11th February - Law News

2239th 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 Focus Story: Demand for shark fin soup during Chinese New Year is high. But animal rights activists in Hong Kong want to get a popular dish off the menu. They say Hong Kong imports 5,000 tonnes of shark a year, roughly one-third of the fins come from endangered species.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Increasing responsibilities of deputies & trustees will be discussed at conference aimed at Court of Protection https://t.co/4rHib1jBRc 
• Assistants wanted to support Supreme Court justices | NLJ https://t.co/wabFa2HFz5 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/IydFssldun
• Social media trolls & cyberbullies to be targeted in independent review of the law on offensive communications https://t.co/uwzFeo0yKZ 
• LASPO failing children: Research reveals thousands of young people ‘at grave risk’ | NLJ https://t.co/A2NFIYCiW3
• Forum bar prevents extradition | NLJ https://t.co/nh6a8GqzUG 
• In-house data concerns | NLJ https://t.co/nhsKLfVDcw
• Stockport Lollipop man's high-five ban lifted in U-turn https://t.co/vY5QGnrWah
• Sexual harassment is about power. Why not fight it as we do bullying? https://t.co/V7TNJBxRcF 
• What the media and politicians get wrong about domestic abuse https://t.co/V0dOhTL8zd
• New guide for barristers with children | NLJ https://t.co/puQyRfuB0O 
• EU must end silence on human rights violations in #Egypt https://t.co/ZhFepENWQK
• #Thailand based Burmese Workers on Trial for Reporting Abuses https://t.co/N5KlXjutFT
• Church investment fund says it will refuse to reelect directors at firms over gender & climate change concerns https://t.co/lNeXtThIUg
• #Russia environmentalist attacked while investigating allegedly illegal logging & construction https://t.co/FrJXSfXmIE
• Ian Hurd: Everything I know about International Human Rights I Learned from The Clash https://t.co/Qphy3CavA8
• President Moon Jae-In should step up human rights reforms and amnesty jailed trade unionists #Korea https://t.co/8kSo2CxswI 
• #Venezuela: ICC Prosecutor to Review Alleged Crimes https://t.co/cDpBZKS0NR 
• Top EU Diplomat Should Deliver Tough Message to #Azerbaijan https://t.co/Ykhm8bVJBg 
• #Canada selling weapons to #Philippines despite human rights concerns https://t.co/bFECFh3wcv
• UN Human Rights chief notes struggles in #Papua https://t.co/ldYGTnPq9c 
• The conditions under which gold and diamonds are mined can be brutal https://t.co/TthdpnCL5k 
• AKP Vice-Chair: Human rights 'have excelled' under Erdogan #Turkey https://t.co/UXUAxquVLl
• Gig economy plan 'weak' and 'unclear' | NLJ https://t.co/ISRK6PtCUO
• UK law firms reveal gender pay gap | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/sBZW8U3hUS 
• Ashurst forms “joint operation” to practice Chinese law | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/1QnRmDe9CD
• Paris court to hear English cases | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/aezEUZQOib 
• Kennedys grows Puru office | The Global legal Post... https://t.co/PsB2OXUAa2 
• Woman’s legal bid to challenge confiscation order to keep property rejected https://t.co/cchlQcMbd2 
• Struck-off solicitor Cameron Fyfe launches claims company https://t.co/fsbjZeObcC
• Asylum seekers’ legal challenge over ‘unlawful’ reduction in state support rejected https://t.co/bRe2eoOgDA 
• TLT appoints John Paul Sheridan as head in Scotland https://t.co/uh4fW1vy8P
• Thorntons’ profits up by 18 per cent to £5.1m https://t.co/PsQ736yqBQ 
• Bill proposed to reform law of negative prescription https://t.co/L5TVTOjpgT 
• Hong Kong's top court frees student activists | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/aaP7ZUVFuk 
• The probation service is in meltdown: how will Worboys be supervised? https://t.co/aa5pHkPzV5 
• Oxfam Haiti prostitute claims: Charity did not give watchdog 'full details' https://t.co/HGUvRgNkdz
• Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell: Labour public ownership plan will cost nothing https://t.co/prhfXAG1VI 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/fa7OzT5a4t
• Killer who ran a woman over as she tried to stop him stealing her handbag has gone on the run after being released… https://t.co/Imisq2cBYi
• Sing along with gender neutral #Canadian national anthem https://t.co/0uaiFe7NT0 
• #SouthAfrica's 'Doom Pastor' found guilty of assault https://t.co/Z1hGgzPOyr
• Uber settles with Waymo on self-driving https://t.co/h1gZFiyezr 
• Elaborate #France kidnap heist nets thieves 'millions' from cash van https://t.co/18nYsGWGbg 
• #Mexico Zetas drugs cartel leader caught https://t.co/fbdhlD6Frg 
• The clues right-wing terrorists give away https://t.co/8G0cEjhBV1
• Two bodies found on Malltraeth beach in Anglesey identified https://t.co/MOAAOgpqC4 
• Lawyers for Rick Gates say they have 'irreconcilable differences' with client #US... https://t.co/3oB8hL4hMZ
• Cis-woman Joy Neville: Rugby union referee makes history https://t.co/sAsIffLKSh 
• Brexit plan to keep Northern Ireland in customs union triggers row https://t.co/jDNe8Xf8ci 
• Theresa May spent almost £1,000 on delivery of Brexit letter https://t.co/2uOGeAxyMy
• Lack of migrant workers left food rotting in UK fields last year, data reveals https://t.co/PFrd8yIyG7 
• DPD splashed out on black-tie dinner on day after courier driver's funeral https://t.co/LCcLN8uW7H
• Fraudster who claimed family died in Grenfell Tower jailed for 21 months https://t.co/YHFRogcNsl
• Safety blunders expose lab staff to potentially lethal diseases in UK https://t.co/oNS2pMsbNk 
• Ukip group fails in bid to restore EU funding amid fraud inquiry https://t.co/t75k3Kcr2o 
• ‘The Beatles’ are dead or captured. But how to deal with Britain’s Isis fighters? https://t.co/NB2NZHIx1u
• Undercover police abused female activists. But the inquiry is a farce https://t.co/kgFqMPZDEk 
• Durham student death: witness tells of 'shambles' of nightclub queue https://t.co/kNDPKDEsKr 
• More than 100 New York City attorneys protest after Ice arrests Bronx man #US https://t.co/ht25SesVZD 
• UK man jailed for five years after Tinder rape https://t.co/4XkhVPJ2P8

10th February - Law News

2238th 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 Focus Story: India's health report card is out and Kerala has come out at the top when it comes to overall performance in the health sector. Uttar Pradesh is at the bottom but has made some progress, the report shows. This is the first-of-its-kind study done by the central government, developed by the NITI Aayog in consultation with the health ministry and with technical assistance from the World Bank. Will this assessment help in transforming India's health sector?

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Lawyer who won case for ex-client wants more than settlement money #US... https://t.co/nUVwzynKuc 
• #Kenya deports opposition lawyer charged with treason... https://t.co/claJhbA3LZ
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/3ZFRdXFsSy
• Councils 'not confident' school admission rules are legal... https://t.co/BOy6spv8md
• Port Talbot Football Club consider legal action against rivals Llanelli over manager's comments... https://t.co/Zh4JTrz3Vz
• #Philippines Says Hague Tribunal Will Investigate Duterte Over Drug War... https://t.co/SAsNAdWc0A
• How #Myanmar forces burned, looted and killed in a remote village https://t.co/sq2SlNZ3k7 https://t.co/AAfkolSwz8
• #MeToo California assemblywoman accused of groping male aide of other assembly member #US https://t.co/1Tvkxybwo6 
• Spanish union to take legal action against Ryanair over contracts... https://t.co/eEi5bb0czU 
• London Bridge terror attackers 'took steroids' before incident https://t.co/mkHDjHCa8J 
• Racist rant at Camden post office staff caught on film https://t.co/ewcPz1DmH7 
• California police worked with neo-Nazis to pursue 'anti-racist' activists, documents show #US https://t.co/AxlqRDNlMk 
• See of Sheffield independent review: Bishops' response... https://t.co/dRVF1vvbEO 
• Management of Risk in Law Enforcement (MoRiLE) based scoring... https://t.co/hZNX3EeQxA 
• The gambling law in the UK explained in a nutshell... https://t.co/PQ6cihH6n4 
• ANU deputy vice-chancellor Marnie Hughes-Warrington appears at tribunal #Australia... https://t.co/v3scv1IVad
• Made-up to look beautiful. Sent out to die: The young women kidnapped and sent into crowds to blow themselves up - https://t.co/NCZ7ZLrqaZ
• EU to suspend the UK's access to the single market if it fails to comply with EU law, reveals draft text... https://t.co/6VvQ3ajgUS 
• Man and his dog beaten for binning poo bag in Ashton-under-Lyne https://t.co/P8hQ1dLiDX 
• Barrier death Durham University student Olivia Burt sailed for Britain https://t.co/xb0DYG2xDu 
• Oxfam denies cover-up over 'Haiti prostitutes' https://t.co/MSoTuLeoe1
• Islamic State 'Beatles' pair from UK 'should face trial' https://t.co/edJqxTVoZu
• Magic circle firm signs up to UN business code to promote equality | Law Gazette https://t.co/p7sseQByJv 
• Appeal court: £70m negligence claim against Mayfair law firm blocked by settlement agreement | Law Gazette https://t.co/2BKlVEZwFX 
• MoJ urged to abandon mandatory telephone gateway | Law Gazette https://t.co/47CKh87Xzv 
• Repair company employee convicted for passing on customer details for PI cold calls | Legal Futures... https://t.co/FUJjPvDoUy 
• Legal infrastructure behind blockchain contracts takes shape | Legal Futures... https://t.co/KQ0haOgG0h 
• SDT: Criminal conviction does not automatically mean solicitor has failed to uphold rule of law | Legal Futures... https://t.co/tuviTlkI1F
• UK to review laws on 'offensive online communications'... https://t.co/4S24NQunOQ
• Man charged with killing friend after injecting him with heroin is denied bail #Ireland... https://t.co/Xu8C1faxSi
• Inability to move motion for bail exposes fake lawyer who has 15 years 'experience' #Nigeria... https://t.co/xiRGqba6uj
• Robert Trigg: Police 'missed chances' to catch double killer https://t.co/SxLhwT406g 
• Whistleblower was unfairly sacked, tribunal rules in Isle of Man... https://t.co/zfF6e5Hmz9 
• Alleged murder victim Brendan Vollmost pointed gun at accused, court hears #Australia... https://t.co/8KkfffVGhu 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Jalf3GADgy
• Terrorist Ethan Stables 'might never be released' as judge considers detention in secure hospital... https://t.co/NGOYJFA9k6 
• Courts have authority to determine disqualification period, barrister tells SC #Pakistan... https://t.co/zBcAvyChQA 
• Georgia Justice Project assists criminal justice providers, individuals with criminal records #US... https://t.co/jPZipDOmWZ 
• Controversial businessman Mark Lifman 'illegally' arrested - lawyer #SouthAfrica... https://t.co/c9c5Hnyq2E
• Anger as illegal dredgers tear up protected seabed... https://t.co/u1AoPmHmXA
• #Italy's Berlusconi suggests amnesty for 'necessary' illegal building... https://t.co/jGcm6IBLd7 
• I'm a Stanford professor accused of being part of a 'terrorist group'. McCarthyism is back | David Palumbo-Liu #US https://t.co/8n9B65verm
• Is it illegal to burn money, melt down coins or deface notes in the UK?... https://t.co/AbQvD2pGGR 
• A secret plot to stop Brexit, or an antisemitic dog whistle? https://t.co/1MQMFKM6Hu
• George Soros: financier, philanthropist – and hate figure for the far right https://t.co/0ILaRVyNs1
• DPD boss admits taking picture on phone while motorway driving https://t.co/RHDe9NEjPf 
• No-deal Brexit would trigger wave of red tape for UK drivers and hauliers https://t.co/WAJRP6axnX
• #Indonesia is considering making extramarital and gay sex illegal, and the UN calls it 'hateful'... https://t.co/PEXehsalvF 
• EU leaked paper discourteous, says David Davis https://t.co/0droeMxKeT
• Government steps up action on unpaid internships https://t.co/yrJfr2R9m2 
• Formal complaint made to Audit Office over Policing Board tribunal case #Ireland... https://t.co/iKsoNOKCwa 
• Award-winning dementia campaigner who had benefits cut gets decision overturned https://t.co/JLbqSaqMCK 
• Geoffrey Rush's barrister slams 'hopeless' defence of Daily Telegraph misconduct article https://t.co/8rq2NiuADm
• 'Justice can’t be done until Bradley Blundell is caught,' barrister claims https://t.co/05dhA4IhjB 
• 100 Years Of Social Justice Warriors Remind Us To Keep Fighting The Good Fight https://t.co/KANi4dsxSU 
• Scottish Waspi women call for pension justice https://t.co/bXf0Jtbgw7 
• #Afghans seeking justice pin hopes on Hague court investigation https://t.co/nvskW0R1aO 
• Undercover police probe ‘unnecessary’, says justice secretary https://t.co/0FpUnCfBYC 
• Our justice system has been undermined? https://t.co/grwKyiDTni 
• Solicitor questions how Tesco will handle equal pay dispute https://t.co/SZNSGpFv12
• Solicitors raise thousands for hospital charity by waiving will fees https://t.co/PQkGjrbbQe
• Former solicitor walked out of Thai restaurant without paying £35 bill https://t.co/Lhylgjlcn3 
• Solicitor caught with cocaine on jail visit told gardaí 'somebody else must have put it in wallet' #Ireland https://t.co/gqD44BVC1u

9th February - Law News

2237th 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 Focus Story: Rob Porter, a top White House aide with regular access to President Donald Trump abruptly resigned on Wednesday amid abuse allegations from two ex-wives, who each detailed to CNN what they said were years of consistent abuse from Porter, including incidents of physical violence. Porter denied the allegations in a statement issued in the wake of his resignation.


Focus of the Day Story: The independent review into the application of sharia law in England and Wales has been published. The review's terms of reference focused on "whether sharia law is being misused or applied in a way that is incompatible with the domestic law in England and Wales, and in particular whether there were discriminatory practices against women who use sharia councils." Full story - Family Law Week

Saturday Conversations on Law

• What's next for acquired rights of EU27 and UK citizens?... https://t.co/EWiQaBF4c6
• Syria war: Last of British IS 'Beatles' gang captured by Kurds https://t.co/ReRcedFvmi
• 'A stepping stone for women's rights' – How laws have changed women's lives... https://t.co/GhoOE8IfEl 
• Protest after Vue cinema cancels 'gay cure' film screening https://t.co/YKaaAeDAlB
• #Cambodian tourists bailed over fake orgy porn charge https://t.co/F9aPM0Y3qi 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/qIYA2SadXr
• The UK Court of Appeal Ruling and What's Next for the Investigatory Powers Act... https://t.co/YU4g8RolGY 
• #Bermuda becomes first jurisdiction in the world to repeal same-sex marriage https://t.co/VPf6esALTt 
• Kurt Treitel obituary - lawyer at Treasury Solicitor's department https://t.co/302yEyps10
• More must be done to clarify workers’ rights in gig economy https://t.co/qYHGZXrDyp 
• Polls show that most Americans approve of the FBI and believe Trump is obstructing justice #US... https://t.co/Rk37TnMivg 
• Model Chloe Ayling has told her lawyer she is saddened that many people do not believe she was kidnapped in Italy l… https://t.co/DenXgGPcz6 
• #Bermuda same-sex marriage: UK Government will not block bill https://t.co/joUoekORbt 
• #Somali judge is elected President of International Court of Justice... https://t.co/aFn6LwZedQ 
• #India couple held for selling newborns https://t.co/ePGNhTdU4F 
• Solicitor caught with cocaine during a professional visit to Mountjoy Prison #Ireland... https://t.co/5u6rjXW3Bl 
• Legal watchdog urges judges to strike off solicitor who tried to kill wife... https://t.co/UlPT7eA2p1
• Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says footballers should walk off if racially abused at World Cup https://t.co/mvN3PnEGrG 
• Four firms referred to Competition Tribunal over alleged Eskom tender collusion #SouthAfrica... https://t.co/uhU4L6Ltnj
• Daughter of #Swedish bookseller snatched in China fears he faces years in jail https://t.co/ayYJoXN4ou 
• Police 'may need AI to help cope with huge volumes of evidence' https://t.co/aJy4y4JItX 
• Be prepared for the GDPR | Law Gazette https://t.co/CBP0D2sJrr 
• An unfair trial, motivated by malice | Law Gazette https://t.co/RkkMBUKIfK 
• Insurers bound by protocol to pay solicitors costs, Supreme Court hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/QWJgqJbj7J
• New public body may probe solicitor ban on pro bono debt advice | Law Gazette https://t.co/DvGcIYybUO 
• Chinese firm to open in London next month | Law Gazette https://t.co/IsRtvU0jO8
• En marche! France's bilingual commercial court gets go-ahead | Law Gazette https://t.co/51RM7gj2fV
• SRA appeals to High Court to ban dishonest solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/V0LfONjfeb 
• Super-exam decision delayed amid chorus of disapproval | Law Gazette https://t.co/bsz4f2Dcwl 
• Reviewing the Holocaust Bill: The #Polish President and the Constitutional Tribunal... https://t.co/v7efm8XZs9
• Pet shop puppy sale ban considered by ministers https://t.co/TWg52WWRRS 
• National Audit Office asked to look into Motability https://t.co/az5Jv69jsY 
• Former special adviser to Frances Fitzgerald gives evidence to Disclosures Tribunal #Ireland... https://t.co/uOIglpLB2B 
• The compensation fund conundrum | Legal Futures https://t.co/3al3TlJ6qu https://t.co/Fq2nwUXn3b
• SRA appeals SDT ruling on mental health and dishonesty as plethora of ‘forgery’ cases highlights differing... https://t.co/GuhJWRaVyj 
• Bar Standards Board to regulate firm led by chartered legal executive | Legal Futures... https://t.co/J4cv1s6hE
• Extend PPI fee cap to personal injury claims, insurance lawyers demand | Legal Futures... https://t.co/I4Z3X0vG2Z
• Solicitor numbers in Ireland rise as economy booms and “Brexit effect” surge of English lawyers plateaus... https://t.co/nhZU6FOQrM 
• Influential Freemasons call for end to 'discrimination' of members https://t.co/qUiXYJJu29
• MPs face tougher sanctions for sexual harassment and bullying https://t.co/JcL6StWaom 
• Litigation funder “sells” US portfolio | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/jktGTA2TRQ 
• Vanessa King takes over the reins at O'Neal Webster | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/aekYJwLtCt 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ZBvCf0QIvG
• Around the house: weekly round-up of lawyer moves across the globe | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/hg2DTOS7f3 
• Political wrangling within law firms hitting client service, say general counsel... https://t.co/7uKUGw840y 
• New Electoral Laws proposed to combat intimidation in public life... https://t.co/LOvcsx6RfG 
• Legal action could be taken against Network Rail over state of Stockport Viaduct... https://t.co/epjPxFqYb1
• WikiLeaks founder Assange loses latest legal bid to quash British arrest warrant... https://t.co/qPL4YLMXV7 
• Egyptian doctor recruited by the NHS in 2016 has had an application for her three-year-old daughter to come to the… https://t.co/iWR76B8OG0 
• French Pesident Macron rejects Corsican language demand https://t.co/2exUHZ51Ql
• #India woman alleges husband stole her kidney to cover 'unpaid' dowry https://t.co/Tv0cQGS8WR 
• Trump White House top aide Rob Porter quits as ex-wives allege abuse #US https://t.co/y9hcArgmUR 
• Democrat Nancy Pelosi tells #US House immigrant stories for eight hours https://t.co/JjcNb96OF4
• EU migration chief hits out at ‘sick minds’ over #Greece bribery probe https://t.co/TRM1k9TXnG
• Burness Paull achieves four top rankings in IP law https://t.co/MSM04dksqL
• Arbroath Sheriff Court building will go on market if community buy-out cash is not found https://t.co/qgiiIHrPJV 
• Art lovers will have the chance to learn about the Faculty of Advocates at a special free drop-in event at the Frui… https://t.co/npEIv1ivdS 
• Leigh Day launches record £4 billion equal pay claim against Tesco https://t.co/mJ92RmtSJd 
• A solicitor is looking for help with a new venture seeking to assist survivors of human trafficking https://t.co/r5yaHyYkyg 
• Successful outcomes for our Lawyers of Tomorrow feature https://t.co/m1PrkwbOoa 
• #Ireland rugby captain attended rape trial 'because he was directed to by barrister' https://t.co/DKbODJt1Dd
• New York high musical shut down by social justice group https://t.co/i3tDA0J1NX 
• Parties clash over community justice results https://t.co/gvsLSZrpS2 
• Justice Dept. watchdog briefs lawmakers on investigation into FBI's Clinton email probe #US https://t.co/eqboKLhbOp 
• New branch head for Vincents Solicitors in Chorley  https://t.co/6shw1bLfnL
• #French racism, anxiety and love for postcolonialism https://t.co/COYfUObNYD
• White supremacist is convicted of terrorism after plotting attack on LGBT community https://t.co/QtltepRUOA 
• Consent is at heart of testimony as alleged victim gives evidence of night in question https://t.co/NBcvHfl0H8
• Sikh temple protest pair deny targeting mixed faith wedding https://t.co/1Yd5zpRVfM 
• ACT Supreme Court's new judge is Chrissa Loukas-Karlsson SC #Australia https://t.co/f5IpDV6etc 
• 'Prosecution case is full of gaps' claims barrister in fatal shooting trial https://t.co/uCAwCRyTBt 
• Five years after Delhi gang-rape, has anything changed for women in #India? https://t.co/u7CoUFaMs3 
• Parliament survey: one in five experienced sexual harassment https://t.co/PxH2iupIbZ
• Gambling firms defy calls to stamp out sexist behaviour at event https://t.co/x7j7XRMl2A
• 'Greed is good': ex-Uber boss likened to Gordon Gekko at trade secrets trial https://t.co/DnZUbeU2gW 
• Police 'may need AI to help cope with huge volumes of evidence' https://t.co/AUuZ9ZveBO 
• US suicides 'spiked after Robin Williams's death' https://t.co/xNuyF74Xn3 
• Reddit bans deepfake porn videos https://t.co/Ru4I7zrRod
• Trump's legal team is stonewalling Mueller as he closes in on the White House #US... https://t.co/NYV4tjXefJ
• 7 Tough Legal Lessons for Crypto Entrepreneurs https://t.co/kYqGZUKgm8

8th February - Law News

2236th 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 Focus Story: What’s the Romani word for “feminism”? The answer is “Giuvlepin” – a Romanian theatre company showcasing “some of the most widespread stereotypes about Roma women across the world”. Formed by a group of Roma actresses in 2014, the troupe’s performance explores and busts stereotypes about Roma women and culture, challenging perceptions held both within and outside the community. The theatre company’s founders invented the term “Giuvlepin” because there was no previous Romani word for feminism.


Focus of the Day Story: A landmark case has opened in the Supreme Court that will finally decide whether insurers can bypass solicitors and settle claims directly with injured people. The outcome could either cost insurers millions in extra payments to solicitors or potentially threaten hundreds of firms that depend on personal injury work. Haven Insurance is appealing to the court to overturn a Court of Appeal ruling handing north-west firm Gavin Edmondson Solicitors around £12,500 in costs. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• UK Anti-Doping spent almost £600,000 on legal fees in the case involving former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury  https://t.co/rujhXi6vc1
• UK elects to 'delay' new insurance distribution rules amidst uncertainty at EU level... https://t.co/ZMVWKYSQDJ 
• Oldham bus firm first to be fined for pension law breach https://t.co/nusubjx0rW
• Safety warning after pram dragged by Nottingham tram https://t.co/fLrGzbud76
• Brexit: Official forecasts suggest economies throughout UK will be hit https://t.co/8kUgq1ZmtR 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dgssQHF7Dm
• The UK porn law changes you need to know about... https://t.co/cRTJaMKtcJ
• Law Society plays down significance of British solicitors seeking to practise here... https://t.co/BGqiN6UsPp 
• Couriers carrying blood for NHS win full employment rights https://t.co/EYFarzgtrn
• British group wins right to take Brexit case to European court https://t.co/YMJt1z8IGp
• Mental health, Labour and the crisis in criminal justice and jails https://t.co/CnKTqfWzoI 
• Dark web paedophile Matthew Falder blackmailed victims https://t.co/cTns43H4DV 
• Parking fine placed on car by idiot traffic warden where permit was hidden by snow https://t.co/kAj83bNJyd
• James Bulger killer Jon Venables jailed over indecent images https://t.co/aeKNRyUur9 
• A row has broken out over the screening of a film that advocates therapy to "cure" people from being gay https://t.co/tO0BENQc26
• Gambling Commission condemns outfits at trade show https://t.co/WVPSjqO6a8 
• Graduate loses bid to sue Oxford over 2:1 degree that prevented him from studying law https://t.co/EpCrI3vGHO 
• Deepfake pornographic videos banned by Twitter https://t.co/xElxI849V9
• A cutting-edge scientific analysis shows that a Briton from 10,000 years ago had dark brown skin https://t.co/P0dT5rVlKq
• Brexit: Britons' citizenship case to be taken to European court https://t.co/zYhkqwbfOV
• Briton who fought Islamic State faces terror charge https://t.co/tNOMFcWaKa 
• Footballer Alexis Sanchez given 16-month prison sentence for tax fraud in #Spain https://t.co/xZFQg7VHMj
• Bid for legal ruling on whether UK can unilaterally abandon Brexit fails... https://t.co/y1bsgxVK85
• Pomerantz recovery on behalf of Petrobras investors reaches $3 billion | The Global legal Post... https://t.co/1qBJ5NWkPU
• Government proposes 'day one' workers' rights in Taylor response | Law Gazette https://t.co/Iq0HQv9cwn 
• Insurer 'deliberately deceived' solicitors over third party capture, Supreme Court hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/oqJWGfhOyf 
• Ombudsman refuses to spend lawyers' money on unregulated sector | Law Gazette https://t.co/ofwAyw49jx 
• Linklaters women paid nearly 40% less than men | Law Gazette https://t.co/HeOwzd4fIm 
• Doubts over summer deadline for LASPO review | Law Gazette https://t.co/TytNry3HdB
• CMS chief Warne and lay members among appointments to Law Society's new Board | Law Gazette https://t.co/E4UpT8OfnV 
• High Court dismisses solicitor's claim against Oxford University | Law Gazette https://t.co/aSC25QTphw 
• SRA fights decision to let solicitor jailed for attempted murder stay on roll | Law Gazette https://t.co/vavbIqVrG2
• Majority of law firms say access to talent threatens growth... https://t.co/pVNQR3RTPo 
• Mosque in east London to be demolished after high court ruling https://t.co/yruLQtQHTR
• Court allows challenge to John Worboys' release https://t.co/PNGLnQmh3q
• Inquiry says letters to John Worboys' victims 'lacked clarity' https://t.co/brA9yluo37 
• Lauri Love has avoided a US trial – so why have others been extradited? https://t.co/ouags0ewAZ 
• Marriage? No thanks. Here’s a better idea | Peter Tatchell https://t.co/cq0eDBxl8b
• We are all Hadiza Bawa-Garba. Any doctor could make the same mistake https://t.co/h52VXIKhST 
• Sorry, Theresa May – we don’t need any more anti-abuse laws | Rachel Shabi https://t.co/YYuaG7bbpy
• UK Rejects Recognizing Sharia Marriages Under Law https://t.co/Y7PPtbBroy
• LeO rules out investigating complaints about unregulated providers using lawyers’ money | Legal Futures... https://t.co/dPsHWKQqUv
• Accounts clerk wins unfair dismissal claim against law firm after false harassment allegation | Legal Futures... https://t.co/8zg1bJRMqn 
• Government presses ahead with cold-calling ban despite criticism of approach... https://t.co/ZjT9JxEGYQ 
• Poundland 'naughty' elf ad deemed 'irresponsible' by regulator https://t.co/1Ac179ZtOg 
• Police Scotland chief constable quits https://t.co/b31HrinARj 
• 'Black cab rapist' John Worboys appears in court https://t.co/2drvROp8EF
• UK 'could adopt' Norway bottle recycling system https://t.co/s3lnlLYiMb
• Competition Tribunal to prosecute four firms for Eskom tender collusion #SouthAfrica... https://t.co/B7Z05M9l6T 
• NBN defends its privileged salaries as Rem Tribunal told to rethink pecking order #Australia... https://t.co/o9XVTM2hut
• Will Labour let Waitangi Tribunal complete TPPA inquiry #NewZealand... https://t.co/qH5kw7c3BL 
• Canadian claim served by Instagram | The Global legal Post... https://t.co/yw04bYOoWT 
• CEO Robert Ashcroft talks PRS For Music's BBC Copyright Tribunal... https://t.co/cIsbRPbc0g 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/7CSiVw3OZ1
• Op-Ed: The People's Tribunal on Economic Crime – holding power to account... https://t.co/W2s6LltEvQ
• Your views: How Brexit will affect the UK legal services sector... https://t.co/kwvGqcDJqQ 
• Brighton hospital's race equality champion wins employment tribunal... https://t.co/b9E57N4rZt 
• Orange Order in legal threat over risk to parades... https://t.co/OU8lNUCzwa
• Maldives Supreme Court says no legal barriers in releasing opposition leaders... https://t.co/jxzR4rIamh 
• Trustees beware: know your legal duties! https://t.co/lHG7JggsRn
• Conveyancer shortlisted for prestigious award... https://t.co/bVfnQOAMqO 
• Paperless property: Land Registry moves towards digital deeds... https://t.co/qfD5pwGW1T 
• British hacking suspect will not face extradition to US | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/q8Oig3VfW2
• Solicitor facing fraud charges: 'Sorry if I breached the rules but I didn't act dishonestly' - Hull trial... https://t.co/anr5uzZ0mJ
• Tesco faces record £4bn equal pay claim https://t.co/szdhdJSHap 
• EU wants to restrict single market access to UK https://t.co/NPIPadSgj7
• Gig economy workers angry at lack of bogus self-employment curbs https://t.co/4464VGBq6O 
• Man, 95, in hospital after being told to pay share of £2m bill to remove cladding https://t.co/KVVGYFAkaj 
• House passes bill to ban relationships between lawmakers and their staff #US https://t.co/k75X3zYvdx 
• Christian Louboutin faces setback in fight to trademark red sole https://t.co/vW3CoZttWs 
• Police assess contempt claims over Tommy Robinson videos https://t.co/hpQpyfaN5p
• I’ve had plenty of online abuse, but I still don’t think MPs deserve special treatment | Diane Abbott https://t.co/x0hCkEN1nj 
• Sir Henry Brooke obituary https://t.co/JjSDNtjRJy 
• Bid for legal ruling on whether UK can unilaterally abandon Brexit fails https://t.co/hqHxjNPIOD 
• Isaiah Haastrup father to appeal over decision to end life support https://t.co/svhG8fGp4k
• British justice is in flames. The MoJ’s fiddling is criminal | Charles Falconer https://t.co/dERfgAJEDl 
• I got 'doored' while undertaking on my bike. Was it my fault? https://t.co/fA6YEkDeIL 
• Child slavery victim to plead to stay in UK with support of thousands https://t.co/hKt8tKJFoP

7th February - Law News

2235th 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 Focus Story: Three British women talk about their feminism and how they are continuing the legacy of the Suffragette movement.


Focus of the Day Story: A new breed of specialist artificial intelligence (AI) lawyer will emerge within 20 years, but governments should only legislate on the subject once technology companies have had time to develop their own ethical principles, according to Microsoft. In a 120-page thesis on the future of technology, The future computed, artificial intelligence and its role in society, the software giant urged regulators to use existing laws, while anticipating a discrete band of specialist lawyers, themselves supported by the technology. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• CJP chairs meeting of chairman, presiding officers of administrative tribunal, special courts #Pakistan... https://t.co/31c2kB7HRJ 
• Alleged N10m bribery: EFCC files charges against Code of Conduct Tribunal chair Danladi Umar #Nigeria... https://t.co/OKhK4vzKV0
• Lawyer questions legitimacy of police tribunal #Uganda... https://t.co/brdHH3rNp7
• Noel Edmonds takes on Lloyds Bank with new radio station https://t.co/JBnLzl1A7I
• Fourth man in court over Leicester jeweller murder inquiry https://t.co/OUfYRkSCHj
• Hunt orders review of criminalising doctors after Bawa-Garba case https://t.co/qQUgPtERNK 
• A man who pulled in to a bus stop on Christmas Day to help a homeless man was fined by Leicester council https://t.co/B3RyDMmiWN
• ‘VIP paedophile ring’ accuser charged over child abuse images https://t.co/Waz7AlWSl3 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/lEBf06T8Cl
• #Switzerland contributes funding to contested Kosovo tribunal... https://t.co/krxGojKRX0
• Registration Deadline Extended for 2018 Court Interpreter Orientation Workshops #US... https://t.co/ENPwSDFds9 
• Carillion: Ex-chairman Philip Green takes blame for collapse https://t.co/6CKyok6acu 
• Katie Price urges MPs to tackle online abuse https://t.co/kBLLxjcgx1
• A man has been jailed for murdering his ex-girlfriend by stabbing her 75 times in her car https://t.co/S5xSEeorZQ 
• Army-judiciary 'nexus' damaging democracy #Pakistan... https://t.co/8VyqFp5xBP 
• Judge Ian Forrester elected president of Franco-British Lawyers’ Society https://t.co/oWXklKEMI
• Judge refuses permission to proceed in legal challenge over revocability of Article 50 https://t.co/Nz5RmkB9Ri 
• Cyclist hit by 4×4 during bike race awarded damages but sheriff rules both were equally to blame https://t.co/oJDPJExY4h
• Ten senior promotions at BTO Solicitors https://t.co/FNOFt5uFVZ
• Should Scotland have a Mediation Act? The Irish experience https://t.co/1IV3dBFQPC
• “Stressed” solicitor avoids strike-off despite dishonesty | Legal Futures... https://t.co/KfwchDVWF9 
• Era of judge-led reform is over, says Ryder as he warns against “privatisation” of justice | Legal Futures... https://t.co/MMSmn3edSz
• Government accused of “breaking promise” on cold-calling ban as it targets April for holiday sickness fixed fees... https://t.co/DWscCcWSHp 
• A flawed forensics model | Law Gazette https://t.co/gKpnWOG7rQ 
• Lifting the lid on Worboys | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ne6s1uOCGU
• SRA shows mercy to ex-Eversheds lawyer over ‘fabricated’ email | Law Gazette https://t.co/7Hlvk7qN4H
• Pinsents managers share lower payout, LLP accounts suggest | Law Gazette https://t.co/bjSHBZvvE9 
• No takers? Government cancels procurement for education and discrimination advice | Law Gazette https://t.co/yB5PQxj5kx
• From green ink to hashtag hate: commission asked to look at trolling laws | Law Gazette https://t.co/uqkN5zs1hC 
• Right to settle directly is a matter of individual freedom, Supreme Court hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/l0ZN0tYxYE 
• Bill to exempt entire judiciary from FOIA heads to Senate vote next week #Canada... https://t.co/Ot0Fls4q3g
• Disgraced Katie Hopkins detained in South Africa accused of racial hatred... https://t.co/vAMkWcdwBvmerits may be considered on making placement order... https://t.co/566FIdKR8c 
• #Bangladesh opposition said country's the lower courts are now under the grip of the government... https://t.co/P07ur6QXVw
• Independent review into the application of sharia law in England and Wales published... https://t.co/X8nYv3pc8M 
• British man to face trial in #France over 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier... https://t.co/SJxevctuuU 
• Fully online divorce application process is being tested across England and Wales... https://t.co/2LRmUJ4SUw
• High Court order for protection of a six and a half year old from the risk of FGM... https://t.co/qUKhXHRhEd 
• Family Law in the European Court of Human Rights in 2017 https://t.co/tWvzR52nnU https://t.co/tpyaalU4aF
• People smuggling raids: 21 arrests made across England https://t.co/USh1WyLdva 
• Was it rape? Jury to decide Clermont County man's fate #US... https://t.co/zK6EN03SOk
• Children: Public Law Update (January 2018) https://t.co/XOr3EzF3Qp https://t.co/yx1A8GmNl5
• Man had 38 weapons at Cardiff Airport as 'souvenirs' https://t.co/xwSaKHpXJS 
• Families of IRA Hyde Park bombing victims granted legal aid https://t.co/IrPmTgaxaV 
• Women's vote: Pardoning suffragettes 'complicated' https://t.co/y9NwtuD7Ch
• People smuggling raids: Arrests made across England https://t.co/USh1WyLdva 
• Florida jury awards $7.5 million to man who fell in hot tub #US... https://t.co/s9Vax8yD3k 
• Finance and Divorce Update, February 2018 https://t.co/OLLZ4XP73E https://t.co/9EgWblfN6D
• Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik writes to PM Modi on Mahanadi tribunal #India... https://t.co/t8qbNQmx0c 
• Availability of Legal Aid for Applications Pursuant to the 1996 Hague Convention... https://t.co/3bhhcwU0Yk 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/DLPKKG48zx
• ABA protests against anti-money laundering legislation | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/BpwJrv1nNu
• Supreme Court rules band in BC can claim compensation for land theft during 1860s gold rush #Canada... https://t.co/DwCG3Oz9y9 
• Lawyers need meaningful work to be happy | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/oeAPKKZOO5 
• Bird & Bird deploys artificial intelligence technology | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/dmjqPGDjPb 
• LOD launches office in Germany | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/wH6kHyKURA 
• AI could improve sentencing outcomes | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/PPz3nxOF53 
• Banks account for half litigation liabilities of FTSE 100 | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/diEyRrpFZN 
• Hogan Lovells joins forces with FTI Consulting on data governance | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/9oW970QSHA
• Baker McKenzie in spotlight over alleged sexual assault cover-up | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/nBLIvJmr7K 
• Relatives of IRA Hyde Park bomb victims get legal aid to fight case https://t.co/efzjK1oHuk 
• Judge begins summing up in 'designer clothes debt' murder trial https://t.co/QvEMjTQEtQ 
• Rugby captain to be character witness in Ulster teammates’ rape trial https://t.co/me9ReDhYJg 
• Jury delivers quick guilty verdicts in Greenwood murder trial #Canada... https://t.co/dW5Ycj9CSO 
• Tips for law firms developing a digital matter strategy | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/h6FSOEXgZf

6th February - Law News

2234th 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 Focus Story: Why is Israel kicking out thousands of African refugees? They endured a dangerous and desperate journey to escape war, persecution and hunger in their countries. The refugees, mainly from Eritrea and Sudan, travelled through Egypt seeking a better life in Israel. But the government calls them infiltrators and says they threaten what it calls Israel's "Jewish character". It has begun issuing deportation orders, and warning the refugees they either accept money and a plane ticket home, or risk being jailed. But is this action legal?


Focus of the Day Story: Private probation firms fail to cut rates of reoffending. Only two of 21 regional companies have r.educed reoffending among low to medium-risk offenders. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Member of Scottish Parliament Anas Sarwar: Everyday Islamophobia a real threat https://t.co/hDxdTwc2jZ 
• Social media and research: #Swedes tackle police racism https://t.co/SjAUFYbQOy
• Ashraf Ghani, President of #Afghanistan: 'Philosopher king' or ethnonationalist? https://t.co/Ix1QIKq49r 
• #Maldives President Abdulla Yameen has declared a 15-day state of emergency as security forces stormed the Supreme… https://t.co/MZpFBcTAPo
• Illegal election texts sent, matter in hands of police #Cyprus... https://t.co/j6lkoUDI5R 
• BJP leader's 'illegal' building demolished in Jalandhar #India... https://t.co/dbxfk61osv 
• #HongKong's Top Cop Wants To Make It Illegal To Insult Police Officers... https://t.co/TMoPhW6XXr
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/vIYJO9mIgS
• New UK Anti-Money Laundering Law Threatens Two Affluent Bulgarians... https://t.co/jvDnyOIGGB 
• Military veterans urged to refrain from 'illegal protests' #SouthAfrica... https://t.co/IPqU5I27Qe 
• Disability equality on juries a sham https://t.co/kjA42eG9Cs
• #Nepalese police arrest 13 illegal Chinese doctors in raids on Kathmandu hospitals and clinics... https://t.co/gqtIvBVRVZ 
• HPV vaccine offered to men who have sex with men in England https://t.co/Tncr5HYDhy 
• New laws to prohibit betting on EuroMillions draws to come into force in April... https://t.co/8BvaY4Gg4Y
• Supreme Court slams KDA over inaction in illegal encroachments case #Pakistan... https://t.co/cfvxJ4PGEJ
• Brexit risks leaving UK green standards 'frozen in time', lawyers warn... https://t.co/7efVEN9tCx
• My legal life: Ashley Fredericks | Law Gazette https://t.co/8UfEK1638j
• Solicitors brace for landmark judgments | Law Gazette https://t.co/OqdkFVXxGf 
• In the spirit of full disclosure | Law Gazette https://t.co/NuO4kSYbbd 
• Scotland to pave the way for viable DBAs? | Law Gazette https://t.co/yX7cZpOxPm
• Munby delivers update on specialist courts for financial remedies | Law Gazette https://t.co/w3FhPuL6QD
• Union defends Crown prosecutors over AG's disclosure comments | Law Gazette https://t.co/fGqm2uHkNB 
• IP regulator seeks suspension powers | Law Gazette https://t.co/O9W1Rgr6Nu
• Lauri Love wins extradition appeal in landmark forum bar test | Law Gazette https://t.co/9y1U0MJ3iZ 
• Baker McKenzie to conduct 'review' after misconduct allegation | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZrJJ4vuUlx 
• 'Drained' high-flyer escapes strike-off despite dishonesty finding | Law Gazette https://t.co/fBRxfokW6L
• Lawyer pulls out of #Nigerian public violence case in Rustenburg... https://t.co/wcLeh6E787
• UK law body backs post-Brexit Echa participation... https://t.co/FBuhoikVoW 
• Ohio Lawyer who filed false tax return suspended #US... https://t.co/K0kmx2VNOJ 
• #Kenya arrests lawyer, keeps TV stations shut after Odinga 'inauguration'... https://t.co/4rHc0eChoI 
• Hatton Garden jewellery raider Terry Perkins dies https://t.co/sxwPUVNQjo
• Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly pays fine for removing clamp https://t.co/W9WVLoHkKw 
• Newport man Kyle Enos jailed for dark web fentanyl drug deals https://t.co/I6RoLZgQ0e
• Angelina Jolie's Lawyer Now Offers Quickie Divorces Online #US... https://t.co/gx1iutG9la 
• DPD courier who was fined for day off to see doctor dies from diabetes https://t.co/V5Uufpavb8 
• Meek Mill's Lawyer Responds to Judge Brinkley's Legal Threats: 'We Won't Be Intimidated' #US... https://t.co/AyZ8d0N8h3 
• New UK data protection rules are a cynical attack on immigrants https://t.co/Ve2UW4Ler2 
• Ghafoor Hussain travelled 2,000 miles from his home in Stockton to help people struggling to survive outside Moria… https://t.co/NMzBZTl2O9
• Actor Hugh Grant settles hacking claim against the Mirror https://t.co/qM6prTqBIP 
• Salah Abdeslam: Paris suspect attacks 'anti-Muslim bias' #France https://t.co/AHwyh6qu54 
• Ethan Stables convicted over gay pride attack plan https://t.co/FFD2UrwcUt
• Lauri Love case: Hacking suspect wins extradition appeal https://t.co/HQBIOtJwlf 
• Solicitor struck off for carrying out reserved activities from unregulated firm | Legal Futures... https://t.co/s441zAb89x
• City solicitor loses argument with taxman over £215k payment made to ex-firm’s bank | Legal Futures... https://t.co/7FJOAmBlvj 
• AI lawyers coming but hold off on legislation, says Microsoft | Legal Futures... https://t.co/9SNVSFycpS
• Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018... https://t.co/xUn6xvO6Lw
• Why nothing is clear-cut anymore at the Disclosures Tribunal #Ireland... https://t.co/ZxNY9mWo1V
• Tribunal awards Rs 3.9L to family of man who died while chasing bus #India... https://t.co/Qk0aL58GPv
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jIi89DGuIg
• Tribunal hears Zuma era corruption, rooted in apartheid and 1999 arms deals #SouthAfrica... https://t.co/ZsfSC1DVYj
• 'Nobody should end up in a tribunal,' says campaigner... https://t.co/hkYfpz1sTc 
• People's Tribunal to turn spotlight on state capture #SouthAfrica... https://t.co/mYgWAJpgRK 
• Lloyds Bank bans Bitcoin purchases on its credit cards https://t.co/0xrVrG3ZjN
• An angry diner left this note in a Thai restaurant before running off without paying https://t.co/llIARcUieT 
• Solicitors take up case of Leeds hit and run victim as search for driver continues https://t.co/OGuT9hmrRU 
• Personal injury specialist Mark Irlam joins Skipton's Mewies Solicitors https://t.co/lPhzH2v7ve 
• Solicitor general praises court's decision to extend sex offender's sentence https://t.co/WJKq9jOb3M 
• Businessman drops case against Awabakal #Australia https://t.co/3T4SXILBQb
• 'Disturbing': A third of all child sexual offences are committed by children, expert says after boy rapist is spare… https://t.co/1s0sM5a7aH
• RHI boiler owners facing 'ambush' into paying Stormont department's full legal costs, court hears https://t.co/YGKgUP1ZPx 
• Scottish court to decide early next week on legal case to stop Brexit https://t.co/qbyKzUp4KU 
• Legal loophole leaves buyers of new-build homes left exposed to Japanese knotweed https://t.co/C1uHrxdWWr 
• Ethics office unofficially OKs legal defense fund for White House staffers #US https://t.co/2vuQc2iygp
• Man accuses hospital of rushing to kill brain-damaged son https://t.co/avp1YiKUGT 
• South Carolina train crash: Amtrak 'on the wrong track' #US https://t.co/iYYoUmvhrf 
• Brits try EU migrants' vegetable picking jobs in Cornwall https://t.co/h3BGpLkG2b

5th February - Law News

2233rd 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 Focus Story: Cheick Ahmed al-Hassan Sanou was always overweight, but he didn't know how strong he was until he threw one of his tormentors across a room. Here is the remarkable story of how a bullied teenager became a serious contender to become the World's Strongest Man.


Focus of the Day Story: The Law Society has confirmed it is seeking permission to intervene in the case of Dreamvar (UK) Ltd v Mishcon de Reya (a firm). In 2017, the High Court ruled that Mishcon de Reya should be responsible for the costs of a client who bought a property from an individual who was posing as the owner. The court found the firm was liable for breach of trust. The Law Society president said the body was intervening due to the potentially substantial implications for property solicitors. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Should I tell law firms I have Asperger’s syndrome when applying for vac schemes?... https://t.co/qFI0IlyCj0 
• Baker McKenzie reaches ‘confidential settlement’ with female associate who was allegedly sexually assaulted... https://t.co/zBXfSjQpME
• Slaughter and May’s 2018 spring retention rate is 95%... https://t.co/SxehwBBHJL 
• Future trainee shuns law’s Hunger Games vibe with helpful blog on how to get a training contract... https://t.co/KyXLaeAo2C
• You’ll do better in morning exams than afternoon ones, new book reveals... https://t.co/sEl3vJzpNj
• The Weinstein effect: ‘My once boring practice as an employment barrister has suddenly become glamorous’... https://t.co/ZOYyrKv1VC 
• 16 City firms make it to LGBT top 100 employer list... https://t.co/5Pw03ZmTDi 
• Linklaters launches scheme which sees junior lawyers mentor senior partners... https://t.co/AyiTCv8YL7 
• Lady Hale celebrates first birthday since taking Supreme Court’s helm... https://t.co/3BvSRWbSQB
• Many police recruits lack basic legal knowledge https://t.co/yVVAxP1fsW
• Legal street vending in LA? A new state bill could serve up that reality #US https://t.co/uBvsRK3HX2 
• #India’s Finance Minister Confirms Crypto Not Recognized as Legal Tender, Media Panics https://t.co/goPCcU0EO5
• Nunes memo fails to make legal case against the FBI #US https://t.co/UIPsvKLoOU 
• Universal credit system faces landmark legal challenge https://t.co/cKGXRNLjQY 
• ‘Cab rank rule’ for burials to be reviewed https://t.co/BSLws34lXS 
• PM proposes new law to jail protesters like those who heckled Tory MP's speech https://t.co/TbgJXyRKSJ 
• Government to review civil partnerships in marriage shake-up https://t.co/7JfDlKyPZx
• MPs back law to run ‘parking cowboys’ who plague Tayside out of town… https://t.co/YFausMTqJE 
• New law in UK to stop corrupt persons from using Britain as safe haven https://t.co/PhYTKP1v2h
• UK property law spells trouble for #Pakistani politicians https://t.co/T5fkEJWsRF 
• UK speeding tickets - what is the law? How much can you be fined? https://t.co/glvC0NHJDT 
• Number of lawyers calling mental health helpline at record high... https://t.co/NoGlFjo2FK 
• Tributes pour in for blogging and tweeting ex-Court of Appeal judge, who has sadly died... https://t.co/eBU87hrzeM
• KFC partners with Eversheds Sutherland to offer first-ever training contract... https://t.co/IbD4vIKNHq
• ‘Struggling immigrants should go back to their country’: Nigerian-born ex-Shoosmiths employee compensated... https://t.co/sbBUvDMpkT 
• Top social mobility charity calls for more action after new stats reveal privately-educated barristers still... https://t.co/d6kNAx21qn
• Serjeants’ Inn Chambers bumps pupillage award by 22% to £55,000... https://t.co/LF1CxKWBqE
• BLP partner ‘deeply regrets’ Presidents Club attendance as City law firm dismisses ‘main legal adviser’ claims... https://t.co/UyHYMGrY6g 
• Over before it’s even began: Two trainee solicitors removed from profession... https://t.co/BCv9ORZdyH 
• Five pupillage application form essentials... https://t.co/bglQdC698I
• BLP remains tightlipped over claims it was the ‘main legal adviser’ to the scandal-hit Presidents Club... https://t.co/qdY04wSq7t
• Jeremy Corbyn pledges rebirth of 'municipal socialism' in the UK to reverse privitisation of vital services https://t.co/FaJJTcegdj
• Jane Standley: BBC pay gap forced me to quit https://t.co/5OL4y8YKM
• Anger over glut of ‘posh ghost towers’ planned for London https://t.co/rrNX9vcjcX
• Royal Marines cuts would undermine security, say MPs https://t.co/P9ld23NN1c 
• Nasty brexiters' attacks on civil service are reminiscent of 'pre-war Nazi Germany’ https://t.co/3gKXyvWDA6
• Two Freemasons' lodges operating secretly at Westminster https://t.co/IkopTTSI9H
• Female partners in London earn £165,000 less than male counterparts... https://t.co/sqfPSIqGY
• UK sixth most human rights-friendly country in Europe... https://t.co/rJ40jLM9Za 
• Migrant crisis: 20 bodies pulled from sea near Morocco https://t.co/cW4PDZCyrr 
• Gerry Kelly: MLA's car clamp removal reported to police https://t.co/ZQMrV3g5RL 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/EKWcsy1ycS
• Liverpool Maya Bar attack: Three quizzed over murder https://t.co/EZZwJOwbMf
• #US House approves legislation meant to protect young athletes from abuse https://t.co/pn1e2v2BBG
• #Israelis are suing New Zealanders over Lorde's boycott https://t.co/iM17AlPNLv 
• UK barristers call for intervention from #Iranian authorities over treatment human rights lawyers https://t.co/VwD7fJFcTy 
• UK lawyers: Remove Saudi from UN Human Rights Council https://t.co/lWCodBDQjd
• Suffragette cities: events to mark the centenary of voting rights for women https://t.co/35izg43FEV 
• Jury finds renowned Suffolk harpist and former teacher guilty of all charges in trial of indecent assault of school… https://t.co/rGNffjjcWZ 
• Jury convicts Upstate NY man in sledgehammer attack on ex-girlfriend #US https://t.co/GxBsZN7eVQ
• Jury raises ‘systematic failures’ as prison officer is cleared over suicide death https://t.co/sUOBlKaLHv
• Crown tells jury three gunshots were fired the night Colten Boushie was killed #Canada https://t.co/NrpwkHSklh
• Is it right to let juries rule on matters of professional competence? https://t.co/KIPGdOrQBx 
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