7th March - Law News

2264th 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 Focus: Australia's Federal Government is taking action over defective Takata airbags, ordering one of Australia's biggest ever recall. Four million cars are now part of a compulsory replacement scheme because the Government was unhappy with the industry's response.

Focus of the Day story: More than one in ten law firms assessed for compliance with government money laundering obligations brought in last year have been referred for disciplinary action, a proportion which if extrapolated to the wider profession would amount to over 1,200 firms.
So concerned was the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) about the profession’s anti-money laundering (AML) performance that last week it issued a public warning notice, after scrutiny of 50 firms led to six being earmarked for the disciplinary process. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Accountants to challenge government decision on rights to handle legal work... https://t.co/CoM0p3sOVt
• Simpson Millar rebuked and fined for role in £4.5m SDLT avoidance schemes... https://t.co/n9HbQM36uf 
• Information Commissioner upholds MoJ refusal to disclose Leigh Day emails... https://t.co/Z7VhvyPtny 
• Ruth Davidson backs legal action against Scottish Brexit bill... https://t.co/69s4vQPWjk 
• Automation of courts to ensure quick justice #Saudi Arabia... https://t.co/tJqhVk2mPM
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/XA4TUWFcD8
• Olympic champion Mo Farah says he was racially harassed at #German airport https://t.co/2LKKU2xzY8
• Modalities for anti-graft courts set #Zimbabwe https://t.co/0f9QpzuwF8 https://t.co/caSraaJNlN 
• Counselling, training among remedial measures proposed for errant lawyers #Singapore... https://t.co/4H2e6fqHQW 
• 'A lawyer owes a duty to be fair to his client and also to the court' #India... https://t.co/FhPjHq986T 
• #France to set legal age of sexual consent as 15 https://t.co/hiiWlVrRZO 
• Twickenham woman killed as family found dead on beach https://t.co/YJWq5selOv
• Lorry driver Ryszard Masierak guilty over fatal M1 crash https://t.co/Tvq0Qt51zz 
• Russian spy: Boris Johnson warns Kremlin over Salisbury incident https://t.co/2ldpr5cjiZ 
• Rs 80-crore dispute: Dera Sacha Sauda chief's lawyer, aides booked #India... https://t.co/uAYAteXpgT
• By demeaning refugees, Tories have caused the Yarl’s Wood hunger strike https://t.co/183PjDFNV2 
• Simpson Millar fined for part in £4.5m stamp duty avoidance | Law Gazette https://t.co/7lrfGo5I80 
• Society urges caution on disclosure reform | Law Gazette https://t.co/dzm5jDf6R8 
• Government defends immigration exemption to data law | Law Gazette https://t.co/5OOROfWu9I 
• Accountants fight MoJ curb on legal work | Law Gazette https://t.co/VbWfCVuz2h 
• Jackson reveals his one regret on eve of retirement | Law Gazette https://t.co/7SVeyRVGta 
• 'From the conventional to the cunning': Gauke takes on criminal gangs in prisons | Law Gazette https://t.co/mUbvZ0MQ15 
• My Client Is Dying In Prison But Nobody Cares, Says Lawyer #Iran... https://t.co/aQKoaV8GXv 
• Somerset disbarred lawyer John Silvia and son file documents related to $300K court judgment #US... https://t.co/0YXnKIi13T 
• Law Society fears Dreamvar loss could drive out smaller firms... https://t.co/4qjCGD2Gcy 
• Quicker conveyancing pledged as Land Registry puts council searches online... https://t.co/gyRX7LCASZ 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/QHsZNV6KRC
• IAAF head Coe accused of misleading UK parliamentary inquiry... https://t.co/xRKAAX6HDT 
• UK Law Firms Told To Beef Up Money Laundering Defenses... https://t.co/h3RiJSPxJG
• Prime minister: UK to seek 'associate membership' of Echa... https://t.co/2XfVVguzkf 
• Care homes in danger of 'breaking law' over contracts... https://t.co/K7PcdIbAV
• Is UK Anti-Extremism Strategy Going Towards The Russian Approach?... https://t.co/WgbRD3Roma 
• 'I was fortunate in lovers': Geoffrey Robertson's new memoir... https://t.co/vfSix1ERCR
• In pictures: the Manchester Legal Awards 2018... https://t.co/ccqDkgaReA 
• Son of murder victim sentence for robbing clothes shop #Ireland... https://t.co/pfsPNbuVM3 
• Cardinal George Pell: committal hearing begins into sexual offence charges #Australia... https://t.co/Fzpyk9n0Tz
• #Polish group sues Argentine paper under new Holocaust law... https://t.co/d2V7VhVMzy

6th March - Law News

2263rd 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 Focus: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) says he believes President Donald Trump would support a bill from him and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) to establish universal background checks.

Focus of the Day story: The Guardian view on cycling and the law: good manners needed. When people are judged by their means of transport, it brings out the worst in everyone. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Young lawyers urged to utilise IT for self devt #Nigeria... https://t.co/RzOpbCY9ci
• Ministers shelve pledge on women’s safety https://t.co/mtkPT0TAQu
• #France to raise the age of consent after men escape rape charges https://t.co/anzlnHcLmd
• UK facing legal action over immigration exemption in Data Protection bill https://t.co/qRjbJAg75B 
• Landmark legal ruling leads to Government pledging support to help Oxford City Council tackle Oxford’s toxic air po… https://t.co/hT4rogC3r2 
• Residents of a small village in Quebec have defeated an oil firm in a fight to protect their drinking water #Canada https://t.co/ogMSSanmpz 
• Coinbase Now Fighting (Legal) War on Two Fronts https://t.co/QppRhoBd3N 
• Ruth Davidson not to take legal action on EU Continuity Bill https://t.co/yyvYjdWfyo 
• “7 Amazing Environmental Justice Orgs We NEED To Support In 2018” by The Establishment https://t.co/mFgIWfylnK 
• Retired Crown calls for overhaul of Quebec justice system to better serve Indigenous communities #Canada https://t.co/eFG4wH9C8F
• Former Netanyahu spokesman signs state's witness deal in graft probe - Justice Ministry #Israel https://t.co/ChvtJpuGlW 
• #Philippine government asks Supreme Court to expel chief justice https://t.co/xK0ba7XwcQ 
• #Iceland police arrest suspected Bitcoin server thieves https://t.co/HFgrSN9Mk3 
• Trump-Russia: Ex-aide refuses to co-operate with Mueller probe #US https://t.co/q6FgGEPyfc 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/J6HEp6HB6e
• Portrait unveiled of 'word artist,' retired NJ Supreme Court Justice Stewart Pollock #US... https://t.co/65qtyBfr4Q 
• Three Apple workers hurt walking into glass walls in first month at $5bn HQ https://t.co/iGI04R4tkP
• oronto protesters demand justice for Tina Fontaine and other Indigenous girls #Canada... https://t.co/ImOkxdFYX7 
• If Hadiza Bawa-Garba worked in the US she would still be a doctor https://t.co/yqp0QnkEOx 
• Latin American countries sign legally binding pact to protect land defenders https://t.co/Xc0VqhdUgA
• Couple who faked holiday sickness ‘rumbled’ on Facebook https://t.co/M6CcGHNtYD 
• Leicester shop explosion: Three men in court over fatal blast 'caused by petrol' https://t.co/tOcNABfH2E
• Oscars 2018: Man arrested for theft of Frances McDormand's Oscar https://t.co/ZBtAHazJWS 
• Man critically ill after being exposed to unknown substance in Wiltshire is a #Russian national convicted of spying… https://t.co/HMSMbtCPoI 
• Homeless charity St Mungo helped target rough sleepers to deport https://t.co/2vET9D86F1 
• SNP Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has known about police watchdog whistleblower... https://t.co/htFEZV3cYX 
• SRA threatens firms with disciplinary action for failing to comply with new AML obligations... https://t.co/8GVYcklt06 
• Solicitor struck off for role in Ponzi scheme... https://t.co/N9GLbbCfKf 
• Court of Appeal rejects law firm’s plea to overturn SRA intervention... https://t.co/TGRs2WvTL2
• GDPR, Cybersecurity and the ‘myth’ of massive fines | Law Gazette https://t.co/ArSRc84P7l 
• I’m currently considering re-training to become a solicitor, and I was hoping for some advice on the best route of… https://t.co/waeUaycMzS
• Post-Brexit dispute resolution: a dog’s dinner | Law Gazette https://t.co/CMEzhvcy3a 
• Call to protect public from unfair CCJs | Law Gazette https://t.co/dpaSZuy3UM 
• Land Registry allays conveyancer fears over identity checks | Law Gazette https://t.co/NnW1CbvYGx 
• Law Society: no ‘scorched earth’ Brexit | Law Gazette https://t.co/dwuFSBY5GJ 
• Jackson laments lack of proportionality guidance | Law Gazette https://t.co/TMoOsbq9Kr
• News focus: High priest of reform Jackson bows out | Law Gazette https://t.co/yPlpcqvBH4 
• New data law threatens immigration challenges | Law Gazette https://t.co/h2B0uVulb4 
• MoJ asked to explain three-hour, 22-minute estimate for court trip | Law Gazette https://t.co/MD2FRabrD2 
• Criminal barristers regularly forgoing lunch to prop up crumbling system | Law Gazette https://t.co/AACtPYAloP 
• Judge concerned at witness statement overload in Slater and Gordon case | Law Gazette https://t.co/Q6dEiy2isU 
• Dreamvar loss could price out small firms | Law Gazette https://t.co/54wmUi9E7o 
• My legal life: Situl Bains | Law Gazette https://t.co/fa97nbGXXb 
• #Egypt's top court waives legal challenges to Red Sea islands transfer to Saudi Arabia... https://t.co/jYrbM1xTXP 
• Parliament approves Legal profession regulations bill #Ghana... https://t.co/DdYbuGti2N 
• As legal troubles swirl, Netanyahu heads to Washington for Trump meeting, AIPAC... https://t.co/OmbkWGCep2 
• Roy Moore Is Asking for $250000 to Cover His Legal Expenses #US https://t.co/UY7GiSR7Iv 
• Here's how police in Europe work together against cryptocurrency crime... https://t.co/SWzTASRCXZ
• Green Party urge overhaul of 'utterly failing' drug laws to cut prisoner numbers... https://t.co/CnHFxcRtTX
• Pornhub's owner reveals its age verification tool for the UK... https://t.co/jozLVHMQVs
• Pornhub's owner reveals its age verification tool for the UK... https://t.co/odr4Ivyw8q
• Why a California gun seizure law could be a model for national legislation #US... https://t.co/vNdED6EkpP 
• Should we forget about the ‘right to be forgotten’? https://t.co/eA6xdXlHmV 
• Guilty! How Google Maps judges Britain’s courts https://t.co/gfzV37jrxy 
• The Guardian view on cycling and the law: good manners needed | Editorial https://t.co/6VdHH1RcHF
• Traffic lights to change for late buses in Swansea https://t.co/QkLhUu8Z1W 
• Ban imposed on catch-up energy bills https://t.co/R8lkR4DOo1
• Review set to recommend new law of 'causing death by dangerous cycling' – report... https://t.co/l8Jn7iYgbM 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/p5OHnfLHon
• Man granted gun licence despite hearing 'voices' #Australia... https://t.co/pDqPrHhau2
• Judge orders Meander Teen Challenge decision to go back before planning appeals tribunal #Australia... https://t.co/gM0eqMJGnN 
• Alleged Genocidaire Could See Case Dismissed at Khmer Rouge Tribunal #Cambodia... https://t.co/eLkzF77Ro8
• Tribunal grants maternity leave to govt. servant who begot children through surrogacy #India... https://t.co/6uoTU89R4A
• Government's bullying tribunal not up to scratch, say families #Denmark... https://t.co/hQVActhe6m 
• Dentist ordered to work with chaperone after being accused of groping colleague's breasts, tribunal hears... https://t.co/OXmKf0CYnU 
• Employee who was 'hammered' at work event was unfairly dismissed, tribunal finds... https://t.co/Ton1uhWGpX 
• Wannabe barrister who lied about masters degree and work experience in pupillage application is disbarred... https://t.co/7xfnIweZ62 
• Macfarlanes reveals 100% spring retention score... https://t.co/2uA7Sfq0WV 
• Man bought 19 rooms at Weston Premier Inn for freezing rough sleepers, only for the hotel to turn the homeless... https://t.co/9srGOaFOP2 
• EU set to expose differences with Theresa May in draft Brexit guidelines https://t.co/vNnpg4UCwj 
• Government let slip chance to retrieve £364m from Carillion https://t.co/uiF65f5LQs 
• 'Are you concerned by sharia law?': Trump canvasses supporters for 2020 with more Islamophobia #US https://t.co/Hy4a8dpomF

5th March - Law News

2262nd 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 Focus: Journalists from Nepal’s largest newspaper have been charged with contempt of court after publishing critical stories about the country's chief justice. The case against The Kantipur Daily is being seen by government critics as an attack on press freedom.

Focus of the Day story: The announcement of a consultation on a domestic violence and abuse Bill looks imminent, a leading family lawyer believes. Former Lord Chancellor Liz Truss promised the Bill in January 2017 only to be thwarted by the June General Election. According to family law solicitor-advocate and NLJ columnist David Burrows, however, recent Parliamentary activity suggests a consultation will be published soon, possibly as early as next week. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Two wrongs don’t make a copyright — how I took on the Daily Mail and won... https://t.co/pCFAT2uVs6
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/4VDNvA23zs
• Brexit: Lords contemplate new ‘UK treaty court’ to sit above Supreme Court... https://t.co/9ardPnv9Yb 
• Why open-minded and resilient students will shape the future of the legal profession... https://t.co/a2qe4vHRnk 
• Number of privately-educated law students falls as state school kids increase by thousands... https://t.co/om2nZ0PvPE
• Why you shouldn’t be afraid to go a little bit out of your depth... https://t.co/sUHYkYwogx 
• Cambridge wrestles ‘best law school in the country’ crown from Oxford... https://t.co/CgrTDL2Fgx
• Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner: Transatlantic merger deal confirmed... https://t.co/sx0hLcQXdv 
• Number of illegal raves in London doubles in a year https://t.co/s2UHrnhSgu 
• Women march in London to call for gender equality https://t.co/9da6CIt9JG
• Protect LGBTI asylum seekers in Britain, private firms told https://t.co/hBgpqAa8yS 
• White & Case keeps 13 out of 16 spring NQs... https://t.co/yzSmm8xDHp
• Freshfields and Herbert Smith Freehills reveal spring retention scores... https://t.co/SrZ8MFsqpy 
• Joshua Rozenberg on the power of judicial review... https://t.co/xoiPUuit7w 
• #Uzbekistan Releases Journalist After 19 Years in Prison... https://t.co/3H24wh5FZb
• Seriously sick child and distraught parents – where to draw the line https://t.co/AumVpK48jH 
• The right of appeal against refusal of a residence card: where are we up to? https://t.co/1cdBfpL6pZ
• Police Anti-terrorism “Lead” calls for children to be protected from terrorist parents on a par with paedophilia https://t.co/n5Ek6CUvVZ
• Herbert Smith Freehills becomes first law firm to pay for lawyers’ gender reassignment surgery... https://t.co/bG0bHRn6WH 
• Worboys and Ullah: Do UK Courts have to follow Strasbourg to the letter? https://t.co/MzZz9slWq2 
• Suspended chemsex junior barrister fined £250 after posting on Facebook that he’d had lunch at Middle Temple https://t.co/glkrGQRONZ
• Trowers & Hamlins senior associate on trial over ALLEGED late night train sex assault on off-duty police officer https://t.co/kj5kM3t1vi
• Second batch of speakers released for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference ahead of midnight early b… https://t.co/K7M5vGPE1E 
• Russian oligarch’s ex-lawyer loses appeal over hidden art collection in largest ever divorce settlement case https://t.co/da3biTlyn1 
• How my role as a university manager was the perfect stepping stone to training contract success https://t.co/Ixbni36pjO 
• Oxford academic who lost her 18-year-old son while he was under NHS care shares tragic fight for justice https://t.co/AZXPvEGHh0 
• Barristers brave sub-zero conditions to celebrate new silk status... https://t.co/1Mi4sz72yg
• Refugee takes up running to help tackle his depression https://t.co/HiMQt8VHQl
• Brexit: Dublin casts doubt on UK's latest NI border plan https://t.co/CvvYPAV9FY 
• Scottish government warns employers over snow days pay docking https://t.co/gPQuHGxLr6 
• Guardian Council Rejects Bill That Could Protect Rights of People Living With Disabilities in #Iran... https://t.co/aU9XO7KHT3 
• Journalist Confronts FIFA President Over #Iran's Ban on Women in Stadiums: “It's Our Right”... https://t.co/mvsJ31927U 
• UN Human Rights Experts: Israel's Plan to Deport African Asylum Seekers Violates International Law... https://t.co/fJknCz4T6a
• Royal Wedding: Pub hours extended for celebrations https://t.co/8LU4p1Xkn8 
• Jemma Lilley and Trudi Lenon murdered Aaron Pajich 'for pleasure' #Australia https://t.co/JJn4aBo8V6
• Rights lawyer Asma Jahangir: Who will succeed the woman who fought for #Pakistan’s soul? https://t.co/emQIIVAFMc
• Birmingham murder probe after gunshot victim dies https://t.co/jhSgrQg9pk 
• Medical claims scam Blackburn solicitor faces being struck off... https://t.co/CbckvTCIpM 
• Howard Kennedy faces £35000 fine for lax client account handling but watchdog U-turn draws flak... https://t.co/JgYT3ODtNX 
• Centre accuses Nissan Motor of placing “false” facts before international arbitral tribunal #India... https://t.co/MC06oiUCrM 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/iMkM6Iv5xW
• BJD to raise Mahanadi tribunal, Polavaram in Parliament session #India... https://t.co/jxNfhfHMOk 
• Political parties' tribunal orders jubilee to reconstitute MCAs nominees #Kenya... https://t.co/9jRZ7PUzuF
• Lawyer: Equanimity captain doesn't know who owns vessel #Indonesia... https://t.co/Z4A9VEzpPx
• 'It's like the UK jailing Alex Salmond', says Puigdemont's lawyer #Spain... https://t.co/pRe20kfuHq
• Sex to boost film career is 'not rape': Weinstein lawyer #US... https://t.co/EJYIxEvfMq 
• Trump nominates Dow Chemicals lawyer to oversee EPA toxic waste program #US... https://t.co/BjfMrOa6Nj
• Trump steps up war of words on trade with threat to tax EU cars #US https://t.co/uZlTeLvSFr 
• Man charged over fatal fire in Fermanagh https://t.co/9T4CZZ6Vqc
• Tories’ Brexit unity fades as Heseltine slams May’s speech https://t.co/g9Mq9jryd3 
• Ministers shelve pledge on women’s safety https://t.co/YcFEOnWRAO
• Taking ‘no DSS’ landlords to court was a real social service https://t.co/dYEycaeUZf 
• Regulators have placed six law firms in ongoing ‘disciplinary processes’ https://t.co/kwQ283lzX9 
• Draft Brexit treaty published amid confusion | NLJ https://t.co/H2tVVEG3wy 
• Dad of Brentwood woman facing jail in Dubai has asked local MP to help... https://t.co/SNJnWCc3rA
• Claimant protected in QOCS case | NLJ https://t.co/e7jMhEz1oO 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/6BbYcXZUes

4th March - Law News

2261st 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 Focus: Somaiya Haidari is the first female Afghan army officer to be invited to Sandhurst, the UK's prestigious military academy. She talks about the challenges she faces.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Co-ordinated reform needed to tackle domestic abuse | NLJ... https://t.co/Di4FPIYzxX
• Tribunal sees big rise in sex discrimination cases... https://t.co/IQrq2rAtah
• MyBar, a self-service website for barristers & chambers, launched by the Bar Council & BSB... https://t.co/L78FOTdkrg
• Berta Caceres: #Honduras executive held over dam activist's murder https://t.co/ba3Dnl5bcG 
• Tasmania election: Gun control row clouds Liberals victory #Australia https://t.co/Kr8TdSaze
• #Slovakia journalist murder: Seven suspects released by police https://t.co/rVeVE2GTGb 
• White House shooting: Man suffers 'self-inflicted wound' #US https://t.co/jIBXxBoByc 
• Updated Equal Treatment Bench Book | NLJ https://t.co/k2d1OGuFQM 
• Three charged over fatal Leicester blast https://t.co/FkHkVMZYBg
• Dundee Michelin boss “extremely concerned” after Stan Reid tribunal ruling... https://t.co/L0ts2UoC0s
• Statistics point to a healthy bench | NLJ https://t.co/RuvrKXkQWR 
• Concern as EU workers leave | NLJ https://t.co/ZV5f0Pp4MK
• Missing teenager Ashleigh Fair 'in London CCTV sighting' https://t.co/jFGbqTZIh4 
• Paris metro: Pregnant #Frenchwoman fined for walking wrong way https://t.co/7nhUQZVYKE
• Women judges will be discussing the experiences of women on the bench | NLJ https://t.co/8RgBvSFdou 
• Libel costs dropped as Leveson ends | NLJ https://t.co/f0L9lhu7O
• The announcement of a consultation on a domestic violence and abuse Bill looks imminent, a leading family lawyer be… https://t.co/wXdl7aceMR
• This lawyer would not encourage his daughter to take rape charges to court... https://t.co/ugwqV5M6Pu
• Lidl supermarket looted after digger used to attack building #Ireland https://t.co/eIYhyxjjNW 
• Lawyer in Lloyds HBOS investor action asks judge to send "firm message"... https://t.co/aUdpgDzvAS
• Council leaders across UK believe Brexit will hurt local economies https://t.co/4eQCFP6jwu
• Ex-Trump adviser sold $31m in shares days before president announced steel tariffs #US https://t.co/XXrPwoZxnH
• Who do I blame? Eight reasons we ended up in this Brexit mess https://t.co/lvb6b8GFh4 
• No joke: comedians should not be silenced https://t.co/egDNtrgbdE
• Central Michigan University 'student kills parents in dorm' with a gun #US https://t.co/kjpY9ODEPv 
• Lawsuit over Jonathan Udall's Grand Canyon crash death https://t.co/3d4jTDsOFT 
• Missing Charlie Pope: Body found in Manchester canal https://t.co/DKIN621eCl
• Florida school shooting: #US investment giant pressures gun firms https://t.co/omSLUm5DnA
• #Turkey's crumbling rule of law a global issue – Human rights lawyer... https://t.co/xqDQqaAphK 
• Suspect in Trump Jr. powder hoax will plead not guilty: lawyer... https://t.co/Zrn6jrDqdn
• Missing lawyer, 70, and transgender woman, 28, found dead #US https://t.co/rGMeIMgg1J 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/75TbZASZRp
• The Great Lawyer Ratings Racket And Ten Considerations For Locating A Good Attorney... https://t.co/8ySVuGRxpg
• Alabama's aborted execution was 'botched and bloody,' lawyer says #US... https://t.co/YLhCOTUuv1 
• Harper Lee's will reveals lawyer holds control of her writings and estate... https://t.co/2auQrV6B59 
• UK abandons law punishing papers that refuse to join regulator https://t.co/UY9vefpnmA https://t.co/3teOP9eDWK
• Dick's Sporting Goods and Walmart announce new gun restrictions https://t.co/er2i2MkUWb https://t.co/dHixoJXQaI 
• Punters' rights campaigner claims Sky Bet 'think they are beyond the law'... https://t.co/SAEvsysdtW 
• First male gymnast accuses Larry Nassar of sexual abuse #US https://t.co/MvXtsQFJzE 
• #Slovakia journalist murder: Thousands attend protest vigils https://t.co/uxMx942PJk 
• #Egypt arrests mother of woman at centre of BBC report https://t.co/kWJQjSLc9G 
• Officials in jail after #Burundi leader President Pierre Nkurunziza is 'roughed up' in football game https://t.co/RToKSawNsl

3rd March - Law News

2260th 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 Focus: The hipster fascists trying to bring Mussolini back into the mainstream.  the small, fascist party that runs a youth hostel, a medical centre and a food bank - but only if you're Italian.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• What is the Einstein visa? And how did Melania Trump get one? #US https://t.co/qwEHSTziEG
• Change in law on driving with mobile phones has had a big effect... https://t.co/mqIS0hsUlj 
• #Brazil court upholds forestry law changes in blow to environmentalists... https://t.co/idognj0Nih
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ucPAPFD9Rj
• EU citizenship for sale as Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska buys Cypriot passport https://t.co/5r3RgrmV7M 
• Universities threaten to punish striking staff over cancelled lectures https://t.co/CJopN624FW
• Widow of academic killed by mentally ill man: 'I still have no answers' https://t.co/OpKhkntcz
• FLF Abiola: the award-winning law-firm that doesn’t exist https://t.co/XqBEUgXf4a
• UK government to fight Scotland bid for Brexit emergency powers... https://t.co/TzZjfDL0PL
• UK abandons law punishing papers that refuse to join regulator... https://t.co/MPLDuOmxH8
• University of Kentucky law student named Distinguished Law Student for Sixth Circuit for 2018 https://t.co/Tvk3jMQcjG
• Leicester explosion: Two arrested on suspicion of conspiracy https://t.co/ZYXjuA4AkI
• Network Rail to end station toilet charges in 2019 https://t.co/mWVnovzJSn
• Day of reckoning for Turkey's persecution https://t.co/0tqM8Q7gFT 
• Conveyancers barred over fraudulent activities https://t.co/BEmLcLbndG
• First 100 years: largest ever census of women in law https://t.co/isSw1HndIZ
• Beast from the east: winter weather causes court chaos https://t.co/X79H1sCvt5
• Six out of 50 firms visited by SRA face money laundering action https://t.co/tsVcNoKtd4 
• Isis follower tried to create jihadist child army in east London https://t.co/eUKnnvuDtT 
• London's public workers face 'ethnicity pay gap' of up to 37% https://t.co/Y5unjWSfiq 
• Pro-lifer Tory MP calls for debate on lowering legal time limit for abortions https://t.co/NduD7opjUc 
• Bitcoin faces regulatory crackdown, Bank of England warns https://t.co/6LWlYJZi9i
• Teenager jailed for life for planned terror attack on Justin Bieber gig https://t.co/yQj3Eosq5w
• London law firm fined £35k for allowing partner to use client account as banking facility https://t.co/msj5ppR6hp
• MPs outline concerns about government’s push for digital justice https://t.co/Ywim5319HQ
• Chakrabarti backs affirmative action to boost number of senior women judges https://t.co/30yw15zN4Q
• Rodrigo Duterte tells police not to cooperate in drug war investigation #Philippines https://t.co/CEB13SJtiY
• #Spain has violated Puigdemont's political rights, his lawyers tell UN https://t.co/p1BX6VcYuA
• MI5 agents can commit crime in UK, government reveals https://t.co/5UeyxKP9fn
• Former prostitutes win legal challenge against UK government https://t.co/7apHv0j1ho
• Storm Emma: It's -4C outside yet some homeless people are choosing street over shelter https://t.co/jca9q9IOGE
• Trump steel tariffs: Trading partners threaten retaliation #US https://t.co/0YqYaOBmlI
• Attack reported in #BurkinaFaso capital https://t.co/YDWtOOxBDA
• Far-right EDL senior member jailed for sexual abuse of 10 year old https://t.co/26yl7VEo5c 
• UK: Employment Law Roundup - February 2018... https://t.co/zKRUW3eZPi 
• Death of law firm hierarchies – findings from The Lawyer UK 200... https://t.co/gmqjtCsPM5
• Lord Advocate defends Scottish Brexit 'continuity' bill... https://t.co/UQI3v6vBHi
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jj3QkOqAIz
• UK: Sex Discrimination Law Review Final Report... https://t.co/939B1oaBH1
• Brexit is already undermining rule of law in the UK... https://t.co/kH0efsvUlP
• Surrey woman who killed husband can challenge murder conviction... https://t.co/DZGPbNjmzC 
• Sturgeon shocked by Holyrood survey on sexism and abuse... https://t.co/uzQ75QfYyI 
• Chief coroner says officer's ‘cab rank’ approach to burials is unjustified... https://t.co/P2EvSBoVgo
• Trump's shift on gun control 'could make the difference', says Republican #US... https://t.co/DYO6FdWwMS
• #French festival rejects calls to bar musician who killed girlfriend... https://t.co/rPboeLMBrU 
• A Georgia Teacher Fired a Shot In His Classroom, so much for teachers with guns #US https://t.co/O4zIKMaPaF
• Facebook ending News Feed experiment condemned as 'Orwellian'... https://t.co/9PX9qfFMrO 
• ICOs Present Unique Legal Risk to Buyers and Sellers... https://t.co/yZXlvtdf9S 
• #German coalition would create legal right to fast internet: Bild... https://t.co/EMhxZmDETb

2nd March - Law News

2259th 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 Focus: A proposed law to help choke fugitives involved in major economic offences has been cleared by the government, amid investigations into a massive bank scam involving jewellery billionaires who have left the country. The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill will help the government seize properties of those involved in fraud worth more than Rs. 100 crore, said Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. "The law will be passed as soon as possible as we can't allow people to make a mockery of the law... first indulge in loot, then refuse to submit to the jurisdiction of the country," Mr Jaitley told reporters after a cabinet meeting this evening.


Focus of the Day story: Afghan boy launches UK legal challenge against refugee policy Teenager argues Home Office applied unfair selection criteria after Calais camp closed. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Why cannabis businesses can’t use banks #US... https://t.co/zZoQCcbQJs 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/CtBHsqv4Xs
• #Iran detains 35 women for going to football match https://t.co/9u6kcxtfxA 
• #NewZealand teenager tried to kill Queen Elizabeth in 1981 https://t.co/AWqafcTJWb
• Ferrari death crash driver guilty of boy's death https://t.co/yYuP0vMURM
• Social mobility and the role of law firms in improving access... https://t.co/uPCje5IWhv
• Barrister who lied about LLM and death penalty experience to gain pupillage disbarred... https://t.co/84TTJBGadC 
• Borrower’s solicitor not liable for bank’s loss because it should have realised her error... https://t.co/5Qaqeegw7g 
• Paralegal subjected to f-word tirades by senior partner wins harassment claims... https://t.co/iMniUH8dAD 
• The legal 'blob': former lord chancellor attacks 'gloopy, treacly' professionals | Law Gazette https://t.co/90Uvf09qC5 
• Defendant ordered to pay costs after Part 36 pledge | Law Gazette https://t.co/h0LM8Ic7Ta 
• Why legal #US cannabis businesses can't use banks... https://t.co/tMcK3gm5A5
• Trending on Twitter: Parole Board chief highlights transparency constraints | Law Gazette https://t.co/TVtZaUGAnB
• Don't treat litigants in person as an unwelcome problem, judges told | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZtGptlebIo
• SDT fines Howard Kennedy after firm used as banking facility | Law Gazette https://t.co/1Ue46RqDj4 
• Chief coroner considers 'cab rank' burial rule to be unlawful | Law Gazette https://t.co/zq8rFpDTv9 
• 'Prime example of the future': HMCTS announces £8.12m Birmingham transformation | Law Gazette https://t.co/H3peNnOcCQ
• Government lifts libel costs threat | Law Gazette https://t.co/pIHkQBAqyO
• Accounts reveal £7.6m annual loss at rescued Simpson Millar | Law Gazette https://t.co/21Pg95tS2O 
• Judge will hear solicitor's appeal on Rick Quinn's misconduct in office sentence #US... https://t.co/xaPKFGlAXC
• What are the signs of a good solicitor? https://t.co/Ep9P3ovmzs https://t.co/uhJweVEuVf
• North Wales law firm Swayne Johnson appoints new solicitor... https://t.co/GcLCizigya 
• Protecting your purchase:why you need to find a good solicitor when buying a property... https://t.co/bcL0uwoFHs
• Google gives public interest defence as men bid to cut links to crime reports... https://t.co/2Y3NaePwh
• How homeless people in Cardiff are coping in the snow and freezing temperatures... https://t.co/hd64YRM9ev
• Court forcing ACC to pay legal fees above $3000 cap brings justice - advocate #NewZealand... https://t.co/znftXk4nCB 
• Peter Wrighton murder: Ex-soldier jailed for 28 years https://t.co/THl3RVZ20E 
• #Slovak police detain Italians named in murdered journalist's last report https://t.co/0rKZDZdOBN 
• Oxfam employee who was sexually assaulted 'constructively dismissed' https://t.co/PmGpdNPvxt 
• Donald Trump stuns allies by signalling backing for tighter gun control #US https://t.co/86Y80WFkBX 
• Our rights to EU citizenship are worth fighting for – despite Brexit https://t.co/gSgt0BFEnR 
• Prison reform is long overdue. Let's invest in communities instead https://t.co/zgORaRJN4y 
• Leveson Inquiry: Culture Secretary Matt Hancock axes proposed second stage in case there are more skeletons in the… https://t.co/zbxuJX5kkn
• Old Charles Darwin paper £10 notes out, new 10p coins in https://t.co/SFMkRsEtLJ 
• IICSA inquiry says UK government should pay #Australia child migrants https://t.co/T9RKh8tu2d 
• #Malaysia’s barrister barred from 2nd day of match-fixing hearing for shuttlers Zulkiffli & Seang... https://t.co/s9oTeyx0aw 
• Barrister explains how (and why) the media tricked people into blaming Jeremy Corbyn for Brexit... https://t.co/OWyuRBNXKs 
• Defence says 'no evidence of secrecy' casts doubt on fraud conspiracy - trial... https://t.co/i66qUqOAfb 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/vp7fckPd0m
• #Australian Barrister for accused rapists moved to tears when asked about daughter https://t.co/Uk60G4u60k https://t.co/3mTqCUJsaF 
• Why the great pay gap reveal is an explosive moment for gender equality... https://t.co/ZLsoSbLsoW
• Trump media chief Hope Hicks resigns as White House communications director day after testifying #US... https://t.co/kZz8kIq1e5
• American Red Cross GC departs over handling of sexual misconduct claim... https://t.co/FH4aU8gVTp 
• Bryan Cave and BLP seal $900m transatlantic merger deal... https://t.co/Url6sl6UkO 
• Data and security challenges top the agenda for GCs... https://t.co/qJoDHoLafX 
• PLMJ launches artificial intelligence course... https://t.co/KcoFBR6EMC
• Baker McKenzie moves to create EMEA profit pool... https://t.co/P0FSgWejf3 
• Disclosure failures endangering justice, say criminal lawyers... https://t.co/BNUesMt8H3
• Theresa May concedes on EU migrants’ residency rights during Brexit transition https://t.co/yeLMH9X2dd 
• Longer jail terms likely for knife and acid possession https://t.co/ekTZnMFnaH 
• Fight or flight - would you confront a gunman? https://t.co/MgeqZ0j7uq 
• Elite law firms need to regain their billing confidence... https://t.co/xZIRGkl4rk

1st March - Law News

2258th 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 Focus: Nationality feels powerful, especially today. But the idea of identifying with millions of strangers just based on borders is relatively new. We explain why it was invented — and how it changed the world.


Focus of the Day story: Nearly all criminal law practitioners have encountered a failure to disclose evidence in the past 12 months, according to a survey which attracted over 1,200 responses. The BBC commissioned a survey in conjunction with the Criminal Law Solicitors' Association, the London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association and the Criminal Bar Association. Its results will be broadcast tonight. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Brothels finally set to be legalised in bid to get prostitution off the streets... https://t.co/RURhXFwKt6
• England rugby coach Eddie Jones says he was 'physically and verbally abused' after Calcutta Cup defeat on a train b… https://t.co/ZeFWKhQIjP
• Labor will not support donations law that 'punishes' charities, says Shorten #Australia... https://t.co/R6VJL7IV5W 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/c6LTzT79GU
• UK moves towards making all adults organ donors unless they opt out... https://t.co/oZH45i64Jj 
• Solicitor loses appeal against order to give evidence on Russian client’s assets and not tip him off about it... https://t.co/qNl0jgWJuG
• Dispersed practice offers commercial lawyers the chance to create ‘firms within firm’... https://t.co/PRBYfyNAXN
• Government issues defence of plan to ban cold-calling... https://t.co/n2toLdxkRk
• West Virginia Superintendent Warns of Legal Action on Work Stoppage #US... https://t.co/mbTuXAGet5
• Politicised students are a nightmare for the government – any ​attempt to neutralise them is doomed https://t.co/AsaDXj8SXm 
• An open letter to President Erdoğan from 38 Nobel laureates #Turkey https://t.co/kuRlv28wma 
• Labour says it will stop accepting donations from Max Mosley https://t.co/70Y0Vu47vw 
• EU exit plan: why does the draft fall short? https://t.co/hiRsLCwXfm
• Teenage refugee's high court challenge could give hope to thousands https://t.co/eLo97skaj1 
• Women TV writers ask, where are all the women TV writers? https://t.co/rHJJruClU8 
• Three held over fatal Leicester shop explosion https://t.co/StO9XBfHAY 
• Dick's Sporting Goods pulls assault-style rifles as Florida students return #US https://t.co/er2i2MkUWb
• Sir John Major: Give MPs a free vote on Brexit deal https://t.co/YXDsfskQRZ
• M1 minibus crash accused 'felt faint and stopped' in carriageway https://t.co/oqIRAjE3Jw
• Universities should pay back fees for strike, says minister https://t.co/SYz6QFViJz 
• Warner Bros company hit out at Dublin start-up 'like a ton of bricks' over Scooby brand name... https://t.co/k6JCGcrZZ0 
• Judges told to limit observers if witness has to remove veil https://t.co/6NsmJZRmZR
• Queer Britain museum 'an overdue resource' https://t.co/75CqwbVFTa 
• 'Right to be forgotten' claimant wants to rewrite history, says Google https://t.co/KPCEIX6SLu 
• Helen Newlove: ‘Victims should never be let down by the justice system’ https://t.co/b7pBadBgKK 
• #Austrian broadcaster launches libel suit against vice-chancellor https://t.co/BqaM9eFMAh 
• Data protection bill must not take migrants' rights away | Law Gazette https://t.co/xniHmGbVZr
• Judge pleads with counsel for end to 17-year 'orgy of litigation' | Law Gazette https://t.co/LQfJunNRzz
• Claimant wins costs protection after CoA decides when rules apply | Law Gazette https://t.co/8qED5MpcE1
• The Politics behind the Latest Advisory Opinions of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights... https://t.co/8Rjwq3UHcG 
• Brexit won't send us down 'parochial back alley', says Briggs LJ | Law Gazette https://t.co/yBYTQ8ZNQX
• Evidence disclosure failure rife in criminal practice, survey finds | Law Gazette https://t.co/bRxLqjwVsR 
• Don't let urgency compromise terrorism sentencing guidance, MPs urge | Law Gazette https://t.co/yPOlrPyaLj 
• A&O joins other magic circle firms with student grant boost | Law Gazette https://t.co/82Z8tNgEn
• Solicitor banned after covering up inaction on woman's estate | Law Gazette https://t.co/fdMbpkalGv
• President's patent court plea to government | Law Gazette https://t.co/YSPDNNmOnp
• Pioneering family court expands in London | Law Gazette https://t.co/eWa1hycwgS
• Get in and get on: MoJ offers placements in social mobility scheme | Law Gazette https://t.co/vtDi5KGD2u
• Bar: county court shake up 'too conservative' | Law Gazette https://t.co/E57kzSSNSY 
• Probate delays leave families waiting months to resolve inheritance #Ireland... https://t.co/PeZG9TZSgO 
• Physicians for Human Rights Welcomes UN Vote Halting Bloodshed in #Syria... https://t.co/gc8sqiQKaR
• BBC charity sacked six over sexual misconduct https://t.co/D75NeoMfcg 
• Jan Kuciak murder: #Slovak PM offers €1m reward in appeal https://t.co/ZbmhYNTe7c
• Stakeholders should get involved in the improvement of human rights in #Zambia... https://t.co/N75iHAml8x
• Most UK cannabis 'super strength skunk' https://t.co/BidFbB7U3e 
• Meet the woman teaching others how to fight off sex attackers https://t.co/REu7ZsUabb 
• 'Bucket list' killer Jemma Lilley gets 28 years for murder https://t.co/i1T430DkVu 
• Toys R Us UK goes into administration https://t.co/Z4xpWroVq7 
• #Malawian journalists geared up for human rights reporting... https://t.co/NeESQntY6Z 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/9Uz6mnnkzZ
• In 2 decades in Montana, gun legislation has been more about increasing access than limiting it #US... https://t.co/uxDDogdkxB 
• Cost of iPads for Scotland's courts 'triples to £1m'... https://t.co/vbLh91B1Uq 
• China's new super graft-buster will outrank courts and prosecutors... https://t.co/m5GLIKnTNk 
• Kurdish courts put former Islamic State group fighters on trial... https://t.co/5AQ7yad5Xa
• Israel's entire legal system has been polluted https://t.co/MK3dwzu0vU 
• Your BBC licence fee is going up - but there are legal ways to stop paying... https://t.co/1X0y30Wioq
• 'Matty C' burger van fights off legal action from McDonald's over name claim... https://t.co/ufV8d2rzfs
• Blackburn: The town that fails to elect Asian women https://t.co/yUeW95hyn8
• Netanyahu steers clear of legal woes at opening of cabinet meeting #Israel... https://t.co/tTX4OoIJfs 
• Without A Lawyer, Asylum-Seekers Struggle With Confusing Legal Processes #US... https://t.co/sSujOWzJE9