1303rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law,
Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles
archive brought to you by TheLawMap
FOCUS OF THE DAY: When the economy crashed seven years ago, so did people’s trust in business, to the detriment of society and UK plc. It’s time to start earning it back. The financial crisis that began in 2008 ensnared many victims, ranging from entire banks to ordinary citizens. In the aftermath it became clear there was another casualty: trust in business. Full story - The Lawyer
FOCUS OF THE DAY: When the economy crashed seven years ago, so did people’s trust in business, to the detriment of society and UK plc. It’s time to start earning it back. The financial crisis that began in 2008 ensnared many victims, ranging from entire banks to ordinary citizens. In the aftermath it became clear there was another casualty: trust in business. Full story - The Lawyer
 |
| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Drug inmate left off Obama's clemency list: life sentence is 'slow death penalty' #US http://t.co/4D3DYCCC0H
- Why walking into jail fills many prison staff with dread http://t.co/4lmHQZgDaB
- At least six missing after clampdown on human rights lawyers in #CHINA http://t.co/GF4lxWtHUp
- #ITALY violates human rights of same-sex couples, court rules http://t.co/oHj1Yn1FWc
- Mumbai 1993 bombing plotter to be executed, after final appeal rejected #INDIA http://t.co/6kR3kuTXmp
- Former #Chad dictator's trial in #Senegal adjourned until September http://t.co/vUNyX3E2Gd
- #Cambodian court jails 11 opposition activists for 'insurrection' http://t.co/DsRSS9zk3O
- LGBT anti-discrimination bill aims to extend Civil Rights Act protections #US http://t.co/1KPyGbq17j
- Attack on trade union rights by UK government follows Pinochet’s example http://t.co/aDD9NdHAHL
- Pope links climate change to human trafficking and urges UN to take lead http://t.co/4qN1xgdHAb
- SFO mulls Barclays deal over banking crisis funding http://t.co/nZG4tVPuiM
- Standard Chartered hands GC extra power in management shake-up | The Lawyer http://t.co/tk2lTbh38U
- Bar Council and Law Society heave a sigh of relief at DRIPA ruling | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/H5rpxhcOLn
- Number of home-grown litigants in the Commercial Court sees record spike in 2014/15 | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/GcA5FeItCy
- Draw up 40% cuts plans, George Osborne tells Whitehall departments http://t.co/pTvr6bwbtP
- Popular dating website that wants people to have extra-marital affairs with 37 million members, hacked in revenge at…https://t.co/bJwwTpaxGy
- Separating couples ‘giving up on courts’ due to firm closures | Law Gazette http://t.co/kZabakDWDX
- Hong Kong bar stands up for lawyers held in China | Law Gazette http://t.co/N2ZRyZx7aP
- Judges pour cold water over firefighter’s appeal against wilful fire-raising conviction | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/Uy8lUGNDjj
- Report finds LGBT people face inequality in Scotland despite advances | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/qqwmCoKbpA
- SLN Spotlight: Philip Rodney, chairman of Burness Paull | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/VMKJkgH7KY
- Ryanair refused permission to appeal to Supreme Court over Aer Lingus divestiture order | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/HD1Oi86G7s
- England: legal aid boycott may end as practitioners' groups meet Gove | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/nP8kH1g5lX
- New solicitor appointed to Energy Law Unlimited LLP | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/XItX5N6EmM
- Scottish ministers call for further Scotland Bill amendments | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/OQiXgKMMuz
- Scots businesses facing greater hardship in 2015 | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/ElzFQORho7
- Theresa May failed to protect potential trafficking victims High Court rules | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/3QshFo6ICT
- Man charged over 'terror plan' and attempting to join IS http://t.co/CnZMzX6AUH
- Labour 'undermined' by welfare rebellion http://t.co/C3Uzz6r5Y5
- Tory minister Rob Wilson MP defends 9p car journey claim http://t.co/YUddve4Isc
- Loan shark fear amid payday lending crackdown http://t.co/7pIeclPunl
- Poorest graduates 'will owe £53,000' after grants cut http://t.co/WhVF8e25cX
- Max Clifford in court on indecent assault charge http://t.co/YqjTMigEKm
- Rotherham abuse: South Yorkshire Police child protection 'needs improvement' http://t.co/tjmbn9xxDK
- Toshiba chief executive resigns over scandal http://t.co/NjpDqu69zb
- Welsh government injects £100,000 into conveyancing hub | Law Gazette http://t.co/ZKW7E1tLOM
- Senior partner Barnett struck off | Law Gazette http://t.co/Iq0hfc5yVK
- Practitioner groups to meet Gove as legal aid boycott continues | Law Gazette http://t.co/JbO4MRsyUS
- HSF and Norton Rose Fulbright win top roles on Menhaden Capital's IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/6iceVKpzK1
- Lloyds Bank and PwC instruct lawyers to defend "conspiracy to cause loss" claim | The Lawyer http://t.co/SH5ahavAjA
- AA panel review sign-off delayed by three months | The Lawyer http://t.co/48WGblvKku
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/t6kX3pJhao Stories
- Forced marriage: One British woman's story shows how much it matters to step up the fight https://t.co/HyU6a0atzn
- Homeless man due to face trial for the attempted murder of two schoolboys found dead in prison cell https://t.co/Cwj29Rasp6
- Former child actor 'invented claims he was molested by Ken Clarke' https://t.co/QVnCvSnXY1
- Paedophile Phillip Kirk who wrote a letter to Theresa May asking for sex with children to be legalised is jailed https://t.co/RG8M4BJKsZ
- Police launch public appeal after two girls sexually assaulted in Nuneaton park https://t.co/JwN8lVCWXE
- Adam Deacon guilty over abusive messages to Adulthood director Noel Clarke https://t.co/gHH2wb0Hxy
- Motorist Barry Beavis takes £85 parking fine challenge to Supreme Court https://t.co/4NrJCyBHbN
- Super-rich art collectors settle bitter dispute with dealer they treated 'like a son' https://t.co/P4P9Y1bKXH
- Harrods worker 'sacked for eating cake' sues store for £1m https://t.co/oMoc9lgkel
- Man who beat parents to death found guilty eight years on as he is finally deemed fit to face jury https://t.co/YuOReR02y1
- 'Good Samaritan' horse man taken to court https://t.co/Mq1BVY5LNU
- Foreigners must disclose criminal records to come to UK - but European Union is exempt https://t.co/NhkssDXws5
- Driver causes East Yorkshire smash after 'missing junction by listening to sat-nav' https://t.co/BXwNNPghKf
- 'Hot spot' patrols could replace traditional beat bobbies https://t.co/i6yU5CaAGH
- Prison standoff as inmates hold protest on roof https://t.co/owbO75h7a5
- Anti-terror laws 'used to spy on Plebgate journalists’ https://t.co/FsSYCv8eqy
- Magic Circle salary rise heats up as A&O catches Freshfields | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/6F3Y0mmTfV
- Four-partner corporate team leaves Reed Smith for Cooley | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/UVRTbdlA0A
- Newly listed Gateley predicts £60 million revenue | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ixI1XnVbY6
- Regulator resignation heralds end of era of bank-bashing | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/woxkI5bcZb
- No Ivy League lawyers here, please | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/WrCdMQ1ajM
- US privacy body starts talks on drone rules at Obama behest | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/BQ3ZgNyhQJ
- Harneys expected to open Bermuda base | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/wkxPPC6DPp
- Online Pirates set to receive larger sentences under new proposals | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/MckkCj214B
- Cost of borrowing may rise if law firms abandon client accounts, regulators warn | Legal Futures http://t.co/UZfJmqcOKs
- Solicitors hit back at barristers over family law advocacy attack | Legal Futures http://t.co/QlVfXOPXUf
- Legal regulators urge government to ease burdens on ABSs | Legal Futures http://t.co/TVTFzBSAqX
- Welfare cuts backed amid Labour revolt http://t.co/DsuVpQfVqe
- Don Lock 'road-rage' killing: Matthew Daley in court http://t.co/2B9I52MJaR
- David Cameron has set out the government's strategy to defeat the "poison" of Islamist extremism http://t.co/R9ejhO8c5E
