2229th 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 Focus Story: While all eyes are on Russia now, allegations of doping violations are surfacing elsewhere in the world. But who cares?
Focus of the Day story: Underfunded justice system 'crumbling', top criminal barrister says. Failure to disclose evidence in rape trials a sign of ‘dystopian disaster’ engulfing courts. Full story - Guardian Law
Saturday Conversations on Law |
- American fitness guru faces up to seven years in a #Dubai prison for referring to ex-wife as a 'bitch'... https://t.co/PokvnTcIG5
- If Trump's own advisers think he has obstructed justice, how could Republicans decide otherwise?... https://t.co/vZn69DIyaD
- Justice stalwart Sir Henry Brooke dies at 81 | Law Gazette https://t.co/LLxb7ALkl5
- Charity urges employment law tightening to protect interns | Law Gazette https://t.co/lEbb9sNaxU
- 'You can't force people into mediation': Society spells out ADR wishes | Law Gazette https://t.co/sL64z2b847
- Banned 'factory' conveyancer refused entry to legal profession | Law Gazette https://t.co/cxeDUXLh5D
- Computer says nisi: digital divorce application on test | Law Gazette https://t.co/otV1MLSf1K
- Details emerge of Paradise Papers firm's action against media | Law Gazette https://t.co/bhiWeEv
- Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Will Skip Trump's State of the Union Address #US... https://t.co/mjcZvIWxq1
- #HongKong's new justice chief dogged by property scandal... https://t.co/k3lZs5DeK6
- #Liberia President Weah fleshes out cabinet under fire for justice minister with past criminal behaviour... https://t.co/BipHzlisiA
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/otGeuNO1xY
- Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding in court on rape charges https://t.co/LiOgBXtc2s
- Stakeknife: Fred Scappaticci arrested over murders https://t.co/IV5VGjHcxN
- Land Rover raid on Aldi store captured on CCTV https://t.co/wBN7my6LX4
- Hatton Garden gang ringleaders ordered to pay £27.5m https://t.co/2xmjSTyNwn
- Glee actor Mark Salling, 35, found dead https://t.co/k8xhpKAZzR
- Finsbury Park mosque attack suspect hoped to kill Jeremy Corbyn https://t.co/YHUa0OcNnp
- Scottish Justice Minister urged to quit after mandarin tries to 'interfere' with police commissioner... https://t.co/QxZOd71qNN
- MPs launch campaign to stop sexual history being used unfairly against rape complainants in court... https://t.co/6urrKxab6H
- Law Society of Scotland proposes reform to legal services regulation... https://t.co/RY6Uqx1qE5
- The price to pay for consequences of conduct outside of legal practice... https://t.co/niMZyJCpUF
- Trainee solicitor is raising the bar at Henley law firm Blandy & Blandy... https://t.co/Tibrmzk4D6
- Appointment as a Salaried Judge of the First-tier Tribunal: Watson... https://t.co/lvfU7aknM7
- #Canada begins court fight to overturn NAFTA ruling on Digby quarry... https://t.co/byRnOlSQQg
- Dying man's plea ignored by Dundee night carer who passed job on to someone else... https://t.co/fXkeScIxQl
- Solicitor’s dishonesty could cost compensation fund £600,000 | Legal Futures... https://t.co/VR2Z50TlQ6
- Canada-style Brexit deal is equivalent of ‘no deal’ for legal services, says Law Society | Legal Futures... https://t.co/JmFsW2ovoj
- Ex-Shoosmiths employee awarded damages for PA’s “immigrants go home” comment | Legal Futures... https://t.co/dZtinDOlLd
- Leaked government Brexit paper suggests UK economic hit https://t.co/WbHHRxVh32
- BBC review finds 'no gender bias in on-air pay decisions' https://t.co/AFb9aDRYMF
- Met Police apologise for Liam Allan collapsed rape trial https://t.co/fZoxzCdm4I
- Law firms' female partners earn 24% less than men https://t.co/IzXgv42ZfC
- 'Ex-soldier' raiding Home Counties houses at gunpoint https://t.co/Gz3agSpK6b
- Actor David Tennant accepts phone-hacking damages https://t.co/zKH752u0TJ
- Hangry and ransomware added to Oxford English Dictionary https://t.co/1XptHhTomf
- Tribunal refuses to confirm consent agreement between commission, ammonia producers #SouthAfrica... https://t.co/wyqwbTW02T
- Worker Called "Pikey" by Boss is Awarded £300000 by Employment Tribunal... https://t.co/L0OB2frKBT
- Human rights tribunal throws out maths tutor's claim #NewZealand... https://t.co/vdlklP2tYA
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/lsZZAIcASd
- Competition Tribunal conditionally approves Steinhoff, Action Ford merger #SouthAfrica... https://t.co/v5oA1r3FnU
- When are online sales restrictions OK under UK/EU competition law?... https://t.co/4jF7lHJUJ5
- Charleton Tribunal: Public interest not served if Commissioner stood down in 2016 - civil servant... https://t.co/cSOAyTL4aY
- Pro-Trump group deny telling Native American legislator to 'get out of my country' #US... https://t.co/m5SUbLyeYO
- Presidential corruption verdict shows just how flawed #Brazil's justice system is... https://t.co/tcYf2Fu1nA
- Tax experts 'concerned' by post-Brexit customs law plans... https://t.co/jU2cD2ZB1v
- Legal challenge to UK government money for Northern Ireland https://t.co/B7GhT2eNI4
- Devon police under fire for proposal to suspend badger protection law https://t.co/jnam7zk9pc
- Challenged on all fronts, Britain's May faces pressure over Brexit law https://t.co/DJXX7Wmvor
- FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe steps down early #US https://t.co/bZKseGT8LT
- Brave: Rose McGowan's memoir details 'rape' by Harvey Weinstein https://t.co/rLkIEv81zv
- Squalid homes: Corbyn says government ‘in pockets of landlords’ https://t.co/3Ghs4XrFGy
- Female employees demand back pay and apology from BBC https://t.co/2ITa6QiupQ
- Underfunded justice system 'crumbling', top criminal barrister says https://t.co/ngNbRNQJgZ
- Arthur Davidson obituary: Veteran media lawyer and Labour MP who served as shadow attorney general in the 1980s https://t.co/OnSpQcjMhZ
- Tuesday's LawNewsIndex: 30th January #Law #News https://t.co/tPLbTWyM5Q #lawyers #legal #solicitor #barrister… https://t.co/i3I1iCjhKz
- The legal difference between sexual misconduct, assault, and harassment, explained... https://t.co/E3EW810IXa