30th April - Law News

2680th 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: Ever since Narendra Modi swept to power in 2014, India has seen a resurgence in right-wing Hindu nationalism. The Indian PM has made it the cornerstone of his ongoing re-election campaign

 

Focus of the Day Article:

Rape cases ‘could fail’ if victims refuse to give police access to phones. Experts split on whether new guidance for crime victims will help or hinder prosecutions.

Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• ‘You’re my married boss, it’s so cliche’: Freshfields partner faces SDT misconduct claim | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/rCppo7JQlL
• Lawyer in the news: Nathan Searle, Partner Hogan Lovells, London | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/w9z4Bmp50c
• My legal life: Natasha Rees | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/GW0ZZlzAUL
• Who will protect Poland's judges if not the EU? | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/iwXlVOjLr
• Magic circle: 29% of new partners are women | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/d3S5hHBRBN
• Open banking data tapped to speed up laundering checks | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/F7v64LQgbN
• News focus: Red alert on housing legal aid | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/dxFAVi1scR
• 'Sexual history not up for grabs': disclosure consent forms challenged | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/koz8BvpoHZ 
• I. Stephanie Boyce elected deputy vice president of Law Society | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/pOjG4QCQUI
• Poland tightens the screw on judiciary | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/dKLk88jm8P
• Slaughters chooses six startups for inaugural legal tech incubator | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/SlHk9QECSd
• ‘Virtual post trays’ in as BLM joins paperless drive | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/obQHrILQug
• Brexit: England and Wales now accounts for one in seven 'Irish' solicitors | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/iO1wSEcdRx
• Firm admits breach of duty - but court throws out £820k negligence claim | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/0omNiK7aET
• HMRC Powers in Discovery Assessment | Seminar 23rd May 2019 https://t.co/HiPYlXANLq 
• Sheriff grants permission for mass exhumation and reinterment in legal first https://t.co/gqCacSgWf3
• Litigation has entered the 21st century https://t.co/lYPSPe8G5p
• Legal challenge to be brought against use of ‘digital consent forms’ in rape investigations https://t.co/8MKFOmLphR
• Herbert Kerrigan QC named honorary president of Aberdeen students’ law reform society https://t.co/cUsJqImouB 
• Plans to incorporate children’s rights convention into Scots law welcomed https://t.co/3dMb8yRTUZ
• Proposal to allow police to apply for stalking protection orders goes to consultation https://t.co/faXWM7sv4
• Law Society recommends £500 pay boost for trainee solicitors https://t.co/vOorCetOVV 
• Law Society calls for ‘wider reform’ following legal aid fee increase https://t.co/q8UPUHSFOR 
• Shepherd and Wedderburn promotes Judith Stephenson and Douglas Sinclair to partner https://t.co/EFPbq9wMU0
• Anger at rape victims being asked to hand phones to police https://t.co/erqNCA2xNv
• #Norway finds 'Russian spy whale' off Arctic coast https://t.co/GMg7roowZH
• Huawei: #US official warns 'no safe level' of involvement with tech giant https://t.co/wrRU6iiNHL 
• CMS names four new Scottish partners in global round of promotions https://t.co/f7GzAgQrhD 
• A sleeping person is not capable of consenting to sex, appeal court rules in rape case https://t.co/pY8JTCCGle
• Morton Fraser appoints Stuart McWilliams and Catriona MacPhail as partners https://t.co/7Puni1WrM1
• Ashdown Forest: Fire breaks out in Winnie the Pooh wood https://t.co/tsRBN38omM
• Sana Muhammad crossbow death: Jury discharged by judge https://t.co/gUJYSCLiuC
• Barry rapists Peter and Avril Griffiths: Case review call https://t.co/KgqRPmI0uR
• #SriLanka attacks: Face coverings banned after Easter bloodshed https://t.co/LFpMKjRwN6 
• CCTV of car issued over T2 Trainspotting actor's murder https://t.co/0rLVAN2Loi
• Police officers face misconduct probe over toilet fingertip loss https://t.co/oz5CbLTVIo 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dVfIspJq1X
• #Cyprus serial killer: Police find another suspected victim https://t.co/kziBAVdgOW 
• #HongKong: Thousands protest against China extradition law https://t.co/31bm2n1Gt5 
• Home Office ‘chaos and incompetence’ leads to unlawful detentions, claim whistleblowers https://t.co/EYutRIsz39
• Two former Bishops of Lincoln failed to act on abuse allegations https://t.co/X3dIp7rEAj
• University of Liverpool 'discriminating' over deadline extensions https://t.co/UQ3wHldFK7 
• Fraudster poses as Jason Statham to steal victim's money https://t.co/5vd6SjO1C5
• What’s the point of the Law Society? - Legal Futures https://t.co/d6vNwe5M0u
• Partner who employed banned solicitor is struck off - Legal Futures https://t.co/wsVWZQcSb2 
• Claim over solicitors' negligence fails to establish loss of chance - Legal Futures https://t.co/xUIpmFwgxO 
• External funder backs litigation firm launch - Legal Futures https://t.co/VuBILuQLLd

29th April - Law News

2679th 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: A Russian university student, who fled and attempted to join the ranks of Islamic State, has been released on parole after serving more than half of her sentence

 

Focus of the Day Article:

Nearly 95% of criminal barristers who prosecute cases would be prepared to take direct action in protest against the fees paid by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Police investigating rape of women in north London release CCTV image of suspect https://t.co/a7q1toGAoi
• JRR Tolkien’s son ‘sexually abused by one of father’s friends’ https://t.co/zDvHJVLZz5
• Is this the face of a man held captive since the age of six? https://t.co/lLV8LEBnfg
• Disclosure: Rape victims among those to be asked to hand phones to police https://t.co/WewqWXjNEN
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Qgg18OiLK
• Possible white supremacist terror attack at San Diego synagogue: One person dead in Poway, California #US https://t.co/83JEekbQ2R
• The first among equals, Pope donates $500,000 for migrants stranded in #Mexico https://t.co/winOKYYzWt
• Former Cardiff City signed footballer Emilano Sala: Police investigate online photo said to be of plane crash victim https://t.co/sf1gFmgeDr
• BPP Law School scholarship fund exceeds £1 million for the first time - Legal Cheek https://t.co/HoR0vWFrRX
• British corporate lawyer killed in Sri Lanka attacks - Legal Cheek https://t.co/PnwKGN5Jas 
• New innovation LLB sees Exeter Uni students spend a year at Reed Smith - Legal Cheek https://t.co/jOJ9HKAAiD
• Solicitor escapes with suspension over 'modest' cannabis farm - Legal Cheek https://t.co/nCPDT504J
• How one law school is preparing for the biggest shake-up to legal education in a generation - Legal Cheek https://t.co/AbgGud2FP3
• Community order for junior solicitor who sent Bumble date abusive messages - Legal Cheek https://t.co/xz50ZvGUTm
• BSB investigate after BPP ‘error’ left some BPTC students sitting ethics exam in ‘canteen’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/cGtoR82OGL
• #5JobsIHad: Social media trend sees lawyers reveal unusual previous careers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ySSAwb1MQS
• US law firm partner lands Game of Thrones cameo - Legal Cheek https://t.co/lMyZa5tNNA 
• Ashurst launches graduate scheme for 'new law' roles - Legal Cheek https://t.co/A30wGFPAby 
• Should I stop chasing pupillage? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/T458l9QUb8
• London chambers offers ‘unpaid’ internship lasting up to six months - Legal Cheek https://t.co/8RhfgP4oE6
• Slater & Gordon solicitor produces incredible Fresh Prince-inspired employment law rap - Legal Cheek https://t.co/WzrlcBzxkI
• Exclusive interview: We met the Nottingham Uni law grad trying to stop Brexit - Legal Cheek https://t.co/W2WcTUGhML
• Fieldfisher gears up for Brexit with Irish merger - Legal Cheek https://t.co/I3iyiqLi3O
• Two-thirds of lawyers experiencing high stress levels - Legal Cheek https://t.co/KctHR9ac9c My US Legal Icon' Vlogging Prize - Legal Cheek https://t.co/CTW1GnDldd
• Public thinks EU referendum was bad idea, says poll https://t.co/WhHb77VeqR
• San Diego synagogue shooting: one dead and three injured #US https://t.co/Mk152SX5SI
• Opioid painkillers to carry prominent addiction warnings https://t.co/Pz80GVLznR
• Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn launches bid to declare a national climate emergency https://t.co/rhJGA2OoUZ
• Obesity and depression 'hand-in-hand' in children https://t.co/rJBDW9qM8c

28th April - Law News

2678th 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 armed group Boko Haram has been fighting the Nigerian government from more than 10 years and that conflict has spilled over into neighbouring Niger, Cameroon and Chad. Boko Haram fighters have recently increased attacks on civilians with suicide bombings, kidnappings and burning entire villages. Many families have fled Nigeria's Borno state, the centre of the Boko Haram rebellion, but the attacks have followed them across the border and they are still looking for safety.

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• 'Random' rape attacks: Police release description of suspect https://t.co/mIMRsgYcqz
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/OJ3JmsStvw
• 'It's an outrage': #Russian president Putin attacks 18-month prison term for Maria Butina in the #US https://t.co/nagvaTntFS 
• Trieste half-marathon accused of racism in excluding Africans #Italy https://t.co/UqFKsQUmo
• Industrial collapse of Thatcher years led to crime rise, study finds https://t.co/Z7dTWjlhLO 
• Police reassess terror warning signs as hunt for accomplices goes on #Srilanka https://t.co/i5sH05rMxH
• 'Fake Lego gang' dismantled in $30m #Chinese raid https://t.co/xyajasjtAa
• Judge delays next step in Avenatti legal process #US https://t.co/burqLWyppW
• Medical DNA sequencing leads to lawsuits and legal questions https://t.co/d6AKpN8u5N
• Indigenous Waorani win landmark legal case against #Ecuador gov't https://t.co/WWwop6bmjZ
• Legal aid fee increase must be part of wider reform https://t.co/nATq3xy4uQ
• A Primer for Legal Operations and Law Firm Pricing Professionals https://t.co/HI6wvdqKgk 
• Loving legal life: why wellbeing and stress go hand in hand | The Lawyer https://t.co/efRy3d8rQI 
• Two sides of Vernon Hill exposed by legal battle with US partners https://t.co/FskpNn0lnA 
• Mum found CCTV of daughter's hit-and-run in Northampton https://t.co/P9Ft3o3L1y
• A round-up of human rights stories from around the world https://t.co/bM1FJumXPr 
• Immigration lawyers convicted of providing unqualified advice https://t.co/khhY6LPjzf
• US: Misleading forensic evidence blamed for wrongful convictions https://t.co/VWhxbUCuP6 
• Inksters Solicitors donates £200 to Social Bite after consultant waives fee https://t.co/W6hFVdE1Se
• Courts and prosecution services take up office space in Dundee https://t.co/1gQzT2fKTL 
• Germany knows Scotland is open for business https://t.co/uQPW1qtRvs
• Feminist judgments projects hosts exhibition in Glasgow https://t.co/FBqE9MOkz6 
• Scottish political parties adopt definition of Islamophobia https://t.co/Sh1uWndqDu 
• Programmes aimed at helping ex-prisoners reintegrate to benefit from £3.4m funding https://t.co/yiEn1xeoi7 
• Advance payment scheme for victims of abuse now open https://t.co/WMjpl1GI8b
• Gilson Gray and TCH Law first to use fully digital process for simple procedure cases https://t.co/2qhY5Cm60H 
• At last – an increase in Scottish legal aid fees https://t.co/oTupLYzyv0 
• Fee increase for legal aid lawyers comes into effect today https://t.co/zZTP4FNDBd
• Tory government is being investigated over its decision to cancel 36,000 student visas https://t.co/7iHAoarw4n
• #Hungary denying food to asylum seekers, say human rights groups https://t.co/pYHzDVxd6b 
• Conservative philosopher Roger Scruton is not the victim of a leftwing witch-hunt. Here’s why https://t.co/jkxN4mvABK 
• Anti-vaxxers are taking populism to a new, deadly level https://t.co/KpBEqs8sUa
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/547MSQzZJ4
• Home Office investigated over English test cheating claims https://t.co/BX7meYwm5M
• Kim Kardashian’s budding law career takes celebrity hubris to a whole new level https://t.co/veghBDjsMZ 
• #US Conservatives take aim at Roe v Wade with 'extreme' six-week restriction bills https://t.co/zN3LwK5RsZ 
• Prison increases youth knife-crime reoffending, says police report https://t.co/Qs7Wls3MdB 
• Driving test: Here are the hardest and easiest places to pass in Britain https://t.co/dMub9RcCyk 
• SNP conference 2019: Party to decide on independence currency plan https://t.co/HDiZxYJB89
• Leicester teenager charged with murder, rape and arson https://t.co/IUr63jeJWt
• Trump withdraws from UN arms treaty as NRA crowd cheers in delight #US https://t.co/G82yqTBMNn 
• #Brazil governed by ‘lunatics’ and US ‘lackeys’, says ex-president Lula https://t.co/YbSy27EVqB
• UK online pharmacies accused of 'aggressive' tactics to sell opiates https://t.co/dYnILyftH4 
• #Nigeria gunmen kidnap Shell workers and kill police guards https://t.co/XigAaTeVeM
• #Russian agent Maria Butina sentenced to 18 months in prison for infiltration into rightwing #US groups https://t.co/KzpIc5mRnJ 
• Boosting judicial diversity to better reflect society | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/eBGaUJWEW5
• Am Law 100 nearing pre-recession growth rates | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/8Ni1Sf4sk1
• World IP goes for gold | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/cAb9PA9Soy
• Baker McKenzie takes to the catwalk | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ebCsh8VkQ4 
• Eversheds and Freshfields shine in legal brand survey | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/PA2UBqTRg4
• Libya halts Manchester Arena bombing extradition due to Tripoli clashes https://t.co/RHJPkeCSn
• #Cyprus reels as police hunt for victims of suspected serial killer https://t.co/v3p1TUxDBD 
• Cosmetic procedures: Firms warned over 'duty of care' https://t.co/kbWFW4mzW7 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/yVEZIcPoaz

27th April - Law News

2677th 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: India's unemployment rate has hit the highest level in the last 2 and half years, according to a data released by Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). The unemployment rate in the country stood at an average of 8.1 per cent in the first three weeks of April, the think-tank said in its April 23-notification citing the findings of its household survey. In the first week of April, the unemployment rate was recorded at 7.9 per cent, in the second week at 8.1 per cent and in the third at 8.4 percent. "Each of these is higher than the unemployment rate in the weeks of March," CMIE said in its statement.

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Two women abducted and raped in 'random' Watford attacks https://t.co/5FT7K8TWmI
• EC cancels suspension of IAS officer who checked PM chopper #India https://t.co/7U2jTuabRy 
• Tribunal orders developer to pay RM30,000 for late delivery #Malaysia https://t.co/WeLeFQMr4
• Saifuddin tells Consumer Claims Tribunal to raise maximum fine for traders to RM50,000 #Malaysia https://t.co/U35XW2WORc 
• Bin man fired for hitting vending machine and taking drink gets payout https://t.co/Sy17OrgSG4 
• Ian Mulgrew: Tribunal handling ICBC claims biased, say trial lawyers #Canada https://t.co/IPBFQKuzsV 
• Oyetola asks Appeal Court to overturn Osun gov poll tribunal's verdict #Nigeria https://t.co/5EaKZNGNot 
• Tribunal gives govt 3 weeks to decide on Bimal Verma's plea #India https://t.co/9V43BF7SZo 
• Who Owns Huawei? The Company Tried to Explain. It Got Complicated. https://t.co/CoSarUjfKG
• Regulators Around the World are Circling Facebook https://t.co/86h7ZLaDDx
• Unchecked ‘Hate’ Toward Rep. Ilhan Omar Has American Muslims Shuddering #US https://t.co/FqMrNwuKdR
• Judges Rule Michigan Congressional Districts Are Unconstitutionally Gerrymandered #US https://t.co/uYni1C6sxK
• Notre-Dame Fire Investigators Focus on Short-Circuit and Cigarettes #France https://t.co/lhAx6DAZEC
• The Trump Campaign Conspired With the Russians. Mueller Proved It #US https://t.co/Ic7qvEytSf
• San Francisco Had an Ambitious Plan to Tackle School Segregation. It Made It Worse #US https://t.co/0n3moneWI7
• #SriLankan Accused of Leading Attacks Preached Slaughter. Many Dismissed Him https://t.co/k7yb2TGgjC
• James Bond is back - now let's meet his solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/XeshqsWGQf
• Franchisers tailored illegal scheme to bypass immigration rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/KmyJTONkSU
• CMS promotes 21 UK lawyers to partner - including 16 women | Law Gazette https://t.co/m9abrOHYBS
• Personal injury lawyers fined for referral fee ban breaches | Law Gazette https://t.co/n1AuzRKo3c
• Children's charity under threat following social welfare firm's closure | Law Gazette https://t.co/Msr8KWoN8t 
• ‘You’re my married boss, it’s so cliche’: Freshfields partner faces SDT misconduct claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/LlEOy2TCK7
• Judge berates global firm's 'lack of rigour' in privacy case | Law Gazette https://t.co/LIBaKbFqhh 
• Harvey Weinstein trial: judge bans public and press from courtroom #US https://t.co/fTdqopmylg
• Record number of UK workers paid below minimum wage – report https://t.co/0jDgAGraOO 
• Tribunal upholds decision to strip CMC of right to operate - Legal Futures https://t.co/eJ9WMe93uP 
• Barristers can act as deputies, Court of Protection rules - Legal Futures https://t.co/VkLppaDFYa
• Three convicted for providing unregulated legal advice - Legal Futures https://t.co/v7842pG01E 
• #Armenian MPs call for trans activist to be burned alive after historic speech https://t.co/GDeMriaGso
• Police seek public's help to find killer of journalist Lyra McKee https://t.co/IfWY4fLo2H 
• Lyra McKee: New footage released of suspected gunman https://t.co/wuTcLDiQrj
• Man cleared of assaulting rugby player awarded $100,000 over Nine's 'coward punch' defamation #Australia https://t.co/zNvb1FdtTG 
• Surrogacy: Why the world needs rules for selling babies https://t.co/tOE4ZQjRKQ
• Tiffany ram raid: Van driven into London jewellery store https://t.co/EKuVYzxVjl 
• P&O sues UK government over no-deal Brexit ferry case https://t.co/pW3T5rVA1h 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/BGRCyTWTKe
• London Marathon 'discriminates against assisted runners' https://t.co/yZx8eOwt0b 
• Huawei row: Top civil servant demands leak inquiry co-operation https://t.co/2shPKY0spB 
• Debenhams names 22 stores to close https://t.co/Eiqf1yP4F6 
• Fake heiress found guilty of theft and grand larceny in Manhattan #US https://t.co/rnOtWOvEpV 
• Ultimatum to cabinet ministers in Huawei leak investigation https://t.co/A2OvZy8rdj 
• India: Chief Justice denies sexual harassment of court worker https://t.co/rYLD7Lmhnp 
• Glasgow lawyer David McRae sets out family experience of cancer ahead of charity fundraiser https://t.co/t5chv7739
• PIRC publishes findings on two incidents involving PAVA spray https://t.co/mXYy9YWhhE 
• Greater awareness needed of tactics of quick home buy companies https://t.co/1aJAg2doqX 
• Scottish government urged to formally adopt definition of Islamophobia https://t.co/AJ1gTPqDWG
• Time to consider lifetime driving bans instead of prison sentences https://t.co/pu7yBC8GhG 
• Dundee solicitor David Tweedie has passed away at the age of 84 https://t.co/k5rRRKlPm7 
• Joanna Cherry QC signs letter opposing 'rush' to reform gender law https://t.co/2q1uYhImOD 
• Edinburgh law conference pays tribute to Dr David Nichols on retirement https://t.co/lGNyB0vn77 
• Scottish Sentencing Council to fund research on cognitive maturity and youth attitudes to sentencing https://t.co/z5OaWq3rIQ
• Scottish government to introduce 'framework bill' for indyref2 https://t.co/UqSuIpoxmg 
• Family of shipbuilder who died from asbestos-related cancer sue for damages https://t.co/MgdLeZT68W 
• Polly Higgins obituary: Lawyer who abandoned courtroom to campaign for international crime of ecocide https://t.co/DdtgimTCbv

26th April - Law News

2676th 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 Reserve Bank of Australia has warned that almost 3 per cent of home loans are in negative equity — meaning the purchased property is worth less now than when it was bought. And some economists are concerned the rate of "underwater loans" is actually higher. But what will the flow-on effect be for the rest of the economy?

 

Focus of the Day Article:
This year’s Am Law 100 data shows gross revenue grew 8 percent on average, net income increased by 7.8 percent, profit per equity partner grew by 6.5 percent, revenue per lawyer moved up 4.2 percent, and head count rose 3.6 percent.

Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The Law Society exposes 'catastrophic' housing advice deserts https://t.co/zGY8DZcyy7 
• Turkish firm aims to capitalise on ‘buoyant’ London https://t.co/XmB8CC5AkT 
• CEO who raised alarm at firm's finances loses unfair dismissal claim https://t.co/xTkCzW5HeO 
• Fieldfisher prepares for Brexit with Dublin launch https://t.co/Y3KFgRAZ4u
• Albeit not perfect, gender pay gap reporting shines spotlight on issues https://t.co/0VNKvRMdgz
• Partner promotions: Clifford Chance on track for diversity goal https://t.co/NuLkxlYO9o 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/BkVjN0lBOL
• Nora Roberts files ‘multi-plagiarism’ lawsuit alleging writer copied more than 40 authors https://t.co/y8GiuyNOU7 
• Scottish independence: UK government 'will not grant indyref2 consent' https://t.co/B06stsct4D 
• Peterborough car stabbing: Woman, 18, guilty of murdering admirer https://t.co/OW8w903EsC 
• Rayleigh stabbing: Off-duty police officer knifed multiple times https://t.co/6pUWTQDeYO 
• Student visa cheat claims 'putting our lives on hold' https://t.co/cMKwnSfJ3B
• G4S driver admits stealing £1m in cash from van https://t.co/aWHtf7v022
• GDPR and Brexit – a view from the European Commission - Legal Futures https://t.co/AOUosMsRex 
• Solicitor fined £8,000 for second drink-driving conviction - Legal Futures https://t.co/lsZi8WQQTX 
• SRA: Law firm harassment cases behind majority of NDA complaints - Legal Futures https://t.co/k8tBSezN8D
• From Christchurch to Colombo, Islamists and the far right are playing a deadly duet https://t.co/6Ccf0W2e7U 
• Homicides in England and Wales hit highest level in a decade https://t.co/FPIJy4XfKl
• Tenerife cave: Son leads police to bodies of mother and brother #Spain https://t.co/T9xHEXlOlr 
• Huawei 5G row: Government 'cannot exclude' criminal investigation https://t.co/ccYGh2FdsN 
• 'I’m at rock bottom': food bank offers respite from universal credit https://t.co/DKNH71WgGM 
• Trump repeats unproven claims of GCHQ spying https://t.co/PcCJWHLLtj 
• Tory austerity lead to Food bank network hands out record 1.6m food parcels in a year https://t.co/ieIXX8Ys4I 
• Bullying accused chief exec backed by homeless charity https://t.co/R473MH4GqX 
• What the Airbnb surge means for UK cities https://t.co/b29Th9kKXY 
• Knife crime offences at record level in 2018, crime data shows https://t.co/pd8cWz3XGl 
• Sainsbury's-Asda merger blocked by regulator https://t.co/1h16SrJKLS 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Vu6HGa7tSa
• #US Navy SEALs Were Warned Against Reporting Their Chief for War Crimes https://t.co/0lcWk7KspT
• #Myanmar’s Highest Court Upholds Conviction of Reuters Journalists https://t.co/WYrX9NnYpc
• On Census Citizenship Question, Supreme Court’s Conservatives Appear United #US https://t.co/GYN3KcsgY4
• Young European lawyers learn about heraldry in Scots law https://t.co/R3wi5dBPxo 
• Digby Brown staff raise over £500 for Fife mental health charity https://t.co/h5zyC5ha6u 
• Burness Paull offers work experience to ethnic minority law student https://t.co/1DwRaku9bu 
• Scots personal bankruptcy numbers soar 29.2 per cent year-on-year https://t.co/G8O33H4i9W 
• Competition crackdown – five lessons for construction businesses https://t.co/iksFXIZfQ4 
• New AML practice rules for Scottish solicitors https://t.co/CMvp454QDZ
• Faculty questions future of protected trust deeds https://t.co/pqZGtj9oOh
• Two lawyers appointed to Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission https://t.co/Rc2NbXdNH7
• Law Society criticises SLCC for failing to listen over budget plans https://t.co/bV513gCPcJ 
• Burges Salmon to launch first Scottish office in Edinburgh https://t.co/O6Z7gpdaK7
• Evidence of non-penetrative sexual assault capable of providing ‘mutual corroboration’ of rape, appeal court rules https://t.co/0CUVrvsXLn 
• Government welcomes record low level of firearms offences in Scotland https://t.co/nteBG2wLkK

25th April - Law News

2675th 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 Wall Street Journal has obtained audio from a secretly recorded phone call of President Donald Trump's former fixer and lawyer Michael Cohen walking back part of his guilty plea.

 

Focus of the Day Article:
The Ministry of Justice today asked for views on how best to create a lawyer-free system for handling low-level RTA claims. The department issued a consultation, lasting four weeks, for designing a new IT platform to enable unrepresented litigants to progress their own claim. The Civil Liability Act has significantly reduced damages levels for RTA claims and, as of next April, will be enforced along with a new £5,000 small claims limit for soft tissue injuries. This will mean legal costs for any claim within this category will not be recoverable – effectively removing lawyers from the process.

Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Facebook sets aside $3bn for privacy probe and litigation costs https://t.co/8jISjVel1N
• Fixed fees can apply to claim which settled for £42k, court rules | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/yqPaYlpWRY
• Event dedicated to late solicitor after 'fabulous legal career' | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/S0b44ItI9v 
• Conveyancers warned of scam email | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/M7ZPOD4AKH
• It’s about time the government helped the NHS, not the insurance industry | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/EMVnSwYUZx 
• Maybe lawyers need to be forced to be nice? | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ff9USPxiud 
• Solicitor fined by tribunal after second drink-drive conviction | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/cF4yyi3Ij9 
• Solicitors targeted in judicial diversity drive | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/wd5qRLBz8v 
• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Iran offers prisoner swap https://t.co/mU0poBsBYB 
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• Asian footballers call out 'systemic racism' in grassroots football https://t.co/pr9eLFAJVQ 
• Huawei row: Ministers call for investigation into leaking https://t.co/OA1Do0s8WD
• Britney Spears responds to #FreeBritney conspiracy: 'All is well' https://t.co/qD4wIzzLVc
• Cyclist's appeal after London thief thwarts sixth round-the-world attempt https://t.co/GMt3aUh8IC
• CLC set to back third-party managed accounts - Legal Futures https://t.co/S3Pk6YIRFa 
• Small firm solicitors "highly stressed but enjoying their jobs" - Legal Futures https://t.co/W1PFGbKVNo
• Solicitor convicted of sending woman abusive Facebook messages - Legal Futures https://t.co/xNriiRfQQY
• PI solicitors who breached referral fee ban tried to blame SRA - Legal Futures https://t.co/uNE2sBwH7c 
• Robert Bragg joined a gang and started carrying a knife when he was 12 https://t.co/V5WuB8vAzV
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• ‘You can’t arrest your way out of record drug-related deaths,’ say police https://t.co/xzalN3dUwp
• Jussie Smollett: Brothers suing actor's lawyers #US https://t.co/c6hMgDgB4Q 
• Tory MP Johnny Mercer's salary funded by failed bond scheme marketing agent https://t.co/95EslcTNij 
• Politician and Barrister Aminul Haque passes away #Bangladesh https://t.co/voFj2gruFT 
• 'Lord of the Manor' tries to halt multi-million-pound development https://t.co/QeWU093Ugn 
• Tributes paid to campaigning lawyer Polly Higgins, who fought for law to 'protect Earth' https://t.co/WQTROlWUGG 
• Lawyer urges Vernon Law Courts to remove ‘lady barristers’ sign #Canada https://t.co/ekEpdddUjN
• Big battle for funds as villagers step up fight to stop greenfield building https://t.co/IiO8W9tL7C 
• Women of Legal Tech: Kim Craig https://t.co/4Fr8PyNLhn 
• #US Supreme Court To Decide Whether It’s Legal To Fire LGBT People https://t.co/yCxvYvwZBO
• #SriLanka attacks: Bomber 'studied in UK and Australia' https://t.co/GPbbzuPy6G 
• Huawei row: UK to let Chinese firm help build 5G network https://t.co/N6T1Wf9AV2 
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• Nightmare for House Network vendors as administrators take legal advice #US https://t.co/ESofHalcvt
• Why Do Teachers' Unions Want It to be Legal for Teachers to Have Sex with Their Students? #US https://t.co/bhZrTO1vkw
• Judge reveals secret legal battle in Greg Craig case #US https://t.co/LmTfDnL4mV 
• Human Composting May Soon Be Legal in Washington State #US https://t.co/V3lx78P8km
• Forensic expert to join Brian McConnachie QC at ‘crime café’ on gunshot residue evidence https://t.co/M1iSraBmvT
• SYLA gears up for 2019 AGM at Shepherd and Wedderburn https://t.co/ZxJJVZuEYr 
• Homeowners are being caught out by trust deeds https://t.co/gJqoRVAm15
• Scottish environmentalist lawyer Polly Higgins passed away at the age of 50 https://t.co/t3s1vB1Fjy
• England: CPS faces rebellion from barristers over fees and workload https://t.co/9Eq0nVPm12 
• Inspectors issue first-of-its-kind report on criminal justice social work service in Scottish Borders https://t.co/90ilv7Zwlp 
• Prisons suffering most from delays to major Scottish infrastructure projects https://t.co/JKM16eHyJO
• Faculty reiterates opposition to ‘serious harm’ test for Scottish defamation actions https://t.co/A4gy2TYXU2
• Scots Law 2019 advanced offer ends on Wednesday https://t.co/BUFtswM5q9
• CMS appoints Chris McGarvey as energy partner https://t.co/xy1cBpFbSG
• Shepherd and Wedderburn elects Andrew Blain as managing partner https://t.co/X96696sRKM 
• Police officers in Sheku Bayoh case win legal challenge for medical retirement https://t.co/t5zjTAmZMO 
• 'No right to livestream murder': #NewZealand PM Ardern leads push against online terror content https://t.co/RbcoFT088l
• Sajid Javid urged to act in immigration scandal 'bigger than Windrush' https://t.co/JvutX6jaei 
• #Indian officials travel deep into jungle so lone holy man can vote https://t.co/pHQGkiqXG7 
• Secretive hard-Brexit Facebook campaign got 1m responses https://t.co/Ihh1CKXTOZ 
• #Netherlands 'hosts most child sex abuse images' https://t.co/RGnG6S9JQK 
• Turkish taxi driver's gesture warms #Swedish hearts https://t.co/oNGU8tuRy3 
• For decades thousands of Irish mothers were confined in homes and had their babies taken from them. Will the full t… https://t.co/glP8HnjXdo
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• #Austria Deputy mayor Christian Schilcher resigns over poem https://t.co/NNc6STaFzn 
• Google 'retaliating against harassment protest organisers' https://t.co/GEBteuOoYt 
• We need debate on data-driven policing https://t.co/LznKSkbhrZ
• Landfill ban could see Scottish waste sent to England https://t.co/6SUxgZDVaf 
• United States dilutes UN rape-in-war resolution https://t.co/jeAnyxE8h5

24th April - Law News

2674th 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: 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg addresses crowds at the Extinction Rebellion protest in London.

 

Focus of the Day Article:
The cultures of some law firms and other legal workplaces mean that well-being is “often not a concern” while they chase increased profits, researchers have found. They also said lawyers engaged in emotionally demanding work were experiencing burn-out.

Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Teenage neo-Nazi Michal Szewczuk admits terror offences https://t.co/OY2KHCJA9c
• Firms "putting profit ahead of lawyers' mental health" - Legal Futures https://t.co/ZDeXtLaY6Y
• Solicitor convicted over cannabis farm suspended from practice - Legal Futures https://t.co/uXFEO8fRq1
• Law firm “can recoup outlay” from apprentice who quit early - Legal Futures https://t.co/SohSgodtSO
• UK opts into several EU criminal measures just before Brexit | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Kti4hS8G6z 
• SRA defends omitting sex from 'inclusive' diversity questions | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/xjbsAx2oYj
• Solicitor suspended after cannabis farm found in her home | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/IyN3dTOn7I
• UK quietly signs up to EU criminal justice measures | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/AsoCkxQXip
• University offers ‘top-100 education’ with City firm partnership | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/DHpjUeyaOY 
• 'Brilliant and inspirational' in-house lawyer killed in Sri Lanka blasts | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/SeYL5Z3VVL
• City watchdog cools on 'duty of care' rule for financial services firms | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/JcwzAcB4sZ 
• Criminal barristers prepared to walk out over fees | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/NyTrCGV3Sw 
• 'No case too big': Judge rejects bid to move group action to London | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/enkIWv37PG 
• UKIP's Carl Benjamin not sorry for MP rape comments https://t.co/89IE5JikGz https://t.co/89IE5JikGz 
• This man had to fight for benefits just before he died – when do we start to care? https://t.co/UT7sx1r5FE 
• False expense claim Tory MP Chris Davies fined £1,500 https://t.co/GWytd6V0iV 
• Criminal barristers threaten trial walk-outs in CPS pay row https://t.co/19uBDRTaD6
• The shocking rape trial that galvanised Spain’s feminists – and the far right https://t.co/d1tVSJ5R6Q 
• Two arrested after barristers' clerk stabbed to death https://t.co/pGKsqgo3OD 
• Extinction Rebellion: police warn of Parliament Square arrests https://t.co/sz9q9pZMwR
• Children’s prisons inflict unspeakable damage on inmates. Close them now https://t.co/9sul4NlNVC
• Charities condemn Tory cuts to criminal injuries compensation scheme https://t.co/T4eTyjHOND
• 'We're judged for being black' https://t.co/XSqUmGPGpt
• Police horse Morecambe dies at Blackpool football match https://t.co/mx5OGn6ISS
• Lyra McKee killing: 'New IRA' admits responsibility https://t.co/umpiCUZNXM
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/6stNDiNxxn
• Google Chrome could swerve unnecessary UK porn block law for all users https://t.co/fBi1a20Pfh
• Animal rights groups sue Iowa for a law to prosecute people who get hired at farms in order to work undercover #US https://t.co/IUybpTATQK 
• Law's Emerging Elite: Enterprise Legal Service Providers, Part 3 https://t.co/vPTO1lgUae
• The Law Schools With The Best And Worst First-Time Bar Exam Pass Rates (2018) https://t.co/XxKyI5RBSq
• New Hampshire senator to call on 2020 Democrats to support repeal of voter residency law #US https://t.co/hrJDiFmGLl
• Innovation and collaboration driving legal tech success https://t.co/eFHdoVPwfi 
• Immigrants are being denied #US citizenship for smoking legal pot https://t.co/prEXO8ATKd 
• Fmr. Watergate Legal Counsel on legal standard for impeachment #US https://t.co/Hm3COM5pRd
• #US Supreme Court to hear LGBT workplace discrimination cases https://t.co/KJ7q051hoo 
• Outcry sparked by 'deeply racist' rat poem in #Austria https://t.co/EFts9kxrFM
• Chelsea Manning to remain in jail after appeals court denies bail request #US https://t.co/Mo3DrsKcyp
• Boy must leave mother with 'hateful feelings' for father, judge rules https://t.co/sVmepEu4Uo 
• NHS non-disclosure agreements to end, vows Matt Hancock https://t.co/XIgKABRBSJ
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/B4yRFjIUia