18th February - Law News

2973rd 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:  Two homes in the occupied West Bank; starting with a Palestinian family whose house is in a fenced off enclave within an Israeli settlement. Israel has said it intends to formally annex all settlements in the West Bank based on President Trump's plan. But the US proposals are rejected by the Palestinians, who say its vision of a state for them is unacceptable. About 600,000 Jews live in about 140 settlements built since Israel's occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem in 1967.

Focus of the Day article: Impact on rape victims of police phone seizures to be reviewed, Review comes amid sharp falls in number of rape prosecutions and fears of ‘digital strip search’ deterring victims. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The unwelcome revival of ‘race science’ https://t.co/JAQEkFFjqm
• My legal life: Noor Kadhim, Gardner Leader | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/xBEwnceit9
• Lawyer in the news: Carla Clarke, Child Poverty Action Group | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/mOJiDsy2Q
• What’s next for the EU’s British judges? | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/6WzqQbq2O
• A decade of the Equality Act 2010 | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/RqLE1NqJ8i
• Axed AG eyes reform of judiciary | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/p6XQqCOQ4v
• News focus: Family justice seen to be done | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/tyoI2BlyFp
• US legal profession gears up for reform with 'innovation' push | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/CEN24tsvd4
• Caroline Flack criticism prompts CPS to explain itself | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/TfK0oXHRY
• High street big names to create ‘conveyancing powerhouse’ | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/d9iFC1r6tB
• Deloitte pairs with PhD tech entrepreneurs | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ROZWYx8w5k
• Disclosure pilot not a stick to beat opponents, says Vos | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ZQwIR0kp5j
• Applications open for diversity access scheme | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/bOCvRw5sdp
• Nothing in the pot for employees at failed PI firm | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/UWgw08m4kp 
• SRA finds huge discrepancy in law school pass rates | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/SDRNxSxBDi 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/1gHSIKHIuy
• Students who complain about abuse on campus are being ‘wokesmeared’ https://t.co/x19qhJQlGR
• The way the NHS, local authorities and private providers treat our most vulnerable people should shame us all https://t.co/eJawYnUpd
• BBC licence fee: Tory MPs warn No 10 against fight https://t.co/NuLzhc3FMt
• #China Uighurs: Detained for beards, veils and internet browsing https://t.co/JD4DovW8v
• US: Judge rules Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell can be summonsed by email https://t.co/Yud6lHW3W
• Indian Supreme Court condemns rise in criminal political candidates https://t.co/IOXW9YhROq
• US: Over 1,000 former Justice Department officials call on Attorney General to resign https://t.co/gogVQUHIq
• SYLA to host European Young Bar Association Spring Conference, including ceilidh and black tie dinner https://t.co/BK12wHWI6qs
• England: Most women lawyers 'have experienced inappropriate comments' from men https://t.co/1ULKj6X9GO
• John Campbell QC appointed panel arbitrator at art court in The Hague https://t.co/dhS9Z38ASB 
• Scottish property market benefits from 'Boris bounce' https://t.co/NB0HHP9LDv
• 'Legal high' sellers hand over more than £500,000 https://t.co/3Q3W0kaqMu
• Sheriff upholds prescription plea in dismissing homeowner’s ‘negligence’ claim against former lawyers https://t.co/nMdhTZSz0
• Caroline Flack: Who decides whether someone should go on trial? https://t.co/zl8nkOK8I8
• David Lloyd Leisure Group faces prosecution after a three-year-old boy drowned in one of its swimming pools https://t.co/ZuflD9mg9
• Man City European ban: Why upcoming legal battle with Uefa is a watershed moment https://t.co/sMZFiDTmlM
• Rikki Neave: Man charged with 1994 schoolboy murder https://t.co/15rPB646wV
• No comment from Boris Johnson: Move comes after hiring of new adviser who said black people have lower average IQs https://t.co/MkWnpnPJJ1
• Last British member of European court of justice could sue EU https://t.co/cmWkXdHiP5
• Young carers 'average £12,000 of unpaid work a year' https://t.co/xo8hUiFOez
• RT @HuRiCareers: 5 Reasons Why #Torture Does Not Work and Can Never Be Justified https://t.co/8UOycQDuWY
• Italian man, 95, resident in UK for 68 years, told to prove it https://t.co/AuiNxhIgH
• RT @MedChambers: Government Transformation Strategy: platforms, components and business capabilities https://t.co/iV3X4DpO7I
• At least 22 people have been killed in an attack on a village in north-west #Cameroon, the UN says https://t.co/6Dagf4DHYy
• The lawyers giving advice on TikTok https://t.co/1eyU0tLz5s
• #German far-right group 'planned attacks on mosques' https://t.co/pACgJz1nZm
• The Kashmir journalist forced into manual labour by #India's blockade https://t.co/rA6iZtXzbG
• ABC raid: #Australian public broadcaster loses legal challenge https://t.co/VnnXWAAUyZ
• A doctor who worked at the same private healthcare firm as rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson has been suspended https://t.co/OaNtagGzpE
• Armed robbers in #HongKong made off with hundreds of toilet rolls worth more than HKD1,000 ($130; £98) https://t.co/9ZF4pfkDzs
• Amazon: Suspect child car seats found for sale on its store again https://t.co/qXDXeviDUo
• SME legal app launches with consumer version to follow | Legal Futures https://t.co/efiCKScf74 
• Sharp drop in LPC pass rate | Legal Futures https://t.co/jGsWusTPfa
• Boutique firm first to commit to ethical quality mark | Legal Futures https://t.co/CgAD16N1f
• Is the law still a man’s world? | Legal Futures https://t.co/O7chvu4cFD
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/5qlAjouWMA
• Is it smart for lawyers to blockchain? https://t.co/d6SopfNqni

17th February - Law News

2972nd 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 group of protesters demonstrated against a plebiscite for a new constitution, and counter-protesters were also present. The two groups met and had several discussions and confrontations. The police were trying to keep the groups apart by using tear gas and water cannons to disperse them.

Focus of the Day article: In two related judgments, Lieven J considered an application made by a Hospital Trust to withdraw treatment from a child receiving mechanical ventilation to keep him alive and an application for anonymity on behalf of his treating clinicians.  The Trust succeeded in both. The decision has been upheld by the Court of Appeal. Full story - UK Human Rights Blog

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Petr Pavlensky: #Russian activist's girlfriend held over Macron ally sex video https://t.co/UgLlIDqBhC
• Calls for Tory aide to be sacked over 'enforced contraception' remarks https://t.co/XbDkd2VxRn 
• Families of Troubles victims warn against amnesty for soldiers https://t.co/YJsJ1kMkG8
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/1aHS7QHhFg
• 'Period-shaming' #Indian college forces students to strip to underwear https://t.co/vPjBb4ZAjR 
• Coronavirus: #China enacts tighter restrictions in Hubei https://t.co/OYb4EnLF6M
• Before we hurl insults around about ‘transphobes’ let’s be clear about what we mean https://t.co/2LcU4EgIRc
• #Greece’s refugee plan is inhumane and doomed to fail. The EU must step in https://t.co/3C9GQmp9K4
• Your DNA is a valuable asset, so why give it to ancestry websites for free? https://t.co/LNRAlFpzb9 
• The Sun takes down article about Caroline Flack from website https://t.co/MJTZ68xsWi 
• British woman repeatedly trafficked for sex after Home Office failures https://t.co/3I9gRIITUV 
• Sir Menzies Campbell backs Briton's bid to avoid extradition to US https://t.co/OxTdeyVKMa 
• Deportations to Jamaica, the Shamima Begum case and Windrush betray a woeful regard for the notion of citizenship https://t.co/CIbmbfY5oc 
• A Bit of a Stretch review – an indictment of Britain’s prison system https://t.co/JX8vlH9Jvc
• Impact on rape victims of police phone seizures to be reviewed https://t.co/6b1A9a190t 
• Barristers warn of strain on defendants after Caroline Flack death https://t.co/aEt7Q43Hm8
• Flooding across south Wales has been declared a major incident by the police and other emergency services https://t.co/A1Juj0uRgY
• #CostaRica makes biggest ever cocaine haul https://t.co/f0gOX12gXk
• British Couple quarantined on cruise ship criticise UK government https://t.co/N33tqnBe1y
• Covington & Burling London lawyer allegedly blasts BA over ‘s***’ first-class flight https://t.co/jl8MLmSVpJ
• What it’s like working at a global law firm outside London https://t.co/ml3VNmj9Fs
• The Supreme Court is on the hunt for judicial assistants https://t.co/1SgltkBfbS
• Judge issued formal advice over ‘political’ social media posts https://t.co/Zp0RF9qirL
• Junior solicitor removed from profession after backdating legal aid paperwork https://t.co/oZqIJu2GvR
• How techy do you have to be to work in tech law? https://t.co/fhbqiddvgY
• Ropes & Gray bumps London NQ pay to £130,000 as it confirms spring retention score https://t.co/O8EiW8UAlF
• Linklaters to relocate London HQ https://t.co/vzPeGBVNHy
• ULaw reveals first details of SQE prep course and masters options https://t.co/5KbhNKHpKA
• SRA publishes SQE sample question with wrong answer, says law prof https://t.co/ilkkcnZWO1
• What will the law firm of 2020s look like? https://t.co/QvsAa4H9W7
• 70% of lawyers worry about letting their bosses down https://t.co/ezuy5ci789
• Four new speakers announced for LegalEdCon London 2020 https://t.co/8Z0kaYGQ5y
• Student event: Commercial Awareness Question Time Dublin — with Arthur Cox, Matheson, Pinsent Masons and BARBRI https://t.co/z3R24d1Ll
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2yhkw4I0l
• Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook boss urges tighter regulation https://t.co/cwkDoUbR1Q
• Petr Pavlensky: #Russian who released Macron ally sex video arrested https://t.co/czflNWqI6J
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2h5MLi5cV8

16th February - Law News

2971st 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 military offensive on the last rebel-held region in northwestern Syria is causing the largest single displacement of people since the conflict began nine years ago. At least 800,000 people have fled the fighting since the start of December. They are stranded in areas near the border with Turkey, suffering in cold temperatures in overcrowded camps.

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Disabled and ill benefit claimants overcharged for care due to DWP error https://t.co/Ff0LQZjdI
• Union to pursue unfair dismissal case after ex-Treasury aide Sonia Khan was marched out of Downing Street https://t.co/HiGjeNtpDW
• Banksy artwork in Bristol is vandalised days after appearing https://t.co/M15HXVp77e
• TV licence convictions hard to justify, says MP scrutinising BBC https://t.co/PTGeitnkif
• UK man arrested in #Egypt for 'pat on the back' is released https://t.co/xjhRh1l7qV 
• Huawei row: #Australian MPs cancel UK trip amid tensions over leak https://t.co/07BLVS7mRT
• Mum spared jail for calling trans woman ‘pig in a wig’ on Twitter https://t.co/JMWuwXzgP5 
• Hundreds of people gathered in #Mexico City on Friday to protest against the murder of a young woman https://t.co/zrIz88xKFr 
• Women 'under-represented' in Wales firefighter workforce https://t.co/hMgUIYnNzX
• Chinese tourist has died in #France after contracting the new coronavirus - the first fatality from the disease outside Asia https://t.co/AMZXfISqDj
• I've been an NHS doctor for five years. The Home Office wants to deport me https://t.co/UM0Xqg94gl 
• Summer Law Programs 2020: Legal English & US Law https://t.co/zQc5B8sVKO
• On data protection, the UK says it will go it alone. It probably won't https://t.co/IcIijmdzek
• UK Finance Industry Calls for New Forum to Police EU Access https://t.co/eY5LMWkNOI 
• Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy's son-in-law Rishi Sunak appointed as UK's new finance minister https://t.co/VGFfphjpQH
• Backdating Disability Status – Sometimes Easier Than It Sounds (UK) https://t.co/l31q2sqRb4 
• Housing ministry gives conveyance deed to 34 residents of unauthorised colonies in Delhi #India https://t.co/tae0raKwcS
• Estate Agents Struggle With AML Compliance https://t.co/r9LCxWPN0S
• Health Secretary faces legal challenge for failing patients with learning disabilities and autism https://t.co/JsUM9M4ZZ4
• EU takes legal action against eight Member States over anti-money laundering failings https://t.co/xYfjjid6LG
• The unelected man who runs Britain, Dominic Cummings, has started to believe he’s cool https://t.co/jIwept2v1C
• Sex in Exchange for Legal Services? Miami Lawyer Arrested on Bribery Charges #US https://t.co/umpFr2nt7
• Boris Johnson's pick for top legal adviser takes idiocy to a whole new level https://t.co/DNOeh3wV0v
• Welsh Tory AM Nick Ramsay ends legal action against his party https://t.co/g0IU7ck0S
• Let’s call time on unpaid electronic labour with a legal right to disconnect https://t.co/MtEigg81FP
• Missing millions in legal fees prompt exodus from the Bar #Ireland https://t.co/hAqYItPEWw 
• 'Greedy' ticket touts who re-sold tickets for £11m found guilty at landmark trial in Leeds https://t.co/u7KuVtRaDs
• Barrister Suman resigns from International Crimes Tribunal #Bangladesh https://t.co/q6gmExWfac 
• Barristers criticise delays in south west criminal courts https://t.co/nn5vPh3Ros
• Suella Braverman, a barrister who told judges to stay out of politics replaces Geoffrey Cox https://t.co/RYZ2CF50pD
• New chamber transport group chair announced; Employment law solicitor hired; and more https://t.co/yISn29gwj
• Gateshead solicitor fined £20000 after being duped by imposter pretending to be client's ex-wife https://t.co/0giaSeYXE7
• Police officer breached guidelines in recording Belfast solicitor, ombudsman finds https://t.co/0yNY7clKGd
• Burnley solicitor Lesley Wilkinson celebrates three decades in the profession https://t.co/s9g79G2SPQ
• Judiciary employees want 'sustained commitment' against workplace sexual harassment #US https://t.co/kRhtwrjvdz
• New Report Finds Federal Judiciary Just As Busted As You Thought It Was #US https://t.co/Z1NguCCzz3
• EU Considers Sanctions Against #Poland For Overhauling Its Judiciary https://t.co/YYF5RnSCeg 
• Read Dahlia Lithwick's Testimony on Sexual Harassment in the Judiciary #US https://t.co/4esz1sscsc
• Texas Judiciary Embarks on Long-Range Planning Project #US https://t.co/X3Wd2VZwyv
• Disabled employee described as 'lively' by manager wins discrimination and harassment claims https://t.co/z9lnMoSUE8
• #Colombia's war crimes tribunal considering expulsion former army chief https://t.co/WL0KLLjlBN
• Green tribunal pulls up #India Defence Ministry https://t.co/scmGZwEBKX
• Tribunal rules in favour of Woodside on #Senegal oilfield stake https://t.co/g4ZULOH7F8
• #SouthAfrican tribunal issues interim measures in abuse case https://t.co/NZ1PintNcK
• #US Watchdog to Investigate Trump’s Farm Bailout Program https://t.co/sIp3pAgaVW
• U.S. and Taliban Agree to Reduce Violence, in First Step To Peace Deal #Afghanistan https://t.co/rpgfUKgszH
• #China’s Doctors, Fighting the Coronavirus, Beg for Masks https://t.co/EmTFEa5WWy
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/RBzCQlCr3
• Coronavirus: Why have two reporters in Wuhan disappeared? #China https://t.co/5sbQ0yt6Dx 
• Coronavirus: Beijing orders 14-day quarantine for returnees #China https://t.co/OgcXn9gO5f 
• New chancellor Rishi Sunak challenged over hedge fund past https://t.co/Qe0xaC8jv
• Jamaicans deported by Home Office go into hiding fearing for lives https://t.co/Dk8R5t7ayW 
• Durham's pioneering police scheme slashes reoffending rates https://t.co/yItyts6qyY
• #Australia's offshore detention is unlawful, says international criminal court prosecutor https://t.co/htJ5Ls85gt
• Trump says he has right to act on criminal cases #US https://t.co/7YlSIiaNOz
• Harry Dunn: Car seen on wrong side of road near RAF base https://t.co/IKBONLXJfu
• Man jailed 50 years after raping girl in Prescot https://t.co/Tiyerfy4fT 
• Stormy Daniels' ex-lawyer Michael Avenatti guilty over extortion #US https://t.co/eSf3VasCuU 
• The Lancashire hideaway of an Italian mafia boss https://t.co/l5EoCt60yu 
• UN: #Israel killed 3,602 Palestinians, injured over 100,000 during past decade https://t.co/cguTGmolEQ

15th February - Law News

2970th 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:  "I ask you, would the average Muslim feel threatened if AAP was in government or if BJP was in government? They are in receiving line in this kind of politics of hate", says senior journalist Pragya Tiwari.

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Unfit expert witness hit with £89k wasted costs order | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/G2XHgG91C9 
• Novice solicitor struck off over backdated signatures on legal aid form | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/JZE3YND7Pw
• Firm’s £8m Nottingham deal is eighth acquisition in less than two years | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/jwkwqdCywW
• Crown court data being twisted to mask reality, claims criminal bar | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/UJbjzEEZJl
• Solicitor who overcharged clients and lied about bills struck off | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/N64iYEhOOX 
• 'Judicial reviews support parliament': law chiefs respond to AG appointment | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/KRYeaNC1iN 
• Couple's Islamic ceremony 'did not create a marriage' – Court of Appeal | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/rBVeNBNRak
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Fdh9gyDzrA
• Coronavirus: UK bus conference attendees warned over case after delegate test positive https://t.co/eeMsTbZ5x0
• The competition watchdog has censured Tesco for breaking the law by blocking rivals from opening shops near its stores https://t.co/ZazMRliCTI
• British man arrested in #Egypt 'for patting police officer on back' https://t.co/UdUAQ8tjSo 
• #German police arrest 12 men on far-right terrorism charges https://t.co/lvNHecp0P9
• Parents of brain-damaged baby lose life support legal battle https://t.co/osec8JncNn 
• Islamic faith marriages not valid in English law, appeal court rules https://t.co/jS9Z0xKBM4
• Social Housing Tenants Need Their Voices Heard – Here’s How To Make It Happen https://t.co/d7C0r2piI2
• RGU to host conference exploring cyber security, law and technology https://t.co/9J8BFYSHfj
• Evidence expert Eamon Keane delivers expert evidence to Norwegian Court Commission https://t.co/FGQSeMluXH 
• Report outlines ten-point plan to prevent lock-change evictions https://t.co/DqdX4On56B
• MSPs launch inquiry into employment opportunities for minority ethnic communities https://t.co/gh8mZ9Om4j 
• MP who wants to 'take back control' from judiciary made Attorney General https://t.co/0H9Z7jdbWY 
• Cannabis to be legally prescribed at Aberdeen clinic in national first https://t.co/zwfFhDdk1M
• Legal challenge against council’s decision to demolish leisure centre fails https://t.co/NSXYnxETPd 
• Boy refused medical help by Heathrow border staff, father says https://t.co/ppzaPqngzu 
• A former police officer's allegedly transphobic tweets were lawful, the High Court has ruled https://t.co/RJXkbwfXju
• Midrar Ali: Parents lose court appeal over baby's treatment https://t.co/9fTTwcOhSM
• Loving legal life: A six-step guide to healthy relationships | The Lawyer https://t.co/hLsP3bn7um 
• Consumer contract changes 'could save customers money' https://t.co/CWmi1uKNEQ
• Ex-prisoner on protective instinct during London Bridge attack https://t.co/HqjIEhhw7a
• Solicitor General Jose Calida's signature ploy to deal with ABS-CBN: Inquirer #Singapore https://t.co/JnN02em47a
• Police officer breached guidelines by failing to inform solicitor about video recording https://t.co/z5tVpuM3C2 
• Carson McDowell hails appointment of its 100th solicitor, Lynsay Black https://t.co/DW84WpIhyw 
• Law firm Stephens Scown has taken on its first solicitor apprentice, Lexie Williams https://t.co/5rcrrK2bOX
• #US attorney general said president’s attacks on prosecutors’ handling of his friend Roger Stone’s sentencing undermine the legal system https://t.co/vOp1vY9jLY
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/3s9n7lySFl
• Top will-writing brands taking “noticeable” market share | Legal Futures https://t.co/Lo2pQqGg1l 
• New referral network shows model lives on after Connect2Law | Legal Futures https://t.co/eyab68eE88 
• Solicitor faked email to cover inaction | Legal Futures https://t.co/fbWP23Swzg
• Let’s call time on unpaid electronic labour with a legal right to disconnect https://t.co/MtEigg81FP 
• Trafficking industry hit as ‘sex worker’ chatbots fool thousands https://t.co/a9wJCNCSKg 
• Revealed: full scale of football tickets being resold on StubHub at huge profit https://t.co/Y3OSulJbig 
• New attorney general Suella Braverman wants to 'take back control' from courts https://t.co/v2znwYdbBX

14th February - Law News

2969th 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 24 hours after Brexit, the Guardian visited members of the Polish community in Plymouth, an area that voted overwhelmingly to leave the EU in 2016. Margaret, who works full time in a children's home and runs a Polish school at the weekends, says she feels confusion and despair – but also defiance. About 3.6 million EU citizens live in the UK, and Poland is the most common country of origin for foreign nationals. Polish is the second most widely spoken language in Britain, according to the last census.

Focus of the Day article: Family lawyers of the future may have to grapple with complex ethical questions concerning parental disputes where a child’s genetic makeup is manipulated at conception to produce socially desirable characteristics, a family judge has predictedn. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Jamaica deportation: 'I feel I was punished twice when I was deported' https://t.co/6vxEZORNyz 
• #US Senate votes to curb Trump's war powers on Iran https://t.co/Pl5BU8s6Hy 
• Ropes & Gray boosts NQ salary to £130k | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/zCD14x0h7D 
• SFO: What’s to come in 2020 | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ISRx69Obvi
• Inns training college sets high bar to stop students wasting money | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/1e7ZUtES3O 
• New attorney general named after Geoffrey Cox sacked in Johnson reshuffle | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/s1lehaDR62 
• Linklaters signs lease for new London HQ | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/QKrrfIw8B7
• Broker steps in to offer freelance solicitors a PII solution | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/maki83iTAG 
• New attorney general criticised 'unelected, unaccountable' judges | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/OKhm2UnJhS 
• MoJ rules out any major changes to bereavement damages system | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/2ifkBRzFAp
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ybqtnDOdx3
• Supreme Court to hand down judgment in ICSID Convention case https://t.co/Rga9bwDo5W 
• ECtHR: Northern Ireland police's indefinite retention of personal data breached rights of man with spent conviction https://t.co/Wu0wfH09wE 
• People with 'lived experience' to lead Scottish drugs conference https://t.co/bbbHZKOxrx 
• Julie Hamilton: Defamation, social media and the right to insult https://t.co/XPKFw7lIsw
• New BBC show takes a look inside the Criminal Appeal Court https://t.co/RAnojkP8nL
• Geoffrey Cox sacked as Attorney General in cabinet reshuffle https://t.co/1P5F0m99zn
• Sales pick up as confidence in Scottish housing market translates into activity https://t.co/TQICsr978U 
• Appeal against cannabis growing and supplying conviction refused despite sheriff’s ‘misdirection’ on concert  https://t.co/WUgu1CrpXs 
• Harper Macleod chairman Professor Lorne Crerar receives CBE at the Palace https://t.co/lyEpXc05RV 
• Labour calls for investigation into PM's £15,000 holiday paid for by businessman https://t.co/WzewdkejOf 
• County lines drugs gangs threat prompts university to act https://t.co/FZYNpZgchR
• Harvey Weinstein trial: Could written sexual consent stand up in court? https://t.co/TtiC6qB379 
• 'I've been ripped from my family': deportee struggles to cope in Jamaica https://t.co/frt7PlT0bf 
• In wake of Brexit, EU to put Cayman Islands on tax haven blacklist https://t.co/jt5WRfjruc 
• Psychoactive drugs linked to 95% of jail's ambulance callouts https://t.co/Vsh3whB8zX 
• Roger Stone furore shows 'crisis of credibility' in #US justice system, experts warn https://t.co/XwECC3VIP6
• Police keeping drink-driver's DNA breached his rights, judges rule https://t.co/4vWKCoDn0k 
• If the UK cares about justice, it must fund forensic services properly https://t.co/ByO9orXb7U 
• Corbyn asks Boris why class A-taking white boy born in US can't be deported https://t.co/zJXzjAbeod
• Cannabis oil products ‘could be off the shelves in a year’ in the absence of regulatory approval https://t.co/YtOoXJwsFp
• 'My court record only emerged when I got a job' https://t.co/4jC4UIv8is 
• Transport for Wales staff to wear body cameras as violence rises https://t.co/mmKQ5n0x0q 
• Barclays: Regulators probe chief executive over Epstein links https://t.co/eCl5UhuS4m
• Fly-tipping: Organised crime behind large rise https://t.co/5A24nNXVt4
• “Overcharging” partner who lied to SRA is struck off | Legal Futures https://t.co/AXiWoALsZl 
• First indemnity insurance for freelance solicitors launched | Legal Futures https://t.co/0T5MsXFuBe 
• The law “has echoes” of pre #metoo film industry | Legal Futures https://t.co/vVFbSqdjuE
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• UK alignment on EU standards price to pay for trade deal, say MEPs https://t.co/CiFmwmYH5W
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13th February - Law News

2968th 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:  Georgetown University is one of the country’s top-ranked schools and has a roughly $1.6 billion endowment. But in 1838, the university was facing financial ruin. So the Jesuit priests, who ran Georgetown, sold 272 enslaved people to three plantations in Louisiana for $115,000 — or the equivalent of about $3.3 million in today’s dollars to keep their doors open. That’s how the ancestors of DaVita Robinson, Valerie White, Maxine Crump — all descendants of the 272 and featured in the Video Op-Ed above — ended up in Louisiana. And now, they may become the first people in the history of the United States to receive reparations for slavery.

Focus of the Day article: The UK legal industry generated revenues of £37.1bn in 2019, up 4.8% on 2018 – an all-time record, according to data released today by the Office for National Statistics. Legal services growth was ahead of the service industry as a whole, which grew by 3.5% to a turnover of £2.3tn. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

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