11th May - Law News

2329th 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 British prime minister has apologised to a man who was illegally kidnapped by British spies and sent to be tortured by Muammar Gaddafi's Libyan security services. Abdul-Hakim Belhaj was suspected of having links to al-Qaeda in the early 2000s and was a victim of rendition as part of the US "war on terror", which was backed by the UK. His lawyers had to fight for years before the British authorities finally accepted his story.


Focus of the Day Story: A judge has described an unrepresented defendant cross-examining witnesses 'almost like committing the offence all over again' in a leaked internal Ministry of Justice report. The 36-page report, Unrepresented Defendants: Perceived effects on the Crown court in England and indicative volumes in magistrates' courts, was obtained by media outlet BuzzFeed and published this week - after BuzzFeed was given a six-page summary report by the ministry under Freedom of Information (FoI) laws. BuzzFeed said today that it is one of three parties that have reported the ministry to the Information Commissioner. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• 'I Want Women To Have Rights Like Men,' Says Lawyer In #Pakistan's Swat Valley https://t.co/7Fg0iCrnJL 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/VhashI5ZsT
• El Chapo's Lawyer Asks to Move Trial, Hoping to Avoid a 'Spectacle' https://t.co/sUdNKLQ3dc
• Leading media lawyer warns Data Protection Bill cost sanctions could be in violation of human rights laws:… https://t.co/hlrMtvCieo 
• Top judge predicts revolution in use of legal services and training of lawyers | Legal Futures… https://t.co/gIl6AzJN7r 
• Call to investigate barriers to ABSs moving into other professional services | Legal Futures https://t.co/X0UN7K98hv 
• Ministry of Justice “a little frustrated” by legal aid strike as CBA recommends ‘no returns’ policy | Legal Futures… https://t.co/71RjB51J5y 
• B.C. solicitor general Mike Farnworth says legal cannabis users' vehicles could be seized at U.S. border #Canada… https://t.co/FJPSOP1bbE 
• The Guardian view on illegal rendition: take the ethical option | Editorial https://t.co/zMiB4R8BmM 
• Dr Dre loses trademark battle with gynaecologist Dr Drai https://t.co/kDMpKElJ0m 
• Family seek to replace 'sarcastic' coroner after autistic daughter died https://t.co/1yz2xJeK60 
• Tories accused of 'subverting democracy' by not tabling Brexit debates https://t.co/whLO3Zy9iv 
• Windrush citizens urged to give evidence for compensation https://t.co/d3h7sD4Rqf
• The Gender Recognition Act is controversial – can a path to common ground be found between women & transwomen? https://t.co/2t1QenBicU 
• Brexit won't scupper City's supremacy, say arbitrators | Law Gazette https://t.co/8IkCZQg4Vu 
• Gauke in talks with City solicitors about judicial pipeline | Law Gazette https://t.co/cfPFsZpK6d 
• Tech will see the end of contested trials, says Vos | Law Gazette https://t.co/uCDJ9H8xYW 
• White & Case executive partner steps down to take fight to magic circle | Law Gazette https://t.co/pqslZgQDR9 
• Post-Brexit creep into Ireland continues with new office opening | Law Gazette https://t.co/MPEj3dbgpq
• 'Rabbit in headlights' - judges' leaked verdict on unrepresented defendants | Law Gazette https://t.co/DvteshD8Xv 
• Carillion collapse should prompt FoI private sector extension, PM told | Law Gazette https://t.co/5u6jVUTgIe 
• Bar pupillage report shows BAME struggle | Law Gazette https://t.co/G1rmi5dwIt 
• Conduct code needed as private prosecutions rise | Law Gazette https://t.co/dB9Bj3B5eY 
• ‘Sloppy, lazy and careless’: tribunal raps ex-compliance officer | Law Gazette https://t.co/Zg7PlMYvzF 
• Quinn Emanuel sacks London partner for 'inappropriate behaviour' | Law Gazette https://t.co/JCq88t5H1V 
• Why can’t the media and programme-makers get family law right? | Law Gazette https://t.co/xIdTh72Dav
• Stoke-on-Trent house '30in too tall' risks demolition https://t.co/epAENLi8zP 
• Fox killing inquiry: 'Smear campaign' against PC stalled investigation https://t.co/ewUdPtymeB 
• Undercover police inquiry: Report will take at least eight years https://t.co/8wltYQRZhY
• Scientist David Goodall, 104, ends his life in #Switzerland https://t.co/Tc4HE2hIn9 
• Singer R Kelly accusations: Spotify removes singer from playlists https://t.co/O6VrbtwEXy 
• Belhaj rendition: UK apology over Libyan dissident treatment https://t.co/7aWr2sKLjT 
• Teenage girl 'plotted British Museum grenade terror attack' https://t.co/oSuQGxq9zs 
• Joelson promotes senior female solicitor to Managing Partner https://t.co/6Z9dbAO9rY 
• Bankrupt man sets all his belongings on FIRE so they can't be seized by evil nasty bailiffs https://t.co/Adn3w4WfcY 
• Tributes to popular Plymouth solicitor and Harley Davidson fan Roger Page https://t.co/07fSKJCmt7 
• Police forced to draw guns after man claimed to have weapon- Derry Crown Court hears https://t.co/aYg2noElZS 
• Criminal defence barristers to escalate strike action after government defeats fees vote https://t.co/Enddq5RqFj
• #HongKong under no obligation to introduce specific criminal legislation against forced labour… https://t.co/sfufN58CIh 
• T-Mobile owner sends in legal heavies to lean on small Brit biz over use of 'trademarked' magenta… https://t.co/9iZRZIuRaX
• Legal secretary's secret $9m fortune emerges after her death #US https://t.co/4i47NJp9KG 
• #Israel orders Human Rights Watch activist to leave for 'supporting boycott' https://t.co/f8IIWnHTeW 
• Sydney archdiocese runs ads seeking donations for Cardinal George Pell's legal fees #Australia… https://t.co/H8HhoIZNys 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ppAjg0ZoBD
• Brexit: Warning of rising food bills and disruption to supplies https://t.co/D5r3N459y2 
• Five to be charged with animal cruelty offences over fox cubs https://t.co/ftQF84A7PL
• Gender pay: Hundreds of firms face action over non-disclosure https://t.co/pqxv1EchQl 
• Vijay Mallya Reportedly Loses UK Lawsuit Of Over $1.5 Billion https://t.co/7htJxqXvcK 
• UK gangs database 'breaks rights law' https://t.co/TNpsk9U34z 
• 'Outdated and inadequate' UK surrogacy laws set for reform https://t.co/4WUEMYCz9d 
• Guide to the latest employment law updates and changes in the UK for 2018 https://t.co/6uk9kRvTon
• UK watchdog warns courts the digital revolution may be 'undeliverable' https://t.co/5NFYadvFyy
• Life not so good as Prosecutors raid LG's head office in tax probe https://t.co/tpr1uPk162 
• Casetext integrates AI into CARA research tool | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/9atSn94m1s 
• RBS bank agrees $4.9bn civil penalty to end US probe https://t.co/zWxMrWRRar 
• NY's crusading attorney general resigns after sexual assault exposé https://t.co/QdFHOYJKpy 
• Asda scraps £99 petrol station deposit charge after complaints https://t.co/vvBsMWWiFr 
• Gina Haspel hearing: 9/11 'mastermind' asks to share information #US https://t.co/Qghsw07Vqd 
• Cinema fizzy drinks contain 'concerning' bacteria levels https://t.co/Tzt3G09X4d 
• Importance of building perspective in the luxury business | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/bnDwSczEvG 
• Interpretation is trumping truth in copyright law | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/hFoD6dviVb

10th May - Law News

2327th 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: As talks with North Korea approach, the new national security adviser, John Bolton, has long pushed for regime change in another country with nuclear ambitions: Iran. One of his chosen replacements is the dissident group Mujahedeen Khalq, known as M.E.K.


Focus of the Day Story: Government defeats bid to annul legal aid reform as MPs call for more support for criminal Bar. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Bali guides crowd immigration office, protesting illegal foreign workers #Indonesia https://t.co/VjCXCsY5X2 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/9QmepwITMY
• Asda petrol £99 pre-authorisation charge: Questions over pay at the pump charges https://t.co/yJEghz57DQ 
• Outrage over death of young #French mother after ambulance call mocked https://t.co/FrkKR0QpWl 
• Former Labour leader Ed Miliband made an impassioned plea for the government to implement part two of the Leveson i… https://t.co/DcKUpOhS6N 
• World Cup 2018: #Russia gives hooliganism assurances - hooligans would be treated in the most deserving way https://t.co/A2GNwam6Ku
• #NorthKorea frees three US detainees ahead of Trump summit https://t.co/SbjFa9H258 
• #Danish shops charged with levelling illegal credit card fees https://t.co/G9fK4p9UZE 
• Somalia calls for international cooperation to stop illegal charcoal trade https://t.co/nIc8IK72cb 
• NHS will no longer have to share immigrants' data with Home Office https://t.co/fZLrHC7SBt 
• Sunday Telegraph pays damages to mosque chief over Corbyn article https://t.co/12aRLrQnzS 
• Firms could be named and shamed over abuse of workers' rights https://t.co/mDhpY1LovB 
• See the suspected stash of illegal cigarettes found in Gateshead shop - hidden behind secret wall… https://t.co/bU1j3f6Jkl 
• DHS to prosecute all illegal border crossings, potentially separating families #US https://t.co/oXuMDMp04f
• Napier lawyer allegedly sped wrong way around roundabout #NewZealand https://t.co/8TO1SveDxc
• Barry lawyer says Windrush families are living in fear https://t.co/XvgB5Kb9MF 
• Courts transformation: history won't necessarily repeat itself | Law Gazette https://t.co/ebUvO1R3uv
• Courts revolution may be 'undeliverable', spending watchdog warns | Law Gazette https://t.co/zkGJoDTqEQ 
• 'No returns' - bar escalates action after debate defeat | Law Gazette https://t.co/JetYTzMIl1 
• Care homes firm Sunrise to refund 'up-front fees' to residents https://t.co/ePO0KJ6f1N 
• Bouncy Castle trial: Two guilty over girl's death https://t.co/aGJVU1oa0K
• Reforming the Gender Recognition Act https://t.co/8FPEVnrX8c 
• New laws needed to allow #Irish prisoners abroad return home https://t.co/n5VFuJSgca 
• European regulators: We're not ready for new privacy law https://t.co/35soVRnExw 
• Government defeats bid to annul legal aid reform as MPs call for more support for criminal Bar… https://t.co/gHeTtQ4yW8
• Over-running court modernisation risks “unintended consequences”, says National Audit Office https://t.co/5QLuvlGVor 
• Labour and Liberal Democrats bid to derail Civil Liability Bill whiplash reforms | Legal Futures… https://t.co/vSjDSoySKG
• Kiwi crisis: #NewZealand changes visa rules to save bumper crop of national fruit https://t.co/CE59SzRUBe 
• Roman Polanski sues Oscars organisation over his expulsion https://t.co/XCSOicycjy 
• Firm tied to Russian oligarch gave Michael Cohen $500,000, says Stormy Daniels' lawyer #US https://t.co/zfVoWEqJ0H 
• Sex without consent is rape. Courts around the world must catch up https://t.co/ssIaSqjmzV 
• Ministers risk judicial review of plan to deny immigrants data access https://t.co/sT4wW8xNsJ 
• Childhood crimes from over 30 years ago show in DBS checks – study https://t.co/IN9HJOHPwM
• Miscarriage of justice victims are cast aside in the UK. The details are shocking https://t.co/fiAyHJA2Id
• #Iran nuclear deal not dead despite #US exit, France says https://t.co/wJggx01afk
• BMW recalls 300,000 cars that risk stalling completely https://t.co/XsnGQ400m3 
• Why do Rome's buses keep catching fire? #Italy https://t.co/fP0PcW13zh 
• University of Warwick suspends 11 students over rape jokes https://t.co/q3Aq4NycWq 
• 'One Nation Under CCTV': The UK Tackles Facial Recognition Technology https://t.co/QJymEN5Ts4 
• Privacy Group Files Legal Complaint Over UK Law Enforcement's Warrantless Phone Searches https://t.co/QG2AxODLRd
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/QsArpnt0k0
• Rajoy's legal bid to keep Puigdemont from presidency gets go-ahead #Spain https://t.co/c7uH8lTU2Y 
• CM Siddaramaiah sends legal notice to PM Modi, Amit Shah over corruption allegations #India https://t.co/5e9wvgMxnE 
• British-Pakistani Fahad Malik's murder 'an act of terrorism': UK MP Naz Shah https://t.co/d21DN9SfIs
• Lawyer warned on conflict of interest after sheep dip case #Ireland https://t.co/AwliuwVY2j 
• Warning of disruption to Yorkshire courts as barristers' strike enters second month https://t.co/I7rHfaKryZ
• #India's top court to hear chief justice impeachment plea https://t.co/geRkhxuV6q 
• UK Ministry of Justice knocks down towers, brings IT BACK in-house https://t.co/2bc7zpHqgg 
• Former solicitor faces trial in 2020 on multi-million euro theft charges #Ireland https://t.co/2qHOv77iYP 
• Cycling solicitor joins specialist legal firm to head up new Aberdeen office https://t.co/BU0sxXIFDa 
• Solicitor general takes over for Eric Schneiderman after assault allegations and resignation #US… https://t.co/9IYeD7mbDe 
• Rogue immigration solicitors exploiting vulnerable migrants by charging thousands https://t.co/t22EmSrFXQ 
• Murray-Darling Basin Plan: Wilderness Society threatens legal action #Australia https://t.co/nGsswdUKIH
• UK accused of flouting human rights in 'racialised' war on gangs https://t.co/F0BBuLWr5e 
• Grenfell Tower: fire-resistant cladding plan was dropped https://t.co/lMNUm78oWu 
• Home Office told of Windrush errors five years ago, experts say https://t.co/IrBQk5vFsl 
• Theresa May forced to give MPs single market vote after shock defeat https://t.co/cXOp1TNFoa 
• Trump's team snooped on Obama officials. That's gutter politics #US https://t.co/2QPrJEcT4t 
• Delays and spiralling costs hamper MoJ's digital courts project https://t.co/NsgI1ETCeD

9th May - Law News

2326th 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: A meeting between a Trump campaign official and an Australian diplomat in a London wine bar spiralled into a sprawling FBI investigation, looking at possible links between the Trump Presidential Campaign and the Russian government.


Focus of the Day Story: Miscarriage of justice victims unfairly denied compensation, court told. UK supreme court hears claim on behalf of two men jailed for 24 years for crimes they did not do. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The Guardian view on violence against women on stage and screen https://t.co/yE2rXdvxiB
• An off-duty police officer has been caught on video pulling a gun on a man buying sweets https://t.co/cnZgrenVcP
• The Guardian view on youth crime: a lasting tragedy https://t.co/QVcgBuT0Rd
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/4dS50Ebadi
• JY v RY: An Indictment of the Impact of Legal Aid Cuts https://t.co/3CRaSA8utN 
• Court campaigner honoured with John Cornwell Award: Edward Cooke receives prestigious award for his work to protect… https://t.co/B007zXLdGx
• ‘Defending a divorce is expensive, complicated and unlikely to succeed’ https://t.co/EMTV4Ev8jk 
• Barristers prepare to escalate protests over legal aid cuts https://t.co/WBpmsR7RTA 
• Phones 4u founder John Caudwell ordered to pay £500,000 damages https://t.co/TuTMnPZHus 
• Met launches urgent review into suspected forensics blunders https://t.co/CbphEV8yC5 
• DPD raises pay and scraps fines after driver's death https://t.co/9RwEKJRx0f 
• It's time to let #US prisoners vote. Democrats should take a stand https://t.co/xxILZDkx5R 
• East Grinstead fire engine gets parking ticket https://t.co/RPBvJI1auE 
• Woman injured in noxious substance attack in Brixton https://t.co/zWtWy4Clac 
• Plans announced to help children living with alcoholic parents: £6 million funding designed to help 200,000 childre… https://t.co/0LKSZUJyjO
• Gwyn Williams and Graham Rix, Ex-Chelsea coaches face new racism claims https://t.co/F2pud5Iu9C
• #Zambia university apologises for 'half-naked' poster https://t.co/Fl901vSKVD 
• PM's portrait taken down after Oxford student protests https://t.co/M3qMu9vOVk
• Review over forensic failures at Met Police https://t.co/Gsl9KSnjWY
• An uneven playing field: the threat of ‘rogue’ CMCs | Legal Futures https://t.co/dId7boBaHb 
• Fees up but profits down as firms struggle with productivity, says report | Legal Futures https://t.co/wWn91tn3Ww
• SRA waiver lets in unregulated market 'through the back door' | Law Gazette https://t.co/1bMM99pqgX
• Rosenblatt chief: firms need to talk profits, not billing | Law Gazette https://t.co/P5r4XStVML 
• Leigh Day kicks off universities claim with pre-action letter | Law Gazette https://t.co/b5UBDuBl36 
• Hundreds sign immigration legal aid petition | Law Gazette https://t.co/io0CWop79b 
• Receptionist banned for missing cash cover-up | Law Gazette https://t.co/mn3FFSLRsO 
• Bar Council sounds data protection bill privilege warning | Law Gazette https://t.co/6mEn8Yasj0
• Bar Council sounds data protection bill privilege warning | Law Gazette https://t.co/bsuhTa1Stt 
• Experts call for poorest to keep physical access to court | Law Gazette https://t.co/vh6NZIYfUD 
• News focus: patent court's Brexit paradox | Law Gazette https://t.co/rV9PaOPllm 
• Calls grow to restore immigration legal aid | Law Gazette https://t.co/WRqtKDy5iN 
• In-house braced for cybersecurity surge | Law Gazette https://t.co/YbYaXJcSCR 
• My Legal life: Barbara Likulunga | Law Gazette https://t.co/9Ilo73GPLX 
• Lawyer in the news: Victory in JR of funeral ‘cab rank’ - Trevor Asserson | Law Gazette https://t.co/oSLGmXfTjs
• Keen makes first Civil Liability Bill concession and says solicitors will offer unbundled advice | Legal Futures… https://t.co/LXemoLSQpx 
• How can urban transportation improvements in #India be accelerated? A planning issue? https://t.co/gwWMpGgPwm 
• #Ireland abortion poll: Facebook to block foreign ads https://t.co/JUOnj1Q33u
• Matthew Moseley: Oswaldtwistle shooting killer jailed https://t.co/vjvACCOFuV 
• #US First Lady Melania Trump faces new plagiarism row over cyber safety booklet https://t.co/OTol7g1aaL
• Rosenblatt targets acquisitions and in-house litigation funding as it makes AIM bow | Legal Futures… https://t.co/fViO8b1Mfo 
• Miscarriage of justice victims unfairly denied compensation, court told https://t.co/TDZi7K3dUd 
• Government rolls out online divorce after successful pilot | Legal Futures https://t.co/cFF0ltmNZ1 
• #Italy's deal with Libya to 'pull back' migrants faces legal challenge https://t.co/RctVadPTaj 
• With the EEA vote, the Lords can set Theresa May on the right Brexit path https://t.co/FBvtbAfWPc 
• After Windrush, stop talking about ‘illegals’. Start talking about people https://t.co/lCKcbR6Z3t
• The Leveson inquiry must be completed. The victims of phone-hacking deserve nothing less https://t.co/liialhTtNJ 
• Guns N' Roses remove song with homophobic and racist language from reissued album https://t.co/Q3ewxnL5gx 
• Tax-haven transparency won’t stop money laundering in Britain https://t.co/c3Il1sjfaM
• Insurers pledge fairer premiums for long-term customers https://t.co/qA8ZekX1Xt
• Eric Schneiderman, New York attorney general, quits amid assault reports #US https://t.co/Pqgl6O54zn 
• #Zimbabwe women's anti-poaching group protecting elephants https://t.co/vywARpbq6x 
• Larger font size, prominent placing of disclaimer: Delhi HC on Airtel's 'IPL' ad #India https://t.co/HDeXdm6hDe 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Wq7WYr4eOZ
• Suit in Civil Court not maintainable when SARFAESI proceedings are initiated, SC #India https://t.co/fGjpQAkzFQ 
• Court in its administrative capacity is "State" under Article 12, Bombay High Court #India https://t.co/dZ5boFxTY8
• The Binani Saga at the National Company Law Tribunal - Value Maximization Above All? #India https://t.co/KciNtnxi7F 
• Chronic lack of infrastructure in Lower Judiciary, report by Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy #India… https://t.co/7T2p97tkN5 
• Mere Custody of Firearm without knowledge not an offence under Arms Act, Bombay HC #India https://t.co/dhkqzSDrr0 
• Media attributes Justice Kurian Joseph's comments to Justice KM Joseph #India https://t.co/VQFtBEHsIN
• There is a Constitutional obligation to preserve religious practices, Supreme Court #India https://t.co/0g0cYqdfEE 
• Tax on pensioners proposed to heal inter-generational divide https://t.co/I68JkckCkL 
• Train tickets: Rail industry plans fares shake-up https://t.co/vjsznucbOS 
• Impeachment of CJI Dipak Misra: Rajya Sabha Chairperson's decision challenged in SC #India https://t.co/seMm0XVUl6
• Arindam Lodh assumes charge as Judge of Tripura High Court #India https://t.co/1K9leP5Fd0 
• Trump says CIA pick Haspel 'under fire because she was too tough on terror' #US https://t.co/MLUfuEO9Ok 
• #US to stiffen border rules and separate children from parents https://t.co/KHnPXNg9xy 
• Collegium recommends two addl judges of Allahabad HC to be made permanent #India https://t.co/R0EG1c3MNy

8th May - Law News

2325th 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: At the group's annual convention in Dallas, Lois Beckett speaks to ordinary NRA members in the wake of unprecedented pushback from teenage mass shootings survivors, and hears that the Parkland students 'need to do a little research before they jump into things they don't know much about'


Focus of the Day Story: Peers review dispute resolution & enforcement post-Brexit. A Lords’ committee led by Helena Kennedy QC has issued a stark warning on the consequences of leaving the EU without effective replacement dispute resolution systems in place. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Wet wipes could face wipe-out in plastic clean-up https://t.co/QMKniLf5o
• Four Reasons for Pessimism About Free Speech on Campus #US https://t.co/xU7tO3EXv9 
• Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Went to a Uniquely Awful Law School #US https://t.co/76cxxIav5g 
• Who Runs the Legal Academy? #US https://t.co/VXOJ4p8dZb 
• How Long Will Rudy Giuliani Last as Trump's Lawyer? #US https://t.co/rXoPnxadhz 
• State Sovereign Immunity: Originalist Challenges and Will Baude’s New Article #US https://t.co/EHXmkfQWlH 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jwAV5xKISj
• Anxiety in the legal profession | NLJ https://t.co/P4IgtIy14I
• The War on Satire, Brought to You by Social Justice Warriors #US https://t.co/Omq3YdOdtb 
• Peers review dispute resolution & enforcement post-Brexit | NLJ https://t.co/n7oSsBYHjY 
• Tips paid to Employees not part of Salary: Tribunal deletes Income Tax Proceedings #India https://t.co/H0TfOtQA4p
• “Medical Abortion Use: Post-Referendum Possibilities” #Ireland https://t.co/rXUZht6Fwf 
• Engaging reputed lawyers does not imply party has sufficient funds, Delhi HC #India https://t.co/IfR5LCYQHt
• Simmons & Simmons has opened an office in Dublin. It will be led by recently arrived partner Fionán Breathnach | NLJ https://t.co/CVaxIbaR7X
• Warning on the risk of employment tribunals https://t.co/3rU7BXS2KZ
• “Love both?: Naming Heteroactivism” https://t.co/NVFFTJ4vUQ 
• MPs seek to guarantee grandparents' rights to see children https://t.co/H8HOafcD49 
• Disclosure reforms generating debate | NLJ https://t.co/PMVZmPCNAI
• Men wrongfully imprisoned for 24 years seek compensation https://t.co/SHmbZj4Y8L 
• Armed police have exchanged fire with a gunman after a person was shot in Oxford city centre https://t.co/tWY7lNikfW 
• Taylor Wessing opens in-house health clinic | NLJ https://t.co/5aW22AeKh4
• National Green Tribunal slaps penalty for illegal liquor units in Ganjam #India https://t.co/4PsrUN4VO5
• “The Changing Geographies of Abortion Access” https://t.co/z6t4J6TPIX
• Out of order: civil legal aid rates below par | NLJ https://t.co/6kVgZz9Wow 
• Concerns grow for whereabouts of #Dubai princess following failed escape https://t.co/ZfSM40OsuH
• Liability of private hospitals seminar: two new podcasts https://t.co/eXRsU8Drxl 
• At least 1,000 highly skilled migrants wrongly face deportation, experts reveal https://t.co/Rqu3KO58zv 
• Immigrant activist organizations hold public tribunal to hold ICE, local police accountable #US… https://t.co/YtwWMMmTC0 
• The balance of engaging corporations in human rights https://t.co/UQ9QuzUY5N 
• Thumbs up for law firm finance teams | NLJ https://t.co/7aS8zikvsY
• The Round-Up: Snooper’s Charter, Coroner’s Cab-Rank Ruling, and Foul Play with Freedom of Information… https://t.co/XzcmYEcbZ4
• #Omani Coalition for Human Rights mourns the death of Internet activist Hassan Al-Basham https://t.co/QZiYW6ezEO 
• Plans afoot to make Parole Board decisions transparent | NLJ https://t.co/oWpXi3yHyf
• Coroner defeated over controversial ‘cab-rank’ burial policy https://t.co/ZRCj7wRkJ2 
• Britain's first private police force to go nationwide after success in London's wealthiest neighbourhoods… https://t.co/8VbLMvfh48
• #Uganda activists question government commitment to human rights https://t.co/YKCVWz4y5G
• “The Chile-Peru Abortion Trail and the #Irish Experience” https://t.co/MLtuz4W3qS 
• Repeal, Abortion and the Common Good: Beyond Foetal Rights? https://t.co/hZ5wWgJV04 
• Pinsent Masons, Eversheds Sutherland, DLA Piper and CMS trump magic circle rivals in 2018 brand power list https://t.co/YbAEngaDEV 
• Boxer Tony Bellew calls law firm partner ‘Will from The Inbetweeners’ in awkward pre-fight press conference https://t.co/fiUzTGjqrt
• ‘I studied law at Cambridge and worked at Clifford Chance, now I own an award-winning Chinese restaurant’ https://t.co/xoQCrxNSDW
• Law firm partner struck off after headbutting EastEnders star’s father in the High Court https://t.co/B4Qmumm2Mj 
• New comedy about pupil barristers fighting over tenancy to hit BBC screens https://t.co/KR2sJsPvnt
• Student and junior lawyer two-minute survey: The future of legal education and training https://t.co/rfPELJz0bv 
• 100 chambers now refusing new work in legal aid cuts protest https://t.co/6cFP1tUM0I
• A magic circle firm or a top US firm? I have a training contract offer from both and don’t know which to pick https://t.co/e99KkQmbMX
• 10 pieces of commercial awareness gold for students applying for training contracts https://t.co/4wq37QTsJR
• Review: Classic courtroom drama played out on stage – it will make you want to become a criminal lawyer https://t.co/UnzcLqjIyR
• Linklaters asks lawyers to disclose romantic relationships — if there might be a conflict of interest https://t.co/qZyeGD3ZAX
• Barrister fired from London firm after exchanging sex contracts with colleague and spanking her on partner’s desk… https://t.co/3qad0oZzrj
• Slaughter and May sacks two future trainees for failing LPC modules https://t.co/8CCMG6UJd5 
• Racism at Exeter Law School: Students expelled and suspended as investigation concludes https://t.co/lhzp98rfg0 
• Consensual sadomasochism is private sex — not violence https://t.co/NNSbmPOd0z
• Claimant held in contempt of court for grossly exaggerating negligence claim https://t.co/MGxfLQo393
• GDPR fuels cybersecurity fears | NLJ https://t.co/OBn9KAUqT3 
• Human Rights Watch Calls on FIFA to Help Free #Chechen Activist https://t.co/aw5JGFSimm 
• Golden State Killer: The end of a 40-year hunt? #US https://t.co/ZWS9iXvDrm
• I sold all I had to go to Europe - now I'm home, and broke https://t.co/WHjlun72Fd
• Call for 'rights for grandparents' law https://t.co/V9S2fh4FeL
• #India rape: Second Jharkhand teenager set alight, police say https://t.co/hCIfw2i3Wt 
• Gun violence on London's streets 'must stop' https://t.co/WRSiTVT9we
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/k1lHdCHaA4
• Giuliani won't rule out Trump taking the fifth in Mueller's Russia investigation #US https://t.co/msgiCz9aPR
• You can find utopia in #India – if you’re willing to close your eyes https://t.co/axpbXATdmJ 
• Trump CIA pick sought to withdraw over torture concerns #US https://t.co/MLUfuEO9Ok 
• Why #CostaRicans are being paid to marry #Chinese migrants https://t.co/I7MXyyPxir
• Caste hatred in #India - what it looks like https://t.co/NqQnEP9Dun
• #Nigeria Kaduna: Bandits slaughter 51 villagers https://t.co/fEOlhF73dP 
• The woman who watched 300 executions in Texas #US https://t.co/nI8EzKmvJM

7th May - Law News

2324th 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: Thousands of those caught up in the Philippines war on drugs end up in Manila City Jail where they often spend years waiting for their day in court. Dennis Garcia, accused of two counts of robbery, has spent 16 years waiting for his trial. He tells the BBC's Howard Johnson what life inside the jail is like.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Illegal guns and ammo worth US$1.34 million seized in #Taiwan after passing through Hong Kong… https://t.co/pGh9L1Sc7h 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/4H8vcmdRqe
• #Philippine Lawyer Faces Death Threats After Filing Case At The Hague Against Duterte https://t.co/HkkanROk9S
• Scottish Law Commission embarks on joint review of surrogacy laws https://t.co/yhoqs9nFuY
• UK regulator orders Cambridge Analytica to release data on US voter https://t.co/x9t9nlwo2p 
• Boys aged 12 and 15 shot in Wealdstone, north-west London https://t.co/QSJFlk8utM 
• Sheriff takes high level of drug deaths into account in sentencing heroin dealer https://t.co/NgITrqkFhA
• Sports Direct launches legal action against embattled House of Fraser https://t.co/SFEVJbvMMn
• Harper Macleod part of team advising MPs on Brexit case https://t.co/Z84vGI6J1o
• The BBC's new legal drama 'The Split' is a worryingly misleading take on how divorce really works… https://t.co/4RCkPwpakE 
• BT sparks legal fight with government over pension reforms https://t.co/e0xGHsoBXa 
• How was it that the use of live rounds to shoot unarmed protesters on the Gaza-Israel border has been pushed off th… https://t.co/8rTnZv4STZ 
• Gilson Gray acquires solicitor office in North Berwick https://t.co/LEWNkgZf4S
• Mother-of-two who left abusive Italian partner wins appeal against order to return children to Italy https://t.co/uNO1Y93c7f
• Trainee lawyer who claimed credibility and career were at stake refused sanction for counsel in personal injury act… https://t.co/wgY3w6q8yS 
• Two Native American brothers were touring a Colo. college... https://t.co/9CHNN51tlY 
• Gunman injures #Pakistan interior minister Ahsan Iqbal in Punjab https://t.co/jMazPxu15e 
• Southern: 'Don't travel to Brighton' amid Gatwick 'chaos' https://t.co/s0SfThlp7v 
• British Transport Police deny reports of 'murder attempt' on prominent #Pakistani lawyer Naeem Bukhari… https://t.co/GYiAqevUbE
• Tories may investigate councillor reinstated for Pendle election, says Greg Clark https://t.co/0zVPDkRSc8 
• UK fugitive Jamie Acourt accepts extradition from Spain https://t.co/G1umngFayh
• Facebook privacy: Survey suggests continuing US loyalty https://t.co/NEovJKmGMg 
• 'Trump's going to be forced to resign': Stormy Daniels' lawyer predicts a fall #US https://t.co/EkvBj80jar
• UK army accused of dictating soldiers' press statements https://t.co/zOs8CMubJZ 
• Tories urged to act in 'racist joke' row at Pendle Council https://t.co/YMC3YpZz82
• Log in, break up – new ‘easy’ way to get a divorce online https://t.co/WxHenhAePc
• Barristers in England and Wales 'in grip of mental health crisis' https://t.co/HINM72G2xp 
• Smart ticketing system may finally outwit the ruthless touts https://t.co/IvHYgxmlDr
• Chloë Sevigny: ‘I didn’t want to name names. I think they’re commonly known as assholes anyway’ https://t.co/8qvBUi7it5 
• The ‘gay cake’ fight: why the bakers had a right to refuse this order https://t.co/582Oddbdny 
• Connecticut set to join states aiming to pool electoral college votes #US https://t.co/L9ZHbzE3kr
• #India police arrest main suspect after teen raped and burned alive https://t.co/0LnrbpLCbu 
• #Iran's Rouhani warns Trump of 'historic regret' over nuclear deal https://t.co/CX1Oo3gyEh 
• Leek butcher warned by police over 'risque' adverts https://t.co/mOG1oXrk2B 
• Wife-in-labour birth-dash dad faces £2500 speeding fine https://t.co/8hcKRnGVIX 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/50n0Vu9ezA
• Man, 20, killed in Liverpool city centre knife attack https://t.co/SvNsIoZVIs 
• #French outrage after US President Trump mimics Paris attackers https://t.co/t781KCW2vS 
• Boy charged with GBH after drill attack on woman https://t.co/QXoDBXyDKQ
• Boy, 17, dies after being shot in London street https://t.co/wrmfAQ7R8p 
• Funeral of much admired Tauranga judge Robert Wolff #NewZealand https://t.co/pttSLIj0gC 
• Carer stole OAP's £1200 life savings and wired it to a con man in Nigeria https://t.co/mqgIvTE5VA
• Devon Tory MP & barrister Geoffrey Cox under fire after defending tax havens against scrutiny… https://t.co/DVioY8BTMS
• Here's How Much Money States Are Raking In From Legal Marijuana Sales #US https://t.co/6ooixODfG2
• Solicitor trio reunited at Manchester legal group Beyond https://t.co/yOy8YVoezh 
• Scots teacher at centre of porn star Stormy Daniels' legal fight against Donald Trump https://t.co/3Q69z4TZ6i 
• Ontario Offering Free Legal Support for Survivors of Human Trafficking #Canada https://t.co/jpGpMBiBNt 
• Does UK university sector risk £10m student claim for strike action? https://t.co/eT9PhP1WMU
• Conservative backlash to California sanctuary law spreads north #US https://t.co/XGYldJlGFr 
• UK arms campaigners win right to appeal hearing over weapons to #Saudi ruling https://t.co/0SnnTq2Tvf 
• Investigation after human remains found near Ballater https://t.co/Uljfus2CCQ 
• Sex workers to join Glasgow May Day march https://t.co/1pd8BlKhaI
• Charity Tearfund reveals #Malawi abuse incident https://t.co/eMa2jjFU0H 
• US Firms Ramp Up UK Presence as Latest Lateral Figures Highlight Aggressive London Recruitment... https://t.co/g4UOZsPngm 
• Surrogacy review to tackle laws declared unfit for purpose https://t.co/ZuB9lMSBFs

6th May - Law News

2323rd 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 armed group has for six decades for a homeland in northern Spain and southwest France. ETA has waged a campaign of violence killing hundreds of people and injuring thousands more. The separatist group whose name stands for 'Basque Homeland and Freedom' had wanted an independent state in parts of Spain and France. ETA now says it's dissolving its organisation and ending its violent campaign. International negotiators have hailed its announcement and called for dialogue. The group issued an apology last month to the victims, saying it took 'direct responsibility'. But Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says ETA's crimes will not go unpunished. What will this move mean for other separatist movements in Europe?

Saturday Conversations on Law

• 19 year old woman's apology call over Tory MP Michael Fabricant's genitalia referenced tweet https://t.co/HjhlGnTTjU 
• #Brazil Supreme Court limits federal lawmaker immunity https://t.co/jjRseDv4T9 
• Revealed: Trump team hired #Israeli spy firm for ‘dirty ops’ on Iran arms deal #US https://t.co/UCNeNqgI9C 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/zI7MQKePgO
• Jurist, Prudent: Documentary 'RBG' Profiles Ginsburg On And Off The Bench https://t.co/KErqJxlRUJ 
• YouTube stars' fury as videos promoting cheating in exams were removed https://t.co/hXaA2vddiD 
• Banking scandals send lawyer demand to 'generational high' https://t.co/nKDA3W29lS 
• Trump leads National Day of Prayer event after saying he repaid lawyer for hush money to porn star #US… https://t.co/68cTJ1Cn6o 
• Germany's abuse of dominance finding against Facebook stretches existing antitrust laws https://t.co/EG1mUdJdh3
• #Russian police arrest opposition leader Alexei Navalny https://t.co/5o6qcEXQYo
• #Indian police arrest 14 after teenage girl raped and burned to death https://t.co/NsrUg5utwg 
• Trump's knife crime comments are ridiculous, says London surgeon https://t.co/K1MvV9oxlY 
• UK regulator orders Cambridge Analytica to release data on US voter https://t.co/TXJSlVRq2d 
• Boris Johnson and Kevin Pietersen join forces to fight illegal wildlife trade https://t.co/HlnOHiP3y7
• USPCA team help rescue 27 illegal pups shipped on ferry to Scotland https://t.co/Q99JbVmDPG
• Why the Isle of Man might be about to overtake the UK on abortion law https://t.co/fUnoQqCC4h 
• Biometric Bills at 'high risk' of breaching human rights: Commissioner #Australia https://t.co/JG8rbs9yUS 
• 3 Women Sue Charlie Rose and CBS, Alleging Harassment #US https://t.co/WlGw7E0J9O 
• Investigation finds widespread illegal tobacco sales in economically deprived Stoke https://t.co/i707gbaxkU 
• UK's ability to keep pace with REACH changes threatened by Bill amendment https://t.co/qOYN56QM85
• Two Leading US Human Rights Activists Deported From #Israel, One for Alleged BDS Ties https://t.co/0hJpHhBukF
• Trump Administration Ends Protected Status for Thousands of Hondurans #US https://t.co/YV8pOrKZAW
• Senior #Vietnamese police official found dead amid illegal gambling probe https://t.co/5PrAWaRWU8
• #Israel to Top Court: Gaza Protests Are State of War, Human Rights Law Doesn't Apply https://t.co/da7ksO2mGo
• 16 year old rape victim burnt alive & parents beaten up by village elders. and rapists forgiven after 50 lashes in… https://t.co/S8cWDSK10h
• “The Right to Have Rights” and the Plight of the Stateless https://t.co/vtIkiKGgzO 
• The Writer Zinzi Clemmons Accuses Junot Díaz of Forcibly Kissing Her https://t.co/jg2AwzUsl6 
• He Wrote Disturbing Plans for a School Shooting. But Was That a Crime? #US https://t.co/CoigPHVR4b
• Watching Haye vs Bellew fight illegally comes with big risks, police warn https://t.co/UtfJrgSwJV
• UK ISP 'Internet Snooping Law' is Unlawful, High Court Rules https://t.co/EdMcHfbR9Z 
• Tories win Pendle Council after reinstating councillor suspended over racist joke https://t.co/ufWwU7fZvV
• Seven ways Sajid Javid can resolve our hostile immigration policies right now https://t.co/mu7Kk9V7Ou 
• Jeremy Corbyn's Labour wins more than 1000 seats than the Tories, yet the biased media claim, 'No clear winner as L… https://t.co/kY3Aa1TMqW 
• #Japan bullfighting: Women allowed into 'pure' ring after ban lifted https://t.co/xU8sbCxH6f 
• Satellites being used to fight illegal logging https://t.co/cK6JuiV1G3 
• UK Introduces Law to Stem Money Laundering in Overseas Territories https://t.co/KWWsQD2M9h 
• Welsh police wrongly identify thousands as potential criminals https://t.co/IMkdZxkRqw 
• Junot Díaz withdraws from Sydney Writers' festival following sexual harassment allegations https://t.co/x6VsgNkcz6
• Chemical weapons watchdog amends claim over Salisbury novichok https://t.co/c66OfVoQr2 
• Woman 'critical' after drill attack in Strabane https://t.co/CTH5mtXIaz
• Police not fooled by 'plonker's' Del Boy driving licence https://t.co/ybFrZ9wAhV 
• Can Non-Lawyers Bring More Benefit to the Legal Profession Than Lawyers? https://t.co/SErmdEMG7n
• A wedding bomb, a letter and an unlikely suspect #India https://t.co/FJ773b8uPG
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ziAnS7GH11
• Edward Carson was the brilliant lawyer in remarkable real-life trial that inspired The Winslow Boy… https://t.co/z2glIBXvw9
• Windrush and Legal Aid: how free legal representation could have avoided a national scandal https://t.co/J6yimUfRX8 
• Practising barrister who nicked two bikes with teenage lover escapes conviction #Ireland https://t.co/oo5k1zgtHT 
• Belfast Trust patient recall: Barrister reported doctor to health watchdog in 2011 https://t.co/1DCG6rjW4C 
• In a blistering statement, Camille Cosby says her husband is a victim of mob justice #US https://t.co/JKZy1Qvfaq
• 'HSE budget is unaffected by the consequences of negligence' says solicitor for Vicky Phelan #Ireland... https://t.co/CmnzHkdrD4 
• Solicitor left mother to die in an 'horrifically squalid' state https://t.co/tDTa19xWJb 
• Female solicitor under fire after 'tweaking' male colleague's nipple through shirt https://t.co/wd09iiyHfq 
• Cincinnati solicitor hired a locksmith to get into Park Board closet #US https://t.co/iyM5griiPW
• Lawmakers considering legislation to increase state-wide minimum age to buy tobacco #US https://t.co/SqohGQzwKL 
• Tory Brexit plan drawn up for border checks between NI and rest of UK https://t.co/GQ9F3HYxZz
• Michael Gove leading plan to ban sale of new hybrid cars by 2040 #US https://t.co/haErcOfFiH 
• Donald Trump brags of achievements and promises NRA: I'll defend gun rights #US https://t.co/O4ViXsAinb 
• Why is the National Rifle Association so powerful? #US https://t.co/GLzL79IeaV 
• Trump: Knife crime left London hospital 'like a war zone' #US https://t.co/lqMH3Vk1Kd 
• New Hampshire lawmakers pass transgender nondiscrimination legislation https://t.co/xZngsHytIy https://t.co/xZngsHytIy 
• Former MP Harvey Proctor sues Met Police over false child abuse claims https://t.co/abD8JLMlqR
• Car industry on alert over reports some hybrids face a ban https://t.co/naKqMVKMYR

5th May - Law News

2322nd 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: Tim Winton is one of Australia’s most celebrated authors with 29 books to his name. In this excerpt from his appearance on ABC's One Plus One, he argues that Australia's political life has been infested with misogyny.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• 5 lessons Trump's new lawyer could teach him from the Clinton impeachment #US https://t.co/DeBx6amGvd
• Campaign finance lawyer on Stormy Daniels revelations: 'Trump has a serious legal problem' https://t.co/iVbtFLJtaS 
• Jamie Acourt arrested in Spain over suspected drug dealing: Former suspect in Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry faces… https://t.co/Z7Xy2bXNua
• I grew up here, but Britain is making it as hard as possible for me to become a citizen | Chrisann Jarrett https://t.co/WeVrDOKdeR 
• Meet Trump's new lawyer in the Russia probe: Ty Cobb https://t.co/T9CzpzKRqD 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/NKRkzndyFZ
• Legal Aid lawyer of the year awards – shortlist announced https://t.co/JFc4jyXhzf 
• What Is the Effect of an Arbitration Tribunal's “Termination Order”? #Canada https://t.co/ZuiZ7c7jUy 
• Solicitor tells court: This place is too busy to shut | Law Gazette https://t.co/kqEvvyJXa8 
• Leeds legal stalwart expands down south | Law Gazette https://t.co/RXxX9CoPpH
• Parole Board must become a fully fledged court, ex-chief declares | Law Gazette https://t.co/EHxtDLUGj9
• Firm and duo fined £12k over banned referral fees | Law Gazette https://t.co/vVUnRirS2z 
• Bar Council sounds privilege warning ahead of GDPR roll out | Law Gazette https://t.co/lyYuEGQEaQ
• Commission begins work on 'not fit for purpose' surrogacy laws | Law Gazette https://t.co/PGibOuHVkX
• MoJ backtracks on tribunal fee refund alerts | Law Gazette https://t.co/yMarmxZyNq 
• #SouthAfrican athlete Caster Semenya hit back at the International Association of Athletics Federations... https://t.co/I6P4ebAH4o
• President Mamnoon Hussain Administers Oath To Barrister Usman As Federal Minister #Pakistan… https://t.co/xyG4VxYfvi 
• How the quo warranto petition vs Sereno could affect the judiciary #Philippines https://t.co/EBjTORgfVt 
• When Would a Lawyer Ever Need 16 Cell Phones? https://t.co/ew6BFTDjCJ 
• BBC Journalist Loses Appeal Against Her Tribunal Claim Being Struck Out https://t.co/IA6TB2Esia
• Shrewsbury pupils get bread and water for forgetting dinner money https://t.co/MmxJxqXkXU 
• The Judiciary of #Guam will garnish tax refunds from people who have not paid the fines https://t.co/5oOcDhDSus 
• #NorthKorea changes its time zone to match South https://t.co/8w6ZPmuCVf
• Trump contradicts lawyer Rudy Giuliani over Stormy Daniels #US https://t.co/zT2DUK77bK 
• Paradise Papers: BBC, Guardian and Appleby agree settlement https://t.co/E15cuQPSIi
• Callum Cartlidge: Boy, 8, 'failed' by Worcestershire hospital https://t.co/G64Z7j3zTR
• 50 crocodiles seized at Heathrow airport https://t.co/Is6pH5gVA7 
• Former Judge Sees Success in Khmer Rouge Tribunal #Cambodia https://t.co/vg6wis8cm1 
• To be or not to be independent: the existential crisis in Judiciary #India https://t.co/iMOCkXMcN9
• Lawyer who focused on molest victim's breast size suspended for 5 years #Singapore https://t.co/bNycRT110F 
• What business issues could lead to an employment tribunal? https://t.co/ER2AizLWTd 
• Surrogacy review to tackle laws declared unfit for purpose https://t.co/ZuB9lMSBFs
• Appleby settles Paradise Papers litigation against Guardian and BBC https://t.co/N0GzLuYNN
• DPP decries Ma's obstruction of judiciary plebiscite #Taiwan https://t.co/WDPcdep3we 
• Tribunal sends Townsquare plans back to the PA, calls for new assessment #Malta https://t.co/kckTf32yC0 
• Former Adelaide-based barrister avoids prison after he was found to have stolen approximately $180,000 #Australia… https://t.co/Npu4oIbehu 
• Michael Clifford on Disclosures Tribunal: It appears no one in press office knew a thing #Ireland... https://t.co/GqJbcBI2BE
• The Moriarty Tribunal has cost €61.2m to date, the Public Accounts Committee has been told #Ireland… https://t.co/zmWccLoUZ
• Amazon, the Elephant in the Antitrust Room https://t.co/2Jz67nvPqU 
• Investigation into alleged cover-up like Salem witch trials, barrister says https://t.co/4KAeCiULMV 
• Lawyer Giuliani May Have Exposed Trump to New Legal and Political Perils #US https://t.co/ZC5EHPAFZb 
• Cauvery issue: We are losing faith in judiciary, TN farmers say #India https://t.co/9CFhheRmBX 
• Sports Direct says parliamentary witch-hunt led to assaults on staff https://t.co/s9wKHre7j8 
• Nobel prize in literature 2018 cancelled after sexual assault scandal https://t.co/pAnKUruv12 
• After Garland Defeat, New Group Hopes to Draw Democrats to Judicial Battlefield #US https://t.co/UQiksLlRcx
• Aberavon solicitor John Gwynne Hughes was among almost 6,000 runners who took part in the first ATB Newport Maratho… https://t.co/fZnTlLqgF8
• Leicester lawyer and MP in joint call to give cohabiting couples protection in event of a split… https://t.co/pnvlxQxDXH
• Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Hit With $282000 in Back Taxes for His Taxi Business #US https://t.co/TmGXtSr12I 
• Lahore High Court summons #Pakistan Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal to explan his 'anti-judiciary' remarks… https://t.co/PaawmPUQcR
• Solicitor Philip Saunders struck off for headbutting EastEnders star's dad https://t.co/pKu1pt6atd 
• SDT fines “sloppy” partner £10,000 for failing to confirm conveyancing instructions or check funds | Legal Futures… https://t.co/Wj71nBNy17 
• Dutton's facial recognition scheme could target jaywalkers, lawyer warns #Australia https://t.co/z3Q8fc6GSY 
• Weinstein accuser Rose McGowan's drug possession case goes to grand jury #US https://t.co/i72US0cJRQ
• Rosenblatt looking to raise record £43m through AIM float | Legal Futures https://t.co/A61ZWa6fdQ
• Leading HR company is first unregulated firm allowed to employ solicitors who can advise clients | Legal Futures... https://t.co/7CVrZgcigq 
• The Legal Impact Of Giuliani's Admission That Trump Repaid Stormy Daniels Hush Money #US https://t.co/LfbUzAG229 
• Why are elephants wrecking a Rohingya refugee camp? #Bangladesh https://t.co/KRXnf2bcYw
• Nobel Prize for Literature delayed amid Swedish Academy 'sex assault' scandal https://t.co/uL0FWgmCGR 
• Alfie Evans legal team could face investigation https://t.co/hL7ZGN8IQ5 
• The mental health stigma: how the legal industry is responding https://t.co/zeLA8oI0zp 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/r5RJjqEWnL
• UK slavery victims secure legal aid in govt U-turn https://t.co/AVIYvPVMtg
• Isle of Man abortion law passed by island's parliament https://t.co/CQbrZmiEUV 
• Pinsent Masons tops UK law firm brand ranking https://t.co/3zDGJ4uz5O
• New UK Law May Shut Down the Biggest Tax Havens — Aside from the US https://t.co/I1XyEdyA2t 
• Fast-tracked regulation puts Xiaomi on course for world's biggest IPO since 2014 https://t.co/IrDKZ4oUMz
• Lawmakers in South Korea seeking to overturn cryptocurrency ban | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/KNbvN7HDBT 
• SA media companies cough up over 61 million rand over cartel charges | The Global Legal Post… https://t.co/GffDiUSbcK 
• Amazon cares about women's rights in the West, but not in #India https://t.co/ZePPYzyJ62 
• How India's institutions are failing Muslims - Today being Muslim in #India is harder than ever before https://t.co/aiZ4LNK9JQ
• Suspect in Hamas engineer assassination arrested in #Croatia https://t.co/LCCIDt9qfB 
• Asylum seekers face tougher hurdles to enter #Canada https://t.co/lXdivR3x6N 
• Musta'ribeen, #Israel's agents who pose as Palestinians https://t.co/mriOpMjnQd
• New cybersecurity report reveals that In-house lawyers anticipate bigger roles and budgets | The Global Legal Post… https://t.co/KbRD6byMH
• 'Only Arabs go to jaiI': #Israel convicts Palestinian over poem https://t.co/bGMpbrG4zR
• #SouthAfrica miners reach $400m settlement for lung disease https://t.co/cAV0qxxDJX 
• Edward Said's Orientalism: Forty years later https://t.co/YnPvPlu5oE
• The Windrush scandal is institutional racism, pure and simple https://t.co/G2psEfwXcr
• Despite fears over Law and Justice, #Poland is not sliding into dictatorship https://t.co/ooIDyGEC3N
• My family has a Nazi past. I see that ideology returning across Europe https://t.co/MLv3BcSZIl 
• A weekly round-up of lawyer moves around the globe | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/iBAq39O4fW

4th May - Law News

2321st 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: Six months after the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, police investigators are building a detailed picture of what they believe happened. After three suspects were arrested in December last year, mobile phone data and CCTV footage is providing valuable evidence in determining how Caruana Galizia was killed



Focus of the Day Story: People of the so-called 'Windrush generation' may be denied justice because of legal aid cuts, the Law Society has said, drawing attention to official figures that show an alarming drop in the number of people who receive publicly funded immigration help. Almost all non-asylum immigration cases were taken out of scope by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act, which came into force in April 2013. According to the government's latest legal aid statistics, there were 22,496 newly initiated immigration non-asylum legal aid cases in 2012/13. In 2016/17, there were three. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Sajid Javid is change, but don’t be fooled. He’s not real progress https://t.co/Bp0e650jTn 
• Home Office official tells man facing deportation: 'My job is to piss you off' https://t.co/3TTQoQjfFt
• Afghan interpreters able to stay in UK - home secretary https://t.co/hSD9YCUW9C
• Undercover Met Police officer sacked over relationship https://t.co/gXtzI2lQHO
• Danish Man Is First Person Sentenced Under #Malaysia's Anti-Fake-News Law https://t.co/hIPacmS62
• Social work’s future lies in specialisation https://t.co/vPPXoveipx 
• A row over intellectual property is at the heart of a fascinating and topical drama starring Ben Chaplin and Seána… https://t.co/iGmxmuZpqW 
• UK's longest-serving prisoner released after nearly 43 years https://t.co/n5T8Qv8Di7 
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