31st October - Law News

2865th 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:  Woolworths has admitted underpaying thousands of its workers as much as $300 million over the past decade, in what is believed to be the biggest such case on record in Australia. In a statement, Woolworths said it has discovered about 5,700 salaried staff across its supermarkets and Metro stores had not been paid in full as set out in the General Retail Industry Award (GRIA). However, the number of underpaid workers could rise depending on the outcome of its internal review — which will also cover its other brands Big W and Endeavour Drinks (which includes Dan Murphy's, BWS, Cellarmasters and Langton's). The majority of the underpaid workers are department managers across its retail stores.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Oxford academics have been awarded £213,000 to study the lawtech 'ecosystem' in the latest government effort to nurture the burgeoning sector. The 18-month project will 'map the movement of people in and out of the system,' according to the project's leader, Professor Mari Sako of the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School. Full story: THe Law Society Gazette

• Twitter to ban all political advertising https://t.co/YDW8UYQXNP 
• SRA plots transparency sweep as hundreds of firms flout new rules | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/XpAX6yV1La
• Stop changing handbook, bar body tells regulator | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/I7tP5OXYSO
• Supreme Court backs freeholder in leasehold covenant dispute | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/XvqY4Ti1k
• EU splashes out £4m for Welsh legal technology lab | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/dRidXtuGGz 
• Claimant’s £400k car hire bill a 'stark warning' to reckless providers | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/NNXO89hYD
• Assisted dying law does not work | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/V2QHT16BOg
• Pinsent Masons advises Tesco on new renewable electricity investment https://t.co/8uFuzjtZe6 
• Social media giants told to tackle disinformation before general election https://t.co/6MigSgKk0C
• Homes in Glasgow and Edinburgh sell faster than rest of UK https://t.co/wnADXMeNq
• Was the Spanish Supreme Court crushing legitimate dissent or properly upholding the law? https://t.co/VUgx9yimQ
• Josef Strand joins Dentons in Glasgow https://t.co/rnjRS2eR5H 
• Facebook agrees to pay £500,000 fine in connection with Cambridge Analytica scandal https://t.co/GpKXgu01hV 
• #Vietnamese migrants are not ‘lured’ by traffickers. They just want a better future https://t.co/qG9FC8FoK8
• Law banning assisted dying must be reviewed, say MPs https://t.co/yFCmwPt4Ur
• Assisted dying laws are in need of review https://t.co/M4zoLiZRPU 
• Tactical voting could deliver remain victory in election, study claims https://t.co/ucogM9ndSc 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/6509e1bzxP
• Ross England, rape trial 'sabotage' Tory candidate suspended https://t.co/du3Zhm2BAJ
• South Wales health worker overpaid £21k will not pay back money, 6 months suspended sentence and 180 hours communit… https://t.co/c1dgiz8BlB
• Poorl;y built 'scary' glass bridges shut in #Chinese province https://t.co/gDkTJd0zTq 
• Man who murdered his pregnant wife and disposed of her body in 1999 has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years https://t.co/vYl8vv13wf 
• Mary Beard: Heathrow apology over humiliating 'undies' experience at security https://t.co/buzJuyDBtq
• Lord Keen cleared of professional misconduct over failure to secure shotgun https://t.co/reH6wqtuBb
• Sheriff criticises delay in bringing Clutha FAI https://t.co/NS0wEQsdra
• Bail condition not to contact former partner both ‘lawful and appropriate’, appeal judges rule https://t.co/bolNVUtS7D
• INSURER NOT LIABLE TO PAY CLAIMANTS’ COSTS: TRAVELERS INSURANCE DECISION OVERTURNED BY THE SUPREME COURT https://t.co/TLYkCmrw9q 
• Feltham Young Offenders Institution safety levels 'plunge' https://t.co/nEhBccYOGq
• The hour you are most alone: how I got trapped by poverty and depression https://t.co/FWohyK03z
• Part of M5 closed after body found on carriageway https://t.co/xzjbYU99wg
• Clutha helicopter crash: Inquiry says pilot 'took a chance' https://t.co/1RBmXR9QDK
• #Australia's 'backpacker tax' ruled illegal by court https://t.co/NVNrn0v6d4
• We Are Vertigo pays boy £2.5K in trampoline access case https://t.co/ikJmP1pQa5
• Bristol University appoints History of Slavery professor https://t.co/T2nL5igSL0 
• EU pumps £4m into Welsh legaltech innovation lab | Legal Futures https://t.co/438PzqfVoZ 
• How to ensure your team adopts new legal technology | Legal Futures https://t.co/yANFjBKkMM
• New law “to put more pressure” on solicitors’ NDA advice | Legal Futures https://t.co/P2ltRiJFAD 
• Mega-survey highlights need to grow “legal confidence” | Legal Futures https://t.co/P8xRssnl0K
• Conveyancers “need not fear” home buying shake-up | Legal Futures https://t.co/B2UHONfyTH
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/6YMEMglpEc
• 'Hash cake' accidentally served at #German funeral https://t.co/ITvzpfhouc
• Alabama abortion law: Judge blocks bill from taking effect #US https://t.co/BSWHfKwKNX 
• Student housing told to fix 'awful' problems https://t.co/szJICK0HPK
• US House votes to recognise #Armenian 'genocide' https://t.co/GmaGousAtB
• WhatsApp sues #Israeli firm, accusing it of hacking activists' phones https://t.co/O0iAAPMUi6 
• Priti Patel aide ejected by armed police from Westminster bar https://t.co/QaKHtn8jBz 
• Technical schools lavished with Tory funding criticised by watchdog https://t.co/IM7HOYjbc1 
• England Rugby team fined for insensitive V-shaped formation facing New Zealand’s haka https://t.co/rh3XOVKBJO
• Grenfell inquiry: key questions answered https://t.co/XrDBe0u2pe
• AI system for granting UK visas is biased, rights groups claim https://t.co/2N3xEnOBgR
• Wednesday's LawNewsIndex: 30th October - Law News #law #lawyers #legal #solicitor #barrister #legislation #justice https://t.co/Pq88wM2B6Y
• South Wales man accused of 'savage' assault said girlfriend was hurt in 'rough sex' https://t.co/x0NKE2FQN
• Woolworths underpaid thousands of staff by up to $300m #Australia https://t.co/4s2giVvmxI

30th October - Law News

2864th 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:  Democrats and Republicans got into a shouting match behind closed doors on Tuesday while interviewing a witness in the impeachment investigation, with Democrats accusing Republicans of trying to out the anonymous whistleblower who sparked the impeachment inquiry, according to five sources from both parties.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: A finding of serious misconduct against a solicitor does not require striking off or an immediate suspension from practice, the High Court has ruled. But Lord Justice Hickinbottom and Mrs Justice May said that would be the result in most cases. They were ruling on an appeal by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) against a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) sanction against a solicitor who it found recklessly facilitated a “dubious transaction” involving an Islamic community centre. Full story: Legal Futures

• Bride-to-be fleeced fiance's stag party out of £11k, court told https://t.co/WsJi5QHtXa 
• British soldiers charged with disgraceful conduct over alleged sex assault https://t.co/yPAAIksPiR
• Number of homicides in Scotland remains at four-decade low https://t.co/Dj9yAdfsYX 
• New advocacy support helpline launched for survivors of gender-based violence https://t.co/smYrdI2wlZ
• Watchdog warns ‘much more needs to be done’ on human rights https://t.co/icO740q3MP
• TLT advises Q-Park on disposals programme https://t.co/AWVgwNo7hI
• Lady Scott to discuss ‘women who kill’ at Edinburgh event https://t.co/H5vKSbZ0Rk
• An amicable divorce is possible https://t.co/QIpXp4MRkx
• Edinburgh law firms named leaders in Europe for agile working https://t.co/0ZmzgpIRUm 
• Woman arrested for alleged theft from procurator fiscal’s office https://t.co/isfJ2Zlg3T
• New ‘child-friendly’ court form gives children greater say in custody actions https://t.co/S5JGySfEP
• MacRoberts welcomes new clients amid rising profits https://t.co/zk5rpnraa5
• Lawyers’ pub gossip about employment tribunal claim protected by ‘legal advice privilege’ https://t.co/DrzuVFis2s
• Harry Dunn: Family to sue crash suspect Anne Sacoolas https://t.co/zfH9PwBdyW
• Boeing accused of putting profit before safety by Senators https://t.co/Fk5n0jLkp8
• Female MPs write letter 'in solidarity' with Meghan amid media scrutiny https://t.co/tPc01ums
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/9D6DFdRioN
• Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury hit by US-China tariffs https://t.co/4QcxNYlp4O
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare faces #Russian backlash https://t.co/xzinUpDzkN 
• Family courts told to cooperate with journalists’ requests for access | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ISPXU8gSXj
• Keen: shotgun offence not a ‘truly criminal’ act | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Hi77rKlGb
• Government downplays tribunal NDA fears | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/00E8KqNDIa
• Litigation funder bags former lord chief justice for grant scheme | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/23YgRB9vs
• SRA concerned at firms’ ‘cut and paste’ approach to AML | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/U4aLbQCxgF
• Legal process must adapt to the needs of survivors of child sexual abuse | The Law Society Gazette https://t.co/sPkUqWmhUR
• #Bulgaria fans' racism: Racist abuse of England players leads to minor stadium ban https://t.co/jJxQlLqW3
• Essex lorry deaths: Brothers wanted on suspicion of manslaughter https://t.co/oikKzk9jGt
• Talk of ‘anti-white sentiment’ distracts from the fight against institutional racism https://t.co/JdfQo74PiZ
• The 39 people who died in the lorry were victims. Why does the law treat them as criminals? https://t.co/7xy37lqTXv 
• Netflix angers film-makers with 'ridiculous and insulting' speed-up function that aids viewing of rubbish films https://t.co/mXlPE934Sj 
• Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: IS leader's underwear 'stolen' for DNA test https://t.co/usqgMpgysb 
• Missing Amelia Bambridge: #Cambodian police quiz six men https://t.co/pKwB49yYxe
• Gender pay gap progress dismally slow, says charity https://t.co/7ansFsXzCM 
• How the NHS is being dismantled in 10 easy steps https://t.co/hYP5iUgZV4
• Top Ukraine expert to testify Trump-Zelenskiy call 'raised internal alarm' #US https://t.co/dzhw0L7ce
• Prisoner rehabilitation does not work, says former prisons boss https://t.co/iaiAlGN5r7
• Taylor Swift returns to #US court after appeal over copyright lawsuit https://t.co/ccbkWj6Cd8
• #Germany charges two Syrians with crimes against humanity https://t.co/wrNkZAOjoH
• Self-harm: Girls 'more likely to end up in hospital' https://t.co/2zB0eE48fx
• Grenfell Tower fire: 'Systemic failures' in fire brigade's response https://t.co/RwtKRopbW0
• ‘Hiring from within’ is the key to successful legal IT | Legal Futures https://t.co/bcMclK4waM 
• Government funds study of people behind legaltech | Legal Futures https://t.co/7grCqIz1Fs
• In-house lawyers’ ethics: “Bright spots amid the gloom” | Legal Futures https://t.co/NGrYEzjyZG
• Mentally ill man jailed for yelling racist abuse at judge | Legal Futures https://t.co/eUbECxQX5R
• 7,000 firms to face AML check over compliance concerns | Legal Futures https://t.co/BZt4ujQRTm

29th October - Law News

2863rd 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 EU and the UK have agreed to delay Brexit until the 31st January. MPs have also voted against holding a general election on December 12th, but Boris Johnson is expected to ask them to vote again on holding an election before Christmas.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Ex-commissioner condemns 'failing' UK approach to human trafficking. Kevin Hyland expressed frustration many of his 2017 anti-slavery recommendations have not been adopted. Full story: Guardian Law

 

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ekWfBoorDC
• Drug policies are killing our children https://t.co/hEPoE9dV3d 
• The European Union and protecting workers’ rights https://t.co/WkV7jaUJVl 
• Solicitor ready to defy SRA over ‘illegal gimmick’ badge https://t.co/4v4WlreEWB
• Serious misconduct is not always a banning offence, High Court rules https://t.co/AZg1mNq7FG
• A third of in-house lawyers placed in difficult moral positions, study finds https://t.co/1HNAQe24YW
• EY helped smuggle drug money, BBC claims https://t.co/Vb322j2uPZ
• Academics to explore lawtech ‘ecosystem’ https://t.co/0WEwN86H9x
• Big four entrants way down list of perceived threats, say firms https://t.co/WQlTpd2g6A
• Acas talks as S G shuts Leeds office https://t.co/UHjgWvJG4O
• HMCTS pledge on delay-hit probate system https://t.co/o1maB43PXa
• Is the PM’s deal good for solicitors? https://t.co/SMAecE9ZBy 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/6bfMRXoiFJ
• Carlisle Dixons chimney: Man stuck on 290ft structure has died https://t.co/flA8GiQkHp 
• Artist Rabab Ghazoul makes the case for Wales as a place of post-colonial possibility https://t.co/X11RVq3foG
• ‘Bedroom Tax’: Housing Benefit Cut Breached Rape Survivor’s Rights https://t.co/zYLRvXrEs1
• Essex Lorry Deaths Spark Questions Over UK Immigration System https://t.co/XMX0CNsjBY 
• #Singapore: The artist cutting off the head of a British colonialist https://t.co/PEFsz7zDs
• Lee Rigby killer admits attacking Broadmoor nurse https://t.co/JZvrLKXDDE
• Ex-commissioner condemns 'failing' UK approach to human trafficking https://t.co/0wLrTgfKG
• Moneta Sleet: The great black photographer you've never heard of https://t.co/La2D5OdFL5 
• Blairite Labour MP Keith Vaz faces six-month suspension over claims about his private life https://t.co/jsciXfxE7B 
• Student in Peru makes history by writing thesis in the Incas’ language https://t.co/rmc2FyTOB
• State-run rehabilitation camps for young smartphone addicts have been established in South Korea https://t.co/49AKgZOOvd
• Solicitor Aamer Anwar criticises police inaction over Nazi salutes in Glasgow https://t.co/QabgVDVuIx
• Legal aid reinstated for vulnerable migrant children https://t.co/TZQQjq2cyL
• Lord Kinclaven: Realistic court cases make learning fun https://t.co/IsgzPOyASO
• Society of Advocates in Aberdeen welcomes P&J for tour https://t.co/AfK52k3BXs
• Law Society seeks views on representing vulnerable accused individuals https://t.co/aAUUBGrwAY
• Malcolm Combe takes up new post at Strathclyde University https://t.co/3Yw1PtBMBX
• Patients left ‘scarred and without compensation’ because of weak cosmetic surgery regulation https://t.co/EDRhjk4zwB
• Former regulator chief calls for dedicated environment court https://t.co/NrXyO72OgC
• Concerns raised over Friday prisoner release law after only 15 benefit in three years https://t.co/OeG5jBHjWU
• Company sues property developer in legal bid to protect possession of land https://t.co/LSZDchiMcR
• Molly Russell: Instagram extends self-harm ban to drawings https://t.co/ESKd7A4VLz
• Christmas meal treats 'under threat' as a result of brexiter disdain for foreign workers https://t.co/NHV3obUas0
• Labour MP Peter Kyle, diagnosed with dyslexia, hits back at 'spelling police' https://t.co/e7NcM3r4d
• Sarah Wellgreen: Taxi driver guilty of murdering ex-partner https://t.co/6cagiCEnzI
• #Chile: The heart-stopping moment a soprano breaks the martial law https://t.co/3kcibp7mRi 
• Presenter Samira Ahmed to face the BBC in court over equal pay https://t.co/jWgSyqh9TH
• EY: Gold, drug money and a major auditor's 'cover-up' https://t.co/taGjk91ZF
• Why do gay apps struggle to stop catfish? https://t.co/LAolhQnr3f
• My doctor flew off when cosmetic surgery went wrong https://t.co/rc2r6qlFOE
• Essex lorry deaths: Man due in court on manslaughter charges https://t.co/vb9aNu0fxD
• EU agrees Brexit extension to 31 January https://t.co/6rn8mmz8zN
• Hallett urges profession to act on unconscious bias | Legal Futures https://t.co/AwOGSa41Zj 
• Serious misconduct “does not mean automatic strike-off” | Legal Futures https://t.co/1QdzMC7SkL
• “Good reasons” for larger firms to look at listing | Legal Futures https://t.co/lwKw008Fqo
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/biTHLFSlqh
• Mike Ashley tells MPs to investigate collapse of Debenhams https://t.co/xj62AtPyl7
• Labour MP Luke Pollard’s office vandalised with homophobic graffiti https://t.co/LE87rHCU64 
• Gender pay gap at its widest for women in their 50s, study reveals https://t.co/MbEYAD0rR0

28th October - Law News

2862nd 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:  At least seven people were killed on Saturday in clashes with security forces, as thousands of protesters took part in anti-government protests across. The new violence brought the number of demonstrators killed to 49 in two days of protests, according to an Associated Press tally?

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: The UK is a global leader in law tech, but needs continual investment to stay on top, Law Society research has shown. Full story: New Law Journal

• #Japan trade minister Isshu Sugawara quits after gifting melons & crabs to constituents in violation of the law https://t.co/2TlwOpiqr1 
• PC Andrew Harper: 5,000 bikers join 'ride in respect' for killed PC https://t.co/f8vqtYwf5A 
• Brexit: EU considers flexible three-month extension https://t.co/ufxU3wLK3V 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/JCVRmFqSDa
• Essex lorry deaths: Three bailed as work to identify 39 victims goes on https://t.co/pMcUlYgGJL
• Emiliano Sala: police investigate 'disgraceful' image posted online https://t.co/M6Pv4qORYf
• Hundreds shot and beaten as #Chile takes to the streets https://t.co/VNaNoPSwlP
• Pubchain JD Wetherspoon may have breached law over 1.9m Brexit beer mats https://t.co/qq0Ttk0Rp3
• Family of teenager who died from lethal ecstasy dose support drug legalisation https://t.co/k4XWWVltM2
• Police investigating 'Kill Gina Miller' crowdfunding page created by fascist brexiters https://t.co/AIK3e1uxIr 
• BBC to showcase solicitor apprenticeships programme at LegalEdCon North https://t.co/vL2YVzCKi5
• BSB to barristers: avoid getting drawn into ‘heated’ social media spats - Legal Cheek https://t.co/07EomXYtZ
• Man tries to trick Durham Uni into awarding him female law grad’s degree - by pretending she’s had a sex change  https://t.co/1HpPQRFneD
• Civil fraud lawyers get to embrace their inner detective https://t.co/aiYkhgUGyB
• ‘Not as smart as he thought’: government lawyer jailed for contempt of court in insurance scam https://t.co/CGqxM7FBmN 
• Lawyers joining Extinction Rebellion protests risk disciplinary action, solicitor warns https://t.co/3hDEvNhB5h
• Lawyers caught gossiping about employment case in the pub let off the hook https://t.co/3GJM5qv2Qo
• ‘My vision for the new solicitor super-exam’ https://t.co/bAGVVdwAnb
• Meet the lip-syncing lawyer with nearly 2 million TikTok followers https://t.co/JaRRFODryQ
• ‘Is a training contract at a global law firm’s Middle East office a viable route to the London construction bar’ https://t.co/VX9hw2w3cT
• There’s more to being a good lawyer than just knowing the law https://t.co/jtv4PzGTA1 
• Legal Cheek student events in Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh and London https://t.co/sv7AQeTArY
• #Chile protests: President sacks whole cabinet after protests https://t.co/7hLvrcZoUK 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/nRNb0tfxwO
• Brexit referendum should never have been called, say majority of voters https://t.co/VSkMq0h8G3

27th October - Law News

2861st 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:  Zimbabwe used to be known as the breadbasket of Africa. Some economists describe it now as a basket case. Inflation is at nearly 300 pecent, and milions of Zimbabweans are going hungry because they can't afford basics. President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared Friday a national holiday for Zimbabweans to protest against sanctions imposed by the U.S. and EU two decades ago. Mnangagwa says the restrictions are choking the economy, but his opponents blame the government's failures. So who's right?

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The former sex slaves transforming their tattoos https://t.co/LBYfKv5J61
• Migrant deaths: Britain faces exclusion from elite EU policing unit https://t.co/dTHoutkCif 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/e15JmF38U2
• Telegraph owners to put rightwing mouthpiece newspapers up for sale https://t.co/JbijAJYzPO 
• Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani 'butt dials' NBC reporter #US https://t.co/lDUmHEmSI
• Essex lorry deaths: Driver charged with manslaughter of 39 people https://t.co/Ctfy792F7
• DUP conference: Johnson 'should seek Brexit deal changes' https://t.co/G03lvHRawW 
• Brexit: 'Fears confirmed' over rights at work, says Labour https://t.co/QeRdhgzcAb
• ULaw slashes cost of barrister training with new course https://t.co/PNj3p2m2IZ
• French barrister in last-ditch fight for Britons' EU rights https://t.co/EdC7PQtfGm 
• Shrewsbury's Robert Adams, of Wace Morgan Solicitors is new Shropshire Law Society president https://t.co/EiyczzeH92 
• Yorkshire law firm Switalskis Solicitors has promoted its head of new build to director https://t.co/nHo75f2g6h
• New Karnataka Speaker can make fresh call on rebel MLAs: Solicitor General tells Solicitor General #India https://t.co/0DO3j3jiY
• Tributes paid as first solicitor appointed as High Court judge (Mr Justice Michael Peart) reluctantly retires… https://t.co/dDoDZq6DJW
• Sex claim pest wrote fake solicitor's letter and sent it to victim's work https://t.co/PF2GNTDKxA
• Transgender woman's waxing complaint dismissed by Human Rights Tribunal #Canada https://t.co/zTgHSWctWE
• Tribunal revokes licence of second Hamilton wellness centre for alleged sexual services #Canada https://t.co/rLBoxKqlVb
• Urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into Māori child uplifts #NewZealand https://t.co/y3lwmzHCDy
• £170k charge on whistleblower will not deter others claims tribunal https://t.co/yero7m0Ls
• Nurse unfairly dismissed from NHS following stress-induced sick-leave, tribunal rules https://t.co/asDEzGYJVC
• Blow to Trump as DoJ ordered to turn over evidence from Mueller grand jury #US https://t.co/SnkPs2AtMP
• Black Irish musicians tell of anger at being called 'minor gangsters' by Rory Stewart https://t.co/QhhDVschOv
• #Mexico: 27 drugs suspects released a week after El Chapo's son freed after gun battle https://t.co/t5JSjWuwpZ 
• Second man charged over murders at Milton Keynes party https://t.co/wUpvEeowzu 
• Brexit gammon: Specialist Christmas meats at risk from lack of seasonal workers https://t.co/vDmipI9VjR
• MPs plan to defy Boris Johnson by forcing Brexit votes https://t.co/3rTEjluV1a
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/sXQBGd2E2i
• Liverpool FC win legal battle over New Balance kit deal https://t.co/vtMkefpF6A
• Paul Whelan: #Russia spy suspect 'more Mr Bean than James Bond' https://t.co/LgqZ9ktwSl
• Maria Butina: #Russian agent released from US prison https://t.co/Y8wcwAoT7t
• Texas parents battle in court for custody of transgender child #US https://t.co/p2uIDolFj7
• Electric scooters: France introduces new rules to 'restore tranquillity' https://t.co/BDqTBeWglL

26th October - Law News

2860th 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:  Ahmedabad-based HCP Design Planning has been chosen as the architectural consultant for the ambitious redevelopment of the Parliament building. The company, headed by Bimal Patel, had also carried out the redevelopment of the Central Vista in Gandhinagar and the Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad. The contract has been awarded at a cost of Rs. 229.7 crore much below the estimated Rs. 448 crore, Urban Development Minister, Hardeep Puri said.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Maine student wins court battle over 'rapist in school' note #US https://t.co/z7uLh9t6jc
• Fake law firm boss disqualified for a second time https://t.co/b4R7NNT3V4 
• Legal aid officially widened for separated migrant children https://t.co/ZUbUjGY8uo 
• Barrister suspended over offensive social media posts https://t.co/5tKfzTaSbG 
• Professional couple spend £500,000 on divorce proceedings https://t.co/fjWLPT58CE 
• Solicitor’s £150k costs plea ‘nothing more than a cri de coeur’ https://t.co/MjSNX4srfw
• Hallett urges 'zero tolerance' on sexual harassment https://t.co/AtitWdxrec
• Mishcon delegates power as it considers IPO https://t.co/C0cWDfv0SU
• District judge ‘sarcastic and shaking with rage’ in flawed family hearing https://t.co/EnolhFBl0r
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/68KfUY9ZMA
• Rapist jailed 30 years after attack on Cardiff dog walker https://t.co/DSF110mgPB
• London Euston: Commuters face chaos after boy falls from bridge https://t.co/Lw91IbFrm2 
• Migrating #Russian eagles run up huge data roaming charges https://t.co/PZVj8WOR8q 
• Adults 'ignorant' over children's access to drugs https://t.co/yYaY4Wkd39
• Why we should allow assisted dying in UK https://t.co/nyX18sjryc
• Sex offenders suing police for putting “No Trick-or-Treat” signs outside their homes in the run-up to Halloween https://t.co/tRtdbMovzc 
• Book your free ticket for Registers of Scotland conference https://t.co/UYtVHCocgv
• Limited places left - Scots Law 2019 on 28 & 29 October https://t.co/C40hJvXcm
• In pictures... court officials develop leadership skills https://t.co/eZAj128jAx 
• European Lawyers’ Day puts spotlight on criminal legal aid https://t.co/Bv9vsL8RfF
• Public procurement cake and SME benefits https://t.co/3xSKAa6M7L
• A legal letter from Lyon https://t.co/DHFjIEEWlX
• Scottish Catholic Church’s response to surrogacy reform is cause for concern https://t.co/C3uwr1siRm
• Shanks v Unilever - A win for inventors in the Supreme Court https://t.co/QUqOCMGRu4
• Three solicitors appointed to Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal https://t.co/GxBL1bSfz7 
• Holmes Mackillop appoints two to Glasgow corporate team https://t.co/gKC4KHYYvs
• #Russian soldier shoots dead eight fellow servicemen https://t.co/tQ6TU2icxl 
• Brexit: EU agrees to Brexit delay, but no date yet https://t.co/ZuoFrtfZDM 
• Essex lorry deaths: Two held on suspicion of manslaughter https://t.co/6JbQ3JiFe5
• I was harassed at Cambridge: the Dr Peter Hutchinson case is part of a wider problem | Danielle Bradford https://t.co/7E5iohoX0E
• British police spied on grieving black families for decades. Now we want the truth https://t.co/LTh1SfabYO
• 'Women were being killed on the street': the township struggling with domestic abuse https://t.co/ms2QbGJfmA 
• Fox poisons minds: I watched Fox News every day for 44 months – here's what I learned #US https://t.co/MT7r8F3O36
• Video shows officer shooting fleeing Fresno teen in the back of the head #US https://t.co/xaFL5AFTpF 
• Rory Stewart calls three black London men filmed in walkabout video 'minor gangsters' https://t.co/rKWo5ePYe2
• Essex lorry deaths: tracking data reveals route in days before tragedy https://t.co/iSnf7UHY61 
• Mueller report into Trump collusion: Criminal probe into Russia inquiry begins #US https://t.co/93747OrCrR
• Universal credit: MPs call for action on women driven to 'survival sex' https://t.co/6rU5klW5S7 
• School results: Pupils' years changed 'to improve school results' https://t.co/WqkHcjTzls 
• Boeing 737 Max Lion Air crash caused by series of failures https://t.co/gMOFsIfARX 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/aH79xc21gL
• QuickQuid: UK's largest payday lending firm to close https://t.co/yPWPvzNhH9 
• Mobile giants unveil plan to end rural 'not-spots' https://t.co/80Pyzbhdcp
• Universal credit: MPs call for action on women driven to 'survival sex' https://t.co/6rU5klW5S
• “Urgent need” to help hard-hit rural law firms in Wales | Legal Futures https://t.co/ZUdTcOhnjk
• Barrister fails in discrimination claims against chambers | Legal Futures https://t.co/eAKKsUtm34
• Dozens of law firms enabling corruption, report finds | Legal Futures https://t.co/Q4OrBcnPCL 
• LGBTQIA+ charity Stonewall's response to reports of splitting https://t.co/dMsVRC5iK0 
• Trans agenda dispute prompts new gay faction to break with Stonewall https://t.co/pBEGWCn1VA
• Reform school exclusions to tackle knife crime, MPs urge https://t.co/6mgSiVJWyu 
• Trump accuser says she has documents corroborating sexual assault claims #US https://t.co/Riqhg5WlGD 
• I thought I knew about feminism – then I started work in a women’s prison https://t.co/cgzUrZJB1
• Brussels allows UK to subsidise fossil fuel generators https://t.co/K4kdd3wV6z 
• Welsh justice review calls for Scottish-style devolution of powers https://t.co/MW6EpzUVip 
• Extinction Rebellion protest ban was 'abuse of power', court hears https://t.co/0IXBB0IMOt 
• UK man who fought Isis found guilty of terror offence in retrial https://t.co/3wyK1obTJM
• The Guardian view on the migrant tragedy in Essex: a border crackdown is not the way forward | Editorial https://t.co/FY7SdBmdFn

25th October - Law News

2859th 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:  Rape threats, racist slurs, being followed home, just some of the things that women and girls are subjected to on a daily basis. But there is a growing generation of young women who are no longer prepared to put up with it and have launched a campaign to make street harassment illegal. On-the-spot fines were introduced in France in 2018, but could it make a difference in the UK?

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: According to this year’s Legal Trends Report, findings from the study indicate that today’s legal clients face critical challenges in getting timely and informative responses from law firms nationwide. Full story: The Global Legal Post

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/PcSvHOIo7x
• Wales must take full control of justice, urges landmark review https://t.co/jYUSODXVVh
• Spending nears £40m in mammoth Post Office case https://t.co/JT5UObyGND 
• Top gongs for solicitors who go above and beyond https://t.co/m2DHFaxdEe
• Government warned Civil Liability Act leaves injured children stranded https://t.co/Dl4JGCrDgS 
• Elite civil servants could drive Wales legal reform https://t.co/Rqhlv5qmi7
• The solicitor stereotype continues to change https://t.co/kYDBTS5x7L
• BAME women in the police: 'There aren't many women of colour' https://t.co/Hz9MjkWM2a 
• Harry Dunn: Crash victim's family to take Foreign Office to court https://t.co/RDLg6xihlq
• Pregnant mum and child killed by 'abhorrent' speeding driver https://t.co/N3Scf73bMq
• Boris Johnson says he will try for 12 December election https://t.co/lD8m3z77Qa 
• Paedophile priests behaved "like the mafia", abusing dozens of young boys at a west London school over 50 years https://t.co/PU49vvjm3q 
• Dirty money 'targeting UK prestige services' https://t.co/IgAj91jIFa 
• Ofcom: BBC must do 'much more' for young audiences https://t.co/Gh2ayXff4n
• Smart motorways to be reviewed over driver safety fears https://t.co/3KcbkO91At
• Jo Swinson’s Lib Dems refuse to support motion to halt NHS Privatisation https://t.co/9vSEekKWJt
• British man who fought against IS guilty of terrorism charge https://t.co/pGAVCew1XP
• Information on upcoming judicial review cases now published online https://t.co/SkhhhJx0cx 
• Lord Carloway to address ‘first-of-its-kind’ Aberdeen conference for law students https://t.co/o2MZLXIdqi 
• New legislation on cohabitation is overdue https://t.co/AiOVdUwcnL
• Court of Appeal hands down first Electronic Communications Code judgment https://t.co/Yl647hbH48
• Terminating a commercial lease – how hard can it be to quit? https://t.co/kJDjfQKtmW 
• Family of British woman killed in Syria launch legal bid to return her body to UK https://t.co/lirvkR8t79
• #German court bans matches at Bundesliga club stadium over noise e https://t.co/cKKCLQ2asx 
• Lord Thomas calls for major overhaul of Welsh justice system and devolution https://t.co/kUBvhF2vpB
• Obituary: John Dunn, senior prosecutor who played key role in the Lockerbie case https://t.co/IM18PpCcXZ 
• Sheriff Alastair Brown moves from Dundee to Dunfermline https://t.co/8eHTca5QN3
• Baroness Helena Kennedy QC set to open Law Society of Scotland annual conference https://t.co/qfahU0gK7H 
• Man who murdered ex-partner loses appeal against ‘excessive’ 19-year punishment part https://t.co/sEIXpcCVLC
• RBS pulls Samsung Galaxy S10 app over security flaw https://t.co/GpNRzXKmln 
• Colwyn Bay stabbing: Boy guilty of trying to murder fellow pupil https://t.co/kuLZtMjNIC 
• Libby Squire: Pawel Relowicz charged with murder and rape https://t.co/Oi8GV4iyxj 
• Bangladesh court sentences 16 to death penalty who set student on fire after sexual harassment allegation https://t.co/9PPznvn2zl 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/nbVUnpgt5e
• RBS slumps to loss after £900m hit from PPI https://t.co/z9pmKiMtSc
• Rose McGowan sues Weinstein over 'silencing attempts' #US https://t.co/0dYtrr7tow
• #Indian 'tiger poacher who ate sloth bear penises' arrested https://t.co/LcG1OP90XW
• Inside #Bosnia’s 'nightmare' camp for migrants trying to enter the EU https://t.co/exrf91a83N 
• Essex lorry deaths: Police continue to question driver https://t.co/RVXcrwZjkc 
• The City lawyer who swapped bustle for muscle | Legal Futures https://t.co/KGm13lxGUv
• Blockchain offers the law “enormous opportunities” | Legal Futures https://t.co/wkABMsRPTj 
• Lawyer protestors advised to do “risk analysis” | Legal Futures https://t.co/uvsuE47ep9 
• #US congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez stumps Zuckerberg with questions on far right and Cambridge Analytica https://t.co/9ooadxoDLS
• Welsh justice review calls for Scottish-style devolution of powers https://t.co/MW6EpzUVip 
• Scientist wins £2m payout over invention used by Unilever https://t.co/Z9GJCWLLOk 
• Relief for Windrush sisters as removal threat overturned https://t.co/zB4YlxL6Hv 
• Justice should be devolved to Wales, commission urges https://t.co/0NDeRHgH2F
• The Guardian view on drug policy: rethink it without taboos | Editorial https://t.co/PkRFGZwIw3

24th October - Law News

2858th 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:  Australia's building industry has been under scrutiny after a series of significant defects were found in high rise buildings, including the Opal and Mascot Tower complexes in Sydney. These incidents have focussed attention on the lack of protection for owners when things go wrong, and the impact of the building boom on quality.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Blockchain technology - a cryptographic technique which creates an irrefutable chain of transactions - could cut the cost of legal services for consumers, according to the Legal Services Board. In its latest foray into technology policy-making, the super-regulator has urged front-line regulators to embrace the opportunities provided by blockchain and peer-to-peer 'distributed ledgers'. Full story: The Law Society Gazette

• Capsticks failings on baby death inquiry ‘clearly unsatisfactory’, finds review https://t.co/giUEX0BqZ8 
• Call for regulator with teeth to tackle outsourcing fiascoes https://t.co/BkiSWZmpME 
• Court bars leaked email and overheard pub chat from employment claim https://t.co/Jdmb1p6CIK
• Legal aid rates blamed for mother ending up in prison https://t.co/SSSulUTxsR 
• Newcastle firm reports strong earnings growth https://t.co/8MtSY3p441
• Claimant denied QOCS protection after part 36 defeat on ‘mixed claim’ https://t.co/XVPS5ynWwT
• Solicitors and drink driving - the need for a consistent and fair approach https://t.co/JLZ09fOHdx 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/aMqwM2O5RJ
• Balfour+Manson charity quiz evening raises over £3,000 https://t.co/t7Kg6dtwN
• Brodies launches health and safety app for businesses https://t.co/pdkimg4cK2 
• ‘Tough stance’ from judges forced British press to back down on personal attacks https://t.co/cW139DuHvP 
• Unrealistic to expect ‘complete doctrinal coherence’ from judges, Lady Hale says https://t.co/qxRxntMgDX 
• SNP calls on UK government to consult on drug decriminalisation https://t.co/8Sglh1jSoV
• Detentions for mental illness at record high in Scotland https://t.co/UlUQYxBnW2
• Murderer with previous conviction for killing own father has punishment part reduced on appeal https://t.co/yJP1VWvaal
• Legal aid fee increase has not improved morale among lawyers https://t.co/QTY84Yj1uf
• Employment Appeal Tribunal to hear landmark foster care workers case https://t.co/l8RInjQ8J
• Clapham police officer survives two stab attempts during arrest https://t.co/nti0StAKt3 
• Woman in Northern Ireland abortion pills case formally acquitted https://t.co/v9g0hggW7p
• Fugitive jailed for life after 'grotesque' murder at London bar https://t.co/OcSUee5ldu 
• University racism study criticised for including anti-white harassment https://t.co/ZZOsR6qoFM
• #US envoy says Trump used military aid to push Ukraine to investigate Biden https://t.co/IwLR1qYN58
• #HongKong formally scraps extradition bill that sparked protests https://t.co/amj4qbbCms
• Essex tragedy: 39 people found dead in lorry container https://t.co/IR2jcOgWWV
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/LOftNiJtyO
• Slater & Gordon continues office shutdowns| Legal Futures https://t.co/85RICmLBg9 
• Client and lawyers granted harassment injunction | Legal Futures https://t.co/YrY6Yb0d9z
• Top-40 accountancy firm launches ABS | Legal Futures https://t.co/h29ULmZrzT 
• Truth behind #German businessman's 'anti-Nazi' father revealed https://t.co/FFTqeCfix3
• Emergency detentions of young adults and teens soar in Scotland https://t.co/Bspjar3lxT
• Supporters of banned groups in UK face tougher sentences https://t.co/zPpdHoWguh 
• Report calls for more support for relatives of Britons murdered abroad https://t.co/7y7s0nezp7
• Honduran woman accuses immigration agent of sexual assault over seven years #US https://t.co/pY8mD2Yw8H
• A trio of influencers have had Instagram posts touting diet products banned by the UK's ad regulator https://t.co/2vt3YgWcl6
• Universities 'oblivious' to campus racial abuse https://t.co/gJU7I18Trn
• 'Sex work paid my student bills. Now I regret it' https://t.co/3e9APsKQg1
• Drugs: UK should consider legalising possession, MPs say https://t.co/F9spo0lfyC

23rd October - Law News

2857th 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 wife of a Special Operations soldier, who has served throughout the Middle East, wrote an open letter to the Kurdish soldiers.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: There is a significant legal gap in England and Wales; it is a problem across the social spectrum. Despite our world-class legal system and status as a global hub for commercial law, six in ten people do not feel the legal system is set up for individuals and small businesses, with the vast majority wanting it to be easier to access justice, according to a survey carried out earlier this year. Full story: Legal Futures

• Prisons maintenance company cost £4m to set up after Carillion collapse https://t.co/gl6jWk1pdp
• End in sight for probate delays https://t.co/YekJPNn2lr
• Employment firm the latest convert to John Lewis-style model https://t.co/KWXEXpTago
• Directors culpable for advice on bust property investment scheme https://t.co/m86lItLbJ2
• University of Law slashes price of bar training course https://t.co/Kc5IZstLuq
• ‘Hot courting’ is causing havoc, says criminal bar https://t.co/19ZC6sn2a
• Time to embrace blockchain, super-regulator tells legal sector https://t.co/cv5zeyj0XX 
• Imprisoned former LiP fails Denton test over appeal four months late https://t.co/ASeNDXIJ1J
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/kQ4FlBuI7X
• Joint ETN, ICAS, CIOT & HMRC Seminar & Discussion https://t.co/elHd0U9Ap2
• Former Nazi, 93, appears in youth court on charge of complicity in 5,230 murders https://t.co/Cfo4Z0WppB
• New ‘counter-drone’ strategy to crack down on misuse of drones https://t.co/mEEOiyffLL
• Attempt to railroad anti-abortion bill through Stormont fails https://t.co/jQcOqTOdyr 
• Scottish charity raises over £50,000 with support from Ledingham Chalmers https://t.co/7mmxuHjV3U
• Professionals working with young offenders struggling to identify impact of childhood bereavement https://t.co/DvAjL3KGe3
• Preliminary hearing in Alex Salmond case to take place next month https://t.co/nNMrGlohEs
• DWF advises cloud software business on £12m fundraise https://t.co/eHknuRDyAD 
• Macdonald Henderson advises pharmaceutical wholesaler on seven-figure funding package https://t.co/1ADN1UvUTR
• Scottish government refuses to recommend legislative consent for Brexit bill https://t.co/2EB5ljgaP
• Removing ‘not proven’ verdict will lead to more miscarriages of justice, academic warns https://t.co/gzw5EyoVQ
• Immigrant with criminal convictions fails in legal bid to extend discretionary leave to remain in UK https://t.co/YFVhVCk3i4
• Plans to turn Victorian jail sites into homes scrapped https://t.co/pYJYfp0G3Q
• Snowdonia campsite death: Driver who killed woman by hitting tent jailed https://t.co/1UBNHkBop
• Shamima Begum: Stripping citizenship put her at risk of hanging, court hears https://t.co/UPWJH0gWxy 
• Trump calls impeachment inquiry 'a lynching' #US https://t.co/Pf4IbX6m24
• Skincare firm Sunday Riley avoids fine for staff's fake reviews https://t.co/HzNRfptu4D 
• Ageing prison population 'sees officers working as carers' https://t.co/2z8rSq9Km5
• Manchester Airport parking crackdown: 50 cars towed https://t.co/II8JTsABTY
• Brexit deal: NI firms must declare goods heading to rest of the UK https://t.co/1g4E2B37F7 
• Abortion: What does the change in the law mean for NI women? https://t.co/mqUQ4YgVpX
• Closing the legal gap through technology | Legal Futures https://t.co/QcmIVEPGhU 
• Jail for fraudster who was both accident victim and lawyer | Legal Futures https://t.co/wJq6IRvXXS 
• Firms with more women likely to adopt salaried partnerships | Legal Futures https://t.co/2cT4xnlL2c 
• Solicitor “turned blind eye” to pension scam | Legal Futuures https://t.co/G738xlmNrR 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/aOfLSIqBwR