18th July - Law News

2395th 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 Focus: Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers is put to a people’s tribunal in a new piece of political theatre at Sydney Opera House.

Focus of the Day Story:
Commons to debate progress on protecting victims of domestic abuse in the family courts. On Wednesday, 18 July 2018 the House of Commons will hold a Westminster Hall debate on progress on protecting victims of domestic abuse in the family courts. The Member leading the debate is Jess Phillips MP. In preparation for the debate, the House of Commons Library has published a research briefing on the subject. For the briefing, click here. Full story - Family Law Week

Saturday Conversations on Law

• David Dungay coronial inquest to begin after family's long wait for justice #Australia https://t.co/m5Gv3ODFx
• Ex-UKIP councillor made 999 call after murdering wife https://t.co/SZ6enoUfEp 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/yVuXEOIq2Y
• Two hours given to Justice AN Ray to decide on CJI post? #India https://t.co/QfzjxGF0Bm
• Nigel Farage spread ‘fake news’. I know, because I took the real picture | Lasia Kretzel https://t.co/Ok8iHAORcp 
• Secret trials for corruption are hurting justice, watchdog warns https://t.co/SWBYV1zwZ8 
• ICC crime of aggression comes into effect without key signatories https://t.co/Mz7WbCUA11
• Lawyer 'used sensationalist language in Iraq torture case' https://t.co/3Gmmd3MmKk 
• Criminal solicitors in England and Wales challenge cut to fees https://t.co/Wnyp9vxUWT
• The demise of local justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/Dh38iMdKA
• Solicitors 'lost clients and suffered unmitigated damage' supporting bar boycott | Law Gazette https://t.co/a7rwPOGAUm
• Election candidate solicitor suspended over firm's PI fraud involvement | Law Gazette https://t.co/Pt6MsbJVG9
• First listed firm posts strong profit growth | Law Gazette https://t.co/LERYtfP581
• City firm slammed for ‘shameful’ berating of dead oligarch’s family | Law Gazette https://t.co/9LBL3aiNPT
• High Court showdown over legal aid fees begins | Law Gazette https://t.co/RydUBAttIC
• Iraqi lawyer Day undermined trust in legal profession, SRA tells appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/iaEd2E0XGg
• Ince lays off 32 in London shake up | Law Gazette https://t.co/MYoyddkO6u
• Legal executives get green light to set up ABSs | Law Gazette https://t.co/qPf5abZAgC
• MoJ confirms whiplash reforms delayed to April 2020 | Law Gazette https://t.co/8qCBfEQngc 
• Alabama employee gets new car from boss after 20-mile walk #US https://t.co/95KWoYDEX0 
• Grenfell inquiry: TV images 'influenced' stay-put policy change https://t.co/rLijNMWgdY
• Trump has now reversed remarks made at Putin summit on Russia meddling #US https://t.co/nBTpceWpJm
• Solicitor says Derry teenager's arrest for attempted murder of PSNI officer was 'unlawful' https://t.co/JBan9LX5Ei
• Son of murdered solicitor emerges as latest possible presidential candidate #Ireland https://t.co/BUj3nme7Ps 
• Deputy solicitor general new permanent representative to seabed authority #Jamaica https://t.co/9l4ip7CVZ4
• The Australian Legal Whiz Behind The Law Whiz AI App https://t.co/h4FOTSJrC0
• 'Billion dollar ransom': Did #Qatar pay record sum? https://t.co/TKFT4rCush
• 'I couldn't even get on waiting list for rape support' https://t.co/511FE8GnEh
• Castle Espie: Mandarin duckling worth £600 'stolen' https://t.co/Q7M05TtbK
• Comedian 'humiliated' for using disabled space on train https://t.co/Dsw5Mo2G0A
• UKIP councillor Stephen Searle guilty of murdering wife https://t.co/hV4ejoFVsF
• Anti-state elements want to halt elections: Barrister Ali Zafar #Pakistan https://t.co/d6ILhrStYu
• Divorcees warned to tie up all affairs or risk legal challenges decades from now https://t.co/B5JUqQnQMI
• Wish app promoted by World Cup stars sold banned knives, stun guns and tasers to UK shoppers https://t.co/cbkiEk0aVA
• Gaming tax appeal gives guidance on UK VAT grouping rules https://t.co/PVZWZ1IB4h 
• Major Chain in #Canada Pulls Ivanka Trump’s Clothing https://t.co/CMOcVSF3Fl
• U.K. Poisoning Inquiry Turns to Russian Agency in Mueller Indictments https://t.co/KeJHdmFXKx
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/S3MheDXLTV
• Supreme Courts solicitors body welcomes new president https://t.co/01Di2j3UF
• Addleshaw Goddard posts record revenues following merger https://t.co/pleMhNU0ah 
• Transgender van driver sues for gig economy discrimination https://t.co/vNoWrIbKKC
• Private tutors 'should face DBS criminal record checks' https://t.co/07zYHkive
• Vote Leave: Brexit campaign 'broke electoral law' in referendum https://t.co/jbWg8MIOWL
• Kate Dowdalls QC appointed to Scottish Law Commission https://t.co/2LfdkEALHK 
• Company at centre of tram inquiry fails in bid to keep documents secret https://t.co/4Tm2hPCucs 
• Family of asbestos victim awarded £360,000 damages https://t.co/CxT5r4dWdM 
• Sentencing Council publishes report on first guideline following consultation https://t.co/buLhJihiEH
• Gillespie Macandrew reports sixth consecutive year of growth https://t.co/PG414d5ry9 
• Scottish Water ordered to pay homeowners £220,000 over property destroyed by sinkhole https://t.co/66GeoFrWv2 Legal Post https://t.co/isd0fjzHfC
• Law Society seeks solution to use of algorithms in UK justice system | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/yrLQr1voQb
• AT&T to acquire AlienVault in cybersecurity deal | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/MSBaWsgHCZ 
• Harassment is parliament’s dirty cross-party secret. Is it about to change? https://t.co/rfzpgmi59r 
• Judge halts deportation of families reunified by Trump administration #US https://t.co/bai3F9qZel
• Failure to enforce law means older workers face discrimination – report https://t.co/Y91hkN42YF

17th July - Law News

2394th 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 Focus: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has revealed that he actually wanted Donald Trump to win the 2016 US presidential election. Russia, however, did not contribute to Trump’s win by any means, he insisted.

Focus of the Day Story:
Police ‘decriminalising cannabis’ as prosecutions fall away, yet it is difficult to walk through our large cities and concentration of young people without being able to smell a whiff of it.
Government figures sent to Norman Lamb MP reveal fall of 19% since 2015 in people prosecuted for possession.
 Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Online note published on Habitual Residence and the Scope of the 1993 Hague Convention https://t.co/Zfe6erduQs
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/9uhL8zfvtp
• #Russian woman charged with spying in the US https://t.co/UTKO9aZcgw
• Brexit: Government scrapes through Customs Bill vote https://t.co/dugeBCymX9 
• Court of Appeal determines issue of effective service of proceedings under Brussels IIa https://t.co/4CGa2HWGm6
• #Bermuda MPs approve move to reduce cost of legal aid https://t.co/el8RQMHB8W 
• Government to proceed with new child maintenance compliance and arrears strategy https://t.co/HflDFdgNy8
• Separated migrant children to be granted legal aid https://t.co/4YjESrDiqz 
• Man who fell to his death following immigration raid at Newport car wash named https://t.co/YkK78R6obE
• Legal poser for Duduzane Zuma's lawyer #SouthAfrica https://t.co/cmF2fIZfZT 
• Commons Select Committee examines Domestic Abuse Bill https://t.co/oGYNtejlte
• Supreme Court will deliver judgment in Mills v Mills on 18 July 2018 https://t.co/2RMck8eBpC
• The #Polish case and what it means for #Israel's legal bulwark https://t.co/4OURDI0NJx 
• Commons to debate progress on protecting victims of domestic abuse in the family courts https://t.co/wKbNoe8x8s
• What it’s like when #US imigration or Ice detains you: 'They own you. You're impotent' https://t.co/c5UOVTF33b
• What is the true human cost of your £5 hand car wash? https://t.co/WDOuguLKRK
• Shock over ruling that 'brides of Christ' need not be virgins https://t.co/eHMogKihlY 
• Lewd text sending Andrew Griffiths should resign as MP, says local Tory chair https://t.co/m9euMnuPPe
• UK government has no plans to ban a demonstration planned by a Sikh independence group https://t.co/EJ4e1A2WXX
• Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendment) (Sibling Couples) Bill begins parliamentary passage https://t.co/8KUDWCU7x2
• Lawyer in the news: Edward Lishak | Law Gazette https://t.co/5dAxFXWz4X
• My legal life: Edward Sparrow | Law Gazette https://t.co/2kDBr4qilH
• Legal aid u-turn is welcome - but there is more to do | Law Gazette https://t.co/DEdQqtJh46
• Filling the judicial void | Law Gazette https://t.co/9lULYhyTgQ
• 'Potentially damaging' skills shortage costing firms extra £230m | Law Gazette https://t.co/9g6vHhjZSN
• SFO arrest warrant as ENRC privilege ruling awaited | Law Gazette https://t.co/tl3KiIIWuF
• Ban for ‘unauthorised’ public access barrister | Law Gazette https://t.co/3yrOU9rgBh
• SDT asks if criminal standard of proof is fit for purpose | Law Gazette https://t.co/sQxjAdBL3S
• London male model Harry Uzoka 'murdered in row over girl' by an even less successful male model https://t.co/0SA7BJUOFq
• MPs to debate adding Staffies to Dangerous Dogs Act https://t.co/h5hrmFnJZp
• “Huge savings to come” from local land charge digitisation | Legal Futures https://t.co/4PKYFdWujn
• Investigation reveals elaborate technology terror web https://t.co/H4jnWJWqoT
• SNP politician's Alex Salmond Show tweets misled audience, says watchdog Ofcom https://t.co/sVA2fopfy8
• Pothole-related breakdowns 'at three-year high' https://t.co/VuF7RgDJSL
• Migration figures: Record number of EU citizens emigrate from UK https://t.co/fGvJFWpbhf 
• Courts Service to up the ante on digital divorce and probate | Legal Futures https://t.co/fljH7ErF2
• Supreme Court to deliver judgment on section 20 accommodation https://t.co/wfSXdTmpVW 
• Wimbledon cleaning staff 'take food from bins due to low pay: 'Housekeepers claim club provides insufficient money… https://t.co/1qVsiTwx7N
• “Significant barriers” exist for disabled lawyers | Legal Futures https://t.co/Qo5rOSgb03 
• At last, a law that could have stopped Blair and Bush invading Iraq - Geoffrey Robertson https://t.co/wu5WWzBOOT
• Employment tribunal hears cases against National Gallery https://t.co/zGC70NYpq
• British cave diver considering legal action over Elon Musk's 'pedo' attack https://t.co/tviZXGYwBo
• Don’t blame lawyers for their Brexit bonanza https://t.co/d73vdMoDi
• Ekiti election result : Resort to judiciary if in doubt, stakeholders advised #Nigeria https://t.co/FXkizrThx9
• Law firm pledges funds in effort to save FDAC National Unit https://t.co/EpVO14QH5l 
• St Albans squat photos inspire homeless exhibition at new museum https://t.co/jgLvmbPR72
• “Seismic change” on the horizon, Legal Futures roundtable hears | Legal Futures https://t.co/EpM0J7h9lg
• Oxford student, 21, who went to posh £10k-a-year NURSERY gives up on law career to become Instagram star… https://t.co/AQ6drZSYYD
• Chicago Police release bodycam footage of fatal shooting #US https://t.co/xM0fF4GRhI
• World Cup: Paris celebrations turn violent on the Champs Elysees #France https://t.co/qHyqfoMmOJ
• Gurkhas to recruit women for first time from 2020 https://t.co/MvzqhOTT4K
• Tory MP Justine Greening calls for second Brexit referendum https://t.co/jILPuyadLa
• #Chinese law enforcement break up billion-dollar cypto gambling ring https://t.co/E9P8xAHFLg
• Law clamping down on Facebook 'incitement' okayed for final vote #Israel https://t.co/vHvTUrLfJu
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Pij5wYj0Ik
• Foreigners' Tribunal slaps notice on Assam's first deputy speaker's extended family #India https://t.co/DdlfOJNH3z
• New York to introduce legislation requiring small businesses to be save havens for minors #US… https://t.co/h1MgAfsPg2
• National Green Tribunal Plans To Conduct Hearings Through Video-Conferencing #India https://t.co/WM1Fna35Pb
• Judge Criticizes Trump Administration for Response to Family Reunification Order #US https://t.co/F24mqlkPFd
• National Company Law Appellate Tribunal gives stay order till July 16 to Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd #India... https://t.co/D7PGfyqInp
• Video of #Afghan Forces Abusing Detainees Emerges as Protests Simmer https://t.co/9WMNMd6GxN
• In #India, a Missing Key to a Temple’s Treasure Vault Ignites a Furor https://t.co/ULoaywLfsM 
• Cleaning Toilets, Following Rules: A Migrant Child’s Days in Detention #US https://t.co/0sZzd5F76j
• Pussy Riot claim responsibility for World Cup final pitch invasion #Russia https://t.co/PVilCUXDq7
• Chicago clashes after #US police kill black man https://t.co/pMtTQ7WqPz
• #Spain far right protest against moving Franco's remains https://t.co/v3FRgTSBE
• #NorthKorean restaurant staff defection was forced, manager says https://t.co/l363Gs7htp
• #Iran nuclear deal: US rejects EU plea for sanctions exemption https://t.co/ysPDPOo7eq
• Flirting and you’ll be called a rapist? Oh please grow up, Superman https://t.co/8HZjgHoXyV 
• Theresa May’s grand plan has left her stranded in no woman’s land https://t.co/haSoShavxg
• Why the kid gloves for Trump, when it’s gloves off for the EU? https://t.co/1F03cfiD18
• Rand Paul breaks with Republicans as he doubts Trump supreme court pick #US https://t.co/pPxUKk8pcR
• Reporting restrictions 'prevent scrutiny' of economic crimes https://t.co/Eqv2j6zaNK

16th July - Law News

2393rd 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 Focus: Theresa May reveals what President Trump suggested she should do when dealing with the EU.

Focus of the Day Story: Care workers are not entitled to the minimum wage for all the time they are on a ‘sleep-in’ shift, the Court of Appeal has held in a decision of major significance to the care sector. In Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake [2018] EWCA Civ 1641, the charity Mencap successfully argued against an Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling last April to the effect that overnight care workers could claim six years’ backpay at national minimum wage (NMW) level. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Social media is everywhere - but the law governing it remains a speciality form of practice https://t.co/RM1BDGSjYO 
• Eastbourne fire: Arrest over mother and son's deaths https://t.co/96AuImJIoi 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ch9CCI1gmF
• The Hearing Podcast: ‘Disability isn’t just sticks and wheelchairs’ https://t.co/K84UoIiya5 
• Junior lawyer tells MPs she was ‘sexually assaulted’ by magic circle partner https://t.co/6F6jiDZq8L
• Mishcon de Reya cuts billable targets by 20% to encourage tech-minded lawyers to be more innovative… https://t.co/V8chua2h3a
• Amesbury: Novichok found in perfume bottle, says victim's brother https://t.co/q7iG7LCGQK
• 14 law firms named on 2018 social mobility power list https://t.co/UciX4endNy
• BPP cuts London staff headcount following LLB suspension https://t.co/ShUTBOZ0YO
• Aspiring lawyer raises £30,000 to secure spot on prestigious Oxford Uni law course https://t.co/ld8Xz1piTK
• Will studying law at The Open University stop me securing pupillage? https://t.co/wgspbeAbc3
• Commercial barrister who bought and supplied cannabis fined £1,500 https://t.co/TaF6VWs4RN
• From BPTC to lawtech — the upsides of having a ‘Plan B’ https://t.co/ExvMpIEtbN
• Chambers ‘Law Camp’ gives sixth-formers a taste of life at the bar https://t.co/FSq3XTKkMp
• The story of how 25-year-old City lawyers came to earn £143,000 a year https://t.co/066RD8WZwK
• Technology won’t turn the world upside down overnight — but lawyers need to embrace the gradual change https://t.co/YE592ISf7x
• Equity partner profits fall at Linklaters despite revenue rise https://t.co/FY6DPC8tDE
• Law firm flotations — buyer beware https://t.co/xCKF0K5SCC
• How exceptionally tragic before the football world cup final - 'Five boys drown in #Bangladesh river after football https://t.co/RYNUtmGzft 
• Council report reveals why Mishcon de Reya’s canteen was slammed by food hygiene inspectors https://t.co/7mI5wQINwT
• Brick Court Chambers showed England’s World Cup clash against Croatia during posh summer soirée… https://t.co/Rztv2XGbsZ
• Hilarious Love Island voiceover guy is an Edinburgh law grad https://t.co/uPa3rFz3HJ
• Event: How to get into law as a career changer https://t.co/znQ4pfolAm
• #Israel in turmoil over bill allowing Jews and Arabs to be segregated https://t.co/DtwphGbS1v 
• #Cuba to recognise private property under new constitution https://t.co/JGGMHnIt8L
• Liverpool fan who was attacked before the team's Champions League semi-final has "regained consciousness" https://t.co/EFoAayUTRR
• Department store Debenhams denies cash crunch problem https://t.co/ovIsSbXQ7l
• Is John Roberts poised to become the supreme court's key swing vote? #US https://t.co/sSq0T7x7k
• In Your Defence by Sarah Langford – review of a barrister’s tales of Britain’s crumbling legal system https://t.co/9dBc62FVe2
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/eVpErDn59y
• Trump adviser Roger Stone 'probably' American cited in Russia indictments #US https://t.co/rG3cPS6EPJ
• African Anti-Corruption Day is a call to action | Muhammadu Buhari https://t.co/oMEexa4PAu
• Police ‘decriminalising cannabis’ as prosecutions fall away https://t.co/LZ4XmcYad3
• #SaudiArabia woman 'arrested for hugging' singer Majid al-Mohandis https://t.co/Wht5NIhiNi
• #Tanzania's president John Magufuli says prisoners are free labour https://t.co/2NHM0Ku3AV
• #Nicaragua crisis: One student killed as bloody church siege ends https://t.co/b1lOaKp3CI

15th July - Law News

2392nd 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 Focus: Saudi Arabia has arrested prominent preacher and scholar Safar Al-Hawali just days after he published a book criticising the ruling family.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• More judges appointed to the High Court | NLJ https://t.co/ixCh8YpeH8
• The giant task of sifting through more than 800 statutory instruments due to be laid by exit day in March 2019 https://t.co/e2idEJwjFD 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/gOJyYS3Kg4
• Married Tory Minister Andrew Griffiths resigns over sexy texts to women https://t.co/LD36qSdVvG
• Lawyers in the Chichester area have won an important legal fight—to keep their court open | NLJ… https://t.co/97dxCf3beW 
• Geoffrey Cox QC has been appointed Attorney General, taking over from Jeremy Wright QC https://t.co/CkbBp2UaYF 
• Firms come top in social mobility | NLJ https://t.co/3fXIad9FT7
• UK legal departments are slower than their US counterparts to embrace technological innovations | NLJ https://t.co/gzvYfW9RwW 
• Tommy Robinson protest: Clashes break out as thousands of far-right activists gather in London https://t.co/44PdwycEvI 
• Tech innovation & social mobility priorities for Law Society president | NLJ https://t.co/eyErwES7q3
• Counter-terrorism Bill concerns: Government must keep us safe ‘safeguard human rights’ | NLJ… https://t.co/xRuUNqYlWu
• #France restricts access to Mont Blanc amid safety fears https://t.co/TXMJgcIxYT
• Dog poo in Clevedon's Marine Lake (North Somerset) causes ear infections https://t.co/N5dVJRbRWi
• Amesbury Novichok searches see 400 items seized https://t.co/OStSM7hZK7
• Lawyers give cautious welcome to the government’s white paper on Brexit | NLJ https://t.co/hADDFDAQdK 
• Legal aid restored for migrant children in care | NLJ https://t.co/aYVIeOKTgk
• Sleep-in carers lose minimum wage case | NLJ https://t.co/JpGIo3c7T9
• #US Homeland Security Says Photography Could Be a Sign of Terrorism https://t.co/UQXXCpSSH9
• #Turkish Photographer Beats Up Groom at Wedding Over Child Bride https://t.co/yYdYcAcxcR
• Police tell far-right Trump supporters not to gather at US embassy https://t.co/LS8KElaxf9
• UK Hammered for Denying Residency to Partner of Citizen https://t.co/zUgOhVieGj 
• Trump tweets Turnberry golf plans as police hunt protesting paraglider https://t.co/Ua9vIhkEF4 
• UK consults on post-Brexit nuclear safeguards regime https://t.co/81O36Sivdg
• Camberwell stabbing: Man, 21, charged with death of girl, 17 https://t.co/8d8BmDOhZB
• Toddler dies after van crash on parkland in Birmingham, close to where J R R Tolkien once lived https://t.co/Uex9RKKktX
• Reviewing legal standing regarding UK strikes on Syria https://t.co/mL5L8cPqor
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/eUagAckEHG
• Former law chief warns state of emergency will be declared if UK quits EU with no deal https://t.co/X8c5aS55QZ 
• BSB looks to standardise level of support provided by experienced barristers to new practitioners… https://t.co/rl6K7zaSzd 
• Evidence from Cardozas 'lies and half-truths' says Northampton Borough Council as legal hearing over... https://t.co/YowBsw42c5 
• Banker's wife wins right to divorce him in England after his affair https://t.co/1S5KlxRgEP 
• Lawyers for ICA appeal to be allowed to fill vacant positions despite action brought by barrister #Ireland… https://t.co/mlr5ZAixpb
• Birmingham road-rage attacker has sentence increased after Solicitor General’s referral https://t.co/XFjKhCDOIt
• She says Charlamagne Tha God raped her in 2001. SC prosecutor says case can’t be reopened #US… https://t.co/rHiXIVnHh3
• NSTP chairman Ismail Omar admitted as advocate and solicitor of the High Court of #Malaysia https://t.co/0lVxCzsQAx
• #US Reopens Emmett Till Investigation, Almost 63 Years After His Murder https://t.co/QHVhGojzFw
• #PlaneBae: A cautionary tale about privacy when a story goes viral https://t.co/kHCG4t1r0t
• Number of migrants 'abandoned by #Algeria' in Sahara drops https://t.co/uJphpsuBYl
• #US lawmaker caught speeding tells cop he often does so https://t.co/zIbkXjbspo
• Explosive' thrown at Gerry Adams' house https://t.co/7LoxsWeDlv
• #US Justice Department Plans Appeal of AT&T-Time Warner Merger Approval https://t.co/ZFWidBbwzA
• F.B.I. Agent Defends Actions in Russia Inquiry in Contentious House Testimony #US https://t.co/RYZ9Gid35V

14th July - Law News

2391st 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 Focus: A 12-hour hostage drama in Bhopal ended this evening with a twist rarely seen. The hostage-taker - a casting director - and the hostage - a model - told the police they want to marry.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Linklaters' flat PEP lags magic circle peers | Law Gazette https://t.co/OBYFiewZzU
• Open justice under threat for economic crime, warns damning report | Law Gazette https://t.co/TINMpA6WsE
• #Pakistan election: More than 100 die in bomb attacks on poll rallies https://t.co/bOMU87rHpG
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/UJOx9vJ0tJ
• 2020 Vision: The Judiciary's Tech Message | Law Gazette https://t.co/6dDT1swtPq
• Christ's Hospital School teacher jailed for pupil rape https://t.co/I2Q1o17vBM
• Grenfell Tower fire: Two jailed for £125,000 relief fraud https://t.co/O2nlOnqjsF
• Legal aid u-turn is welcome - but there is more to do | Law Gazette https://t.co/UC6j0yf3GI 
• #India moves a step closer to legalising gay sex https://t.co/SPhj1bsyo5
• Uber executive resigns after race discrimination probe https://t.co/QtUjUXb60N 
• Papa John's founder John Schnatter will be removed from the pizza chain's branding after his use of the racist N-wo… https://t.co/FUPAEzDObl
• US justice department has indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers for hacking Democratic officials in the 2016 el… https://t.co/HtByVV7B4s 
• Major survey finds law firm “race to the middle” on price | Legal Futures https://t.co/oDoETT6QF2 
• Tory MP Michael Fabricant apologises for Islamophobic tweet of Sadiq Khan image with pig balloon https://t.co/4nuytV9013
• If an artist was raped – or a rapist – galleries should not hide the fact? https://t.co/wcyaC092T9 
• The pros and cons of an early PII renewal offer | Legal Futures https://t.co/HrHJACSbXP 
• Poundworld to close another 80 stores https://t.co/uP035FEBmA 
• NHS Resolution demands 'urgent legal reform' as clin neg damages soar 50%| Law Gazette https://t.co/ZkE0X9mWEs 
• Ex-Society president spearheads scheme to provide 'virtual' help to vulnerable| Law Gazette https://t.co/4TpLWRfDYR
• Trump visit spurs 'anti-establishment' protest by law firm chief | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZESygLbxIC
• MoJ warns solicitors and CMCs against new holiday claim surge | Legal Futures https://t.co/Jv7ILmtPiG 
• Syria war: Anti-IS strike by the #US 'kills many civilians' https://t.co/Fuswew7hda
• Superman actor Henry Cavill has apologised for claiming that the #MeToo movement has left him scared to date women… https://t.co/SUTuGiWu7x
• Facebook will not remove fake news - but apparently plans to 'demote' it https://t.co/Ywyi2F1DbQ
• Man who urged Prince George attack given life sentence https://t.co/8sZbnRAQc
• Fake Twitter users: Celebrities lose followers amid crackdown https://t.co/3d8liGPwMj
• Former #Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif returns to face 'jail cell' https://t.co/aUtU6lPHT0
• Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.7bn damages in talc cancer case #US https://t.co/pZfy0sx5Qt 
• Leeds school uses spoons to alert metal detecting to help prevent forced marriage https://t.co/t0G9WTk0Rt
• 'Vaping' pilot caused Air #China plane to plunge 6,500m https://t.co/omAiRYp61Q
• #India student dies after being pushed from roof in safety drill https://t.co/kYTtYoodAa 
• Mencap wins 'unaffordable' overnight back pay appeal https://t.co/xVcpRvSEsZ 
• Lawyer, Olalekan Karimu petitions Lagos State Governor after allegedly being assaulted by two policemen… https://t.co/c1u2Re2dba
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/zOpVMya8Vo
• How much did the council pay to prove the city centre parking zone is enforceable? https://t.co/rgMBdPZz8P
• The Northern Ireland Prison Service can confirm the death in custody of a 33 year old prisoner at Maghaberry Prison… https://t.co/LtIVeIquof
• #US Supreme Court's silence on criminal justice issues https://t.co/VyDP3qUeA6
• Women were failed by Presidents Club trustees, says regulator https://t.co/KmTd4oR435
• #Thai cave rescue: coach and stateless boys may be made citizens https://t.co/W0VW4Af7D1 
• Calida defends taking up Marcos stand on VP voting threshold issue #Philippines https://t.co/k3zJcCZ2l1 
• Wings Over Scotland blogger's defamation case against MSP starts https://t.co/SMJCxhdbG7 
• Emmett Till: US reopens investigation into brutal 1955 killing of black teen #US https://t.co/onIG0uuMww
• #Spain launches truth commission to probe Franco-era crimes https://t.co/M8iE0e9QnQ 
• Felicia Langer obituary: Holocaust survivor who became a human rights lawyer in Israel and defended Palestinians https://t.co/nNcdJ5NZ5q
• Prisoners should be encouraged to use Facebook and Skype https://t.co/iBTDwFDbT
• 'See you in court,' Nova Scotia lotto win aunt tells nephew #Canada https://t.co/B5QUI95ZcQ 
• Derry: Petrol bombs thrown at the PSNI https://t.co/r3AND2nQZu
• Four airports found to be failing disabled passengers https://t.co/7XAGCbdeKt
• X-ray body scanner not used at Wandsworth prison, report finds https://t.co/Z5G0M1pJZc
• 'Extraordinary level of demand' on Wiltshire Police https://t.co/p27yRx8e48
• City reacts with frustration to Brexit white paper | Law Gazette https://t.co/U7jRHceslW
• Children's charity welcomes immigration legal aid 'U-turn' | Law Gazette https://t.co/shSitaccL0
• Law firm experience boosts in-house pay - report | Law Gazette https://t.co/h21ochohHC
• Progress stalls on solicitor judges, latest diversity stats show | Law Gazette https://t.co/JXMcilsSqv
• PEP climbs 24% at Travers Smith | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/FuysYuER2V 
• City firm seeks shareholders for huge Glencore group action | Law Gazette https://t.co/muAqHruPrz
• Profits soar at Addleshaws | Law Gazette https://t.co/1NqMSMaXtG
• Dyson backs parliamentary group's plea for new financial services court | Law Gazette https://t.co/eWm6MTWmgb
• Women's Hockey World Cup joy for Belfast solicitor Lizzie Colvin https://t.co/iealHnnh56 
• Belfast solicitor welcomes NHS England suspension of mesh operations https://t.co/3lH6p1KYJ7

13th July - Law News

2390th 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 Focus: Fact-checking President Trump's claims that the US supports NATO and his accusations that Germany is a "captive" of Russia.


Focus of the Day Story: The legal profession dominates the United Kingdom’s social mobility employer index, believed to be the only index globally.  The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) tops the legal sector, ranking third in the overall Top 50 Social Mobility Employer Index. However, the legal profession did not manage to take the overall top spot on the list, with Big Four accountancy firm KPMG the winner,  adding a little bite to the growing competition between accountancy and law firms. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• NW solicitor takes on ticketing giant over data breach https://t.co/dVTZEM94nu 
• Donald Trump in the UK: Police chief apologises for officers' sleeping conditions https://t.co/438vBz0zZp 
• #Colombia killings of human rights defenders continue under a cloak of impunity https://t.co/MHjaOM4M9h 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/hZwXAOp7F4
• We Reviewed All of Judge Kavanaugh's Record. Here's What We Found #US https://t.co/SLIcjeIzHt 
• Support visit to President of Supreme Court of #Poland https://t.co/k3Sz0SrKuh
• How the Judiciary could kill #Kenyans' dream of recovering billions stashed abroad https://t.co/GkPkzx9i12 
• Ruling deals 'hammer blow' to press freedom, judiciary: rights experts #Myanmar https://t.co/VQQ9qnINMz 
• Government nominates judges as judiciary Bill moves slowly #Ireland https://t.co/3SHysfCezi 
• #Nigeria Bar Association urge government to provide appropriate funds for improving the judiciary system… https://t.co/qB5CgZUrEN
• New terror law risks criminalising curiosity, parliamentary committee warns https://t.co/g3rJYzDkQM
• LGBT #Indians gear up for possible U-turn on anti-gay laws https://t.co/kbGvxUxgUs
• Wife of missing #Chinese lawyer Wang Quanzhang : 'I don't know if he is alive' https://t.co/nOEl0kldoJ 
• Lawyer Caio Luiz de Almeida Vieira de Mello will serve as #Brazil's new labor minister https://t.co/uGM38WFPSb
• Michael Cohen's new lawyer Lanny Davis fires at Trump and Rudy Giuliani over 'truth' #US https://t.co/iNaVi0KrSg
• Monsanto 'bullied scientists' and hid weedkiller cancer risk, lawyer tells court #US https://t.co/mSTyjkZkGx
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/nGuLe3LNMb
• Uber hires ex-DoJ lawyer as chief compliance officer https://t.co/4eBuXpb7Rz
• Federal judge rejects Trump lawsuit against California's sanctuary state law #US https://t.co/TAYTFOtY7s
• Edmonds will consider new law requiring safe storage of guns #US https://t.co/0pddPKcoeP 
• The intersection of criminal law and other law https://t.co/M15nHhDCno
• Bankroller of California privacy law warns opponents will gut it #US https://t.co/aW0B7BI0tY 
• #China's Online Sellers Face Legal Problems https://t.co/4oavS4XgGe
• In rare move, #HongKong justice department seeks mainland legal advice in joint checkpoint fight… https://t.co/12Q653Vtuv
• ‘Mystery shoppers’ finds law firms missing out on business | Legal Futures https://t.co/JIn7TDrX16
• ICAEW takes voluntary approach to firms publishing prices | Legal Futures https://t.co/16ZNjSJdx3 
• AI platform to help food banks and MPs refer legal problems to lawyers | Legal Futures https://t.co/484LPB9qOF
• Extra legal protections for NI veterans would 'undermine rule of law' https://t.co/NUMQHzFFaZ
• UK piracy laws see hefty jail sentences handed to two loaded Kodi box distributors https://t.co/0TY79DELZ7
• UK govt announces specialized cybercrime court in London https://t.co/JzfiRN8P9B
• #Jordan Labour Ministry allegedly overlooks employer abuse, while under-reporting labour disputes… https://t.co/BfTpGxwARO
• UK Legal Departments Falling Behind in Tech Use, Study Says https://t.co/ZgkKgZSvBV
• Short Strand explosion believed to be a pipe bomb https://t.co/iYcYd9ex90
• Tougher laser misuse laws come into force https://t.co/mZd5SXrXsd 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/lNnE42cDcz
• Criminal justice system failing autistic people https://t.co/QkCWhLpX8A 
• Aberdeen graduate & lawyer faces prison term in Turkey for criticising Erdoğan https://t.co/M0KXkHPfms 
• Orkney solicitor wins seat on Law Society of Scotland Council https://t.co/K7kRxTEP2n 
• Scottish government publishes ‘easy read’ Victims’ Code https://t.co/k0WuQTDOKD 
• Geography reflects technology use as UK legal departments lag behind | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/gnfn2Ei6RP
• England: Geoffrey Cox QC named new Attorney General https://t.co/vu5MfRliKK
• Break Notices in Scotland - actual receipt and terms of the notice https://t.co/V4k6as6v7i 
• European bars and law societies urge end to ‘purge’ of Polish judiciary https://t.co/riKk9Dx59w 
• Facebook issued record £500,000 fine over failure to safeguard user information during Brexit vote… https://t.co/9PHHowrLzC
• Law firm discriminated against blind ex-managing partner | Legal Futures https://t.co/CszgCIrohC https://t.co/CszgCIrohC
• “Disgraceful” solicitor who sent client money to girlfriend struck off | The Global Legal Post… https://t.co/V8EW4r6AkY
• High Court judge berates leading law firm for “shameful” behaviour | Legal Futures https://t.co/fWbqNTDNVv
• Major in-house signings this month include Allison Junoy, who joins soccer club Paris St Germain as general counsel… https://t.co/0MuXG30U5X 
• Trade mark number UK00003323129 is coming home! | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/gHRQVFQRHR
• Sullivan & Cromwell on top with 84 deals totalling $259.7 billion | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Hsw7HRy7PH
• Law firms dominate social mobility ranking, but lose out on the top spot | The Global Legal Post… https://t.co/uyLoJXXg8g 
• Tax Lawyer Advises Jeff Bezos To Use Social Welfare Organization For His Philanthropy https://t.co/qOwtOv1o1M 

12th July - Law News

2389th 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 Focus: Network Rail, Britain's largest landlord of small businesses, is selling off its £1.4bn property portfolio, including every railway arch in the country. Thousands of firms based in the arches face an uncertain future as investment funds gather to snap up the bargain 999-year lease

Focus of the Day Story: Law firms should be required to have sexual harassment and alcohol consumption policies, MPs have been told by a former magic circle employee, who says they were sexually assaulted by a partner at their firm. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Defence lawyer claims 'jihadis' were behind Kathua rape, murder case #India https://t.co/RF3IShNxCI
• Tongan female lawyer confirmed as new director general of FFA (Forum Fisheries Agency) #NewZealand… https://t.co/pYidxeUFby
• Rage Against the Machine demand Nigel Farage change podcast name https://t.co/62FNShU7z1
• Law firms 'stepping up to the plate' on social mobility | Law Gazette https://t.co/t7zCUBA7HT 
• Bevan Brittan and Clyde add to strong reporting round | Law Gazette https://t.co/9910oh7IE1 
• 'More law firm donations' needed to save pioneering drug court scheme | Law Gazette https://t.co/EpZUsMUlnZ 
• Libyan fraud judgment a 'step forward' in global corruption fight | Law Gazette https://t.co/zVkJEuYuz9
• Appeal against trimmed hourly rates in clin neg case fails | Law Gazette https://t.co/HyQkCnrEEQ
• Ex-director facing SDT over Asons-Coops file transfer | Law Gazette https://t.co/6pO4hCGBmj
• We are right to place high expectations on elite firms | Law Gazette https://t.co/jFYbeFJJfJ
• Time to uncover the cover-up - the contaminated blood scandal | Law Gazette https://t.co/kzn65viS0S
• Prosecuting victims of human trafficking: the sad reality | Law Gazette https://t.co/QGK7ZEPrtk
• Govia Thameslink boss in first class row https://t.co/ZwUyHxHHut
• Worried Hungarian mum helped rescue her daughter from Chilwell brothel - jury told https://t.co/LFmr8ZERJU 
• Is #Australia helping developing countries on the Human Rights Council? https://t.co/xBl3ZvO3jd
• Businessman's on-the-spot job offer to Newcastle homeless man https://t.co/yqiYPJtevk 
• Home Office failings: Man given £40k after being kept from four-year-old daughter https://t.co/fGx4AAsVwX
• Emma's Diary faces fine for selling new mums' data to political party https://t.co/HiXQ2m0kjA 
• New Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has some worrying views about workers' rights https://t.co/cHEd1DbxqT
• Two Veteran Rights Defenders Detained In Moscow Over Rally Supporting Titiyev #Russia https://t.co/4drbWeMIzP
• #Singapore Parliament: Small Claims Tribunals raise limits to $20000; more time to file claims… https://t.co/vbGXJBXJ7G
• Officials admit they may have separated family – who might be US citizens – for up to a year #US https://t.co/5T2359lng5
• 'Are men victims of obnoxious feminism?' Dominic Rabb MP & Fay Weldon https://t.co/PWZfCUkhFS
• Brexit secretary Dominic Raab is a dangerous, anti-feminist ideologue https://t.co/ux7kz393Zg 
• Increase in Civil Jurisdictional Limits For District Court and Small Claims Tribunal In #HongKong… https://t.co/WTFQhiKcMd 
• 'Killjoys' from English Heritage remove England flag from Westbury White Horse https://t.co/Bh1rLEWwfx
• Novichok victim Charlie Rowley speaks to police officers https://t.co/IXkP64gsiJ
• Mark Swinhoe death: Victim was beaten with own prosthetic leg https://t.co/wClFlkay5e 
• Stockport woman admits killing dad and burying body in garden https://t.co/eLPOxfhr4I
• Justice AK Goel Takes Over As National Green Tribunal Chairperson #India https://t.co/MsGaFaYT8S 
• Tribunal blasts NDIA over 'haphazard' handling of Canberra woman's case #Australia https://t.co/7pZnqwvbjs 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/8YIAeCwIHq
• Tribunal dismisses legal claim from ousted Tata chairman Cyrus Mistry #India https://t.co/Mzp5iZHSD9
• Facebook faces only £500,000 fine from UK data watchdog https://t.co/ZYrX9by6zI 
• Beate Zschäpe given life in #German neo-Nazi murder trial https://t.co/ArMOitipLj 
• #India's Law Commission Recommends Legalisation Of Online, Land-Based Gambling https://t.co/EL3pvoXNyP
• Liberal MP Tim Wilson warns on unintended consequences of religious freedom law #Australia https://t.co/qYEjOI7WT4
• Panel to study personal laws for third gender #India https://t.co/srCyd3ZBc3
• #Australians may have to give verbal consent ahead of sex under new law https://t.co/88DF8UJnP2
• Judge Rejects Long Detentions of Migrant Families, Dealing Trump Another Setback #US https://t.co/A09pCNfZN0 
• Are you pro-choice? It's time to shout it from the rooftops #US https://t.co/YnYHxcmIJt 
• Vicar investigated for 'serious breaches' of employment law https://t.co/7ZCHCX4zms 
• Supreme court pick could make assault weapons ban unconstitutional #US https://t.co/UqWjeBH9Vz 
• 'Five-alarm fire': activists say supreme court pick threatens abortion rights #US https://t.co/82GoKN73Ix
• #Brazil: Lula supporters hope release is near after weekend of legal drama https://t.co/mzv6ixlj2D 
• Legal EU ivory sales 'condemn elephants' https://t.co/1mV9IyY2D3 
• UK asylum seekers who face destitution 'wait months' for support https://t.co/8kt5o7XMJd 
• Partisan battle lines remain firm after Brett Kavanaugh's nomination #US https://t.co/pjhP9SCiM2