13th March - Law News

1539th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Two men 'seriously injured' at Belvoir Hunt, says charity https://t.co/PtnqKwHkTv 
• Syrian refugee performs on piano for Ai Weiwei at Idomeni camp https://t.co/3y8LIArnIN 
• Tory MP Nadine Dorries paid her daughters up to £80k from the public purse to work in her office https://t.co/5n8a0Oz5dP 
• Bar Council Equality and Diversity Guides Tackling Sexual Harassment: Information for Chambers https://t.co/IRgac9nlBc 
• South Wales law firm has created a specialist motoring brand to offer expert advice | New Law Journal: https://t.co/Uv3u463upg 
• Innovation in the legal sector is to be discussed this month at a free conference hosted by SRA | New Law Journal: https://t.co/YHzcgBcOxI 
• Bar takes action to tackle sexual harassment | New Law Journal: https://t.co/LXG8dJkKC9 
• Supreme Court rated on Trip Advisor | New Law Journal: https://t.co/ApZI4yO99m 
• The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (Apil) has called for an end to cold calling | New Law Journal: https://t.co/B3htJfqDFw 
• Neuberger’s advice for IT efficiency | New Law Journal: https://t.co/JTI5n7Kdvw 
• Boards must take the lead on diversity | New Law Journal: https://t.co/eZd7sSzox7
• South-west law firm is to pioneer a new John Lewis-style shared ownership and profit model | New Law Journal: https://t.co/w56p8S075n 
• Trunki loses its case: Supreme Court’s IP decision may have far-reaching implications | New Law Journal: https://t.co/4rK1KIIfG5 
• Research highlights costs-saving benefits of Family Drug and Alcohol Courts | New Law Journal: https://t.co/LvrmD33Nif 
• Lawyers concerned about Briggs proposals | New Law Journal: https://t.co/6Nm0Rk99Kt 
• Court of Protection judge slates government | New Law Journal: https://t.co/cOeG7RaNcp 
• Charities Appeals Supplement: March 2016 | New Law Journal: https://t.co/kxQm3hrZsw
• Hulk v Gawker: 'bizarre case' could have profound consequences for free speech #US https://t.co/mbFNabQ7KZ 
• Paris attacks: Girls quizzed over 'Bataclan-style plot' #FRANCE https://t.co/ZI6a4OVV7t
• How can everyone get fair access to the law? https://t.co/m1ihlmp4bg 
• Universities' anti-terror plan 'closing down debate' https://t.co/eCTUOGQM2h 
• Belfast bomb: Man in court over attempted murder of prison officer https://t.co/OeJj6wjhNd 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/6XyP5xPAdX
• Tory donor's spending exposed in bitter divorce settlement https://t.co/YE17LPS1bJ 
• Pitcairn in 'last chance saloon' after child abuse images case https://t.co/cu4fEK4EMi
• Three Paris attackers 'feature in IS recruitment files' https://t.co/ZmzEx040Nr

12th March - Law News

1538th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Three Paris attackers 'feature in IS recruitment files' https://t.co/ZmzEx040Nr 
• Violence breaks out near Donald Trump rally in St Louis amid reports of racial slurs #US https://t.co/LdCgfhAcnd 
• Teenage girls face terror charges in Paris #FRANCE https://t.co/s7wHHIIdo1 
• Disability benefit is broken. Now even Iain Duncan Smith’s advisers say it https://t.co/b2VCzrdgOI 
• Inquest criticises care of woman who killed herself in police cell https://t.co/cPT12Ep0Ll 
• Ambulance trust apologises to paramedics forced to work 20-hour shift https://t.co/1Ovu7V2YJ3 
• Suspected drug trafficker found in #Ghana after three-year manhunt https://t.co/8IMIUjJCVe 
• UN security council adopts resolution to curb alleged sex abuse by peacekeepers https://t.co/9lMm4cU6SJ 
• #Greece rules out using force against migrants and refugees https://t.co/OeVHloxPk9 
• Cambridge University college split by row over women's hour at gym https://t.co/qtWjB9vbJV 
• What's driving talent away from Jones Day? https://t.co/pFYhbX1RMX 
• Facebook 'Like' button threatens consumer privacy, court rules https://t.co/6NJ7hykQKh 
• Cheeky tenants edit lease agreement to include birthday cake https://t.co/cONA48VZsv 
• Freshfields makes key appointment for Asia-Pacific https://t.co/ENPmOa5KZ5 
• Survey: lawyer earnings second only to doctors in US https://t.co/6lY2tfSg2x 
• Law firm bullies weigh down mental health and job performance, study suggests https://t.co/YyKpqwmDaf 
• Pass mark for Bar aptitude test will be raised to block weaker candidates https://t.co/YVJHUbGSuM 
• New York attorney disbarred for ‘elaborate dishonesty’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/5UDqTNOBLr
• SIF surplus not enough to pay post run-off claims beyond 2020 | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/8qLTGp6YFk 
• Court of Protection takes government to task over legal representation | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/CMgvWvUdSp 
• No ‘avalanche’ of releases after first successful ‘joint enterprise’ ruling | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/jb1j2kzAxV
• Bindmans’s crowdfunding looks to change the law on assisted dying | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/mwVGrj8rVL
• Doctor who doubted shaken baby syndrome misled courts, panel rules https://t.co/XvtkeCG1gr 
• Madonna seeks to end custody battle with Guy Ritchie over son Rocco https://t.co/P0YzN6udy6 
• Legal action launched in effort to head off strike over sixth form funding https://t.co/vsXgDXGT89 
• Doctor misled courts in 'shaken baby' cases https://t.co/E9RWW8anBX 
• #SouthSudan: Women raped 'as reward for fighters' https://t.co/DFsvLfBqq6 
• Dissident republicans: PSNI say they have thwarted murder bids https://t.co/TWaWUdXgYm
• Livingstone stands by Savile jibe at Jarvis donors https://t.co/lhnjhP9egC 
• Auschwitz survivor is world's oldest man - Guinness World Records https://t.co/YTPVjYmvKp 
• Duke of Buccleuch to impose charge for access to estate at certain times | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BEYRiN9C90
• Lord Neuberger delivers speech on legal professional privilege | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YiWCtepJ2p 
• Balfour+Manson welcomes two new associates | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/X6F0BJlyIf 
• Special measures applications for vulnerable witnesses rise sharply | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kKhDY0oACC 
• Holyrood should back Scotland Bill, report recommends | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/oIpzFGYo56 
• Scottish Fiscal Commission given permanent basis in statute | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9rIq5rgo5X 
• Law Society president celebrates work of students and practitioners in closing access to justice gap https://t.co/ohfhhw6Cv9
• Local pupils win through to national debating tournament final | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ny2J039FRc 
• 5,000 responses to 'question of trust' reveal divisions in views on solicitors' conduct | Legal Futures: https://t.co/BNx2T5Xnyz 
• High Court rejects solicitor's bid to overturn intervention | Legal Futures: https://t.co/mpBCY8X8am 
• KWM bosses: Stability is on the horizon | The Lawyer https://t.co/EICZmy5ODW 
• Freshfields, Clydes and Travers heads among 250 anti-Brexit lawyers | The Lawyer https://t.co/TJWdJiIY2y 
• Partnership prospects at… Kirkland & Ellis | The Lawyer https://t.co/nPHdKwloDm 
• Fried Frank posts record financials for 2015 as revenue hits $504m | The Lawyer https://t.co/Dwa8La3YFm 
• The Lawyer European Awards: Baltic firm Sorainen triumphs | The Lawyer https://t.co/fOm83jA2SI 
• Dentons chair: We’re the largest referral network in the world | The Lawyer https://t.co/jnU5b1hsOe 
• Pennon Group ends hunt for GC with Alent hire | The Lawyer https://t.co/jZFTdZEg1m 
• GVC Holdings legal chief joins Mothercare as new GC | The Lawyer https://t.co/ZnnFA5Gb9P 
• BLP promotes 17 in London-focused promotions round | The Lawyer https://t.co/d9oexaax2g 
• Lawyers have worst mental health of all professionals https://t.co/0OxsOuG9h6
• Serious court cases are going unreported, says agency chief https://t.co/g1bpiGAf4n 
• Charity Commission guidance must reflect the law | Letter from William Shawcross, chairman of the Charity Commission https://t.co/sKoOm756GM 
• Profession rounds on SRA over ‘super-exam’ plan | Law Gazette https://t.co/HZQE7QK9zi 
• Sceptical insurer punished for ‘inexcusable delay’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/PVPVGFa4YY 
• More than 250 lawyers back pro-EU campaign | Law Gazette https://t.co/E1xs6BkRpk 
• High Court backs SRA intervention over struck-off ‘partner’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZWRlx3wPYD
• Linklaters hikes associate pay and revamps benefits | Law Gazette https://t.co/xfl4jdgUpH 
• Government ‘invited’ to resolve deprivation of liberty requirements | Law Gazette https://t.co/vVfGgodeqI 
• Let’s have proper no-fault divorce https://t.co/QN02poX54S
• Apple hits back at 'corrosive' claim by #US government https://t.co/ErYCDPrWTV
• Harlesden shooting: Murder was 'mistaken identity' https://t.co/tipMNgFGYO 
• Danger dryers in 11-month repair wait https://t.co/C3YWdLL9UG 
• Migration fears apparently not racist - Archbishop of Canterbury https://t.co/WAA9FGAKWV 
• The rule of law is under assault in #POLAND https://t.co/iDfCQlcf5f
• Madonna gives tearful performance as judge considers custody case https://t.co/RnpFAyiD1J 
• How might a Brexit affect students' law degrees? https://t.co/Voe7JuH3r0 
• Avalanche of concerns over SRA’s ‘super-exam’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/PAqDOxhhn1 
• Struck-off solicitor funded ‘lavish’ lifestyle with stolen £624k | Law Gazette https://t.co/fFrrZe0AXZ 
• PEP drops 8% at Reed Smith | Law Gazette https://t.co/9NU0k2eqUB 
• MoJ sorry for digital billing glitches | Law Gazette https://t.co/wvyNwY3pfb
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/UFkSZdXC2s
• How a hacker's typo helped stop a billion dollar bank heist #BANGLADESH https://t.co/LjPiY4Tiba 
• School results don't justify academy trust pay, says Ofsted https://t.co/vbVBDsP5vI 
• Home and Away actor Martin Lynes charged with rape #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/QdXXzLKM7T 
• Grimsby prisoner posts TripAdvisor-style review of police cell https://t.co/INMQSRsjhL

11th March - Law News

1537th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Plans for online dispute resolution must be rigorously tested to have a chance of succeeding, a representative body has said. The Association of Costs Lawyers has backed moves towards a less adversarial approach to litigation but warned that current ways of settling disputes online leave significant room for improvement. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Widespread concern about training proposals, SRA acknowledges | Legal Futures: https://t.co/D4Po8BdOPe 
• Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg co-writing new book called My Own Words https://t.co/iy5OjF7hpI 
• The UN is failing. Is it heading the way of the League of Nations? https://t.co/nnUCGQxOsh 
• Judge challenges government over legal representation for vulnerable people https://t.co/BfB7r6zXIf 
• In a new era of official nastiness, it’s suddenly a crime to be homeless | John Harris https://t.co/Tx0eD12uBx
• Michael Gove's 'law firm levy' strikes out https://t.co/RINE6DcIai 
• Osborne Clarke gets serious about diversity https://t.co/RVfBUsH1Uw 
• Dentons' NextLaw Labs signs legal start-up Apperio https://t.co/bhuMRYLBh4 
• Pow! Supreme Court lets Batmobile ruling stand https://t.co/JND0fy2rcy 
• Indonesia to crack down on loss-making companies https://t.co/iiIZJ59iSm
• UC Berkeley Law dean on 'indefinite leave of absence' after sexual harassment suit https://t.co/dcpKuCI6Ch 
• Loretta Lynch not interested in Supreme Court seat https://t.co/9fCvseJjU7 
• Stray dogs deemed terrorism threat at Indian airport: difficulty removing them due to animal welfare laws #INDIA https://t.co/qOWQ9BfZe9 
• Night Tube: Sex offences 'will rise' says report https://t.co/FT3hgszAeE 
• Carer suspended after man seen loaded with shopping https://t.co/enbjp9ARDU 
• Ex-Stephen Lawrence murder suspect Jamie Acourt wanted in drugs case https://t.co/eHCC7K5eFn 
• Becky Watts father 'would pull lever himself' if death penalty available https://t.co/xOmBIfOP8g

10th March - Law News

1536th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Software or data analysis techniques that could help flag up fraudulent legal aid claims or predict the likelihood of someone re-offending are outcomes the Ministry of Justice is hoping could come from a hackathon it will hold later this month. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Germany says stolen Islamic State files 'probably genuine' https://t.co/rRZalqtYUP 
• Viola Beach driver may have 'deliberately' crashed through barrier https://t.co/VhNi0DnGuZ 
• John 'Goldfinger' Palmer murder: Essex Police officers disciplined https://t.co/EaHEiipNje 
• Carer Claire Darbyshire jailed for life for killing ill father https://t.co/Do8YQTefAu 
• North Antrim MP Ian Paisley fined for driving without insurance https://t.co/9AEXztnJ5k 
• Peter Falconio case: 'No body, no parole' rule for killer https://t.co/fCAaWOQ369 
• Angela Wrightson death: Murder accused 'did not know beatings could kill' https://t.co/7lcMPGe5Tj 
• Shoreham crash: Air show 'unaware' of pilot's display plan https://t.co/wG04KjUBPY 
• Former Gawker editor: I wouldn't publish the sex tape of a four-year-old #US https://t.co/ooUAERGSEs 
• Polish murder suspect ordered to be freed after UK administrative error https://t.co/oESXJiZyUp 
• UC Berkeley law dean on 'indefinite leave' over sexual harassment suit #US https://t.co/tQoKfU6hjQ 
• Calls grow to label attacks on Middle East Christians as genocide https://t.co/yWqXy2mpaN
• Court rules transgender teenager can cut off contact with adoptive parents https://t.co/YL1qGd4zoI 
• #MarshallIslands begins legal action aimed at global nuclear disarmament https://t.co/aDekYc6yjU 
• 'Funny' stories from the frontlines of #Dagestan's gender war https://t.co/bYyyusPCG0 
• Magistrate sacked over religious opposition to same-sex couples adopting https://t.co/uSSULBux1U 
• Lawyers proving shy over short trials: Streamlining in the Rolls Building has got off to a slow start | Law Gazette https://t.co/cB7MtAI8N6 
• Minister hints at flexibility over £250k clin neg costs limit | Law Gazette https://t.co/M1wovv0YoY 
• Experiences of online justice raise concerns | Law Gazette https://t.co/1B0tdJWcQO 
• Two commercial chambers announce plans to merge | Law Gazette https://t.co/1rKWuM0LkX 
• Raising aptitude test pass mark ‘inadequate’, bar warns | Law Gazette https://t.co/0bjPFa7Prc 
• Kids’ case case turns on ‘character’ criterion | Law Gazette https://t.co/m39a6FTqnE
• Lawyers and public divided over data breaches | Law Gazette https://t.co/XiXfilHkA5 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/eyhvkfxT15
• Detention of a Palestinian performer has highlighted #ISRAEL's policy of detention without trial https://t.co/fHOf2aw92j 
• Trial begins for man accused of running red light and killing cyclist #CANADA https://t.co/9YqWiZTb0S 
• McDonald’s Joint-Employer Dispute Heads to Trial #US https://t.co/9vh4ucXCai 
• Police 'named Jamie Reynolds murder trial witnesses' https://t.co/yNW0ZG0LZj 
• Tim Bosma trial: Forensic video expert returns to witness box #CANADA https://t.co/18JEMRmCO5 
• Dentist, who fled to #CANADA after being questioned by French police, described as real brute by one former patient https://t.co/rjm76ethMm 
• #JAPAN court orders two nuclear reactors closed https://t.co/cmAvwHBbFm 
• Cuban-American jurist withdraws from consideration #US https://t.co/RtUs6aMUGU 
• #INDIA's government evicts record number of illegal occupants from Lutyens Delhi https://t.co/wyRANijEuN 
• City of Johannesburg’s waste management company Pikitup workers have embarked on an illegal strike #SOUTHAFRICA https://t.co/kGfUV7MUxW 
• Six arrested in #SPAIN on charges of illegal fishing of protected species https://t.co/PQ158uVhkP 
• Meet Donald Trump's sister, the judge Ted Cruz called 'radical pro-abortion extremist' https://t.co/tSS4rdejlF
• #SPAIN rape victim asked by judge if she tried 'closing her legs' https://t.co/03Px0YHCXH 
• Anti-Gay, Abortion College Writings Haunt Wisconsin Justice #US https://t.co/JQ7CdoGPWZ 
• Justice Department asks judge to revisit NY iPhone case #US https://t.co/ToR6LzvATI
• Justice in Ethics Case Over Salacious Emails Wants Hearing #US https://t.co/z18kZ5GQ88 
• Bar Council releases guidelines for tackling sexual harassment after report highlights inappropriate behaviour https://t.co/g1l6dKHwZF
• Cartwright King expands Bedford in-house chambers team with two new appointments https://t.co/Ki1fP91hOV 
• Legal first as cyclist lawyer takes 'danger driver' to court: Barrister claims instructor 'shattered' rules https://t.co/M5I5HQcbII 
• Accident victims in England and Wales are losing out on a projected £1.3 billion for medical treatment https://t.co/inBx9298Wk 
• Victorian solicitor struck off for professional misconduct #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/NC2EMfJtJy 
• Drug driving: "There needs to be more clarity" says Worcester solicitor https://t.co/1w9AUIs2W3 
• Tributes to ‘dedicated, unflappable’ solicitor Jeremy O’Connor https://t.co/MetK6l877n 
• Kieran Joseph Healey: Derry man posed as a solicitor to commit fraud https://t.co/Cuvkc7KUlF 
• Loving tributes paid to murdered solicitor David Edwards https://t.co/Zx2bEc7Iv5 
• International Women’s Day: Two legal sector views https://t.co/k8fDEL2ups 
• Jeremy Hunt promises whistleblowers ‘safe spaces’ and legal cover https://t.co/JU42NDFU2j 
• #Ugandan named partner in UK law firm: Mpubani was one of the lawyers included in the Black Power List https://t.co/YWiR5PclJ7 
• Cannabis legalisation in UK 'would raise £1bn a year in taxes' https://t.co/uCYyAfT77k 
• Trunki suitcase firm loses Supreme Court fight with rival https://t.co/7csyJi9ZVy 
• Online abuse and cyber crime bill introduced by MP https://t.co/7ehnelmN5l 
• The Guardian view on UK drug laws: high time to challenge a failing prohibition | Editorial https://t.co/Gcdsq17nH1
• Costs determined by the market: the time has come | Legal Futures: https://t.co/IbR8TiIrkk 
• Pass mark for Bar aptitude test to rise after failing to stop weak students from applying | Legal Futures: https://t.co/xP0Mn5GQnW 
• SDT strikes off solicitor who admitted he should never have qualified | Legal Futures: https://t.co/eroaUEeS8S 
• Market, not SRA, will intervene if Slater & Gordon hits the rocks, says Philip | Legal Futures: https://t.co/9ovyleXgXS 
• Sunday trading defeat for government as MPs reject changes https://t.co/zkwUfrIbsD o/5DI5qM92dE 
• Prosecutors are filing charges against ex-President Lula da Silva in a money laundering investigation #BRAZIL https://t.co/sIAHizQopW 
• Rhino poaching: Another year, another grim record https://t.co/TeoDUZ4MZY
• Part-time employed grad takes law school to court https://t.co/EhbRX9Si61 
• Bar Council releases sexual harassment toolkit for barristers https://t.co/U4CjNhnmGr 
• Garrigues launches Chilean office https://t.co/RpICYItBT8 
• Asia legal hires: 9 March https://t.co/UUbPc7al33 
• Europe dominates in latest Freshfields promotion round https://t.co/CTu3533CEn 
• Data loss endangering UK M&A deals https://t.co/YcpcBpevD3 
• Columbia tops 'go-to' law school list for third consecutive year https://t.co/dz7OsUhDpc 
• ABS launches ‘real law, made easy’ service to ‘shake up’ legal market | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/brBfrv3T9k 
• ‘Trunki’ design rights ruling paves way for more copycats, claims City lawyer | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/OEXXW9e6UH 
• #POLAND's legal reforms do not comply with constitution, court rules https://t.co/iMWeCT0qQj 
• UBS and Deutsche Bank lose bonus tax challenge https://t.co/NTTMVGpd84 
• Glasgow bin lorry crash: legal aid granted for private prosecution https://t.co/LDCk9Dx7i7 
• Express Newspapers to pay 'substantial damages' to Jimmy White https://t.co/kohL5UqsI7 
• Nephew of murdered #Honduran activist Cáceres: 'The atmosphere is terrifying' https://t.co/EznSfLusxU 
• 'I will return home, dead or alive,' says Ukrainian pilot on trial in #Russia https://t.co/PezWQB86rK 
• Girl dies after being raped and set on fire #INDIA, Man charged with rape and murder https://t.co/4gbnzViWXc
• Milbank’s London revenue climbs 6 per cent to £77.5m | The Lawyer https://t.co/FRhk7689az
• Bird & Bird set for leadership change as new chairman is elected | The Lawyer https://t.co/Psnfk3nuIC 
• Squire Patton Boggs makes up eight UK lawyers in 30-strong promotions round | The Lawyer https://t.co/pgaGUckR5v
• Garrigues launches office in Chile as part of LatAm expansion | The Lawyer https://t.co/iAgdSt18I2 
• Shell nears end of panel review that could cut 100-firm roster | The Lawyer https://t.co/m8r8peG9vw 
• Osborne Clarke hires first-ever diversity head to promote gender balance | The Lawyer https://t.co/qX3mNqdZHW 
• Clifford Chance banking heavyweight Johnson exits after 16 years | The Lawyer https://t.co/9E4Kq9fogE 
• Three cases that have defined women’s rights in the UK and beyond | The Lawyer https://t.co/Dj2XCxqg7z 
• Humanists call for end to unelected religious representatives sitting on education committees | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/e2brA6jWMT 
• Advocate calls for greater publication of section 28 judgments | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3lQDUjAXJO 
• Controversial Higher Education Bill passed | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ViZfzlfGSs 
• Harper Macleod wins Care Inspectorate tender | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Hzz0wuFC8f 
• Scottish government agrees to legal aid for parties in bin lorry tragedy | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uwifZVKd6t 
• MSPs pass 'second home' tax | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6llh1d1TaW 
• David Johnston QC made Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PqTrFK8NQ0 
• Trade deals, lawyers and the EU | Law Gazette https://t.co/6RVgvOPyU2 
• Irwin Mitchell denied £105k costs after pre-Jackson switch | Law Gazette https://t.co/kscwfPPxNt 
• Janner abused children for 29 years, public inquiry hears https://t.co/g4YlbOJ7Xf

9th March - Law News

1535th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Chambers must be compliant with relevant rules and better equipped to handle complaints. The Bar Council has stepped up its efforts to tackle sexual harassment in the barrister profession. Inappropriate attitudes within the legal profession made headlines in 2015, following Lord Sumption's controversial remarks regarding women judges and barrister Charlotte Proudman's outing of sexist comments from a high-flying City solicitor on social media. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Migrant crisis: #Macedonia shuts Balkans route https://t.co/R33GyhBT03
• #Ukraine officer Savchenko mocks judges in final appearance #RUSSIA https://t.co/7ROkbX48wI 
• Deutsche Bank and UBS lose bonus tax case https://t.co/En6guBBfA4 
• Custodial sentencing treats women harshly | Law Gazette https://t.co/8GQQnBJPIh 
• ‘Block’ model takes shape for government legal panels | Law Gazette https://t.co/wkpWW2yQYd 
• Market disruptor seeks to emulate Uber and Deliveroo | Law Gazette https://t.co/SHoUXJlxW9 
• Court rejects £71m appeal over firm’s ‘conspiracy’ claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/GDF2VTYoOM 
• MoJ backs away from Gove’s big-firm levy https://t.co/pAy1lfb1j4 
• MoJ backs away from Gove’s big-firm levy | Law Gazette https://t.co/f21o2jjW9I 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/e1GNeMLmG5
• #BRAZIL demolishes home of slum resident fighting eviction over Olympic development https://t.co/ReaANNlTnZ 
• Guantánamo Bay's oldest prisoner, Saifullah Paracha, 68, seeks release #US https://t.co/gjVZalGDAi 
• CPS will not charge four men for Claudia Lawrence murder https://t.co/784h1obgiU 
• EU referendum: female voters will decide Britain’s future – so don’t marginalise us https://t.co/pZvxsUCJsP
• They call this Ghostbusters reboot feminist. Not for black women https://t.co/2ecpoHVEMU 
• It’s easy for men to acknowledge sexism. The challenge is to do something about it https://t.co/pxyJgkBPau 
• This is the end of journalism in #TURKEY: As Zaman is closed, it’s clear dissenting voices are being silenced https://t.co/mRAVtIzSO2
• ‘Death to the infidels!’ Why it’s time to fix Hollywood’s problem with Muslims https://t.co/MneyGzfU7q 
• MH370 mystery: UN aviation council orders real-time tracking of planes https://t.co/90GcdactDt 
• Benin bronze row: Cambridge college removes cockerel https://t.co/kRlNV86BI6 
• Recorded child sex abuse cases increase by more than 30% https://t.co/UAEomG8OzM
• Eurosceptic rant by the Queen never happened, says Nick Clegg https://t.co/4j7D5d96UH
• Migrant crisis: #Slovenia moves to 'shut down' Balkans route https://t.co/M5T746C9JJ 
• Solicitor taken in by 'Pope's banker' conman escapes prison sentence | Legal Futures: https://t.co/tHz9Eah0ms 
• ABS owned by global insurer unbundles legal services for SMEs | Legal Futures: https://t.co/pIfGiSlBmL 
• Legal AI and big data given EU funding boost as Deloitte unveils massive contract analysis activity | Legal Futures: https://t.co/WDfqYhnMsD 
• The justice system of the future: online continuous hearings and a single point of entry | Legal Futures: https://t.co/NSNOM2WJNU 
• Politicians put emphasis on public legal education as lawyers urged to see benefits | Legal Futures: https://t.co/uet2p9I6Iz 
• Adam Johnson: Sunderland chief executive Margaret Byrne resigns https://t.co/RlS0wYl0ES
• Claudia Lawrence: Men will not face murder charges https://t.co/oV74VGoNy1 
• PC Dave Phillips hit by truck 'used as murder weapon' https://t.co/4jbjQi8GEp 
• SNP to vote against Sunday trading shake-up https://t.co/AQ22AdbTQb
• Donald Trump's tone likened to Hitler by #Mexico's Pena Nieto #US https://t.co/7wNSvPNiTP 
• Sharon Edwards: Violent wife murdered lawyer husband https://t.co/FOp47KKDEC 
• International Women's Day: What will be Michelle Obama's legacy? https://t.co/KyqfquZ3DJ 
• Government begins search for legal panels worth £410m https://t.co/1KHMbDu22d
• Jobs report shows continued losses in US legal industry https://t.co/qeImiVaW1P
• Partner pay to come under new scrutiny https://t.co/UDmNoBs6Fi 
• Ministry of Justice embraces the hack https://t.co/bjm7G6TR5M 
• Second time's the charm for Carvalho https://t.co/17FvClDe8i 
• Pledging for parity - International Women's Day 2016 https://t.co/hLE09toIJt 
• Lawyer group pushes for blasphemy convictions in Pakistan https://t.co/8q4kEFhjiI 
• Was it necessary to prosecute David Dinsmore over pixelated picture? https://t.co/DNKegYpHQ8 
• Daniel Holtzclaw: lawsuit claims police 'covered up' sexual assault complaint #US https://t.co/XWyLfNsSLG 
• University of Liverpool to analyse sexual orientation and gender identity asylum claims | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/REILx82wDd 
• Court of Appeal overturns state prison smoking ban | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/zmtxfcykrW 
• New online court must take ‘post-Amazon world' into consideration | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/1q35nch2hk 
• Gove can roll his own smoking ban: R (Black) v Justice Secretary https://t.co/UeJkAHxbmz 
• Gender quotas 'only way to beat' sexism at Bar  https://t.co/5xap
• Convicted footballer's sister launches 'Justice for Johnson' campaign https://t.co/sqaJSvmcTW

8th March - Law News

1534th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: A UK conflict tribunal would end the current legal mess. We need a single body to address criminal and civil claims from victims and combatants of all the UK’s conflicts. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• What is meldonium and why did Maria Sharapova use it? https://t.co/lEGrZFHElF 
• Girl, 15, raped and set on fire in #INDIA https://t.co/02TuR7575v 
• BBC's Iain Lee 'broke rules' by attacking guest's anti-gay views https://t.co/D6UrEULNb3 
• Maria Sharapova's PR machine limits damage but raises uncomfortable questions | Bryan Armen Graham https://t.co/bqmRXb5OVx 
• Why is domestic abuse still not taken seriously in UK courts? https://t.co/TY6QOuFo3a 
• UK prison population is biggest in western Europe https://t.co/GbTWPCskTP 
• Prison smoking ban overturned by court of appeal https://t.co/mDfl3WwTRE
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• Legal Action To Find 'The Truth' About MH370 https://t.co/laIcmmXWOx 
• MP Natalie McGarry faces legal action after accusing 'Scotland in the Union' head of holocaust denial claim https://t.co/jpDPAo55fA
• Middle-class injustice: Too wealthy for legal aid, too pinched for 'average' lawyers' fees #CANADA https://t.co/8Gqq38A889
• Florisa Gov. Rick Scott signs new death penalty law as legal challenges mount #US https://t.co/EScKDWeB7v
• Hyde Park bomb families and a new mockery of justice: They are refused legal aid to bring prosecution https://t.co/6yEi8EG7XE 
• Police in Salisbury investigating after three 15-year-old boys left critically ill after taking so called legal https://t.co/4IfQVo1EAL 
• The laws you can get away with breaking (probably) https://t.co/flO3d4vRMv 
• New regulation to hold bosses responsible for wrongdoing at British banks come into force https://t.co/d45kAjvYkS
• Here are 11 of the most BIZARRE British laws that you probably never knew about https://t.co/Kf7q9W0smR 
• Migrant men with legal right to be in UK 'face exclusion and hostility' https://t.co/DwfU6U661z 
• Libyan Investment Authority awaits rightful chairman after UK judge's decision https://t.co/Sg75Xdhyvy
• Ed Miliband calls for law to make CO2 emissions target legally binding https://t.co/fA7KVjsXHA 
• Firms show patchy compliance with UK anti-slavery requirements https://t.co/AUQfeCohdL 
• UK Legal Aid Agency spends £93m on criminal cases that never go to court https://t.co/8yRTMxy8Vw 
• Law Society of Scotland calls for close monitoring of second home tax | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ges5qP98GH
• Challenge to named person scheme to be heard in Supreme Court | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XKi6ngp3l3 
• Pursuer’s action against 2 defenders for separate wrongs based on joint & several liability dismissed as incompetent https://t.co/Y6xg7CUv2D 
• South African gold coins worth over £16,000 sold as part of six-figure civil recovery case | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/u9NuXHO6kJ 
• Blackadders' rural team expands with new directors | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mmVoAlbk8v 
• Inverness Justice Centre plans announced | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/tNNqezBNC3 
• Humanists call for end to unelected religious representatives sitting on education committees | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/e2brA6jWMT 
• In-house interview: David Taylor, Pension Protection Fund | The Lawyer https://t.co/cRI1EBvvkH 
• In-house interview: Mark Seeley, Elsevier | The Lawyer https://t.co/LS34j7zw9M
• Immigration: don’t fall foul of the law | The Lawyer https://t.co/jxhyyJSI0X 
• Freshfields makes up five in London in reduced promo round | The Lawyer https://t.co/iDCJtuSFYS 
• Shell nears end of panel review that could cut 100-firm roster | The Lawyer https://t.co/YXOlFTk4uK 
• Partnership works – but not as we know it | The Lawyer https://t.co/sLBNsCvDb6 
• Government begins search for £320m legal panel | The Lawyer https://t.co/Awy958hMRv 
• Zaha Hadid hires first GC from Balfour Beatty | The Lawyer https://t.co/UJJFV0pfUV 
• Covington profits drop 8 per cent in London as revenue stays flat | The Lawyer https://t.co/qwV9jptruB
• DLA’s London competition head leaves for Quinn Emanuel | The Lawyer https://t.co/10sTRQvNNw 
• Nabarro elects Carvalho as senior partner | The Lawyer https://t.co/1AQHcnDy8c
• Managing partners urge 40% female leader target | Law Gazette https://t.co/9qMu65bTUm 
• Parliament live: justice questions | Law Gazette https://t.co/ru7ipxemZx 
• Tribunals president outlines vision for ‘one-stop shop’ justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/pWQhfkocSK 
• Law Society awards: nominate for excellence | Law Gazette https://t.co/UgDaT9kbvV Mar 08, 2016 
• Pioneering family court 'saves taxpayer money' | Law Gazette https://t.co/mHvnX1N3Or 
• Senior judge voices concern over police investigation control | Law Gazette https://t.co/V6x9KeHAAi 
• Senior judge voices concern over police investigation control https://t.co/Veg7i35BpX 
• Egyptian student agrees to leave US after Trump comment #US https://t.co/qXPqg0oOWs 
• Migrant crisis: UN legal concerns over EU-Turkey plan https://t.co/EfzvOjNgiS 
• Bid to speed up prison smoking ban fails in Court of Appeal https://t.co/hYstHFlQSb 
• Maria Sharapova: Nike, Tag Heuer and Porsche distance themselves following drugs test https://t.co/APteqfs6CE 
• Alcohol: 2.5 million people bust weekly limit in a day https://t.co/sXxY69mXhk 
• EU referendum campaign 'quite male dominated', says minister https://t.co/L3C6jSMb4S 
• Boris Johnson: EU referendum gag email was 'cock-up' https://t.co/JCQP5Mvjou 
• John Lewis apologises for asking mum with crying child to leave store https://t.co/eJwc3tvwZW 
• International Women's Day: Women see little improvement in work - ILO https://t.co/SMFdbWHVT7 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/2gY869rpo2
• Zika epidemic restrictions promote ‘violence against women’ warns report https://t.co/knDjIWkaoF 
• The laws you can get away with breaking (probably) https://t.co/K8Si2ZHLjv 
• How the supreme court learned to love gay couples #US https://t.co/DPaQBhbJHg
• Cases taking 19 months to get to appeal court owing to backlogs https://t.co/2FnscppqWl 
• Gay adoption rights: ruling overturned by #US supreme court in LGBT victory https://t.co/F97mwV5xsy
• Happy International Women's Day  https://t.co/Z88TLmBEwv 
• Politicians put emphasis on public legal education as lawyers urged to see benefits | Legal Futures: https://t.co/uV191YTQsu 
• The justice system of the future: online continuous hearings and a single point of entry | Legal Futures: https://t.co/AiaDMz3jp9
• Eversheds eyes up Singapore merger https://t.co/iIWxb85F5y
• More pay, less sleep for Reed Smith juniors https://t.co/rSdosuRTGv 
• African legal sector gets $22m boost https://t.co/0OltWmL50x 
• UK legal hires: 7 March https://t.co/bvwThMYaKa 
• Regional firm opts for shared ownership https://t.co/j80BjoNCMx 
• Luxottica global expansion moves up a gear https://t.co/pWf61rJDt4 
• Harvard Law School moves to abandon official shield over slavery links https://t.co/uG2LXV8UVA 
• MoJ hopes hackathon will deliver justice system innovation | Legal Futures: https://t.co/iG7Xys2y6r 
• Howarth outlines plans for One Legal expansion on back of "significant investment" | Legal Futures: https://t.co/O6vrSCdt3K 
• Government up to its ‘old tricks’ with prison service compensation audit | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/zMZCprGepe 
• Bar Council to tackle sexual harassment in chambers | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/iOJIJHL5S1 
• Under-resourced local authorities struggle to tackle food crime | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/jAB5XOoUJt
• Ban cold calling for PI claims, says APIL | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/DrICSQnVhn Mar 07, 2016 
• Drive out the touts: Regulators must abandon their indifferent attitude to touting for business | Law Gazette https://t.co/qBiHWb1Y35
• Didcot Power Station collapse: Rescue attempts criticised https://t.co/bUgTS2Wq29 
• Tony Hall issuing BBC independence warning https://t.co/9qUwmjjRXO 
• GCHQ boss: Tech firms should co-operate over encryption https://t.co/zFyMndbJcc 
• Bailey Gwynne case: Boy, 16, guilty of killing fellow pupil https://t.co/K6V5pD2a3v 
• Former world number one Maria Sharapova has revealed she failed a drugs test at the Australian Open https://t.co/EuVxsRbatr 
• Female Football coach faced racism, sexism & Islamophobia https://t.co/a52EOMmnkX
• IS: UK counter-terrorism police head renews terror warning https://t.co/GaqCl3OUTs 
• Hatton Garden raid leader Brian Reader may have 'months to live' https://t.co/G0GPaa0OGK 
• UK man raped by Libyan cadets sues MoD for negligence https://t.co/db2zFJFznR 
• What about human rights? UK ambassador to #Egypt criticised over agenda for MPs' visit https://t.co/wB8O7oNEKK 
• Wars are being fought as in 'barbarian times', warns MSF chief https://t.co/MrbZbbkGHa 
• The multimillion dollar palm oil deal we should all be worried about https://t.co/6wn6KCNIbC 
• Government rejects call to end UK tied visas for domestic workers https://t.co/uHsx2TKfxz 
• Our defence of the oppressed | Law Gazette https://t.co/HGII2REkZR 
• A large number of jobs are soon to become vacant in the senior judiciary | Law Gazette https://t.co/6iXQj9gnk0 
• Jeremy Clarkson claim settled: Paul Daniels, employment law solicitor at Slater and Gordon - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/aDcZZv8zSS 
• My legal life: Anna Rogers, ARC Pensions Law, London - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/XcshQjPDpZ 
• No-win, no-fee 'corrupts' legal profession | Law Gazette https://t.co/YA0uASA3SE
• Patent court costs agreed | Law Gazette https://t.co/WlqKzvqTO0 
• Digital ‘transformation’ in criminal law | Law Gazette https://t.co/9e54pTLFPT
• Universities keeping faith in LPC despite SRA proposals | Law Gazette https://t.co/Vk1dyFyjYT 
• Single exam plan could create two-tier legal profession – City | Law Gazette https://t.co/0bGfGpQ0N4
• Government to expose gender pay gulf in law | Law Gazette https://t.co/jjYfvMp0nN 
• Former Stobart chief in acquisition talks with 'very well-known' firms | Law Gazette https://t.co/rp1qUEr3lO
• Senior judge voices concern over police investigation control | Law Gazette https://t.co/V6x9KeHAAi 
• What Boris told us about the “sovereignty plan” https://t.co/LMD1L3lV78 
• Pushing the Boundaries of Free Speech in #CUBA https://t.co/q9boGEYHQq 
• Republicans' Baseless Abortion Investigation #US https://t.co/KGTPpoeIqw 
• Europe's Antitrust Enforcer on Google, Apple and the Year Ahead https://t.co/TWADQdWSyC 
• Raise the Legal Age for Cigarette Sales to 21 https://t.co/a69N0kFrkj
• A Judge's Message to the Xenophobes: A ruling in Indiana involving Syrian refugees #US https://t.co/l79YKkyTfz
• In Milan, Diners Go to Prison to Get a Good Meal #ITALY https://t.co/zvwa9Gcx0h 
• Money Given to Kenya, Since Stolen, Puts Nike in Spotlight https://t.co/jiuI32L01B 
• Tricked Into Cheating and Sentenced to Death: how #Iranian agents caught my husband https://t.co/l0itxiXmW4 
• Abortion Witch Hunt: House Republicans are abusing their subpoena power #US https://t.co/vG7RJt80tU 
• The Right to Sue the Gun Industry #US https://t.co/16n1raGTRd 
• Three More Judges Said to Be Vetted for Supreme Court #US https://t.co/Uey6PFpkBV 
• Police Test Knife Reportedly Found on Property Once Owned by O.J. Simpson #US https://t.co/McotayjRyM
• Supreme Court Blocks Louisiana Abortion Law #US https://t.co/gqF1vIFKD3 
• #BRAZIL's Ex-Leader, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Is Held and His Home Raided https://t.co/9hGfl9cWkb 
• Gender pay gap: women earn £300,000 less than men over working life https://t.co/SYdLlMXkyP 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/1JBFzi8C3j
• South-west firm to become pioneering employee ownership ABS | Legal Futures: https://t.co/gZTBcPrh9j