20th May - Law News

2700th 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 so-called ‘10 commandments of immigration,’ a set of vague rules for migrants tabled by an anti-immigration politician in Lower Austria, has provoked heated debate.

Focus of the Day Article:
Bullying and sexual harassment are rife in the legal profession, a major International Bar Association (IBA) report has revealed. The report, Us Too? Bullying and Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession, published this week, found that one in two women, and one in three men, working as lawyers has been affected by workplace bullying, and one in three women has been sexually harassed at work.
Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Crimes by soldiers must be prosecuted https://t.co/phMzhgupQF
• Austin Eubanks: Columbine school shooting survivor found dead #US https://t.co/CyJkejm76d
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2LrhW7sGzA
• Exeter Cathedral bans raping comment Ukip's Carl Benjamin from hustings https://t.co/UthkCQtPCc
• Vandals trash Stamford model railway exhibition https://t.co/pELPN4klNM
• Leah Heyes: Vigil held for Northallerton drug death teen https://t.co/bQD79j87Nr
• Teacher suspended after her pupils criticise #Italian far-right law https://t.co/pR3b8SM3eI
• Top lawyer ready to take on Jeremy Kyle Show over guest’s death https://t.co/RpamcfMIkZ 
• Penny Mordaunt’s amnesty is incoherent and could shield governments’ nefarious actions https://t.co/cOvMTWFhOb
• Mental health charity pilots online messenger service in bid to reach more young lawyers https://t.co/d8d5anu3w3
• SRA dismisses calls to reintroduce mandatory minimum trainee solicitor pay https://t.co/Dd4qd1GmGE
• ‘We have an obligation to make entry to the bar as fair as possible’ https://t.co/6i46cvNmTh 
• Meet the Instagrammers making law revision look glam https://t.co/xbWL9ZGyp9
• Confusion surrounding UK lawyers’ Ireland registration following Law Society letter https://t.co/fE5xlsQIhe
• Pawsitive energy: Gowling WLG drafts in dogs to help de-stress lawyers https://t.co/eJ1YMx7laN
• ‘He threw a phone at my head’: International survey reveals bullying rife in the legal profession https://t.co/mHYi1JNsdm
• Judge’s ‘bear-baiting’ comment resurfaces as Jeremy Kyle Show axed https://t.co/1xLtjtjjq7 
• ULaw strikes LPC deal with University of East Anglia https://t.co/9QYrjBeuEF
• Apology to Thomas Longstaff : correction and clarification https://t.co/naBP13nxw5
• How Freshfields’ £100k NQ pay will change the profession https://t.co/TQ8CkjfDZT
• Profession gears up for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019 https://t.co/tsqd2OSPTt
• I considered crashing my car just to take a week off, says bullied junior lawyer https://t.co/QnF5WYsd31
• ‘Tech doesn’t respect boundaries — it is universal and affects how we run all our practice areas’ https://t.co/FbeQt3MSn3
• Question mark remains over super-exam Welsh translation https://t.co/lO4xEuHiZE
• Law firm partner sends incredible Game of Thrones inspired farewell email https://t.co/0FHmUVVWBH
• Why leaping into law as a career changer takes confidence https://t.co/0uaKhU7gxS
• Cleary Gottlieb makes London paralegals redundant https://t.co/Vb9B2OLIMN
• How National Gallery's art was hidden from Hitler in WW2 https://t.co/UyzFrXaE8r
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/HjuQkaK1Sn
• Trump breaks silence amid Alabama abortion ban row #US https://t.co/Af6g29wY4M
• Geoffrey Robinson: Labour MP denies claims he was 'Czech spy' https://t.co/TZ0taZgxVy
• #Argentine abortion campaigners take to Cannes red carpet https://t.co/tSvdgvRq2U
• Dredger damaged Loch Carron reef secures protected status https://t.co/cKbLknGcB3
• Revenge porn laws 'not working', say victim groups https://t.co/ZNMruEv0in
• Lied Into a War with #Iran - America's next Vietnam https://t.co/XZmUv8Pjoq
• After Alabama Abortion Law, 3 Democrats Propose a New Strategy #US https://t.co/QZBRdeiRA9
• Chinese Railroad Workers Were Almost Written Out of #US https://t.co/AR1XiJcUS3
• House Equality Act Extends Civil Rights Protections to Gay and Transgender People #US https://t.co/zIZ3rnZErc
• Europe’s far-right thugs unite with a vow to ‘change history’ https://t.co/Mr2dT76kYi
• Revealed: scale of police sexual abuse claims https://t.co/SSRnRkHzdx 
• Trump may pardon US soldiers accused or convicted of war crimes – report #US https://t.co/FxegiK9BcD

19th May - Law News

2699th 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: Homes come in all sorts of shapes and sizes - including some on stilts, perched precariously over a lake in Benin. The African fishing community on the edge of Lake Nokoue has managed to preserve its lifestyle and traditions for more than two centuries.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Primal Scream: Madonna will 'do anything for money' and performing in #Israel for that reason https://t.co/9l18BC5enL 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/JlUPpbhBj
• Ice cream ban near Farage Edinburgh campaign rally https://t.co/s4W3FUZz1A
• Rallies held for former British soldiers facing NI charges https://t.co/2TQZAwh7Ou
• Arnold Schwarzenegger drop-kicked at #SouthAfrica event https://t.co/u4VCHHjHKf 
• Lyra McKee's partner says NI marriage inequality 'unacceptable' https://t.co/SyylLvhUBC
• Making the courts fit for future | NLJ https://t.co/5VVhTA0ixI
• Blockchain technologies under review | NLJ https://t.co/UZrDBmKRpU
• Family Division president pays tribute to Children Act | NLJ https://t.co/oy7N3ZlFfQ 
• Professional-user access scheme to be extended | NLJ https://t.co/dCWO8T61V5
• Lack of full-time judges has forced employment tribunals to rush in part-time judges to try to clear a growing back https://t.co/0D5sB3P50o
• Family courts to undergo transparency review | NLJ https://t.co/ov5OK8TX2M
  
• Majority of bullying & sexual harassment perpetrators face zero consequences | NLJ https://t.co/bysYjDQZod
• The Supreme Court held that rulings of secretive Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) can be challenged | NLJ https://t.co/YC7p477bfX
• Glasgow Tribunals Centre opens, giving Scotland state-of-the-art facilities | NLJ https://t.co/aVr76UUgIu
• Essay competition: on the write track | NLJ https://t.co/7FndLyg1Sp
• Could facial recognition that invades individual privacy cut crime? https://t.co/NSu8tDASjs 
• The horrors of Jeremy Kyle Show: 'I used to work as a runner' https://t.co/62SRtY9Gys
• Ohio State University doctor 'abused 177 male students' #US https://t.co/8Byjc2KYb4
• Vandal brexiters have painted the word "traitor" across the front of a pro-EU MP's constituency offices https://t.co/ty0hZd5d5G 
• #Austria minister Heinz-Christian Strache resigns amid political bribery video scandal https://t.co/tZjEaVHDpj
• I've seen how lawyers' sexism corrupts justice. This is how to change the industry | Charlotte Proudman https://t.co/UIkGJ18S8T
• Spanish men get in touch with their feminist side https://t.co/10Qn6IK3X5 
• Calum 'Lumo' Barnes: The hidden clues to a rapper's death https://t.co/pssLeLtJNi
• Votes at 16: No demand, says polling expert https://t.co/MPLDO5O68Q
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/MEr9W0tydp
• A federal judge discusses questions around transparency, and why the judiciary is so slow to change about courtroom… https://t.co/x9kNmyOqCj
• Govs back financial autonomy for state legislatures, judiciary #Nigeria https://t.co/X06AOAF7Zy 
• Judicial misconduct? Write to me, says new #Malaysia Chief Justice https://t.co/UhjYMNBGgO
• #Kenya judiciary seek 2.5% of national budget to address funding gap https://t.co/ctNdjxJ3Zp 
• Judiciary: 10% of active attorneys still not registered with mandatory database #US https://t.co/YqND5Fe19h
• #Liberians call for war crimes tribunal to be set up https://t.co/KSHKfbtlKm
• Tribunal to begin pre-trial of Benue governorship dispute May 28 #Nigeria https://t.co/9pWKERE612 
• Tribunal annuls voting by Jaypee Infratech creditors on NBCC's takeover bid https://t.co/AC5rVK2S9S 
• #Sweden to host international meeting on ISIS tribunal https://t.co/FYHi4UN9bo
• There is no anti-transgender bias in The Times, editor tells tribunal https://t.co/sRYGOS83HZ 
• Ex-commissioner Callinan's tribunal legal bill set to be covered by taxpayer #Ireland https://t.co/Gr7kL8BabF
• Trump tax returns: Steven Mnuchin refuses to comply with subpoena #US https://t.co/E7XnlZ34iF 
• Gun-loving #Swiss asked to toughen laws or risk EU tension https://t.co/K25tq8N1tw 
• He Named His Lazy Dogs After the #Chinese Police. They Were Not Amused https://t.co/nDuuvtsAF4
• ‘Not a Big Deal,’ Police Commander Said as Eric Garner Died #US https://t.co/awvbsLT0oN 
• #Taiwan legalizes same-sex marriage in historic first for Asia https://t.co/byDp8JvjO0 
• Mum and me: a story of immigration and integration | Podcast https://t.co/IJU3o3YfSd
• Sikhs call headpiece sold by Gucci disrespectful mimicry https://t.co/IEjiGyv9NY
• Leak reveals Tory party 'looking at 100 cases of alleged Islamophobia' https://t.co/BkLVidgrJV 
• Heinz-Christian Strache: Vice-chancellor in damning video over political bribery #Austria https://t.co/b2Kj6fixYP 
• Alabama abortion ban: 'I had to give birth to my rapist's child' #US https://t.co/PRbsYaNWe6 
• #Sweden urged to hire Norwegian police to aid recruitment https://t.co/cxbiHNIiFL 
• The Vatican editor who exposed the sexual abuse of nuns – and took on the Pope https://t.co/eb8uAzULNS

18th May - Law News

2698th 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: Under fire from her own party, the far-right BJP's Pragya Thakur has apologised for her controversial statement that Mahatma Gandhi's killer Nathuram Godse is a "patriot" after it sparked a political storm. The BJP candidate from Bhopal stopped short of an apology twice but appeared to give in after pressure from the BJP ahead of the final round of voting on Sunday.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Missouri lawmakers approve extreme eight-week abortion ban #US https://t.co/84KAPOkB4
• Manchester Arena attack: 'It feels like we're stuck in 2017' https://t.co/WjHO2GEIDA 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/7wVXffpbmD
• School superintendent suspended over champagne brunch for retiring colleagues #US https://t.co/1kq7IzYFyt
• Mental Health Awareness Week: why we should give a damn | Law Gazette https://t.co/9zzbq4eAZV
• How economic incentives can help reverse the gender pay gap | Law Gazette https://t.co/jEFslYGjFG
• The PI portal plan? It's happening, we just don't know how | Law Gazette https://t.co/2iKKJoGx25
• Lying and incompetent solicitor had 'arrogant disregard' for clients' affairs | Law Gazette https://t.co/byZPtNG2UX 
• Writing on the wall: call for moratorium on court closures | Law Gazette https://t.co/m0fGI3rOra
• Growing appetite for digital mortgages - Registry | Law Gazette https://t.co/pyitlvr8IF 
• Insurers stump up millions to lock claimant lawyers out of PI sector | Law Gazette https://t.co/gQCT1O3uYl 
• #German parliament declares Israel boycott campaign antisemitic to condone suffering of Palestinians https://t.co/voygKpPYD2
• Times editor defends paper's coverage of transgender issues https://t.co/k7LYOZAeLD
• Praise for Gandhi assassin caps acrimonious #Indian election campaign https://t.co/8T1gh9Kp1l
• Pressure mounts on Google to pull ads for anti-abortion clinics that 'deceive women' https://t.co/C5bcLueZHg 
• Grumpy Cat dies aged seven: 'Some days are grumpier than others' https://t.co/hpY2hYM0w3 
• In Northern Ireland, our hearts break for Alabama: we know about abortion bans https://t.co/wzjYS30vHy 
• Foreign Office warns against #Iran travel for British-Iranians https://t.co/6daED8mV0K
• Birmingham Star City cinema death: Worker 'froze' as man crushed https://t.co/ibSVMA1Ogl 
• US lifts steel and aluminium tariffs on #Canada https://t.co/J2z9Ipq0cm
• UK stabbings: Is Tory austerity causing rising knife crime in Birmingham? https://t.co/8uGAzEUPOy 
• Cannabis meds: 'I risk criminal record to help my child' https://t.co/djUGbIG2iW 
• Weekend Books — The Battle of the Four Courts https://t.co/m9dzLBHLpa 
• A round-up of human rights stories from around the world https://t.co/ZkS4bF49SU 
• In pictures… More for Lawyers conference https://t.co/RXhrRGUDVl 
• Edinburgh Napier to host university law clinic conference https://t.co/c76IyI5F6d
• Legislation needed now to protect at-risk road users and promote healthier living https://t.co/70h1x2WmPm 
• Ayla Iridag elected president of the Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association https://t.co/Vz5tRVkw92 
• Howzat? Counsel becomes international cricket umpire https://t.co/73Ch8tnhd1
• More than a third of priests bullied at work https://t.co/loyJUIKW2j
• Cheesemakers drop legal action against food watchdog as guidelines change https://t.co/aKZkOyoYo6 
• People helping ill relatives to die shown leniency https://t.co/WuDeGvwECZ 
• Presumption against short sentences to extend to 12 months despite concerns https://t.co/0No4KEwGkt 
• Appeal court dismisses mental health patient’s application to protect identity https://t.co/REBSB5E959
• Grave concerns have been raised about the sexual abuse of children in detention in the UK by UN independent experts https://t.co/fMcThIGlxj 
• Leaving the law was the best thing I did - Mental Health Awareness Week | Legal Futures https://t.co/qt05MzWGd9
• Solicitor struck off for weaving elaborate “web of deception” | Legal Futures https://t.co/AXh0zhNGit 
• Smart contracts and investment: innovations speed march of lawtech | Legal Futures https://t.co/87u51QwOYA 
• PE investor in failed law firm set to lose £22.5m | Legal Futures https://t.co/DVa2vLL2Bw 
• HMS Queen Elizabeth captain removed from post 'over car misuse' https://t.co/r4TH3nbFRv 
• Jack Renshaw: MP death plot neo-Nazi jailed for life https://t.co/HkHPYrz3xt
• Malvern St James Girls' School taught wrong exam book https://t.co/RCKig5OF7I 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/QmBdkEg6p2
• The Guardian view on Richer Sounds: mutual benefits | Editorial https://t.co/cnZqjTDlOL 
• Tories should bear the shame that child poverty in Britain is the new normal https://t.co/p9mQJImBv9
• Alabama’s abortion ban is about keeping poor women down #US https://t.co/mphL7McLyu 
• The political landscapes of Brexit Britain and Weimar Germany are scarily similar https://t.co/h9lkCReI0V 
• Aras Amiri is #Iran’s latest state-sponsored hostage. Britain must act https://t.co/6MNUO24OsJ 
• UK should consider 'no jab, no school' policy, Italian study says https://t.co/k9WPtu65SA 
• Chelsea Manning jailed again as she refuses to testify before grand jury #US https://t.co/LLKkMDOJ3e
• Religiously minded Israel Folau sacked by Rugby #Australia for anti-LGBTQIA+ social media post https://t.co/2gpbBgtiXj 
• NHS 'should not prescribe acne drug' https://t.co/cC5gIsRcyq
• Keeping Faith: 'Creepy' comments over Eve Myles's legs https://t.co/SA5sCNivQX 
• UK knife crime: The first 100 fatal stabbings of 2019 https://t.co/Y9iea3de5S
• Arron Banks 'gave £450,000 funding to Nigel Farage after Brexit vote' https://t.co/o0mmbsjKcE
• The Guardian view on privatising probation: a disaster ignored | Editorial https://t.co/sFVQmuyqBZ 
• Irish deputy PM criticises Mordaunt's troop amnesty remarks https://t.co/645dQ3Rr0T 
• #Japanese man prepares for landmark case against dolphin hunts https://t.co/hnmppkvHHR 
• White House Again Rejects Democrats’ Requests for Documents in Corruption Inquiry #US https://t.co/pXUtwZagi8 
• Student Connected to Admissions Scandal Sues Georgetown University #US https://t.co/BxBmDLexz0
• In #India’s Elections, Female Candidates Still Need Men’s Blessings https://t.co/BylJG2k6hm 
• Alabama Aims Squarely at Roe, but the Supreme Court May Prefer Glancing Blows #US https://t.co/jJpFIMw30P 
• Trump Immigration Plan Emphasizes Immigrants’ Skills Over Family Ties #US https://t.co/t7gZuMXymE 
• Gandhi killer 'patriot' comment by PM Modi's BJP candidate draws outrage #India https://t.co/VXxEImNgio 
• Chelsea Manning ordered back to jail for contempt #US https://t.co/fvpjqEpxjE
• #French doctor charged with poisoning 17 patients https://t.co/7VXOJFoOLE
• Huawei: #China threatens to retaliate over US sanctions https://t.co/n1bVQ2OD50 
• LGBT harassment at work widespread, TUC survey suggests https://t.co/AA5DQd40cJ

17th May - Law News

2697th 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: Bob Hawke, Australia's 23rd prime minister and former Labor Party leader, has died at the age of 89. A great conciliator, Mr Hawke's achievements as prime minister included modernising the economy and integrating it into the global community, establishing Medicare, and championing environmental issues.

Focus of the Day Article:

Bullying and sexual harassment rife among lawyers, global survey finds as IBA chief exhorts practitioners to “be of good character,” while UK and government workers singled out. With the UK Mental Health Awareness Week in full swing, reality bit into the campaign with a survey revealing levels of bullying in the UK are above the international average.
Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• WJEC apology after GCSE computer science exam problem https://t.co/Ljpe5xZZcT
• Birmingham Star City cinema death man 'was searching for keys' https://t.co/AweGLfgC0U
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/KaruWaPNoa
• 'Wimbledon Prowler' admits Boris Becker burglary attempt https://t.co/Gnr2eEfuAO 
• Carl Beech 'did not know' alleged abusers' names https://t.co/A2gGyIaKBG 
• UK to scrap passenger landing cards https://t.co/Og4T5nIFyY 
• Ombudsman wants to see evidence of costs estimates upfront https://t.co/VmJvSKDE8c 
• Jackson backs new clinical negligence liability test to allow more claims https://t.co/ExwAbSlRUc
• Failure to offer super exam in Welsh may be unlawful, SRA warned https://t.co/sa5LFtJLI5 
• MPs tell Gauke to revisit legal aid for inquests https://t.co/RJItY7D8p1
• Judge spikes PI claim from 'disabled' victim over fundamental dishonesty https://t.co/ScsINNLm3p
• Defendants pleading guilty online may not be aware of wider consequences, MPs told https://t.co/zv1ti9x3bI
• England: Probation to be renationalised after serious failures https://t.co/poZiTsIOIP 
• Dundee law graduate John Finucane to be next Lord Mayor of Belfast https://t.co/zlL05wsaur 
• CJEU: Registration of the mark ‘NEYMAR’ by a third party is invalid https://t.co/PKVbuhfIE2 
• Solicitor Eilidh Douglas to appear on Question Time tonight https://t.co/jSgflFwtRb
• Celtic faces multimillion pound court action over child abuse https://t.co/DqwWyVu8Et
• Scottish Legal News attracts record readership https://t.co/ZSpOpH6AAp
• Possible miscarriage of justice in legal highs case referred to High Court https://t.co/wpYrk6lieg 
• Construction law expert switches from Battersea to Granite City https://t.co/jO3EDyawzt
• An advertising worker was injured after falling from a billboard advertising a personal injury law firm https://t.co/yn1nEvxSlu
• New legal directors appointed at Turcan Connell https://t.co/Jwf4krKKnB
• Faculty urges intestate rights for cohabitants https://t.co/ntdAeP8uAF 
• House-builder wins appeal against decision to refuse permission for brownfield development https://t.co/jTr3BvxUoF
• DWF partners donate £2m in shares to charitable foundation | Legal Futures https://t.co/PfIDiO5ijt 
• My eating disorder nearly cost me my life | Legal Futures https://t.co/UdYCDAAIb9 
• Give clients a cost benefit analysis of their cases, LeO says | Legal Futures https://t.co/b4KG6PBu79
• Call for curbs on Lord Chancellor’s power over online rule committee | Legal Futures https://t.co/7uFFsTEMv
• Solicitor’s “atrocious” conduct over child contact case condemned | Legal Futures https://t.co/1qlD5bobnN
• Man jailed for painting racist graffiti on family's Salford home https://t.co/oAnRJh89aS 
• 'She went through torment': parents criticise Bristol University over student suicide https://t.co/fAt9UbFjPK 
• #Russian bots rigged Voice Kids TV talent show result https://t.co/pnqZHNzkGX
• GozNym cyber-crime gang which stole millions busted https://t.co/xvCQnp8tcn 
• LGBT school lessons protests spread nationwide https://t.co/BPqQ9jPsYJ
• Bishop of Lincoln Christopher Lowson suspended from office in relation to action related to child abuse enquiry https://t.co/pCqyxIAzRm 
• Home Office denies father visa to see son collect doctorate https://t.co/M0wW825DBj 
• ULEZ cuts number of worst polluting cars in central London https://t.co/ICHDHCoCbZ
• Huawei poses security threat to UK, says former MI6 chief https://t.co/D0iidbGuqS 
• Prince Harry paid damages over pictures of his Oxfordshire home https://t.co/nKgeSalTwn 
• UK prisons are a disgrace. No wonder a Dutch court has refused to extradite https://t.co/UQvj80CR0K
• Dressing for the dock: the psychology of courtroom style https://t.co/jpfdqIVqCT 
• Probation reforms: Numbers returning to prison 'skyrocket' https://t.co/d9uBxCnA9S
• Convicted for fraud Conrad Black: Trump signs full pardon for former media baron #US https://t.co/stXXOQdYzl 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Yb1PN6wPjp
• Probation service: Offender supervision to be renationalised reversing former Justice Secretary Grayling's changes https://t.co/etRJyu86Kg
• #Austria approves headscarf ban in primary schools https://t.co/zub9Cs5Y2n
• Facebook Takes Step to Police Content on Its Live Service https://t.co/D9NOooEUIR 
• Donald Trump Jr. Strikes Deal for ‘Limited’ Interview With Intelligence Committee #US https://t.co/sWPq2D9Apx 
• #Russians Hacked Voter Systems in 2 Florida Counties. But Which Ones? https://t.co/4YZQk3kBoP 
• Eurovision Arrives in Tel Aviv, in Range of Rockets and the Focus of Protests #Israel https://t.co/adQ93TR5Mb 
• A Friend to #Israel, and to Bigots: Viktor Orban’s ‘Double Game’ on Anti-Semitism https://t.co/211zERaNjC 
• #Mexico’s Congress Votes to Expand Domestic Workers’ Labor Rights https://t.co/XL9ONRqnMF 
• Unrest erupts over toddler's rape in Kashmir #India https://t.co/lANd3nTyB8
• Man detained in #China for giving dogs 'illegal' names https://t.co/7KYYU0suj8
• #SriLanka extends nationwide curfew after anti-Muslim riots https://t.co/J0RDickLmn
• Huawei says willing to sign 'no-spy' agreements https://t.co/Y8fw5exSX2 
• Wikipedia blocked in #China in all languages https://t.co/B9ITqGA1hp
• #US says it will not join Christchurch Call against online terror https://t.co/KrP7Wh3quT
• Man killed by crossbow in #Germany led 'medieval cult' https://t.co/mQ0UAaFScx
• Kering fashion houses to stop hiring models under 18 https://t.co/dFzNWvrNIH 
• MPs call for inquiry into how family courts treat rape and abuse survivors https://t.co/I3gTAbkOpo
• Why is all offender supervision to be renationalised? https://t.co/KcSRLvsiex
• Probation will be renationalised after disastrous Grayling reforms https://t.co/3avPe7OtVz 
• The Guardian view on prosecuting war crimes: no one is above the law | Editorial https://t.co/c9ABBNa5eG
• TV industry under the microscope after Jeremy Kyle Show cancellation https://t.co/Mtq1RIuD7h 
• Trump declares national emergency over IT threats #US https://t.co/UqT6eimfVx
• London Bridge attack inquests: Medics 'did not know where victims were' https://t.co/vB1rCKv3et 
• Choco Leibniz biscuit heiress apologies over Nazi-era labour comments #Germany https://t.co/71rSnpWoPc 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/4rouOic1yi

16th May - Law News

2696th 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: Alabama Senate passed a near-total abortion ban, posing a challenge to the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. Senator Bobby Singleton (D-AL) tells CNN why he voted against the bill.

Focus of the Day Article:

Sexual harassment and bullying is rife in the legal profession - and government legal workplaces are worse offenders than law firms, the largest international survey of the phenomenon reveals today. 'US Too?', a global study led by the International Bar Association (IBA), found that a third of women lawyers have been sexually harassed at work, while half of women and a third of men have faced bullying. UK respondents reported higher rates of sexual harassment and bullying than many other European countries, including France, Germany, Spain and Italy. Some 7,000 legal professionals from 135 countries responded to the IBA's survey.
Full story -The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• 'Shameful': Bullying and harassment endemic in law, global survey finds | Law Gazette https://t.co/SzZdMTQXl6
• Litigation funder unveils inaugural recipients of £1m grant awards | Law Gazette https://t.co/xN7B9PYg0
• Snooping tribunal subject to judicial review, Supreme Court rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/taQwVHpLV
• Manchester struggling to cope, say DJs, in brutal verdict on courts reform | Law Gazette https://t.co/xLtsgdPyIc
• Legal aid lawyers offered £50 and £100 incentives to test flexible court hours | Law Gazette https://t.co/Mb9TRlMNbI
• Immigration boss banned over doctored costs email to client | Law Gazette https://t.co/lQIiAAHSs9 
• Issues for lawyers in China’s Belt and Road Initiative | Law Gazette https://t.co/J6quLjTimV 
• CashBack for Communities total funding to reach £110m https://t.co/pGpDGYtaR2
• Paisley Sheriff Court custody cell toilets a ‘potential biohazard’ https://t.co/ViQDB9kAkY 
• Holly Morrison joins Duncan & McConnell Solicitors https://t.co/GPgIjlhZiC
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15th May - Law News

2695th 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: MPs have joined calls for the Jeremy Kyle Show to be taken off air for good, after the death of a man shortly after he appeared on the programme. Steven Dymond was found dead last week, following a recording. Police said his death was not being treated as suspicious. In an internal email, the ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall said the decision to suspend the show was "the best way" to protect it and its staff. But Downing Street said broadcasters and production companies had a responsibility towards the mental health and wellbeing of participants and viewers.

Focus of the Day Article:

A new campaign, #SupportingSolicitors, has been launched to promote the help available to solicitors facing professional and personal challenges. It goes live today at the start of Mental Health Awareness Week. It has been put together jointly by the Law Society, the Solicitors Regulation Authority, wellbeing charity LawCare, SBA The Solicitors’ Charity – which supports those in serious financial need with grants – and the Solicitors Assistance Scheme, a service best known for helping those facing disciplinary and regulatory issues.
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