12th January - Law News

2211st 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 Focus Video Story: When Rafal Senk moved to the UK he found people more accepting of his sexuality than in his native Poland. However, his profound deafness meant he was unable to get the right support from councils and soon became homeless.

Focus of the Day Story: Less than 24 hours after the prime minister handed the justice brief to solicitor David Gauke as part of a cabinet reshuffle, the new lord chancellor says he has begun the process of making parole decisions more transparent. Gauke told MPs today that he agreed with his predecessor David Lidington's assessment that there is a 'strong case' to review transparency in making parole decisions and how victims are appropriately engaged. This follows widespread concern at the Parole Board's decision to release serial sex attacker John Worboys from prison. Full story: The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Push Emerges for Body Camera Legislation in Kansas #US... https://t.co/AkF30SqrsH 
• Paris police say they have recovered all the jewels stolen on Wednesday in a brazen raid on the Ritz hotel #France https://t.co/lXqAFOVaqf 
• Plans for a £1bn new Chelsea FC stadium are being held up by one family over their right to light https://t.co/Ce79bUGvyi 
• Banks consider paying for EU access https://t.co/r1mflLkGNp 
• Nebraska becomes first red state to introduce pro-net neutrality legislation #US... https://t.co/0oXukKNdtO
• ‘Serious failing’: inquiry to scrutinise Toby Young’s OfS appointment https://t.co/ZuD3pWNuTF 
• BHS ex-owner Dominic Chappell found guilty of not disclosing vital information https://t.co/vNmnBFmXm7
• Westminster sexual harassment report has been watered down, says MP https://t.co/sqOnawXhx4
• Head of #Angola's wealth fund fired after Paradise Papers revelations https://t.co/jbQQCePci5 
• Bill Cosby: 'Please don't put me on #MeToo' https://t.co/OGYOn3ei31
• Woman nearly deported after 50 years in UK wins leave to remain https://t.co/5wCUyseAb4 
• Julian Assange is made an #Ecuadorian citizen in effort to resolve impasse https://t.co/1M9CymXpU6
• Don’t be fooled by the silence – MoJ “hard at work” to increase PI small claims limit | Legal Futures... https://t.co/pHov3pkU1y
• Solicitor who deliberately failed to pay thousands in barristers’ fees is struck off | Legal Futures... https://t.co/2bDKkV1nxz
• Bar Council lashes BSB over price publication plans | Legal Futures... https://t.co/gGvDV552Cs
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/tmCBDhwZHI
• Top Italian judge accused of turning his law school into a misogynistic 'cult' #Italy... https://t.co/KJRTmDorLD 
• Jackson, Mississippi Judge: Racial bias lawsuit against coroner can proceed #US... https://t.co/mSZylhVX1c 
• Bundy standoff: Judge dismisses case against rancher and sons #US... https://t.co/Ok7vu91PGA 
• Indian 'fly in fly out' case heads to Supreme Court | Law Gazette https://t.co/OtMedmcpNr
• Top 10 public sector suppliers win £600m worth of work | Law Gazette https://t.co/qjm7gCcS72 
• Litigation funder nears £1bn commitment to new investments | Law Gazette https://t.co/PIRZS1eCje 
• City solicitors voice superexam training fears | Law Gazette https://t.co/nBGPifvyit
• Junior lawyer deserved compassion, but we can never get comfortable with dishonesty | Law Gazette https://t.co/XbL7nZgE7a
• Panama papers: we need to talk about professional secrecy | Law Gazette https://t.co/DaFAQTk8WJ
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with clerk hires, signals desire to outlast Trump #US... https://t.co/uRrAO5hYYw
• Yakuza boss arrested in #Thailand after photos of his tattoos go viral https://t.co/cebDUpbyMP 
• #Greece's Muslim minority hails change to limit power of sharia law https://t.co/enRB1yF6du 
• Gay spouses have rights in all EU countries, says European court official https://t.co/LSDTi7DXRA
• 'A great milestone': #Somaliland adopts legislation outlawing rape https://t.co/pkEKgSVrkM 
• Rapist Antoni Imiela, serving seven life terms, is referred for parole https://t.co/hDXWo5t1ZG 
• Migration can benefit the world. This is how we at the UN plan to help https://t.co/wHX0R421pV 
• John Worboys victims demand CPS reassess 93 allegations against him https://t.co/eI0kSHhjdM
• Government cuts number of firefighters by 20% – Deaths by fire rise by 21%... https://t.co/k0kTiVYQg6
• Court sends case of Georgia death-row inmate back to lower courts over Thomas dissent #US... https://t.co/rhQ6MP8oOT
• Faculty warns Scotland could be operating unlawful court fees regime - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/euaV6UhZ4O
• Largest ever action against Scottish solicitors settled out of court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/J0SX6648v5
• Time-barred charges may competently be included in a docket as evidence of mutual corroboration - Scottish Legal Ne… https://t.co/jF4eQDYu71 
• Advocate General Wathelet: 'Spouse' includes same-sex spouse for purposes of free movement - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qpWglb5oId 
• Partner promotion at Thorntons - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FWQ670Un9L
• Scottish EU Bill likely to be introduced next month - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WBrxysz0h2 
• Nigel Farage warming to second EU referendum https://t.co/k6WGZqCyWM
• Girl, 15, dies after car hits Huddersfield bus stop https://t.co/AMEesrSa9W
• Barry Bennell trial: Boy 'abused on the way to games' https://t.co/N76ePiJ7RD 
• Queen's bra fitter Rigby & Peller loses royal warrant over revelations in a book about royal bra fitting https://t.co/gCHZbkZpt4
• Patients 'dying in hospital corridors' https://t.co/WShW0TL01w 
• Cases and appeals on roll - courts' hands full with high-profile legal matters #SouthAfrica... https://t.co/MRsKaFv6J6 
• Courts Evacuated Due To 'Bomb Threat' #Bermuda https://t.co/gcuFhRzQVh
• Company Names Tribunal decision: Amazon Deliveries Ltd... https://t.co/YazCyNrk80
• Now, Parrikar says Mahadayi issue to be fought before tribunal #India... https://t.co/b0ZuZfORLo
• Consumer lobby lashes out at rent tribunal for ineffectiveness #Kenya... https://t.co/iEakk5r3qG
• Illinois Appellate Court Overturns Tax Tribunal Ruling for the First Time #US... https://t.co/MtFxqj6ORL 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/U3HSv5Svx0
• Major relief for Zakir Naik from tribunal #India... https://t.co/ZjWtGaU2Fu
• Royal British Legion unfairly constructively dismissed case officer, tribunal finds... https://t.co/sxa1qfCSCg 
• Mikhail Popkov, #Russian ex-cop, on trial for 59 murders https://t.co/IbldJrTQgj
• YouTube cuts ties with vlogger over Japan suicide video https://t.co/yRoDcAjG13
• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Boris Johnson to raise case with #Iran at summit https://t.co/Fu84vyxBKG 
• Amazon plans to bid on the rights to stream Premier League matches https://t.co/0PWaC2MQXF 
• Max Schrems champions NGO to fight for GDPR rights https://t.co/MCgP8kbuCQ 
• Human Rights Defender Arrested in #Chechnya https://t.co/BlHQ46jimb
• #Iran protests: deaths in custody spark human rights concerns https://t.co/ATKCqa0mTn 
• Jury Awards $4 Million to Ex-Black Panther Elaine Brown #US https://t.co/hulVDkPytC 
• Dionne Clark murder trial: Dominic Wallis tells jury "I didn't murder the girl" https://t.co/M7n3N36ANG
• Man tells jury of his terror as intruder attacks him in his bed https://t.co/H7g4Xi07On
• Legal aid system in crisis as lawyers shun police duty scheme https://t.co/YqlNUaqu0Z 
• UVa law professor named Virginia solicitor general #US https://t.co/7BnKOXOolX 
• Top solicitor says closure of alcohol and drugs unit would be 'regrettable' https://t.co/HUPHF4B24K
• Extra charge against solicitor accused of bringing drugs into Irish prison #Ireland https://t.co/slmQqDdBR5
• Trump has criticised the US courts after a judge blocked him from ending protection for migrants who entered the U… https://t.co/ARUTqlLZER 
• Deloitte set to take on traditional law firms | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/x4BOXMvVsP 
• Littler appoints data analytics chief | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/tCgrneuCQX 
• Legal sector is leading the way for paperless working | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/DaQJ3he9c5
• London’s eugenics conference and its neo-Nazi links... https://t.co/AivWgm85qZ 
• Julian Assange’s bid for diplomatic status rejected by Britain https://t.co/9JzhQm4dVz 
• Trump plays down prospect of special counsel interviewing him about Russia #US https://t.co/SsUhRLio6X 
• UCL to investigate eugenics conference secretly held on campus https://t.co/adtW4uKxoY
• Charleton Tribunal hears of O'Sullivan's instructions to lawyers to challenge McCabe's 'integrity' #Ireland... https://t.co/xsrx9uI0Fp
• Lords vote for second Leveson probe into press conduct https://t.co/QEdbSwkOK8

11th January - Law News

2210th 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 Focus Video Story: It was a normal school board meeting in Louisiana - so how did a teacher end up being taken to jail?


Focus of the Day Story: General counsel need a deeper understanding of their company's data, as a range of new legal issues - from privacy to antitrust - are on the horizen, according to Crowell Moring's latest predictions for 2018. Full story: The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Ritz Paris robbery: Jewellery worth millions seized in armed heist #France https://t.co/Zud0wdZNl6 
• Former LibDem leaderTim Farron: I regret 'gay sex no sin' statement https://t.co/ILBWPdlWrM 
• Solicitor accused of bringing drugs into Mountjoy Prison charged with cocaine possession #Ireland... https://t.co/ntNgnZUjRJ 
• #Poland judiciary reforms: PM Morawiecki says he can fix row with EU https://t.co/oJXDx4TIfN 
• Apple pays extra £136m in tax after HMRC investigation https://t.co/dn965MXQ0g
• Bigamist spotted on Ant and Dec TV show with 'second wife' is jailed - BBC News https://t.co/eqSJ51VbtH
• Trainee solicitor assaulted girlfriend... https://t.co/rMlOY71fo5
• BC Human Rights Tribunal v Schrenk: Employment Discrimination and Access to Justice #Canada... https://t.co/LoLkRCXI61
• Tribunal shows mercy to junior who worked in 'culture of fear' | Law Gazette https://t.co/UBxR4akF89 
• Don't leave trainees hanging on, law firms told | Law Gazette https://t.co/pjHhvbJTrd
• Government lawyers draft 'slimline' contract to encourage SMEs to bid for work | Law Gazette https://t.co/IinTRINKpl
• Deloitte makes long-awaited assault on legal market | Law Gazette https://t.co/3BVu2trf59
• Society sets up group to clarify VAT for property searches | Law Gazette https://t.co/4wMKtzBv2T
• Firm calls for action on rehab fraud after phone physiotherapist banned | Law Gazette https://t.co/22VVZJIgQH
• Company Names Tribunal decision: Daimler SKF Holding Group Limited... https://t.co/csYbUCT34U
• Man United striker Romelu Lukaku to take legal advice over voodoo claim by former club's shareholder https://t.co/K9iBYUZzcG 
• #Pakistan reporter Taha Siddiqui flees armed abductors https://t.co/a4fYqS6RG9
• Rohingya crisis: #Myanmar army admits killings for the very first time https://t.co/ePzhRqAEIS 
• Zainab murder: Riots in #Pakistan's Kasur after child rape and killing https://t.co/RL2wqiCk16 
• MP calls for ban on high-caffeine energy drinks https://t.co/pVMGObJfHS
• Michael Douglas issues pre-emptive denial over 'sex claim' https://t.co/10hmWo1sFm 
• Funeral for Aldi stab victim Jodie Willsher https://t.co/qSDmaiShPN
• #SriLanka removes ban on sale of alcohol to women https://t.co/D2f9PPsVPU
• NTFL player to face tribunal over collision that left opponent Tai Martin-Page with spinal injury #Australia... https://t.co/AE8bfIlqQ6
• Dundee man sacked by Michelin after Mid Craigie tragedy takes firm to tribunal... https://t.co/AgpZ07Lud1
• Abingdon vicar Timothy Davis 'spiritually abused' teenage boy, tribunal finds... https://t.co/bNNLmwFnkx
• Police Scotland continue to fight employment tribunal ruling on Govan nightshift payments... https://t.co/VefU608l9I 
• “We don’t want to replicate a traditional law firm” – Deloitte announces ABS move | Legal Futures... https://t.co/4vmYRbWn4k
• SDT issues mental health warning to employers in case of solicitor under billing pressure | Legal Futures... https://t.co/dA17U8ZP0h 
• Government applies design to redraft “more accessible” contract for public sector suppliers | Legal Futures... https://t.co/gVUroUF3Eq
• Hindu woman has killed herself after facing harassment over her friendship with a Muslim man in the southern India… https://t.co/o6JVuRxffi 
• Akubra girl Dolly's bullying suicide shocks #Australia https://t.co/mvUYlmRQCt 
• New Army recruitment adverts 'won't appeal to new soldiers' https://t.co/3RXfTkt9Sc 
• Tribunal asked to consider whether supporting Scottish independence is a 'philosophical belief'... https://t.co/yTbl4pYutQ
• Ex-council chairman told chief executive headteacher was 'a psychopath', tribunal hears... https://t.co/s8uasseL7p 
• Tribunal Restrains Enforcement Directorate From Taking Over Zakir Naik's Assets #India... https://t.co/GpVE4dyfje 
• Boost for justice for victims of domestic violence after legal aid rule change... https://t.co/yItVKRLEnC 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ne97OnmjX8
• Radiohead deny suing Lana Del Rey https://t.co/wpUujJ6HUq
• Toymaker VTech Settles Charges of Violating Child Privacy Law... https://t.co/bNaftv7uce 
• David Davis considered taking legal action against the EU for making no-deal plans... https://t.co/WKfubyWdwK
• Tax Law May Send Factories and Jobs Abroad, Critics Say #US... https://t.co/kX0kaowUTH 
• To Pay for Wall, Trump Would Cut Proven Border Security Measures #US... https://t.co/3zjKCgDOv6 
• Man who fatally stabbed father 'acted in self defence' - Carlisle Crown Court... https://t.co/BFg43mN0sp
• Bristol drug dealer who kept trading behind bars caught with Spice worth £5000 in jail... https://t.co/Tff2qt473p
• #Czech election: The politically incorrect president dividing a nation https://t.co/7rnw7i2C4G 
• The Legal Institute For Forward Thinking: Legal Trends, Observations And Predictions For 2018... https://t.co/9xEp4BPnFX
• 'I can't report boss for bullying': MPs' staff tell their stories https://t.co/9qfaTlF4mA 
• Plastic bag charge: 5p levy to be extended in England https://t.co/5vgEc5a3gz
• Photographer tries novel legal strategy to get UH to pay up #US... https://t.co/p3ZTnAzjTM 
• #China's legal move into train station hits Hong Kong rule of law, bar chief says... https://t.co/KJE8fykr8G
• Justices won't step into Mississippi gay rights legal fight... https://t.co/Xv4QMIxC4O
• Watching porn at work – what are the legal consequences? https://t.co/GQ2vrLqTRV
• Police find body in Stockport after woman says she killed man https://t.co/W5nX4lHEGn 
• Changing drug laws too much hassle for Tories, says Nick Clegg https://t.co/rrvlINZUWr 
• Body found in garden after woman tells police she killed and buried man... https://t.co/BKPG5KLQGO
• Julian Assange: #Ecuador seeks mediator in 'unsustainable' standoff... https://t.co/ZqASNUYMkg 
• Boy charged over Mill Hill shop worker murder https://t.co/ufBU01Ev29
• Steve Bannon leaves Breitbart News after backlash over Trump comments #US... https://t.co/8dLpYzEnmY

10th January - Law News

2209th 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 Focus Video Story: Daily Mail columnist Andrew Pierce and Dawn Foster from the Guardian discuss Virgin Trains' decision to stop selling the Mail.


Focus of the Day Story:  Acclaimed book The New Jim Crow banned in some New Jersey prisons. ACLU writes to state after influential 2010 work banned at two jails while author says ‘officials must fear’ inmates reading about ‘bias and corruption’. Full story: Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Couple asks Supreme Court to take up $30000 treehouse case #US... https://t.co/os1mQwcTg5
• We're not afraid of your courts or police: CHP head #Turkey... https://t.co/v54xhfbHZm 
• Lloyds costs budget increases by £1m for shareholder dispute | The Lawyer https://t.co/dVniegMcf3 
• Sedgwick London office head leaves for Aon legal role | The Lawyer https://t.co/PhFNV0GifI
• Travers' Patient appointed for second term as managing partner - The Lawyer https://t.co/PXLLQ2DjK3
• Allergy death student Shahida Shahid 'checked meal' with waiter before eating https://t.co/fuNpXCUtnp
  
• Los Angeles superior court Judge To Settle Fight Over Charles Manson's 'Murderabilia' #US... https://t.co/vENIaLU16W
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/mvLZNf201g
• Federal Judge Rules Student-Athlete Has Right to Kneel During National Anthem #US... https://t.co/f4o3Op99pJ
• Just Eat 50p surcharge branded a rip-off by customers https://t.co/fktUqFhcJN
• Judge Tosses 'Underfilled Lattes' Class Action Against Starbucks #US... https://t.co/ck25NX936X 
• #US to loosen nuclear weapons policy and develop more 'usable' warheads https://t.co/eJS7eM7Wxy 
• Former councillor who killed her sick husband of 50 years because she believed he wanted her to help him die has w… https://t.co/WxnQBftV0w 
• #India's judge-population ratio goes up marginally... https://t.co/XCqsasRP87
• Judge Dismisses Federal Case Against Cliven Bundy And Sons, Bars Retrial #US... https://t.co/LP36f3Xdjn
• Aberdeen and Orkney priests threaten to quit over first female bishop https://t.co/RbFxhubS5M 
• #Iran reopens investigation into former president Rafsanjani death whose body had high radiation levels https://t.co/VBee2lgao7 
• Theresa May’s new cabinet more privileged than before, more than a third educated at expensive private schools https://t.co/bLUKtI9HHF 
• Iconic French actress Catherine Deneuve says men should be 'free to hit on' women https://t.co/0yOlQy6pMz
• Vanier shelter opponents want OMB to decide appeal, not new tribunal #Canada... https://t.co/vB9c8SCD7V 
• #Israel’s BDS blacklist is straight out of apartheid. The UK can’t condone it https://t.co/cCacYw9eNN
• Minister rejects call for in-depth inquiry into John Worboys case https://t.co/u24ZVQ8oGY 
• Why has serial offender Terry Ellis swapped a life of crime to go straight? https://t.co/mCUzVDfRsB
• #Iran protests: deaths in custody spark human rights concerns https://t.co/S1yWw6Ybvl 
• Brexit bill may have broken international environment law, says UN https://t.co/zzvJvKkUsG 
• Phone calls, Facebook and the odd nap: life as a judge in #Myanmar https://t.co/n3Ok7lbj7B 
• New lord chancellor prioritises parole transparency review | Law Gazette https://t.co/p1WanAm6OF
• Metropolitan Police confirms fraud investigation following HMCTS referral | Law Gazette https://t.co/ox50ij3s6x
• Opposition to 'freelance solicitor' plans grows louder | Law Gazette https://t.co/mjKzX2mOtj 
• Firm aims to double Manchester numbers in new services hub | Law Gazette https://t.co/8HDaKNbeKy 
• University reinstates LPC despite looming super exam | Law Gazette https://t.co/k60zeoOGH9 Solicitor to pay £54k costs of failed appeal against £2k fine | Law Gazette https://t.co/dwXjU0Fc7z
• Lawyer ‘surprise’ as #Spain drops probe into migrant death https://t.co/WVMMxGn6VP
• #Russian lawyer believes she met Ivanka after 2016 Trump Tower meeting https://t.co/oOKjEEwgxY 
• Police arrest suspect in murder of lawyer Nozdrovska #Ukraine https://t.co/jUq1NScATO 
• #Singapore Lawyer accreditation scheme extended to maritime, shipping lawyers with aim of raising standards https://t.co/vrX5khxl3Z
• Lawyer & Senior Partner at AB & David Law affiliates, David Ofosu-Dortey, is convinced that despite the flamboyant… https://t.co/Nvuu12BUgC
• #Indian Lawyer Files Petition Demanding Cryptocurrency Regulations https://t.co/WnWLJZHXpm
• No retraction for Fire and Fury, says Trump book publisher's lawyer https://t.co/0w0MON6yO6
• Ex-Macfarlanes lawyer becomes sixth Lord Chancellor in eight years https://t.co/VhRPuwu4IJ 
• #India's top court to review colonial-era law criminalising gay sex https://t.co/MbWr1rtxUD 
• Britain will be able to rejoin the customs union without new laws https://t.co/vKKgnAeoMM 
• What to Expect in UK Employment Law in 2018: GDPR, Brexit Negotiations and More https://t.co/cl1gDjClzT
• Belgians could soon be buried with their pets in cemeteries after law change https://t.co/YFfx0lUGOC
• #US appeals court trims $50m off Oracle's take in Rimini Street law battle https://t.co/VaUL94J7cm
• Concerns raised over new ethics regime for UK public sector data processing https://t.co/P2QItL8CbY
• Yugoslavia's War Crimes Tribunal Showed the Promise – and Limits – of International Justice... https://t.co/2wfDCgMB0U 
• Workplace tribunal delays vote on new Domino's wage offer #Australia... https://t.co/ydumjlCEKi 
• Feds to start overhaul of social security tribunal after latest review #Canada... https://t.co/oI9OguM4Y7
• 'True gent' lorry driver gets pregnant woman to hospital in Essex https://t.co/EsBNgnPyKe 
• In a drive to offer greater access, Football Association adopts 'Rooney Rule' for future appointment plans https://t.co/QouGkNHQql
• Here's how universities replied to that sinister Brexit letter https://t.co/xzDr1ZP62A
• #Zimbabwe anti-corruption body investigates Grace Mugabe's PhD - BBC News https://t.co/Xs7ldKRYVo
• Tribunals may use discretion over time limits for certain amended claims, EAT rules... https://t.co/TxybmGJNmb
• Charleton Tribunal hears of O'Sullivan's instructions to lawyers to challenge McCabe's 'integrity' #Ireland... https://t.co/WBZ1uqfId9 
• CES 2018: Intel to make flawed chips safe in a week https://t.co/hxsulLCTUg 
• Toy firm VTech fined $650,000 over data breach https://t.co/ucPCmmP2Bh
• Did genius and stable President Trump forget the words to the national anthem? #US https://t.co/94nTRcVp5k 
• Royal Wedding: Windsor Tory council leader defends 'begging' comments https://t.co/m0Ze8lV6cm 
• Teesside and South Yorkshire targeted in trafficking raids https://t.co/io4OiTpGpZ 
• Totally unfit for the role, Tory cheerleader Toby Young resigns from university regulator https://t.co/iG4OMY7Is8 
• We need new tribunal to stop bankers who mistreat small firms, says MP... https://t.co/cE1JsNMW0e
• Judge Faults #US for Holding Immigrant Defendants Freed on Bail... https://t.co/oaCCxqoFr0 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/8opoUkgvBs
• Outside #Iran's Most Notorious Prison, Calls for Loved Ones to Be Freed... https://t.co/DU9CWXYeUJ
• Jared Kushner's Financial Ties to Israel Deepen Even With Mideast Diplomatic Role #US... https://t.co/N1l3dtkacX
• #Bangladesh to use mobile court to punish gambling during tri-nation series https://t.co/laPTDUN1SA
• Caruana Galizia case: #Malta ex-corruption investigator fears for life https://t.co/BO2uQc2k5q 
• #Ghana immigration service bars recruits over stretch marks and bleached skin https://t.co/pAYqv2mHhX
• #Bangladesh court upholds Myanmar Rohingya marriage ban https://t.co/IU2R29a4vO
• Actress Bella Thorne 'sexually abused' until she was 14 https://t.co/rvXGhQRWVh
• Fighting sexual harassment in Bollywood #India https://t.co/PooTKixe87 
• British travellers being encouraged to fake illness, says ABTA https://t.co/lWzTMX94Rq 
• #US police chief 'kutecop4you' arrested in child sex sting https://t.co/1mv5PX2SOS
• Far-right National Action terrorism operation: Six people charged https://t.co/Dg0RJh4CaO
• MSPs: EU Withdrawal Bill 'incompatible with devolution' https://t.co/XHWjFVUHC8
• Gay marriage: First couples wed in #Australia https://t.co/iHmg27FEOB
• Apple investigated by #France for 'planned obsolescence' https://t.co/iXXbFygvt2 
• AI is out, augmented intelligence is in for 2018 | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/rKmkKEjGET
• Law is no longer about lawyers | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ODBnkOi5sh 
• Baker Donelson co-founder dies | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/8PGw6fziE1 
• US law firms increasingly 'potent' in London | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/dEjjFh3l3q 
• Macfarlanes avoids election for senior partner | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/g6eqr9hpsM 
• Slaughter and May ex-partner to chair city regulatory body | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/6WHgog3DvW 
• Class action law firm Milberg joins forces with pharmaceutical litigation law firm | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/zwjd7S3XTa 
• Gauke becomes first solicitor Lord Chancellor | Legal Futures... https://t.co/mAbOm8wW6v 
• Consumer panel warns SRA that latest Handbook reforms are recipe for “consumer confusion” | Legal Futures... https://t.co/SI8MLExhid 
• 2018 and beyond: Our legal futures | Legal Futures https://t.co/EsVvKgSUzx 
• SDT orders solicitor who failed to overturn £2,000 fine to pay £54,000 in costs | Legal Futures... https://t.co/FaZuFjwLl0

9th January - Law News

2208th 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 Focus Video Story: Racial discrimination and police brutality sparked riots in the 1960s, and affirmative action was used to calm the unrest


Focus of the Day Story: Crowdsourcing is an accurate predictor of court judgments, at best proving accurate in over eight out of ten cases, according to a rigorous analysis. A team of academics arrived at the conclusion after assessing the results of a massive public competition to predict the outcome of US Supreme Court cases, involving cash prizes of up to $10,000 (£7,375) for the winners. Full story: Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• AA 'astonished' as sacked chairman brings wrongful dismissal case https://t.co/BdPPMUgKWN 
• Reform, ration, or return to first principles: the choices for the NHS https://t.co/vouHAmxuxC
• Google has been accused of discriminating against conservative white men in a class action lawsuit https://t.co/YVucCNVVaK 
• Stable genius Trump gives 200,000 Salvadoreans deadline to leave #US https://t.co/keZ8pDBnCt 
• Toby Young's appointment leaves new regulator 'in tatters', says equalities spokesperson https://t.co/BJy9jU1tty
• Prisoner wakes up in mortuary in Asturias #Spain https://t.co/AWgM7ur0BH 
• Beth Shipsey inquest: A&E overcrowded on night of overdose https://t.co/uK6btm0ZvE 
• Public and private stores to sell recreational pot in BC, with 19 as the purchasing age #Canada... https://t.co/VQWIQe40Xq
• Thief steals £4000 off own dementia-stricken grandmother to fund Disneyland trip... https://t.co/IH3Z7ja1eY
• #Iran ministers criticised for not blocking internet: Judiciary... https://t.co/htb9E6SFjs 
• Atiqa Odho liquor case: SC remands proceedings to trial court #Pakistan https://t.co/KddY0no7K4
• Man sentenced after being caught burgling north Belfast flat wearing socks on his hands https://t.co/c9UXS6LxWq
• Accused claims one punch victim had attacked a woman before New Year’s tragedy #Australia https://t.co/vvgYJRHfFc
• 'Divorce Day' as money worries drive couples apart https://t.co/iaylCxcZ3k 
• Burglar sues shop owner after he injured his testicles while robbing the premises #Ireland https://t.co/usFMVh3HI2 
• Grimsby solicitor locked up for child sex offences https://t.co/sYtXSlo6hD 
• SCBA demand of separate secretariat for judiciary unrealistic: Law minister #Bangladesh... https://t.co/GbiVsjxPJG
• Scots expat homeless in Dubai after debt collectors threaten him with rape... https://t.co/Rgxa0K8eu0 
• After #MeToo, we can't ditch due process https://t.co/TxqOiZk3Dp
• Acclaimed book The New Jim Crow banned in some New Jersey prisons #US https://t.co/q7kIt8iD9p
• Sydney lawyer Victor Berger struck off for overcharging elderly woman $137543 #Australia... https://t.co/frckSGDLBG 
• Barry Bennell: Ex-football coach admits seven child sex offences https://t.co/YJ4OdyxBJl 
• Boy admits acid attacks on moped riders in London https://t.co/jqTodScZ2e
• Tribunal only option to resolve Mahanadi dispute: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik... https://t.co/jRcpM2w1mU  
• Jo Byrne-Green, speaks out about living with the debilitating disease ME... https://t.co/lBAYFUReUV 
• Law Society embarrassed again after JR threat forces climbdown over training endorsement | Legal Futures... https://t.co/hexXiIeUFe 
• Sixth lord chancellor in six years as Lidington moves on | Law Gazette https://t.co/g4q4lx2kYG
• 'Find a lawyer': official advice on dealing with the press | Law Gazette https://t.co/uUZS3U7XAK
• Practice Handful of law firms among first batch to report gender pay gap | Law Gazette https://t.co/Axkp9kyhZo
• First post-merger results show Eversheds 'power group' drawing less | Law Gazette https://t.co/nWZMxLRZ8D
• Firm denies ‘fishing’ for work over client bills | Law Gazette https://t.co/ndYGIEOrNf
• Consultants clean up on courts upgrade | Law Gazette https://t.co/lL9stbg5G1 
• Few prosecutions in wake of referral fee ban | Law Gazette https://t.co/tfVOgY4UJb
• Lawyer murder probe in Ukraine | Law Gazette https://t.co/chQWAMxZGo
• Many happy returns for magic circle top earners | Law Gazette https://t.co/8aLx8NS8wa
• Eighteen things solicitors should look out for in 2018 | Law Gazette https://t.co/l8bT35Ybk4 
• Have your say on equality | Law Gazette https://t.co/cxgzcIaUNX 
• Inertia on inquests | Law Gazette https://t.co/0qssCfydl0 
• My legal life: Quazim Khan | Law Gazette https://t.co/46QeeYgu4i
• Interview: Matthew Tossell, Hugh James | Law Gazette https://t.co/hKPJUYdoKd
• Annual occasion, OLY or opening of the legal year is a time for commitment and mirth for legal community #Singapore https://t.co/Uk52roPilI 
• Chicago-area clergy defend housing allowance as it faces legal challenge #US https://t.co/aArR22jj9w
• Accreditation scheme to be extended to maritime, shipping lawyers #Singapore https://t.co/vYQdZyjbHs 
• Jamia students submit legal opinion arguing elections won't interfere with contempt of court ongoing case #India https://t.co/oUDskDSstC
• #India's highest court to review colonial-era law criminalising gay sex https://t.co/7gRwiLJrLG 
• Brexit legislation to give Government sweeping powers to water down human rights and equalities laws, MPs warned https://t.co/iteFhqopyR 
• To protect his personal interest Donald Trump is no longer interested in free speech & sets his sights on tougher l… https://t.co/gcMnww4Odr
• The Tribunal will look at the scandal that almost brought the government down this week... https://t.co/OvC8XUT2eJ
• Lana Del Rey says Radiohead are suing her https://t.co/aZuY4c5jGv
• Firefighters tackle Trump Tower blaze in New York #US https://t.co/nAHZoJPVxt
• Disney defends 'making up' white actors to 'blend in' during crowd scenes https://t.co/wlfwD1WFQI
• Couple guilty of homemade bomb terror attack plot https://t.co/i7zQyi2eDK 
• County Sligo's Hugh Sheridan bows out after 19 years as State Solicitor #Ireland... https://t.co/nlYbXS0WHU
• SNP councillor launches employment tribunal against MOD... https://t.co/qr7gHQZ8At
• Solicitor Christine Rimmer strides into new role at Hibberts... https://t.co/L2lrKK1kAN 
• Peter Sutherland, lawyer, businessman and statesman – obituary... https://t.co/D8KZkrDHLh 
• Lawyer demands proper framework for cryptocurrency, files PIL #India... https://t.co/cDfjgaSw9J
• Equititrust examination: Lawyer-director David Tucker says never chased down $3.8m payday #Australia... https://t.co/0JjiHPR4CS
• Harassment Complaints Against Freeholders Cost Hunterdon $50K in Lawyer's Fees #US... https://t.co/mkEC43mDiW
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/SkatGwgIAZ
• Lawyer claims Weinstein schemed to sink sexual misconduct probe... https://t.co/idcgTcGKIC 
• Solicitor who earned just £3 a week is celebrating 50 years in the profession... https://t.co/eBZxyimuBn 
• Former Neighbours star Craig McLachlan: Actor denies sexual misconduct allegations https://t.co/ewCsgd3AAL
• Boris Becker responds to 'clearly racist' AfD tweet #Germany https://t.co/Rrj62kuhcR
• Grenfell fire: KPMG quits inquiry amid conflict of interest furore https://t.co/EffEI7JOXn 
• The financial implications of divorce https://t.co/631McoI2KQ 
• Notwithstanding the ongoing impeachment case against her, Chief Justice Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno should continue… https://t.co/8cQqmTay76
• Women should be told if new partner has abusive past, say victims’ groups https://t.co/Py443BFvKS
• Lawyers sanctioned for work done on behalf on unregulated business | Legal Futures... https://t.co/qMcz3RwRWC
• Law Society embarrassed again after JR threat forces climbdown over training endorsement | Legal Futures... https://t.co/cjFTKa2IO9
• #US President Donald Trump's many business failures explained... https://t.co/dgmPPBPnqY 
• #Israel imposes travel ban on 20 foreign NGOs over boycott movement https://t.co/ha6zZWIwPR 
• Theresa May urges greater Parole Board transparency following John Worboys case https://t.co/m6taycm1f7
• #Brazil drug lord accused of deadly jail riot seized https://t.co/wYhM0Ap8zD 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/nCJZRfsOrP

8th January - Law News

2207th 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 Focus Video Story: Alabama authorities say arson is being investigated in a fire that destroyed the home of Tina Johnson, a woman who accused former US Senate candidate Roy Moore of grabbing her on the buttocks in 1991. No arrests have been made, and there appears to be no connection to the allegations against Moore, the Etowah County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.


Focus of the Day Story: The search is officially on for the next Justices of the Supreme Court—and it could result in more representation of women in the highest court in the land. The Selection Commission has advertised vacancies for the roles of Deputy President and two, possibly three, Justices. Potential candidates have until midday on 26 January 2018 to submit their applications for the job interview-of-a-lifetime. The new appointees will assume office between June 2018 and January 2019. Full story: New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• In British education, the central issue is class, not ethnicity https://t.co/UKuN4YAEOz
• Pope Francis: 'Don't be afraid to breastfeed here' https://t.co/Zigm9NqPXt 
• BBC China editor Carrie Gracie quits in gender pay row https://t.co/Imo8kAELek 
• Worboys case: Release of taxi rapist triggers parole review https://t.co/WkMe2MJBpQ 
• Hardliner Tory cheerleader Toby Young row: PM 'not impressed' by comments https://t.co/TECoLo2Av6
• Royal Wedding: Late pub opening hours for Harry and Meghan https://t.co/HDwwXmAHZ2 
• New Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng faces illegal structures allegations #HongKong https://t.co/XVlHlRBYMQ
• In South America, are the tides turning against illegal fishing? https://t.co/v8KDQOe8jx 
• Two women and a man arrested for vice, illegal betting activities #Singapore https://t.co/Uf3Un5Qxow
• More than 1,000 boys educated in illegal faith schools in Hackney https://t.co/aFiNCNziJO
• Senior citizens to feel brunt of tax reform law #Malaysia https://t.co/YRSw3MwgSJ 
• Donald Trump suggests he wants US law to limit free speech in wake of publication of explosive new book https://t.co/Eohze4buQ5
• What The New Tax Law Means For California #US https://t.co/XkRl1TGTTm 
• Could recreational marijuana soon be legal in Ohio? #US https://t.co/TkUBfRFXWQ
• Anti-abortion campaigners launch legal challenge against Scotland's top doctor https://t.co/GJbnFMtvja
• GDPR: addressing third-party risks https://t.co/PIZEJm56jg 
• All you need to know about the law surrounding satnavs https://t.co/B6oz6J88iz 
• Say goodbye to debit and credit card charges from next week https://t.co/0f1QzBqHqM
• Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra may get special UK consideration for visa application https://t.co/jWxHwfBZbR 
• Cyber expert accused of creating malware claims confession was coerced https://t.co/Z2cTjLKV1n 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/mDPr0NXXsO
• May drops plans for fox-hunting vote https://t.co/GuyEef9NJY 
• Housing company Bovis Homes fined by courts for failing to protect trees at Filton development https://t.co/j9I3tWiSmy
• In the courts: People convicted at Taunton Magistrates Court https://t.co/yt8pvynEOr 
• German courts plan to speak in ENGLISH after Brexit to steal business from the UK https://t.co/UtaHOlHurm
• UK companies will face huge new VAT burden after Brexit https://t.co/KU5SZVgO8v
• Serial rape cases deserve answers, not just a shrug https://t.co/EMtN7JYcLx 
• Birmingham restaurant fined £50,000 over wooden serving boards https://t.co/bML7EeE0wH 
• #Saudi princes arrested for holding anti-austerity protest https://t.co/UTuI8g0bm6 
• #HongKong legal chief steps down early amid judicial turbulence https://t.co/rWKqoctUmX 
• 'World is doomed': Erdogan denounces #US justice after #Turkish banker trial https://t.co/rArA5fChFh 
• Morale crisis at legal team which advises ministers about named persons policy https://t.co/CPtPoPqf1H 
• Tech Giants to Join Legal Battle Over Net Neutrality https://t.co/eDZywS2Brv 
• Tribunal finds dumping of steel line pipe from South Korea injures #Canadian industry https://t.co/y8evgqED7g
• Ratko Mladic gives a thumbs up in UN war crimes tribunal #Balkans https://t.co/mTZ5zadoI4 
• Police chiefs spend £100k fighting ruling to give call centre staff £62k payout https://t.co/htDYq8CxEe 
• Former England & Northampton rugby player amd GP 'stroked 16-year-old's nipples' https://t.co/0lvcAEirpl 
• Montreal Lake appeal tribunal meets with chief candidates #Canada https://t.co/EWJ0gFMHrt 
• Tribunal only way to resolve Mahanadi river dispute between Odisha, Chhattisgarh, says Naveen Patnaik #India https://t.co/dXAzoJrviF
• Goa water minister sticks to stand, says no water sharing till tribunal verdict #India https://t.co/Wrud0OqTDT 
• Key witnesses to appear before Disclosures Tribunal #Ireland https://t.co/8UKfkrKTrX 
• At Minnesota, Another Athlete Is Suspended in a Sexual Assault Case #US... https://t.co/7Aq1bsgtiP 
• Acid attacks: Retailers sign up to voluntary ban on acid sales https://t.co/VO6t0pu4cZ
• Man Who Posed as a Doctor at 18 Is Going to Prison at 20... https://t.co/TGzN1uJgeh 
• Former Chief Minister of Bihar Lalu Prasad sentenced to 3.5 years in prison in second fodder scam case #India https://t.co/Qd9cmKTA4R

7th January - Law News

2206th 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 Focus Video Story: Bihar's veteran politician Lalu Yadav, who was convicted in a second case of fodder scam -- involving the embezzlement of more than Rs. 89 lakh in government funds -- was given three-and-a-half-year's jail term and a fine of Rs. 10 lakh by a special court in Ranchi today. It is unclear whether the 69-year-old will be able to walk out of jail in the near future. In Patna, Mr Yadav's son Tejashwi Yadav, who held an emergency strategy meet with the leaders of his Rashtriya Janata Dal, said, "The judiciary has performed its duty. We will go to the High Court after studying the sentence and apply for a bail". The former Chief Minister, who is in Ranchi's Birsa Munda Jail, received his sentence through video-conference.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Cellphone and Computer Searches at #US Border Rise Under Trump... https://t.co/z18GKa1tgy
• Airport bars could face hours limits to curb flight rage https://t.co/WkStZrHqZa
• Civil legal becoming 'a narrow collection of specialisms' | NLJ https://t.co/rtFV8IwQ29
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/pExatNigNT
• Free speech groups praise UK decision to publish tell-all Trump book... https://t.co/XYFwvCKZPE
• New Bar chief calls for less regulation | NLJ https://t.co/OGEOiVyu1M J
• Andrew Walker QC has become Chair of the Bar, taking over from outgoing Chair, Andrew Langdon QC... https://t.co/5mi7KpVGOa 
• The Supreme Court addresses the ‘tort gateway’ in Brownlie | NLJ https://t.co/FmmLT0WckA 
• Wanted: a new crop of Supreme Court Justices | NLJ https://t.co/YejSYAS0zU 
• Bristol University fire: Crews tackle campus blaze https://t.co/fXSN0o2p4G 
• Insurance directive postponed | NLJ https://t.co/uO8aMkjgjV 
• Candy brothers win High Court battle | NLJ https://t.co/NQ8e0TIN0E 
• Brides who arrive late: Parochial fees, discounts and “extras” https://t.co/HUjS2cP5Va 
• Tweet by Greater Manchester Police about illegal placement of satnav sparked controversy before it was deleted https://t.co/QLg0FllEut
• Porn age-checks risk pushing children to dark web, officials warn https://t.co/N7gnTsXmhP 
• The new UK laws coming into force in 2018 https://t.co/gjkdXwRiTX
• American Detained by #US Military Says He Wants to Sue https://t.co/jacmVTOR0x
• Long Before Video, #Japanese Fought Suicide in the 'Sea of Trees' https://t.co/Mkivy9XtSr
• Tashi Wangchuk: A #Tibetan's Journey for Justice https://t.co/4bADOr7v4I 
• Publicly, We Say #MeToo. Privately, We Have Misgivings https://t.co/n8Ql88yT2b 
• New Year gongs for lawyers | NLJ https://t.co/bh43NrDIJH
• Prison officer who revealed concerns about violence challenges dismissal https://t.co/fQj88akvNL 
• Vice President Mike Pence's chief lawyer and domestic policy director are leaving his office #US https://t.co/zS4Bv2lNxf
• These 250,000 immigrants could face deportation #US https://t.co/ox6Jqps1Ri
• Do forgive us women if we don’t agree John Worboys has paid his debt https://t.co/B6KcqOuRb9 
• John Worboys: Victims 'terrified' by prison release https://t.co/LUWyx9tqFe
• Quashed rape conviction man who spent two years in prison, 'devastated' https://t.co/qyPFFdsnjN 
• United Airlines plane forced to land due to toilets vandalised with passenger's faeces https://t.co/GKDPSPmeCc
• Sinn Féin MP apology over Kingsmill tweet on massacre anniversary https://t.co/0EVDOpfGFN 
• #Iran protests: Students 'among more than 1,000 arrested' https://t.co/DJ603Kko6L
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/pFwRekXT5D
• Vegan's outrage after Welsh police post picture of unhealthy fry-up https://t.co/0j3Qll60MF 
• After difficult trading over the holiday season, House of Fraser aims to cut store rents https://t.co/YP6pX4etiC
• Fire and Fury: More bombshell claims from the Trump book https://t.co/GbR20jmRMo 
• Croydon mum facing court battle to keep seriously ill child https://t.co/11xCU8uEbH 
• Transport for London 'sorry' over Will Young abuse claims https://t.co/BbVJH0nZ4Q 
• Twitter makes it clear: Donald Trump will not be banned from platform https://t.co/iYYmzxy6nk 
• How the establishment failed victims of 'black cab rapist' John Worboys https://t.co/vNss4JheFe
• Trump-Bannon: A political knife fight with consequences #US https://t.co/wfFmaZeIUz 
• Republicans urge investigation into Trump dossier author #US https://t.co/hX503k1KMp 
• Gender pay gap: More than 500 firms reveal their figures https://t.co/jF5uPAsKqb

6th January - Law News

2205th 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 Focus Video Story: Security flaws leave millions of computers at risk, but how much should you worry?

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Witness a Crime? In the UK, You Can Report It to Alexa https://t.co/oxfYNwS43R
• UK champion boxer faces jail for broken bottle nightclub attack on sailor https://t.co/XmeZhxNi8M 
• UK Law Firm Digby Brown Sees 50% Revenue Boost from Litigation Funding Arm https://t.co/3bOmvC3U0z
• GDPR is coming. Here are four simple steps to help you prepare https://t.co/8ly67QxrJD
• Should the UK adopt European-style fake news laws? https://t.co/wI9fV9OFBj 
• Essex woman dies after waiting nearly four hours for ambulance https://t.co/MLO2VrXKzH 
• Five UK online casinos may lose licence over money-laundering fears https://t.co/UurGyeFL72 
• #Pakistan accuses US of treating it like 'whipping boy' as terror row grows https://t.co/Aw6gN6oaSj 
• Fierce row over plans to publish antisemitic texts by the finest 20th century #French writer Céline https://t.co/s4fGcJMk8u 
• Revenge has no place in the law – even for John Worboys https://t.co/TH8BhIVa3d 
• I’ve spoken to Worboys’ victims, and this release is a huge betrayal | Julie Bindel https://t.co/oxrCxEjmAr
• Rhino poaching: The strange figures behind a secret trade - https://t.co/th8WMP0Kly 
• Tories must come clean on membership figures - ex-chairman Grant Shapps http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42565294 
• Welsh city considers blanket ban on begging https://t.co/Z8VIwVe3Fp
• Triple killer Theodore Johnson jailed for 26 years https://t.co/M8d7YAFLIq
• Why we must root out client overcharging | Law Gazette https://t.co/Pjqo8aM2QC
• Slaughters' banking crisis sage to helm City watchdog | Law Gazette https://t.co/VGLob2qefz 
• BLP borrows £25m as top-earner takes home £1.4m | Law Gazette https://t.co/NUk1MQho9o 
• Scottish firm's weekend service piles pressure on conveyancers | Law Gazette https://t.co/ypmXLP6a8V 
• Solicitor banned for forging insurance documents as a novice | Law Gazette https://t.co/yXZaR5I0ab
• Parole chief announces transparency consultation amid Worboys furore | Law Gazette https://t.co/EePz5QmI9U
• Freemasons reject claims they blocked police reforms https://t.co/YOxcdXVYiY
• James Bulger killer Jon Venables charged over indecent images https://t.co/eYjwi6Ltfy
• Row erupts after Hampstead Heath women's pool allows transgender bathers... https://t.co/lz1WqNxD8y
• John Worboys: MP demands reasons for release of 'black-cab rapist' https://t.co/ZJT8H9ik6u 
• John Worboys release: parole chief sorry for failure to tell victims https://t.co/urgvB6rmOW 
• Why is John Worboys being released after less than 10 years? https://t.co/RNvtu7lIwn
• Tough new #German law puts tech firms and free speech in spotlight https://t.co/Dtqp5HWRvx 
• Meltdown and Spectre: All Macs, iPhones and iPads affected https://t.co/8Pwbxo9IVq
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/cChOrgPoaR
• Nurses struck off after squashing newborn baby's head and laughing https://t.co/zi4TOUNj5p 
• Inmates 'eat meals next to toilets and are locked up 22 hours a day' https://t.co/n0CXXUD9gO 
• Trump: Wolff book on #US administration is 'full of lies' https://t.co/dEdYPVnAOr
• 'Latte levy' of 25p urged by MPs in bid to cut cup waste https://t.co/w7BHhFPNJV 
• PM urged to leave international students out of migration figures https://t.co/mJQPwPVp50 
• Facebook declines to say why it deletes certain political accounts, but not others https://t.co/j0I1giiGkz 
• Freemasons leader rejects claim group is blocking police reform https://t.co/DbkVoMxAp7 
• NHS ambulance A&E delays: Stroke patient's hospital wait filmed https://t.co/uyrsO4Oo4O 
• Tell-all book on Trump to be released early despite White House legal effort #US https://t.co/FoPHOAOREj 
• Debenhams job cuts and store closures likely after disappointing sales https://t.co/umAD0Puozt 
• Ignoring women’s needs in custody breaches their rights, says watchdog https://t.co/Py5jGYH5ly 
• First openly transgender person featured in British Vogue https://t.co/RHTnsVK4kP

5th January - Law News

2204th 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 Focus Video Story: Palestinian leaders say they will not be blackmailed after US President Donald Trump threatened to cut aid worth around three quarters of a billion dollars a year. He made the statement on Twitter, blaming Palestinians for refusing to engage in Middle East peace talks. The PA responded saying the US should not blame Palestinians for 'its own failures'. Relations with the US have plummeted since Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital last month. The aid cut threatens money allocated to the Palestinian Authority. But most US funding goes to development and building projects - and not directly to the Authority itself. The US is also withholding millions in financial assistance to the Pakistani government. Saying Islamabad has given the US 'nothing but lies and deceit' over the years - accusing the country of being a 'safe heaven for terrorists'. So, what's behind Trump's threats and what will it mean for US policy in the region?


Focus of the Day Story: More law firms than ever took the plunge last year as they sought to find ways of differentiating their offerings in a highly competitive market. Full story: The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Child abuse victim sues charity for £100,000 over ‘negligent’ handling of compensation claim - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/axVaLEiRDG 
• Senior police officer investigated over allegations of gross misconduct - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/st7n9TgIgP 
• Prisoners across Scotland to benefit from science teaching - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BCLS9SzP5n 
• UK government cannot rely on blanket ban to deny drone strike FOI requests - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3v1VGgu2WJ 
• Blog: Perceived disability and unlawful treatment - be careful - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GCbfGzyS4m
• Drunk holidaymaker hit by motorcycle to have damages reduced due to ‘contributory negligence’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hV7CZn0lBb
• BLP top fee-earner takes home £1.4m as profits fall | The Lawyer https://t.co/RxC8280jz6
• Milbank regains one female partner in London promotions round | The Lawyer https://t.co/kKMtBfNiBu
• Clydes grows Miami with insurance team hire | The Lawyer https://t.co/iLy6mTQnlz
• Gide lauches third Middle East office in Egypt | The Lawyer https://t.co/A6lMOsNKsq
• Business challenges forcing SME law firms to close their doors in the US | The Global legal Post https://t.co/nEFFKZbKRA
• Shenzhen admits first foreign law firm | The Global legal Post https://t.co/9bwPTgZWxk 
• Clyde & Co picks up top insurance team in Miami | The Global legal Post https://t.co/7KjIWPggBi 
• Global regulators set sights on individuals | The Global legal Post https://t.co/OSAUImgHXQ 
• Magic Circle management teams reap big payouts | The Global legal Post https://t.co/O9kJOO3Vdj 
• Give paralegals rights of audience “so they can do more legal aid work” | Legal Futures... https://t.co/RoKdQHbuMJ 
• CILEx moves governance reform forward with first group chair as new Bar chief takes reins | Legal Futures... https://t.co/N0n6B3bTwS
• White students twice as likely as black counterparts to pass LPC | Legal Futures... https://t.co/E5b9PaPKSH
• Gender diversity hiring – How to make it work | Law Gazette https://t.co/AJOPmBdtOV 
• Time to celebrate law's top earners | Law Gazette https://t.co/nqFakh1hLs
• Judicial reforms have had little impact on gender diversity | Law Gazette https://t.co/TO0FZVNwhi 
• Minority ethnic students lagging behind in LPC success | Law Gazette https://t.co/4Poa5PQd8C
• Accident claims company director fined for inventing crash | Law Gazette https://t.co/mVCLZ7gNlV 
• Judge intervenes to stem 'flood' of costs challenges | Law Gazette https://t.co/tiDdYGAa9T 
• Missing student Sophie Smith 'left note for family' https://t.co/cwX1BinRb5
• Fire at Fakenham North Norfolk District Council offices https://t.co/mOjdRwkRxc
• 'Black cab rapist' John Worboys to be freed from jail https://t.co/fXXUNFKG6X 
• Opponents of triple talaq bill are peddling false narratives #India https://t.co/2irR1cX2Yl
• Judiciary's handling of sexual harassment complaints will be evaluated, Chief Justice Roberts says #US https://t.co/t638MWOkHE 
• PPP to probe background of Granger's candidate for Chancellor of the Judiciary #Guyana https://t.co/Ae1g7I4lqp 
• Orrin Hatch helped shape nation's judiciary, tax system, health care and more #US https://t.co/r4x04ZYQw5 
• Further appeal for woman ‘axed by family firm after husband left her for niece’ https://t.co/g8ZESfmReO 
• Ruling on ex-chair of governors at ‘Trojan Horse’ school kept under wraps https://t.co/NpMfxt8KY2
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