27th June - Law News

2738th 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 House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena testimony from White House counselor Kellyanne Conway after a federal agency recommended that she should be fired for repeatedly violating a law that limits the political activities of federal employees.

Focus of the Day Article:

The proportion of senior judges who went to a comprehensive school has trebled since 2014 - but the group remains the most socially exclusive of all professions, according to a landmark study of social inclusion published.
Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Yvonne Evans to raise money for Lawscot Foundation https://t.co/bx1Wgxj30Q
• Northern Ireland: Law firm ordered to pay woman more than £250,000 in equal pay case https://t.co/Paj62VL788
• Aberdein Considine and SEMLA to give aspiring lawyers insight into private practice https://t.co/q2Qy4aJL7m
• England: Man died after being held in cell on ‘hottest day of the year’ https://t.co/fOeneb6cQA
• Can social media firms really regulate themselves? https://t.co/1Isbe2Jmx5
• Dundee Law 1865-1967: the development of a law school in a time of change by Robin M White, Honorary Research Fellow https://t.co/QKKylT06Zj
• Blackadders appointed legal adviser to Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Plc https://t.co/1ItBBBUUEC
• John Neilson Kerr LLB, Writer to the Signet. Born 23 September 1956 in Edinburgh. Died 17 March 2019 in Edinburgh,… https://t.co/j9k5gN7s70
• DWF appointed to legal services framework for seven local authorities https://t.co/YQqaA0SQTH
• ‘Natasha’s Law’ to help save lives of allergy sufferers https://t.co/L2XdMkuIcs
• New electronic monitoring technologies aim to better protect victims https://t.co/f1uY2BUoMV
• The death has been announced of Noel McPartlin, who served 28 years as a sheriff until his retirement in 2011 https://t.co/hpA7T81Nmf
• Undue influence absent in woman's transfer of property to daughter and her husband https://t.co/mcBpnlzuuG
• Immigration lawyer banned after sham marriage TV sting | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/JlQsmlAtx4
• Contract-reading app goal of university-law firm partnership | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/V1BmH9oeG
• Peers rein in government over sweeping Online Court powers | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Cdi9vj7GkR
• First woman president of Queen's Bench Division sworn in | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/3QZDifxxmq
• Linklaters last magic circle firm to offer NQs less than £100k | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/xJlN4s0hBs
• Former Schillings manager fined for selling 95 mobile phones | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/aTnsPxFY4Q 
• SRA prosecution costs soar as hearings lengthen | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/CpMhl1sV4f
• Manchester residents to sue over tower block cladding https://t.co/wTo8fl3ENW
• Crime solving rates 'woefully low', Met Police Commissioner says https://t.co/K4K87sojaV 
• Marc Marshall: Man who poured acid on himself in court dies https://t.co/fNMgsB1nND
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/iLE3OV36QJ
• Notre-Dame fire: Prosecutor says no sign of criminal cause #France https://t.co/leVL4LjnlS 
• Lee Pomeroy death: 'Frenzied' train attack CCTV shown to jury https://t.co/DQ8p0AWVtw 
• Met police pay out £700,000 to detained anti-fascist protesters https://t.co/B1LU9fpvIF
• Families take government to court over special needs https://t.co/ZAuBxdXYJZ 
• Algerian footballer Riyad Mahrez and wife ordered to pay former nanny https://t.co/0RJ778SHQH
• #US immigration: Drowning exposes risks of illegal crossing https://t.co/Mo6l7ae0YM
• #US high court to rule on scope of copyright for legal codes https://t.co/k9hmM8t6rr
• Community Legal Clinic Launches Formal Appeal of Legal Aid Ontario’s Decision to Cut Funding #Canada https://t.co/3oN3Hc8UPJ 
• William Grant faces legal case over Sailor Jerry brand https://t.co/CKKVcfcCVp
• Scotland First Minister's speech at the Law Society of Scotland https://t.co/epSOQJy101
• Law for net zero emission begins passage through UK Parliament https://t.co/QMrztNyL4S 
• Turing Law: NI's 'gay pardon' cases turned down https://t.co/PfdMeEH9uJ
• Judicial activism accusation: It was Gorsuch v. Kavanaugh today at the Supreme Court #US https://t.co/wlWsCdzFjd
• Lawyers for Huawei CFO urge #Canada to withdraw extradition proceedings https://t.co/oJd7PjpdGc
• The UN climate talks are coming to Britain. The climate justice movement will be ready https://t.co/otwWk5HmEf 
• The school-to-prison pipeline: how the criminal justice system fails at-risk kids #Australia https://t.co/nNgrRJu2Oa 
• Autumn Arbitration Symposium, now in its sixth successive year, comes as the field of arbitration continues to evolve https://t.co/yXcNeCsPWi
• The Secret Barrister dismantles the suggestion that Boris Johnson’s neighbours broke the law https://t.co/GhYlmiqqZi
• Barrister shares view on recent cyclist's case https://t.co/k2i3PqtkCs 
• Solicitor General Keith E. Gammage shares how Atalanta's Southern University prepared him #US https://t.co/e16kQVWaUb
• Pendle solicitor's North Korea marathon challenge runs up huge amount for charity https://t.co/tFmPUSbZex
• Top solicitor who took £2m was duped by lottery scammers, tribunal says https://t.co/bqs2YZqK9h 
• Female solicitor gets £250k from Belfast legal firm that paid her less than male colleagues https://t.co/Lkgu9V4qD7 
• Tribunal visits #Kenya supreme court Justice Ojwang’s Migori home https://t.co/BL8a3jjCHJ 
• Lords examines Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) https://t.co/53LjsK1KJv
• Historic Glasgow city centre tribunal court to be transformed into boutique hotel https://t.co/L2rbUDIMwB 
• Whistleblower felt forced to resign from post, he tells job tribunal https://t.co/66kBWeLFYe 
• Tribunal finds that St Mungo's victimised former staff member https://t.co/KQYwmbPZik 
• Betfred refuse punter £189,000 ‘winnings’ after error on betting slip https://t.co/Npm7mjjn6m 
• Rapid robot rollout risks UK workers being left behind, reports say https://t.co/frXsAUIuPB 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/D4TrtRCqCa
• Revenge porn: Government to review image-based sexual abuse law https://t.co/5oxyneEcRN 
• Worst animal cruelty cases to get higher jail terms https://t.co/55B3DMld1F
• Brynteg Comprehensive art teacher 'abused teen pupils' https://t.co/3zdxSIQ158
• How Moors murderer Brady had access to vulnerable teens in jail https://t.co/MITBhmcHto 
• San Francisco becomes first US city to ban e-cigarettes https://t.co/XbNN2h1YpS
• Hong Kong Police, Once Called ‘Asia’s Finest,’ Are Now a Focus of Anger #China https://t.co/9Ev6WGvENv
• There’s No Excuse for Mistreating Children at the Border. Here’s What To Do About It #US https://t.co/kQu8jkWb4V
• Guantánamo Case to Test Whether Torture Can Be Put on the Docket #US https://t.co/TD5ss92AGV 
• Susskind clashes with MPs on digital exclusion | Legal Futures https://t.co/uFEUiCGZt8 
• Anger with MoJ over whiplash reforms begins to boil over | Legal Futures https://t.co/nwjMpChmAk
• In conversation with a diversity and inclusion specialist | Legal Futures https://t.co/xbzJVKq57A
• SDT president: Concerns over civil standard of proof “misplaced” | Legal Futures https://t.co/1OWvkttpxl 
• Death in Ice Valley: New clues in Isdal Woman mystery #Norway https://t.co/bpkNFOKUdP 
• Fertility doctor loses licence after using his own sperm #Canada https://t.co/w4VC7kw2SO 
• Beauty queen 'raped by #Gambia's ex-President Jammeh' https://t.co/8IjdtdGL0q 
• San Francisco becomes first US city to ban e-cigarettes #US https://t.co/XbNN2h1YpS 
• Ian Paisley holiday 'funded by Maldives government minister' https://t.co/5at1aq96YJ 
• Worst animal cruelty cases to get higher jail terms https://t.co/55B3DMld1F
• #Ukraine walks out of Europe human rights body as Russia returns https://t.co/KOC9QWZAcv 
• Extinction Rebellion protester convicted of public order offence https://t.co/Rgccs6yXNX 
• SFO drops investigation into trio accused of energy industry bribes https://t.co/Y0ZOGlm5CX 
• Revenge porn and 'cyber-flashing' laws go under review https://t.co/hP9X1u6aT5