8th June - Law News

1626th 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: Immigration tribunal fees hike may unlawfully discriminate. Fee increases will disproportionately affect BAME applicants, says president of the Law Society. The Law Society has criticised government plans to raise immigration and asylum tribunal fees, suggesting they could amount to unlawful discrimination. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• UCI urged to halt Bahraini-bankrolled WorldTour team over rights abuses #BAHRAIN https://t.co/YUoQ76vwTv 
• Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko implicated in latest doping allegations #RUSSIA https://t.co/mpH53ctac4 
• Rehabilitation should trump punishment | Letters https://t.co/6LBQmHQjBi 
• Winners and losers from the EU and Brexit https://t.co/Hbe78ixvEW 
• Peter Patrick obituary: former chief probation officer of Oxfordshire https://t.co/yfX8jNTIxt
• US warns banks of hacking threat to Swift system https://t.co/W8ycQYADZu 
• Torture fears as British police train Saudis https://t.co/fNlyEyoeZP 
• BHS managers blame Dominic Chappell for chain collapse https://t.co/ahyLobIwp4 
• Four websites accessing law firm information in SRA open data initiative | Legal Futures: https://t.co/vSZmsYvONK 
• Immigration advisers using McKenzie Friend status "to dodge regulation" | Legal Futures: https://t.co/rMiKgkgv44 
• Making an investment in your law firm’s technology? Think long term | Legal Futures: https://t.co/Ajz09RvO6D 
• About a time when a boxer tested the rule of law | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/hMIMi01eop 
• Cleary, Latham and Jingtian score roles in Inter Milan stake sale | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/jq4i2QBLj7 
• Birketts enjoys bumper growth in 2015/16 | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/jOVQIjK0fi 
• Partner performance measures set for a shake-up at Allen & Overy | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/03AxvVgAmR
• Baker & McKenzie elects new London-based global chair | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/DFmLA8eABq 
• Linklaters defends itself over BHS inquiry | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Yun2NQY92I
• Cravath lifts first-year pay to $180,000 per year | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/L12FS3Vxu8 
• Gender pay reporting a top concern for employers | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/tLvtv9iTAj 
• Euro 2016: Fans warned to be 'vigilant' amid #France terror threat https://t.co/eqrIjt5CRf 
• If no-one helps you after a car crash in #INDIA, this is why: new laws by Supreme Court to encourage helping https://t.co/jYq0PRCpdc
• Eva Carneiro settles constructive dismissal claim with Chelsea https://t.co/07wv3OfpM8 
• Sports Direct's Mike Ashley admits paying staff less than minimum wage https://t.co/2CChQUhqiP 
• Trump thinks Muslim judges would be biased against him – but there are none! #US https://t.co/UPpKtt49Uk 
• Imprisoning woman trying to illegally enter UK was wrong, EU rules https://t.co/1k6SGHTNak
• Victims of forced marriage to receive lifelong anonymity https://t.co/Ockyc2c1t0 
• Sports Direct pay policy unacceptable, says founder Mike Ashley https://t.co/GdaQNkejTW 
• Newcastle Primark pair admit toddler kidnap https://t.co/41iznV4ohn
• Vehicle tax collected fell £200m after paper discs axed https://t.co/CoiZB8aAxf
• Leading Questions: A Chat with PETA #Lawyer Jeff Kerr https://t.co/2lY41750uR 
• B.C. Christian university takes fight over law school to Ontario top court #US https://t.co/NA11ONHUAh
• Law Firm Cravath Raising Starting Salaries to $180,000 #US https://t.co/VN5C8v7L8k 
• Problems loom as #CANADA misses deadline for assisted death law https://t.co/ArjOCFlsWM 
• African Court landmark ruling on criminal libel: Burkinabe journalist awarded compensation https://t.co/AGoqB4vrFz
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Today's video story: Long lines at US airports have reignited a debate on the effectiveness of the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) that hires security screeners. Congress is holding a hearing on how to improve wait times and security - with some arguing that airports should switch to privatised screening companies.

7th June - Law News

1625th 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 Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) selected candidates for the specific purpose of increasing diversity in 14 recommendations for the bench, according to the commission’s latest statistics bulletin. The figures also confirm that solicitors are still struggling to achieve judicial rank, with the proportion among recommended candidates falling. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• New woman at the helm at Sheffield and District Law Society https://t.co/W4ZrBJ4RQu https://t.co/wjkqEe3YdM
• Over a dozen law firms have been held to ransom in recent weeks as attacks by cyber criminals increase #IRELAND https://t.co/V3iQWLsbpM 
• Chief Constable seeks to prevent publication of Kingsmill article https://t.co/HaHYavJ4Ue 
• Bolton-headquartered national law firm has been referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal over allegations https://t.co/F5vV2SWec2 
• #US Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, who defended the Affordable Care Act case is Stepping Down https://t.co/3J0xEGERxG
• Barrister investigating Glen Eira Council charging $4500 a day #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/M4ico2KS2o 
• Married City lawyer accused of sexually assaulting barrister outside train station 'has charges dropped' https://t.co/OD1u7XQR3P 
• RPA amendment: EC seeks legal powers on cases of bribe-for-votes #INDIA https://t.co/qeBEpkvCOi 
• Assisted dying enters legal grey zone as Senate reviews Bill C-14 #CANADA https://t.co/8MZSmy8X1t 
• A reverse Maastricht would be legal and politically feasible https://t.co/cAg7YQO1EP 
• Wandsworth council threaten Italian restaurant Bunga Bunga with legal action over Italy flag colour scheme https://t.co/wFOzfp5biZ 
• Why legal departments begrudge the cloud https://t.co/mNWf2DpGnP 
• Could Muhammad Ali's $80m fortune become subject of bitter legal battle? https://t.co/6YU2MKzwKz
• Florida State law professor shot dead in his garage was murdered by career criminal who was hired as hitman #US https://t.co/HPkvr1UMHg
• If Brexit Succeeds, UK Will Lose Influence Over EU Financial Regs https://t.co/9i5AegP7ZK 
• #US supports China's market reforms, capacity cuts - U.S. treasury secretary https://t.co/Ot7RbLDC0v
• The Guardian view on Europe’s future: British scepticism must be in the mix https://t.co/R8DJwAWqtj 
• UK spies circumvented surveillance laws with no 'meaningful' oversight https://t.co/XslfIejwgb
• Data protection – uncertainty grows | Law Gazette https://t.co/ubbmiZTNhV 
• ‘Reasonable’ costs bill halved under proportionality test | Law Gazette https://t.co/U7y2qembCV
• Knife sentencing under the spotlight as council unveils plans | Law Gazette https://t.co/uZPaKj190T 
• Conflict of interest ex-solicitor fined £2k by SRA | Law Gazette https://t.co/u8YACgDUnw 
• Guise court hearing adjourned again | Law Gazette https://t.co/x3GZskrqxH
• Tribunal fee increases will deny justice, Law Society warns | Law Gazette https://t.co/G5idTUqhRe 
• Shell plans offshore legal centre to cut costs and support in-house | Law Gazette https://t.co/PYTS3cj840
• Dyson: extending fixed costs is the way forward | Law Gazette https://t.co/E3mDeav3bY 
• To Brock Turner's victim: know this – we are with you https://t.co/ISo0ENeVSZ 
• Judge suing Ministry of Justice says he has been denied a fair hearing https://t.co/vixucmeZng 
• Conveyancers sanctioned for advice failures and registration oversight | Legal Futures: https://t.co/rmq20SP7lr
• Spotlight on Olswang as MPs question BHS fees | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/PFpVxCJ3H2 
• Figures show BAME candidates less likely to make it as judges than white counterparts | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/g2Wlc2oSMI 
• SRA unveils new codes of conduct | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/2zU0OrfwTd 
• Freeths revenue tops £60m | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/T3fzB0ttmp 
• Hershey Trust CCO put on leave amid internal strife | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/OTsnEwNzUB 
• 9th Circuit strikes copyright suit against Madonna | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/pP4fgD6HES 
• Fresh legal hearing over alcohol minimum pricing https://t.co/FXDQXr7W5E
• Harambe gorilla killing: No charges for boy's mother #US https://t.co/yMuKiUZCSb 
• Google bans plug-in that picks out Jews https://t.co/K88Nxqnbus 
• Deepcut verdict a ‘setback’ in fight against sexual abuse in the armed forces | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/P7rsPY4eSE 
• Immigration tribunal fees hike may unlawfully discriminate | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/6nD4cggcNL 
• Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro 'heard José Mourinho insult her' https://t.co/KtGxY0Gl1I 
• Why can't we choose when to die? https://t.co/leQWj5QQPf 
• Lord Neill of Bladen: Barrister and Oxford University vice-chancellor - obituary https://t.co/JttnUqnJAe 
• Cody Wilson: the man who wants Americans to print their own 3D guns https://t.co/RzxgcJS3Fk
• Birmingham man, 101, denies 31 child sex charges https://t.co/QgH4b92iLK 
• Stanford sexual assault: Brock Turner's father sparks outrage #US https://t.co/Y2ml3h4HFV 
• Former Chelsea first team doctor Eva Carneiro rejected a £1.2m settlement from club https://t.co/Vn4RIKZXob 
• Briton Richard Huckle jailed for #Malaysia sex abuse https://t.co/WVbkmXgTwT 
• LSB rule change to put spotlight on spending by professional bodies | Legal Futures: https://t.co/2YlBOZoCC9 
• Online legal document firm creates "dementia-specific" lasting power of attorney | Legal Futures: https://t.co/xWiON9ZEuy 
• Solicitor who faked client care letters in “moment of madness” is struck off | Legal Futures: https://t.co/hZgRnCoclV
• Human rights committee calls for removal of lawyer-client spying clause from Snoopers’ Charter | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YIlOgBvsYf
• FAI finds ‘human error’ caused death of woman given wrong medication by pharmacy | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/i8IMboEPKv 
• Liberty poll finds widespread ignorance of Snoopers' Charter | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OIytjQKvIl

Today's video story: It's now exactly 200 years since the British Museum purchased the so-called Elgin marbles.The sculptures had been taken from the Acropolis in Athens by the British ambassador The Earl of Elgin - before the Greek state was even founded.

6th June - Law News

1624th 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 Council has called on the legal profession to work together to make the judiciary more diverse, following “unacceptable” statistics released by the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC). JAC published figures this week for appointments from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016. Some 2,439 candidates applied during 22 selection exercises, from which 308 recommendations for judicial appointment were made. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• New research finds property investors undeterred by 'Neverendum' | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YJlOJv7nBl 
• Judge failed to consider ‘welfare of child offender’ when sentencing him for sexual offences | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pFvvyXcZZc 
• MMS elevates 26 lawyers as internal talent shines | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NT7M50czfR 
• ECJ: Restriction on noble titles in Germany justified | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PtyfEqZM4f 
• More than 4,000 air weapons handed in so far under amnesty period | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WQMDbPSzAc
• School pupils to debate right to be forgotten in Donald Dewar final | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cjDK6zgYXO
• England: Charges dropped against lawyer accused of rush-hour sexual assault | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/U7xO1MrokR 
• SCJC publishes report on draft Simple Procedure Rules | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/W7LajrCI4i 
• Faculty of Advocates welcome two new members | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UrKi2aO6qk 
• Business output and optimism fall ahead of Brexit vote | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dmlnHKvlgs 
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• Winston 'Winkie' Rea charged with murders of two Catholic workmen https://t.co/JphQIchB3L 
• Mark Zuckerberg's social media accounts targeted by hackers https://t.co/2CjArIxBJl 
• Acted for junior doctors in judicial review over contract: Saimo Chahal QC (Hon), Birdmans - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/UgriyLPZW0 
• My legal life: Matthew Olner, Partner, Nelsons Solicitors, Leicester - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/Tz45ZqyBJd 
• Interview: Linklaters’ capital markets counsel Paulette Mastin - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/WgM3xYnXQ9 
• Scrutiny of judicial conduct | Law Gazette https://t.co/LypSxOnjaW 
• Ombudsman schemes: propping up justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/mXLeJudFRb
• Law Society welcomes super-exam delay | Law Gazette https://t.co/SzQpGw2qC6 
• Struck-off solicitor disbarred | Law Gazette https://t.co/6bWIwdGRjO 
• Shell plans offshore legal centre to cut costs | Law Gazette https://t.co/tcvcFhW4ql 
• Feminist pornographer wins right to reinstate sadomasochism website https://t.co/edMBqQYyeT
• Official correspondence reveals lack of scrutiny of MI5's data collection https://t.co/NYUt2tflAE
• Snooper’s charter: Most Britons unaware of Tory plans, survey finds https://t.co/pJEWxZ0kRJ 
• Fatou Bensouda, the woman who hunts tyrants #ICC https://t.co/AyFirJwjdJ 
• Coastwatch volunteers are no substitute for a professional anti-smuggling force | Letter https://t.co/HMtP5Jc8La 
• Beware ‘mission creep’ of euthanasia laws | Letters https://t.co/M6SndmxDjt 
• University wipes out gender pay gap with salary hike https://t.co/7PMjbekxTN 
• Man arrested over body found in woodland https://t.co/RVjqRbkTmV 
• #SWITZERLAND 'rejects basic income', poll projections suggest https://t.co/zKKDS0HY36 
• JK Rowling attacks black Hermione 'racists' https://t.co/omwT7fuRER 
• Hacker blamed for Jack Black 'death tweets' https://t.co/gG3cUhLdJJ 
• Assistant solicitor fined £5k for failing to register interest in property | Law Gazette https://t.co/0VA29oUqYR
• #US Justice Dept. backs fired VA official in legal challenge https://t.co/OcjGCHhxRt
• Hazel Stewart in court action over refusal of legal aid in police pension case https://t.co/hYiwdUnJ03 
• Council takes legal action over travellers on Stoke Newington Common https://t.co/HPDGBN7xip 
• The PR Costs of a Legal Fight https://t.co/DirP0yGNGP 
• Legal Experts Absolutely Rip Trump Over ‘Bigoted’ Claim Judge Has ‘Conflict of Interest’ #US https://t.co/q6OFbOXjat 
• New legal highs law: ‘Our hands were tied until now’ https://t.co/fU2flbRt0e 
• Legal hurdle over pensions threatens Tata deal https://t.co/r0oehlZd3d 
• Brexit could badly damage our airports, claims expert https://t.co/uhtPiR425y 
• How the supreme court could rule on Texas's restrictive abortion law #US https://t.co/ESnNlthsia 
• Archaic laws surrounding UK defined benefit pension promises are not fit for purpose https://t.co/2N8KtYwF2F 
• #LUXEMBOURG takes first steps to 'asteroid mining' law https://t.co/zeKhmL27cg 
• EU referendum: Will the UK benefit from being released from EU laws? https://t.co/XH9kclqFhB 
• CA says ex-pats cannot say yes or no to Brexit | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/rAdOEbeilt 
• Unlimited Immigration Detention and the Right to Liberty - the Round-up| UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/SuDEeDj1Pe
• Article 5 ECHR does not require time limits for detention pending deportation | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/d1QErN9nBj
• Censorship or justified Concern? | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/n2JIl8pxKX 
• Father should be allowed to apply for parental responsibility following surrogacy | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/uevqvAJOwX 
• The Round-up: criminal justice close to breaking point | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/5FtkY7CxYD 
• Restriction of student loans in Scotland to under-55s deemed to be unlawfully discriminatory | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/1g7p7mEPnL 
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Today's video story: Should governments provide a minimum wage for everyone?

5th June - Law News

1623rd 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 Lawyer, Bad Lawyer: What Makes the Difference? https://t.co/6KNZqlNhYM 
• What are the #French strikes about and will they affect the Euro 2016? https://t.co/Te37GjZcvd
• Arrests at Brighton anti-immigration demo https://t.co/pON9nIY3zm 
• Blackwall Tunnel closed due to man 'jogging' through it https://t.co/2H5eqqztW2 
• Paul Gascoigne: Ex-Spurs player to be charged with racial abuse https://t.co/Cfj8E1yqai 
• McKenzie Friend or junior barrister? | New Law Journal: https://t.co/OXw1BelWKv 
• Costs lawyers & Bar Council for clampdown against unregulated, unqualified persons at hearings | New Law Journal: https://t.co/r1XE9WlW5E 
• Home Office launches independent review into the application of sharia law in England and Wales | New Law Journal: https://t.co/IwU7DxRbJx 
• Refugees’ spouses could be given same protection as spouses of British citizens & settled persons | New Law Journal:…https://t.co/lE1XZjpycn 
• Defendant’s surveillance evidence of the claimant on a personal injury claim | New Law Journal: https://t.co/G0nOaVgeRb 
• Two men have been found to be in contempt of court after posting photos from court on Facebook | New Law Journal: https://t.co/uNtsbBsJPV
• Controversial Housing and Planning Act 2016, which was passed last month, has been published | New Law Journal: https://t.co/DA9kZs8lsr
• Clinical fixed costs delayed | New Law Journal: https://t.co/k1MoMDhhb8 
• Study shines spotlight on corrupt judges | New Law Journal: https://t.co/xJQAGPFvbP
• Etherton advances to Master of the Rolls | New Law Journal: https://t.co/3YcLxtBmqM 
• Deadline extension for Halsbury Legal Awards | New Law Journal: https://t.co/sENELd1zVj 
• Bar Council calls on the legal profession to work together to make the judiciary more diverse | New Law Journal: https://t.co/YJWVIa8FQK 
• Tour de Law 2016: a fiercely competitive race fought on stationery Watt bikes | New Law Journal: https://t.co/hn2NAPag4b
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• Rest in peace Muhammad Ali, I hope you are floating like a butterfly.. https://t.co/Xf5gPAn7ka 
• Lawsuit against modelling website revived https://t.co/GhNPSMPHSg

Today's video story: Lord Jonathan Sacks: 'Anti-Zionism is the new anti-Semitism. The former Chief Rabbi, Lord Jonathan Sacks, is the winner of this year's Templeton Prize. For decades he has been lecturing and writing on themes of faith, tolerance and peace.

4th June - Law News

1622nd 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

• MI5 'used sexual abuse of children at Kincora to blackmail the politician paedophiles' https://t.co/1JGjlKwEvC
• Drug driving arrests soar to nearly 8,000 in England and Wales https://t.co/rg9AifaNjj
• London council at centre of CCTV row claims presence of cameras could attract terrorists seeking publicity https://t.co/CR1M2FZAMW
• Prolific paedophile Richard Huckle blames child abuse on his 'immaturity' https://t.co/fC7a2SVDCs 
• EU referendum: More than 13,000 foreign criminals awaiting deportation from UK https://t.co/hLqTbHbw6c
• New insect species to be named after Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg https://t.co/CfLQKng5Xr
• Fieldfisher goes for growth in Europe with new strategy | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/QZEQQa7cLX
• Norton Rose Fulbright opens in San Francisco following Sidley raid | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/PNG1G3DCtf 
• Mintz Levin to face gender discrimination lawsuit | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/MgXIviYhwp 
• KWM slashes 37 positions in London | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/gdZ3X0nP3w 
• Working with software? Be warned: bad terms are creepy | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/aDJKM1vZm6 
• Bringing talented women lawyers back into the fold | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Waww2k0ebX
• Drunken priest suspended after kicking PC and trying to bite paramedic https://t.co/Ia9WVthNIe
• EU referendum: Thousands wrongly sent polling cards https://t.co/EQWpVOMT9e
• Hope of belated justice for #Pakistani woman gang-raped as a punishment https://t.co/enqVvLFO00 
• Judge who handcuffed public defender to teach a ‘lesson’ gets own chastising #US https://t.co/EKHAdEMeRR 
• Brexit: how can the same statistics be read so differently? https://t.co/rNhE9w5sdu 
• Art and justice in #SENEGAL offer hope for the re-enchantment of Africa https://t.co/1Ur84iuwyX 
• Hissène Habré's conviction the first step on a longer road to justice for Chad #CHAD https://t.co/8eJYT8NU3P 
• Supreme court ruling on Texas abortion law could shutter clinics across south #US https://t.co/8QO1E7l0zu 
• BREXIT favouring Justice Secretary Michael Gove grilled on live EU referendum show https://t.co/6eRUzO0goP 
• The Legal Services Consumer Panel: what now? | Law Gazette https://t.co/733lTeOo6B 
• PI lawyers call for independent probe on fraud total | Law Gazette https://t.co/9QfDLQPZZn 
• Spotlight remains on Olswang as MPs ask about BHS fees | Law Gazette https://t.co/I4wPFAEWUc 
• Firm faces SDT hearing following alleged client care letter failure | Law Gazette https://t.co/LD6L0uOiAd 
• Gender pay reporting expected to be top employment concern | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZF3cIcVZhS
• Iraq inquiry: Hard copy of Chilcot report will cost £767 https://t.co/JaPwxRCB4o 
• Fifa: Sepp Blatter, Jerome Valcke & Markus Kattner 'awarded themselves £55m' https://t.co/tosHdiZzRT
• How I convinced the world you can be raped by your date https://t.co/spRZCBNeyK 
• Katie Locke murder: Carl Langdell jailed for life https://t.co/q3KYXfxbfx
• Gawker 'confident' about Hulk Hogan legal appeal #US https://t.co/4eT0HhcJkt 
• BHS collapse 'fuels public distrust of business' https://t.co/oThRPKgcjg 
• New energy firm Extra Energy tops complaints list https://t.co/kf2XeSZTv5 
• Barnsley's school summer holidays cut by council https://t.co/jaA3cfVsON 
• Migrant crisis: Rescue under way from capsized boat off Crete https://t.co/0LM2YcvApw 
• Cheryl James: Deepcut 'failed in duty of care to recruits' https://t.co/HnfWUks03t 
• Gianni Infantino: Fifa denies that president is under investigation https://t.co/ftqAcWF6XG 
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• Pilot killed as two US fighter jets crash on same day https://t.co/1tCoqkGevx
• Cyclist died after three ambulances could not find Olympic velodrome https://t.co/IGqnAqnIBi 
• 'A decisive intervention by Corbyn': readers on the EU referendum https://t.co/kmqAi0ARko 
• 'Equal merit' diversity rule applied in 14 judicial appointments | Law Gazette https://t.co/mAiQiHJIWb

Today's video story: Good Lawyer, Bad Lawyer: What Makes the Difference? Professor Gregory Germain addresses students and members of the community as part of the Syracuse University College of Law's 2013-14 1L Convocation Lecture Series.

3rd June - Law News

1621st 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: he Law Society has added its voice to the chorus of disapproval over the government’s plans to transfer Land Registry's operations to the private sector. In its response to a consultation by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), Chancery Lane says that privatisation could create conflicts of interest and threaten security, putting the integrity of the title register at risk. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Hillsborough: 19 people refuse to help IPCC inquiry https://t.co/gobKrAK9Hv
• California shooting: Dead woman on gunman Dr Mainak Sarkar's 'kill list' #US https://t.co/j7X83IXA5a
• British Airways plane evacuated at US airport after phone threat https://t.co/n4UPz2Qm09 
• Bill Cosby Further Intervenes Trial of Rape Allegation Through Lodging Appeal With #US Supreme Court https://t.co/oHaQ4ihLl2 
• Pope voices support to French cardinal accused of covering up pedophile priests cases #VATICAN https://t.co/oXTypx78Vg 
• Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Raise Legislation on Transgender Rights #CANADA https://t.co/l8yVXr4G6h 
• Obama Defends Transgender Student Bathroom Policy Despite Criticisms From Republicans: "It’s Our Obligation.." https://t.co/UeSKcA55rn
• Russian Senator Proposes Jail Time For Athletes, Coaches Accused Of Doping Scandal #RUSSIA https://t.co/LlgQMCskSH 
• "High School Musical's" Vanessa Hudgens Fined $1000 For Defacing Federally Protected Rock; Might Face jail too #US https://t.co/Jj6yeqhjwZ 
• Trumpton Creator’s Family Accuses Radiohead of Copyright Breach Over "Burn the Witch" Video https://t.co/hJkSGD7A5Z 
• Car Owners File Class-Action Lawsuit Against Ford Over Dangerous, Unsafe Transmissions #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/xYbZZ42Jak 
• Charlie Sheen Sued By American Express Over Six-Figure Credit Card Debt #US https://t.co/xuupjNPfeL 
• SandRidge Energy Files for Bankruptcy Protection #US https://t.co/j9YhIE45CE 
• The Intellectual Property Office is recruiting 2 patent examiners to start 5 September 2016 https://t.co/nNA7aEiU9m 
• MPs and peers urge government to protect journalists' sources https://t.co/qKWwvJPyAd 
• #Chinese minister vents anger when Canadian reporter asks about human rights https://t.co/k7AIlifs2T 
• Facebook, Google and Twitter 'face growing legal claims in #IRELAND' https://t.co/UkNFWN9iHE 
• Inquest finds neglect by the Priory contributed to teen's accidental death https://t.co/Hsy7Ty1HUF 
• White lawyers three times more likely to be appointed as recorders https://t.co/Y5TXqF7jkv 
• Hold the phone: can legal privilege prevent seizure of mobile devices? https://t.co/GiJgTZLYza 
• More information needed as accountants' regulator seeks legal role | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/mOkJRKJZpk 
• Allens CIO bets on Australian legal sector AI boom | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/RfFoJdSMCb 
• Australians back legal aid as federal election looms | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/MDX9aM1vka
• Ashurst rewires leadership as Jenkins takes the helm | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FLiXcmrEdo 
• Clifford Chance sweetens the deal for juniors | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/tsdD0drhwh 
• SRA puts controversial 'super-exam' on the back burner | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/nBegXtjm3W 
• Tory MP just failed to block investigations into his alleged electoral fraud https://t.co/1SPF4pGIw9 
• Little Stoke Parkrun permanently closed by organisers https://t.co/WsawDHWubR 
• Families call for 'Hillsborough Law' at home secretary meeting https://t.co/WqZ82eQjcr 
• Prison Islam course 'could turn prisoners to violence' https://t.co/p1RyrNlmcX 
• Prince death: Singer 'died of opioid overdose' https://t.co/lzZIViE2qH 
• It’s time to try something new in debates on the legal profession’s diversity | Law Gazette https://t.co/p8ksJqfoX9
• Employment tribunal cases withdrawn over ‘off-putting’ fees | Law Gazette https://t.co/4h0y633T1M 
• Firms woo women on extended career breaks back into law | Law Gazette https://t.co/8XRRrqRpyJ 
• Exam plan delayed after 100 ‘wholly negative’ reactions | Law Gazette https://t.co/dqtSaHwdJS 
• Solicitor’s misconduct linked to ill health | Law Gazette https://t.co/rZoitJCzLw 
• Junior lawyers at Clifford Chance to get £85k a year | Law Gazette https://t.co/la4bzUsTPM
• SRA unveils ‘shorter, sharper’ codes of conduct | Law Gazette https://t.co/uLfYBrWBGb 
• Pannick and Lester on the “British Bill of Rights” https://t.co/Rd3oQENM1K
• Quantuma LLP advise Linder Myers LLP on Pre-Pac https://t.co/5yaG8GWWfd 
• Messi tax fraud trial: 'I knew nothing,' Barcelona star says https://t.co/z2RL4qXqeO
• Patrick Rock avoids prison after child images conviction https://t.co/t0bQ6ViRcB
• #German MPs recognise Armenian 'genocide' amid Turkish fury https://t.co/5xmB1WwYjY 
• Gay blood donation: Lifetime ban in NI on gay men donating blood is to be lifted https://t.co/NOITExEt1Y 
• BHS to be wound down as rescue attempt fails https://t.co/V05s9tBa4H 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/10i3wNA33D
• Investigatory Powers Bill: Privacy concerns 'could be met' https://t.co/gJR4efpcQi 
• Donald Trump angry as golf tournament is moved to #Mexico from his course for a lack of sponsorship https://t.co/G1r36Py4JF
• MPs sound alarm on neglected soils https://t.co/k3xlVwxj3j 
• Stressful civil justice system needs technological fix, says public | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/g5pCMuLOEz 
• Government stalls fixed costs in clinical negligence cases | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/3fKkJQ2Hvv 
• Bank debt per equity partner rises more than a third in just one year | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/2ff7MCSHJ3 
• Kickboxer loses fight in fraudulent whiplash claim | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/jgeWWP6pOx 
• Bogus solicitor who 'stole' law firm's name given suspended sentence | Legal Futures: https://t.co/FUrrP5MYvL
• SRA bows to pressure and puts SQE on hold | Legal Futures: https://t.co/AeFmCVL3K4 
• Major study: Some in-house lawyers find their ethics "under pressure" | Legal Futures: https://t.co/EUlo4Fp6rJ 
• A seven-page code and solicitors practising wherever they want - the SRA's vision of the future | Legal Futures: https://t.co/uTbgX0RAf6 
• Reduction in immigration would impact the State Pension – but could be offset by changes to government policy https://t.co/XS4OyTyD5q

Today's video story: Post-Godhra riots Gulbarg society massacre verdict out: Special court convicts 24 accused, acquits 36 others including BJP corporator Bipin Patel in case. 69 people were killed in the Gulbarg massacre in 2002.

2nd June - Law News

1620th 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 Legal Services Board (LSB) has said that “further discussion and evidence” is needed before it is prepared to back proposals to force law firms to publish average prices. Responding to a report by the Legal Services Consumer Panel (LSCP), the LSB also said it was important to be “realistic” about mystery shopping exercises, which the panel suggested should be carried out by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and Bar Standards Board (BSB). Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Quinn Emanuel opens Zurich office | The Lawyer https://t.co/aakgIFSLjx 
• Sir Terence Etherton to replace Lord Dyson as Master of the Rolls | The Lawyer https://t.co/YbVoQUZzvs 
• Pillsbury opens first office in Hong Kong | The Lawyer https://t.co/DgKnbp99Ia 
• Hogan Lovells rekindles Indonesian offering with new alliance | The Lawyer https://t.co/5dlUtSv4DF
• MPs order Olswang to reveal BHS fees details | The Lawyer https://t.co/hEfksBdyBi 
• Business Leadership Summit: What in-house counsel think about law firm leadership | The Lawyer https://t.co/zdKtkWwJnA 
• Clifford Chance boosts salaries | Lawyer 2B https://t.co/79PHuJBYTS 
• SRA delays super-exam decision until spring 2017 | Lawyer 2B https://t.co/WddHxPIJ6B
• Registrations open for Insolvency Live https://t.co/5ujvcDV2uC 
• Bogus solicitor convicted of providing unlawful immigration advice https://t.co/K9SXisDDRX 
• Foreign Secretary secures legal representation for Briton detained in #Ethiopia https://t.co/KMl0S3kRYA
• The Guardian view on the Birmingham bombings: never too late to seek the truth | Editorial https://t.co/9VPk01wRUV 
• Sickening injustice of Kafkaesque conditions for release of IPP prisoners https://t.co/0rnifA0zfg 
• I fear the Birmingham bombings inquest will only bring heartache https://t.co/rUgegjCFKv 
• How you can help victims of people traffickers to rebuild their lives | Letters https://t.co/8fEdhbMbhP 
• Hold the phone: can legal privilege prevent seizure of mobile devices? | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/LIiIcUZwF4 
• More information needed as accountants' regulator seeks legal role | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/VFZMWPptik
• Hogan Lovells announces new Indonesia association | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/4pNIesAssZ 
• Big names sign on for new EU hate speech code | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/wJIzwkiMr0
• Legal campaign contributors care not for The Trump, figures show | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/zsLvndSqDG 
• Majority of UK lawyers want to remain in the EU, poll finds | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/AXTDwtZ0N5 
• Leytonstone Tube knifeman 'had murdered Lee Rigby pictures' https://t.co/Ns5n7DJYwL 
• Ex-Cameron aide Patrick Rock guilty of child image offences https://t.co/RwDEJxZls8 
• Dutch PM's warning over Brexit 'fairer immigration' claim and penalties for British workers in EU https://t.co/4vxhSEJwKz 
• Briton Richard Huckle faces life sentences for #Malaysia child abuse https://t.co/h12v4enKa8 
• The LSB and McKenzie friends | Law Gazette https://t.co/uhOBZHj1ML 
• Employment tribunal cases withdrawn over ‘off-putting’ fees | Law Gazette https://t.co/4h0y633T1M 
• Firm woos women on extended career breaks back into law | Law Gazette https://t.co/XdnBynxFHC 
• LSB demands greater clarity over PC fee applications | Law Gazette https://t.co/ElmIBfvlzq 
• SRA exam plan delayed after 100 ‘wholly negative’ reactions | Law Gazette https://t.co/vGuodNOIHh
• Jeremy Corbyn: the BBC is 'obsessed' with damaging my leadership https://t.co/QlKWgdXFdU 
• Snooper's charter: Theresa May makes concessions https://t.co/z1gnXmQd81
• Kraftwerk's defeat in sampling lawsuit doesn't set a precedent #GERMANY https://t.co/A5k2vl4mdG
• After wave of anti-abortion laws, #US sees signs of women taking drastic measures https://t.co/Mo4zHwhOnu
• Ex-Ukip councillor ordered to pay £80,000 in damages to Rotherham MPs over falsely alleging https://t.co/W1vKdQWS91 
• Poland gets official warning from EU over constitutional court changes https://t.co/fXdA0pydg5
• Public need answers in 'shocking' MI6 rendition scandal, says senior Tory https://t.co/gaZ6FvJyjG 
• Getting wiggy with it: the fuss over barristers' garb explained | Richard Ackland https://t.co/IFORnOPFow 
• #THAILAND Tiger Temple: Forty dead cubs found in freezer: accused of wildlife trafficking and animal abuse https://t.co/CT6E8rxHGA

Today's video story: The German parliament has withstood a barrage of pressure from the Turkish government, approving a symbolic resolution that declares the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces a ‘genocide’.

1st June - Law News

1619th 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: Judge describes “striking omission” of exclusion of ELD claims from fast track fixed costs. The best way to satisfy requests for clarity on costs is to create a fixed costs regime, Lord Justice Jackson has said in a speech that reiterated his support for fixed costs.  Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Arrest after Oxford ice cream van man robbed at knifepoint https://t.co/L6r6g78xab 
• Duplicate EU postal ballots sent out to more than 100 voters https://t.co/2eHpGa1WvK 
• Drug driving: Almost 8,000 arrests in England and Wales https://t.co/J44rY2pUOD 
• IS suspect 'Jihadi Jack's parents charged with terrorism offences https://t.co/4uTFaxw9HS 
• Birmingham pub bombings inquests to be reopened https://t.co/g8ijuUYBRL 
• James Wolffe QC recommended for Lord Advocate | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/up2dlEJlAz
• Ugandan domestic abuse victim wins appeal for ‘indefinite leave to remain’ | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RB7eGwVDfz 
• Luxembourg: Muslim headscarf ban in the workplace may be admissible | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bs8TQZCrf0
• John Docherty loses appeal against conviction and sentence for murder of Elaine Doyle | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/aOIBfpakWf
• Blog: Employers have to be careful of beliefs | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CMEkyGuCqL 
• Russian journalists convicted of ‘insult’ had article 10 rights violated | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2hTuVTg7MI 
• Faculty and arbitrators teach Brazilian judges about Scots legal system | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2YSBL338Ap 
• Law Society welcomes law officer recommendations | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/59Vey3A75F 
• SLCC becomes a 50:50 by 2020 partner and gains Living Wage accreditation | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/oCoDq5IhdQ 
• DWF completes office move into Glasgow’s 110 Queen Street | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RoQspPESTK 
• Blog: Third parties’ rights improved by new legislation | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GVWCsw8cKJ 
• Scottish business confidence drops into negative territory | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WKdSrGMpl7
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dTmJNGfQTh
• Birmingham pub bombings: Coroner to rule on resuming inquests https://t.co/ZBFwrrtzAE 
• Ken Loach: punishing the poor is part of David Cameron's project https://t.co/FA6aknRtnI 
• Trump's 'playbooks' offer a glimpse into his ruthless business practices #US https://t.co/3dIjT3If19 
• Blair government's rendition policy led to rift between UK spy agencies https://t.co/tuDN1sk0r0 
• Costa Concordia captain Schettino's jail sentence upheld #ITALY https://t.co/eNUFaj4hCL 
• Cincinnati Zoo gorilla shooting: Police to investigate #US https://t.co/XPAzdphv7F 
• High Court rejects appeal from solicitor who “neither thought nor cared about” the rules | Legal Futures: https://t.co/y3LxEwwtkg 
• Metamorph kicks off acquisition strategy by buying Linder Myers in pre-pack | Legal Futures: https://t.co/elopx0U0Lx 
• AIM-listed business makes fourth law firm acquisition with Abney Garsden deal | Legal Futures: https://t.co/pZYCH3mWFE 
• LSB not convinced by plan to force law firms to publish prices | Legal Futures: https://t.co/7faqJ4Gccd 
• Niche contract ABSs aim to rewrite the rules | Legal Futures: https://t.co/Qbhhghixhu
• West and Kardashian lawsuit offers a choice - $30 million or an apology | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/4NlXcKmGuw
• Mlegal ups the ante in New York with ex-Sullivan & Cromwell hire | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/rPL4dQJoeU 
• Revolving doors: Asia and Africa | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/6nEa580tdP 
• Gawker case creating headaches for litigation finance | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/bz2lXGZjpC 
• Linder Myers sold to high street consolidator Metamorph Law | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/WfEIJM3762 
• Law firm debts up 36 per cent in last year alone | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/kRPjqhdO9y 
• Rana Plaza collapse: workplace dangers persist three years later, reports find #BANGLADESH https://t.co/RULTMEGidk 
• Senior EU lawyer backs workplace ban on Muslim headscarves https://t.co/h9lCElV1PU 
• #PHILIPPINES president-elect says 'corrupt' journalists will be killed https://t.co/QMJBdtdahA
• Kraftwerk lose legal battle over their music being sampled #GERMANY https://t.co/6RkCicDiJG 
• #RUSSIA must pay editor for breaching her freedom of expression rights https://t.co/w8Hl7HfytP 
• Leytonstone knifeman 'suffered delusions' of MI5 pursuit https://t.co/kXWL6uSvb1
• Justice for Harambe: Mother harassed online after gorilla shot dead #US https://t.co/7nxYdJOEgg 
• Elliott Johnson death: Coroner says activist intended to kill himself https://t.co/h2L8h2tQub
• Euro 2016 football tournament in #France could be terror target, US warns https://t.co/NWiWgMJFET 
• Migrant crisis: 'Document forgers' held in Greece and Czech Republic https://t.co/RFowCGGJj8 
• Austin Reed collapse to cost 1,000 jobs https://t.co/x1MobikG7M 
• ‘Deadline slips’ for clinical negligence fixed fees | Law Gazette https://t.co/5gMaGhVQH7 
• QualitySolicitors loses leading abuse claims firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/SCULM49CKS 
• Land Registry: sell-off could imperil property data, says Law Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/2VrAhe991v 
• High Court dismisses solicitor’s SDT challenge | Law Gazette https://t.co/8P2lkz4DBf 
• Law firms’ bank debts jump 36% | Law Gazette https://t.co/173rv8urJp 
• Consolidator Metamorph Law takes over Linder Myers | Law Gazette https://t.co/J9Jgr2Xro5
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/PJ7NUcBZR3
• Patricia Wilson murder: Jean-Louis Cayrou jailed for 30 years https://t.co/brRYTnEb5K 
• Kincora Boys' Home: Inquiry to examine abuse claims https://t.co/6LZnYcZ59t 
• Harambe gorilla killing: Zoo defends shooting #US https://t.co/gDz0bkDjM3 
• Jailed for false retraction, rape victim to challenge reduced compensation https://t.co/2zetT1S3jw 
• Hissène Habré trial provides model for international justice #SENEGAL https://t.co/BMOq50FtIx

Today's video story: Most of us have never taken part in a poll about politics, says Guardian US data editor Mona Chalabi, but we will happily believe the results and even let them affect how we decide to vote.  

31st May - Law News

1618th 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 defamation case that is bad news for journalism and the protection of sources. The right of journalists to protect their sources is being assaulted by the courts, where many judges have long held a sniffy antipathy towards the media.  Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The prisoner 'trapped' 10 years into a 10-month jail sentence https://t.co/vxEBq50N5v 
• Inside Guantanamo: Why is it still open? https://t.co/VPnFvoAKsb 
• US comic book giants defeated by BPP Law School student over right to use the word 'superhero' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Mcu3u6IwYa 
• Fake lawyer who was jailed for tricking high-ranking judges BANNED from profession - Legal Cheek https://t.co/KZ4q4MsGJM 
• Supreme Court REFUSES to hear Belgium-based White & Case lawyer’s case on why she should be able to vote in EU refer…https://t.co/o3v3CHancw
• Juries of the future could be ‘transported’ to crime scenes using virtual reality headsets - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6qjm1qZz8v 
• Law is the hardest degree, says a law student - Legal Cheek https://t.co/CwcyF9X11a 
• Joshua Rozenberg: Are universities meeting their legal duty to ensure free speech for students? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Q7y7Z5WzCS
• Ding-dong in Hong Kong: Stephenson Harwood trainee punches partner in drink-fuelled secondment ‘initiation’ - Legal…https://t.co/DSpM7rVz8K
• Aberdeen second year makes Scottish law degree sound like a walk in the park - Legal Cheek https://t.co/7YRM6SLVz9 
• Cringeworthy Skadden recruitment brochure from bygone days surfaces online - Legal Cheek https://t.co/NkaaPp7FHH 
• 8 lawyers make the grade in new minority business power list - Legal Cheek https://t.co/LQgObPbMTj
• Barrister who accused Bar Disciplinary Tribunal of 'lack of impartiality and independence' has appeals booted out -…https://t.co/M02f9lgkkQ
• Confirmed: Gay judge appointed as Master of the Rolls - Legal Cheek https://t.co/wxkM7zhMIe 
• Southwark crown court sell-off as officials look to cash in on valuable Thames-side property - Legal Cheek https://t.co/RqkWVqyMqR 
• Inside insider trading: Tabernula and Salman - high stakes on both sides of the Atlantic - Legal Cheek https://t.co/egNwRIiIAj
• BPP University student wins Global Financial Crime Blogging Prize - Legal Cheek https://t.co/GBQWwk0mwp 
• Psychoactive Substances Act BANNING legal highs comes into force today - Legal Cheek https://t.co/T2osPRtq8c 
• How to get your fellow law students to pay for your summer holiday - Legal Cheek https://t.co/gpUHKzQvvL 
• Practice areas: Who is drawn to what? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/IbgfxNVNcs
• 'Lawyered up': Mr Justice Peter Smith takes legal advice - Legal Cheek https://t.co/2PG3jYLFdl 
• Judge sacked for watching porn in his ‘private chambers’ reprimanded by SRA - Legal Cheek https://t.co/vQSs5iWWpA 
• EU referendum: Row over 'biased' postal vote form https://t.co/pEOKFmIQot 
• Worcester man charged after wearing offensive Hillsborough T-shirt https://t.co/JU6etMTlNs 
• Eton chief attacks plan to make jobseekers reveal private schooling https://t.co/zox7Je7tOK 
• Hissene Habre: Chad's ex-ruler convicted of crimes against humanity https://t.co/0HkE9MNnB5
• Migrant boat rescue: Two Britons charged over Channel incident https://t.co/i5jRbRlADG 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/HQC3NdDZOe
• The defamation case that is bad news for journalism and the protection of sources https://t.co/S1t8Op2prU 
• Probe into UK occupational pension schemes https://t.co/tvXqnSK1I7 
• Suspected migrants rescued off Kent coast questioned https://t.co/21ScO88bE8

Today's video story: A BBC debate on the EU referendum was held in Glasgow with an audience of voters aged between 18 and 29, and focusing on the issues affecting young people. Liam Fox, from the Conservative Party, and Diane James, a UKIP member represented the Vote Leave campaign. Labour politician Alan Johnson and Alex Salmond, from the SNP, spoke for the Vote Remain campaign.