5th April - Law News

2655th 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: We went back to Raqqa, which was liberated more than a year and a half ago, to see how people were getting by. We saw Syrians dancing to celebrate the final battle against ISIS. But destruction is still all around and progress is slow. The fear now is that frustration could breed radicalization once again.

Focus of the Day Article:

UK lawyers embark on government mission to boost legal services in Nigeria as part of forging global partnerships.

Full story -The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Harassment reports on the rise https://t.co/z9FtueAy4Q 
• UK lawyers embark on government mission to boost legal services in Nigeria as part of forging global partnerships https://t.co/wTxMYewJZK
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/t0Qb08JAlX
• Law firm mergers continue “unabated” | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/jrxfTXB2Dg
• England: Fake barrister jailed for two years https://t.co/MAAW12aRDZ
• Top operatic duo team up for Tumbling Lassie appeal 2019 https://t.co/gP8FwXWaB4 
• Car insurance premiums fall in advance of whiplash payout reforms https://t.co/bB8Ijnylp2 
• ‘Veggie discs’ to replace veggie burgers in EU crackdown on food labels https://t.co/HZue9ul29N
• Diabetic inmate was failed by prison staff, inquest concludes https://t.co/hX35xKPlw2
• Lawyer jailed for spitting at flight attendant during racist tirade https://t.co/yc4lJBaFJv
• Online harms white paper: could regulation kill innovation? https://t.co/99cwxwAAFq
• Social media bosses could be liable for harmful content, leaked UK plan reveals https://t.co/jlSQqwHl9U
• The Guardian view on Brunei and stoning: don’t leave it to celebrities to act | Editorial https://t.co/VRrCLxkSvW
• Windrush victims’ compensation could prove ‘peanuts’, say lawyers https://t.co/qienOO79zu 
• Biometrics may answer your security concerns – but don't forget privacy https://t.co/tgnPojEaSE
• Leaked emails show infiltration fears before attempt to oust Grieve https://t.co/VdN62NHOGZ 
• Brexit: bill to prevent no-deal passes Commons by one vote https://t.co/P1ZG99gsXH
• Case to establish whether US can assassinate its own citizens https://t.co/3rHWv7jsIH 
• England: Woman convicted for slip-and-trip fraud in first-of-its-kind private prosecution https://t.co/jK7g8b5Eop
• SYLA: So you want to be an advocate? https://t.co/6uhAHSvCQK 
• DWF advises on management buy-out of CMS Window Systems https://t.co/FuXgHWwYju 
• Alesha MacPhail killer Aaron Campbell lodges appeal against sentence https://t.co/rSsKrxdscW 
• Court forms seeking views of children revamped https://t.co/fS4wlPymKe 
• Street cannabis 'contains dangerous amount of faecal matter' https://t.co/ig9GS7HPMS
• Leicestershire cup final abandoned 'after racist abuse' https://t.co/z1mdJlSRxE 
• Nelly: Essex Police drops rapper sex assault inquiry https://t.co/TAAnspdJMx
• JK Rowling assistant to pay back fraud money to Harry Potter author https://t.co/NCceg12yEx 
• Scotland's prison population drops by four per cent https://t.co/YmDmBbk4rh
• Richard Pugh becomes new Clerk of Faculty https://t.co/6JVCRt2bTh 
• Gardaí to permit wearing of turbans and hijabs in diversity drive #Ireland https://t.co/VtLglVNTTD 
• Police watchdog calls for its powers to be strengthened https://t.co/AMRJ6oTtsE
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/4Fg9h70uXh
• Solicitors to be prevented from using client accounts as banking facility under new proposals https://t.co/KvK648yRrL
• 'Fleecehold': Calls to regulate homeowner charges https://t.co/KCQ79H6avm
• Brexit: Police warn MPs and campaigners not to inflame tensions with the far-right https://t.co/Goq7ELZjXO 
• The sex attack that changed #Spain https://t.co/0VxnwCoL1k
• Hackers beat university cyber-defences in two hours https://t.co/ExB4xJZ7Nd
• Ghosn: Former Nissan chief arrested in #Japan on new claims https://t.co/tVnkO5GxZD 
• New AI trademark tool a boon for lawyers https://t.co/Fu1pmrqXf2 
• EY ramps up legal services offering with Thomson Reuters deal - Legal Futures https://t.co/8IqoNGVZSu
• NZ law firm alliance targets public policy | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/UJn2GdBS1V 
• Solicitor fined £45,000 for putting son’s interests before clients - Legal Futures https://t.co/sVeSVZ9MKv 
• New video hearings pilot will test "more robust software" - Legal Futures https://t.co/xwWYHJ3RZU 
• Knife crime sentencing in youth court | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/VuDHnMSnKn
• Upsurge in costs challenges looms after court rules on 100% success fee | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/0W7yRewtY0
• Solicitor banned for excessive £400p/h bills considers appeal | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/RimtOIfMXH
• Gauke: Legal aid review timetable 'realistic and sensible' | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ufMqidd0s4
• Allen & Overy solicitor prosecuted over Weinstein NDA | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/337Naz22Ft
• Hearing delays lengthen despite judicial recruitment pledge | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/zPN9WSvtOT
• ‘Fire sale’ firm now cash-rich and takes £15m investment | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/rWhjjlADUr
• Five online gambling firms break UK rules on ads targeting children https://t.co/v9do47bGax
• Police amass 10,000 officers in preparation for no-deal unrest from far-right brexiters https://t.co/gA2b3NjIm7
• Thousands of firms rush to meet gender pay deadline https://t.co/rvXYbdMF6R
• #Ugandan man becomes a lawyer to win family land back https://t.co/wLc1DpjmEO
• Violent far-right protest in #Italy after Roma families moved https://t.co/GNJG5i4Og7
• Charges dropped in 2015 Texas biker brawl that left nine dead #US https://t.co/idyjknZTPi

4th April - Law News

2654th 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: Despite Australia’s efforts to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions there’s one area that continues to be problematic – industry. It is the second biggest contributor to Australia’s emissions. The emissions from industry include the greenhouse gases that come mainly from manufacturing and extracting and processing resources. They make up about 30 percent of Australia’s emissions and they’re rising. Right now, the government essentially lets big polluters nominate their own carbon emissions limits

Focus of the Day Article:

The question of how the Law Society should deal with the new types of practice soon to be permitted to solicitors – the so-called freelance solicitors, and solicitors in unregulated entities - is a difficult one. To recap, last November the LSB approved handbook changes put forward by the SRA which introduced new permitted types of working conditions for solicitors, with the new rules due this summer. The Law Society has consistently and strongly opposed the changes.

Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• US: Tens of thousands of old cannabis convictions to be automatically dismissed with new technology https://t.co/8Vo8dLqGTd 
• Neglect contributed to woman's death after being issued wrong drug https://t.co/hrtFM0FJbJ 
• College admissions scandal: Judge warns defendants #US https://t.co/QOZbBEZ0uT
• Martyna Proczek becomes Aberdeen Law Project student director https://t.co/h05S3d7cwp
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/bI5tIXKaZ9
• Thea Jackson joins Urquharts as associate https://t.co/AmBh7cU9sL
• Revised UK immigration rules 'against the grain' of the Good Friday Agreement https://t.co/hhsGJYRmAi
• Macnabs promotes two as it opens Blairgowrie office https://t.co/GqtP6mkJLh
• Muslims and Jews face a common threat from white supremacists. We must fight it together https://t.co/83VEtl9pw
• Oxford hospital trust faced defamation threat from NHS https://t.co/uMRKoonBb
• Abolish prison terms of under a year to ease safety crisis, say MPs https://t.co/RqtHNfsnw2 
• English judge says man having sex with wife is 'fundamental human right' https://t.co/j3pUoEJAS
• MP targeted by neo-Nazi calls for terrorism trials without juries https://t.co/quFYjfZqd8
• Woman's 'strangle' Facebook post not libellous, say judges https://t.co/qhebTuDFCY
• Protesters hail legal victory over fracking firm's injunction https://t.co/az44SBcYan
• Rising youth crime reflects wider societal problems https://t.co/ddkJmF1t6
• 'Grassroots' Facebook Brexit ads secretly run by staff of Lynton Crosby firm https://t.co/IJkzFui0L
• MPs pass motion to debate article 50 extension by one vote https://t.co/P1ZG99gsXH
• UK to pay up to £200m in compensation to Windrush victims https://t.co/MvJLHY2v09
• Greens call for private firms to be kicked out of criminal justice system https://t.co/zZWaVQIuO
• Law Society: Charity legislation needs wider reform https://t.co/PbnOtKPFR
• Report reveals prison failings and 'bureaucratic and broken' FAI system https://t.co/wiLjEovSq6
• 10 per cent increase in civil court cases in 2017-18 https://t.co/Gx5oAAZw8O
• Jail for bogus barrister who scammed his way to pupillage - Legal Futures https://t.co/QEkF8Ul7k7
• Twitter blocks #French government with its own fake news law https://t.co/FxKwTL0cF
• High Court strikes off overcharging solicitor - Legal Futures https://t.co/etBmKVsSjS 
• Hillsborough trial: No verdict over David Duckenfield https://t.co/xVwR7WudVd
• Tesco Law at last? SRA rules could herald "new breed of MDP" - Legal Futures https://t.co/pbcIEHz6D0 
• Overcharging solicitor struck off after £30k fine ruled too lenient | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/TeYZbbWcJh
• Female partners paid more than male counterparts at two leading firms | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/cGT4PQ5DM7
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/rRUNwfqQvK
• Army investigating British soldierstaking part in 'Jeremy Corbyn target practice' film https://t.co/10UheMfpLB
• Payday lender's collapse to hit borrowers https://t.co/gC0E5GqL7k
• England: Barristers to be held to civil standard of proof in misconduct cases https://t.co/gAcW16efg8
• #Brunei implements stoning to death under new sex between men laws https://t.co/i3ZXklLncZ 
• Nicola Stocker wins appeal over “tried to strangle” Facebook post, Jonathan Price acts https://t.co/7NWIJDnjG7
• Fake barrister pursuing ‘dream career’ jailed after working in chambers for months | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/UWzizMJNx
• AGO opens direct line to Twitter and Facebook over problem posts | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/U5XNndorf
• Barrister fined for exiting case without telling client or chambers | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/chv5Pqh3m
• Ireland: Judicial misconduct hearings to be held in public under government plans https://t.co/uA8LPE5X2
• Firm in 'clear breach of trust' over multi-million-pound property deal | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/fBY8vJVK9b
• Manchester mainstay JMW to finally open London office | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/bz9doF3Xd8
• Top criminal lawyer facing £6m court showdown over buyout | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/dKAlix7fA
• London as an international dispute hub | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/A3lXTfyIpB 
• Law Society must support freelance newcomers | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/TiuaPRZgUG
• Going to extremes in fight against terror | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/O54dOamLp8 
• Faculty’s World IP Day Conference https://t.co/XjDv9abJeD
• SNC-Lavalin affair: Trudeau expels 'whistleblower' MPs #Canada https://t.co/2lxntsUq5s
• Why it's too easy to manipulate voters – and steal the EU elections https://t.co/pgnj3eS7Cx 
• Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg and the AfD’s Alice Weidel have a lot in common – all of it nasty https://t.co/2IyQNC2aoy 
• May’s failure to tackle Tory Islamophobia sends a dangerous message | Sadiq Khan https://t.co/nEYxpY0eMG 
• Man who plotted MP's murder avoids retrial for National Action membership https://t.co/ShjObf3CAJ 
• A Prevent-style plan for knife crime is not just misguided, it’s dangerous https://t.co/mi5h9q4aeR 
• Abolish prison terms of under a year to ease safety crisis, say MPs https://t.co/RqtHNfsnw2 
• Woman staged fall at Bradford store to claim payment https://t.co/cfxKhVFjrB
• Govan Law Centre saves family from eviction https://t.co/2hJnluO0MZ

3rd April - Law News

2653rd 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 senior Conservative minister has warned Theresa May that if Parliament wants to support a 'softer' Brexit - she can't afford to ignore it. The Justice Secretary David Gauke said there were no ideal choices - as MPs prepare to hold a second round of indicative votes tomorrow on alternative options. The shape of Britain's future relations with Europe is already affecting millions of EU citizens who must now apply for a new 'settled status' scheme if they want to live here.

Focus of the Day Article:

The right to recover money under loans made by a law firm before an intervention does not vest in the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), appeal judges have ruled. A struck-off sole practitioner launched an appeal after the High Court held that he was entitled to some of the loans he had made but not others.

Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Bill proposes new entry and search powers for police https://t.co/JX91QUgd6M 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/VoL2VeVqKc
• Sheriff Court fees rise from today https://t.co/g0QxbHHZmu
• Domestic abuse law makes strides with new act https://t.co/EZKqm6yDOh
• Construction specialists join Morton Fraser https://t.co/RdjAs0EQQc
• Domestic Abuse Act comes into force https://t.co/xqbyZCPm5m
• New chairman and chief operating officer take the reins at BTO https://t.co/WOZUu14tgn
• NeoNazi man who plotted MP's murder avoids retrial for National Action membership https://t.co/ShjObf3CAJ
• The neo-Nazi paedophile who plotted to kill https://t.co/8Zs12Ta9l9
• Should civil standard of proof apply in professional misconduct cases? https://t.co/Ek73ZxCG0z
• Faculty: Let victims be heard at parole hearings, but define their role https://t.co/VqoNZitJUe
• Douglas Mill: Another one bites the dust https://t.co/b6eDtAMpFR
• Far-right National Action trial: Jury fails to reach verdict https://t.co/nXuhv9oHaI
• Ryanair one of Europe's top polluters, EU data suggests https://t.co/SD8P8DnptA
• Brexit: MPs push to prevent no-deal in law https://t.co/0pB8vo3Y9L
• Compare conveyancers: Registry publishes error figures | Law Society Gazete https://t.co/MB2gtImxWA
• Late guilty plea diktat 'smacks of' naughty | Law Society Gazete https://t.co/PwAM3JYyeG
• Loans made by firms before interventions do not go to SRA - Legal Futures https://t.co/Iq56R3ZlAA
• PI firm ready to acquire as market stands on brink of 'exodus' | Law Society Gazete https://t.co/GJTPKF12W1
• 'Racist' Florida Republican bill raises deportation threat: 'People are afraid' #US https://t.co/SGTevznkWU
• Joe Biden: Second woman accuses ex-VP of touching her face (no other parts of the body touched)  https://t.co/xVF4hFJ3fF
• Discriminatory instruction barrister: Fault is system's not solicitor's - Legal Futures https://t.co/4k2y3JrpTv
• 1MDB: The playboys, PMs and partygoers around a global financial scandal https://t.co/R3J0NH0iTV
• Max Clifford: Convictions upheld against late publicist https://t.co/K4qqxjqlGg
• Vaginal mesh ban can be lifted with changes, NICE says https://t.co/qAfN0jBgHk
• CMCs begin new regime with regulators seeking cowboy clampdown | Law Society Gazete https://t.co/rzBKxle0ij
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/SvL3CyJcBv
• Exclusive: Tile entrepreneur backs personal injury firm launch - Legal Futures https://t.co/BgwGojZm0G
• Solicitors join Nigeria trade mission despite concerns over practice rights | Law Society Gazete https://t.co/0FipMCc7RA
• Appeal denies SRA right to loans issued by solicitor before intervention | Law Society Gazete https://t.co/vb4xTdq9ZI
• Law firms report higher profits for ninth year in a row - but work is slowing | Law Society Gazete https://t.co/SU31owfvvN
• New tech to ‘halve’ transcript costs | Law Society Gazete https://t.co/CgmReddOSA
• City plumps for prudence on gender pay gap | Law Society Gazete https://t.co/2iYXsptuva 
• Small and medium-sized law firms' income up for seventh year | Law Society Gazete https://t.co/VVvyo2VuZo
• Going to extremes in fight against terror | Law Society Gazete https://t.co/BIwuAZC5zu 
• My legal life: Spencer Clarke | Law Society Gazete https://t.co/QTWFd0yGPR
• Lawyer in the news: Katy Barber | Law Society Gazete https://t.co/98FX822XFK
• Naked policeman arrests criminal in #Swedish sauna https://t.co/hqyXOUnWwN
• Call Of Duty hoax caller Tyler Barriss jailed #US https://t.co/M68UJ5ruRd
• Harry Potter books burned by #Polish priests alarmed by magic https://t.co/xl9joD2ues
• Former Barclays traders jailed over Euribor rate-rigging https://t.co/y4N26dpLH5
• #US Supreme Court rules inmate has 'no right to painless death' https://t.co/fLMZyc7krz
• Whistleblower: White House reversed security clearance denials #US https://t.co/BFMVeDMApn

2nd April - Law News

2652nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: Former Canadian Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould releases a recording to bolster her version of events in the SNC-Lavalin case. The audio is from a December 2018 phone call she conducted with Michael Wernick, the former clerk of the privy council.

Focus of the Day Article:

Police watchdogs to investigate forces over immigration referrals. Inquiry follows super-complaint against sharing of victims’ data with Home Office.

Full story - Guardin Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Quebec proposes bill banning wearing of religious symbols for public workers #Canada https://t.co/2IVW2aKp9f
• G4S stripped of contract to run Birmingham prison https://t.co/bPUk4R4eYH
• Copyright directive will protect creatives https://t.co/HQeduuIiiP 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Oz2DQkFBua
• European Court rules #German renewable energy subsidy allowed under EU law https://t.co/7lj756vLUt
• A Reservation Judge Has Been Charged for Distribution of Cocaine #US https://t.co/14bDetaXK
• Before Judge's Blow, Insurers Weren't Rushing To Sell Trump's Association Health Plans #US https://t.co/rNSfw
• Landmark decision: European Court of Justice rules feed-in tariffs do not constitute state aid https://t.co/utyVpNWXHO
• #Canada's Former Justice Minister Warned About Political Fallout for Trudeau https://t.co/i5DPxuxbdo
• Former PM Khaleda's bail in Cumilla murder case stayed till April 7 #Bangladesh https://t.co/ybY1trnzt8
• Nirav Modi's defence team even uses his pet dog in attempt to win bail https://t.co/z59KksCMm2
• Tory Party deputy chairman's dancer-turned-barrister cousin buys 4000-acre cannabis farm https://t.co/e4oRqds7F
• Rees-Mogg defends promotion of German far-right video https://t.co/RuwxXV8yMJ
• Hillsborough jury given majority direction https://t.co/q8shykPCSo
• Leading Prosecutor for EU Anticorruption Job Is Barred From Leaving #Romania https://t.co/Xt9NCrYIla
• Magistrates and Commercial Court judges to start using gavels - Legal Futures https://t.co/oq64jnpWJH
• Chief Justice of #Ghana Sophia Akuffo Vowed To Keep An Eagle Eye On Judiciary https://t.co/UGiD5Nb5tE 
• UN joins Clooney in decrying 'inhuman' #Brunei anti-gay law https://t.co/IAggz8dJIQ 
• Tax fraud solicitor proclaims innocence as he accepts strike-off - Legal Futures https://t.co/Cv2FQEB7vg 
• Violent crime: Police cannot 'arrest' the issue away - May https://t.co/2tg7CPutBp
• Toilet charges scrapped at busiest railway stations https://t.co/6d3FDh1eWF
• The hidden costs of selling your home and why they are important #Australia https://t.co/0KgdDtCBYj
• Solicitors must think about “impression created” by NDAs - Legal Futures https://t.co/SMn2d7cTeM
• City Homes worker lost job after battle with cancer, only got tribunal payout after bailiffs go to council office https://t.co/dJ7e6CpAHt
• Legal industry awards – are they worth entering? - Legal Futures https://t.co/TFfwTFGkD5 
• Facebook to reveal News Feed algorithm secrets https://t.co/Lpt3cvwF6m
• Pregabalin/Lyrica reclassified to a class C drug https://t.co/IGj3YxT2Bm 
• Travel agency manager awarded £84000 in race discrimination case https://t.co/1RQwpt32fH 
• Unrepresented PI litigants to receive "expert view" on claims - Legal Futures https://t.co/aNKqX6xOme 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/RMO9EVOrxN
• Osun: Oyetola asks A'Court to nullify Adeleke, PDP's victory at tribunal #Nigeria https://t.co/XAFwIb32J2 
• Tory programme to move people out of these units after an abuse scandal is a failure, campaigners say https://t.co/cGZhv8phVD
• Kim Jong-nam murder: #Vietnamese woman pleads guilty to lesser charge https://t.co/cQvlN3FFY7 
• Automatic compensation for broadband users goes live https://t.co/SN6gcplAcz 
• Schools and NHS could be held accountable over youth crime https://t.co/os6FcEeuo2 
• Tribunal to settle some auto injury disputes in British Columbia https://t.co/yUUmILJzXh 
• Lawyers in collapsed Patrick Hutch Jnr trial receive estimated €220000 in fees from State #Ireland… https://t.co/bZ8ohj2v3Q 
• Northumbria Police reveals why PC who called takeaway staff p**** didn't face criminal probe https://t.co/B7zwqFdz1C
• Her Honour Judge Nirmal Shant QC https://t.co/IHR86qxbFP
• Barry George arrested over Jill Dando's murder because of 'police desperation' https://t.co/HJMhnkJ3sN
• British Overseas Territories could be forced to recognise gay marriages after landmark ruling… https://t.co/s3THNRsOZD
• Stacey Worsley faces being struck off as a nurse for defrauding son Toby Nye's cancer treatment fund... https://t.co/LariC8b0Th
• How the world votes: 2019 https://t.co/DqfoBGPzPH 
• When it comes to Islamophobia, we need to name names https://t.co/rRPoA4YyW9
• Arab leaders call for Palestinian state, condemn US's Golan move to appease #Israel https://t.co/uHGn5unA5p 
• #Israel is trying to maim Gaza Palestinians into silence https://t.co/tBTeuKOiEO
• Leaked documents reveal abuse of #Saudi prisoners: Report https://t.co/1RHBD3eIBq 
• Palestinians mourn boys killed by #Israeli forces in Gaza rallies https://t.co/DCr9aNbfga 
• #Bangladesh tower owners arrested over deadly Dhaka blaze https://t.co/lK3rsvKapT 
• Mum who forged doctor's letter narrowly avoids jail https://t.co/QCTjpQbhdy
• Brexit fine: Ex-Vote Leave chairwoman does not apologise over spend https://t.co/qDwisk5QSa 
• #Colombia's war crimes tribunal investigates 40 of its own prosecutors in anti-corruption offensive https://t.co/sSWlFCQ0km
• New names top Planning's 2019 law firm and barrister rankings https://t.co/DyioU5zhQ7
• Terry Maher, waving English flag on St Pancras roof named and charged https://t.co/OLCVJHpobX 
• Police investigating role of UK officers in torture of al-Qaida suspect https://t.co/PRJK2SmMqe
• Call for UK to ban patients travelling to China for 'organ tourism' https://t.co/ChyG65Kwl0 
• Calais child refugees went on hunger strike after UK transfer delays https://t.co/jucMAFS3Up
• In #Italy's city of love, global far-right groups join forces under a 'pro-family' umbrella https://t.co/rPdquZ7Pmw
• #Slovakia's first female president is a lawyer https://t.co/WWpOPopVnx

1st April - Law News

2651st 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 Vancouver-based advocacy group is under scrutiny by provincial officials after a report emerged claiming that it has been receiving taxpayer money despite promoting an anti-vaccination agenda. It denies being against vaccines.

Focus of the Day Article:

Without targets, diversity among judiciary will be slow The judiciary would be more diverse if the old secret soundings system operated, barrister and MP David Lammy has said. Lammy made the remarks while giving evidence this week to the Justice Committee on progress made following his 2017 review into the treatment of BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic) people in the criminal justice system.

Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Tory Policing Cuts: Edmonton stabbings - Four people hurt in 'random attacks' https://t.co/nZz72lbWR7
• Head of Nottingham Law School teaching law firm to join other https://t.co/FbDWACvE5M
• Trinity College Dublin law profs split over whether student newspaper bugging halls https://t.co/4gjD0uhzf
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/4uhIQEzBkS
• It's not 'virtue-signalling': 20 Essex Street QC hits back at critics of contextual recruitment system - Legal Cheek https://t.co/pMqG0gxZcT
• Lyft, Uber, Pinterest: Are internet unicorns really worth billions? https://t.co/HfJvYGDxXm
• Boys charged over Birmingham Grindr date robberies https://t.co/YjVrp97Oe9
• #Saudi Arabia 'hacked Amazon boss's phone', says investigator https://t.co/Yr43llaKyL
• Pinch on the bum not indecent assault in age of ‘twerking’ and internet porn, judge finds https://t.co/nUOXIA4uim
• Labour plans national bank using Post Office network https://t.co/vLuaWw9C3p
• London lawyer jailed for misleading FBI during Trump-Russia probe to face disciplinary tribunal - Legal Cheek https://t.co/0pekQqMFqg 
• #Estonia to build 'robot judge' to clear case backlog - Legal Cheek https://t.co/AU97sbd6jI 
• Without role models, LGBT+ junior lawyers risk ‘going back into the closet’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/CGp2xk3h8J
• Jolyon Maugham QC suffers backlash on Twitter after calling High Court judge ‘pro-Government’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/lhPgJ17U2y
• Lawyers among worst for phone etiquette - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ziqx3EOxh2
• Law student in hopeless 'crash for cash' claim - Legal Cheek https://t.co/JJv8gQMw2w
• I want some lawtech experience before I start my magic circle training contract - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Xb9uhsCsfo
• Would we fix our prisons if we could see what happens inside them? #US https://t.co/71K026cSkc
• City law firms prepare to overhaul training structures as SQE nears - Legal Cheek https://t.co/K3drUNNAfx
• A brief history of equitable compensation - Legal Cheek https://t.co/UeMPCpVZJa
• #Russia Ordered a Killing That Made No Sense. Then the Assassin Started Talking https://t.co/MdHbIduAIt
• Aspiring lawyers should embrace social media - Legal Cheek https://t.co/QxxVsQTgP4
• Top UK legal commentator Joshua Rozenberg confronts heckler during debate - Legal Cheek https://t.co/zJkfQdyscw
• 50 Years of Affirmative Action: What Went Right, and What It Got Wrong #US https://t.co/13HdZIPrIx
• Edinburgh Uni law students want to ban non-law undergrads from using their newly-refurbished library - Legal Cheek https://t.co/xftTeN2v31
• Linklaters and Clifford Chance latest firms to pay for gender reassignment surgery - Legal Cheek https://t.co/U5ozoDb1qO
• And the winners of the Legal Cheek Awards 2019 are… https://t.co/4HfwyLyEVv
• Litigant in person throws White Book at barrister - Legal Cheek https://t.co/P8LZRSAH6D
• Law firm ordered to compensate transgender client after ‘using her birth name’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/bbU25wOd0I
• Knife crime: More stop and search powers for police https://t.co/dIeY9RZi69
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/LAAm4L4uHe
• Delays & negligence in the NHS | NLJ https://t.co/d6qkPzRj5k
• Car on fire not covered | NLJ https://t.co/yNtgo9GzLu
• Legal firsts for women in the profession | NLJ https://t.co/5gpqQRxlRY
• Blow for agile workers in gig economy | NLJ https://t.co/vFQDckIb8q
• Charter for women in law launched | NLJ https://t.co/avI4ef1BGG
• Immigration Bill human rights warning | NLJ https://t.co/cxhAhQhhR1
• Charities Appeals Supplement: March 2019 | NLJ https://t.co/vu86SyaYGF
• ‘Same old people’ are judges | NLJ https://t.co/ugWoLyTmh6
• MoJ sets out fixed costs proposals | NLJ https://t.co/BZMtgwYrlF
• Alaska judge blocks Trump on Arctic and Atlantic drilling #US https://t.co/mhyHitbzIR
• Mark Zuckerberg calls for stronger regulation of internet https://t.co/MUrMcl2ijH
• Honours system under scrutiny after sex abuser kept title for years https://t.co/CYKT4DoSPS

31st March - Law News

2650th 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 newspaper affiliated to Hamas has reported that a deal has been reached with Israel to reduce tension in the Gaza Strip, as Palestinians prepared to mark the first anniversary of weekly protests along the border fence with Israel.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Thousands could be targeted over tax avoidance schemes after HMRC tribunal win https://t.co/GFvihBjgYh
• NHS West Berkshire Clinical https://t.co/bBk7tGwonb
• Whistleblowing Royal Lancaster Infirmary radiographer faces employment tribunal over gagging https://t.co/G3TZ1QfwSO 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/F4hFCLavdL
• Lawyering While Black: Cop Detains Attorney in Courthouse, Accuses Him of Impersonating a Lawyer https://t.co/jmRIgFCOR4
• Migrant ship hijacking: Three teenagers charged in #Malta https://t.co/Oqo4JxjbeU 
• Meet the Lawyers Who Clean Up Clients' Worst Messes https://t.co/y5l06jsCbf
• #Sudan emergency court sentences 3 protesters to jail: lawyer https://t.co/CSI6xSiL0j 
• Shamima Begum's lawyer condemned by zionists for saying Isis had 'learned from' Israel https://t.co/iq4FE9EVQO 
• Black Lawyer Says He Was Detained on the Job and Accused of Being a Suspect #US https://t.co/oQNPTGNCCf
• Prominent Democratic lawyer Greg Craig close to being charged in case stemming from Mueller #US https://t.co/X0WR1Cf2fd 
• Facebook to consider live video restrictions after NZ attacks https://t.co/0FtR9ebi8
• Developers pledge proper legal advice for leaseholders - Legal Futures https://t.co/WMlMpuhfDI
• The murder of Raymond Buys: 'I think they knew they were going to kill my boy' #SouthAfrica https://t.co/FHUqBrWokA
• Georgia approves abortion ban if foetus has heartbeat #US https://t.co/WDm0Cydnzx
• Police release body-cam video of Willie McCoy killing, showing him asleep in car https://t.co/bniake5NUO
• Eurostar passengers stranded as brexiter trespasser with St George's flag halts trains https://t.co/PlaVoCeqpz
• Furlong: Lawyers' skills will be needed whatever the future - Legal Futures https://t.co/gywQn0HXu0
• BBC catches rogue traders selling black-market receipts https://t.co/0EYKU08ROM
• Solicitors escape tribunal after admitting multiple rule breaches - Legal Futures https://t.co/q77RQPecXz
• Cardiff City footballer Sala's pilot David Ibbotson 'not qualified to fly at night' https://t.co/Bbn6Y0Bcen
• Compare and contrast: Land Registry publishes requisition data - Legal Futures https://t.co/F2asJjBI8t
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ad3jD4rv2h
• Shoosmiths celebrates continued growth at Spring drinks event https://t.co/jaD91NqEww 
• A round-up of the latest human rights stories from around the world https://t.co/KZdSKzAOop 
• Irish Legal Heritage: Ireland’s Alcatraz https://t.co/Te9C2sgh5L
• RGU law students celebrate fourth successive win at Granite City Moot https://t.co/VfP2PanzwZ 
• England: Woman who falsely claimed to have been raped and sexually assaulted 15 times lose appeal against conviction https://t.co/qw2C9ZG0ko 
• Police Scotland told to ensure firearms officers understand legal basis of powers https://t.co/TcPx1NpyzT
• Jamie Meechan: April changes in employment law https://t.co/N5kYkwmpT9
• Mark Hastings: 'I’m late, I’m late for a very important date' https://t.co/ZWEUBUOgJZ 
• Business owners to shoulder costs under SLCC's proposed budget https://t.co/ZGqANtPt4D 
• BBC under fire for debating 'morality' of LGBT lessons in schools https://t.co/NEHKTRvcKN 
• Lawyer X: senior police were warned about risk to prosecutions, inquiry told #Australia https://t.co/f2Z57RRvco
• ECtHR: Investigation into drunk man murdered by Russian police officer did not meet article 2 standards… https://t.co/CvSb5nWS3m
• For Uber and Lyft, reality is arriving soon https://t.co/2ibWSphWgO
• #Italy coalition in bitter row over sexual violence law https://t.co/H1k0Ycg45F 
• Indigenous #Australians turned away from Adelaide Oval AFL match https://t.co/vESBgkWtWY
• #Russia police probe 'dark net' murder case https://t.co/2z2A2Sp24N 
• Nicolas Cage files for annulment after just four days of marriage https://t.co/ioRxvXJ4Yv 
• Vote Leave drops appeal against fine for electoral offences https://t.co/7X0kC7flEI
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/h3yEOjDLj8

30th March - Law News

2649th 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: Fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi, the main accused in Rs. 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank scam, will not be released on bail, a court in London ruled today, rejecting his bail application. Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot said Nirav Modi's attempt to try and seek citizenship of Vanuatu, a remote island country located in the South Pacific Ocean, shows he was trying to move away from India at an important time.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• 'Ching, wap, ox’: slang interpreters decipher texts for court evidence https://t.co/X8rJPCvE
• Landmarks in law: the 90s fishing case that stoked UK Euroscepticism https://t.co/MUr4QP2uSs
• Police watchdogs to investigate forces over immigration referrals https://t.co/nx0HkMmfTQ
• Judge asks: Why treat lack of integrity more leniently than dishonesty? | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/TEYNl9ZlEO 
• MoJ consultancy spend doubles two years in a row | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/YfiIn7hxIW 
• Avoid ‘mission creep’ of BSB and Bar Council overlap, regulator urged | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/SRTy8M10b6
• Fixed costs: MoJ admits plans could hurt small law firms | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/Un358u24Tm
• 'Every big firm does it': solicitor accepts ban over tax evasion scheme | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/bwdYo5oSa2
• Solicitors told to stay behind and explain late guilty pleas | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/989ccpHDre
• Brothers who ran £2.5m drugs gang with their mother jailed https://t.co/VbK8XifLus
• St Paul's Cathedral suspected gunman arrested https://t.co/pU7GFzyYng
• Lawrie IP upgrades Glasgow office and sounds Brexit warning https://t.co/opQRCDF0Oq 
• Lynda Ross: The demolished development and the silent clock https://t.co/8AJsJxmJQK 
• Support for undercover policing inquiry in Scotland mounts https://t.co/6DBHk9oaxS 
• Scottish waste specialist lawyer Laura Tainsh joins MoJ trade mission https://t.co/yXysfaZQbk 
• Why do councils encourage profiteering from homelessness? https://t.co/nANwZTkDFV
• Former Justice Secretary Chris Grayling's worst failure? Not transport: the probation services https://t.co/rSgi23yueb
• Human rights groups urge F1 to act over jailed #Bahraini activist Najah Yusuf https://t.co/xmKUzFX88
• A year of bloodshed at Gaza border protests where #Israel killed and injured thousands unlawfully https://t.co/YOgJxBkqnG
• George Clooney calls for hotels boycott over #Brunei's new death by stoning buggery law https://t.co/EcVNa8EFWN
• Law Society's new anti-money laundering committee spearheads latest committee recruitment round https://t.co/rgKKVIth8A
• Winston Churchill's policies contributed to 1943 Bengal famine killing millions – study https://t.co/WDGlXRjVzG
• Far-right white supremacist and Islamophobic terrorism threat is growing, say MI5 and police chiefs https://t.co/n3krWFqw7E
• Court dismisses $1.8m bullying case brought by man accusing boss of breaking wind #Australia https://t.co/aSELjdeqx0
• Linklaters becomes first Magic Circle firm to pay for staff's gender reassignment surgery https://t.co/6f9iunIOP7
• Boeing Ethiopia crash probe 'finds anti-stall device activated' https://t.co/2x2dSFMCf
• Brexit: NHS no-deal fears prompt call for drugs export ban https://t.co/eNRWcLgoTX
• Nominations open for Law Society's In-house Rising Star Award https://t.co/Kc25so6UXG 
• ECtHR: Claim of applicants who complained about arrest on day of Royal Wedding 'manifestly ill-founded'… https://t.co/qSxyZiF3Yo
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/8CXeHX1CHc
• Troubled Families Programme has improved outcomes for families and helped reform local services… https://t.co/kaEjb6dbMD
• Government withdraws ‘myth busting’ document after legal challenge https://t.co/8SMzSD74AQ
• Stalking Protection Act 2019 comes into force https://t.co/jq6ams2b6
• Pension Advisory Group: An update of activities https://t.co/VHMpVFry0n
• Brexit Secretary responds to Children’s Commissioners’ ‘No Deal’ concerns https://t.co/cTYtqcg7ZC 
• Effective co-parenting is key to keeping children out of the courts: Cafcass https://t.co/qoNyO0ME5O
• Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2019 comes into force https://t.co/JGicwKkgdY
• No fault divorce is consistent with international trends https://t.co/wSsqFlx6GY
• 100 years in Law – a celebration of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 https://t.co/7bJ0aRcwsM
• 80 per cent of parents in contact with Child Maintenance Options had an arrangement within 6 months https://t.co/oXuxmtMEoF
• Child killer Aaron Campbell's QC grateful to trial judge https://t.co/aZVQKL5b4w
• Regent's Park stabbing: Mosque sealed off as police hunt attacker https://t.co/QkNWMnfcGK 
• MPs call for inquiry into alleged forgery of signatures https://t.co/3yORlX2H4L 
• #SouthAfrican families set to benefit from clearer understanding of property law https://t.co/vMvIPzlJ8u 
• Land Registry To Place Top Conveyancers Under The Microscope https://t.co/00wt8Gigpo 
• Penn Law initiative to provide mentorship for first-generation law students #US https://t.co/tre9BE77T2
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/0WpddnYfEs
• #Canada says BC is trying to impede Trans Mountain with pipeline legislation https://t.co/F055gqOiVG 
• Top #Polish court backs gov't legislation of choice of judges https://t.co/659xiBsyxm