25th April - Law News

2675th 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 Wall Street Journal has obtained audio from a secretly recorded phone call of President Donald Trump's former fixer and lawyer Michael Cohen walking back part of his guilty plea.

 

Focus of the Day Article:
The Ministry of Justice today asked for views on how best to create a lawyer-free system for handling low-level RTA claims. The department issued a consultation, lasting four weeks, for designing a new IT platform to enable unrepresented litigants to progress their own claim. The Civil Liability Act has significantly reduced damages levels for RTA claims and, as of next April, will be enforced along with a new £5,000 small claims limit for soft tissue injuries. This will mean legal costs for any claim within this category will not be recoverable – effectively removing lawyers from the process.

Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Facebook sets aside $3bn for privacy probe and litigation costs https://t.co/8jISjVel1N
• Fixed fees can apply to claim which settled for £42k, court rules | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/yqPaYlpWRY
• Event dedicated to late solicitor after 'fabulous legal career' | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/S0b44ItI9v 
• Conveyancers warned of scam email | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/M7ZPOD4AKH
• It’s about time the government helped the NHS, not the insurance industry | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/EMVnSwYUZx 
• Maybe lawyers need to be forced to be nice? | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ff9USPxiud 
• Solicitor fined by tribunal after second drink-drive conviction | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/cF4yyi3Ij9 
• Solicitors targeted in judicial diversity drive | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/wd5qRLBz8v 
• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Iran offers prisoner swap https://t.co/mU0poBsBYB 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/bAFfGKhV4p
• Asian footballers call out 'systemic racism' in grassroots football https://t.co/pr9eLFAJVQ 
• Huawei row: Ministers call for investigation into leaking https://t.co/OA1Do0s8WD
• Britney Spears responds to #FreeBritney conspiracy: 'All is well' https://t.co/qD4wIzzLVc
• Cyclist's appeal after London thief thwarts sixth round-the-world attempt https://t.co/GMt3aUh8IC
• CLC set to back third-party managed accounts - Legal Futures https://t.co/S3Pk6YIRFa 
• Small firm solicitors "highly stressed but enjoying their jobs" - Legal Futures https://t.co/W1PFGbKVNo
• Solicitor convicted of sending woman abusive Facebook messages - Legal Futures https://t.co/xNriiRfQQY
• PI solicitors who breached referral fee ban tried to blame SRA - Legal Futures https://t.co/uNE2sBwH7c 
• Robert Bragg joined a gang and started carrying a knife when he was 12 https://t.co/V5WuB8vAzV
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/RCsYyaDmQV
• ‘You can’t arrest your way out of record drug-related deaths,’ say police https://t.co/xzalN3dUwp
• Jussie Smollett: Brothers suing actor's lawyers #US https://t.co/c6hMgDgB4Q 
• Tory MP Johnny Mercer's salary funded by failed bond scheme marketing agent https://t.co/95EslcTNij 
• Politician and Barrister Aminul Haque passes away #Bangladesh https://t.co/voFj2gruFT 
• 'Lord of the Manor' tries to halt multi-million-pound development https://t.co/QeWU093Ugn 
• Tributes paid to campaigning lawyer Polly Higgins, who fought for law to 'protect Earth' https://t.co/WQTROlWUGG 
• Lawyer urges Vernon Law Courts to remove ‘lady barristers’ sign #Canada https://t.co/ekEpdddUjN
• Big battle for funds as villagers step up fight to stop greenfield building https://t.co/IiO8W9tL7C 
• Women of Legal Tech: Kim Craig https://t.co/4Fr8PyNLhn 
• #US Supreme Court To Decide Whether It’s Legal To Fire LGBT People https://t.co/yCxvYvwZBO
• #SriLanka attacks: Bomber 'studied in UK and Australia' https://t.co/GPbbzuPy6G 
• Huawei row: UK to let Chinese firm help build 5G network https://t.co/N6T1Wf9AV2 
• Child Maintenance is a legal requirement - and here's how to make your ex pay https://t.co/xBpOpm9Vtu
• Nightmare for House Network vendors as administrators take legal advice #US https://t.co/ESofHalcvt
• Why Do Teachers' Unions Want It to be Legal for Teachers to Have Sex with Their Students? #US https://t.co/bhZrTO1vkw
• Judge reveals secret legal battle in Greg Craig case #US https://t.co/LmTfDnL4mV 
• Human Composting May Soon Be Legal in Washington State #US https://t.co/V3lx78P8km
• Forensic expert to join Brian McConnachie QC at ‘crime café’ on gunshot residue evidence https://t.co/M1iSraBmvT
• SYLA gears up for 2019 AGM at Shepherd and Wedderburn https://t.co/ZxJJVZuEYr 
• Homeowners are being caught out by trust deeds https://t.co/gJqoRVAm15
• Scottish environmentalist lawyer Polly Higgins passed away at the age of 50 https://t.co/t3s1vB1Fjy
• England: CPS faces rebellion from barristers over fees and workload https://t.co/9Eq0nVPm12 
• Inspectors issue first-of-its-kind report on criminal justice social work service in Scottish Borders https://t.co/90ilv7Zwlp 
• Prisons suffering most from delays to major Scottish infrastructure projects https://t.co/JKM16eHyJO
• Faculty reiterates opposition to ‘serious harm’ test for Scottish defamation actions https://t.co/A4gy2TYXU2
• Scots Law 2019 advanced offer ends on Wednesday https://t.co/BUFtswM5q9
• CMS appoints Chris McGarvey as energy partner https://t.co/xy1cBpFbSG
• Shepherd and Wedderburn elects Andrew Blain as managing partner https://t.co/X96696sRKM 
• Police officers in Sheku Bayoh case win legal challenge for medical retirement https://t.co/t5zjTAmZMO 
• 'No right to livestream murder': #NewZealand PM Ardern leads push against online terror content https://t.co/RbcoFT088l
• Sajid Javid urged to act in immigration scandal 'bigger than Windrush' https://t.co/JvutX6jaei 
• #Indian officials travel deep into jungle so lone holy man can vote https://t.co/pHQGkiqXG7 
• Secretive hard-Brexit Facebook campaign got 1m responses https://t.co/Ihh1CKXTOZ 
• #Netherlands 'hosts most child sex abuse images' https://t.co/RGnG6S9JQK 
• Turkish taxi driver's gesture warms #Swedish hearts https://t.co/oNGU8tuRy3 
• For decades thousands of Irish mothers were confined in homes and had their babies taken from them. Will the full t… https://t.co/glP8HnjXdo
• Cathay Pacific has vowed to act after stories emerged of food, drink and other items being stolen from planes https://t.co/9WxCX43cEG
• #Saudi prisoner 'executed and crucified' https://t.co/xFb6m84qgd 
• #Austria Deputy mayor Christian Schilcher resigns over poem https://t.co/NNc6STaFzn 
• Google 'retaliating against harassment protest organisers' https://t.co/GEBteuOoYt 
• We need debate on data-driven policing https://t.co/LznKSkbhrZ
• Landfill ban could see Scottish waste sent to England https://t.co/6SUxgZDVaf 
• United States dilutes UN rape-in-war resolution https://t.co/jeAnyxE8h5

24th April - Law News

2674th 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: 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg addresses crowds at the Extinction Rebellion protest in London.

 

Focus of the Day Article:
The cultures of some law firms and other legal workplaces mean that well-being is “often not a concern” while they chase increased profits, researchers have found. They also said lawyers engaged in emotionally demanding work were experiencing burn-out.

Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Teenage neo-Nazi Michal Szewczuk admits terror offences https://t.co/OY2KHCJA9c
• Firms "putting profit ahead of lawyers' mental health" - Legal Futures https://t.co/ZDeXtLaY6Y
• Solicitor convicted over cannabis farm suspended from practice - Legal Futures https://t.co/uXFEO8fRq1
• Law firm “can recoup outlay” from apprentice who quit early - Legal Futures https://t.co/SohSgodtSO
• UK opts into several EU criminal measures just before Brexit | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Kti4hS8G6z 
• SRA defends omitting sex from 'inclusive' diversity questions | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/xjbsAx2oYj
• Solicitor suspended after cannabis farm found in her home | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/IyN3dTOn7I
• UK quietly signs up to EU criminal justice measures | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/AsoCkxQXip
• University offers ‘top-100 education’ with City firm partnership | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/DHpjUeyaOY 
• 'Brilliant and inspirational' in-house lawyer killed in Sri Lanka blasts | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/SeYL5Z3VVL
• City watchdog cools on 'duty of care' rule for financial services firms | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/JcwzAcB4sZ 
• Criminal barristers prepared to walk out over fees | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/NyTrCGV3Sw 
• 'No case too big': Judge rejects bid to move group action to London | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/enkIWv37PG 
• UKIP's Carl Benjamin not sorry for MP rape comments https://t.co/89IE5JikGz https://t.co/89IE5JikGz 
• This man had to fight for benefits just before he died – when do we start to care? https://t.co/UT7sx1r5FE 
• False expense claim Tory MP Chris Davies fined £1,500 https://t.co/GWytd6V0iV 
• Criminal barristers threaten trial walk-outs in CPS pay row https://t.co/19uBDRTaD6
• The shocking rape trial that galvanised Spain’s feminists – and the far right https://t.co/d1tVSJ5R6Q 
• Two arrested after barristers' clerk stabbed to death https://t.co/pGKsqgo3OD 
• Extinction Rebellion: police warn of Parliament Square arrests https://t.co/sz9q9pZMwR
• Children’s prisons inflict unspeakable damage on inmates. Close them now https://t.co/9sul4NlNVC
• Charities condemn Tory cuts to criminal injuries compensation scheme https://t.co/T4eTyjHOND
• 'We're judged for being black' https://t.co/XSqUmGPGpt
• Police horse Morecambe dies at Blackpool football match https://t.co/mx5OGn6ISS
• Lyra McKee killing: 'New IRA' admits responsibility https://t.co/umpiCUZNXM
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/6stNDiNxxn
• Google Chrome could swerve unnecessary UK porn block law for all users https://t.co/fBi1a20Pfh
• Animal rights groups sue Iowa for a law to prosecute people who get hired at farms in order to work undercover #US https://t.co/IUybpTATQK 
• Law's Emerging Elite: Enterprise Legal Service Providers, Part 3 https://t.co/vPTO1lgUae
• The Law Schools With The Best And Worst First-Time Bar Exam Pass Rates (2018) https://t.co/XxKyI5RBSq
• New Hampshire senator to call on 2020 Democrats to support repeal of voter residency law #US https://t.co/hrJDiFmGLl
• Innovation and collaboration driving legal tech success https://t.co/eFHdoVPwfi 
• Immigrants are being denied #US citizenship for smoking legal pot https://t.co/prEXO8ATKd 
• Fmr. Watergate Legal Counsel on legal standard for impeachment #US https://t.co/Hm3COM5pRd
• #US Supreme Court to hear LGBT workplace discrimination cases https://t.co/KJ7q051hoo 
• Outcry sparked by 'deeply racist' rat poem in #Austria https://t.co/EFts9kxrFM
• Chelsea Manning to remain in jail after appeals court denies bail request #US https://t.co/Mo3DrsKcyp
• Boy must leave mother with 'hateful feelings' for father, judge rules https://t.co/sVmepEu4Uo 
• NHS non-disclosure agreements to end, vows Matt Hancock https://t.co/XIgKABRBSJ
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/B4yRFjIUia

23rd April - Law News

2673rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: About 190 million people in Indonesia will be eligible to cast their votes on 17 April, in what is being called one of the most complicated single-day elections in history. For illiterate communities in remote areas of the vast archipelago it is a daunting task. The BBC travelled to hear the aspirations of Dayak Meratus tribes in remote Borneo ahead of the poll.

 

Focus of the Day Article:
Barristers, solicitors and paralegals urged to join single trade union. Top lawyers including Michael Mansfield say move would help all ranks of the profession.

Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Algeria protests: Police 'detain top businessmen' Abdelaziz Bouteflika https://t.co/b1LzD0vOtz
• #Polish Judas ritual 'anti-Semitic' according to Jewish congress https://t.co/KHYuG64q7L
• Polly Higgins, lawyer who fought for recognition of 'ecocide', dies aged 50 https://t.co/kbeuMGGqKd
• #Brunei defends death by stoning for gay sex in letter to EU https://t.co/IaJkdHUJq6
• Think You’re Discreet Online? Think Again https://t.co/mJzlPX6C70
• Religious Minorities Across Asia Suffer Amid Surge in Sectarian Politics https://t.co/DtJEpL2Jqk
• The Giants at the Heart of the Opioid Crisis https://t.co/39vXd7FBKd
• Marsden Moor fire 'started by barbecue' https://t.co/YtshScuDRJ
• Extinction Rebellion: Climate change protesters at Natural History Museum https://t.co/Ndudwo3g4Z
• Politics and the law: Where do we draw the line? https://t.co/F9Roty99Tq
• Is the UK’s Financial Services sector set for an upswing in complaints, claims and legal action? https://t.co/5wAe1BYO4l
• Litigation funding bring level playing field in accessing justice https://t.co/uzX5j22tra
• Supreme Court rejects Strasbourg Court reasoning on the presumption of innocence https://t.co/0e10hMeAP7
• Social Media Raising the Bar https://t.co/dkYZyLMhX
• Preventing Digital Exclusion from Online Justice https://t.co/XvX26YaPlb
• Improving transparency standards for clients of the Bar https://t.co/nCvvhwrClV
• Tesla says investigating car explosion in Shanghai https://t.co/RYyR8Ki4NC
• Older women exploited by IVF clinics, says fertility watchdog https://t.co/A5ykNBYD47
• Sexual dysfunction cuts risk 'leaving thousands in UK without help' https://t.co/tLFR4uDPMr 
• We must teach tolerance, says Stephen Lawrence's mother https://t.co/LikYTzxGPJ
• Derry bomb hoax: man to face court over suspect device https://t.co/PA2Ced2aLI
• Police clear Extinction Rebellion protesters from Waterloo Bridge https://t.co/LvN3lBhhnO 
• #SriLanka: British woman and her two children feared dead https://t.co/EnMN1Ka6LU
• #SriLanka authorities were warned two weeks before attacks, says minister https://t.co/ifU4gIj0s8 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jlwK3TrRFr
• Campaign to tackle 'botched' cosmetic procedures https://t.co/ajHjDCgeV4
• British woman Faye Mooney killed by kidnappers in Nigeria https://t.co/lpouM2qI4c
• Seriously ill, emaciated man who was denied benefits by DWP dies https://t.co/HY6jjhVbjg 
• The #Australian court ban on reporting George Pell’s trial was bound to fail | Paul Chadwick https://t.co/MnsfSIzRyu
• Papua New Guinea has better court tech than us, says Lord Chief Justice - Legal Cheek https://t.co/0sGiJBPrSk
• Jailed sex assault barrister disbarred - Legal Cheek https://t.co/P1q5hHFnUt
• Bungling court staff insisted judge do jury duty in his own case - Legal Cheek https://t.co/3oECNeCZeK
• I was among the first to sit the SQE pilot - here's what I thought - Legal Cheek https://t.co/CWRugxVGag
• Men need to 'step up and take responsibility’ for tackling profession's gender imbalance problem - Legal Cheek https://t.co/D0xTbuqjy
• Last chance to buy first release tickets for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fGNIuWqkWK
• High Court libel loss for solicitor who claimed £900,000 over Facebook criticism - Legal Cheek https://t.co/kRppUDMmau 
• Arden University appoints ex-BPP chief as vice chancellor - Legal Cheek https://t.co/crPaQcwttZ
• Kim Kardashian proves haters wrong as she ‘aces’ torts exam - Legal Cheek https://t.co/p4oBJWeZb
• Criminal barrister reveals emotional toll of life at the bar in candid tweets - Legal Cheek https://t.co/JgFTRxoHHC 
• Freshfields partner on ‘indefinite leave’ ahead of disciplinary hearing - Legal Cheek https://t.co/jaRxG8j393 
• Big Four told to keep lawyers and accountants apart - Legal Cheek https://t.co/iUMvhE7MFL 
• April Fabb missing: Anniversary appeal leads to calls https://t.co/UPN857jlJy 
• People who do not have access to a bank account pay an extra £485 a year for everyday bills and services https://t.co/ke0B0hTeZQ

22nd April - Law News

2672nd 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.

Wishing a peaceful, just and happy Easter break to all our friends and followers! 

Today's Video Focus: Sri Lankan authorities have taken seven suspects into custody, who they believe may be connected with a series of bombings on Easter Sunday. Three police officers were reportedly killed in the raid. The law enforcement deaths happened when they stormed a safehouse in Dematagoda, an area outside Colombo where the eighth explosion happened, a defense official said. A total of seven people were taken into custody in connection with the bombings.

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/J6PbGV0gAK
• British backpacker jailed in #Thailand for 'picking up phone' returns home https://t.co/sBFCdvcJXG
• Breaking up is hard to do – divorce reforms would make it easier https://t.co/RfP2kgHeJ7
• ‘It’s ruined my life,’ says man who exposed plot to kill MP Rosie Cooper https://t.co/Jq2iAE5G1W
• Extinction Rebellion: Hundreds of officers sent to help Met with protests https://t.co/qwXsfJ9GG
• Ilkley Moor fire: Arrests made over blaze https://t.co/YM2BUFw3So 
• More female teachers report upskirting, says union https://t.co/twYwLAKyQV
• Technology used to trace prison mobiles to exact cells https://t.co/gGv0nDf0XE
• #SriLanka explosions: 137 killed as churches and hotels targeted https://t.co/miPxZzOMp5
• Exchange Chambers to double pupillage intake next year - Legal Cheek https://t.co/HzCLQSFyO4
• Carol Ann Stephens murder: Police still hope to solve 1959 killing https://t.co/pABH8TPLEY 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2MqYjn6kKA
• Extinction Rebellion: Met Police asks for 200 extra officers https://t.co/1hvivwGvxk
• #NorthKorea embassy raid in Madrid: 'US Marine arrested' https://t.co/i9iM3Gy1KK
• When is Easter and why does the date change every year? https://t.co/NuBCFKP1OT
• #India's top judge Ranjan Gogoi accused of sexual harassment https://t.co/npkUseH8An 
• Gaza fishermen: #Israel extending fishing zone is token gesture https://t.co/vNIfbEMPj9
• Lyra McKee killing: 'New breed of terrorism' in Northern Ireland, says PSNI https://t.co/rM3xcQoSHK 
• American founder of #Liberia charity resigns in wake of rape allegations https://t.co/vZmHK1RhCQ
• FBI arrests member of rightwing militia accused of detaining migrants #US https://t.co/uGOysE8Ut
• Extinction Rebellion: protest lawfully or go home, urges Met police chief https://t.co/Brj4h9sQ7m 
• Family's appeal to catch Holyhead crossbow shooters https://t.co/rICwHuTjBv
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/zbZWUTZxro

21st April - Law News

2671st 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.

Wishing a peaceful, just and happy Easter break to all our friends and followers! 

Today's Video Focus: The planet is facing a crisis. Temperatures continue to rise, bringing extreme weather, exacerbating food shortages, and leading to the extinction of some species. Scientists have repeatedly warned that the effects of climate change are becoming irreversible. What will it take for politicians and the public to tackle climate change and implement policies that bring actual solutions? And what role does the world economic structure play in perpetuating the crisis?

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• 'We’ve all done it': Diane Abbott backed after apology for train mojito https://t.co/frI6O0MebC 
• Teachers risk dying in classrooms if illnesses ignored, union told https://t.co/KpxtLUkegB
• Gilets jaunes battle riot police and light fires in Paris over high taxes #France https://t.co/I8R37J1gTH
• Extinction Rebellion protests: police clearing Oxford Circus and Waterloo Bridge https://t.co/Brj4h9sQ7m
• The consumers’ champion chasing Mastercard for £14bn https://t.co/joPFmvJnrv
• UK-born baby of parents with right to remain given six-month tourist stamp https://t.co/52YjJP3WoE
• The wife of a Ku Klux Klan leader in the US state of Missouri has admitted shooting him dead two years ago #US https://t.co/OSjfh3la7N
• Barristers, solicitors and paralegals urged to join single trade union https://t.co/yOneGYP02l 
• Police appeal to prevent illegal raves in west Wales https://t.co/eHpsE2N3d
• #US heiress Clare Bronfman has pleaded guilty to her role in an alleged sex trafficking operation https://t.co/w8umfjCn2T
• Lyra McKee: Two teenage men arrested in connection with journalist's killing https://t.co/VyrFPhK84j
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/vDFp8nVsLd
• Teachers face weekly violence from pupils, says survey https://t.co/iZ9QPzNFS7
• HMRC: Beware of tax rebate text message scams https://t.co/WvFwcU6xaO 
• Hacking 'hero' Marcus Hutchins pleads guilty to US malware charges https://t.co/zHd49xxoBi
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/eEWa4Xm4GR

20th April - Law News

2670th 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.

Wishing a peaceful, just and happy Easter break to all our friends and followers! 

Today's Video Focus: A new report shows how 50 lakh jobs were lost after Indian government's demonetisation and worryingly, how fewer people are out there looking for work. With the government insisting jobs have been created, what's the truth? Have the last five years generated jobs, or destroyed them?

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Naomi Campbell hit by fashion racism in Asian country https://t.co/zOCB2ZTXV3
• Issue of Europe runs like 'fault line through Conservative Party' https://t.co/VTdDHJ6pBN
• #Israel's apartheid is not that different from the one South Africa used to have https://t.co/Rjg2aFlfeO 
• Justice must be done for the victims of the #Ethiopia plane crash https://t.co/vFNsG9hoYb
• #US man could face death penalty over Thailand 'sea home' https://t.co/M9cYFC74Fi 
• #Chinese journalist Kong Linlin faces arrest over 'Tory party conference delegarte slap' claim https://t.co/Q6DOpcqevC
• #India election 2019: The debunked fake news that keeps coming back https://t.co/ByWhtS9nSZ 
• Why #India sees sex on false promise of marriage as rape https://t.co/FhEKZbGCNV 
• Mueller report: Subpoena issued for unredacted version #US https://t.co/LLzycTgpdJ
• #China bans three marathon cheat runners for life https://t.co/60YrxehfOC 
• #Saudi sisters in Georgia: 'We were treated like slaves' https://t.co/vLttbe6gWt
• Iconic Leica Camera #China video sparks backlash over Tiananmen Square image https://t.co/R355u2wQON
• Homeless #Australian man reunited with lost rat pet by police https://t.co/ChZNLXyJlM
• #Turkey arrests suspected UAE spies in Istanbul https://t.co/abLpSn7HF5
• Holyhead crossbow shooting: Man, 74, in critical condition https://t.co/x9lcYOBoft 
• The Mueller report shows that bad guys who play dirty, like Trump, always win #US https://t.co/kbz6btRZWD
• #India voter 'chops off finger' after voting for wrong party https://t.co/WF4GrBvq8q
• Knife crime: Prince Charles calls for end to 'pervasive horror' https://t.co/52ZIW8bbFC 
• Mueller report: Eight things we only just learned #US https://t.co/JjPs3rcKcS 
• Journalist shot dead in Derry during rioting in the city https://t.co/pit9A7qHLm 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/U7WXbq2ZmB
• Huge increase in Public Spaces Protection Order fines https://t.co/BuwM71XmKx
• The Home Office is cruel and incompetent – it is time it was abolished https://t.co/wMx2Y7aVz2
• #Nigeria's top judge Walter Onnoghen to forfeit bank accounts https://t.co/BTcrW8pACY 
• Pet insurance payouts hit record of £785m https://t.co/hdO9Ij0k9d
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2UwOmhnbYj

19th April - Law News

2669th 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.

Wishing a peaceful, just and happy Easter break to all our friends and followers!

Today's Video Focus: As more Australian politicians and media organisations sign up to the Chinese social media mega-app WeChat, questions are being raised about its new place within Australia's democracy. There are concerns politicians using WeChat may have to self-censor their comments, avoiding criticism of China and dodging other topics Beijing finds sensitive. Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten both use WeChat to communicate with Chinese-Australian voters, while several media organisations including the ABC, SBS and The Australian also have accounts. But the news stories posted on WeChat aren't always the same ones making headlines in Australia, and at least one Australian media organisation has had its stories censored by platform moderators.

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• A man who sent "threatening" emails to seven MPs, including two ex-cabinet members, has been jailed for 42 weeks https://t.co/YlFJGAP8uR
• 'Miracle' cat found in sofa at Slough waste centre https://t.co/U6ycwf5rYa
• Sajid Javid calls for 'full force of law' against innocent Extinction Rebellion protesters https://t.co/ohkE5c0rE7
• Professional footballers to boycott social media for 24 hours in racism protest https://t.co/RQhwGVDNLC
• Mueller report: Trump 'tried to get special counsel fired' #US https://t.co/Hca71XEf
• 'I lost consciousness': woman whipped by the Taliban over burqa without veil | Haroon Janjua https://t.co/DLqYQEUlVm
• Age verification won't block porn. But it will block ethical porn | Girl on the Net https://t.co/MY66Le5mJQ
• Facebook teams with rightwing Daily Caller in factchecking program https://t.co/t8AhvAfelL 
• Extinction Rebellion: trio of unfortunates face a month in custody as judge denies bail https://t.co/T8ExAJMS0c
• Default rate on UK credit card debt at highest for two years https://t.co/F1rQT635NV
• Facebook uploaded email contacts of 1.5m users without consent https://t.co/UD0Elq3PLn
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18th April - Law News

2668th 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: People-smuggling across the Channel. Migrants attacking women in dark alleys. All designed to fuel fears about immigration - perhaps the defining issue of the EU referendum. Tonight, this programme reveals disturbing new evidence of fakery - produced for Arron Banks's Leave.EU - and pumped out on social media in the run up to the vote in 2016. And at the heart of it, a secretive security company owned by Mr Banks.

 

Focus of the Day Article:

The chancellor of the High Court has made clear all existing cases must be subject to new disclosure procedures – contradicting the standard reference manual on litigation. In a case dealing with preliminary issues in the ownership dispute UTB LLC v Sheffield United Ltd & Ors, Sir Geoffrey Vos said the White Book, published earlier this year, had made a mistake in stating when procedures apply.
Full story -The Law Society Gazette

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