12th October - Law News

1751stEdition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: One girl under the age of 15 is married every seven seconds, says charity Save the Children. But what impact does getting married so young have on girls?


Focus of the Day story: Lawyers and clients disagree over whether ‘excellent’ value for money is offered as the pressure mounts on firms to lower costs and introduce more fixed fees, a survey has revealed. While 30 per cent of lawyers said they offered ‘excellent’ value for money, just 8 per cent of clients agreed, according to LexisNexis’s latest research on the profession. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Grammar schools are unfair. Principled parents must refuse to encourage them? https://t.co/j8P61DXwrw
• Pound completes worst four-day performance since Brexit vote https://t.co/u1ICfSq7B9 
• Leaving EU customs union will cost UK £25bn, says government adviser https://t.co/5mFWvw0pUc 
• English care home closures are leaving vulnerable people at risk, says watchdog https://t.co/m79yHaLOZr 
• Ilham Tohti, Uighur imprisoned for life by #China, wins major human rights prize https://t.co/sTaHq80YyS
• Honey G’s X Factor act isn’t funny. It’s modern-day blackface | Lola Okolosie https://t.co/xaoeLQrVx3 
• 'It savaged my life': military sexual assault survivors fighting to become visible #US https://t.co/OwEtkOpS8z 
• Could a vindictive Donald Trump really jail Hillary Clinton if he wins the election? https://t.co/AcNyJAnxQC 
• Killer clown sightings in UK trigger police warning https://t.co/Slbp8tDIHT 
• Garry Kasparov wins human rights case against #Russia - ECHR rules he was unlawful detained at Moscow airport https://t.co/SMIRSiGiRv 
• Newspapers warned of heavy fines if they identify sex case victims https://t.co/Uid4brEPtt 
• British women, please rally to support decriminalisation of abortion https://t.co/hWaQ9XPvU1 
• #US Supreme court suspicious of Samsung's defense of copying American iPhone design https://t.co/hpqmdGT56f 
• Phone-hacking victims win House of Lords support over legal costs https://t.co/ySYKcHLUtX 
• Sheriff Joe Arpaio could face jail time following contempt of court charge #US https://t.co/2B4mGW2Y0B 
• UK is now a country that works for everyone – except if you are a lawyer, it might not work for you | Law Gazette https://t.co/FzSh0bRM34
• US claims giant arrives in UK with ABS licence | Law Gazette https://t.co/eHKvyAxOg3
• 'It's getting worse and worse': Amnesty highlights casualties of legal aid cuts | Law Gazette https://t.co/otOWLQGkmh 
• 'Moment of madness' solicitors struck off after appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/F1ypSdiyYr 
• RBS could face 'thousands' of global restructuring claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/FnDF5X9JCM
• Jackson urges ‘culture change’ on ‘profitable' disclosure | Law Gazette https://t.co/dGwHMiWf0L
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/QiG9ndooMw
• General counsel for Craig Ferrer, CEO of small ads website Backpage, has said the charges against him are https://t.co/oDFb2t1Bqu 
• Batting partner of #Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes denies in court that they were sledged... https://t.co/pGaLCovif9
• Passport checks considered by London hospital for pregnant NHS patients https://t.co/UcoOljYcBv
• Aspiring solicitor & law student tells Vogue she thinks ‘far more’ about clothes now than when she was a model https://t.co/3x15iDQ3dr 
• General counsel for Craig Ferrer, CEO of small ads website Backpage, has said the charges against him are "illegal" https://t.co/ev1y5zaJOj 
• Judge who tossed Kentucky’s gay marriage ban honored at University of Kentucky with new initiative... https://t.co/mbwKgP7izX 
• CMS, Nabarro and Olswang combine to create 6th largest law firm in the UK and 6th largest globally https://t.co/R0khiXmRdH 
• Batting partner of #Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes denies in court that they were sledged https://t.co/1MbMyvpXUh 
• #Pakistani barrister seeks return of ancient ‘Dancing Girl’ sculpture of Mahenjo Daro from #India https://t.co/flONG5rrcj 
• Landowner with knighthood puts £1,000 bounty on beavers https://t.co/JPEvLag4mE 
• Oxford schoolgirl rape e-fits issued by police https://t.co/n72G9mESsZ 
• Murdered teen Conner Marshall's family in crowd funding call for legal action https://t.co/4XvEorypRz
• Aspiring solicitor & law student tells Vogue she thinks ‘far more’ about clothes now than when she was a model https://t.co/iSLdBzMMzx 
• RBS faces class legal action https://t.co/xtiG2zff6D
• #German official: Nazi history a warning against legal excess https://t.co/TQaYRT6v6z 
• CMS, Nabarro and Olswang combine to create 6th largest law firm in the UK and 6th largest globally https://t.co/y6FSSaR67s
• Exiting the EU next steps: Ministerial statement 10 October 2016 https://t.co/Y0GXCnlJtl 
• UK Urges #NIGERIA to Expunge Death Penalty Law https://t.co/b4pCq4wCaZ
• UK Corporate Governance: Change Has Got to Come https://t.co/AAjBLrEU6w 
• Judge who tossed Kentucky’s gay marriage ban honored at University of Kentucky with new initiative https://t.co/00ckuDkfNb 
• Facebook accused of 'picking and choosing' tax rules after paying just $5 million in UK https://t.co/FxAGksouT4 
• CMS, Nabarro and Olswang to merge to make UK’s sixth-biggest firm https://t.co/CDKQmgyibz 
• UK government's Great Repeal Bill is a 'distraction' from real Brexit issue says legal expert https://t.co/z3zaQF1VC3  
• How to pass the Oxford interview https://t.co/fhXZna9Iv9 
• Gail Purcell crowdfunded cycle death case: Not guilty plea entered https://t.co/7fENyMXErL 
• 'Creepy clown' sorry for chainsaw stunt amid rise in sightings https://t.co/RstRcAMsFb 
• Footballer Ched Evans has told a court he would not "hurt a girl" at his retrial for rape https://t.co/apYvtsCjTr 
• #Australia same-sex marriage vote blocked by opposition https://t.co/Fn6NGKh14M 
• Child protection body failed over paedophile reports https://t.co/aB0ygDtLNq 
• Hampshire UKIP councillor defects to Conservatives citing former party as "thoroughly embarrassing" https://t.co/9CpGcDWBfC 
• 'Creepy clowns' craze: Professionals hit out at pranksters https://t.co/WSBy76b88J 
• Girl under 15 married every seven seconds, says Save the Children https://t.co/ix5RzsYbLG 
• Bailey Gwynne death: Pupil stabbing death was 'avoidable' https://t.co/JqFlVMLqHe 
• #Russia compared to Nazis ahead of UK Syria debate https://t.co/dbaS26N7TE 
• Receptionists 'put people off seeing doctor' https://t.co/N2H8e03T55 
• Samsung permanently stops Galaxy Note 7 production https://t.co/Qv7mMIrlrd 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/pBvzXKihXm
• Ashurst launches diversity initiative for 'LGBT allies' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/iy8YbZZ91p 
• Mackinnons promotes associate solicitor to partner - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YQ4PZj97Pf 
• Harper Macleod makes fourth appointment to personal injury team - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/97mCZqtRPk 
• Blog: Building firm foundations for future legal profession - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Y7I3zF89e4 
• UK government pressing Ireland to tighten its borders after Brexit - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xCFwRue8Xu 
• Editorial: Playing with Fire - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DQ3Kn91883
• Dementia sufferer’s claim against council for 24-hour one-to-one care refused - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DHSWTwyozb 
• #THAILAND steps up security after warning of Bangkok bomb plot https://t.co/6Fgv80Vtre
• BBC falling short on reflecting older women, says Ofcom https://t.co/QV3r8DlQFm 
• Hard Brexit will cost Treasury up to £66bn a year, ministers are told https://t.co/pzb7BfcgTZ 
• Calais camp: List of children in the 'Jungle' to be given to UK https://t.co/vHIAyhROX0 
• Bailey Gwynne school stabbing death report to be published https://t.co/aYBfDNnsHR 
• Pensions regulator wants more powers to protect workers https://t.co/w8lgQCnk3C 
• Lawyers and clients disagree over ‘value for money’ https://t.co/rfDuCw7tez 
• Magic Circle and international firms battle for diversity gongs https://t.co/cR6wGejHBU
• How the government sees the profession: ‘Fat cats’, ‘activists’, and ‘vultures’ https://t.co/54uz9BKcvg 
• Direct access website founder urges barristers to focus on broader expertise, not advocacy - Legal Futures https://t.co/eKqr6xKjmM 
• Legal finance company set to delist as it awaits Supreme Court ruling - Legal Futures https://t.co/FHrayrQ4m3
• Direct access website founder urges barristers to focus on broader expertise, not advocacy - Legal Futures https://t.co/1vL0pXdZAf 
• Exclusive: Law firm launches ABS with investment from accountants - Legal Futures https://t.co/CUHrBt78OX 
• Legal aid cuts creating two-tier justice system, says Amnesty https://t.co/zLFuLJVKUE 
• Samsung to halt sales of Galaxy Note 7 https://t.co/Bu1n7dAg31

11th October - Law News

1750th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: 'What living in terror really means': the thin line between war and peace in Aleppo. The city of Aleppo has seen some of the fiercest fighting in the course of the Syrian war, and the battles continue unabated.


Focus of the Day story: There is a belief that locking young people up will solve the problem of violence on our streets, but that hasn’t worked and it’s not a deterrent. We understand consequences when we have time to think rationally and logically. However, when you’re young, hot-headed, and lashing out, you’re not thinking rationally and logically. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Today is world mental health day – and lawyer-managers need to do more for their staff | Law Gazette https://t.co/wWIFTElS84 
• Agency faces JR over ‘embarrassment’ clause | Law Gazette https://t.co/qNhbrRZ0Jm 
• ‘Dumbing down’ fears over legal super-exam | Law Gazette https://t.co/fkqqPS2D30 
• Liberty director urges lawyers to speak out on immigrant detentions | Law Gazette https://t.co/u8oujYXrxW 
• It's a deal: CMS confirms merger with Olswang and Nabarro | Law Gazette https://t.co/gq6a2cb2cg 
• Digitisation only half the battle, says bar's next chair | Law Gazette https://t.co/DghP2i7tEE 
• Prolegal pre-pack deal 'best possible' for clients, staff and creditors | Law Gazette https://t.co/JTsLVsS9HL
• Absent businessman jailed over dispute with litigation funder | Law Gazette https://t.co/XhAS2JVr4Y 
• Mysterious factory break-in and blatant copying of technilogy raises suspicions about Chinese visit https://t.co/UdOrZk7W2w 
• Ched Evans tells rape retrial that woman consented to sex https://t.co/42g8i5zuBi 
• Uber’s main UK business paid only £411,000 in tax last year https://t.co/5kAYL7KJMm 
• UK close to deal to transfer child refugees from Calais, says Rudd https://t.co/RKVtNNWfBh 
• Mysterious factory break-in and blatant copying of technilogy raises suspicions about Chinese visit https://t.co/P1UEgfq0yL 
• Calls for ‘parliament to play its role’ are increasing as Brexit secretary rejects vote amid accusations of ‘tyranny’https://t.co/Zv0ZPcjWbf 
• Internet trolls beware – these rules will separate the haters from the hapless https://t.co/c75Cw12F1c 
• Three-day Southern rail strike to go ahead despite legal challenge https://t.co/grZ4aJzYIB 
• If we don't act now, all future wars may be as horrific as Aleppo https://t.co/UKG3Dsl5M4 
• BBC defends Strictly Come Dancing as viewers are accused of racism https://t.co/d7fZJ4gV5f 
• Early intervention can curb youth violence – locking young people up won’t https://t.co/CkLr2vQYj5 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/st8Qb9MPvm 
• George Brandis to front inquiry into veto over solicitor general advice #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/dFRJ2k6U7i 
• District Court Dismisses State Law Unfair Competition Claim as Preempted by Federal Copyright and Patent Law #US https://t.co/fCAe3FrsuL 
• District Court Dismisses State Law Unfair Competition Claim as Preempted by Federal Copyright and Patent Law #US https://t.co/EMrLwuibYO
• Pa. sex abuse victim joins N.Y. fight to fix kid-rape law #US https://t.co/9o5JcysjpQ 
• High Court should deal with traffic violations not Jewish law, says Sephardi chief rabbi #ISRAEL https://t.co/M1vKwLMN8p 
• The ‘Great Repeal Bill’: Constitutional Chaos and Constitutional Crisis? https://t.co/wvKvOVY4DR 
• Review of BAME representation in the Criminal Justice System https://t.co/Ka8PUzmd27 
• Lady Justice Philomena Mwilu nominated next deputy Chief Justice #KENYA https://t.co/W2JIHGXHpF 
• 1,300 French prisoners radicalized in jail – justice minister #FRANCE https://t.co/LDaX0gLftx 
• Deutsche Bank falls after no deal reached with #US Department of Justice https://t.co/iO3WcZH9Gh
• EU citizens living in UK lobby for post-Brexit residency law https://t.co/CHpT8ckR13 
• Fifa threatened with legal action over alleged complicity in mistreatment of migrant workers in Qatar https://t.co/j0lcjBBqEB 
• Bolton MP Yasmin Qureshi named as shadow justice minister https://t.co/5Qun3Xd8Za
• "Courts obligated to take justice on a golden platter to doorstep of victims” #INDIA https://t.co/JurkSxH90i 
• High Court dismisses plea to record court proceedings, again #INDIA https://t.co/8wt4aRzbXh 
• Invasion of Homes - NBA Urged to Declare Immediate Boycott of Courts #NIGERIA https://t.co/3RZ3BwDO8p 
• Canadian military to consider leaving sex crimes with civilian courts #CANADA https://t.co/dgmQxbbohm 
• Countdown for 'coup courts' has started in #TURKEY https://t.co/scW7x8aRGb 
• The ‘Great Repeal Bill’: Constitutional Chaos and Constitutional Crisis? https://t.co/wvKvOVY4DR
• Race, School Ratings And Real Estate: A 'Legal Gray Area' #US https://t.co/SzTGKoG2zp 
• #GERMANY could make a major change to the law to attract bankers post-Brexit https://t.co/cDOGX04c0C 
• EU citizens living in UK lobby for post-Brexit residency law https://t.co/CHpT8ckR13 
• Fifa threatened with legal action over alleged complicity in mistreatment of migrant workers in Qatar https://t.co/uuXdPS7fpX 
• Southern Rail threaten court action unless RMT union calls off crippling three-day strike https://t.co/UFvFwDcmux 
• Less than one euro to the pound at many UK airports https://t.co/zQU9E2Pcc9 
• Assembly Member Calls for Wales to have own legal system https://t.co/xjWCZA6KNA 
• Race, School Ratings And Real Estate: A 'Legal Gray Area' #US https://t.co/SzTGKoG2zp 
• Southern Rail threaten court action unless RMT union calls off crippling three-day strike https://t.co/UFvFwDcmux 
• Spalding murders: Teen pleads guilty to mum and daughter killing https://t.co/Ub4xFQBEJY
• Scottish government has said it is backing the plan to add a third runway at London's Heathrow airport https://t.co/Jm3NeBY85P 
• Academic Jeroen Ensink death: Indefinite hospital order for killer https://t.co/ncVukhjDNV 
• No MPs' vote on Brexit terms, says the unelected prime minister Theresa May https://t.co/YphA4x1YFM
• Apple and Samsung Clash in the Supreme Court, and Sony Goes Virtual #US https://t.co/KM3zwKLzOw
• Louis Smith says he is 'deeply sorry' for 'offensive' Islamophobic video https://t.co/vfmmjXymUV 
• Doing a stretch: how yoga is cutting stress in #SouthAfrican prisons https://t.co/atmxvdrWtj 
• Public humiliation: #Chechen leader's simple strategy to control social media https://t.co/IzURY4PYOc
• #German police capture Syrian man suspected of planning bomb attack https://t.co/j1bfrMJd07 
• Football insiders claim world game is ‘endemically corrupt’ in player transfers https://t.co/pyc1690M6E 
• Revealed: how raid by Kenyan police drove street children to their deaths #KENYA https://t.co/UnNzOBFGFI 
• Samsung 'pauses Note 7 production', say media reports https://t.co/vSYJVejOhC 
• Internet trolls targeted with new legal guidelines https://t.co/5LHf8cxLuu 
• Woman's Hour at 70: 'Hooray for being a housewife' https://t.co/slc11rFJi6 
• Calais crisis: Migrant killed in accident with UK driver https://t.co/dCw4Id1ob4 
• 'Creepy clown' police warnings as craze spreads https://t.co/jTZ0eSKHn7
• Retailers warn government of Brexit price rises https://t.co/jr1CxgSvtR 
• RBS squeezed struggling businesses to boost profits, leak reveals https://t.co/JRKANI9Ow3
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/lgst303XL1
• Britain to push post-Brexit UK immigration controls back to Irish border https://t.co/hRRQCCDedw https://t.co/mHkGdCRCv2 
• Virtual mobbing and doxxing may amount to criminal activity – CPS https://t.co/rLEQq4sVG8 https://t.co/jKjw7iGHTI 
• Facebook revenge pornography trial 'could open floodgates' https://t.co/Jc0wdHDdX9 https://t.co/HVE9mhGdkt 
• Britain to push post-Brexit UK immigration controls back to Irish border https://t.co/hRRQCCDedw
• Obama: Trump's 'unbelievable' taped remarks reveal his insecurity #US https://t.co/lMAPfmMjs2 
• Facebook revenge pornography trial 'could open floodgates' https://t.co/Jc0wdHDdX9
• Virtual mobbing and doxxing may amount to criminal activity – CPS https://t.co/rLEQq4sVG8

10th October - Law News

1749th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: One in three teenage girls in England and Wales suffers from anxiety, according to a survey of 14-year-olds for the Department for Education. Orli, a 17-year-old girl from north London, talks to her friends about her anxiety, how she plans to beat it and stop the stigma surrounding it.


Focus of the Day story: There is no legal representative for either party in one third (34%) of private law cases in the family court, Ministry of Justice statistics for the period April to June 2016 have revealed. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• My legal life: Laura Clapton, Director, solicitor and mediator, Consilia Legal, Leeds - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/BbsUzmiek4 
• Junior doctors and the meaning of words | Law Gazette https://t.co/tjtTFdhuJo 
• Interview: Ken Fowlie, Slater and Gordon’s UK chief executive - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/TTo450lJCs
• Transforming justice – beyond the bombast | Law Gazette https://t.co/iMyUW2kqO8
• In-house lawyers should time-record to show value – ex-FA GC | Law Gazette https://t.co/WFPr4PXrjg 
• Junior doctors and the meaning of words | Law Gazette https://t.co/tjtTFdhuJo 
• News focus: ECHR comes under Tory fire | Law Gazette https://t.co/8Mb1fRERKz 
• Transforming justice – beyond the bombast | Law Gazette https://t.co/iMyUW2kqO8 
• Law Society custom posters promote brand – and profession | Law Gazette https://t.co/xjODV00NqZ 
• In-house lawyers should time-record to show value – ex-FA GC | Law Gazette https://t.co/WFPr4PXrjg 
• Fixed fees popular among lawyers’ clients | Law Gazette https://t.co/bKLGjO90eP
• Law Society custom posters promote brand – and profession | Law Gazette https://t.co/xjODV00NqZ 
• ‘Dumbing down’ fears over legal super-exam | Law Gazette https://t.co/fkqqPSkerA 
• Harper Macleod runs up a great tally for Children in Need (and makes it onto the podium too!) - Scottish Legal https://t.co/enSRr0uUnb 
• England: Bar regulator moots three new paths to qualification - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IJNS6g72wg
• Boyd Legal adds to commercial property team with director hire - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zjmTkl3oW4 
• Strong performance at Morton Fraser - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/G45VJeaABc 
• Prices in South Queensferry rising as the new crossing nears completion - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/m0q1TSgJGT 
• New policing sub-committee to scrutinise 2012 act - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NKG6ZgN1oq
• CMS makes UK awards shortlist for Scottish oil and gas insolvency work - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8TQ5kWTzj6 
• SLAB-managed projects to get £6m funding extension - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/33UicYprQX
• New policing sub-committee to scrutinise 2012 act - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NKG6ZgN1oq 
• SLAB-managed projects to get £6m funding extension - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/33UicYprQX 
• #French officer 'between life and death' after fire attack https://t.co/sArrcd9ZaD
• #Yemenis protest after funeral hall attack https://t.co/J8XRgkwYfz
• NSPCC warns YouTubers over fan relationships https://t.co/i6oGLBbF50
• Offering fixed fees "a sign of entrepreneurial lawyers" - Legal Futures: https://t.co/7ACJEKwJuL 
• Become the Ben & Jerry's of the legal world - Legal Futures: https://t.co/ZdxKtKwy39 
• Success in litigation points to stock exchange performance - Legal Futures: https://t.co/S6GIBpsMDg 
• Offering fixed fees "a sign of entrepreneurial lawyers" - Legal Futures: https://t.co/7ACJEKwJuL 
• Merger mania takes hold up and down the country - Legal Futures: https://t.co/k6A4bSmuX6
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/KPUjIbvy2e
• Polish workers, Indian students and Italian politicians voice fears over Brexit effect on British culture https://t.co/lmCGwlirMW 
• #Saudis to probe deadly air strikes on #Yemen funeral hall https://t.co/R4T2tOrqNP 
• Police Scotland chief says hate crime 'absolute priority' https://t.co/iSStSu675A 
• RMT advises Southern conductors to 'sign new contracts' https://t.co/685tX8o3TD 
• Facebook paid only £4.1m in UK tax last year https://t.co/ZWYQd4Cg7x
• UK firms 'won't have to list foreign workers', says Fallon https://t.co/xlSu1EucPS 
• Toolkit tackles racial prejudice in classrooms #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/mBRT9bCyUP 
• Judiciary record ‘mixed’ over human rights protection, judge says #IRELAND https://t.co/NmnHStxKJp 
• Obesity should be protected under human rights code, says Manitoba MLA #CANADA https://t.co/mNmRjoI00n
• New Law Ushers in Electoral Reforms https://t.co/chpzwY2pEN
• Donald Trump's Anti-American Contempt for the Law https://t.co/3AxndgMyBB
• FBI 'won't prosecute Brad Pitt over alleged altercation with Maddox' #US https://t.co/0obY1Rqlo7 
• Senator Ron Wyden Says White House Is Required By Law To Reveal Details Behind Yahoo Scanning #US https://t.co/0WRMfEVBc2 
• Morriston burns surgeons in e-cigarettes injuries warning https://t.co/k3OIp3Mo1h 
• Basra Museum: How Saddam's palace was given to the people #IRAQ https://t.co/By65oJwIjz 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/aeBSQr4VEl
• Lawyer accused of getting lover to kill hubby loses fight against trial #CANADA https://t.co/ziErfxMld2
• High-flying lawyer quit job to start role as an undertaker for animals https://t.co/Jygi0RQmal 
• Lawyer for Derrick Rose seeking mistrial over undisclosed text message #US https://t.co/lFLEhvrQel 
• Leicester academic to provide legal and ethical advice on museum closures in sector https://t.co/KKQxFblgXX
• Ex-Portsmouth player Sam Sodje plans legal action against 'Fake Sheikh' https://t.co/oVxEuaJ4Lc
• Charity takes legal action against Home Office over child refugees https://t.co/D6qXpDuFtA 
• The real problem with Donald Trump's tax avoidance? It's perfectly legal #US https://t.co/TO9HOVipE9 
• Indian-origin lawyer appointed Shadow Attorney General in UK https://t.co/h0psu9MKry 
• British Gas v Lock: UK Court of Appeal Gives Its Verdict on Holiday Pay https://t.co/opjX593Yql
• #US Law school renamed in honour of Antonin Scalia https://t.co/tjVFaTFXla 
• #HUNGARY's largest paper Nepszabadsag shuts, with journalists & opposition alleging government pressure https://t.co/F4hGZJgnB3 
• #BELARUS chainsaw and axe attack leaves one dead https://t.co/2MIPkkEaxK 
• Jungle migrant camp: Faith leaders urge Calais child action https://t.co/J6Xf3RohpD 
• England's academy trusts 'run up debts of £25m' https://t.co/xDbL8iZlFl
• Single body to advise public on pensions and debt https://t.co/ocgH8552Mq

9th October - Law News

1748th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: US presidential candidate Donald Trump has said he will never drop out of the race to be president. He would never let his supporters down, he added.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Lawyer who ‘cracked under the strain’ of working for the CPS sentenced to six years in prison for trying to kill his wife https://t.co/96FiaWhwIi 
• SRA moves a step closer to killing off LPC and GDL as super-exam proposals gather pace https://t.co/zmK48a0oLP 
• How a high street solicitor from Lancaster became the resident legal expert on BBC’s 'Rip off Britain' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/vzSESVU12h 
• New Master of the Rolls sworn in as predecessor announces he’s going back to chambers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/uCPG5UjwiB
• Lawyers at Howard Kennedy have computers BLOCKED if they fail to rack up seven hours of work a day https://t.co/C4zSDFIt1O 
• Kirkland & Ellis London NQ dollar-pegged pay packets swell to over £140,000 as pound hits 31 year low https://t.co/v1DSTtKAOA
• Baker & McKenzie ups junior lawyers' pay packets to £72,000 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/dK0I2pbKBx
• Olswang, Dechert and Bristows release autumn trainee retention results https://t.co/80uLp0qB1O 
• Lawyers compare new government plans to 'shame' companies that employ foreign staff to Nazi persecution of Jews https://t.co/pWisOK4Xd1
• US Supreme Court judges convene to discuss boring bank fraud statute - discuss Kim Kardashian robbery instead https://t.co/XDAGWxyH4k 
• All five magic circle firms named in 2016 ‘top graduate employers list’ https://t.co/AAhCgWPYNm 
• Brexit: Man trying to prosecute 'dishonest' politicians for fraud crowdfunds a whole year's salary for himself https://t.co/hqe8HaGYy3
• Solicitor wins national competition that sees her QUIT law to do ‘The Nicest Job in Britain’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/iYovbfUFTR 
• Top Brexit thought leader changes stance on Article 50 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Eb9B9opEmC
• The quest to recruit more graduates like me - Legal Cheek https://t.co/HN0vZxDSnU 
• Research: England and Wales has one of the most male-dominated judiciaries in Europe https://t.co/vHBBuAX1PW
• BSB and Bar Council schedule BTPC civil litigation exam on pupillage offer day - Legal Cheek https://t.co/zYE1NcVplC 
• I have a learning difficulty and am gay – will I succeed at the bar? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/HbhrGAxQo4 
• APPEAL: Help One Crown Office Row barrister Matthew Heywood find his stolen wig - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fANUeMFOCL 
• Why soldiers deserve the legal right to refuse to fight - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fULdDV6vNo 
• Revealed: the best law firms to train with in Britain - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ABovPjzKi1 
• Legal Cheek talks... crazy billable hours targets - Legal Cheek https://t.co/jUGUjjX6S6
• Talk Talk gets largest ever fine for data breach | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/VmUKiCxvs7 
• US sees merger slowdown in third quarter | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/jtUi8LE4FE 
• Rudy Giuliani leaves law firm for Trump | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/UQBCnxtdoi 
• M&A partner donates $7.7m to law school global centre | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/sa9R9DwXC3 
• Pioneering law firm consultant Ward Bower dies | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/UJbXRNQPrj 
• Changing the law firm recipe | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/OooMAnwyXY 
• Concrete Walls & Bureaucratic Barriers to Access to Justice for Migrants | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/7kIynsTwrK
• I have a right not to know Elena Ferrante's real name* - George Szirtes | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/srDG0EtMBO 
• Developments in the oversight of British Troops abroad - the Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/nj3egE0noJ
• Duplication in inquests | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/WtnNGtFfUq 
• eBay pays only £1.1m UK tax on revenues it told US investors were £1.1bn https://t.co/jn3RsMZrUU 
• #German police find explosives in flat during hunt for Syrian national https://t.co/KIkcaSool2 
• Clown pranks are wasting emergency resources, police say https://t.co/VuUbTTevxm
• Welsh tidal lagoon project could open way for £15bn revolution in UK energy https://t.co/1qxT9fc27g 
• Councils are warning people not to buy mattresses from door-to-door sellers https://t.co/HjQo2DFcmP
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/B4pCuAZPj4
• Backpage CEO's arrest hurts free speech and sex workers' rights, advocates say #US https://t.co/cr98iQCrU9 
• Derrick Rose rape trial: NBA star says he interpreted a text message as consent #US https://t.co/OSiq8fsaiA
• The needs of damaged, vulnerable women are being ignored here in the probation service https://t.co/632O2eZ2sr
• Tom Waits vents fury in row with avant-garde French circus star https://t.co/8oz7cuUdbM 
• UK Anti-Doping visits British Cycling headquarters as investigation begins https://t.co/wzSK8zY3Ej 
• An air strike by Saudi-led coalition planes 'kills 82' at #Yemen funeral https://t.co/kbmkQVfANw

8th October - Law News

1747th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: A look inside the rehabilitation center for sex offenders in Colorado. Despised by the outside world, sex offenders often face even tougher critics once imprisoned: their fellow inmates. At Fremont Correctional Facility in Colorado, more than 1,400 sex offenders are held in a crowded, hostile environment where they must battle their internal and external demons.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Legal representation drops in family courts | New Law Journal: https://t.co/qyVI4if3Yy 
• #GERMANY hunts bomb suspect in Chemnitz https://t.co/bGWMvNs0Tv
• 21-year-old man has been charged with two counts of trespass after climbing a gate at Buckingham Palace https://t.co/0OzZUYou3l 
• Medical examinations suggest Steven Woolfe has bruising on his face not consistent with just a fall or seizure https://t.co/oGHJ6Uqs7d 
• Hillsborough resilience recognised: Standing ovation for Marcia Willis Stewart & Elkan Abrahamson | New Law Journal https://t.co/9p7derS0bX 
• Arbitrator’s costs award upheld | New Law Journal: https://t.co/XbMK3xPpvE 
• Legal representation drops in family courts | New Law Journal: https://t.co/qyVI4if3Yy 
• Small & medium-sized law firms keep an average 60% of funds in business savings account | New Law Journal https://t.co/XjWInamdD8
• A raft of changes to the Patents Rules 2007 came into force on 1 October | New Law Journal: https://t.co/dEpkJMTggv 
• Three new routes to a career at the Bar have been set out by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) | New Law Journal: https://t.co/jQ2nibzeeP 
• CILEx, the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, has celebrated the highest number of graduates | New Law Journal https://t.co/snyEvWdjSw
• Solicitors not responsible for stressed clients | New Law Journal: https://t.co/Klbs9DCnnv 
• Lawyers criticise plans to introduce presumption to derogate from the ECHR | New Law Journal: https://t.co/lTd3PKZrg9 
• Sussex University launching a legal clinic, following two years of planning by Sussex Law School | New Law Journal https://t.co/CYT1Xtuewb 
• Business leaders plead against 'hard' Brexit https://t.co/kmqdDxMECw
• #US election: Donald Trump sorry for obscene remarks on women https://t.co/D812op4V76 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Hzj5pEDl0o
• Credit card with fraud-busting display https://t.co/U6VXZYS1xz
• #US election: Video shows Trump making obscene comments about women https://t.co/645wD2bpAk 
• Garry Kasparov questions Jamie Foxx's meeting with #Venezuelan president https://t.co/tXPPMlguQF
• Scale of sexual abuse in UK universities likened to Savile and Catholic scandals https://t.co/JMPuE12QWf
• I'm being stripped of my citizenship – along with 65 million other Britons | David Shariatmadari https://t.co/0iOQwQV38L
• We’re marching towards a mad Brexit. Someone must speak for the 48% and the lied to 52% https://t.co/ascZW5wKyT
• Sexual harassment at university: 'I felt terrified to say anything' https://t.co/gdLqlZOvsj 
• #BURUNDI threatens to withdraw from international criminal court https://t.co/fhSgD1GnmF 

7th October - Law News

1746th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. The Nobel committee praised him for his efforts to bring an end to the country's 52-year civil war with FARC rebels.


Focus of the Day story:  Alternative dispute resolution will help promote the legal sector internationally as the UK prepares to leaves the EU, justice minister Sir Oliver Heald has said. Heald told a fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference yesterday that London is already a ‘world-leading centre’ for arbitration, adding:  ‘As we leave the EU, it will be important that the legal sector is looking at opportunities to forward its business across the world.  Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• I'm a pro-democracy activist. Is that why #THAILAND chose to deport me? https://t.co/LoJBpKJkgx 
• Brexit court case: government to dismiss claim that parliament must vote on article 50 https://t.co/oKWBxyDDl4 
• CEO of Backpage charged with pimping over sex ads that allegedly led to forced prostitution #US https://t.co/KGnjv56jU3
• Scale of sexual abuse in UK universities likened to Savile and Catholic scandals https://t.co/JMPuE12QWf 
• Sexual harassment at university: 'I felt terrified to say anything' https://t.co/gdLqlZOvsj 
• Garry Kasparov questions Jamie Foxx's meeting with #Venezuelan president https://t.co/tXPPMlguQF 
• I'm a pro-democracy activist. Is that why #THAILAND chose to deport me? https://t.co/LoJBpKJkgx
• #BURUNDI threatens to withdraw from international criminal court https://t.co/fhSgD1GnmF 
• I'm being stripped of my citizenship – along with 65 million other Britons | David Shariatmadari https://t.co/cM1QueMoOY 
• We’re marching towards a mad Brexit. Someone must speak for the 48% and the lied to 52% https://t.co/ascZW5wKyT
• Brexit court case: government to dismiss claim that parliament must vote on article 50 https://t.co/oKWBxyDDl4
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/T1Jk6F0oJi 
• New bill of costs to be compulsory from October 2017 | Law Gazette https://t.co/p9LD5tqjph 
• Outer Temple Chambers hires solicitor after entity approval | Law Gazette https://t.co/J2VsfqwNxN 
• IPO trademark boom ‘may be caused by Brexit vote’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/MPlLK3KUu4 
• The turbulence of Brexit https://t.co/M61LI9SQoo 
• Brexit: LSE foreign experts 'should not advise ministers' https://t.co/SoNQBpXhkr 
• CPS criticised for ‘shocking’ disclosure failure | Law Gazette https://t.co/j3pSNeokYy 
• Solicitors can help UK avoid costly Brexit mistakes | Law Gazette https://t.co/i4APfuzYCj 
• Doon Mackichan speaks out against 'crime porn' https://t.co/Yk38YZqMCb 
• Brexit: British expats sue EU's Juncker over talks https://t.co/w0MDMZ2ovc 
• LiP handed 114 pages of legal documents ‘at the door of the court’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/3oUxHdzo0Z 
• #US accuses #Russia of cyber attacks https://t.co/LJeaqVjcrN 
• 70 firms sign up with LawBid tendering pioneer | Law Gazette https://t.co/k38LXDfonU 
• Legal Aid Agency looking for extra £11m in cuts | Law Gazette https://t.co/kc8CJ9fOzY 
• Ex-BBC DJ Chris Denning jailed for child sex offences https://t.co/aIiesMY283
• Chinese law firm eyes UK office | Law Gazette https://t.co/muTEcjbxVm 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/T1Jk6F0oJi
• Solicitors can help UK avoid costly Brexit mistakes | Law Gazette https://t.co/i4APfuzYCj
• New bill of costs to be compulsory from October 2017 | Law Gazette https://t.co/p9LD5tqjph 
• Chinese law firm eyes UK office | Law Gazette https://t.co/muTEcjbxVm 
• Outer Temple Chambers hires solicitor after entity approval | Law Gazette https://t.co/J2VsfqwNxN 
• IPO trademark boom ‘may be caused by Brexit vote’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/MPlLK3KUu4 
• CPS criticised for ‘shocking’ disclosure failure | Law Gazette https://t.co/j3pSNeokYy 
• Solicitors ‘conned Legal Aid Agency out of £600,000’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/waV4LwrHHR 
• LiP handed 114 pages of legal documents ‘at the door of the court’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/3oUxHdzo0Z 
• Legal Aid Agency looking for extra £11m in cuts | Law Gazette https://t.co/kc8CJ9fOzY
• The turbulence of Brexit https://t.co/M61LI9SQoo 
• Brexit: British expats sue EU's Juncker over talks https://t.co/w0MDMZ2ovc
• Ex-BBC DJ Chris Denning jailed for child sex offences https://t.co/aIiesMY283 
• Doon Mackichan speaks out against 'crime porn' https://t.co/Yk38YZqMCb 
• Brexit: LSE foreign experts 'should not advise ministers' https://t.co/SoNQBpXhkr 
• UKIP MEP Mike Hookem denies assaulting Steven Woolfe https://t.co/q5Iq883ZBf
• #US accuses #Russia of cyber attacks https://t.co/LJeaqVjcrN
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/a5LHf43dyF
• Maybe judge will listen now, says former TV actor stung by Mazher Mahmood https://t.co/Mm9ZUvNrtP
• Flash crash sees the pound gyrate in Asian trading https://t.co/c9Z8Yzo4wg
• Girls spend 40% more time on chores than boys, UN report finds https://t.co/dqFJTEUMnu 
• UKIP probe after MEP Steven Woolfe hurt in 'altercation' https://t.co/Bn82eT29KX 
• Girls spend 40% more time on chores than boys, UN report finds https://t.co/dqFJTEUMnu 
• UKIP probe after MEP Steven Woolfe hurt in 'altercation' https://t.co/Bn82eT29KX 
• ABS moves to fill "gap in market" for law firms in advisory services | Legal Futures: https://t.co/iwprmPBAp6 
• UK lawtech start-ups "struggling to compete with well-funded US rivals" | Legal Futures: https://t.co/cGrf5SMvzL
• ABS moves to fill "gap in market" for law firms in advisory services | Legal Futures: https://t.co/iwprmPBAp6 
• UK lawtech start-ups "struggling to compete with well-funded US rivals" | Legal Futures: https://t.co/cGrf5SMvzL
• #Greek islanders who saved drowning refugees stoic about Peace Prize nomination https://t.co/Tb7bZEmkgt 
• On the trail of #Indian labourers in #CUBA https://t.co/ljvQMw3gCz 
• #MYANMAR jails Dutch man for disrupting Buddhist sermon https://t.co/gbc3xD7uuw 
• #PAKISTAN adopts new law to tackle 'honour killings' https://t.co/y5cmuobCgm
• Should doctors have the legal right to refuse care? https://t.co/x7hqp2OgQt 
• Christian fighting fund to bankroll legal action for same-sex marriage objectors #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/exRx039P7K
• #AUSTRALIA's Top Two Legal Officers Are At War Over Government Advice https://t.co/CLlXEAfKcj 
• Law firms: the tech trailblazers in legal practice https://t.co/kBAaXSqcTJ Oct 06, 2016
• Briefing Paper: ‘Parliament and the Rule of Law in the Context of Brexit’ https://t.co/KMHuZtbAQF 
• Artificial intelligence disrupting the business of law https://t.co/oAuoqJYsdN 
• UK data watchdog issues record fine for ISP TalkTalk's 2015 data breach https://t.co/yUo04RGCJI 
• Brexit: law firms set for the great EU demerger https://t.co/2IXsgFd2pE 
• World's First Publicly Traded Law Firm Slashes 640 Jobs https://t.co/FmpAIUxLaZ 
• New investigations were launched into both cases after MSPs scrapped the 800-year-old double jeopardy law https://t.co/vzMwIWRu85 
• The #US Supreme Court Revisits Insider Trading https://t.co/Jd3GP9KjLC
• Stepping Over the Dead on a Migrant Boat https://t.co/oHFCY1WxAd
• Europe Makes Deal to Send #Afghans Home, Where War Awaits Them https://t.co/hSmqzJL8YX 
• United States Criticizes #Israel Over West Bank Settlement Plan https://t.co/OmBbRaTPf6 
• N.S.A. Contractor Arrested in Possible New Theft of Secrets #US N.S.A. Contractor https://t.co/C4bQLnPGza 
• Nama deal: Six people under criminal investigation https://t.co/8tl5Wo2cUk 
• Sue McAllister apologises over inmate who blinded himself https://t.co/OxLZGFCSYC
• Owen Creaney: Policeman found 'foot and hand' in bin https://t.co/95f7sLVEn6 
• Scottish government to 'block' underground coal gasification https://t.co/TSPNsh9buU 
• Why wasn't a woman elected as UN secretary general? https://t.co/oupd9TeUvj 
• Non-UK workers have no effect on the employment of UK-born worker https://t.co/yfuNzxBjIk 
• Cambridgeshire neo-Nazi rally allowed as it was mistakenly assumed as 'charity' event https://t.co/ufdIYi3Ir7
• Footballer Ched Evans told police he "could have had any girl" in a bar on the night he allegedly raped a woman https://t.co/xp7rXTOwTc
• Liverpool FC's first black player Howard Gayle wants MBEs changed https://t.co/FPgL6tZgIq 
• Slater & Gordon slashes UK jobs | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/8041WmEmSM 
• Goodwin Procter takes team for Paris office | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/v6F7120Z1Y 
• Hogan Lovells Hamburg head steps down amid spying investigation | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Hn3PMGQpI3 
• GCs muse over the future of law firms | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/M2wR3GXvrC
• Dentons launches global referral network | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ZEyFkbtw8w 
• Exclusive: ABS One Legal makes second crime firm acquisition - Legal Futures https://t.co/wUHlV9m7lQ 
• Exclusive: leading chambers sets up international law firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/Y7wiHsSG9k 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/84Q0PdGIIn
• Aiba sidelines all Rio Olympics boxing referees and judges amid inquiry https://t.co/ih4SUnv27H
• Fracking given UK go-ahead as Lancashire council rejection overturned https://t.co/GlMKxlH7Vf
• First deal to curb aviation emissions agreed in landmark UN accord https://t.co/Qwr9fryZkq 
• Jremy Corbyn promotes Diane Abbott to shadow Home Secretary cabinet reshuffle https://t.co/kf98MeLOow 
• CPS to pay six-figure sum to man over wrongful conviction https://t.co/snha1Ysx6g 
• Civil service women see gender pay gap grow https://t.co/ExXrBo45TA 
• Amber Rudd must read her history after ‘abhorrent’ immigration plan | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/r6HAPqTkGB 
• Truss to launch white paper on prison reforms | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/wAvk9KSi5p 
• ‘Proud’ human rights lawyers accuse May of ‘ignorance’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/gJciXyIuRh