24th July - Law News

2037th 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: O.J. Simpson, 70, appeals for his freedom after almost nine years in prison. The verdict is in and O.J. Simpson has been granted parole.


Focus of the day story: The number of new clinical negligence claims against the NHS fell 2.5% to 10,686 in the year 2016–17, new figures have revealed. However, the amount paid to claimant lawyers rose by 19% to £498.5m. And the amount of damages the NHS paid out rose £132m (14%) to £1.08bn, according to the first annual report of NHS Resolution (formerly known as the NHS Litigation Authority). Obstetric claims represented 10% of clinical claims but accounted for 50% of the total value of new claims reported. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Thailand convicts general of trafficking at mass trial https://t.co/Mpo5u7X0I1
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Gw1j5CnOYD
• Thousands of illegal foreign workers in #Oman living in poverty... https://t.co/4dScFLqpML
• #Iran Accuses #US Of Trying To 'Poison Atmosphere' With 'Illegal' Sanctions... https://t.co/410OhyoKF0
• White middle-class female stars call on BBC 'to sort gender pay gap now' https://t.co/6XzsN2YvqN
• City Council OKs $100K for cameras to monitor illegal dumping #US... https://t.co/ewGZnRUEVe
• City of spires, Oxford's station blunder sees commuters locked out... https://t.co/xEm0xd8PNR 
• #India shouldn't adopt 'illegal trespass' as policy to achieve targets: China... https://t.co/AMgkqrymFY
• Downton Abbey railway carriages ruined by vandals https://t.co/4Ez7EFEnzT
• Luton Airport arrest as 'man tried to open aircraft door'... https://t.co/kD3oBayYaF
• Nasty “hidden card charges” will be illegal from next year... https://t.co/MY4IvRoQ6n
• Brexit: Liam Fox sets election deadline for EU transition https://t.co/UHWO1moeiP 
• Scot shot in chest hours before #Philippines wedding https://t.co/8LT01JdJGj 
• The UN voices concerns over imminent threats of torture in #Libya... https://t.co/n0SKtmTCMO 
• Irish immigrant’s arrest highlights race's role in deportation #US https://t.co/NOVA4RFe48 
• Jury sentences St. Cloud man to death for fatally beating infant son #US... https://t.co/bkFSdRg5j5 
• James 'Ginger' Lacey: Battle of Britain pilot remembered with plaque in German owned supermarket... https://t.co/BtC2o8W0Hb
• Dozens of job offers for girl fined for lemonade stand https://t.co/yPjHcYSI1b 
• Freshfields partner who joined the firm in 1984 reveals he’s quitting to pursue pupillage dream https://t.co/w27fRmiLw4
• What you don’t learn watching Suits https://t.co/yDhSwdgAmO
• London law firm puts EU-r knowledge to the test with Brexit-themed crossword https://t.co/09USrlg946
• 13 articles you must read if you’re applying for training contracts this summer https://t.co/F2OItXE06g 
• US outfit Vinson & Elkins rockets to very top of trainee pay table https://t.co/IXgAzH3zzS
• White & Case hit with record £250,000 fine over conflict of interest breaches in Ukrainian oligarch case https://t.co/yRF9E6SWMz
• ‘I’m the person behind the Liz Truss and David Lidington parody accounts’ https://t.co/4IfWabCE9f 
• RPC posts solid 82% autumn retention result https://t.co/Och5phY5PH 
• Chris Evans earns nine times as much as the Lord Chief Justice https://t.co/Xbe6MzYKsZ 
• Cyber crime: A bigger threat than terrorism? https://t.co/57cj7dG3Qp 
• Miss Universe 2017: Beauty queen representing Great Britain is a Nottingham University law student https://t.co/B6LjlfYPAe
• ULaw apologises after ‘calculation error’ meant some BPTC students received incorrect mark https://t.co/1n4pGXRchz 
• An open letter to training contract applicants everywhere https://t.co/UY4T2AM57N 
• Lidl demands jury trial with Kroger in brand dispute #US... https://t.co/zUXrPaD7nk
• Jury to consider verdict in Lewes prison drug trial... https://t.co/nbL2McKOoH 
• Meet your new Supreme Court stars https://t.co/dDFDqaIAtC
• Dentons enters Scotland with Maclay Murray & Spens tie-up https://t.co/8aaIAfBfcp 
• Four key moments from ‘How to make it as a City lawyer’ https://t.co/lDBurZbpUd
• A magic circle trainee’s ultra-sassy tweets have been exposed for all the legal world to see https://t.co/1ZRbq3vDx8
• History made: Lady Hale to become first female president of the Supreme Court https://t.co/kaRuNWtEnZ
• Women are the ‘overlooked minority’ in the history of the Sexual Offences Act https://t.co/iOlyeNKji1
• Judge quotes Game of Thrones character Tyrion Lannister in free speech ruling https://t.co/QQ1V9KAGsq 
• Jury selection continues in Molly Martens Corbett murder trial #Ireland... https://t.co/SC7lNT88FA
• Jury hears more alleged confessions by accused in James Woodhouse murder trial... https://t.co/7kS7GV8Sr2
• Keeping feminist demands on the table at the Human Rights Council... https://t.co/xtbcm5zh4t 
• #Indonesia's Ban of Islamist Group Undermines Rights... https://t.co/Xiic8PoAEa 
• #China, Liu Xiaobo and the New Reality of Human Rights... https://t.co/r9AnmY5KO4 
• Theresa May says Tories will not 'go backwards' on gay rights https://t.co/3zdxeoJFyN 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/fn0BgGRq0n
• Egypt's dark human rights record must not be swept beneath carpet... https://t.co/9jAZS6VwJp 
• Austin Human Rights Commission releases welcoming report #US... https://t.co/azYcssTlea 
• Uber sued by disability rights groups in New York #US... https://t.co/letCfLJVWa
• #Bahrain human rights defender charged with terrorism... https://t.co/fS5f6WIOqY
• In #Turkey, defending human rights is a crime... https://t.co/w9zq5AiyY9 
• #Germany summons #Turkish envoy over human rights activist... https://t.co/wDAOpErlT2
• Jeff Sessions Treads on the Property Rights of Americans #US... https://t.co/CagOpMyGLL
• #Turkish Court Jails Six Human Rights Activists Pending Trial... https://t.co/RWC86nJcUd
• Soldiers injured before Independence entitled to war injury pension: Armed Forces Tribunal #India... https://t.co/gLdmZvMFdl 
• #Poland 'very close' to having voting rights stripped if reforms aren't halted, EU warns... https://t.co/ooiRTmPAyT 
• In #Turkey, defending human rights is a crime... https://t.co/7i8aA3wUA8
• #India Tribunal allows engineer’s application seeking directions to respondent for considering his name for... https://t.co/38sSBpd33r 
• Artificial Intelligence And The Overwhelming Question Of Human Rights... https://t.co/CowxriFvj3
• Emails misusing the name Bates Wells & Braithwaite Solicitors... https://t.co/0GH1UpjfSW
• How Paul Williams came to appear before Charleton tribunal #Ireland... https://t.co/cPzTB6JBlc 
• #Israeli Asylum Tribunal Upholds Restriction Barring Foreign Migrants From Settling in Tel Aviv or Eilat... https://t.co/91vlTA3trL
• UKIP has lost overall control of the only local authority it runs following the defection... https://t.co/8NFWpYq4Nf
• 'Cauvery Tribunal order is like ordering god to send rain' #India... https://t.co/tpZabunxed 
• Solicitor's office anticipates record number of drug arrests this year... https://t.co/wvIlXmK1EK 
• McCabe complained about garda who attended suicide scene after pub - Tribunal told #Ireland... https://t.co/p5oIHN569h
• Charlie Gard: Death threats sent to Great Ormond Street staff https://t.co/Q8vLKBZMyR 
• Top law firm hires new tech-focussed solicitor... https://t.co/A6n9baNzWm 
• Tribunal sacks 'sickie' officer who faked illness to go racing... https://t.co/s3FcEIlLoT 
• Donald Trump insists he has 'complete power' to pardon himself, friends & family from crimes #US... https://t.co/yyn18KTLJh 
• Solicitor in Kirky legal firm which fleeced clients is struck off... https://t.co/QpHR1X3AYS 
• EU customs seized over 41 million fake goods worth €670m last year | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/K8AGBrxs4l 
• Senator Harris Calls for Reform of Criminal Justice Policies that Impact Incarcerated Women #US... https://t.co/tRqbPOhzj9 
• DLA Piper expands Southern Californian operation | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/W2qa340BQa

23rd July - Law News

2036th 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 an early morning tweetstorm, President Trump derided leaks within the US government, while claiming that the president has the "complete power to pardon." It raises interesting possibilities of the former reality TV host of pardoning his aides, family and even himself.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/lm6rzqkGep
• Boots apologises for morning-after pill response https://t.co/fQx8R2KJns 
• Corrie Mckeague: Mother considers landfill injunction https://t.co/UeBDueS1dp
• Justice Elena Kagan Talks Power on the Supreme Court... https://t.co/D01Wf9125g
• More women than men practicing law in Australia | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/DcpcDUlUUv
• UK to bring in drone registration https://t.co/oW5CDkK7OR 
• President Filipe Nyusi visits Ministry of Justice #Mozambique... https://t.co/kxhHZh8dEK 
• #Afghanistan deaths in friendly fire: 16 police killed in #US friendly-fire air strike... https://t.co/Im2CFrJBi2
• Dentons merges with Maclay Murray & Spens | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/WYNWPZblFd
• Ministry of Justice annual report and accounts 2016 to 2017... https://t.co/shHvEv3Qxw 
• Interpol circulates list of 173 suspected members of Isis suicide brigade... https://t.co/5G1LYCZvIJ 
• #Bangladesh Judge who jailed Barisal UNO owes government in rents... https://t.co/4LALOmtK2Z
• #Thailand monks: Wirapol Sukphol case highlights country's Buddhism crisis... https://t.co/dlnd9AL0GJ 
• Felicity Jones Set As SCOTUS Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg In 'On The Basis Of Sex' #US... https://t.co/JE8Bktfqs3
• Boots apologises over morning-after pill pricing row... https://t.co/AF6OuNUrtF
• How Boots went rogue after takeover by Monaco based owner https://t.co/kIgGFJs2LV 
• 'Our Worst Nightmare.' Bride-to-Be's Father Seeks Justice After Daughter Killed by Minneapolis Cop #US... https://t.co/cf7Zay8zmm
• Appeal judges punish rapist for wasting time by adding an extra month to his sentence... https://t.co/4WcAVAeSmP
• Overbooking EasyJet ticket review call after son, 15, taken off plane and made to wait 10 hours... https://t.co/5ClEn8x8tf 
• Britons travelling to Europe offered just 88 euro cents for £1... https://t.co/U19na1sMvx 
• #Turkey Changes Justice, Defense Ministers in Cabinet Shuffle... https://t.co/WiZCI1MjVE 
• CILEx president wants professional parity | New Law Journal... https://t.co/cmep0fBNeW 
• Chris Grayling: no more first-class carriages on commuter trains... https://t.co/bpFlSIyXIM 
• Diane Abbott fires back after ITV News tweets her interview stumble... https://t.co/HcEy4Rx8YV 
• #Philippines President Duterte: Martial law extended in Mindanao https://t.co/Vhsn8v5eQZ 
• Here's How Legal Experts Say The Grenfell Inquiry Can Avoid Becoming A Whitewash... https://t.co/LOLVBImZ9d 
• Supreme Court lawyer sued on the charge of sexually harassing a woman #Bangladesh... https://t.co/kA5zTF13kk 
• Business in brief: Harneys appoints two new litigation partners in #Cayman... https://t.co/jf6R1D2iF9 
• Charlie Gard's father in court outburst after scan results revealed... https://t.co/udvuMvBz5D 
• Girl accused of stealing pensioner's car on last chance to avoid sentence... https://t.co/vEIM1D3rCq
• How the straight majority still silences gay people... https://t.co/2d3yBA4j5p
• Gold Coast court finds police did not act improperly in interviewing Berg case witnesses #Australia... https://t.co/Sp1PLM1RQ8 
• Juror forced to leave Old Bailey terror trial after asking if detective was single... https://t.co/o4CMBFHcQz
• QUT staffer bankruptcy case adjourned #Australia... https://t.co/3b3bMtzn3b 
• 'London Whale' charges dropped against former JP Morgan traders... https://t.co/pCPwKNFoaH
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/bAWIDQN5gV
• Could Center for Civil Rights controversy hurt UNC law school ranking? #US... https://t.co/sOezPz8jMc
• Ex-Saints coach Bob Higgins faces child abuse charges https://t.co/eHyy4mCCfQ 
• Man who carried out crime spree begs judge to send him to prison... https://t.co/s3E4tr42ao 
• Briton admits to cyber-attack on Deutsche Telekom #Germany... https://t.co/PNsfuFNBKJ
• UH wins again in trademark fight with rival law school #US... https://t.co/g0B3MsNMy5
• FG Vs Shiites: How Army witnesses contradicted selves #Nigeria... https://t.co/aInwdbc6AK 
• Why has Katie Hopkins set sail with a bunch of far-right activists?... https://t.co/5VnJqZXZNL 
• Columbus police stop enforcing panhandling law after court ruling #US... https://t.co/rMgIEoins7 
• Barrister tells appeal hearing there is no question of a miscarriage of justice #Ireland... https://t.co/K5ECvtCCHr
• Sicilian mayor moves to block far-right plan to disrupt migrant rescues #Italy... https://t.co/ekzmvQM00A 
• #Luxembourg adopts space resources law https://t.co/QqGJ2A9jH4
• UK court blocks £14bn class action case against MasterCard... https://t.co/bJd1tZjvoY
• Jury being selected in Jason Corbett murder trial #Ireland... https://t.co/qcHJNBmvLC
• Why I’ve never reported being sexually assaulted on public transport... https://t.co/yFwmZdVP1p 
• Is Rule Of Law At Risk In #ElSalvador?... https://t.co/QoHAvhUpP0 
• Nottingham Jury told man on trial for murder of 16-year-old 'did not tell pack of lies' to police... https://t.co/9z3uYv81oc 
• The global rise of nationalism is a threat to Nelson Mandela’s achievements... https://t.co/DhiB83G4J3 
• UNESCO launched consultations with experts of the UN Human Rights Council Expert Mechanism... https://t.co/h5ZPkwGzkD 
• Texas grand jury indicts former police officer in shooting death of Jordan Edwards #US... https://t.co/YxYAEcC24g
• Lawyers for Grenfell survivors call for diverse inquiry panel... https://t.co/f2JrMEw91f 
• Morocco/Western Sahara: Torture Allegations Cast Shadow Over Trial... https://t.co/d0y2qNEo1n
• Plymouth woman set up fake store account in ex-partner's name, jury told... https://t.co/OZdYpQvHyq 
• Brexit talks: the key dividing lines between Britain and the EU... https://t.co/Fw9sKOfxlG
• #Russia turns its back on human rights with contempt for international court decisions... https://t.co/WtOkirjmx7
• Kildare Solicitor, Who Ran Up C.€500000 Client Account Deficit, Struck-Off #Ireland... https://t.co/7DqobkkgO8
• Birmingham hotel Jury's Inn refused to let homeless man stay - here's why... https://t.co/YVc3ptblKd 
• The Guardian view on the supreme court: good for Lady Hale – and for us all | Editorial... https://t.co/Z6Wg32nYYU
• Jury: Railroad to Pay $3.9M for Train Death of Film Worker #US... https://t.co/eI1AHxWqFC 
• 'Women are equal to everything': Lady Hale lives up to her motto... https://t.co/HHEKiHKATe 
• Robert Mueller asks White House to preserve Trump Jr meeting documents #US https://t.co/Xgm1Ol1ZWF
• "We all have stories like these": breaking through the silence and shame of rape to heal... https://t.co/OO8w9cEzjS

22nd July - Law News

2035th 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 late-night emergency cabinet meeting was called in Israel as tension heightened around the al-Aqsa Mosque compound. The site in occupied East Jerusalem has again been the scene of violent protests. The anger has been building since Israel imposed security measures there.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• A judge just demanded a retrial after a jury convicted a woman who laughed at Jeff Sessions #US https://t.co/NTwFlBYRrR 
• #Vatican hospital corruption trial starts with setbacks for defense https://t.co/xTbVriS3Ll 
• UKIP AM uses racial slur about black MP Chuka Umunna https://t.co/3cuQudnUr5 
• Ex-police officer Ray Tensing will not be tried again in fatal shooting #US https://t.co/zGkEYb0BA4
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/nfv5wiqPkH
• Trial for Murder Suspect Who Posted $35M Set for January #US https://t.co/Xg8X4jC4S0 
• Our courts are in profit, so when do we see the benefit? | Law Gazette https://t.co/0bMqobCi75 
• Whitlam’s Law: Time to change outmoded drink-driving laws | Law Gazette https://t.co/MxgyZiCNpn
• Lady Hale to be first female Supreme Court president | Law Gazette https://t.co/PRQZ7dQJbP 
• Estranged daughter handed victory in wills dispute | Law Gazette https://t.co/ceE62YPw1p
• Solicitor forced to defend himself after key witness U-turns | Law Gazette https://t.co/eQX1EP5HVZ 
• Profession sounds alarm at Polish judicial reforms | Law Gazette https://t.co/99hGIxmxcR 
• MoD intent on keeping combat claims out of court | Law Gazette https://t.co/UnG9jjXeNZ 
• Cyber-attacks in arbitration prompt City firm's protocol | Law Gazette https://t.co/712KDkyMEM 
• Dentons to combine with Scottish firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/UkgKFlWOFw 
• £14bn group action kicked out of court | Law Gazette https://t.co/e3Vd6zhgYJ 
• #Turkish court jails six human rights activists, including Amensty director, pending trial... https://t.co/8BL4yNljgH 
• NHS prescription cuts 'to hit low income families' https://t.co/NlIUrQGNJa
• Charlie Gard campaigners warned by high court judge over hospital protests... https://t.co/ot7kCuIpI3 
• Children as young as nine are being groomed on the live streaming app Periscope... https://t.co/U1HvFBCij2
• Stepdad who beat boy to death over lost trainer convicted https://t.co/e4nzg0btYi 
• White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigns #US https://t.co/Kes5sD2yRl 
• Corrie Mckeague: 'Nothing found' in airman landfill search https://t.co/6VZ8kvNYBP 
• Edo State mourns the death of Justice Andrew Obaseki #Nigeria... https://t.co/AI9kAW5Vf3 
• Blair Logan admits murdering brother in fire attack https://t.co/s2bqAMJTQH 
• Green tribunal raps Delhi govt over rising garbage dumps #India... https://t.co/zlxti7SKSO
• Federal appeals court upholds gag order on FBI surveillance requests #US... https://t.co/vfkhODoGfd
• #Cambodia's Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Mission Accomplished?... https://t.co/2J8b68FIZB
• #Turkish court detains six human rights activists... https://t.co/mbhy5tjDAV 
• #Malaysian authorities arrest 111 illegal #Thai workers https://t.co/BmL4zAdAkJ
• Massachusetts top court: woman fired for using medical marijuana can sue for discrimination #US... https://t.co/ASwUtTb7hx
• When Al Gore's Campaign Received Illegal Election Material, He Turned It in to the FBI #US... https://t.co/PORtgyLKyF
• #Philippines president asks congress to extend martial law until end of year... https://t.co/ACRjcpYXOr 
• Camden council joins fight to stamp out illegal tobacco... https://t.co/AgY17w9qXs
• #Russia Supreme Court upholds ban on Jehovah's Witnesses... https://t.co/H52Onaakpc
• 'Is it always illegal to kill a woman?' and other shockingly sexist ads from the past... https://t.co/jtFb4ztG9K
• #Pakistan opposition parties call for Supreme Court to remove PM... https://t.co/XtLu4wnPaW 
• Cattle trade ban implemented for animal welfare, curbing illegal smuggling: Govt #India... https://t.co/6cq38j6mNs 
• RSPB Scotland loses legal challenge against £2bn North Sea wind farm - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NaMqv7Xw59
• Police made failings in relation to reports about man with Asperger's later found dead - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mVOZVIGr0G 
• Macdonald Henderson advises on acquisition of Glenallachie Distillery - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/m8RYMcfqsL 
• Number of prisoners disciplined over drugs at eight-year high - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/eS7VXmixY2 
• Blog: New court costs Bill could help access to justice - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0xMnlKyY76 
• Balfour+Manson 2018 traineeship applications close 21st July - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4Wakls6gVE
• Girl, 5, fined £150 for lemonade stand https://t.co/z5CsLb8pWj 
• North Korea tourism: #US 'to ban Americans from visiting' https://t.co/3vzTjTWzE6 
• Canadian Justin Bieber banned from China for 'bad behaviour' https://t.co/oQLA6Zhcxm 
• 'Appalling' cyclist hit-and-run captured on CCTV... https://t.co/yBORh9ZRYb 
• 'This doesn't get to be over for me': the rape case that put consent on trial... https://t.co/XcpcoKtDB5 
• #India's illegal trespass has shocked foreign diplomats, says China... https://t.co/3RBs1OHiXC 
• Care failings contributed to death of woman in prison, inquest finds... https://t.co/dxVkAvJs0n 
• Puppy Smuggling Investigation By Dogs Trust Reveals Shocking Extent Of Illegal Importation... https://t.co/wJt0FL198z
• University contracts could help students sue if tuition is poor... https://t.co/GJppyzrxNB 
• Dozens of anglers caught during illegal fishing crackdown on the River Tees... https://t.co/dC89mF5KeP 
• Judges “left uneasy” by professionals challenging regulators as litigants in person - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/Z72tB9CW9X 
• Illegal trade in rhino horn thriving in #China, NGO investigation reveals... https://t.co/U7NmuOElzs 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2AOtVHXQTT
• Cabinet accepts Brexit transition will mean years of free movement... https://t.co/A0TP5OTqKX
• Solicitor who used office account “as personal account” is struck off - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/W0p6lromqe 
• CMCs rake in over £6bn in past 10 years of regulation - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/9PwE0ZaN6K
• Woebots and robots - Legal Futures: https://t.co/BIlSabeach
• Tories use 'take out the trash' day to dump controversial reports... https://t.co/n9qJF0E9wx 
• Judges “left uneasy” by professionals challenging regulators as litigants in person - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/4Hh0G3QI8n
• Lawyer for Hasidic Man Convicted in Assault Calls Him a 'Scapegoat' #US... https://t.co/r6kzqcqCg9 
• Burness Paull appoints six new partners and first ever GC | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/bY5VBEnIDX
• Muslim mother takes legal action against school over face veil ban... https://t.co/Fx2D7lg4wX 
• R. Kelly's Lawyer Responds to Explosive Allegations That He's Holding Women Against Their Will... https://t.co/vSATo4Pevh
• Cyber poses challenge for insurance companies | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/ffb9bhcMko
• Senators to Trump: take a 'moral' stand on immigrants #US... https://t.co/Jc5g3v7xMK 
• GUY ADAMS: Lawyer appointed by the court to represent Charlie Gard's best interests... https://t.co/hBMyqf8Rl6 
• Limits of #Brazil's Forest Code as a means to end illegal deforestation... https://t.co/XnzB6P8UWR 
• Boots faces boycott over refusal to lower cost of morning-after pill... https://t.co/WzaWJ1vffH 
• Effects of US Policies on Illegal Migration: AAEA Member Resea #US... https://t.co/miwXP9CjuD 
• Top 100 law firms increase debt to £4.3bn to fund growth | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/aCa2k91UBh 
• Justine Damond 'didn't have to die', says Minneapolis police chief #US... https://t.co/U9JMkSPgMk 
• Arizona senator defends Muslim opponent from online attacks #US https://t.co/sR94GFvUXk 
• Salvador Dali's body exhumed for DNA tests #Spain https://t.co/LcxrEa1ksY
• Brenda Hale to become supreme court's first female president – reports https://t.co/fFV0gpaDt9 
• Apology demanded after airport terror by counter-terrorism police, who stop woman for reading Syrian art book... https://t.co/hGtB2bmNwl 
• Limits of Brazil's Forest Code as a means to end illegal deforestation... https://t.co/5ymAw4qlEV
• So you’ve got an Irish passport because of Brexit. Here’s a guide to your new identity... https://t.co/R2JPr3GxBa
• Illegal Fishing Threatens Far More Than Ocean Health... https://t.co/GDgzqPw1nQ
• Why the torched Manchester mosque will rise from the ashes... https://t.co/vLSq4MxHW7 
• Driving While Undocumented, and Facing the Risks #US... https://t.co/dqjIm4YQAb
• Charleton tribunal: 'Ms D' had 'personal grievance' against Sgt McCabe #Ireland... https://t.co/cKGAQNfnGT
• MP calls for clock-in cards to prove peers are putting in 'full shift'... https://t.co/rw7uil1gXQ 
• Mobile courts: High Court verdict stayed for another two weeks #Bangladesh... https://t.co/4nhZAnUnF6 
• #Laos has made No Progress on Human Rights https://t.co/IYOS7Mn2Uz 
• MP calls for clock-in cards to prove peers are putting in 'full shift'... https://t.co/yFtmQDsoBs 
• New guidelines released for government agencies regarding lawful disruption of illegal online activities... https://t.co/f3lRmGCypz
• TSB plans to unlock bank accounts with the blink of an eye... https://t.co/Bd5L3yZfm1 
• Detained human rights activists face charges in #Turkey... https://t.co/0O3IomfHA2 
• ‘Acted recklessly’: White & Case fined record sum by SDT for conflict of interest breach... https://t.co/19r0YYtQip
• Kent's Courts: Who has been in front of magistrates recently?... https://t.co/UbWScwb74I

21st July - Law News

2034th 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: Very few countries where assisted suicide is legal will grant it to people with mental illnesses. Adam Maier-Clayton had a mental condition which caused his body to feel severe physical pain. He fought for those with mental illness to have the right to die in Canada. Adam took his own life in April 2017.


Focus of the day story: Disclosure problems have blighted the criminal justice system for too long, the QC investigating the collapse of a trial following the 1988 murder of Lynette White has said in a long-awaited report. Barrister Richard Horwell QC's investigation into the 2011 trial R v Mouncher and others was set up in 2015 following consultation between the home secretary and attorney general. Horwell, of 3 Raymond Buildings in London, investigated the collapse of the trial of eight police officers charged with perverting the course of justice for their role in the arrest and prosecution of five men for White's murder in Cardiff. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Sweden partners with SPC to advance human rights in the Pacific... https://t.co/6sOetCrJTV 
• Portsmouth man sentenced for distributing methamphetamine, heroin... https://t.co/zbF5QlQRNc
• Knesset Passes Law Allowing Courts to Censor Internet #Israel https://t.co/yInF1gTs63
• The Trump Administration And Human Rights #US... https://t.co/0kI1K0pFfx 
• Uber Discriminates Against Riders With Disabilities, Suit Says #US... https://t.co/0mDTrnqkEF
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/N4nHDitt5B
• #Poland courts trouble in the EU with legal reforms https://t.co/iXks3kNOns 
• Death penalty talk puts spotlight on judiciary #Lebanon... https://t.co/hfIOn12BB1 
• Judge airs fight over making Justice Department legal opinions public #US... https://t.co/McGaC3wfRe 
• Tsipras heralds positive news in job market, chides judiciary #Greece... https://t.co/0Al4PE0wt0
• Hansa Market, a Dark Web Marketplace, Bans the Sale of Fentanyl... https://t.co/ePM8nuRb7B 
• Bitcoin swings as civil war looms https://t.co/vUrTTJ9J8R 
• OJ Simpson granted parole after serving almost nine years for armed robbery #US... https://t.co/SUwWoD1ZD8
• Law firm confirms #Pakistan PM's Dubai job papers as 'legal'... https://t.co/wPAOv7Rjcz 
• Jailed American scholar can appeal his verdict, #Iran's judiciary says... https://t.co/FiOGoXJE6I 
• Brexit: UK and EU at odds over 'exit bill' https://t.co/nm1kAWRWNB
• Meet Mueller's all-star legal team that could take down Trump #US... https://t.co/yI1t9Bmr6k 
• Wetangula slams Uhuru over the judiciary remarks #Kenya... https://t.co/TgVGqBj5HY
• SRA reclaims enforcement credentials with record £250k fine on White & Case | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/xI1szgrTau 
• Solicitors still outflank barristers as district judges but numbers are falling | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/HE8aGSuLdR
• #China Disrupts WhatsApp Service in Online Clampdown... https://t.co/FM69YDbAvR 
• Madonna Launches Legal Battle Over Tupac Breakup Letter https://t.co/tyzkbMkRPS 
• Stamp your authority and don't be compromised, MP tells Judiciary #Kenya... https://t.co/zzoib546oG
• Benefit fraudster Mark Lloyd, of Ynysybwl, Rhondda Cynon Taff 'too weak to walk', climbed Kilimanjaro... https://t.co/zqdtYyVhwc
• Judicial diversity stats show barristers' stranglehold increasing | Law Gazette https://t.co/PIFsheStxu
• Bar Council calls for 'shared tribunal' if CJEU is ditched | Law Gazette https://t.co/rcmQpuHHgu
• Net closes on solicitors involved in bogus holiday claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/yMDuqlyIvd
• Ex-solicitor with 'addiction' to litigation is banned from courts | Law Gazette https://t.co/Z6el6uYUtn 
• Wills: digital v the real world | Law Gazette https://t.co/zWU4hvq3sX
• PA's Auditor General Renews Call For Legal Recreational Marijuana #US... https://t.co/Fs7Mpsh5g4
• In Juries, Lawyers Now Favor the Uninformed #US... https://t.co/5R2c2JmUOH
• The Lake District’s world heritage site status just protects sheep farming, and nothing else https://t.co/f3XH2fqNSb
• A despot in disguise: one man’s mission to rip up democracy and ensue totalitarian capitalism https://t.co/lftVQ5wz7w
• BBC pay: Male presenters could face wage cut https://t.co/RywVyV6KHs 
• Berkshire mother joins campaign for legal assisted dying... https://t.co/ixV6bJ5MUT 
• Grenfell fire investigators turn to 9/11 experts to help identify victims https://t.co/yD6kch9j90 
• Drug dealers find new ways to sell spice to evade police crackdown https://t.co/gsjtmheqss 
• Gayle Newland, woman who posed as man to dupe friend into sex is jailed after retrial https://t.co/8HzVp5MlkA 
• Low level #Saudi prince arrested after video claimed to show him abusing man https://t.co/BnEzvyJUcJ 
• Behind a #Chinese Powerhouse, a Web of Family Financial Ties... https://t.co/oQT2Qm3XS6 
• Recruitment of black and Asian judges too slow – lord chief justice https://t.co/1O0zJhLQOn 
• Britons living in Europe could lose right to live in another EU country https://t.co/qPYK3EdJC8
• Prison crisis causing violence and death https://t.co/rpD4mi7M7i 
• What Jeff Sessions is getting wrong about legal weed #US... https://t.co/sAswMpvBQD
• Two arrested over 'legal highs' in Lincoln, police issue tips to spot 'zombie-like' side effects... https://t.co/GK1PXgab2g
• Illinois judge to rule next month on DNA in ex-Marine's case #US... https://t.co/bt5YucQaTd 
• Hardline brexiter Tory Andrea Leadsom calls Jane Austen 'one of our greatest living authors' https://t.co/dEd4Fj3SEi 
• Sketch of Suspect in Indiana Girls' Murder Renews Hope for Case #US... https://t.co/hdHFXozKZI
• Video shows a Baltimore policeman planting drugs at a crime scene in January, lawyers say #US... https://t.co/AcVRiwfUnt
• FCA staffs up to deal with legal challenges of Brexit | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/uNdJPmBXc9 
• Nyngan firm shows future of rural communities is online #Australia... https://t.co/xPYSuOeKLd
• California judge who swiped 2 cardholders agrees to resign #US... https://t.co/JqdTv2x5GI 
• No Third Trial for Ex-Officer Who Killed Cincinnati Driver #US... https://t.co/YhKxoHZOwS 
• Rail electrification plans of Wales, the Midlands and the North scrapped by Tory Government... https://t.co/TFewGKWx4s
• Radiohead defy critics to play #Israel https://t.co/MMcYEVedB8
• Thatcher overruled minister to keep Moors murderers locked up for life https://t.co/F5suAy6MA7
• UK's refusal to reveal legal advice on drone killings faces challenge https://t.co/bB3uuxDKWv 
• #Cameroon 'torturing people accused of supporting Boko Haram' https://t.co/skui8ne74N
• Violent crime up 18% in England and Wales https://t.co/lCRAexv7u8 
• Unhappy clients fail to complain about lawyers | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/mlhrPb5QmM 
• Buying a new home: why you need to hire a conveyance lawyer... https://t.co/vxIJSAq66T 
• Police: Judge used wrong arrest record during bond hearing for Ocean Boulevard defendant #US... https://t.co/WSlV8qzPF9
• Advice failure means solicitors could be subject to group litigation... https://t.co/9gf9NriHzU 
• A 'too-big' Amazon could be broken up by Federal government: Judge Napolitano #US... https://t.co/vF2qOjvSmC
• Bathroom Bill Tests Clout of Rare Moderate in Increasingly Conservative Texas #US... https://t.co/GIZ3I5oYiJ 
• #Saudi King's Son Plotted Effort to Oust His Rival... https://t.co/LedQr0KcC4 
• New firms added to Santander's legal roster as bank continues global review | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/V3zxZEoYCJ
• HM Land Registry transformation to improve conveyancing process... https://t.co/Joyc2tGkEs 
• Jury Finds Former Prison Guard Guilty of Sexual Assault #US... https://t.co/eSlUpdlsG7
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/wCIImxK19b
• Jones Day tops the list for client preference | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/UfCpHdpcpt 
• New panel launched to drive legal education... https://t.co/Olv1rXR1E7
• Vexatious ex-solicitor's "hyperbole" leaves High Court judge speechless - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/bN3YsFTwiD 
• Women under-represented on juries in serious criminal trials #Ireland... https://t.co/8IlvolvJmy 
• Sexual offences on trains and tubes double in five years https://t.co/xVu5ZMD0ID
• CMCs rake in over £6bn in past 10 years of regulation - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/ZbhrhPviod 
• UK Supreme Court Overturns Existing Case Law to Broaden the Scope of Patent Protection... https://t.co/0EftiDXGyk
• #US judge has halted an auction of personal items of Madonna, after she said her privacy was violated... https://t.co/gz4zSYMHht
• Jury decides Bongiorni's fate in homicide case: 'Innocent' #US... https://t.co/AgJNGsvl2a
• Judges ordered to set affordable bonds for defendants who pose no danger #US... https://t.co/JU0e15i1cT 
• Judge limits hearsay testimony in Zimmerman case #US... https://t.co/ABzdTjsUXk 
• Pub landlord jailed for assaulting 'youths who threw stones'... https://t.co/Wca0zhDUMx
• Grenfell Tower fire: New council leader heckled by public https://t.co/or3b2SOZ9e
• California judge who swiped 2 cardholders agrees to resign #US... https://t.co/MpNXyyyu6e 
• Brexit's Effect on the UK 'Will Be Profound and Unpredictable,' Lawmakers Say... https://t.co/rGFQCF1IK0 
• Two local attorneys on short list to fill state court judgeship #US... https://t.co/SK4vsTHbIm 
• Canada's Governor General blames 'slippy' carpet for stuffy royal protocol breach... https://t.co/iCvoTksHwd 
• Judge: Govt. Asked Google for Too Much Data in Gender Case #US... https://t.co/cJpsAJmo1E 
• Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. had repeatedly been denied access to #US... https://t.co/ZHLgj5dzAA 
• UK laws to boost digital infrastructure come into force... https://t.co/j5vuaOhfw7 
• Former #Philippines president Benigno Aquino III to be charged for fumbled anti-terror raid... https://t.co/bQgVMXzES8
• Is it illegal to have sex in public in the UK? Nudity and decency laws explained... https://t.co/CkQNzbjrQC
• Meet Donald Trump's Lawyer: A Messianic Jew Who Loves Jesus and Hates BDS #US... https://t.co/31c9J5dT4M 
• #Venezuela holds unofficial referendum on constitutional rewrite... https://t.co/nJCRj6ylz3 
• Jailed for damaging car and biting officer... https://t.co/MqocjV7J2H 
• Welsh trade union bill to partially overturn UK restrictions passed... https://t.co/bOY1gjCtWi 
• No-deal Brexit would spawn 'legal morass and economic disaster' https://t.co/sXhFoTXDZp 
• #HongKong high court disqualifies lawmakers for improper swearing-in of oaths of office... https://t.co/vQOuuTBnb3 
• Lawyer identifies eighth person at 2016 Trump Jr. meeting with Russian attorney #US... https://t.co/2QFg733rM3 
• HM Courts & Tribunals Service annual report and accounts 2016 to 2017... https://t.co/A5Div2G5El 
• Ex-Irish Prime Minister taking Teesside law firm to court as part of £14m legal action... https://t.co/IheEIiSyZ1
• Labour MP urges people to 'break the law' and smoke cannabis in Parliament... https://t.co/flybdJn5uy
• High Court Directs District Courts to Ensure Speedy Justice #India... https://t.co/sDWftmaMvt 
• Law firms invited to compete for £500m United Utilities business... https://t.co/9XKtHXpX9S 
• UK Concocts New Law To Keep Kids From Viewing Porn... https://t.co/6k9d830V8l
• 126 construction workers have wages paid after Dubai Courts intervention #UAE... https://t.co/TW9yZ2JPRk 
• Court asked to overturn Immigration Tribunal decision #NewZealand... https://t.co/0YosJv1Qri 
• Private parking fines are enforceable warns Tayside solicitor... https://t.co/lj7uEWbO84 
• What is whistleblowing, are whistleblowers protected in UK law... https://t.co/1WA8xSYJTf 
• HMCTS turns in £100m civil justice 'surplus' as fees add up | Law Gazette https://t.co/TNWEzk0Rvx 
• Disclosure problems 'have blighted criminal justice system for too long' | Law Gazette https://t.co/8dEgnlzax1
• Firm fined £5k for breaking workplace pensions rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/1LV4zWQkfn 
• BBC reveals top lawyer paid the same as Danny Dyer | Law Gazette https://t.co/tfF00loeim 
• Former sex abuse suspect loses anonymity fight | Law Gazette https://t.co/T0oJpYjvsg 
• Likely date revealed for discount rate decision | Law Gazette https://t.co/rYQwqZpCJu 
• KWM administrators to respond to employment tribunal claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/0a2LPIVcld 
• CPS digital drive continues with 2,800 new laptops | Law Gazette https://t.co/qSvQLCvkqO 
• MoJ backs 'current framework' for regulation | Law Gazette https://t.co/bozKrEA1Pn
• Regulator fines global firm White & Case a record £250k | Law Gazette https://t.co/eaFAHU0PTV
• #German judge tells woman to remove Islamic headscarf in court or she can't divorce husband... https://t.co/Humflw7ilZ

20th July - Law News

2033rd 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: Survivors of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack are urging British Prime Minister Theresa May to publish a report on Saudi Arabia’s alleged funding of extremists in the UK.

Focus of the day story: The student entrepreneur who developed a ground-breaking free chatbot ‘robot lawyer’ to help people challenge parking tickets is working on an ambitious plan to automate the divorce process with the assistance of a team of salaried paralegals, it has emerged. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Justice Ministry has come up with a tax deduction scheme for those who donate money to a justice #Thailand https://t.co/vkaVKSiYyR 
• When open minds fight closed courts in #Japan https://t.co/w7MTZW24sw 
• #China's Chief Justice Gets Blockchain Briefing in Trip to Guiyang https://t.co/tfjBFeeLsJ 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/nDfdcxH8Dt
• Mum fears 'Houdini' Scot could dodge death trial in #US after marathon court battle https://t.co/vclOjoP0bp 
• Military Justice for War Crimes in #Afghanistan? https://t.co/ACdsXYdtVz
• Final witnesses called in trial of Irishman Halawa #Egypt https://t.co/6aEL5npV0U 
• There will be no justice for Flight MH17 until we contain #Russian financial power https://t.co/LfxyUXbNY
• Cosby trial spectator sentenced for posting video #US https://t.co/avtA6CW3pu 
• New Acland court hearing fast tracked #Australia https://t.co/ADkP6HJpUA 
• Irishman Jason Corbett murder trial begins in #US https://t.co/LvI1aMsfmm
• Public prefers to complain about supermarkets and banks than lawyers | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/rPNcu7jCTL 
• Land Registry begins journey down ‘digital street’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ibSmVltsjE 
• Public legal education panel to help teach people about rights | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/bLmMfN2a6M 
• Connnecticut lawyer alleges racism in old pot laws #US... https://t.co/NfJazlPVez 
• NSW girl 'accused teens after gang bang' #Australia... https://t.co/YSFEFdYWb3 
• Mitchell Rudge, 27 from Bridgwater jailed for three years after sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl... https://t.co/b5dXCTgWzl
• Shooting accused was protecting former lawyer girlfriend Briana Ioannides, court told #Australia... https://t.co/jmcZl14Dp3 
• Quarter of babies born to foreign mothers in England and Wales https://t.co/TfYsZpgfgG 
• Prisons: government wins high court bid to ban industrial action https://t.co/IciojiGfh3
• #Thailand convicts traffickers after 2015 mass graves discovery https://t.co/BPEpDYjSi5
• Oxford child sex abuse suspect loses five-year battle for anonymity https://t.co/PHAt5sstYB 
• Senior federal government staffer guilty of launching a barrage of 'vitriolic' text and voicemail abuse... https://t.co/9WsjVyDpkQ 
• Netanyahu's lawyer David Shimron freed from house arrest #Israel... https://t.co/QuqSnRancX 
• Justine Damond: Minneapolis police 'heard loud sound' before shooting #US... https://t.co/5l8onQ6txU 
• PMQs: Theresa May praises public wage cap 'sacrifice' https://t.co/zPYnsFU2uG 
• State pension age rise brought forward https://t.co/Nn2mkM6g2t
• OJ Simpson's ex-lawyer says he will likely be released as soon as October #US... https://t.co/6rp0IgLL3f
• Oxford grooming arrest man loses anonymity case https://t.co/h6qKc69fzA 
• Tributes made to Bristol solicitor who was named after navy ship with a big gun... https://t.co/LjRLcbkUPe
• Trump Taps Washington Lawyer To Become White House Special Counsel Amid Russia Probes #US... https://t.co/zdae0X6RV8
• Hastie Stable is pleased to announce its new member Michael Dempsey - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5FxtXOS86l 
• Holyrood puts legal duty on public bodies to reduce inequalities - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/O9KeUSJQoS
• Burness Paull appoints six new partners - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/51ZtBuQbo2
• Brexit: Conferring legal personality upon Scotland would have 'profound consequences' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/w4O6jQstg4 
• Human rights application to UK Supreme Court based on guilty plea of co-accused in front of jury dismissed https://t.co/hE7HRTpgtO
• Kwik Fit supervisor caught with indecent images in Bicester handed suspended sentence... https://t.co/21Zn6mcggx 
• Charlie Gard's parents angry that baby's lawyer is head of charity that backs assisted dying... https://t.co/LQS6FJq2io 
• #Italy delays law making children of migrants citizens https://t.co/MhdRYWEu3H
• Trump campaign paid $50000 to Trump Jr's lawyer before emails released #US... https://t.co/y0quMapWIu
• Christian man 'kills teenage daughter over relationship with Muslim prisoner' in #Israel... https://t.co/RXWiGRTquz 
• FOI release: funding for human rights and democracy projects... https://t.co/p6jeuaoB8x
• Police drone unit joins the beat in the UK https://t.co/E2BIBOhBDw
• Wang Yam trial: court of appeal hears from new witnesses over murder... https://t.co/tHazq9JMUQ 
• Barista at Waterloo Costa refuses to sell customer sandwich because he was buying it for a homeless man... https://t.co/vakZYjCzJ3 
• Grant residency rights to undocumented Grenfell Tower survivors, say councillors... https://t.co/ZDeoXDPeJI
• NHS face legal fight over £12.8million in unpaid parking tickets with staff... https://t.co/PSBPxWuF16 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/idUmCZCrTs
• Land Registry steps up "frictionless" digital conveyancing project as it expands legal team - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/awkjyvkcxI 
• #US judge throws out case against Illinois nuclear subsidies; NY case pending... https://t.co/t85cgvwJLU
• Government to press ahead with raising PI small claims limit as ABI figures show motor fraud is falling - Legal... https://t.co/uO4Cq1VygQ
• Legal Buyers Taking Charge: 'The GC Thought Leaders Experiment' and Beyond... https://t.co/5PEn0QFbcE
• One Simple Reason Tories Urgently Need To Get Behind The Human Rights Act... https://t.co/zKSDtjNOgj
• What integration should, and should never, be - Legal Futures:... https://t.co/1Skz9RHVO6
• #Canadian hairdresser fired for working on Shabbat had rights violated — court... https://t.co/UrOGA0yRYA 
• Nawaz Sharif's Legal Team Rejects Panamagate Probe Panel's Report #Pakistan... https://t.co/5q0kg7Coth
• Prominent #Chinese rights activist Xu Zhiyong released from prison... https://t.co/9Z93wfoNbb 
• Former Seven West PA Amber Harrison ordered to pay company's legal costs running to 'hundreds of thousands' after... https://t.co/HcDSVCamTY 
• #Poland’s attack on judiciary & #Hungary’s campaign against Soros are part of their dangerous, illiberal course... https://t.co/TQFRuarGHt
• EU Citizens' Rights In The UK - A Race To The Bottom?... https://t.co/GB3gw1fcSX 
• Twitter moves to land rights to US PGA Championship https://t.co/nKHFz3QqrB 
• Drink-drive disqualification to have massive impact on motorist's life... https://t.co/0wOim9FoJI 
• In Congress, Obstructionists Are Obstructing Themselves #US... https://t.co/bscBhsUjZ2 
• Mysterious Document Is Latest Blow for Dalian Wanda #China... https://t.co/ZbeVzeb2Qw
• Not one of England’s young offenders institutions is safe. Prison officers are routinely assaulted... https://t.co/DH5XeTEdF6
• Trump Says He Has Signed More Bills Than Any President, Ever. He Hasn't. #US... https://t.co/ku6hpC9y9U
• Blog: Silverstone put the brakes on Formula One contract - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gAk9yGjKBR
• Thorntons staff to take part in charity head shave - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ra5WOGp9ws
• Edinburgh legal team conquers three peaks charity challenge - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kbElvLgVX5 
• Blog: European patents after Brexit - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/iTNRx3MyxG
• England: Judge reprimanded over rape prosecution comments - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ikViN4Rrt2
• Blog: European patents after Brexit - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YWCWMf7iKE 
• Adult websites to introduce age checks by April 2018 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/700s1tuN1u 
• 'Fake security' at UK festivals under investigation https://t.co/dsWwA8Smh6 
• Family Asks: Why Did Minneapolis Police Kill Australian 911 Caller? #US... https://t.co/0dH21u5ANx 
• Senior doctors call for public inquiry into use of vaginal mesh surgery in UK https://t.co/Vy92vChEeq
• Divisions exposed over £66bn Brexit divorce bill https://t.co/jt40s5hy9o
• Poundland delays launch of Twin Peaks chocolate bar amid legal row https://t.co/qRdwRbSxfz 
• Terminally ill man launches legal challenge against UK ban on assisted dying... https://t.co/tPIZ7rD07m 
• Thieves, bad drivers and drug users - Who's been before the courts in Derby?... https://t.co/lmnovZA1GT
• Voyeur South Yorkshire Police helicopter sex film trial begins... https://t.co/cWfmxtI99Y 
• As Paperwork Goes Missing, Private Student Loan Debts May Be Wiped Away #US... https://t.co/k6QmxlsIdM 
• SSHURSA Condemns dismissal of South S#udanese judges, calls on President Kiir to respect... https://t.co/UGs1eIi9Q6 
• Colleagues of Princeton University Scholar Convicted of Spying in #Iran Express Shock... https://t.co/LKFUT7NtyY
• We need incorruptible judiciary, well-trained police to make #Ghana safer - Dr. Kennedy... https://t.co/5RgekB9Lew
• A Cleanup of 'Holes in the Wall' in #China's Capital... https://t.co/OEfmFLxEA6 
• #Iran judiciary detains President Rouhani's brother in corruption case... https://t.co/s0iZDO3qi2 
• A dogged fight by activists to repeal Montreal's dangerous dog legislation #Canada... https://t.co/8Mv3nAFtpy
• 'Dangerous' man sought over Glasgow Castlemilk playpark death https://t.co/JUMmNnXl4w 
• Cardiff church collapses: Man dies after Splott incident https://t.co/h8VHl7sxm8
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/PYUewBt4rp
• Mafia in #Italy Siphons Huge Sums From Migrant Centers... https://t.co/LMagbouWyX

19th July - Law News

2032nd 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: Protest calls grow as Israel tightens grip on al-Aqsa. The Fatah party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called for a Day of Rage to protest against new security measures introduced by Israel at a Jerusalem site which is holy to both Muslims and Jews. The call follows the implementation of metal detectors and turnstiles at the entrance of al-Aqsa compound after a deadly shootout between Israeli troops and Palestinians there on Friday.


Focus of the day story:   NHS clinical negligence claims down but legal costs rise to £624m. Obstetric claims accounted for 50 per cent of new claims’ total value. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• 'Triple sickie' policeman sacked over horse racing trips... https://t.co/UeYlTfn4fv 
• How Trump Is Stealthily Carrying Out His Muslim Ban #US... https://t.co/7cxepADuco
• 'Chop shop' legislation targets homeless people in SF #US... https://t.co/K0lLUN1x3W
• The fight goes on for gig economy workers – the Taylor review offers little... https://t.co/bXbJnD6RBP 
• Health Care Overhaul Collapses as Two Republican Senators Defect #US... https://t.co/VSFPbACGKs
• Prisons inspector warns of 'staggering' decline in safety at youth jails... https://t.co/s97Iw9qTHL
• Luxembourg first European nation with legal framework for space resources utilisation | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/YButXpVMG6
• 'CM's residence, other illegal buildings polluting Krishna' #India... https://t.co/45A6qRUGWc 
• Lipstick under my Burkha: The film that was banned in #India for being lady-oriented... https://t.co/Ocu6rlT0U7 
• Winston confirms 10 partner swoop on McDermott Will & Emery | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/YF8a5vSwGv
• Trump lawyer says nothing illegal in son's Russia meeting #US... https://t.co/StNQpLUpm6 
• #Turkey holds six rights activists on charges of aiding terror group... https://t.co/C1drKbUYLI 
• Fieldfisher invests in tech platform SeedLegals | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/d4PhFIcaqm
• Australian lawyers deemed more straight-forward than their UK counterparts | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/KnzwpTRDbV
• Illegal St Albans rave interrupted by police... https://t.co/WNnCzeiQCo 
• Scottish pupils' hungriness in holidays big human rights issue, says children's commissioner... https://t.co/AITLQGjOr5 
• Electricity problems at Grenfell Tower 'never resolved' https://t.co/zaYicjRvUl https://t.co/XGn6Q49CnM
• Profitability of UK law firm partners hits seven year high | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/rSA5uwCH6N
• Two arrested after illegal worker found electrocuted in #HongKong factory... https://t.co/YofiBdgTCL 
• Government 'denying sexually abused children compensation'... https://t.co/qFNGGFT6Qr 
• What Does the Brexit Repeal Bill Mean for Human Rights?... https://t.co/9O49Kedtw0 
• England 'on track' to stamp out smoking https://t.co/FsjxtFQJP9
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