14th June - Law News

1632nd 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:  Fury as law firm boasts of 'great win' over parents of vulnerable children. Baker Small apologises after series of tweets appeared to gloat at parents who failed to win funding of their children’s special needs provision. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Legal Ombudsman names all firms subject to complaint decisions | Law Gazette https://t.co/iyTLKSrfDV 
• Obama and FBI confirm Pulse nightclub shooter was radicalized on the internet #US https://t.co/wQVuZavtME 
• World pays tribute to Orlando shooting victims with vigils and rainbow flags https://t.co/mt10LuNIvv 
• The Guardian view on homophobia after Orlando: to fix it, we must first face it | Editorial https://t.co/laz1HraK26 
• French police officer and partner killed by hostage taker #FRANCE https://t.co/w8OtKmITtR 
• Notorious far-right activist at Euro 2016 with #Russian FA delegation https://t.co/FTfsLf87x5 
• Child refugees reunited with UK families in 'as little as two weeks' https://t.co/m4buA5TB1q 
• Operation Black Vote mocks up Bullingdon club photo to highlight EU https://t.co/iMeZKiHwpT 
• Brexit supporters have unleashed furies even they can’t control https://t.co/w0hJhs2Ypc
• Sterling seesaws as Brexit fears grip investors https://t.co/ooUbRVygE3 
• Is the EU undemocratic? The claim is unjustified as this analysis demonstrates https://t.co/SKkmugcKfw 
• Fear and loathing in Brexit's heartland – and that's just in the out camp https://t.co/hmQuiopWdS
• I've studied radicalization – and Islamophobia often plants the seed https://t.co/FCRCHboHsN
• Omar Mateen’s domestic violence was a clue to his murderous future https://t.co/H2WzW3RJhF
• Police hunt for child sex abuser Michael Crabb https://t.co/UJPIFCpK6Z 
• Labour fears potential privatisation of child protection services https://t.co/8xfng3S6u3
• Legal Services Board hits out at Law Society for "misrepresenting" its views on McKenzie Friends | Legal Futures: https://t.co/JnO7oUyg4S
• All change for the SRA Accounts Rules? | Legal Futures: https://t.co/ByPldCU3ba 
• ‘Named and shamed’ barrister caused more complaints than any law firm | Legal Futures: https://t.co/QZ0wmA76F1
• Veyo loss hits £11.4m, accounts reveal | Legal Futures: https://t.co/I1iknFaVAR 
• Early guilty plea scheme could increase prison population, say MPs https://t.co/sZ91lhszfQ 
• Fury as law firm boasts of 'great win' over parents of vulnerable children https://t.co/zfIclbL8G6 
• Government must ‘come clean’ over MI6 role in Libyan renditions https://t.co/TnMjzJXh2J 
• Iraqi man was beaten by British troops, court hears https://t.co/Rx8OJHABnR
• Privacy claims reach record level as defamation cases fall away https://t.co/h4YglzOmn9 
• Gender quotas for partnership not the way forward, say lawyers | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/dduwK5uLmu
• Orlando shootings: 'No clear evidence' of IS link #US https://t.co/rB6zRf3VI6 
• Orlando shootings: Vigils held around the UK https://t.co/PRFitoDAq8 
• Euro 2016: 150 #Russians 'behind' violence https://t.co/bUy89YAWLE 
• England at Euro 2016: Roy Hodgson & Wayne Rooney urge fans to avoid trouble https://t.co/4Xv09oaP3Y 
• Euro 2016: 150 Russians 'behind' violence #FRANCE https://t.co/bUy89YAWLE 
• #Qatar convicts Dutch woman held 'after being raped' https://t.co/YcVBOaKL5O 
• London mayor plans negative body image advert ban on Tube, buses and trains https://t.co/4QYTYb5RVh 
• Sterling falls as investors fret over Brexit uncertainty https://t.co/wc4SsLQMTB 
• Woodburn Forest: Leading environmentalist arrested at oil drill site https://t.co/7vPJ6dp7wy 
• Liverpool murder arrest: Two women's bodies found in Anfield https://t.co/kOUw37nWFt 
• Legal Ombudsman names all firms subject to complaints | Law Gazette https://t.co/QJ5WmwPp1p 
• Crown court to hear Guise charges | Law Gazette https://t.co/LIPUJpfOsT 
• A&O partners with big four accountant to target major banks | Law Gazette https://t.co/sy48JxI7tQ 
• Law firm sorry for gloating tweets | Law Gazette https://t.co/aCUGNgFBFy
• City lawyer honoured for services to music | Law Gazette https://t.co/lFQBkwkELs 
• ‘Naïve’ law firm directors fined £15,000 at SDT | Law Gazette https://t.co/kMxKtAvHwk 
• My legal life: Annabel Kay, Associate, Higgs & Sons, Brierley Hill, West Midlands - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/PMoj8Jhnoi 
• Secured £1m award for ex-City Link staff: Daniel Kindell, associate solicitor, Morrish, Leeds: Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/1hsVvbwHB2 
• Forum shopping should ultimately lead to prison standards improving across the European Union | Law Gazette https://t.co/DuSpX1HmPU 
• Negligence, not malice, the biggest threat to law firm data security | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/rOiAmfrcYw
• Legal Ombudsman names all firms subject to complaints | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/CNUQdSWW3X 
• Law Society of Hong Kong under new leadership | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Lk1LXnpCJX 
• Doughty Street barrister awarded MBE for services to the underprivileged | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/lOGNfHYVtC 
• UK legal hires: 13 June | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/pYK1HEbwGO 
• Terra Firma withdraws EMI claim against Citi | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/gQYujCSLMu 
• Limits for selling alcohol enforced on shops and pubs under new scottish gov proposals | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/P3Nva9VZYA 
• Lords Constitution Committee warns of ‘constitutionally inappropriate’ shift of power from Parliament to government https://t.co/n4g6x6kF7m 
• Snowden leak reveals Scottish links to GCHQ spy programme | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ltMxCzXokN
• Dundee University forensic anthropologist receives damehood | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/soUpNiwiBl 
• Gillespie Macandrew becomes zoological society legacy partner | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GhOkyncZXk
• Dorothy Bain QC and others join Aberdeen Law Project board | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/P53EUz9Lzv
• Historian calls on Scottish government to exonerate James Stewart over 'Red Fox' murder | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qfniqoaG2l 
• Mike Ashley loses legal bid to have SFA fine overturned | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xyZ7FWDMEw 
• Council that tried to dodge duties in equal pay dispute faces £1m bill | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/353mxsVV0C 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/0ahSJFmyhP
• Euro 2016: #French government calls for alcohol ban in match zones https://t.co/2XtMcufwiZ 
• Betting machine gamblers 'offered perks' to keep them playing on fixed-odds betting machines https://t.co/JQxoG8xHJJ
• EU referendum: BT bosses and union leaders back Remain https://t.co/8HwGFYHGoC
• IRA mainland victims say compensation claims 'ignored' https://t.co/8k3G18Y50f 
• Inquest funding: 'Hillsborough Law' needed, Andy Burnham says https://t.co/W72QhYIA1z 
• Canberra landlords to compensate tenants after renting place that 'doesn't exist #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/krH7m1MK82 
• Assistant (Judicial) Vacancy at National Green Tribunal #INDIA https://t.co/EnqNwoCbNY 
• 'Chelsea sex discrimination case highlights slow pace of employment tribunals', business boss says https://t.co/IRiYzsgL8f 
• Green Tribunal Allows Registration Of Diesel Vehicles For Waste Disposal #INDIA https://t.co/Y4urUtxBzf 
• Call for Reporters on International Criminal Courts and Tribunals https://t.co/V2iS7H0JDH
• #SRILANKA needs special courts to expedite trials of graft cases involving Mahinda Rajapakse’s aides https://t.co/LUllkCL0ss 
• Appeals courts agree on concealed weapons ban restrictions #US https://t.co/Dkm3ovHK4q 
• East Africa report: international and local firms make alliances | The Lawyer https://t.co/OMZ24GMnlT 
• Salary wars: Latham latest to raise London salaries while Clifford Chance hikes US pay https://t.co/UL5aMUtsZS 
• CMS revenue breaks through €1bn barrier | The Lawyer https://t.co/AFNfKVmyky
  
• The fourth industrial revolution: blockchain and smart contracts | The Lawyer https://t.co/MaESBNtAmI
• The 60-second interview: Mishcon’s West on the “perfect conditions” for AI | The Lawyer https://t.co/SF1ueoM8fP 
• The 60-second interview: How firms can “turbo-charge” their services | The Lawyer https://t.co/QvxRaFUCEX 

Today's video story: In support of the victims of the massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., hundreds gathered outside the Stonewall Inn in New York, where a riot in 1969 helped launch the gay rights movement.

13th June - Law News

1631st 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 published a neutral report on European Union membership, covering the legal and constitutional implications of both referendum outcomes. It is structured into three parts: key legal issues for the UK’s relationship with the EU post-23 June; the legal impact on finance, business, work and free movement; and the impact on citizens’ rights and the administration of justice. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Land Registry: a sell-off too far? | Law Gazette https://t.co/JlNc3Kuskr 
• Conveyancers urge ministers not to repeat HIPs fiasco | Law Gazette https://t.co/zjtps3Hks4
• City giants compete on junior lawyer pay as US firms follow suit | Law Gazette https://t.co/XJCvkLkFpD
• MPs draw up penalties for Philip Green if he fails to attend inquiry https://t.co/mp42tnMZmJ
• Orlando shooting exposes so many of America’s faultlines #US https://t.co/ILmjEAjdPk
• Some #Russia fans were disguised in English club shirts: Russian hooligans were savage and organised, say England fa…https://t.co/YUw3PmmylI
• United We Dream: immigrants march in Houston as supreme court ruling looms #US https://t.co/iPUKsuwJuo 
• Barrister who overturned disbarment at Court of Appeal is disbarred again - Legal Futures https://t.co/dL1MLEvf4z 
• Barrister who overturned disbarment at Court of Appeal is disbarred again | Legal Futures: https://t.co/9SOVe51xNJ 
• “Old-fashioned solicitor” whose firm “became a mess” is struck off - Legal Futures https://t.co/yECoiWgm9D 
• “Old-fashioned solicitor” whose firm “became a mess” is struck off | Legal Futures: https://t.co/Jeo2bl6IOs
• Chief Justice Roberts Putts Golf Reference Into Supreme Court Ruling https://t.co/qfoEJAjkrQ 
• Report: Careless Employees Biggest Threat to Law Firm Cybersecurity https://t.co/sL5tkOU6ce
• Firms Increasingly Making Partners Pay to Leave https://t.co/0Uvt90iDM3 
• Backlash Over Stanford Sexual Assault Case Sets Judges, Advocates on Edge #US https://t.co/Aw7Nm21zuL 
• Meet the Stanford Law Prof Who's Taking On Judge Aaron Persky https://t.co/e9AfOE5vcX 
• Profitable Firms Grew Rates at Double the Pace of Midtier Counterparts https://t.co/dazk6OXrNH 
• Woman Police boss who acted against chief inspector after seeing one of his men in just a towel lost sex bias case https://t.co/fERHn40YSf 
• Lawyers appeal ex-ruler of #CHAD, Habre's life sentence https://t.co/NJ16xAQaZ9 
• GP who fleeced Alzheimer's patient of £10k is struck off the medical register https://t.co/ZyHJPhuWED 
• Lucy Ward case could cost Leeds United more than £500,000 as owner Massimo Cellino performs U-turn in giving evidenc…https://t.co/1Lc4IdTvp0 
• Interview: PCA tribunal verdict unfair, not legally binding for #China: U.S. professor https://t.co/bjZVCAZt9K 
• What happens to Kogi politics after tribunal verdict? #NIGERIA https://t.co/eOLkaefIAk
• Incoming #Philippine minister rules out bilateral talks with #China before tribunal decision https://t.co/UHDMAchhpj
• Sumner Redstone’s legal saga has lawyers rolling in cash #US https://t.co/BVZUA05Mkr
• Oregon court rules that ‘nonbinary’ is a legal gender #US https://t.co/SYVAU87l5M
• This Lawyer Is Fighting To Give Chimpanzees Legal Rights https://t.co/NRC1vLLfry 
• Legal name fraud billboards mystery: Why are 'the truth' posters appearing across Britain? https://t.co/1uK1unaIZ5
• The dangers about a new U.K. telecommunications bill that critics believe will infringe upon the right to privacy https://t.co/ZlvFxHtZmj 
• The £4bn battle on Costa del Claims: New hope for British buyers who lost fortunes in Spanish property crash https://t.co/ZZLLI0kvnL 
• Brexit: What Happens To The Ex-Pats? https://t.co/PZEr6emJnF
• Germany asks UK to widen undercover policing inquiry https://t.co/pNjtMiFFNl 
• The 'legal highs' battleground between dealers and scientists developing ways of identifying them https://t.co/rg4CmyF4XR 
• Let's get physical: how women's sport can conquer body image https://t.co/uHnZuu9WI0
• Dutch woman arrested in #Qatar after reporting rape to appear in court https://t.co/sCQMwBUnwi 
• Led Zeppelin stars to appear in court for Stairway to Heaven copyright trial https://t.co/Fw4i7E3aE0 
• Villagers living in the shadow of Gatwick fear revival of plan for new runway https://t.co/ZH3YXFVnjK 
• Old enemy rears its ugly head as England fans clash with police https://t.co/jRs6VJOFsp 
• Uefa opens case against #Russia but not England after Euro 2016 fan violence https://t.co/3npUY0CXbk 
• Euro 2016 clashes: #Russian media vaunt own fans and put blame on English https://t.co/98ZOHbq0gQ 
• Theresa May’s surveillance plans should worry us all https://t.co/4WLtfiKrJ0 
• Kirkland and Freshfields join the Cravath domino line | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/dYO6jQNTRS 
• Most UK partners predict lawyer job cuts this year, survey finds | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Torjr70cCs
• Once again, Singapore takes the Asian arbitration crown | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/xIMZwnj4h0 
• Dentons partners with funding firm for legal tech push | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/OpQLzv0nob
• Revenue growth slows at CMS as group posts 8.4 per cent increase | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/S0EBMyCG81 
• Trademark dispute over chocolate-covered peanuts | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/OCnx8LHXZe 
• Bar Council weighs in with 'neutral' Brexit report | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/IgFwszFmtg 
• Florida Pulse gay club attacked in Orlando - at least 20 dead #US https://t.co/koddImeaW2 
• Euro 2016: 'Disgusted' Uefa charge #Russia over fan violence #FRANCE https://t.co/vQWTZVwKtP
• Turkey visa move suggested by UK diplomat, papers show https://t.co/E5JqUuEWzl 
• Eleven German MPs of Turkish origin under police protection in 'genocide' row #GERMANY https://t.co/YvOCD8LgNb 
• Prime Minister vows to bring an end to wave of targeted killings of minorities & secular citizens #BANGLADESH https://t.co/wEmnVTWN0I 
• #GUATEMALA ministers arrested over helicopter 'gift' https://t.co/BChCzjRKXg 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/qIAnwTzIVD
• ‘Revenge porn’ threats could be made a crime in England and Wales https://t.co/XfkukX8iFJ 
• England Football fan fights for his life after attack from #Russian thugs #FRANCE https://t.co/HQKdA5sNd1
• Euro 2016: Russia fans 'attack' England supporters in stadium https://t.co/jsMZw1R7tv 
• EU referendum: Vote Remain to protect workers' rights, says Corbyn https://t.co/wkePW0tVke
• Singer Christina Grimmie's killer 'came to confront her' #US https://t.co/rN57BNTUUA 
• The SRA has used the fraud taskforce to push its agenda – and the government has let it | Law Gazette https://t.co/xYNR0A1ifF
• Legal aid applications shut down for online tweaks | Law Gazette https://t.co/Al7TFcet2o
• Value of completed M&A deals hits pre-crisis high | Law Gazette https://t.co/kUt1Zeu59b
• ‘John Lewis’ law firm doubles all-staff bonus | Law Gazette https://t.co/cVz2lSSRmI 
• Public access barrister disbarred for second time | Law Gazette https://t.co/Q7jiEKvCnM
• Briggs: online courts will not offer second-class legal service | Law Gazette https://t.co/eXmBDG7XHy 
• Call By #SouthSudan Leaders to Nix International Tribunal Met With Dismay https://t.co/hYtDV9afq1 
• BJP’s Shazia Ilmi part of tribunal which hears appeals against censor board #INDIA https://t.co/WGzhNQ5oRt 
• TransLink bus drivers didn’t discriminate against a disabled Surrey woman who was denied boarding with a dog https://t.co/dQhAOCazhi 
• Sebi's success rate at Tribunal hits new record of 94% #INDIA https://t.co/dmlpwGQMUM 
• Number of films approaching tribunal up by four times, says Lalit Bhasin, ex-chairperson of FCAT #INDIA https://t.co/fBO74OnaBN 
• Met Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner loses towel tribunal https://t.co/mM8bXrISqx 
• Judge blasts prosecutors as police van driver's trial begins #US https://t.co/B9DMaYUq1n 
• Tim Bosma trial: Crown must prove planning to get 1st-degree murder conviction, judge says #CANADA https://t.co/63svd87jXJ 
• Citigroup Calls Guy Hands’ Testimony in EMI Trial ‘Confused’ #US https://t.co/Q9sQRGP2rH J
• Kayleigh Haywood trial: Kidnap accused 'wanted weekend of sex' https://t.co/oG7Z8S7Adu 
• Two-acre wetland patch cleared at Thane for illegal housing #INDIA https://t.co/erVPGA26IF 
• Sub-letting on Airbnb is ruled illegal: Judge finds former ABC executive broke her lease agreement #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/7EguZtbSDV 
• Sex-Based Pay Discrimination in the #US Has Been Illegal For 53 Years https://t.co/3ZDQbpusJb 
• A French court fined Uber nearly $1 million for running an illegal taxi service #FRANCE https://t.co/Yp2yCAAuhU 
• #SOUTHKOREA Cracks Down on Illegal Chinese Fishing https://t.co/XPn7rg4Jer 
• FDA Acts Against Illegal Online Drug Sellers #US https://t.co/np3mjFdLIG
• Barrister accused of harassing a single mother after their affair https://t.co/RlrL9Rgj1B 
• Jealous trainee barrister boarded Megabus and launched frenzied knife attack on a gay man https://t.co/BJU45soNyi
• Indian glamour couple Oswals, season one, moves to dramatic courtroom finale #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/DgFZavhTGh 
• UK’s criminal justice system does not do well enough when victims come into contact with courts https://t.co/yvzFyEDsbe 
• Fight over #US retirement investment advice rule moves to courts https://t.co/09ASXcW3Bt 
• Appeals Courts Agree on Concealed Weapons Ban Restrictions https://t.co/9Jk0xQmGJI 
• Civil Legal Aid: England & Wales, Scotland and N Ireland compared https://t.co/8yzjtFCwbh
• Mike Ashley loses legal challenge to SFA 'dual interest' fine https://t.co/4IbpNFzZi9 
• Texas Attorney General Paxton hires ex-SEC legal chief as defense counsel #US https://t.co/NeTXty1tom
• Multimillionaire tobacco tycoon Candyman vows legal battle with rival won't hinder plans for expansion https://t.co/UvoNEoioeV 
• Torex's former boss launches £128m legal case against RBS and KPMG https://t.co/OvpFTtrbyi 
• Shadow Chancellor McDonnell joins calls to strip Sir Philip Green of knighthood if he snubs MPs https://t.co/EzngwUx3nS
• Three Syrian men deny sex assault in Newcastle https://t.co/AZ0cevAQqY
• Ofsted 'should not become the plaything of government' https://t.co/rrG1IEQDc1
• Technical Guide To The Conveyancing Process https://t.co/fCAvWrfp99
• New Conveyancing Service Launched For Estate Agents https://t.co/wwk1NDWFPe
• Non-legal professionals should not be allowed to recover fees: UK Law Society https://t.co/FMXN6BbsHv 
• European rights body criticises Poland's new surveillance law https://t.co/13G7D7NHL3
• Stakeknife inquiry: UK police pledge to find ‘elusive’ truth https://t.co/j5nRF1lsHD 
• EU referendum: Ryanair EU campaign 'did not break law' https://t.co/e776qu2GbO 
• Law firm berg hits the mark with Lexcel accreditation https://t.co/eRcrsjgend 
• What Brexit could mean for UK Businesses and their Employees https://t.co/GYthRcUOQ5 
• Expert Report Highly Critical of UK Whistleblower Protection Laws, Calls for Urgently Needed Reforms https://t.co/OcafmASdnT 
• Bar Standards Board forging ahead with discussions on how to train the next crop of barristers | New Law Journal: https://t.co/ZZ17ALf0rk
• The Bar Council has published a neutral report on European Union membership https://t.co/zTLO6AVJ8O

Today's video story: What led Omar Mateen to attack a gay club in Orlando? The gunman behind the shooting in an Orlando gay nightclub first became known to the FBI in 2013, according to officials. Fifty people are now known to have died after Omar Mateen opened fire.

12th June - Law News

1630th 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

• Bar Standards Board forging ahead with discussions on how to train the next crop of barristers | New Law Journal: https://t.co/ZZ17ALf0rk 
• The Bar Council has published a neutral report on European Union membership https://t.co/zTLO6AVJ8O
• Lawyers focused on implications of Brexit, with two weeks left before the UK goes to the polls | New Law Journal: https://t.co/1fDIn7ln5j 
• Still time to win a Halsbury | New Law Journal: https://t.co/OMb01nPQwK 
• Lord Justice Briggs’s plans for a paperless revolution | New Law Journal: https://t.co/nzqQEHc6Pl 
• The Bar Council calls on legal profession to work together to make the judiciary more diverse | New Law Journal: https://t.co/nNStyjn1TN 
• The Law Society's blistering attack on MoJ proposals to hike asylum & immigration tribunal fees | New Law Journal: https://t.co/a6AZzsK2kR 
• Judges’ Summit on Human Trafficking & Organized Crime | New Law Journal: https://t.co/pd3JADmOd6
• Bicycle clips at the ready…Tour de Law is returning for its fifth year | New Law Journal: https://t.co/gPDBdVtSiZ 
• A research project on how businesses can streamline approach to technology dispute resolution | New Law Journal: https://t.co/MNxEXGangh 
• Shorter handbook from SRA | New Law Journal: https://t.co/80v23JbDnL 
• Solicitors Qualifying Exam delayed | New Law Journal: https://t.co/Hl78UvpikW 
• Costs halved in proportionality ruling | New Law Journal: https://t.co/NJh5F3gXrG 
• Working-class Britons feel Brexity and betrayed – Labour must win them over | Owen Jones https://t.co/MYtIFqEdC2 
• Nigel Farage may have patronised me, but young people need to speak up | Tola Jaiyeola https://t.co/GKxjAnnCd2 J
• RBS staff told to appear neutral on EU referendum https://t.co/WbeU9ALF64 
• BHS collapse: pressure grows on Sir Philip Green to plug pension deficit https://t.co/Asvv906Q63 
• BHS collapse: Sir Philip Green demands 'biased' MP Frank Field resigns https://t.co/LJwlTiwUPA 
• Former Voice contestant Christina Grimmie shot dead in Orlando #US https://t.co/BOJsoRtuU0 
• Euro 2016: England fans 'embarrassing' says Labour's Andy Burnham https://t.co/XWIFrTvHw7 
• Energy shoppers given switching promise by industry https://t.co/Dx6LSELU2L 
• Nobel prize winners warn leaving EU poses 'risk' to science https://t.co/wtXzgPTQXE 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dvYmEHRY75

Today's video story: President Barack Obama reacts to the mass shooting that left at least 50 people dead at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

11th June - Law News

1629th 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

• #SPAIN & Manchester United footballer David de Gea named in sexual assault case but denies any involvement https://t.co/271RglYl2D 
• Stanford sexual assault: #USA Swimming bans Brock Turner for life https://t.co/KB3QLv6i9U 
• Eritrean accused of being people smuggling kingpin says he is innocent #ITALY https://t.co/hnP1IgV4dD 
• Defendant who represented himself gets new case review hope https://t.co/kBmNjLpBZ5 
• Libyan rendition couple criticise CPS decision not to bring charges https://t.co/HtIFxEHsK7 
• Former Pirelli model seeks £238m divorce from Saudi billionaire https://t.co/pFwYqtNx7t 
• Vulnerable and exploited: 7 things we learned about migrant labour in palm oil https://t.co/xU0BMQh0pN 
• Guy Hands abandons £1.5bn fraud claim against Citigroup https://t.co/99iAOf8TII 
• Londoners allowed to police fellow residents' driving habits https://t.co/wXelfGdWE5 
• Court finds UK gangmaster liable for modern slavery victims https://t.co/wt9kTBZD5F 
• Immigration lawyers see rise in UK citizenship requests | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ySoEbRTQ5U 
• Gawker files for bankruptcy after losing $140m case #US https://t.co/PyzLDWaa6t 
• Singer Lily Allen's stalker Alex Gray sectioned by judge https://t.co/LCWAVNEn5y 
• Seedcamp Partners with Nextlaw Labs to Identify the Top Legal Tech Startups https://t.co/4OrLHBrDdL
• Morton Fraser boosted by high-profile legal hire https://t.co/VnvMfb1Je4 
• Government urged to make constitutional, legal change on abortion #IRELAND https://t.co/t9XvPuuZz3 
• #CANADA's Top Court Ruled That Oral Sex With Animals Is Technically Legal – For Now https://t.co/yi6l0Qc7hl 
• Pioneering study will establish the legal framework for genomic medicine #US https://t.co/UrtwcBgZQH 
• Wireless Festival: Judges throw out legal challenge to ban event from Finsbury Park https://t.co/bQv2wCIbAp 
• Undercover police: Legal challenge over inquiry https://t.co/D3Gs5Bwe0z 
• German finance minister rules out Britain’s chances of enjoying bloc benefits from outside EU https://t.co/MMn1Ap41JA 
• Uber suffers legal setbacks in #FRANCE and #GERMANY https://t.co/qn5JFPqRZL 
• How the law would change if UK leaves EU https://t.co/KUBAeiaZff 
• UK Nanosafety Group Publishes Updated Guidance to Support Safe Working with Nanomaterials https://t.co/8UfrnX5uD8 
• European Shareholder Rights Directive Proposals: A Critical Analysis in Mapping with the UK Stewardship Code? https://t.co/Cku0adUcFA 
• How will UK regulatory law change if we leave the EU? https://t.co/C3UtibNNii
• UK Employment Law Case Bulletin https://t.co/KHb6S1l0hB 
• Will BREXIT free the UK from State aid rules? https://t.co/ZZZOd8lQSW 
• Most animal sex acts not against #CANADA's bestiality law - court https://t.co/GJCu4nWkWR 
• Sarah McClay death: South Lakes Safari Zoo fined https://t.co/i0BZMJQXAM 
• Scottish football related hate crimes rise by almost 50% in last year https://t.co/vXaiC0s064 
• Man jailed for 150mph car chase on A1 with girl, 3, in back seat https://t.co/AOU9Dodlhr 
• Confusion at four speed signs in Plymouth road https://t.co/RPSBvJjKGT
• Stakeknife: Actions of IRA members, agents, Army and police to be examined https://t.co/Ep2cUKZYkM
• Scottish Episcopal Church takes gay marriage step https://t.co/tYO5E67GMJ
• Euro 2016: England fan arrested after Marseille clash #FRANCE https://t.co/qBTBuN4FNh 
• Migrant crisis: 'People-smuggler' says he is wrong man https://t.co/yBpLUgd8MW 
• Partner admits EastEnders actor Sian Blake murder https://t.co/CaymMPkpjE 
• Faculty backs Law Commission's prescription proposals | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/l4Qhfcixxo 
• Scottish council wins appeal against sheriff's decision to overturn 'not a fit and proper' taxi operator finding https://t.co/vLsvzqJdHj 
• CPS declines to charge British intelligence officer complicit in torture of Libyan family, including children https://t.co/yFfwz7ewq9 
• Figures show slight increase in hate crimes | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/M1sU996lXl 
• Police Scotland only UK force made to pay VAT | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2QiwpEjfEa 
• Maclay Murray & Spens acts for polythene producer in proposed takeover | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZABdv6zifM 
• Two partners join Pagan Osborne’s Fife team | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/16MFgCPjNS 
• Flood-hit Ballater solicitors’ office expands workforce ahead of reopening | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2rsXBZevwW
• Increased tagging to reduce prison numbers | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DizXDoyisN
• England: Bar Council Calls for judiciary to be more diverse | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hqh8qnikbS 
• Nairn Academy triumphs at national debating tournament | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gnyxJ8ALc8 
• Patent-heavy businesses optimistic ahead of new European court launch next year | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/aqcZr7kn9r 
• UN report finds UK government is failing children | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RyO2xbD4vS 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Xm44qjiWJp

Today's video story: Being suspicious of Muslims won't stop terrorism – Reni Eddo-Lodge. 'We are being turned into a nation of vigilante terrorist hunters'.  

10th June - Law News

1628th 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:  Self-driving cars: overlooking data privacy is a car crash waiting to happen. US states are scrambling to regulate self-driving cars, but the focus on physical safety ignores the more complex issues of data privacy and security. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Thousands of Holocaust victims' belongings discovered #POLAND https://t.co/tqCK1WQuBI
• Bumble dating app blocks and shames 'small-minded misogynist' https://t.co/Dco5bdo2Ht
• Stanford victim: VP Biden writes open letter to sexual assault victim #US https://t.co/V7ADUTIjs8 
• Costs: a harsh lesson on proportionality | Law Gazette https://t.co/pahtnb7Vzt 
• Solicitors struggling to run businesses go rogue - SDT | Law Gazette https://t.co/qoREviGwPD 
• Suspended sentence for juror who researched defendant | Law Gazette https://t.co/y5iVo9qYuX 
• Fiat #Argentina withdraws car handbook after complaints of misogyny https://t.co/pz2iURpEKq 
• Is Britain sending £350m a week to Brussels? No https://t.co/NxiZEl9fGV 
• Boots UK boss Simon Roberts quits: Departure follows Guardian report on staff allegedly pressured to milk NHS scheme https://t.co/JhEmVmHdHx 
• Stanford judge allowed revealing photos of alleged gang-rape victim in prior case https://t.co/lBRN3v8OSz
• High Court throws out negligence claim against law firm and counsel | Legal Futures: https://t.co/fdpqx4t7vz 
• Bar Council: use direct access barristers instead of paid McKenzie Friends | Legal Futures: https://t.co/IfpvU4qZvL
• Jacob Appelbaum allegedly intimidated victims into silence and anonymity #US https://t.co/wVaxb2PE3g
• Joe Biden to Stanford sexual assault victim: 'I am in awe of your courage' https://t.co/1RlsyFwYf5 
• Smuggler's victims say police have arrested innocent refugee https://t.co/SvYHTqDxjg 
• Supreme court rules in favor of death row inmate in judge's recusal case #US https://t.co/JgSLBGm9Nk 
• #US supreme court says Puerto Rico must abide by federal double jeopardy rule https://t.co/Aw2rB3xcNw
• Olswang stays mum as Linklaters and Nabarro disclose BHS fees | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/LNbRRMcHLM
• Extended voter registration deadline may draw legal challenge from Vote Leave | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Z0ISNYJArm 
• Law Society of Scotland hacks into digital innovation | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/zzmieA04eO
• Shoosmiths launches London family practice | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/uSNRWVquPp
• Kemp Little turnover jumps 15 per cent | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/LV8dYRS8Um 
• BigLaw gender imbalance 'not self correcting', says new report | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/M4ZeKvfTBD 
• TV show 'Ellen' facing lawsuit after breast joke goes bust | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/kKKhx6Gz0Z 
• BHS: MPs call Sports Direct founder to give evidence https://t.co/wQcok2YbNw
• Obama officially endorses Hillary Clinton #US https://t.co/JZC5MVAWN4
• Parents cautioned after toddler left in car in Newcastle-under-Lyme https://t.co/umMlOQ4IAX 
• Ex-MI6 officer will not face charges over Libyan renditions https://t.co/YYR42qCPSm
• Jurors given suspended jail terms for 'serious' contempt of court https://t.co/FvmxjNB5Q9 
• #IRELAND’s abortion laws violated woman's human rights, says UN https://t.co/HKlGPhuq65 
• Victorian MPs call for euthanasia to be legalised in special cases #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/Pr1q6z7suN
• Victoria under presssure to move on voluntary euthanasia #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/dTnTdOUvLc 
• New protocol for criminal defence on prosecution ‘failures’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/pB5qQ5Jnma 
• Case dismissed against author of damning expert witness report | Law Gazette https://t.co/1iTzTrVXLo 
• Court of Appeal ruling boosts bar’s direct access scheme | Law Gazette https://t.co/ymRhLaMXp1 
• Withy King targets international markets after City merger | Law Gazette https://t.co/uv3RV7xASV 
• Manchester lawyers agree location for advice hub | Law Gazette https://t.co/gIcnrAawAr 
• Proven fraud costing motorists £4 a year, say claimants | Law Gazette https://t.co/pLOoWoHXQG 
• Brexit risks ‘disruption and confusion’ in family law – Bar Council | Law Gazette https://t.co/IPo3W9yBUf 
• Snap consultation on criminal legal aid contracts | Law Gazette https://t.co/Eicby1mAmS 
• Professional bodies round on paid McKenzie friends | Law Gazette https://t.co/XYDhiJbSel 
• #BELGIUM concern as WW2 Nazis 'get German pensions' https://t.co/iCBkJ6m18J 
• IS suspect 'Jihadi Jack's' parents in court charged with terrorism offences https://t.co/QE9OjESQeo 
• EU referendum: Voter extension may be legally challenged by Arron Banks https://t.co/VrkypgaEi7 
• Council set to challenge term-time holiday court decision https://t.co/NEgGslegWn 
• Europe migrant crisis: Doubt cast on identity of 'smuggler' extradited to #Italy https://t.co/8Nc08tN7WB 
• Ed Sheeran is being sued for $20m by two songwriters over his track Photograph https://t.co/WyBXboPkm6 
• Loughinisland: Ombudsman confirms collusion between police and loyalist killers https://t.co/BY2rdm8Lv7
• 'Tortured' rendition couple angry over failure to charge MI6 https://t.co/zv7q3k14ip 
• The draft EU (Voter Registration) Regulations 2016 https://t.co/kBJRlgWGec 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jaVLAIUy1R
• EU Court of Justice rules: illegal migrants cannot be jailed for solely entering an EU country “illegally” https://t.co/MLjHjugUF7 
• Massey University performance examines the disparities in justice for young offenders #NEWZEALAND https://t.co/Icg89sn175 
• Judge delays harsh sanctions on Justice Department in immigration case #US https://t.co/mDoz9aRz3J 
• ‘Breathtakingly foolish’: Solicitor changed court document date to explain missed hearing https://t.co/BNtOOuHavj 
• Canadian Supreme Court decisions protect solicitor-client privilege #CANADA https://t.co/C1bW8t7AlN
• Cork solicitor Ronan Daly Jermyn Solicitors ready to compete in Rio Olympics #IRELAND https://t.co/yboBLTSRh7
• Inquest opens into train death of retired Duffield solicitor David Leyland https://t.co/d23VeuvxU2 
• Rioter caught after Facebook post compared to World’s Dumbest Criminal https://t.co/Z7f32I34xQ 
• The principal of University Law College Quetta was gunned down by unidentified assailants #PAKISTAN https://t.co/tWwxCBturo 
• Barrister Shakila Farjana released on bail granted by Supreme Court #BANGLADESH https://t.co/VpjFhpRJFR 
• Man who dressed in a barrister's wig and robe spent the night in a magistrates' court #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/t5QjU9JO5G 
• Barrister and his wife launched campaign of 'bullying threats' against young mother with whom he had affair https://t.co/kUNw2Gf2at
• ECJ Rules Headscarf Ban Can Be Legal https://t.co/nr09VPQKc3 
• Government to face legal challenge over deprivation of liberty safeguards funding https://t.co/ZDf5f8FhJv 
• Legal highs ban will fail to eradicate spice, warns government adviser https://t.co/PUfG3NQnPY 
• Speed skater’s doping challenge to CAS hit by German legal ruling #GERMANY https://t.co/h8kFvLO3l5 
• UK pornography laws in ‘disarray’ after website ban lifted https://t.co/xcu6P96bSd
• After Apple's objections, UK removes encryption backdoors from Investigatory Powers Bill before passing https://t.co/XAzxu70SEp
• Secret GCHQ spy programme 'Milkwhite' collected UK civilian social media data to share with MI5 https://t.co/mFbnrlWUeh 
• Snooper's Charter, aka the Investigatory Powers Bill, voted into UK law https://t.co/5FEEWNNRAf 
• Sumption: Legal specialisations are “essentially bogus” | Legal Futures: https://t.co/1jwxuHIJ0q 
• Hackathon aims to "harness technology to improve access to justice" | Legal Futures: https://t.co/aFkqC7at1C 
• Biggest direct access win proves barristers “can cut out solicitors” | Legal Futures: https://t.co/GmlMpEXWbi 
• Not about the money: personal injury firm to open City “client knowledge hub” | Legal Futures: https://t.co/TR2SWlMfC5

Today's video story: In Germany and Canada around 40% of applications for asylum are approved, in Britain more than 30%. But in Japan the number is 0.2%, and the process is gruelling. 

9th June - Law News

1627th 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: People are avoiding regulation as immigration advisers by “purportedly acting as McKenzie Friends”, the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) has warned. It said it was concerned that “those purporting to assist vulnerable immigration clients by claiming to be McKenzie Friends are effectively frustrating the will of Parliament by avoiding the legislative requirement to be regulated”. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• EU Referendum: Know the facts: Square One Law guide lays out four possible legal outcomes of Brexit https://t.co/8Sy2Sh3uaE 
• Self-driving cars: overlooking data privacy is a car crash waiting to happen https://t.co/heZMQWWaia 
• EU referendum: MP Sarah Wollaston leaves #BREXIT camp over false claims by Vote Leave https://t.co/U4yjETJOHL 
• Supreme Court judge says legal specialisations are 'essentially bogus' | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/hbhpPIMqDh 
• California judge receives threats over Stanford rape sentencing | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/U4gZGx2SLj
• White & Case bags Asia corporate head from Linklaters | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/apbbLWbZNJ 
• Withy King to merge with Royds | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/22fHPgNrtJ
• Disputes drive Fieldfisher's seven per cent revenue jump | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/tF5fYCOXYs
• Bakers, Eversheds and Hogan Lovells secure places on defence multinational's first panel | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/GNRxkkPbZ9 
• The 'Cravath Effect' begins as Milbank Tweed moves to $180k | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/vchzHsltjT 
• Guantánamo Bay lawyers deny colluding with judge in key 9/11 case #US https://t.co/ls97aVbrko 
• Buy-to-let landlords win multimillion payout from West Bromwich https://t.co/4MFTpTttsj
• Detroit man who confessed to quadruple homicide at age 14 to be freed #US https://t.co/cGNHp47M6N 
• Police investigating if wrong man caught in anti-smuggling operation https://t.co/QoQt1iO6hY 
• Stanford sexual assault: woman who blamed victim for drinking apologizes https://t.co/iBIW8Pe4pX 
• Harassment: Girls 'wear shorts under school skirts' https://t.co/gIevyAbozz 
• Former DLA Piper chief to improve young offenders’ rehabilitation | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/qztbXrwvKN
• Lord Sumption: Legal specialisation is ‘bogus’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/N54YGGrWKM
• Professional bodies best placed to tackle money laundering, says Law Society | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/4nX33WMhZV 
• Sarah McClay tiger mauling: Zoo admits breaches over death https://t.co/ZWDzfBXakP 
• HMS Defender seizes hashish with street value of £5.6m https://t.co/R34OV3IL4b
• Leytonstone Tube knife attacker guilty of murder bid https://t.co/uDxtw9N0tw 
• Parents held as baby left in 'stifling' car in Newcastle-under-Lyme https://t.co/BlLRrLvD9k 
• Maria Sharapova banned for two years for failed drugs test but will appeal https://t.co/kQmwzsvzfj
• BHS executives describe Dominic Chappell as 'a liar' https://t.co/uWO2nq0EWn 
• David Cameron rebukes Sports Direct for not paying minimum wage https://t.co/PLbPTTa29P 
• Former Barclays boss Bob Diamond's African business partner accused of hiding assets https://t.co/MESJLgasgH 
• #ERITREA has committed widespread crimes against humanity, says UN https://t.co/0Rf4IL3HgG 
• Jeremy Corbyn seeks to exploit Tory disunity over Brexit and workers' rights https://t.co/mbnFCRb6wq 
• Charity Commission red tape may strangle our housing associations https://t.co/424OaRRAlL 
• Martha Spurrier, head of Liberty: ‘Human rights will be the fight of our generation’ | Anna Isaac https://t.co/etxyzpHkuR 
• Pakistani woman burned daughter alive over marriage dispute #PAKISTAN https://t.co/KW1yMvjLDT 
• EU referendum: voter registration deadline put back after website crash https://t.co/0Z0R3vllbC 
• EU referendum: Emergency legislation will extend voter registration deadline to midnight Thursday https://t.co/8SlllyZubz
• Fearful of the long-awaited Chilcot report, Tony Blair accuses Jeremy Corbyn of standing by as Syria is bombed https://t.co/YxNCRpZM0o 
• Europe is safer when we join forces to beat crime https://t.co/afWaBJiA5A 
• Obituary: Alan Lumley, solicitor who died tragically on his 31st birthday while running | Law Gazette https://t.co/6tj1uk4zYN 
• Linklaters hits back over ‘completely unjustified’ BHS comments | Law Gazette https://t.co/AyPkG2gEi0 
• Ministers to consult this year on modernising conveyancing | Law Gazette https://t.co/m7wyZimGs8 
• Venture capitalists set to lose £3.5m following law firm’s collapse | Law Gazette https://t.co/uvC7HJmluy 
• Leave anti-money laundering guidance to us – Law Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/0OtLDZ2MZk 
• Banks ‘breach natural justice’ to thwart mis-selling claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/6curHAzu5c
• Partner profits up 8.7% at Fieldfisher | Law Gazette https://t.co/nTTrW2CAgt 
• Olswang tight-lipped as two law firms reveal BHS fees | Law Gazette https://t.co/2Xtp3abzm8 
• Sumption warns against ‘insular’ attitude of specialisation | Law Gazette https://t.co/zWxSLE6zVc 
• Protocol issued over prosecution ‘failures’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/67blu6jEuj 
• Open thread: how would you reform the homebuying system? | Law Gazette https://t.co/ky0zywOjTY 
• Case dismissed against author of expert witness report | Law Gazette https://t.co/A5ChSmyxaI 
• How to extend the referendum voter registration deadline: what legislation would be needed https://t.co/CmpbcvTVAo
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/a6gpH0bJhL 
• Hands-free phone use by drivers 'equally distracting' https://t.co/Td7Bq2Q872 
• People-smuggling 'kingpin' Mered Medhanie extradited to #Italy https://t.co/Npo7WNQuy6 
• Former University of Wolverhampton law student Inez Brown scoops top legal award https://t.co/R6UfYwajKQ
• Legal challenge to new Aldi store in Bakewell is dropped https://t.co/Vibed6RV25 
• Dilma Rousseff: 'No legal grounds for this impeachment' #BRAZIL https://t.co/dJYXCGhVCT
• Fresh evidence in legal challenge to minimum alcohol pricing https://t.co/UNQTVhY2NO 
• Battle lines drawn: small business body threatens ratings firm CVS with legal action https://t.co/QgiT1V2Ohe https://t.co/DIZIF9E0ZO
• Assisted dying to become legal in #CANADA but without clear guidelines https://t.co/UJuEO38T4L 
• UK Spies Regularly Bend Privacy Laws, With No Real Oversight https://t.co/kezcDzHK6N 
• Model's horrific rape case may limit crucial online free speech law https://t.co/Z8E0RAQlZy 
• Welsh Secretary 'optimistic' on revised Wales Bill deal https://t.co/DZfWzvsTxu 
• The Judicial System According to Donald Trump #US https://t.co/9ZFQZEnlKe 
• The roles race and intellectual disability might play in capital prosecutions #US https://t.co/yLChVQW7pg 
• Outrage in Stanford Rape Case Over Light Sentence for Attacker and Statement by His Father #US https://t.co/sDbsFmgI3D 
• Greed, Corruption and Danger: A Tarnished #AFGHAN Gem Trade https://t.co/FUHgWD49fs 
• #UKRAINE Struggles to Shake Off Legacy of Corruption https://t.co/X3lyHguSUj 
• How the #US How the court 40 years ago diminished the meaning of the Equal Protection Clause https://t.co/yloJg7UjJV

Today's video story: Migrants in Norway are being given classes which educate asylum seekers in Norwegian 'cultural codes' when it comes to relationships with women, personal boundaries, sexual assault and what constitutes rape.