2912th 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: This summer, India published a list which effectively stripped about 1.9
million people in the north-eastern state of Assam of their
citizenship.
India says the National Register of Citizens is needed to identify
illegal Bangladeshi migrants. But it has sparked fears of a witch hunt
against Assam's ethnic minorities.
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
Focus of the Day Article: By 1989, when the dictator was killed, up to 20,000 had died in Romania’s children’s homes. Now criminal cases may finally be brought. Full story: Guardian Law
- Man allowed to post bail after being tried six times in the same murder case https://t.co/KamKDahUf7
- The Guardian view on sentencing: longer prison terms are a kneejerk response | Editorial https://t.co/IGpfKtAukC
- Responsible Child review – too young to buy a hamster, but tried for murder https://t.co/K8ugxAMABu
- Lawyers balancing right with wrong https://t.co/b904SHJ7zh
- Touting case heads to Court of Appeal over contempt ruling https://t.co/oARwMKT6y8
- Ex-partner’s bullying claim withdrawn after confidential settlement https://t.co/1pkZGf7F4v
- Crown court disposals fall despite growing caseload https://t.co/BbmfhGnWSZ
- Stock exchange: MJ Hudson raises £31.4m as Gateley continues acquisition spree https://t.co/LqA8qf3yeA
- Rape conviction targets 'not helpful', says CPS inspectorate chief https://t.co/tZsnnx2hPO
- Firm-wide gender pay gap widens slightly at Linklaters https://t.co/zH1AAzz1Vk
- Post Office ‘attacked and disparaged’ sub postmasters, judge finds https://t.co/NLhuubUUl2
- Thomas Cook PI claimants left in limbo as funds run dry https://t.co/VqIGOJrYoB
- Supreme Court allows appeal over part-time judges’ pensions https://t.co/Lxxc1u42AU
- Post Office ‘attacked and disparaged’ sub postmasters, judge finds https://t.co/eLbRfIJlTu
- Post Office IT contractor faces prosecution after judge's 'grave concerns' about evidence https://t.co/9Xg4pfLI9j
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/4P3T5X3Osf
- Instagram trains AI to detect offensive captions https://t.co/LivHfTqYAC
- Labour: Thornberry begins legal action over 'stupid' Brexit claims by former MP https://t.co/vEIPJjoOor
- Twitch sued for £2.1bn over Premier League by Russian firm https://t.co/kezHv4Pdfi
- James Le Mesurier: White Helmets co-founder died from fall, Turkey says https://t.co/UVuSeUl91G
- Medway youth jail still subjecting children to pain-inflicting techniques – Ofsted https://t.co/V7YQQQtptu
- #Indian students join fierce protests against ‘anti-Muslim’ citizenship law https://t.co/1Vgcbx0XF4
- Lawyer Matthew Feargrieve convicted of punching opera-goer in seat dispute https://t.co/djM2EznwMZ
- NHS 'should not pay' for US surrogacy after cancer misdiagnosis https://t.co/7wD9h02fVS
- After blatant Tory bias in the elections the BBC is funding is at risk from the Tory government https://t.co/KJwvl1joDA
- Man allowed to post bail after being tried six times in the same murder case https://t.co/KamKDahUf7
- Prominent barrister sells 7,000 bottles of wine for £8 million https://t.co/yYiRnZrehM
- Dr Nick McKerrell promoted to senior lecturer at GCU https://t.co/8dnmvmtb3k
- Trio of appointments at Macnabs https://t.co/EsDJAP5cvi
- Graham Clark named new chief executive of Anderson Strathern Asset Management https://t.co/52h1yC7czi
- DCC Will Kerr and Dr Hannah Graham appointed to Scottish Sentencing Council https://t.co/pJwfm2iino
- Elves from MacRoberts took time out to spread some Christmas cheer and help Santa deliver presents to kids https://t.co/b65fuIB49W
- Prosecutor found guilty of sending threatening messages to woman https://t.co/ovg5sqy1G
- Tasmina Ahmed Sheikh’s judicial review of legal expenses decision ruled incompetent https://t.co/7lWPtLs9La
- Sex offender has sentence reduced over ‘material misdirection on mutual corroboration’ https://t.co/Q9T8eCCPwm
- Berlin police are trying to find out who opened the unmarked grave of former SS officer Reinhard Heydrich #Germany https://t.co/5t2I4nTR0r
- Thieves have reportedly stolen £50m worth of jewellery from the Kensington home of Tamara Ecclestone https://t.co/RjJBIsFtbw
- Imported for my body: The African women trafficked to #India for sex https://t.co/IaQO6JrvkI
- Hallmark apologises for pulling same-sex ads https://t.co/RWkLV8OqFS
- Water firms hit by toughest profit crackdown in 30 years https://t.co/J6TUbbT2J1
- Anti-Semitism or Free Speech? College Students Cheer and Fear Trump Order #US https://t.co/WKPSJNywx0
- #US Military Investigating Suspected ‘White Power’ Hand Gestures Flashed at Game https://t.co/Y6wtrWnaaF
- After Volcano Blast, #NewZealand Asks if Adventure Tourism Can Last https://t.co/ekM7sAdufi
- US Secretly Expelled #Chinese Officials Suspected of Spying After Breach of Military Base https://t.co/5jVQDPCBRm
- Schumer, Pushing McConnell to Negotiate, Lays Out Plan for Impeachment Trial #US https://t.co/qmoNzkpXKw
- Gateley bolsters HR offering with £3.4m acquisition | Legal Futures https://t.co/eYWyq2v0At
- Jail for solicitor who stole money from friends | Legal Futures https://t.co/vEQZajanAJ
- Bar Council chair: I’m no apologist for Chinese regime | Legal Futures https://t.co/36OgD7YclT
- Newly listed law firm raises £31m for growth plan | Legal Futures https://t.co/unIpPo8qXV
- Law and technology: A matter of perspective | Legal Futures https://t.co/wdtE4MtA8g
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Xvi1fzQs9t
