10th May - Law News

1596th 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: Two-thirds of students who pass the £12,500-plus Bar Professional Training Course fail to secure a pupillage, according to new statistics that once again call into question the credibility of the bar’s training regime. Nearly half of pupillages are awarded to women, but the bar regulator says that since more women than men enrol on the BPTC, ‘more work may be required’ to tackle gender bias. White BPTC candidates may also be more successful in securing pupillage than BME candidates, it adds, though ‘more research is needed’. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• How revenge porn sites rely on legal loopholes and anonymity https://t.co/TL5rcTRiPf 
• Number of prison deaths linked to legal highs rises steeply https://t.co/eGz8AdwjxE 
• Life in solitary: 'I can't see the sun rise, or the moon at night' https://t.co/zXdjgcgB8q 
• Led Zeppelin's plagiarism lawsuit: a sign of the times in the music industry https://t.co/X7fTlMSdtr 
• Home Office study on cutting prison population | Letters https://t.co/MesfipS3of 
• Kim Jong-un becomes surprise poster child for UK privacy campaign https://t.co/zA2XqEsDrY 
• Britain must stand up to defend humanitarian law, say MPs https://t.co/XuKoOGsfZt 
• UK drone strikes 'could leave all those involved facing murder charges' https://t.co/J4R0SiUHza 
• Man faces hate crime charge in Scotland over dog's 'Nazi salute' https://t.co/2DQepUZYc8 
• LOD launches online legal marketplace https://t.co/5IyM7K0xI0 
• Holland & Knight launches London office https://t.co/t0629YRFzk
• Osborne Clarke promotes three UK lawyers in smaller round https://t.co/yQd1jcmmV1 
• Lawyer Moves: 9 May 2016 https://t.co/grosZ9RgUg
• Taylor Wessing advises Farfetch on latest funding round https://t.co/WU4hNmSopD
• Executives admit failure to tackle bribery in new report https://t.co/LZR2Bv2DDb 
• Law firms report confidence drop https://t.co/Wj3ihVdZTc
• Why Michael Gove should drop his Bill of Rights plans - https://t.co/5gQIUkrTQe 
• Easingwold peanut death: Indian Garden owner 'put lives at risk', court hears https://t.co/b3yPoEU5JD 
• Iraq Inquiry: Chilcot report to be published on 6 July https://t.co/A6LNbkHBmp 
• Mail columnist Letts apologises for mocking Marr's disability https://t.co/PlgmuZlXkU
• #Brazil crisis: Rousseff impeachment vote 'annulled' https://t.co/5S6fud1NyT 
• Panama Papers affair widens as database goes online https://t.co/MJL54K715A
• British bill of rights would send more complaints to Europe – Lords | Law Gazette https://t.co/g5ZuSQZ5El
• Society to consider council shake-up | Law Gazette https://t.co/6gv331c6oa
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/EDyv0my0wV

Today's video story: A day in the life of a lawyer - Jeremy brings the camera along for a normal day at work as a lawyer!

9th May - Law News

1595th 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: The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has revealed a performance update on the next generation of barristers, based on data collected during the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC). Of 4,760 BPTC students between 2012 and 2014, 72% passed the course first time, and 11% of all graduates achieved the highest grade, “Outstanding”. More than a third of UK/EU domiciled graduates enrolled in 2011-2013 have since gained pupillage. Full story - New Law Journal 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has shown no inclination to insert himself #US https://t.co/wZ8jW5UIof https://t.co/qZ4nb2c40M 
• Call for Papers: Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse https://t.co/qZ4nb2c40M https://t.co/eGCtMKnnHB 
• Rwandan genocide survivors hope for justice from Paris trial #RWANDA https://t.co/eGCtMKnnHB 
• U.N. urges judiciary reforms in #SriLanka to avoid delay in justice https://t.co/09qKTuM8DN
• Alabama Chief Justice Suspended For Violating Marriage Equality Ruling #US https://t.co/uayBZ02fJJ 
• SC to decide J&K’s NEET fate after Delhi’s reply on Monday #INDIA https://t.co/5A2eZaoQ0W 
• If These Guys Don’t Convince You Judge Garland Is ‘Superbly Qualified,’ No One Will https://t.co/PjjLY2r5Lf
• Three Dublin men remanded over Strabane funeral #IRELAND https://t.co/HZAKtt5yVK 
• Katie Hopkins Sausage Stunt Could Result In Jail Term, Barrister Claims https://t.co/5lZycsPIdC 
• Parents hire barrister to fight Llanfyllin school bus decisionhttps://lnkd.in/dezC-qX 
• New pubs code faces delay over disputed 'legal loophole' https://t.co/pIhdYL6J6D 
• Urdu be introduced in judicial legal system: CJ says constitution has details regarding human rights #PAKISTAN https://t.co/v17f7kke2B
• Schoolgirl loses legal battle to overturn expulsion from Prince Charles' former school after having sex on teacher's…https://t.co/Itbb8yoVla 
• Chinese legal experts refute #Philippine claim in South China Sea https://t.co/ldfy4dxLvy 
• Akshay Kumar on the Hrithik - Kangana legal battle #INDIA https://t.co/Y4jBuMcmLB 
• Sandy Hook families win legal battle to make gun manufacturers release internal marketing documents #US https://t.co/byhUorpwhq 
• Blogger who faked a brain tumour faces legal action https://t.co/jga99622yv 
• MP calls for change in planning law as he blasts anti-oil drill protestors https://t.co/TU78GTL1Ml 
• Lloyds Bank to be the first UK company to offer transgender surgery as healthcare benefit https://t.co/ZBmjHi51L7
• Transgender voices in North Carolina: Devastated by new law #US https://t.co/ZYAoYqxv3e 
• Oxford law students too ‘fragile’ to hear about violent crime: Undergraduates given 'trigger warnings' https://t.co/YejIdUn4yB 
• #ISRAEL's PM Netanyahu criticises military official over Nazi claim https://t.co/BqYK3CX3oz 
• New global rules on firms' tax disclosure urged by economists https://t.co/0BuD9vWzsG 
• Brecon soldier death: Man held on suspicion of murder https://t.co/hCY683SXa1 
• Osborne Clarke promotes three UK lawyers in decreased round | The Lawyer https://t.co/8urCiP6Xap
• LOD launches online legal marketplace | The Lawyer https://t.co/5EmR6vVMGw
• My legal life: Simon Marciniak, Head of the housing department, Miles & Partners - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/PEkxI8cx3N 
• Interview: Susan Hazledine, Global charity director - A Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/81vWizE7qt 
• Justice delayed, but not denied | Law Gazette https://t.co/oAWkb0xSN4 
• London’s toxic mayoral election highlighted the dangers of identifying solicitors with their clients | Law Gazette https://t.co/pq8i4XzCBm 
• A vision of future GCs | Law Gazette https://t.co/5erVPZuhpz 
• Barristers establish their own ‘litigation vehicle’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/7ykOtVKohp 
• Manchester lawyers plan advice hub | Law Gazette https://t.co/x8mwUwMcq6 
• SME law firms less bullish – report | Law Gazette https://t.co/cd9LSOJkQ3 
• Solicitors dig in for battle on PI reforms | Law Gazette https://t.co/k7AHjnADjO 
• Revenge porn decision sparks anger at police https://t.co/EJCJP4QdUl 
• Trump calls for end to federal minimum wage as views shift #US https://t.co/zvZ7VqvJfC 
• British bill of rights could 'unravel' constitution, say MPs https://t.co/CT4tAobg51 
• Blacklisted workers win £10m payout from construction firms https://t.co/rIIN4MHW3L 
• Smaller law firms feeling vulnerable, with almost all expecting “rough times ahead” | Legal Futures: https://t.co/qbGTOz6bGb
• Tribunal fines barrister who pestered women at chambers summer party | Legal Futures: https://t.co/8VF3eeIXxS
• Former big firm managing partners opt for ABS | Legal Futures: https://t.co/D3TPVsJGme 
• Inescapable realities that face UK prisons | Editorial https://t.co/EH1XOASHPJ 
• Human rights chief challenged over managing potential conflicts of interest https://t.co/80zB451vAz 
• If this celebrity injunction continues, it will be the law that’s fallen out of bed https://t.co/BnrAr1wbws 
• The Guardian view on the housing bill: ideological overreach | Editorial https://t.co/QC0K0JPaWf 
• Britons want cannabis to be legalised – change is inevitable, says ex-minister https://t.co/CgPhZrqjwQ 
• Commonwealth chief draws up anti-corruption plan https://t.co/magn6wgzoy 
• Hillsborough and Human Rights - The Round-up | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/BWathZBkDp 
• Latest twist on standard of review in Aarhus cases | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/TIBctEfAIB 
• Straining out a Gnat and Swallowing a Camel: The Convention, the Charter and Mrs May | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/eUjTsxOQq7 
• The Round-up: child restraint and disenfranchisement | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/hLiQK1x2HL
• Police investigate 'unexplained' soldier death in Brecon https://t.co/nOowKSR2sC 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/1jaNwQU18l

Today's video story: Mo Asumang, daughter of a black Ghanaian father and a white German mother, talks to BBC News about her experiences making her new documentary, The Aryans, in which she confronts racists, both in Germany and among the Ku Klux Klan in America.

8th May - Law News

1594th 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

• Call for 'urgent' inquiry into London mayor and Barnet election errors https://t.co/gMBjaSwEEX 
• Scottish Labour calls for MSP second job ban https://t.co/tPidaAZ7JL 
• EU membership 'protects UK security' say ex-intelligence chiefs https://t.co/pEw6Ut9vTZ 
• Cyber attacks: Two-thirds of big UK businesses targeted https://t.co/QeJUcXiAaB 
• Illegal wildlife trade campaign enlists tourists https://t.co/YgkC5AD1vq 
• #Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' moved to jail near US border https://t.co/CKCoCklyss 
• David Cameron pledges to tackle global corruption https://t.co/dDwHHyZSlj 
• Existing laws 'putting people's pensions at risk' https://t.co/XBqpVKYGsY 
• South Yorkshire PCC Alan Billings to investigate Hillsborough police 'spin' https://t.co/EYfVwgV0Ud 
• Video shows #Afghan woman's 'Taliban execution' https://t.co/I7gJTtYmAN 
• Natalie Hemming: Man held on missing woman murder charge https://t.co/CEh34eTaXv

Today's video story: Amy Goodman goes inside Ecuador's Embassy in London to speak with Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. Assange has been living in the embassy for more than two years under political asylum.

7th May - Law News

1593rd 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

• Crunching the numbers on tomorrow’s Bar | New Law Journal: https://t.co/75FDJjczz7
•  Counsel magazine: time to jump aboard? | New Law Journal: https://t.co/vkBmFU0Ofs
•  Should all Brit ex-pats vote on Brexit? | New Law Journal: https://t.co/3u2zna69GF
•  Lessons from Hillsborough | New Law Journal: https://t.co/9ZyXqDPr5F
•  Legalex next week | New Law Journal: https://t.co/wI8mkNSk5U
•  Contingency fees win for Bolt Burden | New Law Journal: https://t.co/QV5uxwGEAK
•  Run-off cover jumps up | New Law Journal: https://t.co/Mcy9RISdLf
•  Rich lawyers reluctant to become judges | New Law Journal: https://t.co/pU7SiHPKS6
•  Law Society's portrait of a profession | New Law Journal: https://t.co/S4DYJE7cxi
•  DAS Law launch graduate academy | New Law Journal: https://t.co/yq3LzEw0hE
• The transport legacy of outgoing mayor Boris Johnson https://t.co/CQucfuxxdd
• Northern Ireland Assembly election: Anti-austerity party picks up seats https://t.co/9Bc9TAog7o
• Women fall ill after taking 'Lego' pills in Manchester https://t.co/ZHfqBwLi5o
• Ten men charged over HMP Stocken mutiny https://t.co/xGE8R0VEbo
• Structural problems found at Balfron High School https://t.co/RdvTpwPQYJ
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/rfUJsvqrKv
• Belle Gibson faces legal action over 'deceptive' claims lifestyle changes could cure cancer #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/X3VowyycKv
• Coaching takes off in South African law firm https://t.co/nq5PfHcysk 
• Privilege versus open justice? https://t.co/wsLjhvX07b 
• Lee Sporn wins Lifetime Achievement Award https://t.co/Lqda4K6SkT 
• Allen & Overy boosts Sydney office with Skadden securities team https://t.co/cOcxDs29id 
• ABA revisits non-lawyer owner debate https://t.co/rnXg0DpCvN 
• Leading Swiss law firm heads for Tehran https://t.co/YxHwsJ195v
• Chicago law firm faces class-action over data security https://t.co/5Hix1gIgvc 
• UN 'outrage' over refugee deaths as bombing denied by Syrian government https://t.co/vxMiOZ6JLT 
• Elections: Labour's Sadiq Khan 'set to win London mayoral race' https://t.co/UFPg9m9uvf
• The sorry facts which show the BBC has moved beyond bias, into pure propaganda https://t.co/nx6sOad7OG 
• Panama Papers: Source breaks silence on Mossack Fonseca leaks https://t.co/JaKhhkGOIM
• Cologne sex attack charge dismissed #GERMANY https://t.co/JopiJxWD53 
• On-the-run killing suspect Charlie Broadway arrested https://t.co/9d7SdEAHDH 
• Eight police forces probe Conservative 2015 election expenses https://t.co/1GJM52oqyO 
• Ryan Morse death: Doctor 'refused home visit' day before he died https://t.co/qBXoOhOK3g 
• Ignore the doom merchants: Jeremy Corbyn has shown he’s a viable leader https://t.co/YcjjJZt36A 
• Jeremy Hutchinson's Case Histories reveals road to modern Britain https://t.co/VKwqjItGDK 
• US magazine editor pledges to expose British celebrities' privacy https://t.co/LfDG4IQL52 
• We have an Orwellian 'shadow government' and your liberty is at risk https://t.co/Hbn0bwdPkb
• Number of trafficked children rose 46% last year, crime agency says https://t.co/AyYTs9MPOX
• Tony Guise ‘confident’ fraud charge will be dropped | Law Gazette https://t.co/XBPBO9lsGW
• Tribunal ‘appalled’ after SRA’s late deal with charged solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/N2ReBgq2cU
• Claims management companies targeted by raids | Law Gazette https://t.co/AwvRMmmVS9 
• Two-thirds of ‘miscarriage’ referrals successful | Law Gazette https://t.co/Z1TOOfeYbF
• Just one-third of £18,000 bar course graduates get pupillage | Law Gazette https://t.co/z9RhTXJAVW 
• HMCTS chief quits after 16 months | Law Gazette https://t.co/dS9nKRyYCY 
• Cologne attacks: First trial for sexual assault on New Year's Eve begins #GERMANY https://t.co/Yk8AKB95Pw 
• 'Boaty McBoatface' polar ship named after Attenborough https://t.co/ztXFTRiWmm 
• Shower gel plastic beads may face UK ban https://t.co/s5V7JvAhBR 
• Syria conflict: Air strike on refugee camp 'could be war crime' https://t.co/tPkASlsp6y
• EU has 'too many part-time Europeans' - Juncker https://t.co/lAVV78njsN 
• St Ives referendum: Second homes ban backed by voters https://t.co/uRs2UV5qvs
• No Crimestoppers reward for James Fairweather tip-off woman https://t.co/eSjHTcCFKX 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/pr7UUSVoTS
• LA's 'Grim Sleeper' serial killer convicted after 20 years #US https://t.co/JU0jjUG7gs

Saturday's video story: London has elected its first ever muslim mayor, causing the ruling Conservative party to lose control of the capital.Sadiq Khan, the son of a Pakistani bus driver, will now lead the city for the Labour party.

6th May - Law News

1592nd 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: UK courts chief to leave job after just over a year. Natalie Ceeney’s surprise departure comes during a period of modernisation for the Courts and Tribunal Service. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Hillsborough: South Yorkshire police 'tried to spin' inquests evidence https://t.co/tSMTAwAaom 
• #US Congress House Speaker Paul Ryan declines to support Donald Trump as Republican standard-bearer https://t.co/gmAPkvLofP 
• OkCupid slammed by charity over 'shocking and offensive' dating survey https://t.co/Q7tvoQnZXR 
• Sir Philip Green calls for Frank Field to step down from committee https://t.co/f4U5eRCp3B 
• Britons flying to US without biometric passports could be turned away https://t.co/Q2Q7RCApyD
• Ethical, well-managed CMCs are here to stay | Legal Futures: https://t.co/KgnCTAU41l 
• CLC consults on open market indemnity scheme in bid to attract solicitors | Legal Futures: https://t.co/fdIyeIcqbr 
• DAS Law launches graduate academy as staff numbers top 200 | Legal Futures: https://t.co/Y9nJmkIOsY 
• Tribunal "appalled and dismayed" by SRA's approach to prosecuting solicitor | Legal Futures: https://t.co/us2puhrCC9 
• Hillsborough inquests: South Yorkshire police 'spin' evidence https://t.co/fvSnyE7cRg 
• BSB publishes new figures showing success rates for student barristers https://t.co/E2nqW2h4wU 
• Consumer protection bolstered with new identity rules #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/Oc0oJ3SnYp 
• 'Stop using email, use the post instead': solicitors fight back against conveyancing fraud https://t.co/IrArjxIvVQ https://t.co/DIZIF9E0ZO 
• Aboriginal Legal Service condemns funding shortfall to the 2016 Federal budget #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/IsMDlkLyhO 
• Legal quirk enabling surveillance state expansion absent Congressional vote #US https://t.co/TA2vxaSbd8 
• BHP Billiton faces legal spat in which all tactics are deemed fair https://t.co/RH2VXwN7x3 
• 'Nightmare' Turkish holiday which left Port Talbot baby in hospital sparks legal action https://t.co/bETdo7TlCT 
• Hazel Stewart is refused funding for legal battle https://t.co/6ZZF7RLx2R 
• California raises legal age to buy tobacco to 21 #US https://t.co/OEmiNskVml 
• David Cameron threatened with legal action by Tory MP over pro-EU campaign website https://t.co/RBzQHFr8jz https://t.co/DIZIF9E0ZO
• From LA to UK: Professional violinist Stewart orchestrates new career in the law https://t.co/uFDk0US2ns 
• Why British law doesn’t necessarily apply in overseas territories https://t.co/bpYZYkAvON 
• UK Law Enforcement Sources Hint At Impending Craig Wright Arrest https://t.co/657wmV3AE9 
• Law firm Aberdein Considine in eighth Central Belt expansion https://t.co/8E2vbzIbhB 
• Eversheds, DLA Piper, Pinsent Masons, Slaughter & May & Clifford Chance named top 5 UK’s strongest legal brands https://t.co/6kjNxA9UQE 
• Father makes legal history suing bullied daughter's school for the cost of sending her to self-defence classes https://t.co/E4MBN6uqc1 
• The Trade Union Bill receives Royal Assent and becomes the Trade Union Act. https://t.co/CbNmqksw0t 
• The Enterprise Bill receives Royal Assent and becomes the Enterprise Act. https://t.co/NgOLzcsu2e 
• Brexit: Employment and Immigration Law implications https://t.co/VUmHVIwtlE
• EU's highest court upholds restrictive new law on cigarettes https://t.co/Ga1OU8l9SM 
• Kent legal expert shows how UK surrogacy laws have become 'nonsensical' https://t.co/8y6CvPXFfi 
• #US election: Will normal rules ultimately apply? https://t.co/0fKbiMoXgv
• 'Bitcoin creator': I do not have the courage https://t.co/EJg1CHltBQ 
• MPs to review 'Boaty' naming process https://t.co/xCQjWDbf8M 
• Former child star of '80s film Flight of the Navigator has been charged with bank robbery in #CANADA https://t.co/aP6mxNDfhy 
• Former Republican presidents will not endorse Trump #US https://t.co/y1D0MPTSb0 
• EU exit would make UK 'less attractive' to investors, says Japan's PM https://t.co/wvj3kFFxWP 
• British arms are fuelling Yemen’s cruel war | Letters https://t.co/unfgqDPXKx 
• UK courts chief to leave job after just over a year https://t.co/GPEyWcGNKY 
• New rule would allow #US consumers to sue banks and credit card companies https://t.co/QeRDqFsfO5 
• Justice ministry to take over Medway child jail from G4S https://t.co/vJGgF2n3q3 
• Restraint injuries persist at youth jail where boy died 12 years ago https://t.co/kJMJTZXTER 
• Who’s making sure the Saudi bombs keep falling on Yemen? The Tories https://t.co/Q4bouqrngE 
• Police could ban Australians from mosques 'on gut feeling' #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/PFfXeP1Kns 
• Court rules surgeons can perform hysterectomy on schizophrenic woman https://t.co/gDVaWoHzd4 
• Privilege versus open justice? https://t.co/bhsy6SGCVQ 
• Shami Chakrabati investigates anti-Semitic allegations https://t.co/z7i3FbB20p 
• Leading academic questions effectiveness of UK-style central registry https://t.co/gyxXE1Nicg 
• Dentons joins the race for agile working https://t.co/5uuUdcOqPC 
• #India in crisis over judicial delays https://t.co/m1BCkU10pE
• Kirkland & Ellis management embrace coping classes https://t.co/xGKHotOhVp 
• Fashion-tech on the agenda at LuxLaw Summit https://t.co/N9SfUhckV8 
• New York surges ahead as international arbitration centre https://t.co/Jl6u9PZbOP 
• Pupillages dominated by white, male BPTC graduates, suggest new stats | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/lFp8LagqlX
• Changing landscape of PI claims harming access to justice | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/w6yag1pFrb 
• Brexit – 1975 was another country | Law Gazette https://t.co/dNryQKDrsN 
• Unnecessary is the new black in PI claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/jtn1JsRS8v 
• Go out and win hearts and minds – APIL chief | Law Gazette https://t.co/64I89qpbPD 
• MoJ seeks to allay court closure concerns | Law Gazette https://t.co/jtWsiQg4Yn 
• Call for UN action over Turkish lawyers’ detention | Law Gazette https://t.co/YkAfSlRDUe 
• Slaughter and May reveals modest pay rises for juniors | Law Gazette https://t.co/5eAhHVZrP0 
• Niche regulator moves to attract conveyancers from SRA | Law Gazette https://t.co/k33Gm5yyy1 
• Government offers junior doctors' contract pause https://t.co/vFlvDjWMzv
• G4S Medway centre: Government to take over young offenders' unit https://t.co/5PnSX5M3Px 
• Election day: Turned-away Barnet voters urged to return https://t.co/xAuS0fsjiI 
• Reinventing CHINA''s abortion police https://t.co/EP3eo8AwsW 
• Bitcoin 'creator' backs out of Satoshi coin move 'proof' https://t.co/YS2rqLIosL 
• 'Sex ring clue' in Rose and Fred West postcard to abusers https://t.co/NuInTW3LYu 
• UK-registered car in high-speed France chase https://t.co/W1uhOxXrdX 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/Yu41e9Orrk
• #INDIA's long wait for justice: 27 million court cases trapped in a legal logjam https://t.co/zAcEWktNOB

Today's video story: IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde answers questions sent by the BBC audience on Nigeria, Brazil, China, and tax havens. Recorded at the IMF Spring Conference in Washington DC 14th April 2016. 

5th May - Law News

1591st 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:  SRA guidance and EU data protection regulations are being flouted, says consulting law firm. Law firms are showing an 'alarming level of ignorance' by not keeping client information confidential when buying and selling other legal businesses, according to a consultant lawyer. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Ex-Army bomb disposal officer used girl, 15, he had sex with as drugs mule https://t.co/Kk2Xb79n03
• Village GPs accused of killing 12-year-old boy after failing to spot symptoms of rare disease https://t.co/OXBS2rV8GB 
• Mother of 'road rage' knife killer begged doctors to section him, court hears https://t.co/DQKnEnNaKf 
• Jailed 'bank of terror' gang may have raised more than £1 million for Isil https://t.co/UkKrSCS6KU 
• 'Stop using email, use the post instead': solicitors fight back against 'conveyancing fraud' https://t.co/IrArjxIvVQ 
• Her Majesty's Prison: Norwich: told without judgement - review https://t.co/ceKviVnm0R 
• Man arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with missing Natalie Hemming https://t.co/f6693SBxNf 
• Faulks holds firm on PI reforms but promises to "hold insurers' feet to the fire" on lower premiums | Legal Futures: https://t.co/SIebpSs1Qm 
• Solicitor who failed to provide breath test is fined | Legal Futures: https://t.co/EV6dZaF6Im 
• Prince death: Addiction doctor called by team made 911 call https://t.co/eEETycr9Ok
• Experts call for tighter bonds between lawyers and engineers https://t.co/t2jTikA6Px 
• Survey shows 'explosive' use of litigation financing https://t.co/Pmockeao7o
• Ashurst makes up 12 in latest round https://t.co/PfZv9Y9h5o
• Yet another caffeine stickler sues Starbucks https://t.co/Fh43xMtpAj
• Withers launches Dubai tax office https://t.co/VMivle2bej 
• Judicial shortage is blocking investment, argues Chief Justice of India https://t.co/zf7osJK7y4 
• Smaller grad pool boosts US legal job figures https://t.co/eeAp27nmtv 
• Police of 1980s miners' strike of 1980s calls for public inquiry says https://t.co/oNTV8ozAol 
• Bill forcing people to prove nationality slammed as discriminatory https://t.co/XIpRC5CTAC 
• Mental health champion for UK schools axed after criticising government https://t.co/9RAIe2DqFI 
• Woman who defied 300 neo-Nazis at Swedish rally speaks of anger #SWEDEN https://t.co/LsjqtXrmAQ 
• Lawsuit aims to stop licensing of Texas immigration detention facilities #US https://t.co/xNG5z5W9pJ 
• Webmail firms probe login 'leak' https://t.co/PJjJoFzi1I 
• Abusive voicemail to mother of dead boy investigated https://t.co/6vJ6ldqqA9 
• Gang jailed over pensioner phone scam https://t.co/0McvBRWmhz
• John Kasich, last Republican Trump rival, 'quits race' #US https://t.co/8UAt19T5TT
• Prosecutors to appeal against arms fair protesters verdict https://t.co/JCR8EPd8XV 
• Man jailed over Libor seeks 'miscarriage of justice' review https://t.co/78mc5ETQTF 
• Thousands of court cases adjourned due to failures in interpreting services https://t.co/14CcVfQvAh 
• Call to make recruiters responsible for housing migrant workers safely https://t.co/5YaqM7eKGf 
• APIL: Government plans to end 'trivial' injury claims ‘utterly groundless’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/BNYhrW9Vau 
• Shami Chakrabati to lead Labour's anti-Semitism inquiry | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/LG8vqqPO4a 
• VAT on legal services – a new case | Law Gazette https://t.co/2EcLS2sW4M 
• Legal aid firm bullish on national plans | Law Gazette https://t.co/9DTSEWAwJF 
• High Court allows advocacy fees for case settled on the day | Law Gazette https://t.co/9bCCnhgCAl 
• Dentons embraces agile working across UK offices | Law Gazette https://t.co/9xQpTbM6ov 
• APIL 2016: no retreat on personal injury reform, says justice minister | Law Gazette https://t.co/tq0ll49Yps

Today's video story: Documentary talks to some of the people who came forward to tell there own experiences of sexual abuse crimes by Dj & TV presenter JIMMY SAVILE which also reaches far beyond Savile & into British society & Institutes.

4th May - Law News

1590th 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:  I became a probation officer again – after 30 years. In 2016 the job is far more fractured, bureaucratic and IT heavy. But at its core it is still about trying to uncover the hidden potential of ex-offenders. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Lawyer claims Crofting Commission’s appointment of Grazings Constable is illegal | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/U6CXKN2vmQ
•  Scots law firm awarded £100,000 in unpaid fees after former client fails in appeal | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GiySmDuWj6
•  Luxembourg dismisses challenges against directive on tobacco products | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FIsCtk31V7
•  Aberdein Considine expands with Glasgow merger | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DBl7XA3zOh
•  Andrew Leaitherland to make his bravest leap yet – from 10,000ft in the air | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/e8fXIvBIfy
•  Italian court rules theft of food to survive is not a crime | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yJDbSgNZwW
•  Family Law Matters welcomes new partner | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jWBVQQgE6v
•  Advocates appointed to tribunal legal panels | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IrqHoScUzu
•  April sales of Perthshire property double February's figure | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/R2VC5Q1MSy
•  Report slams offensive behaviour legislation | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZPLpvfPNjd
•  Law Society of Scotland appoints Lockton as master policy brokers | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jat9IXIteC
•  Bus lane fines to be challenged under data protection rules | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GdfYuRtwXh
• Gambler who lost £90,000 bet on Celtic match fails in legal challenge over bookmaker’s refusal to pay out https://t.co/NAeNbobqE2
• Could Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley rescue BHS? https://t.co/wN7d1MoOZR
• Instagram hacked by 10-year-old boy https://t.co/11PRqd0SMa
• Keegan Downer murder: Legal guardian Kandyce Downer jailed for life https://t.co/iNIpYp4PUi
• EU upholds tough rules on tobacco packaging https://t.co/v1Rbj0WGkG
• Syrian conflict: David Cameron in talks over child refugees https://t.co/bw6WYZEA7T
• Payday lender Wonga saw losses double in 2015 https://t.co/0E4hfUQoMX
• Police hunt after London jewellery shop raid https://t.co/pb7BWOFqc6
• Apple loses trademark fight over 'iPhone' name in #CHINA https://t.co/XvLjIK6Brn
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/4DCMYt0PUu
• Broadband ads misleading and must change, says ASA https://t.co/gV5Pc289Yj
• Leaving the EU would be 'difficult and lengthy', peers warn https://t.co/V7qpT4XdsJ
• Devon police digging at former home of Fred West's friends https://t.co/8thG85VeTA
• Electing Sadiq Khan as mayor of London would be the terrorists’ worst nightmare https://t.co/UNwvxzTqA3
•  Ted Cruz pulls out of Republican race #US https://t.co/Ls0zDkZnNg
• Children were in back of car stolen in Surrey https://t.co/lO6XzvdsHN 
• Full Orgreave report could be released, says police watchdog https://t.co/fUI8cGmLWt 
• French tennis federation searched over alleged corruption #FRANCE https://t.co/9lgIqwAcSM
• German couple tortured two women to death, police say #GERMANY https://t.co/bGoM6K89pW 
• Mother who tried to move family to Syria ordered to give up children https://t.co/8BdfQpuYsr 
• Brexit will leave 2 million Britons in legal limbo abroad, say peers https://t.co/GURrgPfEFb
• Clifford Chance scopes the field for China suitor https://t.co/sklkNLshhS
• Bird & Bird promotes nine in Europe heavy round https://t.co/29wpbdFFvu 
• Kirkland picks up corporate duo from Weil Gotshal https://t.co/VhNEGr0mxh 
• Promotions down by almost half at Simmons & Simmons https://t.co/mFgYAkI9gE 
• Tweeting jurors may face fines in California https://t.co/bmDmSHbQ6J 
• Slater & Gordon clinches new deal with lenders https://t.co/ulLaR1nUy6 
• Norton Rose Fulbright concentrates on US in smaller promotions round https://t.co/fKvdlvRq8K 
• “Massive space” for unregulated firms to advise SMEs, says head of online service | Legal Futures: https://t.co/trfh2JP7KV 
• Crowdfunder attempts to fund legal projects as well as legal cases | Legal Futures: https://t.co/m7275eAPRv 
• The next stage of the voting rights case at the Court of Appeal https://t.co/R18dlcCsCK 
• The implications to do with Facebook’s move of removing illegal content in #INDIA https://t.co/eEY7iyny6x
• Non-trade issues at WTO, lack of legal experts worry #INDIA https://t.co/ozka1NGdcS 
• Silicon Valley congressman raised less than $2,000 for legal defense amid ethics probe, spends $0 #US https://t.co/YNjSyWfa1Z 
• Colorado's Governor Is Finally Getting Chill About Legal Weed #US https://t.co/36WL9yqDap 
• Turkish committee passes measure to strip MPs' legal immunity #TURKEY https://t.co/ueC6t1xRXt 
• As legal #US cannabis sales soar, start-up reality sets in https://t.co/bcWSaOTEdE 
• James Hird must pay $700,000 legal bill after losing lawsuit against club insurer #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/mOKAU9pORI 
• Law School Graduate Employment Data Shows Decline in Legal Jobs https://t.co/z8D7yu0G5u 
• Municipal legal departments, aided by plaintiffs’ firms, go on offensive against an array of companies #US https://t.co/RfHmCAvP8X 
• Discrimination Against Fat People in the Workplace: Is Legislation Now Required? https://t.co/j9WroxUZ82
• UK Cracks Down on Restaurants Stealing Tips From Servers https://t.co/B6fN7YJUWi 
• #Saudi minister confirms warning on proposed U.S. law on 9/11 https://t.co/PgzCeWKM2p
• #INDIA amends mining law in boost to cement mergers and banks https://t.co/TAleOTb1Dp
• Local lawyer: #Cayman rehabilitation stricter than UK https://t.co/rMsRDLk7wW 
• Putin just made a major change to #Russian law enforcement https://t.co/n1KeXMSAat
• UK Government Plans New Laws To Stop Islamic Extremists https://t.co/mgbqzMhUK3 

Today's video story: The European Commission has given its support to a visa-free travel deal with Turkey after Ankara threatened to back out of a landmark migration deal. It is proposed to lift visa requirements by the end of June.

3rd May - Law News

1589th 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: Law firms have just six months to go until the new continuing professional development (CPD) rules come in, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned. All solicitors must move to the new approach on 1 November 2016. From that date, they will not need to count their CPD hours or do particular types of training. Instead, they will need to assess what they need to do to stay up to date and competent and pursue training in that area. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Ashurst makes up three in London amid 12 global promotions | The Lawyer https://t.co/uv2iI3Hd8B
•  Debevoise continues City push with two promotions in seven-strong round | The Lawyer https://t.co/lkhcPMpYK4
• DAC Beachcroft raids DWF for six-partner team | The Lawyer https://t.co/ORkNvYz3IS
• Bird & Bird promotes nine in Europe-heavy round | The Lawyer https://t.co/rStHFmMeAf
• WFW promotes eight partners in asset finance boost | The Lawyer https://t.co/S95jvLZ1yv
• Kirkland seconds partner to bridge Bain’s GC gap | The Lawyer https://t.co/5fmqQt4cLv
• Slater & Gordon saved by last minute lending deal | The Lawyer https://t.co/jO9XEwlgOB
• Latham takes Freshfields competition partner in Germany | The Lawyer https://t.co/woEhB7QzUK
• In-house interview: Tony Byrne, KCA Deutag | The Lawyer https://t.co/PmvrZzovC1
•  In-house interview: John Miller, Toni & Guy | The Lawyer https://t.co/YKZG3iBLVX
•  Business Secretary Sajid Javid has ordered the Insolvency Service to investigate the collapse of BHS https://t.co/i8q1WyNXX1
•  MP Shah 'stands aside' from committee pending Israel probe https://t.co/N4suGaC0j0
•  PC Amar Hussain guilty of bogus IS kidnap alert https://t.co/MuD4elJLPr
•  Innovative legal project seeks extra funding from the crowd | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/F1yYwdmd4v
•  Law firms ignoring client confidentiality during M&As | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/8tAI5Kcunb
•  Brexit: Expat Brits granted leave to appeal High Court decision | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/QSlI1FgjnG
•  Operation Nexus is a policy written backwards from tabloid headlines on foreign criminals | Law Gazette https://t.co/ytxYss1leC
•  Breathing space for Slater and Gordon – just | Law Gazette https://t.co/i7TT4k2wz5
•  DAC poaches claims team from rival firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/RLfslsslCO
•  County court judgments at lowest level since financial crash | Law Gazette https://t.co/AftYcY8nfL
•  Irwin Mitchell partners with building society to offer probate service | Law Gazette https://t.co/duHdKg336K
•  Brexit – lawyers’ leave group says free trade will thrive | Law Gazette https://t.co/2OZswduUwm
•  Lawyers to be questioned over BHS collapse | Law Gazette https://t.co/uC9A3JAwQf
•  'The collateral damage of solitary never goes away' – The Story podcast https://t.co/mSCkdj7HhG
•  ‘I suffered hallucinations in solitary’ – The Story podcast https://t.co/sqqoIAjSPn
•  'My son is also in solitary now so it’s a cycle' – The Story podcast https://t.co/FufCoKVFsj
•  'Boredom in solitary confinement is like nothing else' – The Story podcast https://t.co/fkCCZ7VEQr
•  'I couldn’t understand if it was fake or real' – solitary confinement in The Story podcast https://t.co/JLsinuhUQT
•  Psychologists discuss solitary confinement – The Story podcast https://t.co/0zdZ0d2zSl
•  I'm self-employed – would Brexit stop me from freelancing in another EU country? https://t.co/0c5FsmX4Io
•  I became a probation officer again – after 30 years | David Monk https://t.co/pC354fzUzK
•  The lawyer who takes the cases no one wants https://t.co/S02QkKOmU7
•  Prosecutors to appeal against arms fair protesters verdict https://t.co/JCR8EPd8XV
•  New anti-extremism powers to be included in Queen's speech https://t.co/gkmdzgXcYJ
•  Legal aid victory in Supreme Court, ohn Halford, partner and public law specialist, Bindmans - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/h7tJ2SjsP1
•  My legal life: Katherine Gavin, Head of the defendant team at Dukes Law - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/SNFJnDMS3Z
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/gF5X2tHH2D
• Solicitors who borrowed from Axiom fund to keep firm afloat did not misuse money, says SDT | Legal Futures: https://t.co/iTvtd64KbJ 
• Banks agree to give Slater & Gordon breathing space | Legal Futures: https://t.co/Jt0Yu4Rigi 
• 'You don't talk to the boss': in Trump's Las Vegas hotel, workers are fighting for dignity #US https://t.co/CnHMc7sjKd 
• #Brazilian judge orders mobile providers to block WhatsApp for 72 hours https://t.co/UIt03tydJg 
• Revealed: UK's covert propaganda bid to stop Muslims joining Isis https://t.co/krwFajbP1y 
• After Hillsborough, the next battles for justice must begin https://t.co/l9LX8bH4If 
• A Palestinian view on the antisemitism row https://t.co/42xOboK9dF
• The Guardian view on the trade union bill: unprincipled and unnecessary | Editorial https://t.co/HyYVfwqVC2
• Woman sues Starbucks over ice-to-coffee ratio in cold drinks https://t.co/pnWKEdAZyw
• Teenager's Victoria Warehouse 'ecstasy' death probed https://t.co/0h1sWQMEED 
• Bitcoin industry 'sceptical' of Satoshi identity claim https://t.co/jF3eX4XtAD 
• Does Bin Laden's death leave a lasting legacy? https://t.co/Xr9HA8adZ2 
• How the lives of Osama Bin Laden's neighbours changed forever https://t.co/U1nvl36B4v 
• Court of Protection orders continued reporting restrictions after death | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/cyMhEmCobL 
• Extradition in “disarray”? | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/nwiaMnlPjM 
• Ex-pats challenge to the EU referendum voting rules | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/KLYrUFVtHe 
• Will Dubai become the most connected commercial court in the world? | Law Gazette https://t.co/Iw5lZhQiR9 
• Slater and Gordon rescued by new lender agreement | Law Gazette https://t.co/gsYL7Pkeyf 
• Unrepresented defendants crowd criminal courts | Law Gazette https://t.co/cTmyfYbhPD 
• Law Society to discuss concerns over anti-money laundering reforms | Law Gazette https://t.co/mJhaU4c3l1
• CBI calls for rethink of apprenticeship levy for law firms | Law Gazette https://t.co/TZY0G2QDnr 
• Hillsborough solicitor hails unexpected inquest verdict | Law Gazette https://t.co/5rgJ17KFSN 
• India's top judge pleads for help to clear backlog of cases | Law Gazette https://t.co/4CRlHfcLxV 
• Barrister suspended for 14 months: concealed from chambers that he had taken on public access work | Law Gazette https://t.co/h0hUKQ77t0 
• Economist appointed university of law chief | Law Gazette https://t.co/prV2dKit3I
• Craig Wright revealed as Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto https://t.co/YL9OeoZGM1 
• Man shot dead during police operation in Goudhurst, Kent https://t.co/1M6EUEA76g 
• Argos recalls five Mamas & Papas car seat models https://t.co/FcnnStbGYM 
• Pregnant women and new mothers 'face rising discrimination' at work https://t.co/fFoAX9vay0 
• Concern over 'political' use of solitary confinement in European prisons https://t.co/5Mhiz4mXd5
• Gerry Adams: Sinn Féin president apologises amid racist tweet claims https://t.co/atkVIT5U95 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/LSnBbhFmzh
• Internet #Australia backs calls to end geoblocking as video-on-demand use increases https://t.co/5kA2tGooFe 
• Unfair tipping targeted by UK government proposals https://t.co/6Knzfc8sYF 
• Gerson Galvez: Peruvian drug lord deported from #Colombia https://t.co/qtDSQM0njZ

Today's video story: The Prime Minister of Iraq, Haider al-Abadi, has ordered the arrest of protesters who attacked politicians after breaking into parliament on Saturday. However, followers of Iraq's prominent Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who staged the protest, are now dispersing. Meanwhile car bomb attacks have killed at least 33 people in southern Iraq.

2nd May - Law News

1588th 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

• Good Cop Files Lawsuit Against Corrupt Department That Told Him ‘If you snitch, your career is done’ #US https://t.co/4zP30h8YiD 
• Synthetic cannabis 'having a devastating impact in UK prisons' https://t.co/gwrk1aCDz3
• Leaked TTIP documents cast doubt on EU-US trade deal https://t.co/hImtfih8eu 
• Parents to keep children out of school in key stage exam boycott https://t.co/Kuv9QLANJQ 
• Corbyn ally Len McCluskey attacks ‘treacherous’ Blaairite Labour MPs https://t.co/m9esEmfsRz 
• Romanian sex workers challenge UK immigration policy https://t.co/0t9nN7ADYZ 
• Lib Dem and lawyers back Sadiq Khan | Letters https://t.co/FrJEpbFZ1y 
• Pam Donohue obituary: manager of the Fulham Legal Advice Centre https://t.co/WHT8pQMk1s 
• Len McCluskey: Anti-Semitism row used to undermine Corbyn https://t.co/KnvXZ1u68y 
• Pair arrested after boy, 14, killed in 'firearms' incident https://t.co/C3ivHppWoU 
• Bin Laden death: CIA panned for live-tweeting 'news' https://t.co/fAsYZLZSvf 
• #IRAQ protests: Demonstrators begin to leave Green Zone https://t.co/lp5hQsxhwj 
• #Germany AfD conference: right wing party adopts anti-Islam policy https://t.co/MnlUlCf7bB 
• Row over BBC scheduling 'meddling' https://t.co/aMdXlohJss
• John RWD Jones obituary: Human rights lawyer who helped ensure justice for some of the most demonised defendants https://t.co/eZEfziJ9wB 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/Q03R6cRPmn
• Who owns Klingon? Lawsuit draws battle over invented languages into court https://t.co/fU7qM6PNpT 
• Migrant crisis: Scores missing after boat sinks off #Libya https://t.co/d7j8501EEB 
• RAF strikes in Iraq and Syria have killed 996, MoD estimates https://t.co/oP4A0E9GCd

Today's video story: CNN's John King breaks down Trump's case that he can change the GOP math in a general election & what impact the "woman card" rhetoric has on female voters.