14th January - Law News

2575th 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: Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Nantes and Strasbourg on Saturday, as the 'Yellow Vest' demonstrations entered their ninth week.

Focus of the Day Article:

The Bar Council has published a video on the tragic story of Nicholas Harry’s struggle to fund legal representation for the inquest into the death of his 19-month old son, Sam, as part of a series on real-life examples of hardship caused by legal aid cuts.

Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Top California Lawyer Gives Insight Into Trump Policy Fight #US https://t.co/0ZAxNSUGKD
• El Chapo's Lawyer Wants #US Visa So His Mother Can Visit Him In US Prison https://t.co/Wq5M6pD5r
• Newly qualified solicitor pay at Weil Gotshal hits £130,000 https://t.co/cUOYGP2S9Z
• This Lawyer Can Check 'Opera Librettist' Off Her Bucket List https://t.co/Wt65xbhPm5 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Z90msicCnt
• St. Johns County lawyer sentenced for stealing insurance claim settlements #US https://t.co/z5LvYmKplF
• Life in a global law firm through the eyes of a trainee https://t.co/i8Y6opGmHW
• Justice Markandey Katju takes to Twitter to defend Justice AK Sikri #India https://t.co/zdjrPWyVj
• Lady Hale: Summon the ‘moral courage’ to tackle gender pay gap https://t.co/dbkpCkTepq
• Will there be justice for Jamal Khashoggi? https://t.co/GknWAFCtaQ
• The coming of the age of AI in the law https://t.co/8IXmXYvLa
• A day with the Ambazonia leaders in Court- Part II #Cameroon https://t.co/UDoo0hEtdy
• Former Newcastle barrister Dominique Burns referred to parliament #Australia https://t.co/hFPWnHs3r5
• Defence barrister says NHS manager accused of showjumping while on sick-pay 'would not risk £50k-a-year job' for a… https://t.co/3GxaflXTeZ
• Barrister Richard Littler appointed Queen’s Counsel https://t.co/taBKsCrA8l
• €240000 paid from Law Society compensation fund over liabilities of struck off solicitor, court hears #Ireland... https://t.co/Qfpr9fznrV
• A quarter of trainee solicitors paid below Law Society recommended minimum https://t.co/m2SEmglnjA
• Kentucky’s Heartbeat Abortion Bill Has Already Pushed Opponents To Promise A Legal Fight #US https://t.co/f5uAQQJv2q
• What's behind the legal challenge to the Department for Education over Charedi schools #Israel https://t.co/Llmm1clYV
• Highbury College in £1.4m legal battle with #Nigerian state https://t.co/IUD5zklU2w
• Norton Rose Fulbright expands Singapore law practice through alliance with Ascendant Legal https://t.co/3zG4oEN9L
• Leading media law and journalism organizations announce new legal support for fact-checkers https://t.co/8p16S1VlP
• International Organizations and the Making of Modern Legal Histories https://t.co/SWHUZ1Tws
• Drink-driver caught seven times over legal limit https://t.co/493CBBY16m
• Do legal fees apply if a house sale falls through? https://t.co/KnpDte3ju
• EU legal advice: #France can't censor Google globally https://t.co/CwMSeg2emG
• Money Laundering: EFCC Arraigns Barrister Awonusi over N38m #Nigeria https://t.co/2EElefoL9l
• Lady Hale attacks government ‘austerity’ policies https://t.co/VzooS57Ekh
• Don’t feel obliged to respond to emails after 7pm, bar chief tells barristers https://t.co/JCZ9vf6cU4
• “Jovial gentleman” and longtime Houston barrister Jack McConn dies #US https://t.co/iGiNBI0u6t
• When courts place the interests of children at the heart of rulings #Singapore https://t.co/tSQWeDgeh3
• Extending military courts, again? #Pakistan https://t.co/EIaSBkKX2H
• Navigating The Courts: Legal You https://t.co/YtolaBdllO
• A new segregated road separates Palestinian and #Israeli traffic between the villages of Anata and Azzayim https://t.co/f0OlxqWTpD
• #Saudi accused of sexual assault in Canada, Zuraibi al-Zoabi, disappears before trial https://t.co/VHg9IeK4gW
• 'Not just horror and crime': Parallel worlds in Berlin's Neukolln far-right #Germany https://t.co/Qowm35xYNx
• #Australia orders citizenship inductions on controversial holiday https://t.co/S3ezWaOGE3
• Understanding the Arab blockade against #Qatar https://t.co/0jnOVussfy
• About the Women in Law Summit https://t.co/tVSQijJPcd
• The best law firms for quality of work — 2019 edition https://t.co/STqSb42XQ9
• Five pupillage application form essentials https://t.co/4Z3kSGwfEg
• Conveyancing Lunchtime Series 2019 (Enniskillen) https://t.co/I18RkNFXIK
• Nicola Sturgeon refers herself to standards panel over Salmond case https://t.co/HJGu6VMxiA
• How being a trainee is different (and not so different) to the way I imagined it at university https://t.co/z3R6DSBlrw
• Criminal barrister fined for ‘inadvertently’ sending cocaine to a chambers https://t.co/VxKi6WOkgH
• Female law graduates set to earn an extra £460,000 from their degree https://t.co/U4gI5ZaQmR
• I’m struggling to balance working full-time as a paralegal while completing the LPC https://t.co/lbz97jcf5e
• Junior solicitor claims pricey hotline will help stressed out trainees who are too scared to ask for help https://t.co/LPYpznViD7
• MoJ apologises after staff described journalist as ‘crazy’ and a ‘bitch’ in internal messages https://t.co/z0ihHxbrk
• A partner and a trainee explain why they decided to become corporate lawyers https://t.co/kQnVhPI4g
• Ex-army MP calls Leigh Day chief ‘dishonest’, claiming he has ‘completely destroyed’ lives of British soldiers https://t.co/lZdpinM6QD
• Oxford University students launch petition calling for top law professor’s removal over alleged homophobia https://t.co/OmzB1Fxvb
• Family law barrister, 34, who completed BPTC in 2007 becomes district judge https://t.co/uiG30nauO
• Courtroom to catwalk? Lady Hale appears in Vogue magazine to mark 100 years of women in law https://t.co/ioIZRR29KT
• Inner Temple pushes ahead with multi-million pound redevelopment project https://t.co/fmAGCbln1D
• ‘Lord Harley’ appears in court to face charges of benefit fraud https://t.co/3qvi7QghrF
• Two US law firm events next week — one for students, one for junior lawyers https://t.co/93vCJisEWk
• These are the courses UK police are set to take in cybersecurity https://t.co/Y7RoVQ5zsR 
• Law passed to prepare UK limited companies in Germany for possible Hard Brexit https://t.co/PkQgDsVxd
• Brexit: 'Basic questions unanswered' on Swiss trade deal https://t.co/SQ7AFCqdmf
• Cesare Battisti, #Italian ex-militant arrested in Bolivia https://t.co/cjwabLSZkP
• Public 'turning blind eye' to street drug dealing claims Welsh police officer https://t.co/MYR1I7bUp
• #Canada's First All-Crypto Legal Firm Opens Its Doors to Global Clientele https://t.co/2qd5VSwpS
• Manchester Legal Awards 2019 finalists revealed https://t.co/e9UJxq6uIp
• Fracking legal challenge against permit at Lancashire site turned down https://t.co/wsl30meuS
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/lWFmBOUJte
• Legal proceedings launched against government over voter ID trials https://t.co/bz76sJuOnh 
• Solicitor's failure to file costs budget not remedied by undertaking to pay costs thrown away… https://t.co/rNyPcomvUu
• 'Surviving R. Kelly' spurs follow-up calls from DA, attorney for alleged victim's family says… https://t.co/tr2cK3yFJO
• Trump's attorney general nominee to recuse from AT&T-Time Warner appeal #US https://t.co/qwuTO4jsWy
• Judge warns Cork man who was abusive in A&E that any repeat will see him end up in jail #Ireland… https://t.co/x9oVYfxAeL
• 'Ridiculous': report Ivanka Trump could lead World Bank meets scorn https://t.co/VsSi161MDq
• Seedy illegal brothels are apparently booming in Canberra, and police fear for the trafficked victims #Australia https://t.co/JJVvdX6wWr
• EU under fire after lifting threat to ban Thai seafood imports over illegal fishing https://t.co/gSg1ij7Ym7
• Woman fined after bragging about illegal hunt on dating app https://t.co/wvrXN82tsL
• Tsawwassen human rights crusader Mary Kitagawa to receive honour for courageous action https://t.co/XK54hrM0mP
• Harvard professor to address human rights, immigration at Center for Human Dignity in Bioethics, Health Care and t… https://t.co/5kmM8FhoWT
• Python Dance III: Respect human rights, foster peaceful co-existence - GOC tells troops #Nigeria https://t.co/qIangyQhRD
• A Human Rights Legal Challenge Means The Law Has Changed To Allow Single Parents To Have A Child Through Surrogacy https://t.co/80dTvFb7ey
• Human rights groups are ‘enemies of the state’, #Philippines president https://t.co/MyvBa7Rme5
• #Sudan human rights body condemns use of live ammunition on protesters https://t.co/fyci0hrAXD
• Ex-President Karzai Betrays #Afghan Women https://t.co/S2ED4LAwfu
• #NorthKorea nuclear talks should include human rights: UN expert https://t.co/ZhIBtCAr7p 
• Human Rights Commission Sees Big Increase In Race Complaints #US https://t.co/lVsjWEySZ9
• Ontario human rights tribunal short of adjudicators causing widespread delay of cases #Canada https://t.co/SuT8YsYmko 
• RAF veteran ‘admitted 1961 killing of UN secretary general’ https://t.co/vKRuI0EBK9 
• Don’t give in to the age of fatalism. Fight back and secure your future https://t.co/5HMp4iRvzE
• Everyone is biased, including you: the play designed by neuroscientists https://t.co/pu152WufSb 
• Actress Rania Youssef facing jail term over revealing dress #Egypt https://t.co/oPyONOePmM 
• Gambling addiction: Flaws exposed in online self-exclusion scheme https://t.co/hsDxUCh60K

13th January - Law News

2574th 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 Brazil, a state governor is refusing to back down on his prison reforms - despite retaliation from organised criminal gangs. Prisons built to hold captured gang members have instead become centres of power for the criminal syndicates and authorities have vowed that must not be allowed. The gangs launched a wave of attacks in Ceara state, prompting President Bolsonaro to send in national troops and the state government to crack down on the prisons even further.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Rahaf al-Qunun, #Saudi teen refugee arrives in Canada https://t.co/vgaS5HSXtu
• Changes to trade mark law in the UK https://t.co/35NNxdMwNF
• Porn viewers will have to prove age as online law passes https://t.co/NEJVxu1SaG
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/HEQeKLf6Y0
• Lord Chancellor welcomes promotion of new silks https://t.co/Wms0ymXeIw
• A tale of two Acts: UK Supreme Court rules on the competency of Scottish Parliament's Brexit Bill… https://t.co/Ax2Hj4Z31S
• Prison sentences: Charities and probation staff union welcome proposals https://t.co/sNCeJLJOzV 
• Solicitor ‘has no idea’ where client Jack Shepherd is but says he has been in contact https://t.co/UM5xgIjIcM
• Immigration Lawyer In Texas Describes His Experience At US-Mexico Border https://t.co/wdNGXZT9T
• How to get your money's worth from your startup lawyer https://t.co/4ZLOT0zgWQ
• Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen will testify publicly to House Oversight Committee #US https://t.co/ZdknzhSwUm
• #Polish outcry over wild boar cull prompts government denial https://t.co/0epqlGapWw
• #Macedonia parliament agrees to change country's name to Republic of North Macedonia https://t.co/74IF3C5NyC
• Protester held over far-right brexit activism Parliament incidents https://t.co/CQQo16l4hn
• Florida pardons wrongly accused Groveland Four black men after 70 years #US https://t.co/h8OTQspAu
• Jailed Ram Rahim Singh, #India Hindu guru guilty of journalist's murder from 2002 https://t.co/2PP0VK8JkG
• Update on private rented sector cases and residential tenancies https://t.co/Ad4MUotJF2
• Cash-strapped councils look for tourist tax powers https://t.co/XGTyFKmCTj
• All welcome to book launch of Online Misogyny as a Hate Crime https://t.co/NvoJpeEj
• UK's most senior judge condemns government's austerity policies in extraordinary political attack… https://t.co/gJAMAnHyca
• Azerbaijan: European Court win for journalist who faced sex-tape ordeal https://t.co/7o8lFfeQbN 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/7b51hyySVm
• England: Students demand sacking of law professor with 'discriminatory views' https://t.co/YbxFKzMmSg
• Age verification for pornographic websites to be introduced in April https://t.co/mMbecOgbMR 
• Fake diet drops seller who amassed fortune banned from running company for six years https://t.co/wJC0lB1DID
• Clive Seddon: Court ruling clarifies relief notices and delay https://t.co/fzeX47bOER
• Former Citizens Advice director set to lead Law Society of Scotland’s regulatory work https://t.co/qWkwBbyVdO
• Missing presumed dead: New law urgently needed, say families https://t.co/X89o1pkD13
• Glasgow man charged over online 'pick up' videos https://t.co/kmBsP1Pk9L
• Rahaf al-Qunun, #Saudi teen granted asylum in Canada https://t.co/0HfNWjTM5
• #US driver in 'Bird Box blindfold' crashes in Utah https://t.co/BIuurwqT4I
• Ministers consider ending jail terms of six months or less https://t.co/dYehheCCGA
• Proposals to raise age of criminal responsibility to 16 would see murder and rape become subject of children's hear… https://t.co/YaHbIMzRj
• Scots lawyer struck off following embezzlement conviction https://t.co/shuIdBMkao
• Saturday's LawNewsIndex: 12th January #LawNews https://t.co/cd58VslHs5 #lawyers #legal #lawyer #solicitors… https://t.co/osmr5nJ7E
• Speeding fines 2019: Strict new laws and harsher punishments receive overwhelming backing https://t.co/PKIATDIg7A
• UK court rules on courts' approach to valuing company shares in marital disputes https://t.co/Pt8SkMmWpQ
• Law must recognise children as victims of domestic abuse between parents, NSPCC says https://t.co/VsNNfSbric
• #HongKong lawmaker vows fresh push for UK-style anti-slavery law https://t.co/szKhFuvli6

12th January - Law News

2573rd 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's Assam, Police today registered a case of sedition against three activists in an apparent attempt to quell the ongoing protests against the controversial Citizen Amendment Bill-2016. The bill, passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, aims to grant citizenship rights to non-Muslim migrants from three neighbouring countries. The three -- Dr Hiren Gohain, Akhil Gogoi and Manjit Mahanta -- are spearheading the protests in Guwahati.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/d1o8vxQDb8
• #India supreme court refuses to stay Green Tribunal's Sterlite order https://t.co/gi52t24rLn https://t.co/gi52t24rL
• Barking and Dagenham Council unfairly dismissed three housing officers, tribunal... https://t.co/vSNtVk6khC
• Auditors barred from putting a value on companies they are auditing #India https://t.co/NuzaENcbzv
• Briton who knocked Liberia offline with cyber attack jailed https://t.co/aWnGwR5RqT
• Aberdeen exhibition to cast light on lives of Victorian criminals https://t.co/IsgqAzIZU1
• Norwich man denies turning home into restaurant despite sign above door https://t.co/KBJhWw9Pig
• MI5 to face inquest questions over London Bridge terrorist attack https://t.co/eJXjE3oux
• County cricketer Alex Hepburn trial jury fails to reach verdicts https://t.co/0YgNItyprx
• Couple accused of misleading entrants in raffle for £3m house https://t.co/ySRwjYelSX
• London’s gangs have changed, and it’s driving a surge in pitiless violence https://t.co/NF90olYKC
• New far-right #German party adopts former secret Nazi symbol https://t.co/GZ8ZCsoNNq
• #Iran should realise jailing Nazanin Zaghari‑Ratcliffe harms its security https://t.co/qnlm2Pqay
• ‘Mental anguish’ and wider problems with IPP sentences https://t.co/isnBxG1exm
• #Bahrain detained activist's family over UK protest, UN rules https://t.co/B0OR7e2j8k
• The Stansted 15 stood up for justice. And now I stand up for them | Letter from Catherine West MP https://t.co/FdPeLMKYC
• LGBTQ rights conscious students think John Finnis should be prevented from teaching at Oxford University https://t.co/41ClKUYIQ
• Wales: Devolution law row breaks out over appointment of law officer as Brexit minister https://t.co/vaRb8v32IR
• Claims giant issues profit warning as PI firms pull out | Law Gazette https://t.co/KTIqlVffre
• Don’t put up barriers for EU lawyers in no-deal Brexit, Law Society urges | Law Gazette https://t.co/38JloYwHog
• New owners revamp comparison site Law Superstore | Law Gazette https://t.co/c7ffqduu24
• Redundancy talks started at merged Ince Gordon Dadds | Law Gazette https://t.co/MkAK4butMk
• New Year honours: profession recognised for achievements | Law Gazette https://t.co/cyhYXXH391
• Disgraced ex-solicitor denied return to roll for a third time | Law Gazette https://t.co/9dMFCU4Y9H
• Criminal legal aid review won't be ready until late 2020 | Law Gazette https://t.co/UR0UFa5PZ
• Bezos split should inspire mediation rethink | Law Gazette https://t.co/Xech1R3icM
• England: Chartered legal executives press for recognition as lawyers in post-Brexit trade deal https://t.co/9m0H1Jl2bH
• Lady Hale criticises UK government's austerity policies https://t.co/nLPuSF2lM
• Seventeen-year-old girl who murdered young man sentenced to detention for life with 16-year punishment part https://t.co/CHexDNuuEy
• Advocate General Szpunar: Scope of the de-referencing obligation imposed on search engines should be limited https://t.co/J2yQpSZwFz
• Four single mothers win high court benefits battle against DWP https://t.co/C9oQTlPx4
• Mother wins right to seek new inquest into girl's death linked to air pollution https://t.co/TAfVKOG6p
• Ella Kissi-Debrah 'pollution' death: Backing for new inquest https://t.co/jkGSqlCBfA
• Universal credit: Single mums win High Court battle https://t.co/M23Ft5c44N
• Miller Samuel Hill Brown appoints new chairman https://t.co/XlyIFLmMy
• Naomi Pryde joins DWF as partner and head of Scottish commercial litigation https://t.co/mY6LicsktC
• Legal loopholes on fox hunting to be closed with new legislation https://t.co/skdA6nfAU8
• Craig McLachlan who sang, 'Hey Mona' and was in Neighbours, charged with assault and sex offences https://t.co/sabYSAWAXD
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/91usgb3lOI
• Property developer succeeds in case against Scottish council over rescission of missives https://t.co/gsMxnXAxcv
• "Nine in ten legal tech start-ups will fail" - Legal Futures https://t.co/zdiVo7uqeL
• MPs to probe access to justice impact of court modernisation - Legal Futures https://t.co/D2ylRIpLdb
• PR: fee-earner or fee-drainer? - Legal Futures https://t.co/aty1SukB9j
• The Law Superstore relaunches 18 months after takeover - Legal Futures https://t.co/T60ppfRn4i
• Solicitor fined for offensive and "bullying" emails - Legal Futures https://t.co/9dMNjkRyXs
• Advice sector set to benefit from trio of new digital tools - Legal Futures https://t.co/NvaZgZ8wQS
• Feds didn’t fully assess requirements in towing vessel contract, tribunal says #Canada https://t.co/B45dtZs2uD
• The lawyer for Russians accused of interfering in the 2016 election doubles down on his criticism of a #US judge https://t.co/aG2RaEhBQF
• The lawyer who threatened to call ICE on people speaking Spanish is being sued for malpractice for his viral racist https://t.co/7BNnq25b8X
• Russian lawyer in Trump Tower meeting charged with obstruction #US https://t.co/bkSGsbVfHu
• Cristiano Ronaldo rape allegation: lawyer confirms police have issued warrant for DNA https://t.co/9VS8289fH8
• Universal credit: Two-child benefit cap to be relaxed https://t.co/pdUwlac17
• Rough sleeper evicted from makeshift street home... https://t.co/UI2Ix5ImdA
• Sister of IPP prisoner who took his own life calls for urgent action https://t.co/ETb9VmKzu3
• CPS to test three alleged harassment cases after Soubry abused outside parliament https://t.co/hdNGqZJ3Uw
• Do legal fees apply if a house sale falls through? https://t.co/T8qkMerT3X
• 'Right to be forgotten' by Google should apply only in EU, says court opinion https://t.co/ZwcTQSQO5w
• Meek Mill: 'I was carrying a gun because I felt I needed it to survive' https://t.co/62OpEcNzW1

11th January - Law News

2572nd 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 Assam, India’s far east, wild Indian elephants are in deadly, daily conflict with a booming India. Siobhan Heanue follows the deadly clashes as roaming elephant herds get squeezed by shrinking forests and a growing human population. Animal attacks account for dozens of human deaths annually in Assam, but as the human death count grows so too does the elephant death rate as a result of human conflict.

Focus of the Day Article:

Black/African-Americans associates lag behind in US law firms. Despite Gains in Overall Representation of Women, Minorities, and LGBT Lawyers at Firms, Gains for Black/African-American Attorneys Lag.
Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Srimandir reforms: Former Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar appointed Amicus Curiae #India https://t.co/Vc1svThht3
• Phil the pheasant a 'terror' to Norwich residents https://t.co/Eh3qnKZWs
• Jail for smuggler caught with eggs strapped to chest https://t.co/8hdzODf1cc
• Hungry children 'eating from school bins' in Morecambe due Tory austerity https://t.co/MDhF9J7ZAd
• Airport drone disruption: All major UK airports to have 'military-grade' protection https://t.co/E8gxEIXcho
• #bbcqt new presenter but same old non-politician cronies in the panel, so tiresome to see Melanie Phillips in this… https://t.co/yYixAPpCNK
• 'He should not be listened to': solicitor slams forensic expert in Family Court bomber case #Australia… https://t.co/WkyUUlM5WI 
• Glasgow University to celebrate graduate who became UK's first female solicitor https://t.co/a2qeExbofZ
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/OChCkOq4wL
• Lawyers behind 'witch hunt' of British troops in Iraq paid £11m by Ministry of Defence https://t.co/a2zgYqMdwx 
• Football coach Kit Carson 'made boys fight naked' https://t.co/UWsWsLEgkq
• US legal business Elevate acquires UK new law company Halebury as it targets London float https://t.co/7zZGkjJVFL
• UK Employment Law Reforms Announced https://t.co/7jtLLJFidk 
• 'Professional snobbery': Legal executives demand parity with solicitors | Law Gazette https://t.co/ecOzJovHRT
• Hale courts constitutional controversy with 'austerity' speech | Law Gazette https://t.co/N10QHBQvoe
• Solicitors and accountants create ‘one-stop shop’ for mergers | Law Gazette https://t.co/DIFRugFSX
• Court rejects claimant's plea to silence life expectancy expert | Law Gazette https://t.co/Be002XmBdX
• MPs to put £1bn courts programme under scrutiny again | Law Gazette https://t.co/f8ebB5sMN
• Fewer solicitors to take silk in 2019 | Law Gazette https://t.co/fjtDGFfsXI
• Day is MPs' whipping boy, but they ignore claims that he has won | Law Gazette https://t.co/R2VByj2b7S
• Court could release one 'Jewish terror' suspect, lawyer says #Israel https://t.co/lEUs7CdmyD
• Lawyer in Viral Rant Video Faces Suit From Record Label Client https://t.co/0udZGKvi4K
• Gravesend nightclub attacker given 28-year sentence https://t.co/i0hdj5lZDJ
• Refunds after 'spectacularly bad' panto at Chippenham venue https://t.co/qjNutZ1KlP
• Yellow vests knock out 60% of all speed cameras in #France https://t.co/e2djPduduX
• Kevin Spacey lawyer: Who is defending Kevin Spacey over groping allegations? https://t.co/eehFhXV7NL
• #China Rights Lawyer Liu Zhengqing Likely to Be Disbarred for Defending Client https://t.co/GpIqvza1xI
• Veselnitskaya, Russian in Trump Tower Meeting, Is Charged in Case That Shows Kremlin Ties #US… https://t.co/lhSFdoKoaC
• Background Check Bill Marks Gun Control as a Priority for House Democrats #US https://t.co/mjNyYTWKgA
• Call for jailed Islamist extremists to be separated from other inmates https://t.co/kfMECU62np 
• Manafort Accused of Sharing Trump Campaign Data With Russian Associate #US https://t.co/X8viDDBIMN
• Magic Circle firms overtake US rivals in M&A league table https://t.co/MKYZuv5heP 
• Thousands raised to free Aboriginal women jailed over debts #Australia https://t.co/iyAXnnwQgo
• Ashley Judd's sexual harassment claim against Harvey Weinstein dismissed #US https://t.co/OUUErtHeqh
• England: Magistrates call for retirement age to be raised to 75 https://t.co/Zz97kp2XmA
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/iklwM9fYMQ
• New legislation to improve animal welfare https://t.co/j4KEX1O5H
• Donald Findlay QC and prosecutor Allan Nicol produce audiobook on Scots serial killer https://t.co/w0cNOQErXF
• Steven Dunn: Immigration – are we Brexit ready? https://t.co/XdIP88jfUy
• Scottish Legal News offers law firms free traineeship adverts https://t.co/KP7YkPMNay 
• Road Traffic Accident Law hires David Adams and opens new Glasgow office https://t.co/jLMJzs2llC
• Fiona Neilson joins Harper Macleod in the Highlands https://t.co/q4z0CRxv4S
• Anderson Strathern launches Brexit Group with Neil Amner at helm https://t.co/4K4UHADIOO
• Rapist who claimed delayed distress did not corroborate lack of consent loses appeal against conviction https://t.co/CgJHdo8bqz
• When free societies copy Russian media tactics, there’s only one winner https://t.co/LQHSzgDpUg
• Want to stop prisoners reoffending? Start by allowing phones and photos https://t.co/oSbGOIVm9b
• Ahmed Douma: #Egyptian activist jailed for 15 years at retrial https://t.co/zoGggyxTGT
• Police seek staff DNA over vegetative woman's baby #US https://t.co/O2F0RF5mKQ
• California man accused of stealing roommate's $10m lottery ticket #US https://t.co/vQPGW0SulS
• #SouthKorea porn: Co-founder of the Soranet site jailed https://t.co/sxqo0Gll3r
• Michael R White: #Iran confirms arrest of ex-US sailor https://t.co/EIYxUQisK3
• #Australia consulate scares: Man arrested over suspicious packages https://t.co/2GSnfhC4mR 
• Miss #Algeria beauty queen Khadija Ben Hamou hits back at racist abuse https://t.co/YReyzicU1q
• #Spain Andalusia: Far right strike landmark deal https://t.co/GFEg5J0ZqQ
• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Arrest video of jailed mother in #Iran https://t.co/SDulVpyC04

10th January - Law News

2571st 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:  CNN's Jim Acosta says President Donald Trump's address to the nation about immigration and border security was recycled rhetoric from the President's rallies and should come with a Surgeon General's warning that it's hazardous to the truth.

Focus of the Day Article:

The number of trainee solicitors working for less than the recommended minimum salary is at its lowest point for three years, new figures show - though a quarter of trainees still say they earn below minimum levels. According to figures due to be published today, 25% of trainees are paid below the recommended minimum levels. This compares to 31% in 2016 and 35% in 2018 – a 28% decrease in one year.
Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Cambridge Analytica owner fined £15,000 for ignoring data request https://t.co/c8Fpn06CUf
• Scotland census: sex question changes 'may risk reliability of data' https://t.co/sEnqOHd3DQ
• John Bercow: Speaker unafraid to hold the government's feet to the fire https://t.co/7uUOe8PmLP
• Listed pioneer Gateley reports profits boost | Law Gazette https://t.co/waqDshTJ97
• A&O blames profit dip on tenancy woes | Law Gazette https://t.co/SbaItfzW68
• Law Society: Employer clients' interests don't trump all in NDAs - Legal Futures https://t.co/hLFrCja2m
• Top firm uses computer simulations to train new partners - Legal Futures https://t.co/5nqlj7eA4
• Young lawyers "fearful of innovation resistance" - Legal Futures https://t.co/W7i0dS1GLs
• Global law company seeks more purchases after buying UK firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/x8vMpPzab
• Time to rethink IP laws | Law Gazette https://t.co/q7nNjBtpF
• Firms shut by SRA to appeal interventions | Law Gazette https://t.co/0r3VbgbA8W
• Barrister fined for sending cocaine to chambers | Law Gazette https://t.co/E2ovelHiBC
• City firm anticipating India liberalisation | Law Gazette https://t.co/1tbxLRNLm
• Solicitors told about vulnerable prisoners policy - five months after it was introduced | Law Gazette https://t.co/479m6nurug
• US consultancy snaps up in-house adviser Halebury | Law Gazette https://t.co/rejA8lY76g
• MoJ reveals fixed cost levels for two-year pilot | Law Gazette https://t.co/PIGwyOMgy
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/U9lwEaNNMy
• Tributes paid to Greater Manchester coroner Jennifer Leeming | Law Gazette https://t.co/f6wcD0bd4g
• 'Go to' solicitor for dodgy property deals jailed for seven years | Law Gazette https://t.co/XvHLV1XFF
• Forced marriage: Victims will no longer have to take out loans https://t.co/BWrQXMElnw
• Singapore to assess ‘performance and contribution’ of international firms | Law Gazette https://t.co/NdCz92dHt7
• Surrogacy order ends 'legal limbo' for single parents | Law Gazette https://t.co/sOiIstaEgw 
• Law firms 'beginning to react' to trainee salary struggle | Law Gazette https://t.co/ivp3AXJ3M1 
• 'Dishonest' and 'deluded': MP accuses Day to his face in parliament | Law Gazette https://t.co/ObxiSlYp1P
• Christine O’Neill re-elected for third term as Brodies’ chairman https://t.co/asEVFcAje5 
• Teenager convicted of assault wins appeal against custodial sentence https://t.co/ROYV7QNca
• Judge allows personal injury claim against Police Scotland to proceed despite ‘inordinate and inexcusable delay’... https://t.co/xFptpjDy5P
• Police too late in referring hundreds of cases to prosecutors https://t.co/jEQHMndlTi
• Boohoo warned over advertising real fur as fake https://t.co/5PxxVJIeBG
• Museum of Scotland in row over authenticity of Great Pyramid stone https://t.co/woEhrslPqJ
• Lawyers of Tomorrow – Abbie Hunter https://t.co/0hiKar0zf9
• Heathrow airport drone investigated by police and military https://t.co/Fka8IK1Qez
• Rahaf al-Qunun: #Saudi woman 'given refugee status' https://t.co/uICclF0Cxv
• Japanese justice doesn't shine in the spotlight | Law Gazette https://t.co/ckZT4IiWeG
• Rooney Nimmo appoints Grant Docherty as partner in Edinburgh https://t.co/2gLJsZ0R7M
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/okzV8Rusg
• Kennedys expands virtual platform to settle most claims without lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/hi2MSfLpjG
• Consultation on regulation of charities launched https://t.co/cCQ1zgX02
• Doctor knows best – expert evidence in medical cases https://t.co/SC1eJCQ7U
• Nominations for honorary membership invited as part of Law Society’s 70th year celebrations https://t.co/55Xx8veiXa
• UK's first female solicitor Madge Easton Anderson to be honoured by alma mater https://t.co/ksjZuDXr5E
• Professor Tobias Lock joins Maynooth University Department of Law https://t.co/h3ujLV2Un4 
• Martin Ewan appointed president of Society of Advocates in Aberdeen https://t.co/2CURMNzgh
• Solicitor who ran unauthorised law firm struck off - Legal Futures https://t.co/9AMveufH5A
• Our out-of-step press demonises desperate refugees https://t.co/zJZlGet5an
• To accept an OBE is to condone the brutality of empire https://t.co/UIfUQ2dGbu 
• Jail for solicitor "who wouldn't ask too many questions" - Legal Futures https://t.co/8cSJFtA3vt
• Limit prosecutions of army veterans, says top human rights lawyer https://t.co/AVNvDdRyEZ
• Labour MP calls for reforms to rogue bailiff complaints system https://t.co/Df75ipfGoz
• Gateley set to become first listed law firm with £100m revenue - Legal Futures https://t.co/X8MKSY1Ycm
• #Egypt 'recovers smuggled artefact' from UK auction https://t.co/5taD6zlAKx
• Climate change: 'Right to repair' gathers force https://t.co/eUVVO6QC04
• Pension cold-calling ban takes effect https://t.co/0JEgVr00AP
• No TUPE protection for most staff shed in Lawyers Inc takeover - Legal Futures https://t.co/I569mgkTkc
• #US nursing home chief resigns after vegetative patient gives birth https://t.co/FQ6aBgYHm8
• World Bank warns of 'darkening skies' for global economy https://t.co/MMcKuOc900
• Moped crash boy stabbed to death in Waltham Forest https://t.co/OmMbZinbD3

9th January - Law News

2571st 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 Metropolitan Police has said it will deal "robustly" with protesters who barrack MPs outside parliament. The police have been criticised for failing to protect MPs, such as Tory Remainer Anna Soubry, who was abused by hardline pro-Brexit demonstrators yesterday. The Commons Speaker John Bercow called for tougher action and said the hounding of MPs was "a type of fascism".

Focus of the Day Article:

There is a strong proven business case for law firms to promote good physical and mental health for all staff – it leads to greater productivity, better morale, better retention of valued and experienced staff, and reduced sickness absence.
Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Spotify entrepreneur facing new legal row after brother claims his name was 'dragged through the mud' https://t.co/vnDb9HNOW
• UK-Based #Ghanaian Lawyer ordered to repay £22 million made from 'thousands' of fake legal claims https://t.co/jLgr6qfMpg
• Brexit: MPs defeat government over no-deal preparations https://t.co/4iSZ3Pg5u
• British MPs to debate rule of law in #Uganda https://t.co/BWKbBAcEko
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/YarPs3OI2T
• Key UK tax changes for not-for-profit sports clubs in 2018/19 https://t.co/33W5FU2pqw 
• Divorce settlements may see time limits imposed on annual maintenance payments https://t.co/ywinmoKglf
• Legal abortions start in #Ireland for the first time following historic referendum https://t.co/U2IuAE0WnN
• Energy firm ceases trading after ban https://t.co/xJK31Qst6
• Heathrow airport: Drone sighting halts departures https://t.co/JObQhsvxB3
• #Canada is Pakistani Asia Bibi's 'most likely destination', says her lawyer https://t.co/WyHKwReNE
• Brexit means losing stringent EU rules on hazardous chemicals in makeup in favour of opaque US-style self-regulation https://t.co/kDwMnG3vXK 
• Children 'still being tortured to confess to Isis links' by Kurdish security forces https://t.co/cjtIiUGWE2
• Slender Man stabbing teenager appeals sentence #US https://t.co/sCnUhZiOH9
• Woman given erectile dysfunction cream for dry eye https://t.co/ygV7qapZxe
• Tomorrow is Divorce Day, but you won't need a lawyer: How to cut the costs of a marriage break-up… https://t.co/dfg9emPk7n
• Brooklyn lawyer arrested in connection to Manhattan rapes from 4 years ago #US https://t.co/UXBAakukBm
• A Quiet Revolution: More Women Seek Divorces in Conservative West Africa https://t.co/pVM7p14X4r 
• Migrants’ Despair Is Growing at #US Border. So Are Smugglers’ Profits https://t.co/qXfW3vknZH
• Eversheds Sutherland partner found dead after inappropriate behaviour allegation https://t.co/ChW9wKtCeR 
• Football sex abuse accused dies in crash on day of trial https://t.co/pxkegvcGF1
• #German data theft: Suspect arrested in Hesse https://t.co/v4LFvScQd6
• Alex Salmond wins sexual harassment inquiry case https://t.co/sc5u5f9H9r
• 2019 will be the year of real change for the entire legal industry https://t.co/ZdmOcpLDmG tps://t.co/SJJdmRhEHU
• Anna Soubry: 50 MPs write to Met Police chief over brexiter 'Nazi' abuse https://t.co/Ljoe0virLE 
• Ireland's legal community aims to charm post-Brexit business from UK https://t.co/mkNMaGAmkL 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Ff2s9647FB
• Super regulator brings CPD back from the grave | Law Gazette https://t.co/QzInwF9Pjn 
• False sicknote solicitor avoids strike-off after tribunal shows mercy | Law Gazette https://t.co/bll7tXNWcL
• City firm wants more female solicitors talking to the press | Law Gazette https://t.co/ETmwpnNgXP 
• Crunch meetings on advocacy fees as bar insists ‘major problems remain’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/IxCifAS8m8
• Bought-out Ince & Co entered administration last month | Law Gazette https://t.co/TyrU8vF2xU 
• NDAs: Society warns public interest must come first | Law Gazette https://t.co/VtY1yVuRXR 
• Junior lawyers demand answers on firms' mental health measures | Law Gazette https://t.co/NSVCmhKIKD 
• #India transgender gurus in landmark Hindu procession https://t.co/hYnxn4KeRD 
• Salvini illegally wears police and fire service badges #Italy https://t.co/rJRStF4Y2Z 
• Cyntoia Brown: Tennessee governor grants clemency in 2004 murder #US https://t.co/pX2T2hokQS
• Bolivia President Evo Morales attacks 'white supremacist ideology' in clash with #Brazil's Bolsonaro ally https://t.co/8AcQyJsxa2
• Workers need a voice to enforce their rights https://t.co/PPySu0QlOR
• A former hunger striker writes: help give Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe hope https://t.co/a2hTejYIMB
• Consent is not a ‘romance killer’. The mistake of fact defence for rape needs to go https://t.co/lkQKtNXjC6

8th January - Law News

2570th 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:  Two women who defied protesters to enter one of Hinduism's holiest temples say they have no fear of mobs enraged by their actions. Kanaka Durga, 39, and Bindu Ammini, 40, made history by entering Sabarimala shrine in India's Kerala state on Wednesday, sparking protests. The women told the BBC they felt it necessary to uphold women's rights. In September the Indian Supreme Court said the temple's ban against women of menstruating age was discriminatory. Hinduism regards menstruating women as unclean and bars them from participating in religious rituals - but most temples allow women to enter as long as they are not menstruating at the time. Some protesters argue that the court ruling goes against the wishes of the temple's deity, Lord Ayappa, and reacted angrily.

Focus of the Day Article:

Thirteen people apply online for divorce on Christmas Day. More than 450 applications in England and Wales over holiday period, MoJ reveals.
Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Yellow vests: #France to crack down on unsanctioned protests https://t.co/6AkwNauo
• County cricketer raped a sleeping woman after setting up a sexual conquest "game" with friends on WhatsApp, https://t.co/P78QVlos0F
• LawCare: why health matters in law https://t.co/VrlW6qRWU9
• Police to get new powers to tackle illegal drone use https://t.co/66Ui8yV5Yg
• Bar for what constitutes a significant development should not be set too high https://t.co/BoLMFUGPTK
• What can lawyers learn from Harry Potter? https://t.co/j053vxagjZ
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/yHVtkVJwQ7
• ‘Rigorous’ written submissions now ‘indispensable’ for appeals https://t.co/rsxIvCdoI4
• Public M&A: 5 predictions for 2019 https://t.co/oUe6DzYCj
• 3 key attributes to stand out from the crowd when managing setbacks https://t.co/k2aj3FuhiJ
• Dating outside the law bubble | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/10rXpqCpHu
• Actor Kevin Spacey in court to face charges of groping teenager https://t.co/lnmMuughcu
• So, I didn’t get a clerkship…now what? | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/6eY6eAknfx
• Listed legal businesses buck downward market trend | Legal Futures https://t.co/Afb3lkowDY 
• SDT shows leniency to solicitor who faked sick note | Legal Futures https://t.co/LL3dMhwjSV 
• PDS employee “unfairly dismissed” after work with murderer | Legal Futures https://t.co/0UYUehejvj
• Immigration firm owner fails in race claim against regulator | Legal Futures https://t.co/WQ4SFQBPJS
• Brexit: Operation Brock lorry park A256 trial 'too little too late' https://t.co/gVBpwn90yX
• Observations on NewLaw in Australia in 2018 | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/uhzH4qCMdu
• Array of appointments for NSW courts | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/Vg2cLPRxYa
• Germany and Ireland step up efforts to find Brexit border ‘fix’ https://t.co/DfjvoybEm9
• Judiciary up next for WA law firm director | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/HfMVOVa0IL
• Katie Price has denied being almost twice the legal alcohol limit while in charge of a motor vehicle https://t.co/jNmUdzb62r
• Welsh international goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey who plays for Crystal Palace, denies making Nazi salute https://t.co/avE3p5r5nr
• NSW solicitor struck off after dozens of breaches | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/JoX0s9jVDZ
• Surrey train stabbing: Murder accused Darren Pencille appears in court https://t.co/VxbuOwJqMT
• #Saudi woman Rahaf al-Qunun: Thailand vows not to deport https://t.co/5RIelJ1eoy
• Event: Junior lawyer workshop and social — life in US firms in London https://t.co/62BnTsK4y8
• Judiciary needs to be more diverse so public don’t view us as ‘beings from another planet’, says Lady Hale… https://t.co/LgYYZQtNn
• How to become an intellectual property lawyer https://t.co/LaJtRfIhaX
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/7lZbmB1h2q
• 5 Essex Court launches podcast for aspiring pupil barristers https://t.co/4lioKJeEm
• First legal market shake-up of 2019 sees Gordon Dadds and Ince & Co complete merger https://t.co/kAYVXoSYiK
• Queen of legal YouTube starts LPC https://t.co/uq2oroy9k7
• How to nail a vac scheme application https://t.co/NRhWq1ZQPG
• Ferrari-toting barrister sparks LinkedIn beef https://t.co/nmJAJEdUkx
• Former Lord Chancellor admits that Labour got it wrong on legal aid https://t.co/E48TUs0Oud
• Why Brexit, technology and agile working are some of the ingredients shaking up City law https://t.co/NXjMXU8Ql2
• #Australian model Annalise Braakensiek found dead in Sydney unit https://t.co/0DXXum2AM9
• The Guardian view on privacy: a fundamental human right | Editorial https://t.co/5Ax0b9mx7P
• Trump aides may be in legal jeopardy as Democrats give evidence to Mueller #US https://t.co/kBu2Z8BXXP
• 17-month-old girl found after car stolen in London https://t.co/N2lAxFLWb
• Our uncivil war over Brexit was fuelled by deceit, not one oddball https://t.co/WU8h2EjgU
• Sentencing guidelines have been issued for the first time on child cruelty offences and female genital mutilation https://t.co/32qKaPMGNU 
• Joshua Rozenberg’s predictions for 2019 https://t.co/9foEAyvFCh