2nd September - Law News

2442nd 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: Indigenous communities have for centuries drawn on native scientific knowledge to help them understand the world around them. Known popularly as Traditional Knowledge, this observational evidence is verified by elders and passed on to successive generations, largely as an oral tradition.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Anonymous litigant-in-person ordered to reveal identity in case against Google https://t.co/YUvIbjCNSj
• Government promotes partnership between legal professionals in UK and Nigeria https://t.co/q6K7PMMEK
• Four asylum seekers rescued by fishing boat off Dover coast https://t.co/MMfusoh9lu
• Criminal lawyer who lied in witness statement is struck off | Legal Futures https://t.co/HZj1Ko1VeK
• CLC price and service transparency rules approved | Legal Futures https://t.co/QioHEfOTIy
• Supreme Court “may change approach” to ‘lost litigation’ claims | Legal Futures https://t.co/ttdt9ckkZe
• Is the International Law Commission Elevating Subsequent Agreements and Subsequent Practice? https://t.co/iX7HjdXbsQ
• Judge tosses lawsuit against California drug price law #US https://t.co/4vaXF0WPop
• California State Assembly Passes Nation's Toughest Net Neutrality Law #US https://t.co/KCWkJYTWtG
• #Indian tribunal approves Idea-Vodafone unit merger https://t.co/fGTqeC6gep
• Lawyer: We're 'finalizing' a libel lawsuit against Elon Musk over 'pedo' tweet https://t.co/8Y3JApfIA1
• Who Will Replace Don McGahn? Trump Is Considering Veteran Impeachment Lawyer Emmet Flood #US https://t.co/GGas1nEF7p
• Another assault on Legal Aid: 2018 Standard Civil Contract Update – 31 August 2018 https://t.co/xXwYrEAx0v
• Sassa and its former CEO slapped with legal costs in grants fiasco #SouthAfrica https://t.co/CdeHSeC1A3
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/559w84kIYy
• Britons hit by Trump's 'invisible wall' against legal immigration https://t.co/XfFuKHgZ6B
• Sam Allardyce threatens FA with legal action after Daily Telegraph ruling https://t.co/0p3e4ojxM9
• HMRC 'blocks honours' for celebrities over tax avoidance https://t.co/dNpdHodWEL
• All NHS hospital car parking charges scrapped in Wales https://t.co/VHmqvyXcah
• New Mexico compound gang arrested by FBI #US https://t.co/Mj8YH9nLg0
• Legal Innovation is the Rage, But There's Plenty of Resistance https://t.co/aJpZ5afrpk
• Trump scrambles to bolster legal team as aides fear 'winter is coming' if Democrats retake House #US https://t.co/utTTPM0qRj
• IHRA definition of anti-Semitism chills free speech, warns leading UK legal scholar https://t.co/dXj8D8MMhV
• ‘Activists in Shackles’: #Indians Denounce Arrests as Crackdown on Dissent https://t.co/UPg6D2iodN
• Mob Protests in #Germany Show New Strength of the Far Right https://t.co/ikXit53HCu
• Asian-American Students Suing Harvard Over Affirmative Action Win Justice Dept. Support #US https://t.co/LM8MRnd6fR
• Detention of Uighurs must end, UN tells China, amid claims of prison camps https://t.co/nriTrD8TZk
• Should Kavanaugh occupy the swing vote seat? His judicial record says no #US https://t.co/Kjn39wLFF9
• Viagogo to be taken to court by regulator over ticket resale practices https://t.co/CzyDlSKIN8
• Former ER actor Vanessa Marquez shot and killed by police #US https://t.co/bjJVMIjViX
• Sheffield tree activists held on false grounds, police watchdog says https://t.co/oVJ31GVpkN

1st September - Law News

2441st 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 an investigation that has major repercussions on aviation safety, the Enforcement Directorate is probing whether chartered planes were used to ferry truckloads of cash and other illicit material in and outside of India.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Don McGahn to Leave White House Counsel Job This Fall, Trump Says #US https://t.co/kC7qJh0443
• Repatriation of victims of forced marriage: FOI release https://t.co/5Nhsbed5dU
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/F2kK2zWZ8I
• Two Family Justice Council vacancies: Family Mediator and a Parents’ and Relatives’ Interests member sought https://t.co/wQjPDaAnE9
• Juniors lose out as MoJ proposes advocacy fee rise | Law Gazette https://t.co/34pOHBG73L
• Legal aid providers in limbo day before new contracts begin | Law Gazette https://t.co/Q2Jt2xOHYy
• DBA regulations 'not fit for purpose' - bar | Law Gazette https://t.co/OwR4GQARlg
• Conveyancers forced to publish prices | Law Gazette https://t.co/h64PkUe5C
• 'Trust in solicitors on the line': Society calls on profession to help block 'dangerous' deregulation | Law Gazette… https://t.co/4b6PIx4Blc
• Supreme Court ruling renews cohabitation warning | Law Gazette https://t.co/z4TgCV51iF
• Mega-money oligarch disputes disappear behind privacy veil | Law Gazette https://t.co/Kp2Pt5k8CT
• Commons to hold debate on LASPO and the post-implementation review https://t.co/bjuLzPaCa8
• Alex Salmond exceeds crowdfunder target for legal fees within hours https://t.co/wtNK8Cw41j
• DLA Piper builds construction team with appointment of Ross Campbell https://t.co/Uix1dFfV9O
• Southampton 'paedophile hunter' guilty of false claim https://t.co/kzVV1L7pQK
• Theresa May plot: Man jailed for life for Downing Street murder plan https://t.co/1me0B2IdRR 
• Pro bono: Leading the way | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/MFNP2M9nxD
• People sent away by UK government as children to sue over abuse suffered abroad https://t.co/mQKmwKZhaP
• Fourth case against Russia lodged by Ukraine at ECHR | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/DV0yzX5kgm
• PIRC: Police should have made further enquiries to trace ‘dropped’ 999 caller later found dead https://t.co/NSwuAzcbdC
• The story of William Ah Ket, the first Chinese-Australian barrister https://t.co/OYrU7s7gM5
• New arbitration fee structure to support counsel | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/cro6yExvdo
• Herbert Smith Freehills, Data61 and IBM create consortium to deliver smart legal contracts on blockchain https://t.co/9t8uFAQrUn
• One month to respond to Scottish government consultation on biometrics commissioner https://t.co/PHCDiPJfM2
• What Legal Documents Do Your Kids Need Before Going To College? #US https://t.co/TQ62YAtvpN
• Amongst this week's changes is one that was not the most closely guarded secret as oil giant confirms new general counsel https://t.co/Bz9vfnf81P
• Why were there so many serial killers in the 1980s? https://t.co/VG2D7JGWQM
• Thriving as a Lawyer in the Age of Disruption https://t.co/OiQoEmNGJB
• Eugene Grant, a man with dwarfism describes street abuse https://t.co/Ja5pyhZUD1
• Solihull murders: Man held over mum and daughter deaths https://t.co/dwqhkW7YkH
• Apperio gets $10m boost in its battle to control corporate legal spend | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/H1ctQ1oujx
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/hhwr1e9el
• Actor Johnny Depp scores legal victory against former lawyer Jacob Bloom #US https://t.co/0puuKaDDVI
• ECtHR: #Hungary did not breach article 6 ECHR by refusing to refer question to CJEU https://t.co/beh0UyBTIy
• A Lawyer Tried to Use President Trump's Argument that Flipping 'Ought to Be Illegal.' It Didn't Go Well #US https://t.co/yJ1f7FmK0s 
• Lawyer in lewdness charges at high-end health club | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/DnPWewEcKo
• Meet the lawyer representing Wall St's #MeToo men https://t.co/5qyUg44dgR
• The challenge of digitising the courts | Legal Futures https://t.co/wWxEThEt2I
• No duty on solicitor to inform opponent of error in service https://t.co/fPJzUCGfj
• Temperature starts to rise ahead of Civil Liability Bill debate | Legal Futures https://t.co/I5YBi0rTsQ
• Partner broke rules to portray PI department “in best light” | Legal Futures https://t.co/5tDF9uKbJk
• Crown Court judge censured for ‘serious misconduct’ after accessing case files on daughter https://t.co/Xrx53OzG5g
• US appeal court rules smart meter data collection infringes privacy https://t.co/LcX0JUr6Rd 
• Etro sued over 'decades' of gender, race, age and disability discrimination | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Jmx61l8jlW
• UK and Nigeria in legal sector partnership | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/IbxW9bShaE 
• Event: Insurance – know your risk (26th September 2018) https://t.co/niOsiKA3bI
• Disabled activists launch legal fund to take transport companies to court https://t.co/e4S4XZKWw8
• Fraud on the rise while violent crime declines https://t.co/kiIhxqxNEx

31st August - Law News

2440th 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: Why should my law firm support trans employees? Rachel Reese and Daniel Winterfeldt discuss why law firms should support trans employees.

Focus of the Day Article:

There is “some uncertainty” as to whether non-lawyer partners of alternative business structures (ABSs) can be banned from working in the profession, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has admitted. The case where the issue came up also led to the regulator deciding it should not have sought a ban in any case. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) said in a recent ruling that it accepted the SRA’s arguments that section 43 orders could not be used against non-lawyer managers of ABSs.

Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• UK Case Law Developments https://t.co/qJjAfEiltZ
• Doctors call for tighter UK rules on tissue importation after controversial Real Bodies exhibition https://t.co/CIRx2Kq9BD
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/RgeDTapMHM
• UK data breach complaints soar under new EU rules https://t.co/EfPd0LT00Z
• A council worker has admitted defrauding around £60,000 from the Grenfell Tower victim fund https://t.co/jrWhvOhiYr
• Met police sergeant cleared over strip search of academic https://t.co/c97a5KIz67
• Windrush: three people wrongly deported from UK have died, says official https://t.co/Xz2qnx4SA9
• FBI arrests man who threatened to kill Boston Globe staff for criticizing Trump #US https://t.co/bryQxl87NE
• Unmarried parent ruling: 'We were treated like second-class citizens' https://t.co/tF3F5kS74E
• I'm a revolutionary, not a criminal, #Congo's 'Terminator' tells ICC https://t.co/07zzlYNds4
• No place for fraudulent holiday sickness claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/3H89IK1gMa
• Courts ID scheme hit by fees controversy ahead of pilot | Law Gazette https://t.co/P0XncXJD8
• PI referral fee ban not working, MoJ told | Law Gazette https://t.co/8dDQFDraXt
• Lawyer ordered to pay $500 for swearing at judge in Toronto court #Canada https://t.co/APecozTm4H
• PM's 'great' Nigeria partnership sidesteps practising rights issue | Law Gazette https://t.co/LckMjhvXGg
• Florida sheriff backs Uber driver who killed 'goofball' #US https://t.co/bHzJ95gu6v
• Lawyer arraigned on charges that he masturbated in gym sauna while staring at employee #US https://t.co/K4fMbhEpA6
• Angelina Jolie parts ways from top celebrity lawyer Laura Wasser in bitter custody battle with Brad Pitt https://t.co/0sTGVQTejK
• Time to regulate financial regulation https://t.co/0CAHPd8fBW
• Scottish government to ‘re-examine’ railway policing merger amid calls for it to be abandoned https://t.co/ibOQklN2N2
• Plastic bags charge could rise to 10p and be extended to all shops https://t.co/U5AqFP4Y7w 
• #French Actor Gerard Depardieu 'accused of rape', which he denies https://t.co/Jgf9SiafO2 
• New York renamed 'Jewtropolis' in map hack https://t.co/0GxbyenxBA
• Wonga collapses into administration https://t.co/O45Tw4ZV6v
• Civil cases initiated in 2016-17 lowest since records began https://t.co/uLLYxwfrwC
• Campaigners call for Burmese military figures to be referred to ICC over Rohingya genocide https://t.co/bVpxdLwrpP
• Lawyers court their fears to ‘Glide the Clyde’ https://t.co/YB7YskWBAn
• What Airbnb really does to a neighbourhood https://t.co/qop9N8mhYo
• Dutroux murders: #Belgian child-killer's letter angers parents https://t.co/aA7mJcs9OY
• Ex-police officer Roy Oliver jailed for black teenager Jordan Edwards shooting #US https://t.co/7ChAlMEOc
• What are the tariffs on trade with Africa? https://t.co/VNi89CMaFS
• ECtHR: Islamic book ban in Russia breached freedom of expression https://t.co/xttzA5DwvW
• British government misses own torture inquiry deadline https://t.co/YVDk2rJrZ9
• SNP MPs donate to Alex Salmond's legal fund over harassment claims https://t.co/vcrYKBH2e benefit case https://t.co/U6BSm7YLS8
• Prisoners to be offered vaping kits ahead of ban on smoking in prisons https://t.co/YZrVvg0y84
• Full plate for the Court of Justice https://t.co/bwaU5EtvnP
• Dr Hamish Patrick analyses proposals to modernise moveable transactions law https://t.co/5jDghOHtdG
• Caffeine hit: #SouthKorea bans coffee from every school https://t.co/Cyk0NYGkWj
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/UEsYeR5I00
• First year criminal trainees to appear in court as legal aid situation becomes ‘extremely serious https://t.co/9T1M015yxz
• Man arrested after woman hurt in London e-bike collision https://t.co/SSyGGXmdAA
• Merseyside police failing to monitor sex offenders, says watchdog https://t.co/Ir2EozEhi4
• Government proposes energy drinks ban for children https://t.co/1oUZrNA0m1
• Wonga payday firm stops offering new loans https://t.co/GuIpk5Hi29
• Rohingya crisis: #Myanmar leader Suu Kyi 'should have resigned' https://t.co/KHE1bjD8MA
• Brexit woes: Panasonic to move Europe headquarters from UK to Amsterdam https://t.co/2QaWCAbH4A
• Former fiscal granted full hearing in £1.3m damages claim against Lord Advocate for ‘stress at work' https://t.co/qU449xOHMp
• Calls for Scottish government to fund legal aid budget following cash boost for prosecutors https://t.co/HASnbf15fz
• SCOLAG raises concerns over plans to put new criminal trainees in court https://t.co/P02I628NkI
• Court allows appeal against sheriff’s decision that measure specified in CSO was not justified https://t.co/UTCERBNlSp
• Seven pupils admit involvement in hate crime at Bath school https://t.co/epXkRdCpML
• Ditch identity politics: fight for one person’s rights at a time https://t.co/yVB8JjoN4
• Plan to change personal injury claim rules 'will penalise victims' https://t.co/SYdZQJWJuV
• Disabled activists launch legal fund to take transport companies to court https://t.co/QXOhpzWyLH
• #Iranian activist jailed over hijab protests goes on hunger strike https://t.co/qkxhXP0tX0
• Is citizenship of the country you are born in an absurd privilege? https://t.co/2oQ1rxC8sI
• Sam Allardyce: Undercover investigation 'in public interest', says report https://t.co/ShPAfju2lP
• Industry body representing Google and others actively lobbying for federal privacy law https://t.co/34GKCsH1uO
• Bystanders film Coventry police officer knocked off bike during chase https://t.co/OAd03twdTB
• Time to clean, give wing to the judiciary as we celebrate Independence Day #Malaysia https://t.co/dWAsxoXYL3
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dT60aT5ARd
• Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu arrested at Supreme Court #Kenya https://t.co/ty4dDgIPVN

30th August - Law News

2439th 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: An investigation into the alleged links between the illegal rhino horn trade and corruption in Zululand's courts and its national parks.

Focus of the Day Article:

The Legal Aid Agency breached its duty to be transparent and clear when it failed to disclose its 'calculator' for assessing counsel's fees for what is expected to be a complex fraud trial, the High Court has ruled. Giving the lead judgment in Ames v The Lord Chancellor, which was handed down and published yesterday, Lord Justice Holroyde said he could not understand why the agency declined to disclose the calculator. 'The LAA, in our judgment, plainly owes a duty of transparency and clarity in relation to the operation of the "calculator". Even without that duty, we would have expected the LAA to want advocates to know the basis on which their fees were being assessed in [very high cost cases], not to keep it a secret. It would surely be advantageous to the LAA, in its negotiations with advocates, to be able to demonstrate why and how the use of the "calculator" has led to a particular fee offer.'

Full story -The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Immigration lawyer “wrongly claimed” £800,000 in legal aid | Legal Futures https://t.co/mUoW57V2dV
• Rebukes for solicitors convicted of harassment and assault | Legal Futures https://t.co/lhtHMrEAR
• Legal spend start-up secures £7.5m investment | Legal Futures https://t.co/L9pQSglG9
• AML regime is not fit for purpose | Legal Futures https://t.co/N5DJ9BFGNt
• Anonymous LiP ordered to identify himself - nine months into action | Legal Futures https://t.co/yxSiJke6IM
• 80% of top firms sign up to bill-viewing platform | Legal Futures https://t.co/fkajGtPVmm
• CCJs against consumers drop for first time in five years | Legal Futures https://t.co/tsmkfXfCK
• High Court: 'no merit' to Kazakh's extradition fears in £4.6bn fraud hearing | Legal Futures https://t.co/p5d4jyGsRR
• Fieldfisher partner nets £3m while Slaughter’s trainee pay rises again | Legal Futures https://t.co/M1Y2y8eIF2
• B.C. Human Rights Tribunal maintains anonymity of transgender complainant over objections of respondent #Canada… https://t.co/PtnZSEikp
• Henry Miller died in gap year Colombian tribal ritual https://t.co/QWlDmD9UD
• #US homeless man sues couple over $400,000 fundraiser money https://t.co/54xHLfUjwp
• Around 51,837 industries in Delhi under National Green Tribunal scanner; operate from residential areas... https://t.co/cUBOopccdV
• Lewis to answer before National Consumer Tribunal over 'compulsory delivery fees' #SouthAfrica… https://t.co/xq6cbhagW
• Bar members as top judges? You have no 'moral right', lawyer Haniff Khatri says #Malaysia https://t.co/i7nBisKZG
• London knife crime: 'Parents could do more to protect children' https://t.co/gxXkbFn1r
• Woman racially assaulted on bus calls for CCTV rule change https://t.co/mTjhetks1Z
• Birmingham care home boss who stole £98k from 97-year-old struck off https://t.co/iVjFUhMSNJ
• Battle of Scalloploo: Bonaparte inspired French pledge more boats, brexit erected Irish border banish Wellington https://t.co/z25lZWJ7y
• A Convicted Murderer Punched His Lawyer In The Face After Being Sentenced To 50 Years #US https://t.co/bZpltPrHlG
• Govt blocks Bobi Wine’s foreign lawyer #Uganda https://t.co/q1BKu7fKoo
• Lawyer flays refusal of 13 Brigade to obey court order #Nigeria https://t.co/zWeGz7oK0q
• Nigerian lawyer drags #Ugandan President to UN over alleged rights violations https://t.co/cOtYO5SMEC
• Arrest warrant leak fuels suspicions of far right links with #German police https://t.co/lN9e8ekSy2
• Renowned lawyer and political veteran Ahmad Saeed Kirmani passes away at 95 #Pakistan https://t.co/uG2XKd8Ai
• British mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has panic attacks in #Iran jail https://t.co/ssKR93PJux
• Failed election outcome challenge leaves #Zimbabwe's Chamisa with hefty legal bill https://t.co/c0K6E70RU3
• UK child migrants sent to Australia sue government over abuse https://t.co/tRiMOxRvmF
• British Gas pays £2.65m over invalid fees and charges https://t.co/344GeMw4Me
• Fake lawyer arrested after using wrong legal jargon in court #Ghana https://t.co/yi1YMrp4Dd
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/WPHpAJ81v6
• Pension transfers 'too generous', says regulator https://t.co/0Ehtb1qR6R
• The market is betting on Mike Pence should Trump's legal issues take a dark turn #US https://t.co/gUFHEmegDj
• Fifth of 14-year-old girls in UK 'self-harm' https://t.co/SuqwjKyDuB
• Musk's U-turn on Tesla deal could intensify his legal, regulatory woes https://t.co/WhQK0E8PoA
• Robing room is not a “no-go area” for barristers’ regulator | Legal Futures https://t.co/FDRoqkj9W
• Franco's family promises to exhaust “all legal avenues” to stop exhumation #Spain https://t.co/PFOlZVkvEo
• Jacksonville shooting suspect named as gamer David Katz, after two killed at 'Madden' tournament… https://t.co/BmX0UOwomz
• Yorkshire Law firm, Leeds-based Thrive Law, behind mental health campaign keeps growing https://t.co/TmaavYbJGc
• GDPR prompts UK data protection complaints to double https://t.co/m7ygcfFEq3
• #US judge extends ban on release of 3-D printed gun blueprints https://t.co/RjkCNAJliR 
• #Canada police arrest teen suspected in German tourist shooting https://t.co/QFT8lUR8gT
• Didi blames 'ignorance and pride' for carpool murder #China https://t.co/EPjvC3yNM5
• News journalism is being sucked dry by Facebook and Google – the EU must pass a crucial reform on copyright law https://t.co/8q2tCbH9MK
• Family of Windrush citizen walk out of inquest into his death https://t.co/r6xBTqpYyC
• Another journalist expelled – as #China's abuses grow, who will see them? https://t.co/Lvlss5O5O0
• #Ethiopia arrests ex-Somali region head over rights abuses https://t.co/s6Fivsbfk1
• Contraception app advert banned by UK regulator https://t.co/L0rjriUPRw
• Pakistan condemns blasphemous #Dutch cartoon contest https://t.co/BRsepJCiPQ
• Lawyer for Russian in #US Detention Charged With Hacking 'Paranoid' About His Safety https://t.co/jns1nPNss8
• Police release picture of suspect after mother and daughter killed in Solihull https://t.co/QUOm68Rph6
• Lawyer attempts to set himself ablaze outside SC Lahore Registry #Pakistan https://t.co/iNBiyITJcD

29th August - Law News

2438th 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 two million Venezuelans have fled their country, escaping a collapsing economy, food and medicine shortages and political turmoil. It's been described as the worst refugee crisis in recent Latin American history - the majority of those fleeing Venezuela have crossed into neighbouring Colombia, and then on to Ecuador, Peru and Chile. Others have gone south to Brazil. Concerned by the influx, these countries are imposing tighter border restrictions.

Focus of the Day Article:

Home Office officials have made more than 5,700 changes to the immigration rules since 2010, a Guardian analysis has revealed, making the visa system nearly impossible to navigate, according to senior judges and lawyers.

Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Family law experience most important qualification for circuit judge #US https://t.co/fZWbxwjBfF
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/gHESIgjHCU
• Family court judge who inspired new BBC film The Children Act speaks of heartbreak over harrowing case… https://t.co/dUKSl2L3qP
• Government urged to extend costs-shifting to JR | Law Gazette https://t.co/5MPC8ttup
• Murderers have no right to be forgotten, ECtHR rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/Cido0XQCXv
• Legal services promotion key part of PM's Africa charm offensive | Law Gazette https://t.co/u0xrQDd8bn
• ‘Robing room gossip’: Barrister who repeated false rape claim has suspension reduced | Law Gazette https://t.co/UiKyYqWX0S
• Ex-FBI lawyer begins life at Serious Fraud Office | Law Gazette https://t.co/770LMUcAjX 
• Strike-off for solicitor who flouted restrictions within five days | Law Gazette https://t.co/8497fo34Vz
• Third time lucky? Bolton solicitor sets up new firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/JCQ8DyHsrh
• UN calls for Myanmar genocide prosecutions | Law Gazette https://t.co/nod8tc3el8
• Solihull murders: Victim on phone to police when stabbed https://t.co/Y1dhs5vgrn 
• Event: Amnesty International #HongKong hosts 8th Human Rights Documentary Film Festival https://t.co/Ic5hpHOZaP
• Hope for Revision of #Ethiopia's Draconian Laws? https://t.co/UijcUqxFjk
• Farooq Abdullah engages former solicitor-general to defend Article 35-A in SC #India https://t.co/lBnsDKroOw
• Paris harassment: Man held for CCTV street attack on woman https://t.co/ke7bCMat0a
• Man admits trying to kill six children in hit-and-run https://t.co/ByNU7xCEdv
• Homeless Norfolk teen who had been raped didn't get help from council for months https://t.co/u51vCaZMix
• Extensive #US Justice Department Investigation Accidentally Proves Voter Fraud Is Still Not a Thing… https://t.co/EdBXRc49hY
• Impeachment hearing against new chief justice on Sept 4 #Philippines https://t.co/zDf5RlsDxE 
• PTI govt to bring back looted money from abroad: Barrister Naseem #Pakistan https://t.co/iOkBHrmosh 
• John McCain's death means potential legal battle to fill his Senate seat #US https://t.co/dEvlfcS1LF 
• #China could scrap two-child policy, ending nearly 40 years of limits https://t.co/fo9zQrIEAu 
• Windrush scandal: boxer trapped in Jamaica for 13 years allowed back to UK https://t.co/7JoJrxZWJp
• Egalitarian Western Wall plaza said to get swift approval through legal loophole #Israel https://t.co/0AtCntQ03J
• International Cricket Council appeals for help in catching suspected 'match fixer' https://t.co/G6P2ZHDw2
• Reform Movement Wins Landmark Legal Battle, to Build Synagogue in Central #Israeli City https://t.co/viurmGUGug
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Z7uIGFvYY
• Nicola Sturgeon: 'No legal basis' to suspend Alex Salmond https://t.co/j3kOFyM82w
• More than 400 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have died in custody since the end of the royal commiss… https://t.co/N4RGs8SlhY
• Hostile environment: anatomy of a policy disaster https://t.co/IH7AEo3hB
• Call to stop landowners making huge profits from speculation https://t.co/RkSGsCnJh
• 'National shame': 147 Indigenous people die in custody in #Australia in a decade https://t.co/h26fq1GfMp
• UN calls for genocide prosecutions in Myanmar | Law Gazette https://t.co/y4Z5MXUYKw 
• Client wins JR over fees on offer to his barristers | Legal Futures https://t.co/8t5JMwpRlq 
• Unregulated eviction service “crossed line” into litigation | Legal Futures https://t.co/aT5UO4vEIa
• #US boy, 9, killed himself after homophobic bullying, mum says https://t.co/AHMCgecfmC 
• Air pollution may harm cognitive intelligence, study says https://t.co/LiIKy941SH
• No-Deal Guidance Outlines Brexit's Impacts on the Supply and Regulation of Medicines https://t.co/41AyGkcQBS
• White #SouthAfricans successfully claim British citizenship through double descent https://t.co/FLc7mVpa99 
• 'Parents risk legal status of children' Desperate British couples go abroad for surrogacy https://t.co/jNm8Htgt8z 
• Calls for law in England to change to prevent revenge evictions by landlords https://t.co/Cp5jgfB6us
• The UK wants to kick out this Pakistani migrant. If he goes, 20 British jobs may go with him https://t.co/017PjXFDJi
• Journalists demand justice after #Bosnian reporter badly beaten https://t.co/Bd3pcH92gW 
• U.K. Bribery Act Review Puts Deferred Prosecution Agreements Under Scrutiny https://t.co/mI0oLgCcgh
• UN tells of #Myanmar genocide but are world powers listening? https://t.co/sddle4OfkZ
• #Myanmar's military accused of genocide in damning UN report https://t.co/uJ4bIDViBF 
• Facebook removes accounts associated with #Myanmar military https://t.co/6P5G2awF4L 
• Revealed: immigration rules in UK more than double in length https://t.co/OMBFfm3tlk

28th August - Law News

2437th 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 August 2017, a gathering of the far right turned deadly in the Virginia town. The Guardian reporter Lois Beckett returns to the scene of the violence to speak with local residents, who say resurgent white supremacism came as little surprise. They vow to continue the fight against it: 'We won't back down'

Focus of the Day Article:

Fraudulent insurance claims fell in number but rose in value last year, costing the insurance industry £1.3bn in total, an Association of British Insurers (ABI) report has shown. The report, published this week, found more than 500,000 insurance frauds were detected last year, of which 113,000 were fraudulent claims and 449,000 dishonest insurance applications. This represents an 8% fall in number of fraudulent claims but one per cent rise in value.

Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Merkel And Aliyev Hold 'Open' Talks On Human Rights In #Azerbaijan https://t.co/lKGr8Qycnu 
• #Germany migrants: Protesters face off in Chemnitz https://t.co/XLCTw8u5k
• Solihull murders: Manhunt for suspect Janbaz Tarin https://t.co/lBDvYKrzzY
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/CWMqrV5vky
• Jailed #Iranian Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Starts Hunger Strike https://t.co/KEmzvDVp1y
• Kadyrov Pledges To Ban Rights Activists From #Chechnya https://t.co/ntZglgOKuU 
• Women human rights defenders call on EU foreign affairs ministers for support amid unprecedented crackdown... https://t.co/Q3E7oO55aL
• Not a 'Gotcha Law': How Corporate Legal Can Prep for Colorado's Cyber Law https://t.co/wSVr0Q6rk
• Airbnb suing New York City over new host data disclosure law #US https://t.co/8th20lSsDq 
• The Mau Mau litigation: fear is not a personal injury https://t.co/qnbMWml63a 
• Listen to Episode 41 of Law Pod UK Brexit – The White Paper, now available for free download https://t.co/dj3BbehMtx
• The Intricacies of Proportionality | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/c0e4WcH1l5
• #Australian rent-a-grave law to be reviewed https://t.co/t8APcBzlvj
• Electric shock collars for pets to be banned https://t.co/DUkNbXUEHX
• Thieves flown into UK from #Chile for burglaries https://t.co/autR6N1CZU
• #German far-right street mob alarms police in Chemnitz https://t.co/6bTmJarDU6
• NCLAT grants breather to Cyrus Mistry, family firms #India https://t.co/yK0JWRaGzZ 
• Military tribunal to handle quadruple homicide case #Myanmar https://t.co/HXWpVai0dV 
• Florida shooting: Video gamers killed by rival at tournament #US https://t.co/VfYkyobpKq 
• Brest frisky dolphin sparks French swimming ban https://t.co/0wqR1WPwmt
• Thieves replace #Paraguay police rifles with toy replicas https://t.co/lz9yVyGfVR
• Google is irresponsible claims Fortnite's chief in bug row https://t.co/HyAety7w1t
• Uttarakhand HC slams tribunal chairman for strange order; imposes cost on central govt #India... https://t.co/5CcPKybTJw
• Province fails to accommodate refugee drivers, rights tribunal told #Canada https://t.co/MlXBBnVS5j
• Maryland federal judge allows lawsuit on 2020 census citizenship question #US https://t.co/cWaQk2yfA
• Former #SouthKorea president Park Geun-Hye sentenced to 25 years https://t.co/XZo28xFLkb 
• The Reason Why Michael Cohen Hired Lanny Davis to be His Lawyer #US https://t.co/RybUvjAlXx
• Fake cosmetics found to contain 'toxic' chemicals https://t.co/K6ZrLm9mvn
• Solihull murders: Mother and daughter stabbed to death https://t.co/Q8mKikXqE5 
• #Myanmar military leaders must face genocide charges, says UN https://t.co/WKBqR7GOrg 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/5UogRN1TDL
• Lawyer for suspected Osama bin Laden bodyguard urges speedy return to #Germany https://t.co/thm35VDkcx
• Former Prosecutor Who Once Criticized UVA Will Be School's Top Lawyer #US https://t.co/rVe7ixEkhp
• Lawyer for alleged extremist recruiter questions basis of CSIS warrant #Canada https://t.co/D1p5Jc49no
• Trump's War on the Justice System Threatens to Erode Trust in the Law #US https://t.co/MYVtS1poew
• Greenock girl Carys celebrates top legal award https://t.co/Y802W7wUIb
• Legal battle continues over whether posthumously released “Michael Jackson songs” were really by the late star… https://t.co/GFZ3YNblUV
• California bill would open some appointed offices to people without full legal status #US https://t.co/dmZeSMByl8
• Simplify and improve the legal definitions of unsafe driving says Cycling UK https://t.co/ncu1G1oJHa
• F1 On Track For Legal Battle Next Month Over Force India Sale https://t.co/Cp93BDcPwE 
• Why you could be breaking the law by parking on your own driveway https://t.co/YxSdSdWPsP
• #Egypt hotel customers where British couple died taking legal action over sickness https://t.co/3qAaTWrN4
• Ex-Vatican envoy urges Pope Francis to resign over abuse case https://t.co/jBbISgGqOs
• Undocumented & Under Attack: Pakistani Migrant Workers https://t.co/uxSCzD6mME
• Refugees allowed to leave ship as prosecutor investigates Salvini #Italy https://t.co/gQRpjQ2PZw
• From road tax to courts: The Taliban's attempts at state-building #Afghanistan https://t.co/lVlCEeR2FU
• Between bureaucracy and violence, Pakistanis in #Greece push back https://t.co/UVWF33zzRq 
• Multiple complaints made to Thomas Cook about hotel where UK couple died https://t.co/j8EDiIaE2N
• No-deal Brexit thrusts UK into 'legal vacuum', warns Keir Starmer https://t.co/2ZKpjuiMax 
• Nicky Verstappen: Suspect held over #Dutch boy's 1998 death https://t.co/mRyPAOQaH1
• Limavady woman awarded £25k in sexual discrimination tribunal https://t.co/vrzHKCs0ZP

27th August - Law News

2436th 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: Gaza's Health Ministry says over 180 people were injured by Israeli soldiers during protests on Friday. 50 of the wounded are said to have been hit with live ammunition. Israel claims its actions were necessary to prevent the Israel-Gaza barrier being breached, and that demonstrators were throwing rocks & Molotov cocktails at its troops.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Winners Announced of 2018 'Changing Lawyer' Awards https://t.co/QxgA6yYASJ
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/0zXHlNLMZ5
• Tajik Opposition Lawyer Shuhrat Qudratov Released From Prison After Serving Term https://t.co/88WW7Y5FSO 
• Baker McKenzie retains all 14 autumn qualifying trainees https://t.co/K9IFPuFsSt
• #Belarusian education policymakers trained in integrating human rights into education system https://t.co/cG0FmztQ32
• Jacksonville shooting: Several killed at video game tournament #US https://t.co/KLQPjPYDu5
• BPTC student calls for the immediate introduction of ‘unlimited’ exam resits https://t.co/fmuwTmgug7
• Corruption, human rights, civil society should be on Chancellor Merkel's agenda in #Azerbaijan… https://t.co/X23W7r8pdv
• Dentons and Addleshaw Goddard boost NQ pay to £75k and £70k https://t.co/vl2wSrbZ6q 
• Leader of Russia's #Chechnya Pledges to Ban Human Rights Activists https://t.co/CqQDnsH9lU
• Lawtech hub launched by Barclays and Law Society unveils first batch of start-up residents https://t.co/MHf2N8nZM
• Women human rights defenders call on EU foreign affairs ministers for support amid unprecedented crackdown... https://t.co/Q3E7oO55aL
• The problem with policing prostitution https://t.co/wYwHq9gwLt
• 9 things I wish I knew before starting my law degree https://t.co/bq2najxiX2
• Have people inspected at Irish border after Brexit, says Rees-Mogg https://t.co/MDEbRJC3Jm
• Viagogo, controversial booking site, to move UK staff to New York as European investigations mount https://t.co/XkOCtBBtem
• UK's biggest payday lender Wonga 'on the brink of collapse' https://t.co/rKjBgdmVx
• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe back in #Iran prison https://t.co/Fsyi8xSlcA
• No-deal Brexit could cost legal sector £3 billion, Law Society warns https://t.co/R2BdRufXNE 
• #Egypt hotel deaths: 'Something in room killed my parents' https://t.co/7ZvtlQvMZo
• #Israel hails US for halting Human Rights Council funding https://t.co/MuJkxRMP5O
• Life as a Clifford Chance lawyer on the tech frontline — and how you can become one too https://t.co/y1uzfOHu1b
• Hundreds of BPTC ethics exam results issued incorrectly following BSB error https://t.co/WhgGn36qTG
• Addleshaw Goddard to offer six-month lawtech seats to trainee lawyers https://t.co/28HI7uGkmA
• Teesside legal firm on lookout for trainee solicitors - and law degrees aren't necessary https://t.co/r2I9P0JhfV
• EUIPO publishes 436 page survey on pre-Directive EU trade secrets protection https://t.co/VCZpVYpfXQ
• When service charges become indisputable https://t.co/eS6gIhmKcS
• Legal Bloggers – Pilot Announced https://t.co/Jw7UBEPD5M
• 'The deal between EY and Riverview does not change the world, but it is indicative of the end of the search for sim… https://t.co/wk0tpswaa
• How to prepare if the UK leaves the EU with no deal https://t.co/u3iO3bBX80
• EU citizens’ rights ignored in first batch of government “no deal” plans https://t.co/mBqJMYJJw
• Privilege Part One https://t.co/qnNMgdKLWg
• Barristers hit back at Victims’ Commissioner’s claim cameras in court will help curb ‘aggressive’ cross-examinati… https://t.co/xW8TsD9ocS
• CMS and Macfarlanes up junior lawyer pay as City duo confirm autumn trainee retention scores https://t.co/sYmKygnE4l
• Pupil barrister who believed legal exec qualification allowed him to conduct High Court advocacy is suspended https://t.co/YUQ1UZ4WE0
• Freshfields keeps 34 out of 41 London qualifying trainees https://t.co/R5uDnvNsY
• Will the SQE damage my chances of securing a training contract as a non-law grad? https://t.co/8TQqXWJVfn
• Pennsylvania priest now faces criminal charges, district attorney's office says #US https://t.co/7dYOLqOwL
• A Conversation with Justice Sonia Sotomayor #US https://t.co/IyWiCzOpbD
• Extra stop-and-search powers have been granted to police as the Notting Hill Carnival got under way in west London https://t.co/c4Hxx7WpIo
• Bar workers win tribunal after misuse of discount claims https://t.co/2B1KiZuU0o
• Biafra Zionists Federation (BZF) Leader, Barrister Benjamin Onwuka Reportedly Died In Detention #Nigeria… https://t.co/G1SCesv46N
• Not just content with modern day legends, here is one with the legendary #WestIndies cricket captain and swashbuckl… https://t.co/m3DIJOA2L6
• During a stroll through the Taj Hotel, one member of TheLawMap team bumps into the #India #cricket captain, the aws… https://t.co/dI07HYSFqZ
• Former BHS owner Dominic Chappell victim of politics in pensions law case, barrister claims https://t.co/WHNtH5916k
• Greece was never bailed out – it remains a debtor’s prison and the EU still holds the keys | Yanis Varoufakis https://t.co/H19qKMWQhe
• Man in his 20s stabbed to death in Deptford, south London https://t.co/ir4xTCf6DO
• Anna Maxwell Martin: ‘I’ve been bullied by other women in the industry – in fact more so than I have by men' #MeToo https://t.co/mszsTBrh0Q
• Ex-Weinstein assistant calls for ban on contracts to silence harassment victims https://t.co/4FfRmcxqa1 
• Māori broadcaster to launch Waitangi Tribunal action over Wellington 'crisis' #NewZealand https://t.co/K7j4zxTGwB 
• Your food manufacturing legal questions answered https://t.co/ioGubR0mWc
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/uW3CfPIXDj
• More nanny state? Helmets should be 'compulsory' for cyclists - Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas https://t.co/Fb52NOxqqK
• 'Npower sent a £6000 bill and threatened legal action - and I'm not even a customer' https://t.co/4Yjlaj24Rk
• Didi Chuxing suspends carpool service after woman raped & killed #China https://t.co/gALHhM4Xzg
• Company collapses lead to insolvency law clampdown https://t.co/jx9tcSKY0
• Syrian refugee taking fight over driver's licence to rights tribunal #Canada https://t.co/nJVci4Dsfm
• 'Extremely upsetting': Nicola Sturgeon reacts to Alex Salmond legal battle – video https://t.co/PRS5MYNRu
• Legal battle over whether Michael Jackson songs were really by superstar https://t.co/8y8xSXGDg0
• Disgraced ex-Trump lawyer Cohen crowdfunding legal bills #US https://t.co/UPfMb6kGcA 
• Network Rail looks to save money by ditching EU standards https://t.co/qw5diSQqnb 
• No change to workplace rights if no Brexit deal https://t.co/RD5QssRpJ4
• Cycling UK: Government law review 'ignores the main cause of road danger' https://t.co/ku5SthTO19 
• Spain passes law to remove Franco remains https://t.co/UA96AJ5h0x
• Law Society-backed incubator opens doors in the UK ciety-backed incubator opens doors in the UK… https://t.co/47nnp5BVnq
• No-deal Brexit will break up UK, warns Van Rompuy https://t.co/d8pUAL2rjg
• Jeff Sessions hits back at Trump criticism: 'DoJ won't be improperly influenced" #US https://t.co/xUUxd1z3nQ 
• Call for action to end children’s ‘battery-hen existence’ in summer holidays https://t.co/mj16FGDgti
• Woman in 60s stabbed beside children's play area in Bow, east London https://t.co/IIr6mNpeyt 
• Judge deals blow to Trump over attempt to make firing federal workers easier #US https://t.co/VeckjtQX0f
• LOL! Procter & Gamble wants to trademark LOL https://t.co/wsedIzM6tp 
• Rohingya refugees protest against #Myanmar crackdown anniversary https://t.co/BReBkYZgAr
• #Italy migrant row: Interior minister under investigation https://t.co/KddtW4yi6b 
• Papal visit #Ireland: Pope shamed by Church's abuse failures https://t.co/cUpWvKX0dN

26th August - Law News

2435th 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: One year ago today, a fierce crackdown by Myanmar's army forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees to escape to safety in neighbouring Bangladesh.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Turkey police fire tear gas at mothers' protest https://t.co/5efXjenwb1
• When cyclists are breaking the law and the times when they aren't https://t.co/1ul1lzQpZM 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/pG3EsWRLTn
• UK government proposes energy legislation changes after Brexit https://t.co/4SRIOqqrx
• Electronic signatures are a valid way to sign formal legal contracts, the Law Commission has confirmed https://t.co/uFu2mvC2J3
• Queen’s Bench Guide 2018 | NLJ https://t.co/VhKIVsUwoG
• Prepare for 'no deal', says government | NLJ https://t.co/h7srxmlWAS
• FCA has set out its proposals for charging regulatory fees to claims management companies https://t.co/cVrBa1I233
• Tackling the £1.3bn dishonesty market | NLJ https://t.co/lwEcI93EI7
• Mr Justice Hayden has been appointed Vice-President of the Court of Protection | NLJ https://t.co/GUJv5IAAj
• Monsanto faces rising number of lawsuits over weedkiller cancer claims https://t.co/pNyYCiO3JP
• US: Lawyer admits role in $3 million honeypot porn piracy scam https://t.co/LY9j9sA07u 
• India set to reform laws allowing leprosy as grounds for divorce https://t.co/GvcPrlnLMA 
• Prince death: Singer's family sues doctor over opioid addiction #US https://t.co/Z8zWSD6xLN 
• Details published of Alex Salmond sexual harassment claim https://t.co/dSDRpjQXOh 
• Peppa Pig triumphs in landmark Chinese copyright case https://t.co/yUl6PW0zk2
• Can a text message be a valid will? https://t.co/viodaOCZoJ
• Leading sports lawyer Alan Grosset has passed away at the age of 76 https://t.co/oepgutXoGN 
• Tory Immigration minister blocks Britons who sought help on Twitter https://t.co/2Hny9SftJ8 
• #Uganda’s brutal treatment of MPs is enabled by global indifference https://t.co/TRwkblPr7K 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/3DLP5aOTsr
• Nine jobs lost as property marketer GSPC goes into liquidation https://t.co/EWs5DIdzh8 
• #Venezuela migration nears 'Mediterranean crisis point' https://t.co/G2NwwM1vo
• 52% of employees at law firms are engaged with their organisation https://t.co/XYbauadMzg 
• Salmond launches judicial review proceedings against Scottish government https://t.co/PXrDfvFeSH
• Abortion pill can be taken at home in England, under new plan https://t.co/12zUSKjQEJ
• Former prosecutor suing Lord Advocate over stress and depression claims allowed to proceed with case… https://t.co/4I2GXUOGVS
• Scots animal rights campaigners welcome new English law that cracks down on puppy farms https://t.co/r0hTlR4SE
• Faculty: Real burden uncertainties should be resolved https://t.co/gM52NjSTr
• Appeal Court warns against judges praising party litigants’ opponents to avoid ‘perception of bias’… https://t.co/awmie1k6f
• Death by dangerous cycling | Law Gazette https://t.co/UFajDAdvHO
• Grenfell: inquiry team urged to let lawyers ask questions | Law Gazette https://t.co/Mpue33b0hA
• Linklaters settles dispute with former Arsenal investor | Law Gazette https://t.co/bnmEt6Go1z 
• I was raped by a priest, then it was covered up. The pope has to tell the truth https://t.co/4hDCszhY0G
• Emma Thompson film prompts independent advocacy call | Law Gazette https://t.co/f4CcTtqt4Y
• Press barred from £400m oligarch fishing case | Law Gazette https://t.co/VHj1zHlLbp 
• #Zimbabwe court upholds President Mnangagwa's election win https://t.co/d6EQV0mJtN 
• LAA ordered to disclose legal aid fees 'calculator' | Law Gazette https://t.co/WyQFa4lofT https://t.co/WyQFa4lofT
• Allen Weisselberg: Trump Organization CFO granted immunity in Cohen case #US https://t.co/MCnnpZ5lz5
• What happens when a #MeToo victim like Asia Argento is the accused of sexual assault? https://t.co/O9rhT0HI9A
• Katie Piper's acid attacker to be released from prison https://t.co/Df36MP4NJX
• Put cameras in British courtrooms, and make justice truly transparent | Geoffrey Robertson https://t.co/ZL3lpEm6tD