21st December - Law News

2916th 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:  Indian government officials have been saying that protests against the citizenship law have been instigated by certain external elements and political parties. Have politicians politicised something that people are fighting for? 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Lady Hale’s story is a lesson in self-belief. We need more like her in positions of power https://t.co/tEXebZon8D 
• 'Hey, beautiful ladies': Rotterdam man cleared of street harassment https://t.co/ci3aq3hnKr 
• MI5 policy allowing informants to commit serious crimes ruled lawful https://t.co/mePU9w5HVl 
• #Dutch supreme court upholds landmark ruling demanding climate action https://t.co/dWWH9uusn0
• ICC to investigate alleged #Israeli and Palestinian war crimes https://t.co/LWLoIvKRHg 
• Courts shouldn’t be a political chamber https://t.co/st2gf7oikj 
• Journalists' union criticises plans for new official secrets laws https://t.co/KCV11TbvSj 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/tMVDrFbSfr
• Leaders of nationwide drug gang jailed https://t.co/pY64Tzi19J 
• Armed police officer accidentally shot a driver in the arm while trying to stop his car https://t.co/fAl7cTr5QG
• Robert Sutherland to brave the Arctic in aid of Children 1st https://t.co/O5zcm8rbxO 
• Glasgow School of Law podcast explores jury research https://t.co/Rxym3Isw3r
• Provisional agreement reached on recast Drinking Water Directive https://t.co/RmcI0FoNOR
• CMA report expresses concern over market position of Google and Facebook https://t.co/dxQ3aICXqM 
• Advocate General Øe: Personal data transfers under standard contractual clauses are valid https://t.co/8BbG3nlVyc
• Finders keepers? Treasure Trove in Scotland https://t.co/UggAlyycY4
• Misgendering trans people not protected as philosophical belief, tribunal rules https://t.co/ELhgLHvKT0 
• ‘Significant failings’ in Disclosure Scotland IT project led to £44m overspend https://t.co/l5wDBWCt3A
• Changes to tenement maintenance legislation considered https://t.co/e6eWPCxkq3 
• iBIC to host joint investigative interviews masterclass next motnth https://t.co/F9d1LbJFzB
• Expenses paid to justices of the peace to remain undisclosed https://t.co/thxdjf1Z3p 
• Tribunal rules that MI5 policy allowing agents to commit serious crimes is lawful https://t.co/QtxUXzs5R2
• Proprietors sued for payment of property maintenance charge win appeal as real burdens clause ‘void for uncertainty… https://t.co/eOCxoHc7qb 
• Harry Dunn crash death: US woman to be charged https://t.co/oFfyGGUg1l
• #India’s ultra-rightwing government is going to war against its own people https://t.co/lg9RKyaNhL
• #France Télécom suicides: Three former bosses jailed https://t.co/D14arQ5BT5
• Mitra Mehrad who died while trying to cross the Channel wanted to help fellow Iranians https://t.co/OvbRhYAYNk
• Waste: How will Wales end landfill and incinerator use by 2050? https://t.co/LSUr4Y9UKV 
• In-house solicitor’s office was bugged | Legal Futures https://t.co/82Ynys6I1e
• Barrister suspended for groping Bar student in taxi | Legal Futures https://t.co/wRuCuTMDVD 
• Lawyers and clients’ “mutually assured immorality” on NDAs | Legal Futures https://t.co/QP1CgyzRqB 
• SDT promises non-parties “open justice” on access | Legal Futures https://t.co/bD8pU6NkDN
• What your legal tech should look like in 2020 | Legal Futures https://t.co/mDZwsLFLwO
• SRA gives up on major indemnity insurance reform | Legal Futures https://t.co/fCJN0vIZ5W 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/pwZR93O9iO
• Burnt food triggers thousands of false alarms https://t.co/yeYyjK6hSe
• #NewZealand is destroying military-style guns after ban https://t.co/94dHKBhpHP 
• Two Northern Ireland women to get abortion costs compensation https://t.co/5cjQgz5AqH
• Rick Vick obituary: a teacher in prisons and rehab centres in Gloucestershire https://t.co/516RF7vvpi 
• Ex-Labour MP awarded £75,000 libel damages over union story https://t.co/9lfaUTvKIZ 
• Right-to-die campaigner fails to overturn ban in court https://t.co/fJ1fJw1yfV 
• Ex-Taliban hostage cleared of all charges in sexual assault trial https://t.co/4uJoXbEm7i

20th December - Law News

2915th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  In the 17th century, Christmas was completely banned in England and its territories, for 17 years. Shops were forced to stay open, public Christmas drinking and festive feasting were illegal, mince pies were seized, even putting up foliage as decoration was banned. Josh Toussaint-Strauss finds out why a parliament full of protestant Puritans would make celebrating Christmas illegal. 

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: A speech on the rule of law which was due to be given at a legal conference in China was cancelled by censors, a global association of lawyers has reported. The president of the Paris-based Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) was due to deliver the keynote speech at the Global Lawyers Forum hosted in Guangzhou earlier this month. California litigator Jerry Roth planned to talk about the international rule of law and the importance of an independent bar and judiciary. Full story: The Law Society Gazette

• Donald Dewar Memorial Debate Tournament 2019/20 https://t.co/BYaefvJuCh
• Strathclyde Law Clinic trains 39 new advisors https://t.co/kTwfGvIPsT
• Angels to get investment angles covered by leading law firm https://t.co/gEG4z69mdc 
• Drew McCusker joins BTO’s personal injury team https://t.co/pA9W2uoxCf
• Will Santa be able to deliver presents to the UK after Brexit? https://t.co/IkSsBoQg65 
• Govan Law Centre investigates legal issues surrounding equal pay awards to women in Glasgow https://t.co/SS6kBrv0Ut 
• High Court rules Home Office’s £1,000 fee for children to register as British citizens unlawful https://t.co/3v4uKAELDp 
• Parliamentary sovereignty ‘no longer accurate’ in describing the UK’s constitutional settlement https://t.co/YiowMN7Jcc 
• Damages claim over coach crash caused by ‘freak’ gust of wind dismissed  https://t.co/SdadTzA5xX 
• Hale warns against judicial appointment reforms ahead of Queen's speech https://t.co/TfsXrYFj8h 
• Bakers GC not told about Senior investigation, tribunal hears https://t.co/uqjstxVfZf 
• Queen's speech: 'Royal Commission on criminal justice' https://t.co/Ut58sz4h67 
• Baker McKenzie hearing adjourned until end of April https://t.co/3aHBFIS1Qy 
• Queen’s speech: fund for Thomas Cook claimants https://t.co/lcpdDAtsdv
• Queen’s speech: Cross-border justice agreements https://t.co/rZSFASXmml 
• 'Up a down escalator' - family chief speaks out over pressure on courts https://t.co/YWZpwic9Nf
• Queen’s speech: Review must be backed up with ‘significant cash’ says Society https://t.co/IALIBU4ek7 
• SRA abandons five-year quest to slash minimum PII cover https://t.co/CWNE9JreS4 
• 'From one girly-swot to another' https://t.co/dyHpaWGvMS 
• JK Rowling slated by trans right activists over criticism of court ruling on transgender issues https://t.co/o1giE2bYVU
• Why do prisoners only serve half their sentence? https://t.co/tN3OpwiUjJ 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2WzNEIff5D
• #Israeli spyware allegedly used to target Pakistani officials' phones https://t.co/tyLQ9gAMIp
• Bank of England executive urged to quit over security breach https://t.co/33f8fPS6ux 
• #India's internet curbs are part of growing global fascist state trend https://t.co/HcKLrCOLgy 
• High court says UK's £1,012 child citizenship fee is unlawful https://t.co/uHjiqrpaZC 
• 'Woman of the year' died choking on marshmallow, inquest heard https://t.co/BOJ71vIhGi 
• 'It feels almost like prison': the developers building homes with no natural light https://t.co/drRY3LoUec 
• Jailed Catalan leader had immunity as MEP, court rules #Spain https://t.co/hMt83sq7FY 
• #US officials remove Black Panther's Wakanda from list of trading partners https://t.co/WFius4xWnm 
• #India citizenship law: protesters across country defy ban https://t.co/C7UaR7VhQT 
• Online child sexual abuse: Don't do what I did https://t.co/3YGh5SOUVS
• Migrant boy found by police on M6 near Birmingham https://t.co/c6d1VD7JSY
• Ayia Napa alleged false rape claim accused 'left unsupported' by British embassy https://t.co/H6bi9vmOgx 
• Donald Trump is impeached and faces trial in the #US Senate https://t.co/FH6XVAFg15
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/LYXoW1EzO0
• New advertising rule “not a complete ban”, says SRA | Legal Futures https://t.co/lVeu4vyEqM 
• BSB and SRA in firing line over shortcomings | Legal Futures https://t.co/653VKOwlw8 
• "Racism is prevalent" within the UK armed forces, the independent ombudsman overseeing complaints has warned https://t.co/BaNOELTZdU 
• Judge rules against charity worker who lost job over transgender tweets https://t.co/K3j5onzeYM 
• Home Office hostility nearly split me from my husband. Others have been less lucky https://t.co/NixXWEKylB

19th December - Law News

2914th 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:  Now Donald Trump looks likely to achieve that goal - but for all the wrong reasons as he looks set to become just the third President in American history to be impeached. The House of Representatives is currently debating the charges against him and will vote later tonight. 

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Latest gender pay gap figures reveal extent of diversity challenge facing top UK law firms. Full story: The Global Legal Post

• BSB in line of fire as legal regulators told to ‘get a grip’ https://t.co/jQZ4YJPwe
• High Court backs civil claim against 1982 IRA bomber https://t.co/LDBqZGLvXa
• Barrister who disparaged fellow lawyer on Twitter suspended for two years https://t.co/2MN0AuFfF4 
• White & Case gender pay gap shrinks – but remains over 60% https://t.co/hPnWiqdrpW 
• Keynote speech at China law conference pulled by censors https://t.co/gfbauBYZh4 
• Judge criticises £74,000 legal costs for inheritance application https://t.co/8utlUxueQD 
• City celebrates 5% growth in professional services https://t.co/4rT75urWuy
• Eco scam solicitor ordered to pay £3m or face more time behind bars https://t.co/EIHJdvxlFN
• Senior 'subverted process', Baker's London boss tells tribunal https://t.co/wUDq7KwHui
• Mortgage 'prisoners' commence group action https://t.co/OosvvRiAIt 
• Redundant staff could sue ex-Stobart chief https://t.co/j2kBQiYzBL 
• 10 tips for those entering the law https://t.co/hMilxSEeZZ 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/XHyOhZqYkK
• Tories accused of ignoring Islamophobia after dropping inquiry https://t.co/oaBfDoSjL3 
• Lady Hale warns against the UK adopting a US-style politically appointed Supreme Court https://t.co/iSlmP2CJW4 
• Former footballer Neil Shipperley sentenced for public masturbation https://t.co/phPGzXtWTW 
• Boxing world champion Josh Taylor racially abused nightclub bouncer https://t.co/93xLITgd9b 
• Nurse Cerys Price guilty of death by dangerous driving https://t.co/UyCM2yJiYO 
• Santa Claus has been found not guilty of various offences by a jury of the International Christmas Court https://t.co/hJEh9o5gmP
• Poland: Government fails to fully implement judicial anti-corruption measures https://t.co/zaM6gUhb1b
• Teenager who stabbed lawyer to death jailed for life amid calls for law reform https://t.co/YSfn30xhrh
• Xmas turned ‘abfab’ for families by Faculty appeal https://t.co/H6qZPsXI8Y
• Morton Fraser reappointed to City of Edinburgh Council legal panel https://t.co/d5xyCqeK16 
• Scottish Land Commission calls for further law reform on centenary of resettlement act https://t.co/zphYTECMgW
• Aaliya Seyal appointed chief executive of Legal Services Agency https://t.co/yUMF9L8u34
• Tributes paid to Lady Hale at valedictory ceremony https://t.co/B9hKFAk3GY 
• Auditor General: Agreement urgently needed on Scottish Police Authority’s functions https://t.co/PZuWcZHTQO 
• Part-time judges prevail in pension case at Supreme Court https://t.co/5RN6O1KQEa 
• Johnson plans to give lower courts power to overturn EU law after Brexit https://t.co/DCIdTs7Q6D
• Court grants ‘guardianship order’ to protect vulnerable adult teenager despite opposition https://t.co/QYrJ2a3ZS3 
• 'It's a very harsh environment': judge's play shines light on family courts https://t.co/ruXhNm8umH 
• The police response to Extinction Rebellion was sadly not an aberration https://t.co/GBdEzzlU4i 
• Lower courts can roll back EU laws after Brexit, No 10 confirms https://t.co/q0yRrL8bQz 
• Police officer Amjad Ditta in group charged with sex offences https://t.co/spGfj4rThK 
• Barry stabbing: Victim Jordan Davies a 'loving father' https://t.co/O8qhtCCAgt 
• Christmas: Widow backs anti-violence campaign https://t.co/2KtLfAHQkp 
• John Downey 'active participant' in Hyde Park bombing https://t.co/4xrJ8bOlza
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/qOAB2WqAkQ
• John Worboys given two more life sentences for additional attacks https://t.co/Ml1N4K4MVC
• Murder victim Andre Aderemi's mum 'outraged' at killer's Snapchat video https://t.co/QErQPVQt1E
• Shiori Ito, #Japanese journalist awarded $30,000 in damages in rape case https://t.co/cdbc8KLGXF
• GPs 'shun full-time work as pressures take toll' https://t.co/lhjOsVYVew 
• F4L unveils referral fee-compliant ‘pay per enquiry’ model | Legal Futures https://t.co/27S20hIig0 
• SRA writes to 6,500 firms over AML assessments | Legal Futures https://t.co/0iDqh7vMeO
• Jailed solicitor must repay £3m or face more prison time | Legal Futures https://t.co/n73cEh8oAP

18th December - Law News

2913th 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:  Gina Martin, the campaigner who helped make upskirting illegal in England and Wales, talks to CNN's Bianca Nobilo about activism and her work in the UK Parliament. 

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: AI, blockchain, Big Data, cloud computing, smart contracts, etc. How can practitioners best assess the various digital solutions for providing legal services? Full story: Legal Futures

• Instagram e-cigarette posts banned by ad watchdog https://t.co/CT2Ae4yTPP
• BPP law school dean resigns as director in boardroom shake-up https://t.co/rK1Bu7I6kY 
• Claims manager fined £70,000 as new regulator flexes muscles https://t.co/BDeUekfzCz
• Domestic violence orders at record high https://t.co/Ru4bVTVUvK 
• KPMG Law expands in China with Shanghai firm opening https://t.co/A6HRM4kybE 
• Police blamed for fall in rape prosecutions https://t.co/acdmgzYrYb 
• Ombudsman wants extra £2.4m next year for recruitment drive https://t.co/yZUbA6LNwG
• Regulatory issue? 'Didn't occur to us,' Bakers partner tells tribunal https://t.co/10tTXjp15a
• ‘Women in leadership are here to stay’ https://t.co/cX3SrRjQkj 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2NzFG2tDjL
• The Supreme Court won’t hear a case on a ‘constitutional right to camp.’ #US https://t.co/V9upmkw5VO
• Anger grows across #India at new law which denies citizenship to Muslim migrants https://t.co/Xls0vnx1db
• 999 staff ‘in tears’ with 80 jobs 'at risk' as private firm wins contract https://t.co/xHjtgXIkpJ 
• Windrush victim rejects 'insulting' offer of £22,000 payout https://t.co/cuJFfmQQ5C 
• John Worboys jailed for life over attacks on four more victims https://t.co/Ml1N4K4MVC
• Supreme Court’s first artwork featuring women in law unveiled to celebrate centenary https://t.co/E17JrTBm1i 
• Policing priorities for next six years published https://t.co/SvDTPxFrIN
• Faculty duo to join new Stair group https://t.co/WOppFP7Dmx 
• Julie Scott-Gilroy accredited as construction specialist https://t.co/p7DH4s0EtR
• Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace promotes David Smith to associate solicitor https://t.co/nx20mw0GXG 
• Stephen McGowan: Renewed focus on gambling machines in pubs https://t.co/vB7SOqB8Me
• Plexus announces appointment of Calum Mathieson as partner https://t.co/R6EoffyPEs
• NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde takes legal action against contractor https://t.co/JJuTLLYjkI
• Draft bill on changing gender recognition rules out for consultation https://t.co/t2ORkEnACC
• Scots lawyer’s legal challenge against disciplinary tribunal’s expenses award dismissed as ‘incompetent’ https://t.co/JxbId7ecaA 
• Boris Johnson puts prospect of no-deal Brexit back on table https://t.co/WamzMaeNQn
• Black Lives Matter Activist Who Snatched Confederate Flag Killed In New Orleans https://t.co/QaEuhxtm9h 
• #Russian President Vladimir Putin 'still uses obsolete Windows XP' despite hacking risk & unsupported internet browser https://t.co/miXklGg9Ug 
• Inquest to determine if London air pollution caused child's death https://t.co/uWiP3gxRAo 
• Purdue payments to Sackler family surged after OxyContin fine https://t.co/9h48oftVdX 
• Asylum seeker stabbed in eye by husband while awaiting Home Office ruling https://t.co/gBPhcrRa2M 
• #Israeli military law stifles Palestinian rights, watchdog says https://t.co/mUSf8UnMF0 
• Visiting the US? The government is reading your old Facebook posts https://t.co/h3ucY2uyvx 
• Haben Girma: My disability has been an opportunity for innovation https://t.co/y8NeQc18aW 
• Serie A anti-racism campaign: Monkey artwork condemned by AC Milan and Roma https://t.co/M1ZzQUjWod 
• Lesbos migrant camp children 'say they want to die' https://t.co/1TfztgBN7P 
• Record low rape conviction rates has found a justice system "close to breaking point" because of cuts https://t.co/YFMfUO72JM 
• MoJ’s bill for part-time judges’ pensions “could reach £1bn” | Legal Futures https://t.co/NcKEJfMLJ6 
• LeO asks for another £2.4m to “eliminate” waiting time | Legal Futures https://t.co/YscOmS95f7 
• Solicitor failed to funnel fees through virtual firm | Legal Futures https://t.co/6Yb54eRapJ 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/v7e7hmXi9a
• Caroline Flack's boyfriend Lewis Burton defends 'lovely' girlfriend after arrest https://t.co/LjGiKJ5Psk
• SPAC Nation Church group 'financially exploited members' https://t.co/tsNwZTeMzf 
• Top tech firms sued over #DRCongo cobalt mining deaths https://t.co/iBhNihXK2v

17th December - Law News

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. 

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

16th December - Law News

2911th 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:  Young Colombian demonstrators in Bosa, Bogota take the protest to the streets because they have nowhere to play near the apartment complex they live in. The local park has been closed for more than 3 years, and the children are also prohibited from playing in the halls. 

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Costs lawyers have called for an urgent review of the guideline hourly rates―the baseline figures used by judges to assess the fees charged by solicitors. Full story: New Law Journal

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/V8jvG58jz4
• #HongKong violence breaks out again in shopping centres https://t.co/Squ59ZPOF
• Thirty years on, will the guilty pay for horror of Ceaușescu orphanages? #Romania https://t.co/S142yevRrQ
• UK supreme court to hear case of woman seeking US surrogacy costs https://t.co/MQ5NGZTUP
• BBC: TV licence fee decriminalisation being considered https://t.co/nuFsXDYZyn 
• Arsenal-Manchester City game removed by #China state TV after Mesut Ozil mentioned persecution of Uighur Muslims https://t.co/TnYcLJRaRI
• Four fintech predictions from four seriously clued-up lawyers https://t.co/Wn43cnFZ24 
• Clifford Chance teaches ALL trainee solicitors how to build apps https://t.co/kYX8d7FuXU
• Eve Cornwell bumps into Lady Hale on the Tube https://t.co/C6HS3ENK34
• Snapchat flirting judge allegedly had group sex in chambers https://t.co/h6OgJ5FFoe 
• The opportunities ahead for the Scottish legal market https://t.co/8pPn0pxAYT
• Clyde & Co to offer six month data science seats to trainee lawyers https://t.co/Cq7OESu5RB
• Lawtech could cull 35,000 legal roles by 2027, Law Society predicts https://t.co/dkUlvZTML8
• Manchester law and education chiefs to speak at LegalEdCon North https://t.co/xZdPmKwcxo
• The lowdown on US law firms in London https://t.co/5FZdYFEQLI
• Love Island winner Greg O’Shea rumoured to be dating Strathclyde Uni law grad https://t.co/tLMpkKBPr1
• SRA to make decision on SQE1 skills assessment in New Year https://t.co/O6nL8X7rv
• Blackstone QC auctions off personal wine collection worth £9 MILLION https://t.co/tbS5vJPqR
• Embattled barristers ‘masquerading as sociopaths’ and stressed-out solicitors who don’t want to be ‘seen as weak’ https://t.co/TIAYQAL3R7
• Lawtech and what it means for future lawyers https://t.co/CUfH16O3cr
• ULaw partners with quizzing app to give students flavour of SQE https://t.co/P1TwvRliT5
• Being innovative counts towards billable targets, CMS tells lawyers https://t.co/JTAmIzTES
• How technology is changing the business of law https://t.co/MXTz8kab40
• Solicitor revealed as owner of ‘rip-off’ driving licence renewal website leaves law firm https://t.co/iyrU16M5yL
• Freshfields investigations partner leaves firm after investigation https://t.co/23852iWxU5 
• Burges Salmon lawyers embrace election fever with office fancy dress https://t.co/SloW3VMPvC
• The best law firms for peer support and partner approachability 2019-20 https://t.co/wiNRqZ5BGN
• Samantha Morton: Care system 'not fit for purpose' https://t.co/ww1HxLeVVl
• Climate change: Longest talks end with compromise deal https://t.co/aQ0wtl16w
• Man shot in Hull street by armed police https://t.co/3M9Ds4eV5K
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/UDh47S16fS
• Violence against women and collective guilt in #India https://t.co/Kd8lpOla63
• The Guardian view on Nobel winner Olga Tokarczuk: light amid the dark | Editorial https://t.co/UJgOpB6Pzb
• Alex Rodda: Man charged with murder over Cheshire boy's death https://t.co/PWevF5bfFr

15th December - Law News

2910th 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 Saturday's trial was about corruption and illegal possession of foreign funds, the former president of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, also faces additional charges. In 2009, the International Criminal Court charged him with two counts of war crimes and five counts of crimes against humanity. That was for his role in the war in Darfur, which started in 2003. At least 300,000 people were killed and another 3 million displaced. 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Man handed £193,000 in sort code error says he tried to give it back https://t.co/UpdpGQjWpv 
• Rohingya fury at Aung San Suu Kyi’s genocide denial to world court #Myanmar https://t.co/EO5Lj8ve3T 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/4MCqaNMcpK
• UK tourist 'shot dead' in robbery in Argentina https://t.co/Q4TSdEe643
• Great to see a Tory MP making money out of the people most affected by Tory created austerity. This is what the maj… https://t.co/Me7nWUv0OL 
• ‘Village green’ land at risk after ruling by supreme court https://t.co/X5I8TCGtIC
• Omar al-Bashir: #Sudan ex-leader sentenced for corruption https://t.co/Ky3Z40KkpU 
• Citizenship Amendment Bill: #India's West Bengal hit by protests https://t.co/FdhCFe1RcF
• Tony Blair and the Blairites: The neoliberal tribute band who still have the Labour Party dancing to their tune https://t.co/lHY2nmcokn 
• 175th Law Society President driven to promote diversity & UK PLC https://t.co/ckISoqqWy1
• The general election could spell the end for the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, lawyers say | NLJ https://t.co/ojWsJHc0oW 
• The future shape of the legal workforce | NLJ https://t.co/N68Su1L3Lo 
• Lawyers have been asked for their views on the first piece of regulatory guidance on artificial intelligence https://t.co/1JVUmmujc0 
• Costs lawyers have called for an urgent review of the guideline hourly rates | NLJ https://t.co/DutUgA2jeK https://t.co/DutUgA2jeK
• London Legal Support Trust (LLST) is asking legal professionals to give their time to help fundraise https://t.co/JJLnkynsUB
• Landmark adoption decision | NLJ https://t.co/E0r1L0WIRt 
• We’re living in ‘the age of experience’, and that should shape the delivery of legal services | NLJ https://t.co/u5bOvftZdk
• #NewZealand volcano: Krystal Eve Browitt named as victim https://t.co/sVBEiDgmct 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/g1rbgENJ1I
• Arsenal distance themselves from Mesut Özil comments on Uighur Muslim plight in #China https://t.co/PjvSS5qucP 
• This was a stunning victory for the bullshit-industrial complex https://t.co/VvnrAjiPg6 
• Super-rich family buy £65m house after Johnson's victory https://t.co/7Wms4DPPoY 
• Key committee passes Trump impeachment charges #US https://t.co/RyruQIR6yx

14th December - Law News

2909th 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 proposed law for tougher punishment, including the death sentence, within 21 days for those guilty of crimes against women was cleared by the Andhra Pradesh assembly on Friday, a little over two weeks after a young woman's gang-rape and killing in neighbouring Telangana. The law has been dubbed the "AP Disha Act" after the name given to the woman in social media campaigns and protests after the horrific crime. 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Tribunal rails at ‘wholly discredited’ witness relied upon by SRA https://t.co/loTrDD8csf
• Boris Johnson told: You got your majority, now fix our justice system https://t.co/BoL1tOcmU
• Solicitors fined for ‘cavalier’ approach to accounts https://t.co/D1MeAk8akI
• General Election: Brexit relief will be short lived, warn City firms https://t.co/Kg1YISeeF0
• Major record label signs up City solicitor https://t.co/05KOfE2hAk
• Solicitor jailed after stealing £96k from client friends https://t.co/boOs249FJc
• General Election: Dozens of solicitors elected to parliament - but Gauke defeated https://t.co/pxv2VZaF7h
• How far has the sector come since the first female lawyer? https://t.co/jccfMlfiSf
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Te38zKASoJ
• Former Republican Kentucky Governor issued 428 pardons in his final days in office, a list that includes multiple violent criminals https://t.co/8CVRAB5fyi 
• #Pakistan lawyers' protest: Police hunt PM Imran Khan's nephew over deadly hospital riot https://t.co/DWPU02upK3 
• Love Island host Caroline Flack has been charged with assault by beating following an incident at her north London https://t.co/kyf6HaZMfb 
• Locked-in Woodford investors have lost a fifth of their money https://t.co/8QQtzkjXr2 
• Compassion in Politics have drafted a bill that would punish dishonest politicians with an unlimited fine https://t.co/70WGffw7G3 
• Dentons’ Amy Cornelius on track to raise £8,000 for cystic fibrosis charities https://t.co/0p2BME3V5M 
• The darker side of the work Christmas party https://t.co/jk5jeB4bRn 
• QC takes on Dundee student union role https://t.co/FLtPqv6Dxl 
• Edinburgh native Justin D’Agostino appointed CEO of Herbert Smith Freehills https://t.co/tpCmBvg0ek 
• Eversheds Sutherland appoints Alastair Frood as litigation partner https://t.co/MhkdRSXTC6 
• TLT secures first new Port Glasgow pub licence since 2009 https://t.co/NkJfgxSbF9 
• Advocate John Halley withdraws employment claim against Lady Smith https://t.co/RS7FHhZ1vX
• Yesterday’s general election proved a good one for lawyers contesting Westminster seats https://t.co/Bk7oUYtMPm
• Inmate fails in human rights challenge to prison officer’s confiscation of card ‘containing drugs’ https://t.co/xQQiV8yF4s
• Taylor Swift blasts 'toxic male privilege' during Woman Of The Decade speech https://t.co/ZjIptGItgr
• EU carbon neutrality: Leaders agree 2050 target without #Poland https://t.co/i8gO8iJy8
• Partnership “validly kept alive” to avoid pension liability | Legal Futures https://t.co/RlYqL7LrrZ
• Solicitor fined £50,000 for misusing client’s interim payments | Legal Futures https://t.co/oO0EACWyzo
• Just Costs staff win claim for unpaid wages | Legal Futures https://t.co/SSo2Vncaus 
• City firms set for Brexit-related work boom | Legal Futures https://t.co/8rqpPGcokT 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/xSxy6MBjVE
• MoD faces criticism as it admits widespread asbestos failings https://t.co/gAc5hAFTAq 
• UK woman accused of making up gang rape #Israeli assailants must spend Christmas in #Cyprus https://t.co/ubEA89PyWi 
• Humans 'sole culprits' in #US parrot extinction https://t.co/jb0M10pZ6R 
• Inquiry into police over monitoring of London Bridge attacker https://t.co/e4c6lltEEd 
• Disabled woman called 'lying bitch' by welfare official awarded £5,000 https://t.co/VLFTvb0mOu
• The Guardian view on Myanmar and genocide: humanity on trial | Editorial https://t.co/oS1IlGYsiy
• Weinstein Company creditors join settlement including $25m for accusers #US https://t.co/GWzObBeNxh