31st January - Law News

2957th 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:  A deeper look at the route of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter before it crashed to understand how such an accident could occur.

Focus of the Day article: Law firms excel in diversity rankings across the US, the UK and Australia. Pinsent Masons is top firm in UK LGBT index as 134 Am Law 200 firms score maximum points in US rankings. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• A Feminist Is Murdered In #Mexico, And Protesters Demand Answers https://t.co/7uBQYInjnp 
• Huge surge in Britons applying for non-UK passports https://t.co/OSvlpQGoRf
• People who worked on Grenfell Tower 'could face life sentences' https://t.co/VMygQGyN9A
• Alastair Stewart's exit due to multiple 'errors of judgment', not just one tweet to a black man including the term “angry ape” https://t.co/EbpkNDuZLW
• Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop wellness products condemned by NHS chief https://t.co/jFcVQJA55f
• Larry Nassar survivors offered $215m settlement by USA Gymnastics #US https://t.co/1hSKjVT2QS 
• Church sorry for saying that sex is just for married heterosexuals https://t.co/slKXYTQBwK 
• Police sending a third fewer rape cases to prosecutors, figures show https://t.co/sbLtrRPCRS 
• Tribunal hits SRA for costs after ‘shambolic’ prosecution | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/59qrb04O6d
• Barrister embroiled in personal proceedings disbarred for abuse of process | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ivJxGB1iNB
• MPs re-elect Neill as justice committee chair | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/d9LvkWEBCw 
• CPS data 'illustrates long-term challenges' | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/HS78GNCStj
• DAC6 reporting regime looms despite Brexit - and lack of guidance | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/gOnyWGSAr2
• Court of Appeal rejects JR on assisted dying | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/dC8BCB66it 
• Pinsent Masons hailed most LGBT-inclusive law firm | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/wt1kKZ5xuR 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/xcFNZv6md3
• Duke of Sussex loses press complaint over wildlife photos https://t.co/Xbye0QNLtF 
• Huawei: US 'to work with' UK over Chinese firm https://t.co/3B3JMl4Xqd
• Parliamentary bullying will not be tolerated, says Speaker https://t.co/SOKojro22S
• Grenfell Tower inquiry: Firms 'pulled the trigger' on victims https://t.co/id20Ryq2KS
• Royal Marine who died after training incident named https://t.co/rUeC2Xwudm
• Man found guilty of trying to steal Magna Carta, claims the document is fake https://t.co/25647Ue6QN
• A man has been jailed after brazenly smoking a joint while in the dock for alleged possession of cannabis https://t.co/hv32CS9MYt 
• Murray Beith Murray announces charity partnership with CHAS https://t.co/EBGHaCBNcp 
• Arctic adventure a “fantastic experience” https://t.co/5fviCexdGb 
• Compensation awarded to mum and daughter who suffered bedbug attack at Edinburgh hotel https://t.co/lTk1zRtsO5
• Scottish Legal Views: EU regulations at the heart of family law https://t.co/Nqe2zr75H8
• England: Disabled people in legal profession face severe discrimination https://t.co/qlU6dj4P8T
• Jamie Foulis becomes sixth family law specialist at Balfour and Manson https://t.co/ktEQdVtUQK
• FOI requests – what public sector employees need to know https://t.co/PVX3ZRIk7V 
• Scottish Legal Complaints Commission budget consultation now open https://t.co/5igoXAGlxM
• Sheriff expresses anger over 'deplorable' FAI wait https://t.co/BiLTrCIOdv
• Success fee payments agreed by Scots law firm with client and advocate ‘illegal and unenforceable’ https://t.co/AR3RzoQ9do
• Ministers “discussing” viability of April whiplash reform launch | Legal Futures https://t.co/qOOhXieSAh
• Solicitor who made “catastrophic decisions” is struck off | Legal Futures https://t.co/Fyo8DJdZHj
• “Single source of property truth” to be piloted within weeks | Legal Futures https://t.co/563MrPHKEs
• Colwyn Bay school stabbing: Attempted murder boy sentenced https://t.co/lyVO9HuVuG
• The ‘anti-woke’ backlash is no joke – and progressives are going to lose if they don’t wise up https://t.co/YpQwPdATRB 
• UK sued for approving Europe’s biggest gas power station https://t.co/J2RAzBTkj1
• Fears for #US-detained asylum seekers as hunger strike enters fourth month https://t.co/R9FETkdaQl
• Police send one-third fewer rape cases to prosecutors, figures show https://t.co/sbLtrRPCRS 
• Baroness Scotland criticised for awarding contract to friend's firm https://t.co/lscWNOl2sR 
• Coronavirus: Man's concern over mask availability due to outbreak https://t.co/r2ovhTvNqz 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/bbW27PFKIb
• Wonga borrowers 'to get 4.3% of compensation claims' https://t.co/53RSEQ01KF
• The famous British motorbike company Norton Motorcycles has gone into administration https://t.co/qLd9YBqyBB
• Almonds are out. Dairy is a disaster. So what milk should we drink? https://t.co/jQunT4Ibj8 
• White House pushes back as Bolton book threatens revelations #US https://t.co/l1mTy3cfJN 
• #France to ban culling of unwanted male chicks by end of 2021 https://t.co/ETOxvsFjlF

30th January - Law News

2956th 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:  For months firefighters have worked hard in the face of danger to protect lives and property. Those efforts have inspired people from all walks of life to sign up, and now Fire and Rescue NSW is on a mission to increase the number of firefighters from diverse backgrounds.

Focus of the Day article: The Crown Prosecution Service is considering an application to restrict a prolific employment tribunal complainant after his latest failed attempt to bring proceedings over a legal trainee scheme. A judgment published this week has detailed how Zakir Khan has made a string of claims, including two against the CPS, after applying for jobs and being rejected without interview. All of the claims were made under the Equality Act and alleged he suffered discrimination as a result of his disabilities. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/DYhlmxCxI
• How we are helping solicitors get on to the bench | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ozPTo0ziho
• Justice lambasts lack of progress on a diverse judiciary | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ITTSghBulz 
• CPS considers block on persistent tribunal claimant | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/XzMF93Rr3p
• DWF adds 360 staff through £14.2m outsourcing acquisition | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/HRAItuOH3u
• Lawyers question timing of Airbus deferred prosecution | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/F2aI2Mcw6T
• Conveyancers to test HIP-inspired questionnaire | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/tboLDacifW 
• Sky is the limit for trade marks following key CJEU ruling | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/PnXVM3fvSR 
• MoJ chief hints at doubts over RTA portal April start | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ffvk2LB33d
• Two UK deaths 'may be linked to vaping lung injury' https://t.co/YwxHYn9mUA
• Washing machine owners must re-check for fire risk https://t.co/IelkLhoVA7
• Coronavirus: Britons on Wuhan flights to be quarantined https://t.co/aZdvnKt2aV
• Parents can not name their children after the Devil, naming authorities in #Iceland have ruled https://t.co/XNi4fnO9Mk
• High-performing partner at Burness Paull recognised as hot stuff https://t.co/0XuJ9HI9Z8 
• CMS study shows oil and gas majors plugging billions into renewables https://t.co/RPt6vKHnZt
• Lady Rae in running to become Glasgow University’s next rector https://t.co/vnfEpnxIa5
• English judiciary remains dominated by white men from the bar https://t.co/JOKAVZrn0X
• Lawyers dismayed at state of Scottish legal market for prospective trainees https://t.co/z56Al38esE
• Peter McLuckie joins Harper Macleod in Elgin https://t.co/Bkk5Ga7mzC
• DWP loses court fight over treatment of severely disabled https://t.co/Spc43nfJav
• Grenfell Tower fire: Firms want immunity over evidence https://t.co/mQWWmvdETt
• Trump Middle East plan, conjured up without consulting the #Palestinians is rejected as 'conspiracy' https://t.co/uMIGmAxYTY 
• Seriously ill wait more than hour for ambulance https://t.co/hW4kSCxasc
• MAC report recommendations could simplify the new immigration system https://t.co/cs11Oz9xfl
• Faculty: Judges should not have to explain to children decisions about their future https://t.co/17OfD8UAaJ
• Criminal Appeal Court clarifies application of ‘mutual corroboration’ in child sex abuse cases https://t.co/nNhkMyvuRL
• Legal advice must be “dominant purpose” for privilege to apply | Legal Futures https://t.co/Bw1IPKidjQ
• Whiplash portal nearing completion – if draft rules don’t change | Legal Futures https://t.co/SSffSJObK3
• Solicitor rejected for job was victim of age discrimination | Legal Futures https://t.co/bWd3J37gGN
• Landmark case held on alleged sexual abuse of #Ecuadorian schoolgirl https://t.co/dAGgo5HCU
• Dissatisfaction with democracy as a political system 'at record high', is the rule of law at peril? https://t.co/j79jl392vv
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/4d0vTjQUZ7
• Brexit: Wales' EU citizens behind in applications to stay https://t.co/uDrc6L4LlR
• Coronavirus: BA suspends flights to and from mainland #China https://t.co/aZdvnKt2aV
• Let us remember Kobe Bryant. Let us also remember his accuser https://t.co/MDVCR7bhND 
• Homeless families putting budgets under strain, say councils https://t.co/oLFQJivxI3
• Extinction Rebellion: charges against five protesters dismissed https://t.co/UeTDEl6qsb 
• Call to close teenage sex 'loophole' for faith leaders and coaches https://t.co/nHJTxsj0AH
• Filming partner without their consent during sex ruled a criminal offence https://t.co/zAQAobU5gp
• For Prince Andrew and Anne Sacoolas, the law is just an obstacle to navigate https://t.co/tf1NIHtE5D
• The police aren’t the only ones in need of diversity https://t.co/U6MyBaFR2U
• White men still dominate judiciary, says Justice report https://t.co/C505JRTvZ4
• Huawei: How the UK's decision affects the rest of the world https://t.co/x4j2zYf4Br 
• Wales to bring in smacking ban after assembly vote https://t.co/xGIraGXHz1
• Ed Woodward, Man Utd's under fire executive vice-chairman's home comes under attack https://t.co/g5hzPhDyqr

29th January - Law News

2955th 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:  President Donald Trump proposed a Middle East plan that he claimed was a "realistic two-state solution" but caters to nearly every major Israeli demand and was immediately rejected by Palestinians.

Focus of the Day article: Nearly half (48%) of the top 150 law firms have reported data breaches since the GDPR came into force in May 2018. And, of those breaches, 41% were a result of emailing the wrong person. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Cardiff City has passed on details to prosecutors in France to consider whether FC Nantes has a case to answer over the death of Emiliano Sala https://t.co/KNg6vlBxZC 
• Hounslow trader avoids jail in 'flash crash' case https://t.co/bdV70VfYSn 
• MP who voted against same-sex marriage elected to be parliament’s new LGBT and equalities chief https://t.co/jIQhkAwdF8
• Dechert partner was complicit in rights breaches, High Court hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/BPpeM3o9XF
• Tory MP comes forward as rival to Neill’s committee chair seat | Law Gazette https://t.co/D78T8Fpx4m
• Conveyancing referral fees move up the agenda | Law Gazette https://t.co/gwjQz1UL8w 
• Fresh bill ordered in long-running Tower Hamlets costs row | Law Gazette https://t.co/Bdc8bWOEa2 
• Solicitors created ‘contractual quagmire’ through complex CFAs, rules court | Law Gazette https://t.co/VXP6buRZB8 
• South West court delays sign of ‘national crisis’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/iOphYrgFVp
• Nobody should think their background prevents a career in law | Law Gazette https://t.co/xv0NwI08OM
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/MwKsb1SJ2t
• 'She can't say no': the #Ugandan men demanding to be breastfed https://t.co/1sNqecWssV
• Disabled man starved to death after DWP stopped his benefits https://t.co/9TPIrNy0I0 
• The Pensions Regulator has issued a fine – against another watchdog https://t.co/CeKUqOPdf1
• TLT supports Blackfinch on multiple renewable acquisitions https://t.co/CMBXwnHGea
• Harper Macleod partner Chris Kerr named as one of UK's Hot 100 lawyers https://t.co/JZIwz14Vnn
• Police roll-out of live facial recognition in London criticised by rights groups https://t.co/k7v7G4iMHX
• Lawyer of the Month: Robbie Brodie https://t.co/otmI3ytywR
• The rise of the professional legal project manager https://t.co/e4kKDxUIFy 
• Sir James Munby to give keynote address at Shared Parenting Scotland renaming event https://t.co/gNPYCRHpze
• Stalking accused successfully challenges docket evidence of previous assault on complainer https://t.co/vzLVTCfVjl
• NHS sues Brookfield Multiplex for £73m in Glasgow hospital case https://t.co/7YHLgJqxOg 
• EU to insist CJEU rules on post-Brexit agreement with UK https://t.co/KhTl69JrJc
• Can Prince Andrew be forced to testify? https://t.co/R9jZP3FwIp
• Journalist Felicia Sonmez posted a link to a 2016 article about historical sexual assault allegations against Kobe Bryant, Washington Post has suspended her https://t.co/pbNhBnv0HL 
• Can anyone call themself a therapist or a counsellor? https://t.co/YYWCmwxLLT
• #Israel PM Netanyahu indicted in court on corruption charges after dropping immunity bid https://t.co/Ar2JRKKrJ1
• Huawei set for limited role in UK 5G networks https://t.co/cwbkM4qwUc 
• Solicitor and boyfriend face jail over legal aid fraud | Legal Futures https://t.co/24S7X9eKY2 
• Good times for listed firms and one of their founders | Legal Futures https://t.co/4oenISUu34 
• Conveyancing revolution to hit over next decade | Legal Futures https://t.co/yXrJvpUIdK
• “Dramatically different” pricing the key to law firm’s growth | Legal Futurres https://t.co/IE0JcTeEuE
• Immigration salary threshold should drop by £4,400, says committee https://t.co/061WFPXhev 
• 'I left a house party and got crushed under a car' https://t.co/eNhrG86xYO
• Banks asked to explain 40% overdraft rates https://t.co/p2S0etLvj1
• Jeffrey Epstein accusers outraged by Prince Andrew's 'lack of co-operation' https://t.co/yOSWruLfnn
• Coronavirus: #HongKong to slash border travel as virus spreads https://t.co/smik1JcEa
• The silenced YouTube stars of #Indian-administered Kashmir https://t.co/jY9z3ehwbW
• Huawei 5G verdict is a decision 'with few good options' https://t.co/b1TNPXTuRC
• Several thousand Aviva customers have received an apology after the insurer mistakenly called them all Michael https://t.co/ncYToZNDHH
• School curriculum overhaul for Wales published https://t.co/AvFN94Cd5G
• #Belgium's ex-King Albert II admits fathering child after DNA test https://t.co/7xK4IJsJLL
• Watchdog queries impact of £46m 'Get Ready for Brexit' campaign https://t.co/cpwV11Ljfk 
• Coronavirus: Death toll climbs to 106 as China tightens measures https://t.co/TvMuujxDUO 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/3CR5LoJ7ZT
• MoTs: All tests in Northern Ireland suspended with immediate effect https://t.co/6bOG96MLfb 
• Elderly abuse suspect could be allowed to starve himself to death, judge says https://t.co/jrOJDXUywH
• 'I realized I'm being raped': accuser gives tearful testimony at Weinstein trial https://t.co/8b1tzsG0te

28th January - Law News

2954th 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:  Rianto, is a master of the Lengger Lanang, a traditional Indonesian dance performed by men dressed as women. But Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country, has seen rising intolerance in recent years towards the LBGT community. And there are fears it could affect this traditional art form.

Focus of the Day article: When judges don’t know the meaning of rape, there is little hope of justice. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Cocaine seizure: Men jailed after 750kg haul found on boat https://t.co/ZRBrGRvKLV
• Violence broke out at the Old Bailey as five gang members were jailed for murdering a man in a knife attack https://t.co/RR2DktLdh
• Kobe Bryant: Investigators work to determine cause of crash https://t.co/f60SVq37v
• Prince Andrew gives 'zero cooperation' over Epstein inquiry, US prosecutor says https://t.co/qS9vBs9Ul9
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/1rlo3KOXAr
• Dechert partner questioned in High Court over role in Gulf dispute | Law Gazette https://t.co/lS9U7jX0
• Lord Hodge named as deputy to Supreme Court president | Law Gazette https://t.co/BKS6MYPmH
• CPS asks for local support to improve disclosure | Law Gazette https://t.co/i6Q1f46Qj8
• Solicitor 'duped' into instructing banned barrister | Law Gazette https://t.co/zRhsYBCvMy
• Solicitors rank top in biggest ever survey of legal needs | Law Gazette https://t.co/dUUTa97PSB
• News focus: How solicitors can help raise the bar | Law Gazette https://t.co/QDRnDVnjr
• Legal needs: 'Break down barriers' to access, urges watchdog | Law Gazette https://t.co/U163viIQuq
• Continuing competence back on agenda | Law Gazette https://t.co/EXTNkYRQu
• A tale of two countries | Law Gazette https://t.co/8Dlt8EUxLZ
• You can’t force staff to have fun if they don’t want to | Law Gazette https://t.co/EUATSchJ6i 
• My legal life: Karen Howard, Shoosmiths | Law Gazette https://t.co/8to2hUJbcP
• Lawyer in the news: Raj Chada, Hodge Jones | Law Gazette https://t.co/6zjg6FQJSx
• Nyree Conway gives Kilgraston pupils insight into the legal life https://t.co/yfzrTNsMAh
• In pictures... Strong showing for student mediators https://t.co/MY7LGwHCfG
• Travelex cyber attack underlines need for business to mitigate risk https://t.co/nGCGRoFi7J 
• The SYLA recently published the results of a survey on retention issues within the legal profession https://t.co/lE3s3SJIAy
• Julie Devlin appointed as of counsel to firm’s finance team https://t.co/sbedpOXl40
• Katherine Irvine joins Lindsays' employment team https://t.co/SnvR02VVdD
• Study to support reduction in remand numbers https://t.co/qy5Zn9WkI
• No officers prosecuted as man who was wrongly arrested and imprisoned on remand given £100,000 https://t.co/Mf6RqFqlRX 
• Fishing association fails in legal challenge over ‘unfair’ compensation scheme for salmon catching ban https://t.co/IhxZekM2Dm 
• Exclusive: Scottish government claims dire legal aid warnings 'untrue', despite exodus from profession https://t.co/IUxWFn3Q2v
• Great Scots! Lord Hodge named Deputy President of the Supreme Court https://t.co/jjw2tUCZr
• Who owns the ink? Reproduction of tattoos in film, photographs and video games https://t.co/c679cAV4Ro
• West End firm gets only all-female leadership team in top 100 as founding partner steps down https://t.co/eAVaWN6nZ
• Couple sentenced over genital mutilation of daughter #Ireland https://t.co/cKsesg9srH
• I have lived my life in the shadow of Auschwitz. This is what it has meant | Jason Stanley https://t.co/XSsy72wnzw
• Grenfell Tower fire: Inquiry told firms 'deny responsibility' https://t.co/PvLvIVXvvj 
• Richard Branson's Virgin Healthcare has paid no tax on £2billion NHS deals https://t.co/bJXiJf2C38 WEBINAR 31st MARCH 2020 https://t.co/Dc086Glsau
• Sunday People 'hired detectives to target Milly Dowler family' https://t.co/AusakbBeLB
• Auschwitz survivors to return after 75 years for memorial ceremony https://t.co/MBGKkQBmJ6
• Philip Pullman calls for boycott of Brexit 50p coin over 'missing' Oxford comma https://t.co/y2HtrfeWMr
• Longer sentences will not cut crime, say prison experts https://t.co/s6cP4XSUrk
• Debt repayment orders hit record 1.15m in 2019 https://t.co/ECgbY64QJM
• Police reject judge's call to apologise over wrongful conviction https://t.co/asV58E2yQ
• BBC red button protest ahead of switch-off https://t.co/jAf8Y2p8HL
• Cwm Taf maternity: Calls for police investigation https://t.co/O85HmBNHLG
• Most clients satisfied with lawyers – if they use them | Legal Futures https://t.co/Qk1TLigl7e 
• Bar investigates training on how to deal with suicidal clients | Legal Futures https://t.co/X8xS3jnOqM
• Law firms failing miserably with client follow-ups | Legal Futures https://t.co/31GnEgxjZa
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/eLJJml5PDF
• Priti Patel’s plan to tackle radicalised youth is so flawed it’s mad, says study https://t.co/CNbsn3JV5L

27th January - Law News

2953rd 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:  SQE Conference 2019: SQE training – different approaches:

Focus of the Day article: Proposals to cap the solicitors’ compensation fund to £500,000 for single claims have been put forward in a 12-week consultation. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Grenfell inquiry to restart with statements from private firms https://t.co/awVsN7rgQl 
• Cow & Gate and Tesco recall baby food over tampering fears https://t.co/k8BzYWbmmf 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/uo6uVM1clz
• When judges don’t know the meaning of rape, there is little hope of justice https://t.co/w8Q09FzQCp
• Trump’s most baleful legacy? The end of trust in democracy and the rule of law #US https://t.co/Np5jOJGkky 
• Tory minister says Russian donors have right to ‘invest in’ British political scene https://t.co/44nkS7mH2t
• Murder arrests over Matlock Town footballer Jordan Sinnott's death https://t.co/UU70gD9Hud
• #US basketball legend Kobe Bryant has been killed in a helicopter crash in California https://t.co/OAPDdmyI51 
• 38 killed on smart motorways in last five years, just how unsafe are they? https://t.co/2lMe1mi2wF
• Reports of sexual misconduct at law firms hit all-time high in wake of #MeToo https://t.co/0nIxbnc0Nj 
• Lawyer event: How to follow your dreams outside law while still working as a lawyer — with A&O Peerpoint https://t.co/FZylWOXirn 
• Piers Morgan could face prosecution over ‘unhinged’ criticism of Meghan Markle, says The Secret Barrister https://t.co/Ka7M1UmDPq 
• Addleshaw Goddard posts 100% spring trainee retention score https://t.co/2MbQNHsPIp
• Formal warning for judge who used ‘inappropriate language’ at event https://t.co/jPDLF770Ix 
• Hotshot solicitor apprentices are starting to give law graduates a serious run for their money https://t.co/8WFbXHrBcR
• Slaughter and May keeps 29 out of 31 qualifying trainee solicitors https://t.co/p7WKzlN7xi
• Unqualified former paralegal admits pretending to be a solicitor in High Court https://t.co/ovdfVRaGTv
• Calls to lawyer wellbeing helpline continue to rise with stress, depression and bullying among top concerns https://t.co/n8edra07iZ 
• Baker McKenzie, DLA Piper and Clifford Chance lead the way on 2020 brand power rankings https://t.co/DIMUwlF79j
• SQE offers chance to create high quality courses where technology enhances learning, says Nottingham Law School head of department https://t.co/M6MCWEwk1Z 
• £900 fine for hedge fund lawyer who ‘lost his temper’ and punched opera-goer in row over seat https://t.co/UJdVKLQ4UJ 
• Legal Cheek Podcast: Junior City lawyers chat about big firm life https://t.co/LQRRm1eb3h
• High Court slams top family judge for not knowing what consent is https://t.co/tKvTXRCpTG
• French lawyers dance in protest to government pension reforms https://t.co/nXGqJboDr6
• ‘The way we do business will inevitably change — but we will always need lawyers’ https://t.co/Np1kMTOFb1
• Dentons revamps training contract in bid to make trainees more resilient https://t.co/zEnWRwWkFa
• Reed Smith ups NQ lawyer pay — and billable hour targets https://t.co/u6iq9ANWEJ 
• Over half of disabled lawyers have experienced ‘ill-treatment’ at work, research finds https://t.co/zxJqAtFyTT
• ‘As a 17 year-old secretary with no A-Levels and terrible GCSEs I didn’t expect to become a partner in a leading law firm’ https://t.co/3gLZx19Ye9
• University of Liverpool cheese bookmark sparks Twitter jokes https://t.co/wjZjkbDCwL 
• Man wrongfully arrested given £100k compensation by police https://t.co/E6be35Z2NJ 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Sf65jax1ve
• Court to probe Carrie Symonds’ influence on PM after cancellation of badger cull https://t.co/8R4LoH7Lz5
• Tories plan to scrap EU rules on work hours and paid holidays https://t.co/m5NJIEI0aq 
• Inside Christmas Island: the #Australian detention centre with four asylum seekers and a $26m price tag https://t.co/oMq433s7Dj 
• Arizona man dresses up skeleton to drive in HOV lane #US https://t.co/a6cXwpvltN

26th January - Law News

2952nd 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:  Iraq’s largest political bloc - the Sadrists - have withdrawn their support for the anti-government protest movement. And that has left many there wondering whether a government crackdown will follow.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/c4EYvy67ay
• Why do so many reality TV participants face online abuse? https://t.co/EQPdQyV2MZ 
• Matlock Town footballer Jordan Sinnott dies after 'assault on night out' https://t.co/wj18O0oxyX
• Sir David Attenborough says fixed-term parliaments lead to lack of climate focus https://t.co/fWihLkSBDv 
• Grenfell Tower inquiry member Benita Mehra, who wwas linked to the cladding firm, resigns https://t.co/7nQGrR0AUs
• Child refugees have become pawns in a rightwing culture war https://t.co/Usfo3thirK
• #Iran condemns 'inhumane' US treatment of its nationals https://t.co/YEuW8aieAl 
• Limited internet restored in Kashmir, no access to social media #India https://t.co/vofh5std4L 
• Rape, abuse and violence: Female migrants' journey to #Libya https://t.co/UhnVcEJ0Qm 
• BDS needs a political vision for Palestinian statehood #Israel https://t.co/4LXDTD9uo2
• Harry and Meghan: Hagan Homes apologises over housing ads https://t.co/mPbdqiELFH 
• Fraud victims 'failed' as criminals 'operate with impunity' - report https://t.co/nwFFCtBV9l 
• Coronavirus: How can community #China build a hospital in 6 days when it takes the capitalist west months and years? https://t.co/nXJ69x6NVv 
• Oxford professor given protection after alleged threats from transgender rights activists https://t.co/pIrH3XdFwu
• Discriminatory facial recognition technology is being used on our streets and in public places like shopping centres and train stations. It’s time to ban it https://t.co/BXnr3d9Rmt
• The courts’ outdated views on domestic violence are putting vulnerable children at risk of harm https://t.co/UBw6g3txJ6
• The UK in the ECHR, Cypriot justice under the spotlight, deteriorating human rights in Russia and sentencing remarks on TV | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/9zXgSPTsdv 
• Round Up- The Child Sexual Abuse Inquiry reports, Equal Pay, and waiving Article 6 | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/WQRYa44fi6 
• Immigration and Article 8: what did we learn in 2019? | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/qFwrWEjKkA
• Should we sue doctors? Law Pod UK latest episode | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/H0N35pVb9K
• Criminalising the possession of “terrorist propaganda”: a human rights analysis | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/PKiR0ku5Oc
• Be Careful What You Tweet For (part 2) | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/66WrxqhEb8
• Be Careful What You Tweet For (part 1) | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/otO11xPA10 
• #China coronavirus spread is accelerating through its overpopulated cities, President Xi Jinping warns https://t.co/vWIdYNfzz9 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Zpz43oJ4BD
• Exclusive: John Bercow on friends, enemies and the drama of Brexit https://t.co/bptKuWV3rZ
• Trump speaks with Boris Johnson about security as Britain nears Huawei decision https://t.co/Ju3kPaGipy
• Teenagers campaign for 'traffic light' labels on food packaging https://t.co/NZsTIpVeQU 
• Whistleblower tipped off second family over West Suffolk hospital death https://t.co/NOLFoQEHuZ 
• ‘I thought, OK, he goes for drunk guys’: friends and flatmates on the Reynhard Sinaga they knew https://t.co/tuy72tQoNP
• Actor Rosie Perez testifies friend told her she was raped by Harvey Weinstein #US https://t.co/TtT5bhmVLF
• Harry and Meghan: Sussex Royal trademark bid challenged https://t.co/aUzZf63KTu
• Why you should be worried about facial recognition https://t.co/x5gYRYkTnj
• Man uses warm coffee to rescue the cutest of kittens frozen to ground #Canada https://t.co/6xR8JRkZCA
• US Space Force logo looks like one from Star Trek https://t.co/gdO2tHP1vm

25th January - Law News

2951st 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:  "Our students, the younger generation, have shown us the way that Gandhi, Netaji, and all the founders of our constitution would have hailed for two reasons - one that they have shown tremendous confidence and two they have tried to be almost always successfully to remain completely non-violent, therefore constitutional. Many of the students and protesters may not have read the constitution but they capture its spirit, capture the soul of our constitution which guarantees several things like freedom of thought and expression, faith, belief and worship. It is important for us to know one thing that the preamble to the constitution is the soul of the constitution, it does not mention the Indian state, it only mentions the people", said Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Former Governor of West Bengal and Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi..

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The persecuted Rohingya now have legal protection, but will it amount to anything? #Myanmar https://t.co/Xd8IKbVknv 
• Visible homelessness is up. But don’t forget the hidden pain of Britain’s sofa surfers https://t.co/ZKPBWWvaGA 
• Police inspector sacked for having sex with vulnerable women https://t.co/rBn2w2s2i
• X Factor star Danny Tetley jailed for sexual exploitation of boys https://t.co/ttalD4q5Q
• Renowned chef refused residency after living in UK for 23 years https://t.co/RTNfKyL6i
• Vanessa Nakate, #Ugandan climate activist hits out at 'racist' photo crop https://t.co/5aexuz02yt
• Article 13: UK will not implement EU copyright law https://t.co/XXxeLxZ8BS 
• You can’t force staff to have fun if they don’t want to https://t.co/3ocNBCYJOY 
• Profession condemns abuse of Pakistani lawyers on endangered lawyers’ day https://t.co/fvt53um3sS
• Reserve training contracts for disabled candidates, says landmark report https://t.co/vHc0LekNoF
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/HLh6mkGHJc
• Solicitor struck off over Norwegian harassment convictions https://t.co/GyKVUWvkL2 
• Company director avoids jail over Wimbledon tickets https://t.co/Qz78pn6KkG
• ‘Breakdown in relationship’ behind firm holding company's administration https://t.co/ma2mRBa3C1
• Civil liberties groups condemn facial recognition rollout https://t.co/lVLwV89nUJ
• CMS re-elects Penelope Warne for second term as senior partner https://t.co/da1N7KQSxE
• City firms ‘gaslight’ disabled lawyers, says former magic circle partner https://t.co/0SYNBmx2wb 
• Senior partner bags £1m for lock-in deal extension https://t.co/8S4PzgDuqL 
• Forget about a separate Welsh jurisdiction, says justice minister https://t.co/i1mT8EbuDi 
• A lawyer has been forced to pay over £2,000 after a bust-up in the front row of an opera house https://t.co/oMyZrtvkTF
• Our Legal Heritage: James Macpherson – hung for being an ‘Egyptian’ https://t.co/dkRzIWyV64
• A round-up of human rights stories from around the world https://t.co/jKAJAn0kEe
• Supreme Court school competition closes soon https://t.co/x3Tsa7DAJO 
• Video: Professor Janet Hiebert on assessing legislative competence https://t.co/4cC5FLpE2M 
• Supreme Court to hand down judgment in customs duty appeal next week https://t.co/lzvzy8j8vo
• Consultation: Data sharing powers for public authorities https://t.co/xSRfRkhIPF 
• Aberdein Considine promotes legal specialists as growth continues https://t.co/1HwgVfqwW2
• Lord Bracadale to lead inquiry into death of Sheku Bayoh https://t.co/qgG0mqdQRx 
• Retired lawyer fails in nuisance claim over neigbours’ noisy toilet https://t.co/PkBflT8S3v
• #China virus: What's life like in quarantined Wuhan? https://t.co/FrNUzn1lWA
• Elderly victim of serial rapist Joseph McCann tells of her ordeal https://t.co/cexq1sGa88
• Revealed: complex post-Brexit checks for Northern Irish traders https://t.co/eXRYgY6RgO
• What is facial recognition - and how do police use it? https://t.co/LryILwJ1hn
• UK coronavirus tests clear 14 people https://t.co/C2w9Yl0OeP
• 'Declaration of war': #Polish row over judicial independence escalates https://t.co/QzZPbqrcND
• Raab condemns US refusal to extradite Anne Sacoolas over Dunn death https://t.co/NJzeJR3ZOT
• 'Why can't we use a bear?' Spanish startup shocked by Haribo legal threat https://t.co/b0sddmzXev
• What can you use instead of Google and Facebook? https://t.co/Owus7laW1h
• Family courts 'not safe space' for domestic abuse survivors https://t.co/NNc2jw3940 
• #German shooting: Six dead in Rot am See attack https://t.co/hGoC3vtEf4
• Fergal Keane: BBC Africa editor steps down after PTSD diagnosis https://t.co/0fXUrID8xt 
• Facebook's Sir Nick Clegg criticised over WhatsApp security https://t.co/cmkvIneZ7n 
• 'Porn block' companies seek £3m in damages https://t.co/BUVYOAmIJy 
• Met Police to deploy facial recognition cameras https://t.co/RQq04Qvhfw 
• Jon Venables: Woman who posted picture said to show killer avoids jail https://t.co/EERu6PmUN8
• Essex lorry deaths: Accused driver 'can be extradited' https://t.co/FXJDQVsCuw
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/8gpfFPcQGI
• GDPR: Top UK law firms falling victim to human error | Legal Futures https://t.co/rpYGQqtcIE 
• Solicitors banned as directors over investor cash misuse | Legal Futures https://t.co/9M5hz5F2yk
• Solicitor struck off for historic harassment convictions | Legal Futures https://t.co/ou1kRCPluP
• Disabled lawyers “face daily discrimination” | Legal Futures https://t.co/a1SEAAGLuZ 
• The slate landscape around Gwynedd has been formally submitted as a nominee for Unesco World Heritage site status https://t.co/ir1oFEsD8
• China coronavirus: 14 people in UK tested for new strain https://t.co/FcrSpIYVrd
• Tesco to ditch plastic-wrap for multipack tins https://t.co/MHsMXh0Eoc
• #China coronavirus: Death toll rises as more cities shut down https://t.co/6T6Xku4e30 
• Missing dogs still a mystery as walker Louise Lawford sentenced https://t.co/3iCFE762w4
• Annabella Sciorra says Harvey Weinstein brutally raped her https://t.co/E3A6D64umT 
• Harry Dunn: US rejects UK extradition request https://t.co/IbNanqEH5V

24th January - Law News

2950th 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:  Harnessing the power of its new Democratic majority, the Virginia legislature is poised to vote this week to become the 38th of the 38 states needed to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, which would make women’s rights explicit in the Constitution. In the video Op-Ed above, the filmmaker Ken Burns compares this historic moment with the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote 100 years ago.

Focus of the Day article: Law firms are still not getting it,” said Curt McDaniel, chief legal officer at Ferring Pharmaceutical. “The global legal services industry has already changed, the disruption is already happening. Their Kodak moment is now, and either they will implode like Kodak, or be like Fuji Film and innovate and find a way forward. The hourly rates are too high, and too remote from the needs of business.” Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• British businessmen on trial over bribes for oil contracts in Iraq https://t.co/UKdNJYR1Y
• Judge urges couple to escape 'vortex of profligate spending' https://t.co/7ZUwcV9B84
• Legal services ‘worth £60bn to UK economy’ - report https://t.co/3vKV7cBLec
• New model firm says business as usual despite parent's administration https://t.co/4bgTGIL6gh
• City firm sees off disclosure challenge over £65m security claim https://t.co/oVembagcYz
• Financial services laws are too confusing, says Linklaters report https://t.co/IOyLvd0Igb
• Dentons redesigns training contract to create ‘technically savvy’ lawyers https://t.co/dlZdzyt1YS
• Directors banned after £1.4m investor monies used to prop up firm https://t.co/4dFw2li4P9
• High Court condemns leadership judge's 'obsolescent' view on consent https://t.co/MwnNZmB2dy
• Legal Education meeting next month at Turcan Connell in Edinburgh https://t.co/Sc0O2SXEr
• Champion for the homeless wins Burns Humanitarian Award https://t.co/GVXQHGRIOs
• NHS facing £4.3bn legal bill to settle medical negligence claims https://t.co/776OXJm8E
• Increase in stressed out lawyers calling helpline https://t.co/6t7MlNURZv
• Andy Wightman launches tool for reporting short-term lets https://t.co/USOAh7ggox 
• Don’t let dilapidations leave a business move in disrepair https://t.co/XdPSri4aBh
• Drug company admits illegal role in agreement to hike price of life-saving drug https://t.co/fWQaz1DEsa 
• Myanmar ordered by ICJ to prevent Rohingya genocide https://t.co/rlIWwa0p2N
• Scottish government proposes public health response to harmful sexual behaviour among children https://t.co/m0VmBNl35G 
• Heroin dealer who claimed DNA evidence was ‘insufficient’ fails in appeal against conviction https://t.co/9MQucfTBeh
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/9SEvpvOgxF
• Want to know what racism feels like? Ask Laurence Fox https://t.co/Kr8XsJUEYv
• Boris Johnson's Brexit bill becomes law https://t.co/Q7v7vcGuV8
• Arron Banks drops two parts of libel claim against Carole Cadwalladr https://t.co/Wv7bA8JU31 
• EU tech regulator backs UK plans for digital tax, despite Trump threats https://t.co/qEhBmvTUZ3 
• Pray panic: #China coronavirus has 'increased likelihood' of cases in the UK https://t.co/8TsVIavwpE
• Leyton machete attack: Van driver guilty of wounding PC https://t.co/xVVCFSpb9p
• Police watchdog criticised over Boris Johnson-Jennifer Arcuri inquiry delay https://t.co/5WZ6oRt45N
• What is the Wuhan coronavirus and how worried should we be? https://t.co/xjpvSbkztd 
• Coronavirus: three #Chinese cities locked down and Beijing festivities scrapped https://t.co/hAHgEkEzqA
• Sex is for married heterosexual couples only, says Church of England https://t.co/TwXnaquByO
• Domestic abuse cases abandoned too quickly when victims retreat – study https://t.co/SO4ZuBxqnL
• Call for family judge training after 'outdated comments' on rape https://t.co/Tge8gKEF6L
• What my attacker’s conviction taught me about taking on the far right | Owen Jones https://t.co/0RPWlzeMTa 
• Knife crime at record high as overall charge rate falls https://t.co/2dXTNr7F0
• Hannah Yelin: It's not only Laurence Fox who should raise questions for the BBC after last week's Question Time https://t.co/bsFM8WxWM8
• #Myanmar Rohingya: World court orders prevention of genocide https://t.co/eVEvO8bTFw
• East Kent hospitals: Baby death parents’ heartbreak over errors https://t.co/RB0kO8MGQ
• John Bercow: Formal complaint lodged against former Commons Speaker https://t.co/ipoOrtDKvg
• Trump Impeachment: Democrats reject witness swap in trial #US https://t.co/wNyFD1gYBf 
• #China coronavirus: Fear grips Wuhan as lockdown begins https://t.co/7uzXoN0n1e 
• Ross England, rape trial row Tory candidate deselected https://t.co/5B5uXU4MaC 
• Two weeks of bereavement leave for UK parents who lose a child https://t.co/AmwSZgLzfI 
• Thursday's LawNewsIndex: 23rd January - Law News #lawyers #legal #legislation #justice #regulation #lawtech https://t.co/2ltTjAiFcn
• Huawei CFO's Lawyer Attacks US Extradition Case in #Canadian Trial https://t.co/WbHMkczYMG
• #Tanzania must release human rights lawyer Tito Magoti immediately and unconditionally https://t.co/D1MPoh0SLw
• Do I Have to Be a Lawyer to Practice Conveyancing? https://t.co/7sZSN06So1
• The Staggering (and Uncovered) Legal Bills Facing Impeachment Witnesses #US https://t.co/BWmtSGpju4
• NHS faces £4.3bn legal bill to settle clinical negligence claims https://t.co/LacUdywXrb 
• Prince wrongful death legal claims dismissed https://t.co/cYnnwLId5w
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/0AA36RIXZi
• European arm of Fender has been fined £4.5m for breaking UK competition law https://t.co/1rAEuH5UYv
• UK watchdog sets out “age appropriate” design code for online services to keep kids' privacy safe https://t.co/m5VwmTsoZH 
• Cybercrime laws need urgent reform to protect UK, says report https://t.co/YDhavtzwi2 
• Law Society: Legal services productivity on the rise | Legal Futures https://t.co/GES84SMqdC
• “Disorganised” housing solicitor fined £25,000 | Legal Futures https://t.co/Fuuwwp4uQM 
• Name of whiplash portal revealed as registration opens | Legal Futures https://t.co/BsEA3UDon6
• Chambers introduces mandatory “anti-oppression” training | Legal Futures https://t.co/pWfqCmcWxp