23rd December - Law News

2191st 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: There have been sharp rises in the value of cryptocurrencies, this year. But their falls have also been spectacular. The price of Bitcoin has dropped to below the 13,000-dollar threshold, after hitting all-time-highs of more than 20,000 over the weekend.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Beyond Professional Services invests in family law business | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/SY31CoYKpm 
• Contract review start-up raises $2.4 million | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/BSkR9yCtis
• Squire Patton Boggs expands cyber and data division | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/rjXJDleEt8 
• Tanenbaum Keale launches in Seattle | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/0yLnbIsPmL
• The year in perspective: Disappearing law firm brands in 2017 | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/a5u6zx1tEe
• LegalZoom accused of using ABS to “unlawfully practise law” in the US | Legal Futures... https://t.co/NdLd4bodm2 
• Slater & Gordon becomes first law firm owned by hedge fund | Legal Futures... https://t.co/Wrd6q0IfJp
• Solicitor who brought hopeless JRs in bid to thwart removal of immigration clients struck off | Legal Futures... https://t.co/Z1tv6MxuXK
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/eott1XEqW6
• #NorthKorea: UN imposes fresh sanctions over missile tests https://t.co/tqo0tQJq3E 
• Sweetie: 'Girl' chatbot targets thousands of paedophiles https://t.co/HXZ7pA0cms 
• Amazon apologises for death 'threats' to customer https://t.co/qcUJNV4Cmz
• Liam Allan and Isaac Itiary trial collapses should lead to much-needed reform https://t.co/c8LAIhLMQW
• Legal action over whether UK can stop Brexit gets go-ahead https://t.co/ydQSJGvrVb
• #US ambassador to Netherlands describes own words as 'fake news' https://t.co/hiOqoz3pDk 
• This man died sleeping on Birmingham streets. What happened to his life? https://t.co/OmCbOUEjC0 
• Damian Green’s sacking won’t change abuse at Westminster. But what will? https://t.co/t14vxMtx5R
• Charles Dutoit: Conductor relieved of duties after sex assault claims https://t.co/n6dIQzHTRQ 
• MP's aide Samuel Armstrong cleared of Westminster rape https://t.co/ulShrBHcJQ
• Rape conviction quashed by judge over new Facebook evidence https://t.co/JvXrXGIWZm 
• New appointment for Lucy Scott-Moncrieff | Law Gazette https://t.co/MxyB3beH3a
• Supreme Court to hear appeal on case which left insurers 'in limbo' | Law Gazette https://t.co/0wsS2K0C3i 
• Partnership model needs a rethink, says Zebra Project legal chief | Law Gazette https://t.co/z4EbsQ8zGz 
• Immigration solicitor banned after running hopeless JR claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/keiQISXvfI 
• Secondment scheme builds links with Africa's top legal talent | Law Gazette https://t.co/2sZroMrlGG 
• AML quango part-funded by lawyers set for January launch | Law Gazette https://t.co/yiJiQ1odQ0
• Law firms are keeping solicitors off the bench, MoJ admits | Law Gazette https://t.co/0iKf7t6IFs 
• How UK may be forced out of Europol | Law Gazette https://t.co/L6vZBzrFTH 
• Softly softly approach to tribunal fee refunds | Law Gazette https://t.co/T031B02Bf2
• Whistleblowing DJ vows to fight on at Supreme Court | Law Gazette https://t.co/3Ab7lPYn8K 
• Kennedys seals deal with Puerto Rico outfit | The Lawyer https://t.co/xWuYFz94ZK 
• Lo♥︎ing legal life: Give yourself the gift of a genuine break this Christmas | The Lawyer https://t.co/G7yFTvvY46 Dec 22, 2017
• Gruppo Campari appoints new general counsel after retirement | The Lawyer https://t.co/ZWoaFFJemP
• What offshore firms are doing (and not doing) about legal tech | The Lawyer https://t.co/stBwf2lesX 
• Career clinic: My GC takes credit for my ideas – what can I do? | The Lawyer https://t.co/49fibKXhLK 
• Your client wasn’t always your client | The Lawyer https://t.co/pBAzlAVG4f 
• Dentons retains top spot as favourite FTSE 100 litigator | The Lawyer https://t.co/K6cHO1BR9P 
• FTSE 100: adviser management trumps tech in reducing legal spend | The Lawyer https://t.co/Dc2C4R4epS 
• The top 10 most read stories of 2017 | The Lawyer https://t.co/fm3IiD1pxH 
• Lo♥︎ing legal life: why you should hug for happiness | The Lawyer https://t.co/q1K35cyyVC 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/EbfYNzbIgZ
• #Italian 'ambulances of death' worker linked to mafia funeral parlour arrested https://t.co/rqgz3Gj5uq 
• Melbourne attack an isolated incident, says PM Turnbull #Australia https://t.co/dwm65ODFZX 
• #US police officer's bodycam records him clinging to speeding car https://t.co/4zTBNb1pTs 
• UK 'ready to retaliate' against Russian cyber attacks https://t.co/ps0y6WxgRf 
• British passports will be navy blue after Brexit says Home Office https://t.co/EW8SVHsjB7 
• Why do #US gun sales spike at Christmas? https://t.co/8p5kPxpJgx 
• Johanna Young 1992 murder: Key to case 'in local area' https://t.co/tyeUO4GdQz 
• The Competition and Markets Authority’s Legal Services Market Study: Government Response https://t.co/ZNTcSrL2NU 
• Further steps taken towards UK ratification of the Unified Patent Court https://t.co/PpT6iyXatI 
• Offshore law firm sues 2 UK-based news outlets for reporting on 'Paradise Papers' https://t.co/NT0Ps2LrkO 
• 25-year sentence for acid attack man signals change in UK law https://t.co/ftnnA4HF5t 
• Law Society calls for estate agents to have to disclose referral fee amounts at very start https://t.co/MLTxOLTyM8 
• Hundreds of drink-driving cases struck out due to dismissed appeal #Ireland https://t.co/jgaKcnwnpk
• Nichols man who failed to appear in court apprehended, sentenced to 25 years in prison #US https://t.co/FBRwqAjaoD 
• Government lawyer feared blunder could cost up to $2m #Australia https://t.co/1shHS1Xvqr 
• Trusts and the UK: half a step forward, three steps backwards https://t.co/yntdqa95jH 
• Non-recognition of third-country talaq divorce: Sahyouni... https://t.co/5ejjoXHDUd 
• Northern Ireland Electoral Commission in new bid to honour transparency laws from 2014 https://t.co/Y6hAycsoWW 
• Female Lawyers in the UK Share Their #MeToo Stories https://t.co/VBLIlj30IH
• The UK decides 10 Mbps broadband should be a legal right https://t.co/wULgm391Er 
• Central Administrative Tribunal puts interim stay on Haryana IAS nomination list #India https://t.co/4b2QHlkSz8
• Osun to establish standing tribunal into chieftaincy matters #Nigeria https://t.co/sLEZ2sOzDj 
• Tribunal decision on Hastings council’s appeal to be announced soon https://t.co/OXNCgvLKZr 
• Mediator named to #Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal https://t.co/R4hkqti6zq 
• ANC lawmakers ordered to move quickly on media appeals tribunal #SouthAfrica https://t.co/bA7s3D73dJ 
• Why I had to challenge King's College tribunal https://t.co/QGQOqFC4op 
• Curtain falls on UN tribunal’s 24-year history of fighting impunity in former Yugoslavia #Balkans https://t.co/gcULiCBHof 
• UN votes resoundingly to reject Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as capital of #Israel https://t.co/iamDB6AeIm 
• Slender Man case: girl who stabbed classmate gets 25-year hospital sentence https://t.co/nzI72kbgi5 
• Puppy farming to be targeted in UK government crackdown https://t.co/8Ufs7TXui1 
• Homeless man who killed mother and son has sentence increased https://t.co/JOOPTOzDAJ

22nd December - Law News

2190th 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: Peru’s President Pablo Kuczynski faces the toughest moment yet in his short presidency. After just 17 months in office, on Thursday he will answer to allegations of graft in dealings with the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht. The so-called Car Wash corruption scandal in Brazil has affected many countries in the Americas, but now the case has turned into a political witch hunt in Peru.

Focus of the day story: Companies 'needlessly' de-risking over sanctions and money-laundering. In some cases, re-risking can be more risky, according to global advisory group. Full story: The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• 'No 10 knew' of Damian Green claims in 2016, claims Kate Maltby https://t.co/UDrmpPY01i
• Dellen Millard: Fun-loving heir whose killings stunned #Canada https://t.co/XHJcbzSsge
• Aldi supermarket stabbing: Woman dies in Skipton store attack https://t.co/8L7mbRe4Ex
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/hHRWudJvXt
• Confiscation order for doctor jailed after duping solicitors with fake invoices | Legal Futures... https://t.co/5gzuALwQVG 
• Put constitutional right of access to justice at heart of LASPO review, MPs say | Legal Futures... https://t.co/gYIqdh21aZ
• Santa’s data protection elf-check | Legal Futures... https://t.co/axfdWAaGnZ
• Sports group invests in north-west practice to offer legal services to clients | Legal Futures... https://t.co/Yy1Vh2gZHz
• Group of 48 investors settles misrepresentation claims against US law firm | Legal Futures... https://t.co/SVZBkNVFQL
• Ombudsman urges “prescriptive template” for all lawyers in price publication push | Legal Futures... https://t.co/DH5Ced1TQX 
• SCOLAG Legal Journal changes to online format - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rRad0dOPWE 
• Grandfather wins human rights challenge against extradition to the UAE - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/X1Syxiaulu 
• Justice Committee gives Civil Litigation Bill qualified backing - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/eSKQVTBmjS
• #Ukraine accuses government interpreter of spying for #Russia https://t.co/NwfJbk4u1n 
• Alps murders: Suspect could give new lead to al-Hilli shooting https://t.co/PmfX51VobZ 
• Theresa May seeks to reassure UK's Polish residents https://t.co/I73hgoeEgR
• Toys R Us staves off collapse after rescue talks https://t.co/NskIkGnUON
• #Israel's and Jerusalem: UN resolution rejects #US President Trump's declaration https://t.co/HJ6JgPn4t4 
• Cabinet Office fails to find evidence following investigation, so Tory MP Mark Garnier cleared of sexual misconduct… https://t.co/o5xCf06dvt
• Why does police mishandling of evidence only make headlines in rape cases? https://t.co/NiFSXOkfDu
• Federal court boosts protections in native title negotiations #Australia https://t.co/rAKKXKOV0K
• Fighting child sex crimes in #SouthAfrica: 'We've seen an increase in brutality' https://t.co/fQBqTr2MrD 
• Government promises to liberate leaseholders from 'feudal practices' https://t.co/UsmB688yPV 
• #Sweden plans change in law to require explicit consent before sexual contact https://t.co/ePGKAGz5v6 
• Names are revealed of five solicitors taking silk https://t.co/6es1b4MW9r 
• Firm builds closer barrister links with pupillage scheme https://t.co/TXM2G3ODrg 
• New-build leaseholds to be outlawed https://t.co/qPd0Ify7Ik
• CPS reveals reasons for dismissing 15 lawyers https://t.co/pnlivzijCc 
• False claims doctor ordered to pay back £183k https://t.co/WYlF3bwBV9 
• Jailed Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe 'eligible for early release' in #Iran https://t.co/2PQfPV74ey 
• Apple's iPhones slowed to tackle ageing batteries https://t.co/o4ElLVbBNH 
• Finsbury Park mosque attack suspect pleads not guilty https://t.co/zFBdHlR0kd 
• Maternity mistakes: Lapses lead to mistake every five births https://t.co/xwJ4ajUY3R 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/wHCjqYVDvB
• Rightwing artist put up Meryl Streep 'she knew' posters as revenge for Trump https://t.co/rcRgvjth7a 
• Doctor sacked by Fifa was investigating alleged #Russian football doping https://t.co/GxkcQ20nMy 
• #Bermudian activist wants the UK to stop his own country’s marriage equality ban... https://t.co/KyouKlGUc9 
• 2017’s landmark employment law lessons... https://t.co/9QVxRGV3Mg 
• Residential Tenancies Board dealing with four to five illegal eviction cases a week #Ireland https://t.co/CT8WuzODKc
• #Kyrgyz Opposition Leader Fined For Allegedly Illegal Mercedes Purchase, Maintains Innocence https://t.co/fRigqbf8dU 
• #Indonesia seeks to slap money-laundering label on illegal fishing https://t.co/O1UCPYBKdf
• Hedge funds fail to stop 'billion-dollar brain' City analyst's deportation https://t.co/F9chk54hCs 
• #Japan’s inaction on illegal ivory exports threatens Chinese ban, report says https://t.co/iTVi3h7AdP 
• AT&T to pay $1,000 bonus due to tax cuts #US https://t.co/egYKQiHPID
• UK lottery winner granted interim order to stop book about affair... https://t.co/1FR5bcCxl8 
• Damian Green sacked after 'misleading statements' on porn claims https://t.co/wOsEx2JpjN 
• Catt Sadler: #US TV host quits over equal pay dispute https://t.co/WSsRbhMpO7
• Richard III burial site in Leicester granted protection https://t.co/ltrkf4Mw22 
• GCHQ says cyber-spies 'over-achieved' say MPs https://t.co/MERuhsAFKz 
• Canary Wharf lawyer cleared of possessing indecent images of children https://t.co/4a3wD6Zlpz 
• Alleged Uber black ops lawyer would rather not have his Xmas holiday ruined by Waymo, ta https://t.co/5c2xVTfhrI 
• Lawyer cleared of possessing indecent pictures of children describes his three years of ‘living hell’ https://t.co/EEsCCrkuxx 
• #France Passes Law To Ban All Oil, Gas Production By 2040... https://t.co/BNio9Pb9ny 
• The 20 Cheapest Law Schools in the ‘U.S. News’ Top 100 #US https://t.co/Qezev2uxLG

21st December - Law News

2189th 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: MPs have branded homelessness "a national crisis", condemning the government for its "unacceptably complacent" response. A damning report by the cross-party public accounts committee says the number of people sleeping rough has soared 134% since 2011, describing the government's efforts to eliminate rough sleeping as the '"tip of the iceberg". Ministers insist they're providing more than a billion pounds to reduce all forms of homelessness by 2020. In the latest in our week-long series on the issue, we have been talking to homeless people in Liverpool and Manchester to see what support is being offered to people with nowhere else to go.

Focus of the day story: Lawyers from different parts of the profession have warned rule-makers to be cautious about any attempts to impose mediation on parties, and warned against punishing those who opt not to mediate. Responses from both the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and the City of London Law Society outlined a range of problems with the principles of mandating the use of mediation. The issue is being discussed by the Civil Justice Council, which is consulting on the issue until this month. There is a feeling that mediation has yet to become culturally accepted in the legal profession and the organisation is looking at ways to change this. Full story: The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Jerusalem UN vote: Trump threatens #US aid recipients #Israel https://t.co/QP9IsFaF3t
• Sesame Street to help Syrian refugees https://t.co/WKG06RYVp6 
• Collapse of rape trials appalling, says attorney general https://t.co/wNjr2rhVTU
• Wild animals in travelling circuses banned in Scotland https://t.co/Q5GSqFnK6h 
• There’s a mental health crisis in our prisons, yet the justice secretary is silent https://t.co/HcFqlk96n4 
• Yugoslavia tribunal closes, leaving a powerful legacy of war crimes justice #Balkans https://t.co/SH7yiUAfTw 
• Met police deny systemic failure in rape case disclosures https://t.co/M8jmOnDVF2 
• Uber to face stricter EU regulation after ECJ rules it is transport firm https://t.co/Q0Awwzefnm 
• Theresa May to visit Poland amid EU row over judicial reforms https://t.co/sozifXuXTW 
• Yes, there’s a major problem with rape prosecutions. But it’s not that women are lying https://t.co/heF7niiuAB
• Transgender Jewish woman wins review of child contact case https://t.co/80mXUlU3b1 
• #Swedish rape law would require explicit consent before sexual contact https://t.co/78YMhkSril 
• European court rules champagne sorbet can keep the sparkling name https://t.co/19t66U8rK1 
• A victory for workers over Uber. But beware the Brexit roadblock https://t.co/deA6OvTogl 
• The Guardian view on rape and the police: justice first https://t.co/E0Gpgm5Kh4 https://t.co/lZBAVI54HS
• EU says Brexit transition to end by 31 December 2020 https://t.co/BcEnN2E0TU 
• Uber is officially a cab firm, says European court https://t.co/k9AjgMODfw 
• HMRC warns on iTunes gift card scam https://t.co/V3sv18pzrP 
• Shadowy defences shouldn’t wash where fraud is concerned. | Law Gazette https://t.co/DOGQWsq4xL
• £86,000 costs as tribunal strikes off former mayor https://t.co/T8CroxcCjV 
• Society calls for disclosures of conveyancing referral fees https://t.co/SgkeDZCQCe 
• LASPO review should consider basic right to access to justice - MPs https://t.co/ldbdmHngbd 
• Court rules ex-clients not entitled to copies of firm's documents https://t.co/c6Rcx1jixP 
• Solicitor jailed for 20 years for child sex abuse https://t.co/24Dn92GgcE 
• Stepfather jailed over boy's water park drowning https://t.co/rdBdENhqmg 
• Islamic instant divorce 'not legal' under EU law, says ECJ https://t.co/tQwbAOg6vM 
• Father's paternity pay rights tested at tribunal https://t.co/QnmHBmLL5d 
• Footballer Raheem Sterling: hooligan admits racially aggravated attack on Man City winger https://t.co/qnQtsNjlLx
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/JDnQcB5Q9h
• Brexit: Does the EU stop the UK improving animal welfare? No https://t.co/AFpJYyRqYG 
• Disgraced #US cardinal Bernard Law 'dies in Rome' https://t.co/hMBvNmvi6D 
• Derailed #US train lacked automatic safety system https://t.co/u35qDYOe5n 
• Homelessness in England 'a national crisis', say MPs https://t.co/OG3M3N6may 
• UK 'Christmas terror plot': Police searches resume https://t.co/44T2IjooyN 
• Brexit: UK plans to soften impact on European banks https://t.co/9hEBifD6lI 
• Facebook action hints at western retaliation over WannaCry attack https://t.co/By5EPLjWy4 
• Council tax bills could rise by £100 a year as government relaxes cap https://t.co/PXnfTbSe6e 
• Ralf Little video accuses Jeremy Hunt of misleading public https://t.co/hssHz5cMa8
• Arthur Collins jailed for 'despicable' acid attack in London nightclub https://t.co/2RCrjVko4i 
• Critics pooh-pooh use of spikes in trees to protect cars from birds https://t.co/GOcJa2yTZi 
• The Guardian view on diversity in the courts: not just women https://t.co/BLe2gx0H4n 
• Police non-disclosure should lead to reform https://t.co/W1Yc490tvE
• Three judges sue Ministry of Justice for race discrimination https://t.co/RA11UqKzaF

20th December - Law News

2187th 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: Local elections in Catalonia this Thursday could decide the fate of the region's independence bid. Madrid says the secession movement has been based on what it calls 'post-truth'.


Focus of the day story: The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has again reached a highly unusual majority decision in the Leigh Day case, this time on the costs of the case. Two members of the tribunal decided that there should be no order for costs, but the third member argued that Leigh Day should be awarded 40% of its costs of the proceedings – although not the initial investigation. Full story: Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Harvey Weinstein: Ex-assistant criticises gagging orders https://t.co/jnNY2wEs8D 
• Birmingham crash victim Kasar Jehangir jailed over police chase https://t.co/dmjVFGuzie
• #Canada couple forced to spend Christmas apart after 70 years https://t.co/diPKiXFchQ 
• Contaminated blood report 'full of lies' https://t.co/ilLI376t1v 
• Metropolitan Police review of sex case evidence https://t.co/6IMdAVnSl3 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/86MWDU0vis
• Lindy: story of a homeless woman who died on the streets... https://t.co/pxSpeLtxm7 
• Liverpool Council will continue to "break the law" to stop homeless deaths on the streets... https://t.co/UtdLIYS1sO 
• #Poland risks losing EU voting rights in dispute over reforms to judiciary https://t.co/pBIuHBX7ZO 
• Smoking ban cannot be enforced in jails, UK supreme court rules https://t.co/cslwU1zSAr 
• Reckoning with a culture of male resentment https://t.co/LzwFHl4T0g 
• #Russian victims of domestic abuse forced to pay perpetrator’s fine https://t.co/dPxb6KYIBw 
• Lammy dismayed as government rejects BAME judicial targets | Law Gazette https://t.co/tuDcZeBnON
• Businesses fear rise in 'vexatious' tribunal claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/SX05mUjfbK 
• Former mayor's conviction 'conclusive' evidence, tribunal told | Law Gazette https://t.co/QXctx2GBy4 
• Law Government has £31m left to refund after fees ruling | Law Gazette https://t.co/jrRvB8TMvf 
• Welsh tribunals get their own senior judge | Law Gazette https://t.co/snyQfovrYe
• Firm loses appeal against loss of 'dishonest' fees | Law Gazette https://t.co/w7uPG9gHzH 
• Government rules out review of legal services regulation | Law Gazette https://t.co/gRt6ICvBCi 
• Fishery faces action over 'no Polish' sign https://t.co/TJT3E4js2S 
• Sheffield arrests over 'alleged UK Christmas terror plot' https://t.co/CZgp8uQ9Ro 
• Facebook grilled on Britain First page by MPs, but it won't take any action to remove far-right material https://t.co/xyIQZD9inm 
• 'Extra £450m funding' for police in England and Wales https://t.co/YJ1yJI7ajV 
• Birmingham Royal Blood thief hid 53 phones in swimsuit https://t.co/R5DcrCQtK8
• Jacob Zuma: The man who was always laughing #SouthAfrica https://t.co/XsPYUwzaB3 
• Pigeon spikes on Bristol trees branded 'idiotic' https://t.co/8zKkaI9mkP 
• Four men arrested in early morning terror raids https://t.co/CZgp8uQ9Ro
• Cameron House Hotel fire investigations continue https://t.co/yYaxsKgVdI
• Meryl Streep defends herself against Rose McGowan criticism https://t.co/2IRJkszIE2 
• New rights for communities to buy land and acquire public assets - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nfzpV71UNI 
• Five new sheriffs appointed - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fl23pdsgCg
• 'Deeply troubling' pressure on Scottish prosecutors will have 'wider impact' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MlumAsxI0w 
• UK sanctions policy faces uncertain future, warns Lords committee - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kZ9N8b3gFq 
• Scottish courts have ‘inherent power’ to prohibit publication of alleged blackmail victim’s name - Scottish Legal N… https://t.co/mKD9KdzdZx 
• Scottish Law Commission recommends reform of moveable transactions law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZxvDAn0LrO
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/CGeBUEDwTV
• #Australia police Periscope 'plans to arrest N Korean agent' https://t.co/oJ5Xuf45sj 
• Does profiling make sense - or is it unfair? https://t.co/5N8Wg5mS5Q 
• NHS workforce 'at crunch point' https://t.co/tYzbO4fhUZ
• Sighed, sealed and shafted: HMS Queen Elizabeth, flagship of the Royal Navy - Leak found on new aircraft carrier https://t.co/QyH7EX12rH 
• Police investigating racially aggravated assault on Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling https://t.co/MqtQt2qY5V
• 'You are never mutineers' - Bercow urges MPs to uphold principles https://t.co/grqeYUs1Pq 
• 'Race bias' in justice system: Government to unveil action https://t.co/qtJMxgbrwu 
• Cyber-Attack: #US blames North Korea for WannaCry https://t.co/BQLLYDsTY3 
• Sexting to online porn: What should sex education lessons cover? https://t.co/zdKj2s8cOW 
• Anti-abortionists who couldn't care less once a child has been born, but only for the unborn, threaten legal action… https://t.co/LNf5VElFbX 
• Impose visa bans on #Russian human rights abusers, say MPs and peers... https://t.co/9Wj9G9Kknp 
• Malabu Scandal: UK Court Rules In Favor Of #Nigerian Government | Sahara Reporters https://t.co/oRcSe3OecS
• First for #Romanian judiciary: Magistrates in Cluj, Constanta protest changes to laws of justice... https://t.co/u54Po8qeeL
• Judiciary should not have to justify its decisions: Asma Jahangir #Pakistan... https://t.co/FbSTfbUNFj
• Sir Wyn Williams appointed to the role of President of Welsh Tribunals... https://t.co/mw9lR10lCA
• Reforms in judiciary, education are long due: Finance minister Arun Jaitley #India https://t.co/UyQ8XMTROA
• Autonomy of Judiciary must be sacrosanct #Zimbabwe https://t.co/DOFXEP6rGp 
• Judiciary should not have to justify its decisions: Asma Jahangir #Pakistan https://t.co/i7rAy0B7O5 
• House Democrats Face Tough Choices in Judiciary Panel Race #US https://t.co/Q91YSMceNs 
• Harliner republican former governor Sarah Palin's son charged with domestic assault on father #US https://t.co/UIf64r9iYL
• London prosecutions could be dropped or delayed in pilot scheme https://t.co/CY4xYucZYk 
• For Female Hotel Workers, Weinstein Allegations Put a Spotlight on Harassment... https://t.co/W0cAxln3m4
• Toronto Buzzes With Talk of Billionaire Couple's Suspicious Death #Canada... https://t.co/udSKYILe8n

19th December - Law News

2186th 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: Congress General Secretary in-charge of Gujarat Ashok Gehlot said that under Amit Shah and Narendra Modi's leadership, there's an atmosphere of fear in the country, and Gujarat is also not immune to it. 


Focus of the day story: Murdered Iranian refugee Bijan Ebrahimi failed by police and council’s 'institutional racism'. Avon and Somerset Police whose officers told refugee ‘to go home’ when he attended station fearing for his life, a day before being killed, has offered an apology. Full story: The Independent

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Enugu APC disowns gov Ugwuanyi’s new commissioner as its member #Uganda https://t.co/7lEk3YRAmR 
• CJ urges barristers to become part of reforms at LHC #Pakistan https://t.co/lghjaBwdvj 
• Why Fuji Can Never Produce Another Barrister - Odeyemi, Late Singer's Public https://t.co/rFX8PPM121 #nigeria 
• Two complaints about barristers upheld last year #Ireland https://t.co/t1mRCEvjXP 
• Barrister who gave thousands of pounds to drug addict client to help her recover gets suspended https://t.co/dqqycVTneI 
• Paedophile 'hunters' defend methods after RTE TV producer admits child sex offences #Ireland https://t.co/hgyVFwzS24 
• Man is fined after breaching a non-molestation order by visiting his ex’s home https://t.co/hpLI4C5GNu
• Ray Brown has retired after serving three generations of clients across Queensland #Australia https://t.co/kGMPR2TP4q 
• Monday People: The trailblazing solicitor who chairs Bolton Hospice https://t.co/eRM6aaC2jv 
• Obituary: Ethel May Houston, Bletchley Park veteran, solicitor, Law Society Council member, entertaining hostess https://t.co/jvwMSbUsOd
• Wendy Thomas jailed for people smuggling to UK https://t.co/uw47UnD0Tk 
• Student Liam Allan to sue after rape trial collapse https://t.co/ZL8gN8U5zb
• Bangor Winter Wonderland cancelled after complaints https://t.co/8NiK09EVK7 
• Crystal Palace footballer charged with carrying a weapon after a fight near a Surrey nightclub https://t.co/kMamBV10q5 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/cT82WUnRRS
• Wayne Rooney 'really enjoying' community service for his drink-driving offence, time to make the punishment stricte… https://t.co/x902ks8zAV
• RAF Mildenhall: Shots fired in security alert at #US Suffolk airbase https://t.co/2vRPz00GIT 
• UK ministers blocking appointments to rights watchdog, say lawyers https://t.co/prYsOYlZH2 
• More prisoners should 'commute' to work, says justice secretary https://t.co/89wP0AqRQv 
• #SouthAfrica's ANC picks Cyril Ramaphosa as leader https://t.co/eOyLpjiyYI 
• Gateshead man, 84, chases off knife-wielding burglar https://t.co/Dk1ia0gWsT 
• Theresa May condemns abuse of MPs over Brexit by nasty Tories and brexiters https://t.co/or3q6AY1kJ 
• BBC and Guardian sued over Paradise Papers leaks, law firm Appleby is taking the legal actions https://t.co/QW5gOERMsd 
• Liverpool jail: The worst conditions ever seen, says report https://t.co/c5nbysvnf2
• Bijan Ebrahimi murder: 'Institutional racism' by council and police https://t.co/QNR42prQA4 
• Twitter suspends far-right Britain First leaders https://t.co/f4A9S6kwzB 
• Initial coin offering or initial con offering? A guide for the confused | Legal Futures... https://t.co/9PnTc2b4nY 
• Knowles increases investment in The Link App as it seeks crowdfunding boost... https://t.co/KE9AO8ph4A
• Another majority decision as SDT denies Leigh Day costs order | Legal Futures... https://t.co/LL3rQ7LqFa 
• How do I insure my business against cyber threat? | Law Gazette https://t.co/yvhAEufE8m
• Flexible working – make it your New Year’s resolution | Law Gazette https://t.co/DSDd4ZYJPo 
• Conveyancers call for digital efforts to improve home buying process | Law Gazette https://t.co/W5Cm1LjXfU
• Ombudsman sounds warning over freelance solicitor plan | Law Gazette https://t.co/zVHPiq5Ulu 
• Heavy jail terms for Turkey's arrested lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/EYW2zlVCKp 
• PI clampdown continues as police target cold-call offices | Law Gazette https://t.co/yf3kUl7Utj 
• Lawyers shun idea of compulsory mediation | Law Gazette https://t.co/Qxnw7AUc6C 
• Former mayor fails with 11th hour tribunal adjournment bid | Law Gazette https://t.co/XXBd4StMTG 
• "My firm (mid-size City) is open to the idea of allowing me the flexibility to be a school governor, but I need to… https://t.co/3ulGx6uJJ0
• Managing the risk: protecting your clients | Law Gazette https://t.co/8VqcOlxuyT 
• Lawyer in the news: Representing claimants in UK's first data leak group action case https://t.co/nLgJw7pC5P 
• My legal life: Quazim Khan, Trainee solicitor, Greenwich Housing Rights, London. | Law Gazette https://t.co/u1yBgydcmV 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/hzXonZ74Wh
• Amazon in new workers shame as drivers complain of harsh conditions and gruelling hours... https://t.co/2yIyI05mIN
• Body meant to resolve cases of cyber fraud near defunct #India https://t.co/kdoxzjvhCj
• Panchkula hit and run: Tribunal orders Rs 16.81 lakh compensation for victim’s kin #India https://t.co/YhZw26XDKL 
• Ynetnews News - Border Police: Palestinian arrested in entrance to Samaria military tribunal https://t.co/6UrbKnC3GH
• International Crimes Tribunal instructs submission an investigation report against Musa #Bangladesh https://t.co/jthPSpJMwr 
• UK Tribunal Dismisses Mark Arthur’s Case Against #Ghana Intl. Bank https://t.co/vSPb8kUZIF 
• Drug that holds back return of ovarian cancer gets UK licence https://t.co/9rDNw91LgB 
• Tory Chris Holmes calls for HMRC to act over long unpaid internships https://t.co/704f7mHQvO 
• Atlanta chaos: More than 1,000 flights cancelled as blackout hits world's busiest airport https://t.co/Uzk12lS9VA
• Hunger in Wirral: the truth behind the tale that made a Tory MP cry https://t.co/7GqyWWEItj 
• Steroid abuse 'raising health risk for thousands' https://t.co/YRWn3WzYoI
• Birmingham crash: First victim named as Imtiaz Mohammed https://t.co/PFtdfnEK5N 
• Gwynne Owen Evans: The 'completely childish' man hanged for murder https://t.co/ZeCvlDAiZH 
• Barry Sherman: Murder unit to probe Canadian mystery deaths https://t.co/jXPN7V4K08 
• Clarence Thomas accuser Anita Hill to spearhead fight against harassment in Hollywood #US https://t.co/Br8U4kHg4H
• Julie Exton obituary: past president of the Association of Her Majesty’s District Judges https://t.co/mYWZ8LAiuN Dec 18, 2017
• The Observer view on the effectiveness of international law https://t.co/QWVrNaki6Y 
• Major rally in which #Indonesians call for boycott of #US products over Jerusalem embassy move https://t.co/iQQfuJdhvx

17th December - Law News

2184th 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 chorus of condemnation against the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital is getting louder, with protests continuing across the world nearly two weeks after President Trump's decision.


Focus of the day story: The surgeon who signed patients’ livers was silly, not criminal. The law is an ass. Physicians me walk a tightrope between compassion and detachment. Recklessly threatening them with the courts does more harm than good. Full story: Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Trump Putin call: CIA helped stop #Russia terror attack https://t.co/4ZOtemKuoU 
• Ban sale of mini mobile phones, justice secretary says https://t.co/L27zk6IWpo 
• World 10,000m champion, Sir Mohamed, wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017 https://t.co/uyMttTTL2J 
• When can a Closed Material Procedure be used?... https://t.co/GfPrrLTmTY 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/3ATAD5uF4j
• Undercover police officers: how far does their legal liability go?... https://t.co/EXApT3nuMF 
• Indefinite Detention and the Rule of Law... https://t.co/Ri7SdOnql7
• UK embassy worker found dead in #Lebanon https://t.co/Ks6RH4QwJE 
• Inadequate inquest following a police chase quashed after almost 20 years... https://t.co/sJ2YD0Bvp2 
• High Court quashes guidance on deporting EEA nationals who are sleeping rough... https://t.co/Aw3SJpezPc 
• Cardiff protesters call for more to be done to stop homelessness... https://t.co/ZieLn02nET 
• Supreme Court rules on time limitation for claims under the Human Rights Act https://t.co/crysHHHSwI 
• BME students far less likely to secure pupillage than white students, even if they have the same grades https://t.co/Q2KAvyspQ6 
• Westminster Uni law grad tipped for high-flying career in politics following celebrity jungle win https://t.co/l7HvSBPB2d 
• What it’s like to do a secondment with Google as a junior lawyer https://t.co/UTdpWHavX8 
• 11 things all law students will have experienced in their first term https://t.co/hZdmtBWI8G 
• ‘Do they understand us?’ Grenfell victims’ lawyers attack inquiry for lack of diversity https://t.co/NhF8cPGbnM 
• Law student-backed Oxford University a cappella group returns with classic Xmas cover https://t.co/86cK6mTLbT 
• ‘Unfailingly courteous’: Top lawyers highlight human decency on the bench https://t.co/hjyJxOJtov 
• Four valuable skills that STEM students bring to the legal profession https://t.co/j0wKjKXvMz 
• Can Facebook really listen in on your conversations? https://t.co/mQty9WSUn6
• Do I take a pay cut for a job that might lead to a training contract? https://t.co/wwAkvvFAA9 
• Slaughter and May pay: NQ salaries up to £80k while trainees enjoy boost too https://t.co/pXa9knzQel
• Fancy being the next Lord Sumption? You can now apply to be a Supreme Court justice https://t.co/e1ZKPgXkbC 
• Back in business: Employment tribunal claims increase is treat for lawyers https://t.co/3s48dTnoMn
• Mayer Brown confirms 100% spring retention score before Christmas https://t.co/R0psn1g0LI 
• SRA will not have to pay Leigh Day’s multi-million pound legal bill, tribunal rules https://t.co/KOupmRaAXa
• How the debate about animals feeling pain became headline news https://t.co/26YZYAGwQi 
• Top criminal silk makes grime video debut after helping YouTube rapper clear his name https://t.co/QqmvgsdVIq
• Trump #Russia inquiry: Mueller improperly obtained emails, lawyer says https://t.co/C6K24PT2q3 
• Brent PCs critically hurt after being hit by Maserati https://t.co/AtNLwzrhrj
• Barry Sherman: Family disputes reports on mystery double death in Canada https://t.co/kZBtjVLZBN
• Birmingham crash: Six dead in 'horrific' smash https://t.co/HOorz2iZjv
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/qFGtxgzMeE
• Palestinian double amputee killed by #Israeli sniper https://t.co/xWZkfFDV2x
• Defence budget: New equipment at risk over MoD savings 'doubts' https://t.co/fDm28uWM3o 
• Activity “Love Human Rights” in #Macedonia (FYROM) https://t.co/KZJTcxNIAQ
• Ryanair must respect workers' rights & honour its trade union promise https://t.co/aD6Sk1Ldmg 
• Marawi stories: Hundreds of human rights violations #Philippines https://t.co/tdrBok5gN6
• ‘American Dream’ quickly becoming an ‘illusion,’ says UN human rights expert https://t.co/wCI9r4IdpK
• UN rights wing ‘appalled’ at mass execution in #Iraq https://t.co/1n4Ic60z9V 
• Freedom of judiciary is cornerstone of democracy: President Kovind #India https://t.co/OvXmGAFFn0 
• CJ Maraga outlines achievements of the country’s judiciary #Kenya https://t.co/25jkYhMApr 
• #Pakistan judiciary works independently, faces, no pressure: claims Chief Justice https://t.co/bgyNmdqu97
• MKMVA boss launches scathing attack on judiciary #SouthAfrica https://t.co/VosvB9FnUh 
• President Uhuru tells Judiciary to accept criticism as report reveals #Kenyans are very litigious https://t.co/woT6IjmJYX 
• #Kenyans still unhappy with Judiciary, new report shows https://t.co/xxBFbzzp9z 
• Pentagon ran secret multi-million dollar UFO programme #US https://t.co/TAbrI2YlRJ 
• Mother 'poisoned son to avoid trip to Syria with jihadi husband' https://t.co/1lrzuzUZpo 
• Youngest staff to be given UK workplace pensions as qualifying age is cut https://t.co/aAXch5UoxH 
• This clueless judicial post nominee sums up all that is wrong about Trump's takeover of the courts #US https://t.co/UkNbRSyM3n

17th December - Law News

2183rd 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: Police in Saudi Arabia have arrested a Palestinian billionaire who chairs one of the largest banks in the Middle East. Sabih al-Masri is chairman of the Arab Bank, the largest lender in Jordan. Al-Masri is a Saudi passport holder. His arrest is the latest move in an anti-corruption drive ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Australia's first same sex wedding takes place https://t.co/lVjpw3GxeK
• Five drivers traced over fatal Tulse Hill hit-and-run https://t.co/QGRA0rb1oZ
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/flXqVD1Fb5
• Why you should give money directly and unconditionally to homeless people... https://t.co/HkxwU2P6jk
• Lisa Sotto Honored As an Outstanding Woman in the Legal Profession https://t.co/AuEGku2dGA 
• You can fly a drone in the UK if you abide by dronecode. We explain the rules. https://t.co/5Kl4eAa9ZP 
• Security bod threatened with legal action for uncovering macOS adware https://t.co/e30GaZdFnP 
• Hollywood Is Setting Up a Legal ‘Machine’ to Sue Pirates In #Canada https://t.co/ng7Un7H9Ji 
• FCC faces legal battle after widely-condemned vote to repeal net neutrality #US https://t.co/EJa2sXLyKK 
• We support Stephen Hawking’s legal action to save the NHS https://t.co/j8XtRmu7B7
• Jared Kushner's legal team is seeking a crisis PR firm #US https://t.co/KNCm5vDb5y 
• #Nigerian law graduate denied call to bar for wearing hijab https://t.co/UiM1Kixeju 
• Global Protectionism - Are You Leaving Yourself Open? https://t.co/RAFY3facDk 
• UK Electronic Communications Code to become law on 28 December https://t.co/EAhsbicKw3 
• 18% rise in homeless figure revealed in Cardiff following freedom of information request... https://t.co/5bOKJoMfcd
• Homeless man who guarded open car ‘overwhelmed’ by thousands raised for him https://t.co/a6w82GkU8B 
• Loyalist killer Haggarty should get credit for information he provided, court hears https://t.co/7vXVlbM7Jw 
• Dangerous rapist claims trial was unfair because he previously robbed his own defence lawyer https://t.co/tx8fm6IsMd 
• NSW barrister to lead SA’s Murray Darling Royal Commission #Australia https://t.co/pILoeOqWsn
• Barrister Lloyd Rayney wins multi-million dollar defamation case when named as “prime” & “only” suspect... https://t.co/xnPsxCVxzZ 
• Top barrister James Scobie QC stars in grime video after defending rapper in court https://t.co/L9bROXFCIF
• Legal aid statistics: July to September 2017... https://t.co/08VEXrEIwd 
• 'Outdated' surrogacy laws will be changed amid warnings over risks for couples travelling overseas https://t.co/jxwtQ8qk7H
• UK government called on to shift liability for illegal online content to social media companies https://t.co/PIjh3qUcum 
• UK government has no plans to remove exit date in Brexit law to avoid rebellion https://t.co/fNIS0HKxDG 
• #Israel court says illegal to keep dead Palestinian assailants https://t.co/u0Rz5P12O1 
• Uber users complain of hefty ‘illegal’ price hikes https://t.co/n1g0GSkx8T
• Plea seeks action against illegal quarrying #India https://t.co/YdMej13WUX 
• ‘Sickening’ racist attack by teenagers left man with broken teeth at McDonald’s drive-thru https://t.co/I4cIW3i3E5
• Farmer 'repeatedly put the environment at risk' by running illegal waste site https://t.co/UspmNo2Lg1 
• Parents warned after illegal 'killer car seats' found to be on sale on eBay https://t.co/6eFO6XlHL8 
• #Mexican Authorities Call ICOs Illegal, Cryptocurrencies Risky https://t.co/svxWMRz77R 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/AiG4U2TezY
• Controversial lawyer Richard Luthmann arrested for kidnapping, extortion #US https://t.co/6CwBIrsFHM 
• Chris Froome hires former Bruyneel and Contador lawyer for salbutamol case https://t.co/2NVniLHgBg 
• #Austrian far-right to return to coalition under conservative Sebastian Kurz https://t.co/J1gjxuRyml 
• Deaths of #Canada billionaire Barry Sherman and wife 'suspicious' https://t.co/ONXCNZHsst 
• Uber used covert 'undercover agents', says court letter https://t.co/hcdWLqYC3c 
• Peter Jackson: I blacklisted Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino under pressure from Weinstein... https://t.co/Trwtxb7k7g 
• Anna Soubry receives messages from brexit supporters calling for her to be hanged as a traitor... https://t.co/p8tENgN7GR 
• Teenager jailed for trolling footballer Andy Woodward about abuse https://t.co/joNgbUk4M9 
• Centre to amend Rules on appointments and service conditions of tribunal members #India https://t.co/P7t0SWrblL 
• Deepak Fertilizers gains 4% after arbitration tribunal rejects claim of Rs 357 cr by GAIL #India https://t.co/MBz8SdG1bZ 
• Former Intel EMEAR sales director takes Chipzilla to tribunal https://t.co/gKqKQKt7jb 
• Employers warned as tribunal numbers soar https://t.co/L9f8r6NNa7 
• Donald Trump's nominee for judge Matthew Petersen flubs law test #US https://t.co/gyPZMwZCYA 
• #US tax bill: Republicans agree sweeping changes https://t.co/KAqQxLmlAO

16th December - Law News

2182nd 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: Exiled Chinese conceptual artist Ai Weiwei discusses the shocking plight of refugees worldwide. He travelled to 23 countries and interviewed more than  600 refugees for his new documentary, Human Flow, an uncompromising cine-essay on this 21st century crisis.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Victorian Liberal Party war with itself played out in court #Australia https://t.co/3DUJ3J8dKu 
• Falkirk solicitor John Mulholland has been confirmed as the Law Society of Scotland’s next vice president https://t.co/3wFvc9iQuv 
• This is exactly what happens if you are caught drink driving https://t.co/WDCLe2q7hG
• Former solicitor Bartlett sentenced to 20 years for sexually abusing boys https://t.co/AwyMqIu2qo 
• Senate Confirms Former Texas Solicitor General James Ho to Fifth Circuit #US https://t.co/EEZppxmM5H 
• Scotland Yard carrying out 'urgent review' after rape trial collapses... https://t.co/9Nb1Hh1Cxa 
• Britvic confirms Norwich factory closure with hundreds losing jobs, a strong and stable brexit? https://t.co/k2yIntwrKl 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/PSVtLQ0LRf
• Woman wanting to feed the homeless told by disgraceful Cardiff council they have 'enough'... https://t.co/dXymeGiVH2 
• #Australia child abuse inquiry finds 'serious failings' https://t.co/CIVbb1HnM
• #Russian ex-minister Ulyukayev gets eight years for bribery https://t.co/gI6vNIFDAM 
• The surgeon who signed patients’ livers was silly, not criminal. The law is an ass https://t.co/BTDlPF5F76
• It’s not just British soldiers. The whole Iraq war fiasco is back in the dock https://t.co/f31MdyOeab 
• Hillsborough slur about fans burning police horse false, says CPS https://t.co/rsLmr3ybGk 
• Charlottesville: James Alex Fields Jr faces life in prison #US https://t.co/G8bkXsrGUO 
• Hillsborough officer not charged over horse burn claims https://t.co/KRjTo4Gdef 
• The drunk passengers who fall on to rail tracks https://t.co/SqrkQaMF1f
• Met Police to conduct urgent review after rape trial collapse https://t.co/XVIxZyd8QA 
• Flexible working – make it your New Year’s resolution | Law Gazette https://t.co/JyMhnsowoF 
• Personal injury firms warned over claims farmer links | Law Gazette https://t.co/EWUjqsGkfU 
• It's official: Employment claims soar in wake of fee decision | Law Gazette https://t.co/jwFAplKjWu 
• Law students take aim at miscarriages of justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/4joCGAbTgJ 
• Government clarifies legal aid safety net record | Law Gazette https://t.co/xOrPOWU4zb 
• SRA off the hook for £5m Leigh Day costs | Law Gazette https://t.co/48Geqw1LOA 
• Barrister suspended for giving client money 'for food' | Law Gazette https://t.co/zao2NBHDjD 
• City firm publishes hourly rates in 'transparency' drive | Law Gazette https://t.co/rplBCEAS3M 
• Five solicitors granted silk as names start to emerge | Law Gazette https://t.co/7M0UCnPPTO 
• Brexit: UK legal services could be left ‘high and dry’, Society warns | Law Gazette https://t.co/XHURVs09xK 
• Schools told not to dismiss sexual harassment 'as banter' https://t.co/G9ghfy9Uj4 
• Corrie Mckeague: Reward to find missing airman doubles https://t.co/x243tFG1x0 
• #Australian sentenced to 46 years for torturing and killing niece https://t.co/Dy4vnEcgY8 
• What the Colorado baker who refused to sell to a gay couple gets wrong #US... https://t.co/z9D4IQZJSs 
• #Chinese man jailed for stamping on Genghis Khan portrait https://t.co/YWUZIE0qNN 
• Indian #Christian carol singers arrested after 'conversion' complaint... https://t.co/bfcOp6K1jP 
• #US woman used bitcoin to move cash to Islamic State, police say https://t.co/qhSihZd1kC 
• Future of ANC and #SouthAfrica at stake as party meets to choose new leader https://t.co/uYtnN2tyLW
• Lord Pentland discusses defamation proposals - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wWNAkOLYbk
• Rise of LiPs “key challenge for family lawyers and courts system” | Legal Futures... https://t.co/w1XnB8o3Fi 
• Legal regulation “more than ripe for total overhaul”, House of Lords told | Legal Futures... https://t.co/an3ygJnOBP
• Pockets of poor practice as SRA issues revised PI warning notice | Legal Futures https://t.co/Uzxz1p8Cfn 
• #Russia a 'risk' to undersea cables, defence chief warns https://t.co/AomSah9Bun 
• Church apology over Bishop George Bell abuse inquiry https://t.co/FynkNWKFDO 
• Backlash over 'stay with abuser' posts shared by Essex Police https://t.co/bsSjAzl1dM 
• HS2 redundancy pay 'shocking waste' of taxpayer cash https://t.co/KUhOSFzpey 
• Boxing champion awaits deportation after fighting for England six times https://t.co/YpMvnk7h4E 
• Woman in key No 10 role paid £15,000 less than men for same job https://t.co/YJcqWlsm5e 
• The Guardian view on deporting rough sleepers: rights and wrongs | Editorial https://t.co/5lWH0r1a3O
• The Guardian view on #Myanmar: telling the truth about the Rohingya | Editorial https://t.co/QEttsz9oQy 
• Most of the Brexit rebels are lawyers. Maybe experts are useful after all https://t.co/iXtpmU9UJD
• Religious freedom review appointee has argued for limited sharia law in #Australia https://t.co/7HVFfUTozS 

15th December - Law News

2181st 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: Virtual currency bitcoin has officially become the largest bubble in history, eclipsing the notorious "Tulip Mania," the speculative bubble that shook the Dutch economy before it collapsed in 1637.


Focus of the day story: The government’s safety net scheme for people denied civil legal aid received a record number of applications in the third quarter of the year, according to official statistics – which also reveal a wide-ranging decline in legal aid work and spending. Quarterly statistics published today show that the Legal Aid Agency received 638 applications for exceptional case funding between July and September. This is the highest number of applications received in a single quarter since the scheme began in April 2013, when the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 removed vast swaths of law from the scope of legal aid. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Far-right group Britain First's Paul Golding and Jayda Fransen charged https://t.co/HC0DiRmJq1 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/lCah9bGD4E
• F1 'grid girls' under 'strong review' - how did you vote? https://t.co/vQyzrN7g3i 
• Crown secures confiscation order against murderer who benefited from ‘criminal lifestyle’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/71Dlxb61pk 
• Scottish government threatens ‘Continuity Bill’ if Brexit legislation remains unamended - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZfjuldTbyX
• Law Society: Further reform needed to improve land and building transaction tax - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/W1ApwhbwtS 
• Most substantial reform of defamation in Scottish legal history proposed - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YQ0mNC9cPE
• Pipe band tutor loses appeal against conviction for ‘sexting’ student but sex offence interim order quashed - Scott… https://t.co/vGjA0YCLJG
• Terra Firma's Steven Walker QC ranked for international arbitration - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Ne7NzMOxaV 
• Barrister peer to face negligence claim alongside leading firm despite civil restraining order | Legal Futures https://t.co/o6psn9kaEZ 
• Law firms failing to tell clients who complain that they can go to LeO | Legal Futures https://t.co/LKaUvs1G0f
• “Lawyers still needed” say big firms in tech push, with Clydes mining ‘big data’ | Legal Futures https://t.co/pXYVe4ExyS 
• Net neutrality rules weakened by #US regulator https://t.co/n8RIz0zoPu 
• NatWest bank spat prompts web security changes https://t.co/FoMFNLJecV 
• Grieving Swansea man 'ordered' to go shoplifting by loan sharks to pay off funeral debt https://t.co/m6lP73opZ7 
• Far-right Britain First leader Paul Golding arrested in Belfast https://t.co/oQ8SnMxATB 
• Laws for safe use of driverless cars to be ready by 2021 https://t.co/tdKBvHKMRp 
• We Guantánamo Bay detainees have the right to protest our condition #US https://t.co/oVtp7CMDh4 
• Number of children penalised for knife possession rises 16% https://t.co/q1mjUWA3dH 
• British troops breached Geneva conventions in Iraq, high court rules https://t.co/kRrS2NcdC8 
• MoJ rejects calls for ban on revealing sexual history in rape cases https://t.co/F5udzvAU3j 
• Home Office policy to deport EU rough sleepers ruled unlawful https://t.co/O42IfNzxWt 
• Inquiry under way after Pentonville murder trial witness exposed https://t.co/4U9XxCTynT 
• WikiLeaks recognised as a 'media organisation' by UK tribunal https://t.co/Ifr2TVDCQM 
• Private probation firms criticised for supervising offenders by phone https://t.co/CN8PbYRGuW
• To help social mobility, do something selfish in 2018 | Law Gazette https://t.co/0pPe7iLPZi 
• Supreme Court aims for more diversity as it advertises for justices | Law Gazette https://t.co/X4vmEAO8Ye
• Business deals by top 50 law firms decline in first half | Law Gazette https://t.co/yMdgRAecpu 
• Legal aid safety net applications soar to record level | Law Gazette https://t.co/Sct3jNRqRF 
• Court finds detained Iraqis unlawfully held by British forces | Law Gazette https://t.co/x3XdgFiGKH 
• Law Commission to explore leasehold and chancel repair liability | Law Gazette https://t.co/14jafmdBNc 
• SRA ponders penalties for failure to publish complaints data | Law Gazette https://t.co/lpd4B5lwpW 
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