23rd March - Law News

1549th 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: There is a big gap in the way partners and fee-earners at medium-sized law firms view where they work, including “an exaggerated sense of progressiveness among decision-makers”, a new report has found. Only a third of fee-earners (34%) thought their practices prided themselves in the quality of staff training, compared to double that proportion (68%) of partners. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• ITV hands panel spot to Clifford Chance after review | The Lawyer https://t.co/KKFKA9lkDX
• Ashurst overhauls service delivery with R&D arm | The Lawyer https://t.co/N0pdyWvK3Q
• Corporate trio to battle for Linklaters senior partner role | The Lawyer https://t.co/9Gl7e3BmTH 
• Simpson Thacher tops M&A rankings for Q1 as activity falls | The Lawyer https://t.co/H3pRR2K28N 
• Dentons, Eversheds and Reed Smith win places on Avis’ seven-firm inaugural panel | The Lawyer https://t.co/1J9Vw3zDBf
• Africa Elite 2016: Vinson & Elkins leads energy deal rankings | The Lawyer https://t.co/ICpvUfAvAx 
• Is boycotting Israel anti-Semitic? | The Lawyer https://t.co/LHHYtt6N04 
• Will Linklaters be the first magic circle firm with a female boss? | The Lawyer https://t.co/kmes8lOY3o
• Peter Smith J to face bias allegations in Saudi royals trial | The Lawyer https://t.co/0wgJiMIn9z 
• President Lungu accuses Musa Mwenye of attacking Judiciary #ZAMBIA https://t.co/fMFuWCQWEv 
• Judiciary did little to ease overcrowding during my tenure – Rohee #GUYANA https://t.co/fWaf9NUIRd 
• Corruption drama puts #BRAZIL’s judges in the spotlight https://t.co/UozTFEXSzO 
• There Is Corruption in Judiciary, Among Senior Lawyers - Senior Advocate #NIGERIA https://t.co/2kq49RddQB 
• Chief Justice of #lLIBERIA , Francis S. Korkpor, Sr. says to trainee magistrates Be asset to the Judiciary https://t.co/wwE2mF3C7f 
• Ex-football official Takkas pleads not guilty in #US bribery case https://t.co/xn2vSVPp7V
• Ashburton-based teacher faces disciplinary tribunal over protection order breaches #NEWZEALAND https://t.co/VvqhMZUTDE 
• Jonas Gutierrez hits out at Newcastle in employment tribunal https://t.co/sdVQtwzARh 
• New solicitors admitted at Law Society Admission Ceremony https://t.co/I1Idp5xOLT
• Parents sent to prison after child found with broken bones, burns, solicitor says #US https://t.co/4nlKpR344r
• Perfect storm faces conveyancers before stamp duty hike https://t.co/j8KW8ECiwF 
• Mushroom pickers' fight for justice continues #THAILAND https://t.co/gUZ7Tr7qMw 
• #UKRAINE pilot’s trial is a travesty of justice https://t.co/1AKGj0Hij2 
• Justice Ian Binnie cuts senators' expenses owed in 10 of 14 cases #CANADA https://t.co/IhloT4mgVq
• Côte d’Ivoire: 5 Years On, Awaiting Justice #IVORYCOAST https://t.co/GFD6ikB0N7 
• Law Society points to £25.7bn contribution of legal sector https://t.co/crAGuq2gGA 
• Three Syrian boys arrive in UK from Calais refugee camp https://t.co/mlmqLtjl1g 
• The return of the injunction: Entertainer 'PJS' wins legal bid over extra-marital threesome https://t.co/u8wOEJGa62 
• Kesha is filing a new appeal in her legal dispute with Dr. Luke https://t.co/rss9bItzYt https://t.co/kL5B58HIIU
• Madden & Finucane has overtaken KRW Law to top legal aid earnings table #IRELAND https://t.co/kL5B58HIIU 
• Families of Sydney siege victims worked out their loved ones were dead #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/f4bOuFEglZ 
• QC nets £3.5m legal aid in three years https://t.co/4HmQgDb2PV 
• Law lecturer wanted in UK for making indecent images of child begins last minute legal bid to stop his extradition https://t.co/2omsciycJU 
• UK legal services sector grows 8% as exports rise https://t.co/klpoUcPdBw 
• U.K.'s Streetmap Isn't Done Yet In Its Legal Battle Against Google https://t.co/vnSgceEBYk 
• A law professor assesses the EU plan to send asylum seekers back to #Turkey https://t.co/y2ZIrFLZrM 
• #Syrian children arrive in UK from 'Jungle' after legal victory https://t.co/JGr9Bbfwzz
• #BANGLADESH Bank eyes NY Fed lawsuit after cyber theft https://t.co/LXZRKMT6Mq 
• Slater & Gordon “failed in due diligence” over Quindell purchase | Legal Futures: https://t.co/hsOJbj9XiE 
• SRA announces rethink on training reforms | Legal Futures: https://t.co/5L822ZNpE7 
• Brussels attacks: Police hunt Zaventem bombings suspect https://t.co/o2b8rhL6QH 
• Brussels explosions: Why has Belgium's capital been attacked? https://t.co/PfAPCw4PvN 
• West Yorkshire family fear Iraq suicide bomber was son https://t.co/AyRpBPbkML 
• Far-right German politician Stefan Jagsch thanks refugees for rescue #GERMANY https://t.co/C4zZj7Q2Cq 
• Study reveals perception gap between fee-earners and partners https://t.co/5wGY8Aewpr 
• Sheffield attempts to woo top firms https://t.co/zmA7z9BqiD 
• Legal sector worth £26bn to UK economy https://t.co/1w5sZOaykm
• Debevoise launches in Tokyo https://t.co/aOJSJZdQsX 
• Simmons & Simmons holds on to seven new qualifiers https://t.co/A54oU41tdr 
• From AlphaGo to AlphaLaw? https://t.co/DX9KjfPNSH 
• Lessons from Juridica https://t.co/ufSStwQPMC 
• Hammond criticises judge for stripping diplomatic immunity from Saudi billionaire https://t.co/4xk3VXzpJA
• UK legal sector 'now worth £26bn a year' https://t.co/WYEpICGKJy 
• #US supreme court signals support for bill to relieve Puerto Rico of $70bn debt https://t.co/9ZiM5C0O3r 
• The injunction is back: entertainer blocks extramarital affair story https://t.co/H3UTivp1H1 
• Missouri ordered to reveal pharmacies that supplied its execution drugs #US https://t.co/HcvNsaZ7QJ 
• Poppers escape ban on legal highs https://t.co/BVP67sRrjF 
• Why the shaken baby syndrome tribunal led to Dr Waney Squier being struck off | Letters https://t.co/66jQ2Ij6WP 
• I made a mistake but I won't say sorry, George Osborne tells MPs https://t.co/sJsKIctAu1 
• Alaska’s hovercraft-riding moose hunter wins lone fight against federal agency #US https://t.co/kh5lbHWse1
• As Women Take Over a Male-Dominated Field, the Pay Drops https://t.co/pA6j0ofIYn 
• Tinkering with legal services market risks jeopardising future economic success | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/aaopf3l4te
• ‘Progressive’ mid-sized firms can’t let go of traditional values | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/gbVK1e5wB1 
• ‘Kafkaesque’ Turkey shows ‘extreme contempt’ for the rule of law | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/BGCxWkUyHH 
• LAA urged to delay compulsory CCMS use | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/6H9dJw9qo5 
• Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko given 22-year sentence https://t.co/vl7ggVZVzy 
• Ukrainian pilot has been found guilty in #RUSSIA of charges relating to the deaths of two Russian journalists https://t.co/FSADg3d6F8 
• Minister: 'Outdated' landline charges should be scrapped https://t.co/R9idxbewQi 
• SNP will not adopt UK Chancellor's 40p tax threshold change https://t.co/654ZajDsYS 
• Business, human rights and lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/3zOePEZF86 
• Firm sees off £100k CoA claim after admitting negligence | Law Gazette https://t.co/10lJvW18uJ 
• SRA ‘concerned’ at PI practices aiding fraud | Law Gazette https://t.co/HLZ4VDPblW
• Council ABS plans clean break | Law Gazette https://t.co/sEKvZCtp9M 
• Brussels explosions: What we know about airport and metro attacks https://t.co/kOm3hGVCiR
• Indian Wells CEO Raymond Moore quits after 'sexist' comments #US https://t.co/cx3gNIp2A9 
• Brussels explosions: UK police step up patrols after attacks https://t.co/FDeSNP6sOs 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/WVoMOdOV8B
• Legal sector worth £26bn to economy | Law Gazette https://t.co/HHvH67BJmZ 
• Negligent firm sees off £100k claim in Court of Appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/gs2a5Rr5nc
• MoJ to urgently review legal aid for trafficking victims | Law Gazette https://t.co/oHLssLLIP1 
• Powa: The start-up that fell to earth https://t.co/fLGMvx8ZVa 
• MPs want action on 'motherhood penalty' https://t.co/yZ7qfSHgRh 
• #SouthAfrica unease plays out on campus https://t.co/TBO3H8fmhX

Today's video story: Maharashtra Advocate General Shreehari Aney on Tuesday (March 22) resigned amid a row over his remarks about a separate Marathwada state. Aney drove to Raj Bhavan this morning and handed over his resignation to Governor C Vidyasagar Rao, an official said. "Shreehari Aney has submitted his resignation to the Governor. Whether to accept it or not, is his (Governor's) prerogative," an official from the Governor's office said. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is expected to make a statement on the issue in the state Legislature. #India

22nd March - Law News

1548th 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: A long-established legal practice of imposing double convictions for racially or religiously aggravated offences has been overturned by a high court ruling that could influence national crime statistics. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Can technology help reimagine Indian Judiciary in 21st century? #INDIA https://t.co/uuUdi7rIf1 
• Pervaiz Rasheed says Musharraf to be brought back through Interpol if judiciary orders #PAKISTAN https://t.co/WpEjSbxIs4 
• Two years of female judiciary appointments celebrated #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/8fYzbia0Dy 
• Solicitors say there are 'no winners' after death of PC Dave Phillips https://t.co/ySJvepHine 
• Shropshire law firm Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors expands corporate and commercial team https://t.co/JWEEQJjbl7 https://t.co/9qTPzLx82x 
• Scottish footballer Josh Meekings charged with breach of peace allegedly aggravated by sexual orientation prejudice https://t.co/KcV1QeJVOl 
• RAB on Sunday submitted chargesheet against 28 people, including Barrister Shakila Farzana #BANGLADESH https://t.co/yNya4F0mJX 
• So where has the legal 'right' to 10Mbps broadband gone? https://t.co/LZ102N47oN Mar 22, 2016 
• Kendall House residents pursuing legal action against Church of England for drug abuse at Gravesend children's home https://t.co/4tvCWzBvbq 
• Kanye West 'files legal papers to get his 2014 conviction for attacking a paparazzo erased from his record' https://t.co/TEwL4B2cel
• Rich people are paying lawyers to get truthful stories deleted from the internet https://t.co/9G1rdT5agI 
• Crowdfunding boosts UK judicial review bids https://t.co/zLbAvejU4V 
• UK Investigatory Powers Bill Could Become Law by End of 2016 https://t.co/ckW30ziTNe 
• Texas border clinic still awaits Supreme Court ruling on abortion law #US https://t.co/JD8YG4IJos 
• Obamacare to face the Supreme Court for an appeal regarding its contraception rules #US https://t.co/buvfOAMMox 
• Ex- Commission Agent for Star Wars Director Rian Johnson is Sued for Breach of Contract #US https://t.co/2RS8TEAZAw 
• UK's soft drink companies could sue government against sugar tax https://t.co/Rd5NY9lHTg 
• "Ballers" producers Dwayne Johnson, Mark Wahlberg and HBO Sued Over Copyright Infringement #US https://t.co/CbBOIfFfx9 
• Supreme Court strips Ex-President Lula da Silva from new office #BRAZIL https://t.co/KWEgpmDrNv 
• Lawyer of Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam threatens legal action against #French Prosecutor https://t.co/b45qmjcXFx 
• New wage theft bill introduced by lawmakers to provide protection to workers #US https://t.co/SZHDkZaums 
• Lawmakers Rallies on New Haiti Prime Minister; Expanding More Hurdles in Politically Volatile Nation https://t.co/ikLhZvhBij 
• Former Manager of Leeds United Cleared Over Cybercrime Charges https://t.co/n1IIZDGl2C 
• Spotify's $30 million deal with music publishing group over unpaid royalties a 'win' for all parties https://t.co/sQuqTU8QMt 
• Environment law firm files lawsuit against UK government for failure to provide strong measures to cut air pollution https://t.co/DPyl7t0p5L 
• Court of Appeal upholds £250 damages award over law firm’s negligence | Legal Futures: https://t.co/PPnzqQh3Hd 
• Report highlights perception gap between partners and fee-earners | Legal Futures: https://t.co/mjuNwArjZm 
• Freshfields team wins Hackney Law Centre hackathon with A2J website | Legal Futures: https://t.co/8sRJvsxFhz 
• Has the SRA served its purpose? | Legal Futures: https://t.co/LVSFZjWOkr 
• Glasgow: A city divided along learning lines https://t.co/6jagrnc2iL
• The Republican boss: for female lawyers, it’s the worst possible option #US https://t.co/1atpuWXWt9 
• Supreme court rejects states' efforts to overturn Colorado marijuana law #US https://t.co/o7qFZBzpGK 
• Nicky Morgan under fire over Mumsnet post on academisation https://t.co/n8nVf7WnzY 
• FBI 'may be able to unlock San Bernardino iPhone' #US https://t.co/DpqlvER5xd
• Hulk Hogan awarded further damages in Gawker sex tape case #US https://t.co/DYmjIr0NEl 
• Peers defeat government to allow 3,000 child refugees in UK https://t.co/V1bisalJ7b 
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• Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley brands MPs 'a joke' https://t.co/jJdCfyXosH
• Buncrana tragedy: Londonderry family lose five members in Donegal drowning https://t.co/qsX5ettju0 
• Judges' Crown Court sentencing remarks to be filmed https://t.co/rSpbuvy42P 
• Freshfields posts trainee retention rate of 82 per cent https://t.co/8HYAsN10Yn 
• Legal Hired in Asia hires: 21 March https://t.co/ep8SuhWDVO 
• LCCA sets standard for cloud computing in legal industry https://t.co/G6lbpSby3W 
• Corporate head Penney wins Addleshaw senior partner race https://t.co/0wSOuUmzgR 
• Pro bono hackathon creates new portal for law centre https://t.co/u66VRonFWc 
• Research: Lawyers have worst mental health among professionals https://t.co/ig5kWESrvz

Today's video story: Nadezhda Savchenko, a Ukrainian Air Force officer detained in Russia in 2014, is guilty of murdering two Russian journalists near Lugansk, eastern Ukraine, and of illegally crossing the Russian border, a court in the southern Russian town of Donetsk ruled. 

21st March - Law News

1547th 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: The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) is looking to expand its jurisdiction. In its draft strategy for 2016/2017, published this week, it announces proposals to “explore the option of dealing with third party complaints” and to develop alternative dispute services such as mediation and “first-tier complaint support”. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• British businessman David Haigh acquitted in #Dubai over tweet https://t.co/GurnvnxaME 
• Madonna has been granted permission to end the British legal action over the custody of her 15-year-old son, Rocco https://t.co/eADFQcl4Pi 
• Clayton Williams convicted of PC Dave Phillips's manslaughter https://t.co/0gtPgDL8dH 
• Hatton Garden heist ringleader Brian Reader jailed https://t.co/6ATDbzF76n 
• Harvey Proctor: Ex-MP faces no further police action https://t.co/1SOp9qnAwM 
• Paris attacks: Suspect's 'accomplice' named as Najim Laachraoui https://t.co/2IuGxZNTaZ 
• Paul McCartney launches bid to Get Back his Beatles songs https://t.co/lSa59vLeLl
• Leicester 'cannabis mum' guilty of killing daughter in crash https://t.co/8yH7E3EXB6
• 'UK suicide bomber Abu Musa al-Britani' attack in #Iraq - IS https://t.co/tIlvLWcX6r 
• Jeremy Kyle Show swear word escapes censure by Ofcom https://t.co/JJO4lkXT3c
• 'Fairness' of 2016 budget under scrutiny https://t.co/iLU36lhVaO 
• ‘Long and tedious’ report a ‘badge of honour’, says pro-EU solicitor | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/RLI3UwjdXq 
• MoJ to review legal aid in human trafficking cases | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/iScr9mVsbd
• SRA warns profession over conduct in personal injury claims | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/zzuCDpMj3a
• Africa Elite 2016: Vinson & Elkins leads energy deal rankings | The Lawyer https://t.co/vgjDnj6I3T 
• Eversheds wins JP Morgan as Agile client in Asia | The Lawyer https://t.co/2eJB9DCnIp 
• OneSavings Bank group GC Bucknell to step down | The Lawyer https://t.co/SLycXuAmqt 
• Ex-GFH GC Haigh acquitted over Twitter abuse charges in Dubai | The Lawyer https://t.co/tr7p4SWbVG 
• Davis Polk and Weil win top roles on Markit’s $13bn merger with IHS | The Lawyer https://t.co/IkG40pNkZa
• An Africa office is no magic door to deals | The Lawyer https://t.co/g7BVqz2Ljv 
• Brexit: lessons from Scotland | The Lawyer https://t.co/cL1uQ3DZVY 
• BLP office move could enhance flexible working opportunities | The Lawyer https://t.co/tjJUpTi4z3 
• Lawyer Moves: 21 March 2016 | The Lawyer https://t.co/ehAJNnhfSw 
• My career story: “I moved from a tiny regional firm to a big City one” | The Lawyer https://t.co/ZPUSR2Ajns
• Hot 100 alumni: Cathy Pitt, head of funds, CMS | The Lawyer https://t.co/wfckZ0cGGG 
• In-house interview: Ngozi Okonkwo, chief legal officer, Oando | The Lawyer https://t.co/NrLBd26z3W 
• In-house interview: Rupert Rowland-Clark, Tullow Oil | The Lawyer https://t.co/D2Obo0LsNg 
• ICC finds ex-Congolese vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba guilty of war crimes #DRC https://t.co/cVD54wyDBA 
• Supreme court rejects states' efforts to overturn Colorado marijuana law #US https://t.co/lzW90fjAag 
• Doctor who denies shaken baby syndrome struck off https://t.co/klZfOZvkWT 
• Isis is committing genocide. It is indefensible for Britain not to say so https://t.co/7de53Lo445
• Cameras to be allowed into Crown courts | Law Gazette https://t.co/eRyRLUyQnL 
• Green light for county-owned legal services company | Law Gazette https://t.co/GNZDKjIO0M 
• Tribunal quashes SRA ban citing ‘inconsistent’ approach | Law Gazette https://t.co/KkAzXEf69A 
• Rival lawyer groups clash on Brexit | Law Gazette https://t.co/0GgVu5jxIQ 
• Arbitration hindering development of common law – LCJ | Law Gazette https://t.co/AWrKM1HiOO 
• Dundee University Law Society wins award for best law ball | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qDIu33iIdu 
• Widespread geo-blocking could breach EU antitrust rules | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/h6zcYpQPmA 
• Obituary of Professor David Carey Miller FRSE, emeritus professor of property law | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2K2Y2XGBg2 
• Bird of prey crimes up in 2015 | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/JO7NAocaST 
• Aberdeen law student dies in halls | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vxmP1pPqmZ 
• Scottish government consults on raising age of criminal responsibility to 12 | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/diikxNaWLL 
• Anderson Strathern boosts private client team | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/EAv429xecl 
• The Faculty of Advocates has welcomed a new member, Jamie Gardiner | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/88Y5wjm5yK
• Do we have a fundamental right to film the police in public? https://t.co/wDkcSSxZDt 
• Divorce fee hike unjustified | Law Gazette https://t.co/CcTQMr3axn 
• Trainee retention rate slips at magic circle giants https://t.co/gNOXoTCaEh 
• Steel city woos top law firms with incentives | Law Gazette https://t.co/3uXBjr0myl 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/P2xxk1o4z4
• Aboriginal communities taking their cases against oil pipeline and seismic testing to Supreme Court of #CANADA https://t.co/Vn6cex5kui
• #US election snapshot: Ignoring dead black men https://t.co/DdOfNFCbQB 
• #Russia continues to oppress Crimea's Tatars https://t.co/AVM2ERuYD2 
• Refugee crisis: Boats arrive in #Greece despite EU deal https://t.co/3oOzrKxKMQ 
• Hundreds gather outside Trump Tower on New York's Fifth Avenue while demonstrators shut down Arizona highway #US https://t.co/XgMs1bdCVm 
• EU referendum: CBI warns of UK exit 'serious shock' https://t.co/aATidKZ1g6 
• Hundreds of rapists and child abusers taken off sex offenders register https://t.co/GbTgAuRC3J
• Novak Djokovic questions equal prize money in tennis https://t.co/13LmrKvxwO 
• Directors of collapsed firm admit allowing client account to be used as banking facility | Legal Futures: https://t.co/2AgqyhBR48 
• Tribunal criticises SRA as it overturns disciplinary sanctions - and for burden of proof confusion | Legal Futures: https://t.co/8c0ny2GslM
• Student dorm named after war crimes suspect Radovan Karadžić #SERBIA https://t.co/Q8Zrsdwo01 
• Interview: Michael Coates, Shell UK’s head of legal - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/vkjCSAoUP7 
• BOOK REVIEW: Lawyers and Mediators – the Brave New World of Services for Separating Families | Law Gazette https://t.co/7GhCuHUWOV 
• Ten years of the Law Society Excellence Awards | Law Gazette https://t.co/I9nxixIu8c 
• The digital court revolution has begun, but what will it mean for lawyers and litigants? | Law Gazette https://t.co/nJdAqDPFrg 
• Fraudster who cost profession millions is banned | Law Gazette https://t.co/4XrOYx2XRX 
• SFO ends forex investigation | Law Gazette https://t.co/Qn3boMV8VS 
• Stamp duty relief over enforcement | Law Gazette https://t.co/LL2T57jWnZ 
• Rivals clash on Brexit | Law Gazette https://t.co/sXzoYuf11C 
• Cameras to be allowed into Crown courts | Law Gazette https://t.co/eRyRLUyQnL 
• Successful tribunals decline as fees bite | Law Gazette https://t.co/7JM5Vafyrg 
• Welsh rural advice crisis warning for England | Law Gazette https://t.co/URtBf2d7pZ 
• Steel City woos top law firms with incentives | Law Gazette https://t.co/3uXBjqILGN 
• Trainee retention rate slips at magic circle giants | Law Gazette https://t.co/tYJGfLeqKy 
• Indemnity insurance sails into uncharted waters | Legal Futures: https://t.co/IFf8rSbebh 
• Let battle commence: regulatory independence consultation set for publication | Legal Futures: https://t.co/oTQXtMWB3N 
• Barristers oppose plans for more flexible CPD regime | Legal Futures: https://t.co/GnlbKPPoSA 
• Keeping young people safe on and off the streets | Letters from Carolyne Willow and Jenny Jones https://t.co/tDpxApPZmD

Today's video story: President Barack Obama and the first family touched down in Havana, Cuba, reopening diplomatic ties with the island nation after nearly 90 years of estrangement.

20th March - Law News

1546th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Development banks need to wake up to the human rights crisis in #HONDURAS https://t.co/Qss9NnVKPo 
• Judges overturn practice of double conviction for aggravated offences https://t.co/cKGrZcrluD 
• Junior doctors in 'unprecedented' judicial review crowdfunding campaign https://t.co/pBVCNxQPWw 
• Linklaters keeps hold of 45 out of 54 qualifying trainees https://t.co/5UEGaIEcr2 
• Brexit would trigger exodus of UK lawyers to re-qualify in Ireland, say experts https://t.co/xYPGqiWIes 
• Baker & McKenzie boosts newly qualified lawyer pay to £70,000 https://t.co/bqbgPYm7xH 
• Lawyers’ professional privilege under threat from Snoopers’ Charter https://t.co/jPRto8I1me 
• Clifford Chance reveals lowest trainee retention rate of the magic circle https://t.co/7bt248HP7r 
• Manchester Uni law student releases hilarious election bid rap video set in library https://t.co/Mino1htnUW 
• Trump turnaround on legal fees pledge https://t.co/zARRAUN5wk 
• Pro-EU barrister wants Wales to break away from English legal system https://t.co/2JwNoOrWKS 
• BBC takes a gutsy look at legal issues surrounding domestic violence https://t.co/tyO5Usm8LI 
• Arise, m’learned friend! Prince Harry to study law at Yale? https://t.co/E6FR31Vto8 
• Judge sues Ministry of Justice for discrimination https://t.co/CImz1OlGUD 
• How to join the magic circle https://t.co/BM9v8jEEqf 
• £6.70 per hour 'barrister' sought by Starbucks https://t.co/MrYmReodgw 
• A brief history of non-delegable duties in tort https://t.co/aocJ1fUtT6 
• Brexit or Bremain? Take the Legal Cheek poll https://t.co/5OtgwVLB1v 
• Top lawyers draw upon 'RuPaul’s Drag Race' to give students careers advice https://t.co/qXb4xP1LVO 
• Freshfields posts 82% trainee retention rate rounding off mixed bag for magic circle https://t.co/KBVCm7raIn 
• First ever City law firm business school trains up 250 junior lawyers to advise start-ups https://t.co/vpwp1rMvyn
• What’s next for the UK’s most followed law student? https://t.co/3UXqEOI9Qg 
• Exclusive legal profession poll: 75% want to stay in EU https://t.co/tz1Yhzn1y4 
• Apprentices set to go head-to-head with first year law students for top solicitor jobs https://t.co/0XIUAOTCWa 
• Paris attacks: Salah Abdeslam 'to sue #French prosecutor' https://t.co/Xh4j1bHvLM 
• Psychiatric patients charged £366,000 too much for calls https://t.co/4zMlcWeid3 
• TV cameras to be allowed in English and Welsh crown courts https://t.co/nMnDLuO7wD 
• Trump blames violent rally incident on protester in KKK costume #US https://t.co/62MwYJTXRM 
• Call for Contributions & Engagement #directprovision16: Direct Provision 16 years on | Human Rights Ireland https://t.co/gD8hZuOJFo 
• Free to light up... for a little longer | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/bvNdJNNwUn 
• Ethics on the bench and in the witness box: The Round-up | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/NJGq03tzfG
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/xw1FXRBBpW
• Donald Trump rally: Highway blocked by protesters #US https://t.co/YHWzimZUfz 
• Crown courts may pilot filming for first time https://t.co/z11s7M2zDx 
• The internet black widow: Is this #CANADA's most dangerous woman? https://t.co/gaQQEr5fj3 
• Thanks to U.S. copyright laws, nothing has entered the public domain in nearly 40 years https://t.co/AuNC8VjwRj Mar 19, 2016 
• Flashback: Stephen Crabb, new DWP head nominated fellow MP's flat as main home: MPs' expenses scandal https://t.co/lxSVyqxZGN

Today's video story: Olympic, European and Commonwealth boxing champion Nicola Adams set her heart on becoming the very best in her sport. The problem was that female boxing had been banned for more than a century, before things finally changed in 1996. So what was it that made her so sure that she would eventually end up.

19th March - Law News

1545th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Lawyers campaign for IN | New Law Journal: https://t.co/RXJnFDlJO6 
• Legal Ombudsman spreads its wings | New Law Journal: https://t.co/vdU8VbrZZc 
• The annual increases in compensation payments have been released | New Law Journal: https://t.co/O7Cv7kqAwT 
• Termination payments over £30,000 will be subject to employer’s NI contributions from 2018 | New Law Journal: https://t.co/9SDRQh3GZJ 
• Revised stamp duty rates for commercial property were announced in the Budget this week | New Law Journal: https://t.co/BXPc38v7fn 
• City of London Law Society gives backing to proposals for online courts for claims up to £25,000 | New Law Journal: https://t.co/WTJmPWJYCB 
• Reckless bankers could go to jail: prospects of Crown discharging criminal burden of proof | New Law Journal: https://t.co/r86mQwdlUr
• Chancellor serves up Budget sweeteners | New Law Journal: https://t.co/WFeJZcljGc
• Good news predicted for non-doms | New Law Journal: https://t.co/bwLAljHMzL 
• Regulating legal services | New Law Journal: https://t.co/tZdt6wHcWF 
• Jackson rules on "promptness" | New Law Journal: https://t.co/yhPLL4JNJd 
• Serious Fraud Office drops Forex | New Law Journal: https://t.co/9i7rKwsIpf 
• City solicitors bid for Polish clients | New Law Journal: https://t.co/3bKY1d2DMY 
• Tax hike attack on consumer’s ‘wallet’ | New Law Journal: https://t.co/NHwvxx2HYv 
• Sudden divorce fee hike slammed | New Law Journal: https://t.co/iISZiEhcwS
• Is capitalism driving climate change? https://t.co/ZBTscLzNju
• Belfast city centre: Death of woman is investigated https://t.co/6vXq60wIrE 
• Migrant crisis: There's a deal, but implementing it won't be easy https://t.co/62C12tqHXa 
• Migrant crisis: Amnesty hits out at EU over #Turkey deal https://t.co/SORL8qVC5x
• Alton Towers' Smiler ride reopens nine months after horror crash https://t.co/5BXSHyZDMo 
• Paris attacks suspect 'co-operating' #BELGIUM https://t.co/GR8QdMur6R 
• Pique rather than piety pushed Iain Duncan Smith over the edge https://t.co/es5e0qfgk7 
• Istanbul hit by suicide bomb attack #TURKEY https://t.co/lVokqyTm2j
• British journalist John Cantlie appears in new Isis video https://t.co/zf1VXUunVh 
• #BRAZIL judge strips Lula of office amid mounting political crisis https://t.co/Zb8uQGrJIb 
• Lufthansa jumbo reports near miss with drone over Los Angeles #US https://t.co/dcZXYnilbX 
• Yes, he tried: what will Barack Obama's legacy be? https://t.co/lEvLobuNoR 
• Hadley Freeman: the trouble with Caitlyn Jenner https://t.co/zaJ9WhBTJE 
• Women in science on Wikipedia: will we ever fill the information gap? https://t.co/XCum9cXLgA 
• If we are not 'all in it together', this is largely due to Duncan Smith https://t.co/qFA8zzXZSE 
• ‘It still makes me angry’: the wife of a murdered Charlie Hebdo cartoonist speaks out https://t.co/j8gTZ6QM0H 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/b0SsmMECUC
• Madonna pulls down fan's top onstage in Brisbane in bizarre move https://t.co/uf4Ckvn5c7 
• Police guilty of misconduct over woman who died in cell https://t.co/hSQEVM5cuD 
• Hulk Hogan awarded $115m in Gawker sex tape lawsuit #US https://t.co/jiyFKgKjBT 
• Ending marriages is about to get pricier https://t.co/05ye31LqDv 
• DLA Piper teams up with global NewLaw business https://t.co/dw8HfZnTdh 
• Stephenson Harwood seals the deal in Guangzhou https://t.co/ripNnyURTX 
• Prosecutor known for fighting prostitution is himself charged with paying for sex https://t.co/6lMc94Xgys 
• Olswang to introduce agile working by 2017 https://t.co/CQAcbkZ2nU 
• Next generation of legal talent wants to stay in Europe https://t.co/8lVNKgta6q 
• Full-time female lawyers earn 77 percent of male lawyer pay https://t.co/8WdkxdMjbf 
• Iain Duncan Smith resigns from cabinet over disability cuts https://t.co/O4ZJJM3jdp 
• Iain Duncan Smith's resignation letter in full https://t.co/vfBj5wVip8 
• Wafic Said shunned by Barclays https://t.co/RlOaFdispL 

Today's video story: As sophisticated algorithms can complete tasks we once thought impossible, computers are seeming to become a real threat to humanity. 

18th March - Law News

1544th 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: Technological developments inspire lawyers to think differently about the future, says Law Society president. The president of the Law Society has stated that artificial intelligence (AI) will not make the solicitor profession redundant, despite predictions that robot lawyers will dominate the legal services market in the decades to come.The advertising watchdog has banned two online ads for bank refund claims which made unsubstantiated promises about compensation. The Advertising Standards Authority today upheld complaints about two separate claims firms following challenges from the Lloyds Banking Group. One ruling concerned the website claimback.com, which promoted a PPI service and included a box on its site headed ‘The PPI facts’. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Hulk's lawyers say Gawker founder was 'playing God' in closing court arguments #US https://t.co/0HjBMjVznp 
• Joanna Dennehy was on probation at time of murders https://t.co/jIlcjB9X9R 
• Why are so many prisoners from ethnic minorities? I intend to find out | David Lammy https://t.co/7z9srR5Y5A 
• Radovan Karadžić's lawyer expects guilty verdict over war crimes #BALKANS https://t.co/vyI1KUnZwy 
• Unilad faces high court battle after founder launches legal action https://t.co/JYD4CMWM9q 
• Fire destroys makeshift legal centre in Calais migrant camp #FRANCE https://t.co/HvWMRewLX7 
• Big pharma, tobacco, tech - how the first amendment is being abused #US https://t.co/UQbuWNCNII
• Leaked letter appears to undermine police bid for undercover secrecy https://t.co/Jdj3jZNXVz 
• UK fraud prosecutors obtain arrest warrants for 'Euribor five' https://t.co/s9JZRNN3dI 
• Terminally ill campaigner fighting for right to work https://t.co/2FMicSShDj 
• UK faces fresh legal challenge over weak plans to tackle air pollution https://t.co/9le8R9pots 
• In Michael Gove’s Orwellian world, justice for divorcing couples is for sale | Joshua Rozenberg https://t.co/W5fo5IYpwJ 
• Student law societies are much more than fancy balls and networking https://t.co/c4N1TSNazN 
• Changes to laws governing protests ease restraints on police powers | Richard Ackland https://t.co/KpR7na7Hlj 
• Hollywood studios Kling-on to Star Trek themes in copyright case | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Pc0ZURtMtQ 
• Income recognition: firms are kidding themselves | Law Gazette https://t.co/6fRibViTTy
• Exclusive: Turkish police storm international lawyers’ protest | Law Gazette https://t.co/sg0CNPTcJ9 
• Law centre gears up for 'hackathon' | Law Gazette https://t.co/bFejT9Dkqw 
• Court campaigners refuse to give up fight against closure | Law Gazette https://t.co/9B5dRJ9LTB 
• Caseload at EU’s top court hits record high | Law Gazette https://t.co/N9J1DhvkMb 
• Whitehall clears change for insolvency practitioners | Law Gazette https://t.co/CqyThiS5jD 
• Man with machetes arrested near Glasgow school https://t.co/SV9RfdhzXq 
• MP Simon Danczuk admits wrongly claiming £11,000 expenses https://t.co/olrk0pONO2 
• Army helicopter pilots quit in overpayment row https://t.co/LRxgnK7PfX 
• Alton Towers' Smiler victims want ride to stay closed https://t.co/bAw50U5XUu 
• Brussels raid: Paris suspect Abdeslam's DNA found in raided flat #BELGIUM https://t.co/3D6O3Ohcs7
• Joanne Dennehy: Triple killer was under probation service supervision https://t.co/NvuGIZi3TY 
• Government not backing down on disability cuts despite minister's words https://t.co/nppL8RxvUI 
• There is nothing in George Osborne’s announcement to help enable partners to address retirement issues | Law Gazette https://t.co/WqfSf7kEe1 
• Courts IT upgrade complete by 2020, says HMCTS chief | Law Gazette https://t.co/Fe0ABwfxhk 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/plAFopofRN
• UKIP candidate accused of 'shocking slur' with attack on #Cardiff's ethnic minorities https://t.co/9Za3MUWWU3
• Stephenson Harwood formalises Guangzhou alliance | The Lawyer https://t.co/qDTREwd8VW 
• Olswang to move to open plan and agile working by 2017 | The Lawyer https://t.co/nIYsnqaMrK 
• Pillsbury chair Rishwain on the firm’s Chinese “hub” strategy | The Lawyer https://t.co/qpUhggs8XD 
• Hausfeld replaces Withers on £400m Libor claim against RBS | The Lawyer https://t.co/SVIayt0xuj 
• #CHINA seeks new maritime tribunal to replace UN https://t.co/tigUrAhPhl 
• NZMA submission supports proposed tribunal to appeal ACC decisions #NEWZEALAND https://t.co/cXcyraWNOO 
• Seselj says Hague Tribunal will sentence him to 25 years https://t.co/mpVg2M14DW 
• FIFA president Sepp Blatter appeals against ban at CAS sports tribunal https://t.co/mfnvH8xR7q 
• Assembly speaker comes down on river disputes tribunal, state govt #INDIA https://t.co/wUgKBM03hO 
• Too many Maori are in prison and too many re-offend: Maori have been disproportionately represented #NEWZEALAND https://t.co/DDzI9aiUCY 
• Sacked Aberystwyth teacher wins unfair dismissal tribunal https://t.co/BNGssuuvQs 
• Terrence Higgins Trust chief executive forced out after bullying campaign, tribunal hears https://t.co/bDHKmygemt 
• Kosovo tribunal must investigate #Serb crimes https://t.co/ZdgGx6KtKM 
• Federal judge accused of sexual assault by former witness #US https://t.co/BCPARJ3rMF 
• Judge suspends swearing-in of Lula da Silva to Cabinet post #BRAZIL https://t.co/OsUEGW4woS 
• Chief judge of the District’s federal court retires as lawsuit accuses him of sexual assault #US https://t.co/24tpMoMpgd 
• CSR Europe Launches Blueprint For Embedding Human Rights in Key Company Functions https://t.co/ZDh3kS7FLU
• Human Rights Council adopts outcomes of Universal Periodic Review of Micronesia, Lebanon, Mauritania and Nauru https://t.co/Je7jrkGCvT 
• Human Rights Council adopts outcomes of Universal Periodic Review of Rwanda, Nepal, and Austria https://t.co/A0qpGpI9S6 
• Progress on human rights must be on the agenda for #CHINA https://t.co/lcg0azojuY
• #IRAN rejects 'biased' UN human rights report https://t.co/eTKyOfsFhR 
• Human Rights Depend on Encryption https://t.co/cnA8Phdjgk
• Optimizing the HIV Care Environment: A Human Rights Imperative https://t.co/SjsLhYfN0c
• Human Rights Watch: #US Failed to Provide Migrant Children With Legal Counsel https://t.co/hsOAo8cFjm
• Breivik slams prison food, praises Hitler in court speech #NORWAY https://t.co/HlmHmNUYcy 
• Budget 2016: Cuts to disability benefits are 'breaking human rights laws' https://t.co/HLhNIIaXBs 
• Appeal court to hear test case on whether demerit point suspensions are legal #NEWZEALAND https://t.co/ClgK01VXC3 
• Couple found dead in car near Wolverhampton golf course faced serious sex charges https://t.co/MGkt9lVLUZ 
• Solicitor uncovers fake Buddhist monk in Tai Po #HONGKONG https://t.co/QqXXn6l0Hf 
• Challenge to solicitor’s bill after five years found to be time barred on appeal #IRELAND https://t.co/qjxP6Z2BZf
• Greenberg Traurig and BLP throw out merger plans https://t.co/07Gj87PWe4 
• Cases pile up in US federal courts as judicial vacancies climb https://t.co/nDUsOhu6cc 
• Sedition and suicide laws under review in India https://t.co/SemIyhlqfC 
• KPMG teams up with Singapore firm for cybersecurity scheme https://t.co/Bg1ALsELx7 
• Study: Legal profession to lose 39 per cent of jobs https://t.co/PlONiFy0Rf 
• Eversheds expands apprenticeship program https://t.co/o3eaXksFYd 
• President Obama picks Supreme Court nominee https://t.co/3Y84OmYxi8
• Scottish Land Fund to open on April 1 with £10m | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/eCcmvu07Gx 
• Crofters to call for law reform at annual conference | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OdLFAdQe5O 
• Briefing on Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill published | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TjbGFS9keX 
• Lockerbie campaigners call for completely independent investigation into police report | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jnVeKg70oz 
• Four senior lawyers promoted to partner at Thorntons | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BF0isEuqc1 
• 'Wholesale review' of Scots family law may be required says Justice Committee | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/meIOmNMRPb 
• Defamation paper looks at threshold test and updating defences | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yqbAiJXrnH 
• Property report finds overall annual return of 9.2 per cent | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/HIlGIoI5us
• Business Could Do Far Worse Than With Justice Garland #US https://t.co/8sb1TLzNVo 
• Feudal mindset still prevalent: Justice Hariparanthaman #INDIA https://t.co/viKRahDyxb 
• Fixing the criminal justice system means far more than sentencing reform #US https://t.co/650NXlkeqG 
• Lockerbie report ‘bias’ claims made by Justice for Megrahi campaigners https://t.co/AhuGgjndL1 
• ABA President Paulette Brown: The Voice for Justice https://t.co/TnwSQLG1zj 
• Ferguson reaches compromise with Justice Department #US https://t.co/ponfQBFHen 
• Justice Department Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Owners and Property Managers of West Virginia Homes #US https://t.co/iZp45kwUki 
• The Sinitic Justice System, Past and Present – in a Global perspective - Lecture https://t.co/DsZ70XUJ4u
• Alex badeh chief of defence staff - Badeh in court - Witness testifies against Badeh #NIGERIA https://t.co/9ph1IJRKd3 
• Apply for a Government Conveyancing Network (GCN) connectivity service compliance certificate https://t.co/AyIo7lKY7P 
• UK's Contentious Online Spying Law Passes Test in Parliament https://t.co/zfrmHjTjWq 
• The UK legal sector is vital to the City’s international success https://t.co/3gOl3gK6BJ Mar 18, 2016 
• UK Takes Lead on Enshrining Net-Zero Emissions Target in Law https://t.co/GCkGVWVvY9 
• Google calls on #US to shake-up self-driving car laws https://t.co/yqBeUNqubL 
• EU referendum: This is how UK pensions law could be affected https://t.co/PNUfO8mKqY 
• 'Legal scenario on emerging vistas of crimes against women in #India' https://t.co/tHHXLAr2lE 
• Virginia cops using bizarre legal code to secretly blacklist ‘habitual drunkards’ #US https://t.co/VPhyJTgcEk 
• Robot law: Deloitte estimates automation to cut legal sector jobs by 39% over the next two decades https://t.co/gtKY9WJ0uE 
• Offensive Hillsborough banner removed by police in Salford https://t.co/I8BisZu7jm 
• Glasgow bin lorry crash driver Harry Clarke in court on dangerous driving charge https://t.co/L1PvDZQsAI 
• Police Federation investigated over fraud allegations https://t.co/AtBW2NsQx7 
• Migrant crisis: EU agrees joint position to put to #Turkey https://t.co/H0wDHfqXd7 
• Mass stop and search by police doesn't reduce crime, says study https://t.co/SKVd51RcG0
• The bare knuckle fight over Merrick Garland could sway this election #US https://t.co/QOxBBYwQmp 
• Government approves end of SRA regulation for insolvency practitioners | Legal Futures: https://t.co/i2Hxqw4T1R
• Foreign lawyer whose mortgage frauds have cost solicitors £2.5m struck off | Legal Futures: https://t.co/0JYKPZaRxe 
• Criminal proceedings opened against ex-Fifa man Jerome Valcke https://t.co/zRT5xkV84j 
• The Butcher’s Trail by Julian Borger review - the hunt for the Balkan War criminals https://t.co/csYri8tOP3 
• 'Black judge effect': study of overturning rates questions if justice is really blind #US https://t.co/re3ZpYkpxF 
• University leaders call for new rules on sexual violence allegations https://t.co/7qWmxNltN5
• Price of getting divorced to soar by a third https://t.co/8OfPpZh5QI 
• Britain must help to free Joshua French #DRCongo https://t.co/uVImGTVRUs 
• UK product recalls jump by 26 per cent to a new high | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/1H46PcMfrM 
• The Solicitors Journal Awards 2016: The shortlist revealed | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/QdoE0QdzaS 
• Treasury targets £12bn from tax avoidance by 2020 | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/eDe0cl2GtD 
• City partner & High Court judge encourage lawyers to use Shorter and Flexible Trial Schemes | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/yryPGb8zHA 
• Chancellor targets business investment with CGT decrease | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/6VUArSwRfB 
• Watch police and protesters clash at 'arms fair' held in #Cardiff arena https://t.co/20xpm7SUtw
• E-cigarettes could be banned in many public places in Wales https://t.co/xvZfkE1D1Q 
• So Theresa May has breasts – who knew? https://t.co/wcRWlzy8kk 
• ‘We want our country back’: a visit to the most Eurosceptic and Europhile places in the UK https://t.co/pWTIWTS5ny 
• A Magna Carta for all humanity by Francesca Klug review – Labour needs to look to the 2030s, argues Keir Starmer https://t.co/qUnTm1xCjY 
• Owners of dogs trained to be aggressive face harsher sentences for attacks https://t.co/dKFtw4NnxG 
• Native American mothers ask: 'What do I tell my daughter when she is raped?' #US https://t.co/jylH0hxRQ5

Today's video story: People & Power, Germany's Refugee Crisis - After welcoming one million refugees, attitudes across Germany are changing with confrontations and vitriol on the rise.