2402nd 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: The US and North Korea have agreed to work towards denuclearising the Korean Peninsula, and for now the relationship seems a little less volatile. But what does the future hold? We asked experts Dr Charlie Laderman from King's College London and Cristina Varriale from RUSI for their verdict.
Focus of the Day Story:
Fresh from being criticised by MPs
for showing insufficient leadership over disclosure failures, Crown
Prosecution Service chief Alison Saunders has announced changes to a
governing code for prosecutors that spells out their obligations.
The CPS is consulting on changes to the Code for Crown Prosecutors,
which addresses disclosure issues that have emerged from cases that have
collapsed over the past few months.
Full story - The Law Society Gazette
 |
| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Silent on the new racist law in #Israel, UK Jewish newspapers bawl against supposed Labour 'threat' https://t.co/9xVlapFSbW
- Doctor in #Netherlands 'asked family to hold down euthanasia patient' https://t.co/y1YusuvX0a
- Scotland's Brexit bill is 'perfectly practical', supreme court told https://t.co/vYTCPkHOm1
- The courts can’t make Tini Owens love her husband https://t.co/sGNB9UaqGy
- Unhappy marriage not grounds for divorce, supreme court rules https://t.co/7UUxnc6n5B
- Court of Appeal states vicarious liability laws have moved on | Law Gazette https://t.co/Yiv657CSi5
- Police station rep banned after sexist and offensive comment | Law Gazette https://t.co/tSa4UfYjcL
- Hale enters court closure debate with 'imaginary' scenario | Law Gazette https://t.co/lEiQATvOcX
- City urged to ‘cherry pick’ solicitors for High Court roles | Law Gazette https://t.co/yvEFUYQkIY
- Regulators dodging issue of workplace harassment say MPs | Law Gazette https://t.co/w3Ig63MF3C
- Kit Kat trade mark crumbles, 16 years after initial ruling | Law Gazette https://t.co/NJcZbDwYx
- SRA names new non-solicitor chair | Law Gazette https://t.co/YUjiqAgtHZ
- Firms on notice after record reports of links to dodgy investment schemes | Law Gazette https://t.co/nWERBDSb3m
- 'Uneasy feelings are of no consequence' - SC throws out Owens divorce appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/i96p3hr4in
- Breaking up is hard to do. Why make it harder? | Law Gazette https://t.co/XZupJHODYE
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/fFaLOSg3Iq
- Slow police response in #India to latest mob attack sparks outrage https://t.co/qcUUXlMsai
- #Japanese politician under fire for calling LGBT community 'unproductive' https://t.co/sAxTDstXAY
- #Singapore hack affects 1.5 million -- including Prime Minister https://t.co/yTXhqkWPaL
- #Chinese state pushes back against widespread outrage over vaccine crisis https://t.co/g2LE4496sC
- Is the UK no longer opposed to the death penalty? https://t.co/5i8miitH5
- Toronto gunman's relatives said he had mental health issues, but they never expected this rampage #Canada https://t.co/X2QyxK2X
- A UK court ruling could send a persecuted Yazidi refugee to his death https://t.co/0F4GxwnnVN
- Polling time ends, vote counting begins: Who will govern #Pakistan? https://t.co/cowhMVz9pV
- He Has Spent Three Decades in Prison. Now Experts Dispute the Evidence #US https://t.co/FocOskfeZ
- This European Border Is Still Open. But for How Long? https://t.co/92yYWnKZy
- How #US Health Care Makes Disability a Trap https://t.co/isYiva4NCp
- More Than 450 Migrant Parents May Have Been Deported Without Their Children #US https://t.co/Y1RieAkA6
- Sacha Baron Cohen ridicule prompts Georgia lawmaker Jason Spencer to quit #US https://t.co/XB6J1pHYoK
- Former director of Cardiff homeless charity accused of historic child sex offences https://t.co/XEQuiOkPP
- Begging ban to stop 'intimidation' at Newport cash points https://t.co/nVtqVZBJZ4
- European arrest warrant for Clara Ponsati withdrawn https://t.co/a4HCHdOeKJ
- Supreme Court Brexit battle between Scottish and UK governments begins https://t.co/0P0PccG9kr
- SLCC decision to dismiss complaint against solicitor as ‘vexatious’ upheld by appeal judges https://t.co/EQnU9p8QZ5
- Northern Ireland’s Attorney General backs Scottish government in Brexit showdown at Supreme Court https://t.co/xmi0lwa8Hl
- Faculty: Make sure “appropriate adult” scheme is working well before extending it https://t.co/h8wA7TqJU3
- Van driver fails in appeal against parking charges for parking in private car park https://t.co/ODcAYfJGyT
- Can you spot a fake? https://t.co/hOXvlzXLrt
- Defence solicitor Joe Shields slashed outside Glasgow Sheriff Court https://t.co/fzXtar1wIQ
- Editorial: Lawyers’ lives matter https://t.co/I2OV2hmNMo
- Start-up partners with law firm to predict judges’ rulings | Legal Futures https://t.co/ZyEyTNwVhG
- LSB reforms to end “different treatment” for accountants | Legal Futures https://t.co/VDs8C8QLQ
- Conveyancers face statutory duty to check identities | Legal Futures https://t.co/P9mRtpnM6V
- DWF’s KTP – the start of a journey | Legal Futures https://t.co/x2TVVnmasg
- MPs tell regulators to up game on harassment and NDAs | Legal Futures https://t.co/m0yTsCLg3M
- Worcester 'acid attack': Five men are charged https://t.co/d1APc3Zr5b
- Aston Hall: Psychiatric doctor in rape and cruelty investigation https://t.co/Ks4gHY2Hq5
- Heinz baked beans TV advert banned for second time https://t.co/iMekDuYODP
- Kit Kat case: Time for a break in trademark row? https://t.co/VUPSvRYlaD
- Tape reveals Trump and lawyer discussing payoff over alleged affair https://t.co/yiaAD9SRXw
- Woman who says her marriage is unhappy has lost a Supreme Court appeal to be granted a divorce… https://t.co/R6kOFWe6Ao
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/hjkYuzBuDH
- £10m Giotto painting illegally removed from Italy, high court finds https://t.co/8mff6MqB2V
- Enforcement alone won’t stop violent crime https://t.co/0cvJPqW1Ps
- Sajid Javid to consider ending indefinite immigration detention https://t.co/WRwnf8vzdY
- Javid accused of assuming 'power of life and death' over Isis suspects https://t.co/JSV2G1iiCa
- Renew treason laws to jail enemies of the state for life, says thinktank https://t.co/epZZfg4pLn
- LSB plans new rules to establish independence boundaries | Law Gazette https://t.co/4sMulfB80U
- Prosecutors told to consider unused material in proposed changes to code | Law Gazette https://t.co/niclBujYi5
- HMCTS confirms seven courts will close, with one saved | Law Gazette https://t.co/almmY8Cmts
- SARS regime overwhelmed by low-level 'noise' | Law Gazette https://t.co/OkAc4pfScW
- Former criminal bar chief appointed DPP | Law Gazette https://t.co/BaUFWqoUiM
- Gauke asked to prove that £5k small claims limit is needed | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZcxDX2puzV
- City heavyweights poised for £4.5bn Ukraine oligarch battle | Law Gazette https://t.co/M1IE9wnYbX
- Careless conveyancers could be liable for title fraud | Law Gazette https://t.co/VWPKSl6E1u
- What's more important: judicial titles or ending cross-examination abuse, Munby blasts | Law Gazette https://t.co/29zZK4Ko0X
