2348th 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 coffee chain is giving all its US staff "unconscious bias" training after protests against the treatment of black customers at some of its stores. But how do such courses identify biases, and then try to change behaviour? We went to a training session for charity workers held in Richmond, Virginia, to find out.
Focus of the Day Story: Thousands enslaved in forced marriages across UK, investigation finds. Experts say crime is woefully under-reported, as research shows large scale of domestic and sexual servitude. Full story - Guardian Law
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- #Russia's opposition journalist Arkady Babchenko shot dead in Kiev https://t.co/hH9e0OmKma
- Missouri Republican Governor Eric Greitens resigns amid sex scandal #US https://t.co/NZVXlxi4ex
- ABC drops Roseanne show after racist tweet by the Trump supporting comic #US https://t.co/DHso8DksBE
- Twitter 'bans women against trans ideology', say feminists https://t.co/FgnRmLaAgd
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/9zvp13SstQ
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- With his choice of prime minister, #Italy’s president has gifted the far right | Yanis Varoufakis https://t.co/tC9zyBfRZ7
- Training Starbucks staff won’t fix racism – but changing the rules will https://t.co/iGGTlWaT6L
- Britain doesn’t just glorify its violent past: it gets high on it https://t.co/HcIiNT6cDJ
- #China's Greater Bay Area needs streamlined legal systems, says Baker McKenzie arbitration chief… https://t.co/EGAF3CqD1Q
- Wales will become first country in UK to ban smoking outside https://t.co/LtO8SOCyMO
- Time to consider a ban on mobile phones in #HongKong's courtrooms says legal scholar https://t.co/gh3xRxxyT8
- #Honduran villagers take legal action to stop mining firm digging up graves for gold https://t.co/VDXe3c788g
- #SaudiArabia to criminalise sexual harassment https://t.co/6aZmgFZSAi
- Birmingham death crash driver 'had cannabis in system' https://t.co/GTYhcD4Ll7
- #Ethiopia frees abducted Briton Andargachew Tsege on death row https://t.co/rJjGseVxB0
- Rape victims left 'humiliated' by 'barbaric' legal system #Ireland https://t.co/dsdYUOQ4ZT
- Soros-backed campaign to push for new Brexit vote within a year https://t.co/BAt0HBn8NN
- High Court refuses appeals from two struck-off solicitors | Law Gazette https://t.co/gWz5hrPp11
- Stressed and working for free: barristers blame solicitors for extra workload | Law Gazette https://t.co/IbKwR0qauE
- Clifford Chance investigation under consideration, says SRA | Law Gazette https://t.co/u3NBpVPFdF
- Whitehall opens competition for £320m public sector panel | Law Gazette https://t.co/PX1seH3Cn0
- 'Shameless' headlines on benefits family not defamatory | Law Gazette https://t.co/Lk9Yw5IMid
- Law Society gets green light to intervene in privilege battle | Law Gazette https://t.co/1m5UxjLFMI
- My legal life: Anna Favre | Law Gazette https://t.co/wLbyxRmz6w
- Lawyer in the news: Sapna Malik | Law Gazette https://t.co/4F0DeTdR0v
- Navigating the brave new world of LawTech | Law Gazette https://t.co/MD3aFUDyDH
- UK push for 'porn passes' raises privacy and data concerns https://t.co/VSu0gPl7wS
- Huge new driving law will come into force on UK motorways in ONE WEEK https://t.co/T4xMPAo3DT
- Far-right group founder Tommy Robinson jailed after breaking contempt of court laws https://t.co/zMRTl6LqSn
- Craig McLachlan case: judge rules potential witnesses cannot remain anonymous #Australia https://t.co/JbhrJBNwjK
- 'Stolen' golf buggy stopped at McDonald's drive-thru https://t.co/JuRv0hZEYG
- Balcony rescue highlights #French immigration row https://t.co/5hm14I0dhU
- Men face 'double standard' over celebrity lust https://t.co/PkYlSJ1bgV
- Law Council calls for facial recognition rethink after software fail in UK trials #Australia… https://t.co/BAS4eiBD22
- Daughter 'would go to prison' over father's Dignitas death https://t.co/o9FnJeAetj
- Fortnite sued for 'copying' rival game PUBG https://t.co/0BRDefpJqE
- Why the chances of change in NI abortion law remain slim https://t.co/muduWdSLyr
- #Belgium shooting: man kills passerby and two police officers in Liège https://t.co/1Mfj0iyxpW
- 'Soaked in Spice': UK inmates smoking 'solicitor letters' dipped in mind-altering drugs https://t.co/LBGFG1MiKn
- The only Northern Irish woman with a choice about abortion? Arlene Foster https://t.co/xwjq51vlXI
- After Charlottesville: how a slew of lawsuits pin down the far right #US https://t.co/J8CA4y7B6W
- vanka Trump wins trademarks for products in China https://t.co/eDAicL7FG3
- YouTube deletes half of 'violent' music videos https://t.co/wwwBcBGGYv
- MH370: Four-year hunt ends after private search is completed https://t.co/nQhHy8VGCs
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/5QDc4sPuIp
- Emotional competency – why lawyers need it | Legal Futures https://t.co/ces0ydWhlR
- Barrister sanctioned for shouting at solicitor and distressing client | Legal Futures https://t.co/K02gYLWMQC
- High Court rejects Axiom solicitor’s appeal against being struck off in his absence | Legal Futures… https://t.co/YfKxIMufRk
- ICC intends to interview the players allegedly involved in spot-fixing https://t.co/xh9IZvDHaq
- Roman Abramovich granted #Israeli citizenship making it easier for him to access the UK and US https://t.co/sHeUDFXwIi
- Thousands enslaved in forced marriages across UK, investigation finds https://t.co/jiZ3r6LYt9
- Pro-choice group plans to offer abortion pills in Northern Ireland tour https://t.co/C8a15RUMuz
- Northern Ireland abortion reforms 'a test of May's feminism' https://t.co/dvY4q1iCAT
- #Egyptian lawyer files €1billion lawsuit against footballer Ramos for Salah injury https://t.co/lQTP1rcrLc
- Murder arrest as mother and daughter die in Gloucester https://t.co/mUq6Ea3x9U
- Chelsea's Jewish billionaire owner Roman Abramovich 'eligible to be #Israeli citizen' https://t.co/d4Posl6i1c
- Police officer filmed punching woman on New Jersey beach #US https://t.co/j0HSSiJc6Z
- Can Starbucks end staff racism in a day? https://t.co/7KjQnW4Rj6
