9th December - Law News

2540th 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 controversial museum, focusing on Belgium's colonial past, is re-opening after being closed for a year. The event is being overshadowed by demands from former colonies, like the Democratic Republic of Congo, that it return some artefacts. Curators say the renovated museum outside Brussels, takes a critical view of colonial rule in what was then the Belgian Congo.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Solicitor Alan Curtis's £3000 donation as Monmouthshire charity launches https://t.co/b5QS7JDhCc
• Lord Monson's son Rupert Green failed by NHS, coroner rules https://t.co/SzZPoE88Gp 
• Solicitor calls on HSE not to force Kerry patients to 'run the full gamut' of High Court proceedings https://t.co/agLlvdLP3h
• Horncastle solicitor says county councillor is behaving like 'Scarlet Pimpernel' https://t.co/Phds8VDHnU
• Tributes for country's longest serving state solicitor Vincent O'Reilly on his retirement #Ireland... https://t.co/O1NwKOeF5m 
• GCHQ boosts powers to launch mass data hacking https://t.co/3ijn2T74GK
• Solicitor fails in High Court challenge to planning board ruling #Ireland https://t.co/vXLifV6crI
• Liverpool 'child asylum seekers' found to be adults https://t.co/RqCvshBrke
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/g3kV0pugkS
• Solicitor admits she gave mobile phone to notorious jailed rapist #Ireland https://t.co/jo9R5zc8x7
• The Secretary-General – Message on Human Rights Day https://t.co/yQ3ltbPGhs
• Joint Symposium with Justice in Conflict on Human Rights Watch's Report on The ICC's Impact https://t.co/ruWds4m3nC 
• Homeless women in Northern Ireland dying 40 years early, Human Rights Commission warns https://t.co/Nsg3CL5Rhr 
• #Russian occupied Crimea: Lawyer detained in latest campaign of harassment of human rights defenders… https://t.co/8HBpSH6rIE
• #Egypt investigating couple pictured nude on top of Khufu pyramid https://t.co/AJ6q4S70R6 
• Committing to Justice for Serious Human Rights Violations: Lessons from Hybrid Tribunals https://t.co/gS9XJRLOGU 
• Joint statement on the 20th anniversary of the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders https://t.co/0Lu6eRyfMa
• Suhakam: Human Rights Day celebration on Dec 8 was decided in Oct #Malaysia https://t.co/2b7QfdcEr
• #Russia: Why some of its biggest musicians were arrested https://t.co/Y6L5J8PSK
• #US Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Utah Cookie Retailer… https://t.co/4oIBcXKugx
• Yellow vest protest in Paris sees police detain hundreds #France https://t.co/gM3CuilU3q 
• Joint Letter to the EU on Detention of Azimjon Askarov in #Kyrgyzstan https://t.co/G7g9zyL3Zt
• ‘Macron’s arrogance unites us’ – on the barricades with France’s gilets jaunes #France https://t.co/FViPDmjafZ
• Labour: we'll restore right to strike in support of overseas workers https://t.co/USy8CAllv5 
• A Magnitsky Act for Europe to punish human rights abusers and despots https://t.co/plx7HB8o4
• Lebanese Businessman Tied by Treasury Department to Hezbollah Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy #US… https://t.co/4LMpEJeIp5
• Colleagues say new #Congolese archbishop will defend human rights https://t.co/aq6nePzQvj 
• New Egyptian panel will defend government, not human rights https://t.co/MpJkmSncLs 
• Trump's new top AG pick would be his daughter's boss at Justice #US https://t.co/Y6OWMRdwuJ
• EU continues developing European e-justice https://t.co/vWrbm1DgNq
• Trump wants it both ways on criminal justice reform and the death penalty https://t.co/tUXqzPbVI1
• Far-right Tommy Robinson threatened with legal action over 'bully' video https://t.co/OVdZLX8wiV
• Murderer Graham Dwyer wins legal action over phone data #Ireland https://t.co/wfS9i3q7le 
• Urgent memo for conveyancing practitioners | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/azGcuyyHqQ 
• American Bar Association (ABA) initiative to monitor global human rights violations https://t.co/hSwcuXpIr7
• Noel Conway says "a medieval mindset" has prevented him having the right to control when he dies https://t.co/TIoTMDkFwN
• #New Zealand Police to charge man with murder of Grace Millane https://t.co/bQByVAYSTg 
• Interserve, major government contractor 'seeks second rescue deal' https://t.co/NDiSUIG7I9 
• Forced marriage law 'could stop victims reporting crime' https://t.co/QctwT29ASK
• Care UK faces legal action unless it pays more than £3m in compensation https://t.co/tJeBE9jk2q
• Brexit legal advice: what it says, and why the UK now faces key constitutional questions https://t.co/nk3C1CaOeY
• Home Office unlawfully removed child asylum seeker from UK, High Court rules https://t.co/A0UaI0uPRt
• Australian Government Passes Contentious Encryption Law https://t.co/rpoq4DqaPL 
• Trump Plans Major Rollback of Sage Grouse Protections to Spur Oil Exploration #US https://t.co/or7ljQ1LY1
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/O36Nbx4rv4
• In Seething Pro-Brexit Sunderland, Doubts Creep In About Leaving the EU https://t.co/uGy8WoQHIT 
• The Problem With Banning Pornography on Tumblr https://t.co/Ucz9v2dBWl
• Arrest of Huawei Executive Intensifies Trade War Fears #China https://t.co/oMtGQH9As8 
• Now we know there’s racial bias. The challenge is how to address it https://t.co/0JsIwPm0PT 
• In the febrile atmosphere of Brexit, the far right is waiting to pounce https://t.co/wZnBP9Ldw3 
• Ending ‘golden visas’ for oligarchs is a start – but not a solution https://t.co/tcZi2HrjwO 
• Bulandshahr: Why a policeman was killed over 'cow slaughter' #India https://t.co/EZ4AeB21oO
• Grenfell Tower MP calls for Universal Credit launch delay https://t.co/P50sFT3J2Y
• #India man jailed for tweets about erotic temple statues released https://t.co/AvC7AmFCt7 
• #Cambodia releases surrogate mothers who agree to keep children https://t.co/r4tkWl29ES 
• #Australia data encryption laws explained https://t.co/ccAWJXBHDk
• Portland Tiara theft: Four arrested over diamond raid https://t.co/JCO7SfCipV
• Trump ex-lawyer Michael Cohen's help with Russia probe revealed #US https://t.co/fVjtq9wtUM
• Saturday's LawNewsIndex: 8th December #LawNews https://t.co/yO3goYvLoS #lawyers #legal #lawyer #solicitors https://t.co/0OsnqU24eL
• Lawyer for accused in Vlakfontein murders case worried about delays in bail bid #SouthAfrica https://t.co/IuBszEqruY

8th December - Law News

2539th 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 special CBI court in Mumbai will give its verdict in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case on December 21. Sohrabuddin Sheikh, a petty criminal, was killed near Gujarat's Gandhinagar in November 2005 by Gujarat police officers who called him a terrorist. His wife Kausar Bi was also killed. Tulsiram Prajapati, who was accompanying the couple and became a witness to the crime, was killed a year later.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Who Are the Richest Lawyers in the World? https://t.co/1naloWhhsu
• Civil rights activist Dean Robb 'a people's lawyer' #US https://t.co/EpWiXDFZ11
• Informer 3838: Royal commission to examine how gangland lawyer turned on her clients #Australia... https://t.co/ypYOCRNiUb 
• Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou faces #Iran fraud charges, court hears https://t.co/CApt3AuijB
• Swiss finance minister wary over blockchain laws | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/cabBu6IYMb 
• New generation law firm WALLESS plans to break convention with focus on openness and trust https://t.co/ZxH5Aro1Vn
• Huawei finance chief lands into legal wrangle | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/moWdr7HRXt
• 'Mixed emotions' as Scots legal profession gets the memo | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/kddc8EkI4e
• Ireland to shake up property conveyancing | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ifeYrVNLP1 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/lrtXwPZ37o
• ‘Contempt’ of parliament: aren't we all guilty of that? https://t.co/fxITNL1vUa 
• Brexit will hurt low-paid workers. Freedom of movement is not the problem https://t.co/dCqpAALiJa 
• Grave concern for electoral monitors facing jail in #Spain https://t.co/2JHR3NketN
• 'Corrupt' Vote Leave campaign undermines Brexit vote, court told https://t.co/YIzWJoWfZi 
• Making good progress towards a more diverse magistracy https://t.co/UCTRe4BF2n
• Revealed: the hidden global network behind Tommy Robinson https://t.co/asiDLm3cGU 
• Death in prison of man with Asperger's 'raises serious concerns' https://t.co/dvqk92QQoH
• Judiciary dragging its feet over McKenzies | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZpCSQIVbd2
• Advice from the Attorney General does not attract privilege | Law Gazette https://t.co/yim4nrjppm 
• Complaints about judges behaving badly increase 17% in a year | Law Gazette https://t.co/ps9gM0Q2Bk
• White & Case women paid 65% less than men | Law Gazette https://t.co/zAuz7BKKuB 
• Pupil barristers to get up to 50% more under new minimum salary | Law Gazette https://t.co/FqDJeAl15R
• Court shows no mercy to late filer who took 'eye off the ball' | Law Gazette https://t.co/TyfMW4wSOD
• MoJ plans for discount rate change with call for evidence | Law Gazette https://t.co/7Mfkvwnnq5
• Row over mystery funder in billion-pound oligarch fishing battle | Law Gazette https://t.co/9PJbYsykhH
• Lord chancellor warned for second time over probate 'tax' | Law Gazette https://t.co/AQBAApqGOS
• Law Society to start onsite visits to check firms’ CQS compliance | Legal Futures https://t.co/SR82sQUaOq 
• Drunk barrister “cannot remember” misconduct at Bar Mess event | Legal Futures https://t.co/hTai3m6M1M
• What transparency? Only 28% of websites show prices | Legal Futures https://t.co/fFfA4OMzcz
• Decision to drop RBS probe faces legal challenge https://t.co/AOvtAhBCzR
• Rapper Cardi B given protection orders by court after strip club brawl #US https://t.co/oXTVw9SS4
• How Software Code Could Help You Grapple With the Legal Code https://t.co/yCO8fI7nED 
• Conservatives select solicitor as Darlington general election candidate https://t.co/b9ANgt7DaH
• Online courts are a 'no-brainer', says former Solicitor-General Mike Heron #NewZealand https://t.co/I1AREA6cme 
• DWF launches solicitor apprenticeship scheme https://t.co/8ga6JJ8XeJ
• Teesside solicitor Sarah Ann Magson exits The Apprentice https://t.co/eCbFMSvl94
• TUI refunds holiday for 'horrifying' dead son tribute https://t.co/07AKlC681A
• Murder trial collapses due to Prime Time discussion about another case #Ireland https://t.co/r1S2fuTlFc
• O2 disruption: Operator offers compensation over outage https://t.co/rS3q8c7ymZ
• Schools bomb hoaxes: Teenager jailed for nationwide threats https://t.co/Ocb0DiQxvC
• No-deal Brexit: Disruption at Dover 'could last six months' https://t.co/BlZ1tsRXIs
• British paedophile has been ordered to pay £127,000 to five Filipinos in a "landmark" casee https://t.co/J6cmLQbq3B
• Yu Delu and Cao Yupeng snooker match-fixing: Inside story on Chinese pair https://t.co/PhTb58kzVY
• Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton responds to Lawyer X scandal #Australia https://t.co/GUh8V9ZTck
• ATC Testifies Two Magistrates In Barrister Fahad Murder Case #Pakistan https://t.co/lgrBvDiu9i
• Ethnic minority academics earn less than white colleagues https://t.co/udkLNc5Lnz 
• Mainul Hosein gets bail in 2 defamation cases #Bangladesh https://t.co/prmDlTyGk5 
• ECJ - an imperial, not an impartial, court | Law Gazette https://t.co/cIVu1l8NCc
• Unveiled: The SRA's digital badge coming soon to your website | Law Gazette https://t.co/UDJnZe48Zs 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ZsxuEeN8B
• SFO under fire for 'fundamental misunderstanding' in Tesco trial | Law Gazette https://t.co/fb27kSCuPx
• Government-commissioned review recommends legal aid for bereaved families | Law Gazette https://t.co/cTacrLDcm2
• City firms claimed £14m costs in oligarch case | Law Gazette https://t.co/clsvDDF8cz 
• MoJ reveals 20% annual fall in personal injury claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/s1AHZeBTTA 
• Baker McKenzie faces negligence claim in Russian mine row | Law Gazette https://t.co/dAgCzD8Yc9 
• New ombudsman tool lets consumers road-test their complaint | Law Gazette https://t.co/Lj8mmM1LbH
• The #Iranian trailblazer who removed her headscarf https://t.co/qIEdsqo6Ya 
• Surge in gas and ram-raid ATM attacks https://t.co/EqDcQhp82n
• MSF vessel Aquarius ends rescue operations in the Mediterranean https://t.co/1dSNoPiTAe 
• Oxbridge 'over-recruits from eight schools' https://t.co/HHqBi11VMH
• AI systems must have a human in the loop | Law Gazette https://t.co/vL4jR6aLk1
• Clear-cut Brexit legal advice reinforces backstop concerns https://t.co/0Y0wP1Ck2G
• Price transparency era begins today - but clients urged not to be blinded by costs | Law Gazette… https://t.co/0zpvu9cAcr 
• EOT model can solve succession issues | Law Gazette https://t.co/qkWNh30J45
• Blasphemy prosecutions: trials at the Leeds Assizes– archive, 6 December 1911 https://t.co/Is9Bjc7tEG 
• JK Rowling's former PA is 'good liar', author's husband tells court https://t.co/Ax7Zb4HVXY 
• Corbyn urges support for his Brexit plan as Commons vote nears https://t.co/YFZinUvwqh
• Huawei arrest: #Canada PM Justin Trudeau denies political motivation https://t.co/b08lidBc3x

7th December - Law News

2538th 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: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg tells Fran Kelly theAustralia Government has got children off Nauru and made sure those people still in detention there have the medical treatment they need.

Focus of the Day Article:

Complaints handlers could cut out hundreds of unwarranted enquiries with a new self-assessment tool for people bringing forward their grievances. The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) said this week it has launched an online system for people making complaints to triage their complaint at an early stage.
Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Law Society's £30m cut of practising fees faces scrutiny | Legal Futures https://t.co/aC2y5LlCkl
• Quarter of conveyancers “not transparent” on fees | Legal Futures https://t.co/rAsFQtCXB
• #US town council scrap long-standing ban on snowball fight after campaign by nine-year-old https://t.co/ZSufRMztK2
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/CXOL5v6nTM
• England: Lord Chief Justice sees eBay justice on the horizon https://t.co/MF17bX9yPK
• Scandal of barrister who informed on clients to police | Legal Futures https://t.co/B2nA6bEwFu
• Jail for Latvian money laundering gang https://t.co/J8uAJlLmvW
• Latest reorganisation seeks to build "Future Law Society" | Legal Futures https://t.co/ecALTdsMG
• Scottish Legal Action Group publishes special student edition https://t.co/5CFADB2e7S
• YouTube deletes cheating videos after BBC investigation https://t.co/BkYEFoj6Nr
• Manchester law firm bought by global multi-disciplinary network | Legal Futures https://t.co/JgRctcnD6u
• Murdo Macleod QC Shortlisted for Legal 500 Award https://t.co/Q4c2tbocJn
• Is the insurance market starting to harden for solicitors? | Legal Futures https://t.co/YUhm8z9yo
• Tennessee inmate chooses electric chair over lethal injection #US https://t.co/VjJTSH4Y4h
• Stephen Lawrence murder suspect pleads guilty to cannabis charge https://t.co/UAkYNsTg1J
• Boris Johnson apologises to MPs for failing to declare £52,000 in time https://t.co/BqCotDNLmA
• Welsh Labour leadership: Corbyn supporter Mark Drakeford set to be Wales’ first minister https://t.co/Qn1ij4KBOk
• Professor Alan Watson, the renowned legal scholar who passed away last month at the age of 85… https://t.co/58L7ngZNTi
• Randox forensics inquiry: Forty drug-driving offences quashed https://t.co/n7IdL4Q4Ln
• Innovation in law - it takes “sweat, risk and stubbornness” | Legal Futures https://t.co/u2DRuNdWFl
• Kiera Dargie becomes senior associate at Balfour and Manson https://t.co/8FOPCytnUv 
• TLT appoints Damien Bechelli as corporate partner in Glasgow https://t.co/63iNt6RoU1
• SCTS announces enhancements to Civil Online https://t.co/rJFT0dB7sj
• UK government publishes legal advice on Brexit deal after historic contempt finding https://t.co/93o3BeHpyX
• #Australia Labour MP Emma Husar announces defamation action against a website & reporter Alice Workman over an arti… https://t.co/hl2aKzCZ5D
• Tesco directors acquitted in fraud trial with judge citing a lack of evidence to proceed https://t.co/LkLUBnwM93
• Gender equality in solicitors' profession improves but significant discrimination remains https://t.co/1HsayFQPCG
• Survey reveals 'alarming' attitudes of Britons on rape https://t.co/poGWlMPBBD
• Huawei CFO arrest 'violates human rights', #China says https://t.co/UaIB4phPrj
• Gambling firms agree 'whistle-to-whistle' television sport advertising ban https://t.co/m0I0tGrSdE
• Police arrest three neo-nazi men on suspicion of terror offences https://t.co/k5Y4WCwamS
• Slap to child’s head amounted to Children’s Act offence, Sheriff Appeal Court rules https://t.co/WLDJQutGfD
• Chambers seeks to tackle bar's diversity problem | Law Gazette https://t.co/ALyPWZRTVR 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/iTK7ipN7ZG
• Bar wars: Cadbury fails in bid to alter purple trade mark | Law Gazette https://t.co/FXe5gmklJg 
• Ryanair's strike compensation battle to end up in the courts | Law Gazette https://t.co/SGWiSLalGh
• Burgon: Labour will restore legal aid for welfare benefits challenges | Law Gazette https://t.co/GEn24FroB0
• German-based network leads acquisition of Manchester firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ik2Hs6bd3P
• Union to sue lord chancellor for 'unlawful discrimination' | Law Gazette https://t.co/5PyCfQtMxB
• LawWorks Pro Bono Awards: a gallery | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZoOHQ5yq2n
• #Australia cricket star's brother Arsalan Khawaja 'framed' terror suspect https://t.co/ydMerzvyJ
• Continuing competence under LSB's microscope with new review | Law Gazette https://t.co/MCB6MqcBo4
• BT removing Huawei equipment from parts of 4G network https://t.co/bFPHOVqUib
• Time spent dealing with white fragility could be spent tackling racism | Scott Trindall for IndigenousX https://t.co/7m0dmI0qoG
• Wisconsin Republicans seek to reduce legal powers fpr newly elected Democrat governor #US https://t.co/oMTJr9OZi4
• New homes 'crumbling due to weak mortar' used by shoddy developpers and builders https://t.co/hNMgvReatP
• #Canadian authorities have arrested Huawei's chief financial officer at the request of US law enforcement https://t.co/LPDjZJJ0BP
• Mental health: The NHS patients who are 'abused and ignored' https://t.co/uRmDWxMfkh
• Domestic Violence Act must be repealed to protect victims https://t.co/5P7Jh5R0h7
• Humiliated and degraded: this is how black men are treated by police https://t.co/s2lrMxYD3n 
• Immigration minister listens to calls to end indefinite detention https://t.co/vXcshwcNZf
• Met police use Tasers and restraints more often against black people https://t.co/6CUuHFYiX8 
• Police, military and courts lagging decades behind on ethnic diversity https://t.co/SAXZeoTzP
• Quarter of adults think marital sex without consent is not rape, UK survey finds https://t.co/OrNhrpWm8Q
• Woman loses appeal against ‘perverse’ assault conviction https://t.co/4JL85rqB1q

6th December - Law News

2537th 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: How a Gang Hunted and Killed a 15 Year Old in the Bronx - The murder of 15-year-old Lesandro Guzman-Feliz, known as “Junior,” drew outrage from across the city. The investigation retraces his last steps — and reveals how a recent wave of violence in the Bronx took the life of a boy just two blocks from his home.

Focus of the Day Article:

Public and human rights firm Bindmans is to test whether ‘ethical veganism’ can be considered a philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010. The firm said its client Jordi Casamitjana was dismissed by his employer, animal welfare charity the League Against Cruel Sports (LACS), after he raised concerns that its pension fund was being invested into companies that tested products on animals. He claimed the decision to fire him was on account of his philosophical belief in ethical veganism. The charity rejects the claim.
Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• British Neo-Nazis suggest Prince Harry should be shot https://t.co/OavVNBjbDN 
• Arron Banks firm has 'no address' - failed to fulfil a key legal requirement https://t.co/uhOlhKKyBT 
• Professor Steven Peers: Revoking the notice to withdraw from the EU? https://t.co/UXY5JTdWvd 
• Article 50 TEU no 'one way street with no exits' https://t.co/2UCoTshTTp
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/1myixBg7ii
• Deptford fire death: Brother of Joel Uhrie was 'at risk' before arson https://t.co/gAFE2Al9KZ 
• Jim Donegan: Police release school murder gunman footage https://t.co/ZJgqxhP9lQ
• Facebook chief's emails exposed by MPs https://t.co/vf4aFOtKeM 
• Forced marriage law 'could stop victims reporting crime' https://t.co/QctwT29ASK 
• Scotland's remand population rose 19 per cent in decade to 2015 https://t.co/dtzY4UjDAE 
• Consultation on revising law around motorsports events launched https://t.co/iH1eAQvp0i 
• Laurence Kennedy appointed to IMPRESS Arbitration Panel https://t.co/CMeenZ2BY9 
• Deliveroo wins latest court battle over rider rights to collective bargaining https://t.co/w41aXJX2Ej
• #Spain 'wolf pack' sex attack gang not rapists, say judges https://t.co/ux3Rp7QpdI
• Operation Pollino: 'Ndrangheta mafia struck in Europe-wide sting https://t.co/dXl93ObIGZ 
• Wife seeks justice for 'innocent' Kenyan man convicted with British assistance of killing her husband… https://t.co/ZvlVBw2JK7 
• Brexit: Release of full legal advice sparks political row https://t.co/XuMEDx1fVM
• Wales: Doctor fined for operating illegal gender clinic https://t.co/htyPgosNXl
• The Lawyers' Christian Fellowship hosts carol service this Friday https://t.co/5MNitjSlnc 
• Brexit crisis: Advocate General Sánchez-Bordona – Article 50 allows unilateral revocation of intention to withdraw.… https://t.co/IcYwmJ7DzV
• First-ever charges brought by SEC over promotion of coin offerings https://t.co/0qfXCf1feo 
• First 100 days with the new SFO director | Law Gazete https://t.co/AqEJmkUnQj
• Ryanair faces legal action over refusal to compensate cancelled flights https://t.co/pfAvfYs3WZ
• Barclays customers 'to leave en masse' over tar sands investment https://t.co/a76NeabOTq 
• #Italy rules Getty museum must return 2,000-year-old statue https://t.co/dhjfSxaagV
• #France mulls wealth tax changes as protests intensify https://t.co/X8hUvj1yRe
• #Dutch art panel's ruling against Jewish family criticised as 'step back' https://t.co/ZA974zxJ33 
• Home Office criticised for ‘lack of urgency’ in Windrush scandal https://t.co/8fB3XGBds3
• Matthew Hedges says #UAE asked him to spy on Britain https://t.co/nYMMsYlwMQ 
• May to publish Brexit legal advice as Tories urge change of course https://t.co/qHX7eZONOi 
• Gangsters, cops and Lawyer X: the police informant scandal that has shocked #Australia https://t.co/zYL6PopUSW
• New research and leading barrister warn profession over 'silence' https://t.co/tsV8BP5PRz 
• Boxing guru loses £922k costs fight with former lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/2VukagJq1m
• PhD candidate Matthew Hedges 'psychologically tortured' in UAE jail https://t.co/pvIjByJRqc 
• Chris Dawson: Arrest in podcast-highlighted #Australian mystery https://t.co/MRAwy1dN1R 
• Ryanair compensation claims to go to court https://t.co/3Kbx9MYRy9 
• Boom times for Ireland's legal profession https://t.co/SuBqGy6g4J
• Canada shows way to online claims future | Law Gazette https://t.co/g1D5VxrODl 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/p3zQME2GFA
• Simpson Millar still growing with new acquisition | Law Gazette https://t.co/prnVrRlzFY 
• Danish Lawyer Birgit Sølling Olsen wins international maritime prize https://t.co/4zmc0zaOjk 
• Incoming bar chair pledges to fight ‘over-regulation’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/qyPADCFkZP 
• PrivatBank's 'Byzantine' claim against Kolomoisky thrown out https://t.co/VOjRP7FMJW 
• Equality Act under the spotlight in veganism claim | Law Gazete https://t.co/tHPlEp4bNe 
• Law firms hail merger as a boost to growth and innovation https://t.co/wON1k8FAEF 
• I don't need a legal adviser, CPS chief tells MPs | Law Gazette https://t.co/CZXGprhWMd 
• Article 50 opinion 'unwarranted interference' in parliament | Law Gazette https://t.co/lJREObUSZo 
• LawWorks Pro Bono Awards: a gallery | Law Gazette https://t.co/H6nqRPMalO 
• Why is judicial misconduct so cloaked in secrecy? | Law Gazette https://t.co/YvR9mL74tj 
• Mueller investigation: No jail time sought for Trump ex-adviser Michael Flynn #US https://t.co/t35QYtmc3P
• Homeless at Christmas: 'How will Santa find us?' https://t.co/RvPGJpq7FT 
• Windrush: 'Home Office ignored warnings' https://t.co/1yAj6xkQH4 
• This abortion law isn't what #Ireland voted for https://t.co/dOL3bg3tJ2 
• #Indian multimillionaire Vijay Mallya ordered to give back pay to superyacht crew https://t.co/e78zY7gbEh 
• Further CPS cuts impossible as workload grows, says new boss https://t.co/w22UcM2pxf 
• Panama Papers: Four charged in #US with fraud and tax evasion https://t.co/6KoawLPhWQ 
• Giulio Regeni: #Italy names Egyptian police in murdered student case https://t.co/fSyIGkd8Ge 
• The fast-fashion retailer, Boohoo, broke Advertising Standards Authority rules with "misleading" promotions https://t.co/mxqPZwRnSh 
• VTech flags tablet flaw after BBC Watchdog probe https://t.co/HhtQPLki8z

5th December - Law News

2535th 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: In the fallout from the Khashoggi murder case, some Saudi activists in the US and Canada have told Channel 4 News they believe they've been actively targeted by Saudi authorities. From new passports denied, to educational funding withheld they perceive attempts are being made to lure them back home. They say they fear for their own safety - following the death of Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post journalist who was murdered in the Saudi embassy in Istanbul. The Crown Prince continues to deny any involvement in the murder.

Focus of the Day Article:

There is no reason why litigants could not access the courts on their smartphones in the future, the Lord Chief Justice said yesterday, although he questioned the extent to which artificial intelligence would handle judicial tasks. Lord Burnett said that when large numbers of people, “and particularly those on low incomes”, do not have effective access to justice, the law could not ignore the digital revolution.
Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Harper Macleod extends support for Scottish EDGE https://t.co/HW4zNM6FAZ
• Smoking banned in Scottish prisons https://t.co/3VKZyFltgr
• Improved services for sexual crime complainers and victims https://t.co/Q0WSihbEr9
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/N4iKhl8ohm
• Double award win for Brodies at the Law Awards of Scotland https://t.co/Zg7TTmUBph 
• Scots lawyers volunteer for European legal assistance project in Greece https://t.co/FmzpM8Ynmh
• Tribunal to determine whether veganism is a 'philosophical belief' under Equality Act https://t.co/OxmbJt5tvD 
• SRA under fire for Lewis prosecution as solicitor receives outpouring of support | Law Gazette https://t.co/Z1YmrETFc0 
• MPs from minority backgrounds say they face hurdles in getting to parliament and once elected https://t.co/xdBkWrX5H1
• Stansted activists cannot use defence of acting for human rights, says judge https://t.co/VMxWFN9rBt
• Three Harris academy staff forced to leave after suspected tampering with Sats tests https://t.co/er6ATeQejq
• Full Brexit legal advice to be published after government loses vote https://t.co/d7GtOaFboO 
• Remainers welcome ECJ expert's view that UK can abandon Brexit https://t.co/rNGrVGMOSO 
• Labour will restore legal aid so all citizens have access to justice – not just the rich https://t.co/EK0BhtxqJ9
• Man jailed 20 years after baby attack is freed by court of appeal https://t.co/CdDbWi7YzX
• Surrogacy isn’t about money. But the law must change to benefit women https://t.co/EOIf1M9fSJ 
• Britain can legally cancel Brexit. That’s EU advice – but will parliament agree? | Jolyon Maugham https://t.co/ADVGQZeaHu 
• How the ‘rugby rape trial’ divided #Ireland https://t.co/wOFotIpC2R 
• Keeping the Brexit legal advice secret is in no one’s best interests | Geoffrey Robertson https://t.co/en2wI9dlY0 
• UK faces 'constitutional crisis' if PM fails to publish legal advice on Brexit deal https://t.co/I9k0BAOrQX
• Courts bill to committee and other news in brief | Law Gazette https://t.co/5hjyQ6DklL 
• Question-and-answer website Quora has been hacked, with the names and email addresses of 100 million users compromises https://t.co/ku63KGJYay
• France: MPs approve bill to ban smacking of children https://t.co/KNn5lu7qr0
• Tumblr's porn ban abandons the marginalised https://t.co/lYgNFSoTNs
• Grindr cheat pharmacist guilty of wife's murder https://t.co/u0PMxX3Sua
• The government will publish its full legal advice on Theresa May's Brexit deal after MPs found it in contempt of Pa… https://t.co/inN6lHwHCY
• News focus: Buying in to price transparency | Law Gazette https://t.co/9EAaBuvyMW 
• Missing Emirati princess 'planned escape for seven years' #UAE https://t.co/mc5K21Q7G7 
• Met police push ahead with armed patrols despite backlash https://t.co/MG4DbzbDrs D
• Struck-off solicitor fails to overturn sentence for conducting litigation | Legal Futures https://t.co/dDlcYOinmy
• Lord Chief backs "smartphone justice" but not so keen on AI | Legal Futures https://t.co/HA499urPPz
• Another acquisition for Simpson Millar as growth strategy kicks in | Legal Futures https://t.co/DYFVsZ4zg9
• Incoming Bar chair warns of "nightmare scenario" over regulation | Legal Futures https://t.co/rDEvsgWw2Y
• Child abuse solicitor fined after disclosure to journalist | Law Gazette https://t.co/jlP7HIzDnW
• Christmas campaign launched to support legal stars https://t.co/COFd8l7Yq9 
• Litigation funder to float next week | Law Gazette https://t.co/mja7gtN3NG
• Met police officer could be charged for ramming moped https://t.co/StImWm8Zuh 
• #France fuel protests: PM Philippe suspends fuel tax rise https://t.co/FR7Ik2DHhV 
• A smartphone court: 'Why not?', asks the lord chief justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/P2juR7ncoN 
• No scope cuts and a fee hike: Scottish government buttresses legal aid system | Law Gazette https://t.co/TxDHXNLmqg
• SFO hails conclusion of first DPA | Law Gazette https://t.co/wuK492psoS 
• Litigation funder closes doors to new cases | Law Gazette https://t.co/l9EaKSb2TI 
• Article 50: Law officer says UK can cancel Brexit https://t.co/y1sviztjVq
• David McGreavy, Triple child killer cleared for release https://t.co/Z3JN6aWZB4
• Funeral firms 'took advantage of grief', says Co-op boss https://t.co/esPGAe21IG 
• Woman convicted of illegally whitening people's teeth has told BBC Scotland she did not know what she was doing was… https://t.co/tneG48PaI6
• My legal life: Haafiz Suleman, Senior associate at Clifford Chance | Law Gazette https://t.co/diHZv3me6r 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/v4SHBuzh25
• Three decades as a managing partner crystallised Lynne Burdon’s ‘core ideology’, the entrepreneur, mentor and author https://t.co/YmWYFKKjST
• Brexit: Paris throws down gauntlet to 'deluded' London on big-ticket disputes | Law Gazette https://t.co/P6iyNvZEwt 
• Staff offered bonuses up to £3,600 under firm's new 'John Lewis' scheme | Law Gazette https://t.co/3llk3CFmPc 
• What the UN has to say about the role of bars | Law Gazette https://t.co/UvOEhIRpNk 
• Passing the buck on care cases | Law Gazette https://t.co/4Caqhj2a0C
• Law Society spotlight: Building a trusted community | Law Gazette https://t.co/Bt3mIf9Qcy 
• Brexit: Ministers may have broken rules by not publishing legal advice - Speaker https://t.co/2aB863HvWc
• Taxpayers treated unfairly by HMRC, says House of Lords report https://t.co/br8LxhQTV5 
• Victorian barristers take silk road to smash 'bamboo ceiling' #Australia https://t.co/Z3SndRZG9N
• Court of Appeal appoints barrister to aid banned Auckland finance director's case #NewZealand https://t.co/PvZL5Tol1t
• In her own words: Why a top criminal barrister became Informer 3838 #Australia https://t.co/SOUnKOk3XN 
• We felt then-CJI was being remote-controlled: Justice Kurian Joseph #India https://t.co/zQgHke10b2
• New legal challenge to Trump's pick at Justice Department #US https://t.co/oKRZlNgeOK 
• Two decades on, families of rights abuse victims still seek justice #Singapore https://t.co/iEdvK6QoFo
• Carlos Ghosn arrest shines light on #Japan's justice system https://t.co/sg5Ho7Wl63 
• Welsh Government's top lawyer calls for justice devolution https://t.co/6oKgA1SlVx
• 'A register of wills would be good start in modernising our outdated probate process. #Ireland https://t.co/CA8D8EwFES 
• Netanyahu's legal troubles mount as police seek new bribery charges #Israel https://t.co/94kw3F3eJp
• Unionists join Labour in call for Brexit legal advice to be released by PM May https://t.co/AOVSOEEeqR 
• 'Really dodgy set of circumstances': Owners' legal action over defects #Australia https://t.co/QhkcsEpHYf 
• Forme FBI director Comey says he will testify after legal challenge #US https://t.co/0QYppdYmNN 
• Brexit backstop would be 'practical barrier' to trade deal, leaked paper says https://t.co/0UEeJzF0Ma
• Senior minister could be suspended over Brexit legal advice https://t.co/oR46GX1sKa 
• Tumblr to ban all pornographic content from 17 December https://t.co/s2YEHZq1Ep 
• Online pleas and AI for judges: minister reveals UK law reform plans https://t.co/owQXnRj7dj 
• Labour vows to restore legal aid for benefits appeal cases if elected https://t.co/DuzhgH887C 
• Carl Beech: Accuser of 'VIP paedophile ring' named https://t.co/i7ZftdWhDw

4th December - Law News

2534th 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: Valerie Casanova is a "yellow vest". She is one of thousands who have been protesting against President Macron's controversial fuel tax. At the roadblock, Ms Casanova says they're all the same. Nobody asks what job each other does or which way they lean politically. And at home she says her family has "no choice" but to rely on cars to get anywhere from their home in the countryside. In recent days, President Macron has said he was open to ideas and revising how the levy is applied.

Focus of the Day Article:

Fear stops reporting of sexual harassment at the bar, says top QC. Young lawyers do not complain in case it damages their careers, says Jo Delahunty.
Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Don't underestimate UK capabilities, MI6 chief to warn Russia https://t.co/1yZeG59SFm
• The corruption of expertise for political advantage is never very clever https://t.co/E87sxmiZXi
• A brief introduction to the concept of privacy under English law, Part I https://t.co/C7c2DrV2A
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dXYAAq0ph6
• 80% of law internships are unpaid https://t.co/lj2O7hhNFD
• The scenic route to the commercial bar https://t.co/DB6xF6QMpA
• Supreme Court rules that immigrants without indefinite leave have “precarious” status in UK https://t.co/G5yoLeCvxB
• 'It's real me': #Nigerian president denies dying and being replaced by clone https://t.co/P0gq1C0PFp
• Can you find the High Court’s Queen’s Bench Division? https://t.co/hTcl4Ypkqh 
• Has much changed since GDPR Day? | Legal Futures https://t.co/FhGnWlhU88 
• Solicitor rebuked and fined for dealings with journalist | Legal Futures https://t.co/CiEuRN7EV5
• Big Four accountants “a force that no law firm can match” | Legal Futures https://t.co/WULIteB027
• Law firm's bid to trade mark 'legal engineer' rejected | Legal Futures https://t.co/wuKmrL6FXJ 
• London law firm in employee ownership first | Legal Futures https://t.co/qbPmxlGoex 
• ‘Subsistence’ and modern slavery https://t.co/tUevySQipQ
• Don’t become ‘hired guns’ for clients, regulator warns solicitors https://t.co/bmTVxnEHno 
• West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle awarded £173,000 in damages in defamation case #Australia https://t.co/vUPK69qURB
• Court of Appeal refuses permission to appeal in Article 3 case https://t.co/xScFOrM1kl 
• Assisted dying: Will the UK ever alter the law? https://t.co/7QoMUrQE4g 
• Boris Becker drops bankruptcy immunity claim https://t.co/54HhJuPfaQ 
• Factory nightclub fight: Manchester bouncers investigated over serious assault of promising youth rugby player https://t.co/IUBcujCWzJ 
• Alex Younger, MI6 chief 'perplexed' over PhD candidate Matthew Hedges UAE spy case https://t.co/Q0ql7y0CPO
• Emile Ratelband, 69, told he cannot legally change his age for dating site advantage #Netherlands https://t.co/QeyVPn4pCM 
• New expenses rules for environmental litigation in Scotland: protective or defective? https://t.co/ktuf8ZlHeD 
• Overview of Brexit legal advice published amid pressure from MPs https://t.co/1hRixyQRkO 
• Brexit case that ‘could decide the fate of the nation’ heard by 27 judges in Luxembourg https://t.co/QjZrnSOEbN
• A tendency to physical abuse: Upper Tribunal clarifies scope of Equality Act in education context… https://t.co/tS7f0cfDdi
• What happens when you go overboard on law fair freebies? https://t.co/lmgb5ZMwyc 
• What is ‘substantial injustice’ for the purposes of a criminal case review? https://t.co/kpvLSLePQ3 
• From Sydney to London: my life as a global banking lawyer https://t.co/EqkxdbPxKC 
• The limits of doctors’ liability for wrongful birth https://t.co/ZWnKfamPHt
• Improving junior lawyer wellbeing requires a cultural change, taskforce tells law firms https://t.co/HD6BtJ6Kz2
• The third inquest into the death of Pearse Jordan: when “don’t know” is the only available answer https://t.co/4j4lF3ZhKo 
• #Philippines journalist Maria Ressa vows to challenge tax fraud charges after arrest https://t.co/DNyR3X2Rik 
• #Canada pension fund investment into US detention firm larger than reported https://t.co/S7rWmWLndH 
• Child prisons are beyond reform - it's time to stop jailing young people https://t.co/3typQ7Dm4m 
• Fear stops reporting of sexual harassment at the bar, says top QC https://t.co/jxTyTl83On 
• Sajid Javid's “sick Asian paedophiles” - A racist establishment choosing the right henchman to avoid the tag of rac… https://t.co/FaZHYSS38W
• I’m a half-lawyer half-tech expert — here’s my story https://t.co/FIxiC52scE
• Black women far less likely than white men to pass driving tests https://t.co/O59Kcv8y3
• I am quitting my high-flying advertising role to chase my barrister dream https://t.co/7l2Ms22oak 
• Sacked vegan claims discrimination in landmark case https://t.co/KfLgQPeIHY
• Toting guns, ramming mopeds. This is no way to build trust in our police https://t.co/bvE2sBMgHZ 
• Tory MP Johnny Mercer says there's 'nothing wrong' with killing for... https://t.co/MFDEzv91N8 
• Amal Clooney & husband ‘set to become’ godparents to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s royal baby... https://t.co/OjwgTWSmxa
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/eBmEGIxq2G
• Lady Hale takes aim at Liz Truss for failing to adequately defend Brexit judges https://t.co/0xDfffl0SK
• Magic circle and the bar team up with Oxford University on £1.2 million AI research project https://t.co/D6eRY5Af4k
• ‘Alexa, who dunnit?’ Amazon Echo could be pivotal evidence in double murder trial in the US https://t.co/hJcVkoIjdf
• Trainee solicitor sued Reed Smith over mishandled harassment investigation https://t.co/wx8bIP5HJk 
• Reflections of a former paralegal https://t.co/MVpWAzHKMn 
• Big Four’s foray into legal services gets thumbs up from Lord Chancellor https://t.co/xvLBOreL0w
• Tottenham fan arrested after banana thrown at north London derby after a black player scored https://t.co/QSYeTPvPs8
• On the hunt for #India’s ‘stolen’ heritage https://t.co/rsl3WYnvv
• Windrush: Home Office criticised after deportees not contacted https://t.co/Htm9cdatrf 
• System Resistance Network: Neo Nazi group 'should be illegal' https://t.co/6GU28oUNoT
• ULaw students hit out after they’re told to defer to get cheaper GDL and LPC fees https://t.co/n3aEqxIOPj 
• Revealed: the stark evidence of everyday racial bias in Britain https://t.co/PAY0rerxng
• Young lawyers push back against culture of overwork in top law firms #Australia https://t.co/urXWfSlNAx
• "Constitutional crisis" if Theresa May does not publish the full legal advice on her Brexit deal https://t.co/ee16BM8Hb2
• The Round Up: Use of personal data, the re-detention of foreign criminals, and betting on the National Lottery https://t.co/jSUdL0buir 
• The Round up: UAE pardons British spy suspect, Interpol gets a new president, Court of Appeal overturns damages https://t.co/mm5MMrO3TH
• Judith Kazantzis obituary https://t.co/RaU8L3Csg8
• Big Issue to trial card readers after steep decline in carrying cash https://t.co/zT7C3JADax
• Five barristers to share secrets of securing pupillage and forging successful careers at the bar https://t.co/aI5XdLf9Fh

3rd December - Law News

2533rd 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:When you live on opposite sides of a contested border, it's difficult to know what's really going on across the divide. Young locals in Gaza and Israel are trying to give each other and the world glimpses into what their lives are actually like.

Focus of the Day Article:

A cutting-edge report on the gender pay gap at law firms has presented in-depth analysis of the extent of the issue and what firms are doing to redress the balance. The 14,000-word report, Bridging the gender pay gap in law firms, includes statistics and commentary from the top 50 law firms. In the largest firms (50-plus partners), just 29% of partners are female.
Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Are we witnessing the death of the legal firm? https://t.co/LKCCWRvaE2
• Women's state pension changes to get legal review https://t.co/dZNWTMqO8N
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/xfxbeClKSR
• Top lawyer brings #MeToo to Britain's legal profession with stories of sexual harassment https://t.co/T92h5q3klp
• How #US President George Bush's grandfather helped Hitler's rise to power https://t.co/lrvQdwSYge
• Probe after Sir Alex Ferguson's medical records reportedly accessed https://t.co/US94PntYxz
• #Russian reporter denies trying to enter UK military base https://t.co/kriUQOA5Th
• GCHQ details how law enforcement could be silently injected into communications https://t.co/CEaXJWrHEX
• COTU Launches UK Legal Battle Against Multi-national Tea Companies #Kenya https://t.co/yVq1sS4N9Q
• France passes law banning parents from smacking children https://t.co/uAW3abHZTj
• Mother of 'school bully who waterboarded a Syrian refugee on the playground'... https://t.co/VA3OtvE3DR
• British food could be ‘demonised’ in EU after Brexit, says UEA law professor https://t.co/kQFgTUheX1
• How drugs and homelessness are plaguing this famous Cardiff street https://t.co/9E2E2qBW3r 
• Welsh Mum who saved £50,000 in benefits payments to... https://t.co/2JZiD3Id9E
• U.K. judge hands JAL pilot 10-month prison sentence over heavy drinking before London-Tokyo flight… https://t.co/gvhsyEqodC
• 'I got paid less than my colleagues for doing the same work' https://t.co/IfhRfE4KB8
• Ted Baker staff launch petition over 'forced hugging' https://t.co/Kwn1AS2aFE
• #France fuel protests: Macron calls urgent security meeting https://t.co/7IRIO8TvGV
• Launch of TheCityUK legal services 2018 report: David Gauke speech https://t.co/hhJ93gCqYQ 
• Former Reed Smith Partner Under Investigation for Sexual Harassment Allegations in UK https://t.co/LKbn92vs4z
• Stormy Daniels claims lawyer Michael Avenatti sued Trump without her permission #US https://t.co/dkfVC3Iou
• Federal agents raid office of lawyer who previously did tax work for Trump #US https://t.co/1d1V5jOVWn
• Former Trump White House lawyer Makan Delrahim emerges as a contender for attorney general #US… https://t.co/IcXHkM82s
• Dodging Friends, Chased by Legal Troubles, Trump Navigates G-20 #US https://t.co/kNxeXAzMbx 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/U3RiklUzwh
• No ‘hired guns’, SRA warns | NLJ https://t.co/fH0SzZzq24
• Pro bono partners to be? | NLJ https://t.co/MvqhzooKbJ
• Fee rise for criminal advocates | NLJ https://t.co/0YjPu8Gpjg
• #IamtheBench: judicial boost for social mobility campaign | NLJ https://t.co/zLv0Nbh3t
• Rights response too ‘narrow’ | NLJ https://t.co/2Vd4CEGl8v
• Unfair dismissal led to £1m award | NLJ https://t.co/uyhrMVta2H
• Bar Council issues advisory paper on no deal implications | NLJ https://t.co/ioDnZIhCfL
• Gay people should not join Catholic clergy, Pope Francis says https://t.co/AGuNQJ5LRH
• A plea for clarity on post-Brexit legal system | NLJ https://t.co/0qYoyDvGQ
• #Iran’s Chain Murders: A wave of killings that shook a nation https://t.co/eibY3puaIZ
• Moped crime: Theresa May backs Met police's ram tactic https://t.co/w2y2nHjQh4
• Public warning after Russian TV crew sparks military alert https://t.co/Ay1xB9z5CF