4th August - Law News

1682nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation & Rights.

Today's video story: Aleppo, a war-ravaged city split between the government and rebels, is an emblem of the Syrian conflict. Rebels are now pushing with a "last-chance" assault seeking to break the Syrian forces' siege on their territories. The BBC spoke to a doctor running one of the few remaining hospitals in the rebel-held areas of the city. Dr Hamza al-Khatib, a general surgeon, lives and works in the hospital. He reveals how they help people survive in a battle zone.  

Focus of the Day Article: Law Society calls for independent review into civil legal aid structure. Government cuts resulting in 'legal aid deserts' across large parts of England and Wales are denying families access to housing advice and risk increasing homelessness, new statistics have revealed. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• One in 14 adults in England and Wales were sexually abused in childhood – survey https://t.co/pLeKJYThrU 
• Tory Environment minister Lord Gardiner accused of conflict of interest over farm subsidies https://t.co/tbFxMIw9Ty
• Jeremy Corbyn to pledge £500bn of spending in leadership speech https://t.co/RNC9hvbRzZ
• It was genocide with a template. We must seek justice for the #Yazidi people https://t.co/Za7IBpTvvU
• The strange case of Marina Joyce and internet hysteria https://t.co/UmaqQ2Jj2S
• Byron betrayed its workers. The system betrays us all | Owen Jones https://t.co/7tFL8lSuYs
• Priest accused of child sex abuse in NSW may face retrial, hearing told #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/W7kJTdfKTT
• #Chinese lawyer who exposed baby milk scandal jailed for subversion https://t.co/EaL6pWqjIs 
• The #Australian defends 'insulting' Bill Leak cartoon https://t.co/LMnrpSN7Lv 
• #AUSTRALIA government denies asylum seeker abuse claims https://t.co/RIqa4AciMP
• Protest mars Olympic torch Rio arrival ahead of ceremony #BRAZIL https://t.co/lq7obPkgFu
• Russell Square stabbings: Man arrested on suspicion of murder https://t.co/gU9yHjQq8o 
• Multi-faceted legal debate under way about triggering article 50 under the UK’s unwritten constitution | Law Gazette https://t.co/LVPiYfEc9U 
• Fake universities ‘likely to have offered law degrees’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/5bSo4MvmUZ 
• Solicitor struck off after claiming expenses for wife’s birthday | Law Gazette https://t.co/QbhOtdEPa7 
• 'Support programme' to boost diversity of High Court bench | Law Gazette https://t.co/yYWwPebUkk 
• Criminal justice ‘institutionally racist’, solicitors allege | Law Gazette https://t.co/c53hKF4Z9b
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/lBJsuKTw1T
• PSNI 'must improve protection and support for vulnerable victims', says HMIC https://t.co/JzZKByJkmj 
• #ITALY has passed into law a raft of new measures to try to reduce the mountain of food wasted in the country https://t.co/95qB5cCNHH 
• Kelloe stabbing: Manhunt after fatal street attack https://t.co/dCI407gKJL
• Facebook deactivated Korryn Gaines' account during standoff, police say #US https://t.co/Qm70o5J09h 
• Chicago's 'Skullcap Crew': band of police accused of brutality evade discipline #US https://t.co/K0Mtxn7Fke
• Antisemitic incidents rise 11% in first six months of 2016 https://t.co/wU19Yvhb6Q 
• Law Society backs ABS proposals but urges caution before declaring them a success | Legal Futures https://t.co/FpHpUtq8wi 
• CMC that has piled up complaints named 'in the public interest' | Legal Futures https://t.co/WWpGhE0xWu 
• High Court upholds Legal Ombudsman order that firm repay most of £37k contingency fee | Legal Futures https://t.co/0O9QPRAb2X
• Tribunal strikes off solicitor who made false expenses claims | Legal Futures https://t.co/hBwQYTnr6J 
• Before Trump there was Jeremy Thorpe – the man who killed shame https://t.co/2w49ie5EPJ
• Top two ARM executives share up to £55m payout after SoftBank takeover https://t.co/cRxgzNR6Su 
• Tyson Fury: World heavyweight champion faces UK Anti-Doping charge https://t.co/jUSEOwu08Z 
• Europe rights official urges #Turkey to heed rule of law https://t.co/zSTUDFy2UV 
• What does the new Prime Minister mean for Islamic courts in the UK? https://t.co/HcZR7D8MNj 
• Pilot who worked for Bernie Ecclestone arrested as mother-in-law is freed https://t.co/keYBlkt2YK 
• Global 100 firms to earn £14.5m in ARM acquisition | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/SlReiu5weU 
• Demand dips in US legal sector during second quarter | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/H19R69nDWc 
• New EU banking authority awards spots on legal panel | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/I5KnuP0EEf 
• Olswang loses international telecom head in latest high-profile exit | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/OKNVfrLq7A
• Tokyo law firm to acquire Thai practice | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/My5on35tKL
• Lawyer sues Pokémon Go creator following 'backyard invasion' | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/6dKPlJpF6O
• Armed French police start cross-Channel ferry patrols https://t.co/BV4oeoyPAW 
• #INDIA's parliament has passed the much-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill https://t.co/lDQqzgCJni
• UN members reject concrete refugee resettlement target https://t.co/3fQzH6IEUI 
• #Dubai plane crash: landing gear investigated as firefighter confirmed dead https://t.co/KjMg71ZoB0 
• Brexit could herald end to British fruit and veg sales, producers warn https://t.co/xPMKE2lgDG 
• PrEP HIV drugs: fight for limited NHS funds takes unedifying turn https://t.co/qrg6h6ccRn 
• Father of woman 'locked up' in Saudi Arabia must help her return to UK https://t.co/8Nb9hqrMgM 
• Unqualified? That’s fine... but a Scotsman? | Law Gazette https://t.co/XJyjNKSuok 
• Our communications strategy? No comment | Law Gazette https://t.co/YxkRKvi8pJ 
• Children hurt in Swanage bouncy castle accident https://t.co/RWUveGwNKf
• #SPAIN arrests women as flashmob stunt sparks terror fears https://t.co/1z0GkAZOoM 
• Washington transport officer charged with aiding Islamic State #US https://t.co/f0EGU6HpnR
• Offensive Behaviour Act heads for repeal as Holyrood opposition unites - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UQ2QsqcVdh 
• Event: The environmental implications of redistributive land reform - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rr7wKcl3wP 
• Brexit vote to spark Scottish equity release boom - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1kHW5SgkDx 
• Scots drivers worst in UK for mobile phone use - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NbpUJLLav6 
• HBJ Gateley advises Castle Water on acquisition - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/llViZkqqep 
• Blog: Using arbitration to manage the risk of disputes in the uncertain Brexit era - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KGVQbRD572 
• Medical negligence payouts hit record high - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fc5pA2AUW6 
• England: Charity successfully challenges NHS decision not to consider preventative treatment for HIV and AIDS - Scot…https://t.co/wBUNjh9RsD 
• Calum MacNeill QC represents health board employer in 'legal representation' judicial review - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/C1buLehACF
• Crown says FAI over Scot who died in Israel 'not competent' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WAhSa0nKCw
• Judge rejects claim for criminal injuries compensation despite ‘discriminatory’ rule - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/plivgSRhOU
• Panel hears police officer had affair with murder case solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/X2jEXVF892 
• Self-service checkouts: unexpected stealing in the bagging area https://t.co/T1Qnqw6AAs
• Child refugees: Theresa May should be ashamed, says Yvette Cooper https://t.co/7Z1V2lO7gY
• CMC named by LeO after dozens of complaints | Law Gazette https://t.co/nUV5pJF2RC
• Home Office has urged an Australian family facing deportation from the UK to leave the country voluntarily https://t.co/FEK2QuQpKF
• UK economy is contracting at its fastest rate since the financial crisis https://t.co/0GzCgoIAeg 
• Was BBC right to seek someone to say the Welsh language should die? https://t.co/P1YWz7Brs3

3rd August - Law News

1681st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation & Rights.

Today's video story: Human rights group Amnesty International says Australia has been abusing refugees.  

Focus of the Day Article: Chambers are seeing more grievances over discriminatory treatment by both employees and members, according to solicitors who advise them on dealing with their equality and diversity obligations. They said diversity presents a “particular challenge to chambers largely as a result of their unique business structure – the ‘one member, one vote’ concept and the clerking model – which has many advantages but also some potential for abuse. There are aspects of diversity law and best practice that do not always fit neatly into this context”. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Olympic Games 2016: how Rio missed the gold medal for human rights #BRAZIL https://t.co/709pFI98Uv 
• Bitcoin worth $72m stolen from Bitfinex exchange in #HongKong https://t.co/7BFYXz2jdm 
• Steven Woolfe camp fears Ukip 'coup' to exclude their candidate https://t.co/8TfKRvvDYf 
• Anger after NHS warns PrEP HIV drug could put other treatments at risk https://t.co/qoeUaRukmT
• The village where dozens of young girls have been raped is still waiting for justice #CONGO https://t.co/Q4eRIWT2hd
• Kesha Drops Sexual Assault Case Against Dr. Luke To Focus On Legal Battle over Music #US https://t.co/6f4tP2rhv1 
• McLaren in legal dispute with Mercedes over engineer https://t.co/xGQFMv4CQ8 
• Legal challenge launched over James Packer's $2b Barangaroo casino #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/oV42G8hgDN 
• Some officials in #INDIA's government think it could force Britain to return Koh-i-Noor diamond through legal action…https://t.co/hhQgZGpQls 
• The laws governing the legality of civil dissent narrow the parameters of political possibility https://t.co/3LChUGpRAE 
• Thousands of EU citizens in UK 'may not have qualified for permanent residency' https://t.co/UQm0HqwFhm 
• Formal bid launched to scrap SNP's 'unfair' anti-sectarian football laws https://t.co/4wIN4Om3zf 
• What is financial martial law? https://t.co/bZaHB8VCsi
• A Month in UK Employment Law - August 2016 https://t.co/TR9k8IHDHV
• News, Legislation, Case Law Update: August in UK Employment Law https://t.co/61uCp6s7Ij 
• Osborne Clarke enters Singapore market through local association - The Lawyer https://t.co/fHaEgl6JnN
• Davis Polk and Skadden advise on $35bn Uber China merger - The Lawyer https://t.co/AelQRoJvrS 
• Latham hires Slaughter and May London corporate partner - The Lawyer https://t.co/ZyD42mYIxt 
• Bakers elects tax partner Chadwick as London head - The Lawyer https://t.co/5qinC5Hvpn 
• Admiral to launch first barrister panel - The Lawyer https://t.co/VpDk1N0RPn
• Lawyer detainee in #CHINA 'does not know he has baby' after being held for so long https://t.co/XWk0hH3Fld
• Brexit: UK firms 'need US-qualified lawyers' | Law Gazette https://t.co/ALBzhgC7jC 
• Fifty law firms face race against time to stay in business | Law Gazette https://t.co/KkLiUW9D7T
• Judgement due in Amina Al-Jeffrey 'locked-up' case https://t.co/L21NJDhV57
• More than 400 government files missing from National Archives https://t.co/Q6hBlOzXfq
• Border patrol vessels: Numbers 'worryingly low', MPs warn https://t.co/nAdEVRjFHe 
• More armed police on London streets, say Met chief and mayor https://t.co/226gpLEI5L 
• Samia Shahid death: 'Honour killing' victim strangled, police say https://t.co/o89veBYBmB 
• Ofgem energy shake-up 'doesn't go far enough' https://t.co/BRMAo5xS4R 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/CQBAUDaxVP
• Rare Show of Discord Between I.O.C. and World Anti-Doping Agency Over #Russian Scandal https://t.co/SldzzSEAPp 
• Federal Judge Bars North Dakota From Enforcing Restrictive Voter ID Law #US https://t.co/N2sHZOwrkv
• Donald Trump’s Draft Deferments: Four for College, One for Bad Feet https://t.co/xL8E1WWwSL 
• Turning the Tide on Voting Rights: The rights of hundreds of thousands of people are at stake #US 
• Mumsnet cyber hacker ordered to do 200 hours' unpaid work https://t.co/5Tiz9zC6cI
• UK to stop funding #Malawian charity amid 'cult' links https://t.co/5oIO5J9ZHX
• Better Together donor Ian Taylor withdraws from leaked 'honours list' https://t.co/BHu3lKr8nO
• Gay sex claims engulf #IRELAND's oldest priest-training college https://t.co/RbAeeM8UcL 
• Lord Ashcroft's #Belize bank hit by wave of withdrawals https://t.co/CceFP5iZE9 
• Labour leadership: quarter of new supporters could be barred from voting https://t.co/BGG5EPXzuF Aug 02, 2016
• More than 30 fake UK universities closed by watchdog https://t.co/ijQ13xkYiG 
• Hungry, scared, and no closer to safety: child refugees failed by Britain https://t.co/NFKLZLO5Lw 
• Female lawyers have some advice for male colleagues | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/dUi0SDXdFw 
• Law graduates: headed to the Bar, or behind it? | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/AzaALmvU4o 
• Bakers elects tax partner Chadwick to head London office | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/zZLXYSlCKU 
• Osborne Clarke expands in Asia through local association | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FSMJ6hA8IB
• Pinsent Masons weighs up Dublin launch | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/I5MPvs8gAf 
• North Korea's only foreign founded law firm suspends operations | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FSfOOVpggd 
• Republicans keep trying to block black votes. That's why fair judges are crucial #US https://t.co/9mfK3iVr9y
• Home Office wins appeal against ruling on four Syrian refugees https://t.co/LOTxgWL4Vr 
• The NHS must show it cares about gay men’s lives – and roll out PrEP HIV drugs | Owen Jones https://t.co/T71XFrpJFh 
• Is fashion law as glamorous as it sounds? https://t.co/cvN3VJJV9d 
• How slow-motion video footage misleads juries https://t.co/AAt4d5xCAi
• Hove bar uses Faraday cage to block mobile phone signals & claims its legal under 2006 Wireless Telegraphy Act https://t.co/aOdxottnXv 
• Tyson Fury in High Court fight to clear his name | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/TEUtOvEAb3
• Banking litigators and regulators to be big winners post Brexit | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/xVCmLZIBJi 
• Bindmans lawyer to assist Briton over alleged Trump shooting charge | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/JMWZ1skykD
• High Court tells NHS it can fund ‘game changing’ HIV drug | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/9x7iJGKxKo 
• Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn vows to scrap tribunal fees, his leadership rival promises the same | Law Gazette https://t.co/jdYmpPoSH5
• LAA terminates Shiner firm’s legal aid contract | Law Gazette https://t.co/HvJLQ35Bn2

2nd August - Law News

1680th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation & Rights.


Today's video story: It's Justice Or Suicide For Us Now Says Bulandshahr Rape Victims' Kin, in India. I don't want anyone's money, I want strictest punishment for culprits says Bulandshahr rape victim's kin.

Focus of the Day Article:  Suicides and assaults in prisons in England and Wales at all-time high. Figures show more than one in 10 prison suicides are by women, while self-harm is also on the rise. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Byron burgers – what we have learnt | Law Gazette https://t.co/At5F8KNIHL 
• Firm hails success of cutting out third-party funders | Law Gazette https://t.co/IUeofYu3Mb
• ‘Conspiracy’ theory barrister barred from issuing proceedings | Law Gazette https://t.co/DlQczsnmYQ 
• Law Society shortlist for its tenth annual Excellence Awards - shortlist published | Law Gazette https://t.co/ggA5NAPkO2 
• Violent outbursts at Doncaster HS2 meeting https://t.co/Hm5PtFJhKe
• Footage of a lorry driver deliberately drenching a group of cyclists in Sydney has ignited debate #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/hU1ldi3P3n
• Home Office wins Syrian refugee appeal in Court of Appeal https://t.co/T9FYZhv7Ut 
• Blog: Vulture funds in the UK – why are funds like Cerberus buying up UK debt? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/11jUocty0a
• High police numbers maintained amid criticism - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0YpiMc37SW 
• Police Scotland employed top QC over illegal spying row - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BDQj4Byvhz 
• Mitchells Roberton appoints new partner - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5Gu8p43Clc 
• Offensive Behaviour Act heads for repeal as Holyrood opposition unites - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UQ2QspVjOH 
• SLN Spotlight: Chris McDowall, a partner in the employment unit at Anderson Strathern - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GXqXkaebuv
• Criminal Appeal Court: Attempt to commit statutory rape is a competent charge https://t.co/tLUuBn9rpf 
• Liquidator’s £28m action against solicitors’ firm following collapse of hedge fund to proceed https://t.co/EEWgSbjd9V
• Driver caught speeding at 154mph is banned for 56 days https://t.co/Te8aK7ff3E 
• India Chipchase death: Edward Tenniswood guilty of murder and rape https://t.co/FJzeT6oWYh 
• Turkey – a patchwork response from lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/2ktTDXzezT 
• Police station reps banned over convictions | Law Gazette https://t.co/tifMZnXook 
• Hillary Clinton bikini mural covered with niqab after public decency complaints #US https://t.co/cXtDHN5hDw
• Anton Yelchin's parents to sue Fiat Chrysler for wrongful death #US https://t.co/pJKucQUZmO 
• HIV campaigners win NHS drug battle https://t.co/WdWL6PNDu5
• Nottingham misogyny hate crime woman 'abused online' https://t.co/OMxpcVhUvr 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2sHYIpUEwb
• Pokemon Go ban for New York sex offenders #US https://t.co/UZLtqS2bsh 
• Court ruling on HIV 'game-changing' drug https://t.co/WdWL6PNDu5 
• #Mexican rape victim, 13, refused access to abortion https://t.co/jBueLIR4BF 
• Axiom fund claims another victim as solicitor is struck off with millions of pounds missing | Legal Futures https://t.co/I30JrTcNAN
• High Court slaps barrister with civil restraint order over relentless challenges to disciplinary rulings | Legal Fut…https://t.co/3yFRmsbBtX
• Let’s talk about tax as a force for common good – or we lose the debate https://t.co/TgdOKFf9NJ 
• Sex education is the only way to combat the terrible toll of child abuse https://t.co/N7tf5GLi8d 
• We should relegate terrorists to the obscurity of their own infamy https://t.co/lmA2exaxVT 
• Should I stop buying clothes at #Topshop to show my disgust of Philip Green? https://t.co/IcIRJ8IOBZ
• Ecclestone mother-in-law rescued after kidnappers made series of errors https://t.co/GjI9NiMoX7 
• Actor Tom Conti offers £3000 to stop the Brain family deportation https://t.co/gbA0wTpyo2 
• Latham & Watkins picks up rare Slaughters leaver | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/5EFTRl7NiK 
• US prosecutors launch investigation into Mossack Fonseca employees | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/xPpGVlXgbh
• Jones Day hikes NQ pay above £80,000 | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/o7jJqlpUP3
• Constitution sales skyrocket following Khan DNC address | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/AgNRdhyHDp 
• Kennedys continues LatAm push | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/r4cNln8rxE 
• UKIP hopeful Steven Woolfe 'forgot about driving conviction' https://t.co/9cch9BsYv8 
• Lord Janner abuse inquiry 'grotesque and Kafkaesque' https://t.co/FUX6d93V0s
• Abuse survivor Kat Ward on Jimmy Savile, Freddie Starr and her fight for legal aid https://t.co/hKbmqq5SGV
• High court rules in favour of rape victim who retracted accusation under duress https://t.co/lZEZhkL13V
• The arithmetic of the powerful that makes poor people ill | Letter from the Rev Paul Nicolson https://t.co/l5HLFpifRa 
• In-house warned on slavery statement | Law Gazette https://t.co/92R0iACQaD 
• Leasehold reform blow over landlord redress | Law Gazette https://t.co/7DaiDaQ6G4 
• A major union, CWU backs Jeremy Corbyn as 'leader for the millions' https://t.co/YIw3E0epgX 
• BBC iPlayer users will have to pay TV licence fee from 1 September https://t.co/qrRPTzOyhT 
• HP apologises after £1.58 laptop error https://t.co/VSnniZMHIH
• Online fraud: Top #Nigerian scammer arrested https://t.co/hwLfnyMwyZ 
• Australian Brain family 'hopeful' over deportation deadline https://t.co/mZXhuby7hM 
• Bradford Kings Science academy staff convicted of fraud https://t.co/dI49OuyLDW 
• Boy, 12, among four charged with Ashton-under-Lyne murder https://t.co/PHozh0Cw92
• Life term for IS-inspired Tube attacker Muhiddin Mire https://t.co/ycg7MLox2A

1st August - Law News

1679th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation & Rights.


Today's video story: Three top tips for success as a commercial litigator, from The Lawyer Magazine. Quinn Emanuel partner Boris Bronfentrinker shares his top three tips for success as a commercial litigator.

Focus of the Day Article: One in five Court of Appeal and High Court judges are women, according to judicial diversity statistics published this week. Eight out of 39 Court of Appeal judges and 22 out of 106 High Court judges are female, as of April 2016. The numbers correspond almost exactly to the previous year. In the courts generally, the percentage of female judges has increased from 25% to 28% in the past year. In tribunals, it remained stable at 45%. More than half of the 85 court judges under 40 years of age are women, as are 64% of the 56 tribunal judges under 40. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Kennedys continues LatAm push with Chile and Colombia offices - The Lawyer https://t.co/f0Zh2PHoJX 
• Mishcon de Reya PEP breaks £1m mark - The Lawyer https://t.co/IMLyKlPkYt
• Israel's law firms are missing out on contract lawyers - The Lawyer https://t.co/B1EMZAljqo 
• London in-house banking roles dry up as Brexit takes toll - The Lawyer https://t.co/Li5AxYdCqL 
• Jones Day reveals autumn retention and hands NQs £7,000 pay boost - The Lawyer https://t.co/WbuELOBS4H 
• Three top tips for success as a commercial litigator - The Lawyer https://t.co/NnpgoS0Lof 
• Judge grants petition to remove ‘Independence Camp’ after rejecting protestors’ human rights claim - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3Ri7OmsPeQ 
• Aidan O'Neill QC: Constitution working as intended after part of Named Persons act deemed outwith Holyrood competence https://t.co/Dg42T95lmQ
• Scottish government's information sharing provisions in Named Person scheme incompatible with Article 8 ECHR https://t.co/Zmjd1Wvpiy
• Judge allows housing society’s bid to rectify collateral warranty to correct identity of granter in damages action https://t.co/zG67AzZyeq
• Annual report on Treasure Trove In Scotland published - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Ua584FgYkG
• Solemn case delays at Dundee Sheriff Court up following 2014 court closures - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fa4y2In8MZ
• Blog: The Insurance Act 2015 — the duty of fair presentation of risk - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zLVLZrLT6p
• The status of guidance on quantum for the jury in civil trials - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yvnEV9yGj3
• Donald Findlay to defend Craig Whyte over Rangers charges - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WKuS3IUzO7 
• The treatment of criminal lawyers at prison when visiting clients - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/eVaK10a75m 
• High Hedges Act: the sun shines again on Bridge of Weir villagers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zDgxNuLUCB
• Solicitors who breached Accounts Rules suspended for five years - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/g2cPNylh2H 
• Maintenance grants scrapped for poorest students https://t.co/ELFUdtFcjF 
• Theresa May will not block Cameron's 'cronies' honours list https://t.co/WrSzZhcOBL 
• I’m an immigrant and a Muslim. And I’m here to cure cancer | Azra Raza #US https://t.co/Ea4I248DeL 
• The world saw a grieving mother. Donald Trump saw a Muslim #US https://t.co/LBrHtJQgh6 
• Give Britons fast-track citizenship, says Germany's Green party https://t.co/mYDvWC3Ybo 
• Nearly 25% of inquests take longer than three years to finalise – study https://t.co/TeiOe0J6f7 
• Disabled ex-prisoner handcuffed in hospital receives £5,000 payout https://t.co/NZX2NFM051
• £19bn collective action claim over MasterCard fees case for Boris Bronfentrinker - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/avj0hUa1O3 
• My legal life: Ghazala Bashey, Director and head of litigation, Winn Solicitors - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/4miVfOzH65
• Should revenge porn crime be recast to protect victims? | Law Gazette https://t.co/b2LrJDisAU 
• Liz Truss: let's reserve judgement | Law Gazette https://t.co/865ikkRCm2
• Insurers to step up fraud fight after Supreme Court victory | Law Gazette https://t.co/LrnSXU8gwy 
• Court of Appeal upholds ‘slightly worse off’ asbestos ruling | Law Gazette https://t.co/yBkUD4a9rk 
• North Korea’s sole law firm reportedly suspends operations | Law Gazette https://t.co/Mt0kWGOVa5
• ‘Black box’ recorder used in liability trial defence | Law Gazette https://t.co/O46ZIycmzJ
• Law firm hit by Islamophobic Facebook attacks | Law Gazette https://t.co/jkrz26YaM1
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/1s8t94rhmq
• Poverty costs UK £78bn a year, Joseph Rowntree Foundation says https://t.co/5s7Zjmt8lJ 
• F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone's mother-in-law freed https://t.co/NZibwnondf 
• Yogurts recalled over rubber fears https://t.co/Dk2ZF8eUVU 
• Three cheers for the gay marriage that ended the Isle of Man’s dark history of bigotry https://t.co/rCwZUzoogd 
• Theresa May called on to stop culture of honours for No 10 'cronies' https://t.co/zbPx2hVk8k 
• The law firm of the future | Legal Futures https://t.co/XFqlHNi8dS
• COFA sanctioned after client account was used as banking facility | Legal Futures https://t.co/na5z8KOADM
• Chambers urged to shape up on diversity as discrimination claims rise | Legal Futures https://t.co/Ml80UgSvJv
• Alcoholic solicitor struck off for client money misuse Legal Futures https://t.co/kr2lTjVtT1
• #France church attack: Two arrested over priest's killing https://t.co/8bKes1Ziuo 
• Mother of #US Muslim soldier hits back at Trump over speech silence https://t.co/nOI6lbqUv0
• Bugging Byron: activists release cockroaches and locusts at burger chain burger chain’s involvement in immigration sting https://t.co/s0d3WexJSI
• Boy, 12, among three more held over Ashton-under-Lyne murder https://t.co/vOh4FreUWu 
• #FRANCE church attack: Muslims attend Mass https://t.co/x77jhy7UjC
• Fury as Donald Trump mocks Muslim soldier's mother Ghazala Khan #US https://t.co/vdNjk9GU1f 
• Baroness Altmann: Scrap pensions triple-lock guarantee https://t.co/jGLzClCcqU
• Number of transactions liable for SDLT rises 10 percent year on year https://t.co/CqZkzIJ4PC
• Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari Sworn In As Chief Justice Of Patna High Court #US https://t.co/7srVRh0Exa
• 'I have to get justice for her': was this British woman a victim of 'honour' killing? https://t.co/DsDfQQZs8S 
• US criminal justice system targets minorities more than Wall Street thieves – UN human rights expert https://t.co/IXyFgWpb50
• 'Six years represents justice for Sammy' Yatim's mother https://t.co/O7JS2E6XbL 
• Most obvious reason justice system ‘ineffectual’ https://t.co/ZE4NutQ0qV 
• Civil court fees hike could deny people access to justice system, lawyers warn https://t.co/LytaaEiNXm 
• Lawyers fear court fees rise will affect ‘access to justice’ https://t.co/UQUVXjfwYL
• Former #Brazilian president Lula faces trial for obstruction of justice https://t.co/4AdChjgNq1 
• #CANADA's Christian law school in Canada will learn whether it will be accredited by barrister societies https://t.co/V0h3JDurwd
• Emergency committee to enquire into the rising tide of child abductions #PAKISTAN https://t.co/FeY03blKGu https://t.co/DMM36Yv8KS
• Murder accused not guilty despite 'morally corrupt' behaviour, says defence barrister #IRELAND https://t.co/DMM36Yv8KS

31st July - Law News

1678th 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

• Law Superstore CEO Matthew Briggs hails legal aggregator as transparency game changer https://t.co/d048Ihrged
• Highland Council shoots down claims it could face legal action over pilot Named Person Scheme https://t.co/DxaUiubfrU
• Many pursue legal degree to advance career https://t.co/ydthogCY6o 
• Charity Commission to publish guidance on taking legal action https://t.co/kkol6FkOJ6
• John Muir Trust abandons Stronelairg legal challenge https://t.co/i0ABYAEhFx
• Deal Watch: Four Firms Land Legal Software Sale Roles #US https://t.co/vaTvZTEmpo 
• #AUSTRALIA drops legal action against abused boys https://t.co/rhqamB49Ke 
• Article 50 legal questions: UK constitutional requirements https://t.co/GPfFrO5C0e
• Territorial Scope of U.K. Discrimination Legislation https://t.co/CbcNhkPZeJ
• Supreme Court rules against Named Person scheme https://t.co/IEn1jgpzA0
• Japan Legal Claim Threatens Tata Assets In UK: Report https://t.co/MpuLl7v8K8 
• Don’t expect quick changes in employment law https://t.co/zEXEgDRIdE
• Unaccompanied migrant children let down by UK, concludes HoL report https://t.co/YmjXyz9LAB 
• The Round-up: Counter-Extremism Bill - Counter-Productive? | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/adLOARSUPU
• Scottish Government’s Named Persons scheme incompatible with Article 8 | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/DveKKGBOBW 
• Extremism thrives because of cowardly collaborators https://t.co/mqnBZCacEZ
• Seriously ill detainee was shackled hours before he died https://t.co/FM296f2JoG
• Housing bodies welcome end of Right to Buy in Scotland https://t.co/2TtO6N7UoI 
• Two arrested over attempted murder of baby in Gloucester https://t.co/fmFBQO12n9
• Multiple victims in Texas shootings #US https://t.co/VwT2EOhNHM 
• Terror attack on UK 'when, not if' - Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe https://t.co/v9Gh9kTcs4
• Saatchi boss Kevin Roberts disciplined over gender comments https://t.co/FmbaJLYo6F
• #Malaysia's Leader, Dogged by a Billion-Dollar Scandal, Proves Untouchable https://t.co/ICxecWoGiH
• Donald Trump Criticizes Muslim Family of Slain #US Soldier, Drawing Ire https://t.co/TzHloMtzmY 
• #US Wrestles With How to Fight Back Against Cyberattacks https://t.co/0QWha5u2IH
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/LFK2jv8fcx
• Donald Trump attacks Muslim father's Democratic convention speech https://t.co/z26usg25vZ
• Corbyn pledges to scrap Blair union laws in favour of collective bargaining https://t.co/keg1R0qta2
• #Turkey's President Erdogan seeks to rein in spy agency after coup https://t.co/TJ4hbD6XWT
• Modern slavery: Theresa May vows to defeat 'evil' https://t.co/9Bx1BSxem1
• BHS: Philip Green attacks 'kangaroo court' inquiry https://t.co/3kwOgAS5AR 
• Man, 31, stabbed to death outside tube station in east London https://t.co/okeprkt7eh 
• Donald Trump and #Russia: a web that grows more tangled all the time https://t.co/gfUYRbizLn 
• There's no disguising the confidence in the huge Jeremy Corbyn camp about this leadership election https://t.co/gKwYC6wpAY 
• #RUSSIA cyber attack: Large hack 'hits government' https://t.co/ik4J2mqH9r
• Trevor Gray: Wife's battle to clear wrongly jailed detective's name https://t.co/vNcLe0Zm5a
• Cubbington falconer 'uprooted' by HS2 wins compensation battle https://t.co/AhmqJjJ40y
• Father told by Apple to get court order for dead son's data https://t.co/6aArlj0mta
• Pokemon Go teens robbed at gunpoint in Islington park https://t.co/6rPizRlpad
• Hundreds rally in #AUSTRALIA over juvenile 'torture' footage https://t.co/TXn7bHgnqs
• #BELGIUM arrests brothers over planned attacks https://t.co/kjkQzOnKqT

Today's video story: Anger in France over black man’s death in police custody. The family of a young black man who died in police custody in Paris is demanding answers over his death. Police say 24-year-old Adama Traore died from a heart attack shortly after he was arrested in a northern suburb, but his family believes he was beaten.

30th July - Law News

1677th 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

• Obama Tells Voters What They Can Do To Push Criminal Justice Reform #US https://t.co/4lR4aEOkCO
• Test filming for criminal court sentencings begins as part of 'open justice' initiative with major broadcasters https://t.co/9rBegMeWhe 
• Free will denier Jerry Coyne has a post on the bid for parole of Leslie Van Houten #US https://t.co/wXjws50ldd 
• When government press officers think they are court reporters justice could be the loser https://t.co/zYL14baXjl
• Fitzgerald could appeal ruling that paved way for retired judge to return to practise #IRELAND https://t.co/Src4t9hnZ0
• Tori’s partner speaks out: Lindt police ‘trying to cover up’ flaws https://t.co/KTMinOkSN0 
• Barrister Amal Clooney could become co-advisor to fashion house Oscar de la Renta? https://t.co/0Rtrt7IQtH
• Meeting Barrister Zafarullah, #PAKISTAN Prime Minister’s special assistant on Law & Justice https://t.co/rhce52lqPv 
• Tony Molloy QC: The ‘Retiring’ Barrister https://t.co/zFo2HOgJbM
• The UK's Trade Relationship with the EU https://t.co/IuqV89r7Ot
• Brexit tax: The future of UK VAT https://t.co/ulLid84Na0
• Texas Law firm suing 20-year-old woman for writing a bad review online #US https://t.co/slEURS0sJo
• Refugee Hopes UK’s Iraq War Inquiry Revives Her Lawsuit Against Bush Administration https://t.co/fplYn41WQX 
• Nigerian Law Student Abigail Ichoku: 'My Dream Is To Become A Judge', First Class UK Law Graduate from Coventry Uni https://t.co/z6yEotb1kC
• Brexit: Key issues for corporate transactions and corporate law https://t.co/vEYkwHX4e3
• Hank the dog's return shows law needs changing https://t.co/bHGkMgMwAP 
• Civil courts: Briggs publishes Final Report | New Law Journal: https://t.co/E2jNigG9w4
• International Bar Association makes Turkey plea | New Law Journal: https://t.co/rmppDprTva
• Salary survey: lawyers v accountants | New Law Journal: https://t.co/EP9gnsZhnz 
• Detailed legal guidance on bringing a judicial review case in the Administrative Court https://t.co/nQjrplJOhy 
• Judicial Diversity Statistics 2016: Introduction from the Lord Chief Justice https://t.co/4nRfeNy5kb
• 1 in 5 Court of Appeal and High Court judges are women, according to judicial diversity stats | New Law Journal: https://t.co/6ZFxXsT6is
• Landmark case on PI settlement: Hayward v Zurich: Supreme Court ruling “a huge boost for counter-fraud initiative” https://t.co/Q5jLsSpqwX
• London litigation post-Brexit - LSLA president: lawyers must act to avoid potential damage | New Law Journal: https://t.co/7cmGvUstux 
• Council ordered to pay compensation for Hastings Pier closure | New Law Journal: https://t.co/RjvIHKKx6v 
• Can lawyers place faith in Truss? | New Law Journal: https://t.co/GhZ1TFURml 
• The UK has a “well-developed and supportive ecosystem for pro bono” | New Law Journal: https://t.co/3CNhXQ3Zny
• SRA issues warning over bogus fees | New Law Journal: https://t.co/GYdQz9tnxM 
• Solicitors could pay lower practising fees for the year 2016/2017 | New Law Journal: https://t.co/FrGZ3HUhAM 
• Foreign government requests to UK for information on cybercrime have jumped 44% in the past year | New Law Journal: https://t.co/8fwjXjYGN8
• Law Society supports use of digital signatures | New Law Journal: https://t.co/9NPkZ27g0n
• Claims Management Regulator issues annual report | New Law Journal: https://t.co/504JjmqSSk
• Republican-authored voting laws in Wisconsin and Kansas overturned | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/OHx3EgT2Ho
• High Court upholds Corbyn's place on Labour ballot | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FFCI8w6S2w
• A&O hires finance team in New York | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/4yToYOIuv6
• Former partner loses age discrimination case against firm | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ed167Rfelw 
• Mishcon de Reya PEP hits £1m | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/uWk07Mf0s4 
• Nextlaw Labs turns to AI for new Brexit offering | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/iQGzaOhecO 
• KWM partners inject £14m into the firm | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FKM7HoPb42 
• Clinton campaign 'hacked' along with other Democratic groups #US https://t.co/ZDvrQpsdtx 
• Weekend tax credit and tax payment deadlines alert https://t.co/tVxKDo2XvD
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/BqaLtnDx7s
• Paul Frew: DUP MLA being sued by schoolgirl https://t.co/SWmH15nbFs 
• Ellie Butler murder: Father displayed 'pattern of impulsive violence' https://t.co/c1PRYPcx3Z 
• Prince death: Judge snubs claims by 29 would-be heirs #US https://t.co/OOIrNMviFS 
• Pigeon fancier faces ban over scam that won him top prize https://t.co/xu1CNLkFf3 
• England's plastic bag usage drops 85% since 5p charge introduced https://t.co/n0AWgoovwx
• Home Office has no immediate plans to change EU passports https://t.co/sXT7oWed1k 
• Headteacher defends policy of putting pupils in 'lunch isolation' https://t.co/IKl1NdBdBo
• Rescue package in place as Europe's oldest bank revealed weakest in stress tests https://t.co/8frp0tvF5B
• Former #Brazilian president Lula to stand trial on obstruction charges https://t.co/Nr0QTZejrL
• Paris bombings suspects extradited to #France from #Austria https://t.co/cN952ga3Uh 
• Three men jailed in two cases of smuggling Albanians into the UK https://t.co/0fi1UTiA1y 
• Rio 2016: Russian weightlifters banned from Olympic Games https://t.co/ArcFUpUqwl
• Turmoil at #HongKong’s anti-corruption watchdog turns to farce as chief withdraws resignation https://t.co/3ftVjAUGWl
• Like Hillsborough, the families of the Birmingham bombing victims must get legal help https://t.co/qEuQAhmLkg 
• 'I begged them to kill me instead': women in South #Sudan raped under nose of UN https://t.co/a6MCw1oeM8 
• Judge wrong to bar publication of Ellie Butler ruling https://t.co/fQJKE9qjLA
• Hissène Habré ordered to pay millions for crimes against humanity in #CHAD https://t.co/6Gfriy5n96 
• Court strikes down 'discriminatory' North Carolina voter ID law #US https://t.co/L0dCcI2Xfz
• Solicitor who abandoned his firm is banned | Law Gazette https://t.co/6uMP78QHb5
• Linklaters escapes ‘unprecedented’ disclosure order | Law Gazette https://t.co/BMHdmSorcq
• PEP hits £1m at Mishcon de Reya | Law Gazette https://t.co/gEiaOCTMMM 
• City lawyer at centre of horseracing ‘bias’ row | Law Gazette https://t.co/ckIzHteEnv 
• San Diego policeman shot dead #US https://t.co/bynJJ7D6Yv
• Garrison sighting 'not linked' to RAF Marham kidnap bid https://t.co/OZOd4ouFFo
• Foxtons estate agency profits tumble amid Brexit vote https://t.co/0NaMc3Akwe
• #FRANCE church attack: Manuel Valls highlights 'justice failure' https://t.co/rsgGxd739b 
• UK's first maternity clinic for rape victims opens https://t.co/DHJBfcCagY
• Online child sex abuse investigation identifies 523 potential victims https://t.co/OTYVC3hsL1

Today's video story: Chaos has broken out in the Armenian capital, Yerevan - where up to 3 thousand people took part in a pro-opposition rally. At least 60 people were injured during the violence, and dozens of rioters were detained. The crowd was voicing support for an armed opposition group - which captured a police station two weeks ago.

29th July - Law News

1676th 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:  Solicitors are still struggling to get on the bench, with numbers falling over the past year, according to the latest judicial diversity statistics. Figures published by the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary today show that solicitors accounted for 1,098 judges as at 1 April – compared with 1,154 last year. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia top £3.3bn in year of Yemen bombing https://t.co/YZyA7vpeEo 
• BREXIT: Practical steps to protect your workforce from future immigration law changes https://t.co/y1pxfkU38d
• UK local authorities urge swift action on broadband law https://t.co/4h8nT6jco6
• Supreme Court rules against Named Person scheme https://t.co/IEn1jg7Ybq 
• UK violated open meetings law at trustees dinner, attorney general finds https://t.co/mvMEvNXEJr
• Nine things women can't do in #Saudi Arabia https://t.co/22mOq22uh5
• Man who 'imprisoned' daughter loses legal bid to restrict media https://t.co/c4JVKoPjX6
• Complaint to police after officers put spit hood over man's head during arrest https://t.co/XwKyWypi8a 
• Minister wants to tackle excessive alcohol consumption at UK airports https://t.co/8u8sLedyTZ
• Behind the walls of MALAWI's harshest prisons – in pictures https://t.co/MW4AxlFB9C
• NHSLA figures show clinical negligence claims falling | Law Gazette https://t.co/X6k3lcHBOq
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/9BVGR1nYJJ
• Judge orders SDT to try again after botched strike-out | Law Gazette https://t.co/81qEnN0lmi
• Chandra Levy murder: Charges dropped in retrial #US https://t.co/9d6A2bf8FC
• #INDIA Dalit couple hacked to death over 22 cents debt https://t.co/DJXPDzWbIw 
• Pope Francis to pray at former Auschwitz-Birkenau camp https://t.co/qfki4Wpuol 
• Pope Francis urges youth to accept migrants on visit to #Poland https://t.co/c11LT2e8Vq
• Lawyer fined for dealing with clients behind firm's back | Legal Futures https://t.co/yROJvb2vwk 
• High Court overturns SDT decision to throw out 'badly prepared' case against solicitors | Legal Futures https://t.co/hpqp64ShFc
• Former partner loses age discrimination appeal over firm restructure | Legal Futures https://t.co/wsv1qsONzL
• Airport alcohol sales to be reviewed after drunken incidents https://t.co/R4I3aCz0cc 
• Amina Al-Jeffery: Father disputes 'locked up' daughter claim https://t.co/hObE4O4dKf 
• Theresa May 'wants and expects' to protect rights of Poles in UK https://t.co/fx3lGr4roE 
• #INDONESIA 'executes drug convicts' on Nusakambangan https://t.co/xiqYwtUVMk 
• Ipso chair Alan Moses, a former judge, branches out into literary journalism https://t.co/COZZVVFg41 
• Female partner promotions down 6 per cent at UK firms | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ALjtCwnVO0 
• NRF launches new global PPP tool | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Vp90J9zhHt Jul 28, 2016
• Penningtons Manches sees revenue rise and PEP tumble | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Cy5v0WGYGN 
• Pinsent Masons to launch new infrastructure practice in South Africa | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/VNpbRK57fB 
• Kensell leaves A&O for Latham after leadership defeat | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/NsymvISvwm
• Burford Capital predicts Brexit boon will continue | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/abYpt2c4b5
• ‘Legal aid deserts’ risk increasing homelessness | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/YAjZ69ZwMa
• Prosecuting Eleanor de Freitas ended in tragedy. So how do we deal with alleged false reports of rape? https://t.co/vdKo46bYlv
• Chris Evans to face no charges over sexual assault claims https://t.co/ulgULwfUlb

Today's video story: Hillary Clinton has made history as the first woman from a major political party nominated for the candidacy of US president. But there are many hurdles ahead.