8th November - Law News

2873rd 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:  Safiya Khalid just made history as the first Somali woman elected to a position on the city council in Lewiston, Maine. Khalid talks with CNN's Don Lemon about the obstacles, including racist attacks online, that she faced before the election.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: As Saudi Aramco prepares Riyadh IPO, the Kingdom launches database initiative to monitor implementation of international law mechanisms. Full story: The Global Legal Post

• Morrisons data leak claim reaches Supreme Court | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/0gz3Cjnxws
• Changes proposed by the Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/0ri5XRWJCs
• Lump sum damages approved after judge finds lack of earnings evidence | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/PZmUwq207I
• Creditors claim £7.5m from collapsed firm - but stand to recover a fraction | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/F2B5blAIdW 
• Khashoggi barrister among bar pro bono award winners | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/JoY6UgKl00
• We’re not looking to bankrupt Morrisons, claimants tell Supreme Court | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/5fbk1v08bJ 
• Election threatens criminal legal aid review progress | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/PN100rR9Li
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/uVsGaKFafI
• How Scotland's youth justice system puts welfare at its heart https://t.co/GSnJEMwZNV
• #DRC warlord Bosco Ntaganda given 30 years for war crimes by ICC https://t.co/Bqm30uhS5z
• Farage-fronted group of MEPs unfairly treated over funds, court finds https://t.co/aGuR4pAnoI
• Jodie Chesney murder trial: Drug dealer Svenson Ong-a-Kwie found guilty https://t.co/tmf4vv2nuf 
• General election 2019: Swindon 'can't vote' letter criticised https://t.co/j6iJXqu68u
• Nativity play school polling stations row deepens https://t.co/QslRBbbizr 
• Essex lorry deaths: Bodies of victims have all been identified https://t.co/yYk44MMPDy 
• #Italy Holocaust survivor Liliana Segre under guard amid death threats from the far-right https://t.co/fNOHe3wmKg 
• Donegal fiddler avoids jail after agreeing to play at an event for the man he assaulted https://t.co/pmcyGBzNHd
• Edinburgh Tax Network: IR35 Seminars https://t.co/NVBE1eqGy4
• Legislative change has led to workplace deaths https://t.co/N7OfMJwXMr
• Young lawyers’ views on court dress sought https://t.co/ZYJUOsF0ZH
• Specialist accreditation and new appointment for Patience & Buchan https://t.co/qT842cxLe6 
• Eoghainn MacLean returns to practice at Ampersand Advocates https://t.co/yqWuqL6ktW
• Gilson Gray acquires specialist licensing firm Millar Campbell Solicitors https://t.co/CKOmamAZ8m
• Surrogacy ‘must be highly regulated’, says Faculty https://t.co/YGcK1My1TW
• New initiative promises stronger case management in summary courts https://t.co/NeKKo0BKBU
• Vietnamese victim of human trafficking wins permission to appeal refusal of asylum application https://t.co/ahi80Qet09 
• Footballer Dalian Atkinson killing: Police officer charged with murdering footballer https://t.co/0e2x5POe6N
• Bosco Ntaganda sentenced to 30 years for crimes in #DRCongo https://t.co/KDuXJHROWj 
• Alun Cairns row 'shows why women do not report rape' https://t.co/9eyrCCOmzu
• Care home arrests over modern day slavery claims https://t.co/UNppE0JrdM 
• Dozens of sexual misconduct cases head to tribunal | Legal Futures https://t.co/a10LWt1yd7
• Final preparations for the refined SRA Accounts Rules | Legal Futures https://t.co/lX9pV7lBGk
• Communications giant hands over ABS to listed law firm | Legal Futures https://t.co/DSjgJA4yw1
• Top insurer accuses solicitors of breaching referral fee ban | Legal Futures https://t.co/pNw86053AN 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/mhElUPAtZY
• 'Landlords treat us students like we're dumb kids' https://t.co/TScX4TGzW8
• 15 people found in lorry and man arrested near Chippenham https://t.co/vlUilymIhp 
• Care home arrests over modern day slavery claims https://t.co/UNppE0rPPc 
• Grace Millane death: Backpacker and murder accused 'on CCTV' https://t.co/WXcrLZ3PkK
• 'She grabbed my bra': NSW woman says being strip-searched at 15 had a traumatic effect #Australia https://t.co/eqRzL60EMk
• Ex-Twitter employees accused of spying for #Saudi Arabia https://t.co/G80kW9qZzQ 
• Actress Adèle Haenel MeToo moment shocks #French cinema https://t.co/YGgTN3KTiF
• The Guardian view on Amlo and Mexico’s murders: no quick fix | Editorial https://t.co/cAMTI57tbb N
• The Guardian view on academia and autocracies: stand firm | Editorial https://t.co/51Tuy4bqAy

7th November - Law News

2872nd 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 man who ran the Liberal Party's federal election campaign in Victoria has admitted that Chinese language posters used in key seats were designed to mimic official Electoral Commission signs. The posters are the subject of a Federal Court challenge which hopes to void the election results in the Treasurer's seat of Kooyong and Gladys Liu's seat of Chisolm.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Discussions on taking forward proposals for Wales to take full control of its justice system will begin as soon as a new UK government is in place, the Welsh government says. Responding to last month's wide-ranging report by the Commission for Justice in Wales, Mark Drakeford AM, first minister, endorsed what he called the key finding that 'substantial devolution' of the justice system is necessary. 'This central finding is consistent with the longstanding position of the Welsh government – reaffirmed most recently in our paper “Reforming the Union” last month,' Drakeford said. Full story: The Law Society Gazette

• Four judicial members appointed to the Scottish Civil Justice Council https://t.co/dfGwjHybvL
• An opportunity has arisen on the Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association (SYLA) committee for a non-executive member https://t.co/3xk6UNZSqd
• TLT appoints Andrew Webber as new corporate head https://t.co/UR7vKzEmZs 
• Burges Salmon advises BayWa r.e. on corporate PPA with Tesco https://t.co/BtTHnZSQIi
• Kym Samson promoted to director at Duncan and McConnell Solicitors https://t.co/ax2udX7r79
• Sarah Mitchell becomes member of Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners https://t.co/ThjFQgwg1B
• DAC Beachcroft acquires team from BLM Scotland https://t.co/ogjWT68AYQ
• Scots lawyers massively in favour of retaining wigs and gowns https://t.co/Na6uElITsN 
• Judge rejects legal challenge against Lord Lyon’s decision to change wording of barony titles https://t.co/7kxKy0M0eK 
• Under-16s unregulated placements must be 'eliminated' https://t.co/tzffot0SrN 
• Cambridge University academic resigns after Trinity Hall row https://t.co/xzFPzg1RWc 
• Racism row: Lib Dem leader criticised for not suspending activist who said MP’s experience was made up https://t.co/7kXEirQ8yx
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/LQNd0KL0A0
• Sussex lgbt couple falsely accused during vigilante sting https://t.co/gSVYhzHHaF 
• Man admits to trying to rob Arsenal stars Mesut Özil and Sead Kolasinac https://t.co/gcVtJZqnS
• Why was the Met's Extinction Rebellion protest ban unlawful? https://t.co/twJC3EhmK3
• Q&A: rape trials and the legal landscape https://t.co/eIAZCLn7Qd
• Airbnb will verify listings, 11 years after launch https://t.co/kTiCzAhl0K
• Castle Cary armed siege: 'I thought I was going to die', say armed police officers https://t.co/kRsg9JeBuH
• 'Mercy killing' family call for change in assisted dying law https://t.co/kV028kl7lB 
• Rodney Reed: black death row prisoner backed by Rihanna is 'scared' #US https://t.co/Zjhz9TAQWC 
• Wales to ‘take forward’ devolved justice proposals | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/MQL1V1Enml 
• Changes proposed by the Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/es3N1x2b2u
• High Court seeks legal aid clarity in Wimbledon tickets case | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/MNed4KhqZZ
• Three from same firm sanctioned over 'dubious investment' advice | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/aku5MjIKM2 
• Bail reforms which left thousands in legal limbo to be reviewed | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/jF3TrO3o7g
• PI giant targets acquisitions after turning last year’s losses around | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/SFdapMlf9Q 
• Morrisons data leak claim reaches Supreme Court | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/f3OL5LChvv
• Tribunal workload slashed as SRA fails to take up sitting days | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/hyfL2RvOm
• Jacob Rees-Mogg is cleverer than Grenfell Tower residents, says Tory MP https://t.co/kvwdZtoKN9
• Innocent plead guilty – archive, 6 November 1972 https://t.co/UppdVBZIZT 
• Care homes accused of being too quick to call police on children https://t.co/QAo4cX3SX2
• The vulnerable children who go from care home to court https://t.co/n2PwclsTY1 
• Extinction Rebellion protesters may sue Met as ban ruled unlawful https://t.co/3Jl9HDiQlw
• Tory minister Alun Cairns finally resigns out of the humilation of Ross England rape trial 'sabotage' row https://t.co/TmgvMqmRkB
• Pro-Beijing lawmaker stabbed by 'fake supporter' in #HongKong https://t.co/M7g7wkgJkS
• Police concerns over rise of 'paedophile hunters' https://t.co/hLd7Ocjls
• Extinction Rebellion: High Court rules London protest ban instructed by Tory Home Secretary Priti Patel unlawful https://t.co/E47YfbZa87
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/eeKqcvIRr4
• Court reforms may not be completed in time, PAC warns | Legal Futures https://t.co/buJu8R1rf
• Solicitor who forged documents to fool SRA struck off | Legal Futures https://t.co/8cBHS6w6Wv
• CMA ramps up pressure on Bar Standards Board | Legal Futures https://t.co/JCF2gN55pt
• Essex BMW driver wedged bed upright in back of convertible https://t.co/VfDZCK5KnU 
• Universal credit adverts banned as 'misleading' https://t.co/c2FhbxxnGT
• Tory Reading MP candidate Craig Morley criticised over mistaking Scotland over Reading https://t.co/o4dVaTrlQK

6th November - Law News

2871st 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 Hong Kong, pro-democracy protests continued for another weekend, with scores injured in clashes between demonstrators and riot police.  The unrest began in June with mass protests against a bill which would've allowed extradition to mainland China. The demonstrations have now morphed into a broader popular uprising against Beijing's rule. At the vanguard of the protest movement are young activists known as the "Frontliners." The more extreme among them are often blamed for starting the trouble - but Channel 4 News has spent time with three activists, who say they are just responding to police violence against them.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Transferring the ownership of law firms to employee ownership trusts (EOTs) boosts staff loyalty by giving them more security if the firm is sold, the chief executive of the latest firm to create an EOT has said. Peter Doyle, of London employment specialists Doyle Clayton, said the EOT would only approve a sale of the firm if it benefited members, who would all be entitled to a share of the proceeds. Full story: Legal Futures

• Judges in the German capital have been forced to switch back to photocopiers and fax machines https://t.co/ZCloYfS5CD 
• Record month for Scottish Construction Now https://t.co/ZXKnygt8ly
• Faculty proud to support Pro Bono Week https://t.co/WhqtublmIH
• Wigs and gowns – important clothes, or fancy dress? https://t.co/2PAVjxLlY9 
• Bringing women’s state pension age into line with men’s ignores reality https://t.co/EFdNJpHMvm 
• The rocky road of romance at work https://t.co/stMzWOSPxZ
• Is there a place for wigs and robes in Scotland’s courts? https://t.co/gbdNTLXfVj
• Five promotions at Thompsons https://t.co/VHyjwf9thF 
• European arrest warrant issued against Clara Ponsatí https://t.co/ZJghJWt8RG 
• Bus driver wins appeal against dangerous driving conviction after appeal court views CCTV https://t.co/zpWARIBAma 
• Firm employee gave own CV reference through fake email account | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ecWf8QEXG1
• We're not selling applicants' personal data to Amazon, LAA assures | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/1oN3Xc9NYc
• Concerns raised about Calderbank offers being used to assess litigation conduct | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/yUdJ4mhPdu 
• Complaints about judges fall – but sanctions on the rise | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/M9wUgcAgSp
• Pay packets swell at Linklaters as managers split £25m pot | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/HGTsIIv33o
• LCJ expresses regret at funding gaps for fixing court buildings | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/6catsXWlVa 
• Litigation funder names beneficiaries of £1m annual giveaway | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/57SaMu3BD8 
• Merging Coventry firms strive for Midlands expansion | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/c3jx2eusRI 
• MPs criticise ‘over-optimistic’ timescale for £1.2bn court reform | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/EraBtKx97h 
• Money laundering rules keep on coming | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/fpF4B2Yxrj 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/SfUGW8F5yc
• Tory candidate Ross England row: Rape victim wants Conservative minister Alun Cairns to quit https://t.co/zWMKZnc8XM
• IFS: UK's richest people exploiting loophole to cut tax rate https://t.co/3DwgMTiSJI 
• Family of critically ill Windrush victim call for fast-track compensation https://t.co/ANpw7l6WoE 
• Don’t sign pledges on NHS or climate, Tory HQ tells candidates https://t.co/MvuPNusz9F 
• Tory Britain's Food banks: 'I hung around outside, embarrassed to go in' https://t.co/VkrWLGkdI5
• The woman who tracks 450 'dark' Instagram accounts https://t.co/nZCRSFWEOt
• Fact-checked: Conservative trade deal with the US after Brexit to cost the NHS up to £500m a week https://t.co/GCijtxHgV0
• Bristol clean air diesel ban plan approved https://t.co/66bKUhwUNc 
• #Indonesia police officers arrested after UK man kidnapped https://t.co/byEfUXf8Cm 
• Jack and Jill Torquay: Nursery children 'possible sex assault victims' https://t.co/0HznjOCPPR 
• Can my landlord lock my thermostat in a box? https://t.co/fPd7elzaKm
• General election 2019: Tory MP Michael Gove denies holding back Russia interference report https://t.co/plynVQTu2y 
• HMP Cardiff 'bucks trend' on rising violence https://t.co/crMZR22Mtf 
• UK drone pilots have 25 days to register with regulator https://t.co/uZ7qfZQL7
• Ana Kriégel murder: Two teenage boys sentenced https://t.co/ZMiJPz4Ais 
• Tory false promises on housing: None of pledged starter homes built, says watchdog https://t.co/iHYH4rnaU1 
• Grenfell Tower: Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg criticised for 'insulting' comments https://t.co/hjsuXF1SYQ
• Only 6% of Law Firms Protect Their Money Transfers https://t.co/fcr7L7dVLo
• Conveyancing law firms targeted in new multimillion-rand cyber scam #SouthAfrica https://t.co/93Ueqgw0s1
• Delay in hearing Criminal Appeals: Supreme Court appoints Solicitor General Tushar Mehta as as Amicus Curiae #India https://t.co/JmRZR5mG3G 
• Last minute training for Wrexham solicitor Robert Williams to Vietnam & Cambodia for mammoth hospice fundraising https://t.co/TzrSzOl7Z9
• From work experience to fully-fledged solicitor – it's full circle for Nick https://t.co/FeXStqQB82 
• Tributes paid to solicitor Pat Fahy who never lost passion for justice and support for the underdog #Ireland https://t.co/19WnO2hBn8
• With a Laser, Researchers Say They Can Hack Alexa, Google Home or Siri https://t.co/qDVfjz8msl
• Justice Dept. Asks for Identifying Details on Anonymous Op-Ed Author #US https://t.co/fn78FhX6lH
• Nearly 500 Oklahoma Prisoners Freed on a Single Day #US https://t.co/05KGUt7Qzk 
• Trump Serves Notice to Quit Paris Climate Agreement #US https://t.co/7NAxwOGbJV
• Reed Smith looks to “future proof” practice as ABS | Legal Futures https://t.co/9IJDYT7x1A 
• Warning shot for BSB after it axes Legal Choices funding | Legal Futures https://t.co/FwTQzQQJnw
• Listed law firm leads fresh M&A rush | Legal Futures https://t.co/2v9b8J6kZ3
• Law firm EOT “gives staff security against sale” | Legal Futures https://t.co/CwmMLtW2Uk 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/AkRZQ29X5a
• Labour candidate forced to apologise for 'celebrate deaths' post of ultra-right wing war-monger world leaders https://t.co/rP1LrLwTFE
• PM accused of cover-up over report on #Russian meddling in UK politics https://t.co/c0Tk2sgAt9

5th November - Law News

2870th 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:  An investigation has found that more and more young people are going missing, from accommodation provided to support those in care. A Freedom of Information request indicates the number missing from unregulated homes has more than doubled in England and Wales in the past 3 years. It's also been revealed that more than 60 children were found by councils to have been sexually assaulted or exploited once they returned. The Department for Education, who refused to be interviewed, say councils have a duty to provide suitable accommodation.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: It is a sad indictment that our prisons are no longer even “decent”, they struggle to maintain basic standards much less rehabilitate. Full story: Guardian Law

• Controversial change to allow trainees to appear in court comes into effect https://t.co/z64ssmcugd
• Chief Coroner: UK government should review terror measures https://t.co/SwksBae7FQ 
• ‘Future of legal profession in safe hands’ https://t.co/0weokHPb5t 
• Anderson Strathern partners with Amiqus https://t.co/k3vk1eaTBs 
• Stalking charity to be given funding by Scottish government https://t.co/9afUUrru64
• Eric Gilligan joins CMS in Aberdeen https://t.co/Qn5SjCx7fT
• Lynne Stewart made partner at Ledingham Chalmers https://t.co/InywBf1d3q 
• Holyrood urged to block use of facial recognition technology https://t.co/N9phXx0lRW 
• Child guardian wins appeal against family judge’s ruling over ‘unjust’ and ‘wholly unsatisfactory’ handling of case https://t.co/UUXFoo1JR2
• Rape accused’s attempt to question complainer about sado-masochistic sexual past rejected https://t.co/kxBOdP1XPF
• 'Why I want to sue Asda over new employment contract' https://t.co/Rk3ZCgTtDB 
• Tories stand by Gower election candidate over Facebook post wanting the poor to be put down https://t.co/edolXeD1gl
• Care children sexually abused or exploited while missing from homes https://t.co/7YzBH6qWrl 
• General election 2019: No #Russia interference report until after polling day https://t.co/Hzc6Kj27fn 
• Sir Lindsay Hoyle elected Speaker of House of Commons https://t.co/J5mOjNJ0tq
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/YL6xknxrd
• Mothercare UK administration plan threatens 2,500 jobs https://t.co/JVTCA67NyZ 
• Domestic abuse legislation to fall due to election https://t.co/MiT5r7eGqL 
• Questions of supremacy https://t.co/ISw1k9PNil
• Compliance officer conference highlights regulatory burden https://t.co/qENHpz98eW 
• Reed Smith converts to ABS in first for US firm https://t.co/vVfzJhRaVR 
• MoJ awards £2m to promote lawtech https://t.co/2FVnW2tMC2
• KPMG hires ex-Law Society president https://t.co/NznxrylWrr
• Disparity warning as solicitors react to prosecution fee increase https://t.co/fNvAkkBmF3 
• Listed firm announces Birmingham acquisition worth £4.7m https://t.co/j87JQuGqU0 
• Saudi Arabia promises to track rights 'recommendations' https://t.co/DTfVhZmiC6
• My legal life: Amanda Thurston, Specialist family partner at Curwens, Royston https://t.co/ULTE7e3B6F
• Lawyer in the news: Paul Heron, Public Interest Law Centre https://t.co/FvPVGAXIg5
• UK terrorism threat downgraded to 'substantial' https://t.co/BKVnAzweA
• Speaker's election: MPs begin process to pick John Bercow's successor https://t.co/Kudg3qvGu
• Footage leaked of #Israeli officer shooting Palestinian in the back https://t.co/qxr6iHQaTW 
• Share your experiences of youth courts in England and Wales https://t.co/JN5TnYGp9C 
• Court closures lead to fights as gang rivals share waiting rooms https://t.co/QpKjH1TrYa 
• Share of convicted children who are BAME doubles in eight years https://t.co/ZIDNciOx2U 
• Children as young as 10 waiting more than a year for court cases https://t.co/GnO6EJIjNu 
• High court to hear crowdfunded challenge to 'begging fines' https://t.co/a85Rw3yDhb
• Big firms talk up benefits of legal apprenticeships | Legal Futures https://t.co/quMx4cKkx5 
• Unexpected ways in which criminals target law firms | Legal Futures https://t.co/x8w0CyXLwz 
• Lawtech sector given public funding boost | Legal Futures https://t.co/PbLH1YyQn6
• Woman faked email reference to get law firm job | Legal Futures https://t.co/LZ1GZcyJzN 
• MoJ scotches hopes of whiplash shift over children | Legal Futures https://t.co/dr8o8EWeRy
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/sgoTjsuX8D
• This is how Uxbridge could unseat Boris Johnson https://t.co/HRrHSTvF4y
• Call for radical overhaul of online casinos after far-reaching inquiry https://t.co/WPROR7Sra3 
• McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook fired after dating employee https://t.co/eA2asYJGtG

4th November - Law News

2869th 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:  A demonstration in support of the squatters clogged traffic in nearby streets, as riot police hugged the side of the road. According to German media, the left-wing protesters lit tires on fire and threw stones at the police. Footage of the unruly march shows several cars that were vandalized by the protesters. The mayhem reportedly resulted in several injuries. According to reports, police were hit with stones.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: One in five law firms is failing to comply with anti-money laundering rules, regulators have warned. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) asked 400 firms for their risk assessments, to assess whether they were complying with the Money Laundering Regulations 2017. However, 83 of the firms (21%) were not compliant. They either did not address all the risk areas required (43), or they sent over something other than a firm risk assessment (40), such as a client or matter risk assessment. Full story: New Law Journal

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/AxFUAo3IZP
• Harry Dunn: 'Informal' talks begin over possible extradition of Anne Sacoolas https://t.co/UWAU0U71Ac 
• Former police officer praises ‘Gene’ who returned £250k violin https://t.co/nZoL0lGXEu
• Tory candidate wrote people on Benefits Street should be 'put down' - prospective Gower MP Francesca O’Brien https://t.co/MMDjNhGXQM 
• Grenfell criminal charges more likely, say lawyers after inquiry https://t.co/TO2cEuzxQa
• How do youth courts in England and Wales function? https://t.co/KPnu3W6Tuq 
• Children in handcuffs: a month reporting from youth court https://t.co/eUJuj9QwQB 
• Youth court system in 'chaos', says children's commissioner https://t.co/DN1u0qnp1T 
• US suspends #Malawi tobacco imports after child labour allegations https://t.co/J9QBe1blkp
• #HongKong protests: Knife attacker bites man's ear after stabbing four https://t.co/gGYnxKvs41
• Tory MP Ross Thomson quits after 'grope' claim by Labour MP Paul Sweeney https://t.co/gJ1jQ5wCvU
• M23 crash: Vintage car rally driver dies in lorry crash https://t.co/QoNvHrOQgP
• #India air pollution at 'unbearable levels', Delhi minister says https://t.co/DsZnp9JBrD 
• #HongKong mall knife attack 'wounds four' https://t.co/gGYnxKvs41
• School Exclusions And Knife Crime: Why We Must Listen To Vulnerable Children More https://t.co/Nzata21F7e
• Benefit fraud trial: Lord Harley caught out after becoming ‘particularly elated’ https://t.co/GCGRgxOoz8
• ‘My life as an environmental lawyer’ https://t.co/QCIb3CyUY5
• You’ve ‘wrecked’ my dream of becoming a lawyer: French LPC student blasts Boris’ Brexit https://t.co/HPNfTi0olb
• Facebook’s cryptocurrency and the regulatory challenges ahead https://t.co/fLtDz69ZdP
• Black History Month: Why we must use it as a platform for action https://t.co/A2CIk9TGk8
• Lord Keen QC cleared of professional misconduct after firearms conviction https://t.co/DNEj3t6nFR
• Swansea Uni-backed legal lab scoops £4 million in EU funding https://t.co/1IhRPoWb0M
• City Law School latest to offer two-part bar course following regulatory shake-up https://t.co/YkXBwVyakw
• Taylor Wessing lawyers open up about mental health https://t.co/cf5vSkJrlv 
• Vampire, joker and clown top list of Halloween characters public most associate with lawyers https://t.co/CbW6C8pc7K 
• Osborne Clarke chalks up 95% trainee retention result https://t.co/vMdulWIgcv
• ‘I’m a month into my law degree and struggling with homesickness’ https://t.co/sOCrYYpM95
• It’s important to have a passion outside law https://t.co/9E51GXcqxz
• Kim Kardashian recreates Elle Woods’ iconic Harvard Law School admission video essay https://t.co/cXKzeYh9me
• Super-exam pass rates could be higher than LPC, says boss of new SQE mega provider https://t.co/aE0lKGEseA 
• Trump's Anti-Abortion Policies Have Created A Nightmare For Women In #Nepal https://t.co/wh64CKySAM
• Colchester murder arrest after man killed as car hits pub https://t.co/ijENiV7LTM 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/E0hlvgaVAe
• Benefits freeze to end in 2020, government confirms election bribe https://t.co/lFkmm4cLai
• Yoga teachers 'risking serious hip problems' https://t.co/G38dYBRmoU
• #Syria conflict: The 'war crimes' caught in brutal phone footage https://t.co/7t8SaLnPpu
• 'Stolen' £250k Tecchler violin is returned undamaged to owner https://t.co/tjUOW8FCT2
• Johnson ‘knew about Vote Leave’s illegal overspend’, says MP https://t.co/UT1sWqtAix
• #Brazilian 'forest guardian' killed by illegal loggers in ambush https://t.co/sVXlpw9Kgf 
• Tories act to prevent NHS crisis hitting election hopes https://t.co/AcQhV7HZyN

3rd November - Law News

2868th 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:  Protesters in Chile turn against an unrepresentative elite - and that includes the media. Plus, in US prisons, inmates are getting the word on the inside, out. Chileans rail against an unequal system & unrepresentative media Chile is currently experiencing its largest demonstrations since the end of the Pinochet dictatorship almost 30 years ago. The unrest was set off by a new tax on public transport. The larger, contextual issues include rising inequality and an unrepresentative political class, news outlets included.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• UK is the biggest enabler of global corporate tax dodging https://t.co/tuj8n4GVI0
• #Singapore nun who walks death row inmates to the gallows https://t.co/6aJdsko7L0
• General election 2019: Lib Dems lodge complaint over ITV leaders' debate https://t.co/GpkW1bS2BD
• Airbnb bans 'party houses' after five die in Halloween shooting #US https://t.co/jRW1SsBbU9 
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• Half of law firms do not understand the money laundering risks facing them | New Law Journal https://t.co/tEyFfjUYYN 
• Whistle-blower will take accounting giant EY to the High Court in January over an alleged money laundering cover-up https://t.co/JNiaIGeeTo 
• The election results for the 2020 Bar Council have been announced | New Law Journal https://t.co/jopmrd2kBm
• A solicitor is refusing to display SRA digital badge on the grounds it is an ‘illegal gimmick’ | New Law Journal https://t.co/VKfy9Iawsq 
• Family court judges should assist court reporters where possible | New Law Journal https://t.co/qZYyLkilEY
• Wales should have powers to appoint its own judges and run its own legal aid system | New Law Journal https://t.co/LlMpB5sveq 
• Class action against dangerously defective breast implants lose costs case at the Supreme Court | New Law Journal https://t.co/XhsEySZMxl 
• Clarity & transparency sought in face of NDA cover-up culture | New Law Journal https://t.co/5mpcMOMjh0 
• Money laundering crackdown: Poor processes open the door to money launderers, warns SRA | New Law Journal https://t.co/umvw8UbJV1 
• Pause needed on courts modernisation | New Law Journal https://t.co/CD8ii008If
• Should this tree have the same rights as you? https://t.co/z6cOQxkf49 
• Boris Johnson faces calls to publish Russian interference report https://t.co/9eT49of0Et 
• Asda Job Losses: Why Are Workers Refusing To Sign ‘Contract 6’? https://t.co/6yIguCTcMC
• Election 2019: Labour pledges new-build homes 'zero carbon' by 2022 https://t.co/st02k7FZje
• Lawyer-Comedian Hopes to Make Listeners Laugh with Live CLEs #US https://t.co/dAOaID93NJ
• Orewa lawyer Murray Lawes who 'worked to exhaustion' suspended for misconduct #NewZealand https://t.co/sF2ZDc6BLg
• Dealing with an impaired lawyer: DC identifies ethics duties #US https://t.co/JPgXjFdPUU
• Ex-lawyer who overcame bribery scandal weathers another storm after meeting 'DWI Dude' #US https://t.co/RqVHI2mjx5 
• Underdog 'Rainbow' crush 'Brexit' nation to win rugby world cup https://t.co/rVa5Azehzi
• A trainee solicitor went on a blind date and got 6/10 https://t.co/zhdSMeC928
• Report reveals severe lack of services for UK opioid painkiller addicts https://t.co/3lbpdhgN9q
• Tax-avoiding Super-rich prepare to leave UK 'within minutes' if Labour wins election https://t.co/lPzNLVR7MS 
• Channel 4's Smuggled criticised as insensitive in wake of lorry deaths https://t.co/IQDjz1sxqB 
• Asda extends deadline for workers to sign new contracts https://t.co/vkaRhrP3W1 
• Former Tory PM's wife Samantha Cameron under fire as fashion label breaches employment rules https://t.co/ZBkNultm7e 
• #Greece: Migrant camps 'on edge of catastrophe', EU watchdog says https://t.co/KfAGbdnriL
• Dresden: The #German city that declared a 'Nazi emergency' https://t.co/dWKtxEmRWy
• European snub to North Macedonia fuels frustration in #Balkans https://t.co/PhLtIBG1LQ 
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2nd November - Law News

2867th 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:  Farmers in Punjab are openly defying the National Green Tribunal's ban on stubble burning . Despite repeated requests by the state government to stop the practice, farmers are burning crop residue. The Punjab government has said the only way to tackle the menace is cash incentives.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• UK fracking halted after government pulls support https://t.co/2EVYaAG2My
• General Election 2019: Facebook takes down biased Tory government 'political' ad campaign https://t.co/1Hyuu48Bs9 
• Liberty heads to Court of Appeal over facial recognition technology ruling | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/00xtD4oo2u 
• Claimants in truck cartel case get funding go-ahead | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/eBDl7rr2vY
• Barrister who misled head of chambers during investigation suspended | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/XIIu131qJ0
• HMCTS makes breastfeeding commitments | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/zRWt7Lnn3A
• 'Fair and affordable' fees announced for prosecution advocates | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ksyMPVBJMX 
• Pro Bono Week celebrates volunteering lawyers | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/6pFUIdV5BT
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• Florida cops hope Alexa can solve bizarre spear murder case #US https://t.co/YuwDZQXx3c 
• Essex lorry deaths: People found dead were all Vietnamese https://t.co/6L0BEgut6R
• #Kuwait moves on Instagram slave traders after BBC investigation https://t.co/1lXThaRbvj 
• Trump-Russia dossier author gave evidence to UK intrusion inquiry https://t.co/jSDQCLOPiU 
• WhatsApp 'hack' is serious rights violation by #Israeli cyberweapons manufacturer, say alleged victims https://t.co/mKICXQ6SRg 
• Rebecca Dykes: Death sentence for killer of British embassy worker in #Lebanon https://t.co/NRZ6ZfVe51 
• Former Speaker John Bercow demands apology over £1m I'm a Celebrity claim https://t.co/Ypb2nt5Ide
• Sammy-Lee Lodwig murder: Jason Farrell sentenced to life https://t.co/bRAa70raQH
• Mixed martial arts practioner Conor McGregor convicted of assault in Dublin https://t.co/uJ4pk4oVbO 
• Watchdog review shows fifth of law firms fail on money laundering compliance https://t.co/ZH7mItZYb7
• New antitrust law centre at Strathclyde University launches https://t.co/fWNVBkpQTf 
• Just Employment Law takes steps to fight pancreatic cancer https://t.co/Kol8gd8DKD 
• Our Legal Heritage: Campaign to pardon ‘notorious pyratt’ Captain Kidd https://t.co/tjqLWFBpuv 
• Man jailed for failing to attend inquest in first-of-its-kind prosecution https://t.co/xzGPiExnJ4 
• Lords committee criticises legislation on providing electronic data to the US https://t.co/3q6c7fOtog
• European arrest warrant against Clara Ponsatí expected to be reissued https://t.co/QHg12qS0yH 
• Child guardian wins appeal against family judge’s ruling over ‘unjust’ and ‘wholly unsatisfactory’ handling of case https://t.co/UUXFoo1JR2 
• Bentley Motors loses trademark battle over branded clothing https://t.co/zLigd7eDgX
• #Indonesian man who helped set strict adultery laws flogged for adultery https://t.co/gc5DvzLmEq
• Asda workers are 'terrified for their jobs' https://t.co/9B9pbFilRD 
• Millions of masks distributed to students in 'gas chamber' Delhi after toxic pollution levels declared, and PM Modi… https://t.co/iXOsDQ69MQ
• Man charged with attempted murder after police officer hit by car https://t.co/qtgA87jJx6 
• Maids for sale through Facebook, Instagram, Google and Apple: How Silicon Valley enables online slave markets https://t.co/7endhMGGkP
• Essex lorry deaths: Police appeal to Ronan and Christopher Hughes https://t.co/lB9LLt5Dci 
• #Spanish anger as five men acquitted of gang-raping teenager https://t.co/NqOWy3SA1b
• The Conservative Party has denied knowledge of Ross England's involvement in a rape trial collapse https://t.co/i37jIyDtaO 
• Solicitor partnerships to be allowed to register as LLPs from Friday #Ireland https://t.co/PWZ5JMVaXM
• 'Political correctness gone mad,' says solicitor as Gardaí send letters apologising to offenders #Ireland https://t.co/HXhtQdLwSc 
• SRA Order Cyber Crime Thematic Review And Increase AML Enforcement https://t.co/6maawzN0zj
• Changes to Off-The-Plan Conveyancing Legislation in New South Wales https://t.co/8FkPGjY0j
• Jo Robinson appointed partner at a historic law firm Timms Solicitors after first joining 18 months ago https://t.co/reKxpsjv3O
• Criticism after gardaí send letters to offenders apologising for not progressing prosecutions #Ireland https://t.co/Jnaea9PgjK 
• North-East law firm EMG Solicitors taste success in Legal 500 again https://t.co/qEHKagUEsx
• Booklet on murdered solicitor Pat Finucane to be launched in Dundalk next week https://t.co/nF02T1WCl4
• Poole solicitor wins £575000 NHS payout for woman whose leg was amputated after treatment delay https://t.co/e7UIzXcyXt
• #Italy's human rights record to be reviewed by Universal Periodic Review Working Group h https://t.co/jkDJilpVwx 
• #Saudi Arabia 'Sportswashing' Country's 'Dire Human Rights Record' With First-ever Women's Match https://t.co/aXNBuJtpcd
• #Israel/ OPT: Amnesty staff member faces punitive travel ban for human rights work https://t.co/7DmxCtv8XN 
• #Malaysia urged to Repeal Abusive Security Law https://t.co/lqA7kx0tiX
• Human rights report links CIA to #Afghanistan abuses https://t.co/nSc0nwCq2
• Election Ban on Joshua Wong Prompts Concerns From US Leaders, Human Rights Groups #HongKong https://t.co/mQrQXVs0l
• Hawai, Maui Resident Receives Judiciary's Highest Award #US https://t.co/zM1HTPSCSN 
• Lindsey Graham will give Judiciary chairmanship back to Chuck Grassley #US https://t.co/lnt8fYgHTf 
• Pittsburgh Announced New Gun Laws After a Mass Shooting. A Judge Struck Them Down #US https://t.co/HEUFNyrrWC
• Judge Says Sheriff Can't Post Sex Offender Warning Signs on Halloween #US https://t.co/Xyegqoeg
• The Making of ‘Made-in #China Feminism’ https://t.co/s5exieLho0
• MI5 role before London Bridge attack 'of legitimate concern' https://t.co/p1gHS2Yux
• BBC error reveals names of 120 women who sought equal pay https://t.co/EAV87UKDJB

1st November - Law News

2866th 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 National Rifle Association (NRA) is the staunch bastion of rightwing conservatism in America and has bitterly fought against every attempt to implement tougher gun laws. Obama administration's Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich breaks down the NRA's tactics to prevent meaningful gun reform.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Disruption came to the fore at the ITechLaw Dublin conference, with experts highlighting the need for change from legal education and why clients don't want lawyers writing code. In a session entitled “The Move From Pen and Paper to Bits and Bytes “, an International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw) panel examined how technology is disrupting the legal world, with a focus on developing young lawyers and giving value to the business.. Full story: The Global Legal Post

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/frq2nA5Iu5
• My legal life: Sashy Nathan, Commons | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/I2nli2Grdv
• SRA chief: No let-up in prosecutions for sexual misconduct | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/nJhnVF5zVB 
• Bar training price war | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/tVmA1f6EDV 
• Tribunal proceedings to be digitally recorded 'by 2020' | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/7pMW7pxQAh
• Solicitor ‘super-exam’ may be too difficult, magic circle training chief warns | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/bRkEr7O8bz
• Judicial retirement age rise being 'positively considered' | Law Spciety Gazette https://t.co/yTTC256PYC 
• MPs demand immediate moratorium on court closures | Law Spciety Gazette https://t.co/HOplllRziE 
• 'Angry' university workers vote in favour of industrial action https://t.co/pLEsstg9AP 
• BAT faces landmark legal case over Malawi families' poverty wages https://t.co/x010tDxodo
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ycZSomcEg8
• Credit where it’s due for improving workers’ rights https://t.co/SXMrvhUfst 
• Government rules £100,000 given to Boris Johnson's American friend Jennifer Arcuri's company 'appropriate' https://t.co/vNb8gtin5F 
• McDonald's apologises for 'Sundae Bloody Sundae' promotion https://t.co/5ubZMvNgfs
• House votes to formalize #US president Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry https://t.co/qahRumTo0o
• EU leaders face legal action over #Czech PM's alleged conflict of interest https://t.co/vGmQ2OxiW1 
• Chaotic court system threatens justice for vulnerable, say MPs https://t.co/2fgSFfaZRs 
• Trump impeachment: House to vote on how inquiry should proceed #US https://t.co/NPZfOrInv6 
• Croydon tram crash driver Alfred Dorris will not be prosecuted https://t.co/VehzVVQDpH
• Facebook challenged over political ad policy https://t.co/006sLK8D44
• Police investigating the death of 19-year-old Harry Dunn have interviewed crash suspect Anne Sacoolas in the US https://t.co/X3oizei06w
• Home Office cites Iraq in 'copy and paste' refusal letter to Jamaican man https://t.co/a2xPJrTCrl 
• coca-cola named the world's most polluting brand in global audit of plastic waste https://t.co/rcw1WUD7VB 
• UK Conservatives vote against motion to save NHS from privatisation https://t.co/HaIwwDygb4 
• Lawyer for Princess Diana and Deborah Lipstadt advising Netanyahu on cases #Israel https://t.co/FTag5NlCFW 
• the lawyers standing for Parliament at the 2019 UK parliamentary elections https://t.co/h591SsTQW2
• Actor Johnny Depp Settles With Former Lawyer for 'Eight Figures' #US https://t.co/omurGlRNmB https://t.co/omurGlRNmB 
• DLA Piper accuses lawyer of fabricating assault allegations https://t.co/KfIjR3J5nH
• Lovemore N’dou: the boxer who became a lawyer to fight for justice https://t.co/NNzYoq3BVL
• The body of missing British backpacker Amelia Bambridge has been found in the sea, police in Cambodia say https://t.co/CR7PLK0VVz
• Conservatives must take comments a judge made about a Welsh Assembly candidate "incredibly seriously" https://t.co/k3EBbQYeFW
• #Pakistan train fire from gas cylinder explosion for breakfast: Karachi to Rawalpindi service set ablaze https://t.co/d7FVseDsd2
• How pianos became part of the furniture at UK railway stations https://t.co/QHHzLsGbpX
• ‘Intimate terrorism’: how an abusive relationship led a young woman to kill her partner https://t.co/vz2Ee4ivFU
• Bar Council attacks “overwhelming” handbook updates | Legal Futures https://t.co/5rBg66BPCj
• LSB builds case for ‘continuing competence’ push | Legal Futures https://t.co/441Kehst7K
• “Turn-around” specialist sought to head Legal Ombudsman | Legal Futures https://t.co/A58qX5TVsZ 
• Review spells out toll of cyber-crime on law firms | Legal Futures https://t.co/ghEl5bR8MG
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