1885th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles
archive focusing on Law, Lawyers,
Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.
Today's video story: A year-long protest against an oil pipeline in North Dakota appears to be nearing its end, as a government deadline for demonstrators to leave the area passes. Some demonstrators who ignored requests to depart were arrested, and makeshift wooden structures were set ablaze.
Focus of the day story: For lawyers wanting to step away from the traditional firm structure, freelance work offers greater flexibility and the opportunity to develop new skills. Full story: Solicitors Journal
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Courts bill: MoJ confirms sweeping PI reforms for October 2018 | Law Gazette https://t.co/PvFMdmUv4B
- City firms’ trainee retention rates falling | Law Gazette https://t.co/kFObXWnfnC
- Top legal aid firm rebuked over referral payments | Law Gazette https://t.co/15znqyYdNG
- Courts bill: whiplash plans will clog up courts to boost insurer profits, says Law Society https://t.co/JI3h28X4rY
- Courts bill: claimants ‘extremely disappointed’ by PI reforms | Law Gazette https://t.co/Iz7RXa6aTX
- Courts bill: domestic violence cross-examination pledge | Law Gazette https://t.co/6inlVpdO1V
- High Court awards £2 damages to claimants who wanted £15m | Law Gazette https://t.co/8NLWnY8yd
- Top divorce lawyer Stowe pockets 'over £10m' after selling firm to private equity | Law Gazette https://t.co/26MI78Lf83
- Courts bill: ‘viewing booths’ to preserve open justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/539YK9QAz9
- Will PI lawyers be grateful for small mercies? | Law Gazette https://t.co/hiBvfyChNb
- Nuclear bunker raid finds £1m cannabis farm https://t.co/R5OJO7gY70
- Storm Doris: Woman killed as UK hit by winds reaching 94mph https://t.co/UpzES7pODZ
- The ex-trader turning disabilities into profits https://t.co/wKqHKfzZO7
- #Mexico anger ahead of #US Secretary of State Tillerson's visit https://t.co/AFFRlSOtCe
- Net migration to UK falls to only 273,000 https://t.co/NwsKUtvf2V
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/66WoJek6pu
- High Court summon deputy inspector general of prisons to explain why 4 prisoners came to court in shackles https://t.co/7ad6kfGxgt
- World’s longest-jailed journalist, #Uzbek dissident Muhammad Bekjanov released after 18 years https://t.co/SSRo7zIUCL
- #Australian ex-PM Kevin Rudd berates #Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu https://t.co/CFWENQ5mwz
- Dakota pipeline protesters leave site after year-long occupation #US https://t.co/BPxUXeQSlP
- #Dutch ultra right politician Geert Wilders in security leak scare https://t.co/CwFHeCBni5
- #HongKong police hold rally to support officers jailed for assault https://t.co/YqHabjJyvj
- New #Trump travel ban delayed until next week, White House says #US https://t.co/QzWgFQLNx1
- The Travel Press is Reporting the 'Trump Slump,' a Devastating Drop in Tourism to the #US https://t.co/tvlfJjxMQe
- #Muslim Fundraiser to Repair #Jewish Cemetery Raises $100k #US https://t.co/8zwF2IpzSY
- The onetime signature event for conservatives has been riven by charges of celebrity- and profit-seeking #US https://t.co/bIiK0gipDE
- Farmer commits suicide failing to repay loans #BANGLADESH https://t.co/RIgj71tdHm
- Big brands pull out of Bangladesh garment summit over worker rights concerns https://t.co/4dwFGGb2DH
- Thousands of doctors trained in Europe 'may quit UK after Brexit' https://t.co/ow7kXIxIu9
- Legal aid shakeup hands lifeline to domestic violence victims https://t.co/k7bMUVdlc5
- Prisons shakeup to give governors more control over rehabilitation https://t.co/w4sbRv4Boo
- Clooney criticized #Trump, who still collects a substantial sum from prior film & TV roles, as part of the elite https://t.co/t1HdMOLV7j
- Whistleblowers endangered in digital age, says lawyers' report https://t.co/YBOCQNN0GO
- Amazon Prime imam 'stopped in the street for selfies' https://t.co/EOAdglzjR0
- Courts to ban cross-examination of victims by abusers https://t.co/bRkxJRFvKZ
- Trump shows his anti #LGBT card by rescinding #transgender bathroom rules from Obama era #US https://t.co/dluRP8kaT3
- Smoke alarms 'fail to wake children' https://t.co/fTaWl5GwlA
- Kim Jong-nam killing: #NorthKorea condemns #Malaysia https://t.co/t4O99O5cz5
- Melania Trump re-files Daily Mail lawsuit without controversial wording https://t.co/f6ALLcQyKh
- Family of British IS bomber deny £1m compensation payout https://t.co/MXPGB6bzJU
- Motorist with 62 penalty points legally allowed to drive https://t.co/jlFIncteqL
- #Mexico's foreign secretary rejects #Trump deportation policy from the #US... https://t.co/lViVIJqEkx
- Online court "visible by September and no big bang", top judge reveals | Legal Futures:... https://t.co/dnPHx9Y6ip
- Court of Appeal: law firms must comply with data requests even if purpose is to aid litigation | Legal Futures: https://t.co/B6wqZQXxMn
- Assault Weapons Not Protected by Second Amendment, Federal Appeals Court Rules #US... https://t.co/zXzSNkz7U5
- Norton Rose Fulbright and Chadbourne & Parke to merge | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/QdBKT4hdmA
- Fieldfisher launches Amsterdam office | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/WL4wUv13Cq
- New Partner for Bowmans African Oil & Gas group | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/4SmT6AcF2Y
- Strategic alliance to create all Ireland legal offering | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/J9U4TZnELW
- Ashfords' success for pension trustees | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/sJNONm4hgN
- Extremism from both sides: Islamist extremism and far-right extremism?... https://t.co/K6Zmjd33cS
- The Government's cruel immigration policy is tearing my family apart – and forcing us into exile https://t.co/96HL6TarkU
- #Mexican man kills himself after being deported from #US https://t.co/fk8yEimrFV
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/7qu9VYWyiF
- Donald Trump 'set to scrap transgender student rights permanently' https://t.co/BCQg8Semz4
- I'm tired of law, but is a career break right for me? https://t.co/SGcOzyt6Z1
- Whistleblowers endangered in digital age, says lawyers' report https://t.co/wNY92ZFfcx
- Supreme court orders new hearing over inmate's ‘racially tainted’ death sentence https://t.co/jBJVE00pnV
- Why a viral video of a cyclist's revenge on catcallers may not be all it seems https://t.co/haymcyqDEz
- The Guardian view on terror suspects: protecting their rights is in our interests https://t.co/WQmrjJekAD
- Argos loses trade mark and passing off claim | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/xXM4BckmQd
