29th February - Law News

2986th 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 deadly clashes in Delhi's northeast left 42 dead and hundreds injured. Families of victims still wait for bodies of their loved ones days after their death. A rickshaw puller tears up while narrating his ordeal of going from hospitals to morgues to just get back his 15-year-old son's body. NDTV speaks to grieving families of the victims who died in the violence.

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• A round-up of human rights stories from around the world https://t.co/y7DWwGwbQW
• Aberdein Considine staff raise more than £50,000 for charity https://t.co/nmONHngOoa
• US: Lynching to become federal crime a century after first proposed https://t.co/UCo0rhUOlV
• Transfer of #Indian judge who criticised government over riots raises concerns https://t.co/nmNhyN8EMi
• Human rights lawyer launches proceedings against Google over hacking claims https://t.co/rrOyIveiWH
• Shepherd and Wedderburn's corporate finance team advises on deals worth over £6bn in 2019 https://t.co/imR21mHQJV
• Madge Easton Anderson to be honoured with memorial plaque https://t.co/jEdIR7sYcp 
• UK to withdraw from European arrest warrant https://t.co/hvk5W4GsVn
• Joanna Cherry QC suggests Lord Advocate refer independence bill to Supreme Court https://t.co/0yI4QvEhpj
• Views sought on proposed sentencing guideline for young people https://t.co/A3TefKaZTx 
• Campaigners win ‘climate change’ appeal against Heathrow Airport expansion policy https://t.co/n71avKilmB
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2zz7FLyQLt
• Huntington's disease: Woman with gene fails in bid to sue NHS https://t.co/yX7Anm3Q13 
• Cross-Channel roof box people smuggler jailed https://t.co/fshbV5CjFE 
• Coronavirus fears wipe £200bn off UK firms' value https://t.co/GGGf0qUp1A
• Syria war: Turkey lets refugees exit towards Europe https://t.co/IUtGywSd7M 
• Delhi's Muslims pray under armed guard after week of riots #India https://t.co/qhAIqhM0j6 
• Crossbow murder: man jailed for minimum of 31 years https://t.co/efY9YtnmRm
• Harvey Weinstein starts work on appeal from New York hospital #US https://t.co/b09fWdthNQ 
• Crown courts 'should sit more often to end delays to justice' https://t.co/BEwxuLDOpn
• #Dubai ruler loses appeal over release of two UK court judgments https://t.co/CyQAH1qgp6 
• Woman wins payout for stymied career in landmark divorce case https://t.co/7Kjc3uSgjX
• Leasehold property buyers 'misled by developers' https://t.co/m3fLHOEyQ1 
• Former Barclays executives, Roger Jenkins, Thomas Kalari and Richard Boath, cleared of fraud charges https://t.co/yMQRPTQlqc 
• Coronavirus: More cases expected in Wales, says chief medical officer https://t.co/AppNFFz54u 
• BP refinery worker in #Australia has successfully won back his job after being sacked for parodying the company in a well-known Hitler meme https://t.co/XnxYRAnApi 
• Founder of 8chan Faces Arrest on ‘Cyberlibel’ Charge https://t.co/EeXF3nbSjh 
• Facebook, Google and Twitter Rebel Against #Pakistan’s Censorship Rules https://t.co/4hvBqbUj3G
• As New Delhi Counts the Dead, Questions Swirl About Biased Police Response #India https://t.co/HPPjmtIPoX 
• Success for Edinburgh team at inaugural Herbert Smith Freehills International Computational Law e-Mooting Competition https://t.co/3aecqxxOiy
• New UK legislation fails to address the nuanced issues related to grey squirrels and other invasive species https://t.co/5dvJloWsIn
• Woman with Down Syndrome Aims to Change UK Abortion Laws https://t.co/nGdJa9ZHJ3 
• What startups need to know about new UK immigration rules https://t.co/5wB7ynwbzr
• Coronavirus: Your legal rights when it comes to COVID-19 https://t.co/5geDZ4qpMi 
• #Saudi diplomats expelled from UK for drink-driving https://t.co/ZOUfbElCpy
• Hogan Lovells Boosts UK Non-Partner Bonuses https://t.co/uLXiCqL0cX
• Frontex hits activist pair with €24000 legal bill https://t.co/tG9VfdLQtu 
• Theatres face legal duty to take measures to protect public from terrorist attacks https://t.co/OVp0gtcm0C
• Glasgow health board launches legal action over super hospital https://t.co/W8S3TdlqwO 
• Fraudster who stole £70000 from Barnet Council pension pot sentenced https://t.co/6UV42npq8g
• APC Vs PDP: Barrister Bamgbose Predicts Outcome Of Cases Before Supreme Court #Nigeria https://t.co/qq3CYmwbMn
• Teen locked up for six months for carrying painted-over airgun at Shrewsbury railway station https://t.co/GkDfEkopDr
• Alleged Darwin shooter Ben Hoffmann left unrepresented after barrister withdraws due to 'financial impasse' #Australia https://t.co/zE3BzFsaZb
• Espionage is a political offence so extradition is unlawful, Assange's barrister tells UK court https://t.co/fpFdP855pj
• Making Women Leadership Conferences Matter for Women Attorneys #US https://t.co/wjBk0eAnaN
• AG calls for speedier referral of cases to the Employment Rights Tribunal #Barbados https://t.co/CtG7l5jhJH
• Ecobank #Nigeria appealing Tribunal Judgment on disputed FIRS tax liability https://t.co/DvnuKhuZ4x
• Lee Suet Fern hits back over tribunal ruling as house dispute drags on #Singapore https://t.co/PBa6arW8vG
• Appellate tribunal revokes insolvency case against Flipkart #India https://t.co/NfTSFDWo3K 
• Tribunal victory gives hope to 'failure to attend' benefit victims https://t.co/Bgpxuo1cmg
• Four more judicial members appointed on #India green tribunal https://t.co/gW4htxhjtE
• Planning consultancy targets referrals with ABS | Legal Futures https://t.co/UmWl92bzTb
• Ex-Asons boss agrees not to return to profession | Legal Futures https://t.co/OG6fRJl4lI
• Mayson: Activity based regulation not a radical step | Legal Futures https://t.co/bxmCfHipMC 
• #Israel carries out genocides against Palestinians as it does not care about human values https://t.co/FhqmAju3Kv
• How did ultra-rightwing British Indians become so prominent in the Conservative party? https://t.co/iWyxvTTBZr 
• Why the calls for legal curbs on the press? Because the watchdog has no teeth https://t.co/9SJq77Lf3D 
• Road schemes may face Heathrow-style court action https://t.co/eVqeP9mcqu
• Thousands of depression cases 'linked to universal credit' https://t.co/YXIwsLEJSw 
• Gambling industry 'needs tougher regulation' https://t.co/euEnBAbAe0

28th February - Law News

2985th 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:  Watch the Solicitors Regulation Authority webinar to find out how we plan to assess skills under the SQE – the new, licensing examination for solicitors of England and Wales coming in autumn 2021. Join Paul Carter and Maxine Warr to: • Explore the options for testing skills - whether we assess them in SQE1 or just in SQE2. • Hear about the SQE2 assessment, including whether the exam should cover a cross section of areas of law or if candidates choose two specific areas to focus on instead. • Find out how you can tell us your views and what works for you as employers in our follow up survey.

Focus of the Day Article: Big tech antitrust probes could impact companies in every industry, report finds. Crowell & Moring says digital transformation efforts mean tech regulation is becoming critical for all businesses. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Lawyers angry as MoJ U-turn leaves LiPs on their own in court | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/mLjfIdHGY4 
• Extinction Rebellion targets Slaughter and May | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/IlwhujewMy
• Recommended minimum salary for trainees rises 1.9% | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/5Xk4dOxDq8
• Commercial lawyer one of the first to take up freelance status | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/SH5ObIB3U2
• International caseload continues to dominate Commercial Court | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/9tPPxebNkQ 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/EY4ZHVwinn
• Can I move my data to the EU before Google shifts it to the US? https://t.co/EpuuMudPgP
• Death toll from Delhi's worst ethnic cleansing riots in decades rises to 38 #India https://t.co/eIDqDEC1c9 
• Fewer than 1% of UK university professors are black, figures show https://t.co/YmcSZALYw0 
• Tory minister criticised for not meeting evacuees on visit to flood-hit town https://t.co/4hNcsDy9xB
• Priti Patel 'tried to have Home Office official sacked on Christmas Eve' https://t.co/C3RZ5SQpdy
• UK to withdraw from European arrest warrant https://t.co/CBjk6CnVdP 
• 'Judge me fairly': man who starved to death's plea to welfare officials https://t.co/iaOIWTrSme 
• Coronavirus: UK schools and offices could close for up to two months https://t.co/GmXoIdA0lN
• Biddy Macfarlane obituary: first woman and first solicitor to be appointed Master of the Court of Protection https://t.co/lfrq4pryx3
• Julian Assange's lawyers: #US files were leaked for political ends https://t.co/an8S7JUuK4 
• #Canada will soon stop providing security for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the federal government has confirmed https://t.co/1O0TSlI6AU 
• Coronavirus: How is the UK planning for an outbreak? https://t.co/3Bve5RSAzU
• A court has rejected claims from prosecutors that a woman who staged a topless protest against Vladimir Putin committed an act of public indecency https://t.co/ZLcvKBcOCk 
• Land of the free: US cops arrest six-year-old girl https://t.co/nXsvXTbBKe
• Major women in law event in Edinburgh next month https://t.co/2OQB5D8to5 
• Dentons' Rachel Dunn appointed chair of Women in Property's Central Scotland branch https://t.co/y31F9mqSyC
• Seonaid Stevenson-McCabe appointed lecturer in law at Glasgow Caledonian University https://t.co/NOXlkNLntf
• Renewables powerhouse ERG appoints Lynette Purves as UK general counsel https://t.co/omeZ9csZML 
• Fines collection rates rise as offenders forced to pay up https://t.co/bjdulNTEVU
• Services to protect women and girls gain £1m from Scottish government fund https://t.co/trUNMwox9f
• Criminal Appeal Court quashes order to recover rape complainer’s medical records in petition to ‘nobile officium’ https://t.co/iA80p4my8w 
• Blog: Court decision on restrictive covenants welcomed by businesses https://t.co/5WkfhE705K
• Report calls on Celtic to accept responsibility for sexual abuse of boys at feeder club https://t.co/6ZEGSTcuRN 
• Illegal drugs 'almost as easy to get as pizza' https://t.co/TR8NrWrB9m
• Patient safety at Royal Glamorgan Hospital's A&E 'precarious' https://t.co/bytbLpmKaG 
• Post-Brexit talks: UK prepared to walk away in June if no progress https://t.co/tIdN3m8MGu 
• Essex and London car theft raids: About 400 officers take part https://t.co/dw007RYvVa
• Heathrow Airport's controversial plans to build a third runway have been thrown into doubt after a court ruling https://t.co/2soM53PdyF
• #Afghan peace talks: Fawzia Koofi, the woman who negotiated with the Taliban https://t.co/YGAvyUt7nW
• Staff at popular chicken chain Nando's claim they sometimes have to clean its restaurants without pay https://t.co/jN9xbKknfj
• Legal victories over 'No DSS' letting agents https://t.co/1GGYIZNB6A 
• William Hill gambling site Mr Green to pay £3m penalty for failing to protect gambling addicts https://t.co/QO5KBANOcb
• Violence in Delhi down, cop presence up: ‘Upar se order aa gaya’ #India https://t.co/LGm8ESzUcI
• Massachusetts Gas Company to Plead Guilty After Fatal Explosion #US https://t.co/zJcTvnZ0y6
• Construction of a wall on the Arizona border is endangering sacred Indigenous sites #US https://t.co/K4ILXfWY3B 
• The Roots of ethnic cleansing in Delhi Riots: A Fiery Speech and an Ultimatum #India https://t.co/CrqVh5lMoN 
• Violent Clashes Continue in New Delhi as Police Amplify Presence #India https://t.co/t3iqSwBrHr 
• The Weinstein trial reveals why UK courts fail to prosecute rape https://t.co/lXifQZMEgd
• Amal Clooney to pursue Rohingya case at The Hague #Myanmar https://t.co/tAcLndlWnI 
• Ban for paralegal convicted of online child abuse | Legal Futures https://t.co/V70znXkOay
• XR protest set to target Slaughters first, with more to come | Legal Futures https://t.co/USrCY4gTK9 
• Commercial lawyer is one of first freelance solicitors | Legal Futures https://t.co/XICQQx4G57 
• Shashi Tharoor on the Delhi riots: 'This could be the crumbling of my life's work' #India https://t.co/vJMHncXUDI 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/p8lauGxTmj
• Police warn of 'inadequate safety' at Greta Thunberg protest https://t.co/673mhrCMKj
• Dalston fatal e-bike crash rider 'going too fast' https://t.co/xdDuU7GaOC
• Grenfell Tower fire: Protection for spoken evidence guaranteed https://t.co/EJyHxK499f

27th February - Law News

2984th 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:  With Malaysia's government locked in a power struggle between Anwar Ibrahim and recently resigned PM Mahathir Mohamad, Asian Studies Professor James Chin tells The World the country "needs traffic policemen rather than politicians" due to all the political manoeuvring.

Focus of the Day Article: Constraints on legal aid fees are preventing defendants from accessing high-quality forensic science expertise, the Forensic Science Regulator warns today. Publishing an annual report for 2019, Dr Gillian Tully once again urges the government to put the regulator on a statutory footing to enforce high standards. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Funder exposed to costs as CoA says Arkin rule not binding | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/mga6ZnETY5
• Coronavirus: IBA postpones two Tokyo conferences | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/G1N5yFBEmi
• Star solicitor helped VIP avoid paedophilia prosecution | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/b6nViosaBz
• 'Be prepared to wait all day': HMCTS outlines court expectations | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/GjLWRiTvbn
• Child’s play: unprepared 15-year-old scores half-marks in super-exam | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/FsXLXXwWBn 
• ‘Law without the lawyers’: Firm’s venture lets clients do the work | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/6UVxxNVHaA
• Opening doors to the legal profession | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/oy40HPdaWe 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2nEpIzBnLG
• The Guardian view on Delhi’s violence:#India prime minister Modi stoked this fire | Editorial https://t.co/ERCRrzLfA0
• The anti-Muslim riots have been driven by a ruling party intent on painting its largely peaceful opponents as seditious sectarians #India https://t.co/eJhZ5FiVEr 
• Health secretary Matt Hancock clarifies coronavirus travel advice after criticism https://t.co/2lofZVArWv
• Why are #NewZealanders still not allowed to know the identity of Grace Millane's killer? https://t.co/tRwrK3rJtR
• #Dubai ruler trying to keep two judgments secret, UK court hears https://t.co/HTQlAtCygV 
• Set them free! The judge who liberates #Nigerians forgotten in jail https://t.co/SG7a7EgyNh 
• #German court repeals ban on assisted suicide services https://t.co/KhV7LhidS8
• Julian Assange asks to sit with lawyers for extradition case https://t.co/NwE1Ay1xQ
• George Clooney 'saddened' by alleged child labour on Nespresso coffee farms https://t.co/xiN9pU1fc3
• Defra challenged over 'unlawful' release of 57m game birds in UK https://t.co/licLmM9SEc 
• Consent forms don’t capture the reality of rape – and place the burden of proof on victims https://t.co/4OGk1DmBZx
• A respected dance school is facing a lawsuit from a student who says she sustained injuries after being made to lift a “significantly” heavier partner https://t.co/SNBUIenau
• Prosecutor Karon Rollo visits Kilgraston School https://t.co/uockg0yKSn
• Kay McFarlane, a successful young solicitor from Ayr who was due to be sentenced for a driving offence has sadly died https://t.co/hu7BX46vU1
• Domestic abuse incidents rise by two per cent to 61,000 https://t.co/1diE736UFs
• Laura McBrien appointed director of diploma at Edinburgh Law School https://t.co/pPw2CHcXez
• New sensory hearing facilities to support children and young people opens https://t.co/CwxzASFj9z
• Wigs and gowns out of fashion at Glasgow Sheriff Court https://t.co/QE8RpN9l99
• TLT and Gillespie Macandrew on SSE legal panel https://t.co/QaQiPiyi0d 
• Scottish Law Commission seeks views on improving cohabitation https://t.co/M3bGJFfuUG 
• Ruth Crawford QC becomes first woman Faculty Treasurer https://t.co/SV8tTIYTIf
• Justice gets 'smart' as drug prosecutions fall https://t.co/7XXSRkSIUO
• Disabled criminal injuries case worker awarded £30,000 after suing MoJ over dismissal https://t.co/6TRKpuyJTZ
• Six-year-old girl arrested at Florida school #US https://t.co/xuF8KJ69VT
• Greggs paper bag lands student in court on littering charge, 11 years later https://t.co/Fu1UIzRMyW
• ‘Being poor is not inevitable or due to personal flaws. I know, I’ve been there’ https://t.co/5bDlwVLpxU
• Delhi remains on edge, Muslim homes and shops being targeted by violent pro-government mobs & police standing by #India https://t.co/y73TpflDm7
• Homelessness: Rough sleeping five times higher than official figure https://t.co/yRLvRlxifO 
• Facebook dramas 'consuming Merthyr Tydfil council's energy' https://t.co/72ML8FR35y
• Coronavirus: UK patients face 'random' tests to check spread https://t.co/46zc2meoLV
• Trump Demands 2 Liberal Justices Recuse Themselves From His Cases #US https://t.co/PsPXKgmQAr
• New Delhi Streets Turn Into Battleground, Hindus vs. Muslims #India https://t.co/VlycsKNbLv 
• On February 25, 1992, #Armenian troops embarked on a massacre of more than 613 Azerbaijanis, including women and children https://t.co/bM2fLDly9g
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/w0AU2sKiHw
• Peer calls for regulation overhaul as CMA plans review | Legal Futures https://t.co/0NC8vRDLlj
• LOD launches unregulated firm for in-house advice | Legal Futures https://t.co/8w06PbqBqe 
• 'How do I convince the Home Office I'm a lesbian?' https://t.co/wenQVfAYRM
• FBI raids fashion mogul Peter Nygard's HQ in sex trafficking probe #US https://t.co/ioXeWavL5T
• Scottish drugs summit over tackling death rate https://t.co/qgJgD73D0D
• County lines: Police arrest 46 in raids across the UK https://t.co/fMhomop5SP
• Sickest patients 'facing hours stuck on trolleys' https://t.co/OYS2JLGQ5s

26th February - Law News

2983rd 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:  China’s initial response to the Coronavirus received praise. But now with the accusations of cover-ups, crack-downs and even forced quarantines beginning to mount - is China trying to shut down Coronavirus whistleblowers?

Focus of the Day Article: Business expectations of general counsel and in-house lawyers are changing rapidly – and are likely to evolve still further in the 2020s. In the past, many companies saw their GCs as technical legal specialists. But recent surveys have found disconnects with some boards. While GCs see their main role as highlighting risk and ensuring legal compliance, Board members want their legal teams to have greater commercial awareness and help make decisions about the strategic direction of the company. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Singer Duffy 'drugged, raped and held captive' https://t.co/HtzmErFwCS 
• A&O re-elects senior partner for second term | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/00eplGdH2A
• Don’t expect pyrotechnics: LCJ on Braverman appointment | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/R4yP1TmXMl
• Defendants denied access to quality-assured forensic science - regulator | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/6eUMtm8NZh
• Beckwith to appeal SDT ruling | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/lhYLDXj2T5 
• One Welsh language criminal legal aid application in 12 months | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/m2cCMrPaXT
• Competition watchdog may look again at legal sector | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/13VJm7UElg
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2eUHSRa19U
• UK would be 'insane' to let in chlorinated chicken, farmers say https://t.co/3YDoHuUH8w
• Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi captured on CCTV seconds before blast https://t.co/OGFGsdM7qV 
• Weinstein's enablers: how associates helped him silence accusers for years https://t.co/gWtKAPByiT 
• Artist's 'never-ending' jail term led to sense of hopelessness, inquest told https://t.co/TQ4bHHAt3W
• Weinstein case 'could deter UK victims from reporting abuse' https://t.co/Wn8aaR5S0n
• BMA must continue to oppose assisted suicide https://t.co/WkFSs7buMV
• How BBC interviews led to Emma Caldwell murder suspect's downfall https://t.co/8OQvAr8Kqg
• Delhi violence claims 9 lives as mobs continue rampage in protest of Trump visit and Citizenship law #India https://t.co/1NoKg8yztX
• Lex Factor battle of the bands line-up revealed https://t.co/VjxxeJKxSk
• International human rights lawyer speaks to New College Lanarkshire students https://t.co/RI3k0ITgNo
• A number of the Faculty of Advocates’ devils have been speaking to students about the process of joining the Scots bar https://t.co/D9yZUhY4KW 
• Secret HMRC team targets inheritance tax avoidance https://t.co/mm098rRHkL
• New review launched into claims against RBS https://t.co/Rlkf9GD97c
• Warrant lodged to demolish fire-ravaged building that housed Lefevre Litigation https://t.co/53JU4K2BbC 
• Sex offence rates in Glasgow decline https://t.co/TdHECE3JrO 
• Report outlines wide-ranging work of Scottish Law Commission https://t.co/VLGLCfqOKA 
• Scottish Legal Views: Elaine Motion on the historic prorogation litigation https://t.co/uQ2EFdyCZp 
• MacRoberts appointed to SSE legal panel https://t.co/Vhclpwbqp9
• Custodial sentences for periods of 12 months or less fall to new low https://t.co/VqQrh33aYa 
• Nigerian woman granted permission to appeal in ‘family life’ claim to remain in UK  https://t.co/nGzR1tyLdS
• Delhi rocked by deadly protests during Donald Trump's #India visit https://t.co/ZGUzrL1L7y 
• #Greek authorities scramble to calm tensions over migrant detention camp https://t.co/5UencLNGjg
• James Grundy, Conservative MP for Leigh, dropped his trousers at private event in 2007 https://t.co/s17mHEl3E7
• Royal dog breeder shot dead near Stanley Johnson's estate https://t.co/5b1s5H5I3E
• EU demands UK keep chlorinated chicken ban to get trade deal https://t.co/Lr1UXROiQV
• Police and politicians ‘turned blind eye’ to Westminster child abuse claims https://t.co/poPtDXT1Jw 
• Gina Miller demands review of Andrew Bailey as Bank of England governor https://t.co/BM1NSI8gRK
• Julian Assange was 'handcuffed 11 times and stripped naked' https://t.co/0wrvQ7qHiF 
• Justice Week: ‘Young People Hungry To Learn About Law’ https://t.co/SGeZqXBEFU
• Coronavirus: Britons returning from northern Italy told to self-isolate https://t.co/ZngbjKHGRD
• Harvey Weinstein accusers welcome rape and sexual assault conviction https://t.co/krfgJUMljJ 
• My boyfriend was a police spy https://t.co/Skdwz5JJaT
• Young drivers 'let down over insurance app faults' https://t.co/d2xyFRSjPZ
• #Chinese court sentenced Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai to 10 years in jail for "illegally providing intelligence overseas" https://t.co/Bc97aTtN0L 
• Cardiff woman wins £400k in DWP race discrimination row https://t.co/hWDnmLp601 
• Julian Assange Faces Hearing on Extradition to the U.S. https://t.co/aST5bjh4K9
• Post-Brexit, Britain Is Going Its Own Way. That Way Looks Expensive https://t.co/xvcXL2Fqct
• As Trump Barricades the Border, Legal Immigration Is Starting to Plunge #US https://t.co/ncHuzrUdI
• A conflagration of fascistic idols? ‘America Loves India,’ Trump Declares at Rally With Modi https://t.co/UEb1dMuvPQ
• With Weinstein Conviction, Jury Delivers a Verdict on #MeToo https://t.co/agXLvIUxP2
• Female family lawyers’ group to push for senior roles | Legal Futures https://t.co/Hp8qVua3o0 
• “Careless” solicitor who practised unauthorised struck off | Legal Futures https://t.co/icaQCqtmvj
• Consumer forum uses IBM partnership to build legal chatbot | Legal Futures https://t.co/rk9Ifwpuv9
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/v4C3p5MRnp

25th February - Law News

2980th 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:  Russian activist Anastasia Shevchenko is facing six years in prison for her opposition political activism. Anastasia has been under strict house arrest awaiting trial for over a year – banned from communicating with anyone other than officials and her relatives.

Focus of the Day Article: Alleged UK victims of Harvey Weinstein hail guilty verdict. Film producer also faces claims that he abused women during visits to London. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• My legal life: Ravi Nayer, Brown Rudnick | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/3Ca1MxQU9Q 
• Justice Week: young people fear for democracy | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/23PSXPq41K 
• Reforming the Supreme Court – a history lesson | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/dhqL1HuhHO 
• Speculation mounts over RTA portal delay | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/zlddTuxfz
• Justice Week: Portraits of justice at Chancery Lane | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/tYmxxU5TbR
• News focus: Campaign to create repository of court judgments | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/laT2rgG3u6
• Justice Week: Super-regulator indicates shift of focus | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/K9Hfx1iR3
• Retiring solicitor took on new matters despite pledge to shut down | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/XKb5EgKRDT 
• Justice Week: Poll shows hunger for education | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Sh1GzamkEK 
• Vehicle hire firm accelerates into legal services market | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/0EnRSpYysH
• Law school opens up on pass rate despite tight-lipped SRA | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/NHXrL4J1tt
• 'It is a privilege': Braverman sworn in as attorney general | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/iwnUA4s4dj
• SRA will not appeal magic circle partner's fine | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/4ICndxt1sw 
• Harvey Weinstein went from untouchable to behind bars. Thank #MeToo https://t.co/HROeWsx5e7
• For fascists Trump and Modi, ethnic purity is the purpose of power https://t.co/jsrsQ7bOVd 
• Priti Patel urged by No 10 to defuse public row with senior civil servant https://t.co/K02cu1u3XB
• Frederick Barclay was secretly recorded at Ritz, high court hears https://t.co/NKNdJ8CaaL
• ‘His reputation will never recover’: the rape trial that took down Harvey Weinstein https://t.co/x91DglwV2B
• Protests and a witness's dress: key moments from Weinstein’s trial https://t.co/6Xtul2kJyX 
• End the British Medical Association’s opposition to assisted dying https://t.co/BOzcqfwscJ 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/fCtRFO85G3
• Cressida Dick’s Facial Recognition Remarks ‘Misleading And Dangerous’ https://t.co/jinI0qvj1V
• RT @ScottHech: Rest In Peace, Nick Sutton. Abolish the Death Penalty. https://t.co/JweyPqr2FW
• Cyclist settles case for £30,000 after hitting pedestrian who was looking at phone https://t.co/0EevColK2e
• A law allowing parents to terminate pregnancies where the foetus has Down's syndrome at any time up until its birth should be changed? https://t.co/Jn6qi0rpCO
• Police helicopter filmed 29 immigrants in van https://t.co/TcN9BPm2X7 
• Trainee lawyer Meera Solanki punched unconcious in 'Coronavirus rage' racist incident https://t.co/b9XvuJZneP
• Support for eugenics never really went away, but this is how it's becoming mainstream again https://t.co/keOxSbmaVX
• Facebook should "take responsibility" for people using its website to sell food from their own homes, the Food Standards Agency has said https://t.co/edfbpVN0Mm
• Car drives into carnival crowd in German town https://t.co/ht1VhlBETS
• Man guilty of Gerald Corrigan crossbow murder on Anglesey https://t.co/xJiV05Clxg 
• Tour legal diploma providers from the comfort of your own digital device https://t.co/kDmyjFbHs
• Azerbaijani Jehovah’s Witnesses suffered Convention violations, ECtHR rules https://t.co/2HEleZpFI6
• Brodies advises on deals worth over £170 million following hire of Bob Asher https://t.co/fNdNIdMbtM 
• Rebecca Bull: The impact of gender recognition legislation on sex-based rights https://t.co/S0RYoplJj
• Katherine Metcalfe: Scottish government risks falling behind on post-Grenfell safety https://t.co/DQEMawKWB8
• Evening Employment Tribunal sittings could be introduced https://t.co/dF1jOsGdpl 
• Joy McLaughlin joins Fraser Irvine Sheriff Officers  https://t.co/WU4OkBOtAl
• Catriona Miller joins Thorntons in Edinburgh https://t.co/rwNpvnVwMI
• Scottish government seeks Westminster support in CIA rendition investigation https://t.co/R5NdHtMjkk
• Scots lawyer fined £2,500 over failure to act in client’s best interests in property deal https://t.co/7BnKw6lgkk
• Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape at New York trial https://t.co/8n9CMOxPVk
• Immigrants built Britain. Now their Conservative children are disowning them https://t.co/ksUc3bsAn8
• Julian Assange supporters set out stall as extradition hearing begins https://t.co/cAKrwwuJY2 
• Police and CPS accused of racism after Christopher Kapessa's death https://t.co/M5RD826tYA 
• Samira Ahmed reaches settlement with BBC https://t.co/C3bCSGVuIS
• Coronavirus: Rapid spread raises fears of global pandemic https://t.co/FdlUnMxV4O
• We take issue over Sir Keir’s record as DPP https://t.co/b0eDoeDZna
• D.C. Prosecutors’ Tensions With Justice Dept. Began Long Before Stone Sentencing #US https://t.co/QaQ9XsYmsF
• 'Police let me down after I reported being raped' https://t.co/V8HczJPL3u
• Several Jewish groups have criticised Amazon for fictitious depictions of the Holocaust in its new series Hunters https://t.co/mrhUqeY7AH
• Scottish FA to ban kids from heading ball during training https://t.co/NUpjKrCiLF
• “Redesign legal services” to make them more accessible | Legal Futures https://t.co/ukzLK1jZpd 
• Superheroes bid to save nation from legal ignorance | Legal Futures https://t.co/J5H1Djdric
• Solicitor lied about backdating legal aid forms | Legal Futures https://t.co/zmmk8ntvjJ
• Challenges facing the general counsel in 2020s | Legal Futures https://t.co/Z9jgjYRxGW 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/bnRzcUkRnv
• Tories ignored expert flood advice and courted austerity. Behold the results https://t.co/YNbDRPLeJC
• UK venues could face legal duty to provide protection from terrorism https://t.co/XH5jXtKCUS
• World is approaching coronavirus tipping point, experts say https://t.co/jkPRDINtWs 
• Julian Assange was ‘harassed’ by cell search, father claims https://t.co/btWQPy1EIR

24th February - Law News

2979th 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:  What unites a Norwegian concrete firm, Russia and the sneaky world of spies? Join us after the break to find out A Norwegian concrete firm has lost its legal bid for damages from the government, over a botched attempt to recruit its employees working in Russia, as spies.

Focus of the Day Article: The 2020 silk competition has begun. The Selection Panel opened the application window on 18 February, for a deadline of 5pm on 1 April. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Sun newspaper's owner reports £68m loss as paper sales fall https://t.co/eN6bnAooTg
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/HOFs42Lgdq
• Far-right AfD ejected from Hamburg state parliament after attack #Germany https://t.co/8L1hvO3Pzu
• UK makes last minute bid for EU flood funds https://t.co/3OoGPn4uh3
• Beware the politics of identity. They help legitimise the toxic far right https://t.co/YOHojWgli
• The ‘street food’ swindle: fake diversity, privatised space – and such small portions! https://t.co/dQMwuVFMz
• #Italy imposes draconian rules to stop spread of coronavirus https://t.co/YhONTpMOhf
• Man pleads guilty to petrol splashing despite Queensland police refusal to lay charges #Australia https://t.co/pUTtLTJUlr
• Anger over fresh delays to decision on Arcuri-Johnson probe https://t.co/1YFSyzFpo6 
• RT @therightarticle: Without migrant workers, Boris Johnson's promises of new homes and HS2 will remain a fantasy https://t.co/54248c1OFt
• Nearing the end of your TC? This is how to secure an NQ position https://t.co/3rwbRti97e 
• Quinn Emanuel follows Freshfields in ditching ‘Dear Sirs’ from lawyers’ emails https://t.co/3MKDVrZLKf
• LPC pass rates nosedive as report reveals one law school where just 29% of students made the grade https://t.co/G0TwCRaN6
• Dublin’s future as a global legal hub https://t.co/DiPY3OMdQD
• Over half of female lawyers have experienced or witnessed sexism at work https://t.co/68EahmBGi9
• Deloitte teams up with PhD tech students to solve ‘future problems’ in the legal sector https://t.co/wygqBh15T4
• Wannabe Keir Starmers can live in his old student house in Leeds with two other law students https://t.co/bgzNi4jzW2 
• What went down at LegalEdCon North 2020 https://t.co/HnPv2k4qfJ
• 12 memes every law student can instantly relate to https://t.co/Ka1cQZNYdf
• ‘I’ve got first year scheme offers from A&O, HSF and Slaughters — which should I pick?’ https://t.co/MadLBIx9aI
• Top solicitors, barristers and judges unite to form climate change alliance https://t.co/lfOrndcj3M 
• Members of Travers Smith’s dispute resolution team share what they have learned from working on high-profile, complex and varied disputes https://t.co/O1lOGWNit2 
• From partner to pizzeria: ex-Clifford Chance lawyer opens up on life as restaurateur https://t.co/aAMuZPUL23 
• Struck off lawyer suspended by bar tribunal https://t.co/wTUEEK7AK9
• US lawyer made to write out lines by judge for ‘reprehensible’ behaviour during trial https://t.co/mEiILYTBXV
• Four high flying City lawyers at US firms share their career stories https://t.co/sTbBjStKu8
• Coronavirus could delay City law trainee spring start dates https://t.co/80yMNY2Ao
• UK’s youngest female judge promoted to full district status aged 34 https://t.co/937tLzBBn
• Student commercial awareness events: Speakers announced for Bristol on Wednesday 26 February and Manchester on Thursday 27 February https://t.co/ivA0jICCTX
• Coronavirus: Wuhan Britons end quarantine as cruise passengers isolate https://t.co/rYlQ7zahCd 
• Harry Dunn crash: Family urge government to block Julian Assange extradition https://t.co/HPCL4jcIyL
• Coronavirus: #Russia denies spreading US conspiracy on social media https://t.co/mFuLFZHDxq 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/pbDBJpRaU9
• #Saudi rapper faces arrest for Mecca Girl music video https://t.co/DdDFCwguEp 
• Brixton Hill police pursuit hit-and-run death: Man charged https://t.co/V4UCUbIilQ

23rd February - Law News

2978th 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:  Thailand's constitutional court has decided to dissolve the third-largest political bloc in the country. The ruling came after the Future Forward Party and its leader were accused of breaking election finance laws. Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit had reportedly loaned nearly $6 million to his party while campaigning last year..

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Pressure grows on home secretary accused of bullying senior civil servants https://t.co/Y5voJ1ee5D
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/C5uhZXsY6r
• Students slam Cambridge over handling of sexual misconduct cases https://t.co/4AQ4sPJ5gL
• On Hanau’s streets, shocked migrants fear causes of the attack run deep #Germany https://t.co/sl1p2GQi6v
• Suffrage review: epic retelling of #US women's long battle for the vote https://t.co/r6pN6SzC7q
• Jail for lorry driver after motorway U-turn https://t.co/Vb3p80zF2A
• ‘Misconceived’: ECtHR chief hits back at Sumption over rights | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/gv6I2PkQIb
• Lord Bichard: Retired people could do work for pensions https://t.co/n35qAMYLgv
• L'Arche founder and religious leader Jean Vanier sexually abused women - internal report https://t.co/rpWjv7QZcc
• Michael O'Leary, Ryanair boss criticised for Muslim profiling comments https://t.co/WFX6SOjy7z 
• Trinity Hall: Cambridge college head 'steps back' over handling of sex complaints https://t.co/g4S25VtHJ
• Groundhog day for domestic abuse victims | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Irt5OTgLID
• SRA urged to reveal law school scores | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/RaMK85XNo1
• Partner profits up at buoyant Hogan Lovells | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/kcsNQHth4U
• Family judges to take online sexual consent course | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/cOQLfBIYP4 
• Active conveyancers at record low | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/5pMc19RNM
• Going global: law school offers Chinese course in response to City demand | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/KTusKAVKhg
• ‘Get doctors in the room for clinical negligence mediation,’ lawyers told | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/A1YAF7Ltek
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/rkf8V83QHj
• White extremist terrorist London Central Mosque stabbing: Man charged https://t.co/9aZQCnG5GV 
• Email address charges branded 'daylight robbery' https://t.co/pdvs6KylIL 
• Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg to release female employees from gag orders #US https://t.co/zu2xfhC6D7 Feb 22, 2020
• New blue British passport rollout to begin in March https://t.co/leiOFw4XhA 
• #US Judge rules against county seeking to ban drone flights in their parks https://t.co/uh0Ql7sMT0

22nd February - Law News

2977th 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 young man arrested this morning in murder of an engineering student in Lucknow on Thursday is son of a former BSP MLA, government sources have said. The murder of Prashant Singh, 23, on Thursday afternoon was caught on security cameras in an apartment complex. The student had reportedly gone to meet his sister at an apartment complex at Lucknow's posh Gomti Nagar Extension area when a group of five-six men, who had been waiting for him, stabbed him in the chest.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Call for English councils to be given powers to regulate Airbnb https://t.co/z8u5PCidAo
• BBC normalised racism on Question Time by allowing an ultra-right audience member, vetting is essential https://t.co/LaN07Mia4v 
• Perma-smirking friend of Israel Priti Patel brings the hostile environment in-house https://t.co/4JCKzF1KzI 
• Alzheimer's Society 'paid out £750,000' to staff amid bullying claims https://t.co/yAkl73cD5u
• Three Russian men charged with poisoning Bulgarian arms dealer https://t.co/h2Q7tLRI6K
• Revealed: how teachers could unwittingly trigger counter-terror inquiries https://t.co/lDvZcvTP5L 
• Immigration rules post-Brexit could fuel modern slavery, say charities https://t.co/AwGJFKv5WW 
• UN warns of rise of 'cybertorture' to bypass physical ban https://t.co/BjdHoCyNm2
• Attorney general must not use her powers to politicise role https://t.co/Q7lUMCisjs 
• Harvey Weinstein trial: jury appears to reach partial verdict https://t.co/SMVkJWYJ4x
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/0LqPgJVCAp
• An application to trademark the Sussex Royal brand has been withdrawn https://t.co/tAES5cBEzx 
• Data breach hits agency overseeing White House communications https://t.co/rRXzVOTw7n
• Muslim prayer leader says he forgives attacker who stabbed him in neck https://t.co/WEkRftwPSD 
• Priti Patel warned her immigration crackdown will 'cut the legs off' the UK music industry https://t.co/RgV7K2Fnr8 
• Jewish Chronicle to pay damages to leftwing Labour activist over anti-Semitism libel https://t.co/1L3spcXD2Q 
• Balfour and Manson selects My Name’5 Doddie Foundation as 2020 charity partner https://t.co/AVteR7BJ3E
• Shoosmiths scoops property legal team of the year accolade at industry awards https://t.co/VNdQzMiZfz 
• In pictures... Ergo Law in the running for firm of the year https://t.co/gIAeL0tT2y 
• Harper Macleod to help Glasgow City Council drive business growth among city's SMEs https://t.co/UsP10asRmE 
• Shepherd and Wedderburn is top Scottish-headquartered law firm in diversity ranking https://t.co/MLDi8gHp0O
• Faculty to stage major event on Scotland after Brexit https://t.co/942XG7Z6jP 
• A round-up of human rights stories from around the world https://t.co/eqgmZly15w 
• Five reasons to work in law in the Highlands https://t.co/tHhUh3RDRE 
• Death by driving motorist’s £500,000 damages appeal against GP over prescription drugs which ‘caused black-out’ dismissed  https://t.co/E9PpZiwC4E
• Franchise extended to foreign nationals and refugees https://t.co/MgoGSJRVjP
• Finding that brains do not fully mature until 25 to inform sentencing of young people https://t.co/CN35LfrAll
• St Paul's bomb plot: IS supporter Safiyya Shaikh pleads guilty https://t.co/cnGQsmO1sE
• UCL ban on staff-student relationships is 'a wake up call' - campaigners https://t.co/sJvAjhoJ4Z 
• The prisoner who escaped with her guard https://t.co/27emsjqDBm
• First class stamps to rise 6p to 76p https://t.co/CBV4Ci67GM 
• PEA claims ignorance of reporter's race before 'half pint house negro' slur, case heads to Tribunal #Trinidad https://t.co/GjkI9HwmyD
• HMRC challenge stops bid to win stamp duty discount https://t.co/U66G637XRB
• Supreme Court allows Karnataka''s plea for implementation of Mahadayi Water Dispute tribunal''s final award #India https://t.co/nOvcmcDGiw
• #Bolivia's electoral tribunal denies barring Morales https://t.co/0cBZ3Plv1d
• Gang lawyer sues Google in an attempt to unmask an anonymous reviewer who criticised her #Australia https://t.co/EwbSykkqxF 
• Harvey Weinstein's lawyer says he's only guilty of cheating on his wife https://t.co/4ndIgRhvUh 
• Far-Right Shooting Shatters an Already Fragile Sense of Security in #Germany https://t.co/cWgILCuXBR 
• Trump ally Roger Stone Is Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Prison #US https://t.co/CptLkfva86 
• Lawmakers Are Warned That Russia Is Meddling to Re-elect Trump #US https://t.co/lmqZEjIlWh 
• Extended pilot of fully video hearings made opt-out | Legal Futures https://t.co/eAxOQyyAK
• LSB ramp ups pressure on regulatory independence | Legal Futures https://t.co/MYy5npfByK
• Number of conveyancing firms falls to new low | Legal Futures https://t.co/Kghv8ojW7K 
• CLC moves closer to approving third-party managed accounts | Legal Futures https://t.co/96ilhHuHfk
• Wood burners: Most polluting fuels to be banned in the home https://t.co/Mytoqk36fH
• Surgeon who harmed Scots is now working in #Libya https://t.co/437yOKsDkH
• Baxter killings: #Australia detective stood down for 'victim blaming' https://t.co/THhHc4tmys
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/JC1WV5ahMm
• Grace Millane murder: man jailed for life for killing of UK backpacker https://t.co/pFk1dsjSEV 
• Serco given £200m contract to run two more immigration removal centres https://t.co/wLQCe6VLWX
• Far-right Britain First leader Paul Golding charged with terror offence https://t.co/pYJy7NrZzV 
• NHS 'took 18 months to help after suicide attempt' https://t.co/AGchglNyxD