6th August - Law News

1684th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation & Rights.


Today's video story: As Russia prepares to go to the polls next month, the BBC meets Anna Gaskarova, whose husband Alexei was sentenced to more than three years in jail after taking part in a political protest.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Using Wi-Fi in Airbnb rentals poses security threat, researchers say https://t.co/slKij9SX9v 
• Pop quiz, patriot: how well do you know the US constitution? https://t.co/wmCRCFFQym
• Anger over legal aid bill for Ellie Butler's parents https://t.co/YKAaDJcFbi
• A senior British army officer temporarily posted in #CANADA charged with sexual assault https://t.co/MtNuGEgWnl 
• River Dart in Totnes searched for 'legal high' teenager https://t.co/oFGyAqPTfT
• Ofsted chairman 'should not resign' over Isle of Wight comments https://t.co/s7oHjuAUIq
• Byron hamburger worker felt 'used' after immigration arrest https://t.co/L7qfsJvWiq 
• Access to Singapore justice | New Law Journal: https://t.co/H04sh4AAjl
• The Bar Standards Board Annual Report 2015/16 https://t.co/Yqthl2Sobl 
• Scotch Whisky Association asking members’ views to be taken into account in Brexit negotiations | New Law Journal https://t.co/nLf6H9gMkA
• NHS to appeal historic HIV prevention drug ruling | New Law Journal: https://t.co/IuMYZ7QHRc 
• Mixed reception for Briggs report: “Lawyerless” justice could encourage two-tier justice system | New Law Journal: https://t.co/9uuwh7gKQe 
• MIB compensation ruling: Level playing field for insured & uninsured drivers | New Law Journal: https://t.co/x19sxMkGz9
• Insights & Analyses from the MLex Brexit Service, June 24 – August 2 https://t.co/rFerw8S5R1 
• Fee-Paid Judicial Pension Scheme delayed | New Law Journal: https://t.co/A2VwvLhJz0
• Criminal Codes, Crime, and the Transformation of Punishment in the Late Ottoman Empire #TURKEY https://t.co/CCm14w8a2J 
• The South African Constitutional Court's Use of Foreign Precedent in Matters of Religion: Without Fear or Favour? https://t.co/s8UlMzmR8A 
• Genocide denial and freedom of expression https://t.co/ZpRm0pZTI8 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/LNqhNYieP8
• Man arrested over 1976 Kingsmills murders https://t.co/rbEXk02Gd8 
• Black Lives Matter: 'One day the chains will be broken' – video interview https://t.co/7htQK6ic17 
• 'Corbyn can’t dismiss the importance of MPs. On Brexit, they’re centre stage', says another of his persistent Guardi…https://t.co/kKX2cQOdia 
• Fifa is awful, but the Olympics takes the gold medal for sleaze https://t.co/QjA6PBf3dD 
• From helplessness to hope: inspirational tales of the Refugee Olympic Team https://t.co/yXBgYVwKX9
• Teenage rape victim dies after setting herself on fire in #MOROCCO https://t.co/f5Xj40jupE 
• Conditions that caused English riots even worse now, says leading expert https://t.co/dV6TrrRXs2 
• Abuse victims' groups to be consulted before new inquiry chair appointed https://t.co/gi3hGs5IIr
• Russell Square stabbings: Man charged over London murder https://t.co/ArSOTralGA 
• Black Lives Matter protests stop cars and trams across England https://t.co/8yrS7JIOpK 
• Prominent human rights lawyer facing criminal inquiry | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/nn16YfnB8E 
• Another study confirms legal community substance struggles | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/u15l43wnUm
• Allen & Overy picks up Simmons IP head in London | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/dCaaFZsN2I
• Freshfields unveils 95 per cent autumn retention rate | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/8BBwPovAIz 
• King & Wood Mallesons makes first post-exodus hire in Paris | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/DpfBvDkXfr
• Two more firms freeze pay after Brexit vote | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/U2LIMdmXxG 
• Simmons & Simmons makes post-Brexit redundancies | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/vbm6eAA1Wl 
• There’s only one way to fix this child abuse debacle – listen to the victims https://t.co/ZLpokXZ5op 
• The Guardian view on the Goddard inquiry: don’t stop now | Editorial https://t.co/ZhU4HfN5r3 
• Bomb-proof Dungiven police station bought by Church https://t.co/p6h3GVd2lT 
• 'Furious' man punches windscreen of moving car in Leicester rush hour https://t.co/dft1wlSKo8 
• Rise in UK explosions linked to super-strength cannabis https://t.co/eWgL3XwRN5
• Pokemon Go banned by Iranian authorities over 'security' #IRAN https://t.co/IqIEh8EHEo 
• Ofsted boss sorry for calling Isle of Wight a ghetto where there has been inbreeding https://t.co/aN30hX5G21
• #Moroccan Olympic boxer held by #BRAZIL police over alleged sex assault of cleaners https://t.co/pIDb9UqvxT 
• Goddard – what next for child abuse inquiry? | Law Gazette https://t.co/VZa1fX1Bhc 
• City split on ‘woeful’ white-collar crime law | Law Gazette https://t.co/vONfuEGUNv 
• Brexit: Addleshaws postpones pay review | Law Gazette https://t.co/6jWq2DEKMD
• Court fee hikes behind fall in business judgments | Law Gazette https://t.co/YFKqqnLgLG 
• Press regulator IPSO sets up arbitration scheme | Law Gazette https://t.co/JjH3dEiqxI 
• MoJ seeks to plug legal aid housing gap | Law Gazette https://t.co/ATRKTorkTp 
• Judge rejects inadequate costs bills | Law Gazette https://t.co/a3KdHXMSSx
• Black Lives Matter protest sparks traffic chaos outside Heathrow https://t.co/kmsBIXjwnu
• Sports Direct AGM to vote on review of firm's treatment of workers https://t.co/I0iAR6a2kp 
• Train company educates customer who complained about a ‘man in dress’ https://t.co/V1vizoPRNM

5th August - Law News

1683rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation & Rights.

Today's video story: The International Organisation for Migration says 4,027 have drowned this year - three quarters of them in the Mediterranean.  

Focus of the Day Article: support programme will launch later this month to help more women, black, Asian and minority ethnic (BME) candidates and those from a ‘less advantaged’ background become High Court judges. Courts and Tribunals Judiciary said the initiative will take effect for those interested in applying to a High Court judge-selection exercise planned for January 2017. Thirty support places are expected to be available. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Stronachs LLP to take on sixth Ride the North challenge with biggest team yet - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ewSqTu1Rvi
• Thorntons supports Armed Forces Covenant - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YFqVccLvWI 
• Geoffrey Robertson QC slams May government's 'supine' inaction over British citizen held in Iran without charge - Sc…https://t.co/7Eb1v0L4wp
• Trio of lawyers take up traineeships at Watermans - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XNqX1iktlO
• Gilson Gray bolsters real estate team with senior appointment - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5dRRvMIyfD
• Police Scotland launches investigation over missing CCTV footage - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GnrqKz8aoE
• High Court finds disabled adults placed in English hospital to be habitually resident - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/so8Tz1Rouu 
• Widow sues health board for damages following death of care home resident husband - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dcn4P1UBxj 
• Cyber security slated to become standalone practice https://t.co/7LWAgZ8jA6 
• Insolvency risk disclosure a must for lawyers #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/By8Uz3arvx 
• Many law firms are increasingly using digital tools and cloud-based solutions | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/KnjrrUPOE7
• What does it mean to be a competent #Australian litigation lawyer in 2016? https://t.co/Ap1pUlOV7Z 
• Victorian Supreme Court judge's criticism of state & federal governments’ criminal legislation #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/rWzxfw9vNE
• New South Wales has bolstered its judicial ranks with the appointment of five new judges #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/9yrPFE7Nto
• Law students future-proof with niche skills | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/i3Esm9QfcW 
• Young lawyers who move to regional #Australia should commit to participating in their new legal & local communities https://t.co/oc5pJWMD9x 
• Diversity will become a coherent reality in law when we understand the "push-pull" nature of change #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/bS3nj39uBw 
• Having a passion outside of a career in law, embracing flexible or part-time work to follow that passion, is vital https://t.co/VJpjz5o5YK 
• Law Students invited behind closed doors of domestic violence court #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/49o3tMeWaM
• Wayne Rooney's home targeted by burglars during testimonial https://t.co/9V6wrNJBSf 
• Victims call for child sex abuse inquiry to continue https://t.co/JKkerhJuqi 
• #US criticises #China's 'political' trials as fourth activist punished for subversion https://t.co/j4qU0GjGf
• Prison governor attacked by inmate at HMP Wayland https://t.co/jPmhhLvcJS 
• Ipso sets up pilot arbitration scheme to resolve legal complaints https://t.co/UWsejTozLH 
• Clifford Chance boosts New York with dual partner hire - The Lawyer https://t.co/o8nqSXJi83
• Public Interest Lawyers hauled before SDT over Iraq War claims - The Lawyer https://t.co/gxKLEJEzoW 
• Shakespeare Martineau turnover falls to £71m post-merger - The Lawyer https://t.co/xryktMwwVD 
• BLP boss Mayhew: Diversity is essential for success - The Lawyer https://t.co/e38Qa9O3Qj
• Simmons makes redundancies in London in wake of Brexit - The Lawyer https://t.co/3AHKpY51ZT 
• Paul Weiss hires Cadwalader antitrust head and DC managing partner - The Lawyer https://t.co/4tEweHDif5 
• A&O hires Simmons head of IP in London - The Lawyer https://t.co/vRlKnDp6Tn 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ybZo5amjg5
• Injury lawyers slam plans to delete company records | Law Gazette https://t.co/FjSejEA5zg
• Jewish Objections after Shami Chakrabarti nominated for peerage by Labour https://t.co/cr73WHafO4 
• Black Lives Matter movement 'needed in UK' https://t.co/3t3389IpVd 
• HMP Wayland governor beaten by inmate in canteen https://t.co/QLQ8ByKLJ0 
• RBS blames legacy issues for £2bn loss https://t.co/iMoGUCQs4d 
• Jose Mourinho: Man Utd boss 'should be jailed' for 'bullying' Bastian Schweinsteiger https://t.co/c1yyQ6pewA 
• Violence against lone child refugees is escalating – because we ignore it https://t.co/u84c9t7DVu 
• #Australia suspends World Vision's Palestine aid after allegations funds were diverted https://t.co/RpiX6BGVFA 
• Rio 2016: armed carjacker killed in gun drama near Olympic village #BRAZIL https://t.co/pAFGIVhnOS
• Melania Trump denies she unlawfully worked as model in US on improper visa #US https://t.co/Gfze207aQi 
• Germaine Greer's archive: digging up digital treasure from the floppy disks https://t.co/tLPahjBMqb 
• Samia Shahid 'honour killing' death: Cleric 'threat' claims over marriage https://t.co/RlYb6DRjB4 
• 'Sky-high' rental hotspots across England revealed https://t.co/ozu2ZRlbXi 
• BBC Sport - Rio 2016 Olympics: Russians 'have cleanest team' as 271 athletes cleared to compete https://t.co/UlrG6L6Evs 
• Foster carers 'poached with golden hellos' https://t.co/l27SJHBtEZ 
• The Brexit effect - EU law high on the list of searches for direct access barristers | Legal Futures https://t.co/VVRf4BNjrS 
• CMA stresses need for consumers to shop around for lawyers | Legal Futures https://t.co/5Y6dOk1H0b 
• London knife attack: victim named as Darlene Horton https://t.co/V2e7DvRMb9 
• British woman held after being seen reading book about Syria on plane https://t.co/2H0OZJuLyd
• High court to rule on new members' vote in Labour leadership ballot https://t.co/wruwJXrdj0 
• 'Overburdened' public defender's office assigns client to Missouri governor #US https://t.co/d6qJP7FSEs 
• Calvin Klein, Paul Smith and Wallpaper back Apple in legal fight with Samsung https://t.co/I3ZGkQMvoo 
• The FCO must secure Amina al-Jeffery’s safe return from #Saudi Arabia https://t.co/frZgRDVeuw 
• Melania Trump denies violating #US visa regulations when working as a model https://t.co/klsz76SXc0 
• Child sex abuse inquiry: Judge Lowell Goddard quits https://t.co/yzqdXOCyBD
• Quinn Emanuel to launch City white collar and corporate investigations practice | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/HxLaTngp5u 
• Hogan Lovells keeps on 80 per cent of trainee pool | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/qxEiBuS8Vj 
• Clifford Chance hires big name partners for NY office | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/dwb7EmLypM
• Revenue down to £71m at Shakespeare Martineau | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/DAUKDSGTqx 
• 25 Bedford Row barrister acquitted of sexual assault charge | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ojj3PitA8c 
• Turkish police raid former DLA Piper partner firm | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/sCoBsoiGyr 
• New MedCo warning on multiple registration | Law Gazette https://t.co/ewTi7aU80R 
• Public Interest Lawyers’ legal aid contract scrapped | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/kxHDlU6iMC 
• Foleshill rape trial: Re-trial after evidence mistranslated https://t.co/v9XYGzPePF 
• Granting this licence to shoot buzzards will unleash a killing spree https://t.co/PLRuEuni2N 
• Parliament House: The Hidden Gem shines again - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TprIsMjQAa 
• Legal profession unites to walk for justice - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rw7w92nG78
• BIG announces Malcolm McPherson as non-exec chair - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6XXZZUsIZn 
• Personal injury lawyers oppose plan to delete old Companies House records - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/g0IlRvmqVm 
• New video details work of Scottish Law Commission - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wJVrXF7U9d
• Sheriff unable to impose football banning order on smoke bomb fan - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hKxrDCYvqW
• Another strong year for MacRoberts as profits climb 12 per cent to £6.9m - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ENVvZ3jatQ 
• Damages claims for victims of motor accidents caused by uninsured drivers determined by law of state in which accide…https://t.co/RmcrraCH0j 
• Challenge to direction on jury damages must be made ‘immediately’, judge rules - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4YIBj6bb1n 
• Dismissing the idea of Blairites trying to split party, Jeremy pledges £500bn programme: build new houses, boost NHS…https://t.co/gPae7MHQG0 
• Detective ‘downplayed affair’ with murder accused’s solicitor, panel hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/0fv9OmGURa 
• Judicial pension scheme delayed again | Law Gazette https://t.co/2hqSILCS3q 
• Crowdfunding bid for second Brexit challenge | Law Gazette https://t.co/dUyF0fth3x

4th August - Law News

1682nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation & Rights.

Today's video story: Aleppo, a war-ravaged city split between the government and rebels, is an emblem of the Syrian conflict. Rebels are now pushing with a "last-chance" assault seeking to break the Syrian forces' siege on their territories. The BBC spoke to a doctor running one of the few remaining hospitals in the rebel-held areas of the city. Dr Hamza al-Khatib, a general surgeon, lives and works in the hospital. He reveals how they help people survive in a battle zone.  

Focus of the Day Article: Law Society calls for independent review into civil legal aid structure. Government cuts resulting in 'legal aid deserts' across large parts of England and Wales are denying families access to housing advice and risk increasing homelessness, new statistics have revealed. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• One in 14 adults in England and Wales were sexually abused in childhood – survey https://t.co/pLeKJYThrU 
• Tory Environment minister Lord Gardiner accused of conflict of interest over farm subsidies https://t.co/tbFxMIw9Ty
• Jeremy Corbyn to pledge £500bn of spending in leadership speech https://t.co/RNC9hvbRzZ
• It was genocide with a template. We must seek justice for the #Yazidi people https://t.co/Za7IBpTvvU
• The strange case of Marina Joyce and internet hysteria https://t.co/UmaqQ2Jj2S
• Byron betrayed its workers. The system betrays us all | Owen Jones https://t.co/7tFL8lSuYs
• Priest accused of child sex abuse in NSW may face retrial, hearing told #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/W7kJTdfKTT
• #Chinese lawyer who exposed baby milk scandal jailed for subversion https://t.co/EaL6pWqjIs 
• The #Australian defends 'insulting' Bill Leak cartoon https://t.co/LMnrpSN7Lv 
• #AUSTRALIA government denies asylum seeker abuse claims https://t.co/RIqa4AciMP
• Protest mars Olympic torch Rio arrival ahead of ceremony #BRAZIL https://t.co/lq7obPkgFu
• Russell Square stabbings: Man arrested on suspicion of murder https://t.co/gU9yHjQq8o 
• Multi-faceted legal debate under way about triggering article 50 under the UK’s unwritten constitution | Law Gazette https://t.co/LVPiYfEc9U 
• Fake universities ‘likely to have offered law degrees’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/5bSo4MvmUZ 
• Solicitor struck off after claiming expenses for wife’s birthday | Law Gazette https://t.co/QbhOtdEPa7 
• 'Support programme' to boost diversity of High Court bench | Law Gazette https://t.co/yYWwPebUkk 
• Criminal justice ‘institutionally racist’, solicitors allege | Law Gazette https://t.co/c53hKF4Z9b
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/lBJsuKTw1T
• PSNI 'must improve protection and support for vulnerable victims', says HMIC https://t.co/JzZKByJkmj 
• #ITALY has passed into law a raft of new measures to try to reduce the mountain of food wasted in the country https://t.co/95qB5cCNHH 
• Kelloe stabbing: Manhunt after fatal street attack https://t.co/dCI407gKJL
• Facebook deactivated Korryn Gaines' account during standoff, police say #US https://t.co/Qm70o5J09h 
• Chicago's 'Skullcap Crew': band of police accused of brutality evade discipline #US https://t.co/K0Mtxn7Fke
• Antisemitic incidents rise 11% in first six months of 2016 https://t.co/wU19Yvhb6Q 
• Law Society backs ABS proposals but urges caution before declaring them a success | Legal Futures https://t.co/FpHpUtq8wi 
• CMC that has piled up complaints named 'in the public interest' | Legal Futures https://t.co/WWpGhE0xWu 
• High Court upholds Legal Ombudsman order that firm repay most of £37k contingency fee | Legal Futures https://t.co/0O9QPRAb2X
• Tribunal strikes off solicitor who made false expenses claims | Legal Futures https://t.co/hBwQYTnr6J 
• Before Trump there was Jeremy Thorpe – the man who killed shame https://t.co/2w49ie5EPJ
• Top two ARM executives share up to £55m payout after SoftBank takeover https://t.co/cRxgzNR6Su 
• Tyson Fury: World heavyweight champion faces UK Anti-Doping charge https://t.co/jUSEOwu08Z 
• Europe rights official urges #Turkey to heed rule of law https://t.co/zSTUDFy2UV 
• What does the new Prime Minister mean for Islamic courts in the UK? https://t.co/HcZR7D8MNj 
• Pilot who worked for Bernie Ecclestone arrested as mother-in-law is freed https://t.co/keYBlkt2YK 
• Global 100 firms to earn £14.5m in ARM acquisition | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/SlReiu5weU 
• Demand dips in US legal sector during second quarter | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/H19R69nDWc 
• New EU banking authority awards spots on legal panel | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/I5KnuP0EEf 
• Olswang loses international telecom head in latest high-profile exit | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/OKNVfrLq7A
• Tokyo law firm to acquire Thai practice | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/My5on35tKL
• Lawyer sues Pokémon Go creator following 'backyard invasion' | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/6dKPlJpF6O
• Armed French police start cross-Channel ferry patrols https://t.co/BV4oeoyPAW 
• #INDIA's parliament has passed the much-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill https://t.co/lDQqzgCJni
• UN members reject concrete refugee resettlement target https://t.co/3fQzH6IEUI 
• #Dubai plane crash: landing gear investigated as firefighter confirmed dead https://t.co/KjMg71ZoB0 
• Brexit could herald end to British fruit and veg sales, producers warn https://t.co/xPMKE2lgDG 
• PrEP HIV drugs: fight for limited NHS funds takes unedifying turn https://t.co/qrg6h6ccRn 
• Father of woman 'locked up' in Saudi Arabia must help her return to UK https://t.co/8Nb9hqrMgM 
• Unqualified? That’s fine... but a Scotsman? | Law Gazette https://t.co/XJyjNKSuok 
• Our communications strategy? No comment | Law Gazette https://t.co/YxkRKvi8pJ 
• Children hurt in Swanage bouncy castle accident https://t.co/RWUveGwNKf
• #SPAIN arrests women as flashmob stunt sparks terror fears https://t.co/1z0GkAZOoM 
• Washington transport officer charged with aiding Islamic State #US https://t.co/f0EGU6HpnR
• Offensive Behaviour Act heads for repeal as Holyrood opposition unites - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UQ2QsqcVdh 
• Event: The environmental implications of redistributive land reform - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rr7wKcl3wP 
• Brexit vote to spark Scottish equity release boom - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1kHW5SgkDx 
• Scots drivers worst in UK for mobile phone use - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NbpUJLLav6 
• HBJ Gateley advises Castle Water on acquisition - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/llViZkqqep 
• Blog: Using arbitration to manage the risk of disputes in the uncertain Brexit era - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KGVQbRD572 
• Medical negligence payouts hit record high - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fc5pA2AUW6 
• England: Charity successfully challenges NHS decision not to consider preventative treatment for HIV and AIDS - Scot…https://t.co/wBUNjh9RsD 
• Calum MacNeill QC represents health board employer in 'legal representation' judicial review - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/C1buLehACF
• Crown says FAI over Scot who died in Israel 'not competent' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WAhSa0nKCw
• Judge rejects claim for criminal injuries compensation despite ‘discriminatory’ rule - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/plivgSRhOU
• Panel hears police officer had affair with murder case solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/X2jEXVF892 
• Self-service checkouts: unexpected stealing in the bagging area https://t.co/T1Qnqw6AAs
• Child refugees: Theresa May should be ashamed, says Yvette Cooper https://t.co/7Z1V2lO7gY
• CMC named by LeO after dozens of complaints | Law Gazette https://t.co/nUV5pJF2RC
• Home Office has urged an Australian family facing deportation from the UK to leave the country voluntarily https://t.co/FEK2QuQpKF
• UK economy is contracting at its fastest rate since the financial crisis https://t.co/0GzCgoIAeg 
• Was BBC right to seek someone to say the Welsh language should die? https://t.co/P1YWz7Brs3

3rd August - Law News

1681st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation & Rights.

Today's video story: Human rights group Amnesty International says Australia has been abusing refugees.  

Focus of the Day Article: Chambers are seeing more grievances over discriminatory treatment by both employees and members, according to solicitors who advise them on dealing with their equality and diversity obligations. They said diversity presents a “particular challenge to chambers largely as a result of their unique business structure – the ‘one member, one vote’ concept and the clerking model – which has many advantages but also some potential for abuse. There are aspects of diversity law and best practice that do not always fit neatly into this context”. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Olympic Games 2016: how Rio missed the gold medal for human rights #BRAZIL https://t.co/709pFI98Uv 
• Bitcoin worth $72m stolen from Bitfinex exchange in #HongKong https://t.co/7BFYXz2jdm 
• Steven Woolfe camp fears Ukip 'coup' to exclude their candidate https://t.co/8TfKRvvDYf 
• Anger after NHS warns PrEP HIV drug could put other treatments at risk https://t.co/qoeUaRukmT
• The village where dozens of young girls have been raped is still waiting for justice #CONGO https://t.co/Q4eRIWT2hd
• Kesha Drops Sexual Assault Case Against Dr. Luke To Focus On Legal Battle over Music #US https://t.co/6f4tP2rhv1 
• McLaren in legal dispute with Mercedes over engineer https://t.co/xGQFMv4CQ8 
• Legal challenge launched over James Packer's $2b Barangaroo casino #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/oV42G8hgDN 
• Some officials in #INDIA's government think it could force Britain to return Koh-i-Noor diamond through legal action…https://t.co/hhQgZGpQls 
• The laws governing the legality of civil dissent narrow the parameters of political possibility https://t.co/3LChUGpRAE 
• Thousands of EU citizens in UK 'may not have qualified for permanent residency' https://t.co/UQm0HqwFhm 
• Formal bid launched to scrap SNP's 'unfair' anti-sectarian football laws https://t.co/4wIN4Om3zf 
• What is financial martial law? https://t.co/bZaHB8VCsi
• A Month in UK Employment Law - August 2016 https://t.co/TR9k8IHDHV
• News, Legislation, Case Law Update: August in UK Employment Law https://t.co/61uCp6s7Ij 
• Osborne Clarke enters Singapore market through local association - The Lawyer https://t.co/fHaEgl6JnN
• Davis Polk and Skadden advise on $35bn Uber China merger - The Lawyer https://t.co/AelQRoJvrS 
• Latham hires Slaughter and May London corporate partner - The Lawyer https://t.co/ZyD42mYIxt 
• Bakers elects tax partner Chadwick as London head - The Lawyer https://t.co/5qinC5Hvpn 
• Admiral to launch first barrister panel - The Lawyer https://t.co/VpDk1N0RPn
• Lawyer detainee in #CHINA 'does not know he has baby' after being held for so long https://t.co/XWk0hH3Fld
• Brexit: UK firms 'need US-qualified lawyers' | Law Gazette https://t.co/ALBzhgC7jC 
• Fifty law firms face race against time to stay in business | Law Gazette https://t.co/KkLiUW9D7T
• Judgement due in Amina Al-Jeffrey 'locked-up' case https://t.co/L21NJDhV57
• More than 400 government files missing from National Archives https://t.co/Q6hBlOzXfq
• Border patrol vessels: Numbers 'worryingly low', MPs warn https://t.co/nAdEVRjFHe 
• More armed police on London streets, say Met chief and mayor https://t.co/226gpLEI5L 
• Samia Shahid death: 'Honour killing' victim strangled, police say https://t.co/o89veBYBmB 
• Ofgem energy shake-up 'doesn't go far enough' https://t.co/BRMAo5xS4R 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/CQBAUDaxVP
• Rare Show of Discord Between I.O.C. and World Anti-Doping Agency Over #Russian Scandal https://t.co/SldzzSEAPp 
• Federal Judge Bars North Dakota From Enforcing Restrictive Voter ID Law #US https://t.co/N2sHZOwrkv
• Donald Trump’s Draft Deferments: Four for College, One for Bad Feet https://t.co/xL8E1WWwSL 
• Turning the Tide on Voting Rights: The rights of hundreds of thousands of people are at stake #US 
• Mumsnet cyber hacker ordered to do 200 hours' unpaid work https://t.co/5Tiz9zC6cI
• UK to stop funding #Malawian charity amid 'cult' links https://t.co/5oIO5J9ZHX
• Better Together donor Ian Taylor withdraws from leaked 'honours list' https://t.co/BHu3lKr8nO
• Gay sex claims engulf #IRELAND's oldest priest-training college https://t.co/RbAeeM8UcL 
• Lord Ashcroft's #Belize bank hit by wave of withdrawals https://t.co/CceFP5iZE9 
• Labour leadership: quarter of new supporters could be barred from voting https://t.co/BGG5EPXzuF Aug 02, 2016
• More than 30 fake UK universities closed by watchdog https://t.co/ijQ13xkYiG 
• Hungry, scared, and no closer to safety: child refugees failed by Britain https://t.co/NFKLZLO5Lw 
• Female lawyers have some advice for male colleagues | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/dUi0SDXdFw 
• Law graduates: headed to the Bar, or behind it? | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/AzaALmvU4o 
• Bakers elects tax partner Chadwick to head London office | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/zZLXYSlCKU 
• Osborne Clarke expands in Asia through local association | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FSMJ6hA8IB
• Pinsent Masons weighs up Dublin launch | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/I5MPvs8gAf 
• North Korea's only foreign founded law firm suspends operations | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FSfOOVpggd 
• Republicans keep trying to block black votes. That's why fair judges are crucial #US https://t.co/9mfK3iVr9y
• Home Office wins appeal against ruling on four Syrian refugees https://t.co/LOTxgWL4Vr 
• The NHS must show it cares about gay men’s lives – and roll out PrEP HIV drugs | Owen Jones https://t.co/T71XFrpJFh 
• Is fashion law as glamorous as it sounds? https://t.co/cvN3VJJV9d 
• How slow-motion video footage misleads juries https://t.co/AAt4d5xCAi
• Hove bar uses Faraday cage to block mobile phone signals & claims its legal under 2006 Wireless Telegraphy Act https://t.co/aOdxottnXv 
• Tyson Fury in High Court fight to clear his name | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/TEUtOvEAb3
• Banking litigators and regulators to be big winners post Brexit | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/xVCmLZIBJi 
• Bindmans lawyer to assist Briton over alleged Trump shooting charge | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/JMWZ1skykD
• High Court tells NHS it can fund ‘game changing’ HIV drug | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/9x7iJGKxKo 
• Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn vows to scrap tribunal fees, his leadership rival promises the same | Law Gazette https://t.co/jdYmpPoSH5
• LAA terminates Shiner firm’s legal aid contract | Law Gazette https://t.co/HvJLQ35Bn2

2nd August - Law News

1680th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation & Rights.


Today's video story: It's Justice Or Suicide For Us Now Says Bulandshahr Rape Victims' Kin, in India. I don't want anyone's money, I want strictest punishment for culprits says Bulandshahr rape victim's kin.

Focus of the Day Article:  Suicides and assaults in prisons in England and Wales at all-time high. Figures show more than one in 10 prison suicides are by women, while self-harm is also on the rise. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Byron burgers – what we have learnt | Law Gazette https://t.co/At5F8KNIHL 
• Firm hails success of cutting out third-party funders | Law Gazette https://t.co/IUeofYu3Mb
• ‘Conspiracy’ theory barrister barred from issuing proceedings | Law Gazette https://t.co/DlQczsnmYQ 
• Law Society shortlist for its tenth annual Excellence Awards - shortlist published | Law Gazette https://t.co/ggA5NAPkO2 
• Violent outbursts at Doncaster HS2 meeting https://t.co/Hm5PtFJhKe
• Footage of a lorry driver deliberately drenching a group of cyclists in Sydney has ignited debate #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/hU1ldi3P3n
• Home Office wins Syrian refugee appeal in Court of Appeal https://t.co/T9FYZhv7Ut 
• Blog: Vulture funds in the UK – why are funds like Cerberus buying up UK debt? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/11jUocty0a
• High police numbers maintained amid criticism - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0YpiMc37SW 
• Police Scotland employed top QC over illegal spying row - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BDQj4Byvhz 
• Mitchells Roberton appoints new partner - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5Gu8p43Clc 
• Offensive Behaviour Act heads for repeal as Holyrood opposition unites - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UQ2QspVjOH 
• SLN Spotlight: Chris McDowall, a partner in the employment unit at Anderson Strathern - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GXqXkaebuv
• Criminal Appeal Court: Attempt to commit statutory rape is a competent charge https://t.co/tLUuBn9rpf 
• Liquidator’s £28m action against solicitors’ firm following collapse of hedge fund to proceed https://t.co/EEWgSbjd9V
• Driver caught speeding at 154mph is banned for 56 days https://t.co/Te8aK7ff3E 
• India Chipchase death: Edward Tenniswood guilty of murder and rape https://t.co/FJzeT6oWYh 
• Turkey – a patchwork response from lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/2ktTDXzezT 
• Police station reps banned over convictions | Law Gazette https://t.co/tifMZnXook 
• Hillary Clinton bikini mural covered with niqab after public decency complaints #US https://t.co/cXtDHN5hDw
• Anton Yelchin's parents to sue Fiat Chrysler for wrongful death #US https://t.co/pJKucQUZmO 
• HIV campaigners win NHS drug battle https://t.co/WdWL6PNDu5
• Nottingham misogyny hate crime woman 'abused online' https://t.co/OMxpcVhUvr 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2sHYIpUEwb
• Pokemon Go ban for New York sex offenders #US https://t.co/UZLtqS2bsh 
• Court ruling on HIV 'game-changing' drug https://t.co/WdWL6PNDu5 
• #Mexican rape victim, 13, refused access to abortion https://t.co/jBueLIR4BF 
• Axiom fund claims another victim as solicitor is struck off with millions of pounds missing | Legal Futures https://t.co/I30JrTcNAN
• High Court slaps barrister with civil restraint order over relentless challenges to disciplinary rulings | Legal Fut…https://t.co/3yFRmsbBtX
• Let’s talk about tax as a force for common good – or we lose the debate https://t.co/TgdOKFf9NJ 
• Sex education is the only way to combat the terrible toll of child abuse https://t.co/N7tf5GLi8d 
• We should relegate terrorists to the obscurity of their own infamy https://t.co/lmA2exaxVT 
• Should I stop buying clothes at #Topshop to show my disgust of Philip Green? https://t.co/IcIRJ8IOBZ
• Ecclestone mother-in-law rescued after kidnappers made series of errors https://t.co/GjI9NiMoX7 
• Actor Tom Conti offers £3000 to stop the Brain family deportation https://t.co/gbA0wTpyo2 
• Latham & Watkins picks up rare Slaughters leaver | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/5EFTRl7NiK 
• US prosecutors launch investigation into Mossack Fonseca employees | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/xPpGVlXgbh
• Jones Day hikes NQ pay above £80,000 | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/o7jJqlpUP3
• Constitution sales skyrocket following Khan DNC address | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/AgNRdhyHDp 
• Kennedys continues LatAm push | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/r4cNln8rxE 
• UKIP hopeful Steven Woolfe 'forgot about driving conviction' https://t.co/9cch9BsYv8 
• Lord Janner abuse inquiry 'grotesque and Kafkaesque' https://t.co/FUX6d93V0s
• Abuse survivor Kat Ward on Jimmy Savile, Freddie Starr and her fight for legal aid https://t.co/hKbmqq5SGV
• High court rules in favour of rape victim who retracted accusation under duress https://t.co/lZEZhkL13V
• The arithmetic of the powerful that makes poor people ill | Letter from the Rev Paul Nicolson https://t.co/l5HLFpifRa 
• In-house warned on slavery statement | Law Gazette https://t.co/92R0iACQaD 
• Leasehold reform blow over landlord redress | Law Gazette https://t.co/7DaiDaQ6G4 
• A major union, CWU backs Jeremy Corbyn as 'leader for the millions' https://t.co/YIw3E0epgX 
• BBC iPlayer users will have to pay TV licence fee from 1 September https://t.co/qrRPTzOyhT 
• HP apologises after £1.58 laptop error https://t.co/VSnniZMHIH
• Online fraud: Top #Nigerian scammer arrested https://t.co/hwLfnyMwyZ 
• Australian Brain family 'hopeful' over deportation deadline https://t.co/mZXhuby7hM 
• Bradford Kings Science academy staff convicted of fraud https://t.co/dI49OuyLDW 
• Boy, 12, among four charged with Ashton-under-Lyne murder https://t.co/PHozh0Cw92
• Life term for IS-inspired Tube attacker Muhiddin Mire https://t.co/ycg7MLox2A

1st August - Law News

1679th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation & Rights.


Today's video story: Three top tips for success as a commercial litigator, from The Lawyer Magazine. Quinn Emanuel partner Boris Bronfentrinker shares his top three tips for success as a commercial litigator.

Focus of the Day Article: One in five Court of Appeal and High Court judges are women, according to judicial diversity statistics published this week. Eight out of 39 Court of Appeal judges and 22 out of 106 High Court judges are female, as of April 2016. The numbers correspond almost exactly to the previous year. In the courts generally, the percentage of female judges has increased from 25% to 28% in the past year. In tribunals, it remained stable at 45%. More than half of the 85 court judges under 40 years of age are women, as are 64% of the 56 tribunal judges under 40. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Kennedys continues LatAm push with Chile and Colombia offices - The Lawyer https://t.co/f0Zh2PHoJX 
• Mishcon de Reya PEP breaks £1m mark - The Lawyer https://t.co/IMLyKlPkYt
• Israel's law firms are missing out on contract lawyers - The Lawyer https://t.co/B1EMZAljqo 
• London in-house banking roles dry up as Brexit takes toll - The Lawyer https://t.co/Li5AxYdCqL 
• Jones Day reveals autumn retention and hands NQs £7,000 pay boost - The Lawyer https://t.co/WbuELOBS4H 
• Three top tips for success as a commercial litigator - The Lawyer https://t.co/NnpgoS0Lof 
• Judge grants petition to remove ‘Independence Camp’ after rejecting protestors’ human rights claim - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3Ri7OmsPeQ 
• Aidan O'Neill QC: Constitution working as intended after part of Named Persons act deemed outwith Holyrood competence https://t.co/Dg42T95lmQ
• Scottish government's information sharing provisions in Named Person scheme incompatible with Article 8 ECHR https://t.co/Zmjd1Wvpiy
• Judge allows housing society’s bid to rectify collateral warranty to correct identity of granter in damages action https://t.co/zG67AzZyeq
• Annual report on Treasure Trove In Scotland published - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Ua584FgYkG
• Solemn case delays at Dundee Sheriff Court up following 2014 court closures - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fa4y2In8MZ
• Blog: The Insurance Act 2015 — the duty of fair presentation of risk - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zLVLZrLT6p
• The status of guidance on quantum for the jury in civil trials - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yvnEV9yGj3
• Donald Findlay to defend Craig Whyte over Rangers charges - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WKuS3IUzO7 
• The treatment of criminal lawyers at prison when visiting clients - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/eVaK10a75m 
• High Hedges Act: the sun shines again on Bridge of Weir villagers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zDgxNuLUCB
• Solicitors who breached Accounts Rules suspended for five years - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/g2cPNylh2H 
• Maintenance grants scrapped for poorest students https://t.co/ELFUdtFcjF 
• Theresa May will not block Cameron's 'cronies' honours list https://t.co/WrSzZhcOBL 
• I’m an immigrant and a Muslim. And I’m here to cure cancer | Azra Raza #US https://t.co/Ea4I248DeL 
• The world saw a grieving mother. Donald Trump saw a Muslim #US https://t.co/LBrHtJQgh6 
• Give Britons fast-track citizenship, says Germany's Green party https://t.co/mYDvWC3Ybo 
• Nearly 25% of inquests take longer than three years to finalise – study https://t.co/TeiOe0J6f7 
• Disabled ex-prisoner handcuffed in hospital receives £5,000 payout https://t.co/NZX2NFM051
• £19bn collective action claim over MasterCard fees case for Boris Bronfentrinker - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/avj0hUa1O3 
• My legal life: Ghazala Bashey, Director and head of litigation, Winn Solicitors - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/4miVfOzH65
• Should revenge porn crime be recast to protect victims? | Law Gazette https://t.co/b2LrJDisAU 
• Liz Truss: let's reserve judgement | Law Gazette https://t.co/865ikkRCm2
• Insurers to step up fraud fight after Supreme Court victory | Law Gazette https://t.co/LrnSXU8gwy 
• Court of Appeal upholds ‘slightly worse off’ asbestos ruling | Law Gazette https://t.co/yBkUD4a9rk 
• North Korea’s sole law firm reportedly suspends operations | Law Gazette https://t.co/Mt0kWGOVa5
• ‘Black box’ recorder used in liability trial defence | Law Gazette https://t.co/O46ZIycmzJ
• Law firm hit by Islamophobic Facebook attacks | Law Gazette https://t.co/jkrz26YaM1
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/1s8t94rhmq
• Poverty costs UK £78bn a year, Joseph Rowntree Foundation says https://t.co/5s7Zjmt8lJ 
• F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone's mother-in-law freed https://t.co/NZibwnondf 
• Yogurts recalled over rubber fears https://t.co/Dk2ZF8eUVU 
• Three cheers for the gay marriage that ended the Isle of Man’s dark history of bigotry https://t.co/rCwZUzoogd 
• Theresa May called on to stop culture of honours for No 10 'cronies' https://t.co/zbPx2hVk8k 
• The law firm of the future | Legal Futures https://t.co/XFqlHNi8dS
• COFA sanctioned after client account was used as banking facility | Legal Futures https://t.co/na5z8KOADM
• Chambers urged to shape up on diversity as discrimination claims rise | Legal Futures https://t.co/Ml80UgSvJv
• Alcoholic solicitor struck off for client money misuse Legal Futures https://t.co/kr2lTjVtT1
• #France church attack: Two arrested over priest's killing https://t.co/8bKes1Ziuo 
• Mother of #US Muslim soldier hits back at Trump over speech silence https://t.co/nOI6lbqUv0
• Bugging Byron: activists release cockroaches and locusts at burger chain burger chain’s involvement in immigration sting https://t.co/s0d3WexJSI
• Boy, 12, among three more held over Ashton-under-Lyne murder https://t.co/vOh4FreUWu 
• #FRANCE church attack: Muslims attend Mass https://t.co/x77jhy7UjC
• Fury as Donald Trump mocks Muslim soldier's mother Ghazala Khan #US https://t.co/vdNjk9GU1f 
• Baroness Altmann: Scrap pensions triple-lock guarantee https://t.co/jGLzClCcqU
• Number of transactions liable for SDLT rises 10 percent year on year https://t.co/CqZkzIJ4PC
• Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari Sworn In As Chief Justice Of Patna High Court #US https://t.co/7srVRh0Exa
• 'I have to get justice for her': was this British woman a victim of 'honour' killing? https://t.co/DsDfQQZs8S 
• US criminal justice system targets minorities more than Wall Street thieves – UN human rights expert https://t.co/IXyFgWpb50
• 'Six years represents justice for Sammy' Yatim's mother https://t.co/O7JS2E6XbL 
• Most obvious reason justice system ‘ineffectual’ https://t.co/ZE4NutQ0qV 
• Civil court fees hike could deny people access to justice system, lawyers warn https://t.co/LytaaEiNXm 
• Lawyers fear court fees rise will affect ‘access to justice’ https://t.co/UQUVXjfwYL
• Former #Brazilian president Lula faces trial for obstruction of justice https://t.co/4AdChjgNq1 
• #CANADA's Christian law school in Canada will learn whether it will be accredited by barrister societies https://t.co/V0h3JDurwd
• Emergency committee to enquire into the rising tide of child abductions #PAKISTAN https://t.co/FeY03blKGu https://t.co/DMM36Yv8KS
• Murder accused not guilty despite 'morally corrupt' behaviour, says defence barrister #IRELAND https://t.co/DMM36Yv8KS