3rd November - Law News

2868th 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:  Protesters in Chile turn against an unrepresentative elite - and that includes the media. Plus, in US prisons, inmates are getting the word on the inside, out. Chileans rail against an unequal system & unrepresentative media Chile is currently experiencing its largest demonstrations since the end of the Pinochet dictatorship almost 30 years ago. The unrest was set off by a new tax on public transport. The larger, contextual issues include rising inequality and an unrepresentative political class, news outlets included.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• UK is the biggest enabler of global corporate tax dodging https://t.co/tuj8n4GVI0
• #Singapore nun who walks death row inmates to the gallows https://t.co/6aJdsko7L0
• General election 2019: Lib Dems lodge complaint over ITV leaders' debate https://t.co/GpkW1bS2BD
• Airbnb bans 'party houses' after five die in Halloween shooting #US https://t.co/jRW1SsBbU9 
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• Half of law firms do not understand the money laundering risks facing them | New Law Journal https://t.co/tEyFfjUYYN 
• Whistle-blower will take accounting giant EY to the High Court in January over an alleged money laundering cover-up https://t.co/JNiaIGeeTo 
• The election results for the 2020 Bar Council have been announced | New Law Journal https://t.co/jopmrd2kBm
• A solicitor is refusing to display SRA digital badge on the grounds it is an ‘illegal gimmick’ | New Law Journal https://t.co/VKfy9Iawsq 
• Family court judges should assist court reporters where possible | New Law Journal https://t.co/qZYyLkilEY
• Wales should have powers to appoint its own judges and run its own legal aid system | New Law Journal https://t.co/LlMpB5sveq 
• Class action against dangerously defective breast implants lose costs case at the Supreme Court | New Law Journal https://t.co/XhsEySZMxl 
• Clarity & transparency sought in face of NDA cover-up culture | New Law Journal https://t.co/5mpcMOMjh0 
• Money laundering crackdown: Poor processes open the door to money launderers, warns SRA | New Law Journal https://t.co/umvw8UbJV1 
• Pause needed on courts modernisation | New Law Journal https://t.co/CD8ii008If
• Should this tree have the same rights as you? https://t.co/z6cOQxkf49 
• Boris Johnson faces calls to publish Russian interference report https://t.co/9eT49of0Et 
• Asda Job Losses: Why Are Workers Refusing To Sign ‘Contract 6’? https://t.co/6yIguCTcMC
• Election 2019: Labour pledges new-build homes 'zero carbon' by 2022 https://t.co/st02k7FZje
• Lawyer-Comedian Hopes to Make Listeners Laugh with Live CLEs #US https://t.co/dAOaID93NJ
• Orewa lawyer Murray Lawes who 'worked to exhaustion' suspended for misconduct #NewZealand https://t.co/sF2ZDc6BLg
• Dealing with an impaired lawyer: DC identifies ethics duties #US https://t.co/JPgXjFdPUU
• Ex-lawyer who overcame bribery scandal weathers another storm after meeting 'DWI Dude' #US https://t.co/RqVHI2mjx5 
• Underdog 'Rainbow' crush 'Brexit' nation to win rugby world cup https://t.co/rVa5Azehzi
• A trainee solicitor went on a blind date and got 6/10 https://t.co/zhdSMeC928
• Report reveals severe lack of services for UK opioid painkiller addicts https://t.co/3lbpdhgN9q
• Tax-avoiding Super-rich prepare to leave UK 'within minutes' if Labour wins election https://t.co/lPzNLVR7MS 
• Channel 4's Smuggled criticised as insensitive in wake of lorry deaths https://t.co/IQDjz1sxqB 
• Asda extends deadline for workers to sign new contracts https://t.co/vkaRhrP3W1 
• Former Tory PM's wife Samantha Cameron under fire as fashion label breaches employment rules https://t.co/ZBkNultm7e 
• #Greece: Migrant camps 'on edge of catastrophe', EU watchdog says https://t.co/KfAGbdnriL
• Dresden: The #German city that declared a 'Nazi emergency' https://t.co/dWKtxEmRWy
• European snub to North Macedonia fuels frustration in #Balkans https://t.co/PhLtIBG1LQ 
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2nd November - Law News

2867th 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:  Farmers in Punjab are openly defying the National Green Tribunal's ban on stubble burning . Despite repeated requests by the state government to stop the practice, farmers are burning crop residue. The Punjab government has said the only way to tackle the menace is cash incentives.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• UK fracking halted after government pulls support https://t.co/2EVYaAG2My
• General Election 2019: Facebook takes down biased Tory government 'political' ad campaign https://t.co/1Hyuu48Bs9 
• Liberty heads to Court of Appeal over facial recognition technology ruling | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/00xtD4oo2u 
• Claimants in truck cartel case get funding go-ahead | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/eBDl7rr2vY
• Barrister who misled head of chambers during investigation suspended | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/XIIu131qJ0
• HMCTS makes breastfeeding commitments | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/zRWt7Lnn3A
• 'Fair and affordable' fees announced for prosecution advocates | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ksyMPVBJMX 
• Pro Bono Week celebrates volunteering lawyers | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/6pFUIdV5BT
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/OD66hoPPRO
• Florida cops hope Alexa can solve bizarre spear murder case #US https://t.co/YuwDZQXx3c 
• Essex lorry deaths: People found dead were all Vietnamese https://t.co/6L0BEgut6R
• #Kuwait moves on Instagram slave traders after BBC investigation https://t.co/1lXThaRbvj 
• Trump-Russia dossier author gave evidence to UK intrusion inquiry https://t.co/jSDQCLOPiU 
• WhatsApp 'hack' is serious rights violation by #Israeli cyberweapons manufacturer, say alleged victims https://t.co/mKICXQ6SRg 
• Rebecca Dykes: Death sentence for killer of British embassy worker in #Lebanon https://t.co/NRZ6ZfVe51 
• Former Speaker John Bercow demands apology over £1m I'm a Celebrity claim https://t.co/Ypb2nt5Ide
• Sammy-Lee Lodwig murder: Jason Farrell sentenced to life https://t.co/bRAa70raQH
• Mixed martial arts practioner Conor McGregor convicted of assault in Dublin https://t.co/uJ4pk4oVbO 
• Watchdog review shows fifth of law firms fail on money laundering compliance https://t.co/ZH7mItZYb7
• New antitrust law centre at Strathclyde University launches https://t.co/fWNVBkpQTf 
• Just Employment Law takes steps to fight pancreatic cancer https://t.co/Kol8gd8DKD 
• Our Legal Heritage: Campaign to pardon ‘notorious pyratt’ Captain Kidd https://t.co/tjqLWFBpuv 
• Man jailed for failing to attend inquest in first-of-its-kind prosecution https://t.co/xzGPiExnJ4 
• Lords committee criticises legislation on providing electronic data to the US https://t.co/3q6c7fOtog
• European arrest warrant against Clara Ponsatí expected to be reissued https://t.co/QHg12qS0yH 
• Child guardian wins appeal against family judge’s ruling over ‘unjust’ and ‘wholly unsatisfactory’ handling of case https://t.co/UUXFoo1JR2 
• Bentley Motors loses trademark battle over branded clothing https://t.co/zLigd7eDgX
• #Indonesian man who helped set strict adultery laws flogged for adultery https://t.co/gc5DvzLmEq
• Asda workers are 'terrified for their jobs' https://t.co/9B9pbFilRD 
• Millions of masks distributed to students in 'gas chamber' Delhi after toxic pollution levels declared, and PM Modi… https://t.co/iXOsDQ69MQ
• Man charged with attempted murder after police officer hit by car https://t.co/qtgA87jJx6 
• Maids for sale through Facebook, Instagram, Google and Apple: How Silicon Valley enables online slave markets https://t.co/7endhMGGkP
• Essex lorry deaths: Police appeal to Ronan and Christopher Hughes https://t.co/lB9LLt5Dci 
• #Spanish anger as five men acquitted of gang-raping teenager https://t.co/NqOWy3SA1b
• The Conservative Party has denied knowledge of Ross England's involvement in a rape trial collapse https://t.co/i37jIyDtaO 
• Solicitor partnerships to be allowed to register as LLPs from Friday #Ireland https://t.co/PWZ5JMVaXM
• 'Political correctness gone mad,' says solicitor as Gardaí send letters apologising to offenders #Ireland https://t.co/HXhtQdLwSc 
• SRA Order Cyber Crime Thematic Review And Increase AML Enforcement https://t.co/6maawzN0zj
• Changes to Off-The-Plan Conveyancing Legislation in New South Wales https://t.co/8FkPGjY0j
• Jo Robinson appointed partner at a historic law firm Timms Solicitors after first joining 18 months ago https://t.co/reKxpsjv3O
• Criticism after gardaí send letters to offenders apologising for not progressing prosecutions #Ireland https://t.co/Jnaea9PgjK 
• North-East law firm EMG Solicitors taste success in Legal 500 again https://t.co/qEHKagUEsx
• Booklet on murdered solicitor Pat Finucane to be launched in Dundalk next week https://t.co/nF02T1WCl4
• Poole solicitor wins £575000 NHS payout for woman whose leg was amputated after treatment delay https://t.co/e7UIzXcyXt
• #Italy's human rights record to be reviewed by Universal Periodic Review Working Group h https://t.co/jkDJilpVwx 
• #Saudi Arabia 'Sportswashing' Country's 'Dire Human Rights Record' With First-ever Women's Match https://t.co/aXNBuJtpcd
• #Israel/ OPT: Amnesty staff member faces punitive travel ban for human rights work https://t.co/7DmxCtv8XN 
• #Malaysia urged to Repeal Abusive Security Law https://t.co/lqA7kx0tiX
• Human rights report links CIA to #Afghanistan abuses https://t.co/nSc0nwCq2
• Election Ban on Joshua Wong Prompts Concerns From US Leaders, Human Rights Groups #HongKong https://t.co/mQrQXVs0l
• Hawai, Maui Resident Receives Judiciary's Highest Award #US https://t.co/zM1HTPSCSN 
• Lindsey Graham will give Judiciary chairmanship back to Chuck Grassley #US https://t.co/lnt8fYgHTf 
• Pittsburgh Announced New Gun Laws After a Mass Shooting. A Judge Struck Them Down #US https://t.co/HEUFNyrrWC
• Judge Says Sheriff Can't Post Sex Offender Warning Signs on Halloween #US https://t.co/Xyegqoeg
• The Making of ‘Made-in #China Feminism’ https://t.co/s5exieLho0
• MI5 role before London Bridge attack 'of legitimate concern' https://t.co/p1gHS2Yux
• BBC error reveals names of 120 women who sought equal pay https://t.co/EAV87UKDJB

1st November - Law News

2866th 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 National Rifle Association (NRA) is the staunch bastion of rightwing conservatism in America and has bitterly fought against every attempt to implement tougher gun laws. Obama administration's Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich breaks down the NRA's tactics to prevent meaningful gun reform.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Disruption came to the fore at the ITechLaw Dublin conference, with experts highlighting the need for change from legal education and why clients don't want lawyers writing code. In a session entitled “The Move From Pen and Paper to Bits and Bytes “, an International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw) panel examined how technology is disrupting the legal world, with a focus on developing young lawyers and giving value to the business.. Full story: The Global Legal Post

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/frq2nA5Iu5
• My legal life: Sashy Nathan, Commons | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/I2nli2Grdv
• SRA chief: No let-up in prosecutions for sexual misconduct | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/nJhnVF5zVB 
• Bar training price war | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/tVmA1f6EDV 
• Tribunal proceedings to be digitally recorded 'by 2020' | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/7pMW7pxQAh
• Solicitor ‘super-exam’ may be too difficult, magic circle training chief warns | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/bRkEr7O8bz
• Judicial retirement age rise being 'positively considered' | Law Spciety Gazette https://t.co/yTTC256PYC 
• MPs demand immediate moratorium on court closures | Law Spciety Gazette https://t.co/HOplllRziE 
• 'Angry' university workers vote in favour of industrial action https://t.co/pLEsstg9AP 
• BAT faces landmark legal case over Malawi families' poverty wages https://t.co/x010tDxodo
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ycZSomcEg8
• Credit where it’s due for improving workers’ rights https://t.co/SXMrvhUfst 
• Government rules £100,000 given to Boris Johnson's American friend Jennifer Arcuri's company 'appropriate' https://t.co/vNb8gtin5F 
• McDonald's apologises for 'Sundae Bloody Sundae' promotion https://t.co/5ubZMvNgfs
• House votes to formalize #US president Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry https://t.co/qahRumTo0o
• EU leaders face legal action over #Czech PM's alleged conflict of interest https://t.co/vGmQ2OxiW1 
• Chaotic court system threatens justice for vulnerable, say MPs https://t.co/2fgSFfaZRs 
• Trump impeachment: House to vote on how inquiry should proceed #US https://t.co/NPZfOrInv6 
• Croydon tram crash driver Alfred Dorris will not be prosecuted https://t.co/VehzVVQDpH
• Facebook challenged over political ad policy https://t.co/006sLK8D44
• Police investigating the death of 19-year-old Harry Dunn have interviewed crash suspect Anne Sacoolas in the US https://t.co/X3oizei06w
• Home Office cites Iraq in 'copy and paste' refusal letter to Jamaican man https://t.co/a2xPJrTCrl 
• coca-cola named the world's most polluting brand in global audit of plastic waste https://t.co/rcw1WUD7VB 
• UK Conservatives vote against motion to save NHS from privatisation https://t.co/HaIwwDygb4 
• Lawyer for Princess Diana and Deborah Lipstadt advising Netanyahu on cases #Israel https://t.co/FTag5NlCFW 
• the lawyers standing for Parliament at the 2019 UK parliamentary elections https://t.co/h591SsTQW2
• Actor Johnny Depp Settles With Former Lawyer for 'Eight Figures' #US https://t.co/omurGlRNmB https://t.co/omurGlRNmB 
• DLA Piper accuses lawyer of fabricating assault allegations https://t.co/KfIjR3J5nH
• Lovemore N’dou: the boxer who became a lawyer to fight for justice https://t.co/NNzYoq3BVL
• The body of missing British backpacker Amelia Bambridge has been found in the sea, police in Cambodia say https://t.co/CR7PLK0VVz
• Conservatives must take comments a judge made about a Welsh Assembly candidate "incredibly seriously" https://t.co/k3EBbQYeFW
• #Pakistan train fire from gas cylinder explosion for breakfast: Karachi to Rawalpindi service set ablaze https://t.co/d7FVseDsd2
• How pianos became part of the furniture at UK railway stations https://t.co/QHHzLsGbpX
• ‘Intimate terrorism’: how an abusive relationship led a young woman to kill her partner https://t.co/vz2Ee4ivFU
• Bar Council attacks “overwhelming” handbook updates | Legal Futures https://t.co/5rBg66BPCj
• LSB builds case for ‘continuing competence’ push | Legal Futures https://t.co/441Kehst7K
• “Turn-around” specialist sought to head Legal Ombudsman | Legal Futures https://t.co/A58qX5TVsZ 
• Review spells out toll of cyber-crime on law firms | Legal Futures https://t.co/ghEl5bR8MG
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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
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• 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