2008th 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: When Zimbabwean Blessing Fire was born, he was told by doctors he would never be able to walk like a "normal child", but no-one said anything about breakdancing. He uses crutches or a wheelchair to move long distances but is able to walk. His brother's gymnastics inspired him to take up breakdancing and now he dances in an award-winning crew.
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Supreme Court decides for immigrant who received poor advice from counsel #US https://t.co/KNTLhPpy4R
- HRW accuses #UAE of supporting human rights abuses in Yemen https://t.co/r3mK9O6g0A
- Only 37-39% of Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) graduates go on to pupillage https://t.co/OGvqaLujC5
- Travers Smith launches mentor scheme to empower LGBT+ students https://t.co/GzU52Ya7mG
- Boston bolt-on: Hogan Lovells to swallow up US law firm Collora https://t.co/wcerZRYEX4
- Why lawyers need to be good listeners https://t.co/FAWdKcBjnZ
- Make it unlawful to stand by and record emergency scenes, argues law professor https://t.co/4pkJZ7217N
- An open letter to the new Lord Chancellor from Joshua Rozenberg https://t.co/tgyCb0LjGY
- Top criminal chambers forced to rebrand as old premises become luxury apartments https://t.co/s0H1gpOwkW
- ‘Robot lawyer’ created by Cambridge students will now answer your legal problems via Facebook Messenger https://t.co/R6baevV6A4
- Over 60% of BPTC grads don’t have pupillage, new stats show https://t.co/ArGbuDBpAV
- Why I regret my magic circle training contract https://t.co/PDR5mLLyOi
- Worry more about AI going wrong, says Slaughter and May https://t.co/r3H2pk0xlB
- US outfit Goodwin Procter launches London training contract schemes https://t.co/l5Hol4IWsD
- From King’s College London law student to Ashurst partner https://t.co/hN4CpkCyht
- City law firms dominate first ever social mobility employer index https://t.co/5RrUhQSxYo
- Law student who helped Baker McKenzie partner during train station attack lands vac scheme at Baker McKenzie https://t.co/g5N6DePRLH
- I’m boiling to death on my vac scheme — do I still have to wear a suit? https://t.co/uyZw9uI8nJ
- Supreme Court rules excluding public from jury selection does not invalidate conviction #US https://t.co/faJVJkDlQo
- Lawyers launch judicial review against government’s refugee policy, on World Refugee Day https://t.co/lmxngWfjJE
- Finsbury Park van attack: Media lawyer says newspapers have ‘pushed at the boundaries’ and may be in contempt of... https://t.co/g92g7myuq9
- Hendron v Hendron: ‘Drug addict’ barrister evicted from lawyer twin’s Covent Garden flat after High Court... https://t.co/7menYLPgGx
- Case comment: Why someone was sent to prison for taking photos of the Grenfell Tower victims https://t.co/eFK4Z06i3g
- Eversheds Sutherland launches new legal service for start-ups thanks to one of its trainees https://t.co/u1KKOdV8sG
- ULaw among gold-rated universities in government’s first teaching rankings https://t.co/N9NvHLn2mI
- Court rules rock band can trade mark its name even though it’s offensive to Asians https://t.co/r6cWQeMFnM
- There’s now a Supreme Court guidebook for bears https://t.co/js9acpoIZR
- Get out there and meet lawyers, there is no better preparation https://t.co/EDNjEHuwPl
- Birmingham student event: Lawyers and the fourth industrial revolution — with Pinsent Masons https://t.co/0XyMtJSpPQ
- Dundee student collects law degree from doctor who saved her life when she was a baby https://t.co/NxoXawverX
- Brexit and the online world https://t.co/qLaYYZh0JI
- Clyde & Co associate struck off after sending ‘misleading’ emails to conceal £500,000 error https://t.co/yOruJWEHAn
- Six hurt as car hits crowd in Newcastle Muslim's Eid celebration https://t.co/5fWvFLTg57 https://t.co/81OZfvO37R
- Federal judge orders major changes to Arizona death penalty procedures #US https://t.co/7cPm2yoUJL
- #Thailand parliament approves legislation giving military political influence https://t.co/uq1eulGoey
- Palm Beach Judge Lisa Small earns Distinguished Jurist Award #US https://t.co/VzIGAbYd43
- Supreme Court: naturalized citizens cannot lose citizenship based on immaterial false statements https://t.co/FJvcRtVW7u
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/NlUnWUJzEl
- #Turkey LGBT: Istanbul's Gay Pride organisers vow to defy ban https://t.co/DFg1bFnxFy
- Federal appeals court upholds almost all convictions of former CIA officer #US https://t.co/t2RlySVGmL
- Supreme Court rules against Wisconsin family in land taking case #US https://t.co/YAXt4ARAnt
- #Canada to apologise for 'LGBT purge' in government https://t.co/A2byJeDNrp
- Keeping Illegal Seafood off the Shelf All Hands on Deck https://t.co/9lHhpyu82J
- North Carolina law: Not illegal for someone to continue intercourse even after partner says no #US https://t.co/61BEhP4WBN
- Redruth Burger van man guilty of illegal tobacco sales https://t.co/INoTayezax
- Judge slams illegal behaviour of prosecutors in case against businessmen involved in Rangers https://t.co/NcXdj5PWWH
- Armed with illegal weapons, man claiming to be 'Mad Max' arrested in Barstow desert, deputies say #US https://t.co/goecdoKujL
- Liskeard company Steve Hoskin Construction Ltd fined for illegal use of public water supply... https://t.co/dDaLk5pznv
- Illegal levels of toxic air blight 70% of medical centres in central London https://t.co/LcDDICC8o0
- Officers seize 30000 illegal cigarettes in Birmingham shop raids... https://t.co/EgaDqJRyrA
- Family GP arrested for 'illegal' circumcision of baby boy along with two other people https://t.co/l9qVp9vYcP
- Euthanasia mindset looms over disabled baby's legal fight, ethicist warns https://t.co/lp5A1bLCgn
- Indigenous Legal Traditions and the Imperial Response (LAW274H1S) #Canada https://t.co/FLHIuKaF3b
- Dodgy Brits’ bogus food poisoning claims leave hoteliers crying: ‘¡Basta!’ #Spain https://t.co/U2yMPDNMZh
- Black St Louis police officer shot by white colleague 'fearing for his safety' #US https://t.co/0dPlD4CuMj
- #Cambodian female workers in Nike, Asics and Puma factories suffer mass faintings https://t.co/HFjHAFwDaK
- #Saudi security foils terror plot targeting Mecca Grand Mosque and pilgrims https://t.co/w1bPTkI9rT
- Housing crisis threatens a million families with eviction by 2020 https://t.co/e5vc48ouV4
- New #US study finds uptick in crashes where marijuana is legal... https://t.co/5jJNzcc1cV
- Understanding Your Legal Options If You've Been Sexually Harassed #US... https://t.co/LsrRHbCk7O
- Free trade deals for 'poorest countries' to be maintained post-Brexit https://t.co/VJQ4OalFgk
- Boy arrested after attempted rape of girl, 8, in Manchester https://t.co/mokfLQdX94
- Police seek footballer over alleged knife threat https://t.co/Vp1QOEZxDS
- #Trump accuses Obama of allowing him to win the election through #Russian meddling #US claim... https://t.co/aSLBeohjBy
- #Egypt's president ratifies islands deal with Saudi Arabia https://t.co/cIXz52Ga8B
- Mormon girl who says she is gay has microphone cut off, stirring protest #US... https://t.co/h8cC4JBhoM
- Mormon girl cut off while speaking about her sexuality in church #US – video... https://t.co/GZHXTtBDYq
- The Senate health care bill takes aim at some legal immigrants #US... https://t.co/bYHdYxGe1G
- Former Seminole chief to help other tribes grow legal weed #US... https://t.co/AMMs1jj2Hy
- 'No doesn't really mean no': North Carolina law means women can't revoke consent for sex #US... https://t.co/NsyQ1fZIcN
- London council to take legal advice after tests reveal wrong panels fitted to tower blocks... https://t.co/goglB9hohb
- ECOSOC Humanitarian Segment: UK statement on international humanitarian law... https://t.co/79LBMK8DMb
- Grenfell Tower survivors evicted from hotel accommodation after Tory council failed to secure rooms https://t.co/Qrysdyd1ac
- Donald Trump may face new legal action over Trump University #US... https://t.co/8wAvRFBtYl
- Head of domestic violence charity Refuge: charming men can make dangerous lovers... https://t.co/KTk7vCKmno
- Can EU actors keep using common law after Brexit?... https://t.co/yqVVLfRTym
- UK High Court rules law banning boycott of #Israeli apartheid unlawful... https://t.co/34UM1C7DjS
- Bid to scrap SNP football anti-bigotry law to be formally launched today... https://t.co/21I2UGpZJK
- Britain's finance industry warns of threat from Brexit law changes... https://t.co/UL9N88UvZS
- Glastonbury bows to Jeremy Corbyn, who is 'inspired' by young voters... https://t.co/SO3jk8rnOA
- Cash for sick child's treatment stolen https://t.co/7Q4kviiY6u
- Bethnal Green fire: Flats evacuated as flames spread https://t.co/Usk77H3Rwb
- Eclipse Legal Systems Turns 30 as Proclaim's User Base Soars to 25000... https://t.co/SOq961UaW7
- Assange lawyer says UK breaking international law... https://t.co/dlvsWDeQcJ
- UK Police Stress Causing Wave Of Sickness And Mental Health Issues... https://t.co/8UqTPUQ4s1
- Lord Ahmed welcomes conslusions of UN Human Rights Council... https://t.co/mGMeFiOuk9
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/3LTVI7gJLD
- Commission praises progress of EU Partnership – human rights agencies raise concern... https://t.co/CRXd6SIwaa
- Queen's Speech confirms (new) data protection law for the UK... https://t.co/Mt48WVZjB5
- Didier Reynders welcomes adoption by Human Rights Council of resolution on human rights in Kasai #DRC... https://t.co/MqEjPvnqFv
- Human Rights Council 35: Statement of Introduction for Resolution on Syria... https://t.co/7STjcxjapJ
- Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law https://t.co/EG2AxOsnXm
- Statement on the Protection of the Human Rights of Migrants Resolution... https://t.co/IB0QNOBld2
- EU needs greater focus on human rights impact of sanctions... https://t.co/YAZUup6bjy
- Desperate man cries at food bank after eating his first proper meal in two weeks... https://t.co/7X90uLVoTP
- Explanation of Position on Resolution on National Policies and Human Rights... https://t.co/9Cp9E9WgGA
- #China Buying International Silence on Human Rights... https://t.co/l8QH5pwies
- Proposed ACA Repeal Puts Health Care for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Individuals #US... https://t.co/4JNDRGyIVw
- HRC Opposes Shameful, Secretive Proposal to Rip Health Coverage from Millions of #Americans... https://t.co/KwfhNBjBFm
- Angry scenes as Britain First march through Birmingham city centre... https://t.co/2KNc4euO2P
