2nd May - Law News

2319th 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: In Nigeria, thousands of young people are addicted to codeine cough syrup – a medicine that’s become a street drug. But who makes this syrup? And who sells it to Nigeria’s students?



Focus of the Day Story: 'In December 2017 Cafcass issued a practice note entitled Cafcass and the Work of Independent Reviewing Officers. As somebody who is involved in care cases day in and day out, I was prompted by reading this practice note to ask myself whether I have ever seen an IRO or heard directly from one in any of the cases in which I have been involved? I have racked my brains, but I cannot think of any instance.' By Gabrielle Jan Posner, Barrister and Recorder, Trinity Chambers Chelmsford. Full story - Family Law Week

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Founder of pro-Brexit think​tank has link with Russian intelligence, MP says https://t.co/wVyn9cmggG 
• Leading food safety lawyer commends Tiger Brands for transparency https://t.co/yDl9vCA6Nj
• Lawyer of Matt Lauer Victim Blasts NBC News 'Top Management' After More Sexual Harassment Claims #US… https://t.co/mWxODATVoD
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/BzZEWqmQFy
• Brexit and Copyright Law https://t.co/vFjWivgMju 
• With Green and Amber gone, vote red - time to kick out these morally bankrupt Tories https://t.co/51pKIwjdDA 
• May Day rallies around the world – in pictures https://t.co/0jb9VVDKr1 
• Legal challenge on assisted dying prompts rival London protests https://t.co/58M8w86nQ2 
• Never felt more like singing the blues: Gibson guitar firm files for bankruptcy https://t.co/PcNdz5f8tL
• James Bulger's father launches bid to end Jon Venables' anonymity https://t.co/PCHkdV5kig 
• Gay marriage cake bakers 'forced to act against their beliefs' https://t.co/R1UDjqTWRB 
• Gay marriage cake row reaches UK's supreme court in Belfast https://t.co/w6bNcLXiA6 
• 100 Indian doctors were recently refused visas by Theresa May https://t.co/enZSyEc9HF 
• Law students from Exeter university expelled over racist comments https://t.co/W1saaf9yGD 
• The YouTube stars being paid to sell cheating https://t.co/B90Jqvlx1l 
• UK High Court rules part of Snoopers' Charter incompatible with EU law https://t.co/BN30iXR9bm 
• UK driving laws coming in 2018 - How YOU will be affected by new rules and punishments https://t.co/WfZCKs48EU 
• Immigration JRs: paramount duty is to the court | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ro3MIQe3I9 
• Neglectful solicitor who left her mother to die is jailed | Law Gazette https://t.co/0Gl3OLgAos 
• PI solicitors banned after multiple failings on hearing loss claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/o1DTKqqWim 
• Firms embrace more relaxed rules on reporting accounts issues | Law Gazette https://t.co/fDuvoeqdiC 
• Strike off for head-butt solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZcJ3GlfSUZ 
• Court finds no good reason for another look at claimant's budget | Law Gazette https://t.co/AiGmv5EjWs 
• Defence handed 17,000 pages of material on first day of trial | Law Gazette https://t.co/BaVcy4T4KV 
• New problems with TSB standing orders https://t.co/LzD2H78t4R 
• Ministers back down on tax haven company registers https://t.co/7hiGBhmlRj 
• Netanyahu, Chief Justice Discuss Bills Aimed at Curtailing High Court Powers #Israel https://t.co/q5kuV4nolS 
• Parachute trial: Soldier 'thought he would get £120k death payout' https://t.co/lse0b7Nc4f 
• Salford fatal house fire siblings 'killed following feud' https://t.co/kI7dq9JeMo 
• Trust recalls 2,500 patients over treatment fears https://t.co/6CevsN2sAa 
• Thousands of #Nicaraguans demand justice for killing of protesters https://t.co/ZJBhlyMmo2 
• The Situation In #Nigeria - Is There Any Progress Towards Justice For The Victims? https://t.co/0DxA7kVPgx 
• Barrister who aided human trafficker found guilty of fraud #NewZealand https://t.co/33ZwAiZY7l 
• #Indian Commonwealth official wins unfair dismissal case in UK https://t.co/UIicyKpGBF 
• Female police officer 'harassed' by colleagues who posted porn in WhatsApp group https://t.co/747ykTJEcB
• Actress Ashley Judd sues Harvey Weinstein for 'damaging' career #US https://t.co/QYdCJKtwom 
• Scotland ends cheap booze as minimum price starts https://t.co/WccMSdCG1P 
• #Iran calls Israel's Netanyahu 'infamous liar' over old nuclear documents obtained by notorious Mossad spies https://t.co/KuNsiGo7JG 
• Redbrick Solutions support the Modern Law Conveyancing Conference https://t.co/4o6qz6UZCY
• Longueuil man's racial profiling case heads to Human Rights Tribunal #Canada https://t.co/uTYjnmxljS
• Double murder killer Mustafa Kunduraci escaped deportation due to red tape #Australia https://t.co/KMfmRlYNIw
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/uwv5U5GWhd
• Environmental charity intervenes in fracking legal challenge https://t.co/844Tn0p3v5 
• Pill-testing trial without adequate legal protection, lawyer says #Australia https://t.co/aEIeJeMzEO
• University of Wyoming legal clinic takes on defendants with no other options #US https://t.co/cYjFYQimQD 
• Is burning rubbish in your garden legal? The law explained https://t.co/Zr4tVT9B3C 
• Legal row over who owns France dot com domain https://t.co/JkSyaSN8a1 
• Anti-fracking group takes legal fight to Ineos https://t.co/AWvP6UZ0ns
• Litigation funding giant Vannin hires banks for bumper float https://t.co/VItj7JfvLq 
• Solicitor Vicky Phelan reacts to news of 17 deaths in Cervical Check controversy https://t.co/N6KFMpxbTo
• A Transgender Paradox, and Platform, in the #Philippines https://t.co/f1Gqq8S52s 
• It’s official: the Brexiter v remainer battle will never, ever end https://t.co/Gv0xPw5Ja7
• The Windrush scandal is institutional racism, pure and simple https://t.co/BVCyMqqlg9 
• #Australian Mining Town Breaks Its Silence About Grim Past of Sexual Abuse https://t.co/PBqJeqd1dv 
• Former senior Ulster Unionist Lord Kilclooney has been criticised for calling #Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar a… https://t.co/S8oVePN6DS 
• What Today’s Gun Control Activists Can Learn From Old Battles #US https://t.co/Vwozjs5v50 
• Scotland to debate policy that may force rape victims to testify https://t.co/2emM20EswQ 
• Lawyer reveals awful reason he's afraid to deliver Amazon package to neighbour #US https://t.co/DpyzvxTeKN
• Isle of Man abortion law change could be weeks away https://t.co/c8kgIlozNs 
• Hermes faces legal fight with some drivers over worker rights https://t.co/kOoAU8VxoG
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/yMcjlNH5II
• Disclosure 'failings' in rape case woman did not want prosecuted https://t.co/azkjcDa3Gf

1st May - Law News

2318th 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: Former Melbourne headmistress Malka Leifer made claims she was mentally incapable to appear before an Israeli court to face extradition to Australia where she is wanted on 74 child sex abuse claims. But undercover surveillance footage prompts a breakthrough in the case.



Focus of the Day Story: Protests in Spain at the lenient sentence for attackers echo the determination of women globally to force society and the state to give them justice. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• John Woodcock MP suspended over sexual harassment claims https://t.co/oey6vVBSPG
• Stormy Daniels sues #US President Donald Trump over 'defamatory' tweet https://t.co/8VCLrNBihF
• The Law Society Excellence Awards 2017: Croftons | Law Gazette https://t.co/FRVVxMpT0b
• My legal life: Shah Qureshi | Law Gazette https://t.co/XfPlrbZHjF 
• Fighting council’s plan to shut 21 libraries | Law Gazette https://t.co/DBnZhUwTw5 
• Should I go down the path of self-employed barrister or solicitor advocate? | Law Gazette https://t.co/aBg1xF4gyF 
• Time to end the ‘hostility’~ Windrush scandal should lead to new tone on immigration | Law Gazette https://t.co/XpNr1wvNMX 
• No ECJ jurisdiction after Brexit - Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/oYVOjDBf09
• Mother alleging abuse left alone in court after failing legal aid test | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZErI8iN6Gq
• Judge-led parole mechanism could spare victims 'onerous step' | Law Gazette https://t.co/O3DmSR0LxV 
• Hale: The world is not always as barristers see it | Law Gazette https://t.co/k9MWgiIgZm 
• Staff and creditors will get nothing after ABS collapse | Law Gazette https://t.co/sDVvPyOnFp 
• PwC aims to push diversity with pro-bono initiative | Law Gazette https://t.co/y5SGjkRNLl 
• SRA intervenes after immigration expert jailed for ID conspiracy | Law Gazette https://t.co/68z33VpnG8 
• Professionals to foot entire bill for AML quango | Law Gazette https://t.co/8i1iiFy1xz 
• Man jailed for crashing car into a house in York https://t.co/Bn940yYTa0 
• Woman with Asperger's removed from BFI cinema 'for laughing' too much https://t.co/Bn8GvIZaZU 
• Jack the Ripper postcard sold for £22,000 at auction https://t.co/tSivpJEomM 
• Prom dress prompts 'cultural appropriation' row #US https://t.co/icAHFJxNoz
• Trump attacks 'filthy' Michelle Wolf over White House dinner act #US https://t.co/c4GndemA4w
• Brexit: Government defeat in Lords over terms of meaningful vote https://t.co/k6zPeIPZtL 
• From IndiGo's lawyer to its President, the no-frills story of Aditya Ghosh #India... https://t.co/Vnt4AAZ4Uc
• Kent man dies after being swept out to sea https://t.co/MXosNwFZcX 
• Sajid Javid faces massive task at Home Office https://t.co/mBcywhvV2p 
• European Parliament human rights delegation barred from #Bahrain https://t.co/eDN27DCw1L 
• Transgender case tests Missouri's Human Rights Act #US https://t.co/ld3nceMJNc
• James Brokenshire Criticised For Policy That Turned Landlords Into 'Border Guards'... https://t.co/b4hM58XkQp 
• A free press? I’m a UK journalist, but the police labelled me an extremist https://t.co/M1yc3aXE1E 
• The only way to stamp out financial crime is to take a lead from anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone https://t.co/516EdJcvnz 
• A court is an unfit place for a case like Alfie Evans and its moral complexity https://t.co/Ex8B7bmARO 
• The Guardian view on tackling sexual violence: when victims suffer twice | Editorial https://t.co/8R9mCTdzWT 
• Unmarried mother to challenge benefits loss in UK supreme court https://t.co/nyl6FcjoOz 
• #Russian human rights abusers 'should be named' https://t.co/s6eGaieU6T
• Solicitor “who left his moral compass at home” used client money to prop up firm | Legal Futures… https://t.co/hepY9es5fq
• CMCs that want to advise and represent clients “will need to prove competence”, says Treasury | Legal Futures… https://t.co/Q0DbZOa4Sd
• Specialist ‘elder care’ solicitor jailed for “sickening” neglect that led to mother’s death | Legal Future… https://t.co/mVonI2N8K9 
• Former Home Secretary Amber Rudd's resignation letter and Theresa May's response https://t.co/fmdyv15H2N 
• Royal wedding: TV licence waived for community parties https://t.co/qUYLyMXEQW 
• Dubious UK Promises on Post-Brexit Clinical Trials https://t.co/iPNYwVEJRA
• Windrush crisis: 200 MPs tell Theresa May to enshrine promises in law https://t.co/6ZYkSJYKWd 
• Legal showdown looms between troubled TSB and owner Sabadell https://t.co/eQWUu8LMN0 
• #Russia's Gazprom Takes $3.4B Impairment On #Ukraine Legal Dispute https://t.co/XGMb3nMdY5
• Why does the #US still have 'debtors' prisons'? https://t.co/zksdoV5vH8 
• Police Scotland chief tried to 'suppress' conduct report https://t.co/gWqZi5tLlu
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/o9bn8wS9Wl
• Madhu babu, was the first barrister from Odisha #India https://t.co/P9uJtMAcOB
• Alleged Bribery Of Judges: Barrister Nwobike Knows Fate On Monday – Sahara Reporters #Nigeria… https://t.co/0QwZjbCtgb 
• #Uganda MPs Snub Meeting Chief Justice Over Being Called 'Villagers' https://t.co/Vq2y3j2yKk 
• Justice Nisar reprimands son-in-law, DIG for seeking undue 'favour' #Pakistan https://t.co/UU4Hqe8EoZ 
• PM, chief justice end meeting without agreement on bid to limit Supreme Court #Israel https://t.co/nzbGiLD5Ul 
• #Rohingya demand justice as UN delegation visits Bangladesh camps https://t.co/EZRhnMtZGk 
• Tens of thousands march for peace, justice in #Nicaragua https://t.co/doqWYLbTYX 
• A taste of conflict: The politics of food in Jerusalem https://t.co/A2pO0jruX2 
• Woman requests written apology over misdiagnosed breast cancer #Ireland https://t.co/l76i8WotM1 
• Stormy Daniels' lawsuit against Donald Trump's lawyer put on hold #US https://t.co/i7aiebgMJh 
• Solicitor Stephanie Hollidge-Goode, 66, loses long cancer fight https://t.co/bHkko5TaXr

30th April - Law News

2317th 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: They know us better than we know ourselves: that's the impression you might get from the Facebook data harvesting scandal. And while the crisis has dented the social media giant's reputation, it has vowed to clean up its act when it comes to users' personal details. But some of the controls Facebook has brought in after the scandal could end up strengthening its already powerful position in global digital advertising.



Focus of the Day Story: Baroness Hale, President of the Supreme Court, has championed no-fault divorce in a speech to family lawyers, a month before the court is due to hear the high-profile case of Owens v Owens. Addressing family justice organisation Resolution’s annual conference in Bristol this week, Baroness Hale said current divorce law is ‘confusing and misleading’ as well as discriminatory since many poorer parties, including victims of abuse, cannot afford to separate from their spouse until they get the court orders available only on divorce. She said it provokes bitterness and can make things worse for children. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Barclays and Law Society launch new lawtech hub — with support from top firms and unis https://t.co/pSzSyHAFUg 
• UK must 'resolve contradictions' in border policy https://t.co/0sgZw9uare
• Incompetent Amber Rudd resigns as home secretary https://t.co/YKLeTHxvEO 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ZdXvaA7cpw
• How the surge in LLB numbers is shaking up legal education https://t.co/yAfcxjDBID
• Legal aid row: ‘Sit down and talk with us’, top QCs tell government https://t.co/AmWXPgZaHb
• A judge has warned of "systemic failures" in disclosing evidence after a £500,000 red diesel VAT fraud trial collap… https://t.co/WD6K7MmqpD 
• Wanted men 'kicked and beaten with iron bars' in a place named Mullaghbawn https://t.co/ypEu6U7lgz 
• T-Mobile agrees $26bn mega-merger with Sprint https://t.co/0BC0Tfu57F
• New drama set in London divorce firm hits TV screens https://t.co/jrhuWa5YMy 
• @VanessaFiji @UKLabour Speak for yourself! People are tired of waiting and this is a new type of politics, this is… https://t.co/O2Zqpww4yJ 
• Sexting, knife crime and social media — pro bono takes many forms https://t.co/tQjTBlqJQI 
• Ince & Co trainee sacked over ‘professional standards’ https://t.co/7CI7TgcRVw
• Disability policies are the legal profession’s disconnect https://t.co/5hCM1Y26Xf
• ‘Change is happening pretty slowly compared with what is coming’ https://t.co/I3bDT8kzxt 
• SRA appeals tribunal’s ‘unduly lenient’ sanction against City solicitor convicted of sexual assault… https://t.co/ZyfmaHxtcB
• Former Trump Tower in #Azerbaijan, Dogged by Controversy, Is Engulfed by Fire https://t.co/9e2P3zbrDG 
• Allen & Overy reveals latest tech start-ups to join its ‘Fuse’ innovation hub https://t.co/wrGBxCkN5N
• Why One Woman Testified Against Bill Cosby: ‘I Had the Strength’ https://t.co/aNdjNG9eUh 
• Data protection: Why you're getting so many emails about privacy https://t.co/cy3B0nvq5N 
• Police’s Shifting Account of Black Man’s Death Raises Questions in Savannah #US https://t.co/RDKRpl16bv 
• Brexit shmexit? Most City firms think EU departure won’t affect lawyer numbers https://t.co/QC6mdDDAA7 
• Criminal defence solicitor thrust into tabloid spotlight over claims she’s living with her Celebrity Big Brother… https://t.co/ntvFWH4GR3
• More than 1,000 students join group legal action over teaching time lost to uni strikes https://t.co/smv4xSbZrK
• First murder conviction quashed on back of Supreme Court’s syllabus-changing joint enterprise ruling https://t.co/kUcoXdKGAF 
• ‘A cosy old boys’ network’: MP grills SRA over its handling of Weinstein NDA scandal https://t.co/Up8ssz0XWo 
• GDL drop-out launches luxury private members club for London students seeking ‘the finer things in life’ https://t.co/PPFcl3LUiC 
• Student goes mega-viral after claiming she submitted a criminal justice essay with the title ‘F*ck my life’ https://t.co/SZqk2mh7sy 
• Nottingham Trent law student due in court after video showing alleged racist chanting in halls goes viral https://t.co/3pAxizKZw
• More complaints about university standards come from law students than almost any other course… https://t.co/FWORkoxJeb
• Domestic violence clinic and refugee reunion project among winners at annual student pro bono awards https://t.co/Hz2z20ozme
• Percentage of trainees experiencing mental health problems DOUBLES https://t.co/70SCT1Nkah 
• Motive for Mass Killings in Congo Is Mystery, but Suffering Is Clear https://t.co/W1r4xS2IWB 
• Men felled by #MeToo are going to stage comebacks. So it’s time to talk about what it looks like when they do… https://t.co/6b02Vk7HWf 
• The competition watchdog is being urged by politicians to examine the possible merger of Sainsbury's and Asda https://t.co/zHwON3SDKI 
• With Taunts and Guile, the Golden State Killer Left a Trail of Horror #US https://t.co/t8VTx4KNWq 
• India PM Modi authorized capture of runaway #Dubai princess, newspaper claims https://t.co/X69LoQD4xk 
• Diners hurt as ceiling collapses in Bolton restaurant https://t.co/UWZ62wbB4y 
• Four hurt in hit-and-run in Newport https://t.co/64gSSeNVqF 
• Brandon Lewis still claims that Home Secretary Amber Rudd did nothing wrong regarding immigration removal targets https://t.co/kTNqmauNch 
• The #US government should cede territory back to Native Americans https://t.co/xCyVvo2YDb 
• Young and old need a new social contract https://t.co/SZjjsGdlZ1 
• Windrush is only the latest UK immigration scandal: just ask the Chagossians https://t.co/Oqc6z18tAY 
• High court blocks Amber Rudd attempt to deport witness https://t.co/MCwEzyf7t9 
• #Chinese university hosts 'grenade-throwing' contest https://t.co/OaPDfPZpnj
• Can music bridge #Thailand's sectarian divide? https://t.co/aDi9t4JfeT
• Row escalates over 'toxic' Trump pick for veterans' affairs #US https://t.co/0Hm9lmAdBt 
• MSNBC's Joy Reid addresses homophobic blog post controversy #US https://t.co/Nu2JgtqNE1 
• Sumo wrestling: The growing sexism problem in #Japan's traditional sport https://t.co/9O7QymnISs
• Fake five-star reviews being bought and sold online https://t.co/EkfnSULsSV 
• Pamplona rape case: Protests over sentence go in to third day #Spain https://t.co/lXMNttG8bY 
• Family money cases are set to speed up with launch of fast track procedure for financial remedy applications https://t.co/N65TBvRmXx
• Here’s Why Amazon and EBay Are the U.K.’s New Tax Fraud Police against small fly as big wigs go free… https://t.co/PQz4CIWitQ 
• Peers have called for evidence on stricter scrutiny procedures for the Brexit Bill’s Henry VIII powers | NLJ https://t.co/pVJg5h545G 
• Final UK network and information security laws published https://t.co/V3Oj5aRw0e

29th April - Law News

2316th 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: New Palestinian art museum opens in United States. Modern art, pop art, Asian art, African art, of all the cultures and styles represented in the United States, one has been noticeably absent from public display. Until now.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• HMRC’s crackdown on tax avoidance has created a huge backlog of cases | NLJ https://t.co/lttncGcdkI
• #SaudiArabia 'sorry' for promotional footage of scantily clad women wrestlers - time for wrestling hijabs? https://t.co/PDJln75cAo
• #Myanmar violence: Thousands flee fresh fighting in Kachin state https://t.co/3nV86o2H8o
• UK banks to be covered by EU law until 2020 under withdrawal deal: ECB https://t.co/u7olJWxO1v 
• The search for Brexit optimism | NLJ https://t.co/XuXoPrmK5g 
• New Family President appointed | NLJ https://t.co/41tvyX9L2O 
• Nothing simple about child support | NLJ https://t.co/qTebjtVWIO
• Lawyer representing Italian men charged over Liverpool fan assault says both clubs should be punished... https://t.co/V1Jt6AgfNW
• Reforms to judges’ pay proposed | NLJ https://t.co/s897IIrCzG 
• Whiplash debate begins | NLJ https://t.co/M135Aahqr7
• Parking machine gets pizza car topping in Dawlish https://t.co/oPxwTVg2tf 
• Tesla driver banned for M1 autopilot seat-switch https://t.co/WgAiXoPCpg 
• Supreme Court President calls for divorce reform | NLJ https://t.co/URycAx8F1W 
• Property lawyers can now find practical information on vishing, smishing and phishing in the Conveyancing Associati… https://t.co/ZVc2KE83fu 
• Who is Jennifer Robinson? #Australian human rights lawyer who defended WikiLeaks founder https://t.co/Qcr0N6eTZs 
• Corruption case against former #France president Sarkozy sheds new light on Gaddafi removal https://t.co/Mb0Mf67ekr 
• Police suspect suicide in death of lawyer days from trial on charges of impersonating judge #US… https://t.co/4qvYpD9DqM 
• #Singapore elderly manager who asked man for sex had drinking problem and is estranged from children… https://t.co/NYkoyhcjCB 
• Russian lawyer at Trump Tower meeting had closer ties to Kremlin than previously disclosed #US… https://t.co/PYwXXYVc6f 
• A new law giving harsher punishments to people who attack or sexually assault emergency workers has been backed by… https://t.co/4dVzcRZJaU 
• Deadline to amend UK surveillance laws https://t.co/H3toI1VaUf 
• Special master appointed in Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's case https://t.co/kNKHiNqxUH 
• Theresa May's Hostile environment policy leaving doctors without visas, say NHS officials https://t.co/Wq8EGXtMbO 
• Windrush scandal: legal clinics in Brixton for those affected https://t.co/vWRRqaemXA 
• Warning signs for TSB's IT meltdown were clear a year ago – insider https://t.co/nHGAvdtaAe 
• Polling station voter ID plans are deeply flawed, say critics https://t.co/unc9mDa75T
• Birmingham mosque hit-and-run not terror-related, police believe https://t.co/LPbzevFNLa
• Timeline: key events in the legal battle over Alfie Evans https://t.co/4i3grI8ch0 
• Parole Board reform unveiled after John Worboys controversy https://t.co/G0rlCGMa0d
• Sainsbury's and Asda in shock talks over £10bn merger deal https://t.co/Yi6L21rVgg 
• The Secret Barrister review – a justice system that is utterly broken https://t.co/WMOk59Evdf 
• Health warnings after toxic caterpillar outbreak in London https://t.co/qP12e7WiPT
• Challenging parole could get easier for members of the public https://t.co/g4cT6y5sju 
• Senior Tories rally around Amber Rudd, amid criticism for her failure to know specific migrant removal targets https://t.co/a1kfu0ROSe 
• Alfie Evans: Legal battle toddler dies https://t.co/wfbTCHzP5p
• Cork solicitor aims to set another athletic world record https://t.co/3ikrHDBN0J 
• Former solicitor Michael Lynn lodges bail appeal #Ireland https://t.co/GCJ5R6UgSX 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/xUtdwQAmlp
• BC solicitor general to release more details on recreational marijuana regulations #Canada https://t.co/vyqZKmAg9M
• England: Solicitors' watchdog tells members to use solicitor advocates during barristers strike… https://t.co/ojis1cD1SZ 
• Statement on Human Rights Violations and Abuses against LGBTI Persons in #Chechnya https://t.co/JiPGAc6aBU
• #Ethiopia must redouble human rights strides: UN rights boss https://t.co/j2vzfA5bwt 
• UN human rights chief decries #Israel's use of 'excessive force' in Gaza https://t.co/Aop51bmhNc
• #Burundi's 32-year sentence for defending human rights an insult to justice https://t.co/9Yj4nkbARX 
• #ElSalvador's Failure to decriminalize abortion is a terrible blow to human rights https://t.co/Yw8QH4dG1Q
• Letter to #Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban Regarding Human Rights Priorities https://t.co/gs8ZrsfBjK
• ‘The criminal justice system is on its knees’: Solicitor's brutally honest speech as Cambridge court faces closure https://t.co/M3yarfb0z3

28th April - Law News

2315th 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: Vijay Mallya, the fugitive billionaire wanted in India for defaulting on loan worth crores, said today that it is his democratic right to vote in Karnataka but he "cannot travel".

Saturday Conversations on Law

• UK has six months to rewrite snooper's charter, high court rules https://t.co/YI2qQBwkOb 
• Five inmates die in seven weeks at HMP Birmingham run by shamefully incompetent G4S https://t.co/NEawxqVkT7
• Islamic State 'Sim card man' jailed https://t.co/PNInQXFQ3T 
• Daughter left mum to die covered in own faeces https://t.co/P5iiHdJoUT
• Casper and Corey Platt-May deaths: Driver high on cocaine is jailed https://t.co/7zlkpaELe7
• Home Secretary Amber Rudd has apologised for not being aware of "specific" migrant removal targets https://t.co/LE8gvZmpCv 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ydp8KWnYtK
• No attack, no victims, no chem weapons: Douma witnesses speak at OPCW briefing at The Hague #Syria… https://t.co/sPzy4flaVa
• Woman and her 11-year-old son terrified by racial abuse on crowded train https://t.co/05CkQ93bmv 
• Testosterone rules: I have offered Caster Semenya from #SouthAfrica my legal team - Indian athlete Dutee Chand https://t.co/FtZZN3udEz
• Daily Express paper apologises for Liverpool FC 'slur' https://t.co/eM26QkHmfl 
• Couple fuming after 15 hour flight ends with them back at same airport they departed from https://t.co/TDEK6qbc0L 
• Legal profession facing talent drain as mental health problems surge | Law Gazette https://t.co/2yFl6gk2sq 
• Treasury finds £20m for legal services - so long as they're digital | Law Gazette https://t.co/VCyS7QnyRK
• Leveson: Do we want Premier League or a non-league criminal justice system? | Law Gazette https://t.co/MNWmcQpBXt 
• High Court declares coroner 'cab rank' policy unlawful | Law Gazette https://t.co/2ngRsSfT1Y 
• Ex-FBI lawyer to head SFO - reports | Law Gazette https://t.co/eW5eG7en9M 
• Outright cold-call ban fails to make it through finance bill | Law Gazette https://t.co/DwgXsqPHeM 
• Judge slams 'game-playing' immigration lawyers and refers three firms to SRA | Law Gazette https://t.co/1eJNOG4D3h 
• Amber Rudd: Windrush helpline callers don't need lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/eVlTZDJWOA
• DJ guilty of contempt of court after NHS compensation bid https://t.co/R6DhSYZbN0 
• EU member states support near-total neonicotinoids ban https://t.co/qr4dOXFpy9
• #China stabbings: Seven students killed in Shaanxi https://t.co/X2dTASpObS 
• EU agrees total ban on bee-harming pesticides https://t.co/JpEgqGLvdP
• Wild animals are dying off rapidly. A new law could halt this destruction https://t.co/WtlFPbvR0i 
• 'Colourful socks or kinky boots': what not to wear to get ahead in law https://t.co/gpFCNhvIES 
• London coroner's 'cab rank' policy ruled discriminatory https://t.co/bK3fB5AZny
• Crossing Divides: Yorkshire Dales farmer works with asylum seekers https://t.co/ROqFo4rMEC 
• Anti-racism Labour activist unfairly expelled after verbal attack on Blairite MP at anti-Semitism event https://t.co/rHBnfRfhMb
• Leveson sounds warning bell over lawyers shunning careers in criminal law https://t.co/QYNTmhm9jK
• Government and Labour to keep talking on details of CMC cold-calling ban https://t.co/YsIWsFMDyq
• High Court judge flays conduct of immigration solicitors and refers three firms to SRA https://t.co/2Lqi0mgxJ2 
• Coroner ordered to change 'cab-rank' burial release policy https://t.co/NxHG6BOA2b 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/0FDan13QZf
• Whirlpool and retailers selling its tumble dryers 'give poor safety advice' https://t.co/RZqSzrn9yT 
• Special master appointed in Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's case #US https://t.co/kNKHiNqxUH
• Immigration enforcement is centred on meeting deportation targets. The home secretary should change the policy https://t.co/ccDaYQIopa 
• Why was the scheme behind May’s ‘Go Home’ vans called Operation Vaken? https://t.co/R6e7xoR4mS
• It’s a bit late for Amber Rudd to be ‘heartbroken’ over anything https://t.co/uE1hflD4Cu 
• Nearly every mass killer is a man. Why aren’t we talking about that? https://t.co/hKUWfUziR8
• Bill Cosby's verdict is a rare moment of justice in a long, uphill battle https://t.co/lHTzJ8WFNq
• Migrant rules 'leaving NHS short of doctors' https://t.co/nZdi5ucbiU 
• Windrush: Who exactly was on board? https://t.co/ivkaRAEey4

27th April - Law News

2314th 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: There's controversy brewing over the release of an American prisoner, who was sentenced to life for the murder of two policemen. Herman Bell is set to walk free on Friday. However, the police union is making last-ditch attempts to keep him locked up.


Focus of the Day Story: The criminal justice system is in crisis. Examples are everywhere: from the crumbling fabric of court buildings, to the regular adjournment of trials due to lack of court time, to the collapse of cases due to failures in the investigation and disclosure processes and to the inadequate supervision and management of offenders – every part of the system has been dangerously damaged by years of underfunding. Full story - The Barrister

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Zimbabwe sets up special courts for election violence https://t.co/eHzjLUfWVL
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/m9s22TDtMU
• Twitter announces new privacy policy ahead of European data law https://t.co/m7TRAoaiy0
• Ali Zafar replies to Meesha Shafi's sexual harassment accusation with legal notice #Pakistan… https://t.co/uBXGMvaDUx 
• Appeal court rules fixed costs apply to claim outside protocol | Law Gazette https://t.co/jxjZbZzshV 
• Solicitors must make 'proper efforts' to find an advocate - SRA | Law Gazette https://t.co/AXI7571zeO 
• Group action takes shape against university strike | Law Gazette https://t.co/JRwuiOWxxo
• Government backtracks on legal aid fee debate | Law Gazette https://t.co/Sy5xh9eYaE 
• Ban upheld for immigration lawyer who brought useless claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ys93BdmHU1 
• UK gives the go-ahead to Euro patent court | Law Gazette https://t.co/o2R4pDcBBh 
• Exclusive: Kent's legal services pioneer resigns | Law Gazette https://t.co/DeNsBR5O45 
• MaXhosa by Laduma is taking legal action against Zara over 'copy-cat design' #SouthAfrica https://t.co/Kd3Kyi7p46 
• Courts may have created accidental bigamists by wrongly applying divorce rules https://t.co/Z9Gs4hVYlh
• #US comedian Bill Cosby has been found guilty of three counts of sexual assault https://t.co/2gCuuvZTB8 
• A European court has ruled that Lionel Messi, the world's top earning footballer, can trademark his own name… https://t.co/knnG2c5x7E 
• Legal action threat on plan for 17 new homes at end of Shrewsbury street https://t.co/dgfLANXp0l
• Protests in #Spain as five men cleared of teenager's gang rape https://t.co/nPaCNFMTSX 
• We must address rises in custody rate and prison sentence lengths https://t.co/WN1tQyLzjW 
• Prison violence in England and Wales hits record levels https://t.co/MXli4iwRZ0
• Cardiff campaigners against the sales of UK arms to stand trial after being accused of trespassing at Motorpoint Ar… https://t.co/qCC3wmYxxL
• Save the Children suspends bids for taxpayers' money https://t.co/d0oNw1itdZ 
• Brexit: Amber Rudd suggests customs union position 'not final' https://t.co/9saXqxLE1y
• #Spain 'wolf pack' gang jailed for San Fermin sex attack https://t.co/5IMnIfLSNC 
• Legal high shop owners 'nothing better than drug dealers' https://t.co/4fPYObYhh3
• Woman seeks £700000 compensation from driver who killed her husband https://t.co/eJUlH6gNQT
• #Indian prison conditions in focus as Vijay Mallya hearing nears in UK https://t.co/rhxnriTExq 
• Tory candidate George Stoakley suspended over 'sweating like a Jew' tweet https://t.co/Dgt3XT5iSL 
• Large London firms embracing agile working and AI could cut collective £495m rent | Legal Futures… https://t.co/3N5KPjeraj
• Court hears man 'very unhappy' with where he is living believes prison is the only place for him… https://t.co/Pf8i1oeB0w
• Legal aid strike: Solicitors “should help clients represent themselves” if they can’t find barrister, says SRA... https://t.co/mrxt6EunaP 
• SDT criticises solicitor for “misleading” evidence on husband’s £80,000 investment in firm | Legal Futures… https://t.co/fCa6CSX3ve 
• Pilots accused of planning to fly a passenger jet from Scotland to Canada while under the influence of alcohol hav… https://t.co/JCK0q4K6ae
• Cliff Richard case: Police assisted BBC 'too much' https://t.co/rrRS6Y0WVX 
• Facebook accused of bullying The Guardian newspaper by MPs https://t.co/Kzy55IHV1x 
• Home Office to scrap despicable immigration removals targets https://t.co/r4S3vgzmra 
• British-Iranian academic Abbas Edalat 'arrested as spy' https://t.co/bWVWgpMKmR 
• #Bangladesh student politician Nurul Azim Rony resigns after video of him beating up a man goes viral… https://t.co/uNyYX9z2CW
• #Pakistani court disqualifies foreign minister from parliament https://t.co/nbsSMR0v36 
• Lawyer took £75 to pay for private treatment when daughter got a splinter https://t.co/GeG8SCZSFw 
• Plymouth barrister 'sacked by homophobic gang at law firm' tribunal told https://t.co/A3naQHCtkz 
• 'Watershed moment' - Solicitor says, acting for woman raped while in care of foster parents #Ireland… https://t.co/74AVRzFp5A 
• Knife crime up 22% in England and Wales https://t.co/aSqFyApdMA 
• Facebook to vet UK political ads for May 2019 local elections https://t.co/tSyBXrZOsc 
• Liverpool-Roma clash: #Italian men charged over Anfield violence https://t.co/arz3w4M0XH 
• Bookshop chain Waterstones sold to Elliott Advisors https://t.co/Lw0PF9qrY7 
• Incompetent Tory Home Secretary Amber Rudd urged to resign over immigration removal targets https://t.co/r4S3vgzmra
• Chief Justice #Nigeria: Don't Blame Judiciary for Failed Court Cases https://t.co/XKvHDV4U8h
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/on9Zf7rpE0
• Asaram case: victim's father thanks judiciary, media #India https://t.co/hS45GVYmXO 
• European Regulators Ask if Facebook Is Taking Too Much Data https://t.co/KkPBEHjv0r 
• The Top Jobs Where Women Are Outnumbered by Men Named John https://t.co/4vCi8QwpfR 
• #US Must Keep DACA and Accept New Applications, Federal Judge Rules https://t.co/T6SwqoqZ9G 
• Do Gun Owners Want Gun Control? Yes, Some Say, Post-Parkland #US https://t.co/XSFUvyIMrg 
• Where 8-Year-Old Was Raped and Killed, Hindus Rally Around Suspects #India https://t.co/9jRTQ42GGF
• British Citizen One Day, Illegal Immigrant the Next https://t.co/rAs9f8gD2a
• Adventures in Transgender Fertility https://t.co/CtTQUH7IqA
• Divorce blame game leads to futile court battles, new study finds https://t.co/4p0reQtQDM
• Raye's racism accusation denied by London restaurant https://t.co/R6GSR4iLWH
• School sex abuse: 'My son was raped on a play date' https://t.co/xDyrarkWA2
• Meet people who review Facebook's reported content https://t.co/BgJAm6t4Xl
• Viagogo faces legal action by competition watchdog https://t.co/djWyv0EerG
• SC judges urge CJI to hold full court on issues plaguing judiciary #India https://t.co/XlUTqK1Iiw

26th April - Law News

2313rd 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: Political dramas Homeland and Designated Survivor have recently explored how a president could be removed from office using the 25th amendment to the US constitution. It can only be triggered if the president is deemed 'unfit for office'. But how would it work in reality? Who would be needed to trigger it? And why has it never been used before? The Guardian's US political reporter Sabrina Siddiqui explains


Focus of the Day Story: Employment tribunals continue to be beset with delays, including in the average time taken to deal with the first stage of the litigation process and for parties receiving judgments, employment lawyers have claimed. According to a survey of Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) members, 90% of respondents said they had experienced delays in tribunals dealing with interim paper applications. More than half (57%) said they had experienced delays in receiving reserved judgments and 45% reported postponements of a hearing due to a lack of judicial resources. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Ex-NFL cheerleaders offer to settle bias lawsuit for $1 #US https://t.co/BVsRkwnfa2
• ‘Raw hatred’: why the 'incel' movement targets and terrorises women https://t.co/ykBmORDO7A
• Food banks shouldn’t even exist. Don’t let them become the new normal https://t.co/uIusqvgmlr 
• Cyber-attack website Webstresser taken down https://t.co/KbJF7Ome7z
• Crossing Divides: Flirting across the India-Pakistan border where getting a visa can be impossible https://t.co/sVWajGDVUQ 
• California serial killer: DNA ties ex-officer to cold case #US https://t.co/9TWJRAea7y 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/zZmuFmcEZR
• Opposition raise serious doubts about Civil Liability Bill but several peers support overall direction | Legal Futu… https://t.co/ENoOmO47vN 
• Keystone shares push ever higher after strong maiden results as listed company | Law Gazette https://t.co/ECfL4g4pwY 
• SRA appeals “unduly lenient” penalty handed out to solicitor found guilty of sexual assault | Legal Futures https://t.co/e1obI1tzMb 
• Len McCluskey attacks Corbyn's anti-Semitism critics https://t.co/Mudriqdv0k 
• Home Office 'was told about Windrush problems in 2016' https://t.co/z95QbGNQmx 
• The City seeks ‘Goldilocks’ solution on post-Brexit disputes | Law Gazette https://t.co/TSrvdipdNJ 
• Civil Liability Bill clears latest hurdle as government resolve hardens | Law Gazette https://t.co/Lo8bHt5Q1m
• Clearing up after dishonest solicitors costing every firm £778 a year | Law Gazette https://t.co/ufqmhBI5M5 
• Mishcon de Reya acquires litigation boutique | Law Gazette https://t.co/dT7yqrmvdR
• Digitising divorce applications could save 13,000 hours of court staff time | Law Gazette https://t.co/YShwNivADI
• Virtual assistant and machine learning head to A&O | Law Gazette https://t.co/KF1kM2tPs3 
• Employment tribunals face 'months' of delay, lawyers claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/ID71KEZCVs
• MoJ chips in £152,000 to judicial diversity drive | Law Gazette https://t.co/AGZUz3gsBt 
• Confirmed: Allen & Overy under investigation over Weinstein NDA | Law Gazette https://t.co/A8rrRoDA2y 
• Child abuse inquiry: Institutions need change of culture - interim report https://t.co/zjjFLf92qB
• Jeremy Corbyn has called on Theresa May to review her "cruel" immigration policy and abandon "bogus" targets https://t.co/yOhoNsLDSs 
• Ghost stories debunked: how a lawyer created 'Amityville Horror' https://t.co/AQzRQLV86r 
• Congress drops Choksi's lawyer #India https://t.co/wS7XhycqT1 
• England: New President of the Family Division appointed https://t.co/xmv2sIrxCz 
• Raft of promotions at Ledingham Chalmers https://t.co/KIZmvAPi0B
• Lindsays supports school pupils with Debate Mate Cup sponsorship https://t.co/f7UrvtxTPS 
• London Law firms believe Brexit will not impact profitability or employment https://t.co/5taYVC2ypM
• Report reveals ‘alarming weaknesses’ in intelligence sharing regime https://t.co/5ArpxXrHEw 
• First Scottish sponsor book launch https://t.co/iKRI3Y3kmE 
• CJEU: Torture victims eligible for subsidiary protection if facing intentional deprivation of health care https://t.co/5b53TH1T5q
• The Tories create laws to benefit themselves at the expense of the rest of us https://t.co/LZ2Vzyj4Iv 
• The Russian Lawyer Who Met With Donald Trump Jr. Says the Special Counsel Hasn't Contacted #US… https://t.co/IhwxjXq3lA
• Norwegian detainee in Russia admits being courier for Oslo's spy service: lawyer https://t.co/vPI8o7SW7C
• No need for Trump to pardon personal lawyer at this point, adviser says https://t.co/Tr0b1V9rYu 
• Rosenblatt takes ‘exciting step’ in UK’s fourth law firm listing https://t.co/6BSnI1VVzn 
• The disbelieved: rape accusers' stories retold on stage https://t.co/1ZaIOh4nSo 
• UN staff pension fund mired in 'dirty profits' from firms guilty of rights abuses https://t.co/g18D4jd7xe 
• The Windrush scandal shows the need for immigration legal aid https://t.co/F1T8xnHr54 
• Toronto van attack: Facebook post may link suspect to misogynist 'incel' subculture https://t.co/EtA3MzOAP7 
• Ellie Butler report warns of further deaths unless failures put right https://t.co/3IjP0QZs4e 
• After Grenfell: Building fire safety tests 'flawed' https://t.co/NBMUyJkmDf 
• Mexican 'cowboy' stops armed robbery in Monterrey, #Mexico https://t.co/FIy4YLVnQ4
• Kim Wall murder: #Danish inventorr Peter Madsen found guilty https://t.co/36NuLwZDEk 
• Lotteries Council chief calls for faster reform of 'outdated' law https://t.co/xpZBcqpgwY 
• Who is Alek Minassian, the man accused in the van rampage? https://t.co/apRAg6qYKT 
• Toronto van attack: 'Love for all, hatred for none' #Canada https://t.co/cxBE7doZiN 
• Alfie Evans parents to appeal against Italy travel ban ruling https://t.co/0N5BUfuoEp 
• Actress Joanna Lumley is 'Terrified all men are seen as bad' https://t.co/If1KZRcTUg 
• Broadway star Sierra Boggess pulls out of BBC West Side Story Prom https://t.co/CrZw45zask 
• Times newspaper owned by Rupert Murdich, distorted Muslim foster case, regulator finds https://t.co/zkFev8M9JT 
• Man critical after Anfield attack before Liverpool-Roma clash https://t.co/xC3FZAmaOl 
• WhatsApp to raise minimum age limit to 16 in EU https://t.co/ktcZQob1Zy
• Labour vows to settle anti-Semitism complaints by July https://t.co/Chx60dZD5p
• Company law tribunal asks Bhushan Steel creditors to consider UK-based Liberty House bid https://t.co/iZ2X9CN3hV
• Richard Desmond's go-to legal adviser to become fourth UK law firm to float https://t.co/QuB9GIBAw7 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/giF2fqdwRC
• Criminal barristers protest over legal aid cuts as survey shows more than a third could quit https://t.co/b1rWrJObSM
• Is it time to regulate the internet to suit political needs? Legal experts give evidence https://t.co/cdt01xpgXs
• What lies beneath? The turn to values in international criminal legal discourse https://t.co/C0wodI3DS0 
• DxO Labs files for bankruptcy in France, according to legal notice https://t.co/kcKE6yEnsq 
• #Israel Questions Soldiers Over Gaza Deaths as Some Seek Legal Counsel https://t.co/iF1ZKVMKhh 
• Inside the Marshall Islands' plans to launch its own legal tender cryptocurrency https://t.co/Ss7PU5hrtP
• Students in group legal action to claim millions in compensation over lost teaching time during strikes… https://t.co/wXS5Sybsmd
• Solicitor Rizwan raises thousands for children's charity https://t.co/pYxoXJPVBW 
• High Court: Drafts of article allegedly defaming solicitor are covered by journalistic privilege… https://t.co/HBMu2svUBq 
• New Europe law makes it easy to find out what your boss has said about you https://t.co/nzT9RX7ec1
• Senior solicitor at Moray Council encourages alcoholics to be 'open and honest' about problem... https://t.co/IAQVwsxTbM 
• Take part in developing the future route to qualification as a solicitor https://t.co/GScrfC0isq 
• Wednesday's LawNewsIndex: 25th April #Law #News https://t.co/2OzTtNWykY
• Man who uploaded ‘grossly offensive’ Nazi salute video avoids custodial sentence https://t.co/ywZsD2oOn4
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/m5grcdwbgd