2343rd 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: In Ireland on 25 May, voters will decide in a referendum whether they want to change their constitution in regards to the country's regulation of abortion. It is a highly emotive and sensitive issue in the country enshrouded in silence and shame.
Focus of the Day story: Most law firms report chronic underperforming partners and missed targets. Half of US law firms are not meeting their billable hour targets and the majority of partners are resisting efforts to change. Full story - The Global Legal Post
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- Google is investigating autocomplete predictions that identify victims in sexual assault cases… https://t.co/9xLWm6g6vb
- Theresa May's support for anti-LGBT section 28 law 'disgraceful' https://t.co/O7MSJZB2B2
- UK government promises new 'online safety legislation' https://t.co/Ldkf5eLICF
- Ivory trade: UK set to crack down with new laws to protect elephants https://t.co/VBO5Ynhvf8
- McDonald's sees off plastic straw campaign https://t.co/VDnKY0iYnt
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/PQlZUU6FWO
- Two men jailed for Salford house fire murders https://t.co/MBedAzLD8D
- Cyber and International Law in the 21st Century https://t.co/DpgWZOnTnO
- Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon 'horrified' by gagged worker photo https://t.co/owIOS3dfiz
- Boys, 15 from Northallerton, guilty of Columbine-style school shooting plot https://t.co/cohruxWayc
- Voice of God Morgan Freeman apologises after sex harassment claims https://t.co/XfYMLAeoNg
- #US President Donald Trump has pardoned boxing's first black heavyweight champ, convicted in 1913 of taking his wh… https://t.co/3sjvg0lOln
- #Yemen war: Wedding party that turned into a 'bloodbath' https://t.co/fbY19qcTPQ
- Penis measured in #NewZealand indecency trial https://t.co/sUMOpuNfdd
- #Rwanda: Fair trial must be guaranteed for former presidential hopeful https://t.co/0lS0CPyIfy
- Libyan dissident's lawyer hits out at Tony Blair's 'non-apology' https://t.co/eCu1VldsLb
- Solicitor for jailed UKIP MEP loses appeal against striking off | Legal Futures https://t.co/05omfALOGM
- Personal pension provider sets up niche ABS | Legal Futures https://t.co/LaNavkqAZo
- Non-solicitor shareholder of ABS banned and fined by SRA for lying to clients | Legal Futures… https://t.co/WcXtbjtsoC
- #Russian pranksters discuss Putin and Skripal in call with Boris Johnson https://t.co/czQS2EfG9h
- Zuckerberg set up fraudulent scheme to 'weaponise' data, court case alleges https://t.co/Kbcp0co49f
- What happens if Ireland votes no to abortion? Views from both sides https://t.co/AdqkICqUSj
- Share your views about sexual consent apps and the law https://t.co/m47MPypoaS
- Harassment rife in chambers and courts, barristers' group says https://t.co/AVprrDmWWW
- The digital deed: what will the digital mortgage mean for property transactions? | Legal Futures… https://t.co/85aFDTmJa2
- Should I go down the path of self-employed barrister or solicitor advocate? | Law Gazette https://t.co/hg8mwNX38G
- Law firm manager paid client £5k to cover his own mistake | Law Gazette https://t.co/VORcKDbcbI
- Gauke: criminal bar's action to disrupt the courts is unacceptable | Law Gazette https://t.co/4xv0BAan90
- London commercial courts warned over ‘complacency’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/1KxbKLVFer
- Bar to suspend no returns threat after talks 'breakthrough' | Law Gazette https://t.co/foSZt3ui3n
- Trainee pay slump followed scrapping of minimum wage | Law Gazette https://t.co/HrR1Kcpbxe
- Catcalling Is About To Become Illegal In #France https://t.co/NmFLY6ju27
- Northern Ireland: Inquiry call over 'illegal' forced adoptions at mother and baby home https://t.co/Vigcc0AtX5
- #Turkey Throws Support Behind Boycott of 'Products of Illegal Israeli Settlements' https://t.co/M3gyjU6Cxs
- As US Illegal Immigrants Face Stark Choices Many Look To #Canada For Relief https://t.co/RVOfKbxk5T
- Romanian becomes second most common non-UK nationality https://t.co/u6AMM7PjKu
- Widow’s legal action against son and daughter-in-law over sale of family home dismissed https://t.co/iSDVvM7YaU
- Court building transferred to Stonehaven Town Partnership https://t.co/3aYFf1ge48
- Appeal against sentence allowed after sheriff ‘misdirected’ herself on question of discount https://t.co/7xmjkJC7XU
- Addiction expert calls for radical revision of substance misuse strategy https://t.co/oOXud4qXJH
- Survey reveals greater awareness of human trafficking https://t.co/B2PNr5UUNp
- Faculty: Let experience count in mental health tribunal switch https://t.co/gwe8Zt3JZF
- New simple procedure does not change sheriff’s powers in dealing with undefended cases, appeal court rules https://t.co/WSRFLjuD8U
- New project to look at rape complainants and victims’ engagement with criminal justice process https://t.co/s0VumjkG7j
- Report into police call handling welcomed amid criticism of SNP’s ‘botched centralisation’ https://t.co/kMV1nwtPFd
- Pathologist tells jury woman who died after 39 stab wounds did not inflict them herself https://t.co/bYLmwe2k4k
- Army sergeant Emile Cilliers guilty of trying to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute https://t.co/sEnFDwOtrG
- Tribunal urged not to be ‘hypersensitive’ in gay police discrimination case #Australia https://t.co/DQkp9QfJZE
- Last-minute frenzy of GDPR emails unleashes 'torrent' of spam – and memes https://t.co/4ZSUerfDxH
- #Georgia accuses Russia of war crimes during 2008 conflict https://t.co/xbHqizJhXL
- Birmingham woman jailed for duping daughter into forced marriage https://t.co/fIf5hTIH72
- Pussycat Dolls sue Daily Mail owner over 'prostitution ring' story https://t.co/ZvfUjYHnRp
- Virginia school board violated rights of transgender teen, judge rules #US https://t.co/CMCvd89FCX
- Trayvon Martin's parents: 'The Weinstein Company owes us $150,000' #US https://t.co/Orwr0GAhE6
- Trump blocked me on Twitter. Not any more https://t.co/mZpTgIHGmL
- Spotify to pay out $112m in royalties to songwriters after settlement https://t.co/TnbKs7cZav
- 'It’s wrong to stink up other people’s lives': fighting the manure lagoons of North Carolina #US https://t.co/EETOWxkcLd
- Ukraine applies to International Tribunal over unlawful construction of Crimean bridge https://t.co/7Ss3aHLlLD
- Sophie Lionnet: Couple guilty of murdering French au pair https://t.co/A2yo29V6dj
- Disabled boy sues theme park over lack of suitable toilet https://t.co/6797N5zH4F
- Waitangi Tribunal has turned into a 'mortgage broker looking for new business' - Jones #NewZealand… https://t.co/5TFj0cTj5s
- Trump administration launches vehicle import probe #US https://t.co/Q7DuJPgYU7
- #China fines retailer Muji for listing Taiwan as a country https://t.co/KtnVs7oDLu
- Australian gran sentenced to death in #Malaysia over drugs https://t.co/BETtH9VgGs
- Sterling Brown: Milwaukee police release arrest video #US https://t.co/fHQvHJRgGl
- What is GDPR? Technology explained https://t.co/RUeu7X7kqq
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/cTOGf4DKn1
- #Pakistani convicts teach inmates their legal rights https://t.co/sy1TEf92fm
- Ninewells Hospital baby tribunal: Doctor 'distraught' after tragedy in delivery room https://t.co/pslvR9BIiz
- Myanmar judge allows documents police say came from Reuters reporters' phones https://t.co/450Wg9JLmj
- Judge uses racial slur to describe defendant, blames New York upbringing #US https://t.co/CcarhIu7pk
- Judge Orders Boy Who Started Oregon Wildfire To Pay $36 Million In Restitution #US https://t.co/fcThsX1hWL
- Is Facebook Just a Platform? A Lawyer to the Stars Says No https://t.co/bGaK6cRQFF
- Amazon Pushes Facial Recognition to Police. Critics See Surveillance Risk https://t.co/mBPmyP9nQu
- Low-Paid Women Get Hollywood Money to File Harassment Suits https://t.co/93P98CAx4F
- Calling Your Lawyer’s Cell From Jail? What You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You. #US https://t.co/Z1WBKomAEZ
- A man has been arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts, the Metropolitan Police has said https://t.co/5169Ut9MKj
- Met Police use more force against black people, figures suggest https://t.co/IoxBiKIzvi
- Michael Cohen’s Business Partner Agrees to Cooperate as Part of Plea Deal #US https://t.co/vOdGedgNZQ
- Big rise in the number of victims of sextortion being reported to the National Crime Agency (NCA) https://t.co/USKUTbVIQK
- Legal fight to abandon Brexit has no constitutional basis, court told https://t.co/Nr1t2gkNf3
- Ex-mayor of Ipswich denied citizenship after almost 40 years in UK https://t.co/CdJMS1b2Wm
- Daily Mail to pay Kate Maltby £11,000 costs over negative article https://t.co/PFU3JrK6gY
- UK urged to sanction 'top Putin oligarchs' as new powers take effect https://t.co/UQE9Sh1gVr
- 'I am not a racist,' claims lawyer behind racist New York cafe rant #US https://t.co/VMv5wK7U2U
- #Turkey Hands Life Sentences to 104 People Over Coup Attempt https://t.co/UB5YI0Ptr5
