28th August - Law News

2802nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Members of Brazil's indigenous Mura tribe have vowed to defend their land, as wildfires rage in the Amazon rainforest. The largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon is a vital carbon store that slows down the pace of global warming. It is also home to about three million species of plants and animals, and one million indigenous people.

Focus of the Day article:

How ping pong helps prisoners turn the tables on violence and reoffending. A weekly table tennis session at HMP High Down improves behaviour, provides coaching skills – and boosts confidence

Full story - Guardian Law

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• CMCs ordered to clean up ads amid 'widespread' poor practice | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/xqSJEDnJdm
• Law firms owed tens of thousands await news of Bolton sale | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/eUA0aS1Xo8
• Generation 'Z' likely to demand prenup - survey | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/7gywEYjXlf
• Bumper retention rates point to City optimism | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/pdw3NzCOyq 
• Burford faces class action by investors | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/8EyRIiKiG
• Brexit bills must be passed in time | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/7q8Mf07gqz
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/f8mf6WOokP
• US: Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $572m in opioid addiction case https://t.co/GDqxlMGccd
• Peterhead Prison Museum rated five stars https://t.co/nSZMY7hKes 
• Nairn Courthouse steeple restored https://t.co/lNJq1TjG1h
• Val McDermid backs campaign for a right to a home to be enshrined in Scots law https://t.co/NbmaC44zrW
• Jean Monnet honour for Dundee academic Raphael Heffron https://t.co/3J8DVjE7Sm 
• Morton Fraser: Majority of Scottish SMEs do not get clear advice from law firms https://t.co/H94vPBgKb3
• Martin Walker promoted to associate at Balfour and Manson https://t.co/DJl79AM5Ix
• Poachers who broke into a popular game reserve to hunt rhinos are believed to have been killed and eaten by lions https://t.co/ofm3zhB0Bh
• Sheriff forced to hold court in van because of disruptive prisoner https://t.co/8tUj5sblqg
• Robert (Roy) Martin QC has passed away at the age of 69 https://t.co/dKHl5r1HLb
• Prisoner’s damages claim for ‘wrongful revocation’ of home detention curfew licence dismissed https://t.co/NSOXvYDTf
• Boris Johnson accused of misleading public over police numbers https://t.co/9ZKWPeuVVk 
• Home Office settlement scheme ad banned for misleading EU citizens https://t.co/xIFm38T1aQ
• Leaked documents reveal Tories' dramatic plans for schools https://t.co/YDp95hTvW
• Death and destruction: this is David Koch's sad legacy https://t.co/tGVHwJTm7t
• #Italy grounds two planes used to search for migrant boats https://t.co/FVnhgPR2c0
• Jeremy Corbyn agrees to prioritise legislation to stop no-deal Brexit https://t.co/khThGQ83H3 
• 'Dangerous' AI offers to write fake news https://t.co/M4F5lod2px
• The #Kenyan school that was once a British detention camp https://t.co/P4YjK7DiWw 
• #Iran 'convicts British-Iranian dual national Anousheh Ashouri of spying for #Israel' https://t.co/tYFMLT0Rsu
• More than £1.5bn of outdated £5 and £10 notes not returned https://t.co/zviusmlCst 
• British woman pleads not guilty to #Cyprus 'false rape claims' by 12 Israeli men https://t.co/kNWQYFCDyF
• Muckamore Abbey: CCTV reveals 1,500 crimes at hospital https://t.co/Xm8rPagaZy 
• A TV channel to teach migrants English is a great idea. But Fawlty Towers? Really? https://t.co/qrIL0YNXsy
• How a gardening scheme is reaping rewards for prisoners’ mental health https://t.co/5CHTRVbhw4 
• To cut reoffending rates, Boris Johnson should pursue the evidence – not votes https://t.co/H0sosU8RA6 
• #Bolivia's Amazon damage seen from the air https://t.co/r9Rxbo60Ws
• Tech firms must give up their awkward secret: Humans https://t.co/dgLxY1Rft0
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/HrMMpe2wp6
• A bewildering upbringing: Why Margo Perin was made to have a nose job at 13 https://t.co/tJC16edEpB 
• 5G: Rural areas could see bigger and taller masts https://t.co/q3toyWRd5f 
• 'Alarm bells' over private equity foster care firms, councils warn https://t.co/R6KRkdNYzB 
• Unhappy paralegal refused discrimination claim rerun | Legal Futures https://t.co/gCwn91M92K
• FCA: “Widespread poor practice” in CMC advertising | Legal Futures https://t.co/Esf8cnNFmV 
• Solicitor acted for seller on house she was buying | Legal Futures https://t.co/RD14ZGCWxY 
• Public sector to launch 'mass legal battle' over pension reforms https://t.co/lvhmMmsTJg

27th August - Law News

2801st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  The facts are shocking - young girls, some as young as nine - forced into marriage - in a country which should give women equal rights in everything from education to marriage and divorce. After decades of war, extreme poverty and violence in Iraq - the number of children forced into early marriage has risen sharply. And successive Iraqi governments have tried to scrap the laws guaranteeing women their rights - provoking outrage with one attempt to lower the legal marriage age to nine. So how is all this affecting women in Baghdad?

Focus of the Day article:

The Parole Board has announced the appointments of a record number of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) candidates. 

Full story - New Law Journal

 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Opioid crisis: Johnson & Johnson hit by landmark ruling https://t.co/MLEEXdvdWS
• No-deal would leave UK 'at mercy of US' https://t.co/tPr9m9dU5q
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/lsZx33PffQ
• Adut Akech: Magazine publishes wrong image of black model https://t.co/xd16YE0eV8
• Amazon fires: G7 to release funds for fire-fighting planes https://t.co/HwQi8cqEi4
• #Greek police raid Athens squats and arrest migrants – report https://t.co/7TTNRaY4u9
• Boy, 14, arrested over Woodmill High School fire https://t.co/XmLlV8BOTO
• Lancashire fracking: 2.9 magnitude tremor recorded https://t.co/Fx591bx8Hg 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jM7MjNbTfj
• Tory Home Secretary Priti Patel accused of conflict of interest in MoD contract: relationship with US military tech https://t.co/9inWWpfne9
• G7 leaders told to scrap discriminatory gender laws from statute books https://t.co/1GnfKK6Jah
• Climate change: Call for Scottish city centre ban on fossil fuel vehicles https://t.co/THqTBtXShm
• 'The bank sent my safe house address to my abusive ex' https://t.co/0UIBW1nnkL

26th August - Law News

2800th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Clashes between protesters and riot police in Hong Kong continue for a second day in a row, as the wave of protests against the now-suspended extradition bill enter their 12th week. The protesters set up roadblocks and hurled objects at the riot police who responded with stun grenades and tear gas.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Zbj1i2inwt
• Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy: The unsung feminist of #India https://t.co/Z7aHUxBCz8
• Workplaces must protect women going through menopause, say MPs https://t.co/sFi046Iv0c 
• Society couple said ‘I do’ – but #Lebanon won’t accept that they are married https://t.co/lUbPoLJarF
• Lisa Bloom: lawyer in Epstein case speaks of suffering sexual abuse https://t.co/vB0Kg1K52d
• Migrant workers 'exploited' in #Japan https://t.co/PaT1TkUa6
• Carwyn Jones: Wales has 'gone backwards' over sexual misconduct https://t.co/5jeqRyRSpG 
• LA policeman who said sniper shot him 'made it up' #US https://t.co/jTGwXdSVfK
• 'I didn't get the A-Levels I need to study law at my first choice uni - should I pick another course or retake https://t.co/Bw5V1RCxm1
• Former Jones Day lawyer claims the firm 'doctored' photo to make her look white - Legal Cheek https://t.co/llmOWu2BRj
• Blackstone Chambers silk who resigned from House of Lords following sexual harassment claim cleared by BSB  https://t.co/jQ2sn67kVy
• Average solicitor earns almost £10,000 less than a train driver https://t.co/uwPqjchuNN
• Trainee solicitor pay at Weil hits £55,000 https://t.co/Gc7M8q7AE9
• Doughty Street barrister quits chambers after being accused of tweeting from anonymous Twitter account that attacked https://t.co/jgRXyx0sRa 
• Canterbury Uni law grad who lived (and revised!) in her car after being made homeless during LPC battles odds https://t.co/IM7W7ORA83
• Law student sues university for £8 million after flunking three modules https://t.co/8Bl03SkWKfawyer caught speeding seven times in just eight months a ‘disgrace to… https://t.co/viUHF58hYs
• Bolton Uni looks to tackle lack of local legal support with new student-staffed pro bono clinic - Legal Cheek https://t.co/1p2BT1BgT0
• Regulator ends probe into alleged sexual harassment by ex-Reed Smith partner - Legal Cheek https://t.co/G4ZD3mUDPM
• Bird & Bird ups junior lawyer pay by 15% to £71,000 https://t.co/39qqEErzuJ
• Reed Smith poaches BPP Law School innovation chief https://t.co/hzWdiBcxeH
• Asylum seeker held not 'effeminate' enough to be gay had partner accepted as gay by same court - Legal Cheek https://t.co/Og0gDPygmT
• Newcastle Uni teams up with social mobility charity to help aspiring lawyers from low-income families - Legal Cheek https://t.co/n7RiT1MNYq
• Footballer Marcus Rashford racially abused: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says perpetrators 'hiding behind' profiles https://t.co/k0fHx17wlf 
• Airport security: 3D baggage scanners could end liquid restrictions https://t.co/TGZA343M7T 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/eib0OSRC8s
• How a trio of PPI first ladies made millions from clients’ compensation https://t.co/xDw2GCbd4G
• Far-right activist posted to serve on Trident submarine https://t.co/PKgerGUepV
• Boris Johnson seeks legal advice on five-week parliament closure ahead of Brexit https://t.co/GV0w8s5pIg

25th August - Law News

2799th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Indian opposition leaders have been prevented from entering the disputed Kashmir region. President of the Indian National Congress party, Rahul Gandhi, led a group from several political parties but was turned back on arrival at Srinagar airport. There were protests in the city on Friday afternoon.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Why so many #US 'mass shooting' arrests suddenly? https://t.co/GRabd9p0G5
• Southall murder: Man stabbed to death in west London https://t.co/ES8Y7QoLjv
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/KaV7bkP3hv
• Mystery 'Sorry James' A52 banners removed from bridge https://t.co/RkOWw5nK7s
• Florida car-park killing: Gunman guilty as 'stand your ground' defence fails #US https://t.co/zysRhasvku 
• Lack of international support has resolved #Bangladesh 'to be tougher' on Rohingya refugees https://t.co/oyD6kh55fV
• #Brazil Amazon fires: Fines for environmental crimes drop under far-right President Bolsonaro https://t.co/KA8H49XdkW 
• British Airways strikes: Cancelled flights back on after 'email error' https://t.co/0vOe8lwEtf 
• UK FCA Provides Its Final Guidance On Regulation Of Crypto-Assets https://t.co/26eTaKjn42 
• UK's Clyde & Co Loses Private Client Team to Edinburgh Firm https://t.co/mqyeE6bQe2
• UK's health data guardian sets a firm line for app development using patient data https://t.co/HZ7dL0O8Ii
• Contractor association blasts UKgov website guidance on hated IR35 tax law's arrival in private sector https://t.co/5VHxiVrPfz
• Boris Johnson accused of ‘violating international law’ with ‘inflammatory’ remarks about sending migrants back https://t.co/DoEXgcEmvy
• Santander and PPI still breaking legal rules on PPI for thousands of customers https://t.co/tJ2p8XqYHr
• Surge in violent crime in Barcelona prompts calls for legal reform #Spain https://t.co/4RwDHGmBcE
• Top 5 British legal thrillers https://t.co/tAqKziS7jv
• Biker 'taunted' pursuing police during 110mph chase along busy road https://t.co/T6lGGwShbn 
• Transgender discrimination claim against The Times rejected https://t.co/uCJ1DoDyYZ
• How mum's death inspired barrister to become a baker - after mastering a fish pie https://t.co/lQyqXF0ZhM
• Simon Dobbin: Brain-damaged football fan's family want law change https://t.co/kzo3FR8LMB
• Police officer attacks: Chiefs call urgent talks on frontline safety https://t.co/jds4wJe1Rf 
• Nasa astronaut 'accessed ex-partner's bank account from space station' https://t.co/JBwHOpjsu3 
• Prince Andrew denies seeing any suspicious Epstein behaviour https://t.co/gz17qs3g4
• Man in hospital after Swansea 'armed robberies' https://t.co/tNjOS6auD
• - Leeds Festival: Girl dies in suspected drugs overdose https://t.co/oLDCmynGuC
• #Brazilian protesters rail against Bolsonaro as Amazon fires rage on https://t.co/fbKb5dNHG1 
• The new mobile phone scam delivering a problem https://t.co/jCANHfpcrJ 
• #HongKong riot police beat protesters at anti-surveillance rally https://t.co/ODwnfMc0RV
• The Cold War spy technology which we all use https://t.co/YAhcjWxJRp 
• #China releases British consulate worker Simon Cheng detained at border https://t.co/h3KjOa25gT 
• British Airways strike causes five days of flight cancellations https://t.co/BsqNo2hnjl
• #US #China trade war: Trump announces new retaliatory tariff hikes https://t.co/UOSQqv2uj5 
• How a Bitter Divorce Battle on Earth Led to Claims of a Crime in Space https://t.co/gWdbrr0eFb
• First Death in a Spate of #Vaping Sicknesses Reported by Health Officials https://t.co/RcTWJW5Ku9 
• A #HongKong ‘Troublemaker’ With a Clean Conscience https://t.co/q5wx9QAgTe
• #India’s Move in Kashmir: More Than 2,000 Rounded Up With No Recourse https://t.co/OQTupHE5fy
• David Koch Was the Ultimate Climate Change Denier, his death brings hope? https://t.co/qdE0iwcUQO
• Trump Wants to Abolish Birthright Citizenship. Can He Do That? #US https://t.co/VSuspN3HXf 
• Massacred at Home, in Misery Abroad, 730,000 Rohingya Are Mired in Hopelessness #Myanmar https://t.co/0RXqrllAKM 
• Economic Antidote for a Shrinking #America: Immigrants https://t.co/gmPIyuZ0ni
• How Wayne LaPierre Survived a Revolt at the N.R.A. #US https://t.co/F0RyrPSvoE
• Ransomware Attacks Are Testing Resolve of Cities Across America https://t.co/vmfwbfY205 
• The Parole Board's record number of BAME appointments | NLJ https://t.co/zzXrrqkWL2
• William Trower QC & Karen Steyn QC appointed as High Court judges, further 8 appointments | NLJ https://t.co/xOzsW06XBi 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/3AW3lWmuit
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Yq4lMuFvJG

24th August - Law News

2798th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  A woman cab driver may raise some eyebrows, but 31-year-old Mannu loves being one. She has been driving strangers around the city in an Uber cab for two years now. The flexible working hours is what made her switch from her ten-year-long career catering business to becoming an Uber driver. She remembers her humble beginnings and how the financial freedom she has gained is now empowering her family. This is her story.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Jeffrey Epstein case: #France launches rape inquiry https://t.co/KtIFl0OjqM
• Overcharging solicitor struck off after more than 50 years in practice | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/yQSpkMwya4
• Clyde & Co Edinburgh team moves to Scottish firm | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/44q8Mi8KIv
• Brexit blamed for conveyancing dip | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/DwdrPqtgd4
• Solicitor jailed for immigration conspiracy struck off | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/xDvWoxZEup
• Public legal education should begin on CBBC | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/fZZE8oawaP 
• #Israel's illegally occupied West Bank resident teen killed in bomb attack https://t.co/BqLDIX2uip
• Trans conversion therapy survivor: 'I wanted to be cured so asked to be electrocuted' https://t.co/xRVWR5IE8
• US authorities have charged 80 people, "most of whom are #Nigerian nationals https://t.co/O38vOC6fLk
• The killing of a mother by her ex-husband in front of her child has sent shockwaves across #Turkey https://t.co/QDNg9ilZmz
• Search for answers over Kashmir detentions by #India https://t.co/e6e35PqXys
• #China escalates #US trade row with new tariffs https://t.co/0x5YKTt3VO
• Costa Coffee franchise workers 'not treated like humans', poor working conditions https://t.co/gY5nIgBGth 
• Jared O'Mara, Sheffield MP arrested in fraud probe https://t.co/ELMopMvlsC
• Amazon fires: #Brazil threatened over EU trade deal https://t.co/lk2SBebywZ
• Signal success for Tony Bone Legal https://t.co/zc7WrO4Hw1
• Dentons votes to combine with South Korean firm https://t.co/9C25lw25Ee
• Aamer Anwar to deliver Jimmy Reid lecture on struggle for justice in Scotland https://t.co/7GU7WEIqWI
• In pictures... Legal research success for WS Society interns https://t.co/jvBs1bDRUe
• Ex-footballer Alan Mackin convicted of harassing lawyers linked to divorce case https://t.co/P3DirT9F0
• BTO’s Marion Davis becomes trustee of Edinburgh International Festival https://t.co/cY2P4B3SVd
• Star line-up as Faculty celebrates 100 years of women in law https://t.co/p2EFQOiCb
• Gordon Wallace joins Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace https://t.co/akc42w9ZI
• New national advice service launched for EU citizens resident in Scotland https://t.co/4dQHpTaLVt
• Two people suspected of stealing the heads of an apostle and an Irish sportsman from the National Wax Museum  https://t.co/MmV68m2Olr
• Glasgow City Council plans threaten safety net of free advice and legal representation https://t.co/yXOFldnKqt
• Clyde & Co to transfer Edinburgh private client practice to Gillespie Macandrew https://t.co/Gpki5DmSpc
• Party litigants’ appeal against council’s refusal of guesthouse development rejected https://t.co/RxBeVcvYzX
• Duke denies any wrongdoing but revelations continue to make uncomfortable reading https://t.co/w1uahVS4qb
• 60 years of the Notting Hill carnival – in pictures https://t.co/X6LdYtAb0l
• 'Jewface' row: West End musical accused of cultural appropriation https://t.co/EwZhxmiW7O 
• David Koch, billionaire industrialist, Republican mega donor, dies aged 79 #US https://t.co/QdJsxysLa
• An easy ride? Scottish village fuels debate on driving test pass rates https://t.co/2kLy0mLDv8 
• The fake baby adoption scam #US https://t.co/GfwxKDsqXK
• #US school rebuilt like a castle with bulletproof barriers and curved corridors to make it difficul for gunviolence https://t.co/7VWx4aVi5s
• 'A killer is always a killer’: #Gambia gripped by Junglers’ testimony https://t.co/E4kygJ8Fcr 
• Pakistani refugee sets himself alight on Nauru #Australia https://t.co/59B2ciRCb
• Conor McGregor: Former UFC champion 'in the wrong' over Dublin pub altercation https://t.co/54gD8G8nyk 
• Facial recognition technology aims to cut passport queue times https://t.co/iTwo5boLYB 
• Glasgow University's 'bold' and woke move to pay back slave trade profits https://t.co/IhEQVtxgHP 
• Edinburgh Fringe female performers 'sexually harassed' https://t.co/vK3P1tuTYf 
• PC Andrew Harper: Family tribute to 'hero' officer https://t.co/8M3HUa1YVn
• Consolidator Metamorph leads law firm M&A rush | Legal Futures https://t.co/kb4oAN45p4 
• Elderly solicitor struck off for overcharging clients | Legal Futures https://t.co/xQxR0b5JBj 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/zhZQF3Rkw7
• The Feminist Podcast That Wants To Make Jokes About Women And Gender Better https://t.co/UhKksy39XC

23rd August - Law News

2797th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Rene Marsh investigates Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and their effects across the US. The CDC says PFAS are found in the bloodstreams of nearly all Americans, and they have been linked to many ailments including liver cancer, thyroid problems and birth defects.

Focus of thre Day Article:

Legal tech firm goes for Darktrace to boost compliance and builds ethical walls saying “cyber AI is nothing short of ground-breaking.”.

Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• No-deal Brexit 'will see more waste going to landfill' https://t.co/XCf6jRl7Ai 
• Amazon fires: Far-right President Bolsonaro says #Brazil cannot fight them https://t.co/o1LHglZzuG 
• Solicitors’ fury as insurer abruptly quits PII market https://t.co/0FiDKuZ175
• Crumbling courts: broken lift blocks barrister from Corbyn hearing https://t.co/M6fHycivYq 
• Two law firms on forces-friendly employer list https://t.co/3ALunhUTH5 
• Metamorph continues buying spree with Buckinghamshire acquisition https://t.co/XRqtGh1tvT 
• SRA concern over reluctance to report criminal defence 'touts' https://t.co/eOf1SSmuDp
• Dentons appoints 'mindfulness' chief to boost wellbeing https://t.co/3XvjtND8FV
• In praise of takedown artists https://t.co/DezgtMrJEw
• Time to stop looking at exam results https://t.co/aTudlgQtC4
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/JyfCynNgOl
• Paralympian Sophie Christiansen stuck on SWR train with no guard https://t.co/cb9jda8jBz 
• Towie star Lewis Bloor accused of £3m diamond fraud https://t.co/HYPTDSoxdv
• Man cleared over burning Grenfell effigy model film https://t.co/BjeAu8CIyo
• Figures pictured on a cardboard effigy of Grenfell Tower filmed being burned were not meant to represent people  https://t.co/8nZBS7PTct 
• El Salvador woman at centre of abortion rights case acquitted https://t.co/I2p8q9TPD
• Legal expert to discuss plight of Rohingya at free Edinburgh lecture https://t.co/p0riOXWfXH 
• Fines collection rates rise as offenders are forced to pay up https://t.co/qGSeK7hXj
• Asylum seeker rejected because he lacked 'gay demeanour' https://t.co/0N3LsXl6Eh
• Police have arrested a man who allegedly performed a botched castration on a willing subject whom he met on the internet ps://t.co/89coLIIoA4
• Burges Salmon secures SPFL panel appointment https://t.co/zMAV8FOIZO 
• New appointments at Dales Solicitors https://t.co/qepsdeAkmS
• The problem with surrogacy laws in the UK https://t.co/fKHes4l0ey 
• Deborah Carmichael admitted as a solicitor advocate https://t.co/27NvCmSMqV
• Double celebration for Thorntons’ new solicitor advocate and partner Lauren Rae https://t.co/Xrj1xLp1U5 
• Justice researchers recommend rape complainers be given their own lawyers https://t.co/PzkXA0ochX 
• Pro-life campaigners lose appeal against protest ban outside abortion clinic https://t.co/uABFO1pv7u
• Leaked emails show new Ukip leader comparing Muslims to Nazis https://t.co/aBlk2lbDAi 
• A teenager has been found guilty of killing a 17-year-old boy after a row over comments made on Facebook https://t.co/hb2n1dAInC
• Migration: UK cannot end freedom of movement on Brexit day, experts say https://t.co/ieEgaFuYYu
• Violence cut at eight out of 10 'most challenging' prisons in England - MoJ https://t.co/HQ1DwtihOt
• Apple Card can be damaged by wallets and jeans https://t.co/H6mUPm5Rva 
• I work in A&E. I see the brutal reality of the UK's homelessness crisis every day https://t.co/KrgoES4cB
• Far-right violence is on the rise since brexit. Where is the outrage? https://t.co/8TZtImaRyb 
• John Leslie appears in court accused of sexual assault https://t.co/ZaKARb7Ss2
• Asylum case rejected by controversial judge Sandy Street will be reheard #Australia https://t.co/xnREHGMRQ8
• Only a tiny proportion of Ulster Grand Prix safety money spent on actual safety https://t.co/PtAfI0pIbY 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2zoay7ZQBf
• A compliance consultant at Legal Regulatory Risk & Research | Legal Futures https://t.co/Ro7FQiY41c 
• SRA plans centralised higher rights advocacy test | Legal Futures https://t.co/pXekgiG1JX
• Solicitor operated unauthorised online divorce business | Legal Futures https://t.co/J6x5nHXDk2 
• Larry Swearingen: Texas executes man for student's 1998 murder #US https://t.co/yMP3gY1Jb7 
• BAME positive discrimination 'needed when hiring for jobs' https://t.co/E94sxRbYWo 
• Contactless cards could get fingerprint upgrade https://t.co/NMSVkHHt4O
• Trafalgar Square stabbing: Man knifed in central London https://t.co/zrBJ2rC30d 
• Libby Squire death: Man arrested on suspicion of murder https://t.co/QH0LW2CR7R 
• #Myanmar Muslims: 'We're citizens too' https://t.co/rhqMndxbe4

22nd August - Law News

2796th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: Raids on the ABC and News Corp in May have created a rare alliance among media organisations, who are arguing the balance between national security and democratic rights is out of kilter.

Focus of thre Day Article:

A young woman who was homeless while taking the Legal Practice Course (LPC) has secured a training contract at a firm with offices in London and Brighton. April Britton, 22, was studying for the LPC in Bristol at BPP University when she began sleeping in her car after a breakdown in family relations.

Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Colombian man accused of upskirting over 550 women in Madrid https://t.co/QMSoo0NfEK 
• Ryanair loses court battle to block UK pilot strikes https://t.co/gmFBQJFPs4
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/CtQ3efbY6N
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