11th June - Law News

1629th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #SPAIN & Manchester United footballer David de Gea named in sexual assault case but denies any involvement https://t.co/271RglYl2D 
• Stanford sexual assault: #USA Swimming bans Brock Turner for life https://t.co/KB3QLv6i9U 
• Eritrean accused of being people smuggling kingpin says he is innocent #ITALY https://t.co/hnP1IgV4dD 
• Defendant who represented himself gets new case review hope https://t.co/kBmNjLpBZ5 
• Libyan rendition couple criticise CPS decision not to bring charges https://t.co/HtIFxEHsK7 
• Former Pirelli model seeks £238m divorce from Saudi billionaire https://t.co/pFwYqtNx7t 
• Vulnerable and exploited: 7 things we learned about migrant labour in palm oil https://t.co/xU0BMQh0pN 
• Guy Hands abandons £1.5bn fraud claim against Citigroup https://t.co/99iAOf8TII 
• Londoners allowed to police fellow residents' driving habits https://t.co/wXelfGdWE5 
• Court finds UK gangmaster liable for modern slavery victims https://t.co/wt9kTBZD5F 
• Immigration lawyers see rise in UK citizenship requests | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ySoEbRTQ5U 
• Gawker files for bankruptcy after losing $140m case #US https://t.co/PyzLDWaa6t 
• Singer Lily Allen's stalker Alex Gray sectioned by judge https://t.co/LCWAVNEn5y 
• Seedcamp Partners with Nextlaw Labs to Identify the Top Legal Tech Startups https://t.co/4OrLHBrDdL
• Morton Fraser boosted by high-profile legal hire https://t.co/VnvMfb1Je4 
• Government urged to make constitutional, legal change on abortion #IRELAND https://t.co/t9XvPuuZz3 
• #CANADA's Top Court Ruled That Oral Sex With Animals Is Technically Legal – For Now https://t.co/yi6l0Qc7hl 
• Pioneering study will establish the legal framework for genomic medicine #US https://t.co/UrtwcBgZQH 
• Wireless Festival: Judges throw out legal challenge to ban event from Finsbury Park https://t.co/bQv2wCIbAp 
• Undercover police: Legal challenge over inquiry https://t.co/D3Gs5Bwe0z 
• German finance minister rules out Britain’s chances of enjoying bloc benefits from outside EU https://t.co/MMn1Ap41JA 
• Uber suffers legal setbacks in #FRANCE and #GERMANY https://t.co/qn5JFPqRZL 
• How the law would change if UK leaves EU https://t.co/KUBAeiaZff 
• UK Nanosafety Group Publishes Updated Guidance to Support Safe Working with Nanomaterials https://t.co/8UfrnX5uD8 
• European Shareholder Rights Directive Proposals: A Critical Analysis in Mapping with the UK Stewardship Code? https://t.co/Cku0adUcFA 
• How will UK regulatory law change if we leave the EU? https://t.co/C3UtibNNii
• UK Employment Law Case Bulletin https://t.co/KHb6S1l0hB 
• Will BREXIT free the UK from State aid rules? https://t.co/ZZZOd8lQSW 
• Most animal sex acts not against #CANADA's bestiality law - court https://t.co/GJCu4nWkWR 
• Sarah McClay death: South Lakes Safari Zoo fined https://t.co/i0BZMJQXAM 
• Scottish football related hate crimes rise by almost 50% in last year https://t.co/vXaiC0s064 
• Man jailed for 150mph car chase on A1 with girl, 3, in back seat https://t.co/AOU9Dodlhr 
• Confusion at four speed signs in Plymouth road https://t.co/RPSBvJjKGT
• Stakeknife: Actions of IRA members, agents, Army and police to be examined https://t.co/Ep2cUKZYkM
• Scottish Episcopal Church takes gay marriage step https://t.co/tYO5E67GMJ
• Euro 2016: England fan arrested after Marseille clash #FRANCE https://t.co/qBTBuN4FNh 
• Migrant crisis: 'People-smuggler' says he is wrong man https://t.co/yBpLUgd8MW 
• Partner admits EastEnders actor Sian Blake murder https://t.co/CaymMPkpjE 
• Faculty backs Law Commission's prescription proposals | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/l4Qhfcixxo 
• Scottish council wins appeal against sheriff's decision to overturn 'not a fit and proper' taxi operator finding https://t.co/vLsvzqJdHj 
• CPS declines to charge British intelligence officer complicit in torture of Libyan family, including children https://t.co/yFfwz7ewq9 
• Figures show slight increase in hate crimes | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/M1sU996lXl 
• Police Scotland only UK force made to pay VAT | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2QiwpEjfEa 
• Maclay Murray & Spens acts for polythene producer in proposed takeover | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZABdv6zifM 
• Two partners join Pagan Osborne’s Fife team | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/16MFgCPjNS 
• Flood-hit Ballater solicitors’ office expands workforce ahead of reopening | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2rsXBZevwW
• Increased tagging to reduce prison numbers | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DizXDoyisN
• England: Bar Council Calls for judiciary to be more diverse | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hqh8qnikbS 
• Nairn Academy triumphs at national debating tournament | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gnyxJ8ALc8 
• Patent-heavy businesses optimistic ahead of new European court launch next year | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/aqcZr7kn9r 
• UN report finds UK government is failing children | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RyO2xbD4vS 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Xm44qjiWJp

Today's video story: Being suspicious of Muslims won't stop terrorism – Reni Eddo-Lodge. 'We are being turned into a nation of vigilante terrorist hunters'.  

10th June - Law News

1628th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY:  Self-driving cars: overlooking data privacy is a car crash waiting to happen. US states are scrambling to regulate self-driving cars, but the focus on physical safety ignores the more complex issues of data privacy and security. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Thousands of Holocaust victims' belongings discovered #POLAND https://t.co/tqCK1WQuBI
• Bumble dating app blocks and shames 'small-minded misogynist' https://t.co/Dco5bdo2Ht
• Stanford victim: VP Biden writes open letter to sexual assault victim #US https://t.co/V7ADUTIjs8 
• Costs: a harsh lesson on proportionality | Law Gazette https://t.co/pahtnb7Vzt 
• Solicitors struggling to run businesses go rogue - SDT | Law Gazette https://t.co/qoREviGwPD 
• Suspended sentence for juror who researched defendant | Law Gazette https://t.co/y5iVo9qYuX 
• Fiat #Argentina withdraws car handbook after complaints of misogyny https://t.co/pz2iURpEKq 
• Is Britain sending £350m a week to Brussels? No https://t.co/NxiZEl9fGV 
• Boots UK boss Simon Roberts quits: Departure follows Guardian report on staff allegedly pressured to milk NHS scheme https://t.co/JhEmVmHdHx 
• Stanford judge allowed revealing photos of alleged gang-rape victim in prior case https://t.co/lBRN3v8OSz
• High Court throws out negligence claim against law firm and counsel | Legal Futures: https://t.co/fdpqx4t7vz 
• Bar Council: use direct access barristers instead of paid McKenzie Friends | Legal Futures: https://t.co/IfpvU4qZvL
• Jacob Appelbaum allegedly intimidated victims into silence and anonymity #US https://t.co/wVaxb2PE3g
• Joe Biden to Stanford sexual assault victim: 'I am in awe of your courage' https://t.co/1RlsyFwYf5 
• Smuggler's victims say police have arrested innocent refugee https://t.co/SvYHTqDxjg 
• Supreme court rules in favor of death row inmate in judge's recusal case #US https://t.co/JgSLBGm9Nk 
• #US supreme court says Puerto Rico must abide by federal double jeopardy rule https://t.co/Aw2rB3xcNw
• Olswang stays mum as Linklaters and Nabarro disclose BHS fees | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/LNbRRMcHLM
• Extended voter registration deadline may draw legal challenge from Vote Leave | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Z0ISNYJArm 
• Law Society of Scotland hacks into digital innovation | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/zzmieA04eO
• Shoosmiths launches London family practice | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/uSNRWVquPp
• Kemp Little turnover jumps 15 per cent | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/LV8dYRS8Um 
• BigLaw gender imbalance 'not self correcting', says new report | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/M4ZeKvfTBD 
• TV show 'Ellen' facing lawsuit after breast joke goes bust | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/kKKhx6Gz0Z 
• BHS: MPs call Sports Direct founder to give evidence https://t.co/wQcok2YbNw
• Obama officially endorses Hillary Clinton #US https://t.co/JZC5MVAWN4
• Parents cautioned after toddler left in car in Newcastle-under-Lyme https://t.co/umMlOQ4IAX 
• Ex-MI6 officer will not face charges over Libyan renditions https://t.co/YYR42qCPSm
• Jurors given suspended jail terms for 'serious' contempt of court https://t.co/FvmxjNB5Q9 
• #IRELAND’s abortion laws violated woman's human rights, says UN https://t.co/HKlGPhuq65 
• Victorian MPs call for euthanasia to be legalised in special cases #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/Pr1q6z7suN
• Victoria under presssure to move on voluntary euthanasia #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/dTnTdOUvLc 
• New protocol for criminal defence on prosecution ‘failures’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/pB5qQ5Jnma 
• Case dismissed against author of damning expert witness report | Law Gazette https://t.co/1iTzTrVXLo 
• Court of Appeal ruling boosts bar’s direct access scheme | Law Gazette https://t.co/ymRhLaMXp1 
• Withy King targets international markets after City merger | Law Gazette https://t.co/uv3RV7xASV 
• Manchester lawyers agree location for advice hub | Law Gazette https://t.co/gIcnrAawAr 
• Proven fraud costing motorists £4 a year, say claimants | Law Gazette https://t.co/pLOoWoHXQG 
• Brexit risks ‘disruption and confusion’ in family law – Bar Council | Law Gazette https://t.co/IPo3W9yBUf 
• Snap consultation on criminal legal aid contracts | Law Gazette https://t.co/Eicby1mAmS 
• Professional bodies round on paid McKenzie friends | Law Gazette https://t.co/XYDhiJbSel 
• #BELGIUM concern as WW2 Nazis 'get German pensions' https://t.co/iCBkJ6m18J 
• IS suspect 'Jihadi Jack's' parents in court charged with terrorism offences https://t.co/QE9OjESQeo 
• EU referendum: Voter extension may be legally challenged by Arron Banks https://t.co/VrkypgaEi7 
• Council set to challenge term-time holiday court decision https://t.co/NEgGslegWn 
• Europe migrant crisis: Doubt cast on identity of 'smuggler' extradited to #Italy https://t.co/8Nc08tN7WB 
• Ed Sheeran is being sued for $20m by two songwriters over his track Photograph https://t.co/WyBXboPkm6 
• Loughinisland: Ombudsman confirms collusion between police and loyalist killers https://t.co/BY2rdm8Lv7
• 'Tortured' rendition couple angry over failure to charge MI6 https://t.co/zv7q3k14ip 
• The draft EU (Voter Registration) Regulations 2016 https://t.co/kBJRlgWGec 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jaVLAIUy1R
• EU Court of Justice rules: illegal migrants cannot be jailed for solely entering an EU country “illegally” https://t.co/MLjHjugUF7 
• Massey University performance examines the disparities in justice for young offenders #NEWZEALAND https://t.co/Icg89sn175 
• Judge delays harsh sanctions on Justice Department in immigration case #US https://t.co/mDoz9aRz3J 
• ‘Breathtakingly foolish’: Solicitor changed court document date to explain missed hearing https://t.co/BNtOOuHavj 
• Canadian Supreme Court decisions protect solicitor-client privilege #CANADA https://t.co/C1bW8t7AlN
• Cork solicitor Ronan Daly Jermyn Solicitors ready to compete in Rio Olympics #IRELAND https://t.co/yboBLTSRh7
• Inquest opens into train death of retired Duffield solicitor David Leyland https://t.co/d23VeuvxU2 
• Rioter caught after Facebook post compared to World’s Dumbest Criminal https://t.co/Z7f32I34xQ 
• The principal of University Law College Quetta was gunned down by unidentified assailants #PAKISTAN https://t.co/tWwxCBturo 
• Barrister Shakila Farjana released on bail granted by Supreme Court #BANGLADESH https://t.co/VpjFhpRJFR 
• Man who dressed in a barrister's wig and robe spent the night in a magistrates' court #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/t5QjU9JO5G 
• Barrister and his wife launched campaign of 'bullying threats' against young mother with whom he had affair https://t.co/kUNw2Gf2at
• ECJ Rules Headscarf Ban Can Be Legal https://t.co/nr09VPQKc3 
• Government to face legal challenge over deprivation of liberty safeguards funding https://t.co/ZDf5f8FhJv 
• Legal highs ban will fail to eradicate spice, warns government adviser https://t.co/PUfG3NQnPY 
• Speed skater’s doping challenge to CAS hit by German legal ruling #GERMANY https://t.co/h8kFvLO3l5 
• UK pornography laws in ‘disarray’ after website ban lifted https://t.co/xcu6P96bSd
• After Apple's objections, UK removes encryption backdoors from Investigatory Powers Bill before passing https://t.co/XAzxu70SEp
• Secret GCHQ spy programme 'Milkwhite' collected UK civilian social media data to share with MI5 https://t.co/mFbnrlWUeh 
• Snooper's Charter, aka the Investigatory Powers Bill, voted into UK law https://t.co/5FEEWNNRAf 
• Sumption: Legal specialisations are “essentially bogus” | Legal Futures: https://t.co/1jwxuHIJ0q 
• Hackathon aims to "harness technology to improve access to justice" | Legal Futures: https://t.co/aFkqC7at1C 
• Biggest direct access win proves barristers “can cut out solicitors” | Legal Futures: https://t.co/GmlMpEXWbi 
• Not about the money: personal injury firm to open City “client knowledge hub” | Legal Futures: https://t.co/TR2SWlMfC5

Today's video story: In Germany and Canada around 40% of applications for asylum are approved, in Britain more than 30%. But in Japan the number is 0.2%, and the process is gruelling. 

9th June - Law News

1627th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: People are avoiding regulation as immigration advisers by “purportedly acting as McKenzie Friends”, the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) has warned. It said it was concerned that “those purporting to assist vulnerable immigration clients by claiming to be McKenzie Friends are effectively frustrating the will of Parliament by avoiding the legislative requirement to be regulated”. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• EU Referendum: Know the facts: Square One Law guide lays out four possible legal outcomes of Brexit https://t.co/8Sy2Sh3uaE 
• Self-driving cars: overlooking data privacy is a car crash waiting to happen https://t.co/heZMQWWaia 
• EU referendum: MP Sarah Wollaston leaves #BREXIT camp over false claims by Vote Leave https://t.co/U4yjETJOHL 
• Supreme Court judge says legal specialisations are 'essentially bogus' | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/hbhpPIMqDh 
• California judge receives threats over Stanford rape sentencing | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/U4gZGx2SLj
• White & Case bags Asia corporate head from Linklaters | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/apbbLWbZNJ 
• Withy King to merge with Royds | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/22fHPgNrtJ
• Disputes drive Fieldfisher's seven per cent revenue jump | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/tF5fYCOXYs
• Bakers, Eversheds and Hogan Lovells secure places on defence multinational's first panel | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/GNRxkkPbZ9 
• The 'Cravath Effect' begins as Milbank Tweed moves to $180k | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/vchzHsltjT 
• Guantánamo Bay lawyers deny colluding with judge in key 9/11 case #US https://t.co/ls97aVbrko 
• Buy-to-let landlords win multimillion payout from West Bromwich https://t.co/4MFTpTttsj
• Detroit man who confessed to quadruple homicide at age 14 to be freed #US https://t.co/cGNHp47M6N 
• Police investigating if wrong man caught in anti-smuggling operation https://t.co/QoQt1iO6hY 
• Stanford sexual assault: woman who blamed victim for drinking apologizes https://t.co/iBIW8Pe4pX 
• Harassment: Girls 'wear shorts under school skirts' https://t.co/gIevyAbozz 
• Former DLA Piper chief to improve young offenders’ rehabilitation | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/qztbXrwvKN
• Lord Sumption: Legal specialisation is ‘bogus’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/N54YGGrWKM
• Professional bodies best placed to tackle money laundering, says Law Society | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/4nX33WMhZV 
• Sarah McClay tiger mauling: Zoo admits breaches over death https://t.co/ZWDzfBXakP 
• HMS Defender seizes hashish with street value of £5.6m https://t.co/R34OV3IL4b
• Leytonstone Tube knife attacker guilty of murder bid https://t.co/uDxtw9N0tw 
• Parents held as baby left in 'stifling' car in Newcastle-under-Lyme https://t.co/BlLRrLvD9k 
• Maria Sharapova banned for two years for failed drugs test but will appeal https://t.co/kQmwzsvzfj
• BHS executives describe Dominic Chappell as 'a liar' https://t.co/uWO2nq0EWn 
• David Cameron rebukes Sports Direct for not paying minimum wage https://t.co/PLbPTTa29P 
• Former Barclays boss Bob Diamond's African business partner accused of hiding assets https://t.co/MESJLgasgH 
• #ERITREA has committed widespread crimes against humanity, says UN https://t.co/0Rf4IL3HgG 
• Jeremy Corbyn seeks to exploit Tory disunity over Brexit and workers' rights https://t.co/mbnFCRb6wq 
• Charity Commission red tape may strangle our housing associations https://t.co/424OaRRAlL 
• Martha Spurrier, head of Liberty: ‘Human rights will be the fight of our generation’ | Anna Isaac https://t.co/etxyzpHkuR 
• Pakistani woman burned daughter alive over marriage dispute #PAKISTAN https://t.co/KW1yMvjLDT 
• EU referendum: voter registration deadline put back after website crash https://t.co/0Z0R3vllbC 
• EU referendum: Emergency legislation will extend voter registration deadline to midnight Thursday https://t.co/8SlllyZubz
• Fearful of the long-awaited Chilcot report, Tony Blair accuses Jeremy Corbyn of standing by as Syria is bombed https://t.co/YxNCRpZM0o 
• Europe is safer when we join forces to beat crime https://t.co/afWaBJiA5A 
• Obituary: Alan Lumley, solicitor who died tragically on his 31st birthday while running | Law Gazette https://t.co/6tj1uk4zYN 
• Linklaters hits back over ‘completely unjustified’ BHS comments | Law Gazette https://t.co/AyPkG2gEi0 
• Ministers to consult this year on modernising conveyancing | Law Gazette https://t.co/m7wyZimGs8 
• Venture capitalists set to lose £3.5m following law firm’s collapse | Law Gazette https://t.co/uvC7HJmluy 
• Leave anti-money laundering guidance to us – Law Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/0OtLDZ2MZk 
• Banks ‘breach natural justice’ to thwart mis-selling claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/6curHAzu5c
• Partner profits up 8.7% at Fieldfisher | Law Gazette https://t.co/nTTrW2CAgt 
• Olswang tight-lipped as two law firms reveal BHS fees | Law Gazette https://t.co/2Xtp3abzm8 
• Sumption warns against ‘insular’ attitude of specialisation | Law Gazette https://t.co/zWxSLE6zVc 
• Protocol issued over prosecution ‘failures’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/67blu6jEuj 
• Open thread: how would you reform the homebuying system? | Law Gazette https://t.co/ky0zywOjTY 
• Case dismissed against author of expert witness report | Law Gazette https://t.co/A5ChSmyxaI 
• How to extend the referendum voter registration deadline: what legislation would be needed https://t.co/CmpbcvTVAo
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/a6gpH0bJhL 
• Hands-free phone use by drivers 'equally distracting' https://t.co/Td7Bq2Q872 
• People-smuggling 'kingpin' Mered Medhanie extradited to #Italy https://t.co/Npo7WNQuy6 
• Former University of Wolverhampton law student Inez Brown scoops top legal award https://t.co/R6UfYwajKQ
• Legal challenge to new Aldi store in Bakewell is dropped https://t.co/Vibed6RV25 
• Dilma Rousseff: 'No legal grounds for this impeachment' #BRAZIL https://t.co/dJYXCGhVCT
• Fresh evidence in legal challenge to minimum alcohol pricing https://t.co/UNQTVhY2NO 
• Battle lines drawn: small business body threatens ratings firm CVS with legal action https://t.co/QgiT1V2Ohe https://t.co/DIZIF9E0ZO
• Assisted dying to become legal in #CANADA but without clear guidelines https://t.co/UJuEO38T4L 
• UK Spies Regularly Bend Privacy Laws, With No Real Oversight https://t.co/kezcDzHK6N 
• Model's horrific rape case may limit crucial online free speech law https://t.co/Z8E0RAQlZy 
• Welsh Secretary 'optimistic' on revised Wales Bill deal https://t.co/DZfWzvsTxu 
• The Judicial System According to Donald Trump #US https://t.co/9ZFQZEnlKe 
• The roles race and intellectual disability might play in capital prosecutions #US https://t.co/yLChVQW7pg 
• Outrage in Stanford Rape Case Over Light Sentence for Attacker and Statement by His Father #US https://t.co/sDbsFmgI3D 
• Greed, Corruption and Danger: A Tarnished #AFGHAN Gem Trade https://t.co/FUHgWD49fs 
• #UKRAINE Struggles to Shake Off Legacy of Corruption https://t.co/X3lyHguSUj 
• How the #US How the court 40 years ago diminished the meaning of the Equal Protection Clause https://t.co/yloJg7UjJV

Today's video story: Migrants in Norway are being given classes which educate asylum seekers in Norwegian 'cultural codes' when it comes to relationships with women, personal boundaries, sexual assault and what constitutes rape. 

8th June - Law News

1626th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Immigration tribunal fees hike may unlawfully discriminate. Fee increases will disproportionately affect BAME applicants, says president of the Law Society. The Law Society has criticised government plans to raise immigration and asylum tribunal fees, suggesting they could amount to unlawful discrimination. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• UCI urged to halt Bahraini-bankrolled WorldTour team over rights abuses #BAHRAIN https://t.co/YUoQ76vwTv 
• Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko implicated in latest doping allegations #RUSSIA https://t.co/mpH53ctac4 
• Rehabilitation should trump punishment | Letters https://t.co/6LBQmHQjBi 
• Winners and losers from the EU and Brexit https://t.co/Hbe78ixvEW 
• Peter Patrick obituary: former chief probation officer of Oxfordshire https://t.co/yfX8jNTIxt
• US warns banks of hacking threat to Swift system https://t.co/W8ycQYADZu 
• Torture fears as British police train Saudis https://t.co/fNlyEyoeZP 
• BHS managers blame Dominic Chappell for chain collapse https://t.co/ahyLobIwp4 
• Four websites accessing law firm information in SRA open data initiative | Legal Futures: https://t.co/vSZmsYvONK 
• Immigration advisers using McKenzie Friend status "to dodge regulation" | Legal Futures: https://t.co/rMiKgkgv44 
• Making an investment in your law firm’s technology? Think long term | Legal Futures: https://t.co/Ajz09RvO6D 
• About a time when a boxer tested the rule of law | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/hMIMi01eop 
• Cleary, Latham and Jingtian score roles in Inter Milan stake sale | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/jq4i2QBLj7 
• Birketts enjoys bumper growth in 2015/16 | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/jOVQIjK0fi 
• Partner performance measures set for a shake-up at Allen & Overy | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/03AxvVgAmR
• Baker & McKenzie elects new London-based global chair | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/DFmLA8eABq 
• Linklaters defends itself over BHS inquiry | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Yun2NQY92I
• Cravath lifts first-year pay to $180,000 per year | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/L12FS3Vxu8 
• Gender pay reporting a top concern for employers | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/tLvtv9iTAj 
• Euro 2016: Fans warned to be 'vigilant' amid #France terror threat https://t.co/eqrIjt5CRf 
• If no-one helps you after a car crash in #INDIA, this is why: new laws by Supreme Court to encourage helping https://t.co/jYq0PRCpdc
• Eva Carneiro settles constructive dismissal claim with Chelsea https://t.co/07wv3OfpM8 
• Sports Direct's Mike Ashley admits paying staff less than minimum wage https://t.co/2CChQUhqiP 
• Trump thinks Muslim judges would be biased against him – but there are none! #US https://t.co/UPpKtt49Uk 
• Imprisoning woman trying to illegally enter UK was wrong, EU rules https://t.co/1k6SGHTNak
• Victims of forced marriage to receive lifelong anonymity https://t.co/Ockyc2c1t0 
• Sports Direct pay policy unacceptable, says founder Mike Ashley https://t.co/GdaQNkejTW 
• Newcastle Primark pair admit toddler kidnap https://t.co/41iznV4ohn
• Vehicle tax collected fell £200m after paper discs axed https://t.co/CoiZB8aAxf
• Leading Questions: A Chat with PETA #Lawyer Jeff Kerr https://t.co/2lY41750uR 
• B.C. Christian university takes fight over law school to Ontario top court #US https://t.co/NA11ONHUAh
• Law Firm Cravath Raising Starting Salaries to $180,000 #US https://t.co/VN5C8v7L8k 
• Problems loom as #CANADA misses deadline for assisted death law https://t.co/ArjOCFlsWM 
• African Court landmark ruling on criminal libel: Burkinabe journalist awarded compensation https://t.co/AGoqB4vrFz
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/GSROfu4pgT

Today's video story: Long lines at US airports have reignited a debate on the effectiveness of the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) that hires security screeners. Congress is holding a hearing on how to improve wait times and security - with some arguing that airports should switch to privatised screening companies.

7th June - Law News

1625th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) selected candidates for the specific purpose of increasing diversity in 14 recommendations for the bench, according to the commission’s latest statistics bulletin. The figures also confirm that solicitors are still struggling to achieve judicial rank, with the proportion among recommended candidates falling. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• New woman at the helm at Sheffield and District Law Society https://t.co/W4ZrBJ4RQu https://t.co/wjkqEe3YdM
• Over a dozen law firms have been held to ransom in recent weeks as attacks by cyber criminals increase #IRELAND https://t.co/V3iQWLsbpM 
• Chief Constable seeks to prevent publication of Kingsmill article https://t.co/HaHYavJ4Ue 
• Bolton-headquartered national law firm has been referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal over allegations https://t.co/F5vV2SWec2 
• #US Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, who defended the Affordable Care Act case is Stepping Down https://t.co/3J0xEGERxG
• Barrister investigating Glen Eira Council charging $4500 a day #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/M4ico2KS2o 
• Married City lawyer accused of sexually assaulting barrister outside train station 'has charges dropped' https://t.co/OD1u7XQR3P 
• RPA amendment: EC seeks legal powers on cases of bribe-for-votes #INDIA https://t.co/qeBEpkvCOi 
• Assisted dying enters legal grey zone as Senate reviews Bill C-14 #CANADA https://t.co/8MZSmy8X1t 
• A reverse Maastricht would be legal and politically feasible https://t.co/cAg7YQO1EP 
• Wandsworth council threaten Italian restaurant Bunga Bunga with legal action over Italy flag colour scheme https://t.co/wFOzfp5biZ 
• Why legal departments begrudge the cloud https://t.co/mNWf2DpGnP 
• Could Muhammad Ali's $80m fortune become subject of bitter legal battle? https://t.co/6YU2MKzwKz
• Florida State law professor shot dead in his garage was murdered by career criminal who was hired as hitman #US https://t.co/HPkvr1UMHg
• If Brexit Succeeds, UK Will Lose Influence Over EU Financial Regs https://t.co/9i5AegP7ZK 
• #US supports China's market reforms, capacity cuts - U.S. treasury secretary https://t.co/Ot7RbLDC0v
• The Guardian view on Europe’s future: British scepticism must be in the mix https://t.co/R8DJwAWqtj 
• UK spies circumvented surveillance laws with no 'meaningful' oversight https://t.co/XslfIejwgb
• Data protection – uncertainty grows | Law Gazette https://t.co/ubbmiZTNhV 
• ‘Reasonable’ costs bill halved under proportionality test | Law Gazette https://t.co/U7y2qembCV
• Knife sentencing under the spotlight as council unveils plans | Law Gazette https://t.co/uZPaKj190T 
• Conflict of interest ex-solicitor fined £2k by SRA | Law Gazette https://t.co/u8YACgDUnw 
• Guise court hearing adjourned again | Law Gazette https://t.co/x3GZskrqxH
• Tribunal fee increases will deny justice, Law Society warns | Law Gazette https://t.co/G5idTUqhRe 
• Shell plans offshore legal centre to cut costs and support in-house | Law Gazette https://t.co/PYTS3cj840
• Dyson: extending fixed costs is the way forward | Law Gazette https://t.co/E3mDeav3bY 
• To Brock Turner's victim: know this – we are with you https://t.co/ISo0ENeVSZ 
• Judge suing Ministry of Justice says he has been denied a fair hearing https://t.co/vixucmeZng 
• Conveyancers sanctioned for advice failures and registration oversight | Legal Futures: https://t.co/rmq20SP7lr
• Spotlight on Olswang as MPs question BHS fees | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/PFpVxCJ3H2 
• Figures show BAME candidates less likely to make it as judges than white counterparts | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/g2Wlc2oSMI 
• SRA unveils new codes of conduct | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/2zU0OrfwTd 
• Freeths revenue tops £60m | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/T3fzB0ttmp 
• Hershey Trust CCO put on leave amid internal strife | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/OTsnEwNzUB 
• 9th Circuit strikes copyright suit against Madonna | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/pP4fgD6HES 
• Fresh legal hearing over alcohol minimum pricing https://t.co/FXDQXr7W5E
• Harambe gorilla killing: No charges for boy's mother #US https://t.co/yMuKiUZCSb 
• Google bans plug-in that picks out Jews https://t.co/K88Nxqnbus 
• Deepcut verdict a ‘setback’ in fight against sexual abuse in the armed forces | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/P7rsPY4eSE 
• Immigration tribunal fees hike may unlawfully discriminate | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/6nD4cggcNL 
• Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro 'heard José Mourinho insult her' https://t.co/KtGxY0Gl1I 
• Why can't we choose when to die? https://t.co/leQWj5QQPf 
• Lord Neill of Bladen: Barrister and Oxford University vice-chancellor - obituary https://t.co/JttnUqnJAe 
• Cody Wilson: the man who wants Americans to print their own 3D guns https://t.co/RzxgcJS3Fk
• Birmingham man, 101, denies 31 child sex charges https://t.co/QgH4b92iLK 
• Stanford sexual assault: Brock Turner's father sparks outrage #US https://t.co/Y2ml3h4HFV 
• Former Chelsea first team doctor Eva Carneiro rejected a £1.2m settlement from club https://t.co/Vn4RIKZXob 
• Briton Richard Huckle jailed for #Malaysia sex abuse https://t.co/WVbkmXgTwT 
• LSB rule change to put spotlight on spending by professional bodies | Legal Futures: https://t.co/2YlBOZoCC9 
• Online legal document firm creates "dementia-specific" lasting power of attorney | Legal Futures: https://t.co/xWiON9ZEuy 
• Solicitor who faked client care letters in “moment of madness” is struck off | Legal Futures: https://t.co/hZgRnCoclV
• Human rights committee calls for removal of lawyer-client spying clause from Snoopers’ Charter | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YIlOgBvsYf
• FAI finds ‘human error’ caused death of woman given wrong medication by pharmacy | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/i8IMboEPKv 
• Liberty poll finds widespread ignorance of Snoopers' Charter | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OIytjQKvIl

Today's video story: It's now exactly 200 years since the British Museum purchased the so-called Elgin marbles.The sculptures had been taken from the Acropolis in Athens by the British ambassador The Earl of Elgin - before the Greek state was even founded.

6th June - Law News

1624th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Bar Council has called on the legal profession to work together to make the judiciary more diverse, following “unacceptable” statistics released by the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC). JAC published figures this week for appointments from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016. Some 2,439 candidates applied during 22 selection exercises, from which 308 recommendations for judicial appointment were made. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• New research finds property investors undeterred by 'Neverendum' | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YJlOJv7nBl 
• Judge failed to consider ‘welfare of child offender’ when sentencing him for sexual offences | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pFvvyXcZZc 
• MMS elevates 26 lawyers as internal talent shines | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NT7M50czfR 
• ECJ: Restriction on noble titles in Germany justified | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PtyfEqZM4f 
• More than 4,000 air weapons handed in so far under amnesty period | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WQMDbPSzAc
• School pupils to debate right to be forgotten in Donald Dewar final | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cjDK6zgYXO
• England: Charges dropped against lawyer accused of rush-hour sexual assault | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/U7xO1MrokR 
• SCJC publishes report on draft Simple Procedure Rules | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/W7LajrCI4i 
• Faculty of Advocates welcome two new members | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UrKi2aO6qk 
• Business output and optimism fall ahead of Brexit vote | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dmlnHKvlgs 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/q700fLRnU4
• Winston 'Winkie' Rea charged with murders of two Catholic workmen https://t.co/JphQIchB3L 
• Mark Zuckerberg's social media accounts targeted by hackers https://t.co/2CjArIxBJl 
• Acted for junior doctors in judicial review over contract: Saimo Chahal QC (Hon), Birdmans - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/UgriyLPZW0 
• My legal life: Matthew Olner, Partner, Nelsons Solicitors, Leicester - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/Tz45ZqyBJd 
• Interview: Linklaters’ capital markets counsel Paulette Mastin - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/WgM3xYnXQ9 
• Scrutiny of judicial conduct | Law Gazette https://t.co/LypSxOnjaW 
• Ombudsman schemes: propping up justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/mXLeJudFRb
• Law Society welcomes super-exam delay | Law Gazette https://t.co/SzQpGw2qC6 
• Struck-off solicitor disbarred | Law Gazette https://t.co/6bWIwdGRjO 
• Shell plans offshore legal centre to cut costs | Law Gazette https://t.co/tcvcFhW4ql 
• Feminist pornographer wins right to reinstate sadomasochism website https://t.co/edMBqQYyeT
• Official correspondence reveals lack of scrutiny of MI5's data collection https://t.co/NYUt2tflAE
• Snooper’s charter: Most Britons unaware of Tory plans, survey finds https://t.co/pJEWxZ0kRJ 
• Fatou Bensouda, the woman who hunts tyrants #ICC https://t.co/AyFirJwjdJ 
• Coastwatch volunteers are no substitute for a professional anti-smuggling force | Letter https://t.co/HMtP5Jc8La 
• Beware ‘mission creep’ of euthanasia laws | Letters https://t.co/M6SndmxDjt 
• University wipes out gender pay gap with salary hike https://t.co/7PMjbekxTN 
• Man arrested over body found in woodland https://t.co/RVjqRbkTmV 
• #SWITZERLAND 'rejects basic income', poll projections suggest https://t.co/zKKDS0HY36 
• JK Rowling attacks black Hermione 'racists' https://t.co/omwT7fuRER 
• Hacker blamed for Jack Black 'death tweets' https://t.co/gG3cUhLdJJ 
• Assistant solicitor fined £5k for failing to register interest in property | Law Gazette https://t.co/0VA29oUqYR
• #US Justice Dept. backs fired VA official in legal challenge https://t.co/OcjGCHhxRt
• Hazel Stewart in court action over refusal of legal aid in police pension case https://t.co/hYiwdUnJ03 
• Council takes legal action over travellers on Stoke Newington Common https://t.co/HPDGBN7xip 
• The PR Costs of a Legal Fight https://t.co/DirP0yGNGP 
• Legal Experts Absolutely Rip Trump Over ‘Bigoted’ Claim Judge Has ‘Conflict of Interest’ #US https://t.co/q6OFbOXjat 
• New legal highs law: ‘Our hands were tied until now’ https://t.co/fU2flbRt0e 
• Legal hurdle over pensions threatens Tata deal https://t.co/r0oehlZd3d 
• Brexit could badly damage our airports, claims expert https://t.co/uhtPiR425y 
• How the supreme court could rule on Texas's restrictive abortion law #US https://t.co/ESnNlthsia 
• Archaic laws surrounding UK defined benefit pension promises are not fit for purpose https://t.co/2N8KtYwF2F 
• #LUXEMBOURG takes first steps to 'asteroid mining' law https://t.co/zeKhmL27cg 
• EU referendum: Will the UK benefit from being released from EU laws? https://t.co/XH9kclqFhB 
• CA says ex-pats cannot say yes or no to Brexit | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/rAdOEbeilt 
• Unlimited Immigration Detention and the Right to Liberty - the Round-up| UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/SuDEeDj1Pe
• Article 5 ECHR does not require time limits for detention pending deportation | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/d1QErN9nBj
• Censorship or justified Concern? | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/n2JIl8pxKX 
• Father should be allowed to apply for parental responsibility following surrogacy | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/uevqvAJOwX 
• The Round-up: criminal justice close to breaking point | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/5FtkY7CxYD 
• Restriction of student loans in Scotland to under-55s deemed to be unlawfully discriminatory | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/1g7p7mEPnL 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/etDg9bs7pM

Today's video story: Should governments provide a minimum wage for everyone?

5th June - Law News

1623rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Good Lawyer, Bad Lawyer: What Makes the Difference? https://t.co/6KNZqlNhYM 
• What are the #French strikes about and will they affect the Euro 2016? https://t.co/Te37GjZcvd
• Arrests at Brighton anti-immigration demo https://t.co/pON9nIY3zm 
• Blackwall Tunnel closed due to man 'jogging' through it https://t.co/2H5eqqztW2 
• Paul Gascoigne: Ex-Spurs player to be charged with racial abuse https://t.co/Cfj8E1yqai 
• McKenzie Friend or junior barrister? | New Law Journal: https://t.co/OXw1BelWKv 
• Costs lawyers & Bar Council for clampdown against unregulated, unqualified persons at hearings | New Law Journal: https://t.co/r1XE9WlW5E 
• Home Office launches independent review into the application of sharia law in England and Wales | New Law Journal: https://t.co/IwU7DxRbJx 
• Refugees’ spouses could be given same protection as spouses of British citizens & settled persons | New Law Journal:…https://t.co/lE1XZjpycn 
• Defendant’s surveillance evidence of the claimant on a personal injury claim | New Law Journal: https://t.co/G0nOaVgeRb 
• Two men have been found to be in contempt of court after posting photos from court on Facebook | New Law Journal: https://t.co/uNtsbBsJPV
• Controversial Housing and Planning Act 2016, which was passed last month, has been published | New Law Journal: https://t.co/DA9kZs8lsr
• Clinical fixed costs delayed | New Law Journal: https://t.co/k1MoMDhhb8 
• Study shines spotlight on corrupt judges | New Law Journal: https://t.co/xJQAGPFvbP
• Etherton advances to Master of the Rolls | New Law Journal: https://t.co/3YcLxtBmqM 
• Deadline extension for Halsbury Legal Awards | New Law Journal: https://t.co/sENELd1zVj 
• Bar Council calls on the legal profession to work together to make the judiciary more diverse | New Law Journal: https://t.co/YJWVIa8FQK 
• Tour de Law 2016: a fiercely competitive race fought on stationery Watt bikes | New Law Journal: https://t.co/hn2NAPag4b
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/sHDKqK6RXw T
• Rest in peace Muhammad Ali, I hope you are floating like a butterfly.. https://t.co/Xf5gPAn7ka 
• Lawsuit against modelling website revived https://t.co/GhNPSMPHSg

Today's video story: Lord Jonathan Sacks: 'Anti-Zionism is the new anti-Semitism. The former Chief Rabbi, Lord Jonathan Sacks, is the winner of this year's Templeton Prize. For decades he has been lecturing and writing on themes of faith, tolerance and peace.

4th June - Law News

1622nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Saturday Conversations on Law

• MI5 'used sexual abuse of children at Kincora to blackmail the politician paedophiles' https://t.co/1JGjlKwEvC
• Drug driving arrests soar to nearly 8,000 in England and Wales https://t.co/rg9AifaNjj
• London council at centre of CCTV row claims presence of cameras could attract terrorists seeking publicity https://t.co/CR1M2FZAMW
• Prolific paedophile Richard Huckle blames child abuse on his 'immaturity' https://t.co/fC7a2SVDCs 
• EU referendum: More than 13,000 foreign criminals awaiting deportation from UK https://t.co/hLqTbHbw6c
• New insect species to be named after Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg https://t.co/CfLQKng5Xr
• Fieldfisher goes for growth in Europe with new strategy | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/QZEQQa7cLX
• Norton Rose Fulbright opens in San Francisco following Sidley raid | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/PNG1G3DCtf 
• Mintz Levin to face gender discrimination lawsuit | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/MgXIviYhwp 
• KWM slashes 37 positions in London | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/gdZ3X0nP3w 
• Working with software? Be warned: bad terms are creepy | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/aDJKM1vZm6 
• Bringing talented women lawyers back into the fold | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Waww2k0ebX
• Drunken priest suspended after kicking PC and trying to bite paramedic https://t.co/Ia9WVthNIe
• EU referendum: Thousands wrongly sent polling cards https://t.co/EQWpVOMT9e
• Hope of belated justice for #Pakistani woman gang-raped as a punishment https://t.co/enqVvLFO00 
• Judge who handcuffed public defender to teach a ‘lesson’ gets own chastising #US https://t.co/EKHAdEMeRR 
• Brexit: how can the same statistics be read so differently? https://t.co/rNhE9w5sdu 
• Art and justice in #SENEGAL offer hope for the re-enchantment of Africa https://t.co/1Ur84iuwyX 
• Hissène Habré's conviction the first step on a longer road to justice for Chad #CHAD https://t.co/8eJYT8NU3P 
• Supreme court ruling on Texas abortion law could shutter clinics across south #US https://t.co/8QO1E7l0zu 
• BREXIT favouring Justice Secretary Michael Gove grilled on live EU referendum show https://t.co/6eRUzO0goP 
• The Legal Services Consumer Panel: what now? | Law Gazette https://t.co/733lTeOo6B 
• PI lawyers call for independent probe on fraud total | Law Gazette https://t.co/9QfDLQPZZn 
• Spotlight remains on Olswang as MPs ask about BHS fees | Law Gazette https://t.co/I4wPFAEWUc 
• Firm faces SDT hearing following alleged client care letter failure | Law Gazette https://t.co/LD6L0uOiAd 
• Gender pay reporting expected to be top employment concern | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZF3cIcVZhS
• Iraq inquiry: Hard copy of Chilcot report will cost £767 https://t.co/JaPwxRCB4o 
• Fifa: Sepp Blatter, Jerome Valcke & Markus Kattner 'awarded themselves £55m' https://t.co/tosHdiZzRT
• How I convinced the world you can be raped by your date https://t.co/spRZCBNeyK 
• Katie Locke murder: Carl Langdell jailed for life https://t.co/q3KYXfxbfx
• Gawker 'confident' about Hulk Hogan legal appeal #US https://t.co/4eT0HhcJkt 
• BHS collapse 'fuels public distrust of business' https://t.co/oThRPKgcjg 
• New energy firm Extra Energy tops complaints list https://t.co/kf2XeSZTv5 
• Barnsley's school summer holidays cut by council https://t.co/jaA3cfVsON 
• Migrant crisis: Rescue under way from capsized boat off Crete https://t.co/0LM2YcvApw 
• Cheryl James: Deepcut 'failed in duty of care to recruits' https://t.co/HnfWUks03t 
• Gianni Infantino: Fifa denies that president is under investigation https://t.co/ftqAcWF6XG 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/a1QJfFisz5
• Pilot killed as two US fighter jets crash on same day https://t.co/1tCoqkGevx
• Cyclist died after three ambulances could not find Olympic velodrome https://t.co/IGqnAqnIBi 
• 'A decisive intervention by Corbyn': readers on the EU referendum https://t.co/kmqAi0ARko 
• 'Equal merit' diversity rule applied in 14 judicial appointments | Law Gazette https://t.co/mAiQiHJIWb

Today's video story: Good Lawyer, Bad Lawyer: What Makes the Difference? Professor Gregory Germain addresses students and members of the community as part of the Syracuse University College of Law's 2013-14 1L Convocation Lecture Series.