20th December - Law News

2187th 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: Local elections in Catalonia this Thursday could decide the fate of the region's independence bid. Madrid says the secession movement has been based on what it calls 'post-truth'.


Focus of the day story: The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has again reached a highly unusual majority decision in the Leigh Day case, this time on the costs of the case. Two members of the tribunal decided that there should be no order for costs, but the third member argued that Leigh Day should be awarded 40% of its costs of the proceedings – although not the initial investigation. Full story: Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Harvey Weinstein: Ex-assistant criticises gagging orders https://t.co/jnNY2wEs8D 
• Birmingham crash victim Kasar Jehangir jailed over police chase https://t.co/dmjVFGuzie
• #Canada couple forced to spend Christmas apart after 70 years https://t.co/diPKiXFchQ 
• Contaminated blood report 'full of lies' https://t.co/ilLI376t1v 
• Metropolitan Police review of sex case evidence https://t.co/6IMdAVnSl3 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/86MWDU0vis
• Lindy: story of a homeless woman who died on the streets... https://t.co/pxSpeLtxm7 
• Liverpool Council will continue to "break the law" to stop homeless deaths on the streets... https://t.co/UtdLIYS1sO 
• #Poland risks losing EU voting rights in dispute over reforms to judiciary https://t.co/pBIuHBX7ZO 
• Smoking ban cannot be enforced in jails, UK supreme court rules https://t.co/cslwU1zSAr 
• Reckoning with a culture of male resentment https://t.co/LzwFHl4T0g 
• #Russian victims of domestic abuse forced to pay perpetrator’s fine https://t.co/dPxb6KYIBw 
• Lammy dismayed as government rejects BAME judicial targets | Law Gazette https://t.co/tuDcZeBnON
• Businesses fear rise in 'vexatious' tribunal claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/SX05mUjfbK 
• Former mayor's conviction 'conclusive' evidence, tribunal told | Law Gazette https://t.co/QXctx2GBy4 
• Law Government has £31m left to refund after fees ruling | Law Gazette https://t.co/jrRvB8TMvf 
• Welsh tribunals get their own senior judge | Law Gazette https://t.co/snyQfovrYe
• Firm loses appeal against loss of 'dishonest' fees | Law Gazette https://t.co/w7uPG9gHzH 
• Government rules out review of legal services regulation | Law Gazette https://t.co/gRt6ICvBCi 
• Fishery faces action over 'no Polish' sign https://t.co/TJT3E4js2S 
• Sheffield arrests over 'alleged UK Christmas terror plot' https://t.co/CZgp8uQ9Ro 
• Facebook grilled on Britain First page by MPs, but it won't take any action to remove far-right material https://t.co/xyIQZD9inm 
• 'Extra £450m funding' for police in England and Wales https://t.co/YJ1yJI7ajV 
• Birmingham Royal Blood thief hid 53 phones in swimsuit https://t.co/R5DcrCQtK8
• Jacob Zuma: The man who was always laughing #SouthAfrica https://t.co/XsPYUwzaB3 
• Pigeon spikes on Bristol trees branded 'idiotic' https://t.co/8zKkaI9mkP 
• Four men arrested in early morning terror raids https://t.co/CZgp8uQ9Ro
• Cameron House Hotel fire investigations continue https://t.co/yYaxsKgVdI
• Meryl Streep defends herself against Rose McGowan criticism https://t.co/2IRJkszIE2 
• New rights for communities to buy land and acquire public assets - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nfzpV71UNI 
• Five new sheriffs appointed - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fl23pdsgCg
• 'Deeply troubling' pressure on Scottish prosecutors will have 'wider impact' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MlumAsxI0w 
• UK sanctions policy faces uncertain future, warns Lords committee - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kZ9N8b3gFq 
• Scottish courts have ‘inherent power’ to prohibit publication of alleged blackmail victim’s name - Scottish Legal N… https://t.co/mKD9KdzdZx 
• Scottish Law Commission recommends reform of moveable transactions law - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZxvDAn0LrO
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/CGeBUEDwTV
• #Australia police Periscope 'plans to arrest N Korean agent' https://t.co/oJ5Xuf45sj 
• Does profiling make sense - or is it unfair? https://t.co/5N8Wg5mS5Q 
• NHS workforce 'at crunch point' https://t.co/tYzbO4fhUZ
• Sighed, sealed and shafted: HMS Queen Elizabeth, flagship of the Royal Navy - Leak found on new aircraft carrier https://t.co/QyH7EX12rH 
• Police investigating racially aggravated assault on Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling https://t.co/MqtQt2qY5V
• 'You are never mutineers' - Bercow urges MPs to uphold principles https://t.co/grqeYUs1Pq 
• 'Race bias' in justice system: Government to unveil action https://t.co/qtJMxgbrwu 
• Cyber-Attack: #US blames North Korea for WannaCry https://t.co/BQLLYDsTY3 
• Sexting to online porn: What should sex education lessons cover? https://t.co/zdKj2s8cOW 
• Anti-abortionists who couldn't care less once a child has been born, but only for the unborn, threaten legal action… https://t.co/LNf5VElFbX 
• Impose visa bans on #Russian human rights abusers, say MPs and peers... https://t.co/9Wj9G9Kknp 
• Malabu Scandal: UK Court Rules In Favor Of #Nigerian Government | Sahara Reporters https://t.co/oRcSe3OecS
• First for #Romanian judiciary: Magistrates in Cluj, Constanta protest changes to laws of justice... https://t.co/u54Po8qeeL
• Judiciary should not have to justify its decisions: Asma Jahangir #Pakistan... https://t.co/FbSTfbUNFj
• Sir Wyn Williams appointed to the role of President of Welsh Tribunals... https://t.co/mw9lR10lCA
• Reforms in judiciary, education are long due: Finance minister Arun Jaitley #India https://t.co/UyQ8XMTROA
• Autonomy of Judiciary must be sacrosanct #Zimbabwe https://t.co/DOFXEP6rGp 
• Judiciary should not have to justify its decisions: Asma Jahangir #Pakistan https://t.co/i7rAy0B7O5 
• House Democrats Face Tough Choices in Judiciary Panel Race #US https://t.co/Q91YSMceNs 
• Harliner republican former governor Sarah Palin's son charged with domestic assault on father #US https://t.co/UIf64r9iYL
• London prosecutions could be dropped or delayed in pilot scheme https://t.co/CY4xYucZYk 
• For Female Hotel Workers, Weinstein Allegations Put a Spotlight on Harassment... https://t.co/W0cAxln3m4
• Toronto Buzzes With Talk of Billionaire Couple's Suspicious Death #Canada... https://t.co/udSKYILe8n

19th December - Law News

2186th 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: Congress General Secretary in-charge of Gujarat Ashok Gehlot said that under Amit Shah and Narendra Modi's leadership, there's an atmosphere of fear in the country, and Gujarat is also not immune to it. 


Focus of the day story: Murdered Iranian refugee Bijan Ebrahimi failed by police and council’s 'institutional racism'. Avon and Somerset Police whose officers told refugee ‘to go home’ when he attended station fearing for his life, a day before being killed, has offered an apology. Full story: The Independent

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Enugu APC disowns gov Ugwuanyi’s new commissioner as its member #Uganda https://t.co/7lEk3YRAmR 
• CJ urges barristers to become part of reforms at LHC #Pakistan https://t.co/lghjaBwdvj 
• Why Fuji Can Never Produce Another Barrister - Odeyemi, Late Singer's Public https://t.co/rFX8PPM121 #nigeria 
• Two complaints about barristers upheld last year #Ireland https://t.co/t1mRCEvjXP 
• Barrister who gave thousands of pounds to drug addict client to help her recover gets suspended https://t.co/dqqycVTneI 
• Paedophile 'hunters' defend methods after RTE TV producer admits child sex offences #Ireland https://t.co/hgyVFwzS24 
• Man is fined after breaching a non-molestation order by visiting his ex’s home https://t.co/hpLI4C5GNu
• Ray Brown has retired after serving three generations of clients across Queensland #Australia https://t.co/kGMPR2TP4q 
• Monday People: The trailblazing solicitor who chairs Bolton Hospice https://t.co/eRM6aaC2jv 
• Obituary: Ethel May Houston, Bletchley Park veteran, solicitor, Law Society Council member, entertaining hostess https://t.co/jvwMSbUsOd
• Wendy Thomas jailed for people smuggling to UK https://t.co/uw47UnD0Tk 
• Student Liam Allan to sue after rape trial collapse https://t.co/ZL8gN8U5zb
• Bangor Winter Wonderland cancelled after complaints https://t.co/8NiK09EVK7 
• Crystal Palace footballer charged with carrying a weapon after a fight near a Surrey nightclub https://t.co/kMamBV10q5 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/cT82WUnRRS
• Wayne Rooney 'really enjoying' community service for his drink-driving offence, time to make the punishment stricte… https://t.co/x902ks8zAV
• RAF Mildenhall: Shots fired in security alert at #US Suffolk airbase https://t.co/2vRPz00GIT 
• UK ministers blocking appointments to rights watchdog, say lawyers https://t.co/prYsOYlZH2 
• More prisoners should 'commute' to work, says justice secretary https://t.co/89wP0AqRQv 
• #SouthAfrica's ANC picks Cyril Ramaphosa as leader https://t.co/eOyLpjiyYI 
• Gateshead man, 84, chases off knife-wielding burglar https://t.co/Dk1ia0gWsT 
• Theresa May condemns abuse of MPs over Brexit by nasty Tories and brexiters https://t.co/or3q6AY1kJ 
• BBC and Guardian sued over Paradise Papers leaks, law firm Appleby is taking the legal actions https://t.co/QW5gOERMsd 
• Liverpool jail: The worst conditions ever seen, says report https://t.co/c5nbysvnf2
• Bijan Ebrahimi murder: 'Institutional racism' by council and police https://t.co/QNR42prQA4 
• Twitter suspends far-right Britain First leaders https://t.co/f4A9S6kwzB 
• Initial coin offering or initial con offering? A guide for the confused | Legal Futures... https://t.co/9PnTc2b4nY 
• Knowles increases investment in The Link App as it seeks crowdfunding boost... https://t.co/KE9AO8ph4A
• Another majority decision as SDT denies Leigh Day costs order | Legal Futures... https://t.co/LL3rQ7LqFa 
• How do I insure my business against cyber threat? | Law Gazette https://t.co/yvhAEufE8m
• Flexible working – make it your New Year’s resolution | Law Gazette https://t.co/DSDd4ZYJPo 
• Conveyancers call for digital efforts to improve home buying process | Law Gazette https://t.co/W5Cm1LjXfU
• Ombudsman sounds warning over freelance solicitor plan | Law Gazette https://t.co/zVHPiq5Ulu 
• Heavy jail terms for Turkey's arrested lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/EYW2zlVCKp 
• PI clampdown continues as police target cold-call offices | Law Gazette https://t.co/yf3kUl7Utj 
• Lawyers shun idea of compulsory mediation | Law Gazette https://t.co/Qxnw7AUc6C 
• Former mayor fails with 11th hour tribunal adjournment bid | Law Gazette https://t.co/XXBd4StMTG 
• "My firm (mid-size City) is open to the idea of allowing me the flexibility to be a school governor, but I need to… https://t.co/3ulGx6uJJ0
• Managing the risk: protecting your clients | Law Gazette https://t.co/8VqcOlxuyT 
• Lawyer in the news: Representing claimants in UK's first data leak group action case https://t.co/nLgJw7pC5P 
• My legal life: Quazim Khan, Trainee solicitor, Greenwich Housing Rights, London. | Law Gazette https://t.co/u1yBgydcmV 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/hzXonZ74Wh
• Amazon in new workers shame as drivers complain of harsh conditions and gruelling hours... https://t.co/2yIyI05mIN
• Body meant to resolve cases of cyber fraud near defunct #India https://t.co/kdoxzjvhCj
• Panchkula hit and run: Tribunal orders Rs 16.81 lakh compensation for victim’s kin #India https://t.co/YhZw26XDKL 
• Ynetnews News - Border Police: Palestinian arrested in entrance to Samaria military tribunal https://t.co/6UrbKnC3GH
• International Crimes Tribunal instructs submission an investigation report against Musa #Bangladesh https://t.co/jthPSpJMwr 
• UK Tribunal Dismisses Mark Arthur’s Case Against #Ghana Intl. Bank https://t.co/vSPb8kUZIF 
• Drug that holds back return of ovarian cancer gets UK licence https://t.co/9rDNw91LgB 
• Tory Chris Holmes calls for HMRC to act over long unpaid internships https://t.co/704f7mHQvO 
• Atlanta chaos: More than 1,000 flights cancelled as blackout hits world's busiest airport https://t.co/Uzk12lS9VA
• Hunger in Wirral: the truth behind the tale that made a Tory MP cry https://t.co/7GqyWWEItj 
• Steroid abuse 'raising health risk for thousands' https://t.co/YRWn3WzYoI
• Birmingham crash: First victim named as Imtiaz Mohammed https://t.co/PFtdfnEK5N 
• Gwynne Owen Evans: The 'completely childish' man hanged for murder https://t.co/ZeCvlDAiZH 
• Barry Sherman: Murder unit to probe Canadian mystery deaths https://t.co/jXPN7V4K08 
• Clarence Thomas accuser Anita Hill to spearhead fight against harassment in Hollywood #US https://t.co/Br8U4kHg4H
• Julie Exton obituary: past president of the Association of Her Majesty’s District Judges https://t.co/mYWZ8LAiuN Dec 18, 2017
• The Observer view on the effectiveness of international law https://t.co/QWVrNaki6Y 
• Major rally in which #Indonesians call for boycott of #US products over Jerusalem embassy move https://t.co/iQQfuJdhvx

17th December - Law News

2184th 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: The chorus of condemnation against the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital is getting louder, with protests continuing across the world nearly two weeks after President Trump's decision.


Focus of the day story: The surgeon who signed patients’ livers was silly, not criminal. The law is an ass. Physicians me walk a tightrope between compassion and detachment. Recklessly threatening them with the courts does more harm than good. Full story: Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Trump Putin call: CIA helped stop #Russia terror attack https://t.co/4ZOtemKuoU 
• Ban sale of mini mobile phones, justice secretary says https://t.co/L27zk6IWpo 
• World 10,000m champion, Sir Mohamed, wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017 https://t.co/uyMttTTL2J 
• When can a Closed Material Procedure be used?... https://t.co/GfPrrLTmTY 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/3ATAD5uF4j
• Undercover police officers: how far does their legal liability go?... https://t.co/EXApT3nuMF 
• Indefinite Detention and the Rule of Law... https://t.co/Ri7SdOnql7
• UK embassy worker found dead in #Lebanon https://t.co/Ks6RH4QwJE 
• Inadequate inquest following a police chase quashed after almost 20 years... https://t.co/sJ2YD0Bvp2 
• High Court quashes guidance on deporting EEA nationals who are sleeping rough... https://t.co/Aw3SJpezPc 
• Cardiff protesters call for more to be done to stop homelessness... https://t.co/ZieLn02nET 
• Supreme Court rules on time limitation for claims under the Human Rights Act https://t.co/crysHHHSwI 
• BME students far less likely to secure pupillage than white students, even if they have the same grades https://t.co/Q2KAvyspQ6 
• Westminster Uni law grad tipped for high-flying career in politics following celebrity jungle win https://t.co/l7HvSBPB2d 
• What it’s like to do a secondment with Google as a junior lawyer https://t.co/UTdpWHavX8 
• 11 things all law students will have experienced in their first term https://t.co/hZdmtBWI8G 
• ‘Do they understand us?’ Grenfell victims’ lawyers attack inquiry for lack of diversity https://t.co/NhF8cPGbnM 
• Law student-backed Oxford University a cappella group returns with classic Xmas cover https://t.co/86cK6mTLbT 
• ‘Unfailingly courteous’: Top lawyers highlight human decency on the bench https://t.co/hjyJxOJtov 
• Four valuable skills that STEM students bring to the legal profession https://t.co/j0wKjKXvMz 
• Can Facebook really listen in on your conversations? https://t.co/mQty9WSUn6
• Do I take a pay cut for a job that might lead to a training contract? https://t.co/wwAkvvFAA9 
• Slaughter and May pay: NQ salaries up to £80k while trainees enjoy boost too https://t.co/pXa9knzQel
• Fancy being the next Lord Sumption? You can now apply to be a Supreme Court justice https://t.co/e1ZKPgXkbC 
• Back in business: Employment tribunal claims increase is treat for lawyers https://t.co/3s48dTnoMn
• Mayer Brown confirms 100% spring retention score before Christmas https://t.co/R0psn1g0LI 
• SRA will not have to pay Leigh Day’s multi-million pound legal bill, tribunal rules https://t.co/KOupmRaAXa
• How the debate about animals feeling pain became headline news https://t.co/26YZYAGwQi 
• Top criminal silk makes grime video debut after helping YouTube rapper clear his name https://t.co/QqmvgsdVIq
• Trump #Russia inquiry: Mueller improperly obtained emails, lawyer says https://t.co/C6K24PT2q3 
• Brent PCs critically hurt after being hit by Maserati https://t.co/AtNLwzrhrj
• Barry Sherman: Family disputes reports on mystery double death in Canada https://t.co/kZBtjVLZBN
• Birmingham crash: Six dead in 'horrific' smash https://t.co/HOorz2iZjv
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/qFGtxgzMeE
• Palestinian double amputee killed by #Israeli sniper https://t.co/xWZkfFDV2x
• Defence budget: New equipment at risk over MoD savings 'doubts' https://t.co/fDm28uWM3o 
• Activity “Love Human Rights” in #Macedonia (FYROM) https://t.co/KZJTcxNIAQ
• Ryanair must respect workers' rights & honour its trade union promise https://t.co/aD6Sk1Ldmg 
• Marawi stories: Hundreds of human rights violations #Philippines https://t.co/tdrBok5gN6
• ‘American Dream’ quickly becoming an ‘illusion,’ says UN human rights expert https://t.co/wCI9r4IdpK
• UN rights wing ‘appalled’ at mass execution in #Iraq https://t.co/1n4Ic60z9V 
• Freedom of judiciary is cornerstone of democracy: President Kovind #India https://t.co/OvXmGAFFn0 
• CJ Maraga outlines achievements of the country’s judiciary #Kenya https://t.co/25jkYhMApr 
• #Pakistan judiciary works independently, faces, no pressure: claims Chief Justice https://t.co/bgyNmdqu97
• MKMVA boss launches scathing attack on judiciary #SouthAfrica https://t.co/VosvB9FnUh 
• President Uhuru tells Judiciary to accept criticism as report reveals #Kenyans are very litigious https://t.co/woT6IjmJYX 
• #Kenyans still unhappy with Judiciary, new report shows https://t.co/xxBFbzzp9z 
• Pentagon ran secret multi-million dollar UFO programme #US https://t.co/TAbrI2YlRJ 
• Mother 'poisoned son to avoid trip to Syria with jihadi husband' https://t.co/1lrzuzUZpo 
• Youngest staff to be given UK workplace pensions as qualifying age is cut https://t.co/aAXch5UoxH 
• This clueless judicial post nominee sums up all that is wrong about Trump's takeover of the courts #US https://t.co/UkNbRSyM3n

17th December - Law News

2183rd 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: Police in Saudi Arabia have arrested a Palestinian billionaire who chairs one of the largest banks in the Middle East. Sabih al-Masri is chairman of the Arab Bank, the largest lender in Jordan. Al-Masri is a Saudi passport holder. His arrest is the latest move in an anti-corruption drive ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Australia's first same sex wedding takes place https://t.co/lVjpw3GxeK
• Five drivers traced over fatal Tulse Hill hit-and-run https://t.co/QGRA0rb1oZ
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/flXqVD1Fb5
• Why you should give money directly and unconditionally to homeless people... https://t.co/HkxwU2P6jk
• Lisa Sotto Honored As an Outstanding Woman in the Legal Profession https://t.co/AuEGku2dGA 
• You can fly a drone in the UK if you abide by dronecode. We explain the rules. https://t.co/5Kl4eAa9ZP 
• Security bod threatened with legal action for uncovering macOS adware https://t.co/e30GaZdFnP 
• Hollywood Is Setting Up a Legal ‘Machine’ to Sue Pirates In #Canada https://t.co/ng7Un7H9Ji 
• FCC faces legal battle after widely-condemned vote to repeal net neutrality #US https://t.co/EJa2sXLyKK 
• We support Stephen Hawking’s legal action to save the NHS https://t.co/j8XtRmu7B7
• Jared Kushner's legal team is seeking a crisis PR firm #US https://t.co/KNCm5vDb5y 
• #Nigerian law graduate denied call to bar for wearing hijab https://t.co/UiM1Kixeju 
• Global Protectionism - Are You Leaving Yourself Open? https://t.co/RAFY3facDk 
• UK Electronic Communications Code to become law on 28 December https://t.co/EAhsbicKw3 
• 18% rise in homeless figure revealed in Cardiff following freedom of information request... https://t.co/5bOKJoMfcd
• Homeless man who guarded open car ‘overwhelmed’ by thousands raised for him https://t.co/a6w82GkU8B 
• Loyalist killer Haggarty should get credit for information he provided, court hears https://t.co/7vXVlbM7Jw 
• Dangerous rapist claims trial was unfair because he previously robbed his own defence lawyer https://t.co/tx8fm6IsMd 
• NSW barrister to lead SA’s Murray Darling Royal Commission #Australia https://t.co/pILoeOqWsn
• Barrister Lloyd Rayney wins multi-million dollar defamation case when named as “prime” & “only” suspect... https://t.co/xnPsxCVxzZ 
• Top barrister James Scobie QC stars in grime video after defending rapper in court https://t.co/L9bROXFCIF
• Legal aid statistics: July to September 2017... https://t.co/08VEXrEIwd 
• 'Outdated' surrogacy laws will be changed amid warnings over risks for couples travelling overseas https://t.co/jxwtQ8qk7H
• UK government called on to shift liability for illegal online content to social media companies https://t.co/PIjh3qUcum 
• UK government has no plans to remove exit date in Brexit law to avoid rebellion https://t.co/fNIS0HKxDG 
• #Israel court says illegal to keep dead Palestinian assailants https://t.co/u0Rz5P12O1 
• Uber users complain of hefty ‘illegal’ price hikes https://t.co/n1g0GSkx8T
• Plea seeks action against illegal quarrying #India https://t.co/YdMej13WUX 
• ‘Sickening’ racist attack by teenagers left man with broken teeth at McDonald’s drive-thru https://t.co/I4cIW3i3E5
• Farmer 'repeatedly put the environment at risk' by running illegal waste site https://t.co/UspmNo2Lg1 
• Parents warned after illegal 'killer car seats' found to be on sale on eBay https://t.co/6eFO6XlHL8 
• #Mexican Authorities Call ICOs Illegal, Cryptocurrencies Risky https://t.co/svxWMRz77R 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/AiG4U2TezY
• Controversial lawyer Richard Luthmann arrested for kidnapping, extortion #US https://t.co/6CwBIrsFHM 
• Chris Froome hires former Bruyneel and Contador lawyer for salbutamol case https://t.co/2NVniLHgBg 
• #Austrian far-right to return to coalition under conservative Sebastian Kurz https://t.co/J1gjxuRyml 
• Deaths of #Canada billionaire Barry Sherman and wife 'suspicious' https://t.co/ONXCNZHsst 
• Uber used covert 'undercover agents', says court letter https://t.co/hcdWLqYC3c 
• Peter Jackson: I blacklisted Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino under pressure from Weinstein... https://t.co/Trwtxb7k7g 
• Anna Soubry receives messages from brexit supporters calling for her to be hanged as a traitor... https://t.co/p8tENgN7GR 
• Teenager jailed for trolling footballer Andy Woodward about abuse https://t.co/joNgbUk4M9 
• Centre to amend Rules on appointments and service conditions of tribunal members #India https://t.co/P7t0SWrblL 
• Deepak Fertilizers gains 4% after arbitration tribunal rejects claim of Rs 357 cr by GAIL #India https://t.co/MBz8SdG1bZ 
• Former Intel EMEAR sales director takes Chipzilla to tribunal https://t.co/gKqKQKt7jb 
• Employers warned as tribunal numbers soar https://t.co/L9f8r6NNa7 
• Donald Trump's nominee for judge Matthew Petersen flubs law test #US https://t.co/gyPZMwZCYA 
• #US tax bill: Republicans agree sweeping changes https://t.co/KAqQxLmlAO

16th December - Law News

2182nd 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: Exiled Chinese conceptual artist Ai Weiwei discusses the shocking plight of refugees worldwide. He travelled to 23 countries and interviewed more than  600 refugees for his new documentary, Human Flow, an uncompromising cine-essay on this 21st century crisis.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Victorian Liberal Party war with itself played out in court #Australia https://t.co/3DUJ3J8dKu 
• Falkirk solicitor John Mulholland has been confirmed as the Law Society of Scotland’s next vice president https://t.co/3wFvc9iQuv 
• This is exactly what happens if you are caught drink driving https://t.co/WDCLe2q7hG
• Former solicitor Bartlett sentenced to 20 years for sexually abusing boys https://t.co/AwyMqIu2qo 
• Senate Confirms Former Texas Solicitor General James Ho to Fifth Circuit #US https://t.co/EEZppxmM5H 
• Scotland Yard carrying out 'urgent review' after rape trial collapses... https://t.co/9Nb1Hh1Cxa 
• Britvic confirms Norwich factory closure with hundreds losing jobs, a strong and stable brexit? https://t.co/k2yIntwrKl 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/PSVtLQ0LRf
• Woman wanting to feed the homeless told by disgraceful Cardiff council they have 'enough'... https://t.co/dXymeGiVH2 
• #Australia child abuse inquiry finds 'serious failings' https://t.co/CIVbb1HnM
• #Russian ex-minister Ulyukayev gets eight years for bribery https://t.co/gI6vNIFDAM 
• The surgeon who signed patients’ livers was silly, not criminal. The law is an ass https://t.co/BTDlPF5F76
• It’s not just British soldiers. The whole Iraq war fiasco is back in the dock https://t.co/f31MdyOeab 
• Hillsborough slur about fans burning police horse false, says CPS https://t.co/rsLmr3ybGk 
• Charlottesville: James Alex Fields Jr faces life in prison #US https://t.co/G8bkXsrGUO 
• Hillsborough officer not charged over horse burn claims https://t.co/KRjTo4Gdef 
• The drunk passengers who fall on to rail tracks https://t.co/SqrkQaMF1f
• Met Police to conduct urgent review after rape trial collapse https://t.co/XVIxZyd8QA 
• Flexible working – make it your New Year’s resolution | Law Gazette https://t.co/JyMhnsowoF 
• Personal injury firms warned over claims farmer links | Law Gazette https://t.co/EWUjqsGkfU 
• It's official: Employment claims soar in wake of fee decision | Law Gazette https://t.co/jwFAplKjWu 
• Law students take aim at miscarriages of justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/4joCGAbTgJ 
• Government clarifies legal aid safety net record | Law Gazette https://t.co/xOrPOWU4zb 
• SRA off the hook for £5m Leigh Day costs | Law Gazette https://t.co/48Geqw1LOA 
• Barrister suspended for giving client money 'for food' | Law Gazette https://t.co/zao2NBHDjD 
• City firm publishes hourly rates in 'transparency' drive | Law Gazette https://t.co/rplBCEAS3M 
• Five solicitors granted silk as names start to emerge | Law Gazette https://t.co/7M0UCnPPTO 
• Brexit: UK legal services could be left ‘high and dry’, Society warns | Law Gazette https://t.co/XHURVs09xK 
• Schools told not to dismiss sexual harassment 'as banter' https://t.co/G9ghfy9Uj4 
• Corrie Mckeague: Reward to find missing airman doubles https://t.co/x243tFG1x0 
• #Australian sentenced to 46 years for torturing and killing niece https://t.co/Dy4vnEcgY8 
• What the Colorado baker who refused to sell to a gay couple gets wrong #US... https://t.co/z9D4IQZJSs 
• #Chinese man jailed for stamping on Genghis Khan portrait https://t.co/YWUZIE0qNN 
• Indian #Christian carol singers arrested after 'conversion' complaint... https://t.co/bfcOp6K1jP 
• #US woman used bitcoin to move cash to Islamic State, police say https://t.co/qhSihZd1kC 
• Future of ANC and #SouthAfrica at stake as party meets to choose new leader https://t.co/uYtnN2tyLW
• Lord Pentland discusses defamation proposals - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wWNAkOLYbk
• Rise of LiPs “key challenge for family lawyers and courts system” | Legal Futures... https://t.co/w1XnB8o3Fi 
• Legal regulation “more than ripe for total overhaul”, House of Lords told | Legal Futures... https://t.co/an3ygJnOBP
• Pockets of poor practice as SRA issues revised PI warning notice | Legal Futures https://t.co/Uzxz1p8Cfn 
• #Russia a 'risk' to undersea cables, defence chief warns https://t.co/AomSah9Bun 
• Church apology over Bishop George Bell abuse inquiry https://t.co/FynkNWKFDO 
• Backlash over 'stay with abuser' posts shared by Essex Police https://t.co/bsSjAzl1dM 
• HS2 redundancy pay 'shocking waste' of taxpayer cash https://t.co/KUhOSFzpey 
• Boxing champion awaits deportation after fighting for England six times https://t.co/YpMvnk7h4E 
• Woman in key No 10 role paid £15,000 less than men for same job https://t.co/YJcqWlsm5e 
• The Guardian view on deporting rough sleepers: rights and wrongs | Editorial https://t.co/5lWH0r1a3O
• The Guardian view on #Myanmar: telling the truth about the Rohingya | Editorial https://t.co/QEttsz9oQy 
• Most of the Brexit rebels are lawyers. Maybe experts are useful after all https://t.co/iXtpmU9UJD
• Religious freedom review appointee has argued for limited sharia law in #Australia https://t.co/7HVFfUTozS 

15th December - Law News

2181st 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: Virtual currency bitcoin has officially become the largest bubble in history, eclipsing the notorious "Tulip Mania," the speculative bubble that shook the Dutch economy before it collapsed in 1637.


Focus of the day story: The government’s safety net scheme for people denied civil legal aid received a record number of applications in the third quarter of the year, according to official statistics – which also reveal a wide-ranging decline in legal aid work and spending. Quarterly statistics published today show that the Legal Aid Agency received 638 applications for exceptional case funding between July and September. This is the highest number of applications received in a single quarter since the scheme began in April 2013, when the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 removed vast swaths of law from the scope of legal aid. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Far-right group Britain First's Paul Golding and Jayda Fransen charged https://t.co/HC0DiRmJq1 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/lCah9bGD4E
• F1 'grid girls' under 'strong review' - how did you vote? https://t.co/vQyzrN7g3i 
• Crown secures confiscation order against murderer who benefited from ‘criminal lifestyle’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/71Dlxb61pk 
• Scottish government threatens ‘Continuity Bill’ if Brexit legislation remains unamended - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZfjuldTbyX
• Law Society: Further reform needed to improve land and building transaction tax - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/W1ApwhbwtS 
• Most substantial reform of defamation in Scottish legal history proposed - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/YQ0mNC9cPE
• Pipe band tutor loses appeal against conviction for ‘sexting’ student but sex offence interim order quashed - Scott… https://t.co/vGjA0YCLJG
• Terra Firma's Steven Walker QC ranked for international arbitration - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Ne7NzMOxaV 
• Barrister peer to face negligence claim alongside leading firm despite civil restraining order | Legal Futures https://t.co/o6psn9kaEZ 
• Law firms failing to tell clients who complain that they can go to LeO | Legal Futures https://t.co/LKaUvs1G0f
• “Lawyers still needed” say big firms in tech push, with Clydes mining ‘big data’ | Legal Futures https://t.co/pXYVe4ExyS 
• Net neutrality rules weakened by #US regulator https://t.co/n8RIz0zoPu 
• NatWest bank spat prompts web security changes https://t.co/FoMFNLJecV 
• Grieving Swansea man 'ordered' to go shoplifting by loan sharks to pay off funeral debt https://t.co/m6lP73opZ7 
• Far-right Britain First leader Paul Golding arrested in Belfast https://t.co/oQ8SnMxATB 
• Laws for safe use of driverless cars to be ready by 2021 https://t.co/tdKBvHKMRp 
• We Guantánamo Bay detainees have the right to protest our condition #US https://t.co/oVtp7CMDh4 
• Number of children penalised for knife possession rises 16% https://t.co/q1mjUWA3dH 
• British troops breached Geneva conventions in Iraq, high court rules https://t.co/kRrS2NcdC8 
• MoJ rejects calls for ban on revealing sexual history in rape cases https://t.co/F5udzvAU3j 
• Home Office policy to deport EU rough sleepers ruled unlawful https://t.co/O42IfNzxWt 
• Inquiry under way after Pentonville murder trial witness exposed https://t.co/4U9XxCTynT 
• WikiLeaks recognised as a 'media organisation' by UK tribunal https://t.co/Ifr2TVDCQM 
• Private probation firms criticised for supervising offenders by phone https://t.co/CN8PbYRGuW
• To help social mobility, do something selfish in 2018 | Law Gazette https://t.co/0pPe7iLPZi 
• Supreme Court aims for more diversity as it advertises for justices | Law Gazette https://t.co/X4vmEAO8Ye
• Business deals by top 50 law firms decline in first half | Law Gazette https://t.co/yMdgRAecpu 
• Legal aid safety net applications soar to record level | Law Gazette https://t.co/Sct3jNRqRF 
• Court finds detained Iraqis unlawfully held by British forces | Law Gazette https://t.co/x3XdgFiGKH 
• Law Commission to explore leasehold and chancel repair liability | Law Gazette https://t.co/14jafmdBNc 
• SRA ponders penalties for failure to publish complaints data | Law Gazette https://t.co/lpd4B5lwpW 
• Surviving #Congo's massacres: 'I climbed over bodies to flee' https://t.co/jdelVefSbE 
• Far right group Britain First's Jayda Fransen in court over Belfast speech https://t.co/sJMWxhkSLf
• Documentary maker Morgan Spurlock confesses to sexual misconduct https://t.co/DinJ1Q1oAA
• Deporting EU rough sleepers from UK unlawful, High Court rules https://t.co/zm2PIL42f8 
• Walt Disney buys Murdoch's Fox for $52.4bn https://t.co/TmuIWlyqTL 
• Grenfell fire: Families and survivors remember victims at St Paul's memorial https://t.co/eNKhdy4sAN
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Y5XYWTkHM2
• Ashes: No evidence of corruption in third Test after fixing claims - ICC https://t.co/PKnSpVhjDf 
• Starbucks cafe's wi-fi made computers mine crypto-currency https://t.co/JRgsliK3lo
• What is net neutrality and how could it affect you? https://t.co/8HjhVzpueN 
• MSF estimates more than 6,700 Rohingya killed in #Myanmar https://t.co/6SGmUVrI3A 
• Fly-tipping prosecutions at record low in England https://t.co/3I4lDGPwcy 
• Vijay Mallya extradition case: Westminster Magistrates' court to hear evidence from political expert https://t.co/3SZWRq8wjN 
• Barking and Dagenham College students take part in mock murder trial https://t.co/gkCzArQBBT 
• Full rights for women? Over their dead bodies #Australia https://t.co/RoS0LBtlDG 
• Residents fight developer as latest homes inquiry begins https://t.co/Q1peQHRjSP 
• Man pleads guilty after stabbing 93-year-old twice in random park attack https://t.co/dk0Fq9GAKt
• Drug matriarch’s son set for sentence #Australia https://t.co/KY3CJt1CZv 
• Change of plans: Barrister to head up review into Justice Department's email trawl #Ireland https://t.co/B5uJzWcEtS 
• Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property becomes UK law https://t.co/M5axCG9hsX 
• 32 Reasons to Keep the EU Charter as Part of UK Law Post Brexit https://t.co/nLWDvEwBMx 
• Judge Rips Into Caruana Galizia Family’s Legal Advice About Murder Investigation #Malta https://t.co/WBovaNg8YW 
• Animal Sentience Urged to be Recognized When Enforcing New UK Laws https://t.co/yzu4E37xs7 
• European Union refugee rules should be copied into UK law, says Tory MP https://t.co/wamJSAeeWF 
• UK govt accepts lawmakers' demands for scrutiny of Brexit law changes https://t.co/ZelHP755CN 
• #Congolese fighters convicted of raping young girls in landmark case https://t.co/TH9Da82AVK 
• Why extend the church's ‘freedom’ when it's abused what it already has https://t.co/rURExfFlNV 
• Supreme court vacancies lead to hopes for greater diversity https://t.co/YyAd2VXOMF 
• Dublin City Council removes #Myanmar leader Suu Kyi from honours list for failing to prevent Rohingya ethnic cleans https://t.co/IbOSoWK6NY

14th December - Law News

2180th 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: Same-sex marriage will be legal in Australia with Parliament agreeing to change the Marriage Act and end the ban on gay and lesbian couples marrying.


Focus of the day story: Law firms and major corporates have upped their game in terms of LGBTQ inclusion, according to research from The Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2018 Corporate Equality Index. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Police less likely to find drugs on black people during stop and search https://t.co/XCEcxPxxal 
• Actress Salma Hayek claims Harvey Weinstein threatened to kill her https://t.co/f3CFaWpNsS 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/53zyKNTBKC
• UVF killer Haggarty shot Catholic to hide double life https://t.co/nypEWkhSYR
• Terrorism not a ‘systemic threat’ to UK says former MI6 head https://t.co/ehDgK1ZkNC 
• Vice chancellors' pay: Universities to agree new code https://t.co/o9S7fK7j4f 
• Legal aid for cops from Cebu City Government: P50T won’t be license to kill #Philippines https://t.co/geCIHH4aLc 
• Cheshire East Council's suspended legal chief resigns https://t.co/HcKCBJXMJB
• Tesco faces legal threat over marketing its food with 'fake farm' names https://t.co/7eFzDHWDMD 
• Toshiba settles legal disputes with Western Digital https://t.co/uw5EPKrwCg 
• How Trump’s Legal Team Is Trying to Bury Robert Mueller #US https://t.co/dONiWPhZAA 
• Jacob Zuma, #South Africa's president, suffers double court blow https://t.co/13eSQ88Ghi 
• #Swedish 'laser man' Ausonius on trial for 1992 German murder https://t.co/Fp8oCLZPQC 
• Facebook internal investigation finds three Russian Brexit ads https://t.co/XWla32wxwO 
• Ofsted warns schools against 'disadvantage one-upmanship' https://t.co/CrNn2tAzXV 
• Ummarayiat Mirza and Madihah Taheer sentenced for terror attack https://t.co/nwM7vvPsI8 
• Liver surgeon Simon Bramhall marked initials on patients https://t.co/fgK8I8UnqP 
• Tory whips make legal threat to rebels before crucial Brexit vote https://t.co/M2vRB6HKdp 
• Chris Froome fights to save career after failed drugs test result https://t.co/Gv3i0tgG7S 
• 'Feminism' beats 'complicit' to be Merriam-Webster's word of the year https://t.co/C0hQ8Rk0p7
• Sports Direct shareholders block £11m payout to Mike Ashley's brother https://t.co/xmZbFNOc54 
• London theatre axes Rita, Sue and Bob Too amid harassment claims https://t.co/nkpu5Nxanr 
• #Tanzania pardons two child rapists and calls for arrest of pregnant schoolgirls https://t.co/AP33bFhVgR 
• 'If I seek help, the police might deport me. If I don’t, he might kill me' #US https://t.co/AvP8qclzld 
• “The impact has been devastating but I have to stand up to discrimination,” says barrister suing BSB | Legal Futures https://t.co/LpOTY0jBOY 
• Death of QASA could be “turning point” for regulation of barristers, Bar leader says | Legal Futures https://t.co/znKAfPoYot 
• Inbound marketing for law firms – For those about to flock | Legal Futures https://t.co/bShkBYGlCr 
• Anthony Gold latest to be hit by cyber-attackers | Law Gazette https://t.co/uouS2sKrBF 
• SFO director insists independence will remain | Law Gazette https://t.co/JesCSpYe9g 
• Bristol firm takes stake in US artificial intelligence company | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZvN8LSQYNt 
• Matrix appoints ex BPP executive as new CEO | Law Gazette https://t.co/1f3yUy27Ja
• Robert Khan to head external affairs at Law Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/UAh4f5dvaC 
• Will fixed costs transform the takeup of legal expenses insurance? | Law Gazette https://t.co/Wg6gGuR78i 
• LinkedIn hosted jihadist lectures, Tony Blair's institute reveals https://t.co/9fQKgchH5D 
• Leeds crash: Boy, 15, admits causing deaths https://t.co/BdGRxcYlTo 
• Armed forces veterans to get ID to recognise 'sacrifice' https://t.co/9pZRJkgvsr 
• Westminster rape trial: Samuel Armstrong 'victim gave story to press' https://t.co/LzKdpah4Kt 
• Eight sentenced for smuggling drugs into prisons by drones https://t.co/ebWilp0NOW 
• Muslim nations urge recognition of East Jerusalem as #Palestinian capital https://t.co/obwWYXIcaI 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/qGObpiCm4n
• Make Facebook liable for content, says report on UK election intimidation https://t.co/CSjqB79jqA 
• Alabama election: Democrats defeat Trump's favourite Roy Moore, dealing huge blow to the President #US https://t.co/IGHooabNh2
• Rebellion threat to EU Withdrawal Bill https://t.co/FfaaOLArY8 
• 'I was saved from a £10,000 car scam' https://t.co/BK7XEn2324 
• Ceredigion Apprentice winner's cake products recall https://t.co/yLoREfFmYx 
• High Court issues rule on educational institutions seeking info on marital status #Bangladesh https://t.co/vNrV7H2uUI 
• UK: Vijay Mallya trial to hear evidence from political expert https://t.co/oPnuTrSX7A
• Perth couple to become the first to file for same-sex divorce in #Australia https://t.co/xD8saDset2 
• And The Legal Technology Word Of The Year Is … https://t.co/CbzxGVnR7M 
• Was It Legal for the #US to Bomb #Cambodia? https://t.co/tgBZconvpe 
• How the legal system fails victims of sexual harassment https://t.co/7x3YAhYTrf 
• Welsh stamp duty changes to "benefit more buyers than the chancellor's targeted relief" https://t.co/U6jMlGAI6y
• UKCLA Annual General Meeting and Roundtable, 9th January 2018 https://t.co/UH4QFjn7Eb 
• Review of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 https://t.co/M1qxdBhvwe 
• National Secular Society report on Disestablishment https://t.co/TMtQLHAicB 
• UK government accepts MPs' demands for scrutiny of Brexit law changes https://t.co/ttOzVm3uwv 
• MPs urged to back Brexit bill clause to protect child refugees https://t.co/yEU66gWybj 
• Black Holes in the Proposed UK Space Legislation https://t.co/j29OUaUCWE 
• UK govt. accepts lawmakers' demands for scrutiny of Brexit law changes https://t.co/6FLkHCNDv8

13th December - Law News

2179th 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: Rwandan President Paul Kagame has challenged African leaders to take responsibility and accept their failure in solving conflicts that have ravaged the continent for decades.


Focus of the day story: An unpopular rule that acted as a barrier to legal aid for domestic violence survivors is to be dropped, in a major victory for campaigners. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) confirmed this week that legal aid rules affecting survivors of domestic violence will be amended as of January 2018. It will scrap a time limit on evidence that meant survivors had to show they had suffered abuse within the past five years to be granted legal aid for advice and representation in disputed family court hearings. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Kim Jong-un should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity, say jurists #NorthKorea https://t.co/6kmrUcGGVu 
• Alabama court gives last-minute order that could impede recount procedure #US https://t.co/HDchCmgC7A
• UK police rescue nine suspected victims of slavery from British trawlers https://t.co/jKLzrr3aQL 
• CND wasn’t involved in George Blake’s escape https://t.co/iC7SLnJLdQ
• Ombudsman called in after death of 12th immigration detainee https://t.co/ijJ5qQB4zO
• Row over 'smell of cannabis' police stops https://t.co/SzKSmTdCYg 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/h1JUu3xQlo
• New York bombing suspect Akayed Ullah warned Trump on Facebook #US https://t.co/xpySmuAtNC 
• HIV positive man unable to become a commercial pilot https://t.co/1gUooBeLer 
• Trump attacks senator and dismisses sexual harassment claims as Democratic conspiracy #US https://t.co/8kLb00IiNd 
• How did I handle casual racism in Los Angeles? Awkwardly | Romesh Ranganathan https://t.co/qCDNdKnYTZ 
• NHS trust treating brain-damaged boy gets anonymity over abuse fears https://t.co/32WsJGSLhW
• It's not asking the earth for independent watchdog to fill EU gap https://t.co/MLUmKViHfU 
• The rightwing takeover of the #US court system will transform America https://t.co/ttGsCcjTbG 
• What offshore firms are doing (and not doing) about legal tech | The Lawyer https://t.co/3RtESc4pi5 
• Tell us how Brexit is impacting your team | The Lawyer https://t.co/azDcIOQxXl 
• Clifford Chance sets up 'Big Four' style global tech group | The Lawyer https://t.co/cGHllxxyEo
• Simpson Millar to cut 20% of staff in redundancy consultation | The Lawyer https://t.co/nttl6Cyygr 
• Taylor Wessing elects PE lawyer as new senior partner | The Lawyer https://t.co/sY6GakVibo 
• Burness Paull advises on MBO of tech leader - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/u8B89WnYFg 
• Labourer fails in damages appeal for psychiatric injury caused by Longannet Power Station fire - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Tix68aIK92 
• Flats in Edinburgh's New Town and West End surge in popularity - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MXfXyq7hzy
• Libya: European countries 'complicit' in horrific abuse of refugees and migrants - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/1H4zLFryqD 
• Drug courier wins appeal against sentence after sheriff failed to take into account ‘coercion’ in mitigation - Scot… https://t.co/8f4n87pihk
• CJEU clarifies validity of decisions to expel third-country nationals - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0lJp7AM6in 
• Jailed: benefits cheat who defrauded 19 councils of £244,000 for luxury holidays https://t.co/KgIu8dO4xT
• Grenfell Tower fire: Soaring cost of high-rise fire safety https://t.co/v2vCLUGU8n 
• Salford house fire 'targeted attack' https://t.co/x9e2E5j16X 
• 'Levi Bellfield raped me hundreds of times,' says ex-partner https://t.co/7DbDJMxI1O
• Keaton Jones: Bullied boy's family faces backlash https://t.co/tQd4dpe5tH 
• Judge rules that reviving a struck-out claim not an abuse of process | Law Gazette https://t.co/rrJ2tDex9q 
• Tax firm negligent for not warning about risks of avoidance scheme | Law Gazette https://t.co/8HIkKT2aNf 
• Challenge to legal aid cuts gets under way | Law Gazette https://t.co/8n8fLSYyWH 
• Employment tribunal cases 'double' since Unison judgment | Law Gazette https://t.co/qLnM55lJOr 
• Junior barrister numbers at ‘25-year low’ says new chair | Law Gazette https://t.co/CtZ8bAGpYp 
• Trump UK visit expected in new year, US ambassador says https://t.co/QKJ67d5dB9e
• Salford house fire: Five questioned over child deaths https://t.co/9IiCnvfzj8 
• Rail passengers 'misled' over festive tickets https://t.co/cl9qdoYDuX 
• Oscar Pistorius hurt in prison fight in South Africa https://t.co/Ch32MdOC0O
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/SEIJYYgF2P
• War crimes verdict against late general branded 'an insult to justice' by #Croats https://t.co/mrv2bFdVLt
• No reason to resist setting up of tribunal on Mahanadi: Suprme Court #India https://t.co/Ik5oGEWXle
• Small firms need tribunal to protect them from big banks, say MPs https://t.co/Jkud9VkqW9 
• Bosnian War Victims Praise Hague Tribunal’s Successes #Balkans https://t.co/8vAv3MsjA6 
• Educational charity goes to tribunal to appeal freezing of its bank accounts https://t.co/NhqhbxfRdR 
• Accident claims tribunal grants ?16 lakh to victim #India https://t.co/zBJ1Bl89Uu 
• Web pioneers plead to cancel US net vote https://t.co/CrPkUChYyk
• Hunting the shipwrecks of the slave trade https://t.co/qDf0bnIhbr 
• Will change to organ donor rules mean more transplants? https://t.co/WvKrqQYGFr 
• NHS trust treating brain-damaged boy gets anonymity over abuse fears https://t.co/32WsJGSLhW 
• Protect savers from cold-call pension fraud by law, MPs urge https://t.co/5K0vbBBfSl 
• Shortfalls in strategy to fight economic crime | Letters https://t.co/npsGefEn0u 
• Luxury goods suppliers can stop distribution on third-party platforms | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/T85t3FdM0O 
• Mayer Brown turns to Ashurst partner for Tokyo launch | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/KBTM4xYDSO 
• BT's Dan Fitz set to step down next April | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/83D4DLC1ds 
• Alessandri picks up 10-strong lateral team from Halpern de la Fuente | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/19ij0LKwxA
• Why lawyers should be paranoid about client confidentiality | Legal Futures https://t.co/bfbpn5syyO 
• Solicitor who “outrageously plundered” assets of elderly client struck off | Legal Futures https://t.co/B5MENg6aBG 
• BME graduates “half as likely” to obtain pupillages as white peers | Legal Futures https://t.co/VMJuXphKJI 
• Court of Appeal finds firm negligent for failing to warn over risk of tax avoidance scheme | Legal Futures https://t.co/5HLdWIyIa3
• The Trump sexual allegations – a list https://t.co/dy9JE0kb7z 
• Trump's accusers demand Congress investigate sexual misconduct claims #US https://t.co/XRivQwvzg

12th December - Law News

2178th 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: Christmas in a permanent home is only a dream for 128,000 children who are living in temporary accommodation. That’s according to new research from the housing charity Shelter. Struggling to create a normal life in unsuitable surroundings including an industrial estate, some families have been making video diaries about how they are forced to live.


Focus of the day story: The Supreme Court is to review what needs to be proved when a solicitor is sued for failing to advise a client of a potential claim, in the latest of a raft of cases involving Raleys, the controversial but now defunct Barnsley law firm that acted for thousands on miners. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• An alleged sexual predator, Republican civil war and Steve Bannon: what's at stake in Alabama? #US https://t.co/Pdw9mhcSCx 
• New York subway attack reveals security challenge for transport systems. #US https://t.co/rxnYo0LQ7w
• Police name New York subway attacker – as it happened #US https://t.co/1Y6K4i6lTy 
• Macron awards #US scientists grants to move to #France in defiance of Trump https://t.co/OE26ZRR1Ub 
• Five arrested after three children die in suspected arson attack https://t.co/7lHOzzON6W
• Grenfell labelled a 'national atrocity' as lawyers begin giving evidence https://t.co/yYYQbuTrEm 
• How one UK university confronted its sexual harassment problem https://t.co/827GZkszv8 
• Samantha Fox accuses David Cassidy of sexual assault https://t.co/oB8tqd8CY3 
• Boris Johnson condemned for trade forum with #Sudan over rights abuses https://t.co/Seb9UH9duo 
• Labour backs 'easy movement' of EU workers after Brexit, says Keir Starmer https://t.co/mseAngfEOU 
• Brexit: City of London will lose 10,500 jobs on day one, says EY https://t.co/idnwb0yo14
• Woman dies after being run over four times in south London by hit and run drivers https://t.co/WFnLHU8TfT
• Josh Homme, Queens of the Stone Age frontman kicks female photographer https://t.co/rk6QLYVFRe 
• Harassment survey: 'I'm a waitress but I feel like a sex worker' https://t.co/9zFtrHITi0 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Dei5hIqjy9
• Fraud office future secure as government eyes economic crime reform | Law Gazette https://t.co/C5zzU52z9T 
• Costs lawyers fear fixed fees but feel they can weather Jackson storm | Law Gazette https://t.co/Kc8LNtw2K8 
• Claims taking longer as huge numbers go through county route | Law Gazette https://t.co/OwBJJF2uuv
• Government fights back in judges' pension row | Law Gazette https://t.co/2KX2FO1oQw 
• White candidates twice as likely to achieve pupillage, bar regulator says | Law Gazette https://t.co/zCQq8VQOul 
• Oxford teacher investigated for 'misgendering' to sue school https://t.co/xvE7O6YQ60 
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