6th May - Law News

2686th 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: Almost a dozen Palestinians and three Israelis have been killed as well as scores injured on both sides in an ongoing spate of violence that saw hundreds of rockets launched by Gaza militants and massive air strikes by Israel. At least nine Palestinians, including seven civilians and two militants, have died in the Israeli strikes targeting the Gaza Strip since Saturday, the Gaza Health Ministry said, adding that dozens more have been injured. A pregnant woman and her 14-month-old baby were among those killed.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Don't blame Muslims for the crimes of white supremacists #US https://t.co/qXcQVKoZkF
• Pregnant Palestinian woman, baby killed in #Israeli raids on Gaza https://t.co/r0YotO0SX5
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/RPgCShRHQy
• #Ireland's state corporate watchdog begins legal action against the Irish FA after undisclosed loan https://t.co/7O5rHTTh9O 
• LGBTQIA+ protester banned from Anderton Park School demos after council legal threat https://t.co/PF6WStnhal 
• San Diego Jewish Family Trying To Recover Nazi-Looted Painting Faces Legal Setback #US https://t.co/QrhEw6pPq3
• Stagecoach hires two law firms as Grayling is 'deluged' in legal attacks on rail franchising https://t.co/X86T2at2oc 
• Foreign Office ‘failed in duty of care’, claims Briton jailed in #UAE https://t.co/QDhqwQAH3M 
• UK backpacker speaks of her rape and kidnap ordeal in #Australia https://t.co/07XTbhtf7z 
• Leytonstone crash: Murder probe after man, 52, dies https://t.co/V4fEA9c2f3 
• Traffic-free days begin in Edinburgh city centre https://t.co/DZTxmSKgtg
• #Brunei abandons death penalty by stoning for gay sex after... https://t.co/BxjGQZtGk0
• How do we tackle the legal profession’s mental health problem? https://t.co/wHcdnTTvX6 
• Freshfields partner accused of sexual misconduct https://t.co/MePFOrUvSc 
• Top QC who branded unpaid internship ‘plain wrong’ offers aspiring barristers two weeks paid work experience https://t.co/c1ikkgsSRM 
• Slaughter and May reveals first six start-ups to join legal tech hub https://t.co/VAYXbiBmXQ 
• Ex-SRA exec slams ‘irrelevant’ Law Society https://t.co/nKT869SGwN
• Trainees risk ‘exploitation’ under super-exam, junior lawyers warn https://t.co/G1MKsVV4r1 
• Paralegal altered parking ticket with Tipp-Ex in attempt to save £9 https://t.co/K5u3hNv1ML 
• Durham Uni law academic sparks furious Twitter debate after claiming high-profile rape allegation wasn’t necessaril… https://t.co/OdPc5OFifs
• Herbert Smith Freehills sets ‘bold’ 35% gender partnership target https://t.co/Xn7Kw4KaB7 
• The SQE and the challenges ahead https://t.co/XCo1iq2XRW
• ‘Never underestimate Kim Kardashian’, says lawyer helping star realise legal dream https://t.co/vzinKd2obs 
• Whatever happened to the presumption of innocence? https://t.co/mjtSiErVtS
• BARBRI teams up with KCL to offer New York and California bar course https://t.co/6GE9H6NILF 
• Thinking of moving firm upon qualification? Here’s what you need to know https://t.co/NqeCJ6BnQk
• Three more high profile speakers announced for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019 https://t.co/FNeSoOKcP1
• Judges target courtroom jokes at rookie lawyers, struggling lawyers and lawyers they disagree with https://t.co/DcW3zxlNJh
• Squire Patton Boggs raises London NQ pay to £73,000 https://t.co/Nb3zJ2LRsa
• KCL, Queen Mary, Swansea and Liverpool Uni law students triumph at annual pro bono awards https://t.co/l6flFkgwSj 
• SRA reveals allegations against Freshfields partner accused of sexual misconduct https://t.co/7EyIoesujy
• Clifford Chance mulls scrapping billable hour as performance metric https://t.co/8oJT92uHXk 
• Police name teenage girl killed in Wiltshire as Ellie Gould, 17 https://t.co/r22vGXOa6P 
• Emmanuel Macron chauffeur accused of fleeing police #France https://t.co/qq90HJ2cyK
• ‘I’m getting death threats,’ says man who threw milkshake on Tommy Robinson https://t.co/mb7MRzbVkV
• The infected blood inquiry reminds us we need a less painful way to deal with health failings https://t.co/BQbs650rn2 
• Prince Charming is nowhere to be found in our toxic sexual landscape? https://t.co/GZo60vQbWv
• NDAs: UK universities misusing 'gagging orders' described as 'outrage' https://t.co/fSVYxIZgJi
• Tax-dodging puppy farmers targeted in HMRC operation https://t.co/WfAd9ZXsmU
• Scrap 'digital strip search' say police bosses https://t.co/95knzZQmVe 
• False allegations of fabricated illness 'ripped family apart' https://t.co/4rm5EWTMcz 
• Wrongly convicted man who served 30 years faces new rape charge #US https://t.co/hqfTwH10Wt
• How a Lone #Norwegian Trader Shook the World’s Financial System https://t.co/YRH1AL1WhM 
• What Happened to Harper Lee’s Unpublished True Crime Book? https://t.co/mLnnFPAncO 
• Inside Gang Territory in Honduras: ‘Either They Kill Us or We Kill Them.’ https://t.co/YngijOwUkf 
• Facebook Faces a Big Penalty, but Regulators Are Split Over How Big https://t.co/Zd2hMhRLQh 
• Former barrister Victoria Abbott-Fleming has legs amputated because of severe pain https://t.co/T1diuhawHG
• Benjamin Netanyahu Is Fine With Anti-Semites — as Long as They Support #Israel’s Occupation https://t.co/So12AXWLj1
• Careless UK and US liberals keep giving Netanyahu the opportunity to say that any criticism is driven by hatred  https://t.co/9zuZoDmRCO
• The silence on Christian persecution is because of trade, not political correctness https://t.co/cPrkR9HzrJ 
• Leaking or briefing? Inside the world of ministers’ secrets https://t.co/E5IsGA4shW

5th May - Law News

2685th 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: They were out on the streets of Maiduguri, hungry and exposed to the elements seeking temporary shelter before moving to displaced people’s camps. Six years after Shettima Baba-Kura Alkali made room on his property for a group of people fleeing attacks, the refugees still cannot return home. In the Lake Chad region of Nigeria, hundreds of thousands of people have been left displaced by fighting. And a recent increase in attacks by Boko Haram fighters means they may be forced to wait even longer to return home.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #SriLanka attacks: Public urged to surrender swords and knives https://t.co/XrqIFrbDzt 
• Teaching guidance on LGBT relationships too unclear, say heads https://t.co/wIFdOuFmOC 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/n7n7m9tAto
• Don’t seize rape complainants' mobiles, say police bosses https://t.co/aJ5daxL7kQ 
• A Newcastle solicitor's 'disgraceful' conduct leaves a lasting legacy #Australia https://t.co/NU6SZclGS0 
• Police taking “dreadlocks” issue to the Solicitor General #Belize https://t.co/qQudqfVIQH
• Former Birmingham attorney confirmed for federal judgeship #US https://t.co/GsOgPKaAv4 
• Solicitor who withheld passports from former client told to return them https://t.co/7y280Kp6Kx 
• Cwm Taf maternity review: Conservatives call for senior sackings https://t.co/ymg4bKM5dj 
• Inside the UK’s food banks https://t.co/PqIDJ17yKF
• Aberystwyth residents see double yellow lines painted between cars https://t.co/Y8MdqxzfP4 
• Birmingham teen trafficked boy to sell drugs in Llanelli https://t.co/fUZgw61z4t 
• Man who was 16 when he allegedly did gangland errand loses legal challenge https://t.co/rTyX4Zndil 
• FAI facing legal challenge as investigation into their finances continue #Ireland https://t.co/Ycz6x94MWg
• Getting Beyond The Tech in Legal Tech https://t.co/pvQJQOjWmg
• Marital rape is no longer legal in Minnesota with new law #US https://t.co/J8QgTxoQQ9 
• Legal conflicts between Trump and House Democrats escalate #US https://t.co/GafB2HmJqA
• Black people ‘40 times more likely’ to be stopped and searched in UK https://t.co/Y1kR5L8Rw8 
• #Australian Taxi Drivers Sue Uber Over Wages They Say Its Arrival Cost Them https://t.co/r6o9k1M1XA
• #Hungary Added a ‘Slave Law’ to Meet Labor Shortages. It’s Not Working So Well https://t.co/2XuOfqba3f 
• Ohio Congressional Map Is Illegal Gerrymander, Federal Court Rules #US https://t.co/6UBeiMRGdg 
• A suspected serial killer called the 'Hollywood Ripper' is on trial. Ashton Kutcher is a witness #US https://t.co/HRihoXNCrN
• Reporting of evidence in Ana Kriegel murder trial suspended https://t.co/u8UQUtNj4O 
• An accused serial killer is on trial in Los Angeles. Ashton Kutcher might be called to testify #US https://t.co/HPXucIw6Xi 
• Gavin Williamson sacking: police say no criminal offence in Huawei leak https://t.co/nMLDyvSAsc 
• Peterborough banned driver had 51 points on licence https://t.co/oBBaXeKWf9 
• Murder arrest after teenage girl's death in Calne https://t.co/Daxav3cRy2 
• Minister considers 'all options' to boost vaccine uptake https://t.co/TsAcDOcP6v
• Huawei leak not matter for us, police say https://t.co/5lKdXHJcNG 
• Michael Cheika makes appearance at Israel Folau hearing https://t.co/Nx6bgcBfxu 
• Rory Stewart's promotion to DfID is bad news for Britain's prisons https://t.co/8Dqhzix3vf 
• NT judge dismisses application for his own recusal for supposed bias https://t.co/tnp7vrvs0i 
• What does flexible working mean? https://t.co/2pAD0IbQIo
• How south-east Asia helped me find myself as a law student https://t.co/2ssET0j6O0
• Stop, drop and roll: Dealing with final semester stress https://t.co/z8bl3pY3ru
• Bird & Bird appoint Australians into new roles as part of its “largest ever” annual promotion round https://t.co/qyh5me3or3 
• Ashurst global managing partner to take reins for second 4-year term https://t.co/DzGELOZl3P 
• Assange exploited ‘privileged position to flout the law’, UK court finds https://t.co/Nzp5sAV72z 
• Clarity, compliance and other issues with our election donation law https://t.co/teZKPjkyRa 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/yMWlCGKn20
• Justine Damond: #US city of Minneapolis pays family $20m https://t.co/WssySxCvgc 
• 'Trash Girl' Nadia Sparkes moves schools over bullying https://t.co/qEjOl2FGk1 
• #Cyprus president sacks police chief over serial killer investigation https://t.co/CcQVpOVCNc 
• Woman says she was barred from #Italian gym because of veil https://t.co/JG6a4oyRmD 
• UK court ruling to lead to improved facilities for blind voters https://t.co/T1d3z2QH6f 
• Police fined £235,000 over death of man restrained with belt https://t.co/CdS3beJKgm 
• EU recovers £200,000 from rotten Ukip MEPs accused of misusing funds https://t.co/6f5z3Q8bzX 
• Women photobomb Matteo Salvini with same-sex kiss #Italy https://t.co/ytx5vCrent
• #Germany says half of extreme right 'prone to violence' https://t.co/72SPgzlPa6 
• Paris May Day protests: Riot police probed over 'assault' videos #France https://t.co/Dh2EZXf1TU
• Shamima Begum: IS bride ‘would face death penalty in #Bangladesh’ https://t.co/AyKAkug62s 
• Phone-hacking bill 'could reach £1bn' https://t.co/wcpNePkXCe 
• Canning Town freezer bodies: Woman identified as Mihrican Mustafa https://t.co/vPwciv3Byk 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/lyQiQORXjK

4th May - Law News

2684th 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: Rahul Gandhi has admitted that he had misquoted the Supreme Court after its ruling on the Rafale fighter jet deal and said he had done it as "rhetorical flourish in the heat of political campaigning", without having seen, read or analysed the order. But the Congress chief, in an exclusive interview to NDTV today, said, his apology was only to the Supreme Court and that "I am not apologising to the least for saying "Chowkidaar chor hai" or that PM stole money."

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Champagne garden party in aid of cancer research returns to Edinburgh https://t.co/iQN7DxsMPS
• US: Judge rules Confederate statues in Charlottesville protected by law https://t.co/gsLUqbZEyZ 
• Burglar stabbed to death by pensioner was lawfully killed https://t.co/Lxv6LQIKG
• Professional body warns court closures ‘putting justice in danger’ https://t.co/Qcz7ia6Qb
• Four Scottish law schools rank in university guide’s top 10 https://t.co/f5pss0loJ6 
• Implications for hearing loss claims – Goldscheider v Royal Opera House https://t.co/n0Vet6BuSb
• Andrew Tolmie promoted to legal director at Clyde & Co https://t.co/BIEZvEZ9aA
• Promotions and lateral hires at Shoosmiths https://t.co/4ydUMqZ2lL 
• Double partner promotion at Gilson Gray https://t.co/fziWTgxzWR
• SLCC successful in three ‘leave to appeal’ cases in Court of Session https://t.co/BfSU3E22Rm 
• ‘Ruff justice’ appeal rejected as judges confirm destruction of dangerous dog https://t.co/RsrjzWt6BI 
• Highgate hit-and-run: CCTV shows cyclist thrown into air https://t.co/0TWPW4eVOq
• 'Family drugs gang' granny Angela Collingbourne jailed https://t.co/6yN4ATM659 
• Criminal firm goes under - but most jobs rescued https://t.co/JLKvMDBSCU 
• Firms 'too risk averse' to commit own funds to big cases, says CEO https://t.co/gPcUJQKyaf 
• Smart contracts need legal certainty to take off, says Vos https://t.co/iOHPl16vaD
• SRA reveals allegations against Freshfields partner https://t.co/zisyj7bZ0U 
• 'An embarrassment': Dozens of disabled users shut out of crumbling courts https://t.co/ivcNwUHTUw
• Former trainee banned over links to police station client https://t.co/SB22mHdYfj
• Litigation ABS eyes contingency fees https://t.co/CV9rhwZnoc 
• Criminal barristers hand CPS strike ultimatum https://t.co/Y9cwzCZEkv 
• The place and impact of drink in the work and business of the legal sector https://t.co/3c1zfm1Ku8 
• UN calls for Julian Assange's release from UK high-security jail https://t.co/csMJKGseKh 
• HMRC forced to delete five million voice files https://t.co/0YHbhpnY3h 
• Illegal off-road vehicles destroying major archaeological sites in Blaenau Gwent https://t.co/WYPw1v5d2G 
• Why #Myanmar villagers still engage in illegal logging of mangroves https://t.co/bUCYYshQyg
• The emergence of e-conveyancing https://t.co/uGRmVdnrUR
• Conveyancing referral fees https://t.co/bx8hNWwjLK 
• The Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme Is Changing https://t.co/g8pwC4RIjb 
• Voices from the Khmer Rouge Tribunal #Cambodia https://t.co/XjSymoSa0k
• Soldiers and mandarins: The bureaucracy is trying to make armed forces tribunals ineffective #India https://t.co/gfHMPC5lTz
• #Bangladesh Labour court: Over 17000 cases pending in seven tribunals https://t.co/wuw03cP3Ua
• Acting Chief Justice #Nigeria urged to investigate alleged partisanship by tribunal judges https://t.co/I2Vij76VzD 
• #Indian tribunal ruling may force Ericsson to refund £60m to RCom https://t.co/G5bIZ0dtDU 
• Noted jurist Justice Subhashan Reddy passes away #India https://t.co/7xAP38pOfp
• Donald Trump's Muslim Travel Ban: The United States' Political, Legal, and Moral Responsibility https://t.co/qPIRs9TtL4 
• ECJ rules EU and #Canada trade agreement follows EU laws https://t.co/iqEHjKEasY
• 'Awkward' hearing will vet Interior lawyer and the official slated to investigate him #US https://t.co/0ykUbNzU7D
• Top 10 tips on how to become a sports lawyer 2.0 https://t.co/2YxFmpQGXm
• Britons less trusting of social media than other major nations https://t.co/ttRt7U2FNI
• Police ask rape victims to help shape digital evidence consent forms https://t.co/kipXDPRPJX 
• #Vietnamese woman accused of the 2017 killing of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, has been r… https://t.co/Bh1gHtWkON 
• Are non-disclosure agreements out of control? – podcast https://t.co/aJyJetMjU3
• Laws in Tasmania and the Northern Territory that stop sexual abuse survivors speaking out are pathetic #Australia https://t.co/IplbQ7vq0L 
• ACLU challenges bail bonds system after bounty hunters charged with assault https://t.co/JhVoN0kER7
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Bp3oIRcJl1
• £700k fund will target legal tech that directly helps consumers https://t.co/voDXTZJPf7
• Rebuke for solicitor who didn’t realise his client was dead https://t.co/aJRxJQ2Nos 
• LSB rethinks rule stopping rep bodies from “influencing” regulators https://t.co/0VtkXb2jRJ 
• BBC reporter confronts ‘Saoradh’ members over Lyra McKee death https://t.co/Ri8CXItoKL 
• Domestic Workers Are Killed in Cyprus, and Authorities Face a Reckoning https://t.co/T3ljthZQ8Z 
• Bill Barr’s Perverse Theory of Justice #US https://t.co/uDVCt2MRMa 
• Admissions Scandal: When ‘Hard Work’ (Plus $6.5 Million) Helps Get You Into Stanford #US https://t.co/KeFxhkcrLD
• Pelosi Accuses Barr of Law-Breaking as Democrats’ War With Attorney General Boils Over #US https://t.co/vdTi0UtXj7 
• Far-right Tommy Robinson doused in milkshake for second time in two days https://t.co/gFv6ABvVJt 
• Man douses himself with acid in court after being found guilty of fraud https://t.co/AstFLUtq0m
• Team Scotland competes in warm up round of Telders competition ahead of main event at ICJ https://t.co/j9UyHYC51S
• Climate change amendments create zero emissions target by 2045 https://t.co/eYuZ4fnwr4
• Morton Fraser’s More for Lawyers Conference 2019 https://t.co/w9jdmDQ6ya 
• Govan Law Centre to appeal Serco decision https://t.co/jG6MxDyRn
• International Criminal Court judge steps down from ambassadorial position after row https://t.co/OkVJFxNB0x
• Legal action against Clydesdale Bank over tailored business loans commences at English High Court https://t.co/FEOa6uUdHr 
• ASPC: Aberdeen house prices still dropping https://t.co/kFBVXFkY59
• TLT promotes five to associate in Scotland https://t.co/P6Z3Yr57Km
• Brodies unveils six new partners in latest round of appointments and promotions https://t.co/ahh07lqCN4
• Mother wins appeal against conviction for assaulting police officers who ‘unlawfully’ entered home https://t.co/WrF2fRquoK

3rd May - Law News

2683rd 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: Labor's proposed changes to franking credits, tax credits used by some retirees to minimise tax, remain one of the key difference between the two major parties going into this year's election. Labor's changes will strip the right to a tax refund from people who don't pay income tax. But many voters are angry because they say the policy unfairly hits those with self managed super funds while those in industry and retail funds won't be affected.

 

Focus of the Day Article:

Nearly nine out of 10 legal cats prefer cybersecurity. According to a new Canadian survey, nearly nine out of 10 lawyers are aiming to increase their cybersecurity resources.

Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Judge tells transgender lawyer and Catholic journalist involved in an "out of control" Twitter row not to mention ech other  https://t.co/GInpDHjT36 
• Julian Assange and the story of WikiLeaks – podcast https://t.co/AOGhdyWB93
• Facebook bans Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos and other far-right figures https://t.co/mMn91td3Cf 
• More than 600,000 EU citizens apply for UK settled status https://t.co/1ZgCvE56sr
• Pelosi says Barr committed a crime by lying about Mueller report #US https://t.co/CR3g8bp73C 
• Nauru 19 left penniless and exhausted by 'neverending' ordeal, lawyer says #Australia https://t.co/HIfKlq6tRb 
• Bereaved families deserve representation at inquests https://t.co/k65eRlEDXJ
• Is the fitness to practise regime fit for purpose? https://t.co/PtJMpPvBgQ
• IT glitches causing major grant-of-probate delays https://t.co/qCW2corTkk
• DWF swoops for US firm’s Warsaw office https://t.co/cNgcs7dBfv
• CMC censured for misleading online clinical negligence ad https://t.co/YXk8lrR3qX 
• PwC joins lawtech incubator trend as City firm reveals first cohort https://t.co/MsWiWTQ3mq 
• Lawyers billed £8.8m for sale of Network Rail arches https://t.co/JGovegvb93 
• Clifford Chance drops billable hours for new bonus assessment https://t.co/C27GxRSzzE 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/fSrZDycprU
• Hither Green stabbed burglar Henry Vincent lawfully killed https://t.co/4T2P0BXkrk
• Where else in the world have face coverings been banned? https://t.co/mqkUxrTunM 
• Elderly #Australia couple receive meth haul in post https://t.co/blVDdx8Lfo
• #China's Xinjiang citizens monitored with police app, says rights group https://t.co/E7BAY5yOKw
• #Indonesia jails Polish tourist in Papua for treason https://t.co/WWv8XE4VE
• Google to 'auto-delete' web tracking history https://t.co/oe4DQAKaqr 
• Scandinavian hikers murder trial begins in #Morocco https://t.co/7ZwXt3QUX4 
• #US military reports major spike in sex assaults by sex-crazed soldiers https://t.co/LqooIP8ZtD 
• Julian Assange doesn't consent to #US extradition, court hears https://t.co/2edicrEsMC
• Speaker Nancy Pelosi accuses Attorney General Barr of lying to Congress #US https://t.co/5wzCeIah7h 
• I’m a police officer in London. Here’s why we’ve lost control of the streets | Anonymous https://t.co/8GluqgdEcR
• Britons most positive in Europe on benefits of immigration https://t.co/udVXK1Rkyj
• #US begins extradition case against Julian Assange in London https://t.co/Y5HvOPyPVn
• Why we are addicted to conspiracy theories https://t.co/GD5EYaQZnV 
• Child trafficking victim wins £85,000 from UK government over rape attempt https://t.co/9n62zwy3vJ
• Universities urged to close 'degree gap' between black and white students https://t.co/t169WbNVcq
• Catcalling and groping is rife and can be an related to more serious crimes. The law must take it more seriously https://t.co/oIRklHdFth
• Ella Kissi-Debra, new inquest into girl's ' air pollution' death https://t.co/eQbNzOhhNK 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/QrxnaIlC6V
• DWF unveils first acquisition since stock market listing https://t.co/a2LokwcAfg
• Artificial intelligence and the legal industry https://t.co/Ve0dkFjKEK 
• Union questions role of senior judges in court modernisation https://t.co/BAJNEsfY0O 
• Tribunal rejects law firm’s bid to strike out disability claim https://t.co/YuTGkE0U61
• Law firms “willing to draw up NDAs” that breach SRA guidance https://t.co/ZEuTTjwCvw 
• A Broken Skull, a Dubious Paper Trail: #Australian Justice for One Aboriginal Man https://t.co/UnObmQnus1 
• Her Father Was Executed for Murder. She Still Wants to Know if He Did It #US https://t.co/B9ebb7AC7P 
• Barr Defends Handling of Mueller Report Against Withering Rebukes #US https://t.co/1W6yY9Acva
• Farmer sentenced to life after #Irish state's longest murder trial https://t.co/SIVWCSXxne 
• Boy detained for killing academic after hearing voices in his head https://t.co/IsN57zA9Hp 
• Home Office stopped thousands of Britons for immigration checks https://t.co/vvDS5yxvds 
• Nigel Farage’s Brexit party will reap the rewards if those demanding a second referendum at any cost punish Labour https://t.co/1anHBF0ql8 
• Criminals going unpunished because of cuts, says police chief https://t.co/v9D8qKzYsd 
• Cambridge college sacks researcher Noah Carl over links with far right https://t.co/YipFKJpj7M 
• Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt will on Thursday declare the Russian government-owned TV station RT to be a “weapon o… https://t.co/w1fIbWujYI 
• The Guardian view on the Gavin Williamson sacking: a man who leaked ambition | Editorial https://t.co/TRwRZEci7Y 
• 'My LGBT-friendly mosque saved me from being radicalised' https://t.co/ctZcCphda8
• #Cyprus serial killer case exposes abuse of migrant women https://t.co/dYLSTxUVEk
• Charlottesville Confederate statues protected, Virginia judge rules #US https://t.co/s4y2zcUbWj 
• Attorney General Barr defends handling of Mueller report amid furore #US https://t.co/ybnBoGMajg
• Railway arches sale overlooked tenants, says spending watchdog https://t.co/1dBwTWCyNi 
• Twitter and Facebook told they must do more to protect female MPs https://t.co/gdjK1uQuUh 
• Melbourne doctor who called for women to be raped stood down during investigation #Australia https://t.co/4JZBrYAkcu 
• Friends of the Earth to appeal against Heathrow judgment https://t.co/vAnrfS1CdR 
• Urgent review over serial rape suspect freed early from prison https://t.co/EwXl71oyp9 
• Fiona Onasanya: Speeding offence MP ousted under recall rules https://t.co/ZE7EkNtLAY

2nd May - Law News

2682nd 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: Representative Ilhan Omar has only been in Congress a few months, but she is gaining attention from across the political spectrum and has become a target of the president.

 

Focus of the Day Article:

Junior lawyers have warned that aspiring solicitors risk being exploited if they are not paid a minimum salary while completing the work experience element of the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). In a letter to Paul Philip, chief executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the Law Society’s Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) urges the regulator to reinstate a mandatory minimum salary for both trainee solicitors and would-be lawyers undertaking the SQE.

Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson sacked over Huawei leak https://t.co/HRFqauhLBO
• UK Parliament declares climate change emergency https://t.co/ccfo62Xpl0
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/8FefLM4oE1
• US: Insurer’s refusal to pay for cancer patient’s proton therapy ‘immoral and barbaric’ says recusing judge https://t.co/7ek3Eu3W89 
• European Commission presidential frontrunner calls for financial penalties for rule of law violations https://t.co/QAemDErRn5 
• Copyright Directive designed to help creatives https://t.co/9v5PUcXXqL 
• Lib Dems challenge Justice Secretary over police buildings ‘unfit for human habitation’ https://t.co/uPZxzGla20
• Protected status for beavers comes into effect https://t.co/FgHB24iCUx 
• MacRoberts promotes James Keith and Lisa Maguire to partner https://t.co/WjlQ8w9QRy 
• David Flint has joined Inksters in Glasgow after 40 years, latterly as senior partner, at MacRoberts https://t.co/qvdKkD0oRr
• Immigration rules ripe for radical redrafting, says Faculty https://t.co/o4hPIOmfm7 
• Carer’s defamation appeal against newspaper over ‘misleading’ headline dismissed https://t.co/vyVZEysS9i
• Obtaining rape complainants’ mobile phone data is ‘common sense’ https://t.co/okqSw50tKK 
• New study on how counsel needs to pivot for seat at the C-Suite table https://t.co/BV2rDBdVHB
• Employer may not have cake and eat it https://t.co/m3wlF4VmS9
• Linklaters launches lawyers on demand service https://t.co/MXSasgWSY9 
• Nearly nine out of 10 legal cats prefer cybersecurity https://t.co/Zzmd8piouv 
• Legal robotics partnership aims for the next level https://t.co/QjrSUtUJUc
• 'Stop the brain drain': civil service union unveils justice manifesto | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZiFsRgzinW 
• Justice in jeopardy: forensic science 'at breaking point' | Law Gazette https://t.co/12z09go7Si 
• Firm ordered to pay £100k after evidence mistake | Law Gazette https://t.co/8dfmeNEaq5 
• DAC Beachcroft makes up 19 to partner | Law Gazette https://t.co/85OKwOLxRj 
• Gauke moves towards raising judicial retirement age | Law Gazette https://t.co/AblzWNs6NC 
• John Worboys charged with sex offences https://t.co/iZiiYSzYHX 
• Julian Assange: Wikileaks co-founder jailed over bail breach https://t.co/ldmpQudVk2 
• Miss M case: Rape victim who sued attacker condemns bankruptcy move https://t.co/7yODZzy43F 
• Imbecile Scouser pushed in fountain leads to plea from Liverpool FC chief Peter Moore https://t.co/He07hloWbO 
• Man pours acid on himself as judge passes jail sentence at Inner London Crown Court https://t.co/SAgiORO28R 
• Caster Semenya loses Cas appeal over new IAAF testosterone rules https://t.co/AMk4uRGhG6 
• Campaigners have lost a High Court challenge against the government's decision to approve plans for a third runway https://t.co/A5utxFzd9o 
• Leading firm held liable for asbestos case blunder https://t.co/wwSh4AWhZm
• Legal regulators “should develop common standards” for TPMAs https://t.co/burkpinetY
• AI tools “too biased” for sentencing decisions https://t.co/miJksGiEiH 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/0m8e3x4Vqg
• Britain’s countryside is dominated by bullies – as Chris Packham has found https://t.co/w2GdkexxNW
• 'Explosion' in digital evidence has left CPS struggling, says union https://t.co/2pGiNHqXuY 
• The Hepburn judgment signals a shift in cultural attitude to rape. It's sorely needed https://t.co/iY00CIDe3H 
• Beavers given protected status in Scotland https://t.co/LzZcRKdvUp
• #Libya ‘war crimes’ videos shared on social media https://t.co/C4rWJRBOz6
• Have you heard about the #Philippine mayor who banned gossip? https://t.co/PjxyoQlGLq 
• White Tory-voting comedian gets place on BBC diversity group https://t.co/o9gzuZzkDL
• Tavis Spencer-Aitkens: YouTube rappers jailed over stab death https://t.co/KESWcJvCvI 
• Windrush scandal: MPs refer Home Office to equalities watchdog https://t.co/eFxkjkh004
• Police 'less likely to be convicted of domestic abuse' https://t.co/zcA6EjsgxU
• Justine Damond: #US policeman guilty of Australian's murder https://t.co/MhA0z2jH3P
• Big Four accountancy firms consider judicial review to thwart audit industry reform https://t.co/FdXu7eaO8w
• Edinburgh housing market activity ‘highest since credit crunch’ and resisting Brexit pressure https://t.co/GdnnLD5IUh
• TLT teams up with asset management and fact-finding experts to launch interest-only resolution for lenders https://t.co/YbrDzL7TnU
• Number of English and Welsh solicitors applying to join Irish roll remains strong https://t.co/IemEBUeKbM 
• Privately-run prisons cost taxpayers £44 million in 2017/18 https://t.co/IJBOhUCLrn 
• Victims of child abuse secure historic £1 million damages payout from Church of Scotland https://t.co/nshfg9IKsI
• English police access to phones of rape complainants could face same difficulties as Scottish cyber kiosks https://t.co/AU5P2dZ5BG
• Advisory group to consider raising age of criminal responsibility beyond 12 https://t.co/R1iWfdJL3J 
• Client fails in appeal against decision to dismiss complaint against lawyer as ‘time-barred’ https://t.co/bSZLjngJGK
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/N9MU562vSy

1st May - Law News

2681st 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: Chickens, ducks, donkeys and a mini shopping village. Definitely not your usual prison – but HMP Foston Hall in Derbyshire is trying something different to help rehabilitate those serving time. The women’s jail is running a unique project to build and run pop-up shops within the confine, aimed at preparing prisoners mentally to cope with normal life on release, and to gain the right skills to get employment.

 

Focus of the Day Article:

The Law Society receives around £30m each year from the practising certificate and turnover fees paid by each solicitor and regulated legal business. This money is used to fund the trade association activities that the Law Society focuses on. It explains its core focus as supporting its members but perhaps solicitors should be asking if it is really acting in their interests all the time?

Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Drone owners to be charged annual fee under new proposals https://t.co/e4yM96TMGw 
• Productivity and the gains that follow | Law Gazette https://t.co/EbYx6th52r
• Show and tell: journalism's little white lie | Law Gazette https://t.co/IMkuPZzLL
• Clients prefer online contact to speaking with lawyers, research finds | Law Gazette https://t.co/eQS7FNEt5J 
• Profits slip at stockmarket-listed Rosenblatt | Law Gazette https://t.co/3Bd5stWhia 
• Simmons and Gowling WLG on track with diversity push | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZoRRPHeC8F
• Lawyers line up for two-year inquiry into blood transfusion scandal | Law Gazette https://t.co/hopm1vSM3B 
• Social worker reports hit by legal aid pay freeze | Law Gazette https://t.co/iK8tbEVoD0 
• Don't weaken 'tried and tested' competition law, solicitors urge EU | Law Gazette https://t.co/Z6tiMc5dBA
• 'Fresh eyes' no explanation for late amendment, rules High Court | Law Gazette https://t.co/35X3PkKkBF
• Junior lawyers warn of super-exam ‘exploitation’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/FOzHDFUcwe
• Alex Hepburn, mediocre Cricketer jailed for five years for rape of woman https://t.co/qjm4uPBMcY
• Blood inquiry evidence 'harrowing and chilling' https://t.co/E2S5Ni74QW 
• Northern Ireland prison bans book about Irish republicans https://t.co/dQpnEMehbj 
• Airbnb should be regarded as digital service provider, ECJ advised https://t.co/0YGxwMHUqX 
• Asaram's son Narayan Sai gets life imprisonment in rape case #India https://t.co/sq0REsSxaz 
• Prisoners share videos of violence on social media https://t.co/L16F5y81BQ
• Trump sues Deutsche Bank and Capital One over Democrat subpoenas for his personal financial information #US https://t.co/lanarDlxQ
• Gosport hospital deaths: Police launch new inquiry https://t.co/GTlfJbrM0B
• Trans Woman Can Now Be Recognised as a ‘Bride’ Under the Hindu Marriage Act #India https://t.co/idYvOcql8D
• Joseph McCann wanted over double rape and abduction https://t.co/KQHNpW7JLM
• Canning Town murder: Women's bodies in freezer in flat https://t.co/BE2OgedRFM 
• Asking rape victims to hand over mobile phones is a further trial https://t.co/tHBewtNuJ0
• Church of Scotland agrees £1m payout to three abused siblings https://t.co/NnhYGF7aEd
• Anti-social behaviour 'nightmare' ignored, says report https://t.co/M99ZgWKzFa
• Contaminated blood scandal: Inquiry hearings to begin https://t.co/tFb6uzch3o
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/tqW0Q6to6P
• Law firms throw weight behind tech start-ups | Legal Futures https://t.co/zLV5QRHASB
• Insurers “should be already be monitoring” Civil Liability Act savings | Legal Futures https://t.co/N2jm4fVGav 
• Consumers like law firms that publish prices, survey finds | Legal Futures https://t.co/dbqFdZmCVz
• Military Veteran Ronald Clark Griffin, a Lawyer in West Texas Now #US Magistrate https://t.co/oTGltwgwPX 
• Disgraced top lawyer Effi Naveh arrives in court #Israel https://t.co/IUUVnuSn1N
• 53-year-old man has been accused of assaulting a lawyer from Iain Smith and Partners in Galashiels https://t.co/IVE3YZoTfP
• Top rights lawyer Douglas Coltart, four teachers charged for anti-govt plot #NewZealand https://t.co/Qph8JFzTwl 
• Nasrin Sotoudeh, an internationally renowned human rights lawyer jailed in #Iran, was handed maximum sentence https://t.co/tLzPpLuLYi
• Newtown Wasn’t an End for Gun Control. It Was a Beginning #US https://t.co/kTxp5BKQsy 
• ‘No One Feels Safe Here’: Life in Alabama’s Prisons #US https://t.co/u2BBTCx5Vy 
• In California, Home to Many Hate Groups, Officials Struggle to Spot the Next Threat #US https://t.co/z4lTeKSoIB
• For #SriLanka’s Children, the Deepest Scars Are Not Physical https://t.co/U1nmclWO0e
• A Terrorist Tried to Kill Me Because I Am a Jew. I Will Never Back Down. #US https://t.co/UAbd3gktEM 
• Profitable Giants Like Amazon Pay $0 in Corporate Taxes. Some Voters Are Sick of It. #US https://t.co/YvNmgxaxbx 
• Cambridge university to study how it profited from colonial slavery https://t.co/yu7f7fsncw 
• Boeing boss rejects accusations about 737 Max jets that crashed https://t.co/OBwqBwi4J5 
• Emiliano Sala: two arrests after image purporting to show body posted online https://t.co/eu3yQVqBrO
• Rod Rosenstein, Trump's deputy attorney general resigns #US https://t.co/0a3Q3e9JN9
• More than 2,500 prison staff disciplined in five years, MoJ figures show https://t.co/eUmHMI3WXU
• Demanding rape victims hand over their phones is an intrusion too far https://t.co/aFSfhpofdR 
• Why might rape victims refuse to give their phones to police? https://t.co/ByuXojVX3a A
• Why I refused to give police my phone: one rape survivor’s story https://t.co/L0qWctxgrV 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/oAWrRlQBj7

30th April - Law News

2680th 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: Ever since Narendra Modi swept to power in 2014, India has seen a resurgence in right-wing Hindu nationalism. The Indian PM has made it the cornerstone of his ongoing re-election campaign

 

Focus of the Day Article:

Rape cases ‘could fail’ if victims refuse to give police access to phones. Experts split on whether new guidance for crime victims will help or hinder prosecutions.

Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• ‘You’re my married boss, it’s so cliche’: Freshfields partner faces SDT misconduct claim | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/rCppo7JQlL
• Lawyer in the news: Nathan Searle, Partner Hogan Lovells, London | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/w9z4Bmp50c
• My legal life: Natasha Rees | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/GW0ZZlzAUL
• Who will protect Poland's judges if not the EU? | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/iwXlVOjLr
• Magic circle: 29% of new partners are women | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/d3S5hHBRBN
• Open banking data tapped to speed up laundering checks | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/F7v64LQgbN
• News focus: Red alert on housing legal aid | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/dxFAVi1scR
• 'Sexual history not up for grabs': disclosure consent forms challenged | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/koz8BvpoHZ 
• I. Stephanie Boyce elected deputy vice president of Law Society | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/pOjG4QCQUI
• Poland tightens the screw on judiciary | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/dKLk88jm8P
• Slaughters chooses six startups for inaugural legal tech incubator | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/SlHk9QECSd
• ‘Virtual post trays’ in as BLM joins paperless drive | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/obQHrILQug
• Brexit: England and Wales now accounts for one in seven 'Irish' solicitors | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/iO1wSEcdRx
• Firm admits breach of duty - but court throws out £820k negligence claim | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/0omNiK7aET
• HMRC Powers in Discovery Assessment | Seminar 23rd May 2019 https://t.co/HiPYlXANLq 
• Sheriff grants permission for mass exhumation and reinterment in legal first https://t.co/gqCacSgWf3
• Litigation has entered the 21st century https://t.co/lYPSPe8G5p
• Legal challenge to be brought against use of ‘digital consent forms’ in rape investigations https://t.co/8MKFOmLphR
• Herbert Kerrigan QC named honorary president of Aberdeen students’ law reform society https://t.co/cUsJqImouB 
• Plans to incorporate children’s rights convention into Scots law welcomed https://t.co/3dMb8yRTUZ
• Proposal to allow police to apply for stalking protection orders goes to consultation https://t.co/faXWM7sv4
• Law Society recommends £500 pay boost for trainee solicitors https://t.co/vOorCetOVV 
• Law Society calls for ‘wider reform’ following legal aid fee increase https://t.co/q8UPUHSFOR 
• Shepherd and Wedderburn promotes Judith Stephenson and Douglas Sinclair to partner https://t.co/EFPbq9wMU0
• Anger at rape victims being asked to hand phones to police https://t.co/erqNCA2xNv
• #Norway finds 'Russian spy whale' off Arctic coast https://t.co/GMg7roowZH
• Huawei: #US official warns 'no safe level' of involvement with tech giant https://t.co/wrRU6iiNHL 
• CMS names four new Scottish partners in global round of promotions https://t.co/f7GzAgQrhD 
• A sleeping person is not capable of consenting to sex, appeal court rules in rape case https://t.co/pY8JTCCGle
• Morton Fraser appoints Stuart McWilliams and Catriona MacPhail as partners https://t.co/7Puni1WrM1
• Ashdown Forest: Fire breaks out in Winnie the Pooh wood https://t.co/tsRBN38omM
• Sana Muhammad crossbow death: Jury discharged by judge https://t.co/gUJYSCLiuC
• Barry rapists Peter and Avril Griffiths: Case review call https://t.co/KgqRPmI0uR
• #SriLanka attacks: Face coverings banned after Easter bloodshed https://t.co/LFpMKjRwN6 
• CCTV of car issued over T2 Trainspotting actor's murder https://t.co/0rLVAN2Loi
• Police officers face misconduct probe over toilet fingertip loss https://t.co/oz5CbLTVIo 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dVfIspJq1X
• #Cyprus serial killer: Police find another suspected victim https://t.co/kziBAVdgOW 
• #HongKong: Thousands protest against China extradition law https://t.co/31bm2n1Gt5 
• Home Office ‘chaos and incompetence’ leads to unlawful detentions, claim whistleblowers https://t.co/EYutRIsz39
• Two former Bishops of Lincoln failed to act on abuse allegations https://t.co/X3dIp7rEAj
• University of Liverpool 'discriminating' over deadline extensions https://t.co/UQ3wHldFK7 
• Fraudster poses as Jason Statham to steal victim's money https://t.co/5vd6SjO1C5
• What’s the point of the Law Society? - Legal Futures https://t.co/d6vNwe5M0u
• Partner who employed banned solicitor is struck off - Legal Futures https://t.co/wsVWZQcSb2 
• Claim over solicitors' negligence fails to establish loss of chance - Legal Futures https://t.co/xUIpmFwgxO 
• External funder backs litigation firm launch - Legal Futures https://t.co/VuBILuQLLd