1955th 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: Biotech giant Monsanto is being accused of hiring, through third parties, an army of Internet trolls to counter negative comments, while citing positive “ghost-written” pseudo-scientific reports which downplay the potential risks of their products.
Focus of the day story: The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has opened the way to replace the criminal standard of proof in disciplinary matters with the civil standard, in a move that could well ripple across the profession amid growing pressure to adopt the civil standard uniformly. Full story - Legal Futures
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- Lawyers, banks, and NGOs join forces to fight human trafficking | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/kMP052SaSL
- Family lawyers call on MPs to modernise family law after snap general election | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/lfYoJJxvHW
- Solicitors need to be more aware about FGM: it has no place in our society | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Yn8vjS9WLf
- Rogue solicitors is one thing, but what we have is a systemic regulatory failure | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/LyskjeAPWK
- Capacity in which family solicitors are needed will change with rise in online divorce | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ejQBsIUJiZ
- Why does it take Paterson for media to see fixed fee folly? | Law Gazette https://t.co/KLAbhpU7CY
- Government loses criminal records disclosure appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/E6V5dg0azg
- QualitySolicitors pioneer and strategist leaves to go it alone | Law Gazette https://t.co/mzn6v89gQB
- Litigation expert Stewarts Law sued over lapsed PI claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/HXulbUxGRM
- Ban for finance director who tried to order her own pay rise | Law Gazette https://t.co/MEP5mzmRKB
- Eversheds Sutherland named best law firm brand | Law Gazette https://t.co/qJ4nfBYqmo
- EU court backs airlines over bird strike claims worth £11m | Law Gazette https://t.co/q6BBn3OmQK
- Police force fined £150k after unencrypted DVDs of crime victims lost in the post | Law Gazette https://t.co/YujuEq4h2z
- BBC's fury at £900k pre-action legal costs of Sir Cliff Richard | Law Gazette https://t.co/REKt9sIQbH
- Law Society slams SFO 'restrictions' on representation | Law Gazette https://t.co/Vesmuq687v
- I'm on trial for giving water to thirsty pigs. If they were dogs, I would be a hero #Canada https://t.co/V1lcsyqBsp
- Mum left broke after Ryanair charged her £1,100 to change name on £40 plane ticket to Ibiza by MISTAKE... https://t.co/r4kfTVfrhW
- Garth Crooks calls for footbollers in #Italy to strike over Sulley Muntari racist jibe banhttps://t.co/aCeVRuvkSC
- How to avoid the 3 biggest mistakes first-time bar exam takers make #US https://t.co/q3wdqq2mYk
- #Somalia attack: Minister Abdullahi Sheikh Abas killed in Mogadishu https://t.co/zK3CRsTlBI
- £5 note: Deadline looms for digging out old paper fivers https://t.co/GqxbwVZdhN
- Crucial House vote to be held on Obamacare repeal bill #US https://t.co/Lrhf06gTag
- Man charged after a boat of immigrants found marooned on River Ore https://t.co/tPp3Q0XvS0
- Asylum seeker boat turnbacks illegal and don't deter people, report finds https://t.co/7Iq1QTrToC
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- Neighbours say illegal housing block in Hoxton is ‘getting taller’ https://t.co/fvvUhkdTjW
- Enforcing a Jury Trial Waiver in California: An Impossible Task? #US https://t.co/Tg2pyLT9fM
- Birmingham bikers perform deadly stunts in YouTube video https://t.co/5pYtZ5itYC
- #SriLanka navy intercepts refugees attempting illegal entry https://t.co/qQ4xKg9wdx
- Korematsu v. #US — Balancing Liberties and Safety... https://t.co/17NPjBYW0H
- #US Appeals court declines to reconsider net neutrality decision https://t.co/wilVjgmcsb
- A Woman Is On Trial For Laughing During A Congressional Hearing #US https://t.co/leCKJxhbvc
- FIA arrests #Omanis for buying kidneys from illegal clinic in Lahore #Pakistan https://t.co/PwYSxjjo7c
- Man Gets New Mortgage Fraud Trial Because of Sleeping Lawyer #US https://t.co/GtdXnlEGJd
- $12.2 million to upgrade facilities and resources at Victoria regional courts #Australia https://t.co/thGklZ3hzU
- KEFI Minerals makes progress with #Ethiopia courts https://t.co/EkDcwXneg7
- Fixing #Canada's courts isn't just up to the federal government https://t.co/vPU1X9I4Bp
- The Battle Against Trump's Assault on Climate Is Moving to the Courts #US https://t.co/OMNYBwwJCK
- International Lawyers, Judges Call on Beijing to Release Detained Rights Lawyer Xie Yang #China https://t.co/hcvMD5RUKr
- Samsung self-driving car trial in #SouthKorea approved https://t.co/zdCq8IqrwI
- 3 Ways Big Data Will Change the Lawyer's Role https://t.co/6YL808RtGH
- Brother of Teen Killed by Police Was Handcuffed and Held Overnight: Lawyer #US https://t.co/ZTMxSMXma3
- Napolitano on courts using software to sentence criminals #US https://t.co/3Zxk4QnlBL
- Proposal that the courts should decide on the recall of citizenship #Norway https://t.co/S3yalAmuoM
- Leeds court thrown into chaos as violence breaks out in public gallery https://t.co/H2Nkf4N0w0
- Police and courts fail cyclists over road safety, says cross-party inquiry https://t.co/GGRQKcjaTZ
- Defence lawyer argues accused BC polygamist's fair trial rights violated #Canada https://t.co/4HINOMw2Hc
- Lawyer says congressman 'received' impeachment rap vs Leni #Philippines https://t.co/yHtEiimzTT
- Parents appeal against high court ruling to end baby’s life support https://t.co/XW6G1lL2cg
- Bob Brown's lawyer argues Tasmania's anti-protest laws designed to stop free speech #Australia https://t.co/XHhFClbFIi
- Lawyer taken to hospital after collapsing in Leicester Magistrates' Court https://t.co/ixmoVsJZWD
- #Jordan Society for Human Rights launches guidebook for journalists https://t.co/vAXAPpswAW
- Business and the Sustainable Development Goals: time to make the human rights connections https://t.co/qKAA4xC5no
- Branstad pledges to confront Beijing on human rights #China https://t.co/YS3PLarS5u
- Human Rights in #Egypt: One Prisoner's Release is Not Enough https://t.co/ApdGolmscj
- 2 #Israelis Who Entered Gaza Held Incommunicado https://t.co/QZ4gOcxE5F
- New UEFA human-rights requirements for Euro 2024 bids https://t.co/HJiWoaJuMV
- Trump keeps praising international strongmen, alarming human rights advocates #US https://t.co/iopHyKoI0Y
- Agents' fees up 31% in a decade: surveyors, conveyancers up much more https://t.co/BU0o3pZE3e
- 'Old-fashioned measures' mean FTBs face mortgage barriers https://t.co/OHH1bTu6Cb
- Search Acumen launches complimentary quotation tool https://t.co/HcTdYCYHsW
- Biggest UK legal merger 'very exciting for Aberdeen' https://t.co/5RCDGBPHED
- Why the UK and EU cannot easily agree on EU citizens' rights: UK vs EU law https://t.co/SSj9bHw01F
- Brexit: Lawyers warn of industry influence over public health laws as EU 'fundamental right' is axed https://t.co/GDjFzP0b5L
- In the spotlight: the UK Supreme Court https://t.co/68IFxleoOQ
- The UK Criminal Finances Act: Freezing Suspiciously Obtained Property to Fight Global Corruption https://t.co/WGLS5s6UyM
- Shortened UK Finance Bill becomes law https://t.co/hgZg9qcYk8
- BCCI ropes in UK law firm, ready with notice for ICC #India https://t.co/g2Jxh70xYq
- 12 bizarre UK laws and rules which could catch you out... https://t.co/FxejYHyEpT
- The skills you need to work in legal aid https://t.co/0JqeaVn4YY
- Suing a Mississippi Funeral Home for Refusing to Transport and Cremate the Body of Gay Man #US https://t.co/vxrcsfNEgP
- These Creative Law Partners Drum Up Business By Singing Legal Advice On YouTube https://t.co/sa8m8pw9JI
- Fyre Festival lawyers threaten live-tweeting festival-goers with legal action https://t.co/GdClw3cmrF
- #US reward for robbed Indian man who saved colleague https://t.co/HsoMBUEfKo
- The six Brexit traps that will defeat Theresa May https://t.co/s6vsIkDODJ
- #Ukraine investigates 94-year-old #Jewish veteran over nationalist's death in 1952 https://t.co/VVvO4OSUmW
- Why are #India's top judges doubting each others' sanity? https://t.co/mEB7ZJhiNS
- #US lawmakers eye airline legislation, citing 'terrible' experiences https://t.co/xbmNsfVHsX
- #Malawi Attorney General, Kalekeni Kaphale, gets injunction against Judiciary staff strike https://t.co/FDz4tP1MeA
- Law fraternities, #Cayman Finance back Judiciary in court documents complaints https://t.co/BzMtpy6gzB
- President's guidance: Judicial Cooperation with Serious Case Reviews https://t.co/H7mcdQPCVQ
- Former opposition party chairman Ogbulafor lauds #Nigeria judiciary https://t.co/oLT5lXLUsU
- Alabama House Judiciary Committee OKs nitrogen gas for executions #US https://t.co/Jt8y0G8FVa
- FBI Director Comey Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee #US https://t.co/x2HRqoiqiC
- Tories have alienated junior doctors, nurses, firefighters, teachers, lawyers and people who believe in equality https://t.co/hzTtuvWfTu
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