21st September - Law News

2096th 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 story: Stanislav Petrov, who averted possible nuclear war, dies at 77. Ex-Soviet officer Stanislav Petrov had reported a possible 1983 US missile launch as a false alarm.


Focus of the day story:  SME law firms are investing their marketing budgets in old-style strategies they know are often ineffective, rather than explore new technologies that are already taking hold in other sectors, according to research being launched at this week's PI Futures conference in Liverpool. The white paper by leading marketing collective First4Lawyers also suggests that most decisions about where to invest marketing are made by senior management or the board without the marketing department’s input. In any case, it found, very few firms take the time to properly track the effectiveness of their marketing activity. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Ngangan explains why Solicitors office was locked #PapuaNewGuinea... https://t.co/t7Fi3qZHfJ 
• 'My solicitor changed my plea': Man backtracks on sex worker assault #Australia... https://t.co/ZsYBes6TWG
• Halawa's solicitor hopes Ibrahim will be home early next week #Ireland... https://t.co/mJklLIGu9C 
• Cook Islands Solicitor General to appeal JP decision #Newzealand... https://t.co/Ku82YQWuN6 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/xL4weJocpM
• New Website To Help Victims Navigate Justice System #Australia... https://t.co/MzmtQ98GqX
• Week in Review: How words count in transitional justice... https://t.co/3v4uywlNlI 
• A pointless exercise? Justice system in Wales 'to be reviewed to suit Welsh needs'... https://t.co/rQxxzgW9dQ 
• #US Justice Department has reportedly opened an insider-trading investigation at Equifax... https://t.co/QVhWxDXBKB 
• Far-right group Britain First leaders charged with religious harassment... https://t.co/VudNXJJlIX 
• Rapist who escaped justice for three decades is released after just four years... https://t.co/7Tgmy0Smxe
• Ryanair compensation info 'woefully short' says Which? https://t.co/5qK2kyhbrE 
• Worthing bar stripped of its licence to sell alcohol after police highlight 'breaches'... https://t.co/S7qBxNzwjq 
• Coral bookie worker who gave robber boyfriend inside information... https://t.co/lsYIQLGmiq 
• Mark Sampson sacked as England women's manager following evidence of "inappropriate and unacceptable" past... https://t.co/dCAWre6e36 
• Co Antrim fire engine rampage OAP will not face prosecution... https://t.co/nHPTKH5um0 
• Law firm clerk who stole €260,000 from employer facing appointment of Receiver over €150,000 pension pot #Ireland... https://t.co/HqT1taUtHi 
• Solicitor convicted of attempted murder given hope of return to profession | Law Gazette https://t.co/1z1ymSAgBB
• Commonhold 'could be the solution to leasehold abuse' | Law Gazette https://t.co/9WCILc7txe 
• Solicitor's 'relief' at strike off for Axiom funds misuse | Law Gazette https://t.co/ROZ7EflzLD 
• Pre-prepared information could tackle leasehold abuse - Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/eIZK42kR76
• Eight weeks pay for former KWM staff | Law Gazette https://t.co/rUfN7Ftsxd 
• Flight delay claims first for self-executing contracts | Law Gazette https://t.co/8EP5ou4XTR 
• Watchstone fights Slater and Gordon claims armed with £3.5m | Law Gazette https://t.co/go1tjMo68p 
• Judge says hard drugs dealers 'seeking to make a fast buck' in North Wales towns will be jailed... https://t.co/kv5IBG9yL8
• Newtown brothers jailed after admitting blackmailing couple and forcing them to hand over prescription drugs... https://t.co/QOYD3UthdD
• Regional daily hits back at QC over coverage of manslaughter case... https://t.co/2Bcrl8DtFq 
• Charges against #HongKong Occupy leaders are 'prosecution overkill', barrister says... https://t.co/cM0AkSitc4
• Colorado police hunt 'Mad Pooper' jogger #US https://t.co/QHNIK9OSSa 
• Louisiana man held for two 'racially motivated' murders #US https://t.co/tZNVwtJVy0 
• Mark Sampson finally set to leave as England women's manager https://t.co/y0BMxAPNo3 
• 'Sexually suggestive' TV advert from fashion retailer Pretty Little Thing banned... https://t.co/OKi9GTXaW1 
• #Australian school discriminated against turban-wearing boy https://t.co/Q1NcwZrogJ 
• “All to play for” on Civil Liability Bill, personal injury leaders say - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/7Nd2y9krbI 
• UK 'must find Irish border solution' - Guy Verhofstadt https://t.co/ykLOiYntXt 
• Solicitor in jail for attempted murder of his wife handed indefinite suspension from practice - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/OzvIQOxLNW 
• UK to renominate Judge Vajda to the Court of Justice of the European Union... https://t.co/Ryr91Xf9wn
• BSB makes unprecedented public apology to QC over investigation failures - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/7Ek1i8ji5K
• Are you prepared for the ‘must do’ period? - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/r9twpC35gA 
• Justice and Sexual Assault on #US Campus https://t.co/aq3Cv4Jbqx
• Birmingham bin strike halted after court ruling https://t.co/SGxL4Ym2gd
• Floyd Mayweather 'always bet on black' advert banned on race grounds https://t.co/OutkuL8eLj 
• Catalonia referendum: #Spain steps up raids to halt vote https://t.co/CkI2FbELOO 
• Disability benefits assessor told an undercover reporter a claimant was “too fat” to wipe her bum... https://t.co/CLerbRBA7D 
• Criminal justice co-operation vital post-Brexit... https://t.co/l4EsUGTYnG 
• Trump's first UN speech met with criticism from some leaders #US https://t.co/XtPQCMriX4 
• Victoria's assisted dying bill includes severe penalties for abuse of scheme https://t.co/DYFoqOJ2dM 
• Legalising assisted dying would be a failure of collective human memory and imagination https://t.co/Snu20gy0f6 
• City of London open again after armed police locked down six streets as they retrieved a 'suspicious package'... https://t.co/EzyZ8sacGa 
• Parsons Green bombing: Two more arrested over Tube attack https://t.co/35sPTJo8IK 
• Are #US police too quick to shoot knife-wielding suspects? https://t.co/aNIH9Rmrrw 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/layGlPyOS2
• 10 university flashpoints over free speech https://t.co/0g13qrP7ry 
• Tory cuts to legal aid are locking hundreds of thousands of people out of justice... https://t.co/xbzQa52aoO 
• Dutch sexism outcry after woman fined for peeing in public #Netherlands... https://t.co/63j9PGmUmO 
• #SouthAfrica's tax authority threatens legal action against KPMG... https://t.co/yc39SSOctU 
• Trump legal team reflects their chaotic client #US... https://t.co/Af0IZ4LHYq
• Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn has set up a legal defense fund #US... https://t.co/Jb6fWNtoD4 
• Resisting Radicalisation: A Critical Analysis of the UK Prevent Duty... https://t.co/qG8PKPnbAN 
• UK Supreme Court finds Employment Tribunal Fees deny Access to Justice and the Courts... https://t.co/N2GweCKHaZ 
• Hogan Lovells Restructures UK Office, Cuts Support Staff... https://t.co/Z59mtUXTK7
• Google launches UK 'anti-terror fund' https://t.co/HaUT8njW8x 
• Manchester police still relies on Windows XP https://t.co/bDnyvTPimH
• Water companies pulled up over complaint calls https://t.co/oGrO4uu41k
• UK government rejects reforms to 'charity gag rule' Lobbying Act... https://t.co/NCV7dSwDqN 
• UK competition policy does not need to change because of Brexit, says regulator... https://t.co/YQWOo03JsE 
• Aung San Suu Kyi award suspended by UK union over #Myanmar crisis https://t.co/4PDr7fpbOi
• Theresa May will tell internet firms to tackle extremist content https://t.co/oAtFvDaYGo 
• Teenagers held in #Brazil on suspicion of British kayaker's murder https://t.co/sntgMMp5lJ 
• In Grenfell Inquiry, UK Weighs 2 Types of Manslaughter Charge... https://t.co/rWNjiR2bHj 
• Nerf guns can lead to serious eye injuries, doctors warn https://t.co/h2hcRl9Ohh
• A statue for the inventor of the rifle that has killed millions #Russia... https://t.co/DX1Luv31z6

20th September - Law News

2095th 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 story: A transport strike over tax increases on fuel, alcohol and cigarettes has shut down most of Haiti. The government says the money raised will be used to improve public services. But with more than half the population living under the poverty line, Haitians say they can't afford it.


Focus of the day story:  Charity laws ‘inefficient and unduly complex’. Technicalities causing a drag on the smooth operation of charities ‘like barnacles on a boat’. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Parsons Green bombing: 25-year-old was arrested in Newport, South Wales https://t.co/9JHBjZOCbU 
• A Seismic Shift in UK Patent Infringement Law - Actavis v. Eli Lilly... https://t.co/E2Rg3fNfiP 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/shsBF8jRXs
• 'Drive-through' rubbish bins aim to keep motorways clean https://t.co/sQB3YH9EVm 
• Grenfell Tower: police may consider individual manslaughter charges... https://t.co/5DQB1i5rw2 
• UK's Brexit law does not include an exit date... https://t.co/ghtthakmjR 
• Proponents of sex trafficking bill urge Silicon Valley to drop opposition #US https://t.co/7QkDbQpae0
• Joining the rich and powerful scrum at Rugby won’t help young offenders https://t.co/jYRzkxy6iK 
• Lack of compensation for child sexual abuse victims 'unacceptable' https://t.co/MNB0JYHhq3 
• If Amber Rudd can’t explain why she defied the courts, she should go | Charles Falconer https://t.co/F699wyJYLJ
• Fox News commentator files lawsuit saying she was raped by Charles Payne #US https://t.co/DazwYmq0ey
• Liverpool council chief suspended on full pay after arrest... https://t.co/HmBX99zsEg
• Ryanair to tell 400,000 passengers of cancelled flights after roster 'mess-up'... https://t.co/ebkSgd34qW 
• Robots 'could take 4m UK private sector jobs within 10 years'... https://t.co/A2WayTM5pq 
• The legal status of animals #India... https://t.co/Nt6GpG3lHx 
• Channel Ten creditors back CBS bid to take over network but legal appeal expected https://t.co/RjWHWMWNqY
• Attention (some) Manchester United fans: all racial stereotyping is racist https://t.co/YTbtswSJDG 
• Public inquiry needed into UK's £200bn debt crisis, say senior MPs https://t.co/gclwODWjxw 
• Asylum seeker thanks judges after return to UK from illegal deportation https://t.co/dPgijBZsGI 
• Aung San Suu Kyi says #Myanmar does not fear scrutiny over Rohingya crisis... https://t.co/KvrEN4OPvB 
• UK seeks to preserve data exchange and European arrest warrant | Law Gazette https://t.co/Rpu4UgN7Fo 
• Universal jurisdiction to be tested in Qatari torture case | Law Gazette https://t.co/tfRS7D6iqw 
• Top City silk wins unprecedented apology from regulator | Law Gazette https://t.co/LZZJZ9DEIP 
• Labour opens legal aid offensive ahead of party conference | Law Gazette https://t.co/VqgFaKIr6f 
• NHS to rectify reporting mistakes costing millions | Law Gazette https://t.co/u9lldb7A0F 
• E-filing scheme held up but HMCTS denies any data security risk | Law Gazette https://t.co/JVMMo9j59Q
• Hogan Lovells to lose 90 London staff as jobs relocate | Law Gazette https://t.co/ErF9rzKNNx 
• Pay counsel directly for magistrates' court work - junior bar | Law Gazette https://t.co/gufrqmZ11W 
• High Court backs challenge on environmental costs | Law Gazette https://t.co/kTnnspCb4S 
• Criminal justice: How best to stop economic crime | Law Gazette https://t.co/aJPZDD8jwo 
• GDPR: Don't panic on data protection | Law Gazette https://t.co/sBxVmMV1cZ
• I'm sorry Wales, but you can't leave now | Law Gazette https://t.co/d9Z6Q5W6e5 
• Legal Wales: Pro vice-chancellor calls for 'decolonisation' of Welsh law schools https://t.co/LPrZKlydRO 
• I am starting out in the legal sector again, having first trained in India, what work experience do I need? https://t.co/A4VMPqzS5K
• Number of legal aid providers falls 20% in five years, figures show... https://t.co/SZNxk8B6tX 
• Number of workers on zero-hours contracts drops to three-year low... https://t.co/AvWgistHXW 
• Rohingya Hindu women share horror tales of how #Myanmar military killed their husbands https://t.co/QQjJ7qo43v 
• Amid the exodus, lone Rohingya children face dangers in camps #Myanmar https://t.co/msBcuJuXv3
• ‘Alternative facts’ in #Myanmar leader Suu Kyi’s speech about the refugee crisis https://t.co/xdicLDtMDT
• #Bangladesh transport minister lost composure distributing relief among Rohingya refugees fleeing #Myanmar https://t.co/AmfXr2ZV9f 
• Nebraska lawyers allowed to accept payment in cryptocurrency #US - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XIN3ZcYbgx
• Scots lawyer gears up for Tanzania cycle trek - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/tHMcig5JDY 
• Pinsent Masons appoints new Northern Ireland chairman - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2tWz405CZP 
• Anderson Strathern fills new head of marketing role - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/iMhsfRfgHY 
• Terra Firma's Graham Dunlop appointed legal member of First-tier Tribunal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qRwuJwA64I
• Lawyers call for UK-UAE extradition to be halted over human rights fears - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/E1rBfoCKHE 
• Faculty fears gap in plans to deal with online defamation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/paKvBf49Na 
• Age assessment legal challenges should be made by judicial review, judge rules - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NK3O5sFPKJ 
• Foster carer’s sexual assault conviction quashed following ‘defective representation’ appeal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KvGZlc28ED 
• Blog: ECJ judgment confirms Ryanair’s employment disputes may be heard in foreign courts - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rDhRmvhnOR 
• Lawyers of Tomorrow – Paul Jamieson - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/o9FT3APhWY 
• Social media trolls may be vile – but they shouldn’t be barred from voting... https://t.co/1kUWI59VSv 
• Blog: New IP act promises clarity and certainty - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cf19xofrA5 
• Faculty fears gap in plans to deal with online defamation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/njchok4cbd
• Age assessment legal challenges should be made by judicial review, judge rules - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IhbDPeyfjL 
• Manchester United urged to stop their fans singing racist stereotypical song about Romelu Lukaku https://t.co/NkSTZs9Kq3
• Arrests as policeman seriously hurt in Doncaster attack https://t.co/12WUb1s6mE 
• 'Suspicious object' causes M1 closure near Milton Keynes... https://t.co/kn8LwtF48i 
• Toys 'R' Us files for bankruptcy protection in #US https://t.co/UHQ3Ht3lnd
• Strictly Come Dancing: Judge Rinder rejects same-sex dance pairings... https://t.co/rauwhG6Hj6
• Nerf guns can lead to serious eye injuries, doctors warn https://t.co/h2hcRl9Ohh
• Male employees want flexible work too https://t.co/96PkEhzMGt 
• Central storage of electronic bundles in family cases "will begin in early 2018" - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/SpLn4pVkhj
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/vDsCfw1zLT
• SME law firms “not ready for marketing in 2017, let alone 2020”, survey finds - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/BhWbOuw0Wv 
• Covington set to open in Dublin in Brexit move | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/5eVY4tJovB 
• Private prosecutions group launches | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/OezSxDTEbF 
• Changes to the rules on costs in Scottish PI claims may have unintended consequences... https://t.co/LR8zDi7z5y 
• Tech entrepreneur develops law firm of the future | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/XqHJvecSJG 
• Charity laws ‘inefficient and unduly complex’ | Solicitors Journal... https://t.co/sUsidHTYNZ 
• Parsons Green attack: police given more time to question suspects... https://t.co/HCYipfcOIX 
• Britain has large audience for online jihadist propaganda, report says... https://t.co/7DVZCOB69K 
• Britain's debt time​bomb: FCA urges action over £200bn crisis... https://t.co/CzU9Fr5cZI 
• Is Donald Trump a White Supremacist?... https://t.co/YnkEdNkUlx
• Facebook Knows More About Russia's Election Meddling. Shouldn't We? #US... https://t.co/s1lzBs0wT7

19th September - Law News

2094th 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 story: Mahindra Chairman Anand Mahindra says investment can only thrive in stable policy environment and supports the government's 2030 electric plan saying its good as India no longer suffers from a poverty of aspiration.


Focus of the day story:  Britain faces rebuke over refusal to back more than 100 UN human rights targets. Civil society groups warn that further deterioration in protection is likely as Brexit looms. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Scots are the British drivers most likely to have a motoring conviction... https://t.co/qX6KodFMvZ
• Top regulator demands justice for small firms: FCA chief says company owners have nowhere to turn... https://t.co/O6uxK2Zu8N
• AI can make justice truly blind — but not just yet... https://t.co/JvH2D3rooq 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/mUezJlWBI5
• Serial burglar caught thanks to CCTV a chocolate bar and a have-a-go hero... https://t.co/dfdIuvFZGC
• Lagos opens #Nigerian's first DNA forensic lab... https://t.co/WKT76SDJ8Y
• No Approval Given Yet For Cultivation Of GM Mustard, Centre Tells Court #India... https://t.co/o2QQXShi9h 
• Essex Fire Authority spend £400k in single month on legal costs in case against Chief... https://t.co/6uWPmgQ0mi
• Stonehouse pub killer will NOT have his sentence extended... https://t.co/mJX09Xg1qF 
• Paddy Power offers 66/1 on deceased Ugo Ehiogu replacing Redknapp https://t.co/l9nS1511Ah 
• Deportation and child removal threats - just for living legally in the UK... https://t.co/Q3lM9hrC9z 
• Governor wants Alaska Legislature to toughen criminal justice during special session #US... https://t.co/35bbm63ndR 
• #Italy, Going It Alone, Stalls the Flow of Migrants. But at What Cost?... https://t.co/Zzrrh4HAjK
• #Egypt guilty of kidnap, torture and abuse, says former detainee... https://t.co/ToSlZyOW3V 
• Black & Hispanic students are more underrepresented at top #US schools... https://t.co/2LnE4SoWKI
• Migrant crisis: Panorama finds women swallowing dollars... https://t.co/iCoMimWtnb
• Biker who pulled wheelies on the M6 is jailed... https://t.co/m6FYGgYwjy
• #Germans fined over pensioner left to die in bank branch https://t.co/9OpWnb9Cnw 
• Ryanair faces 20m euro compensation bill over cancellations https://t.co/qGvjOsdg6d 
• Don’t lock up young offenders – send them to top boarding schools instead... https://t.co/VHKSVXnsld
• Trump Lawyers Clash Over How Much to Cooperate With Russia Inquiry #US... https://t.co/k4i60WF2ls 
• Brexit: UK reveals details of proposed new EU security deal https://t.co/kCWbOR3MQg 
• Justice secretary urged to rewrite child sexual abuse guidelines... https://t.co/UsDRpk8Zbh 
• Southern Health NHS Trust admits guilt over Connor Sparrowhawk's death https://t.co/bIj7XonkAy 
• Wayne Rooney banned from driving for 2 years, given 100 hours' community service & fine... https://t.co/wP4EVsS6yC 
• Cycle courier Charlie Alliston jailed for 18 months over death of pedestrian https://t.co/b46jR8j4bm 
• Parsons Green tube attack: arrested man named as Yahyah Farroukh https://t.co/kPXDyaNWDd 
• Malala's statement on the #Rohingya crisis in Myanmar: https://t.co/1Pj5U3VdDK 
• How can solicitors maintain security? | Law Gazette https://t.co/MTNZmQ6F0Z 
• Managing the risk: protecting your clients | Law Gazette https://t.co/BDFf8VdBNb 
• Cybersecurity glossary of terms | Law Gazette https://t.co/1RkaHpchXX 
• How do I insure my business against cyber threat? | Law Gazette https://t.co/rMlnsFwfKc 
• Cost of clinical negligence claims is too high: National Audit Office recommendations | Law gazette https://t.co/I2efBT7QFd
• A clean sweep and build a new sentencing code for England and Wales? | Law Gazette https://t.co/CvsDtKW1tY 
• Fixed costs fury builds as timetable slips back | Law Gazette https://t.co/1mEZ1e7uHm
• More questions than answers on Asons | Law Gazette https://t.co/1jNO3gOH6i
• 'They funked it' - LCJ's dismay at inaction on older recorders | Law Gazette https://t.co/zUILisBVvC
• Conveyancers not a 'postbox' for search results | Law Gazette https://t.co/P5Pl2qsolr
• Banning the sale of leasehold new builds a 'last resort' - CJC | Law Gazette https://t.co/dJoaiMwXwl 
• Lawyer in the news: Ranjit Sond - Call for diverse Grenfell Inquiry panel | Law Gazette https://t.co/kpHfqArGIt 
• My legal life: Grace Rothery, In-house lawyer, Gazprom Energy | Law Gazette https://t.co/K6dg6y405e 
• Outgoing LCJ to chair new justice commission for Wales | Law Gazette https://t.co/TgRDohuDUL
• Comparison website ramps up offering in time with Law Superstore deal - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/SVFBh2bkTw
• Law firm-incubated business launches AI contract review tech "60 times faster than paralegals" - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/6fEe4Ld4Po
• Law firm faces £68,000 VAT bill after tribunal rules electronic property search fees are not disbursements... https://t.co/gHSmtUNbro 
• Police 'may work with paedophile hunters' https://t.co/pp3zuER3lN 
• Armed with knife LGBT student Scout Schultz shot dead by Atlanta police #US... https://t.co/LpCEVLdKd1 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/CWgybxHVQK
• Wayne Rooney due in court on drink-driving charge https://t.co/UR3uAWjS8E
• 'Beautiful people': the foster carers raided by counter-terrorism police... https://t.co/UsV5aZMI58
• New sexual assault trial of actor Bill Cosby to open in April... https://t.co/rcU4yGoQwn 
• #Cyprus 'selling' EU citizenship to super rich of Russia and Ukraine... https://t.co/SmF7KbI7YX 
• First full week of testimony in Menendez trial: Emails, emotion, and a model witness #US... https://t.co/XvAMjCNY6z
• Government legal adviser seeks evidence on 'trial by social media' fears... https://t.co/DcPXQkF233 
• Terror threat level reduced as police question tube bombing suspects... https://t.co/bn4rlrXA6C 
• Businessmen trial: Jury ordered to return not guilty verdict on one charge... https://t.co/pa5dpNrGG9
• Government to trial photo ID at polling stations to combat useless problem of voter fraud... https://t.co/UIm5sO6tqg
• Ex-cop Jason Stockley found not guilty in black man's death #US... https://t.co/4f5VaSMkqG 
• Need legal framework to regulate use of space: Air chief #India... https://t.co/3HCVbkmfvx 
• #India Considers Issuing Its Own Bitcoin-Like Cryptocurrency as Legal Tender... https://t.co/qXTRvWMQYL
• Jeremy Corbyn will back change to allow tough line on antisemitism... https://t.co/ICGVRbVCc5
• Battlefield bounty hunters: the detectorists of eastern Europe... https://t.co/2T0TCa915V 
• #Israel's Proposed Nation-State Law' Prescribes Jewish Law in Absence of Legal Precedent... https://t.co/rqnMFyTLhy 
• Parish council to make formal request to see local plan legal advice... https://t.co/xChd6UCZ36

18th September - Law News

2093rd 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 story: In Ukraine, the far-right Azov militia is fighting on the frontline – and running a summer camp for children. The Guardian visited the camp and followed 16-year-old Anton through his experiences. Is Azov really a modern Hitler Youth organisation, or is it trying to prepare young Ukrainians for the tough reality that awaits them?


Focus of the day story: The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary has this week published guidance for professionals involved in the ‘settlement conferences’ pilots in the family courts. Judges are also asked to complete and send back a short form for any case involving a ‘settlement conference’. The pilot has been running since June 2017, and is ongoing ‘until Ministry of Justice Analytical Services has collected sufficient information on the approach to inform a decision on the future of the pilot’. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Man spared jail after raping toddler due to legal loophole... https://t.co/8DInwX020b 
• Rohingya 'extremists' trying to build stronghold - claims #Myanmar army https://t.co/O43iG9gzM1 
• Uber is pushing hard to hire a CFO and top legal execs — even as others will be pushed out... https://t.co/r7uOojuM1i 
• Brexit: Boris Johnson accused of 'misusing' statistics https://t.co/OG16glHDsl 
• #Serbia's gay PM is first in region to attend pride parade https://t.co/xAr9U56B4C 
• Cory Bernardi warns marriage equality will lead to 'legal warfare' against opponents #Australia... https://t.co/WvYj116UOB
• #France acid attack: US tourists assaulted in Marseille by mentally unstable individual... https://t.co/qefjAb45LU
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/zYOC2e3Z4z
• UK pushes for security treaty with EU after Brexit... https://t.co/0TqlNosgUp 
• David Davis proposes legal pact to protect EU-UK security ties after Brexit... https://t.co/fvkl3jORbv 
• Tax dispute costs soar at UK's biggest companies https://t.co/DI7mpaEaxE
• Law lecturer who fled court is sentenced for downloading indecent images of children... https://t.co/9SonHbs7J0 
• UK to propose treaty with the EU on law, security, justice post-Brexit... https://t.co/RUD0wJauVz 
• Netflix crime drama Narcos' location scout shot dead in central Mexico... https://t.co/DsAae7wUu2
• Withers teams up with BPP to launch ‘earn while you learn’ solicitor apprenticeships https://t.co/qjz6obWxrE 
• I’ve been offered a training contract at a mega-paying US outfit, but my heart is still set on another firm https://t.co/oVj7xJqUJm
• David Lammy is right to encourage use of modern slavery laws, says human rights lawyer https://t.co/bNQTNopxYe 
• Judge complains after being handed bundle containing 2,000 pages of ‘largely irrelevant material’ https://t.co/mgjfrcyx9E 
• Pinsent Masons opens redundancy consultation that could see up to 100 PA jobs go https://t.co/jZD76QJxB9 
• Manchester Law School scholarship to boost number of black males entering legal profession https://t.co/S0QHwVF5YG
• Labour law lead could back illegal strike https://t.co/Xu3FrXfR9p 
• City law thriving as regional firms struggle, report reveals https://t.co/9XugOMu05f 
• The lawyer who works from his garden on some of the best-known cases in Britain https://t.co/8GT461Ykwg 
• Simmons & Simmons reveals 78% NQ retention result https://t.co/nbf1QXAOw1
• Research: Lawyers take just 36 minutes for their lunch https://t.co/Y8NMgSN8Uj 
• Robot lawyer offering legal assistance to Equifax hack victims is UK bound https://t.co/EuYJcjFCX3 
• Number of lawyers in Justice Committee drops by almost a third as new members revealed https://t.co/1f3R4dYNbU 
• Why lawyers need to loosen the ‘stiff upper lip’ https://t.co/jzZlCI5osW 
• Gina Miller on her love for Lord Sumption, signing law student autographs and why she only sleeps four hours a night https://t.co/noF5S5KGYE
• Clyde & Co and Berwin Leighton Paisner reveal trainee retention peformances https://t.co/as76Aa567V
• Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh could die due to a lack of food, shelter, water:report - https://t.co/q2MC0LTUMM
• A digital Wild West: US government rules on funding for new cryptocurrency ventures https://t.co/8udI77Jtva
• The Secret Barrister just destroyed the courts service for calling its users ‘customers’ https://t.co/o42fdJdGhu 
• ‘I am mid-sentence’: Brexit case barristers clash in House of Lords debate https://t.co/niLre7Pu7o 
• DLA Piper keeps 75 NQs as Addleshaw Goddard retains 38 rookies https://t.co/YVlGeLVGeO 
• Judicial watchdog received over 400 complaints about judges making ‘inappropriate remarks’ last year https://t.co/pfS8MNke4q
• CMS has announced its long-awaited retention rate, keeps 43 NQs https://t.co/ZGrYuUmcT8 
• Fire staff on long-term mental health leave up by 30% https://t.co/Ci0Vz04Gxy 
• Four boys held in Leicester murder investigation https://t.co/TquioXjwJV 
• Parsons Green: Second arrest over Tube bombing https://t.co/l92UVLmZJ7 
• Rohingya crisis: struggling #Bangladesh to restrict movement of migrants https://t.co/KhGVbuxmw8 
• Split Michigan Senate approves super PAC legislation #US... https://t.co/HXPAuRFxZZ 
• #Italy's premier says committed to citizenship legislation... https://t.co/xBEpQ8gmQ5 
• Turnbull says John Howard could help Coalition fine-tune marriage legislation #Australia... https://t.co/JcJI1GSaOJ
• California lawmakers move major housing legislation forward #US... https://t.co/ehnMdARfX8 
• Slender Man stabbing: Anissa Weier found mentally ill #US https://t.co/Eg1JWLIxWK 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/oa5VKQ3TtR
• 'There can never be justice' says Ellen Higginbottom's dad as her killer is sentenced to life... https://t.co/re4p3jput1
• Justice Department No. 2 Weighs In On Marijuana Legalization #US... https://t.co/RHjiYCUQob
• Ryanair dodges turbulence after European Court of Justice rules in its favour over workers' dispute... https://t.co/MAUq81k4Fk 
• Edinburgh Tram Inquiry: Solicitor denies trying to keep politicians in dark... https://t.co/3AWMAGj1cp
• Solicitor shares expertise on topographic history of Absecon Island #US... https://t.co/rQdpArYqht 
• Dual citizenship cases return to High Court: all MPs should expect same outcome Solicitor General #Australia... https://t.co/iKms8r7Ymf
• Philly lawyer trades US solicitor general's office for DLA Piper #US... https://t.co/uJxmvs4iJG 
• Solicitor advocacy course goes from strength to strength... https://t.co/09T5rnv0cf 
• Ipswich council's solicitor takes over after CEO charged #Australia... https://t.co/bmyCQOg62Y 
• Kendal solicitor says buying and selling homes at auction is on the rise... https://t.co/NUB8TKqFgN
• Girl, 14, raped in 'horrendous attack' in south London https://t.co/AUhvc9H9zS
• Malcolm Roberts to be cross-examined and bring expert to high court citizenship case #Australia... https://t.co/vuhUwvLSau 
• Ofsted calls for new focus on how domestic abuse affects children https://t.co/DGLbFXfF5S 
• Revealed: universal credit sends rent arrears soaring https://t.co/p40nhGpMnJ 
• Student found dead in Leeds with 'unexplained injuries' https://t.co/faCgvFEHKR
• UK legal claims grow over exposure at work to toxic diesel fumes https://t.co/RXTGO0Qjk4 
• Britain faces rebuke over refusal to back more than 100 UN human rights targets https://t.co/dISjMGye0h 
• Police arrest man at Dover port, search house in London bomb manhunt... https://t.co/Q1nf1Np5Lk

17th September - Law News

2092nd 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 story: Harvard University has retracted an invitation for Chelsea Manning to become a visiting fellow. It says the offer made to the former military intelligence analyst and whistleblower was a ‘mistake.’ The announcement comes after CIA Director Mike Pompeo pulled out of a planned appearance at the university because of the proposal.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Driver's legal victory is one in the ParkingEye for rogue private firms... https://t.co/KAQeN2i4gF 
• “Notoriously Untidy” Barrister Dies In Flat Fire https://t.co/XnEL7hnYwG 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/QUQlnNtBc2
• Top barristers want Supreme Court to be stripped of role in appointing Senior Counsel #Australia... https://t.co/I6FkusN0qP 
• Nawaz's ouster: Top court did not deliver justice, says Barrister Zafarullah #Pakistan... https://t.co/WlSeOH5ifp 
• Birmingham bin workers' legal case against their redundancy has been delayed... https://t.co/ICS1DPZ7K8 
• Belfast Student launches landmark legal challenge over letting agent's 'admin' fees... https://t.co/9JeJI2ULde 
• A legal vulnerability at the heart of China's big internet firms... https://t.co/DGC5cUYIcd 
• Trump ethics watchdog 'scraps ban on anonymous donations towards White House staff legal fees' #US... https://t.co/b0MfJtaXj7 
• Challenge of Allergan tribal patent deal in uncharted legal territory #US... https://t.co/Jj9TscLYmE
• Ryanair loses legal battle on cabin crew contracts https://t.co/r5mGErPcZO 
• Data Protection Bill: Law Enforcement Processing... https://t.co/tl6mtXeezS 
• "Fraudster" questioned over hacking of Pippa Middleton's iCloud account admits blackmailing law firm... https://t.co/3I7DaqNSRz
• Attorney general begins inquiry about social media impact on UK trials... https://t.co/uIfbsi5Drx 
• Moves to allow UK to have control owner our own laws once we leave the Europe... https://t.co/eQojhcSCwI 
• Equifax data breach: Credit rating firm replaces key staff https://t.co/YuPTzAKnsx 
• Legislation to introduce GDPR into UK law begins its journey through parliament... https://t.co/9FeJ2FVRlf 
• UK human rights 'put at risk' by Brexit bill, warns senior academic... https://t.co/RV5nyIxd6e 
• Northampton cat deaths police probe link with 'UK animal killer'... https://t.co/cba0FkuUmL 
• Essex Fire Service spent £400,000 on legal costs https://t.co/yKcYYhDeSD 
• UK publishes first draft of new, stricter data protection laws... https://t.co/mcyMt0x4bK 
• Parsons Green: Man arrested over Tube bombing https://t.co/BBQLgrwINr 
• Lord Thomas: Further court closures are ‘inevitable’. ‘It’s a question of how radical are we prepared to be’... https://t.co/VGkmfeu0ut 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/cFpQSnsgot
• Transgender rapist in a women’s prison? Transphobia or a specific example?... https://t.co/ipNtDsuAd9

16th September - Law News

2091st 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 story: On September 15th 2017, an explosion went off onboard a crowded Tube train in London. Witnesses described a ‘huge fireball’ in the carriage at Parsons Green, sending a ‘wall of flame’ through the carriage. 29 people were hurt, none seriously. Here’s everything you need to know.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Ogletree Deakins snaps up employment team | The Global legal Post https://t.co/82BfcP5HVp 
• DLA Piper targets EU-Greek business | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/bq0spKZ2LW
• 19 judges removed as complaints drop 18.5% | Law Gazette https://t.co/Iq0Y7L7PP6 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/AoWUstszYA New Supreme Court judge calls for institute of Welsh law | Law Gazette... https://t.co/YIbTFHxKcj 
• Reed Smith invests in client management | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/RwhvzhXlgn 
• Head of scandal-hit G4S detention centres is put on administrative leave https://t.co/tlQxifyYdV
• Food brands 'cheat' eastern European shoppers with inferior products https://t.co/fe0LHj3h2U 
• #Tunisia has overturned a law that banned women from marrying non-Muslims... https://t.co/81sDdm87Vg 
• Chancery Lane seeks chair for new board | Law Gazette... https://t.co/TdK9fwUYaL 
• Furore over paedophile's links to PM Bjarni Benediktsson lead to collapse of #Iceland's ruling coalition... https://t.co/rfgbPhM0rP
• UK terror threat increased to critical after Parsons Green Tube bomb https://t.co/hwkB4MmDPX
• Cologne criticise security at Arsenal after both clubs charged by Uefa https://t.co/zGBY1bKzPq 
• Neumans in administration but high hopes for creditors | Law Gazette... https://t.co/akTfnx8qg9 
• Google Sued by 3 Female Ex-Employees Who Say It Pays Women Less Than Men... https://t.co/8dXgyjHt2n 
• AG seeks evidence on 'trial by social media' | Law Gazette... https://t.co/tStKrH33m8 
• Equifax Breach Prompts Scrutiny, But New Rules May Not Follow... https://t.co/YgJgRMCVxA
• Restorative justice is the way forward: Non-custodial approaches can rescue lives and save money https://t.co/2uvXt2Xkxd 
• UK police earned millions training officers in repressive regimes https://t.co/WyhMELMfuh 
• Green groups claim 'important victory' in challenge to legal costs rules https://t.co/IxMXAjF267
• Juries, not judges, lead the way against racial bias in our justice system https://t.co/Qf0Slh2GGD
• Driver's legal victory is one in the ParkingEye for rogue private firms https://t.co/KFPFEuwIxw
• Thousands of IPP prisoners are trapped in a shameful limbo. They must be freed https://t.co/k2zqsT4B2i
• Theresa May rebukes Donald Trump over clueless speculation in his tube bombing tweets https://t.co/iH5tXqZS9Y 
• 'Posh' BBC removes qualifications from CVs of job applicants https://t.co/tPXjWXn9Uh 
• London underground explosion was a terrorist incident, Met police confirm https://t.co/2arIHYYy19
• 'Four Lions factor': how terrorist incompetence is saving lives https://t.co/rSp7BdrCvH 
• Education secretary Greening could face legal action over failure to protect raped pupils https://t.co/TOVQESy4dk
• Ryanair welcomes EU court win over 'home base' jurisdiction dispute - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ODX7LI8lGv
• McKenzie ban back to drawing board | Law Gazette... https://t.co/gwTw8cC8vC 
• Burness Paull and IP Inclusive host webinar on Imposter Syndrome - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/37WLaFkYM0
• Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace recruits two solicitors - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fHX6QcnYbj
• New recruits take Harper Macleod's Inverness' office to the next level - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vyuSXVuslT 
• Morisons Solicitors welcomes three new appointments - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uFknSs9gz0
• Macdonald Henderson achieves doubling in size with latest appointments - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Us2NMkyWV3 
• Rules providing for case management and pre-proof hearings come into force next week - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/f11rAIyIeK 
• Faculty gives qualified welcome to periodical payment orders plan | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2Vpi9Ufbak
• Trump Resurrects His Idiotic Claim That Both Sides Share Blame in Charlottesville Violence #US... https://t.co/1kjuvLM5b5
• President Temer of #Brazil Faces New Corruption Charges... https://t.co/LuHqXApsWy 
• #SaudiArabia Detains Critics as New Crown Prince Consolidates Power... https://t.co/qoJ0zZHMVV 
• Trump's Support for Law to Protect 'Dreamers' Lifts Its Chances #US... https://t.co/PHVfZKsKeX
• Man admits killing toddler Harlow Edwards in crash https://t.co/sk7zjWC0st
• Parsons Green incident: What powers do the police have? https://t.co/KXScxT6Kvw 
• #Swedish left-wing politician Patrik Liljeglod 'raped for his beliefs'... https://t.co/oEK2hrG60a 
• Parsons Green: Underground blast a terror incident, say police https://t.co/gK3IegjZCC https://t.co/Z2NI7UmQUQ
• Controversial law firm suffers final blow and enters administration - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/65qMPBcRj6 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/5uG7EH0Kcy
• Parsons Green: Injuries after London Tube train blast https://t.co/gK3IegjZCC
• Job description for new main board chair gives first sight of Law Society governance reform - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/A6mQ4bP5iM
• SRA chair's term extended as regulator seeks new board members - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/7pwIV51vt6
• Ex-CIA director quits Harvard over Chelsea Manning posting #US https://t.co/aQFSTXzO4B 
• The ethics of the SRA’s social media warning notice - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/bu3zUd0bWK 
• Attorney general begins inquiry about social media impact on UK trials... https://t.co/tnOLqkvHcG 
• UK and EU firms to urge faster Brexit deal https://t.co/vqs9NGEfuK 
• Revised UK child sexual 'consent' rules provoke backlash... https://t.co/2ZRElrX8Xx 
• #US museum 'storing remains of #Namibian genocide victims'... https://t.co/w6TTnyLC8H 
• #Pakistan 'honour killing': Karachi teen lovers 'were electrocuted' https://t.co/IeDIO2K7Hd 
• Flying to US to get an iPhone X is cheaper than buying in Europe. It's also illegal https://t.co/0r7YdBmOZ7 
• Number of young people penalised for carrying knives at eight-year high... https://t.co/uyJiHYDaP2 
• More court closures coming, lord chief justice tells MPs | Law Gazette https://t.co/73gxbXwWWp 
• Exemptions maintained for new data protection law, government promises | Law Gazette https://t.co/wVbZLn7KOW 
• Logged in? Portal warning for legal aid solicitors | Law Gazette https://t.co/o8vKXKv2CT 
• Grenfell inquiry head pledges to get at truth behind cause of fire... https://t.co/tcVbexlr5N 
• MoD commited to combat immunity plans as Labour goes on attack | Law Gazette https://t.co/75Vu1TpXie 
• Group aims to build confidence in private prosecutions | Law Gazette https://t.co/Jd5XBK8XSK
• ‘Savile Row’ Brexit strategy wrong on justice, government warned | Law Gazette https://t.co/Z2PnDnZhl0
• Global bar association defends Assange appearance | Law Gazette https://t.co/iLIWOjC37C 
• Government kills latest attempt to ban cold calls | Law Gazette https://t.co/iUTaszelWB
• Assange, IBA and the rule of law | Law Gazette https://t.co/FyApIl2QZD 
• I feel bored and unchallenged at my current firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/XWxwmRTvln 
• Home secretary ignores court order and sends asylum seeker to Kabul... https://t.co/5uyCwcRh4V 
• UK terror arrests rise 68% to record level during year of attacks... https://t.co/jL2hDhRGXx 
• Prisoner who has served 11 years on 10-month sentence to be released... https://t.co/GGgHy4ywJw 
• We need more analysis and less emotion in the marriage equality debate... https://t.co/DpjvKoDogU 
• How posting on Facebook could send you to jail https://t.co/4bhe0IxoaZ 
• Rohingya crisis: Satellite images of #Myanmar village burning https://t.co/M88S7cY6j6 
• Google sued over sex discrimination https://t.co/wUKFYavpuS 
• Justice for Hillsborough took 28 years. The Grenfell families can't wait that long... https://t.co/XVNz0IjqH9 
• Making war illegal changed the world. But it’s becoming too easy to break the law... https://t.co/AYcqWLBR9k

15th September - Law News

2090th 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 story: Rep. Steve King (R-IA) says that if President Donald Trump backs down on a full-scale border wall to make a deal on DACA with Democratic leaders Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Charles Schumer, it will "blow up his base."


Focus of the day story: The row between Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and Law Society over the former’s plan to allow solicitors to practise from unregulated firms has stepped up a notch, with the SRA saying “it is hardly surprising that those who are already operating in the legal market are against increasing competition”. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Alleged bogus lawyer still not trial ready #SouthAfrica... https://t.co/S6IeuCM7q0 
• Rupert Murdoch's bid for Sky faces plurality and standards probe https://t.co/tN02xZQAjR 
• Accused mail bomber 'a hundred per cent not guilty,' lawyer tells court #Canada... https://t.co/G4cwUOypH1
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/kXoKrXXAJ6
• Ellen Higginbottom murder: Man jailed for 30 years https://t.co/3eb3yOVQpC
• MoD paid £750000 on legal fees denying responsibility for soldier deaths... https://t.co/6FOeSeQKT1 
• Lawyer says extradition of oligarch tied to Trump campaign chief imminent #US... https://t.co/MM2mAI57Sw
• TV broadcasters 'failing to represent society' says Ofcom report... https://t.co/dHNL1WbLv5 
• Grenfell Tower fire: Inquiry 'can and will provide answers' https://t.co/kdIPT6TXLY 
• 'I am devastated': Toronto lawyer out $100K after hiring fraudster with fake law degree #Canada... https://t.co/8rEv1baiZs
• Inmate killed in Pentonville prison 'smuggling dispute' https://t.co/SxZkqaBtR7
• Chatbot lets you sue Equifax for up to $25000 without a lawyer... https://t.co/O3d5MZKgnI 
• Half of rape jurors make guilty verdict before deliberation | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/kETeXgooGw
• Malaviya Seven: Court allows sale of boat detained over unpaid wages... https://t.co/d8jKnGp5Rn 
• Atty. Kevin Hayes appointed as Clarks Summit Borough solicitor... https://t.co/jpsJJ7FwdE 
• Daca: Trump 'fairly close' to deal with Democrats on Dreamers #US https://t.co/lEyOfsQrIv https://t.co/anaAmtDTyC
• City firm Withers is among first in London to launch solicitor apprenticeship... https://t.co/IooF4QOp8U 
• New trainee solicitor for Wrexham legal firm GHP Legal... https://t.co/etPtR0coPb 
• Azerbaijani activists protest against Armenian occupation of Karabagh during the UEFA Champion's League match... https://t.co/GEMakURc0a 
• Bra-wearing man wins appeal against breach of the peace conviction - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2XJu4e3eNs
• More than £80m paid to creditors of Scottish insolvent individuals - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0EGzQuKa3Z 
• Lawyers of Tomorrow – Rebecca Ellis - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7ENGFj4H9K 
• Nigerian national with history of offending awaiting deportation suffered no article 8 violations - Scottish... https://t.co/VjOcNWUcxm 
• Refined and defined - the 'Wholly and Exclusively' test – An ETN Seminar - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SKqlyAu0bK
• Rapist who claimed ‘reasonable belief’ of consent loses appeal over judge’s ‘misdirection’ on corroboration -... https://t.co/raKQpHZsls
• Afraid of the competition? SRA ratchets up rhetoric in row with Law Society - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/vxTSFOhgiP
• AI will reshape the business model of large law firms, Herbert Smith predicts - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/Xx5SoM4tA5 
• Government rejects peer pressure to ban cold-calling by claims companies - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/WlSWsNM7z0 
• Solicitors open new branch in Leyburn https://t.co/DQNuyuw8Qo
• Solicitor struck off after wrongly taking £90000 from dead woman during time at Leicester law firm... https://t.co/te9Sg8wFQi
• Eddie Obeid loses appeal over misconduct conviction #Australia... https://t.co/vGs4oZJwtf 
• Northern Ireland woman admits falsely accusing man of sex assault in car... https://t.co/edmKOaDgWI 
• Former soldier accused of murdering dog walker Peter Wrighton, 83, to have psychiatric tests... https://t.co/dIVIlxMg94 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/w95Wp9Wm1s
• High-profile Brisbane lawyer Sam Di Carlo has lost a bid to vary his bail conditions #Australia... https://t.co/v77bVr69Ux
• How DraftKings Survived And Made Daily Fantasy Sports Betting Legal https://t.co/OO5EsaDJew
• Save Highbury Fields! Group taking legal action against Islington Council to block barbecues... https://t.co/ZPk9BnCPT4 
• Why Face ID won't give you the legal protection of a passcode... https://t.co/23EDnjqD7E
• Belfast International Airport wins landmark legal case over rates bill... https://t.co/wgSY9w9d2E
• Government to pay legal fees after ABCC head Nigel Hadgkiss resigns #Australia... https://t.co/3ACk2uIJXW 
• Complying with New UK Tax Law... https://t.co/v6qmEd2EHs 
• Prominent British-Egyptian surgeon backs calls to change UK's organ donor laws... https://t.co/BPwPcA2w5L
• Ten potential victims of slavery identified after Derbyshire police raids... https://t.co/2ctQXpx7mt 
• Carwyn Jones' plan to block the UK Government's controversial EU Bill... https://t.co/oG3IDpQVw1 
• Model fired by L'Oreal for remarks on racism will be face of rival campaign https://t.co/CljzXJI1qj 
• Bloodstained ice axe used to kill Trotsky emerges after decades in the shadows https://t.co/KPqA7ZkWzX 
• James Dyson says tuition fees hit students with debt at 'worst time' https://t.co/fESi0belWy 
• Martin Shkreli headed to jail after bail revoked over Hillary Clinton post #US https://t.co/5LZCXfxatb 
• BBC chair calls for end to abuse of journalists – especially women https://t.co/OwBGmNH3cY 
• #French baby boy banned by Brittany court from having name containing tilde https://t.co/djut4sALzH 
• Norway solution 'would put UK in single market but not under ECJ' https://t.co/sDsiISJUSM 
• 'Secret' misconduct case follows the law... https://t.co/SWhQQuosPy 
• Threat of permanent damage to citizens' rights bolstered by Brexit papers | Law Gazette https://t.co/cCV8ELnydZ 
• MP urges rethink on employment tribunal time constraints | Law Gazette https://t.co/vzlr8dPsAx
• Deadline day dispute after claimant serves in final moments | Law Gazette https://t.co/lNhMsKsBjp 
• Equality body pledges £500k to fight education discrimination | Law Gazette https://t.co/BMnCSJyJeS
• Clients will expect more value from robot lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/VdDDNk1qKV 
• Fixed costs opponents take fight to Westminster | Law Gazette https://t.co/KecguyyPSm 
• £37m Paterson fund to compensate 750 victims of surgeon | Law Gazette https://t.co/ndpdcci7am 
• Grenfell Inquiry moving 'too fast' to instruct lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/HVxr5xcnO4 
• #Poland says it has legal grounds to demand #German compensation... https://t.co/RfWOyHseUD 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/zXB1yXWtWs

14th September - Law News

2089th 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 story: Illegal gambling, black markets and no government control - we take you to Mong-la...Myanmar's Sin city where anything goes.


Focus of the day story: Two-thirds of regional law firms are failing to meet their performance targets and 40% say equity partner profits are falling. By contrast, the City is shrugging off the threat posed by Brexit - over 90% of practices report increasing revenue and four in ten say partner profits are up by over 10%. These are among the key findings of a new benchmarking survey by the accountants Crowe Clark Whitehill. In the regions, one in five firms saw revenue fall in the latest financial year, the same proportion as in the last survey. But only 28% saw income rise by over 10%, compared to 41% in 2016 and 52% two years ago. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• CMA open letter to the creative industries on competition law... https://t.co/80mTjBgXdv 
• Court battle resumes over legal recognition of humanist marriages... https://t.co/Nq35gdbLfX 
• Graham Taylor involved in sexual abuse cover-up at Aston Villa, inquiry told https://t.co/LcZNgkSwAy
• #Egypt charges lawyer investigating Italian student's murder https://t.co/WQXL5voGOq 
• Dominic Grieve calls for urgent deal on post-Brexit citizens' rights https://t.co/yg69Dau5xU
• May suffers defeat after DUP backs Labour on lifting NHS pay cap https://t.co/NekAoehGjk 
• 'A stupid idea': clothing firm apologises for Irish crime gang designs https://t.co/qIqGZl3Xhc 
• Watchdog warns over police database of millions of facial images https://t.co/NmuQMu1wMr 
• 'I'm a migrant in a foreign country' – Europeans protest at Westminster https://t.co/QalSUm1GRD 
• Theresa May's ex-chief of staff says UK should offer 'preferential treatment' to EU workers... https://t.co/OV8OIrwu0P 
• Shanghai football coach Andre Villas-Boas: rivals 'created car accidents' #China... https://t.co/2t5K5eNnUw
• Aussie law firm Slater & Gordon steps up its legal fight in Quindell spat... https://t.co/kfb8AsLC2t 
• Prince George's school security review after break-in https://t.co/24Jdgir01q
• #SouthAfrica student fights to keep thesis during robbery https://t.co/O7KUnjbP80
• UK takes step closer to Brexit law change https://t.co/ey1Zr8h1zz
• British Museum sorry for labelling row https://t.co/UAZh16Nbcv
• Len McCluskey: unions ready to defy law over public sector pay cap... https://t.co/rXiF7MJZF1
• Bestival murder probe: 'No malice' in model's death https://t.co/9G3qUR7DSH
• Partners Employment Lawyers joins up with Excello Law | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/356oULo75
• Pinsent Masons consults over making secretarial roles redundant | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/L7pT7QotNe 
• Met police officer probed over Rashan Charles chase death https://t.co/HE0MHdqPl6 
• Victims of disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson get £37m https://t.co/pO8Q2eoMKa
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