6th June - Law News

1624th 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 Bar Council has called on the legal profession to work together to make the judiciary more diverse, following “unacceptable” statistics released by the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC). JAC published figures this week for appointments from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016. Some 2,439 candidates applied during 22 selection exercises, from which 308 recommendations for judicial appointment were made. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• New research finds property investors undeterred by 'Neverendum' | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YJlOJv7nBl 
• Judge failed to consider ‘welfare of child offender’ when sentencing him for sexual offences | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pFvvyXcZZc 
• MMS elevates 26 lawyers as internal talent shines | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NT7M50czfR 
• ECJ: Restriction on noble titles in Germany justified | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PtyfEqZM4f 
• More than 4,000 air weapons handed in so far under amnesty period | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WQMDbPSzAc
• School pupils to debate right to be forgotten in Donald Dewar final | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cjDK6zgYXO
• England: Charges dropped against lawyer accused of rush-hour sexual assault | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/U7xO1MrokR 
• SCJC publishes report on draft Simple Procedure Rules | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/W7LajrCI4i 
• Faculty of Advocates welcome two new members | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UrKi2aO6qk 
• Business output and optimism fall ahead of Brexit vote | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dmlnHKvlgs 
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• Winston 'Winkie' Rea charged with murders of two Catholic workmen https://t.co/JphQIchB3L 
• Mark Zuckerberg's social media accounts targeted by hackers https://t.co/2CjArIxBJl 
• Acted for junior doctors in judicial review over contract: Saimo Chahal QC (Hon), Birdmans - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/UgriyLPZW0 
• My legal life: Matthew Olner, Partner, Nelsons Solicitors, Leicester - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/Tz45ZqyBJd 
• Interview: Linklaters’ capital markets counsel Paulette Mastin - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/WgM3xYnXQ9 
• Scrutiny of judicial conduct | Law Gazette https://t.co/LypSxOnjaW 
• Ombudsman schemes: propping up justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/mXLeJudFRb
• Law Society welcomes super-exam delay | Law Gazette https://t.co/SzQpGw2qC6 
• Struck-off solicitor disbarred | Law Gazette https://t.co/6bWIwdGRjO 
• Shell plans offshore legal centre to cut costs | Law Gazette https://t.co/tcvcFhW4ql 
• Feminist pornographer wins right to reinstate sadomasochism website https://t.co/edMBqQYyeT
• Official correspondence reveals lack of scrutiny of MI5's data collection https://t.co/NYUt2tflAE
• Snooper’s charter: Most Britons unaware of Tory plans, survey finds https://t.co/pJEWxZ0kRJ 
• Fatou Bensouda, the woman who hunts tyrants #ICC https://t.co/AyFirJwjdJ 
• Coastwatch volunteers are no substitute for a professional anti-smuggling force | Letter https://t.co/HMtP5Jc8La 
• Beware ‘mission creep’ of euthanasia laws | Letters https://t.co/M6SndmxDjt 
• University wipes out gender pay gap with salary hike https://t.co/7PMjbekxTN 
• Man arrested over body found in woodland https://t.co/RVjqRbkTmV 
• #SWITZERLAND 'rejects basic income', poll projections suggest https://t.co/zKKDS0HY36 
• JK Rowling attacks black Hermione 'racists' https://t.co/omwT7fuRER 
• Hacker blamed for Jack Black 'death tweets' https://t.co/gG3cUhLdJJ 
• Assistant solicitor fined £5k for failing to register interest in property | Law Gazette https://t.co/0VA29oUqYR
• #US Justice Dept. backs fired VA official in legal challenge https://t.co/OcjGCHhxRt
• Hazel Stewart in court action over refusal of legal aid in police pension case https://t.co/hYiwdUnJ03 
• Council takes legal action over travellers on Stoke Newington Common https://t.co/HPDGBN7xip 
• The PR Costs of a Legal Fight https://t.co/DirP0yGNGP 
• Legal Experts Absolutely Rip Trump Over ‘Bigoted’ Claim Judge Has ‘Conflict of Interest’ #US https://t.co/q6OFbOXjat 
• New legal highs law: ‘Our hands were tied until now’ https://t.co/fU2flbRt0e 
• Legal hurdle over pensions threatens Tata deal https://t.co/r0oehlZd3d 
• Brexit could badly damage our airports, claims expert https://t.co/uhtPiR425y 
• How the supreme court could rule on Texas's restrictive abortion law #US https://t.co/ESnNlthsia 
• Archaic laws surrounding UK defined benefit pension promises are not fit for purpose https://t.co/2N8KtYwF2F 
• #LUXEMBOURG takes first steps to 'asteroid mining' law https://t.co/zeKhmL27cg 
• EU referendum: Will the UK benefit from being released from EU laws? https://t.co/XH9kclqFhB 
• CA says ex-pats cannot say yes or no to Brexit | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/rAdOEbeilt 
• Unlimited Immigration Detention and the Right to Liberty - the Round-up| UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/SuDEeDj1Pe
• Article 5 ECHR does not require time limits for detention pending deportation | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/d1QErN9nBj
• Censorship or justified Concern? | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/n2JIl8pxKX 
• Father should be allowed to apply for parental responsibility following surrogacy | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/uevqvAJOwX 
• The Round-up: criminal justice close to breaking point | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/5FtkY7CxYD 
• Restriction of student loans in Scotland to under-55s deemed to be unlawfully discriminatory | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/1g7p7mEPnL 
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