14th November - Law News

1785th 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: An Iraqi soldier involved in the operation to retake Mosul from so-called Islamic State finds his mother among civilians being bussed out of the city.


 
Focus of the Day story: The Bar Council has blasted the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) over its “disappointing response” to the Justice Committee’s report on Courts and Tribunal Fees. The Chairman of the Committee also weighed in, criticizing the MoJ for its “perfunctory response”. Full story - New Law Journal 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Brothers jailed for life for murdering drug-dealing taxman https://t.co/1TXrZXRGEb 
• Man almost lost arm in chainsaw attack in Fort William https://t.co/LNg4CQfzw7 
• UDA member speaks out about threats and criminality https://t.co/9ZLy3QTh2i 
• Up to 400 million accounts in Adult Friend Finder breach https://t.co/oqsBcoaYXd 
• How can Facebook fix its fake news problem? https://t.co/SbJNzXEIEj
• David Harewood: Will Britain ever have a black prime minister? https://t.co/TrrrryBJ13 
• Dark web hackers boast of Tesco Bank thefts https://t.co/MW6VYTnB6d
• 21 year old British woman, Danielle Hall dies in Benidorm hotel balcony fall https://t.co/LgM2RiurEb
• UK to extend Europol membership https://t.co/ZEjnaVzDsL 
• #French government is "definitely" going to close the UK border post in Calais after Brexit https://t.co/N9VORuhLyc 
• Stefano Brizzi guilty of PC Gordon Semple's murder https://t.co/SIk3Wx0L67
• A man shouted "This is for Britain" as he killed Labour MP Jo Cox, the Old Bailey has heard https://t.co/LqpF4D4eVK 
• Liz Truss' call for more women and BME in senior law firm positions + more solicitors in the higher judiciary https://t.co/8FE8aXcGGA 
• Rule of law: Lawyers must stand up to the new revolutionaries and stress that procedures take priority over outcomes https://t.co/TGbj1ChsNC 
• My legal life: Trevor Sterling, Partner, Moore Blatch, Richmond | Law Gazette https://t.co/z4L7siqbsg
• Obituary: Kay Everett, immigration and legal aid specialist | Law Gazette https://t.co/X3M32ElbkF 
• Hallmark of civilisation: ministers need a more holistic vision of access to justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/vjnAf9akXL 
• Homebuying reform: streamline money laundering rule, leasehold reform & electronic conveyancing | Law Gazette https://t.co/WviEd0T8a0 
• Homebuying reform: streamline money laundering rule, leasehold reform & electronic conveyancing | Law Gazette https://t.co/guq8wcGY2w 
• Solicitor ‘gave veneer of respectability’ to £2.8m fraud | Law Gazette https://t.co/aAFaV8Ehvm 
• Training scheme to help vulnerable witnesses | Law Gazette https://t.co/YuM1y8RU2h 
• Addleshaw Goddard in cross-border merger | Law Gazette https://t.co/sN57py5sGf 
• MoJ extends jury service to over-70s https://t.co/nVUEV8cvIk 
• Junior lawyers welcome proposed unpaid placement curbs | Law Gazette https://t.co/siVf07PTpG 
• CA ruling on fixed fees to have ‘substantial’ effect | Law Gazette https://t.co/pkeXsndnbY
• Local gun-carrying restrictions may be wiped out under Trump, advocates say #US https://t.co/7JqpGvG1EH 
• Neoliberalism: the deep story that lies beneath Donald Trump’s triumph https://t.co/pIu2D9UeYg 
• Nurse faces tribunal over Pauline Cafferkey temperature reading https://t.co/vKS8dRpv6k 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/yqD76ot1GC
• Fan banned by Cricket #Australia for offensive racist graffiti aimed at Hashim Amla https://t.co/m1A9PHvCsc 
• Lawyers file motion to delay Trump University trial until after inauguration #US https://t.co/DRHaWXGY7r 
• New guidelines issued on questioning of vulnerable witnesses in court https://t.co/Ib10Du2Nbs 
• Donald Trump backs same-sex marriage but not abortion under supreme court threat #US https://t.co/9K8FoDWgn5 
• The Dutch prison crisis: A shortage of prisoners #NETHERLANDS https://t.co/6WdU1rLBOA 
• #Liberland, a libertarian dream: The man who created a tiny country he can no longer enter https://t.co/zbijitYZ3d
• Barack Obama calls for 'meaningful debt relief' for #Greece praising the EU as a major achievement https://t.co/N4aQTBlYY6 
• Julian Assange to be interviewed today over sex assault claim https://t.co/T7Admk0TBW 
• #China threatens to cut sales of iPhones and #US cars if 'naive' Trump pursues trade war https://t.co/pPdwWYSIHY 
• Hong Kong politician calls pro-independence activists 'cancer cells' at rally of thousands #CHINA https://t.co/vOcBQwU5qb 
• #Myanmar army kills 25 in Rohingya villages https://t.co/PdF9VdmSkG
• Donald Trump: The women protesting against the #US President-elect https://t.co/UB2Y2dCMBv 
• Controversial 'Tinder death' interview airs in #Australia https://t.co/96PUiSeMyc 
• Donald Trump to racist bigoted supporters harassing minorities: 'Stop it' #US https://t.co/LkoqRIn2Y3 
• Ex-South Africa batsman Alviro Petersen charged with match-fixing https://t.co/OPwMlYMFPj 
• The Mike Pence (Donald Trump) Assault On #LGBT Equality Is Already Underway #US https://t.co/yECO4f07DG
• 'Look to where the law is going, not where the law is' - Legal Futures https://t.co/n44x72idhh 
• PI solicitor who put work referrers ahead of clients struck off - Legal Futures https://t.co/SBTma8P7u9 
• History teacher suspended for lesson showing ‘remarkable parallels’ between rise of Trump and Hitler #US https://t.co/PFndvNNf7r 
• From legal advice to government advocacy - ABS gives Cherie Blair's firm 'competitive advantage' - Legal Futures https://t.co/kKT0OeNL2Z 
• #INDIA raises withdrawal limit as rupee anger mounts on Modi https://t.co/P3Vx3zouT7 
• Second escaped prisoner arrested https://t.co/MMKHN3uYDy
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/9d7DGszlqA
• Councils accuse Home Office of dragging heels over Calais children https://t.co/YlOPpzAwVT 
• Britain doesn't need Farage's help with Donald Trump, says top Tory https://t.co/SUXA77aAqH 
• Just one person fined in UK for smoking with under-18 in car https://t.co/1pIkcaz5Q6
• Manchester: manhunt under way after woman raped at knifepoint in her home https://t.co/pYfGcT5iOh 
• BHS scandal: Dominic Chappell arrested amid tax investigation https://t.co/KV2mz0goku 
• MPs set to ask RSPCA to stop carrying out animal cruelty prosecutions https://t.co/3PPpwGnyrU https://t.co/2s3byy7jGr
• Paul Ryan lists Trump-era priorities as he insists Republicans have 'mandate' despite 25.5% vote #US https://t.co/WuYyHl7xUn 
• MPs set to ask RSPCA to stop carrying out animal cruelty prosecutions https://t.co/3PPpwGnyrU

13th November - Law News

1784th 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: Considered among the best cities to work and live in the US, San Diego also ranks in the FBI’s 13 highest-intensity trafficking areas in the country.

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Zuckerberg promises Facebook action over fake news https://t.co/FTk9Qtkrzc 
• Dog stabbing: Government says laws do not need changing https://t.co/B9furhFaiw https://t.co/Csr0m1FTFI 
• Charity Support the Heroes ordered to suspend fundraising https://t.co/7oR4VGOtAv https://t.co/iobfiBMLJH 
• Dog stabbing: Government says laws do not need changing https://t.co/B9furhFaiw 
• Charity Support the Heroes ordered to suspend fundraising https://t.co/7oR4VGOtAv 
• Donald Trump has said he will deport or jail up to three million illegal migrants #US https://t.co/75OXF1JQwm 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2wCnGw0AvM
• Charity Commission looks into allegations against charity founded by Liam Fox https://t.co/Ps9EBwSzRB 
• #US to take #Australia asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus Island https://t.co/QY01EsS3WT 
• #French far-right leader Marine Le Pen hails Trump win https://t.co/8JwQWUxH5O 
• Paris attacks: #French PM Manuel Valls to extend state of emergency https://t.co/9Cw3EQnfLI 
• Workers 'cutting hours' because of childcare costs https://t.co/FIUjVr0VWp
• Power to the paralegals: Number of graduates qualifying as solicitors without doing a training contract smashes thro…https://t.co/69LYp4oBM4 
• Berwin Leighton Paisner lifts post-Brexit referendum pay freeze - Legal Cheek https://t.co/L87Za4F6he 
• Amal Clooney and X-Factor rapper Honey G were ‘schoolmates’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/S3wIZH3OQS
• Supreme Court success for families involved in bedroom tax battle - Legal Cheek https://t.co/D39Hmk6uyB
• From trainee solicitor to pro bono manager - Legal Cheek https://t.co/RpanftqChv 
• DWF hangs on to just 62% of its newly qualifying lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/My2QVw5NPd 
• One Crown Office Row QCs sign open letter slamming Liz Truss’ 'inadequate defence' of Brexit judges - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fCLZHIWJsk
• The law firms with the most approachable partners in Britain - Legal Cheek https://t.co/GXF05PixxK 
• Is there still any chance of me getting a training contract here in the UK? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/AYsVvIEuSY 
• Sci-fi nightmare: could law students soon be learning about judgments made by robots? - Legal Cheek... https://t.co/vNtBt1KUj9 
• International law: an insight into life on the road - Legal Cheek https://t.co/hSnPNDNLNt https://t.co/wnKpJIdFv2 
• Sci-fi nightmare: could law students soon be learning about judgments made by robots? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ukucznorht 
• Fancy a three-course lunch with City firm partners? Fundraising challenge has some awesome prizes - Legal Cheek https://t.co/c52NldGUnM 
• International law: an insight into life on the road - Legal Cheek https://t.co/hSnPNDNLNt 
• Bar Council backs Truss's calls for 'wider pool of talent' for judicial selection - Legal Cheek https://t.co/0OKBalsIJO 
• 'It's a scratchy response': Committee chair shares his views on MoJ's court fees feedback - Legal Cheek https://t.co/SBmqRLIq3X 
• Video: #SouthAfrican Defendant strips completely naked and dances on judge’s bench - Legal Cheek https://t.co/PXBmSqU8NA
• Is it ‘judgment’ or ‘judgement’? Row breaks out as two former Lord Chancellors keep the ‘e’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/2Gyndqzjyz 
• From Brexit bunkers to tactical 'Trump teams' - what kind of lawyers will firms need? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/9jrXrsf6Fj 
• Law students file (and argue) petition against MH Law CET seat allocation #INDIA https://t.co/GJPNtT4ckH
• Gogoi J v. Katju J Round 2? Supreme Court issues contempt notice to former judge #INDIA https://t.co/FZG3yZOOOd
• Supreme Court judge Shiva Kirti Singh J. calls for competitive exam to appoint judges to higher judiciary #INDIA https://t.co/OmSBfUzQGL 
• Victoria & South Australia the only #Australian states to introduce revenge porn legislation | Lawyers Weekly... https://t.co/DDuZ5ifPZy
• Victoria & South Australia the only #Australian states to introduce revenge porn legislation | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/qT0Pohs9Yb 
• Care and assistance claims can be technical and require expert legal advice | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/WVmHYH2w5G 
• Future legal professionals will require more than a law degree | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/MzPWH9lIep
• Spirit of equality illuminated among new Vic lawyers #Australia | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/DdNV7kIWHh 
• Top 3 obstacles hitting legal profession revealed | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/iXRsjokedM 
• Reprieve for NSW lawyer ordered to be struck off | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/PvdGaNeohd 
• Anger intensifies over India's demonetisation move #INDIA https://t.co/dZXxBchDjw 
• #ETHIOPIA state of emergency arrests top 11,000 https://t.co/hfA2BBBluL
• Protesters vow to fight Donald Trump presidency #US https://t.co/1lJ14wFHxx 
• #US police hunting man who shot anti-Trump protester https://t.co/uec0uWtR8G 
• Not just a piece of cake | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/cP3L63byLv
• Scottish prisoner successfully challenges decision refusing permission to own a laptop | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/9GUcgxKTRK 
• Segregation in faith schools does not offend Equality Act: High Court | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/0cIBnI3UvM 
• 1COR’s National Pro Bono Week | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/Ph26aHtqSd 
• I have seen how dangerous prison lockdowns are … https://t.co/mqtpDgKnY9 
• onald Trump's pending lawsuits and his presidency #US https://t.co/0NJYHY51U1
• #Colombia peace deal: Government and Farc reach new agreement https://t.co/uMwJ6sCS8s 
• Social mobility tsar calls for an end to unpaid internships and hits at ‘elitist’ UK https://t.co/OFQ47Ayj9t 
• Age limit for jurors to rise to 75 from December https://t.co/XrfVzGKkGR 
• Suicide, self-harm, stabbings and riots – prisons reach crisis point https://t.co/bineTRGMhE 
• Expert evidence: too technical for juries? | New Law Journal: https://t.co/fGm8EM5gEz
• Beware the investment scam | New Law Journal: https://t.co/w6JSQSCYXH 
• Mencap panel to help people with learning disabilities | New Law Journal: https://t.co/MZKA5tFpDH 
• Will Aid returns | New Law Journal: https://t.co/yjCR3x9QU3 
• Hot tubbing, experts giving evidence concurrently, assisting courts, saving time & reducing costs | New Law Journal https://t.co/ccedUO0aHI 
• Hot tubbing, experts giving evidence concurrently, assisting courts, saving time & reducing costs | New Law Journal https://t.co/M0X3dB1RBt 
• Strengthened calls for cohabitation law reform | New Law Journal: https://t.co/iD1HorthQl 
• Barnardo’s loses pension switch appeal | New Law Journal: https://t.co/JNruxGKXHN 
• The Bar Council has unveiled a “snapshot report” on the life of employed barristers | New Law Journal: https://t.co/eTiajoh7cy
• Lord Chancellor criticised for slow response to attacks on judicial independence | New Law Journal: https://t.co/IJsg5GojH1 
• "Bedroom tax" ruled discriminatory: Court rules tax unlawfully discrimnates against the disabled | New Law Journal: https://t.co/0u4XePRZYB 
• Insolvency lawyers reassured on English courts & Brexit | New Law Journal: https://t.co/ePMVlr1Pns
• Jackson to review fixed recoverable costs | New Law Journal: https://t.co/EWWJ2664D9 
• Implications of Brexit for UK litigators | New Law Journal: https://t.co/ES32zNm2Vw

12th November - Law News

1783rd 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 race to save Iran's water, before water scarcity dries out entire cities and displaces millions.

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Trump election: Clinton blames defeat on FBI director https://t.co/AKCfmIL1eV
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/HEwpUcGh4h
• #Australia PM Turnbull 'not welcome' at Mardi Gras parade https://t.co/tZBm0Ym1bZ 
• Paris attacks: Bataclan to reopen with Sting concert #FRANCE https://t.co/ByGd7pEjno 
• Venice #Venexodus protesters oppose tourist numbers #ITALY https://t.co/HQA5EZDSNj 
• Boris Johnson to skip EU special meeting on Trump win https://t.co/QXM1Qdd88u 
• Lego giveaways in Daily Mail end amid protest on migrant hating reportage https://t.co/iTc28f2E3o
• #US Election 2016: Are hate crimes spiking after Trump's victory? https://t.co/yfcCXvszym
• Donald Trump's rude awakening for #Germany https://t.co/jdTa2Uok6Z
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/hxcG5rAuDE
• Armistice day: Britain remembers #Lesotho's Spitfire gift https://t.co/4z8f7zgqrY 
• Nursery funding: Information Commissioner rejects DfE case https://t.co/83YhBs09wA
• The KKK Just Announced a Trump Victory Parade in North Carolina #US https://t.co/6tyJvIzXcW
• #INDIA'S tea workers' conditions remain very poor https://t.co/fZg5ceDVB8
• Stress 'changes brains of boys and girls differently' https://t.co/zrTit4gXDI
• Thousands of mothers 'missing out' on pension rights https://t.co/PX5a2q7HUK 
• 'Cruel' spit hoods used by third of UK police forces https://t.co/Wz24dmpDud 
• Police probe following Keith Vaz Sunday Mirror drug claims https://t.co/rHlGTjLt96 
• Gary Lineker in talks with Walkers crisps over Sun advertising https://t.co/WhcvHX6BPg 
• Facebook profile glitch 'kills' millions. Even Mark Zuckerberg https://t.co/rVhJ0ZY928 
• Lawyers offer 'TransLawHelp' ahead of Trump inauguration | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Uk2SewZBgu 
• Stephenson Harwood culls alliance in Myanmar | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/xiLb0sLOsj 
• Law Society of Singapore elects new president | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/NNHDqYWxmf 
• Addleshaw Goddard eyes three-office Scottish takeover | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/oJUG0iASbg 
• KWM Europe offered conditional bailout by Asia partnership | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/NqX3Eir43g
• Arnold & Porter to create billion-dollar firm with rival Kaye Scholer | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/TZ5NkIYUdw 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/CS8W3NbjNt
• French opposition MPs seek to impeach President Hollande https://t.co/C8U1Vn9xqF 
• Amazon ordered to refund children's in-app purchases https://t.co/sIcIkZZZCd 
• Trump election: Juncker warns president may upset US ties with Europe https://t.co/nVLwY8pAA7
• VP Mike Pence Confirms Trump Presidency Will Abolish Birth Control Mandate And Transgender Bathroom Protection #US https://t.co/itR4RFlnXE 
• Donald Trump had called for Department of Education to be eliminated — here's how he could legally do it #US https://t.co/Pac25INRLX 
• Article 50 could be reversed, government may argue in Brexit case https://t.co/iUe8ynnkuP 
• 'It's going to silence people': setback feared in fighting campus sexual assault https://t.co/oLlMJg0nSq
• Privacy experts fear Donald Trump accessing global surveillance network #US https://t.co/fRsANwuT1y 
• Court of appeal upholds decision to keep Oxford mother's child in care https://t.co/ndPF1cj7FJ 
• Article 50 claimant Gina Miller: 'It isn’t safe for me to go outside' https://t.co/0a90fs5XXY 
• What does Brexit mean? Once we know, the people must have a vote on it | Tim Farron https://t.co/jB0CJevZmK
• Lo♥︎ing Legal Life: Overcoming fear of failure | The Lawyer https://t.co/dUjFvC1MQy 
• Brexit tops list of junior lawyers’ career concerns | The Lawyer https://t.co/aD7cJqPXW6
• Associate Conundrums: What comedy can teach us about presenting | The Lawyer https://t.co/5LjupdOZuB 
• Dentons’ Joe Andrew: Trump is a symptom of globalisation | The Lawyer https://t.co/mnfPJiKAHG 
• Arnold & Porter confirms $1bn tie-up with Kaye Scholer | The Lawyer https://t.co/BrkRrNSZKn https://t.co/yKgblSrB0n 
• Arnold & Porter confirms $1bn tie-up with Kaye Scholer | The Lawyer https://t.co/BrkRrNSZKn 
• Stephenson Harwood axes Myanmar alliance amid plans to open office | The Lawyer https://t.co/OsxC082Eik 
• White & Case chairman calls on firm to “come together” after Trump victory | The Lawyer https://t.co/Yv83RN1xXC
• Will-writer fined £30k after complaints over nuisance calls | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/lA15ZHRby0 
• Another QualitySolicitors firm to leave network | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/nizpBn8FeH 
• Rethink SDT standard of proof – Leveson | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/8yImVHXyTQ 
• Tchenguiz case reignited as court grants permission to appeal | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/8AzEgiafIG
• Funder secures £100m of fresh capital | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/zEhusF9he8 
• Mencap sets up volunteer legal panel | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/R6ATjtQOCi 
• Online courts guidance must be in ‘plain English’ | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ceAc9Odlss 
• CJEU says ebooks subject to paper-book lending rules | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/OyVvdxy65P 
• Jackson to lead government review of fixed recoverable costs | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/A7i5GthP5j 
• #ZIMBABWE drops charges against Cecil the lion hunter https://t.co/ixnTBYNGhi 
• Jasmine Gregory jailed for baby's bath death https://t.co/uNVkP87b8Z 
• Police begin football corruption investigation https://t.co/WMroCqdMgn 
• Virgin Care given £700m health contract in Bath and North East Somerset https://t.co/mGqN1htLP6 
• Spotify patches 'data gobbling' glitch https://t.co/Ug9h1gCdPP 
• Car seat warning for infants on long journeys https://t.co/hO4zyo4qYl 
• Mosul battle: IS hangs bodies of 40 civilians from poles in #Iraqi city, UN says https://t.co/H76wU0UFAc

11th November - Law News

1782nd 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: 'Not My President'! Demonstrators took to the streets in parts of California and Washington to protest the election of Donald Trump.

 
Focus of the day story: The Bar Council plans to hike practising fees next year in order to plug a ‘very significant’ shortfall in its staff pension scheme. In a budget consultation paper, the body proposes that fees rise by 12% to plug a deficit in its defined benefit scheme which stood at £5.4m in July, the date of the latest scheme valuation. It then expects to freeze fees for five years. The proposals would result in a £13 increase for the lowest earners, rising to a £198 rise for those earning over £240,000. This will raise £1.3m each year which would be used 'wholly and exclusively' to fund the shortfall. Full story: The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/O9ClPYuVjB
• Law firm DLA Piper host Signature Dinner for regional clients and contacts https://t.co/MX8rsnrEGY 
• Boy seriously hurt in City of Birmingham School stabbing https://t.co/OQPkIWJY1L 
• Armistice Day 2016: Two minutes' silence marks day of national remembrance https://t.co/Eix5ziHU9t
• Some MPs 'ready to vote against triggering Brexit' https://t.co/zQj3CnykhI
• Amazon drivers 'work illegal hours' https://t.co/iKX5QDX2si
• Lawyers ask for Trump University trial to be delayed until next year #US https://t.co/dZCHLYQ5dN 
• Police Investigate Attacks on Muslim Students at Two Universities #US https://t.co/voaa3UPjiW 
• Barristers face decade of higher practising fees to plug Bar Council pension fund hole - Legal Futures https://t.co/b2IpysoSnX 
• Senior partner accepts fine for firm's work on SDLT avoidance schemes - Legal Futures https://t.co/bGpW9xE2co
• Veteran Bitcoin Legal Strategist Joins Firm Hosting Trump Transition Meetings https://t.co/oKL7yPe3AO
• Legal Marijuana a Big Winner in Elections Across the Country #US https://t.co/RvsIe0pNIi 
• Legal body calls for new gender and age hate crimes https://t.co/xyXWZGw21d
• The first post-Trump trade deal: the US gets Katie Hopkins, the UK gets Miley Cyrus https://t.co/8worfblftQ
• Adani's Carmichael mine protected from legal challenges under Queensland water changes #AMERICAN https://t.co/UHUQc9ShbA 
• Scotland set to intervene in UK's Brexit legal case https://t.co/U91xXY2YaS 
• Michael Grenfell on the CMA's progress in enforcing competition law https://t.co/B5FsmOmHAX 
• Digital transformation in the insurance sector https://t.co/SRR1aB9E5j 
• Fundamental Legal Aspects of UK Withdrawal from the EU: Eight Stages on the Way to a New Relationship https://t.co/L2x8XdDXHz 
• 'Women in the legal industry' : Liz Truss speech at the Spark21 Conference https://t.co/EmsRfL4mNc 
• Extraditing criminals could be more cumbersome after Brexit, warns law chief https://t.co/ou6iEuJ1lw 
• How much power will Trump have as President? What can he actually do? https://t.co/jLc9ckd3iq 
• Lisa Kudrow is producing 'dream come true' gay legal drama Rebel Law https://t.co/eTlox3z706 
• Porn industry in California wins crucial vote allowing actors to not wear condoms #US https://t.co/AHUyu9WDl6 
• UK FCA Identifies that Many Consumer Cannot Access the Financial Services They Need https://t.co/s43DMZffQN
• Brexit means Brits may work longer and have fewer rights https://t.co/t22EhqhZim 
• Trump will roll back Obama's LGBT rights protections, Mike Pence confirms #bbcqt https://t.co/5oFcVJLLdL 
• #Mexican Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez dumps sponsor for sending a disrespectful tweet about #MEXICO https://t.co/LjL8UrESdF 
• Was it Facebook 'wot won it'? https://t.co/vh4BY3JlEx
• British cruise ship passenger dies in bus crash https://t.co/1MhvkxjE4e 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/cGNy6EMeFC
• The conflicts of law and politics | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/5VRwzx40gF 
• Rio Tinto legal chief steps down | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/7WCa9IUrI5 
• Scalia namesake law school attracts larger talent pool | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/F69dsid5dg 
• Slaughter and May picks new executive partner | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/bNVC8trhvR 
• KWM global managing partner Fuller quits leadership post | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/vTyZIp9E23 
• Fieldfisher and Hill Hofstetter announce merger | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/e0GCqUVIWF 
• Breastfeeding mum verbally abused in Nando's restaurant https://t.co/MefZGILz0I 
• #Russian banks hit by cyber-attack https://t.co/glJvGchZl3
• #Polish army to teach women self-defence for free https://t.co/3qRzav4gpu 
• #German controller confesses over Bad Aibling rail crash https://t.co/TLwThITzKi 
• #Syria conflict: Food rations run out in rebel-held Aleppo https://t.co/kxEy5gCLEq 
• Women still do more household chores than men, ONS finds https://t.co/MXlyBhlAev 
• Fifa rejects Wales request to wear poppies against Serbia https://t.co/UHWBskSbOu 
• Slater & Gordon targets improved customer experience - Legal Futures https://t.co/ByVi8zuczi https://t.co/aCfZgPlNNc 
• Slater & Gordon targets improved customer experience - Legal Futures https://t.co/ByVi8zuczi 
• Futurologist: AI-based future 'means opportunities for lawyers' - Legal Futures https://t.co/9WaUoVtiwO 
• Truss throws down gauntlet to profession on diversity as she plans more routes to bench - Legal Futures https://t.co/nyzqNTcc8H
• Truss to shake up judicial appointments to increase diversity | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/X0xUirGNeo
• Will women in law be Trumped? | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/2IrC0LWNhZ 
• Rubik's Cube puzzled after losing EU trademark battle https://t.co/LPxItx28Tk 
• Liz Truss rebuffs criticism over newspaper attacks on Brexit judges https://t.co/0Q7qF1cQxF 
• Judge accused by Donald Trump of bias to hold university case pre-trial hearing #US https://t.co/uTjI9Sqdbq
• Teenagers sentenced to at least 20 years for Spalding murders https://t.co/bZxUiLjjj4 
• Nigel Farage jokes about Trump's alleged sexual assaults & calls Obama 'creature' https://t.co/O1in44bIlw
• After the election of Donald Trump, we will not mourn. We will organize | Gloria Steinem https://t.co/p1Sf1Z8qDf 
• A gay man claimed he was bottled in the head and left in a pool of blood by Donald Trump supporters #US https://t.co/dMzzdpTIPB 
• Brexit: commercial courts can still ‘cut the mustard’, says new Chancery head | Law Gazette https://t.co/o7HtyFKYFQ 
• Solicitors in limbo as delays reported in prosecutions | Law Gazette https://t.co/xyIglzb0Et 
• See you in court: judges prepare to sue lord chancellor | Law Gazette https://t.co/HXrHPcCSyN 
• Fieldfisher to absorb commercial law firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZzzKwyttkl 
• Appeal backs Football Association in broadcast copyright row | Law Gazette https://t.co/HNZEu9Egj2
• Exclusive: barristers face fee hike to plug Bar Council’s pension deficit | Law Gazette https://t.co/ShYVLiOlLh

10th November - Law News

1781st 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: DA Filipino sex worker who met former British banker Rurik Jutting just months before he killed two women in Hong Kong says she feels lucky it wasn't her.


Focus of the day story: The so-called ‘bedroom tax’ introduced by the government as part of a wide-ranging series of benefit cuts in 2013 was unlawful, the Supreme Court has ruled, upholding two claims that the rule breached the applicants’ right to be protected against disability discrimination. The seven justices considered seven applications challenging the decision to remove the ‘spare room subsidy’ that was introduced through regulation B13 – an amendment to the Housing Benefits Regulations 2006. Full story: Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Donald Trump due in court on consecutive days this month - hearing over Trump University & lawsuits tied to new hotel #US https://t.co/Iwpxz9wOUg 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/kbhjwfEC9P
• Todd Kohlhepp: More bodies found at South Carolina property #US https://t.co/tAS54MUMOL
• The women in #ElSalvador starting businesses to escape domestic abuse https://t.co/yRaHLfDZ1Q 
• Cyclist admits killing pedestrian over one-way road dispute https://t.co/GqmZTXIJpd
• Serving soldier arrested after two teenage runners fatally hit by car https://t.co/tWu7ct0kYT 
• Brad Pitt 'abusive behaviour investigation closed' with no evidence of wrongdoing https://t.co/0N4Vh8sjli 
• Escaped Pentonville prisoner arrested https://t.co/KTNRIGRxlq 
• UK 'flash crash' trader Navinder Sarao pleads guilty in US https://t.co/uo8tg7tISO
• Croydon tram crash: Driver held on suspicion on manslaughter https://t.co/vZ5vIEbJCx 
• A lynching in Georgia: the living memorial to America’s history of racist violence #US https://t.co/ipx6dBqOAi
• The shocking murder of #SPAIN’s most flamboyant politician https://t.co/wHcXxjOlJL
• #INDIA’s crackdown in Kashmir: is this the world’s first mass blinding? https://t.co/TH17lnLhME 
• There is no such thing as western civilisation | Kwame Anthony Appiah https://t.co/tutyTp5U4u 
• I’ve got the safety net of being white - so why am I so worried about Trump? https://t.co/wsClL5Q26r 
• 'The Latino vote' didn't overwhelm Trump, because we're not all the same https://t.co/UxNc8Natv8 
• Electing Trump: the moment America laid waste to democracy as we know it https://t.co/6jhdepbaqI 
• Greater Manchester police gave 'slap on the wrist' cautions for rapes https://t.co/vObQeSt5wI 
• Qatar World Cup 2022: Amnesty hits out at UK silence on human rights https://t.co/88lLT8Hr1N 
• Liz Truss promises measures to diversify judiciary https://t.co/osnf3DQkQw 
• The rule of law and a reboot for democracy | Letters https://t.co/4aOOMH7Ck0
• A rightwing supreme court could be Donald Trump's most insidious legacy #US https://t.co/oZyZxfahJN 
• Barack Obama must fulfil his pledge to close Guantánamo Bay now #US https://t.co/sjH0OosjJ7 
• Female lawyers fear “Trump effect” - Legal Futures https://t.co/gwbsT7tyaO 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/5clhtAsCF4
• Grammar expansion plans based on 'flimsy evidence' https://t.co/iGDCdkwwRQ
• Business immigration and travel under a Donald Trump presidency | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Hx7etsKJPV 
• Hill Dickinson appoints first ever COO | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/StrD6zQnR6 
• BLP becomes the latest firm to restart salary reviews | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/p5kBCsLZuL 
• Brexit pushing couples to divorce, warns family law leader | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/H5V0PUq8gI 
• Nevada judge becomes unlikely Election Day celebrity | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/7gpdbIJrhP 
• Report forecasts sluggish activity levels for UK legal market | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/2vLekf89Ft 
• Claimants forced to reveal funding secrets | Law Gazette https://t.co/rklLjjKNRs
• Ombudsman staff pocket £434k in one-off bonus compromise | Law Gazette https://t.co/AJzfltLHfd
• Open thread: What will a Trump presidency mean for legal business and the rule of law? | Law Gazette https://t.co/fPDDeC6aN1 
• Remote firm Keystone Law finds a permanent home | Law Gazette https://t.co/at753QvhJQ 
• Supreme Court hands down mixed ‘bedroom tax’ rulings | Law Gazette https://t.co/hmm4xw8AY9
• Pro bono boost for Whitehall lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/w3PLHC7yTN 
• Contract lawyers are ‘copy and paste monkeys’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/DbSmfLxO3d 
• MedCo suspends 134 shell companies as new rules kick in | Law Gazette https://t.co/I4hNOTFNBv
• Diversity champion Okoro is new World Bank GC | Law Gazette https://t.co/Rsnjsv6KvQ 
• ‘Viewing centres’ to preserve open justice in online age https://t.co/o4n4d1Z0cD 
• GCs can drive gender diversity in firms – legal chief | Law Gazette https://t.co/GHVJwrLQdC 
• MoJ unmoved by MPs’ damning verdict on court fee hikes | Law Gazette https://t.co/gw90HHbQR9
• How America voted on drugs, porn, guns, pay and the death penalty https://t.co/2q0rYjVDR9 
• Two cases won against housing benefit cut https://t.co/8Z3UpB9xnX
• Warning after a fake model scout targets UK girls online https://t.co/RX2x2F8ORP 
• #Afghan 'green-eyed girl': #Pakistan deports Sharbat Gula https://t.co/snGFh6eQJM 
• Nigel Farage forced to admit that the EU referendum was only 'advisory' https://t.co/uAlzRa6XGL 
• The #US has elected its most dangerous leader. We all have plenty to fear https://t.co/uAS8yHtye6 
• Donald Trump is moving to the White House, and liberals put him there #US https://t.co/ygjzSR9Ggp
• Donald Trump wins presidential election, plunging US into uncertain future https://t.co/H2SF1E1yO6 
• Nigel Shepherd: ‘Law fails poorer families going through relationship breakdown’ https://t.co/XQ8u747Nr3 
• Families win supreme court appeals over 'unfair' bedroom tax https://t.co/Xvjunq490e 
• Cambridge students build a 'lawbot' to advise sexual assault victims https://t.co/5LfNcN1p74 
• Emily Thornberry calls for closure of Pentonville prison https://t.co/8PgHk0Nmzh

9th November - Law News

1780th 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: Donald’s Trump’s shock election victory. Clyde Wilcox, a professor of government at Georgetown University, discusses the unexpected winning of the US presidency by Donald Trump.


Focus of the day story: The Competition Appeal Tribunal will today begin hearing a training provider’s claim that the Law Society acted anti-competitively by requiring law firms to buy its own training in order to maintain their Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) accreditation. The case brought by North London-based Socrates Training, which provides anti-money laundering (AML) training, among other compliance-related courses, is scheduled to last four days, and will include evidence via video-link by previous Law Society president Jonathan Smithers, who is now working for the Law Council of Australia. Full story: Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/isOIRlI6Po
• #Italian court allows mother to give child her name https://t.co/LyJoZYfj73 
• David Davis pledges to share Brexit thinking with devolved governments https://t.co/7CXRfUR9hQ 
• #Canada's immigration website crashes as Donald Trump's #US election lead grows https://t.co/lmq4fNnVgV 
• Six stabbings in Pentonville prison since death of Jamal Mahmoud https://t.co/YjIzuQOeFO 
• NHS in England ponders sugary drinks ban https://t.co/BT9ftWfTZF 
• #US Election 2016: Asia markets tumble on vote results in favour of Trump https://t.co/SCd9gnhOBF 
• #US election 2016 results: Trump takes commanding lead over Clinton https://t.co/VvRzHWIH3E 
• #Palestinian child sentenced to 12 years in #Israeli prison https://t.co/WAR5X7GNRU 
• Fatal shooting near California polling station in Azusa #US https://t.co/GaFoFxt5Su
• First-time phone-use drivers face points https://t.co/162t7bhCAN
• Teenage joggers struck and killed by car in Aldershot https://t.co/42XCFcSGxU
• Learning and development – opportunities in the new regime - Legal Futures https://t.co/LyPkYxmWm4 
• DWF becomes first law firm to join performance improvement network - Legal Futures https://t.co/satozHyUKo
• Complaints against lawyers fall to their lowest level yet - Legal Futures https://t.co/Y7BYkJkqyN
• Winn reveals masterplan to create listed personal injury giant - Legal Futures https://t.co/XlifYsZXAP 
• #INDIA pulls 500, 1,000-rupee notes to 'fight graft' https://t.co/GcR44DOzco
• Nevada judge: Trump request for voting data 'offensive' #US https://t.co/N9CVpqRFHb
• Brexit may be final straw for some couples, say divorce lawyers https://t.co/ORuJGgQWGj
• South Wales man admits sending 'cowardly' shooting tweet about Leanne Wood https://t.co/tjMtC2jKwn 
• Remembrance of atrocities won’t save us from present dangers https://t.co/J6V2QIT2xQ 
• Ofsted wrong to penalise Islamic school over gender segregation, court rules https://t.co/roXeTeZoHf
• Lords defeat government over child protection proposals https://t.co/27PoSx5ItZ 
• Schindler's List factory to be turned into Holocaust memorial #CZECH https://t.co/MXEZGAMoG3 
• Tesco Bank cyber-thieves stole £2.5m from 9,000 people https://t.co/3Xazc3Kd5n
• Newcastle footballer Jonjo Shelvey may face ban after FA charge for using racist language https://t.co/eIw8qLFKEf 
• How far we've come: older feminists on the battles they've faced – and won https://t.co/bqemWfHija 
• Lords justice spokesman condemns 'ill-informed' attacks on judiciary https://t.co/KQ1yO2wsDY 
• Hong Kong lawyers to march in silence against Beijing intervention | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/b4e7LOftPU
• Carey Olsen sets up shop in Hong Kong | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/mSMWqxXrBH 
• Dechert picks up partner duo from Kirkland and White & Case | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/LC3rx8naVZ 
• Squire Patton Boggs taps Haxby as next EMEA managing partner | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/aonwQ5znfC 
• Lawyers face substantial shortfall in pension savings, warns new research | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/YuGA9A4lYe
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/z7cZSrWZCj
• Manchester airport parking firm (Cheshire Meet and Greet) writes off holidaymaker's car https://t.co/VGH470Mxw1 
• #Syrian families held in #Greece sue #Ireland, EU over rights breaches https://t.co/78vdfTxx8D 
• The New York Times used 2 full pages to print all of Donald Trump's insults from the campaign #US https://t.co/I4dpMkcXj7 
• Brexit court ruling appeal date set for 5 December https://t.co/GZlfojvN3Q
• Lindsay Rimer death: Man held over 1990s canal body find https://t.co/0umDTzHDy1 
• Footballer Adam Johnson victim's Facebook abuser jailed https://t.co/401i9dd29y 
• Fast food outlet McDonald's sues Florence for 18m euros for blocking restaurant in the historic city #ITALY https://t.co/UTjQLUSp8q
• Dame Lowell Goddard won't appear before Home Affairs Committee https://t.co/6Xz2glrbhZ 
• 'Errors' in Met's VIP paedophile probe Operation Midland https://t.co/gvG51lgWuL 
• “Where Modern Justice Lives”: Supreme Court architecture exhibition opens - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UYdN7M5Vqu 
• “Where Modern Justice Lives”:  Supreme Court architecture exhibition opens - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/j6IBT6JTSo
• SYLA criminal conference hailed a success - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/I8g9h5JEg2 
• Governance of Crofting Commission under review - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wK3dz5p4CN 
• TLT secures 3am licence extension for Hawick club - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AYkG6XIZ58
• Geoffrey Bindman and Lord Judge unimpressed with Lord Chancellor's defence of Brexit judges - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/k7EfUoxPqf
• Advocate Martin Richardson appointed Crown Counsel - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kFibGOyShH 
• Number of recorded offences of viewing child pornography rises sharply across UK - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/swv53SlNyg
• Haddington Sheriff Court closure 'clearly a mistake' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QtwkGsPQHX
• Prisoner wins appeal for governor to reconsider request for personal computer - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zXZL2JNizj 
• Law Society and Faculty voice support for judiciary following Brexit judgment - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UdyuRp83oK 
• Scottish Power fine after Longannet worker was burned now reduced following appeal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qvAh7y1Eq0 
• Lord Advocate to lead Scottish intervention in Article 50 case - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uqlt4bJySd
• Prince Harry lambasts press over coverage of girlfriend Meghan Markle citing racial & sexist undertones... https://t.co/AFKa8RjeUr 
• Prince Harry lambasts press over coverage of girlfriend Meghan Markle citing racial & sexist undertones https://t.co/Y0iK8WW4FH 
• Lawyers need to save £18,000 a year to ensure comfortable retirement | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/oyNzxA2fMU
• ‘Long overdue’ cohabitation laws urgently needed | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/yaDfNnWmHf 
• Female lawyers can be helped to progress if their male counterparts take on a bigger role | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/U4EV7IyMmu 
• Judge rejects appeal against £1m costs of holiday claims | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/uniRedZPk8
• LeO fee could almost double - or halve - under tiered payment plan | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Nj8PzAxE50 
• Barrister banned for stealing gold and cash | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/htWtU7qNBw
• Justice committee defends judges after Tory MPs confront lord chancellor | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/jmUALuUreZ 
• Dozens probed over referral fee ban breaches | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/qnrPy0BbQO 
• RBS compensation report criticised by claimants | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ogxytfXjYs 
• Panama papers probe puts 64 firms under the spotlight | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/3ratH26r0v
• Austerity will unleash mayhem. Prison breakouts are just the start https://t.co/UiNAhLaCoC
• Liz Truss confronted by Tory MPs over handling of article 50 row https://t.co/M7J1G0bClZ 
• Liz Truss swore to defend the judiciary. But she stood by as they got a roasting https://t.co/TPRBtDS5Pm
• MP calls for tougher animal cruelty sentences amid link to domestic abuse https://t.co/IEMguFyTb1 
• Yvette Cooper: Lowell Goddard's refusal to testify is 'a disgrace' https://t.co/iL4Z9TRac0 
• UK opposes African move to block UN's LGBT rights champion https://t.co/PhtE9VMEMt 
• Liz Truss, take note: all women’s prisons could be like this | Eric Allison https://t.co/zNOExtYxSb 
• Meghan Markle and Gina Miller don’t recognise their limits. Good for them | Nesrine Malik https://t.co/euQKrHdhzA 
• Panama Papers: 22 people face tax evasion investigations in UK https://t.co/Oz6YByFV6y