2480th 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: Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court
could impact future rulings on major issues like abortion,
gerrymandering and whether or not a sitting president (like Donald
Trump) can be indicted or subpoenaed.
Focus of the Day Article:
The Bar Council is to publish new guidance for barristers and chambers on dealing with sexual harassment, amid claims that many chambers’ existing policies are “wholly ineffective”.
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Army investigates Tommy Robinson photo with soldiers https://t.co/49Y8TTke3K
- Sara Netanyahu's fraud and breach of trust trial begins in Jerusalem #Israel https://t.co/ITOipx0RN7
- National Green Tribunal directs monitoring committee to look into 'illegal' constructions on Yamuna floodplains… https://t.co/cCCZ8CyQyk
- No retrospective application of promotion: Armed Forces Tribunal #India https://t.co/FNNesKZLM
- 'Extraordinary jurist': Sheilah Martin named new justice to the Supreme Court of #Canada https://t.co/3znCKKrzyU
- Seif al-Islam's Lawyer to Asharq Al-Awsat: Gaddafi Regime Detainees Must Be Pardoned #Libya https://t.co/rV1iWEzW
- MP to call for ban on attempted murderers recovering joint assets https://t.co/9TXv9vPnxD
- Workers' rights at risk after Brexit 'even in event of deal' – report https://t.co/DNsiFhlVP
- Trump sees only his own victimhood as he apologises to Kavanaugh #US https://t.co/LHeSSrlqMg
- UK has no legal obligations towards Isis suspects, court told https://t.co/d4HeiSl57Y
- Calls for emergency legal aid for relatives of those who die in custody https://t.co/N0IG1LThe3
- #Dutch appeals court upholds landmark climate change ruling https://t.co/405dgjbzCp
- WHO voices alarm as academics denied visas to visit UK conference https://t.co/ZkettqGYq6
- Woman's Own forced to print front-page correction about actor https://t.co/bvV2YQnpYd
- 41 ways you could be breaking the law without knowing https://t.co/DYVdm9XB0
- Prison pepper spray plan risks inmate safety, rights body says https://t.co/vCkYdPgu3X
- Passenger jailed for air rage cabin attendant death threat https://t.co/Kch8axMWVd
- #Egypt judge slaps travel ban on prominent rights lawyer Khaled Ali https://t.co/1yC2Xvf9jt
- The Tenants’ Associations (Provisions Relating to Recognition and Provision of Information) (England) Regulations 2… https://t.co/t1v3A3Q0pC
- PayPal tax bill jumps by £3.1m after review by HMRC https://t.co/0hT3CUkUc7
- The map of the UK is about to change, thanks to a new Scottish law https://t.co/drIOTO0WqX
- What are the laws around using dash cams in the UK? https://t.co/ciIE6KAM
- #Iran Parliament Passes Counter-Terror Finance Legislation https://t.co/e8ZiH1CrTS
- International law firm HFW launches business consulting division https://t.co/6oudoJE3cZ
- Understanding #China's Incoming Cybersecurity Legislation https://t.co/4Sbjo11xFb
- Airbnb faces questions from UK tax authorities https://t.co/AbqP3vIoL
- NHS waste handler stripped of contracts https://t.co/d5r6GTiIlD
- Doctrine of proportionality judiciary’s creation: SC Judge #India https://t.co/JLNMXI2Odi
- The Netanyahu legal woes continue #Israel https://t.co/rDaQcCL2Oy
- Judges are not 'sovereigns' of the Judiciary, nor are they above law https://t.co/SvD8O4NLxY
- Convicted paedophile Douglas Slade sued by alleged Filipino victims https://t.co/VhXKNecuUU
- #US trade war would make world 'poorer and more dangerous' https://t.co/cbFAJcQAZc
- Brexit: How 'no deal' could change tobacco warnings https://t.co/BAyiryW6wL
- Canadian legal minds call Brett Kavanaugh US Supreme Court confirmation 'hugely disappointing' #Canada… https://t.co/Q74WaAHuUv
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/T1wS229yhp
- De Lima calls for freedom of fellow human rights defenders jailed in #Cambodia https://t.co/etoybgtb3z
- DUP calls for legal definition of 'collusion' https://t.co/QHWR4XVDbQ
- Secret Barrister launches FRU Crowd Funding campaign https://t.co/SmTI8Bwc32
- Comment by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege… https://t.co/6SRVssb9DR
- Limerick company fined €2000 after ESB meter was tampered with https://t.co/aWcTA8u1dw
- UN experts decry #India terrorism charges against human rights defenders https://t.co/jGvp34UTyh
- Gruesome murders, national scandals and a profession in crisis - Suffolk barrister's 47 years in law… https://t.co/W3hPruyplO
- Sheriff's concern over paedophile 'vigilante' groups as Dundee accused's solicitor claims entrapment... https://t.co/6C9tYMAUHJ
- Sir Anthony Seldon delivers ‘fascinating’ talk at Aberdeen Law Project annual lecture https://t.co/EA3wdEvqiF
- UK police deny working with Indian intelligence over 'extremism' raids, Sikhs unconvinced https://t.co/mckZRSokKz
- Scottish Justice Secretary to chair new ‘Victims Task Force’ https://t.co/dpL2f5JQu
- Law firms attempt to tackle effect of long hours and stress through a charter https://t.co/avpNHyOH0E
- Shepherd and Wedderburn banking team acts in £132 billion worth of combined deals https://t.co/zCqyklYG7v
- Proposed ban on religious symbols in Quebec draws anger from Sikhs, Muslims and others #Canada… https://t.co/Xiul7vcQm6
- Cheryl Edgar joins Gilson Gray in North Berwick https://t.co/sObjpXsA5C
- Convicts Seeking to Clear Their Records Find More Prosecutors Willing to Help #US https://t.co/YUZOV100P9
- Pay due regard to the Fairer Scotland Duty https://t.co/CHoWNnDEZv
- Sex workers deserve to be treated like human beings https://t.co/zJYlELbqgL
- Lawyers of Tomorrow – Erin Scott https://t.co/5oYjuXErKS
- James MacKinnon and John Di Paola join Aberdein Considine https://t.co/PQSvRzDQ9W
- Ministers to consult on introducing laws against misogyny https://t.co/whX0g1CgRN
- #US man has escaped a fine after returning a library book 84 years after it was borrowed https://t.co/pnl9BaulMq
- Forced regulation: Water meters should be compulsory, say MPs https://t.co/z2CavtfJ7i
- Are the condoms and vomit found in MPs’ offices to be expected? Cleaners give their verdicts https://t.co/h1l59P7tFG
- Exeter prison condemned by inspectors for violence and drug use https://t.co/LJApfqmyrX
- Man acquitted of rape found to have raped student following civil action https://t.co/wdA491CNTk
- Tribunal to consider whether MI5 covert agents can commit serious criminal offences https://t.co/S5IEOJbipO
