27th September - Law News

2832nd 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:  UK PM Boris Johnson has been berated after he said the best way to honour the memory of the murdered MP Jo Cox would be to "get Brexit done".

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Alternative fee arrangements rise by few percentage points, while partner rates continue to widen more significantly - anyone surprised? Full story - The Global Legal Post
 

• MoJ figures show court workload falling as backlog rises https://t.co/a1XuFMJIKp
• Majority of care cases continue to miss 26-week deadline https://t.co/9HLG2zAy0w 
• Gallery: The Manchester legal walk in pictures https://t.co/155daWUONo
• IBA 2019: Legal aid pays development dividends, global study shows https://t.co/igrxXaAwvZ
• NHS Resolution says liability being admitted within months https://t.co/2oaROhA6as 
• Finalists of SRA tech challenge revealed https://t.co/GV6lGdxnZi
• #Chechnya: Three people arrested on suspicion of witchcraft https://t.co/cAEtYwVR02 
• All welcome to Law Society of Scotland debate on positive discrimination in the profession https://t.co/PzDgAZIhYS
• Legal expenses insurance could increase access to justice https://t.co/KlaiqoMjMh 
• BBC documentary granted unprecedented access to trial that has gripped Scotland https://t.co/KhdQkqMCOs
• Ticket touts to face fines of up to £5,000 under proposed law https://t.co/K8hTJWdHZ0 
• Campaigners call on Scottish government to expand scope of proposed biometrics commissioner https://t.co/aqw43oeUrj
• A chef has launched a lawsuit against the famous Michelin guide after an inspector stripped him of his third star https://t.co/NyVxz5E88Z
• Lord Sumption: Judiciary stepped in to curtail Johnson’s ‘disgraceful constitutional abuse’ https://t.co/EK7gMY9q2b
• Potential bias against instructing women limiting number of female silk applicants https://t.co/2o5gnbSP14
• Company director accused of breaching disqualification order fails in time-bar challenge against prosecution https://t.co/JteJ8yLHl
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2uPg2jwHfN
• Girl dies following hit-and-run crash in Kenton https://t.co/2T6Iw0muN
• Yvette Cooper's daughter says she is 'scared' in plea to PM https://t.co/W2vTTJscbO 
• #Japan Airlines seat map helps avoid screaming babies https://t.co/ry8DBXZKDh
• Upskirting lawyer sentenced for London Underground photos https://t.co/cnA2jth48Y 
• Johnson defends language after criticism from MPs https://t.co/sngSo2AGaw
• Supreme court litigant advised to buy stab vest after death threats https://t.co/yMpwMLa0h5
• BBC staff complain over Munchetty reprimand for Trump remark https://t.co/aaK4S6WFtY
• TV vet arrested over mother-in-law's murder in #Germany https://t.co/GWjj8jwXCA 
• Boris Johnson could snub request to explain Arcuri case, says Tory party chairman https://t.co/zlopsy1BVM
• Transgender athletes: Sharron Davies wants IOC clarity before Tokyo 2020 Olympics https://t.co/lTvabaECCz
• BBC gives more detail on Naga Munchetty ruling https://t.co/aN9nqalrSP
• Trump impeachment: Joseph Maguire to be grilled over whistleblower #US https://t.co/JJ0qxgE63o
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/JMOCEQZkwJ
• Minimum price 'cuts drinking by half a pint a week' in Scotland https://t.co/k9o1A0nexK 
• Trump impeachment: Lawmakers see 'troubling' whistleblower complaint #US https://t.co/I6s5V94DBA
• Inside one of the world's largest licensed brothels #Bangladesh https://t.co/kVce90PPbd
• Quarter of secondary pupils 'get private tuition' https://t.co/sL624kILHj
• Australia abortion laws: Terminations now legal in New South Wales https://t.co/lF9uSVbyYb
• Lisa Li: Angry landlord exposes online star's 'double life' #China https://t.co/iUbReytlxm
• Legal Access Challenge finalists revealed | Legal Futures https://t.co/dd1ZRBDRgd 
• Solicitor suspended after being taken in by scam | Legal Futures https://t.co/YXKRUUZUNt
• Land Registry fails to hit target for reducing lawyers’ errors | Legal Futures https://t.co/dhNdsSX5z0 
• British man 'accidentally runs over and kills wife' in Greece https://t.co/3yjJcSSwgp 
• UK courts powerless to prevent deportation of girl, 10, at risk of FGM https://t.co/6Jv455MV6O
• NHS privatisation to be reined in under secret plan to reform care https://t.co/CgSU2JQ88b
• Assisting a suicide is not always a crime, rules #Italian court https://t.co/05vrXKLDR8

26th September - Law News

2831st 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:  Democrats in the House of Representatives have opened a formal impeachment investigation into whether President Trump put pressure on Ukraine to join an investigation into his Democratic rival Joe Biden.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: The High Court has ordered that a compromise contract be completed after ruling that a solicitor’s automatic email sign-off was proof of signature. In Neocleous & Anor v Rees, His Honour Judge Pearce said the presence of the sender’s name on the email – even if it was automatically generated – showed he had a 'clear intention' to associate himself with and authenticate it. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
 

• T-shirts bearing a design inspired by Lady Hale’s fashion sense have gone on sale – with a third of profits going t… https://t.co/qHAU0gjQmz
• Gillespie Macandrew CEO joins cycle ride raising £190,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK https://t.co/0g0qjO5rVz 
• Major environmental law conference in Edinburgh next month https://t.co/RHpsdfmELt
• Police officers receiving PTSD support doubles in three years https://t.co/QpVytm4xRZ
• Simon Hayes appointed chief executive to HM Land Registry https://t.co/HL5tQv0Wv0
• New support schemes launched for people leaving prison https://t.co/3EFDJdAR6
• Law Society of Scotland launches new accreditation for legal technologists https://t.co/6lcXrk3qN
• Seven new summary sheriffs appointed https://t.co/GSXgobXRLV
• hnson's behaviour made the Supreme Court case about the very existence of the rule of law https://t.co/wQf886enTz
• CJEU: European ‘right to be forgotten’ does not extend worldwide https://t.co/3VHP32BXJo 
• Housing and Property Chamber erred in dismissing case as ‘frivolous and vexatious’, Upper Tribunal rules https://t.co/bLP0yj3Tla
• Undergrads to advise on unfair dismissal and child access matters https://t.co/bdvyj4VFIl
• Automatic email sign-off counts as signature, rules High Court https://t.co/TiFnA6N55D 
• Listed firm Rosenblatt’s profits climb amid expansion drive https://t.co/6Hyh5CwZPT 
• Prorogation ruling sparks new 'war on the judiciary' https://t.co/UjYLfBrcme
• BCLP creates tech role to bolster legal services platform https://t.co/vZKHXma4ju
• IBA 2019: Digital legal services a headache for regulators https://t.co/pT2Z9Z9jjI
• Avoid legal jargon with 'looked-after' children, lawyers told https://t.co/pbKkMpkwB1
• Firms losing business by neglecting potential clients out of hours https://t.co/0sCbVYaoJk
• City firm lauded for helping LGBT asylum seekers https://t.co/1vTF1g2s5r
• Labour conference: quotas needed to improve judicial diversity https://t.co/QsClHpY8qB 
• IBA 2019: Don’t go in-house for an easy life, says Society president https://t.co/ADLkQqtbD5 
• Supreme Court appointments may need MPs' approval - attorney general https://t.co/MDPe0Hwe4
• When judges dance to a PM’s tune https://t.co/klhlM300JY
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/nBDTsxnpeE
• Thomas Cook collapse: #German company files for bankruptcy https://t.co/gIishgvgWg
• Labour members back proposal to give all UK residents voting rights https://t.co/ZtGqHqFx3Q 
• #US phone call raises further questions over grant to Boris Johnson's friend https://t.co/tj0fgZPWtW
• Woman behind #French #MeToo found guilty of defaming media boss https://t.co/JsZmXtZWEz 
• Revenge of the Spider-Woman: how ‘girly swots’ came back to bite Boris Johnson https://t.co/TZvTCGgUaL
• Portsmouth v Southampton: Horse punched by fan amid disorder https://t.co/4f9MavYTaH
• Juul boss Kevin Burns steps down amid #vaping health risk concerns https://t.co/Z8jJLrutA0 
• Trump impeachment: Memo confirms president urged Biden inquiry #US https://t.co/8s6j5CHK4J
• Transgender man loses court battle to be registered as father https://t.co/28cowG1RWj
• 'We didn't ask for this mess': voters react to Johnson's court defeat https://t.co/vFhqUKnmDO 
• Britain claims it protects girls from FGM. So why are we deporting them? https://t.co/GF8XsY46X
• Hillingdon Tube stabbing: Tashan Daniel 'was going to Arsenal match' https://t.co/4WWOJaBX2R
• Katrice Lee: Former serviceman released without charge https://t.co/eKHqkQ43EC
• Renowned tenor Plácido Domingo leaves Met Opera over sexual harassment claims https://t.co/L5uCl28SAK
• Thomas Cook holidaymakers and crew 'can leave' Cuba, says CAA https://t.co/IZrIR3Spoy 
• Trump impeachment: Pelosi launches inquiry into Ukraine claims #US https://t.co/3pWiCd7eAr 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/DIB2dxPUNW
• Parliament: MPs and peers return after court rules shutdown unlawful https://t.co/n6UTK7RKa2
• Supreme Court ruling: Your questions answered https://t.co/JHUBb5fHEP
• Pregnant woman 'unfairly dismissed' rules industrial tribunal https://t.co/zLrqXxJck
• UK gardeners 'punished by quiet green tax' for kerbside collections https://t.co/MfEybzvhbR 
• Marketing chief cleared of Axiom fund ‘kick-backs’ | Legal Futures https://t.co/dj8OVKOiHg 
• In conversation with the SRA – the Standards & Regulations | Legal Futures https://t.co/zabD0tbcql
• Two-thirds of divorce clients pay fixed fees | Legal Futures https://t.co/L6wIpI3UUb 
• Lady Hale: a career of breaking barriers in the judiciary https://t.co/E5NOd3Lbwb 
• Amazon refuses to stop selling Tommy Robinson merchandise https://t.co/NWK5i8aJiA
• Women’s rights group sues CPS over failure to pursue rape cases https://t.co/LaYHeI5Z5b
• The Brexit threat to women’s rights and wellbeing https://t.co/hkYajVdLLm
• The verdict is in: Boris Johnson is a liar. And he should pay the price https://t.co/wvcI86Q5LB 
• The rule of law prevails against Boris Johnson https://t.co/wI4rOp4uEu 
• The Guardian view on Boris Johnson: guilty but he won’t go | Editorial https://t.co/PRq4Fvv4Nl
• Boris Johnson flies back to face MPs' fury after court ruling https://t.co/DKfOgOjCY9
• Wednesday's LawNewsIndex: 25th September - Law News https://t.co/PaxH2wVyZi
• Two charged over Arsenal footballers Kolašinac and Ozil attempted robbery in London https://t.co/PkBUQSjxv4

25th September - Law News

2830th 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:  Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has captured the world's attention in a fierce and passionate speech at the United Nations headquarters, accusing world leaders of failing to act on climate change. The Swedish campaigner's brief address electrified the start of the Climate Action Summit in New York.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Specialists have warned of problems for solicitors arising from the new Standards & Regulations being introduced by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in November. The new SRA code of conduct for firms was silent on whether law firms could cap their indemnity liability to clients below the minimum level of £2m for partnerships and £3m for incorporated firms and alternative business structures. Full story - Legal Futures

• E-commerce and freer markets https://t.co/LsCYqH6iWj
• Criminal bar hits out at court case delays ‘farce’ https://t.co/17Qy7IQT9L
• ‘Baffling and hostile’: Abuse survivors lament civil justice process https://t.co/mMl0MPKq1d
• IBA 2019: Hong Kong ‘now at a very critical stage’ https://t.co/e7h4Xmj1fD 
• Proroguing of parliament was unlawful, Supreme Court rules in landmark judgment https://t.co/f93CPZvCjs
• Struck off solicitor is now banned from the bar https://t.co/z4XjLi9kcD
• Live: Supreme Court judgment day – updates and reaction https://t.co/JXj5NAIMdb
• Long Lartin prison: Inmates take over wing at high security jail https://t.co/GJX9kSqJ0x
• Batman shooting victim's family 'horrified' by Joker film's violence https://t.co/m2Es8cscVW 
• Missing toddler Katrice Lee: Arrest made in Swindon https://t.co/JNQQNfKTMt 
• Boris Johnson given 14 days to explain links with businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri https://t.co/zVtNJxYkUK
• Trump Ukraine row: Democrats launch formal Trump impeachment inquiry #US https://t.co/3pWiCd7eAr
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2cvyvIMzqu
• Registers of Scotland to host three full day conferences this autumn https://t.co/erTdgLriVj
• Doors Open Day at the Faculty this weekend https://t.co/GdP1UcD3l0
• New video argues why age verification is supposedly needed to protect children from health risks posed by porn https://t.co/vDCe0xHf1I
• Last chance to book tickets for highlight of the Scottish legal calendar – the Tumbling Lassie Ball https://t.co/lAK4geHZY0
• Union crowdfunds to defend judgment granting employment rights to foster carers https://t.co/kMmR9ko90A
• Clyde & Co and Ledingham Chalmers agree to transfer of Simpson & Marwick Aberdeen estate agency practice https://t.co/4X7zPiQDa1
• Scotland sees 115 per cent increase in reports of rape and attempted rape and 10 per cent rise in violent crimes https://t.co/XsmF7uqWua
• Couple arrested for allegedly cycling while drunk made matters worse after they started having sex in the back of t… https://t.co/SMDseNM3Io
• Editorial: An undemocratic plot stymied – a proud day for Scotland and her lawyers https://t.co/oHGWhgXrCZ
• Gun owners claim that licence change plans 'fundamentally flawed' https://t.co/3EdimPnbVo 
• Supreme Court: Lady Hale's statement on 'unlawful' Parliament suspension https://t.co/FNcXeL9jJG
• The homeless death of Jake Humm: 'It was my deepest, darkest fear' https://t.co/0JXz1z4HtD 
• Video of police beating protester sparks outrage in #HongKong https://t.co/e6jRSI2rHM
• G4S to leave immigration sector after Brook House scandal https://t.co/D0QuydIAbn 
• Uber granted two-month extension to London licence https://t.co/yEk1wDF14k 
• Russian doping scandal: #Russia faces ban from all major sports events - Wada https://t.co/CJQ4UHIMYE
• Brexit: What just happened in the UK Supreme Court? https://t.co/8TO6TiqcUq
• Franco exhumation: #Spain's Supreme Court backs move to cemetery https://t.co/GjQbOVKObc
• Introduce frequent flyer levy to fight emissions, government told https://t.co/W1FFnrVz0i
• Chanel Miller: Stanford sexual assault survivor tells her story https://t.co/QPA8wp87MQ
• MI5 ignored Cold War spy tip-off over 'jealous wife' fears https://t.co/bgVVs3AKwV
• UK Supreme Court: Suspending Parliament was unlawful, judges rule https://t.co/d9j436DSiG 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/qYkVFxQoVw
• Europe's top court has ruled that Google does not have to apply the right to be forgotten globally https://t.co/a1A4oUU6Jz
• Supreme Court to give historic Parliament suspension ruling https://t.co/y2rISAiaG2
• Experts highlight problem areas in SRA’s new rules | Legal Futures https://t.co/I7xWdwAUA5 
• Tribunal hits out at “flawed” SRA investigation | Legal Futures https://t.co/ikFcfnxE0z
• Keystone share dip “shows market contagion risk” | Legal Futures https://t.co/7xcHQhdR7w 
• Head of Eton hits back at Labour plans to abolish private schools https://t.co/jNI7lhSrSN
• Johnson hints at major reforms to tax and industry post-Brexit https://t.co/tQT80pkibP 
• Confession of British spy for the Soviets made public for first time https://t.co/SRDmgSlC8K 
• GP surgeries deny care to vulnerable people without ID documents https://t.co/lhOSzQZHNL 
• Dismay at Gates Foundation prize for ultra-right wing #India PM Narendra Modi https://t.co/e1yGwHCoAn
• Tuesday's LawNewsIndex: 24th September - Law News #lawyers #lawfirms https://t.co/3uFKKIc9XI
• YouTube star Deji and mum admit dangerous dog charges https://t.co/hmwAiFXMtY
• Labour plans billion pound public investment in offshore wind and electric cars https://t.co/cRcGPqsxAG
• Castleford man caught attacking partner on own CCTV jailed https://t.co/9h1fNF3C7t
• Thomas Cook bosses face scrutiny over collapse https://t.co/S959ztUg9F

24th September - Law News

2829th 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:  Uganda is home to around 1.3m refugees - that's the largest number of refugees in any country in Africa, and the third largest in the world. Behind these huge numbers are conflicts in neighbouring countries the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. More than 90% of Uganda's refugees come for these two countries. But instead of fighting the tide of displacement, Uganda has become renowned for its welcoming refugee policy.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Rape victims should not be forced to hand over their phones. It feels like more abusel. Full story - Guardian Law

• #Austria: Parliament agrees law to confer citizenship on descendants of Nazi victims https://t.co/pGvp7iNyQV
• Stair portfolio for Jacqueline Fordyce https://t.co/qgYpU0ahhL 
• Solicitors promoted to associate at Balfour and Manson https://t.co/tHN1aodNQj 
• New Lady Dorrian portrait announced at Faculty event https://t.co/w8uSeIrr7P
• Build to rent – what you need to know https://t.co/Ev5BZp6LYy 
• Scotland takes twice as many Syrian refugees as UK average https://t.co/AzyrSAUhl
• Police Scotland spends more than £8m ahead of Brexit https://t.co/1mrSx0XAZc 
• Researchers investigate impact of alcohol price law on homeless people https://t.co/9lsOmtUz2m
• John Dunn, lawyer who worked on the Lockerbie bombing case has died at the age of 57 https://t.co/brEP390VaL 
• Electoral Commission wins appeal on interpretation of ‘expenses incurred’ by Vote Leave https://t.co/NSSDq6Stzq 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/mMy7pBa7ng
• Boris Johnson defends actions over conflict of interest claims https://t.co/QeZqgy92XA 
• City firms sent in to clear up after Thomas Cook collapse https://t.co/AU0zbVExEn 
• Solicitor who created fake claimant is struck off https://t.co/1sCn086WZL 
• Labour pledges 'root-and-branch' review of Legal Aid Agency https://t.co/ENWE17gI1l 
• ‘Challenger’ firm announces special dividend as profits climb https://t.co/WpiJJBENWZ 
• IBA 2019: Insurance key to justice for 'forgotten middle' https://t.co/oKdmk5TGCv
• Leigh Day is attempting to fill a demographic void by advertising for black applicants, renewing debate https://t.co/apgthGOPPN
• Family judges must justify delaying final decisions – Court of Appeal https://t.co/fYRjoRWkd0 
• Send in the clowns: Grand designs for digital law https://t.co/FJOD8Ta3fc
• My legal life: Louisa Zangina, Bindmans https://t.co/ARB9bbsnJi 
• Lawyer in the news: Jagdip Bains, Talbots Law https://t.co/HiIJztVCwT
• Impeachment talk intensifies over Trump's call with Ukraine president #US https://t.co/hREU0aMG5q 
• #Iran says it considered exchanging Zaghari-Ratcliffe for £400m owed by UK https://t.co/Q3TJa7gK9S
• Should meat be banned to save the planet or should we be sensible and consume less of everything? https://t.co/cLqLu1SFlH 
• Barristers accuse MoJ of false economies in crown court backlogs https://t.co/uhAgiLZZLV
• Emiliano Sala post-mortem CCTV footage pair jailed https://t.co/HtSTSt1vkX
• Labour Party conference: McDonnell promises four-day working week https://t.co/6ghvXcHGve
• 'Woman of colour' Meghan calls for end to sexual violence https://t.co/LvYNe1abTa 
• Supreme Court to rule on Parliament suspension on Tuesday https://t.co/lhqhYdEuMQ 
• Mediator: #French weight-loss drug trial over ‘up to 2,000’ deaths begins https://t.co/df7yEESVvx 
• #China footage reveals hundreds of blindfolded and shackled prisoners https://t.co/DHwZCE8phJ 
• Boris Johnson refuses to address conflict of interest claims https://t.co/QeZqgy92XA 
• Littlehampton crash: Man held after two police officers hit by car https://t.co/kuHTUle2UK
• Racism in football: Italy should issue stadium bans - Gianni Infantino https://t.co/5yQUSth2Qt 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/YRpXw18UDo
• Reports of sexual assaults on London Underground soar https://t.co/n4WFFK6cD5 
• Housing crisis affects estimated 8.4 million in England - research https://t.co/WgNjQYqPP6
• Labour pledges £74m for lawyers, law centres and legal aid | Legal Futures https://t.co/XMGbJwXG4h
• “Chaotic” solicitor struck off after 45 years in practice | Legal Futures https://t.co/8O6V67AyX6
• Leaseholders condemn solicitors’ services | Legal Futures https://t.co/6RBUetPa7K 
• Warning on alcohol risk at university initiations https://t.co/3IRssXOMr2
• Keeley Bunker death: Wesley Streete, of Tamworth, charged with murder https://t.co/OUZcy9TYAx

23rd September - Law News

2828th 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:  Protesters wearing hazmat suits and gas masks pretended to clean the streets of the central Polish city of Kalisz on Sunday, after hundreds of people joined the city's first LGBT+ pride parade. A heavy police presence was on hand as other protesters shouted abuse at the participants from along the route, with police at one point using pepper spray to keep protesters away from the parade. Poland's ruling Law and Justice party has been repeatedly accused of encouraging homophobic prejudice, with party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski saying that the LGBT+ rights movement was a foreign import that threatens the country in April.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: All eyes were on the UK Supreme Court livestream last week as eleven Justices heard argument on the matter of whether the decision to prorogue Parliament was lawful. Full story - New Law Journal

• 'We can't save enough lives': Swansea in grip of drug death epidemic https://t.co/mqdUllqmPO
• Thomas Cook to collapse, stranding 150,000 UK holidaymakers https://t.co/lJAZPvQNnn 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/P7O1YhRIdZ
• Ex-BBC worker gets £130,000 settlement in equal pay dispute https://t.co/AJLNMP2ziP
• English people living in Wales tilted it towards Brexit, research finds https://t.co/JLpx06CmMl 
• #Brazilians blame Rio governor's shoot-to-kill policy for death of girl https://t.co/ysR5FlYpTT 
• Ely Cathedral eulogy to Sainsbury's cat Garfield https://t.co/SVYV2JKtez
• London Car Free Day: Tower Bridge shuts for mass yoga session https://t.co/qijP83pKtR 
• Boris Johnson 'must address conflict of interest claims' https://t.co/M5Y4eNQ2iw
• Labour to plough £18m into 200 social welfare lawyers | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/bMJjIAdkl2 
• Renewed calls for #Qatar to address treatment of migrant workers https://t.co/zTN6qLhp5x 
• Trump's asylum ban will worsen a crisis the #US helped create https://t.co/BC76sdszh1
• Widespread mistreatment reported at #Romanian and #Bulgarian garment factories https://t.co/e2GhHmqC6E
• Tributes paid to solicitor Francis Whitehead, who died on September 12 at Wrexham Maelor at the age of 55 https://t.co/ECW0uRLC0D
• I saw someone being battered in the street by racist thugs screaming at him to speak English... https://t.co/0Rm7tLxwX3
• #HongKong protests: #China flag desecrated as fresh unrest erupts https://t.co/RFuXyLlfxf 
• Parliament: Government 'will abide by Supreme Court ruling' https://t.co/CPMM5iAg5H 
• Slough skate park stabbing: Boy arrested on suspicion of murder https://t.co/aJTMglD7D3 
• #US military apologise for twitter threat to use bomber against "millennials" who tried to break into Area 51 base https://t.co/CqOSphBOgz
• Holyrood must show its heart is in the right place for all its citizens https://t.co/C6W17plA6l 
• Supreme court poised to rule against Boris Johnson, say legal experts https://t.co/jnD11iu1Si 
• Rape has ‘effectively become decriminalised,’ women's rights activists warn... https://t.co/iDHp3yAnyT
• Herbert Smith Freehills offers £10,000 London GDL maintenance grant https://t.co/j8LGCQiLjn 
• Tech’s impact on access to justice blighted by ‘widespread confusion’, says Law Society https://t.co/eLx3LznPxd
• The move towards a greener future presents real opportunities for lawyers https://t.co/IRBFnWIjS1
• The ‘unspoken rules’ of the bar: don’t wear a brown suit and never turn your back on the judge https://t.co/01mB8d1ecW 
• BPP Law School launches new two-part BPTC https://t.co/zBRWBtMT2B 
• Eversheds Sutherland posts 80% NQ solicitor retention score https://t.co/sDmkOpesi7 
• BSB delays introduction of compulsory pupillage contracts aimed at tackling ‘inappropriate behaviour’ https://t.co/btt4QRqHSb
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/wbie4rqFBQ
• Bermuda judge criticised for saying murder trial was making him ‘horny’ https://t.co/3eWRclmn8h
• Leigh Day advertises specifically for black aspiring lawyers https://t.co/ODOT9m9zBY
• Baker McKenzie bumps trainee pay by 7% as it confirms autumn retention score https://t.co/U4nQlq0pSx 
• Document deception sees trainee solicitor removed from profession https://t.co/TMvYSzQr5Q 
• Norton Rose Fulbright retains 20 out of 26 autumn qualifying trainees https://t.co/rMgXX4d1JP
• Weil lawyers consider what’s next for the global economy https://t.co/Rky8Mf59eE
• Prorogation and the Courts: A Question of Sovereignty https://t.co/7jGPwU0nBw
• The Government should be careful what it wishes for from the https://t.co/9igqsHNMsS
• Brexit: how the people are using ‘news avoidance’ to escape the post-truth world of politics https://t.co/SUzWXvwV3g
• Non-Justiciability and Shergill v Khaira https://t.co/nbFmKX2Db8
• 5 OMG moments from the Supreme Court’s week in the spotlight https://t.co/tZarOkng70
• Barrister prosecuted for ‘upskirting’ on the Tube under new voyeurism laws https://t.co/dLYpQEIPLX
• Non-Russell Group grad: ‘Is the commercial bar out of my reach?’ https://t.co/LmREo2g2NG 
• Bristol Prison: Throwing items over jail wall 'deeply disturbing' https://t.co/DvQm3Ntc5t
• ‘We can find you anywhere’: the #Chechen death squads stalking Europe https://t.co/ggfvASNb78 
• Bonnie and Clyde memorabilia fetches more than $180,000 at auction #US https://t.co/8HkW61Qc5X
• Sunday's LawNewsIndex: 22nd September - Law News https://t.co/oSeF58JbvL
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/7xIdyuJv4v

22nd September - Law News

2827th 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:  In the desert of the US state of Nevada, police are preparing for what they call "an act of mass civil disobedience". Thousands of alien enthusiasts - who have banded together through social media - are planning to trespass onto a secretive US military base where they believe aliens are kept.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/7xIdyuJv4v
• Dutch lawyer murder halts prosecution of Ajax fans accused of violent Celtic pub attacks https://t.co/1ZWj9ugKKG 
• A lawyer forced out of the CIA's watchdog office is representing the Trump whistleblower #US https://t.co/ij4OGt4Gl2
• Alabama to pay big legal fees over blocked abortion law #US https://t.co/Ip0wHnD4TY 
• Hooded Men' win latest stage of legal battle for probe into torture claims https://t.co/hk8XCDSJYa
• Schiff threatens legal action over access to whistleblower complaint #us https://t.co/YwSWj4lM4D
• Make the UK a great place to employ and be employed https://t.co/gQZAT1d5sB 
• The UK Supreme Court is being pushed to the limit https://t.co/17K0xRSqRk 
• Rape culture is as American as apple pie https://t.co/f1CXq436r0 
• How one runner started a group for women of colour https://t.co/XjSoVrv8KJ 
• Yellow vest protests: Dozens of arrests in Paris #France https://t.co/Y3vde27jsW
• Extinction Rebellion Dover: Four elderly climate activists arrested https://t.co/whErFYkqLq 
• Palestinian activist to miss Labour conference as visa delayed by Tory home office https://t.co/2GFE9GzaqY 
• #Egyptians protest against President Fattah al-Sisi https://t.co/nLkWCwp8HE 
• New bus passes: Website still down after 10 days https://t.co/H70E7OQNCC 
• Labour conference: Menopausal women 'should get flexible work hours' https://t.co/5zUnHcctgJ 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/rnKWEjZL2c
• Rape victims should not be forced to hand over their phones. It feels like more abuse | Anonymous https://t.co/alaFHKV7TS
• 'I was devastated': the crime victims made to give up their phones https://t.co/Ne7oW1zfmG
• People who report rape face 'routine' demands for their mobile data https://t.co/1vQRkWyVug 
• Thomas Cook asks government for bailout in funding race https://t.co/hoIjHJZkW2 
• Huge rise in catalytic converter thefts https://t.co/2eWD20DGTu 
• SRA launch webpage of resources to help law firms prepare for Standards and Regulations | New Law Journal https://t.co/yUh6Y69QAN 
• Cancellations & delays mar progress of court modernisation programme | New Law Journal https://t.co/vnnViBfre9 
• Third of divorce or civil partnership dissolution proceedings self dealt | New Law Journal https://t.co/ALp8xk8X7w 
• Pensions & divorce catch lawyers out | New Law Journal https://t.co/yrSSivHGt4

21st September - Law News

2826th 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 all-powerful GST Council on Friday more than doubled the tax on caffeinated beverages to 40 per cent and slashed the rate on hotel room tariffs. Briefing reporters after a meeting of the panel, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the GST on caffeinated beverages has been hiked to 28 per cent plus additional cess of 12 per cent as against the current rate of 18 per cent.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/lAmC10sY4p
• Solicitor gifted £404k in client wills ‘preyed on vulnerable’ https://t.co/XwHSdzfo48 
• CPS commits to annual review of bar fees https://t.co/g8kKCOd8AH
• Solicitor struck off in 2013 for repeated misconduct is readmitted https://t.co/ZG8cqfSzDf
• Proportionality costs boost for flight delay firms https://t.co/E0oalWcIAb
• Firms face last-minute scramble for affordable PII https://t.co/eJmDqxZaOx 
• Supreme Court saga has made for must-watch TV https://t.co/UeHkXIP0Cl 
• The Guardian view on #Thailand: intimidation can’t solve the problem | Editorial https://t.co/NZnwAWi02R
• Jodie Chesney death: Boyfriend of stabbed girl 'managed to catch her' https://t.co/eSo9qewxHN
• Gay kiss 'positive' response to Rocky Horror Show protesters https://t.co/DxiiiUANeE 
• Prince Andrew 'was an abuser', says Epstein accuser https://t.co/0WCJ4QIMqN 
• Ivan Girga: Killer driver with 25 points kept licence https://t.co/jUHefeHzmo 
• Emiliano Sala: Footballer's sister calls post-mortem CCTV pair 'evil' https://t.co/7DHuM3ujE1 
• Ceara Thacker death: Mental health services 'failed student' https://t.co/eXJTZkuf1b 
• #Spanish High Court dismisses #Qatar extradition request for Irishman https://t.co/5QZOlZ3D0Y
• #Brazil dam disaster firms to face criminal charges https://t.co/BZc78WglLk
• RBS is first UK big four bank to be led by a woman https://t.co/cjEWETMswd
• Murder of Dutch lawyer condemned as ‘unacceptable attack on the legal profession’ https://t.co/wZRDVw6G9
• Public views sought on bill to make period products free for all https://t.co/wUllEwb8hu
• EU General Court bench to increase by seven https://t.co/upwjHIwl84
• Proposed electoral reforms out for consultation https://t.co/4QF3jeNBpO
• Road Traffic Accident Law (Scotland) welcomes new trainees https://t.co/KXhmBYM99q 
• Plans to limit ministers’ early access to statistics supported at Holyrood https://t.co/SZi5NregQW
• Scottish government admits defeat over Named Person scheme https://t.co/m3HFxFfnaE
• Crown Court case collapsed after a woman accidentally joined the jury https://t.co/mfAALt0AAM
• Justice committee seeks views on family breakdown plans https://t.co/9giQE69scS
• Law Society of Scotland responds to consultation on legal aid reform https://t.co/Y0ZCz5BjrI 
• Solicitor relieved of failure to comply with court rules on time-limit for appealing Pensions Ombudsman’s decision https://t.co/WOWagnNkTJ 
• Mass protests in #Spain after 19 women are murdered by partners https://t.co/PfLsOKqWhF 
• Facial recognition technology threatens to end all individual privacy https://t.co/FOCoYEUPIt 
• LGBT teaching row: Ministers accused of 'radio silence' over protests https://t.co/pHddzASAoJ 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/7MlSEQSq0c
• Murder trial collapses after only witness asks court lawyer if he'd like to 'buy some p*ssy' https://t.co/R1GXcJkNih
• #HongKong Barristers challenge police chief over access to clients arrested amid protests https://t.co/ZExGHFb0Dv
• Born-again Christian jailed after trying to smuggle four Albanians through Holyhead Port https://t.co/FRFHhwCOWA
• Labour MP Rupa Huq cleared over malicious antisemitism allegations in party probe https://t.co/9sFrOvfHBp 
• Catholic barrister reveals shocking levels of abuse at disability royal commission #Australia https://t.co/m3Glz1Yo1W 
• Five #US Law Firms Commit $5M to Tackle Legal Profession's Diversity Problem https://t.co/bRKXdVjrYi 
• The historical differences between Scottish and English Law, and what it means for Brexit https://t.co/43iGPdWkQg
• Flaws In 2007 UK Legal Reform Spark Call For More Changes https://t.co/Hf6Zm3bemj 
• Legal Fact Check explores the history and workings of the Electoral College #US https://t.co/9sMwseRqln 
• Edinburgh Legal Theory Research Group Seminar: Punishing the Polity https://t.co/YulhFb0Kyo
• Liberal Democrats seek legal advice on potential exclusion of Jo Swinson from TV leaders' debates https://t.co/4LZsNtt21U 
• Legal threats against Beef Plan Movement 'a very sad development' #Ireland https://t.co/ImouEedxn
• Wings over Scotland granted appeal in legal battle with Kezia Dugdale https://t.co/xLSn6AUCvF
• A Momentous Change In The Legal Industry Garnering Little Attention https://t.co/ZZbQX6xa3y
• Make a healthy climate a legal right that extends to future generations https://t.co/3DRmL43aCb
• Transforming lives and communities with legal aid https://t.co/mdZKFEKsZB
• Written Statement: Prorogation of the UK Parliament – legal proceedings https://t.co/eW8Ci2lnGP
• Republic of #Guinea must face suit over $10 mln unpaid Dentons legal fees https://t.co/fbdV3g0g5
• Tate & Lyle agrees £930m 'de-risking' pension deal with Legal & General https://t.co/rYQnZ4r3j0
• There Will Be Lawsuits: Legal Fallout From Vape Cart Crisis Is Coming #US https://t.co/V2My6sPdY9
• Anime trolls tried to silence a #MeToo campaign with legal threats — and got shut down hard https://t.co/Y1UA2NINmT
• Wrexham 'bully' jailed after punching and strangling his Good Samaritan girlfriend https://t.co/8WBMOilGp8
• Belfast solicitor John Finucane nominated to run for Westminster again https://t.co/ZsbYlVjFHa 
• Solicitor for five families says hospitals inquiry must 'get to bottom' of crisis https://t.co/c72buAhshd
• 'Dishonest' Norwich trainee solicitor banned from legal profession https://t.co/vDLIF4pf6V 
• Why Sonia Sotomayor Fears for the Judiciary—and for Justice #US https://t.co/sWgKOrlcSw 
• Former immigration judge fined, temporarily banned from federal service for promoting Clinton policies #US https://t.co/6TpbujzMMn 
• Judge partially blocks law aimed at oil pipeline protests #US https://t.co/bYDTPx1cfe 
• Judge James Robertson, Who Quit FISA Court Over Wiretapping, Dies at 81 #US https://t.co/YLPYvWGMWR
• Biased New York judge barred for posting noose and "Make America Great Again" message on Facebook #US https://t.co/7P8WAp1qIJ
• NCLAT orders review of McDonald's-Vikram Bakshi settlement #India https://t.co/uSZM0zNA57
• Italian journalist loses UK tribunal battle for Julian Assange extradition files https://t.co/TFWjA1q1WT
• UK taxman wins tribunal case against BBC presenters https://t.co/cz6lgYv8Z7
• Findings of BBC report on kids in care 'a scandal' https://t.co/WgBEcoBmYF 
• Islamophobia: Conservative Party members suspended over posts, however, many in senior places still remain https://t.co/Gp2DUkVWLh 
• Firm advertises for black solicitor apprentices | Legal Futures https://t.co/B5I4hO7ajX 
• Ex-partner suing firm denied sight of its NDAs | Legal Futures https://t.co/nS23NgIX9V
• SIF rule could be “catastrophic” for retired solicitors | Legal Futures https://t.co/942bgPOzbr 
• Judges urged to back MPs' recall if they rule against prorogation https://t.co/eoWcKNyjEh
• Concerns raised over prosecution of trafficked British children https://t.co/DHragMC1uj
• Supreme court hears masterly prorogation defence: don't sweat it https://t.co/2NCWS7Mydi 
• Alex Malcolm murder: inquest points to failings by probation service https://t.co/7gkSa9w2tw 
• #Malta urged to drop libel lawsuits against Daphne Caruana Galizia https://t.co/GWpLrZULC9

20th September - Law News

2825th 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 final Day of UK Supreme Court challenge to prorogation afternoon sessions.

Saturday Conversations on Law

Focus of the Day Article: Over 80 percent of private-sector US employees will be forced into arbitration with their employers by 2024, a new report predicts. The report, by the Economic Policy Institute and the Center for Popular Democracy, suggests workers  are “at the mercy” of arbitrators, with statistics showing that arbitrators side with companies more than 90 percent of the time. Full story - The Global Legal Post

• US firm opens London office after payments sector ‘boom’ https://t.co/y3mFOHVuti
• Prosecution witness lawyer’s assassination shocks Netherlands https://t.co/gFHuuBzGR8
• Legal aid for unaccompanied and separated migrant children https://t.co/hu6o4yQD0q 
• Magic circle firms bolster presence in France https://t.co/rFjLBOTVdE
• Eversheds Sutherland sets BAME targets for UK practice https://t.co/PEqUIEDn3v 
• Free no more: BSB to pay barristers for tribunal representation https://t.co/VYXXOZsvyo 
• Ex-partner who alleges bullying denied sight of colleague grievances https://t.co/j9TV1A5wLv 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/kN47kcFLRr T
• Islington North MP Jeremy Corbyn is the country’s lowest expenses claimer https://t.co/Ob75i7nRDK 
• Payouts 'denied' to abuse victims with crime record https://t.co/SLXAERzljP 
• Trump denies promise that led to formal complaint from #US spy https://t.co/HpihzbnxcO 
• Fastest-growing UK terror threat 'from white supremacist far-right' https://t.co/YEVyPXHRL8
• National Lottery worker 'helped with fake win scam' https://t.co/4iWIwyaRy9
• Children as young as 11 placed in unregulated care homes https://t.co/lXRj8Midtz 
• Racist comments: Former Newcastle United coach & England footballer Peter Beardsley suspended from football https://t.co/HOuhCiovVE 
• BTO to headline sponsor Edinburgh Art Fair for third year https://t.co/yYJMUNIPiX 
• CPS taken to task over declining rape prosecutions https://t.co/6G5VHvtjrp
• Ancient universities better able to bear financial pressures https://t.co/d9XgOsmhKf 
• House prices in Scotland growing twice as fast as UK average https://t.co/1BpwbtvJIj
• Additional red tape would add barrier to solving our national housing shortage https://t.co/9DLtqEQOCv
• Case comment: Sanction for counsel in All Scotland Personal Injury Court https://t.co/roIbjgn8XD 
• Drunk commandeered milk float after losing all his money at the gambling tables, a court told https://t.co/vt4oQ26reT 
• Fourteen trainees start their legal career with Thorntons https://t.co/XENUDEHXZK
• ‘Openly gay’ asylum seeker’s fresh claim to remain in UK due to ‘risk of persecution’ in Zimbabwe dismissed https://t.co/fd7mNNi9yC
• Southport football manager giving second chances to former prisoners https://t.co/qUqHDtz2TR
• Football hate crime at matches in England and Wales rose by 47% last season https://t.co/lJra0k0Q4r
• Brexit: UK shares confidential documents with EU https://t.co/H43D6UTJhW
• #Afghanistan conflict: The young face of a brutal war https://t.co/2LG27ryy2U
• Jason Lawrance appeals against vasectomy lie rape convictions https://t.co/NNdv6BQMzi 
• #Austria blocks EU-Mercosur trade deal with South America https://t.co/Rn6eoiC9O9
• https://t.co/e6S2R4DLPG still duping customers, says watchdog https://t.co/VuIXX69ITK
• School shootings: Sandy Hook parents' haunting video warning #US https://t.co/4KAPgNadhx
• Lawyer Gerald Kean's former Upper Pembroke Street offices guiding at €1.1m #Ireland https://t.co/6qvrJcNOD4
• Solicitor General says Surrey mayor's friend didn't attend government meeting #Canada https://t.co/FXKKfNrvyf
• New partners as Anderson Strathern unveils string of promotions https://t.co/QttTuZgYWr 
• Brighton solicitor struck off for preying on elderly clients https://t.co/BwaaVHX1rr
• Archdiocese of Chicago paid $80 million to victims of sexual abuse by clergy represented by a single law firm #US https://t.co/rnJdGIGBie 
• Those who want to say that lawyers have a monopoly should first know how a monopoly operates https://t.co/8eKGHd1XkR
• Top Homeland Security lawyer fired in latest leadership shakeup #US https://t.co/Fhcc1JXGSv 
• Harvey Weinstein's Lawyer Contends Disgraced Mogul Has Committed 'Sins' But Is Not a 'Rapist' https://t.co/l8c3lR6RjM
• Murder of lawyer Derk Wiersum in gangster case shocks the #Netherlands https://t.co/ccq9lFAps
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/yNycTAjk9i
• BBC 'ignoring its audience' over iPlayer app removal https://t.co/nQNOjKGssf 
• 'I’m tired and desperate' – a disabled victim of domestic violence on her struggle to survive https://t.co/CWGlfVSn
• Trump's promise to foreign leader prompts whistleblower complaint – report #US https://t.co/IpGdcALR
• Eadie's defence of prorogation based on everything but the facts | John Crace https://t.co/HrTXpCAN5
• ABS Carbon opens platform to own-brand start-ups | Legal Futures https://t.co/VBR0Fr0Asn 
• SDT throws out case against Law Society vice-president | Legal Futures https://t.co/Xx5iHoVSjE
• Defendant solicitors worry about PI reforms delay | Legal Futures https://t.co/BLd3i5qULV