2493rd 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: BBC News's Suzanne Kianpour investigates claims that Russia is meddling
in the run-up to the US midterms.
She spoke to two BBC journalists, World Affairs Correspondent Paul Wood
and Security Correspondent Gordon Corera about the credibility of the
allegations and how Russia might be tapping into the United States'
weaknesses.
Focus of the Day Article:
Austerity harms hunt for sexual abuse gangs, says ex-prosecutor. Cuts have ‘come at the wrong time’ after the Rochdale case raised national awareness, says former CPS expert Nazir Afzal.
Full story - The Observer
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- The Big Push for a Federal Privacy Law: What Does it Mean for State Regulators? #US https://t.co/wlQW8pbMz
- Baker McKenzie chair to take time out due to ‘exhaustion’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/1QVrk5Hqor
- Pro Bono Week: charity ditches 'legal Latin' to become more accessible | Law Gazette https://t.co/fsba9RVJrX
- Firm 'in discussions' over Patisserie Valerie group action claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/QUoZYzGhWa
- SFO’s blockbuster focus 'detracting from vital work' | Law Gazette https://t.co/H6N1110Xei
- UK law firms see income rise - but profits are a different matter | Law Gazette https://t.co/KZl4G6Gi0s
- #US on guard against rise in illegal border crossings as #Canada rejects asylum claims https://t.co/8uchCWyrs
- SAHCA’s annual conference still heard reasons for cautious optimism | Law Gazette https://t.co/HT069vpnHe
- Firms rapped over gender pay gap | Law Gazette https://t.co/y4Bs8kWDRH
- My legal life: Linda Lamb | Law Gazette https://t.co/2LWkSZdy1G
- Lawyer in the news: Helen Boniface | Law Gazette https://t.co/0bPfXzNnzr
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/DQyR41f6rF
- Why Do Barristers Wear Those Stupid Wigs? https://t.co/jGKawxdnwn
- BSB reprimands added to solicitor sanctions for dual-qualified lawyers | Legal Futures https://t.co/A7ddJOjq13
- Talk show to demystify the law hits TV screens today | Legal Futures https://t.co/UYgVa5fI9y
- New tech demands code of “cyber ethics” for lawyers | Legal Futures https://t.co/JbqxYLsKvt
- Legal Ombudsman set finally to clear complaints backlog | Legal Futures https://t.co/M25kF5Jt8q
- More than 1500 doctors will be recruited in Sindh without written test, says Barrister Murtaza Wahab #India https://t.co/lkNehswgl7
- 'I wish all barristers were as brief as you', judge tells armed robber who represented himself… https://t.co/1x1k71rXa4
- Driving And Smoking Pot Not Safe Combination; States With Legal Marijuana Have More Crashes #US… https://t.co/Ej06LHPVc
- Netflix denies changing posters based on viewers' race https://t.co/ppbswugWA6
- Ed Farmer inquest: Student died after 'initiation-style' event https://t.co/n9KbfvtsF7
- Julian Cole: Three Bedfordshire Police officers sacked https://t.co/VJNivyRtHK
- Samantha Eastwood: Man admits murdering midwife after affair https://t.co/IpEaJJDOhd
- Violence against women: Nobel Peace Prize is a start – but legal backing is long overdue https://t.co/lQh9vqerJ1
- Anjem Choudary set to mount legal challenge to draconian release conditions https://t.co/U4L4yHXE28
- Arrest warrant issued against Barrister Mainul for insulting journalist #Bangladesh https://t.co/sqxbrjqPe2
- #Brazil Elections: Facebook's WhatsApp “taking immediate legal action” against political spammers… https://t.co/MBfnzqg2hY
- Law Society of BC proposes non-lawyers be allowed to do some legal work #Canada https://t.co/RTpNFUAvB
- Why some sexual abuse survivors shunned #Australia's apology https://t.co/l9lKXuw4l3
- Northern Rock: US firm 'misled' UK government on mortgages https://t.co/uF4xvefe74
- Spondon Post Office blown up by cash machine raiders https://t.co/DI0bDbqV4d
- Amritsar train crash: #India searches for blame after crowd mowed down https://t.co/nzYpNZmJHN
- MPs condemn 'vile' abuse of Theresa May by extreme rightwing Tory brexiter MPs https://t.co/SfWlmDLz7A
- The unbelievable age you are actually allowed to drink alcohol from in the UK https://t.co/DCFydzqlRr
- Former #Pakistan minister Ishaq Dar has visited British Home Office about cancelled diplomatic passport… https://t.co/QJYLxqcUV5
- #Swedish student who stopped deportation flight of Afghan asylum seeker to be prosecuted https://t.co/V9vbm1xrt
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ggxXnsg3tg
- #Canada is running out of marijuana two days after drug became legal https://t.co/gTbiqtCkSo
- #Russian Rights Group: Permission Revoked To Honor Soviet Victims At FSB HQs https://t.co/OO7Cqx1sRx
- #Uruguay passes law granting rights to trans people https://t.co/vcmhCn1SUE
- Children separated at border, suffering alarming and prolonged effects: UN rights experts https://t.co/oViyJnrlFH
- Protecting Syrian Property Rights https://t.co/jV2NW908V3
- #US student's lawyer says 'battle goes on' over Israel anti-boycott law https://t.co/nePKnhzIiX
- Jamal Khashoggi death: #Saudi Arabia says journalist was murdered https://t.co/xaFRKqogco
- #Australia sexual abuse: National apology delivered to victims https://t.co/GR8TEFcqm9
- UK urged to take back Islamic State 'foreign fighters' https://t.co/tuoB5LIwaP
- Lawyer's license was suspended by the Ohio Supreme Oct. 18 for having consensual sex with a client #US… https://t.co/M8L2hx6vOa
- Black woman lawyer versus rifle-toting cowboy-boot man: showdown in Georgia #US https://t.co/nqDTkIijMe
- Blasphemy, Stephen Fry and referendum in #Ireland https://t.co/kxlozx6Z2i
- Making a Murderer lawyer Kathleen Zellner is true crime's new star https://t.co/ehIM0NPAKK
