28th February - Law News

2620th 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: During her questioning of President Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) suggested that Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) bringing a black woman who used to work for Trump to combat claims that the President is racist was itself racist.

Focus of the Day Article:

The judiciary has ducked the issue of banning fee recovery by paid McKenzie friends saying that is a matter for the government. A long-awaited consultation response published today instead suppports the production of a 'plain language guide' for the benefits of litigants in person and that practice guidance be updated.
Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Fiona Onasanya will not face longer prison sentence, Solicitor General rules https://t.co/nJhGIv6YMC
• Lawyer offers advice on how to respond to sexual harassment by sticking a 'fork' in their hand #Australia… https://t.co/EHZjv5ND92
• Firm boss 'numb and sick' at novice solicitor's £13k fraud | Law Gazette https://t.co/NpEmmq8nt
• Child witnesses struggling to remember details after lengthy waits | Law Gazette https://t.co/l18RgaD2f
• 'We refuse to be silenced': MoJ urged to reconsider legal aid for inquests | Law Gazette https://t.co/bkSRm1uaw
• Ban for paralegal who lied about qualifications | Law Gazette https://t.co/927hoqbht9
• Partnership model declines in growing legal services market | Law Gazette https://t.co/jao6dDB88P
• MoJ urged to 'march forward fast' as Labour strengthens legal aid commitment | Law Gazette https://t.co/tyVz83ioMg
• 'Pathological litigation': Court plea to rein in epic dispute between warring solicitors | Law Gazette https://t.co/ELmkcMKk
• The value of witness statements in commercial arbitrations | Law Gazette https://t.co/LsGzPff9a
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/1GBuHb1lPl
• Supreme Court dismisses barrister's appeal over Alan Shatter's challenge to Guerin report #Ireland… https://t.co/b28Uxk9j2w
• Diabetic barrister barred from court because of can of drink https://t.co/Se0xF0oIb
• Trump's tough student and work visa policies are pushing legal immigrants to Canada https://t.co/tU5CcQ6jBl
• Thousands of migrant children allegedly sexually abused in #US custody https://t.co/kDF2k512MJ
• Stop criminalising drill rappers, say legal campaigners https://t.co/DrrS6JJw1F
• Rape complainant says police told her to pay to get clothes back https://t.co/GsXMmZpZ9h 
• Government relents on rights of EU citizens after MP quits https://t.co/LW0Za0urM1 
• Lawyers threaten strike over 'crippled legal aid system in BC' #Canada https://t.co/BhGbhVUos
• Gangs use vacuum cleaners to steal parking meter cash https://t.co/uwAAEdN1k
• Birmingham stabbings: 'Knife crime is an emergency' - police chief https://t.co/pv1DUtKfad 
• Bradford grooming: Nine jailed for abusing girls https://t.co/0Wjef6Rn8T 
• Dragons' Den winner hit by £200k legal bill and 'could lose her home' https://t.co/iBKKd8J05D 
• Ten Basic Legal Barriers Barr May Put Up Around Mueller's Report #US https://t.co/v9oSuS3Pcx 
• Bristol university student death: Parents call for legal aid review https://t.co/qwqssentgy 
• Domestic abuse offences in London rise 63% in seven years https://t.co/puTAS4mRq
• Dutch court rules against Muslim man who refused to shave beard for job #Netherlands https://t.co/GUAfzadMFn
• Elon Musk drives legal backlash over Tesla car production tweet https://t.co/GXOL4pJEhl 
• Could barristers earn more working in McDonald's? https://t.co/OGELQWts8k
• Solicitor Pat Finucane: Investigations into death fell short of human rights standards https://t.co/l8B3E9sif9
• US legal eagle: Well done, you bought privacy compliance tools. Doesn't mean you comply with anything… https://t.co/IvlnJqtCFp
• Lawyer mulls withdrawing suit against CJ after agreement to RCI #Malaysia https://t.co/kKpCoQjxIB 
• Crowdfunded lawyer suing Uber told he can't swerve taxi app giant's £1m legal bill https://t.co/mxEW1LvQl2
• Law Society calls for opt-out organ donation scheme to be more widely publicised https://t.co/anx4GzCELW
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/9Msu0ffJnK
• New Edinburgh law firm Ralph Hendrie Legal launches https://t.co/1J95mT9tvR
• US: Man awarded $21 million following wrongful conviction and 38-year jail term for double murder… https://t.co/t3qdaXEVWT
• Former sheriff struck off solicitors’ roll for 'professional misconduct’ https://t.co/q6j9kqyr7v 
• Partnership is using data to make decisions more quickly - Legal Futures https://t.co/iN3QFqCauR
• Government spells out risk of no-deal Brexit to legal services - Legal Futures https://t.co/IfHI4Op1hY
• Funder backs indebted PI firm to thrive after reforms - Legal Futures https://t.co/sEn4nJGdgu 
• Rebukes for drug-importing solicitor and paralegal who lied on CV - Legal Futures https://t.co/rSIBfSTamH 
• Murdoch owned News Corp columnists declare Cardinal Pell innocent and 'a scapegoat' #Australia https://t.co/KYDATplBxL
• Rohingya crisis: UN investigates its 'dysfunctional' conduct in #Myanmar https://t.co/QtA6i5KGpu
• Can knife crime be stopped before it starts? https://t.co/EH2SLXNQxJ 
• Wonga causing damage 'from beyond the grave' https://t.co/MLXCCHzqp
• Solicitor jailed for fraud, leaving former boss "betrayed" - Legal Futures https://t.co/GGAYxACKWd
• Michael Cohen tipped to detail Trump 'crimes' as he testifies before Senate #US https://t.co/daJAUYmDFq
• Grenfell inquiry cost to taxpayers nears £10m, FoI request reveals https://t.co/zMOGrhytGp 
• Making a Murderer: Steven Avery wins right to appeal https://t.co/NZ0X0KdCwx