3rd October - Law News

1743rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: In a speech to the Conservative Party Conference, Prime Minister Theresa May says Britain will trigger Article 50 and begin the formal Brexit process by March next year.
 

Focus of the Day story: Lawyers and legal academics from non-traditional backgrounds will be sought for a special “fast track” High Court selection exercise this November. The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) hopes to appoint up to 15 Deputy High Court Judges who are “exceptionally high quality lawyers and legal academics from non-traditional backgrounds”. As no previous judicial experience is required, the recruitment exercise will provide an alternative to the traditional Recorder route. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Solicitor given dressing down by sheriff after failing to appear for third time in court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DSNYdIlnjn 
• Faculty-hosted JUSTICE event with Jon Snow and Helena Kennedy hailed a success - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0BAZPw9jpD 
• Council tenant’s legal challenge to rent agreement barred by mora, taciturnity and acquiescence - Scottish Legal News https://lnkd.in/dAfN8z5
• Lindsays announces director promotion within family law team - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/C1BckIUIXG https://t.co/o8yGVjY97N
• Exclusive: Frank Mulholland appointed temporary judge in advance of installation as Senator - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dBGEzJRQUY 
• Blog: Will the Alton Towers decision influence Scots law? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kLSrCrC10q https://t.co/SFPfawcdiV 
• Update: Property managers advised to be code-compliant ahead of January 2018 - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/3onmr5GcGQ 
• Information commissioner calls for post-Brexit Britain to implement EU data rules - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IULmCZsbUt 
• Executors fail in £150,000 ‘unjustified enrichment’ claim against deceased’s former cohabitee - Scottish Legal https://t.co/cmAR37ggNJ
• Internal promotion at RCC&W commercial property department - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VZelEQesxy
• First Minister criticised over 'shambolic failure' of police IT project - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jnHWgw3u3E
• Blog: Will the Alton Towers decision influence Scots law? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kLSrCrC10q 
• Lord Carloway called on to give evidence over register of judicial interests - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hkJ4UQptS6 
• Update: Property managers advised to be code-compliant ahead of January 2018 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zf9R5mpT82 
• Faculty-hosted JUSTICE event with Jon Snow and Helena Kennedy hailed a success - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LKZZmMtdOr 
• Internal promotion at RCC&W commercial property department - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VZelEQesxy 
• Solicitor given dressing down by sheriff after failing to appear for third time in court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cPojtSRROi 
• Lindsays announces director promotion within family law team - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/C1BckIUIXG 
• Information commissioner calls for post-Brexit Britain to implement EU data rules - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ihZJbd2qW8 
• Exclusive: Frank Mulholland appointed temporary judge in advance of installation as Senator - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/o3J79In5bL 
• Executors fail in £150,000 ‘unjustified enrichment’ claim against deceased’s former cohabitee - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9JpaTq3nPX
• Lord Carloway called on to give evidence over register of judicial interests - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/l0PJJUToGw 
• Council tenant’s legal challenge to rent agreement barred by mora, taciturnity and acquiescence - Scottish Legal News https://lnkd.in/dAfN8z5
• The truth about British army abuses in Iraq must come out https://t.co/exapIPhJBB
• The six #US supreme court cases that could set the tone for the post-Scalia era https://t.co/7Lyb8xPTwz 
• The truth about British army abuses in Iraq must come out https://t.co/exapIPhJBB 
• Tunisian men detail CIA black site torture involving electric chair and more https://t.co/dEq1MvspY3
• The six #US supreme court cases that could set the tone for the post-Scalia era https://t.co/7Lyb8xPTwz 
• It is time for the profession to rid itself of discrimination against LGBT lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/4xjAK0uybf
• Military claims: war of words | Law Gazette https://t.co/jx9xK55efN 
• Great repeal bill – and EU lobbying | Law Gazette https://t.co/We3AMfZa18 
• £5m fine for Alton Towers rollercoaster crash company - Alan Fox, senior enforcement lawyer - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/IQ9MD9rpNm 
• My legal life: Samantha Hale, Associate, Simpson Millar, London - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/NwDloqegUv
• MoJ ‘spending millions’ to cope with LiPs | Law Gazette https://t.co/q11Gn4llgi
• Labour plans to abolishing employment tribunal fees and beefing up the legal aid budget | Law Gazette https://t.co/SOZtHlx4HD 
• Solicitor who fleeced elderly clients jailed for four years | Law Gazette https://t.co/s8Riw7gIKY 
• Ex-Kaim Todner directors fined for not disclosing money problems | Law Gazette https://t.co/8WnSRQgRmy 
• New alarm over role of McKenzie advisers | Law Gazette https://t.co/Z5esOtNi4K 
• Black Monday: Polish women strike against abortion ban https://t.co/iXOtTLHetM 
• Corrie Mckeague: Bin lorry seized in search for missing airman https://t.co/Xu6yX2ghN2 
• Couple admit funding Islamic State fighter nephew https://t.co/7wR8mJHPqT 
• Kim Kardashian West robbed of millions by Paris gunmen #FRANCE https://t.co/OMeSLSUEkA 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/0ccyOyU0iG
• Police arrest three fans after more trouble at West Ham’s London Stadium https://t.co/En94Pow1SA
• High Court of Kenya litigates its first competition case https://t.co/VE0Imfse1c
• Cadwalader to close in Beijing and Hong Kong https://t.co/9WHWhNatxj 
• Linklaters loses News of the World phone-hacking litigation to Clifford Chance https://t.co/xoIAB0n1Hv 
• Dentons announces new US leadership https://t.co/Kk72i5ixuT
• CMS, Olswang and Nabarro planning three-way merger https://t.co/zgvZxqvGBB 
• Law ahead of other sectors in AI adoption and ambition - Legal Futures https://t.co/BfnBZdMSgY 
• Law firm duped by imposter successfully defends claim over £1m property fraud - Legal Futures https://t.co/1yu7nh5gEI
• Julie Bishop says #AUSTRALIA could pursue those behind MH17 with Lockerbie-style case https://t.co/r7IMJJWg6O 
• Theresa May on collision course with Tory backbenchers over hard Brexit https://t.co/8i5N2PXJeB 
• The biggest crisis yet: Donald Trump campaign reels after tax documents published https://t.co/CJfb9ZggjU 
• Brexit: Theresa May to trigger article 50 by end of March 2017 https://t.co/kX5BPYtVpt
• After article 50, Brexit will be easy. A trade deal will be anything but https://t.co/0xqMWB8eD3 
• #COLOMBIA referendum: Voters reject Farc peace deal https://t.co/DYrznd0E5t
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jaFYFhz6h6
• #US election 2016: Donald Trump's unwise battles - or were they? https://t.co/Vpg7BV97WD 
• Tesco faces UK legal action over accounting scandal https://t.co/N1EMtk06Pz

2nd October - Law News

1742nd 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: Pakistan and India exchange fresh fire as tensions rise. The Pakistani military says there has been another exchange of fire with Indian troops across the unofficial border in Kashmir. The UN is calling on both countries to ease the tension in the disputed region.
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• No more human rights? Wait. No more lawyers?? | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/pKITdxQTK4 
• Arguments in the referendum challenge now available | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/6VGQt5nMQi
• No finding of discrimination for British Gurkha pension scheme | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/aDexr0jw6F 
• Strasbourg again favouring safety of conviction over cross-examination of witnesses? | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/2WbPNUD4Vz 
• Tesco car wash workers got half of minimum wage https://t.co/jIFQcoZkU7 
• #US Hedge fund Och-Ziff to pay $412m in Africa bribery case https://t.co/hfcFAfK6jv 
• London councils raise millions through box junctions fines https://t.co/oZ2BBQJ825 
• #US election 2016: Donald Trump 'may have avoided paying tax for 18 years' https://t.co/vdzmeMriSe 
• Oromia: Deadly stampede at #ETHIOPIA protest https://t.co/3Fi2yxpoCV 
• #US Hedge fund Och-Ziff to pay $412m in Africa bribery case https://t.co/hfcFAfK6jv 
• Oromia: Deadly stampede at #ETHIOPIA protest https://t.co/3Fi2yxpoCV 
• London councils raise millions through box junctions fines https://t.co/oZ2BBQJ825 
• Tesco car wash workers got half of minimum wage https://t.co/jIFQcoZkU7 
• #HUNGARY holds referendum on EU mandatory migrant plan https://t.co/rzCcbe1Iur 
• Boxer Mike Towell 'stopped sparring because of headaches' https://t.co/89mCOxIjd2 
• #US election 2016: Donald Trump 'may have avoided paying tax for 18 years' https://t.co/vdzmeMriSe 
• Brexit: PM to trigger Article 50 by end of March https://t.co/ZL2N5NiGMr 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jeBCPGruh1
• Jeremy Vine's letter to teen attacked in Romford https://t.co/csWjO64iq2
• Former asylum seeker tennis player wins Black History award https://t.co/M7YSf2EQ5o

1st October - Law News

1741st 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 look at the life and career of Mr. Peres, a former Israeli prime minister and president, featuring commentary from Clyde Haberman, a former Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times.
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Disability and illness test U-turn is a small victory but the fight goes on https://t.co/ynf1r5btqH 
• 'The end of Trump': how Facebook deepens millennials' confirmation bias https://t.co/bpfH9IM0Ry 
• DWP scraps retesting for chronically ill sickness benefits claimants https://t.co/fKBn9nOKTf 
• Theresa May hires former Blair policy boss to review workers' rights https://t.co/LJ2afZA0dN
• Mike Towell death prompts renewed calls for boxing ban https://t.co/WFUHnqpuDf 
• Child refugees at Calais plunged into despair by plan to close camp https://t.co/s7lGUPQVt5 
• These Photos Capture The Beauty And Grace Of The World’s First Muslim Hijabi Ballerina https://t.co/10xHQxCBXM
• Inside corporate America's stand against #transgender discrimination https://t.co/r2uYdGupJJ 
• Prosecutors want worldwide crackdown on online sex trafficking https://t.co/mid9Phh9TQ 
• The Halsbury Legal Awards 2016 | New Law Journal: https://t.co/Np4235z8Tx
• Survey highlights £31.1bn set aside for litigation by FTSE100 firms | New Law Journal: https://t.co/ftisBfBLIj 
• Pensions World survey 2016 | New Law Journal: https://t.co/s9BfESEA6q 
• Court reform an “imperative” | New Law Journal: https://t.co/3e5EgowILK https://t.co/ipYUsQpZX5 
• “Fast track” High Court Judge selection | New Law Journal: https://t.co/C6sFh8GdgV 
• Veteran judicial review against the Ministry of Defence for failing to support former soldiers | New Law Journal: https://t.co/ViokgdGId5 
• Regional law firms are experiencing faster growth than City firms | New Law Journal: https://t.co/jmd2MXa0BC 
• The Supreme Court is holding special evening tours on 25 October and 1, 22 and 29 November | New Law Journal: https://t.co/yVAT4QItLN
• Court reform an “imperative” | New Law Journal: https://t.co/3e5EgowILK 
• Bar Standards Board updates Professional Statement for barristers adding new Threshold Standard | New Law Journal: https://t.co/cREKouCTD8
• "Innovation and Future of the Legal Profession" conference | New Law Journal: https://t.co/pA0tvqzswy
• Insurance lawyers back fixed costs | New Law Journal: https://t.co/WwA85BIJTj 
• Roy Moore: Alabama top judge ousted over gay marriage stand #US https://t.co/N5mfR1mXSi 
• Calais camp: Unicef urges UK to transfer refugee children https://t.co/WRJGegw4yv 
• Oxford abduction: Descriptions of schoolgirl's rapists released https://t.co/9J16XN1ja4 
• ESA benefit payments: Re-tests axed for chronically ill claimants https://t.co/k4UGt8J6OW 
• Has the US just given away the internet? https://t.co/z2Hbe37P8l 
• Roy Moore: Alabama top judge ousted over gay marriage stand #US https://t.co/N5mfR1mXSi 
• Calais camp: Unicef urges UK to transfer refugee children https://t.co/WRJGegw4yv
• Oxford abduction: Descriptions of schoolgirl's rapists released https://t.co/9J16XN1ja4 
• ESA benefit payments: Re-tests axed for chronically ill claimants https://t.co/k4UGt8J6OW 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/BgLQfSjyTW
• #Egyptian MP Calls for Mandatory Virginity Tests for Admittance of Women to Universities https://t.co/qDQes3FNI7
• #BULGARIA banned face-covering Islamic veils in public on Friday https://t.co/WFZ7uVXcaZ 
• Insurance tax rise 'a raid' on consumers, says industry https://t.co/S1buTWN2V7 
• Monarch holidays protection extended https://t.co/6jalEnRmO6
• Harry Redknapp: Ex-Premier League boss filmed 'claiming players bet on match' https://t.co/fhIgHWxraJ 
• #US election 2016: Trump berates Alicia Machado on Twitter https://t.co/wQkjZFeY6d 
• Anti-zionism, Jewish Momentum vice-chair, 'suspended by rightwing Labour executives for anti-Semitism https://t.co/LJEJ068q6C 
• Michael Mansfield willing to replace Emmerson in abuse inquiry https://t.co/2Jj8TEDALI 
• Judge rules that former CBeebies presenter Katy Ashworth was not wrong to take child from Australia to UK https://t.co/CGGbMaAJEf 
• Martin Rowson on the state of the historical child abuse inquiry – cartoon https://t.co/ZpsMUYJqYP 
• California passes mandatory sentences for sexual assault after Stanford scandal #US https://t.co/ptsmfIWnDV

30th September - Law News

1740th 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: Saving young people from crime with driving lessons. Meet Peter. He gives driving lessons to kids in Bourke, the famous bush town with one of the worst crime rates in Australia.
And he's changing lives.
 

Focus of the Day story:  Suspension of child abuse inquiry lawyer a 'devastating blow'. Abuse survivor expresses concern about Ben Emmerson’s suspension, as lawyer says inquiry is likely to become a fiasco. Full story - Guardian Law
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/yIJS9vYW4G
• Sanctions for trainee who misled clients and the court over progress of litigation - Legal Futures https://t.co/S9VofxBbqk 
• Dentons pilots predictive litigation technology - Legal Futures https://t.co/SuqiTBgld1
• PwC Legal to be absorbed into accountancy firm's wider business - Legal Futures https://t.co/9VWU5iqt7v
• Witness statements ‘more concerned with the weather’ – DJ | Law Gazette https://t.co/IuxK4W02kJ https://t.co/UkyP01X9mM
• Action against solicitors ‘regrettable’, says judge | Law Gazette https://t.co/DT8ZK55w1E https://t.co/IlSxoNddqQ 
• Former Parabis trainee lied to clients about struck-out claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/D1ysgoU8pE https://t.co/Qxbb5aI8XT
• IPO hints at extension of design infringement laws | Law Gazette https://t.co/MB9Rg6Ws4F https://t.co/AkgallDXsO
• Business rate rise to push up cost of broadband, BT says https://t.co/nU5Ny39jSy https://t.co/8Ca8hfY8LF 
• Brexit: we must remain the global legal leader | Law Gazette https://t.co/2CG7stL6eV 
• CMS, Nabarro and Olswang confirm ‘combination’ talks | Law Gazette https://t.co/7tCd4iF8k5 https://t.co/RLrzqTo3N7
• Former Parabis trainee lied to clients about struck-out claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/D1ysgoU8pE 
• Witness statements ‘more concerned with the weather’ – DJ | Law Gazette https://t.co/IuxK4W02kJ 
• Action against solicitors ‘regrettable’, says judge | Law Gazette https://t.co/DT8ZK55w1E
• IPO hints at extension of design infringement laws | Law Gazette https://t.co/MB9Rg6Ws4F 
• PwC integrates legal arm with UK business to launch MDP | Law Gazette https://t.co/mio2BgsAMm https://t.co/6OasJIJLdv 
• Van Gogh paintings stolen from Amsterdam found in #Italy https://t.co/mS1tGlAqEn https://t.co/vWt8Lj5fJP
• PwC integrates legal arm with UK business to launch MDP | Law Gazette https://t.co/mio2BgsAMm 
• Ben Needham search: Archaeological finds delay dig https://t.co/BVSG7LbApw https://t.co/bIPWIGlT1U
• Supermarkets 'use bread for marketing' https://t.co/OGAj91K7yv https://t.co/rZjB6pkH30 
• CMS, Nabarro and Olswang confirm ‘combination’ talks | Law Gazette https://t.co/7tCd4iF8k5 
• #US protecting Syria jihadist group - Russia's Lavrov https://t.co/76Qt4GeugL https://t.co/k2Cs77oMSp
• Abuse victims 'saddened' as Ben Emmerson QC quits inquiry https://t.co/FIAdnkdcQV https://t.co/UpZJFdQGaf
• Driver Joshua Dobby admits causing Penge deaths but denies manslaughter https://t.co/Xho7XyU4KL https://t.co/qzgZQ1cnjW
• Business rate rise to push up cost of broadband, BT says https://t.co/nU5Ny39jSy
• Abuse victims 'saddened' as Ben Emmerson QC quits inquiry https://t.co/FIAdnkdcQV 
• Van Gogh paintings stolen from Amsterdam found in #Italy https://t.co/mS1tGlAqEn 
• Driver Joshua Dobby admits causing Penge deaths but denies manslaughter https://t.co/Xho7XyU4KL 
• Ben Needham search: Archaeological finds delay dig https://t.co/BVSG7LbApw
• #US protecting Syria jihadist group - Russia's Lavrov https://t.co/76Qt4GeugL 
• Supermarkets 'use bread for marketing' https://t.co/OGAj91K7yv 
• Disturbing Photos Reveal Life Inside a Legal Brothel in Bangladesh - https://t.co/El5gjNvQ5u 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/JW0JsNkXM4
• 9/11 lawsuits bill causes Saudi Arabia 'great concern' #US https://t.co/xhM7gzjhh9
• The Taylor of Aleppo: Newly-arrived Syrian refugee saves #Canadian bride's wedding day https://t.co/5XXIBt9Wew
• Darts legend Phil Taylor ordered to pay estranged wife £830,000 https://t.co/w2EqffI7IC 
• Shimon Peres funeral: Arrests ahead of #Israeli funeral https://t.co/HRzrDaoqWG
• Football Association will speak to police as part of its corruption investigation https://t.co/XlodzOsPHN 
• Momentum likely to oust Jackie Walker over making Holocaust more inclusive remark https://t.co/zNxxLGMhOf
• Snowden disclosures helped reduce use of Patriot Act provision to acquire emails #US https://t.co/eXRCOl7uXK
• G4S equality helpline contract raises serious concern, high court told https://t.co/SHDvE67Ez0 
• Junior doctors lose High Court battle over new contracts | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/GtnZ3tK7bz
• Top Matrix Chambers barrister suspended from national child sex abuse inquiry | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ofvZ361mqn 
• Slaughter and May completes Magic Circle retention season | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/tJahnfxZSg 
• KWM European managing partner contest a two-horse race | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/pd7MlH6Z1C 
• Australian firm scraps 'paid-for' entry-level lawyer positions amid backlash | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/KgUr536Qhz

29th September - Law News

1739th 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: As low crude prices have taken a toll on the budget of Saudi Arabia, the government has decided to ditch its two-year policy of allowing unlimited output by its producers.
 

Focus of the Day story: Removing restrictions on reserved legal activities could undermine the UK’s international competitiveness, the Law Society has warned, telling the competition watchdog that England and Wales could lose its standing as a natural jurisdiction of choice. Answering additional questions on reserved work from the Competition and Markets Authority, which has been studying the legal services sector, Chancery Lane said the popularity of English and Welsh law is an important contributor to the UK’s strong position as the most international market globally for legal services. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Baroness Chakrabarti set to become shadow attorney general - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/U97w2Dk7ff https://t.co/y2QdblqTWj 
• The Voice – Faculty-style - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wjzYmkztU7 
• Bill to ensure registered social landlords are deemed private bodies to be introduced - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IEOjsioAMy 
• Shepherd and Wedderburn runs for BBC Children in Need - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Q8zXhSCKrJ 
• Team of in-house lawyers assembled ahead of Brexit negotiations - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ppaojyps8W 
• City law firm's legal bill to taxpayer in RBS case largest in litigation history - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/L6CoDqZoWM
• Lynda Brabender becomes advocate member of Scottish Civil Justice Council - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/chj5XAIY68 
• Almost half of detentions under Mental Health Act made without mental health officer input - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1EtOtRTSB7
• New legal year ushered in with Red Mass - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ywVxUPrKsy 
• British businessman found guilty of negligent manslaughter in Taiwan wins human rights appeal to stay in Scotland -…https://t.co/zzM5SkJNyt
• AG Sharpston: Court of Justice should annul measures keeping Tamil Tigers and Hamas on terror list - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yvKDhVfP36 
• European Court of Human Rights dismisses 'fair hearing' application of men found liable in trespass over Omagh bombing https://t.co/ewuKpYXISg 
• Paedophile loses appeal against Order for Lifelong Restriction - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/M2O8Gl0Aej 
• Suspension of child abuse inquiry lawyer a 'devastating blow' https://t.co/OZDmvEuglU 
• Philip Hammond ditches Osborne's help-to-buy homes scheme https://t.co/kXhqziJGzn 
• Hoboken train crash: one dead and more than 100 injured in New Jersey #US https://t.co/qpHdb6Yd4c 
• 'Tube chat' campaign provokes horror among London commuters https://t.co/t5WRjn3I4s 
• 'I was gullible' – when Louis Theroux met Jimmy Savile again https://t.co/VUbPKa5Yyb
• London mayor launches unprecedented inquiry into foreign property ownership https://t.co/gdQK1C9EoU 
• Groundbreaking rape survivors' bill of rights expected to be signed by Obama #US https://t.co/wSrZ9bornF 
• 'His defense was word games': Alabama judge faces verdict in gay marriage case #US https://t.co/dyDtGAX32V
• Bake Off: what’s to stop the BBC reinventing the show? | Law Gazette https://t.co/V4IUqvUQNc 
• An unexpected boost for claimants | Law Gazette https://t.co/rSPNWDejam 
• Mexico investors bypass London, lawyers warned | Law Gazette https://t.co/NnWUWDcNE9 
• IT success stories show online court can work – Briggs | Law Gazette https://t.co/7Jd8y02YlO 
• Junior doctors legal road runs out - so what's the next step? https://t.co/mphDkAGnHi 
• Oxford abduction: Schoolgirl raped by men in car https://t.co/U7VtBhutq5 
• Brexit: Italian PM Matteo Renzi warns UK over EU rights https://t.co/rUj3Yj4vlO 
• Cliff Richard says "a cloud lifted" when informed he would not be prosecuted over claims of historical sex abuse https://t.co/MN6MZiklc0 
• Taxpayers are paying more than £400,000 a year to subsidise a farm where a billionaire Saudi prince breeds racehorses https://lnkd.in/diduAAh 
• California ends statute of limitations for rape over Cosby case #US https://t.co/RcNBSsbEkB 
• #India 'launches strikes against so called militants' in Kashmir attack https://t.co/guEscLAshN 
• Child abuse inquiry counsel Emmerson suspended | Law Gazette https://t.co/apTIZvJ1Yv 
• One-third of family court cases have no representative at all | Law Gazette https://t.co/50YLMJweNo
• Legal aid safety net applications soar | Law Gazette https://t.co/T6J7YUSFyd 
• LSB softens ‘prescriptive’ diversity approach | Law Gazette https://t.co/p5Uw7yV4M0
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ezWbh2hCFa
• Sale of Kodi 'fully-loaded' streaming boxes faces legal test https://t.co/fmJ8OIO6AR 
• Why do people admire Jeremy Corbyn more than any other politician? https://t.co/SQ7MIQRAnM
• Child abuse inquiry counsel Ben Emmerson QC suspended https://t.co/Fdg2MZWfyz 
• Congress rejects Obama veto of Saudi 9/11 lawsuits bill #US https://t.co/2U7fFfVkUs 
• Know your client checks – A lesson from BHS | Legal Futures https://t.co/xtGkEaILHB 
• High Court rejects solicitor's bid to judicially review Bar Standards Board | Legal Futures https://t.co/PK4FWbqldo 
• SRA review of 'successful' personal injury sector to clean out bad practices | Legal Futures https://t.co/uummmkO7Ln
• Elected state supreme court judges less supportive of LGBT rights, study says https://t.co/JLnTqVOGag 
• Alabama chief justice’s anti-gay marriage fight may be a rebellious bid for governor #US https://t.co/1mvKm9WU6k 
• Woman wins right to review of Northern Ireland sex work law https://t.co/t3I4YQf78i
• Architecture and prisons: why design matters https://t.co/adMUJ1hPyy 
• Reporter who quit on air to fight for pot legalization could face decades in prison #US https://t.co/wmaSjgNJqW
• Serious Fraud Office steps up BHS investigation https://t.co/YrRv7FGrsO 
• Junior doctors fail in high court challenge of new contract's legality https://t.co/GhDLyX92Fa 
• Amnesty calls off launch of Thai torture report after police warning https://t.co/ieoSn5WESh 
• Judge bars publication of Pippa Middleton iCloud photographs https://t.co/RcGVjlP0uW 
• Bail time limit proposals questioned by police standards body https://t.co/GOo7X1Xbuf 
• Joe Biden to appear on Law & Order: SVU to talk rape kit backlog #US https://t.co/5LoFOsOuu5 
• Joe Biden to appear on Law & Order: SVU to talk rape kit backlog #US https://t.co/5LoFOsOuu5
• Nigel Ward sticking with Ashurst despite planned switch | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/kbzqv3hFHv
• Jones Day picks up Middle East finance head from HSF | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Mr4Em3vctE 
• Law firm office manager steals millions | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/soEeFiYvio
• Global M&A values down 50 per cent, research finds | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/UgakStyqyq 
• Kirkland & Ellis sends five lawyers to apologise to judge over Facebook blunder | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/GWwP2zw5NZ 
• UK opens its first ‘pay-as-you-feel’ food waste grocery store https://t.co/D0mR6LwKSg 
• Labour v Labour: The courts’ resolution of political disputes | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Imz7F1OhQq 
• Government’s ‘secret’ Brexit strategy revealed in court documents | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/eKT31xa3p7
• Charity launches crowdfund to challenge G4S helpline contract | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Py1YmY2z1E

28th September - Law News

1738th 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: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he is not a supporter of nuclear weapons amid questions about Trident renewal.
 

Focus of the Day story: A senior judge has warned that jobs within HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) may be lost when expected reforms are completed, yet the alternative was a risk of ‘decline by many salami slices’. Full story - Solicitors Journal
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Fare-dodging barrister Peter Barnett struck off https://t.co/049c3FCpnv 
• Labour MPs plan their own Heathrow vote https://t.co/xFJWyLBFN8
• Royal Household worker Ronald Harper jailed for £100k bribes https://t.co/ohoBPG8nvn
• 'Fake Sheikh' Mazher Mahmood gives no evidence in trial https://t.co/wBPDZpggCH 
• Woman speaks out over 'years of pain' after abuser sentenced https://t.co/DOa0xsx2Px
• Sub-machine gun: Nine-year sentence over carrying gun in a Belfast taxi https://t.co/14Xpa5Rt9v 
• Asleep at wheel driver jailed for three years over death https://t.co/tnewPFRdys 
• Cardiff Queen Street: Murder arrest after double stabbing https://t.co/zfJcyvPFHX 
• Men most likely to complain over misleading adverts https://t.co/iWSawirJql 
• Court ban over Pippa Middleton hacked iCloud photos https://t.co/UcvjA4CN33 
• MoJ told to comply with jailed drug baron’s kosher food FoI demands | Law Gazette https://t.co/PZ3U4Gd92P 
• Legal apprenticeship pioneers announce their new starters | Law Gazette https://t.co/js9koo9t9p 
• Fare-dodging barrister disbarred | Law Gazette https://t.co/QnpAe71Yiu 
• Scottish firms tight-lipped on merger rumour | Law Gazette https://t.co/KIx1Alx1Yf 
• Anti-Brexit group wins right to disclose government’s legal defence | Law Gazette https://t.co/xXc4Donta3
• City watchdog urged to exempt legal from new accountability regime | Law Gazette https://t.co/uxITJpPQfM
• Widow's frozen embryo case in High Court https://t.co/Zb0p990R50 
• MH17: Dutch-led team to pinpoint Buk missile launch site https://t.co/R11ARVdc78 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/UD2z6Otj0W
• Wells Fargo chief forfeits $41m amid corruption probe https://t.co/P5sgIrshg4 
• Journalist Noor Tagouri to become first Muslim to appear in Playboy with a hijab https://t.co/4N7dm0B1IR 
• Serena Williams vows: 'I won't be silent' on police violence https://t.co/xNSRRdUer7 
• Nottingham anti-begging posters banned by advertising authority https://t.co/soIPwpfjyG 
• RBS to pay $1.1bn to settle certain #US mis-selling claims https://t.co/1Camx4cTLo
• Wells Fargo chief forfeits $41m amid corruption probe #US https://t.co/P5sgIrshg4 
• Fewer drivers on mobile phones 'caught by police' https://t.co/iRDfMcdWSC 
• Father of Muslim teen arrested for clock sues conservative media for defamation #US https://t.co/uuV2uxJDNC 
• Porsche-driving #Indian American lawyer & Nazi sympathiser Nathan DeSai was Houston gunman #US https://t.co/qZh5h38sqJ
• Indian donors in Belfast prevented from giving blood over malaria fears https://t.co/UaOdDJtM0i 
• Louisiana under-21 strippers sue for right to dance #US https://t.co/RyhK6VmFpe 
• Police bail restriction plans 'dangerous' https://t.co/MYHHYCLSkF
• Sanctions for barrister who turned up in court 'drunk' and another who dodged fares | Legal Futures https://t.co/w5eJ3FCgZb 
• Solicitors allowed to practise from unregulated firms “could face pressure to compromise professional obligations” https://t.co/AgkEOYqzp6 
• Leading investor & former dragon James Caan exits law firm investment | Legal Futures https://t.co/9XjOWaFsJD 
• Leading investor & former dragon James Caan exits law firm investment | Legal Futures https://t.co/9XjOWaFsJD
• Sex offender used special software that erased what he'd been browsing on his computer https://t.co/TvS398tP75 
• Fresh evidence presented to tribunal in Burton Imam unfair dismissal case https://t.co/hiO6yo2Irt 
• Mayo solicitor nominated to lead Charity Appeals Tribunal #IRELAND https://t.co/2539tECyBj 
• Judge orders meeting between Saudi girl and solicitor https://t.co/ThJvzsDMiR
• Solicitor-General 'looking into' Filipo discharge #NEWZEALAND https://t.co/IixEP2e3Ux 
• Solicitor ignored Highland sheriff's order to appear in court https://t.co/abiSTd0hOO 
• Senior Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer vacancies in the Government Legal Department https://t.co/vF0uAxCB6L
• These are the countries where child marriage is legal https://t.co/xPwlpqBN1X
• Firm Leads on Obtaining Legal Opinion on Post-Brexit Unitary Patent Court Membership for the UK https://t.co/TCnam9JEhX 
• Woolworths wins against Lowe's in Masters legal battle #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/fyEQA8VLKR
• The ACLU will provide legal counsel to NYC bombing suspect #US https://t.co/NsB95utEDF 
• Court rules revocation of Thaksin's passports was legal #THAILAND https://t.co/LlFBauoE74 
• The Hysan legal battle: setting out what #HongKong's Town Planning Board can and cannot do https://t.co/w6vfrNboYM 
• #Canadian legal scholar Stephen Toope nominated to be next vice-chancellor of Cambridge University https://t.co/Jc7B3Ega5J
• Southern passengers' legal action fund close to £18k https://t.co/yWQT9iwusK 
• Adelaide based WBH Legal slammed for trying to get graduates to pay $22000 for work #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/8ckSXdLyw3
• Sale of Kodi 'fully-loaded' streaming boxes faces legal test https://t.co/fmJ8OIO6AR 
• #SWITZERLAND will notify citizens when they have been spied on under new surveillance laws https://t.co/ZUmtjU4mDV 
• Milan challenges London for patent court due to #brexit https://t.co/r8pevmfit0
• British terror threat: US terror laws 'could force UK to EXPOSE security secrets' https://t.co/PKiOEBSqlf 
• 'Disgruntled lawyer' suspected of shooting nine people in Houston | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/MSpVjlLlbL https://t.co/lpoiu8pvDV
• Freshfields the latest to sign AI deal with Kira Systems | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/7B1T5OyZ2V https://t.co/Y1mPCyBbNY 
• 'Disgruntled lawyer' suspected of shooting nine people in Houston | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/MSpVjlLlbL 
• Freshfields the latest to sign AI deal with Kira Systems | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/7B1T5OyZ2V 
• Clifford Chance poaches London life sciences co-head from Olswang | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/rRtpWw3R47
• Burges Salmon welcomes first batch of legal apprentices | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ysvCCxm9TA 
• Dentons unveils US leadership reshuffle for 2017 | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/zQFAa9DLkV 
• Macfarlanes head of financial services quits for Quinn Emanuel | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/clYDbr5OHC 
• Theresa May accused of trying to alter immigration report before Brexit vote https://t.co/eX1V8UzJDB 
• Panama Papers: European parliament opens inquiry https://t.co/NDVyGssELZ
• Pippa Middleton takes high court action against ‘person or persons unknown’ https://t.co/QNgDfIgVwl
• Glasgow East MP Natalie McGarry charged with embezzlement https://t.co/7AU7WVh7Au 
• Sam Allardyce: England manager leaves after one match in charge https://t.co/tKXVeYStQK 
• Anglesey: No nappy collection service for over 3s https://t.co/QYeBCYyhOE
• MP Natalie McGarry charged with fraud offences https://t.co/NekhVBnKdg 
• Diamond review: Loans 'should replace' tuition fees grant https://t.co/Gx9QiuobcK 
• Sexism row grips #German politics and shakes CDU https://t.co/js94fEGHVa 
• Man, 78, held over 1965 murder of schoolgirl Elsie Frost https://t.co/US2sILrNWX 
• First 'three person baby' born using new method https://t.co/7Qnxie8LDx
• Presidential debate 2016: Four ways gender played a role https://t.co/HUBnhqigxU
• Smiler crash: Alton Towers operator Merlin fined £5m https://t.co/09xAJMeW8m

27th September - Law News

1737th 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: Decades of industrial decline are prompting white, working-class Democrats to reassess their political loyalties, and now many plan to vote for Donald Trump.
 

Focus of the Day story: The Legal Services Consumer Panel and the Legal Ombudsman are the latest organisations to come out against the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) proposal that practising solicitors be allowed to handle unreserved legal work for the public from unregulated firms.
The panel said that though it supported greater flexibility and could see the advantages, particularly where solicitors work with law centres or charities, the revised arrangement would create two distinct types of service. Full story - Legal Futures
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Sam Allardyce fights to save England manager’s job in FA crisis talks https://t.co/4PztK27kFd
• ICC ruling for #Timbuktu destruction 'should be deterrent for others' https://t.co/C6DXQ6ebtE 
• Defining justice: why it's time to rethink our kneejerk response to crime https://t.co/BsT6Q1ywRz
• Sir Cliff Richard will not be charged after accusers' appeal is rejected https://t.co/MIjNKT9q6e
• From Jamaica to Albania, the victims of Britain’s mass deportations are dumped destitute https://t.co/BQ3Yq9b36Q 
• Man who killed his unborn baby during attack loses appeal against life sentence https://t.co/JZ1lOc4lcc 
• Grammar police heading to the bar | Law Gazette https://t.co/JnZsEXTlJy
• Tax raids to soar under ‘failure to prevent’ offence, predicts law firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/NEm14gGnP4 
• Labour: human rights law should apply to troops abroad | Law Gazette https://t.co/wu6b8QOIc2 
• Society: lifting reserved activity restrictions could threaten UK competitiveness | Law Gazette https://t.co/5KoLhSw59t 
• Plan for ‘role-plays and grammar tests’ in single legal exam | Law Gazette https://t.co/xAzaMe7ZvW
• SRA reforms could lead to more ‘silent sufferers’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/dbXx9FxA0R
• Attwells senior partner cleared by SDT | Law Gazette https://t.co/PDGepk5Kje 
• Labour promises manifesto pledge on legal aid | Law Gazette https://t.co/c8OOYpkdLN 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/0pZ7tyoF8u
• Allegations against England manager Sam Allardyce investigated by FA https://t.co/mH2sutXfOC 
• Spain ‘issues arrest warrant’ for #Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu over 2010 Gaza flotilla attack https://t.co/6EKKhWplNk 
• Lawmakers in the French capital vote to set up designated clothes-free area on city’s edge #FRANCE https://t.co/YX4ZVVsJiI
• Washington man charged with murder at mall after killing five in Macy's store #US https://t.co/3y00u2MrGb
• Thousands of Saudis sign petition to end male guardianship of women #SAUDIARABIA https://t.co/CQbK8nRV4d 
• BMA facing backlash from members over handling of contract dispute https://t.co/2x10F6KbgA 
• Women poorly represented in top 1% of UK earners, study finds https://t.co/dGxDcmVEFw
• Passengers in Uber's self-driving cars waived right to sue for injury or death https://t.co/iiTfuoGmbV
• Lawyers must now draw on the data and drive change | Legal Futures https://t.co/4QSBybIJ8P 
• Creating a 'two-tier profession' - Consumer panel joins opposition to SRA plan - Legal Futures https://t.co/9lSFwO7pa4 
• McKenzie Friend firm grows - and thanks judiciary and Bar for the publicity | Legal Futures https://t.co/HoMd5ZWP2f 
• Battle of the 'bulge' - Legal Ombudsman's performance worsens | Legal Futures https://t.co/TLzw8hg9Y2
• Speech by Lord Justice Gross at the Commonwealth Magistrates' and Judges' Association https://t.co/4NBXHb17qx
• Brooklyn Women's Bar Association honors judges at annual membership party #US https://t.co/JD9WJaYC7v 
• Police Detain 76 Judiciary Clerks Allegedly Linked to Gulen Movement #TURKEY https://t.co/xyVO5tnSEl 
• Transforming #Nigerian Judiciary Through Effective Strategic Plan https://t.co/l92zXOeogh 
• ICJ calls for independence of Judiciary in #BOTSWANA https://t.co/QqBDrzaU7d
• Judiciary eager to help in environmental protection, but seeks scientific training – Sereno #PHILIPPINES https://t.co/9XjefMeuEy 
• Aroni says she'll tackle corruption in the Judiciary #KENYA https://t.co/V3F7ppcKqn 
• Come up with innovative reforms, Ambode urges Judiciary #NIGERIA https://t.co/yNPddTq9mH
• 'When is Mandonsela going to probe capture of judiciary and Parliament', asks ANCYL #SOUTHAFRICA https://t.co/pWAC3Ba18X 
• Judiciary requires over sh1b to hear election petition appeals #UGANDA https://t.co/lUnAnYfx6R 
• Marie Henein, the lawyer who plans to keep Jian Ghomeshi out of prison https://t.co/cKXI3Enaa9 
• Self-employed need the same ACC certainty as salaried workers, adviser says #NEWZEALAND https://t.co/piBjcyMm2B
• People should not settle for a world 'ruled by laws': Tang laureate #TAIWAN https://t.co/144t0vYVQu 
• Liverpool student accommodation provider 'Urban Student Life' reprimanded over 'malpractice' https://t.co/jqZfPN09Qq 
• Anti-abuse charity chief exposed as 'a bully who tormented employee' https://t.co/FUor4MRH08 
• National Green Tribunal lifts stay on construction of elevated road on land belonging to a bird sanctuary #INDIA https://t.co/MRuZFinawJ
• War crimes tribunal for Islamic State detainees lacks support, suggests #Israel https://t.co/vV3qRez4if
• Judge eyes tossing NYPD sodomy lawsuit #US https://t.co/joiEEVyWu4
• Judges Play Big Role in UK Deferred Prosecution Agreements https://t.co/N8YEesSZxD 
• Federal Judge Reams Junior Associate Because Biglaw Firm Refused To Send A Partner To Court #US https://t.co/H6AfbtYtaF
• State Bar panel recommends suspension for outspoken Las Vegas lawyer Jacob Hafter #US https://t.co/Pf4MXRdoVs 
• Death of lawyer David Bitel denies justice for rape victims #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/Xhm5cGOpxu 
• What does divorce lawyer Laura Wasser's working wardrobe tell us https://t.co/D9TBItQlNb 
• People cheated by lawyers in Ontario eligible for up to $500K in compensation #CANADA https://t.co/ZpwvK1PUUo 
• Legal experts say decision on whether to allow other accusers to testify against Bill Cosby is crucial #US https://t.co/jS73QLv0Fx 
• Thousands of protesters in Dublin and #Irish expats demand referendum on Ireland's abortion laws https://t.co/sCYxUEbrKP 
• IMF targets Scottish tax haven firms behind child abuse websites https://t.co/FUJ3jlLDlQ 
• Tauranga solicitor and cricketer Sam Curtis to take on South Africa #NEWZEALAND https://t.co/t7f8GTHjKZ 
• Colleagues at Roythornes solicitors in Spalding have handed over a whopping £2,698.28 to Cancer Research UK https://t.co/8SS2BUe4Jj 
• Parliament consults Solicitor General after Lukwago ignores summons #UGANDA https://t.co/o3dmu0FJ4V
• Latest Legal 500 rankings showcases the talent at law firm Hewitsons https://t.co/ee8GzzsaBA 
• Ex-Zanu-PF trio sued over legal costs #ZIMBABWE https://t.co/Mtg7gn4qZF 
• Passengers backing legal review against Southern Railway franchise deal https://t.co/UY9Rq3hvxI
• Things to know about Nevada's legal pot ballot measure #US https://t.co/KM2R4PvKQo 
• Ulay vs. Marina Abramović: How the epic legal battle between art-world giants went down https://t.co/UT2Kk4uLR7
• New pay deal for gardaí agreed with Department of Justice https://t.co/gg4jwKrgLl 
• DRC: Mobile courts deliver justice to remote areas #CONGO https://t.co/y4TPZnqGbw 
• 'Stark reality': how NT's justice system is failing Indigenous domestic violence victims https://t.co/UUzRdu8S8F 
• The American solution: Arresting people is the US take on justice #US https://t.co/LR8YV3Blom 
• Worker status, unemployment and genuine prospects of finding work in EU law https://t.co/6rZu8nmPRp 
• Actors can get their age removed from IMDb under new California law #US https://t.co/DRORIJzvPn
• Photos from the London Protest Against #Poland's Restrictive Abortion Laws https://t.co/zSPBFM8AY0
• Tony Blair denounces witch-hunt of troops but he left them open to criminal charges https://t.co/iFyyUpUzO7 
• Man Likely to Sacrifice Himself Testing Streaming Piracy Limits https://t.co/qpZxKqkrHu 
• The Great British domain name rip-off: Overcharged .uk customers help pay for cheaper .vodka https://t.co/99knfl7jQR 
• Does Stormont believe in one law for them and another for rest of us? https://t.co/QzTXpVugcT 
• The path to the UK's Modern Slavery Act 2015: an oral history project https://t.co/tsU8IIJ86s 
• #SWITZERLAND votes for meatier surveillance law by large margin https://t.co/4MVzDkvZKC 
• New Fair Housing Rule Cites University of Kentucky Law Professor's Paper #US https://t.co/3kInkz4xrM 
• Cartier win battle against counterfeit websites https://t.co/jcmdsocOX6 
• Allen & Overy preps for major US IP expansion | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/W3HszyTaE6 
• Judge schools Facebook and Kirkland & Ellis for sending first-year associate to terrorism hearing | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Xv0GlNtISM 
• Shearman & Sterling called up to advise on Wells Fargo executive pay | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/NuReWcx2pY 
• Linklaters senior partner Elliot will stay on after stepping down | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/dYP1qkZbjc 
• FTSE 100 set aside £31.3bn for litigation bills | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/2cuZNO1XKN
• #Canada First Nations chief won't join UK royals for 'empty gesture' ceremony https://t.co/n3wFWy0yUY