11th July - Law News

2388th 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: More than 130 politicians were murdered in the run-up to Mexico's elections, and this year already looks like it will be the deadliest on record. Drugs cartels and gangs are killing anybody who stands up to them.


Focus of the Day Story: New rules implementing an EU directive that could affect the way personal injury solicitors, conveyancers and others advise clients on insurance policies have been approved by the Legal Services Board and Financial Conduct Authority. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Sex charges dropped against southwestern Illinois judge #US https://t.co/TQcYgftxdU
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/zBxr9wiyuv
• How Trump's former lawyer evolved on dealing with Mueller #US https://t.co/nHhawIBh6L
• New counter-terrorism powers criticised by human rights committee https://t.co/F1uQsfXUH6
• India to monitor foreign operators as it broadens e-commerce regulation | Th Global Legal Post… https://t.co/zmmYGVymII
• Faculty members secure overseas appointments https://t.co/WJVV6Tcd2b
• Court finds abuse of process did not affect limitation period | Law Gazette https://t.co/5RJtirPBE8
• Listed firm acquires headhunter and business psychologists in £3m deal | Law Gazette https://t.co/FuhGrYBd5s
• Funder Augusta raises £150m from single investor | Law Gazette https://t.co/ewpTVuHuDz
• Sexual misconduct 'rife' in large City firms, former junior lawyer tells MPs | Law Gazette https://t.co/4Ifst7CCuy
• Macfarlanes posts PEP of £1.7m as Mills | Law Gazette https://t.co/KK8d3c5BjW
• Costs judge applies 'wider criteria' in proportionality dispute | Law Gazette https://t.co/3bu9vqw5cF
• No more sip tests? ID card pilot to help jump the court queue | Law Gazette https://t.co/Pg7GU8Y5mB
• Two cases highlights how Nazi looting still haunts the art world | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/zfTHAXLA0R 
• Murder convictions quashed after trial judge wrongly removed culpable homicide verdict from jury… https://t.co/q7VM5vRvvW
• #Iran dance videos: 'It's not just simple dancing - it's an act of protest' https://t.co/p5lzDujK3J 
• Forty per cent rise in warrants issued for failure to pay council tax ‘entirely foreseeable’ https://t.co/kwebgI5NiK 
• Clifford Chance launches innovation units | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/dfrMmM9OsY 
• ‘Significant number’ of institutions to be investigated as part of child abuse inquiry https://t.co/JGG9NMPUBm 
• Totally insensitive PayPal told customer her death breached its rules https://t.co/oSM1JMjQ1Z 
• Firms advising on insurance policies “must comply with EU directive” | Legal Futures https://t.co/KLN9gYUIpE 
• Party litigant refused permission to appeal to Court of Session in damages claim against RBS https://t.co/RUI95KKSK1
• Top-earning QC gives up practice to become Attorney General | Legal Futures https://t.co/1GrGyhxHhL 
• Law Society of Scotland backs Scottish government plans for single consumer body https://t.co/SsysRuijqD 
• Father fails in appeal against sheriff‘s decision to impose no penalty for mother’s contempt of court over refusa… https://t.co/7SaDa6H3Oh
• Defamation in an online world https://t.co/2MvENitqC3
• Osmanen Germania: #Germany bans ethnic Turkish boxer gang https://t.co/MO4tYlOxb8
• #Italian ship carrying migrants turned away from Italian ports https://t.co/g0csFXXqO
• Dissident Liu Xiaobo's widow Liu Xia allowed to leave #China https://t.co/PqCod0AkhX
• Windrush report on conduct of Home Office could be published https://t.co/rncuXY396B
• Gateley buys human capital consultancy | Legal Futures https://t.co/nhs0SehbAf
• Jordan Burling death: Mother and grandmother guilty of manslaughter https://t.co/tEGsS7cBi2 
• #Brazil judge rules to keep da Silva in jail after dispute https://t.co/T4LyEh9xYV 
• Women who kill their partners are still being treated differently to men https://t.co/HLCuvFPhvd
• If Trump challenges the US constitutional order, will Kavanaugh defend it? #US https://t.co/Hn62CsWmK7
• Trump names Brett Kavanaugh as nominee for next supreme court justice #US https://t.co/Ih6txhrz8m
• Brett Kavanaugh: Trump's supreme court pick is conservative rising star #US https://t.co/sovHbmUTs6
• Could Trump get a third supreme court pick? #US https://t.co/d60A1sHRrv
• Every vote counts: five senators who can change the #US supreme court for decades https://t.co/SAgXdk0nBZ
• £7m to be spent on phones in prison cells to stem flow of illegal mobiles https://t.co/PJ594Pq14m
• #China will provide more legal assistance for migrant workers and the disable https://t.co/aAI6wUWwSD
• Ring of steel goes up outside US ambassador's residence in Regent's Park to shield president from protesters… https://t.co/TZcmdQiiWL
• #Dubai Courts approves legal support service centres https://t.co/i9xFE1eAo8 
• Judge Declines to Put Harvey Weinstein Under House Arrest https://t.co/RL3IDGhspv 
• UK withholding tax on interest paid to non-residents https://t.co/siC3CxQ2wL
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Ds34PUuwiV
• This is the law on flying England flags during the World Cup https://t.co/WQUupL9Laj 
• One Nation one poll: Law panel refers to UK Act before finalising report #India //economictimes.indiatimes.com/ar… https://t.co/AjUSV4dzua 
• Legal eagle Sarah Mulholland enters profession with flying colours https://t.co/XFXmDJnld9 
• Partner among new Blacks Solicitors recruits https://t.co/CmFBDPUPbw
• Trump's former personal driver sues over 'exploited' wages #US https://t.co/ZlTAwPpn5m 
• How Billions Are Lost Through Attorney General's Office - Solicitor General #Kenya https://t.co/jEuagjMhcE
• Branded cheats and threatened with deportation, these students are fighting back against the incompetent UK Home Of… https://t.co/8OZdYTvhpQ 
• #US Migrant separations: Toddlers facing court cases alone https://t.co/DWD5R9XFYb 
• Killer UKIP councillor murder trial: Stephen Searle had affair https://t.co/6x9Xgoy0Iu 
• Trump’s SCOTUS Pick Brett Kavanaugh Is An Extremist Who Thinks Presidents Are Above The Law https://t.co/6IM8D1E4pZ
• President Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court #US https://t.co/WT4OKDZGwD
• Nigel Farage has been widely criticised for posting a photo of himself holding a protected species of shark… https://t.co/l2k29odI3f
• Comic book creator Stan Lee drops 'confusing' $1bn lawsuit against his former company https://t.co/lwfGdleaIA
• Trump administration to miss deadline to reunite all children under five with families #US https://t.co/z6RdNJ5RdO
• UK counter-terror bill risks criminalising curiosity – watchdog https://t.co/EYi8R9Dzb7
• Woman harassed for 12 years by online date gets damages https://t.co/ZmcJl5s6l1
• President Trump has selected his Supreme Court pick, two sources say, but he is not revealing it until tonight in t… https://t.co/rU4DjNs0ID
• Former Wales rugby star Shane Williams says he is taking legal advice after a builder accused of substandard work… https://t.co/SivZvfCNq3

10th July - Law News

2387th 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: Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has lost his appeal against extradition from New Zealand to the US. New Zealand’s Court of Appeal ruled the Megaupload founder could be extradited to face racketeering and criminal copyright charges.


Focus of the Day Story: The law, whether in the US or UK, can’t change society if we resist, old-fashioned social activism can undermine the US supreme court’s unduly prominent role. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Two million children growing up in families where there are serious risks, says Children’s Commissioner… https://t.co/5oJzLRzMTz
• Children lawyer becomes Law Society President - Christina Blacklaws calls for legal aid to be reinstated for family… https://t.co/LpHA1CrfrI
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/yKTVd0x1TQ
• Local agencies are failing to spot the signs of neglect in older children, finds report https://t.co/xqxTDyp2uk
• House of Commons debate on the practice of forced adoption https://t.co/EuOjx3gitg 
• Court of Protection application and appeal fees reduced https://t.co/UUp5l1AOUw
• 4,495 newly recorded FGM cases in year to March 2018 https://t.co/OqgRRezPUE 
• Police release CCTV of gunman shooting at woman in car in London https://t.co/7fWzP3p1eh 
• Imran Khan criticised for defence of #Pakistan blasphemy laws https://t.co/2mO6gcTbE5
• New Law Society president Christina Blacklaws is a woman in a hurry | Law Gazette https://t.co/4QOtiVztoL
• My legal life: Richard Hodgson | Law Gazette https://t.co/yDM8Egyjbs
• Iconic City court to boost capital | Law Gazette https://t.co/s6VPbd2s8f
• Regime for challenging legal bills may need reform – judge | Law Gazette https://t.co/jRej4lZxOb
• Solicitor made loans from estate while charities awaited legacy | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ac1aIE5ghw
• Solicitors among new High Court judges - but gaps remain on the bench | Law Gazette https://t.co/aQX0q9k5BZ 
• Pay defence practitioners earlier to improve disclosure - attorney general | Law Gazette https://t.co/xBPegOBNzj
• Damages in landmark trolling case for woman harassed for 13 years | Law Gazette https://t.co/0gYizUzK3T
• Battle lines drawn as papers filed in VW case | Law Gazette https://t.co/OEc9LxZD0o
• Danone investigating Aptamil baby milk formula complaints https://t.co/uoGpWIDWfD
• Justice Committee calls for changes to Sentencing Council’s guidelines on child cruelty offences… https://t.co/crGpoJ6GDy
• Government seeks to change law on deprivation of liberty safeguards https://t.co/swvOV4x4Xs 
• SDT clears PI partner of acting without instructions | Legal Futures https://t.co/9wR8IOZDct 
• Rebuke and fine for latest referral fee ban miscreant | Legal Futures https://t.co/3zFqEj3zO8 
• World Cup 2018: People rally to support celebration repair bill https://t.co/IT5969QFiO
• The three types of data putting law firms at risk | Legal Futures https://t.co/L9R6HLIh2R 
• Barristers divided over value of mentorship | Legal Futures https://t.co/KeK4dx5rJP 
• White House close to refusing interview with Russia investigation #US https://t.co/FGOe0gji9P
• This is what it's like to be homeless in a heatwave https://t.co/2AAXY2RnJU
• Trump UK visit: police to mobilise in numbers not seen since 2011 riots, costing millions https://t.co/i1RZO9xpwY
• #Myanmar court charges Reuters journalists under Official Secrets Act https://t.co/s5ONEyJJnC
• DAC names first COO in five years | The Lawyer https://t.co/9S7YgEnbIV 
• Law firm was instructed “when clients agreed to visit its offices” | Legal Futures https://t.co/F7G6m6ff1R
• Sydney's Korean restaurant 'dumped' drunk customers on street & subsequently fined #Australia https://t.co/8iWUxdv4FF
• Electric cars: Charge points could be requirement in new build homes https://t.co/ZwypiouODT
• Nissan admits falsifying emissions tests in #Japan https://t.co/Z4C3F6lNb
• #Iran women dance in support of arrested Instagram teen https://t.co/xTivTeByXS 
• Labour AM Passmore faces Senedd ban over breath test https://t.co/Oyc4L2Ea7s
• Dominic Raab has been appointed Brexit Secretary by Theresa May after David Davis resigned from the government https://t.co/mJK6OOsFci
• European Court of Justice Rules U.K. Law Affecting Transgender Pension Applicant Discriminatory… https://t.co/lPQr9YxACO
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/FAG70k5F5M
• Transparency International calls on UK to investigate Pakistan former PM's family London assets… https://t.co/bq9NNjaFSM
• Treating misogyny as a hate crime is a 'waste of time' officers say as police record one conviction over two years… https://t.co/CLg9phRSzm 
• Glasgow city leader asks UK government to reconsider 'fix rooms' https://t.co/QaLid2UFn6 
• Applications for legal aid supported by domestic or child abuse increase by 21 per cent https://t.co/vU8KRBsISb
• The UK Wants Its Own Version of FOSTA/SESTA That Could Push Sex Workers Off the Internet https://t.co/iYkve5fS2M
• Police Nabbed For Assaulting Lawyer In Lagos #Nigeria https://t.co/tN8Fjh9sYb 
• Another three top awards for Barry Solicitors https://t.co/U4fABUno7x
• Duterte might use killings to declare martial law, ex-SolGen warns #Philippines https://t.co/W4sgwPFET9
• AG's office underfunded, causing state to lose court cases - Solicitor General #Kenya https://t.co/ff9j8AVzOK 
• Limerick councillor apologises to solicitor over CCTV remarks #Ireland https://t.co/RWfGbxlCLy
• Solicitor-General Ken Ogeto wants kitty for legal payouts #Kenya https://t.co/T0J8Gayozs

9th July - Law News

2386th 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 Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has issued an interim report, on the alleged use of chemical weapons in the Syrian city of Douma in April. It says various chlorinated substances were found in samples from two sites in Douma. Yet, the report also states no nerve agents or their degradation products were detected. The OPCW has not yet reached a final conclusion about the allegations, and its work is still ongoing


Focus of the Day Story: Lawyers give a mixed reaction to a £300m court for fraud, cybercrime and economic crime cases that is to be built in London. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Trump administration's opposition to breastfeeding resolution sparks outrage #US https://t.co/rxfALoo3la
• Lawyer compares 2014 arrest at Vegas hotel to shooting case #US https://t.co/bYiAhR16ps
• Novichok: Murder inquiry after Dawn Sturgess dies https://t.co/fg1h9XmxwX
• Manafort Kept in Solitary 23 Hours a Day to 'Guarantee His Safety,' Lawyer Says #US https://t.co/2060Y9RQCL 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jxjc1D7dNS
• Herbert Smith Freehills boosts London junior lawyer pay by 13% to £93,000 https://t.co/PLWNRku13o
• SolGen asks court to junk 25% ballot-shading scheme #Philippines https://t.co/T3QHEl1Hcq 
• Five reasons why law students are obsessed with Love Island https://t.co/xu7LVItpMP 
• BP fuel stations across the UK are currently unable to accept card payments, Highways England has said in a tweet https://t.co/XWKRNNt43Z
• Former chief inspector to chair Labour review of probation https://t.co/7ZvpiOnUKW
• From trainee to partner, and what I’ve learnt along the way https://t.co/AfuVDA7Rm7 
• From Fighting Injustice to Facing Death Row: The Bizarre Case of Pastor Glasgow #US https://t.co/QOZk6LSlXq
• Head of family courts goes ‘off the rails’ to mark retirement https://t.co/CjaQymN28U 
• Female Supreme Court judges from around the world share their darkest moments https://t.co/2mjoz3PBMZ
• The Hearing Podcast: How not to retire, with Sir Rupert Jackson https://t.co/iWr5BH5GU4 
• Clifford Chance offers tech-focused ‘vac scheme’ to future trainees https://t.co/1AJcX8JAw4 
• The diary of a client secondee https://t.co/KE2pprbl0c 
• Magic circle money mayhem! Average partner earnings at Allen & Overy and Freshfields edge towards £2 million… https://t.co/IMgII0RQx7
• Don’t try to imitate Rachel Zane from Suits, just be your authentic self https://t.co/eUI1Uo9FBS
• Group that believes lesbian rights are attacked by the trans movement fronted Pride in London march, organisers say… https://t.co/OD6PLgMFh3
• Accountable care organisations: second legal challenge fails in High Court https://t.co/c9vMtZrGiT 
• World Cup 2018: 'Idiots' put dampener on celebrations https://t.co/AC3VPAMtGR
• London mega-court to fight fraud and cybercrime given go-ahead https://t.co/DSlA2sVZvY
• Revealed: LeaveEU campaign met Russian officials as many as 11 times https://t.co/sVdR22UlYU
• Facebook acquires Allen & Overy tech hub company for £26 million to help fight fake news https://t.co/TitAizUbP
• Barristers share their unconventional routes into law https://t.co/pCjMfVdYUy
• Equality won’t wait – Supreme Court rules in Equal Civil Partnership https://t.co/WCCBOjxy5B
• Round Up: detainees, Grenfell, and discrimination in UK pension law https://t.co/68nk1dQYNO
• How much of a groundbreaking decision is the CJEU’s judgment for transgender rights? https://t.co/x0qd4y1d7c
• Taylor Wessing confirms Liverpool office launch as firm mulls training contract offering https://t.co/hlEF2nju0y 
• The Belhaj finale: Exclusion of closed material procedure means less scrutiny of DPP decisions https://t.co/5JOj775kLV
• Solicitor who took only TWO full weeks of maternity leave found to have falsified letter https://t.co/y6HQ5m7sp7
• Richer law students should subsidise poorer ones with new levy, Dundee law lecturer proposes https://t.co/2t92j6AK49 
• 7 things students need to do when applying for training contracts https://t.co/tepcxcqecx 
• Rookie barrister suspended after representing client in the High Court before pupillage https://t.co/fY6UnD9pys
• Protecting data caught in the ‘dragnets’ of Facebook https://t.co/X0ES1wDRkr 
• Event: How to get into media and sports law https://t.co/WKRbSmVDwt
• Oxford University Law Society in teenage blog post kerfuffle https://t.co/hxFI6qRGlw 
• Clifford Chance equity partners to earn an average of £1.6 million https://t.co/M0KebBLKkF 
• Judge orders Brazil's ex-president Lula to be freed on appeal https://t.co/rroct4Cemz
• Trump’s Top Supreme Court Contenders on Abortion #US https://t.co/w48kHGaKr7 
• British couple who claimed Taoiseach was trying to kill them have £1.6million legal action struck out… https://t.co/GIPAFcCNvZ
• #Israeli lawmaker ends 25-day hunger strike to increase tax on loose tobacco https://t.co/fMXDAa2caR
• When a Baby Is an Everyday Reminder of Rohingya Horror #Myanmar https://t.co/jUOMY0uKQX
• Amesbury Novichok poisoning: Risk to public 'low' says Sajid Javid https://t.co/BnQfbbdzVs 
• Unite seeks legal action against Carillion's handling of redundancies https://t.co/ymcjhejjQA 
• Be a sport, make gambling legal: Law Commission #India https://t.co/0yUQ8UyqeW 
• Mandela's letters from prison remind us that the separation of families is the ultimate expression of state power... https://t.co/emEt2e7Z2f
• Legal row brewing in Egypt after court backs bearded police officers https://t.co/BRy4pbtvde 
• ‘Daft’ insurance rules cloud UK’s sunny staycation trend https://t.co/guu0iUe8eq 
• The law, whether in the US or UK, can’t change society if we resist https://t.co/xs09GgfzTy
• Daniel Cordier: #France's last Resistance hero from World War Two https://t.co/djuGmAr5RM 
• EastEnders, real stories of London'd knife crime epidemic: Godwin's story https://t.co/AXWNCUcfxO
• #NewZealand needs a specialist building court, say property lawyers https://t.co/DcwESgCGJU
• The #Netherlands contemplates the world’s toughest climate law https://t.co/RdQkLyAweb 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Ew7yC22Tof
• The Commercial Court is on the lookout for judicial assistants. | NLJ https://t.co/lsRCGuswK4 
• Supermarkets win latest stage of Mastercard case | NLJ https://t.co/hei9IoRUTl
• Christina Blacklaws inaugurated as the 174th president of the Law Society of England & Wales https://t.co/CDF6U50tbk 
• Lawyers give a mixed reaction to £300m London court for fraud, cybercrime & economic crime cases… https://t.co/TLQUSz9l5p
• The Circular Timeline of Environmental Approvals for Delhi's Redevelopment #India https://t.co/p15OkGKFV6
• #Australia's State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) determines validity of developer contribution… https://t.co/dOQA3HMuCB
• Why Europe Could Melt Down Over a Simple Question of Borders https://t.co/d66Zr8o9uC 
• Trump’s New Targets: Immigrants in the #US Military https://t.co/x9DRH2JbOl 
• Donald Trump UK visit to put 'unquestionable pressure" on police https://t.co/OtZq7nXyen
• Ohio congressman Jim Jordan Is Defiant as Allegations Mount, and Supporters Point to ‘Deep State’ #US… https://t.co/agzJyJJXhO
• Legal challenge over 'discriminatory' skirts-only policy at school https://t.co/q8CL4X3PWj

8th July - Law News

2385th 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: Israel's Supreme Court has issued a temporary injunction to block the demolition of a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank. The Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar has lived there since before Israel's occupation of the area more than 50 years ago. The Israeli government says the villagers can move their homes to another area, near a landfill.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Japanese knotweed claim upheld | NLJ https://t.co/2Lm3NwXcLE 
• From the classroom to the Bar | NLJ https://t.co/CB6QIpbTK1 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/EJ2CMtt4MW
• 'One court, one judiciary' to become a reality? | NLJ https://t.co/YFzQlTWSZ4
• Ex-NBA player Tyler Honeycutt dies after police shootout #US https://t.co/4UDqKH7fXK
• #SouthKorea women protest in Seoul over hidden sex cameras https://t.co/dz0xO49g3p
• Three new Justices have been appointed to the Supreme Court, and seven Lords and Lady Justices… https://t.co/cYF88D5UHK
• Wiltshire Police officer tested amid Novichok nerve agent fear https://t.co/LxIiy9QX5K
• According to a written complaint filed with the police, a girl, 13, ‘raped by school principal and 13 pupils, then… https://t.co/7wcsHXjddR
• MPs approve 'Seni's law' to restrict use of force against mental health patients https://t.co/neoyaFIr4x
• #US Supreme court pick could put 40 years of affirmative action precedent at risk https://t.co/NjoDPfzIMj
• Pace of change fuels family delays | NLJ https://t.co/otNTgwczCL
• Employed barrister winners take centre stage | NLJ https://t.co/ueXacRy94
• Judges deliver verdict on advocates | NLJ https://t.co/xJEODJ7u8N
• Theresa May has refused to rule out making it easier for EU citizens to come to the UK after Brexit than it is for… https://t.co/gUiNJosRUN
• #US drops charges against all J20 anti-Trump defendants https://t.co/fmZ3oTWE
• Forced at 15: Child marriage in #Niger https://t.co/tBVAVpFRIZ
• Meet the deported nurse aiding asylum seekers at #US-Mexico border https://t.co/7iyMOv6Ymx 
• #US judge blocks ICE's 'arbitrary detention' of asylum seekers https://t.co/g1SbQ0yRGS
• MoJ will review the Jackson reforms to civil justice costs this year| NLJ https://t.co/lOd761NBZG
• Immigration & asylum report highlights poor quality advice plaguing cases | NLJ https://t.co/1yacn13FXc
• Steven Cohen’s return to U.K. hedge fund investing blocked by regulator https://t.co/lCuChQxH9Q
• County Armagh Man first in UK to be jailed for trying to pay for sex https://t.co/21MuowaDrf 
• Oxford Law Society's only presidential candidate forced out amid 'sexist' blog post row https://t.co/4ca3bAOArO
• #US post must pay $3.5m for wrong Lady Liberty on stamp https://t.co/j06Hunx470
• If Roe v Wade is overturned, will abortion become illegal in the #US? https://t.co/BX4dT4OjjM
• Sydney children murders 'planned' by father, police say #Australia https://t.co/sHtle0vJsY
• Who can stop #India WhatsApp lynchings? https://t.co/exQYb4kEZ
• Woman behind Trudeau groping allegations over incident from 18 years ago stands by account #Canada https://t.co/klcFM1oXqA
• Knife crime episode of the soap EastEnders praised by viewers https://t.co/cFSVPqGBHA
• Former president's son Duduzane Zuma may be trapped in SA after detention on criminal charges #SouthAfrica https://t.co/aTUbxjI2dX
• Mother Teresa charity in #India 'sold babies' born to unwed mothers https://t.co/Iyrj1bUteU 
• How to Spot an Immigration Raid https://t.co/JCjMcCvNAM 
• Investigation into 'needless' death of man during immigration raid in Newport https://t.co/4zA1XLWIRe
• Peter Tatchell calls London Pride march limit discriminatory https://t.co/GNH3OJfYx
• First they came for the hoodlums. Now they’re after you https://t.co/4Ydj6WyLCD
• EgyptAir flight MS804: French investigators says fire likely cause https://t.co/I0XVBKPKwE
• The #Lebabnon mayor who wants a 'sexy' police force https://t.co/0x5QoM3Syy 
• Senior Met Police officer investigated over honours https://t.co/ErCxefSKdj 
• CILEx awards finalists revealed | NLJ https://t.co/mjjiI404UN
• The lack of judges in the civil courts is ‘unsustainable’ and requires ‘urgent’ action | NLJ https://t.co/Rn9FeNAjKG 
• Doctor faces prison for giving her alcoholic husband detox pills https://t.co/hKAz5ouHxg 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/gexXEMtpxk
• UN grills #Australia on multiple failures to protect women against violence https://t.co/7Q7LsTCGxB 
• #French Officer Charged in Fatal Shooting That Set Off Riots https://t.co/5u71Cx4OfT 
• #SouthAfrica's Competition Tribunal Announces Merger Approval For... https://t.co/6N0GAXEInY 
• Lahore High Court dismisses Ghulam Abbas' plea against tribunal verdict #Pakistan https://t.co/wMw80ul1qC 
• National Green Tribunal denies Vedanta's interim request to reopen copper smelter, says lawyer #India… https://t.co/S3bTO5aTiD 
• he story of Dave Cherlyn, from Hackney, is one of the most divisive of the conscientious objectors… https://t.co/852KaTE7mT 
• Tribunal to examine more garda complaints #Ireland https://t.co/6Vj6xiIa2k
• Competition tribunal can resolve shipping dispute, rules #SouthAfrican court https://t.co/dsytHivNbd
• Fundamentalism is coming for us – and women, as ever, will be first https://t.co/GVjn1jXCud
• To glory in killing a lion or giraffe is disgusting, but it’s not clear that a ban would aid conservation | Editori… https://t.co/kt8u7p8knS
• Sex abuse police were told to believe without question – that’s not their job https://t.co/iSojcR7v9M

7th July - Law News

2384th 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 Chief Justice of India is the "master of the roster" and has the power to assign cases, the Supreme Court ruled today in a petition by former law minister Shanti Bhushan. Shanti Bhushan's petition had called for a panel of senior judges to decide on the rostering of judges and assigning of cases.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti suggests run against Trump in 2020 #US https://t.co/E8lGCj7URp
• Michael Cohen drops 'personal lawyer to President Trump' label as legal pressure intensifies #US… https://t.co/6hKBmPsOnz 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Fz6nquziSl
• PwC ordered to pay $625.3 million over bank's collapse | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/SAO6zsrqr4 
• CMCs turn from holiday sickness to housing disrepair cases | Legal Futures https://t.co/v7YUeGHpNv 
• Michael Cohen scrubs 'Trump lawyer' Twitter bio #US https://t.co/cKAMicqaM4
• The anti-abortion conservative quietly guiding Trump's supreme court pick #US https://t.co/KK7oIJLupG
• Britain cannot stay silent as LGBT rights are rolled back across the world https://t.co/wIzyP7zr3G
• Trademark protection helps innovation and growth new study says | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/F943SCUyxJ 
• A Lawyer Met With 11 Separated Parents in One Day. What She Heard Is Terrifying. #US https://t.co/A2AsAfGmOJ
• Call for innovation agency to break legal tech “logjam” | Legal Futures https://t.co/B1bdpuPb7N
• Lawyers for rocker Ozzy Osbourne and AEG trade blows in legal battle | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/tHTMNDQ02i
• 16-year-old boy charged with rape and murder of six-year-old Alesha MacPhail https://t.co/lWA4Ccwhnk
• Civil Liability Bill delayed for weeks | Law Gazette https://t.co/Etqys1886X
• Freshfields and A&O toast higher profits | Law Gazette https://t.co/ItApPWAZkL
• Public access barrister suspended over advice failure | Law Gazette https://t.co/GCqoM7M50L 
• Litigant found in contempt for emailing lawyer during cross-examination | Law Gazette https://t.co/gFB7BSPlX
• Manchester firm pledges £37k to save pioneering drug court | Law Gazette https://t.co/OJ1efP6fIE
• New Society president Blacklaws to lead government Law Tech push | Law Gazette https://t.co/Bw3JR454tV
• New Society president Blacklaws to lead government Law Tech push | Law Gazette https://t.co/lBrbp6tBNs
• Legal sector 'misleads' job applicants | Law Gazette https://t.co/uKVKQ054y7
• Solicitor leaves roll after keeping client money for translation work | Law Gazette https://t.co/Bfgdk4NZ3x
• Taxpayer on hook for £750m if MoJ loses judicial pensions case | Law Gazette https://t.co/k9WD0rdGFX
• #Japan doomsday cult leader behind sarin gas attack on Tokyo subway that killed 13 in 1995 is hanged along with six… https://t.co/SWikR7hphv
• Good and bad news for Civil Liability Bill opponents | Legal Futures https://t.co/RyW5qmMlLO
• UK to build £300m cybercrime court and invest in LawTech | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/saigERzMDX
• Lawyer says Taser death victim likely one of the 'vulnerable' #NewZealand https://t.co/4e55eqKJoG
• German students reveal exam answers to key Brexit questions https://t.co/6NdEq2qtsE
• Legal challenge over 'discriminatory' skirts-only policy at school https://t.co/0miJe3Uf5H
• Outcry as Trump restricts funding for sex-trafficking survivors #US https://t.co/iJrZHx1JgQ
• Indian court denies Vedanta's interim request to reopen copper smelter: lawyer #India https://t.co/MW8OYxyBjX
• Lawyer blames visitor visa refusals on ‘deep underlying racism’ https://t.co/1Z1gGkbkVs
• Genesis honors US Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg with Lifetime Achievement Award https://t.co/TLNXcU6qJm 
• Baker McKenzie plans expansion with 150 new Belfast jobs | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/fmPEC2eoYx 
• Najib's lawyer says client can't afford RM4m bail, offers Duta mansion instead #Malaysia https://t.co/oG2UFgkVcj 
• Nearly 800 children enter Northern Ireland justice system for first time in one year https://t.co/UYmBbUeyZO
• Credit Suisse fined $77 million over Asia-Pacific corrupt hires | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/X3rW4hhXuh
• Nurse Lucy Letby is bailed in Chester hospital baby deaths inquiry https://t.co/Mhvp4FNdY3 
• "Crimea prosecutor" Poklonskaya took part in Sentsov's arrest in 2014 – lawyer https://t.co/Xk7Aqqp4XA
• 'Run, hide, tell' holiday terror advice appeal reissued https://t.co/6KHxlwy01k
• #Pakistan ex-PM Nawaz Sharif given 10-year jail term for corruption https://t.co/OJ67FdJFzB 
• One of Stephen Lawrence's killers has settled a claim with the Ministry of Justice after he was attacked in prison https://t.co/wMCdrSHdwa
• UK Court Sends Retailer/Credit Card Fee Fight To Competition Tribunal https://t.co/9hTQh3tGoP
• Palestinian minors face #Israeli military justice https://t.co/xDB00BYIL2
• Digital age copyright reform stalls as MEPs vote down changes | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/YZzphELqYf
• A barrister prays: the most amazing prayer offered by a legal mind for the England football team (By Mathew Wildish… https://t.co/z1jmjb5CNq
• 'Don't expect overnight fall in legal costs,' warns watchdog #Ireland https://t.co/TZNqRNJM2b 
• Lloyds faces landmark legal action in the High Court over pensions equalisation https://t.co/ZXbCEHdXlA
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/7jRzRNTiDV
• Funding of Netanyahu's legal defense to be deciding by committee #Israel https://t.co/1SSUyDYO3C
• Kids baffled by YouTube and Instagram terms, which could be illegal https://t.co/980GAhr9Ja 
• #Japan executes seven cult leaders behind Tokyo Sarin attacks https://t.co/z3Mp0VCXYn 
• Belfast woman wins £2,000 diabetes discrimination case https://t.co/ujyceDRNnH
• Amesbury Novichok was 'unlikely to be out in the open' https://t.co/54RMfbeY1c
• Legal row between retailers and card processors faces fresh delay https://t.co/bxXfX8j32O 
• Changes to prostitution laws in the UK proposed https://t.co/TQkW4bWlgw
• Worldclass fraud and cybercrime court approved for london's fleetbank house site https://t.co/hyn4QkEuaW
• UK judge postpones decision on landmark climate case https://t.co/2PGS1wTGS1
• Brexit: UK urged to accept CJEU jurisdiction on data protection https://t.co/F4uXrd0Zup 
• UK must follow EU FCM legislation after Brexit, says trade group https://t.co/hNaMGY8mVe 
• Lord Chancellor announces new panel to boost law tech industry https://t.co/xYYkuPAttc ‘Access to Literacy’ Is Not a Constitutional Right, Judge in Detroit Rules #US https://t.co/qvNJUrgjs1
• #US Supreme court vacancy sparks multimillion-dollar ad war to swing votes https://t.co/Z6gSJ1VWgs
• #Poland’s Supreme Court in Disarray After Judges Defy Purge https://t.co/R8hPVZhAJo

6th July - Law News

2383rd 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: How did new Novichok poisoning in UK happen?


Focus of the Day Story: Trademark protection helps innovation and growth new study says. Registered trademark protection helps US companies innovate and grow according to a new study linking registration to employment. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Trump's ex-lawyer fires what could be a warning shot #US https://t.co/KkEiKZKKlA
• Lions eat 'rhino poachers' on #SouthAfrican game reserve https://t.co/OkFREAHH5g
• Scandal-hit Scott Pruitt has resigned as head of the #US Environmental Protection Agency https://t.co/ESbaZ0lmZZ 
• Swansea University student's suicide after 'WhatsApp mistake' https://t.co/d5jNwpWDYR 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/MPotx4QQEi
• Judge allows multi-state lawsuit against Trump... https://t.co/prLfwboe7Q 
• Anti-graft war: I'll re-organise judiciary - Buhari #Nigeria https://t.co/SIRLgpmYm6 
• A man raped me, another tried to. They were not animals. They were men https://t.co/iQBoeH9ZNY
• Donald Trump to be met by mass protests at each stage of UK visit https://t.co/qL5qXYVJIs 
• Barrister Sarah Langford: 'You learn to drawbridge your emotions' https://t.co/PlYs1R2qFj 
• Courts get punishment guidelines for revenge porn offences https://t.co/unx9SFBhXr
• Claims of 'non-stop cycle of torture' involving top officials in Ethiopian jail https://t.co/6DFNHwafJQ
• Judge calls for Mental Health Act reform over rising detentions https://t.co/kXjGsUmwq3 
• The Vote Leave revelations expose the vulnerability of UK democracy https://t.co/FSBbHWwOD0
• SAC approves creation of 131 posts in Subordinate Judiciary; establish library in Baramulla #India… https://t.co/mjLwiAyzHh 
• YouTuber in row over copyright infringement of his own song https://t.co/dVJPwXRitb
• Alesha MacPhail death: Boy, 16, charged with death https://t.co/bSNrdAvfWQ
• Landmark study calls on MoJ to test robots and self-service advice | Law Gazette https://t.co/m1ko7k9bxO
• Misleading advice on advance care planning risks the ‘professionalisation’ of death | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZOV4Q2ZJXS
• LCJ warns of 'lasting damage' to High Court through judge shortage | Law Gazette https://t.co/SYyzUAzs0H 
• Expanded sentencing guidance on coercion and 'revenge porn' | Law Gazette https://t.co/0zEpSFZSZ9
• LAA cancels legal aid housing duty procurement | Law Gazette https://t.co/cHdgV8I30Z
• Civil Liability Bill delayed for weeks | Law Gazette https://t.co/73LZKV4vtL
• Ex-judge on how CJ can inspire public confidence in judiciary #Malaysia https://t.co/ileduB100m
• FBI's Peter Strzok to Testfiy Before House Judiciary and Oversight Committees #US https://t.co/FZXZpa2V7j
• Rangers chairman Dave King faces contempt proceedings from Takeover Panel https://t.co/PEP7AcToKg 
• Sexual assault sentence increased after Solicitor General's referral https://t.co/04Ji67kEzG 
• Solicitor given time to explain €101000 fees #Ireland https://t.co/xubNFpuWQz 
• Black #US politician reported to police for supposedly acting suspiciously while canvassing for votes https://t.co/F4ZvpnE8b6
• Career Development Postdoctoral Fellowships available at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies https://t.co/eGJKwKCUh9
• Matthew Dyson elected President of the European Society for Comparative Legal History https://t.co/h2g6Wn7GwV
• Home Secretary Sajid Javid has called on Russia to explain the Novichok poisoning after two people were exposed to… https://t.co/xXFBwNp5fl 
• MEPs have voted to reject a controversial copyright law in its current form, deciding to return to the issue in Sep… https://t.co/S6nbHXvH9B
• Legal complaints body comes up with plan to help drive efficiencies https://t.co/hJlOs0NInD 
• Husbands wrongly accused of abuse after changes to legal aid rules, charity claims https://t.co/WG0ATpDYZm
• John Henry Sayers had 'historic hardman reputation' but not for 'overreacting', court hears https://t.co/pPTZgsjIIx 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/XXoPdzeL3E
• Latest from the UK financial services regulators on preparations for Brexit https://t.co/rvAywOp5es
• ‘A tectonic shift in justice’: how the Wik people fought the law and won #Australia https://t.co/1NN6tytyRw 
• New law introduced to protect vulnerable people in care https://t.co/G9LLOyouX6
• If the UK government is going to copy EU laws, it should at least give Europe the credit https://t.co/3ZYhQH7YPv
• UK: The Bribery Act 2010 – Post-Legislative Scrutiny https://t.co/Vr7vzSQSvR
• #Italy Wikipedia shuts down in protest at EU copyright law https://t.co/FXMn86fpMZ 
• Opportunity to reform gender recognition law https://t.co/FB5q9DGxU1
• UK accountancy & law firms want Brexit deal on services https://t.co/ID1BB5sOVL 
• #US justice department causes jitters for Glencore https://t.co/BYKicIv3ei
• WPP threatens to strip Sorrell of share awards worth £20m https://t.co/1HrGS8UYFd 
• Sergei Skripal & daughter Yulia were being monitored by #Russian authorities in the months before their poisoning https://t.co/LxPLPcJl3v

5th July - Law News

2382nd 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: How prisons and jails across the United States have become recruiting grounds for human traffickers, who are targeting incarcerated women and trafficking them out of correctional facilities and into pimp-controlled prostitution


Focus of the Day Story: An immigration solicitor told a client an advocate's fee was five times higher than it really was and pocketed the difference in an 'appalling case' highlighted by a member of human rights organisation Justice's working party on immigration and appeals. The working party, led by former High Court judge Sir Ross Cranston, has urged tribunals to refer incompetent and dishonest practitioners to the regulator in its Immigration and Asylum Appeals - a Fresh Look report, which contains 49 recommendations to be considered by a new administrative justice body chaired by the senior president of tribunals, Sir Ernest Ryder. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• European Commission launches infringement procedure against #Poland to protect judiciary https://t.co/zOBRXghzwA
• Couple found unconscious in Wiltshire were poisoned by Novichok, the same nerve agent as ex-Russian spy Sergei Skri… https://t.co/wVnXcHIZ6
• Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace acquires Winchesters Solicitors https://t.co/DQH4adq9Zo
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/1mxY6glfd
• Football fans targeted under OBFA brought back to court under ‘converted’ charges https://t.co/D7x1r1uLap
• #US President Trump repeatedly suggested invading Venezuela, stunning top aides https://t.co/Egxk1k4Qjy
• Former detainees call for inquiry into UK role in torture and jailing https://t.co/GpTJXXq43D 
• Experienced solicitor Ewen Brown joins Terra Firma Chambers https://t.co/7rlksz1LgW 
• A child-shaped gap in the Equality Act | Law Gazette https://t.co/cHSmF1o2KM
• Poland, Ireland and the EAW | Law Gazette https://t.co/nvLQZkoNLH
• Campaigners' delight as court provision saved | Law Gazette https://t.co/B4PMtgHot2
• Top 20 firm joins London flight with Liverpool office | Law Gazette https://t.co/BEPqSH68T8 
• Dublin lays down Brexit marker with derivatives agreement | Law Gazette https://t.co/MfKQzG2eU
• Firm leaders hit with £135k costs over investment schemes probe | Law Gazette https://t.co/3ARbKtcsI5
• Legal profession ‘dismayed’ by privilege ruling, Court of Appeal hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/wRe5CcdV
• 'State-of-the-art' City court to be built from scratch | Law Gazette https://t.co/Lt9IsUWOo
• We got it wrong: MoJ admits overcharging for court fees | Law Gazette https://t.co/fDCb7pqhlW
• Last night's penalty shootout victory showed us how important #immigration has been to England. Here is what last n… https://t.co/WnNP3bxhDi
• Amy Donachie and David Adams join Westwater Advocates https://t.co/zzgoeCChz3 
• Human rights defence not so easy elsewhere https://t.co/Zr4UtM6tYo
• Professor MacQueen delivers Australia lecture on private law revolutionaries https://t.co/j8L4M1hfoi 
• Youth coach George Ormond jailed for sexually abusing boys https://t.co/RVe1AIoPda
• Three people charged with kidnapping of Halloween actress https://t.co/8qUq7tY8cN
• Brexit prompts swaps and derivatives body to launch French and Irish law master agreements https://t.co/lCJVPfN5ss
• Dog control legislation to be scrutinised at Holyrood https://t.co/PRLqbZEBp5
• Fire near Saddleworth Moor 'being treated as arson' https://t.co/rpM4IjYLBN
• Tory minister Esther McVey apologises to MPs over misleading Universal Credit claims https://t.co/nFjIq7BHAD
• Solicitor and doula Hilary Peppiette to give talk on supporting the dying at Just Festival https://t.co/jUSYY4g90I
• UK government considers judge-led inquiry into torture and rendition https://t.co/FOWthRldWn 
• Barcelona FC have denied that former president Sandro Rosell illegally bought a liver for ex-France defender Eric A… https://t.co/cxJpMTHlm
• Legal aid continues to be available for court-ordered family therapy https://t.co/pTZI6P9gww 
• The Scottish National Party has been accused of "pathetic theatrics" by a Tory MP for forcing five votes during Eng… https://t.co/UvBU3L11FI
• Holyrood committee seeks view on Transport (Scotland) Bill https://t.co/CLbFiUTDx5 
• UK government to foot police bill for Trump's golfing trip to Scotland https://t.co/Lzu4iUAco3 
• Pakistani man refused residence in UK over ‘sham marriage’ wins appeal https://t.co/Px6NxNYMSc
• England: Judges rule in favour of landowners affected by Japanese knotweed https://t.co/GYt9Vs3RoF
• Man found guilty of museum Olympic gold medal raid wins appeal against conviction over sheriff’s ‘material misdir… https://t.co/YI7Iy8YK0d
• Ampersand Advocates has welcomed Alexander Sutherland to the stable https://t.co/ugmmeY6d4w
• As the state is dismantled, who will save Britain’s wildlife? https://t.co/6sYvKQpe5K
• British lesbian who is identified as QT, wins right to Hong Kong spouse visa https://t.co/N3vVdUmQf0
• Chester Hospital baby deaths: Home of Lucy Letby searched https://t.co/S6V6EO1jA6
• Amesbury: Two collapse near Russian spy poisoning site https://t.co/T9PAd0EMd4
• Vote Leave broke electoral law, Electoral Commission expected to say https://t.co/TVaqyCm1JB
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/grtZb6f7dF
• Writer Emma Cline's ex-boyfriend's copyright claim dismissed https://t.co/8dHps521U8 
• Home Office faces legal challenge over UK child citizenship fees https://t.co/YDamEGSo06 
• Trump supreme court pick: favourites emerge in rush to name nominee #US https://t.co/1Ap36zNkF
• People risk unjust prison sentences due to lack of court healthcare https://t.co/osQqThH12B
• Police now treating six year old Alesha MacPhail death as murder https://t.co/hC8LekViG9
• Illegal levels of air pollution linked to child's death https://t.co/XhsQj25NGQ
• Westminster 'paedophile ring' accuser charged https://t.co/8hsAsYgq8s
• The Met Police are investigating three more claims of sexual assault against Kevin Spacey https://t.co/d36ma1YWde
• Roblox 'gang rape' shocks mother https://t.co/SXh8gNxqkU
• Woman killed when speedboat 'seduction routine' went wrong https://t.co/v30FGyq8JR
• Sathyasri Sharmila Becomes First Transgender Lawyer To Register With Bar Council Of Tamil Nadu #India… https://t.co/RrGzX0EeJi
• Lawyer vows to probe Rangers liquidation fees and offers his services for FREE to club's creditors… https://t.co/c1QY0E9SWY
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/k80i1cODYm