CHINA https://t.co/kfXw75PN5D 
• What would leaving the EU mean for your employment rights? https://t.co/SEhOhsfpPP
• Woman who has lived in #Australia for 28 years faces deportation to UK https://t.co/nqHkReGh0h 
• Campaigners celebrate slavery prosecutions in Mauritania https://t.co/K51h9AjLCS
• British emigrants lose supreme court EU referendum vote bid https://t.co/CenLa8JDZk 
• Malian jihadi to plead guilty in ICC cultural destruction trial https://t.co/qE57EWBXvy 
• Inside the special prison unit where rehabilitation rules the roost | Erwin James https://t.co/tyQNWbknXS
• Prisons get urgent £10m to tackle suicide and disorder https://t.co/Y0rFj1XMDP 
• New judgment ‘kills’ unbundled legal services | Law Gazette https://t.co/gqX0gauCYe 
• ‘Legalizer’ to chair Michael Gove’s criminal justice council | Law Gazette https://t.co/aipe6zwlm5 
• PC fee represents ‘poor value’ – LSB report | Law Gazette https://t.co/TDXn7ULhFV 
• MPs attack Linklaters and Olswang for role in BHS sale | Law Gazette https://t.co/Euf6Ln8Y0Q
• SRA bans ‘solicitor’ who lied to senior judges | Law Gazette https://t.co/sfWKF4Spb2 
• Legal Services Consumer Panel warns over ‘regulator shopping’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/Sr8oJFtKRr 
• Dispute over £4,000 repair bill racks up £300,000 in costs | Law Gazette https://t.co/nk2x4Kz1sp 
• Briggs LJ: online court limit ‘may have to start at £10k’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/p9xHqz4zRz 
• My legal life: Jane Campbell, Partner, Makin Dixon, Keighley - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/YjZ299SqUY 
• Journalist’s ‘harassment’ warning revoked: Peter Singfield, partner, Foot Anstey - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/jC58rjMVWp 
• My legal life: Jacqueline Joyston-Bechal, BNY Mellon, London - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/i0Xvik3wzK
• The 'fake' lawyer who told top judges he was a solicitor receives SRA order | Legal Futures: https://t.co/HPTURpiDyc 
• Judge sacked for viewing porn at work rebuked by SRA | Legal Futures: https://t.co/3mOfCO5P8B 
• LSB research highlights surge in Law Society spending on ‘permitted purposes’ | Legal Futures: https://t.co/SguWBkKig8
• #Iran's teachers' leaders warn of jail threat https://t.co/HUmtWiHUub 
• Theresa May promises review into counter-terror bulk data powers https://t.co/vQ0U25FN0D
• Tinder sues threesome app rival 3nder https://t.co/blQuX8xdXG 
• Dating apps battle for modern love market | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FcKIBaa3hy 
• AmLaw 200 took a hit in 2015 | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/irCLEH8TuW 
• Frontrunner Jacobs made Linklaters senior partner | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/kxoNVkW60k 
• White & Case launches compliance tools for competition law | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ptCYN79zFH 
• Katten Muchin Rosenman picks new chairman | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/IeI4egEj4b
• DLA Piper taps Gouws for Africa push | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/xLPy7QMhVu 
• SullCrom, A&O and Wachtell score roles on year's biggest M&A deal | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/w6ZWWDA3Qd 
• White collar prosecutions up for first time in five years | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/vbUeVqVqID 
• Jolie-Pitt’s pro bono scheme for migrant children to launch in UK | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/sIFCXwkhhx
• SFO’s ‘blockbuster funding’ called into question | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/KUKex74Xje 
• Jeremy Corbyn 'still prepared to call for Tony Blair war crimes investigation' https://t.co/egJBkxCKdc 
• Euro 2016: England and Wales fans given alcohol ban in Lens https://t.co/mUhHepYDmN 
• Bill Cosby ordered to stand trial for sex assault case #US https://t.co/q3NigXyUDI 
• New tests find 14 #Russian athletes positive at Beijing Games https://t.co/IEX3zn6AFt 
• Birmingham City Council's children's services to be run by a trust https://t.co/WiEJ13rIvH 
• Didcot power station collapse: Work to recover bodies halted in 'unstable' zone https://t.co/9kITzJezBG 
• Twitter revamps 140-character tweet length rules https://t.co/427QzUn9V4 
• Google's Paris HQ raided in tax probe #FRANCE https://t.co/uESMxFH3dr 
• Microsoft accused of Windows 10 upgrade 'nasty trick' https://t.co/9QFuxMsEb6
• 'Modern slavery' family jailed for Cardiff forced labour https://t.co/UlC0gFrZ3P

Today's video story: Hundreds take to the streets at anti-labor reform rally in Brussels, Belgium.
 

24th May - Law News

1611th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY:  'I’ve seen how our jails wreck human potential. Reform will take courage', Peter Stanford. Reoffending costs £13bn a year – and giving inmates an education is the best way to prevent it, says a member of the Coates review panel. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• How to plan ahead for maternity leave | The Lawyer https://t.co/oGdme2ZT06 
• My career story: “I qualified and became my firm’s pro bono manager” https://t.co/Y70ahPAOnq 
• A&O, Sullivan and Wachtell win roles on Bayer’s $62bn bid for Monsanto | The Lawyer https://t.co/6UhoeTlwk0
• Clifford Chance and Freshfields take the lead on Midea’s offer for Kuka | The Lawyer https://t.co/X027eqxANC 
• BLP boosts Hong Kong asset finance with boutique bolt-on | The Lawyer https://t.co/HAwiGyjKku 
• Pale imitation: Dentons’ approach is likely to create little more than a digital directory of firms | The Lawyer https://t.co/4K4Fk62MPl 
• Linklaters elects Charlie Jacobs as senior partner | The Lawyer https://t.co/4bxAjzdTWB 
• Europe’s revenue breakers: European 100 executive summary | The Lawyer https://t.co/6vN50y7k2v 
• The 60-second interview: Royal Mail’s Maaike de Bie on why firms are rushing to Warsaw | The Lawyer of law https://t.co/lVKrZUUcOO 
• The 60-second interview: Thomson Snell CEO says back-office drive is ‘inevitable’ | The Lawyer https://t.co/iqqCVskBrV 
• HSF adds Bowman Gilfillan corporate partner to South Africa presence | The Lawyer https://t.co/JSLFuhHAgK 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/kSVgcf1O1R
• Law Society launches survey on financial viability of firms offering legal aid | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/I7YBf50cWQ 
• Article 5 right of Iranian national detained for 55 months violated | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xTh4oxuozZ 
• Scottish Legal News welcomes intern | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zEmlcsC7ZG
• Stop and search figures plummet after police cut 'consensual' searches | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jPXoAJG5aD 
• Gillespie Macandrew appoints new associate | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BcCP2tVj4w
• Proposed new offence to criminalise psychological abuse | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/HBu2cV9foK 
• Criminologists to study effect of wrongful convictions | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3CywuQwnum 
• Faculty: leave commission and diligence in family actions alone | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/p6C7H7Yg7Y
• Law Society of Scotland highlights key issues for solicitors and clients in EU vote | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/G0h7zBjuSl 
• Life prisoner fails in human rights legal challenge over failure to provide opportunity for rehabilitation https://t.co/LfdZWxy9Xz 
• Holyrood receives new powers under Scotland Act today | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FvTeI7EOGE 
• Mature student denied loan suffered age discrimination, as judge rules regulations restricting support to under 55s https://t.co/SqiAlHRX46 
• BHS collapse: Philip Green was warned about buyer, MPs hear https://t.co/NM5H35YJJe 
• NHS regulator to scale back hospital inspections after budget cuts https://t.co/VLcMu0q8Y9 
• How will the Brexiteers react if they lose? Expect bitterness and frustration https://t.co/ddrxLanSxa 
• There's no justice for Freddie Gray in the Edward Nero verdict #US https://t.co/pyiN2feku8 
• Family holidays could cost £230 more after Brexit, PM claims https://t.co/nCXJ1KMZNO 
• Ruth Davidson: I don't want to be prime minister https://t.co/7q9E4c6dSy 
• Next UK census may ask about sexuality and gender identity https://t.co/94Y8TaK1XY 
• Lawsuit accusing 16 big banks of Libor manipulation reinstated by #US court https://t.co/qS8rsU0327 
• Barnett attacks “incredibly unfair” disciplinary regime for solicitors | Legal Futures: https://t.co/OtQ3iAxtEK 
• 'Mystery shopping' exercise finds firms reluctant to follow up enquiries | Legal Futures: https://t.co/NK0SDbRVpx 
• Online Court will include "limited" legal costs to aid unbundled advice, says Briggs | Legal Futures: https://t.co/ciCLZzExio
• MoD may allow gay marriage ceremonies on military bases https://t.co/dzM4GutMru 
• Pride parade criticised over Red Arrows flypast https://t.co/w1xkS9xvh5 
• Northern Irish women ask to be prosecuted for taking abortion pills https://t.co/TNOiDn22f1 
• Britain becoming more segregated than 15 years ago, says race expert https://t.co/Afzure9ijN
• Brisith made cluster bombs used in deadly attacks in Yemen https://t.co/tIo6kBsCxM
• G4S ran Lincolnshire 999 call staff suspended over data manipulation claims https://t.co/eQj4t85axE 
• Landmark North Yorkshire fracking vote approved https://t.co/pkmBMDIqtl
• Mumsnet hacking: Haslemere teenager faces cyber attack charges https://t.co/IRoTw6Qdgk
• Counter-extremism bill puts our rights at risk | Letter from Diane Abbott MP, Natalie Bennett and 47 others https://t.co/Td5vTjCWPJ 
• Mau Mau rebellion victims claim parliament was misled over torture https://t.co/O48WlIQWTV 
• Father bugs daughter's clothes in court battle over who she lives with https://t.co/V4P2CHoQkn
• Competition watchdog objects to Land Registry sell-off https://t.co/JM7lGRT9Nj 
• Australian legal industry bosses set to challenge homeless crisis | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/QAJgZG9Ju6 
• 'Trumpton-inspired' Radiohead video raises tricky copyright questions | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/1cXR3oOU5b May 23, 2016
• 'Problem-solving' courts set for UK expansion | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/i38guALFfE 
• Chambers sweep diversity data under the rug | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/PrZKStJCGT 
• Prominent Australian barrister killed in tragic accident | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Viq5uI9U0Z
• Fieldfisher senior partner accused of bias over BHA relationship | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/2YtDw885PE 
• Linklaters names Jacobs as new senior partner | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/tHxC6kmRsl 
• Revealed: How copyright law is being misused to remove material from the internet https://t.co/dwtChyBlXE 
• #AUSTRIA far-right narrowly loses poll, Van der Bellen elected president, shame avoided https://t.co/ntndepbwqp

Today's video story: Some Turkish residents living in London discuss the xenophobic Vote Leave poster about Turkish migrants and the European Union. 

23rd May - Law News

1610th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Family lawyers will be keeping a close eye on plans to speed up adoption, announced in this week’s Queen’s Speech. The Children and Social Work Bill would put into practice a legacy policy for the prime minister, both changing the requirements to be taken into consideration in adoption cases and creating a “care leavers’ covenant” where looked-after children would be given support until they are 25-years-old. Full story - New Law Journal 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Conveyancing boost from stamp duty reforms | Law Gazette https://t.co/8bazB2Gm5a
• ‘Discourteous’ barrister fined £2,000 | Law Gazette https://t.co/GhMDLQFEFI 
• Land Registry: competition watchdog warns against sale | Law Gazette https://t.co/tvLKNtLDrH 
• Tony Guise hearing adjourned: hearing into allegations of fraud against a prominent City solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/jqzkxhDwck 
• Charles Jacobs takes helm at Linklaters | Law Gazette https://t.co/kNpkxpxgBs 
• Anger over Facebook plus-size ad ban: #Australian feminist group expresses its fury https://t.co/fTKWBwfXE1 
• Wild animals at UK homes include lions, zebras and crocodiles https://t.co/cKt94E7NOI 
• Lego 'arms race': Bricks growing more violent, study says https://t.co/zOeLLeiHKb 
• Ben Butler murder trial: Father was 'devoted' to daughter https://t.co/kPTBs1G5GM
• "Reckless" restaurant owner has been found guilty of killing a customer who had an allergic reaction https://t.co/P5pldWxxoA
• Cost of residential parking permits rises 50% in five years https://t.co/SasihzNfEp 
• Elijah Wood: Hollywood’s child sex abuse comparable to Jimmy Savile case https://t.co/V7o8TuPYDi 
• Snowden calls for whistleblower shield after claims by new Pentagon source #US https://t.co/DQ0Mbt9gTr 
• Ambulance delays linked to 35 deaths in past five years https://t.co/5XObT6j9pH
• Leigh Day ‘paid £75,000 in prohibited referral fees’ – SRA | Law Gazette https://t.co/bZqsDncbfL 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/n6Ma5C7g4g
• Children in care: 'Cut prosecutions' for minor offences https://t.co/aokb5ty7nf 
• #Greece bailout: MPs approve new cuts to unblock bailout funds https://t.co/jB037HWGiV 
• EU referendum: Brexit 'would spark year-long recession' - Treasury https://t.co/Z039k3ZSCJ
• Why Kizza Besigye Turned Down Legal Representation #UGANDA https://t.co/2UgTtOK4Ub
• President seeks legal advice on ordinance on common medical exam NEET #INDIA https://t.co/NQQaS423lT 
• Social work bill gives government power to ‘exempt’ children’s services from legal duties https://t.co/BmTkjvXJIP 
• Public Trust Law Jobs Offer Major Career Opportunities for Solicitors https://t.co/4wj66sUc58 
• CROWN lawyer is suing the Deputy Crown Solicitor and the State Government for alleged defamation #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/zneSSpiHBE
• Cornish B&B owners in legal row with Google over bogus review https://t.co/FWyeyCfdgb 
• Political judiciary in the new #ARGENTINA https://t.co/Ad3bhXXbpf 
• Rule of law protects those criticizing government authorities including judiciary #US https://t.co/vn0MsMM1h3
• Judiciary workers to begin strike in Anambra #NIGERIA https://t.co/18AANkCUCr
• After Just 67 Years, #Croatian Judiciary Terminates Lien from a Bank Liquidated in 1949 https://t.co/GKbJRzJ646 
• Does the government want ‘parrot judges’? #INDIA https://t.co/Ee4Pn3EFXi 
• Retired Superior Court Associate Judge David Wiseman advised Governor to nominate as a judge someone who is calm https://t.co/fIuejN0Wsj
• Lower courts settled nearly 21,000 cases last month pending for a decade #INDIA https://t.co/ulv3F1TGeO 
• Jury in trial of Tyson Taylor accused of killing rugby league referee Tony McGrath to consider verdict #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/kW1QxukzQX
• Jury selection to start in Madison teen sex assault case #US https://t.co/WpOqQmiMKl 
• UK PTI announces campaign against Sharifs over PanamaLeaks #PAKISTAN https://t.co/8qQvT6Az3O 
• Glenn Theakston named as replacement ACT magistrate for Peter Dingwall #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/on8EPOlGHy 
• Past comes back to haunt struck off barrister turned Russia commentator https://t.co/zE79pXVdOH https://t.co/DIZIF9E0ZO 
• Green Tribunal bans sand extraction in CRZ areas #INDIA https://t.co/2XuP5YN2hW 
• Tribunal asks top cop to probe fake licence racket #INDIA https://t.co/bwC59bsQ9M 
• A Saudi Arabian Financial Dispute Nears Resolution #SAUDIARABIA https://t.co/8kcMkWpa5Z 
• Politicians 'double-dipping' on property claims aren't breaking rules – Cormann #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/gPpMLZeJoC 
• Moors Murderer Ian Brady's 'hunger strike' exposed as a sham https://t.co/KsfWVhH8vS 
• Stuart A. Schlesinger, a former personal injury lawyer, won millions for his clients. Then he kept the money https://t.co/SJFaWiCkCP
• Migrant Crimes Add Volatile Element to #AUSTRIA's Election https://t.co/KdlWHnaxGy 
• How Kosovo Was Turned Into Fertile Ground for ISIS #BALKANS https://t.co/i2ZYklm7RW 
• Anti-corruption rhetoric, or substance? | Law Gazette https://t.co/Y4p1DEobpQ 
• TTIP: Deal or no deal? | Law Gazette https://t.co/5Uk6hfZXNv 
• Land Registry: sale will cost more, says pressure group | Law Gazette https://t.co/i5xYhdw6eI
• Bar chief hails public access ‘opportunity’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/tF8WRdkKFK 
• ‘Handful’ of legal firms using .law web domain | Law Gazette https://t.co/sW0WZieNXb 
• Solicitors sceptical as specialist court idea gets new lease of life | Law Gazette https://t.co/QMysuwjqh2 
• Looking for better ways to make prison work in the 21st century | Letters https://t.co/GLu8q27prd 
• Mau Mau lawsuit due to begin at high court https://t.co/g2Zr4ui6h1 
• How the Nuremberg trials found names for the Nazis' crimes https://t.co/M3HfZKqIij 
• Youth Justice Board’s record under scrutiny https://t.co/Diw0wWxvwJ 
• Immigration barristers attack “poor standards” of solicitors | Legal Futures: https://t.co/DRrCJmkr3L 
• Leigh Day to face 19 charges over conduct in Iraq abuse inquiry | Legal Futures: https://t.co/H7g4czH7GL 
• Chambers in "widespread non-compliance" with diversity rules, study finds | Legal Futures: https://t.co/kD1TtFwW5W 
• EU referendum: Row over Turkey's membership bid escalates https://t.co/LDVrGpKwrr 
• Queen's Speech surge as petition to keep the Human Rights Act tops 100,000 https://t.co/BfgLERw7rG 
• General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has voted to allow its ministers to be in same-sex marriages https://t.co/Jh5e1WIf3z 
• Maroon 5 cancels shows in North Carolina in protest at transgender bathroom law #US https://t.co/BDgHjwIRgS
• John King Hickey, WW II bombardier and director of continuing education at UK College of Law, dies at 95 https://t.co/Z9xGAtojDx 
• Across the world, the rule of law is losing out to rule by the mob https://t.co/1AbOBclKei
• New UK law will allow insurance buyers to receive damages if claims are not paid within a reasonable amount of time https://t.co/P31ISJGBai 
• Plain cigarette packs become law in UK & France https://t.co/w73fDxcDqf 
• Immigration “Law” a la Obama: What a Wicked Game? | Library of Law https://t.co/P41QaS8Cm2 
• It Isn’t 1964: Don’t Nationalize Decisions about Transgender Access | Library of Law https://t.co/cpS5flWolz 
• The Case Against Disclosing Presidential Candidates’ Tax Returns | Library of Law https://t.co/fZraqu8edr
• Corpus Linguistics and the Misuse of Dictionaries | Library of Law https://t.co/OdEOqOh2Hv
• Airport Screening: TSA Versus Private Security Firms | Library of Law https://t.co/785EkoaLUo 
• We Can’t Stand Welfare, and Can’t Stand Welfare Reform | Library of Law https://t.co/ISxORdkZX3
• Learn more about the TPPA – it’s not a ‘done deal’ (yet) | NZ Human Rights Blog https://t.co/CCSXiUs0TB
• Intensifying the glare of the United Nations’ spotlight | Human Rights Ireland https://t.co/6ooXFCocDh
• Minority Government, Human Rights, and the Opportunity for Constitutional Dialogue | Human Rights Ireland https://t.co/jy8hwe0nam 
• Three way in the Supreme Court: PJS remains PJS | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/WWNouhjVRX
• The British Bill of Rights Show: Series 14, Episode 9... *Zzzzzzz* | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/VKiQOSyVnk
• Naked sleepwalker helped back to Manchester hotel https://t.co/kZn0I9SVtT 
• #Austria presidential vote: Far right candidate Hofer leads but results too close to call https://t.co/0adm3zgBa6 
• EgyptAir: Submarine searches for missing flight data recorders #EGYPT https://t.co/tsyAVrZGx4 
• Man mauled by lions in #Chile zoo in apparent suicide attempt https://t.co/DIZouNn7kN 
• Gun that killed Trayvon Martin 'makes $250,000 for Zimmerman' #US https://t.co/seLQLUb2FL 
• Rowdy Glasgow passengers force Easyjet plane to divert https://t.co/LqV4I9jjnU 
• EU referendum: Brexit 'could damage NHS', health boss warns https://t.co/S9204pRBBE 
• #Austria concert: Deadly gun rampage in Nenzing, in increasing right-leaning country https://t.co/Zr3Um9v5QF 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/9YSMUwKMjM

Today's video story: BBC News has spent a week filming inside Wandsworth prison, one of the six prisons where governors will be given new powers over budgets and setting the daily regime. This is Wandsworth HMP, 2016. The doors have been unlocked. And, for seven days, the BBC has been given unprecedented access.