FOCUS OF THE DAY: Chancellor George Osborne has spurned demands for punitive measures against professionals responsible for designing aggressive tax-avoidance schemes – but announced new sanctions against multinationals that divert profits to escape tax. Today’s autumn statement also introduces major reforms to stamp duty land tax and abolishes the 55% tax on the transfer of pension rights.. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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- Concerns over the process by which teachers are vetted prior to teaching in #THAILAND http://t.co/fOIVAL7551
- Fresh blow for President Hollande as adviser resigns over fraud claims #FRANCE http://t.co/inEmoyLogi
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- Property developer denies lawsuit inspired by newspaper article #IRELAND http://t.co/NrryzsYiPA
- Supreme Court constitutes “Social Justice Bench” #INDIA http://t.co/6e628MyEhq
- Northern Ireland offered deal to set own corporation tax rate http://t.co/SgLGA9lw4E
- Four things Government should do to help homeless people #IRELAND http://t.co/l5agMJo0Tf
- Business lobby warning on chancellor's new 'Google tax' http://t.co/PrhOfLp9LS
- Headline Numbers: Public spending heads to 80-year low http://t.co/MO14Dp4qmy
- Bill Cosby urged to apply waiver and allow court cases #US http://t.co/FdOtTyW0U7
- Elmley Prison inmate 'ninth to die in 2014' http://t.co/JzM3NGm3ds
- Grand jury has decided not to charge a white New York City police officer over the death of Eric Garner #US http://t.co/FGf0jfF5go
- U.S. Teacher Ibolya Ryan Fatally Stabbed in #AbuDhabi Shopping Mall http://t.co/Xqgz5m5QVI
- Consult judges on devolution, says lord chief justice | Law Gazette http://t.co/X1GygJryQm
- How the world’s most-wanted Nazi evaded justice for over 60 years http://t.co/Hfbz9zPpeH http://t.co/UyYWLu9rys
- Northumbria Police former Superintendent Steve Wade reveals what its really like to lead murder investigation http://t.co/UyYWLu9rys
- Commons accepts justice secretary's amendments to judicial review measure http://t.co/lVTxmOnCvM
- War crimes in #SYRIA - a missed opportunity for international justice http://t.co/zw4bkCNues
- The case of Mohommod and Hamza Nawaz raises profound questions about British justice http://t.co/oc3cJXXB3B
- Attorney General Eric Holder says new Justice Department rules will 'help end racial profiling once and for all' #US http://t.co/SirUO6HUHx
- Queensland could save $263m by small change to youth justice, report says #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/IRLoXiynea
- Greek justice minister Haralambos Athanasiou denounces gay marriage #GREECE http://t.co/eLA3VHF0Ae
- Solicitor General wants to argue for black money SIT, SC says where’s the OK? #INDIA http://t.co/bzt1z6G3ax
- #Jersey Solicitor General Howard Sharp QC to resign http://t.co/ML2Du9QIqv
- Murder trial judges to examine communications between chief prosecution witness and solicitor #IRELAND http://t.co/zOnJ9Pf8lT
- Barrister's tears as she is cleared after her Staffordshire terrier attacked police horse in London park http://t.co/diSSQ26iqT
- Dagenham shooting: Jury erupts in laughter as posh barrister translates text speak into English http://t.co/AesvDd7q2l
- No spanking or bondage: why the government’s new porn laws are arbitrary and sexist http://t.co/8yiVcPelOY
- What will 2015 bring for the property market? http://t.co/hYTyF8HC78
- Fraserburgh woman to front legal high warning http://t.co/bn0ZeGumrG
- FSCS in for the long haul on adviser legal action http://t.co/YltfzuKTUy
- ICRC: World holds #ISRAEL to legal double standard http://t.co/T3jE3PADI4
- In black and white: New research puts into figures a subtler form of racism http://t.co/7jNlWUdixY
- A welcome £3m from the Chancellor, but homeless veterans still need our help http://t.co/bK5BLx7QcH
- Why have the Chinese been banned from enjoying the delights of wordplay? It's a punny story... http://t.co/oICPPXW4Lj
- Shocking CCTV footage shows autistic boy chased and slashed with weapon http://t.co/e3PjvGUlML
- Lee Rigby murderer Michael Adebolajo will die in prison after having appeal attempt quashed http://t.co/26LxDUaYHF
- Russell Brand threatens to sue The Sun for calling him a 'hypocrite' over Hoxton rent claims http://t.co/1GPuFEJKHx
- Shrien Dewani trial: Victim’s family asks accused to tell all http://t.co/R7aJgDGHjd
- Financial and emotional control to be added to domestic abuse charges http://t.co/7SBQK41RwV
- Why50 Cent can't withdraw a single dollar from his personal bank account http://t.co/L1XVF5VZIr
- Sony hack: Better Call Saul creator's scripts and employee salaries leaked onto internet http://t.co/Otd1I2DDv0
- Autumn statement 2014: Osborne moves to cut spending to 1930s levels http://t.co/f2C7AeqEou
- Barrister cleared after her dog attacked a police horse http://t.co/6n2rSiYzxu
- Barrister translates "text-speak" for jury http://t.co/u7qOlKTZkT
- Police offer £10,000 reward to catch middle class anarchist http://t.co/mPeCyePEmX
- Three arrested at university protest http://t.co/JnHsAw5IOC
- Vicar and daughter arrested on suspicion of baby murder http://t.co/DrE0djGqJi
- Body found in search for missing mother Charlotte Bevan and her baby http://t.co/W48k6kGxQl
- SRA rejects bid to give law firms open access to BARCO | Legal Futures http://t.co/jEpdrijz6J
- Big legal brands unveils new marketing campaigns | Legal Futures http://t.co/Ei41yzelAO
- Farmers urged to think carefully before spreading manure during wet weather http://t.co/lIOL09oLQ5
- Revisions to wildlife licences effective from 1 January 2015 http://t.co/J2qYfvUH0J
- Autumn Statement 2014: 16 things you should know http://t.co/10SDfDacv7
- Government plans signs on motorways to display service station fuel prices http://t.co/dCGWi4vxP4
- Phone scams hit solicitors, with four firms alone losing £2m | Legal Futures http://t.co/OE8Fzxezt0
- BSB anticipating hundreds of barrister businesses after receiving entity regulation green light | Legal Futures http://t.co/8snWrx4fMj
- Private meetings are fine, but judges must not be seen to be playing politics http://t.co/gUthnRnu8T
- Dominic Grieve: quitting ECHR could damage UK’s constitution http://t.co/XNcTZGQADw
- The #US Military's Rough Justice on Sexual Assault http://t.co/wrcsuoOvHe
- A Gay Mayor in #POLAND is No Big Deal http://t.co/rSveKv7Dhh
- Hacked vs. Hackers: Game On http://t.co/ExifRq1e8P
- What Is a True Threat on Facebook? http://t.co/BbWwAqK8Fi
- Gregarious and Direct: Web Doorkeeper from #CHINA http://t.co/zxJKkwYdsO
- Being Bad Europeans: Whose irresponsible behavior is at the core of the region's slow-motion disaster? http://t.co/zmZvfgYc38
- Crime and Punishment : How racial bias distorts the way we talk about justice #US http://t.co/tjgTKUI9nz
- Star Witness in Apple Lawsuit Is Steve Jobs http://t.co/L2tzoTYN9r
- #QATAR Frees U.S. Couple in Death of Daughter http://t.co/FXu41u3iIn
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