11th July - Law News

2024th 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 journey along the Yamuna river in India. Stretching 855 miles (1,375km) across the north of the country, at its source in the Himalayas its water is crystal clear but when it comes into contact with the major cities, it is the most polluted.



Focus of the day story:  Judge's handwritten notes released under UK data laws for first time. Ministry of Justice hands over notes to couple who disagreed with judge’s decision to reject constructive dismissal claim. Full story: Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• News Outlets to Seek Bargaining Rights Against Google and Facebook https://t.co/pEQ2tFs4W9 
• Birmingham pub bombings: IRA suspect Hayes issues apology https://t.co/Rqzxz0arWd 
• Tory MP Anne Marie Morris suspended for racist remark https://t.co/5lCYuuxeKS 
• Gina Miller 'violated' after viscount's Facebook post https://t.co/uKHUsiszf3 
• Ghost of Christmas Past returns for two solicitors rebuked for serious misbehaviour | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/XvADUjkiyK
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Bo16IqCCrE
• After Scalise Shooting, a Twist: Lawmakers Want to Loosen Gun Laws #US https://t.co/snKjyAQ2GX
• The Faces of Intermarriage, 50 Years After Loving v. Virginia #US... https://t.co/j9fLRiS90Y 
• Self-Immolation, Catalyst of the Arab Spring, Is Now a Grim Trend... https://t.co/M4Hx3wGFr3
• Phillip Harkins loses fight against US extradition https://t.co/GPNSQfjETa
• Terror advice video for holidaymakers shows hotel attack https://t.co/AHhldsylBE
• Dale Pike jailed over Gareth Pugh's golf lake death https://t.co/RfBaGvOpZ3
• Spyware Sold to #Mexican Government Targeted International Officials... https://t.co/X41U3UpCXL 
• UK arms sales to #Saudi Arabia ruled lawful https://t.co/dSYEKtyCOH
• Pound slide masks mixed results for global elite | Law Gazette https://t.co/HWGlZ7tiFG
• Jurisdictions across Europe are seeking to usurp London’s pre-eminence in commercial law | Law Gazette https://t.co/ui3lwOb7It
• Profession calls for 'bold and far-reaching' employment review | Law Gazette https://t.co/A3qScQtgKv
• Law Society joins thousands in Pride march | Law Gazette https://t.co/XDqoR9Dwee 
• Conveyancing 'still pretty busy' despite Brexit concerns | Law Gazette https://t.co/TCPI4blHYj 
• Secret evidence shoots down arms trade judicial review | Law Gazette https://t.co/vsWUT9eP1g
• SRA announces new press curb | Law Gazette https://t.co/JbTyYtxpPQ
• Solicitor wins lone-parent benefit cap fight | Law Gazette https://t.co/pHdaRzypia
• My legal life: Wayne James Rapozo | Law Gazette https://t.co/dVSMO04q5G 
• Grenfell fire: Police say 255 people survived the blaze https://t.co/DwepIky61t 
• 1COR launches new podcast series – Law Pod UK - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hdNfPTfh5h 
• Few consider the health and safety risks for those labouring in the sun https://t.co/DZyRhKQkUB 
• Sheriff has his Way with Rangers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2wkSfYLvlj 
• SMEs mount legal challenge against Clydesdale Bank over tailored business loans - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6kCwz1f9SF 
• British Council worker sacked for calling Prince George ‘white privilege’ sues for discrimination... https://t.co/pXqPvnM5E8 
• Brexit: Theresa May's offer to EU citizens 'falls short' https://t.co/hR3yg39slm 
• 'I had two children adopted without my permission' https://t.co/mvFXncQLBZ 
• British contractors fear losing jobs under UK proposal for EU citizens https://t.co/j8o1SrTN5S 
• Briton wanted in US for murder loses longest-running extradition fight https://t.co/e5AShsCLKL
• Rightwing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos seeks damages from Simon & Schuster after it dropped memoir https://t.co/6R0TtMrZok 
• Glasgow woman hands out 'life lecture' to bike thief https://t.co/8g1eaStgBd
• Charlie Gard: High Court to hear new evidence in case https://t.co/KeNuVCa4bP 
• Minimum wage push for gig economy workers https://t.co/hSuzFnIiue 
• Shoppers 'in the dark' about Brexit effect https://t.co/6IooZ5fM8m 
• Donald Trump backtracks on #Russia joint cybersecurity unit #US https://t.co/GLZ6Gx0B2T 
• Taking Guns Off the Streets, $100 at a Time #US... https://t.co/hEFeQ5edFu 
• Donald Trump Jr met Russian lawyer who promised Clinton information #US... https://t.co/kVp8EPHISo
• Holiday sickness fakers face government crackdown https://t.co/b1OlvhuBEd 
• Fighting for LGBT Rights in Retirement Communities #US... https://t.co/Yxmcvn6ftI 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/SDTUSsHXCQ
• Police leave light-hearted note after Oxford cannabis find https://t.co/XDbzdRYqS8 
• The Private Equity Firm That Quietly Profits on Top-Selling Drugs #US... https://t.co/cPDKUg5FLG
• LASPO 4 years on: Law Society review https://t.co/lIB2PsaU3U 
• East London acid attack: John Tomlin arrested https://t.co/lGOffJW2a1 
• Trump Team Met With Lawyer Linked to Kremlin During Campaign #US... https://t.co/fOyIN3oXjW
• Delta Passenger Restrained After Trying to Open Exit Door, Charges Say... https://t.co/9KfohckYAf
• Convicted of Murder, and Now Swept Up in #US-Cuba Shift... https://t.co/5oON9wdT1D
• No Justice, 'No Value' for Women in a Lawless #Afghan Province... https://t.co/xOSkSJqypD 
• 'Everybody Went Totally Mad': 2nd Night of Violence in Hamburg #Germany... https://t.co/76yaQkZ5cx
• Racism Is Everywhere, So Why Not Move South? #US... https://t.co/8M2UYqxhWr 
• Srinivas Kuchibhotla: He Became a Hate Crime Victim. She Became a Widow #US... https://t.co/eaQx7yAhEy 
• Why Obamacare's Loudest Critics Aren't as Loud Anymore #US... https://t.co/OmE47s0JqP 
• ISIS, Despite Heavy Losses, Still Inspires Global Attacks... https://t.co/994GRTVAWb
• #US laptop ban lifted on Kuwait Airways and Royal Jordanian https://t.co/aCqnXmFitC https://t.co/cBk3Jmtipw 
• World Leaders Move Forward on Climate Change, Without #US... https://t.co/OWtGpV6Vnn 
• Motor insurance premiums 'at record high' https://t.co/605t4uRavq https://t.co/lnS798xA8j

10th July - Law News

2023rd 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: Matt and Chelsea Bond are living the Australian Dream, a house in the suburbs, kids at great schools, but that doesn’t mean racism hasn’t impacted their lives.



Focus of the day story: The Law Society has published a devastating critique of LASPO (Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012), which slashed civil and family legal aid. In a report published last week, ‘Access denied? LASPO four years on’, the Law Society concludes that the legislation, which came into force in April 2013, has denied access to justice to society’s most vulnerable, hit the public purse and damaged the foundation of the justice system. Full story: New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Unesco considers Lake District for World Heritage site status https://t.co/h6SwLpQbXP 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ekh8No8z3k
• KKK rally in Virginia leads to rival protests and clashes #US https://t.co/5B42C3LMQ7 
• Prison Service finds 225kg of drugs in one year https://t.co/0ilgXyq7Up 
• Men shot in large scale disturbance at Glasgow play park https://t.co/bc9QVsGJ6C
• #Turkey protest: Istanbul rally concludes anti-Erdogan march https://t.co/uARI1Lm48Y 
• Staff at Kent abuse home were 'never' reported, tape reveals https://t.co/qkBRFcNmvQ
• May's deal with DUP faces legal challenge from crowdfunding campaign https://t.co/DNcqxbpTSM
• 'Cheaper' Heathrow airport third runway plans proposed https://t.co/cEx5SYwbkm 
• Developer pleads guilty to illegal demolition of Mt Stuart house #Australia... https://t.co/Zqtgc34vOr 
• Police officer proposed to at Pride in London... https://t.co/72zn3J8fwa 
• Claimant entitled to shifted costs against compensatory body | Law Gazette https://t.co/sCl4MbJkoZ 
• Partner acted in 'physical manner' to female colleagues at Christmas social | Law Gazette https://t.co/tt22s8Ja8K 
• A&O best performing magic circle firm in this year's results round | Law Gazette https://t.co/MQrMCQJTqb
• LAA to review 30-minute online application allowance | Law Gazette https://t.co/GiqtMWSH4b
• Government backs away from cold call ban for CMCs | Law Gazette https://t.co/gJJKMeWLiM 
• Defendant denied costs after filing budget one day late | Law Gazette https://t.co/WRId6Whu3b 
• Society: legal services data overload could mislead clients | Law Gazette https://t.co/IujITIFOTM
• Leigh Day paralegals suspended over Grenfell Tower 'touting' | Law Gazette https://t.co/38DYMu4RZi 
• MoJ to pursue fixed costs regime for holiday sickness claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/bZVCs0DRrv
• Massive haul of illegal ivory found in #HongKong... https://t.co/W5SSD2ngYb 
• Grenfell fire: Inquiry will get full truth, says Lidington https://t.co/U7A0RN5gwq 
• Texas companies penalized in less than 3% of illegal air pollution cases – report #US... https://t.co/Gz1PvktmFX
• Rise of illegal Kodi streaming threatens piracy crackdown, says Government report... https://t.co/zHRfMYhX3k
• Clashes between anti-G20 protesters and the police... https://t.co/TcdqD2UsnY 
• G20 Summit: Most awkward ever? https://t.co/tOmNuUcTAl
• Trial Of #Crimean Journalist Set To Resume In Simferopol by #Russian judges... https://t.co/ALcmMEHewj 
• France to set up English-style financial disputes court and ‘hire people with experience in common law’ https://t.co/00B8hrXu54
• Catfishing solicitor who posed as Bollywood superstar on Tinder to seduce women will NOT face disciplinary hearing https://t.co/6tAu4cHrCx
• Five City firms named in LGBT ‘top global employers’ index https://t.co/LEGio4O6sU
• Wavelength Law wins Online Court hackathon https://t.co/3Ji54xlWVS
• Five qualities that make a good corporate lawyer https://t.co/gmF6d81Bvs 
• I quit the magic circle to become ‘the new Nigella’, and I have no regrets https://t.co/p13m4OcMo6
• What you need to know before you apply for a training contract https://t.co/uRuhQJjybA 
• Regional rises: CMS ups Bristol trainee pay by 16% https://t.co/jM3u8GuATd
• Child abuse inquiry acted ‘appropriately and proportionately’ when its lead lawyer was accused of sexual assault https://t.co/hSXAXJEBOg 
• Asylum seeker turned solicitor who only qualified in 2016 wins immigration lawyer of the year https://t.co/fUsrPv5r3g 
• Is cyber bullying a cyber crime? https://t.co/Q9UEGNJOQO
• Law student problems: Supreme Court president calls on government to pump more money into online legal databases https://t.co/baMbIrxIaR 
• I want to be a barrister but now I’ve been offered a training contract — what do I do? https://t.co/FzpoAy9wG2
• Inner Temple to build ‘education and training centre’ for wannabe barristers https://t.co/rl3ceQI15X
• From student to solicitor: The most important things that you learn during your training contract https://t.co/WcVYq6LVO0 
• Judge Rinder declares he loves fan selfies, so here are some of our favourites of his https://t.co/S6DZKjmnbH 
• Trial of controversial... https://t.co/iYlap9wzql 
• Jones Day joins ‘100 Club’ with 18% pay boost for junior lawyers https://t.co/Hh0bu7CmCj 
• What the Dickens? New courts abandon ‘arcane’ titles https://t.co/oJ2nWSK8mB
• Macfarlanes sharply raises NQ pay to over £80,000 https://t.co/rvT7LYFT7u
• The rise of the new media lawyers https://t.co/Uqlb1VsAKx
• There’s now a David Lidington parody account, and it’s just as good as the Liz Truss one https://t.co/HNpSmZaCzF 
• Allen & Overy tops magic circle financial results growth league, with Clifford Chance coming in second https://t.co/hWv6ChxDPQ 
• Travers Smith boosts pay for trainees and NQs https://t.co/Bm1RYiXK4E 
• ULaw to move Chester campus closer to city centre https://t.co/xJdmjDUCWK
• BSB delays release of BPTC ethics exam results after spotting ‘clerical errors’ https://t.co/MRVosEGqTS
• Mistrial declared in third murder trial against former Tulsa police officer #US... https://t.co/2LO4WZIxpy
• Former SNP councillor to stand trial on 'abusive texts' charge... https://t.co/bd4aIlVtQ5 
• Third Trial Set to Begin in Student Dismemberment Case #US... https://t.co/PzjGtFKYqC
• City of Sydney scraps library fines after trial shows reminders work better #Australia... https://t.co/xJBpH0WYwP
• Final evidence heard in Cheeki Rafiki manslaughter by gross negligence trial... https://t.co/iXFK8EVRbj
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/YuHhWCYFLC
• West London lawyer Sue James awarded for legal aid housing work... https://t.co/KCtr7dndx5 
• Former Kansas City lawyer sentenced for role in a $1.2 million fraud against St. Luke's #US... https://t.co/oj2h9omEBx 
• BJP Government Objects To Lawyer Saying #India Becoming 'Totalitarian'... https://t.co/iwO5pZucvC
• #China authorities must end ruthless crackdown on human rights lawyers and activists... https://t.co/fjzDzzx0Wq
• Being A Texan May Just Be Better Than Being A Lawyer... https://t.co/1E2J54983S 
• Lawyer Probing #Russian Corruption Says His Balcony Fall Was 'No Accident'... https://t.co/NhOpZzG10V 
• Lawyer for Indian man who fled Melbourne hit-and-run vows appeal if extradition ordered #Australia... https://t.co/wwmAjUafFp 
• Lawyer for US soldier's widow calls for 'urgent hearing' on freezing Khadr's $10.5 million settlement #US... https://t.co/NuPJb2IgeX
• Confessions from the City: The lawyer... https://t.co/QQvo5xUpsz 
• Better communication means less stress and quicker completion times... https://t.co/Mdya5yu4mj 
• 'Conveyancer – Business Leader' revealed at British Mortgage Awards... https://t.co/XczOlHQjHY
• Legal Fight Continues Over Mississippi Gay-Marriage Law #US... https://t.co/RkprBMqAWu expected to Scottish fracking decision... https://t.co/KR38b55lvQ
• Dundee lawyer's £6 million legal win for Guantanamo prisoner... https://t.co/AoxnC1KlLl 
• Clydesdale owner faces legal claim as SMEs allege loan mis-selling... https://t.co/GQkr8TMnYW
• Hawaii seeks halt to Trump travel ban while legal challenge unfolds #US... https://t.co/uHKaLZ3QkL
• Teenage girl dies after minibus collides with bin lorry on school trip in Birmingham... https://t.co/bfGOlGIiGf
• Let Theresa May stay at No 10 for the summer and earn her winter fuel allowance, top Tories tell MPs https://t.co/qj5FZ4WbaA 
• Jeremy Corbyn helps draw record crowds to Durham Miners' Gala https://t.co/thqaRZqspO
• Uni. of Kentucky says it repaid feds $5 million because Hazard doctors didn't keep good records #US... https://t.co/r04gfvQ3X9 
• UK arms sales to #Saudi Arabia under threat as court ruling on terrorism looms https://t.co/96GYLQ1KtQ
• Injunction halts ‘fake news’ campaign against UK businessman https://t.co/mcOPkmx00Z
• UK's Charles Russell Speechlys Enters Asia With Mayer Brown Hire... https://t.co/8FbI9cuwJp 
• Solicitors suspended for chasing victims of Grenfell Tower fire to launch claims... https://t.co/iiID9n21jG
• Deliveroo Calls for UK Law Change to Give Its Riders More Rights!... https://t.co/81DHOc3iio
• European law expert: UK has sparked race to the bottom that will strip citizens of their rights... https://t.co/qB8B3qdhmB

9th July - Law News

2022nd 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: At least 28 inmates killed in Mexico’s Acapulco prison riot. Distraught families in the Mexican city of Acapulco have been waiting to identify the bodies of their relatives. Former inmates say the jail was a time-bomb.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/p2pmLSd4ws
• Higher sentences proposed for reckless & negligent employers... https://t.co/396h21PXl0
• My husband is transgender and we're still happy... https://t.co/S92qSybGF8 
• The need for the Grenfell inquiry to address survivors’ fears... https://t.co/VOG2LYXPhH 
• Pride in London: Why businesses are suddenly backing Pride https://t.co/S7dfEYxea9
• One-nil to HM Revenue & Customs | New Law Journal https://t.co/0dLNZWJ3y8 
• Judge's handwritten notes released under UK data laws for first time... https://t.co/ELcsYqTPIa 
• Dustin Lance Black: Growing up gay in America's Deep South #US... https://t.co/CfnAr1sJtq 
• Zoe Kazan: ‘There’s so much sexual harassment on set' https://t.co/dTIA9Mqdxa 
• Church of England bishops 'delaying same-sex equality' move https://t.co/6WIBdXGFCN
• LASPO: a legal aid barrier & false economy | New Law Journal... https://t.co/9op3Fuw8dJ
• Almost a quarter of teachers who have qualified since 2011 have left profession https://t.co/SPS9gDRtyY
• Meet the new Law Society president | New Law Journal... https://t.co/QQBqf0Hr2N
• G20 leaders must demand that President Erdoğan release the Istanbul 10 | Salil Shetty https://t.co/0kSFNFijDr
• Treaty banning nuclear weapons approved at UN... https://t.co/JXGmXDV0lW
• #Chinese authorities deny friends access to dying Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo... https://t.co/oh7TQ9nRv3 
• RSPCA seeks new powers to seize 'suffering' animals https://t.co/ipUrJO3rv9 https://t.co/j48mo2AdEP 
• Like an utter idiot, #US vice president Mike Pence ignores Nasa 'do not touch' sign... https://t.co/TvLEt0FJQh 
• Woman and three children die in Bolton house fire https://t.co/SNWCYNAaBB 
• Sussex NHS trust apologises over Sabrina Walsh suicide https://t.co/mmoBvldnYd
• Derry councillor acquitted of obstructing police by judge who described case as 'playground stuff'... https://t.co/z1W4uvfuzO
• 34-year-old man admits strangling his girlfriend at his home in Sligo over a year ago #Ireland... https://t.co/3OKVaP891D 
• Plymouth police officer accused of three rapes https://t.co/PUimSBAkis 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/5UfkLqnxU3
• Law firm Leigh Day suspends two staff over Grenfell Tower poster... https://t.co/SOz3nShTZs 
• Man who hid Semtex in parents' Ballymurphy home jailed... https://t.co/gypkUILiPe 
• Criminals put blades in mouth 'to thwart deportation' https://t.co/8HsZ6bGCJ1 
• Belfast barrister Iryna Kennedy to be released from hospital... https://t.co/IJpax7E62W
• Charlie Gard case: Great Ormond Street in new court bid https://t.co/lgSGDX8XYL
• Fake Abbey Wood barrister who pocketed £21000 in legal fees jailed for 2 years... https://t.co/V1pGLAnjY0
• The painstaking task of naming Grenfell's victims https://t.co/QJwo52UsWW 
• Prominent barrister recovering after becoming unwell at 24-hour race #Ireland... https://t.co/G0jUt3BvQH
• A shoplifting heroin addict faces prison if he re-offends... https://t.co/seo9CmLXEt 
• Islamist terror and the complex legal battle https://t.co/aghVMA6yq9 
• Barrister cannot directly represent clients without solicitor - judge #Ireland... https://t.co/WyfS8fiXmk 
• A perv Scots cop caught with almost 900 indecent images of kids dodges jail... https://t.co/gciuKFM3Hg
• Deliveroo opens door to benefits win for gig economy workers https://t.co/7XVTaGmnPq 
• Parliament takes pride in role in gay rights struggles https://t.co/vpooaYEsQm 
• In Wake Of City Solicitor's Resignation, Gatsas Overseeing Manchester Prosecutors #US... https://t.co/Ww4Lddoxxq
• Petya victims given hope by researchers https://t.co/eaMK6ERSdR 
• 'Very bureaucratic' 10-page use-of-force form sparks police complaints https://t.co/OsWfZ5msYW 
• Readers show overwhelming support for retired Derby solicitor who broke rules to get killer jailed... https://t.co/egvayOJYWm 
• St Neots shooting: Tied-up children sent text plea https://t.co/hG93RmEmCw 
• Armadale seeks confirmation on 'passed' resources legislation in #Tanzania... https://t.co/VO6bXwCFwX
• Thousands to join Pride parade in London https://t.co/Mb0wiVcVny 
• Tennis star Venus Williams 'drove lawfully' in fatal car crash in Florida #US... https://t.co/9aZ94GQpvK
• Emergency housing legislation before Cabinet to close planning permission 'blunder' #Ireland... https://t.co/9USJ4R2emP
• Grenfell firefighters 'hampered by equipment' https://t.co/VuJQfvSJEF 
• Yukon missing persons legislation could give police access to personal info #Canada... https://t.co/2TaL1X7QDN 
• Spending on Online Court "should be halted", says leading academic - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/DujoQbTapD 
• Jail for man who posed as a barrister to defraud clients - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/LrBaI2aknm 
• "Drunk" male partner who harassed female staff at firm Christmas party rebuked - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/SWxRKle8Tv

8th July - Law News

2021st 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: Hundreds of left wing activists clashed with police in Hamburg, Germany. At least 29 activists are now under arrest and authorities claim that more than 150 policemen are injured. They are protesting against the G20 summit, Donald Trump's climate change denial and the presence of Russian president Putin.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• ANC's position on media appeals tribunal hasn't changed - Mthembu #SouthAfrica... https://t.co/AoPKtnFptg 
• MH17 suspects to be prosecuted in the #Netherlands after #Russia blocks international tribunal... https://t.co/4zgEvWauYZ 
• Tribunal set to reveal findings on Rohinga at KL forum #Myanmar... https://t.co/SH5bjE1yuX
• Footballer Lionel Messi tax fraud prison sentence reduced to fine #Spain https://t.co/Y3WaZ0Ajy9
• Is The Government Planning To Abolish Tribunals, Asks Supreme Court #India... https://t.co/lPAaJzWW3Q
• Tribunal ruling on club fees could cost TFG millions #SouthAfrica... https://t.co/SipdkD5Lwo
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/QQqTDHcR16
• Charleton Tribunal: father of 'Ms D' shocked when shown erroneous report #Ireland... https://t.co/7jc2MEkruK
• NBI to probe resurgence of illegal drug trade at NBP #Philippines https://t.co/d1K8sTIKX0 
• Police gave out lollipops after shutting down an illegal rave in the Brecon countryside... https://t.co/sawcWokxLl 
• What is doxing and is it illegal? Here's how people dox and what you can do to avoid it... https://t.co/2agJET2lzI
• Police seize TWO MILLION illegal cigarettes after raids across Merseyside... https://t.co/IBKdKbqBze 
• SLVF and Viguie Schmidt merge | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/CR1dYVtMnC 
• Amnesty for illegal immigrants affected by Grenfell Tower disaster... https://t.co/d1HgBowbdl 
• Clifford Chance hits $2 billion turnover mark | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/SOoLRt1qrN 
• UK lawtech start-ups – who are the movers and shakers?... https://t.co/fMvtUJbM0C 
• Mayer Brown not liable for paralegal mistake on $1.5 bn loan | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/PStZGdRd5L 
• Google DeepMind Medical Trial Violated UK Privacy Law... https://t.co/bY1vhtYfdm
• #India writes to UK against Burhan Wani rally in Birmingham, questions law on glorifying terrorists... https://t.co/IGzb03ExGC 
• Stance of parties on backdating political donation law revealed... https://t.co/inXdu0nSwC
• #Kenya Environment minister says coal plant will destroy environment & negatively impact locals... https://t.co/2OT8I2yWLM 
• Blast at garment factory kills 11 & injures dozens in #Bangladesh... https://t.co/vxHYvEPJkS 
• New Finance Associate for UK https://t.co/v3MMwKTZVJ
• UK Cybercrime Watchdog: Surveillance Law Could Boost Digital Currency Use... https://t.co/VMvCvrbR4f
• Dallas County Declares Itself First Human Rights County In Texas #US... https://t.co/fB3lro8wab 
• Human Rights Watch urges #Lebanon probe of #Syrian deaths in custody... https://t.co/EO6cNG9OQI
• Search firm wants conveyancers to commission more fracking reports... https://t.co/pkHyyywnIh 
• No discussions of human rights at Asean meeting on drug menace – Barbers #Philippines... https://t.co/tgmU2KBXZG 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jixwvpCLWB
• New flagship Grasscroft office as business booms for O'Donnell solicitors... https://t.co/UwZ2zsWc6D
• #Bangladesh needs to End Disappearances and Secret Detentions... https://t.co/O1Ob4R1Tq2 
• Are home movers 'sitting ducks' for Friday afternoon fraud?... https://t.co/EzJNi6RdXE 
• #Spain's eviction violated family's human rights, say UN experts... https://t.co/pLesoW4e3C 
• E-conveyancing to be mandatory by July 2019. Are you ready?... https://t.co/q7WLqSWh2Q 
• Kennedys announces exclusive cognitive computing partnership in India | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/GcK7Xhy11h 
• #Turkey detains 12 at human rights meeting in island hotel: media... https://t.co/UfWPbg6src 
• Advisory services for migrants in #Poland... https://t.co/o4qz81Pelw
• Civil Action To Forfeit Thousands Of Ancient Iraqi Artifacts Imported By Hobby Lobby... https://t.co/Lad9MXLLcw
• Brexit could boost London as world legal centre, Lord Neuberger says... https://t.co/PHrvi4NdfW 
• 5 Completely Legal Ways Employers Discriminate Against You... https://t.co/8W89ax4wan 
• Bar chief calls for overhaul of legal aid funding... https://t.co/nAa0FiNwfp
• Criminal Justice Reform Survives Its First Stress Test #US... https://t.co/kPekeQZTly
• The staggering cost of the government's legal fight over air pollution... https://t.co/2Dz3LSu2fS 
• Paxton's "friends" are still helping attorney general pay for his legal defense #US... https://t.co/bae2uwpVAa
• Stung By Justice Karnan, Supreme Court Says Must Review Judges' Selection #India... https://t.co/f9uKGeTU0n 
• The booze industry is messing up Nevada's legal weed supply chain #US... https://t.co/CW5nu2QX6T
• Honest financing as a path to economic mobility and social justice... https://t.co/hjH62Rpe16 
• You can now snort chocolate to get high – it's legal, drug-free and gives you a sharp energy kick... https://t.co/93rYExcwar
• Revenge porn is illegal in California — here's what could happen to Rob Kardashian for tweeting #US... https://t.co/9uUJs0rGuH 
• Former Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice Palmore Dies #US... https://t.co/8gMpNHPX0i 
• Latest legal challenge to Tory air pollution plans fails... https://t.co/bKUcQPEPjo
• Thousands trek in 'Justice March' from Ankara to Istanbul #Turkey... https://t.co/irvO2bS0JD 
• Manager jailed for stealing £46,000 of school dinner money https://t.co/1kQ4w9Ktaa 
• #Switzerland's highest court has rejected Michel Platini's bid to overturn his four-year ban from football... https://t.co/fYSXgWQvwa
• Charles Russell Speechlys turns sights to Hong Kong | The Global legal Post... https://t.co/CMdYnP1sXX 
• No Grenfell survivor should be deported https://t.co/RMfkQSNT5F 
• The Charlie Gard case is heartbreaking, but society can’t shun its experts https://t.co/SybzfnsElJ
• Mike Ashley tells high court: I'm a power drinker, I like to get drunk https://t.co/phfUkd7jso 
• UK business leaders to call for indefinite delay in leaving single market https://t.co/6B8vv7bUXK
• Lord chief justice urges enforceability of EU rulings in UK post-Brexit https://t.co/o3tugBRwdd

7th July - Law News

2020th 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 review of the ongoing tension between India and China over the Doklam trijunction between India, China and Bhutan. Should India take a different approach towards the issue and try to solve the matter peacefully rather than engaging in military buildup? Given the tense atmosphere, should India as well as China maintain restraint in their discourse?


Focus of the day story: The Legal Services Board (LSB) has given the frontline regulators largely positive reviews of their performance, but warned the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) that it will be monitoring the impact of its controversial decision to end public and press access to its board meetings. It also expressed concern at the high staff turnover at the Bar Standards Board (BSB). Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• A mother's fight against knife crime https://t.co/PzTrdnubGI
• Chilcot on Blair, Bush and the Iraq war - a year on https://t.co/tFh0Y0vjms
• CBI urges single market until Brexit deal https://t.co/WvSirhwMwT
• Just Employment Law's Summer Ball raises £56,000 for Pancreatic Cancer - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/aFixR6dMiX 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/vEfAMV5SPO
• MacRoberts now accepting 2019 traineeship applications - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/Ol1eOjCXx9 
• SCCRC confirms new Megrahi appeal lodged - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/ouIWtIzaSJ 
• #France set to ban sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 https://t.co/FMKN6bx190 
• The officers who cannot go home to #Turkey https://t.co/NzXRphoSaU
• Is it illegal to drive in flip flops or barefoot? Advice from the RAC on footwear and safety... https://t.co/USLyoQl26K 
• Lord Advocate and other top legal figures give new ethnic minority lawyers association stellar launch - Scottish... https://t.co/6WCcHSlBTW
• Tech entrepreneur Cheryl Yeoh's account of sexual harassment by a leading Silicon Valley investor #US... https://t.co/uH2xli4aty 
• Grenfell fire: Cladding faces large-scale fire tests https://t.co/yfMS31U0q0 
• G20: Hamburg sees clashes between police and protesters https://t.co/uc6E6skvbN
• Sheriff rules house & land on which it was built could be valued separately in matrimonial property dispute... https://t.co/ZFYkORpQFS 
• Lord Neuberger: Too late to restore ‘Humpty Dumpty’ civil legal aid | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/hHhKcYNQ4h 
• 'From food bank to the Supreme Court': law centre champion honoured | Law Gazette https://t.co/nVJXxQ9R4C 
• Bar regulator urged to drop ban on LGBT barrister data | Law Gazette https://t.co/wCghwJTWa0 
• Rebuke for solicitor who punched colleague | Law Gazette https://t.co/JkqlB2Anqu 
• Law centre calls for levy on corporate law firms | Law Gazette https://t.co/oXd9QUbznI 
• 'Industry champion' needed to promote rule of law, says City | Law Gazette https://t.co/NwerzANA8q 
• Lidington: Post-Brexit UK can see off foreign courts competition | Law Gazette https://t.co/SBEMVvmSca 
• Currency fluctuations cause double digit revenue rise at Clifford Chance | Law Gazette https://t.co/1LGMBbzMak 
• Clifford Chance silent over reports of SRA probe into Excalibur | Law Gazette https://t.co/rJYVkIRQQs
• Online court to tackle 'disenfranchised class' | Law Gazette https://t.co/N9MIRPopkj
• Report calls for public inquiry of Saudi Arabian terror funding in UK - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/DShjjqe34r 
• Rangers loses Supreme Court appeal over tax avoidance scheme - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/SAMykk1aZs
• QC and former child abuse inquiry chair fails in £500,000 ‘breach of contract’ claim - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/hZm2pk2Iym 
• Partner and associate promotions at Leslie Wolfson & Co - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/T7NflgwuOJ
• Metropolitan police extend controversial spit hood trial across London... https://t.co/12LB5RCGls 
• Britain First supporter calls for #German leader Angela Merkel to be shot for refugee policy... https://t.co/kwnY6tkd9e 
• Inquiry into performance of employee-owned businesses launches call for evidence - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/Bq4lNmgiiy
• Britain’s miserly post-Brexit offer to EU nationals shows a disdain for rights... https://t.co/XgRa2qC9Ll
• Dashcam captures A47 'rescue' of driver who had stroke... https://t.co/xAGyNjBYpX 
• Millwall fan hailed as 'Lion of London Bridge' after terror attack is filmed spitting in man's face during vile... https://t.co/2jkHciwse9
• Newly discovered photo reignites Amelia Earhart conspiracy theory... https://t.co/yfEjPyzCxF 
• Court declares 'Fuck White People' is neither racist nor hate speech #SouthAfrica... https://t.co/ObEd4ylFBR 
• Joyce in Court and The Ulysses Trials review – the law, murder and obscenity... https://t.co/WY4jm6DiLq
• Activist rearrested in #Bahrain at high risk of torture, says Amnesty... https://t.co/EznniM9DGd 
• LSB fires warning shot over SRA closing board meetings as it applauds regulators' performance - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/9aYmoFTaRq
• Rebuke for law firm co-founder who punched colleague in the face - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/PBGdn4DuAW 
• Regulator highlights unbundling negligence risk but promotes new ways to tackle unmet legal need - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/DhuHoT0orJ 
• Rob Kardashian's ex considers legal action over explicit shots posted on Instagram... https://t.co/NKTuZj0BP4
• Tony Blair 'not straight' with UK over Iraq, says Chilcot https://t.co/AxLDusTWLZ 
• UK terror convictions rising, BBC Jihadist database shows https://t.co/4PTUXiB65d 
• #Trump to say Western civilisation is at stake in Warsaw speech #Poland... https://t.co/OlcWQWODvS 
• EU and Japan reach free trade deal https://t.co/Y5v1ZCQXIK 
• March for 'justice' by Erdogan opponents in #Turkey gains momentum and alarms government... https://t.co/QThxKSDlag
• A Small Step Toward Justice in #Syria https://t.co/Ra0PTV8uYn 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/DuyQ4aIOGB
• "Quick and dirty” online justice better than no justice, says Neuberger as he laments legal aid policy failure... https://t.co/QDf0CMxLVa 
• Justice Department ethics watchdog quits because Trump made her feel like a hypocrite #US... https://t.co/ewGdw7BNaw 
• It's 50 years since a law that decriminalised homosexual acts in England & Wales... https://t.co/Y5Ao4jqjfM
• Should contract risk be higher up your law firm’s agenda? - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/4o7uVg369d 
• Indirect asbestos victims seek 'justice' https://t.co/T8C14oLWez 
• ABS update: Trade union ABS snaps up legal work from smaller union, while Fairpoint sees debt sold on - Legal... https://t.co/27b9TzRsLS 
• 'What is the evidence?' Commissioner questions Victoria's youth justice crackdown #Australia... https://t.co/CHUAlZC1Nr 
• Grenfell Tower inquiry chair backed to 'see justice done' amid calls for him to quit... https://t.co/fZmg9DNtFG
• Leading travel company claims victory over law firm's 'bogus' holiday sickness cases - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/jacyCcNyKc
• #US Justice John Roberts's graduation speech is a quiet rebuke to Trump... https://t.co/UvyHWkCYjy
• Families say UVF killer Wesley Somerville banner is a hate crime #Ireland https://t.co/AH0Ptz0xQD 
• Keystone Law makes two senior hires following Belfast launch | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/df71cdRyB6 
• Solicitor General: SC martial law ruling proves 'real and present' rebellion in Mindanao #Philippines... https://t.co/WASxOy4YVr
• PwC hires Ashurst's head of pensions to boost legal practice | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/zPgZR41nB8
• Drones law must be reviewed, vows Solicitor General, after Gatwick runway closed over safety fears... https://t.co/bhRZ6bGjbL
• Withers snaps up Winston & Strawn Asian corporate team | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ForyTd1NPx 
• Man goes on trial accused of sexually abusing girl 15 years ago https://t.co/eS4kU2t2Hp 
• Women graduates 'desperately' freeze eggs over 'lack of men' #US https://t.co/PIxVFVNgOf 
• Rioter who threw stepladders and bared buttocks at police jailed https://t.co/jl0x7dqTdf 
• Solicitors in peril following Court of Appeal ruling on costs budgets, ACL survey finds | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/i3wxhrVlkC
• Radicalised prisoners relocated to separation centre in Co Durham https://t.co/QxhofpzvC5
• Lord chief justice urges enforceability of EU rulings in UK post-Brexit https://t.co/07QYwJ34Xf
• Britain’s wealth problem – we don’t create enough of it https://t.co/lNADrxcsN8
• Man raped student three times as she drifted into unconsciousness, court told https://t.co/YXGgYVv9ig
• MinterEllison acquires boutique tech consulting firm ITNewcom | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/YTu2YYnsL7

6th July - Law News

2019th 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: The long struggle for pro-independence groups to separate Biafra from Nigeria is gathering pace, 50 years after a brutal civil war over a successionist rebellion. Now, it's mainly young activists from southeastern Nigeria, also known as Igboland, that are demanding separation.


Focus of the day story:  Barristers and solicitors have similar fees according to guidance published by the Bar Standards Board for people needing help with immigration and asylum issues. The Bar Standards Board has collaborated with the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner to publish guidance for members of the public and guidance for professionals to help clients navigate the system. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Azerbaijan toddler killed in Nagorno-Karabakh shelling by #Armenia backed troops https://t.co/qvAcbD3sr7 
• Union firm hungry to expand with dietician group ABS | Law Gazette https://t.co/FhYk4Siy1p 
• Society calls for SQE clarity on foreign lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/Enrdkl6pB8 
• Neuberger: 'Very hard to defend' current legal aid system | Law Gazette https://t.co/dK1SaDwzAI 
• New faces on Law Society Council | Law Gazette https://t.co/2xiCqEc2q9 
• Man jailed for hammer attack on woman witnessed by her three-year-old grandson... https://t.co/xWywiFfrKb
• Sterling slide boosts turnover at global firms | Law Gazette https://t.co/8eHHrNo1yu
• 'Does what it says on the tin' - lord chancellor praises business courts rebrand | Law Gazette https://t.co/6lkHhuE9iH 
• RT @CriminologyRR: Jury still out on Maryland’s new bail rules https://t.co/U6hme4OQNG 
• 30-year old handed £750 fine and community service for glassing in Belfast nightclub... https://t.co/Sp8Yop5Yc7 
• Manchester airport: bomb disposal experts carry out controlled explosions https://t.co/NQSa8OnfTe
• Coroner calls for changes to treatment of child refugees after death of teenager https://t.co/lqcJpDG1Je
• Hamburg braces for G20 violence as tensions rise over police tactics #Germany https://t.co/eaAGNNZiho
• 'It was pure racism': the family of Bijan Ebrahimi on their fight for answers https://t.co/jIATM6q2QW
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/hTK8R40kTc
• Barrister blames Brexit fuelled eruption of racism as a man who attacked woman in niqab Is jailed... https://t.co/7Siub3YAmH 
• On London's Streets, Black Cabs and Uber Fight for a Future... https://t.co/pYLT6p10Iv 
• Jeremy Corbyn to speak to organisers of Glastonbury festival about use of zero-hours contracts... https://t.co/eV4UUyvTVw 
• Immigration 'amnesty' of just 12 months for Grenfell fire residents https://t.co/R0DEpLEGYj 
• It is ‘fundamentally wrong’ if citizens and businesses cannot obtain legal advice... https://t.co/8aIUvyf1pZ 
• BPE Solicitors v Hughes-Holland clarifies the application of the SAAMCo principle & more... https://t.co/tYxqMECfso
• Advice for firms on the growing danger of cyber crime and what they can do to build resilience... https://t.co/pmGGuBV1sB 
• Halting drugs is becoming increasingly difficult for the #US Coast Guard... https://t.co/IpIogxKWMk
• Undertaking a small number of additional checks could help conveyancers reduce risk | Solicitors Journal... https://t.co/tSExF1Af78 
• HMRC wins Rangers 'big tax case' ruling https://t.co/HpteMbDmL8 
• Role of effective workplace supervision in fostering accountability and minimising risk... https://t.co/SruEohpUHb 
• Robert Trigg guilty of killing two girlfriends five years apart https://t.co/4cv9xrmwct 
• #Venezuela National Assembly stormed by Maduro supporters https://t.co/HC6SmmHUfD 
• Minister sparks anger by suggesting 'Waspi women' start apprenticeships https://t.co/NARr3qgZrV 
• Supreme Court’s decision in AIG Europe v Woodman & what it means for solicitors’ professional indemnity... https://t.co/Yl5kWwNRPH 
• Firms to consider longer-term policies to avoid any potential volatility in pricing... https://t.co/6Z4OmO6Ig6 
• Putting an emphasis on sharing mistakes and learning from experience can strengthen firms’ approach to risk... https://t.co/0DfLyRfyBl
• Dispute Over #Singapore Founder's House Becomes a National Crisis... https://t.co/xty5JRLOlL 
• After Backing #Trump, Christians Who Fled Iraq Fall Into His Dragnet #US... https://t.co/PLPeGm6roh
• Restrictions on #Qatar will continue after it rejected the ultimatum made by its Middle East neighbours... https://t.co/t1QhJuoanW
• Mike Ashley dismisses claim he offered expert £15m as nonsense https://t.co/TCV82x0J7b 
• What Can #Trump Do About North Korea? His Options Are Few and Risky... https://t.co/uzboT77ecQ
• Blog: Proposals protecting the injured from expenses move forward - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/5O9URqUNps
• Two new solicitors join Law Society board - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/pQeI8Ab8T4 
• ‘Gig workers’ already have rights – all we have to do is enforce them https://t.co/BpmBJA3KII 
• Prison suicides are soaring. More inmates should be trained to prevent this, as I was Jonathan Aitken https://t.co/SDk0I9tWlK 
• Theresa May says hospital will 'consider any offers' in Charlie Gard case https://t.co/gMzc2206P8 
• Stalking and harassment crimes routinely badly handled, UK report says https://t.co/SzSqAV7zCF 
• Time running out' for terminally ill #Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo https://t.co/nu4X1tvj3l 
• Tony Blair should be prosecuted over Iraq war, high court hears https://t.co/zgm8fIkvEz 
• Home Office offers immigration amnesty to Grenfell Tower survivors - Politics live https://t.co/KBPsj9Bkbv 
• Iraq war: judge to review Tony Blair prosecution ban https://t.co/st452GTRAD 
• Charlie Gard: Boris Johnson says baby cannot be moved to Vatican https://t.co/pjCOPfTUD5 
• Strong second quarter for Perthshire property market - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/JztvzyEvFu
• Shelter Scotland appoints new principal solicitor - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/XTXlrfmTQk 
• #Sweden to hold 'man-free' music festival https://t.co/fqcL1Jt7j9 
• Justice Committee seeks views on proposed repeal of Offensive Behaviour Act - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/5Gl1xll1A1
• Solicitor advocates and ‘international’ members wanted for Law Society Council - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/ddMCARhGAL 
• Birmingham pub bombings: Suspects won't be named at inquest https://t.co/keZ3Hdztf1 
• In pictures: WS Society welcomes summer interns - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/TYnHAqq0XI 
• Revenge porn laws come into effect - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/AYmrazy29c 
• Chinese mother-of-two wins asylum appeal over fear of persecution - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/4tk9C1BrG6
• Pinsent Masons' global turnover up 11 per cent to £423m - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/eq8BW8aiRn
• Lord Neuberger warns UK has 'serious problem' with access to justice - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/Dz2fmsXmq1
• Solicitor advocates and 'international' members wanted for Law Society Council... https://t.co/16vzejW6FU
• Gibson Kerr promotes two of its star solicitors - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/4t2ge34dB6 
• MML wins compensation battle for 'forgotten' construction employees - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/n4j6W56vpR
• Chinese mother-of-two wins asylum appeal over fear of persecution - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/f5BZLqusQo
• Where fireworks are and are not legal in Colorado #US... https://t.co/SDTncFjuYg 
• #US laptop ban lifted on Emirates and Turkish Airlines https://t.co/2AQQ68VmVD 
• #Saudi Arabia has 'clear link' to UK extremism, report says https://t.co/k3ra1sw1KK 
• #Algeria to grant legal status to African migrants... https://t.co/dFJxfoU40e
• North London man, 51, charged with nine terrorism offences https://t.co/paCnreYZlj
• Leicester park attack: Boy, 17, held on suspicion of attempted murder https://t.co/Za3nvMgsaB 
• Bijan Ebrahimi: Police 'failed' murdered man for years https://t.co/IXDm9SKtUT 
• Grenfell Tower: Government sends in 'taskforce' to take over some tasks from Tory council https://t.co/MaGG5kHcS7 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/desO7bxIwM
• Advocate general backs #French authorities over Uber's legal status... https://t.co/TOR66fuPUF 
• Britain's top judge says Brexit will bolster legal profession in London... https://t.co/qipfW1esEo
• Tree campaigners to protest after threat of legal action from Sheffield Council... https://t.co/Kn8xAARZ1R 
• Brexit could boost London's status as world's legal centre, Britain's top judge says?... https://t.co/Mxn9hdpD0W
• Legal regulators issue guidance on immigration and asylum issues... https://t.co/XzY3XZBQMb
• We need a Royal Commission to reshape UK regulation post-Brexit... https://t.co/TA28RnUdnH
• Jersey "many years" behind the UK for childcare laws... https://t.co/Y1fynsC8wc 
• Stalking victims being failed, say watchdogs https://t.co/SvD7ssKlJD 
• Catholic #Malta embraces gay marriage https://t.co/1Tqr4HOaOJ
• UK minimum wage law 'should cover more self-employed workers'... https://t.co/4qeWayUUV1 
• SAS accused of killing unarmed Afghan civilians https://t.co/4dstEtPWOH
• UK data regulator says DeepMind's initial deal with the NHS broke privacy law... https://t.co/8JInyw5rB1
• Daughter of murdered #Honduran activist survives armed attack... https://t.co/708vZf3tzh

5th July - Law News

2018th 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: Doctors say they are seeing a rise in the number of young girls wanting cosmetic surgery on the most intimate part of their body – their genitals. The country’s leading adolescent gynaecologists told the Victoria Derbyshire Programme that girls as young as nine are desperate for the surgery because they are so distressed about the appearance of their vaginas. The surgery is called labiaplasty. It’s where the lips of the vagina are shortened or reshaped. It’s not recommended for girls under the age of 18 as their bodies haven not fully developed, but there are concerns that some girls are being given the surgery unnecessarily on the NHS.


Focus of the day story:  Wait for care proceedings rises to 28 weeks. Cafcass CEO ‘not surprised’ at increase following rise in applications. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• 'Prolonged solitary confinement' of boy at Feltham YOI 'breached human rights' https://t.co/xyEcm3drTr 
• Women in #India wear cow masks to ask: are sacred cattle safer than us?. https://t.co/YoeILnjeVq 
• Justice secretary seeks ban on industrial action in prisons... https://t.co/T9jWWQpTNB
• The magistrates on a mission to court greater diversity... https://t.co/bVSQ75vrH1
• Grenfell survivors to meet police and coroner in first official meeting... https://t.co/EI3EpIH8TH
• Wales and Scotland offer free abortions to women from Northern Ireland... https://t.co/7h0NWlZ85t 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/mN4qV03Jbq
• Neville Lawrence to lead new police monitoring group... https://t.co/bjTFJ9XPZE
• FGM: More than 5,000 new cases in England https://t.co/wO0k1FxO1e 
• Tory Minister: Immigration detainees 'benefit from £1-an-hour work' https://t.co/8JyAIUVFA0 
• #Austrian troops to stop migrants crossing border with Italy... https://t.co/LOq5vho3s0
• Mike Ashley 'paid ex-Sports Direct chief secret £1m-a-year bonus'... https://t.co/6Cgm87ORTb 
• Mentally ill woman died in cell after monitoring was reduced, inquest hears... https://t.co/coA9alvwy1 
• The ‘golden visa’ deal: ‘We have in effect been selling off British citizenship to the rich’... https://t.co/pHRbgk8QZN
• Criminal firm closed over suspected dishonesty | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/1PjuWkxGlq
• Law centre calls for pro bono levy on law firms | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/kRmCpbX0Gq J
• Deadline approaches for ESTAS conveyancer awards | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Q0ALPq1ik1
• Wait for care proceedings rises to 28 weeks | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/oN0lo2K4OH 
• Would the country be better run by hedgehogs | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/vKiUpAdKLh
• The implications of further cuts to the fire brigade and how they affect the regulator’s ability to regulate https://t.co/kRPiQEHC3g 
• The Grenfell Tower fire demonstrates that social housing is in crisis | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/rkAGs7ScWy
• The fourth non-lawyer to hold the post in as many years - the new lord chancellor | Law Gazette https://t.co/65x8Cen0Mx 
• Hands off the SFO | Law Gazette https://t.co/yU9WyRR1Tt
• Brexit: getting down to the nitty-gritty | Law Gazette https://t.co/g7lbTcL0Lp 
• Whitehall lawyers could be overwhelmed by Brexit | Law Gazette https://t.co/2WxZKdH5Mr 
• Fixed costs plea to stem bout of holiday sickness claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/TezN13ynEA
• Court cautious on £1.1m costs in Cliff Richard case | Law Gazette https://t.co/Olw3NQ8AXG 
• City law firms recognised for diversity drive | Law Gazette https://t.co/vN9AZQCKLv 
• Pinsent Masons reports 14% PEP rise to £625k | Law Gazette https://t.co/jc8v6wjdnG 
• Online courts: Society victorious at Legal Geek Hackathon | Law Gazette https://t.co/FKefwdrLrO
• PEP up at Freshfields but income stagnates | Law Gazette https://t.co/U1RiDiGa6S 
• Dentons reveals 9% PEP dip for UKMEA | Law Gazette https://t.co/oYYOgx3N8D 
• Former GMTV political editor joins Burgon in shadow justice team | Law Gazette https://t.co/bOSQRspgoR 
• Criminal bar seeks to 'clarify position' on solicitors after 'postman' jibe | Law Gazette https://t.co/15tdwgdQuK
• David Lammy: bring justice closer to communities | Law Gazette https://t.co/pWjMaao0iT 
• Tougher manslaughter sentences proposed for cost-cutting employers | Law Gazette https://t.co/KV6mSTLZ7L
• Barristers and solicitors 'have similar immigration fees', public told | Law Gazette https://t.co/8Ip2WjIo1P
• Government admits it cannot produce 'robust' PI claims data | Law Gazette https://t.co/sBsK2lSYmL
• Mishcon de Reya boosts annual revenue by 17% | Law Gazette https://t.co/r7xU3Ig9Ha
• 'Highly ambitious' City firm shut down over dishonesty suspicion | Law Gazette https://t.co/CfYV5X3Is4 
• More prosecution data needed to tackle online fraud | Law Gazette https://t.co/5LbTKlMUgO 
• Feltham boy's solitary confinement breached human rights https://t.co/p5H1vUVe1o 
• Grenfell fire: MP calls for technocrat inquiry chairman to quit https://t.co/JmD3dmfZBZ 
• Manchester attack: Saffie Roussos' family pay tribute https://t.co/dcKReZWNVr
• Tories drop plan to end universal free lunches for infants https://t.co/LNBdtceXdZ 
• ‘I’m a creep’: Tech boss Dave McClure resigns after harassment claims #US... https://t.co/aNyfLGdbd2 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/rgb63uwzXo
• Lawyers plan to stop UK dropping EU rules on environment after Brexit... https://t.co/DqgryBR4Nm 
• Donald Trump offers help for critically ill baby Charlie Gard... https://t.co/IfhOcBlJtP 
• Blessed to have worked with Joel Joffe, who helped save Mandela... https://t.co/CIeEMH3Gpc 
• Zuma slates opposition for challenging 'majority' decisions in courts #SouthAfrica... https://t.co/3i3vNBy6Uj
• Longer sentences proposed for negligently ignoring risk of death... https://t.co/C0PduAnnKV 
• Travel ban 2.0 goes into effect despite courts saying security issues unfounded #US... https://t.co/d6lHIrBUUn 
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