5th October - Law News

1744th 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: Manners, aristocracy, freedom: all things we tend to think of as inherent British values. But, says rapper Akala, we are taught a distorted version of history which erases serious political struggle. That, he argues, is what really bought us the fragile freedoms we have today.
 

Focus of the Day story:  New courts service chief pledges to bring justice into digital age. Susan Acland-Hood helped cut an ‘overspending, unsustainable victim compensation fund’ without public outcry.  Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Police in #INDIA detain 750 over US call centre scam https://t.co/fpXHSDiFsz 
• Students compensated for landlady's failure to abide by rental deposit rules - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/AF4K8SpC0z
• BT Sport criticised for 'insulting' spoof pub letter https://t.co/S7jgedKydO 
• Police in #INDIA detain 750 over US call centre scam https://t.co/fpXHSDiFsz 
• 'Great Repeal Bill' to result in great 'constitutional bust-up' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PaLJaioPdt 
• Businesses react to Conservative plans for listing foreign workers https://t.co/nEwuX2GqI2
• Jewellery worth about £1m was stolen while Simon Cowell was asleep in his west London home, a court has heard https://t.co/uDmcY5AvW4 
• BT Sport criticised for 'insulting' spoof pub letter https://t.co/S7jgedKydO 
• European report finds hate speech and racist violence on the rise in the UK - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1FlbDuWxyK 
• Book review – Exercising Professional Judgement: Mastering the Craft of Lawyering - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/P2mQVfIOwW 
• England: Lawyer warns of 'online court' threat to access to justice - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yNaU2MxEHO 
• Students compensated for landlady's failure to abide by rental deposit rules - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1WzlwXFo5X 
• Employment law & HR expert expands firm into Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zLtmn3gGy0 
• Rules on electric animal collars to be tightened - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5tEzivXFAd 
• Terror offences to be included in unduly lenient sentencing scheme - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lHtlhQ1zGU 
• Businesses urged to put health and safety first as spectre of stricter fines looms - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0XWH2AQ7yT 
• Man jailed for hare coursing wins appeal against custodial sentence - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mcQhxlWlQN
• Surjit Singh Chhokar murderer convicted under double jeopardy rules - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/aZykS4CwnR 
• Man jailed for assaulting fiscal in court has ‘excessive’ sentence appeal rejected - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Gmfq8rTvWx 
• 'Great Repeal Bill' to result in great 'constitutional bust-up' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PaLJaioPdt 
• ECHR withdrawal ‘will do little to protect troops’, Grieve warns | Law Gazette https://t.co/mkw7iMuATh
• Theresa May's speech sparks Twitter backlash over 'citizen of the world' remark https://t.co/NACtQQkTvr 
• Language lesson for solicitors | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZTtYsPgXec
• Solicitor who breached PC conditions is suspended | Law Gazette https://t.co/drbtVIdMoR 
• Slater and Gordon report reveals 640 UK jobs cut in a year | Law Gazette https://t.co/rOOzhGmUmw
• Bar Council head backs Truss call for greater diversity | Law Gazette https://t.co/d6MevWgvc2 
• Chambers chief vows to defy 'abhorrent' foreign workers plan | Law Gazette https://t.co/hvgArFF2dZ 
• Litigation funder hires counsel as ABS plans accelerate | Law Gazette https://t.co/BxXCPEm7zh 
• Language lesson for solicitors | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZTtYsPgXec
• Solicitor who breached PC conditions is suspended | Law Gazette https://t.co/drbtVIdMoR 
• ECHR withdrawal ‘will do little to protect troops’, Grieve warns | Law Gazette https://t.co/mkw7iMuATh 
• Litigation funder hires counsel as ABS plans accelerate | Law Gazette https://t.co/BxXCPEm7zh 
• Justice minister makes case for ADR | Law Gazette https://t.co/qsLj5Q1Dj5 
• Chambers chief vows to defy 'abhorrent' foreign workers plan | Law Gazette https://t.co/hvgArFF2dZ
• Bar Council head backs Truss call for greater diversity | Law Gazette https://t.co/d6MevWgvc2 
• Slater and Gordon report reveals 640 UK jobs cut in a year | Law Gazette https://t.co/rOOzhGmUmw 
• Theresa May's speech sparks Twitter backlash over 'citizen of the world' remark https://t.co/NACtQQkTvr 
• #Polish government signals U-turn on total abortion ban https://t.co/iVv9Zqt9BU
• Brussels police stabbed in 'terror' attack #BELGIUM https://t.co/oeBdqAwepS 
• #Polish government signals U-turn on total abortion ban https://t.co/iVv9Zqt9BU 
• Sir Norman Bettison writes book about Hillsborough https://t.co/z1jk7kTlj1
• Sian Blake death: Arthur Simpson-Kent given life sentence https://t.co/92hvnzvOGV
• Women should regard wolf-whistling as a compliment, Joanna Lumley has said https://t.co/DU0QfZUOHq
• Amber Rudd says 'don't call me a racist' amid foreign workers row https://t.co/p4tGPH9JzR https://t.co/SR1gY52paD 
• Stephen Port 'drugged gay men before killing them' https://t.co/NUDrCHU0YG https://t.co/t5oB5NB0XE 
• TalkTalk fined £400,000 for theft of customer details https://t.co/QZp6ykH5WA https://t.co/ZwoKP1Q3FF
• 'Fake Sheikh' Mazher Mahmood guilty over Tulisa case https://t.co/1L0kbRqE3q https://t.co/uW2GPI78Bg 
• Ched Evans rape trial: Woman 'could not remember anything' https://t.co/DxMUzjgqrO https://t.co/rJgELfD7nl 
• Women should regard wolf-whistling as a compliment, Joanna Lumley has said https://t.co/DU0QfZUOHq
• Ched Evans rape trial: Woman 'could not remember anything' https://t.co/DxMUzjgqrO 
• Amber Rudd says 'don't call me a racist' amid foreign workers row https://t.co/p4tGPH9JzR 
• TalkTalk fined £400,000 for theft of customer details https://t.co/QZp6ykH5WA 
• Stephen Port 'drugged gay men before killing them' https://t.co/NUDrCHU0YG 
• 'Fake Sheikh' Mazher Mahmood guilty over Tulisa case https://t.co/1L0kbRqE3q 
• Sir Norman Bettison writes book about Hillsborough https://t.co/z1jk7kTlj1
• Sian Blake death: Arthur Simpson-Kent given life sentence https://t.co/92hvnzvOGV
• Brussels police stabbed in 'terror' attack #BELGIUM https://t.co/oeBdqAwepS 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/KM5A4on5Fs
• Why are millions of Indians marching in silence? A rape accusation and lower caste quota #INDIA https://t.co/9fUUuD9RGN
• Robots look set to join the law department of the future | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/tbUrZWXOK2 
• Seddons and BD Laddie announce merger | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/dgZUjYEhfQ
• Dentons names new global CFO | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/vRYV6KtzEZ 
• Howard Kennedy to block computers of lawyers who don't meet target | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/yMcMMQRQfA
• CEO designate elected at Eversheds | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/S37Nyieq1G
• Did George Brandis mislead parliament over solicitor general changes? #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/btQBMUCxfm 
• High Court rules Jermaine Baker police officer can retire https://t.co/BH3n9FNtYv 
• Be Cleopatra not a Kardashian, girls advised https://t.co/dCWRyeWM4X 
• Which report: UK 'lags behind' London on 4G coverage https://t.co/Fvx3tUvLng
• Low paid 'miss out on flexible working' https://t.co/bQp9UBX5Wn
• Canoe fake death wife Anne Darwin: I'll feel guilt until I die https://t.co/NViOdtgHG9
• Jockeys urged to avoid High Street banks by PJA after frauds https://t.co/GcLy5JIM7d 
• Is now a good time to start a law firm? | Legal Futures: https://t.co/qb861te4Td
• SDT suspends solicitor who ignored practice restrictions - Legal Futures https://t.co/flELJAjuIH 
• New advocates lack “basic knowledge” of ethical rules, report finds - Legal Futures https://t.co/Rlvu7bdAcr 
• Gateley scheme gives staff 20% discount on shares - Legal Futures https://t.co/5gtFbma9G7 
• Transgender TV Journalist, India Willoughby, will become Britain’s first Transgender News Presenter https://t.co/tEukQ5L1sy
• #Czech players who said female referee ‘belonged in kitchen’ told to train with women’s team https://t.co/XfsvozyOf2
• From Elon Musk to Tim Cook, tech leaders hardly follow women on Twitter https://t.co/kyv7VKz242 
• #YEMEN famine feared as starving children fight for lives in hospital https://t.co/g5sHDKztj3 
• Supreme court to address Duane Buck's 'racially tainted' death sentence #US https://t.co/AggE5Rf8nu 
• Young Belgian facing deportation after conviction under joint enterprise, law that supreme court says has been misap…https://t.co/WxGvylud4M 
• Please, Liz Truss, fix the prison system that’s killing so many women https://t.co/8UEQkoi2SM 
• Scotland to introduce alcohol testing and GPS tracking for tagged offenders https://t.co/p9iOYrYLAW
• Cherie Blair to represent landlords fighting changes to tax regime https://t.co/QtkU8BbQTT 
• Diane James quits as Ukip leader after just 18 days in role https://t.co/8ImGmTcBnE 
• The Tories are using the army to take a shot at human rights https://t.co/5TjgITPMSv 
• SRA SQE- Policy by polling https://t.co/tVgoa91yEF

4th October - Law News

1743rd 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: An accused in the murder of Mohammad Akhlaq, who was lynched by a mob over suspicion of having eaten beef in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri last year, has died at a hospital in Delhi, India. The accused, 20-year-old Robin, who was in judicial custody for almost a year, was taken to a hospital two days ago after he complained of some pain, police said, adding he died due to kidney and respiratory failure.
 

Focus of the Day story:  Liz Truss addresses judges as first female lord chancellor. Justice secretary opens legal year at Westminster ceremony ahead of courtroom challenge that could test UK’s unwritten constitution. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/9rov9Z1foK
• Yahoo 'secretly scanned emails for #US authorities' https://t.co/7TCuGTfFgA 
• New courts service chief pledges to bring justice into digital age | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/qJStHcqkag
• Footballer Ched Evans 'raped woman in Rhyl hotel room' https://t.co/4d7g3jIlk7 
• One London practice has reportedly locked fee-earners out of their computers for poor timekeeping | Law Gazette https://t.co/Wgh1XqQixs 
• New HMCTS chief eyes ‘once in a generation’ opportunity | Law Gazette https://t.co/arORtzi6ya
• A man has been jailed for killing his best friend of 45 years with a single punch during a "silly" row https://t.co/Lo1xoTrRQy
• SRA to renew battle over central legal examination plans | Law Gazette https://t.co/kHNq5PV9RG 
• Bill of rights will eliminate ‘trivial’ claims – Faulks | Law Gazette https://t.co/R4qB7VqHpT 
• Justice secretary Liz Truss: prison reform ‘urgent’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/oaXJAqleFv 
• Ex-Kaim Todner directors fined for not disclosing money problems 'promptly' | Law Gazette https://t.co/XRdiKNv0rD
• Cardiff man Samata Ullah charged with terrorism offences https://t.co/tQ95UbiegI 
• Theresa May pledges to end ‘industry of vexatious claims’ against forces | Law Gazette https://t.co/1UWh0M538C 
• BSB proposes training shake-up, including plans for new exam | Law Gazette https://t.co/tTswrvDxJH 
• Online courts ‘need further thought’, legal year event hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/YbxfsLgbLo 
• Firm's office trashed for Spielberg flick | Law Gazette https://t.co/efWibrN1T3 
• Law firms among worst ‘nest-egg builders’, research shows | Law Gazette https://t.co/wI2M06Czv6 
• £2m litigation funding costs can be recovered | Law Gazette https://t.co/rqOgPwTR8r 
• Justice Secretary Liz Truss: ‘we can do better’ on legal diversity | Law Gazette https://t.co/HEdf0sctti 
• Cardiff man Samata Ullah charged with terrorism offences https://t.co/tQ95UbiegI 
• Footballer Ched Evans 'raped woman in Rhyl hotel room' https://t.co/4d7g3jIlk7
• Open thread: May on ECHR withdrawal | Law Gazette https://t.co/azZFu1gcCQ
• A man has been jailed for killing his best friend of 45 years with a single punch during a "silly" row https://t.co/GHq2jGK6fh
• One London practice has reportedly locked fee-earners out of their computers for poor timekeeping | Law Gazette https://t.co/bfGetFV3YX
• Ex-Kaim Todner directors fined for not disclosing money problems 'promptly' | Law Gazette https://t.co/XRdiKNv0rD
• SRA to renew battle over central legal examination plans | Law Gazette https://t.co/kHNq5PV9RG
• Bill of rights will eliminate ‘trivial’ claims – Faulks | Law Gazette https://t.co/R4qB7VqHpT 
• Firm's office trashed for Spielberg flick | Law Gazette https://t.co/efWibrN1T3 
• New HMCTS chief eyes ‘once in a generation’ opportunity | Law Gazette https://t.co/arORtzi6ya 
• BSB proposes training shake-up, including plans for new exam | Law Gazette https://t.co/tTswrvDxJH
• £2m litigation funding costs can be recovered | Law Gazette https://t.co/rqOgPwTR8r 
• Theresa May pledges to end ‘industry of vexatious claims’ against forces | Law Gazette https://t.co/1UWh0M538C 
• Justice secretary Liz Truss: prison reform ‘urgent’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/oaXJAqleFv
• Online courts ‘need further thought’, legal year event hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/YbxfsLgbLo 
• Law firms among worst ‘nest-egg builders’, research shows | Law Gazette https://t.co/wI2M06Czv6
• Firm shut down after owner jailed for child porn | Law Gazette https://t.co/bFkphtoPn8
• Open thread: May on ECHR withdrawal | Law Gazette https://t.co/azZFu1gcCQ 
• Justice Secretary Liz Truss: ‘we can do better’ on legal diversity | Law Gazette https://t.co/HEdf0sctti 
• #Germany drops #Turkey President Erdogan insult case https://t.co/OMEggkErSH
• Jo Cox MP death: Murder accused Thomas Mair refuses to enter pleas https://t.co/MkTJbV0DAa 
• Tories claim that new immigration curbs needed 'to change tide of opinion' https://t.co/VQ5fAxg5Ni 
• Maria Sharapova: Grand Slam champion's drugs ban reduced on appeal https://t.co/QWwiiikKPc 
• #Germany drops #Turkey President Erdogan insult case https://t.co/OMEggkErSH 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/l2uFFYNGpH
• #Thailand introduces new anti-corruption court https://t.co/BldFN2Hh9f
• #Palestinian court excludes Gaza from municipal polls https://t.co/mH8f2RnjCc
• #Greek police fire tear gas on rallying pensioners https://t.co/E59UsJuTrk 
• When the Calais camp closes, what will happen to its vulnerable women? https://t.co/sYwpBOyyQV 
• All this Tory delirium – it’s like stumbling into a Ukip meeting https://t.co/vcgSCpkpeE 
• Girls as young as 7 feel pressure to be pretty – body confidence study https://t.co/MWZVOAY9q6 
• SPB takes international arbitration head from K&L Gates | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/pSe0wqtsyB 
• PwC integrates legal arm | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/9eXQ9srqqt 
• Reed Smith realigns leadership | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/7AWOkABrgD 
• Former solicitor general opens D.C. office for Munger Tolles & Olson | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/G9mFZekuom 
• Ashurst, CC and HSF advise on Hinkley deal | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/cea42LHa8q 
• BSB forges ahead with flexible CPD regime despite fears it could become “paper exercise” - Legal Futures https://t.co/eVzpgfA1Et
• Legal executives 'less likely to want to become solicitors', research finds - Legal Futures https://t.co/BY4d1lKC7u
• SRA unveils two-stage, computer-based Solicitors Qualifying Exam - Legal Futures https://t.co/cGZd4jpT5A 
• Does the Scottish Parliament hold a veto over Brexit? https://t.co/1g2cRXMMUl 
• Liz Truss to launch recruitment drive for ex-forces prison officers https://t.co/71w6b18BKz 
• Racial elements in hate crime cases being 'filtered out' in UK - judges underuse heavier sentences https://t.co/Vjc4L4DE2L 
• Brexit repeal bill is undemocratic - virtually untrammelled power to government ministers https://t.co/4Onb9Q4Yg9 
• Tory donor backs legal challenge to Brexit https://t.co/M7zWfMzUeC 
• Supreme court declines to reopen Wisconsin 'dark money' election case #US https://t.co/SkZkSX97WF
• Keir Starmer's next mission: stopping the death penalty in #Taiwan https://t.co/tOmbnCkqyU 
• Liz Truss addresses judges as first female lord chancellor https://t.co/OZWvhoMAd9 
• Plan for UK military to opt out of convention on human rights https://t.co/6Luug8CmZD 
• UK faces critical shortage of homes to rent, says Rics https://t.co/Zt6BJCNkrX 
• Pressure to look perfect hits girls' confidence, say Guides https://t.co/XBbiQr3kC5 
• Stripping at Malaysian Grand Prix: Nine #Australians arrested https://t.co/0X31dizSWJ
• 'Indiana Jones' shark gains protection at Cites meeting https://t.co/sgDOoQz6Gx 
• Jewish vice-chair of Momentum sacked after zionists accuse her of anti-Semitism https://t.co/PX2cpzJBJC 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/T9x1upxAs7
• #Nigerian actress Rahma Sadau banned after on-screen hug https://t.co/zvnovAmcGI 
• Ex-Apprentice insiders blast Trump's 'sexist' remarks #US https://t.co/h9q5Ql6fr2 
• Southern rail's 'tweet RMT' plea angers rail passengers https://t.co/2ZkiiSOn8p 
• Elena Ferrante: Journalist defends unmasking 'anonymous' author https://t.co/P54ZO1wE5g 
• End NY fundraising, Donald Trump's foundation told #US https://t.co/UPeVQTvlmL 
• Judicial review lawyer hits back at Theresa May’s ‘inflammatory’ Brexit comments https://t.co/zpxntXXQYi 
• Legal SMEs can save more amid market uncertainty https://t.co/UdANvIg0V9
• SRA claims still ‘strong case’ for controversial ‘super exam’ https://t.co/Qqzho1Iji0

3rd October - Law News

1743rd 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: In a speech to the Conservative Party Conference, Prime Minister Theresa May says Britain will trigger Article 50 and begin the formal Brexit process by March next year.
 

Focus of the Day story: Lawyers and legal academics from non-traditional backgrounds will be sought for a special “fast track” High Court selection exercise this November. The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) hopes to appoint up to 15 Deputy High Court Judges who are “exceptionally high quality lawyers and legal academics from non-traditional backgrounds”. As no previous judicial experience is required, the recruitment exercise will provide an alternative to the traditional Recorder route. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Solicitor given dressing down by sheriff after failing to appear for third time in court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/DSNYdIlnjn 
• Faculty-hosted JUSTICE event with Jon Snow and Helena Kennedy hailed a success - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0BAZPw9jpD 
• Council tenant’s legal challenge to rent agreement barred by mora, taciturnity and acquiescence - Scottish Legal News https://lnkd.in/dAfN8z5
• Lindsays announces director promotion within family law team - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/C1BckIUIXG https://t.co/o8yGVjY97N
• Exclusive: Frank Mulholland appointed temporary judge in advance of installation as Senator - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dBGEzJRQUY 
• Blog: Will the Alton Towers decision influence Scots law? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kLSrCrC10q https://t.co/SFPfawcdiV 
• Update: Property managers advised to be code-compliant ahead of January 2018 - Scottish Legal News... https://t.co/3onmr5GcGQ 
• Information commissioner calls for post-Brexit Britain to implement EU data rules - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IULmCZsbUt 
• Executors fail in £150,000 ‘unjustified enrichment’ claim against deceased’s former cohabitee - Scottish Legal https://t.co/cmAR37ggNJ
• Internal promotion at RCC&W commercial property department - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VZelEQesxy
• First Minister criticised over 'shambolic failure' of police IT project - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jnHWgw3u3E
• Blog: Will the Alton Towers decision influence Scots law? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kLSrCrC10q 
• Lord Carloway called on to give evidence over register of judicial interests - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hkJ4UQptS6 
• Update: Property managers advised to be code-compliant ahead of January 2018 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zf9R5mpT82 
• Faculty-hosted JUSTICE event with Jon Snow and Helena Kennedy hailed a success - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/LKZZmMtdOr 
• Internal promotion at RCC&W commercial property department - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VZelEQesxy 
• Solicitor given dressing down by sheriff after failing to appear for third time in court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/cPojtSRROi 
• Lindsays announces director promotion within family law team - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/C1BckIUIXG 
• Information commissioner calls for post-Brexit Britain to implement EU data rules - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ihZJbd2qW8 
• Exclusive: Frank Mulholland appointed temporary judge in advance of installation as Senator - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/o3J79In5bL 
• Executors fail in £150,000 ‘unjustified enrichment’ claim against deceased’s former cohabitee - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9JpaTq3nPX
• Lord Carloway called on to give evidence over register of judicial interests - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/l0PJJUToGw 
• Council tenant’s legal challenge to rent agreement barred by mora, taciturnity and acquiescence - Scottish Legal News https://lnkd.in/dAfN8z5
• The truth about British army abuses in Iraq must come out https://t.co/exapIPhJBB
• The six #US supreme court cases that could set the tone for the post-Scalia era https://t.co/7Lyb8xPTwz 
• The truth about British army abuses in Iraq must come out https://t.co/exapIPhJBB 
• Tunisian men detail CIA black site torture involving electric chair and more https://t.co/dEq1MvspY3
• The six #US supreme court cases that could set the tone for the post-Scalia era https://t.co/7Lyb8xPTwz 
• It is time for the profession to rid itself of discrimination against LGBT lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/4xjAK0uybf
• Military claims: war of words | Law Gazette https://t.co/jx9xK55efN 
• Great repeal bill – and EU lobbying | Law Gazette https://t.co/We3AMfZa18 
• £5m fine for Alton Towers rollercoaster crash company - Alan Fox, senior enforcement lawyer - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/IQ9MD9rpNm 
• My legal life: Samantha Hale, Associate, Simpson Millar, London - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/NwDloqegUv
• MoJ ‘spending millions’ to cope with LiPs | Law Gazette https://t.co/q11Gn4llgi
• Labour plans to abolishing employment tribunal fees and beefing up the legal aid budget | Law Gazette https://t.co/SOZtHlx4HD 
• Solicitor who fleeced elderly clients jailed for four years | Law Gazette https://t.co/s8Riw7gIKY 
• Ex-Kaim Todner directors fined for not disclosing money problems | Law Gazette https://t.co/8WnSRQgRmy 
• New alarm over role of McKenzie advisers | Law Gazette https://t.co/Z5esOtNi4K 
• Black Monday: Polish women strike against abortion ban https://t.co/iXOtTLHetM 
• Corrie Mckeague: Bin lorry seized in search for missing airman https://t.co/Xu6yX2ghN2 
• Couple admit funding Islamic State fighter nephew https://t.co/7wR8mJHPqT 
• Kim Kardashian West robbed of millions by Paris gunmen #FRANCE https://t.co/OMeSLSUEkA 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/0ccyOyU0iG
• Police arrest three fans after more trouble at West Ham’s London Stadium https://t.co/En94Pow1SA
• High Court of Kenya litigates its first competition case https://t.co/VE0Imfse1c
• Cadwalader to close in Beijing and Hong Kong https://t.co/9WHWhNatxj 
• Linklaters loses News of the World phone-hacking litigation to Clifford Chance https://t.co/xoIAB0n1Hv 
• Dentons announces new US leadership https://t.co/Kk72i5ixuT
• CMS, Olswang and Nabarro planning three-way merger https://t.co/zgvZxqvGBB 
• Law ahead of other sectors in AI adoption and ambition - Legal Futures https://t.co/BfnBZdMSgY 
• Law firm duped by imposter successfully defends claim over £1m property fraud - Legal Futures https://t.co/1yu7nh5gEI
• Julie Bishop says #AUSTRALIA could pursue those behind MH17 with Lockerbie-style case https://t.co/r7IMJJWg6O 
• Theresa May on collision course with Tory backbenchers over hard Brexit https://t.co/8i5N2PXJeB 
• The biggest crisis yet: Donald Trump campaign reels after tax documents published https://t.co/CJfb9ZggjU 
• Brexit: Theresa May to trigger article 50 by end of March 2017 https://t.co/kX5BPYtVpt
• After article 50, Brexit will be easy. A trade deal will be anything but https://t.co/0xqMWB8eD3 
• #COLOMBIA referendum: Voters reject Farc peace deal https://t.co/DYrznd0E5t
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jaFYFhz6h6
• #US election 2016: Donald Trump's unwise battles - or were they? https://t.co/Vpg7BV97WD 
• Tesco faces UK legal action over accounting scandal https://t.co/N1EMtk06Pz

2nd October - Law News

1742nd 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: Pakistan and India exchange fresh fire as tensions rise. The Pakistani military says there has been another exchange of fire with Indian troops across the unofficial border in Kashmir. The UN is calling on both countries to ease the tension in the disputed region.
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• No more human rights? Wait. No more lawyers?? | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/pKITdxQTK4 
• Arguments in the referendum challenge now available | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/6VGQt5nMQi
• No finding of discrimination for British Gurkha pension scheme | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/aDexr0jw6F 
• Strasbourg again favouring safety of conviction over cross-examination of witnesses? | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/2WbPNUD4Vz 
• Tesco car wash workers got half of minimum wage https://t.co/jIFQcoZkU7 
• #US Hedge fund Och-Ziff to pay $412m in Africa bribery case https://t.co/hfcFAfK6jv 
• London councils raise millions through box junctions fines https://t.co/oZ2BBQJ825 
• #US election 2016: Donald Trump 'may have avoided paying tax for 18 years' https://t.co/vdzmeMriSe 
• Oromia: Deadly stampede at #ETHIOPIA protest https://t.co/3Fi2yxpoCV 
• #US Hedge fund Och-Ziff to pay $412m in Africa bribery case https://t.co/hfcFAfK6jv 
• Oromia: Deadly stampede at #ETHIOPIA protest https://t.co/3Fi2yxpoCV 
• London councils raise millions through box junctions fines https://t.co/oZ2BBQJ825 
• Tesco car wash workers got half of minimum wage https://t.co/jIFQcoZkU7 
• #HUNGARY holds referendum on EU mandatory migrant plan https://t.co/rzCcbe1Iur 
• Boxer Mike Towell 'stopped sparring because of headaches' https://t.co/89mCOxIjd2 
• #US election 2016: Donald Trump 'may have avoided paying tax for 18 years' https://t.co/vdzmeMriSe 
• Brexit: PM to trigger Article 50 by end of March https://t.co/ZL2N5NiGMr 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jeBCPGruh1
• Jeremy Vine's letter to teen attacked in Romford https://t.co/csWjO64iq2
• Former asylum seeker tennis player wins Black History award https://t.co/M7YSf2EQ5o

1st October - Law News

1741st 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: A look at the life and career of Mr. Peres, a former Israeli prime minister and president, featuring commentary from Clyde Haberman, a former Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times.
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Disability and illness test U-turn is a small victory but the fight goes on https://t.co/ynf1r5btqH 
• 'The end of Trump': how Facebook deepens millennials' confirmation bias https://t.co/bpfH9IM0Ry 
• DWP scraps retesting for chronically ill sickness benefits claimants https://t.co/fKBn9nOKTf 
• Theresa May hires former Blair policy boss to review workers' rights https://t.co/LJ2afZA0dN
• Mike Towell death prompts renewed calls for boxing ban https://t.co/WFUHnqpuDf 
• Child refugees at Calais plunged into despair by plan to close camp https://t.co/s7lGUPQVt5 
• These Photos Capture The Beauty And Grace Of The World’s First Muslim Hijabi Ballerina https://t.co/10xHQxCBXM
• Inside corporate America's stand against #transgender discrimination https://t.co/r2uYdGupJJ 
• Prosecutors want worldwide crackdown on online sex trafficking https://t.co/mid9Phh9TQ 
• The Halsbury Legal Awards 2016 | New Law Journal: https://t.co/Np4235z8Tx
• Survey highlights £31.1bn set aside for litigation by FTSE100 firms | New Law Journal: https://t.co/ftisBfBLIj 
• Pensions World survey 2016 | New Law Journal: https://t.co/s9BfESEA6q 
• Court reform an “imperative” | New Law Journal: https://t.co/3e5EgowILK https://t.co/ipYUsQpZX5 
• “Fast track” High Court Judge selection | New Law Journal: https://t.co/C6sFh8GdgV 
• Veteran judicial review against the Ministry of Defence for failing to support former soldiers | New Law Journal: https://t.co/ViokgdGId5 
• Regional law firms are experiencing faster growth than City firms | New Law Journal: https://t.co/jmd2MXa0BC 
• The Supreme Court is holding special evening tours on 25 October and 1, 22 and 29 November | New Law Journal: https://t.co/yVAT4QItLN
• Court reform an “imperative” | New Law Journal: https://t.co/3e5EgowILK 
• Bar Standards Board updates Professional Statement for barristers adding new Threshold Standard | New Law Journal: https://t.co/cREKouCTD8
• "Innovation and Future of the Legal Profession" conference | New Law Journal: https://t.co/pA0tvqzswy
• Insurance lawyers back fixed costs | New Law Journal: https://t.co/WwA85BIJTj 
• Roy Moore: Alabama top judge ousted over gay marriage stand #US https://t.co/N5mfR1mXSi 
• Calais camp: Unicef urges UK to transfer refugee children https://t.co/WRJGegw4yv 
• Oxford abduction: Descriptions of schoolgirl's rapists released https://t.co/9J16XN1ja4 
• ESA benefit payments: Re-tests axed for chronically ill claimants https://t.co/k4UGt8J6OW 
• Has the US just given away the internet? https://t.co/z2Hbe37P8l 
• Roy Moore: Alabama top judge ousted over gay marriage stand #US https://t.co/N5mfR1mXSi 
• Calais camp: Unicef urges UK to transfer refugee children https://t.co/WRJGegw4yv
• Oxford abduction: Descriptions of schoolgirl's rapists released https://t.co/9J16XN1ja4 
• ESA benefit payments: Re-tests axed for chronically ill claimants https://t.co/k4UGt8J6OW 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/BgLQfSjyTW
• #Egyptian MP Calls for Mandatory Virginity Tests for Admittance of Women to Universities https://t.co/qDQes3FNI7
• #BULGARIA banned face-covering Islamic veils in public on Friday https://t.co/WFZ7uVXcaZ 
• Insurance tax rise 'a raid' on consumers, says industry https://t.co/S1buTWN2V7 
• Monarch holidays protection extended https://t.co/6jalEnRmO6
• Harry Redknapp: Ex-Premier League boss filmed 'claiming players bet on match' https://t.co/fhIgHWxraJ 
• #US election 2016: Trump berates Alicia Machado on Twitter https://t.co/wQkjZFeY6d 
• Anti-zionism, Jewish Momentum vice-chair, 'suspended by rightwing Labour executives for anti-Semitism https://t.co/LJEJ068q6C 
• Michael Mansfield willing to replace Emmerson in abuse inquiry https://t.co/2Jj8TEDALI 
• Judge rules that former CBeebies presenter Katy Ashworth was not wrong to take child from Australia to UK https://t.co/CGGbMaAJEf 
• Martin Rowson on the state of the historical child abuse inquiry – cartoon https://t.co/ZpsMUYJqYP 
• California passes mandatory sentences for sexual assault after Stanford scandal #US https://t.co/ptsmfIWnDV

30th September - Law News

1740th 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: Saving young people from crime with driving lessons. Meet Peter. He gives driving lessons to kids in Bourke, the famous bush town with one of the worst crime rates in Australia.
And he's changing lives.
 

Focus of the Day story:  Suspension of child abuse inquiry lawyer a 'devastating blow'. Abuse survivor expresses concern about Ben Emmerson’s suspension, as lawyer says inquiry is likely to become a fiasco. Full story - Guardian Law
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/yIJS9vYW4G
• Sanctions for trainee who misled clients and the court over progress of litigation - Legal Futures https://t.co/S9VofxBbqk 
• Dentons pilots predictive litigation technology - Legal Futures https://t.co/SuqiTBgld1
• PwC Legal to be absorbed into accountancy firm's wider business - Legal Futures https://t.co/9VWU5iqt7v
• Witness statements ‘more concerned with the weather’ – DJ | Law Gazette https://t.co/IuxK4W02kJ https://t.co/UkyP01X9mM
• Action against solicitors ‘regrettable’, says judge | Law Gazette https://t.co/DT8ZK55w1E https://t.co/IlSxoNddqQ 
• Former Parabis trainee lied to clients about struck-out claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/D1ysgoU8pE https://t.co/Qxbb5aI8XT
• IPO hints at extension of design infringement laws | Law Gazette https://t.co/MB9Rg6Ws4F https://t.co/AkgallDXsO
• Business rate rise to push up cost of broadband, BT says https://t.co/nU5Ny39jSy https://t.co/8Ca8hfY8LF 
• Brexit: we must remain the global legal leader | Law Gazette https://t.co/2CG7stL6eV 
• CMS, Nabarro and Olswang confirm ‘combination’ talks | Law Gazette https://t.co/7tCd4iF8k5 https://t.co/RLrzqTo3N7
• Former Parabis trainee lied to clients about struck-out claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/D1ysgoU8pE 
• Witness statements ‘more concerned with the weather’ – DJ | Law Gazette https://t.co/IuxK4W02kJ 
• Action against solicitors ‘regrettable’, says judge | Law Gazette https://t.co/DT8ZK55w1E
• IPO hints at extension of design infringement laws | Law Gazette https://t.co/MB9Rg6Ws4F 
• PwC integrates legal arm with UK business to launch MDP | Law Gazette https://t.co/mio2BgsAMm https://t.co/6OasJIJLdv 
• Van Gogh paintings stolen from Amsterdam found in #Italy https://t.co/mS1tGlAqEn https://t.co/vWt8Lj5fJP
• PwC integrates legal arm with UK business to launch MDP | Law Gazette https://t.co/mio2BgsAMm 
• Ben Needham search: Archaeological finds delay dig https://t.co/BVSG7LbApw https://t.co/bIPWIGlT1U
• Supermarkets 'use bread for marketing' https://t.co/OGAj91K7yv https://t.co/rZjB6pkH30 
• CMS, Nabarro and Olswang confirm ‘combination’ talks | Law Gazette https://t.co/7tCd4iF8k5 
• #US protecting Syria jihadist group - Russia's Lavrov https://t.co/76Qt4GeugL https://t.co/k2Cs77oMSp
• Abuse victims 'saddened' as Ben Emmerson QC quits inquiry https://t.co/FIAdnkdcQV https://t.co/UpZJFdQGaf
• Driver Joshua Dobby admits causing Penge deaths but denies manslaughter https://t.co/Xho7XyU4KL https://t.co/qzgZQ1cnjW
• Business rate rise to push up cost of broadband, BT says https://t.co/nU5Ny39jSy
• Abuse victims 'saddened' as Ben Emmerson QC quits inquiry https://t.co/FIAdnkdcQV 
• Van Gogh paintings stolen from Amsterdam found in #Italy https://t.co/mS1tGlAqEn 
• Driver Joshua Dobby admits causing Penge deaths but denies manslaughter https://t.co/Xho7XyU4KL 
• Ben Needham search: Archaeological finds delay dig https://t.co/BVSG7LbApw
• #US protecting Syria jihadist group - Russia's Lavrov https://t.co/76Qt4GeugL 
• Supermarkets 'use bread for marketing' https://t.co/OGAj91K7yv 
• Disturbing Photos Reveal Life Inside a Legal Brothel in Bangladesh - https://t.co/El5gjNvQ5u 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/JW0JsNkXM4
• 9/11 lawsuits bill causes Saudi Arabia 'great concern' #US https://t.co/xhM7gzjhh9
• The Taylor of Aleppo: Newly-arrived Syrian refugee saves #Canadian bride's wedding day https://t.co/5XXIBt9Wew
• Darts legend Phil Taylor ordered to pay estranged wife £830,000 https://t.co/w2EqffI7IC 
• Shimon Peres funeral: Arrests ahead of #Israeli funeral https://t.co/HRzrDaoqWG
• Football Association will speak to police as part of its corruption investigation https://t.co/XlodzOsPHN 
• Momentum likely to oust Jackie Walker over making Holocaust more inclusive remark https://t.co/zNxxLGMhOf
• Snowden disclosures helped reduce use of Patriot Act provision to acquire emails #US https://t.co/eXRCOl7uXK
• G4S equality helpline contract raises serious concern, high court told https://t.co/SHDvE67Ez0 
• Junior doctors lose High Court battle over new contracts | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/GtnZ3tK7bz
• Top Matrix Chambers barrister suspended from national child sex abuse inquiry | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ofvZ361mqn 
• Slaughter and May completes Magic Circle retention season | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/tJahnfxZSg 
• KWM European managing partner contest a two-horse race | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/pd7MlH6Z1C 
• Australian firm scraps 'paid-for' entry-level lawyer positions amid backlash | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/KgUr536Qhz

29th September - Law News

1739th 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: As low crude prices have taken a toll on the budget of Saudi Arabia, the government has decided to ditch its two-year policy of allowing unlimited output by its producers.
 

Focus of the Day story: Removing restrictions on reserved legal activities could undermine the UK’s international competitiveness, the Law Society has warned, telling the competition watchdog that England and Wales could lose its standing as a natural jurisdiction of choice. Answering additional questions on reserved work from the Competition and Markets Authority, which has been studying the legal services sector, Chancery Lane said the popularity of English and Welsh law is an important contributor to the UK’s strong position as the most international market globally for legal services. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Baroness Chakrabarti set to become shadow attorney general - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/U97w2Dk7ff https://t.co/y2QdblqTWj 
• The Voice – Faculty-style - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wjzYmkztU7 
• Bill to ensure registered social landlords are deemed private bodies to be introduced - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IEOjsioAMy 
• Shepherd and Wedderburn runs for BBC Children in Need - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Q8zXhSCKrJ 
• Team of in-house lawyers assembled ahead of Brexit negotiations - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ppaojyps8W 
• City law firm's legal bill to taxpayer in RBS case largest in litigation history - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/L6CoDqZoWM
• Lynda Brabender becomes advocate member of Scottish Civil Justice Council - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/chj5XAIY68 
• Almost half of detentions under Mental Health Act made without mental health officer input - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1EtOtRTSB7
• New legal year ushered in with Red Mass - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ywVxUPrKsy 
• British businessman found guilty of negligent manslaughter in Taiwan wins human rights appeal to stay in Scotland -…https://t.co/zzM5SkJNyt
• AG Sharpston: Court of Justice should annul measures keeping Tamil Tigers and Hamas on terror list - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yvKDhVfP36 
• European Court of Human Rights dismisses 'fair hearing' application of men found liable in trespass over Omagh bombing https://t.co/ewuKpYXISg 
• Paedophile loses appeal against Order for Lifelong Restriction - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/M2O8Gl0Aej 
• Suspension of child abuse inquiry lawyer a 'devastating blow' https://t.co/OZDmvEuglU 
• Philip Hammond ditches Osborne's help-to-buy homes scheme https://t.co/kXhqziJGzn 
• Hoboken train crash: one dead and more than 100 injured in New Jersey #US https://t.co/qpHdb6Yd4c 
• 'Tube chat' campaign provokes horror among London commuters https://t.co/t5WRjn3I4s 
• 'I was gullible' – when Louis Theroux met Jimmy Savile again https://t.co/VUbPKa5Yyb
• London mayor launches unprecedented inquiry into foreign property ownership https://t.co/gdQK1C9EoU 
• Groundbreaking rape survivors' bill of rights expected to be signed by Obama #US https://t.co/wSrZ9bornF 
• 'His defense was word games': Alabama judge faces verdict in gay marriage case #US https://t.co/dyDtGAX32V
• Bake Off: what’s to stop the BBC reinventing the show? | Law Gazette https://t.co/V4IUqvUQNc 
• An unexpected boost for claimants | Law Gazette https://t.co/rSPNWDejam 
• Mexico investors bypass London, lawyers warned | Law Gazette https://t.co/NnWUWDcNE9 
• IT success stories show online court can work – Briggs | Law Gazette https://t.co/7Jd8y02YlO 
• Junior doctors legal road runs out - so what's the next step? https://t.co/mphDkAGnHi 
• Oxford abduction: Schoolgirl raped by men in car https://t.co/U7VtBhutq5 
• Brexit: Italian PM Matteo Renzi warns UK over EU rights https://t.co/rUj3Yj4vlO 
• Cliff Richard says "a cloud lifted" when informed he would not be prosecuted over claims of historical sex abuse https://t.co/MN6MZiklc0 
• Taxpayers are paying more than £400,000 a year to subsidise a farm where a billionaire Saudi prince breeds racehorses https://lnkd.in/diduAAh 
• California ends statute of limitations for rape over Cosby case #US https://t.co/RcNBSsbEkB 
• #India 'launches strikes against so called militants' in Kashmir attack https://t.co/guEscLAshN 
• Child abuse inquiry counsel Emmerson suspended | Law Gazette https://t.co/apTIZvJ1Yv 
• One-third of family court cases have no representative at all | Law Gazette https://t.co/50YLMJweNo
• Legal aid safety net applications soar | Law Gazette https://t.co/T6J7YUSFyd 
• LSB softens ‘prescriptive’ diversity approach | Law Gazette https://t.co/p5Uw7yV4M0
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ezWbh2hCFa
• Sale of Kodi 'fully-loaded' streaming boxes faces legal test https://t.co/fmJ8OIO6AR 
• Why do people admire Jeremy Corbyn more than any other politician? https://t.co/SQ7MIQRAnM
• Child abuse inquiry counsel Ben Emmerson QC suspended https://t.co/Fdg2MZWfyz 
• Congress rejects Obama veto of Saudi 9/11 lawsuits bill #US https://t.co/2U7fFfVkUs 
• Know your client checks – A lesson from BHS | Legal Futures https://t.co/xtGkEaILHB 
• High Court rejects solicitor's bid to judicially review Bar Standards Board | Legal Futures https://t.co/PK4FWbqldo 
• SRA review of 'successful' personal injury sector to clean out bad practices | Legal Futures https://t.co/uummmkO7Ln
• Elected state supreme court judges less supportive of LGBT rights, study says https://t.co/JLnTqVOGag 
• Alabama chief justice’s anti-gay marriage fight may be a rebellious bid for governor #US https://t.co/1mvKm9WU6k 
• Woman wins right to review of Northern Ireland sex work law https://t.co/t3I4YQf78i
• Architecture and prisons: why design matters https://t.co/adMUJ1hPyy 
• Reporter who quit on air to fight for pot legalization could face decades in prison #US https://t.co/wmaSjgNJqW
• Serious Fraud Office steps up BHS investigation https://t.co/YrRv7FGrsO 
• Junior doctors fail in high court challenge of new contract's legality https://t.co/GhDLyX92Fa 
• Amnesty calls off launch of Thai torture report after police warning https://t.co/ieoSn5WESh 
• Judge bars publication of Pippa Middleton iCloud photographs https://t.co/RcGVjlP0uW 
• Bail time limit proposals questioned by police standards body https://t.co/GOo7X1Xbuf 
• Joe Biden to appear on Law & Order: SVU to talk rape kit backlog #US https://t.co/5LoFOsOuu5 
• Joe Biden to appear on Law & Order: SVU to talk rape kit backlog #US https://t.co/5LoFOsOuu5
• Nigel Ward sticking with Ashurst despite planned switch | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/kbzqv3hFHv
• Jones Day picks up Middle East finance head from HSF | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Mr4Em3vctE 
• Law firm office manager steals millions | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/soEeFiYvio
• Global M&A values down 50 per cent, research finds | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/UgakStyqyq 
• Kirkland & Ellis sends five lawyers to apologise to judge over Facebook blunder | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/GWwP2zw5NZ 
• UK opens its first ‘pay-as-you-feel’ food waste grocery store https://t.co/D0mR6LwKSg 
• Labour v Labour: The courts’ resolution of political disputes | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Imz7F1OhQq 
• Government’s ‘secret’ Brexit strategy revealed in court documents | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/eKT31xa3p7
• Charity launches crowdfund to challenge G4S helpline contract | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Py1YmY2z1E