LawNewsIndex

Saturday

27th August - Law News

1706th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: Picture from Pescara del Tronto as rescue operations continue in the wake of an earthquake that struck central Italy. The town is located some 160 kilometers northeast of Rome and was one of the three hardest hit. A powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake followed by a series of aftershocks rocked central Italy on Wednesday. Strong tremors were felt in the country’s capital, Rome, and several small towns and villages have seen severe damage.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Kent M20 shut after crash and footbridge collapse https://t.co/A63K82Ik4A
Labour leadership: Owen Smith pledges to scrap tuition fees a year Jeremy Corbyn made same pledge https://t.co/Wcz1msMSSV
#France burkini: Mayors urged to heed court's ruling https://t.co/FBNQ5gUjl8
'British' boy in Islamic State group execution video https://t.co/WoFVxNymnV
UK could remain in 'looser' EU - Lord O'Donnell https://t.co/gPCz0jb5Cb
The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ccDWWN0e8n
Access to justice for Travellers and Gypsies | Law Gazette https://t.co/TVWggM0YQg
Attwells senior partner referred to SDT | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ln7NvJ4RHv
Cheers! Lawyers net £200m from SABMiller deal | Law Gazette https://t.co/nFDw42eLdW
City police look for panel managers | Law Gazette https://t.co/3eyAYTLWC7
‘Don’t expect to be in the office more than two days,’ lawyers told | Law Gazette https://t.co/JDhbnSWkbk
PI reforms fuel law firm merger mania | Law Gazette https://t.co/6KiiDHJSwb
Theresa May launches race audit of public services https://t.co/UhaZ7SQE9d
Sexual harassment of students by university staff hidden by non-disclosure agreements https://t.co/ydqZcg66o9
Stingray documents offer rare insight into police and FBI surveillance #US https://t.co/rK3ZejECp2
Inside a #Philippines prison drugs raid https://t.co/MKI7WMxOpC
Ben & Jerry's recalls Cookie Dough ice cream batches https://t.co/XhzaCPT07s
Three men charged with horsemeat sales fraud https://t.co/hcCrovC8x3
Judge's 'LOL' as he jails online boaster who ducked sentence https://t.co/xtUHWMbg1K
Vincent Barker death: Optometrist Honey Rose given two-year suspended sentence https://t.co/MLpPpICXJl
#France burkini: Highest court suspends ban https://t.co/mnxS5tNlli
Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn urges probe into excluded voters https://t.co/SgUJTGnvr7
Five men arrested by West Midlands anti-terror police https://t.co/d9GzmIEBH7
Turning the tables: the Brighton ping pong sanctuary for young refugees https://t.co/1GQaudbyG8
Apple issues global iOS update after attempt using #ISRAEL firm's spyware on UAE activist's iPhone https://t.co/WtsnBex1Qy
The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/8KYVGLpcEz
Judge in Stanford sexual assault trial removes himself from all criminal cases #US https://t.co/EpmBOp4j9p
Ban on legal highs has 'significant effect' in Scotland https://t.co/Ek0xHedwdv
#PHILIPPINES drugs war: The woman who kills dealers for a living https://t.co/wa3LHXWril
#NEPAL to investigate civil war crimes https://t.co/XfDmMuKPDA
CCTV of Headley pool party shooting victim released https://t.co/MOs7lOcpt8
Surrey police hunt after boy 'seen taken into van' https://t.co/8zGwHJY7FE
Under-18 terror detainments triple in two years https://t.co/ukolKAzCiK
NHS cuts 'planned across England' by Tories https://t.co/64tX9DwoG8
Legal highs removed from over 300 shops since ban https://t.co/pXi4Za5Rrn
Camber Sands deaths: Family anger over safety measures https://t.co/0vSPh2v5n5
Apple tackles iPhone one-tap spyware flaws https://t.co/0Ay7nQWZeY

Friday

26th August - Law News

1705th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: Rio 2016 is over and much is made of the legacy that the Games leave, but who will actually benefit?

Focus of the day: Latest figures for the number of A-level students embarking on law degrees suggest the supply of law graduates will continue to exceed the profession’s demand – despite undergraduate vacancies remaining at nearly 30 universities. According to figures reported by admissions service Ucas, 22,890 applicants have been placed in the subject group of M (law) this year, compared with 19,480 four years ago. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

Legal battles outside US wearing down Volkswagen https://t.co/4TxK7eh3v1
Uber offers retirement plans to drivers as legal battle continues https://t.co/OnMAWElRn7
California could soon expand the definition of rape as a result of the Stanford sexual assault case #US https://t.co/5XhM2CLFdI
Sellafield anti-terror police in pension age legal battle https://t.co/tkJzLqI7B7
Fix houses or legal action begins, remote NT Indigenous town of Yuendumu warns #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/8VikYGk9NF
Stamp duty aftershock triggers rollercoaster ride for conveyancers ahead of Brexit vote https://t.co/8KpdH3Qfu1
#KENYA's president approves law capping commercial bank lending rates https://t.co/EF2FmFAa7N
California lawmakers approve extension of climate change law #US https://t.co/MKk6Ftl6ti
UK baby car seat law in 2016: What has changed and how do I fit my child's seat correctly? https://t.co/oR29eViag9
#FRANCE defended Charlie Hebdo's right to offend – so why can't a Muslim woman in a burkini 'offend' us too? https://t.co/Z6KAAiSTE0
As an American doctor who recently visited A&E I have a message for British people https://t.co/TsK7I4jQPw
There are reasons to be cheerful about post-Brexit nationalism – honestly https://t.co/VmlXkx6k7c
Resentful Americans turn a blind eye to Trump's faults however fatal the consequences may be #US https://t.co/eSzCw2pH4u
All hail the burkini’s blend of Islamic values and western lifestyle https://t.co/p5HxbVnGxZ
Surrey police appeal for witnesses after boy 'forced into van' https://t.co/KHpYzm2KKb
Rio police charge disgraced #US swimmer Ryan Lochte with filing a false robbery report #BRAZIL https://t.co/DW8ZIbEIzm
Solicitor leaves profession after acting for both sides in property deal, another rebuked for 'abusive language' https://t.co/QSqcJ407yh
Slater & Gordon stems losses and says UK changes are 'starting to bear fruit' - Legal Futures https://t.co/nh2iAT2Tb8
'We're watching you' - Legal Services Board warns Law Society over £61m IT project - Legal Futures https://t.co/Hz9UqmDs8F
Woman who used conveyancers to litigate probate dispute told to repay money lost to estate - Legal Futures https://t.co/C2cQxqZ3fQ
“The benefit and the burden” - Legal Futures https://t.co/KpE82k7jAv
Lawyer-matching service for SMEs bids to crowdfund £360k as it eyes major growth - Legal Futures https://t.co/tURrYyL8R4
Are we on the verge of a crash in house prices? Only the data will tell https://t.co/goEgbHVzHq
Man sentenced to 40 years for pouring boiling water on gay couple as they slept #US https://t.co/zExsVDjm7U
Burkini ban protesters throw beach party at French embassy in London https://t.co/7j7nMIgOId
Luxembourg-based businessman donated £400,000 to Tory party https://t.co/Iozdxn2fIr
Slater & Gordon predicts A$1bn loss for 2015/16 | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/SXbgQbvjLJ
Addleshaw-Hunton merger talks on ice after Brexit vote | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/rXWngDKS84
Fake law firm found real lawyers via Craigslist | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/3mlk3Uznkq
Amazon scoops high-profile antitrust lobbyist | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/1BPCaie0wU
A&O moves London capital markets head to Hong Kong | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FiOW8sOC2p
Law firm partners face the perfect storm in retirement | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Te7Uu4oPus
Athletes angry at Rio shanty accommodation after #Kenya officials overstay their welcome in Rio https://t.co/8AhlRUI6s9
#AUSTRIA's migrant disaster: Why did 71 die? https://t.co/EyLietxEeh
Security firrm G4S 'rejects Labour conference security offer' https://t.co/ivK0Y2FvnZ
Small firms take advantage of record rise in conveyancing | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Qg0Hax5weI
Law Society rejects calls for ‘misleading’ price publication | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/aslpDzk8q9
A solicitor (David Lloyd George) who broke the mould (and a lock) | Law Gazette https://t.co/oGkG4ztdrj
Third-party JR funders must be allowed anonymity – Law Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/BS48PYoNLf
Struck-off solicitor ‘has something to offer profession’, SDT says | Law Gazette https://t.co/54J00wjSeK
Footballer Richard Chaplow banned for verbally abusing gay player during match https://t.co/oCzwETKtv2
Lawnmower prompts Northern Lights alert https://t.co/tZbyEK5irc
Airlander 10: Longest aircraft hit power cable before nosediving https://t.co/waKyZ4owUL
WhatsApp users to receive adverts - the begining of the end? https://t.co/mA5tSaAgMd
Head teacher Ashley Yates jailed for filming pupils in toilets https://t.co/hp3gAyO524
#FRANCE 'burkini ban': Court to rule on beach fines https://t.co/YIkjMfntIN
Migrants rescued from sandbank off Kent coast https://t.co/u6vh9XWKBg
Arrested Royal Marine 'victim of 2002 sectarian attack' https://t.co/EiWrgSSKhN
Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe moved from Broadmoor to prison https://t.co/lZPMRaNIlC
Camber Sands deaths: Five men 'on day trip from London' https://t.co/PVt74JnMsf

Thursday

25th August - Law News

1704th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: The international charity Oxfam has accused the British government of violating the International Arms Trade Treaty as London continues its arms deals with Saudi Arabia.

Focus of the day: Family law specialists should be required to work under fixed fees, the Legal Services Consumer Panel has suggested as it ramped up its call for regulatory intervention to improve transparency in the market. The panel said family law was one area where it advised that regulators “should now consider mandating fixed fees”. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

Postponing/Avoiding IHT and CGT on Liferent Trusts: An ETN Seminar - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KGGkeHauoc
HMCTS takes tenancy in Aberdeen complex - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/y1Zx2jE19h
Macdonald Henderson advises on merger of Clark Communications and Golley Slater Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/K1b1c0RNds
Alistair Hindle Associates appoints new head of chemical patents - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DKCBY8KMSH
Blog: Supreme Court decision illustrates justice gap for victims of modern slavery - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rZGQFXvLSf
Scottish government persists with Named Persons scheme - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vGpToWSCmB
Employees watch sad films while a "handsome weeping boy" wipes away their tears: It is supposed to help people bond https://t.co/YPEpUHYRUa
Uber adds advance bookings in London https://t.co/GFs4LJNNR0
Easyjet passengers 'aghast' as crew spat delays flight https://t.co/ZE1AzG0y2L
#Australia backpacker murder: Man charged over Mia Ayliffe-Chung death https://t.co/MIfhXGKmMh
'Unsafe' Stafford hospital A&E closed to children https://t.co/kkpLNGmz7H
Peter Thiel has backed a startup that makes it easier to sue – and win #US https://t.co/AjpnSJnkWv
Sarkozy calls burkinis a 'provocation' that supports radical Islam #FRANCE https://t.co/lX379ZffGo
Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe 'moved back to jail' https://t.co/MXUoLGpMZl
Law firms and the John Lewis-style model | Law Gazette https://t.co/uuagDiEzCb
Solicitor agrees settlement over abusive language | Law Gazette https://t.co/TSg8kOs4kk
Society hits back at ‘misconceived’ price transparency call | Law Gazette https://t.co/U7PVKRlnid
Slater and Gordon warns of billion-dollar trading loss | Law Gazette https://t.co/ULH8qeIzhN
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Tax warning over unlocked pensions https://t.co/u6hifi7fuw
Barbequed rare burgers 'pose food poisoning risk' https://t.co/eRkG0m7seP
Social media giants "failing" on extremism - MPs https://t.co/Wq9hzHRP8i
'Soft' prison sentences extended after complaints https://t.co/DkuNxF4t7j
Greater Manchester Police 'fails to record 38,000 crimes each year' https://t.co/HBzt59MUOa
Woman in labour punched and robbed on London street https://t.co/Imo9gXgw4W
#France’s burkini ban exposes the hypocrisy of its secularist state https://t.co/rPYJ0Kbz3a
From the floor to first class, Britain’s railways are a disgrace (regardless of what Virgin trains claim) https://t.co/CsifjfH1cX
Mills & Boon romances are actually feminist texts, academic says https://t.co/zgtmF8ebnI
At what point are women allowed to look their age? https://t.co/bY4lIGCW0X
Attempts by greedy treasure hunters to find 'Nazi gold train' in #Poland hit the buffers https://t.co/seByvLQd3V
Insurance Act 2015: levelling the playing field? | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/wUkCTMj4GM
Yet another Irwin Mitchell real estate partner heads for Dentons | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/mE1aqoG7lW
Mexican president accused of plagiarising law degree dissertation | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/0x5EzrS7Cq
Profits plummet at embattled Irwin Mitchell | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/giGAHaWeaI
Lawyers should be upfront about prices, says watchdog | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/N88uK81ool
Clients prefer lawyers with active social media presence, survey finds | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/cl8rGw7ocf
#VIETNAM woman 'cuts off limbs for insurance payout' https://t.co/gWGmt1Nnjf
UK Muslims ordered off plane after ISIL accusation - fellow passengers claimed seeing Arabic text on phone https://t.co/vSmB9aUen7
Anti-Mugabe protests turn violent in capital Harare #ZIMBABWE https://t.co/OagItcArNm
#CANADA allows female mounted police to wear hijab https://t.co/sef2dPTK7E

Wednesday

24th August - Law News

1703rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: The forgotten children of China's prisoners. In a government building in Nanzhao, the Zhang children’s father awaits his fate.

Focus of the day: Overburdening start-ups could harm their progress, says CEO. Forcing new entrants to the legal services market to publish their prices could disadvantage lawyers, the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) has said. Responding to the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) interim report on the sector, CILEx said it supports measures to increase market competition but wants reforms to be outcomes focused - not mandated - to protect its members. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

Google punishes sites with pop-up adverts https://t.co/sxJWWZyCc5
In Wake of Burkini Ban, Muslim Women Demand Criminalization of Fat White Men in Speedos https://t.co/UeG13ei2Vq
Virgin Trains faces data protection inquiry over Corbyn CCTV footage https://t.co/MRHeZ15E0F
Firms fear for future after failing to secure new PII | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/JrQWGK7wW5
Police Scotland uniform to include Muslim hijab https://t.co/rMhsSXth8P
Shepherd and Wedderburn celebrates five years of legal advice clinics - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/njm4wicCp7
Glasgow solicitor speaks of fright following Italy earthquake - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gyQqL7TUmT
Scottish ministers failed to give 'intelligible reasons' for giving railfreight super-hub the greenlight - Scottish…https://t.co/5BNrhwFHHF
Women paid 18 per cent less per hour than men - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/G9L8e5vPXe
Transparency key to better informed and better protected legal services consumers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4Q97307Hz9
Sheriff’s judgment on disputed indemnity was ‘completely inadequate’, appeal court rules - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9z5gY93ngi
Ramya: #India actress refuses 'Pakistan not hell' apology demanded by ultra nationalists https://t.co/AMjhpvFz8X
Children banned from #INDIA's human pyramid https://t.co/AznaNLaIu6
#France 'burkini ban': Images of police on beach fuel debate https://t.co/HvDY8ND7JU
Backpacker Mia Ayliffe-Chung stabbed to death at #Australian hostel https://t.co/1ss7hJRLRY
Man, 32, arrested in north-west London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, police say https://t.co/FhihtyjuQI
#French police make woman remove clothing on Nice beach following burkini ban https://t.co/ADX57pURUz
WikiLeaks posted medical files of rape victims and children, investigation finds https://t.co/XvmUtseKMX
Foreign Office papers: Nelson Mandela and the 'Gay Gordons' https://t.co/5c1SxAb0Uo
University hit 21 times in one year by ransomware https://t.co/0CDCeLBByZ
Dalian Atkinson: Tasered footballer given CPR for 35 minutes https://t.co/28vPetef1l
Somerset: Member of armed forces arrested in NI terrorism investigation https://t.co/0HDe61DKki
Ronald King jailed for shooting wife Rita at care home https://t.co/Rgx0pI9N2e
SRA allows suspended solicitor to work for law firm as unadmitted member of staff - Legal Futures https://t.co/6coRgAywpH
PI reforms 'discouraging' listed Australian law firm from entering UK - Legal Futures https://t.co/Z2Yjiloif2
Force family lawyers to offer fixed fees, consumer panel suggests - Legal Futures https://t.co/35sUhsOorM
Court of Appeal threshold to remain unchanged | Law Gazette https://t.co/FU1NfA6OVz
Shine wears off UK for Erin Brockovich-backed personal injury firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/7H7xk1XabV
Buy-to-let tax changes ‘legislation by stealth’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/Up3R9CQK08
Profits down as ABS pioneer Irwin Mitchell completes merger | Law Gazette https://t.co/s6GWnCtzYw
‘Unduly lenient’ sentences hiked for 102 offenders | Law Gazette https://t.co/V48q0sgcda
Enterprise firms unable to secure new PII put ‘on notice’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZF3Sr4ZCPh
LLB course demand soars – but vacancies remain | Law Gazette https://t.co/3zeoxCpJxU
The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/hrbmmPKGrO
Are hi-tech spies stealing all your firm's secrets? https://t.co/VhyYzr6dWk
Ladbrokes Iron Man 3 ad banned over 'child appeal' https://t.co/7i6qoB4anR
Arrest laser pointer owners - CAA chief https://t.co/5CLiaaT8df
Hillsborough appeal for Leppings Lane Gate C witnesses https://t.co/POjTLahnS9
Man given suspended sentence for death threats and homophobia towards MP https://t.co/uxxFd7ZBdE
Microplastics should be banned in cosmetics to save oceans, MPs say https://t.co/qZA3N4KI80
Jeremy Corbyn promises to 'renationalise' NHS https://t.co/8ZzpvxqsGO
Senior Ukip members claim party's MP helped Tories beat Nigel Farage https://t.co/TgSuDaEft0
Sports Direct faces more pressure over working practices review https://t.co/NDQGLiTweD
FBI investigates whether #Russia hacked New York Times reporters, #US says https://t.co/irfJxz7pqG
Abu Zubaydah, detainee tortured by CIA, makes case for Guantánamo release #US https://t.co/A8UTrBlMzp
Why #India's leaders did not share Rushdie's Jewel in the Crown pain https://t.co/KRIqyhJd00
Jeremy Corbyn easily fends off Branson's unsubstantiated attack over 'ram-packed' Virgin train https://t.co/G3S6Rxt0Ro
Clifford Chance forges new association in Saudia Arabia | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/i4cjHvL56x
Linklaters announces 91 per cent autumn retention rate | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/B0ka8cVTUs
Reed Smith finance partner defects to Proskauer | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/1xp2uSwefj
The glorious twelfth: underwriters and the Insurance Act 2015 | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FBYQ8UpNXr
Former DLA Piper lawyer fired by Baltimore for alleged neo-Nazi links | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/wjg7KVtHVf
NI lawyers challenge Brexit | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/zPHFqCUk6d
‘Ghosting’ prisoners and human rights https://t.co/4nEgC6WZVz
The right plea to escape jury service https://t.co/Aed7TsSTOD
Andre Gray: FA charges Burnley striker with misconduct over tweets https://t.co/x7ZDsrNUQO
Is Wikileaks putting people at risk? https://t.co/2MpbilASZH
#INDIA runner OP Jaisha 'not given water' at Rio by Indian officials https://t.co/815NKM5YaP
#GERMANY considers return of conscription for civil defence https://t.co/Ggzd9P5UCM
Jalal Uddin: Imam 'murdered by IS supporters' over 'black magic' healing https://t.co/MdsfJ0hWfk

Tuesday

23rd August - Law News

1702nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: What it's like to perform a C-section in Aleppo? Dr Farida is an obstetrician and gynaecologist working in a hospital in eastern Aleppo. She performs an emergency caesarean section while explaining the injuries she comes across in newborn and unborn babies. “They lose their arms sometimes,” she says. “They lose their legs sometimes.

Focus of the day: A British bill of rights will go ahead as promised, the justice secretary, Liz Truss, has said, though she refused to give a timeframe for any detailed proposals. There has been repeated speculation that the legislation, which was a 2015 Conservative manifesto promise and set to replace the Human Rights Act introduced by the last Labour government, could be ditched in the wake of the EU referendum.. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

Mexican president Peña Nieto plagiarised law thesis, report says https://t.co/rwLOnryCUw
IP Bill gets approval from terror laws watchdog IP Bill gets approval from terror laws watchdog https://t.co/JiFJ6fvyRh
UK, Saudi Arabia violating Arms Trade Treaty: Oxfam https://t.co/O3ER6P0Rwl
Andrea Tantaros of Fox News Claims Retaliation for Harassment Complaints #US https://t.co/3O4Dx7sBJJ
#US Supreme Court to Consider Legal Standard Drawn From 'Of Mice and Men' https://t.co/P2gDrmCquz
Nearly 1,800 Killed in Duterte's Drug War, #Philippine Police Official Tells Senators https://t.co/ZvC7HLbmYn
How Airbnb Can Fight Racial Discrimination https://t.co/cwdiHvCLMm
'It Had to Be Stopped': Heroes Rise Amid France Terror Attacks https://t.co/OfPAsvmDEi
Inside the Conservative Push for States to Amend the Constitution #US https://t.co/tvWXZyxi2D
Lord Wallace suggests increase in politician numbers at Holyrood - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vOvqGan1jW
England: Sources hint at move away from problem-solving courts expansion - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Rdcyeyemdl
Privately-run prison to cost more than £1bn over duration of contract - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nsm0kWLkc2
Lord Advocate affirms commitment to M9 crash FAI - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/irezo0poXz
Govan Law Centre petition for judicial review over social work committee's decision progresses - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Ymyr6oZwec
Government secrecy in renditions prosecution challenged - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/sX68M8VeRP
Arbitration: Scottish government issues consultation on removing ability to contract out of 2010 Act - Scottish Lega…https://t.co/9X0gkXO7Kq
Strasbourg court rules deportation of Iraqi nationals would violate article 3 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/waF98KpKBR
No conflict of interest in same mental health officer reporting on competing guardian applications, Sheriff Appeal Court rules https://t.co/AM2q0NHjGh
Law & Development Training Programme – A4ID - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BVEDetRk11
SLN Spotlight: David Arnott - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Nbk8WUi88F
Ex-naval officer wins appeal against custodial sentence for assault - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LkTn8sAV4a
HMRC presses on with non-dom tax reform despite Brexit | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/dJkfwPIVXH
CILEx fears mandatory price publication will disadvantage new firms | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/8IQasW0a1N
Small businesses are being ‘priced out of court’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/HKhNwFI3nf
LiP slapped with £100k costs bill for ‘farrago of nonsense’ application | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/GuEjdGaZEs
Soldier dies in live firing training exercise in Northumberland https://t.co/Ry48kdoRk1
We are one profession | Law Gazette https://t.co/hBsxElpt27
Contract drafters: don't be complacent | Law Gazette https://t.co/V5ew9n08sZ
Money claims ‘being priced out of court’, says bar | Law Gazette https://t.co/xIo3TGU6ws
Disgruntled client daubs solicitor’s car with black paint | Law Gazette https://t.co/bvhRLql8H7
Mandatory price lists for lawyers ‘necessary’, says consumer watchdog | Law Gazette https://t.co/xoGyHP92eU
Solicitor referred to tribunal over Euro Parliament funds | Law Gazette https://t.co/4D0nfak4Vq
Eynesbury Poppyfields care home death: Murder arrest after body find https://t.co/Q8MYdo6fqi
Woman guest editing @ireland Twitter account gets racist and sexist abuse https://t.co/RVx0tGA73O
Tory MP Heather Wheeler sparks Twitter backlash with British Empire post https://t.co/9KzjMO4Vo1
Boy, 8, killed in grenade attack on apartment in #Sweden https://t.co/9w1LJFvGud
First minister warns on cost of Brexit to Scotland https://t.co/W3N0lBSEGT
Ofsted boss in Isle of Wight row quits https://t.co/q9s0acoYEt
Mothers' pay lags far behind men https://t.co/7BFmDFZz4d
Rio Paralympics 2016: #Russia banned after losing appeal https://t.co/bphDHtyMbh
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Law firm finance staff in demand as pay rises and responsibilities grow - Legal Futures https://t.co/DhghnNruDa
From assault to fake parking permits - SRA hands out series of rebukes - Legal Futures https://t.co/L9Zp8wVvCX
#Germans told to stockpile food and water for civil defence https://t.co/gCyhQxPsj7
Lord Heseltine: Theresa May won't ditch plan for mayors https://t.co/9oda6LOPn2
Irish journalist launches defamation action against her ex-employer https://t.co/1HdFH9diM2
Jihadi apologises for destroying mausoleums in Mali – video https://t.co/z6uaEzK9PN
Destroying priceless art is vile and offensive – but it is not a war crime https://t.co/uDTOJL1vHU
Pointless UK bill of rights will not be scrapped, says Liz Truss https://t.co/XFoepG7NFm
Federal court blocks Obama's rules for transgender students' bathroom access #US https://t.co/uaKAicWBsa
Federal court blocks Obama's rules for transgender students' bathroom access https://t.co/uaKAicWBsa
Will ‘jihadi jails’ solve the problem of imprisoned Islamist extremists? Probably not | Alan Travis https://t.co/ChwI69wCOk
Why our jury system can be guilty of inflexibility https://t.co/s9qCuCDDIx
The Guardian view on Islamist extremism in prisons: above all, don’t make things worse https://t.co/wjshNZwLdB
Lawyer sues judge over Black Lives Matter pin controversy | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/baPxBkYWFQ
Herbert Smith Freehills keeps on 94 per cent of qualifiers | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/it9RBqKL7E
Turnover and PEP fall at Bond Dickinson | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/fndkzxTyIC
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher makes an important lateral hire in NY | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/qUrw74mHLg
Dechert nabs senior finance partner pair from DLA Piper | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/dIijuHt9lI
Baker & McKenzie revenue up to five-year high | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/nLLp6zk0zG

Monday

22nd August - Law News

1701st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: Suspect slips cuffs, ejected from police car. After being arrested, Logan Younger was ejected from a police cruiser when it crashed on the way to a detention center.

Focus of the day: Government plans to introduce tax avoidance scheme penalties for professional advisers have been roundly criticised by lawyers and accountants. Under the plans set out in a discussion document published this week “enablers” of tax avoidance could have to pay a fine of up to 100% of the tax the scheme’s user underpaid. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

Truss confirms commitment to Human Rights Act reform | Law Gazette https://t.co/8QmuzwwsrG
End 'campaign' against solicitor-advocates - Bourns | Law Gazette https://t.co/77XJS7uWsY
Bumper profits for Baker & McKenzie | Law Gazette https://t.co/Raw6kVDwoD
PII deadline looms for firms covered by Enterprise Insurance | Law Gazette https://t.co/XICYKG8CKJ
Loyalty to small firms costs legal accountants | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ffcYWqRJrp
#Ethiopia 'hero' runner gets asylum donations after Oromo protest sign https://t.co/7ulAGWYsNw
Swimwear manufacturer Speedo is dropping its sponsorship of the disgraced #US Olympic swimmer Ryan Locht https://t.co/5hHdCQZqXo
Teenage girls: Mental well-being 'worsening' https://t.co/1rhTPo2koS
Lecturer admits killing wife in 'stabbing frenzy' as children slept https://t.co/uJFup95ieU
Car comes to rest on roof of Fiat 500 in Glasgow https://t.co/LkyPq4jvVR
PFI schools built in Scotland 'owned by offshore firms' https://t.co/gHuz2vU9fP
Kosovo sends accused ex-priest Lawrence Soper back to UK https://t.co/XlFRTJFSCC
Islamist rebel apologises for destroying Timbuktu shrines at ICC trial #MALI https://t.co/bUdOMISKiF
Drones seized over HMP Pentonville carrying drugs and phones https://t.co/X3cLm0krk7
Ex-DJ Denning admits child sex offences https://t.co/CLunNQsRU7
Prison extremists to be put in special units in jails https://t.co/sUNoS8gCYv
Donald #Trump's undocumented deportation pledge called into question #US https://t.co/JWLFBzD3a3
Brexit sparks rush for New Zealand as emigration inquiries hit record high https://t.co/HwNuJufZk7
Rise in women facing discrimination on taking maternity leave https://t.co/NP4bccEbuf
H&M factories in #Myanmar employed 14-year-old workers https://t.co/Ick6IEqRlr
Why has women’s fitness become a beauty contest? https://t.co/OCOaUINeQD
Rights group challenges FoI refusal in #Libyan rendition case https://t.co/9U3XbdltZ5
Brexit means Brexit … but the big question is when? https://t.co/voYVBDR5Ij
Hate preachers to be held in separate prison units to curb radicalisation https://t.co/9jQhfdGIwi
Islamist pleads guilty at ICC to destroying Timbuktu mausoleums #MALI https://t.co/G5C3IM6Dtw
Deputy district judge sacked over SDT conviction | Law Gazette https://t.co/tdbg02P59f
Conveyancing clerk banned from profession over fake client emails | Law Gazette https://t.co/MTfcRypkZy
The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/D6yRlq5Cp7
Slavery reports rise fivefold, Salvation Army says https://t.co/Y6pkKP0G8B
#TURKEY transgender murder prompts Istanbul protest https://t.co/WNnGd4paul
#Ethiopian runner makes protest sign as he crosses line in Rio https://t.co/bsj47vBcvT
Rio ticket sales: Three OCI officials have passports seized by police #BRAZIL https://t.co/4UTkd6ZDfJ
Prince death: Powerful drugs found in singer's home 'were mislabelled' https://t.co/1R4TCtDq0Y
Files reveal approved school drug trial plans in 1960s https://t.co/0yFjUnRFbZ
D-Day for firms covered by insolvent Enterprise Insurance - Legal Futures https://t.co/ynFFG3haKX
Law Society calls for 'innovation sandbox' - Legal Futures https://t.co/BgtQS0KUx8
#Russian 'Putin mask' activist claims asylum in Ukraine https://t.co/BwtA8qQxJ5
Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn reveals reforms to boost trade unions and worker's rights https://t.co/kUWcLO6cBU

Sunday

21st August - Law News

1700th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: Australian Senator Malcolm Roberts claims NASA has corrupted data, there is no empirical evidence that humans are causing global warming and the climate models are wrong.Professor Brian Cox explains climate science to denier Australian Senator Malcolm Roberts.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Public Interest Lawyers threatened with closure | New Law Journal: https://t.co/9alCUrBrwd
Government tax avoidance sanctions too broad | New Law Journal: https://t.co/evMwdDjFn1
SRA urges PII early renewal | New Law Journal: https://t.co/PvEgMjhfwz
SFO steps up on "compelled" interviews | New Law Journal: https://t.co/FdVTHcPfz8
Press watchdog to trial arbitration | New Law Journal: https://t.co/FlnvE209jj
Bar Council Legal Reporting Awards | New Law Journal: https://t.co/xzWTzLPN6M
New abuse inquiry chair has “great track record” | New Law Journal: https://t.co/IO2dAIAZch
The town where 100 young people have tried to kill themselves #CANADA https://t.co/EXbuzhVIdb
Banksy artwork removed from Cheltenham house https://t.co/sCQ2ATbWHv
George Hamilton: PSNI chief apologises over 'dry your eyes' tweet https://t.co/QYcmdObSAK
Six sea deaths around Britain lead to safety calls https://t.co/zFvnweFJM7
Extremist prisoners 'may be separated' from other inmates https://t.co/XvipDNcq99
#TURKEY wedding suicide bomber 'was child aged 12-14' https://t.co/fNPpZ95xEX
Rio Olympics 2016: #Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova says 'Rio was awful - it was war' https://t.co/jowEwWL7QN
Giving housing to the homeless is three times cheaper than leaving them on the streets https://t.co/x5v8TERgIr? https://t.co/nAP6j3G6pM
Is #Brazil's government rolling back women's rights? https://t.co/qkR8LkYLKh
Rights group accuses #Mexican police of malfeasance https://t.co/1CLyWGpL7g
At least 50 dead in attack on wedding party in #TURKEY https://t.co/rXGGA9WPXP
Video shows Prime Minister Theresa May praising 'Tatler Tory' at centre of bullying row https://t.co/9J0eV3E68H
Neoliberalism has had its day. So what happens next? https://t.co/RfQ2HlNIJ7
Substandard cosmetic surgery clinics to be named and shamed https://t.co/uE72xzxtg7
Islamic extremist's trial over Timbuktu cultural destruction to open at The Hague #MALI https://t.co/qGNAYqMxpO
Is it within the remit of the NHS to commission and pay for preventative HIV drugs? | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/5VgJALprp2
Woman robbed as she gets out of car on Edinburgh driveway https://t.co/oWFXiMAquF
'No more goals', police told Hearts players during Hibs derby https://t.co/Mbza1l1mXG
#IRAQ hangs 36 IS jihadists for Camp Speicher massacre https://t.co/erjGSUuFui
Appeal for family swept out to sea at Newquay https://t.co/07HuDEd8WG
US court rules that asylum seeker can’t be bisexual because he married a woman https://t.co/5tTzCaoU7x
The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/5niJLRYgEV
#France’s liberal traditions won’t be helped by the burkini ban https://t.co/L9xONhNhT8
Aid workers’ bravery should inspire us to do more for the world’s 60m refugees https://t.co/D0nGuUsAgd
Blairite London mayor Sadiq Khan supports desperately struggling Owen Smith in Labour leadership contest https://t.co/kKhczXKclV
Jury service: what are your chances of being called up again and again? https://t.co/zICXYEqjRm
And the verdict is ... guilty of ageism https://t.co/PHhotRXCsO
The dark art of copyright: trademark battles from Specsavers to Facebook https://t.co/hzuGanLBDj
Liz Truss abandons Michael Gove’s plan for problem-solving courts https://t.co/egZUidiNSI
Extremist prisoners to be isolated in ‘sealed units’ https://t.co/5jHDARevtv
Andre Gray, Burnley striker's shameful homophobic old tweets cause outrage on social media https://t.co/MejXHGOLD0
Moscow airport shop sells model Kalashnikov guns https://t.co/MrHZOt46Ad
Why do some people find the burkini offensive? https://t.co/AooRMYw02r
I'm a DWP call handler and have no time to care about your disability claim https://t.co/xtZ2syF5mz
Cocaine worth £80m found on boat off Cornish coast https://t.co/TndBtOXSLp
North Korea calls UK-based defector 'human scum' https://t.co/3YjLOOJ9hV
Dangerous Dogs Act has never worked - Andrew Rosindell MP https://t.co/1Punla6DtC
Abortion provider Marie Stopes suspends services https://t.co/8DGIlsBKro
Bin Laden raid bestseller's author to pay $7m to #US government to negate liability claim over lack of clearance https://t.co/vbaucQsw2Y
The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/368HZHtKBY
Can you ever trust a dog around children? https://t.co/v9i2H64OA7

Saturday

20th August - Law News

1699th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation & Rights.

Today's video story: CDC: Pregnant women should avoid travel to Miami-Dade County. "The risk (of contracting Zika) is still low, but the result is catastrophic," CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden tells CNN'.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Taxi 'legal loophole' could put children at risk in Rotherham https://t.co/ypOYvs1I5p
Spyware maker faces legal battle over alleged affair https://t.co/I9gEeqh1IV
UK IT consultant subject to insane sex ban order mounts legal challenge https://t.co/cJNwFzW8mK
In Japan, Kurdish asylum seekers remain in legal limbo https://t.co/Kv2BTx77Ug
Brexit: Government Statement on EU Nationals in UK https://t.co/vfzrmzvffN
UK Prime Minister Theresa May faces Dalit problem https://t.co/e434UuMYuW
U.K. Patent Bar Says Country Should Join EU Patent Court https://t.co/APU9xtH3vp
Aleppo's underground orphanage offers haven for children bereaved by war #SYRIA https://t.co/Uwsz9BRoCh
Irwin Mitchell real estate team defects to Dentons | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/7gzjATFlMb
Pair of LA firms close the deal on sale of Playboy Mansion | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/QkN7noHIzf
Profit plummets at BLM while revenue holds steady | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/hxn6uRrqKU
Law school partners with tech firm for class on automation | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/xZcPCsG2qW
Locked up lawyer can advise fellow inmates, court rules | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/fc8dqIwm5t
New Delhi law students strike over classmate's suicide | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/10VvkWeGG1
Munby backs ‘innovative’ settlement processes for care cases | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/eMuyvEnHaF
Valuing diversity increasingly important for lawyers | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/aZhQC4DINm
Football fans pay penalty as Horwich Farrelly strikes again | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/gNWoNWWxwS
Law Society and LSB clash over market reforms | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/5YZdD3wXBF
Theresa May promised to tackle corporate atrocities. Now she must keep her word | Peter Frankental https://t.co/wL3FZRvPit
Bulk data collection vital to prevent terrorism in UK, report finds https://t.co/pPP4icEfoU
Internet access is now a human right? We've got a podcast series for that https://t.co/7eBzS5qEre
Courtroom interpreting contract winner announces hiring spree | Law Gazette https://t.co/DevdRBloJm
In focus: alternative business structures in Scotland – rarer than Nessie | Law Gazette https://t.co/khY3yfCcAc
Profits dive at BLM | Law Gazette https://t.co/5n3CaHSVAj
Court of Protection judge criticises firm for ‘brutal and insensitive’ comments | Law Gazette https://t.co/4kXQH8rVNp
Don't meddle without evidence, Society warns competition watchdog | Law Gazette https://t.co/gcb2lSdoad
Internet spying powers backed by review https://t.co/5h69n5sDCS
Rio Paralympics 2016: Games to go ahead with major budget cuts https://t.co/9UPQDZAnWp
Sex ban man John O'Neill loses appeal against order https://t.co/PoxvJSbfBr
Rio Olympics: #US swimmer Jimmy Feigen 'settles robbery row' by paying to charity https://t.co/VCmxu6oXKV
Strengthening Tax Avoidance Sanctions and Deterrents: https://t.co/GU6XvZKq7r

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