20th February - Law News

1882nd 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 oil rich nation of Saudi Arabia hosted its first comic con to show off its other riches -- young people that love the arts. Is this the shape of things to come as the country debates liberalisation and dealing with the expectations of its younger citizens?
 

Focus of the day story: Judicial Attitude Survey highlights significant disatisfaction. Judges have complained of deteriorating buildings, poor IT support, and low morale among court staff, according to the latest Judicial Attitude Survey. More than half have concerns for their personal safety while in court, and more than one third are concerned for their safety outside of court, while 15% have concerns related to social media. Full story: New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Shortage of judges hits immigration tribunals | Law Gazette https://t.co/kyzCln7u61
• Appeal court rules firm wrong to refuse disclosure of privileged information | Law Gazette https://t.co/qyenlldJIw 
• Failure to switch off from work ‘killing’ professionals, research shows | Law Gazette https://t.co/3AhBzfVOZL 
• Solicitor showed fake documents to SRA to conceal mistakes | Law Gazette https://t.co/1mCiiPvu0g
• E-comveyancing at last: solicitors could no longer be asked to witness signatures on Land Registry forms https://t.co/v2MAMXCDFS 
• New protests over legal aid cuts | Law Gazette https://t.co/jBsCDKHYN5
• Solicitors speak out over plight of jailed 71-year-old | Law Gazette https://t.co/h7Q4eBoNgi 
• E-conveyancing: 15 years on | Law Gazette https://t.co/pDFdYobVuF 
• No one in government remembers the last time a lord chancellor introduced something as short-sighted as these https://t.co/PQ98cIMqRE 
• A review of the cap on criminal injury compensation is long overdue | Law Gazette https://t.co/H2xbv3HF7Q 
• Tributes paid to ‘legal legend’ Harry Ellis, 100 | Law Gazette https://t.co/PjEe3k5RJp 
• Roundtable: cybersecurity | Law Gazette https://t.co/77Fpsy72d1 
• Dundee University team reconstruct face of brutally murdered Pictish man | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rFaRklIGAV 
• Quality auditors of medical devices under no general obligation to ensure conformity | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/agXzGnw5a1
• Dominic Grieve leads cross party call for death row Brit’s return | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xzpDzCHKJh 
• New chair and board members take up SCCR posts - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/JVlxcTq8bM 
• Andrew Mackenzie appointed co-vice chair of IBA's Access to Justice and Legal Aid Committee | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/niz3ztjpvG 
• Full obituary for Roanne Dods, a dancer, Scots lawyer and arts producer https://t.co/oDPuQmDPm3
• How agricultural tenants can recoup improvement costs | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VFoeJA7RXM 
• Article 50 intervention cost Scottish government £136,000 | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3gXXtS0Yb5
• Operation of High Hedges Act to come under Holyrood scrutiny | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/D80b9oSMk5 
• Lord Neuberger condemns politicians over failure to defend judiciary in wake of High Court judgment | Scottish... https://t.co/o7oyrEoN7q
• Europe’s last frontier: Border by Kapka Kassabova - This is a magical book | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xDR8dMhunp
• Paige Doherty killer John Leathem wins appeal against ‘excessive’ sentence | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/y7dbaE3bAH
• Advocate General launches attack on Law Society of Scotland over 'political' Brexit stance | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ucqP9xbG0M
• Widow of drowned diver has damages claim dismissed as ‘time-barred’ but can sue as son’s guardian | Scottish... https://t.co/xalWwGZ2x1
• Operation of High Hedges Act to come under Holyrood scrutiny | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/31Tm8VxCKb 
• Drusillas Park's lorikeets killed by rat poison https://t.co/8HLkAI23GN 
• Hitler's phone sold for $243,000 at #US auction as the far-right rises under #Trump presidency... https://t.co/3G5GCQ12NO
• Vast protest rallies in London, Cardiff & major cities as MPs debate Trump's state visit to UK https://t.co/dzFunX3kyJ 
• Peers urged to stand up for the 48% and lied to Brexit voters, & remove tyranny of the right https://t.co/Aludyj0yu5 
• YouTube ditches unskippable 30-second ads https://t.co/ZrokBZkYCp
• Denbighshire's Qioptiq wins 'massive' £82m MoD contract to maintain surveillance equipment https://t.co/Z03g63AxIG 
• There are reasons to be cheerful... LGBTI rights gains in unlikely countries https://t.co/NwqwMBwQW4 
• Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg due in court over VR 'heist' #US https://t.co/7imSBWXUSA 
• Uber investigates 'abhorrent' sexism claims https://t.co/k0grSiPGps
• UKIP officials quit in Hillsborough lying row https://t.co/5nocJ8MMRy 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/9KE4YkOvlv
• Google and Bing to demote pirate sites in UK web searches https://t.co/l7XsrZ3EcN 
• Convicted solicitor was "naive but not dishonest", says tribunal - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/ZpzNrNjuqp
• Lawyers sue to discover extent of information obtained by "corporate spy" - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/1q9y7ScAf7 
• Council tax to rise while services cut, says LGA https://t.co/SGqXcr0TPx https://t.co/1Pa8qvPPjn
• #Trump tries to explain lies about Sweden amid ridicule #US https://t.co/NOgG1Y7Cmt https://t.co/y1Nt79WHgK 
• Lords coalition set to fight for amendments to Brexit bill https://t.co/iBBI6bMqqK 
• Global arms trade reaches highest point since cold war era https://t.co/vPaberkHgs 
• Home Office agrees to review asylum claims of child refugees in #France https://t.co/swYQjq1hCy 
• Diane Abbott on abuse of MPs: 'My staff try not to let me go out alone' https://t.co/vwjaS0s7Vs 
• Trump’s fragile male ego craves the dangerous drug of adulation #US https://t.co/s4S78BJ1pK 
• #Trump's Sweden comment referred to 'rising crime', White House tries to cover up President's fake news story #US https://t.co/I0T8QdzKCc 
• Norma McCorvey obituary Plaintiff known as Jane Roe in the groundbreaking 1973 #US legal case over the right to... https://t.co/2rhIJSy9n8 
• Manchester lab's drink and drug tests may have been manipulated https://t.co/7pf0PYDBEW 
• High prisoner numbers create a vicious cycle https://t.co/kdfukvYI8x 
• Police 'rape victim' sister speaks out https://t.co/HCPeGn34DR
• Bogota explosion: Many injured in blast near bullring #COLOMBIA https://t.co/VWZpEcnYHU 
• War by smartphone: ⚡️ “On Mosul front line” #IRAQ https://t.co/gJ9wTNQK6b 
• Bikram Choudhury built hot yoga, then came lawsuits & a lawyer who now owns the business https://t.co/LuL5qTYsTb

Photos from the protest held in Cardiff against Donald Trump's state visit to the UK, which was attended by just over 1000. Photos courtesy of Taz Rahman, Events & Wedding Photographer:

19th February - Law News

1881st 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: Adama Traoré died in police custody last year. His family's struggle for justice has put police brutality back under the spotlight in France and his older sister Assa is leading the battle for the truth around her brother's death. Iman Amrani looks at how this story paved the way for the recent riots in France, following the alleged rape of a young man called Theo by a police officer.

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• UK students push for more non-white thinkers on courses... https://t.co/dix7IInjrG 
• #CANADA’s Supreme Court justices travel to exchange ideas, discuss legal issues with international judges https://t.co/VzZwUAn0HM 
• Defense Ministry requests legal aid for haredi soldiers subject to harassment #ISRAEL https://t.co/0J1D1HUXpS 
• Holyrood's legal intervention over Brexit cost nearly £140k... https://t.co/dXruRpJd75 
• Tory's top lawyer in Scotland goes to war with Law Society over Brexit... https://t.co/1XxT14EPT4
• Britain attempts to brand journalists as spies https://t.co/gyaxrAbgn9 
• A visitors guide to the UK's tough surveillance law https://t.co/4X114A3dhr 
• Administrative Court ruling on the public’s right to attend court hearings and the Court Service’s limited powers https://t.co/mG1FeEuaqL
• Should courts order vaccination against parents’ wishes? | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/mi9wk5b12S 
• Time limits for the return of asylum seekers – did the clock stop ticking? | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/IqIJ2wzhWO 
• More vaccine litigation | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/FuiDaXFIYA Feb 19, 2017
• The Round-Up: this week in human rights legal news | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/kQK4WwzWlZ
• Jackson talks fixed costs | New Law Journal https://t.co/9Xw3o8xXWW 
• Dechert's estimates for £16m bill judged "unrealistic" | New Law Journal https://t.co/2aWZRzXZjm 
• Competitive tendering on housing possession | New Law Journal https://t.co/FTHUeX26S6 
• Judicial Attitude Survey highlights significant disatisfaction | New Law Journal https://t.co/A59QbCFBtq
• Lawyer warns of “real risk that safety standards will fall” under MoD proposals | New Law Journal https://t.co/H8TqyU8g2u 
• Law centre opens in Moss Side https://t.co/nGQm9ppLpU 
• Judge Aydin Sedaf Akay continues to remain in detention in Turkey | New Law Journal https://t.co/qM453dh6Mj 
• Furness Hospital baby deaths: Midwifery regulator probed https://t.co/FtHPYjNNtn
• Stephen Lawrence killer David Norris to sue government https://t.co/OhX5DMBCHJ 
• Man charged with making racist comments at Carlisle United ground https://t.co/MjlQrpLRu0 
• #Israel to Seize West Bank Widow's Inheritance, Claiming It Belongs to the State https://t.co/GI0dO3RGoB 
• BPTC student uses skills she’s learnt on bar course to challenge government’s decision to strip her dad of his https://t.co/AmMy8TrvLa
• I used my autism to my advantage and secured a training contract at Reed Smith https://t.co/zv0E2lGGtb
• 11 reasons why you should date a lawyer https://t.co/Opgcu91Y5u 
• Why are Brits so unsure of their right to challenge government in the courts? https://t.co/qxLRZzejkS
• Solicitor who was tricked into handling £100k in stolen cash for conman posing as Pope’s banker fined by regulator https://t.co/MgH3S2HzOc
• Barrister who was fined £1,800 for pestering three women at chambers summer party has decision OVERTURNED by High https://t.co/mhGKvzMHj1 
• UK Supreme Court justices are hearing death penalty cases https://t.co/kC404DZ1Rg 
• New solicitor super-exam could prevent ‘less affluent’ students entering the profession, warns Junior Lawyers https://t.co/Z0RKLkJWRD 
• You can now apply to be a Supreme Court justice https://t.co/N5KKHDS3u4 
• ‘Undermining the rule of law’: Lord Neuberger slams press attacks on Brexit judges https://t.co/WXASPHyuk6 
• Barristers struggle to suppress anger at Liz Truss’s silk day speech https://t.co/cfqlqsQWuN
• Eversheds Sutherland’s Singapore merger given go-ahead just weeks after transatlantic tie-up https://t.co/hIe3bJ5ixP 
• Students ‘proud’ as Kent Law School academics take on Donald Trump https://t.co/TrkyXEuzbU 
• Supreme Court receives ‘application’ for its next president from some teddy bears https://t.co/80kzjZTLVX 
• Is my education in Colombia the reason I can’t get a training contract? https://t.co/xr9FM4vrLc 
• #USA Gymnastics: Larry Nassar faces trial for abuse claims https://t.co/AboLXBS3S0
• #Bosnia to challenge ruling clearing #Serbia of genocide https://t.co/Ws0ZngMw6B 
• Fieldfisher confirms Birmingham training contracts https://t.co/yiUHMx92ID
• Lawyer struck off by SRA has now been disbarred as well https://t.co/4q0pr8cf2P
• Average barrister earnings equate to £60,000 salary https://t.co/TKV5SyWJsP 
• Americans discover a new must-read for the Trump age: the #US constitution https://t.co/1abbmRDInG
• Support a free press – don’t judge it https://t.co/VLJbq2o9dj
• Beware, whistleblowers: officials still love secrets more than freedom https://t.co/74ZChIv0Np 
• Prison officers' union dismisses pay rise as 'plaster over a wound' https://t.co/zrWHw2BHQf 
• '#Sweden, who would believe this?': #Trump cites non-existent terror attack #US https://t.co/Xk96yLZA91 
• Probe into Randox Manchester 'manipulated' drug tests https://t.co/LtwtGtcnl2 
• Prison officers in 31 jails set for pay rises of up to £5,000 https://t.co/7lNfdxYr6H
• Trump goes to war with 'un-American' leakers #US https://t.co/MyKxkfr7ix 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/enGOMf7wOH
• #Trump attacks 'dishonest media' while making even more false claims at Florida rally #US https://t.co/nVtikUDQJL
• McCanns launch new court battle against cop's claims they faked Maddie abduction... https://t.co/kL565J5w8u
• EU citizens living in the UK could face legal limbo after Brexit https://t.co/w6vd0vG5Jf
• Top orchestra quits Britain over Brexit migration clampdown https://t.co/D4g0ulTVmr 
• Chaos in the White House: 'There's never been anything like this' #US https://t.co/RlI8f31K0C 
• Laws protecting workers from employers’ out-of-hours emails ignore the fact that, for many, switching off is not https://t.co/RAiwRm6HW6
• ‘I always say to a woman who may be in a dark place – if I can make it, so can you’ https://t.co/AOgGg9qQHW 
• Mental health issues are rife in prison, but I'm not trained to deal with them https://t.co/L0NgVpdU3r
• Leonne Weeks: Teen in court accused of murder https://t.co/7Ggk8d9KoA
• Man dies after Sheffield city street shooting https://t.co/IsI85dcBOb
• Internet memes mock Donald #Trump by making him look small - literally #US https://t.co/lGMZnl0mDA 
• Brexit protest halts traffic at Irish border https://t.co/P191aPLyf7 
• Ex-boxer Michael Watson injured after attack by carjackers https://t.co/ZWbeTVsalJ 
• Museum removes every piece of art created by immigrants #US... https://t.co/xrCLsZb6b2 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/9YFQSGkssH

18th February - Law News

1880th 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: At the 2016 European Championships, violent clashes between Russian and English supporters in Marseille put the spotlight on Russian hooliganism. Russian hooligans injured over 100 English supporters, beating two into a coma, and it raised serious concerns ahead of Russia hosting the 2018 World Cup. In rare interviews with members of the Orel Butchers - who violently attacked English fans in Marseille - a world is revealed where brutal violence has become a mark of honour and a symbol of newly resurgent Russian masculinity.

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Roe v Wade: Woman in #US abortion legal test case dies https://t.co/cEzsVNdCmA
• Beautiful Barcelona protest to support migrants draws thousands #SPAIN... https://t.co/D9f3cCFVyI 
• Europe's biggest paper ran a bogus refugee 'sex mob' story. What now?... https://t.co/Kz0BjhldI5
• Immigrants Want You to See These Chilling Photos of #US Detention Centers... https://t.co/qVTIeidaOs 
• 'Enemies of the people': #Trump remark echoes history's worst tyrants... https://t.co/Gadm3BggGw 
• New York bomb plot mastermind Omar Abdel Rahman dies in prison #US https://t.co/tUVJNNOjx4 
• Dutch ultra-right politician Geert Wilders calls some Moroccans 'scum'... https://t.co/IJv9MaDmgg 
• High Court affirms narrow interpretation of the "client" for purposes of legal advice privilege... https://t.co/tlJnqHRAF9
• From Nazi labor camp to sausage factory: #Austrian locals outraged by legal ruling... https://t.co/qW3461Uxgt
• A Step Forward in Microsoft's Legal Battle for Transparency about Government Data Requests... https://t.co/sc62sFB8wr 
• Reinventing Professionals: There are jobs in the emerging legal gig economy... https://t.co/vDPO82fTPs
• Council drags mother, 44, through 14-month legal battle over parking fine for a £1 ticket... https://t.co/LOE57zH20a 
• Paris unrest: Banlieue youths see French state as the enemy #FRANCE https://t.co/u2clCJK3Vt https://t.co/a1BBqY8SnQ 
• Sunderland Aquatic Centre: Legal action over leaks at £20m pool https://t.co/uv4hLeQ5Hh https://t.co/2D8VaPkfNr 
• Sebi seeking legal clarity for allowing options trading in commodities derivatives #INDIA... https://t.co/bnHnl4sh58
• Fresh legal setback for former Leeds United MD David Haigh... https://t.co/c8lKlT9EfC 
• Here's how Attorney General Sessions could shut down the legal marijuana industry overnight #US... https://t.co/vqLWCyBrdm
• University of Kentucky Law Student Lands UN Internship in Ethiopia https://t.co/NXqA7q4KuM 
• UK Appeal Court affirms autonomy of letters of credit... https://t.co/SDa2vZ0WOI
• San Francisco passes law forcing all pet shops to only sell rescue dogs and cats #US... https://t.co/TyyOrWOwrM 
• Theresa May must get second Brexit Act through Parliament after EU negotiations, lawyers conclude... https://t.co/2gjVs6oUqn 
• Pontormo Failure Prompts Calls for Tighter UK Heritage Protection Rules... https://t.co/V7Zf1uozaV 
• United Kingdom Gender Pay Gap Reporting https://t.co/fM2lsYy62i 
• Trump goes to war with 'un-American' leakers #US https://t.co/MyKxkfr7ix 
• #NorthKorean man arrested over killing of Kim Jong-nam https://t.co/gTuXEoD7BI 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/8nq52QeKLs
• Oklahoma Just Passed The Most Oppressive Law Against Women In History #US... https://t.co/1ZJipzJTep
• #Donetsk People's Republic seeks sense of nationhood... https://t.co/KX6tc5W3WJ
• Why are some black Africans considered white #Americans?... https://t.co/zfadMbZFbU 
• #Spain's Princess Cristina acquitted, husband jailed... https://t.co/T029sT04HB 
• Odebrecht case: Thousands protest in #Panama City... https://t.co/1mlx4qF2bI 
• Sufis return to Sehwan shrine in defiance of ISIL #PAKISTAN... https://t.co/7cQYXOUKiK 
• Theresa May, who has subjected more women into poverty this century, 'I want to transform how we think about... https://t.co/TkUPJIpQPM 
• RBS plans: Williams & Glyn sale should be dropped, UK says https://t.co/SnTjLivYtj https://t.co/cFJMDdnRF0 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/qaJSiUeuLn

17th February - Law News

1879th 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: Donald Trump has a new approach to the Middle East peace process and has signalled strong support for Israel. Al Jazeera spoke to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank to gauge their reaction to the shift in US policy away from a two-state solution.


Focus of the day story: The “gig economy” has been dealt a second blow in the name of worker’s rights, after the Court of Appeal ruled in favour of a plumber at Pimlico Plumbers (PP).  Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Palestinian Dies After Being Shot by #Israeli Troops on His Way to His Last Chemo Session https://t.co/xX6DeT3tsQ 
• Uber exploiting loophole to 'spread tentacles' across UK, union says https://t.co/4cwfpuPmiT 
• Musician who admitted groping students wins teaching ban appeal https://t.co/oZJ8sz5RvL 
• Paul Nuttall tells Ukip that his Hillsborough lies are 'cruel smear campaign' https://t.co/aoX6Bs3TYe 
• Stoke byelection candidate arrested over anti-immigrant comments https://t.co/nO6spoMAZZ
• Suspect in #NorthKorea killing 'thought she was taking part in TV prank' https://t.co/q3HrXPc1Wk 
• Donald Trump considered using national guard to round up immigrants, memo suggests #US https://t.co/gDPk4YD4et 
• World’s first transgender doll to be unveiled at New York toy fair https://t.co/sFCbRYrpUD 
• Scousers who film or photograph fly-tippers & irresponsible dog owners may not have to pay council tax... https://t.co/mXs46drJeh
• Bolton and Macclesfield firms on ‘pay shame’ list | Law Gazette https://t.co/BkEQKoDLWZ 
• Ex-solicitor disbarred for misappropriating client funds | Law Gazette https://t.co/PxTo094x8N 
• Solicitors battle through ‘technical difficulties’ to reach next JAC round | Law Gazette https://t.co/KRfKhWB64n 
• Family law barrister who made woman ‘fearful’ disbarred | Law Gazette https://t.co/KRrRobWIru 
• Super-regulator announces Law Society-SRA governance probe | Law Gazette https://t.co/edYYpbzDJs 
• The current attacks upon access to justice and victims of crime are an affront | Law Gazette https://t.co/a79Pp0LWKo 
• Increasingly hard to argue that the low number of women partners in law firms is a ‘legacy’ issue | Law Gazette https://t.co/HR3MWyFg8c 
• Moby Claims To Know Donald Trump Is Being ‘Blackmailed’ By Russian Government #US https://t.co/iZslJ6mFOs 
• A tiny handful of wealthy white Trump supporting women rage At Nordstrom #US... https://t.co/swn1IMMEm6
• Ford developing pothole alert system for drivers https://t.co/EUgAssN8Lt 
• Bin lorry crash driver Harry Clarke admits reckless driving charge... https://t.co/pTSNhuBJVi 
• Hatton Garden raider Daniel Jones admits earlier £1m heist https://t.co/xyPkN0u2nX
• Supreme court president: politicians too slow to defend judges after Brexit case https://t.co/d67RIKn9XX 
• Delhi rape victim's parents call for her real name to be used to end stigma #INDIA https://t.co/vY8K7cQpFh 
• Draconian secrecy measures are being quietly ushered in. We must fight them https://t.co/xpl1GxJZFF 
• New law to stop adults sexting children not being enforced https://t.co/Fwfx7UtqTZ 
• New UN team to collect evidence for #Syria war crime prosecutions https://t.co/z4Ik92DGF5 
• Lord Neuberger is right. We have to take on the mob https://t.co/Y4szRmfpj8
• Donald Trump denies White House in chaos at extraordinary press conference #US https://t.co/daSVxLIMIE
• Domestic abuse victims wait nearly two years for compensation https://t.co/RQysn3Msev 
• Unhappily married? You’re not alone https://t.co/pZMYZibeGp
• Trump to sign new immigration policy after multiple court defeats of travel ban https://t.co/N42uqpKep2 
• Pimlico Plumbers founder on Brexit and the future of business https://t.co/UBt1QBgA2d 
• #German parents told to destroy Cayla dolls over hacking fears https://t.co/671dqBQZ7S
• #Spanish princess cleared in tax trial https://t.co/riTy5LMpxB 
• NHS worker fired for 'stealing' £4 sandwich reinstated https://t.co/uzG4x9Dp2P
• £10m rate relief plan details revealed by Mark Drakeford https://t.co/Ai9c8XJRIl 
• Deputy head Jonathan Norbury banned for sex with teens https://t.co/zOvdTPZBND 
• Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong arrested in #SouthKorea https://t.co/Ttqxxt3FBj 
• Trump and DACA: Is arrest of 'dreamer' a sign of things to come? #US https://t.co/F6tQQqc2q8 
• Robert Harward turns down Trump's national security adviser offer #US https://t.co/X3MbAxpkN2 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/KQqrTxAlrV
• IS attack on Sufi shrine in Sindh kills dozens #PAKISTAN https://t.co/eXRbs8al3l 
• The banality of a Donald Trump aide accusing the BBC of 'fake news' #US https://t.co/TwjcA5zR8V 
• Law firm insurer fails in High Court bid to recover property fraud losses from solicitor - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/dVkOK2FbhS
• All through: good news for 1,000 lawyers who should have been eliminated from recorder competition - Legal... https://t.co/Q6n0K4M40Y 
• OC Queen Street legal clinics to grow technology business | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/upR8eP6FlE 
• New partner and former RAF pilot boosts Ashfords aviation offering | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/159pZZ89y2 
• Rising number of carve-out deals providing legal opportunities | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/ThUq2XNvJG 
• Housing White Paper a 'confused approach' to private rental sector, says CA | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/3HczWpu5AN 
• Seven partners exit Kirkland & Ellis for Sidley Austin | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/Fc3GPPIXvY

16th February - Law News

1878th 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: President Trump still hasn't released his tax returns a situation Congress could easily change, but isn't likely to do.


Focus of the day story: The predicament of trainee lawyers left 'in limbo' by firms failing to tell them until the last minute whether or not they will be retained will be a priority for the Junior Lawyers Division this year, its new chair has said.  Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/XPhXcDCRlb
• LSB allows more flexible approach to improve legal diversity | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ROdzuvXlia 
• Court of Appeal victory for patient choice over medical paternalism | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/mjcoHbevJL 
• Home » Comment Why and how the SQE can work | Law Gazette https://t.co/kQtoGYqlFH 
• Selection process launched to fill three vacancies on UK’s highest court | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/xzjy3kgDBl 
• Slater and Gordon shares dive as UK recovery takes ‘longer than expected’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/cOGFZjyBH2
• Don’t panic over Gulf exodus, sector experts say | Law Gazette https://t.co/sJUWLn5LRw
• Diversity the watchword as Supreme Court competitions open | Law Gazette https://t.co/O6nRkAHzqD 
• Ex-Leeds Utd MD fails to overturn costs award against fellow solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/YcoiGHNtlq
• LSB ‘not stepping back’ from diversity role | Law Gazette https://t.co/hpw9i8DQYs 
• Courts transparency in the digital new world will require constant vigilance | Law Gazette https://t.co/arqi59yLNB
• Burger King cook gets $46K for being sacked over taking a fish sandwich home #CANADA https://t.co/6D5X70N0Fn
• Donald Trump launches another stinging attack on media blaming it for his failures #US https://t.co/KhTI4ropym 
• Former Celtic footballer Anthony Stokes ordered to pay Elvis impersonator 230,000 euros https://t.co/rNlYSKbKZ0 
• Baby taken from family amid concern over formula milk comment https://t.co/crhiadnQxT 
• Woman guilty of 'horrific' Sheffield murder https://t.co/YL1ZrzUd9T
• Flynn resignation: Republicans seek probe into leaks #US https://t.co/4HF43j4ZBC
• Bullfighting has now been banned in Balearic Islands... https://t.co/vIwOucfYTi 
• Trump’s Daughter And Putin’s Girlfriend Just Went On Vacation Together #US https://t.co/GoFpOuTtoW 
• Bristol University student accidentally made explosive https://t.co/X8LJWr0cLs https://t.co/3XfCRs8Vvu 
• West Midlands police officers face drug dealing charges https://t.co/uV4x2i5iPd https://t.co/GPbfdit1FI
• Fifa president Gianni Infantino 'not concerned' about hooligan threat at Russia World Cup https://t.co/o94TcVsdZL 
• 'Not guilty does not mean innocent': Jury acquits lawyer, 48, of murdering her millionaire father #US... https://t.co/GLNia6wQGN 
• Focus on communities, not hate crime legislation - Muslim lawyer #NEWZEALAND https://t.co/YsucvKFKTe
• #US Probing 'Sexual Harassment Issues' at Fox News, Lawyer Says https://t.co/JsiM07Ecq6 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/zXuA2oVsX8
• Attacks on judges undermine law - Supreme Court president https://t.co/IOHGAcyiuq https://t.co/Pp8cEceuhn 
• Poldark's Levant Mine parking fees 'insensitive' https://t.co/iYQNaQvUXT https://t.co/dvw0sNnKz1 
• #SouthKorea's Kim Jong-nam: Second woman arrested over airport poisoning #MALAYSIA... https://t.co/Ytdpy0omSe
• US actor Ashton Kutcher urges end to child sexual exploitation https://t.co/fhSRKBWa3g 
• A Housing Solution: Lawyers for Tenants #US https://t.co/2JSb2SfJcA 
• Ethics Watchdog Denounces Conway's Endorsement of Ivanka Trump Products #US https://t.co/I5zzrB78CK
• Living in Darkness, but Holding On to Hope in #LIBERIA https://t.co/dLcHVLhxN9 
• How Mar-a-Lago Turned Into the Situation Room #US https://t.co/pqwYeuT8L5 
• 'Unbelievable Turmoil': Trump's First Month Leaves Washington Reeling #US https://t.co/6Hlrmcdz6v
• Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts With Russian Intelligence #US https://t.co/zkVFSQNPvd
• #Russian hooligans warn England fans of ‘festival of violence’ at World Cup 2018 https://t.co/O71yppA7k4 
• Enda Kenny says #Ireland will oppose any post-Brexit 'hard border' https://t.co/NfOUbgj20s 
• MPs and peers launch manifesto in support of children of alcoholic parents https://t.co/u4blrWBavI 
• Children's commissioners write to home secretary over end of Dubs scheme https://t.co/rXJ6ZzmcKB
• Liverpool mayor calls on Ukip's Paul Nuttall to resign as MEP over Hillsborough lies https://t.co/JTWkjpIuH4
• #Debenhams department store tops government's shame list for underpaying staff https://t.co/Wv485Dmf3l 
• LSB to put regulators’ efforts to improve diversity under microscope | Legal Futures https://t.co/c3COZfTsl7 
• Chaos as judicial appointments website crashes with 2,500 would-be recorders trying to take test - Legal Futures: https://t.co/6fYPkkZV9E
• Gloomy Slater & Gordon sees shares tumble to lowest level after warning of UK trading difficulties - Legal Futures https://t.co/5aNIiTZs4I 
• Rethinking ‘quality versus quantity’ - Legal Futures: https://t.co/VsV6EANCnR 
• RBS accused of fraud and forgery by customers and ex-employee https://t.co/uFBpFJIrbo https://t.co/6FAqyr1NOO 
• #Vatican's top legal aide says divorced-and-remarried may receive Communion https://t.co/9ewGwI37TR 
• Forget dodgy streams, here are five legal add-ons for your Kodi box https://t.co/bcxZf34PrD 
• Moors murderer Ian Brady launches "unique" legal challenge https://t.co/xwfVs0suZR https://t.co/Y41K2my1Jy 
• Supreme Court Brexit ruling may affect legal action against Tony Blair & 'state officials' over Iraq War https://t.co/kqiFACBnrP 
• The common element in Trump's biggest legal fiascos #US https://t.co/1aVdAyCD3i 
• Child car seat law change - here's what you need to know https://t.co/eZcWoenYXT 
• Five questions the UK government must answer regarding arms to #SaudiArabia https://t.co/C7Gj7Pjc7U 
• A legal perspective on the Government's Brexit white paper https://t.co/WLHzMPX89i
• Withdrawal From EU Control Mechanisms to Put UK Environment Policy at Risk https://t.co/g1kPM3Sb8x 
• Op-Ed: UK Tories prove their insanity with jailing of journalists law https://t.co/sAUlRkpKhC 
• UK Considers War on Leaks by Criminalizing Even Receiving Secret Gov't Info https://t.co/ZDoVNcwNAV
• UK govt will strip soldiers of human rights to protect itself from prosecution, lawyers warn https://t.co/YnIUKUTdP6
• Bryan Cave launches new technology incubator | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/8yyEKBIhqw 
• Durst lawyers want 'witness' reporter booted from court | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ZVKsOvawhr 
• Weil Gotshal is latest firm to exit Middle East | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/yCEZsahJih 
• Haynes and Boone CDG expands London office | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/GlRtBIP4LK
• Cement cartel class action case runs out of time | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/W1qZUIoajG

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