9th July - Law News

2386th 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: The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has issued an interim report, on the alleged use of chemical weapons in the Syrian city of Douma in April. It says various chlorinated substances were found in samples from two sites in Douma. Yet, the report also states no nerve agents or their degradation products were detected. The OPCW has not yet reached a final conclusion about the allegations, and its work is still ongoing


Focus of the Day Story: Lawyers give a mixed reaction to a £300m court for fraud, cybercrime and economic crime cases that is to be built in London. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Trump administration's opposition to breastfeeding resolution sparks outrage #US https://t.co/rxfALoo3la
• Lawyer compares 2014 arrest at Vegas hotel to shooting case #US https://t.co/bYiAhR16ps
• Novichok: Murder inquiry after Dawn Sturgess dies https://t.co/fg1h9XmxwX
• Manafort Kept in Solitary 23 Hours a Day to 'Guarantee His Safety,' Lawyer Says #US https://t.co/2060Y9RQCL 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jxjc1D7dNS
• Herbert Smith Freehills boosts London junior lawyer pay by 13% to £93,000 https://t.co/PLWNRku13o
• SolGen asks court to junk 25% ballot-shading scheme #Philippines https://t.co/T3QHEl1Hcq 
• Five reasons why law students are obsessed with Love Island https://t.co/xu7LVItpMP 
• BP fuel stations across the UK are currently unable to accept card payments, Highways England has said in a tweet https://t.co/XWKRNNt43Z
• Former chief inspector to chair Labour review of probation https://t.co/7ZvpiOnUKW
• From trainee to partner, and what I’ve learnt along the way https://t.co/AfuVDA7Rm7 
• From Fighting Injustice to Facing Death Row: The Bizarre Case of Pastor Glasgow #US https://t.co/QOZk6LSlXq
• Head of family courts goes ‘off the rails’ to mark retirement https://t.co/CjaQymN28U 
• Female Supreme Court judges from around the world share their darkest moments https://t.co/2mjoz3PBMZ
• The Hearing Podcast: How not to retire, with Sir Rupert Jackson https://t.co/iWr5BH5GU4 
• Clifford Chance offers tech-focused ‘vac scheme’ to future trainees https://t.co/1AJcX8JAw4 
• The diary of a client secondee https://t.co/KE2pprbl0c 
• Magic circle money mayhem! Average partner earnings at Allen & Overy and Freshfields edge towards £2 million… https://t.co/IMgII0RQx7
• Don’t try to imitate Rachel Zane from Suits, just be your authentic self https://t.co/eUI1Uo9FBS
• Group that believes lesbian rights are attacked by the trans movement fronted Pride in London march, organisers say… https://t.co/OD6PLgMFh3
• Accountable care organisations: second legal challenge fails in High Court https://t.co/c9vMtZrGiT 
• World Cup 2018: 'Idiots' put dampener on celebrations https://t.co/AC3VPAMtGR
• London mega-court to fight fraud and cybercrime given go-ahead https://t.co/DSlA2sVZvY
• Revealed: LeaveEU campaign met Russian officials as many as 11 times https://t.co/sVdR22UlYU
• Facebook acquires Allen & Overy tech hub company for £26 million to help fight fake news https://t.co/TitAizUbP
• Barristers share their unconventional routes into law https://t.co/pCjMfVdYUy
• Equality won’t wait – Supreme Court rules in Equal Civil Partnership https://t.co/WCCBOjxy5B
• Round Up: detainees, Grenfell, and discrimination in UK pension law https://t.co/68nk1dQYNO
• How much of a groundbreaking decision is the CJEU’s judgment for transgender rights? https://t.co/x0qd4y1d7c
• Taylor Wessing confirms Liverpool office launch as firm mulls training contract offering https://t.co/hlEF2nju0y 
• The Belhaj finale: Exclusion of closed material procedure means less scrutiny of DPP decisions https://t.co/5JOj775kLV
• Solicitor who took only TWO full weeks of maternity leave found to have falsified letter https://t.co/y6HQ5m7sp7
• Richer law students should subsidise poorer ones with new levy, Dundee law lecturer proposes https://t.co/2t92j6AK49 
• 7 things students need to do when applying for training contracts https://t.co/tepcxcqecx 
• Rookie barrister suspended after representing client in the High Court before pupillage https://t.co/fY6UnD9pys
• Protecting data caught in the ‘dragnets’ of Facebook https://t.co/X0ES1wDRkr 
• Event: How to get into media and sports law https://t.co/WKRbSmVDwt
• Oxford University Law Society in teenage blog post kerfuffle https://t.co/hxFI6qRGlw 
• Clifford Chance equity partners to earn an average of £1.6 million https://t.co/M0KebBLKkF 
• Judge orders Brazil's ex-president Lula to be freed on appeal https://t.co/rroct4Cemz
• Trump’s Top Supreme Court Contenders on Abortion #US https://t.co/w48kHGaKr7 
• British couple who claimed Taoiseach was trying to kill them have £1.6million legal action struck out… https://t.co/GIPAFcCNvZ
• #Israeli lawmaker ends 25-day hunger strike to increase tax on loose tobacco https://t.co/fMXDAa2caR
• When a Baby Is an Everyday Reminder of Rohingya Horror #Myanmar https://t.co/jUOMY0uKQX
• Amesbury Novichok poisoning: Risk to public 'low' says Sajid Javid https://t.co/BnQfbbdzVs 
• Unite seeks legal action against Carillion's handling of redundancies https://t.co/ymcjhejjQA 
• Be a sport, make gambling legal: Law Commission #India https://t.co/0yUQ8UyqeW 
• Mandela's letters from prison remind us that the separation of families is the ultimate expression of state power... https://t.co/emEt2e7Z2f
• Legal row brewing in Egypt after court backs bearded police officers https://t.co/BRy4pbtvde 
• ‘Daft’ insurance rules cloud UK’s sunny staycation trend https://t.co/guu0iUe8eq 
• The law, whether in the US or UK, can’t change society if we resist https://t.co/xs09GgfzTy
• Daniel Cordier: #France's last Resistance hero from World War Two https://t.co/djuGmAr5RM 
• EastEnders, real stories of London'd knife crime epidemic: Godwin's story https://t.co/AXWNCUcfxO
• #NewZealand needs a specialist building court, say property lawyers https://t.co/DcwESgCGJU
• The #Netherlands contemplates the world’s toughest climate law https://t.co/RdQkLyAweb 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Ew7yC22Tof
• The Commercial Court is on the lookout for judicial assistants. | NLJ https://t.co/lsRCGuswK4 
• Supermarkets win latest stage of Mastercard case | NLJ https://t.co/hei9IoRUTl
• Christina Blacklaws inaugurated as the 174th president of the Law Society of England & Wales https://t.co/CDF6U50tbk 
• Lawyers give a mixed reaction to £300m London court for fraud, cybercrime & economic crime cases… https://t.co/TLQUSz9l5p
• The Circular Timeline of Environmental Approvals for Delhi's Redevelopment #India https://t.co/p15OkGKFV6
• #Australia's State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) determines validity of developer contribution… https://t.co/dOQA3HMuCB
• Why Europe Could Melt Down Over a Simple Question of Borders https://t.co/d66Zr8o9uC 
• Trump’s New Targets: Immigrants in the #US Military https://t.co/x9DRH2JbOl 
• Donald Trump UK visit to put 'unquestionable pressure" on police https://t.co/OtZq7nXyen
• Ohio congressman Jim Jordan Is Defiant as Allegations Mount, and Supporters Point to ‘Deep State’ #US… https://t.co/agzJyJJXhO
• Legal challenge over 'discriminatory' skirts-only policy at school https://t.co/q8CL4X3PWj

8th July - Law News

2385th 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: Israel's Supreme Court has issued a temporary injunction to block the demolition of a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank. The Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar has lived there since before Israel's occupation of the area more than 50 years ago. The Israeli government says the villagers can move their homes to another area, near a landfill.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Japanese knotweed claim upheld | NLJ https://t.co/2Lm3NwXcLE 
• From the classroom to the Bar | NLJ https://t.co/CB6QIpbTK1 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/EJ2CMtt4MW
• 'One court, one judiciary' to become a reality? | NLJ https://t.co/YFzQlTWSZ4
• Ex-NBA player Tyler Honeycutt dies after police shootout #US https://t.co/4UDqKH7fXK
• #SouthKorea women protest in Seoul over hidden sex cameras https://t.co/dz0xO49g3p
• Three new Justices have been appointed to the Supreme Court, and seven Lords and Lady Justices… https://t.co/cYF88D5UHK
• Wiltshire Police officer tested amid Novichok nerve agent fear https://t.co/LxIiy9QX5K
• According to a written complaint filed with the police, a girl, 13, ‘raped by school principal and 13 pupils, then… https://t.co/7wcsHXjddR
• MPs approve 'Seni's law' to restrict use of force against mental health patients https://t.co/neoyaFIr4x
• #US Supreme court pick could put 40 years of affirmative action precedent at risk https://t.co/NjoDPfzIMj
• Pace of change fuels family delays | NLJ https://t.co/otNTgwczCL
• Employed barrister winners take centre stage | NLJ https://t.co/ueXacRy94
• Judges deliver verdict on advocates | NLJ https://t.co/xJEODJ7u8N
• Theresa May has refused to rule out making it easier for EU citizens to come to the UK after Brexit than it is for… https://t.co/gUiNJosRUN
• #US drops charges against all J20 anti-Trump defendants https://t.co/fmZ3oTWE
• Forced at 15: Child marriage in #Niger https://t.co/tBVAVpFRIZ
• Meet the deported nurse aiding asylum seekers at #US-Mexico border https://t.co/7iyMOv6Ymx 
• #US judge blocks ICE's 'arbitrary detention' of asylum seekers https://t.co/g1SbQ0yRGS
• MoJ will review the Jackson reforms to civil justice costs this year| NLJ https://t.co/lOd761NBZG
• Immigration & asylum report highlights poor quality advice plaguing cases | NLJ https://t.co/1yacn13FXc
• Steven Cohen’s return to U.K. hedge fund investing blocked by regulator https://t.co/lCuChQxH9Q
• County Armagh Man first in UK to be jailed for trying to pay for sex https://t.co/21MuowaDrf 
• Oxford Law Society's only presidential candidate forced out amid 'sexist' blog post row https://t.co/4ca3bAOArO
• #US post must pay $3.5m for wrong Lady Liberty on stamp https://t.co/j06Hunx470
• If Roe v Wade is overturned, will abortion become illegal in the #US? https://t.co/BX4dT4OjjM
• Sydney children murders 'planned' by father, police say #Australia https://t.co/sHtle0vJsY
• Who can stop #India WhatsApp lynchings? https://t.co/exQYb4kEZ
• Woman behind Trudeau groping allegations over incident from 18 years ago stands by account #Canada https://t.co/klcFM1oXqA
• Knife crime episode of the soap EastEnders praised by viewers https://t.co/cFSVPqGBHA
• Former president's son Duduzane Zuma may be trapped in SA after detention on criminal charges #SouthAfrica https://t.co/aTUbxjI2dX
• Mother Teresa charity in #India 'sold babies' born to unwed mothers https://t.co/Iyrj1bUteU 
• How to Spot an Immigration Raid https://t.co/JCjMcCvNAM 
• Investigation into 'needless' death of man during immigration raid in Newport https://t.co/4zA1XLWIRe
• Peter Tatchell calls London Pride march limit discriminatory https://t.co/GNH3OJfYx
• First they came for the hoodlums. Now they’re after you https://t.co/4Ydj6WyLCD
• EgyptAir flight MS804: French investigators says fire likely cause https://t.co/I0XVBKPKwE
• The #Lebabnon mayor who wants a 'sexy' police force https://t.co/0x5QoM3Syy 
• Senior Met Police officer investigated over honours https://t.co/ErCxefSKdj 
• CILEx awards finalists revealed | NLJ https://t.co/mjjiI404UN
• The lack of judges in the civil courts is ‘unsustainable’ and requires ‘urgent’ action | NLJ https://t.co/Rn9FeNAjKG 
• Doctor faces prison for giving her alcoholic husband detox pills https://t.co/hKAz5ouHxg 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/gexXEMtpxk
• UN grills #Australia on multiple failures to protect women against violence https://t.co/7Q7LsTCGxB 
• #French Officer Charged in Fatal Shooting That Set Off Riots https://t.co/5u71Cx4OfT 
• #SouthAfrica's Competition Tribunal Announces Merger Approval For... https://t.co/6N0GAXEInY 
• Lahore High Court dismisses Ghulam Abbas' plea against tribunal verdict #Pakistan https://t.co/wMw80ul1qC 
• National Green Tribunal denies Vedanta's interim request to reopen copper smelter, says lawyer #India… https://t.co/S3bTO5aTiD 
• he story of Dave Cherlyn, from Hackney, is one of the most divisive of the conscientious objectors… https://t.co/852KaTE7mT 
• Tribunal to examine more garda complaints #Ireland https://t.co/6Vj6xiIa2k
• Competition tribunal can resolve shipping dispute, rules #SouthAfrican court https://t.co/dsytHivNbd
• Fundamentalism is coming for us – and women, as ever, will be first https://t.co/GVjn1jXCud
• To glory in killing a lion or giraffe is disgusting, but it’s not clear that a ban would aid conservation | Editori… https://t.co/kt8u7p8knS
• Sex abuse police were told to believe without question – that’s not their job https://t.co/iSojcR7v9M

7th July - Law News

2384th 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: The Chief Justice of India is the "master of the roster" and has the power to assign cases, the Supreme Court ruled today in a petition by former law minister Shanti Bhushan. Shanti Bhushan's petition had called for a panel of senior judges to decide on the rostering of judges and assigning of cases.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti suggests run against Trump in 2020 #US https://t.co/E8lGCj7URp
• Michael Cohen drops 'personal lawyer to President Trump' label as legal pressure intensifies #US… https://t.co/6hKBmPsOnz 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Fz6nquziSl
• PwC ordered to pay $625.3 million over bank's collapse | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/SAO6zsrqr4 
• CMCs turn from holiday sickness to housing disrepair cases | Legal Futures https://t.co/v7YUeGHpNv 
• Michael Cohen scrubs 'Trump lawyer' Twitter bio #US https://t.co/cKAMicqaM4
• The anti-abortion conservative quietly guiding Trump's supreme court pick #US https://t.co/KK7oIJLupG
• Britain cannot stay silent as LGBT rights are rolled back across the world https://t.co/wIzyP7zr3G
• Trademark protection helps innovation and growth new study says | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/F943SCUyxJ 
• A Lawyer Met With 11 Separated Parents in One Day. What She Heard Is Terrifying. #US https://t.co/A2AsAfGmOJ
• Call for innovation agency to break legal tech “logjam” | Legal Futures https://t.co/B1bdpuPb7N
• Lawyers for rocker Ozzy Osbourne and AEG trade blows in legal battle | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/tHTMNDQ02i
• 16-year-old boy charged with rape and murder of six-year-old Alesha MacPhail https://t.co/lWA4Ccwhnk
• Civil Liability Bill delayed for weeks | Law Gazette https://t.co/Etqys1886X
• Freshfields and A&O toast higher profits | Law Gazette https://t.co/ItApPWAZkL
• Public access barrister suspended over advice failure | Law Gazette https://t.co/GCqoM7M50L 
• Litigant found in contempt for emailing lawyer during cross-examination | Law Gazette https://t.co/gFB7BSPlX
• Manchester firm pledges £37k to save pioneering drug court | Law Gazette https://t.co/OJ1efP6fIE
• New Society president Blacklaws to lead government Law Tech push | Law Gazette https://t.co/Bw3JR454tV
• New Society president Blacklaws to lead government Law Tech push | Law Gazette https://t.co/lBrbp6tBNs
• Legal sector 'misleads' job applicants | Law Gazette https://t.co/uKVKQ054y7
• Solicitor leaves roll after keeping client money for translation work | Law Gazette https://t.co/Bfgdk4NZ3x
• Taxpayer on hook for £750m if MoJ loses judicial pensions case | Law Gazette https://t.co/k9WD0rdGFX
• #Japan doomsday cult leader behind sarin gas attack on Tokyo subway that killed 13 in 1995 is hanged along with six… https://t.co/SWikR7hphv
• Good and bad news for Civil Liability Bill opponents | Legal Futures https://t.co/RyW5qmMlLO
• UK to build £300m cybercrime court and invest in LawTech | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/saigERzMDX
• Lawyer says Taser death victim likely one of the 'vulnerable' #NewZealand https://t.co/4e55eqKJoG
• German students reveal exam answers to key Brexit questions https://t.co/6NdEq2qtsE
• Legal challenge over 'discriminatory' skirts-only policy at school https://t.co/0miJe3Uf5H
• Outcry as Trump restricts funding for sex-trafficking survivors #US https://t.co/iJrZHx1JgQ
• Indian court denies Vedanta's interim request to reopen copper smelter: lawyer #India https://t.co/MW8OYxyBjX
• Lawyer blames visitor visa refusals on ‘deep underlying racism’ https://t.co/1Z1gGkbkVs
• Genesis honors US Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg with Lifetime Achievement Award https://t.co/TLNXcU6qJm 
• Baker McKenzie plans expansion with 150 new Belfast jobs | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/fmPEC2eoYx 
• Najib's lawyer says client can't afford RM4m bail, offers Duta mansion instead #Malaysia https://t.co/oG2UFgkVcj 
• Nearly 800 children enter Northern Ireland justice system for first time in one year https://t.co/UYmBbUeyZO
• Credit Suisse fined $77 million over Asia-Pacific corrupt hires | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/X3rW4hhXuh
• Nurse Lucy Letby is bailed in Chester hospital baby deaths inquiry https://t.co/Mhvp4FNdY3 
• "Crimea prosecutor" Poklonskaya took part in Sentsov's arrest in 2014 – lawyer https://t.co/Xk7Aqqp4XA
• 'Run, hide, tell' holiday terror advice appeal reissued https://t.co/6KHxlwy01k
• #Pakistan ex-PM Nawaz Sharif given 10-year jail term for corruption https://t.co/OJ67FdJFzB 
• One of Stephen Lawrence's killers has settled a claim with the Ministry of Justice after he was attacked in prison https://t.co/wMCdrSHdwa
• UK Court Sends Retailer/Credit Card Fee Fight To Competition Tribunal https://t.co/9hTQh3tGoP
• Palestinian minors face #Israeli military justice https://t.co/xDB00BYIL2
• Digital age copyright reform stalls as MEPs vote down changes | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/YZzphELqYf
• A barrister prays: the most amazing prayer offered by a legal mind for the England football team (By Mathew Wildish… https://t.co/z1jmjb5CNq
• 'Don't expect overnight fall in legal costs,' warns watchdog #Ireland https://t.co/TZNqRNJM2b 
• Lloyds faces landmark legal action in the High Court over pensions equalisation https://t.co/ZXbCEHdXlA
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/7jRzRNTiDV
• Funding of Netanyahu's legal defense to be deciding by committee #Israel https://t.co/1SSUyDYO3C
• Kids baffled by YouTube and Instagram terms, which could be illegal https://t.co/980GAhr9Ja 
• #Japan executes seven cult leaders behind Tokyo Sarin attacks https://t.co/z3Mp0VCXYn 
• Belfast woman wins £2,000 diabetes discrimination case https://t.co/ujyceDRNnH
• Amesbury Novichok was 'unlikely to be out in the open' https://t.co/54RMfbeY1c
• Legal row between retailers and card processors faces fresh delay https://t.co/bxXfX8j32O 
• Changes to prostitution laws in the UK proposed https://t.co/TQkW4bWlgw
• Worldclass fraud and cybercrime court approved for london's fleetbank house site https://t.co/hyn4QkEuaW
• UK judge postpones decision on landmark climate case https://t.co/2PGS1wTGS1
• Brexit: UK urged to accept CJEU jurisdiction on data protection https://t.co/F4uXrd0Zup 
• UK must follow EU FCM legislation after Brexit, says trade group https://t.co/hNaMGY8mVe 
• Lord Chancellor announces new panel to boost law tech industry https://t.co/xYYkuPAttc ‘Access to Literacy’ Is Not a Constitutional Right, Judge in Detroit Rules #US https://t.co/qvNJUrgjs1
• #US Supreme court vacancy sparks multimillion-dollar ad war to swing votes https://t.co/Z6gSJ1VWgs
• #Poland’s Supreme Court in Disarray After Judges Defy Purge https://t.co/R8hPVZhAJo

6th July - Law News

2383rd 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: How did new Novichok poisoning in UK happen?


Focus of the Day Story: Trademark protection helps innovation and growth new study says. Registered trademark protection helps US companies innovate and grow according to a new study linking registration to employment. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Trump's ex-lawyer fires what could be a warning shot #US https://t.co/KkEiKZKKlA
• Lions eat 'rhino poachers' on #SouthAfrican game reserve https://t.co/OkFREAHH5g
• Scandal-hit Scott Pruitt has resigned as head of the #US Environmental Protection Agency https://t.co/ESbaZ0lmZZ 
• Swansea University student's suicide after 'WhatsApp mistake' https://t.co/d5jNwpWDYR 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/MPotx4QQEi
• Judge allows multi-state lawsuit against Trump... https://t.co/prLfwboe7Q 
• Anti-graft war: I'll re-organise judiciary - Buhari #Nigeria https://t.co/SIRLgpmYm6 
• A man raped me, another tried to. They were not animals. They were men https://t.co/iQBoeH9ZNY
• Donald Trump to be met by mass protests at each stage of UK visit https://t.co/qL5qXYVJIs 
• Barrister Sarah Langford: 'You learn to drawbridge your emotions' https://t.co/PlYs1R2qFj 
• Courts get punishment guidelines for revenge porn offences https://t.co/unx9SFBhXr
• Claims of 'non-stop cycle of torture' involving top officials in Ethiopian jail https://t.co/6DFNHwafJQ
• Judge calls for Mental Health Act reform over rising detentions https://t.co/kXjGsUmwq3 
• The Vote Leave revelations expose the vulnerability of UK democracy https://t.co/FSBbHWwOD0
• SAC approves creation of 131 posts in Subordinate Judiciary; establish library in Baramulla #India… https://t.co/mjLwiAyzHh 
• YouTuber in row over copyright infringement of his own song https://t.co/dVJPwXRitb
• Alesha MacPhail death: Boy, 16, charged with death https://t.co/bSNrdAvfWQ
• Landmark study calls on MoJ to test robots and self-service advice | Law Gazette https://t.co/m1ko7k9bxO
• Misleading advice on advance care planning risks the ‘professionalisation’ of death | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZOV4Q2ZJXS
• LCJ warns of 'lasting damage' to High Court through judge shortage | Law Gazette https://t.co/SYyzUAzs0H 
• Expanded sentencing guidance on coercion and 'revenge porn' | Law Gazette https://t.co/0zEpSFZSZ9
• LAA cancels legal aid housing duty procurement | Law Gazette https://t.co/cHdgV8I30Z
• Civil Liability Bill delayed for weeks | Law Gazette https://t.co/73LZKV4vtL
• Ex-judge on how CJ can inspire public confidence in judiciary #Malaysia https://t.co/ileduB100m
• FBI's Peter Strzok to Testfiy Before House Judiciary and Oversight Committees #US https://t.co/FZXZpa2V7j
• Rangers chairman Dave King faces contempt proceedings from Takeover Panel https://t.co/PEP7AcToKg 
• Sexual assault sentence increased after Solicitor General's referral https://t.co/04Ji67kEzG 
• Solicitor given time to explain €101000 fees #Ireland https://t.co/xubNFpuWQz 
• Black #US politician reported to police for supposedly acting suspiciously while canvassing for votes https://t.co/F4ZvpnE8b6
• Career Development Postdoctoral Fellowships available at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies https://t.co/eGJKwKCUh9
• Matthew Dyson elected President of the European Society for Comparative Legal History https://t.co/h2g6Wn7GwV
• Home Secretary Sajid Javid has called on Russia to explain the Novichok poisoning after two people were exposed to… https://t.co/xXFBwNp5fl 
• MEPs have voted to reject a controversial copyright law in its current form, deciding to return to the issue in Sep… https://t.co/S6nbHXvH9B
• Legal complaints body comes up with plan to help drive efficiencies https://t.co/hJlOs0NInD 
• Husbands wrongly accused of abuse after changes to legal aid rules, charity claims https://t.co/WG0ATpDYZm
• John Henry Sayers had 'historic hardman reputation' but not for 'overreacting', court hears https://t.co/pPTZgsjIIx 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/XXoPdzeL3E
• Latest from the UK financial services regulators on preparations for Brexit https://t.co/rvAywOp5es
• ‘A tectonic shift in justice’: how the Wik people fought the law and won #Australia https://t.co/1NN6tytyRw 
• New law introduced to protect vulnerable people in care https://t.co/G9LLOyouX6
• If the UK government is going to copy EU laws, it should at least give Europe the credit https://t.co/3ZYhQH7YPv
• UK: The Bribery Act 2010 – Post-Legislative Scrutiny https://t.co/Vr7vzSQSvR
• #Italy Wikipedia shuts down in protest at EU copyright law https://t.co/FXMn86fpMZ 
• Opportunity to reform gender recognition law https://t.co/FB5q9DGxU1
• UK accountancy & law firms want Brexit deal on services https://t.co/ID1BB5sOVL 
• #US justice department causes jitters for Glencore https://t.co/BYKicIv3ei
• WPP threatens to strip Sorrell of share awards worth £20m https://t.co/1HrGS8UYFd 
• Sergei Skripal & daughter Yulia were being monitored by #Russian authorities in the months before their poisoning https://t.co/LxPLPcJl3v

5th July - Law News

2382nd 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: How prisons and jails across the United States have become recruiting grounds for human traffickers, who are targeting incarcerated women and trafficking them out of correctional facilities and into pimp-controlled prostitution


Focus of the Day Story: An immigration solicitor told a client an advocate's fee was five times higher than it really was and pocketed the difference in an 'appalling case' highlighted by a member of human rights organisation Justice's working party on immigration and appeals. The working party, led by former High Court judge Sir Ross Cranston, has urged tribunals to refer incompetent and dishonest practitioners to the regulator in its Immigration and Asylum Appeals - a Fresh Look report, which contains 49 recommendations to be considered by a new administrative justice body chaired by the senior president of tribunals, Sir Ernest Ryder. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• European Commission launches infringement procedure against #Poland to protect judiciary https://t.co/zOBRXghzwA
• Couple found unconscious in Wiltshire were poisoned by Novichok, the same nerve agent as ex-Russian spy Sergei Skri… https://t.co/wVnXcHIZ6
• Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace acquires Winchesters Solicitors https://t.co/DQH4adq9Zo
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/1mxY6glfd
• Football fans targeted under OBFA brought back to court under ‘converted’ charges https://t.co/D7x1r1uLap
• #US President Trump repeatedly suggested invading Venezuela, stunning top aides https://t.co/Egxk1k4Qjy
• Former detainees call for inquiry into UK role in torture and jailing https://t.co/GpTJXXq43D 
• Experienced solicitor Ewen Brown joins Terra Firma Chambers https://t.co/7rlksz1LgW 
• A child-shaped gap in the Equality Act | Law Gazette https://t.co/cHSmF1o2KM
• Poland, Ireland and the EAW | Law Gazette https://t.co/nvLQZkoNLH
• Campaigners' delight as court provision saved | Law Gazette https://t.co/B4PMtgHot2
• Top 20 firm joins London flight with Liverpool office | Law Gazette https://t.co/BEPqSH68T8 
• Dublin lays down Brexit marker with derivatives agreement | Law Gazette https://t.co/MfKQzG2eU
• Firm leaders hit with £135k costs over investment schemes probe | Law Gazette https://t.co/3ARbKtcsI5
• Legal profession ‘dismayed’ by privilege ruling, Court of Appeal hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/wRe5CcdV
• 'State-of-the-art' City court to be built from scratch | Law Gazette https://t.co/Lt9IsUWOo
• We got it wrong: MoJ admits overcharging for court fees | Law Gazette https://t.co/fDCb7pqhlW
• Last night's penalty shootout victory showed us how important #immigration has been to England. Here is what last n… https://t.co/WnNP3bxhDi
• Amy Donachie and David Adams join Westwater Advocates https://t.co/zzgoeCChz3 
• Human rights defence not so easy elsewhere https://t.co/Zr4UtM6tYo
• Professor MacQueen delivers Australia lecture on private law revolutionaries https://t.co/j8L4M1hfoi 
• Youth coach George Ormond jailed for sexually abusing boys https://t.co/RVe1AIoPda
• Three people charged with kidnapping of Halloween actress https://t.co/8qUq7tY8cN
• Brexit prompts swaps and derivatives body to launch French and Irish law master agreements https://t.co/lCJVPfN5ss
• Dog control legislation to be scrutinised at Holyrood https://t.co/PRLqbZEBp5
• Fire near Saddleworth Moor 'being treated as arson' https://t.co/rpM4IjYLBN
• Tory minister Esther McVey apologises to MPs over misleading Universal Credit claims https://t.co/nFjIq7BHAD
• Solicitor and doula Hilary Peppiette to give talk on supporting the dying at Just Festival https://t.co/jUSYY4g90I
• UK government considers judge-led inquiry into torture and rendition https://t.co/FOWthRldWn 
• Barcelona FC have denied that former president Sandro Rosell illegally bought a liver for ex-France defender Eric A… https://t.co/cxJpMTHlm
• Legal aid continues to be available for court-ordered family therapy https://t.co/pTZI6P9gww 
• The Scottish National Party has been accused of "pathetic theatrics" by a Tory MP for forcing five votes during Eng… https://t.co/UvBU3L11FI
• Holyrood committee seeks view on Transport (Scotland) Bill https://t.co/CLbFiUTDx5 
• UK government to foot police bill for Trump's golfing trip to Scotland https://t.co/Lzu4iUAco3 
• Pakistani man refused residence in UK over ‘sham marriage’ wins appeal https://t.co/Px6NxNYMSc
• England: Judges rule in favour of landowners affected by Japanese knotweed https://t.co/GYt9Vs3RoF
• Man found guilty of museum Olympic gold medal raid wins appeal against conviction over sheriff’s ‘material misdir… https://t.co/YI7Iy8YK0d
• Ampersand Advocates has welcomed Alexander Sutherland to the stable https://t.co/ugmmeY6d4w
• As the state is dismantled, who will save Britain’s wildlife? https://t.co/6sYvKQpe5K
• British lesbian who is identified as QT, wins right to Hong Kong spouse visa https://t.co/N3vVdUmQf0
• Chester Hospital baby deaths: Home of Lucy Letby searched https://t.co/S6V6EO1jA6
• Amesbury: Two collapse near Russian spy poisoning site https://t.co/T9PAd0EMd4
• Vote Leave broke electoral law, Electoral Commission expected to say https://t.co/TVaqyCm1JB
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/grtZb6f7dF
• Writer Emma Cline's ex-boyfriend's copyright claim dismissed https://t.co/8dHps521U8 
• Home Office faces legal challenge over UK child citizenship fees https://t.co/YDamEGSo06 
• Trump supreme court pick: favourites emerge in rush to name nominee #US https://t.co/1Ap36zNkF
• People risk unjust prison sentences due to lack of court healthcare https://t.co/osQqThH12B
• Police now treating six year old Alesha MacPhail death as murder https://t.co/hC8LekViG9
• Illegal levels of air pollution linked to child's death https://t.co/XhsQj25NGQ
• Westminster 'paedophile ring' accuser charged https://t.co/8hsAsYgq8s
• The Met Police are investigating three more claims of sexual assault against Kevin Spacey https://t.co/d36ma1YWde
• Roblox 'gang rape' shocks mother https://t.co/SXh8gNxqkU
• Woman killed when speedboat 'seduction routine' went wrong https://t.co/v30FGyq8JR
• Sathyasri Sharmila Becomes First Transgender Lawyer To Register With Bar Council Of Tamil Nadu #India… https://t.co/RrGzX0EeJi
• Lawyer vows to probe Rangers liquidation fees and offers his services for FREE to club's creditors… https://t.co/c1QY0E9SWY
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/k80i1cODYm

4th July - Law News

2381st 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: Deep divisions along party lines and fears over immigration have raised concerns for the ultimate fate of the US. Almost a third of Americans polled said they thought a second civil war was possible.


Focus of the Day Story: A significant proportion of home owners do not trust the law firms they are referred to by estate agents, a survey has found. It also revealed that a quarter of home owners considered that lawyers offered “the lowest level of customer service that they encountered during life’s major transactions”. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Ed Sheeran 'Takes Legal Action' After 'Shape Of You' Royalties Ban https://t.co/jA7Rd0d562
• I don't think I have ever seen Raheem Sterling going past an opposition player intentionally in all the games I hav… https://t.co/bdBeUPAixA 
• The UK's ban on ivory sales will not protect the elephants https://t.co/pAUOXdEpWA 
• Tory government keeps 'announcing' great new laws that actually come from the EU https://t.co/tEVnT7l4ue 
• #Nigeria's Mikel told father had been kidnapped hours before World Cup match https://t.co/1BflAJD6wn
• New quotas lay down law for female barristers #Australia https://t.co/nNQexTWLCV 
• Victoria’s Secret? Never heard of it, claims beauty therapist in domain row | Law Gazette https://t.co/4yAMIOxzX3 
• Society speaks out on threat to judicial independence in Poland | Law Gazette https://t.co/RVS68Lzpzk 
• Professional services sector draws up Brexit wish-list | Law Gazette https://t.co/AiYDaPJ5Ma 
• 'Justice is not a transaction' - parliament hears Tory spending pleas | Law Gazette https://t.co/pDKU4Pwzab
• Appeal court asked to consider 'narrow' privilege judgment | Law Gazette https://t.co/qXW5zftIu1
• Clifford Chance hails record year as PEP soars to £1.6m | Law Gazette https://t.co/h5Cx3yNgPg 
• Tribunals urged to collect data on dishonest immigration practitioners | Law Gazette https://t.co/6XCX6c2XsB 
• #Colombian ambassador complains about Sun's 'GO KANE!' front page https://t.co/z9yH4Q2WDd
• 'A part of daily life': #SouthKorea confronts its voyeurism epidemic https://t.co/gkMkMUCMW
• Long tenancies won’t stop landlords wanting a CV, 12 months’ rent – or a date https://t.co/tJS34e9K2l 
• Court upholds Welsh damages award over Japanese knotweed https://t.co/UAyXF9usZB
• Youth coach George Ormond guilty of sexually abusing boys https://t.co/mxy0PFx0Cl 
• Gmail messages 'read by human third parties' https://t.co/WlyKFaHstZ
• Hotel owner admits threatening criminal damage to neighbour's property https://t.co/jFWPXl6VMV
• A decade of Bar Council social mobility initiative sees 730 students get a taste of the Bar https://t.co/3U7jlP7uZ5
• #US court Rules Copying Photos Found on Internet is Fair Use https://t.co/8Krlm5QX21 
• Belfast solicitor's commitment to mental health recognised https://t.co/d2QynAz0as
• #Finland has second thoughts about its women soldiers https://t.co/Br4kB4f6kv
• Hampshire coastguard warns of 'deadly' inflatable unicorns as 15 rescued from sea https://t.co/K65J4We8j7
• Spotify users demand refunds over Drake promotion https://t.co/AgVUze7jFF
• 'Gay conversion therapy' to be banned as part of LGBT equality plan https://t.co/TRC2my0Gkl
• 'My son was illegally adopted' https://t.co/gpuPQGwVdc
• Robredo hits Office of Solicitor General for 'delaying' resolution on voting threshold issue #Philippines… https://t.co/UzPgOzwQHe 
• A hybrid approach to AI | Legal Futures https://t.co/sehpq5fqNH 
• "Healthcare professional" has been arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to kill six other… https://t.co/WOzwDzi3qF
• BSB and Bar Council warn about risks of online barrister reviews | Legal Futures https://t.co/8o7aadBdwa
• 'MI6 conman' Mark Acklom arrested in #Switzerland https://t.co/6bjOvCZyT1
• Water companies have damaged trust, regulator Ofwat says https://t.co/9HCgqVzBEP
• BBC court action over Jodie Whittaker Doctor Who leak https://t.co/jXMYyQ0AZl 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/KWjkPvVGW8
• Thousands of parents misusing abuse orders to get legal aid, says parenting charity https://t.co/OMYcM8mjmy
• Two-thirds of LGBT people 'fear holding hands in public' https://t.co/TRC2my0Gkl
• Home owners “do not trust” law firms referred by estate agents | Legal Futures https://t.co/xnlBu1a5te 
• Personal injury partner struck off for fraudulent claims | Legal Futures https://t.co/EjGWDSqvYb 
• New solicitor general yet to be appointed #India https://t.co/INpF3xynJb
• Child sex abuse trial in Edinburgh collapses after solicitor seen ‘smirking’ as witness gave evidence, it’s claimed… https://t.co/J6uKcQJxTS
• No Cutting Of Trees For South Delhi Project Till July 19: Green Court #India https://t.co/vdl4rxcEAZ
• High Court stays Tribunal order on lake #India https://t.co/KiAXGyasfS
• International Arbitration Tribunal Awards Vantage Drilling $622 million in... https://t.co/mUUV2MeK7o
• Zlatko Sikorsky to fight murder charges after death of Queensland teenager Larissa Beilby #Australia… https://t.co/4AMWTIBGxW
• How the EU can make the internet play fair with musicians https://t.co/zxG8PGPwtr 
• #Mexico’s narco nightmare will not be ended by an amnesty for traffickers https://t.co/OMz8DT3bw7
• #India is the most dangerous country for women under its ultra-rightwing government. It must face reality https://t.co/NZF5qUtBpx 
• Ex-Minister Appears Before Special Corruption Tribunal #Afghanistan https://t.co/RTxoMpVdHp

3rd July - Law News

2380th 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: Hiding in plain sight in homes all across Australia, international crime syndicates are growing millions of dollars-worth of cannabis. Senior police believe these syndicates are far more powerful than they previously suspected and say they operate across multiple states in a “scattergun” model, designed so the detection of one house does not cripple the overall business. The ABC has gained rare access to several crop houses during police raids in NSW. Reporter Nino Bucci followed the trail of these syndicates all the way to the poorest provinces of Vietnam where most crop sitters come from before arriving to Australia on student visas.



Focus of the Day Story: Police study UK rendition report amid pressure to investigate. Former military lawyer says The Hague might step in if Britain fails to launch inquiry. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Tribunal Verdict On Ratan Tata-Cyrus Mistry Conflict On July 4 #India https://t.co/k8N8mxwr6v 
• Shakespeare rewrite means six-figure fine for exam board OCR https://t.co/f9DwUdaGZF 
• Faith school zealots are abusing girls’ rights. Ofsted is correct to censure https://t.co/mDVgZ60ryv
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/qvLL97eqfZ
• My mother favours assisted dying. Now she has dementia I’m not sure I agree https://t.co/dhWCajrT27
• Plot to kill Theresa May was 'fantasy', Old Bailey hears https://t.co/1A6IU5zbly
• Harvey Weinstein faces new sex assault charges on third woman https://t.co/YV5q3P6Yjp
• Slater & Gordon sanctioned for both sides of Quindell due diligence | Legal Futures https://t.co/UJ0RAqcvzU 
• Independent barristers “better quality” than other criminal advocates, say judges https://t.co/l8wvVD5h64
• Solicitors are now “dairy farmers” of PI market as numbers fall | Legal Futures https://t.co/zR1EcnLIZU
• My legal life: Leon Samuel Phillips | Law Gazette https://t.co/rkJbtcRWjR
• Lawyer in the news: Corey Stoughton | Law Gazette https://t.co/GqDzadOTmT 
• Which? among eight unregulated businesses granted SRA waivers | Legal Futures https://t.co/g5atX0jowB
• ENRC appeal to determine privilege scope | Law Gazette https://t.co/Rnsw7R7vI9 
• Autonomous working is still a pipe dream | Law Gazette https://t.co/sqYlziniwE 
• Public trust in the post-Snowden secret state | Law Gazette https://t.co/9Eik8f2I1I
• Council partnership leads family courts digital drive | Law Gazette https://t.co/bN1wOPIXlR 
• Tribunal hits banned City solicitor with huge costs bill | Law Gazette https://t.co/maozh9IJDR 
• Lawyers warn of 'incapacity crisis' over LPAs | Law Gazette https://t.co/GJ6T7IdaxT
• LAA relaxes 'ghost' solicitor rule | Law Gazette https://t.co/0gBSbhQDij
• China throws hat into ring as international dispute resolution hub | Law Gazette https://t.co/Dq7zeCVimY
• 'Honest and credible' PI solicitor cleared of making claims without permission | Law Gazette https://t.co/hsjvBG6RwO
• SRA opens up over waivers: 1,300 granted since 2015 | Law Gazette https://t.co/WPKLHYzq9a
• Legal work experience opportunities fall by 11% https://t.co/2SXy4eUD61
• Road collapse caught on CCTV cameras in #China https://t.co/ECGf9Q5sCi 
• Justice Clarence Thomas leading the US supreme court? A scary thought #US https://t.co/VHAyHACjBR 
• The supreme court has already reshaped America – here's how #US https://t.co/yiF9N0C7cZ 
• Prisons policy is not helping to cut crime https://t.co/Chi6TpZ1sN
• Court to hear Brexit challenge by 97-year-old WW2 veteran https://t.co/dRDV0beu7O
• #Poland's supreme court constitutional crisis approaches a standoff https://t.co/sdQrD3PwnC 
• GDPR: Good for social media users, bad for business https://t.co/DAN1sj0cyv
• Call for parties to publish gender breakdown of candidates https://t.co/4wZDSRUtSQ 
• PwC looks beyond UCAS points for next generation of solicitors https://t.co/uSi3jGmA2Q 
• Ex-DLA Piper junior solicitor struck off after falsifying LLB and LPC results https://t.co/MVj0Qt3B2k
• Body of young girl found on Isle of Bute https://t.co/VDauPQD1Q6 
• What I learned as an undergraduate law student attending the Kings Chambers mini-pupillage fair… https://t.co/LeYMXmMY2
• ₹15 lakh compensation for kin of accident victim #India https://t.co/O0esUagx5P 
• Supreme Court gets three new faces https://t.co/I4jwRb0IzM 
• #India rape: A victim's two-year wait for justice https://t.co/tcEuo8LcIA 
• #India 'WhatsApp child abduction rumours': Five more lynched https://t.co/5Zdd4g73Vc 
• Girl's Norfolk beach death prompts bouncy castle ban call https://t.co/Th1zBVGMNM 
• YouTube-ing Warwick law grad whose Allen & Overy vac scheme led to a training contract shares career advice… https://t.co/fqEq7QVcee
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/At8MMpoKH6
• Landlord couple tackle letting firm over unpaid rent row in bid to ban agency https://t.co/n5sIIRquHJ
• Advocates’ core courtroom skills on the decline, judges warn https://t.co/SlO0l0dQ89 
• BC mom says shift change meant no child care, alleges discrimination #Canada https://t.co/xOkTGGxozK
• The first set of corporate law firm financial results are looking strong https://t.co/injCLefIjm 
• Michael Lowry tax filings saved him from more serious charges #Ireland https://t.co/ItoJ605hhM
• Why future lawyers need to be open-minded and flexible https://t.co/d7nXO0VWLx 
• The Hearing Podcast: My life as a transgender barrister https://t.co/5XumFTaptw
• Share dealing begins in stock market-listed law firm https://t.co/DgKIIGI2Bw
• Magic circle duo join the MoneyLaw madness https://t.co/BqHfaWArld
• BuzzFeed loses its first-ever general counsel https://t.co/WJCklcEOO8
• EU students get post-Brexit fees promise https://t.co/HzEtnwsdfR 
• Ukip isn’t dead. It’s alive and embracing the far right https://t.co/bNzeSrbwPE 
• The tiny union beating the gig economy giants https://t.co/BFTKzMa8ZY 
• Prison chaplain Jonathan Aitken warns of 'high voltage egos' in first sermon as deacon https://t.co/ZYBz9YSIdh
• Trump anti-abortion supreme court pick 'not acceptable', says Collins #US https://t.co/oK31qrrdpC
• #SaudiArabia decries all forms of torture https://t.co/knF1YZRh39
• ‘There’s no such thing as success without hard work — in any walk of life, not just law’ https://t.co/enSdFF2xRX 
• Prisons policy is not helping to cut crime https://t.co/3O3IIA5qXy 
• The Secret Barrister unmasked in London burger joint https://t.co/I3zE8tGRJ3