15th February - Law News

1877th 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 former undercover cop speaks to VICE about his experiences working on cases involving drugs, firearms, homicide, paedophilia and internal police corruption.


Focus of the day story: Rape trial loophole should not be excuse to shame victims, says minister. Justice secretary Liz Truss launches review of law under which a complainant’s sexual history can be admissible in court. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Trump relaxes #US policy on Middle East two-state solution influenced by personal Jewish family ties https://t.co/gJgVa7gIwR 
• Mother and son arrested over fake death insurance claim https://t.co/ckxvMSFvJ4 
• Divorce court: Woman in battle to separate from husband https://t.co/Wsg8PpirNj 
• Church of England votes against gay marriage report https://t.co/oYDfU6H1H3 
• Kim Jong-nam death in #Malaysia: #NorthKorea asks for return of body & no postmortem https://t.co/sDiy2YVQuh
• Hundreds of companies failing to pay UK minimum wage https://t.co/CnmmJSvbmQ 
• Be more diverse or we’ll withhold 10% of your fees, IT giant tells firms | Law Gazette https://t.co/Mp6MoBn3cs
• Law Phil Shiner colleague reprimanded by SDT | Law Gazette https://t.co/LzJmKX9n82 
• Freshfields puts pen to paper on new City home | Law Gazette https://t.co/WdwVIwQqa9
• Government rebuffs latest calls for no-fault divorce | Law Gazette https://t.co/H0uAYzgSoM
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/NZiEsVhQB1
• Litigation funder launches $200m US investment vehicle | Law Gazette https://t.co/hTOFrskIog 
• Turkey defies Hague call for release of UN judge | Law Gazette https://t.co/5HHEADeW6B 
• Mail moans about moaning judges. But how can we improve the courts environment? | Law Gazette https://t.co/rz9r0ssEAx 
• Charities challenge Home Office over Dubs scheme decisions | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/siAZ5qs7NS 
• Barrister condemns routine use of terminology failing to acknowledge presumption of innocence | Solicitors https://t.co/KC5qOPBB28 
• This assault on whistleblowers exceeds even the draconian 1911 act https://t.co/0D6R1cfduY 
• UK legal academics urge PM to cancel Donald Trump's state visit https://t.co/a231xaqXOw
• Undercover policing inquiry delayed amid new row https://t.co/FfkFQkAZs1 
• No verdict reached in York University Challenge contestant rape trial https://t.co/KHEIjzIjJj 
• Church of England apologises for tone of gay marriage report https://t.co/oYDfU6H1H3 
• #US Senate blocks Obama gun background checks rule https://t.co/75v2UaKKv2
• Child of incestuous rape seeks compensation https://t.co/43a4qnqNUy 
• Trump hits back at #US media reports on Russia contacts & and accuses own intelligence agencies https://t.co/d7viQYiHE7
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/MBvtR8cFyS
• #NIGERIA Judiciary Needs Transformational Leadership, says human rights body https://t.co/BJXGrQUqp6 
• #IRAN's Judiciary Commutes Death Sentences of Some Juvenile Offenders https://t.co/ck67TF8dxm 
• Newly appointed Drugs Control & Enforcement Authority to cleanse judiciary #TANZANIA https://t.co/yhRVQRSklr 
• #LIBERIA Chief Justice Wants 2017 Contestants Out Of Judiciary https://t.co/0gScfCrMuv
• Committee recommends Judge Jansen face impeachment tribunal #SOUTHAFRICA https://t.co/ydMUg7fjvm 
• BC man's Segway discrimination case to be heard at human rights tribunal #CANADA https://t.co/fvocNrxU6E 
• Tribunal To Continue Hearing On Cyrus Mistry Firms' Pleas On February 20 #INDIA https://t.co/0B49dNMZzz 
• Public tribunal will be held into McCabe smear campaign claims #IRELAND https://t.co/LjhoAap5bt 
• Judge denies tribes' request to block final link in Dakota pipeline #US https://t.co/4YS5Xx9JZP
• Trial discharged after juror fell asleep 15 minutes into case #IRELAND https://t.co/MH4hTN1gnm 
• Murder accused's 'tale of self-defence' an 'insult to your intelligence', State barrister tells jury #IRELAND https://t.co/pFtufrLlQq 
• Bank employee had no knowledge of solicitors' accounting rules, court told #GIBRALTAR https://t.co/EQVLx6yt7J
• Intellectual Property: Why you should choose the UK https://t.co/x6yI4DdbFo 
• Combat immunity plan will deny soldiers justice, says Law Society https://t.co/RiW8qstpm7 
• UK law that forces landlords to check passports increases racism - charity https://t.co/FZ1YhcArdj
• After Passing Worst Surveillance Law In A Democracy, UK Now Proposes Worst Anti-Whistleblowing Law https://t.co/Fm9GYSZ3Xa 
• Police job candidate was arrested for drinking and driving after he turned up for a interview smelling of alcohol https://t.co/OOqJuY3igi 
• Proposal to force women to get permission from even their rapist to allow abortion #US https://t.co/hU2b0xRk3E 
• Abortion pill online sales 'increasing in Britain' https://t.co/dBTaJhoUWp 
• Call for ethics inquiry on Kellyanne Conway over Ivanka Trump promotion #US https://t.co/eBBwkDB75R
• Paul Nuttall's press officer has offered to resign after claiming she was to blame for "mistakes" https://t.co/gGQoPhWS30 
• 'Record hate crimes' committed by those who had voted for brexit https://t.co/qA3Zf5s17z
• 'Cash for crash' gang that used claims companies to "corroborate fraudulent claims" found guilty - Legal Futures: https://t.co/i5ob8rz1kL
• Barrister fined for pestering women at chambers summer party cleared by High Court - Legal Futures: https://t.co/ZFMlvoC0zo 
• Bolton law firm repays insurer £100,000 for “systematically inflating” costs - Legal Futures: https://t.co/riBzX3QCN6 
• Tribunal fines solicitor convicted after being taken in by 'Pope's banker' conman - Legal Futures: https://t.co/VxaeSmZtUn 
• Early Learning Centre accused of promoting gender stereotypes https://t.co/009n5CVY3S
• Doctors can end life-support for baby 'with only weeks to live', judge rules https://t.co/fVhyxojgEv
• Panama Papers law firm partners denied bail | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/5NWTlybUc5 
• Morgan Lewis dramatically boosts pan-China team | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/QnEI74Ehvc 
• IBA lashes Trump for undermining US judiciary and rule of law | The Gllobal Legal Post https://t.co/USA2BenfSG 
• #Pakistan court bans Valentine's Day celebrations | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/5B487hA0HM 
• #Germany ushers in new business succession inheritance tax reform | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/vA24aHOPiR

14th February - Law News

1876th 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: Senegal, where radio hosts are using comedy and satire to inspire listeners and break social taboos.

Focus of the day story: S Law Society still wary of MoJ’s digital court reforms. Chancery Lane remains concerned over lack of safeguards for vulnerable people. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Dale Cregan case police officer 'wrote own death report' https://t.co/BGNCr4tMo6 https://t.co/DdgyQcGdl7 
• #US rapper Stormzy says his door has been kicked in 'by Feds' https://t.co/tx58EpHmuo 
• Michael Flynn resignation: He had to go, says White House #US https://t.co/a6xDmJT7ZL
• Lawyers slam ‘shameful’ MoD compensation reforms: Removal of duty of care may deny British troops justice https://t.co/8KRBaCQVT8 
• Solicitors to ‘vociferously oppose’ fee cuts | Law Gazette https://t.co/CNQLanonTA 
• Barrister who asked colleague to dance ‘crotch to crotch’ wins appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/RNN79y9iv1 
• Trainee lawyers left in limbo by firms, JLD chair says | Law Gazette https://t.co/vmHlpSS0HH 
• Solicitors attack MoD compensation plans for soldiers | Law Gazette https://t.co/j0RC4iYerY 
• EU to go it alone on copyright treaty, despite UK opposition | Law Gazette https://t.co/lFa4d7T32s 
• Asons pays £113,000 over ‘falsely and systematically’ exaggerated claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/6oKI9YGIX6 
• Woman seeks to end 39-year marriage in Valentine's Day court appeal https://t.co/Y9pVVE13Ot 
• What can save our prisons from chaos? The governors https://t.co/olxJJKL02s 
• Combat immunity plan will deny soldiers justice, says Law Society https://t.co/lnR8yPHfAJ 
• Reading Topshop death horrific, board says https://t.co/ByEVOANipQ 
• UKIP leader Nuttall admits he did not lose 'close friends' at Hillsborough & lied about it https://t.co/5cH73J1qCK
• #NorthKorean leader's brother Kim Jong-nam killed at #Malaysia airport https://t.co/5qp2aECclH
• ‘Nuclear football’ photo taken at Trump’s golf resort puts the Pentagon in an awkward position #US https://t.co/Gda5Hwxqzc 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/qwtCiUUMwZ
• Disney drops YouTube star PewDiePie over anti-Semitism https://t.co/SEzFtP1PGS https://t.co/9WxbQvVu9E 
• Bribery settlement & Brexit induced fall in the pound push engineering giant Rolls-Royce to a record loss https://t.co/BIPL3CWh2e 
• Killed soldier's father criticises compensation proposals https://t.co/A98pPnMlcA https://t.co/kgMsoGobgO
• Self-employment 'reduces tax take' as firms avoid responsibilities https://t.co/3ZcdjN8s8q https://t.co/3OUkVGnxNe
• Laila Hamdan, human rights accompanier in #Guatemala, to speak at Saxtons River cafe #US https://t.co/mh8ynUFFnF
• #Bangladeshi Lawyer and Human Rights Activist, Sara Hossain delivers the Chowdhury Center Distinguished Lecture https://t.co/bYwktnTBKt
• #AUSTRALIA Just Made A Significant Advance In The Protection Of Human Rights https://t.co/wTSYhQ0Acv
• Brexit's implications for human rights provisions to be examined with reference to the Good Friday Agreement https://t.co/OZRjufygzk 
• Lowering age of criminality to 9 against human rights, Unicef says #PHILIPPINES https://t.co/9BvO46d48J
• Trump may suspend rules on African 'conflict minerals,' say human rights advocates https://t.co/jCsylxSCUF
• Boxing promoter Barry Hughes may have to represent himself in court after legal team ditch him https://t.co/dXml4pjN4E
• Ex-teacher jailed for trying to send child abuse letters to prisoner https://t.co/vidxOTxxvp
• Offshore crackdown: a taxing time for the law? https://t.co/H3kANXLamu https://t.co/7bPTKmkA5C
• Tech approach cuts legal costs and time https://t.co/XqaT8u1Nu3 
• Judge rules Fife based addict's children must be adopted despite 'one last chance' plea https://t.co/uOwa8Trmso 
• Wife of Madras High Court judge moves Supreme Court against Justice Karnan #INDIA https://t.co/7tbyVEyn0S 
• #Kenyan judge orders officials from doctors' union to be jailed https://t.co/CTfCWpBeRx 
• Trump and the Right-Wing Populist Tradition of Judge-Bashing #US https://t.co/vcoWI45stC 
• Judge is suspended for photoshopped campaign ad that was 'in every sense, materially false' #US https://t.co/VyjWGg5Enp
• Judge to hear arguments on Dakota Access pipeline work #US https://t.co/JLi4siCcUS 
• Ahok trial: The blasphemy case testing #Indonesian identity https://t.co/GzLXWIyx4E 
• Sex offender recently released from prison is charged with rape, murder of Ohio State student #US https://t.co/Vi4gWAXCoQ 
• Senior Trump adviser Flynn 'quits role' after allegations of improper conduct #US https://t.co/w4WinlAaVq
• 'Unfit' council home payouts and legal fees hit £35m in five years https://t.co/01tPmIcPYu
• White House 'was warned over Michael Flynn's Russia contact' #US https://t.co/xU2YfX7Bmo 
• 'I’d deport the buggers!’: UKIP politician launches racist rant about ‘darkies’ [TWEETS] https://t.co/bRHDvzU1HX 
• New bail arrangements under the Policing and Crime Act 2017 | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/HoPzYroztQ
• Conveyancer trade body criticises approach to boosting private rental supply | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/2jvHrokTf0 
• Limits on lawyers' fees unconstitutional, says Florida High Court | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/T67ELFTio3
• White House may draft new immigration order | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Pn9azW9jid 
• Judges feel undervalued and underpaid, survey reveals | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/9OO0MXaiUV 
• Technology brings down office space needs at lawyer offices in NYC skyscrapper | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Ox1z4TYkUQ 
• HSF sues partners leaving with £20m combined revenues for White & Case | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Swdajj90a5 
• White nationalist movement growing much faster than Isis on Twitter, study finds https://t.co/3xiOOU2S8v 
• Trump and the construction of truth: 'a pathological liar' https://t.co/7lwHcljrtI 
• Topshop death: Boy dies after 'store furniture incident' https://t.co/UbCda2PwIH 
• Banker Oliver Dearlov killed with 'single punch' for talking to women... https://t.co/JAEgQYYEL2 
• Neo-Nazi pipe bomb teenager from Bradford given rehabilitation order https://t.co/JohzO6cm1i 
• Brexit: UK warned against 'special' deals with member states https://t.co/wU0yM8CQg4 https://t.co/WHjXUU1M2C 
• Ex-GCHQ whistleblower attacks plans to extend dragnet of secrecy law https://t.co/PB4saAtjjy 
• 'We had to sue': the five lawyers taking on #China's authorities over smog https://t.co/Tr19DpuKdB 
• The Guardian view on marriage: not the only way https://t.co/tzRWu0GjFs 
• Britain’s prison crisis: quick fixes solve nothing https://t.co/JBxm7iN4Gv 
• Britons living in the EU face Brexit backlash, leaked paper warns https://t.co/gdWvv2Qm1c 
• No 10: Official Secrets Act proposals 'project of previous prime minister' https://t.co/bBNCoQpsSL
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/7QZ4InkSDM

13th February - Law News

1875th 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: An undercover investigation by Panorama has revealed the reality of life behind bars in the crisis-hit prison system. From prison custody officers who say they've lost control, to some inmates regularly taking drugs, undercover reporter Joe Fenton records his time working behind bars.


Focus of the day story: Some 2,500 barristers will earn more than £240,000 this year, Bar Council figures have shown, and they will have to pay an extra £200 for their practising certificates after the Legal Services Board (LSB) approved a 12% hike in fees across the board. But with a decade of higher fees looming to plug a hole in the Bar Council’s pension fund, the LSB said it expected regulatory costs to fall. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• My legal life: Helen Roberts - Speakeasy Advice Centre, Cardiff | Law Gazette https://t.co/BERPrv5Ebq 
• Rodger Burnett, lawyer who represented client suing Network Rail over Japanese knotweed | Law Gazette https://t.co/iCTnaASNxN 
• ‘Devastated and destroyed’: McKenzie friend victims speak out on TV | Law Gazette https://t.co/fdlo6i2hju
• CJEU opinion deals blow to file-sharing websites | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ikp20VEAld 
• Problem-solving courts in prison crisis strategy | Law Gazette https://t.co/SaoiXXoeVR 
• Solicitor of 'remarkable integrity' banned despite 14 'impressive' testimonials | Law Gazette https://t.co/JtimJEIwNw 
• International Bar Association takes aim at Trump | Law Gazette https://t.co/NJQUqrkEIQ 
• The Hague urged to look at Australia detentions | Law Gazette https://t.co/14SAmRZxzN 
• ‘Justice by algorithm’ fear over web pilot | Law Gazette https://t.co/yX27CyBaPF 
• Wetherspoons pub erupts in violence - shocking footage of huge brawl emerges https://t.co/DM2rBQF3XV 
• Ministry of Justice raised JAC chair salary by 44% | Law Gazette https://t.co/nF6APn9xFF 
• Serious Fraud Office in cap-in-hand to ministers for cash. Solicitors & MPs divided over whether this gives SFO https://t.co/l4BoJk0WfD 
• Scottish government sitting on £1m worth of empty courtrooms - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ecM9AMmoab 
• Housing: Crackdown on ‘illegal’ immigrants leading to discrimination against ethnic minority Britons - Scottish https://t.co/JPI7txUJfb 
• Small uptick in east central Scotland house sales over last quarter - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/scWUSCLv9H 
• England: Law Society condemns plans to slash legal aid by £30m - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KgUS7d9U8r 
• Blog: Scam retirement lessons for business - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/U1xSxGXCHJ 
• Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill published - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GR1y5c18Wi
• Audrey Dishington to join Thorntons in St Andrews - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KNyUrrRETM 
• Law Commission's recommended changes to espionage laws a threat to journalists - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/OmNOtM472F 
• 2 parents fighting legal battles for custody of children paid thousands to a company providing "McKenzie friends" https://t.co/ao0F7TeuqD 
• Is #SaudiArabia on the cusp of change? More rights for women? https://t.co/mwWgqGlD8K https://t.co/V9SMNVJ7T1 
• #Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau has vowed to talk about values & jobs when he meets Trump #US... https://t.co/abi4zaNfVr 
• #Swedish government has defended its decision to have its officials wear headscarves during a trip to #Iran https://t.co/eBdmy5VjFM 
• Liverpool footballer Dejan Lovren: ‘I know what refugees are going through – give them a chance’ https://t.co/JeJqqGH8Di 
• Assassin's grisly celebration wins 2017 World Press Photo of the Year https://t.co/finD1C2aKO 
• Woman wins court case to have a pit bull dog destroyed https://t.co/9DJ0rdjCJi https://t.co/PpG8BVEVKF 
• Does UK's lucrative arms trade come at the cost of political repression? https://t.co/QNI9Bmjg5c 
• Charity seeks to reverse UK's end to child migrant program https://t.co/qFHaLcxXSz 
• Free legal aid at Manchester's 'courageous' new law centre https://t.co/kenW4VSyFo https://t.co/UF5y8g9LgF
• Will Brexit complicate landing rights for UK flights? https://t.co/6A80hIxD1V https://t.co/FJwkNmHTZZ 
• Trump Drops Defense of Obama Guidelines on Transgender Students #US https://t.co/OYvmK0R9c0
• Thirty four serving members of the Armed Forces are having transgender treatment https://t.co/varAO4IAgt 
• Grammars 'unnecessary distraction', say MPs https://t.co/2FTs19qhr0
• Then the Daily Mail came for Gary Lineker, and we said: ‘Enough!’ https://t.co/VgxMJ8xPNq 
• Buy one, get none free? Tesco checks all its prices amid overcharging claims https://t.co/iiJAwdqPtt 
• The Brexit secretary David Davis has been criticised for a ‘silly, sexist & patronising’ remark made about the https://t.co/7APvYi8g0Z 
• Major UK labour shortages reported as EU worker numbers fall at the prospect of hard brexit https://t.co/t0sGZK2AA4 
• Senior White House official refuses to say if Trump supports Michael Flynn breaking #US federal laws by taking to Russian diplomat prior to taking office https://t.co/Mydz1ppqmt 
• Government advisers accused of 'full-frontal attack' on whistleblowers https://t.co/yTSKIPogeB 
• A ‘green guarantee’ could stop Brexit ruining our environment https://t.co/vHIJXPLci3 
• UK unprepared for exiting Europe's green legislation, says Lucas https://t.co/lB3Ucfgbau 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/cLF1xqP4Va
• Liz Truss rejects calls to cut sentences to reduce prison population https://t.co/hUuZ0TKsV5 
• The Co-op Bank puts itself up for sale https://t.co/AsHDsSDBpH 
• Undercover Panorama report reveals prison chaos https://t.co/E0PwQ0sOHR 
• 'Pensioner incomes outstrip those of working families' https://t.co/knNGpU3O1U 
• Tesco customers overcharged by out-of-date offers https://t.co/DXIIo2rojP 
• Report reveals biased BBC has “high dependency” on the Conservatives for statistics https://t.co/f5QnJpgLIz 
• Missing KKK Leader Found Shot To Death Near Missouri River #US https://t.co/TepszYsuK0 
• Start-up uses AI to make contracts "easy for consumers to understand" - Legal Futures: https://t.co/kSR3wUrg2m 
• Ten top tips on desktop security - Legal Futures: https://t.co/DMFl42UTEj
• Legal Ombudsman suspends publication of complaints data over accuracy concerns - Legal Futures: https://t.co/RMxESBpjLE
• #US-born NASA scientist was detained at the border until he unlocked his phone... https://t.co/dwBSWYTBzt

12th February - Law News

1874th 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: Sham Shui Po 深水埗 in Hong Kong is regarded as one of the poorest or hardest hit areas of Hong Kong for poverty and homelessness. There is rampant sale of fake electronic goods, as well as a high immigrant population.
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Massive anti-Trump rallies staged across #MEXICO https://t.co/WUhKc8A2SL 
• Refugees have crossed the US border into Manitoba, braving snow and cold #CANADA https://t.co/NVIbRRJ5Dc 
• Death in detention: Suicide attempts soar in the UK https://t.co/DlpkvdxEIf 
• Amateur footballer dies on pitch in Rudston https://t.co/9DSfGJeKjt 
• Woman, 81, raped after getting off bus in Balham. Tooting man charged https://t.co/9C3lHPm1T9
• UK targeted by 'dozens' of serious cyber attacks each month https://t.co/YUxsZ27AIY
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/mxPoHUNQbg
• Linklaters silent over air-rage armrest passenger’s solicitor claim https://t.co/LSVx5XaQsq
• Clifford Chance’s spring retention score slumps to 67% https://t.co/aWoxiwDbfX 
• How the House of Lords might save us from a Trump University in Britain https://t.co/fLHe1fBu6K 
• The Idiot: Cambridge law student filmed on Snapchat torching £20 note in front of homeless ma https://t.co/bDpx7CMnI7
• Email scammers attempt to dupe public with Supreme Court subpoena https://t.co/q6CD25PPYh 
• Berwin Leighton Paisner gears up for Manchester training contract launch https://t.co/Td7OvAEPWS 
• Dechert partner wages Instagram war on mainstream media over ‘Mrs Clegg’ slur https://t.co/kKREIIWmkr 
• Judges feel less valued by the public, the media and the profession than they did two years ago https://t.co/e7SQc7Pv45 
• KWM administrators launch investigation into European arm’s collapse https://t.co/d35qRYVH2p
• Law students rejoice, the appeal courts have been told to write shorter judgments https://t.co/CvMyIywYFn 
• The true state of the BPTC, from someone who has recently gone through it https://t.co/eE9loTLMUk
• Solicitor who stalked barrister hubby’s ex-lover fined £1,000 by regulator https://t.co/Hi43j5zO7n 
• How I became a City law firm partner at just 36 https://t.co/reDsi4yQLo
• K&L Gates’ London associate pay remains unchanged despite having target hours hiked by 30% https://t.co/XhcrbgN7Iq 
• There is a new ‘UK’s top criminal barrister’ https://t.co/VHvNzrO9NT
• A good day at work? Not likely if you’re a lawyer https://t.co/YvbdJfptWM
• Dentons domination: Largest law firm in the world eyes Dutch tie-up https://t.co/SCdyxsUZYZ 
• Criminal Bar Association backs proposals for two-stage BPTC and OPTIONAL attendance at law school https://t.co/fPUEJpeCXd 
• #TheAccused: Social media goes mad for ‘unprecedented’ Channel 5 criminal law documentary https://t.co/SuRcG3xflS 
• London mayor Sadiq Khan: government must pay drivers £3,500 to scrap diesel cars https://t.co/MHvfaE4yPO 
• Police open fraud inquiry into 'mismanagement' at evangelical church Kingsway International Christian Centre https://t.co/2lPphraERl 
• Something in the Airbnb: hosts anxious as New York begins crackdown #US https://t.co/RN73mCsVyG 
• Foreign billionaires in London choosing to rent to avoid stamp duty https://t.co/NJGfihFvzg 
• George Michael's family demand investigation into 999 call leak https://t.co/xbZSKVtGft
• Women and children ‘endure rape, beatings and abuse’ inside Dunkirk’s refugee camp https://t.co/7mQPvwLQG3 
• UK hit by 188 high-level cyber-attacks in three months https://t.co/4qhLVqLVzU 
• American Civil Liberties Union rides high on the anti-Trump wave #US https://t.co/FUX0Bz129G 
• Donald Trump is undermining the fight against corruption #US https://t.co/2hudPSCgiS 
• Online dating conmen 'using love letter templates' https://t.co/t8X7OGpmCX 
• Cheating #Frenchman sues Uber for tipping off wife about affair https://t.co/DLSTt8DOoz 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/54CscFXDWL
• Brilliant actor Alec Baldwin's Trump act fools newspaper in the #DominicanRepublic https://t.co/ia4BF1zjoj 
• #Switzerland votes on relaxing its citizenship rules https://t.co/3B2qbTATXV
• Violent abusers to be prevented from cross-examining ex-partners in court https://t.co/01hSptacKT
• Sport must do more to fight homophobia, says report https://t.co/fQjmKOhnHJ 
• Yale University renames Calhoun College amid controversy over slavery #US https://t.co/rjPDbnMDev 
• Mental health therapy for Muslims embraces religion https://t.co/iPF85k6xTn 
• Commons Speaker John Bercow insists his impartiality has not been affected for voting remain https://t.co/qaO5C7BP2L
• #Israeli lawyer: Palestinians 'have the right to fight' https://t.co/QIc1OADO3M
• Ex-President Jammeh's Lawyer Not Paid For Election Challenge Services #GAMBIA... https://t.co/2kIJkDiygv 
• Nicholas Braid jailed for pretending to be Brisbane lawyer #AUSTRALIA... https://t.co/iIRZ9up2S0 
• Viacom's Top Lawyer Michael Fricklas to Depart Company #US https://t.co/nCSRsBCVSM 
• Snowden's lawyer says extradition report is 'speculation' https://t.co/RQ6T3VrkPH 
• Toront Lawyer Jeremy Diamond Uses Attention for National Expansion #CANADA https://t.co/44kxOYJdqT 
• Criminal courts scramble to meet Supreme Court's new trial timelines #CANADA https://t.co/CX9PCPpvPJ 
• Tamil Nadu's Deepening Political Crisis Threatens Fate of Litigants, Government in Courts #INDIA https://t.co/IQ61x5tr8R
• Courts struggle to apply Prop. 57 #US https://t.co/00RK63hnIt 
• #Mexicans Vow to Fight Trump by Jamming #US Courts https://t.co/uxuEFthrYj 
• Dreams Strip Club & Victoria Police Seem To Be Involved In A Massive Cover-Up #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/ht4v70S4tn 
• Church faces new split over attitude to gay relationships https://t.co/dwgpBJzCcQ 
• Mossack Fonseca: #PanamaPapers law firm bosses refused bail https://t.co/TqY7nTKF4J 
• ‘Vanguard of opposition’: Saturday Night Live adds Spicer to satire’s resurgence under Trump #US https://t.co/DY9ueFnUp1
• Dubs delivers petition to No 10 and condemns child refugee 'cop-out' https://t.co/bUzKXSx1c7 
• 'Trump has taken a mother from her children' #US https://t.co/3R8hkWm3ps 
• 150-year-old wedding dress lost at Edinburgh dry cleaners found https://t.co/nntYaXClw0 
• White nationalists, racists, rightwing deplorables: Britain’s extremist bloggers helping the ‘alt-right’ go https://t.co/cjZSH6cZrr
• 'It's always high drama. It's somebody's life at stake': inside British rape trials https://t.co/bXUhmm3Qas 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ZApt7yHeM4

11th February - Law News

1873rd 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: In the first of a three-part series Young Minds, we meet Sheeva, 24, who was sexually assaulted at university.
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• North Carolina Judges Suspend Limit on Governor's Powers #US https://t.co/slnR9B7xjD
• #US judge blocks Anthem-Cigna health insurance merger https://t.co/W69ZYCji2Y 
• Carlow solicitor urging locals to take part in public information meetings on Barrow towpath #IRELAND https://t.co/Z4ATXJbxBj 
• Beswicks solicitor Mike Stephenson married his partner - weeks before losing cancer fight https://t.co/p863bMCKDu 
• McCabes devastated by Tusla controversy, says solicitor #IRELAND https://t.co/ltlMgfgK4J 
• Devil will be in the detail of reforms to courts and tribunals https://t.co/FsnTQrkp8J
• Supreme Court slaps Rs 10 lakh fine on Bihar MLA for filing 'frivolous' PIL #INDIA https://t.co/5dryUSWE3h 
• Man jailed after abusing a magistrate attempts to serve courts $2 million invoice #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/stHM9SNxfO 
• Four British Police Officers Sacked For Mocking An Alleged Rape Victim https://t.co/7NYMcl5yoL
• The Daily Mail's vitriolic campaign against Gary Lineker's support of refugees threatens free speech https://t.co/idUXxxS4H4 
• Chicago Officer Who Shot Teenager and Bystander Will Not Be Charged https://t.co/sJGflbP1CY
• Illegal Voting Gets Texas Woman 8 Years in Prison, and Certain Deportation #US https://t.co/ZkFsy2u2x4 
• A Rare Survivor of a #Philippine Drug Raid Takes the Police to Court https://t.co/HxbtMn7vt6 
• An #Italian magistrate separates children from their mob families https://t.co/ZnDHaat41X
• Addiction Treatment Grew Under Health Law. Now What? #US https://t.co/Wt499PQebn 
• #IRAN security forces have arrested eight hardline Sunni Islamists suspected of planning attacks https://t.co/a2BIsUTu42 
• #AUSTRIA authorities seeking Hitler double seen around birthplace https://t.co/1hrQPrmIJb 
• #Egyptian police raid & shut down prominent local organization that documents alleged human rights abuses https://t.co/9BaleQeO8m
• Washington Lawyer's Win Over Trump Immigration Ban Brings Sudden Fame https://t.co/kCoCpVEB7N 
• Who is Amal Clooney? George’s wife pregnant with twins, human rights lawyer and activist https://t.co/sW7a8lAYY9
• Winchester Property Lawyer sent graphic letters to relatives of her husband's mistress https://t.co/wGXvkoumpD 
• Major #US lobbying firm Lawyer Arrested in Attempt to Sell Confidential Complaint for Bitcoin https://t.co/JUhkYeiKAu
• Barrister accused of beating boys sacked as church leader in #SouthAfrica https://t.co/ZK8G087CQb
• Land Registry consultation: movement towards digital conveyancing https://t.co/kTjVn7uvVB 
• Trump selectively quotes from a legal blog #US https://t.co/VApKthqqsv 
• Trump's Refugee Ban and the Legal Battle Over It: QuickTake Q&A #US https://t.co/YESuZHp5sp 
• #BRAZIL judge approves promotion of Temer ally with legal caveat https://t.co/P7hirYUy21 
• Oracle-Google Legal Battle Enters New Chapter #US https://t.co/IrbkVfm9Rk
• Tata Steel is still pursuing a radical shake-up of its £15bn UK pension scheme https://t.co/mlPfonqTOV
• UK parliament's upper house aims to attach conditions to EU divorce legislation https://t.co/nQS3DfnTNR
• UK Police Spy On Journalists At Small Town Paper, Gather One Million Minutes Worth Of Call Data https://t.co/evDmj5t5oR 
• Invisibility, commercial opportunism & personal gain make Melania Trump a first lady like no other #US https://t.co/t5AoHNNFRz
• Paul Nuttall, who has friends in the ultra right, moved house over safety fears, says Ukip https://t.co/DtSkfazxEq 
• The Guardian view on Yemen and UK arms sales: immoral, whatever the law decides https://t.co/d1pPoMmTEs 
• Volkswagen UK will 'robustly' defend against emissions claims brought by law firm https://t.co/tRCzqhdgA8 
• Surrogacy: Where does the UK stand and should the law be reformed? https://t.co/eXGTDSAevy
• Debt recovery panel to help barristers chase fees | New Law Journal https://t.co/hHvEbyi08b 
• Lord Justice Jackson goes on the road to host seminars on the impact of fixed recoverable costs | New Law Journal https://t.co/uTkGFxW0qz
• Pensions breakthrough for cohabiting couples | New Law Journal https://t.co/0hPq0Nnfs1 
• Tailoring espionage law to modern times | New Law Journal https://t.co/CMxpwa9KB3 
• Nominations have opened for the first Bar Council Employed Bar Awards https://t.co/grqi5TzyjP 
• Health and safety fines against companies have risen significantly in the past year https://t.co/kV2408kXRk 
• The first cohort of Justice First Fellows has qualified as solicitors | New Law Journal https://t.co/imXElH2Mny
• No remorse from HBoS fraudsters | New Law Journal https://t.co/XJJgBPKLY5 
• Peter Falconio murder: Girlfriend Joanne Lees returns to scene of ordeal https://t.co/U3DvHghwRw
• IHAT closure: Sgt Brian Wood says Iraq abuse inquiry should have ended sooner https://t.co/IDPxp7BrSF
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/nZxDOoPcZs
• Cyber security lessons offered to schools in England https://t.co/DcjiOya1co 
• #US moves to block Salam Fayyad as UN #Libya envoy https://t.co/ztILm7qIeC
• As a Senate committee mulls #PAKISTAN's blasphemy laws, thousands visit shrine to Mumtaz Qadri, a killer https://t.co/qBpnlp272B
• Presidential inquiry clears Chaponda of wrongdoing – Solicitor General #ZAMBIA https://t.co/EgVLzRgX14
• Man believed to be a solicitor visiting Mountjoy Prison quizzed by gardai over white powder #IRELAND https://t.co/HTV5IYvzvt 
• Lawyer believed to be on the shortlist for President Trump's solicitor general has removed himself #US https://t.co/xWuFFhwcpP
• Lawyer queries Chief Justice's church links #SAMOA https://t.co/x0FVNDg5SW
• #ROMANIA's justice minister quits over graft decree debacle https://t.co/JNcbnUHMq0
• Uphaar cinema verdict: Families of fire tragedy victims say 'justice' eludes them #INDIA https://t.co/g1R01HdL5q
• Kingsmill massacre survivor Alan Black doubts justice will ever be done https://t.co/WoWtWWdeA0 
• Central #India's Ugly Fight for Environmental Justice https://t.co/HdizzWt25c 
• Rape survivors from 2013 Uttar Pradesh riots face threats & harassment #INDIA https://t.co/xzsQ3EFohv
• Government adviser walks away from child protection plans https://t.co/cbhiKVYoqk 
• The female soldiers serving in #Israel's army https://t.co/DBFl6jrBMq 
• Google coding champion whose #Cameroon hometown is cut off from the internet https://t.co/zSkYvlaYqq 
• Mysterious $5 Billion Biotech Moderna Hit With Legal Setback Related To Key Technology... https://t.co/xJQduAX3vP
• Slimming World launch legal action against Asda over diet food range https://t.co/RIWtMIudBe
• Dakota Access pipeline work restarts amid tribe's legal challenge #US https://t.co/7THlQ1Z9Bp 
• Theresa May's plans to slash number of child refugees faces legal challenge https://t.co/2kTtEF70qY
• The majority of the population cannot bring a judicial review claim https://t.co/jitPM0WIxT 
• Brexit: what impact will it have on the UK offshore wind industry? https://t.co/8hUZdJdwnD 
• UK House of Commons condemns Israeli settlement activity https://t.co/nlkD8sUGyW 
• New booster seat laws make children safer but confuse parents https://t.co/J6FqoKd1O7
• Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and RW (UK) Submissions in UK Legal Cases https://t.co/sDkjHBLeSm 
• Donald Trump signs executive order giving police greater authority #US https://t.co/Vl9iPe6oAK 
• Are Kodi boxes legal in the UK? How authorities are fighting 'plug and play' piracy https://t.co/nOhq3jdYb5 
• These are the strangest UK laws you can still get arrested for https://t.co/xkh0DK3yN7 
• Belligerent Donald Trump vows to win travel ban court fight #US https://t.co/W2gfIliV7k 
• Boy, 16, dies after Harehills street stabbing https://t.co/qlH0kX0tgK 
• Ohio Governor John Kasich has delayed eight upcoming executions amid a row over the legality #US https://t.co/kwwX1ZOiqO 
• #Angola stadium stampede in Uige kills 17 https://t.co/6TRDZ99qrX  
• Barisal district bar association election for 2017 results, political party backed candidates win #BANGLADESH https://t.co/SzCFHg1Kd2
• Ukip leader Paul Nuttall denies lying about being at Hillsborough disaster... https://t.co/J7S70Vp9fn 
• British officials drop plans for Donald Trump to address parliament https://t.co/ECIBuFKtGd

10th February - Law News

1872nd 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 defamation case between a halal certifier and an Islamophobic rightwing anti-halal campaigner in the New South Wales Supreme Court is being closely watched by some of the country's highest profile conservative politicians.
 

Focus of the day story: Remember when legal aid was slashed? The awful effects are taking hold.  Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• CCTV captures moment slurry tank crashes through wall of house https://t.co/WCW43Iwp3x 
• #Tanzanian guide arrested for 'fake translation' of tourist's remark https://t.co/vMWk8UIFWT 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/XBFJ43D5f5
• Liverpool FC ban for Sun journalists over Hillsborough https://t.co/OiSawSVxBl 
• Appeal against Scarlett Keeling Goa beach death verdict #INDIA https://t.co/x8r6dXv1Fv 
• Islamic State supporters jailed after undercover police operation https://t.co/SINwt2loyS 
• Dealer found with cocaine in rectum https://t.co/57iOBk7LU8 
• Shop Security guard arrested in Trowbridge after 'shoplifter' dies https://t.co/gibf1NPq54 
• Britain’s shameful failure on child refugees https://t.co/QAu6M1MCSX 
• Brexit transitional deal will lock UK into EU court, says Verhofstadt https://t.co/5PDrh7p20A 
• Defence secretary Michael Fallon accused of influencing prosecution of law firm https://t.co/m7O29S0Xtw
• A timeline of Trump’s travel ban: what's happened, and what's next #US https://t.co/Lg8YFMHoYu 
• Probe investigating allegations made against Iraq war veterans for heinous crimes will be shut down within months... https://t.co/DHtOwDG1Cx 
• Royal Navy 'attack' submarines out of operations making the country an obvious target from invaders?... https://t.co/2VleUujaud 
• Tamara Ecclestone breastfeeding pictures: Why were they controversial? https://t.co/LePQw6WckI
• Abandoned Dutch prisons are being used to house refugees — here's what they're like inside https://t.co/sOHf… 
• Truss willing to drop legal aid fee cut – with strings | Law Gazette... https://t.co/XhYhBXM19d 
• Munby to step down next year | Law Gazette... https://t.co/ibVD8XEuZZ
• Tardy doctors warned about MedCo uploading guidelines | Law Gazette... https://t.co/Q1sH8VDyfh 
• Registry announces new steps to digital conveyancing | Law Gazette... https://t.co/HHdCULwKE2
• KWM: administrator’s report lays bare full story of collapse | Law Gazette... https://t.co/Hsh8IH96d6 
• Lawyers reach Zen: Could letting your mind drift away improve performance and concentration? | Law Gazette... https://t.co/HnrmCclaVa 
• Dechert’s £16m bill in fraud office case ‘unrealistic’ – judge | Law Gazette... https://t.co/86qogpiFHX 
• LSB confirms 12% hike for barristers’ practising fees | Law Gazette... https://t.co/JqZgCYzSTr 
• BBC probes McKenzie friends after Gazette investigation | Law Gazette... https://t.co/a9hCUBWeSD
• MoD leaned on SRA over Iraq war claims, Leigh Day alleges | Law Gazette... https://t.co/HVEhVslPDE 
• Pro bono is no substitute for legal aid, but it might be time to accept it’s the only option out there... https://t.co/y4OX4Vygp8
• Chancery Lane remains concerned over lack of safeguards for vulnerable people | Solicitors Journal... https://t.co/9AROFgLy2s 
• Pimlico Plumbers loses appeal against self-employed status... https://t.co/EApVgSpAq5 
• Labour is standing up for EU nationals’ rights | Letter from Keir Starmer MP... https://t.co/81IcBoSjxj 
• High court to hear legal challenge over end of Dubs scheme in May... https://t.co/txNL6j43Kn 
• Former Rolls-Royce chief executive questioned in corruption probe... https://t.co/bUTsiV9LbP 
• An extraordinary act of judicial courage: inside the latest travel ban court opinion #US https://t.co/lLVHqq3R1j
• Mariya Savinova, #Russian London 2012 gold medallist stripped of title https://t.co/YeqUdMLvRe
• UK woman Kimberley Taylor 'joins fight against IS' https://t.co/UbiIlhdle8 
• Cambridge University Conservatives ban £20 note burning accused https://t.co/28igSxMxfQ 
• Montpellier arrests: France police avert 'imminent' attack #FRANCE https://t.co/CD5XKHkI3z 
• Plumber wins workers' rights battle against Pimlico Plumbers https://t.co/msDvSxyM8D 
• £50m of cocaine found on Norfolk beaches https://t.co/aPMEKxOYXI
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/bIGNk4Ysfs
• #Ghana presidential fleet 'missing 200 cars' https://t.co/BZVui9cLfc 
• Police impunity in #BANGLADESH against journalists and failure to protect them... https://t.co/BlgSn8WrJr 
• The incident between Diane Abbott and David Davis https://t.co/qDld2HEKRs 
• Inquiry into Met Police file shredding claims https://t.co/Y9lbJhE15P
• One-fifth of rail passengers buy wrong tickets from machines https://t.co/6ux5nEBEub 
• BBC Wales removes rugby promo amid social media backlash https://t.co/aanMpt2zd3
• Material for billion ecstasy pills seized in #Netherlands https://t.co/s7Ipxd3XV5 
• Fight in #SouthAfrica parliament during President Zuma address https://t.co/dcyFiZaZ1G 
• Barristers to pay 12% more for right to practise this year - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/nNGMWw2Z0h 
• Court rejects SDT appeal by solicitor who claimed he was acting as McKenzie Friend - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/z7ao9nuBbw
• Archbishop and Tory MPs criticise closure of child refugee scheme https://t.co/EEE3Vlq3uo 
• Trump travel ban hits major setback after judges uphold temporary restraining order #US https://t.co/sjYmNtssnj 
• embers of Rochdale grooming gang face deportation to Pakistan https://t.co/fsZFMUId1l
• Official Secrets Acts reviewed to meet the challenges of the 21st Century | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/5smu93UUNN 
• Leading law firms pull away from Qatar | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/cXGKZDz8kd
• Pinsent Masons expands corporate team with private equity hire | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/O7QBSuN46Y 
• Baker & Partners launches Jersey's first trust litigation text | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/pFEqb6y5Rd
• Law Society of Ireland seeks Representation and Member Services Manager | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/CLmlEIQ5sO
• Conservative official suspended over racist tweet aimed at Diane Abbott... https://t.co/aCO5CqYGXx