4th July - Law News

2745th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: Police have charged two men arrested during counter terrorism raids in Sydney's west yesterday. Radwan Dakkak, 23, has been charged with being a member of the terrorist organisation Islamic State. The Toongabbie man was refused bail and is expected to appear before Bankstown Local Court today. A 30-year-old man arrested during the raids yesterday has been charged with a fraud offence. He was granted bail and will appear before Burwood Local Court later this month. Isaak el Matari, 20, was also arrested yesterday and is yet to be charged.

Focus of the Day Article:

New safeguards on the lasting power of attorney process, including a register of active powers, should be introduced to protect vulnerable people from fraudsters, a study by a Westminster thinktank and fraud prevention body has recommended. Protected by Design: new fraud protections for people at risk, published by thinktank Demos and counter-fraud network Cifas calls for more oversight of the power of attorney system..

Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Teen accused of rape deserves leniency because of his 'good family', judge says https://t.co/481LGvJLs
• The Guardian view on assisted dying: the law is flawed | Editorial https://t.co/8nb71ePs4C
• Police face calls to end use of facial recognition software https://t.co/OQ3Fx06vA
• Andrea Orcel’s €100m compensation claim from Santander is absurd https://t.co/rhXPM6pD8
• Racism in Colchester barracks: Paratrooper called Mandela 'terrorist' https://t.co/xohutecOVl
• Museum of the Year: St Fagans in Wales wins £100,000 prize https://t.co/bmec9ZXxM5
• Boeing gives $100m to help 737 Max crash families https://t.co/KolV5cewr
• Mastercard: Preventing a US-style litigation monster | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/DTs03Lj8nx
• Defendant solicitor blames 'workload pressure' for file mistake | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/hEvmY7647W
• Courts to consider wider consequences of arson and criminal damage | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/HV6sTcJiN
• Serco subsidiary to pay £19.2m for lying to MoJ about tagging profits | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/GYudQNKpoc
• Case volumes ‘falling off a cliff’ despite rise in serious crime | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/RdD67wbG5
• Profit growth at Freshfields grinds to a halt | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/IgDcnR1iCy
• Johnson prosecutor revealed vexatious political motives, judges rule | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/nDsjRLtcQ
• ‘Victory for employers’ as Supreme Court rules in landmark competition case | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/mNH2C3xbPd
• McFarlane unveils action plan for ‘unsustainable’ volume of family cases | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/pOzBA2wLMR
• Family courts: Judges 'dealing directly' with rowing parents https://t.co/ZLj26KojfC
• Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp hit by photo glitch https://t.co/1O9MmD0EXk
• Hong Kong protests: #China tells UK not to interfere in 'domestic affairs' https://t.co/NMaO39Qrgd
• ‘Hussy, baggage or filly’: are these really dictionary definitions of a ‘woman’? https://t.co/Jnb206JpFI
• Google and Facebook under scrutiny over UK ad market dominance https://t.co/MbDux9viVe
• David Barclay loses libel case against obscure French playwright https://t.co/7h9udKo8jV
• Man who fell from plane 'could be Nairobi airport employee' https://t.co/XLqgN5njxZ
• VIP abuse accuser tells court he was raped by his stepfather https://t.co/FBspMaWjyN
• Should doctors face jail when treatment goes wrong? - podcast https://t.co/pmPRgqqLp
• Family courts 'running up a down escalator' due to increase in cases https://t.co/NXZORNi1FN 
• Black MEP claims he was asked to leave EU parliament on first day https://t.co/4o3qORf8xb
• Number of homeless women sent to prison doubles since 2015 https://t.co/cCb7tuRR29
• Christian wins appeal after being thrown off social work course https://t.co/dW0xRWfjh
• England: Jewish housing association defeats discrimination challenge again after appeal l https://t.co/Mf5IwRCiu6
• Solicitor Lindsay Kirkwood wins coveted STEP award https://t.co/oEwXu3fXD
• New judicial members appointed to Scottish Civil Justice Council https://t.co/DSTfvfR5LV
• New board appointments at Registers of Scotland https://t.co/kzi1GlwRcT
• SLCC reports on latest audit of Faculty of Advocates https://t.co/nMOi6Iv8cv
• Major deals show that Scotland’s capital remains a financial powerhouse https://t.co/knmHjtVTZX
• TLT expands banking and finance team with appointment of Catharine MacDonald https://t.co/ipuAoito5r
• Senior Scottish police officer calls for overhaul of UK drugs regime https://t.co/WZwAwN9lwS
• Consultation on right to buy land to further sustainable development https://t.co/utdWKhjWFj 
• Cyclists win personal injury claims following accidents on Edinburgh tram lines https://t.co/ZyQFWoWQOR
• Nike loses factory aid by the state of Arizona as 'racist trainer' row intensifies https://t.co/uPqog09TT6
• Two railway workers die after being hit by train near Margam https://t.co/Q9ZwcJYkg0
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/8Oa8Xl3GJa
• 'My childhood was fuelled by violence and abuse' https://t.co/Z6xPAn2CxQ
• Kelly Mary Fauvrelle: Pregnant stabbing victim's baby dies https://t.co/tcTFgeiOE6
• #Libya migrants: Attack kills dozens at detention centre https://t.co/RN7elsVcyf
• Newport soldier says employers 'discriminate' because of PTSD https://t.co/BGQnNyiz48
• VC fund targets lawtech with focus on big data | Legal Futures https://t.co/x8P31Vp8fG
• BLM launches robot claims handler – but “it won’t replace humans” | Legal Futures https://t.co/FChp1qgSJN
• Law firms “doing more training” since end of hours-based CPD | Legal Futures https://t.co/rD1PExnyv
• “Under pressure” lawyer misled court after amending attendance note | Legal Futures https://t.co/BjBUtpRC4y
• #US Navy SEAL acquitted of murder in war crimes trial https://t.co/yKlAsJdHHK
• MPs in fresh attempt to extend equal marriage to Northern Ireland https://t.co/s2C90xsYON
• Former paratroopers sue army over 'years of racism from soldiers' https://t.co/aQchPUgTpc
• Suspicious substance mailed to 'Straight Pride' organizers turns out to be … glitter https://t.co/zuoF3DqcEj
• #Italian judge orders release of ship captain who rescued refugees https://t.co/GwrMyJazLh
• Migration and empire 'should be taught in English schools' https://t.co/7BsI41Yyfj
• #Chinese border guards put secret surveillance app on tourists' phones https://t.co/Qy6J98uY7X
• Mark Field called homeless people ‘undesirables’. But it’s not just Tories who think this https://t.co/7p4CQDRKY
• The Dalai Lama has apologised for controversial comments about the possibility of a woman succeeding him https://t.co/iAFnmAPjZz
• Disco crush deaths: Five PSNI officers to be investigated https://t.co/hXQW5nmyS0

3rd July - Law News

2744th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: It's tough enough for children with special educational needs, let alone getting the help they need from the school system. We're investigating the issue all this week and how getting the right support can be a long battle. Without the right provisions, many children simply begin refusing to go to school. Across England, three quarters of a million pupils were persistently absent in the last term of 2018. Parents can face prosecution or fines if their children continually fail to meet attendance targets, and last year more than 27,000 parents were taken to court in England and Wales, leaving many feeling they're being punished rather than getting the help they so desperately need.

Focus of the Day Article:

Technology allowing litigants to run a civil money claim online from beginning to end should be in place to pilot by this time next year, with nearly 70,000 having already used the more limited version available now, the Master of the Rolls has revealed.

Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Nike pulls sneaker after Kaepernick objection, prompting Republican fury #US https://t.co/qdqnKnGXkW
• Man died of heatstroke in London court cell after 'serious failings' https://t.co/WhrNHUhY0H
• MPs 'staggered' by NHS fines 'complacency' https://t.co/NSChALx99X
• Tory deputy chairman 'Lord Ashcroft of Belize' facing eviction as country turns on him https://t.co/zbyPkUvHJ
• #French doctors to end life support for man in right-to-die case https://t.co/p3p1S394F
• New MEP Magid Magid 'asked to leave' European Parliament building for wearing baseball hat https://t.co/gCVMQmkYUV
• FlyBe: Racism claims denied by airline following viral video https://t.co/sX6k7O1P3q
• Magic circle firm recruits apprentice project managers | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/uuOcyLyEUh
• Fee income up for top-100 firms | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/FonkNqcZo
• Former client refused a fresh look at solicitor’s £340k bill | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/gLkmr4EGtB
• Lasting powers of attorney process 'needs safeguards against fraud' | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/qKDX7yAi8
• Firm acquires IP practice - with patents ‘never higher on the agenda’ | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ZjgfKmkIjZ
• 'Headwinds' cause profit and PEP flatline at Clifford Chance | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/b9Bi2INX4p
• Henry VIII powers not appropriate: disagreement over divorce bill | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/WvAqDvTVa
• Robot claims handler 'takes away bias' from PI process | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/3vy599SKm
• Lawyers warned to check local rules when serving foreign litigants | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/dlavWNnPE
• #Nigeria's 'Gucci Pastor' takes leave of absence over rape claims https://t.co/bVIsTAvZUD
• Ledingham Chalmers raises thousands for local healthcare causes https://t.co/aAkv5a05oi
• Special guest attends pipe band champsionships in Inverness https://t.co/THlxj9RScf
• Scaremongering over trans issues should be rejected https://t.co/mzp2325luo
• ‘Bedroom tax’ case to be heard at Supreme Court https://t.co/gqG7udztJI
• Roshni Joshi promoted to associate at Martin Johnston & Socha https://t.co/z5xabMqXJy
• Mediation report calls for change to ‘one size fits all’ model of litigation https://t.co/boBzvZcDKZ
• Complaint against UK over GDPR immigration exemption filed with European Commission https://t.co/ODFMoQWOjw
• Quintet of members reappointed to Scottish Civil Justice Council https://t.co/lNqtBwFUp7
• Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie acquires Inverness firm https://t.co/qqzPZilbXk
• Scottish solicitor fined £5,000 over delay in administering executry https://t.co/BBIyyIaANw
• Judge Joseph Azzopardi has just been sworn in as the new Chief Justice, following the retirement of former Chief Justice #Malta https://t.co/4A5Lr0TXW6 
• Scottish Parliament Justice Committee to consider proposals for biometrics commissioner https://t.co/GxbhGHDL3a
• The sweet taste of justice: Ben & Jerry’s campaign for prison reform enters new era #US https://t.co/8YBhKfYJuA
• Chief Justice Roberts Is Dead Wrong About Auer Deference #US https://t.co/cYaBuVVt84
• Ex-solicitor Michael Lynn challenges refusal to grant him disability benefit #Ireland https://t.co/DEj2SwvNsm
• Italian journalist takes four-year FOI battle for Assange extradition files to UK tribunal https://t.co/8WjhxRJYNR
• Stop presenting hearsay evidence at tribunal - AILM tells Akpabio #Nigeria https://t.co/URhaxsQIVN
• Pregnant woman was unfairly dismissed for raising concerns over working hours, tribunal rules https://t.co/mzNdhhApY
• Tribunal Stops #Kenya’s Coal Plant Plans https://t.co/wRpwNMpFAX
• HMRC refuses to stand by “irrelevant” CEST in IR35 tribunal case https://t.co/P28tGoY8XL
• Thousands of NHS locums given hope, after urologist partially wins IR35 tribunal case https://t.co/F46eRZ0vFp
• It’s not that we’ve failed to rein in Facebook and Google. We’ve not even tried https://t.co/tXaMU0jm8
• Hong Kong protests: #China says protesters 'trample rule of law' https://t.co/fE6c57cdJZ
• Mum furious after spending £100 trying to win teddies from claw machine https://t.co/gcIYZkaOsC
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/wFC0agYhmK
• Nick Leeson: lucrative new life of banking’s most notorious rogue https://t.co/OktS91WkbQ
• Tory PM in waiting Johnson and Hunt accused of trying to turn UK into tax haven https://t.co/grELXWQEF
• Wellness firm criticised over £250 'fertility drips' https://t.co/EB0btjkQa7
• Jeremy Corbyn calls for independent inquiry into 'frailty' claims https://t.co/L7SFl9gOjJ
• #US Ocasio-Cortez and other Democrats detail 'horrifying' conditions at border facility https://t.co/TYPn5Z0L4p
• #US police probe arrest of black man using IV machine outside hospital https://t.co/dIZH0yOpHt
• #US Border Patrol investigate ‘disturbing’ secret Facebook group by far-right racist officers https://t.co/Hr7f5HbjUV
• Bureaux de change: Crackdown on drug gangs money laundering https://t.co/SYQ13XqRwH
• Boxing beard ban is discrimination, says Sikh amateur fighter https://t.co/QZJY5If1tl
• 5G rollout – a boon for remote workers? | Legal Futures https://t.co/vfnYzuyp9
• Reprimand for legal executive who asked SRA to keep quiet | Legal Futures https://t.co/8QKtKsWT2O
• Property damage “will be covered” by whiplash regime | Legal Futures https://t.co/HrWNcvzsiJ
• LeO struggles with case closures amid high staff turnover | Legal Futures https://t.co/QEI79cgvXB
• Abiy Ahmed's reforms in #Ethiopia lift the lid on ethnic tensions https://t.co/6VAbffxjlz
• Councils 'in the dark' over future funding amid cash warnings https://t.co/ooegKKlC5
• Bristol girl detained at airport over FGM fears https://t.co/ijdCpo8QN2
• Neil Woodford's flagship equity income fund to stay locked https://t.co/6jMwzAyH7x
• MPs call for urgent action over homophobia hate crime after TOWIE star's petition https://t.co/w9tmDrkko
• #Kenya flight 'stowaway' body found in Clapham garden https://t.co/x4fyda0Wbk
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/qzSKMyQsKz

2nd July - Law News

2743rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez, 25, and his daughter Valeria drowned on Sunday while trying to cross from Matamoros, in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, into Texas. His mother, Rosa Ramírez, told the BBC how she felt when her son and his young daughter set out on a journey from which they would never return. Warning: Some distressing images contained in this video

Focus of the Day Article:

Junior judges face zero-hours working conditions, say lawyers. Criminal Bar Association warns that recorders are expected to work at impossibly short notice.

Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Glastonbury festival security guard found dead in tent https://t.co/VpAtO89qi
• Met police raise 700 safeguarding concerns for children and adults a day https://t.co/7N497RPyl
• #Dubai's ruler battles wife in UK court after she fled emirate https://t.co/lNSV8wRA0n
• The Guardian view on Facebook’s Libra: funny money | Editorial https://t.co/dL9v0MOj4
• Hong Kong police evict protesters who stormed parliament #China https://t.co/4CLsF4OvaM
• Deep dive into dispute resolution technology | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/UtZ21Kd1f
• Lawyer in the news: Mike McIlvaney, Partner, The Community Law Partnership, Birmingham | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/JtYhI8pb2
• My legal life: Karen Holden, Founder of A City Law Firm, London and Croydon | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/qiq8trmuK
• ‘Blame game’ ditched for divorce on demand | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/wu7ZVvVvBO
• LSB to look at continuing competence | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/bSedEXF5vm
• Military under threat from ‘lawfare’ | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/WQrN1QSIbi
• Corporates cut legal function spending | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/29jgpSLK9Y
• Corporates cut legal function spending | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ctxXFpLvoG
• Slater and Gordon taps into fee-sharing deal with LegalDefence app | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Cm1G8CGOgX 
• Labour urged to 'step up and defend legal aid legacy' | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/SLuDVpbZQP
• Linklaters joins the six-figure NQ salary club | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/eQmoFVTxR4 
• Claims boss made £1.4m from selling illegal data to solicitors | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/A2EqBvFDk
• Most barristers to escape full price transparency | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/tLTMQOPLL
• Government pledges to cut wedding red tape - as wait for divorce gets longer | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/u5oedgIl9e
• SDT braces for caseload surge in 2020 | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/GY2SHws3y
• Facebook ban on white nationalism too narrow, say auditors https://t.co/2rMTFsoaEm
• Corbyn 'frailty' row: No 10 hints at inquiry into civil service leak claim https://t.co/OQSZmE1Nv
• Cliff Richard is right to seek anonymity for those accused of sex crimes https://t.co/GH7HupmGEF
• Cliff Richard: ‘People still think there’s no smoke without fire’ https://t.co/1JpXv2WVVn
• First ever ‘motion mark’ granted by UK Intellectual Property Office https://t.co/R4sAbT3Ngn 
• Harper Macleod helps Women in the Law UK launch in Glasgow https://t.co/BSfTbdjBag
• Lord Cullen to step down from chancellorship at Abertay University https://t.co/brFknGwxYm 
• Anderson Strathern joins Equity Gap angel syndicate https://t.co/OWdMn6gtYx
• Ampersand Advocates welcomes new calls including youngest advocate in Scotland https://t.co/15XOjlNVrP
• TLT expands Glasgow team with senior procurement duo https://t.co/AdShufnR2b
• Scottish government abandons plans over gender self-identification following backlash https://t.co/59BthXDsjH
• David Gallagher appointed partner in Brodies’ commercial services team https://t.co/PtmtA1QFiC
• Andrew Duff promoted to director in Lindsays’ rural services team https://t.co/2r8akBTTe9
• BTO Solicitors LLP acquires Helensburgh firm Raeburn Hope https://t.co/diQq465Ijd
• Justice Committee seeks views on proposals to create data tsar https://t.co/E9Anbd678h
• Right to privacy recognised in Scots common law for first time as judge dismisses action by police officers over pr… https://t.co/rDKESylrKk
• Llandow waste fire: £40,000 fine after two-week blaze https://t.co/K7zN2KRQoF
• Michael Barrymore drops police compensation claim https://t.co/reXl4JS9Yg
• Prevent is stopping free speech on campus and demonising Muslims https://t.co/wuPRO9nCOc 
• Home Office advice on trafficked women from Nigeria sparks outrage https://t.co/ZUOwZmMit2
• Financial regulation is costly and complex – time for a big tech solution https://t.co/kc1HsX4d4s
• Nigel Farage furious over TV show assassinating 'Neil Fromage' https://t.co/6kT2z5dknh
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/gaEjuWfVtk
• #Japan resumes commercial whaling for first time in 30 years https://t.co/naKZpqpobo
• Paul Gambaccini calls for law change over 'false allegation crisis' https://t.co/1JpXv2WVVn 
• Mobile users can now switch providers with one simple text https://t.co/eKFKItZC7V
• ABSs having “direct and positive impact” on legal market – LSB | Legal Futures https://t.co/N2F6y9mqU
• CMC boss faces £1.4m confiscation order over illegal PI data | Legal Futures https://t.co/8gbpN2o4HF
• Complete online process for money claims “ready next year” | Legal Futures https://t.co/XrZuDkKmSn
• Advice app backed by Slater & Gordon rolls out nationally | Legal FFutures https://t.co/KRvPfSyvgq
• 'My flat was covered in mould - I rented it from the deputy mayor' #France https://t.co/bj7IP8v0A2
• #Venezuela crisis: Navy captain's death in custody condemned by opposition https://t.co/DxomEcyfVk
• 'Every day has been hell' since 'honour killing' of Banaz Mahmod https://t.co/3LQdAKbVVF 
• UK’s first secure school to be run by academy trust https://t.co/89baC5Vh90
• Junior judges face zero-hours working conditions, say lawyers https://t.co/YeUg4fROcH
• Justice for victims of sexual violence https://t.co/Fm0CrlIqqh
• Revenge porn victims being failed by outdated laws and policing https://t.co/wWLxqMER1H 
• Chris Grayling’s privatisation of probation service ‘a disaster’ https://t.co/VcBbToaG31

1st July - Law News

2742nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: An Alabama woman has been indicted for manslaughter after another woman shot her in the stomach, killing her unborn child. The shooter was not charged, but her victim was blamed for inciting the fight and faces 20 years in prison

Focus of the Day Article:

The family court system is ‘overloaded’, lawyers have warned after official quarterly statistics revealed child care proceedings take an average 33 weeks to reach first disposal, up three weeks from last year.

Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/DsPoCcFuG4
• Comments made by the UK Home Secretary reflecting the level of cooperation between UK and British Virgin Islands la… https://t.co/Ynm2peDxS
• Labour to propose new wellbeing law to inform policy decisions https://t.co/F2wU3h4F0
• How widely are lie detectors used in the UK? https://t.co/xLvXyZeQgT
• UK human rights body wants to revive caste law https://t.co/Y0V7zJ8dLf
• Law firm didn't know man faked army abuse claims? https://t.co/s2y4Cxonpc
• #Bangladeshi doctor is sent to rural clinic for criticising cricketer turned politician https://t.co/6dNf9BZIJc
• Amazon's Jeff Bezos pays out $38bn in divorce settlement https://t.co/9uZG7ljBg
• Police name pregnant woman stabbed to death in Croydon https://t.co/lOR1NuodVQ
• Young, mega-rich - and demanding to pay more tax https://t.co/VfWabzbmjF
• Electric cars: New vehicles to emit noise to aid safety https://t.co/Gpc1h9ntjs
• VOA Our Voices 130: Gender and the Judiciary #Zimbabwe https://t.co/Jo2AJ2ZxWZ
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ahXcvPbUUc
• Law Society, AGC seek review of case where senior lawyer was cleared of alleged overcharging #Singapore https://t.co/Kw9wylu6Qf
• #Niger: Tribunal dismisses PDP's appeal, accept APC's submissions https://t.co/wEhDISYfFi 
• A Royal respite from tax tribunal for Shilpa Shetty #India https://t.co/KkMl24xlDS
• Mom takes school to Human Rights Tribunal for traumatizing child with gender ideology #Canada https://t.co/aUcn6goIW
• Judge Orders Swift Action to Improve Conditions for Migrant Children in Texas #US https://t.co/PWsMUHZZpx
• Boycott by Whites of South African Restaurant Reflects Growing Sense of Grievance #SouthAfrica https://t.co/5ZUvEOXTw
• One Casualty of the Palm Oil Industry: An Orangutan Mother, Shot 74 Times #Indonesia https://t.co/roksRXKXXT
• Allen & Overy ups NQ solicitor package to £100,000 as City pay war intensifies - Legal Cheek https://t.co/rNedNEWxBK
• Clifford Chance launches first legal project management apprenticeship - Legal Cheek https://t.co/gI5gyt7LbU
• How tech is changing the way trainees work - Legal Cheek https://t.co/at8Kdvl1f3
• Herbert Smith Freehills launches London advocacy secondment for junior lawyers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/3npbUQb3S4
• Baker McKenzie cuts 46 support roles in London https://t.co/f6E1zDXhxO
• Over 35 MPs enrol for work experience with legal aid lawyers https://t.co/M1lIpuO0qB
• The tech revolution through the eyes of a data privacy lawyer https://t.co/t54ECtcXku
• YouTuber parodies Kim Kardashian applying to Harvard Law School - Legal Cheek https://t.co/lP95rxWn6
• Released under investigation: The real reason why fewer people are being charged with offences - Legal Cheek https://t.co/XHjzdc6MT
• Fine for former Schillings operations chief who flogged 95 firm phones https://t.co/ckwixkwnMI
• DWF drafts in law student innovators to help solve client’s real-life problems https://t.co/texYTrOpwX
• Ex-UEA criminal law lecturer jailed for child sex attacks https://t.co/MEpDqpahpm
• What I’ve learned so far: Experts from Dechert, Ropes & Gray, Wiggin and The University of Law share their tips https://t.co/b1WPiRQwuu 
• Junior crime barristers accuse government of ‘divide and rule’ tactics over pay deal https://t.co/qY2kju8gqC
• Court thrown into chaos after defendant hurls poo at judge https://t.co/nMrSP4BoDA
• Leeds Beckett law graduate set to enter Love Island villa https://t.co/AR8Im3mk3K 
• GDPR: 1 year on https://t.co/V5rdMPUllV
• Event: Inside Track: How to become a City lawyer - with Baker McKenzie, Hogan Lovells, Mayer Brown, PRIME and BPP https://t.co/oIi477MmMk
• Baby delivered after pregnant woman stabbed to death in London https://t.co/giivQCkUZr
• 'Madrid Central' protest: Thousands oppose suspension of anti-pollution plan #Spain https://t.co/aMoBzYEELv
• Boy dies at Cookham Wood young offender institution https://t.co/QlFrojOiXc

30th June - Law News

2741st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: Prosecutors are defending their decision to drop criminal charges in one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in US history. City leaders in Flint, Michigan are accused of a crime against humanity by knowingly piping drinking water poisoned with lead into people's homes.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Family court system is ‘overloaded’, lawyers have warned after official quarterly statistics revealed child care proceedings take 33 weeks | NLJ https://t.co/Sd2nyTXE1f
• Understanding sight loss: awareness training for lawyers | NLJ https://t.co/NBgGNXyjVA
• Law firms are generally making progress when it comes to boosting the number of women in leadership roles―but some… https://t.co/HxPgxz7joB
• Calls to repeal pre-Victorian vagrancy laws | NLJ https://t.co/Z8bC4JkUjd
• More than two-thirds of adults below the age of 50 and earning £50,000 or more per year do not have a will | NLJ https://t.co/jPLpj9gtg
• Political consensus supported by ‘robust legal frameworks’ are required to tackle climate change and other environmental issues https://t.co/iJqCO0hLa2
• Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), which is due to replace the current system for entry to the profession in… https://t.co/bgGF3tzRV0
• The courts and tribunals in England and Wales benefited from an extra £15m worth of repairs and improvements last year https://t.co/RHOUzpLn9L
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/s8H02pucMK
• Sir Humphrey votes Tory: Jeremy Corbyn criticises civil servants over frail health claims https://t.co/eOX9HiPxX5
• Passenger threatened with court for using screenshot of e-ticket https://t.co/atizDi6bVj
• Fine people who refuse to give evidence, says Damian Collins MP https://t.co/jOteSNiAqh
• Bearwood street fight leaves two men injured https://t.co/83kTk1ine6
• Cricket World Cup: Fan trouble at Pakistan v Afghanistan at Headingley https://t.co/RLhUTiWMAT
• Justice Secretary David Gauke has survived a no-confidence vote by his constituency Conservative Association https://t.co/pJnzSksrdJ
• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ends #Iran hunger strike after 15 days https://t.co/2FnAJVNSl7
• Ulster University review identifies governance failings https://t.co/tJ3nY9haiM
• Alleged defamation: Row as Benue election tribunal’s judge petitions police against litigant, lawyer #Nigeria https://t.co/eXOu9Bn291
• Supreme Court refuses government’s appeal in judges’ pensions discrimination case https://t.co/mrJAJYH8H
• Whistleblowing: Allegation that a supervisor was taking a patient's food was a qualifying disclosure https://t.co/ASSKFcfyOQ
• Top Tribunal Rules in Favor of #Polish Catholic Who Refused to Print LGBT Banner https://t.co/vNL9vLQF5
• Employment tribunals beset by delays and transfers https://t.co/msBOLuiI4y
• Faculty’s Fred Mackintosh has been titled Lawyer of the Week in the law section of The Times Scotland https://t.co/MFbi4CFIRD
• Lawyer for Martin Shkreli will make appeal to have him sprung from prison #US https://t.co/ujA1SN8D5W
• #Poland’s judiciary bodies don't guarantee independence, EU top lawyer says https://t.co/EVUiRDPC8z
• Ghosn lawyer says news conference canceled after his daughters raised concerns #Japan https://t.co/NIx72hA2B6
• Disgraced #US lawyer 'gave girl, 8, $100 every time he raped her' https://t.co/Fy1i1X9Hfz
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/c1RnvkYxob
• Peace in our time? Majority of barristers accept government offer | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/QGVJTMWkjy
• Online probate system to be widely rolled out from October | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/1eKMxypMAl
• BCLP to combine law and technology for in-house push | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/rAGBUC1nhC
• Unenforced judgments costing companies millions | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/dbgTFVHymG
• Watchdog raids Liverpool offices over data sales to PI firms | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/aGTVWmnP2U
• Senior partner duped in lottery scam took client money to access 'prize’ | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Evufk2O90b
• Men don't need grand gestures to support women in law | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/uu63dxy5aF
• North Yorkshire Police number-plate sold for £243,000 https://t.co/2nxJwOOCL

29th June - Law News

2740th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: The Mamata Banerjee government landed in a huge political firestorm on Friday over a directive to build dining halls in state-run schools with more than 70 per cent minority students, drawing accusations of "religious discrimination" from the BJP and other opposition parties. The chief minister, however, insisted it was an old circular that was long withdrawn but was "dredged up" by an "errant officer".

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Chinese human rights lawyer ‘totally changed man’ after being jailed https://t.co/0c8hM4aYhm
• The Guardian view on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Iran must free her | Editorial https://t.co/diL2lZFtAa
• Rules banning outdoor weddings face shake-up, May announces https://t.co/gOQ25Nsio6
• Charlottesville attacker apologises as he is jailed for life #US https://t.co/Kj9kGwbv48
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/eFqUdfhjRP
• A round-up of human rights stories from around the world https://t.co/aRaW0czHgd
• New associates at Thompsons Solicitors https://t.co/u3lfQf5NVK
• Axiom Advocates welcomes Murray Steel and Megan Dewart https://t.co/PoVVg32s2q
• Trio of new members for Compass Chambers https://t.co/N0r1S6tl7M
• Lord President visits new Inverness Justice Centre https://t.co/7RJdUM5DbW
• Employment lawyer highlights good mental health practice https://t.co/D9MD7C1Cms
• Scottish government publishes action plan on restorative justice https://t.co/9JoOXyhbG
• Businesses should consider enhanced shared parental pay https://t.co/tnlido5NjY
• TLT secures 3am licence outwith Dumfries policy https://t.co/V1tTPiQ3A8
• Legislative response to crimes motivated by gender should cover women only, say women’s groups https://t.co/gSdMqCiI0f
• Eight new recruits to ‘best job in legal profession’ https://t.co/IHwMJTJhx1
• Upper Tribunal rules building can be demolished even with outstanding repair enforcement order https://t.co/Je9ycZoHoU
• Attacks at South Norwood Country Park prompt protest https://t.co/MCvwECC7ZB
• Pre-saving music online can cost you privacy, report says https://t.co/0QbZWEPYyn
• German far-right group 'used police data to compile death list' https://t.co/ste8kRf11i 
• App that can remove women's clothes taken offline https://t.co/kN1rTYomMP
• Ian Paisley challenges BBC over Maldives 'wrongdoing' evidence https://t.co/pbugLegArC
• The Good Food Chain: Firm in listeria probe goes into liquidation https://t.co/SuS4jGi9Yn
• Abbie Mclaren: Driver who killed schoolgirl relative jailed for five years https://t.co/lAYY87aWsJ
• Islamophobia is rife among Tory members. Johnson and Hunt can't just ignore it https://t.co/a9yblWLgZB
• A refugee’s story - how we disappear in indefinite detentions https://t.co/BQPCctg1NX 
• Beijing will not rest until it controls Hong Kong. We must keep fighting #China https://t.co/Gtp5lVo5H9
• #US supreme court’s liberal justices accused the court’s majority of shirking its constitutional duty https://t.co/r9wzQPQgit
• The #US supreme court is supposed to be a 'check' on the political process. Is it still? https://t.co/wQhaKbv6kA
• Gig economy in Britain doubles, accounting for 4.7 million workers https://t.co/DEYpJP9JRS 
• Why are some places gay-friendly and not others? https://t.co/a3v0Mi6iIU
• Donald Trump's Aberdeenshire golf course had "destroyed" the historic sand dune system, causing permanent habitat  https://t.co/GbNmOAl9Ce
• Legoland owner Merlin Entertainments agrees £4.8bn offer https://t.co/5qTsSZ8ufL
• Man, 38, charged with murder in Anglesey crossbow death https://t.co/4nS7ITaCfs
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/7gJR3SVxla
• Privy Council backs law firm in battle over “franchise arrangement” https://t.co/s8tiQbKlCC 
• Guidelines “preserve GCs’ independence amidst corporate tension” https://t.co/od6dJnkPUT 
• First Bar Standards Board ABS closes down https://t.co/x2WSA1aPmh
• Nokia warns UK over using rival Huawei's 5G kit https://t.co/KraUtx1o6Z
• Indonesia court rejects opposition challenge to poll results https://t.co/MspCWpXQS1
• #US Supreme Court blocks Trump's census citizenship question plan https://t.co/eaTWSRxBLT
• Pools in #France close after women defy burkini ban https://t.co/Za9anHAKpm
• Facial recognition technology: The criminal among us https://t.co/FoKKsmAtxb
• Money can't 'fix' Palestine's occupied economy, shame on you #Israel https://t.co/PsZddCUmVS
• US woman who lost fetus after shooting charged, shooter goes free https://t.co/O9NEkLuqoH 
• Why does #India account for 37 percent of female suicides? https://t.co/wi0b7Q3Fhj
• Bangladeshi-Italian director shines light on minority immigrant community eeking out a living among prejudice  https://t.co/alWggfrSfq
• Lee Pomeroy murder accused told ex 'I've done something bad' https://t.co/NcpdFsudAe 
• Twitter will hide rule-breaking politicians' tweets https://t.co/visKwiFoOg

28th June - Law News

2739th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: When Pamela Lawrence was brutally murdered in her Perth shop in 1994, police focused their investigation around one suspect, Andrew Mallard. He quickly became the victim of a miscarriage of justice, spending 12 years in jail for a crime he didn’t commit. Mallard’s family fought successfully to release him, enlisting then WA Shadow Attorney-General John Quigley and journalist Colleen Egan who uncovered a trail of deception and police misconduct.

Focus of the Day Article:

Three out of four top 100 big law firm websites mention alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) but the billable hour likely to remain in place pricing experts say, according to Bloomberg Law analysis.
Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Let’s build an open law movement | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/50IkHC8h8
• MoJ publishes four-year-old research on unrepresented defendants | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/hLbTVkuuxy
• Solicitor can sue firm as employee after ‘informal’ partnership rejected | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/qtK1M5WBar
• Litigation funder rides insolvency wave | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/5GmHRf9OtO
• Eversheds responds to ‘changing legal landscape’ with tech-driven ABS | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/THmTHFuBXM
• Employment tribunals delayed by months after scrapping of fees | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/e3beXccMwD
• Baker McKenzie promotes 81 to partnership | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/0kZzHcwX9d 
• Couples face record 59-week wait for a divorce | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ZHbYbQqIk1
• Government loses bid to take judges' pension dispute to Supreme Court | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/KfHNwAFgVy
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/KabWi2WZGm
• Latest Juridical Review examines devolution and legal history https://t.co/6Rmq0FhLCo
• Dundee mooters enjoy ‘fantastic opportunity’ as they look to the future https://t.co/uXC6T2kkjw
• After 60 years, Stone Of Destiny man Ian Hamilton QC reunited with award-winning play https://t.co/n9XgNDbkxG
• UK government ignoring miscarriage of justice victims, claims campaigner https://t.co/4YhNcq1nJT
• Do juries believe in rape myths? https://t.co/92QJyhrrbB
• Lawyers celebrate 500th edition of SCOLAG Journal https://t.co/J34b0HNccv
• Morton Fraser appoints Alistair Anderson as a consultant https://t.co/v0erHE8cAq
• Justice Committee calls for clarity on post-Brexit criminal justice and policing https://t.co/hERetmQVKl
• Lord Matthews reflects on the courts’ progress in helping child and vulnerable witnesses https://t.co/tLHFwBmoas
• Public’s views sought on legal aid reform https://t.co/KlsAJiPD8U
• Presumption against short sentences extended to 12 months https://t.co/e2MqJ7QUsZ
• Upper Tribunal for Scotland rules homeowners cannot retrospectively acquire right to complain to property factor https://t.co/80LBuLgcKp
• Journalists, Lawyers and the Digital Media: SLN editor Graham Ogilvy to address SSC Society https://t.co/7ePGK1G9Rm
• Alabama woman loses unborn child after being shot, gets arrested; shooter goes free https://t.co/DKMumROAK2 
• How Britain's welfare state has been taken over by shadowy tech consultants https://t.co/Xvw3JcqypD 
• Tired of Google following you? It is now easier to clear location data https://t.co/nHlfYo67cg 
• Watchdog criticises 'chaotic' police use of facial recognition https://t.co/wO10GRNGrl 
• Scotland 'at risk of losing environmental protection after Brexit’ https://t.co/zOLZVQUIZ8
• At 68, my climate activism made me a criminal. But I refuse to give up | Angie Zelter https://t.co/JkuyKsZzGa
• Homelessness lawyers complain of legal aid 'culture of refusal' https://t.co/wv4LukkT35
• Rape crisis services are at breaking point. Do the Tory leadership candidates care? https://t.co/i5GBwv8l0v
• Sexual violence victims get 'terrible deal', says outgoing commissioner https://t.co/nDX2632dbC 
• There's no duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment. That has to change https://t.co/SSCCc1A3W4
• Starbank school teachers strike over violence fears https://t.co/nQ9dTBUPOg
• 'Concern' over children being taken to police stations https://t.co/DEtZ4q4kJk
• 'Shocking' fake takeaway sold on Uber Eats https://t.co/XIES5EerLB 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/7ilNmG5y7h
• Transgender hate crimes recorded by police goes up to 1,944 https://t.co/zhOn9uVh6r
• Jeremy Hunt's tax plans 'could cost up to £65bn' https://t.co/apPFVqvaU3
• Lisnaskea woman speaks of three brothers killed by IRA https://t.co/3gSB2NTXKn
• Accountants bring the one-stop shop to Cornwall with new ABS | Legal Futures https://t.co/FVy9cN5vjP
• £13k fine for ops chief who resold firm’s mobiles highlights ABS anomaly | Legal Futures https://t.co/JhP6B8eSDy 
• Eversheds uses ABS to build £100m alternative legal services venture | Legal Futures https://t.co/JHLGo2Ly3s 
• “Formal periodic reaccreditation” for lawyers back on the table | Legal Futures https://t.co/sILFgqohz3