3rd December - Law News

1804th 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: Thousands of fans packed into a stadium in Brazil to honour the footballers who died in a plane crash in Colombia that killed 71 people.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Singapore names law firm chairman as new Attorney General | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/wZaJW3SXjX
• Aspiring women lawyers face 'leaky pipeline' into the profession, study finds | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/YVYqKIact0 
• Online poster peddler first casualty of Company Directors Disqualification Act | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/5IvLiUkQT0 
• Shoosmiths enters Northern Ireland through local tie-up in Belfast | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/v5GvwQCuyg 
• Allen & Overy loses Frankfurt PE partner to Milbank Tweed | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/cUCICrQMvK
• KWM China considering taking on parts of the EUME business | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/gbbbveJFok
• Magic Circle firms quickly match Cravath associate bonuses | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Yj9JAXJMq7 
• Response to Stephen Kinnock MP and pointing out why his assimilation assertion panders to racists https://t.co/tSybXh8Yu6
• Football Leaks: Christiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho accused of tax avoidance https://t.co/zxH7JDq6xV
• New era of housebuilding needs new property laws https://t.co/896jevvDr1 
• ‘Don’t play identity politics!’ The primal scream of the straight white male https://t.co/vgUqeBuG74 
• So many lowlights from the life of Zac Goldsmith - how to choose? https://t.co/4eE2ahe2Vz 
• Richmond Park byelection the start of the Brexit fightback https://t.co/bLYumJjsZg
• Looted Palmyra relics seized by #Swiss authorities at Geneva ports https://t.co/Aw99dBHsVI 
• Push for hard Brexit and preponderance of nasty right-wing politics led to Richmond Park win https://t.co/3JPSK3uNwP 
• Jeremy Corbyn: far right are 'parasites feeding on people's concerns' https://t.co/2tamZ4yimw 
• Vegetarian cafe refuses to accept £5 note made with animal byproduct https://t.co/jympONwxhU 
• As regulators & private litigants focus on corporate governance, criminal & civil risks for auditors set to... https://t.co/RFWxmUr1K6 
• As regulators & private litigants focus on corporate governance, criminal & civil risks for auditors set to expand https://t.co/7hHB9TXx2I 
• ‘Change of direction’ sees top 100 firm bow out of SRA panel work | Law Gazette https://t.co/ULKXALdexi
• Conveyancers back ‘pre-contract packs’ for buyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/qnPzT6rCeD 
• Sharia law’s appeal to Muslims is ‘diminishing’, poll suggests | Law Gazette https://t.co/293LjGlkC7
• PI reform opponents ask for more time | Law Gazette https://t.co/1dzUZeKidu 
• Religious discrimination laws ‘working well’, says national equality body | Law Gazette https://t.co/pl93RLoWtc
• ‘Article 50 in 50 seconds’ – video addresses ‘confusion’ over role of courts in Brexit | Law Gazette https://t.co/JvqMxyYDkF 
• Bar will end ‘poor-quality, expensive’ training route | Law Gazette https://t.co/e4IiY6u5Ml 
• 'The system works on goodwill': how cuts are affecting magistrates https://t.co/06alJThDsE 
• Travel, court closures and falling crime: why magistrates are quitting https://t.co/3RoEiAwNh5 
• Judges, soldiers, MPs, vicars – can job-sharing work in any field? https://t.co/8oel4XzOuj
• Dorchester hotel 'could be sued' over grooming rules for female staff https://t.co/A2pDGEstOx 
• Why is the Obama administration opposing rights for immigrant detainees? #US https://t.co/SZo6b1kgEO 
• Murder charge over Harmondsworth immigration centre death https://t.co/l7vbD7OtQ5 
• Minibus licence loophole puts people at risk - councils https://t.co/oRx9CaVGcz 
• Cambridge Rainbow vegetarian cafe refuses new £5 note https://t.co/KkLy9Tfafg 
• Southampton 'abuser' still working in football https://t.co/iyv6hbVnvW 
• Trump-Taiwan call: China lodges protest https://t.co/EQtf8LFU7w 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/VoCx4BFQzF
• Phone encryption: Police 'mug' suspect to get data https://t.co/9kNb3iaBdq 
• #German PoW leaves £384,000 to Perthshire village https://t.co/ytKu5JnTyE 
• Donald Trump breaks #US stance with direct #Taiwan call https://t.co/7434zxVPyE 
• Edward Heath abuse claims: Police defend investigation https://t.co/iXr4q9Vfgl 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/rthsAIABFQ
• EU neighbours set to take #Germany to court over motorway tax https://t.co/fHWoBCe1kB 
• MPs condemn decision to block BME woman from Channel 4 board https://t.co/vWQJV9oUJ4 
• Competition watchdog to investigate UK care homes https://t.co/HsQ93dfkEh 
• Man jailed for 'hideous' sex crimes against seven girls in Rotherham https://t.co/lzDyaEtQL4 
• Four of world's biggest cities to ban diesel cars from their centres https://t.co/q02lMPmWr5 
• Mother of Briton accused of trying to shoot Trump makes appeal to Obama https://t.co/66gcz8QX5v 
• Donald Trump assembles America's 'richest cabinet' to make the billionaires even richer? #US https://t.co/16eU7sF7I2 
• Should European leaders fear Austria-Italy backlash? https://t.co/Z3ni81Jvnp 
• MP Anna Soubry contacts police over 'Jo Cox' tweet https://t.co/qJDR7tyO4G
• Fake Apple chargers fail safety tests https://t.co/hjw0uxRtQi 
• UK Muslims show worrying belief in conspiracy theories, claims right wing thinktank https://t.co/sKkMnSHfzI 
• Minimum alcohol pricing gets backing of UK government's health advisers https://t.co/44Y0dFVsWr 
• The state is an enabler of sexual violence. So what hope for the victims? https://t.co/7YjHXzndtW 
• #AUSTRALIA Police grant cancer patient's wish 'to blow stuff up' https://t.co/XTHC0Zi5W5 
• Duran Duran lose High Court copyright battle https://t.co/u8gm4ZEmyp 
• Staunch brexit supporter Zac Goldsmith ousted by Lib Dems in Richmond Park by-election https://t.co/bcRrJCbext 
• Chelsea FC 'paid me £50,000 over abuse' https://t.co/i7OT0tXs4K 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/VMIr8X7ja3
• Charge the 'rich' to feed the poor: Madrid's Robin Hood homeless cafe #SPAIN https://t.co/wsxPGhN0B8 
• Minimum alcohol pricing gets backing of UK government's health advisers https://t.co/yz0VGMIVr6 
• Violinist Bethan Doci jailed for £300,000 cancer fraud https://t.co/yDkwljqkDP

2nd December - Law News

1803rd 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: President-elect Donald Trump has suggested there should be punishments for people who burn the US flag, such as a year in prison or revoking citizenship. It follows a protest outside Trump Tower where supporters of the NYC Revolution Club burned an American flag. One of those who took part Sunsara Taylor, defended the right to burn the flag, while Church Pastor Jody Rogers condemned the move.


Focus of the Day story:  The Ministry of Justice has denied ever promising a benchmark figure for an acceptable maximum public transport travel time for people attending court when it considers court closures. In a letter to House of Commons justice select committee chair Bob Neill MP, permanent secretary Richard Heaton (pictured) said access to justice was ‘not just about’ court proximity. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Lawyer considers not criminally responsible defence for man accused of killing parents #CANADA https://t.co/nCp7WzKgZQ 
• For Trump's White House Lawyer, Policing Conflicts Will Be 'Massive Undertaking' #US https://t.co/Ladkc9ipDC 
• Accused South Carolina church shooter, acting as own lawyer, helps pick jurors #US https://t.co/tq9QBRSafw 
• Family of Chinese human rights lawyer Jin Bianling fear he may have been secretly detained #CHINA https://t.co/FlGTnFrPwy 
• Lord Chief Justice: Community service is not tough enough and needs to be a more visible https://t.co/RoD9NGsS4S
• Court urged to speed up rape case due to ill-health of accused James Wright https://t.co/iBm9ElJ6DF 
• No jail time for Irish groom who beat wife on wedding night #IRELAND https://t.co/FksncJgLyG 
• Gender equity still long way off in legal profession #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/30LI7CGtLO 
• Man who says he pleaded guilty on advice of fake solicitor asks for retrial https://t.co/DZSpic0REp 
• Geraldine Clarke re-appointed to chair Property Services Regulatory Authority #IRELAND https://t.co/i3qM5Bqaw7 
• Victoria police, BC solicitor general to announce major fentanyl seizure #CANADA https://t.co/y4rMJwF9sx
• The tax man cometh: California ponders legal pot, paying up #US https://t.co/dPG1sLYZnK
• MoD to pay more compensation for wounded and killed troops as it tries to cut legal claims https://t.co/B8CVjnhyZK 
• Fears of insurance shortfall for families bereaved in #Columbia plane crash https://t.co/hLCBb2Be3J 
• Trump faces challenges in separating from business: legal experts #US https://t.co/4y4HE9yGVk 
• Senior Republican senators want to amend controversial 9/11 law & sue the Saudis #US https://t.co/wMwVejjCt0 
• Brexit legal challenge: European Court of Justice has 'ultimate authority' on Article 50 https://t.co/PrlznPE7VT
• #SLOVAKIA passes law to BAN Islam from being registered as a religion https://t.co/o68gZ0PJE8 
• Why powerful women have betrayed the poor https://t.co/0bPGS8B4YO
• Donald Trump vows 'consequences' for companies leaving #US https://t.co/WkaKBMgtGg 
• Illegal cigarettes: How sniffer dogs uncover illicit trade https://t.co/HvSJZipX1x
• NAH to spend £1.7m on restructuring PI operation in response to whiplash reforms - Legal Futures https://t.co/HWpJXK94WZ
• Bar Council and Inns: Cut training cost by allowing students to learn the law how they want - Legal Futures https://t.co/SyTlhT59EA 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/bdfO6CWJYg
• Tragedy of unknown homeless man found 'frozen to death' in city centre on coldest night of the year https://t.co/doJHLYQTWI 
• Brexit: 1m EU citizens in Britain 'could be at risk of deportation' https://t.co/LLIg3S84my
• Scotland to raise age of criminal responsibility to 12 years https://t.co/QnxF5DQiY0 
• ASOS accused of underpaying new warehouse staff https://t.co/ra16mMiUfm
• Linklaters and DLA Piper score roles on City's tallest skyscraper | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Xk3iBm3c0Q 
• Greenberg Traurig denies interest in KWM Europe takeover https://t.co/KegQvL0oIv 
• Clyde & Co reveals plans to cull back London aviation team | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/CQVdWGlLPF 
• HSF makes up five new partners in Australia following White & Case raid | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/yLTk91e8jA 
• HSF makes up five new partners in Australia following White & Case raid | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/NmIyXqam12 
• Court allows sex discrimination claim against GE brought by transgender employee | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/KMaxkHrawW 
• Australia appoints first ever woman Chief Justice of the High Court | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/RzWJdgXOjb 
• Cheshire chief constable facing police commissioner investigation https://t.co/UDklPVxoxw 
• Breast flash GMP police chief committed 'gross misconduct' https://t.co/GqyCVU2seS 
• TalkTalk and Post Office routers hit by cyber-attack https://t.co/FXLnzXWN66 
• Soldier murder: Brecon man guilty of killing Matthew Boyd https://t.co/FqwixMSmLy 
• This is one disabled single mum's farcical fight to get her benefits back https://t.co/fmETwwW2UM 
• National anti-hate crime campaign to launch after spike in incidents https://t.co/o7yemgH4Mu 
• Price collusion on Justin Bieber posters brings director disqualification legal landmark | Law Gazette https://t.co/FBWPLNJ4tF
• MoD unveils plans to take military combat claims away from court | Law Gazette https://t.co/4elxOEewSr
• English solicitors ‘could pay extra to practise in Wales’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/aePxo5WUOb 
• Defendant firm hails ‘significant’ fundamental dishonesty victory in appeal court | Law Gazette https://t.co/kpFvlr3wep 
• Claims giant warns PI reforms will hit 2017 profits by £4m | Law Gazette https://t.co/BTdKsCYVaP 
• ‘Business as usual’ says largest costs law firm after £829,000 CVA with creditors | Law Gazette https://t.co/cyPtT71y2Y 
• #Afghanistan's first female rapper: 'If I stay silent, nothing will change' https://t.co/4sUEh0iiTN 
• Monaco oil firm starts legal action against Serious Fraud Office https://t.co/CGltvZmXzi

1st December - Law News

1802nd 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 surge in right-wing and anti-establishment sentiments as a result of failed neo-liberal policies in Europe is likely to lead to collapse of the EU in “a tragic development,” according to prominent American linguist, scholar and activist Noam Chomsky.


Focus of the Day story:  The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has asked the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for advice on how it could stimulate more use of comparison websites in the legal market. In initial comments submitted to the CMA – which recently announced a market study of digital comparison tools (DCTs) across sectors – the SRA said it believed there was consumer demand for more of such tools to help consumers choose lawyers. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Should we even go there? Historians on comparing fascism to Trumpism #US https://t.co/kP3eZFK2H8 
• ‘Wolf of Wall Street’-style boss Anthony Constantinou jailed for molesting two women https://t.co/AcTwBovEzp 
• The #GAMBIA bans international calls and internet as voters go to polls https://t.co/xDkJoI3eYo 
• Revealed: Coutts managed tax haven firms for controversial clients https://t.co/BBXyJMxrZk 
• David Davis suggests UK would consider paying for single market access https://t.co/I578eQpi3M 
• Police say 350 people have come forward to report child sex abuse in football https://t.co/k26ZdlCDea 
• Right-wing news site Breitbart declares war on Kellogg's after cereal brand pulls advertising from site #US https://t.co/zSIb27PXSd
• Hate preacher laws may need re-examining, says independent reviewer David Anderson QC https://t.co/lwom4hZsHX 
• Justice Committee to look at three-year time limit in Childhood Abuse Bill - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FRhbIu2ytc
• Lord Advocate’s bid to appeal extradition ruling to UK Supreme Court refused - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/E6RPHiCRCy 
• Reforms to rule against penalty clauses raised for consultation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lcZ4n1P5ma 
• Shepherd and Wedderburn acquires north east business law firm - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/92q9RQoO4X 
• Divers who looted artefacts from sunken German warships sentenced - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NsHObygStM 
• Repeal of Snooper’s Charter to be debated in Parliament as new act is met with fury - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/q9DYqzgtlr 
• 15-year-old boy has been charged with the manslaughter of a Polish man who was attacked and died in Essex https://t.co/YccGpRFDvR 
• More than 250,000 are homeless in England - Shelter https://t.co/V1BngjAEET 
• Landline phone prices review launched by Ofcom https://t.co/ESSi3Cmh6m 
• Councils urged to redesign speed bumps to cut pollution https://t.co/rStZGuh7MX 
• Houston's Legge Farrow Inks Merger With Leading UK Firm https://t.co/sav5Sc1B1P 
• A Big Day For Big Law Mergers https://t.co/nYVSQyU6jT 
• Judge Posner Slams 'Stupid' Decisions by Chief Justice Roberts, 'Silly' Stances by Scalia #US https://t.co/M7NvUwUHaB 
• Allen & Overy posts record half-year revenues with 13% hike https://t.co/MSzKIytm40 
• Defunct Heller Ehrman Opens Fight for Fees Before Calif. High Court https://t.co/gxrZjITbY1 
• Climate change will stir 'unimaginable' refugee crisis, says military https://t.co/ZP7fqbmLNp 
• Chapecoense plane crash: fans' anger after confirmation plane ran out of fuel #COLOMBIA #BRAZIL https://t.co/GqPfHJPwV2
• Committee calls for firing of judge who told woman 'keep your knees together' #CANADA https://t.co/kZoO6xvxEn
• Our prisons are overflowing with immature and vulnerable men https://t.co/SLoCG1jij8 
• Early test for will-writing firm that opted into SRA regulation to help protect clients - Legal Futures https://t.co/wPxFhw7KNb 
• Separating couples turn to lawyer-matching service - Legal Futures https://t.co/SOaGTap416 
• SRA tells MPs: Regulatory reform needed to mitigate impact of Brexit - Legal Futures https://t.co/NOVTuDEWrY
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/VAbQ8Ai9rm
• Wales organ donations rise in year after consent law https://t.co/k5hrPe0tF5
• 'Every person is redeemable' - my job treating rapists https://t.co/Rda318SMIP 
• #Australia parliament: Second dramatic protest over asylum https://t.co/grPySyZqWQ
• Thief gets away with $1.6m bucket of gold flakes #US https://t.co/cbQp2IbdqM 
• Christmas card printing firm Schoolcardshop ceases trading https://t.co/oIU0chQUPm 
• Theresa May had plan to 'deprioritise' illegal migrant pupils https://t.co/OTuL2HsDSy 
• Poor School performance link to Brexit vote, says Ofsted boss https://t.co/kqqCGOtUzX 
• Ex-Newcastle player speaks of sex abuse https://t.co/XxDrO9yXAM
• Eversheds moving in on merger with US firm Sutherland | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/soeFr9UaQe 
• Where in Europe can lawyers make the most money? | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/RNeHR6uMdq
• Dentons rides in to the rescue of beleaguered KWM Europe | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/gjkccJNX1d 
• Allen & Overy turns in 13 per cent half-year revenue hike | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/fhbfZVAbgj 
• Olswang Paris shut out of CMS tie-up | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/yLzX7Sup1q 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/rBhskD70RL
• Eversheds and Holman Fenwick Willan head for US mergers | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/HSSTsIWtgx

30th November - Law News

1801st 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: Now that François Fillon has become the French right’s presidential candidate, it is possible that he will face Marine Le Pen of the Front National in the final round.


Focus of the Day story:  UK’s ‘world-leading’ spy powers ‘a beacon for despots’. Liberty hints opposition to ‘Snoopers’ Charter’ will go to the courts as Bar chair claims the Act falls short on protecting legal privilege. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Have you been affected by sexual harassment at school? https://t.co/YH4ti2mNvC 
• Manager demoted for failing to bow to Korean boss, UK tribunal told https://t.co/wXo9jWGVOx
• Amnesty condemns jailing of Syrian on terror charges in #Hungary https://t.co/NAxqiPzWY6
• Babar Ahmad's arresting officers win right to seek damages against Met https://t.co/HakMr0Xjbi
• Tell us about the state of UK probation services https://t.co/5iWrDMZkx8
• Tobacco firms fail to stop UK introduction of plain packaging https://t.co/N1M25heCVu 
• Keir Starmer: UK should guarantee EU citizens' rights before talks begin https://t.co/xbjeJP3SW8
• Top judge calls for debate on tough alternatives to prison https://t.co/fQoJvyrElf 
• Secret Europol terror data found online https://t.co/icd0Q24QKt 
• People's jobs and freedom are being jeopardised by the roll-out of new software by California's courts #US https://t.co/Svy400ZzXA 
• Football child sex abuse: Ex-Newcastle player Derek Bell 'wanted to kill abuser' https://t.co/99AwqdqwpB 
• Trump says he will 'leave business' to focus on presidency but absolutely no details offered #US https://t.co/Ijgjbs0kVw
• Prince Alwaleed says women driving ban hurts #Saudi economy https://t.co/lMj1Y4t9mj 
• Fiat heir Lapo Elkann 'faked own kidnapping' in New York https://t.co/VaapBRAeFm
• Facebook users want to 'check-in' from beyond the grave https://t.co/xh8GgNQTYN 
• MPs reject Tony Blair Iraq investigation https://t.co/bvMln3Cg76 
• Holman Fenwick agrees US merger | Law Gazette https://t.co/oflead4J86
• Slater and Gordon to chase £53m refund on Quindell | Law Gazette https://t.co/bQyOXSHG1h ncil leader set to defend £300k law firm grant | Law Gazette https://t.co/UFrzTLNJH9 
• Eversheds reveals transatlantic tieup talks | Law Gazette https://t.co/Infa3LQcJ6 
• Law Society president: why are regulators silent on cuts? | Law Gazette https://t.co/J8LmeomjZp 
• LCJ concerned about McKenzie friends ‘preying’ on vulnerable clients | Law Gazette https://t.co/JhsWbkbrH4
• MoJ says it sets no travel time target when closing courts | Law Gazette https://t.co/MDGjQ3A94y
• Expert report binds parties in boundary dispute despite error | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/LEKS4dfmbC 
• #Australian man's 'breast implant' find revealed as jellyfish by police https://t.co/hd9wlYVNvu 
• Young women 'shut out of jobs market' by lack of support https://t.co/Q0SPuxZDrR 
• Trampoline parks 'need more safety measures' https://t.co/60HgM438DK
• Eric Bristow: Former darts champion apologises for football sex abuse comments https://t.co/7umdgLGrBN 
• Every single Trump cabinet member so far opposes LGBT rights https://t.co/mYxlEyN3SP
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/3qNYGrOkj7
• National Lottery accounts feared hacked https://t.co/4HaXqTjBk9
• Legal philosophers needed to frame pertinent questions about judgments and the framework for a law-abiding society https://t.co/SjDpF9P5BE 
• Fieldfisher locks in 10 per cent half-year revenue rise | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/wL0OzrPyPh 
• Mental health sick days skyrocket at Serious Fraud Office | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/2kGV82TlWN
• DWF announces Northern Ireland tie-up | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/153Wzz3PUb
• Cravath, Swaine & Moore kicks off associate bonus season with flat offering | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ZHjyMd7efw 
• KWM global litigation head Pollack mulling move to Covington | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/s1lnCjj9Sk 
• Relatives of Woodhill prisoners who died begin legal challenge https://t.co/5FAilBPPhy 
• The government of #ICELAND launches legal challenge over supermarket name https://t.co/Dn1ZsX5GvT
• Britain 'faces US legal claims' after America passes terror sponsors law https://t.co/Wry84gaZdL 
• Law professor: The government will 'fail' in the Article 50 Supreme Court case https://t.co/OHTEcOD8Lo 
• How can I protect myself from government snoopers? https://t.co/ddnQOsTHVJ 
• The UK wants to introduce mandatory age checks for online porn and ban a range of sex acts https://t.co/tFCJJDR5ts 
• The UK Just Passed A Terrifying New 'Big Brother' Law https://t.co/PbdN7jKTkR 
• Everyone who can now see your entire internet history, including the taxman & DWP https://t.co/3fsieZfNBf
• Sweeping UK Spy Bill Dubbed 'Snoopers' Charter' Becomes Law https://t.co/pApwWQieNP 
• Jeremy Hunt proposes ban on sexting for under-18s https://t.co/SBwuKRwD1e 
• We warned that the prisoners could riot. But the minister didn’t listen https://t.co/OBsdyfs5hr 
• BT’s in-house lawyers allowed into ‘confidentiality ring’ despite concerns of information leakage https://t.co/LzpXOe5J8O 
• Slater & Gordon's legal action over Quindell deal 'has merit', independent barrister decides - Legal Futures https://t.co/phcioH2ozl
• Consumer panel: We don’t need to be separated from the Legal Services Board - Legal Futures https://t.co/ioQtmi1GVd 
• SDT strikes off solicitor who lied about guarantees on loans clients made to him - Legal Futures https://t.co/801oqAWiqE
• Tomi Lahren: the young Republican who’s bigger than Trump on Facebook & more toxic https://t.co/7Nvrf53y5H https://t.co/gSjXyIeypp 
• Tomi Lahren: the young Republican who’s bigger than Trump on Facebook & more toxic https://t.co/7Nvrf53y5H 
• Tobacco giant Philip Morris could stop making conventional cigarettes https://t.co/lJbQu9z1Av 
• RBS worst hit in Bank of England stress test https://t.co/DreDJpS4A4
• #Germany extremism: Intelligence agency employee arrested over Islamist comments https://t.co/F8UKlEX8pQ 
• Young women 'shut out of jobs market' by lack of support https://t.co/VZlu67qAQL 
• FA 'pulled all funding' from child protection project https://t.co/ghnkR4rveX
• Four men took own lives after webcam blackmail https://t.co/VOnNFOKpda
• Ambulance crews 'struggle to reach 999 calls' https://t.co/MZiivq2yXY 
• Class, race, wealth: Britain is a nation blighted by divisions https://t.co/COm2hoEaxt 
• Man wielding axe in Hull dies after being shot by police https://t.co/F3Q6i4aJNN 
• White House dismisses Trump's lunatic claim that flag burners should be imprisoned #US https://t.co/8GTaEAieRo
• Look at Fidel Castro’s legacy from a fair perspective #CUBA https://t.co/phfdYhg5V9

29th November - Law News

1800th 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 student leader arrested on sedition charges in India is spending his final night in jail after being granted bail.The courts questioned evidence against Kanhaiya Kumar when it emerged two police videos were doctored.


Focus of the Day story:  One prison suicide every three days in England and Wales, say reformers. Penal reform groups warn of mental health epidemic, with prison suicide rate 10 times higher than among general population. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Burka ban backed by #Dutch MPs for public places https://t.co/lnYkt8Mz4a 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/8QTUpRiI2a
• Ellie Butler family court judge may be called to 'inevitable' inquest https://t.co/M6eIntbQWd 
• British woman can adopt girl found in box in #Egypt, judge rules https://t.co/wbv7U5JeeU
• Eric Bristow’s toxic tweets matter. These attitudes silence abuse victims? https://t.co/LQlSePdCLJ
• Donald Tusk turns on Tories in row over rights of EU citizens in UK https://t.co/yAPKYSUM2D 
• Legal fees are a barrier to justice for sex abuse victims, inquiry hears https://t.co/n1JF8MctD1 
• Barry Bennell charged with child sex offences https://t.co/53Sz2Qivfs 
• SFO bucks trend of decline in sick days over mental illnesses | Law Gazette https://t.co/UD29kudJlt 
• PI reforms blamed for law firm’s collapse | Law Gazette https://t.co/khSWtMku06 
• Manchester Police officer on life support 'has shown signs of improvement' https://t.co/ICNC0nrnUW 
• Football abuse: Helpline gets 250 calls, MPs told https://t.co/braxUFNQRY 
• Court hears rare treatment withdrawal application for minimally conscious patient | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/gwbhNj0XLJ
• 'Snooper's charter' bill becomes law, extending UK state surveillance https://t.co/EJHfwxyIiQ 
• Documenting Donald Trump's abuse of women #US https://t.co/ibhMSw2zLb 
• M62 'road rage' driver attacks lorry with spade https://t.co/tNPE4NwURL 
• Magistrates quitting in 'considerable' numbers over court closures https://t.co/kWtwh6W4CO 
• Iceland v Iceland: retailer to visit Reykjavik to thaw trademark row https://t.co/VJMfPupG7N 
• Trump names Obamacare critic Tom Price to key role to ensure health insurance is made cheap for the rich #US https://t.co/bN25UIxa2u 
• Westworld's Evan Rachel Wood says she's been raped twice in an open letter on Twitter https://t.co/58YwBAibZ1
• #German spy chief Kahl warns #Russia 'could disrupt elections' https://t.co/bqzvKGyFXd 
• #Singapore tops global education rankings, but not much creativity coming out of there https://t.co/ipQ0XyvuXg 
• Football child sex abuse scandal one of FA's biggest crises - Greg Clarke https://t.co/lnA6fN83ey 
• UK government backtracks on increase to immigration tribunal fees - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Vi8jGRxPwi 
• DWF to merge with commercial law firm C & H Jefferson - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0AttIma91K 
• Inksters restarts a heart and joins the Nation of Lifesavers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/W43KO329Rk
• Burness Paull reports strong corporate deal activity - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/a2N32NBXh0
• Digby Brown becomes first law firm in the UK to receive Investors in People platinum - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/otak0IVRLY
• New framework for JP training comes into force - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/leDH48rf7s 
• Recorded firearms crimes drop by a quarter - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fg6kZOjjDi
• Think tank may seek judicial review of government's stance on EEA and Brexit - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/eS8zUMY5bg
• Law Society: UK should retain cross-border links with EU police - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6eUCD0kfYq
• Child rapist’s ‘unduly lenient’ sentence prison increased following Crown appeal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LeSFwvpPAM
• Eric Bristow: Ex-darts champion loses Sky role for football sex abuse comments https://t.co/rdXCExJIT1 
• Security experts join Jill Stein's 'election changing' recount campaign #US https://t.co/nCv43Qi8uz 
• How feminists embraced the radical open letter https://t.co/MnY4jdGZzT 
• Four questions George Brandis's statement to parliament did not answer #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/gm0b5xaYeP 
• #NIGEIRIA's crackdown on begging raises fears over human rights violations https://t.co/IKHAxJzDzl 
• Many teenagers 'neglected by disinterested parents' https://t.co/Xmn5QR2Thc 
• Football sex abuse: Eric Bristow criticised for suggesting victims not 'proper men' https://t.co/4KHyMjPWSh 
• Price cap on rent-to-own firms possible, says FCA https://t.co/iZtlVMrXxE 
• Wheelchair dancer sues company over dance floor ban https://t.co/1WTkUchDvF 
• Theresa May to target private firms in governance crackdown https://t.co/rnNy8DfQ2s 
• BT ordered to legally split from Openreach by Ofcom https://t.co/WJ3bodGSmE 
• #Brazil Chapecoense football team in #Colombia plane crash https://t.co/EMRyJnFgjh 
• Millionaire murdered woman he paid to be his private escort, court told https://t.co/lwqalACun2 
• UK unlikely to stay in single market, Tory document suggests https://t.co/wO1VtXDwVR
• Regime at HMP Hindley one of worst ever seen, say prison inspectors https://t.co/plkz2T9OXk 
• How to survive the professional revolution - Legal Futures https://t.co/Ir2itbn50f 
• Bar's entity regulation 'better and cheaper', claims solicitor - Legal Futures https://t.co/DTnWqQAt9k
• ABS 'engenders more entrepreneurialism' among conveyancers - Legal Futures https://t.co/OaL7ZogVEX
• Accountancy and legal ABS adds architects to the mix - Legal Futures https://t.co/2r1mD9CNCL 
• Christian school worker Victoria Allen in gay marriage row over abhorrent anti lgbt views https://t.co/kmQ4oLw3Zx 
• Brexit notes photograph played down by government https://t.co/91jr2tRtZF 
• No evidence to support Donald Trump's claim of widespread voter fraud in the 2016 #US election https://t.co/yTrS293TzG
• Poppi Worthington death: CPS review confirms no charges https://t.co/XpJrFRixDK 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/HkYqNwNj6H
• Trump aides launch 'defense fund' as Jill Stein's election recount efforts hit snag #US https://t.co/0ffaf7lBp6 
• Greater Manchester police investigates claims of sex abuse in youth football https://t.co/nI19f1ahYL

28th November - Law News

1799th 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: Zimbabwe’s government hopes distribution of a new currency will ease a severe shortage of cash in the country. But critics, including the government's former finance minister, fear the new bond notes will only make matters worse.


Focus of the Day story: Brexit potentially poses a great threat to litigation lawyers, according to Ed Crosse, the President of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA). Speaking at the LSLA annual dinner this week, Crosse, a partner at Simmons & Simmons, warned guests of the potential disruption Brexit will have on jurisdiction and enforcement arrangements under the Brussels regime. He said lawyers have genuine concerns about the potential loss of regulations, such as the Recast Brussels Regulation, which contains a uniform set of rules to govern issues including jurisdiction and enforcement across the EU. Unless these are safeguarded in the EU exit negotiations, London’s status as an international hub for litigation could be affected. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• MoJ scraps plans for 500 per cent hike to asylum and immigration fees | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/1MNBBvCmQK 
• IICSA must prioritise finding a new lead counsel, say MPs | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/xd88Qbl9Vc 
• Addleshaw Goddard partners approve Scottish tie-up | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/askMX5BPMC 
• California considers ban on sex between lawyers and clients | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/YPsUqi0cCq 
• DAC Beachcroft hires four-partner team from insurance rival Clyde & Co | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/ukLRkXLzpU 
• DAC Beachcroft hires four-partner team from insurance rival Clyde & Co | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/TsSP33MyZn
• More defections for KWM as Goodwin Procter nabs four partners | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/jgRsLyBcjc 
• More defections for KWM as Goodwin Procter nabs four partners | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ugm8v1J567 
• Attacks on Brexit judges are bad for democracy, says former law lord https://t.co/mJM32mJ6QX 
• The Guardian view on #Turkey’s repression: stop this stalemate | Editorial https://t.co/R5KxTzBNds
• Fidel Castro funeral presents dilemma for world leaders https://t.co/xY1DX4gb2y 
• London's 73-storey Trellis skyscraper gets green light https://t.co/PK40g6Ta4T 
• West Brom coach Tony Pulis ordered to pay Crystal Palace £3.77m after ‘deceiving tribunal’ https://t.co/K0q6eUgs5O 
• Open Britain MPs condemn attempts to silence pro-EU voices https://t.co/BQoKwLjjr3 
• Amazon and eBay sellers' VAT fraud rife despite crackdown https://t.co/elNNUgMy4c 
• Melania Trump wants to be a 'traditional' first lady like Betty Ford. If she can hide the nude photos? https://t.co/R2cqe6oGHh 
• Wife makes emotional appeal in court to end husband's life support https://t.co/NtXXTprphg 
• Family make appeal over Gary Ferguson death in #Myanmar https://t.co/LiuX1WIo3N 
• Brussels bombing suspect denied plan to attack UK https://t.co/QK09vU48jX
• Gunman dead at Ohio State University rampage #US https://t.co/kH6pZPnXt2
• Trump threatens to terminate US-Cuba thaw, (unless it offer Trump's businesses favourable deals?) https://t.co/hJ5uXRvIAU 
• Barry Bennell in hospital after being found unconscious https://t.co/Jwcp5xOBj5
• Interview: Robert Camp, managing partner of south-west firm Stephens Scown | Law Gazette https://t.co/BTWwosMY9e
• My legal life: Terri Harman, Godiva Law, Coventry | Law Gazette https://t.co/tKrY80llyX 
• Solicitor's bike injury claim: Christopher Atkinson, partner at Philip Ross in London | Law Gazette https://t.co/jPl8zGyzxO
• Roundtable: The legal system remains loaded against solicitor-advocates | Law Gazette https://t.co/5031vt9cSu 
• How to choose a lawyer: common system for monitoring client satisfaction needed? | Law Gazette https://t.co/T5Ke4asB31
• IT and lawyers’ responsibilities | Law Gazette https://t.co/J0tUonpa8l 
• News focus: Autumn Statement point by point | Law Gazette https://t.co/2Zwgv7Cpgp 
• UK expected to reveal stance on EU patent court | Law Gazette https://t.co/a2hv2DJb9I 
• Verification concerns over legal aid procurement process | Law Gazette https://t.co/TE9f751dfH 
• Devonshires sets sights on Leeds | Law Gazette https://t.co/N969y7ZVDl 
• Exclusive: CMC watchdog failing to collect fines | Law Gazette https://t.co/zLnCG9ZteZ
• ‘Stressed’ solicitor made false invoices to cover costs order | Law Gazette https://t.co/rtZhVnOnhn 
• Addleshaw Goddard confirms Scottish tieup | Law Gazette https://t.co/KZIWJesU8E
• DWF spies Northern Ireland opportunity | Law Gazette https://t.co/CgLxXfQRnU
• UK will ratify EU unitary patent, says minister | Law Gazette https://t.co/TrS3CyF3rX 
• The Italian constitutional reform and legislative efficiency https://t.co/FsD7X7nDEv
• Pension reform legislation set for vote in lower house #JAPAN https://t.co/691LQGyZ6C 
• Sex workers want full decriminalisation in NT, Attorney-General says legislation will be reviewed #US https://t.co/Z8thypYoyT
• Former Fianna Fail town councillor barrister Sean Bellew dies at 41 #IRELAND https://t.co/Mf35g4QwuT 
• Derry solicitor denies fraudulent claims relating to Legal Aid forms https://t.co/HqFT8hj4zM 
• High Court tells barrister to file improved version of PIL challenging government's demonetisation policy #INDIA https://t.co/MB4Rt1c2x3 
• Eliminating violence against women and girls, upholding their human rights #CANADA https://t.co/qMvNUKyhQQ
• Know your rights when it comes to e-receipts on Black Friday https://t.co/VfXkAGNbnZ 
• 'No Law Restricts Rights of Individuals in #Liberia' - President Johnson - Sirleaf https://t.co/IuUgcjADYA 
• Your rights to returning items you bought by 'mistake' on Black Friday weekend https://t.co/DHwzXLH1Ta 
• Civil rights movement photos of 'forgotten' black activism north of Selma and Birmingham #US https://t.co/qwHOsVaL93 
• Right of Access to Information: An Empowering Tool for the Enjoyment of Other Human Rights in #ARGENTINA https://t.co/qgS6MwW9fx 
• Christians in #BANGLADESH Face Human Rights Abuses 'Almost Daily,' Report Reveals https://t.co/saIN4mmDrS 
• Maoists' killing in Nilambur: Kerala Human Rights Council Registers Case #INDIA https://t.co/NyK8XoWDZ2 
• Fred Agbaje, human rights lawyer, dies after 2 weeks in coma #NIGERIA https://t.co/DBbdatE38f 
• Court orders release of prominent #Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez #INDIA https://t.co/I9sC98AetR 
• UN awaits #China response to meet on #NorthKorean human rights https://t.co/BkkWymVkM5 
• Human rights watchdog asks UK to dampen divisive Brexit rhetoric https://t.co/SBoDUvtfFy 
• Imagining #CUBA's Human Rights Situation After Fidel Castro https://t.co/bFvr9co4cU 
• Why are there so many Maori in #NewZealand's prisons? https://t.co/s2Uhb6tN7a 
• A brief history of war and drugs: From Vikings to Nazis https://t.co/AwJzk0D1jM 
• Will there be a #Korean war under Trump's presidency? https://t.co/X9owOcxoTW 
• Deported from #Palestine: Why #Israel fears journalists https://t.co/4aOjlwii7m
• The #Indian caste where wives are forced into sex work https://t.co/I5nhcVKXos
• Anger as #Japanese skating rink freezes thousands of fish into ice as gimmick https://t.co/B1wIdO46G4 
• One prison suicide every three days in England and Wales, say reformers https://t.co/9cexJppLYH 
• The asbestos victims of Eternit – in pictures https://t.co/N7t2aC8pRE 
• Oskar Gröning: #German court backs Auschwitz guard's conviction https://t.co/xVR0f2iZom 
• Motorist who crashed while ‘admiring scenery’ loses appeal against dangerous driving conviction - Scottish Legal Newshttps://lnkd.in/dWyu58H 
• New Simple Procedure comes into effect today - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jEjbyH6FIq 
• Lord Advocate’s Brexit case submission asks court to consider Claim of Right and Acts of Union - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0fD53EUELG
• Sheriff’s decision not to sentence accused after fiscal failed to appear was ‘incompetent’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/u96sqH9bnl 
• New head of marketing at Davidson Chalmers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SeFXlr9NI2 
• Crown Office expects flood of new sexual offence cases - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mjFI6YsEyO 
• Beavers in Tayside and Argyll to receive legal protection - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/oCFq4IGrcO 
• Former prisoners to be called 'person with convictions' under new plans - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/g3U0q2BuwX
• Retiral of depute fiscal Stuart Richardson - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/h2JDBHMow9
• Blog: Rules on public contract changes are clear as mud - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XKbHYaDeHL 
• Anderson Strathern strengthens firm with two new partner appointments - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GoUadv092s 
• Addleshaw Goddard and HBJ approve merger - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NDxEktYuFO 
• Trump curiously claims that apparently millions voted illegally in presidential poll #US https://t.co/HfnHTVBCMX 
• Football Association child sex abuse review 'not enough' https://t.co/Ef5aLqzWwT 
• No win, no fee adverts 'common on NHS advice cards' https://t.co/SSvGxWiPFk 
• Birmingham pub bombings: Families call for government funding for legal fees https://t.co/P9q8Pul3Ky 
• Government facing a legal battle over whether UK stays inside single market after it has left the EU https://t.co/fKUTroPurs 
• SRA seeks help to encourage legal comparison websites - Legal Futures https://t.co/m4HG7jp2U6 
• Solicitor 'embarrassed by wasted costs order' faked invoice to cover up payment - Legal Futures https://t.co/NnLTjdJSDR 
• LegalZoom launches 'digital will' in first UK product roll-out - Legal Futures https://t.co/o6YPF9TTnd
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/C74SLaWGtj
• Caroline Lucas: Why I will vote against triggering article 50 https://t.co/KHi07SK5vK 
• #Moroccan state TV shows women how to hide signs of domestic violence https://t.co/V7H29LtJm4