18th November - Law News

2883rd 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:  US anti-war activist has been threatened with arrest. Medea Benjamin was accused of assaulting a member of congress during a protest in Washington DC.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Nearly 60% of expert witnesses believe judges should have powers to permanently disqualify experts who don’t understand their role. Full story: New Law Journal

• The Rise Of Facial Recognition Technology: 10 Reasons Why You Should Be Worried https://t.co/YXAsDYxGKG 
• Tory donor Alexander Temerko calls for Russia report to be published https://t.co/ht4VapIlzF
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/RZNKeBqls8
• Prince Andrew: six key questions raised by his Epstein interview https://t.co/xPe1HtTmiT
• East London man charged with terror offence after Heathrow arrest https://t.co/QjE6ZTHVhD 
• Bolton fire: Tory government downplaying risks of HPL cladding, say critics https://t.co/98bzjyjseG 
• Labour to reform public appointments amid row over G4S director https://t.co/YyzC16SQD3 
• NHS bosses accused of gagging staff during election campaign https://t.co/zieyso2hnY
• Are Tory proposals to charge all foreigners including EU nationals more to use the NHS fair? https://t.co/nYbOFk79Vb
• The ‘rough sex’ defence plea is growing. It’s a worrying trend https://t.co/YSZCGjtoEA 
• Harry Dunn biker death: Riders remember crash victim https://t.co/TRwbAAfN2L 
• Denbigh couple admit spraying neighbour with hosepipe https://t.co/qstld7j8Q5
• Hale takes subtle swipe at Sumption over suggestion it will take 50 years to achieve gender equality across judiciary https://t.co/dM4tBq7DdG 
• The solicitor super-exam and the opportunities ahead for aspiring lawyers https://t.co/pXfBbU0Hqw
• Law students to be taught meditation to prepare for workplace stress https://t.co/2wHrTNIyU6 
• Manchester Law Society named as official partner of LegalEdCon North https://t.co/Fc9NXemJa9
• Legal Services Board: super-exam isn’t a done deal https://t.co/JK73pxLWuu 
• Barrister banned over indecent images conviction https://t.co/28oErZJ6u5 
• ‘Mobile phones were big black boxes and only four of us had a computer’ https://t.co/ZQetlbZlGV
• BPP confirms new bar course will be over £5,000 cheaper than current BPTC https://t.co/mjcCMsGe1q 
• Will my BTEC stop me getting a training contract with a top firm? https://t.co/9oDXuKqidE 
• Reprimand for barrister and former UKIP activist who failed to turn up at court https://t.co/pcCm6GC1wu 
• The climate crisis and the role of lawyers https://t.co/jTqs5S4oBE
• US Supreme Court legend Ruth Bader Ginsburg now has her own Lady Hale spider pin https://t.co/BQwha68Ut6
• City lawyers are just like people selling fruit on a market stall https://t.co/5Avc375GnN 
• STEM Future Lawyers and BPP launch 2020 GDL scholarship https://t.co/sun3SWwTdV 
• Jennifer Arcuri says Boris Johnson 'cast me aside like some gremlin' https://t.co/AM8AAY4nI6
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Q50XBuAwre
• #Chinese national pleads guilty in US to trade secrets theft https://t.co/ETsSdk8HmK 
• Berlin 1884: Remembering the conference that divided Africa https://t.co/XtIhlUaS7X 
• Heiress Tiffany Li found not guilty of murdering ex-boyfriend #US https://t.co/6ol8iMISUX 
• #Iran petrol price hike: Protests erupt over surprise rationing https://t.co/FlLYQ3zyEb 
• Tory and former New Labour government as well as the UK military accused of war crimes cover-up https://t.co/PyPZfiIS8A

17th November - Law News

2882nd 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:  Bosnia says it is struggling to cope with the influx of thousands of people fleeing war and poverty and taking the new Balkan route to Europe. No running water or electricity. Portable toilets that are rotting. Flimsy, leaking tents. And rubbish everywhere. Built on an old landfill site, next to a minefield, migrants at the Vucjak camp say it’s a nightmare. Conditions are appalling…and about to get even worse, with the onset of the Balkan winter. Fifty-thousand people have arrived in Bosnia Herzegovina in two years.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Labour will exclude the NHS and medicines from trade deals with the US https://t.co/aNZKccFqqU
• Drivers go wrong way on M5 to avoid accident queue https://t.co/p1TPVYNGL6
• England parking charges: Councils 'made £930m in a year' https://t.co/AYGvtyULMy 
• Bolton flats blaze: Student flats' cladding 'a concern' https://t.co/RnrlwjVssd 
• Prince Andrew 'categorically' denies having forced sex with 17 year olds https://t.co/s24OKIKUCj 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/A9Pzjaxg5F
• Tory home secretary Priti Patel blocks rescue of British Isis exploited children https://t.co/ACWi7YZxmY 
• London ballroom hosts showcase event for 'golden passports' https://t.co/s1KJ6N2Mro 
• Top lawyer calls Prince Andrew BBC interview 'a catastrophic error' https://t.co/s7mXyRC1Rh
• Night mode: Giant iPhone advert blocking out daylight to poverty-hit families in London apartment https://t.co/1LJSrn0M2M
• 'My job can be pretty depressing': how Africa's legal systems are tipped against girls https://t.co/cEJFooz9nc
• #Vietnamese Lawyer Tran Vu Hai Who Offered to Defend Dissident Blogger is Sentenced to Term of House Arrest https://t.co/TJAOQ8LVWQ 
• #China's 'Bravest Female Lawyer' Wang Yu Describes Inhumane Torture in Chinese Prisons https://t.co/058Gdiu9mr
• Deadline for Latin Lawyer Individual Awards extended https://t.co/b6EVuRAJgd 
• Embassy Official Confirms Trump Asked About Ukraine Investigation #US https://t.co/4MJvJidB4G
• Santa Clarita Gunman Dies as Investigators Struggle to Uncover Motive #US https://t.co/2aiep7jyfT 
• In Strike That Killed 5 Children, #Israel Said It Took Out Gaza Militant. Now It Isn’t Sure https://t.co/HeUg8MfNtJ
• I Found Work on an Amazon Website. I Made 97 Cents an Hour https://t.co/OPbrAWsHg9 
• Trump Clears Three Service Members in War Crimes Cases #US https://t.co/377CmS8d9
• General election 2019: Police 'assessing' call for Brexit Party candidates' peerage claim probe https://t.co/jtXUmJ6CN8
• Impeachment inquiry: Trump 'asked for probe in Ukraine with envoy' https://t.co/YFz4hElL6L
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jtHtNgQjwN
• Tribunal awards £700k to headteacher sacked over gay dating app activity https://t.co/CiAU7u0IKK 
• Rodney Reed: Texas appeals court halts execution of inmate #US https://t.co/DPfuSFdhmW 
• Prince Andrew interview: I let the side down by staying with Jeffrey Epstein https://t.co/vXprXT7ew8

16th November - Law News

2881st 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:  While the Supreme Court has allowed women of all ages to continue visiting the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, the Kerala government today clarified that activists hoping to make a statement by taking up the pilgrimage will not be given police protection. "This is not a place for activism. This is not a place for activists like Trupti Desai to show their strength. We won't take them in. Let them go get a court order," said Kerala Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Meghan accuses Mail newspapers of 'untrue' stories - court papers https://t.co/9bMQACXU1C
• 'Women did not become barristers' | Law Society Gazete https://t.co/0YbPIDvdYB 
• Tumbling prosecutions blamed on ‘disproportionate cuts’ | Law Society Gazete https://t.co/tEr2iFkSmY 
• Defendant pays an extra £65,000 after fractional Part 36 defeat | Law Society Gazete https://t.co/aHGKMzwz7c 
• Duty solicitors 'disgracefully underpaid' - former chief magistrate | Law Society Gazete https://t.co/DwxZlpZqZp 
• Herbert Smith mourns leading white collar partner | Law Society Gazete https://t.co/Y4bt194CoK 
• Charity regulator successful in first contempt of court case | Law Society Gazete https://t.co/2yB33HRA6D
• Go to the LAA for civil contempt funding, not us - High Court | Law Society Gazete https://t.co/leK0eZmR1l 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/s6RObMRaWT
• Britons who legally smoke cannabis in the US 'risk being deported' https://t.co/4U6cW932sl
• Gay employee says salary was halved to be even with 'females in the office' https://t.co/NjnlTcttbU 
• Researcher says at employment tribunal over dismissal: it is not possible for someone to change their sex https://t.co/biZw8lZuvO 
• HongKong protests: #China condemns 'appalling' attack on official in UK https://t.co/Ya8qOQHfU1 
• 'Jo Cox' threat to Anna Soubry by brexiter: Man jailed for sending letter https://t.co/Y3QThehbRp 
• Child cruelty charges: Parents charged over injuries to four-week-old baby https://t.co/WOSSwvEXPK
• Trump ally Roger Stone convicted of lying to Congress #US https://t.co/UipGZk1mEY 
• Accounting issues in unfair prejudice claims https://t.co/tUPQMn6vQb 
• Prison authorities have captured an inmate’s cat which was being used to smuggle drugs into the jail https://t.co/wDXtjyAMUF 
• Our Legal Heritage: Faculty’s Royal Mile buildings https://t.co/1HYmKJVFoN 
• Scottish students to explore ‘green criminology’ https://t.co/zsE3ksfFvn
• Number of offenders in criminal justice system hits 50-year low https://t.co/M2oM3n4WHH 
• A round-up of deals involving Scottish law firms https://t.co/HFuAYwcTHf 
• International Criminal Court opens investigation into crimes against humanity in Myanmar https://t.co/thhcbIgdla 
• Professor Martin Hogg on restatements of law https://t.co/q0bQndz5o4 
• Shoosmiths appoints Thomas Morrison to financial services team in London https://t.co/dJEPzlBtso 
• Leonie Burke joins Aberdein Considine in Edinburgh https://t.co/lTpKEU4tbp 
• Man accused of rape of sister and fiancée to face trial after Crown wins ‘mutual corroboration’ appeal https://t.co/zfMhGD7b6N
• The US and Britain face no existential threat. So why do their wars go on? https://t.co/pIkregEQMv
• How immigration became Britain’s most toxic political issue https://t.co/GTq0IrzSvG 
• Jeremy Corbyn attacks 'pricing out' of football fans in Premier League https://t.co/0JG0t1QQQ6 
• Police launch UK-wide operation to protect moderate remainer election candidates https://t.co/WMSapdtoIe
• Trump asks his handpicked supreme court judges to block release of his tax returns #US https://t.co/OdQ2cOFrZB 
• Prince Andrew speaks to BBC about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein https://t.co/vXprXT7ew8 
• Rugby and apartheid: 50 years on from the 'Battle of Swansea' https://t.co/BQRNBdtXwz
• Amazon and eBay 'must block illicit nitrous oxide sales' https://t.co/aEfjaiZiDw
• Homelessness under Tory Austerity: Two former homeless people describe what life was like https://t.co/iPh1zK28px 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/DcuZCQ8x8a
• Co-operative Legal Services sees turnover and profit soar | Legal Futures https://t.co/ZIE07ZHNIE
• Solicitor tried to take unfair advantage of other lawyer’s error | Legal Futures https://t.co/IvBzbEWdJv
• Barrister disbarred over indecent child photographs | Legal Futures https://t.co/pJ7h52dN00
• California school shooting: Santa Clarita attack leaves two dead #US https://t.co/tew8vtbUWr 
• Rembrandt theft foiled at Dulwich Picture Gallery https://t.co/jOuZvHjSL4
• A beginner's guide to impeachment and Trump #US https://t.co/SCZYhozbf0 
• 'Boeing was at my father's funeral and I was not' https://t.co/1pTmVOvAi7

15th November - Law News

2880th 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 male student opened fire at a Southern California high school, killing a 16-year-old girl and another student, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva told reporters.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Fifty-one law firms were recognized for having 50 percent or more women in their 2019 US-based new partner class. The firms, recognised as “tipping the scales,” were identified through the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance’s New Partner Report, a compilation of public data and self-reported sources released each year for the past eight years. Full story: The Global Legal Post

• Portal purdah purgatory leaves everyone in the dark https://t.co/2H8OaydIEk
• Appeal court allows contempt proceedings based on pre-action witness statements https://t.co/ccp3CdGWXM 
• Hundreds speak out over LAA decision-making https://t.co/rrzCxMO96y 
• SRA offers olive branch over digital badge concerns https://t.co/jDSpb9pcZ1 
• Gazette Investigation: CPS conviction rate 'benchmark' never made public https://t.co/O7D62pCAPg
• ‘Shaking with shock’ – calls for investigation follow Gazette disclosure of secret CPS rape targets https://t.co/eXPtrB6J
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/r4uvdUGhfI
• Alfie Lamb death: man jailed after crushing boy with car seat https://t.co/qZUXLsUWfs
• I lived in a children’s home at 14, and was shocked by how quickly staff had us arrested https://t.co/B5sZtRSSJW
• Years after her death, my wife may yet change New Zealand's law on euthanasia | Matt Vickers https://t.co/N4P5jLIfdK 
• UK-educated #Russians are upholding Putin’s regime, says dissident https://t.co/OnAGB93PKL
• Australian litigation funding giant rejects Christian Porter's 'lawfare' claim https://t.co/EoWiEjgrj
• Concerns after number of people punished for offences hits 50-year low https://t.co/8Io5VLt7v
• War crimes court approves inquiry into violence against Rohingya #Myanmar https://t.co/VS1hGJnl8P
• Internal prosecution target may be responsible for steep drop in rape prosecutions https://t.co/dEiqFS4AoP 
• More than £58,000 raised for charity at Thorntons dinner https://t.co/hwnmAEwIKb
• LawTech Bridge comes to Scotland https://t.co/C4lNGmDER0
• Faculty’s Burke and Hare link hits the airwaves https://t.co/XdqiiN6Djf 
• Scottish law firms feature in Times top performers index https://t.co/xBNg3gxL2l
• Law graduate rejected by potential employers over childhood admonishment https://t.co/jJa6IOT3g2 
• Judicial review could be sought if UK government fails to release Russia report https://t.co/miAQxagk40
• Man living with severely disabled partner wins Supreme Court case against paying ‘bedroom tax’ https://t.co/C5ySkSOJqR
• Asylum seeker whose application was refused loses appeal against housing provider’s ‘unlawful’ lock-changing policy https://t.co/Lu7MPoTfcz
• William Cowper entered the Middle Temple to study law in 1748. He is better known as a poet: https://t.co/qxgAsRL2sg
• Venice floods: #Italy to declare state of emergency over damage https://t.co/gesi6zkm2T 
• Seventeen arrested in human trafficking raids in London https://t.co/95l8G9XN6R 
• A long flight to freedom: how refugee Behrouz Boochani finally left his island jail behind #Australia https://t.co/YGJxURHKkX
• Witchcraft and black magic contribute to increase in child abuse https://t.co/wRcyIe4wW
• Majority of anti-vaxx ads on Facebook are funded by just two organizations https://t.co/yRUNtVj5UY
• Behrouz Boochani, voice of Manus Island refugees, is free in #NewZealand https://t.co/wP8gBvswnQ
• Police oppose Traveller and Gypsy camp crackdown, FOI shows https://t.co/RrXcb2LWAk 
• Norwegian wealth fund blacklists G4S shares over human rights concerns https://t.co/ixCDeQZj0l
• How one male to female transgender footballer rediscovered her love for the game https://t.co/SkpIh4Vn6w
• Impeachment: How an overheard phone call could damage Trump #US https://t.co/qPMts6ttbr 
• Sinn Féin donation: Almost £500k more from will of Billy Hampton https://t.co/TNP65O2h0y 
• Disability benefits court appeals won four out of five times https://t.co/ItC14u567C
• Women should be able to see male colleagues’ pay, says charity https://t.co/Cp1DRLU8Bh 
• Western plastics 'poisoning #Indonesian food chain' https://t.co/lhT7x3AXwo
• Trump impeachment inquiry: New claims amid public hearing #US https://t.co/jkYCd0EQvy 
• Grace Millane murder accused 'struggled to put body in suitcase' https://t.co/K835x7tLeO
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/QLzkm9MvWg
• Susskind calls for global online court revolution | Legal Futures https://t.co/Itpg8igZR1 
• Top judge tells business lawyers: Get ready for the future | Legal Futures https://t.co/1zoOTwItyy
• UK ministers threaten sanctions on #HongKong officials https://t.co/WMqK4xIa1A
• Secret CPS targets may have led to rape cases being dropped https://t.co/kwogwmQ1Uf
• Sodexo: Migrant Cleaner Hospitalised After Employer ‘Ignores’ Disability https://t.co/0b0963rpeP

14th November - Law News

2879th 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:  Today's court decision is only a partial win for the 78-year-old former adviser to the Pope. The Australian High Court did not formally grant Pell special leave to appeal against his conviction, it simply agreed to hear (in front of the full court bench) arguments for and against his conviction.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: The Legal Services Board has listed concerns about the quality, cost and diversity impact of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam, suggesting there is still a long way to go before the assessment is approved. Full story: The Law Society Gazette

• Homeless in Britain: ‘I graduated with honours – and ended up on the streets’ https://t.co/meqms3rRC4 
• #US rapper Kodak Black has been sentenced to 46 months in prison after pleading guilty to weapons charges https://t.co/qh2zirBDh0 
• Scottish case on right to participate in children’s hearings reaches Supreme Court https://t.co/ghG62gCEnW
• #US mother-of-five faces up to three months in jail after failing to return library books for two years https://t.co/xv7lKETlSw
• Dr Graeme Brown to discuss problems with rape sentencing https://t.co/OYV3dKIpzM 
• Lord Brodie to head line-up at 21st Century Bar Conference https://t.co/LiIWGjkiIj 
• Public inquiry to be held into death of Sheku Bayoh https://t.co/PHMB5aTtdn
• Supreme Court partially allows appeal of Liberian woman charged with torture offences https://t.co/6jmUrZjnQU
• Trump’s company settles £225,000 legal bill with Scottish government https://t.co/HYaavZxxju 
• Inner House finds Serco’s lock-change evictions of asylum seekers to be lawful https://t.co/tnTKFhLiXE
• Lord Advocate wins appeal to prosecute man for murder despite accepting his guilty plea to assault https://t.co/tdvKW275rQ
• Self-care as a leader…why bother? https://t.co/3EM9i2CHWK
• Judge’s ‘intemperate’ language gave appearance of bias https://t.co/jJ4FXQ5lK6 
• SC judge calls for ‘expert commission’ on algorithms https://t.co/QyH8wbRVnP 
• Exclusive: ‘perverse incentive’ contributed to slump in rape charges https://t.co/TyXFuzcikr 
• Changes to defence fees are coming, Buckland tells barristers https://t.co/Mu5n3lD4x2 
• 'Bedroom tax' ruling clarifies tribunal powers https://t.co/DG3pIXe5EK 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/k9Z2sB77kj
• A review of the October PII renewal: Why the market changed and the impact of this | Legal Futures https://t.co/pxjkQ4iVou
• Solicitors “need to get out more” to boost profession’s image | Legal Futures https://t.co/VqACZfaqsD
• Scully: Not having gone to university was “terrible stigma” | Legal Futures https://t.co/U23rjkSpkf
• High Court recuses “organ grinder” circuit judge | Legal Futures https://t.co/SvDAr5fhvL
• The female problem: how male bias in medical trials ruined women's health https://t.co/5IY5AUKi3W
• Why it’s not easy being a young lefty in eastern Europe https://t.co/42igTzoh5z
• Michael Gove is peddling the same old immigration myths https://t.co/JmwIDq5NBP
• SNP to take legal action over ITV election debate https://t.co/aYqLSxZClk
• Assembly rejects Welsh-only Senedd Cymru name https://t.co/m7GX1zAevZ 
• Royal Mail wins high court injunction to stop postal strike https://t.co/hrpVGt08iY 
• Met police examine fraud allegations at Spac Nation church https://t.co/VfJN3aOzdT 
• Footballer Dalian Atkinson death: police officer charged with murder is named https://t.co/w4AO5FhJlR
• Syrian refugees ask Norway police to investigate war crimes https://t.co/sbbd8xhKng
• UK government loses supreme court fight over bedroom tax https://t.co/7dOdIKrCRX 
• Why dad killed mum https://t.co/tVtLXgI6KH
• Priti Patel’s demonisation of Gypsies is an attack on the vulnerable for political gain https://t.co/6OeJzIQQ8V
• False expenses claim convicted former Tory MP Chris Davies withdraws from seat after criticism https://t.co/RRUfiRzYXQ
• Black Facebook staff describe workplace racism in anonymous letter https://t.co/wKwWRkiR47 
• Why Should You Give A Crap About Public Toilets? https://t.co/HB9ahI2Hsh 
• 6,000 UK homes still have black and white TV licences https://t.co/DaI5SLzQhm 
• Tesla cites Brexit as Germany chosen over UK for European plant https://t.co/4acvT7HgWE 
• Lady Warsi hits out at Tory failure to tackle Islamophobia https://t.co/PozWLgk9uk 
• Trump decision to end Daca a choice to 'destroy lives', says Justice Sotomayor #US https://t.co/IUrtdltv0x
• Thirty years on, has the Children Act changed family life for the better? https://t.co/9boNIiGczw 
• #NewZealand to vote in referendum on euthanasia https://t.co/F5GcDXX83Z
• NHS funding shortage: hospitals to cancel ops to cope with winter surge https://t.co/L0PKSDfXId 
• Former Justice Secretary David Gauke: Tory majority 'bad outcome for country', says Gauke https://t.co/XKYZoT1F8Q
• Grace Millane trial: CCTV 'shows backpacker's body in suitcase' https://t.co/cqiTvO8PRr
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/turXmiOrdt
• #Poland reacts angrily to Netflix Nazi death camp documentary https://t.co/qYcL2YZdmb
• #HongKong protests: Rule of law on 'brink of collapse', police say https://t.co/mUUONeKXuD 
• #Russian carrier Aeroflot has stripped a passenger of his air miles for breaching its rules by sneaking his overweight cat https://t.co/ew5t7U6kzD 
• #Bolivia crisis: Jeanine Áñez declares herself interim president https://t.co/IK4yTt9y2R
• #Libya: Migrant mother's dying wish to get children to Europe https://t.co/1EyElOOJhO 
• 'Little sign of change' for number of women in top roles https://t.co/NHhDQAsTIW
• Trump impeachment hearing - what to look for #US https://t.co/OOXONeLQKq

13th November - Law News

2878th 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 fate of hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants who arrived in the US as children will be on the line as the Supreme Court hears arguments on the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Lady Hale, president of the Supreme Court, has called on the courts to learn lessons from the tribunal service in improving the diversity of judges. She has also had a subtle dig at former colleague Lord Sumption’s infamous suggestion that it could take 50 years to achieve gender equality in the judiciary. Full story: Legal Futures

• Scottish Arbitration Centre holds annual training day https://t.co/0vRSul5flC
• Digby Brown raises record-breaking £83,000 for Spinal Injuries Scotland https://t.co/1J3PgqchSq 
• Case for recognition of Sikhs as ethnic group reaches High Court https://t.co/cLnfdEp7tl
• Thorntons becomes accredited Living Wage Employer https://t.co/oKIWTedjOv
• Scandals that Shocked Scotland https://t.co/6UAyB2icOu
• Mike Dailly joins Evening Times as a columnist https://t.co/xvS3MyjRQ9 
• Most law firms exposed to threats from cybercriminals https://t.co/5IFKjdTxc6
• Aberdeen house price gloom returns after flicker of hope https://t.co/EH9rSYyr4d 
• Serco lock-change evictions ruling due tomorrow https://t.co/mJfGiQCTl1 
• Role of mediation in commercial litigation, its flexibility in avoiding or limiting disputes that get to court https://t.co/nLiKssZkNw 
• Professor Stuart Cross retires after 25 years at Dundee Law School https://t.co/mgb4em5W3Q 
• Crown Office declines to pursue criminal proceedings over Sheku Bayoh death https://t.co/m72V4IuRTm
• St Andrews University entitled to bring trade mark infringement action against student gown seller in Scotland https://t.co/do1F4T6EHM
• Crash data middle man ordered to pay insurer £109,000 | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/KDK23oxynV
• IBA welcomes Myanmar genocide case | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/GevJRFL2rB
• DLA Piper partner founds Liverpool start-up | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/pWYFnY3MGj 
• Foreign Office urged to drop costs ‘threat’ against Harry Dunn family | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/v3jItp1xbf 
• SQE still has a long way to go, says Legal Services Board | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/kSRs51uZNK
• Barrister jailed for child sex offences is disbarred | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/2DV5jMmg1L
• SRA advocacy proposals ‘add bureaucracy’ | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/lPaLzsyOCW 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/TFfNPXPA47
• Why BP sponsorship rejection is giving the arts a headache https://t.co/e89XIv4r5R
• Conned out of my life savings, then 'failed' by police https://t.co/yiEcwtwnGi 
• False expenses claim convicted Tory MP Chris Davies to stand in Ynys Mon https://t.co/RRUfiRzYXQ 
• Joseph McCann: Man embarked on 'series of depraved sex attacks' https://t.co/mqhE5qyrZl 
• General election 2019: 'Cyber-attack' on Labour Party digital platforms https://t.co/BUV1EQ1dy3
• Rectifying errors in the Land Register: why the “proprietor in possession” test is important https://t.co/0HfGRdN8qx 
• #Kenya's Tax Appeal Tribunal Sides with Betting Operators on Wagering Tax https://t.co/9FzD2AbRZp 
• Madras High Court directs Tribunal to award Rs 5 lakh more to MTC accident victim's kin #India https://t.co/FUsrRAy78d
• #Bolivia AG orders investigation into members of electoral tribunal after OAS report https://t.co/xZ5AMOn8P3
• Jury enters third day of deliberations in Halifax jail cell death case #Canada https://t.co/a4hRDYK7ee
• Southend rape trial breaks down as jury fails to reach verdict https://t.co/W2sevanVhW 
• Delhi Lawyers' Strike To Continue As Meeting With Police Inconclusive #India https://t.co/jfVPc0UurW 
• Gangland lawyer Joseph Acquaro seen assaulting the man later charged with his murder #Australia https://t.co/1vTOvTyEvO 
• Lawyer For Suspect In Killing of Russian Lawmaker Voronenkov In #Ukraine Shot Dead https://t.co/4b7pRFCrcV
• Caitlin Sewell resigned as assistant general counsel of the University of North Texas after using N word https://t.co/t7UO6JrQHp 
• Progressive lawyer Boudin wins San Francisco's DA race #US https://t.co/t4n9fbwQqO
• Google to Store and Analyze Millions of Health Records #US https://t.co/YUqMIERd73
• How Laws Against Child Sexual Abuse Imagery Can Make It Harder to Detect https://t.co/4Y3Y40gd1t
• Virginia Doctor Performed Hysterectomies Without Consent, Prosecutors Say #US https://t.co/mUvpisMuhf
• Bloomberg, Dimon and Gates call liberal tax ideas unfair. But excessive wealth is the real threat #US https://t.co/WiJowwQ5Qm 
• Trump, Ukraine and Impeachment: The Inside Story of How We Got Here #US https://t.co/tpFqwEnEHu
• E.P.A. to Limit Science Used to Write Public Health Rules #US https://t.co/FYTJFyI2ck
• As fascist Indian group target Asian voters, UK parties struggle to turn WhatsApp into campaign weapon https://t.co/DKDGjzgu88
• First female editor, Roula Khalaf to replace Lionel Barber as Financial Times editor https://t.co/285ZwcgBt3
• #Bosnia’s politics are in crisis. But that is reason for the EU to help, not shut us out https://t.co/FKmxeibJw8
• Lib Dem candidate contesting Essex seat quits over racist and homophobic tweets https://t.co/EecAdj2TyY 
• UK academics face furious backlash for encouraging students to vote https://t.co/9nGmbiTQpZ 
• If a woman is raped, is there any point in her reporting it? https://t.co/NDUNLyv5cH
• Lady Hale: Courts should learn from tribunals on diversity | Legal Futures https://t.co/a3QNzCpsSx 
• Law firms’ “shocking” vulnerability to cyber criminals | Legal Futures https://t.co/fYWJhwhls2
• Approval of SQE not a foregone conclusion, LSB warns | Legal Futures https://t.co/E659bJ7s9l 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/QRNiUHRHZQ
• Vaping nearly killed me, says British teenager https://t.co/AkMbdNjPTB 
• Tory candidate faces calls to quit over 'disgusting racism' https://t.co/ShRQmyLew6

12th November - Law News

2877th 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:  India's Supreme Court has ruled that the disputed holy site in Ayodhya in northern India should be given to Hindus who want to build a temple there. The case, which has been bitterly contested for decades by Hindus and Muslims, centres on the ownership of the land in Uttar Pradesh state. At the centre of the row is the 16th Century Babri mosque which was demolished by Hindu mobs in 1992, sparking riots that killed nearly 2,000 people. Muslims would get another plot of land to construct a mosque, the court said.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Half of rape victims drop out of cases even after suspect is identified: leaked Cabinet Office report finds justice system fails claimants and lack of resources may impede investigations. Full story: Guardian Law

• West Belfast family's 'lucky escape' after air freshener explosion https://t.co/0NFn6l0OTB
• #Bolivia crisis: Ex-President Morales offered asylum in Mexico https://t.co/JJTkHJEx76
• Welsh Assembly standards boss resigns over AM's secret recordings https://t.co/jUHvNTh1z1 
• My legal life: Mike Devlin, Hall Brown https://t.co/jBEhGQ8JdS
• Lawyer in the news: Chris Ryan, Ryan Law https://t.co/WR7hmSkIeA 
• Sixth formers compete for legal apprenticeship https://t.co/ILPlT8Va0
• Fundamental dishonesty found against non-attending claimant https://t.co/MNGBAlNRw3
• Junior lawyers tighten screw on regulator over Welsh language SQE https://t.co/h8yhQXNThU 
• Charity seeks solicitors' help with undocumented migrants https://t.co/WXYoytMynT 
• District judge disallows court fee as disbursement https://t.co/8wTdgybgok
• Tories to promise human rights reform to protect ex-soldiers https://t.co/8LaoBuIZws 
• Crumbling courts - the malady lingers on https://t.co/q7vuuLKd4T
• Public: ‘justice is open enough’ https://t.co/dBecSq4nrv 
• Lawyers’ role in climate change https://t.co/dRxa0k9tHb
• Reform of DBAs is long overdue https://t.co/X9Tf1vyljm
• Third of new deputy High Court intake are solicitors https://t.co/HUD7KlG6GP
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dDMqMWYcsq
• Irish deputy PM criticises Tory pledge on Troubles inquiries https://t.co/EJl1UxNCQS
• Pete Doherty arrested in Paris for second time while celebrating release from custody https://t.co/hi1cAGjJJN
• UK government delay of Russia report is shaming, says Clinton https://t.co/uLCw4mDTXg 
• The first fairytales were feminist critiques of patriarchy. We need to revive their legacy | Melissa Ashley https://t.co/arid21PPVb
• Arts body criticised for leaving Paolozzi sculpture on Euston building site https://t.co/HFOA0QfPiu 
• Dundee University law students prepare for Telders 2020 https://t.co/X4BvK0LI93 
• Tories pledge to rewrite human rights laws to protect British soldiers from prosecution https://t.co/bPpX2PHDzD
• Fewer properties come to market in Edinburgh as Brexit uncertainty continues https://t.co/axlPYMWJdF
• Investigation launched into Glasgow’s role in slave trade https://t.co/nXwJUsTAfW 
• Victim surcharge could generate substantial funds https://t.co/TxdRpclzZo
• Harper Macleod’s banking team advises City Property on £646m property funding deals https://t.co/GNQKBPbBrW 
• Vinit Khurana QC joins 2 Temple Garden https://t.co/myJ18GoVeP 
• Faculty in favour of new mortgage statute https://t.co/gOzjLj8rcu 
• Woman who murdered husband in ‘merciless attack’ has punishment part reduced on appeal https://t.co/XElwBJK0GZ 
• British founder of controversial Syrian rescue group White Helmets found dead in Istanbul https://t.co/R1a4CeNQwS
• Pressure mounts on Roman Polanski over new sexual assault allegation https://t.co/gZTkUqtJIk 
• Gambia files Rohingya genocide case against #Myanmar at UN court https://t.co/pexhW87NAn
• IPP sentencing regime in England and Wales called 'deeply harmful' https://t.co/OUcCLNXf2J 
• Half of rape victims drop out of cases even after suspect is identified https://t.co/8TRblkYk3O 
• Taking a strategic approach to cyber-risk | Legal Futures https://t.co/IMzKTgUMoB
• Tribunal lifts practising controls from ABS accountant | Legal Futures https://t.co/gqSogmrUGI 
• Niche ABS takes on external funding and non-lawyers | Legal Futures https://t.co/0jl5NcSgLG 
• Law degrees unnecessarily homogenous, research finds | Legal Futures https://t.co/xrZwUhCVxp 
• Payment firm Klarna messed up my credit score, says student https://t.co/l4CkixiNWt 
• Shop worker: 'I am verbally abused on a daily basis' https://t.co/ABw55SnLd9
• BBC apologises for using wrong Remembrance Sunday clip https://t.co/TgSN6HjcUg
• Climate change: British Airways reviews 'fuel-tankering' over climate concerns https://t.co/2eb38pCX1
• Brit businessman jailed for 37 years fears he will die in prison https://t.co/Phc7vKvJoZ
• Judge Adorably Held A Lawyer's Baby While He Swore Her Into The State Bar #US https://t.co/seUNiZJ5ZM
• Lawyer gets £10k fine after 10-year ban for third drink driving rap in six years https://t.co/aNCr2ALawN 
• Election fact check: will there really be 20,000 new police officers as Tories claimed? https://t.co/j1PSAymrbZ 
• Canadian songwriter Neil Young faces #US citizenship delay over marijuana use https://t.co/Pq6WKGoVbs
• Met police officer DC Kevin Rowley in court accused of assaulting teenager https://t.co/0JzjbX1zqi
• Labour promises 'managed migration' from EU after Brexit https://t.co/cbcIZom6r1
• #HongKong protester shot by police amid citywide clashes https://t.co/O6LFldHes8 
• Lawyer says David Fifita 'doesn't remember' incident after Bali arrest #Indonesia https://t.co/t5sXNn1qxm
• Hindutva pop amplifies a wave of Hindu nationalism in Narendra Modi’s #India https://t.co/E2dGTLvYtz
• How #Russia Meddles Abroad for Profit: Cash, Trolls and a Cult Leader https://t.co/qRPLiuCaWq 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/y9irRONRfU
• Don Cherry: Commentator faces backlash over poppy comments #Canada https://t.co/YD0US4YaZD 
• Kem Sokha: #Cambodian opposition leader freed from house arrest https://t.co/gMiWTdu1fk 
• Outrage as #SriLanka president pardons teen's killer https://t.co/iWEwQGbceG 
• British Steel agrees £70m rescue with Chinese firm https://t.co/NlfZIpf3UC

11th November - Law News

2876th 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:  Racist Greek anti-migrant group held a pork-and-alcohol barbecue gathering close to the Diavata refugee camp, near Thessaloniki on Sunday, as a form of protest against incoming and residing migrants, many of whom have Muslim backgrounds. "We are here today at this barbecue party to send a symbolic message to everyone that Greece will not lose its culture in time and will remain Greece," said Dimitris Siampazis, from the organising committee of the 'Enomenoi Makedones' ('United Macedonians') movement.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Civil law (non-family) barristers are waiting months, if not years, to be paid for work on legal aid high-cost cases, the Bar Council Remuneration Committee has said. Full story: New Law Journal

• Academics protest as Cambridge fellow told to leave Britain https://t.co/hok8mKWjko
• Woody Allen settles $68m lawsuit with Amazon over movie deal https://t.co/zbdWmKC5Zd
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/BEAJIpscHQ
• Harry Dunn crash: Parents' claims against Dominic Raab 'without foundation' https://t.co/00nRMzfygV 
• Remembrance Sunday disrupted by fireworks in Salford https://t.co/SVFhcNQICZ 
• Apple's 'sexist' credit card investigated by US regulator https://t.co/qd8Nqcy5rG
• Clintons in survival talks over shop closures and rent cuts https://t.co/Z6yVRkcE1T 
• National Education Union wants aggression against teachers tackled https://t.co/JnRK0UvbJR
• #Russia professor admits murder after woman's arms found in bag https://t.co/QrJjkimWwd 
• Wakefield Tory candidate Antony Calvert quits over old racist Facebook comments https://t.co/3KImMl6vt3 
• Top CPS lawyer scoops ULaw honorary doctorate https://t.co/N9HiyZbCNe
• This is how the trial of Guy Fawkes went down 400 years ago https://t.co/LHH6J5Zdmi 
• A day in the life of a civil fraud lawyer https://t.co/J72fgjD2oz
• Awkward typo spotted in ‘Thiry-Third Edition’ of contract law bible https://t.co/RGKDAiWu6Q 
• Linklaters’ top brass see earnings jump by 17% as profit pot hits £25 million https://t.co/48YU8GQ77V 
• London law firm senior partner fined for failing to ID driver of speeding company car https://t.co/dKbGNsOBLX 
• Ban for legal worker who submitted her own job reference using bogus law firm email address https://t.co/cAWyN6XDWa
• Cleary Gottlieb ups London junior lawyer pay by 11% to £133,000 https://t.co/rG0PK3onHu
• What a greener future means for lawyers https://t.co/Wbk7FotAlx
• 6 areas future lawyers need to reflect on in order to stand out from the crowd https://t.co/fYWJyCHuGc
• Sheffield University law society defends Christmas ball venue — after vegan students complain it overlooks dog track https://t.co/vYxyDY5c3l
• Jury duty: reflections of a first year law student https://t.co/lI5O5NG0sx 
• Climate change is the ‘mega theme’ on every energy and infrastructure lawyers’ lips https://t.co/fdRyEtLFDA 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/iU0kHqa4D0
• Wetherspoons faces calls to keep pro-Brexit politics out of pubs https://t.co/8c8GLqGntg 
• Prague to honour little-known saviour of refugees fleeing Nazis https://t.co/L7mxchXZTe
• Fury as decision on police inquiry into PM shelved until after election https://t.co/tTdxkU2Pgo