19th September - Law News

1729th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie tells CNN's Jake Tapper that law enforcement is investigating leads in the New York and New Jersey explosions.


Focus of the Day story: One Lady Justice and five Lord Justices of Appeal have been approved for appointment. Mrs Justice Thirlwall, Mr Justice Flaux, Mr Justice Henderson, Mr Justice Hickinbottom, Mr Justice Irwin and Mr Justice Moylan will join the Court of Appeal this autumn. Full story - New Law Journal 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Michael Schumacher’s lawyer denies magazine’s claims: ‘He cannot walk’ https://t.co/tJCEgi8AYE 
• 'More guns in fewer hands': US study charts rise of hardcore super owners https://t.co/P8nZTBwINP 
• Bradley Wiggins faces a fight for his reputation in wake of Wada hack https://t.co/p2WrnvQ28J 
• 'Traumatized every day': prison abuse survivor jailed again – as a witness #US https://t.co/hQk2K7Kd2W 
• MoD refuses to end use of Lariam - Hilary Meredith, CEO of Hilary Meredith Solicitors - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/8CZUOih2RH 
• My legal life: Ruth Bundey, Partner, Ison Harrison, Leeds | Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/AzIMZk4jZL
• Interview: Nicola Foulston, Rosenblatt’s pioneering chief executive | Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/oLtmM63rYm 
• Brexit and legal certainty | Law Gazette https://t.co/PfTSNRRyVj 
• The LSB’s grand plan for overhauling regulation has been damned with faint praise | Law Gazette https://t.co/5Tf6mtWiXo
• IBA conference: as it happens | Law Gazette https://t.co/BFOfI6XRrD
• Magic circle coy on ‘Dear Sirs’ communications | Law Gazette https://t.co/LTxKLUa7zB
• News focus: a vulnerable child failed by the system | Law Gazette https://t.co/oMlRvZJnxJ 
• ‘Time to rethink’ on SRA handbook | Law Gazette https://t.co/fKhMZGbPmh
• Unpaid SDT costs now run into millions | Law Gazette https://t.co/LbQ3fNl1Yg 
• Lib Dems ‘regret’ coalition’s legal aid bonfire | Law Gazette https://t.co/vDld2TBfbX 
• Convicted fraudster tells police: my solicitor made me do it | Law Gazette https://t.co/LSzGu2ihjy 
• Insurers will be 'reluctant' to pass on whiplash savings - Fitch | Law Gazette https://t.co/l5L8GPbnCc
• Slater and Gordon to sue Quindell successors over £637m deal | Law Gazette https://t.co/CypY3vrN0e 
• Internet can be 'paedophile playground', warns NSPCC https://t.co/2UtYycKGSx 
• Junior doctors take contract fight to high court https://t.co/1Y08QbW57J 
• Payday firm CFO Lending forced to repay £35m to borrowers https://t.co/5wFxfNoTtC https://t.co/c0pKwlbBe4 
• Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne guilty over racist comment https://t.co/u7zbsq27Pr https://t.co/pGMS2U1uR4 
• Payday firm CFO Lending forced to repay £35m to borrowers https://t.co/5wFxfNoTtC 
• Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne guilty over racist comment https://t.co/u7zbsq27Pr 
• Theresa May urges new approach to migrant crisis at UN summit https://t.co/ps8Ss6SvhS 
• New York bombing: Ahmad Khan Rahami IDed as suspect #US https://t.co/esshjPA5lY 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/owG9iqTsLM
• The rise of Sikh fundamentalism in Britain https://t.co/cEW4lyeSay 
• SME lobby: regulators must have power to force lawyers' price information into public domain - Legal Futures https://t.co/vrQkez8ShR 
• 'Lawyers turn to us anyway' - accountants lay claim to probate work - Legal Futures https://t.co/OUNxE1GBxs 
• Two men arrested over double shooting in East Finchley https://t.co/6Gjk8j2BMx
• Jogee: Man behind change to joint enterprise law may be out of prison in a year - Legal Cheek https://t.co/HWkChNRcbB 
• Academics rage after Michael Gove drops a risky Black Lives Matter gag at the Society of Legal Scholars conference https://t.co/2NAzwau1PU 
• Reed Smith keeps 8 out of 12 qualifying trainees - Legal Cheek https://t.co/fPLzFfJieX 
• What’s the point of the Race Relations Act if black people are STILL discriminated against? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/WZJoqCr5Nf 
• Macfarlanes and Addleshaw Goddard reveal autumn retention results - Legal Cheek https://t.co/hdlvemh1gT
• Politician says parliament to be kept in dark about EU negotiations, lawyers not very happy about it - Legal Cheek https://t.co/qkUab0K8RT
• We spoke to the Hogan Lovells junior solicitor who is helping the British Paralympic Association prepare for Rio https://t.co/qNw8BOA2le 
• Was I wrong to accept my legal assistant role? https://t.co/w3aHfPPY89
• Junior lawyer pay upped at Ashurst, Norton Rose Fulbright, Ince & Co and Withers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/IUdWO6AoGd 
• Six judges have been appointed to the Court of Appeal and they’re pretty much all Oxbridge-educated white men - Lega…https://t.co/9eeQQ8JJ7V 
• Norton Rose Fulbright, Ince & Co and Withers hang on to over 80% of their newly qualified solicitors - Legal Cheek https://t.co/dT2uSu0AIq 
• Did ‘secret legal dispute’ prompt Bake Off’s exit from the BBC? https://t.co/46rOHcVwvF
• Slaughter and May becomes latest magic circle firm to embrace artificial intelligence - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Ae5OaC9jpf 
• Humblebrags galore as latest Legal 500 listings revealed https://t.co/J3fWTZU8V6 
• DLA Piper’s red card system to punish 'delinquent' senior lawyers who fail to work seven-and-a-half-hours a day - Le…https://t.co/UO4btTSt94 
• Private Eye has written a really damning article about Liz Truss - Legal Cheek https://t.co/L3uzcsiVcL 
• Experience: I spent a month putting into practice the tort law I learnt on the GDL https://t.co/1rJkQ5cciu
• High Court judge uses emojis to help children understand family law judgment - Legal Cheek https://t.co/lFay7JeVIv 
• Lawyers disappointed with Liz Truss’ radical ‘Transforming Our Justice System’ paper, which doesn’t mention legal ai…https://t.co/nc19o58MqZ
• Berwin Leighton Paisner keeps 13 out of 20 qualifying trainees https://t.co/DOlntYwnzM 
• DLA Piper bumps newly qualified pay by 8% to £70,000 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Z92JZlwL0v 
• Tributes continue to flood in for hit and run barrister killed as he left Law Rocks battle-of-the-bands concert - Le…https://t.co/DaOUTNBYb5 
• 16-month suspended sentence for national law firm manager who duped employer in £18,600 printer cartridge scam https://t.co/lgE51EuRo3 
• Freshfields lawyers no longer allowed to use 'Dear Sirs' in emails - Legal Cheek https://t.co/s0v1MOVTVh 
• Life at the law centre - A trainee’s perspective - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Y7G9LcK18l 
• Minnesota mall stabbing was terror attack, claim FBI #US https://t.co/x1WrSDr8D1 
• 'I told my story face to face with Habré': courageous rape survivors make history | Ruth Maclean https://t.co/aq1dLRksIc 
• Man arrested at Heathrow on suspicion of terrorism offence https://t.co/6Jo2wzSpdu https://t.co/IncZM6Ns5v 
• Camden 'car attack': disgeraceful Met officers on restricted duties https://t.co/xGMxU8tcKN https://t.co/qU5byG6G3u 
• Man arrested at Heathrow on suspicion of terrorism offence https://t.co/6Jo2wzSpdu 
• Camden 'car attack': disgeraceful Met officers on restricted duties https://t.co/xGMxU8tcKN 
• After all the fuss and backstabbing, 14 MPs 'would return' if Corbyn wins Labour leadership election https://t.co/lW1ue100FZ 
• Why Australia's top law firms are embracing flash storage https://t.co/VfORPHUmaY 
• Supreme Court scraps Govindachamy's death penalty, upholds life imprisonment for rape [Read judgment] #INDIA https://t.co/RpjJ8QXtFq
• Compulsory mediation should take place before parties are given green light to litigate civil disputes #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/pLaOl7ipG1
• BCI intervenes in Punjab & Haryana Bar Council members' "Tussle" #INDIA https://t.co/wLPUXrI7CJ https://t.co/ffnX4hC7kf 
• BCI intervenes in Punjab & Haryana Bar Council members' "Tussle" #INDIA https://t.co/wLPUXrI7CJ
• Law Firms must become revolutionary, not evolutionary https://t.co/XFbJaDgpkV 
• A NALSAR law student was sexually assaulted. This is her open letter. #INDIA https://t.co/bVzUOBamEu 
• Foreign bribery law enforcement on the rise #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/AAdwdHxHRp
• Copyright is not a divine right, RS Endlaw J dismisses suit against DU photocopiers [Read judgment] #INDIA https://t.co/pNSHVe6P1Q 
• amily lawyers react to Hanson Senate speech #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/w0uaX6QYY4
• Five High Courts get new Chief Justices in #INDIA https://t.co/cqAZrEHE8n

18th September - Law News

1728th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden tells the Guardian’s Ewen MacAskill why he should be granted a pardon by the US government. He also discusses the dangers of Donald Trump’s rhetoric on mass surveillance – and what he makes of Oliver Stone’s new movie.
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• War remains inside the court room: jurisdiction under ECHR | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/mBkiA1prB6
• War remains inside the court room - Part 2: the Torture Convention | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/v0f9tt3MR8 
• Strasbourg finds that UK authorities again fail to show "due diligence" in deportation proceedings https://t.co/9zk4S0hQZK 
• Hard cases need better reasons | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/3JMGtWInMJ 
• Promote legal alternatives to stop unlawful downloading, says study https://t.co/VCAFgfom0x 
• Google's legal woes in Asia https://t.co/T3QCtp8Y95 
• White House Reported Mulling Legal Action Against #Russian Hackers https://t.co/la1CDiaOFO
• Access to Justice Foundation will host the Oxford Legal Walk to raise cash for those unable to afford legal help https://t.co/wHjGG51PPs
• Northern Ireland's top legal experts earn listing in global law directory https://t.co/16ZYh2vOVQ
• Andrews Kurth Recognized in 2016 Legal 500 UK Guide https://t.co/MDuiLfSaTz 
• University of Kentucky journalism faculty asks Capilouto to apologize, drop suit against student newspaper https://t.co/rt03AL5G1H
• Prenda lawyer Paul Hansmeier has his law licence suspended https://t.co/ybWIDm0tjB 
• Comment: Will Brexit untangle UK employment law from EU framework? https://t.co/q19XVtqQQ1 
• UK Corporate Director Ban – Update https://t.co/hpomS2kllk 
• Tax Assistance Program Run by UVA Law Students Wins ABA Award #US https://t.co/BeS5VsXQBC 
• Why are the #French so angry about their labour law reforms? https://t.co/wQYE2yVFdz 
• Berkeley law school dean who resigned over sexual harassment allegations files discrimination suit #US https://t.co/Jqa67I89IX 
• #China says Canadian man it released treated 'based on law' https://t.co/nwddkKtqbV
• N. Carolina Governor Links Fate of LGBT Law to Charlotte #US https://t.co/S2Yckiyt8V 
• Deal Is Reached On Arizona's Hardline Immigration Law, After 6-Year Fight #US https://t.co/q1xX4dKzda
• Swift change could be the solution for agents and conveyancers https://t.co/OXMzm1lzec
• 2 Former Maui Residents Sentenced for Charges in $26M Ponzi Scheme #US https://t.co/qeqQsCCLAM 
• Inside court: Judges-2 PIL, birth of collegium system and nepotism in higher judiciary #INDIA https://t.co/0xpF2fWFal 
• Vijay Mallya respects Indian judiciary but he also knows how to stay away from courts https://t.co/0eppjV1gN1 
• Eamonn McCann calls for Attorney General John Larkin to stand down https://t.co/IFg9ajcZRH 
• NY Attorney General receives antisemitic backlash for investigating Donald Trump's Foundation #US https://t.co/qCrU4QLoiL 
• Former Attorney Pleads Guilty to Hypnotizing Women for Sexual Purposes #US https://t.co/jQwsCmgqiM 
• Attorney Randy Mastro to Provide Counsel to Secular-Education Group #US https://t.co/1zQr37CkrX 
• Doctor quits over NI attorney general's abortion interventions https://t.co/xztPnaVFdD 
• Senior Advocate Gaurav Pachnanda Joins UK Fountain Court Chambers As Overseas Associate https://t.co/lriAignbl5 
• #Pakistani murder accused trapped in #UAE as his red warrants were issued through Interpol https://t.co/CQsROWM3Tk 
• British barrister Felicity Gerry to lead 'joint enterprise' appeal in landmark #HongKong case https://t.co/nSSpT9KTOB
• Blundering thief dubbed 'Baby Face' jailed after his own barrister admits he 'not a good burglar' https://t.co/3G9Ozx1j3n 
• 72-year-old retired North Cork priest remanded on bail charged with indecently assaulting 13-year-old boy #IRELAND https://t.co/cd6Ia6pkJC 
• Ex-senator James Heffernan in court on motoring charges #IRELAND https://t.co/pi5ZIiVtxP 
• Judge sharply questions defense of Indiana's Syrian refugee ban: 'Oh, honestly, you are so out of it' #US https://t.co/op6elcSRof 
• Semi-naked man arrested in connection with murder of 'gentle and caring' solicitor https://t.co/rZcNceOCLt 
• Senior solicitor Siobhan Parer in costly compo fight against the state #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/DQFSfRwidn 
• Michelmores' Legal 500 rankings demonstrate Firm's growing presence in the London market https://t.co/8E09KiYN7y 
• What can the ad industry teach the legal sector? https://t.co/qdxMFDjOGi 
• Northern Ireland's Attorney General could become involved in legal bid to stop UK departure from EU https://t.co/AnQH4xpR1n 
• Teeth whitener sold at Royal Welsh '110 times over legal limit' https://t.co/KYp8xx8BJi 
• EU Will Take Legal Action Against Member States Over Car Emissions https://t.co/tTvUuwO7ul 
• Bristol Legal Walk: Jordan Publishing joins the charity march https://t.co/tbTd4Q42ZK 
• A Legal Hurdle Is Keeping Uber Drivers Out of San Francisco #US https://t.co/f9t9D7i2LS 
• Why legal timber matters https://t.co/H1EIJovsMC 
• International Taylor Vinters sweeps the board in regional Legal 500 https://t.co/bihd8t2o0O? https://t.co/nHJwWtvHbc 
• Psychiatrists could hold talks to resolve Sean Hackett legal action #IRELAND https://t.co/uJZFdNLWAv 
• Lamar Smith invites legal scholars to tell him what he's doing is fine https://t.co/fVFaRwj7Md 
• McGuireWoods Earns Top Rankings in Legal 500 UK 2016 Guide https://t.co/s0UbAgMoIq 
• Texting drivers: Penalty points and fines to double https://t.co/YionhTJ2Cd 
• #French riot police fire tear gas at labor reform protesters https://t.co/MyhqbQavti
• Revenge Porn Laws in Europe, US And Beyond https://t.co/yoo3hDn1Qr
• #FRANCE bans plastic cups plates and cutlery in green environmental law https://t.co/wZUvNqIgj4 
• Steph Curry calls for anti-gay law in North Carolina to be changed #US https://t.co/4k2uOMARuI
• Young 'being ghettoised' by inner city renting https://t.co/XTfAbxElVw
• Militants attack #Indian army base in Kashmir 'killing 17' https://t.co/v9LwQOO1Aj 
• Air rage incidents soar on UK flights https://t.co/uZqjvyZwUA
• East Finchley shooting victims 'not intended targets' https://t.co/eqrMRaVqIr
• Minnesota stabbing: Eight injured, suspect shot dead #US https://t.co/2SCmztKsdR 
• New York City: At least 29 wounded in 'intentional' explosion #US https://t.co/ZqeUjKnavj 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/pwKYebDEhr
• Met investigates filmed confrontation between driver and police officer https://t.co/Mn7S1b9OAt
• Jeremy Corbyn to give members power to choose shadow team and policies - a truly democratic moment https://t.co/1zN6597NOm
• ‘Dear Sirs’ goes gender neutral: Top City law firm now addresses all letters ‘Dear Sir or Madam’ https://t.co/kGF8CYSz77 
• Protests in #Germany against transatlantic TTIP and CETA trade deals https://t.co/BvpOuIPalQ 
• #EGYPT Court freezes assets of human rights workers and NGO's https://t.co/GuyP4X9BtY 
• Why won’t the world tackle the refugee crisis? https://t.co/MFuCvWdw0h
• Woman blinded in one eye following Clydebank laser attack https://t.co/ToR9X5UCTZ 
• Refugees welcome in UK, say demonstrators on London march https://t.co/ArWdIWCEp1 
• New Orleans writer rushes into burning building to save two finished novels #US https://t.co/9lxLPnu97P 
• New Jersey charity race cancelled after pipe bomb blast #US https://t.co/edIGSX39lT 
• Metropolitan Police 'car attack' footage investigated https://t.co/K0GragSbcS 
• Visegrad Group of EU states 'could veto Brexit deal' https://t.co/edQ6lHN71z

17th September - Law News

1728th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: When a sex video of a 31 year old Italian woman was posted on a website more than a million people watched it. The woman, known as Tiziana, fought a campaign to have it removed from the internet after becoming became the subject of jokes and abuse. On Tuesday Tiziana committed suicide. Her funeral has been broadcast live on Italian television and police are investigating four people in connection with her death.
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• What Programming's Past Reveals About Today's Gender-Pay Gap https://t.co/EIIsRVTpuv 
• Litigation rising, say corporate counsel | New Law Journal: https://t.co/H6Zs855fm9 
• A judicial six for the Court of Appeal | New Law Journal: https://t.co/g3uAqu94k1 
• Two-tier professionals? | New Law Journal: https://t.co/NH4LWD8Pis 
• Your chance to influence law reform | New Law Journal: https://t.co/ucwNKYzar9
• Single regulator would focus on “activity not job title” | New Law Journal: https://t.co/3GTadA6M8b 
• The Finance Bill reporting measure branded ineffective | New Law Journal: https://t.co/xWqHT5aTDW 
• Mass action action against “interchange fees” | New Law Journal: https://t.co/hovHcyGCiP 
• Technology tops mergers in law firm strategy | New Law Journal: https://t.co/FSB7fShfKZ 
• Call for justice in education | New Law Journal: https://t.co/yu6JmzHpmW 
• Birth certificate “ambiguity”: involving the child of a former same-sex married couple | New Law Journal: https://t.co/vQAsDt8iky 
• Hyperlinking copyrighted work lawful if not for profit | New Law Journal: https://t.co/wq004iGMOe 
• Samia Shahid 'honour killing': Father dismisses murder accusations https://t.co/m0UaB4dRUK https://t.co/vtkZB6ZOL6 
• UK armed forces 'could not withstand attack by major power like Russia', which is why we are allied to them https://t.co/6xjX2mTq9y 
• Terminally ill child first to be helped to die in #Belgium https://t.co/1e00Gl7LWc 
• The driving mentality is what really killed Lee Martin https://t.co/SrLBpDVKkt
• Samia Shahid 'honour killing': Father dismisses murder accusations https://t.co/m0UaB4dRUK 
• #BELGIUM minor first to be granted euthanasia https://t.co/z078UFStUx
• Transgender soldier becomes first woman on Army front line https://t.co/H6xGTyNwFf 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/tjUgamdLNe
• What's next for #FRANCE after the burkini madness? https://t.co/O7hMwXTnkv 
• Report finds British troops let Iraqi teenager drown https://t.co/BnmL6du1z6 
• #Israeli forces kill three Palestinians, one Jordanian https://t.co/9yLT0JM3vf 
• PAt least 23 dead & dozens wounded during Friday prayers in Mohmand tribal district bordering Afghanistan... https://t.co/6FnTobNhDC 
• PAt least 23 dead & dozens wounded during Friday prayers in Mohmand tribal district bordering Afghanistan #PAKISTAN https://t.co/64LvYoShim 
• #JAPAN court clears way for US Okinawa base relocation https://t.co/Ih32ZO93Zb 
• What will it take to restore peace in Kashmir? #INDIA https://t.co/p3AhGutcGS 
• On the Bride's Side: Italians, refugees & the fake wedding party - the innovative plot to help Syrians reach Europe https://t.co/O9zhBS0RR4 
• On the Bride's Side: Italians, refugees & the fake wedding party - the innovative plot to help Syrians reach Sweden https://t.co/6nGWEfz7km 
• National Theatre puts spotlight on Brexit Britain https://t.co/WuzsAGV9za 
• Bratislava EU talks bring Merkel-Hollande pact for renewal https://t.co/M8G7gWS5Ku
• Arrest over body in yard-sale freezer https://t.co/gFk84xIrHb 
• Ricky Hayden moped theft murder: Two teenagers bailed https://t.co/6huGM6plRD 
• Texting drivers: Penalty points and fines to double https://t.co/YionhTJ2Cd 
• Ukip’s work is done – the party should respect its victory and disband as it is irrelevant https://t.co/QRhfOQN6qI 
• Inuit argue for say as #Canada and Britain decide fate of HMS Terror wreck https://t.co/KBlVmRGe2T
• Mugging victim offers to give £10 to debt-stricken woman who helped him https://t.co/jEdhLe4FOr 
• Man jailed for shining powerful torch at RAF jets flying over his home https://t.co/D1jVfCTt8z 
• #Nigeria's president says he will trade Boko Haram prisoners for Chibok girls https://t.co/LpLu1ZncNX 
• Jeremy Corbyn makes conditional peace offer to hostile Labour MPs who are out of touch https://t.co/mFDs5BNCKv 
• The moment hijabs dazzled the New York Fashion Week catwalk https://t.co/6j0JPb7gET 
• Gun Nation: A revealing and unsettling journey to the heart of America’s deadly love affair with the gun https://t.co/bflWhP88P9 
• Bakers cast doubt on EU bridie bid - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yUCY4nekAv 
• Scottish Law Commission and Scottish law schools to work more closely together on law reform - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qXXPyZ8y1B
• Aberdein Considine expands into England and Wales - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TZXO7XzxJU
• Holyrood to debate new offence of psychological abuse - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GosjPLB7fW 
• Success of new adoption agency celebrated at Faculty-hosted anniversary - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/b3blZkkYhh 
• Opinion: Colin Souter makes final reply in Crofting Commission debate - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FSnJxWOL28
• Anderson Strathern bolsters property finance team with new lateral hire - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2OAx4CgSnU
• Lindsays’ Associate, Lynsey Kerr takes exceptional STEPs - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rLc538vskL 
• Shop operators who offer free Wi-Fi not liable for users' copyright infringements – though may require to password https://t.co/4yAI1BjPRh 
• Solicitor General Alison Di Rollo takes silk - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UdN5XEvizy 
• Man facing extradition to Poland fails in human rights appeal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/D8v3OSEH29 
• Rio 2016: The blind photographer capturing the Paralympics https://t.co/Bx9f93MWBW

16th September - Law News

1727th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story:  Indian state of Bihar's Government Challenges opposition politician and former Assembly Member Mohammad Shahabuddin's Bail In Supreme Court. Shahabuddin had served two terms as a member of the local state assembly and had also had criminal convictions, allegedly for violence against opposition political activists.
 

Focus of the Day story: MoJ defies profession and jeopardises access to justice to protect the taxpayer. Plans for a 500 per cent hike in fees for asylum and immigration tribunals are set to go ahead despite overwhelming support for them to be scrapped. Responding to a Ministry of Justice (MoJ) consultation on the proposals, 142 of 147 parties disagreed with the move, the majority of whom cited that the large fee increases for first-tier tribunals would deny access to justice for vulnerable people wishing to challenge Home Office decisions. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• DLA Piper raises NQ salaries to £70,000 https://t.co/uD4ID9v7Zb 
• Addleshaws top of equity breaks £1m barrier three years early - The Lawyer | Legal News and Jobs | Advancing the bus…https://t.co/tdphT7w0se
• PwC Legal revenue jumps 24 per cent to £60m - The Lawyer https://t.co/lri3Ofc9sv 
• McDermott elects corporate head as global chair - The Lawyer https://t.co/zahq2hue51 
• Mishcon boss Gold: How to grow a firm without losing culture - The Lawyer https://t.co/HG41u83Ix1 
• KWM senior partner Stephen Kon to step down as firm launches leadership elections - The Lawyer https://t.co/WoDM1rvbPD 
• Greenberg Traurig elevates London chair to global job but drops 'Maher' from UK name - The Lawyer https://t.co/BCIxoOdfvV 
• Revealed: The law firms making the most money from their office space - The Lawyer https://t.co/hfWn0A8iET 
• Hogan Lovells on hunt for new 350,000sq ft London HQ - The Lawyer https://t.co/t2JYyXsw8X 
• Freshfields bans 'Dear Sirs' from all communications worldwide - The Lawyer https://t.co/31aUai9Vrx 
• Jeremy Corbyn has been on the right side of history for 30 years. That’s real leadership https://t.co/x2an783TVF
• We have too few resources to protect suicidal young inmates, governor tells inquest https://t.co/uvC5c7IB3D
• #Swedish court upholds Julian Assange arrest warrant https://t.co/dirAJpPocK 
• Extraditing Lauri Love would be cruel. Justice must be done in the UK https://t.co/z5xE88HnPt 
• #Kosovo organ trafficking inquiry chief vows to investigate all evidence https://t.co/7twkd0PwAK 
• Kashmiri human rights activist barred from leaving #INDIA to attend UN summit and submit attrocity report https://t.co/Lwp0QKinNh
• Hatton Garden heist ringleader refused leave to appeal against sentence https://t.co/kp1Llius7d 
• Lose the phone or get off the road: that’s the message texting drivers need to hear https://t.co/XFsBajzP9i
• UK troops condemned over drowning of Iraqi boy forced into canal https://t.co/TW2BiGKvsY 
• Mohammed Syeedy convicted of being the getaway driver for killing of Jalal Uddin in Isis-inspired Rochdale attack https://t.co/UpoBCJANsv
• Computer activist Lauri Love loses appeal against US extradition https://t.co/VSKZsfq5HQ 
• West Midlands Police target drivers too close to cyclists https://t.co/RgrQAdp989 
• Alleged hacker Lauri Love to be extradited to US https://t.co/WW2KPFS0Yz
• Finally, a judgment we can all understand | Law Gazette https://t.co/gsFGZPEwsY
• Transforming justice: tribunals’ future unclear | Law Gazette https://t.co/BzujE182WD 
• Immigration fees to soar despite overwhelming opposition | Law Gazette https://t.co/NaFTM91orA 
• CJEU says no to fixed-term contracts, with conditions | Law Gazette https://t.co/yk6sWEakSG 
• Society: fixed costs ‘totally inappropriate’ for high-value cases | Law Gazette https://t.co/BetuxlkUGm
• HM Treasury consults on ‘fit and proper persons test’ for lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/QA2q04DClB
• Top-tier barristers set creates BSB entity | Law Gazette https://t.co/mETtjVmi0N 
• Man arrested after solicitor found dead | Law Gazette https://t.co/O3koJCTa0h 
• City hires boost competition watchdog | Law Gazette https://t.co/Fkvkq8850f 
• Profession expresses concern over online courts plan | Law Gazette https://t.co/hRxXyosR4N 
• ‘Relentless and obstinate’ McKenzie friend allowed to be advocate | Law Gazette https://t.co/wMJkUiXj79 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/v15yqXIlk5
• Fancy Bears expected to leak names of another 48 British Olympians with TUEs https://t.co/VCccwM3Zri
• 'A welcome rebuke to dead white men': African American museum finally erupts on to DC skyline https://t.co/S1A06o2YMG
• US regulators order recall of 1m Samsung Note 7 phones https://t.co/XkCrFOpd1a https://t.co/pQiVlpHIGe 
• Councils call for greater powers to tackle illegal schools https://t.co/ibTCTgNZy6 https://t.co/tgHyqfmdK7
• Four questioned in #ITALY after woman's suicide over sex video https://t.co/lTA99uHIQz https://t.co/JdXPjsuhxa 
• Councils call for greater powers to tackle illegal schools https://t.co/ibTCTgNZy6
• US regulators order recall of 1m Samsung Note 7 phones https://t.co/XkCrFOpd1a 
• Commonwealth denies Sandusky's claim of grand jury leak #US https://t.co/1SGRhNngig https://t.co/Tk76CyLi39 
• Four questioned in #ITALY after woman's suicide over sex video https://t.co/lTA99uHIQz
• Transforming our courts and tribunals: consultation https://t.co/HrlHynqupM 
• Commonwealth denies Sandusky's claim of grand jury leak #US https://t.co/1SGRhNngig 
• Seeking an African presidency through the courts – how feasible? #GABON https://t.co/QERODpeFmN 
• Striking of two from advocates' roll shows courts opposed to corruption: Freedom Under Law #SOUTHAFRICA... https://t.co/lJyi3ZLRxP
• Courts must decide on UK arms sales to Saudis, says MPs' committee https://t.co/SY2baeZt6U https://t.co/BAOvTX3wjJ 
• Jury grilled about contentious deliberations in Burkheimer murder trial #US https://t.co/6Ykjlp31nP https://t.co/5rnYR7LW4f
• Two more London courts face axe in MoJ plans | Law Gazette https://t.co/dFrXZSvjdb 
• Striking of two from advocates' roll shows courts opposed to corruption: Freedom Under Law #SOUTHAFRICA https://t.co/n2ZSFsCgt9 
• Family courts should 'stop believing' abusive men can be good fathers https://t.co/4w00BDWoKT 
• Federal goverment argues pay problems 'an honest administrative error,' as tribunal wraps #CANADA... https://t.co/0OuOj3XJqu
• International Monsanto Citizens' Tribunal Names New Judges, Announces Program and Registration... https://t.co/NGadUekAjJ 
• Courts must decide on UK arms sales to Saudis, says MPs' committee https://t.co/SY2baeZt6U 
• Jury grilled about contentious deliberations in Burkheimer murder trial #US https://t.co/6Ykjlp31nP
• International Monsanto Citizens' Tribunal Names New Judges, Announces Program and Registration https://t.co/Qy0hHignOH 
• Hague Tribunal Slams #Serbia Again For Non-Cooperation https://t.co/cmkmbtVhIy https://t.co/9XTwXYXMsX
• Federal government failing to comply with ruling on First Nations child welfare: tribunal #CANADA... https://t.co/Pbwzs0cMZ6
• Tribunal that set pay rates ‘exacerbated’ pressure on truck owner-drivers – report #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/BgczrMoj9u 
• Federal goverment argues pay problems 'an honest administrative error,' as tribunal wraps #CANADA https://t.co/Olye3gi9XD 
• Justice Ministry says Taiwanese in #Japan not subject to Chinese law on citizenship issues https://t.co/xf1LIZGeHD https://t.co/JQiGKsaCc1 
• Victoria inches ever closer to a minimum passing distance law #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/1sAlovn8FU https://t.co/e81uzgZoUW 
• UK immigration and asylum tribunal fees to rise by 500% https://t.co/jIWOtA64cA https://t.co/ysSCNwn1Zq
• #FRANCE's Labour law protesters clash with Paris police https://t.co/ZrarqjtiVY https://t.co/Rk0rfnsVCY 
• Hague Tribunal Slams #Serbia Again For Non-Cooperation https://t.co/cmkmbtVhIy 
• President signs law reforming electoral processes #KENYA https://t.co/0QFCb24EJW https://t.co/HT3ezZ1T77 
• Federal government failing to comply with ruling on First Nations child welfare: tribunal #CANADA https://t.co/PpW0PRM5zk 
• UK immigration and asylum tribunal fees to rise by 500% https://t.co/jIWOtA64cA 
• Justice Ministry says Taiwanese in #Japan not subject to Chinese law on citizenship issues https://t.co/xf1LIZGeHD 
• The Patents (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2016 https://t.co/OjKl0Q7Eir https://t.co/eOyDeVXk28 
• Victoria inches ever closer to a minimum passing distance law #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/1sAlovn8FU 
• Scottish Parliament to debate new domestic abuse law https://t.co/KcCSZJxQAg https://t.co/7f49oLi9P8 
• #FRANCE's Labour law protesters clash with Paris police https://t.co/ZrarqjtiVY 
• ACC pulls college championships from NC amid LGBT law backlash #US https://t.co/vgLxRRcPep https://t.co/g2q6Ub63A7 
• Scottish Parliament to debate new domestic abuse law https://t.co/KcCSZJxQAg
• President signs law reforming electoral processes #KENYA https://t.co/0QFCb24EJW
• ACC pulls college championships from NC amid LGBT law backlash #US https://t.co/vgLxRRcPep 
• The Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships https://t.co/TlYtVmnLn0 https://t.co/ObNWhUKIWK 
• Missouri gun legislation would allow users to carry without permit #US https://t.co/18ZCvrkVSo https://t.co/DmLBwI2Cim 
• The Patents (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2016 https://t.co/OjKl0Q7Eir 
• Nazi-Looted Art Legislation Advances in Senate #US https://t.co/6uIMh1hRxN https://t.co/iLz0S6GriL
• The Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships https://t.co/TlYtVmnLn0 
• One of UK's last MEPs tries to shape car legislation https://t.co/YcRayhxSKj 
• #Canadian judge faces removal after comments during rape case https://t.co/dDTu1Hs151 https://t.co/1kAiMZWU2a 
• Missouri gun legislation would allow users to carry without permit #US https://t.co/18ZCvrkVSo 
• Nazi-Looted Art Legislation Advances in Senate #US https://t.co/6uIMh1hRxN 
• #Canadian judge faces removal after comments during rape case https://t.co/dDTu1Hs151 
• Woman pleads guilty over false personal injury claim #IRELAND https://t.co/7ZwA7iVPo9 https://t.co/UKcfNsUuMw
• Additional Solicitor General Thurairajah sworn in as Court of Appeal Judge #SRILANKA https://t.co/q1C0KCcqAC https://t.co/B1YdTlCmXj 
• Woman pleads guilty over false personal injury claim #IRELAND https://t.co/7ZwA7iVPo9 
• Additional Solicitor General Thurairajah sworn in as Court of Appeal Judge #SRILANKA https://t.co/q1C0KCcqAC 
• Top lawyer stripped of prestigious judicial roles after misconduct tribunal https://t.co/P7bvS7Ec3H 
• Solicitor found dead in suspected Swansea murder had been living in Bournemouth https://t.co/e4A1mUFXR7 
• NI Justice Minister responds to Prisoner Ombudsman report on self-harm by Sean Lynch https://t.co/b8oxq33olQ 
• Retiring Supreme Court Justice Thomas Cromwell turns focus to legal access #CANADA https://t.co/L8iKBfqTb7 
• Wells Fargo Falls for Fifth Day After Scandal Draws Justice Probe #US https://t.co/BTeKZbgHi6 
• Liz Truss promises to reform the courts system to ensure everyone has access to justice https://t.co/TKXE1mz4pz 
• Bring unregulated providers within LeO's jurisdiction, says chief ombudsman - Legal Futures https://t.co/e8oyAYMpkn 
• Fairpoint's transformation into listed legal business continues apace - Legal Futures https://t.co/jlLMQK9d9h 
• Exclusive: 6 Pump Court becomes first major set to create BSB entity - Legal Futures https://t.co/SL9FbKEuK6 
• #PHILIPPINES President Duterte once killed man with Uzi submachine gun https://t.co/XEcdeIkuWT
• Vedder Price opens doors in Singapore | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/9Jc45NqOnR https://t.co/qM7JVyBLFl 
• Cuatrecasas enters association with Colombian firm | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/CMchyLBC22 https://t.co/vyBJSgjfI6
• Vedder Price opens doors in Singapore | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/9Jc45NqOnR
• Squire Patton Boggs managing partner to step down | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/LDU2r7nV8w 
• Cuatrecasas enters association with Colombian firm | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/CMchyLBC22 
• Slaughter and May joins AI revolution with new partnership | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/fsMKiAz9lD 
• Ashurst loses Abu Dhabi boss to US rival | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FFyUBjIVu0 
• Truss gives go-ahead to digital criminal courts | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/nhmTtTW3Hd 
• Shelve UK arms sales to Saudis over Yemen, say two MPs' committees https://t.co/SY2baeZt6U 
• UK immigration and asylum tribunal fees to rise by 500% https://t.co/jIWOtA64cA https://t.co/dRBXJIgD77 
• Sean Rigg: CPS rules out charges against police over station death https://t.co/C11VIMV0E8 
• UK immigration and asylum tribunal fees to rise by 500% https://t.co/jIWOtA64cA
• MPs call for end to abusive men using courts against families https://t.co/5U8M2H0g21 
• Hollywood trans roles under fire - again https://t.co/l5QCOPRSIb
• Sean Rigg death: Police officers will not face trial https://t.co/Ik2RunJuIT 
• Prince George photos breached privacy, watchdog rules https://t.co/nNONVSRAwC 
• Google street view blurs cow's face in Cambridge in the name of #privacy https://t.co/mtTZUHg66A

15th September - Law News

1726th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story:  The horrors of Yemen’s civil war have been encapsulated by photographs showing a toddler suffering from severe malnutrition. UNICEF estimates that 320,000 children are facing starvation, while over two million youngsters need urgent assistance.
 

Focus of the Day story: In her first significant announcement since taking office, lord chancellor Liz Truss will today back a £1bn programme to extend online courts to criminal offences. A vision paper to be published by the Ministry of Justice and HM Judiciary today will set out plans for digital processes in every court and tribunal in England and Wales. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• 20 #US Marines Face Discipline After Muslim Recruit's Death Is Ruled a Suicide https://t.co/JIn1ll0nHY 
• 'Lula,' #Brazil's Ex-President, Is Charged With Corruption https://t.co/fKAzqT0p4u 
• Strange British Laws Quiz: Do You Know What Strange Things Are Legal And Illegal In The UK? https://t.co/kPoM8Mwv2R 
• Ministers monitoring post-Brexit vote legal challenges, says Sturgeon https://t.co/In5sHcb2mq 
• Legal eagles set to march to raise cash for those in need https://t.co/AQXgMagF1T
• These are firms excelling when it comes to advising clients on the EU and competition law https://t.co/BMEZTWMXY1
• The Archers: How could the press report Helen's trial? https://t.co/D86tSJa2p1 
• The main change in the Legal 500 2016 report is that Hill Dickinson has moved up from the second tier to the first https://t.co/YGhktRNhcT 
• Teaching associate Christopher Sargeant reveals the 10 strangest laws still in force in Britain today https://t.co/ratQ5G3gac
• Carjackers drag elderly man from car until dozens of passersby take law into their own hands https://t.co/2lridGUYZR
• UK government urged to adopt 'new approach' to data security https://t.co/BXvcALV0IY
• UK Trade Secretary Liam Fox defends new business hub in North Carolina despite anti-LGBT law https://t.co/SZ2b6GfjU6 
• The "Great Wall of Calais": The UK's Controversial Plan to Stop Migrants https://t.co/ZWOebzNniH 
• Newcastle law firm sold as Scottish practice expands into England https://t.co/Xr1O4BQaJk 
• Mike Lynch's Invoke Aims to Replace M&A Lawyers With Robots https://t.co/fYtSK15FuP https://t.co/EtKzWcdx8k
• Mike Lynch's Invoke Aims to Replace M&A Lawyers With Robots https://t.co/fYtSK15FuP
• Brexit risk to equal pay laws, Women and Equalities Committee told https://t.co/YO1DyxktUz 
• BPP dean schools Vara on litigants in person crisis | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/wOARJC348q 
• Typecast as a terrorist - actor Riz Ahmed https://t.co/xZgxSSpWRn 
• An eye for an eye is the wrong response to attacks on humanitarians https://t.co/NV2cWdPog3 
• ICC widens remit to include environmental destruction cases https://t.co/O4o0xwVCHN
• Photos of he racist women who required the Captain and passengers call police to throw women off Ibiza flight... https://t.co/Ye2KTIe77E 
• Photos of he racist women who required the Captain and passengers call police to throw women off Ibiza flight https://t.co/D87ZCw2na6 
• 'Racist, threatening' women thrown off Manchester-Ibiza flight https://t.co/hVnf4Gkuq3 
• A Brexit bolthole? For €100 you can become an e-resident of an EU country you've never visited https://t.co/1VPNEVKUTs 
• Courts to undergo £1bn digital reform after successful pilots https://t.co/EGhqTdmuPD 
• Alistair Carmichael questions SCCRC decision not to refer Bangladeshi murder case to High Court - Scottish Legal News https://lnkd.in/dQwj34Q 
• Three of four attempted London bombers’ article 6 rights not violated - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8ZwZhVF4wK 
• Callers abandon thousands of calls to police 101 number - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4HOTKcvoqv 
• Gurkha soldiers suffered no violation of Convention rights over pensions dispute - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VothybXJIv 
• Dundee law graduate becomes UK judge at the European Court of Human Rights - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DtH54sarwH 
• Custodial term of 13 years not excessive for father who raped daughter, appeal judges rule - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8mYhrgFMMx 
• Number of motorists illegally using mobile phones while at the wheel is rising, an RAC survey suggests https://t.co/QKMAfFLFw5
• Campaign calling on retailers in Liverpool to stop selling The Sun receive the unanimous backing of city councillors https://t.co/305ToYx8Wd
• Battle of Orgreave inquiry 'green light' welcomed by campaigners https://t.co/eTtGNlzFXc 
• Molly-Mae Wotherspoon dog death: Mother and grandmother jailed https://t.co/pKpMT7sdX1 
• Julian Cole nightclub incident: Five police officers could face criminal charges https://t.co/exgDiARafB 
• East Finchley shooting victims named as mother and nephew https://t.co/FHBipHnJvb 
• Can #INDIA really halve its road deaths with stricter laws and more CCTV? https://t.co/WRXmiD0fGq 
• BBC Royal Charter: Stars paid more than £150,000 to be named https://t.co/tsW5jpWvkT 
• Conservative MP Justin Tomlinson faces a two-day suspension from the Commons for leaking a draft committee report https://t.co/pdxNQ3L3ry 
• Hinkley Point: UK approves nuclear plant deal https://t.co/ofAeVF9wDr 
• US-style murder laws ‘would not be accepted’, MPs hear | Law Gazette https://t.co/BMEnJshoRK
• EU’s copyright proposals target music-streaming services | Law Gazette https://t.co/YeqTbHTck6 
• Transforming Justice: Digital courts get green light in £1bn initiative | Law Gazette https://t.co/jMP5XgZffO 
• Firm helped clients avoid £1.3m stamp duty payments | Law Gazette https://t.co/QJ6zzHPNij 
• Lawyers aghast at SRA plans to lift cold-calling ban | Law Gazette https://t.co/UArsKs21dO 
• Stop bandying about ‘access to justice’, McNally tells lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/kDfPlbZ1xm
• Share price tumbles as listed company increases debt by £10m | Law Gazette https://t.co/CtshY6xKdA 
• Transforming justice: judges face pay and expenses curbs | Law Gazette https://t.co/XRgWHiCnB8 
• Transforming justice: wider fixed costs regime on the way | Law Gazette https://t.co/FYTRPuCCEq 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/HNPTROs06A
• European Commission plans free wi-fi in public spaces, but in UK, thanks to brexit https://t.co/FciHJ95B5v 
• Tribunal decides against striking off solicitor who backdated court document | Legal Futures: https://t.co/UgXMOmwt25
• Firm admits misconduct after involvement in SDLT avoidance schemes - Legal Futures https://t.co/vffg4VdfQ6 
• Law Society rejects ABI claim that solicitors facilitate insurance fraud amid concern that cold-calling ban could go…https://t.co/ljmyUNp3hw 
• North Carolina footballer in sex assault case turns himself in #US https://t.co/dCLUFRYOAK 
• #BELARUS Court Rules This Photo ‘Has No Artistic Merit,’ Can’t Be Copyrighted https://t.co/FwBcsecB8z
• 'A historic change': California first state to pass overtime pay for farm workers #US https://t.co/yHsPRUtbix 
• Transline: a cut-price, outsourced human resources department? https://t.co/tbWqmujQwj 
• Decorated General an former Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell calls Trump 'national disgrace' in email leak https://t.co/1nIHYSxmPS
• Man killed confronting moped thieves outside his home https://t.co/0Y63l2u4Qe 
• Political risk shoots up the agenda for general counsel | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/tD4zLqgiPN
• Davis Polk launches rehiring program to boost gender diversity | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/j149rpsAwb
• Ashurst, NRF, Withers and Ince & Co announce junior pay raises | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/J8I0oE9ISQ https://t.co/pFsMDgD5RD 
• Ashurst, NRF, Withers and Ince & Co announce junior pay raises | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/J8I0oE9ISQ 
• Chadbourne & Parke women partners hit back at discrimination lawsuit | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/dUhYyC5DhD https://t.co/ri2mht7Swo 
• Chadbourne & Parke women partners hit back at discrimination lawsuit | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/dUhYyC5DhD
• HP Inc kicks off inaugural panel review | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/GN2fjcjMEQ
• Kirkland & Ellis absorbs DC boutique Bancroft | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Tsl6Y0sFsx https://t.co/uuP19ftbCW 
• Kirkland & Ellis absorbs DC boutique Bancroft | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Tsl6Y0sFsx 
• Wednesday's LawNewsIndex 14th September #Law #News https://t.co/yVp3ESfRTB #lawyer #legal #solicitor #barrister #attorney #advocate #justice 
• The harrowing story of the woman in the Brussels bomb photograph #BELGIUM https://t.co/2wEVMJCHHN
• Warsaw sends police officers to Harlow after killing of Polish man https://t.co/sgqz7qzcAh