10th December - Law News

2176th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: Protestors are accusing South African President Jacob Zuma of allowing business to control the government via corruption. The term "state capture" is well known in South Africa. It is used to describe the undue influence some businesses are exerting on the government. It’s a key issue for the governing party, the African National Congress. The party is choosing a successor to President Jacob Zuma next week.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• FCC commissioner, 28 senators, and New York’s attorney general call to delay net neutrality vote #US https://t.co/uJ2UOL075O 
• Damian Green porn row: Police in 'dangerous territory' https://t.co/0eeLHcij5b 
• Attorney general's office investigates social media posts which may identify Jon Venables https://t.co/5nFiPq3TYW 
• Africa needs to provide opportunities to its young people to stay in the continent and help it grow, President Akuf… https://t.co/5l7hw91zS8
• Chief Justice David Maraga honoured for upholding integrity #Kenya https://t.co/ydyCwdMXh2
• Jailed HDP co-chair Demirtaş blasts #Turkish judiciary, delays in his case https://t.co/uPo43Na9tm
• Venice Commission: #Polish judiciary reforms pose a serious risk https://t.co/kgzSMR8Vga 
• #Polish parliament, defying EU, approves judiciary overhaul https://t.co/rr6RWVuWz8 
• #Argentina deports British journalist ahead of WTO conference https://t.co/So0QxJCRmL 
• 'Maybe Putin was right': Roy Moore remark on same-sex marriage resurfaces #US https://t.co/JgLba8DBuV
• South London gang holds man hostage and raids his parents' home https://t.co/hzU3SNoVrY 
• Man stripped in 50-hour kidnap ordeal in Thornton Heath https://t.co/Sq6kFIbTFu 
• Two young Devon men die after 'taking drugs at Plymouth Pryzm nightclub' https://t.co/f766iN6dx8 
• Blessed be the peacemaker: Drinker glassed in House of Commons bar was 63 year old lawyer & crossword champion who… https://t.co/slMOgWnUu3 
• Inside the 18th birthday party mega-rich lawyer threw his son costing £3m #US https://t.co/hrJPzF8KCc
• #US lawyer defending travel ban grilled in court over Trump's tweets https://t.co/mvMBkbCmyy 
• Vegas Lawyer Who Stole $16M From Clients Headed to Prison #US https://t.co/sri7aX7xQ6 
• Lawyer wants office bash ban as booze-ups pose legal dangers for employers https://t.co/JEnvYeGH5p 
• President Zuma may face trial after loss of his great protector, Shaun Abrahams #SouthAfrica https://t.co/yEFQVkCPk0 
• Judge sets March 19 trial date for AT&T, Time Warner case #US https://t.co/ohITNsD1QS 
• The Zarrab Trial In New York Gives Up Its Secrets About Flynn, Giuliani, Erdogan: Part Two #US https://t.co/RAy2WqPLZV 
• #Germany's Love Parade organisers on trial over stampede deaths https://t.co/kfMTOMreMU 
• Lynette Daley manslaughter trial: boyfriend jailed for at least 14 years https://t.co/jELNKYfgfC 
• Is Offline Marketing still an option in a Digital World? https://t.co/26bbAGhwlr 
• Legal thoughts on the Call for Evidence: Opinion Piece https://t.co/4NxxaGNakG 
• Leading doctors back legal action to force UK government to cut carbon emissions https://t.co/lsbJARlFI0
• Fonnie Karuaihe remembered for his role as judge and dedication to legal excellence #Namibia https://t.co/ImgaxTGmL5 
• ‘Accident prone’ man faces legal bill over ‘opportunistic’ claim #Ireland https://t.co/t9wJEpvQvv 
• Jeff Sessions wants to crack down on legal weed — will Congress let him? #US https://t.co/HfLh1EEpeE
• Woman's legal battle with council after tree smashes onto her Jaguar https://t.co/WfxsmAzMjc 
• EU and UK Finally Reach Agreement on Citizens’ Post-Brexit Rights https://t.co/NMrENBMeJT
• #Malta Government hits out at UK law firm’s advice to Caruana Galizia family https://t.co/R8R2jso7jI
• Implications Of The Criminal Finances Act 2017 - Criminal Law - UK https://t.co/5Lcz8kbEff 
• #Yemen war: UK Government admits it's aware of 318 cases that could violate international law https://t.co/KI1sFpeFWt
• UK Law Firms Ink Alliances in Three Countries https://t.co/IGMg5MOqY9
• Microsoft emergency update: Malware Engine needs, erm, malware protection https://t.co/tvvKuisdx5
• UK law resources now untrustworthy, according to browsers https://t.co/4rWWnQSxhh 
• The Scoundrel Theory of American Politics: The idea that a candidate's character doesn't matter is pervasive and pe… https://t.co/IMGaSnjvj4
• Ernest Finney Jr., Rights Lawyer in 'Jail, Not Bail' Case, Dies at 86 #US https://t.co/mPWYjiPutE 
• At Columbia University, Three Women, 30 Years and a Pattern of Harassment #US https://t.co/GqJFrRB4sw 
• #France Investigates Lafarge Executives for Terrorist Financing https://t.co/1dy7irbwdT
• F.B.I. Warned Hope Hicks About Emails From Russian Operatives #US https://t.co/VfK0DmfjMe 
• Liberal Activists to Democrats: Protect Young Immigrants or Shut Down Government #US https://t.co/4aJJ8x8KIt 
• Justice Dept. Investigating Fetal Tissue Transfers by Planned Parenthood and Others#US https://t.co/9L5ovTiCc2
• Environmentalists Ask: Is #India's Government Making Bad Air Worse? https://t.co/F0FXOQZMil
• Blinded by Her Husband in #Bangladesh, She Fights for Justice (and Aces Law School in #Canada) https://t.co/LU4sED54jV
• For Female Lobbyists, Harassment Often Accompanies Access #US https://t.co/AIosKJ9EYx 
• Dustin Hoffman faces new sex abuse allegation from co-star https://t.co/GsgBH8UZld 
• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Boris Johnson meets Iranian counterpart https://t.co/3SlakqeqWo 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/dFzDpPHiIP
• Minister appoints new Competition Appeal Tribunal members https://t.co/tiwHwHNLAR
• National Green Tribunal slams Punjab for inaction on stubble burning #India https://t.co/PPoNqmiEbj 
• NCA sanctions on radio stations still hold as case adjourned by tribunal #Ghana https://t.co/qwfjZN1bSE
• Waitangi Tribunal to hear claim Maori suicide linked to ongoing effects of colonisation #NewZealand https://t.co/fQwb3gxmJ3 
• Tribunal 'wrong' to allow doctor to continue to practise, GMC tells High Court https://t.co/ctP1GwM6gz 
• Tribunal Allows Government To Take Control Of Unitech #India https://t.co/4vUtWYjfQl 
• Email trawl for Charleton Tribunal omitted Frances Fitzgerald #Ireland https://t.co/T457jB2fqA 
• #Honduras election tribunal says to hold partial re-count in presidential vote https://t.co/5hcsNES7GK 
• Serb ultranationalist refuses to go back to Hague tribunal #Balkans https://t.co/vP7BfvxiWo 
• Michael Gove: voters can change EU deal if they don't like it by kicking out the Tories https://t.co/mJv8Y9tGUI 
• Grenfell victims’ families 'should be placed at heart of inquiry' https://t.co/vxfiyoNQLH 
• Man attacked police officers 'fearing they were paramilitaries' https://t.co/MgVRMNtYS2 
• Father and son accused of jumping on Czech mans head in a 'wanton, unprovoked attack' refused bail https://t.co/6YQcXIn2az
• Shameless heroin addict Shelley Reynolds robbed vulnerable woman at night https://t.co/mZako1Yqts 
• Working from a hipster cafe fails to match my barrister’s chambers https://t.co/xo5SJD0K92 
• Barrister’s address gets second jury dumped #Australia https://t.co/bmvMVHGZAa 
• Law on the cards to discourage fake FIRs: Barrister Zafarullah #Pakistan https://t.co/DioaYlJgTr 
• Jack Phillips case shows reach of sexual orientation discrimination laws #US https://t.co/RQlFfGRxI6 
• Will The Mueller Investigation Unearth A Crime? Legal Reporter Says It's Complicated #US https://t.co/Uuzq4qpeZq
• William Hill ends legal fight with #US rival Scientific Games https://t.co/Ypl1r1n51T 
• #Philippines threatens Sanofi with legal action over dengue vaccine https://t.co/5fwxJScXPA 
• Vaginal mesh ban 'a retrograde step', surgeons say https://t.co/dcS2us4Gu3 
• Jail for cleaning fluid attack robbers https://t.co/6D4FODhUQR 
• Northern: Bailiffs pursued rail firm over passenger compensation https://t.co/uTCeCEMr7r 
• #Georgia's ex-leader Saakashvili detained by police in Kiev https://t.co/GVgH06QpJZ 
• Man charged over rocket launcher snowman in Londonderry https://t.co/qqRUJ7m9dV 
• Adams family gang member pays back £730,000 https://t.co/M3lANk0S5H

9th December - Law News

2175th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: Juan Rodriguez entered the U.S. illegally from El Salvador over a decade ago. Now, after years of checking in with immigration officers, he is told he will be deported as his daughter prepares to graduate from high school.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The Guardian view on Brexit divorce: Tories divided | Editorial https://t.co/6rHNa5dCrI
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/5ILWuwpsEQ
• Professor Stephen Hawking joins lawsuit aimed at foiling Hunt's NHS shake-up https://t.co/0o1zAjrOGv
• Trump and son 'received pre-election email offering hacked WikiLeaks files' #US https://t.co/WwH1x52HMP
• UK universities accused of complacency over sexual misconduct https://t.co/n44fayKdKb
• How one UK university confronted its sexual harassment problem https://t.co/Ce9wPOFvp3 
• Palestinian shot dead in Gaza by #Israeli soldier as UN meets to discuss Trump speech https://t.co/KQLQm3w6cu
• Kevin Spacey 'groped #Norwegian king's son-in-law' https://t.co/pjfuUCbxJN 
• Millions 'stolen' in NiceHash Bitcoin heist https://t.co/SO4nkjNR6j
• Ian Paterson crimes prompt review of negligence cover | Law Gazette https://t.co/qtiJYiEZsR 
• Bourns to chair streamlined Law Society board | Law Gazette https://t.co/VT9GJGcZfi 
• Clifford Chance reveals management shake-up | Law Gazette https://t.co/5md2M0JDZU
• 'Deplorable' solicitor plundered bed-bound client's account | Law Gazette https://t.co/kBfnPdyScC 
• City of London begins migrating land charges data into central register | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZpgoNup0tM 
• Aspiring barristers to benefit from bar's wellbeing portal | Law Gazette https://t.co/uf52t4gpoI 
• HMCTS announces 36 administrative 'job opportunities' | Law Gazette https://t.co/gLfwxAD8sl 
• Court security chaos: Judge slams 'chronic failure' | Law Gazette https://t.co/m1TdmGCuVt 
• UK government to change Investigatory Powers Act https://t.co/CskUS5xNkd 
• Improving UK Competitiveness, Strengthening the Rule of Law https://t.co/HHCP1NZFbC 
• #Australia 'one-punch' attack: First man jailed under new law https://t.co/Gzl9SlrktU
• I asked if David Davis could be sued over his Brexit negligence https://t.co/iL9jEfAUFo 
• #Australia urged to follow UK's lead in adopting tough anti-slavery laws https://t.co/y0Gl8Ry9K2 
• Call for troops to kill UK Isis fighters is illegal and immoral, say critics https://t.co/SWEnxESzq7
• #USA Olympic doctor jailed over images of child abuse https://t.co/5BabRvyEBV
• #NewZealand's first MTF transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard speaks out against prejudice https://t.co/NW7DamyOix 
• Main points of agreement between UK and EU in Brexit deal https://t.co/Rlji9XRzVr
• Four in 10 right-to-buy homes sold by Margaret Thatcher are now owned by private landlords charging double the rent https://t.co/l3DntKAbZc 
• Trump lifts refugee ban, but adds draconian new impositions which lead to admissions still plummeting, data shows… https://t.co/hJw3kIcUQM
• Wormwood Scrubs prison sees 'surge in violence' https://t.co/L8Nm0wZftw 
• West Bank clashes over Trump's decision to move US embassy to Jerusalem #Israel https://t.co/ppq9bd2ddW 
• 'Samurai sword' attack leaves three dead at Tokyo shrine #Japan https://t.co/m5AljhgWau 
• Anorexic student Averil Hart 'failed by every NHS body' https://t.co/2Zi0lVlboO 
• Wildlife crime declines overall but hunting with dogs up - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9l6EqKeRq2
• Senior real estate appointment for Shoosmiths Edinburgh - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2dQeYv2xhg 
• Public intervention proposed for Scotland’s ‘dysfunctional’ land market - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZFVwKcXpId 
• Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow to celebrate 350th anniversary - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yCRJXmcicq 
• England: Medical student spared jail after stabbing boyfriend to appeal suspended sentence - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/5AJVYViifV 
• Faculty highlights fears for devolution in Brexit bill - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hiP9ArKaCp 
• Keeper of the Registers to step down - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/HTwkO7cf96
• Edinburgh law alumnus part of Nobel Peace Prize team - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PW7S87U3kM 
• Reforms need time and imagination, but worth it in end, says Lord Justice Clerk - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VGZAoQwwaR
• Motorist fails in appeal against conviction for driving while using mobile phone - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/JbG8QzdR4l 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/66MldGNrIB
• Ulster University must learn lessons from industrial tribunal findings - Archibald https://t.co/x5MW2toSMo
• Thousands with mental illness awaiting benefits tribunal at Christmas https://t.co/DgiNuOUsbd 
• Email trawl for Charleton Tribunal omitted Frances Fitzgerald #Ireland https://t.co/F6VSmvoQ6h
• UN News - ‘Mission accomplished,’ president of UN tribunal for Former Yugoslavia tells Security Council #Balkans https://t.co/dm8vzi04rA 
• What the Yugoslav war-crimes tribunal achieved https://t.co/Glssmfha0p
• Inspector finds dramatic increase in violence inside London prison https://t.co/Gm45bA5V2L 
• Primark and Sports Direct named for underpaying staff https://t.co/bL7MsAwJKY 
• Fake pants seized in Christmas crackdown on counterfeits https://t.co/ttclSJZw1I 
• Death from air pollution would be cut if UK hits walking and cycling targets https://t.co/poguDuzo1h 
• Manus Island: 60 refugees to be moved to Port Moresby for US interviews #Australia https://t.co/hvmu0Zj8ZG 
• Nothing innocent about visit to sex offender's home, prosecutors say #Australia https://t.co/eZ0lWugxi9 
• Are mobile courts serving justice? #Bangladesh https://t.co/OH7Pr7sXQW
• Barrister Michael Polak: Stand up for abducted man, Tulip https://t.co/vfdFX5Rdjr 
• #Irish parents facing Christmas behind bars over kids' school record https://t.co/HHCYbgcd54 
• Trump administration opposes unions in key Supreme Court case #US https://t.co/HNT5tYkFnH
• Law Society promotes solicitors in new social media campaign | Irish Legal News https://t.co/DrgwTyRVqF 
• Newtons Solicitors strengthens team with raft of appointments https://t.co/8A7xmHHnHE 
• Bikies, drugs and cash: solicitor charged during Bandidos investigation in Albury #Australia https://t.co/LESdAqE99Z
• Scores of troops set to sue lawyer Phil Shiner over defamatory allegations https://t.co/W1iaO3Gewm 
• Simon Lunt, Celebrated Hull solicitor joins board of housebuilder Beal Homes https://t.co/hzpN9rDocd 
• Solicitor banned from driving after turning up drunk at police station https://t.co/enc2o1dGmL 
• #Botswana trains lawyers in Tobacco Control Legislation https://t.co/8kSenvPmTC
• Legislation Heading to State Senate to Ban Operating a Drone While Drunk #US https://t.co/doF66m7B0U 
• Minister announces new zero-hour legislation #Ireland https://t.co/BKYBzWlZ72 
• Grad students protest proposed tax legislation at Sen. Toomey's Downtown office #US https://t.co/NoQyrS2BNS 
• Bryan Singer joins Kevin Spacey and the rest of sleazy Hollywood’s usual suspects https://t.co/0GjejhSc4W 
• Rural police forces consider giving guns to regular officers https://t.co/8ZLJLLncjC
• Oxford student Lavinia Woodward who avoided jail now fights suspended sentence https://t.co/gbgobRiXEA 
• Fifa removed investigator on trail of #Russia World Cup chief Vitaly Mutko https://t.co/UKE7HvZZ4s

8th December - Law News

2174th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: These are the women not staying silent after alleged sexual assault and harassment by President Trump.


Focus of the day story:  When President Donald Trump took on the National Football League (NFL) and challenged  players for kneeling during the national anthem, I am reminded of two athletes who made headlines four decades ago but whose names have perhaps faded from the American psyche. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• LGBT and black reporters left off White House Christmas party guest list for first time in years #US https://t.co/bMl6xSGFPH 
• Brighton v Crystal Palace: Police apologise for 'incorrect' weapons claim https://t.co/JBP0ggHJMi 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jntU2GZFQw
• CPRE Kent legal victory saves priceless landscape at Dover https://t.co/qhbClaY6xE
• Employers warned of legal action if they fail to act on sexual harassment https://t.co/soO2FNtKaA 
• The Ten Highest Paid GCs In America https://t.co/wZK0ZqNtok 
• Now You Can Get Your Law Fix on SiriusXM's 'Stanford Legal' https://t.co/GeH7Rr9elb 
• Lawsuit sets stage for long legal battle over #US consumer watchdog https://t.co/8FGa10LW8X 
• Prince Charles admits he lobbied Alex Salmond over Teach First https://t.co/i9HvDgoA4A 
• Pair guilty of human trafficking after drugs raid in UK legal first https://t.co/V5T3l6KCbg 
• Advice for law students: how to impress at a legal careers fair https://t.co/zkiKAHC2O7 
• Malaysian in #Dubai jail months after Emirati accused him of ‘making too much money’ https://t.co/9lUnJ1n6jw 
• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Johnson to urge #Iran to free prisoner https://t.co/TqJ0vattsT 
• The school for bullied and traumatised children https://t.co/AxZAKHJAPk 
• Mohammed Abdallah: Leaked IS document helps convict Manchester man https://t.co/F8pC6rcMrI 
• Irish border: New draft Brexit agreement proposed https://t.co/3wtlbGw7Bs 
• #US Senator Al Franken to resign amid sexual misconduct claims while shameless Republican accused candidate continu… https://t.co/buwewoidau 
• Uber's licence suspended in Sheffield https://t.co/c5aPtVi9va 
• Primark removes 'dangerous' Christmas candle from sale https://t.co/yHqJndUTjQ 
• Child on a scooter in near miss with car at Colchester crossing https://t.co/IoCmBNLGAg 
• Why Jerusalem is not the capital of #Israel https://t.co/VdPQHoizPM 
• Tory wrecker of the justice system Grayling: UK does not need identical laws to EU for Irish border trade https://t.co/zXM1TgrGO1 
• Brexit: UK fails to retain voice in European court of justice https://t.co/0sjttVQHuI 
• EU takes #Hungary to ECJ over crackdown 'aimed at George Soros' https://t.co/IVqzCJj9H3 
• Call for troops to kill UK Isis fighters is illegal and immoral, say critics https://t.co/SWEnxESzq7
• Council of Europe accepts UK compromise on prisoner voting rights https://t.co/ta5Ltep4KH 
• Gig economy workers in UK risk missing out on £22,200 of pension https://t.co/tY44CJvGMe 
• New York State's corrections officers are too often protected from punishment, even for brutal attacks on prisoners… https://t.co/hv50RvznGF
• Black Employees Accuse Fire Department of Discrimination #US https://t.co/dP3DHpWhc9 
• A New Push to Expand New York's Childhood Sex Assault Law #US https://t.co/Ul1lfweJaE 
• Volkswagen Official Gets 7-Year Term in Diesel-Emissions Cheating #US https://t.co/MNrgrRzR0R 
• Century After Halifax's Great Explosion, City Marks Anniversary#Canada https://t.co/mYfnPM8gA8
• NHS rapid redress is a step in the right direction | Law Gazette https://t.co/lMc2aOM1nS
• Coca-Cola continues fight against EU trade mark | Law Gazette https://t.co/RrMBS5VNLN 
• Independent body to tackle administrative justice 'Cinderella' | Law Gazette https://t.co/9hI0Aqyipx 
• SRA urged to scrap plans for solicitors in unregulated firms | Law Gazette https://t.co/DVkIsDKOEC
• Land Registry's property 'chatbot adviser' fuels P45 fears | Law Gazette https://t.co/ifKbPdsJCW 
• Rights body endorses UK prisoner voting plan | Law Gazette https://t.co/dUWdszqkFt
• LawWorks Pro Bono Awards: gallery | Law Gazette https://t.co/YNzmwyDtGu 
• Judge sounds contempt warning for solicitors on dishonest claimants | Law Gazette https://t.co/r92WJ8wBTL 
• SRA removes both 80-year-old solicitor and “dishonest” trainee from profession | Legal Futures https://t.co/iNMgQGHhbp
• Forcing law firms to publish prices could make consumers focus just on cost, Law Society warns | Legal Futures https://t.co/ROmEdpopJr 
• Survey highlights communication gap between conveyancers and their clients | Legal Futures https://t.co/fT6c6HqoUf
• Legal tech: The AI generation | Legal Futures https://t.co/srs5kweSLl
• Worcestershire cricketer Alex Hepburn in court on rape charge https://t.co/ZTrXzXMDgg 
• Prince Charles bomb plot: Real IRA leader jailed https://t.co/sFklJjw7N5 
• Deptford father and daughter had been strangled https://t.co/Jhq0h7vvoB 
• Croydon tram crash: Report says driver 'probably dozed off' https://t.co/wf9ZmJrB9t 
• Terrorists have nowhere to hide, says defence secretary https://t.co/Z2ysWRhzJP 
• Cheers and a sing-song: #Australian MPs back gay marriage https://t.co/3ocjU0M11m 
• Mohammed Abdallah guilty of joining Islamic State https://t.co/z5pqa5IIlH 
• Jerusalem: Trump move protests leave 16 Palestinians wounded #Israel https://t.co/vvRmIUa7Vz 
• The school for bullied and traumatised children https://t.co/AxZAKHJAPk 
• Brexit 'affecting London's talent pool' https://t.co/27bnXIOTg4 
• Momentum under investigation by Electoral Commission https://t.co/NUddKXaxFG 
• 'Dead jihadists can't harm UK', Gavin Williamson says https://t.co/Z2ysWRhzJP
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/tU37C7zyg7
• Fashion models expose sexual harassment https://t.co/uaPi2IIuOG 
• 'Stark' increase in overweight youngsters https://t.co/sQaQdqchkj 
• Homeless Jesus statue installed in Glasgow city centre https://t.co/9BwqHEZnn4 
• Illegal land clearing allegations against Wombinoo Station 'unfounded' #Australia https://t.co/Mo5QjqVx61 
• Six Arrested in #Zambia in Crackdown on Illegal Sale of Foreign Aid https://t.co/aS4i5rPGWe 
• Two #Singapore 'Airbnb hosts' charged for illegal home stays https://t.co/cL9kGTVchz 
• Bullying: The Irish lawyer investigating Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones https://t.co/QIXAnyAXJr
• Lawyer Suspended for One-Sided Farmland-for-Fee Deal #US https://t.co/b2TCKqqBcg 
• More charges could be coming against former Trump aide #US https://t.co/Nl8HV6g6p5 
• Local female lawyer Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes ranked as world-class boxer #US https://t.co/YCQUbiHGwQ 
• Egyptian lawyer says women in tight jeans should be raped https://t.co/0fQmY2V3e8 
• Constitutional courts of #Tajikistan and #Uzbekistan intend to sign memorandum of cooperation https://t.co/Igl2NQi9A6
• Net neutrality supporters prepare to take FCC ruling to the courts #US https://t.co/dPXdIDUw7g 
• Texas Continues to Litigate Marriage Equality Amid Inaction from Federal Courts #US https://t.co/2oaEk0GhIE 
• PCB changes code to avoid appeals in #Pakistan courts https://t.co/dSBEaItv70
• #SouthAfrican Tribunal approves two mergers in seed and wheat milling https://t.co/GGfioCUZGv 
• Centre refuses to constitute tribunal on Mahanadi #India https://t.co/wiaDgBrH7X
• Tribunal: Claim of oil boss 'conjuring' up reason to fire company director https://t.co/Np4TGyNxte
• Senior medic sent junior doctor 900 WhatsApp messages and naked videos from her first day https://t.co/QW5p3t1W3A 
• Civil servant reported by her brother for making fake welfare claims #Ireland https://t.co/V37Csn7HvH
• Justice Department ‘fully complied’ with Charleton tribunal discovery orders #Ireland https://t.co/XjUcM81ApH
• Second Paralympian says she was stopped from racing Tanni Grey-Thompson https://t.co/6ukKCouhUz
• Labour's chief whip in Lords to stand down over expenses claims https://t.co/n71C8Ooqbz 
• Oliver Schmidt jailed for seven years for Volkswagen emissions scam #US https://t.co/sbGhuKOkmN
• Bitcoin surges above $13,000 to new high https://t.co/qV9ODCsHxi 
• Jersey residents need protection from 'extortionate' legal fees | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/nHP7ajLuPW 
• Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati elects 15 new partners | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/kfFrOgGgqT 
• Eversheds Sutherland appoints Pamela Thompson as chair | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/YZyr6PcIF5 
• Mayer Brown insurance team defects to Kennedys | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/UzBNF6vClN
• #Irishman awarded €10,000 after foot splashed with boiling water on Ryanair flight https://t.co/h6ZTepu5mo
• Trial begins for man accused of performing sex act while eating Chinese in takeaway https://t.co/Jxv3sUVd6z
• IRA man 'may have important evidence about Birmingham pub bombings' https://t.co/J8SCtGGo1J 
• 'No evidence' that Vijay Mallya committed fraud, lawyers say https://t.co/4hYp9K3q0c 
• Home Office to be challenged in High Court over 'unlawful' decision to deport Afghan man who served as interpreter… https://t.co/qZfyLzEpT9 
• The British Drone Law Reaches Parliament https://t.co/HzyhOpysuA 
• No plans for #Jersey to follow UK on drone laws https://t.co/YwgayFyCOI 
• 'Many' Sedgwick Lawyers to Join UK Law Firm in New Year https://t.co/38CDggmMIT 
• Employment heavyweight joins Burness Paull - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/T3jVHW128I 
• Blog: Will no-fault divorce take root south of the border? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/txCCAjh2gb 
• Producer 'immensely grateful' to Faculty for screening film - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Ibr0YvXyGi 
• Law Society launch Christmas charity campaign to help legal stars shine - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6nGyyebTuh 
• Discrimination against minorities persistent across EU - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kYWvYVAXIz
• New director of training and education for Faculty - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hY0WrKPHLB
• Company’s bid for interim interdict against former employee who set up competitor business refused - Scottish Legal… https://t.co/GvJwxAITJS 
• Bill targeting 'cowboy' private parking firms to be launched - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ABrU9UOnGE 
• Amnesty calls on Johnson to support human rights defenders as death toll rises - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ETOllYFMWF 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/2rQiUTZJoz

7th December - Law News

2173rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: On the 25th anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid, in India, here's what two men who played a role in the sequence of events have to say.


Focus of the day story:  HM Courts & Tribunals Service has found £5m to deal urgently with a spate of reports of 'minor but irritating' faults in the courts estate, the lord chief justice revealed this morning. In his first press conference since being sworn in, the Rt. Hon. Lord Burnett of Maldon also warned of 'a growing number of cases where judges are threatened and physically abused' - and said that litigants in person 'do not necessarily clog up the courts'. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Tory Justice Secretary has found thousands for a second speechwriter https://t.co/BpRWzObnUi 
• Pivotal Justice Kennedy poses tough questions in gay wedding case #US https://t.co/MRssPpR6b7
• No Bankruptcy Aid For Marijuana Businesses, Justice Department Officials Say #US https://t.co/gARMkv2DNM
• Trump lawyer told SCOTUS it's OK for shops to hang anti-gay signs #US https://t.co/heuzdn5g9e 
• Baltimore City Solicitor Andre Davis Disputes Objections over Political Signs in Baltimore Enclave #US https://t.co/mT0ICxfERW
• Scunthorpe solicitor caught drink driving at police station https://t.co/3hUIEopnlz 
• Killer wife who stabbed solicitor in the heart has her appeal bid dismissed by appeal judges https://t.co/YnwhehjwcI 
• Of course #Russian sport is corrupt, but then so are the Olympics https://t.co/ZeCIlEnK9N 
• London priest who fled to Kosovo found guilty of abusing schoolboys https://t.co/i9cPl0ogoZ 
• Sadiq Khan becomes first British politician in a generation to cross India-Pakistan border https://t.co/mwLpn7eJUv
• Six women file class-action lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein and 'complicit producers' #US https://t.co/r7LWwZ5Xka 
• Police threaten to deport Polish man seeking help after attack https://t.co/zELpHKOYxS 
• #US Democrats urge Senator Franken to quit amid groping claims https://t.co/Ba6NqjZhJk
• UK government delays possible reforms to gig economy practices https://t.co/PRPZ1tcmPj
• Teaching in a prison: 'Education has the best chance of turning lives around' https://t.co/kDRmlM8TUa 
• Sean Rigg's family say decision not to charge police is shameful https://t.co/xOGjNrHyE9
• 'The nanny realised something was wrong': #SouthAfrica’s rape crisis https://t.co/fUiPx37ZHf
• Is pro bono work enough to tackle the refugee crisis? | Law Gazette https://t.co/EDs1Z8cQsA 
• Cash-strapped costs firm killed off by Jackson part two | Law Gazette https://t.co/iAuCk9Ut7y 
• US bar deploys veterans and baseball cards against legal cuts | Law Gazette https://t.co/u24MmiMwsj 
• Supreme Court go-ahead for barrister's race claim against regulator | Law Gazette https://t.co/VgPfJ3NddO
• Shopping around will not help clients, Society tells SRA | Law Gazette https://t.co/dU128CC256
• MPs to examine potential impact of small claims increase | Law Gazette https://t.co/uoubHDhzTq
• Taylor review on hold as government stalls on reform | Law Gazette https://t.co/gSqEz6D9EW 
• Slater and Gordon UK separation vote a 'good day for our business' | Law Gazette https://t.co/eHeoD4or9X 
• BLM confirms redundancies as operations move north | Law Gazette https://t.co/DikXAUhvEq 
• High Court criticises BSB for pursuing tougher sentence against barrister | Law Gazette https://t.co/aNTGuZAF3l 
• Legal regulation review 'not realistic' amid Brexit, concedes oversight body | Law Gazette https://t.co/Fmjm3uDVRD 
• Ex-priest Laurence Soper guilty of sexually abusing boys https://t.co/AnByuns8YX
• Man arrested after fight outside Parliamentary bar https://t.co/USJBAweHGa 
• Sean Rigg death: Police will not face charges, CPS rules https://t.co/O1NOlygaUc 
• Person of the Year: Time honours abuse 'silence breakers' https://t.co/IhgXYTNGKs
• Impact assessments of Brexit on the UK 'don't exist' https://t.co/BV7yBAFwGJ
• Man remanded in custody over alleged plot to kill PM https://t.co/8C4lbnXfE6
• Poppi Worthington inquest: Police 'failed to get vital evidence' https://t.co/miHpUQWBDG 
• #Argentina stolen baby reunited with relatives 40 years on https://t.co/RQ2ZOxmH2A 
• Man accused of sharing Prince George photo 'in terror guide' https://t.co/jhenWA8T6p
• Poundland owner Steinhoff sees its shares crash by up to 66% - probe into accounting irregularities to follow https://t.co/0vG0GgPUCL 
• PC James Dixon: Tributes to officer killed in crash https://t.co/tK5qVutU5J
• UK electoral system faces 'perfect storm' of threats, says watchdog https://t.co/ba8cpQMdty 
• Why Jerusalem matters https://t.co/qiBz701xUc
• Jerusalem Trump: #US recognition 'kiss of death' for peace process in #Israel https://t.co/jX2krmWmK5 
• Facebook bans women for posting 'men are scum' after harassment scandals https://t.co/MCCHCstnUh 
• #Indian Tycoon Vijay Mallya's Lawyer Clare Montgomery Rebuts Government Extradition Case https://t.co/C8Nr1YKohW
• Lawyer: Convicted Croat general who took poison during The Hague hearing might have planned death #Balkans https://t.co/R7O4sEr3Ws 
• Donald Trump Jr. sought Clinton Foundation info from Russian lawyer, NBC report says #US https://t.co/gL2VIhalEz
• Fugitive #US lawyer wanted for fraud captured in #Honduras https://t.co/vzkuiIojJM 
• Trump's lawyer rejects claims financial details have been demanded #US https://t.co/zompyflP71 
• Border Force pressuring Nauru refugees to separate from their families: report #Australia https://t.co/BrMimy5fBf
• Simmons posts 12 per cent jump in half-year revenue | The Lawyer https://t.co/cHDvFSnmDl 
• Magic circle firm bags first CDPQ mandate in UK | The Lawyer https://t.co/DRVoCvxiah 
• Reed Smith Asia managing partner to step down | The Lawyer https://t.co/lYwTCvQgbZ 
• The 60 second interview: Compliance should watch uncontrolled data growth | The Lawyer https://t.co/Txk6Kg26Da 
• Exclusive: Mayer Brown insurance duo exit for Kennedys | The Lawyer https://t.co/KHMU3EnHBm 
• TSB appoints GE Capital Bank general counsel as new legal head | The Lawyer https://t.co/gM3KN5KKIH 
• Banks should end unplanned overdraft charges, charity says https://t.co/WNmZFsgcvV
• Payout after woman was kept alive against her will https://t.co/g8C1BhhfiV
• Man due in court over alleged plot to kill PM https://t.co/8C4lbnXfE6 
• #US to recognise illegally occupied Jerusalem as #Israel's capital in world first https://t.co/FkjuCEnK9y 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/19MtrJaWqC
• Seaford leg amputation woman in NHS legal fight https://t.co/fKDiSyyVNn 
• Jobs threat for Chester lawyers at Walker Smith Way Legal https://t.co/461FsQS8RN 
• These are the conservative legal groups behind the Masterpiece Cakeshop case #US https://t.co/9buKVQUoKQ
• Legal aid restrictions for domestic violence victims to be eased says Ministry of Justice new messages https://t.co/8zpat1pK6u 
• Can an employer demand that you go to work naked? https://t.co/loyQHifJJz 
• Hillsborough disaster: David Duckenfield to receive legal funding https://t.co/egnKTV8pLd 
• MoJ scraps legal aid restrictions for victims of domestic violence https://t.co/g0roe7t0wb 
• Young children win High Court case to take Milton Keynes Council to judicial review https://t.co/fMSIwnnQgf
• Former Northwich restaurant manager is sentenced for string of sex offences against young women https://t.co/yT7KCBXOzL
• Barrister Zafarullah to oversee law ministry till formal appointment of minister #Pakistan https://t.co/4pck86Q6Am 
• The spirit of the law – An #Irishman’s Diary on pioneering barrister John Philpot Curran https://t.co/yDC2YdUjFf
• Credai writes to government; seeks intervention for implementation of RERA tribunal in all states #India https://t.co/0b0ruDSqAB
• NCLT: Government must focus on creating infrastructure and make the tribunal self-sufficient #India https://t.co/yvr6TsrZUU 
• Electronic Communications Tribunal adjourns case between NCA and GIBA #Ghana https://t.co/mfmWfrocEu 
• Tribunal: ‘I asked for paternity leave and oil tycoon fired me’… https://t.co/h9uIKN5Eky
• #US Supreme court addresses gay rights and free speech in wedding cake case https://t.co/NDSsP9MDKT 
• Democracy in #Turkey is going on trial https://t.co/kClgEHC9iN 
• Even a Tory MP cries at universal credit impact speech from Frank Field, it was that bad https://t.co/fCP6rBifBz 
• British elections at risk from perfect storm of threats, says watchdog https://t.co/eZXNP4eGm6 
• Trump too busy and important to face defamation lawsuit, president's lawyers claim #US https://t.co/vnbBU8EkTe
• #Malta blogger murder: Three charged with Caruana Galizia killing https://t.co/WR0adKU4Xs 
• BBC to help students identify 'fake news' https://t.co/uoVHL1itZ6 
• Police officer dies in motorbike crash with pensioner https://t.co/UxFZqXCY5v 
• Madras HC rejects plea seeking release of Justice Karnan #India https://t.co/NzDt9Xseod 
• Former S.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Ernest Finney Jr. passes away #US https://t.co/3hvikMFQ3p 
• Jeff Sessions argued in Clinton impeachment that presidents can obstruct justice #US https://t.co/6AgMrcuTIr 
• Lord chief justice: judges face increasing torrent of threats and abuse https://t.co/QKnON4CGOz 
• Trump lawyer says a president can't 'obstruct justice.' Can that be true? #US https://t.co/4icz7g0jcg
• Conflict resolution on-farm: How to deal with death and divorce https://t.co/S7Di6lFBTp 
• Conor McGregor's solicitor defends fighter's courtroom etiquette | Irish Legal News https://t.co/OTaX5PGnHL 
• High Court: Solicitor made redundant by ByrneWallace has application for injunction rejected | Irish Legal News https://t.co/UnqbeIo6fv 
• Broward Judge Faces 30-Day Suspension Without Pay for Referring Hundreds of Mediations to Former Campaign Adviser… https://t.co/Hu7TEzffV1 
• ACLU Spurns #US Solicitor's Call for Attorney Sanctions in Abortion Case https://t.co/Dt55q6dW4k 
• Solicitor struck off after Allianz and BLM investigation https://t.co/e36NbJlNPN 
• High Court criticises BSB as it dismisses appeal against sanction handed to leading barrister | Legal Futures https://t.co/RnV2Y2PO4H 
• BTE legal expenses insurance has “considerable role to play” in delivering access to justice | Legal Futures https://t.co/FcmKLPGqPO
• Gateley unveils good results as its non-legal acquisitions thrive | Legal Futures https://t.co/HlQfm8T6OT

6th December - Law News

2172nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: A visit to the Barcelona-based design studio that includes people with Down's syndrome, autism and intellectual disabilities. People with intellectual disabilities tend to have less obvious approaches to design and creativity.


Focus of the day story:  Law firms advising on cross-border commerce should be “cautiously positive” that Brexit and the election of Donald Trump as US president will not damage future global trade or the legal work that flows from it, according to a report. Despite these developments, clients can be confident that the long-term trend in trade and its regulation is not protectionism but rather continued globalisation, said Jomati Consultants in a report aimed at law firms: A retreat from globalisation? The potential risks and rewards for the legal sector. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• In Sex Abuse Cases, an Expiration Date Is Often Attached #US https://t.co/LM5JfwwCLM 
• Bill O'Reilly Is Sued by Woman Who Settled Over Harassment Accusations #US https://t.co/x32rLF7EB5
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/vO1HmhpqIx T
• Resisting Duterte's deadly war on drugs #Philippines https://t.co/zr2eHLd3cW 
• Almost 200 suspected paedophiles arrested across Britain in just one week https://t.co/RskwcIWDzx 
• Two men charged with terror offences after 'attack plot thwarted' https://t.co/37m9PC5TRT
• This is how much security services knew about the terrorists who attacked the UK this year https://t.co/TrBK2Yt7mJ
• Posing as a schoolgirl to expose online groomers https://t.co/L7eT70y1wf 
• McDonald's hijab row: Teenager says apology 'not enough' https://t.co/mLDlg3nOgb
• Manslaughter charges over takeaway allergic reaction death https://t.co/rff6XVT5ZS 
• Stepfather pleads guilty over boy's water park drowning https://t.co/gPiPRwUvU7 
• Welcome to Football: how #Germany's Borussia Dortmund help give refugees hope https://t.co/PKPXbqCSdu 
• Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump’s biggest lender, is forced to submit documents after special prosecutor issues subpoen… https://t.co/Wbhkbo6eVn 
• #Saudi purge sees 159 business leaders held in Riyadh hotel https://t.co/lYhdGchLYS 
• Trump risks backlash as he prepares to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital #Israel https://t.co/Rbc7p4WwVQ
• #Russia banned from Winter Olympics over state-sponsored doping https://t.co/mr7opsL7Cf 
• John Oliver tackles Dustin Hoffman over harassment allegations https://t.co/ZuDteyZFjr
• Landlord’s failure to register did not render tenant’s lease agreement an illegal contract - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KFZojy4JR0 
• Blog: Can an English clause oust Scots law rights in a consumer contract? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/eoUUllkLCY
• Lucy Thornton takes the reins at Scottish Young Lawyers' Association Lucy Thornton - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7oPxkPcVby 
• Crumbling courts: £5m available to fix lifts and leaks, says lord chief https://t.co/LhxyrOFAXz 
• SRA shuts down Manchester firm over dishonesty suspicion https://t.co/qyggAM57C8 
• IP professionals could lose 'millions' without EEA membership https://t.co/OKpkqNdy69
• The British aren't coming: numbers seeking Irish enrolment decline https://t.co/sictqvbYEp 
• Do we need more lawyer politicians? https://t.co/nqKC4O62DM 
• Solicitors alerted to scam email https://t.co/tmgIMb9EVN 
• Ex-police officer demands Damian Green retracts 'lie' claim https://t.co/AJO7NOUP8w 
• 'Tremendous victory' for PI claimants over transferred claim https://t.co/xhCDUgUvOQ
• Home Secretary's response to David Anderson QC’s report https://t.co/d7uKqEfMXO 
• EU blacklist names 17 tax havens and puts Caymans and Jersey on notice https://t.co/6ta7CqCJVG 
• Lord chief justice: judges face increasing torrent of threats and abuse https://t.co/wey50cQXX8 
• ‘Sexual violence is still not taken seriously enough in Whitehall’ https://t.co/2gf6Ug9FMD 
• Turkey warns Trump against crossing 'red line' by transferring embassy to #Israeli occupied Jerusalem https://t.co/dYRE4uIleb 
• Catalan arrest warrants withdrawn by #Spain's Supreme Court https://t.co/qyVOT2doHf 
• IOC prepares to decide whether to ban #Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics https://t.co/oZbRsGCo6U
• Manchester Arena attack 'could have been stopped', says David Anderson QC https://t.co/NlueqUxfJe 
• Rail fare rise to profit privately owned rail companies the biggest for five years https://t.co/5Hnk20vlH1 
• London Mayor Seeks Revival of Public Drinking Fountains... https://t.co/hD28QWXCtN
• The Muslim director who filmed neo-Nazis: ‘I thought – I’m not going to make it out’... https://t.co/GEcXdzd9qf 
• TWEED sets up international arm for Middle East and Africa | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/CyamuwDrpH 
• CMS boosts capital markets and derivatives offering with Jones Day hire | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/5MOx7cyW11 
• Norton Rose selects Australian head as first woman global chair | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/f66pX7T5rf 
• SME law firms merge to grow turnover | The Global Legal Post... https://t.co/vKkoLUOVIe 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/LdA3W5Svqx
• Evidence tests relaxed for domestic violence legal aid | Law Gazette... https://t.co/Bet64DzQ5J 
• 'Liberties of England at risk', claims former judge | Law Gazette... https://t.co/AkaDUskVwy 
• Firms agree £30m revenue target after merger | Law Gazette... https://t.co/MQV4ZK28pT 
• Munby to pilot specialist courts for financial remedies | Law Gazette... https://t.co/VTXiQ3gyKd 
• Law student helps win compensation for homeless family | Law Gazette... https://t.co/W8aSboPVrs
• SDT rejected five out of 27 plea bargains | Law Gazette... https://t.co/UgAxMAyHBI
• Supreme Court to rule on barrister bias claim | Law Gazette... https://t.co/it17rq1rzZ
• A bad omen for Brexit | Law Gazette... https://t.co/BKi9Vncvjs 
• Racehorse trainer wins landmark appeal | Law Gazette... https://t.co/idRfXD2SQu
• How best to silence the powerless? Play the victim https://t.co/8dL7IK3Qe7
• BBC launches Own It website to help under-12s navigate online risks https://t.co/mNGne4YoUt
• Abandoned son of police spy sues Met for compensation https://t.co/4ZV9N5P5MB 
• 'Go get 'em, Roy': Trump backs accused child molester Moore for Senate #US https://t.co/u8nA1h23qx 
• My legal life: Sophie Murgatroyd, Bridge Law Solicitors, Cheshire | Law Gazette... https://t.co/8FuLEXzgDO
• Theresa May's weakness exposed as DUP derails Brexit progress https://t.co/bNstZvj3OB 
• The Hague says claims of war crimes by UK troops have 'reasonable basis' https://t.co/T6QH3bUENh 
• Supreme court allows enforcement of Trump travel ban as appeals proceed #US https://t.co/VPCAKxz1ER

5th December - Law News

2171st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: Rachel Crooks speaks with CNN's Alisyn Camerota about her accusation that US President Trump forcibly kissed her in 2005.


Focus of the day story:  Five years after the gang-rape and murder of Jyoti Singh, what has changed for women in India? The Delhi student’s death sparked protest across the country, but campaigners, including Singh’s parents, say not enough has been done to keep women safe. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Poppi Worthington inquest: No 'natural causes' pathologist says https://t.co/5R26zEO2u2 
• Men sought over gay apology attack on Jubilee Tube train https://t.co/rlukjI3rpI 
• Child sex abuse inquiry: Priest 'tried to control' investigation https://t.co/OfmzE2hQBs 
• Thompsons Solicitors sweeps up at Law Awards - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7ztzg8OTFy 
• Firearms offender fails in appeal against ‘arbitrary and disproportionate’ five-year minimum sentence  https://t.co/fskNtVV6pd 
• Thompsons Solicitors sweeps up at Law Awards - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xAsK40920e 
• TLT lawyer earns liquor licensing accreditation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XBKXWEzBsT
• Law Society of Scotland pays tribute to Ethel Houston OBE - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GfnzR69B6G
• SSDT: Solicitor guilty of professional misconduct after overcharging - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RI8W6OtuQ4 
• Brodies boosts litigation team with partner promotion - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/i8bozQWGaE
• Hillsborough police officer granted funds to fight potential manslaughter charges https://t.co/LvgFHeutzD 
• Inquiry into social media messages that may identify Jon Venables https://t.co/t85wCE7Zeh 
• MoJ scraps legal aid restrictions for victims of domestic violence https://t.co/LqZ0jcw5j0 
• Families at inquests should get funding if police do, says chief coroner https://t.co/HJ7HmRVDni
• Why will British MP Tulip Siddiq not speak out on #Bangladesh’s ‘disappeared’ innocents? https://t.co/pGVFcC30pG 
• How American women's growing power finally turned #metoo into a cultural moment https://t.co/jbM4vpjR5s 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/eAbLKxFN0B
• Nelson Mandela funeral: 'Millions misspent' according to #SouthAfrica corruption watchdog... https://t.co/2B6AWQTCKj 
• Man dies after being hit by police car in Haringey on 999 call https://t.co/JF7pJLVJs0 
• Nazi-salute Britain First supporter drove at curry shop owner in Harrow... https://t.co/2OxVNO6Ji6 
• Trump shrinks Utah monuments angering environmentalists, lawsuits now being considered #US... https://t.co/bFbABld8Bk
• UK and EU fail to strike Brexit talks deal https://t.co/l67xHgHhuv
• The Legal Recourse For Victims Of Sexual Harassment... https://t.co/Xv8mpd8dqg 
• Legal education boost aims to help SA people with disabilities understand justice system... https://t.co/rEBe6r19ZQ 
• #Canada could make billions from legal pot https://t.co/AG4CGalie8 
• Seven ways farms can stay legal when hosting a Christmas event... https://t.co/GG52HzVUBs 
• Environmental lawyers seek legal rights for the natural world... https://t.co/xTwxwl6RUh 
• Cracking down on raunchy music videos and instigating anti-gay laws: Inside #Egypt's war on sex... https://t.co/s6wWgF8ZUc
• New laws could see scientists face CRIMINAL charges for research fraud... https://t.co/z5YbMeowDw
• Special rights for Irish citizens in UK 'at risk'... https://t.co/0xHxQr8IFf 
• Poverty hits more children and pensioners, says charity https://t.co/z16kS4SVA3
• #Australian politician proposes in parliament to same-sex partner... https://t.co/waPuqpbosm 
• England cricketer Alex Hales not charged by police and available for selection https://t.co/Gk0SpX8oGc 
• #Malta arrests 10 over Caruana Galizia car bomb murder https://t.co/H2fJNmxYuI 
• Land Registry eyes use of AI and publishing conveyancer performance data | Legal Futures... https://t.co/gOrcfIaZ5A
• Support staff member banned from profession for forging solicitor’s signature | Legal Futures... https://t.co/W8byGvsNuW
• Despite Brexit and Trump, law firms have “grounds for optimism” on cross-border trade | Legal Futures... https://t.co/r186Rlq6vg 
• Brexit Brings UK Lawyers to Ireland to Retain EU Practices... https://t.co/pjkkjohUH7 
• Vijay Mallya to return to UK court as extradition trial begins... https://t.co/yy9xJrTlQZ 
• Tracing of 1971 massacre soldiers by MoD 'flawed'... https://t.co/hvohU0aBxX 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/s5zDXCUBzO
• 'Why no justice for women' in Gujarat, Rahul asks Modi... https://t.co/6ghMkOfgyS 
• 'Improper' for officials to slam justice system after Kate Steinle verdict, Mark O'Mara says #US... https://t.co/1pCzRKhZNA 
• Mum disgusted after discovering son's Poundland Justice League advent calendar covered in mould... https://t.co/JKwO9bVZfC
• At #Iran Sanctions Trial: A Star Witness Revealed, and a Sleepy Juror... https://t.co/KtIWh2JhOO 
• Hollywood Harassment Was an Open Secret. But TV Comedies Took It On... https://t.co/FDBamYu12s
• Mueller Removed Top Agent in Russia Inquiry Over Possible Anti-Trump Texts #US... https://t.co/k3d4ZC4xuT
• Heroin in Soups and Lollipops: How Drug Cartels Evade Border Security... https://t.co/aTulqBMY5v
• A Man Among Female Leaders: 'The Risk of Mansplaining Is Very High'... https://t.co/DDWHuZYwOk 
• #Palentinian leader Abbas warns world leaders over Trump's misguided recognition of Jerusalem https://t.co/brRgZZ0NvP
• BMA calls for Home Office to phase out immigration removal centres https://t.co/krK0eTKVXg 
• Examiners strike as British driving test changes take effect https://t.co/fZSCT9Dmcx 
• British aid scheme suspended amid allegations of payments to Syrian jihadis https://t.co/Nh3F2sj7OJ 
• 'No Such Thing as Rohingya': #Myanmar Erases a History... https://t.co/dEYFBY6nLC 
• #Venezuela unveils virtual currency amid economic crisis https://t.co/H8eoLRRZyT 
• HMP Swaleside: Inmate injured during disturbance https://t.co/HyMM7po5xH 
• Wrenched From Scandal to Success, Trump Looks Ahead, and Over His Shoulder #US... https://t.co/TGjGYuawxZ 
• Dundee drug dealer's £30K secret exposed after cops target his girlfriend... https://t.co/vAzwLlGZEw
• Emails Dispute White House Claims That Flynn Acted Independently on Russia #US... https://t.co/cyqufjaenV
• Trump's McDonald's binges and screaming fits revealed in new book #US https://t.co/UNXEFLmdau
• Nigel Farage criticised for saying he will keep EU pension https://t.co/nNvs6qdWks
• Donald Trump pulls US out of UN global compact on migration https://t.co/yUk4WqSQDJ 
• Praljak and Goering: the suicides of two war criminals raise questions and tell a story https://t.co/ODSR94ZW1N 
• Judge orders 'claims harvesting' website be shut down #Ireland... https://t.co/eM1zKUSUBb 
• New DPP Stephen Herron tells of his pride at being appointed to role... https://t.co/rbXCwncf7s 
• Sydney husband accused of setting wife Parwinder Kaur alight is granted bail #Australia... https://t.co/GTf4ogz65I
• Trump's LAWYER is blamed for tweet that led to President being accused of obstruction of justice #US... https://t.co/1fHt0N1N5K 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/a5tQxcrauD

4th December - Law News

2170th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: What’s funny about sexual assault? Six female comedians weigh in on rape jokes, and how stand-up is changing in the post-Weinstein era.


Focus of the day story: Judges, barristers, solicitors and immigration specialists have voiced a string of concerns about the government’s treatment of immigration detainees. They spoke under conditions of strict anonymity for an independent study commissioned by the Bar Council and published this week, Injustices in Immigration Detention, written by Dr Anna Lindley of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Doing a training contract at a magic circle firm doesn’t mean giving up your passions https://t.co/EN649OkWvW 
• Can a multi-million pound contract made in the pub ever be binding? https://t.co/oGRH8IgL8B 
• Revealed: The law firms with the best perks 2017-2018 https://t.co/5SdEmoWjpX 
• EU Charter is the ONLY European law not included in Brexit Bill, Keir Starmer tells Lords https://t.co/sSzf2eR2Ja
• Protesters descend on High Court as new Lord Chief Justice hears Lauri Love extradition case https://t.co/XmEnsymYXI 
• Incoming bar chief expresses concern over lack of young barristers as Pupillage Gateway reopens https://t.co/Ce2ncRACYl 
• Revealed: 40% of EU leaders are law graduates https://t.co/KCWRPvg9o2 
• Law’s gender pay gap is worse than any other degree’s https://t.co/rwi9xYeC6t
• Junior barrister whose ‘inappropriate behaviour’ made women feel ‘uncomfortable’ admits he got professional help... https://t.co/P3opKVB6vF 
• Nine Linklaters lawyers accept 33% pay cut to work 40-hour week https://t.co/7jSntPCriX 
• How I became a fintech lawyer https://t.co/CrzW4JYpq8 
• Judge who popped out of court for sandwich ‘rugby tackled’ to floor by litigant https://t.co/IQ5F5SlXTl 
• From rape law to war crimes: The hardest part of ‘hard subjects’ is teaching them https://t.co/DVJWaWiT3A 
• Waiving UK immigration rules so Meghan Markle can come to UK to marry Prince Harry, says leading lawyer https://t.co/xLp6lMtIrx
• Outspoken judge who helped shape criminal law syllabuses dies aged 85 https://t.co/b3BpSoWzvK 
• Survey: How should law academics teach rape, war crimes and other ‘hard subjects’? https://t.co/k3cI0UCdj2 
• Can I move to a City law firm once I’ve done a training contract at an investment bank? https://t.co/xUtuKAG4ec 
• Allen & Overy moves to reassure junior lawyers after rookie is ‘hospitalised with exhaustion’ https://t.co/bcmA0RsdZ3
• Nurses, teachers and police among professions more ‘trusted’ than lawyers, research reveals https://t.co/zU9tJinxXF
• Herbert Smith Freehills trainees reveal how they are engaging with lawtech https://t.co/8pAhTlNtqh
• Law firms, you really need some new buzzwords https://t.co/vwJ4RU4sYr
• Fight Hate With Rights | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/T1CxufeUqA
• Damages for wrongful birth: how far does a doctor's responsibility go?... https://t.co/Iu5YWmiNKC
• A policy of gender segregation in a co-educational school amounted to unlawful gender discrimination... https://t.co/qpZx2O9hd
• Animal welfare after Brexit: adjustable upwards or downwards #UK Human Rights Blog... https://t.co/OtqTid4GOl 
• Cohabiting partners should have same rights as spouses to claim bereavement damages | UK Human Rights Blog... https://t.co/iBcUHA4KM2 
• Polluter Pays Principle: in Tobago, in the EU/UK, and in UK post-Brexit | UK Human Rights Blog... https://t.co/FuP4KMDmmZ 
• Wiltshire Police find eleven people locked in lorry https://t.co/v424818WCs 
• Efforts to trace soldiers for Ballymurphy inquest branded 'ineffective' #Ireland... https://t.co/3eSVaMyHkM 
• Tulip Siddiq denies 'completely false' insinuations that she ordered #Bangladeshi authorities... https://t.co/ynpcRDet60 
• Potsdam bomb 'was attempt to extort' from DHL shipping company #Germany... https://t.co/mZmt2Bok58
• Russia-Trump: President hits out at FBI over Russia inquiry #US https://t.co/RcImw5cQ1N 
• Independent barrister set to oversee Department of Justice email probe #Ireland... https://t.co/43dPLKo5aS 
• Barrister's foray into Sydney's criminal underbelly #Australia... https://t.co/vF1hi6DYt2
• How To Leverage Technology To Democratize (And Simplify) Access To Legal Protection... https://t.co/tyib9DmrFb 
• Signet Jewelers discloses that the CFPB is considering legal action for its in-store credit practices #US... https://t.co/v1Frqwk9nY
• Trump’s tweets about Flynn could show he obstructed justice, say analysts #US https://t.co/HBIH63g3Ss
• Tens of thousands join anti-corruption protest on streets of Tel Aviv #Israel https://t.co/vAS4KSPAGT 
• #German police and protesters clash as far-right AfD elects leader https://t.co/n5hDXn14y2 
• Muslim foster parents: ‘We'd never had a Christmas tree - it made them so happy’ https://t.co/ImPny4Ys1J 
• Tory Brexiters set new red lines over ECJ and free movement https://t.co/SeKj7fdkZk 
• Five years after the gang-rape and murder of Jyoti Singh, what has changed for women in #India? https://t.co/I0MOP6az3I
• Social mobility board quits over lack of progress https://t.co/igXJrjPl9f
• Labour peer Lord Bassam to repay travel expenses https://t.co/vnEinYlDUD
• ABC's Brian Ross suspended for erroneous report on Flynn plea deal #US... https://t.co/d95jUJFMyD
• Nigel Farage defends Donald Trump's far-right Britain First tweets... https://t.co/RWJib0848I 
• Google raters at Leapforce settle legal complaints over abuse, wages owed... https://t.co/ZKZHFd7qN3 
• Markets grapple with tug-of-war between tax cuts and Trump's legal woes #US... https://t.co/sw0SIY9p6y 
• Here's the timeline of how Michael Flynn got into legal jeopardy #US... https://t.co/h6M3FhZA3B 
• Bitcoin Not Legal Tender in #India, Finance Minister Says... https://t.co/MNa9ZDwBso
• Google refuses legal request to share pay records in gender discrimination case... https://t.co/nDUUIoe9ZM 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/uYlQ3poIzh
• Risky business – new research explores how corporate law undermines financial stability... https://t.co/lTFXRpY5d8 
• What the law says about road rage and what victims should do about it... https://t.co/pmFfWfQCcP 
• Single people allowed to become legal parents of surrogate-born children for first time... https://t.co/jx5K1XTTNB 
• Trump's retweets of anti-Muslim videos test 'special relationship' with UK... https://t.co/QEK9mgL5rI 
• Snoopers Charter: Government forced to backtrack on data access... https://t.co/7i6pibas3w 
• NY Metropolitan Opera investigates sex abuse claims against James Levine #US... https://t.co/3aJzjlbLPd 
• Muslim Triple talaq: #India considers jail for 'instant divorce' https://t.co/KL7F6GqfTv 
• UK consumer advocacy group takes legal action against Google... https://t.co/j85cWsrxGd
• The Law Firm Disrupted: A Big Law Leader Sees Tech as a Threat... https://t.co/VkxoeJd8yo 
• UK admits that Investigatory Powers Act needs updated to comply with EU law... https://t.co/QxAHipMlJH 
• Solicitor-General appeals former teacher's sentence and name suppression #NewZealand... https://t.co/jhan1TwmyH 
• ‘World’s cheapest place to scrap ships’ – but in Chittagong, it’s people who pay the price #Bangladesh https://t.co/hPQ0Fvg5jR 
• Inside Britain First: ex-member tells of petty rivalries, racism and violent anti-Muslim plots https://t.co/qAuzXwt7kE 
• Justice Secretary enforces robust action to improve prison safety... https://t.co/37eQLxY9ro 
• Theresa May faces new crisis after mass walkout over social policy https://t.co/lQxj3MejOy 
• Tony Blair backs Labour’s ‘land value tax’ to tackle housing crisis https://t.co/CbpCosQAn9 
• Britain First’s Jayda Fransen ‘tried to halt sex assault complaint’ https://t.co/UKkj0kQ2jI
• BBC in row over ‘false claims’ of cash for Syrian police being paid to jihadists https://t.co/lMd7v3Z9Et
• Texas prisons ban The Color Purple and Monty Python – but Mein Kampf is fine #US https://t.co/RfPNaJKwj8 
• Security clampdown at The Hague amid fears of further suicides https://t.co/ev2cyqdMLZ