2nd April - Law News

1923rd 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: Anti-racism protesters and members of the anti-immigrant grouping, Soldiers of Odin, have been involved in street clashes in Toronto, Canada.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Bob Dylan finally accepts Nobel Prize, months after ceremony https://t.co/DJJfsaABYV
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/F3OvhwQsGj
• Trump Couple, Now White House Employees, Can't Escape Conflict Laws #US... https://t.co/lgp5wmJ103
• Michael Flynn Failed to Disclose Income From Russia-Linked Entities #US... https://t.co/jbynw4chgQ 
• The 13 best Article 50 tweets, on the day it is triggered https://t.co/Z2fE65yLkj 
• Trial of Southampton law student accused of Valentine’s Day manslaughter begins... https://t.co/sj7Os8mbjv 
• University unveils new scholarship in name of late legal columnist and professor Gary Slapper... https://t.co/j8HSGsvAyE 
• Young solicitor struck off after accountant boyfriend put £36k of stolen cash into her account... https://t.co/VKfElpd5QU
• Arkansas to Limit Guns at Sports Events After Expanding Concealed-Carry Law #US... https://t.co/ZPnuq2kGEK
• Allen & Overy offers free office space to legal tech start-ups... https://t.co/QjAJLBVJNE 
• ‘Fresh start’: Bolton law firm at centre of £300,000 council grant row under new ownership... https://t.co/iPJoWOt3YE 
• Stourbridge stabbings: Lydia Wilkinson visits family home https://t.co/auv1bLJOHQ 
• Civil rights activist Darcus Howe dies aged 74 https://t.co/t1LFh2Esni 
• Fleeing Boko Haram, Thousands Cling to a Road to Nowhere #Nigeria... https://t.co/hXm04aIa2l 
• LSE human rights academic says he’d ‘love’ to have a public debate with Lord Sumption, who slammed him in a... https://t.co/8IjvOyCKlV 
• How Scared Should People on the Border Be? #US... https://t.co/iN0twDiA5S 
• Brexit: Lord Howard accused of 'sabre-rattling' over Gibraltar https://t.co/l1R8cgg95i 
• Hit-and-run brawl outside Towie's Sugar Hut club https://t.co/4rLB4GsZZv 
• Exclusive: LSE students outraged after property law exam is brought forward by a whole month... https://t.co/U4XC1PRp3x 
• What is it with judges and women? https://t.co/mAw7X8KjxB 
• Sexual paranoia on campus – and the professor at the eye of the storm https://t.co/jYn2mGIKnx 
• Chongyi Feng: #China lets Sydney academic leave after more than a week https://t.co/YuXzUIxbDe 
• Interview: 2010 non-law grads who worked in the City after graduating explain why they are becoming lawyers... https://t.co/S6PQRqao65 
• Poll: 70% of lawyers are unhappy Article 50 has been triggered, compared to 36% of the population... https://t.co/AE5N04m3hH 
• Plymouth High School for Girls pupils crowned Bar Mock Trial champions... https://t.co/gsb8GVbzyM 
• Do expect big things from lawtech, don’t learn to code... https://t.co/2Y8BazqXQA
• Greens on three-day weekend plans: 'Bold ideas needed' for UK https://t.co/ATP5R1K76o 
• Conservative Bill O'Reilly Thrives at Fox News, Even as Harassment Settlements from Women Add Up #US... https://t.co/PsEqhbgiLg
• Bolton law firm hands back controversial £300,000 council grant under threat of legal action... https://t.co/3g2kZhtxS3 
• BPP forced to replace this Friday’s BPTC opinion writing exam after students were accidentally sent a video... https://t.co/gpvm195qZp 
• How Much People in the Trump Administration Are Worth #US... https://t.co/T1hq9rI8ML 
• #US-Led Coalition Counts 229 Civilian Deaths Before Mosul Strike... https://t.co/eko3YqmWtT 
• Students campaign for Bristol law school to be renamed over its links with slave trade... https://t.co/fhxFJnFLlw 
• Legal Cheek talks… law school exam f*ck ups... https://t.co/7rMwMsz8MG 
• Lawyers bringing defamation lawsuit against BuzzFeed use clickbait headline in official court document... https://t.co/I7lsSYDIQG 
• Conservative Split Over Import Tax Imperils Trump's Overhaul #US... https://t.co/WkHlqAWIUK 
• Bearded hipsters flog ‘revolutionary AI’ to global law firm partner ‘Gully Bull’ as new bot released that shouts... https://t.co/9hKD4depBV
• History destroyed: The ruins of Mosul Museum #Iraq https://t.co/feu49tX2e8
• Why Uber and Pimlico Plumbers have both tried to have their cake and eat it... https://t.co/7vPdco3XPK 
• Anger as tampon tax is used to help fund anti-abortion group... https://t.co/dSbaUWdibs 
• Lawmaker: Miscarrying women must carry dead fetuses to term #US... https://t.co/JfhOaCJCNJ 
• A response to India Willoughby & the female loo, 'transvestites deserve protection too'... https://t.co/sIekWRthGD 
• Extremism in prisons to be tackled by specialist task force https://t.co/y3xBWT3aNF
• Poor regard for safety: Fire breaks out at under-construction #Dubai skyscraper https://t.co/Td4FAZ5FvL 
• Oxford child sex abuse raids: Seven men charged https://t.co/KJTOXdunRk 
• The case of the missing comma: Court of Appeal judgment is all about the grammar... https://t.co/rOnynJUnd0 
• #Paraguay president sacks top officials after protests https://t.co/dLpfDBcnEL
• #Colombia landslide: Rescue teams race to reach survivors https://t.co/eDvfHSSuzR 
• #China's new-found love for Confucius https://t.co/TzufNKf2Be 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/3tuhvCGD0e
• #Pakistan shrine: 20 murdered at Sufi shrine in Punjab https://t.co/3bi3S80Kgi 
• Law firm that handed back controversial £300,000 grant is closed down by SRA... https://t.co/7ZLo467dHI 
• Croydon asylum boy assault: Attackers are scum, says MP https://t.co/0CrMKMYQZG 
• 10 years on, what has the smoking ban done for Wales?... https://t.co/wioDWlDNZ7 
• These are the faces of some of the criminals behind bars after being sentenced in March... https://t.co/geJQ4VXZHo 
• Is it foolish for a woman to cycle alone across the Middle East? https://t.co/CEOtC6g0G1 
• Ford recalls 52,000 F-250 pick-up trucks over park fault #US https://t.co/ZsgyNkOTVH 
• Bomb explosion targets police in #Egypt's Tanta... https://t.co/dXsGRHeAO6 
• American women share the stories of their abortions #US... https://t.co/hmmi1q1X3B 
• Undocumented Asian Americans struggle in silence #US... https://t.co/SDuGcVfZly 
• Article 50: What will be negotiated?... https://t.co/w70LxVsde1 
• Is Brexit Britain suffering from an imperial hangover?... https://t.co/ky3GM8okRF
• First Tehran marathon: 'Let's build bridges, not walls'First Tehran marathon: 'Let's build bridges, not walls'... https://t.co/A6uKnhOkDI 
• Remembering the anti-apartheid giant Ahmed Kathrada #SouthAfrica... https://t.co/atTxiN811J 
• #Venezuela's top court drops bid to assume Congress role https://t.co/RUpvgVuTwJ
• Help us fix Brexit labour shortage with Saturday jobs, say employers... https://t.co/9BGy93o5zE 
• Far-right demonstration falls flat as only 300 turn up to London march https://t.co/xFZEfdR5vZ 
• Just 1% of prisoners win discrimination cases against staff https://t.co/qlVHjYiRpw 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/KzlOr4Ag9c
• Serious Fraud Office boss warns big names to play ball – or else https://t.co/fAVxHE15jU 
• Stephen Archer gets life for sister's petrol bomb murder https://t.co/RLN12T7qDG
• Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner retain property assets while in White House #US... https://t.co/xEW2TRCHsh 
• Briton, 21, hospitalised in #Thailand after 'falling out of train' https://t.co/HatrjQhGMg 
• #Colombia landslides: More than 100 die as Putumayo suffers heavy rain https://t.co/gzNtua8LvP 
• All 12 people arrested over Westminster attack released without charge... https://t.co/VaCZK5LAZD 
• Corporation Tax System ‘A National Disgrace’, Says John McDonnell Following Google Revelations... https://t.co/LqN9hprj4O 
• Africans Waiting For Handouts? That Couldn’t Be Farther From The Truth... https://t.co/b7uXUnSlZC 
• Prison staff dismiss 'demoralising' pay rise... https://t.co/KkXWxQ3mwc 
• Paperboy escapes 'petrol' and lighter attack in Tameside https://t.co/QBbeugTPmt 
• Ugly yellow car owners join rally in support of fellow 'ugly' car... https://t.co/1Zn1uORthW 
• Man Subjected To ‘Disgraceful And Prolonged’ Sexual Assault On Victoria Line Commute... https://t.co/5RsLfJt5Tu

1st April - Law News

1922nd 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: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has secured the released of the body of his murdered half-brother as well as three North Koreans wanted for questioning in the murder as nine Malaysian hostages were released by Pyongyang.
 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Welsh police force introduces gender-neutral uniforms to help trans engagement https://t.co/p2h42cczEK
• Brexit and Britain’s delusions of empire https://t.co/UozMHz9rEZ 
• Parcel posted through window before landing in toilet https://t.co/5S93TTRoot
• Judge sides with reporter in prior restraint case of child who brought heroin to school #US https://t.co/TzVdFvEYv7 
• #Venezuelan court backtracks on powers bid https://t.co/maF9088Ucs
• Tim Kaine's claim about whether Judge Neil Gorsuch views contraception as a 'wrongdoing of others' #US https://t.co/jcIBMEJdo1 
• Desperate people ask for help and all I can do is offer a food parcel https://t.co/QdBn4wGAbK 
• Teenager fights for his life after 'hate crime' attack by racists in Croydon https://t.co/pNzwMqrveH 
• George Osborne's benefit cuts legacy set to come into effect https://t.co/NKPJPqeQBi 
• Missing Nottingham mother poses 'risk of harm' to sons, court says https://t.co/yufyBCLnir 
• London terror attack: Last suspect released https://t.co/xUX5oz355d 
• The great repeal bill will give the Tories a free hand. And we can only watch https://t.co/eA3bEKHSNd 
• Judge orders Ken Paxton trial moved out of Collin County and delayed #US... https://t.co/VPSr4qsZbw
• Judge Signals He Will Approve #Trump University Settlement #US... https://t.co/ZDtKmhpVem 
• Missing Pennsylvania Judge, 91, Found Alive In Wooded Area #US... https://t.co/LaVeY1H2n6 
• GMB launches legal action against Amazon supplier... https://t.co/B2Mp50NIUw 
• #Mexico singer Pepe Aguilar's son held for people smuggling https://t.co/wZgKTkFoja 
• #Luxembourg says it has legal right to host relocating EU banking body post-brexit... https://t.co/21zORu4l3x 
• Deliveroo faces legal action amid 'speed test' claims... https://t.co/JlxbJ9HfIB
• #Paraguay congress set on fire amid presidential controversy https://t.co/Jph7yJAvb0 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/JOQf2xTx0M
• These workers were given an ultimatum: prove your legal status, or be fired #US... https://t.co/hqPt2u00SN 
• White House millionaire aides' finances revealed in disclosure documents #US https://t.co/ycrSzkeLDV 
• Gilbert Baker, LGBT rainbow flag creator, dies aged 65 https://t.co/1zrTzWzduq 
• #China Uighur Muslims: Xinjiang ban on long beards and veils https://t.co/tpupTGSx2B https://t.co/GFeZq1kXbU 
• London business rates legal row 'will only get worse'... https://t.co/NjnRQWcXoS 
• Holyrood warned over Brexit workload by legal experts... https://t.co/8ir7neaV3i 
• Certainty and stability for UK businesses as negotiations begin on new relationship with Europe... https://t.co/apg54hYBxt 
• UK rejects attempt to challenge assisted suicide laws... https://t.co/jFwj7FYOrv
• ECJ will have no future role in interpreting UK law post Brexit: UK minister... https://t.co/oTZXWbtJEP 
• Man accused of abducting and raping 13-year-old girl must remain in custody... https://t.co/WmkMMPVJu1 
• Barrister’s former aide tackles K1 over fuji origin #Nigeria... https://t.co/FjRcIiyTdX 
• Only 5% of prison staff to receive new pay allowance https://t.co/uv0lPvEfks 
• Tales of deportation in #Trump's America: Week Three #US https://t.co/ygfSR3n4SO 
• Fired Trump aide Michael Flynn's immunity bid 'momentous' #US https://t.co/QnIV8oJ26K 
• Barrister denies charge of attempted sex act with teenage boy... https://t.co/WUnmgAGhTm 
• Lloyd Rayney's neighbour reveals moment she 'realised barrister killed wife Corryn' #Australia... https://t.co/X7j8iXNAUM 
• Woman reveals shocking scars after trainee barrister husband stabbed her with a 13-inch knife... https://t.co/j2wsVscXc4 
• Newtownabbey solicitor launches fundraising campaign for cancer support in memory of mum... https://t.co/2Dsfrxw6GI 
• Gov Umahi suspends Attorney-General, Solicitor-General over negligence of duty #Nigeria... https://t.co/hJdBo128qD 
• Former Obama solicitor general who introduced Gorsuch scores big win over Trump in Hawaii immigration EO case #US... https://t.co/jZ6KWtbt1v 
• Solicitor denies conflict over Gerald Kean’s undertakings #Ireland... https://t.co/gXrn5QWFCL 
• Actor Shia LaBeouf assault charges dropped following his protest against #Trump presidency #US... https://t.co/iaIYuxwimg 
• Sulky MPs and death penalty nostalgia show Britain is far from united https://t.co/6h657uCX08 
• Data breach as details about MPs' staff published in error https://t.co/c0bjuF8UBD
• 'Great repeal bill' will create sweeping powers to change laws for Brexit https://t.co/NnGtvbGhdP 
• Prison officers acted unlawfully in restraining inmate who later died https://t.co/trhH1h8S9g
• Future of Gibraltar at stake in Brexit negotiations https://t.co/KNEASjzF1u
• Glasgow bin lorry death crash driver avoids jail for new incident https://t.co/kFcLVpQxyx 
• In the wake of some high-profile failures, Martha Thompson considers the factors that pose a challenge for... https://t.co/divEoZbAeY
• Michaela McAreavey: Husband returns to #Mauritius to launch fresh murder appeal... https://t.co/hEOEqgtPiN 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/k7voV2KCuP
• Article 50 has been invoked, but Brexit uncertainty looks set to remain for some time, writes John van der... https://t.co/1vxjwWwQbn 
• #Indian state of Gujarat has passed a law making the slaughter of cows punishable with life imprisonment... https://t.co/uOYt0fcrRh
• Football fan guilty of trying to punch Crystal Palace bald eagle https://t.co/jXwi3slkas 
• Stourbridge stabbings: homeless man charged with murder... https://t.co/rbLF6Gw1mI 
• Initiative is latest attempt to reach growing numbers in need following budget and legal aid cuts... https://t.co/KN7vsszZIr 
• Michael Flynn: new evidence spy chiefs had concerns about #Russian ties #US... https://t.co/33RRfqxzrA 
• How has terror changed in 50 years? https://t.co/ehJtMS4kix 
• World’s longest-running legal journal honours personal injury solicitor Patrick Allen... https://t.co/mm8DfyBk4t 
• MoJ refuses to publish research on unrepresented defendants | Law Gazette... https://t.co/aoXBJJMWvZ 
• BBC secret filming allows alleged fraudster to go free... https://t.co/fgUr6pA8LK 
• Concerns over domestic violence referral fees | Law Gazette... https://t.co/cFYsIjM1FE 
• MPs' expenses watchdog accidentally posts private data online... https://t.co/wxr5MRm7bY 
• Guantánamo UK? Durham jail first to have 'terrorists only' wing https://t.co/Fce6h3v0gN 
• Clifford Chance: global businesses will pay for human rights abuses | Law Gazette... https://t.co/prPRPZkP1Z 
• #Kuwait woman detained for filming maid's suicide attempt without helping... https://t.co/bsUcmmjfzH 
• Solicitors' letters make debtors sit up, research finds | Law Gazette... https://t.co/FvDhOChci7 
• Friday's LawNewsIndex: 31st March #Law #News https://t.co/3Eqs6jUhly
• Coffin Mew and Charles Lucas | Law Gazette... https://t.co/1Kk5eZCNsU 
• Firms stash away £94k for a rainy day | Law Gazette... https://t.co/l8UESihpSR 
• Union announces new ‘gig economy’ employment action | Law Gazette... https://t.co/EjvH1vpqzK 
• Law Society urges probe into crime contract IT failures | Law Gazette... https://t.co/8rMWL1lSsv 
• Assisted dying judicial review fails | Law Gazette... https://t.co/1ElaRjsz4g

31st March - Law News

1921st 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: Bangladesh's leather tanneries are a billion dollar industry and a major employer in the country. But they're among the most polluted places on earth. After years of delays the Bangladeshi Supreme Court has now ordered the closure of 155 factories.
 

Focus of the day story:   Sentencing guidelines are to be amended to reflect the terminology shift from domestic ’violence’ to domestic ‘abuse’ under wide-ranging proposals unveiled. The Sentencing Council has revisited existing guidance covering domestic violence to reflect changes in terminology, expert thinking and societal attitudes over the past decade. Full story - Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Late night courts? I didn’t want to see my children anyway | Law Gazette... https://t.co/A3NSqHKcep
• Theresa May admits £350 million pledged to NHS by Brexit campaign isn't going to happen... https://t.co/8SstPICSOW 
• Stourbridge stabbings: Man charged over mother and son killing... https://t.co/gylt7RLTId 
• Google reveals latest UK tax bill https://t.co/cip3vFOjiG https://t.co/wrIsTgward 
• Families forced into homelessness https://t.co/SIxO6xtrQ9 
• SRA shuts down Asons and tells staff transferred to another firm they can't have their files - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/8Z50ppVJlp 
• Brexit: MPs angered by EU 'veto' over Gibraltar https://t.co/iaQSVXWDjN 
• "The barrister edge" - PI firm claims to be largest BSB entity to date - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/YfmI4hQk44 
• Hotels, restaurants and tourism may face staff shortages https://t.co/qOSqoFKFTR 
• HMRC confirms it is involved in major global tax investigation https://t.co/Pu9VWRfTeb 
• Lizzie Armitstead becomes latest rider to accuse British Cycling of sexism https://t.co/TYfHYngFeR 
• Broadband users could see bills slashed as BT is forced to cut charges https://t.co/CeoYpJcXah 
• Drivers given taxi licences despite criminal convictions https://t.co/AylkHSseey 
• Diego Maradona sues over a video game... https://t.co/54sseVkI6i 
• If you don’t like housing benefit cuts for the vulnerable young, join the march https://t.co/9dIz4t91fN
• Ivanka Trump steps into White House ethics minefield by not doing anything? #US... https://t.co/qiuv1b5Fdp 
• #Mexico City metro's 'penis seat' sparks debate about sexual harassment... https://t.co/jSRV7tr0T3
• Bullying at work: can you afford to bring forward a claim? https://t.co/YLcOqzaXiE 
• Ex-Power Ranger Ricardo Medina is sentenced to six years for killing his roommate #US... https://t.co/VAqPJOlgfv 
• #Women aren't happy about a Donald #Trump tweet supporting women... https://t.co/KtC7K2bt47 
• Bin lorry deaths driver Harry Clarke banned from driving https://t.co/TUdVATVvB9
• Community Right-to-Buy can offer opportunities for developers https://t.co/OBOzMAelO0
• Gillespie Macandrew strengthens property litigation with partner promotions https://t.co/k3n3CmDVPH
• Lord Neuberger calls for judicial retirement age of 75 to stem recruitment crisis https://t.co/wieNrztMTs 
• Lord Wallace appointed to ICAS Regulation Board https://t.co/JcZzOlhDCu
• Immigration expert and former Scottish Labour candidate Jamie Kerr has defected to the SNP https://t.co/l0Bca7b8ol 
• Sir David Edward QC heads major Scottish Brexit conference https://t.co/PsPriRH8aD 
• Bradford & Bingley mortgage sale raises £11.8bn https://t.co/XsZByUnf7x
• Judicial review of religious observance rules in school shelved https://t.co/VPnkt2X1c8 
• Law Society of Scotland highlights priorities as Article 50 is triggered https://t.co/AAWCgBiAMH 
• Meet the Hunter Troop: #Norway's tough-as-nails female soldiers https://t.co/M8JWXoQCni 
• Fired #Trump aide Michael Flynn wants immunity to testify on #Russia allegations #US https://t.co/RIwfjfwg9G
• UK losing online extremism battle, research suggests https://t.co/WVY1rim4Ft 
• Stourbridge stabbing: Man still being questioned https://t.co/OSKqoL3RQL 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/4mWmdKA40h
• Marine A must not become a hero. He forgot the difference between right and wrong... https://t.co/HX9Kd8I3PM
• EU sets out Brexit negotiating strategy https://t.co/pOu5sSKDmL 
• UK schoolboy corrects Nasa data error https://t.co/1MrYT9TnDo 
• Is the rightwing Mike Pence's dining habits chivalrous or sexist? #US... https://t.co/fFrDzCMFKM 
• 'Great repeal bill' offers little detail and even less security... https://t.co/TNrrxMiR1T 
• Headscarf ban is 'discrimination in disguise' https://t.co/JZS14xqFRm 
• Carson McDowell launches information law team... https://t.co/RczLs78CjX 
• Call to increase retirement age for UK judges... https://t.co/RDMj3stHtL 
• Another Kirkland partner defects to rival... https://t.co/53xGjFglYt 
• Quarter of SME law firms have fallen victim to cyber-attacks as profits rise, survey finds - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/MOUFO6H4lQ 
• Jenner & Block launches new aviation and aerospace practice... https://t.co/lc4AgHzQkN
• Consumers still unsure about using insurers, banks and others for legal services - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/25w325ou01 
• London attack: Khalid Masood was a 'very dark person' https://t.co/tLb9Bjyg9k 
• Linklaters signs up with Obelisk to access flexible lawyer pool... https://t.co/xJVgEsf58J 
• Incoming complaints boss to sell stakes in leading ABSs - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/tJtwmlfE6C
• School apologises for 'slut-shame' prom posters about appropriate dresses... https://t.co/vWstGsUizq 
• The rise of the robot lawyer: Some assembly required - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/1uBNjPHFlQ 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/k4Wq7UEZRV
• Clients more concerned about information security than solicitors | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/cxtIHt71xY 
• MoJ launches consultation for ‘fair’ discount rate | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/9gSXXnGD0c 
• Court refuses assisted-dying campaigner’s application | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/xOkg0r0Gde 
• Transgender World War Two veteran Patricia Davies 'lived a lie'... https://t.co/9BdcteeT6F 
• Ken Livingstone defiant in misconduct hearing https://t.co/DYSXlZUgBK 
• Coffee cup fee could cut use by 300 million, study suggests https://t.co/AGjFRJs963 
• Sinixt First Nation wins recognition in #Canada decades after 'extinction'... https://t.co/JC0JXh4nmd 
• SNP's Nicola Sturgeon signs independence vote request https://t.co/rA7jVPq3pN 
• David Tennant to sue over News of the World phone-hacking https://t.co/LddJIMjHyO 
• HSBC adds new transgender titles including M and Misc https://t.co/ViX36cJR8Z 
• Conveyancing fraud judgment should put all firms on red alert | Law Gazette https://t.co/5IkSdzpGHR 
• Brexit 'holding pattern' for EU laws in Great Repeal Bill https://t.co/LRewiBloZT
• SRA ready with new enforcement plan for errant solicitors | Law Gazette https://t.co/HZ2dcsF87o 
• Former European commissioner lands magic circle role | Law Gazette https://t.co/qfXUTVshqs 
• Truss reviews discount rate method but commits to '100% compensation' | Law Gazette https://t.co/zpFBNj5raB 
• Repeal bill admits massive legislative programme needed for Brexit | Law Gazette https://t.co/qZheIVlRyP 
• Slater and Gordon boss won't quit - but rival ABS loses two leaders | Law Gazette https://t.co/9F5ZDyUXlm 
• Judges told to increase seriousness threshold for domestic abuse | Law Gazette https://t.co/GNGWq5Rm3a
• SRA moves in to shut down Asons as firm loses £2.1m | Law Gazette https://t.co/YzoZuB3iLz 
• Abuse survivor urges politicians to introduce child protection measures #Australia... https://t.co/752EAwDf7Q 
• Bangladeshi fruit pickers shot at by Greek farmers win human rights case... https://t.co/yTdaATW7Cz 
• Cannes Film Festival poster sparks airbrushing row https://t.co/ZefAMrng5t 
• London attack: Khalid Masood 'died from shot to chest' https://t.co/vEnQsdEne3 
• High court rejects challenge to ban on assisted dying... https://t.co/P0A4oJrfsE 
• Sats for seven-year-olds set to be scrapped https://t.co/7KJRkKuvXs
• #US Supreme court hears case to absolve seven men of brutal 1984 murder... https://t.co/QJAsNGxnqV 
• Donald #Trump's border wall funding facing delay #US https://t.co/YLqKHOO5fR 
• King George V was murdered, not euthanised | Letters... https://t.co/QoULebPB6a 
• Mother and son fatally stabbed in Stourbridge house https://t.co/OtBKqmTg0t 
• RSPCA animal cruelty caseload rises to almost 150,000 investigations... https://t.co/VjSTOjrmxp 
• 'Limited' mental health programs at Don Dale even after death of 15-year-old, inquiry hears #Australia... https://t.co/zoGJyl6Zrd 
• Thursday's LawNewsIndex: 30th March #Law #News https://t.co/cnLbgRQTEs
• Insurer Lloyd's of London confirms new Brussels subsidiary https://t.co/D70O8wXcEw 
• Lord Heseltine: Brexit Britain relinquishes power https://t.co/vcfhdQvwiC 
• Report shows computer delays in child grooming inquiries https://t.co/uE2EyD2NNZ 

30th March - Law News

1920th 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: Hundreds of women's police stations have been set up across India to combat domestic abuse and sexual violence, following the Delhi rape case in December 2012. Parmila Dalal is second-in-command at the women's police station in Sonipat, in the northern state of Haryana. Every day she has to deal with the cases the public bring to her. She encounters family members at war over such contentious matters as caste, dowry payment and relations with abusive in-laws. India's Ladycops reveals how women's lives are changing in India today, and how they often struggle to reconcile the conflicting demands made upon them.
 
 

Focus of the day story:   Allow judiciary to work until 75, says Britain's most senior judge. Lord Neuberger calls for increase in upper age limit to address problems in recruiting crown court and high court judges. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Allow judiciary to work until 75, says Britain's most senior judge... https://t.co/aH7BTxrUKA 
• Secure exit? How will Brexit affect UK security? https://t.co/gd2uyI1UGP h
• HMP Wandsworth governor leaves after failure of idea to give duties to prisoners... https://t.co/WWo2iOvMCc 
• Ivanka Trump to be assistant to #US president raising ethics concerns over business interests... https://t.co/E50mf9JKIM 
• Carl Gregory death: Man guilty of social media row murder https://t.co/IgrQ5XDsEX 
• #Trump #Russia dossier key claim 'verified' #US https://t.co/54dqlqoCMA 
• 'Hillsborough law' could imprison police officers who are not truthful... https://t.co/y2Q3TCwsEm 
• Neuberger speaks out on constitutional divide between judges and politicians... https://t.co/t5ObgRJiue 
• Gang duped law firms out of £390k in fees for false claims | Law Gazette... https://t.co/TORwsciKf8 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jQPH0h8HKw
• Bar regulator says ABS licensing imminent | Law Gazette... https://t.co/qB9D6FmeWb 
• Legal services from banks and insurers? Public starting to buy it, poll suggests | Law Gazette... https://t.co/LcC6YoD5c9 
• Travel bosses urge sickness claimants to 'sidestep' lawyers | Law Gazette... https://t.co/mWyjJEo97f 
• Sgt Blackman: the shame and the pride | Law Gazette... https://t.co/1UV2Codt9y 
• A strong parliament will be nature’s last line of defence during Brexit... https://t.co/y8y1FzpGYA 
• Brexit: In civil and criminal justice, there are clear benefits to maintaining close cooperation | Law Gazette... https://t.co/6hnhveCrSX 
• Divorce settlement must come before talks about future relationship, says chancellor, as EU leaders respond to... https://t.co/uHrEeJVstv 
• Premier League launches major fight back against illegal streaming https://t.co/b4B7JTdVlN 
• Brexit: EU condemns May’s ‘blackmail’ over security cooperation https://t.co/BApmfR6cmw 
• Hawaii judge refuses to overturn block on Trump travel ban #US https://t.co/Z6I4aRKWx9
• Amal Clooney calls for collection of evidence of Isis atrocities https://t.co/f22LhbVYzR 
• #Spanish woman given jail term for tweeting jokes about Franco-era assassination https://t.co/OecjRcDj4B 
• Domestic abuse should be punished more severely than non-domestic, judges told https://t.co/TmXtZwmRPu 
• Scale of legal challenge emerges as article 50 triggered | Law Gazette... https://t.co/4Dg4pPmcC9
• Brexit sovereignty plan set out in Great Repeal Bill https://t.co/rDZXPDpLO7 
• Eight key points you need to know about the Brexit negotiations https://t.co/9ehPqJBd0k 
• Leicestershire cricket club tell police they never offered contract to abusive husband... https://t.co/Ish1spwIbn 
• Relief for claimant solicitors as Supreme Court backs assignment of CFAs | Law Gazette... https://t.co/Ocmn8OphS5 
• Lord Chancellor has constitutional duty to defend judiciary, says Lord Neuberger https://t.co/U6kpapnS5K
• Alison Ressler Interviewed on Women in M&A Practice... https://t.co/Vau6zXAUsl 
• Remembering Roger Wilkins: Civil Rights Lawyer, Columnist And Educator #US... https://t.co/OKCa5JDBxZ 
• These are the new UK laws set to come into effect in April 2017... https://t.co/Z4jevHQHYl 
• Lawyer says Sen. Meredith will honour ethics committee invite to appear #US... https://t.co/g20DU7nNlq 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/QKZsWP1i3l
• Solicitor, 67, jailed and struck-off for taking £1.2m from dead clients... https://t.co/aJWwl4G8JS 
• UK businesses call on Government to embrace low-carbon future and enact climate change legislation... https://t.co/tjGlpLmLpr 
• UK Milk Supplier Breaks Animal Welfare Law... https://t.co/ooM12K5VjP 
• A lawyer has delivered some rather bad news to BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg... https://t.co/yG05B9ZTt7 
• Jewish hairstylist's discrimination case goes in front of Quebec Human Rights Tribunal #Canada... https://t.co/n17ekBUDJ6 lobal Legal Post... https://t.co/P4GbtWYatt 
• Donald Trump 'violated domestic emoluments clause', says Barack Obama's former ethics lawyer #US... https://t.co/YhgPlNiJKc 
• #Turkish trader in Iran sanctions case adds lawyer close to Trump in legal team... https://t.co/WzYgxOPy4n 
• Trump administration denies it tried to block Sally Yates from testifying on Russia #US... https://t.co/BB4M3w9i3K
• Serle Court hires 'outstanding junior' James Brightwell... https://t.co/h7vHRVQnz4 
• Court says human rights tribunal overreached in Cornwall border case #CANADA... https://t.co/XzCHMnfsLw 
• Cali-headquartered Knobbe Martens expands to NYC | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/lzt08OsvmW
• India's lawyers strike on 31st March to protest against a proposed bill that bars solicitors from going on strike... https://t.co/ykDZ7Io8iC 
• The UK law firm which won a bombshell Uber ruling is bringing a claim against Deliveroo... https://t.co/S1mX5zt4Mh 
• Flybe fined for sending 3.3 million unwanted emails https://t.co/8LIRyiZ694 
• Virgin Media overstated superfast broadband rollout https://t.co/qaFiHhFZzM
• iPhone users fooled by fake ransomware https://t.co/n95Tc7T21O 
• Bridge tribute to Westminster attack victims https://t.co/54gu9yrz81 
• Cricketer spared jail may face claims he perverted course of justice... https://t.co/6unnnu3EOT 
• McCarthy Denning granted ABS status | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/STLTAouz3n 
• Council director left 'astonished' by brown envelope accusations, tribunal told... https://t.co/C5vl5rB1nB 
• Solicitor Mohammed Asif Din has practising certificate suspended... https://t.co/8bGMG1RcVA 
• Beyonce's dad is sued for $50000 after 'refusing to pay a legal bill and hiding profits... https://t.co/FkRqkiKIPl 
• Singapore launches new schemes to spawn tech smart lawyers | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/F5IDtXG0Uw 
• Article 50: PM says 'significant' increase to Welsh powers https://t.co/ZuCzyk9Y1v 
• Blue cheese 'was source' of E. coli outbreak https://t.co/iuChDCmnSA 
• Investigation exposes M&S dairy farm breaking UK animal welfare law... https://t.co/rFhGZeKxQa 
• Corporate Departments Are Taking The Lead In Creating A More Diverse Legal Industry... https://t.co/kx6Exzze0m 
• The Guardian view on Marine A: prevent war crimes, don’t excuse them | Editorial... https://t.co/c0DaJ5CNCy 
• Financial watchdog makes first market abuse compensation order... https://t.co/V7cZuwxSlV 
• Doctor was 'dishonest' in screening nurse who had Ebola, tribunal finds... https://t.co/8lw8cUfn1N 
• Knightsbridge restaurant Zuma wins legal fight with dog food firm over its name... https://t.co/i3jXA0kONR 
• Marine A could become terror target after release, police say... https://t.co/QL4yfhP7gC 
• Criminal lawyers invite Harman to discuss proposals to protect rape complainants... https://t.co/wDZYWpPjA7 
• Woman who was raped backs judge over alcohol warning... https://t.co/JZ5qY8r9pH 
• How a respected West Country law firm is retaining staff, growing private client, and embracing technology... https://t.co/jmdq6SxhzC 
• G4S And Ministry Of Justice Wrapped For 115 Electronic Tags Wrongly Reporting Tampering... https://t.co/Bz2P4ObK8q 
• After Article 50, UK democracy will be 'chilled' by Great Repeal Bill, warns new briefing... https://t.co/1Z3PkIXX6C 
• What’s the value of a national registration examination? | Solicitors Journal... https://t.co/VKac2InBIq 
• Tesco has settled with the SFO – but it faces more headaches ahead... https://t.co/cNQCHTaPvi 
• Amber Rudd’s Plan To Gain Access To WhatsApp ‘The Outcome Jihadists Want’, Warns Tory MP... https://t.co/soAidN4jre 
• Donald Trump Supporter Kayleigh McEnany Makes Basic Error Attacking Barack Obama Over Golf #US... https://t.co/vLgCDhaLfx
• Advice from a British lawyer instructed by a group of MLAs has fuelled further controversies surrounding the... https://t.co/xA5tAn7HYE 
• Marijuana could be legal in #Canada by July 1, 2018, source confirms... https://t.co/EqaREZh8Gb 
• Home Office contractor 'restrains disabled Yarls Wood woman by chain'... https://t.co/AVZZvEWNrN 
• Tenants Protected From ‘Dodgy’ Letting Agents Who Go Bust, Ministers Announce... https://t.co/NfJjvdgt13 
• Budget briefing: Turn around when possible... https://t.co/28uvQ4ie06 
• The ramifications of RBS Rights Issue Litigation are troubling to in-house lawyers... https://t.co/rJKzH684Bd 
• The Article 50 trigger is coming on Wednesday — here is how it will go down... https://t.co/ENdFqZM8DU 
• RSPCA animal cruelty caseload rises to almost 150,000 investigations... https://t.co/eIlF5yLtKB 
• Westinghouse, Toshiba's US nuclear unit, has filed for #US bankruptcy protection https://t.co/dVJ34hKxdW 
• Anger as #US internet privacy law scrapped https://t.co/kKVQ4T9AZW 
• Donald Trump commits crimes against humanity by undoing Obama climate change policies #US https://t.co/sswvuw6OFf 
• Mark Duggan's family lose inquest appeal https://t.co/24KsLGvvxK 
• UK-German stock exchange deal blocked https://t.co/adYvu2g6pg 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/cOQbIDno67
• London attack: Thames woman Andreea Cristea's family overwhelmed by 'love' https://t.co/ckw9Y8MO96 
• Article 50: What does its triggering mean? https://t.co/KFsTilk6UA 
• Brewdog U-turn over legal threat to 'Lone Wolf' pub... https://t.co/0MnlgIJ26B 
• Fighting the death penalty in Trinidad | Solicitors Journal... https://t.co/MvAlqDy0vy 
• Radical changes to niche areas have left high street firms in need of all-rounders| Solicitors Journal... https://t.co/9vjhnmTrBJ 
• Daily Mail Front Page Complaints Don’t Bother The Paper Or Sarah Vine... https://t.co/4YWK4QPDrb 
• What effect will Brexit have on health and safety? | Solicitors Journal... https://t.co/kdDYLXcCqh 
• Donald Trump’s Disastrous Plan To Derail #US Climate Action... https://t.co/GDqVWQ7kVg 
• Scottish Parliament Backs Second Independence Referendum As Article 50 Looms... https://t.co/KkklzsLtIJ 

29th March - Law News

1919th 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 rape victim whose attack led to a judge saying drunk women were putting themselves in danger has defended the comments, saying the judge was "right". Megan Clark, 19, was raped by a man she met in Burger King when she was drunk after a night out in Manchester. The trial sparked controversy after the judge said the drunken behaviour of some women was putting them at risk.

 
Focus of the day story:  HMCTS plans to extend court hours a blow for women barristers. Plans jar with government’s commitment to improving judicial diversity. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• New York appeal court rejects bid to overturn ban on external investment in law firms - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/lawJoqf2G9 
• Model for online court "will begin to hear small claims from 1 June" - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/6EiRag4fIL
• Record number of investments in lawtech start-ups last year, as A&O launches incubator - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/ZqPfr1hgZe 
• #Chinese human rights lawyer Teng Biao stresses the duty to resist... https://t.co/ea0XZwuh7K
• Tesco agrees £129m payment under proposed DPA | Law Gazette https://t.co/0HXhJvOzHH 
• Young solicitor banned after holding £36k stolen by her partner | Law Gazette https://t.co/XfIXsMOYDF 
• Professional firms team up to cover up-front litigation costs for SMEs | Law Gazette https://t.co/M8HtCleY8O
• Race bias in criminal justice obscured by old data | Law Gazette https://t.co/oCOrxzudo3 
• McKenzie friend entrepreneur backtracks on student portal | Law Gazette https://t.co/5qy7mtUHFa 
• 'Hillsborough law' proposes parity of funding for bereaved families | Law Gazette https://t.co/gN0H4fmrNj 
• Simpson Millar owner warns of troubled 2017 | Law Gazette https://t.co/rFGW7YpHIx 
• Supreme Court hears tribunals fee challenge | Law Gazette https://t.co/u8D6AaiByU 
• SDT refuses Leigh Day access to Shiner's medical records | Law Gazette https://t.co/H2fiqfndDr 
• Theresa May Signs Letter To Brussels To Formally Trigger Article 50 And Begin Brexit... https://t.co/QnIEJktqWo 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/vQxetcXmE3
• Britain's biggest buy-to-let landlord is facing legal action after banning 'coloureds' from renting his... https://t.co/lOIc3oFgn9 
• How to call emergency services when you are too scared to talk out loud... https://t.co/Qzv5V9tMMe 
• UK set to keep EU regulation after Brexit https://t.co/4VHsDMkmjp
• Brexit: UK backing away from threat to leave with no deal, say EU diplomats... https://t.co/xTmvSjsaDq
• Theresa May faces 'legislative swamp' after she triggers Article 50, Tory MPs warn... https://t.co/OewfM4bdFw 
• The most important UK law for 40 years - what is the Great Repeal Bill?... https://t.co/6wapU50691 
• MPs deny foreign aid cash being 'wasted' https://t.co/0sCShnbqTm 
• Privatising prisons won't stop reoffending. Charities will... https://t.co/XQcn5Ce3lK 
• One hundred years ago, Russia's communist insurgents faced a stiff challenge from an intransigent bureaucracy... https://t.co/ZrtgBwdPbu 
• Legal academics warn of “Henry VIII” style power grab post Great Repeal Bill... https://t.co/1zAGgKkwCX 
• Snooping by police to be monitored by independent authority... https://t.co/woXHFo9pPs
• To Win Again, Democrats Must Stop Being the Abortion Party #US... https://t.co/7opEQ3wBa2 
• Reality Check: Will the UK pay a €60bn 'divorce bill'? https://t.co/WRGQ7ZCkHT 
• Transgender woman banned from ladies loo at the Devonshire pub in Bexhill, East Sussex... https://t.co/tHaJFgVIt5 
• Brands Try to Blacklist far-right publication Breitbart, but Ads Slip Through Anyway... https://t.co/8wykZW9z1B
• Retiring police chief will avoid any discipline over alleged coverup https://t.co/76FtLCrPWP 
• Ethnic minorities 'get tougher sentences due to distrust in courts'... https://t.co/gfK8BxsiuC 
• Brexit: CBI Wales wants EU workers to be allowed to stay https://t.co/PpcinC3uRk https://t.co/5yC09V31gO