6th September - Law News

1717th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: Interview with Former Central Intelligence Agency boss Michael Hayden, who also served for six years as the head of the US electronic spying division, the National Security Agency (NSA)
 


Focus of the day: The Bar Council has slammed the Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) forthcoming continuing professional development (CPD) regime as being burdensome, complicated, unfit for purpose, and involving “pointless” self-assessment. Making fundamental objections in response to a consultation on the rules and regulations of the new scheme – which comes into force in January 2017 – the Bar Council warned that it would lead to “many practitioners” being “likely to fail in their compliance” due to a failure to cope with “unnecessary formalities” imposed on barristers, not through a lack of professional competence. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Becky Godden murder: 'I'm sick' Christopher Halliwell told police https://t.co/7zyzHojox9
• Nine Black Lives Matter protesters arrested after City airport travel chaos https://t.co/oWyBSmhkFD 
• David Davis's single market stance thankfully 'not government policy' https://t.co/z599vuG0Hs 
• Fox settles with Gretchen Carlson over Roger Ailes sexual harassment claims #US https://t.co/JMiI5wsW0m 
• Catholic church leader says some UK prisons are a stain on society https://t.co/bUQgIvMeNn 
• Plans to open new grammar schools in England appear to have been accidentally caught by a photographer https://t.co/VOUgwCjvuc 
• NI terrorism: Police find explosives in Larne https://t.co/wTtFQdwCBL
• Controversial spit hoods to be trialled by Met Police https://t.co/sF24lZ1hPz 
• Dentons sets up shop in Tehran | Law Gazette https://t.co/a845FELLPk 
• Liz Truss fields first questions as justice secretary | Law Gazette https://t.co/Vwi5fFvWyS 
• Alan Blacker case back before SDT | Law Gazette https://t.co/96VTs7FWDF 
• Swedish Nobel judges fired in Karolinska medical scandal #SWEDEN https://t.co/pSqhv9jjdf 
• Radical preacher Anjem Choudary jailed for five years https://t.co/QIvqWsIR1w 
• Keith Vaz quits as Home Affairs Committee chairman https://t.co/ifR8CLJs8s 
• The UK firms reliant on the gig economy - Some of the firms making use of weak employment laws https://t.co/V06k385Bux 
• Campaigners demand investigation into G4S discrimination helpline contract https://t.co/1OObRBluNN
• Tax transparency and lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/xMHMY6LvGj 
• Bar Council criticises ‘burdensome’ CPD scheme | Law Gazette https://t.co/DeW4wUE2Y7 
• Law centres to challenge rights helpline contract https://t.co/1ZOQRQz9tB 
• Brazzers porn account holders exposed by hackers https://t.co/JojFLPSugv
• Teens admit mum and daughter killing in Spalding https://t.co/pDV4Dz62Jl
• Keith Vaz to be urged to stand down from home affairs committee https://t.co/ifR8CM1300 
• #US President Barak Obama calls off meeting with #Philippine leader after 'whore' jibe https://t.co/foRO4QsCAL
• #China warns Hong Kong democracy activists after election https://t.co/mSBDegdXbO 
• Black Lives Matter protesters close London City Airport runway https://t.co/ah1Zu4KQ6Z 
• Sports Direct offers some staff guaranteed hours https://t.co/kiU1r25GzH
• Keith Vaz instructs Assange lawyer over rent boy allegations - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/guo663lZGN 
• SCCR refers Conor McAteer case to High Court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RcG6zdGS4d 
• Advocates Library opens its doors - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wsYjDUY93y 
• New financial controller adds value to Law At Work - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Hb5wCPWuuj
• August proves bumper month for Perthshire house sales - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0Sl7G4NxQE 
• Holyrood takes on new welfare powers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kk4iLapl50 
• Scottish property industry calls for residential LBTT rates reform - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vCemH8CEyg 
• New Sheriff appointed to Aberdeen - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/HqlRXEXPI8 
• British Transport Police to equip officers with tasers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZaRbRhNQ9t 
• Is the Crofting Commission seeking to prevent VAT registration of common grazings? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Tq5aOAV8R5 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jPUTI6SagG
• UN human rights chief condemns Western 'demagogues' like Donald Trump https://t.co/Gpf60rbBux 
• #Corsica parents 'block women in headscarves' https://t.co/q6bOmXSqth 
• CPS: More than 200 prosecuted under revenge porn law https://t.co/5PrmzrP0Ty 
• Should lawyers focus on being lawyers? | Legal Futures https://t.co/9RYipB6WvK 
• Bar Council raises fundamental concerns about CPD scheme shortly before launch | Legal Futures https://t.co/0cajDNHKhA
• Ex-Premier League footballer launches ABS | Legal Futures https://t.co/wHY7NiESTE

5th September - Law News

1716th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: Germany’s anti-immigration party, the AfD, has beaten Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU party in a regional election. It took 21% of the vote. But is its rise down to patriotism and fears for the German way of life, or are its detractors right when they blame Islamophobia?
 


Focus of the day: Recently released official statistics show that small businesses seeking money owed to them have been priced out of court by fee increases of more than 600%, says the Bar Council. In March 2015, the Ministry of Justice increased court fees for money claims. It imposed a 5% fee on organisations and individuals bringing claims worth between £10,000 and £200,000. Claimants were obliged to pay fees of £10,000 upfront for a claim of £200,000, a 660% increase on the previous fee of £1,315. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• UK universities fall in world rankings amid Brexit concerns https://t.co/sB210lhEtJ 
• David Davis accused of having no plan for Brexit https://t.co/eA9ccV05Jd 
• Violent crimes against women in England and Wales reach record high https://t.co/PgsGcpjguI 
• Four in ten senior associates regret choosing a career in law | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/PKD1H7GI8G
• Singapore to crack down on 'oversupply' of young lawyers | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/mL8amNHETh 
• High demand sees HSF launch new hotline | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/lekv5cZ4YK
• Law chief calls for 'culture of responsibility' to tackle corporate crime | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/RBkjuJbxox
• Morgan Lewis launches in Shanghai after Dentons raid | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/dCNyGhYruK
• DLA Piper scraps 175 UK business services roles | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/18GPXLvcHc
• Jeremy Vine road rage row: verbally aggressive woman arrested https://t.co/nZHqtWcsKR 
• 'It was a little nod to Kaepernick': Megan Rapinoe kneels for Star-Spangled Banner #US https://t.co/pOqVOrrLCH 
• Jeremy Corbyn has revealed he is investigating allegations that Labour’s leadership contest is being rigged against…https://t.co/hbamDaNv6A 
• Emily Maitlis's alleged stalker defends breaking restraining order https://t.co/nJYJBHAarp 
• Theresa May speaks out over Keith Vaz reports https://t.co/eMz0ro5LEm 
• Calais residents: we are not racist but this problem is getting worse https://t.co/x0csI5hphz 
• Birmingham pub bombings inquest: families to meet home secretary over funding https://t.co/ttZzWosyKm
• Why the Sunday Mirror was justified in exposing Keith Vaz https://t.co/mysrEJW59v
• Man cleared of police officer's murder after joint enterprise test case https://t.co/tF0PCyHtIz
• Ameen Jogee convicted in retrial after successful joint enterprise appeal https://t.co/hROlqzzSon 
• Deli owner John Leathem admits frenzied murder of Paige Doherty https://t.co/u3b9mXHpzY 
• Sellafield safety concerns uncovered by BBC Panorama https://t.co/RZAtvR3o8q
• SME adviser branches into legal services | Law Gazette https://t.co/pNn6WlC696 
• Legal representation in care proceedings under review | Law Gazette https://t.co/PCufcGwlY7 
• Taking back control of referendum campaigning | Law Gazette https://t.co/3qcuQahpMt 
• Numbers in custody: Prison reform should be very high on the new justice secretary’s agenda | Law Gazette https://t.co/V9mRLF60c4 
• Scotland society rolls out red carpet to non-solicitors | Law Gazette https://t.co/ncxDNeMjLk 
• Law chief calls for ‘culture of responsibility’ on business crime | Law Gazette https://t.co/yu31ObJLkw 
• SRA sanctions lawyer convicted of distributing indecent images | Law Gazette https://t.co/vznGcf94JX 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/HVAKO3BPLv
• Japan's Brexit demands range from possible to fanciful https://t.co/ffWu5c1T3a
• Labour expected to set out plans urging greater scrutiny of HMRC https://t.co/3kGHH9xjn3
• Consultation on mandatory reporting of child abuse ‘has been buried’ https://t.co/378ZjFbS9n 
• Keith Vaz helped kill a 90s probe into the Greville Janner claims: why is he silent now? https://t.co/4Jpp2QzMJZ 
• Brexit: MPs to debate calls for second EU referendum https://t.co/FCwHZdfBMJ 
• Illness forces 12% of workers to quit before pension age - TUC https://t.co/2Afu5gb9b6 
• Fears over how police protect vulnerable people https://t.co/5jM7fpDSwv
• Concerns over abuse of Paralympic classification raised over two years ago https://t.co/ZwJx0Ewxp2 
• Theresa May refuses to commit to Brexit pledges on immigration and NHS https://t.co/jYxPxHYTKC 
• Appeal victory for domestic abuse victim by Mike Hayward, partner at Woodfines Solicitors - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/ljKpZ2Xexy 
• My legal life: James Wilkes, Director, Setfords, Guildford - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/MnvlLCchVN
• London firm converts to plc | Law Gazette https://t.co/8mKWbbX7T7
• News focus: tax laws and the Finance Bill | Law Gazette https://t.co/frHADsTMxt 
• NHSLA tests in-house working to cut £120m defence costs | Law Gazette https://t.co/OEkgk7zO9R
• Calais blockade: Protest to target migrant Jungle camp https://t.co/GPWYo7Etr0
• Solicitor cleared over accepting money from Axiom fund - but still faces £46,000 costs bill - Legal Futures https://t.co/sO8dcWoFT5 
• Still hanging on the telephone - law firms fail the mystery shopping test - Legal Futures https://t.co/ucDUeGLow8

4th September - Law News

1715th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: Turkey claims it has regained areas along the Turkish-Syrian border from ISIS as Syria says it has launched a new offensive against rebels near Aleppo.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Lewisham café customer calls police 'after he was served the wrong type of tea' and asked to leave https://t.co/WFWqOO97VK 
• Taylor Swift appeared for jury selection and social media couldn’t handle it - Legal Cheek https://t.co/7qD3h15Vnv 
• Sidley Austin hikes London junior lawyer pay by 33% to £120,000 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/5kpoZKD2C0
• We spoke to the country’s number one EU law professor about what Brexit means for law students - Legal Cheek https://t.co/9OSUPYLffG
• Do I stick it out in a job I hate or do an unpaid internship in an area of law I love? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/0VHc1oKjLH
• Shearman & Sterling lawyer SUES Victoria’s Secret model - Legal Cheek https://t.co/oR8dLXYwZJ 
• Giving out passports ‘like confetti’: The European children unlawfully granted British citizenship by the Home Office https://lnkd.in/dcj-9pk 
• New Holborn-based property development targets ‘London’s top-flight barristers and solicitors’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/8fteLt13Lv 
• 60% of Legal Cheek readers think Article 50 will NEVER be invoked - Legal Cheek https://t.co/usruqgbRc5 
• 5 ways millennial lawyers can use their innate tech savvy to boost their careers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6A7Gh8o3y7 
• Top QC relaunches refugee billable hour appeal which saw lawyers donate over £200,000 last year - Legal Cheek https://t.co/EglnMlc9cA 
• Judge fired for watching porn in chambers reprimanded by solicitors' regulator https://t.co/8h4g2wisuP 
• Law student favourites Lord Neuberger and Lord Denning do battle over EU's influence on common law https://t.co/xuEyuQsf9Z 
• Dentons reveals disappointing 68% autumn retention figure - Legal Cheek https://t.co/dx3SDdIqDQ 
• University of Southampton law student pleads NOT GUILTY to manslaughter https://t.co/pDsuZqk3bJ 
• Bird & Bird boosts junior lawyer pay packets to £62,000 - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Uk6zYzIx3G 
• Editorial: University of Kentucky should comply with open records law – not attack it #US https://t.co/SKCLQ5dB1a 
• ICC welcomes #Colombia peace deal, urges prosecutions https://t.co/BuahaCxb78 
• Salvation Army captain finally brought to justice for brutal rape of two recruits https://t.co/5ulGEJm9G0
• New #Afghan Attorney General Seeks Justice in System Rife With Graft https://t.co/DVm1TbAni4 
• CJI hopes to 'sort out' issues raised by Justice Chelameswar #INDIA https://t.co/f3obQTixYp 
• How BDS Is Pushing Jewish Students Out of Social Justice Activism #US https://t.co/OX8AmJViOu 
• Openness in our justice system should be the norm, not the exception #CANADA https://t.co/6RvGAIzTBV 
• Arek Jóźwik killing: Hundreds march silently through Harlow in defiance and respect https://t.co/K4hhVDK9Cf 
• New York looks to expand the state's medical marijuana program with plans for home delivery https://t.co/fItXzCySnw 
• 'Give parents right to time off to grieve,' says bereaved MP https://t.co/hLhmAcouq6 
• Not a single child has been helped to leave the Calais migrant camp despite changes to the UK's Immigration Act https://t.co/1KbAg3QlFf 
• Central African Republic: Judge Orders Legal Aid for Bemba in Witness Corruption Case #CAR https://t.co/HCuTUEq7nl 
• Legal loophole allowing motels to not provide services #US https://t.co/2FrUt5Inhf 
• Decision on opening legal services for foreigners soon #INDIA https://t.co/vWFVD4Hzlq 
• Ukraine and Russia wage legal war in global courts https://t.co/2Yr3o7ouI8
• Olympus in legal dispute with whistleblower CEO Woodford over pension #JAPAN https://t.co/r0nWAUrvF9
• #UAE legal Q&As: Can a family file molestation report two years after incident? https://t.co/BxJWRSBaJC 
• Sam Dastyari donation legal but 'way outside' voter expectations, says Labor #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/kvoGq5A1vt
• Legal education should adapt to changing environment: Justice J Chelameswar #INDIA https://t.co/sm7a8plduP
• Church threatens legal action over 'false allegations' against members https://t.co/JZshcxIHlB 
• Keith Vaz profile: Labour MP and 'Teflon politician' https://t.co/ezTm1YPUhF
• Theresa May's reassuring words mask lack of Brexit detail https://t.co/i3Dd2yCdzf 
• UK mother held over France baby death https://t.co/CqTyYX06Vk 
• Immigration: Points-based system not 'silver bullet', says May https://t.co/tAn25sReLm 
• #US #China diplomacy: Spy agency tweet adds to protocol spat https://t.co/RU5JBot9G0 
• Keith Vaz to step down from Commons committee after Sunday Mirror sex claims https://t.co/0Nkgjr3NvE 
• UK courts should be able to issue Islamic divorces, sharia expert says https://t.co/5Ovk0Q7pBW 
• Brexit protests: Man charged with Eddie Izzard beret theft https://t.co/dH302bAqmd 
• Mother Teresa declared saint by Pope Francis at #Vatican https://t.co/ZjBPNG7UNx 
• Polish men attacked in Harlow hours after vigil in 'possible hate crime' https://t.co/MqTrS0xDL6 
• Labour MP Keith Vaz paid for the services of male escorts, the Sunday Mirror has reported https://t.co/YWVrBeCafq
• Employment law post-Brexit | New Law Journal: https://t.co/ETGl1uQXsz 
• Bar Council: small businesses have been priced out of court | New Law Journal: https://t.co/5VNzuaVDq8 
• Time for data protection prep | New Law Journal: https://t.co/bBHNL8mtpR 
• Peers to hold inquiry into how Parliament can effectively scrutinise negotiations around Brexit | New Law Journal: https://t.co/YnSHCxmSp4
• How to use the rule of law in practice | New Law Journal: https://t.co/CNX1dMhgxD 
• Questions raised over Bill of Rights | New Law Journal: https://t.co/WKOYFHMxVD 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dxQ8srJwdH
• City law firm successfully pilots AI technology | Law Gazette https://t.co/D61U0Nf9G9 
• ‘Bureaucratic’ gateway blocks access to discrimination advice | Law Gazette https://t.co/FAZaZ6ZhRm 
• Syrian refugee places for 20,000 'secured' in UK https://t.co/ZuGxs1bUuJ
• Hate crime prosecutions fell by almost 10% last year even though the number of recorded incidents increased drastica…https://t.co/1OzImxpZPZ 
• The Archers: Court artist Julia Quenzler sketches Helen's trial https://t.co/juIUZjZu84

3rd September - Law News

1714rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: The last Western hostage to be released alive by so-called Islamic State (IS) has told the BBC, in his first British interview, that he became 'so ashamed' after the initial excitement felt on news of his release, because he had to leave others behind. Having been held by IS in Syria for 12 months, photographer Daniel Rye was freed in June 2014. At one point IS put him in the same place as James Foley, David Haines and Alan Henning, who were all killed, as well as John Cantlie who remains a captive. Rye has written a book about his ordeal and explained why he decided to travel to Syria.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• 'If I can help, I must': meet the volunteers working with refugees https://t.co/EaAjcZ1ryo 
• Funeral for suspected murder-suicide Hawe family takes place in Cavan #IRELAND https://t.co/hC1QAu8Smt
• Poland urges UK to keep its citizens safe from xenophobia https://t.co/VMC4BbsmXr
• #Libyan naval attack on charity ship adds new danger to migrant rescue https://t.co/fy6hjMBTcP 
• Donald Trump's visit to Detroit black church greeted by protest and prayer #US https://t.co/ii0inXBPJw
• President of #Philippines declares nationwide 'state of lawlessness' https://t.co/0ByO8iN3qS
• Samia Shahid: Uncle arrested in 'honour killing' case https://t.co/DVrjRxz1ii 
• Harlow racist murder of Polish man: Hundreds gather to remember victim https://t.co/zoCKOS57tN 
• Gay bishop: Appointment of Nicholas Chamberlain 'major error' says Gafcon https://t.co/u0OTTJHkDo 
• Obese patients face NHS surgery ban to save money https://t.co/Gtj9LabavM 
• Paris climate deal: US and China announce ratification https://t.co/NgVHAZVKWO 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/1GN58k95m2
• Ameen Jogee cleared of murdering former police officer https://t.co/ICcye8bXYj 
• Man has 'ongoing obsession' with BBC's Emily Maitlis https://t.co/yn6ZW1Us7t
• Hillary Clinton email row: FBI releases pointless inquiry files #US https://t.co/fhM5Bhlpmj 
• Amazon and Starbucks pay less tax than sausage stall, says #Austria https://t.co/TjlxqXRb1u 
• CofE bishop reveals he is in a gay relationship https://t.co/a7VabNzbgF
• Bryan Cave boosts Paris office | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/xEbCgl6PhO 
• Reed Smith names new EME managing partner after restructure | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/JP2TFfC4fc
• Ashurst loses four finance partners to US rivals | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/y2EJdZ4tdn 
• RPC swaps associate bonuses for bigger base salaries | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/2lgqp8gwog 
• Australian IP consortium becomes third firm listed on ASX | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/cUH0595BXS

2nd September - Law News

1713rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: ABC's Four Corners obtained footage showing a boy, Dylan Voller, who is hooded and strapped into a mechanical restraint chair for almost two hours in March 2015.


Focus of the day: The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s proposed reforms to the SRA handbook and accounts rules risk ‘weakening client protection’ and ‘damaging the reputation of the solicitor profession both at home and abroad’, the Law Society has warned. The Law Society has urged solicitors to give feedback on the changes, and has released guidance, case studies and a template submission to help solicitors. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Commissioner launches investigation following injury to 56-year-old man - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BhMD0prl7V 
• Lord Neuberger discusses European influence on the common law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/s47MhzIyOP
• SYLA announces September events - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/eQIMhbP5dj
• Sheila Westwater celebrates 30 years with Faculty Services Limited - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KtIKxPPX2B 
• MacRoberts announces flurry of internal promotions - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/w4Q44EQQ8l
• Partner promotions at Gillespie Macandrew mark success of firm’s academy process - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/USNM1O4UXm 
• ICAS: Interest rate reform required in personal bankruptcy - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ccNm5WiIjS
• Standing up to attacks on LPP | Law Gazette https://t.co/0ymCjIinuJ
• Solicitor faces £46k prosecution bill despite charges being found unproven | Law Gazette https://t.co/a3VdxW8qT4 
• Leading firms ‘tend to move older partners aside’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/J0q0uakcyv 
• Women and BAME hopefuls offered coaching to reach judiciary | Law Gazette https://t.co/zvRcP924Ob
• Slater and Gordon UK posts substantial losses | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/tHUO6M2goz 
• Lawyers back proposals for family justice observatory | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Ca6ZVgfjj5 Sep 02, 2016
• SRA urges competition watchdog to help it secure independence | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Ibr2Irq28E
• Twelve-year-old girl raped in Manchester park https://t.co/BA9HQqjU05
• Brock Turner: Stanford sex attack swimmer freed from jail #US https://t.co/3pv5Qppikx 
• A Royal Marine from Northern Ireland has appeared in court charged with offences related to dissident republicanism https://t.co/9S1UQXxNOE
• How a murdered woman became invisible in the coverage of her death https://t.co/5WG8LFNQRC 
• Jail staff lacked compassion for prisoner who took his life, inquest finds https://t.co/0YWA4QHgl9 
• Calais 'Jungle' camp: UK urged to take in 400 refugee children https://t.co/VrmzMBh1Sb
• Scottish independence: SNP launches fresh independence drive https://t.co/vCXW2rpczh 
• Samsung recalls Note 7 flagship over explosive batteries https://t.co/RMc7X8L6hH
• Melania Trump sues Daily Mail and US blogger for $150m over sex worker claims #US https://t.co/RkwyxF0EU8
• Man remanded in custody over police pursuit deaths in south-east London https://t.co/byjlAZeiHn
• ‘Bureaucratic’ gateway barrier to discrimination help, solicitors warn | Law Gazette https://t.co/WgSVhfftt9 
• Judge sacked for viewing porn at work accepts SRA rebuke as others also strike deals with regulator - Legal Futures https://t.co/HNBG4ZukUZ 
• SDT strikes off solicitor who denied receiving money from third party - Legal Futures https://t.co/iyBuM4PfiL 
• Record results for Redde as it takes full ownership of its second ABS - Legal Futures https://t.co/J6GYIkKEoh 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/pNMcHDDU41
• Gunmaker Smith & Wesson profits jumped almost 50% after Orlando and Dallas shootings https://t.co/kwLM8iTQEV
• Muslim women may wear veil 'to allow them to integrate more' https://t.co/3DTeROhaPl 
• Two men held on suspicion of child abduction after 13-year-old girl found https://t.co/9AD5SSNPAl
• The father of a 3 year-old Syrian boy who drowned a year ago, has urged leaders to keep the door open to refugees https://t.co/zSAAzJTf2m
• Pressures on doctors undermine the NHS | Letters https://t.co/iqvPYDKmP2 
• Fourth person pleads guilty in BigLaw firm scam | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/aRA8QIQKDS 
• New York court delivers victory for LGBT families | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/fV4qWOqFW9 
• CMS opens in Hong Kong through German arm | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/vmo32KDGW2
• International law firm seeks Chinese partner | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/j5U7YHjoLV 
• Singapore to open door for fintech boom | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/m5Z342WccU 
• HSF launches legal support hub in China | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/8awCuncDB7
• Apple drafts in Freshfields for EU tax battle | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/aEsTt3YP1C 
• West Midlands anti-terror police given more time to question suspects https://t.co/op768VZXy1 
• #US university helps slave descendants https://t.co/aa9176OT7l 
• Three former Catholic schoolgirls have received compensation for having to walk through loyalist protests https://t.co/EPGAmyRTAA

1st September - Law News

1712nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: Fort McMurray residents were forced to flee a huge wildfire that destroyed much of their city in Canada’s Alberta province in May 2016.


Focus of the day: Narrow focus on price could potentially damage clients' ability to make informed choices, says Chancery Lane. The Law Society has rejected calls from the Legal Services Consumer Panel (LSCP) for firms to publish the average cost of services as the debate around the future of legal services intensifies. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• CCPD Training celebrate first event with more than 60 lawyers! - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/oPKn4rZRLm
• Shepherd and Wedderburn achieves Silver Investors in People accreditation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RUqTzSwZJZ
• Mike Dailly reappointed to Scottish Housing Regulator board - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Po0kW8HR6c 
• David Harvie appointed prosecutor member of Scottish Sentencing Council - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lTFJ4rEafH 
• Big firms get ahead of the gender pay gap name and shame game - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6U3swUEGow 
• EU proposals for common corporation tax base to be brought forward - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KIJLU4xdD9
• Law Society of Scotland launches student associate initiative - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MhizUtNyOy 
• McQueen Legal makes partner promotion - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qaoSB3XjKh 
• MPs call for new employment safeguards amid reports of pregnancy discrimination - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Tibh1tRA8j 
• Faculty cautions against Commission plans for single appeal in child abduction cases - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pGWIJsALzA 
• Court of Session decision on hybrid complaints 'perverse', says SLCC chief executive - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1PIg5v6tm9 
• Have you taken part in restorative justice? https://t.co/Ukfe6aWNc6 
• Apple chief Tim Cook says tax ruling 'maddening' https://t.co/6asXkmIcEY 
• The British Medical Association has been accused of "playing politics", by the prime minister https://t.co/AxpGZtvPvp 
• QC forms his own law firm to 'modernise access to barrister services' - Legal Futures https://t.co/CpeIZyclx5 
• Scots seek freedom for their notaries in England and Wales - Legal Futures https://t.co/4eWRRG6cft 
• Exclusive: Kent Legal Services chief lays out blueprint for ABS - Legal Futures https://t.co/SQuEB6gaWF
• SRA considers publishing firms' complaints and claims records as quality indicators - Legal Futures https://t.co/rlKhN2ios7 
• Let’s talk some more about process decomposition… Oh, and farmers - Legal Futures https://t.co/XspnEn5SFu 
• Niche ABS goes public ahead of market listing 'in three or four years' - Legal Futures https://t.co/mjmP5eJtoL 
• Will the appeal court turn its nose up at the sale of PI cases? | Law Gazette https://t.co/pwAF3JD2YA 
• Victims should be given right to restorative justice, MPs assert | Law Gazette https://t.co/xfzBiqN9vX
• Firm fined after keeping clients in the dark about third parties | Law Gazette https://t.co/hOJQ5jk92g 
• Judge caught watching porn at work is rebuked by SRA | Law Gazette https://t.co/0KZu9ri0JC 
• Herbert Smith Freehills opens China hub | Law Gazette https://t.co/lEUAt93x57 
• Law Society urges profession to give views on ‘dramatic’ changes | Law Gazette https://t.co/ofvbM3xHyU
• Firm boasts of 146 fundamental dishonesty wins in a year | Law Gazette https://t.co/eZoqIOdz8B 
• Franz Beckenbauer investigated for corruption over 2006 World Cup https://t.co/3pLrARSLr1 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/vDB3tIk9zA
• Facebook banned Holbein's hand – but it isn't even art's sauciest https://t.co/ixusLbRZM2 
• Police question man over Penge car chase family deaths https://t.co/IBsGE4VZvf
• Vladimir Putin gives Eton boys a private audience at the Kremlin https://t.co/ORXFV6GiTi 
• Retired judge, 88, offers 'body swap' with a refugee on Manus or Nauru #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/MIc7prIWhs 
• Ranjit Singh Power murder: Friend is wanted by police https://t.co/qIozG3hlM5
• Victims of crime should have legal right to contact offenders - MPs https://t.co/QaK7WttR1H 
• 'Glaring deficiencies' in EU debate, Electoral Reform Society says https://t.co/mx1i6MO5xJ 
• TV licence iPlayer rules come into force https://t.co/udHiKQdk2o
• Restricting immigration will be at heart of Brexit deal, Theresa May says https://t.co/P1aNMSJuWs
• Victims should be able to confront criminals, say MPs https://t.co/7lS8TNxxmR
• Government will "push ahead" to triggering Brexit (illegally?) without Parliamentary approval, Downing Street says https://t.co/hq3UWQ5KNM 
• Top KWM funds partner exits for CC | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/BxTTf4qWTn 
• Longstanding Marks & Spencer GC announces retirement | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/W1Pc3jgGPj 
• Sidley Austin makes junior pay packets 33 per cent sweeter | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/RVIHY8oN1r 
• City accountants and lawyers criticise Apple Irish back tax ruling | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/UJo1x32hV1
• Slater & Gordon points finger at embattled UK arm | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/m4HRI2NbWe 
• Snoop Dogg headed to court over Pabst Brewing sale | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/WAgQ1BBjzU

31st August - Law News

1711st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: US Presidential candidate Donald Trump's model agency skirted visa laws. Rachel Blais, a former model for Donald Trump's modeling agency, says she worked for the agency without a visa.


Focus of the day: The insurance industry had a taste of its own PR medicine over the weekend after The Times accused insurers of “cheating motorists” by not passing on whiplash savings. The newspaper’s lead story said that “insurance companies are overcharging motorists for cover despite measures that have helped the industry to save half a billion pounds in the past three years. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Dilma Rousseff impeached by Brazilian senate #BRAZIL https://t.co/J9ajJvKZAD 
• Polish envoy voices concerns about Brexit xenophobia after Harlow killing https://t.co/KNoDIVsn5M 
• Woman and boy die as car chased by police ploughs into family https://t.co/mRvZS0UMh2
• MPs urge better job protection for expectant and new mothers https://t.co/HL9GTdmzLH 
• Police failing to use new law against coercive domestic abuse https://t.co/wiP1eSGa3F
• Legal costs are barrier to rights for mothers https://t.co/eXxcVi1aSg 
• England: Solicitors' watchdog lambasts profession's self-regulation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VG7KHNDzQv
• Man who tried to escape dock at trial handed six months - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xkrUZrNkWq 
• Family-run Fife firm wins top prize at business awards - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/HNlRSu69gy 
• Dr Andrew Steven reappointed to the Scottish Law Commission - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6bJMZF2u4z 
• Julius Komorowski succeeds Lord Ericht as Session Cases editor - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/R2S8z2jy3D 
• General Register House added to Land Register - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OuJf0kWDuL 
• Bring privacy to the board, says HBJ Gateley - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hRUkcdnOyH 
• Increase in IP instructions prompts growth for Burness Paull - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/P7mpUybVNS 
• Accounts rules changes – ignoring lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/hud2nvusnt 
• City firm sets up ‘hotline’ to address client fears over cybersecurity | Law Gazette https://t.co/rRxqaQx3DR
• Claimant slapped with costs order after erroneous CFA letter | Law Gazette https://t.co/OjyPrO9WX8 
• Capita Disability benefits assessor, suspended after allegedly posting abusive comments about disabled claimants on Facebook now sacked https://t.co/jAapKBspWD 
• Clyde the turtle stolen from Blue Planet Aquarium in Ellesmere Port https://t.co/sFbCIaDjPD 
• Southern Health NHS Trust boss Katrina Percy's new role causes anger https://t.co/wd5aml8yKw
• Ex-Army chief Dannatt refused Lariam drug used by troops https://t.co/nOI0il4K7Y 
• Ban businesses from sacking new mums, say MPs https://t.co/3TCxQk72If 
• Six teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of killing a Polish man in a possible hate crime https://t.co/zNgZuXhXGz
• Kent legal chief aims high with new ABS | Law Gazette https://t.co/H1rFN3QTKh 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/uLlNsfJRe2
• Slater & Gordon's share price slides 15% on back of confirmed losses - Legal Futures https://t.co/MUviPd1Mpf 
• Kim Dotcom calls for livestream of extradition appeal | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/AQLz7Dgu7i
• Hogan Lovells on the lookout for new China association | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/iM9YKa6L3F
• City firm goes 'super agile' | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Ya9O7cTIvw
• Can't buy me love - tech tops pay in work-life balance survey | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/PTR0CvQ3Dn 
• Dentons loses two PE partners to City rivals | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/z9xvJhvZdQ 
• Robots could be running many marketing departments by 2030 | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/pc1vhk2zsX
• Lord Goff of Chieveley obituary: Forward-looking law lord keen to reconcile practical justice with principle https://t.co/PizRfjz2YD 
• Canadian-Iranian professor hospitalized after three months in detention #IRAN https://t.co/txiWE6YLdZ 
• Tech giants know where the power lies. It’s not with us https://t.co/iJiZzN3MLG 
• EU takes on Apple, Ireland and the United States https://t.co/cB7TLsVjD7 
• Colin Kaepernick protest: Trump tells NFL player to quit #US https://t.co/GBBmE7u6jN

30th August - Law News

1710th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: Citing gross irregularities, the Indian state of Maharashtra government scrapped nearly 94 irrigation project tenders worth Rs 6,000 crore, which are currently under the Anti-Corruption Bureau scanner in connection with the state's multi-crore irrigation scam.


Focus of the day: “Love them or loathe them”, the public interest is dependent on firms such as Public Interest Lawyers (PIL) and Leigh Day to hold the government to account, says Legal Action Group director Steve Hynes. PIL is due to close on 31 August. The Legal Aid Agency announced earlier this month that it had terminated PIL’s contract because the firm had breached its contractual requirements. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Do women and men want different business advice? https://t.co/OY94VBpL0k
• Tube 'Please offer me a seat' badges for hidden disabilities https://t.co/bOyFviD4Tu
• Motorist launches foul-mouthed verbal assault on Jeremy Vine https://t.co/852ChmTOgm
• Community football academy scores major sponsorship deal with Watermans - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jAow60eZxA 
• Apple ordered to pay €13bn and interest in European tax ruling - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TUgXNNk5WH 
• Police Scotland creates new senior civilian role - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cuP1XzCn0q 
• Pinsent Masons to launch UK-wide policy unit after Brexit - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OY89xyAfwP 
• May pressed by MPs to guarantee post-Brexit employment rights - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Z7kHbHXvMT
• Inverness Justice Centre designs unveiled - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QvFCWPvxDH Aug 30, 2016
• 17 per cent increase in Scottish pupils admitted to law courses - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QOV0o3NyMI 
• Blog: The price to pay for full cost court fees is too high - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/t3B9mnbpWN 
• Council wins appeal over Scottish Ministers' decision in railfreight terminal planning dispute - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ODrdI9obMR 
• Simple change could ease burden on children, Faculty suggests - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ou67SX4KNc
• Custodial sentence was ‘excessive’ for teenage first-time drugs offender, appeal judges rule - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kZ6FM8xSi5
• Firms back future champions of social justice | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/6VQrPgF2hS 
• Polish man murdered and another badly beaten by mob of 20 teenagers in Harlow, Essex https://t.co/6THLXY368T 
• Topless Marianne remark by PM Manuel Valls stirs #French row https://t.co/ax1R4t0fIs 
• French PM suggests naked breasts represent France better than a headscarf https://t.co/eNeDdfzfGd 
• British backpacker's funeral to include passage from the Qur'an https://t.co/dvqMSdkxrz 
• Police 'treated UK Black Lives Matter protesters more harshly due to race' https://t.co/IMWjJS0c8w 
• #France demands an end to TTIP talks https://t.co/mmcyXd12fR 
• UK and France restate commitment to border treaty after Calais talks https://t.co/1AYnvGTCHn 
• Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn launches digital democracy manifesto with pledge to act against harassment https://t.co/4cvMLUC2Up 
• Lawyers’ guide to Brexit | Law Gazette https://t.co/euwSkbfjRa 
• Newcastle Primark toddler kidnapping: Mother forgives culprits https://t.co/Op5bLyI0uU 
• Jeremy Corbyn proposing digital 'bill of rights': Every home and business in the UK would have guaranteed access to…https://t.co/S0pOKTsrcn 
• Notting Hill Carnival marred by 440 arrests and four knife attacks https://t.co/Xg9q1hUmq5 
• Facebook fires trending team, and algorithm without humans goes crazy https://t.co/uObjgzKTQG 
• Back home and in debt: life after university tuition fees for the first students who paid £9000 fees https://t.co/lWgxiwThEE
• Pro-EU group of MPs challenge Theresa May to protect employment rights https://t.co/eOZkcTtRuk 
• Renewed call for problem-solving courts to be piloted | Law Gazette https://t.co/PcPxmPcSct
• Private practice boost for social welfare law | Law Gazette https://t.co/mycrKKzSzf 
• Slater and Gordon UK legal business loses £37m | Law Gazette https://t.co/qucIAKx46c 
• Chinese embassy blast: Car bomb attack in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan https://t.co/i3LHdoI4H7
• Home Secretary Amber Rudd in France for security talks https://t.co/4ALJ5jMfHx 
• Aboriginal mum posts daughter's 'whiteface' photos #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/WD23vNl05j 
• Illegal UK entry arrests surpass 27,000 in three years https://t.co/mX1LP6cAgj 
• #Australia hostel knife attack: Thomas Jackson dies https://t.co/WutH5CrOPT 
• Apple should repay #IRELAND €13bn, European Commission rules https://t.co/nScqfk1d9Z 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/qCweUJAvEg
• Suspension for solicitor who allowed 'financial chaos' to reign at firm - Legal Futures https://t.co/ydF7xYCAWI 
• Finally - insurers get it in the neck for not passing on whiplash savings - Legal Futures https://t.co/6nHuTkcLUm 
• No porridge on offer at former Crumlin Road jail in Belfast https://t.co/xM26w2yQHj
• Five family members die in suspected murder-suicide in #Ireland https://t.co/DAILJj2WPb 
• Emily Thornberry accuses Labour NEC of trying to quash Corbyn https://t.co/3ZovhgpBf9 
• Public servants should know the Equality Act https://t.co/KzqnQr7X1m
• Apple facing record bill for #Irish tax https://t.co/jGvwYYcrje
• #GERMANY plan to force mums to name lovers in paternity cases https://t.co/M15zpUoiof

29th August - Law News

1708th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Lawyers, Law, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Human Rights & Social Justice.

Today's video story: The Graffiti artist Stik first made his mark on East London with his simple figures made from six lines and two dots. He developed his style while living in a homeless hostel, and campaigning for the rights of the disenfranchised. He has gone from being an illegal street artist to a celebrated, internationally exhibited one. His stick people can now be seen on huge murals around the world from New York to Tokyo. For the first time his works have been brought together in a book documenting his career. 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Defiant Dilma Rousseff appears at Senate trial #BRAZIL https://t.co/qtMZ8S9yJ8
• "Every beardy man is not a terrorist" https://t.co/CtohYqvKaI 
• Female tourists should not wear skirts in #INDIA, says tourism minister https://t.co/arQlLBiNtv
• On Timor, #Australia looks like it's denying an impoverished neighbour its birthright https://t.co/bSlsO8WWiF 
• Should parents be able to sue over poor exam results? https://t.co/I9bbeD6Tcj
• #Palestine’s latest evictions are a human rights crisis – world leaders must act https://t.co/my8Cca6kst 
• British police criticised for lack of transparency in #Bahrain training deal https://t.co/wefxvwGyAl 
• 'Someone punched him and that was it': man dies after assault in south London https://t.co/yy85Auyuj5
• Timor Leste urges #Australia 'not to turn its back on law' over maritime boundary https://t.co/nQdpZpOc5B
• UK police forces under pressure to stop using spit hoods https://t.co/ltMVyNm5zA 
• #CHINA’s ‘Jack the Ripper’ snared by police after decades of mystery https://t.co/qVbeTmo6GR 
• Man who reported seeing child being bundled into a van is arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice https://t.co/mZrY6VmNqW 
• #UKRAINE moves Roma families amid village's rage at murder https://t.co/LGLTizkbRm 
• County Cavan: Bodies of five members of family found https://t.co/yf6guyadOs 
• Pretoria Girls High racism protest backed by SA minister #SOUTHAFRICA https://t.co/NHXv2dHesc
• Lift police visible tattoo bans, says federation https://t.co/tHv4hlyjka
• Successful compensation appeal by rape victim https://t.co/Gwc6uC23JW 
• No protection for Indy Camp under Articles 10 and 11 https://t.co/FKgijJI49r
• Does a judge have to consider Article 8 in possession proceedings brought by a private landlord? https://t.co/IX5MJmr2St 
• Phenomenal times for civil litigation | New Law Journal: https://t.co/NTWDdBV6h9
• A virtual conference on compliance | New Law Journal: https://t.co/3OhILwZ9gX 
• Lawyers in the public interest | New Law Journal: https://t.co/I5SvbhBFE4
• Gresham lectures on family law | New Law Journal: https://t.co/b7xdackc9s
• New Chief Coroner | New Law Journal: https://t.co/96S7ZxY4xH
• Are offshore tax sanctions "overkill"? | New Law Journal: https://t.co/RQjMk8N9co 
• Four ways the gender pay gap isn't all it seems https://t.co/v463SIFZ2D 
• Frustration and fear in divided #HongKong https://t.co/cO6xz6L1R1 
• #BRAZIL's Dilma Rousseff defends record at impeachment trial https://t.co/C9OB8Sf5xW 
• Why #INDIA needs to get rid of its idiotic sedition law https://t.co/oNdwDooPnP
• Calais chief wants new migrant border deal with UK https://t.co/aqpQl8DHM4
• Brussels crime lab fire: Five held over blaze 'started to destroy evidence' #BELGIUM https://t.co/wnIFZTR1Yf 
• Man arrested in Redhill 'child abduction' report https://t.co/5jDW9KCbns
• Hundreds of Pokemon Go incidents logged by police https://t.co/u9oiDLGRXB
• #Australian man 'put acid in gay sex club lubricant' https://t.co/glrF7RtRM5
• Gordon Brown ally Ed Balls who lost his seat to a Tory at the last election claim Corbyn leadership as 'leftist fant…https://t.co/hrx4uY0oHy
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Sog3ukr8GF
• Boundary changes could affect up to 200 Labour seats, says analysis https://t.co/lxxUAvBlL6
• UK’s lack of transparency over plane crash that killed Dag Hammarskjöld https://t.co/Fv4IFbgp00 
• Brexit may send EU 'down the drain' - #German vice chancellor https://t.co/ePj6g5jSTH