30th April - Law News

2317th 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: They know us better than we know ourselves: that's the impression you might get from the Facebook data harvesting scandal. And while the crisis has dented the social media giant's reputation, it has vowed to clean up its act when it comes to users' personal details. But some of the controls Facebook has brought in after the scandal could end up strengthening its already powerful position in global digital advertising.



Focus of the Day Story: Baroness Hale, President of the Supreme Court, has championed no-fault divorce in a speech to family lawyers, a month before the court is due to hear the high-profile case of Owens v Owens. Addressing family justice organisation Resolution’s annual conference in Bristol this week, Baroness Hale said current divorce law is ‘confusing and misleading’ as well as discriminatory since many poorer parties, including victims of abuse, cannot afford to separate from their spouse until they get the court orders available only on divorce. She said it provokes bitterness and can make things worse for children. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Barclays and Law Society launch new lawtech hub — with support from top firms and unis https://t.co/pSzSyHAFUg 
• UK must 'resolve contradictions' in border policy https://t.co/0sgZw9uare
• Incompetent Amber Rudd resigns as home secretary https://t.co/YKLeTHxvEO 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ZdXvaA7cpw
• How the surge in LLB numbers is shaking up legal education https://t.co/yAfcxjDBID
• Legal aid row: ‘Sit down and talk with us’, top QCs tell government https://t.co/AmWXPgZaHb
• A judge has warned of "systemic failures" in disclosing evidence after a £500,000 red diesel VAT fraud trial collap… https://t.co/WD6K7MmqpD 
• Wanted men 'kicked and beaten with iron bars' in a place named Mullaghbawn https://t.co/ypEu6U7lgz 
• T-Mobile agrees $26bn mega-merger with Sprint https://t.co/0BC0Tfu57F
• New drama set in London divorce firm hits TV screens https://t.co/jrhuWa5YMy 
• @VanessaFiji @UKLabour Speak for yourself! People are tired of waiting and this is a new type of politics, this is… https://t.co/O2Zqpww4yJ 
• Sexting, knife crime and social media — pro bono takes many forms https://t.co/tQjTBlqJQI 
• Ince & Co trainee sacked over ‘professional standards’ https://t.co/7CI7TgcRVw
• Disability policies are the legal profession’s disconnect https://t.co/5hCM1Y26Xf
• ‘Change is happening pretty slowly compared with what is coming’ https://t.co/I3bDT8kzxt 
• SRA appeals tribunal’s ‘unduly lenient’ sanction against City solicitor convicted of sexual assault… https://t.co/ZyfmaHxtcB
• Former Trump Tower in #Azerbaijan, Dogged by Controversy, Is Engulfed by Fire https://t.co/9e2P3zbrDG 
• Allen & Overy reveals latest tech start-ups to join its ‘Fuse’ innovation hub https://t.co/wrGBxCkN5N
• Why One Woman Testified Against Bill Cosby: ‘I Had the Strength’ https://t.co/aNdjNG9eUh 
• Data protection: Why you're getting so many emails about privacy https://t.co/cy3B0nvq5N 
• Police’s Shifting Account of Black Man’s Death Raises Questions in Savannah #US https://t.co/RDKRpl16bv 
• Brexit shmexit? Most City firms think EU departure won’t affect lawyer numbers https://t.co/QC6mdDDAA7 
• Criminal defence solicitor thrust into tabloid spotlight over claims she’s living with her Celebrity Big Brother… https://t.co/ntvFWH4GR3
• More than 1,000 students join group legal action over teaching time lost to uni strikes https://t.co/smv4xSbZrK
• First murder conviction quashed on back of Supreme Court’s syllabus-changing joint enterprise ruling https://t.co/kUcoXdKGAF 
• ‘A cosy old boys’ network’: MP grills SRA over its handling of Weinstein NDA scandal https://t.co/Up8ssz0XWo 
• GDL drop-out launches luxury private members club for London students seeking ‘the finer things in life’ https://t.co/PPFcl3LUiC 
• Student goes mega-viral after claiming she submitted a criminal justice essay with the title ‘F*ck my life’ https://t.co/SZqk2mh7sy 
• Nottingham Trent law student due in court after video showing alleged racist chanting in halls goes viral https://t.co/3pAxizKZw
• More complaints about university standards come from law students than almost any other course… https://t.co/FWORkoxJeb
• Domestic violence clinic and refugee reunion project among winners at annual student pro bono awards https://t.co/Hz2z20ozme
• Percentage of trainees experiencing mental health problems DOUBLES https://t.co/70SCT1Nkah 
• Motive for Mass Killings in Congo Is Mystery, but Suffering Is Clear https://t.co/W1r4xS2IWB 
• Men felled by #MeToo are going to stage comebacks. So it’s time to talk about what it looks like when they do… https://t.co/6b02Vk7HWf 
• The competition watchdog is being urged by politicians to examine the possible merger of Sainsbury's and Asda https://t.co/zHwON3SDKI 
• With Taunts and Guile, the Golden State Killer Left a Trail of Horror #US https://t.co/t8VTx4KNWq 
• India PM Modi authorized capture of runaway #Dubai princess, newspaper claims https://t.co/X69LoQD4xk 
• Diners hurt as ceiling collapses in Bolton restaurant https://t.co/UWZ62wbB4y 
• Four hurt in hit-and-run in Newport https://t.co/64gSSeNVqF 
• Brandon Lewis still claims that Home Secretary Amber Rudd did nothing wrong regarding immigration removal targets https://t.co/kTNqmauNch 
• The #US government should cede territory back to Native Americans https://t.co/xCyVvo2YDb 
• Young and old need a new social contract https://t.co/SZjjsGdlZ1 
• Windrush is only the latest UK immigration scandal: just ask the Chagossians https://t.co/Oqc6z18tAY 
• High court blocks Amber Rudd attempt to deport witness https://t.co/MCwEzyf7t9 
• #Chinese university hosts 'grenade-throwing' contest https://t.co/OaPDfPZpnj
• Can music bridge #Thailand's sectarian divide? https://t.co/aDi9t4JfeT
• Row escalates over 'toxic' Trump pick for veterans' affairs #US https://t.co/0Hm9lmAdBt 
• MSNBC's Joy Reid addresses homophobic blog post controversy #US https://t.co/Nu2JgtqNE1 
• Sumo wrestling: The growing sexism problem in #Japan's traditional sport https://t.co/9O7QymnISs
• Fake five-star reviews being bought and sold online https://t.co/EkfnSULsSV 
• Pamplona rape case: Protests over sentence go in to third day #Spain https://t.co/lXMNttG8bY 
• Family money cases are set to speed up with launch of fast track procedure for financial remedy applications https://t.co/N65TBvRmXx
• Here’s Why Amazon and EBay Are the U.K.’s New Tax Fraud Police against small fly as big wigs go free… https://t.co/PQz4CIWitQ 
• Peers have called for evidence on stricter scrutiny procedures for the Brexit Bill’s Henry VIII powers | NLJ https://t.co/pVJg5h545G 
• Final UK network and information security laws published https://t.co/V3Oj5aRw0e

29th April - Law News

2316th 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: New Palestinian art museum opens in United States. Modern art, pop art, Asian art, African art, of all the cultures and styles represented in the United States, one has been noticeably absent from public display. Until now.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• HMRC’s crackdown on tax avoidance has created a huge backlog of cases | NLJ https://t.co/lttncGcdkI
• #SaudiArabia 'sorry' for promotional footage of scantily clad women wrestlers - time for wrestling hijabs? https://t.co/PDJln75cAo
• #Myanmar violence: Thousands flee fresh fighting in Kachin state https://t.co/3nV86o2H8o
• UK banks to be covered by EU law until 2020 under withdrawal deal: ECB https://t.co/u7olJWxO1v 
• The search for Brexit optimism | NLJ https://t.co/XuXoPrmK5g 
• New Family President appointed | NLJ https://t.co/41tvyX9L2O 
• Nothing simple about child support | NLJ https://t.co/qTebjtVWIO
• Lawyer representing Italian men charged over Liverpool fan assault says both clubs should be punished... https://t.co/V1Jt6AgfNW
• Reforms to judges’ pay proposed | NLJ https://t.co/s897IIrCzG 
• Whiplash debate begins | NLJ https://t.co/M135Aahqr7
• Parking machine gets pizza car topping in Dawlish https://t.co/oPxwTVg2tf 
• Tesla driver banned for M1 autopilot seat-switch https://t.co/WgAiXoPCpg 
• Supreme Court President calls for divorce reform | NLJ https://t.co/URycAx8F1W 
• Property lawyers can now find practical information on vishing, smishing and phishing in the Conveyancing Associati… https://t.co/ZVc2KE83fu 
• Who is Jennifer Robinson? #Australian human rights lawyer who defended WikiLeaks founder https://t.co/Qcr0N6eTZs 
• Corruption case against former #France president Sarkozy sheds new light on Gaddafi removal https://t.co/Mb0Mf67ekr 
• Police suspect suicide in death of lawyer days from trial on charges of impersonating judge #US… https://t.co/4qvYpD9DqM 
• #Singapore elderly manager who asked man for sex had drinking problem and is estranged from children… https://t.co/NYkoyhcjCB 
• Russian lawyer at Trump Tower meeting had closer ties to Kremlin than previously disclosed #US… https://t.co/PYwXXYVc6f 
• A new law giving harsher punishments to people who attack or sexually assault emergency workers has been backed by… https://t.co/4dVzcRZJaU 
• Deadline to amend UK surveillance laws https://t.co/H3toI1VaUf 
• Special master appointed in Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's case https://t.co/kNKHiNqxUH 
• Theresa May's Hostile environment policy leaving doctors without visas, say NHS officials https://t.co/Wq8EGXtMbO 
• Windrush scandal: legal clinics in Brixton for those affected https://t.co/vWRRqaemXA 
• Warning signs for TSB's IT meltdown were clear a year ago – insider https://t.co/nHGAvdtaAe 
• Polling station voter ID plans are deeply flawed, say critics https://t.co/unc9mDa75T
• Birmingham mosque hit-and-run not terror-related, police believe https://t.co/LPbzevFNLa
• Timeline: key events in the legal battle over Alfie Evans https://t.co/4i3grI8ch0 
• Parole Board reform unveiled after John Worboys controversy https://t.co/G0rlCGMa0d
• Sainsbury's and Asda in shock talks over £10bn merger deal https://t.co/Yi6L21rVgg 
• The Secret Barrister review – a justice system that is utterly broken https://t.co/WMOk59Evdf 
• Health warnings after toxic caterpillar outbreak in London https://t.co/qP12e7WiPT
• Challenging parole could get easier for members of the public https://t.co/g4cT6y5sju 
• Senior Tories rally around Amber Rudd, amid criticism for her failure to know specific migrant removal targets https://t.co/a1kfu0ROSe 
• Alfie Evans: Legal battle toddler dies https://t.co/wfbTCHzP5p
• Cork solicitor aims to set another athletic world record https://t.co/3ikrHDBN0J 
• Former solicitor Michael Lynn lodges bail appeal #Ireland https://t.co/GCJ5R6UgSX 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/xUtdwQAmlp
• BC solicitor general to release more details on recreational marijuana regulations #Canada https://t.co/vyqZKmAg9M
• England: Solicitors' watchdog tells members to use solicitor advocates during barristers strike… https://t.co/ojis1cD1SZ 
• Statement on Human Rights Violations and Abuses against LGBTI Persons in #Chechnya https://t.co/JiPGAc6aBU
• #Ethiopia must redouble human rights strides: UN rights boss https://t.co/j2vzfA5bwt 
• UN human rights chief decries #Israel's use of 'excessive force' in Gaza https://t.co/Aop51bmhNc
• #Burundi's 32-year sentence for defending human rights an insult to justice https://t.co/9Yj4nkbARX 
• #ElSalvador's Failure to decriminalize abortion is a terrible blow to human rights https://t.co/Yw8QH4dG1Q
• Letter to #Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban Regarding Human Rights Priorities https://t.co/gs8ZrsfBjK
• ‘The criminal justice system is on its knees’: Solicitor's brutally honest speech as Cambridge court faces closure https://t.co/M3yarfb0z3

28th April - Law News

2315th 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: Vijay Mallya, the fugitive billionaire wanted in India for defaulting on loan worth crores, said today that it is his democratic right to vote in Karnataka but he "cannot travel".

Saturday Conversations on Law

• UK has six months to rewrite snooper's charter, high court rules https://t.co/YI2qQBwkOb 
• Five inmates die in seven weeks at HMP Birmingham run by shamefully incompetent G4S https://t.co/NEawxqVkT7
• Islamic State 'Sim card man' jailed https://t.co/PNInQXFQ3T 
• Daughter left mum to die covered in own faeces https://t.co/P5iiHdJoUT
• Casper and Corey Platt-May deaths: Driver high on cocaine is jailed https://t.co/7zlkpaELe7
• Home Secretary Amber Rudd has apologised for not being aware of "specific" migrant removal targets https://t.co/LE8gvZmpCv 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ydp8KWnYtK
• No attack, no victims, no chem weapons: Douma witnesses speak at OPCW briefing at The Hague #Syria… https://t.co/sPzy4flaVa
• Woman and her 11-year-old son terrified by racial abuse on crowded train https://t.co/05CkQ93bmv 
• Testosterone rules: I have offered Caster Semenya from #SouthAfrica my legal team - Indian athlete Dutee Chand https://t.co/FtZZN3udEz
• Daily Express paper apologises for Liverpool FC 'slur' https://t.co/eM26QkHmfl 
• Couple fuming after 15 hour flight ends with them back at same airport they departed from https://t.co/TDEK6qbc0L 
• Legal profession facing talent drain as mental health problems surge | Law Gazette https://t.co/2yFl6gk2sq 
• Treasury finds £20m for legal services - so long as they're digital | Law Gazette https://t.co/VCyS7QnyRK
• Leveson: Do we want Premier League or a non-league criminal justice system? | Law Gazette https://t.co/MNWmcQpBXt 
• High Court declares coroner 'cab rank' policy unlawful | Law Gazette https://t.co/2ngRsSfT1Y 
• Ex-FBI lawyer to head SFO - reports | Law Gazette https://t.co/eW5eG7en9M 
• Outright cold-call ban fails to make it through finance bill | Law Gazette https://t.co/DwgXsqPHeM 
• Judge slams 'game-playing' immigration lawyers and refers three firms to SRA | Law Gazette https://t.co/1eJNOG4D3h 
• Amber Rudd: Windrush helpline callers don't need lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/eVlTZDJWOA
• DJ guilty of contempt of court after NHS compensation bid https://t.co/R6DhSYZbN0 
• EU member states support near-total neonicotinoids ban https://t.co/qr4dOXFpy9
• #China stabbings: Seven students killed in Shaanxi https://t.co/X2dTASpObS 
• EU agrees total ban on bee-harming pesticides https://t.co/JpEgqGLvdP
• Wild animals are dying off rapidly. A new law could halt this destruction https://t.co/WtlFPbvR0i 
• 'Colourful socks or kinky boots': what not to wear to get ahead in law https://t.co/gpFCNhvIES 
• London coroner's 'cab rank' policy ruled discriminatory https://t.co/bK3fB5AZny
• Crossing Divides: Yorkshire Dales farmer works with asylum seekers https://t.co/ROqFo4rMEC 
• Anti-racism Labour activist unfairly expelled after verbal attack on Blairite MP at anti-Semitism event https://t.co/rHBnfRfhMb
• Leveson sounds warning bell over lawyers shunning careers in criminal law https://t.co/QYNTmhm9jK
• Government and Labour to keep talking on details of CMC cold-calling ban https://t.co/YsIWsFMDyq
• High Court judge flays conduct of immigration solicitors and refers three firms to SRA https://t.co/2Lqi0mgxJ2 
• Coroner ordered to change 'cab-rank' burial release policy https://t.co/NxHG6BOA2b 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/0FDan13QZf
• Whirlpool and retailers selling its tumble dryers 'give poor safety advice' https://t.co/RZqSzrn9yT 
• Special master appointed in Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's case #US https://t.co/kNKHiNqxUH
• Immigration enforcement is centred on meeting deportation targets. The home secretary should change the policy https://t.co/ccDaYQIopa 
• Why was the scheme behind May’s ‘Go Home’ vans called Operation Vaken? https://t.co/R6e7xoR4mS
• It’s a bit late for Amber Rudd to be ‘heartbroken’ over anything https://t.co/uE1hflD4Cu 
• Nearly every mass killer is a man. Why aren’t we talking about that? https://t.co/hKUWfUziR8
• Bill Cosby's verdict is a rare moment of justice in a long, uphill battle https://t.co/lHTzJ8WFNq
• Migrant rules 'leaving NHS short of doctors' https://t.co/nZdi5ucbiU 
• Windrush: Who exactly was on board? https://t.co/ivkaRAEey4

27th April - Law News

2314th 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: There's controversy brewing over the release of an American prisoner, who was sentenced to life for the murder of two policemen. Herman Bell is set to walk free on Friday. However, the police union is making last-ditch attempts to keep him locked up.


Focus of the Day Story: The criminal justice system is in crisis. Examples are everywhere: from the crumbling fabric of court buildings, to the regular adjournment of trials due to lack of court time, to the collapse of cases due to failures in the investigation and disclosure processes and to the inadequate supervision and management of offenders – every part of the system has been dangerously damaged by years of underfunding. Full story - The Barrister

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Zimbabwe sets up special courts for election violence https://t.co/eHzjLUfWVL
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/m9s22TDtMU
• Twitter announces new privacy policy ahead of European data law https://t.co/m7TRAoaiy0
• Ali Zafar replies to Meesha Shafi's sexual harassment accusation with legal notice #Pakistan… https://t.co/uBXGMvaDUx 
• Appeal court rules fixed costs apply to claim outside protocol | Law Gazette https://t.co/jxjZbZzshV 
• Solicitors must make 'proper efforts' to find an advocate - SRA | Law Gazette https://t.co/AXI7571zeO 
• Group action takes shape against university strike | Law Gazette https://t.co/JRwuiOWxxo
• Government backtracks on legal aid fee debate | Law Gazette https://t.co/Sy5xh9eYaE 
• Ban upheld for immigration lawyer who brought useless claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ys93BdmHU1 
• UK gives the go-ahead to Euro patent court | Law Gazette https://t.co/o2R4pDcBBh 
• Exclusive: Kent's legal services pioneer resigns | Law Gazette https://t.co/DeNsBR5O45 
• MaXhosa by Laduma is taking legal action against Zara over 'copy-cat design' #SouthAfrica https://t.co/Kd3Kyi7p46 
• Courts may have created accidental bigamists by wrongly applying divorce rules https://t.co/Z9Gs4hVYlh
• #US comedian Bill Cosby has been found guilty of three counts of sexual assault https://t.co/2gCuuvZTB8 
• A European court has ruled that Lionel Messi, the world's top earning footballer, can trademark his own name… https://t.co/knnG2c5x7E 
• Legal action threat on plan for 17 new homes at end of Shrewsbury street https://t.co/dgfLANXp0l
• Protests in #Spain as five men cleared of teenager's gang rape https://t.co/nPaCNFMTSX 
• We must address rises in custody rate and prison sentence lengths https://t.co/WN1tQyLzjW 
• Prison violence in England and Wales hits record levels https://t.co/MXli4iwRZ0
• Cardiff campaigners against the sales of UK arms to stand trial after being accused of trespassing at Motorpoint Ar… https://t.co/qCC3wmYxxL
• Save the Children suspends bids for taxpayers' money https://t.co/d0oNw1itdZ 
• Brexit: Amber Rudd suggests customs union position 'not final' https://t.co/9saXqxLE1y
• #Spain 'wolf pack' gang jailed for San Fermin sex attack https://t.co/5IMnIfLSNC 
• Legal high shop owners 'nothing better than drug dealers' https://t.co/4fPYObYhh3
• Woman seeks £700000 compensation from driver who killed her husband https://t.co/eJUlH6gNQT
• #Indian prison conditions in focus as Vijay Mallya hearing nears in UK https://t.co/rhxnriTExq 
• Tory candidate George Stoakley suspended over 'sweating like a Jew' tweet https://t.co/Dgt3XT5iSL 
• Large London firms embracing agile working and AI could cut collective £495m rent | Legal Futures… https://t.co/3N5KPjeraj
• Court hears man 'very unhappy' with where he is living believes prison is the only place for him… https://t.co/Pf8i1oeB0w
• Legal aid strike: Solicitors “should help clients represent themselves” if they can’t find barrister, says SRA... https://t.co/mrxt6EunaP 
• SDT criticises solicitor for “misleading” evidence on husband’s £80,000 investment in firm | Legal Futures… https://t.co/fCa6CSX3ve 
• Pilots accused of planning to fly a passenger jet from Scotland to Canada while under the influence of alcohol hav… https://t.co/JCK0q4K6ae
• Cliff Richard case: Police assisted BBC 'too much' https://t.co/rrRS6Y0WVX 
• Facebook accused of bullying The Guardian newspaper by MPs https://t.co/Kzy55IHV1x 
• Home Office to scrap despicable immigration removals targets https://t.co/r4S3vgzmra 
• British-Iranian academic Abbas Edalat 'arrested as spy' https://t.co/bWVWgpMKmR 
• #Bangladesh student politician Nurul Azim Rony resigns after video of him beating up a man goes viral… https://t.co/uNyYX9z2CW
• #Pakistani court disqualifies foreign minister from parliament https://t.co/nbsSMR0v36 
• Lawyer took £75 to pay for private treatment when daughter got a splinter https://t.co/GeG8SCZSFw 
• Plymouth barrister 'sacked by homophobic gang at law firm' tribunal told https://t.co/A3naQHCtkz 
• 'Watershed moment' - Solicitor says, acting for woman raped while in care of foster parents #Ireland… https://t.co/74AVRzFp5A 
• Knife crime up 22% in England and Wales https://t.co/aSqFyApdMA 
• Facebook to vet UK political ads for May 2019 local elections https://t.co/tSyBXrZOsc 
• Liverpool-Roma clash: #Italian men charged over Anfield violence https://t.co/arz3w4M0XH 
• Bookshop chain Waterstones sold to Elliott Advisors https://t.co/Lw0PF9qrY7 
• Incompetent Tory Home Secretary Amber Rudd urged to resign over immigration removal targets https://t.co/r4S3vgzmra
• Chief Justice #Nigeria: Don't Blame Judiciary for Failed Court Cases https://t.co/XKvHDV4U8h
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/on9Zf7rpE0
• Asaram case: victim's father thanks judiciary, media #India https://t.co/hS45GVYmXO 
• European Regulators Ask if Facebook Is Taking Too Much Data https://t.co/KkPBEHjv0r 
• The Top Jobs Where Women Are Outnumbered by Men Named John https://t.co/4vCi8QwpfR 
• #US Must Keep DACA and Accept New Applications, Federal Judge Rules https://t.co/T6SwqoqZ9G 
• Do Gun Owners Want Gun Control? Yes, Some Say, Post-Parkland #US https://t.co/XSFUvyIMrg 
• Where 8-Year-Old Was Raped and Killed, Hindus Rally Around Suspects #India https://t.co/9jRTQ42GGF
• British Citizen One Day, Illegal Immigrant the Next https://t.co/rAs9f8gD2a
• Adventures in Transgender Fertility https://t.co/CtTQUH7IqA
• Divorce blame game leads to futile court battles, new study finds https://t.co/4p0reQtQDM
• Raye's racism accusation denied by London restaurant https://t.co/R6GSR4iLWH
• School sex abuse: 'My son was raped on a play date' https://t.co/xDyrarkWA2
• Meet people who review Facebook's reported content https://t.co/BgJAm6t4Xl
• Viagogo faces legal action by competition watchdog https://t.co/djWyv0EerG
• SC judges urge CJI to hold full court on issues plaguing judiciary #India https://t.co/XlUTqK1Iiw

26th April - Law News

2313rd 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: Political dramas Homeland and Designated Survivor have recently explored how a president could be removed from office using the 25th amendment to the US constitution. It can only be triggered if the president is deemed 'unfit for office'. But how would it work in reality? Who would be needed to trigger it? And why has it never been used before? The Guardian's US political reporter Sabrina Siddiqui explains


Focus of the Day Story: Employment tribunals continue to be beset with delays, including in the average time taken to deal with the first stage of the litigation process and for parties receiving judgments, employment lawyers have claimed. According to a survey of Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) members, 90% of respondents said they had experienced delays in tribunals dealing with interim paper applications. More than half (57%) said they had experienced delays in receiving reserved judgments and 45% reported postponements of a hearing due to a lack of judicial resources. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Ex-NFL cheerleaders offer to settle bias lawsuit for $1 #US https://t.co/BVsRkwnfa2
• ‘Raw hatred’: why the 'incel' movement targets and terrorises women https://t.co/ykBmORDO7A
• Food banks shouldn’t even exist. Don’t let them become the new normal https://t.co/uIusqvgmlr 
• Cyber-attack website Webstresser taken down https://t.co/KbJF7Ome7z
• Crossing Divides: Flirting across the India-Pakistan border where getting a visa can be impossible https://t.co/sVWajGDVUQ 
• California serial killer: DNA ties ex-officer to cold case #US https://t.co/9TWJRAea7y 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/zZmuFmcEZR
• Opposition raise serious doubts about Civil Liability Bill but several peers support overall direction | Legal Futu… https://t.co/ENoOmO47vN 
• Keystone shares push ever higher after strong maiden results as listed company | Law Gazette https://t.co/ECfL4g4pwY 
• SRA appeals “unduly lenient” penalty handed out to solicitor found guilty of sexual assault | Legal Futures https://t.co/e1obI1tzMb 
• Len McCluskey attacks Corbyn's anti-Semitism critics https://t.co/Mudriqdv0k 
• Home Office 'was told about Windrush problems in 2016' https://t.co/z95QbGNQmx 
• The City seeks ‘Goldilocks’ solution on post-Brexit disputes | Law Gazette https://t.co/TSrvdipdNJ 
• Civil Liability Bill clears latest hurdle as government resolve hardens | Law Gazette https://t.co/Lo8bHt5Q1m
• Clearing up after dishonest solicitors costing every firm £778 a year | Law Gazette https://t.co/ufqmhBI5M5 
• Mishcon de Reya acquires litigation boutique | Law Gazette https://t.co/dT7yqrmvdR
• Digitising divorce applications could save 13,000 hours of court staff time | Law Gazette https://t.co/YShwNivADI
• Virtual assistant and machine learning head to A&O | Law Gazette https://t.co/KF1kM2tPs3 
• Employment tribunals face 'months' of delay, lawyers claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/ID71KEZCVs
• MoJ chips in £152,000 to judicial diversity drive | Law Gazette https://t.co/AGZUz3gsBt 
• Confirmed: Allen & Overy under investigation over Weinstein NDA | Law Gazette https://t.co/A8rrRoDA2y 
• Child abuse inquiry: Institutions need change of culture - interim report https://t.co/zjjFLf92qB
• Jeremy Corbyn has called on Theresa May to review her "cruel" immigration policy and abandon "bogus" targets https://t.co/yOhoNsLDSs 
• Ghost stories debunked: how a lawyer created 'Amityville Horror' https://t.co/AQzRQLV86r 
• Congress drops Choksi's lawyer #India https://t.co/wS7XhycqT1 
• England: New President of the Family Division appointed https://t.co/xmv2sIrxCz 
• Raft of promotions at Ledingham Chalmers https://t.co/KIZmvAPi0B
• Lindsays supports school pupils with Debate Mate Cup sponsorship https://t.co/f7UrvtxTPS 
• London Law firms believe Brexit will not impact profitability or employment https://t.co/5taYVC2ypM
• Report reveals ‘alarming weaknesses’ in intelligence sharing regime https://t.co/5ArpxXrHEw 
• First Scottish sponsor book launch https://t.co/iKRI3Y3kmE 
• CJEU: Torture victims eligible for subsidiary protection if facing intentional deprivation of health care https://t.co/5b53TH1T5q
• The Tories create laws to benefit themselves at the expense of the rest of us https://t.co/LZ2Vzyj4Iv 
• The Russian Lawyer Who Met With Donald Trump Jr. Says the Special Counsel Hasn't Contacted #US… https://t.co/IhwxjXq3lA
• Norwegian detainee in Russia admits being courier for Oslo's spy service: lawyer https://t.co/vPI8o7SW7C
• No need for Trump to pardon personal lawyer at this point, adviser says https://t.co/Tr0b1V9rYu 
• Rosenblatt takes ‘exciting step’ in UK’s fourth law firm listing https://t.co/6BSnI1VVzn 
• The disbelieved: rape accusers' stories retold on stage https://t.co/1ZaIOh4nSo 
• UN staff pension fund mired in 'dirty profits' from firms guilty of rights abuses https://t.co/g18D4jd7xe 
• The Windrush scandal shows the need for immigration legal aid https://t.co/F1T8xnHr54 
• Toronto van attack: Facebook post may link suspect to misogynist 'incel' subculture https://t.co/EtA3MzOAP7 
• Ellie Butler report warns of further deaths unless failures put right https://t.co/3IjP0QZs4e 
• After Grenfell: Building fire safety tests 'flawed' https://t.co/NBMUyJkmDf 
• Mexican 'cowboy' stops armed robbery in Monterrey, #Mexico https://t.co/FIy4YLVnQ4
• Kim Wall murder: #Danish inventorr Peter Madsen found guilty https://t.co/36NuLwZDEk 
• Lotteries Council chief calls for faster reform of 'outdated' law https://t.co/xpZBcqpgwY 
• Who is Alek Minassian, the man accused in the van rampage? https://t.co/apRAg6qYKT 
• Toronto van attack: 'Love for all, hatred for none' #Canada https://t.co/cxBE7doZiN 
• Alfie Evans parents to appeal against Italy travel ban ruling https://t.co/0N5BUfuoEp 
• Actress Joanna Lumley is 'Terrified all men are seen as bad' https://t.co/If1KZRcTUg 
• Broadway star Sierra Boggess pulls out of BBC West Side Story Prom https://t.co/CrZw45zask 
• Times newspaper owned by Rupert Murdich, distorted Muslim foster case, regulator finds https://t.co/zkFev8M9JT 
• Man critical after Anfield attack before Liverpool-Roma clash https://t.co/xC3FZAmaOl 
• WhatsApp to raise minimum age limit to 16 in EU https://t.co/ktcZQob1Zy
• Labour vows to settle anti-Semitism complaints by July https://t.co/Chx60dZD5p
• Company law tribunal asks Bhushan Steel creditors to consider UK-based Liberty House bid https://t.co/iZ2X9CN3hV
• Richard Desmond's go-to legal adviser to become fourth UK law firm to float https://t.co/QuB9GIBAw7 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/giF2fqdwRC
• Criminal barristers protest over legal aid cuts as survey shows more than a third could quit https://t.co/b1rWrJObSM
• Is it time to regulate the internet to suit political needs? Legal experts give evidence https://t.co/cdt01xpgXs
• What lies beneath? The turn to values in international criminal legal discourse https://t.co/C0wodI3DS0 
• DxO Labs files for bankruptcy in France, according to legal notice https://t.co/kcKE6yEnsq 
• #Israel Questions Soldiers Over Gaza Deaths as Some Seek Legal Counsel https://t.co/iF1ZKVMKhh 
• Inside the Marshall Islands' plans to launch its own legal tender cryptocurrency https://t.co/Ss7PU5hrtP
• Students in group legal action to claim millions in compensation over lost teaching time during strikes… https://t.co/wXS5Sybsmd
• Solicitor Rizwan raises thousands for children's charity https://t.co/pYxoXJPVBW 
• High Court: Drafts of article allegedly defaming solicitor are covered by journalistic privilege… https://t.co/HBMu2svUBq 
• New Europe law makes it easy to find out what your boss has said about you https://t.co/nzT9RX7ec1
• Senior solicitor at Moray Council encourages alcoholics to be 'open and honest' about problem... https://t.co/IAQVwsxTbM 
• Take part in developing the future route to qualification as a solicitor https://t.co/GScrfC0isq 
• Wednesday's LawNewsIndex: 25th April #Law #News https://t.co/2OzTtNWykY
• Man who uploaded ‘grossly offensive’ Nazi salute video avoids custodial sentence https://t.co/ywZsD2oOn4
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/m5grcdwbgd

25th April - Law News

2312nd 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: The human rights group B'tselem has released a video showing an Israeli soldier cheering after he shot a Palestinian with a rubber bullet in the West Bank


Focus of the Day Story: A host of leading law firms, the Law Society and universities have teamed up with Barclays Bank to launch the most significant lawtech incubator in the UK to date. The ‘Eagle Lab’ will open soon in Notting Hill, in west London, with the aim of creating a centre of excellence. It will provide co-working space and support for up to 100 individuals, with access to mentoring and workshops. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Journalist Max Blumenthal sits down with renowned Israeli historian Ilan Pappé to talk about the first of his forth… https://t.co/ZeN6aACUiE 
• Home Office data exemption sparks fears of further Windrush scandals https://t.co/JEWVfZmxYo 
• 'I felt like dirt': disabled Canadian woman told to leave UK after 44 years https://t.co/SJv7Z1VdL8
• Daily Express editor calls its front pages 'downright offensive': Recently appointed Gary Jones tells MPs some stor… https://t.co/OJWp7yoEZf
• Windrush scandal: Albert Thompson gets cancer treatment date https://t.co/4dliqqUdxq 
• Police investigate serious assault outside Anfield https://t.co/xC3FZAmaOl 
• Welsh and UK governments agree Brexit bill deal https://t.co/NNaEJO7nFu 
• New law intensifies penalties for antiquity-related crimes #Egypt https://t.co/bcRsDmuzIr 
• Upskirting: Government considering creating specific offence https://t.co/AOK3JiVgag 
• Call to involve Irish community in defining sectarianism https://t.co/bqYr31tWDz 
• Toronto van attack: Moment suspect arrested #Canada https://t.co/nQhqhA0hXz 
• #Germany's Jews urged not to wear kippahs after attacks https://t.co/3JKPO05WCx 
• How the Human Rights Movement Failed https://t.co/CTlRqLTcCI 
• Maine victims must be told when defendants escape under new law #US https://t.co/rH4byFtXWG 
• Police face health and safety charge over Exeter custody death https://t.co/nXgmp8oMH7 
• #Ireland expects Apple EU tax appeal to be heard in autumn https://t.co/bLVZjG06U6 
• In pictures: Donald Findlay QC lectures on the trial of Madeleine Smith https://t.co/cjlcTNXZv2 
• Police increase patrols after schoolgirl is approached by stranger in car https://t.co/xkfjPxggnJ 
• Governor Cuomo Announces Bill to Ban Plastic Bags in New York State #US https://t.co/npGtmECsPp
• #Australian boy flies solo to Bali 'after row over holiday' https://t.co/SWn53Opmwk 
• A&O to announce new tech collaborators | Law Gazette https://t.co/6WeJHTd2O7 
• HP a trade mark says EU in latest 'distinctiveness' debate | Law Gazette https://t.co/UcUDpXP0Zm
• Compensation culture? Stats reveal claims numbers in freefall | Law Gazette https://t.co/b1UZ53me5t
• National firm upbeat despite accounts revealing £3m annual loss | Law Gazette https://t.co/bWZEfX8OLw 
• Hale: Supreme Court's job is to interpret the law, not legislate | Law Gazette https://t.co/JQWWIeIHY8 
• Court of Appeal judge McFarlane appointed next family president | Law Gazette https://t.co/Bbh71AIQwH
• Speaker condemns 'unhealthy' failure to allow MPs legal aid fee debate | Law Gazette https://t.co/3fszf8PFy2 
• Asylum seeker who claimed tribunal judge’s questioning was ‘unfair and biased’ fails in bid for judicial review… https://t.co/eS0xtXnL3D
• How Looming Privacy Regulations May Strengthen Facebook and Google https://t.co/JAM8ubCucS
• Millicent Fawcett: First woman statue on Parliament Square https://t.co/eHY8FgxkNs
• After Each Attack He Carried the Wounded. Then He Became a Victim #Afghanistan https://t.co/2smjjjvoow
• Toronto van attack: Suspect quizzed after 10 pedestrians killed #Canada https://t.co/GdUX7gy8ES 
• Man released after joint enterprise conviction quashed https://t.co/lotqcRZgbg 
• TSB boss says sorry for banking chaos https://t.co/zTpvJvVs8v 
• 'Facebook in PR crisis mode', says academic at heart of row https://t.co/8bobBkbcR1 
• Universities minister's own student rent debt bailout https://t.co/xAJXLiU6NA
• Father wins legal fight to prevent former partner taking daughter to live in Northern Cyprus https://t.co/8G7OfoZTuM 
• In Brexit, Economic Reality Competes With Nostalgia for Bygone Days https://t.co/WgaPt78xDt
• Arizona Republicans seek law change in case John McCain seat in play #US https://t.co/8PGonwVLLd
• Toronto Van Driver Kills at Least 10 People in ‘Pure Carnage’ #Canada https://t.co/pD8kgwjyw9 
• Heatwave made London Marathon more difficult for St Neots' solicitor https://t.co/fCfNANwK5A 
• Lords vote to retain EU Charter of Fundamental Rights after Brexit https://t.co/PvSPsv2IHJ 
• English justice 'hanging on by fingernails', warns top judge https://t.co/lQvE2Epk7m 
• Police arrested councillor reporting a crime because he 'looked like' suspect https://t.co/SwMpqfP4D0
• Life support has been withdrawn from Alfie Evans, says father https://t.co/r6HTcXTLW2 
• How rookie solicitor Justin thwarted a Russian fraudster https://t.co/SJJDc0MpNU 
• Opposition motion to impeach #India's top judge rejected... https://t.co/7yGSsfgA7Y 
• Judge Merrilee Ehrlich punished for berating ailing inmate who later died #US https://t.co/H6F7DTTqW0
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/hlJqW08ktY
• Man Sought in Waffle House Shooting Had Been Arrested Near White House #US https://t.co/BoeBsRvO8z 
• By Stifling Migration, #Sudan’s Feared Secret Police Aid Europe https://t.co/Nyn2otLSUt 
• Bar Council finds mixed picture of success for BME graduates getting BPTC places and pupillages… https://t.co/oNb0APPs64
• Opposition to Civil Liability Bill steps up as peers prepare for first debate | Legal Futures… https://t.co/tAa9zoPk76
• Big firms share LGBT knowledge in SRA mentoring scheme | Legal Futures https://t.co/vOGg9bCUi6
• Litigation specialists to become fourth firm to list on AIM | Legal Futures https://t.co/zMT29oxPB0
• Big law firms, Law Society and top academics back launch of major lawtech incubator | Legal Futures… https://t.co/CVunSZ8huf 
• #Czech rum gets stay of execution after EU ruling https://t.co/8NzngBr10V
• Legal market “inept” at dealing with vulnerable consumers, says watchdog | Legal Futures https://t.co/q6QoLQKA7P 
• Manzoor Pashteen: The young tribesman rattling #Pakistan's army https://t.co/nKiyXgQcBE 
• #China sexist adverts: Tech firms apologise after damning report https://t.co/85MdNIhkpp
• #Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim returns #German music award citing anti-Semitism https://t.co/K73vckEDqc 
• Madonna loses bid to stop sale of Tupac break up letter https://t.co/f9HZBEaIqh 
• BBC reporter Andy Verity was kicked in the groin in #Ukraine trying to ask major about corruption and London proper… https://t.co/d5mLGSeT0a 
• Tory inflicted austerity at its worst last year: Food bank charity gives record level of supplies https://t.co/B5ADa2CiYl 
• Facebook explored unpicking personalities to target ads https://t.co/4j7PPoRglu

24th April - Law News

2311st 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: Consumer campaigner Martin Lewis is to launch UK High Court proceedings in a bid to sue Facebook for defamation. But why?


Focus of the Day Story: Stop handing out so many suspended sentences, courts told. Community orders more legally appropriate, Sentencing Council for England and Wales say. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Crossing Divides: Africans fight Hong Kong prejudice with football https://t.co/cTNkGaCO32 
• Oposition's Tarique Rahman issues legal notice against State Minister Shahriar Alam #Bangladesh… https://t.co/gs6Isdm64O 
• Crossing Divides: Meet the British Army veteran turned pro-mosque campaigner https://t.co/Um3Fupj7AV 
• Crossing Divides: Split British town fights back to foster tolerance https://t.co/I3NqAZhzOM 
• NHS England faces first legal challenge to plans for health shake-up https://t.co/7zhCgrcI84 
• Spotify tests filter to block swearing in songs https://t.co/JTd3NBhTbL
• Sydney firm dragged into fraud case for 'failing to supervise' lawyer #Australia https://t.co/T4tYl47vZ9 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/JKqtplAwEo
• Embattled Barrister John Kameni threatens to prosecute Sasse Principal #Cameroon https://t.co/cAeamLwDqP
• #Dutch courts warn that access to the legal system is under threat https://t.co/wcCXExhkME 
• Diver Tom Daley reveals the difficulties of having a child via surrogate in the UK https://t.co/G1ygClghLj
• Multiple pedestrians hit by van in Toronto #Canada https://t.co/johDttdZmU 
• We’re grateful for your Windrush work – but the fight for justice goes on https://t.co/Yud2uqAoNn
• Theresa May suffers third Brexit defeat in Lords https://t.co/0ycJqWkeFC
• Why it's time for a European climate law https://t.co/dBJvsSJGww
• Windrush: completely pointless UK citizenship fees and language tests waived https://t.co/CwQZ3KS37Q 
• Stephen Lawrence Day to be held annually https://t.co/7KNvP1jg0E
• #NewZealand's Hawera Cinema bans pyjamas and onesies https://t.co/xO3IGoOOZe
• #Armenian PM Serzh Sargsyan resigns after days of protests https://t.co/08S99ECP74 
• Alfie Evans granted #Italian citizenship in life-support legal row https://t.co/mYFyhPNDAF 
• Muslim Nurses Exemption From Hand Washing In United Kingdom Due To Sharia Law Is Fake News https://t.co/ZUFp8g1ybK 
• LGBT rights are on the line today in the government's Brexit bill https://t.co/jtYtit8Y5s 
• Ron Medich found guilty of Michael McGurk's murder #Australia https://t.co/TPnKNXOS34 
• My legal life: Susanne Shah, Vardags, Newcastle Office | Law Gazette https://t.co/pUIPFZdGbd
• Ann Crighton: A higher calling | Law Gazette https://t.co/EfUEtXTcif 
• Our future in the information age | Law Gazette https://t.co/1XI1ysgVgO
• GDPR warning over boilerplate policy | Law Gazette https://t.co/KbEpLLB7mr 
• Capture ruling opens way to costs recovery | Law Gazette https://t.co/PA1hgIUJwo 
• Magic circle's mixed bag on gender | Law Gazette https://t.co/ArnkwHIcGK
• Jobs to go as Keen sticks to reform script | Law Gazette https://t.co/2JBfZP3QRx
• Lawyer ‘advisers’ set to supplant judges | Law Gazette https://t.co/WLxSAbKPjD 
• News focus: Siege mentality at APIL conference | Law Gazette https://t.co/lPGtA97RpP
• Clients 'lack confidence' to complain about their lawyer | Law Gazette https://t.co/n4Oh57j4py 
• Defamation cases at new low | Law Gazette https://t.co/jFg0DOIwtb 
• Pay to be 'aligned with performance' as City firm floats | Law Gazette https://t.co/z6MzGB5Kte 
• Judges' salary structure should reward leadership - review body | Law Gazette https://t.co/phLPIg6P0L 
• Court of Appeal 'first' as Chinese arbitration award upheld | Law Gazette https://t.co/eeg2fxobE2 
• Munby takes action on 'defective' divorces | Law Gazette https://t.co/geRwh9VGtE 
• Welsh man who 'called for Muslims to be burned, bombed, sterilised and killed' in court... https://t.co/0fjB9PFiw6 
• Alfie Evans: protesters try to storm hospital after court decision https://t.co/r6HTcXTLW2 
• Customs union U-turn by May could inspire Brexiter cabinet revolt https://t.co/fHKTQTzOxe 
• 'A vigilante state': Aceh's citizens take sharia law into their own hands #Indonesia https://t.co/LLjKFwCRqn 
• Home Office data exemption sparks fears of further Windrush scandals https://t.co/zBQJZC9gm1 
• Gina Haspel's CIA appointment will delight torturers around the globe #US https://t.co/wUTnj2n9Vu
• Britain needs gender equality quotas now, Fawcett Society says https://t.co/9JnDE6d089 
• Paradise Papers: Ukraine crime gang hid proceeds in luxury London flats https://t.co/6yq5oQPWpc
• Community justice hubs to offer addiction, mental health support under same roof as courts #Canada… https://t.co/OLy5CufDwK 
• Tottenham born Labour MP David Lammy receives vile letter from a racist asking him to go back to his country. https://t.co/vmZgJEUEFw
• #Germany's Justice Minister Katarina Barley warns of rising anti-Semitism https://t.co/bV7hwxXAzn 
• Nashville Waffle House: James Shaw who wrestled with attacker, denies heroism #US https://t.co/3eCDbIfdG9
• Brexit: Tory Government insists UK will pointlessly leave customs union https://t.co/Vzpd2far5R
• Woman 'fined $500 over free Delta Air Lines flight apple' #US https://t.co/f8PuiH3ga3 
• Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam jailed in #Belgium https://t.co/FcjxijoOqD 
• Man fined for hate crime after filming pug's 'Nazi salutes' https://t.co/KAanPyDRt8 
• Paramedics race to save man with knife wounds outside the Civil Justice Centre in Manchester https://t.co/wRxrydhZE3 
• Justice Minister: #Greece became safe haven for criminals https://t.co/iZCs5Q9lJJ 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/uEI7yH8n0a
• UK Consider Child Protection Laws On Social Media https://t.co/o0jD80s4os 
• Windrush Generation could be offered immigration status lifeline by records in National Archives… https://t.co/7sr9vZBARk 
• #HongKong should support Communist Party and not cross 'legal line' to oppose socialism https://t.co/yDWBRmav51 
• Lawyer Giuliani adds toughness, star power to legal team for Trump #US https://t.co/FmlCHDtuzm
• Woman, 90, with dementia threatened with legal action https://t.co/N18JIg6dWh
• A sweeping Democratic lawsuit is just the latest in a string of legal battles trailing Trump #US… https://t.co/1aMkzdemga
• #German Church could face legal challenge after European court ruling https://t.co/5aGtCL3Lay
• Kochie highlighted a huge problem when it comes to outdated propaganda opposing legal... https://t.co/ar4oBzXVGP 
• Judge lambastes Legal Aid Ontario after it foots bill for woman who married her ex-boyfriend after he suffered a… https://t.co/14w19nuGB8