2482nd 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: Smith's Farm Estate in Northolt, north-west London, has been the scene
of multiple stabbings. After one murder came particularly close to home,
community volunteer Jen Lock began a one-woman mission to end knife
crime in the area. But, as she finds out, things don’t always go
smoothly
Focus of the Day Article:
Law firms fail to track procurement performance or ROI. Whilst new business is a top priority for law firms, they do not track efforts well.
Saturday Conversations on Law |
- No-deal Brexit: What France's draft law means for Brits in France https://t.co/h6F11lROgg
- Police called on Atlanta man for 'babysitting while black' #US https://t.co/NT2gddtOrh
- Proposed police super-database breaks the law and has no legal basis – but the Home Office doesn’t care https://t.co/5FfIfR0uEG
- How to get better at handling stress in law school (and beyond) https://t.co/ZDqb8jzc0
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/CetFC9Vuxw
- Five-fold spike in workers taking employers to tribunal https://t.co/aq2dXVKCA
- RT @CivilLitTweet: Trying to give an overview of the whole room #ylawards https://t.co/MysdvkUqC2
- Law of the land: Interview with First Parliamentary Counsel https://t.co/7WsvHjipGe
- Teacher dropped child like 'sack of spuds', disciplinary tribunal hears #NewZealand https://t.co/SO5spZkOiO
- NSW bar stats give insight into female barristers | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/ti21NGHgwK
- New York Judge dismissed one of six sex assault charges against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein #US https://t.co/1fdU4EBAp
- Calls to stop mud dredged alongside a new nuclear power station from being dumped near Cardiff Bay have been reject… https://t.co/AlevRARHUK
- #Saudi team after Post writer included soldiers, royal guards https://t.co/fTNeRncAaK
- Hospitals have nothing to fear from SC judgment, says Darnley lawyer | Law Gazette https://t.co/IDYAUx03h
- Market slump forces Vannin to shelve listing | Law Gazette https://t.co/V8rOY0vai8
- Barrister received surprise box of Blavo client files, court told | Law Gazette https://t.co/0gIB8F018E
- Solicitor banned for practising long after his firm's closure | Law Gazette https://t.co/yfGwOxI9yP
- Baker McKenzie 'regrets' shortcomings in sexual misconduct investigation | Law Gazette https://t.co/iKpudGZdey
- IBA Rome: New generation will spurn lawyers who don’t go online, senior UK judge warns | Law Gazette https://t.co/47mjPeUE0
- Pressure mounts for 'direct action’ over reformed fee scheme | Law Gazette https://t.co/iNTdxMeVpK
- Disclosures Tribunal garda seeks to halt disciplinary inquiry https://t.co/ibSlUgckB
- Council brings in barrister duo as equal-pay talks stall https://t.co/DQVaMmJIRm
- Getting Paid As A Lawyer Really Shouldn’t Be So Hard https://t.co/TrEsmxdeZs
- Centre has still not initiated relief efforts in Thar: Barrister Murtaza Wahab #Pakistan https://t.co/lXmoTvm79
- Workers' rights at risk unless UK and EU adopt right approach https://t.co/aW2tAXb72I
- An Officer Is Guilty of Murder. On Trial Next: A Police ‘Code of Silence’ #US https://t.co/lhOQeYKVvK
- Proposed police super-database breaks the law and has no legal basis – but the Home Office doesn’t care… https://t.co/vyiaBUpxSs
- US rejects #Iran's legal claim to recover $2bn in frozen assets https://t.co/8kdoMQtuQz
- Government and SRA work to build BAME trust in solicitors | Legal Futures https://t.co/uRAVRfpuTW
- DoNotPay creator takes next step with app launch | Legal Futures https://t.co/wKPSWUxA21
- HMCTS to set out “real-world impact” of court modernisation | Legal Futures https://t.co/McqOahi0Tv
- PI claimants “increasingly comfortable” with online service | Legal Futures https://t.co/Rh2MraZKZs
- Teacher banned for claiming extra cash for school trips https://t.co/96Q8xr6xmD
- Shane O'Brien: Renewed appeal for man with the owl tattoo https://t.co/Zv4xCAC5aa
- Child abuse inquiry says orphanages were places of 'threat and abuse' https://t.co/5w2dhqADTH
- Patisserie Valerie warns it is on the brink of collapse https://t.co/oLGJJ3Uw6
- Trans inmate jailed for Wakefield prison sex offences https://t.co/9zf5teEpl
- Hammond plans tax crackdown on 'synthetic self-employed' https://t.co/B5WqOWhZgj
- As #Canada makes marijuana legal, the U.S. resorts to Prohibition-inspired tactics https://t.co/W8XNjqchT8
- Tribunal waives €90,000 in fines on ‘petitions’ over planning infringements #Malta https://t.co/aRhtgwjDUZ
- Increase Your In-House Legal Efficiency: 2018 Corporate Legal Department Efficiency Report https://t.co/u9gC3U6JG
- Law Society launches awareness campaign following uptick in homebuyer transfer scams https://t.co/oN6FZrXVGZ
- Homebuyers unaware of conveyancing referral fees https://t.co/9SoCn9FZRC
- Former Chief Secretary's appeal returned to Tribunal #Tonga https://t.co/zsx8C3LPDK
- Doctor and solicitor jailed over false medical report https://t.co/ELSGyory8u
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/wyu3TFHXU
- Redcar solicitor appeals to Justice Secretary to push ahead with mixed sex civil partnerships… https://t.co/WQJXrFqaXw
- Antrim man told he was too old for job awarded £3,000 https://t.co/H72VpzfGHi
- HSBC in $765m settlement with #US Department of Justice https://t.co/4TnWFtqWBy
- Early notification of Mahadayi Tribunal order unlikely #India https://t.co/I0q1NKiXm3
- Trump vs. International Law: The Trump Administration and International Criminal Justice https://t.co/K4Wq5O73a0
- Asia bibi's case: A final plea for justice https://t.co/GWCOhVr4pX
- Duterte appoints CA justice Ramon Hernando to Supreme Court #Philippines https://t.co/3zJAGed8Ry
- #Israel Can 'Definitely' Absorb 100000 West Bank Palestinians, Justice Minister Says https://t.co/iNadt0f4CW
- A look back at Justice Hugo Black's first day on the bench #US https://t.co/9PXspA49mn https://t.co/9PXspA49mn
- Rape trials in civil courts are a threat to justice https://t.co/fadhQSta7o
- Ethnicity pay gap: Firms may be forced to reveal figures https://t.co/WMmUhpWRId
- Terror laws need revision to bring foreign fighters to justice, says Security Minister https://t.co/DgXx7vgZ3U
- Solicitor jailed after taking almost £150k from pensioner's will https://t.co/uezIFGDdJ6
- Abortion clinic protests should be allowed even if women's dignity hurt: lawyer #Australia https://t.co/jLdqZfWRzd
- From The Castle to the bench: Constantinos Kilias named a new magistrate #Australia https://t.co/MRSS27u54b
- How Feminist Dystopian Fiction Is Channeling Women’s Anger and Anxiety https://t.co/RBhmEYftUS
- Tributes were paid last Thursday at Banbridge Magistrates Court to solicitor Con Lavery who passed away suddenly https://t.co/Coh7jMF2aJ
- County Down solicitor has pleaded guilty to fraud and the transfer of more than £200,000 of criminal property https://t.co/to0M66iTMA