9th May - Law News

2689th 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 sleepy rustbelt town of Steubenville, Ohio, was once best known for high school sports and as the birthplace of Dean Martin. But when a teen sexual assault committed by two members of the football team surfaced, the shadowy hacker group Anonymous caught wind of the story and decided to intervene. After publishing videos and social media from the night of the assault to their millions of online followers, they sparked viral outrage and demands for #JusticeforJaneDoe. They unleashed a passionate mob and their actions divided the small town,but in the process gave strength to generations of women forced to hide abuse. This film asks, when it seems like nothing will change, when is it OK for outsiders to intervene?

Focus of the Day Article:

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has referred 26 law firms offering trust and company services to its disciplinary team after a review revealed that a “significant minority” of practices were failing to do enough to tackle money laundering. The SRA said that following its thematic review, it would write to a further 400 asking them to show they comply with the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017.

Full story -Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Rape victims demand a say in official review of criminal justice failings https://t.co/32oKOQ5XD9
• Abuse of MPs hitting unprecedented levels, says Met police chief https://t.co/ciEM90gkrN
• Singer Kerry Katona fined £500 for failing to send her child to school https://t.co/4XCvFOzUHQ 
• Free TV licences: Labour say promise to keep them 'lies in tatters' https://t.co/3gHJAJKCWw 
• #US House panel holds Attorney General William Barr in contempt https://t.co/IKcaPlAXP6 
• Colorado school shooting victim died charging attacker #US https://t.co/yAvuVZmK1k 
• No 'AML-type reporting' on sexual harassment in law firms | Law Gazette https://t.co/nrIgZrRUyj 
• We won't lower standards to fill gaps in judiciary - LCJ | Law Gazette https://t.co/3z2ikDyKr2 
• Liverpool hosts 'largest ever' £3.8bn group action | Law Gazette https://t.co/15GCqMtuqa 
• Russian litigants ‘loom large’ in record year for London courts | Law Gazette https://t.co/Zb158aHEHC 
• Government still owes £16m in employment tribunal refunds | Law Gazette https://t.co/A3UntWA6x2 
• India slaps Big Four with legal services ban | Law Gazette https://t.co/GhGVJ8TynC 
• 'Challenger' firm Keystone reports profits up 57% | Law Gazette https://t.co/saiEF2ItXf
• Barristers first in queue as court access scheme goes national | Law Gazette https://t.co/EILYsS66mR 
• Bolton Wanderers given 14 days by High Court to appoint administrator https://t.co/AKlYgUPiSv 
• In pictures… Students and pupils attend Faculty Open Day https://t.co/4urOIM2u6N
• Legal Entrepreneurs Breakfast Club gets off to a flying start-up https://t.co/H4jfhm47ZM 
• Solicitors for the Elderly welcomes new members in Scotland https://t.co/edxRVlwsyk
• Scottish Arbitration Centre announces ambassador scheme https://t.co/UMsRMUjy8L 
• South Korean trademark victory for Scotch Whisky Association https://t.co/8iqNNf0Jcm 
• CJEU: Member states cannot restrict registration of EU lawyers and must apply proportionate practice conditions https://t.co/Q0KjeRMOd0
• Age of criminal responsibility raised to 12 https://t.co/ceGkaoyU1h 
• Philip Knight made partner at Womble Bond Dickinson https://t.co/PEXcaUfkcl 
• Immigration lawyers call for legal aid to be extended to London-only appeals https://t.co/VOH3Gmem4x 
• Scottish lawyer Fiona Nicolson becomes first female president of global IP organisation https://t.co/xW7WmXlsW3
• Man convicted of violent domestic assaults fails in appeal for sentence discount for guilty plea https://t.co/7AwSgWRRD6
• Food outlets ‘should list all ingredients’ says food agency https://t.co/3JPpNWx4G3 
• London Bridge attack inquest: Armed police 'kept shooting knifemen' https://t.co/NzNUDEZYMH 
• Scotland's bottle return scheme deposit to be set at 20p https://t.co/A37wHwMnrp 
• Keith Flint, Prodigy star took drugs before death https://t.co/KnerXTc92i
• #US President Trump's billion dollar losses were 'for tax purposes' https://t.co/GOp0K4uKo5 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/L6AgvCYO2t
• Lawtech incubator “building long-term relationships” | Legal Futures https://t.co/amWj8YAsKi 
• SRA investigates 26 law firms in money laundering crackdown | Legal Futures https://t.co/75mZAgg8nF 
• SDT president warns over “venting spleen” on social media | Legal Futures https://t.co/WBcWrWcV0L
• Expenses watchdog hushed up revelation 377 MPs had credit cards suspended https://t.co/979cIr3ujB
• British-Irish deal to guarantee rights of citizens after Brexit https://t.co/1NgDY6esvn 
• Passenger thrown off Air New Zealand plane for refusing to read safety instructions card https://t.co/zmYjqg2ym1
• #Pakistan Data Darbar: Bomber kills eight near Sufi shrine in Lahore https://t.co/Biob1GLGZR 
• Asia Bibi: Christian leaves #Pakistan after blasphemy acquittal https://t.co/QHutYB6SPF 
• British man charged with murder of mum and daughter in Canada https://t.co/zq1RUuPE9P 
• Grenfell Tower fire: Families criticise inquiry 'amnesia' https://t.co/R774sHe4Up
• Homelessness: People spend three years in temporary housing https://t.co/XK3uA3bQto 
• Missing part of Stonehenge returned 60 years on https://t.co/nHKz0Nmjt6 
• Grenfell families call for major changes to inquiry set-up https://t.co/Qzs8vsNhUf
• Uber drivers stage strikes over pay and conditions https://t.co/8IAAKbd05O 
• Falklands veteran 'forced out over sexuality' plans to sue MoD https://t.co/i1OXdLjShB
• The California jail where women say guards and medics preyed on them https://t.co/IFKilgAlyB
• Time limit on detaining immigrants could save £35m a year, says study https://t.co/fNqZLCJ4zp 
• MSPs vote to raise criminal responsibility age to 12 in Scotland https://t.co/NUIXlF5Hoa 
• Mum and two-year-old left destitute as benefits stopped following fiance's death https://t.co/gh1PT9nq0H 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/PaPhlYK8z8

8th May - Law News

2688th 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 birth of the new royal baby has been welcomed around the world, but our reporter Jane Dodge has been hearing the stories of two other mixed-race babies, whose childhoods were a world apart. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) One grew up during the second world war, the other in the sixties. They had one thing in common: both were ostracised by members of their own families because of the colour of their skin.

Focus of the Day Article:

Don’t seize rape complainants' mobiles, say police bosses. Association takes unusual step of intervening in row, saying move would undermine public confidence in justice system.

Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Lawyer in the news: Jahad Rahman https://t.co/x4SbUwhSjR 
• My legal life: Shaheen Mamun https://t.co/F0oQMk6m3u
• Court throws out convicted client's negligence claim against solicitors https://t.co/Hhank2p2lo
• 'Significant minority' of firms failing on anti-money laundering https://t.co/p0dZNxHosG
• Monastic vows compatible with practising as a lawyer, CJEU rules https://t.co/swQyRKMFEN
• Beware 'hidden extras': government issues conveyancer checklist https://t.co/vnWCMJ0WSF 
• Six figures in year one; Freshfields ups NQ pay https://t.co/5kykpXKRZM
• 'Misrule of law': Pamela Anderson's jail visit to Julian Assange https://t.co/ipJaEkvHSS 
• Karadzic investigated for taking part in Montenegro event via prison #Balkans https://t.co/ya2n71Hg1D 
• Trump pardons ex-soldier convicted of killing Iraqi prisoner #US https://t.co/oXw57S4rGK 
• Keith Raniere: Trial begins for Nxivm 'sex cult' leader #US https://t.co/h8XUEGJ5JW
• International outcry over Istanbul election re-run #Turkey https://t.co/CzbMVd2LiH
• Texas bartender charged for serving gunman before mass shooting #US https://t.co/xUZQ3itGxa
• Canning Town freezer bodies: Second woman named https://t.co/aFQrQIAiS
• Aeroflot plane crash: Pilot error theory probed https://t.co/Qblh8EVcCR 
• Bristol University GP 'ignored NHS advice' before suicidal student killed herself https://t.co/8Hx3zeWq6I
• Don McLean: Singer blasts UCLA after award is offered then withdrawn https://t.co/SHNahTTzA2 
• Six Years Ago, He Helped Expose VW’s Diesel Fraud. This Year, G.M. Let Him Go. #US https://t.co/J7TRI5DKuN
• #Myanmar Releases Reuters Journalists Jailed for Reporting on Rohingya Crackdown https://t.co/J7brVxiHmQ 
• I Will Not Stay Silent. Our Leaders Are Failing Human Rights https://t.co/9bWCbZPCqW
• Trump Denies Democrats His Tax Returns and Prepares for a Contempt Showdown #US https://t.co/2DtAywL92E 
• Imprisoned Kurd Abdullah Ocalan meets with lawyers for the first time since 2011 #Turkey... https://t.co/uv2IJV4Fiq
• Taxpayers to foot bill for failed fraud prosecution brought by millionaire https://t.co/442LSUIAG6 
• Retired pastor calls for pardons for witches executed in early modern Europe https://t.co/Cg4EKrpl6F 
• DWF Group plc expands to Poland with acquisition of US firm in Warsaw https://t.co/7RotUOFLga 
• Four Jurisdictions returns to Parliament House https://t.co/ftqjz9kfNR
• In respect of the status of CCTV footage in criminal trials https://t.co/CH8rNLlLCZ 
• Balfour + Manson’s Fred Tyler retires after 45-year career https://t.co/jxv4GmWQP4
• No child under 12 will be treated as an offender beyond autumn 2019 https://t.co/355uzgB2ko 
• Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie announces new recruits in Inverness https://t.co/RH03YhJEay 
• Four lawyers made legal directors at Pinsent Masons https://t.co/gs0AjwmsXT
• £1m clawed back from illicit puppy trade https://t.co/CwZTv7AXhh 
• Panel appointment and team growth for advocacy by Brodies https://t.co/Kc5JUMkR3Y 
• Crown Office to be investigated by child abuse inquiry over alleged failures https://t.co/HOwfrF8v44 
• Extradition to Poland would not breach right to a fair trial despite ‘breakdown in rule of law’, sheriff rules https://t.co/q4V0gU7GRv
• NI politicians gather for fresh Stormont talks https://t.co/g27p2seoo
• UKIP candidate's Jess Phillips rape 'joke' to be investigated https://t.co/2bJgfcw7TQ
• London Bridge attack inquest: 'Barbarians' killed Frenchman https://t.co/QHlUJhPkM0
• British man rearrested in Canada over mum and baby deaths https://t.co/db1a2KZ7Ml
• In #Taiwan, Foreign Students = Illegal Workers? https://t.co/OT2ZAkB7ci 
• Stroke sufferer begs to not have to be forced to buy illegal drugs off street https://t.co/gOaijH4Xr
• Landlord of illegal Child's Hill flats must pay back £220000 rent https://t.co/6TAQmgNCMm 
• DPD bosses probed over claims parcel drivers are forced to work illegal hours https://t.co/cx5tFK0Ha
• It is illegal for your partner to do these 11 things in a relationship https://t.co/DwH4c6M4vI 
• 'There are no excuses for illegal fishing' - says the Environment Agency https://t.co/TPpZIn64La
• Slow response to universal credit errors 'bizarre', says council https://t.co/KnjEoUpA8
• Boat in which hundreds of migrants died displayed at Venice Biennale https://t.co/rnIiNB9U9e 
• George Clooney vows to keep up pressure on #Brunei over gay-sex death penalty https://t.co/AGFoire7Xz 
• #Indonesia Sinks 13 Vietnamese Boats in War on Illegal Fishing https://t.co/3j5WNqCxsV 
• Louis Vuitton takes legal action against #Chinese shoemaker for copying sneakers design in Hong Kong… https://t.co/sDF2D8OkgV 
• #HongKong's opposition lawmakers warn of legal action over controversial extradition bill https://t.co/uzaV41ovYk 
• “Waiving” Goodbye to Legal Professional Privilege https://t.co/0fwyIHnVKF 
• Tate's Auto Group toppled by financial, legal troubles https://t.co/RqyHoHIPNM 
• Regulation of legal profession should surely be independent https://t.co/TeCfpeg7an 
• Britain's anti-porn law is well-intended but flawed https://t.co/0wBumoEpam 
• Privacy & Information Security Law Blog: UK Supreme Court Gives Morrisons Permission To Appeal Data Breach Class Ac… https://t.co/gZ9yIujYOr 
• The UK Government Will Ban Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses https://t.co/a4fJzPOyl2 
• UK government moves on consumer IoT security legislation https://t.co/bXJtiWwCif 
• Online political ads 'need law change' https://t.co/Z6RKScYqRj 
• UK Employment Law Update: TUPE-related Dismissal, Equal Pay and Bad Leaver Provisions https://t.co/rkq9ATc6mk
• What has happened in Brunei, what is Sharia law and how is the Islamic legal system applied in the UK? https://t.co/Bp3IYN33gD 
• #Turkey's Erdogan defends Istanbul election re-run amid protests https://t.co/ueKDYbG6ct 
• Israel Folau found guilty of breaching Rugby Australia's code of conduct #Australia https://t.co/7JsTpO4rEA 
• Fraudsters 'stole £7m' from holidaymakers in 2018 https://t.co/d3JTTSF3qz 
• Teknival: Rave-goers get hypothermia after unexpected snow in #France https://t.co/wNWYLzIP6M 
• Trophy hunting: Gove 'cautious' over ban on imports https://t.co/d5lshAIhGl 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/uUQcuTpdLG
• Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo: Reuters journalists freed in #Myanmar https://t.co/PKG8DwjNpF 
• Rising knife crime linked to Tory austerity related council cuts, study suggests https://t.co/mz3HQHN9ET
• How innovation can unlock legal services for the majority | Legal Futures https://t.co/nM6uZq0UGs 
• Vos predicts “flood of smart contracts” if UK legal system adapts | Legal Futures https://t.co/P4sI1vkg1j 
• Video technology for courts “still has long way to go” | Legal Futures https://t.co/9OCa6p9tYe 
• Exclusive: Pressured young solicitors “need courage to walk away” | Legal Futures https://t.co/lOdx5CLhQa
• Why rich convicts hire prison consultants #US https://t.co/JxvtEMbwya
• Catalan ex-leader Puigdemont can run in EU elections - court #Spain https://t.co/P3ot8kaN2h 
• Former submarine commander is new immigration advice regulator https://t.co/G0497lXat0

7th May - Law News

2687th 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: There's evidence that antiquities are still being smuggled from Iraq and Syria into Turkey, despite a police clampdown and the retreat of the Islamic State group. Tighter restrictions on the borders have stemmed the flow but despite that and military defeats by the Islamic State group, objects are still being offered for sale.

Focus of the Day Article:

Lawyers are preparing a legal challenge over controversial national consent forms that ask victims of crime, including rape and sexual assault victims, to hand over their phones and digital devices to police or risk a prosecution not being brought. The forms state that, while crime victims can refuse consent and can explain why they don’t want to give consent, ‘it may not be possible for the investigation or prosecution to continue’ if they refuse. 

Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Nigel Farage under fire over 'antisemitic tropes' on far-right US talkshow https://t.co/GzzZvFolb3
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/f2TEt6BwMm
• Father in my thoughts in Belfast council race, says John Finucane https://t.co/gGBQRAALSc 
• Swindon ex-solicitor jailed for abusing boy in 1980s https://t.co/chvHExTMA3
• #Turkey to rerun vote in Istanbul following opposition win https://t.co/UYrKCVQmFV
• Newcastle solicitor Louise Renfrew is guilty of professional misconduct over an elderly woman's will https://t.co/YUEm9Lwivl 
• Advice on powers of attorney from solicitor John Cooke https://t.co/2jc4hdkKIi 
• France Telecom suicides: Former bosses go on trial https://t.co/LkO8J19rFd
• Truth vs misinformation: The collective push back in South Asia #Bangladesh https://t.co/GWZ1WHFpFH
• Why are so many afraid to confront Britain’s historical links with the slave trade? https://t.co/JDamlS9Svl 
• Solicitors face being prevented from correcting own mistakes | Law Gazette https://t.co/CR5MXAPitu
• Lawyers split on digital disclosure measures | Law Gazette https://t.co/JTi7gIKAIJ 
• US algorithm-based justice ‘flawed’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/dxdgqEPWMy
• Solicitor MP decries no-fault divorce and warns of spike | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZH46nTS4kA 
• Fahad Malik's murder test case for #Pakistan's justice system https://t.co/lfFvPesE7I 
• Man alleged to have stolen over £18000 from Ulster Bank to go before Crown Court https://t.co/NHyrFmZKZT 
• Rhyl man discharged stun gun in the street and hit his own brother https://t.co/eOspUnVKGN 
• Flee! French police forced to close Paris station after flea invasion #France https://t.co/UkkqgHsPFS 
• Hundreds of students in UK sanctioned over racist or offensive online posts https://t.co/lNMxoIpMJs
• Measures to curb executive pay have flopped, says thinktank https://t.co/s5PG0tBRQP 
• Fired by Trump: former US attorney Preet Bharara on American justice – podcast https://t.co/FZcy3r9O44
• Brexit party MEP candidate praised use of Nazi slogan https://t.co/3c9fFX5OtB 
• #German parents face fine for refusing measles vaccination https://t.co/1UXFEHIhIJ
• It is not up to the UK government to decide whether I’m Irish or not | Emma DeSouza https://t.co/HeBhcmr4pN
• Fisons: Victorian factory in Ipswich destroyed by fire https://t.co/y8b8e53ruw 
• Southwark murder: Teen stabbed to death after chase https://t.co/g8W3e453qh 
• Boeing admits knowing of 737 Max problem https://t.co/6NG3RkDHt3
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/6kHDwKbyTR
• 'Execution' of #Iranian teenage boys condemned https://t.co/QYu9pNenuQ 
• #Saudi Arabia temporarily frees four women activists https://t.co/gAO70DLIxm
• Joseph McCann hunt: Man found after new abductions https://t.co/TN3RPq2Pam

6th May - Law News

2686th 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: Almost a dozen Palestinians and three Israelis have been killed as well as scores injured on both sides in an ongoing spate of violence that saw hundreds of rockets launched by Gaza militants and massive air strikes by Israel. At least nine Palestinians, including seven civilians and two militants, have died in the Israeli strikes targeting the Gaza Strip since Saturday, the Gaza Health Ministry said, adding that dozens more have been injured. A pregnant woman and her 14-month-old baby were among those killed.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Don't blame Muslims for the crimes of white supremacists #US https://t.co/qXcQVKoZkF
• Pregnant Palestinian woman, baby killed in #Israeli raids on Gaza https://t.co/r0YotO0SX5
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/RPgCShRHQy
• #Ireland's state corporate watchdog begins legal action against the Irish FA after undisclosed loan https://t.co/7O5rHTTh9O 
• LGBTQIA+ protester banned from Anderton Park School demos after council legal threat https://t.co/PF6WStnhal 
• San Diego Jewish Family Trying To Recover Nazi-Looted Painting Faces Legal Setback #US https://t.co/QrhEw6pPq3
• Stagecoach hires two law firms as Grayling is 'deluged' in legal attacks on rail franchising https://t.co/X86T2at2oc 
• Foreign Office ‘failed in duty of care’, claims Briton jailed in #UAE https://t.co/QDhqwQAH3M 
• UK backpacker speaks of her rape and kidnap ordeal in #Australia https://t.co/07XTbhtf7z 
• Leytonstone crash: Murder probe after man, 52, dies https://t.co/V4fEA9c2f3 
• Traffic-free days begin in Edinburgh city centre https://t.co/DZTxmSKgtg
• #Brunei abandons death penalty by stoning for gay sex after... https://t.co/BxjGQZtGk0
• How do we tackle the legal profession’s mental health problem? https://t.co/wHcdnTTvX6 
• Freshfields partner accused of sexual misconduct https://t.co/MePFOrUvSc 
• Top QC who branded unpaid internship ‘plain wrong’ offers aspiring barristers two weeks paid work experience https://t.co/c1ikkgsSRM 
• Slaughter and May reveals first six start-ups to join legal tech hub https://t.co/VAYXbiBmXQ 
• Ex-SRA exec slams ‘irrelevant’ Law Society https://t.co/nKT869SGwN
• Trainees risk ‘exploitation’ under super-exam, junior lawyers warn https://t.co/G1MKsVV4r1 
• Paralegal altered parking ticket with Tipp-Ex in attempt to save £9 https://t.co/K5u3hNv1ML 
• Durham Uni law academic sparks furious Twitter debate after claiming high-profile rape allegation wasn’t necessaril… https://t.co/OdPc5OFifs
• Herbert Smith Freehills sets ‘bold’ 35% gender partnership target https://t.co/Xn7Kw4KaB7 
• The SQE and the challenges ahead https://t.co/XCo1iq2XRW
• ‘Never underestimate Kim Kardashian’, says lawyer helping star realise legal dream https://t.co/vzinKd2obs 
• Whatever happened to the presumption of innocence? https://t.co/mjtSiErVtS
• BARBRI teams up with KCL to offer New York and California bar course https://t.co/6GE9H6NILF 
• Thinking of moving firm upon qualification? Here’s what you need to know https://t.co/NqeCJ6BnQk
• Three more high profile speakers announced for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019 https://t.co/FNeSoOKcP1
• Judges target courtroom jokes at rookie lawyers, struggling lawyers and lawyers they disagree with https://t.co/DcW3zxlNJh
• Squire Patton Boggs raises London NQ pay to £73,000 https://t.co/Nb3zJ2LRsa
• KCL, Queen Mary, Swansea and Liverpool Uni law students triumph at annual pro bono awards https://t.co/l6flFkgwSj 
• SRA reveals allegations against Freshfields partner accused of sexual misconduct https://t.co/7EyIoesujy
• Clifford Chance mulls scrapping billable hour as performance metric https://t.co/8oJT92uHXk 
• Police name teenage girl killed in Wiltshire as Ellie Gould, 17 https://t.co/r22vGXOa6P 
• Emmanuel Macron chauffeur accused of fleeing police #France https://t.co/qq90HJ2cyK
• ‘I’m getting death threats,’ says man who threw milkshake on Tommy Robinson https://t.co/mb7MRzbVkV
• The infected blood inquiry reminds us we need a less painful way to deal with health failings https://t.co/BQbs650rn2 
• Prince Charming is nowhere to be found in our toxic sexual landscape? https://t.co/GZo60vQbWv
• NDAs: UK universities misusing 'gagging orders' described as 'outrage' https://t.co/fSVYxIZgJi
• Tax-dodging puppy farmers targeted in HMRC operation https://t.co/WfAd9ZXsmU
• Scrap 'digital strip search' say police bosses https://t.co/95knzZQmVe 
• False allegations of fabricated illness 'ripped family apart' https://t.co/4rm5EWTMcz 
• Wrongly convicted man who served 30 years faces new rape charge #US https://t.co/hqfTwH10Wt
• How a Lone #Norwegian Trader Shook the World’s Financial System https://t.co/YRH1AL1WhM 
• What Happened to Harper Lee’s Unpublished True Crime Book? https://t.co/mLnnFPAncO 
• Inside Gang Territory in Honduras: ‘Either They Kill Us or We Kill Them.’ https://t.co/YngijOwUkf 
• Facebook Faces a Big Penalty, but Regulators Are Split Over How Big https://t.co/Zd2hMhRLQh 
• Former barrister Victoria Abbott-Fleming has legs amputated because of severe pain https://t.co/T1diuhawHG
• Benjamin Netanyahu Is Fine With Anti-Semites — as Long as They Support #Israel’s Occupation https://t.co/So12AXWLj1
• Careless UK and US liberals keep giving Netanyahu the opportunity to say that any criticism is driven by hatred  https://t.co/9zuZoDmRCO
• The silence on Christian persecution is because of trade, not political correctness https://t.co/cPrkR9HzrJ 
• Leaking or briefing? Inside the world of ministers’ secrets https://t.co/E5IsGA4shW

5th May - Law News

2685th 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: They were out on the streets of Maiduguri, hungry and exposed to the elements seeking temporary shelter before moving to displaced people’s camps. Six years after Shettima Baba-Kura Alkali made room on his property for a group of people fleeing attacks, the refugees still cannot return home. In the Lake Chad region of Nigeria, hundreds of thousands of people have been left displaced by fighting. And a recent increase in attacks by Boko Haram fighters means they may be forced to wait even longer to return home.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #SriLanka attacks: Public urged to surrender swords and knives https://t.co/XrqIFrbDzt 
• Teaching guidance on LGBT relationships too unclear, say heads https://t.co/wIFdOuFmOC 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/n7n7m9tAto
• Don’t seize rape complainants' mobiles, say police bosses https://t.co/aJ5daxL7kQ 
• A Newcastle solicitor's 'disgraceful' conduct leaves a lasting legacy #Australia https://t.co/NU6SZclGS0 
• Police taking “dreadlocks” issue to the Solicitor General #Belize https://t.co/qQudqfVIQH
• Former Birmingham attorney confirmed for federal judgeship #US https://t.co/GsOgPKaAv4 
• Solicitor who withheld passports from former client told to return them https://t.co/7y280Kp6Kx 
• Cwm Taf maternity review: Conservatives call for senior sackings https://t.co/ymg4bKM5dj 
• Inside the UK’s food banks https://t.co/PqIDJ17yKF
• Aberystwyth residents see double yellow lines painted between cars https://t.co/Y8MdqxzfP4 
• Birmingham teen trafficked boy to sell drugs in Llanelli https://t.co/fUZgw61z4t 
• Man who was 16 when he allegedly did gangland errand loses legal challenge https://t.co/rTyX4Zndil 
• FAI facing legal challenge as investigation into their finances continue #Ireland https://t.co/Ycz6x94MWg
• Getting Beyond The Tech in Legal Tech https://t.co/pvQJQOjWmg
• Marital rape is no longer legal in Minnesota with new law #US https://t.co/J8QgTxoQQ9 
• Legal conflicts between Trump and House Democrats escalate #US https://t.co/GafB2HmJqA
• Black people ‘40 times more likely’ to be stopped and searched in UK https://t.co/Y1kR5L8Rw8 
• #Australian Taxi Drivers Sue Uber Over Wages They Say Its Arrival Cost Them https://t.co/r6o9k1M1XA
• #Hungary Added a ‘Slave Law’ to Meet Labor Shortages. It’s Not Working So Well https://t.co/2XuOfqba3f 
• Ohio Congressional Map Is Illegal Gerrymander, Federal Court Rules #US https://t.co/6UBeiMRGdg 
• A suspected serial killer called the 'Hollywood Ripper' is on trial. Ashton Kutcher is a witness #US https://t.co/HRihoXNCrN
• Reporting of evidence in Ana Kriegel murder trial suspended https://t.co/u8UQUtNj4O 
• An accused serial killer is on trial in Los Angeles. Ashton Kutcher might be called to testify #US https://t.co/HPXucIw6Xi 
• Gavin Williamson sacking: police say no criminal offence in Huawei leak https://t.co/nMLDyvSAsc 
• Peterborough banned driver had 51 points on licence https://t.co/oBBaXeKWf9 
• Murder arrest after teenage girl's death in Calne https://t.co/Daxav3cRy2 
• Minister considers 'all options' to boost vaccine uptake https://t.co/TsAcDOcP6v
• Huawei leak not matter for us, police say https://t.co/5lKdXHJcNG 
• Michael Cheika makes appearance at Israel Folau hearing https://t.co/Nx6bgcBfxu 
• Rory Stewart's promotion to DfID is bad news for Britain's prisons https://t.co/8Dqhzix3vf 
• NT judge dismisses application for his own recusal for supposed bias https://t.co/tnp7vrvs0i 
• What does flexible working mean? https://t.co/2pAD0IbQIo
• How south-east Asia helped me find myself as a law student https://t.co/2ssET0j6O0
• Stop, drop and roll: Dealing with final semester stress https://t.co/z8bl3pY3ru
• Bird & Bird appoint Australians into new roles as part of its “largest ever” annual promotion round https://t.co/qyh5me3or3 
• Ashurst global managing partner to take reins for second 4-year term https://t.co/DzGELOZl3P 
• Assange exploited ‘privileged position to flout the law’, UK court finds https://t.co/Nzp5sAV72z 
• Clarity, compliance and other issues with our election donation law https://t.co/teZKPjkyRa 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/yMWlCGKn20
• Justine Damond: #US city of Minneapolis pays family $20m https://t.co/WssySxCvgc 
• 'Trash Girl' Nadia Sparkes moves schools over bullying https://t.co/qEjOl2FGk1 
• #Cyprus president sacks police chief over serial killer investigation https://t.co/CcQVpOVCNc 
• Woman says she was barred from #Italian gym because of veil https://t.co/JG6a4oyRmD 
• UK court ruling to lead to improved facilities for blind voters https://t.co/T1d3z2QH6f 
• Police fined £235,000 over death of man restrained with belt https://t.co/CdS3beJKgm 
• EU recovers £200,000 from rotten Ukip MEPs accused of misusing funds https://t.co/6f5z3Q8bzX 
• Women photobomb Matteo Salvini with same-sex kiss #Italy https://t.co/ytx5vCrent
• #Germany says half of extreme right 'prone to violence' https://t.co/72SPgzlPa6 
• Paris May Day protests: Riot police probed over 'assault' videos #France https://t.co/Dh2EZXf1TU
• Shamima Begum: IS bride ‘would face death penalty in #Bangladesh’ https://t.co/AyKAkug62s 
• Phone-hacking bill 'could reach £1bn' https://t.co/wcpNePkXCe 
• Canning Town freezer bodies: Woman identified as Mihrican Mustafa https://t.co/vPwciv3Byk 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/lyQiQORXjK

4th May - Law News

2684th 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: Rahul Gandhi has admitted that he had misquoted the Supreme Court after its ruling on the Rafale fighter jet deal and said he had done it as "rhetorical flourish in the heat of political campaigning", without having seen, read or analysed the order. But the Congress chief, in an exclusive interview to NDTV today, said, his apology was only to the Supreme Court and that "I am not apologising to the least for saying "Chowkidaar chor hai" or that PM stole money."

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Champagne garden party in aid of cancer research returns to Edinburgh https://t.co/iQN7DxsMPS
• US: Judge rules Confederate statues in Charlottesville protected by law https://t.co/gsLUqbZEyZ 
• Burglar stabbed to death by pensioner was lawfully killed https://t.co/Lxv6LQIKG
• Professional body warns court closures ‘putting justice in danger’ https://t.co/Qcz7ia6Qb
• Four Scottish law schools rank in university guide’s top 10 https://t.co/f5pss0loJ6 
• Implications for hearing loss claims – Goldscheider v Royal Opera House https://t.co/n0Vet6BuSb
• Andrew Tolmie promoted to legal director at Clyde & Co https://t.co/BIEZvEZ9aA
• Promotions and lateral hires at Shoosmiths https://t.co/4ydUMqZ2lL 
• Double partner promotion at Gilson Gray https://t.co/fziWTgxzWR
• SLCC successful in three ‘leave to appeal’ cases in Court of Session https://t.co/BfSU3E22Rm 
• ‘Ruff justice’ appeal rejected as judges confirm destruction of dangerous dog https://t.co/RsrjzWt6BI 
• Highgate hit-and-run: CCTV shows cyclist thrown into air https://t.co/0TWPW4eVOq
• 'Family drugs gang' granny Angela Collingbourne jailed https://t.co/6yN4ATM659 
• Criminal firm goes under - but most jobs rescued https://t.co/JLKvMDBSCU 
• Firms 'too risk averse' to commit own funds to big cases, says CEO https://t.co/gPcUJQKyaf 
• Smart contracts need legal certainty to take off, says Vos https://t.co/iOHPl16vaD
• SRA reveals allegations against Freshfields partner https://t.co/zisyj7bZ0U 
• 'An embarrassment': Dozens of disabled users shut out of crumbling courts https://t.co/ivcNwUHTUw
• Former trainee banned over links to police station client https://t.co/SB22mHdYfj
• Litigation ABS eyes contingency fees https://t.co/CV9rhwZnoc 
• Criminal barristers hand CPS strike ultimatum https://t.co/Y9cwzCZEkv 
• The place and impact of drink in the work and business of the legal sector https://t.co/3c1zfm1Ku8 
• UN calls for Julian Assange's release from UK high-security jail https://t.co/csMJKGseKh 
• HMRC forced to delete five million voice files https://t.co/0YHbhpnY3h 
• Illegal off-road vehicles destroying major archaeological sites in Blaenau Gwent https://t.co/WYPw1v5d2G 
• Why #Myanmar villagers still engage in illegal logging of mangroves https://t.co/bUCYYshQyg
• The emergence of e-conveyancing https://t.co/uGRmVdnrUR
• Conveyancing referral fees https://t.co/bx8hNWwjLK 
• The Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme Is Changing https://t.co/g8pwC4RIjb 
• Voices from the Khmer Rouge Tribunal #Cambodia https://t.co/XjSymoSa0k
• Soldiers and mandarins: The bureaucracy is trying to make armed forces tribunals ineffective #India https://t.co/gfHMPC5lTz
• #Bangladesh Labour court: Over 17000 cases pending in seven tribunals https://t.co/wuw03cP3Ua
• Acting Chief Justice #Nigeria urged to investigate alleged partisanship by tribunal judges https://t.co/I2Vij76VzD 
• #Indian tribunal ruling may force Ericsson to refund £60m to RCom https://t.co/G5bIZ0dtDU 
• Noted jurist Justice Subhashan Reddy passes away #India https://t.co/7xAP38pOfp
• Donald Trump's Muslim Travel Ban: The United States' Political, Legal, and Moral Responsibility https://t.co/qPIRs9TtL4 
• ECJ rules EU and #Canada trade agreement follows EU laws https://t.co/iqEHjKEasY
• 'Awkward' hearing will vet Interior lawyer and the official slated to investigate him #US https://t.co/0ykUbNzU7D
• Top 10 tips on how to become a sports lawyer 2.0 https://t.co/2YxFmpQGXm
• Britons less trusting of social media than other major nations https://t.co/ttRt7U2FNI
• Police ask rape victims to help shape digital evidence consent forms https://t.co/kipXDPRPJX 
• #Vietnamese woman accused of the 2017 killing of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, has been r… https://t.co/Bh1gHtWkON 
• Are non-disclosure agreements out of control? – podcast https://t.co/aJyJetMjU3
• Laws in Tasmania and the Northern Territory that stop sexual abuse survivors speaking out are pathetic #Australia https://t.co/IplbQ7vq0L 
• ACLU challenges bail bonds system after bounty hunters charged with assault https://t.co/JhVoN0kER7
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Bp3oIRcJl1
• £700k fund will target legal tech that directly helps consumers https://t.co/voDXTZJPf7
• Rebuke for solicitor who didn’t realise his client was dead https://t.co/aJRxJQ2Nos 
• LSB rethinks rule stopping rep bodies from “influencing” regulators https://t.co/0VtkXb2jRJ 
• BBC reporter confronts ‘Saoradh’ members over Lyra McKee death https://t.co/Ri8CXItoKL 
• Domestic Workers Are Killed in Cyprus, and Authorities Face a Reckoning https://t.co/T3ljthZQ8Z 
• Bill Barr’s Perverse Theory of Justice #US https://t.co/uDVCt2MRMa 
• Admissions Scandal: When ‘Hard Work’ (Plus $6.5 Million) Helps Get You Into Stanford #US https://t.co/KeFxhkcrLD
• Pelosi Accuses Barr of Law-Breaking as Democrats’ War With Attorney General Boils Over #US https://t.co/vdTi0UtXj7 
• Far-right Tommy Robinson doused in milkshake for second time in two days https://t.co/gFv6ABvVJt 
• Man douses himself with acid in court after being found guilty of fraud https://t.co/AstFLUtq0m
• Team Scotland competes in warm up round of Telders competition ahead of main event at ICJ https://t.co/j9UyHYC51S
• Climate change amendments create zero emissions target by 2045 https://t.co/eYuZ4fnwr4
• Morton Fraser’s More for Lawyers Conference 2019 https://t.co/w9jdmDQ6ya 
• Govan Law Centre to appeal Serco decision https://t.co/jG6MxDyRn
• International Criminal Court judge steps down from ambassadorial position after row https://t.co/OkVJFxNB0x
• Legal action against Clydesdale Bank over tailored business loans commences at English High Court https://t.co/FEOa6uUdHr 
• ASPC: Aberdeen house prices still dropping https://t.co/kFBVXFkY59
• TLT promotes five to associate in Scotland https://t.co/P6Z3Yr57Km
• Brodies unveils six new partners in latest round of appointments and promotions https://t.co/ahh07lqCN4
• Mother wins appeal against conviction for assaulting police officers who ‘unlawfully’ entered home https://t.co/WrF2fRquoK

3rd May - Law News

2683rd 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: Labor's proposed changes to franking credits, tax credits used by some retirees to minimise tax, remain one of the key difference between the two major parties going into this year's election. Labor's changes will strip the right to a tax refund from people who don't pay income tax. But many voters are angry because they say the policy unfairly hits those with self managed super funds while those in industry and retail funds won't be affected.

 

Focus of the Day Article:

Nearly nine out of 10 legal cats prefer cybersecurity. According to a new Canadian survey, nearly nine out of 10 lawyers are aiming to increase their cybersecurity resources.

Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Judge tells transgender lawyer and Catholic journalist involved in an "out of control" Twitter row not to mention ech other  https://t.co/GInpDHjT36 
• Julian Assange and the story of WikiLeaks – podcast https://t.co/AOGhdyWB93
• Facebook bans Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos and other far-right figures https://t.co/mMn91td3Cf 
• More than 600,000 EU citizens apply for UK settled status https://t.co/1ZgCvE56sr
• Pelosi says Barr committed a crime by lying about Mueller report #US https://t.co/CR3g8bp73C 
• Nauru 19 left penniless and exhausted by 'neverending' ordeal, lawyer says #Australia https://t.co/HIfKlq6tRb 
• Bereaved families deserve representation at inquests https://t.co/k65eRlEDXJ
• Is the fitness to practise regime fit for purpose? https://t.co/PtJMpPvBgQ
• IT glitches causing major grant-of-probate delays https://t.co/qCW2corTkk
• DWF swoops for US firm’s Warsaw office https://t.co/cNgcs7dBfv
• CMC censured for misleading online clinical negligence ad https://t.co/YXk8lrR3qX 
• PwC joins lawtech incubator trend as City firm reveals first cohort https://t.co/MsWiWTQ3mq 
• Lawyers billed £8.8m for sale of Network Rail arches https://t.co/JGovegvb93 
• Clifford Chance drops billable hours for new bonus assessment https://t.co/C27GxRSzzE 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/fSrZDycprU
• Hither Green stabbed burglar Henry Vincent lawfully killed https://t.co/4T2P0BXkrk
• Where else in the world have face coverings been banned? https://t.co/mqkUxrTunM 
• Elderly #Australia couple receive meth haul in post https://t.co/blVDdx8Lfo
• #China's Xinjiang citizens monitored with police app, says rights group https://t.co/E7BAY5yOKw
• #Indonesia jails Polish tourist in Papua for treason https://t.co/WWv8XE4VE
• Google to 'auto-delete' web tracking history https://t.co/oe4DQAKaqr 
• Scandinavian hikers murder trial begins in #Morocco https://t.co/7ZwXt3QUX4 
• #US military reports major spike in sex assaults by sex-crazed soldiers https://t.co/LqooIP8ZtD 
• Julian Assange doesn't consent to #US extradition, court hears https://t.co/2edicrEsMC
• Speaker Nancy Pelosi accuses Attorney General Barr of lying to Congress #US https://t.co/5wzCeIah7h 
• I’m a police officer in London. Here’s why we’ve lost control of the streets | Anonymous https://t.co/8GluqgdEcR
• Britons most positive in Europe on benefits of immigration https://t.co/udVXK1Rkyj
• #US begins extradition case against Julian Assange in London https://t.co/Y5HvOPyPVn
• Why we are addicted to conspiracy theories https://t.co/GD5EYaQZnV 
• Child trafficking victim wins £85,000 from UK government over rape attempt https://t.co/9n62zwy3vJ
• Universities urged to close 'degree gap' between black and white students https://t.co/t169WbNVcq
• Catcalling and groping is rife and can be an related to more serious crimes. The law must take it more seriously https://t.co/oIRklHdFth
• Ella Kissi-Debra, new inquest into girl's ' air pollution' death https://t.co/eQbNzOhhNK 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/QrxnaIlC6V
• DWF unveils first acquisition since stock market listing https://t.co/a2LokwcAfg
• Artificial intelligence and the legal industry https://t.co/Ve0dkFjKEK 
• Union questions role of senior judges in court modernisation https://t.co/BAJNEsfY0O 
• Tribunal rejects law firm’s bid to strike out disability claim https://t.co/YuTGkE0U61
• Law firms “willing to draw up NDAs” that breach SRA guidance https://t.co/ZEuTTjwCvw 
• A Broken Skull, a Dubious Paper Trail: #Australian Justice for One Aboriginal Man https://t.co/UnObmQnus1 
• Her Father Was Executed for Murder. She Still Wants to Know if He Did It #US https://t.co/B9ebb7AC7P 
• Barr Defends Handling of Mueller Report Against Withering Rebukes #US https://t.co/1W6yY9Acva
• Farmer sentenced to life after #Irish state's longest murder trial https://t.co/SIVWCSXxne 
• Boy detained for killing academic after hearing voices in his head https://t.co/IsN57zA9Hp 
• Home Office stopped thousands of Britons for immigration checks https://t.co/vvDS5yxvds 
• Nigel Farage’s Brexit party will reap the rewards if those demanding a second referendum at any cost punish Labour https://t.co/1anHBF0ql8 
• Criminals going unpunished because of cuts, says police chief https://t.co/v9D8qKzYsd 
• Cambridge college sacks researcher Noah Carl over links with far right https://t.co/YipFKJpj7M 
• Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt will on Thursday declare the Russian government-owned TV station RT to be a “weapon o… https://t.co/w1fIbWujYI 
• The Guardian view on the Gavin Williamson sacking: a man who leaked ambition | Editorial https://t.co/TRwRZEci7Y 
• 'My LGBT-friendly mosque saved me from being radicalised' https://t.co/ctZcCphda8
• #Cyprus serial killer case exposes abuse of migrant women https://t.co/dYLSTxUVEk
• Charlottesville Confederate statues protected, Virginia judge rules #US https://t.co/s4y2zcUbWj 
• Attorney General Barr defends handling of Mueller report amid furore #US https://t.co/ybnBoGMajg
• Railway arches sale overlooked tenants, says spending watchdog https://t.co/1dBwTWCyNi 
• Twitter and Facebook told they must do more to protect female MPs https://t.co/gdjK1uQuUh 
• Melbourne doctor who called for women to be raped stood down during investigation #Australia https://t.co/4JZBrYAkcu 
• Friends of the Earth to appeal against Heathrow judgment https://t.co/vAnrfS1CdR 
• Urgent review over serial rape suspect freed early from prison https://t.co/EwXl71oyp9 
• Fiona Onasanya: Speeding offence MP ousted under recall rules https://t.co/ZE7EkNtLAY