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.
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