2757th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a
UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers,
Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights &
Social Justice issues.
Today's Video Focus: On April 12, 2019, hundreds of people packed into the Old South Church
in Boston to hear the world-renowned dissident and linguist Noam Chomsky
speak. In this hour-long special, we air an excerpt of Chomsky’s speech
and his on-stage interview
Focus of the Day Article:
Home Office lied to EU states so it could deport slavery victims, say whistleblowers. Legal experts condemn ‘disgraceful and illegal manipulation of system’.
Full story - Guardian Law
Saturday Conversations on Law |
- In defence of digital consent forms given to rape complainants https://t.co/HFIWqIEf9O
- Scotland’s prisons under pressure as inmate numbers rise https://t.co/Q2gegYQkw9
- Home Office lied to EU states so it could deport slavery victims, say whistleblowers https://t.co/ChIQUFFbqc
- Climate protesters Extinction Rebellion block Cardiff road https://t.co/N4Q9nu3a5j
- Trump steps up racist attack on congresswomen #US https://t.co/Hpi1BGVPQ5
- Amazon workers launch protests on Prime Day https://t.co/1HZ18aLP9b
- Discount rate reaction: Insurers furious, claimant lawyers relieved | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/AF8kFRsToQ
- Lawyer in the news: Bill Dhariwal | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/QXhJ5rDyAq
- My legal life: Arwen Makin - Senior solicitor at ESP Law in Woking, Surrey | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/cebbMr52MC
- Farewell Gauke, friend of the judiciary – for now | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/JuqVF5kUk
- Legislation alone is not enough to achieve equality | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Ajf8Aa8hRl
- MoJ can’t find key Jackson costs note | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Tyg8IWtWd
- Dotcom whizz sets up lawtech app store | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/PIqfeNVBG3
- ‘Solicitor’ who forged BPP test certificates is struck off | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/4Ay4DjtYl7
- MoJ urged to do more on criminal records reform | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/1B0mcA1XeQ
- Ex-Kingsley Napley partner fined over £1.5m estate payments | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/lSi8SIASyP
- Revealed: Government sets PI discount rate at -0.25% | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/6yfuTao6y5
- Signed Celtic top up for grabs from Lawscot Foundation https://t.co/Xa2silT3T7
- In pictures… head of US consulate addresses Aberdeen law students https://t.co/bK6sY98spc
- Blackadders’ Dario Demarco beats gruelling Trans Alba Race https://t.co/ahzoza2gpV
- England should follow Scotland’s lead on regulation of property agents, say experts https://t.co/BiPtz74quX
- A 41-year legal battle – fought over the sum of 20 rupees – has finally come to an end in India https://t.co/L2CPk5Lpx5
- Donald Findlay QC features in new crime show https://t.co/rZcIhOWJUm
- Construction companies most likely to have public disputes with their insurers https://t.co/I7b9NZEOJc
- Faculty of Advocates awards legal work tender to Balfour and Manson https://t.co/otrsoVu3EG
- CMS appoints IP specialist Neeraj Thomas https://t.co/t0aIyvcwwc
- Anderson Strathern hires corporate specialist Euan Tripp as partner https://t.co/Tkl4Iz8NVx
- Cannabis ‘gardener’ who claimed he was human trafficking victim fails in appeal against sentence https://t.co/Lb8AqwkqSx
- Porn block: Digital minister Margot James 'extremely sorry' for totally unnecessary delay https://t.co/EYWCTxsGbE
- Sidali Mohamed murder: Louai Ali jailed for stabbing student outside college https://t.co/jVaqNbRrEU
- #SouthAfrica's Jacob Zuma denies being 'king of corruption' https://t.co/4cOOESeYzg
- Two million workers could become eligible for statutory sick pay https://t.co/6AvMrJqeX
- Thief who targeted victims through gay dating apps has been found guilty of murdering a businessman https://t.co/SSvhzo1Lz1
- Theresa May condemns Trump's 'go home' remark to congresswomen https://t.co/0dl8fPRtdS
- How one patrol in Afghanistan still haunts British soldiers ten years on https://t.co/JmIyjUuf7v
- Imports of a "green fuel" source may be inadvertently increasing deforestation and the demand for new palm oil https://t.co/aBfFEggvj8
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/io2ntL3pKk
- Space, the final frontier for ABSs | Legal Futures https://t.co/O1qPD6QhEw
- French law banning naming of judges “will not stop analytics” | Legal Futures https://t.co/tJNjdnwiR
- Solicitor who forged certificates to qualify is struck off | Legal Futures https://t.co/zrgrNmjwdB
- Firm boss wrongly accused pregnant paralegal of benefit fraud | Legal Futures https://t.co/ErESDXYSGy
- Death of 'barefoot lawyer' puts focus on #China's treatment of political prisoners https://t.co/aUZW9yCuL3
- UK firms accused of hiring female directors for symbolic value https://t.co/jK64KJ531n
- Legal advice centres in England and Wales halved since 2013-14 https://t.co/nq3LZRfJXz
- Two million of UK's lowest-paid may get statutory sick pay https://t.co/70DNCMEOxs