2nd December - Law News

2897th 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:  Azerbaijani customs seized some 933kg of heroin hidden in trucks belonging to an Iranian company delivering fruit. The vehicles were crossing the Azerbaijani border to get to Ukraine.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Arbitration is the best way to resolve international construction disputes, global research among in-house counsel has found. Full story: New Law Journal

• Labour pledges to cut rail fares by a third https://t.co/Wu4Cb9FUQH 
• New Orleans shooting: Eleven victims near French Quarter #US https://t.co/wNQ0vMhXIQ 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/KPis23Emsb
• Jeremy Corbyn calls for focus on rehabilitation of terrorists in prison https://t.co/AYVOwCmAlv 
• 'This is how you get hitched as a feminist': mixed-sex civil unions to begin https://t.co/vU6ZghlwMA
• Education in jails 'must not be undermined by London Bridge attack' https://t.co/AiSyg4PpFz
• Banks behaving badly: why #Australia lags in policing its financial sector https://t.co/CxIiXe9QsG
• Miss World bans: The rules banning mums taking part are 'discriminatory' https://t.co/XHxfNNMY6N
• London Bridge: Woman killed in attack named as Saskia Jones https://t.co/QJ3bvbyOR6
• From court fees to a books ban: Chris Grayling's short-lived justice policies https://t.co/PLRLBxXQwg
• London Bridge: Hundreds attend service for attack victims https://t.co/QJ3bvbyOR6 
• 10 lesser-known election laws you need to know about https://t.co/sa7Be4cCA3
• Aspiring lawyers can’t afford to be technophobes https://t.co/otmPeu8JgI 
• Director of top London lawtech company Luminance faces US extradition over fraud allegations https://t.co/iVCgQc3HqX
• Strike off for solicitor who helped client conceal damages from ‘controlling’ husband https://t.co/yhxxFSvyWA
• Former bosses of ULaw and Kaplan combine with magic circle duo to launch new ‘challenger’ law school https://t.co/ouyCiz14DF
• ‘We’re not just paying lip service to innovation — it’s part of our culture’ https://t.co/X4X1uUBclB
• Ex-Appeal judge reveals she was once rejected by chambers over fear male barristers would ‘make passes’ at her https://t.co/mxo2DK5FOU
• This is what happens when a lawyer loses his daughter’s hamster https://t.co/MM7nTvjXvZ
• Former Freshfields partner arrested in tax probe https://t.co/jvXw1lrNo0 
• The key qualities every clinical negligence lawyer must possess https://t.co/l7kt8Y76bR
• Legal sector’s ‘perfect storm’ moment could blow in new way of training lawyers https://t.co/5wkz3P1EUu
• From Leeds University law grad to Linklaters fintech partner https://t.co/6MokTvnzyJ 
• Are other legal practice areas ‘less prestigious’ than commercial law? https://t.co/TodhdSVMZC 
• Law firms’ average arrive and leave the office times 2019-20 https://t.co/AaccOi7nNT 
• Speakers announced for ‘How to make it as a barrister’ on 4th December https://t.co/f7vtnQTj5C
• #China due to introduce face scans for mobile users https://t.co/xDgHx8ECkZ 
• Timothy Weeks recalls Taliban hostage ordeal - 'I never gave up hope' https://t.co/BKyyV2q5ik
• Boris Johnson says 74 terror prisoners released early https://t.co/0Wm8n4dGtO 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Tn7kHSTUS3
• London Bridge attacker had asked for help to deradicalise - lawyer https://t.co/EeQXls2PgH
• Given Britain’s history it’s no surprise that racism still infects our politics https://t.co/M0Bn3xiROl
• Tactical voting sites have spread confusion and animosity. In fact, we don’t need them https://t.co/qJbYzlhO9M
• The Guardian view on China, Hong Kong and Xinjiang: will the truth hurt? | Editorial https://t.co/5oDHRl2ZtM 
• The Guardian view on the Daphne Caruana Galizia investigation: the ministerial connection | Editorial https://t.co/3QFa96xk5Z 
• When refugees in #Libya are being starved, Europe’s plan is working https://t.co/totlfGAKt4
• The London Bridge attack brought sorrow, bravery – and grave questions | Sadiq Khan https://t.co/n7dnw7Rv8L

1st December - Law News

2896th 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 court in Bangladesh has just sentenced seven people to death for one of the worst attacks in the country's history. Twenty-two people died in the siege on the Holey Artisan cafe in the capital Dhaka in 2016. Nearly all the victims were foreigners. An eighth person has been acquitted.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Tory Home Office reverses attempt to deport Jamaican man 'to Iraq' https://t.co/2PZMe5IbQ8 
• Incompetent Tory Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab in danger of losing seat to Lib Dems, poll finds https://t.co/C1534v61y9 
• Fact check: how credible is the war on #Australia’s environmental 'green tape'? https://t.co/1ckhVPMckW 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/TDzUOpM6R2
• General election 2019: Meet the youngest candidates on the campaign trail https://t.co/Cg5fN908cO
• Clutha crash: Pilot David Traill "trusted implicitly" by his crew https://t.co/qMTlAUy562 
• Facebook bows to #Singapore's 'fake news' law with post 'correction' https://t.co/IRvIxT5KvF
• The Hague stabbing: #Dutch police arrest suspect https://t.co/NE1W7PrJ1A
• London Bridge: Parties row over attacker's early release https://t.co/isBlhnhMfb 
• London Bridge: Who was the attacker? https://t.co/hJxnNvF6Hp
• Women appeal against murder convictions after Sally Challen case https://t.co/sMa3VWkYKZ 
• The inside story of Trump's alleged bribery of Ukraine #US https://t.co/MlunSSZfz6 
• Revealed: NHS plans to ration 34 everyday tests and treatments https://t.co/xyQw34omDL
• London Bridge attack: PM says automatic early prison release is not working - video https://t.co/KY84aMwaNq
• London Bridge: attacker had been jailed for al-Qaida inspired bomb plot https://t.co/v1j5RpCn6N
• Justice system playing 'Russian roulette' with public, says terror expert https://t.co/p1L4s17R61 
• The Hague stabbing: Three injured on shopping street aged 13-15 https://t.co/ERlOEEbBUK 
• Hamilton star Giles Terera says bar 'refused black actors entry' https://t.co/VNqwvXNYGd
• Essex lorry deaths: All victims' bodies back in Vietnam https://t.co/ven7T4GfdD 
• Rail fares to rise by 2.7% in January https://t.co/aP16H4L5AE 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/j1U6vQr00s
• FREE EBOOK: writers on the 'Labour antisemitism' controversy, with contributions from Norman G. Finkelstein https://t.co/nIwsJOnbqG 
• Tory MP accused of adding swastika graffiti to his own election placard to get sympathy https://t.co/YEEqxfMbVO
• The Home Office must show more humanity to torture survivors https://t.co/T2qYxDJ1x7
• Ohio bill orders doctors to ‘reimplant ectopic pregnancy’ or face 'abortion murder' charges #US https://t.co/KRi3D0MN0u
• Landmarks in law: the Brexit court ruling that thwarted Boris Johnson https://t.co/cRjbqUkABi

30th November - Law News

2895th 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:  Pragya Thakur apologised twice in parliament today amid a massive controversy over the BJP MP's remarks on Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse. "I didn't call Nathuram Godse a patriot. I apologise if sentiments are hurt," she said in the Lok Sabha, speaking for the second time. She had earlier said that her comments were "twisted" by the opposition and apologised for hurting sentiments with her comments.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• London Bridge: Attacker had been convicted of terror offence https://t.co/gjSN1Iwu2j
• Former partner ordered to pay £182k costs of shutting down his firm https://t.co/zEJI8fYRCb
• Criticism deterring medical specialists from being expert witnesses https://t.co/4BZKDhIlse
• More barristers to skip court security – but solicitors still have to queue https://t.co/wfJiC7QLDu 
• Record year for UK solicitors seeking Irish ‘Brexit backstop’ https://t.co/Upl4cdJo40 
• Solicitor ‘out of his depth’ misled clients to buy time on difficult case https://t.co/YkTt41JbNX
• Final warning for legal aid recipient in Wimbledon tickets case https://t.co/Ep6WBWA0b1 
• East Anglia firm targets French market despite Brexit fears https://t.co/D5PAO77Ft9 
• ‘Obsessional’ CPS solicitor was not victimised at work, rules tribunal https://t.co/Lg9vPRQpTQ
• Men can speak honestly about gender inequality too https://t.co/212Ri5RR3s
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dphygZMCKr
• Daphne Caruana Galizia: #Malta suspect will not get immunity https://t.co/y1oTgqa5oL 
• A number of people are believed to have been injured in an incident at London Bridge, police have said https://t.co/q8i8nPQpjX
• New kids on the block in commercial property financing are here to stay https://t.co/Q2hNQmcN0E
• Experts to deliver Joint Investigative Interview masterclass for practitioners https://t.co/sq02Fzfr7u
• A legal letter from Lyon ‘part trois’ - c’est fini https://t.co/3oVBJYWsLB
• Lord President to focus on delays in planning system https://t.co/8uxUsYGWyg
• DWF advises majority shareholders of Partick Thistle in sale to Three Black Cats Limited https://t.co/tzu7R3h9IY
• Law Society pays tribute to former president Philip Dry https://t.co/qUJc1x47Eu
• University facing criminal action for selling body parts donated for research purposes over the course of a decade https://t.co/bxaltcihSb
• Chinese lawyers visit Harper Macleod to learn about UK immigration system https://t.co/eG9IdBdTSs
• Increase in age of criminal responsibility takes effect today https://t.co/JBBDSDME5x 
• Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson granted interim interdict over SNP ‘defamatory’ election leaflet https://t.co/lNnb1X8f0
• Revealed: 91% Increase In MP Tip-Offs To Immigration Enforcement In Two Years https://t.co/UphVDLgLip
• Jewish intellectual Noam Chomsky just took apart the antisemitism smears against Corbyn https://t.co/UJmTb5RvkM
• Hillsborough: The thirty-year search for justice https://t.co/pQCE2S1r1
• Conner Marshall: Mother fears probation changes after son's murder https://t.co/X77L27yBKq
• Sana Muhammad crossbow death: Ex-husband jailed for 'evil' murder https://t.co/8fq2HPhXHS
• US firm employee sanctioned for ‘drunk on plane’ conviction | Legal Futures https://t.co/5Qvvq6Rbn1
• Former partner ordered to pay costs of SRA closing firm | Legal Futures https://t.co/MmgmUXKRKW
• Consumer law consolidator eyes public listing | Legal Futures https://t.co/m0hH8YehlO 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/l4N6h4cVLm
• Ex-MP Harvey Proctor wins payout from Met over false child abuse allegations https://t.co/Zir4JlUZrX 
• Arts Council of #Pakistan panel discussion on feminism that did not feature a single woman as a guest https://t.co/6KrXWryQ1D
• Marc Jacobs countersues Nirvana in T-shirt copyright dispute https://t.co/8klJkMPPfQ

29th November - Law News

2894th 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:  Writer and activist Tariq Ali explains why the antisemitism accusations against Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn are totally unfounded and how the vast majority of accusers are from conservative backgrounds and oppose Palestinian people's right to self-determination.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Hong Kong's law society takes unusual step of commenting in relation to ongoing case to express confidence in judiciary and assert rule of law. Full story: The Global Legal Post

• We back only one type of social mobility https://t.co/2AvZbUEMry
• HFW pledges commitment to Hong Kong and Chinese market https://t.co/JJ8ytXSmti
• Insurers back reform of limitation law for child abuse claims https://t.co/7eM5HbwVz7 
• Prosecutors look to UK to tackle tax evasion https://t.co/zNGuDll80C 
• International coalition demands the release of Sotoudeh https://t.co/OryVmXt72S
• Ince profits shoot up after £27m acquisition https://t.co/dbtgoiNb6X 
• Probate delays will be over by Christmas, claims HMCTS https://t.co/K8mdMcdN0S 
• High Court blow for client challenging Carter-Ruck bills https://t.co/IYXFforHU3
• Quindell faces yet more legal action as investors open claim https://t.co/HWgsGaXxDW
• Jaskanwal stopped wearing his turban after being bullied https://t.co/CCAy4ezxPR
• Bullying: Teachers share their stories in video for pupils https://t.co/cqd9CaSK1
• Prince Andrew accuser gives first UK interview https://t.co/kryp2bhksI
• General election 2019: BBC complains to Tories over Facebook advert https://t.co/5SeiBVsW1l
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/e9R590wODR
• Wealth management expert to speak at SYLA event tonight https://t.co/YIxy7t61mL 
• International law expert to lecture on a century of war crimes https://t.co/8cI2qy4lwu
• Ken MacDonald elected president of Society of Advocates in Aberdeen https://t.co/Hi9JK0iL9V
• Lawyers who took on Serco lock-change evictions win top gong at law awards https://t.co/fKzUtfxB2Y 
• Anderson Strathern takes top prize at Herald’s Law Awards of Scotland https://t.co/KL42Vzawvn
• New measures to help widen participation in jury service https://t.co/koBb8uXX35
• Gender pay gap reporting 2020 – are you ready? https://t.co/4bDzK21lRF
• House prices in Scotland continue to rise amidst political uncertainty https://t.co/qONIRqrs0G 
• Lord Brodie to lead public inquiry into ‘serious problems’ at two hospitals https://t.co/pqXPciWjNR
• Child legislation ‘potentially retrogressive’, Faculty fears https://t.co/kpyH4RTIAZ
• Ex-Celtic Boys Club coach convicted of sex offences wins appeal over Crown’s failure to disclose complainer’s conviction https://t.co/k1rLskgezP 
• Shia Muslim jailed for three years & nine months for vandalism attacks on five Sunni mosques in Birmingham https://t.co/S7FtjHSKHd 
• Nurse refuses to shake Boris’s hand until he delivers promise of 50,000 new nurses https://t.co/8ez4MfeSFx
• Cricket umpire died after being hit by batsman's shot https://t.co/5wYlGDqH4x
• Camila Cabello stole a pencil from Prince William and 'it could be worth £1000s' https://t.co/0nqBxzQz92
• Three teenageers have admitted threatening two lesbian women who refused to kiss on a bus https://t.co/SXFhfSGarf 
• Nicholas Churton murder: Police communication criticised https://t.co/lVR6YjaN6Q
• Hillsborough police chief David Duckenfield cleared of manslaughter https://t.co/kyGr237SNs 
• Gary Rhodes died from head injury, family confirms https://t.co/QVBXBcMKxu
• Trump impeachment: two White House budget officials quit over Ukraine aid concerns, says witness #US https://t.co/BqA8LwVC9O
• HMRC bound by industry guidance, says Upper Tribunal https://t.co/CcvNhHDesS
• Tribunal confirms five-year extension of ban imposed on LTTE #India https://t.co/MB0tEzMYzo
• Naftogaz wins lawsuit under first Gazprom's counterclaim against Stockholm tribunal https://t.co/32gPgamueM
• Foreigners' Tribunals creating 'havoc' in #India's Assam: Amnesty https://t.co/4WwDsE0iqE 
• #Bangladesh anti-terrorism tribunal sentence 7 members of banned militant group to death https://t.co/7XHDgeIUNt
• The tribunal assessing former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman's fitness to practise medicine  https://t.co/lZq3q1Kup5
• Safeguarding your law firm against cyber-criminals | Legal Futures https://t.co/wEkg4IWXAY 
• Online law school bursts onto scene for SQE | Legal Futures https://t.co/MHF3fWrxGU
• Shareholders target Quindell legal action | Legal Futures https://t.co/RCybxux9P
• Ince eyes opportunities from new SRA rules | Legal Futures https://t.co/b7OT7q7c5n
• Tribunal rejects SRA’s disciplinary “ambush” | Legal Futures https://t.co/34x34dLJvw
• Gordon Sondland, the #US ambassador to the EU, has been accused by three women of sexual misconduct https://t.co/tbHxUHrXa1
• Blue Story: Vue boss plans to rescreen banned film https://t.co/93Snw7WYo4
• EU net migration to the UK falls to lowest level since 2003 https://t.co/bzQFEouhk4 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/zB4yP29c8E
• #German murderer wins 'right to be forgotten' https://t.co/rT6yKX6JIB
• Swiss condemn 'attack' on #SriLanka embassy worker https://t.co/M3rTk7FMLE 
• City investors urge UK's top firms to pay workers living wage https://t.co/WBQGT8KzZ
• Indict #Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro over indigenous rights, international court is urged https://t.co/zezR2vUCtr
• Plastic waste rises as 1.5bn 'bags for life' sold, research finds https://t.co/0yzHTMl65M
• Violence during consensual sex has become normalised, campaigners have warned https://t.co/nounvXmbhU
• Netflix 'reactivated' users without permission https://t.co/cuiBQPQYkY
• TikTok apologises and reinstates banned US teen criticising #China's treatment of the Uighur Muslims https://t.co/PWgu31dI9h
• To reverse the effects of climate change, Labour vow to plant two billion trees by 2040 https://t.co/dC1F0hQgki
• Sydney's lockout laws to be scrapped everywhere except Kings Cross from January 14 #Australia https://t.co/nh3u8PxM67 
• Grace Millane’s Trial Exposes A Dark Trend In Coverage Of Violence Against Women https://t.co/BI0YSm3RjS

28th November - Law News

2893rd 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 Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme has the mission to improve the quality of life of Australians living with permanent disability and their carers. But some families say the scheme has only made their lives more difficult, saddling them with extra work and complexity.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: The Solicitors Regulation Authority has agreed to delay rules that would have eased restrictions on how solicitors can provide immigration advice to the public. Full story: The Law Society Gazette

 

• Harry Dunn: Parents begin legal proceedings against Foreign Office https://t.co/Nxzu8xqGcO 
• Cambridge University's Jesus College bronze cockerel to be repatriated to Nigeria https://t.co/l0Al9FaIY3 
• PI solicitor helped client who wanted to hide damages from husband https://t.co/ZPDfHktAo9 
• Housing lawyers fear exclusion from dispute resolution process https://t.co/aJgSijI9wx 
• EAT rails against 'endless delays' of interim orders https://t.co/ZLutlfgKcy
• Solicitors face 'incredibly short' deadline on new AML rules https://t.co/hPdmkmXMC3 
• Heavyweight new college poised to shake up solicitor training https://t.co/NxuRXLvBvk
• British universities have invested more than an estimated half a billion dollars in companies that arm #Israel https://t.co/wlGYHpBG2W
• Charges dropped against more than 100 Extinction Rebellion protesters https://t.co/TZ1ezMwo3F
• Grenfell cladding firm has spent £30m defending its role in disaster https://t.co/MeJkq1skVI 
• Scissor attack victim stabbed to death by stranger while on phone to his mum https://t.co/5DFylCPE7T 
• Twitter account deletions on 'pause' after outcry https://t.co/OuzaH1V52W 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/8xXEhup0L3
• I was detained in the UAE. I learned that Britain puts trade before its citizens | Matthew Hedges https://t.co/rHvyNY3r2p
• The surveillance industry is assisting state suppression. It must be stopped https://t.co/2adYCDTUg4
• Ian Macdonald obituary: Leading barrister who specialised in immigration and human rights law https://t.co/8OS6spdD3x
• Our legal system is broken. Who will fix it? https://t.co/VVogiVg6lD 
• Asic defamation case win may strengthen key free-speech defence https://t.co/ETkabYf9oA 
• 'There's a new level of anger': the women fighting to end the 'rough sex' defence https://t.co/gBMzf3yZJQ 
• Leaked government documents show that the NHS would be at risk under a post-Brexit trade deal with the US https://t.co/zD5HvINsKH 
• Future of the internet under threat from ‘legal arms race’ between jurisdictions https://t.co/SKLxt7VLVj
• Law Pod UK examines exhibition on women in the law https://t.co/03ka7g3Gu7 
• Egypt: Court rules woman should take same share in inheritance as her brothers https://t.co/FefCt42eBk
• Immigration views shared as Brodies welcomes Chinese delegation https://t.co/OnWIMZLwFj 
• Author QC Stephen O’Rourke takes on Tumbling Lassie role https://t.co/PTRCkWCXS
• Event to celebrate a century of women in law https://t.co/FsXczGeCrb 
• Call for Papers: Glasginburgh 2020 https://t.co/ZJvog46eGS
• Students get a taste of life in the Government Legal Service for Scotland https://t.co/X9vVbXJmX6
• Wild goose to remain on the menu in Scotland https://t.co/72zffLYF7J 
• Bill imposes legal obligation on health boards to provide services for sex crime complainers https://t.co/mv4kfjTFdB
• Damages action over ‘defective’ metal-on-metal hip replacement product dismissed https://t.co/M8u0aPzKYq 
• Pub that faced angry backlash over its plan to seal up a dovecote has reversed its decision https://t.co/WIHx8AySfC 
• Open door on 80mph Southend train 'due to loose screws' https://t.co/s8rgvpe1mo 
• Welsh Assembly grants vote to 16 and 17-year-olds https://t.co/ZZlh3PsVsl 
• Captain's Wife pub in South Wales causes anger after blocking up dovecote https://t.co/qEoOSrnhJI
• Inequality created a political generation gap. Which party will bridge it? Not the Tories https://t.co/MzyE0JKQJp 
• Council paid just £1,450 to shut road for Mark Wahlberg movie https://t.co/5NIGsgvxcT 
• Keady baby death: Man in custody over death of 11-month-old https://t.co/rFT74nxjaz
• Intruder hunted over sex attack on boy in London house https://t.co/3ZTrU17mS1
• Holey Artisan cafe: #Bangladesh Islamists sentenced to death for 2016 attack https://t.co/srjnHDsC86
• Couple falls victim to holiday Airbnb scam during Belfast visit https://t.co/FiwHfC3LGU 
• Blue Story director Rapman questions 'hidden reasons' for film ban https://t.co/1GodB6h62J 
• SRA rules open up working or competing with the Bar | Legal Futures https://t.co/Hf2brZxI2h 
• “No right” to judge women lawyers on appearance | Legal Futures https://t.co/tjyRPCyDF7 
• Solicitor helped client conceal damages from husband | Legal Futures https://t.co/ciKfngDp4f 
• Four in ten claimants would use whiplash portal | Legal Futures https://t.co/jsQyhgwUlk
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/liOZ6K6DHu
• 40 reasons why Jeremy Corbyn is not an anti-semite https://t.co/QyMnr5NRrd
• UK would 'recognise Palestine as state' under Labour government, Jeremy Corbyn says https://t.co/WLJeWvPD4a

27th November - Law News

2892nd 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:  Why tax cuts for the US rich are so utterly meaningless because the benefit never trickles down to the downtrodden. Could this be true in the rest of the capitalist world as well?

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: According to recent consumer-facing research, reputation and trust are the most important factors when it comes to choosing a law firm. The results are from the largest independently conducted experience research project in the legal sector, involving almost 70,000 satisfaction surveys and 5,000 experience reviews. The research was undertaken by LawNet, the collaborative non-profit network for independent law firms, as part of its ISO 9001 audited Excellence Mark. Full story: Legal Futures

• Heres How The Party Manifestos Stack Up On Human Rights https://t.co/VF3oTsbdvt 
• Solicitors let off the leash as SRA lifts the curfew https://t.co/TVtQXr7HPw
• Hearing adjourned for ex-City partner accused over 'untrue' billable hours claim https://t.co/MAAGYZm24j
• Firm asks for partner investment after rise in operating expenses https://t.co/1IrGTBX01R
• Families given tool to navigate 'legalistic' school exclusions process https://t.co/EuH9IDudy9
• Fraudbuster warns solicitors of dirty Chinese money https://t.co/ycu4lncvJ7 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ECxSvXcLcn
• Met Police superintendent sentenced over indecent video https://t.co/aaBPAmBin3 
• General election 2019: Child poverty 'will rise' under Conservative plans https://t.co/zx9nAmTkUW
• Muslim Council of Britain’s Miqdaad Versi says Islamophobia is "endemic, institutional within the Conservative Part https://t.co/M2HCv0Yrsv
• US Teen's TikTok video about #China's Muslim camps goes viral https://t.co/R6PgTGuBiJ
• 'Hundreds more cases' in Shropshire maternity scandal https://t.co/6NPeK3cO8y
• Former glamour model and reality tv participant Katie Price declared bankrupt at High Court https://t.co/4URSdsDOR
• Digby Brown teams up with eco-charity to combat paper waste https://t.co/zp9mQg9GqJ
• MacRoberts team highly commended at the British Legal Awards https://t.co/6eSRlHcjS
• Burness Paull advises on Seven Energy acquisition https://t.co/SdGTjvy0Ja
• Holyrood committee to investigate protected trust deeds https://t.co/coOIHry02X 
• Children (Scotland) Bill – what you need to know https://t.co/1hKqBLTIg4
• Justice Committee calls for better mental health support for young offenders https://t.co/WQ5NCaBCvC
• Appeal to Supreme Court to be lodged in Serco lock evictions case https://t.co/4RJ7io7N7i
• Decline in Scottish statutory instruments coincides with mounting Brexit legislation https://t.co/3qa0ByYhTz
• Faculty voices fear of ‘survivor hierarchy’ in redress scheme https://t.co/56Bqe1DwQb 
• Sheriff Appeal Court issues guideline judgment in refusing motorist’s appeal against ‘excessive’ fine https://t.co/MXa2MbIwDk 
• Watch: Islamophobia 'institutional' in Tory party, says Muslim group https://t.co/IcIU49FJRT
• Antisemitism is vile, says Corbyn after rabbi's criticism on the same day Labour annouced not to sell arms to Israel https://t.co/rErvzOXRRg
• UK banknote printer De La Rue fears for its future https://t.co/i5q1VpCf9D
• General election 2019: Last day to register to vote https://t.co/80660N232G 
• Manchester Victoria station stabbings: Man admits attempted murder https://t.co/GvJmANX1U2
• Tory Dominic Raab heckled as Harry Dunn family left out of hustings https://t.co/kb4CCGd4KU
• LGBT teaching row: Birmingham primary school protests permanently banned https://t.co/z92ez1bsEQ 
• Algorithmic-based decision-making is “risk to justice” | Legal Futures https://t.co/cBx0T8UkDL
• Pre-92 universities lead way with BPTC pass-rates | Legal Futures https://t.co/0EvVksi5Zv 
• Private investor helps fund litigation boutique launch | Legal Futures https://t.co/69QdL935Qc
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/3NWvuj0o9J
• Huge haul of treasure stolen in #German castle vault heist https://t.co/FBLkxnSUOr 
• Hardline Hindus are pushing the #Indian government's fascist agenda on British voters https://t.co/thiCkx7Inp
• Chinese woman jailed for trespassing at Trump's Mar-a-Lago #US https://t.co/VSegMIq8dF
• Trump impeachment: White House aides can be made to testify #US https://t.co/67b2RzFzz9
• Leicester Tory candidate featured in party manifesto as nurse suspended as a midwife https://t.co/z2XleSaIm
• Black Friday UK: just one in 20 discounts are genuine, research finds https://t.co/ioxOSHdCFh
• Aslan King: Victorian police find body believed to be missing British tourist https://t.co/38ALOMjcb2
• Ex-White House counsel Don McGahn must testify in impeachment inquiry, judge rules #US https://t.co/LigFIdPOlJ
• Singapore invokes 'fake news' law for first time over Facebook post https://t.co/yGYPXE9ZP4
• '#Israel is joining an ugly club,' says rights group as director expelled https://t.co/VvZHd8vvIK
• The Guardian view on Grace Millane’s murder: outlaw the ‘rough sex’ defence Editorial https://t.co/cvy1vuxNIz 
• Maryland: three men exonerated after serving 36 years for murder of teenager #US https://t.co/tWwls9hO6Y

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