2528th 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: Footage appearing to show a Russian ship crashing into Ukrainian tug has
been posted on social media by the Ukrainian Interior Minister. Arsen
Avakov claims it was filmed from a Russian ship.
There have been growing tensions between the two countries over access
to the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov off the Crimean peninsula - annexed
by Russia in 2014.
Focus of the Day Article:
Legal aid cuts are 'huge threat' to access to justice in UK. Bar Council chair says rule of law is at risk because of political folly and expediency.
Saturday Conversations on Law |
- My legal life: Jennette Newman | Law Gazette https://t.co/5OJgVqbTZK
- Lawyer in the news: Katy Hanson | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ehl69C03b9
- Money laundering and terror finance – are you asking the right questions? | Law Gazette https://t.co/1AXmvh06B8
- Serious problems thrown up by the impact of the IT revolution on legal services become more apparent every day https://t.co/hrjWIgmhbX
- News focus: Is the Royal Courts of Justice still fit for purpose? | Law Gazette https://t.co/EpNmr40q9m
- Court of Protection opens door to robes at hearings | Law Gazette https://t.co/zkiIGqrgCl
- Government called on to extend ‘failure to prevent’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/VzibX9i4TR
- Bar Conference: Civil legal aid 'not fundamental', says Sumption | Law Gazette https://t.co/2JnYbD2uQg
- Bar Conference: HMCTS defends intrusive security after 5,000 knives seized | Law Gazette https://t.co/4KdxHl3Jeg
- Bar Conference: Take back bar training from 'profiteers', urges Chakrabarti | Law Gazette https://t.co/Asp3YKdKId
- Protest over spate of lawyer killings in Philippines | Law Gazette https://t.co/1shcLql2Rg
- Mark Lewis fined £2,500 for offensive tweets | Law Gazette https://t.co/8GnwFwTg7Z
- El Chapo Trial: Five Talking Points From Joaquín Guzmán's Second Week In Court #US https://t.co/9h4h8812GH
- South Yorkshire Police officer follows grandfather's footsteps https://t.co/bdmTrYfDKz
- Paul Massey and John Kinsella shot 'in gangland assassination' https://t.co/HvV2m0HKy5
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/4kHgD4WbKH
- Lawyers concerned over public backlash after underwear comments in rape trial #Ireland https://t.co/avMO7zNaBg
- Court security: Thousands of knives confiscated every year | Legal Futures https://t.co/8C3cD3bP0T
- Reality versus the robot lawyers | Legal Futures https://t.co/2ofJeOJcLb
- Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference 2018: David Gauke speech https://t.co/wDa9BJdQDk
- Labour promises Bar training overhaul as part of legal reforms | Legal Futures https://t.co/CjKdTLmV4R
- Walker: Justice system risks being relegated to "second division" | Legal Futures https://t.co/HpdhPryo8Q
- Sumption: Bar of future will be smaller and more specialist | Legal Futures https://t.co/nwouTbiTP6
- Solicitor's dream career 'in tatters after law chiefs botch bullying probe' https://t.co/0USnHpjzpp
- Welsh AM Carl Sargeant who committed suicide, told family 'I failed you', inquest hears https://t.co/ueg96jI8y9
- #Pakistani woman police commander led defence of Chinese mission https://t.co/miXEBur9FM
- #China baby gene editing claim 'dubious' https://t.co/1tV4aAgMfj
- HMS Dragon: Three tonnes of hashish seized in the Gulf https://t.co/ZBTsOi7tiU
- MP Fiona Onasanya to face retrial in speed ticket case https://t.co/7cryENRW9K
- Swansea University vice-chancellor Prof Richard B Davies suspended https://t.co/e6Iy2tRFur
- Barrister M Amirul Islam, former President of... https://t.co/0lasOn2QEP
- #QanoonSabKayLiye: A social media campaign promoting legal awareness in #Pakistan https://t.co/YePuyENskD
- Kellyanne Conway's husband, other legal scholars, fact check Trump on the courts #US https://t.co/Wxco6sSGyA
- Jaydon James stabbing: Coventry teenager killed 'because of his postcode' https://t.co/6EQZPuSOTZ
- Matthew Hedges: British academic pardoned by #UAE https://t.co/rpj1ZCGQng
- Brussels: Banksy artworks seized in legal action #Belgium https://t.co/NygMonbNKB
- What it's like to be dragged through #UAE's cloak-and-dagger legal system, and dumped in prison… https://t.co/kfVSs5kk2h
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/5LRGj3LIxd
- The Brexit deal: rebuttals to the legal verdict https://t.co/afTOWc0H8d
- Conveyancing: now movers can compare prices and cut costs https://t.co/jx7zIVCxxl
- Why Theresa May's Brexit Deal Is Terrible For The U.K. https://t.co/jiuwZ79Bgb
- No10: a response to Martin Howe QC https://t.co/afTOWc0H8d
- 'Seed Mother': The woman protecting #India's indigenous crops https://t.co/tjAr7uF6Xe
- #Pakistan blasphemy case: Supporters of hard-line cleric detained https://t.co/AspAIiWkBW
- #India's Ayodhya site: Masses gather as Hindu-Muslim dispute simmers https://t.co/fGTYfhUTHt
- Give real gifts of love: meals, blankets, legal help and mental health support https://t.co/0MewKPvKbz
- Mumbai 26/11 attacks: Six corpses, a mobile phone call and one survivor #India https://t.co/H4pQuhuNco
- Migrant caravan: #Mexico to deport group which stormed US border https://t.co/45On9So23D