2838th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a
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Today's Video Focus: In the desert community of Wiluna, a remote town in Western Australia,
jobs are hard to come by. When the local TAFE withdrew from the town it
left behind an empty multi-million dollar building, and the community
has turned that setback into an opportunity.
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
Focus of the Day Article: Inappropriate behaviour by male barristers in robing rooms and at Bar messes “still abounds”, the Association of Women Barristers (AWB) has said. The AWB said it included “comments being made by male barristers about the appearance of female barristers and discussing which female barristers they ‘wanted to shag’”. Full story: Legal Futures
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- Trump administration to expand DNA collection at border and give data to FBI #US https://t.co/rxEhNZuANS
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- UK bars sign post-Brexit deal with Belgium https://t.co/ipGZmHofxp
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- HMCTS strikes £16m deal with tech company https://t.co/VdYZxwL1q1
- Barristers demand self-reporting waiver for harassment cases https://t.co/jjxk41vnqR
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- Dentons to defend RBS in alleged fraud case https://t.co/RTyEEQ0kXk
- Council collaboration to accelerate economic growth in the Borders https://t.co/ZImCSlLLoV
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- NHS doctor faces deportation over visa application error https://t.co/h4DbbC5dXw
- Why is Meghan suing the Mail on Sunday? https://t.co/iDYelc9M6g
- The Tories' tough talk on crime is shameless and cynical | The Secret Barrister https://t.co/C9JGv0ZObA
- 250 year old Maori shootings: Britain regrets killings by Endeavour crew #NewZealand https://t.co/huha99ah3L
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- Female high flyers start #MeToo-style pay campaign https://t.co/FOzcYWWOVJ
- UK and Belgian bars sign up to post-Brexit cooperation | Legal Futures https://t.co/6X8PVhCa2k
- Shelter Scotland launches legal action against council over rights of homeless | Legal Futures https://t.co/BeWXaqkAZL
- Domestic abuser fails in appeal against four-year custodial sentence but has extension period quashed https://t.co/FWgGFrHR4z
- Aspiring barristers “not told reality of obstacles facing them” | Legal Futures https://t.co/PYTHLbVJOV
- Autumn sees usual rush of law firm M&A | Legal Futures https://t.co/WyFFGjkUIv
- US firm partner struck off for £25k of bogus expenses claims | Legal Futures https://t.co/3Ma7IPiuwm
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- Meghan sues Mail on Sunday as Prince Harry launches attack on tabloid press https://t.co/e9LCrpKo95
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- Amber Guyger: #US ex-cop who killed neighbour found guilty https://t.co/IlaRcKgDnd
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- SRA “wrong” to sanction solicitor for nanny discrimination | Legal Futures https://t.co/xdq4gRF3Yj
- SRA could tell law firms to pay for trainees’ SQE skills tests | Legal Futures https://t.co/wkQySxVcLa
- Bad behaviour by male barristers “still abounds” | Legal Futures https://t.co/G957Liddxn
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- UK democracy at a low point, bishop tells judges https://t.co/ApYYNlNDEa
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- Anti-Brexiters in legal bid to force Boris Johnson to ask EU for delay https://t.co/i3SdnBCXXW
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- Virginia teacher sues after being fired for refusing to call trans student 'he' #US https://t.co/8oFtRQtZG
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- Tories reveal themselves as party of lawlessness and disorder https://t.co/o4GjfepstV
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