3rd February - Law News

2960th 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 carrying Israeli and Palestinian flags marched through Tel Aviv on Saturday, protesting against recently unveiled 'Deal of the Century,' presented by US President Donald Trump, who claimed it would facilitate a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. People marched through the streets, holding a portrait of Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hugging, with banner, reading: "Don't make apartheid great again.".

Focus of the Day article: Progress on judicial diversity has been slow, according to a JUSTICE working party report published this month. The report, ‘Increasing judicial diversity: an update’, builds on its 2017 report of the same name, which explored the structural barriers faced by women, Black and minority ethnic lawyers, solicitors and those from less advantaged socio-economic backgrounds, in reaching the bench. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Italian police have handed out 162 fines in less than three hours to people ignoring a driving ban in Milan https://t.co/7pWVJGcaWV
• Streatham attacker named as Sudesh Amman, 20, released a week earlier from terror related offence sentence https://t.co/Rmwoy1efNn 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/zCppGxRvac
• Cardiff stabbings: Section 60 stop and search powers extended https://t.co/q3IE2NEq7L
• Aspiring rapper convicted of having his mother murdered https://t.co/9UoUmNiKf
• Streatham: Man shot dead by police after stabbings in London https://t.co/ONgRiH5awd 
• SRA waited three years to stop disbarred bomb hoax barrister from working for solicitors https://t.co/I1htKfMoPT
• Junior barrister offers her top 15 tips to pupillage interview success https://t.co/uQBNU3PLdx 
• Supreme Scots! Hodge named president Reed’s right-hand man https://t.co/vnQFBHlOOO
• From vac schemer to global law firm partner advising on big-ticket M&A deals https://t.co/gzClzmn2n
• Outcry over LPC 30 years ago similar to SQE anxiety today, says BARBRI chief https://t.co/dEvYzHwX3
• Don’t risk ‘dying a martyr’ for your home town accent, warns barrister who rose from poverty https://t.co/0t2ttNpTQm
• Give all law students unconscious bias training, top judge suggests https://t.co/ifZtkveRO6
• ‘Should I negotiate my training contract salary?’ https://t.co/TW2AcfVEy
• Inside the new alternative law school backed by some of the profession’s biggest names https://t.co/bwvJD8KPA
• Junior lawyer on salary of £78,000 reveals parents still pay most of her bills https://t.co/CaksNoo0MU
• Rebuke for drink driving solicitor who assaulted emergency worker https://t.co/14ALp5Sy8G 
• Allen & Overy ramps up graduate recruitment in Belfast hub https://t.co/I0juEzBHqV
• How Manchester Law School is helping to bring about a new industrial revolution in legal services https://t.co/NEdA2wkXE
• The importance of research skills in the brave new world of legal tech https://t.co/9wW4NdcBQy
• 14 law firms named in LGBT top 100 employer list https://t.co/Wa69ZslYss 
• TV barrister disbarred for failing to pay school fees https://t.co/axkbvn9rZP
• Lost luggage judge Peter Smith is back at the bar https://t.co/7kiml1R3ve 
• Watch out for ‘deepfake’ evidence forgery, family lawyer warns https://t.co/IBk6aYnzrw 
• Bar diversity latest: white, male and privately educated https://t.co/UUwjFSN0TB
• Fox baseball bat QC breaks silence https://t.co/sALTsHIRKy
• Lawyer event: How to follow your dreams outside law while still working as a lawyer — with A&O Peerpoint https://t.co/FZylWOXirn
• Beauty Laid Bare: The 'gritty' truth about your cosmetics https://t.co/45WxJ3f9lX
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/GXnKPgo6rL
• Struggling Stoke-on-Trent families 'eat donated baby food' https://t.co/aHiHZzHeW
• Peanut allergy drug approved by the #US FDA https://t.co/owOrUWxPlW
• Coronavirus: Government launches public health campaign https://t.co/DELUIseqHd
• Trump impeachment: Republican Senate 'coverup' prompts backlash #US https://t.co/IPb2JYs0BB
• Police called in after poster put up by fascist brexiters tells residents of flats to speak English https://t.co/YCTG84AKUK
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/FRWC0vfcLb

2nd February - Law News

2959th 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 US has rolled-back restrictions on the use of landmines, which have been banned by more than 100 countries. Arms control proponents have been quick to criticise the move, which will allow the use of anti-personnel landmines in "exceptional circumstances.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/FRWC0vfcLb
• Coronavirus ‘is being weaponised as a way to be openly racist’ https://t.co/SStcz1lNKO
• 'It's a war zone': why is a generation of rappers dying young? https://t.co/Xl8RSo0IUk 
• Mitch McConnell, transgender action and reaction, and authenticity in Dickens https://t.co/KfOl9mlWor
• Hiding in plain sight: activists don camouflage to beat Met surveillance https://t.co/bAMr1Qqk5i
• ‘Outlier’ victim profiles raise questions over the impact of coronavirus https://t.co/5mi55k2dTr
• Facebook commitment to free speech will 'piss people off', Zuckerberg says https://t.co/63tbngieEI 
• ‘I’ll destroy your family’: #India’s activists tell of false arrest and torture in custody https://t.co/gs5eBqOKxw
• Airbus to pay record £3bn in fines for 'endemic' corruption https://t.co/WBkMqffQn1
• Brexit: What changes for EU and UK citizens living abroad? https://t.co/FHJc8hcFVH
• Man at Leamington student club night dies after taking drug https://t.co/5pi7jYjU61
• Tamara Ecclestone burglary: Mother and son charged https://t.co/Y5nEIS5rCi
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/HSZViHt8Co
• Harvey Weinstein trial: Accuser says 'No' was a trigger for him https://t.co/yGsGCcsZ6g
• Canning Town freezer bodies: Murder charges over Henriett Szucs and Mihrican Mustafa deaths https://t.co/u21DFOGHFH
• Family's relief after £20,000 gravy tub savings rescued from dump https://t.co/SdlhFbqh2U 
• 'Obscene' 18-month delay for DWP complaints https://t.co/2vz2HswCN7
• Kobe Bryant helicopter firm was not allowed to fly in fog #US https://t.co/PfIQcQUP1C
• Coronavirus: Search for close contacts of first UK cases https://t.co/476ZsE5jtt
• Eating disorder used to sell diets on Instagram https://t.co/KepaMzDfg1
• Trump impeachment: Failed witnesses vote paves way for acquittal #US https://t.co/HRA72fCKEJ
• Neighbour disputes:a fence is blocking the light to our home — what can we do? https://t.co/10eAsH75Ah 
• Prominent Bath solicitor and charity trustee cleared of overcharging allegation https://t.co/ccVMS7geYK
• Kurdish-led authorities in northeast #Syria plan local tribunal for IS fighters https://t.co/ourHnGnn58
• House bill to end transgender right in Iowa law is dead #US https://t.co/QLoG0xntsv 
• Former CJ faults executive, parliament for denying judiciary funds #Kenya https://t.co/GmA0ABYeap
• Crowe is state's first woman to chair Senate Judiciary Committee #US https://t.co/0OI4TKxXBX

1st February - Law News

2958th 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:  "If you see last 7-8 years, how many new entrepreneurs can you think of? Apart from Ram Dev and FlipKart? There are no new entrepreneurs across all fields - not just IT, there is a serious crisis in private capital", sats Harish Damodaran, Rural Affairs and Agriculture Editor, Indian Express.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/GZQ78F2337
• MEPs vote for universal charging cable for mobiles https://t.co/EYWMGwg214
• HMCTS shuts heavily criticised divorce centres | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/vne4IFLGad
• Judge unhappy with late surveillance evidence - but allows it anyway | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/xnQmvVh5Od 
• Oxford professors suffered loss from law firm’s negligence | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/vWeOeCA3dm
• Unrepresented homeless litigant granted leniency | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ykcbXIGjXG
• QC queries 'do-gooder' diversity approach as bar's privilege laid bare | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/IX1xpNqxNJ
• Airbus to pay record £3bn in fines for 'endemic' corruption https://t.co/WBkMqffQn1
• WhatsApp to stop working on millions of phones https://t.co/ntKs2fg6RO
• The sale of British Steel to Chinese firm Jingye could be scuppered by French intervention https://t.co/RVhrC5sRrB
• Michael Upton: A Valediction – forbidding mourning thoughts on leaving the European Union https://t.co/3FOuNa6pok
• Changes needed to drive infrastructure's technology revolution https://t.co/5Hdl1wggH6
• A round-up of human rights stories from around the world https://t.co/twArycdx82
• Aneta Hologa joins Munro & Noble https://t.co/EbiaZGca8
• Stirling solicitor confirmed as Law Society of Scotland president 2021-22 https://t.co/ODW6sISon
• Government must tackle human rights concerns in Scotland’s prisons https://t.co/RIiOzKeFYp 
• Teenage boys who murdered pensioner sentenced to life imprisonment https://t.co/hhTOyFZsrh 
• Right-wing extremist fails in appeal against two-year sentence for downloading terrorist manuals https://t.co/LOgfHcwwd4
• Drawbacks in civil partnerships bill may be blessing, says Faculty https://t.co/ME7Qo9KS7Q 
• Success fee payments agreed by Scots law firm with client and advocate ‘illegal and unenforceable’ https://t.co/AR3RzoQ9do
• Worker dies in #Russian sport stadium roof collapse https://t.co/DDDOEaeQyE
• Doctors acquitted in #Belgium’s first criminal euthanasia case https://t.co/hHa9GUU6Cr
• #India police kill hostage-taker Subhash Batham, wife beaten to death https://t.co/Zmbr9UJrYX
• Church of England sticking by LGBTQIA+ sex guidance https://t.co/fkpzsXmInu
• Europeans look to uncertain future as UK leaves EU https://t.co/XyXnzpXLV
• Coronavirus: Worldwide cases surpass Sars outbreak in 2003 https://t.co/tcvCzchBNM
• Two people from the same family have tested positive for coronavirus in the UK https://t.co/8t3PXbSPgt
• Four legal tech companies chosen for accelerator | Legal Futures https://t.co/DVdc4Eahuc
• “Surprisingly incompetent” solicitor fined over instructions failure | Legal Futures https://t.co/Q8KO9XIaz
• Obscene tweets barrister “could have reached the top” | Legal Futures https://t.co/pchNclVvos
• HMCTS told to fund lay advocates to lift solicitors’ burden | Legal Futures https://t.co/abYpdR1UlJ
• Experience: I saved a woman who jumped in front of a train https://t.co/HOO2FmHRnX
• 'Intelligent drones': albatross fitted with radar detectors to spot illegal fishing https://t.co/qyTBo6J22u
• Republicans in the senate races toward Trump acquittal as hopes for new witnesses fade #US https://t.co/1N7kQ2xM0P
• Trump will insist NHS pays more for drugs in trade deal, says ambassador https://t.co/6GGFXFk7V8
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/iNgSjmITMp
• Pro-government fascist gunman fires at anti-CAA protest rally in Delhi #India https://t.co/CnAWK1I5q
• Gandhi's death anniversary galvanises #India's anti-CAA protesters https://t.co/UkHGBjcGEF 
• Sharp rise in football racism as incidents go up by more than 50% in one year https://t.co/KxRB66oBpx
• #Nicaragua: Six indigenous people reportedly killed in attack https://t.co/1QoKaG5Vcp
• Two men been arrested over the £50m jewellery raid on heiress Tamara Ecclestone's London home https://t.co/5KZgIFcB4I
• Controversial commentator Katie Hopkins has had her Twitter account suspended for violating its anti-hate policy https://t.co/Hh0lW4wk44

31st January - Law News

2957th 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 deeper look at the route of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter before it crashed to understand how such an accident could occur.

Focus of the Day article: Law firms excel in diversity rankings across the US, the UK and Australia. Pinsent Masons is top firm in UK LGBT index as 134 Am Law 200 firms score maximum points in US rankings. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• A Feminist Is Murdered In #Mexico, And Protesters Demand Answers https://t.co/7uBQYInjnp 
• Huge surge in Britons applying for non-UK passports https://t.co/OSvlpQGoRf
• People who worked on Grenfell Tower 'could face life sentences' https://t.co/VMygQGyN9A
• Alastair Stewart's exit due to multiple 'errors of judgment', not just one tweet to a black man including the term “angry ape” https://t.co/EbpkNDuZLW
• Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop wellness products condemned by NHS chief https://t.co/jFcVQJA55f
• Larry Nassar survivors offered $215m settlement by USA Gymnastics #US https://t.co/1hSKjVT2QS 
• Church sorry for saying that sex is just for married heterosexuals https://t.co/slKXYTQBwK 
• Police sending a third fewer rape cases to prosecutors, figures show https://t.co/sbLtrRPCRS 
• Tribunal hits SRA for costs after ‘shambolic’ prosecution | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/59qrb04O6d
• Barrister embroiled in personal proceedings disbarred for abuse of process | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ivJxGB1iNB
• MPs re-elect Neill as justice committee chair | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/d9LvkWEBCw 
• CPS data 'illustrates long-term challenges' | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/HS78GNCStj
• DAC6 reporting regime looms despite Brexit - and lack of guidance | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/gOnyWGSAr2
• Court of Appeal rejects JR on assisted dying | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/dC8BCB66it 
• Pinsent Masons hailed most LGBT-inclusive law firm | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/wt1kKZ5xuR 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/xcFNZv6md3
• Duke of Sussex loses press complaint over wildlife photos https://t.co/Xbye0QNLtF 
• Huawei: US 'to work with' UK over Chinese firm https://t.co/3B3JMl4Xqd
• Parliamentary bullying will not be tolerated, says Speaker https://t.co/SOKojro22S
• Grenfell Tower inquiry: Firms 'pulled the trigger' on victims https://t.co/id20Ryq2KS
• Royal Marine who died after training incident named https://t.co/rUeC2Xwudm
• Man found guilty of trying to steal Magna Carta, claims the document is fake https://t.co/25647Ue6QN
• A man has been jailed after brazenly smoking a joint while in the dock for alleged possession of cannabis https://t.co/hv32CS9MYt 
• Murray Beith Murray announces charity partnership with CHAS https://t.co/EBGHaCBNcp 
• Arctic adventure a “fantastic experience” https://t.co/5fviCexdGb 
• Compensation awarded to mum and daughter who suffered bedbug attack at Edinburgh hotel https://t.co/lTk1zRtsO5
• Scottish Legal Views: EU regulations at the heart of family law https://t.co/Nqe2zr75H8
• England: Disabled people in legal profession face severe discrimination https://t.co/qlU6dj4P8T
• Jamie Foulis becomes sixth family law specialist at Balfour and Manson https://t.co/ktEQdVtUQK
• FOI requests – what public sector employees need to know https://t.co/PVX3ZRIk7V 
• Scottish Legal Complaints Commission budget consultation now open https://t.co/5igoXAGlxM
• Sheriff expresses anger over 'deplorable' FAI wait https://t.co/BiLTrCIOdv
• Success fee payments agreed by Scots law firm with client and advocate ‘illegal and unenforceable’ https://t.co/AR3RzoQ9do
• Ministers “discussing” viability of April whiplash reform launch | Legal Futures https://t.co/qOOhXieSAh
• Solicitor who made “catastrophic decisions” is struck off | Legal Futures https://t.co/Fyo8DJdZHj
• “Single source of property truth” to be piloted within weeks | Legal Futures https://t.co/563MrPHKEs
• Colwyn Bay school stabbing: Attempted murder boy sentenced https://t.co/lyVO9HuVuG
• The ‘anti-woke’ backlash is no joke – and progressives are going to lose if they don’t wise up https://t.co/YpQwPdATRB 
• UK sued for approving Europe’s biggest gas power station https://t.co/J2RAzBTkj1
• Fears for #US-detained asylum seekers as hunger strike enters fourth month https://t.co/R9FETkdaQl
• Police send one-third fewer rape cases to prosecutors, figures show https://t.co/sbLtrRPCRS 
• Baroness Scotland criticised for awarding contract to friend's firm https://t.co/lscWNOl2sR 
• Coronavirus: Man's concern over mask availability due to outbreak https://t.co/r2ovhTvNqz 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/bbW27PFKIb
• Wonga borrowers 'to get 4.3% of compensation claims' https://t.co/53RSEQ01KF
• The famous British motorbike company Norton Motorcycles has gone into administration https://t.co/qLd9YBqyBB
• Almonds are out. Dairy is a disaster. So what milk should we drink? https://t.co/jQunT4Ibj8 
• White House pushes back as Bolton book threatens revelations #US https://t.co/l1mTy3cfJN 
• #France to ban culling of unwanted male chicks by end of 2021 https://t.co/ETOxvsFjlF

30th January - Law News

2956th 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:  For months firefighters have worked hard in the face of danger to protect lives and property. Those efforts have inspired people from all walks of life to sign up, and now Fire and Rescue NSW is on a mission to increase the number of firefighters from diverse backgrounds.

Focus of the Day article: The Crown Prosecution Service is considering an application to restrict a prolific employment tribunal complainant after his latest failed attempt to bring proceedings over a legal trainee scheme. A judgment published this week has detailed how Zakir Khan has made a string of claims, including two against the CPS, after applying for jobs and being rejected without interview. All of the claims were made under the Equality Act and alleged he suffered discrimination as a result of his disabilities. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/DYhlmxCxI
• How we are helping solicitors get on to the bench | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ozPTo0ziho
• Justice lambasts lack of progress on a diverse judiciary | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ITTSghBulz 
• CPS considers block on persistent tribunal claimant | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/XzMF93Rr3p
• DWF adds 360 staff through £14.2m outsourcing acquisition | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/HRAItuOH3u
• Lawyers question timing of Airbus deferred prosecution | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/F2aI2Mcw6T
• Conveyancers to test HIP-inspired questionnaire | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/tboLDacifW 
• Sky is the limit for trade marks following key CJEU ruling | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/PnXVM3fvSR 
• MoJ chief hints at doubts over RTA portal April start | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ffvk2LB33d
• Two UK deaths 'may be linked to vaping lung injury' https://t.co/YwxHYn9mUA
• Washing machine owners must re-check for fire risk https://t.co/IelkLhoVA7
• Coronavirus: Britons on Wuhan flights to be quarantined https://t.co/aZdvnKt2aV
• Parents can not name their children after the Devil, naming authorities in #Iceland have ruled https://t.co/XNi4fnO9Mk
• High-performing partner at Burness Paull recognised as hot stuff https://t.co/0XuJ9HI9Z8 
• CMS study shows oil and gas majors plugging billions into renewables https://t.co/RPt6vKHnZt
• Lady Rae in running to become Glasgow University’s next rector https://t.co/vnfEpnxIa5
• English judiciary remains dominated by white men from the bar https://t.co/JOKAVZrn0X
• Lawyers dismayed at state of Scottish legal market for prospective trainees https://t.co/z56Al38esE
• Peter McLuckie joins Harper Macleod in Elgin https://t.co/Bkk5Ga7mzC
• DWP loses court fight over treatment of severely disabled https://t.co/Spc43nfJav
• Grenfell Tower fire: Firms want immunity over evidence https://t.co/mQWWmvdETt
• Trump Middle East plan, conjured up without consulting the #Palestinians is rejected as 'conspiracy' https://t.co/uMIGmAxYTY 
• Seriously ill wait more than hour for ambulance https://t.co/hW4kSCxasc
• MAC report recommendations could simplify the new immigration system https://t.co/cs11Oz9xfl
• Faculty: Judges should not have to explain to children decisions about their future https://t.co/17OfD8UAaJ
• Criminal Appeal Court clarifies application of ‘mutual corroboration’ in child sex abuse cases https://t.co/nNhkMyvuRL
• Legal advice must be “dominant purpose” for privilege to apply | Legal Futures https://t.co/Bw1IPKidjQ
• Whiplash portal nearing completion – if draft rules don’t change | Legal Futures https://t.co/SSffSJObK3
• Solicitor rejected for job was victim of age discrimination | Legal Futures https://t.co/bWd3J37gGN
• Landmark case held on alleged sexual abuse of #Ecuadorian schoolgirl https://t.co/dAGgo5HCU
• Dissatisfaction with democracy as a political system 'at record high', is the rule of law at peril? https://t.co/j79jl392vv
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/4d0vTjQUZ7
• Brexit: Wales' EU citizens behind in applications to stay https://t.co/uDrc6L4LlR
• Coronavirus: BA suspends flights to and from mainland #China https://t.co/aZdvnKt2aV
• Let us remember Kobe Bryant. Let us also remember his accuser https://t.co/MDVCR7bhND 
• Homeless families putting budgets under strain, say councils https://t.co/oLFQJivxI3
• Extinction Rebellion: charges against five protesters dismissed https://t.co/UeTDEl6qsb 
• Call to close teenage sex 'loophole' for faith leaders and coaches https://t.co/nHJTxsj0AH
• Filming partner without their consent during sex ruled a criminal offence https://t.co/zAQAobU5gp
• For Prince Andrew and Anne Sacoolas, the law is just an obstacle to navigate https://t.co/tf1NIHtE5D
• The police aren’t the only ones in need of diversity https://t.co/U6MyBaFR2U
• White men still dominate judiciary, says Justice report https://t.co/C505JRTvZ4
• Huawei: How the UK's decision affects the rest of the world https://t.co/x4j2zYf4Br 
• Wales to bring in smacking ban after assembly vote https://t.co/xGIraGXHz1
• Ed Woodward, Man Utd's under fire executive vice-chairman's home comes under attack https://t.co/g5hzPhDyqr

29th January - Law News

2955th 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:  President Donald Trump proposed a Middle East plan that he claimed was a "realistic two-state solution" but caters to nearly every major Israeli demand and was immediately rejected by Palestinians.

Focus of the Day article: Nearly half (48%) of the top 150 law firms have reported data breaches since the GDPR came into force in May 2018. And, of those breaches, 41% were a result of emailing the wrong person. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Cardiff City has passed on details to prosecutors in France to consider whether FC Nantes has a case to answer over the death of Emiliano Sala https://t.co/KNg6vlBxZC 
• Hounslow trader avoids jail in 'flash crash' case https://t.co/bdV70VfYSn 
• MP who voted against same-sex marriage elected to be parliament’s new LGBT and equalities chief https://t.co/jIQhkAwdF8
• Dechert partner was complicit in rights breaches, High Court hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/BPpeM3o9XF
• Tory MP comes forward as rival to Neill’s committee chair seat | Law Gazette https://t.co/D78T8Fpx4m
• Conveyancing referral fees move up the agenda | Law Gazette https://t.co/gwjQz1UL8w 
• Fresh bill ordered in long-running Tower Hamlets costs row | Law Gazette https://t.co/Bdc8bWOEa2 
• Solicitors created ‘contractual quagmire’ through complex CFAs, rules court | Law Gazette https://t.co/VXP6buRZB8 
• South West court delays sign of ‘national crisis’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/iOphYrgFVp
• Nobody should think their background prevents a career in law | Law Gazette https://t.co/xv0NwI08OM
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/MwKsb1SJ2t
• 'She can't say no': the #Ugandan men demanding to be breastfed https://t.co/1sNqecWssV
• Disabled man starved to death after DWP stopped his benefits https://t.co/9TPIrNy0I0 
• The Pensions Regulator has issued a fine – against another watchdog https://t.co/CeKUqOPdf1
• TLT supports Blackfinch on multiple renewable acquisitions https://t.co/CMBXwnHGea
• Harper Macleod partner Chris Kerr named as one of UK's Hot 100 lawyers https://t.co/JZIwz14Vnn
• Police roll-out of live facial recognition in London criticised by rights groups https://t.co/k7v7G4iMHX
• Lawyer of the Month: Robbie Brodie https://t.co/otmI3ytywR
• The rise of the professional legal project manager https://t.co/e4kKDxUIFy 
• Sir James Munby to give keynote address at Shared Parenting Scotland renaming event https://t.co/gNPYCRHpze
• Stalking accused successfully challenges docket evidence of previous assault on complainer https://t.co/vzLVTCfVjl
• NHS sues Brookfield Multiplex for £73m in Glasgow hospital case https://t.co/7YHLgJqxOg 
• EU to insist CJEU rules on post-Brexit agreement with UK https://t.co/KhTl69JrJc
• Can Prince Andrew be forced to testify? https://t.co/R9jZP3FwIp
• Journalist Felicia Sonmez posted a link to a 2016 article about historical sexual assault allegations against Kobe Bryant, Washington Post has suspended her https://t.co/pbNhBnv0HL 
• Can anyone call themself a therapist or a counsellor? https://t.co/YYWCmwxLLT
• #Israel PM Netanyahu indicted in court on corruption charges after dropping immunity bid https://t.co/Ar2JRKKrJ1
• Huawei set for limited role in UK 5G networks https://t.co/cwbkM4qwUc 
• Solicitor and boyfriend face jail over legal aid fraud | Legal Futures https://t.co/24S7X9eKY2 
• Good times for listed firms and one of their founders | Legal Futures https://t.co/4oenISUu34 
• Conveyancing revolution to hit over next decade | Legal Futures https://t.co/yXrJvpUIdK
• “Dramatically different” pricing the key to law firm’s growth | Legal Futurres https://t.co/IE0JcTeEuE
• Immigration salary threshold should drop by £4,400, says committee https://t.co/061WFPXhev 
• 'I left a house party and got crushed under a car' https://t.co/eNhrG86xYO
• Banks asked to explain 40% overdraft rates https://t.co/p2S0etLvj1
• Jeffrey Epstein accusers outraged by Prince Andrew's 'lack of co-operation' https://t.co/yOSWruLfnn
• Coronavirus: #HongKong to slash border travel as virus spreads https://t.co/smik1JcEa
• The silenced YouTube stars of #Indian-administered Kashmir https://t.co/jY9z3ehwbW
• Huawei 5G verdict is a decision 'with few good options' https://t.co/b1TNPXTuRC
• Several thousand Aviva customers have received an apology after the insurer mistakenly called them all Michael https://t.co/ncYToZNDHH
• School curriculum overhaul for Wales published https://t.co/AvFN94Cd5G
• #Belgium's ex-King Albert II admits fathering child after DNA test https://t.co/7xK4IJsJLL
• Watchdog queries impact of £46m 'Get Ready for Brexit' campaign https://t.co/cpwV11Ljfk 
• Coronavirus: Death toll climbs to 106 as China tightens measures https://t.co/TvMuujxDUO 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/3CR5LoJ7ZT
• MoTs: All tests in Northern Ireland suspended with immediate effect https://t.co/6bOG96MLfb 
• Elderly abuse suspect could be allowed to starve himself to death, judge says https://t.co/jrOJDXUywH
• 'I realized I'm being raped': accuser gives tearful testimony at Weinstein trial https://t.co/8b1tzsG0te

28th January - Law News

2954th 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:  Rianto, is a master of the Lengger Lanang, a traditional Indonesian dance performed by men dressed as women. But Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country, has seen rising intolerance in recent years towards the LBGT community. And there are fears it could affect this traditional art form.

Focus of the Day article: When judges don’t know the meaning of rape, there is little hope of justice. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Cocaine seizure: Men jailed after 750kg haul found on boat https://t.co/ZRBrGRvKLV
• Violence broke out at the Old Bailey as five gang members were jailed for murdering a man in a knife attack https://t.co/RR2DktLdh
• Kobe Bryant: Investigators work to determine cause of crash https://t.co/f60SVq37v
• Prince Andrew gives 'zero cooperation' over Epstein inquiry, US prosecutor says https://t.co/qS9vBs9Ul9
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/1rlo3KOXAr
• Dechert partner questioned in High Court over role in Gulf dispute | Law Gazette https://t.co/lS9U7jX0
• Lord Hodge named as deputy to Supreme Court president | Law Gazette https://t.co/BKS6MYPmH
• CPS asks for local support to improve disclosure | Law Gazette https://t.co/i6Q1f46Qj8
• Solicitor 'duped' into instructing banned barrister | Law Gazette https://t.co/zRhsYBCvMy
• Solicitors rank top in biggest ever survey of legal needs | Law Gazette https://t.co/dUUTa97PSB
• News focus: How solicitors can help raise the bar | Law Gazette https://t.co/QDRnDVnjr
• Legal needs: 'Break down barriers' to access, urges watchdog | Law Gazette https://t.co/U163viIQuq
• Continuing competence back on agenda | Law Gazette https://t.co/EXTNkYRQu
• A tale of two countries | Law Gazette https://t.co/8Dlt8EUxLZ
• You can’t force staff to have fun if they don’t want to | Law Gazette https://t.co/EUATSchJ6i 
• My legal life: Karen Howard, Shoosmiths | Law Gazette https://t.co/8to2hUJbcP
• Lawyer in the news: Raj Chada, Hodge Jones | Law Gazette https://t.co/6zjg6FQJSx
• Nyree Conway gives Kilgraston pupils insight into the legal life https://t.co/yfzrTNsMAh
• In pictures... Strong showing for student mediators https://t.co/MY7LGwHCfG
• Travelex cyber attack underlines need for business to mitigate risk https://t.co/nGCGRoFi7J 
• The SYLA recently published the results of a survey on retention issues within the legal profession https://t.co/lE3s3SJIAy
• Julie Devlin appointed as of counsel to firm’s finance team https://t.co/sbedpOXl40
• Katherine Irvine joins Lindsays' employment team https://t.co/SnvR02VVdD
• Study to support reduction in remand numbers https://t.co/qy5Zn9WkI
• No officers prosecuted as man who was wrongly arrested and imprisoned on remand given £100,000 https://t.co/Mf6RqFqlRX 
• Fishing association fails in legal challenge over ‘unfair’ compensation scheme for salmon catching ban https://t.co/IhxZekM2Dm 
• Exclusive: Scottish government claims dire legal aid warnings 'untrue', despite exodus from profession https://t.co/IUxWFn3Q2v
• Great Scots! Lord Hodge named Deputy President of the Supreme Court https://t.co/jjw2tUCZr
• Who owns the ink? Reproduction of tattoos in film, photographs and video games https://t.co/c679cAV4Ro
• West End firm gets only all-female leadership team in top 100 as founding partner steps down https://t.co/eAVaWN6nZ
• Couple sentenced over genital mutilation of daughter #Ireland https://t.co/cKsesg9srH
• I have lived my life in the shadow of Auschwitz. This is what it has meant | Jason Stanley https://t.co/XSsy72wnzw
• Grenfell Tower fire: Inquiry told firms 'deny responsibility' https://t.co/PvLvIVXvvj 
• Richard Branson's Virgin Healthcare has paid no tax on £2billion NHS deals https://t.co/bJXiJf2C38 WEBINAR 31st MARCH 2020 https://t.co/Dc086Glsau
• Sunday People 'hired detectives to target Milly Dowler family' https://t.co/AusakbBeLB
• Auschwitz survivors to return after 75 years for memorial ceremony https://t.co/MBGKkQBmJ6
• Philip Pullman calls for boycott of Brexit 50p coin over 'missing' Oxford comma https://t.co/y2HtrfeWMr
• Longer sentences will not cut crime, say prison experts https://t.co/s6cP4XSUrk
• Debt repayment orders hit record 1.15m in 2019 https://t.co/ECgbY64QJM
• Police reject judge's call to apologise over wrongful conviction https://t.co/asV58E2yQ
• BBC red button protest ahead of switch-off https://t.co/jAf8Y2p8HL
• Cwm Taf maternity: Calls for police investigation https://t.co/O85HmBNHLG
• Most clients satisfied with lawyers – if they use them | Legal Futures https://t.co/Qk1TLigl7e 
• Bar investigates training on how to deal with suicidal clients | Legal Futures https://t.co/X8xS3jnOqM
• Law firms failing miserably with client follow-ups | Legal Futures https://t.co/31GnEgxjZa
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/eLJJml5PDF
• Priti Patel’s plan to tackle radicalised youth is so flawed it’s mad, says study https://t.co/CNbsn3JV5L

27th January - Law News

2953rd 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:  SQE Conference 2019: SQE training – different approaches:

Focus of the Day article: Proposals to cap the solicitors’ compensation fund to £500,000 for single claims have been put forward in a 12-week consultation. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Grenfell inquiry to restart with statements from private firms https://t.co/awVsN7rgQl 
• Cow & Gate and Tesco recall baby food over tampering fears https://t.co/k8BzYWbmmf 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/uo6uVM1clz
• When judges don’t know the meaning of rape, there is little hope of justice https://t.co/w8Q09FzQCp
• Trump’s most baleful legacy? The end of trust in democracy and the rule of law #US https://t.co/Np5jOJGkky 
• Tory minister says Russian donors have right to ‘invest in’ British political scene https://t.co/44nkS7mH2t
• Murder arrests over Matlock Town footballer Jordan Sinnott's death https://t.co/UU70gD9Hud
• #US basketball legend Kobe Bryant has been killed in a helicopter crash in California https://t.co/OAPDdmyI51 
• 38 killed on smart motorways in last five years, just how unsafe are they? https://t.co/2lMe1mi2wF
• Reports of sexual misconduct at law firms hit all-time high in wake of #MeToo https://t.co/0nIxbnc0Nj 
• Lawyer event: How to follow your dreams outside law while still working as a lawyer — with A&O Peerpoint https://t.co/FZylWOXirn 
• Piers Morgan could face prosecution over ‘unhinged’ criticism of Meghan Markle, says The Secret Barrister https://t.co/Ka7M1UmDPq 
• Addleshaw Goddard posts 100% spring trainee retention score https://t.co/2MbQNHsPIp
• Formal warning for judge who used ‘inappropriate language’ at event https://t.co/jPDLF770Ix 
• Hotshot solicitor apprentices are starting to give law graduates a serious run for their money https://t.co/8WFbXHrBcR
• Slaughter and May keeps 29 out of 31 qualifying trainee solicitors https://t.co/p7WKzlN7xi
• Unqualified former paralegal admits pretending to be a solicitor in High Court https://t.co/ovdfVRaGTv
• Calls to lawyer wellbeing helpline continue to rise with stress, depression and bullying among top concerns https://t.co/n8edra07iZ 
• Baker McKenzie, DLA Piper and Clifford Chance lead the way on 2020 brand power rankings https://t.co/DIMUwlF79j
• SQE offers chance to create high quality courses where technology enhances learning, says Nottingham Law School head of department https://t.co/M6MCWEwk1Z 
• £900 fine for hedge fund lawyer who ‘lost his temper’ and punched opera-goer in row over seat https://t.co/UJdVKLQ4UJ 
• Legal Cheek Podcast: Junior City lawyers chat about big firm life https://t.co/LQRRm1eb3h
• High Court slams top family judge for not knowing what consent is https://t.co/tKvTXRCpTG
• French lawyers dance in protest to government pension reforms https://t.co/nXGqJboDr6
• ‘The way we do business will inevitably change — but we will always need lawyers’ https://t.co/Np1kMTOFb1
• Dentons revamps training contract in bid to make trainees more resilient https://t.co/zEnWRwWkFa
• Reed Smith ups NQ lawyer pay — and billable hour targets https://t.co/u6iq9ANWEJ 
• Over half of disabled lawyers have experienced ‘ill-treatment’ at work, research finds https://t.co/zxJqAtFyTT
• ‘As a 17 year-old secretary with no A-Levels and terrible GCSEs I didn’t expect to become a partner in a leading law firm’ https://t.co/3gLZx19Ye9
• University of Liverpool cheese bookmark sparks Twitter jokes https://t.co/wjZjkbDCwL 
• Man wrongfully arrested given £100k compensation by police https://t.co/E6be35Z2NJ 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Sf65jax1ve
• Court to probe Carrie Symonds’ influence on PM after cancellation of badger cull https://t.co/8R4LoH7Lz5
• Tories plan to scrap EU rules on work hours and paid holidays https://t.co/m5NJIEI0aq 
• Inside Christmas Island: the #Australian detention centre with four asylum seekers and a $26m price tag https://t.co/oMq433s7Dj 
• Arizona man dresses up skeleton to drive in HOV lane #US https://t.co/a6cXwpvltN