9th June - Law News

2358th 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: There have been plans to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a "Rajiv Gandhi-like incident", revealed a letter seized from a suspected Maoist, Pune police told a court on Thursday. Five people were arrested – Dalit activist Sudhir Dhawale, lawyer Surendra Gadling, activists Mahesh Raut and Shoma Sen and Rona Wilson – for links with the banned CPI-Maoist. The police claimed in the local court that the letter was recovered from the home of Delhi-based activist Rona Wilson.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Scotland not immune from disclosures scandal as DPP apologises in England https://t.co/Ek6ArXqCWv 
• England: Judiciary drops ‘gov’ from web address https://t.co/NRU1d43T2j 
• Team Scotland trio return to the Brodies Schools Swimming Championships https://t.co/81ALbT1eZh 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/U6Jeyyvf4r
• Blog: The Planning (Scotland) Bill passes stage 1 https://t.co/7qxHnu9zOm 
• In pictures: University law clinics meet for annual conference https://t.co/79XjElbFsh 
• Opinion: Blasphemy, human rights and a very naughty boy https://t.co/inw5HPHSQ6 
• Interview with a friend of 'Spycop' Marco Jacobs about his sinister infiltration of campaign groups… https://t.co/ByIPQuEVMz
• Sofija Kaczan death: Man charged with killing 100-year-old https://t.co/XWNrKAGPld 
• Dentons appoints new managing director for the UK & Middle East region https://t.co/Nxl5MpfW3C
• Defamation laws must balance protecting reputations with freedom of expression https://t.co/jNVUDIbnfQ
• Other countries tackle claims of arms trade corruption. Why not the UK? https://t.co/KzEY2aIiMF
• Most lawyers recommended to be judges went to state schools, data shows https://t.co/hjsU0O1FWM 
• Scottish judge rejects attempt to get ruling on UK stopping Brexit https://t.co/JeilGFMMHd 
• Effa Okupa obituary : professor of law, specialising in African customary law of matrilineal tribes https://t.co/3PBVqJMvrp 
• ENRC sues Dechert for negligence over SFO probe | Law Gazette https://t.co/YW3ISPaO17 
• Lying paralegal granted return to profession after six weeks | Law Gazette https://t.co/DcS0quLIv
• MoJ figures show five-figure slump in PI claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/oavJtfuG1n
• Crunch time: criminal barristers vote on legal aid offer | Law Gazette https://t.co/QJ7Yfg2oQ5 
• Dentons posts record results for UK and Middle East | Law Gazette https://t.co/L8HGs8kuKJ 
• Computers will make interpreters obsolete, lord chief predicts | Law Gazette https://t.co/mPf4J8Bjl
• 'Corrupt and elusive’ lawyers hampering whistleblowing protections | Law Gazette https://t.co/gtl8OVh2T4
• Judge overturns suspension of barrister who gave client ‘food money’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/LbATlv72tC 
• Practice rights unaffected by separate Wales jurisdiction, Welsh government pledges | Law Gazette https://t.co/RYkpEjQze6
• Former LCJ bids to axe tariffs from Civil Liability Bill | Law Gazette https://t.co/SNEmCaCK6V 
• Two-thirds of criminal barristers work for nothing one day a week https://t.co/l5jgQOWLWI 
• Blog: Affordable Housing 1 Viability 0 https://t.co/ZZYnHiJYGz
• Sports boutique Northridge launches training contract https://t.co/Lvt8oH7wL9 
• Bar Council chair says he would vote for government’s criminal legal aid deal | Legal Futures… https://t.co/RgPZYVMRVb
• Online court’s strategy for assisting digitally excluded “needs reshaping”, says CJC report | Legal Futures… https://t.co/IkakfQB8WQ
• BMW recall delay contributed to driver death, inquest finds https://t.co/8D967Vj5zK 
• Oxford University student spared jail for stabbing her boyfriend has lost her latest bid to appeal against her sent… https://t.co/lNo1Zjkh6U 
• Pupil barristers to be guaranteed living wage https://t.co/3jLdX23DuU 
• Sanctions for solicitor who posted offensive comments on Facebook and barrister who got clerk to lie | Legal Future… https://t.co/lCe1PvkOAR 
• hipping industry fights back on over-zealous eco-regulations | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/rDK9u2MYbq 
• Sixty-second interview: Emma Finlayson, Osborne Clarke https://t.co/ORpTOUbvSy 
• Milbank and Hueston Hennigan hike associate starting salaries to $190K | The Global Legal Post… https://t.co/deXpAHwlwR
• Change for change’s sake? Investment migration in the UK https://t.co/ma2We2W9Ad 
• Woman, 90, severely beaten in her own bed in Brent https://t.co/b2iSCCoEqz 
• Spain's draft crypto regulation could stall amidst political uncertainty | The Global Legal Post… https://t.co/AKmn9MeDhw
• Three men have been charged with fraud in connection with the Grenfell Tower fire https://t.co/MBbQ04UNOG
• Virgin Trains has apologised to Olympic gymnast Louis Smith after he claimed staff only checked the tickets of bla… https://t.co/fbvosPUxfU
• Cosmetics company Lush drops campaign drawing attention to the appaling UK police "spy cops" scandal… https://t.co/qijtRMQqtC
• In-house counsel shift e-discovery focus as industry set to | double in size The Global Legal Post… https://t.co/SQFi3LN5hi
• Market rallies as Chinese regulators issue rules overnight to lure listings | The Global Legal Post… https://t.co/WN4DlcpLEY
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/STnv7S4Qqq
• Traders joked about jail time in SocGen $475 million US settlement case | The Global Legal Post… https://t.co/w0ttDbdiwb
• Tech change driving forecasted $1011 billion global legal services market | The Global Legal Post… https://t.co/g0q7VCM2Rh
• Practice Guidance: Standard children and other orders https://t.co/9lLQ9N1mL4
• No significant improvement in availability of secure accommodation for children and young persons… https://t.co/t4Ls69gbxr 
• Children’s Commissioner calls for protection of children’s rights post-Brexit https://t.co/KY3QA85G5g
• Revised Forms A, A1 and D50C issued by HMCTS https://t.co/0aM3dUFBZP
• Domestic abuse: ‘Make a Stand’ pledge https://t.co/Cxcjf1Ql7d 
• #Saudi court sentences four to death for links to Iran https://t.co/U09MsyHx0f
• Thousands of children are ‘pinging’ around the care system https://t.co/wHgJRqVjH2 
• World Cup: England fans' safety at risk in #Russia, say MPs https://t.co/cPNf68Vp0z
• Home Office prevented asylum seeker's urgent cancer treatment https://t.co/ZTqOqyzssg 
• President calls for family court capable of dealing holistically with all a family’s problems… https://t.co/ugAuxTGsq5 
• Destitution by design is ruining lives – we need to end this disgrace https://t.co/ocXZc1R8Jv 
• The Windrush deportations were wrong – and so are all the others https://t.co/6GgC8EhoIn
• The government’s treatment of gay refugees shames Britain https://t.co/69NzKH4W7j 
• Dating apps didn’t cause the STI crisis – it was cavalier Tory cuts https://t.co/F82QC79qz1 
• Paul Dacre, Daily Mail poisoner-in-chief, is quitting. Good riddance https://t.co/MTRyeHrAca

8th June - Law News

2357th 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 first Washington lobbyist with Down syndrome - Kayla McKeon's job on Capitol Hill gives her independence - now she's pushing US politicians to help others like her too.

Focus of the Day Story: The first Washington lobbyist with Down syndrome - Kayla McKeon's job on Capitol Hill gives her independence - now she's pushing US politicians to help others like her too. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #German whisky Glen Buchenbach 'may make buyers think it's scotch' https://t.co/ip0q8atRFb 
• MoJ to review use of pain-inducing restraint on young offenders https://t.co/c4Ls6kmcbB 
• This is the cue for Westminster to decriminalise abortion in Northern Ireland https://t.co/0NgK4aJwcN
• Abortion rights in NI 'blocked by deal with DUP' says Sinn Fèin https://t.co/W5oujIHdzp
• #bbcqt Failing Grayling has been wrecking department after department over his political career, enough is enough,… https://t.co/YBrjPWzFJ5 
• Law Society: Benefit sanctions system fails to treat people with dignity and respect https://t.co/n0zn7tLYH
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/LQw5YdOqKJ
• Police Scotland’s ability to investigate itself brought into question https://t.co/LJKQM4JaEB 
• Facebook privacy bug 'affects 14 million users' https://t.co/FFsDtKOmKd 
• Appeal against conviction for attempting to pervert the course of justice rejected https://t.co/7z6JJSiPKX
• Senior technical appointments at Millar & Bryce https://t.co/U6Fe4Eq526
• TLT tops £80m in fee income for 2017/18 https://t.co/VM7KxCRYS0 
• Harper Macleod announces 42 promotions in biggest round of its 30-year history https://t.co/niNlKVuvPx
• Cardiff University tutor died after 'silently struggling' with workload, inquest hears https://t.co/5YNSkxxZcK 
• Lawyers won't forgive Dacre for 'Enemies of the People' | Law Gazette https://t.co/nbDjC6BZ7R
• On judicial diversity, there is little trickle-up effect | Law Gazette https://t.co/PPPoUJawKT
• Employment tribunal claim time limits 'bizarrely short', MPs told | Law Gazette https://t.co/hBKEaWVTLm 
• Supreme Court rejects NI abortion appeal - but issue still live | Law Gazette https://t.co/kz0D6UWfGY 
• Solicitors crowd bottom rungs of judicial ladder - but struggle to climb it | Law Gazette https://t.co/LHFMQiYyj
• Law firms to pocket extra £20m from Carillion collapse | Law Gazette https://t.co/rcjVUo3Dp2 
• Judges to get tougher on court order breaches | Law Gazette https://t.co/AfN78YxPKS
• Windrush citizens don't need legal aid, Gauke insists | Law Gazette https://t.co/PtnySXii9n
• €100 maximum: Paris undercuts Rolls Building fees | Law Gazette https://t.co/GEVbOyQRE0 
• Daily Record fined £80,000 for contempt of court over ‘severely prejudicial’ articles relating to criminal proceedi… https://t.co/dPpEEoxzhP 
• Could self-serve technology give barristers a way back into PI? | Legal Futures https://t.co/BLTB9vsQDC
• University pioneers legal tech course for law degree students | Legal Futures https://t.co/p3IaclU4rw rable will not be left behind | Legal Futures… https://t.co/s9Zqv8Hqul
• Belfast-born barrister becomes first UK man to complete 615-mile trek https://t.co/ZZ7RYahoVO 
• Top holiday sickness firm among 27 facing SRA probe amid claims “the bubble has burst” | Legal Futures… https://t.co/jK2L9pWSt3
• Stockholm lorry attacker Rakhmat Akilov jailed for life #Sweden https://t.co/gqXc5iBbRP 
• New Brexit: May and Davis 'agree customs backstop wording' https://t.co/ePYeLrdNKe 
• Manchester barrister Melanie Gavin shortlisted for regional Women in Business award https://t.co/ZvNRoSqJf5 
• Police probing fire service over Grenfell Tower disaster https://t.co/07bjyc3xbN
• Employment tribunal claimants can raise parallel proceedings for diligence on the dependence, judge rules https://t.co/Sv58C56pl2 
• Borneo's last remaining orangutans threatened by illegal logging, despite government protection #Indonesia… https://t.co/9JJ1dH6U6e
• The UK supreme court abortion ruling offers another fragment of hope https://t.co/Z3ivuvFbAu 
• Man dubbed #Australia's 'poo jogger' resigns from corporate role https://t.co/2lTgjndzlc 
• Why we may never know if British troops committed war crimes in Iraq https://t.co/HUm8VW7A9R
• Northern Ireland abortion law clashes with human rights, judges say https://t.co/RYPDkhNPSq 
• Public nudity advice and decision aid | College of Policing https://t.co/KdZSO40xW9 https://t.co/KdZSO40xW9
• Former defence secretary Geoff Hoon accused of directing illegal South Korea lobbying https://t.co/xsjwibwuPg
• Arizona police violently beat unarmed Robert Johnson #US https://t.co/QogGU6YSX3 
• Supreme Court rejects NI abortion law case https://t.co/gLMPgflNM1 
• Finsbury Park terror attack victims 'still suffering' https://t.co/QxWOscp2u4 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/rQ2tzqmSWg
• Jailed #Ukrainian Filmmaker Could Be Force-Fed, Lawyer Says https://t.co/rHlgafs5M1 
• Gender inclusion in the legal profession https://t.co/R0eSoMlUM7 
• May warned she faces legal challenge if MPs back Heathrow expansion https://t.co/5JZvipaz0T
• Chief of Defence Staff 'deeply uncomfortable' with legal pursuit of veterans https://t.co/I7KbjgJ1G7 
• All eyes on #Canada as first G7 nation prepares to make marijuana legal https://t.co/niw4TBqQyB
• Thousands of gay Scots to be pardoned https://t.co/wrobW91HH0 
• UK law firm Shoosmiths reinvests in Belfast operation https://t.co/teoXtKetrR 
• Crime news: prison law scope changes to 2017 crime contract https://t.co/lDZWSraHje 
• Feminist Meghan Markle can't be happy about this UK law https://t.co/n7CQxbRHXz 
• Same-Sex Marriages Are Backed in E.U. Immigration Ruling https://t.co/bq8btthmJ8 
• Michael Barnes obituary : legal services ombudsman for England and Wales (1991-97) https://t.co/O0M21FaI1L
• I served 20 years for cannabis. Now the police are cashing in on it https://t.co/XaLg9lpnYY 
• UK's voter ID trial in local elections could be illegal – barristers https://t.co/7454HSmxwR
• Why are there no rape crisis centres in Northern Ireland? https://t.co/uXZBfGGIPs 
• Grenfell Tower inqury: kitchen fire resident ‘did nothing wrong’ https://t.co/H6kQ4FpYdg 
• UN accuses #SaudiArabia of using anti-terror laws to justify torture https://t.co/SI7SICkzTX 
• A very English scandal that rumbles on still https://t.co/2HwCqf4jqZ 
• The Guardian view on moped crime: more complex than headlines say https://t.co/nLxIKxZXeM
• Anti-terrorism plans 'will make thoughtcrime a reality' https://t.co/Ak49VLy8Ri 
• Numeracy skills “massively more important” for future lawyers, tech pioneer predicts | Legal Futures… https://t.co/JsEhF1WZPX

7th June - Law News

2356th 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: Adult film actress Stormy Daniels launched a new lawsuit against her former attorney, Keith Davidson, as well as President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, saying the two men "colluded" and "acted in concert" to "manipulate" Daniels and to benefit Trump.


Focus of the Day Story: The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has become the first regulator to announce what service standards and prices it will mandate the firms it regulates to publish online. It is also encouraging CLC-regulated firms to go beyond the minimum regulatory requirements and use the transparency drive to differentiate themselves better and attract clients – such as opening up to feedback platforms and price comparison websites. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• FCA unveils beefed-up regulatory regime for claims management companies | Legal Futures https://t.co/9XewTQoH1Y 
• Enforced disappearances of Islamists in #Bangladesh https://t.co/m09FgGOfPz
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/aiV5nST8Qj
• Bar Council attacks BSB’s disciplinary reform plans | Legal Futures https://t.co/FjFcyhdfch 
• Leaked photo shows mass trial with 37 accused illegal immigrants, shackled hand and foot #US https://t.co/w5xH5ZTUQL
• #German neo-Nazi trial: Defense calls for release of suspect https://t.co/fUX4LROT7c 
• The LSB’s exercise in futility | Law Gazette https://t.co/KqzaNPvXiA 
• Supreme Court to hear Darnley appeal in A&E receptionist case | Law Gazette https://t.co/bPaI7Lm0jc
• High Court verdict on housing duty challenge delayed | Law Gazette https://t.co/wgqCQShrdt 
• Overseas territories to fight public register demands | Law Gazette https://t.co/AbQIuE3KAi 
• Judge revives dishonesty defence after late discontinuance | Law Gazette https://t.co/rx4MVu95d4
• 'Big Four' outfit ramps up legal offer with US acquisition | Law Gazette https://t.co/Kl19v0geA6
• Theresa May raises concerns with #Israel over Gaza violence https://t.co/sxhfSsgkEp 
• Abuse inquiry seeks Peter Ball statement from Prince Charles https://t.co/U6kVAFNGjq
• TSB admits 1,300 accounts hit by fraud amid IT meltdown https://t.co/SA94GvLaDF
• Scandal hit Cambridge Analytica boss spars with MPs https://t.co/EQnGLNXrhg 
• Stanford rape case judge Aaron Persky removed from office by voters #US https://t.co/kiWot13Qjh
• Fire Blazing at luxury Knightsbridge hotel Mandarin Oriental https://t.co/78O6t1xYIP
• Trial over 'brutal and callous' murder of Gareth Hutch opens #Ireland https://t.co/5MoQhPJkXl 
• Heathrow Airport: Cabinet approves new runway plan https://t.co/oBjFRoGTKY 
• #Argentina cancels #Israel World Cup friendly after Gaza violence https://t.co/fabYEueQhX 
• Lawyer Rosie Williams who quit her high-flying legal job to join the Love Island villa https://t.co/1zZCtmo76m
• Former Anglo Irish bank boss guilty of multi-billion euro fraud https://t.co/FUgMJwZMVC 
• Zdravko Mamic, #Croatian football's Mr Big, given jail term https://t.co/PmE4tWerpE 
• Law firm Knights' float to break £100m record https://t.co/WdrGC1k5Ry
• Henri van Breda trial: The man who killed his family with an axe #SouthAfrica https://t.co/2bNpnklhCI
• #Venezuela frees 40 jailed activists and politicians https://t.co/KReGKjqwDI 
• Inside the secret world of #Brazil's WhatsApp abortions https://t.co/7Agzyz35iQ
• Dancing cosmetic surgeon who made videos during surgeries faces legal action #US https://t.co/y3Oklxx38u
• Trump tariffs: #Mexico retaliates against US products https://t.co/HjjZxLvudw 
• Facebook confirms data-sharing agreements with Chinese firms https://t.co/EWe1ODk2Zt 
• EU launches legal case against China's intellectual property legislation https://t.co/0RB1cwn952 
• #Qatar Airways boss in 'heartfelt apology' for sexist remark https://t.co/BxBUQqVmeA
• Virginia police chase stolen armoured vehicle #US https://t.co/KFF0l87c4n
• A New Privacy Problem Could Deepen Facebook's Legal Trouble https://t.co/VCW5YtFS1u 
• Heathrow Airport: Councils set for third runway legal fight https://t.co/nVUN9zvWJD 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/mwxB1D9j9e
• Tories have not tackled Islamophobia, Conservative Muslim Forum says https://t.co/LPMecxiJL2
• TSB investigated over IT meltdown https://t.co/UIhu3WikHd 
• BVI Planning Challenge To UK's Beneficial Ownership Law https://t.co/UBHSh4m7Tq 
• #Polish anti-defamation law debated in UK House of Commons https://t.co/N8qdAU1F1s 
• Facebook data misuse firm snubs UK watchdog's legal order https://t.co/cyD3A6pvUQ 
• The Northern Irish abortion issue could topple Theresa May once and for all – here's why https://t.co/vxEh1fRabD
• How changes to UK law may provide more dual citizenship drama https://t.co/JeK0CybHQf 
• Does the Law Apply to Donald Trump? https://t.co/uICljTM1If 
• Mueller Accuses Paul Manafort of Attempted Witness Tampering #US https://t.co/4eY1SuwyZ1
• Trump and His Lawyers Embrace a Vision of Vast Executive Power #US https://t.co/89i4CPsJ0N
• Amazon latest to face UK complaint over 'bogus self-employment' https://t.co/dSYHtqSByK

6th June - Law News

2355th 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: 2017 was one of the deadliest years for transgender people in the United States. At least 28 murders were reported by the Human Rights Campaign, the worst on record. Many in the LGBT community fear the struggle for acceptance has taken a step backwards under President Trump. His administration has already tried to ban transgender people from the military and scrapped official protections for transgender students.


Focus of the Day Story: The government has embarked on what could be years of parliamentary slogging to enable the £1bn modernisation of the courts and justice system. The Courts and Tribunal (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill was given its first reading last month in the House of Lords, with justice ministers aiming to delegate ‘routine’ judicial decisions to legally-qualified court staff. These reforms are expected to save almost £6m a year in net benefits, although courts chiefs have moved to assure the public the legislation is designed to help judges, not replace them. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• I don’t like Lush’s #spycops campaign, but shutting it down is an abuse of power https://t.co/EfF7hIoveP
• UN says #US must stop separating migrant children from parents https://t.co/l7kVUg3acX
• CPS chief apologises over disclosure failings in rape cases https://t.co/d9INf1EF4a
• All EU countries must recognise rights of gay spouses, ECJ rules https://t.co/dBWt8ytusQ 
• The Guardian view on Amazon: not a normal monopoly | Editorial https://t.co/mXL2O2DW9D
• Learner drivers allowed on UK motorways as new laws come into effect https://t.co/BsGGUGEuJr 
• 'The law, whether it is in Ireland, the UK or the US, more often than not gets it right' https://t.co/Qw63oKp1uV 
• Benefit sanctions are failing to treat claimants with dignity https://t.co/Ws8tjTbAt3 
• Lawyer for Halifax transit worker in racial discrimination case seeks $367000 in damages #Canada… https://t.co/fQHwfHr6Sq
• Karen Bradley says Northern Ireland abortion law should not be imposed https://t.co/vkop7IoiRJ 
• Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to rape charge in court https://t.co/yVt59dWIQS
• Listed law firms are catching on - but the investor is a hungry beast | Law Gazette https://t.co/PcbcQ58kNf
• Court of Appeal: SocGen failed to progress hearing in £384m gold row | Law Gazette https://t.co/7kxZfmr78i 
• £143k for NQs: Milbank sets new record | Law Gazette https://t.co/EYNoSMPv39 
• Bar Council pours cold water on regulator's complaints plans | Law Gazette https://t.co/puhH0trX8M
• 'Justice Week' to replace pro bono celebration | Law Gazette https://t.co/0iLBXiFPI4
• How can we trust your data? MPs grill prosecution chief | Law Gazette https://t.co/JIRQ4c4XH6
• City firm puts 30 jobs at risk of redundancy | Law Gazette https://t.co/DjK9vaLnbh
• New Caledonia lawyer lodges complaint against court of appeal #NewZealand https://t.co/u8fDHprUED
• Appointing Tommy Thomas as AG promotes cronyism, #Malaysia's lawyer groups say https://t.co/MDcTDYXfKQ
• Five more 'Anglophone terrorists' to appear before Yaounde military tribunal #Cameroon https://t.co/WcS1AUmLSy
• Litigants in person “would benefit from human-centred design changes” in courts | Legal Futures… https://t.co/rC7U6Bt8dX 
• Licensed conveyancers first to face price and service transparency rules | Legal Futures https://t.co/DwmhfOm1tI 
• Baby was decapitated by doctor's actions, tribunal rules https://t.co/NpWl9XKnwi
• Failing to complete online training was fair grounds for dismissal https://t.co/z9XY914INV 
• Media law firm secures £16m investment in IP protection spin-off | Legal Futures https://t.co/l8Qcw9CKws 
• Blog: Perception of cost may stop people using a lawyer https://t.co/JUFlFCjgZt
• Community impact of serious organised crime highlighted https://t.co/gqUosBRohu 
• Evidence withheld in rape and sexual assault cases, says CPS https://t.co/OnT2inlHNV
• Projects exploring barriers to children’s views being heard receive Scottish government funding… https://t.co/t6RdTptd5A
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/FxnwF0v7Tq
• Mandy Laurie to take the reins at WS Society next year https://t.co/ccnUS5zYEG
• Pinsent Masons appoints Richard Scott as new Aberdeen head https://t.co/S4tQ98lC8Z 
• Self-harming in prisons doubles in five years to 10 cases per week https://t.co/rfOpkqGAWy 
• MI5 to declassify information on suspected terror sympathisers https://t.co/T5vTxn6FxK 
• Amazon and delivery firms to face court action over ‘bogus self-employment’ https://t.co/m8e9Q3NmBx
• UK: White-collar crime lawyers in high demand in London https://t.co/sqNxRnTALY 
• Employment tribunal claimants can raise parallel proceedings for diligence on the dependence, judge rules… https://t.co/8msZCX3CKK 
• 'Confusing' search warrant rules need overhaul, finds review https://t.co/J2avHNdCG0 
• Police Scotland’s ability to investigate itself brought into question https://t.co/LJKQM4JaEB 
• Comic Michael McIntyre robbed by men on moped https://t.co/9HoZ81ZfNO
• Law Society: Benefit sanctions system fails to treat people with dignity and respect https://t.co/n0zn7tLYHr
• In pictures: Agricultural law conference a big success https://t.co/nEcdCzINtY
• #SaudiArabia issues first driving licences to women https://t.co/s8N1Grf7bA
• #US arrests Ron Rockwell Hansen for trying to spy for China https://t.co/oAYlQpS6UD 
• #US Supreme Court backs Colorado baker's gay wedding cake snub https://t.co/oaE1RU2YmO 
• #Qatar cash and cows help buck Gulf boycott https://t.co/84nvNEQiYq 
• Serious Fraud Office hires ex-FBI lawyer as director | Law Gazette https://t.co/MF8URSs0Tc 
• Neville Southall: ‘I’ve got a bit of flak because I stick up for sex workers’ | Donald McRae https://t.co/eSao96f5zW
• Ex-FBI lawyer Lisa Osofsky named as head of Serious Fraud Office https://t.co/5H62Mt4LQj 
• May resists Tory calls to act on Northern Ireland abortion https://t.co/nl1NyZRFnv 
• #US Supreme court sides with baker who refused to make gay wedding cake https://t.co/M5cXmpBWg8 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/UUvd3cV3vF

5th June - Law News

2354th 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: US president Donald Trump has pardoned political allies and prominent figures whom he said were treated unfairly by prosecutors. The Times’s Supreme Court reporter, Adam Liptak, looks at how this compares with the actions of previous presidents.


Focus of the Day Story: Legal challenge says ‘right to rent’ rules discriminate against non-UK nationals. The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants argues that status checks make landlords favour those with British passports. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Governance activist forces out Samsonite CEO over false PhD claim | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/dHV9PTa29E 
• Apple jams Facebook's web-tracking tools, bad news for facebook advertisers https://t.co/jfYlG7vWWY J
• Sitting in judgement on flexible courts | Law Gazette https://t.co/Bz7Tya3EXf 
• Tribunal sanctions ‘aggressive’ shouting barrister | Law Gazette https://t.co/1rzvRxJoJH 
• Consumers expect brands to protect them from fakes | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/zeTfjurUIB
• London teen who cares little about art and culture, guilty of museum terror plot https://t.co/tHFkysx1Uh
• Global body to ask lawyers to reveal harassment examples | Law Gazette https://t.co/zrsUq6VXTX
• NZ law Society reveals professions's scale of sexual harassment and bullying | The Global Legal Post… https://t.co/TdUIVZyqiU
• And then there were five: ABS pioneer Knights announces intention to float | Legal Futures https://t.co/cA1YMrd0yD
• Justice reform ‘slog’ gets under way | Law Gazette https://t.co/2ygFQJov8n 
• Saudi Interior Ministry to launch the anti-harassment system within days | The Global Legal Post… https://t.co/BFrRFf8HxY 
• Russian rules could threaten foreign ownership | Law Gazette https://t.co/OK0aIY8ijp 
• Fifth firm set to go public as hiring spree planned | Law Gazette https://t.co/YT5P7EOGca 
• Common values key to transatlantic mergers | Law Gazette https://t.co/3pUMMY330W 
• Lawyer in the news: Samantha Silver | Law Gazette https://t.co/xRy1OT2UAb 
• Licensed conveyancers forced into online price publication | Law Gazette https://t.co/z9Vf2lYR5L 
• Knights aims for IPO this month, promises more acquisitions and new hires | The Global Legal Post… https://t.co/YbTnpRq827
• Grenfell Tower: 'Stay put' advice failed, says expert https://t.co/gsFzaF5fV6
• Back to the future – do the SRA’s PII proposals achieve its objectives? | Legal Futures https://t.co/GQR5t6Q1Ro 
• My legal life: Rosie Bracher | Law Gazette https://t.co/NLjUf0fj5b 
• News in 60 seconds | Law Gazette https://t.co/oV7olAk5CP
• Gay in #India, Where Progress Has Come Only With Risk https://t.co/z4bgAQL7VT 
• Four ways law firms can support exiting lawyers | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/QeC4sFwTEv 
• How Trump Is Using the Power to Pardon #US https://t.co/DnV2QwJ8YG 
• Palestinian Medic Killed by Indiscrimate #Israeli Soldiers at Gaza Protest https://t.co/xubGr5Im0a 
• Trump’s Lawyers, in Confidential Memo, Argue to Head Off a Historic Subpoena #US https://t.co/nezB6MLnyJ
• Salisbury nerve agent attack 'cost police force £7.5m' https://t.co/nJ3dBZshY6 
• West Ham manager Pellegrini mugged at gunpoint https://t.co/IPDYbQBZsi 
• Solicitor who attributed false legal aid claims to depression struck off | Legal Futures https://t.co/qWGEL46hQL 
• #NewZealand former sex worker becomes a dame in Queen's birthday honours https://t.co/pLcBNRKB7L 
• #Israel must halt law that could criminalise media https://t.co/38Vb9uVdn3
• Sajid Javid attacks Lush’s #spycops campaign but ignores victims like me https://t.co/aUyhjZHN6j 
• The Tories haven’t just popularised Islamophobia – they’ve gentrified it, but there is no furore like anti-semitism… https://t.co/r1nD1Herqt
• Sajid Javid’s counter-terrorism plans risk Britain’s freedom https://t.co/pBf18LuRew 
• Terror strategy: MI5 to share information on UK suspects https://t.co/GJvsuyUUvo 
• Conveyancing clients would pay more for “premium” service, research finds | Legal Futures https://t.co/62rsA0HiNE
• Bristol Airport flight axed over 'disruptive' passengers https://t.co/aGt5oubt54
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/549TYaQa0B
• Commonwealth Bank offers to pay record fine in laundering case https://t.co/woLFWhYq7P 
• PSNI station sales on hold over Brexit uncertainty https://t.co/2efQUMvTqq 
• Learner drivers now allowed on motorway after law change https://t.co/Szff4ENuRF 
• Anger as wheelchair users left unable to ride trains on major route https://t.co/QQveEBLeCv 
• #Nigeria: Dozens killed by cattle thieves in Zamfara state https://t.co/aduVLadJpB
• Police facing surge in extremists released from jail, analysis finds https://t.co/xItHc8t3lK 
• #Italy migrants: Interior minister Matteo Salvini calls for end to Sicily 'refugee camp' https://t.co/1X93uD84ox 
• Assisted dying law is about choice, not getting rid of disabled people https://t.co/jwYJa4RWlb 
• #Tunisia boat capsizes killing dozens of migrants https://t.co/KH0zuZofvt
• Jeremy Thorpe and juries cross-examined https://t.co/c1L2SdnmRV 
• #US restaurant Buffalo Wild Wings apologises over 'awful' tweets in targeted hacking https://t.co/kwV87gBGZf 
• Menwith Hill campaigners will persist in battle to reveal the truth https://t.co/dHJc2gRe7v 
• Dancing FBI agent drops gun during backflip and shoots man in leg #US https://t.co/XYMUKvlvQL

4th June - Law News

2353rd 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: About 200 far-right activists marched through the town of Goslar, Lower Saxony, this Saturday to mark the so-called 'Day of the German Future' (TDDZ). The Neo-Nazis were met by a large counter-demonstration outside Goslar's main train station. A large police presence was on the scene to prevent the two sides from clashing. Both demonstrations passed off peacefully.


Focus of the Day Story: Survey paints mixed picture of a barrister’s working life. A barrister’s life is a stressful one, according to a Bar Council report. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• They say that data is the new oil — but who exactly owns it? https://t.co/bIL7bDZ6Cx
• Judge behind emotional employment tribunal fees ruling appointed Supreme Court deputy president… https://t.co/jXkIXYRp61
• Video: What’s the best thing about being a brand ambassador at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner? https://t.co/60iWd2v12r 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/yQfaEra5Ub
• Criminal barristers to vote on £15 million legal aid offer https://t.co/UQM7TmtS5q 
• Average trainee solicitor pay down £560 since regulator scrapped minimum salary requirement https://t.co/qK5GJNz2c4
• Pupillage award minimum to jump by as much as 40% https://t.co/yVejDGd79b
• Bar suspends legal aid protest escalation following £15 million government offer https://t.co/Xe01UYCjcF 
• Barrister ‘collapses’ during trial after being accused of misleading court by opponent https://t.co/arJfaGTeMr
• Solicitor super-exam takes centre stage as legal education and training thought leaders debate future of profession… https://t.co/qf37iDXPQL 
• Reed Smith junior lawyers to receive performance feedback via phone app https://t.co/G1Tlv2130L
• BPP suspends law degree in face of solicitor super-exam https://t.co/uImKLJPv73
• A new YouTube star is born: Court of Appeal to be live-streamed https://t.co/Dss5O5WGY5 
• HMCTS hits back at claims a criminal barrister’s high heels were confiscated by court staff for being ‘too spiky’... https://t.co/4sOnzGhvY2
• Berlin Cathedral: Police officer shoots 'rampaging' man in legs #Germany https://t.co/DN6k6tVGxS
• Abortion will prompt nationalists to vote DUP claims Foster https://t.co/c4aloiQgCq 
• Stolen Stanley Spencer painting found under drug dealer's bed https://t.co/Jx6pkquQsn 
• The Round-Up: Constitutional Commotions, Council Housing and Article 8, and the A6 Compatibility of ASBO Legislatio… https://t.co/WJUw1g6acQ
• Could the Windrush Scheme be open to legal challenge? | UK HUman Rights Blog https://t.co/TcgZ9oHUnp
• Court of Appeal upholds Birmingham gang injunction | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/J3B72AUAyv
• $8 billion lawsuits started on GDPR day | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/dz7NQ44ESW 
• Legal personhood for non-human animals: Part II — Dr Linda Roland Danil | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/QHlhYNmPWl
• I’m pregnant on my City training contract and I don’t know what to do https://t.co/whKaaZ5NA2 
• Just 11 black law students admitted to Oxford University in three years https://t.co/oFfEBMi9Tp 
• Pro no-no: Two thirds of criminal barristers work at least a day a week unpaid https://t.co/gj5A8g8jsk
• Northern Ireland's Law Society raises over £5400 at Legal Walk/Run https://t.co/pKvaT4vSfD
• ULaw ramps up law degree offering with four new ‘specialist’ LLBs https://t.co/SG1wqggYTr 
• The Master of the Rolls has a J.K. Rowling tweet slamming the Daily Mail printed on a mug https://t.co/qK9asUcsVm 
• Clifford Chance faces potential SRA probe following complaint from Welsh bricklayer https://t.co/G9W9nZGTF2
• Peter Robinson denies asking adviser to send legal letter to son https://t.co/U2IZGd0uL1 
• Dundee ranks HIGHER than LSE, UCL and Durham in law degree league table https://t.co/EE2DCbUVBZ
• ‘I’m a former magic circle lawyer with 20 years’ experience in legal education — this is how to secure a training c… https://t.co/XYBg14m02o
• UNHCR Turkey: Strengthening Legal Protection and Access to Justice Factsheet https://t.co/FYcvRT4maF 
• Key parts of the UK's immigration policy - including on foreign students and doctors coming to the UK - are be revi… https://t.co/kvqUwE4AZT 
• 2,000 more security service officers 'will attempt to disrupt terror plots' https://t.co/m2zqZtw7Yq 
• Trafford Park hit-and-run: Man charged over fatal crash https://t.co/wVFNycPZkb
• Capita faces legal action after hitting graduates with bills for thousands when they try to leave… https://t.co/1epxLnGRS0 
• UK Imams may face penalties on unregistered Nikah https://t.co/JYRmeVdKs9
• Could the UK follow US states in microfibre legislation? https://t.co/eP52Rxp1Ey 
• Ex-player care chief at Manchester City to run new law firm team https://t.co/g5DkNJCXCg 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/g8G8skLoyI
• Murdered Maltese reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia faced threat of libel action in UK https://t.co/bi3KoAihTU
• UK driving law - How flashing your car's headlights could land you £1000 fine https://t.co/CE3Vjx4Cec 
• Court orders new human-rights hearing in dispute over prayer in Calgary school https://t.co/hAw99QoUIQ
• Fata tribunal sets aside terror conviction #Pakistan https://t.co/o1KTcUhXT3 
• Maharashtra RERA tribunal exposes false story of teerth realties #India https://t.co/0cwBuxldyG
• Amid London’s Crime Surge, Authorities Take Aim at ‘Drill,’ a Bleak Style of Rap Music https://t.co/KBKp0da5cC 
• Disposable coffee cup bans unnecessary, says manufacturer https://t.co/ywL4X7AZWf
• Harvey Weinstein: the women who have accused him https://t.co/BoJI6TiVQC
• When will councils start saving girls from forced marriage ‘holidays’? https://t.co/VZcY70Z13h
• To ask Corbyn to support a Palestinian killing #Israel is an impossible demand https://t.co/fvc9Jah34k 
• The Tories have an Islamophobia problem. Will they tackle it? https://t.co/70z2BBnsak
• Niall Ferguson quits Stanford free speech role over leaked emails https://t.co/XXdz5sCEB5

3rd June - Law News

2352nd 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: In India this week, newspapers and television channels were conspicuously silent on a story that should have been major news. Twenty-seven news outlets were the target of a sting operation - a reporter from Cobrapost, an investigative news site, posed as a Hindu nationalist, offering to pay media executives to publish some polarising, religious propaganda ahead of next year's general election. The media executives seemingly accepted the offer.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #US teacher 'who fed sick puppy to snapping turtle' charged https://t.co/UlDnuKtHhg 
• Trainees see pay reduced | NLJ https://t.co/EqftsA1YqP 
• Time to lower the bar for solicitors’ misconduct? | NLJ https://t.co/Tp8NsWQ8z1 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/U7M33LO55d
• Report highlights national shortage of judges | NLJ https://t.co/azJ2Mnb9ET 
• Criminal bar considers offer in stand off with government | NLJ https://t.co/HZ2vUBIE6M 
• England & Wales courts working to stay ahead of global markets | NLJ https://t.co/RJ3sjjsbH3 
• Thousands at equal marriage rallies in Belfast and Derry https://t.co/haLbbQMsCf
• Benedict Cumberbatch 'saves cyclist from four attackers in London' https://t.co/msXsZZRN1C 
• Legal challenge says ‘right to rent’ rules discriminate against non-UK nationals https://t.co/jMW7rBwJ2b 
• Survey paints mixed picture of a barrister’s working life - a tale of two Bars | NLJ https://t.co/e2opLE0RBX 
• Family Law Awards 2018: nominations deadline extended | NLJ https://t.co/mU3tGZz22k 
• Small claims should be put to the test | NLJ https://t.co/SGaMFks20s 
• Spotify remove 'hate conduct' policy following backlash https://t.co/0k7q2zPTGr 
• A £4,000 Bar scholarship has been launched jointly by the Sikh Education Council | NLJ https://t.co/twEU3PsypL 
• Nick Hardwick: 'I’m not overjoyed that my career has been sacrificed for John Worboys' https://t.co/8OOVnZTq29
• Here’s another Jeremy Thorpe scandal – its chilling legacy in law | Geoffrey Robertson https://t.co/y8gt3ARb1G 
• Cuadrilla secures new injunction against fracking protesters https://t.co/icZkZTW2QB 
• Abortion: judge temporarily blocks controversial heartbeat law in Iowa #US https://t.co/mGEdhu3Z4k
• Small firms face 'extermination' due to Network Rail asset sale https://t.co/EkpjSwhmz8
• Can Germaine Greer still be called a feminist after her comments on rape despite her monumental lifetime's work? https://t.co/49FzT34EoJ 
• Paul Massey and John Kinsella: Gangland deaths accused in court https://t.co/o5XtoBWZpF 
• Trump steel tariffs illegal, says UK's Liam Fox https://t.co/qvwWKaQIC7
• Visa says card payments back to normal https://t.co/dPa4aKPPEV
• Man charged after police officers attack in Greenock https://t.co/StWoAGHOwo 
• Jeremy Thorpe 'hit-man might not be dead', police admit https://t.co/vvyhgSVSek 
• New EU law and government response shows how pointless Brexit has become https://t.co/kJHKpx3qz8
• Cultural Considerations Of Doing Business In The UK https://t.co/du7U7e2l73 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/XMFdcrTOPu
• Insurance Distribution Directive now transposed into UK law https://t.co/EBFQbuy6Ym 
• CMA consults on draft consumer law advice for care homes https://t.co/tSnYQHLyyC 
• Online hub to help learner drivers ahead of law change https://t.co/999NdAned4 
• Scotland declines to introduce misogynistic harassment law https://t.co/o7EfAruIjd 
• UK court to rule on Northern Ireland abortion law https://t.co/hzWwaTEcp7 
• Sergeant Sues Defense Dept. Over ‘Outdated’ H.I.V. Policies #US https://t.co/z7Jr74fgJZ 
• What Is Terrorism? Attacks in Canada and Belgium Reflect Uncertain Definition https://t.co/UJ61K1yWot
• Did #Ukrainian Police Kill Protesters? https://t.co/h8fjhch9n8 
• Murder charges over Paul Massey and John Kinsella deaths https://t.co/FLXxLJBp2r 
• What Happens When Abortion Is Banned? https://t.co/XvS1L5JdDf 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/mXmMdweSe4

2nd June - Law News

2351st 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: Fresh produce from farms and thousands of litres of milk have ended up on streets on the first day of the 10-day protest by farmers in seven states, including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The much-hyped demonstration, "Gaon Bandh", is being held to demand a complete loan waiver, minimum support price for their yield and an assurance of permanent minimum income from the government. The Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh (RKM), a federation of 130 farmer organisations, which is spearheading the protests, made it clear that farmers will not supply any vegetables and dairy produce to the cities for the next 10 days. The federation has assured that farmers won't block any roads, but they will sit on dharna along 30 major highways in the country.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Life After Law: Retirement from law doesn’t mean retirement from life https://t.co/hZm19G2tVU 
• The Two Ronnies Courtroom Quiz https://t.co/fKlLG5NMqR
• Law and LGBTQI rights: Where are we at? https://t.co/4DKcnYlmNe
• Commercial barrister Vic’s latest Supreme Court judge | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/aZH84s1Mh2 
• The EU has just passed a law that could end the problems with free movement which led to Brexit… https://t.co/JYqKWVhErN
• Judges ‘overwhelmingly’ get it right, Vic Chief Judge says | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/OwQtnzSmUL 
• Small firms: Take your size and own it | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/8mAeqLtKsF
• Barnier rejects UK Brexit position on data protection https://t.co/HAur2Ly2he
• The brand advantages of plain English contracts https://t.co/xYBMmQm9eq 
• Law forcing Feds to get warrants for email slurping is sneaked into #US military budget https://t.co/0r76gbFNW5
• Where are #Australia's defamation laws heading? https://t.co/FqomQDNQgQ 
• Met police to defer prosecutions for some young offenders https://t.co/JETuZZwWps 
• #Chinese firms pile in to sponsor World Cup 2018 amid Fifa fallout https://t.co/U0DDwXDRwd
• Ultra rightwing new government in #Italy vows to 'send home' undocumented immigrants https://t.co/l6TTqvXHlN 
• Capita’s wily scheme locks naive graduates into tied servitude | Jolyon Maugham https://t.co/2BWAVDoGUI
• We’re told we are a burden. No wonder disabled people fear assisted suicide https://t.co/VFaM5YsfKZ 
• Justice secretary said he would 'get macho' if parole boss didn't resign https://t.co/lpbjFanxpg 
• Murdered #Maltese reporter faced threat of libel action in UK https://t.co/bgBgzOHQHA 
• Windrush victims 'should be compensated' for psychological impact https://t.co/zf4ZFFpBAE 
• UK suspends anti-terror rule used to deport migrants who made tax errors https://t.co/l12JZUOUZk
• The role of young lawyers in normalising diversity https://t.co/sSj5NRTM6h
• UK drone laws set with safety in mind https://t.co/cJEi3mF0IN
• Some TSB customers receiving letters acknowledging a complaint over the recent IT meltdown have also been sent othe… https://t.co/HOvCCBGZMw 
• Vietnamese boy found inside a suitcase at Port of Dover https://t.co/pkF9cg6hrd
• Two police officers injured in Greenock 'stabbings' https://t.co/5FaAmc1WkZ 
• Lush 'anti-spy cops' campaign criticised by Police groups https://t.co/M19VAsSOUH 
• Eight firms sign MOUs supporting Aboriginal self-determination #Australia https://t.co/QPZBoGlFBK
• Thameslink compares poor train service to Poundland chocolate - and is threatened with legal action… https://t.co/Z8DesSHOFQ J
• NSW, Macarthur law societies call for new justice precinct #Australia https://t.co/ssJ8lOvDME 
• Lawyers can cure future tech dystopia with ‘heartificial intelligence’ https://t.co/hJ92WhsD1y 
• Miners threaten #Congo with legal action over mining code https://t.co/YtedvYCDuk 
• Sultan of Yogyakarta: A feminist revolution in an ancient kingdom with succession law changed for Java https://t.co/KrFkAz1JFb
• What price unity? Criminal solicitors question why Bar is at the negotiating table without them | Legal Futures… https://t.co/Pl2ncsaR7
• No point complaining about a barrister’s conduct to head of chambers or BSB, says judge | Legal Futures… https://t.co/gVc3KwHTd
• AirAsia #India refutes claims of legal violations https://t.co/x9uYzae2YO
• Authorities struggle to recover money from law firm frauds | Legal Futures https://t.co/bnBoIgM1wr
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/7mJU2XHGRK
• In #Nigeria, voices on gender justice, HIV prevention and scriptures https://t.co/XMf43YnMoi 
• Trafford Park hit-and-run crash leaves five seriously hurt https://t.co/B2Gpo9SZfR J
• RMT has called for Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to "get out" after days of "carnage" on Northern rail https://t.co/jtPgS60Ned 
• UK funeral prices to be probed https://t.co/AuEpoU3QD2 
• Police bodycam released after New Jersey beach punch video #US https://t.co/7rdAUB9WKw 
• Justice Secretary David Gauke warns Parole Board members could KEEP their anonymity https://t.co/RXV1xB21zn
• Supreme Court President Hayut's decision sets back settlers, contradicts AG and ex-justice #Israel… https://t.co/xcb6ODHUJO
• EU budget: A new Social Fund, Globalisation Adjustment Fund and Justice, Rights and Values Fund… https://t.co/KkCtj2aocJ 
• How an Unproven Forensic Science Spread Through the Criminal Justice System #US https://t.co/OiDOLqiMBt 
• Council erects more parking signs in Coventry city centre after fines and scathing tribunal ruling… https://t.co/SxYBebf5lu 
• The legal profession is patiently explaining to the far right why jailing Tommy Robinson is not a conspiracy... https://t.co/3Y84GtTSuB J
• Tearful UK judge appears in dock over Computer Misuse Act allegations https://t.co/opmhfwk6b0
• Solicitor General calls for stronger legal frame work against wildlife trafficking #Malawi https://t.co/KoXt18F2jQ 
• Solicitor General Calida won't resign: 'I did not commit graft and corruption' #Philippines https://t.co/At5Rzi9dAM 
• #Uganda imposes WhatsApp and Facebook tax 'to stop gossip' https://t.co/aB6jjzQ5BJ 
• San Francisco scooter protesters block Silicon Valley buses #US https://t.co/kneLs4y70t 
• Dinesh D'Souza: Why did Trump pardon the fringe rightwing provocateur? #US https://t.co/uC9zKHO55Z
• #SouthAfrica outrage over 'naked' school choir performance https://t.co/pjME01ONl8 
• #Russian dissident journalist Arkady Babchenko has revealed how Ukrainian authorities faked his death  https://t.co/AWhnjtxF1T 
• Barrister wants justice for prosecuted real estate agents after meth 'hysteria' debunked #NewZealand… https://t.co/hbvkLejOvI
• Swansea solicitor Daniel Heard loses five year fight with cancer https://t.co/Ggw1qJsrxN 
• 'Law needs to change' on assisted dying, says Welsh family https://t.co/HyOhZwqOUw 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jVxSASI2Vb

1st June - Law News

2350th 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: Bicycle helmets are compulsory in countries such as Australia and Canada, but as the Guardian's Peter Walker  explains this does not help save lives. Despite a series of helmet promotion campaigns in the UK, a growing amount of evidence suggests forcing people to wear protective headgear leads to greater risk-taking and can even put people off cycling altogether, exacerbating the crises in obesity and inactive living


Focus of the Day Story: Criminal barristers refusing to take on new legal aid work have asked the government to abandon plans to test new operating hours for courts, as heads of chambers prepare to discuss whether or not to accept the government’s surprise offer of investment last week. In a message to members, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) confirms that the Ministry of Jusitce (MoJ) has made a £15m investment offer in order to persuade barristers to end their action against reforms to the advocates graduated fee scheme (AGFS), which determines how criminal advocates are remunerated in legal aid cases. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Syria: Questions and Answers on New Property Law https://t.co/4evcATmbY3 
• BSB opens door to alternatives to pupillage as it shakes up training courses | Legal Futures https://t.co/GjfNqnR3FF 
• EU tightens law on foreign temporary workers https://t.co/AAMCdob3wb
• Payment processor replaces conveyancers in “UK’s first fully digital mortgage settlement” | Legal Futures… https://t.co/36dM5dlwhh 
• Youth Koori court in NSW extended, with $2.7m for three more years #Australia https://t.co/wbBTRfJDaa
• Liberals' worst nightmare: a second supreme court pick for Trump #US https://t.co/e7U9VecL8C
• Roman Abramovich shelves £1bn Chelsea stadium after visa delays, saying the climate not right for investors https://t.co/P6IvIzRCsj 
• Anger as ardent Brexiter & former Tory chancellor Nigel Lawson applies for French residency https://t.co/ZakKZdqDsa 
• Education is one way out of prison. Let’s make work another https://t.co/QFsDyu7fSy
• Burqa bans, headscarves and veils: a timeline of legislation in the west https://t.co/S2FPb72Bhc
• Funeral of brain-damaged baby Isaiah Haastrup takes place in south London https://t.co/qmJUViTOan 
• Why is it so hard to charge motorists with murdering cyclists? #US https://t.co/ApBuwt1omD 
• #Denmark passes law banning burqa and niqab https://t.co/k1vUYSPw3i 
• Prisons inspector takes emergency action over HMP Exeter https://t.co/picG7zMS9g 
• Germaine Greer’s comments on rape are dangerous and damaging, or is she being taken out of context once again? https://t.co/oS737DvZqO
• Legal Services Board slaps Law Society with first ever public censure | Legal Futures https://t.co/3ZCSDzmEKd 
• Supreme court rejects challenge to controversial Arkansas abortion law #US https://t.co/xUemKddHgI
• National Green Tribunal Member Opposes Appointment Of Acting Chairperson, Moves Supreme Court #India… https://t.co/YeRbKJhJVj 
• #Israeli banks profit from illegal West Bank settlements, rights group says https://t.co/ppPjioOZkN 
• Standing up for secret justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/VXdxsYETEV
• LSB censures Law Society - but content with regulatory independence | Law Gazette https://t.co/uvMQUAfdhc
• LSB censures Law Society - but content with regulatory independence | Law Gazette https://t.co/mbj33xqQ8d
• Solicitor struck off for failing to safeguard 'sacrosanct' client account | Law Gazette https://t.co/jZ5Fw38V84
• Firms choosing 'vibrant' city centres over London to expand | Law Gazette https://t.co/BFvYqGb45Z
• Romania loses European torture case | Law Gazette https://t.co/fXGSNzcxYS 
• Mother denied chance to take her case to 'court of public opinion' | Law Gazette https://t.co/KXGXoKzLH
• #Poland vows to fight illegal waste dumps after toxic fires https://t.co/m5uyhPOE8A 
• Row over 'staggering' failure to pick woman for Bank of England MPC https://t.co/nIhlSIHeRM
• Man who urged Prince George attack admits terror charges https://t.co/CzqdQZzm2S 
• #US tariffs: Steel and aluminium levies slapped on key allies https://t.co/7dI7NgJdbc 
• #Hungary aims to criminalize aiding illegal migration in 'Stop Soros' bill https://t.co/xzvRDAQHoA 
• #Myanmar lawyer says evidence from Reuters reporters' phones may be 'tainted' https://t.co/E9hKJ5uAMW
• Police let an illegal rave in Wales go on for two days https://t.co/doOuL585sX 
• The sign language lawyer who became a social media star #China https://t.co/Wjc6LDlnJ9 
• Rape message left in University of Nottingham bathroom https://t.co/Eqc3hqTcny 
• Black applicants 'face more university fraud claims' https://t.co/tN8n90iLFt
• Crackdown on high-interest lending announced by FCA https://t.co/r9DWLDwdiO 
• EU ask for UK laws to protect the status of cognac, champagne and feta in latest Brexit talks… https://t.co/K4A6qNk1Q8 
• #Lithuania and #Romania complicit in CIA torture - European court https://t.co/95IhxtnKIH 
• UK Government Introduces Bill to Ban Ivory Trade https://t.co/E5l9cmPhhF 
• #SouthKorea Government Committee Plans to Make ICOs Legal Again https://t.co/Ql2sJbid90 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/vQxnHFLyxe
• New report reveals more gender imbalance in the legal industry https://t.co/ofQ7FKHfhI 
• Morgan Freeman's Legal Team Demands Retraction, Apology Over Sexual Harassment Report https://t.co/P0C9aa6nLX
• #Australian minister Greg Hunt accused of misogyny https://t.co/GA5Hoz8FUw
• Roxana Hernandez: Anger over transgender migrant's death in #US https://t.co/3E6e1ZB4yn 
• Legal fees in Apple state aid case exceed €4.5m #Ireland https://t.co/lW6KSEBY2Q
• Cricket's Match Fixers - Al Jazeera Investigations https://t.co/UR8dWLdeS9
• Trump Asked Sessions to Retain Control of Russia Inquiry After His Recusal #US https://t.co/IhFCxuyQoR 
• Origins of an Epidemic: Purdue Pharma Knew Its Opioids Were Widely Abused #US https://t.co/rDMdEFRfu5
• How debt kills: Jerome got a new motorbike and his first real job, but then his debts began to spiral https://t.co/V7h28EKBht 
• Reality TV star Kim Kardashian asks ex-reality TV star Trump to pardon jailed grandmother #US https://t.co/KwqXbnqyxy
• They’re Out of Prison. Can They Stay Out of the Hospital? #US https://t.co/19Uj0LS3oe 
• Democratic Candidate Who Criticized I#srael Faces Charges of Anti-Semitism #US https://t.co/yC24fy73Q4 
• When the President Testified: People in the Room Recall Clinton’s 1998 Interrogation https://t.co/sxZCggzWmD 
• Barrister ‘completely changed’ amid worry over work mistake in #Ireland - Colm O’Briain had sleepless nights, suici… https://t.co/QXmkB3ATNL
• Facial matching system risks racial bias, Human Rights Law Centre warns #Australia https://t.co/tjKRuiEhbI 
• #US eavesdropping base in Yorkshire flouting UK law, claims group https://t.co/ZprNaRMDhu 
• The blockade that unblocked art empowerment in #Qatar https://t.co/wShyU1Px4g 
• Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan's accuser changes details of rape account #France https://t.co/DcHgEbpd4G 
• #UAE rights activist Ahmed Mansoor sentenced to 10 years in prison https://t.co/i3vaf2tfb3 
• #Greece at a stand still as thousands strike against austerity https://t.co/BfyxEIUuOC