30th January - Law News

2591st 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 FBI came for him before dawn, dressed in combat gear, using night-vision equipment and shouting "Open the door", before arresting former Trump campaign aide Roger Stone as part of the investigation into alleged Russian collusion. Nothing to do with us, the White House insisted, while Stone declared he would plead not guilty and fight charges including witness tampering and false statements.

Focus of the Day Article:
Justice ministry knew court IT systems were ‘obsolete’, papers reveal. After last week’s meltdown, MoJ documents show warning of ‘unacceptable levels’ of risk.
Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Baker McKenzie and Clyde & Co tough it out in Venezuela | Law Gazette https://t.co/tpQSCVIfuH
• The profession must put IP in its rightful place | Law Gazette https://t.co/rUOR3mOhxo
• Jack Shepherd solicitor receives death threat | Law Gazette https://t.co/kwPTC6VS0T
• Solicitor banned for evading £650 in train fares | Law Gazette https://t.co/jEtnwPWtqv
• £13m Thames view apartment at centre of oligarch jurisdiction challenge | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ywol2DcgUr
• Profit dip revealed at Berwin Leighton Paisner before US tie-up | Law Gazette https://t.co/3VL8lphzlJ
• Landlords should not call the tune on housing court, says Law Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/5ElVQ0HgJd
• GCs threaten to pull their millions from 'largely male and white' firms | Law Gazette https://t.co/JLTKPQmrEv
• Former Justice Department Lawyer Examines Roger Stone Indictment #US https://t.co/atinpZDvQO
• The link between Bob Dylan and an 18th century advocate https://t.co/mtzlfEAZRU 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/BfOLRoa2TR
• Macdonald Henderson advises social media video company on acquisition of rival https://t.co/vshMDL94fT
• Treasury agency had role in controversial RBS unit GRG https://t.co/YK2f3LBYah 
• Bruce McArthur, #Canadian landscaper admits eight murders https://t.co/Azx6ixmuji
• Women in the Law UK to expand into Edinburgh https://t.co/u8lZFEF79s
• Lady Hale: Law struggles to see children as 'real people' https://t.co/EyVzY3fUaw
• Police Scotland spent over £3m to police Trump visit https://t.co/P75FNZ4N6W
• Former Lord Lyon David Sellar passed away on Saturday at the age of 77 https://t.co/lRoJVSGyw9
• Snow disruption: Is my boss expecting me at work? https://t.co/xAsbdVZrwJ
• Met officer 'failed to pass on acid attack CCTV' https://t.co/qI7nVvd5jZ
• Children booked into over 25,000 prison visits since 2016 https://t.co/KLZQLUE9mt 
• Scottish contractors demanding 'Brexit clauses' in contracts https://t.co/IaXjEjCqhH
• Former Labour MP Fiona Onasanya jailed for 3 months for lying to avoid speeding ticket, appeal follows https://t.co/93JuVZrC8U
• Aberdein Considine appoints solicitor advocate Carly Stewart as associate https://t.co/J02u8gAO4P
• From Le Pen to Alice Weidel: how the European far-right set its sights on women https://t.co/b1otAlFx4C
• Judge dismisses commercial tenant’s challenge to rent review decision as ‘incompetent’ https://t.co/VlrofKY79r
• Sentencing of MP who lied to avoid speeding ticket could spark byelection https://t.co/4lEpKSMjj
• 'County lines' drug networks rapidly expanding, says NCA https://t.co/W8rFD3JkR8
• Homeless people are vulnerable, not criminal. The law is 200 years out of date | Layla Moran https://t.co/5LSTgxgtG
• Former prisoner sues Ministry of Justice over PTSD from rats https://t.co/tAw74SjdPO
• More than half of young people in jail are of BME background https://t.co/787AuO1prr
• UK cannot simply trade on WTO terms after no-deal Brexit, say experts https://t.co/lRETKxT1B9 
• My legal life: Vandana Dass | Law Gazette https://t.co/Z4RfzQ6zYn
• 12 immigrant workers at Trump golf course in Briarcliff Manor fired, lawyer says #US https://t.co/IY1CEzrZsX
• Lawyer in the news: Tasnime Akunjee | Law Gazette https://t.co/Q5a1ANxGyc
• Jack Shepherd: Speedboat death 'not a crime' in Georgia https://t.co/H6CxL5XzYC
• Asia Bibi blasphemy acquittal upheld by #Pakistan court https://t.co/FhPsxTELUd 
• Apple rushes to fix FaceTime 'eavesdropping' bug https://t.co/tm1hugDkE7 
• Lawyer: 'No Direct Evidence' That Nurse Raped Woman in Vegetative State Who Gave Birth https://t.co/zVBQsxKcmc
• It's time to give legal executives the respect they deserve | Law Gazetet https://t.co/CgBnSe4NA2
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/pEKzE6RaVy
• 'Yellow vest' leader 'handicapped for life' by protest injury: lawyer #France https://t.co/90K8U5oNgf
• Lawtech is a puzzle to junior lawyers, JLD survey shows | Law Gazette https://t.co/Hu11HGhbT3
• DPAs in the spotlight following failed Tesco prosecutions | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZkCKwgiFHU
• News focus: MoJ nurses wounds after courts IT crash | Law Gazette https://t.co/qzltkS7szG 
• Job losses as rescued legal costs firm back in administration | Law Gazette https://t.co/E3gbyzRRHk
• Cleared former Tesco director to resume unfair dismissal claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/cecLj17d7r
• Costs shake-up proposed for landlord-leaseholder disputes | Law Gazette https://t.co/Un1NlzdJg4
• Young legal aid lawyers urged to take their MPs to work | Law Gazette https://t.co/Y7JSpKSDDP
• High Court set for jurisdiction challenge in oligarch row | Law Gazette https://t.co/CD76sRT3gr 
• SDT bars whistleblower despite 'horrendous' work environment | Law Gazette https://t.co/sayFw4bqrm 
• Feminist campaign group uses statues to fight "hyper political correctness" https://t.co/NTSaLEXV0L
• 'He is innocent' says Harvey Weinstein's new lawyer as legal team changes – video https://t.co/vYLN7usOnx
• #Japan upholds 'forced sterilization' law for transgender people seeking gender reclassification… https://t.co/Au7kc6oSSV
• Hakeem al-Araibi campaigners say #Bahraini footballer's case is urgent https://t.co/imqMwW2hqa