7th October - Law News

2842nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Rioters were seen destroying surveillance cameras of businesses and hitting fire sprinklers at a Mass Transit Railway (MTR) station in Hong Kong's Mong Kok district on Saturday, as tensions escalated following the government's new ban on masks.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: According to the Family Court Quarterly Statistics for April to June 2019, published last week, 28,144 divorce petitions were made, a fall of 13%, while financial remedy cases fell 5%. Divorces take longer on average, up five weeks to 33 weeks for decree nisi and up three weeks to 58 weeks for Decree Absolute. Only 41% of care proceedings meet the 26-week target―the average time is 33 weeks. Full story: New Law Journal

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/puiF0OyDTg
• Runner dies after Cardiff Half Marathon 2019, organisers say https://t.co/JUAYfwctq
• Bus driver stabbed in Sheffield city centre https://t.co/ewrzvdjphU
• Murder arrest after three men found dead in Colchester https://t.co/Fr5qRvnvU4
• Trump impeachment: Second whistleblower emerges #US https://t.co/IMujTa21V
• Sahar Tabar #Iranian Instagram addict arrested for blasphemy https://t.co/7J3RoiWG3
• In #Ethiopia, a forgotten refugee in her own land https://t.co/iBaam5cCVW
• Amid crackdown, eviction fears haunt long-term squatters in Rome #Italy https://t.co/5jKieZrNRR
• Why democracy is crumbling in the West https://t.co/hRcemjzSPu
• Kansas City: Gunman on run after four shot dead in bar #US #GunControl https://t.co/2HkUGIPiCE
• The spirit of eugenics is still with us, as immigrants know to their cost https://t.co/OsDKo7AgRO
• An interview with one of Britain's 10 best BAME writers 2019 Eric Ngalle Charles  https://t.co/niQRBK9hOX 
• Britain's 10 best BAME writers 2019 https://t.co/5Me0SVNMYc 
• Witness in Amber Guyger murder case found shot dead in Dallas #US https://t.co/lARdZklw2H 
• In #Iraq, religious ‘pleasure marriages’ are a front for child prostitution https://t.co/WK3xRzMPJg
• Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain reveals she was sexually assaulted aged five https://t.co/a2BLQuBW0p
• Boris Johnson faces ultimatum over Jennifer Arcuri messages https://t.co/Br3B0HqYFO
• How your title deeds could make you liable for repairs to the local church https://t.co/W5EBMRVkUr
• ‘She was not too drunk to decide’: Beckwith denies taking advantage | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Kw8zExjCX1 
• Ewan Ireland: Teen who murdered lawyer Peter Duncan named https://t.co/7AGKd0hNSI
• UCL beats Oxford and Durham ties with Strathclyde in new law school rankings https://t.co/d7pabviaJu
• Top lecture tips for law student freshers https://t.co/qXRspxFEmz
• Fraud barrister disbarred for tax fraud https://t.co/4UIpWWGuKu
• The next big thing: data and privacy law https://t.co/rlYRQagc6a
• Osborne Clarke teams up with Bristol Uni to launch ‘emerging legal tech’ vac scheme https://t.co/lRgF3NB9kr
• Law and tech writing competition sees students vie for £2,000 cash prize https://t.co/df9qyy4yx
• Disciplinary tribunal against Freshfields partner told of ‘drinking culture’ https://t.co/mRKE6mKhCq
• Nothing unusual about hiring newly qualified barrister for Miller case legal team, says government https://t.co/dFDy62K6VQ
• City lawyers need to embrace their inner entrepreneur https://t.co/EscE2Iq1yV
• Former Akin Gump partner struck off over £25,000 in ‘improper expense claims’ https://t.co/qaxFMqFw7G
• KCL Law School launches free course to help young people understand what judges do https://t.co/Mm34oEjCtG 
• Manchester University professor and Freshfields innovation chief to speak at LegalEdCon North https://t.co/2XUFbm2ljM
• Cambridge Uni law student shares his geeky — but ‘mostly useless’ — Supreme Court facts https://t.co/hPMgwnB6k6
• ‘Culture of fear’ prevents female barristers speaking out against bullying and harassment https://t.co/S7Ey3zw78X
• Salford Uni law students to tackle unfair dismissal and divorce disputes with launch of free advice clinic https://t.co/DfeV89I0SQ
• Practice area overview: sustainable energy law, the big issues and how to get into it https://t.co/Q5BbzsvvdE
• London Dechert partner sues corporate investigators over alleged spying operation https://t.co/Ias8EpZZFZ 
• ‘Legal aid as important for economy as hospitals and schools’ https://t.co/M2cP9br7C6 
• How can I demonstrate (fake) I’m a first class student trapped with a second class degree? https://t.co/owj5K7cDRe
• 18-month suspension for solicitor who texted ‘I want to f*ck you’ to newly qualified colleague https://t.co/ylBnnud6Od
• London NQ lawyer pay at Davis Polk reaches £135,000 https://t.co/GPNKorq5Xc
• #SaudiArabia: Unmarried foreign couples can now rent hotel rooms https://t.co/MPycl3QjAR
• #Iraq protests: UN calls for end to 'senseless loss of life' https://t.co/TS4CTizQHh
• UK matches #Zimbabwe landmine fund after Prince Harry tour https://t.co/PqEwioJvV
• Yousef Makki: Joshua Molnar named after judge lifts ban https://t.co/msM3NlQK1k
• #HongKong: Mask ban spurs new mass protest https://t.co/aIaa8o5Tmo

6th October - Law News

2841st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam invoked the use of emergency powers on Friday, allowing the government to ban face masks at protests, in an attempt to further clamp down on pro-democracy rallies that have rocked the city since June. Lam said that the ban will take effect on Saturday, October 5. Reports said that the ban will be effective as early as midnight.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/hWEp8XJp2n
• #Thailand judge shoots himself in court after criticising system https://t.co/W9cHGe3gCb 
• John Dillinger, #US gangster's grave set to be exhumed https://t.co/GJvYi3aHOB
• Black History Month: Bob Marley house honoured with blue plaque https://t.co/i9eJHaeMe1
• We need to talk about the Tories’ antisemitism problem https://t.co/ytSKOs2Dvw
• Redbridge Council leader suspended over 'serious allegation' https://t.co/8FL72bQpFi
• New Met police bid to share crime victims’ data with Home Office https://t.co/356P9wSj8f
• London police arrest activists ahead of Extinction Rebellion protest https://t.co/flly1cpsVZ
• Four homeless men killed in New York city street attacks #US https://t.co/xFJ8Br75e
• #HongKong emergency law 'marks start of authoritarian rule' https://t.co/eylNMaJ0Vl
• Car drives 'at' pedestrians on Aberystwyth seafront https://t.co/LO8qM1M8x0
• In-house lawyers call the shots https://t.co/D3MRm0ikL
• The Scottish government has set the personal injury discount rate https://t.co/b68Ft6zAht
• The Sentencing Council has issued two guidelines that come into force this week https://t.co/Oe39G25XFq
• Pornography law: wholesale review needed https://t.co/wiIdadCFlA
• Confidence in conveyancing despite threat of no-deal Brexit https://t.co/E9RIwsjCe6
• Fewer divorces but longer delays https://t.co/lM230WaJfY
• Unlawful prorogation sparks controversy according to legal academics https://t.co/WRS0HfeMj5
• 29-point plan to tackle digital exclusion and ensure the government’s £1bn court reform programme delivers https://t.co/A3OkZNDWKm
• US diplomat's wife 'claims immunity and leaves UK after fatal road accident' https://t.co/ezbInS5nYi 
• Libra: PayPal first to drop out of Facebook cryptocurrency https://t.co/PvQEKezcn8
• Totnes bus crash: Passengers rescued after double-decker overturns https://t.co/Dl6n79grMM 
• Tafida Raqeeb: 'Law should be revisited', say parents https://t.co/Xy4x2pw2oq
• 'We are hurtling towards a surveillance state’: the rise of facial recognition technology https://t.co/lM9t92feMm
• POC Penny Toler: Los Angeles Sparks boss sacked after 'N-word' speech to players https://t.co/aSNejClEx9
• Australian-UK blogger couple freed from #Iran jail https://t.co/ZoH4a4Qoi7
• Trump-Ukraine inquiry: Democrats demand documents from White House #US https://t.co/wP9wfzUCzw
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/9kkWu0odug
• #Kosovo election: War crimes claims against PM hang over vote https://t.co/IWa7kQrX3K
• #Iraq protests: Death toll soars after four days of protests https://t.co/sQxPHylMXy

5th October - Law News

2840th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Trinamool Congress MP Nusrat Jahan, speaking at the Banega Swasth India 12-Hour Swasthagraha campaign today, said there should be more awareness about health and cleanliness. "She also said it is our responsibility to create a healthy environment for women and children to live in." Banega Swasth India is a 12-hour telethon being aired on NDTV, a campaign for a healthy India with Amitabh Bachchan.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Iranian hackers targeted US 2020 campaign, says Microsoft https://t.co/1wxL8SLNSI 
• Violence grips #HongKong as Lam activates emergency powers https://t.co/PUTmkHnyq2
• #Greek PM: EU states must do more to share burden of hosting refugees https://t.co/gZNklbctJ
• Operation Midland: Met police boss urged to 'consider her position' https://t.co/i5LTSBsn1a
• Supreme court chief's jibe at PM: let's hear it for the girly swots https://t.co/0F7WUFUaxB 
• Margaret Thatcher sent Pinochet finest scotch during former dictator's UK house arrest https://t.co/Tn1R1tEk4a 
• The Ladbroke Grove train crash and Lord Cullen’s life-saving work | Letter https://t.co/nT827TrzJ0
• The carrot approach to persuading #Qatar to improve workers’ rights https://t.co/iuZ5AChHiv 
• Carl Beech: key points from report into Met's handling of claims https://t.co/L6UcGCLUTh 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/F8cxXM52b9
• Former Wales & Liverpool footballer Dean Saunders wins appeal to overturn jail sentence https://t.co/kaNvVEG8u
• Banksy: Card firm rejects 'custody' claim https://t.co/NFhjC8Aitp
• Paris police killings: Investigation handed to anti-terror prosecutor #France https://t.co/EGjdrFQqX
• Murdered Arsenal fan Tashan Daniel: Three held over Hillingdon Tube station killing https://t.co/PBIf4w3TU
• Harry sues Sun and Mirror's owners in phone-hacking claim https://t.co/KrFTjOFaHm
• Woman in swimsuit photo-shamed by potential employer #US https://t.co/ntKsZgGSee
• Former head of global law firm jailed for a month after paying to rig his daughter’s college entrance exam https://t.co/oDuJfyD5s
• Advocate Stephen O’Rourke’s debut novel, The Crown Agent. Published by Sandstone Press https://t.co/GJIvNXK6y
• Workshop to be held on neuroscientific evidence in criminal cases https://t.co/9fUdEC4cKu 
• Ken Scott Bursary awarded to Dundee law student Gemma Ambrosini https://t.co/6CavzW18Pl 
• Arbroath Courthouse to open its doors next week https://t.co/xmyrBvHw4R
• Law Society of Scotland: Education is essential next step for new smacking ban https://t.co/QXq6xX0Kx6
• Policing committee launches inquiry into facial recognition technology https://t.co/Ej6gwUMLDY
• Over 10,000 Irish passport applications from the UK every month https://t.co/6KaD9LBYsV 
• Majority of Scots want tougher control on fireworks https://t.co/FV4lAhj115
• MSPs back bill proposing major reform of business rates https://t.co/g4eQ7i8JNh
• Political interference with judiciary condemned by former judges https://t.co/iyHQBaZgC5
• Landlord wins legal action for removal of tenant Amazon from commercial property https://t.co/ZrSJ82dmIG
• Why are female cyclists targeted by aggressive drivers for abuse? https://t.co/BVjZz1q8kP
• I’ve seen the child slavery of county lines up close. £20m won’t stop it https://t.co/HMhGBDvdG1
• We are so white: Does Extinction Rebellion have a race problem? https://t.co/BWZyfn8EDu 
• Facebook exempts political ads from ban on making false claims https://t.co/k6kIp7u62
• National Lottery conman jailed for £2.5m fake ticket fraud https://t.co/IbVeIQX6k3
• Religious discrimination bill could protect workplace bullies, critics warn https://t.co/NZfCL5tNYe
• I reported my friend for raping me. It was no surprise when the case was dropped | Anonymous https://t.co/26FtAq33Y
• Parents of disabled child will not face new legal challenge https://t.co/yl8Mv4iYK
• Baby dies in UK prison after inmate 'gives birth alone in cell' https://t.co/BMiwMGvi1
• Human trafficker was at meeting in Italy to discuss Libya migration https://t.co/aJYC2RRjMS 
• 'Ten years with my insurer meant a £2,000 hike' https://t.co/tnCCIS7Jgm 
• Green Party leader calls for Home Office and immigration detention to be abolished https://t.co/HBz1i81wp6 
• Boris Johnson breaks promise on Brexit: he will send extension letter - court document https://t.co/dIRcOHD
• Met police admits it did not log face matches at King's Cross https://t.co/3aKeo25fZr 
• Paris police attacker had suffered 'psychotic fit', says wife #France https://t.co/asUdWR4DrR 
• Caerphilly council chief to appeal sacking after £4m pay saga https://t.co/lQ6ueSYpLm
• Court to consider if Boris Johnson can be jailed over no-deal https://t.co/JBBCVQqb2b
• Robert De Niro sued by ex-aide for apparent 'bullying and discrimination' https://t.co/E9pi3Mm0JI
• #HongKong: Anger as face masks banned after months of protests https://t.co/wtdY2tobKe
• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, jailed in Iran, to send daughter home to UK https://t.co/yosOddZ
• The Hundred: Cricket tournament criticised over junkfood deal https://t.co/Vqg4IjSbl
• Insurance: Millions of loyal customers 'overpay on car and home cover' https://t.co/tnCCIS7Jgm
• Trump-Ukraine: Texts show envoy's alarm over plans #US https://t.co/jrnto4eaY
• Carl Beech: Police searches 'unlawful' in 'VIP abuse' case https://t.co/ZqJB7Z5AB
• Tekashi 6ix9ine: Two men convicted after rapper's testimony https://t.co/1OYQfbSaM
• University students 'cheated' by rise in unfinished housing https://t.co/n11sQ5eKxG
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/IgO41W5Bgm
• Cost of legal aid “dwarfed by benefits” | Legal Futures https://t.co/ti6NDrH8G0
• Barrister sanctioned for “seriously offensive” tweet | Legal Futures https://t.co/AsiaYFRtXH 
• Male solicitor suspended for groping and sexting colleague | Legal Futures https://t.co/82yApH4yS2

4th October - Law News

2839th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  CNN legal analyst Elie Honig says newly revealed text messages between US diplomats and Ukrainian officials provide evidence that President Trump was pushing investigations to help his political campaign.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: The UK Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has launched a consultation on its proposed Corporate Strategy 2020-2023, with a focus on high professional standards and supporting innovation through technology.. Full story: The Global Legal Post

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/xfxThRKbtE
• Las Vegas shooting victims reach $735m settlement from MGM Resorts #US https://t.co/6D2RgNmR1G
• Stella Creasy: UK's first 'locum MP' to cover maternity leave https://t.co/hef3OACyZ9
• Google faces winged-monkey privacy protest https://t.co/GZSPlyWK2F
• 'I blamed myself': Person A describes feelings after alleged Freshfields incidents https://t.co/uSjv3TGKA8
• Unique IDs proposed for court users https://t.co/ES0Q66mOjP
• Income in freefall and lawyers’ pay withheld - Cubism collapse detailed in full https://t.co/Ax7uhkD0FA
• Pension discrimination case dismissed on all grounds https://t.co/7WPpbD3vT8
• Stone King reports rising profits and turnover https://t.co/cmq8Eq7UD6
• Jackson: DBA regulation could be on the brink of change https://t.co/sLZz8ZriJp
• SRA prepares for more active role in tech regulation https://t.co/OlaYJ9hBT
• Small firms do not lack business skills https://t.co/Wwf83rcCRp
• Badger baiters jailed after BBC undercover investigation https://t.co/BaQcR7JrTk
• Man claiming he was encouraged to try homosexuality by iPhone app launches a lawsuit against Apple for “moral suffering' https://t.co/WmbqrfKYmk 
• Crime and justice events at Dundee festival this month https://t.co/GZPTZtlok
• In pictures… Breaking down Brexit at Brooklyn Law School https://t.co/4Pso99rTSG 
• Media coverage of female athletes will increase girls’ interest in sport, claim advisers https://t.co/wENmO06Uia
• Free event to develop mental health awareness among lawyers https://t.co/dhNv6aUdSX
• Scottish Land Commission launches £1,000 student award https://t.co/Zt0WsBHgsJ 
• Record number of calls received anonymously by charity Crimestoppers https://t.co/AzZfeldCO
• Northern Ireland High Court: Abortion law incompatible with ECHR https://t.co/h23V5Iad9c
• CJEU: EU law does not prevent member states from ordering removal of illegal comments https://t.co/Fx6bOjWJOX
• Disabled man jailed for child ‘grooming’ offences wins appeal against ‘inappropriate and excessive’ custodial sentence https://t.co/Z5RX3V6Gv
• Extinction Rebellion 'lose control of fake blood hose' https://t.co/Rp74LCllXf
• Abortion: NI law 'breaches human rights' https://t.co/AUUDgwIfKP
• UK economy facing 'heightened risk of recession' due to brexit https://t.co/bDgVYcqz5E
• Facebook can be ordered to remove posts worldwide after landmark EU court ruling https://t.co/L93DDt0dv7
• Defeat for women in state pension age challenge https://t.co/cApx7OByTi
• Paris police attack: 'Four killed' by knife-wielding man #France https://t.co/cWr5GkCPTd
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/W0LVvoH5xs
• Trump impeachment: President lashes out at Democrats over inquiry #US https://t.co/4XvRWOdHnI
• Sex education: Right to remove pupils from class set to end https://t.co/3y4qBesgcg 
• Zebra shot dead after causing accident on #German autobahn https://t.co/LRaKAmVXoB
• Imprisoned former cop Amber Guyger: Botham Jean's brother hugs killer in court #US https://t.co/Y0igfkahM
• Priti Patel to order third review of police handling of Carl Beech https://t.co/cUWob4NDS
• Getting medieval: impeachment's roots go back to 14th-century England https://t.co/swVsfkVfP0
• High court due to rule on women's pension age case https://t.co/i8PZfC9iSo
• New clients put trust factors “way ahead of price” | Legal Futures https://t.co/kIfRfsdRZr
• HMCTS “must collect user data” to ensure digital courts work | Legal Futures https://t.co/lIHsHIR630
• New-model ABS brought down by cash-flow crisis | Legal Futures https://t.co/6tXWIUyY9E
• LeO wants to publish complaints decisions in full | Legal Futures https://t.co/MZs7V5Yd5m

3rd October - Law News

2838th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  In the desert community of Wiluna, a remote town in Western Australia, jobs are hard to come by. When the local TAFE withdrew from the town it left behind an empty multi-million dollar building, and the community has turned that setback into an opportunity.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Inappropriate behaviour by male barristers in robing rooms and at Bar messes “still abounds”, the Association of Women Barristers (AWB) has said. The AWB said it included “comments being made by male barristers about the appearance of female barristers and discussing which female barristers they ‘wanted to shag’”. Full story: Legal Futures

• Home Office in U-turn over NHS doctor facing deportation https://t.co/Y4WquSc7e8
• #US to impose $7.5bn of tariffs on EU over Airbus subsidies https://t.co/qZ1DtDMssR 
• Conservatives to look into bullying claims after activist dies https://t.co/9xgVedU1U5
• Trump administration to expand DNA collection at border and give data to FBI #US https://t.co/rxEhNZuANS 
• Mental health trusts spent £4m on representation at inquests https://t.co/QBtoJoDWm3
• UK bars sign post-Brexit deal with Belgium https://t.co/ipGZmHofxp
• Dechert partner sues investigators for snooping https://t.co/6qqvQDwik1
• Law Council of Wales mooted by government taskforce https://t.co/ShefmytlO7
• 'Person A' quizzed on 'notorious private members' club' https://t.co/wPQNziQ0n4
• HMCTS strikes £16m deal with tech company https://t.co/VdYZxwL1q1 
• Barristers demand self-reporting waiver for harassment cases https://t.co/jjxk41vnqR 
• University of Law defies Hong Kong unrest with campus opening https://t.co/jz6z4dceWj
• Ex-partner pays firm £24,000 after admitting expenses dishonesty https://t.co/8TfZdNwaXN 
• Justice matters off the radar at Tory conference https://t.co/DlOveE8DZX
• Indian prince's descendants can claim fortune from NatWest after 70 years https://t.co/KHFFyw5MQO
• Files on top IRA agent prepared for PPS https://t.co/9uz59ofjPL 
• W. James Smith raises vital funds for poverty relief project https://t.co/fHcfiKFybT
• Anderson Strathern in global first with World’s Big Sleep Out https://t.co/BlXDO1KCIG
• Law fair initiative showcases high street opportunities https://t.co/3FBcjY7QgN
• Dentons to defend RBS in alleged fraud case https://t.co/RTyEEQ0kXk
• Council collaboration to accelerate economic growth in the Borders https://t.co/ZImCSlLLoV 
• Email with automatic signature ruled to be legally binding contract https://t.co/WPxgGtFI3O 
• New solicitors join Lindsays https://t.co/u2dphzoHnF 
• Promotions and appointments at Stuart & Stuart Solicitors https://t.co/T5tDpNeAIA
• Prosecutor accused of sending ‘racially aggravated’ messages to go on trial this month https://t.co/4bh6hqkhUS 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/bcFC5AtZc4
• NHS doctor faces deportation over visa application error https://t.co/h4DbbC5dXw 
• Why is Meghan suing the Mail on Sunday? https://t.co/iDYelc9M6g
• The Tories' tough talk on crime is shameless and cynical | The Secret Barrister https://t.co/C9JGv0ZObA
• 250 year old Maori shootings: Britain regrets killings by Endeavour crew #NewZealand https://t.co/huha99ah3L
• Why do prisoners only serve half their sentence? https://t.co/tN3OpwiUjJ 
• Theresa May says Domestic Abuse Bill 'once-in-a-generation opportunity' https://t.co/FmrGJzlb8
• Female high flyers start #MeToo-style pay campaign https://t.co/FOzcYWWOVJ
• UK and Belgian bars sign up to post-Brexit cooperation | Legal Futures https://t.co/6X8PVhCa2k
• Shelter Scotland launches legal action against council over rights of homeless | Legal Futures https://t.co/BeWXaqkAZL
• Domestic abuser fails in appeal against four-year custodial sentence but has extension period quashed https://t.co/FWgGFrHR4z
• Aspiring barristers “not told reality of obstacles facing them” | Legal Futures https://t.co/PYTHLbVJOV
• Autumn sees usual rush of law firm M&A | Legal Futures https://t.co/WyFFGjkUIv
• US firm partner struck off for £25k of bogus expenses claims | Legal Futures https://t.co/3Ma7IPiuwm
• The Ten Legal Software Commandments | Legal Futures https://t.co/ur8Mgs0NuF 
• Royal Shakespeare Company ends BP partnership after student protest https://t.co/2pxMKT7pgJ
• Meghan and Harry's tour ends as unpatriotic Mail on Sunday vows to defend itself in court https://t.co/sB35FbFBUP 
• Boris Johnson's Brexit plans to include customs checks on island of Ireland https://t.co/0J0xIxH6CT
• Glasgow council facing court action over lack of housing for homeless people https://t.co/CUjJ3IqomD 
• Meghan sues Mail on Sunday as Prince Harry launches attack on tabloid press https://t.co/e9LCrpKo95 
• Homeless deaths rose by a record 22% last year, says ONS report https://t.co/vl3bF2uZcs
• Footballer Bernardo Silva: Man City forward charged by FA over Benjamin Mendy tweet https://t.co/rQoOiEO9L4
• Ofsted: 1,010 'outstanding' schools not inspected for a decade https://t.co/DO3XHtSCBC
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/qwVfGwYGW
• Donald Trump 'suggested shooting migrants in the legs' #US https://t.co/Nfk0ekobXw
• Tate Modern balcony push suspect named as Jonty Bravery https://t.co/BitWgpBcca
• James Johnson: 'My struggles as an intersex footballer' https://t.co/qvtFmOMTs9 
• Amber Guyger: #US ex-cop who killed neighbour found guilty https://t.co/IlaRcKgDnd 
• Kangaroo killings: #Australian charged with driving car into 20 animals https://t.co/nfRROlQ0P8 
• #SouthKorea: woman reportedly kills herself after being secretly filmed by doctor https://t.co/J4ZtgCNAci 
• Action needed to tackle domestic abuse of over-60s, says Age UK https://t.co/IUHeaQ6bkW 
• Revealed: Jennifer Arcuri got visa from scheme run by former Johnson official https://t.co/brva4gwQ7v 
• Burger King milkshake tweet 'encouraged' anti-social conduct https://t.co/sNMaWLSk24
• 'Request an ATM' service to be launched https://t.co/ivCWrP9aaz 
• SRA “wrong” to sanction solicitor for nanny discrimination | Legal Futures https://t.co/xdq4gRF3Yj 
• SRA could tell law firms to pay for trainees’ SQE skills tests | Legal Futures https://t.co/wkQySxVcLa
• Bad behaviour by male barristers “still abounds” | Legal Futures https://t.co/G957Liddxn
• Prosecutors slam 'fictional' testimony of man accused of abusing wife after Taliban ordeal #Canada https://t.co/BMZpVo27e
• UK democracy at a low point, bishop tells judges https://t.co/ApYYNlNDEa 
• Conservative conference fringe meeting was no ‘Muslim-bashing fest’ | Letter from Peter Tatchell https://t.co/SVlaWfppny
• Anti-Brexiters in legal bid to force Boris Johnson to ask EU for delay https://t.co/i3SdnBCXXW
• Amal Clooney: give UN power to investigate journalist deaths https://t.co/DlyegESXPz
• Virginia teacher sues after being fired for refusing to call trans student 'he' #US https://t.co/8oFtRQtZG
• Banksy launches homewares shop in dispute over trademark https://t.co/hMwrZNJnOP
• Silence or death: Turner finalist Lawrence Abu Hamdan on recreating a horrific Syrian jail https://t.co/8bR1DRwUO4
• Tories reveal themselves as party of lawlessness and disorder https://t.co/o4GjfepstV
• Watchdog bans Burger King tweet about 'milkshaking' Nigel Farage https://t.co/xnhRU8p2f0 
• 'We have made history': #Mexico's Oaxaca state decriminalises abortion https://t.co/BEroPlDGrJ

2nd October - Law News

2837th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, has said he takes "full responsibility" for the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, calling it a "mistake" but denying that he ordered the killing. Jamal Khashoggi disappeared exactly a year ago after he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. We have been speaking to the fiancee he was about to marry and a warning: this report contains disburbing details about his gruesome murder.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: The Ministry of Justice has incurred the wrath of a charity behind a substantial database of case law accessed by solicitors free of charge, it emerged. BAILII has a contract with the Ministry of Justice to provide free access to case law to the public. This week, it tweeted a letter that the ministry sent to someone in France this month who asked to reuse some of the judgments published on BAILII's website under the Open Government Licence. Full story: The Law Society Gazette

• Freshfields partner groped 'exceptionally drunk' colleague, tribunal hears https://t.co/cIg2IflSq9 
• 'Matter of time': lawyers optimistic about enforcing foreign judgments https://t.co/wIUbOrGSur
• Judges go online to explain their modern mission https://t.co/RbgeIMJ92y
• Barrister convicted of tax evasion disbarred https://t.co/KEo9TXLFDU 
• Tories to ditch plans to scrap shorter prison sentences https://t.co/Q7dIgjC4xD
• People who don’t know their knees from their thighs https://t.co/oZrqMKwe4b
• #Dubai princess Sheikha Latifa 'preferred to be shot than go back home' https://t.co/DskDGNld9v
• Jack Charles: 'I'd rob to collect rent for stolen Aboriginal land' #Austria https://t.co/B40KObpKbj
• Karachi submarine case: Balladur faces trial in #France https://t.co/ylAM7wD0fW
• Georgia abortion ban: Federal judge temporarily blocks Bill #US https://t.co/vjbk2k35VN
• Harvard University cleared of racial bias in admissions process #US https://t.co/RgqdqsG4E9
• Bake Off Rav: Homophobic letter from Sikh used my faith to 'tear me down' https://t.co/6GNYtEQ0dW
• The imam who died fighting racism in #SouthAfrica https://t.co/WCOXlCb3Z3
• Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Tory MP kicked out of conference after clash https://t.co/M6D0AgG9Dh
• Man stabbed to death in front of his children in Greenock flat https://t.co/tE6sHTWz7q 
• China anniversary: #HongKong protester shot by live round https://t.co/Gtz0g9iuy6
• Meghan sues Mail on Sunday over private letter https://t.co/aE0bGxcng5
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/8UXgnEoar1
• 'Sadfishing' social media warning from school heads https://t.co/9J7HwU3U7d
• EU brings in 'right to repair' rules for appliances, which brexit Britain would miss https://t.co/do2xmYP4Ok
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/mQ3tvIKRvZ
• Tributes paid after BBC News journalist Hanna Yusuf dies aged 27 https://t.co/cvOGOatMk
• Trump asked Australian PM to help investigate Russia inquiry #US https://t.co/l9zFIGJl3Q
• Alberto Salazar: Mo Farah's former coach banned from athletics for four years after doping violations https://t.co/8mP1UkBlR7
• Lawyers for former Taliban hostage say he’s ‘not easy to like’ but didn’t abuse wife https://t.co/uyc8P7CvEE
• Conservatives to scrap automatic early release of some prisoners https://t.co/cVM1y3MNPM

1st October - Law News

2836th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Vietnam is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change. It’s already having a huge impact on the lives of those in the Mekong Delta, the agricultural heartland of the country and home to 20% of the country’s population. Ashley John-Baptiste went to meet the families living on the frontlines of climate change.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Religious discrimination bill may breach constitution by allowing doctors to refuse treatment. Coalition’s proposal criticised for giving more weight to the beliefs of religious people. Full story: Guardian Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/KNYUK98Hu9
• #French MPs approve IVF draft law for single women and lesbians https://t.co/I72yiaGnIy
• My legal life: Naga Kandiah, MTC & Co Solicitors https://t.co/ZClRYfxJZ1
• Lawyer in the news: Amy Harvey, Banks Kelly https://t.co/QyfWw4gWfK
• Freshfields misconduct case adjourned https://t.co/YkdKDsPwOF
• ‘Judges aren’t shrinking violets’ - solicitor general OK with criticism https://t.co/ouQcPrZuEG 
• FTSE 100 companies face fewer legal disputes https://t.co/GulksnfKd4 
• A&O reports widening gender pay gap https://t.co/mUleGKgl8z
• 'Novel and peculiar': Johnson's verdict on prorogation ruling https://t.co/sKaWgjTPVS 
• City firms ‘bribing’ NQs to tolerate ‘broken culture’ https://t.co/Nx4VjDDUC5
• Zero interest: capped costs pilot flops https://t.co/I8zAN34uF1
• England: Eight developers given £50,000 each to develop legal apps https://t.co/pfNnTa7tO0 
• Niall McCluskey to complete New Year’s Day triathlon for charity https://t.co/fZW6uzZY3m 
• Asylum seekers facing eviction given temporary reprieve https://t.co/ee9WygLGM1
• Dog control laws to be reviewed amid worries over careless owners https://t.co/duwQ5TgNpl 
• Shepherd and Wedderburn announces six associate promotions https://t.co/BDPSdwmlSH
• Kenny Henderson joins CMS https://t.co/jBm7MxeFcE
• Katharine Hardie made chair of Pinsent Masons in Scotland and Northern Ireland https://t.co/WokEQ5Ebc
• Northern Ireland Court of Appeal: Three challenges to Brexit strategy dismissed https://t.co/8NFZidKwcC 
• Digital evidence plans aim to streamline justice https://t.co/6qEOFIRP6s
• Sheriff questions why Crown sought prosecution of doctor who hit boy https://t.co/gayjqPtwHb 
• Contractor’s £25m ‘unlawful state aid’ claim against Scottish government dismissed https://t.co/0gCOI53lTr
• BBC reverses decision on Naga Munchetty complaint https://t.co/cx2BFj0UeO
• Judge rejects appeal for anonymity by secretly filmed strip-club dancers https://t.co/tFCqC3tWeM
• Pru staff offered spa prizes in pension sale incentives https://t.co/uSyN7LuGe
• Wonga's legacy of nearly 400,000 mis-sold loans https://t.co/zeOnBI0Vt8
• #Germany puts neo-Nazi 'terror cell' on trial in Dresden https://t.co/zw1oV5OWiv
• VW rejects judge's plea to settle #German diesel case https://t.co/7e0wHqmyP2
• Winchester prisoners 'at risk from drugs and self-harm' https://t.co/uqbLyGeGgd
• Ad agency apologises to Stella Creasy over foetus billboard campaign https://t.co/xdKCD5nofU
• Bercow and Westminster parties agree to 'use moderate language', still no apology from humbug Boris Johnson https://t.co/pTq3YpdFNG
• Emiliano Sala: Fifa rules Cardiff must pay first instalment of £5.3m to Nantes https://t.co/YUXdwC7AvT
• Thames Valley Police: Inquiries into low level crime 'need improvement' https://t.co/udyvoJLu3m 
• CCTV shows botched attempts to steal cash machine in Abingdon https://t.co/AXhdGqbjwr 
• Trump impeachment: Whistleblower 'endangered' by Trump criticism #US https://t.co/fIdLXjNZ0h 
• Toddler grave picture shared 'to end knife crime' https://t.co/IJpPg1mUZ3 
• The Guardian view on a public health calamity: science facts need reinforcing | Editorial https://t.co/lknkRjjiZn
• Trump acts as if he is above the law. The law has begun to fight back #US https://t.co/zmN1oUSdHU
• The House must flex its constitutional muscles to get to Trump #US https://t.co/Z3wr361RMP 
• 'There is no protection': case of trans woman fired after coming out could make history #US https://t.co/RIHBlyEef4 
• Religious discrimination bill may breach constitution by allowing doctors to refuse treatment https://t.co/o4Pm0mRYAv
• Home Office failing to erase gay men's unfair convictions, critics say https://t.co/kcuZUs4Twf 
• Thomas Cook refund delay 'ruined my dream holiday' https://t.co/ApNXoVnEJ9 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/m5xZf5GBFZ
• AI legal tech “so powerful it will need regulation” | Legal Futures https://t.co/MFoEbX53n2 
• E-mail footer counted as signature for property contract | Legal Futures https://t.co/jlNB3sIbGv 
• Sharp rise in complaints about Legal Ombudsman’s service | Legal Futures https://t.co/SIlCJUoff
• Forever 21 files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the #US https://t.co/DMhSjCSfaY
• No 10 denies Boris Johnson squeezing the thigh of a female journalist at a private lunch https://t.co/o5tfr801J
• Fugitive on run for 17 years found living in cave by a drone #China https://t.co/qSldRju2Nz 
• The secret tapes of Jamal Khashoggi's murder https://t.co/LbpwXNzHwd
• Thomas Cook refunds to take up to two months https://t.co/ApNXoVnEJ9
• Tributes have poured in for a "trailblazing" Sikh sheriff's deputy in the #US after he was killed on duty https://t.co/6iZzhiEpTu
• Khalifa Sall, Dakar's ex-mayor, pardoned by #Senegal president https://t.co/p2Sve2Tz9Q
• #Greece: Deadly fire triggers riots at Moria refugee camp https://t.co/iynNme7zV5

30th September - Law News

2835th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Pro-EU protesters joined a 'Manchester for Europe' march on Sunday, just as a Conservative party conference was starting in the city under the slogan of 'get Brexit done'.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: The results of Remark’s ‘Air Quality and Wellbeing at Work 2019’ survey suggest that ‘sick building syndrome’—a phenomenon that emerged in the 1990s—is making a comeback. Among more than 1,000 UK office workers surveyed, 86% suffered headaches at work, while 91% experienced tiredness or lethargy. Some 78% reported dry, itchy or watery eyes, 76% suffered a dry throat and 70% had itchy or irritated skin. Only 11% described their sleep quality as good during the working week. Full story: New Law Journal

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2l46jzck2W
• No reason to probe Bidens: former #Ukraine prosecutor https://t.co/xCOjg4bAB
• Health secretary 'looking seriously' at compulsory vaccines for schoolchildren 
• The tide is turning for gun control in the #US https://t.co/z1gv6c3v3k
• Former Wrightbus staff protest over millions in donations to church https://t.co/V3gtOqEzns
• Andrea Leadsom under fire over lack of talks with Thomas Cook https://t.co/XYk3hJzfap 
• #Swiss to auction 25 supercars seized from son of Equatorial Guinea dictator https://t.co/ex3bSOPDO
• #Ireland paid Trump resort €100k to host police protecting him https://t.co/rAA3T0Eix0 
• Boris Johnson fuels speculation he could ignore Brexit delay law https://t.co/ECr7JmTb8a 
• Boris Johnson ‘whipping up riot fears to avoid Brexit extension’ https://t.co/PQ3TdrOBDz
• #Nigerian 'torture house': Kaduna school was 'like hellfire' https://t.co/cy0Bi6jzwE
• Impeachment Battle to Turn for First Time on a President’s Ties to a Foreign Country #US https://t.co/V7kSBw9ozW
• Soweto, Once Unified Against Apartheid, Is Now Divided by Wealth #SouthAfrica https://t.co/WHfPlzKwgv
• The Internet Is Overrun With Images of Child Sexual Abuse. What Went Wrong? https://t.co/YZ6lnUfviJ 
• How a Shadow Foreign Policy in Ukraine Prompted an #US Impeachment Inquiry https://t.co/d55c0csGBg
• Harassment reporting app and legal chatbot for people with learning disabilities among SRA tech challenge finalists… https://t.co/OMT4XktAQC
• Children’s book starring Lady Hale to hit shelves next month https://t.co/34hERLVb3C 
• Challenging the EU Withdrawal Act https://t.co/eYUzJUGbQN
• The 2020 Firms Most List goes live https://t.co/Q73yDZ0zqX
• The life of a first year law student as told by Kim Kardashian GIFs https://t.co/3NAWljmOHO
• Nearly half of lawyers admit to slacking off at work https://t.co/KjLk5Kgd9O
• This calculator will tell you the earning power of your law degree https://t.co/xWQ1RSjP3n
• Inns of Court open applications for big money BPTC scholarships https://t.co/sEI0JmQJkB
• Labour to create 200-strong army of social welfare lawyers with £18 million training fund https://t.co/LBUOXOkLDE
• 13 City law firms make top graduate employer list https://t.co/vxILaeeGsl
• Ex-Pinsent Masons partner appointed dean of Aston Law School https://t.co/7YDf600b6P
• Slaughter and May posts first-ever tweet — 10 years after setting up account https://t.co/6sylmGYhv0
• SQE creators Crispin Passmore and Julie Brannan to speak at LegalEdCon North https://t.co/2fGWZvuILx
• The Apprentice 2019: Former Matrix mini-pupil set to become youngest-ever contestant https://t.co/q4mcfA00c8
• Extension of police stop and search powers — radical or rhetoric? https://t.co/NiQRvcLhyc
• Upskirting ex-government lawyer given community order https://t.co/mGzbkQZn3b 
• Ropes & Gray is unlikely victim of SpongeBob meme https://t.co/0O6rW4iAry
• A legal regulator in #Brazil has hired a homeless cat as a lawyer. Meet Dr Leon the lawyer cat https://t.co/2vEjGQVQxp 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ckiOYUWVxE
• Four teens held after Enfield to Loughton police chase https://t.co/cFIC4eVbH4 
• Jo Cox charity urges MPs to sign up to code of conduct https://t.co/zZ8PVV0c7v