11th August - Law News

2055th 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: Former New Hampshire Republican Sen. Gordon Humphrey tells CNN's Jake Tapper that President Trump is delusional and said Congress should strongly consider if the president is fit to serve.


Focus of the day story: Part-time judges are the latest professional group to become exercised by the prospect of out-of-hours courts, after they were asked to volunteer for extra shifts during the pilot phase. The Association of Fee-Paid Judges (AFPJ) is surveying its 270 members on the plans. Around three-quarters are understood to be solicitors. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The father of Geelong's Tom Hawkins says the tribunal system is flawed #Australia... https://t.co/k4JPHLAxDI 
• Teargas, cold, no toilets: plight of refugees in Calais revealed #France... https://t.co/lTN3ikZvkT
• #Kenya election monitors urge losing candidates to accept poll results... https://t.co/HRzZ1kEySj 
• Principal convicted of dangerous driving censured by tribunal #NewZealand... https://t.co/2FmNyChXBl 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ht4GThsTzU
• Victims of child abuse gangs are the first to suffer – and the last to get our attention | Sonia Sodha... https://t.co/TUkyvEFiJd 
• Cam-girls: Inside the #Romanian sexcam industry https://t.co/cbzi7Qq9ns 
• Small fraction of Grenfell donations given to victims, regulator reveals... https://t.co/STxMyBstCi 
• South London estate to be evacuated over safety fears https://t.co/AejJrFNODl
• Agency worker's Preston care centre assault claim dismissed by tribunal judge... https://t.co/VDlfcsBnDt 
• Tribunal hears testimony of mother whose son drowned in an NHS care unit following seizure... https://t.co/rDmPPv6h54
• DOJ reverses position in upcoming Supreme Court voting rights case #US... https://t.co/dWFGDGBRlL 
• #Nepal criminalises banishing menstruating women to huts https://t.co/UEzzdEgCXr 
• Widow shocked over husband's 'avoidable' death https://t.co/nzlfGPHuV9
• Gender pay gap widening at one in four government bodies, figures show... https://t.co/xd3sd4DqBo
• Court of Appeal reiterates effect of orders in the family courts on deportation decisions... https://t.co/W8omyPvuJL 
• Slavery and trafficking 'affecting every town and city' in UK https://t.co/XyXLbwJnZy 
• Courts block ICE deportation of Boyle Heights father until further review #US... https://t.co/bfM4ggQ6YQ 
• Boat full of migrants lands on southern Spanish beach... https://t.co/PJ6B0YByDd
• Criminal cases in Dublin take longest to reach court #Ireland... https://t.co/l9pXEVIgJb 
• #Saudi singer arrested for dabbing https://t.co/LhjCTCi6Ih
• Flea-bitten West Midlands Police officer gets £12k payout https://t.co/HhlNI0uY3E 
• Omagh bombing: Families sue NI chief constable https://t.co/yV8GD0y2ri 
• The experts strike back! How economists are being proved right on Brexit https://t.co/0yrZTzx4Z6 
• Putney bridge jogger: Time to address the self-obsession of narcissistic exercise maniacs?... https://t.co/2qmhYB4QOT 
• At least 55 people feared drowned off #Yemen after being forced from boat https://t.co/CC0Yz1JV0
• Connor Sparrowhawk psychiatrist admits failings but denies misconduct https://t.co/JIFvoRQY34
• Child sex abuse: Sarah Champion MP says 'consider race and culture' https://t.co/lcMZBK5mnm 
• Putney Bridge bus-push jogger suspect arrested at Chelsea address https://t.co/3MPmLCHJJP 
• Third trial ordered in murder case over 'unreliable' evidence on teardrop tattoos #Canada... https://t.co/qHFdCtxq3p
• Judge George Bundy Smith, 80, Dies; Wrote Ruling Voiding New York Death Penalty... https://t.co/tOBkk0UwZm
• FaceApp forced to pull 'racist' filters that allow 'digital blackface' https://t.co/qqHKMTHhRv 
• Eggs scandal: 700,000 distributed to UK https://t.co/rMZJurv0Rq
• Jim Carrey given permission by court to use Cathriona White's medical records in wrongful death trial... https://t.co/IXwhZdfsu0 
• Stock market crash: how Slater and Gordon became a casualty of the neoliberal dream https://t.co/8YCVESikVc 
• Sinister Scheme Lurking Behind "Story of Crisis in August" #NorthKorea... https://t.co/PeS99vukKU 
• A Missing Tycoon's Links to #China's Troubled Dalian Wanda... https://t.co/ujHkOjVAxH 
• In March 2014 Alex Henry was convicted of murder under joint enterprise... https://t.co/moan48cEWZ
• Molly Martens murder trial: Molly and her father 'delayed 911 call and faked CPR on Jason Corbet #US... https://t.co/pJCRgJpg8e 
• Police make 17 arrests after drug syndicate bust... https://t.co/k2oOHQHqlI
• #Russia Wants Innovation, but It's Arresting Its Innovators... https://t.co/Lo5KiuF9JO 
• Immigration lawyer suspended after acting for 'lying' client | Law Gazette https://t.co/Nwos19JjV2
• Staff will benefit from Keoghs switch: Hill Dickinson chief | Law Gazette https://t.co/FJoh3DZGZQ 
• Must do better: Taylor Wessing overhauls gender programme after missing targets | Law Gazette https://t.co/Wp3Wr8s9Gh 
• Ex-KWM staff 'offered £4k each' over redundancy consultation | Law Gazette https://t.co/NporuZ8t1x
• Unreported courts: Westminster magistrates shuts press room | Law Gazette https://t.co/kkb5JQsqel
• Employment claims stayed by order following landmark fees ruling | Law Gazette https://t.co/MjydfyiSRL
• Mortgage repossession claims on the rise | Law Gazette https://t.co/StmVXqnW6r 
• Solicitors warned about failure to report sanctioned clients | Law Gazette https://t.co/o5cJhXiT25 
• Two mad men: Is Trump Deploying the 'Madman Theory' With North Korea? #US... https://t.co/cQRukheAXS 
• Judge and counsel cross swords in 'astonishing' 15-week trial | Law Gazette https://t.co/lT9DtlPTH6 
• Gina Miller afraid to leave her home after threats of acid attacks https://t.co/SJJ7gY5WAt 
• DJ accused of groping Taylor Swift calls photo 'awkward' ~US https://t.co/WaNg140Xh6
• Tony Blair reveals he 'toyed with Marxism' after reading book on Trotsky https://t.co/co8AiS53nm 
• Deep Divisions Emerge in Trump Administration as North Korea Threatens War #US... https://t.co/ZORzzCmNKW
• Taylor Swift trial: Jury selection begins #US... https://t.co/1B5dTSiaQb 
• Property caught in legal limbo: why Saskatoon lawyer urges everyone to have will #Canada... https://t.co/iOjLpitH3S
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jakahS0R6s
• From jail to Yale: Felon faces scrutiny in bid to be lawyer #US... https://t.co/woh3Vu5h9c 
• Lawyer waged 'personal vendetta' against ex husband and Kristin School head Peter Clague #NewZealand... https://t.co/jT8I7q6X9k 
• Suicidal Girl X Case Lawyer On The 'Sad Reality' It Took Judge's Outrage To Solve Care Crisis... https://t.co/bipWjStzBv 
• Fresno lawyer accused of lewd acts with a child #US... https://t.co/6dQfZqHimL
• Aklan police intensifies operation vs. illegal gambling #Philippines https://t.co/oJkpEPRtUC 
• Secret supervised drug injection facility has been operating at #US site for years... https://t.co/ZOmHbKO0Ng 
• These suspects were arrested in an illegal street racing bust #US... https://t.co/dBT4e8Ae2Q 
• Illegal homes going up in settlement across street from Liberman aide... https://t.co/UvSHF9Spxg
• Ex-FBI agent and daughter guilty of killing her husband #US https://t.co/jtoofBCuzL 
• #Canada military builds refugee camp for refugees from #US https://t.co/G3S6QZxLmX
• Boris Johnson should be jailed over Brexit claims, says ex-David Davis aide https://t.co/yqiDmjOOW9 
• 'Some prisoners should be able to Skype family,' says review https://t.co/rTcUX3RhEQ 
• Ravers filmed running away after police break up illegal warehouse party... https://t.co/DcKutU3Chi
• Karl Racine Accepted Thousands in Illegal Contributions #US... https://t.co/CkRrIhpOLc 
• Can this #US city go 72 hours without a murder? https://t.co/kIDOZ4oN3Y 
• Two Ipswich men sentenced for illegal tobacco offences... https://t.co/9RLPZZJzQ3
• Password guru regrets past advice https://t.co/plJnJ3Mzzf 
• Faculty seminar to look challenges to the rule of law - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/hz9FWRXghk
• Edinburgh Centre for Legal History to host book launch next month - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/43NFMC5Bls 
• What HR should really do | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/iLfOZ8nPde 
• Top qualities that make a solicitor a good salesperson | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/uflztxZTgq 
• Court costs can be a high price to pay for some positive PR | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/FaszpgjHQV
• Fat-cat insurers are lining their pockets | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/C7LmZCdM00
• What you need to know about GDPR and Privacy Shield | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ZtYx5SirdQ
• Munby P: Judicial intervention not the answer to helping those like ‘X’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/sAlxChp5aQ 
• Nominations open for Inspirational Women in Law Award | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/aJLI1sFWkj 
• The public needs accurate reporting on rape, not ‘tabloid rhetoric’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/tTqZCCTDPM 
• Grenfell Tower: Manslaughter charges under the spotlight | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/5REhHMGjU7 
• New visitor centre at Glenochil Prison unveiled - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/yrv7JmYJYt

10th August - Law News

2054th 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 least six French soldiers were injured, three of them seriously, when they were hit by a vehicle in a Paris suburb, the French armed forces said. The suspect was arrested hours after the incident on a motorway in northern France.


Focus of the day story: The turnover of personal injury claims management companies (CMCs) has continued to tumble over the past year, falling 41% in just two years to £182m, according to the Ministry of Justice, which also highlighted how CMCs that offer damages-based agreements are struggling to comply with the law. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Woman fights to change the law after being told man who put camera up her skirt did nothing wrong... https://t.co/X43T9ILSru 
• Thorntons head shave raises £8,000 for Cancer Research - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/2MudXLPBIG
• Tiger Woods pleads not guilty to DUI charges #US https://t.co/NYbsybvXPJ
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/UCo6aQTwf7
• Scottish Human Rights Commission appoints part-time member - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/65qQruK5o9 
• Paul Manafort: FBI 'raided home of former Trump chairman' #US https://t.co/ZBQh9eLOMf 
• The evolving role of legal pricing professionals... https://t.co/v15SG5vJlS 
• Northern Ireland electric bike riders 'must have licences' https://t.co/NsyY5ixnWo 
• Criminal Appeal Court clarifies role of jury in assessing video evidence in refusing rapists’ appeals - Scottish... https://t.co/NIm3GP2g6j
• TLT raises the roof with charity cycle - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/pBuvhcmRDy
• UK to enshrine GDPR with data protection law revamp... https://t.co/2bWf1mtOkE 
• Blog: The road to hell is paved with good intentions - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/JTXtUvvIPN
• 'PC fantasist' guilty of sex game murder and arson https://t.co/9v2iulXw2j
• #China's cyber security law: What is it, and what does it mean for UK businesses?... https://t.co/5nI9Y7xbXG 
• Blog: Data Protection Bill set to be most robust data law ever - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/upheAU7Ezo
• Michael Seifert obituary: Solicitor who commited himself to the miners’ cause during strike https://t.co/vecNPTiPau
• East Harling murder: Dog walker named as Peter Wrighton https://t.co/qyziT4WDIv 
• Holiday couple watch on CCTV app as Streetly home burgled https://t.co/e8tNL9slpu 
• Digital Minister plans to overhaul UK data protection laws... https://t.co/ey4QVPx6zd 
• 'A lack of (disabled) toilets led me to choose surgery' https://t.co/1PdW1bTVV0
• Police paid convicted child rapist to spy on Newcastle sex abusers https://t.co/CKApbhZDbp 
• Eighteen people found guilty over Newcastle sex grooming network https://t.co/XB2eLpp4dg 
• Hillsborough: five men appear in court on criminal charges https://t.co/bQ1hmyRGKz 
• Women attacked in Kidderminster by rapist on licence https://t.co/8969z7CTAP 
• The Government's position on British law after Brexit is worryingly vague... https://t.co/YGrDanW7AE 
• Officer on trial for Penrhyndeudraeth arrest assault https://t.co/hWIgNk9MRD
• Upskirting - how one victim is fighting back https://t.co/qf6YSO2R1L 
• Chloe Ayling's lawyer insists model not an 'accomplice' in kidnapping... https://t.co/I7NFEdV9tw 
• Autopsies solve strange case of French friends who died over dinner https://t.co/TG69Z4fGei 
• Approaches to radicalisation, Terrorism Prevention & Investigation Measures Act, child protection in terrorism... https://t.co/uiMuoiLO6S
• UK celebrates anniversary of law legalizing sodomy, conservatives call it a 'monster'... https://t.co/q6m0m5RI2l
• Supreme Court President criticises government's failure to be clear on how Brexit will affect law... https://t.co/jbpBODUg1Q 
• “Professional tragedy” for City partner as High Court refuses to overturn second strike-off - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/8i5E2CiaVU
• Faculty seminar to look challenges to the rule of law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dHLH64xATW 
• Glasgow law student wins Irish pageant - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/77UXoDr187 
• Court of Appeal tells barrister she is being "over-sensitive" with complaints about trial judge's behaviour -... https://t.co/48iNUE8mNX 
• Home secretary Amber Rudd backs Met police chief over use of stop and search https://t.co/z71lkmHn1G 
• Judge calls for clarity on status of ECJ rulings in UK after Brexit... https://t.co/d1LWaPEWyt 
• Furthering the best interests of the lay client – a mutual goal - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/z4oMALiSEy 
• #Kenya election 2017: Raila Odinga says election systems hacked https://t.co/uo9JNYbwCc 
• Paris attack: Police hunt for car driven at soldiers #France https://t.co/kJO9ZehOdm 
• The Guardian view on the judges and Brexit: ministers must come clean | Editorial... https://t.co/QmPIGHVw5i 
• Radio DJ accused of groping Taylor Swift says he may have touched her ribs #US... https://t.co/C9uzeqtD1K 
• Of course judges are worried about Brexit: their position is as clear as mud | Bobby Friedman... https://t.co/zY09jzN19i 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/t7YFA7kR4h
• Munby P: Judicial intervention not the answer to helping those like ‘X’... https://t.co/9r60zTy5ep
• Google employee fired over diversity row considers legal action... https://t.co/mwzcUk9kwG 
• Law Society partners with cybersecurity experts... https://t.co/qV4isskI4R 
• Court rules against NHS over drug funding for boy with rare condition... https://t.co/CHUhGHj9y1 
• Cambodian official accused of comparing lawyers to cows faces court action... https://t.co/LBqUFxuZYa 
• Met police chief says more stop and search may help reduce knife crime... https://t.co/Y6btFrqU6B 
• Mixed growth pattern for US law firms in last quarter... https://t.co/ZgxRgwr1na 
• Suicidal girl faced wrong care without judge's action, says barrister... https://t.co/3axclyOlVC 
• Reputation expert Paul Tweed sets up new global advisory firm... https://t.co/ym4YbTMKC9 
• Creators of the CIA's 'enhanced interrogation' program to face trial #US... https://t.co/3lFZEZuvjv 
• DMH Stallard merges with Rawlinson Butler... https://t.co/InIyMjWQvY 
• M25 killer Kenneth Noye to be transferred to open prison... https://t.co/xqfNqR7C7t 
• Belfast disorder: Extra PSNI patrols deployed https://t.co/X0lNM1LUat 
• Practitioner who allowed struck-off solicitor to operate from her firm struck off herself - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/jqn6Gbmxw6 
• UK and Scottish ministers in Brexit powers talks https://t.co/CkyH3jGn8G 
• Drivers avoid pay-by-phone parking bays, says the AA https://t.co/MYALapgSkS 
• 'Hate speech' tweets painted at Twitter HQ in protest https://t.co/vWxP5ttgMr 
• Luton Airport holidaymakers' cars vandalised on side streets... https://t.co/BypCA76gow 
• Solicitors agree to remove themselves from the roll after admitting misconduct - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/bluyqtpCem 
• #NorthKorea says considering missile strike near Guam https://t.co/kjyBS28qLp 
• Judges speak out against flexible court hours pilots - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/Zhnj1rKmZm 
• Why are judges worried about the ECJ's post-Brexit role? https://t.co/hiUFjkk4jH

9th August - Law News

2053rd 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 man has been found guilty of trying to smuggle a pipe bomb on to a plane at Manchester Airport. The "crude improvised explosive device" was found in Nadeem Muhammad's carry-on luggage as he went through security on 30 January. Prosecutors said the 43-year-old from Bury intended to detonate the device on a Ryanair flight to Bergamo, Italy.

Focus of the day story: Bar Council and Law Society lack confidence in flexible courts. Bar “unhappy” about engaging with shift-sitting experiment unless its concerns are properly evaluated. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Zuma survives no-confidence vote #SouthAfrica https://t.co/jzNtaT08X0
• M25 killer Kenneth Noye to be moved to open prison https://t.co/pQgueZaXVr 
• Zuma no-confidence vote: Will 'the Zuptas' fall in #SouthAfrica? https://t.co/viClKEKzN5 
• Kris Maharaj: Jailed for 31 years in Miami #US... https://t.co/XZQ0QFu8KU 
• Police officer's driving video draws online criticism... https://t.co/ok1Z6sj2Ua 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/6gplUk1sVw
• Encourage children to spend more time online, says former GCHQ head... https://t.co/RWLrX36jj0 
• Taylor Swift 'certain' she was groped by DJ, court hears https://t.co/6Gp58sEFBM
• Milan kidnap case: Chloe Ayling 'held to pay for cancer treatment' https://t.co/br8LD3SEbE 
• Police investigated after claim officers spilled dead baby’s ashes... https://t.co/VAFxGpzNdL 
• Pregnant mum guilty of trying to smuggle 12 migrants in van https://t.co/1APq0Ywbpb 
• Legal experts speak up for future prospect of online courts... https://t.co/TPHv5Kl8a1 
• Stop and search defended by Met Police chief Cressida Dick... https://t.co/Hx4lsJ6Fsr
• Collecting 'difficult memories' from the birth of two nations, #India & #Pakistan... https://t.co/RohA3lQq9g 
• Advocate’s immunity – without fear or without favour but not both... https://t.co/lmZ6ByGv4M 
• The fine art of media law | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/8UEiXALd1A
• Farrers cleared of negligence over £5m trust fund | Law Gazette https://t.co/jX9A0ZPE2B
• DMH Stallard inks merger with Rawlison Butler | Law Gazette https://t.co/rPc8BE53tC
• #Australia's Same-sex couples left in ‘legal limbo’ | Lawyers Weekly... https://t.co/dCUcFEHv2Q
• Ex-Stewarts partner fails with strike-off appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/YLQ4fKKtvI 
• Neuberger calls for clarity on judgments post-Brexit | Law Gazette https://t.co/scZkj5jrag 
• Sip your drinks on entry, court users told | Law Gazette https://t.co/O9s1jCdlGW
• Fee-paid judges seek 'premium' for working unsocial hours | Law Gazette https://t.co/lBQTdFdqWh
• Milan kidnap case: Chloe Ayling was to be 'sold in Middle East' https://t.co/8MvIMcSqCD https://t.co/PBtGMgElrN
• Edinburgh festival hosts cybercrime warning for arts organisations... https://t.co/dueg44FLxa 
• Manchester Airport pipe bomb plot: Nadeem Muhammad guilty https://t.co/96PMCEBhNX 
• Clyde beefs up South African insurance practice... https://t.co/8IONXT5yJc
• Putney Bridge: CCTV of jogger 'pushing' woman in front of bus... https://t.co/4zV3scK380 
• First awards offered by Lawscot Foundation to ‘inspirational’ candidates - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xKWB7f38G1
• Law Society registered paralegals given new status - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KEJs4aPdpt 
• Lord Neuberger tells government to clarify position on ECJ post-Brexit - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0DI74q60ui 
• Prejudicial conduct of Advocate Depute in rape trial 'neither institutional nor widespread' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/x8mEkD6TSv 
• Judges question ‘culture’ at Crown Office: prosecutor’s ‘prejudicial’ questioning as appeal against refused rape https://t.co/tb5XgZAEDa 
• Former EU Official: Conservative Brexit strategy the most harmful government policy for over 50 years... https://t.co/wifOMXuvpE 
• Unlearning the myth of American innocence https://t.co/Rmtd7XAjEz 
• Vannin Capital launches NYC office as part of 12-month growth plan... https://t.co/P5uzqi1iQj 
• Get a House for Free: poverty porn at its most pernicious https://t.co/apluGzbJxB 
• PKU funding battle: Family wins High Court challenge over drug https://t.co/DXP6Hr0LEx 
• Helicopter sex film officer Adrian Pogmore jailed https://t.co/gV0SzeUjVw 
• CBB's Jeremy McConnell assaulted his ex Stephanie Davis https://t.co/ge2qrWYCNl 
• Kennedys expand Australian operations with Melbourne office... https://t.co/WYOeluRVaV 
• 9/11 victim identified 16 years on #US https://t.co/p6yYWvD8MH 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/14xhaRalVs
• Antonios Tzanakopoulos on Domestic Courts in International Law... https://t.co/nzN0TMtSyr 
• SE Asia MPs urge #Malaysia to halt migrant crackdown... https://t.co/ha5OCWXLgU 
• Smart services see #Dubai Courts scoop second prize in global courtroom tech award... https://t.co/y0i6YShx7R
• Nine high courts oppose all-India service for lower judiciary #India... https://t.co/yKXbZNaWCi
• Courts: Thief steals watch worth nearly £2500 from pawnbrokers... https://t.co/oYK6sKbXuZ 
• Black Economy Taskforce calls for illegal tobacco 'blitz' #Australia... https://t.co/69k1kjXcqT 
• Ex-employees of Citycell sue private mobile operator for not paying their dues #Bangladesh... https://t.co/dvuWzmMWvT
• IPS officer sacked for illegal 2nd marriage #India... https://t.co/nSD36N5MGz 
• Police officers unable to stop illegal rave in Sulham Wood overnight... https://t.co/gsZLSPkoOl 
• Plymouth model admits selling illegal weight-loss coffee... https://t.co/r1yxgCCsZ4 
• Engineer awarded Rs 23 lakh for loss of 10 teeth in accident #India... https://t.co/ki6plR7hA5 
• Contaminated egg scandal widens to UK and France https://t.co/gdvQdFfbVq 
• Youths attack police and cars in Belfast's Markets https://t.co/lDpfYWxNFs
• Axiom fund solicitor sanctioned at second time of asking - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/hUo8981Gjd
• IPSO orders Mail on Sunday to publish correction to report on QC's conduct - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/jXng8Epf6S 
• Madras High Court Ends Mother's 24-Year Struggle For Compensation For Son's Death #India... https://t.co/9DcG0yNT22 
• Arrests over illegal Swanley warehouse rave https://t.co/k5TvsX42C1 

8th August - Law News

2052nd 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: Krishan Kumar Khanna grew up just outside Lahore, Pakistan's second-largest city. After a childhood he remembers fondly, his life changed dramatically in August 1947. As Britain left the Indian subcontinent, colonial planners hastily split it into Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan. Khanna was forced to join one of the largest migrations in human history, as sectarian violence erupted and millions fled in both directions to save their lives. He has dreamed of going back ever since and, after trying for several years, Khanna finally obtained a visa to return to Pakistan. Despite deep tensions, he's determined to show that people in the neighbouring nations still have much more in common than that which divides them.


Focus of the day story:  Increase in female magistrates could mask decline in diversity. Over half of JPs are women but chair of magistrates’ body fears less well-off and minorities are underrepresented on bench. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Jim Daniell obituary: director of criminal justice in the Northern Ireland Office... https://t.co/VFd9P9vzDo 
• Remember Ryan Lock, but don’t think of suicide as heroic or cowardly https://t.co/yAis3OCcUR 
• Too much detail in report of kidnapping https://t.co/V2kYpUvli3 
• Magistracy missing out on public-sector workers https://t.co/5SBqWF3vs9
• Responses to the prison and criminal justice crisis from Professor Joe Sim, Julian Le Vay and Nik Wood https://t.co/oEqwBZHqAB 
• The Guardian view on data protection: a vital check on power https://t.co/qPcRG8Z59W 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/NvGwA6WChx
• A Long Wait for Justice in #Cambodia https://t.co/Ts3siVRL7K 
• Alleged Mumbai attack mastermind launches political party in #Pakistan... https://t.co/ZtZi9PjpQ6
• Military Justice: 14 new Magistrates sworn-in #Cameroon... https://t.co/aE7QWBsZRV 
• Punjab and Haryan HC issues notice to Centre on plea challenging 'direct onslaught' on AFT #India... https://t.co/BzUh0g5KDo
• National Green Tribunal allows registration of diesel ambulances for carrying patients #India... https://t.co/Eb3h22Kufw
• Centre to form tribunal on Mahanadi water dispute: Official #India... https://t.co/4qjGfrUQHa 
• India Partition: A timeline of independence, dividing lines drawn in haste and devastating violence... https://t.co/0T3YKXbLc2 
• Judge approves suicidal girl care plan https://t.co/YhXi0BqYF8 
• Milan kidnap case model Chloe Ayling speaks to UK police https://t.co/DvgAgqaWog 
• UK data protection laws to be overhauled https://t.co/Pyxl3QxO20
• Eggs contaminated with insecticide may have entered UK, EU warns https://t.co/WsF5WPYd7g
• 'Emerging link' between acid attacks and gang violence in London https://t.co/XeSu6Id5XL 
• We dedicate our lives to fostering. So why are we treated with such disdain? https://t.co/wp13WEAPFI
• Grenfell fire: criminal charges with long prison terms not ruled out https://t.co/BqCVNt0d6M 
• Brexit negotiations 'have not begun well' - Sir Simon Fraser https://t.co/QopqH3Shul 
• Sports Direct 'English-only' note apparently a 'misunderstanding'... https://t.co/d36CcM0fQ3 
• British woman 'shot in Brazil after getting lost' https://t.co/v7zpXVqC3a
• Ex-TV producer to appeal against conviction for hiring hitman https://t.co/iQnqQtU7Z2 
• My legal life: Alison Saul | Law Gazette https://t.co/qfeN6L4Mqw 
• Triumphed on tribunal fees | Law Gazette https://t.co/BjEAG83CEg
• Born fighter: Jenny Beck | Law Gazette https://t.co/CSRaRxtNo7 
• Man 'kills wife at Oldbury house with children inside' https://t.co/ANTt3DnPvc 
• Jackson costs reforms 'could take years' | Law Gazette https://t.co/fSbOjS6wBQ
• News focus: Jackson's parting shot | Law Gazette https://t.co/4dwZoSkel3 
• Personal injury sector shrinks as reforms bite | Law Gazette https://t.co/y2n6bCc5Zm 
• Mail on Sunday sanctioned for 'misleading' report on top QC | Law Gazette https://t.co/wO4JNAnFnu 
• UK facing UN censure on costly litigation | Law Gazette https://t.co/a9CoGqo5lY 
• If there’s a new party in Britain, it won’t come from the centre-left... https://t.co/ME8btLRRH8 
• Teenage boy questioned over fatal shooting at Essex petrol station... https://t.co/nNsmegaeKh 
• Transgender children: Preparing for puberty https://t.co/60RBFRSmTU 
• Man arrested at far-right rally in Belfast in day of demonstrations... https://t.co/Zc0ppPmqG7 
• British ex-soldier held as terror suspect in Turkey is innocent, say parents... https://t.co/44GuxoAjON
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/nF4yMJ8gq8
• Let's not lose sight of the BBC's shameful ethnic pay gap... https://t.co/okvZ1T21m3
• Downing Street denies UK willing to pay €40bn Brexit divorce bill... https://t.co/cL7jyvU8Jb 
• Google staffer's hostility to affirmative action sparks furious backlash... https://t.co/FKIlKqUjja 
• Mary Beard abused on Twitter over Roman Britain's ethnic diversity... https://t.co/TC4SbuTU0R
• Sessions deputy: justice department is 'after leakers, not journalists' #US... https://t.co/zjdmsXuiFI
• Increase in female magistrates could mask decline in diversity... https://t.co/zJPAVap4Se 
• Carla Del Ponte: War crimes expert quits UN Syria inquiry https://t.co/Lqxd9g1euD 
• UK citizens to get more rights over personal data under new laws https://t.co/eto4uwzxIt 
• Milan kidnap case model returns to UK https://t.co/T7XOwCms7C 
• What UK law firms can learn from US legal marketing and advertising - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/DN5c7ekn4S 
• Number and turnover of personal injury CMCs continues to tumble - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/EpYYFc3qNF 
• #Venezuela arrests over 'uprising attempt' https://t.co/twx0DTxEl6 
• Tyrone wife-beater wants family to repay dowry... https://t.co/LiZYooPdC2

7th August - Law News

2051st 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: Rania Mustafa Ali, 20, filmed her journey from the ruins of Kobane in Syria to Austria. Her footage shows what many refugees face on their perilous journey to Europe. Rania is cheated by smugglers, teargassed and beaten at the Macedonian border. She risks drowning in the Mediterranean, travelling in a boat meant to hold 15 people but stuffed with 52. Those with disabilities are carried across raging rivers and muddy fields in their wheelchairs.

Focus of the day story: The Supreme Court’s high-profile decision that employment tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal fees are illegal is ‘a masterpiece of judicial analysis of the constitutional right of access to justice’. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• What's Next for Sean Spicer Now That He Has Signed With Top TV Lawyer Bob Barnett? #US... https://t.co/XWnT8dpcd7
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/1bUagsO3eo
• Parents of alleged R. Kelly 'sex cult' victim lawyer up #US... https://t.co/io6n1Ipzbj
• Ex-Bush ethics lawyer: Use lie detectors on the White House press secretary #US... https://t.co/1IOyab1yPO
• Across two decades as an immigration lawyer practicing the quieter arts of saving clients from federal... https://t.co/qF00926FhU 
• Jackson LJ on costs in all judicial reviews: Aarhus rules to apply | UK Human Rights Blog... https://t.co/Ut75vKYY30 
• Northern Irish police officers join gay pride parade in Belfast | The UK Human Rights Blog... https://t.co/WZ09HFyuF1
• Extremists on campus | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/eAvlfw1v2m
• Prevent Duty Guidance withstands “clamorous” criticism - Marina Wheeler QC | UK Human Rights Blog... https://t.co/o1y9mcGrOt 
• Sports Direct tell staff at Welsh store 'to only speak English including during personal conversations'... https://t.co/vdZJTLM1e1
• Former RAF officer Andrew Hammond of Crabble Hill, Dover, jailed after child rape messages... https://t.co/pVB91sys3B 
• Lawyer: ICE used immigrant's 9-year-old son to detain him #US... https://t.co/axUtYZRviD 
• Marcus Hutchins denies #US malware charges, says lawyer – video... https://t.co/f1EqdrOYHP 
• #Kenya election: The men of violence making a fresh start https://t.co/vGwTUrndHr 
• Derry judge tells defendant he is 'affected by that peculiar Northern Irish disease... https://t.co/M90bOFxjZQ 
• #India boxer Vijender Singh offers to return belt for #China peace... https://t.co/VmqFZxdcJr 
• #Belgium says it knew about contaminated eggs in June https://t.co/t7BEtXWkjr 
• #US Fox News host Eric Bolling suspended over 'lewd messages' https://t.co/rI6Zs7MPLf 
• Judge warns that taxi drivers will be protected from assault as he jails attacker for a year #Ireland... https://t.co/k0K4JBsrED 
• V&A apologises after breastfeeding mum told to 'cover up' https://t.co/Uidjb9916m 
• A cultural misunderstanding? Chinese tourists arrested for Hitler salute in #Germany... https://t.co/yVUSJQAT7R 
• Newport leisure centre used as £1.6m cannabis farm https://t.co/DaRlmzA7TD 
• Reed Smith keeps 12 out of 14 qualifying trainees, including King & Wood Mallesons’ survivor https://t.co/iE8ItdVjGA 
• Keele University’s law society in training contract gavel clanger https://t.co/IzBRYofKn1
• Why it’s time to rename and reclaim ‘revenge porn’ https://t.co/wchBh5n2lk 
• Can you start a training contract without having completed the LPC? https://t.co/NaBdzNiaxd 
• Ex-Fieldfisher IT worker banned from profession after sexually assaulting paralegal at Christmas party https://t.co/usEiaQnytL 
• National Trust U-turn over LGBTQ badges at Felbrigg Hall https://t.co/ROILtY0NLI 
• Stephenson Harwood boosts trainee lawyer pay as it becomes latest firm to allow working from home https://t.co/2n8GJh2LQX 
• How City law prepares you for the *joys* of motherhood https://t.co/6Ji6w5Tm4K 
• Late night and early morning courts are ‘not a disguised attempt’ to force lawyers to work more, insists top judge https://t.co/X4DuMEufRt
• Complaints about barristers’ social media behaviour on the rise https://t.co/vrqHbjy1eB 
• Retention latest: Osborne Clarke posts 82% as Bird & Bird reveals 83% result https://t.co/wrrqC5fwcC 
• Edinburgh law student goes viral after posting creepy messages from landlord https://t.co/o2scRwLuaT
• DLA Piper bumps London NQ pay by 7% to £75,000 https://t.co/Hu1OwZGyWC 
• Simmons & Simmons, Holman Fenwick Willan and Ince & Co boost junior lawyer salaries https://t.co/6KzLZT1Tg8
• Half of Weil Gotshal’s qualifying trainees quit despite receiving NQ job offers https://t.co/uepOj9xAEv
• Linklaters trainee sends ‘LADZZ’ email to female partner https://t.co/pRqHHlD32O
• Where should the law’s nib land in drawing the divide between chasing hackers and enforcing businesses’ duties? https://t.co/ySkVktORX0
• I’m 14-years-old and I’m worried about robots stealing lawyer jobs https://t.co/Y7IImkG0oY 
• Why do barrister gowns look so weird from the back? https://t.co/rQMgtKqBvb
• Lord Neuberger reveals his biggest regrets https://t.co/iRRP7XQHRB 
• Barrister & partner brutally beaten outside their flat 'for wearing orange shoes' by homophobes... https://t.co/72WTR3yYFP 
• Norfolk MP organises 'Tory Glastonbury' to boost grassroots support: A must be seen event for right-wing nasties? https://t.co/XZxarCQ04Y 
• IPCC probe into fatal police chase on M4 around Cardiff https://t.co/ggg7I1ACOo 
• New #Venezuela assembly sacks government critic Luisa Ortega https://t.co/vWnbHGeb6X 
• Grenfell Tower: Bishop says local residents must be on inquiry https://t.co/PmipxO6jjC 
• British model kidnapped in Milan 'to be sold in online auction' https://t.co/FHUJ9BAQZT 
• #NorthKorea: UN backs fresh sanctions over missile tests https://t.co/bngTQxYxMj 
• No UK crime of aggression | New Law Journal https://t.co/I9Sym0z4UJ 
• Jackson’s capped costs pilots will ‘bring access to justice’... https://t.co/mpgubygERR 
• White House as crime scene: how Robert Mueller is closing in on Trump #US https://t.co/OrEHnzZh74
• TheCityUK report says law and accounting firms contribute £15.5bn of UK taxes... https://t.co/jK624Wi4k3 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/6xFZa8fU9h

6th August - Law News

2050th 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: Qatar's industries relied heavily on imports, most of which used to come from its blockading neighbours. While the crisis is affecting businesses, it has also created opportunities for self-reliance.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• RSPB NI fears for post-Brexit wildlife laws as impasse means we're voiceless at talks... https://t.co/vHorOZ2g48
• UK's Digital Economy Act Becomes Law: What It Means for BBC, ITV and Beyond... https://t.co/2VYJp1Fere 
• US commercial cases decline over eight years | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/pytnmg4eDX
• How #Kenya election puts strain on ethnically mixed couples https://t.co/QIQddok3eg 
• Italian law firm finds itself on wrong side of the law amid mafia allegations | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/5YEm9dfdz3 
• Lawyer denies Vice Mayor Parojinog tried to swallow shabu during raid... https://t.co/X4AWh1RPqD
• US general counsel gets a $9 million payout | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/2pudKYYVeG
• Baker McKenzie deploys bespoke artificial intelligence for M&A and transactional work | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/DHcj2p9iX0 
• Withers in first successful application for non-dom status in Italy | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/JM0yuhRqZu
• Microsoft plans to get rid of billable hour | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/SLwcEbHS6O 
• #Russia's New Legislation Attacks Internet Anonymity... https://t.co/0hU3SXW9WB 
• Still no lawyer contact for #Dutch terror suspects in Tunisia... https://t.co/XrGlzOTaSP 
• Human rights violations make #Belgium prison 'hell'... https://t.co/UpyDtgAWvG
• #China accused of 'enforced disappearance' of Liu Xiaobo's widow: lawyer... https://t.co/ok9n69zdoQ 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/vKwcAnjZJ3
• A Peek Behind the World Bank's Mask https://t.co/73MfLGxHUt 
• #Iran vilifies human rights defenders as 'enemies of the state'... https://t.co/0kBDSAKFvf 
• Bail of $30,000 set for UK cyber expert Marcus Hutchins https://t.co/Nv7MJLNVTk 
• Huge Rise in Detention of Migrant Children in #Greece... https://t.co/mgLLvlSAVF
• #US Justice Department 'to probe affirmative action in college admission'... https://t.co/1dfEYAH49J Aug 05, 2017
• YouTube child protection mechanism 'failing' https://t.co/9tfIoNz2D9 
• Crimestoppers & the Safe Buyer Scheme launch Home Buyers Safety Campaign to Consumers... https://t.co/OE29KfmKBU
• He forged signatures of judges over 100 times. Now this lawyer is going to jail #US... https://t.co/73aLJPzIHK
• Conveyancing solicitor rebuked due to “reckless” conduct... https://t.co/9g73rPyq97
• Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block Seattle law allowing Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize #US... https://t.co/gYgbpkGZcd 
• Grand jury issues subpoenas in connection with Trump Jr., Russian lawyer meeting #US... https://t.co/ICKQENwCJH 
• Apple followed #Chinese law in pulling VPN apps, Cook says... https://t.co/HAsn99cyj1
• 'Pharma bro' Martin Shkreli convicted of fraud #US https://t.co/jHITo5eNHk 
• #US Attorney General Jeff Sessions to address black law enforcement group... https://t.co/vEJVzBhp0j
• UK Government takes further steps towards increased regulation of human rights for business... https://t.co/of8fhsvtev 
• No, Law School Didn't Teach Us to 'Engage' With Racists #US... https://t.co/4uG8Cc8fS3 
• Model who tried to steal £1,000 of luxury goods from Harrods is spared jail due to 'considerable talents'... https://t.co/R98cXXfMn9 
• London’s exodus offers a stark warning to other UK cities: your culture is at risk https://t.co/AhXR4HjVAz
• Trump's reckless words aren't the support law enforcement needs #US... https://t.co/Xr9W7zNQ1A 
• #US notifies UN of Paris climate deal pullout https://t.co/UaCe9Z7x3f
• Judge Rejects Alabama Abortion Law That Puts Minors Through Trial-Like Hearing #US... https://t.co/VGOUVRO3vS
• #Jordan Begins To Scrap Law Allowing Rapists To Evade Punishment By Marrying Victim... https://t.co/ni5YyRIZX0 
• #US attorney general says four charged in crackdown on leaks https://t.co/mb8deUsGec https://t.co/olxPBGzaii 
• Scottish Sentencing Council launches public consultation on sentencing guidelines for courts... https://t.co/60HfBqV4Ur

5th August - Law News

2049th 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: Protesters say Venezuela is heading for civil war as tensions build ahead of Sunday's controversial vote to rewrite the constitution. Money and food are short in the country, and it has been witnessed that people picking through rubbish to survive.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Public consultation on sentencing guidelines for Scots courts... https://t.co/WKhcoZcB4f 
• UK undercover police inquiry names three spies who infiltrated leftwing groups https://t.co/iERwVqo264
• UK judges rule DWP wrong to deny appeals over refused benefits https://t.co/bfLzLmUpyf
• Andrew Keogh obituary: barrister, blogger, writer and political activist https://t.co/hIJIwH1ZeB
• Flight delays and cancellations: your rights explained https://t.co/QSHNqXS2cd 
• People who carry out ‘life-changing’ acid attacks face life sentences https://t.co/PayrYJIHzn
• Seven fallacies in Victorian bishops' arguments against assisted dying https://t.co/jR9HIcQnPi 
• Sir James Munby: family courts chief not afraid to challenge government https://t.co/rAcKACUQDG
• Charlie Gard’s case shows why our family courts must lift their secrecy https://t.co/LScxJsL1cc 
• The Guardian view on ‘blood on our hands’: the law’s ultimate warning https://t.co/fnzUsFiK2r 
• Judge warns of 'blood on our hands' if suicidal girl is forced out of secure care https://t.co/ygibJjNi35 
• Charlie Gard medic decries 'soap opera' that stoked abuse of hospital https://t.co/l6pQz3Mjja 
• Martin Shkreli found guilty of fraud by jury in New York #US https://t.co/nVlsKhoEHZ 
• Large font in text message leads to child sex abuse arrests https://t.co/j8YlNSJPtN 
• LinkedIn Says It's Illegal To Scrape Its Website Without Permission... https://t.co/RHesqtrNr8 
• National Trust volunteers refuse to wear LGBTQ badges https://t.co/moGAoOZE84 
• BBC presenter Anita Rani 'disappointed' by race and class gap https://t.co/vpSSej5Mop 
• Insurers ‘cry wolf’ while raking in profits | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/VKtZJ9Ly43 
• Helicopter sex film police crew cleared of misconduct https://t.co/ZR6eJ1IM3e 
• Campaign group hails landmark victory on tribunal access | Law Gazette https://t.co/UtahsVGeFx 
• Supreme Court hands victory to E.ON in wind farm construction row | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZLza3O65me 
• Gordon Dadds shares climb on flotation day | Law Gazette https://t.co/vrkHHK3tFC 
• Top agriculture solicitor can practise again after strike-off overturned | Law Gazette https://t.co/1K6htY4m0G 
• Afghan child's plight exposes 'systemic failure' of immigration tribunal | Law Gazette https://t.co/utYAxk7A4b 
• Fairpoint enters administration - but Simpson Millar safe | Law Gazette https://t.co/ApH7rrsVRb 
• Gilbert Deya, 'Miracle babies' pastor extradited to #Kenya by the UK https://t.co/VY2YnuQDVX 
• 'Last throw of the dice' fails to overturn Neumans intervention | Law Gazette https://t.co/wd6rGWchPi 
• Munby's broadside shows judges have had enough | Law Gazette https://t.co/BSkxyqKZ15 
• Govt has no accurate data on illegal migrants: Kiren Rijiju #India... https://t.co/VDnyiFFYrr 
• Aldi pulls eggs from German stores over fipronil poison fear https://t.co/uhwEgkS3zB 
• Landlords renting caravans illegally on traveller site will be prosecuted... https://t.co/vN5Jh9jEnS 
• #Australia terror suspect 'planted plane bomb on brother' https://t.co/vyWJVTbkQu 
• These 9 maps show where #Canada's illegal drugs are coming from... https://t.co/C7BXR1Rhfx 
• #Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar 'does not want economic border' https://t.co/kXsnGjH14R 
• EU airport delays warning issued by airlines https://t.co/I4SMErm4ui 
• Fife business owner sentenced for illegal asbestos disposal... https://t.co/3ojq3c5mJk 
• Mother of two dies after getting illegal butt injections #US... https://t.co/3oViGgiB0U 
• Alabama abortion law putting minors on trial struck down #US https://t.co/LOIowKNtsN 
• Music mogul Jonathan King to face trial over 'sex crimes' https://t.co/ZzmNkvI5SN 
• Grand Theft Auto gang defendants shot dead at Moscow court #Russia... https://t.co/xBHS23U2k0 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/NTt4yncpYb
• Martin Shkreli trial: 'Most hated man in America' could spend 20 years behind bars over fraud #US... https://t.co/Yqvk57FsKf 
• 500 defendants appear in court for #Turkey's biggest coup trial... https://t.co/josveXYGZu 
• Michelle Carter sentenced for texts urging suicide of Conrad Roy #US... https://t.co/7j4hL6gF6A 
• I'm a Black Woman. I'm Tired of People Being Surprised I'm a Lawyer... https://t.co/5GL8Bh7BFl 
• 'Paracetamol and caffeine mix' in Rashan Charles' throat https://t.co/JlAyAIzFnU
• Lawyer Afrifa suspended for professional misconduct #Ghana... https://t.co/oyP1prHaO2
• MPs declare Wimbledon and Glastonbury tickets https://t.co/xMZuayZGMk
• Geelani's lawyer expelled by Jammu bar association #India... https://t.co/sy3pUPnQDS
• This lawyer gave the Liberals more than $1800 — then he became a judge #Canada... https://t.co/9U4F4u0ABE 
• Grand jury assembled in Trump-Russia investigation #US https://t.co/8KDGY1sUpj 
• California proposes lowering lawyer exam score #US... https://t.co/truGW1K4dg
• NHS cyber-defender Marcus Hutchins charged in US https://t.co/NaVshWcyNl 
• Truth Elusive in Case of Assassinated Lawyer U Ko Ni in #Myanmar... https://t.co/7YK1Pf8vy5
• Good to stop prosecuting fare beaters, but better to subsidize the cost of subways & buses #US... https://t.co/afNrTvEi5p 
• Large fire rips through Dubai's Torch Tower #UAE https://t.co/yVdLlTtJSn
• Former personal injury head used client account to top up compensation awards https://t.co/USjxhDdijl 
• Property solicitor breached conflict of interest rule in lease between family members https://t.co/qZwk96esSt

4th August - Law News

2048th 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: Slavery is illegal in every corner of the world, yet an estimated 21 million people are enslaved globally. To put that number in perspective, there are more slaves in contemporary society than at the height of the transatlantic slave trade. How is this possible? And would you even recognise a modern slave if you saw one in the street?


Focus of the day story: The proportion of UK litigants using the commercial courts continued to fall last year, according to an annual analysis published today. According to the English Commercial Court report, compiled for the fifth year by communications consultancy Portland, 121 cases were brought by UK litigants in 2016-17, amounting to 28% of the total. That was down from 144 in 2015-16. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Firm's PI head admits misusing client funds over 10 years | Law Gazette https://t.co/h1jU0PogvR 
• Consultant lent client £30k then acted in parents' house sale | Law Gazette https://t.co/lY596tupLU
• Crimestoppers aids fraud fight as conveyancers seek protection | Law Gazette https://t.co/LzM6p9Q9Xp
• AXA and Aviva defy 'compensation culture' to boost profits | Law Gazette https://t.co/KknGjOHGlO 
• Shortlist unveiled for 11th Excellence Awards | Law Gazette https://t.co/h9CMjlnQEQ 
• Government urged to act quickly on tribunal fee repayment | Law Gazette https://t.co/aql5cnLggz 
• Preserve Britain as 'legal hub', says CityUK | Law Gazette https://t.co/3vIv7S5P8g 
• What is the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights? https://t.co/I1Q8BJVxeW
• #Bangladesh Chief Justice slams #Philosophy lecturer recruitment at Dhaka University... https://t.co/rmJpaDUzDO
• A Solution to Hackers? More Hackers... https://t.co/HzywUvfqmg 
• Interpreters at Calgary Courts Centre question qualifications of colleagues #Canada... https://t.co/BADmrmXOAT 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/W3vIcIOEUc
• Post-Brexit sanctions law will hit terror group finances... https://t.co/ynb9B3DVbg
• Racially Charged Nissan Vote Is a Test for U.A.W. in the South... https://t.co/uJLyqPP0pc
• Right to privacy: Courts cannot introduce fundamental rights, Maharashtra govt tells SC #India... https://t.co/fcrODsW7ij 
• HBO Assesses Damage From Cyberattack... https://t.co/2Tj473DwGG
• UK Researchers Fight 'Discriminating' High Heel Policy... https://t.co/kDTG23daSm
• Baltimore Drops Dozens of Cases After Video Casts Doubt on Officers #US... https://t.co/g19zBS6D64 
• Racial Justice Demands Affirmative Action #US... https://t.co/vI8rqy4MLV
• #Malaysia should look to UK and Singapore to update stalking laws – activists... https://t.co/gC9b4wHDrh
• F.D.A. Has 6 Inspectors for 3 Million Shipments of Cosmetics #US... https://t.co/UM0JULtp3Q
• #Brazilian Lawmakers Reject Bribery Prosecution of President Michel Temer... https://t.co/3nmU1wMkBM 
• Crash for cash crack down and 13 more UK laws coming into force in the next two years... https://t.co/pCeztdLyKA
• Jury awards $8 million in sexual assault of 12-year-old girl in apartment elevator #US... https://t.co/f65BvkqqDW
• Harlow manslaughter trial: Jury retire to consider whether teen is guilty of killing Polish man... https://t.co/Pm0FeFgUeq 
• Trump's threat to force the collapse of Obamacare could put him in a tricky legal situation #US... https://t.co/C6g19mtyQr 
• Alabama Judge Rules to Allow School to Segregate From Black People #US... https://t.co/OrtyKXF0fn 
• Harlow manslaughter trial: Jury retire to consider whether teen is guilty of killing Polish man... https://t.co/pIZS5lJyap
• Cirencester cleaner Carla Bailey, 23, spent all proceeds of jewellery thefts on her brother's funeral... https://t.co/RD8Lqk3bT5 
• Rowdy pool player racially abused pub manager, Plymouth jury told... https://t.co/3J2T6R48kQ 
• Why do some UN peacekeepers rape?... https://t.co/HFBfPMrIcA 
• #Bangladesh Islamist party candidates with criminal records proposing to stand in national elections... https://t.co/NvUl0wFDOr 
• Family judge 'ashamed' by support for suicidal girl https://t.co/LHzwMxElaX 
• Young female barrister identified as one of the victims of Kogi fuel tanker fire #Nigeria... https://t.co/O5GnYy23w3
• Jury to decide fate of CIA torture psychologists #US... https://t.co/UVzfftuMk6 
• WannaCry ransomware bitcoins move from online wallets https://t.co/Ms2jm7l6BQ 
• Gareon Conley Rape Allegation Forwarded to a Grand Jury #US... https://t.co/PDvAoaAeae 
• Ian Paterson: Disgraced breast surgeon has sentence increased https://t.co/ByiXfZF8fO 
• UK universities need urgent Brexit 'clarity' from ministers https://t.co/eYDXLNGMNO 
• Former EastEnders actor Joseph Shade admits sex offences https://t.co/WulLj8IQGo 
• Britons 'should know their neighbours' https://t.co/6fXqaznWun 
• PPP nominates Barrister Murtaza Wahab for Senate by-election #Pakistan... https://t.co/DDOnpv7utH 
• Blog: Statutory notices and duties of solicitors – the £600,000 Blandfield bill - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YbVpDdNybe 
• Supreme Court: Grey market goods caught by Trade Marks Act - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/p0M4cm6fbs 
• Top Scots lawyers call for change to compensation structures - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gF70IZXhEr
• Glasgow foster carers win tribunal case - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Zzo4O8hnyN 
• New Glasgow Dean to prioritise legal aid during two-year stint - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/eNIsextGdM 
• International Council of Jurists seeks in-house probe against SC judge #India... https://t.co/MT9xmuP2zQ
• Brisbane barrister Sam Di Carlo fined for telling magistrate 'you don't do things according to the law'... https://t.co/7ID2C10p5W 
• #US teen texting manslaughter verdict could face legal challenge... https://t.co/0CinssD61G 
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