10th May - Law News

1960th 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 Tories want voters to think Jeremy Corbyn’s fate is sealed in the upcoming election. Labour's fate is not sealed. Look at Bernie Sanders in the US. What brings voters around are actual conversations, not letters or television adverts.


Focus of the day story: Legal AI ‘an equaliser’ for mid-size firms. Smaller legal outfits must find time to explore technology-driven opportunities. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The global impact of GDPR - what companies need to know | The Global Legal Pos https://t.co/YXxnKfb0dJ 
• ENRC to appeal landmark privilege ruling | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/WBeNTZb0QN
• Shareholder activist tries to force out Dulux paint chairman | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ylQiRKWJBh
• Dentons grows in Latin America with Brazil alliance | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/P6tzGFfJnc 
• United faces legal action over death and cremation of giant rabbit | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/TfBxHh7Cuv 
• Silicon Valley IPO legal guru joins SEC | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/UUpK9b7RDw 
• AI talk on the wane at CLOC annual fest | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/qFszuf5Vzi 
• Clyde & Co expands with Mexican law firm merger | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/l8iLN5kNn9 
• How to fix the lack of transparency in the legal services marketplace | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/rZN13dzORl 
• Too many of the cases ending up in the SDT appear to involve mental health issues | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/sSCYjc6ayM
• Lawyer wellbeing from a new perspective | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/jqJAPWVTIE
• Criticism of charities’ right to prosecute alleged offenders is short-sighted and ignores the nature of justice https://t.co/wdroAdX1oD 
• The latest trends and developments in Yorkshire and the North East’s private client market https://t.co/PAOCuwWJBm 
• When Russell Conway went into the law, legal aid forms were green, blue and pink, and despite the cuts, he persevered https://t.co/AOG7QiR7pq 
• No single metric to measure client satisfaction, but you could do worse than start with benchmarking survey https://t.co/oiqOhd99qc 
• Conveyancer liable for losses to buyer who pulled out of purchase | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/iVb4w7vrZf 
• SFO wins disclosure bid in legal privilege case | Law Gazette https://t.co/MdMXDBIdi1 
• Travers Smith latest to promise agile working | Law Gazette https://t.co/nW5uD1CNUk
• Creative bigwig drafted in to lead ABS advising arts sector | Law Gazette https://t.co/CT2FmRFSNY 
• Barrister suspended after failing to pay lay client | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ov3o7Sz1F7 
• Leigh Day: Firm's 'recipe for carelessness' over file handling | Law Gazette https://t.co/PvoUi3P1rU 
• Donald Trump Is Lying Again, Now About James Comey... https://t.co/GUuq8exEtN 
• Man blames spider for causing him to crash car #US... https://t.co/tbxQU7951J 
• Supreme Court will consider 'gay cake' judgment against Ashers bakery https://t.co/LGjiDNjU97 
• The ridiculous moment when a Welsh driver drives across pedestrian crossing and onto busy road https://t.co/oYd3FLGKQP 
• Drag artist branded 'thoroughly dishonest' after Facebook scam https://t.co/Tj2WyOdGut 
• Tory Expenses Scandal: MP Threatens To Help Abolish Electoral Commission For ‘Witch-Hunt’ https://t.co/PNE4DL85Be
• Wrong-way tipper truck driver Patrick Denman jailed https://t.co/uvkSHINbB5
• Westminster operation: Man appears in court on terror charges https://t.co/Ekp6xZyvNH 
• Banksy 'Brexit' mural could be removed from Dover https://t.co/7EB16sdhsT 
• No wonder Tories didn't want to reveal their 'fit for work' death toll... https://t.co/g9KYH0GWbV 
• Labour policy would mean scrapping university tuition fees once and for all, John McDonnell announces https://t.co/n12sgZfch9 
• Police motorcyclist flung over handlebars while guarding Royal motorcade https://t.co/Rf7VriXVYk 
• Jeremy Corbyn backs ex-miners plea to stop Tories taking billions from pensions https://t.co/1OvxHruBX9
• Durham Police AI to help with custody decisions https://t.co/iWOrqYc54G
• Simon Danczuk: Ex-Labour MP denies rape allegation https://t.co/mR7SnxGNJl
• Traffic policing cuts 'risk lawlessness on roads' https://t.co/mzIGSSf5lW 
• Women trafficked to Glasgow for sham marriages https://t.co/4lxUTcaZik 
• Judge criticises 'inhuman' separation of elderly couples https://t.co/RVqko32mED
• No Conservatives will face charges for breaches of expenses rules over the 2015 general election "battle bus" https://t.co/S3QPdiyHY5 
• Blog: Recruitment and avoiding discrimination – watch out! - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/HIDTEbXbUb
• Law Society of Scotland Rising Star shortlist announced - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KIwtMg8k4k 
• Legal luminaries deliver Brexit and AI updates at Shepherd and Wedderburn event - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/er72gZFmGX 
• Advocate Mr Frain-Bell went to India where he has been instructed in an arbitration - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/s9gOLaYoBw 
• Weightmans unveils new firm structure after biggest review in decades - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CzAMgQVM9h 
• Harper Macleod joins Team Shetland's bid for glory at Natwest Island Games - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8xnjMgC70w 
• Law Society of Scotland 'not convinced' of need for specific domestic abuse offence for partners - Scottish Legal https://t.co/ttG8N2fZrr 
• Luxembourg: Third-country national may rely on derived right of residence - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vOfPxmlFOw 
• Drayton Manor: Evha Jannath named as ride death girl https://t.co/a4ZPng7BYf 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/8MotSlS9Gd
• Buddha's birthplace faces serious air pollution threat https://t.co/t6De5xsv79 
• Non-lawyer managers setting bar high for equity partners, survey finds - Legal Futures: https://t.co/vmDTmD7fTK 
• Bird & Bird loses bid to overturn £2m planning negligence ruling - Legal Futures: https://t.co/LpoWv4hWm8
• Speedboat victims were suspected puppy smugglers https://t.co/oyiJSlBINt 
• Conservative election expenses charging decision due https://t.co/A7XNXDiect
• FBI chief James Comey fired by Trump whom he had helped elect as president #US https://t.co/DpxTgisgGe 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Cizr7nH1AG
• Annan Athletic chairman Henry McClelland has been charged with allegedly placing 4,011 football bets https://t.co/rEIO4rYq8H 
• Ex-football coach Barry Bennell charged with 21 more sex offences https://t.co/PzAAuWN8ac

9th May - Law News

1960th 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 reporter asks White House press secretary Sean Spicer why President Trump's website still mentions "preventing Muslim immigration", and the online page is erased shortly afterwards.


Focus of the day story:  Minimum wage ruling creates uncertainty over care worker pay. Employment tribunal decision will have serious consequences for social care - but local authorities say they can’t afford to pay more. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Climate change laws exceed 1,200 worldwide, finds LSE study https://t.co/hXGbkPHNAl 
• Yes, the courts 'second-guessed' Donald Trump's motives. That's their job #US https://t.co/3ge1Bhi7H4 
• How a hoax story about betting on Le Pen fooled the internet https://t.co/oVn13ACaJi 
• My degree couldn't prepare me for the harsh realities of work in law with cerebral palsy https://t.co/kPCQrAV9qZ
• Scores of convictions in doubt amid forensic test manipulation claims https://t.co/v9WTwcm1Oi 
• Southern Health NHS Trust faces Connor Sparrowhawk drowning charges https://t.co/hg7kGPTfOp 
• 'Manipulated' drug test data probe extended - police https://t.co/ZCBssxlvZW 
• Drayton Manor theme park ride closed after the death of an 11 year old girl https://t.co/4IiHtymXwd 
• Whitehall operation: Man charged with preparing terrorist acts https://t.co/Q3JJQ2hxfx 
• Day denies inflating Iraq claims costs to pay fixer | Law Gazette https://t.co/pM7czkUkg0 
• Persistent fraudster jailed for string of false claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/hO0K1aLE31 
• Slater and Gordon sustained by £22.7m facility from new lenders | Law Gazette https://t.co/11HDRAYJUU 
• Fed-up lawyers 'in no mood' to cooperate with late night courts | Law Gazette https://t.co/eNN76Hv4N1 
• Employment law giant announces tie-up with London boutique | Law Gazette https://t.co/5MtFTKs3V6 
• English judges join disapproval over Polish judicial reforms | Law Gazette https://t.co/2LlKMr8nUD
• PwC strengthens offering to in-house sector | Law Gazette https://t.co/ptNJaZSFTu 
• Iraq press conference went ahead despite ‘conflicting evidence’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/0Lx1KzkMTJ 
• All-night 'hackathon' to crack online court design | Law Gazette https://t.co/Kn7aaMQdfV 
• SRA 'disingenuous' over super exam, academics claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/BMTcdwuvAc 
• #Irish police drop Stephen Fry blasphemy probe https://t.co/W1U0qeMZlb 
• Gender pay gap: What the figures really tell us | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/vzrfLvTXvZ 
• The Law Society has struck back on the SFO’s section 2 interviews, but to what effect https://t.co/EXFOnV0BfV
• In the increasingly demanding and changing legal environment, resilience is important | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/YHWTBPqqi8 
• Tory MPs caught up in the Tory election expenses scandal can still stand in the 8 June election https://t.co/6QzMQIMW3c
• Smaller legal outfits must find time to explore technology-driven opportunities | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/hneUKJoKN7 
• No ‘general support’ for SQE, law teachers say | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/9KS8o9DN9T 
• Briton Aine Davis guilty of being senior Islamic State member https://t.co/uOLvzi6uM3 
• Husband slept in same room as wife's body for six days https://t.co/lx9rhA7Cax 
• Concern over rise in acne drug use https://t.co/JPc5aXi27G
• General election: The Green Party complain about BBC's UKIP coverageand its lack of airtime https://t.co/BKZycyw3Em 
• Doctor who took Jeremy Hunt to court to stand against MP as Labour and Lib Dems move aside... https://t.co/jgZGmqTqVS 
• British doctor and his fiancée murdered by former security guard who slit their throats in brutal penthouse... https://t.co/Ra0McAA48h
• Rochdale abuse drama will not further far-right racist agenda, writer says https://t.co/tZsSUQREKn 
• UK firms struggle to find employees – even before Brexit bites https://t.co/GAhLHo9aEl 
• Mike Flynn at risk of Russian blackmail, Sally Yates warned White House #US https://t.co/IuSch5kvFn 
• Kelvin MacKenzie to leave the Sun over Ross Barkley column https://t.co/EXJEohYMlN 
• Tech start-up incubated by law firm gains cash and high-profile investors in latest funding round - Legal... https://t.co/aBxdO6kC6T
• Tech industry specialist barrister launches BSB entity - Legal Futures: https://t.co/xPGZLKggF7
• Judiciary joins forces with techies to run online court hackathon - Legal Futures: https://t.co/NQvzLIIUjb 
• #Trump Muslim ban plan erased from website shortly after reporter asks awkward question #US https://t.co/WCfp1MQTes 
• Marine A, Alexander Blackman: Being free is 'a really good feeling' https://t.co/PVojxt7mAv 
• Cyclist Chris Froome: Team Sky rider 'rammed on purpose' by car in #France https://t.co/cv0kyhlKoB 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ur2JksTDaD
• Richard Simmons sues National Enquirer over gender reassignment claims #US https://t.co/K8iWiQMY6d 
• Jeremy Corbyn pins Labour's election hopes on much needed housing reform pledges https://t.co/l2THxEqrDw 
• Trump's remarks about Muslims could be what ends the travel ban, testimony suggests https://t.co/rX7Wzx6cYz
• South Wales police drops off a drunken Cardiff student home... https://t.co/iE9QVVYMR7
• Former President Obama warned Trump about hiring Michael Flynn #US https://t.co/1hfYXFGRVz 
• General election 2017: PM vows to end 'rip-off' energy bills https://t.co/S725SbdAUc 
• Rupert Murdoch is confronted over Ofcom and discrimination and sexual harassment claims at Fox News... https://t.co/EiwwNei2Ei 
• Tory MPs could face criminal charges over election expenses before general election https://t.co/VJRx9g9TJB
• Ukip says students should start picking fruit to help solve immigration crisis... https://t.co/ThWi2vRvOp

8th May - Law News

1959th 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: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his former KGB colleagues visited an ex-East Germany station chief to wish their former boss well on his 90th birthday.

Focus of the day story: Lawyers attack government proposals but survey shows overwhelming public support. Government proposals for fixed costs in clinical negligence claims worth up to £25,000 would make only the most straight forward cases commercially viable, leaving many vulnerable patients without a legal remedy, lawyers say. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Trump travel ban: federal appeals court hears arguments in crucial next stage https://t.co/RPSitmFU1P
• #India to legalise mica mining in bid to tackle endemic child labour https://t.co/ikXnODpk7v 
• The Guardian view on May’s air pollution plan: all mouth, no trousers https://t.co/S8tbVD1ofo 
• Mental health needs resources, not tinkering with the law https://t.co/PhhPBcaFFK 
• Minimum wage ruling creates uncertainty over care worker pay https://t.co/0XBM1R3AUi 
• City firms say they won't be ready for Brexit in two years https://t.co/x6rcTITPSx 
• #China puts leading human rights lawyer on trial for 'inciting subversion' https://t.co/zxevpl2JmI 
• Prince and commoner: one rule for Philip and another for Jeremy Corbyn https://t.co/mIRgQNa3fx 
• Why Are We Still Legitimising Blasphemy?... https://t.co/BFWYBqOA8y 
• Thousands die after being declared 'fit for work' - no wonder Tories didn't want anyone to know... https://t.co/CPOXnlKqDR 
• My legal life: Mehran Behvandi | Law Gazette https://t.co/2FBruHL3jq 
• ULaw profits dip as highest-paid director banks nearly £800k | Law Gazette https://t.co/t3vCllAn9z 
• Chinese human rights lawyer pleads guilty to 'incitement' | Law Gazette https://t.co/YguPIEmKvX 
• Day paid 'difficult' Shiner £20k to join Iraq claims, tribunal hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/tzfaQnkT9J 
• LAA criticised for 'half-hearted' pursuit of alleged £4m fraud | Law Gazette https://t.co/CqkTFRzKZm 
• Give us a heavyweight lord chancellor, bar urges next government | Law Gazette https://t.co/QBSa7MmfH3 
• Law firms under fire over China business | Law Gazette https://t.co/MSBZUiIxkH 
• Algorithms and 'Schrödinger’s justice' | Law Gazette https://t.co/GBIhEUaAhe 
• Border searches of your electronic devices | Law Gazette https://t.co/8i1tMAIZac 
• Dating website Guardian Soulmates users hit with spam after data exposure... https://t.co/xUSze1db1s
• Fake video by #Israel prison service? Palestinian hunger strike leader Barghouti 'filmed eating'... https://t.co/0RCk9HGc6H 
• Blog: Our security? No, your security? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/H8fIaJYeAB 
• Proud day at the Palace for' MiniTrials founder, Lord Kinclaven - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7cNTFHtYmq 
• Brexit report finds financial services firms gearing up for 'worst case' scenario - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PplEheh31R
• SCJC welcomes public opinion on reshaping civil procedure rules - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8x3h6nUcm4 
• Impact of post-Brexit transitional arrangements for Scotland under spotlight at major Edinburgh conference -... https://t.co/7J0hzoTF1s
• Government lawyers discriminated against autistic student with training contract test, EAT rules - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/ydbKa2rbO1 
• Emma Watson wins first gender-neutral MTV TV & Movie Award for Beauty & the Beast... https://t.co/QsF5GS2uxI 
• Party leaders to take part in BBC election programmes https://t.co/VlsH0Vevrq 
• Woman killed herself 'after being abused by boyfriend' https://t.co/Cwn4dHzlI3
• General election 2017: Labour proposes junk food ad ban https://t.co/3dSqouWsGY 
• Revenge porn: Image-based abuse hits 'one in five' #Australians https://t.co/4uE2IzHMsY 
• Liverpool dog attack: Two-year-old girl injured in garden https://t.co/yRREmHSarG
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/v4qPnHGkGq
• CPS could announce decision over South Thanet Conservative election expenses before election... https://t.co/ciTKKESOFD

7th May - Law News

1958th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: At the height of the Cold War, it was rare that foreigners got a glimpse of life behind the Iron Curtain, but during that time tens of thousands were actually invited to Russia as part of an annual youth festival. One man who came over 60 years ago has now returned to Moscow to see how the city has changed.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang triple merger goes live https://t.co/SAvYjzOXwm 
• Keele University law student’s video about wasting precious revision time goes viral https://t.co/NjnQN8BGH6 
• A lawyer has designed a keyboard especially for lawyers https://t.co/2XxuRpANUd 
• Shearman & Sterling hikes London NQ pay by over 10% to £105,000 https://t.co/5pFhO99MHS 
• Super-exam: Frequently Asked Questions about the SQE https://t.co/ON6wpqBLaz 
• Serious crime silk John Cooper admits he was bullied at the bar because of his working class background https://t.co/KMiLMvpo06 
• Ashurst unveils spring retention rate of 85% https://t.co/iIxqZ9qJz7 
• KWM kitty: Ex-partners encouraged to donate up to £2,500 each to help staff affected by firm’s collapse https://t.co/XeZw3JOIhy 
• Oxford PPE student warns that Oxford law students risk being ‘left behind’ because their degree is too traditional https://t.co/DWUTLQJLD1 
• BPP equity and trusts exam disturbed by ‘pumping music’ so loud ‘the desks were vibrating from the bass’ https://t.co/WWUuyebvl4 
• #Israeli ministers back proposed law demoting Arabic language https://t.co/77LmyMrr3i 
• #NorthKorea says it has detained another #US citizen for 'hostile' acts https://t.co/1enDYTpuCH 
• The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked https://t.co/CS4M3xmMdv 
• San Diego police shoot dead 15-year-old boy holding BB gun #US https://t.co/AlRIQmA5yS 
• Labour could create new tax bracket for those earning £80k-£150k https://t.co/KPpoH4Gbha 
• Nigel Farage to blame for Ukip's collapse, says Douglas Carswell https://t.co/8UTovSP3jp 
• The right Brexit could spell the end for Ukip, says Farage https://t.co/rw0KHmvmg6 
• Eversheds Sutherland, Pinsent Masons and DLA Piper surpass magic circle rivals in 2017 brand power list https://t.co/sc2WODnIZ2 
• Watch lawyers sit in stony-faced silence as Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ blasts out through courtroom speakers https://t.co/XscQSN7iD1
• I became a magistrate when I was 19, and I think the courts are right to push for more youngsters on the bench https://t.co/2ibfqxTfvw
• The SQE is a revolution which American law schools should learn from, says US legal education expert https://t.co/0a5iQL8sxl 
• Kirkland & Ellis’ graduate recruitment website inadvertently promotes viagra https://t.co/BMkhwERS4a 
• A law student used Harry Potter-style invisible ink to sneak 24 pages of ‘unauthorised notes’ into exam https://t.co/G4e91IYp8B 
• Woman's elaborate prank on 'creep' who sent naked Snapchat pics leaves him furious when the penny drops... https://t.co/CtYIv9rZlj
• She's never sanctioned a benefit claimant: The Public Lynching Of Diane Abbott... https://t.co/wgCmkTHPTN 
• #German military searches all barracks for Nazi material https://t.co/EXyIfzVDKI 
• After severe cuts in disability benefits, Conservatives pledge to end mental health 'injustice'... https://t.co/HKzT8q8qar 
• Rich List 2017: UK's super-rich carry on making billions https://t.co/LW4JViY0YV 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/CyItlH8WJ8
• Pentagon to house 'nuclear football' in leased Trump Tower apartment #US https://t.co/d9Rl3vJrbQ 
• Biggest Brexit donor urges May to guarantee rights of EU nationals https://t.co/am9W6rIkbO 
• Texas adoption agencies could reject Jewish, Muslim, gay or single parents #US https://t.co/L61KS15O9a
• General election 2017: Labour rules out tax rises for 95% of earners https://t.co/sGSkMhqdo3 
• Why 14 black male Cambridge students posed for this photo https://t.co/FGuyBsdYrW 
• What happened after a cop picked up a little girl stealing $2 shoes for her sister #US... https://t.co/qFxMBui1rl 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/liguKbqTS8

6th May - Law News

1957th 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: Afghan health workers and medical facilities under threat. Attacks on medical facilities and staff during global conflicts remained high last year.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Dozens of Chibok schoolgirls freed in #Nigeria by Boko Haram https://t.co/v5DoEwaTYT 
• #Venezuela protests: Women march against Maduro https://t.co/3Y4F84Rf3R
• The Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017... https://t.co/CpE6AmPitW 
• Lack of fluency in foreign languages in UK firms | New Law Journal... https://t.co/5QHHXBAdCu 
• Review of standard of proof for barristers' professional misconduct | New Law Journal... https://t.co/9bBy99EPlC
• LawWorks student pro bono stars | New Law Journal https://t.co/77o1p711lO 
• Judge held ‘trial within a trial’ in compensation case | New Law Journal... https://t.co/dp6hXQzhmx 
• Senior lawyer predicts delays to civil justice reform | New Law Journal https://t.co/3znxfHq60N 
• Lawyers attack government proposals on fixed costs but survey shows overwhelming public support... https://t.co/awv23L0Lwa 
• Nominations have opened for the prestigious Family Law Awards 2017 | New Law Journal... https://t.co/Ayy4oSnGsi 
• Legal groups have been sending wishlists to all major political parties ahead of the General Election | New Law... https://t.co/sdVeVUOnPB 
• Kennedys, whose core practice is insurance, is merging with US insurance firm CMK to create global practice | New... https://t.co/6dYm2GEBaR 
• Ilie Nastase banned from #French Open over remarks at Fed Cup tie in Romania https://t.co/lwYju0P68h
• Stephen Fry faces blasphemy probe after God comments https://t.co/4zhDfb1rwW
• Contraceptive pill death: Shropshire GP's misconduct hearing https://t.co/2c8dwrpP9C 
• Seamus Ruddy: Human remains found in search of #French forest https://t.co/qdwk34alky 
• #French election: Hollande vows 'response' to Macron hack attack https://t.co/OnIZ9DnWv6 
• Gay teen pushed off 9th floor balcony by uncle after being outed to family in #Chechnya https://t.co/inj7JQcK4Q 
• Fashion models in #France need doctor's note before taking to catwalk https://t.co/y2KBb20lXS 
• #Ukraine bans US actor Steven Seagal as threat to national security https://t.co/nrZH5dYjJC
• Texas town greets murder charge over teen shot by police in moving car #US https://t.co/wQta9wgkM2 
• Stephen Colbert to be investigated by FCC after 'offensive' Trump joke #US https://t.co/FbCztzV9St 
• UK music festivals to hold web blackout to raise awareness of sexual violence https://t.co/pH3KAFbVca 
• 50,000 face evacuation in Hannover over World War Two bombs #Germany https://t.co/rIbEN6md6X 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/J1L6ZqlMcC
• #French presidential candidate Macron condemns 'massive' hacking attack as documents leaked... https://t.co/kFJfPBqG9p 
• Westminster attack: Funeral held for Leslie Rhodes https://t.co/nGardlb0ku https://t.co/C8Wncbw3Qn 
• Archbishops of Canterbury and York voice election concerns over housing and poverty... https://t.co/2b2CJRwyxC 
• Schools to get new powers to sack 'maverick governors' https://t.co/Ad5zypKuFO 
• Photographer held after taking pictures of Hove town hall https://t.co/VInT6donIb 
• Athlone Town investigated by Uefa and FAI over match-fixing claims https://t.co/btiTAvPbtg 
• #French election: Security alerts as campaigning ends https://t.co/d0O0kcN4VC
• Chechnya gay rights: Putin backs inquiry into hate crimes https://t.co/3mMe3buhh8 

5th May - Law News

1956th 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: Democrats hope to have history repeat itself, by targeting House GOP health care 'yes' votes in districts won by Hillary Clinton in 2016.


Focus of the day story: Serious Fraud Office restrictions on lawyers from accompanying witnesses being interviewed for fraud cases have come under fire from the Law Society. Chancery Lane today said that solicitors should not face 'inappropriate restrictions' on their work. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/xGlATHjxyj
• Kennedys agrees US insurance tie up | Law Gazette https://t.co/KHOS2eSUrE
• High Court misses out on French bank fraud dispute | Law Gazette https://t.co/NvjJklQUf8 
• Top-100 firm rebrands medical negligence offering | Law Gazette https://t.co/0S7yrpAIcI 
• Bankrupt Liverpool lawyer borrowed £8k from vulnerable client | Law Gazette https://t.co/omTWxnwWtK 
• Let couples divorce amicably, family law body urges politicians | Law Gazette https://t.co/TtzTYcLb9s 
• Nationwide challenges poor leasehold practices | Law Gazette https://t.co/zHJQCLIQQD 
• SRA used Leigh Day case to lobby government for reforms, tribunal hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/smv1vvcjSZ
• Low prices won't guarantee access to justice, says Bourns | Law Gazette https://t.co/8T2ksg6gSa 
• Law Society unveils election manifesto for Brexit Britain | Law Gazette https://t.co/le0nOD7EHB 
• Sulley Muntari: Pescara midfielder who protested at racist abuse has ban overturned... https://t.co/ES0iifk2F4
• #Russian newspaper attacks 'gay-friendly' Manchester... https://t.co/p5Rd7UaUsS 
• Dorset businessman Guy Hedger death: Two charged with murder https://t.co/BN5hGE77LD 
• Air quality: Diesel scrappage scheme being considered https://t.co/g3Ngj391PW h
• Amanda Telfer death: Construction boss jailed https://t.co/4KFiJxrlJt
• #India's supreme court upholds 2012 Delhi gang rapists' death penalty... https://t.co/qo2RrHSsqD 
• Senate Republicans doubtful of American Health Care Act #US https://t.co/GQcdVDjDWu 
• Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $110m in US talc cancer case https://t.co/wx5WuDH6vm 
• Air duct-crawling Kentucky students caught trying to steal exam #US... https://t.co/vZcb8XjWua 
• Thousands of pieces of Brexit legislation going unscrutinised, warns Lord Judge - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/V4ZSBLDQJm 
• Carolyn Bell joins MMS as director of financial services group - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SwkTUmPoJz
• SYLA to host AGM next month - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/35zQccfCPN 
• SCTS roadshows - Summary criminal court procedure - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/aomJ8dZ2uA
• England: Vacant press seats leading to rise of distorted court reports - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ibMdJDMWnT 
• Solicitors to vote on freezing practising fee for eighth year - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/o9j9QC7Phb 
• Roy Martin QC surveys recent pension case law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CnMgCc2B5L 
• Blog: When is a house a home? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RMvkclAPyz 
• UK's new air pollution plan by Tories dismissed as 'weak' and 'woefully inadequate' https://t.co/yt2E9wwf3t 
• Tory government response to UK's soaring prison suicide rate has been pitiful https://t.co/Sh7xfpCjhW
• Ex-Celtic Boys Club coach arrested over historical sex offences... https://t.co/JgJHEY77Bn 
• Rubbish Party candidate elected in East Ayrshire https://t.co/SsznBXCGzA
• Delta Air Lines kicks #US family off flight after row over toddler https://t.co/GQtkGInsIR 
• Music festival websites to go dark to campaign against sexual assault https://t.co/uEpclQMU1P 
• Goldman Sachs boss: City 'will stall' over Brexit risk https://t.co/H2m9JlyCHR 
• Tory Investigatory Powers Bill: 'Real-time surveillance' in draft update https://t.co/rMIhgjVd1q 
• #NorthKorea claims CIA plot to kill Kim Jong-un https://t.co/kenso0NQcu 
• Brexit: English language 'losing importance' - EU's Juncker https://t.co/QGEb3zHcjH 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/JFY2wZ2mOo
• #Brazil jails eight militants over Rio Olympic plot https://t.co/o1TeksvW5D 
• Kent grammar schools: Odds 'loaded against poor pupils' https://t.co/Nkh6YC8GEj 
• Baby deaths cluster: Trust paid out millions in compensation https://t.co/xYwV5Yoq32 https://t.co/Xafn4J9BcL 
• #Brazilian footballer Neymar to stand trial for alleged fraud and corruption over move to Barcelona #Spain https://t.co/5s2ISAD0J6
• Dangerously high levels of arsenic found in rice cakes for babies https://t.co/8yM1M6uX2k 
• #French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron files complaint over Le Pen debate 'defamation' https://t.co/s4a1jUhZPn 
• Survey of academics suggests many feel University College London is ‘being run as a business, not a university’ https://t.co/aY5z1suxcU 
• Fury in #Argentina over ruling that could see human rights abusers walk free https://t.co/DYCogYOx32 
• Google Docs users hit by phishing scam https://t.co/2HOu7npIqt
• Pair killed neighbour over child's burst football https://t.co/zwXVyUiuNk 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Lhx3wafZUR
• Top international experts set for Helsinki International Arbitration Day | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/8OoM49rUPM 
• Shoosmiths makes up six new partners | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/dwPwXbSVjQ 
• A weekly round-up of in-house moves around the globe | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/GiwQkQoE8n 
• Morgan Lewis DC hires two from Dentons | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/EGTO2RGmDr 
• NZ Law Society wants lawyers to state ethnicity to guage diversity | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/A9ZwXF8R2b
• Lawyers reticent to move jobs amid Brexit uncertainty | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/yuBVTKVSlV 
• Donald Trump scores narrow healthcare victory in House #US https://t.co/QyEekhjoUI 
• Cartoonist who claimed to be Kung Fu Panda creator jailed for two years https://t.co/8NOSujkelk 
• #SouthKorea must end gay soldier 'witch-hunt', campaigners say https://t.co/RWbXXVWDqt 
• Self-appointed enforcers, keen to report colleagues for misdemeanours, are a common – and potentially costly https://t.co/Y6quhrKnEa 
• EU's Donald Tusk says May needs to show moderation and respect https://t.co/Vyi4dsUDCd 
• UN accuses #SaudiArabia of using terror laws to suppress free speech https://t.co/VUh6sPeBEe 
• #Libya rendition case against ex-MI6 officer may be held partly in secret https://t.co/fqER3LAoY1

4th May - Law News

1955th 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: Biotech giant Monsanto is being accused of hiring, through third parties, an army of Internet trolls to counter negative comments, while citing positive “ghost-written” pseudo-scientific reports which downplay the potential risks of their products.


Focus of the day story: The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has opened the way to replace the criminal standard of proof in disciplinary matters with the civil standard, in a move that could well ripple across the profession amid growing pressure to adopt the civil standard uniformly.  Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Lawyers, banks, and NGOs join forces to fight human trafficking | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/kMP052SaSL
• Family lawyers call on MPs to modernise family law after snap general election | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/lfYoJJxvHW
• Solicitors need to be more aware about FGM: it has no place in our society | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Yn8vjS9WLf
• Rogue solicitors is one thing, but what we have is a systemic regulatory failure | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/LyskjeAPWK 
• Capacity in which family solicitors are needed will change with rise in online divorce | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ejQBsIUJiZ 
• Why does it take Paterson for media to see fixed fee folly? | Law Gazette https://t.co/KLAbhpU7CY 
• Government loses criminal records disclosure appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/E6V5dg0azg 
• QualitySolicitors pioneer and strategist leaves to go it alone | Law Gazette https://t.co/mzn6v89gQB 
• Litigation expert Stewarts Law sued over lapsed PI claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/HXulbUxGRM 
• Ban for finance director who tried to order her own pay rise | Law Gazette https://t.co/MEP5mzmRKB
• Eversheds Sutherland named best law firm brand | Law Gazette https://t.co/qJ4nfBYqmo
• EU court backs airlines over bird strike claims worth £11m | Law Gazette https://t.co/q6BBn3OmQK 
• Police force fined £150k after unencrypted DVDs of crime victims lost in the post | Law Gazette https://t.co/YujuEq4h2z 
• BBC's fury at £900k pre-action legal costs of Sir Cliff Richard | Law Gazette https://t.co/REKt9sIQbH
• Law Society slams SFO 'restrictions' on representation | Law Gazette https://t.co/Vesmuq687v 
• I'm on trial for giving water to thirsty pigs. If they were dogs, I would be a hero #Canada https://t.co/V1lcsyqBsp
• Mum left broke after Ryanair charged her £1,100 to change name on £40 plane ticket to Ibiza by MISTAKE... https://t.co/r4kfTVfrhW 
• Garth Crooks calls for footbollers in #Italy to strike over Sulley Muntari racist jibe banhttps://t.co/aCeVRuvkSC 
• How to avoid the 3 biggest mistakes first-time bar exam takers make #US https://t.co/q3wdqq2mYk 
• #Somalia attack: Minister Abdullahi Sheikh Abas killed in Mogadishu https://t.co/zK3CRsTlBI 
• £5 note: Deadline looms for digging out old paper fivers https://t.co/GqxbwVZdhN 
• Crucial House vote to be held on Obamacare repeal bill #US https://t.co/Lrhf06gTag 
• Man charged after a boat of immigrants found marooned on River Ore https://t.co/tPp3Q0XvS0 
• Asylum seeker boat turnbacks illegal and don't deter people, report finds https://t.co/7Iq1QTrToC
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/XdQRbl5E5W
• Neighbours say illegal housing block in Hoxton is ‘getting taller’ https://t.co/fvvUhkdTjW 
• Enforcing a Jury Trial Waiver in California: An Impossible Task? #US https://t.co/Tg2pyLT9fM
• Birmingham bikers perform deadly stunts in YouTube video https://t.co/5pYtZ5itYC 
• #SriLanka navy intercepts refugees attempting illegal entry https://t.co/qQ4xKg9wdx
• Korematsu v. #US — Balancing Liberties and Safety... https://t.co/17NPjBYW0H
• #US Appeals court declines to reconsider net neutrality decision https://t.co/wilVjgmcsb 
• A Woman Is On Trial For Laughing During A Congressional Hearing #US https://t.co/leCKJxhbvc
• FIA arrests #Omanis for buying kidneys from illegal clinic in Lahore #Pakistan https://t.co/PwYSxjjo7c 
• Man Gets New Mortgage Fraud Trial Because of Sleeping Lawyer #US https://t.co/GtdXnlEGJd 
• $12.2 million to upgrade facilities and resources at Victoria regional courts #Australia https://t.co/thGklZ3hzU 
• KEFI Minerals makes progress with #Ethiopia courts https://t.co/EkDcwXneg7 
• Fixing #Canada's courts isn't just up to the federal government https://t.co/vPU1X9I4Bp 
• The Battle Against Trump's Assault on Climate Is Moving to the Courts #US https://t.co/OMNYBwwJCK 
• International Lawyers, Judges Call on Beijing to Release Detained Rights Lawyer Xie Yang #China https://t.co/hcvMD5RUKr
• Samsung self-driving car trial in #SouthKorea approved https://t.co/zdCq8IqrwI 
• 3 Ways Big Data Will Change the Lawyer's Role https://t.co/6YL808RtGH 
• Brother of Teen Killed by Police Was Handcuffed and Held Overnight: Lawyer #US https://t.co/ZTMxSMXma3
• Napolitano on courts using software to sentence criminals #US https://t.co/3Zxk4QnlBL 
• Proposal that the courts should decide on the recall of citizenship #Norway https://t.co/S3yalAmuoM 
• Leeds court thrown into chaos as violence breaks out in public gallery https://t.co/H2Nkf4N0w0 
• Police and courts fail cyclists over road safety, says cross-party inquiry https://t.co/GGRQKcjaTZ 
• Defence lawyer argues accused BC polygamist's fair trial rights violated #Canada https://t.co/4HINOMw2Hc
• Lawyer says congressman 'received' impeachment rap vs Leni #Philippines https://t.co/yHtEiimzTT 
• Parents appeal against high court ruling to end baby’s life support https://t.co/XW6G1lL2cg
• Bob Brown's lawyer argues Tasmania's anti-protest laws designed to stop free speech #Australia https://t.co/XHhFClbFIi
• Lawyer taken to hospital after collapsing in Leicester Magistrates' Court https://t.co/ixmoVsJZWD
• #Jordan Society for Human Rights launches guidebook for journalists https://t.co/vAXAPpswAW 
• Business and the Sustainable Development Goals: time to make the human rights connections https://t.co/qKAA4xC5no 
• Branstad pledges to confront Beijing on human rights #China https://t.co/YS3PLarS5u 
• Human Rights in #Egypt: One Prisoner's Release is Not Enough https://t.co/ApdGolmscj
• 2 #Israelis Who Entered Gaza Held Incommunicado https://t.co/QZ4gOcxE5F 
• New UEFA human-rights requirements for Euro 2024 bids https://t.co/HJiWoaJuMV 
• Trump keeps praising international strongmen, alarming human rights advocates #US https://t.co/iopHyKoI0Y
• Agents' fees up 31% in a decade: surveyors, conveyancers up much more https://t.co/BU0o3pZE3e 
• 'Old-fashioned measures' mean FTBs face mortgage barriers https://t.co/OHH1bTu6Cb
• Search Acumen launches complimentary quotation tool https://t.co/HcTdYCYHsW 
• Biggest UK legal merger 'very exciting for Aberdeen' https://t.co/5RCDGBPHED 
• Why the UK and EU cannot easily agree on EU citizens' rights: UK vs EU law https://t.co/SSj9bHw01F 
• Brexit: Lawyers warn of industry influence over public health laws as EU 'fundamental right' is axed https://t.co/GDjFzP0b5L 
• In the spotlight: the UK Supreme Court https://t.co/68IFxleoOQ
• The UK Criminal Finances Act: Freezing Suspiciously Obtained Property to Fight Global Corruption https://t.co/WGLS5s6UyM 
• Shortened UK Finance Bill becomes law https://t.co/hgZg9qcYk8
• BCCI ropes in UK law firm, ready with notice for ICC #India https://t.co/g2Jxh70xYq 
• 12 bizarre UK laws and rules which could catch you out... https://t.co/FxejYHyEpT 
• The skills you need to work in legal aid https://t.co/0JqeaVn4YY 
• Suing a Mississippi Funeral Home for Refusing to Transport and Cremate the Body of Gay Man #US https://t.co/vxrcsfNEgP
• These Creative Law Partners Drum Up Business By Singing Legal Advice On YouTube https://t.co/sa8m8pw9JI 
• Fyre Festival lawyers threaten live-tweeting festival-goers with legal action https://t.co/GdClw3cmrF 
• #US reward for robbed Indian man who saved colleague https://t.co/HsoMBUEfKo 
• The six Brexit traps that will defeat Theresa May https://t.co/s6vsIkDODJ 
• #Ukraine investigates 94-year-old #Jewish veteran over nationalist's death in 1952 https://t.co/VVvO4OSUmW
• Why are #India's top judges doubting each others' sanity? https://t.co/mEB7ZJhiNS
• #US lawmakers eye airline legislation, citing 'terrible' experiences https://t.co/xbmNsfVHsX 
• #Malawi Attorney General, Kalekeni Kaphale, gets injunction against Judiciary staff strike https://t.co/FDz4tP1MeA
• Law fraternities, #Cayman Finance back Judiciary in court documents complaints https://t.co/BzMtpy6gzB
• President's guidance: Judicial Cooperation with Serious Case Reviews https://t.co/H7mcdQPCVQ 
• Former opposition party chairman Ogbulafor lauds #Nigeria judiciary https://t.co/oLT5lXLUsU 
• Alabama House Judiciary Committee OKs nitrogen gas for executions #US https://t.co/Jt8y0G8FVa 
• FBI Director Comey Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee #US https://t.co/x2HRqoiqiC
• Tories have alienated junior doctors, nurses, firefighters, teachers, lawyers and people who believe in equality https://t.co/hzTtuvWfTu 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/5Cv7PYio76

3rd May - Law News

1954th 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 new initiative in the Dominican Republic is crowdsourcing volunteers in medical emergencies. Amelia Martyn-Hemphill went onboard to see how it works.


Focus of the day story: ‘Pointless’ fixed costs risk patient safety. Public backs fixed costs, poll shows, as Medical Protection Society calls on government to be ‘bold’.  Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Press seats 'almost always empty' in courtrooms, barrister claims... https://t.co/7Z03rRLdb6 
• Two Alabama Men Arrested and Indicted on Sex Trafficking Charges #US https://t.co/kHN5HYxei6 
• 'Social justice' magazine defends comparing white people to rotting bananas https://t.co/O8s4RmDZ2R 
• Female Anglican bishops speak out on gender justice https://t.co/RBxEKFJ5nR 
• Attorney General Jeff Sessions is committed to prosecuting those who commit religious hate crimes? #US https://t.co/DxNeZ8HZ1W 
• Justice CS Karnan Issues Non-Bailable Warrants Against 7 Supreme Court Judges #India https://t.co/SxmNeDa2L2 
• Justice will not charge Baton Rouge officers #US https://t.co/iPT9StNhIT 
• Former Solicitor cons nearly £1.5 million from people through investment scheme https://t.co/0iZaIBBlHt 
• Memorial walk to be held for Morecambe solicitor https://t.co/Oa4xcc9918
• Blanchards Bailey trainee qualifies as a solicitor https://t.co/EAHfTzmYmF 
• Solicitor has 'confidence in the judge' after guilty plea from Michael Slager https://t.co/1NRvtMTOp2
• Welshpool solicitor jailed for £1.5 million client fraud https://t.co/D1pCz6859N
• John Finucane: Son of murdered solicitor Pat to stand for Sinn Féin in North Belfast https://t.co/UNtPuwQlLR 
• You can’t just cut and run from Europe, Theresa May – it’s illegal https://t.co/7lCbBG675d
• The Guardian view on #Myanmar: some humans have more rights than others https://t.co/8ftfDR1L8A 
• The Guardian view on MPs and Brexit: give them the tools for the job https://t.co/laOjpVgr5c 
• Fears grow #Turks (Turgay Karaman and İhsan Aslan) held in #Malaysia may face unfair trial or torture at home https://t.co/aVPupbcqmM
• Official forensic regulator calls for increase to legal aid funding https://t.co/pCF2Ytxp5U 
• Brexit may cost MPs and peers the power to pass laws, says former judge https://t.co/crt9iuE05M 
• FBI head 'nauseous' over his possible sway on #US election https://t.co/hlVSZOnTKn 
• Facebook hires 3,000 to review content https://t.co/l7uf9lGyVv
• Tory austerity denial and unpacking the election row over spending https://t.co/Q7lnjxsIZ5 
• Police quizzed manager of apartment where McCann disappeared #Portugal https://t.co/UB3PuLMmQd 
• New Mexico science teacher John Gose admits manufacturing meth #US https://t.co/snz2EpKRrZ 
• Lib Dem leader provides masterclass in dealing with deluded brexiter... https://t.co/zbrIj7B9dt 
• Founding member Burroughs Day leaves QualitySolicitors | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/kDOjHMuSvd 
• Bar regulator mulls civil standard of proof in disciplinary proceedings | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/1bPcrGC00i 
• Court rejects tribunal bias claim to uphold barrister ban | Law Gazette https://t.co/7lkJOr3vpU 
• Banned solicitor turned tax consultant jailed for £1.4m investment scam | Law Gazette https://t.co/N4XtV44mVU
• Legal aid contracts delay will 'add to solicitors' anxiety' | Law Gazette https://t.co/ph9q29UMkq 
• Osborne Clarke extends Asian footprint with China move | Law Gazette https://t.co/8aWWRx0bv4 
• Lawyer says Leigh Day 'created mechanism' for referral fees - tribunal | Law Gazette https://t.co/vFcUxs9wYN 
• Justice by algorithm 'could bring courts to a halt' | Law Gazette https://t.co/WReHCLnPCK 
• Swansea pub landlord viciously attacked for calling last orders... https://t.co/HKYANlXxqp 
• Woman now 'too scared' to walk past a train station after 'interrogation' by Arriva Trains Wales https://t.co/WioqucL1qq
• Jeremy Corbyn has one thing Theresa May lacks: a personality https://t.co/KSzXUB1xGY 
• Royal Mint admits faulty £1 coins are in circulation https://t.co/2oocNb3qOS 
• 20 year old Damn Smith found guilty of building a bomb & leaving it on North Greenwich, London Tube... https://t.co/XDpqIx6TbS
• Shot Dorset executive Guy Hedger: Three people arrested https://t.co/iEYSxxMfCL 
• Brexit: UK and EU at odds over size of 'divorce bill' https://t.co/bhGh2VTfn5 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/KVOsN4zxin
• Pescarafootballer Sulley Muntari banned for one match after reporting racist abuse #Italy https://t.co/8oihkm7Xvl 
• Alton Sterling shooting: 'No charges' for police over black man's killing #US https://t.co/sNn3U4Ae5K 
• Six on trial over topless photos of Duchess of Cambridge https://t.co/ZYIDglxFZt https://t.co/NL6m2ZXNkv
• Town halls buy back Right-to-Buy homes for millions sold cheaply by Tories https://t.co/NiDLsz7LCE 
• Everton winger Aaron Lennon detained under Mental Health Act https://t.co/rxfQ6Cguyg 
• High Court rejects appeal from barrister accused of forging letters - Legal Futures: https://t.co/mFD5eZ9x0W 
• BSB paves way to lower standard of proof in disciplinary matters - Legal Futures: https://t.co/R3AIQbop7N 
• Academic "debunks" claim that UK is whiplash capital of Europe - Legal Futures: https://t.co/XXN2IQoPmE

2nd May - Law News

1953rd 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: Marine Le Pen's rise in 'forgotten France' . In the run-up to the French presidential election, the far-right Front National leader has courted growing numbers of voters in rural France where residents of villages and small towns have seen factories close and services disappear.


Focus of the day story: HMRC’s raid on two top football clubs indicates it is stepping up activity ahead of a new criminal offence due to come into force this autumn, tax lawyers say. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Merkel presses Putin over anti-gay purge in #Chechnya https://t.co/KNuy1AIwui 
• United Airlines CEO calls passenger's removal a 'mistake of epic proportions' #US https://t.co/bxAMp5HtgZ 
• Man who campaigned against cut in widowed parent's allowance dies https://t.co/HoIL49tlWN 
• Ministers 'should have legal duty to combat rise in prison suicides' https://t.co/VFHRXKf5ql
• What does the new solicitor super-exam mean for trainees? https://t.co/fRW2afDEVV 
• Free speech groups call for public interest defence for whistleblowers https://t.co/ChffOVIVW6 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/3KqabjGmmm
• The legacy of Owens v Owens | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/4doEVHmTDF 
• Solicitor who made up ‘secret trust’ legacy story struck off | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/zv3dguHXNd
• Largest UK legal merger completed as CMS, Nabarro and Olswang become one | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/mpxrKoitW0 
• ‘Pointless’ fixed costs risk patient safety | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ptPypXt4ro 
• Brick Court silk to lead Charlie Gard appeal | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/nsydceWjno 
• SQE grand design needs work | Law Gazette https://t.co/znV4dftRRV 
• Partnership breakthrough for women | Law Gazette https://t.co/MhkgpZQ6IN 
• New LSB interim chair | Law Gazette https://t.co/w6E35blkhw 
• How much? Super-exam funding poser | Law Gazette https://t.co/Bc1U4ykD59 
• Iraq verdict ‘could deter future claims’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/zouqrQQNr2 
• London seeks 350 magistrates to fill ageing bench | Law Gazette https://t.co/VXpPVotH3N 
• Regulator considers lower threshold for prosecuting barristers | Law Gazette https://t.co/0UaoxHXm4P 
• Colonel tells SDT of anger at Iraq allegations | Law Gazette https://t.co/g2KSrPMGd5 
• Defunct miners claim firm must pay £15k for negligent advice | Law Gazette https://t.co/foTFXTto13
• DoH 'like a criminal dictating his sentence' over fixed costs | Law Gazette https://t.co/rrk3vE9Lc4 
• Laws tackling online hate crime 'out of date' | Law Gazette https://t.co/n9lGNoEeEv 
• A win for lawyers in Strasbourg | Law Gazette https://t.co/mxG3v2UXBE
• Patience and patents | Law Gazette https://t.co/XAoFyORXBL 
• Making room at the top | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ub2vcRnOqL 
• My legal life: Peter Binning | Law Gazette https://t.co/L1h2ZNVwFc 
• Lawyer in the news: Fighting for bereaved family’s aid bid | Law Gazette https://t.co/34YZd39GjQ 
• Tory MP conveniently forgot to declare £400,000 earning but remembered to claim 49p for milk https://t.co/NZKwz8zMD1
• Tory Liam Fox calls for savage cuts to pensioner benefits https://t.co/cvzNmb3On6 
• Actor Johnny Depp is fed lines through earpiece, ex-managers claim in law suit https://t.co/ebOjLpSRZN 
• Cardiff 'Cufflink terrorist' Samata Ullah given eight years & fives years on license https://t.co/2m1ZZQrtfK
• A viscount has denied threatening Gina Miller, the woman behind the Brexit legal challenge... https://t.co/7Ua4UxJ4lw 
• Appeal has gone out to 400 patients who were treated by a doctor who was later diagnosed with HIV https://t.co/IbCT88AyXc 
• Police and courts fail cyclists over road safety, says cross-party inquiry https://t.co/UYkudhpBdJ 
• Call for inquiry over 'unbroken pattern' of deaths at prison https://t.co/r5FMcDPKU5 
• Inmate wins damages after prisons open legally privileged letters - Legal Futures: https://t.co/qYQusgLJjA 
• ABS targets continued expansion as 'second cities' strategy and non-legal services see turnover rocket - Legal Futures https://t.co/pWmsR8q6AS 
• Court of Appeal orders controversial firm to compensate ex-miner for negligence - Legal Futures: https://t.co/jPV6nn4xvd 
• Ex-Celtic Boys Club coach accused of abuse tracked to #US https://t.co/FVXAzg0dyq 
• #German male escort's data hidden from woman with baby https://t.co/oP4hR23NaK 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/LQLtKgctu8
• Pregnant Women Considering Abortions Because Of Tories’ Benefit Cap, MPs Reveal https://t.co/C3k6pv1GEd 
• Celebrity lawyer files $100m lawsuit against Fyre festival organizers https://t.co/09BAJ9nDJl 
• The Guardian view on judicial diversity: time, gentlemen, please https://t.co/AQpxvW0fvS 
• Jail time for man that doused kitten in gasoline and set her on fire? https://t.co/yGtX40ynMv 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/88vbnM1Pwp

1st May - Law News

1952nd 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 Greek workers have marked International Labour Day by taking to the streets to protest against new looming austerity measures.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Reince Priebus: White House Has 'Looked at' Changing Libel Laws #US https://t.co/y9gBlYRdKY
• New Idaho law on vacation rentals seeks middle ground #US https://t.co/bFn9lKYnS5 
• Dog microchipping: 94% registered after law change https://t.co/YklMQa0hsp 
• Lack of language skills thwarting UK law firms expansion | The Global legal Post https://t.co/L97xeoHPbs
• Merger of three firms today biggest in UK history | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ukLSOuzoeb 
• The UK wants new laws to fine Google, Twitter, and Facebook for failing to deal with hate speech https://t.co/zfEr76TfzV 
• Legal and Political Schooling for the #Hungarian Government https://t.co/nj6O6QTBtR 
• Tech firm bosses 'exploiting welfare state and staff to dodge legal obligations' https://t.co/4BuOlVlDos 
• Stop lawyers creaming off money from NHS, say 75% of public https://t.co/qWmRAafisQ 
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