21st October - Law News

2855th 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:  Demonstrations against the Spanish Supreme Court ruling sentencing Catalan independence leaders are continuing in Barcelona on Sunday, September 20.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Less than half personal injury practitioners predict their workload to increase in the next year, an annual report has found. Full story: New Law Journal

• ‘Big Tech’ and competition law explained https://t.co/jNSdxWpfLr 
• Parliament prorogation case racked up 30 million views, Supreme Court confirms https://t.co/Na17LCpJt7
• Big Four giant PwC boosts NQ solicitor salaries to £72,000 https://t.co/C67HWcwJry 
• Lincoln Uni law grad launches ‘CribAdvisor’ website to help students avoid rental ‘horror stories’ https://t.co/SWqWgdulIv
• Brit lawyers could boost salary by over a third working in US https://t.co/R4YmC2i0G3 
• Semi-naked activists protest against National Portrait Gallery's links with BP https://t.co/Eov6vGgM5b
• Rest assured, Boris Johnson won’t be allowed to ride roughshod over our laws | Gina Miller https://t.co/nWstclw4ZM
• Farewell the ‘porn block’ – a PR exercise but lousy policy https://t.co/R3yBNHMelQ 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/PjYtAXQENr
• EU negotiators will offer Brits an individual opt-in to remain EU citizens, chief negotiator confirms https://t.co/RGipZvz5vQ 
• Leeds v Birmingham: Police arrest 11 during trouble at game https://t.co/vhyKbsKiNA 
• Milton Keynes stabbings: Two teenagers killed at 'party' https://t.co/okQChXg4Ez
• UK lawtech investment rockets from £2.5 million to £62 million in just three years https://t.co/28V7jf1nRG 
• York Uni Law School launches American-style Juris Doctor postgrad law degree https://t.co/bSocayAtZp
• Kim Kardashian gives BARBRI contract law lecturer Instagram shout-out https://t.co/LJdebackpy
• City lawyer’s viral letter slams lack of women in Chambers lawyer rankings https://t.co/qcx3pTp8Yy
• Ashurst becomes latest City firm to launch fintech accelerator programme https://t.co/i8gEtnwh0K 
• Slaughter and May distances itself from ‘Slaughtered and Dismayed’ corporate law meme account https://t.co/WRYkQq0Ege 
• Ropes & Gray raises over £50,000 for cancer charity following death of London partner’s daughter https://t.co/RniZo0bUjI 
• Clyde & Co seeks paralegal with excellent attention to ‘detials’ https://t.co/8lbCE4xfnl 
• ‘Will my first class degree help repair the damage caused by my atrocious A-Levels’? https://t.co/dMBnyA9zXV 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/JFCzQsDyni
• Apology after #Indian students wear cardboard boxes for exams https://t.co/o3hvdTb0TE
• Iraqi man charged over deaths of migrants heading for #Australia https://t.co/BmfvvcvsFh 
• #Croatians protest over release of teen's alleged rapists https://t.co/y3ef31PLqw
• FA Cup tie abandoned after reports of racial abuse at Haringey Borough v Yeovil https://t.co/Ul9ppps6YG 
• Spotlight reveals IRA plan to hit south east England's power supply https://t.co/OpEPi5amHh
• Six teenagers arrested over Camberwell fatal stabbing https://t.co/BrpVD5ixtJ

20th October - Law News

2855th 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 ongoing trade tensions have led to an economic war in all but name. Washington slammed 28 Chinese tech companies with sanctions for their part in the repression of Uighur Muslims. Now, Beijing is targeting foreign companies and using access to the Chinese market through systems like corporate social credit as a weapon against those who criticise its policies. The NBA was the latest to step into the Chinese quagmire after China took offence to a team executive's tweet in support of the Hong Kong protesters.

Saturday Conversations on Law

 

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Ks1ZohaZAc
• Rights groups slam #Mexico detention of documented asylum seekers https://t.co/lksYlkSsRl
• Why is the #US tracking journalists and immigration advocates? https://t.co/jP31sQefVd
• Cambridge University don readmitted after sexual harassment https://t.co/PIIQvJX4EL
• Libor rigging inquiry shut down by Serious Fraud Office https://t.co/weqfuLDAFA
• President welcomes Legal Symposium 2019 to Law Society House https://t.co/Xw6G1MeQ2P
• Assisting the Unassisted – The Solicitor's Role When Dealing with Litigants in Person https://t.co/Mdcu1d8kSj
• Judge jails defense attorney for Dallas man who beat up Muhlaysia Booker in viral video #US https://t.co/hSq423IPQ4
• Judge Summons Drug CEOs for Talks on Sweeping Opioid Settlement #US https://t.co/ee9PH1e9PB
• Tribunal in Madurai begins hearing on extension of LTTE ban #India https://t.co/CsQvdX1UTR
• Mothers of #Colombia's disappeared seek justice at war tribunal https://t.co/SZtVWiruaB
• #Tanzania: Did The Court Of Appeal Oust The Tax Board's And Tax Tribunal's Jurisdiction https://t.co/ZLgrFc28li
• Vegetarian waiter lodges appeal after losing landmark legal ruling https://t.co/uyXfY1PuzH 
• Disclosures Tribunal: Garda whistleblower says he felt 'trapped' in 'most stressful job in station' #Ireland https://t.co/giTQD3BS5
• GMC referrals to medical tribunal service up by 40% https://t.co/VWsvJpKbl5
• Trump lawyer Giuliani was paid $500000 to consult on indicted associate's firm #US https://t.co/t0gnqcdLSd
• Meet the lawyer Douglas Letter, behind the House's impeachment inquiry #US https://t.co/k9B9jM8Rqx
• UN rights office urges #Egypt to free blogger, lawyer, journalist https://t.co/jERbCadSk8
• Inside the whistleblower lawyer's fight against attempts to smear him and his client #US https://t.co/D9VXBiojOO 
• NHS to scrap paper prescriptions under plan to save £300m https://t.co/8DCARJ9psY 
• #Germany shooting: data on online spread of livestreamed attack kept secret https://t.co/1UhZbKOtJu
• Police seek tougher powers against Extinction Rebellion https://t.co/xHBDMCknqp
• #HongKong protests: bring back app or risk 'complicity' in repression, Apple told https://t.co/CLcbo38AYp 
• Investigation of Clinton emails ends, finding no 'deliberate mishandling' #US https://t.co/SXb6wkdQDV
• PM faces Brexit extension even if his deal is passed https://t.co/OF98RFdu7p 
• Brexit 'super Saturday': your guide to the big day https://t.co/7yPezrEKfu 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/GIgTNM0Mrs
• Brexit: What does the deal say about workers' rights? https://t.co/K2i9XsPqJk

19th October - Law News

2854th 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 Sunni Waqf Board has no objection to the disputed temple-mosque site in Ayodhya being taken over by the government for the construction of a Ram Temple, a mediation panel of the Supreme Court has said in its report, according to sources. In addition to dropping its claim to the site of the razed Babri mosque, the Waqf Board has also asked that existing mosques in Ayodhya be renovated by the government. The Waqf board has offered to build a mosque at any other suitable place, sources have revealed on the report, which could produce a breakthrough in the 134-year-old Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• New Europol campaign reveals 'most wanted' women fugitives https://t.co/d4RWhX9YM3 
• Liberty fails in legal bid aimed at preventing a no-deal Brexit https://t.co/8pH85JRvey 
• 'More BAME people likely to be targeted' under relaxed stop-and-search rules https://t.co/kHFCQHncdF
• Too expensive to translate SQE into Welsh, says SRA https://t.co/iynUe8apcN
• Push for tougher line on witness statements https://t.co/DN3AsxQmrT
• Double whammy: claimant loses appeal and found fundamentally dishonest https://t.co/1MZmlqDKoE
• Solicitor who missed tribunal after surgery denied rehearing https://t.co/lyl9ANJd2k 
• Legal aid ‘safety net’ is still failing to deliver https://t.co/Qwkn4YAKbk
• 'No more excuses': equality watchdog lays down law on NDAs https://t.co/aNhvnict3X 
• Bar regulator to keep evidence in the cloud https://t.co/W4vC8Q1TUK
• Ex-Dechert staff targeted by snoopers, partner claims https://t.co/AeYGZl7sox
• Lay member of family rules committee quit after lack of progress https://t.co/V3mvu2y0UC
• Solicitor struck off in High Court after SRA wins leniency appeal https://t.co/oINe8N8u3L
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/g4Rl4BEdii
• Court of Session dismisses bid to stop 'illegal' Brexit deal https://t.co/7gNCxshwlS
• Churchwarden who murdered an author to inherit his estate has been jailed for a minimum of 36 years https://t.co/cqXDzxRr5L
• Dad who raped daughters given 40-year term at Swansea Crown Court https://t.co/8nu0HDq9pu 
• A round-up of human rights stories from around the world https://t.co/3bax3YWWQM 
• Willie McIntyre’s defence lawyer Robbie Munro series has received a rebrand https://t.co/fiZ5cIH44O
• Will Scottish risks become uninsurable? https://t.co/ukgUyouYj3
• Professor Colin Reid appointed a patron of the UK Environmental Law Association https://t.co/OEq9a2Trr2 
• Number of Scottish business insolvencies falls by over a third https://t.co/sbUL94WXXZ
• Human trafficking guidance for health workers published https://t.co/dSZ97LHaa0
• Court of Session considers case to stop UK government from passing Brexit deal https://t.co/YsCPyMlAsI
• Sheriff issues reasons for rejecting human rights challenge to re-routing of Loyalist marches https://t.co/pHEBVIWIwc 
• Brexit deal: What does it mean? https://t.co/WsLkb2FrQP 
• Lawsuits, payouts, opioids crisis: what happened to Johnson & Johnson? https://t.co/xhEoJnzLSJ
• Police arrest more than 700 in UK-wide county lines drug crackdown https://t.co/dcYowJTfso 
• PM's new Brexit deal with EU faces challenge in Scottish court https://t.co/8pH85JRvey 
• Police prosecute man for throwing paint over a carpet aged 12, 10 years after the offence was committed https://t.co/U3xQWTlYmU 
• Five charged over Extinction Rebellion Tube protests https://t.co/1uuQZhDIus 
• Feeding ducks bread: Viral sign sparks anger and confusion https://t.co/SYNZduAmnu 
• Savile Row in firing line as US tariffs hit the UK https://t.co/rs3jMMFYEt
• Sainsbury's to stop selling fireworks https://t.co/JgMIFTwXuN 
• Banning out-of-hours email 'could harm employee wellbeing' https://t.co/aaxOYisxCi 
• El Chapo: #Mexican police free drug lord's son as Culiacán battle erupts https://t.co/Ovt6owr89h 
• Vote of confidence as Gateley partners extend share-sale limit | Legal Futures https://t.co/1FNmB1pWy6 
• Will your staff have confidence in your compliance officers? | Legal Futures https://t.co/7ni7Em5OLJ
• Lawtech start-up investors ready to buy into in-house tech | Legal Futures https://t.co/pZ23xCeYEH 
• Thompsons staves off pay strike with last-minute offer | Legal Futures https://t.co/5zBdr71drD
• Solicitor used account as bank facility “to save client” | Legal Futures https://t.co/LrR9FETMao

18th October - Law News

2853rd 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:  White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney made a stunning admission by confirming that President Donald Trump froze nearly $400 million in US security aid to Ukraine in part to pressure that country into investigating Democrats.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: New adjudication procedure for the resolution of technology disputes in England & Wales launched. The launch event, sponsored by Hausfeld & Co, 4 Pump Court, 3VB and Pinsent Masons, featured keynote speaker the honourable Mr Justice Fraser, Technology and Construction Court. Full story: The Global Legal Post

• Thompsons staff strike called off after last-ditch talks | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/D5pC14ytg8 
• Gateley partners pledge support with lock-in share agreement | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/vWh19FCL2s
• Government revokes Brexit regulation after judicial review threat | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/3gXrOpNel2 
• Claimant lobby vows action over ‘ridiculous’ portal tariff rates | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/a48MRMRiNs 
• Court grants relief from sanctions over £300 ‘missed’ payment | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/hjE5hdMZ7
• Third-year London students to staff free law clinic | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/zAHjIF5xjr
• More closures? HMCTS boss says many courts still under-used | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/atc4ooJypo
• Third-year London students to staff free law clinic | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/rBwWrQUeJm
• Claimant and defendant sides fail to agree clin neg fixed costs levels | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/bI2Kxfkft3 
• 'Not an exact science': Buckland defends court sitting days policy | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/11gP0ZhnhZ
• Heathrow third runway case reaches Court of Appeal | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/wHje0Zzk3X 
• Booze, reputational damage and business development | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/PcbfmvstiY
• Laws relating to trans community demand reform | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/8JXIFpBFnb
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/QmHWmONDeq
• Which crimes are least likely to be solved? https://t.co/2j8YwldtX1
• #Bulgaria authorities fine and ban four fans over racist abuse of England players https://t.co/a6uE13Njk1
• Facebook chief rules out banning political adverts https://t.co/reqKDTet6K 
• Google Pixel 4 Face Unlock works if eyes are shut https://t.co/9HMFW3QOaA
• E-fit released in bid to identify Clapham plane-fall man https://t.co/E7dh04b01y
• Drayton Manor to be prosecuted over 11 year old Evha Jannath's death https://t.co/6IRPeOFa6x 
• Fight against Heathrow expansion on verge of victory, says McDonnell https://t.co/y8EMu658uu 
• Women let down by the justice system, two years on from #MeToo https://t.co/GVjwITuwQf 
• Barristers’ chambers defends unfair dismissal case https://t.co/NyO3TcmROo 
• Latest edition of Edinburgh Student Law Review launched https://t.co/hX5IE4yhRE 
• Potential impact of Brexit on insolvency in Scotland https://t.co/LCMwedhvg7
• Controversial law on age verification for adult content abandoned https://t.co/qu9lalF0vf 
• Sole director jailed after employee killed by excavator https://t.co/wT9irg6C4u 
• Stefanie Johnston joins Clyde & Co as marine partner https://t.co/gdp8eVW2ZB 
• Jim Bauld achieves first ever accreditation in housing and residential tenancy law https://t.co/cwbKKHOEUV
• District judge deemed ‘worker’ for purposes of whistleblower legislation https://t.co/2UTyLWqu7b
• Tenant’s private residential tenancy appeal dismissed https://t.co/cYBRBTFKWh
• The Troubles: Former IRA man Ivor Bell cleared of Jean McConville charges https://t.co/EeQMJxl0yz
• Samsung: Anyone's thumbprint can unlock Galaxy S10 phone https://t.co/5tPuSlymOu 
• Stowaway cat found in hand luggage at airport security https://t.co/NE15UQMGVs
• Three investigating loss of phone services https://t.co/hubENUm5Bd
• Former England geat Paul Gascoigne cleared of sexually assaulting woman on train https://t.co/gdz5RloloK 
• By ending the free TV licence, the Tories are closing a vital window on to the world https://t.co/CfePOLRpeH 
• Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan open to replacing BBC licence fee with Netflix-style subscription https://t.co/OLSutVEaRP
• Knife crime hits record high in England and Wales https://t.co/zh10iGL3ht
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/qj9VSNfFqj
• Leonardo's Vitruvian Man can go to the Louvre, #Italy court rules, Challenge by Italian heritage group https://t.co/TyEidDmpf7
• British family deported after saying they accidentally crossed #US border https://t.co/GXxdyE2mu1
• Heathrow expansion violates climate rights of children, say lawyers https://t.co/MDMH4M6q2U
• Vaginal surgery and piercings are not FGM, says CPS guideline https://t.co/8wwKpL8Y5w
• Courts chief: closures weren’t based on “real travelling times” | Legal Futures https://t.co/FjeSQFVuXg
• LSB could start reviewing regulators’ disciplinary files | Legal Futures https://t.co/KPPlgz2bzy 
• Lawyers attack government’s FoI response on whiplash tariff | Legal Futures https://t.co/hQRZ1vBxRE
• Barristers take over pioneering motor trade law firm | Legal Futures https://t.co/QBD1lBjISb 
• Christian Dior apologises to China over not including Taiwan as its territory, in a map error https://t.co/m7WJNY12yN
• Genetic tests: Experts urge caution over home testing https://t.co/LOoax1lLGi
• Defiant head Nadia Ali, vows to keep unregistered school that charges £2500 per year, open https://t.co/BeQE8sZe5Z 
• #HongKong: Hecklers dragged out in new parliament chaos https://t.co/MI71dvTUmx 
• Extinction Rebellion protesters target London Underground https://t.co/8RJJ14FkAH
• Brexit: DUP rejects deal 'as things stand' as PM heads to EU summit https://t.co/HodZ5IEKNY 

17th October - Law News

2852nd 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:  NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has again ruled out the prospect of pill testing at music festivals despite a leaked draft coroner's report recommending the move.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: The government’s justice spokesman in the House of Lords is facing a disciplinary hearing before bar watchdogs. The Rt Hon Lord Keen of Elie QC, who is also advocate general for Scotland, will face a three-man panel at a disciplinary tribunal later this month. The prosecution was confirmed when Lord Keen, listed as Richard Keen QC, appeared on an updated list of forthcoming hearings published by the Bar Standards Board. Full story: The Law Society Gazette

• CJEU tries to control the tech giants https://t.co/VtJhOYqWHj 
• Lawtech investment nearly triples in two years to £62m https://t.co/FAtim2qAkn 
• Legal aid cuts fuel surge in self-referrals to child contact centres https://t.co/Bysmm6sOW0
• Australian funder pushes on with European expansion https://t.co/SN5SNPRrCD 
• Justice minister Lord Keen QC facing professional misconduct charge https://t.co/F3ctn2TX6J
• Whistleblowing judge denied her human rights, rules Supreme Court https://t.co/EjeaD6RqRZ
• Solicitor suspended after firm waited years to pay disbursements https://t.co/zTiTb8Axiy 
• Move towards ‘workable’ DBA regime through redrafted rules https://t.co/5J5EiRuLzv 
• City partner publicly berates top legal directory over lack of women https://t.co/3NNIbIHihm
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/EV2dkNqymB
• Richard Huckle, British Paedophile killed in prison in #Malaysia 'strangled and stabbed' https://t.co/kwJhzUiMUe
• Alleged Isis supporter accused of St Paul's Cathedral bomb plot https://t.co/ok6prqsL3z
• Ayia Napa: 'False rape claim' statement 'not proper English', allegedly fabricated https://t.co/P39Jpby61E
• Johnson-Arcuri inquiry scaled back after police watchdog intervenes https://t.co/U5qGaa1nsb
• Sandy Hook father awarded $450,000 after suing conspiracy theorist #US https://t.co/ghRigQeeTm
• UK drops plans for online pornography age verification system https://t.co/34mmIGa8f1
• Judge blames calculator for making £85 million error in landmark damages award https://t.co/YaD1FTe4TL 
• Jones Whyte to host another free drop-in divorce clinic https://t.co/bsfpjwQGQm 
• Ashurst launches fintech accelerator programme https://t.co/urVgei6kHq 
• Injured people pay the price for insurance sector’s ‘hidden fraud’ https://t.co/5SoenFAOQp
• Tackling fraud in the construction sector https://t.co/LwtQo4BWds 
• Lack of interpreters leaves Roma community struggling for justice https://t.co/OLmH2kScYm
• Laura McCallum appointed head of legal affairs at Dundee United https://t.co/9YLr49uVI
• Equity firm in takeover bid values Murgitroyd at £61m https://t.co/rnD3NG1M6A
• Courts to be given powers to remove suspected domestic abusers from homes https://t.co/dXFzUGXRNO
• Law commissions launch second driverless cars consultation https://t.co/y6jyLurinY 
• Assault victim denied criminal injuries compensation following judicial review by Advocate General https://t.co/vfKONR5BFE
• Bethan Roper, 28, killed as she leaned out of train window https://t.co/TYnpjpwTJH 
• Blenheim Palace gold toilet theft: Three more people arrested https://t.co/fywR6M3tVC 
• Oxford professor accused of selling ancient Bible fragments https://t.co/VgGOduiav6 
• ‘I carry my experience like a dead body. But this flat means I can start again’ https://t.co/jZWt7TabdU
• Extinction Rebellion lawyers apply for judicial review over protest ban https://t.co/rOAqsCRDwb
• London Mayor 'not informed' about police ban on London Extinction Rebellion protests https://t.co/zZ8uif9f03
• Bury FC: HM Revenue & Customs winding-up petition adjourned for 14 days https://t.co/rqLteuHIPh
• The UK cities where rent is rising the fastest https://t.co/ccIaVbC4eH
• Four #Bulgarian football fans suspected of subjecting black England players to racist abuse have been detained https://t.co/f9OpPzYnFF
• Mobile phone ban in school relaxed to 'ease friction' https://t.co/VDtMoaMMyK
• 'Send nudes' Boohoo ad banned after complaint https://t.co/vD0ihwp96a
• Liquid food safety alert leaves woman with no food for 10 days https://t.co/P5ArHDkfLe
• 'Whistleblowing' judge who spoke out against Tory cuts, wins landmark appeal at Supreme Court https://t.co/ABIxIPHyCX
• The new SRA accounts rules – a checklist for compliant software | Legal Futures https://t.co/ziXaUU71Vv
• Partners asked clients to “absolve” them of any liability | Legal Futures https://t.co/81eMQQdLcQ
• Leading PI firm plots post-Civil Liability Act growth | Legal Futures https://t.co/NxLYRl9hSO
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/em6ewqy3HH
• The real voter fraud is this government’s new ID plan https://t.co/euepKsqrqB
• Primark warns shoppers not to buy its products online https://t.co/ZPLq18EFPD

16th October - Law News

2851stEdition: 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 UN has warned that Turkey could be "deemed responsible" for alleged summary executions that may amount to war crimes, while Britain has banned all new arms sales to Ankara, but has stopped short of putting a halt to shipments of arms already ordered.  On the ground, Russian and Syrian government forces have moved into areas previously held by the US military as American forces speed the other way. I have the latest from the Turkish border town of Sanliurfa.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has come under fire for failing to assess the impact of its court reforms and adopting a “carry on regardless” approach. Giving evidence to MPs on the public accounts committee (PAC), barrister Sam Townend said that not only were the “overall impacts” of the reforms not being properly assessed, but there were “not even measures in place” to assess them. Full story: Legal Futures

• Ayia Napa: British teenager accused of false rape claim by Israeli men 'scared for her life' https://t.co/cCr8Jb6Rl1
• The Guardian view on automating poverty: OK computers? | Editorial https://t.co/AFMr6XC50K
• UK family arrested in US for 'inadvertently crossing border' https://t.co/jq2TCpkC1Y 
• Ronan Farrow reveals extreme measures Weinstein took to bury alleged crimes https://t.co/Iy8p0WJlNt
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/WtkZE3EEj2
• COFAs face ‘huge burden’ as record numbers referred to tribunal https://t.co/K4whPeC1M5
• Release under investigation gives criminals ‘carte blanche’, says CBA https://t.co/mntRHX7oWl 
• BSB will pay conduct committee in regulation shake-up https://t.co/kz1yunugiZ
• CPS chief calls for end to outdated terms such as 'lunatics' https://t.co/qAb96un1rx 
• Secret medical recordings ‘reprehensible’ but allowed as evidence https://t.co/0w3PECGF9L
• Supreme Court ruling to clarify whistleblowing rights for judges https://t.co/VFz8nbjqRq 
• SRA advertising for new director of ‘strategy and innovation’ https://t.co/KDbH05NFb4 
• Law students compete for work experience via Instagram https://t.co/AF6mMoFZCE 
• Firms urged to publish photos of offices to help disabled clients https://t.co/zqSDeNZoiz
• Welsh Tory MP claimed more than £7,500 for first-class rail tickets for himself last year https://t.co/9MDTywkGlb
• Jane Fonda Arrested During Climate Protest Outside #US Capitol https://t.co/ru0XKrJQzN
• Turkey-Syria offensive: UK government halts arms export licences to #Turkey https://t.co/f2dZN1NSrC
• Men and boys chained up at #Nigeria Islamic 'school' https://t.co/rZs0dLbUsW
• Paul Gascoigne train kiss trial: Ex-footballer breaks down in court https://t.co/r3Cu1byXsn
• #Dutch family 'waiting for end of time' discovered in basement https://t.co/kh1drcmdd8 
• The doctor from Wales who slashed crime and drug addiction – by giving out heroin https://t.co/r21LjSWHZz 
• England: Number of collapsed trials doubles in four years https://t.co/iMVo8NXKHR 
• Lord Carloway to deliver keynote at Aberdeen litigation event https://t.co/RGO2WI0c25 
• Salome aims to be mountain high on International Human Rights Day https://t.co/3yOjBRXC1a
• Congratulations to Nina Robertson, a third year LLB student, who won the Davidson Chalmers Stewart LLP Commercial  https://t.co/K3FBt3hlf4
• Fife Council was supposed to pay the man £59.95 a week, but paid £59,395 per week instead – and didn’t notice https://t.co/4X3RtrwgqV 
• Mark Stewart QC calls to the English bar https://t.co/DiHcd4uxz1
• Pardon for gay men convicted under discriminatory laws https://t.co/7EGMvu4qAI 
• Housing association granted full hearing in £3m damages action against contractors https://t.co/Pi7aKekYn8 
• Without encryption we will lose all privacy. This is our new battleground | Edward Snowden https://t.co/vqTUJOXLfa
• Home Office 'infiltrating' safe havens to deport rough sleepers https://t.co/kdTloREHeI 
• UK to deport academic to Democratic Republic of Congo – which she has never visited #DRC https://t.co/yyu3vEoTcl 
• #MeToo and the justice system: complaints up, but convictions down https://t.co/YWXUN0MfiH 
• Vaping: 'I'm 17, and rarely ID'd for e-cigs' https://t.co/ctxZYIHhtE
• Pets being abandoned by owners facing money problems https://t.co/ann2RI26sA 
• Typhoon Hagibis: Homeless men denied shelter in middle of typhoon #Japan https://t.co/w0jWS2Qfmr
• Hate crimes recorded by police up 10% https://t.co/vgB59bq0Nu
• Voter ID plans discriminate against ethnic minorities https://t.co/nKC6kKQNPa
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Gp4rUSoOGG
• Survey: Law firms benefit from efforts to help disabled | Legal Futures https://t.co/HtSRCJUo5w
• Solicitor struck off for property sting on client | Legal Futures https://t.co/kvNW5fRDj3 
• HMCTS under fire for “carry on regardless” approach to reforms | Legal Futures https://t.co/wd4h42qJuO 
• SRA on hunt for ‘strategy and innovation’ director | Legal Futures https://t.co/W4qvK5uDll

15th October - Law News

2850thEdition: 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:  Syrian refugees Sara and Shadi have been learning about Welsh culture and have fallen in love with their new language. They arrived in Cardigan a year ago and described how, despite family members wanting to return home, they want to stay in Ceredigion.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Harry Dunn's parents to meet Anne Sacoolas as immunity row continues. Lawyers acting for family say meeting must be ‘without politicians and spin doctors’. Full story: Guardian Law

• Lawyer in the news: Roger Gherson, Gherson https://t.co/wme2MPgyNc
• My legal life: Justin Mendelle, Sharpe Pritchard https://t.co/2FODsJcnTw 
• Counsel fee not fixed for claim which left protocol https://t.co/HD9eHEaz8T
• City firms set for drinking crackdown after tribunal finding https://t.co/Tcu0A4CmpJ
• Ban for solicitor who enabled £62k overpayment on property https://t.co/lOo212gK6
• Queen’s Speech: Johnson puts law and order issues at forefront https://t.co/h08QpKLi5K 
• ‘Inherently unfair’ probate fee hike scrapped https://t.co/HO39oURdX3
• ‘Perverse’ MoD legal reforms will harm troops’ rights, warn lawyers https://t.co/lGVCfPYGFC
• Online Welsh family law may be lost in translation – judge https://t.co/zS5jicNLCh
• Land Registry: error data must not be used to punish firms https://t.co/2yzSNrTuxM
• ‘Careless’ solicitor cleared over unapproved witness statement https://t.co/fAeb5Y7eWB 
• Tackle bullying and harassment from the top https://t.co/UCdCsZIMzs
• Strength in numbers for collective redress https://t.co/K4sOapiXRv 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/K1nCqSjSyx
• Sports Direct calls for probe into Nike and Adidas dominance https://t.co/7DeiXRkJvx 
• #Bulgaria v England Euro 2020 qualifier temporarily halted due to racist behaviour from fans https://t.co/4h2YeD42Og 
• £88 Lululemon leggings: female labourers in #Bangladesh factory say they suffer regular abuse https://t.co/ZcgOvw1sNS 
• Rights groups urge #Cyprus to drop false rape case against Briton https://t.co/y1r9RxYezr
• 'Lynch mob politics': experts denounce plans for longer jail terms https://t.co/2f4KG2Oyeu 
• Food writer Jack Monroe 'loses £5,000 in phone-number hijack' https://t.co/tr70fK0Ui6 
• Paul Gascoigne sex assault trial: Ex-footballer 'sloppily' kissed woman https://t.co/rg1bR0NpQy 
• Vodafone error sees customers hit by thousands in charges https://t.co/3mRKTRr0PA
• Human rights tool aims to hold government to account https://t.co/49waWW2UTy 
• MacRoberts helps secure £18m investment for Together Energy https://t.co/Z6ksKt7cr1
• New laws nip plastic in the bud https://t.co/iMcwZIU83l
• Chambers success for Axiom Advocates https://t.co/vVEUmh6uRO
• Blackadders moves into new Edinburgh office https://t.co/zPbdy0S7wo 
• Malcolm Wood joins Burness Paull https://t.co/rKhbW4COdl 
• Faculty takes in largest number of devils in a decade https://t.co/5bzJrgWHyf 
• Brexit guidance for Scottish legal professionals published https://t.co/4uyIs4zSpS 
• Top earning legal aid firms and advocates revealed in SLAB table https://t.co/ASjIiqnvAq 
• Digital dystopia: how algorithms punish the poor https://t.co/0h68zk0LG4
• Benefits system automation could plunge claimants deeper into poverty https://t.co/OYm89SWxMu 
• Former TalkTalk executive takes on firm in gender pay dispute https://t.co/ZOHz0qb6E2 
• UK court rules against Derry woman in Irish identity case https://t.co/5OhWfdj7Ig
• Queen's speech, which is a Tory election manifesto, reveals tougher jail terms and end to free movement https://t.co/wMSAiyDaTv
• Two MPs challenge refusal of judge-led rendition inquiry https://t.co/DAuB0mxSYT
• Lindsays continues growth with Hadden Rankin merger https://t.co/ci7kuNcEp0
• Lord Keen of Elie QC to face disciplinary tribunal over misconduct allegations https://t.co/SxSyyCeC31
• Threatening behaviour libel gave adequate notice of significant sexual offence, appeal judges rule https://t.co/X7vrKaZuc1
• Fake video of Trump shooting media and opponents 'shown at president's resort' #US https://t.co/CkYdYZcQkI
• “​New UK “crackdown” on Interpol arrest procedures endangers human rights” https://t.co/aEtKn8o7ko 
• What Brexit means for half-term holiday plans https://t.co/soMrr0fQYT 
• PC Andrew Harper: Hundreds attend funeral https://t.co/nmNFO0vlQB 
• Briton jailed for prolific sex crimes against #Malaysian children stabbed to death in prison https://t.co/co3eBp3kqN
• Newborn girl found alive in shallow grave in #India https://t.co/MsR31xiDkZ 
• #Syria war criminals may find the law is finally closing in on them https://t.co/eKNGqN0wAM 
• Share your experiences of pregnancy and giving birth while in prison https://t.co/L3FudEyPlr 
• 'Oval Four': Men 'framed by corrupt detective' to go to court https://t.co/a89b03QWAq 
• Harry Dunn crash: Anne Sacoolas' return to UK 'non-negotiable' https://t.co/u0KOIQCAKT 
• Catalonia leaders jailed for sedition by #Spanish court https://t.co/4xJPwVUrQk
• Solicitor cleared of trying to mislead Ofsted and tribunal | Legal Futures https://t.co/GU8tCdiVeI 
• Chambers teams up with law school for advocacy module | Legal Futures https://t.co/1rssZ1IbXP 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/vHRk2m4VBj

14th October - Law News

2849thEdition: 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 arrested protesters in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong on Sunday after clashes occurred during the ongoing anti-government demonstrations. Footage shows rally-goers being tackled and detained by the police as well as what is seemingly a bystander being attacked by protesters. Despite a ban having been introduced on face masks and gatherings of more than three people on October 4, masked protesters keep rallying on Hong Kong streets.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: The EU Settlement Scheme, the process by which EU citizens and family members apply to stay in the UK after Brexit, has received two million applications, the Home Office has confirmed. Full story: New Law Journal

• Street harassment of young girls should not be ‘normal’. I won’t rest until it is illegal https://t.co/8a9HvPZwKs 
• There is a crisis on campuses – but it’s about racism, not free speech https://t.co/CYuCoCMQ4W
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/LRZDrYUCV
• Conservatives accused of suppressing voters' rights over leaked photo ID plans https://t.co/LLojKgMBzD 
• 'It shattered me': Winston Trew on the decades-long fight to clear his name https://t.co/XFlcr7Pg7i
• 'Oval Four' could be cleared after 47 years in wake of corrupt officer case https://t.co/SAPy0eYd9I
• Harry Dunn's parents to meet Anne Sacoolas as immunity row continues https://t.co/pnGcolOaFb 
• Inquiry launched into death of woman at Derbyshire prison https://t.co/YDFp0wfbIN 
• Helping the victims of domestic abuse https://t.co/U76srbP4mV 
• Exam lie ends junior solicitor’s City career https://t.co/hafJTEdwlF
• Legal sector dominates social mobility power list https://t.co/zVKE3iSBoG 
• First-year law student Kim Kardashian says she would love to launch law firm staffed by former inmates https://t.co/BkOFRywFfv
• Cocaine fine barrister disciplined again — this time for assaulting three people https://t.co/2Qb006esX1 
• Legal mental health charity to create army of ‘wellbeing advocates’ https://t.co/oLdMGiOsTj 
• ‘I want to be a City of London lawyer. Should I reject my regional training contract offer?’ https://t.co/Ym1bxKka21
• Freshfields partner resigns as SDT upholds one allegation of misconduct — but avoids ban https://t.co/3sPOR3Q435
• Scottish law student told to ‘drain’ sugar daddy’s credit card on £1,000 shopping spree https://t.co/uR92bvB5jv
• Lawyer among top childhood ‘dream jobs’ https://t.co/iLpGmqIzTD
• New entrant SQE provider and on-demand lawyer platform to set out visions for future of legal training https://t.co/EDJxE16ery
• Stephenson Harwood apologises after trainees caught laughing at training contract applications on train https://t.co/H1e262XiJc
• Future trainee solicitors under investigation over WhatsApp group about female classmates https://t.co/ikQuCRvquc 
• Mental health: a once taboo subject for City lawyers https://t.co/G3TBLHGDeN
• California becomes first US state to ban animal fur products #US https://t.co/rhHqdCSLg5 
• State seeks 7-year sentence for lawyer accused of stealing from clients #US https://t.co/Tgy4Lqesta
• Drugs detectives had CPS lawyer on speed dial - but justice not always so swift https://t.co/e1hB8FLfa
• Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani 'under investigation' for lobbying Ukraine #US https://t.co/Y3IIaEkVxp
• Trump says he doesn't know if Giuliani is still his lawyer as impeachment proceedings heat up #US https://t.co/oSAuEADHUw
• Anne Sacoolas no longer has diplomatic immunity, says Foreign Office https://t.co/anXJgb2ECq 
• Isis ‘Beatles’ should face trial in UK, says former director of public prosecutions https://t.co/kqGpd23SRN 
• Shows with traumatic plotlines are shifting the national debate https://t.co/Vky2xnIjRe 
• Stratford stabbing: Boy charged with murder of Baptista Adjei https://t.co/4Uft0viF3n 
• Black woman shot dead by Texas police through bedroom window #US https://t.co/YVfl1e3e57
• Harry Dunn crash: US diplomat's wife who feled is apparently 'devastated' by death https://t.co/7QXrXLwqFL