21st October - Law News

1760th 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: Our obsession with 'good immigrants' breeds intolerance. Society sets the bar so high to become a ‘good immigrant’, argues writer Nikesh Shukla, that normal immigrants are demonised. He says non-Brits in the public eye have a simple path to good-immigrant status – as long as they play within the rules. But immigrants should be held to to the same standards as everybody else.


Focus of the Day story: An influential group of MPs has criticised the Ministry of Justice for failing to translate its goodwill for magistrates into any meaningful strategy to support them. In a report published today, the House of Commons justice committee says the magistracy faces a range of ‘unresolved issues’ relating to its role and workload, and serious problems with recruitment and training, which should be urgently addressed. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Want Reform in #BAHRAIN? Listen to Human Rights Defenders https://t.co/9iJys95QQv 
• NGOs file complaint against Bayer for mislabeling of hazardous pesticide products sold #GERMANY https://t.co/0QtsQaZxbX 
• #BANGLADESH parliament should repeal a new law regulating civil society organizations accepting foreign funds https://t.co/nOTdKFwuFT 
• Government's lip service to human rights commitment #JAMAICA https://t.co/Vq6LqdXGKP 
• #INDIA must release Kashmiri human rights activist, U.N. experts say https://t.co/P0p792ral9 Oct 20, 2016
• State of emergency provisions violate human rights and should be revoked #TURKEY https://t.co/oyt89C1a98 
• 'Water is a human right ... but it can have a price' https://t.co/rdcaBMd5Bh 
• Weighed down by politics, Jokowi disregards human rights issues #INDONESIA https://t.co/AHSYLYxmpK 
• Dilrukshi resumes duties as Additional Solicitor General #SRILANKA https://t.co/9CqEZFlBA2
• Ched Evans’ solicitor speaks - Shaun Draycott, solicitor-advocate, Draycott Browne Ltd - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/MtFGf7gqMj 
• Former Dundee teacher accused of pretending to be solicitor https://t.co/43TEgN9r0X
• Transforming our justice system: assisted digital strategy, online conviction and statutory fixed fines https://t.co/5IiV6sbtPe 
• Implications of Brexit for the Justice System https://t.co/JQoFOiVvVu O
• Criminal justice system to be accessible and provide inclusive service for all (#Scotland) https://t.co/Y39qMNTFZG 
• The battle for criminal-justice reform is being fought in local district attorney races #US https://t.co/XQGOZcgmtl 
• Petition seeks 'justice' for 'abuse' Bishop George Bell https://t.co/qrRLdPbkSJ 
• Trump comes out hard for the Second Amendment, attacks Justice Ginsburg #US https://t.co/F3zBgGIYbi
• Calais camp charity threatens UK with legal action over vulnerable children https://t.co/UgZqu6aVvp
• Melania Trump's Legal Threat to People Magazine Is Puzzling Experts #US https://t.co/GZ2J6NPWOl 
• The legal battle over whether carriers truly offer 'unlimited' data may be coming to an end https://t.co/5S2HJVDgTd 
• Brexit in the High Court: What the legal arguments tell us https://t.co/Q5XeBmGOKv 
• UK government must consider impact of Brexit on anti-corruption law, parliamentary committee warns https://t.co/qZkI7gaj5z 
• UK Government Adopts US Principles on Secret Drone War https://t.co/YRRVVIa7M9 
• Home Office admits checks on 'child refugees' in Calais are limited and hampered by French law https://t.co/W4nSQuIAoY 
• UK lawmaker with a disability proposes bill banning abortions on babies with disabilities https://t.co/fkIvCQurW7 
• UK Spy Agencies 'Acted Outside the Law' Collecting Citizens' Data https://t.co/o5nrklRHXe O
• Brexit steals magic from UK law firms https://t.co/1Uq3rFPnhV
• Chatbot entrepreneur builds free tool for law firms | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/kp3aV8F9eg
• Law firm launches consultancy for fellow law firms | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/lk16sG4QYN 
• Skaddens and K&E advising on ZTO Express listing on NYSE | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FGAEeNvA60 
• Litigation funders plan to invest in ABS law firms | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/95H1MlV3JP 
• Gadens' Melbourne office to opt out of Dentons merger | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FNXOn6Q3im 
• CMS, Nabarro and Olswang to review 850 jobs for tie-up | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/K5bgkMY5M5 
• Refugees and Cindy Crawford’s daughter: an age-old problem for the tabloids https://t.co/D59hsmjenA 
• Pentonville stabbing is 'most extreme example of prison safety decline' https://t.co/4sprtmNSzW 
• Hermes case shines light on precarious employment of Britain's workers https://t.co/Rsh1iaSOTF 
• UK policy to deport refugees for 'extremist behaviour' criticised https://t.co/ldRgdLPoIx 
• Self-employment status - who's next under the HMRC spotlight https://t.co/YbmGdKXPBC 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/CqbFdfTdIP
• Prison reforms 'simply not achievable' amid 'loss of control' https://t.co/CQt08vQlg1 
• Michael Fallon: Britain using cyber warfare against IS https://t.co/HNKCrUl9o6 
• Exeter restaurant bomber Nicky Reilly dies in prison https://t.co/KLdZVmOQaY 
• Foreign student 'not exempted from migration figures' https://t.co/UsjQ6Q6kVb 
• Ex-solicitor becomes local authority head of housing - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/eBUfvWFsCL 
• Law firms leading the way in charity's social mobility initiative - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2OSaVGTjfp 
• FCA orders lenders to refund overcharged mortgage arrears customers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nHFjKFIaFh 
• Watermans has two accredited personal injury specialists after managing director's recognition - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/oSbuzVaozK 
• Possible return of death penalty in Turkey is condemned - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LvIQ6VIE2p 
• ‘Abuse of state power’ inquiry call after High Court rules Rangers raid ‘unlawful’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VOhfE516Bm 
• Breastfeeding rights to apply to employees as well as customers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WklFSYIugp 
• ECJ: Fixed-price system for prescription drugs breaks free movement rules - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/A5ne0q4aTy 
• UK government announces pardons for gay and bisexual men - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GiKuNBtfbA 
• UK government announces pardons for gay and bisexual men - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dSqQH91BS7 
• Faculty recommends no sanctions for lawyers who advise on tax avoidance - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bNfEsEYalW 
• Scottish government launches referendum bill consultation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gmnkl1yeHZ 
• Sheriff Appeal Court sets out test for remit to Court of Session after refusing motion - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/F1I5CuipVZ
• Alton Towers Smiler crash: 'Disgusting' students 'dress as victims' https://t.co/kBJZEVqrMX 
• Apple complains Amazon's US site is selling fake products https://t.co/IqBSdv4mdC
• Tube train device controlled explosion at North Greenwich https://t.co/cOwyHRgwsb 
• Vos to head Chancery Division | Law Gazette https://t.co/yWRe3D9xki 
• High Court rejects attempt to end case over ‘wrong’ court fee payment | Law Gazette https://t.co/IgVgSykiaT 
• Solicitor fined after giving fraudster ‘inappropriate influence’ in firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/zUfOGCyVPw
• Three struck off after fraudsters infiltrate law firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/LQ9rLjMvo4 
• Court staff lament service decline as cuts bite | Law Gazette https://t.co/5kAjoZnmLI 
• Former solicitor and serial fraudster jailed for five years | Law Gazette https://t.co/XAL90PRfIe 
• Mandatory child abuse reporting ‘not the right solution’, Society warns | Law Gazette https://t.co/Tl49PEYeEV 
• PM ‘hopeful’ over legal aid for Birmingham pub bombings victims’ families | Law Gazette https://t.co/HFeozc2EKO
• Manchester firms continue growth after financial surge | Law Gazette https://t.co/OdlXYvnGFg 
• Magic circle stationery thief banned from legal profession | Law Gazette https://t.co/QLakw75YTA 
• Firms will not be forced to publish prices at this stage: SRA | Law Gazette https://t.co/RZ7stxCDHf 
• NBA star Derrick Rose and friends cleared in rape case #US https://t.co/7moD68ZLy4
• Are you a UK magistrate? Share your experiences https://t.co/dtWZdnVBEw 
• State of emergency likely to ramp up repression in fractured #Ethiopia https://t.co/ztcr2BGeNA 
• How could Britain see the light on rape? By looking to the Nordic countries https://t.co/eJdt7CGKTV
• Posthumous pardons for gay and bisexual men: share your views https://t.co/Yf70a6rydG 
• HMRC's Hermes inquiry shows government finally got the message https://t.co/qZ9kMiijja 
• Secrecy over UK drone strike deaths in #Syria faces legal challenge https://t.co/MBh7ZlEhKE 
• Prisoner who battered cellmate to death with a TV jailed for 14 years https://t.co/mCxDwUyETi 
• MPs back motion to strip Sir Philip Green of his knighthood https://t.co/y1tbR8di7n 
• California judge who mocked blind man emblematic of failed traffic court system #US https://t.co/mj9bPitdvC
• Pentonville stabbing victim wanted to be 'better man and father' https://t.co/1PoiPnS8kD 
• Woman who imported 'euthanasia kit' took her own life, inquest rules https://t.co/XSGxhD1zSQ 
• Serial returners cause problems for shops https://t.co/5oXEa9eBvl 
• Ex-Stephen Lawrence case suspect among most wanted https://t.co/Ogz8pQoZGr 
• Molly-Mae Wotherspoon dog death: RSCPA concerns 'not acted upon' https://t.co/4ApjYOdXyg 
• Kelvin MacKenzie Ipso ruling 'frightening', says Fatima Manji https://t.co/WmOwZIjIuV
• Boundary changes: Political map of Scotland to be redrawn https://t.co/3N8x7vINt2 
• New Scottish independence bill published https://t.co/vv1yOVvmBm
• Gay men convicted of now-abolished sex offences to be pardoned https://t.co/ZSXK46Ooyw 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/JUMU0MxK3c
• Antisemitic attackers “publicized their role as self-appointed surrogates for Trump & their allegiance to the right https://t.co/sIMxu4i2kW 
• Samsung exploding phone issue extends past Note 7, lawsuit says https://t.co/eqwlVpPbpn 
• Antisemitic attackers “publicized their role as self-appointed surrogates for Trump & their allegiance to the white https://t.co/75UzjMzQaE
• This is everything Trump could come up with to disprove 10 accusations of sexual assault https://t.co/vwcJxZkO6k
• Gary Lineker hits back at online abuse from the likes of UKIP over criticism of Calais refugee coverage https://t.co/wdcxLiqC0Y 
• Muslim Council of Britain to set up alternative counter-terror scheme https://t.co/j7DU6kWszF 
• ACLU takes on Fisa court over secret decisions on surveillance laws #US https://t.co/lEwJMcGDMI 
• Gary Lineker hits back at online abuse from the likes of UKIP over criticism of Calais refugee coverage https://t.co/qdifCxHNRU 
• Posthumous pardons law may see Oscar Wilde exonerated https://t.co/0hzV0WcPJS 
• NBA star Derrick Rose and friends cleared in rape case #US https://t.co/7moD68ZLy4 
• Philip Green launches fresh attack on Frank Field https://t.co/RVgIXCyPG5 
• Tech investors deterred because of 'relatively small' global legal market - Legal Futures https://t.co/VfwnqdHt9Y
• Solicitors in trouble for allowing non-lawyers to have inappropriate control over firms - Legal Futures https://t.co/Qezve0SE3m

20th October - Law News

1759th 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: India’s Muslim women mobilise against triple talaq, calling for protection of their divorce rights. Thumbnail: Activists hold placards during a protest against the statements made by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) in its affidavit to the Supreme Court, in Mumbai, India on September 7, 2016.


Focus of the Day story: The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has made a direct plea to government to use next month’s Autumn Statement to make good on the plan announced last year to grant it full independence from the Law Society.  Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Alleged serial killer Stephen Port 'filmed meeting victim' https://t.co/BzkDLZDoX9 
• Understanding the directories | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/BqsytXBp8f 
• 'El Chapo' judge assassinated | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/EKPkmqKQY2
• Baker & McKenzie pulls off 10-strong team hire in Switzerland https://t.co/QkrKQBdUxn
• King & Wood Mallesons picks new senior partner | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/NROOEJW9pO 
• Hundreds of British lawyers register in Ireland | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/vz0BCeIbJp 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/0J3uQHN8ng
• Barrister and construction law Professor Rudi Klein wins industry award - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vDr3C8xPyo 
• Shoosmiths advises toy giant Hamleys on new Scotland store - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CbYfkFhyHJ
• The Guilt of Innocence - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XCrfComyY4 
• Terra Firma Chambers’ 7th Annual Local Government Conference - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7Co1ViDkUP 
• Blog: Career development and volunteering at the Law Society - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GfpkbDNSKK
• Strathclyde Law Clinic sees 26 per cent increase in cases - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/an62JnjZPo
• Average price of Scottish home rises 4.3 per cent – RoS - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/JemzSYstT6
• Call for fresh approach to debt satisfactions in Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AGwLe4sdqL 
• Crown criticised for ‘oppressive’ conduct in seeking warrant to search solicitors’ offices - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OjXrM4yEGT 
• Pentonville Prison death: Victim Jamal Mahmoud was a young father https://t.co/o9zVBPzzDd 
• Joshua Titcombe death: Midwife Lindsey Biggs struck off https://t.co/ZDp74lM2y3 
• Criminal with unmarried parents avoids 'discriminatory' deportation https://t.co/DSKBMc95NL 
• Law may be needed to preserve the rights of Irish in UK after Brexit https://t.co/cWKHK5nCzK 
• Jean-Pierre Bemba convicted of interfering with witnesses in ICC first #DRCongo https://t.co/DTdfWz3l9Y 
• Taxpayer faces huge bill after Ingenious Media wins case against HMRC https://t.co/ETD8dlys74 
• TUC: Legal aid reforms cutting people out of justice system https://t.co/WqQOPyugh0 
• Sat-nav maps update aims to prevent stuck lorries https://t.co/N9OapuKmEz 
• Regulator clears Kelvin MacKenzie after hijab article complaints https://t.co/8nCICF15RP
• Skilled workers 'may be exempt from immigration controls': Hammond https://t.co/uWBf4AgSGO 
• Hot dogs 'must be renamed' in #Malaysia, says religious government body https://t.co/UeoVCFsUa4 
• Dentists condemn call for child migrants' teeth to be tested https://t.co/k2k7XFrk99 
• Justice for victims of Gaza flotilla raid? Israel-Turkey agreement over the 2010 raid | Law Gazette https://t.co/ni4ffGaOD7 
• Justice for victims of Gaza flotilla raid? Israel-Turkey agreement over the 2010 raid | Law Gazette https://t.co/Lx7abTpm2R
• Court closures set for completion by September 2017 | Law Gazette https://t.co/nddVzGyh9u https://t.co/9GDE54zGKt 
• Solicitors ‘crucial’ to charitable bequests | Law Gazette https://t.co/cCe82CI9HB https://t.co/PiWACgcp2v
• Government to keep AML ‘consent’ defence | Law Gazette https://t.co/4ZZ34xnNbn 
• ABI data ‘shows insurers saving billions in claims costs’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/VekBCKIpd4 
• Solicitors ‘crucial’ to charitable bequests | Law Gazette https://t.co/cCe82CI9HB 
• MoJ backs home support for vulnerable witnesses | Law Gazette https://t.co/PiH5TgLvLF
• Clin neg fixed costs limit set to be £25k | Law Gazette https://t.co/FcmenSSbyb 
• Court closures set for completion by September 2017 | Law Gazette https://t.co/nddVzGyh9u 
• ‘There was no money’: MoJ called in consultants to help control spending | Law Gazette https://t.co/CWvuR9yr3p 
• For geeks everywhere – law tech ‘disrupters’ gather at landmark London event | Law Gazette https://t.co/s02PngM141 
• Agency rethink on legal aid contracts ‘embarrassment’ clause | Law Gazette https://t.co/PNaRmzksDI 
• IP pro bono scheme launched | Law Gazette https://t.co/qkpUeczXDV
• Magistrates need support strategy, MPs tell MoJ | Law Gazette https://t.co/K2Gxnma5bf
• Saudi prince executed for murdering man in brawl https://t.co/R1LLegmkv5
• Manchester Olympic blaggers: We meant no harm and the athletes saw the fun in it https://t.co/ONEQg8Jbol 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/1NijfgOJYg
• WikiLeaks: Ecuador admits limiting Assange's internet access https://t.co/wwmCJmiYsl 
• Pentonville Prison stabbing: Inmate killed and two injured https://t.co/riFdj8VX3d 
• Zero-hours staff at Welsh Government HQ despite pledge https://t.co/cs2JBK3oJF 
• Teenage girl arrives in UK as part of response to Calais crisis https://t.co/CXJmRp47TQ 
• Child abuse inquiry insider 'told Home Office about Goddard concerns in April' https://t.co/3P1ndbrO08 
• Whitehall outsourcing scheme cost £4m more than it saved, MPs say https://t.co/yin9uufzvd https://t.co/sYwgB06L7F
• One arrested after man killed in Pentonville prison https://t.co/rMuJrbCJLz
• Whitehall outsourcing scheme cost £4m more than it saved, MPs say https://t.co/yin9uufzvd 
• Putin's #Russia 'will retaliate' against British media after RT's bank accounts closed https://t.co/dbMvvOzFa5 
• The Guardian view on Philip Green: time to lose the Sir | Editorial https://t.co/hmvGMhdHnw 
• Racial identity is a biological nonsense, says Reith lecturer Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah https://t.co/ErPrkiqJtg 
• 'Jackie' of Rolling Stone rape article will not testify, plaintiff's lawyers say #US https://t.co/DeSMqIAhMJ 
• Third of students abducted by Boko Haram 'unwilling to leave captors' #NIGERIA https://t.co/6fEb6eY1Rq 
• UK's Prevent counter-radicalisation policy 'badly flawed' https://t.co/t5ZJfUk9YZ
• 'Dangerous and unsafe' care driving midwives out of NHS https://t.co/J64UJj4tvC 
• The Guardian view on the child sex abuse inquiry: obscurity adds insult to injury | Editorial https://t.co/lVShsvus9P
• MPs recommend extension of magistrates' powers https://t.co/NdR6sAp1P0 
• Law firms need 'culture of experimentation' before they can embrace IT transformation - Legal Futures https://t.co/a30hopX1pp
• Ministry of Justice “can get house in order” on Brexit, says top mandarin - Legal Futures https://t.co/3VLD6Y3kYX 
• Law firms need 'culture of experimentation' before they can embrace IT transformation - Legal Futures https://t.co/Xm6Fw8CUxV
• Tory MPs lobby Truss to get on with whiplash reform - Legal Futures https://t.co/aVmpylZjZq

19th October - Law News

1758th 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 western world is dividing Syrian children according to the political views of their parents, Asma Assad, the Syrian First Lady, said in a rare interview. She said the mainstream media only concentrated on those stories which matched their policy.


Focus of the Day story: Half of global businesses at risk of human rights breach claims. UK government called upon to hold companies criminally accountable for serious abuses, including those committed overseas  Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• White & Case continues City investment in latest promotions round | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ofvNlZxAp7
• Dillon Eustace appoints new banking partner | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/W4ukkV6t3b 
• The threats and opportunities of cybersecurity | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/smLZwMH9CT 
• HSF to launch arbitration centre in Australia | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/8rIQBPwHY1 
• Firm branches out into non-legal services | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Ywmoca2s9J 
• Family of footballer Ched Evans have said they may take legal action after a discussion of his rape acquittal https://t.co/raxFEYCgrW
• After mocking Islam, Olympian gymnast Louis Smith visits two mosques with video https://t.co/yA0P0rlagF 
• #SYRIA First Lady Asma Al-Assad 'rejected offer of asylum' https://t.co/PJBadQy3Wf 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/EjrJKpIMvX
• Man tries to pull woman's hijab off in the middle of Oxford Street https://t.co/JypzcibMF2 https://t.co/zOyso0n6qZ 
• Privately educated drug dealer spared jail as it would 'blight' her career https://t.co/3puN1SSaEp 
• Jeremy Corbyn has proven his Labour can be a credible opposition after all https://t.co/o5sQu8hQOA
• Sir Philip Green is apparently 'sad and sorry for BHS hardship' while sat on his luxuary yacht... https://t.co/axhAR7IUCp 
• Cyber crime 'cost UK residents £210 each in the last year' https://t.co/55w823z15r 
• Man tries to pull woman's hijab off in the middle of Oxford Street https://t.co/JypzcibMF2 
• Dame Lowell Goddard preferred to work alone, MPs told https://t.co/rzfsejNAfa 
• RT: NatWest denies shutting accounts of Russian TV channel https://t.co/gjQEwOn8E2 
• Officials pushed by MPs over failure to provide spending plans in annual report... https://t.co/8Z1Ixj0YjB 
• An inadmissible confession, and the lengths the police can go in pursuit of a suspect, shows the PACE https://t.co/65v6jVMLBT 
• News of growing social mobility is tempered by lack of representation for women, BAMEs, and the disabled in... https://t.co/cZUb1xtBqM
• Government is ‘flogging off valuable capital without a proper plan for alternatives’, says campaigner... https://t.co/6DW8eSfoh2 
• A hungry, morbid, or disappointed judge is a dangerous thing for your client, or so research suggests, https://t.co/5h9AmyRc4
• The government has cut legal aid, increased court fees, but not considered the consequences for access to https://t.co/33bevYFyq4
• News of growing social mobility is tempered by lack of representation for women, BAMEs, and the disabled in https://t.co/LvG6QIRt93 
• ECJ: Initial acquirer of a computer program can resell original copy and license - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FfNYCbuo7K 
• Injuries after Manchester Victoria Station roof collapse https://t.co/W4cJ3Ank8S 
• Tesco boss: 'Food price inflation could be lethal for struggling millions', the reality of brexit https://t.co/ttour6R8ph
• Lady Smith invites victims and witnesses to child sex abuse to come forward - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/wZiNQlqEC7 
• Blog: What is the Department of Exiting the European Union and what does it do? - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/Tuj4tffYQq 
• Staff at Road Traffic Accident Law Scotland smash active challenge - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5kD7udCldu
• 'Ten out of ten' for teen trials in Edinburgh courtroom - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qPxc7yIOiD 
• Shepherd and Wedderburn lawyers to address Boston conference - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/udig8UpY7E 
• Standard Life to probe own conduct over pension sales - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NQWGq14To1 
• Three in five people in Northern Ireland want abortion decriminalised https://t.co/zlCmil1NKf https://t.co/SRnc9VQtnw 
• ECJ: Initial acquirer of a computer program can resell original copy and license - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/E1Mel365BY 
• Blog: What is the Department of Exiting the European Union and what does it do? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3QbLFjMBAi 
• BLM welcomes introduction of 'simple procedure' for claims of up to £5k - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/h1A6LNuhuS 
• Lady Smith invites victims and witnesses to child sex abuse to come forward - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nxjYy542Ve
• Court rejects pianists ‘partnership’ claim for gay dating app profits - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/52gsUOV5kc 
• False memories: from the lab to the courtroom - Science Weekly podcast https://t.co/0fWgmVkhQt
• Modern Slavery Act gives UK companies a free pass to profit from slavery overseas https://t.co/drByrIdjyV 
• Australia should urgently improve whistleblower protection, UN expert says https://t.co/W3CFpkHPs0
• Three in five people in Northern Ireland want abortion decriminalised https://t.co/zlCmil1NKf 
• This is Spinal Tap star sues Vivendi for $125m in profits row https://t.co/CjFDiD9SGV 
• Report calls on Irish government to tackle Denis O'Brien's media control #IRELAND https://t.co/5F6KvVIJTV
• There’s still time to stop the surveillance society https://t.co/97BqB9PWu2
• Tesco boss: 'Food price inflation could be lethal for struggling millions', the reality of brexit https://t.co/xGqCztUaOF
• Donald Trump's dark warning that dead will rise to rig the election #US https://t.co/nLJUg4SrbC 
• Why are Brexiters trying to shut down debate? Because they’re scared https://t.co/EElJpMItfj 
• Criminal barristers say 'over-reaction' to Ched Evans case may be counterproductive https://t.co/9KbCngt7W7
• Commons vote to ratify Brexit deal likely AFTER it has been trigger, says No 10 https://t.co/FIIAyV5nJU 
• Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay's aide arrested in Houses of Parliament rape investigation https://t.co/QloWANFVW3 
• Spalding killings: Girl, 15, guilty of double murder https://t.co/hBmNCXV7uM 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/vmJ4JpynQc
• Sussex NHS mental health trust criticised over killings by patients https://t.co/aG3SgT8qdF 
• High Court orders disclosure in bitter costs battle | Law Gazette https://t.co/BZUau5h6QC 
• Hunt: time to end ‘litigation culture’ in maternity cases | Law Gazette https://t.co/IhrwP4I7Bq 
• Paid McKenzie friend jailed for ‘deceit in family court’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/E3frMvCwYV 
• Clin neg rethink: fixed costs limit set to be £25k | Law Gazette https://t.co/QxbA22wQT8 
• Briggs: ‘sky’s the limit’ for online court claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/rxd6247Jpn 
• Bar watchdog cool on competing for ABS business | Law Gazette https://t.co/vLRPYZDbYZ 
• Tributes paid to Bevan Brittan partner Tim Rowe | Law Gazette https://t.co/71MrFb2WBs
• The future of Bar training is changing, and we want your views - Legal Futures https://t.co/sXlcvtAJ0I 
• NextLaw adds 'smart contracts' pioneer to start-ups portfolio - Legal Futures https://t.co/4aULoDyrKk
• Briggs urges barristers to embrace direct access - Legal Futures: https://t.co/WZvMgtqFKM

18th October - Law News

1757th 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: Shortly after the invention of photography, an Italian started the first photography studio in Albania. Now an exhibition of the photographs taken by three generations of photographers has opened in Foam, a museum of photography in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Kim Knoppers is the curator of 'Dynasty Marubi - A hundred years of Albanian studio photography'. She talks about how the photographs bear witness to the country's rich cultural and political history.


Focus of the Day story: Amnesty delivers verdict on LASPO. Report criticises “inherent and systematic failings” of exceptional case funding scheme. The justice system is “increasingly closed to the poorest, most vulnerable and most in need of its protection”, according to a devastating Amnesty International report into the impact of legal aid cuts. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• FA accused of ‘institutional failure’ over Sam Allardyce England appointment https://t.co/ABr6UfcZFR
• The #US just bombed #Yemen, and no one's talking about it https://t.co/SfNJWgOcnK 
• Team moves: navigating legal complexity https://t.co/yvjqnobvxT 
• In the spotlight: Alessandro Galtieri, Colt https://t.co/ciEBUJixXS 
• White & Case continues City investment in latest promotions round https://t.co/Vk2WisZtWN 
• Lloyds cuts core legal panel to eight after review https://t.co/pSuy8JxNi6 
• Suspended NBC host Billy Bush calls in lawyers over Trump furore https://t.co/myvrRrJMQw 
• Littler Mendelson boosts European presence with French merger https://t.co/tUxeRSlgtX 
• Cliff Richard says he is 'forever tainted' by abuse allegations https://t.co/agwC5PB5wJ 
• The empire strikes back: Disney to sue school that teaches lightsaber skills https://t.co/x0D7wjnxyr
• We cannot allow the courts to judge rape by sexual history | Vera Baird https://t.co/xC471Jls0L 
• Hundreds of UK lawyers register in Ireland in Brexit insurance move https://t.co/vW2FQ6WjZy 
• Rotherham: eight men convicted of sexually exploiting teenage girls https://t.co/ujV0Jd7wU4 
• Five myths about studying law, debunked https://t.co/e7r5eulgZw 
• Article 50 legal case 'is attempt to reverse Brexit', court told https://t.co/dUhqq70zA0 
• Aceh flogs 13 young people for breaking its strict Islamic laws #INDONESIA https://t.co/pSPqb8HOda 
• UK security agencies unlawfully collected data for 17 years, court rules https://t.co/owswo3LWPp 
• Pressure grows for ban on naming of sexual crime suspects https://t.co/Z6g7RW57nB 
• 'Studio head' raped me, says actor Rose McGowan https://t.co/S0i5SnalPg
• Argos agency staff get extra 80p an hour up to Christmas – if they don't go sick https://t.co/KeDwTgxoSL 
• Police try to reassure sexual assault victims after Ched Evans verdict https://t.co/RqsMsWYI9b 
• Judge rejects riot charges for journalist Amy Goodman after oil pipeline protest https://t.co/hC6Zm6rMtw
• Neil Warnock: Claims ex-Crystal Palace manager made players pay to play https://t.co/U97RDV8mtU
• Sir Cliff Richard: 'I am forever tainted' by false claims https://t.co/CjYNPSdOLb 
• Spalding murders: Teen accused 'was driver' in killings https://t.co/x9M3LGYmIc 
• MEP Woolfe quits rotten to the core UKIP, saying it is in a "death spiral" https://t.co/IE7gfUmRhY
• Child sex abuse inquiry: No reduction in scope, says Alexis Jay https://t.co/kJf6d2rwhf 
• UK spy agencies broke privacy rules says tribunal https://t.co/IcmoTPtIGo
• Wikileaks: Julian Assange's internet access 'cut' https://t.co/qFV8G5zzaI 
• Hitler house in #Austria to be demolished after long row https://t.co/ewJ8TEDPRw 
• Fast-track compensation must pay out the right amount for babies injured by the NHS, lawyers warn https://t.co/GO3YVwIsHH 
• UK government called upon to hold companies criminally accountable for serious abuses, including those https://t.co/yjprw28YOX 
• Contempt of court finding against witness who failed to attend trial ‘entirely justified’ - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/PumTcgiw56 
• Blog: A new international standard for anti-bribery controls - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZGHaiyEzXa 
• Property experts GSPC to launch new branding and website - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bwVPAoFKFa 
• Abertay student wins Thorntons Law award - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/y4sm57IaBI
• Police Scotland launches secret probe into RBS asset stripping scandal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NOydxbDnSA 
• ECJ: Italy failed to guarantee compensation for victims of intentional violent crime - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9m1TBruyLf
• Compass Chambers Edinburgh Conference 2016 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OYlVv8XQQS
• AOG Annual Lecture – Beyond Adversarial Politics - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lqfuD3QbwX
• Ruling sees Humanist Society maintain legal bid over religion in schools - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/39DGy4p9OH 
• Specialist legal service for female victims of violence expands after cash injection - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/3VoRpmVKNC 
• Ruling sees Humanist Society maintain legal bid over religion in schools - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4S25SNBnIY
• Specialist legal service for female victims of violence expands after cash injection - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6JmZlgKUjz 
• Contempt of court finding against witness who failed to attend trial ‘entirely justified’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Cy7DezAd9k
• Leicestershire police hit back after open window burglary comments https://t.co/Kia03OVl13 
• Prince Harry denies tolling friends an investigation into allegations UK troops abused Iraqi civilians is "a joke" https://t.co/2hoe7R6rep 
• Threat to name NHS trusts over high agency spending https://t.co/juOidn706O
• Nico Ramsay murder: Nathan Sylvester and Troy Lewis jailed for life https://t.co/zCNwZ2HT3D 
• Archie Darby dog attack: baby death 'not a criminal case' https://t.co/ffVDkCtBUQ
• High Court told by government lawyer that MPs' consent 'not needed for Article 50 to trigger Brexit' https://t.co/s1z3QzjeAW 
• Eight men have been found guilty of 16 charges in connection with sexually abusing three girls in Rotherham https://t.co/oh2vLd3hgn 
• North Dakota pipeline: US journalist Amy Goodman faces riot charge #US https://t.co/T8lSTatgpR 
• NatWest bank has frozen the accounts of Russia's state-run broadcaster RT, its editor-in-chief says https://t.co/IBLnCfsRR2
• Tyson Gay daughter death: Three African-Americans held over shooting #US https://t.co/uIn5KXJKJY
• Eight men have been found guilty of 16 charges in connection with sexually abusing three girls in Rotherham https://t.co/P4cecUdTvf 
• NatWest bank has frozen the accounts of Russia's state-run broadcaster RT, its editor-in-chief says https://t.co/t2IEWSNwft 
• Toddler Ben Needham "most likely" died in an accident near to where he disappeared in 1991 https://t.co/4OcYccynnl 
• New birth injuries compensation scheme announced https://t.co/te77s8nLb4 
• Migrant children to arrive in UK from Calais https://t.co/u9HaT0H3cA

17th October - Law News

1756th 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 challenges of our unequal world, with girls facing discrimination from the moment of conception through education, health, marriage and employment.


Focus of the Day story: Stalking victims backed in challenge to ‘disturbing’ lenient court sentences
Peer calls for reform after ‘soft justice’ outcry at sentence for Emily Maitlis’s stalker. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Autistic employees can give companies an edge in innovative thinking https://t.co/ooQ2QgmDAF 
• My legal life: Jeremy Holt, Partner and head of commercial, Clark Holt, Swindon - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/DtGyAKhYUU 
• Battling for parliament vote over article 50 - David Greene Profile | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/S7e1zIAz19
• ‘Chatbot’ pioneer builds free tool for law firms | Law Gazette https://t.co/JpNrcbJ9RN
• Local government lawyers ask SRA who they can work for | Law Gazette https://t.co/LyxunX0GCc
• The Legal Aid Agency wants an ‘adult-to-adult’ relationship with solicitors as it plans further cuts | Law Gazette https://t.co/RZkVaW2tiA 
• Major companies missing legal human rights risks | Law Gazette https://t.co/Exx6EPEMj7 
• NHSLA paying out 76% of claims after proceedings issued | Law Gazette https://t.co/K9hNFR412u
• Thirty years of the CPS: commitment to delivering justice is stronger than ever | Law Gazette https://t.co/WgCMDWhVeg
• Brexit and the courts: Do we need to enact legislation before triggering article 50? | Law Gazette https://t.co/m79309VVig 
• Rodrigo Duterte interview: Death, drugs and diplomacy #PHILIPPINES https://t.co/YGujyZsjTc 
• Chibok girls in tearful reunion with families #NIGERIA https://t.co/dkauh190iY
• #Israeli rights group vows to fight against settlements https://t.co/kSPdKdVgzF 
• Maternity wards in England to be rated by safety record https://t.co/I90qxSgH7H 
• Shelter: More than four in 10 homes fail acceptable standards https://t.co/Jn8bX13tQJ 
• Law students build app aimed at helping crime victims - Legal Futures https://t.co/jGCKXTfjEt 
• 'Growing interest' in barrister-run ABSs - Legal Futures https://t.co/BArAFEYZMQ
• Judges prepare profession for ODR across less complex cases and court administration in the cloud - Legal Futures https://t.co/j5y7JUW9jh
• Brexit vote brings uncertainty for fruit pickers and farmers https://t.co/OEFwXDEsrI 
• 'I'm no threat' – will Obama pardon one of the world's longest-serving political prisoners? #US https://t.co/5rxsENLLlM 
• Nigerian families reunited with 21 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram https://t.co/MEcV4vUwxc 
• UK to take small group of children from Calais refugee camp https://t.co/lePLxftxeM 
• Home Secretary Amber Rudd urged to prevent neo-Nazi band from entering UK https://t.co/cJB5tX0x8A 
• Tesco workers take company to court over alleged discrimination https://t.co/ZXCGeYzddq 
• Black #Israelis Are Standing Up To Police Brutality https://t.co/6bGifOwa6k 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/hfLMnjTojP
• Lichfield Cathedral stands strong in the face of bullying by the pro-Israel Lobby https://t.co/6UF6IB7Las 
• 10 myths busted about the Ched Evans case https://t.co/LgLIYM4QpK 
• Let me lay down the law on casual sex: care and respect https://t.co/QkYLlzQ6pu 
• Scotland's exam board accused of paying invigilators less than living wage https://t.co/JCGec2DGEh 
• Trump allies warn of 'rigged election' as Giuliani makes racially charged claims #US https://t.co/1e7in83O0C 
• Clampdown on child labour in developing world to target UK firms https://t.co/D8hGmHwC8l 
• Stalking victims backed in challenge to ‘disturbing’ lenient court sentences https://t.co/jJDXJR4LjB 
• Cortisone in cycling: from the Nobel prize to Bradley Wiggins via Lance Armstrong https://t.co/5QD24TwLCH 
• Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay’s daughter Trinity killed in Kentucky shooting #US https://t.co/kxOT7R6Qlg
• 'Jackie' from Rolling Stone UVA article may finally speak at defamation trial #US https://t.co/anav3YqpPu 
• Offshore secrets of Brexit backer Arron Banks revealed in Panama Papers https://t.co/zKQAp0xIGi 
• Case of boys' 1980 Whiston murder reopened https://t.co/PXWuTowEJI 
• RightsInfo is recruiting a Chief Executive https://t.co/wxPI1Xn6XT 
• Prosecution of Italian traffickers can go ahead even after Romania's accession to EU | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/1v9NQPVMi1 
• Do the EU's rules on standing square up to the principle of effective judicial protection | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/h9jzNcvvU6 
• A New Book on Parliaments and Human Rights Protection - Judge Robert Spano | UK HUman Rights Blog https://t.co/DTzH0eUwdR
• Mandatory order to stop bribery investigation? | UK HUman Rights Blog https://t.co/91AhzwSEOi 
• Ched Evans judges have created a RAPISTS' CHARTER  https://t.co/socc2Zqaz7

16th October - Law News

1755th 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: Fasting has been an integral part of organized religion in India. Sometimes fasting is undertaken for the betterment of worldly life and at times for renunciation of material comfort. But the 'Lakshman Rekha' was breached when Aradhana Samdhariya - a 13-year-old girl - suffered a fatal heart attack after completing a fast that lasted 68 days. Her death shocked the country, as her funeral procession was turned into a 'shobha yatra' in an attempt by her community to extol her virtues. It was only after the Child Rights Organizations filed a complaint that a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder was registered against the Jain teen's parents.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Investigation over cancer 'cure' GcMAF in health food shop https://t.co/ZsBnyLIILC 
• #HAITI: Aid trucks looted as UN chief assesses hurricane damage https://t.co/KVNOrGLHxt 
• Nicola Sturgeon: Scotland may seek separate EU trade deal https://t.co/X9ydPpdm0x 
• SAS soldier 'investigated for Iraq War mercy killing' with claims that he killed mortally wounded Iraqi soldeiers https://t.co/GsSG1vYnNm 
• Boris Johnson's previously unpublished 'pro-EU' column revealed https://t.co/kPwCVOXEaF 
• MPs confused over what anti-zionism stands for unfairly criticise Jeremy Corbyn https://t.co/XhBMJj6TQ2 
• Motor claims reform re-think? | New Law Journal: https://t.co/MgmYWIGKtB
  
• Amnesty delivers verdict on LASPO | New Law Journal: https://t.co/27zoax8Da5 
• Art 50: Can government trigger Brexit without Act of Parliament?| New Law Journal: https://t.co/hS6ZMbyMk7
• Commission counts for holiday pay calculations | New Law Journal: https://t.co/gYt4RjTZFb 
• Scottish law firm Boyd Legal is offering home visits to its clients | New Law Journal: https://t.co/kGpdd1Zb4o
• Lord Sumption shares a history lesson | New Law Journal: https://t.co/CLbuyT98yn 
• Clients could gain competitive advantage by flexible working practices, employment lawyers told | New Law... https://t.co/GdJoVKRHwL 
• People who dress as a clown and chase after or intimidate people could be arrested| New Law Journal https://t.co/uJnc4Dus3k 
• Clients could gain competitive advantage by flexible working practices, employment lawyers told | New Law Journal: https://t.co/phfgMvPbDt 
• People who dress as a clown and chase after or intimidate people could be arrested| New Law Journal: https://t.co/rb7tQYc2tE
• A Dorset law firm which posted an advert “Protect your assets’”, has been cleared by the ASA | New Law Journal: https://t.co/qjWdyZzmwG 
• The government is to set up a single public financial guidance body to deliver debt advice | New Law Journal: https://t.co/FF6gT1PkPH 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/SppQ5aoUp2
• Donald Trump 'grabbed me and went for the lips', says new accuser Cathy Heller #US https://t.co/UEJlqiL5ii
• Aberfan 'lost generation' remembered in events 50 years on https://t.co/riaN37FKfR 
• Actress Anna Friel ordered to tear down extension https://t.co/7HOg6rX0P3
• #CHINA arrests over illegal network determining baby gender https://t.co/PAi4zs1KHE 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Zk2Z7JtyPf
• Lawyers believe the legal profession is the most stressful https://t.co/ZvkDuys8wg 
• Hogan Lovells seals tie-up in Shanghai Free Trade Zone https://t.co/1qmUMqOrQa 
• Law firms hire from the smallest pool https://t.co/EojKBPB2oI 
• White & Case poaches Clifford Chance banking co-head https://t.co/InaeTQSI7w 
• DLA Piper real estate partner 'Hoppo' headed for Simmons & Simmons https://t.co/NkIcuM1KLa
• Northern Ireland is a land of opportunity for the legal industry https://t.co/n6Tqnoyzle 
• Does #China deserve a reputation as the land of copycats? https://t.co/FPioA6PLiI
• Young barristers in debt and depressed, warns head of Bar Council youth wing https://t.co/i63J3pcBsJ 
• Theresa May Brexit strategy could depend on giving London more autonomy https://t.co/tiLwTKEHvT 
• Ched Evans case: exceptional nature must be made clear, says legal expert https://t.co/yoQ0UbqxOe
• Theresa May's parliamentary pickle https://t.co/QvzQjCtYc0
• Child sex abuse inquiry: Dame Lowell Goddard must explain resignation, say MPs https://t.co/B5vIbCmwC4
• Ched Evans 'disassociates' himself from online abuse of accuser https://t.co/smKozUWWOF
• Climate change: 'Monumental' deal to cut HFCs, fastest growing greenhouse gases https://t.co/49ARgquXOq
• Leukaemia transplant of Nigerian woman blocked by heartless Home Office visa denial https://t.co/hl7HxyXRpk 
• Northampton Council's Egyptian Sekhemka statue 'now in US' https://t.co/3DTq1bs3SJ
• Armed police called to Hunted theatre show over actors' 'gunshots' https://t.co/0gQr9o8xUb 
• A lawyer responds to men saying the woman in the Ched Evans case should be prosecuted https://t.co/VnhxbJeOd0 
• Britons jailed for cross-channel people smuggling attempt https://t.co/b9vyN3Z2Ed
• Breast implant register launches 'to safeguard patients' https://t.co/ORjcHQzcRd 
• MoD pays damages over sex attacks by Libyan cadets in UK https://t.co/oun9iNlUDZ 
• #US bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones on flights https://t.co/kGifcHwHS7