2759th 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: Retired us Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has died at the age of 99. Here is a look back at his life.
Focus of the Day Article:
The government has pledged to remove the stigma of convictions and help
ex-offenders get jobs - but has been urged to do more to help black,
asian and minority ethnic individuals who face 'double discrimination'.
Full story - The Law Society Gazette
Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Claimants win crucial costs appeal on proportionality and reasonableness | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/R9BLcp59
- City salary stampede continues with 23% rise for NQs | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/OUXd2IS4P
- MoJ proposes guidance to understand Victims' Code obligations | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/WHDcpqMOo
- ‘Overworked’ solicitor fined for claiming duplicate cab expenses | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/nT9potElAW
- Eagerly-awaited costs ruling expected today from Court of Appeal | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/K9kQvtqDfF
- Doomed firm chased 3,000 clients for wasted costs | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/I19s1Vgby
- We must do more to prevent women being ‘lost to the law’ | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/QAgP21VGu
- Tory government's TV licence fee decision was 'nuclear', BBC boss says https://t.co/ERgwBNgCfJ
- Stansted 'disruptive passenger': Woman faces £85,000 bill https://t.co/8sP6MQLCod
- The military has recognised its harassment problem. Now it must talk about it https://t.co/hwN8vxuQkv
- Extinction Rebellion: The Cardiff protestors who blocked the roads https://t.co/gYJXWYAXho
- Extinction Rebellion: Cardiff protesters end road blockage https://t.co/yBg5REAQTe
- Google suspends ticket website Viagogo from paid-for global search results https://t.co/PlmqGlx7No
- EU nations to be vetted on their adherence to the rule of law https://t.co/emBh7t6MeR
- The instigator of racist 'hostile environment' policy Theresa May, warns against 'absolutist' politics https://t.co/s53IDxo4iU
- New solicitors and legal assistant for specialist PI lawyers https://t.co/bpAeb4yCo
- Expenses and Pursuers’ Offers after QOCS? https://t.co/T0xNaI4iMp
- Edward Snowden: A new kind of system is needed to guarantee our legal rights https://t.co/9HWpb3rK
- US: Damages award in cancer-causing weed killer case slashed by two-thirds https://t.co/5xcJhoRwYK
- In pictures… Macleod & MacCallum helps Inverness Food Stuff https://t.co/OTfwkbySM
- European Commission launches antitrust investigation into Amazon marketplace practices https://t.co/XfxxJ5b5
- PIRC: Police should review guidance on transporting people https://t.co/cz81FRJIBB
- Middle Temple honour for Joanna Cherry QC MP https://t.co/iSvoXpmhwW
- TLT posts rise in turnover to £87.6m https://t.co/jgz35Qor4Z
- Addleshaw Goddard loses attempt to have professional negligence claim heard in Scotland https://t.co/VKpnFBUke
- Knife attacker’s appeal against conviction rejected in ‘googling juror’ case https://t.co/cDKWFNlOzo
- Tourists facing travel money 'shock' this summer https://t.co/96Zg4NylJP
- El Chapo trial: Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzmán gets life in prison #US https://t.co/Dld7bWfhIN
- Woman wins right to late partner's military pension in landmark ruling https://t.co/Kzg2zOTOe0
- Manchester Arena attack: Bomber's brother arrested for murder https://t.co/xIniSviN6C
- #Indian court convict one of two men charged over rape & killing of British teenager Scarlett Keeling in Goa https://t.co/bL9bzqRXD
- Westminster attack: Salih Khater convicted of attempted murder https://t.co/3a1FvY524
- SeaWorld hits back in Virgin Holidays whale tourism row https://t.co/0gGi4eFpPF
- Margaret Fleming: Carers jailed for murdering teenager https://t.co/lOi62DtoS
- Govia Thameslink fined £1m over Gatwick Express window death https://t.co/G7tWPfOFy3
- The Guardian view on Donald Trump: a racist in substance and style | Editorial https://t.co/kxDb5IlE9E
- The Guardian view on Scottish drug deaths: put health and safety first | Editorial https://t.co/YhOGtosiC7
- The Guardian view on policing youth violence: knives are a public health issue | Editorial https://t.co/GJcIWvnHPq
- There’s only one way to stop the witch-hunt against Jeremy Corbyn – stand up to it https://t.co/M7OsK7NeBS
- Poor tenants pay for landlords to live like kings. It doesn’t have to be this way https://t.co/aOE95ocL
- Vincent's Solicitors help raise money for the Alzheimer's Society in Lytham https://t.co/ui2Q8WFgzX
- Justice Kureshi elevation: let Solicitor General be given copy of plea, says SC #India https://t.co/PyokViZwMt
- Solicitor and doctor in four-year spat over bins on tiny patch of land https://t.co/gk9Kfe0O1Q
- Former solicitor’s restrictions extended for abusing client funds https://t.co/mp6EGm8Dg6
- Cambridge GP who kissed colleague without consent given warning https://t.co/NOu8hXUER3
- 10 witnesses dropped as Supreme Court Justice Ojwang tribunal begins its hearings #Kenya https://t.co/Y1KHS3DhS
- Tribunal to rule on INEC, Buhari, APC’s bid to stop PDP’s video evidence #Nigeria https://t.co/IW8WLUDaYH
- Rules for PMDC tribunal, members’ perks and privileges finalised #Pakistan https://t.co/cucrvA2P2V
- Tribunal probing justice Ojwang begins sittings #Kenya https://t.co/u1saL2bvfM
- Cardi B Calls Out Lawyer on Instagram Over Sexist Remarks https://t.co/pQB4JxvSl1
- #Iran leader appoints three religious jurists to Guardian Council https://t.co/VtSlJcY7qd
- #Brazil pension reform bill delayed https://t.co/lvPtNHGUQm
- Unpatriotic Mail on Sunday to keep publishing leaked diplomatic memos as top media lawyer says police should leave… https://t.co/m3AY2Kgy6
- Evidence erased by RCMP would have freed wrongfully convicted N.S. man, says defence lawyer #Canada https://t.co/WalUZkFy0u
- Lawyer says Trump's new asylum rule is 'patently unlawful' https://t.co/qLgDM1Ca08
- Liverpool lawyer targets teens with new careers programme https://t.co/evCL0x1L
- Death of 'barefoot lawyer' puts focus on #China's treatment of political prisoners https://t.co/aUZW9yCuL3
- Cardi B Calls Out Lawyer on Instagram Over Sexist Remarks https://t.co/xoMj5c2Xe
- Two police officers disciplined after man sprayed while on toilet https://t.co/7ChFCdjjR
- Campaigners will consider Judicial Review if Eddie Stobart Green Belt plan is approved https://t.co/918St4Xaz
- Yes, I've been swotting up on court evidence in advance, says Autonomy founder Mike Lynch https://t.co/Ncup8BLhZ
- Former Fairfax newspapers lose cricketer Chris Gayle defamation appeal #Australia https://t.co/D94rV38V8
- Four pieces of advice property solicitors tell you to live by https://t.co/wGDoMn57o
- We paid our deposit but the sellers are not ready to exchange https://t.co/bTgZz7ID5
- Legal experts say new federal rule to block most asylum claims is on shaky ground #US https://t.co/8xZWcLVImH
- A legal framework for vector-borne diseases and land use https://t.co/0jiq9MsEf
- Abortion clinic protest ban legal challenge reaches Court of Appeal https://t.co/kUpx84ITTF
- Wales farm subsidy replacement plan law delayed until after Senedd elections https://t.co/sxFeakuyqF
- Invasion of the 'style over substance' yuppie riding electric scooters: can our cities cope? https://t.co/e35A0folka
- UK Announces ‘Dirty Money’ Crackdown, Including Tougher Crypto Regime https://t.co/SmpuXnDIGb
- 3 days after tragic Youtuber's death, electric-scooter startups have met UK lawmakers to lobby for legalization https://t.co/IGMkskp3e
- New UK homes to have car charging points by law https://t.co/RdaOpZfgHC
- Boris Johnson's plans for a Brexit trade deal with Trump are 'in breach of European law,' trade secretary warns https://t.co/TB2HF8IBWr
- Peers unsympathetic to #Palestinian people's subjugation buy advert that criticises Jeremy Corbyn https://t.co/tU6C7ZPrgm
- Joey Barton: Fleetwood Town manager charged with actual bodily harm https://t.co/k99EBKfFyw
- Potential freelance solicitors told: Don’t resign just yet | Legal Futures https://t.co/dzrPS4T6Ti
- “Overworked” London solicitor fined for expenses claim errors | Legal Futures https://t.co/KEzIoKaImV
- Crime agency adds online lawyer impersonation to hit list | Legal Futures https://t.co/pGeQvSlSGz
- Domestic abuse report exposes hidden side of rural life https://t.co/f9Rfx1XGIj
- Gerald Shamash: The legal aid lawyer who saved Corbyn from electoral defeat https://t.co/edjdq76IAX
- Britain First fined £44,000 over electoral law breaches https://t.co/6rrGYzAKcg
- Boris Johnson 'ignored expert advice' over £1bn mayoral vanity projects https://t.co/4Xez9HZfU6
- Police letting down older victims of crime, say inspectors https://t.co/tF7Pxe76qg