19th October - Law News

2124th 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: Gul Meena is starting a new life in Sweden after spending five years in a women's shelter in Afghanistan. The 18-year-old was attacked by her family with an ax after leaving her abusive husband.


Focus of the day story:  UK law firms are suffering from increased competition, poor adaption of cutting edge technology and rising fee-earner costs. Full story - The Global Legal Post
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• 2 Senators Strike Deal on Health Subsidies That Trump Cut Off #US https://t.co/Sz61dru8jR
• Women 'deserve apology' over vaginal mesh implants https://t.co/NEk4zfnqPn
• Blac Chyna sues the Kardashian family #US https://t.co/6V5nn9Ce4s 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/zPB3OrYETz
• Women Denounce Harassment in California's Capital #US... https://t.co/jmUqpFmcOo 
• NFL Owners Won't Penalize Players for Kneeling During Anthem #US https://t.co/nKHXai6n6q 
• Ending Cash-Register Justice: time for judges to speak out #US... https://t.co/p17uE0KvNQ 
• The Booker Prize's Bad History: It's an award funded by the labor of enslaved people https://t.co/IGptEQi1YN 
• UK: Law firms not yet embracing 'cutting edge' technology... https://t.co/Pt0bLKgsAd 
• Quebec to vote on law forcing Muslim women to remove face veils on public transport #Canada... https://t.co/Rm3yWaisWc 
• Yet another property dispute between the #Romanian Greek-Catholic Church and the Romanian Orthodox Church... https://t.co/Lg1gpSuxcw 
• Intellectual property laws demand a 21st-century solution https://t.co/SMY1ZslgeE 
• Judge sues over lack of whistleblowing protection https://t.co/zt3fW9lpoG
• Domestic workers win UK supreme court case against #Saudi diplomat https://t.co/RYKHjeHeQM 
• UK summons #Chinese ambassador after British activist barred from #HongKong https://t.co/UtOqTnKKKP 
• 'These guys can make something beautiful': Tracy Chevalier's new project – quilting with prisoners https://t.co/7zYhRpWM1o 
• Domestic violence victims still waiting for legal aid reform, says Labour https://t.co/U8NgKhLduW
• 'The threats continue’: murder of retired couple chills fellow activists in #Turkey https://t.co/bclOvEklkb 
• Ohio Officer Shown on Video Beating Black Motorist Is Fired #US... https://t.co/HSBBJLLn6f 
• Gordon Jackson QC to address Society of Advocates dinner - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZfGlEVWSNG 
• Scots solicitor fined over failure to respond to client’s requests for case information - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rfVD3RaLAy
• Administrators outline end game for Pagan Osborne - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3LGE0cXkJm 
• Shepherd and Wedderburn promotes eight to associate in Edinburgh and Glasgow - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mkzOddxwkk 
• Party litigant loses appeal against sheriff’s decision to grant decree by default - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yPfAC5S1LO
• Law firms not yet embracing 'cutting edge' technology - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WkJ4UI7Wip
• Law firms not yet embracing 'cutting edge' technology - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/JuSlXpiY23 
• £6.2m lifeline for pioneering family court service | Law Gazette https://t.co/ydm5iUQQv2 
• Supreme Court deals state immunity blow in embassy row | Law Gazette https://t.co/h5DZuAkNTm 
• Group action case hears of 'disastrous and catastrophic' Lloyds/HBOS takeover | Law Gazette https://t.co/WTL9M4OCYU 
• LCJ hands criminal justice duties to Leveson | Law Gazette https://t.co/GlkW50J14h
• Regulatory body could be established to tackle leasehold abuse | Law Gazette https://t.co/Uwz135C5AZ
• Appeal court throws out libel claim over CPS press release | Law Gazette https://t.co/VdTqveutHy 
• LiPs flock to charity for help - but they're not asking for a lawyer | Law Gazette https://t.co/4n6qZRWH1H 
• Anticipated changes to UK partnership taxation... https://t.co/umOLphL7fj 
• What does the UK's Data Protection Bill mean for businesses?... https://t.co/A1EHud1SeT 
• Bob Brown wins high court challenge to Tasmanian anti-protest laws #Australia https://t.co/qPXcKeoAaS 
• Ex-National Front organiser renounces far right and reveals he is gay https://t.co/AX57iPhCuA 
• UK spy agencies may be circumventing data-sharing law, tribunal told https://t.co/7xSPnT58pw 
• UK withdrawal bill 'rips the heart out of environmental law', say campaigners https://t.co/Bgcs2Q0VkZ 
• #France Considers Fines for Catcalls as Women Speak Out on Harassment... https://t.co/8Ue3YIJJVe
  
• Why Hasn't Sexual Harassment Disappeared?... https://t.co/uhelOTFsmq 
• #US President Trump denies 'insensitive' remarks to soldier's widow https://t.co/8eXhQkL7zP 
• Inside a Secretive Group Where Women Are Branded... https://t.co/a8i3WK7HlR 
• @DigitalLawyer The thought is so scary that it gives me nightmares. A worldwide consensus based legislation/agreeme… https://t.co/DRiV0EdTlu 
• Millions miss bills as finances bite https://t.co/zUvBvwodnx 
• The Mark Sampson debacle: FA apologises over remarks to Eniola Aluko & Drew Spence https://t.co/j5TqP7gGvp 
• Twitter pledges tougher action against abuse https://t.co/8ev27v097G
• Epsom care home neglect led to death of autistic man https://t.co/6z0Q3p8dbu 
• Man confessed to Pets at Home about shooting his dog with a crossbow... https://t.co/NzVTCVuFO9
• Northwich solicitor Victoria Poole from Susan Howarth and Co Solicitors shortlisted for Family Law Award... https://t.co/R1RCjJEgL5 
• Manchester solicitor has been struck off and ordered to pay £10,000 in legal costs... https://t.co/VPWjWb69hL 
• British financial watchdog consents to scrutiny of confidential RBS report... https://t.co/jYjiJaqduV
• FCA consents to Treasury Select Committee's request to allow barrister to check RBS report... https://t.co/aAI1IDvFI5 
• 47.5 lakh domestic workers set to get legal status and minimum wages #India... https://t.co/UI7U2PaSmw 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/z69lQBQZDB
• Colin Kaepernick's collusion grievance a 'mistake,' says legal expert #US... https://t.co/QCPOlUKBKO 
• Trump campaign spent $1.1m in legal fees in 3 months #US... https://t.co/eUtOtI7Au3
• Law Society unveils tech crowdfunding deal as Legal Geek hears about conservative clients | Legal Futures... https://t.co/5XySMLYBtN 
• Solicitor who handled conveyancing transaction through unregulated business sanctioned | Legal Futures... https://t.co/stnKnEOx6o 
• Website to offer clients family and immigration advice from £4.99 | Legal Futures... https://t.co/Zbpolz6bD0
• The operational transition of smart meters, including draft legal text... https://t.co/NpTJ0A8hvQ 
• Weinstein scandal: Game of Thrones actress 'felt powerless' https://t.co/g6XYHF2Ahg 
• Homelessness Reduction Act: new burdens funding... https://t.co/sDLjODIvCy 
• Universal Credit: MPs to debate rollout amid Labour pause call https://t.co/K35zLrTgiV 
• Super Cali goes ballistic, small-cell law is bogus. School IT outsourcing is also... quite atrocious... https://t.co/Z1ZK8yqwjb 
• Amazon and eBay warned by MPs about VAT fraudsters https://t.co/3EAVgFI2pG
• Emirates seeks legal advice on UK court ruling... https://t.co/qBzpXshJJE
• - Traffic jams: UK's worst motorway disruption revealed https://t.co/FOTF8g5Jcc
• UK lawmakers receive proposals to apply gambling laws to loot boxes... https://t.co/EacZInzTgt
• 'Go to the dentist and get fined £100' https://t.co/rSxG7LEVxq 
• Brook House: Inquiry call into immigration centre allegations https://t.co/mOmxHd2Vu0 
• Trump's latest travel ban order blocked #US https://t.co/a6T30FJvpM 
• UK media warns data rules are being used to stifle journalism... https://t.co/z807HXUUxo 
• UK Music proposes law to protect music venues... https://t.co/7q73SbtkCB 
• The Use of AI in Weapons Systems - The UK and US Legal and Regulatory Framework... https://t.co/PSdqi7u7qQ 
• FA inquiry leader receives counselling after hearing victims’ accounts of abuse https://t.co/tzYCH8721W

18th October - Law News

2123rd 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: Some Puerto Ricans are resorting to desperate and potentially dangerous measures to collect water from parts of the island that are polluted with industrial chemicals.


Focus of the day story:  The Bar Council has strongly attacked a plan by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) for the compulsory registration of youth court advocates, the first scheme of its type. It said the move did not address the “underlying issues of low pay and status” in the youth courts and risked deterring barristers from undertaking the work. Full story - Legal Futures
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• As #US Confronts Internet's Disruptions, #China Feels Vindicated... https://t.co/XRVWzfZZXM 
• Trump Falsely Claims Obama Didn't Contact Families of Fallen Troops #US... https://t.co/ENDUKoIwqD 
• Daughter of brain-damaged woman tells court 'Mum's gone' https://t.co/zRbnCsllAZ
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/3u2KCPNTG0
• Harvey Weinstein's Fall Opens the Floodgates in Hollywood... https://t.co/sRBjUcDW2A
• Parsons Green tube stabbing: Victim named as Omid Saidy https://t.co/pYiY46Egwq
• Justices to Decide on Forcing Technology Firms to Provide Data Held Abroad #US... https://t.co/B4ZQbfaGLW 
• 'Don't have nightmares': Crimewatch through the years... https://t.co/169Tx2gbSH 
• MI5 boss Andrew Parker warns of 'intense’ terror threat https://t.co/v9Gd5i10tT 
• Claimant lawyers 'resisting' mediation, NHS chief tells MPs | Law Gazette https://t.co/nu9UNXQjcE 
• Fed up junior barristers victims of 'shabby' court listings | Law Gazette https://t.co/vInD07kDS5 
• Chelsea Bomb Suspect Guilty in Attack That Sowed Terror Across Region... https://t.co/twNTxG76vS 
• Blackstone's v Archbold: Solicitors and barristers back opposing sides | Law Gazette https://t.co/0uuHTZwd3I 
• High Court braced for £600m Lloyds HBOS trial | Law Gazette https://t.co/Rl0U0F6W2v
• Councils seek ABS merger to become more business-like | Law Gazette https://t.co/dHeCLwTlgz 
• Legal geeks - where are the women in lawtech? | Law Gazette https://t.co/UxBI8fhiNt 
• Civil justice overseers back 'presumption' of mediation | Law Gazette https://t.co/kOQvrvzXOd 
• #Somalia Blasts Expose Security Failings and Possible Shabab Infiltration... https://t.co/Vo6dATzE79 
• #Austria's Rightward Lurch Is Europe's New Normal... https://t.co/OJLWxHPtyM 
• Adoptive parents sought for four sisters in South Yorkshire... https://t.co/5RaoqUx34c 
• Ulster players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding to face rape trial... https://t.co/6K5UZK7zAK 
• Mike Samwell death: Stolen car 'driven backwards and forwards' over victim... https://t.co/wi0EEFEizm 
• Tech's Troubling New Trend: Diversity Is in Your Head... https://t.co/ISfJ7seVS8 
• Inverness solicitor pens second Highland Noir crime novel - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cLojldESFV 
• Advocates Keeping Feet (and Heads) on Terra Firma for Sleep in the Park - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2J8nqFRS8v
• Advocates Keeping Feet (and Heads) on Terra Firma for Sleep in the Park - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dvISEY9P4p
• Former MMS chief marketing officer joins Lex Mundi board - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1eaqPcw1br
• Blog: Robust protection of journalistic sources remains a basic condition for press freedom - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ocBEeJtsrL
• RBS GRG compensation scheme called out by leading commercial lawyer - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yrsffB1g9p 
• 29% rise in hate crime in England and Wales, biggest rise disability & transgender hate crimes... https://t.co/kHQA9wSTO5 
• Jeffrey Barry guilty of 'savage' stab murder in Bristol https://t.co/8rp5Mq6QgB 
• New Law To Protect Emergency Workers From Assault Set To Get Government Backing... https://t.co/H8flf5Ndp7
• Actress Reese Witherspoon alleges sexual assault by director when she was 16 https://t.co/kHKu7LGKsk
• 'Leave UK immediately': scientist is latest victim of Home Office blunder https://t.co/b2uRc7cdjE 
• Wife of stroke victim who needs 24hr care must leave UK while he cares for children https://t.co/PcHVFtoc6R 
• Murdered Panama Papers journalist's son attacks #Malta's 'crooks' https://t.co/xsBE1Wehaz 
• How to stop record numbers of children going into care? Help their mothers https://t.co/4MocQ1Hl3X 
• UK spy agencies may be circumventing data-sharing law, tribunal told https://t.co/feRhVnvvzr 
• Recent deaths at HMP Nottingham 'symptomatic of wider prison crisis' https://t.co/O2v7Q8y1uZ
• Two-child limit on benefit claims to be challenged in court https://t.co/KX1jiJbL4t
• The problem with James Corden’s idiotic Weinstein jokes? He punched down, not up https://t.co/Yre4DOtciL 
• Humberside Police defends social media pictures of officers on dodgems... https://t.co/c6C9UFKnIZ 
• #German football players #TakeTheKnee during national anthem to oppose racism... https://t.co/atcdlB7eeX 
• Transgender Hannah Mouncey blocked from next year's #Australian rules football pro women's league... https://t.co/7txjHsC7xl 
• The Hollywood women tackling sexual harassment... https://t.co/RI6snXtqW7
• Can the UK make the most of sukuk, the Islam-compliant bond?... https://t.co/iVqyvWP2nA 
• Watchdog pushes for new British 'right to equality' to stop Brexit leading to more discrimination... https://t.co/gwascpmV4s 
• The UK's law firms are seeing revenues plateau as they struggle to keep up with client expectations... https://t.co/lslFZQnKqX 
• Man accused of pouring bleach down half brother's throat #Australia... https://t.co/1zzzzUSXHl
• Rohingya Crisis: EU doors closed for #Myanmar generals... https://t.co/x9bdFYUugj 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/zdXgIHvVVI
• DSCC, DNCC asked to transport garbage thru' covered van #Bangladesh... https://t.co/tu9j5jX59p
• P&G's too-close-to-call battle with activist is expected to enter rare 'snake pit' stage... https://t.co/sXh2S1cI8V
• Asylum and detention specialist sets up BSB firm and law student project | Legal Futures... https://t.co/7hojTl0wac 
• ‘Social enterprise’ ABS set to merge with London councils’ joint legal team | Legal Futures... https://t.co/camOYTJ1gb 
• Junior barristers “bearing the brunt” of pressure in criminal courts | Legal Futures... https://t.co/733dM8EPzY 
• Dundee man caught driving while banned for sixth time after sister shops him to police... https://t.co/fBR7NSLuwo 
• Boundary changes: Latest plans for Commons seats published https://t.co/4Bu41tPge6 
• Judge to say Wednesday if Sandusky gets new sex abuse trial #US... https://t.co/lV9qJLPAwn 
• Judge accepts Bergdahl's guilty pleas #US... https://t.co/g22xuvlRW2 
• First-Tier Tax Tribunal Decision on penalties for Non Resident CGT returns... https://t.co/rnEZAInKWT 
• As people with disabilities we shouldn't be denied access to assisted dying https://t.co/ZmC3r2ySiZ 
• Grievance report against former Melbourn Parish Council chairman must be published rules tribunal... https://t.co/2Bu35X5Y31
• #US Justices won't clarify military tribunal powers... https://t.co/PBm2TUrrHG 
• Kailash Satyarthi pitches for national tribunal dedicated to children #India... https://t.co/QTxW2RDn4w 
• Two Catalan separatists in #Spanish custody https://t.co/F33IFn4q4L
• Ontario family takes autism-support case to human rights tribunal #Canada... https://t.co/jz5z8eKkue 
• Councils buying homeless one-way train tickets amidst supposed Tory plan to spend 550m on homelessness... https://t.co/Ibc96QYn2e
• UK lawyers say #HongKong rule of law under threat after jailing of activists https://t.co/We8IR4dlPT
• Author contacts Disclosures Tribunal over alleged Garda smear campaign #Ireland... https://t.co/juq0IrYP0p
• Green Tribunal hits appointments hurdle #India... https://t.co/6hbvKSxkPs 
• Sexual harassment 101: what everyone needs to know... https://t.co/b9RRlVVQg9 
• Victim of #Chechnya’s 'gay purge' calls on #Russia to investigate... https://t.co/ueIGVxXSsH 
• #Malta car bomb kills Panama Papers journalist... https://t.co/oDE9jqdOEp
• Family in dispute over care of woman with brain damage... https://t.co/lndgUAOhf6

17th October - Law News

2122nd 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: THillary Rodham Clinton speaks to Matt Frei about why she lost the U.S. Presidential election, how Trump's rhetoric and actions are a threat to world peace and her views on Harvey Weinstein after the recent publication of her new book "What Happened"


Focus of the day story:  UK’s online terror policy could deepen support for Isis. Amber Rudd’s moves to crack down on radical propaganda may backfire, former Foreign Office expert warns. Full story - Guardian Law
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• GP, 46, accused of fondling a trucker's privates during an examination is cleared of misconduct... https://t.co/bN0BplR8Kr 
• H-1B visa holders contribute to #US economy, are not illegal economic migrants, say #India's Arun Jaitley... https://t.co/tv7N5d963s 
• Cape Town police recover 8 illegal guns in 14 days #SouthAfrica... https://t.co/zISSOrqIFb
• DOJ sends lawyer to prosecute transgender teen's murder #US... https://t.co/JlSWFuU4et
• Ex president of #Vatican hospital convicted of abuse of office... https://t.co/JvhcH3yQoZ
• Colin Kaerpernick 'has hired celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos to sue NFL owners for colluding #US... https://t.co/gfLx78yMoV 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/MpyWvvvCsR
• High-powered attorney quits Harvey Weinstein's legal team after another celebrity civil rights lawyer admits she... https://t.co/icwYzSh9Ny
• £67000 spent shutting down and cleaning up illegal Traveller camps... https://t.co/LBIvbLKSUA
• Profits decrease at half of UK law firms | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/RXWPzzooT8 
• Commerce Commission ban on large scale media merger target of a high intensity challenge at the High Court... https://t.co/vt5soiAuuh 
• Con artist posing as lawyer preyed on duped clients: suit #US... https://t.co/GvGwKYe5Vb 
• Fieldfisher strengthens alternative services offering | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/iK4ajDVkEX 
• Rouse expands Cambodian operation | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/qc9UVnEZXC 
• GCs disgruntled over communications with law firms | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/wmIUcttcR6
• HMRC predicts £110m recovery from tax avoidance scheme promoter... https://t.co/9PcxoW2NWA
• Derbyshire police have spent £200k of your money but STILL won't say why... https://t.co/K79mK8YanL 
• Ontario family takes autism-support case to human rights tribunal #Canada... https://t.co/x5vm9umLo1 
• #German interior minister floats idea of Muslim holidays https://t.co/q7E2VVSIGA 
• Company Law Tribunal Approves Withdrawal Of RCom, Aircel Merger Deal... https://t.co/8Z2n7CTaqu 
• UK accounts for largest share of darknet fentanyl sales in Europe https://t.co/7AsA7a59LP
• Bowe Bergdahl pleads guilty to desertion for leaving Afghanistan post #US https://t.co/Lb5sS1Cfcv 
• Björk claims she was sexually harassed by a film director https://t.co/dz6yjSg7zu 
• Cambridge graduate pleads guilty to 137 online sex abuse crimes https://t.co/KRIReoJXdq 
• My legal life: Nadia Hussain - Solicitor, Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit | Law Gazette https://t.co/aNRQMUqPS3 
• Insurer forced to honour illness cover | Law Gazette https://t.co/LyyNWwC9Kl 
• Having real visibility is key to addressing risk in order to gain a forward-looking view | Law Gazette https://t.co/JTNiIv273s 
• Personal injury claims give rise to misunderstandings and hyperbole | Law Gazette https://t.co/Jj2Yb4gPwG 
• Sir Edward Heath: When duty doesn't call | Law Gazette https://t.co/txN2a69SFL 
• Lawyer independence, EU style | Law Gazette https://t.co/3yztaSDhs7 
• Tributes paid to Julie Exton, a ‘stellar example’ to others | Law Gazette https://t.co/a2gXJ2atJJ 
• Lord Keen's GREAT expectations for legal services | Law Gazette https://t.co/Y9RKeh8QBh 
• Observe and learn, aspiring judges told | Law Gazette https://t.co/lEU6dUXRAx
• Blockchain deal bodes ill for conveyancers | Law Gazette https://t.co/FS4OvVmluL
• Signature-forging solicitor suspended after court deadline panic | Law Gazette https://t.co/IpjbvDblMW 
• New sports firm pledges to bypass 'army of junior associates' | Law Gazette https://t.co/3Bmq2HbPNf
• Solicitor's breach of court trust made strike off the only option | Law Gazette https://t.co/h7Mt1XqL5P
• US threat to City firms starts to bite, annual survey claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/DM5bmXQBj5
• 'Clumsy' lawyers risk appeals after judge clarifies family court powers | Law Gazette https://t.co/gDjCXXmBCX
• ‘No evidence’ to support standard of proof shift | Law Gazette https://t.co/iUsZhkDe5a 
• Campaigner Cherbi calls for change to tribunals register of interests... https://t.co/bUcyqiJ4Ax 
• Missing Turkish teacher 'deported from #Pakistan' https://t.co/dm6atGEzFm 
• Former council employee claims sexual discrimination at tribunal... https://t.co/uLYjEaxRG3 
• Hospitals in England to ban 'super-size' chocolate bars https://t.co/GbFcpGnsj2 
• Yes we Canvey! The UK’s next independence movement https://t.co/MZerlcVxRv 
• Woody Allen forced to clarify comments about 'sad' Harvey Weinstein https://t.co/gwt43UFAQg 
• Police find no evidence UK schoolboy who killed himself was bullied https://t.co/KH2Qz1Zs5D  pound will be around for longer https://t.co/cSuP67Dcas 
• 100 Women: The #Pakistan women shamed for their lifestyle https://t.co/UFy0CbhDSQ h
• It’s not just one monster. ‘Me too’ reveals the ubiquity of sexual assault https://t.co/bL1VJTdr2M
• 100 Women: Does having a woman behind the wheel stop harassment on public transport?... https://t.co/v4WTAZFhlX
• Wi-fi security flaw 'puts devices at risk of hacks' https://t.co/uw9HxzJvME 
• Lawyer's withdrawal delays SIU's attempt to recover R155m from Nkandla architect #SouthAfrica... https://t.co/35DeqRoMHw 
• Police seek clues in killing of top criminal lawyer Michalis Zafeiropoulos #Greece... https://t.co/NBBcRiJLMX
• Woman who accused rapper Nelly of rape wants to drop case – lawyer... https://t.co/XJegoalj66 
• Prominent Edmonton criminal lawyer suspended for one year #Canada... https://t.co/MbT10TVWM0
• Kyle Adam Maraghy's Lawyer Says Fan Punched Was Womanizing and Threatening #US... https://t.co/YILnYygrnd 
• Celeb Lawyer Lisa Bloom Says Representing Harvey Weinstein Was a 'Colossal Mistake'... https://t.co/hlD1G78nfm 
• Zuma faces tough time if he approaches the ConCourt – legal experts #SouthAfrica... https://t.co/4tXw0IVJsU 
• PwC: New business structures and capital will allow big law firms to deliver “fundamental change” | Legal Futures... https://t.co/9wv7J5NaZY 
• Solicitor struck off for “playing” the immigration system to get clients released from detention | Legal Futures... https://t.co/dBS2UPaOcx 
• Bar Council say BSB registration plan risks deterring barristers from youth court work | Legal Futures... https://t.co/lVorL2vWMs 
• Aldi threatened with legal action by Slimming World over SlimFree ready meals which cost a third... https://t.co/S0BdDEUHG3 
• Trump's legal team is reportedly considering offering Mueller an interview with the president #US... https://t.co/4kSyHkRpxd
• Are VPN services legal? https://t.co/nDCP5LV64S
• Saving Filipino children from traveling pedophiles #Philippines... https://t.co/hq9BpVvcwY 
• Pro-EU group in legal threat over Govt's 'secret' Brexit studies... https://t.co/ytOuD6Qkry 
• Five arrested in Georgia, including two law enforcement officers, over 1983 murder #US... https://t.co/HZRTOeup7q 
• #Poland's president signs divisive law on civic group funding... https://t.co/04PSrF5FL8 
• Revealed: catalogue of failings that sank Falklands warship HMS Sheffield https://t.co/vmuq3XtmTA 
• Sainsbury’s faces anger over London plot with just 4% affordable homes https://t.co/oZhabTYnLy 
• Britain must do more to bring Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe back from #Iran https://t.co/dxyDTAvfe9
• Time for a rethink about locking people up https://t.co/wHSCGMR5RV
• After Trump threatens the press, senator asks FCC to affirm free speech #US https://t.co/iLTn06o3OI 
• Emirates seeks legal advice after court ruling on flight delays... https://t.co/q8cpTnqcCw 
• Senior US legal official meeting UK leaders to tackle online security issues... https://t.co/n6WX8YvHv1 
• Black Lawmakers Hold a Particular Grievance With Facebook: Racial Exploitation... https://t.co/7q2DHwDMn7

16th October - Law News

2121st 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 scandal deluging Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has deepened after US actress Rose McGowan publicly accused him of raping her. In a series of tweets, McGowan also accused Amazon Studio chief Roy Price of having ignored her when she made the allegation earlier. Amazon has put Price - himself accused on Thursday of sexually harassing a female producer - on leave of absence. Weinstein denies any sexual assaults. There was no comment from Price.


Focus of the day story: Legal aid lawyers have laid out plans to roll back the ‘damage caused by LASPO [Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012] cuts’. A manifesto published by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group proposes detailed reforms in 16 areas of law, ranging from actions against the state, to crime, to mental health and welfare benefits. It highlights the need to save money by simplifying processes. Full story - New Law Journal
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Documenting #US Role in Democracy's Fall and Dictator's Rise in #Chile... https://t.co/0twfGa4GzE
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/bHjr7JXGyg
• Sarah Polley: The Men You Meet Making Movies... https://t.co/wkld6Bgtlv
• Monarch collapse leaves yet another pension fund up in the air... https://t.co/qB9V2UDFbI
• Wary of Hackers, States Move to Upgrade Voting Systems #US... https://t.co/DpruxW2zL4
• Law student makes official complaint against Warwick University over racism claim... https://t.co/M07ZlrrpXX
• Bar Council ditches London nursery scheme for barristers’ babies... https://t.co/kaeYf78qFd 
• UK farmers will 'grow more food' if no Brexit deal - minister https://t.co/Wb3XQNS3Bj 
• Uber launches appeal against London licence refusal... https://t.co/6vFci0MxyR 
• Where are all the vegan wigs? https://t.co/IyncKC1fmi
• From City law to academia: Dr Steven Vaughan tells Legal Chee Oct 15, 2017
• #Italy school students 'strike' over work experience https://t.co/36e3MwKXIA
• Harvey Weinstein: Met police investigate new sex assault claims https://t.co/dosPD8YvuA 
• 8 things you’ll only understand if you study law at the University of Essex... https://t.co/DXG65lSrHJ 
• Court cuisine latest: The Old Bailey breakfast looks really underwhelming... https://t.co/JQOTRZTxGj 
• Confusion reigns as media says a two-year-old gave evidence in criminal proceedings... https://t.co/rZr2ZfZqC0 
• Potty-mouthed profession: Half of lawyers regularly swear at work, research finds... https://t.co/w3hF4HobB6 
• Clifford Chance releases unseen video footage of its famous swimming pool... https://t.co/TLZxMz4mvz 
• Why I don’t think a law degree prepares you for a training contract... https://t.co/ZAVyoz23V5 
• Brenda the usher: Ushering in a new Twitter star https://t.co/GDRJpMHtkk
• Fieldfisher and Gowling WLG embrace solicitor apprenticeship movement as ULaw launches new six-year training... https://t.co/IHZlF7cevx
• Criminal Bar Association: ‘Horrible culture of shame’ allows judges to bully junior barristers... https://t.co/u6ZL76DDVN
• New multi-million pound megacourt described as ‘terrific advert for post-Brexit Britain’ given thumbs up from... https://t.co/f6okTJ3Wnd 
• Withers’ website features testimonial from banned insurance boss... https://t.co/h9uLGxTacw 
• UK’s online terror policy could deepen support for Isis https://t.co/uhrftNceL8
• Drivers who kill will now face life sentence: Government to toughen sentences after consultation https://t.co/OPNjormbps 
• Ex-magic circle lawyer lifts lid on City law’s psychological impact in candid debut novel... https://t.co/WgDaAb9YuH
• Gatwick flight drone near-miss 'put 130 lives at risk' https://t.co/XD2bv4F9z3
• High Court rejects motor neurone sufferer’s application to overturn prohibition on assisted suicide | UK Human... https://t.co/SxByQhTvLd 
• Top QC reveals how she overcame insane 1980s sexual harassment... https://t.co/ObqbC2bmOe 
• Settled $2.2M lawsuit from 2010 alleged Bill Smith failed in duty as 'reasonably competent solicitor' #Canada... https://t.co/xKCmE1gMe4 
• Event: How technology and innovation will change the role of lawyers - with Osborne Clarke... https://t.co/eNjSU0q9q0 
• ‘Limbs in the Loch’ murderer refused permission to appeal in judicial review over ‘unlawful’ opening of mail https://t.co/ZdgwEo708d 
• Gillespie Macandrew announces new chief executive - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KFMBBdkPZ8 
• Winning streak for Thorntons as Best Large Employer - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BpPzvkNhRi 
• Crown Office told to crack down on non-compliant SLPs - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/A83f6W5bUf 
• Faculty: Greater protection for legal professional privilege needed in codes - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FQFUbVxty7 
• Judge rejects car insurance company’s bid to avoid policy over motorist’s ‘misrepresentation’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gli4or5E6a 
• Law Society of Scotland to launch new advertising campaign - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KfzGJb7g8P
• Blog: Licensing ''Uber'' in Scotland - nothing to see here? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/78nAmenQZQ 
• New tribunals centre to be built in Glasgow - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OOj6ttBdJY 
• Woman who ignored £37,000 in parking fines declared bankrupt - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jgr3oYLEja
• So you want to be a Renewables Lawyer? – Thursday, 26 October - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SJCLO7fiU4
• ‘Three is the Magic Number’ for the Edinburgh Tax Network - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zhaQKhfW9r 
• BTO reveals profits of £7.8m - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gNJJgKhB0m 
• Solicitor members appointed to Scottish Civil Justice Council - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1BUjZA2ldo
• LAZ gravely concerned about HH's unsubstantiated allegations against the judiciary #Zambia... https://t.co/yy9PtqqSiH 
• President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has congratulated the Judiciary for the cooperation & coordination #Libera... https://t.co/VWx6aSq6id 
• Wrong people punished when judiciary takes soft approach to sentencing #Australia... https://t.co/EGDZwkLRKL 
• We thank the judiciary: Talwar family members after Aarushi murder case verdict #India... https://t.co/XQydoNN3md
• Justice missing from judiciary: Dr Gobinda KC #Nepal... https://t.co/PLd31S6gGy 
• Confrontation with judiciary not in Nawaz's interest: Chaudhry Nisar #Pakistan... https://t.co/Zo1IK6JUgU 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/OLyztTphit
• LAZ Condemns Hichilema Attacks on Judiciary #Zambia... https://t.co/5UUX7gfPnE
• Wyden dismisses House Judiciary's bill reforming spy law; it 'falls short of meaningful reform' #US... https://t.co/NPMtWo90CB 
• Confusion rocks Abia judiciary service #Nigeria... https://t.co/YWJu33n8Oz
• #US Doctor Accused Of Writing, Filling Hundreds Of Illegal Prescriptions... https://t.co/vpZpmk7yBl
• #German company Neuman & Esser suffering international backlash over Managing Director Emad Tabaza's involvement... https://t.co/NKcS1xfd9n
• Woman who had illegal abortion released #Cyprus... https://t.co/QE9DwL1jLC 
• Manchester businesswoman Meg Chucks fined for selling illegal skin-whitening products... https://t.co/xPNMDz5tvM 
• Nuneaton's illegal traveller encampment plight raised in Parliament... https://t.co/AoUnulyXK9 
• Disabled children hate crime reports increasing https://t.co/bXPsRndRNX
• Inspect illegal industries in north-west Delhi, DPCC told #India... https://t.co/bjTQQZzw1G 
• Radford shop worker has been jailed over £40K haul of illegal cigarettes... https://t.co/NFhGsKeYXX 
• Shocking moment boy, 4, is run over by cyclist riding illegal bike with no brakes... https://t.co/KDj1B9rqoU 
• NHS patients to be asked about sexuality https://t.co/1ZKjZvYEeI 
• 100 Women: Why we need to talk about street harassment... https://t.co/bBPthrmVfw 
• Harvey Weinstein: Oscars board expels producer over sexual assault allegations... https://t.co/KFvVKGN9Nw 
• Detained US consulate local employee hasn't demanded lawyer access, deputy PM says #Turkey... https://t.co/VwDMDQSxMD 
• Rodney Reed's former lawyer: I was 'unaware' of inconsistent statements #US... https://t.co/CDhiU6NKHS
• Weinstein's lawyer gave thousands to Vance after DA let client off hook #US... https://t.co/BPYZRkEeew 
• Veteran DC Whistleblower Lawyer Says She Reps 'Good Guy' in Weinstein Scandal #US... https://t.co/LogUAJlcSz 
• Well-known Athens criminal lawyer murdered in office #Greece... https://t.co/3de6eUATns

15th October - Law News

2120th 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 Myanmar government minister responsible for repatriating Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh has told Al Jazeera the Rohingya may have 'planned' their exodus to give the appearance of ethnic cleansing. More than half a million Rohingya refugees have fled across the border after a military crackdown in Rakhine state.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Accused rapist is active #US Army soldier: lawyer... https://t.co/m16Qffq2ah
• Having sex with a robot doesn't count as cheating, lawyer says... https://t.co/14hFcKR5vX 
• Labour flags up Brexit poll suggesting public regrets decision... https://t.co/n1sAU2eu7z
• Malcolm Roberts the victim of high court 'mystical process', lawyer argues #Australia... https://t.co/whLuWswOhm 
• Commonwealth lawmakers to discuss roll-out of UK's Modern Slavery Act after Queen 'intervenes'... https://t.co/qR50uPjO20 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/RiD6mpQvru
• UK raids uncover suspected suppliers of deadly diet drug... https://t.co/PmExjojIwH 
• Max's Law will give the gift of life to many more patients who need organs... https://t.co/SOHDWua2eN 
• Are UK drug consumption rooms likely? https://t.co/ZG5yvVieIk
• Senior US Legal Official Meeting UK Leaders to Tackle Online Security Issues... https://t.co/qX889Cpbm0 
• UK targets Eurovision viewers to counter Russia’s ‘infowars’ https://t.co/teTJzBbTqA 
• GB para-swimming coach left police after ‘mocking disabled person’ https://t.co/3jrkEXbkXH 
• Rohingya: Supreme Court has not stayed deportation [Read order] #India | Bar & Bench... https://t.co/agcgH8aZgB 
• CBI ready to apologize to Justice Dash for raiding his house by mistake #India | Bar & Bench... https://t.co/usslta0tJs
• Delhi HC imposes costs of 1 lakh on Reliance in Le Meridien Case #India | Bar & Bench... https://t.co/BowNIpxk3Y
• One small step towards transparency: Indira Jaising on the Senior Designations judgment #India | Bar & Bench... https://t.co/E1onw6ZSuM 
• Delhi High Court issues notice in plea against loudspeakers at religious places #India | Bar & Bench... https://t.co/eEZaRMUSXR 
• Former Cyril Amarchand Partner Niloufer Lam teams up with Zarir Bharucha #India | Bar & Bench... https://t.co/0V02ygxVvE 
• Rebecca John wins respite for Kanhaiya Kumar as Delhi HC sets aside penalty #India | Bar & Bench... https://t.co/MyuKtZhUxd 
• Kirubakaran J castigates hooligan lawyers, laments falling standards of the legal profession #India | Bar & Bench... https://t.co/4XaDpC0UL4
• “You practice law, don’t decide law”, Supreme Court to terminated Tis Hazari judge #India | Bar & Bench... https://t.co/PtCn6Kd8Ot
• Goa cases to stay with Pune NGT: Bombay High Court stands up for Bar #India | Bar & Bench... https://t.co/DeEz9WbuZ3 
• Are robots more than just 'personal property'? #Estonia works toward giving AI legal status... https://t.co/DzUH2f2WRw 
• Constitution Bench of #India Supreme Court to decide on Sabarimala temple entry for Women | Bar & Bench... https://t.co/dmnjjIPSdO
• Affidavits cannot be filed without the leave of the court after Rule is issued, Gujarat High Court #India... https://t.co/RxsKnkrIDL
• Supreme Court directs NALSA to draft framework on Victim Compensation Scheme #India | Bar & Bench... https://t.co/sL6j9dlrWt 
• 'How many more lives do we have to lose?': MP urges Senate to pass PTSD bill after Mountie's death #Canada... https://t.co/LRJUFjxOuU 
• I did not 'hunt' for Harvey Weinstein, claims alleged fixer https://t.co/7UmNRpnyzu
• The Weinstein Company faces fight for survival with or without a new name https://t.co/kCol4PWtK0 
• Six-month minimum sentence proposed for repeat acid offences... https://t.co/4o6kgr1YKH 
• Canadian hostage Joshua Boyle says Taliban killed daughter and raped wife... https://t.co/wEQ2mdld1g 
• Hogwarts Express steam train rescues family stranded in Highlands... https://t.co/rQ3BbyXs56 
• 'Nothing Will Ever be the Same': A Murdered Teen's Mother Speaks #US... https://t.co/CVpEEvoIDx
• Student loans inquiry launched by Treasury Committee https://t.co/c7qvYce94Y 
• Carrying acid in public could lead to six months in jail https://t.co/9D9hr5UNLR 
• Harvey Weinstein: 'Business as usual' at Weinstein Co, brother insists... https://t.co/yYStQly0bG 
• House Ethics Office Says New York Congressman May Have Violated Rules #US... https://t.co/2ylq50IF0I 
• Unity Deal Offers Hope for #Palestinians and a Respite for Gaza... https://t.co/WhCiwa9z7C 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/pPOWNopnbS
• UK government: stronger steer on content of Modern Slavery Act statements... https://t.co/AI3qRGUOWh 
• UK Activist Convicted Under Terror Law for Refusing 'Digital Strip-Search'... https://t.co/OnVYEFT4l6 
• #Saudi Diplomats Fall Foul Of UK Laws, With Yet Another Alleged Drink Driving Case... https://t.co/7sfIDWGICm
• UK to Publish Draft Energy Price Cap Laws, Seeking to Fix 'Broken' Market... https://t.co/OUzYGYJmm9 
• Non-gendered identifying campaigner Wins Legal Right To Challenge UK To Demand 'Genderless' Passports... https://t.co/4BA6cfztnG 
• President swears-in Public Service Appellate Tribunal registrar #Guyana... https://t.co/IBbduu0SKq
• Parents of freed #US hostage furious with son-in-law for #Afghanistan trip https://t.co/sYYCK3sh0t
• The Guardian view on school segregation: the origins of inequality https://t.co/f1rEs0Dys5 
• New ICT chairman seeks cooperation from prosecution, defense #Bangladesh... https://t.co/aqUX20kL2R 
• Romanian Nurse accused of misconduct in Guernsey 'did as she was told', tribunal hears... https://t.co/8J1pTKqLl0 
• Proceedings at UK tribunal over alleged violations of anti-money laundering rules... https://t.co/BlqvjimUGB 
• Tribunal may recall senior gardaí after previously unknown contact was discovered... https://t.co/EgIicONdJo
• Security guard's Tesco Reading roof protest ends after 21 hours... https://t.co/7Ya7aPtpKn
• Valcke says reputation destroyed as he appears before tribunal #Cyprus... https://t.co/Fy3dAwxkXY
• Race on to spend old £1 coins as deadline looms https://t.co/aVkqFL2Fnm 
• Fake holiday sickness couple from Wallasey jailed https://t.co/3sm1bioy30 
• Child drove digger on construction site, tribunal told... https://t.co/XE7dOfJR22

14th October - Law News

2119th 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: CNN investigation has uncovered that mothers think they're temporarily giving up their children to be educated but instead, they are sold to adoptive families who think they're taking in an orphan in need.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• UK Tribunal decides fate of bank official over Asantehene's £350000 cash #Ghana... https://t.co/XNTnWvatVd 
• British Foreign Office Urged UAE Detainee Billy Barclay to Keep Quiet on Punishing Ordeal in Dubai... https://t.co/4jlQD1RN8G 
• Courts Sidestep the Law, and South Carolina's Poor Go to Jail #US... https://t.co/1sZ6J6pKXW 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/t8OUmIFGcZ
• #Pakistan ex PM fails to appear in court, son-in-law arrested... 
• Trump to end Obamacare subsidies amid strong criticism #US https://t.co/SzqKzHjl6o 
• Birmingham Islamic faith school guilty of sex discrimination https://t.co/pasFWkIPA9 
• #Iran nuclear deal: Trump to reveal tough new strategy #US https://t.co/PA0c5mykyh 
• ABS consolidator unveils fourth and largest deal of 2017 | Legal Futures... https://t.co/PqrizORwEW 
• Amazon Studios Chief Roy Price Suspended After Sexual Harassment Claim #US... https://t.co/o7p5QWZZfj 
• Government calls for holiday sickness fraud evidence as it treats ABTA figures with caution | Legal Futures... https://t.co/YxygpcdnAP 
• Second ABS for National Accident Helpline after deal with national law firm | Legal Futures... https://t.co/mFJz16c29F
• Succeeding online – what lawyers want to know | Legal Futures... https://t.co/J8CDy1BcF9 
• Parsons Green bombing: Teenager to face trial over Tube attack https://t.co/gYSdHsgihv 
• White Nationalism Is Destroying the West... https://t.co/uVdwkhiaPc 
• Moors Murders: Judge rules on Ian Brady body disposal https://t.co/cY2JCOtvWV
• AWS EU region to provide support services for UK law enforcement... https://t.co/JfUKwRfBDp
• A new urban eyesore: Britain's shamefully shoddy student housing https://t.co/51QUOawhnf 
• Ipswich Town Football Club raiders had food fight https://t.co/LL4KeRoKpC
• Private parking tickets woman declared bankrupt https://t.co/yhBmKLrab7 
• Decision to cast non-Asian singers as Chinese characters led to a Welsh opera being cancelled... https://t.co/qSKmQeOSGL
• Sacked security guard in Tesco Extra Reading roof protest https://t.co/aFtC7uL7i7 
• UK's misguided terror laws: Criminalising the innocent... https://t.co/acAFdhfP5I 
• Uber lodges appeal over London ban https://t.co/6ljyHyPLeI
• Bogus doctor arrested for alleged illegal abortion #SouthAfrica... https://t.co/wUhNw2kYSW 
• Metamorph continues buyout spree with BPL purchase | Law Gazette https://t.co/cPcOq7VarX 
• National Accident Helpline sets up second ABS | Law Gazette https://t.co/tUjTXFOJLr 
• Eight sentenced over bus 'crash for cash' fraud | Law Gazette https://t.co/vNOnOiqBc2 
• PwC creates on-demand lawyer service | Law Gazette https://t.co/Pr4g43ZXQj 
• 'We've got your back' - Jackson LJ calms unbundling fears | Law Gazette https://t.co/7ToUCmhdw4 
• Fixed costs in 2018 to tackle holiday sickness 'epidemic' | Law Gazette https://t.co/Yw8CfE67c2 
• Conclude legal aid review quickly, MPs urge government | Law Gazette https://t.co/OeMMBXvoMu 
• I am nearly six years’ PQE and am becoming bored and stagnating. I want a new challenge https://t.co/K5Mgf63zzy
• Public legal education: opening doors | Law Gazette https://t.co/q1XPetvv9X
• Bar scraps nursery scheme after four years | Law Gazette https://t.co/mvFNnstRn6
• The scientists persuading terrorists to spill their secrets https://t.co/ipB8zCWrYu 
• David Davis faces legal threat over secret reports on Brexit impact https://t.co/Yy784RLTmW 
• Guantánamo hunger striker accuses #US officials of letting him 'waste away' https://t.co/Wo2QEH99kC
• Listen up, law students: these podcasts could help you study https://t.co/eJyAeXLp8k
• Tory-DUP £1bn deal may breach equality duties, says NI rights group https://t.co/ZFYzv5UpvK 
• Islamic school's gender segregation is unlawful, court of appeal rules https://t.co/EEYQgxpoah 
• Theresa May’s ‘race disparity audit’ tells us nothing and offers no fresh solutions https://t.co/stgG89Ba4h
• Girl, 17, was sexually assaulted three times in one hour in east London https://t.co/5npalzbWzP 
• Brexit wrangle over citizens’ rights is nonsense, says Juncker https://t.co/zm2JnIRaKh
• Theresa May expected to make concessions over 'Henry VIII' powers https://t.co/Cgnf8oImgZ 
• Harvey Weinstein: #US actress Rose McGowan makes rape allegation https://t.co/550YFQEg4x 
• Mother of two set up her home at an illegal dumpsite in Okuryangava Informal Settlement #Namibia... https://t.co/n7IN9KHU5y
• Canada warns over illegal poaching of American Ginseng plants... https://t.co/f0XljYi3GW 
• £8000 fine for Summit pub in Heywood's illegal Sky Sports broadcast... https://t.co/f2aEn95mgK 
• More than 20000 illegal child marriages happening every day... https://t.co/ZGfj2YUnS8
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
• Government sounds 'alert' on illegal import of crackers #India... https://t.co/KwReGPCKp2 
• #Philippine lawyers ask Supreme Court to halt 'illegal' war on drugs... https://t.co/pZJOCWsMzY 
• Why One California Lawyer Returned to Greece to Help Refugees... https://t.co/ZTdYoSfvah 
• New York lawyer gets two years in prison for tax evasion scheme #US... https://t.co/XgxUONkVaM
• Lawyer for slain Pitt student's ex urges him to surrender #US... https://t.co/2fV37xmzRn 
• Defendant's lawyer says Shaun Woodburn launched 'unprovoked attack' before he died... https://t.co/3vMmI4Ancy
• He peppered a mosque with his bullets - and his life changed... https://t.co/Dddw5hGYO0 
• Harvey Weinstein Lawyers Up Again, Adds Mel Gibson Attorney Blair Berk To Team... https://t.co/A6Z2g85csw 
• A Lawyer Explains Who Really Owns Your Tattoos... https://t.co/Pijyl1ArCD
• Lawyer-turned-actor Sule Rimi: 'I hope to get a job that will call on my drum'n'bass skills'... https://t.co/bngxnCx4Fm 
• Russian lawyer who met with Don Jr in 2016 insists all she wanted was to loosen child-adoption #US... https://t.co/QQN6JaxBf9 
• Edinburgh tram lawyer gave false information to the council... https://t.co/w1iMjm3pwr 
• Las Vegas shooting: Worker's account raises fresh questions #US https://t.co/C474Kc7Hg2 
• South Carolina grand jury returns indictment against rapper Kodak Black for alleged sexual assault... https://t.co/1ChL1eVX5a 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR

13th October - Law News

2118th 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: Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, the parents of Aarushi Talwar, have been acquitted and will walk out of jail in a day or two. It was a brutal double murder case. Aarushi was found murdered and so too was the domestic help, 45-year-old Hemraj. The Talwars were accused of murder and sentenced to life in jail. Today, the Allahabad High Court said the CBI has failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the Talwar couple killed Aarushi and Hemraj. In cases where you depend on circumstantial evidence, the court said, the benefit of the doubt goes to the accused. And so the Talwars will be out of jail because the evidence presented against them doesn't stack up. But the big question remains - who killed Aarushi and who killed Hemraj? There is justice for Rajesh and Nupur Talwar today but is there any justice for Aarushi and Hemraj?


Focus of the day story:  Lawyers have been told to assume the government will not push through whiplash reforms before October 2018. Simon Stanfield, chairman of the Motor Accidents Solicitors’ Society, told the group’s annual conference today that he expects the original deadline will ‘certainly be missed’. The Ministry of Justice is tasked with pushing through the Civil Liability Bill, one of few pieces of legislation included in this year’s Queen’s speech. The bill, which is yet to be published, is expected to include a tariff for reduced RTA claims compensation and a ban on insurers making offers before victims have had a medical. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #US Supreme Court denies review in conviction of Bin Laden's personal assistant... https://t.co/xFbVyDcB2g 
• Great Ormond Street Hospital 'failing' intersex children https://t.co/ZicuyJG81M 
• Parents of British lawyer shot dead by neo-Nazi declare gunman a 'terrorist'... https://t.co/uGj8aacm1m 
• #Kenya bans street protests amid election row https://t.co/n33dRQAn8M
• Terror trial: Couple 'squabbled over cost of knife' https://t.co/Dpa5feUni6 
• Donald Trump has state visit to UK downgraded 'and will not be guest of the Queen'... https://t.co/PmzCm0qyZv
• Harvey Weinstein: US and UK police launch investigations https://t.co/djADMbUiqV 
• Aberdeen all-girl school appoints eminent academic and lawyer to lead governing body... https://t.co/WIo1ZNad88
• I'm A Lawyer, You're A Non-Lawyer. What's Wrong With Saying That?... https://t.co/wSTrbmjurj 
• Class action suit by #Namibia against #Germany for 1904-08 genocide... https://t.co/1wFpBoSAvb
• Private law cases received by Cafcass in September 4 per cent above a year ago... https://t.co/kz3FK5qaiy 
• MFPA 1984 Part III award overturned by Court of Appeal https://t.co/N8NIxJFRpw 
• Domestic violence education inadequate across UK medical schools, finds new study... https://t.co/23trGxvBJU 
• Care applications received by Cafcass continue to fall, compared with a year ago... https://t.co/XE6JJXZ5Fa 
• Is the targeting of Isis member Sally Jones legally justified? https://t.co/fPGSGGOGDo
• I sought refuge from torture in the UK. Only to be locked up again https://t.co/P0t3SgsYUK 
• Mumbai Lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha's Killer, Who Jumped Parole, Arrested #India... https://t.co/UQDGRVDdgW
• British gvt. IT worker jailed in #Dubai over rude gesture in traffic released... https://t.co/ew7rsRiCSS 
• Convicted rapist won't seek custody of victim's child: lawyer #US... https://t.co/MJko31HzK9 
• Donald Trump to become first president to speak at anti-LGBT hate group gathering... https://t.co/5K4lw8sIHQ 
• Black History Month: The first black managing partner of a City law firm... https://t.co/ifGdywdlSM
• #Dubai businessman touched on hip by Brit drops complaint, but prosecutors go ahead... https://t.co/s04E7YO3hC
• It's now legal to discriminate against gay people in Mississippi, if Jesus told you to #US... https://t.co/Q1L9eFWJym
• Gowling WLG and Fieldfisher to train solicitor apprentices as ULaw forges new paths to profession... https://t.co/pVUUXpk2Xw 
• Legal walkers take small steps in the name of access to justice... https://t.co/xOX3sY1uWS 
• Belfast murder victim 'lay dead for two years' https://t.co/iEU1E0vcK4
• Energy price cap plans revealed https://t.co/RGkl62fWA7 
• Long Lartin: Inquiry ordered into prison disturbance https://t.co/zaNVbRdfxl
• Taliban hostage family 'freed by #Pakistani troops' https://t.co/TR2ivBXGOK
• #US quits Unesco citing 'anti-Israel bias' https://t.co/avvtWIDUPr 
• British Isis member Sally Jones 'killed in airstrike with 12-year-old son' https://t.co/4UZhPnS2Ll 
• Actress Rose McGowan suspended from Twitter after Ben Affleck tweets https://t.co/iDu56IEUUA
• Why the world must wake up to #China's threat to freedom in Hong Kong https://t.co/ZRUuf439sw 
• Disorder at high-security Long Lartin fuels concern over jail system https://t.co/xBdi5AIkzF 
• Barrister lifts lid on impact of rude and aggressive judges | Law Gazette https://t.co/HN0fCl9Ero 
• Vehicle and knife acts prompt terrorist sentencing rethink | Law Gazette https://t.co/WU9j1aoujb 
• UK Criminal Finances Act 2017 Commences with New Tax Evasion Offences... https://t.co/r0t43kIYUH
• EU lawmakers tentatively back Brexit clearing law that could clobber Britain... https://t.co/b0rSqKteOH
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