26th November - Law News

2891st 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:  Leaked documents detail for the first time China's systematic brainwashing of hundreds of thousands of Muslims in a network of high-security prison camps. The Chinese government has consistently claimed the camps in the far western Xinjiang region offer voluntary education and training. But official documents, seen by BBC Panorama, show how inmates are locked up, indoctrinated and punished.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Jump in unrepresented defendants as legal aid cuts continue to bite. Up to 7.7% of those appearing at first crown court hearing last year had no lawyer, says QC. Full story: Guardian Law

• A third of in-house lawyers placed in difficult moral positions, study finds https://t.co/RYpclw4aZE 
• How Bertha Cave fought law’s male exclusivity https://t.co/FWlihP6Vnb
• Lawyer in the news: Jules Carey, Bindmans https://t.co/SJezwljhoE
• My legal life: Matthew Claughton, Olliers Solicitors https://t.co/afizL1x9cq 
• Fighting back in the war on privilege https://t.co/DYbnuBCbL9 
• LiP support unit shuts branches https://t.co/TmGcU9VBAF
• Crypto statement a ‘watershed’ for English law https://t.co/sfH4IfW5aW
• System 'on its knees': bar publishes justice manifesto https://t.co/kwMFadh0B7
• ‘Deplorable and terrible’: Bar warned of UK’s dwindling role on world stage https://t.co/QhQ6blH1gP
• SRA shelves immigration advice changes https://t.co/0YrHTLDtpU
• Conservatives pledge to end ‘abuse’ of judicial review https://t.co/neOgRBUI30
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/wygLY0dZpK
• #China's UK ambassador claims Uighur ethnic cleansing camps leak is apparently 'fake news' https://t.co/lf4BhrdQaQ 
• Jewish dad reunites with Muslim woman who confronted his children’s abuser https://t.co/673L6eYnX6
• BBC acknowledges 'mistake' in cutting out audience laughter and derision in response to Boris Johnson https://t.co/s0EezScFXo
• #Russia has passed legislation banning the sale of smartphones, computers and smart TVs that are not pre-installed https://t.co/RM4fDZK4yC
• Carol service for legal community to be held next week https://t.co/KUjyW8eCvl
• Cycle Law Scotland launches #LightUp campaign https://t.co/isPdbcZqo
• DWF advises Aliter Capital on acquisition of digital learning specialist https://t.co/kD99ipizvA
• Auld lawes subject of latest Stair volume https://t.co/mnbB7n8OGH
• Amar Wali made partner at Morton Fraser https://t.co/323z89Cpt
• SLCC reports best ever year of performance https://t.co/lFcG2qaB5h
• Victims to benefit from new charge on criminals https://t.co/jLOkZ7m2KF
• MSPs ‘minded’ to support creation of judicial register of interests https://t.co/KTaY4LnDy7
• RBS ordered to make PPI payout after failing in ‘insolvency set-off’ appeal https://t.co/6KYqMKsfcD
• Blue Story: UK cinema ban called 'institutionally racist' https://t.co/20ILI7Gt06
• Jofra Archer, England bowler subjected to 'racial insults' during #NewZealand defeat https://t.co/ugfAdmKXk3
• Wales university staff begin pay and pensions strike https://t.co/ZtFMhwxHsj
• Cinema chain has pulled the gang-themed film Blue Story after seven police officers were injured during a brawl https://t.co/rAGpObmlXQ 
• Uber loses licence to operate in London https://t.co/vg8rnjtSZ8 
• Lorry driver Mo Robinson admits plot after 39 migrant deaths https://t.co/TD3EEIuML6 
• Is trust more important than price when choosing a law firm? | Legal Futures https://t.co/Ae8N141XKH 
• SRA suspends immigration part of new rules | Legal Futures https://t.co/yCFM9BZT6L 
• Lady Hale: Hale: Half of judges will be women by 2033 | Legal Futures https://t.co/NA6ieid3Bc 
• Online justice puts advocacy standards at risk | Legal Futures https://t.co/ourLUoIIYR 
• Reach for the STaRs – new solicitors’ rulebook goes live | Legal Futures https://t.co/c74drS7AER
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/DTwzyqZN73
• General election 2019: Labour vows to cap rent rises for private tenants https://t.co/nnUI2kQW7m
• #Australia investigates alleged Chinese plot to install spy MP https://t.co/bhHNa6tjwM 
• The inventor of the World Wide Web has accused the Conservatives of spreading misinformation https://t.co/il1FrN1atT

25th November - Law News

2890th 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:  Eight soldiers were taken hostage in clashes with protesters in the city of Cochabamba on Saturday, with seven eventually being rescued. Arturo Murillo, a government minister, said the soldiers were guarding a caravan of dump trucks trying to unload at a city dump when residents of the K'ara K'ara neighbourhood waited for them with sticks and stones, refused to let them pass, and took eight hostages.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Litigation clients in London are shelving meetings if their lawyers fail to value diversity and inclusion (D&I), the president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) has said. Full story: New Law Journal

• Jump in unrepresented defendants as legal aid cuts continue to bite https://t.co/2MqTLSUGGd
• The Guardian view on prisons and mothers: an injustice | Editorial https://t.co/nHj1v4qJEP
• Data leak reveals how #China 'brainwashes' Uighurs in prison camps https://t.co/CkPkdIlxxN
• #Spain seizes submarine with 2,000kg of cocaine - police sources https://t.co/ClYeGKpKiR 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/qzIecnOsui
• General election 2019: Labour pledges payouts to pension age rise women https://t.co/RAYs0UQj05
• Nurse says NHS trust failed to protect him from racist attack https://t.co/zjpWOVkOx1 
• Petrofac accused of keeping fake accounts to disguise bribes https://t.co/X9Ag2wV8Nz
• Christie's urged to pull sale of Roman statue 'linked to illicit dealers' https://t.co/A0GjTwL7h6 
• More women say Birmingham University refused to investigate rape complaints https://t.co/L3DAjTtlVa 
• National Grid and SSE move offshore to protect greedy investors https://t.co/hRV1ApmzfP 
• ‘Lives were destroyed’: Shine wins ‘largest’ women’s health class action in #Australian history https://t.co/kiwrrgeuVu
• Why do firms continue to treat applicants like dirt? https://t.co/PsrD4kad4E
• An examination of life as an in-house TMT lawyer https://t.co/8EFL2Pahy
• Michael Kirby’s ‘lasting contribution’ to law #Australia https://t.co/94tQ74WmbL
• Disposing of juries may be beset with controversy #Australia https://t.co/XkJCGPDn5y
• Queensland mandates its panel law firms must achieve the pro bono target #Australia https://t.co/HGUaH6fx2p
• Executive leadership style: Nature or nurture? https://t.co/m6HRQZfPkT
• LIV welcomes new Victorian state coroner #Australia https://t.co/rA2J75MaYt
• KWM victorious in long-running vodka trademark battle #Australia https://t.co/2N6dxyoFYZ 
• Melbourne principal reprimanded, fined $5k for unsatisfactory professional conduct #Australia https://t.co/ejX8P4kIXT
• DWF absorbs McDonald Johnson Lawyers #Australia https://t.co/7xSwqf2QiH
• High Court of #Australia rules on George Pell appeal https://t.co/vWFCSwxkRo 
• Former police commissioner Simon Overland steps down ahead of RCMPI #Australia https://t.co/5cwS8FHtE5 
• National Environmental Defenders Office launches #Australia | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/iauVLE1pjH
• ‘Lives were destroyed’: Shine wins ‘largest’ women’s health class action in Australian history | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/kiwrrgeuVu
• Two months into her training contract and Eve Cornwell reveals what magic circle trainee life is like https://t.co/CcgApWZOHW
• General election 2019: Oxford educated ex-Slaughter and May lawyers go head-to-head in Middlesbrough https://t.co/9ud6qkQTIx 
• Staffordshire Uni law grad representing himself persuades High Court to hear potentially historic benefits case https://t.co/GQmX0DBEyL
• Law professor who specialises in money laundering arrested for alleged money laundering https://t.co/CK9VmypJNN 
• Assisted dying: ‘Sanctity of life’ not a matter for judges, says High Court https://t.co/VkVyDHrkKT
• Lawtech is here to help lawyers — not replace them https://t.co/75dJr5k206 
• BSB boosts minimum pay for pupil barristers following annual review https://t.co/14e4uVPVJ0
• Average time trainees and junior lawyers spend at work falls to lowest in four years https://t.co/uM5OXqw3fx
• ‘I am studying law but achieved a 2:2 in a previous degree. Should I disclose this in training contract application https://t.co/C1DuptXInJ
• What the global economy of the 2020s has in store for lawyers https://t.co/5tjTVxWxUu 
• Fancy eating like a lawyer? Now you can thanks to this new charity cookbook https://t.co/4m6KVbP9Hw 
• British lawtech entrepreneur launches AI tool that identifies ‘loopholes’ in contracts https://t.co/7ug8WUCKoq
• This Question Time audience member thinks all solicitors earn over £80,000 a year https://t.co/K10SvJS0XA 
• My life as a corporate finance lawyer advising tech companies and entrepreneurs https://t.co/Y6umNhahZR
• Commercial awareness events this week in Leeds, Nottingham, Edinburgh, Birmingham and London https://t.co/g8T9Xv1DNf 
• Taxis and buses used to track potholes https://t.co/lnBJAlrZ01 
• Recycling in Wales: Reduction in black bin bag waste https://t.co/HrCM2USDeZ
• Birmingham Star City: Girl, 13, among 'machete' brawl arrests https://t.co/3X04rRI2hI
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/QXKW2oXPrk
• Why is Instagram deleting the accounts of hundreds of porn stars? https://t.co/PYOHsCzDfW 
• Man arrested over anti-Semitic abuse on Tube where a Muslim woman defended a Jewish family https://t.co/yqF5R15ljY
• Racism and the black hole of gun control in the #US https://t.co/woqC0SPxU1 
• Former #Namibian minister arrested after Al Jazeera investigation https://t.co/yodu5rUoeX

24th November - Law News

2889th 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:  Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted on corruption charges, raising more uncertainty over who will ultimately lead a country mired in political chaos after two inconclusive elections this year. Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced the decision in a statement on Thursday. The charges included bribery, breach of trust, and fraud. Netanyahu has vehemently denied all the allegations, calling the corruption investigation a "witch-hunt" and alleging it has been motivated by his enemies' desire to force him from office.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Met faces new questions over ‘trafficked’ teen in Epstein case https://t.co/u2b2IBdqg0
• NHS trust embroiled in maternity scandal faces raft of new claims https://t.co/CEVaQSrGYT
• Lady Hale predicts gender parity in judiciary by 2033 https://t.co/CKPdAxqIG4
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/zH69rAVvNq
• Star City fight: Arrests as police break up brawl at cinema https://t.co/KfinFcogw0 
• Claudia Ruf: #German police start DNA testing hundreds over murder https://t.co/Z01K3LWGlz
• New York attorney general sues Juul for deceptive marketing #US https://t.co/l6tmYRIars
• WeWork: New York attorney general investigating founder's possible self-dealing #US https://t.co/Fr3CaBx0Fe 
• 'Chinese spy' Wang "William" Liqiang seeking asylum in #Australia - reports https://t.co/hXHtnWcQUs
• Whitechapel attack: Man stabbed to death and three injured https://t.co/PkGxCquOE5 
• Man sought by police for directing "horrific" anti-Semitic abuse towards Jewish children on the London Underground https://t.co/sZd80xXnOH
• Newport crash victim 'denied justice on technicality' https://t.co/NvWlEJOI6O 
• Is It Legal For A Pharmacist To Refuse To Give You The Morning After Pill On Religious Or Moral Grounds? https://t.co/HEuWaVHjOG 
• I’m Jewish and I’m voting Labour in the general election. Here’s why https://t.co/qvElTm42FX 
• Surprised about Mark Zuckerberg's secret meeting with Trump? Don't be https://t.co/sMOqlg9uvt
• Question Time’s £80K man was wrong about the top 5%. But the super-rich are on another planet https://t.co/UBRQHXlcxI 
• The claim that Labour’s tax plans are ‘not credible’ is based on ideology, not fact https://t.co/jswrL23rWE 
• Why am I addicted to the Trump impeachment hearings? I’m not even American? #US https://t.co/DJJceoruBU
• Driver fined £100 at BP for taking too long https://t.co/wv7bb9VpRx
• Hancock rejects GPs' vote to remove home visits from contracts https://t.co/ViPZlm2PcJ
• If you go down to the woods today … don't come back with mushrooms https://t.co/Eyt3or9P8d
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ipnT1oruX8
• London knife crime: Number of teenagers stabbed to death hits 11-year high https://t.co/NWWjEz5hBY
• Sasha Baron Cohen: Facebook would have let Hitler buy anti-Semitic ads https://t.co/U7VBvjeb9j

23rd November - Law News

2888th 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:  Comparisons are odious but this one tells a tale. At the Banaras Hindu University, a Sanskrit professor has been facing resistance from a section of students because he is a Muslim. Last week, while these students were engaged in a sit-protest against the appointment of Professor Firoze Khan, just 600 km away another Muslim professor was welcomed at the Ram Krishna Mission Vidyamandira in West Bengal's Belur.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Concern grows over ‘rough sex gone wrong’ defence in courts https://t.co/49dzSSng3n
• The ‘rough sex’ defence is indefensible https://t.co/JtVgQkuwW2 
• Barrister removed from new-breed law firm was not a worker, rules tribunal https://t.co/oolsyHfvob 
• UK Barristers confront #India over Kashmir detentions https://t.co/rrrkNQlkif
• Herbert Smith prepares for change with specialist tech team https://t.co/yJjkOg91ri 
• Post Office appeal dismissed by court as costs soar https://t.co/MRIqfAwxsL
• Leigh Day loses success fee battle over Iraqi claims https://t.co/LAKRFRYUbh
• Scullion Law hosts tenth debating competition https://t.co/DUvMzeYZAz
• QCs write to Indian PM over detention of lawyers in Kashmir https://t.co/wqRDxccpGR 
• Petition on adult adoption closes https://t.co/rxMRjuAtl6
• PIRC finds Taser use justified in protecting the public https://t.co/VmHTkOhAaX 
• Ennova Law targets Tayside https://t.co/Y4ywX8RVsf 
• Gemma Hardie joins Thorntons’ commercial law team in Dundee https://t.co/mwq26ceS1w
• Nine solicitors granted extended rights of audience https://t.co/I3VVHZd0xh 
• A round-up of human rights stories from around the world https://t.co/YeU6aXWwMc 
• MSPs say police budget is insufficient https://t.co/2iH3oLE9Rm 
• Parole report recommends greater use of electronic tagging https://t.co/qSmkPcAdod 
• Foreign businessman wins permission to appeal for indefinite leave to remain in tax discrepancy case https://t.co/tAIBcHziF
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/MKu46itY8f
• #Dutch police podcast unearths clues to decades-old murder https://t.co/HuzndCiLQS
• 'Speak up': Lloyd's takes harassment crackdown to pubs https://t.co/aGkmmvDF94 
• Glasgow health board placed in 'special measures' https://t.co/YQR21gGZqT
• Epstein: US attorney general blames 'screw-ups’ for suicide #US https://t.co/72A2b83j8e
• #US domestic abuse victim pretends to order pizza to alert 911 https://t.co/SfhgDkZdRh
• Manchester Arena attack: Greater Manchester Police accused of jeopardising inquiry start https://t.co/g7siuzox9V
• High Court To Hear Challenge Over Home Office’s Citizenship Fees For UK Children https://t.co/3iPEssJZCk
• Farage under fire for conspiracy claims linked to antisemitism https://t.co/obqFKx995o
• Nigel Farage threatens to sue Led By Donkeys under EU law https://t.co/7PCeFHhavi 
• Lift The Ban petition reveals staggering cost to UK economy of asylum seekers being banned from working https://t.co/l1NMQpq3Te
• Conservative government spent £2m taxpayers’ cash funding infowars unit which smeared Corbyn and Labour https://t.co/TutZnD7Rvh
• Law firm co-founder was not an employee, tribunal rules | Legal Futures https://t.co/ocsZNEmeVW
• Time’s up on big law firm model, says Dentons | Legal Futures https://t.co/fqO0A7h9YY
• Tribunal ups fine imposed on PI marketing company | Legal Futures https://t.co/78tHAPGSIe 
• Nearly 150 people 'with hope in their lives' dead in one year on our streets https://t.co/2ruScKlaGL
• Grace Millane murder: Man guilty of killing backpacker in New Zealand https://t.co/lH0t9d23WH 
• Chagos Islands dispute: UK misses deadline to return control https://t.co/PdfBrgWlfA
• TSB customers hit by payments delay https://t.co/RSBhX6W59C
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/HUGrlOfhJV
• The Guardian view on George Eliot: a novelist for now | Editorial https://t.co/24n1StpqS8 
• Helen McCourt killer to be freed despite not revealing body location https://t.co/jGVkf4ccZC 
• Jeffrey Epstein: newest accuser comes forward, says she was ‘perfect victim’ https://t.co/SjDIrOyZdQ
• Impeachment inquiry: Trump 'promoted discredited Ukraine theory' https://t.co/1VzXTCeZNC 
• Grace Millane trial jury retires to consider verdict https://t.co/lH0t9d23WH
• Ten men found inside lorry on M25 arrested https://t.co/6z7I31Gl8Y
• Nudity and sex scenes guidance launched for UK directors https://t.co/Mn6rEx2DZ4 
• Black Wetherspoon's customer boycotts pub over banana order https://t.co/buWCqd7nqm
• Former #Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu charged with corruption https://t.co/SPVcDdg0bb

22nd November - Law News

2887th 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:  Timber workers say they are worried about the impact the planned shutdown of Victoria's native logging industry will have on regional communities and the state's ability to fight bushfires. The Government is "stepping down" the industry because it says the sustainable supply of native timber is running out due to over-logging, bushfire damage and native species protection. There are warnings from some within the sector and from environment groups that there is not even enough timber to last until 2024.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Survey reveals law departments are showing caution on hiring and spending in 2019 as fears mount of US recession. Full story: The Global Legal Post

• Legal aid for inquests: time to level the playing field? https://t.co/WUsQgQAMQX
• Ombudsman ditches mediation scheme after just 4% success rate https://t.co/lvi5S0qlUa
• ‘Wholly deceitful’ City legal worker siphoned £32k into own accounts https://t.co/XNpUbjsQgW
• Litigation funder hails bigger caseload and growing profits https://t.co/lhHCwuU1A0
• Study restrictions 'unlawfully imposed' on university students https://t.co/L1o7ktQkut 
• Nothing should undermine legal independence, Hong Kong Law Society warns https://t.co/1KItHeaBDP
• Labour reaffirms legal aid pledges in election manifesto https://t.co/Nz46cUxUHd 
• Top accolade for Aberdein Considine at lender industry awards https://t.co/OBXgEtwMLc 
• Scots Law Conventions Series returns to Glasgow https://t.co/SPtNxzcjmA
• ECHR Law Review now accepting online submissions https://t.co/ulOpVFHq77
• Edinburgh Law School alumna Karina McTeague to receive honorary degree https://t.co/Z8YIARKzSz 
• Scottish Legal Action Group announces reduced cost student membership https://t.co/S94JiaBUOV
• Miner’s successful negligence claim against lawyers likely to open floodgates https://t.co/Zm7x43aKsG 
• Whisky trade body wins case down under https://t.co/y7AUOVb1MA
• A judge has ruled that dozens of ducks can keep on quacking in spite of complaints https://t.co/7C1poVefic 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ltm78MgVGJ
• People Seeking Asylum Can Have A Better Life – Lift The Ban On Work https://t.co/W7e4HAREgH
• UK War Crimes ‘Cover-up’: What Do We Know So Far? https://t.co/5bERDhBEO0
• Two metal detectorists stole a £3m Viking hoard that experts say has the potential to "rewrite history" https://t.co/Eaj3otWCtK
• A murderer who has refused to reveal the location of his victim's body is set to be paroled https://t.co/UPkMOXIuYi 
• Grime artist Solo 45 'raped and imprisoned four women' https://t.co/mPzVcmzVDo 
• Facebook and Google business models pose ‘systemic threat to human rights’ https://t.co/FxllG5VTwr 
• Use of primary legislation to trigger referendums welcomed https://t.co/iK3zGNB1JO 
• Five new Senators of the College of Justice appointed https://t.co/SjZ8LXPECx 
• Parents win right to prayer-free alternative to religious assemblies https://t.co/XWC7vcvYDG 
• Football hate crime reports increase by 66% in England https://t.co/UegjBMVctV 
• Patient died after 'transplant surgeon error' https://t.co/TWNoTliKRH 
• Facebook banned white nationalists months ago. But prominent groups are still on the platform https://t.co/YvOd6rUeaQ 
• Extinction Rebellion founder’s Holocaust remarks spark fury https://t.co/XsifgkOuS9 
• Less than 10% of EU aid reaches world's poorest countries, study finds https://t.co/WkfIV2tz50 
• ‘His beliefs are appalling’: email scandal sparks calls for Stephen Miller to resign https://t.co/GnEkGo4d2E 
• Children as young as five make up most of #Madagascar’s mica mining workforce https://t.co/PFX5OVwPUF
• Parents of Harry Dunn "disgusted" with Foreign Secretary as government sought legal costs from them https://t.co/nMw1E1rcO0 
• UK workers 'pull sickies to avoid going to work' https://t.co/7yj9tca5qs 
• Johnson & Johnson loses vaginal mesh class action brought in by #Australian women https://t.co/PObAv7RnpJ
• Prince Andrew should contact US investigators - Epstein victims' lawyer https://t.co/CzbM5iEeaM
• 800,000 more children from working households living in poverty since 2010, report finds https://t.co/LuojhrMGQZ 
• Analysing the October PII renewal | Legal Futures https://t.co/RE3lXyXaxe 
• Consumer panel and solicitors at odds over advocacy | Legal Futures https://t.co/l9f2hSetSK 
• LeO ditches mediation initiative | Legal Futures https://t.co/oOMxcnjVOu 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/MBrWFwtxHe
• We’re two years on from Grenfell, so why do these fires keep happening? https://t.co/FVZrbj40zW 
• For people on low incomes, free internet access would be life-changing https://t.co/z8aXVhNfDT 
• Sondland's bombshell testimony blows holes in Trump's Ukraine defence #US https://t.co/H1dtOb2KWZ 
• Diplomacy the solution to standoff over #Australia's use of carryover credits, officials say https://t.co/hBUt5Geotg 
• Aung San Suu Kyi to defend #Myanmar against genocide charge at The Hague https://t.co/H1qbi8rmgF 
• Police transgender rules breach right to free speech, court told https://t.co/sAppaoVoyu
• US policy on #Israel will amplify conflict | Letters https://t.co/zdBHLk3RhA 
• The Guardian view on extraditing Julian Assange: don’t do it | Editorial https://t.co/u0QoQ2wZyO

21st November - Law News

2886th 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:  Rana Foroohar is a business columnist for the Financial Times, analyst for CNN and author. Her most recent book, ‘Don't Be Evil: The Case Against Big Tech’, addresses the question, how did the tech industry get to dominate our world so completely? Rana talks to Krishnan about the darker side of digital technology, why tech firms are the new banks and what can be done to stop the tech world getting out of control.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: A retired senior judge has evoked Hitler in a furious riposte to a former Law Society president over the Supreme Court’s decision in the prorogation of parliament casy. Full story: The Law Society Gazette
 

• Supreme Court to rule on compensation in miner's claim https://t.co/gbRlkXf99y 
• Chinese lawyers get lessons in international arbitration https://t.co/9c5fgeK7N7
• Campaigners for gender recognition law 'should avoid media' https://t.co/xyxUNfSlW7 
• Minimum pay for bar pupils on the rise https://t.co/vKIMKzwo9K
• Press attacks on family courts should be assessed - McFarlane https://t.co/BDtVX9mLa7 
• Court of Appeal to hear facial recognition technology challenge https://t.co/Wf8lNcOgWk
• Solicitor hiked hourly rate tenfold as property deal stalled https://t.co/iunc4pvLMi 
• Negligence claimant entitled to full compensation, rules Supreme Court https://t.co/g0fCsAcJq4
• Powys female councillor 'treated like farm animal' https://t.co/mvBr2cXseh 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jSqSegeIuC
• Bus driver refuses to help disabled man and tells him to 'speak English' https://t.co/29llRE09AJ
• Prince Andrew stepping back from royal duties due to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal https://t.co/ou0oNECn3y
• Former England Ladies manager Mark Sampson, presently Stevenage caretaker, charged with using racist language by FA https://t.co/frIPj1OgjH
• SNP Health secretary issues apology over child deaths in Glasgow hospital https://t.co/ShKO3sJycn
• 16 year old Durham neo-Nazi teenager convicted of planning terror attack https://t.co/wRgqmI5M9D
• A man is suing Burger King on behalf of vegans and vegetarians after finding out its “0% beef” burger is cooked https://t.co/Uk9ymm1kqY 
• State prosecutor shot dead in South African court https://t.co/TohFqzVrbP
• Woman not told about father’s Huntington’s diagnosis brings landmark case on medical disclosure https://t.co/j8HEwIboBh 
• New guide details best practice for gender-neutral legal drafting https://t.co/FluBtVMeG5 
• Promotions at Mackinnons Solicitors https://t.co/nzedUizMC9
• New employment duo for Weightmans in Glasgow https://t.co/1sbavGoR9C 
• Alasdair Loudon takes up consultant role with Gilson Gray https://t.co/52XCnpaiI9
• Call for evidence launched on bill to retain EU agricultural policy after Brexit https://t.co/gypsK9jJCA
• Whisky producer faces lawsuit in America over trademark infringement allegation https://t.co/hG5yM7RmU6
• Pair found guilty of producing psychoactive substances fail in appeal against convictions https://t.co/d7Yk2PhnKl 
• Report critically analyses Children (Scotland) Bill 2019 https://t.co/MfvO5CT7Ec 
• Parking ticket blunder could cost Angus Council £500,000 https://t.co/NunrA7efKO 
• Company fails in claim to recover payment from ex-employee who fell for £200,000 ‘whaling fraud’ https://t.co/q8iXlRTwkk
• Hospice boss Mark Jarman-Howe: ‘Why am I the only one speaking out on assisted dying?’ https://t.co/iWkJMf7WEq 
• Twitter accuses Tories of misleading public with 'factcheck' foray https://t.co/C5RW4Dh34A
• Radical plans aim to give power back to frontline social workers https://t.co/S3db2lzVzr
• Behind the barricades at HK siege university #HongKong https://t.co/YHXYCFiqxj
• Prince Andrew: BT refuses to work with firm where the duke is patron https://t.co/4XryrnuRxZ 
• Simon Cheng, former UK consulate worker says he was tortured in #China https://t.co/qfNEWcORqY
• ODR system gives “likely outcomes” for motor claims | Legal Futures https://t.co/NxMLvUkZts
• Solicitor sanctioned for indemnity insurance breaches | Legal Futures https://t.co/vq4hEveVIT 
• City firms’ presenteeism culture in the dock https://t.co/GV4xls1MTW
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/H2yHrssabk
• Jack the Ripper victims' biography wins book prize https://t.co/B7FH5vbO80 
• Author who tried to help mystery prisoner publish memoir hits out at secret trials #Australia https://t.co/UnPqYAnT3A 
• Ducks in a row: #French farmer wins dispute over quacking https://t.co/KmMFTT3xuG 
• Tories pledge to allow victims and media into parole hearings https://t.co/Vn8lxUi3Bb

20th November - Law News

2885th 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 interview with Austin Ramzy, one of the New York Times' reporters who worked on a story based on more than 400 pages of leaked sensitive Chinese Communist Party documents that link President Xi Jinping to the country's mass detention centers in the far western region of Xinjiang.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Blockchain and smart contracts were given a major boost towards becoming a standard method for securely storing and transferring cryptoassets yesterday, when the expert panel charged with giving the technology legal certainty declared they should be treated in principal as property. Full story: Legal Futures
 

• Judge slams police treatment of Manchester rape victim https://t.co/jU40SdM9ly
• Solicitor and east London councillor jailed for housing fraud https://t.co/3ZXLKHt9sU
• 'Inflection point' looms for top conveyancers https://t.co/ZvK6NmfYZG
• ‘Not their job to seek out claims’ - lawyers see off £10m negligence case https://t.co/wsOfKAs0UL
• China attacks Hong Kong mask ruling as fears of legal intervention grow https://t.co/zf0i9oecpw
• Retired top judge attacks ex-Law Society president over ‘political’ Supreme Court https://t.co/HBYnv4R1DO
• Assisted dying review rejected by High Court https://t.co/bzDeDAhmGc
• Extra sitting days ‘simply not enough’, says criminal bar https://t.co/l8AwDqIiYp 
• Appeal court re-establishes fixed costs for multi-track claim https://t.co/lwvq0NMFwI 
• Crypto law still has known unknowns https://t.co/YyAWHShUJe
• Hitler house in #Austria to become police station https://t.co/esp5XViVgp
• Stowaways found in refrigerated container bound for UK https://t.co/bTE7a7gBX6 
• Prince Andrew: Standard Chartered bank cuts ties with duke's scheme https://t.co/aIxjSbNVy5 
• Election debate: Conservatives criticised for renaming Twitter profile 'factcheckUK' https://t.co/j3UFjuAXls 
• #Moroccan rapper is facing up to two years in jail in connection with a song allegedly insulting the police https://t.co/IWtlAtl3iG
• McDonald Johnson Lawyers join DWFMcDonald Johnson Lawyers join DWF https://t.co/x2NAZN8ViL 
• Lord Sales calls for regulation of artificial intelligence https://t.co/7tp6Sq23Tr
• SEMLA and CMS to host traineeship event https://t.co/WeD8WaHl2v 
• Civil rights activist Dr Jimmie McLellan to receive honorary degree https://t.co/ruECKs1Yr2 
• Insights on reform of intestate succession law published https://t.co/Q3MT6D13cw
• Everything but the kitchen sink – how to resist an adjudicator’s award https://t.co/wIT4rKGZ1N
• Report critically analyses Children (Scotland) Bill 2019 https://t.co/MfvO5CT7Ec
• Parking ticket blunder could cost Angus Council £500,000 https://t.co/NunrA7vR9o 
• Company fails in claim to recover payment from ex-employee who fell for £200,000 ‘whaling fraud’ https://t.co/q8iXlRTwkk
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/xF8DwAB6Nc
• Trump impeachment: Do Republican claims stand up to scrutiny? #US https://t.co/OTYRDxAeta
• Babies and mothers died amid a "toxic" culture at a hospital trust stretching back 40 years https://t.co/0gZJEwSIZk
• Jeffrey Epstein death: two New York prison guards arrested #US https://t.co/hl331LZmXH 
• Daphne Caruana Galizia: suspected middleman set to name names #Malta https://t.co/6Fql7Exg4s
• #Sweden drops Julian Assange rape investigation https://t.co/3Bw7ynRDHo
• Will the ludicrous Tory pledge on child murderer jail terms have an impact? https://t.co/JyHNB0YSI7
• California moves to resurrect lawsuits at heart of Michael Jackson documentary #US https://t.co/R6cNRSO5II 
• Chip shop death: Geoffrey Bran cleared of murdering wife with oil https://t.co/mtWr0dOvkV 
• Small practice uses AI to power up internet rankings https://t.co/OndDAECyBb
• Do as your granter would have done if you're the attorney https://t.co/YG8d8ynoUE
• Carer tried to steal cash from cancer stricken well known former East Lancashire solicitor https://t.co/EBXNIM8Q4Y 
• Woman who fled Albania wins appeal over protection refusal #Ireland https://t.co/XC1rFUIONZ
• New York Tax Tribunal Dismisses Tobacco Wholesaler's Tobacco Products Tax Refund Claims #US https://t.co/S6G0kw1Sgi
• Tribunal upholds Toronto rules on short-term rentals like Airbnb #Canada https://t.co/cJF2eqz7gF 
• #NewZealand Renters have welcome moves to reduce chance of Tenancy Tribunal history being unfairly seen https://t.co/UWQwLT32n3
• Transgender people who agree with using terms 'men' and 'women' too afraid to speak out, tribunal hears https://t.co/iDXryTZ37q
• The Copyright Tribunal has moved https://t.co/8b6tomV5Ux 
• Olympic Taekwondo athletes risked brain damage while training, physio who won tribunal claims https://t.co/bDI80Zo44U 
• Tribunal raises questions about rotten culture of British Cycling https://t.co/6AiTO1OJAW
• Zelenskiy Appoints US Lawyer As Adviser Amid Outreach To #Ukrainian Diaspora https://t.co/UENodBXNjD 
• Paper: Outcomes vary for workers who 'lawyer up' in employment arbitration disputes #US https://t.co/5UNrTl4KpN
• Here's How Much Money Lawyers Make In Every State #US https://t.co/GidS3LxBKi 
• Digital assets “are property” under English law | Legal Futures https://t.co/0dvrEDzDd
• “Mixed messages” from consumers on online conveyancing | Legal Futures https://t.co/CUCKokuaP5
• Barrister posted “misogynistic” comments on Facebook | Legal Futures https://t.co/2XRQ4iBzty 
• US condonement of illegal #Israeli settlement move endorses 'law of the jungle' - Palestinians https://t.co/aUHi1WdVgA
• Marine E accused of murdering wounded Taliban fighter reveals identity and suicide attempt https://t.co/MHEDzOMahP 
• Grace Millane died 'accidentally during sex', murder accused claims https://t.co/myAtPoBnjV 
• Charities call for Glasgow homeless shelter to open early https://t.co/txSTlnPIY9 
• Margam rail workers deaths: Families left 'devastated' https://t.co/Hd0MLyGHA
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/YsFlZ6Z11H
• Is the Tory government turning a deaf ear to arms deal bribes? https://t.co/1l63k5KZgy 
• Tories pledge whole life term for premeditated murder of a child https://t.co/y4fX4GflkP

19th November - Law News

2884th 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:  Operation Northmoor was set up in 2014 to examine allegations of executions by British Special Forces. It had linked dozens of suspicious killings on night raids. One of those included three children and a 20-year-old man who were killed by a British soldier in 2012 in the village of Loy Bagh in Afghanistan. British detectives have now told Panorama that Special Forces tried to cover-up what happened to avoid being prosecuted for war crimes.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: War crimes claims against UK troops need ICC scrutiny, says Labour. Ministers urged to answer allegation that they stifled war crimes investigations. Full story: Guardian Law

• Nine dead after California sees three mass shootings in four days #US https://t.co/O23Fqki9Or 
• Freed prisoners killing themselves at a rate of one every two days https://t.co/FfpFPCPgHa
• Improving the lives of women and girls https://t.co/oczUNtRreN 
• Amateur MMA fighter Sai Aletaha dies after Southampton match injury https://t.co/cfUgZ4F1DC 
• General election 2019: Lib Dems and SNP lose ITV debate legal challenge https://t.co/a6Rdhbh22V
• Anonymous litigant in person wasted 10 judges' time https://t.co/MjBMBWwNrM
• Lawyer in the news: Henrietta Dunkle, Ellis Jones Solicitors https://t.co/95qDf11cNO 
• My legal life: Jodie Sinclair, Head of employment, immigration and pensions, Bevan Brittan https://t.co/IEYGIiREXE
• 'What will happen to me now?' Reaction to law centre closure revealed https://t.co/U5ASMPAHwg
• £10m negligence claim against London firm thrown out https://t.co/2il0mQbGj4 
• Cryptoassets and smart contracts valid in English law https://t.co/UeyEwy0riH
• Buoyant trading statement lifts DWF share price https://t.co/sR2DRAGZzS
• Advocacy assurance plans 'retrogressive' https://t.co/B8canTbdke 
• Supreme Court to consider Ryanair compensation ruling https://t.co/z6jp8zRE3e 
• Devolved Wales: 'three law courses will emerge' https://t.co/wLuwFtDydh 
• Law Society unveils manifesto wishlist https://t.co/14chKaCEv7
• Family courts need help on domestic abuse https://t.co/brduCrAMpV
• ‘There is a crisis - and it needs fixing’ https://t.co/s9AQ7kP3Qh 
• Ageism Is One Of The Most Widespread Forms Of Discrimination: Here’s Why https://t.co/zaWyrMudld
• Children 'attacked and made to lick dog faeces off shoe in Cardiff park' https://t.co/hnQQ9YolUB
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/EQWdoaVfEx
• NHS to pay tax bills to get doctors back to work https://t.co/fNGjoJ3gEc
• US claim illegal #Israeli settlements are no longer illegal https://t.co/g3fWydsESa 
• Lyon, Paris, and Pétunia the lap dog - A legal letter from France ‘part deux’ https://t.co/ORR9yPwN5H
• Charity to host evening for legal profession on topic of Syria https://t.co/MpAnMdxNoQ 
• Miller Hendry solicitors achieve STEP accreditation https://t.co/2IjE1Ylvrt
• Scottish study tracks long term outcomes of teenage offending https://t.co/oqnCl0j5uX
• Burness Paull lawyer becomes first accredited legal technologist https://t.co/CP8jqu5O8u 
• Scots property market set to break 2018 record despite Brexit fears https://t.co/NflO3XmumU 
• Experts suggest cryptoassets should be treated as property under English law https://t.co/vvlWTowNko 
• Scotland’s first specialised evidence and hearings suite in opens in Glasgow https://t.co/8fIkz1NNWz 
• Young motorist who caused serious injury by dangerous driving has ‘excessive’ custodial sentence reduced https://t.co/ajDrJB6U1E 
• Muslim scientist and Plaid Cymru (party of Wales) activist sent barrage of Islamophobic abuse https://t.co/MSbTzAcdh0
• Jodie Chesney: Two teens jailed for murder https://t.co/xpyHKsWFg5
• Man drops dead in South Wales JobCentre queue after being declared fit to work https://t.co/K1HcLFHPWE
• Johnson-Arcuri investigation to review affair with another woman https://t.co/pDyKdHV7Bp 
• Muslim voters could swing 31 marginal seats, research finds https://t.co/z0Ff89WU5Z
• Emma Dent Coad alleges former-Tory Sam Gyimah falsely accused her of having role in cladding decision https://t.co/5fG3KJyEO
• Jailed: Lawyer and ex-councillor Muhammad Harun for housing fraud https://t.co/KeT36G3yf4
• More than 80,000 DWP bogus decisions were overturned at tribunal courts covering the North-east https://t.co/0pLuknVZu4 
• Vicar banned after seducing vulnerable parishioner and bombarding her with lewd messages https://t.co/A5eczoRpl
• NHS secretary, 89, sacked for 'not being able to use computers' wins £200000 https://t.co/f2u84D2em5 
• Aberfan disaster: What happened in the south Wales village in 1966? https://t.co/FSj7dfs9KG 
• No share of dad's payout for married daughters: Tribunal #India https://t.co/w3PVywlN7x 
• Uber Eats driver sacked for being 10 minutes late seeks tribunal appeal #Australia https://t.co/GjMAb7GHGV
• Dr Richard Freeman tribunal: Medic faced 'constant attrition' from Shane Sutton https://t.co/DbxSlAVIzB
• Mamba addict described as 'affable' by lawyer soon shows his true colours https://t.co/VAt59tFf7g
• We'll hit Amazon next, says lawyer chasing Uber over £1bn unpaid VAT https://t.co/lXAGppyhZH
• Why These 5 Accusers of Jeffrey Epstein Want More Than Money https://t.co/LUZKM7Njmb 
• #Iran Blocks Nearly All Internet Access https://t.co/3QzxgHjrJf
• 2 Arkansas Chemistry Professors Face Charges of Making Meth #US https://t.co/CuF0mKQdi
• #Turkey’s Deportations Force Europe to Face Its ISIS Militants https://t.co/VZ2UhEgsjs 
• Trump Retreats From Flavor Ban for E-Cigarettes #US https://t.co/skJd3NcR2i 
• Former NY mayor Michael Bloomberg Pushed ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Policing. Now He’s Apologizing https://t.co/uPhuRxyM52
• Protecting data in the cloud – a guide for law firms | Legal Futurea https://t.co/89HAGXoDcy 
• DWF forecasts double-digit revenue rise | Legal Futures https://t.co/8UxgYOiqgL 
• Solicitor and ex-councillor jailed for housing fraud | Legal Futures https://t.co/3QC77aXMW3 
• Boxer’s banker fails in negligence claim against lawyers | Legal Futures https://t.co/DxZVeJLbx6
• International Criminal Court may investigate UK 'war crimes cover-up' https://t.co/Eb3RFhQpn3
• Lib Dems and SNP in court over General election 2019 TV debate exclusion https://t.co/99tcZ6gsHA 
• Huntington's disease: Woman who inherited gene sues NHS https://t.co/L51ifWWaLZ 
• #HongKong Polytechnic University: Protesters arrested as they run from campus https://t.co/BIPFJnlkEO
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/cW0zf2Zsno
• 39 migrants detained after four boats stopped near Dover https://t.co/WKapR72k5O
• Welsh bill would allow 16- and 17-year olds to vote in local elections https://t.co/e2tuigmnRC 
• Panorama Investigation: War crimes scandal by British forces exposed https://t.co/oL5mImpl5Q 
• Blind student dragged from Oxford Union chamber 'by his ankles' https://t.co/eIHZeBrmCJ 
• Tory Health secretary received £32,000 in donations from chair of think tank that wants NHS 'abolished' https://t.co/Tv3aK71bAb 
• Democracy In Danger: Why Electoral Law Reform Must Be Prioritised https://t.co/5EbJebDKWy
• How Do You Assert Your Rights As a Tenant? Renters Explain The Problem https://t.co/Ub4vGXNLhH