26th October - Law News

2496th 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 former Vice President Joe Biden and the actor Robert De Niro are the latest high-profile critics of President Trump to be targeted by suspicious parcels. They join a list of targets that includes former president Barack Obama and former Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The President tweeted that a large part of the anger in American society was down to the behaviour of the Mainstream Media, while some of his supporters have pointed the finger of blame at the Democrats. His critics, meanwhile, accuse him of inflammatory rhetoric.

 

Focus of the Day Article:

From Arizona cowgirl to supreme court, female icon reflects on end things. US Justice Sandra Day O'Connor disclose Dementia diagnoses, and offers some parting thoughts as she leaves public life for good.

Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Misconduct while ill: difficult choices for the regulator | Law Gazette https://t.co/CR8xK1Jp1S
• 'No-deal' will threaten extraditions, says Law Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/LhAycyWMvD
• 'Tragedy' for UK to miss out on European patent court, say lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/Uh2oXDPKWG
• Revised code adds disclosure duties for prosecutors | Law Gazette https://t.co/gbXIId2D6U 
• Solicitors lauded for LGBT+ inclusion work | Law Gazette https://t.co/4S2VR3EMfW
• Bar Council: LASPO has failed | Law Gazette https://t.co/cRHYxFXfQq 
• Legal Aid Agency taken to court for refusing to help rough sleepers https://t.co/Fc8xwcQPKZ 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Pazac9m9bT
• Cotswolds beautician named Tiffany in legal row with global jewellery store https://t.co/4lG4SUDhfw
• London university calls for £100m slavery reparation https://t.co/sFlF7aKhEP 
• SAS: Women allowed to join for first time https://t.co/NdOErIAE9W
• Police federation starts legal action over 'derisory' pay award https://t.co/AhdlDBDnYA 
• Far-right activist's legal saga exposes lack of understanding around contempt of court laws https://t.co/NU9D1ClUl6
• Top UK law firms see profit margins shrink for fourth consecutive year https://t.co/wAZzsKo1Gd 
• New York silicone death: Briton Donna Francis 'should be deported' https://t.co/xjVfeuXCmj 
• Blackpool Police identify Friends character Ross lookalike theft suspect https://t.co/43Ih72X51
• Right-wing terrorism: Suspect package found at Robert De Niro's restaurant #US https://t.co/MoHMPhvwRE
• Sir Philip Green named over harassment claims https://t.co/HnexOIKHc7 
• How do expat's investments square with UK immigration rules? https://t.co/YMu99PxfaJ 
• This UK ‘Virtual’ Law Firm Wants to Help You Open an Office Abroad https://t.co/1Gw5ls0IoW
• Fifteen UK law firms make the cut in first Global Second Hundred rankings https://t.co/hAzITiBIzW
• Armed robbers who stole £500,000 worth of watches jailed https://t.co/1bRs4axEoj 
• Facebook fined only £500,000 for Cambridge Analytica scandal https://t.co/w5DRJOankY
• Gender pay gap at lowest level yet, says ONS https://t.co/g7XsTsVTim
• #MeToo in #Egypt: Women speak out about abuse and harassment https://t.co/TK3bSsu0ws 
• Second outing for Secret Barrister slated for 2020 https://t.co/4p7zEuwoGP
• Home secretary apologises to people wrongly forced to take DNA tests to prove they were entitled to settle in UK… https://t.co/PLFksARbLb
• Blackadders’ Scott Williamson elected Dundee’s new Lord Dean of Guild https://t.co/GrC5Gwup6N 
• Warning over Civil Liability Bill litigation risk | Legal Futures https://t.co/IyRmL4kgZh
• Bar lays out cost of LASPO to public and barristers | Legal Futures https://t.co/ZUTx3ROUNA 
• National chambers expands into Ireland as Brexit looms | Legal Futures https://t.co/gRqKka2jyx
• Tribunal ups fine for solicitor who broke restraining order | Legal Futures https://t.co/OOgeqhr37H
• Pro-Israel think tank funds British far-right activist's legal costs... https://t.co/JLvnboqAc0
• Liverpool John Moores uni students mock homeless people... https://t.co/6qGurY0OEa
• Two more cases filed against prominent publisher Barrister Mainul Hosein for insulting journalist #Bangladesh… https://t.co/FsX8jZvh1g
• ‘We’re a people destroyed’: why Uighur Muslims across #China are living in fear https://t.co/rNtVnM6C7P
• Hector MacQueen to deliver Juridical Review lecture on Joe Thomson and contract law https://t.co/O7VfcB47vB
• Val Surgenor: Court of Appeal hold Morrison’s liable for data breach https://t.co/94GkfIIOX7 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ic1iPpUB0X
• Harry Potter to 'inspire' budding #India lawyers https://t.co/ta2qZQGA31 
• Overstretched police risk becoming 'irrelevant', MPs warn https://t.co/azNKD6RNn3 
• BTO reappointed to NFU Mutual legal panel https://t.co/e3AeaYxw7S 
• Lawyers of Tomorrow – Carla McGuire https://t.co/pxFDqamk2u 
• Lawyers seeks clarification on Scottish government redress scheme for abuse victims https://t.co/P2L7EfoubE
• Law Society strongly opposed to Roberton review’s single regulatory body for solicitors https://t.co/5qHMlb8meB
• Family awarded £100,000 damages following fatal road traffic accident outside home https://t.co/YBz16L345A
• The Guardian view on the migrant convoy: a heroic journey | Editorial https://t.co/mCWEK28vg1
• Who will protect tenants from rogue landlords? Certainly not the Tories https://t.co/8GX4lD4af2 
• Unsolicited ‘dick pics’ shouldn’t be laughed off, but criminalised https://t.co/In8HoyaZZO 
• Proposed reform of legal regulation unncessary risk to consumers | Law Society Scotland https://t.co/pvWvN0KaLb
• Far-right terrorism in #US - 'Explosives' sent to Democrats and CNN were 'act of terror', says NYC mayor https://t.co/TfSaw9G89N
• Sandra Day O’Connor, US Supreme Court first woman justice, has dementia #US https://t.co/nQpN1NsiE
• Rape: why isn’t justice being done? https://t.co/l5PaoCODQY 
• Justice Week: Is the Family Justice System in Crisis? | Lawyer-Monthly https://t.co/E8C4FNQWr4 
• Rapist has sentence increased following Solicitor General’s referral https://t.co/bkeQPj0HXR 
• Portsmouth solicitor Mark Tooley has been recognised as the best in the nation at an industry award scheme https://t.co/DBvrtjljHl
• NSW crown solicitor to become NCAT president and judge#Australia | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/LhfdUU6IM
• Sex slave case: Solicitor-General appeals sentence for mum who sold teen daughter to men #NewZEaland https://t.co/dOGVRn9aQa
• Lawyer commits suicide in Assam #India as his name did not appear in the updated and draconian draft National Regi… https://t.co/A7M6vLU7PR
• Prominent #Bangladesh publisher and lawyer Mainul Hosein arrested on defamation charges https://t.co/736F2FYgiJ
• #Singapore cross-dressing male lawyer Long Tian Shiun fined $1,200 for shoplifting eyeliner https://t.co/PfFnmKQ7u2
• Lawyer targeted Hispanic clients and kept settlements, lawsuits claim #US https://t.co/MkIeLNYVHT
• Omotoso lawyer's questions to Cheryl Zondi were abusive, says top advocate #SouthAfrica https://t.co/8LvgTU5Oin
• Lawyer suing e-scooter companies calls user agreements “draconian” https://t.co/wKHTMduYU0
• Lawyer Withdraws From Wang Quanzhang's Case, Citing Injuries, 'Fall' #China https://t.co/jYdqe113Bw 
• #SouthKorea says it will arrest citizens who smoke weed in Canada https://t.co/4AeHEKfT5A 
• Legislation to decriminalise abortion in the UK, including Northern Ireland, has been tabled in the Commons https://t.co/SdfTdAS02w
• Do we need to know the truth about British soldiers in Northern Ireland? https://t.co/yqq84DxI7o
• Counter-terror bill is a threat to press freedom, say campaigners https://t.co/ZHMG0ssfj7
• 'British #MeToo scandal' puts non-disclosure agreements in spotlight https://t.co/SUUnyYWLMA
• Freezing UK tower block was cash cow for foreign investors https://t.co/7UBE8s6DFm 
• Apple and Samsung fined for deliberately slowing down phones https://t.co/NVTvZUprSo
• Prison whistleblower loses unfair dismissal case https://t.co/7yaMb4glkG
• School pays thousands to former pupil over handling of rape claim https://t.co/yxb0Aww7Fr 
• Judge criticises plan that let autistic woman have sex with strangers https://t.co/JFETwrtjKR 
• Airbnb can’t go on unregulated – it does too much damage to cities https://t.co/YnEpYHEXf3 
• Re-education camps for #Chinese students https://t.co/G90slEBD0l
• Court fines two who ran unlicensed school with nearly 60 pupils https://t.co/jXEprkKncL

25th October - Law News

2495th 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: On creating the sculpture for Australia's national apology to victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse

 

Focus of the Day Article:

The Serious Fraud Office’s desire to pursue so-called ‘blockbuster’ cases against multinationals is taking its focus away from targeting other fraudsters – some of which may have caused greater damages to businesses, City lawyers have claimed. The number of restraint orders, which allow the SFO to confiscate assets suspected to be the result of fraud, halved from eight in the year ending 31 March 2017 to four in the past year. At the same time, the SFO has embarked on high profile cases against major companies including Barclays and reached a record deferred prosecution agreement with Rolls Royce.

Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Brit smart meter biz blamed Apple's iPhone 7 launch for its late taxes https://t.co/4DZC25fH5B
• Robbers steal eight French bulldog puppies in 'terrifying' raid https://t.co/r7RX4j5hFc
• Cancer insurance questions 'must end for survivors' https://t.co/Xl9TGM8W5B
• Cardiologist is struck off after making unwanted sexual advance towards student https://t.co/1NMsA5broN
• Civil Liability Bill clears final commons hurdle | Law Gazette https://t.co/uBRIi3oAiX
• Gender Recognition Act 'could criminalise innocent staff' | Law Gazette https://t.co/6Qtd0uAe4U
• Legal Aid Agency 'blocking access to justice for homeless people' | Law Gazette https://t.co/5GogRivlw
• NDAs in spotlight as Court of Appeal gags newspaper | Law Gazette https://t.co/dUqOGsfyt6
• One third of Ashurst partnership to be female by 2022 | Law Gazette https://t.co/jZj4hUUGYm
• Work evenings, weekends and lunchtimes? No. | Law Gazette https://t.co/YnsJJNy7ER
• Crypto Regulation in Hong Kong on the horizon, says exiting regulator | The Global Legal Post… https://t.co/RdXvEpNzLY
• Court overturns tribunal's refusal of daughter's award in 'one of the worse cases' of blood product infection... https://t.co/5zPSrLQHRX
• Legal teams in-house growth a driver in law firm consolidation | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/YjtKCHAojs
• #Pakistani Tribunal Upholds 10-Year Cricket Ban In Spot-Fixing Scandal https://t.co/Dl2mGWw9nm 
• Company boards battling to keep up with digital transformation | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/km3gEUVhYj 
• Whistleblower sacked hours after Hill View care home allegations, Bupa tribunal hears https://t.co/Z96VKw4L7M
• NZ Law Society rejects 'revenue harvesting' claim | The Gliobal Legal Post https://t.co/lrJpEV3Lcc
• Adam Magill and three other solicitors have been granted bail after serious charges were laid #Australia… https://t.co/YhgbFkR4AV
• Cumbrian lawyer Marcus Nickson charged with stealing more than £700000 from vulnerable clients… https://t.co/JJ18kI0llE 
• SEC advises public companies to address cyber threats | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/gTmVBjaQw3
• New 'Making a Murderer' lawyer on Steven Avery: 'You would have to be an idiot to hire me https://t.co/m6EwGUWRKt 
• Volte face as ECJ orders Poland to reinstate 27 judges | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/KFHXp6oAhK
• Morrisons faces ‘vast’ payout after losing data leak legal challenge https://t.co/k7XVtXPkSU 
• The JAMS LA and NY will welcome? | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/qIAHFUXJuv 
• Landmark case - Two convicted of running illegal school in West London office block https://t.co/cqk5rNwftQ
• Escalator runs out of control in Rome #Italy, is this the future to fear with machine intelligence and AI? https://t.co/rYOucr5LGd
• Luxury cars crushed as transporter hits low bridge in Perth https://t.co/lwdYL2fMgR
• 'Explosive device' sent to Clintons and Obama - suspicion falls on far-right and alt-right hate groups #US https://t.co/da4PUda775
• What #Canadian employers are telling their staff about legal cannabis https://t.co/K3Ok5Q3TaI 
• Cloud-based solutions driving legal case management software market | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/dyywIqNgav
• Solicitor who defrauded clients of £144,000 is struck off | Legal Futures https://t.co/n2LhVCNWRo 
• Review urges single regulator for all Scottish lawyers | Legal Futures https://t.co/8SHg112MSz
• Brexit will not help law firms trying to expand abroad, MPs told | Legal Futures https://t.co/XCIeAIH0CD 
• More needed legally to prepare for accident investigations | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/6q3AL5b2hM
• The importance of having the right expertise | Legal Futures https://t.co/6aIaM4NDmC
• Civil Liability Bill clears Commons with no exemption for children | Legal Futures https://t.co/rnjeKpDaNi 
• Tommy Robinson ‘sacks legal team’ ahead of court appearance https://t.co/cJxnuvHO3b
• Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti ordered to pay $4.85 million in dispute with former colleague… https://t.co/780HF0ACM6
• Apple boss Tim Cook praises GDPR and wants tough US privacy law https://t.co/1CF0D9itZn 
• Cot designer admits York choke baby death failure https://t.co/QyBpy68QBr
• Court stops Telegraph publishing 'sexual harassment' story https://t.co/OeIgvu56PA
• Blackpool police hunt David Schwimmer lookalike - Ross from Friends https://t.co/E6SdCRIwXl 
• 'I was chased by an unruly mob': #Nigerian pastor Omotoso's lawyer cries foul over 'intimidation'… https://t.co/9fJRvH4YWs
• Bill Cosby, Appealing Conviction, Hires 12th Firm and 20th Lawyer #US https://t.co/PviIkPOMoc
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/06cGkmZY70
• Infringements on religious freedom indicate early signs of violent conflict https://t.co/AcpGqPrVfM
• In pictures... Glasgow University launches Common Law LLB https://t.co/U8nIk4tE5B 
• Dentons advises KKR-backed Calsonic Kansei on purchase of Fiat Chrysler's Magneti Marelli https://t.co/D7g2wSoAaV
• Young arbitrators group launched https://t.co/ZA8mQYxD8e
• David Hoey: Individual liability for unlawful detriments – ouch! https://t.co/bmCzgROuC6 
• Top UK law firms see profit margins shrink for fourth consecutive year https://t.co/81JTxT5NqL 
• Lawyers of Tomorrow – Sarah Davidson https://t.co/6tXjuDTbYd
• Human rights body argues women and minorities still held back in Scotland https://t.co/xInwNtDdyD
• 'Show us your passport': woman's racist rant in Virginia restaurant goes viral #US https://t.co/SX3ajsIKSY
• Journalists can now record and broadcast in some cases from Scotland's Supreme Courts https://t.co/2gvtyxi9ZZ 
• Banned but still in business: law fails to stop rogue landlords https://t.co/tIKKr0ih90
• Government's rogue landlord list empty after six months https://t.co/lfj8QnIC3A
• Court of Session finds in favour of homeless petitioner in judicial review https://t.co/urroVQr7ZN
• The harassment tips you shouldn't need in 2018 https://t.co/DlCcoP6bvl 
• How we respond to racist hatred matters more than ever | Chitra Ramaswamy https://t.co/ssSwbZrNyH
• Tracy Chapman sues Nicki Minaj over unauthorised sample https://t.co/kChxVf7e68

24th October - Law News

2494th 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: As a result of President Donald Trump's trade wars with China and other countries, US farmers are seeing a surplus in perishable goods. In good years, cargo trains moving west along the flat, sweeping grasslands of North Dakota’s plains are a sign of money rolling in. Today, as tariffs from America’s largest foreign soybean market -- China -- threaten to upend the industry, many trains sit idle. “There are no shuttle trains leaving. There is no nothing,” said Joe Ericson, the 38-year-old president of the North Dakota Soybean Growers Association. “They can’t get rid of the beans.”

 

Focus of the Day Article:

The legal profession will have to develop “cyber ethics” to cope with the very different issues that the growing use of technology is having on the practice of law, a leading academic has suggested. Professor Richard Moorhead said “a whole system approach” was necessary. He explained: “We will need a cybernetic legal ethics to cope with interlocking technologies, logics and values that should the demanded of a good legal system.”

Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Firefighter allegedly choked FDNY lawyer he was dating #US https://t.co/2TukjyouV
• This Life? For 21st-century young lawyers, c'est la vie | Law Gazette https://t.co/dBD6o80CUk
• CJEU decision on Polish judicial crisis may echo here | Law Gazette https://t.co/7q8t52d8K
• SRA v Leigh Day: the fallout | Law Gazette https://t.co/Y3JYm7EJz9
• Criminal bar lifts lid on 'utterly inadequate' fees | Law Gazette https://t.co/5DQQf6YBPi
• Court slaps down defendant's bid to stop case without going to trial | Law Gazette https://t.co/w30S0M2tI
• Court of Appeal upholds 'surprising' Morrisons data leak ruling | Law Gazette https://t.co/w2ZuaNmIJ
• Pro bono week: Buckland says levy 'not the right way forward' | Law Gazette https://t.co/EUFVp3SeDX
• Court of Appeal offers clarity on patent 'standards' | Law Gazette https://t.co/i6FcwxIrC
• Civil liability bill clears final commons hurdle | Law Gazette https://t.co/arZ2c4RQ9Y
• Minister tight-lipped on Brexit positives for legal services | Law Gazette https://t.co/Tp3kVcGcAT
• Family law experts address local solicitors on key legal issues #Ireland https://t.co/RKZq08if8D
• A teenager was left paralysed and police lied. His family deserve justice | Dawn Butler https://t.co/phrIvWst2n
• Stepfather of boy with EU flag tells ex-Tory MP to apologise for 'cretin' jibe https://t.co/9UaVi6kCAe
• Man in Ryanair racism incident identified, police say https://t.co/qpOiySY52R
• Perspectives on the trans debate https://t.co/rfBo6RvbrV
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/iQ8T0axN53
• Tributes paid to Ulverston 'local legend' solicitor Ken Fisher https://t.co/0gWXd0zqaG
• Medical practice officer given prison warning over fake solicitor claims https://t.co/xkgeYIbSB9
• #Indian companies are expanding in-house legal teams https://t.co/XAxzPhTPqb
• Is it legal for councils to fine schools for excluding pupils? https://t.co/NSq0kInT78
• UNHCR: People Seeking Asylum Have Legal Right to Enter #US https://t.co/lpBmdTP10U
• Extensive measures to clamp down on global corruption, giving criminals “nowhere to hide” https://t.co/aDcKQtEGXm
• Students at an "initiation-style" event had their heads shaved and were made to apple bob in a mixture of urine and… https://t.co/ALFEkQUdV
• UK government aims to close loophole in anti-terror laws https://t.co/Tk8uWuZd4
• Data harvesting and sharing by mobile apps is "out of control", University of Oxford researchers have warned https://t.co/UJ2S33u8ZK
• Judge ‘staggered’ by prison’s decision to deprive elderly accused man of wheelchair https://t.co/JFSNEZURW2
• SDT fines motoring lawyer twice convicted of drink driving | Legal Futures https://t.co/4kxJh9zSgk
• New law firm Mattac launches in Edinburgh https://t.co/p47I9C3fdI
• High Court upholds suspension of barrister who stole purse | Legal Futures https://t.co/kcivG99hqu
• MPs warn of “devastating impact” on law firms of no-deal Brexit | Legal Futures https://t.co/fbV9aXvQr1
• Civil Liability Bill “undermines Lord Chancellor’s oath of office” | Legal Futures https://t.co/kXzS1egWaD
• Alegation of contempt of court against ex-English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson is being referred to the att… https://t.co/v2VnUUkx1z
• Street harassment 'relentless' for women and girls https://t.co/d1vksnCG9
• Limited places left - Scots Law 2018 on 29 & 30 October https://t.co/M1DidJRkLW
• 'Paupers' funerals' in Wales reach five-year high https://t.co/4b2tyBb9rG
• Ruthven Gemmell awarded national honour for services to Austria https://t.co/0NqmQwG3mS
• Lawyers of Tomorrow – Steven Bain https://t.co/OvSBn1DiyS
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/yPQyO1BT2M
• Linsey Barclay-Smith joins agricultural and rural property team at Morton Fraser https://t.co/2pTfs1l6KS
• European Court of Justice orders Poland to reinstate 27 judges pending outcome of court battle… https://t.co/GMASkuzqD0
• Litigation finance bond launched for ordinary investors https://t.co/iXw38aVBfe
• Which? Investigation finds insurance documents more difficult than A Brief History of Time https://t.co/xh5OJ4cD8u
• Law Society of Scotland leads innovation to the EU on LegalTech trade mission https://t.co/kMOaHLceVM
• Pinsent Masons wins accelerator programme’s partner of the year award https://t.co/mAcBS6iqN
• Geoffrey Rush tells defamation trial newspaper made him look like a 'criminal' https://t.co/gD3RjaRdB
• Rape: why isn’t justice being done? https://t.co/l5PaoCODQY
• Labour MPs plot ‘ambush’ to reform Northern Ireland abortion laws https://t.co/ZsdvuFVdYX
• Woman 'shocked and depressed' by racist attack on Ryanair flight https://t.co/gVCub21Yt3
• Motorist who drove at cyclist wins appeal against assault conviction over sheriff’s misdirection on ‘mixed statemen… https://t.co/3erLeziw9
• Philip Morris accused of hypocrisy over anti-smoking ad https://t.co/0VaW5M04Gx
• Nauru migrants: #Australia evacuates 11 children off detention island https://t.co/lLjW0djGaf
• #Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu resurfaces in Israel https://t.co/lkVwtlDEgY

23rd October - Law News

2493rd 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: BBC News's Suzanne Kianpour investigates claims that Russia is meddling in the run-up to the US midterms. She spoke to two BBC journalists, World Affairs Correspondent Paul Wood and Security Correspondent Gordon Corera about the credibility of the allegations and how Russia might be tapping into the United States' weaknesses.

 

Focus of the Day Article:

Austerity harms hunt for sexual abuse gangs, says ex-prosecutor. Cuts have ‘come at the wrong time’ after the Rochdale case raised national awareness, says former CPS expert Nazir Afzal. 

Full story - The Observer

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The Big Push for a Federal Privacy Law: What Does it Mean for State Regulators? #US https://t.co/wlQW8pbMz
• Baker McKenzie chair to take time out due to ‘exhaustion’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/1QVrk5Hqor
• Pro Bono Week: charity ditches 'legal Latin' to become more accessible | Law Gazette https://t.co/fsba9RVJrX
• Firm 'in discussions' over Patisserie Valerie group action claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/QUoZYzGhWa
• SFO’s blockbuster focus 'detracting from vital work' | Law Gazette https://t.co/H6N1110Xei
• UK law firms see income rise - but profits are a different matter | Law Gazette https://t.co/KZl4G6Gi0s
• #US on guard against rise in illegal border crossings as #Canada rejects asylum claims https://t.co/8uchCWyrs
• SAHCA’s annual conference still heard reasons for cautious optimism | Law Gazette https://t.co/HT069vpnHe
• Firms rapped over gender pay gap | Law Gazette https://t.co/y4Bs8kWDRH
• My legal life: Linda Lamb | Law Gazette https://t.co/2LWkSZdy1G
• Lawyer in the news: Helen Boniface | Law Gazette https://t.co/0bPfXzNnzr
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/DQyR41f6rF
• Why Do Barristers Wear Those Stupid Wigs? https://t.co/jGKawxdnwn
• BSB reprimands added to solicitor sanctions for dual-qualified lawyers | Legal Futures https://t.co/A7ddJOjq13
• Talk show to demystify the law hits TV screens today | Legal Futures https://t.co/UYgVa5fI9y
• New tech demands code of “cyber ethics” for lawyers | Legal Futures https://t.co/JbqxYLsKvt
• Legal Ombudsman set finally to clear complaints backlog | Legal Futures https://t.co/M25kF5Jt8q
• More than 1500 doctors will be recruited in Sindh without written test, says Barrister Murtaza Wahab #India https://t.co/lkNehswgl7
• 'I wish all barristers were as brief as you', judge tells armed robber who represented himself… https://t.co/1x1k71rXa4
• Driving And Smoking Pot Not Safe Combination; States With Legal Marijuana Have More Crashes #US… https://t.co/Ej06LHPVc
• Netflix denies changing posters based on viewers' race https://t.co/ppbswugWA6
• Ed Farmer inquest: Student died after 'initiation-style' event https://t.co/n9KbfvtsF7
• Julian Cole: Three Bedfordshire Police officers sacked https://t.co/VJNivyRtHK
• Samantha Eastwood: Man admits murdering midwife after affair https://t.co/IpEaJJDOhd
• Violence against women: Nobel Peace Prize is a start – but legal backing is long overdue https://t.co/lQh9vqerJ1
• Anjem Choudary set to mount legal challenge to draconian release conditions https://t.co/U4L4yHXE28
• Arrest warrant issued against Barrister Mainul for insulting journalist #Bangladesh https://t.co/sqxbrjqPe2
• #Brazil Elections: Facebook's WhatsApp “taking immediate legal action” against political spammers… https://t.co/MBfnzqg2hY
• Law Society of BC proposes non-lawyers be allowed to do some legal work #Canada https://t.co/RTpNFUAvB
• Why some sexual abuse survivors shunned #Australia's apology https://t.co/l9lKXuw4l3
• Northern Rock: US firm 'misled' UK government on mortgages https://t.co/uF4xvefe74
• Spondon Post Office blown up by cash machine raiders https://t.co/DI0bDbqV4d
• Amritsar train crash: #India searches for blame after crowd mowed down https://t.co/nzYpNZmJHN
• MPs condemn 'vile' abuse of Theresa May by extreme rightwing Tory brexiter MPs https://t.co/SfWlmDLz7A
• The unbelievable age you are actually allowed to drink alcohol from in the UK https://t.co/DCFydzqlRr
• Former #Pakistan minister Ishaq Dar has visited British Home Office about cancelled diplomatic passport… https://t.co/QJYLxqcUV5
• #Swedish student who stopped deportation flight of Afghan asylum seeker to be prosecuted https://t.co/V9vbm1xrt
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ggxXnsg3tg
• #Canada is running out of marijuana two days after drug became legal https://t.co/gTbiqtCkSo
• #Russian Rights Group: Permission Revoked To Honor Soviet Victims At FSB HQs https://t.co/OO7Cqx1sRx
• #Uruguay passes law granting rights to trans people https://t.co/vcmhCn1SUE
• Children separated at border, suffering alarming and prolonged effects: UN rights experts https://t.co/oViyJnrlFH
• Protecting Syrian Property Rights https://t.co/jV2NW908V3
• #US student's lawyer says 'battle goes on' over Israel anti-boycott law https://t.co/nePKnhzIiX
• Jamal Khashoggi death: #Saudi Arabia says journalist was murdered https://t.co/xaFRKqogco
• #Australia sexual abuse: National apology delivered to victims https://t.co/GR8TEFcqm9
• UK urged to take back Islamic State 'foreign fighters' https://t.co/tuoB5LIwaP
• Lawyer's license was suspended by the Ohio Supreme Oct. 18 for having consensual sex with a client #US… https://t.co/M8L2hx6vOa
• Black woman lawyer versus rifle-toting cowboy-boot man: showdown in Georgia #US https://t.co/nqDTkIijMe
• Blasphemy, Stephen Fry and referendum in #Ireland https://t.co/kxlozx6Z2i
• Making a Murderer lawyer Kathleen Zellner is true crime's new star https://t.co/ehIM0NPAKK

22nd October - Law News

2492nd 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: A brief introduction for consumers of legal services on how to make sure you get the best possible service from your lawyer. For more information, read the SRA's information on how to get the best from your solicitor

 

Focus of the Day Article:

A ‘Hatton Garden’ type burglary now pays less than a shoplifting case and ‘resumption of action’ is ‘inevitable’, criminal defence barristers have warned this week. Heads of chambers are due to meet at the end of October to discuss what action to take if the Ministry of Justice does not honour its £15m offer in full and compensate for delays in implementing the offer. 

Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Trump's Russia attorney Flood to become White House counsel temporarily #US https://t.co/qQ1YZhEgQ2
• Trauma doctors reveal horror of knife crime 'epidemic' https://t.co/q4BYzKycQa
• Ryanair accused of inaction over racist incident on plane https://t.co/8HJGNVJZdN
• Migrants building £2.6bn windfarm paid fraction of minimum wage https://t.co/1ExPOMCWpX
• The Observer view on dealing with child-grooming gangs | Observer editorial https://t.co/BMVV7h3bKU
• In #India, women are no longer prepared to stay silent https://t.co/1bLji9DKQ1
• Labour MPs to press May for Commons vote on Northern Ireland abortion ban https://t.co/Y5u79MGR1f
• Reforming the Gender Recognition Act would change my life https://t.co/VqkIiyFUcy
• Could an Ex-Convict Become an Attorney? I Intended to Find Out #US https://t.co/HOtZiefmJn
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Ygwx0wNDH1
• The tip-off from a Nazi that saved my #Danish Jewish grandparents https://t.co/hH1bWumsb7
• 'Do not insult my intelligence' says judge https://t.co/p8HXQGT4i
• Is the artificial intelligence emperor wearing any clothes? https://t.co/DroYVp2pN4t
• Revealed: The best law firms for training 2018-19 https://t.co/lR3Ue9gJkq
• Bangor optometrist fined for not treating pet dog's tumour https://t.co/qH40F1uDnR
• Ashurst boosts newly-qualified solicitor pay by 8% to £82,000 https://t.co/QyxTl6k3nO
• Legal Entrepreneurs: How I started my own reputation law firm https://t.co/0J3QtbJIJ5
• Former Blackpool solicitor is jailed for taking £150k from will https://t.co/gMsheoVKKL
• ‘Will my tattoos stop me from becoming a barrister?’ https://t.co/fWPPjNEjpx
• Law school offers Harry Potter LLB module https://t.co/gL5HifJrqz
• Dentons reveals latest tech start-ups to join ‘Space Camp’ innovation hub https://t.co/cWrLRbMYW9
• Maninder Singh resigns as Additional Solicitor General #India https://t.co/9Ylo9BFBpD
• Exchange Chambers expands free pupillage application advice day for northern bar hopefuls https://t.co/pyQFMS826B
• Lords call for clarity over role of ECJ post-Brexit https://t.co/KrFwzEIXEG
• 5 things that will inevitably happen to you during your first year of law school https://t.co/WdYhIuGojQ
• Aspiring barrister’s pet pug celebrates call day wearing his own special wig and gown https://t.co/cSLSgBeFz
• City law firm asks trainees to pull all nighter days after promising to support lawyers mental health https://t.co/dbBFiMaLgb
• High Court quadruples suspension of City lawyer convicted of Christmas party sex assault https://t.co/IO7vmpW1i
• King & Wood Mallesons under investigation for allegedly overworking junior lawyers https://t.co/TfGcdKrAeJ
• Peak Millennial? Doughty Street barrister argues for a NEW human right to personal ‘airspace’ https://t.co/EjwQL0w7sC
• The Apprentice: Law grad gets off to a shaky start after breaking arm wrestling another contestant https://t.co/tMVuVREk5o
• Brexit is bringing new opportunities to Dublin, say top lawyers https://t.co/oGU0XBUhlt
• Solicitor tells of humiliation at ‘look at her breasts’ comment https://t.co/qfaMMjvvJc
• Why do barristers wear wigs and gowns? https://t.co/YwzEFS1G1A
• Daughter of Mishcon de Reya chief operating officer starts training contract at Mishcon de Reya https://t.co/bGEM4ot54i
• SRA loses High Court appeal over failed Leigh Day prosecution https://t.co/fBwCbkV01
• Event: How technology is changing business — with Osborne Clarke https://t.co/CbNAXqvczS
• Anjem Choudary: The solicitor who became a radical preacher https://t.co/bR6NIKiZWL
• UN poverty expert warns against tsunami of unchecked privatisation https://t.co/RbTqWpyHdB
• Netanyahu Attacks Israeli Human Rights Group B'Tselem for Criticizing #Israeli Occupation at UN… https://t.co/HwCgLCiarA
• We risk losing slices of our past if we don’t root out racism in our universities https://t.co/fIAFD9ksBh
• #Turkey should look to its own brutal treatment of journalists https://t.co/gUhJoYyKD3
• Austerity harms hunt for sexual abuse gangs, says ex-prosecutor https://t.co/u9m57LtKTo
• London flatmate (Julian Assange) sues landlord (government of Ecuador) in human rights spat https://t.co/aezktJyUpx
• Ryanair flight: 'Racial abuse passenger' referred to police https://t.co/zaQIe6mtfd
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ztNWbvvaEg
• How can the UK revamp its anti-slavery law? https://t.co/Cmgs1zu3GC
• Former general says UK-US military cooperation under threat from 'fog of law' https://t.co/EYARHX1OdC
• A&O has largest law firm flex offering as revenue soars | The Lawyer https://t.co/99mtW4Vzb5
• UK Refreshes Stupid Porn Filter Law, Making It Fresher But No Less Stupid https://t.co/UFG2WoTCF
• EU rules into UK law: How's that going? https://t.co/HVnU4hs0bJ
• Thomas Orchard death: police admit breaking health and safety law https://t.co/lGIACxJzAN
• DAS Convention 2018 | NLJ https://t.co/qKol2dHetu
• #DRC journalists set free after police detention https://t.co/Xdl5fHwxe2
• Brexit: Bid to stop NI civil servants acting on backstop https://t.co/YxbSNxFUE2
• Payton Summons: Girl at centre of life support battle in Texas dies https://t.co/Co4fSiZgCd
• Time to focus on quality not price | NLJ https://t.co/Cib2XLoMSB
• Almost 700,000 march to demand ‘people’s vote’ on Brexit deal https://t.co/IyH5TbvEln
• No one is convinced by the #Saudi story of a ‘fistfight’ that went wrong https://t.co/SN0XCNnz8t
• Bullies too often go unchecked – and not just in Westminster https://t.co/gWuh99sSLy
• Lord Chief Justice takes to YouTube for annual review | NLJ https://t.co/PjSDQ4cGU0
• The rule of law is essential to the accomplishment of the UN’s sustainable development goal indicators https://t.co/zZxBmbVTOH

21st October - Law News

2491st 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: Saudi Arabia has, for the first time, admitted that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. An announcement on Saudi media claimed Khashoggi died during a brawl between him and those he went to the consulate to meet. Eighteen Saudi nationals have been arrested in connection with the death and at least five prominent officials have been sacked. The story cut against the impressions given by Turkish investigators and left more questions than answers, including what happened to the journalist's remains.

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Terrorism Bill ‘crosses the line’, report says | NLJ https://t.co/FRR9jofEPp
• Windrush reforms reviewed | NLJ https://t.co/xukweYbwZB
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/EQbAjgjSC3
• Criminal barristers slam continued government delays | NLJ https://t.co/NwwCWwVeBE
• Blackadders’ podcast returns for fourth season https://t.co/aCq26aYWUl
• John Sturrock QC guest speaker at Scottish Mediation AGM https://t.co/7un6b1GAbv
• Inspire your inner entrepreneur and network at Borders event https://t.co/vXQLwIpdEc
• First Minister to speak at human rights innovation conference https://t.co/plzDYRJbU
• Personal injury claims – employer’s responsibility at the Christmas Party https://t.co/MwKVhQc6FU
• Scots law graduate raises the Bar as interest in qualifying stateside grows https://t.co/obTtGCUrkz
• Name checks to be brought in for bank transfers to deter fraud https://t.co/4BvP3g7S4b
• England: Homicide rate reaches highest in a decade https://t.co/ntylB3TpGD
• Lawyers of Tomorrow – Seamus Duff https://t.co/1DmWl6oVPe
• Traditional pleading points can still succeed in the Commercial Court https://t.co/gJiS7orQib
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/OK42EYo80H
• Article 50: Advocate General asks Court of Session to recall ECJ referral and refer case to Supreme Court… https://t.co/zybgvcFuwN
• SRA loses appeal over failed Leigh Day mega-prosecution | Legal Futures https://t.co/AuGR4iLe4m https://t.co/AuGR4iLe4m
• Law firms look to leverage data in battle with new providers | Legal Futures https://t.co/FCDOGJYkPv https://t.co/FCDOGJYkPv
• SRA prosecutes solicitor for second time over same case | Legal Futures https://t.co/FozNJ9xt7Q https://t.co/FozNJ9xt7Q 
• Growing use of AI to give law firm insurers headaches | Legal Futures https://t.co/gORQJYkSFo https://t.co/gORQJYkSFo
• This Life? For 21st-century young lawyers, c'est la vie | Law Gazette https://t.co/xjxRQKMpTA https://t.co/xjxRQKMpTA
• Another judge sanctioned over 'serious delay' in producing judgment | Law Gazette https://t.co/GfgA4ViQQl https://t.co/GfgA4ViQQl 
• 'Drunk' women face harsher sentences than men, research claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/u5Y4I1pfkX https://t.co/u5Y4I1pfkX
• Judges hearing traumatic cases to get extra emotional support | Law Gazette https://t.co/PVlL7gzVP1 https://t.co/PVlL7gzVP1
• Civil Liability Bill: Labour makes final pitch for £1,500 small claims limit | Law Gazette https://t.co/KRkC9dWaZ6 https://t.co/KRkC9dWaZ6
• Leigh Day in the clear as High Court throws out SRA appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/7WD9P9l2ua https://t.co/7WD9P9l2ua
• Saturday's LawNewsIndex: 20th October - #LawNews https://t.co/vCE8fawZgj #lawyers #legal #lawyer #solicitors… https://t.co/SFDiF3lYYf
• Jamal Khashoggi case: Journalist 'died after fight' - #Saudi TV https://t.co/1ShEdiL8zb
• Retrial ordered for black activist Michael X – archive 19 October 1967 https://t.co/G7dHg6mMU6
• Interpol ex-chief may be dead, wife fears, after capture by #Chinese https://t.co/aOBi7T6Te1
• 'Shifting sands': six legal views on the transgender debate https://t.co/hxRiTJFWWY
• Regulator loses appeal against law firm over Iraq war claims https://t.co/qFf9antOD
• PEN America sues Trump for violating first amendment rights #US https://t.co/I7tuP8zzJo
• David Gauke: priority must be protecting women when placing transgender prisoners https://t.co/vdM7NQApM6
• UK is endangering people's health by denying their right to clean air, says UN https://t.co/pjCWUOas5y
• Back the Gender Recognition Act reform. It’s the feminist thing to do? https://t.co/dbUoBYm57w 
• Constitutional Council hearing: Agbor Nkongho, Ikome Ngongi evoke ‘Anglophones’ plight #Cameroon… https://t.co/jehTGwXmJM 
• Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) Adjourns Barrister Fahad Malik Case Till October 24 #Pakistan https://t.co/p6S6Xj01Rd
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/B2DAqExaGI

20th October - Law News

2490th 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: At least 50 are feared killed after a train ran into dozens of people standing on a railway track in Amritsar, watching the burning of Ravan's effigy this evening. The people who were mowed down reportedly could not hear the approaching train due to the exploding crackers. The accident took place at Joda Phatak in Amritsar.

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Russian woman charged with attempted November 2018 #US election meddling https://t.co/qPUByeRFCc
• Welsh parents owe thousands in school dinner debts https://t.co/RaoQzCtyZo
• Manchester competition barrister Adam Aldred admitted to practice foreign law in Australia https://t.co/xFo8Xlvjc7
• Victorian barristers have spoken up against the bad behaviour of the state's judges and magistrates #Australia https://t.co/UpG3CaLFgr
• https://t.co/C6SEZOYoOs takes red pen to spy court rules, asks for Parliament's OK https://t.co/DrPvLK1gpj
• Several months before CervicalCheck compensation tribunal set up #Ireland https://t.co/btfJJmFv7f
• Shouldn’t solicitor-general be a member of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission? #Malaysia https://t.co/SpcGx77Sl8
• Thomas Orchard: Devon and Cornwall Police admits restraining offence https://t.co/EeyFf5v0Zk
• How will the petrol and diesel ban work? https://t.co/mVuKsvufUC
• Ian Tomlin: Murder arrests over Battersea father's death https://t.co/ivJ54OeOn
• Huddersfield grooming: Twenty guilty of campaign of rape and abuse https://t.co/1il4q1hHcM
• Julian Assange, Wikileaks co-founder to take legal action against Ecuado for violating his "fundamental rights https://t.co/13XoL4Xjah
• Stockport's Gorvins Solicitors plays key role in deal for B2B pioneer https://t.co/eB46LlbWwJ
• Controversial #Australia politician struck from solicitor’s roll | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/aZu9zcMbQe
• Aberdeen solicitor who broke money laundering rules and fled country struck off the register https://t.co/ZZXtKDFWOd
• 500 West Midlands police jobs could go after the force was hit with a pensions bill of more than £20 million… https://t.co/8uP0IWsptc
• Gender debate: Women from both sides feel silenced https://t.co/Mbr275roPC
• Can blockchain shake up the legal sector for the better? https://t.co/WPpCUaqWh3
• Urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing sought over charter school closures #NewZealand https://t.co/pbArbFwgH
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Je4lOBBt4D
• Justice Minister apologises to Maurice McCabe following Charleton Tribunal #Ireland https://t.co/nCos2OkrZx
• Cannabis legalisation in the UK: How close are we to decriminalising marijuana? https://t.co/TGHnkmOCKl
• Hundreds of dogs killed unnecessarily every year due to 'misguided' dangerous animal laws https://t.co/He5jX3vxjv
• Rockstar Games defends itself over working conditions claims https://t.co/6hyCUUb1pJ
• UK recycling industry under investigation for fraud and corruption https://t.co/vn4IEduc8X https://t.co/vn4IEduc8X
• Germany and France start to draw up no-deal Brexit contingency plans https://t.co/9lXtGsqRbd 
• MPs sign up for £2m of free overseas trips https://t.co/t9ulf9zvby
• Gender Recognition Act: 'Why we want identity rules changed' https://t.co/ysLLg8GTmR
• Why a Private Landowner Is Fighting to Keep the Homeless on His Property #US https://t.co/vMZmmgADJd
• New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Explains Why The UN Laughed At Donald Trump https://t.co/GdmWygxwaE
• Sabarimala: The #Indian god who bars women from his temple https://t.co/gNaHRRbUNi
• #Australian woman 'who faked cancer for cash' is charged https://t.co/gwZ8BneTx
• #US 'opens Catholic church sex abuse probe' in Pennsylvania https://t.co/KueiWtNTH4
• Barcelona's Sagrada Familia agrees deal over lack of licence #Spain https://t.co/OuyOos7xeJ
• Jamal Khashoggi case: #Turkish police 'search forest' https://t.co/WAClvc9lUj
• The fracking protesters did us a public service. Jailing them was wrong https://t.co/j6s1Q9xUsf
• Fracking protesters walk free after court quashes 'excessive' sentences https://t.co/Ln0qnICRsk
• 'Golden passports' firm was consulted by government over investor visas https://t.co/oIuUyvnreo
• Home Office ordered to pay damages to sex-trafficking victim https://t.co/7iRhzD2skl
• #Brazil’s Bitter Presidential Race Leads to Scores of Assaults https://t.co/DuAJRsS32w https://t.co/DuAJRsS32w
• The Guardian view on the Gender Recognition Act: where rights collide | Editorial https://t.co/08BLkfEkLF
• Wakefield's Pinderfields Hospital smokers shamed via loudspeaker https://t.co/lg7lvjgY9M